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Well, for Demons they seem friendly. Charlie was warning about an excess of Hell Gates, but this seems a bit absurd, not to mention heavily inconvenient to not have access to your Shed in the future-
You grab Dolly's hand, and she clasps it with her other scoop-like claw, and uses your bulk to hoist herself up. You're a very tall robot, but she still has a good two feet on you. With heights ranging from four feet to at least eight, the dock is creaking in protest.
<greeting>Nice to meet you.
<statement>We came here looking for Stardust, or to hide from a Shadow monster that chases us if we cannot find it. There was a stairway leading down here.
The Fisherman gives a sigh, which mingles with a natural growl.
>"Oh, I see, you weren't dragged here, y'came willin'ly. Gots some bad news then, you're gonna have a time o'it gettin' back then. That was a one way trip you took."
The Hive feels anxiety mount as with a quick look back, you realize the void you entered from is not there. You're trapped in this outcropping of trees and roots and a lake.
>"W-wait, we can't stay here forever, is this really Hell?"
The Fisherman gives Dolly a dismissive hand-wave before answering.
>"No need t'fret thar, Missy. Dolly likes t’play it up a bit fer show.
>”T'aint Hell no more 'cept on technicality. Kinna like Purgatory? Y'kin get to Hell at the bottom of this lake, but Dolly an' I stayed in Hell too long, asked to ascend. "
Dolly chimes in-
>"An' they let us! Apparently this spot still isn’t as friendly as yore World, but it's right accommodating for us! Not for you fellas though, robot types will only last so long. You're likely to get infected and well-
>"Get possessed and become somethin' you don't want."
JJ grips you tightly, and the Fisherman spits a bit of tobacco, the brown juice trailing down the hood, before trying to sound comforting.
>"Easy, easy. That's a slow process, an' folk have climbed outta Purgatory before. More like a mid-gate rilly... It just takes some medicine and the right spot. We gots a home not far into the Woods, Dolly here needs to get dressed an' I wanna sit down on my rocker. Why not join us for a spell?"
