01 - Video

[unduly_pitiless]

[The video feed cuts in on Alice sobbing softly. Her eyes are red, her cheeks are wet - she's been crying for a while. She opens her mouth and tries to speak, but the words stutter out before she can say anything coherent.]

I'm sorry - I'm sorry, I just -

[The video goes black. Alice reappears ten seconds later, marginally more composed but still

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[deathmerciful]

[An equally melancholic voice]

You mourn...

[unduly_pitiless]

They're saying I died.

[deathmerciful]

Death comes to all living things eventually. What is it that you last remember, chere?

[unduly_pitiless]

John - my friend, John, he was bleeding. There were police everywhere, and they had guns, and that's all I -

I don't know what happened after that.

[deathmerciful]

I can estimate a guess.

[unduly_pitiless]

I thought...I always thought dying would hurt more.