·TO EVERYONE, FROM THE HUNTER HOUSE·

[tobeclosetohim]

[Forward Dated: First Evening]

ℍ𝕖𝕪, 𝕘𝕦𝕪𝕤, 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕁𝕠, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕟, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕒𝕤.

𝔸𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕧𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕖 ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤. 𝕎𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕗𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖. 𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕗 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕥𝕣𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕠𝕠𝕝 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖 𝕨𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕣𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞.

( A second set of handwriting shows up here — hey, it’s him, ya boi. )

Here’s the kicker: it seems like they might be tourists. Monsters from back home. We hunted down a pack of Hellhounds earlier today, and unless I missed a big memo over the last year and a half or so, those aren’t native to this planet.

𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕞𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕤 𝕨𝕖'𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕕𝕕 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕓𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕕𝕠 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕦𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥.

No more cute and cuddly Furbies from planet Vulcan, or whatever. This could be bad, Like, lethal bad. Hell, it already has been. We’ve got a body count. It’s an all-hands-on-deck situation.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕖𝕟𝕕, 𝕤𝕠 𝕚𝕗 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕦𝕤 𝕒 𝟜𝟙𝟙 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤, 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥. 𝕎𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕟 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕣 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤, 𝕚𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕫𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖, 𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕒𝕤 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟.

The point here is to get a central repository of intel going. If you know anything, we’d appreciate a tl;dr here for other folks to reference. I’ll also start slapping notes on the Monster Board in the Roadhouse if anyone wants to swing by, but we figured it’d be good to have an open line of communication to reference on the fly in case you run into something with teeth and a bad attitude.

ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕖'𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕖 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕗𝕗 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥.

Hellhounds are ferocious, wolf-like creatures typically utilized to hunt down the damned and drag their souls to Hell. They’re sized anywhere between a large dog to a small donkey. They possess heightened senses, exceptional speed and strength, and prey may experience hallucinations when Hellhounds are nearby, used to inspire fear to either paralyze or frighten victims out of hiding.

Hellhounds will be invisible to undamned humans, but scorching a pair of eyeglasses with Holy Fire will make them visible to the wearer. For aid with Holy Fire, visit your resident Angel. In Thorne, find Lucifer. In Solvunn, Michael or Gabriel. I'm Castiel, you can find me in Cadens. A barrier of salt across all doorways and windows, or simply a circle around you, will keep Hellhounds from crossing. Typically, only Angel Blades could kill them, but it appears any conventional weapon here can work. Decapitation is advisable.

Stay safe, everyone. If you need help, call us. We’re here.

Comments

[notrunninganymore]

[He appreciates the confirmation from the last person he'd expect to be in on such an elaborate joke, so. They can bond over how weird this is.]

Thank you. I knew there was a reason you're my favorite younger sibling currently present in this specific alternate universe.

[magicalarchaeologist]

I'm just going to head this off so we can all focus on the monsters.

Hello, I'm Istredd, Lucifer's partner. I also am friends with Castiel and I think Michael generally tolerates my existence. I'd love to talk about all of this when people aren't getting squashed by giant eyes with tentacles.

[notrunninganymore]

You underestimate my ability to focus on both monsters and interpersonal drama at the same time, but out of a sense of goodwill and also my continued disbelief at this entire situation, I'll agree to come back to this conversation later. But I'm holding you to that.

[He will have so many questions and also probably a little hazing to do.]

[magicalarchaeologist]

I'm used to the disbelief, it stumps a lot of people, including him, but it is very real. I'm happy to talk once the rifts aren't causing chaos, I'm not as good at multi-tasking as other people are.

[notrunninganymore]

Looking forward to it, so make sure not to die before then.

[magicalarchaeologist]

I'd say the same goes for you, but I know archangels are extremely hard to kill.

[cointosser]

Istredd, my friend, I don't know what most of this is even about, though it is admittedly rather funny, but I think it's admirable you've found love between all of the messes this world has brought to us! I wish you the best.

[magicalarchaeologist]

[ This is actually one of the nicest things anyone has said about his relationship. Most of the time people are confused or caution him it's a bad idea. Istredd is used to it. It's touching for someone to see how special an unexpected cross-world romance can be instead. ]

That means a lot to me, Jaskier, thank you. I consider myself very lucky. This sphere can be madness, but it can also have beautiful moments.

