scrapdraught | Anisphia Wynn Palettia

[Looking around the place and rubbing at her sleeve. You can really feel the draft in here now.]

Honestly? I'd welcome it. What's the point in staying in churches and mortuaries?

Besides, it's...too quiet.

[ It is definitely colder and gloomier. What is a haunted house without their ninja, soot sprite, and reanimated corpse? ]

They haven't even been in the church or the mortuary. Suguru, Satoru, and Mathis were staying in the new area.

[ A new place is probably needed ]

It is. It's really, really quiet.

[Hm. How about that? Reason number 2314234 Camille is not mom material: she never knows where the kids are.]

That explains the lack of action around here.

[She looks to the young girl, a knot growing between her brows. They're all capable, yes, but they're all so young. Laudna, Gale, and Alfyn, all reasonable voices, steady adults. Gone. Who are they supposed to turn to now? Her and Hawke? Totty?

Fuck. Muelsyse might be the only level-headed grown up in the bunch.]

I know. I miss...I miss the ruckus, honestly. I'm sad I wasn't around earlier, could've joined in a bit more. [She takes a breath, then puts a hand to her shoulder.] It's not going to be long though. We're seeing them again. Real soon.

I could see if they want to stay here instead.

[ Their adults are dropping pretty fast. People should have targeted the teens instead. ]

I probably should have joined earlier as well... [ She made Lavi worry nearly a whole week before she settled with them ] Some of us will be seeing them sooner. [ It's a bittersweet feeling honestly. She will lean in to the touch though. She really misses being affectionate but now she only has boys to cling to. ]

Are you scared?

Yeah, I'll ask too. I won't be offended if they say no, but it'd be great to stick out the last bit together.

[Everyone is too nice to teens it's true 8( next time i'll kill you first pan]

...No. [She shakes her head. Even smiles.] It hurt, last time. I won't lie. But as long as it's quick, it's easy. You just...fall.

Are you scared?

I agree. It'll help knowing we're all safe until we need to go...

[ thank you kabby you're my only friend. ]

I am scared. Ignoring the trip I took, the last time I died I was reborn in a new life. I know that's not going to happen here, but I can't help but feel like maybe I'll be someone different again.

You were reincarnated?

[Frankly, she has no idea what to say. Her mouth opens, then shuts again. Tentatively:]

You know, Izutsumi said something to me when I came back from the dead. In her world, there's only certain places where the dead can be revived, because something about the magic there holds their soul to the spot.

With how many people here have so many ties to gods, the undead, magic, I'm...wondering if that's not the case here. None of them got sucked away to their own afterlife. None of them had to follow the rules of their own home. While they're here, if they die, they go to the same place.

I didn't get to see it. Maybe because Rondo already intended to bring me back. But everyone else is together. Whatever's holding them there is pretty damn greedy, Anis. I don't know that you'd wind up being anyone different than who you are now.

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[ she gives a nod ]

I used to be from a world similar to Totty's and Suguru's.

[ she hasn't told totty yet.

she does listen. she does give a sad smile as she nods. ]

Thanks. I know they are all them and we all will still be us when we return, but I do still worry. I rather like my life as it is now.

Really? [She tilts her head a little.] How does that work?

[As far as she knows, Todomatsu is just an actor. This is the final barrier before you break her gritty noir suspension of disbelief forever. Are you prepared for the consequences?]

Of course. It's okay to be worried. You have good reason to be, with what's happened before. I'm still scared I'll just go back to a void, myself. [She rubs her shoulder a little, matching that bittersweet smile. Cute kid. Real shame she's in this shit position.] I like the way you are now, too.

What was the difference? Who were you before?

I don't really know myself, but we have things in common.

[ Like phones ]

Well, if we wind up in the void instead of where the others are, we'll be there together.

[ Even if it's bad, they won't be alone. ] Thanks. [ Tapping her chin ] I don't remember it clearly, but I was more of a bookworm.

Anisphia Wynn Palettia

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