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Taken in combination with Gwen's question below, it seems it would behoove us to become friendlier with the Balfours, or to find someone who might already have their ear.

[looking into the camera like he's on the office.]

I may know someone.

[ HMM. ]

Who?

[DEEP breath in --]

Set's remained on good terms with them. Somehow.

[ Following a considerable pause: ]

If he is the only one we can count on, so be it, but for the sake of Gwen and Mithra, who were not present during the games, I would stress that his instinct seems to be toward chaos, not toward the more collective good. I would not trust him with more information than is absolutely necessary.

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You're being very tactful, Mr. Silco. I care about him very much, but I also know exactly how Set is. How his mind works. I would cosign that warning, Ms. Mithra and Ms. Gwen. His priorities are not necessarily in keeping with ours. That said, if I make a good enough case, I could perhaps see if he has any insight he'd be willing to share.

Edited 2025-12-04 04:10 (UTC)

[ wow, rude? ]

don’t give him more than u have to
he doesn’t care about anyone but himself

[ harsh, maybe, but what koby needs to hear. he doesn’t care about you. if he did, koby might not have been dead by his boy-toy’s hand. ]

Edited 2025-12-04 08:27 (UTC)

[it sticks, in the mechanism inside koby that constantly compares, contrasts, attempts to determine where he stands, what he's worth, and always turns up not enough. he's quiet for a moment.]

Thank you, Jinx. I'll be careful. I won't offer anything discussed here. If he's unwilling to give information without a trade, we'll have to find other routes.

Set?

As in Sutekh, the Egyptian god of chaos and violence and evil? Why would the House call upon someone like that to be among us?

[ fuck that guy says pax ]

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[there's a quick, sharp stab of -- protectiveness, perhaps? still, koby doesn't lay out the vulnerabilities he's seen, the good things, the noble ones -- he has a feeling set would resent it, being piecemeal-cut into his most appealing parts to try and win over strangers.

so, as usual, he leans towards the facts, the logic:]

And foreigners. And the desert and storms, if we're counting. But chaos and strangers in a strange land -- based on the history of our time here at Saltburnt, it's actually quite logical. We've had several deities present, depending on how much credence you give their stories. The House may have affection for us, but it hardly makes life easy as a result.

When you put it that way, it does make perfect sense.

Set used to be a guardian deity, long before he was denounced by the rise of the Osirian cult. Even in my age, he remains a complex and fascinating deity nobody knows much about. I would love the opportunity to speak with him.

[ rip i will never do this mithra ]

That being said, I always give credence to those who claim themselves deities. The Entities of the Household will soon find place upon my altars, until they have spoken otherwise of their status?

[something stills, then, in his chest, that flaring need to puff up and stand up and defend. at least she understands the complexity of it, the way not even the world that worshipped set can truly agree on his aspects. what hope do individuals, living and working and existing alongside him, really have?]

He did, yes. Complex is a very good word to use to describe him. [PIVOTING:] Have you read much of deities, then, Ms. Mithra? My world is quite different in that matter, so I've dabbled a bit in research. The Entities. Do you mean the Balfours and Giles? Or the more unseen residents, such as the Library? Or both?

In a sense. Religious studies were part of my educational curriculum.

And I do mean the Library, and the Watcher. As well as the Mesial and the Sibling. At this time, I consider them a class unto themselves. Our hosts, the Balfours... sometimes I wonder if they are guardians themselves. Ones who have tired of their roles, and we are here to determine who among us might replace them. Or break their hold on reality.

[ A pause. ]

Apologies. Disregard that as idle fancy. I wear the mantle of an author, and such a nature oft clashes with my duties as a researcher.

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Oh, I see. At a university, perhaps? It's my understanding that's a topic of study, there. I never attended formal education myself, so I'm not familiar. No, no, that's an ingenious theory, Mithra! [he's eager enough that he forgets the polite title, wow.] The situation is complex and unpredictable enough that even the most passing theory must be noted and investigated!

[this is the house where he turns into a seal, please, in comparison her theory's hardly out-there.]

[ and now for something completely different: ]

mainly cause of the chaos and violence and evil
same as the whole house
only thing it likes more than assholes is rich people 🤑

The House must be a trickster at heart, then. Never quite on anyone's side, but providing grand opportunities should we seize them.

Chaos is a beautiful, natural state of being. The same as Order.

Rich people, however, are dastardly things. Nothing good ever came from anyone who was possessed of money and ego.

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