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[LUKE IS A NIGHTMARE!! THIS IS WHY HE MUST BE KICKED.]

If he had the choice, I'm sure he'd roll right out of here the second he could with barely a goodbye to anyone! Isn't that terrible? We'll have to trap him and make sure he can't escape! ...I don't know if anyone or anything can save him from shibari by this point, though.

[Does Luke deserve this fate? MAYBE NOT... But it is his now.]

[ Yuri wryly smiles at that. She can think of other people who would just get up and leave too, but she can't fault them. ]

A little experience might be better than none at all, when it comes to interacting with certain people. I think most people sent to the other side are decent people.

[All these antisocial introverts are going to give him a hernia.]

I agree! It's a very solid group. Everyone's been holding it together really well, to be honest... I'm proud of them.

[He's only third or fourth-oldest in the graveyard now but this is still his gaggle of little freaks that he feels personally responsible for.]

I reeeally wish we didn't have to worry about getting any more of you, but I'm sure that even when we do, they'll do just fine, too.

Mm. I'm glad.

[ Misery does not love company. ]

Also, I heard from Shouxue that you, Scien, and Luke influenced your surroundings based on your interests...

[ Is this true?? Poor girls. ]

[SHOUXUE REALLY JUST KILLED THEM LIKE THIS.]

Wh— It wasn't just the three of us! It's true that we shaped the first changes, but I'm not the one who influenced the Helly Belly into giving us a goo pool!

[ rip the three geniuses...

But... what. What?? ]

Goo pool?

[ What the fuck!! ]

What does that place really look like...?

[RIP TO THEM AND THEIR GOO POOL...]

Fleshy? [HELP.] But only some parts! Most of it is actually fairly nice, especially now! Even the goo pool caves, they're lit up like lovely little starry skies at night.

.... I think the first step to remedying it is to rename that place entirely.

[ She would not go to the "goo pool" no matter how pretty the stars are. ]

Oh... Maybe something like the star caves! There's only one goo pool, after all; the rest are more or less normal.

[WHY DO THEY CALL IT THE GOO POOL CAVES THEN.]

... That sounds a lot better.

[ YEAH?? WHY GOO POOL CAVES??

But this interaction makes Yuri giggle a little. ]

I'm glad that you're still the same as always, Dahut.

[DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

Dahut just beams at that, though! Beams so hard that he depixelates for a bit, and his expression and form can be seen clearly. He'll reach out for her hands and give them a little squeeze if allowed.]

I'll always be the same Dahut, so don't worry! It seems like you've been able to come out of your shell more since the last time we spoke, though. I'm glad!

[ Yuri smiles and returns the little hand squeeze. ]

Yes. So many people have given me their support and I feel that I'm getting better. I'm... really glad. I wouldn't be able to do this without them.

[This is such a soft answer and Dahut's smile is soft accordingly.]

You aren't the first person I've heard that from! ...I know the circumstances are really, really hard and that it can be painful facing things here, but I'm glad that you've been able to find people to reach out to. Everyone is stronger together, after all! The scary things are a little less scary when you have a hand to hold.

[ Yuri smiles. ]

You say very encouraging things, Dahut. Thank you. But I sometimes wonder... if you really think that way as well.

[OH NO the soft smile shifts to an equally pixelated look of... worry? Mild confusion? Apology?? Maybe a mix of all three.]

Eh, really? It's not because of my heart again, is it...? I promise all of my thoughts and feelings are real!

Oh, no. That's not what I meant... I'm sorry, Dahut. It just seems that the older you are, the more jaded you get.

[ gestures to some of these old people ]

So I was wondering if you felt similar, especially since you died...

Oh! Oh, I see... No need to apologize! I guess that's pretty true for some people.

[Gazing off into the distance for a second as he thinks about jaded old men specifically.]

Um, but I can't say I really feel jaded though, no! Being killed wasn't great, but all things considered, the afterlife could be much worse, you know?

[ Yeah, she was thinking about Owner a bit specifically. looks at this recent trial. ]

I'm... honestly surprised that an afterlife really exists.

[GAZES AT THE TRIAL :BEN:]

Me, too! [Despite what he just said. HELP.] We have a Hades where I come from, but it's really nothing more than a mythical place from legends with no actual backing or substance...

... Are you glad that there's an afterlife? You can continue "living", but you're very limited.

When I'm done, I want to be done! [PLEASE HIS NAP HE'S SO OLD.] But on the other hand, I'm nowhere near that point yet... So I guess it ultimately benefits me. And the Helly Belly is still much better than another glimpse of a Hell that I got a peek at!

If actual Hell is full of rats and flesh walls, I think...

[ ... ]

... Well, I definitely won't be going to heaven either. Either way, we'll get everyone out. We'll work hard to think of a way.

[There's just a little huff of a laugh.]

It's probably overrated, anyway. And maybe full of rats, too! [DON'T JUST ASSIGN IT RAT HEAVEN.] But thank you very much, Yuri. We're all cheering you on! Everyone appreciates your hard work.

[ANYWAY I WILL SET YOU FREE FROM THIS CRUSTY THREAD NOW as Dahut glances up and to the left like he's looking at something or thinking of something.]

--Anyway, we're on a bit of a time limit, so I'll leave you for the others to find! Take care, won't you? We don't want to see you on our end.

--Ah, yes. I wouldn't want to take up your time to talk to others as well... Thank you, Dahut. I'll keep doing my best...!

[ she will think of dahut fondly with cuosons (croissants) ]

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