Dante I k̷̛̛̼̋́̅̍̉ṇ̵̹̭̪̺̜̱̆̔̉̈́͝o̴͚̎ẉ̷̧̳̬̺̣͊̇̒̌͊ͅyou're ̸̹̬̒͊p̸̆͌͒̒͘͜ŗ̸̨͇̳̞̱̯̊̀o̷͔͝ͅb̵̜̉̉͋̈͠ḁ̵̛̌͂̓͊͂̐ḃ̸̧̖̦͈͇͉̈̌͒͊̈́l̵͔͎̫̝̽͐̊̏̕͠ŷ̸̯̖̬̞̿͆̇͒͗ ̵̠͍̱̐͆̐̓̔ŗ̶̝͍̇́̂͊͆è̷̢̦̊͒͜ā̷͇̻̮͚́l̷̢͍̘̥͉̓͝l̸̛̺̮̟̄͋̑̽́͛y̶̳̓ ̶̝̯͓̣͛̋͂̆̑̓g̴̲̫̠͎̊̽̈́̉͑͝ó̸̤̞̬̯̳̦̊d̴̢̢͙̯̫̥̩̆̃d̷̨͓̱̘̂̈̂̀͘ͅa̵̧̬̟͖͙̐͋ṃ̶͐n̷̢̳̭̽̃̎̽͝ͅ ̷̹̲́b̴̨͉̦̙̖̩͔̈́u̶̗̽̽͘s̷͇͖̘̐̍̈́̆̋͘y̴̳̍̀̅ ̶̧̭͂î̴̪̱̇͑̀͝͠͝n̶̻̲̺̆́͛͜ ̸̧̝̭̃̆͋͐̒̓͝ͅt̵̝̿̓͑͊̍h̸̭̟͙̼̰̟̀̏͜ė̷͊̐̎͒͗͜͝ͅ sewers but you have to find t̵̰̳̱͇̯̊̒̊͝ḥ̶̡̮̉͌́ę̷̭͓͍̺̹̈́̽̓͆̌̽̅
Fuck ̸͒̉͠Ĩ̵̟̒͋̀̕ ̶͚̖͛͊̕d̶̡̜̗̈̆o̸̩̱͔̙͂̐͐n̷̡͍̣̺̉̂͝ t know
It's killing the̴̗͖̿̈́m̷͉̗̥̤̎̒̒̌.̶̰̮̻̻̼́̀̓̾ ̴̫͓͐͑͝L̸̮̥͂e̵̤̫͜͝s̵̖̻̦̜͋́̚͝sions, bleeding from ą̸̧̠̉̕n̶͚͖͔̔͊̋͗͠y̸̛̦͙̺͒͑̈ ̴̡͍̞̻̥́͂ȟ̶̛͖̑ò̶͇̕l̷̤̪͆̋̾̅e̷̬̱̘̬̅ ̵̡̥̏̈́͠ͅt̶̢̙̥̫̾̽̆͗h̴̢̢͚̖̀̔͘le they got. People are growing shit. Thorns. Mushr̸̻͙̮͗̈́̓o̵̡̩̩͚̺̽͊̚o̸͎͊͛m̵̧̧͇̑̀̽̀s̸̮̭̾̽̌̽͜.̴͖͕̪̊̂̚̕ ̸̯̥̜͖̲̐̋̂̚S̷̙̈́̈̿a̷̜̝͈̱͋̓i̶̧̺͐̾̆d̵͖͇́̂̌̔͜ ̸̮̑͊͂͠͠i̶̝̟̣̓̀̉t̷̻̤̰͊̀͛̑̒'̴̧͇̰̏͛̏͠ș̷̫̳̦͛̂͛͐̋ ̵͙̱̹͔̠͌́f̴͍̐͘͝͝ö̶͇́̔͗͘r̸͕̖̗̖̜͗́̏ ̶̫̙̖̳̈́̌͘t̵̠̪͓̍̏̊̽h̴͔̀e gods. Some of them̶̻̯̃̓̑ ̵̖̤̤͂a̶̛̳̘̜͓̜̓̀r̶̢̛̫̙͎̘̃̓̀e̸̜̤̫̕ ̴̛͎͈̪̺̔͂͜͝t̵͎̫̀̽̚r̵̞̣̥͒ý̴̺̩ị̸͓̀̍̏̅n̵̛͚̆͌̈́g̸̝̪̙͕̗̔ ̴̡̻́̍̎̊͠t̵̥͙̗͚̯͐ỏ̷̗͂̈́ ̸̛̣͗̿̕͜m̵̗̎ake the others eat it. Cult s̸̖̳̍̓̍̚h̴͖͚̦͎̝͊̈͑͊̅ị̵̬̩̥̻͊͘t̸͇̣̣͎͆̂̃.
