Well... their souls are being kept somewhere else. So, you can say they were removed from this specific plane, and their souls were place in a different one.
They're safe, don't worry. If things go well... they should even be able to be brought back.
[ she looks down. ]
And... since you did what you did, even Cater should be fine. [ and she looks back up, very quickly. ] May I call you Goneril-san? Or Hilda-san? I'm sorry, I've been very informal this whole time since none of the other Leaders used honorifcs. I didn't want to be the odd one out.
[ her shoulders sag a little with relief, a tension she didn't realize she was carrying. that's... better than expected. almost better than she can believe, considering how well resurrection goes in femblem land, but things are beyond weird here already. ]
Really...? That's great. I'd like a chance to say sorry, if I can.
[ not that she expects cater to forgive her or anything. she doesn't regret what she did, but it's regretful it had to come to that. either way, she shakes her head. ]
Oh, Hilda is just fine. Lord Goneril is my brother, and I'm not about formalities anyway. Do you remember your name?
No, I don't... it's just that none of the other Leaders used honorifics for some reason, so I was worried about standing out if I did. Even if it felt right.
[ she claps once. ]
I did remember something else though! About my life before this.
It's... actually pretty complicated. But the basic summary of it was that some people and I seemed to be caught in a time loop? We kept repeating the same two weeks over and over again.
Mmhm, mmhm. Wonder if I should lie to Won, then...
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Oh, speaking of! I did figure out what happened with Sharon. So you didn't miss another splintering—seems like she just lost something really important and wanted it back. [ unfortunate, but simple enough? ] It's Virid I'm still not sure about... have you learned anything about what happened there, Bunny? I hear someone told him to kill Hajime.
[ re: the sharon thing. on one hand, yay no splintering. on the other, people killing for other reasons is still not ideal. ]
But no... a few people have approached me asking about that. I'm not sure if we'll figure out what happened there though, unless we approach it in a completely different way than we have been.
[ it's pretty bad either way—they'd gotten lucky enough to figure out what happened this time, but more murder just makes things more confusing, leaves more stray threads they have to unravel.
they'll just have to see what happens now. ]
Yeah? Do you have any ideas how? It's hard to even know who to trust when it could've been a leader behind this mess...
Mm. But... we also don't know the reasons. People have said that apparently Viridian-kun said that the person who told him to do it had a good reason. So maybe the situation was a similar one?
All we know is that the disturbance that happened that day was connected to him killing. But we don't know for sure if he killed because of it, or if he caused it, since none of us were awake when it occurred. We've mostly been assuming that he was the one who caused it. But it could be a case of a Leader noticing something that the rest of us didn't, I don't know... I don't want to think that there was something malicious in mind.
[ she's not actually that optimistic, but she smiles anyway, raising a brow a little. ]
Yeah, it could be a situation like ours. It sounds similar from what I've heard, anyway—that he had to kill her specifically to prevent some... other problem.
[ was that just to mislead him? or is there something they're not all seeing yet? they'll just have to figure that out. ] If you couldn't communicate what was happening last week to the other leaders, then maybe they couldn't either.
Um, we're trying to see if we can figure out a way to read the Realm's memories. Maybe if we manage that, we can look into what happened that night. But... we're actually not really sure how to go about it, so it might take a bit.
[ she looks like she's about to get distracted, but then groans. ]
Oh—ugh, before I forget, the other things. One, [ she ticks up a finger each time, and talks quickly because these are forced on her by other people and she's lazy ] do you know if the flashing icons on our PHS are just because of our overall team rank, or if they mean something else? Twooo, did you write [ pretend i wrote an ic summary of this ]?
[ ... ]
Ah, and three—could I get some polish for my nails? They're really starting to take a beating... I can do yours too, if you want.
Ooohh. You've been holding out on us. [ she peruses the selection before going for a nice neutral pink, for ease of upkeep. ] I don't think Fox recognized it either—guess we'll just have to make some more rounds.
[ and—hm. ]
I get it... so the flashing didn't have to do with the prizes we earned? That makes sense. When I spoke to Sharon's killer, he mentioned his team's icon lit up too, so we were trying to figure it out.
They didn't? Well... I guess that makes sense. It sounds the most like them, but it still seems a little odd. They aren't really the type to unmask first, I think.
