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{{quote|'''Fia''': It looks like we've reached the catacombs proper.<br />
{{quote|'''Fia''': It looks like we've reached the catacombs proper.
'''Cierra''': Supposedly, the Six Priests set traps here to deal with intruders. They might still be working even though they're old, so we should be careful.<br />
'''Cierra''': Supposedly, the Six Priests set traps here to deal with intruders. They might still be working even though they're old, so we should be careful.
'''Ein''': The Six Priests?<br />
'''Ein''': The Six Priests?
'''Cierra''': Yes.<br />
'''Cierra''': Yes.
'''Ein''': ...who are the Six Priests?<br />
'''Ein''': ...who are the Six Priests?
'''Cierra''': You know. The Six Priests?<br />
'''Cierra''': You know. The Six Priests?
'''Ein''': No, I don't.<br />
'''Ein''': No, I don't.
'''Cierra''': ...well, there you are. That's who I'm talking about. The Six Priests.<br />
'''Cierra''': ...well, there you are. That's who I'm talking about. The Six Priests.
'''Ein''': Yes, but that doesn't help me out much, does it? I mean, who are they? They haven't ever been mentioned before. Are they like the Seven Magi? Are they historical figures? You can't just reference something like that out of the blue and expect everyone to know what you're talking about. I need details here.<br />
'''Ein''': Yes, but that doesn't help me out much, does it? I mean, who are they? They haven't ever been mentioned before. Are they like the Seven Magi? Are they historical figures? You can't just reference something like that out of the blue and expect everyone to know what you're talking about. I need details here.
'''Cierra''': ...they're the Six Priests. They're priests and there are six of them. I don't know what else to tell you.|''[[Riviera the Promised Land|Riviera]]: [[Let's Play|The Squirrel Wars]]''}}
'''Cierra''': ...they're the Six Priests. They're priests and there are six of them. I don't know what else to tell you.|''[[Riviera: The Promised Land|Riviera]]: [[Let's Play|The Squirrel Wars]]''}}


{{quote|"I know an eighteenth charm, and that charm is the greatest of all, and that charm I can tell no man, for a secret that no one knows but you is the most powerful secret there can ever be."|[[American Gods|Mr. Wednesday]].
{{quote|"I know an eighteenth charm, and that charm is the greatest of all, and that charm I can tell no man, for a secret that no one knows but you is the most powerful secret there can ever be."|[[American Gods|Mr. Wednesday]].}}
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{{quote|Oriskany winced; submarines ''always'' collected their favors, and that invariably ended with the shipgirl in question getting covered in tree sap. Why? No one knew. At least three statisticians had committed suicide before research into the phenomenon was stopped.|[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12480048/140/More-Things-Involving-Shipgirls-That-Are-No-Longer-Allowed More Things Involving Shipgirls That Are No Longer Allowed, Rule 2471]}}

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Latest revision as of 14:04, 24 September 2017

Fia: It looks like we've reached the catacombs proper.
Cierra: Supposedly, the Six Priests set traps here to deal with intruders. They might still be working even though they're old, so we should be careful.
Ein: The Six Priests?
Cierra: Yes.
Ein: ...who are the Six Priests?
Cierra: You know. The Six Priests?
Ein: No, I don't.
Cierra: ...well, there you are. That's who I'm talking about. The Six Priests.
Ein: Yes, but that doesn't help me out much, does it? I mean, who are they? They haven't ever been mentioned before. Are they like the Seven Magi? Are they historical figures? You can't just reference something like that out of the blue and expect everyone to know what you're talking about. I need details here.

Cierra: ...they're the Six Priests. They're priests and there are six of them. I don't know what else to tell you.
—Riviera: The Squirrel Wars
"I know an eighteenth charm, and that charm is the greatest of all, and that charm I can tell no man, for a secret that no one knows but you is the most powerful secret there can ever be."
—Mr. Wednesday.
Oriskany winced; submarines always collected their favors, and that invariably ended with the shipgirl in question getting covered in tree sap. Why? No one knew. At least three statisticians had committed suicide before research into the phenomenon was stopped.
—More Things Involving Shipgirls That Are No Longer Allowed, Rule 2471

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