̶̛̗͎̥́̀̒̏ ̵͍́̈́̑̀̄I̴̯̬͔̿̋̅̋̾ ̸̡̡̳̠̹͌̕d̸̛͔̖̲̪́̿͗ő̸̧̮̈́́̔n̷̯̱̊̔̍͛̌͜'̴̝̻͗̆̏͂͑ṭ̴̈́́ ̸͈́k̵̬̣̭͖̤̐̈͝n̶̛͈͒ṏ̷͓̼̩̰͋w̸͙̿̐̄̃͑ ̵̰̪͚͎̗̏͌ẃ̴͍̬̐͝ḥ̵̝̝̣̀̋̚ȧ̵̰͎̝̥̩͑̈͆̀t̸̘͖̠͙̉ ̷̮̣͊̓̈̾t̶̎̏́͜h̶̳̠̍̏͂e̴̮̪͕̬̥̐̎́̐ ̶̟̇̂̇͑f̷̱͎̔͋͘͠u̸͍̤̩͆͂́ç̴̧̛͙͖͖̿̀̕̕k̴͔̟̜̓̽̌́͝ͅͅ it means.̴̟̏͂͐͛̋ͅ
Y̸̢̥͓͗̔̓͊͌̅̕͘o̸̜̜̭̊͋͊͌̍̽̽̽̄̈͂̇́͠ṷ̸͗̌̂̉̑͒̅͆̀̄͛̏̉̅̑͘͝ know I wouldn't ̴̛̉̈́̄́͠͝͠ask ̸̛̞̝̥͚̣̭̻͓̔̊̐̂͂̒̃̾̈́̋̍̓͛͒̚̚ÿ̶͔́͋̂̀́̃̅͠o̴̲̝͔͚̯̝̟̹͕̥͚͗̋̒͊͐͆͋̕ư̸̧̛̜̙͍͙̙͉̟̜̻̜̞͛̉̒͌͆͑̉ ̴̢̲̗͓̙̳̙̝̗͓̯̳͒̂̑̊͂̇͂̈́̎͜͜͝f̵̛̠̼͉̥̰̘͚͎̻͎͛͑̃̍̋̆̈́͝͠o̴̧͖͚̭̜͔̅͗̌͊́̃̈́̌̋̎̏́̊̉͛͘͠r̴̢̢͉͇̦̫̝̪͙̱̤̗̘̺̻͆͑͊̈́̓̄̾͜ help ̷̡̧̧̮̟̪͙͇͇͖̟̠̬̱̠̈́̋̔̊̃͗̓̾͘͜i̸̡̧̡̧̛̬̗̹͓̯̞̰̯̇̂͒̇́͊͠͝f̵̧̺͕̟͎̟͚̭̳͍̖̗͍̗͇͊͊̄̂̈̐́̄̄̊̓͛̕͜͜͠͠͝ ̷̡̤̰̺̖̣̲̟̠͖̃̎̆̊̅͑̃̌̊̈́͘͝ͅĮ̶̞̲͉̪̘͕̊̒ ̴̞͓̖̼͎̟̣̟̯̣̬̤͛̀̌͌́͋̏̄̌̀̐̔̊͒̈́̂d̶̗͓̳͎̗̖̖͓́̆̋͂͌̄͛̂̾͐̍͒̓͋̀̽̚͜i̵̧͎̜̦̬͖̭̠̝̦͇͛͂̊́́͐̒̔͘͜ͅd̶̛̬͐̂͛̈́͑͗͌̏̕n̴̲̫̱͙͈̪͕͂̊̀͗̔͗̐̏̏͌͗͛̕'̷̬̞̺͠ẗ̴̜̟͈̗̥̦̜̭̻̬̜͚͕͙̤̳̬́͑͒̃̿̍̀̀̿̉̑͋̐͌̚͝ need ̴̢̢̹̞̦͇̪̭̟̓̓̒͒͋̏͗̈́̓͒̇͆̇̕̚͝i̷̭̟̓̈́ṫ̶͎̪̩̝̾.̷̣͔̟̻̖̎̀͑̾̑̅̆͋̅̎̄͒̕̚̚̕ͅ
[ These messages are headache-inducing, to be certain. This one is also not meant for him, but it's filled with additional, worrisome information. Information he can pass on.
Those captured have been made to eat some substance that is afflicting them with wounds, with growths. Cult behavior is what he had thought when Urianger first reached out to him. Gods, he hate this. Every day that passes by where they don't find them is like his own wounds opening up again. ]
My apologies, b̷͔̲̒̿͗̽̽̏͑͐̍̑͗͝ų̴͇̰̫̰̼̏́̈́̄͒̑̔͛̈́̂̾ṭ̴͎͚̍ ̷͇̺̥̲̝̜̝̖͓̗͈͍͔̯̂͛̃͋͒͊͑͛͗͘ỳ̴̹̣̻̦̤̗̙̳̯̬̥̼̓̆o̷̲̜̾̃̿́̌̿̽̕͝ũ̶̺͚̮̼̞̘̘̙̯͕r̵̡̛̦̮̗̘̼̖̳͈̭̘̗̱̤̘̂̆͒͝ message c̷̻̭̯̼͈͍̖̗̙̟̩̻̹͔̋͊̉̆̉̓͒̿̔́̈́̇͝͝͠ā̷̬͚͚̗̯̘̭̔̀̓͑̓̈́̈́͛͂́̉͝m̸̤̞̬͕͉̞̮̩̏̅̐̏͌̉͌̈̎̆́̈́̈͂͝ě̴͍̏͗̀̃͋̐̕͝ ̸͇͖̜̩͓̾̽̃t̴̢̲͓̣̦̙̮̫̪̗͋̀ͅǫ̵̧̨̫̩̺͕͉̮͈̭͔̑̎͑̅͗ ̸̛̝̟͓͇͕͇̮͇͚͓̀͆͑̏͌̓̏͘͠t̷̬͚̦̖͖̲̦̥̙̂̓̑͛̄̐̂̾̿̒̄͌̕͜ͅh̸̢̯̬̲̦͒̃̊̾͂̕ͅě̷̢̨͔͚̮̝̳͍̦̻̯͗̌̂̕͜͝ ̸̡̨̣̟̈̏̉̿̀̃̿̿͊͝w̴̛̠̣̾̇́̓́͒̊̌͊̀̏͌͌̑ř̷͚͑̾̅͑͒́͆͋̽̈́̈́ơ̷̢̨̢̪͇͚͕̘̰͓̼̲̙̋̈́̒̅̓͑̇́̓̉͋̊͘n̵̨̡̖̗͖̫̤͉̗̞͎̙̩̬̄͌͋̃͑̈͋̋̉̂̕ǵ̷̛̤̘̤̥̩̒͊̆̅̌͛͂̔̏̊ ̴̛̼̭͓̲̲͓̝̮̰̣̱̩̅͑͊̈̑̊́̎̌̚̚͠p̷̝̹̬̱̲̽̐͛́͗̅͘ȩ̴̯̝̲͉̘͕̳̖̹̜͎͕̍͌̍̋͛̋̾̕͝͝͠r̵̛̥̫̫̟̣̱͊̑̅̎̓̈́͒͗̓̕͝͠s̴̟͋̀̌͆̆̾͝͝o̵̡͙̮͖͉͂̇̉͜ͅn̵̨̦͉̤̭̺̜͈̫̹̱͈̲͒͒̌̎ͅͅ.̴̟̗̝̲͚̜̹̙͐͛̍͊̕͝
