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Yes.

[Just a blunt, monotone answer.]

And your request sounds very likely.

Oh. [Oh. He, erm, wasn't expecting such a quick and...simple answer. And he's not entirely clueless - he realizes that this means that either the person he is talking to right now is dead back home, or that they personally know someone here who is, and....well, what should you say in response to that?

He decides to just keep things simple.]

Thank you. I'll [...] keep looking for her, then.

[Honestly, she still just hasn't figured out that people want more information in their answers even if they don't specifically say so.]

You're welcome.

[After a pause, her curiosity takes over.]

Are you certain this individual is here? I have found there is very little sense in who appears in places such as these, nor for when they come or go.

I'm...not sure. I've noticed that people usually arrive in groups, so it would be weird for her to just - show up alone...

[A pause, before his tone strengthens in its resolve.]

But I heard her voice, and...if she is here, I have to find her. So...

That is typical, true.

[Her relatively flat voice gets a bit softer.]

Ah, I see. I heard the voice of someone close to me recently, as well, but I am quite certain she is not here. If it is important that you see this associate, however, I hope you are able to locate her.

[It's a little bemusing to think of his grandmother as an "associate", but he notices the slight change in her tone; he thinks she's genuinely trying to be empathetic. As weird as the phrasing was, he appreciates it.]

Who did you hear? Are you sure she's not here?

[She's still learning about relationships, okay??? That was about the only word she thought covered a variety when she didn't know more, sorry.

Echo hesitates to respond, if only because her relationship to this person was very unique and therefore complicated to explain to other people.]

Noise. [That's actually her name.] Put simply, I was her guardian. I cannot imagine she would not make herself known to the others here when left to her own devices.

[There was a lot more to it, too. But unless someone specifically asks, she won't go into all of that.]

[ By now, he knows the answer. Mizuki will add a caveat. ]

They might not remember things the way you do. But, yeah.

...Who're you looking for?

[Wait. Wait Mizuki you can't just breeze past that part.]

My grandmother. What do you mean, they might not - remember things?

I mean... She might not remember dying. I don't know.

[ Have they managed to pull people from before their death? ...Is that what's going to happen to her?

... ]

Did you maybe hear her voice or something...?

Oh.

[It hadn't occurred to him. How would he explain his grandmother's death to her? It's a terrible prospect, made worse by the fact that, while he adores her, he didn't actually know her for very long - not long enough to know how she'd respond to such a weird conversation. Well....crap.]

...Yeah. She was calling my name.

[ It's no surprise. Mizuki has found herself at the edge of the forest a couple times now, chasing similar phantoms. One time, she'd even run into a kid, saying he'd heard the voice of his father. ]

I thought so...

Sorry, but I don't think anyone can help you find her. She might never have been here at all.

It appears as though the dead show up here.

That's...what everyone is saying. [Is this a good thing or a bad thing? He's not sure. It's a strange and slightly disturbing thing, at least] I'm not sure how that would work, but...I guess there are a lot of things we don't understand here.

Apparently so, yeah.

[ He is, ironically, a living proof of that. But he's not in a hurry to admit that, so the generic confirmation will have to do. ]

I wouldn't assume literally every dead person from your world is here, though.

[ What are the odds of whoever he's looking for being here? Really, what are the odds of anyone, alive or not, that they're familiar with being among the "Chosen" as well? He's heard of people from the same world being here, but his money would still be on "not likely". ]

[It's something that Med'an is aware is a possibility - that he's talking to people who have indeed died back home. It's...not entirely horrifying to him, on his world there are a fair number of sentient undead, after all...but he knows this isn't the same situation, and it's hard to know how to react. It seems like it'd be rude to pry, so he'll just focus on the facts.]

I heard her calling my name.

[ A smart decision, considering Ragna would most certainly not bother answering that. But to his response, he lets out a condescending snort. ]

What, that? I wouldn't put my faith in that shit. It's just someone trying to mess with us, that's all.

[ He knows for a fact that what he's heard couldn't have been real, so it's probably safe to assume none of it is. ]

Wh-what do you mean?!

[He knows it very well could be. But he doesn't want it to be that...]

Did - did you hear someone, too?

... That's none of your business.

[ He might as well have confirmed it with that comment, but he doesn't want to just straight up admit it. Or talk about it in detail, for that matter. ]

Point is, you should do yourself a favor and stop believing things that are too good to be true.

[ .. huh. It's a bit of an odd message to hear over the pendants, but Ange imagines it probably doesn't come out of nowhere. In fact, when the message is going out this relatively early, it's likely something someone has been thinking about at night.

She's not too sure whether to respond, but after a moment, she decides to go for it anyway. ]

Do you mean someone who is dead?

[ Look, there's a difference between being dead and having died!

In Ange's experience, anyway. The question might not make sense from anyone's point of view, but it does from hers. ]

[Weirdly, this sort of makes sense in Med'an's experience, too! Although he has to think about it for a minute.]

....nnnno. I don't think so, at least. [A pause.]

She's not undead. As far as I know.

