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LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
#65026: Mar 23rd 2018 at 11:30:58 AM

~everyone who signs can feel a very brief, very gentle tug deep down in their being as soon as the put down their signature, after which Lovisia collects the signed contracts again~

~but only if they really do have a soul, otherwise they don't feel a thing~

(@Momonga)Lovisia: "Is problem?"

edited 23rd Mar '18 11:31:52 AM by LeChuck4

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65027: Mar 23rd 2018 at 11:38:19 AM

-Momonga stands up-

Momonga: Many, many problems.

-And then she silently walks to the kitchen before slamming the door, clearly far more troubled with this proposal than she can publicly say-

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HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#65028: Mar 23rd 2018 at 11:42:22 AM

Lisa: Uh... sorry, not really willing to wager my soul over this.

MrKirb Lights, Camera, Action! from bluh bluh land Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
Lights, Camera, Action!
#65029: Mar 23rd 2018 at 11:45:55 AM

Roy: "Urgh...if only a lawyer can help me with this. I can't wager if the odds are rigged."

@Baru "I haven't seen anyone used launchers so far."

-*is reading his contract a few times though demonic legalese aren't in his vocabulary. His decision is clouded in doubt*

edited 23rd Mar '18 11:50:51 AM by MrKirb

LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
#65030: Mar 23rd 2018 at 12:04:18 PM

~looks at the contract after Momnga storms out, trying to find any typos she might have made that Momonga got mad over~

(@Lisa)Lovisia: "...what is problem?"

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65031: Mar 23rd 2018 at 12:06:36 PM

-Omar politely raises hand-

Omar: May I field this answer, so to speak?

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LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
#65032: Mar 23rd 2018 at 12:09:47 PM

Lovisia: "Yes, please." >_<

~Roy, roll an intelligence check~

MrKirb Lights, Camera, Action! from bluh bluh land Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
Lights, Camera, Action!
#65033: Mar 23rd 2018 at 12:13:29 PM

Roy: *15 - 2*

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65034: Mar 23rd 2018 at 12:20:30 PM

Omar: I believe that it is a matter of an irreplaceable metaphysical concept being bartered in such a materialistic manner that has many people understandably unnerved. I do not know how such things are viewed in your homeland, although I can guess that souls are considered in the same vein as a diamond or steel constructs in being a resource to be bought and sold. For many of the people here, they have been taught that the soul represents who we are as individuals above even the heart or the mind, and that such things persist after our mortal lifetimes have run out. Perhaps such things would go to another realm where we are properly rewarded or punished for the actions taken against others, perhaps we are taken there as a result of our resolute and never-ending faith, perhaps even the soul comes back to the mortal realms to continue to influence this plane of existence even after its previous owner has expired.

Whatever the case may be, you must understand that trading a soul is far harder on a person than trading their material possessions, their health or even their lives. It is to the point that those who express willingness to barter away their souls for something lesser is considered "evil" or even tainted in some manner. I believe there is a very old quotation from a movie that goes to the effect of "They may take from us our lives, but they cannot take from us our freedom". Bartering the soul is effectively just that. Bartering away your freedom with little guarantee that it can ever be brought back, especially when it is sold to a faceless banker you have never met in your lifetime.

-He pauses solely to take a drink from a glass of water before setting it down-

As for me, well, I have already pledged my life to Allah and the state of my being in regards to a soul is fairly questionable, so I do not have a problem with signing this business agreement. But it is not so easy a decision for many of us, miss Lovisia. It is not the wording of your contract that they have trouble with, since it is likely written rather hard in our favor. It is the action of signing one's soul away itself that will not be so easy to come to terms with, even for the bravest of men.

edited 23rd Mar '18 12:25:24 PM by Raidouthe21st

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LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
#65035: Mar 23rd 2018 at 12:28:23 PM

~all you can understand from this contract is that by signing, you agree to have your soul be offered as collateral when taking out a loan with a certified Abyssal Credit Institute, meaning that in the case of a violation of the to-be-established loan agreement the Credit Institute may legally repossess your soul~

Lovisia: "Oh. Right. Forgot considering of differences in cultural norms between highly varied backgrounds in group." >_<

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65036: Mar 23rd 2018 at 12:33:12 PM

Omar: Indeed. I think it would be best if you help us understand how integral bartering our souls is here, and whether you mean that the signature of literally every single person here is needed, or if there is some sort of cut-off point to these measures.

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MrKirb Lights, Camera, Action! from bluh bluh land Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
Lights, Camera, Action!
#65037: Mar 23rd 2018 at 12:50:32 PM

Roy: "Muur...I usually don't bet this high but...think I got better chances dealing with demons than a galaxy eatin' nightmarish freak."

"Fuck it, all in!"

-*signs*

edited 23rd Mar '18 12:52:02 PM by MrKirb

HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#65038: Mar 23rd 2018 at 1:06:48 PM

Lisa: What he said.

I'm not religious or anything like that, but we don't even really know how souls work where I'm from. Our technology can't properly study it or see how it ticks, so it's not something I really want to mess with.

FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#65039: Mar 23rd 2018 at 2:54:51 PM

-Aaaand have a Quartz stumbling in, covered in blankets-

Quartz: Good day, everyone...

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65040: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:05:04 PM

Asagi: Oh, hey Lizard Wizard. What's up?

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FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#65041: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:07:31 PM

Quartz: Ah, well, finally managed to get out of bed for the first time in a while, yourself? smile

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65042: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:11:37 PM

Asagi: Signed my soul away for some gold to make into bullets. Were you hibernating just now?

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FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#65043: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:15:18 PM

Quartz: Somewhat, yes, but it was more from falling sick than anything seasonal. Which is why you probably haven't seen much of me in the past few months. >.<

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65044: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:21:21 PM

Asagi: Ohhhh. You recovered from it?

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FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#65045: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:23:11 PM

Quartz: Not fully, but I'm past the worst of it. smile

Say, um, did much happen while I was out?

LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
#65046: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:24:28 PM

Lovisia: "Must just consider like object of monetary value, like house or car. And signature is not needed from everyone, but more souls for offering is meaning more leverage to barter for better conditions when taking out loan. If are lucky, can get deal with low interest rate so have to pay back less total after done with mission, meaning can keep more money after retrieving big block of gold from monster."

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65047: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:26:51 PM

Asagi: ...

Yes. Quite a lot >.>

Omar: Hmmm.

I see we might be at a fundamental impasse here then.

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FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#65048: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:30:44 PM

Quartz: Mind giving me a very quick rundown, then?

TheRiddleOfCards Don't blink. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#65049: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:30:58 PM

Hastur walks in, whistling something sounding like a symphony or a sonata.

Hastur: Hello folks. How are... things?

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#65050: Mar 23rd 2018 at 3:34:49 PM

Asagi: Heya Hastur. Howsit going?

-She tells the lizard wizard...well, everything-

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