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[fixed_destiny]

When: June 8
From: Anubis

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Are gods expected to work with their pantheons? I don't mind if so, but I haven't the faintest idea whom else might be beholden to the Egyptians.

On that note, if anyone has any great need of the services of one of the many gods of the afterlife that seem to be in the mythology of this world, I'm willing to assist in any way I can. Please feel free to contact me on this odd little device or at my temple.

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Maybe not. But maybe throwing in some obvious questions could be good too, and other questions that are obvious about other topics.

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Of all the side projects I thought I'd be taking up this isn't one of them.

Are we drawing a line between generalized mental illness or going right for story villains?

I have heard pencil thin mustaches and small goatees can be a sign of malevolent intentions.

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You were expecting more common things instead?

I dunno, mental illness and general story villainous things seem to be pretty divided. I don't think there are very many story villains with mental illnesses.

Really?

[ ....hm. Sounds familiar. He should hit the books on that. ]

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Actually, yes. Most of my research until coming to this place has been fairly ordinary. I suppose there's something to that old curse, 'may you live in interesting times'.

Wouldn't evil itself be an illness? Say for example you have Lord Babyeater, who gained his name through the dedicated pursuit of doing just that. That sort of person can't be very stable or normal by most standards, could he?

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Is that a curse? I'd say it would be fun to live in interesting times.

No idea. It definitely sounds evil but equaling evil with an illness might be rude to those that really are ill.

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Oh very much so. Consider your favorite interesting book. Everything that interests you as a reader is absolute disaster for them, be it interpersonal turmoil or even tragedy after tragedy! It might be interesting.. to someone else. But when you are the one living that interesting time..

Evil wears that guise also. Discerning the ones who are intending evil from those who are innocent is also an important part of such questions, isn't it? Evil is evil no matter what gives birth to it! And if they are using such a thing as a shield, then I would think they're even more likely to be our hidden troublemakers.

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[ He doesn't know his favorite interesting book yet. Oh well. ]

If I remembered anything I might be able to relate but as it is I'll just have to guess that "I'll see which it is as time passes" or something.

Basically, some people that are evil might be ill and some people that are ill might be evil, but it doesn't mean everyone of either are the other.

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As I understand it this place will shove more than enough 'interesting' things to last a lifetime at us.

Yes? Let's start from the beginning again as I believe you may have lost track of the chain of thought in favor of advocating for the sick. We're looking for people who are mad with power. Madness is a mental illness. Insanity is exactly that also. The point of inventing questions is to detect the ones whom have gone mad with power, and I wished to know if we are also pursuing those who are storybook villainous in secret.

It's good to overthink it but not in the wrong directions.

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Sorry, I guess I can get distracted sometimes.

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It's really easy to get sidetracked on these things I've found.

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Yeah? You get sidetracked a lot too then?

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Constantly. My master used to find it a little exasperating, back home.

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So I suppose the both of us need to practice on that!

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Yes! But not right now.

At least not for me. I wonder if any of this stuff on hidden power-mad people should go in the guidebook I'm thinking of writing.

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Guess so.

Maybe! It might cause worry though so maybe in the second edition? XD

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Or perhaps just an anonymous network survey. Everyone likes those, I'm told.

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Not everyone, probably. But a lot of people might.