So far Abacus has failed to do so much as acknowledge Shodan's presence, and the Mighty can only hope it is because of the need for discretion. Maybe he wants a way to quickly disengage. Maybe he figures even superficial known links can lead these others to finding out about the more esoteric ones.
The Obrimos does allow himself a slight smile as his former cabalmate talks of omens. Acanthus. Of course he'll be able toi control the discussion about signs of Fate more.
And on the topic of... dream beings he doesn't have much to offer. Well, that's not true - goetic inner demons were something he knew existed, even if he couldn't help you on their lore, or lacked the power to evoke them. And while it was tempting to tell these Sleepers of the danger, Shodan knew he had to be more discreet "What Mary said. Also, look at it like this - the whole point of lucid dreaming is to train your mind in producing more... substantial images. Now, most of those are going to be safe enough, but if your fears or failings or whatever slip through the cracks, that means some heavy psychological damage. Your own brain is more than enough to give you a dream owie" And yet it is the very ability to conjure horrors that made humans - mages and not - so unique "That being said, and I know this has no bearing on the discussion at hand, predators are more likely to be repelled by a rave and attracted by flashes, because the latter means food and the former is too potentially dangerous to care about" He sips his coffee "Don't take my word for it, though, the last time I felt outdoorsy I nearly drowned in a lake" Shodan was an urban creature. The other Obrimoi may take interest in Life, but the whole thing seemed like too much of a hassle to the Libertine.
Beast control doesn't seem all that cool when you can shape the ground they walk on, the woater they swim in and the air they fly in "And as my second point of disputable relevance, I am not interested in exorcists, but I am very much interested in mind games to stay calm on a battlefield. Not that I see many omens" He allows himsel a small, and utterly unfunny joke "of me battling in the future but hey, you never know" Again, in truth mages face dngers to their body and soul way more often than ordinary humans, which makes it worthwhile to learn, if anyone is interested in sharing.
"Anatole is right. If we... you publicly study omens we'll be branded whackjobs. If we stick to lucid dreaming the worst insult I can see is 'hipster'" It's not the social aspect of the ridicule - everyone knows it's hard to be a prophet in your own land, literally in this case. It's the scrutiny and limitations this ridicule will attract.