[Open Broadcast]

[modernliterature]

Hello, ja, I have a question.

I've been thinking about this whole murdering the Arcana business.

A few months ago, I got told we didn't know how to do it.

Now it looks like somebody had a breakthrough.

I'm not talking about turning anybody in or anything like that. I don't know if I'd want to shake your hand or kick you into a latrine anyway. Maybe both?

Ah, so my question is, anyway - if you were going to try and kill an Arcana, how would you do it?

What exactly does everybody think it would take; what would the plan be like, that sort of thing.

If you want to investigate the murder, maybe this will help you figure out how they pulled it off. Same if you want to do it again sometime instead. For everybody else, just some harmless theorizing.

Comments

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh my god.

[Dude, what?]

[modernliterature]

You don't have any idea either, then?

[canbebrave]

You mean to casually theorize a murder? And call it harmless?

[bite_the_hand]

[Eren's been unusually quiet through this whole thing, but this finally gets him to speak up. Because come on, even he knows talking about how to murder someone right in front of that same person is a terrible idea.]

Uh. This isn't the kind of conversation you want to have on the Network.

[modernliterature]

That wasn't clear? Ja. That's what I'm doing.

[modernliterature]

I'm just supposed to shout it at people as they walk by?

[canbebrave]

We need not lose every ounce of civility we have!

[claudiometer]

It's not harmless. They can eavesdrop.

In any case, given that whoever did this went after possibly the only one of the lot unlikely to call for backup, anything else would need everyone here to be on board, and that's not gonna happen.

[modernliterature]

If they eavesdrop then they probably hear a lot of this stuff already, don't they?

[claudiometer]

Way less likely if you don't talk about it on the network.

[haveabiscuit]

This is an exceptionally poor idea.

[And she looks after teenaged Gryffindors]

[modernliterature]

I'm still not seeing the problem. I'm not suggesting we kill anybody. I just want to know how we manage something that big and weird. How do you even find an Arcana to stick something pointy in its kidneys?

[modernliterature]

I don't have a lecture hall to invite everyone to.

[modernliterature]

You know, that's really a surprise to hear, nobody else has said anything like that.

[haveabiscuit]

The danger involved is particularly notable. Which leads to people noting it.

[grimjeaper]

[He doesn't say anyrhing, but in Liminal Space proper, Barry is trying not to laugh.]

[modernliterature]

Trying to learn new things is dangerous. Ja. So is staying stupid.

If they're listening, they probably noticed the bit where I said this could help the investigation.

[naturaltwohands]

... I would not advise discussing how to kill Arcana where they can hear you.

[haveabiscuit]

They're highly unlikely to believe any sort of altruistic motivation at this particular moment. They may not understand us terribly well, but they're not completely oblivious.

[modernliterature]

Why not? They probably want to know how we did it, too.

[modernliterature]

I'm pretty sure I don't have the stuff to do it. They're not in any danger from one deranged hobo.

[naturaltwohands]

Because they might decide to proactively and permanently kill any fool that has even a hint of a rebellious nature.

[modernliterature]

If they do that there's a lot of us who are pretty much fucked already as it is.

[letsgetdowntobismuth]

They're gonna have a lot of trouble with me, then. I'm an actual war rebel and species traitor.

[modernliterature]

And you have pretty good hair, too.

So, if you're already on the Doomed list: do you have any idea how anybody could have done this?