This is T̵̡̨̺̜͉̮̯͔̱̅̈̈́̏̆̐̃̅͐̀̇̚̚͜h̸̢̟̙͇̖̜͓̩͇̩̲͕̲̀͑́͒̉̅̎́͌̀̚a̸̛̞̲̖͂̽̽̃̓̓͗̈́̀̏̈́̃͝n̴̬͇̰̟̳̟̝̰̯͎̖̿̊̉̾̈́͋̃́͘c̷̨̛͖̀̉̓͛r̷̛̩͙͍̪e̶͍̳̘̱̅̐̑̿͆ď̶͓͙̪̞͕̤͚͈̆͗͌̍͑̔̂̏́̓͝. I'll pass this o̸̲͇̙̮̦̯̤͐̈́̐̕n̵̞̺̤̖͉̺̙̦͛̇̏̉̎ͅ ̶̧̨̛̹̜̥̟̄́̋̈́̋͊̒̚͠ͅţ̶̢̹͍̭͇̩̩͎͖̥͈̯̆̉̅̀̎̉̄͗̈́̕̚͝ͅơ̷̦̮͕̻̲̆̄͌̏͗̇ Dante, and to ẽ̴͙̝̰̘͕͋͒͒͛v̴͙͕̭̜͉͖̥̙̭͙̗̆̾̀̏͑̈́͊̐́̅̚͝ȩ̷̧̻̳̥͔̮̺̱̗͇̫̩͆͋̃̂̈́͒̾̈͋͘͠͝r̴͚̟̖̩̘̈̆́̐̄y̴̛̥͔̱̝͐̈́͌͗̆̀̽͛̂͒͊͘ō̸̡̹̫̅ͅn̶̨̛̦͋̔͛̂̂̄̕͝ȇ̶̺̝̰͊͋̊̍̃̅̆̉̆͂̆ ̶̢̧̩̖̲̻̥̞̫͛̄͂̆͋̅͋̽̿̎͝ę̷̨̞̦͎̼̗̗̹̯̯̠̲̭̈́͜l̴̛̝̘̙̻̤̓̽͑̈́͋͠š̸̡̛͔̟̣͉̜̩͍̠̯̄̆̇͋̔̓͊̇͊̕è̶̢̙̩̏̈́͒̐̃̈́ ̸̧̧͍̜̙͚͚̠̩̂w̸̢͈̝͖̘̠̝͓̘̠̙͉̍̓̒̄͆̄̒̄͒͐̿̇̎͘ḥ̷̛̝͔͕̳̱̲̃͆̀͘͠͝o̶͉̫͛͛̾̈́́̉͌͑̈͋͌͐̒̎͠ ̴̰̩͎̭̤̤͕̝̪̝̰͍̪̌̅̔̇͂̒͋̀̆̔͛̈̔̚͘Í̶̡̧̨̛̹̝̳͔͓̱̜̻͐͌͘͜ͅͅ ̷̡̢̠͕̥̞͇͖͕̲̩̆͊́̐̊̐̃́͌͂͐̊͑̕͜c̵̦̻̖̬͈̥͇͇̯̣͋͐̅̒̑̐́͑͒͝͝a̴̧̘͕͇͚̣͕͉͕̤̰͑̀̂̏͑̔͘n̵̡̢̯̩̜̰͙͎̰̈́̽̓̽̈́̈́̀̂̅͂ͅ.̷̖̙̊̉̏̓̈̏͂͒͘͠
We've been i̷̛̤͇̦̩͚̬͕̦͖̲͓̜͐̀̌͒̈́̂̚͝͠͠n̵̨̢̩͓̱̣̺̺͊v̵͈̝̘͖̥͓̫͖̻͍̹̠̳̟̬̄ę̸̛̹̟̗̝̭̘̣̓̍̉̍̏̾̏̋̀͠ş̴̡̧̼̳̳̬̫̹̥̝̲̋̌͒̃̅̎͑͗̀͌͆̎̿͜͝t̶̡͈̝̙͎͔̜͍̪̱̫̭̖̠͍̎̒͆͆̃̑̐̕i̴̧̥̠̪͕̰͋͜g̴͚̟͇͓̙͓̳̏̽͗͋͐́͌̾̽̕͘a̶̮͌͌̏̆̿̕̕t̷̛̺̺̤̺̐̓̒̆͂i̸̝͛̒̿̆͝n̸̨̮͍͕̞̠̫̫̻̩͕̥͓͎͛̆̇̾̂̑͠ͅg̷̛͚̮̞̲̳̺̮͔̱͉̳͑̾͒̔́̚͜,̷̡͙̼͍̞̹̠̮̥͕̟̎͊͝ ̶̢͈͙̓̎̈́͐̿̔͂̐͑̍̑͘͝͠b̷̧̪͚̲͎̣̹̝̦̜͇̦̗̖́͛ű̴̢̥̰̦̠ͅt̶̢̨̢̙̖͙̝̠̘̥̂̀̅͛͠ ̵̧͓̞͎̖̻̪̘̆ạ̵́́̎̿̋̂́̕͝n̷̥̠͕͍̗̪̉̾̋̒̌̅́̊̒̅͝y̸̡͓̙̗̘̤̮̳͍̗̼̱͊ ̴͔̩̠̳̘̺̳͙̺̹̾̿̽̃̋͐̔̚͝o̷͍͉̳͕̳̣̾͠ť̸̨̛̙͔̥̜̯̝͔̫̮̊̎̽͜ḩ̵͎̦̻̜̗̭̰̋̂̄ͅe̸̛͈͍̓͛̂̔͆̍͜r̷͔̤̎̽͌͗̌̓̓̓̚ ̵̧̨̱̜̝͎͔̙̝̌͗͆͒̂ clues you c̶̛̮̪̖͚̝̉̏͌̍͊͆ͅa̸̹̞̰̪̗̹̒̃̑̓̏̂̌͛̀̿ṅ̶̢̖̳̠̟͕̫̠̻̹̞̞̌̇̎̅́̉̽͒̈́̽̑̕͜͠͝ͅ ̷̘̭̗̻̘̞͇̹̤͉̉̉͛̆̋̓̄̓̒͑̒́o̷̧̡͉̱̼̼̣͚̲̟̘̰̊̐f̵̩̹͇̠͔̑̄̇̀̂̌̆͑͆͑f̴̡̲̘͍͉́͗̇̀̀͐͐̌͊͋͝͝e̸̯̻̎̽́͝ŗ̷͈̪̗̼͙̥̑̂̈́̓̋͆͂̓̅̾̿ͅ ̵̢̛̻̮̬̦̲̆̍̾̓̃͗̍́̎̑̒͂̕ḁ̸̦̺͔̱̏͆̔̐́̈́͘s̴̛͇̰͔̙͗̑̓̈́̋̀̚ ̷̡̧̧̡̛̪̙̬̜̜̮̩̳̹́͗̄̿ť̶̨͍̗̺̰͚̹̍̽̇o̶̧͍͍̬̟͚̙̪̞̪̘͚̓̀̿́̐ͅ ̴̛̻̦̖̩̀̔͌̌̾̉͊̓͆͘͝͝y̶̧̻̝͔̫̳͓̳͙̌̐̃͂̔͐̿̾̽͌̎ͅō̵̳̙͎̙͌̌̓͐͐̾̊̃̈́̇̕ǘ̵̞̰̝̖̩̓͐́̂̈̀̇͑̎̊̓̕͘͠ͅr̶̡̨̡͕̙̯͔͍̫̘̳̣͜͝ ̷̧̩̘̰̞̗̩̰̲̺̤̻̱̲̾̊̂͌̑̀̕l̴̡̡͇̜̖̫̙̖̹̪̒͋̒̑̇͌͌̉̊͘̚͜ǫ̶̖̜̟͕̫̪̥͈͎͎̗͍̍͌͒͐́̄̃͋̕͝͝͝͠͝ͅc̶̨̛̼͉͈͖͒̅̏̋͝a̵̘̖̲̹͍̥̦̪͋̍͆͐̿̈͝t̵͉̙͈͙̭̭̮̰͂̍͋̀̕͜i̸̳͙̊̌̿̍̉͛̐͘͘͝ơ̵̭̪͓̪̙͌̐ṉ̷̨̧̢̺̦̼͈̺̱͓̺̞̈́̂̈́̐̈̔͂͐̓́̏̎͝͝ͅ ̷̢̰̜͑̔̓̍͑͛̿̎̅̐̑͒̄ͅḿ̸͕͉̲̙̗͕̞͚͍̣̻̬̘̝̭̐̃̈́͋̽̔̎̕i̸̭͍̞͇̺̙͌̇̔̑̓̌͝g̸͎̱͎̃͐͑͛̊̌̄̂̈́͝͠ͅḧ̷̦͚͓͚́̂̌̽̓̀̊̅̋̾̈́̂̃t̴͍̩͕͍̰̻̺̳̼͇̭̭̂̐̅̋̉́͐̽̀̿̐ ̵̢͍̘̹̠̱̙̮̱̼͕̏̚ḃ̶̨̠͙͚̤̻̬̯͓̰̦͕̺̾̌̂̾̽͒̈́̈͌̐͆͘̚͜͝ȩ̴̧̲͓̬̘̪͈̮͍͖̔̑͑̈́̊̒̏͌ ̴̭͍̦̗̘̘͖̙͔̊̅͜͝h̸̥̹͊́͑̒̽̂̈́̑̄͋͗͑̊̓͠e̷̱̺͙̋͐̀̈́͐͊̕͠l̸̨̨̗̹͉̥̖͙̮͇̆͆̓̔̔̽̓͛̂͜͝͝p̷̡̨̥̭͎͎͈͇̤̰̺̬̝̄̈́͛̈́̅̋͗͛̈́̿͂̒̎͝f̷̢͖̹͍̫̣̠͖̹̣̜̍̈̿̊͛̈͊̑́̓̒̆̚ȕ̶̞̞̲̗͉͔͖̱̼̞͈̊̊͌́̂̏̔̚͜l̸̢̖͔͕͚̮͒̈́̕͜͝.̴̢̢̲͎͙̥͔̦̝̪̹̠̏̃̾
[Thancred. Thank fuck it's not some complete idiot. He doesn't have a lick of an idea why this guy's gotten the message to Dante, but it's close enough. He knows Dante. They're working together -- if the hunter wasn't lying about it.]
Nero. [He gives it a second. There's a reason he was -- repeating it? The name? Yeah. He gets it.] Nero. Nero. Nero.
[He sounds like an asshole.]
