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[late on 83, after a conversation with a demon]

Sorry if I woke you or you're still sobering up, but -

Something is coming. I don't know what or when, but Jazz heard it through a radio earlier. "To ashes, you say." He couldn't give me more than that, but he thinks it'll be bad - and I'm willing to believe him on it. I'd rather be paranoid than get fucked over.

So just - be careful when you head out next and keep an eye out. And don't leave the pasture.

Oh, that's that guy's name. Yeah, I heard him say that too. He was vague with me when I asked more about it too.

Mm, I don't know if he's being vague on purpose or not, but I don't think he'd say anything at all if there wasn't something, you know?

Probably not. He seems like the annoying type.

[He sighs.]

Guess we got our shields at just the right time, huh?

[he sighs as well]

He's something. Not sure what that is yet.

But yeah, we really did. Some timing.

[mmmmostly sober by now, if a bit hungover]

. . . no. .

Denied.

[a huff of amusement]

My thoughts exactly.

. . . you talk to Charon lately?

[slow blink]

No. . . I haven't seen him around since I got back.

Should I be talking to him?

[he shakes his head]

Got some news from him, too. Thistle-specific.

[ah. . .]

[sets his jaw a little]

I'm sober enough to listen. What is it?

[yeah, he's steeling himself too]

The gold demon's statues are still out there.

The— [rearing back, eyes widening]

The ones in that cave we blew up?

[and then, a little harder]

. . . the ones belonging to a dead demon?

Yeah, those.

[his jaw tightens]

They're not dead. Charon spoke to Death, she said their souls were still trapped.

[. . . . . .]

By who?

[the golden demon is dead, so those statues should have been dissolved. . . right?]

I don't know.

[that's what he thought too, but . . .]

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This guy's a reliable source?

[his cube makes a little "kinda" gesture]

He is a demon. Not one from here, so that is something to keep in mind.

But I don't think he would lie about something like this.

[ his cube makes a face at the demon thing, but ]

Would it kill him to be a little less cryptic? [ audible sigh. ] I'll keep it in mind. Never hurts to be prepared - you get anything else off of him about it though?

That's how I feel about it - cryptic or not, he didn't have to say anything.

[he shakes his head]

Just that I'm lucky he said anything at all.

[a beat] Do you have a weapon?

Really hate that you felt the need to ask that, you know?

[ sounds like shit might get real. his cube nods a little though. ]

But yeah, a gun and a couple of knives. I'll keep 'em on me for now just in case.

Heh, I'm just checking. Hopefully for no reason at all and I'm gonna look like a paranoid ass later.

I get it, I get it, I do. I'm definitely someone who leans in that direction.

I'm glad you do.

Really hate it when this place makes me feel like I'm being thrown into the middle of a mission.

A mission?

Mmm. Zombies, bioterrorism, shit like that - that's the kind of work I do, taking care of that.

"Government agent" is . . . not wrong, but a gross understatement.