the story thus far

Interlude (09.07): Changing of the Guard

"1. Which is the good creature among the creatures of the good spirit that from midnight till the sun is up goes and kills thousands of the creatures of the evil spirit?

"2. Yog Sothoth answered: 'The dog with the prickly back, with the long and thin muzzle, the dog Providence, which evil-speaking people call the Dog of Dreams; this is the good creature among the creatures of the good spirit that from midnight till the sun is up goes and kills thousands of the creatures of the evil spirit.

"3. 'And whosoever, O Chorazos! shall kill the dog Providence, which evil-speaking people call the Dog of Dreams, his sins in thought, word, and deed are redeemed as they would be by a Patet; his sins in thought, word, and deed are atoned for.'"

- the "Trussed swan/yogh," a suspected corruption of Vendidad

Losing friends changes you. It makes you value the friends that you shared that loss with, the ones that share your desire for justice and your need for answers. We picked through the evidence that we had accumulated, like the hard drive known as the Trussed Swan, the Lucky 5 prayer and the ever-elusive B.A. Saint-Feline personals, trying to organize it while it was still fresh in our minds. If we were Providence, though, then it seemed there were those with reason to fear us. Very good reasons. We didn't have long to mourn.