[ i. text ] got a knife to disengage the voids that i can't bear...

[appraysen]

[ trish has been debating all day whether or not to send a message. at first it was going to be a video, but then as soon as she had gone to create the message she had started to cry, and then her eyes got swollen and well... at least no one can see how badly her hands are shaking. ]

First off, I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Trish and I'm new. I have a question, which may sound strange.

Did anybody else die before coming here? Or was dying before they found themselves here? Or anything similar?

Just you know...general curiosity about how this place works.

[ liar, liar, pants on fire. ]

Comments

[theshabbiestofmen]

[Oh. Oh. So that was a real thing. Lupin stares at this woman's message for a few seconds, eyes wide, before fumbling to respond. He's grateful it's a written message; he didn't think he could handle a face-to-face one.]

Have you heard of anyone having that issue?

1/2

[appraysen]

Um, no. It just seemed like a logical question all things considered.

2/2

[appraysen]

[ ...except trish sucks at lying. ]

I did.

I died, or was dying. I don't know any more.

text; 1/2

[sweetmotherofgod]

Yes.

Not me, but some other people. More than one I know of. I can't tell you their names, not without their permission, but they're here.

text; 2/2

[sweetmotherofgod]

There's help here. If you need it.

text;

[alwaysagit]

[Briefly] Yes. I was dying.

[After a moment-] It's not the afterlife, if that's what you're thinking.

text;

[appraysen]

So we're coming here just brings people back from the brink?

text;

[wiretap]

the network has record of former passengers who identify as 'previously deceased'.

text;

[appraysen]

Is there any way to access that?

private text; having trish here makes me want to app kris from the new nightmare on elm street. jsyk

[angerissues]

[ Mason's not exactly wanting to broadcast this to everyone here, mostly because it'll raise questions like how which will then lead to why, but he figures there's a good reason for her to be asking. Namely that she's probably dead back home and just doesn't want to admit it. (You know what assuming does, Mason...) ]

Mind if I ask why you're asking?

private text; mwhaha. do it, do it, do it! /all the enabling.

[appraysen]

It should be kinda obvious, right?

voice;

[20mentholkools]

Awfully specific, for general curiosity.

voice;

[appraysen]

Guess I just like being thorough?

video;

[entrapments]

Jeeze-

text;

[appraysen]

What?

[text] unless you'd like me to change it B]

[uncodlyawwesome]

yeah like half a the ships creww fuckin died before wwe got here
wwhy is that a big deal all the time like evven im startin to get anxious sayin that i died but its not like its a big deal

[text] text is totally awesome XD

[appraysen]

Half the crew?

You'll have to excuse me, I'm new. Just trying to get a grip on this place.

text

[heltersskelter]

good question.
that'd be crazy. like, what if we aren't just on a ship in space.
but we're really in the after life.

text

[appraysen]

I never said anything about the after life.

[voice]

[wolfdreamer]

That can't be.

[voice]

[appraysen]

If we're here, I guess anything can be.

text.

[swagneto]

Not quite. Short of being aware of my impending death, it was nothing of the situation you described.

text.

[appraysen]

That's lucky then, right? If you don't mind my asking how were you about to die?

[video]

[profligates]

Hello, Trish. When asking questions of such a sensitive and delicate nature, you should use video, so we can see your face. That makes people more comfortable in answering.

[video]

[appraysen]

[ except video is in all honesty kind of scary. hopefully she doesn't look to bad, her eyes were nearly swollen from crying a few hours ago. ]

If people wanted video, all they need to do is ask.

Video

[bottlearum]

Aye, I've been dead before.

Video

[appraysen]

How?

text;

[monkeytailed]

[...that put an ominous new spin on the chain of events before he showed up.]

I'm not sure. I thought my brother did something but maybe I was wrong.

text;

[appraysen]

What did you think your brother did?