[network] @featherydouche; postmortem; day 181 [open]

[mrcreamsicles]

so who else died last night
excuse me
"died"
because when i woke up i sure didnt look it
not even a scratch
right back where i started before everything went weird too
same with the people i was with from what i could tell before i left

also you people with the prophet eyes
do you still want to murder us or what

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text; @dreamsnhonor

[heroproceeding]

I never wo--

it finally stopped.

[ Maybe he should elaborate, but he finds he really doesn't want to.

Hell, he doesn't really want to talk to anyone right now for that matter. But..

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are you still with Sora?

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[mrcreamsicles]

[He won't press. It's been a rough time for most people.]

no
i left the group this morning
so who are you

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[heroproceeding]

it's zack. he's a friend of mine.

he told me he was with you. how is he really?

[ Body language tells a lot, after all. ]

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[mrcreamsicles]

he was for the past few days
and he was pretty freaked out when we got these stomach pains and then the glowy eyes
but i didnt stick around this morning long enough to ask
there were seven people there and i didnt want to go risking an anomaly on top of everything
so i dont know zack
i suspect not good because who the hell is doing good right now

[heroproceeding]

true. guess I should've figured as much. I'll get a hold of him soon.

but that was probably for the best. you know. you leaving. a bunch of anomalies went after us at the inn before when a lot of us got together there. we're lucky everyone got out of there alive. it's not the first time that's happened either and I doubt it'll be the last.

[mrcreamsicles]

the only anomaly ive come across was when i was with sora the first time a few weeks ago
and it was just the two of us at the time
but ive been running into people left and right for days now so i just had to get out of there
try to make sure soras safe
hes a good guy
i just couldnt stick around after all this

[heroproceeding]

he really is.

but after what just happened I can't say I blame you. you said you died?

was it someone you were traveling with?

[ But he'd woken up without a scratch. And not in a morgue or something? How...? Unless it was another hallucination or something. This town's been known for them. Still, it's hard to shake it this time. It had all felt... way, way too real. ]

[mrcreamsicles]

i did die
but it wasnt someone i was traveling with
it was a friend of mine from my world
i dont really want to get into it more than that

[heroproceeding]

I understand.

I'm sorry.

[ Even if an apology like that doesn't do jack. Feels meaningless. But he can only imagine how it must feel. If Kunsel or Jim or Zell or any of his friends had tried to take him done, tried to kill him.. ]

just remember it wasn't what they wanted. it was this town. it does things like this to people.

[ He just had never expected it to do something like this. ]

[mrcreamsicles]

i know
thats why im approaching this the way i am
i cant get mad at people because i know it wasnt them
and ive read up enough on past things to know the kind of stuff that can happen

[heroproceeding]

still. doesn't hurt to be reminded.

well. I guess it does in its own right. but you know. [ Of course, it's easier to talk about it when it's other people. When it's not people he's hurt, himself, or come close to. But details. ]

I doubt it's the end of this though. we really have our hands full. [ And they're running out of time. ]

[mrcreamsicles]

yeah it definitely isnt
maybe if everyone had their eyes back to normal
but so long as the weirdness is hanging on for some of us then something more is bound to happen still

[heroproceeding]

no kidding. but that just means having a game plan for anyone you travel with who ends up with those eyes. and honestly even if the eyes are gone I'd still make sure that's a thing. this town's too dangerous not to at this point.

[mrcreamsicles]

im sticking to myself for now
but if i meet up with anyone else before this is over ill sort out a plan with them

[heroproceeding]

good to hear.

[ There's a long delay- and maybe the conversation's over at this point. Or maybe not when five minutes later, he shoots another text. ]

and hey. let me know if you need any help.

[ Because losing his grip on things and shutting down isn't going to do any good in the end. That much he can understand. And he likes to think Sora would be a good judge of character. Mostly. ]

[mrcreamsicles]

ive got people i can rely on too
so dont worry too hard for me
but if somethings up and youre the guy i think i need for it ill let you know

[heroproceeding]

yeah I figured as much and I get ya.

but in a place like this? the more people you know that have your back the better.

[mrcreamsicles]

when you put it like that i cant really argue
thanks man
i dunno what i can do but if you think theres something i can help you with too lemme know

[heroproceeding]

thanks. I'll definitely let you know if something comes up.