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[choirmaster]

un: Sunday

in person | voice/video/text | telepathy

Comments

[neonrain]

About a deep cover mission in an insular land of accomplished liars? Yes.

[choirmaster]

I see.

[Not everyone can become a living lie detector. Sometimes he has to remind himself of this.]

Our task is to find our missing people hiding among the fae. In this particular instance, the native population being so insular may be to our advantage. There will likely be a few signs to look out for.

The trick is escorting them to safety without drawing the fae's notice. On this, I may have a few ideas. Hopefully none of my ideas will be necessary and the mission will go smoothly..

[If this were audio, his voice would have a heavy note to it suggesting he does not, in fact, expect things to go smoothly.]

[neonrain]

That seems unlikely with so many actors in play. How risky are your ideas?

[choirmaster]

I admit, the risk may be fairly high.

However, most of the risk is mine to bear. And I will bear it, if need be.

[A pause of a minute or so, then, in a second text...]

Mr.E-Soul, is stealth one of your skills?

[neonrain]

No. There is little need for it when you're as fast as I am.

[choirmaster]

Useful for sure. Perhaps less so when we are attempting to blend in with the fae, however.

[neonrain]

Being unable to use my powers for the sake of my cover is less of a concern than my inability to lie for the mission's duration.

Aurora's choice of token brings up some possibilities. Would it be worthwhile baiting our missing people? Some visible representation of Castor, Pollux or Gemini might catch their attention.

[choirmaster]

That might be risky. Insular and cautious as they are, the fae would probably notice if we were flaunting symbols they did not recognize.

[neonrain]

So we should only rely on our detective work.

[choirmaster]

Not at all. That likely won't be nearly enough in the limited time available to us.

However, the names "Castor","Pollux", and "Gemini" are still useful. Mention them in conversation. A cousin named Castor, perhaps.

If the other person has a reaction, proceed cautiously from there. Understand?

[neonrain]

I understand.

How experienced are you in this kind of work? You said that you're the saviour of your world, but I failed to ask the full story.

[choirmaster]

I am fairly experienced, I suppose.

After this ordeal is over, you may ask me again for my story. It is a conversation best had in person.

[neonrain]

I'll hold you to that.