[cointosser]

If anyone understands what loves one can find because of this intersection of spheres, it's certainly me. I have Nadine now, of course, but I did once love a man named Hector, when I first arrived here. He has been... gone... for quite a while, but I still recall the things I felt with him.

He also was not extremely popular. But that did not stop us.

Locked to Jaskier

[magicalarchaeologist]

[Mostly because he doesn't want anyone else to be able to use any of this against Lucifer. He thinks Jaskier is someone who can be trusted.]

I'm sorry you lost Hector. It's something I fear every day, but it obviously didn't stop you from loving someone else. So it's worth it.

Lucifer is the villain in their story and I am not going to tell any of them how to feel about him. He told me everything he did in an attempt to push me away early on, so none of it is a surprise. Not all of their confusion has to do with believing him unlovable. He used to loathe humans but his opinion has shifted since connecting with people here.

Not everyone understands how change is difficult to achieve and harder to maintain, but he's fought hard to try and make a new life for himself. He's popular among the Thorne Summoned because being without immediate judgment and hatred has been healing for him in a way. I'm his first relationship and he is truly the kind of partner people would dream of. Yenna approves of him, they agreed to share me when this began.

Sorry to tell you too much, but most of the time talking about him leads to people questioning how I can love him. And it's remarkably easy to love him.

🔒

[cointosser]

I'm afraid loss is an integral part of love. It always comes, in some form. Not to sound terribly pessimistic. It was utterly worth it.

Really? His first? My, nothing against you, but I never imagined any mages would have that sort of... I'll be frank. Compassion. Patience. Either one, really. If you asked my opinion -- I know you haven't, but I'll offer it, anyway -- that he is so difficult to go on with, and you've gone and done it and fallen a bit for him anyway... I think that's a very good sign, Istredd.

Though that bit doesn't surprise me about Yennefer. She had her own -- quirks.

I don't mind at all. Believe me, it is not many I share such happy stories of love with! I am always glad to hear of it. I think, if we must be here, the least we can have is someone who understands us fully. To walk this new sphere with.

[unwings]

What boundless flattery.

Istredd's a kind and decent man and I've promised not to elaborate further on how poor his choice of partners is.

[ but clearly he has Thoughts. Point is, be nice to Istredd, it's not his fault he has bad taste. ]

[magicalarchaeologist]

Thank you for the compliments. Can we focus on the monsters?

[unwings]

Yes, my apologies. This is a new and strange realm of things for all of our family.


Well, perhaps not Gabriel.

[ gabriel fucks ]

[magicalarchaeologist]

Obviously you can talk about whatever, I just don't want any of us to take our eyes off the bigger picture at the moment.

[unwings]

Of course, you're right. We'll continue to work diligently on documenting and tracking these monsters.

[magicalarchaeologist]

The same here, I've been taking notes. Information sharing is probably the only way we'll be able to handle these creatures, some of them are so large it seems impossible.

[notrunninganymore]

Sounds like a special guy.

[Both for dating Lucifer, and for being spoken of so highly by Castiel; not a combination Gabriel would've predicted, but hey, at least it's interesting. And he gets the unspoken message, but will he follow it? Maybe. For right now, anyway.]

[unwings]

He's a dear friend, a skilled mage, and incredibly reliable in a conflict. With the patience of a saint, clearly. I'm sure he'll be invaluable to Thorne in this crisis.

[notrunninganymore]

Okay, okay, I got it, don't tell me you're dating him too.

[He's joking, or is he?]

[unwings]

No, he's only a friend.

[ he's dating other people but gabriel doesn't need to know any of that. unlike how he clearly needed to know about lucifer's love life. ]

[notrunninganymore]

Good. I think I can get used to Lucifer dating, but you and Lucifer dating the same person is a step too far.

[itookashot]

Maybe you should ask him if he's dating.

[ Jesper can both be shooting things and be a mischief maker. ]

[unwings]

[ aw fuck. i can't believe you've done this ]

[notrunninganymore]

You know, I'm not sure I'm ready for this information so soon after the last bombshell, but thanks for the tip. I'll keep it in mind.

[It sounds sarcastic but he is totally serious. Gabriel Will Remember This.]