The Tea Room, Mk. IV

[Overread]

The ancient one makes a convincing argument - but if something is given back something must be taken - the balance must be maintained

[mirinda]

What are you talking about now? *sigh* Whatever NEEDS to be done I'll help you do it for goodness sake!

[The Ace]

What do you mean, 'Balance ?'

OR was convinced he'd been killed, he was wrong. His spirit belongs to no-one but him. Your claim is premature and invalid.

[HoopyFrood]

And just want would Wolfy Essencey stuff want in order to maintain said balance?

[Overread]

Our claim is correct - the essence abandond the body - the situation surrounding that is not part of the binding - for a returning another essence must be given into death - not into our paws nessessarily, but into death = something must die to return something that is dead to life

simple contract of life and death

[mirinda]

So who or what is going to die then?

*looks around nervously.*

[Wybren]

But, isn't there an unbalance here with the Pack absorbing OR prematurely. Surely The pack must return OR to us to return the balance without taking anything in return.

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Or what is balance to one is unbalance to another. The Pack is greedy-they want always, want to take, but never to give.

[The Ace]

You're right Wybe, OR's guilty of nothing more than gullibility. Pack, do you know where you are ? You dare to make demands here ?

[Overread]

You cannot sway our stance. Death is not planed - though time might be - so we cannot take something before death - that is the realm of non-pack.
Something must die for life to be returned - any life - all are equal in essence

[Wybren]

The Pack should know better that to try to take a soul while the body has not done with it. And to do it in Here too tsk tsk

[HoopyFrood]

How's about some nice abstract death. The death of...um...world hunger, or global conflict! Let's solve two problems in one go.

[The Ace]

Pack this is the tearoom, your presence is tolerated to protect OR, but you are in no position to bargain. Return OR to us and go in peace, this is your final warning.

[mirinda]

*Mir strokes OR's lifeless wolf body.* What do you want Pack? What life do you need?

[Overread]

what will you do to that which is eternal?
even the ancient one cannot destoy pack - though you can remove us from this place we feel that that would not aid you - nor would harming pack - for when one harms pack all in pack are harmed.
A death must be a death - does hunger have an essence? a soul? a being? no
but any death will suffice