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[tongueamok]

Hello, this is Carlisle. I mean, it's not Carlisle as in I'm actually answering you right now, so if you're trying to reply to me at the second, you should probably save your breath because I'm not really here. This is some kind of a recording of my voice, but this is my communicator. I'm going to assume these devices are as common here as they are in other places — not my world, but others, ones more technologically advanced than where I come from— so if you'd like to leave me a message, then you may do so here, or er... Right. Here is fine. So just leave yo— [beep]

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Of course not.

[Carlisle says that as though it's obvious, assuming Shadow probably returned to them at some point well after his departure.]

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I flitted among a few hiding places within buildings. I thought that better than to be in any kind of servitude of the false gods.

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[A fool, maybe... but one who was able to manipulate the 'ultimate life form' into leaving him in the first place. He'll feel more guilty when he's not drinking.]

Perhaps, but I'm not the one who showed up injured outside of someone's door.

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[Ouch indeed. His expression hardens.]

I cannot serve my goddess if I am dead, and I'm no wildman, able to survive in the caves. The false gods provide the same amenities for others whether or not I choose to help them. I choose not, obviously, but I survive to serve my own needs and the needs of the Clarity.

[tongueamok]

Only one god? Of course not. Even my world has multiple.

But these beings here are not gods.

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They're not omnipotent, for one, nor omniscient. It took but a handful of people here to gather enough power to challenge them.

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I suppose not, but if that's the case, then the 'deities' here are incredibly subpar and don't exactly fit the definition of a god.

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Then I hope we find a way to escape this place before they embolden themselves. The control they have over us is alarming enough.

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Yes, I assume they'd say anything to reassure the cattle.

[Just words, indeed.]

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You mean a home? Of course I do. I have my family estate, and my church. The people of Bear Den.

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[Despite having people to go back to, it is a lonely life, something Carlisle isn't up for admitting. He finds his silver flask and unscrews the top, having a sip from it -- because more alcohol is clearly what he needs.]

I know that is not the case for everyone, but I am the sort who didn't wander far from home before being torn from it.

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[Despite having his personal flask taken from him, Carlisle is fairly passive, watching dully as Shadow heads to the sink, his worries more focused on the flask itself than what's inside. Should he try to empty it, Shadow will find it seems to contain far more ale than a container of its size logically should, but after a solid minute of pouring, it will finally stop.

That's okay. It'll have more tomorrow. Thus is the nature of the enchantment on it.]

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[Carlisle gladly takes his flask, tucking it away for safety. It was an expensive gift, and one he's likely to never get again, should it be ruined.]

No, though I believe they make it at the bar. [He rubs at his eyes for what feels like the umpteenth time.] Why?