[pcs] horse dad

[arkitect]

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[arkitect]

I had assumed as much. What of the rest of it, if you bothered with it at all?

[he's fairly sure most of them chose virid, after, you know. murdering the... not-quite-universally-beloved mascot of the game.]

[antaressnipe]

Ah, you mean the place of death and the rest.

[All of that nonsense that felt more like a game of mockery than anything. But Emet-Selch's asking, so--]

Until the benefits or disadvantages have been made clear, I did not offer answers. [Hm]

And of you? If you are asking, did you wish to cross-reference your own choices?

[arkitect]

I was curious, yes. I thought it worth seeing what it may be for, and if it can be worked around a bit.

[it's nonsense, but it's nonsense he's seeing if he can't mess with a bit.]

[antaressnipe]

[The cautious and the bold. Amusing]

Perhaps the Realm will favor those who have the insight to answer such questions. Do let me know if it ends favorably for you.

[arkitect]

I will. There was no telling when the same circumstances might arise, after all.

[normally, yes, he's be careful and watch, but. testing needs to be done.]

[antaressnipe]

True.

[With a tight, rueful smile]

Given this will likely happen again, should the same challenge be offered to us, I will participate then, and give you my results.

[arkitect]

I will await it, then.

[because yes, he assumes the same... it's likely to be tedious.]

[antaressnipe]

[A hum. For a while, he stops talking.

But eventually, almost an afterthought:]

Do you know what it is the Realm took from you? Your memories, I mean.

[arkitect]

[by the same token, there's a stretch of silence before emet-selch speaks.]

I do not. Either it failed to actually happen, or I have yet to come across it.

[antaressnipe]

[Another hum.

His eyes drop to the doll.]

I do not recognize who this is meant to be, even though I was gifted it.

[arkitect]

-mine was someone of some import. I have not asked after others, but if the same holds true for yours...

[well. that certainly is something to take first, if so, his brow furrowing at the thought. even more of a concern, then, that he's unaware of what he himself has lost-- it could be anything, and in thousands on thousands of years of memory, he has yet to find the hole.]

[antaressnipe]

Yes, others have said the same.

[Meaning he has forgotten someone he should not, and it's only through meticulous inspection of his memories does he even have a guess]

I think she was my Master in the previous war... the manner of her clothing does not match ancient greece, and the longer I try to recall who summoned me...

[Nothing comes up. It's hazy.]

[arkitect]

To take that sort of memory first- one wonders just what else may be expected.

[there is no guarantee of any kind of reasonable progression, here, from the sounds of it.]

[antaressnipe]

Perhaps they will take away my True Name, or memories of a War.

[Really, he has no right to be so calm about this, but it's as he's told others -- he's made his peace with the ugly truths of this Realm.

... Even if he wishes the first memory had been something... gentler]

In any case, I only meant to warn you. The memories taken from us can be a heavy cost.