toi.

[oathic]

:/

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[oathic]

Yeah. Nie had something, right?

[soba]

The scissors?

We found a lot of magical items over there that turned into weapons. I don't know if any of that is actually usable here. They turned back to looking like this when we came back through the door.

[ he points at a dog plushie on a table ]

That was actually a giant dog before.

[oathic]

No, he shoved something into his clothes as he was getting out.

Though he did mention the dogs.

[soba]

[ give him a minute as he tries to think.... ]

I think he took a ring and a shield? The ring can alert you if someone's lying. The shield is... a shield.

[oathic]

... I can see why he'd want that. Is everything with him?

[soba]

All of that, yeah. Jin Ling has a bow and arrow that can... influence the thoughts of a person.

-- oh, I have the blacklight Fotia needed.

[oathic]

Ah. He'll be glad to hear that. I guess you'll be seeing him sometime, then?

[though apparently he's not going to wait for an answer to that, because—]

All right, business mode off now. [...] You and Anya were friends, right?

[soba]

[ oh it was better when they were talking business ]

... I guess.

[oathic]

... I guess it must be feeling pretty hopeless, huh?

[toi already had issues with dying friends and it sure seems to be getting worse.]

[soba]

[ haha

he just lays down against the pillow. ]

She was pretty insistent that everything was going to be fine.

[oathic]

That was probably her own way of fighting her doubts.

[soba]

... probably.

Did anyone tell you what happened?

[oathic]

All I got was a war, sharks, dogs, and Anya was behind Nie when they were attacked from above...?

[soba]

[ he just nods. ]

We found a sled, and it had magical dogs attached. When we were riding it, we reached a bridge and a cliff, but... [ he grimaces ] Jin Ling and I fell off the cliff with one of the dogs. That's where the shark came in.

I don't know what the other two got up to after that. But eventually, our dog took us to this huge battle at a castle, and that's when we saw them. When we were trying to regroup, we got there just as Anya was stabbed by a soldier.

[ ... ]

So, we didn't make it in time to do anything.

[oathic]

[...]

It's not your fault.

[soba]

It would have been better if it was me. She's just a kid.

[ toi you're younger than her ]

[oathic]

... No offence, Toi, but unless your profile is lying, so are you.

[soba]

... well, it's different.

[oathic]

... Because of your future, or...?

[soba]

She's a pretty good girl.

[oathic]

And you're not, is what you're saying.

[soba]

I just... think it's really unfair.

[oathic]

Unfortunately, that's the way the world is. It's really not fair.

But as beloved as Anya was, I don't think anyone here is thinking, "I wish Toi had died instead of her."

[soba]

[ i mean, SOMEONE is thinking this obviously

so he just glances away at that ]

[oathic]

[toi,]

... Regardless of all else, the fact remains that Anya is dead, and you're alive.

In some ways, living is much harder than dying.