GRAVEYARD

[foundationmods]

[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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[purrtagonist]

[immediately pressing a hand against his face, his outfit shifting from his normal day wear to Joker's leather jacket. a Persona forms behind him-- Ishtar-- and a simple Dia spell washes over Ichigo's form]

[bladeisme]

[The dia makes some of the more superficial claw marks disappear, and the bruising around his neck lessens a bit, though it's still there.

He looks over at Akira, giving a faint, tired smile.]

...Hey, Akira.

[purrtagonist]

[reaches out to him immediately, hand resting against his shoulder]

Hey.

How are you feeling?

[bladeisme]

After the healing? ...A little better, but -

[He pauses, looking up at Akira, showing just how tired and deeply upset he is.]

....I can't help him anymore, Akira.

[His voice cracks when he says that, and he looks down.]

[purrtagonist]

[tries to tug on Ichigo's sleeve to get him to sit down]

Talk to me about it?

[he's here to listen. like always]

[bladeisme]

[He sits - and just gives a mirthless laugh, short and clipped.]

I don't even know where to start.

[purrtagonist]

. . . from the beginning. If you can.

[gently pressing; he's willing to listen, so long as Ichigo is willing to talk. but he won't force him if he can't find the words]

[bladeisme]

....

[There's a long silence, before he sighs.]

....We talked. I tried - to get him to come with me.

...his powers said no, and attacked me - choked me. By the time I woke back up, he was covered in nothing but shadows, and he couldn't talk.

But he told me - through the tablet - that he never meant to hurt me.

[...]

And I - I feel horrible, but - do I even know that's the truth? When he just...moved on, and picked a new protege? When - he killed me, even after I begged him not to?

[purrtagonist]

[wait. . . hold on]

"His powers" said no?

[when Ichigo puts it like that, it almost sounds like the refusal wasn't completely voluntary]