text, un:yuuki

[siriusly]

There's no tree or field when you die this time
You just go from one moment before and then after with your body doing horrible things

The ghost part might be the same though

Shouldn't need to say it but try not to get yourselves killed if you can
I don't know what comes after as a consequence

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text; un: doublehedgedsword

[laminae]

[Oh hey, Fern doesn't know Manabu super well but he did see that message about him dying. It's always hard to hear someone you like has died, even if they might come back, and that was no exception.]

dude!!! you're back!!
i saw that message on the network
are you ok???
what do you mean about the ghost thing?

Text - UN: Onerthes

[onerthes]

A second confirmation, while useful, isn't exactly desirable. Still, it is good to know that the moon is not trapped there, serving as it once did, even if the the lack of Ramona's power would hint that it could not be so.

You will be careful going forward, I hope?

[siriusly]

[even on a GOOD day, Manabu isn't very good catching puns, so this user's true identity is a mystery.]

Like back in Deerington, ghosts lingering afterward...
Maybe it didn't happen for everyone?
It did for me

[siriusly]

Don't know how much more careful I have to be
From what I was told it wasn't really something I couldve caught myself

[onerthes]

Unfortunately I have a little familiarity with those. Despite the grousing of others, some of the trouble I got into during the dream was not my own doing, after all.

Are you alright, all things considered?

[siriusly]

Being alive has to count for something

[laminae]

aw dog not those things again

[He thought they had gotten away from those. He hates them so much.]

do you need someone to kill your ghost?
or uh
exorcize it? i'm getting pretty used to giving eulogies for those things

[onerthes]

It's a starting point at the very least. Is the "Death Flu" as pronounced as it was when we were in the dream?

[siriusly]

I don't know
I wasn't the one who could see it this time...

[siriusly]

Had a hard time getting back on my feet and talking and stuff
But I think that had more to do with morphing from a squid than a flu

Private: Video, un: Dawnknight

[searingwing]

[Glasses clink as plain stone walls are shown. Dellingr the dragon has curled up by the baking oven about the size of a large wolf. And Diluc is there, inspecting dishes and glassware with a critical eye.

He sets a plate down when it connects.] I can’t confirm if the ghost part was the same. I experienced being a ghost. But the first to die did not.

And you didn’t. [Without his coat and gloves, his arms and hands are laced with scars like a road map of a life lived hard.] …And I spent two days as a squid. You?

[siriusly]

10 minutes or something
I can't really remember it super well other than it was bad

[searingwing]

And the memory fog? [He asks as he props the device up and returns to checking over plates. He stacks up the good ones.]

I didn’t remember my name or even who anyone else was.

[siriusly]

I knew who I was
I just didn't understand what was happening or why

[searingwing]

[His red eyes sweep over the text and he nods. One hand is laid flat on the counter. Behind him is a stove and the storeroom door to the left of it is shut. His brows come down.]

How long did it take you to be able to stand? …I think it’s clear all of our experiences will be individual. Was it that way before too?

[siriusly]

You mean in Deerington?
It was all about getting sick...but I was never not...human shaped i think
This is different
I wasn't anything until I suddenly couldn't breathe
And I wasn't human until I was again
And it took forever to move like one even though I knew I was supposed to be able to

[searingwing]

And none of us lost any of our senses for a time here.

[Diluc says with a nod. He seems to reach some kind of internal decision because he relaxes slightly. Some of the seriousness fades but only a little.] Questions aside, welcome back.

If you need a distraction - when you feel up to it - I talked to the smiths. They were more than happy to offer space.

[siriusly]

Who are the Smiths?

[searingwing]

The blacksmiths of Willful Machine. Specially one near a canal. A shop by the name of Tempered Edge. All they ask is testing their blades. I can do that myself.

[onerthes]

So it lasted for a day or two, but not that long?

Interesting. That's considerably less unpleasant than before, which I'm not quite sure how to feel about just yet. It could have many implications.

[siriusly]

I don't know if it's over but sure

[onerthes]

True enough. That's something we won't be sure of completely for another month isn't it?

[siriusly]

Beats sitting still and thinking about this

[siriusly]

It's always months with this kind of crap isn't it

[onerthes]

In the dream, it was one month. But yes, there's always that feeling of risk that it might last a full month or more. Still, if we're fortunate, it will continue to be less of a problem for you.

At least that's what I'm hoping.