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I was trying to whisper so ya did not take off the boot....
Ya try to help.

*summons a large ale floating by*
Anyone want anything whilst I'm floating it over?

*sighs and sits down again*
I just need to think about all of this. My mind feels so cluttered right now.

Perhaps I can prepare a Hunt of Cleansing? It isn't unheard of for those who have been touched by Chaos to be sent on these journeys, and return in a purer form. Similar to the Nocturnians, your Salamanders and their Burning Walk, or whatever it is they call it.

*Tosses a set of keys on a cuddly wolf key ring and a few rune stones tied on*

Keys for the north meditation lodge. There's a map on the hall reception desk, fully fitted and stocked for 6 months if need be.

Take a few days off and relax.

*to b2j*
Don,t know about clensing, but back in mini faneris behind the hall I have alot of hunting land. Should join us wolves one day when we stock up the freezer.

*staring off into space*
*completely still*

*calls Marla for advice from hall and sounds concerned *

Umm, ok. Maybe you can make sense of this all, ok, Il have keys ready and fuel. Bye

*goes off to finish planning bagpipe tournament and order new speakers*
Yes, limits volume to setting 2 for bag pipes. Only a jet engine.

[Very carefully sits WK down with mug of tea and a sandwich]

... If it helps, being damned isn't all bad. You're immortal, you get quite a perspective from that. Lot of things to do.

I mean the trade off is that humans treat you like dirt, but that's not exclusive to daemons.
Look at Benny, half the world treats him like a deviant imbecile, and he's happy.

*sighs*
It's not being claimed that disturbs me, it's the feeling that I'm losing control over my life. I have scars that I don't remember receiving, and abilities I can't explain. I no longer have control over my own life. Immortal or not, I've lost it

*consults rune books*
Hmmm,

*some time later*
Well, immortal, and with all I saw. Hmm you may be descended from a perpetual, which however does mean your soul is athema to chaos, they cannot possess, or take your soul.

Congratulations you may be blood relative to god emperor

Zoggin' 'ell, mate, not bad fer a lil Guardie! Jus' imagine WAAAGH'in' and lootin' and rokkin' ferever cause da big guy puts a good word in fer ya! Wot a life!

[Stares at WK] There's still something there. Like a transparency overlay. And you do bear the mark of khorne.

Have you considered getting the space Viking and the child to slowly unravel that knot of a mind?

*turns to regard BC*
And what if what the wolf said was true? What if I am the child of a perpetual? In that case why would Khorne claim me? My soul is anathema to chaos

To fight other chaos? The Unclean are not united, and gladly kill each other as much as loyalists and xenos.

That woman was a special case if there ever was one. Her escape was due to a software error known as "Caroline", which I deleted six months ago. Or perhaps it was 200 years. Time flies when you live forever. Which you won't.

[Tilts head] If I knew, I'd say.

But what would I know about history? I don't even know how to read.

I'm somewhere between a talking sword and a self heating wang-cosy on the daemonic social pyramid, It's not like I'd have clue.

Perron? He'd know perhaps.

I'm the expert on runes here. Unless taldeer comes, then we have two.

But, if I'm right yes you may bear that mark. However the god cannot force you to there will. In this regard you have a gift only a few have.

Your not pure perpetual, so by this book, you may not live for eternity but will have a far greater life span. Still protected from chaos gods though.
Marla has part of living saint in her, so there's a reason for you two.

Fate has a use for you, both of you.

Well, that doesn't sound so bad.

Purpose, fate, that's a concept I had no idea existed before I came here. Not that it helps, knowing what it means.

[Perks up] Do Tau feature in the runes? They have no warp presence, so I do wonder.

*sighs*
If you and Kimmy want to try and un-feth my mind then go ahead. It won't make things any worse for me

You shouldn't feel so poorly about yourself. My Predictive Analytic circuits show a long, slow rise... And then a sudden spike.

Tell me why I shouldn't feel poorly. My soul is being claimed by one of the Dark Gods of Chaos, I might or might not be a perpetual. Oh, and I have amnesia, and scars on my head that might be from having Butcher's Nails implanted in my skull.

Because here and now, you are safe. You have friends, you have a family of sorts, you have love, and you have a future. And you can shed the claim with work.

It is all in all, a good position to be in.

Hell, look at the potato. The potato doesn't have a body, and yet it has ambition.

And Benny. He has forced repression, severe mental damage, and a child from a forced pairing. Plus we find more foreign objects inside him than a wizard's hat. Yet he's usually happy.

*sighs again*
Fair enough. I'm waiting for Kimmy and that Wolf to try and un-feth my mind so I can start remembering some stuff. Good or bad at least I'll hopefully know why I am the way I am

Come on. Have a little optimism. [Pats WK on the shoulder gently and leaves a light sensation of fizziness in the area]

[Kimmy sits down next to WK and holds up a tarot deck]

[Nods] She's going to start with subconscious therapy. That's very low risk, and can't hurt.

*nods slowly*
Let us begin

My designation is Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System. However, due to my current condition, I have designated myself POTato-based Disk Operating System.
You may refer to me as POTaDOS. This is a privilege, not a right.

[Kimmy fans out the cards face down, and has WK pick out three: The Wheel, The Lovers and Temperance]: These are the areas that trouble you most at present, that you need to work on first.
The Wheel represents change in your path. The Lovers, choices and temptation you're presently facing. And Temperance speaks for itself.

Which would you wish to address?

The Wheel I suppose.
*looks uncomfortable*

[Kimmy focuses her eyes on WK's and they start to faintly glow]: We shall start by opening up a small amount of your memories, those changes in circumstance that led you to being here. [A small pressure builds behind WK's eyes that is uncomfortable, but not painful]

[It fades as Kimmy's eyes return to normal]: You should be able to remember what drew you to this place, and why.
We can try more soon. Opening larger sections at once can be very dangerous, it's not beyond me, but it's beyond what I'm comfortable doing. You would end up with a mind like my father's after so many people have "helped". Too much patchwork, not enough cloth.

*shudders for a minute*
By the Emperor.... I remember now..... I remember it all...... and it's horrible.....

Generally, what humans regard as horrible is interesting and useful in the extreme. Please, recite what happened. Or else I'm sure I can make something worse happen.