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‘Nope,’ said Voreese. ‘Stasya crafted the stone herself. And if you’ve been down there, then you know that it sure-as-fuck works. Not only does it repel bugs, it repels all wildlife. It even makes humans not want to be there.’
‘That doesn’t sound like a very comfortable place to live,’ said Garovel.
‘Well, it doesn’t affect us, because the stones use a very faint “taste of death” to repel living creatures. Obviously, we’ve all had more than just a taste, so our souls are already acclimated to it and don’t notice anything strange.’
‘Still,’ said Garovel. ‘We have normal people with us, as well. We can’t expect them to live in a place that makes them perpetually uncomfortable no matter what they do.’
‘No, no, it’s okay,’ said Voreese. ‘The feeling isn’t all that strong, really. As long as you explain where it comes from--that there’s no actual danger and that it’s just a silly pest control mechanism--then normal residents will get over it. The human brain is sophisticated enough to overcome the feeling with sufficient exposure and understanding.’
‘Hmm.’
‘If you DON’T explain it to people, though, then it can really start to fuck with them, especially if they happen to have an anxiety disorder or just strange brain chemistry. It’s just the not knowing that really gets to people. So, anyone who’s going to be spending time here, particularly underground, should be made aware of this. It’s very important to their mental health.’
“Ah--okay,” said Hector.
‘No one’s down there right now, right?’
‘No,’ said Garovel. ‘Hector wouldn’t let anyone go in without him.’
‘Good,’ she said. ‘Oh, and also: no pets. Explaining the problem is obviously not going to work with a fucking horse or what have you. They’ll just run away at the first opportunity, and if you try to keep them here, they’ll go batshit crazy.’
“O-oh. Okay...”
‘If you’re disappointed, then just think of Garovel as your pet,’ said Voreese.
“That’s what I do,” said Roman. “To me, Voreese is that tiny dog that everyone knows. The one that never stops barking.”
A dark serial novel. Set in a modern fantasy world called Eleg. Mature language. Updates every night at midnight PST by ~400 words.
"It’s just the not knowing that really get[s] to people."
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened to Sasya... since Voreese is still alive, she probably asked to be freed.
Pretty sure it wasn't intentional, but in my head voreese is Betty white. Looks like her, sounds like her, doesn't really give a fuck like her.
ReplyDeleteWhat page is the explanation of the servant powers on?
ReplyDeletehttp://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/p/abilities.html
ReplyDeleteThat one?
Nope, but thanks anyway I'm looking for explanations of what each one is
ReplyDeletehttp://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/08/page-204.html
ReplyDeleteThere's one.
"Transfiguration and materialization are similar in that they revolve around elements, but alteration abilities are different. Rather than creating something or replacing something, alteration merely applies some force in order to change the physical state of existing matter. A real force, that is. Not an imaginary one. And the force varies between users. Roman’s force, I think, is particle vibrations."
That's the one, thanks :) +3internets
ReplyDeletewould like to mash the upvote button for this some twenty times, plzkthx
ReplyDeleteHaha.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah. Fixed, thank you.
ReplyDelete'not going [to] work with a fucking horse', first mistake I found in a loooong time. Either I'm too tired for this or you have been improving, Frost, and I dare say it's the last one. Or maybe other people just noticed everything already xD
ReplyDeleteGot it, thanks. Yeah, it's probably 'cuz of other folks.
ReplyDeleteLol Reese says that the stone is harmless. Then goes on to say that it can mess with mental health if the person isn't told bout it. Oh Reese...
ReplyDeleteRoman is gonna pay dearly for that jab at the end. I just know it