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[heloise]

[ Hours after the Gravity Core activated, Lucrezia remembers to speak into the journal, sounding positively giddy. ]

Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate!

[ And why not a chuckle after, as off as it may sound. She could as easily have said that in a language they can all understand, but why should she? This is a game and not all of them are playing yet.

Only don't expect prompt replies, or any, when there are so many interesting things to do than talk. ]

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[hardenedimmortal]

Lucrezia?

[He sounds worried, almost panicked]

What in the bloody hell is going on over there?

[heloise]

[ After a long while, she snickers in reply. ]

You said it yourself.

[hardenedimmortal]

[This isn't good. This really isn't good]

Are you alright?

[heloise]

[ That just makes her laugh louder. ]

Are you?

[hardenedimmortal]

I've been better. Lucrezia? What happened to you?

[unvarnished]

Oh, hell. [because of course he knows exactly what she said]

[heloise]

[ Exactly. GJ August. ]

[unvarnished]

[girl he's gonna worry about you now even more than before]

[ofhope]

[ Oh good, he was about to have to break his word and start bashing some shit up. Who cares that she's quoting Dante, since she's talking. You don't scare him with your latin. ]

Then I guess I better stay on this ship after all, huh?

[heloise]

It does not matter. She would not let you leave.

[ofhope]

The ship?

[heloise]

The heart of it.

Do not leave me.

[ofhope]

I would never. Keep talking, princess. What did you do today?

[whichwayyoulean]

[By now, he's in the clinic, flicking through his journal for the lack of being able to walk around and actually physically check on the people he cares about]

Uhhhh can you translate that for the non-Earth guy? Because that doesn't sound good.

[Oh Lulu honey no not you too]

[atrophied]

"Per me si va ne la città dolente,
per me si va ne l'etterno dolore,
per me si va tra la perduta gente.
Giustizia mosse il mio alto fattore:
fecemi la divina podestate,
la somma sapienza e'l primo amore.
Dinanzi a me non fuor cose create
se non etterne, e io etterno duro.
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate.

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter in."

It's the phrase written above the gates of Hell.

[ not!dad has you covered ]

[whichwayyoulean]

[Gosh thanks not!dad. THANKS]

Oh great. It's got her too. That sure is comforting.

[atrophied]

And it'll get more before it's through.

[ So try not to go to pieces. ]

[heloise]

You speak lovely Italian. Il Sommo Poeta would be proud!

[ Shush, this is relevant. ]

[atrophied]

Thanks. I've always wanted to hear that. Especially on a place like this.

Lucrezia

[gottaknockhard]

[... Well shit, that sure did sound like Lucrezia when he opens the journal. And he's man enough to admit that hearing her laugh like that is extremely creepy. THE HELL IS GOING ON, why doesn't she stay in one place??

He hasn't stopped trying to track her down. Even if he keeps getting distracted, he might as well use one of the few resources he has on hand.]

You don't sound dead.

Spike

[heloise]

[ She replies after some time, her voice sounds close enough to dead. ]

That would be terrible for you. But it would not be the worst.

Lucrezia

[gottaknockhard]

[This is pretty much that worst case scenario he was expecting. To his credit, he's feeling more guilt than any kind of fear over his inevitable demise.]

I know, I'm a dead man walking. [Unfortunately. He doesn't even know why he keeps giving people false hope in relying on him.] Can you lead me there?

Spike!

[heloise]

Someone locked me away in a box... [ How should she know where she is? ]

Are you dead? Will you find me?

[ofhope]

[ Bro you're in so much trouble bro.

Bro.

Bro.

You're in trouble. ]

[gottaknockhard]

[Come on, sudden death on the spaceship... He's counting on you.]