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[sweetsalome]

I've started reading about the occult.

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[candysgirl]

Did you find anything interesting?

[sweetsalome]

Well I'm currently reading a biography of John Parsons who dabbled with the OTO and was friends with Aleister Crowley, so my perspective is limited. What the author describes, the ritual, the incantations, the history, all are really pretty interesting.

[candysgirl]

Why are you reading it?

[sweetsalome]

I heard it mentioned in a podcast I was listening to, I mean what's more appealing than sex, magic, and rocket fuel?

[candysgirl]

Cookies. ...Clearly I have different priorities.

[sweetsalome]

Well cookies are pretty rad too, I don't think I'd ever say no to a cookie.

[candysgirl]

I like to bake. What is your name? I am Cassie.

[sweetsalome]

You are one of the blessed. I'm Salome, nice to meet you, Cassie.

[candysgirl]

...Thank you. I suppose you are too, though we have only just met. It's a pleasure to meet you, Salome.

[sweetsalome]

Am I? I don't know about that, I am an awful baker. What is your baking specialty?

[witchfactor]

It's a fascinating subject for sure. What have you learned so far?

[colonelcannibal]

Take care, lass. Knowledge is power, after all--and power corrupts, hmm?

[sweetsalome]

Not a whole lot, I'm just reading a biography that features it, after I'm finished I think I'm going to find something a bit more specific, maybe a history of the occult.

[sweetsalome]

Well, that's surely the saying but not something I'm remotely worried about.

[colonelcannibal]

Oh no? Not all magic is nice, you know, and there are monsters in the world.

[candysgirl]

Cakes... I make good cookies too.

[witchfactor]

Be weary. Not all of that which is occult is nice.

[sweetsalome]

Yeah, I'm not really worried about that.

[sweetsalome]

I will agree that there are monsters in the world.

[sweetsalome]

Oh dear, now that is dangerous. Is this your profession?

[candysgirl]

No, I am currently unemployed. I just really like to bake. I used to be a princess.

[colonelcannibal]

What is the worst monster you've seen, hmm?

[sweetsalome]

I don't know you. That's not something I feel comfortable sharing with you.

[sweetsalome]

Ah. That must be kind of rough, no longer being a princess.

[colonelcannibal]

Well then, perhaps we should start with introductions. I'm Colonel Ives, it's a pleasure to meet you.

[candysgirl]

Oh, not a real princess. I dressed as one and performed at birthday parties.

[sweetsalome]

Oh! I thought things were going to get weird for a second, sorry about that! That sounds like a rad job, how come you're not one any more?

[sweetsalome]

It's nice to meet you, Colonel Ives. My name is Salome.

[colonelcannibal]

A bit of an unusual name, that.

[sweetsalome]

Unusual how?

[colonelcannibal]

I just haven't seen it very often.

[witchfactor]

How so?

[candysgirl]

I had a rough time and gave up nearly everything.