We neeed help. Like righ the fuck now. They're infecting people.
[ While none of the attempts at sending his name come through whole, Thancred is able to piece it together. Nero, yes, the one who taught him about "Mario Kart" and who he'd once fought some strange van-related beast with in the Horizon.
Also, apparently close with Dante in some manner, but begrudgingly so. ]
They're infecting you? I saw before you wrote something about thorns, mushrooms, jelly?
[ It's hard to make sense of it, but ultimately, it doesn't sound good. ]
I will speak with Dante and let him know all you have told me.
[There's some time between messages. Either Nero noticed it and was busy skinning a rat, or there's time between the garbled messages he can't even count. He wouldn't know. It's just fucking dark down here, all the time.
How does he put this as succinctly as possible? This is even out of his expertise. Demons don't do shit like this. Only people.]
Mushrooms equals cultists
Jelly bad
Skin is splitting open
[That's about the best way to underreport what the hell is going on. Even to him. All these lesions, wounds he can't heal. And now they're... oozing. Not even blood anymore.
[ Thancred pieces through what he can of the messages. Cultists, mushrooms, jelly, skin splitting open. Something has clearly been done to them, and this is unfortunately no surprise. They were taken for a reason.
But they're still alive. They're still sending out messages, and that must count for something.
Kyrie he doesn't know. Is it someone here? He's never heard the name, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. ]
I will.
I will.
Hold out the best you can, Nero. We will not let any of you die there.
[ Does he know that for certain? No. But it's what someone in Nero's situation needs to hear right now, whether he'll believe it or not. ]
[It's a special kind of revulsion he feels in even asking, laying this on Dante -- half because he wants to be the one finding Kyrie, getting back home, telling her about this whole fuckin' crazy trip -- and half because it sounds like he's giving up.
He's not.
But he's gotta be realistic. When a guy has wounds that won't heal, that fester, that rot. When food and water's running low. When he's already watched plenty of the locals die themselves.
