Nevill said:
1) I'd like to ask The Faceless Man what he thinks about the possibility that the corpse man is really The Deceiver. I assume he would be interested in paying his debts and would provide his support, should the man turn against us?
If you ask him that, Derryth is worried he will try and force you to attack Mazzarin. Just to be sure. Are you sure that you can resist that?
The Faceless Man seems to see and hear all that goes on around either of you but he does not have access to your thoughts, as far as you can tell, he does not know that you are starting to think that Mazzarin may be Myrdred.
If you want to ask that question then put it to a vote and if you get more than five votes I will let it play out.
The fact that he has not made a move yet may suggest that he does not think Mazzarin is the Deceiver or it may suggest that he is waiting for
something before he does.
2) I'd like to ask Lyssa about the reasons she serves the corpse man, even as it threatens to kill her. Is it loyalty? For what? Is it the desire for power? What does it matter when you are dead?
She has no one to rely on except Mazzarin and no where to go so she stays, you suspect that she thinks she deserves this fate. He promises her power but she is not optimistic... she hopes... but she does not believe she will make it long.
She refuses to speak about her past. She will only say that this is 'penance'. She seems to serve out of guilt or duty, you can not be sure which.
If you want more than that you will have to force her to speak, or make an offer that provokes her to continue.
3) I'd like to ask The Faceless man what became of the Whisper Dream he took from Shiver. It is potentially bad news if he can alter our thoughts through the dreams.
Sadly it was lost in my creation's shattered mind. The Whisper Dream disappeared with the death of my creature... well unless Nine still knows it... you should be very careful around her ladies... very careful.
You don't really believe him...
4) We have checked our minds for archmage residue and found nothing, however, there is still a question of how exactly we were affected by what happened. Are there any changes in our mind landscapes? Can we still discern clearly which memories are ours and which are not? Did it make it easier to understand each other and guess what the other is thinking about? Did we become more reasonable when dealing with people, perhaps sensing - through Thais' impessions - that certain topics may cause them discomfort? Or maybe Thais have become prone to fits of stubborn anger for no apparent reason?
The impressions exist as a great heap of unsorted information. Every now and then you express the desire for something you know you have never tried or to do something you know you have never done. From there it is quite easy to deduce that the impetus is coming from one of your friend's impressions, not your own memories. At the moment these impressions influence you sporadically, but you have only been back in the physical world for an hour or so, so you do not know what long term influence they will have. You suspect that you could fence them off within your mind and prevent them from influencing you should you desire. Most of them are not very powerful. Alternatively you could embrace them and work to organize and integrate them within your mind which probably would change you a little.
The impressions won't cause dramatic shifts in your personalities though. Derryth will not become a master diplomat primarily because she has shown no interest in becoming one. She might realize that a topic would cause discomfort but that does not mean she would avoid it, much of the time she simply does not care. Similarly Thaïs is not going to become some sort of genius problem solver and tomb raider, she might 'remember' the answer to a particular riddle from one of your impressions but she has not put in the work to get her mind to consistently think in that way.
The impressions if properly integrated would give both women further insight into each other. They would probably work together even better than they do now (unless one of those impressions contained something really disturbing that would undermine their trust in each other) so that may be a positive to be taken from this. It may also make them more reliant on each other since they will be even more inclined to seek one another for help. Whether that is an advantage or not who knows?
5) What was it exactly that we promised to the corpse man? We told him we will help him retrieve the information he seeks, but we did not promise to restore him. Is that about correct?
That you would help him recover. Now that could mean 'resurrecting' him yourself or simply giving him the information. Obviously he would prefer you help him but you would be fulfilling the letter (if not the spirit) of your arrangement in D as well. Lyssa would also probably prefer your help as it would probably increase her chance of living.
Obviously if you go with D then Mazzarin will be less friendly to you in the future than if you go with A but he will not be hostile like he probably will be in B and C.
6) After we are done asking TFM the previous questions, ask him what is the favor he requires from us. I would not like to postpone it much further until he deems necessary to enlighten us.
He says that some day, and that day may never come, he will call upon you to do a service for him. But until that day... consider it a gift...
Kz3r0 said:
At this point I would like to ask to Bracelet Man if there is a way to dispose of Corpse Man with his help..
He says
yes. If the two of you will stop fighting him and let him into your minds he will be able to guide you through the spells to destroy this Mazzarin.
You will be able to do everything you have ever dreamed of.
You will be his new pupils. His greatest pupils.
Just let him in...
Derryth does not want to.
Zero Credibility said:
Did he command the eagles or did the witch do that?
Lyssa manages the eagles from what you can tell.
Current Tally:
Baltika9 AAC
Smashing Axe A A>B B>C>D
Kz3R0 DDB
Azira A>B D>A D>B
Zero Credibility D>A C>D D
Jester BAC
Grimgravy BDD
Nevill BAD
GreyViper BAF
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B) 4 votes
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