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[restingstitchface]

[On the nearest surface: a mess of spidery calligraphy, words from a curious mind, written with a mental hand. Though accustomed to shorthand, he prefers the traditional touch, and believes it to be the courteous option.]

Well, that wasn’t a boring weekend, not that one.

It was wonderful to meet some of you in person - and enormously encouraging to meet so many new faces. I hope the masquerade entertained you all. But, on the other hand, wasn’t there something peculiar about it? Does anybody else feel led up the garden path? I fear this is me being paranoid but…

I think the Fey mean to return to this world. I know I would be delighted to get back home and, I might add, so would many of you. It’s only natural we miss our loved ones. “My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone.”

Now, I suggest we discuss our impressions of our hosts this week and what we managed to glean by means of information. The most pressing and urgent problem I think, without doubt, is their intentions. Perhaps we should discuss our experiences and share what we learned. It could prove useful. Our small community cannot afford to misplace its trust, and I advise we exercise critical thinking at this juncture.

[ooc responses can come from anyone so feel free to threadjack! for extra plotting hit me up at safekeeping or discord at celedrin.]

Comments

[itookashot]

I'm getting real 'snitch' energy from you.

[restingstitchface]

I think you should ask yourself what kind of person throws those implications around.

Perhaps ask yourself why. Or are you throwing that label around just to cause gossip?

[itookashot]

I know exactly what kind of person throws those implications around. Smart insightful people.

Being defensive by trying to make me defensive isn't the best move here, mate.

[restingstitchface]

Well, I already know you will never believe what I say: that you will target me anyway. I have been pushed around while innocent before.

To quote the man himself, it tends to make one defensive.

[itookashot]

So you didn't snitch to the Free Cities about the Fey?

[restingstitchface]

Of course not.

[It's not lying because he doesn't see information sharing as snitching. So boo, you.]

[itookashot]

As someone who has been here for a while, let me tell you this: trust no one. Not any of these factions, not Nocwich, not the Fey. They're out for themselves and they should be, this is their world. The Fey haven't been gone, they've been here, biding their time, just like everyone else.

[restingstitchface]

Ah, I would be a fool to trust a stranger, wouldn't I?

But as you just learned, I can look out for myself. I've had long enough to learn.

[itookashot]

You would be.

I know hustlers very well, doctor.

[restingstitchface]

Likewise.

[Zsasz. Falcone. Crooks and criminals hustled into his hospital. Oh dear.]

But for me that is the consequence of my occupation.

[itookashot]

Maybe next time you post, don't have it be dripping in saccharine nonsense. You're a lot more genuine when you're not playing nice.

[restingstitchface]

Well, I am addressing roughly one hundred people. One cannot shun politeness when few welcome vulgarity like yourself.

[itookashot]

Around eighty, actually.

[restingstitchface]

Oh, don't blame me. I've barely been here three months.

Still, you keep count?

[itookashot]

It wasn't hard since the majority of us went to the Feywilds and it was easy to spot the difference between us and the Fey. I rounded up based on me maybe not spotting every person and also if anyone stayed behind.

[restingstitchface]

Now, isn't that clever? And here I thought you were a man who didn't take himself seriously.

[itookashot]

Appearances are deceiving, doctor, even over the network.

[restingstitchface]

Even off the network, really. Much as I said, we should never be afraid to question what we see.

[itookashot]

I think it's best not to take life too seriously. It's too bright and exciting to be somber all the time.

[restingstitchface]

Ah, do I seem the bright and exciting sort to you? I'm afraid I'm just a little too boring...

[itookashot]

Oh there is nothing boring about you, doctor. Maybe you want people to think that.

[restingstitchface]

Well, we all want to make a good impression. You cannot deny me that.

[Good being the operative word.]

[itookashot]

I never said it was good. Just not boring.

[restingstitchface]

Good. Better a man be agreeably insane than intolerably boring

[itookashot]

We can agree on that. There are few things I hate more than things that are boring.