Gotta be realistic. So it's simple. A simple response, he bets that can't be misunderstood. And one of the few fucking times Nero's ever said it and really meant it.]
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misfired message from the 2nd week of post-kidnapping
̸̬͐̇T̷̥̊̿h̷̥͖̽̐ȅ̵̡̬̣̲̩̆́̅̐͗͘y̸̢͇̩̳̖̖͕̌̅̕'̵̥̱̥͆͑͒r̴͚͑͑̈̆̕ę̷̢̻̼̞͔̏̓̈͜ forcȋ̵̛͚̩̝̓̿͝n̴̟̤̦̔̉͑̋̚͝ǵ̸̬ ̵̢͉̞̪̭̦̅̍͌̽͆̀͘ų̸̲̳͚̲͗̚s̴̮̻̣̦̖̓͌ ̶̳̜̞̈̆͛̀͒̀̕ṫ̴̺̞̱̦̒̈́̽͠͝ǫ̶͙̞͗͐͊͐̑͛͠ eat jelly. Like. Shitty, ̶̥̺͈̫̳̱̍̔͌͂g̸̻̦̕r̷̛̼̮͒̑̈́̂̚͜͝o̶͍̺̺̿̃͒̀͂͝s̷͔̼̪̼̈́͆s̸̨̛̻̮̺̯̈̓̔̾̐͝ͅ m̶̢̗̅à̴̡̹̹͎̈̾̈́͝gic jelly that's turní̶̘͓͖͎̱ņ̸̪̜͆̆̂͜ǵ̸̬̙̉̒͠ ̵̨̑p̷̞̺̎͛eople into
Fuck ̸͒̉͠Ĩ̵̟̒͋̀̕ ̶͚̖͛͊̕d̶̡̜̗̈̆o̸̩̱͔̙͂̐͐n̷̡͍̣̺̉̂͝ t know
It's killing the̴̗͖̿̈́m̷͉̗̥̤̎̒̒̌.̶̰̮̻̻̼́̀̓̾ ̴̫͓͐͑͝L̸̮̥͂e̵̤̫͜͝s̵̖̻̦̜͋́̚͝sions, bleeding from ą̸̧̠̉̕n̶͚͖͔̔͊̋͗͠y̸̛̦͙̺͒͑̈ ̴̡͍̞̻̥́͂ȟ̶̛͖̑ò̶͇̕l̷̤̪͆̋̾̅e̷̬̱̘̬̅ ̵̡̥̏̈́͠ͅt̶̢̙̥̫̾̽̆͗h̴̢̢͚̖̀̔͘le they got. People are growing shit. Thorns. Mushr̸̻͙̮͗̈́̓o̵̡̩̩͚̺̽͊̚o̸͎͊͛m̵̧̧͇̑̀̽̀s̸̮̭̾̽̌̽͜.̴͖͕̪̊̂̚̕ ̸̯̥̜͖̲̐̋̂̚S̷̙̈́̈̿a̷̜̝͈̱͋̓i̶̧̺͐̾̆d̵͖͇́̂̌̔͜ ̸̮̑͊͂͠͠i̶̝̟̣̓̀̉t̷̻̤̰͊̀͛̑̒'̴̧͇̰̏͛̏͠ș̷̫̳̦͛̂͛͐̋ ̵͙̱̹͔̠͌́f̴͍̐͘͝͝ö̶͇́̔͗͘r̸͕̖̗̖̜͗́̏ ̶̫̙̖̳̈́̌͘t̵̠̪͓̍̏̊̽h̴͔̀e gods. Some of them̶̻̯̃̓̑ ̵̖̤̤͂a̶̛̳̘̜͓̜̓̀r̶̢̛̫̙͎̘̃̓̀e̸̜̤̫̕ ̴̛͎͈̪̺̔͂͜͝t̵͎̫̀̽̚r̵̞̣̥͒ý̴̺̩ị̸͓̀̍̏̅n̵̛͚̆͌̈́g̸̝̪̙͕̗̔ ̴̡̻́̍̎̊͠t̵̥͙̗͚̯͐ỏ̷̗͂̈́ ̸̛̣͗̿̕͜m̵̗̎ake the others eat it. Cult s̸̖̳̍̓̍̚h̴͖͚̦͎̝͊̈͑͊̅ị̵̬̩̥̻͊͘t̸͇̣̣͎͆̂̃.
