For being unable to think of anything but play along...
Given everything that's happened, I don't blame them. But at the same time, the time is now. If they don't figure out something, that will be it.
[ Merlin is not sounding ominous just to sound ominous, these are just the facts; no way to go around it. But, Beel's frustration is valid; palpable enough for him to feel it and actually emphasize with it. ]
But they will need to confront them eventually. You're right that they're not matched at the level they are. At this point, it'll definitely require some direct interference on our part.
Not all of you are craftsmen, but I'm sure you can all help with putting together items or materials with some things I have here, and sending them over. [ Fighting accessories... ] And then there's the fact that the 'dead' can slip by the living, potentially glimpsing places where they can't, or other things.
Lastly, of course, is giving them that strength to move forward. This one is crucial, naturally. Now, more than ever. Everyone is struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel, or another way. They will have to find it on their own, but they can't do it alone.
This is all we can do, with the specifics still a work in progress, but I will be gathering you all when the time comes, of course.
[ Together...they can manage something. Ultimately, what actions the living can take will be unknown until at the endpoint. They will have to figure that out on their own.
But at least Merlin seems to think things are not impossible. ]
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Given everything that's happened, I don't blame them. But at the same time, the time is now. If they don't figure out something, that will be it.
[ Merlin is not sounding ominous just to sound ominous, these are just the facts; no way to go around it. But, Beel's frustration is valid; palpable enough for him to feel it and actually emphasize with it. ]
But they will need to confront them eventually. You're right that they're not matched at the level they are. At this point, it'll definitely require some direct interference on our part.
Not all of you are craftsmen, but I'm sure you can all help with putting together items or materials with some things I have here, and sending them over. [ Fighting accessories... ] And then there's the fact that the 'dead' can slip by the living, potentially glimpsing places where they can't, or other things.
Lastly, of course, is giving them that strength to move forward. This one is crucial, naturally. Now, more than ever. Everyone is struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel, or another way. They will have to find it on their own, but they can't do it alone.
This is all we can do, with the specifics still a work in progress, but I will be gathering you all when the time comes, of course.
[ Together...they can manage something. Ultimately, what actions the living can take will be unknown until at the endpoint. They will have to figure that out on their own.
But at least Merlin seems to think things are not impossible. ]