AFTERLIFE

[soulping]

[When you revive from your horrible death, your wounds slowly, painfully healing, you might notice the plants around you are blooming- Watered nicely with your blood, and bones, and flesh.

From this perspective, you can watch day 2.

Wait, why is there a day 2?]

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[swordedpast]

[ Everyone's bloody, so it's hard to make out different colors. All he sees is a slight dark-haired girl lying there dead-- ]

Miss Harmless?!

[ Stumbling to her side, still bloody himself. ]

I thought you weren't here--!

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

[ There's someone approaching her, but she doesn't do more than lift her head a bit to acknowledge him. Between the blood, it might be hard to make out that her hair is much shorter.

She's still around the same size and frame though. ]

[swordedpast]

[ He drops to his knees and grabs her by the shoulder, panic in his eyes. ]

Are you--

[ Aaaaand that's when he realizes it's not her. ]

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

[ Nope, he's holding onto a very quiet mouse. ]

Am I?

[ People normally don't touch her, what gives. ]

[swordedpast]

--you aren't Schooler of Epona.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

Badass. [ It's meant to be an introduction, but she's a bit short of breath. ]

--of Ratatoskr.

[swordedpast]

[ Wiping blood off his own mouth so he can speak more freely. ]

I see. Did you and Robin come up with that bullshit together?

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

[ Cooly: ] Why would I ever want to take the spotlight of self-sacrifice from Takshaka?

[swordedpast]

[ Grinning humorlessly. ]

You've got me there. It was my idea, you know? Before "dusk" started, I told Robin she should do something like that.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

Are you trying to accept responsibility for all of this?

[ Leaning in towards his face as if she intends to go for a kiss. ] Because I won't allow it.

I'm going to make sure Robin remembers all the lives she took tonight in her recklessness.

[swordedpast]

[ He doesn't back away, but his grin fades. ]

I was trying, but I guess it didn't work.

Blame Robin for your own death, but mine falls at Eveningstar's feet.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

She started the domino effect.

[ And then she feels faint enough to bump her head into his. Ow. ]

[swordedpast]

[ Gently pushing her away with one bloodied hand. ]

Man, you're really determined to blame her. Well, she did a selfish thing, but so did I in encouraging her, and so did Eveningstar in carrying on that whole mess. I didn't even suspect Epona before that.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

Naturally.

I told her that if she did this, I'd make sure that every day here was Hell for her until she returned to her own shitty world or gave up to sleep for good.

[swordedpast]

[ He sighs. ]

She's really made a mess of things, then.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

[ She wants to claim she's ruined a team, but Badass has the sinking feeling that she's the one who will be exiled today. ]

Doesn't really matter.

[swordedpast]

I suppose not.