[network] Day 387 | @beyonce | Naive [open] [audio]

[thewarningafter]

[There was the usual panic, of course. The usual frantic escape from the bodybag into the cold air of the morgue. No new memories this time, no mistaking this waking life for a dream. No forgetting what had happened--what he had allowed to happen. Stephen isn't even out of the morgue before he gets on the network with a pressing question.]

This is Stephen Strange; I'm alive again. Has anyone seen David? Did he make it out?

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[ninjainviolet]

[ Oh no... This isn't a question she had been expecting to hear. ]

I've only been back for a few days, but I haven't seen anyone named David.

I'm sorry.

[ She means it, too. ]

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[thewarningafter]

Sheena, right?

[They hadn't talked yet and she's been dead for over a hundred days, but Stephen's got a great memory. That and he's the keeper of the census.]

His username is jemesouviens, maybe you've seen something on the network?

[He's not holding out a lot of hope. He didn't find anything himself when he skimmed, and if Nathan hasn't heard from David....]

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[ninjainviolet]

That's right, Stephen.

[ he's not the only one who remembered. But then again, time's a bit different for her right now. ]

Jemesouviens? Not that I can recall... Hold on a sec.

[ And she'll just scroll through the posts, knowing he's probably already done so, but maybe in a hurry? Still, she finds nothing recent, and it shows in her tone. ]

I'm sorry, Stephen, but I'm not seeing any posts. That could mean anything, though. Like his tablet isn't working.

[ Sorry, she's an optimist. ]

[thewarningafter]

It could....

[That's right, it could. Or maybe--]

If he has a death price preventing him from using the network, something stopping him from replying....

[ninjainviolet]

Yeah. That wouldn't be the first time something like that's happened.

Has anyone seen him in person?

[thewarningafter]

If they have they're not exactly clamoring to tell me about it.

[ninjainviolet]

[ Oh dear... ]

Oh. Maybe it's just a longer time? I mean, a few people have been gone over a week from time to time, right?

[ Yeah...she's not buying it, even though she's saying it. ]

[thewarningafter]

It could be. People have died and come back months later.

Most of them...most of them come back around the time their obituary goes up, if they're going to come back. Like I did.

[ninjainviolet]

Yeah. I know.

[ She's a prime example. ]

Yeah, most of them do. Has anyone discovered why that happens? Asked ADMIN about it?

[ Trying to change the topic? Yep. ]

[thewarningafter]

If they have, she hasn't answered, and I've never been able to see any pattern in it myself.

[ninjainviolet]

Tch. I see that hasn't changed too much around here, either.

[ A pause. ]

Is it me, or does it seem like she doesn't answer questions that might give us a more of a clue about this place?

[thewarningafter]

It's not just you. I haven't known her to answer many questions at all.

[ninjainviolet]

Last thing I remember was she's been trying to help, but not get caught while doing so.

Is that still it?

Think we can wrap here?

[thewarningafter]

The Admin?

[He sounds distant, for a second, maybe a little confused.]

That must have been...yes.

[There's a pause as he spots a notification that's just popped up.]

...I've got another call coming in.