Forty-Sixth Drop: a moment of clear thought is my gift

[spiritofsorrow]

November 4th was my birthday. I completely forgot about that. If I were living, at this point, I would be 56 -- I died at 53, then there were two years as a spirit after that, and then a total of about a year in the City. I don't age anymore, but it is still nostalgic for me. My family always brought me books for my birthday, because I was such a

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[hidesinrestroom]

Hn. Our birthdays are somewhat close together...

... And you're still stuck as a.. eh.. vampire?

[spiritofsorrow]

Hopefully for not much longer. Dr. Solomon is doing what he can.

[hidesinrestroom]

That's good... Dying again doesn't reset it..?

[spiritofsorrow]

I don't want to try that until it is absolutely necessary. If I don't get to go back to our world to see Joy again...

[hidesinrestroom]

But... you're technically dead anyways...

[spiritofsorrow]

Yes, but my spirit was still active in the mortal world, unlike that of most dead that were brought into the City, as far as I see.

[hidesinrestroom]

Plenty of dead people leave here though.

[spiritofsorrow]

Yes, but do they go home?

[hidesinrestroom]

I don't know, since you kind of can't ask them.

[spiritofsorrow]

Precisely. If it is true that they simply...fade away, or go somewhere else, I don't want any of it.

But if this doesn't work, you're welcome to do the honors.

[hidesinrestroom]

I'm not sure if I should feel honored about that.

[spiritofsorrow]

If fate complies, it will not be required.