[network] @LELRIC; audio; night 242 [open]

[armoured]

Uh, hey everyone.

[Someone sounds sort of sheepish, mostly to hide the distress that comes from being on the receiving end of being revived.]

I wish I could say that I'd died doing something really worthwhile to help out, but I didn't, it was an anomaly. But I'm-- I'm okay now, I can't even figure out what I've lost. I've tried thinking through all my life but none of my memories seem to be gone, and I've still got all my senses, and I still look like me. I'm kind of scared that there isn't a cost, that would mean they're getting more powerful. Maybe they even have a bigger stone? Maybe they've sacrificed more people?!

[There's a brief pause, and then a more subdued voice continues.]

Okay, so-- maybe I figured it out after all, please forget what I said then. I didn't mean to talk about it so publicly where anyone could hear, especially not when the Admin really might be using philosopher's stones to resurrect people!

[Damn it! Again!]

I mean... I don't think I can lie, and it's like I'm just speaking without getting to think about it first, which is really awkward! What if I end up having a conversation with someone and I don't want to say something to them, and it comes out anyway? What if I tell Steph that I think she's really pretty? OH! Oh no...

Comments

@totheark: text

[0thingsonmymind]

why didyou
fol low
?

perma audio

[armoured]

Uh... follow what?

permatext

[0thingsonmymind]

us

@godsend, voice, private

[termineur]

[ Cue some laughter on this end. ]

Wow, you presented that in the worst way possible, didn't you?

You want me to distract anyone away from something they're asking about, you just let me know.

private;

[armoured]

[He could not sound more embarrassed.]

Thanks, I really appreciate that. See, it's things like this that prove you're not a monster, no matter what you say. There's still a person inside you who cares about others, and that's worth protecting.

private;

[termineur]

[ He means to laugh about that too, but- well. Knowing it's the truth, and hearing it so shortly after hearing about Al's death...it all hits him unexpectedly hard. So instead of laughter, he coughs out a disbelieving gasp. ]

Stop making me think I have a chance.

[ He's stuck in between a sarcastic tone and a sincere plea, and that's no good. He moves on. ]

But yeah, sure. I care about you, after all. And I know what a pain in the ass the truth can be, even for straightforward kids like you.

...Steph already knew you liked her, right?

@betterhalf; audio

[darkincrement]

[ This is good. ]

What's a philosopher's stone and what does that have to do with sacrifices?

audio;

[armoured]

[Oh no no no.]

I don't want to talk about that with you, it's a very painful memory and I don't trust you at all.

audio; private

[darkincrement]

Let me guess, it uses sacrifices? It's a little late to worry about that here.

[ Between the body count and the cult, they probably met whatever quota there is and then some. ]

Nothing else strange happening?

@starspangledhero; voice

[fifty]

Philosopher's stone? Like Harry Potter? [He wouldn't know this except England has complained about the translation before.]

[armoured]

No, nothing like Harry Potter, I'm not even sure what that is.

[He has a vague idea, he thinks Tim mentioned it to him once a long time ago.]

[fifty]

It's this book series about wizards. They made it into a movie series, too, it was really good! [Talking about the important things.]

@featherydouche; text; private

[mrcreamsicles]

[Davesprite has been in a process of gradually losing his shit all day, all in the process of turning back into a monster. But he has his hands, they work, and Al is back from dying with a loss he knows something about.]

glad youre back
your obit only went up earlier today
which is 242 for the record
ive been there with the same kind of loss or something similar enough that it might as well be
so if you want me to hang up at any point just let me know and i will no
i wont repeat anything if you dont tell me to either

private; audio

[armoured]

I'm not sure if I'm glad that I'm back. I mean, I'm glad to be alive, I don't want to be dead, but I don't want my life to maybe come at the cost of someone else's life. I can't be happy that I'm back, I'm sorry.

[He pauses and then exhales a frustrated sigh, this is going to get old very fast.]

I mean-- thank you.

private;

[mrcreamsicles]

[Davesprite's just going to stick to text.]

al listen
i dont think the way your world works is how this world works
have you seen like
any particular alchemy type thing in town before

@hawkguy, audio

[awwnoun]

Way to scare the hell out of me right when I get back, man. Your name on the obituary nearly gave me a heart attack.

... Uh, maybe stay off the network until your loss goes away, though. [ Sorry, sorry! Clint's laughing a bit at that last part. ] You okay otherwise? For real, not just - wait, I shouldn't ask you that since you have to answer.

Uh.

[armoured]

No, I don't think I am okay, I feel sick thinking about who might have died to bring me back to life. But I can't change that, I can't go back and make it not happen, and that just means there's even more pressure to do something good with my life. Something worthwhile. Now that there might have been a sacrifice to make it happen, I need to make sure that I honour that by making the most of it that I can. And I'm mad, too, that it never seems to bring Brother back even though I've waited so patiently, and then I kind of hate myself for secretly wishing Ed would come back even though I know that he wouldn't want to.

[Thanks for asking, Clint...]

@Spoiler ; video

[spoileralert]

[ Steph's too glad to see him alive not to laugh over this. And I mean... she had her suspicions. Or rather, she had a crush a while back and some people have said some things that made her think maybe it wasn't so one-sided. ]

Aw, don't be shy! I know I'm pretty.

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[armoured]

[Oh no. Oh no.]

Steph! I didn't mean for you to hear that, you weren't ever supposed to know that I thought you were pretty because I know that I'm not exactly good boyfriend material and you still like Zach and I don't want to make things weird between us.

[WHY CAN'T HE STOP TALKING?]

@jphawkins, text

[rattlingthestars]

[ Jim is currently hiding from his friends out of fear that he is permanently turning into an anomaly.

Dealing with philosopher's stone is a little beyond him right now.

Doesn't mean he's going to let certain things pass. ]

You should absolutely tell Steph she's pretty.

[armoured]

I think I kind of already did, this is public and she saw it.

[Please tell him that he can somehow make everyone forget about this?]

@hotstud_xxx; text

[rubikscomplex]

good going, lover-boy
so
who's your favorite snowhell couple and why?

[armoured]

Why would I have a favourite couple? Though I guess it would be Zell and Jim because they're there for each other and they're one of the only couples I actually know-- hey! Don't ask me stuff like that, it's not fair!

@tantalus; voice

[tidalflame]

Oh, man, you got it bad, huh?

[armoured]

Yeah, I really like her, but I know she doesn't like me too.

[Why can't he stop talking? This is awful.]