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[buster_bereft]

[ None of it made any sense. He'd been off fighting in Wutai, and he'd sprouted wings, then spent the next couple months afterward, falling apart and going grey before his time. He'd heard voices mentally, both Gen's and a rage-filled blue woman's, then found that he and Gen really could communicate telepathically. His mother had died, Banora

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[tereteindahouse]

You're in the Underworld! Not sure if you're dead though. Do you have a pulse?

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[buster_bereft]

No, already checked.

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[tereteindahouse]

That sucks. Welcome to the Dead Club then, new dude! Did anybody fill you in yet?

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[buster_bereft]

Not yet, no.

[ Angeal regarded the text on his screen with an eyebrow partially-raised in amusement. It would take quite the explanation, to get all this to make sense. ]

[Voice]

[tereteindahouse]

[The communicator switches to voice, mainly because Junpei has a lot to say and he's lazy.]

Sorry man, there's a lot going on. So we're basically trapped down here in the Underworld to distract Hades or something, maybe fight a war, and a bunch of other things that don't make sense. Every once in a while weird things happen in this place and we just have to put up with it. And survive I guess.

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[buster_bereft]

Weird things? [ Angeal typed, ] Hades?

[ Junpei could answer in voice; he didn't mind. But Angeal didn't quite want to use his own voice, just now. ]

[Voice/Data Transfer]

[tereteindahouse]

Hades, the Greek Lord of the Underworld. There's also Hecate here, she's the one who brought in the living. Uh, let's see. The weird things you'd probably have to experience to believe. We were attacked in our nightmares and hallucinated if we tried to stay awake. There was a time where we woke up just knowing other peoples secrets. Then there's the dangerous things, like when a bunch of people were kidnapped and tortured.

[He no longer sounds so upbeat. Just talking about it still pisses him off.]

Sorry. Uh, here, maybe this will help.

[He switches to do a data transfer, sending a two part file, the Introductory Guide to the Underworld.]

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[buster_bereft]

[ He had several thoughts, looking over the information: There was a river that might make him forget? Wow, Lickers were ugly. There didn't seem to be any native animals that weren't out to kill people. This place didn't go easy on its inhabitants psychologically. ]

[ Well, dream or not, he didn't want to be here, though no way out had yet been found. Death didn't seem to change a whole lot, either. He was trapped, at least for the moment. ]

Thanks. Useful information to know. Lickers are really ugly.

[Voice]

[tereteindahouse]

Heh, tell me about it man. Those are only the permanent monsters in this place too. There's been muuuuuch uglier, trust me.

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[buster_bereft]

[ Slightly amused in spite of his situation, Angeal regarded his computer screen with a raised eyebrow. ] Do I want to know?

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[tereteindahouse]

No way, man. Trust me, I don't even want to know!