Office Hours - We Could Be

[shieldof]

[Faith's door remains closed, the brass "PRIVATE" plaque silent and unyielding. Trying to force the door yields no results, but- she said you could contact her here, so just go ahead and knock. Worst case scenario, you're no worse off than before, right?]

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[cleansewithfire]

[ What does the fact that she has to think about this say,,, ]

Not as far as I know, no. I am not sure if Mr. Inspekta can get ill from eating, either.

[ But what does she know about gods, anyway. ]

I have some questions I would like to ask, if you have time.

[shieldof]

I suppose it would be quite the poison that could harm a god.

[It probably exists, but she's choosing not to think about it.]

And of course, if I have answers.

[cleansewithfire]

Then...are there ghosts here?

[shieldof]

[Blink.]

Not that I am aware of. Why?

[cleansewithfire]

...During the trial, I felt a strange chill on the top of my head. I am...used to ghosts back home, but that was the first time I've felt something like it since I came here.

[shieldof]

Is this kind of chill typical of your interactions with spirits?

[cleansewithfire]

It is, yes. That is why I wondered if there are ghosts here.

[shieldof]

It is- possible. There is quite literally an entire world's worth of dead beings to generate such spirits.

[She chews her lip. There's an obvious question hanging in the air, but she's not sure she wants to vocalize it.]

Can- was there any other sort of sensation, or just a moment of cold?

[cleansewithfire]

Only that. Even when I looked up, I did not see anything.

[ ...Which bothers her more than she'd like to admit. ]

[shieldof]

...I'll attempt to look into it.

[She doesn't like the idea that their dead friends are stuck here even in death.]

Necromancy is not my specialty. I may need to seek your assistance in this, if anything turns up.

[cleansewithfire]

Thank you.

[ She means this. Faith is taking her question about a potentially one-off occurrence seriously. ]

And if something does turn up, I will do my best to help.

[shieldof]

Thank you.

[She's quiet for a moment.]

May I ask what you intend to do, should it- be them?

[cleansewithfire]

...I do not know.

The right thing to do would be an exorcism so that they can move on, but...

[ ...She misses Kinger, Zephyr and Etna so much. ]

[shieldof]

...but it would feel like killing them a second time.

[Yeah. YEAH.]

[cleansewithfire]

[ She can't even disagree with that. ]

...I would want to talk with them again. It has been a little lonelier without them.

[shieldof]

[She takes a shaky breath.]

As would I. But nor do I enjoy the idea of their being trapped here even in death.

[cleansewithfire]

...I think we can figure out what to do after we know for sure that they are still here.