Dreams 008 | Video

[foreseen_future]

[the video flashes on, showing a seated Nura, dressed in baggy, swoop-neck creme long-sleeve shirt, tight jeans, flip-flops, with a colorful scarf in her hair, patterned with daisies and butterflies. there is an untouched cup of tea sitting warm on the end-table beside her.]

You know...sometimes I think that we're all a little irrational. I know, I

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[grimreaping]

[ flustered godling is so flustered he doesn't even. ]

T-that's excessively unnecessary, there's no need-- why would you--

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[foreseen_future]

[soft laugh.]

I speak the truth.

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[grimreaping]

[ switches to video, but quieter ] I don't deserve that kind of praise just because I'm Father's son. I haven't done anything to warrant that much trust yet.

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[foreseen_future]

But it's not just because you are your father's son. It's because you are you.

[Voice]

[claim_my_place]

[Have a snort.]

[Really, this woman talks too much... preaching to people about death and fear. And does she really think that kid's literally the son of "death"? That's ridiculous.]

[Yeah, Asch missed the memo. Or maybe he's just being a skeptic.]

Are you done?

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[foreseen_future]

I judge by your tone, that, no, I am not.

Do you have any concerns that you'd like to speak?

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[claim_my_place]

[There's an aggravated silence.]

...No.

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[foreseen_future]

I see that you've made a nice little house in Egypt already.

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[oldest7yearold]

[Admittedly, Luke's rather new here, but... Was she talking about Kid? The one he'd talked to on the seal, who'd watched him practicing swordmanship the other day?] That can't be right... that'd mean that death is... a person...

[He frowns in confusion. Maybe it has something to do with other worlds again....

Regardless, there's something else in her transmission he took note of.] You've died before...?

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[foreseen_future]

I have.

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[oldest7yearold]

[Well... this is awkward. At best. He knew some people here had died before they'd arrived in Splendor - people even like Ion - but he'd never heard anybody talk about it before...

He hesitates] ... what was it like...? [beat] ... sorry.

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[foreseen_future]

It's all right. I'd be happy to tell you.

The dying part...well it obviously hurt, but the spiritual part...I can say that it was as if I was walking upon the cusp of all existence.

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[foreseen_future]

Yes.

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[foreseen_future]

Death or revival?

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[floweronmyhead]

[Kanonno doesn't quite understand everything this woman is saying, but there's something about her that makes her want to keep listening. She knows what death is, she's seen it happen more times than she'd like, yet... the thought of there being something after never crossed her mind. Or maybe she didn't want it to. She wasn't sure. Maybe that was the fear Nura was talking about.

Not knowing how exactly to respond, she settles with asking a simple question:]

What kinds of stories?

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[foreseen_future]

Princesses and Endless. A beautiful woman who discovers her strength.

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[floweronmyhead]

Endless? [She looks as if she wants to ask what those are, but if it's part of the story, it'll get explained eventually, right?]

It sounds like a great story. I'd love to hear it.

[video] tis fine!

[foreseen_future]

I'm sure you would!