Chapter 89: Chapter 87: Secrets Shared

Death: Ok, sooooo we’ve kinda got a situation on our hands. Jacob’s trying to reach you two, hoping that you happen to be somewhere that has a connection to his network because his parents have been grilling him about where he’s been going, and his cover is hanging with you guys but now they’re wanting to talk to you and he’s panicking because he can’t exactly tell them you guys are out of service when he said he hung out with you literally like 10 minutes ago

Fortune: Breathe, Death

Death: I’m breathing, now what?

Fortune: Now we calmly discuss this like rational people. I’ll start: we are all doomed and the world is coming to an end around us. Our best course of action seems to be to accept our inevitable demise.

Death: Drama queen

Life: I do not believe now is the time for one of your comedy routines. We should make a plan of action first.

Tess: I mean we can just like…head back home for a bit, it’s not like that much out of our way. The trip will be like an hour, tops, right?

Ellie: Yeah, but what are we going to say? What are they even suspicious about?

Life: If you recall, you two have some…less than savory rumors going around about you. Mostly Tess, but Ellie gets some by association.

Ellie: Oh yeah. Umm…

Tess: We could just tell them the truth. I mean, we’re trying to slowly introduce more people to the other planes, right? This seems like a good opportunity.

Dungeons: She does bring a valid point. At the rate you’re going, you’re not going to be anywhere near where we want to be when we introduce Mael to wider society.

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Life: In fairness, we have been holding off until the two of them are a little more well-established.

Dungeons: It’s just two people, right? It would be one thing if you were going to dump the entire town into another plane or something, but this seems incredibly low-risk. Even if they do blab about it, who’s going to believe them?

Maven: She brings a valid point. I am not fully up to date with how this particular job is going, but this does not seem like a big deal.

Death: Yeah sure let’s go for it

Life: Very well then.

Maven: I’ll inform everyone here of the situation. You two go take care of this.

Tess: You sure? I know you’re curious about Mael, and if you get one of those rings that make you look human you can come with us.

Maven: My presence seems a bit superfluous, does it not?

Tess: Jacob’s already met you, and you’re a better diplomat than me or Ellie. You’d make a great first non-human for them to meet.

Maven: Very well then.

Death: Oh, actually, I just remembered, we should probably take this opportunity to let that Hunter in on this. Pastor Faust, too, while we’re at it. I’ll get in touch with them and have them meet you at Jacob’s house