Joseph goes outside

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When: Noonish.
Where: Outside the Den of Fire
Who: Joseph Schreiber and anyone else


The soft sound of footsteps against pavement marked Joseph's pacing, as the skinny man with the shaved head walked back and forth casually, soaking up the sunlight that was obviously lacking in his life, based on his white skin. A cigarette dangled from his mouth as he gently nursed the nicotine out of what was left of it. Looking up, he gazed apathetically at the sky, and sighed, looking back into the Den of Fire.

It'd be nice to go back inside, but he needed to get some air. He had been locked up in there by his own volition for far too long, it was time to venture out and breath, at least have a vacation to his near monastic self imprisonment, his only company being his red typewriter. But carpal tunnels, cramps, and a near critically low amount of air in his room had forced him out, so he intended to get a few breaths of fresh oxygen before he started up again, working on more writing about this experience.

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[blue-rush.livejournal.com]

She'd grown tired of staying inside of her room. She was relieved that Lobsel Vith had chosen to protect her. Alas though Lilly wanted what was taken from her. Even if that meant getting revenge on the ones who did this to her. Wrapping a trench coat around her body she made her way out of her room, and then outside.

She was quick to spot a man with a lean frame smoking a cigarette. He seemed familiar somehow. She'd heard Stanley mention him, but didn't think to pay any attention to it. Still she was curious though.

"Mr?"

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"The name's Joseph Schreiber." Joseph said smiling faintly, extending a worn hand, "And you are?"

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Lilly reached her hand out and shook his hand. "I'm Lilly Rush." She examined him for a moment, then asked, "Have you been over there, for awhile now?" she asked gesturing towards the place called Den of Fire.

She was curious about what this man knew.

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"Well, back... before all of this... I was a reporter. Long story short, I end up on the wrong end of a serial killer's psychopathic rage, and I end up here after an unpleasant bout with undeath. I tried to play reporter here, tried to find out the latest news, and found out that the people here find the pen much scarier than any sword, seeing the amount of people I've seen carrying weaponry around here. After a while of that, I up and left, only to get lost in the woods north of here, hurt my leg, and crawl back, and I've been here ever since, healing up and writing. How long have you been with Lobsel Vith?"

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A serial killer? Now Lilly was curious. "A serial killer. Was he an important one? What was his name?"

She then heard him ask about Lobsel, but the question sounded oddly centric. "I was kidnapped by the Red God. Her and some man, Stanley saved me. She's letting me stay here. She thinks it'll be safe for me." she paused.

"Why? What's your relation to her?"

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"Well, his name was Walter Sullivan. I was actually doing research on him and the cult that was responsible for brainwashing him as a child when he turned on me. I was his 15th victim," Joseph said, then rubbed a hand over his somewhat recently shaved scalp.

"The red God? What... What happened? And... Lobel, well... My relationship to her is antagonistic on a lot of levels, the same way one might feel towards an older sister or a cousin. She loves me, and I... I love her, but like this place, she can be grating, in a very maternal way. Journalists like to be independent, not babied, only editors are allowed to do that. And really, you've lived with her for how long, haven't you at least... hasn't she... err..." Joseph trailed off awkwardly.

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Walter Sullivan. Lilly would have to remember to keep that name in mind. "Wait you were his fifteenth victim? What was his pattern? How many people did he kill?"

Then she stopped, and sighed. "The Red God. He sent his thing after me. I was kidnapped and judged, just because I miscarried a child." she was obviously becoming upset. She allowed herself to collect. She did notice Joseph trailing off about something.

"Has Lobsel tried to do what?" she asked.

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"I was number 15 out of 21. It was an occult ritual, if you're interested in the specifics, I'll fish out my notes for you, I compiled quite a bit of information on the cult and their teachings. Apparently the youth believed by killing people and attributing themes, he could ressurect his mother. It was... He was crazy, but he had some power from the cult. I'm glad to be away from that, but turns out the same gods live here. Fucking wonderful... Thankfully, not all of them are psychotic death gods. Lobsel Vith... Well, she's... To put it bluntly and about as well as I can say it, the god of fuck. She can be quite seductive when she wishes, and, as you may know, she can also be a he when he wishes. I'm surprised she hasn't tried to come onto you, trying to heal you in all manners, ranging from mental to sexual... It's not a bad thing, she just... She has a large appetite, a bit of a fire in her belly."

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Lilly had heard of occult rituals, but never had she heard of a serial killer killing people so he could resurrect his mother. The thought of that was just absurd beyond belief. "Yeah, I'd like the notes when you're done. Thankyou." she answered.

She then listened to him speak about Lobsel Vith. "The God of Fuck? I assume you mean she's some sort of sex God. Actually I'd heard she was a fertility God, but nothing about her being seductive." she sighed, "but then again the interaction that goes on between her and that one guy, Stan, I think. It's kind of amusing."

"But, no, she hasn't tried anything with me. She healed my mind, but she's never tried to seduce me. Of course why would a God want to do it with a mortal? There's something off about that."

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"Well, when she first came here, she seemed to spread a lot of sexual healing, both to those who needed it, and... She also had fun. It was... Loud. And why should it be off? The greek gods did it all the time, and hell... Look at the Christian virgin birth story? Why shouldn't a God get off with a mortal?" Joseph said, sucking the life out of his cigarette as he grinned toothily, "I'm sure you've seen stranger things."

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Truth be told Lilly wasn't much for religion and cults. Being in this place however she realized that they were real and she would have to believe in their existence.

"I see." she answered. "Is there a type of person she chooses to have sex with?"

