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[stfuelly]

[The perception of living, dying, dreaming and sleeping - all of these things have no meaning inside of Vanessa's mind right now. As the Dreamberry clicks on for the first time, there's only the sight of a young woman lying on her side, her hands clasped around her neck and rubbing roughly, as though she's shocked at the feeling of the skin there.

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[voice]

[declinant]

Well, don't you look alive?

[video foreva]

[stfuelly]

Excuse me--?!

[declinant]

Isn't that a good thing?

[stfuelly]

What a question! Who are you?!

[declinant]

Your guardian angel.

[stfuelly]

Cute. Now answer my question.

[video]

[declinant]

[have an androgynous person on your screen! giggling out of view, so all you can see are very large - wings.]

No, I'm very quite serious!

[stfuelly]

[What the eff--]

A Chain?!

[declinant]

A - what? No, dear, I really am one.

[the camera tilts a little.]

Perhaps you're dead?

[stfuelly]

[She goes silent at that for a long moment.]

No...

[declinant]

[Well, he wasn't expecting that reaction.]

- so you are? Poor unfortunate soul~

[stfuelly]

--You're wrong! This isn't death!

[She gestures around helplessly.]

[declinant]

Then what is this?

[stfuelly]

Whatever it is, it isn't death!

[declinant]

Would you call it life?

[stfuelly]

If that is what my mind perceives it as.