fifth soul reaped; video

[skirtindanger]

Jeez, I almost missed how many days into March it's already been! Every time I look at the date, I'm always surprised how much time has gone by. Soon enough, I'll have been in this city for five months. Normally I wouldn't say that's very long, but I suppose when you're stuck somewhere, that much feels like a really long time

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[fimbulvintr]

What makes you think they are lucky for leaving? How do you know they aren't now stuck some place much, much worse than this? ♪

[skirtindanger]

You're not the first to say that, but I'd rather not think that they're ending up somewhere worse.

[fimbulvintr]

Why not? Unless you like lying to yourself. ♪

And the only thing wrong with this place is that they don't allow you to have any fun.

[skirtindanger]

Let's turn the table around then-- how can you say for sure they are going to worse place? And if you're that bored, picking up a hobby might do you some good.

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[notthehead]

Sakra-who-writes is gone and Sakra-with-glass is gone and Ar-thur-prince-sir is gone and others say others are gone but I do not know when or how or why no...

[skirtindanger]

So you know more than a few who ended up vanishing too, huh? I think it would be difficult to keep track of everyone who did, though...

[notthehead]

I remember the ones that spoke names to I and I drew them into my line and I will not forget them.

[skirtindanger]

You... drew them into a line?

[Video]

[saiyajinsoul]

The disappearance rate is hard to approximate, since it seems pretty random.

As for how they do it - well, it appears that they all simply stopped talking with others, or going around the city, or meeting people, for a long time. [He seems more thoughtful:] But it sounds like a very lonely way of leaving.

Dawn? Yeah, I met her once.

She seemed, um.... [Teary? Random? Weirdly sweet? He scratches at his chin] nice.

[skirtindanger]

Huh? ...Really? Are you saying all it takes is to simply stop associating with everyone for a while?

[saiyajinsoul]

Maybe?

One commonality shared by some of those who left was that no one had seen or heard from them in a while.

[skirtindanger]

Maybe they're not so lucky after all... You're right, that does sound really lonely.

video;

[grimreaping]

The arrivals indeed seem to far outweigh the departures. I'm sorry to hear that your roommate has left abruptly like that.

How have you been otherwise?

[skirtindanger]

No need to apologize, I think it'll be okay. It's better off than being here, right? Other than that, I'm doing better.

[grimreaping]

I agree. My other roommate, Dahlia, left the same way.

That's good.

[skirtindanger]

Dahlia? [a thoughtful pause] I'm pretty sure I've talked to her before. So she's gone, too... What do you think about it, Kid? Or should I say, is there anything back home you're in a hurry to get back to? I know things between us are a little different, so...

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[truthsfortune]

For five...

I suppose for me that would make it six.

... Those who leave are quite fortunate.

[skirtindanger]

-- Six? ...Oh jeez, that's half a-- No, no, I really shouldn't put it that way... They are, huh? I envy them.

[truthsfortune]

It's all right. It is half a year. I suppose I have accepted the inevitability that I will be here for another six more.

Yes. As do I. For the rest of us left behind, it is quite difficult.

[skirtindanger]

Well... Ahah, who knows? Maybe we'll get lucky, you know? Whatever's going on, it can't last forever, right?