007- [phone] And now we watch yet another victim slide up to level 5...

[smallestgrave]

[Alice has held out for a long time. But now she has to come clean.]

For me, Mayfield is a second chance. Back home, I'm dead. I gave up my life and my soul to a demon to protect the man I love. It was the only way to free him from the demon's curse.

[All things considered, she expected to end up in Hell because of it. The demon in question wasn't

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[elevatoravatar]

"In my experience, when love is stronger than death, sometimes destiny allows for someone to bypass conventional means and use magical to make what is wrong right. That being said, please do not say you are a communist, as that is likely a way the town is marking us for the next horrible thing."

[smallestgrave]

Thank you. That is... very comforting to hear. I really hope it's true.

[She pauses, confused.]

I suppose I shouldn't have mentioned it over the phone, but it is true, and I thought that people ought to know....

[elevatoravatar]

"Are you certain it is true, and not just the town making you believe it to be true?"

[smallestgrave]

Well, I....

I suppose it must be true.

[Yeah, it's the town.]

[hontobakabaka]

"If it must be true, can you perhaps explain a bit about it to me?"

[smallestgrave]

About communism? Of course. Actually, I just found out what it was the other day.

It's a system of government. The idea is that everyone shares everything equally and no one has any more or less than anyone else. Doesn't that sound nice?

[hontobakabaka]

"That is the very simplistic version yes. But its Marxists that they are really more worried about from what I can tell, and less Marxists and more Stalinists. I was bored so I had Omoikane do a history dump."

[smallestgrave]

I see....

What's a Marxist? And a Stalinist? The person who explained it to me never mentioned them...

[hontobakabaka]

"I would say you aren't a communist then, or at least not one that the town would have a problem with. Liking the ideal is much different than understanding and preaching the dogma."

[smallestgrave]

But as long as one believes in the ideals, then isn't that all that really matters?

[hontobakabaka]

"I believe the biggest issue with the communists is the fact they are non religious. Which being the case would make me more likely to be one than you as I've seen you at the church several times."

[smallestgrave]

Oh, goodness...

Are you quite sure? That somehow doesn't sound right.

[hontobakabaka]

"I'm fairly certain. Its the godless aspect that the communists that are targeted in the 1950's that is played up the most."