❦ 24th Record

[iattractmushi]

[There's a small blot of ink where he rested his pen before writing anything.]

What day is it? And while I'm asking questions, any idea why my hair might be [pause] have suddenly changed color?

[Longer pause.]

This is... maybe a strange question. But does anyone know, for sure, that they're [slight pause] still alive?

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[crimson_seeker]

The thirteenth. The month is called March, I believe.

I'm rather sure I still draw breath, my friend, though it's good to see you do as well. Haven't seen you for a while.

[iattractmushi]

[Long pause.] ...guess I missed my birthday.

If I've got this figured right, I've been asleep since the 28th of last month.

[crimson_seeker]

Birthday? In Edensphere, you mean?

Right. Not that I've seen that many people in general. The Wilderness has been pretty hospitable this month, save for those couple of days of being white and empty.

[iattractmushi]

Yeah. I've been here a year. [Pause. That's strange to think about.]

I take it you've been living down here, then?

[wayofflowers]

It's good to see your writing again, Cloud-san. I've kept your cat feed while you were asleep.

[iattractmushi]

Thank you, Bellflower-san.

[Pause]

I appreciate it.

[wayofflowers]

You're welcome.

[feathered_earth]

Cloud, welcome back! And happy cocoonday too, I guess.

[there are a lot of pentaps.]

Well, I feel alive. Although if you mean before Edensphere, I guess I'm not 100% sure.

[iattractmushi]

Thanks.

Yeah, before this place. I know it's really impossible to know for sure, but... I was curious if anyone knew for sure.

[feathered_earth]

Well, unless I remember dying, I'm going to assume that I was alive.

[iattractmushi]

Probably the best thing we can do. [But that doesn't mean he's going to do it.]

[longnosedliar]

Hey! Welcome back, Cloud. I was wondering when you were going to come back.

...and what do you mean by this whole alive thing? I'm pretty sure we're alive.

[iattractmushi]

You think ten days of sleep is too much?

Well here, yeah. I'm certainly alive. But... how do we know about back where we come from? There's no proof we're still alive back home.

[longnosedliar]

I'd tell you how much you've missed while you were gone, but... you didn't actually miss that much.

Eh? Well, there's no proof that we're dead either. What brought this on?

[iattractmushi]

This place was calm for once, huh.

I saw... my brother's dream, while I was asleep. It seemed like he might have died at the end of it.

[forgotmyforge]

How could you know for sure? There's not having any memories of your death, but that makes it a possibility, not a certainty.

I don't think I was dead. I hope not.

...this is why I shouldn't write stuff after 14 hours on my feet, lmao

[iattractmushi]

[....hmmm. That's a good point.] That's true. I guess we'll never know for certain, in that case.

I'd like it if we were all really alive. [But he already knows that isn't true.]

aww<3

[forgotmyforge]

I would too. I talked to someone once who told me she remembered dying, though. So... unless she was wrong, some of us probably aren't alive in our home worlds.

[iattractmushi]

Yeah, I know at least one guy who claims to be dead myself.