soulping | hiyo haato

There is a defiled creature of unknown name and origins in the well. It would be good to dispose of it, but I would not recommend such a task for someone who does not feel up to it.

...It's probably better if I leave it for someone who can fight.

Knowing your limitations is essential; there is no shame in leaving a task beyond yourself to another's hand. I am curious, though, as to how you reached the well without passing me first.

Oh, uh... This is going to sound rude, but you were just sweeping and minding your own business, so I didn't think you were too important.

[ well that. earns her a laugh, yes. ]

She's also not very good about reading a book by its cover. But sometimes it's the most innocuous things in life that have the biggest impact.

Next time I'll make sure to talk to everyone before approaching the creepy well.

But, remind me what your question was?

Death and its meaning to you. Your feelings.

...Here or back home?

Both are of interest.

Okay. Uh, I guess it's kind of related. Because, like, back home it's kind of the one thing everybody is afraid of most, at least until they're really old and miserable. Nobody knows for sure what happens after it, so I think that's what makes it so terrifying. Most people do everything they can to avoid it even if it's going to happen to everyone.

Here, though... It's sort of different, since people come back afterwards. But, I mean, even if logically you know you're going to come back, it's not as easy to block out thousands of years of human biology that basically tells you dying is bad and to be terrified of it.

Then, you also find death terrifying.

[ almost not even a question, tbh ]

Well, yeah. Most people are.

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It is a very normal reaction. How do you value your ability to survive, then? What are you willing to sacrifice to live?

...That's a tougher one. There's no hard limit, you know? I mean, people think 'I would die without this person' when they're talking about people they rely on a lot day to day but I'm pretty sure if they didn't have it they would just learn to get along without it.

Would a life without those people still be worth it, though?

I've gone through most of my life without anyone I could count on. I'm a little biased on this, but... You can live without most people, even if you think you can't. You learn to live without.

Were you happier without those people, alone?

No, but that doesn't mean I couldn't live without them.

I see. You believe in the possibility of surviving and thriving independently, then.

[ it feels like something is changing, almost imperceptively--is it just you, or do the trees seem a bit further apart than before? ]

Yeah, that's right.

[looking around at the trees]

Any more questions?

No, I believe you have adequately answered my questions.

Any tips on where I should head next, then?

There is much in the house yet unexplored.

[ she points a skeletal finger toward the same place that natalie just left ]

Okay.

[back to the house she goes]

[ she'll find that there is no backdoor--just the large window on the second story ]

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