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Added 2020-10-23 03:57:18 +0000 UTCYou kind of expect someone to reply: "That's some conspiracy dogshit, Ald! What in the hell are you talking about? We don't do THAT. You're totally out of line!"
Ah, but no, that's kind of how it goes, even if Duane's put the sacrifice in terms a little harsher than "Sending a twin to the gods."
Ever since we arrived at the shrine I've played with the established shifting of Duane's sanity and coherence. Since it's always dark in the shrine due to the storm, it can be hard to know for sure if Duane is himself or if Duane's the nighttime monster. We want him to be his monstrous self when he acts so cruel and bigoted and atrocious. We don't want that to be our hero. But the fact is these outbursts and this insecurity are facets of his personality, and not the fault of a slavering zombie.
And that sucks, man.
It also sucks that the Gefendur faith is a lot darker than feuding celestial twin sisters and skull decor. It's hard to know who to even want to get behind. It would be nice if our representative from an alternative faith could be a little more civil and charitable to these ostensible victims, but he's not making much of a case to more sceptical kids like Siya by shouting at them.
It's all a bit of a mess.
Comments
The community in the comment section is pretty good! There are a lot of strong opinions though, often political and religious, and I try to keep my distance from most of them. The Discord community is a little more friendly, with a more easy-going vibe, I feel. But honestly I wish I could release entire chapters at a time instead of the post-by-post method, so I'm happy you read it the way you do :)
Ashley
2020-11-23 05:24:57 +0000 UTCThis isn't a Revelation. We all knew this was in Duane. And after he told the story of his brother and the salt lizard,he was becoming reflective enough to possibly grow,But the lady stopped him. She turned him from that growth deliberately. Frankly I'm surprised at anyone who is surprised at Duane here. But Maybe no one is, and it's just the explanation with this post that made me think people had been upset by it. As a long reader rather than a post-by-post reader, I wonder if I wouldn't profit more by reading it on the site. I'm not sure. I really do want to be part of the community.
2020-11-23 01:05:58 +0000 UTCPS: the horrid pageant director's ability to detach from her personal freak-out enough to appreciate the lightshow is the thing she's said that makes me like her most :) My holy vision is toast, but still, awesome leaping green lions!
Judith Bradford
2020-10-24 15:52:22 +0000 UTC
