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[stonyfaced]

This is a list of recent confirmed disappearances from the Sphere.

Byakuren
Crow
Thalassa
Cookie
Asuka
Aniki
Dash
Veronica
Honor
Snow
Boss

For those who were close to them, I'm sorry for your loss.

Comments

[spandexisyouth]

Crow, again.

Thank you, Stoneface.

[stonyfaced]

For the last time, perhaps.

Writing is pressed into the paper

[spandexisyouth]

There is a number to the times?

[stonyfaced]

No. Not that I know of. But I don't know anybody who's died or disappeared more than, oh... twice and come back with memories to tell the tale.

[feathered_earth]

Dash?? But

[And though she really didn't like him, there's a part of her that's unhappy to see Cookie's name on there too. There's a lengthy pause.]

Thank you

[stonyfaced]

Yeah, I know. That's one name I never expected to have to write on one of these damned lists.

[feathered_earth]

It's not.

[can't rely on people being around... whether they've been here for a month or a year, anyone can go at any time.

the following is struck after a moment.]

How do you know they're gone?

[stonyfaced]

...

Not here, Krile.

[hanakioku]

Come back?

[stonyfaced]

It's never out of the question, but it's not likely.

[hanakioku]

Who not like like ly likely?

[stonyfaced]

Oh. No, likely's not a who, Amurui. It means that... some people come back, like your brother, Smoke. But lots of other people don't These people might, or they might not. You get it?

[coughcoughshank]

[There's just an angry smear of ink here]

[live_ringer]

...Dash, too, huh?

[stonyfaced]

That's right. He'd been around for... gods, must be over two years.

[live_ringer]

A damned long time, that's for sure.

[It's always a strange thing when your greeter disappears. Somehow makes the realities of the place stand out that much more. There's a long pause before he decides to add.]

He was a good kid.

[Though Dash had said a while back that he wanted to take his toys and go home. Maybe he got his wish. Gene's not enough of an optimist to bank on it, but it's a nice thought.]

[stonyfaced]

He was here before me, and I've been here for nearly two years, too. So about that. Maybe longer.

[Stoneface never got to know him in those two years, and he just seemed like... some kid. No better than anybody else and no worse. But you complimented the dead. You had to.]

Yeah. Sure seemed like it.