̸̧͉͇̤̈́Ī̸̭̪͕̦̓͜ ̶̭̝̔̄s̸̡͉̻̏̋͂a̸̪̰̯̍̉̀̉w̴̛͇̘̫̭̱̋̀ ̴͇͈̥̍̑ṣ̶̡͙̅̾̚o̶͉͙̻̩͍͊́͒ḿ̴͎̟̖̟̈̌̔͜e̵̩̬͖̯̠͋̈́̿̕̚t̵̡͍̭͓͊h̸̻̥͆̎̈́̚i̸͎̓̒̐͘̚n̷͇̮͚̜̋̄͆g̴͓̪̮͑̇̆͘͠.̸̧͓̥̰͍̎̿̀̿̔
À̴͚͙̗͗͗̇̚ ̶̰̳̞̌̃̈v̷̝̭̥͂ͅision --
̶̛̗͎̥́̀̒̏
̵͍́̈́̑̀̄I̴̯̬͔̿̋̅̋̾ ̸̡̡̳̠̹͌̕d̸̛͔̖̲̪́̿͗ő̸̧̮̈́́̔n̷̯̱̊̔̍͛̌͜'̴̝̻͗̆̏͂͑ṭ̴̈́́ ̸͈́k̵̬̣̭͖̤̐̈͝n̶̛͈͒ṏ̷͓̼̩̰͋w̸͙̿̐̄̃͑ ̵̰̪͚͎̗̏͌ẃ̴͍̬̐͝ḥ̵̝̝̣̀̋̚ȧ̵̰͎̝̥̩͑̈͆̀t̸̘͖̠͙̉ ̷̮̣͊̓̈̾t̶̎̏́͜h̶̳̠̍̏͂e̴̮̪͕̬̥̐̎́̐ ̶̟̇̂̇͑f̷̱͎̔͋͘͠u̸͍̤̩͆͂́ç̴̧̛͙͖͖̿̀̕̕k̴͔̟̜̓̽̌́͝ͅͅ it means.̴̟̏͂͐͛̋ͅ
Y̸̢̥͓͗̔̓͊͌̅̕͘o̸̜̜̭̊͋͊͌̍̽̽̽̄̈͂̇́͠ṷ̸͗̌̂̉̑͒̅͆̀̄͛̏̉̅̑͘͝ know I wouldn't ̴̛̉̈́̄́͠͝͠ask ̸̛̞̝̥͚̣̭̻͓̔̊̐̂͂̒̃̾̈́̋̍̓͛͒̚̚ÿ̶͔́͋̂̀́̃̅͠o̴̲̝͔͚̯̝̟̹͕̥͚͗̋̒͊͐͆͋̕ư̸̧̛̜̙͍͙̙͉̟̜̻̜̞͛̉̒͌͆͑̉ ̴̢̲̗͓̙̳̙̝̗͓̯̳͒̂̑̊͂̇͂̈́̎͜͜͝f̵̛̠̼͉̥̰̘͚͎̻͎͛͑̃̍̋̆̈́͝͠o̴̧͖͚̭̜͔̅͗̌͊́̃̈́̌̋̎̏́̊̉͛͘͠r̴̢̢͉͇̦̫̝̪͙̱̤̗̘̺̻͆͑͊̈́̓̄̾͜ help ̷̡̧̧̮̟̪͙͇͇͖̟̠̬̱̠̈́̋̔̊̃͗̓̾͘͜i̸̡̧̡̧̛̬̗̹͓̯̞̰̯̇̂͒̇́͊͠͝f̵̧̺͕̟͎̟͚̭̳͍̖̗͍̗͇͊͊̄̂̈̐́̄̄̊̓͛̕͜͜͠͠͝ ̷̡̤̰̺̖̣̲̟̠͖̃̎̆̊̅͑̃̌̊̈́͘͝ͅĮ̶̞̲͉̪̘͕̊̒ ̴̞͓̖̼͎̟̣̟̯̣̬̤͛̀̌͌́͋̏̄̌̀̐̔̊͒̈́̂d̶̗͓̳͎̗̖̖͓́̆̋͂͌̄͛̂̾͐̍͒̓͋̀̽̚͜i̵̧͎̜̦̬͖̭̠̝̦͇͛͂̊́́͐̒̔͘͜ͅd̶̛̬͐̂͛̈́͑͗͌̏̕n̴̲̫̱͙͈̪͕͂̊̀͗̔͗̐̏̏͌͗͛̕'̷̬̞̺͠ẗ̴̜̟͈̗̥̦̜̭̻̬̜͚͕͙̤̳̬́͑͒̃̿̍̀̀̿̉̑͋̐͌̚͝ need ̴̢̢̹̞̦͇̪̭̟̓̓̒͒͋̏͗̈́̓͒̇͆̇̕̚͝i̷̭̟̓̈́ṫ̶͎̪̩̝̾.̷̣͔̟̻̖̎̀͑̾̑̅̆͋̅̎̄͒̕̚̚̕ͅ
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Those captured have been made to eat some substance that is afflicting them with wounds, with growths. Cult behavior is what he had thought when Urianger first reached out to him. Gods, he hate this. Every day that passes by where they don't find them is like his own wounds opening up again. ]
My apologies, b̷͔̲̒̿͗̽̽̏͑͐̍̑͗͝ų̴͇̰̫̰̼̏́̈́̄͒̑̔͛̈́̂̾ṭ̴͎͚̍ ̷͇̺̥̲̝̜̝̖͓̗͈͍͔̯̂͛̃͋͒͊͑͛͗͘ỳ̴̹̣̻̦̤̗̙̳̯̬̥̼̓̆o̷̲̜̾̃̿́̌̿̽̕͝ũ̶̺͚̮̼̞̘̘̙̯͕r̵̡̛̦̮̗̘̼̖̳͈̭̘̗̱̤̘̂̆͒͝ message c̷̻̭̯̼͈͍̖̗̙̟̩̻̹͔̋͊̉̆̉̓͒̿̔́̈́̇͝͝͠ā̷̬͚͚̗̯̘̭̔̀̓͑̓̈́̈́͛͂́̉͝m̸̤̞̬͕͉̞̮̩̏̅̐̏͌̉͌̈̎̆́̈́̈͂͝ě̴͍̏͗̀̃͋̐̕͝ ̸͇͖̜̩͓̾̽̃t̴̢̲͓̣̦̙̮̫̪̗͋̀ͅǫ̵̧̨̫̩̺͕͉̮͈̭͔̑̎͑̅͗ ̸̛̝̟͓͇͕͇̮͇͚͓̀͆͑̏͌̓̏͘͠t̷̬͚̦̖͖̲̦̥̙̂̓̑͛̄̐̂̾̿̒̄͌̕͜ͅh̸̢̯̬̲̦͒̃̊̾͂̕ͅě̷̢̨͔͚̮̝̳͍̦̻̯͗̌̂̕͜͝ ̸̡̨̣̟̈̏̉̿̀̃̿̿͊͝w̴̛̠̣̾̇́̓́͒̊̌͊̀̏͌͌̑ř̷͚͑̾̅͑͒́͆͋̽̈́̈́ơ̷̢̨̢̪͇͚͕̘̰͓̼̲̙̋̈́̒̅̓͑̇́̓̉͋̊͘n̵̨̡̖̗͖̫̤͉̗̞͎̙̩̬̄͌͋̃͑̈͋̋̉̂̕ǵ̷̛̤̘̤̥̩̒͊̆̅̌͛͂̔̏̊ ̴̛̼̭͓̲̲͓̝̮̰̣̱̩̅͑͊̈̑̊́̎̌̚̚͠p̷̝̹̬̱̲̽̐͛́͗̅͘ȩ̴̯̝̲͉̘͕̳̖̹̜͎͕̍͌̍̋͛̋̾̕͝͝͠r̵̛̥̫̫̟̣̱͊̑̅̎̓̈́͒͗̓̕͝͠s̴̟͋̀̌͆̆̾͝͝o̵̡͙̮͖͉͂̇̉͜ͅn̵̨̦͉̤̭̺̜͈̫̹̱͈̲͒͒̌̎ͅͅ.̴̟̗̝̲͚̜̹̙͐͛̍͊̕͝
