darkroastbean | [IC INBOX]

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I wanted to talk out loud to see if I could figure out if I'll disappear if I die here,

Wha. . .what?!

Is someone trying to kill you?! There wasn't a bad game I missed, was there?!

Do I seem like the type someone would want to-….okay, fair.

No, the newest one just said something that got me thinking. That’s all.

What was it? You never answered before.

He asks too many questions.

And you don't answer enough.

Try me. Ask one.

Edited 2022-07-16 04:48 (UTC)

[LOOKS DIRECTLY IN THE EYES]

What did the new guy say to you?

Ask a different one.

I!!

Ask gloomy questions, get gloomy answers. Don’t you want me to be more lively?

I just wanna help! I can't do that without context.

. . .

If you tell me, I'll tell you something important.

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He asked what happened the other times I was summoned and failed.

He asked if I was in limbo.

And he asked if I get defeated here then does that mean I won’t be around anymore.

. . .

Oh. You're having one hell of an existential crisis, huh?

Just a small one.

Well. I can tell you confidently, just from what we've seen here? I doubt you'd disappear. There are always different games where we could die, right? But they'd bring you back--even if it's just for sick entertainment, it at least guarantees that nothing is truly permanent here. . .

I don't. Know how you existed before, admittedly, but you exist now, and you've got plenty of memories you still need to recover. So I guess, what happened before maybe doesn't matter. . .?

Such confidence. I can at least agree that nothing is permanent. I can’t be that confident though, so I’ll have to just trust your confidence then. And I’ll try not to dwell on it too much. That’s a fair enough compromise from someone like me, isn’t it?