GRAVEYARD

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[On the instant of your death, you're suddenly outside of your body - probably staring down at the remains it's become.

Yet, you're not alone. For all of you (except Szayel), a young man appears from behind you, his face set into a firm, yet sad, scowl. His shaggy strawberry blonde hair is pretty eye-catching, along with the black and white Shihakusho he wears and the large sword on his back, even as he gently tries to lead you back into the lobby and away from what was once your body. You can still clearly hear and see the living, if you want to try - but they can't see or hear you.

'Welcome to the world of the dead in this Resort,' he says, quietly. 'Looks like you're stuck here with the rest of us.'

He hands you a tablet, just like the one you had before. "You'll need this if you want to keep talking to them,' he explains, looking sad.

It looks like you've passed on, and yet...You still feel like you have a role to play in all of this.]

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[justonezero]

[Ssssssso this is awkward. Have a garbage rabbit who does not actually have the bitphone ears anymore.]

...Do you remember anything?

[It. It kind of looks like he does??]

[relentlesslyonwards]

[It's rude and he knows it, but he doesn't look up at Yoshi when he answers, voice quiet and resigned.]

...Yeah. I do.

[justonezero]

[Oh.

Hm!!]

That's totally the opposite of what the jorogumo said.

[relentlesslyonwards]

[Here, he untangles his hands from his hair and looks up, expression tired and full of guilt.]

I thought I was the Jorogumo the whole time. That's... why I remember everything.

[justonezero]

[You can almost see the proverbial lightbulb over his head (or Fantasy World equivalent).]

Ohh... So it was like the barghest!

At least you didn't totally lose track of the last five weeks until you died?

[relentlesslyonwards]

[Well, they do have lightbulbs in Zemuria (thanks anachronistic technology?!), so the metaphor works anyway. He furrows his brows at the comparison, though.]

I... guess? I thought the Barghest was possessing people, though. This was like... losing myself, or something like it.

[Anyways, moving on, shh. There's a bit of a weak laugh with not much heart or real mirth put into it, but it's something...??]

Well, that's one way to look at it. It'd... be pretty hard to take responsibility if I didn't remember everything, too.

[justonezero]

Makoto thought she was the barghest, too. But she still believed part of her was herself? It was pretty weird, and I still don't totally get it.

[Though now he's got some concerns about Cinque. Hmmm...]

But I mean... if it is like Makoto, I think there's a lot of people who'll probably forgive you for it. And being dead isn't that bad when the plan is to bring everyone back to life again anyway?

[relentlesslyonwards]

It's... kind of like half-and-half, then. I didn't think I was 'Rean' at all... just the spider that had taken over his body.

[It's honestly really strange to look back at how warped his perspective was and also pretty damn unsettling to realize how easily he was changed into something he didn't recognize.

He smiles bitterly at the second part, though.]

And it's... not really about all that. I'm okay with not being forgiven -- honestly, I don't deserve any of it anyways. And I'll take being dead over running around and hurting people I care about. I just... [...] Never mind.

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[justonezero]

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[justonezero]

We sound kind of alike...

[relentlesslyonwards]

[...!]

Haha... maybe? [He sounds resigned when he says that.] I still think you're a better person than you give yourself credit for, though. You've been helping people this whole time, after all.

[justonezero]

I'm still not so sure about that part...

[His actions definitely led to people's deaths. He didn't even have possession as an excuse; the fault was his alone.]

But the people here can be pretty stubborn about arguing against those kinds of words. I should know!

[relentlesslyonwards]

...Is this about what you remembered earlier this week?

[While he didn't speak up at the meeting, it was hard not to listen into what was happening with Yoshi.]

Haha... that's because they're all good people, and strong, to boot. And because of that, I have no doubt they'll find a way to save the resort and all of us.

[justonezero]

Yeah. People died because of me, but I thought it had to happen for the greater good, so...

It was fine. It didn't affect me at all.

[But things have changed, and rapidly at that. But he nods at the second part.]

Yeah. So I'm sure that now that you're back to yourself, they'll still want to help you, too.

[relentlesslyonwards]

...And now it's different, huh.

[Even during the meeting, it was pretty apparent.]

I know they will, and I'm thankful for it. But... that also makes it harder in some ways, too.

[justonezero]

...Yeah. Everything's really different.

[All it took was dying, it seems.]

It'll be harder?

[relentlesslyonwards]

[Okay well. You know what, he's just going reach up and give Yoshi a light head pat.]

I think it means you grew up a bit.

But yeah. I don't want people to feel like they need to go out of their way for me or anything -- not when I haven't been able to do anything to help in return.

[justonezero]

[Return of the headpats. It brings a small smile back to his face.]

It's not like you're just going to sit around here though, is it?

[Seems like everyone keeps wanting to work together once they die.]