how many times have you died (rika furude)

[malewife]

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W1, thursday

[syndromed]

[ once she's all clean, rika is sitting around. somewhere. who cares don't ask me for details. ]

Do you think someone will die tonight?

[ OKAY ]

[malewife]

[ THEY ARE JUST IN THIS UNDERWATER CITY!! Joonghyuk is hanging around the courtyard since he's planning to stay here later. He wants to See the outside when it happens before he's knocked out. ]

Most likely. [ Looks at her. ] Should you be walking around?

[syndromed]

We have time.

[ she assumes he's worried about the proximity to curfew, not potential injuries. ]

[malewife]

I meant your injuries, if you had any pressing.

[ He doesn't think they are, but it's still? Better? To rest?? ]

[syndromed]

I'm alright. Just some bruises.

[ truly she had a very mellow time. ]

[malewife]

[ Well, he trusts someone that just dies all the time if they're okay, to be honest. ]

What happened on your trip? I overheard about the dog, the miniature people, and... Cupcakes.

[syndromed]

[ thank you for this respect. ]

That was most of it. We explored big candy castle. There were some items from home, but... They disappeared after we held them for a moment.

[malewife]

[ what ]

Do you remember how you got to this candy castle?

[syndromed]

I walked through a door, and then I was there.

[malewife]

... In your room? Another door?

[syndromed]

The door to my room. I wanted to rest after eating so much.

[malewife]

... And it just took you to this candy castle without warning.

[ oh, he doesn't like it. ]

[syndromed]

Yes. Me, and three others - we weren't even together beforehand.

Which means it could happen to anyone.

[malewife]

[ A tired sigh. ]

The Watchers told me that the missing people are here, but also not here... [ Which kind of helps understand, but also what. ] Did you happen to learn anything in there? Or was it just a nonsensical mess.

[syndromed]

It was mostly nonsense.

... But at the end, there was a note. "These windows between our worlds, opened with greedy hands, have so foolishly been left open - and so we are all punished for that hubris, as the spectres take all that we are."

[malewife]

… An interesting note. I had thought the spectres were a natural predator in this world, not part of a consequence.

[syndromed]

Then do the windows between worlds need to be closed again?

[malewife]

I would believe so. Worlds are separated for reasons... And, in my experience, when they are opened? It's a sign of the apocalypse coming to that world.

[syndromed]

My experience has been different... But it's true that traveling between shards is something I've only done in the face of tragedy.

[malewife]

... So your method is also moving to different worlds at different timelines.

[ He wasn't sure if she like went into the actual past or something. Anyway. ]

The doors they opened must be different than what we do, hence the catastrophic consequence.

[syndromed]

[ she just gives a terse little nod to that, but frowns. ]

But why should we have to clean up their mess?

[malewife]

... Because we are given threats or promises.

[ That doesn't mean he likes it or wants to? ]

[syndromed]

I don't care about either.

[malewife]

[ To be honest, relatable. ]

Will you be fighting against the game they will be forcing us to play? With these two assigned groups?

[syndromed]

It may be pointless to try to fight back against the rules of the gameboard. But to go along with them...

[ well, she doesn't like either option. ]