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[spiritbalm]

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[spiritbalm]

Bad memories.

[ girl there's something happening to your face. sorry he's rude he'll just stare for a minute. ]

... Are you ill?

[darkholder]

[he's valid!! she doesn't seem offended because, like, fair. she looks at him for a moment before, dryly enough that it's probably a joke:]

What, do I look unwell?

[spiritbalm]

Very. But you are dead, so ...

[ everyone seems to be some level of Healed at least. ]

[darkholder]

Astute observation. Anyways, no, I am not sick.

[just continues on as if he will not have any more questions about her everything.]

Bad memories of what?

[spiritbalm]

[ he does have so many more questions, but. ]

Dodging around it then? Alright.

[ he'll let her divert. ]

Oh, this and that. Years of abuse and enslavement, watching my people be branded and killed for the sin of being born as they are, horrible fashion choices. All sorts.

[darkholder]

[catch her on memshare week--

she raises an eyebrow slightly, but otherwise seems to take that in stride easily enough.]

Horrible fashion choices? How dire. [stop] Anyways, I've been inside these places and nothing's jumped out at me yet, so I assume it's safe enough.

[spiritbalm]

It isn't as if I'm expecting giant spiders or Abominations to jump out from every dark corner.

It's the walls. We're trapped here. It's yet another prison, no matter how well they gild the bars.

[darkholder]

Well, yes. Is that a reason to deprive yourself of food, though?

[spiritbalm]

I just-- can't eat, right now.

[ THE ANXIETY. ]

[darkholder]

[thinks about this]

Well. Maybe you'll get lucky, and we'll find we don't have to.

[spiritbalm]

I doubt we will be so lucky. We're still supposed to sleep and eat and bathe.

[ he sounds so depressed about this. ]

[darkholder]

[clearly debating on how to respond to this, and after a moment:]

I don't believe I got your name.

[spiritbalm]

Oh.

[ he keeps forgetting to introduce himself before he starts ranting about mages or cats. but that tracks. ]

Anders.

[darkholder]

Neverah.

Considering the circumstances, maybe rather than "it's a pleasure", it should be "my condolences"?

[spiritbalm]

Somewhere in the middle. "That has occured."

[ neutrality on the meeting. ]

... You clearly don't care for this place either.

[ the church, at least. ]

[darkholder]

[a little shrug.]

It's cramped, for so many people. Not to mention a bit patronizing. If this is where we're meant to spend eternity, I intend to have words with whoever made that choice.

[she will talk to the manager (god)]