[open] 🐺 but little did I know

[activatingcombatmode]

Type: Text.
Sender ID: activatingcombatmode (Zack Fair)
To: Public.
Subject: About these brand things.
Warnings: Tba.

Hey, so. Where’s the smart people.

You’re all feeling these brands and marks on your hands, aren’t you? Can’t get close to certain people? Can’t hug them? Seriously?

There’s gotta be someone out there who has a potion or a magic spell or something to make them go away. Come on, where are you? Let’s figure this out as soon as possible. Hey?

[Zack can’t touch his boo and this is a fate worse than death and he’d rather be!! Dead!! Someone has to be out there with some sort of solution!?

There is no solution (?). Leviathan magic is just that strong. But he can still publicly complain about it.]

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[netherese]

It's absolute and utter nonsense, marking us as though we're property. I've not managed to dispel my own just yet, but I'm not about to quit so easily.

[Everything up until now had been bad enough, but this— this has pushed him too far.]

For now, a numbing potion to dull the pain might be the best we can do, but does nothing to change the fact that the very principle of this is wrong.

[activatingcombatmode]

[He couldn't agree more! Post this on the wall!]

I'd say. Whoever thought this was an idea needs a good punch to the side of the head.

Can't believe this is happening, even with the paladins. Honestly. The hell.

Do you have any of these numbing potions?

[netherese]

[He'll conjure letters to spell it out across the sky in flashing lights if he has to!]

While I understand that tensions are running high at the moment, and for good reason, this has gone entirely too far. I had been under the impression that the armadas had different goals, but were not directly opposed to one another. Not only is this a violation of our trust and our freedoms, but it casts aside all those months of cooperation and good will that many of us have put a great deal of effort into!

[He also can't be near the person he's most fond of, but unfortunately, that's a challenge they're already used to having to navigate.]

I'm concocting a small batch as we speak. They are practical rather than magical in nature, but their effects should help to take the edge off for those of us who are used to keeping mixed company in our daily lives. It is a temporary solution, but better than none at all.

[activatingcombatmode]

I've couldn't have said it better. I joined the paladins hoping to help change this world for the better. I wanted to help people. I wanted to help this place discover new ground. Make a real difference.

Not deal with whatever the hell this all is. It's snooty in all the wrong ways.

[YEAH. More complaining on Main! LET'S GO.]

And hey. I'll take temporary over nothing at all. You're a saint for doing that. If you've got some to spare, I'll buy some.

[netherese]

I thought I'd found my place among them because of my own love of learning and desire to see more of this world. This was never part of the bargain, as far as I'm concerned.

Please, it's free of charge, especially as it's still experimental. I'd hate to ask for money when it's not been perfected yet, and I hear rumor that something a bit more adaptable may be in the works. These are made with reagents I already had in storage, but they ought to help take the edge off. It's been something as a necessity, given that I share living space with someone from the 'other side.'

[You can't hear the tone of derision in his narrative voice, but it's there.]

[activatingcombatmode]

All we can hope for is to try to make some real change for the better, now. I don't want to give up. But something's got to give.

But are you sure, man? I don't mind paying at least a little something.

I get the rush, though. I'm living with my partner from the other side too.

[netherese]

I'm certain. It means a great deal to me to be able to assist.

You have my condolences, of course. Even the most mundane parts of cohabitation are suddenly that much more challenging. I never thought I'd have to take care to ensure the kitchen was unoccupied before making coffee.

[He's trying to have something of a sense of humor about it, but it's difficult when the very reason for it all is so infuriating.]

[activatingcombatmode]

You're a good guy, then. Thanks.

And yeah. I didn't think I'd miss fighting over the bathroom mirror so much.

[SIGH... And then he laughs. It sure makes him appreciate the little things...]