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[darkroastbean]

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Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

The truth always finds a way!

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

Says the bugman that calls himself a liar.

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Now you're catching on.

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

Better late than never.

Did you just want to tell me about your memory?

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

...

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

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

Wha. . .what?!

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

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

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.

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

What was it? You never answered before.

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

He asks too many questions.

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

And you don't answer enough.

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Try me. Ask one.

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

[LOOKS DIRECTLY IN THE EYES]

What did the new guy say to you?

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Ask a different one.

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

I!!

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

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

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

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

. . .

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

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

…

…

…

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.

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

. . .

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

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Just a small one.

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

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. . .?

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

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?

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

That's surprisingly reasonable of you, yeah. It must have really been bothering you.

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

I’m too tired to be unreasonable. You got lucky on timing.

Re: Evening 481

[darkroastbean]

Should I talk to you only when you're tired and potentially traumatized?

Re: Evening 481

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

If you want me to be cooperative? Probably. Now what’s the special secret.