[ rabbit would have assumed it would be her or goat, honestly. ]
I assume it's supposed to be a way to discreetly alert our team to talk to us, without flat out saying what happened.
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[ she looks down. ]
And... since you did what you did, even Cater should be fine. [ and she looks back up, very quickly. ] May I call you Goneril-san? Or Hilda-san? I'm sorry, I've been very informal this whole time since none of the other Leaders used honorifcs. I didn't want to be the odd one out.
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Really...? That's great. I'd like a chance to say sorry, if I can.
[ not that she expects cater to forgive her or anything. she doesn't regret what she did, but it's regretful it had to come to that. either way, she shakes her head. ]
Oh, Hilda is just fine. Lord Goneril is my brother, and I'm not about formalities anyway. Do you remember your name?
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[ she claps once. ]
I did remember something else though! About my life before this.
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You do? What's that?
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but she frowns. ]
It's... actually pretty complicated. But the basic summary of it was that some people and I seemed to be caught in a time loop? We kept repeating the same two weeks over and over again.
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Oh, that doesn't sound good. Um. Congrats on getting out? [ ... ] Sorry you had to end up here instead. I guess it's not much better...
I'm glad you're starting to remember though—I got a memory back too, so it makes sense that you would.
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But they probably wouldn't say it to anyone outside of their team.
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Oh, speaking of! I did figure out what happened with Sharon. So you didn't miss another splintering—seems like she just lost something really important and wanted it back. [ unfortunate, but simple enough? ] It's Virid I'm still not sure about... have you learned anything about what happened there, Bunny? I hear someone told him to kill Hajime.
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[ re: the sharon thing. on one hand, yay no splintering. on the other, people killing for other reasons is still not ideal. ]
But no... a few people have approached me asking about that. I'm not sure if we'll figure out what happened there though, unless we approach it in a completely different way than we have been.
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they'll just have to see what happens now. ]
Yeah? Do you have any ideas how? It's hard to even know who to trust when it could've been a leader behind this mess...
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All we know is that the disturbance that happened that day was connected to him killing. But we don't know for sure if he killed because of it, or if he caused it, since none of us were awake when it occurred. We've mostly been assuming that he was the one who caused it. But it could be a case of a Leader noticing something that the rest of us didn't, I don't know... I don't want to think that there was something malicious in mind.
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Yeah, it could be a situation like ours. It sounds similar from what I've heard, anyway—that he had to kill her specifically to prevent some... other problem.
[ was that just to mislead him? or is there something they're not all seeing yet? they'll just have to figure that out. ] If you couldn't communicate what was happening last week to the other leaders, then maybe they couldn't either.
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Um, we're trying to see if we can figure out a way to read the Realm's memories. Maybe if we manage that, we can look into what happened that night. But... we're actually not really sure how to go about it, so it might take a bit.
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[ and then it took 5 weeks ]
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she looks up. ]
Furries?
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[ no it's not ]
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[ she's considering it. ]
I guess we're furries then.
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[ she looks like she's about to get distracted, but then groans. ]
Oh—ugh, before I forget, the other things. One, [ she ticks up a finger each time, and talks quickly because these are forced on her by other people and she's lazy ] do you know if the flashing icons on our PHS are just because of our overall team rank, or if they mean something else? Twooo, did you write [ pretend i wrote an ic summary of this ]?
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Ah, and three—could I get some polish for my nails? They're really starting to take a beating... I can do yours too, if you want.
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but once she sets those down, she'll settle back at her seat. ]
The note wasn't me. But... it sounds a little like Fox? And the flashing was just because I remembered something, I think.
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[ and—hm. ]
I get it... so the flashing didn't have to do with the prizes we earned? That makes sense. When I spoke to Sharon's killer, he mentioned his team's icon lit up too, so we were trying to figure it out.
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[ rabbit would have assumed it would be her or goat, honestly. ]
I assume it's supposed to be a way to discreetly alert our team to talk to us, without flat out saying what happened.
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Hmm, yeah... I really need to root out more rabbits sometime.
[ so they can all compare notes and she can stop taking them altogether, what a hassle. she sighs, working at her impromptu manicure. ]
Was there anything else you wanted to tell me, Bunny? I think that's all the questions I've got for you.
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