Well, I'm not sure about people who are dead, but people who have died can be here.

[ Thanks, Med'an, for being totally normal about this distinction. Maybe this is why Ange should interact with aliens a little more often, they seem to understand what she's getting at better than most humans do.. ]

Without having to be undead, even. I have evidence.

[ She's the evidence. And while Ange doesn't mind saying that, it's not like she wants to make this weird and personal either, so she first just says it like this instead. ]

[It's the Magic, Ange!! Believe!!! He has an idea of what she means when she says evidence - but he doesn't want to pry. As interesting as it would be, he can't just...demand she spill the whole story to him.]

It seems like a lot of people do. [...] I wonder if that...has something to do with why we're here...in some...way.

[Ok he's not totally sure what he meant. But, you know, like. It Makes You Think. Or something.]

[ Without even missing a beat: ]

You think we're all dead and stuck in hell?

[ ANGE, PLEASE.. Behave in front of the good little alien boy who's been nothing but nice to you??

Though she at least doesn't sound like she's making fun of him or anything, since her voice is so flat.. Though it does make the scenario sound a little more ridiculous due to the deadpan quality of her tone. ]

I guess that would explain a thing or two.

Aye, it seems both time and death mean little to those that brought us here.

Who are you looking for? Mayhap I can keep an eye out.

It's my grandmother. She's...a tall, older human woman...with long white hair. [He suddenly feels a little awkward. He's never had to really describe her to a stranger before.]

Her name is Aegwynn - Magna Aegwynn. I've...been looking through the forest for her, but I haven't found anything. I heard her voice, though.

Hu... [ A short pause. ] Ah, right that is what people call Hyur here.

I have not seen anyone by that description or heard that name. Are you sure the forest isn't just playing tricks?

Uh...[He'd normally want to know more about that word, but he's kind of distracted by his Grandma Issues right now. He misses her so much. If the chance to see her again has come up, then...]

I - I know it could be that. It sounds just like one of those old tales you tell to scare kids. But - but I have to be sure.

Ah, well, I will keep an eye out. Though who should I be pointing her to should I find her?

[ Assuming she's even from a time after he's born. ]

[Oh god Yuja don't give him even more angst with that idea.]

My name is Med'an. I'm her only grandson. [...] At least as far as I know. [but we all know that Medivh was a slut so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ]

Thank you, ma'am...[Hope Yuja is old enough to be a "ma'am".]

[ She's not that old, c'mon! ]

Well met, Med'an, my name is Yuja.

[tbh he's probably older than her because lol draenei. But he has to be polite anyway! And his tone does grow a little warmer, even though it's clear that he's preoccupied.]

The pleasure's mine, Yuja.

[...] Um, if you do find her, please don't mention her death. I guess some people don't - remember everything when they come here.

'Tis not my place to reveal such things to a stranger especially when I do not know the details.

As for their memories, I think it depends on when exactly this place decided to bring them here. I know someone who is dead back home, but he is from well before that happened while another remembers full well what happened to him.

Indeed, the dead are dragged here just the same as those in the living.

What someone are you searching for?

[Boy there are a lot more possibly dead people here than he expected! He has no idea what that means. Maybe not something very good.]

I...I heard my grandmother calling out to me last night. I know that people don't normally just - show up and start calling people's names, but - I'm sure it was her.

You're not the first person that I've encountered who hears voices when no others do.

It's not like that...[He's not crazy, he's just possibly being messed with by a ghost or something! Ok!!] It could be...she was a mage. Maybe she...sent me a message, even though she's far away?

Rumors do say that mages are capable of feats of communication and destruction. I personally have never met a mage.

Yep, unfortunately. Didn't know until the last batch of newbies came in, though... pretty fucking nasty surprise.

Why?

[Okay, Med'an has been doing his best not to ask about how exactly people know the answer to his question, but....if you're gonna say it like that...]

What, uh, happened with the last batch?

Some piece of human shit showed up here. I saw him die with my own eyes.

But here? Walking around like nothing ever happened.

[that's a little bit of an exaggeration, buut...]

I'm...sorry to hear that. [Is that the appropriate response? The vitriol in her voice is a little scary. Okay, let's try to think about this logically and see if it gives us any clues...]

...so you know...how he died? But he wasn't injured when he came here?

[she takes a deep breath, and then lets it out slowly.]

He was shot several times. In the chest. It looked like he was still wounded when I saw him for myself, but not nearly as bad.

Yes, I'm here.

But I don't know that that makes it easier to find someone.

[Why are you all dead. He doesn't like this. He wants to get off Mr Bones Wild Ride. :( He doesn't know what to say to someone who's just admitted to being dead, so he decides the best thing to do is not mention it.]

People...at least us off-worlders...seem pretty concentrated around Aldrip. It's not...that big an area to search...[Yeah, that's what he'll tell himself. He could totally sweep the entire town and surrounding areas. That's not hard. Right?]

[Cause she sacrificed herself in an attempt to save the universe. It WORKED but she doesn't know that. Usagi doesn't push the topic further.]

Are there other towns for us to even go to?

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