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[othersdie]

What do you believe happens to the dead once they leave the City?

I won't contest religious beliefs.


[Flagged to Dean // Open to Police Force Members and Affiliates]
I'd like to request a few days off, assuming no one else gets murdered. Please.


[ooc: Euphie left, she and Justin had a weird thing going on that was rather emotional, and Justin's dealing the only way he knows how that doesn't involve self-destructive habits he has outgrown, which is... thinking. (For those keeping score, he was already upset about Mara and the police force's lack of fixing things.)]

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[oceantrauma]

.... Justin-san...you just said it was better to do the reverse. Do you know the reason you're so occupied with it?

I don't think so. When my brother died it didn't work that way. He's gone. And he's not coming back, I don't think.

[othersdie]

I've always been interested in death, and I'm almost as bad at not thinking as I am at taking my own advice.

[Pause.]

[Pauuuuuuse.]

I'm sorry.

[oceantrauma]

I see.... Dying itself is sad, but I suppose what happens after is interesting, especially sine we don't have a definite answer for that.

No, it's alright. It was a couple of years ago.

[othersdie]

[There are a lot of things that Justin isn't going to tell Ken, starting with his own views on death and the afterlife.]

No, we don't.

Still... sorry if I brought up unpleasant memories.

[oceantrauma]

But you have speculations, don't you?

You didn't know, and there are some good memories, too.

[othersdie]

Speculations, experiences...

I'm glad that you have those.

[oceantrauma]

[Okay, he can take a hint. His curiosity will go unsatisfied.]

I hope you have some good memories, as well.

[othersdie]

[Someday, Ken. Trust doesn't come easy.]

So am I.

Do you ever worry about losing what memories you have of the City when you leave?

[oceantrauma]

[He understands that.]

Yes.... I really don't want to forget anyone I've met. Most everyone has been good to me. And I feel I've learned a lot, about friends, and I've grown some. To forget all of that, I'm not sure it would be for the best.

[othersdie]

At least you won't remember. You can't miss what you don't know.

[oceantrauma]

I guess.... But I know now.

But there isn't really much to be done about it, either way.

[othersdie]

No. That's the worst thing about the City--the futility.

[oceantrauma]

Yes.... So far we can't find a way out. Can't avoid the curses inflicted on us, and people are taken at random. How do some people here stay so positive?

[othersdie]

You would have to ask one of them. Staying positive is something I've never excelled at.

[oceantrauma]

Neither have I.

My conversation with one of them goes that direction, and they won't think it rude, I'll ask.

[othersdie]

If you learn their secret...

No, don't tell me. You should sell it.

[oceantrauma]

No, I won't do that. It wouldn't be a secret any longer. And as theirs, they should sell it.