Audience - Euphausia

[holyspirits]

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[hotfixer]

[ she's like 'well kind of good but also you're dead anyway' ]

What went wrong?

[trifocal]

When I arrived at the altar, there was something else there. A creature I did not recognize as my god.

... A human.

[hotfixer]

Why were they there? Were they always there? What about the dragon?

[trifocal]

It latched itself onto the dragon, like a parasite...

I think that it must have been there for as long as the rite of sacrifice was practiced. For centuries.

[hotfixer]

What is the consequence of that? Does it harm the dragon? Is that why your island was in such a state of upheaval?

[ the longer she thinks about it the more she's like. actually i can't discredit that magic and human sacrifices are real and work in other worlds. who even knows.

also she's too rude to stop blurting out every question she has i'm sorry. ]

[trifocal]

It did seem to leave the Dragon God in a frenzied, violent state... but I believe the calamities were because of the human itself. Because it was a source of corrupted magla that spread to the land, bringing disease and desolation with it.

[hotfixer]

Were you able to fix the problem?

[ kill? the human? ]

[trifocal]

Yes. We were able to slay the human and free our god, so that it could at last return to its sacred vessel.

[hotfixer]

And then you don't need to be sacrificed?

[trifocal]

[ a nod. ]

Nor shall anyone else. I believe we have been mistaken about the truth of our traditions. The priestess is to give her life in service, not sacrifice.

[hotfixer]

That's a really unfortunate mistake to have made.

[ too lightly... ]

But I'm glad it got cleared up.

[trifocal]

... As am I. I was able to find a greater purpose, instead.

And... I am glad that I was able to return to my brother.

[hotfixer]

What did you do with the rest of your life?

[ your greater purpose. ]

[trifocal]

Once the village was saved, I decided to set forth to travel the lands beyond the island.

If I am to protect the island, ignorance will only be a burden. So I wish to learn more about the world and its people, so that I can use that knowledge to help build a better future for the mustari.

Although... those plans were cut short mere days after I made landfall.

[hotfixer]

Is that when you died?

[trifocal]

... Yes.

I met an unfathomably cruel man, and though I usually would not consider such a thing, I resolved to kill him. But I was inexperienced, and I was bested.

[hotfixer]

Do you plan to go back and try again?

[trifocal]

I must.

[hotfixer]

I understand.

It's hard for anyone to turn away from a second chance.

[trifocal]

... I suppose so. I was raised not to fear death, but... even so, there are people who I wish I had protected. If I return, I may be able to complete my duty properly.

[ also if you have any mems i would love one... ]

[hotfixer]

[ she nods.

ramiel tends to be on the side of 'just stay in heaven, it's great here.' but that's usually for people who aren't sure about heaven itself. from this conversation, it seems like that's not really even a factor to eupha. she wants to go back to life, and ramiel doesn't think that's a wrong answer either.

before she says anything more: a memory. from 07:26 to 8:43. ]

[trifocal]

[ hmm. there is a lot she doesn't understand here, but. ]

That person... he was going to die?

[hotfixer]

... Yes.

We needed him to act as a figurehead. But in order to do so, his body would be... overtaxed.

[trifocal]

Why would it hurt him so?

[hotfixer]

It has to do with technology that I imagine you're unfamiliar with.

But think of it like he was sick. Making him do what we needed would make the sickness worse and worse until it killed him.