Fortress of Meropide - Group Chat

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{ A group chat made for people living in Meropide or for its regular come-and-go visitors. }

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un: hikari-vi | video/action

[whiteshroud]

[The video feed is in the cafeteria, where Jun is sitting at one of the tables with a massive cup of coffee. On the table there's a box that's full to the brim with various decorative crosses- anyone whose been to his room would recognize it as the crosses from his wall of crosses.

He looks tired. It's been awhile since he's pulled an all-nighter for holy knight work. Last the fortress dwellers would've heard, it was that Jun was taking a vow of silence for Lent but... well, he seems to be chatting now.]

Demon attacks are on the rise, so I'm going to be putting up crosses in some spots in the fortress to help ward them. It's not a perfect deterrent, but it'll help the same way lavender wards off ants.

They'll be blessed with three charges of holy power, so you can use them as a weapon in a pinch.

If you want one or two for your room or corridor, let me know. I don't recommend them if you are a demon or a demon likes to visit your place.

I'm not looking to convert anyone, this is just a precaution.

That's all.

voice | un: chaosraccoon

[actnormal]

Can I get a couple for my house? And maybe one for my car. I don't think I know any demons?

[whiteshroud]

...

I don't know where you live.

[In fact, now that he thinks of it, he had no idea Caleb HAS a home. He just is a man who shows up with deliveries and sometimes POKEGO meetings]

[actnormal]

Oh, one sec.

[Inserting address here! It's. in a fairly nice part of town? Which is odd for a raccoon?

And he's aware, so he adds:]

My uncle left me his house when he died.

[whiteshroud]

[Oh that's a sad detail. His tired brain is telling him this is the time to show empathy]

That's rough.

[Nailed it. He's now looking at the address... he knows that's a nice part of town, but not one he's super familiar with. Shit, there goes teleporting there and making it a quick job.]

...Okay, two options. I can bless some crosses and give them to you, or I can come by your house in a day or two.

un: neoteric

[moderni]

[The furrow between Maxima's eyebrows suggests he's having isekai problems again.]

...The internet has a great number of things to say about demons, many of them contradictory. They seem somewhat akin to my world's voidsent, but to be quite honest my knowledge on those is mostly limited to rumor and folklore as well. Aside from their being violent monsters, is there anything those from other worlds should know about them?

[whiteshroud]

Ohhh no, that's a loaded question.

[That was probably meant to be an inside thought. He scrubs his face. Ok. Okay he can do this.]

TLDR, lots of things get mislabeled as demons by humans, but the demons we're concerned with are spirit realm beings with demonic energy- which is basically the opposite of divine energy. Not all demons are bad, but many thrive on the darker side of the humanity... or just eat people.

[moderni]

I see, hence the mention of benign visitors who might be affected. Thank you for the warning, and for the work you've done in warding the Fortress. I hope it all proves unnecessary, but it's good to know we need to be on our guard.

[whiteshroud]

Mm, there are demons who prefer to live peacefully among humans, or even try to help protect humanity. Unfortunately, the ones who don't choose to do that can be real threats.

[And arrrgh thank yous]

...Don't mention it.

text; un: DOINK!!!

[tonberrykin]

hm. well, ain't that a pickle.

hey if you wanna bless the cheap vodka i'm about to shoplift, I can make holy molotovs for everyone as a first last resort??

[ helping! ]

[whiteshroud]

[Maybe if Jun was less sleep deprived, he'd realize this is a bad idea. In so many ways.

But. Unfortunately. (3)]

You know what, sure. It's worth a shot.

[tonberrykin]

excellent! if nothing else it'll buy people time to get reinforcements since 90% of the time lighting something on fire is deeply distracting to the thing being lit on fire

especially with the power of Christ!

[whiteshroud]

Mm, that's true. Lighting things on fire tends to be a very effective measure in most combat.

I wonder if it could be made to burn hot enough to incinerate the remains... potential corruption from their remains is a concern.

text: un: trienemybest

[droptheious]

Man I was thinking about getting the gardemeks to shoot holy water canons, but this is even better! I've fired chemicals at a demon once and they were really effective! We should totally do that!

[tonberrykin]

... can you bless acid

@/hikari-vi will god bless robot acid guns

[whiteshroud]

[Too tired to type, deal with video]

To be honest, I have no idea. I've never tried it and He's not saying anything like always.

[moderni]

If you're stealing the vodka regardless, why bother with the cheap kind? Surely it's worth the effort to get something of decent quality.

[tonberrykin]

???

babygirl i'm not gonna drink it i'm gonna use it to light demons on fire

[moderni]

Even so. There's no reason to justify low-quality vodka in the world.

un: petaltothemetal

[blossominghopes]

Sure, I'll take one or two. And hey, if any of these run out of charges, I can help with making sure they still have holy power?

[whiteshroud]

You can?

That'd be a big help to have another person who can do that.

[blossominghopes]

Yeah! And if you need a hand getting these blessed or hung up, I can help with that, if you'd like.

[Two people working can get it done quicker!]

video: un:trienemybest

[droptheious]

[ Ugh. The only experience with demons Varian's really had is with Zhan Tiri and she was... deeply unfun. Also probably not someone who could have been swayed by holy relics. But these ones are, thankfully, not warlocks who dabbled in the dark arts and fucked themselves over. They sound... like regular demons. ]

Good idea. I can alter a few of the gardemeks - I can change a few of their weaponry to shoot holy water. That's- that's probably something doable, right?

[He doesn't know how this works. He's doing his best. At the moment, however, his bigger concern is his partner, so: ]

大丈夫ですか、愛さん？ You look beat.

[whiteshroud]

I mean... probably. My past life helped the military modify mechs to fight a Grim Greed once.

[That's a hell of a sentence. But awww Varian]

I'm alright, I'm just tired. I pulled an all-nighter helping Dante search for anymore crow demons.

[droptheious]

[ You know what, he's not even surprised any more. ]

Oh good! So you've tried something like this before! That males it easier.

[He worries!! He knows Jun gets into Mission Mode and there's naught that will stop him. It's something he loves him for. ]

Ouch, did you manage to uncover any more? Also please try to take a nap? Just one nap?