don't wait for a knight in shinin' armor, your savior's reflected in the mirror

[perpend]

[That sure was a fucking thing. That execution was a fucking thing. Those secrets are a fucking thing.

Cabanela retreats to his room, but not for all that long. Everyone will get a note eventually, written in very neat handwriting

I do not plan on bowing down to threats and intimidation. If you did not act, it means you were, like me, aware of the risk, but decided against it. Your reasons are entirely your own.

Join me in the dining room if you agree enough is enough, and that you won't acquiesce to threats. I don't plan to let this stop me, and neither should you.

-C

In the dining room itself, Cabanela has set up coffee and tea for those who want it-- there's no food, because to be honest, he doesn't know how to cook. Two more candles have been lit-- he wasn't really sure what to do about the whole... parasite thing... so Fern's candle will have to make due.]

Comments

[firstaid]

What would happen if you fail the test?

[evilfrenzy]

Effectively, all humans in the prime dimension will be wiped out.

[firstaid]

So if you don't destroy the other dimensions then your world would perish... You really don't have a choice...

[evilfrenzy]

Afraid not. There's not much we can do about it but accept that it is what it is. Dwelling on it too much is going to be detrimental to our progress.

[He says this all with a certain sort of cold casualness. He's aware of what he's done, but he's been doing it for so long that the gravity of his actions no longer registers.]

[firstaid]

[She notes his tone. That it's probably been something he's been doing so long that he's numb to it.]

I would understand that. You have a job to protect your world that comes at... quite the cost.

[evilfrenzy]

[More than you even know.]

It's not a pretty business, but someone's got to do it.