96.3 - for the dearly departed

[hard_talker]

[no Leonard Cohen this week ... just a kid sounding kinda tired, but giving it his damnedest anyway]

Hey, everybody. Uhh ... for those've you who know what it is? ... Happy Halloween.

[Mark's had a pretty tough day, upon finding out that two of his oldest friends have gone ... including one he considered pretty much the closest thing to a

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[foolreversed]

[...well that sounds different than usual]

You all right there, kid?

[hard_talker]

[brave face, Mark. lie like a cheap rug] I'm hangin' in there. How 'bout you?

[foolreversed]

[mmmmm Adachi's knows lies when he hears them but he's also not the type to pry. When something's not his business, it's not his business] All right, I suppose. Bored outta my mind but what else is new honestly.

[hard_talker]

Bored? On Halloween? You must not be the toilet paper and eggs type, then.

Mark

[yamanaka]

[don't think she didn't catch how weird this broadcast is, mister!!]

... You okay?

Ino

[hard_talker]

Gabe an' Jono are gone. So, uh, that'd be a big fat No.

Mark

[yamanaka]

[ oh ..... :( poor bb. she sympathizes so hard, and it shows in her voice]

I'm sorry.

Ino, to end

[hard_talker]

....Thanks. I ... I'll get over it? Which is what pisses me off, honestly. That I know I will. That I'm slowly but surely sheepifying myself, whether I want to or not. I can't tell if it's honestly ME adapting, or if this place is fucking making me. You know?

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[iswaswillbe]

I've picked up a few scary stories over the years. They might be a bit much, though.

[hard_talker]

[Mark jumps a little when he hears God's voice right behind him]

... You could warn a guy before you do that, y'know.

[he eyes Him with an unsteady look. he knows the castle's what sent Gabriel home, but ... at the same time ... he's not sure what God thinks of the whole thing]

[iswaswillbe]

And miss the jumping? Why would I do that?

[Nah, let's let the elephant in the room graze for a bit. God is in no hurry.]

[hard_talker]

Yeeeeeah, okay. [he rolls his eyes, but can't help but be slightly amused. God is a troll. that explains fucking everything]

So...

[he doesn't like elephants, man. not when they're his elephants. he'll point out everyone else's, no problem, but ... well. yes.]

[Mark]

[lord_wizard]

[Yep, straight to the filter. He can tell it's needed]

[softly] Happy Halloween, Mark...

Felix, to end

[hard_talker]

.... [a long, heavy sigh] Thanks, buddy. ... You, Ino, Sarge, and Nora ... you're my last old friends left here, now.

[Mark forever]

[lord_wizard]

Somebody you know went home?

[hard_talker]

Two somebodies. People I met when I first got here... Gabriel an' Jono.