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Has anyone been experiencing occasional instances of apparitions in this fog that has rolled in everywhere? I've found little evidence that this is a common occurrence, but I remain a new addition to this place.

[Silco had seen fog and plenty of smog. He knew the difference between thugs lurking in the obscurity and the phantoms out of the corner of one's eye. Time to see who was useful.]

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[A non-answer was still an answer, Jinx.]

Be careful anyway. Illusions in the fog may affect more than just two of us so far.

[opheliac]

i can beat them no sweat. imaginary versus imaginary!

ill just think of a giant six headed dog who loves to chew on their victims for fun. AND his paws will always be on fire so when he stomps, FLAMES EVERYWHERE!

hey, hey! if u could make up a monster, what would it look like?

( and she is planning to stay "online" with him until she makes it back home. so this is her way to keep the conversation going, despite it being pretty ridiculous. )

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[He had serious doubts that that was how this was going to work. Perhaps she would be spared given her own inner turmoil, and it would simply be the rest of them subjected to such illusions.]

Why six-headed? Would three not be enough, or are you attaching three heads to the back end as well?

I've already made my monster.

[opheliac]

Ha! BUTT HEADS!!

( apparently she is five years old. )

u can have more than one pet u know. its not against the rules.

[conflictresolution]

[She can't see it, but he was sighing heavily and dragging a hand down his face.]

Yes, but most of my pets don't last very long.

[opheliac]

hmmmm. maybe ure trying too hard.

[conflictresolution]

Doubtful. Life is difficult in my part of the Undercity especially.

[There was a thirty second pause between messages.]

When I moved to the Lanes, I had you and what a handful you were. No time for pets.

[opheliac]

( what a rude message. )

oh yea? u werent easy to handle either.

[conflictresolution]

Is that so? Probably the lectures.

[opheliac]

i dont really mind them so much anymore.

[conflictresolution]

So explain why I was such a handful in your youth.

[He was keenly aware that this was public, and he was growing uncomfortable with the exposure. He might go private very soon, depending on her reply.]

[opheliac]

u were always mr. busy man. still is. i wanted to color all of ur paperwork just so u'd stop and take a break.

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You coloured everything but my paperwork on the desk.

[opheliac]

WELL. i didnt want to get grounded and miss out on missions and have the ugly ogre take over.
and what the hell is this wall doing in the middle of the forest?!

[conflictresolution]

If you didn't dislike her so much, you could have learn a lot from Sevika.

Is it a tangible wall?

its 1am and this insult made me laugh for some reason

[opheliac]

why do i want to learn to be ugly?
it feels real, yeah.
trying to get around it now.

[conflictresolution]

Because ugliness is part and parcel for the Undercity. So is loyalty, though many have forgotten.

Are you considering home invasion with the fog as your cover tonight?

[opheliac]

im not changing my appearance.
huh? home invasion? who is going to invaded our house?

( she is not understand what he is saying right now. but jinx manages to walk around the wall easily so that's good. it's just... a weird spot to put a brick wall. but who is she to judge the gods' A S E S T H E T I C S ?)

[conflictresolution]

I would never ask you to, and that wasn't the ugliness I was citing.

Woe be to anyone that dared to try. However, you do have a habit of breaking and entering.

[opheliac]

u learn so much about a person just by how they live and what they own. and it's also fun!

i like to switch it up and try to find other ways to break in besides through the window. EVERYONE suspects the window.

[conflictresolution]

It can inspire envy or pity.

I recommend a door.

[opheliac]

silco ure so funny! doors are predictable too. i cant use THOSE!
and every break in ive done inspires me to just redecorate. homes can be the best canvas. sometimes better than people.

[conflictresolution]

Oh yes, everyone laughs when in my presence.

It could be said that you are reviled by the normal standards of home decor.

[opheliac]

maybe not everyone but i have. ure super fun so how can i not laugh?

people need better taste with how they decorate so i offer my services. first time is free!

( a pause. )

i think theres a woman in my hideout. i cant really see so well with this stupid fog.

[conflictresolution]

Super fun. Never have those words been used to describe me before this moment.

You should start your own business in that case.

I'm confident you will deal with any intruders.