...we came in?

[strangerpeople]

POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS


[There's no doubt that those who wake up will vaguely remember a dream.

In that dream, at least for most people, there are two figures, informing them each that they had a Title. With that title came a power. More than that, they were being given rooms, as if they were meant to stay in the dark and gloomy place where their dreams placed them. The Strangers might have found this to be a ridiculous proposition. Unless they have been through this before, then were probably not surprised in the least.

All of this, of course, ended with a sense of inexplicable dread for everyone. Especially when they woke up to find themselves in long, thin, cramped rooms, with only candlelight to give them any illumination.

Yes. Unfortunately, that dream had not been a dream at all, much as you might have hoped. You are here, now, inside an old, decrepit house where you have been given what appears to be a permanent residency. While you apparently have a power to aid you, it's no comfort. You have no option to leave, you have no way to escape, and the rules hammered to your door doesn't help the creeping sense of doom pooling in your stomach.

...

Now.

Where are those two figures that had greeted you to begin with?]

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Comments

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[relieable]

...I mean. I guess, in the end, it was kind of cool...

[sweats nervously]

[incendiarize]

[....Okay, Arthur's not that much of a carefree dummy.]

What's wrong?

[relieable]

[ah... he noticed! Osomatsu rubs the back of his neck. he's been trying to keep his past secret, but maybe telling Arthur won't be a huge deal]

When I said we've been through a lot together, it's true. But most of that stuff we went through wasn't good. It was kinda scary, actually.

[incendiarize]

Are we talking suddenly-deer scary or thousands-about-to-die-and-you're-the-only-ones-who-can-stop-it scary?

[Both are very, very familiar to him.]

[relieable]

[suddenly deer scary... haha]

It's more like... a-small-group-of-people-were-taken-from-their-worlds-and-forced-to-kill-each-other scary.

[incendiarize]

[Listen, deer are probably the number one cause of premature death in Etria.]

Wha...? That's awful, though!

[relieable]

[Osomatsu tries to look relaxed about it, but wraps his arms around his stomach anyway]

It was pretty awful. In the end, there were... survivors, but, you know. It's still a pretty bad thing to go through.

[traumatizing is the word he's looking for]

[incendiarize]

I've seen some pretty bad stuff, but... That's just sick. Making anyone go through that.

[relieable]

Yeah...

[a beat, as he lets out a sigh]

But that's over with now. [so he thinks] I guess all that matters currently is figuring out what's goin' on here.

[incendiarize]

Right. And doing it fast, 'cause I really need to get back.

[Or thousands really will die.]

[relieable]

[oh?]

Somethin' goin' on back home?

[incendiarize]

Yeah, a fight. And we're kind of on a time limit. If we don't make it... Yggdrasil, the town, everything in the area will be destroyed. Everyone'll die. And- we already killed the Core, there's no reason this has to happen anymore!

[relieable]

[slowly, Osomatsu's eyes get bigger. this kid... has definitely been through a lot. why is it all the children and teens he's met have had such difficult lives? that's so different from him, who just got to play around and be a kid]

...We'll get you back. Don't worry.

[incendiarize]

We don't have long... [And there's no telling how long they were already asleep.

But not getting back in time has a much worse meaning, for Arthur, now.]

Everything was going to be fine, but we couldn't talk either of them out of it... I guess it's better than the whole continent getting destroyed, but...we already stopped that.

[relieable]

[he's not sure what Arthur means, but Osomatsu doesn't want to ask. not because he's not interested, but it sounds like something really bad happened, and he doesn't want Arthur to have to elaborate to him, who is technically a stranger. for now, Osomatsu just lets him talk, if he wants to, without interrupting]

...

[incendiarize]

[He scrubs a hand down his face. Come on, Arthur, focus.]

Sorry, I'm not usually so negative. A lot's happened in a few days, that's all.

[Technically he's not supposed to be talking about it at all, but there's no Simon to remind him. Whoops?]

[relieable]

[Osomatsu takes a step back, just to give him a little space]

Naw, it's okay. [he's not usually so negative, either] I said you can come to me, if you needed me. That includes getting stuff out, if you need to talk. I'm really gonna try to help everyone get back home.

[incendiarize]

Simon... Simon will find a way to stop it with or without me, right?

[That's a thought to cling to. Everything will be fine. Totally fine!]

Arthur, by the way! Think I forgot that part.

[relieable]

[uhh... Osomatsu wonders about that]

Oh, right! I'm Osomatsu. It's nice to meet you, Arthur.

[incendiarize]

Right back at you!