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[cruelwonder]

This might be a rather odd question to ask but I

[Alice pauses in her writing, agitated. She's not even sure that she wants to ask this question. She knows part of the answer but she needs to be entirely certain-- Enough people confirmed it for her last night on Shikamaru's transmission.]

I was told that this city can bring people back from the

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[Voice]

[madeinoblivion]

They can. [His voice is a little scratch today, and subdued]

I don't know how, or if they ever exist again if the core takes them away, but... yeah. They can.

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[cruelwonder]

[She stares at the page for a long time. Her hands shake.]

But how is that possible? How do you know?

[Voice]

[madeinoblivion]

Because. There are people here who shouldn't exist anymore. Other people watched them fade away.

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[cruelwonder]

[She can agree with the first part.]

Fade away?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

I don't think that's an odd question for this place. I talked to someone once who said he was dead back in his world, so I guess they can.

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[cruelwonder]

Did he remember his death? Did he say if he looked any different since dying?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

He really didn't go into a lot of detail about it, and it seemed rude to ask, so I didn't. He sounded like he remembered it, though.

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[cruelwonder]

[...Oh God. That means anyone from home-- Her heart clenches in her chest at the idea of her parents and sister returning to her. They won't recognize how she's changed. And if Bumby... If Bumby comes and remembers what happened to him...]

Is he all right now?

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[leading3men]

[ Holy fuck, this has never occurred to Zoey. Her mouth goes dry.

Zoey isn't just waiting for Francis and Louis.

She's waiting for everyone. ]

I have no idea. That haven't occurred to me.

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[cruelwonder]

I hadn't thought it myself until someone told me. I didn't believe it.

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[leading3men]

[ Zoey switches to voice because she just can't trust her face at this moment. ]

Oh my god.

[ She knew that if you die here, you come back because of the Core. But to bring the dead back from her own home? ]

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[cruelwonder]

[She knows how you feel, Zoey. She's shaking, actually.]

Quite. I don't know what to think.

[ninthserenade]

i was sorta dead before i came here so... yeah. i guess.

[cruelwonder]

Do you know how you came back to life? Do you remember dying?

[ninthserenade]

uhhhhh i remember dying and sorta fading but then next thing i knew i woke up here face-down in the dirt. kinda sucks really.

[cruelwonder]

"Sucks?"

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[hemic]

With the unpredictable state of the city; it is not be hard to believe that death isn't a finality.

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[cruelwonder]

But it isn't natural.

[hemic]

No. [ A pause. ] Do you find it unnerving?

[cruelwonder]

[Yes.]

Somewhat, yes.