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[solas_ion]

So there's something I've been thinkin' about lately.

[A bored Lancer sat at a table in the Breeding Center, leaning his head on one hand. Atop his head was a content and fluffy bird, which seemed to have decided that was the best place to take a nap.]

Now, I get it's pretty much accepted fact that people go back home when they up and vanish outta this place. I ain't quite so interested in hearing what people have waiting for them--though if anybody's up for talking, I got plenty of time to listen.

[He shrugged, the yellow Swablu ruffling her feathers at the motion.]

What I really want to know is what people like me think about this place--those of us that got their shit kicked in and died before wakin' up here one morning. Lemme hear what people that ain't got anywhere to return to think of things here.

Personally...as far as an afterlife goes, I think we could do a hell of a lot worse.

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[freshprints]

You seem to have coped with the idea of being dead remarkably well.

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[solas_ion]

Long story short, it wasn't exactly my first time.

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[freshprints]

That does sound like a long story.

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Does it get easier with every passing death?

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[solas_ion]

Tough to say. I was never the kind of guy that dreaded the thought of it, so I'm probably not an expert opinion on how easy or hard it was.

Hurt like a son of a bitch, though. That's really my only major complaint about it.

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[konpeitoqueen]

[You may or may not remember this girl. For some reason, her hair is now only shoulder-length.]

It's not Yomi. But it's still pretty annoying. Eh, could be worse.

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[solas_ion]

[hey it's the prissy princess]

[what happened to your prissy princess pigtails]

Could be, sure. But you never know--somebody could be dissatisfied with a place as quiet as this.

[konpeitoqueen]

[Burned off. 8( ]

Well, of course... Pokémon battles are fun and all, but other than that, there's very little in ways of entertainment. Everything has Pokémon awkwardly shoehorned into it! It's almost as if they're telling us something.

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[zero_charisma]

...mind repeatin' that?

[There are dead people here...?]

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[solas_ion]

Which part?

[zero_charisma]

The part about you being buried six feet under.

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[lullabytes]

Why would you pick any afterlife but this one? It's a really good game. Though, I guess there are other games that could be fun to do, too...

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[solas_ion]

I have to be honest with you, even after a few years here I can't say I know a lot about modern games.

[Basically nothing, really.]

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[lullabytes]

...Why not? Have you not been playing any?

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[ossifragant]

Nothing in the afterlife but oblivion.

[Been there done that already. He remembers what it was like inside of the Gate, though the memories are extremely vague at this point.]

This is something instead of nothing and that's enough for me.

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[solas_ion]

It's the same for me.

[Lancer's tone was oddly light for such a subject.]

A couple years ago somebody from back home mentioned the method that brought me back once isn't really an option anymore. So, sparing you the details, I leave here and I cease to exist for the definite last time.

Fun, right? Tough to complain when that's the alternative.

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[ossifragant]

[It's the same for him, but he's he's not about to say that in a public setting.]

No, you can't complain at all.

It's a better... well, I'm not sure what to call it but it's better because we get to keep on living.

[Or in Greed's case, figure out what it means to live to begin with.]

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[explosivecombat]

My, that is a good question, isn't it?

I'm mostly inclined to agree with you - if I must be put through some sort of afterlife, at the very least this one isn't terrible. I find that I have very little to complain about, at any rate.

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[solas_ion]

Likewise. All things considered, this isn't so bad.

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[explosivecombat]

I think the most remarkable negative thing about it is how dull it gets from time to time, but then I've never been the domestic sort who likes to lie about and raise animals.

[synchroswim]

...It's a little weird, but I like it. I don't have any bossy coworkers to worry about, I'm not being sent out on missions, I don't hafta write any reports... Heck, I can sit around in my room all day with a couple comic books if I really wanted to. I can be a normal person again, yanno? S'pretty nice.

[solas_ion]

Tell me about it. Not answering to any infuriating people, that's the best part of the whole deal to me.

[synchroswim]

It's definitely one of the better worlds I've been to, that's for sure!

How'd you bite it, anyway? I'll tell if you do~

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[a_sin_for_him]

It could be worse.

I suppose it all depends on what the alternative actually is.

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[solas_ion]

That's a good point. For me, the alternative's 'nothing'--so this ain't a tough deal.

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[a_sin_for_him]

I don't know what it is, for me.

But I won't complain too much, in the meantime.