AUDIENCE: ALEX

[retellers]

Comments

[chanteuser]

[ oh my god ]

I don't know if it's worse if you tell me that's from this week's rule, or if you tell me it's happened here.

[ she's holding a little plushie keychain in one hand as she says this ]

[indivinity]

It's from this week's effect! ... I think. Probably.

[chanteuser]

... I think the fact you're still alive might... lend credit to that.

[ would he be bleeding? a lot? if it wasn't? like ... okay is he actually bleeding because these wound still bleed but

he'd be dead by now otherwise so? ]

[indivinity]

Most likely.

[ it's fine he's been bandaged up

i mean it might still be bleeding through the bandages at this point but anyway ]

[chanteuser]

[ y'know. she's dealt with someone bleeding constantly through his robe all week as it is. this is fine.

anyway. here. she's just going to take his non-vanished hand and put the little keychain in it. ]

Are you all okay, after what happened? [ she motions to her face, like she's got a mask and makes a sharp motion, fingers splaying, like something shattering. ]

[indivinity]

[ he nods. ]

No harm was done.

[chanteuser]

Why did it happen though? You've all been so careful about hiding your identities from the group as a whole.

[ and presumably from each other... ]

[indivinity]

I don't know. Perhaps we have reached far enough that our roles are coming to an end, soon.

[chanteuser]

[ hmm.... ]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing at this point?

[indivinity]

I couldn't say. We will have to see.

[chanteuser]

[ don't like that. ]

That's ominous.

[indivinity]

Regardless, we must be willing to endure.

[chanteuser]

... From what I've heard we already have, enough times.

[indivinity]

All the more reason we must continue to do so. It would be an insult to everyone's past efforts to give in now.

[chanteuser]

Well, I don't plan on leaving anyone who's been removed behind. I think we've established that none of us like the idea of leaving people behind by now.

[indivinity]

... Mm. Many people here are determined on that front.

[chanteuser]

I don't think that's a bad thing. Do you?

[indivinity]

... Whether or not this applies here, there are times when you must let go of others. I hope, at least, that no one believes death is something you should always undo.

[chanteuser]

... I don't think here should be counted as one of those times. But I wouldn't worry -- you can't undo death where I'm from.

[indivinity]

[ he just remains silent, because he doesn't really feel like having this conversation multiple times with people. ]

[chanteuser]

[ she just raises an eyebrow at him. yes? ]

[indivinity]

[ nothing! ]

[chanteuser]

[ don't kill my audience thread dead, janjan. ]

...

How are you finding not having to wear the mask all the time?

[indivinity]

[ then don't bring up subjects goat doesn't like talking about! ]

It makes no difference to me.

[chanteuser]

[ she just made a statement?? wow. ]

[ huh. ]

It's not weird? Having everyone just... immediately see your face after all this time?