Night of the living voice-tests (literally)

[jumpsinline]

Hwah? You're "thrilled" about wanting to put me in that city?

...no, I don't know about any "time warp".

And I don't get why you keep playing that song over and over again while laughing. Is it supposed to be funny?

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[higan_retour]

No no, the thing that should be on your forehead.

[jumpsinline]

[ Yoshika stares blankly for a long moment. ]

Oh! I get it, now. [ And she is so proud of herself! ]

...did you see where it went?

[higan_retour]

No, but I think it's gone for now.

[jumpsinline]

I hope it wasn't important.

But it's easier to see without it, so that's good.

[higan_retour]

For now I don't think it is, considering you're alive.

[jumpsinline]

That's a silly thing to say. I can't die, so I can't be alive, either!

[higan_retour]

Where your statement is almost true, it's not quite right. You can't die because you're not really alive, your body was once alive, but not anymore. For some reason your body is now alive again.

[jumpsinline]

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I don't get it.

How do you know so much about my body? Did we meet before?

[higan_retour]

Nope, but I know what Jiang Shi are, and I know who you are. I might not pay the best attention to stuff but it's still my job to be somewhat aware of what's going on when it concerns life and death.

[jumpsinline]

That's good that you know! Then you know what my job is, right?

...... could you tell me? I forgot.

[higan_retour]

I guess the charm binds them to their master...?

To work for your master, I can't be more specific than that.

[jumpsinline]

Oh! Of course! I remember now! There was—

There ... was...




Dirt.

[higan_retour]

I'm sure there was at some point.

[jumpsinline]

I mean a LOT of dirt. [ Yoshika raises her hands above her head. ] Alllll around me.

And then— [ She stares at her arms. ] And then... [ She bends them at the elbow and it is then that she looks like she's seen a ghost. ] AAAAH!

[higan_retour]

Well... I did just say you used to be dead. That's pretty normal for dead people. And living people are flexible.

[jumpsinline]

[ Panicking. ] This is bad! I broke my arms! What if I—

[ She moves them again and notices something when her wrists pop. ] That hurt.

[higan_retour]

They're not broken, that's how a body is suppose to work.

[jumpsinline]

But MY body doesn't work like that! And I shouldn't have been able to feel that.

[ She pokes her own cheek, still kind of freaking out here. ]

[higan_retour]

Normally, yeah. But like I said you appear to be alive.

[jumpsinline]

Like... alive for real? I can't believe this.

[higan_retour]

It's hard to believe but it seems to be the case.

[jumpsinline]

I wonder what I'm going to do, now...

[higan_retour]

No idea, but you'll probably go somewhere soon after this.

[jumpsinline]

Huh? I am!? What makes you say that?

[higan_retour]

Well most people after they come here in this context end up going somewhere. Or, at least somewhere is being looked for them.