[Multiple Locks]

[forissancta]

[Locked to Wanderers]

You don't know me, and you have no reason to believe me. I'm just one man, with my beliefs and a few like-minded individuals, but this is something which concerns you all. It's my earnest hope that you'll give me a few minutes of your time, to read my words and to consider them.

Listen:

This was not an accident. Your

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[elashte]

My old friend! I was wondering where fortune would toss you in our direction. Really, I'm surprised you didn't come earlier. (Though I imagine coming mush earlier would have placed you on Romana's warpath. She was not, I hear, much one for Riftcomers.)

We should have dinner sometime. Where are you staying?

[forissancta]

Not one for Riftcomers, and, I would imagine, not one for Nephilim, either. Archangels, past and present, rarely are.

Even so, I'd have been here much sooner, but for certain complications. The spirit was willing but the flesh... Well. Some things are unavoidable.

Dinner would be very welcome, indeed. We've acquired a small building for the time being, at [address, not in the best part of town, but not horrific, either].

I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but the fact that a demon has not only proven more sympathetic than I could have imagined, but has come to power while still championing reason...

That gives me hope, old friend. Thank you for that.

[elashte]

Oh, there's no great secret to gaining power among demons. Live to a certain age and a great many will cluster under your banner. It remains to be seen how they will react when the more conservative and reactionary among us decide to make Chicago the place to prove their fortunes.

But far be it for me to dampen your spirits. There is hope yet for all of us. In fact, I should introduce you to the young woman who seems to have taken charge of the Archangels' side; she seems to be quite reasonable.

[forissancta]

Don't worry about my spirits. I wouldn't have lived as long as I have if I was blind to the realities of the world. It's impossible to realise an ideal future without acknowledging the imperfect present, after all.

That said, it's still telling that you've accomplished as much as you have. And if there's a reasonable voice on the side of the Archangels... It seems like I may yet live long enough for some good to come of this, after all.

[elashte]

I do hope so. We have made amazing strides already, and things which I did not believe I would live to see, let alone would occur so soon after my Neqa'el birthday. The Fall of Romana numbers among those. If ever there was a greater blow struck for the futility of Callings...