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[oldest7yearold]

 [It appeared that bridge whose name Luke had been fretting over had just become the least of his worries.

So yeah, he'd found that music box, and yeah, the music had been kind of pretty and he might have zoned out a bit while listening to it, but... he couldn't  have like... fallen apart and died that quickly, could he? Without even noticing? But

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[tempestreplica]

...Great. Just what Splendor needs, another one of you idiots.

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[oldest7yearold]

[And so the trolling begins. It's funny how fast Luke can turn to anger to hide his fear and panic. Especially in front of a God-general.]

Sync? [pause] What the hell are you doing here?

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[tempestreplica]

That's what I want to know.

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[oldest7yearold]

How should I know?

[going back to your earlier statement]

Just what the hell is a "splendor" anyway?

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[mykimlasca]

[casually sifting through papers, ordering her employees around, network check, hm--..]

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[mykimlasca]

[..leans in, blinks. then..wait what.]

video; i'll just tell you when

[mykimlasca]

[what]

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[mykimlasca]

[emotions well in her voice, she tries to keep them back. the last memory she had of Luke was holding his hands and tearfully begging him to come back--she had lost everything dear in one form or another, she couldn't lose another precious person..!

she saw tear's resolution. they all would wait. all of them--for the boy who had changed so much, had been so brave and--..

her voice comes out anyway, regardless, firm, a bit quivering: ]

Luke, stay right where you are. I'm coming to meet you. I'll explain everything.

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[daathicdocile]

[ It doesn't take long to come to the realization of the voice beyond the feed. Smile breaching it's limits, the boy hastily moves to turn on the Seal's view-- eagerly awaiting the sight of his friend. ]

Oh, Luke! You're here as well?

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[oldest7yearold]

[Oh Ion. You're so sweet, trying to make him feel better, but now he's half convinced he must be dead because the last time he saw you...

Which is why he's frozen stiff, staring at the seal and his friend, his first real friend outside the manor...] Ion...

[... c'mon, Luke, you don't want Ion to start worrying about you or anything. He forces a slight smile.]I guess. Where's here?

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[daathicdocile]

It's good to see you again. [ Don't think that you can try to pull a fast on one of your dearest BFFs. Judging from his reaction, it was almost too clear that Luke had come from a time after his passing. It was a shame as worry slowly crept into the boy's expression.

Still, his smile remained. ] This world is called Splendor-- somewhere completely different from our own.

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[oldest7yearold]

You too. [Luke will try, but he will be forever oblivious to the fact that he is as transparent as the seven year-old that he is. And you being dead in his time is only half the problem bff. ]

But... how does that work? How did we get here? [Note of definite worry here] What happened to Auldrant? Things aren't done yet, I have to go back. [soon. Before his own clock starts running out.]

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[relivelove]

[That last part... yeah, she can't help but think of when she first got here too.]

It's okay. You're not dead.

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[oldest7yearold]

[kiddo here doesn't know how common that particular predicament is...

... wait, someone heard that... heard all of that? ... rgh, he'd only said it because he hadn't realized anyone was listening... He still didn't want anybody to know about his condition, and if people started asking why he thought he was dead... but...]

How do you know that?

[While the words are defensive, the tone is anything but. If anything, it's... resigned. He wants to believe he's still alive, but how else would in a strange place, all by himself, unless... well he didn't know what would happen to him when he died, but... this seemed like the kind of thing, didn't it?]

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[relivelove]

[Shirley musters up a smile, and while it's tinged with sadness, it's also understanding--she may not know why he thinks he's dead, but she can sympathize with thinking you might be dead.]

In my world, I already died. I'm sure of it. But somehow, here I'm alive.

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[oldest7yearold]

Oh... [And now he feels terrible for this person in addition to worry for his own condition and confusion as to what's happened.]

That's... I guess it's good you're here, huh...

[seethelanterns]

Well, I can't say I know Guy or Tear, but if it helps any....I don't think you're dead? This is Splendor. An amazing city that can grant wishes! You should have a Seal, and a key? That'll show you where you're staying.

[oldest7yearold]

[Too much information. Too fast. DX To buy himself time, he'll rifle through his pockets and - Oh, there's an odd gold thing with the little demon face from his jacket on it. A little more searching reveals the key.] It says something about Gilded Castle...

[He's just... not going to touch the rest of this situation yet. He's going to focus on the things that make sense first.]

[seethelanterns]

That'll be where you're staying then! Did you need help finding it? Assuming you're at the entrance I can help you get there, unless someone else is coming for you, I mean.

[oldest7yearold]

I don't know... I just got here, I think. [Which means he has no clue where he is. He could probably find it on his own, but it might take a while...]