This is T̵̡̨̺̜͉̮̯͔̱̅̈̈́̏̆̐̃̅͐̀̇̚̚͜h̸̢̟̙͇̖̜͓̩͇̩̲͕̲̀͑́͒̉̅̎́͌̀̚a̸̛̞̲̖͂̽̽̃̓̓͗̈́̀̏̈́̃͝n̴̬͇̰̟̳̟̝̰̯͎̖̿̊̉̾̈́͋̃́͘c̷̨̛͖̀̉̓͛r̷̛̩͙͍̪e̶͍̳̘̱̅̐̑̿͆ď̶͓͙̪̞͕̤͚͈̆͗͌̍͑̔̂̏́̓͝. I'll pass this o̸̲͇̙̮̦̯̤͐̈́̐̕n̵̞̺̤̖͉̺̙̦͛̇̏̉̎ͅ ̶̧̨̛̹̜̥̟̄́̋̈́̋͊̒̚͠ͅţ̶̢̹͍̭͇̩̩͎͖̥͈̯̆̉̅̀̎̉̄͗̈́̕̚͝ͅơ̷̦̮͕̻̲̆̄͌̏͗̇ Dante, and to ẽ̴͙̝̰̘͕͋͒͒͛v̴͙͕̭̜͉͖̥̙̭͙̗̆̾̀̏͑̈́͊̐́̅̚͝ȩ̷̧̻̳̥͔̮̺̱̗͇̫̩͆͋̃̂̈́͒̾̈͋͘͠͝r̴͚̟̖̩̘̈̆́̐̄y̴̛̥͔̱̝͐̈́͌͗̆̀̽͛̂͒͊͘ō̸̡̹̫̅ͅn̶̨̛̦͋̔͛̂̂̄̕͝ȇ̶̺̝̰͊͋̊̍̃̅̆̉̆͂̆ ̶̢̧̩̖̲̻̥̞̫͛̄͂̆͋̅͋̽̿̎͝ę̷̨̞̦͎̼̗̗̹̯̯̠̲̭̈́͜l̴̛̝̘̙̻̤̓̽͑̈́͋͠š̸̡̛͔̟̣͉̜̩͍̠̯̄̆̇͋̔̓͊̇͊̕è̶̢̙̩̏̈́͒̐̃̈́ ̸̧̧͍̜̙͚͚̠̩̂w̸̢͈̝͖̘̠̝͓̘̠̙͉̍̓̒̄͆̄̒̄͒͐̿̇̎͘ḥ̷̛̝͔͕̳̱̲̃͆̀͘͠͝o̶͉̫͛͛̾̈́́̉͌͑̈͋͌͐̒̎͠ ̴̰̩͎̭̤̤͕̝̪̝̰͍̪̌̅̔̇͂̒͋̀̆̔͛̈̔̚͘Í̶̡̧̨̛̹̝̳͔͓̱̜̻͐͌͘͜ͅͅ ̷̡̢̠͕̥̞͇͖͕̲̩̆͊́̐̊̐̃́͌͂͐̊͑̕͜c̵̦̻̖̬͈̥͇͇̯̣͋͐̅̒̑̐́͑͒͝͝a̴̧̘͕͇͚̣͕͉͕̤̰͑̀̂̏͑̔͘n̵̡̢̯̩̜̰͙͎̰̈́̽̓̽̈́̈́̀̂̅͂ͅ.̷̖̙̊̉̏̓̈̏͂͒͘͠
We've been i̷̛̤͇̦̩͚̬͕̦͖̲͓̜͐̀̌͒̈́̂̚͝͠͠n̵̨̢̩͓̱̣̺̺͊v̵͈̝̘͖̥͓̫͖̻͍̹̠̳̟̬̄ę̸̛̹̟̗̝̭̘̣̓̍̉̍̏̾̏̋̀͠ş̴̡̧̼̳̳̬̫̹̥̝̲̋̌͒̃̅̎͑͗̀͌͆̎̿͜͝t̶̡͈̝̙͎͔̜͍̪̱̫̭̖̠͍̎̒͆͆̃̑̐̕i̴̧̥̠̪͕̰͋͜g̴͚̟͇͓̙͓̳̏̽͗͋͐́͌̾̽̕͘a̶̮͌͌̏̆̿̕̕t̷̛̺̺̤̺̐̓̒̆͂i̸̝͛̒̿̆͝n̸̨̮͍͕̞̠̫̫̻̩͕̥͓͎͛̆̇̾̂̑͠ͅg̷̛͚̮̞̲̳̺̮͔̱͉̳͑̾͒̔́̚͜,̷̡͙̼͍̞̹̠̮̥͕̟̎͊͝ ̶̢͈͙̓̎̈́͐̿̔͂̐͑̍̑͘͝͠b̷̧̪͚̲͎̣̹̝̦̜͇̦̗̖́͛ű̴̢̥̰̦̠ͅt̶̢̨̢̙̖͙̝̠̘̥̂̀̅͛͠ ̵̧͓̞͎̖̻̪̘̆ạ̵́́̎̿̋̂́̕͝n̷̥̠͕͍̗̪̉̾̋̒̌̅́̊̒̅͝y̸̡͓̙̗̘̤̮̳͍̗̼̱͊ ̴͔̩̠̳̘̺̳͙̺̹̾̿̽̃̋͐̔̚͝o̷͍͉̳͕̳̣̾͠ť̸̨̛̙͔̥̜̯̝͔̫̮̊̎̽͜ḩ̵͎̦̻̜̗̭̰̋̂̄ͅe̸̛͈͍̓͛̂̔͆̍͜r̷͔̤̎̽͌͗̌̓̓̓̚ ̵̧̨̱̜̝͎͔̙̝̌͗͆͒̂ clues you c̶̛̮̪̖͚̝̉̏͌̍͊͆ͅa̸̹̞̰̪̗̹̒̃̑̓̏̂̌͛̀̿ṅ̶̢̖̳̠̟͕̫̠̻̹̞̞̌̇̎̅́̉̽͒̈́̽̑̕͜͠͝ͅ ̷̘̭̗̻̘̞͇̹̤͉̉̉͛̆̋̓̄̓̒͑̒́o̷̧̡͉̱̼̼̣͚̲̟̘̰̊̐f̵̩̹͇̠͔̑̄̇̀̂̌̆͑͆͑f̴̡̲̘͍͉́͗̇̀̀͐͐̌͊͋͝͝e̸̯̻̎̽́͝ŗ̷͈̪̗̼͙̥̑̂̈́̓̋͆͂̓̅̾̿ͅ ̵̢̛̻̮̬̦̲̆̍̾̓̃͗̍́̎̑̒͂̕ḁ̸̦̺͔̱̏͆̔̐́̈́͘s̴̛͇̰͔̙͗̑̓̈́̋̀̚ ̷̡̧̧̡̛̪̙̬̜̜̮̩̳̹́͗̄̿ť̶̨͍̗̺̰͚̹̍̽̇o̶̧͍͍̬̟͚̙̪̞̪̘͚̓̀̿́̐ͅ ̴̛̻̦̖̩̀̔͌̌̾̉͊̓͆͘͝͝y̶̧̻̝͔̫̳͓̳͙̌̐̃͂̔͐̿̾̽͌̎ͅō̵̳̙͎̙͌̌̓͐͐̾̊̃̈́̇̕ǘ̵̞̰̝̖̩̓͐́̂̈̀̇͑̎̊̓̕͘͠ͅr̶̡̨̡͕̙̯͔͍̫̘̳̣͜͝ ̷̧̩̘̰̞̗̩̰̲̺̤̻̱̲̾̊̂͌̑̀̕l̴̡̡͇̜̖̫̙̖̹̪̒͋̒̑̇͌͌̉̊͘̚͜ǫ̶̖̜̟͕̫̪̥͈͎͎̗͍̍͌͒͐́̄̃͋̕͝͝͝͠͝ͅc̶̨̛̼͉͈͖͒̅̏̋͝a̵̘̖̲̹͍̥̦̪͋̍͆͐̿̈͝t̵͉̙͈͙̭̭̮̰͂̍͋̀̕͜i̸̳͙̊̌̿̍̉͛̐͘͘͝ơ̵̭̪͓̪̙͌̐ṉ̷̨̧̢̺̦̼͈̺̱͓̺̞̈́̂̈́̐̈̔͂͐̓́̏̎͝͝ͅ ̷̢̰̜͑̔̓̍͑͛̿̎̅̐̑͒̄ͅḿ̸͕͉̲̙̗͕̞͚͍̣̻̬̘̝̭̐̃̈́͋̽̔̎̕i̸̭͍̞͇̺̙͌̇̔̑̓̌͝g̸͎̱͎̃͐͑͛̊̌̄̂̈́͝͠ͅḧ̷̦͚͓͚́̂̌̽̓̀̊̅̋̾̈́̂̃t̴͍̩͕͍̰̻̺̳̼͇̭̭̂̐̅̋̉́͐̽̀̿̐ ̵̢͍̘̹̠̱̙̮̱̼͕̏̚ḃ̶̨̠͙͚̤̻̬̯͓̰̦͕̺̾̌̂̾̽͒̈́̈͌̐͆͘̚͜͝ȩ̴̧̲͓̬̘̪͈̮͍͖̔̑͑̈́̊̒̏͌ ̴̭͍̦̗̘̘͖̙͔̊̅͜͝h̸̥̹͊́͑̒̽̂̈́̑̄͋͗͑̊̓͠e̷̱̺͙̋͐̀̈́͐͊̕͠l̸̨̨̗̹͉̥̖͙̮͇̆͆̓̔̔̽̓͛̂͜͝͝p̷̡̨̥̭͎͎͈͇̤̰̺̬̝̄̈́͛̈́̅̋͗͛̈́̿͂̒̎͝f̷̢͖̹͍̫̣̠͖̹̣̜̍̈̿̊͛̈͊̑́̓̒̆̚ȕ̶̞̞̲̗͉͔͖̱̼̞͈̊̊͌́̂̏̔̚͜l̸̢̖͔͕͚̮͒̈́̕͜͝.̴̢̢̲͎͙̥͔̦̝̪̹̠̏̃̾
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the fuck? This isn't Dante.[Dante has never apologized in his life.]
