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Aether Eternum

Rika made to slither after the man. That was all, at the moment, she could do, aside from keep her eyes out for anything that looked like a good place to rest... and for any food. And try to keep her mind off the whole 'snake from the thighs down' thing. Panicking was not helpful though, she had to just keep herself from panicking as she slide along after the man. At least, until the elf...? girl brought up the matter of the older man who had run off for no apparent reason. Or because they had insulted his taste in meat. Or something. Rika sighed, folding her arms under her chest as she turned to face her.

"I think we're better off letting someone else take care of him," she said, looking quite unimpressed at the memory of the man who hadn't realized that he was giving out rotten meat. She didn't wish any harm on him, though if he had actually been near her she might have slapped him on the backside of the head for being such a fool. "They can keep him from giving himself food poisoning. Or worse. We need to find somewhere for the foxgirl to rest and... something to eat. Preferably something alive so we know it's fresh before we kill it and get to preparing it."

@PKMNB0Y @Tokki @WeepingLiberty @Zombehs

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Accepted.

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Accepted.

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Hmm, that is true, yes. Still, they've allied with specific families before and specific members do use variants of magecraft(of course, the Church's variants), so I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with what's been done or planned so far.

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Hmm, I suppose that's true, but the fact that Kirei and Ciel exist at all(well, Kirei before he gave in to literally being evil) and that they have allied with specific families in the past(such as the Tohsaka during the Fourth Holy Grail War) still indicates they're willing to put that aside in certain circumstances.

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@Yuri, @NRVNQSR: Well, the Church... actually uses a lot of the principles of magecraft.

For example, Black Keys are formed purely by passing prana though the hilts to produce the blades. Sacraments are outright a type of magecraft. While no, I don't think they're the biggest fans of it, this fact and the fact they've allied with magi and even consented to the instruction of some of their members in magecraft means they're at least willing to tolerate it if it furthers their goals.

@GummyCat: Yes, you can.

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Don't forget to post him to the character's tab.

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That seems fine to me, now.

Accepted.

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We've actually got a Church operative bio pending right now. ^^;

That being said, deepening the connection to the Church works fine. If they're closely tied enough possessing the Keys should work out fine.

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Well, they're more reliable then that since the Church's militant arm uses them as their weapon of choice.

As for still having the Black Keys, I just want to know why the Church let them keep them, now.