It wasn't my favorite thing in the world, no. Even knowing all of it was fake, you...play along. Sometimes because you think it could be real. And sometimes because you know it isn't real but it's the best you're gonna get.
[ but he nods eventually. ]
I'm not sure if we saved them or they saved us, but it worked out. They were able to change back to who they were before, and they helped Reigen change us back, too.
...I'm deciding what parts should and shouldn't be said. I think some things people should know to prepare them in case something like this happens again. But other things feel too...intense to explain, maybe.
[ but he just kind of frowns to that. ]
We needed to change back into our animal forms before we left, after we changed into something else.
Huh...okay. [ he doesn't quite get all the transformation stuff going on there, but it's probably not relevant and nico probably doesn't want to share, so. ]
Did you end up with another note or something when you came back too?
[ yeah danny does not need to know he morphed into a giant three-headed dog and attacked the shit out of everybody in the room, it's fine.
he actually seems grateful for the out. ]
Oh, yeah. I was planning on showing you anyway. It's a newspaper clipping? [ he's going to make a grab for his phone before handing it over to show him.
In the wake of the penultimate battle, many have found themselves with more questions than answers. First and foremost among them: what was the goal of the battle? Our heroes naturally set out to protect the citizens of Oceanside City, but for what reason would the moon wish to fight at all?
One theory suggests that a certain book may have something to do with it, though we have few leads on how at this time. What we do know is that the book was originally in the moon’s possession, until hero Silver Horse obtained it during the course of the battle. Several eyewitness accounts claim that the book was severely damaged in the ensuing struggle, inciting the moon to attack and ultimately kill Horse in its rage.
News footage seems to support this theory, but it raises yet more questions: Why would our heroes risk their lives for a book? What is its importance? What do its pages contain? Though it seems ordinary at best, it clearly holds some significance to both the moon and the heroes. Investigators have expressed interest in asking the remaining heroes about the matter, perhaps after giving them some time to grieve their lost compatriots. ]
anyway, danny reads the note, brow furrowing, before handing Nico's phone back to him. ]
Hmm...that's not the first time the moon's been mentioned in these--apparently anyone who loses in the competition "comes under the moon's light," whatever that means. And now they're making it sound like the moon is alive enough to...have things?
Maybe we can ask the leaders what this book is supposed to be.
[ listen it was extremely fun for me, less for him. it's fine. he will take phone. ]
Yeah, I've been thinking about that, too. I think I'm a little less surprised about the moon being alive than I am about some of the other things that have been going on here. It can't hurt to ask them though. I was going to talk to mine, but it's probably better to ask all of them. They seem to be sharing information amongst themselves anyway.
There's also the part where the prinnies used to be human, so think about that fun discovery for a bit, too. [ he may as well share that just in case. ]
...I would hope they'd be willing to talk to us about these things. Especially since all of us are trying to get out of here. Seems a little dumb not to.
Yeah, mood. [ well. ] I mean more like I'd rather keep how our afterlives work because even though rebirth is an option I cannot think of any hero who has been reborn as a penguin.
For heroes specifically? Elysium. Think of it like paradise. For the particularly virtuous or the heroic who're judged and granted Elysium, they're allowed to stay there, or they can opt for rebirth. If you live and die three times, and you reach Elysium three times, you're allowed entrance to the Isles of the Blest. So...ultimate paradise.
Most people end up in Asphodel because most human lives end up unremarkable. It isn't necessarily a bad thing, but death is death. You eventually forget who you are the longer you're there. [ a pause. ] And obviously there's the Fields of Punishment, but I feel like that's self-explanatory. Obviously the goal is Elysium though.
I think our world might be an exception. Or at least most people think death is as simple as what you're saying. Most people don't know the gods are real so...who knows? I don't think it's bad for it to be that simple either.
True enough. [ true...enough. ] Weird as it is to say, maybe things being less complicated here isn't as bad as we think it is. All of the weird field trips and stuff notwithstanding. I could use a break from those for a while to focus on something else.
Because my entire life is meant to be a nightmare? [ it's muttered, but then he seems to realize he said it and he shakes his head. ] No idea. I've been trying to figure it out, too. Maybe the guy watching us got tired of me waiting for the Halloween store to open.
[ also a joke, but it's pretty clear that he has zero idea and it freaks him out a little. ]
It would definitely be more unconventional than the other reasons this has happened to me before, but I also wouldn't be surprised if it was something that dumb.
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[ but he nods eventually. ]
I'm not sure if we saved them or they saved us, but it worked out. They were able to change back to who they were before, and they helped Reigen change us back, too.
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...that's good, I guess. Are you going to tell them about all this? The real them, I mean, that's here.
...wait, helped Reigen change you back? But you were all still animals when you came back here.
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...I'm deciding what parts should and shouldn't be said. I think some things people should know to prepare them in case something like this happens again. But other things feel too...intense to explain, maybe.
[ but he just kind of frowns to that. ]
We needed to change back into our animal forms before we left, after we changed into something else.
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Did you end up with another note or something when you came back too?
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he actually seems grateful for the out. ]
Oh, yeah. I was planning on showing you anyway. It's a newspaper clipping? [ he's going to make a grab for his phone before handing it over to show him.
In the wake of the penultimate battle, many have found themselves with more questions than answers. First and foremost among them: what was the goal of the battle? Our heroes naturally set out to protect the citizens of Oceanside City, but for what reason would the moon wish to fight at all?
One theory suggests that a certain book may have something to do with it, though we have few leads on how at this time. What we do know is that the book was originally in the moon’s possession, until hero Silver Horse obtained it during the course of the battle. Several eyewitness accounts claim that the book was severely damaged in the ensuing struggle, inciting the moon to attack and ultimately kill Horse in its rage.
News footage seems to support this theory, but it raises yet more questions: Why would our heroes risk their lives for a book? What is its importance? What do its pages contain? Though it seems ordinary at best, it clearly holds some significance to both the moon and the heroes. Investigators have expressed interest in asking the remaining heroes about the matter, perhaps after giving them some time to grieve their lost compatriots. ]
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anyway, danny reads the note, brow furrowing, before handing Nico's phone back to him. ]
Hmm...that's not the first time the moon's been mentioned in these--apparently anyone who loses in the competition "comes under the moon's light," whatever that means. And now they're making it sound like the moon is alive enough to...have things?
Maybe we can ask the leaders what this book is supposed to be.
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Yeah, I've been thinking about that, too. I think I'm a little less surprised about the moon being alive than I am about some of the other things that have been going on here. It can't hurt to ask them though. I was going to talk to mine, but it's probably better to ask all of them. They seem to be sharing information amongst themselves anyway.
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I'll be talking to Tiger about it for sure, but we'll see if any of them know. And if they do know, whether they'll be willing to tell us.
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...I would hope they'd be willing to talk to us about these things. Especially since all of us are trying to get out of here. Seems a little dumb not to.
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Most people end up in Asphodel because most human lives end up unremarkable. It isn't necessarily a bad thing, but death is death. You eventually forget who you are the longer you're there. [ a pause. ] And obviously there's the Fields of Punishment, but I feel like that's self-explanatory. Obviously the goal is Elysium though.
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Do you have any idea how often I do kind of wish my life was easier to understand?
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I can imagine. I wish mine was less complicated too, and I've only got one form of afterlife to worry about.
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Any idea why you got nabbed twice?
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[ also a joke, but it's pretty clear that he has zero idea and it freaks him out a little. ]
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That'd be one hell of a petty motive to kidnap someone a second time.
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It would definitely be more unconventional than the other reasons this has happened to me before, but I also wouldn't be surprised if it was something that dumb.
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