Audience - Shadowheart

[holyspirits]

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[murderofwoes]

They're not such a difficult mystery. They've given you plenty of clues of their own volition already. I simply assumed none of you wanted to play along with the game.

[sacredpath]

[it's sailor moon...]

You mean the morse code messages and songs?

[murderofwoes]

Yes. They were practically telling you their entire reasoning through code. It was embarrassing.

[sacredpath]

I don't particularly appreciate having to learn morse code to solve puzzles in order to understand what they want, no.

But it doesn't tell us who they are or why they care this much.

[murderofwoes]

I don't care about their personal issues enough to reiterate what they strongly hinted at in their game. Emotions aren't my thing.

As for who they are, if you can't guess, there's no hope for any of you.

[sacredpath]

Based on the morse code knock knock jokes and the songs...? I suppose there's no hope, then.

[murderofwoes]

You're not that dull.

[sacredpath]

[but imagine that i'm on cyoa...]

I understand their intent, based on the messages. They feel lied to and deceived. I would imagine the existence of this project makes them feel left behind or discarded in some way. Which is easy enough to understand. Our selection certainly seems arbitrary enough.

I only can't tell how literally you mean I should be able to tell who they are.

[murderofwoes]

[ i shan't ]

You wouldn't know their exact identity, if that's what you're concerned about. I don't expect you to have a name at the ready.

But you've got a decent base to work from.

[sacredpath]

It would be annoying if the song lyrics spelled out their name.

[sighing.]

I really wish you hadn't helped make us all murder one another! It's rude.

[murderofwoes]

Please don't say such things. The songs were embarrassing enough.

[ horrified. anyway; ]

A number of those cases were simply easily tempted. [ not in a like, i object to being called rude way, just saying. ] Though murder schedules are a rather terrible thing to do to anyone.

[ not even the murder itself just

the scheduling ]

[sacredpath]

And what exactly were you doing here on their behalf, other than running our weekly events and hanging around the healing center?

You were trying to tempt them, was that it? I'm not sure I entirely agree with you; you've been promising apples with fortune and godlike power attached, and for the most part we've still had to be manipulated into it.

[murderofwoes]

I was letting them in. My job isn't temptation.

[sacredpath]

So all of the doors - the point was letting them in?

[murderofwoes]

"All of the doors"?

[sacredpath]

Us being thrown around to locations seemingly at random all the time.

[murderofwoes]

I was letting them in and out, but I wasn't the one affecting the doors, if that's what you're asking.

[sacredpath]

No? That wasn't a side effect?

[hmm...]

So now that we've caught you, will they no longer be able to get in or out on their own?

[murderofwoes]

[ her lips quirk up. very lightly ]

It certainly is what this God and their angels are hoping for.

[sacredpath]

But you are less certain? Or are you smug because they are merely trapped in here with us, but still hidden?

[murderofwoes]

It's not smugness. I simply think the follow up will be entertaining.

[sacredpath]

Alright, but won't you answer what it is?

[murderofwoes]

The anticipation is the fun part.

[sacredpath]

So you do like what they're doing, at least to some degree.

[murderofwoes]

I don't care for the human drama component of it, but I've always enjoyed a murder mystery. And getting to see my employer's reaction will be more interesting than having to listen to people translate more morse code.

[ a pause ]

Well. I can't guarantee more morse code won't be involved.