"Disease. What's that, what are we doing - I never focused in biology -"

"It's--why am I talking aloud--" She sends a summary of Diseases And How They Work

"Alright. Thank you." He turns around and walks back off the way he came. Write if you think of anything else important.

Damn straight I will. This is far too important to consider not doing that.

Maitimo's looking exhausted. The talk's going on for the rest of the week. I wish he'd stop, he's made his point and is just getting people riled up.

What makes you think getting people riled up isn't his point? I'm going tomorrow, better to get a first-person perspective on the thing if I can.

Riled up people do stupid things.

We're talking an evil god here, and I am not convinced that it's a reformed one. 'Riled up people do stupid things' isn't a very convincing argument against riling people up being his point.

What stupid things is he aiming for, though? Violence against the two of you?

I don't know!

I would kind of like you two protected, just in case his game here is to incite a mob and things end with Tyelcormo and Huan tearing a dozen people to pieces.

Does this mean I can't go to the talk or that I need an escort?

I was more thinking an escape route. If things are making you nervous, a way out and out of the way of anyone who's doing anything that'd cause trouble...I can send you with an escort but that might incite what it's intended to prevent...

This would be easier if I could do dream-avatars.

What are those?

Sort of a--projection of yourself? You make a body out of dreamstuff and you operate it like it was real but your real body's somewhere else and if anything happens to the avatar it might hurt but it won't kill you.

And that can be done but you don't know how?

It's less that I don't know how and more that the relevant mental/magical muscles aren't strong enough yet--I could try, but the best-case scenario is either that it fails gracefully or flickers into place for a fraction of a second and then I pass out, depending on what you prioritize for best-case scenario.

Okay. 

It's also possible if people are insufficiently inciteable to violence the Enemy will make it happen himself.

Murder us?

He shrugs. If I were evil I would try to make it look like you attacked someone, with neither party surviving to explain otherwise. 

I'm very glad you're not evil.

The Enemy's not as good as me or there wouldn't even be room to maneuver in. But I'm still extremely nervous for the two of you. Maybe an escort's wise. 

Maybe Tyelcormo and Idaia should go traveling or south or something.

I will suggest it. 

Tyelcormo?