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[Hope's voice is clear and clipped.]

If you would like to leave a message, you may do so here. I can't promise to respond. I have many demands on my time, and this sort of thing is far down the list. Still, if you would like to, you may.

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( okay, she probably deserved that one. )

Bit daft to ask you how to kill you.

( she's long come round to the idea that their best option is, well, to deal with the gods. maybe not to trust them, but to accept that they're probably the best chance of getting out of here.

no sense killing the people who can help you get home, is there. )

oh! uhm
okay
I can uh try to do that

do you want me to like... tell u when its done or
are you just gonna know???
do i need to take notes

im sorry i just don't wanna mess this up

Others have tried, sometimes more subtly and sometimes not. There are many things we don't understand about humans, but we are not that stupid.

Notes are not necessary, but yes, please tell me when you have completed this.

( honestly, she would be worried if you were, Hope. even you. )

Just wonderin', actually.

( seriously. okay, wondering because maybe, just maybe, knowing something about other pieces of this place might provide some answers, somewhere. maybe something that seems useless to the gods could be useful to them. used by them.

with all the different worlds pulled here... well, as Faith might think, why not? there's a chance?

a chance doesn't mean much. but it's something. )

Most of them are not here, and many of them we don't know much about. But since you are curious - the light that illuminates this city is another artifact. Not like the Door, you see, but still useful.

( huh. that's interesting. she'd kind of thought that to be something the gods made themselves, actually. but, more to the point: )

Where are they?

( if they're not here, does that mean the Door isn't, either? )

okay!
ill uh
be sure to ask people if i helped or something
im not sure ill be able to tell
but ill let you know when i do!!!!
thank you =^w^=

In various places. Are you hoping to look for them?

I wish you luck.

( it's a place to start, if nothing else. Alicia would be better at this, at ferreting out the information and waiting, waiting, ever waiting until the pieces fall into place. )

Might be able to learn summat.

[ LOUD INHALE. -Wait, was this recording already? Whoops, uh. ]

So! [ Exhaled a little too loudly. ] I think I may have, like, done the thing?

I'unno. At least three people told me I made them hopeful. [ ~~One was in introspection sh it counts~~ ]

Most are not within the city, and it is too dangerous to allow you to leave. However, I will speak to the others.

Well done.

I will restore your hand while you sleep tonight. When you awaken, it should be functioning properly.

[ ... Huh. She isn't sure what she was expecting, actually, but. That's kind of anticlimactic. ]

If I don't go to sleep, like, tonight... Will it just be whenever I sleep?

I am not fond of creating these electronic parts for you.

For the leg parts alone, I would require you to bring hope to five people.

Yes. It's much more convenient than doing it while you're awake.

Let me know when you are done, and I will provide the parts then.

If you aren't sure whether you have brought someone hope, simply asking is probably the best way to find out.

I imagine it'd be kind of freaky watching my hand grow back, actually. So probably for the best.

Alright! Thanks, dude, it's been real. Hopefully, I won't be asking anything else of you in the future.

[ This already feels like Too Much, but. Hey. A deal's a deal. ]

It would likely be distressing, yes.

It was a mutually beneficial arrangement. If you need something else in the future, feel free to ask.

( that she didn't expect, but more to the point. )

Dangerous how, exactly?

( 'Cause, dude, she was just killed by a dragon. ) Natural disasters or...?

( More monsters? Ones worse than anything this Door has dragged in so far? )

I wish you luck.

That isn't important, since you won't be leaving.

[ It's taken a lot for Will to actually get over his skepticism about the Gods here, so actually taking the leap and contacted one of you, is a big deal for the non-believer. He's even wandered all the way out to Hope's Temple to do this too.

Will is a twitchy, nervous man, he clears his throat anxiously before he talks. ]

I've never had belief for your kind, and I'm sure as hell you don't believe in mine either... But I'm here, before you, with an open mind and willingness to change my opinion.

[ A pause. God, he feels so stupid. ]

You've provided sustenance for us to live off, however when I was dragged through your door, my friend Winston was dragged in too... He's a canine and half of the food here I don't find to be suitable for him.

[ A deep breath. ]

I've come to offer tribute in exchange for a few opportunities to better the quality of life of my four legged friend... If you could see it fit to provide a few fish, normal fish, freshwater or salt I'm not fussed which... Just something to catch for my dog to eat... Er, the odd deer too, any game animal actually. I'm not going to eat them myself if that's what you're thinking...

[ He's being honest, Will would rather go hungry if it meant Winston could eat well again. While he's at it, he might as well try.. ]

Perhaps a small patch to grow some vegetables for him too, put them in your temple or protect them with magic, I don't care, so long as there is something fresh and healthy for him to eat.

[ Here comes the hard part. ]

I'm not a very hopeful man, I er mean, I was... I have been... But I'm willing to make whatever deal you need to ensure the quality of life for my friend is secured by what he's eating... Amen?

You can guarantee that?

( She sounds highly doubtful that they can. )

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