"I work alot with the monster that is humans. There was this one man. A serial killer. He was raped at the age of 12. The sad part is that his mother sold him out. She was about to be raped, but then she told the attacker to do it to her son instead. Ever since then the guy became severely fucked up."

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Joseph's eyes turned cold.

"The orphanage that produced Walter... It was a cultist's brainwashing camp. They killed kids, and did god knows what else to them- I wrote the expose on the damned place, but I never got all the answers. It was hell, and it produced something straight out of the netherworld. He found a way to stay alive, despite having committed suicide, and kept on killing people by luring them into nightmare worlds. That was my reality."

"As for Lobsel Vith... She goes after the wounded, and heals them, mentally, physically, and everything in between. And then she also likes to have fun, and if there were a type of person she prefers, you'd be hard pressed to find it."

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"That's umm interesting." Lilly said to herself. Actually she didn't know how she was supposed to believe all this. "I guess being in the care of a sex deity is better than a death God. Though tell me. Has she ever raped anybody?"

The future answer would change how Lilly saw the Yellow God.

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"Well, she saved me on more than one occasion. My mind was a wreck after crawling back through the wilderness with my gangrenous foot, but she nursed me back to health and sanity. And honestly, she never took advantage of me once during that time, nor does she seem like the type to do that- she seems more the submissive type, enough for me to feel safe living with her, more so than with those maniacs who worship that red god thing," Joseph said, then stomped out his cigarette.

"Anyway, I haven't eaten for a while, I need to get some food in me. We'll talk more later, stop by my room, I'll show you my notes on the cult." Joseph said, smiling softly as he headed back inside.

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Stanley had noticed Joseph heading outside. He took another glance at the network before closing his laptop and following after Joseph.

"Hey, Joseph, what's going on man?" Stanley asked.

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"Ahh, Stanley... I've been pretty busy lately. I've been working on writing nonstop lately, and it has been a most exhausting endeavor, restricting me to my room and my typewriter. I see you're still kicking, that's good." Joseph said, putting his hands casually in his overcoat pockets.

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"Have you heard about what's going on? About all those kidnappings and shit by the Red God?" Stanley asked. He pulled out a shot of Jager and proceeded to sip on it casually.

"Kicking. I guess you didn't hear what happened to me a couple of weeks ago."

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"Pass it." Joseph said, holding out his hand like a mother who had just found her 13 year old had cigarettes.

"No, I haven't heard anything... You'll have to fill me in, I could use some new material."

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Stanley passed the bottle of Jager to Joseph. There was more in the kitchen. He wasn't too worried about that. He proceeded to fold his arms, and then he sighed. "Joseph, have you noticed that Vincent is gone?"

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Joseph almost shamefully took a sip from the bottle, coughing a bit as it went down, then pulled out a small metal flask, and began to fill it gingerly with the Jager.

"The priest? Did he escape, or get on someone's bad side?"

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"He got on my bad side." Stanley answered as he watched Joseph fill up his flask with the Jager.

"So I killed him. I was punished for. Made to be separated from Lobsel, and then killed by that bitch Alessa. I guess it's better now though." He sighed. "But now Xuchilbara is back."

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Joseph stopped mid pour, then gingerly topped off the flask when he mentioned killing Vincent. He handed the Jager back, but avoided eye contact.

"You... Xuchilbara... That thing is back? I heard people were being kidnapped..."

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"I'm not going to kill you." Stan rolled his eyes, taking the Jager from Joseph and took a swig of it. "Yeah Xuchilbara's back and he used some people for a ritual to bring back Henry. Alot of people are pissed."

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"Henry's back! Yes! I saw that... Although he doesn't seem quite right. What the hell happened? Still... I'm... Thankful.., But... It seems wrong." Joseph said, taking a swig of the Jager from the flask.

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"Knowing Xuchilbara, and Alessa there's no telling what they have planned for Henry. What really pisses me the fuck off though is that they pulled him from Paradise. Maybe it was a dark place, but they ripped him away. That's not fucking right.

The Red God of my Silent Hill would have known better. Shit this one accused Lobsel of being the incarnation of malice and spite. I dare say it's him who's malice and spite. Hurting people to get his rocks off. Plus he got one of the Shinigami knocked up. Though, I heard she and the kid were killed. Now there back to life. How it happened though is beyond me."

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"What? One of those pretentious robed bastards got knocked up? Serves them right, little shits. Of course they're all back to life... Still, I don't get how people can keep on coming back when they die, but... Vincent... Why hasn't he come back? And... Poor Henry, he had finally escaped... He was with Eileen..." Joseph said, now muttering to himself, but upon noticing his company, he gathered himself.

"So, tell me more about them getting knocked up... And I still don't understand the difference between your red god and theirs."

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"Yeah some bitch called Rangiku or Ran. I think it suits her. Everytime something's happened she's always "Ran" away." Stanley chuckled at himself.

"You know I'm not sure why he hasn't come back either. I guess some people permanently die while others don't. It's a strange thing. I'll give you that."

"Well, for one thing in my Silent Hill, Lobsel Vith and Xuchilpaba are lovers. In "their" Silent Hill, Xuchilbara and Lobsel Vith are siblings."

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"Still doesn't make a damn bit of sense to me. I mean... How can alternate universes have... Different gods? Isn't the point of Gods to be all encompassing? I... I don't know. I'm talking out my ass, I'm just a journalist. Anyway, I need to get back to writing. See you around, Stanley." Joseph said, taking one last drag of his cigarette before stamping it out and walking back inside.