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Quote from: Sentient Bowtie on September 26, 2021, 08:25:31 pm

So getting opposite-ethic empires spawning next to you is just shit luck, but it's somewhat engineered shit luck.

Good news! Your paranoia is true: The universe DOES exist to screw you over!

Well yeah, no shit

It's basically hardcoded in, as far as I can tell. Annoying as hell.

Amberly nodded solemnly.

: "It's more Carmen's idea than my own - I'm not sure what to think just yet - but it makes a certain amount of sense. We may never know the truth of the matter though.

"Anyway, Vortai has the right idea. If your brother has a theory, we should certainly hear it."

: "Oh yes, of course. The Captain is just testing an ancient ring that the Abbess gave him; it lets him shoot magic bolts when he swings his axe, it seems."

: "But um, that's not important right now. What is important is that we're pretty sure that those fanatics were Domirian and that they've been involved in some sort of conspiracy against the Alvadan crown for a number of years now. In fact, Carmen has raised the possibility that they may have forced the battle at the museum as part of their plot. I don't quite know if I believe that part but if it's true it means that we just caught up in their schemes and we probably never had a chance of getting out of there quietly or peacefully, which of course would be something of a weight lifted from our souls." The nun inhaled, out of breath from her rush to get the important information out of the way.

: "Sorry for rambling on. How is your brother doing? He wasn't hurt, was he?"

Wild guess: criticism of some of Israel's policies.

: "A Domirian plot? Do you think it could it be in revenge for the battle in Demura? Though, that only happened a short time ago. Surely a plot of this magnitude would have been in the works for years."

My aunt, who had caught COVID a while back despite being vaccinated, died earlier today. I had been under the impression that she was on the mend, but apparently she'd been up and down (mostly down) for the past week or so. Then last night her organs started giving out.

It's still sinking in. I've never been especially close to my aunts and uncles since they all live so far away, but this was the one I was closest to.

Don't wild animals have a tendency to freeze up when exposed to bright lights? "Going tharn" as put by rabbits. Apparently deer will do the same sometimes, when they're crossing a road at night and a car comes up on them.