86 Swords in the Stone

[excalibured]

[Filtered AWAY from anyone who would use this info for harm, children and away from First Gens;]

[There's a noticeable pause in between the filter and when he actually starts to talk, but his voice is level when he finally does]

My condolences toward your recent losses, and further so, that I have to be the bearer of unfortunate news. But...You cannot protect everyone, not all of the time, and it nature of death here is one that concerns all of us.

I was the first body to remain behind for the duration of the two weeks, in Paradisa, last August. When I returned, I asked others who had died what had happened to them. They held a reoccurring theme. They either became castle ghosts, and served others...Some did not remember, and others simply were isolated.

I experienced something quite different. I was entirely aware of what had happened to me, of what was currently happening during the time I had been gone.

[A pause, it doesn't ever really get easier for him to talk about] It was essentially, nothingness- I could not use any of my senses, not to see, hear or speak. I could not feel anything around me. Not that I could move to do so, had I wanted to.

Initially it was because...I had been cremated, and Paradisa had to be so kind as to reconstruct me. I can strongly assure you that it's a most painful procedure, and quite so long to accomplish. And once it has, well you cannot move then either. And you are hyper aware of everything your body is doing. Your blood, your heart, your stilted breathing-

You will have to bury them, or...Set them aside somewhere. And while I cannot guarantee they will experience anything like I have, you must be prepared that they will not come back as you expect them to.

The dead should stay dead. [Another pause] If you have any questions, you may ask. If I deem them to be irrelevant, Rubedo shall answer them for me.

[aka anything he just finds too difficult to talk about en masse]

[ooc: children as in 10 years and younger, so teens if so wishing, can still respond]

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[secondchances]

[Well, that's definitely... numbing. She'll just have to be all the more prepared, when Tim comes back.]

Thanks for the heads up.

Though I'm gonna have to toss in the idea that burying people might not be a good idea, either. Crawling out of a grave doesn't sound like good times.

[Filter;]

[excalibured]

[By passing that thank you because...That's just awkward]

I returned to my room, and so has every other before me. I suppose we cannot rule out that they would have to.

[secondchances]

And before you, bodies didn't stick around. Just saying... better safe than sorry. We don't know anything for sure.

Arthur

[save_the_souls]

[Yeeeeah, it's a good thing Jr braced him for this entry. It's still...hard to listen to, especially because hearing it from Arthur's voice brings a whole new level of reality to it. ]

[When he finally finds words, he'll choose to write. Maybe Arthur doesn't remember, but...he still feels the need to say it.]

I'm sorry.

[Allen Walker;]

[excalibured]

[You WOULD do this, wouldn't you? He can't even deflect to Jr, because you didn't-

This is difficult for so many reasons. He remembers so much of you, and not enough at the same time. Enough to know that...

Well this was hard for him. He supposes asking why, is harmless. Something he doesn't have to think about]

For what?

[Arthur;]

[save_the_souls]

[Of course he would, it's Allen isn't it. And there's a pause at that question. There are so many reasons for it. That this happened to him, that he didn't understand, that he didn't do much to ease your pain, that you remember this now, that he can't do anything to help you now no matter how much he wants to....]

That...would be hard to explain if you still don't remember.

Action | Room Filter forever

[impetuous]

[ Hey. Hey Arthur. Meet your new friend, fist.

Fist, meet Arthur's face. ]

[excalibured]

[He wasn't expecting it, not that he's sure he would have attempted to dodge it even if he were. So it hit's full on and sends him reeling, fumbling the journal]

I could have you arrested for that.

[Empty threat. They're not at home. No one here will care much, wouldn't do it anyway. It has no eat in it. He's sure he knows what this is about, and he's sorry for it, in some way. But he doesn't know what to say]

[impetuous]

Then do it. [ Try to arrest him. Hit him back. Do something. Gwaine wants to hit Arthur again, but he needs something, anything thrown at him so it's a fight. ]

Arthur

[gunslinger]

[ If you deem them irrelevant... Douuuche. But Jr. will just say this because otherwise... ]

Good job, but nobody knows who the hell Rubedo is. So if you actually want people to know who you mean, then you might want to use my other name. [ Seriously, confusing people over something like a name will only deter from the current topic. Plus he hates it, but whatever. ]

There's no guarantee that Tim and Yuan are going through the same thing, but I guess it's better to warn them and be wrong than the alternative.

[excalibured]

[Look you know what he means by that. You'll be good about it]

Perhaps if you actually utilized your name and weren't such a liar, people would not have any cause for confusion. Regardless, when you answer questions for me, they'll find out soon enough.

[He's not using your fake name ever. ever. ever. get used to it] No, there is not. But it isn't unlikely, when they used to...All be very similar.

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[encryptedlock]

[there's some swearing and then a long silence]

Do you think it would be any better--we have technology in my time to freeze a body, it's called cryosleep and it doesn't hurt the person at all--do you think setting something like that up would help?

[Filter;]

[excalibured]

[Yeah, isn't this a fun time for all? Haha]

...I do not understand. It is going to turn them into ice? Would that not cause them wounds that the castle would have to fix?

[Filter;]

[encryptedlock]

No, no, of course not. It's putting them into stasis--like a long sleep, so the body doesn't, uh. You know.

Decay.

[Arthur]

[ino]

[welp. she's already heard about this, so she'll just go for the more important question]

You okay?

[Ino;]

[excalibured]

Of course.

[Let's ignore forever that it wasn't what you were asking]

[Arthur]

[ino]

[ ... yeah, she isn't letting it drop that easily]

Arthuuur. [it's more of a groan than a whine. come on, man, you know she's not that dumb. (at least, she hopes you do)]

[heloise]

First it toyed with your heart and now with your soul. [ Because the last time they spoke was about cupid. ]

[excalibured]

[He remembers!]

Unfortunately, yes. Though I am quite well despite both. [...Sort of, he's working on it, whatever]

[psych0p0mps]

[oh hai! Aradia remembers hearing about his death, it's the corpse party that Allen didn't let her attend. dskafljlk]

what does cremated mean

[excalibured]

[Omg poor Aradia ;; so discriminated against. tell you what, he ever dies again, and you can totally come!]

It is when a body is burned upon a pyre. In my time, it is how one sends off a loved one who has died. In the future, it is apparently far more common to bury them.

[wilder]

[Just stalking. He doesn't feel the need to ask questions or give any commentary. That sorta death...it sounds something like what happens if someone's cruxis crystal or exspheres don't get destroyed- something that Zelos considers to be a "worst nightmare" scenario.]

[He'll choose to be out of the room when the others read about this one, he thinks.]

[excalibured]

[C R E E P]

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[selfless]

[oh my god... hearing all that, all that pain that he's been hiding. It makes her want to cry a little. She takes a moment to make sure she doesn't sound... idk, pitying, because she's not, and she knows a tone like that would be insulting to Arthur]

I'm... thank you for telling us.

[Filter;]

[excalibured]

[Awww Colette ;; This is exactly why he hid this kind of information, until it was too harmful not to]

...You are quite welcome.