Video: UN - Runeseeker

[onerthes]

Be very careful, sleepers...

[Vira-Lorr looks angry, though it's hard to tell what it is that is affecting her. She's squinting and gripping the table in her shop. There are cards there in front of her, and the card 'Justice' shows prominently in the feed. She's breathing heavily as she speaks up, and she's still recovering from having seen what she saw in Wesker's footage.]

Pthumerians do not understand things the way that we do. They are absolutes given flesh. [She swallowed hard.] I tried to explain it to a friend before they departed. They are living beings, but they are also more avatars of what it is that they care about. The Moss King... avatar of chance, fate, and deals. The Doorway, who watches over the bonds that tie us together. Mariana, who presides over the depths of the sea. Cynthia, the Moon Presence. Each... more alien and more a concept. And with each passing month, their influence is felt. Mariana's vision comes soon enough, but first there is one more.

The Reckoning, it comes. [She held up the card and looked at the screen pointedly.] They are absolutes, and she is justice. Justice does not care about mercy, does not care about redemption, does not care about forgiveness. It sees in black and white. It cuts.

Be prepared for things to get... dark, as if they were not already.

Comments

[occultfan]

So they deal justice without knowing or understanding the other side of things?

[onerthes]

I had to explain this with someone else. I apologize. What humans think of as justice is ... different from what the cards or the Pthumerians think of as justice. Theirs is closer to a pitiless, merciless and immediate application of law. What you think of as justice is seeking a most righteous and correct outcome for all parties.

That is not the nature of the Reckoning, sadly.

[occultfan]

I see. Though that does worry me a lot considering... I've been hurt here by someone who at the time wasn't in their right mind and so I just worry that the Reckoning might deal justice to them because of that.

[If someone else she knows doesn't think of trying it first, but she already made sure that one didn't happen hopefully.]

[onerthes]

... I will not promise that she might not try something. [She sighed.] But, there's at least a possibility that a person who is afflicted might not be viewed as culpable.

But... they should be careful.

[occultfan]

I guess this is a time we should all be careful. We don't know what exactly to expect.

[onerthes]

In a way, we always should, but this month especially I think it is very wise to be mindful of the fact that our own minds may be impacted.

[occultfan]

Maybe staying at home would be wise for me then. I wouldn't want to do anything I would never normally do.

[onerthes]

Just don't completely avoid people. I know it may sound counterproductive, but human contact is important for many reasons beyond just the normal ones.

[occultfan]

I live with my brother and a few others so I think I am okay in that aspect at least.

[onerthes]

Yes, that's actually quite aa bit right there. Those people will be a support network for each other. Having more friends doesn't hurt, but I'm glad you aren't alone.