Enemies and Thoughts All Over the Place
Feb 2, 2024 19:30:01 GMT -5
Judas D'arc, Deminatza, and 4 more like this
Post by jamesbunnyman on Feb 2, 2024 19:30:01 GMT -5
The abbot is dead...that was a bit surprising. Well not entirely surprising, mortals die every day, that's why he keeps calling them 'mortals'.
No it was the method that gave him pause. There is definitely more to this then he thought, the pooka's instincts told him of invisible enemies, puppet masters pulling strings, wanting to keep Costello quiet and poisoning him to do so... He may not know WHO did it, but that's probably the why, sense that's what he would do afterall, and the pooka vaguely wondered if he was getting ahead of himself thinking too much again. Humans do strange and seemingly random things all the time, that's why he loves them. That's why they are people and he is a monster. James only has a loose (and often incorrect) grasp of what makes things 'good' and 'evil', but he's pretty sure he is both 'good' and a 'monster'. He got called both of those things before by humans (granted not at the same time) and he trusts their judgement on their own nonsensical concepts. And pooka instinct does tend to lean toward what other dream folk call paranoia, and it's hardly surprising if one who's animal mien is a rabbit might always be on the lookout for unseen enemies everywhere.
But no, he assures himself. There is definitely something there, wondering briefly if he should have given the abbot sanctuary when he asked, but dismissing it just as quickly, Costello was against magic and therefore could have been a threat to his other charges and even if he wasn't, James is fairly certain if he was stuck in a room with him (as James would not trust him alone), he probably would have killed the abbot himself within a week, which is NOT something he would want on his conscience (granted not the killing him part, his motivation against killing him is just that it which would defeat the purpose of sanctuary, and to a lesser extent it would probably be rude to do that to a guest), and there's no point dwelling on the past.
As he dwelled about the past he was interrupted by gaining new information: As of yesterday the abbey was closed. How did he miss that?! Well that just leaves one clear course of action!
He immediately heads out to the Empath Abbey, it's a big building, and the smallest crack is as good as a wide open door to an invisible fairy to come and go as he pleases. To say nothing of just using magic to make a door. Really human efforts to keep him out of places are often laughable, and pookas love a good laugh, that alone makes it worth going inside.
Thoughts of plots and conspiracies leave his mind at the prospect of some fun. Someone doesn't want outsiders in so it's time to be contrary! Maybe there's even a secret meeting (he rationalizes on his way), it's time to spy and learn their secrets (or better yet maybe some gossip)!
No it was the method that gave him pause. There is definitely more to this then he thought, the pooka's instincts told him of invisible enemies, puppet masters pulling strings, wanting to keep Costello quiet and poisoning him to do so... He may not know WHO did it, but that's probably the why, sense that's what he would do afterall, and the pooka vaguely wondered if he was getting ahead of himself thinking too much again. Humans do strange and seemingly random things all the time, that's why he loves them. That's why they are people and he is a monster. James only has a loose (and often incorrect) grasp of what makes things 'good' and 'evil', but he's pretty sure he is both 'good' and a 'monster'. He got called both of those things before by humans (granted not at the same time) and he trusts their judgement on their own nonsensical concepts. And pooka instinct does tend to lean toward what other dream folk call paranoia, and it's hardly surprising if one who's animal mien is a rabbit might always be on the lookout for unseen enemies everywhere.
But no, he assures himself. There is definitely something there, wondering briefly if he should have given the abbot sanctuary when he asked, but dismissing it just as quickly, Costello was against magic and therefore could have been a threat to his other charges and even if he wasn't, James is fairly certain if he was stuck in a room with him (as James would not trust him alone), he probably would have killed the abbot himself within a week, which is NOT something he would want on his conscience (granted not the killing him part, his motivation against killing him is just that it which would defeat the purpose of sanctuary, and to a lesser extent it would probably be rude to do that to a guest), and there's no point dwelling on the past.
As he dwelled about the past he was interrupted by gaining new information: As of yesterday the abbey was closed. How did he miss that?! Well that just leaves one clear course of action!
He immediately heads out to the Empath Abbey, it's a big building, and the smallest crack is as good as a wide open door to an invisible fairy to come and go as he pleases. To say nothing of just using magic to make a door. Really human efforts to keep him out of places are often laughable, and pookas love a good laugh, that alone makes it worth going inside.
Thoughts of plots and conspiracies leave his mind at the prospect of some fun. Someone doesn't want outsiders in so it's time to be contrary! Maybe there's even a secret meeting (he rationalizes on his way), it's time to spy and learn their secrets (or better yet maybe some gossip)!