Opinions without 3.1415 are just Onions (Week1 post trial)

[ghostricked]

After everything, the house seems almost too still and too mundane. At least as long as the doors to that room remain closed. One by one those covered in what was once their teammate are lead to the showers or change in silence. There is no warm meal waiting for them. No words of encouragement.

Life goes on, regardless.

Comments

[deadanimemom]

I'd appreciate that, if you're all right with it. [She does have extra cleaning supplies, in case anyone else showed up.]

[finalring]

Absolutely. I think that might help with morale a little.

[ the living room not smelling like rotting blood and gore is definitely going to be better for them, after all.

he takes an extra mop, soaking it with a mix of bleach and water, and begins to go at it. ]

[deadanimemom]

[She'll keep working quietly for a few moments, and then...]

It's a pity all this is happening here, this house is incredible.

[finalring]

It really is, isn't it? It could have made a good place for tourism.

[ he continues mopping the floors, trying to scrub off some of the dried blood. ]

It makes me wonder what made this place become an SCP in the first place-- it doesn't seem like that had always been the case, after all.

[deadanimemom]

I haven't seen much research into how or why things become SCPs. I don't know if I just don't have the appropriate clearance level or if there really isn't research into that. I have theories as to what might have happened, but that would only make sense for my world and the way I understand demons, which doesn't match up with how this world works.

[finalring]

It doesn't always match, but it's as good of a place to start as any. You say you breed demons, but that's not the only way they appear, right?

[deadanimemom]

No, [she's been turning the idea over in her head, the "what could this be". But to start it from the beginning, break it down to the most basic concepts...]

Demons can enter on their own anywhere the barrier between Gehenna and Assiah-- or Gehenna and this world-- is thin. Something like this... a demon might have originally gotten through and set this area up as a hunting ground, where ghosts formed from the victims and then merged with the original master of the area to form a more powerful demon.

So we might be dealing with two separate entities, one hunter that traps to kill, and the miasma created by the merged ghosts of the victims. There's also whatever influence is involved in manipulating the miasma ghosts. That might be coming from inside, the residual memories and personality of someone trapped earlier asserting control over the group...

[finalring]

Mm, that does make some sense. A creature that's able to kill so efficiently will most likely have a high body count. Those body counts have souls that have been killed prematurely, and will hold grudges against the world, but are trapped here because their bodies are probably never recovered.

And in turn, the miasma created by those forgotten will act against other humans as well, trying to lure them into the house.

[ he stops cleaning for a moment in order to look ahead and consider that scenario. after a short silence, he sighs, and resumes cleaning. ]

Well, that's basically just a guess right now. I'd wonder if it's possible to ask one of those other Vessels, but if Todd wasn't so willing to talk, then I feel that whatever comes next won't either.

[deadanimemom]

The other Vessels will have the same underlying motivation as he did, probably. We need more information before we make a plan, but if we try and wait for all the pieces to fall into place we're not going to be able to get ahead of them.

[finalring]

That's a good idea. It does make me wonder if they act more as a hivemind rather than separate entities but...I guess we'll see that soon.

[ with todd gone and all. ]

[deadanimemom]

I'm sure we'll get more information as we go, but I'm worried we'll just get what they want us to know.