MR ARCEUS

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Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
When: MAY 20TH TO MAY 22ND
Summary: GET IN HERE AND MINGLE
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[papacerberus]

Good.

[Lupa seems... well, not pleased, but almost relieved at the statement.]

It would also be best to gather others to help. Demons are very difficult to kill.

[Lupa looks away, and his voice is weighed down and filled with guilt.]

The Hunger eats at me and my control even now. I am resisting, but eventually it will overwhelm me. I will cease to recognize comrades or... innocents? I believe that is the best word. The only thing that matters within the Madness is Hunger and the need to destroy. The only thing that will bring someone's mind back temporarily is being mortally wounded and on the verge of death. The memories are muddled, as if seen and heard from a distance while under water but I remember killing my own men who should have been able to trust me. I should have been protecting them. I will carry that guilt on myself for as long as I exist.

Never again. If I could do enough damage to myself to insure my death right now, I would.

[nightyorb]

[Riz cocks his head, one of his big ears twitching upwards. His brows are knit above his big, slitted eyes as he commits every bit of information this man is giving out to memory. It might not ever come in use, but it's better to know something and not use it, than to be ignorant. Later on, Riz'll jot down notes about this conversation in one of his many notebooks.]

So it's like a Vampire's bloodlust? Or a werewolf under the full moon?

[papacerberus]

I don't know.

[Lupa shrugs. The words are familiar in a vague way, but neither of those things existed in the Junkyard. Not under those names at least.]

There was no moon in the Junkyard. Solar noise does have its effects, however.

It is possible for the Hunger to be kept at bay, but I won't devour others. Sera could also assist with the Hunger, but she is not here.

[nightyorb]

[That sounds like a vampire's bloodlust to Riz. Going mad from not eating. Which shouldn't normally be a concern here, not when they are all forced into human forms, but it might pose a concern turning times like this.]

How long can you go before you start feeling the hunger? And what did this Sera to help you?

[Maybe what she does can be replicated somehow? There are many people with powers during these weekends. Or perhaps it is like a vampire, where a willing donor of some blood can stave off the worst of it.]

[papacerberus]

The Hunger is least painful and pressing the moment after devouring, but it never leaves. I lasted several days before the Madness took me before. Other factors, like how often I transform or use Mantra, may change the timeline.

[Lupa looks sad, almost.] And it was singing, but I believe that was merely the way she channelled her powers as Cyber Shaman. There was no one else who could directly act upon data the way she could.

[nightyorb]

If it normally takes a few days, you'll probably be fine here. Even times like this, when everybody is back to normal, never last more than three days tops.

What do you mean exactly with Mantra and transform though?

[Okay. Singing. Riz, for the record, doesn't sing. And if he did, absolutely nobody would be calmed down by it. It does make him wonder though if this Sera was some sort of bard. Bards had some calm emotions spells, right?]

[papacerberus]

That information is comforting.

[Lupa frowns and then gestures to his stomach. There's a mark there, so very black, and looking almost like a fresh burn. A red glow seeps out of it for a moment.]

This Brand is called Lavaflow. Because of it, I can transform into a demon. My demon avatar is Cerberus.

[The Houndoom boofs happily.]

...she seems to think it is her name too.