[It appeared that bridge whose name Luke had been fretting over had just become the least of his worries.
So yeah, he'd found that music box, and yeah, the music had been kind of pretty and he might have zoned out a bit while listening to it, but... he couldn't have like... fallen apart and died that quickly, could he? Without even noticing? But
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[Catches that whisper, hurries to reassure him]
A-And don't worry, you're not dead!
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B-but... how? This isn't anywhere on Auldrant I've ever heard of...
[And since he's not on his home planet he must be dead right?]
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[He feels like he's heard that name from somewhere. But who...? shaking that off]
That's because it isn't. We're in another world, I think becuase this city didn't exist back in my world either [and he's pretty sure that's not just because his geography knowledge was really lacking] -- the music boxes, they brought lots of people from different worlds here. I-It all sounds really strange, I know but it's true!
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What happens to our own worlds? Are they still okay?
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Afraid of death? Don't be, citizen! Don't you know, the fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears! [Oh, who are you to talk, Minori; you're just as scared of death as the other person.]
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It may be a minute or two before she gets a reply]
I'm not scared! [which is a lie] I have stuff I still need to do! I can't be dead yet...
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Don't worry, I don't think you're dead! Dead people walking and talking are terrifying because most of the time they appear as zombies or mummies! [..and then suddenly she is presented with a certain possibility, and in a small voice, she asks:]
Wait... you're not a zombie... right?
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I shouldn't turn into anything when I die anyway though, right? [The way his fonon separation works he's just going to disintegrate into nothing, isn't he?]
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he is perched on a low-hanging lamppost, sitting on his knees with his fingers curled around the rim of the lamp. the shouting of names makes him flinch, immediately zoomed in on the source, watching without blinking, following him as he meanders.
that's no Klovodokaravi...]
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At one point he will stop and stare up at Chey at he's wandering, but... doesn't really seem to take in what he's seeing, as his eyes are not very in-focus. After a few seconds, he looks down shakes his head, and resumes wandering.
Might need to catch his attention.]
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Chey flails and fidgets a little, tugging at the ribbon until he somehow gets free of it. it drops, making a distinct tinkling sound on the ground.]
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What do I do this is awkward what are they can they understand me I still need to find out if I'm dead] Uh... h-hey?
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[Actually scratch that, mostly he's just irritated because it means someone will have to explain everything. Luke may or may not have his wanderings interrupted by the telltale headache that means someone's listening in.]
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The unexpectedness of the headache causes Luke to stumble onto one knee, groaning and grasping the sides of his head as his skull felt like it was about to split open. However, his emotional reaction is very different, because this kind of headache could only mean one of two things - Lorelei or Asch. And Lorelei was currently trapped inside Van, so... ]
Asch?
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Humph. It's about time you showed up.
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Sh-showed up? What's going on?
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...Please don't worry. You're not dead, you're in Splendor now. [pause.] ...A-and I know this may sound unbelievable but this is a completely different world.
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A-a different world? [this can't be good] But.... what happened to Auldrant?
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Um, nothing happened to it. [Wait a moment... Auldrant?] You're from... the same world as Natalia. And, come to think of it... your voice sounds like Asch's... [He know realizes he makes you even more confused.]
I-in any case, you found a music box, didn't you? Nobody knows why, but it brings people who found it or heard it here, to Splendor.
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[Thankfully the knowledge of their presence at wherever this place was - Splendor, this guy had called it...? - kept away any sting that might have resulted from the "oh you sound a lot like Asch comment" - though admittedly it wasn't stinging as much as it used to, but all the same...]
The music box? [So that's what that thing had done...] I have to get back though, I can't stay here... Do you know where I can find Natalia and Asch? [He'll ask about how to leave soon enough, but he's not leaving anybody from his world so long as he knows about them behind.]
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