"I do think it may be mildly inconvenient to read my mind. Although the little computer may be some kind of exception to that. Anyway, I don't recognize the style, maybe it's somebody new. It'd probably be a tragic waste of talent never to bring orcs in on these things and there could totally be an up-and-comer all excited about the chance to direct who does absurdist shit and gets good reviews in some sort of orc periodical."

"Mmmhmm."

"Maybe I will nickname the posited orc."

We execute them without exceptions because that way there can't be rescue hallucinations, see.

Is that actually a humanitarian achievement I'm not categorically opposed to the idea but I'm not sure the math works -

It's not the main reason just - motivating.

Main reason is?

If Melkor released someone it is because it is in Melkor's interests for that person to have been released.

Everything is horrible and I want to go sing.

I expect he'll dismiss us soon enough.

Kib does not seem aware that he is expected to formally dismiss them.

So they stay. "Humans like popcorn with their movies."

"What's that?"

"No idea."

"I could summon a demon and ask for popcorn."

Kib unpauses Pride and Prejudice.

They sit quietly and watch.

It's a pretty engaging story. Eventually it is over.

"Do you want popcorn? Do you want space?"

"I don't know what popcorn is either and I don't care if you're here or not."

"Let's find out what popcorn is."

And he starts carefully drawing out a circle.

When he is done, a demon appears.

"Hi, I'm Maitimo! Chani gave me a list of people who might want to be summoned for the languages."

"Ooh, yes. Oh what lovely phonetics. Can I get you anything?" It has the th phoneme and everything! Yay!

"While you're here we would actually love to try popcorn, is that doable?"