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[sword_and_quill]

[ As soon as the video feed pops on, something is quite obviously amiss--

--since Fakir is smiling - and rather cheerily, at that. ]

A fine, fine day, isn't it? Why so many long faces? You would think that most of us would be used to these curses by now.

[ He chuckles lightly and raises one hand that's wrapped around a quill, tapping the feathered

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[princess_crow]

What...

[princess_crow]

What kind of happy ending could happen in a place like this, Fakir?

[sword_and_quill]

[ He chuckles - yes, chuckles. ]

Well, some people who come here are already deceased in their own worlds. To them, this place is the beginning of a new story that they otherwise would not have had the opportunity to live.

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[princess_crow]

[ frightening. ]

We didn't need this opportunity to last so long.

[princess_crow]

This curse makes you act so inappropriate, Fakir.

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[sword_and_quill]

For us - no, perhaps not. But it's already been proven that there is escape from here, so there must be a way to leave by choice, somehow. I'm sure of it.

[sword_and_quill]

[ He laughs again. ]

Having a bit of optimism isn't really inappropriate, is it?

[princess_crow]

You being optimistic is completely inappropriate. [ makes her shudder. ] The last thing I need is someone with less common sense than Ahiru.

[sword_and_quill]

Come on. Lighten up a little, Rue. It would do you some good!

[princess_crow]

How do you propose I "lighten up"?