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[fionnuisce]

[Standing in front of the terminal, Waver looked like hell. More accurately, like he got the hell to a terminal within two minutes of sleep paralysis wearing off. His suit jacket forgotten, the usual sunglasses were hanging off a collared shirt as black as his disheveled, untied hair.]

[Let it never be said Waver Velvet was an unkempt mess; there were just much more important things to consider right now than his personal appearance.]

I have a question. Technically several, though all geared toward the same subject.

Has there yet been any evidence of limits to this place's resurrection capabilities? An upper limit on times one can return, for example?

And what of side effects: has there ever been any indication of lingering illness or other such afflictions?

You'll have to excuse me if these are stupid questions. I hadn't had time or reason to consider the implications of this until now.

Comments

[true_noir]

You could always ask Jason to verify it for you, if you wished...

[You can't see this, but she's giggling right now.]

[fionnuisce]

I may have my lapses in common sense here and there, but I'm not that stupid.

[true_noir]

I suppose he's something of an acquired taste in conversational companions, isn't he?

[fionnuisce]

To put it incredibly lightly and charitably, yes.

[true_noir]

Well, you are speaking to someone who worshiped what most of her fellow guests once called a 'kidnapper,' so I am known to be somewhat more charitable to our hosts than some.

[Somewhat.]

[fionnuisce]

I suppose you have me at that. I must say I'm a bit less accepting of this than you seem to be.

[true_noir]

My circumstances help. They give me a certain pragmatism to the whole affair.

[fionnuisce]

And what circumstances would those be, dare I ask?

[true_noir]

Oh, I'm quite dead. It's hard to think of yourself as a kidnap victim when they are the reason you live.

[fionnuisce]

I suppose that would make it difficult for some people, perhaps.

[true_noir]

It does, at the least, give pause in someone's thoughts.

[fionnuisce]

You're not the first I've spoken to that can claim to be some measure of 'dead' before arriving here.

Some may not be all that grateful for a second chance. Out of curiosity--you don't need to answer, of course--what do you make of it?

[true_noir]

Another adventure, another game. I will return to death in time, but I see no reason not to enjoy myself for the time being.

[fionnuisce]

At least someone's in high spirits over the matter.

...That wasn't a pun, to be clear.

[true_noir]

Far from the worst I've ever heard if it had been intentional. I'm not sure I'd call it high spirits, though. I simply choose to find enjoyment somehow in it.

What was it about life giving you lemons I once heard?

[fionnuisce]

I suppose that's better than a dismal outlook on the situation. Or blind optimism, for that matter.

[true_noir]

I would like to think so> Admittedly, it does sometimes come off the wrong way to others, and they take offense, but you can't ever please everyone.

[fionnuisce]

Afraid not. God forbid one not have a bloody sunshine and rainbows disposition, right?

[true_noir]

Or openly join the resistance against the administrators when it might mean their permanent destruction. Yes, I'm quite used to being a cog that doesn't quite fit.

[She liked it, too. It made her stand out among armadas of stand-alone individuals, and she was a special little snowflake, the "True Noir," and she wanted people to know it any way she could.]

[fionnuisce]

While I find myself more on the side of resisting, I honestly can't say I fault you for the opposite.

[true_noir]

I will admit that I'm more or less neutral to them, which is not quite the same as it was in the last world I was captured to.

[fionnuisce]

I'll give you credit for not actively obstructing people against them, assuming that is in fact what's going on.

[true_noir]

I have no reason to. There is little clear merit in either side, at least to me.