What
the hell's goingonin your head, man? I can'tread this shit.no subject
much the samefor you. Whois this?You have reached
ThancredThancredThancred.
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Nero. [He gives it a second. There's a reason he was -- repeating it? The name? Yeah. He gets it.] Nero. Nero. Nero.[He sounds like an asshole.]
We ne
eed help. Like righthe fucknow. They'reinfecting people.no subject
Also, apparently close with Dante in some manner, but begrudgingly so. ]
The
y'reinfecting you?Isaw beforeyou wrotesomething about thorns, mushrooms, jelly?[ It's hard to make sense of it, but ultimately, it doesn't sound good. ]
I will
speak with Dante and let himknowall youhave told me.We are
doing our best tofind you.I promise.no subject
How does he put this as succinctly as possible? This is even out of his expertise. Demons don't do shit like this. Only people.]
Mus
hrooms equals cultistsJelly
badSkin i
s splitting open[That's about the best way to underreport what the hell is going on. Even to him. All these lesions, wounds he can't heal. And now they're... oozing. Not even blood anymore.
If demonic blood can't help him here --]
Tell Dante to findKyrie. If Idon't comeback.no subject
But they're still alive. They're still sending out messages, and that must count for something.
Kyrie he doesn't know. Is it someone here? He's never heard the name, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. ]
I will.I will.
Hold out the best you can, Nero. We will notlet any of youdiethere.[ Does he know that for certain? No. But it's what someone in Nero's situation needs to hear right now, whether he'll believe it or not. ]
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He's not.
But he's gotta be realistic. When a guy has wounds that won't heal, that fester, that rot. When food and water's running low. When he's already watched plenty of the locals die themselves.
Gotta be realistic. So it's simple. A simple response, he bets that can't be misunderstood. And one of the few fucking times Nero's ever said it and really meant it.]
Thanks.