[ what do you mean nobody's outright asked, she's gonna fight. she does scowl though because this is not cool. though it's not at him swearing, that part's fine. ]
And you shouldn't. It's an awful thing to happen and it's changed your entire way of living. I'm sorry, Richie. ... I am glad it's gotten a little easier since the beginning, and maybe some people get by with less, but I'm not concerned about those people right now. I'm concerned about you.
[ so there. but she's petting a corgi between the ears, making the good boy go into airplane mode. ]
... it's not entirely the same, but for a little while I had to grow used to only seeing out of one eye. [ a gesture to her face, where there are very faint scar lines around her right eye. ] Losing any sort of sense or limb is challenging. Especially when God went to the lengths to heal all of you before your arrival in the first place.
[HELP LISTEN they've been extremely kind and considerate we've all just been busy with even more compounding tragedies
He looks a little bashful at her defence, mouth popping open then clapping shut as she goes on. Well then.]
Your eye? [He cants his head, glancing over. Sorry for the rudeness, the instinct to check is hard to curb, but she does gesture to the scars. He frowns some, concern mounting. There's a high chance she's got some age-related bullshit going on like the rest of them, but to his mind a kid's a kid. Violence against them always pinches his gut.] What happened there? Some animal?
[Or worse?]
Must be a real kick in the dick to the guy. It's a lot of effort going to waste. [Still, his pity lies more with the injured parties than the overseeing bodies.] Do you think it'd carry over? If we go back.
[ sometimes you are an 18ish year old girl and you still think that even with the horrors people should be more perceptive. nobody is to blame, she's just fussy. ]
It's healed since then. I can see out of it now, but it did take time. [ very funny this is the one npc who is her normal age. it's why maybe this answer isn't great. ] A demon wearing a friend's face. I should have avoided it, but I thought I could still reach him.
[ so. worse. ]
I think they care less about the effort they put in and more about the fact this has happened to you at all. [ there's that, and she looks at him for a moment. ] ... if injuries were healed upon your arrival, one would think they could be fully healed to return you. Especially if you were meant to return to your worlds in the same state you were in before your deaths. A change that big would be a little volatile to your timelines, I think.
Jesus god, what a nightmare. [Why does this keep happening. Can we stop using cherished cr for evil.] I mean, what else could you do? Leave a pal hanging? Even if you're not certain it's them, it's hard not to buy into the illusion.
[Bill almost did. Richie's mouth thins. Grief could do funny things to the human mind.]
No kidding. Showing up as three quarters of the man I was might be a touch jarring. Among other things... [He frowns though.] But...we'd remember what happened, would we? Or would it all wash away?
It was difficult, because Noah was generally always a little creepy by nature of being a ghost, but it was worse. That wasn't him, and we weren't going to let someone use him for whatever it wanted.
[ but it was not pleasant. for her, or for him. ]
I think that might be a question for God. I would imagine you'd remember so that you would be able to remember the lessons that led you to the change into a better person, but I do wonder if they would be able to lift certain memories? I'm not sure.
A ghost? [Incredible. Just sits here like what the fuck.] Ever think about selling your life story as a movie script? I've never heard such tall tales in all my life, and I've been seated for every episode of the Twilight Zone.
[the latter, he takes in quietly. Mulling something over.]
I suppose you're right. I'll shoot the guy a message. Gal? ...Something else?
[what is a gender. He had to learn so much so quickly in heaven.]
Very funny. [ it does sound a little funny, but it's okay, she knows. ] He was friends with the rest of the boys, first, and then when I met them they still hadn't fully realized he was a ghost at all.
[ but enough about noah. she understands the hesitance and pets the ears of a corgi nearby. ]
Something else. [ she shrugs. ] I think "guy" can be just as neutral for them, they don't particularly mind either or. But I'm sure they also won't mind hearing from you.
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And you shouldn't. It's an awful thing to happen and it's changed your entire way of living. I'm sorry, Richie. ... I am glad it's gotten a little easier since the beginning, and maybe some people get by with less, but I'm not concerned about those people right now. I'm concerned about you.
[ so there. but she's petting a corgi between the ears, making the good boy go into airplane mode. ]
... it's not entirely the same, but for a little while I had to grow used to only seeing out of one eye. [ a gesture to her face, where there are very faint scar lines around her right eye. ] Losing any sort of sense or limb is challenging. Especially when God went to the lengths to heal all of you before your arrival in the first place.
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He looks a little bashful at her defence, mouth popping open then clapping shut as she goes on. Well then.]
Your eye? [He cants his head, glancing over. Sorry for the rudeness, the instinct to check is hard to curb, but she does gesture to the scars. He frowns some, concern mounting. There's a high chance she's got some age-related bullshit going on like the rest of them, but to his mind a kid's a kid. Violence against them always pinches his gut.] What happened there? Some animal?
[Or worse?]
Must be a real kick in the dick to the guy. It's a lot of effort going to waste. [Still, his pity lies more with the injured parties than the overseeing bodies.] Do you think it'd carry over? If we go back.
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It's healed since then. I can see out of it now, but it did take time. [ very funny this is the one npc who is her normal age. it's why maybe this answer isn't great. ] A demon wearing a friend's face. I should have avoided it, but I thought I could still reach him.
[ so. worse. ]
I think they care less about the effort they put in and more about the fact this has happened to you at all. [ there's that, and she looks at him for a moment. ] ... if injuries were healed upon your arrival, one would think they could be fully healed to return you. Especially if you were meant to return to your worlds in the same state you were in before your deaths. A change that big would be a little volatile to your timelines, I think.
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[Bill almost did. Richie's mouth thins. Grief could do funny things to the human mind.]
No kidding. Showing up as three quarters of the man I was might be a touch jarring. Among other things... [He frowns though.] But...we'd remember what happened, would we? Or would it all wash away?
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[ but it was not pleasant. for her, or for him. ]
I think that might be a question for God. I would imagine you'd remember so that you would be able to remember the lessons that led you to the change into a better person, but I do wonder if they would be able to lift certain memories? I'm not sure.
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[the latter, he takes in quietly. Mulling something over.]
I suppose you're right. I'll shoot the guy a message. Gal? ...Something else?
[what is a gender. He had to learn so much so quickly in heaven.]
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[ but enough about noah. she understands the hesitance and pets the ears of a corgi nearby. ]
Something else. [ she shrugs. ] I think "guy" can be just as neutral for them, they don't particularly mind either or. But I'm sure they also won't mind hearing from you.