A throw blanket that resembles a mermaid's tail. And I do realize that mermaids in most worlds aren't as horrific as the Mermaids I'm intimately familiar with back home, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't in the least bit bothered.
Anyway, a courier came by and gave me a tiny package. Came with a bow and a card and everything. Inside was someone's severed finger.
"This is a trophy you've earned, as it belonged to a thief."
I don't... get it. I mean, I know that we're used to mutilated bodies on a regular basis in the City, but I can't even think of anyone who'd pull this shit in base.
No?? My reflexes aren't all that bad, so I should be able to tell if someone tried to steal from me. Unless if we're dealing with people here with Color-level talent.
No, you should keep yours. You got a pretty cute gift, Dante. I guess it's not as bad as the whale sweater I got last year, so I might as well suck it up.
And no, it's... a well-preserved human finger. Wonder if the sender actually killed someone for this.
It's an easy way to tell the time, at least. But if you don't want yours you don't have to keep it. I can always see if someone in Revelation is looking a little cold.
As for the finger... Hard to say? You don't need to kill someone to cut something off. You think it was a threat?
It doesn't have to be. But I'm trying to think of reasons someone would leave a finger at someone's doorstep and "threat" seems like the most obvious response.
Um... I guess it *could* be a genuine gift though. Anyone around here like Ryoshu?
If you mean chainsmokers, yeah. I gifted them accordingly, in fact.
I guess there are weirdos in Brimstone who'd be into that, but as someone who's been here virtually from the beginning, I can't really think of anyone in this team who'd be into it. At least, not as far as I know.
Not... really. Not after getting a whole bunch of gifts these past couple of months. Which is why getting a severed finger out of nowhere is pretty shocking.
That's true... I can still smell the result of our adventures in that factory to this day.
I will say, though. The one who did this is no different from those gnomes. For them to go out of their way to gift me this specifically must mean that they hate humans from the bottom of their heart. And that does remind me of a couple of people here.
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a few days after christmas
1) Once again, LILITH gave me a present that should mean well but instead offended me a little.
2) Did you guys get any human body parts in the mail lately?
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and no. why would you get body parts
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Anyway, a courier came by and gave me a tiny package. Came with a bow and a card and everything. Inside was someone's severed finger.
Should I be worried?
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hm.
what did the card say?
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I don't... get it. I mean, I know that we're used to mutilated bodies on a regular basis in the City, but I can't even think of anyone who'd pull this shit in base.
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who took wriothesley from you
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But how? It's not like we gave away our address or anything?!
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in that they observed the "thief" who took away that man from you and sought to. do a sort of revenge in your name, perhaps?
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Yeah, I think I figured it out.
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Anyway, no body parts here. Was it made into anything or just something that was cut off?
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And no, it's... a well-preserved human finger. Wonder if the sender actually killed someone for this.
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As for the finger... Hard to say? You don't need to kill someone to cut something off. You think it was a threat?
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But... a threat? After everything I've been through these past couple of months? Why now?
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Um... I guess it *could* be a genuine gift though. Anyone around here like Ryoshu?
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I guess there are weirdos in Brimstone who'd be into that, but as someone who's been here virtually from the beginning, I can't really think of anyone in this team who'd be into it. At least, not as far as I know.
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[She did cut off that guy's hands when he tried to sell them out]
But since it doesn't fit the description of anyone on your team, trying to follow her usual line of thinking for motive probably won't help.
Do you feel unsafe at all?
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[ hmm. ]
You think gnomes exist in this world too?
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That and they'd probably would have made it into something before handing it out. At least if they're anything like the ones back home.
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I will say, though. The one who did this is no different from those gnomes. For them to go out of their way to gift me this specifically must mean that they hate humans from the bottom of their heart. And that does remind me of a couple of people here.
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No body parts for me, thankfully! What kind of part did you get?
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I got somebody's finger. Dunno who's it from or who even gifted it to me in the first place.
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Does it feel like a threat or anything? Any notes?
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Vergilius and I were trying to figure it right now, but... I don't know what to make of it.