Backdated to 2 days into the second week of the month of the goat

[papacerberus]

As many of you already know, I retained the ability to discern the will of other creatures, and I have been employing that ability to gain knowledge of the Singer of the corrupted Song. It is a draining process, so I had to split it into two forays, and I reported the first a few days ago. I just finished the second one.

Just for the ease of listeners, this was what I discovered the first time: There were two wills, and one was dominating the other. The dominated will was bitter and anguished.

This time I focused my efforts more deeply on the dominated will. These are the results. The Singer has been...programed by that other will. There is room for disobedience to that programming, but the Singer shies away from contemplating it because of the painful consequences. The Singer also wills for an end, either for healing and freedom from the demands of the other will, or for death and the rest that brings, but does not strive towards those because the Singer believes both options to be impossible.

We can give the Singer hope for an end, and I believe we must. That anguish must be stopped, one way or another. Who is with me, and does anyone have ideas on how to undo programming of that kind?

Comments

[someonetocarry]

That ain't up to me, I guess. I'm just pokin' my nose in with some safety suggestions, here, I'll do whatever other folk are thinkin' they want to do otherwise.

[thornsofmalkav]

Do you want to be our Crownbreaker group liaison? If we fail, it'll be up to you guys.

[someonetocarry]

Alcuin's bein' pretty kind about everything. So maybe he'll listen to me. I don't know, liaisoning ain't really my thing... not a lot of experience.

[She's better at hitting things than talking with them.]

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh. Well. Mostly I meant having you and maybe one or two others going off in their party, if Alcuin-- Alosa lets you, while the rest of us form our other party to try to deal with it using our weird powers and shit. With the psychic network, we can tell you where to keep them away from the fight--and if you guys find it first, you can sensory livestream it so that someone with remote portals can bring us in.

I mean, not me. I still haven't learned that one. But someone else, maybe.

[someonetocarry]

[Zoe may know that Wash can do this, but no way in hell is she going to suggest that he be their portal person. Nope. He is staying out of the fight.]

That, I can do. Not the portals thing, but call if we find it. I'm definitely goin' out with whatever expedition they put out from this school.

[comebewe]

We can open portals for you.

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh hell yes. You're really good at that shit, aren't you?

[comebewe]

Yup.

[Hey, it's not arrogant if it's true.]

Will you want to keep the portals open?

[thornsofmalkav]

Probably. Thanks, o living god of portals.

[comebewe]

[Portals? Please. They were gods of the wire. Which was, obviously, way better than than being gods of the portals.

Meanwhile, Thorne could practically hear Matthew rolling his eyes]

Your definition of godhood needs work.

[thornsofmalkav]

Your detection of teasing needs more work.

[comebewe]

We detected it just fine!

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh good.

... o minor god of portals.

[comebewe]

Are you done yet?

[thornsofmalkav]

Yeah. I'm done.