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[reapoman]

Who: Anzen + visitors (I see you, Sherlock Holmes)
When: Post-game
Where: The Anzen dorm!
What: Definitely not having a nervous breakdown.
Warnings: We're all haunted as fuck so idk maybe some spider mentions.

[ Hey we are all here and some of us are adjusting to the idea of ghosts being real! How's that going? ]

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[tailsofwoe]

I could take it off your hands, if you'd prefer.

[ordimame]

That's not what I meant. If I'm using it later, then that means we're running into more-- [ges. tures] -- ghosts.

[tailsofwoe]

Unless we can find a way back to the land of the living in relatively short order, we should probably assume that won't be our last dangerous encounter.

[ordimame]

[nnnngh. . .]

[. . . a small sigh]

. . . then we should prepare ourselves as much as we can.

[tailsofwoe]

Indeed.

[ A long pause. ]

That said... You and I are ordinary humans... Mocha and Macchi did not seem particularly accustomed to the malevolent supernatural, either... If this drags on for much longer, it may be time to start thinking of an alliance.

[ordimame]

[. . .]

[most likely to topple a dynasty. . .]

A alliance? With one of the other classes? For protection?

[hm. . .]

. . . it's true that the tall guy— uh, Styx, I guess— seems like our only real. . . muscle. . .

[Mocha can use magic apparently but he didn't sound too confident about it]

But if we want an alliance, we'll need to bring something to the table.

[tailsofwoe]

... That's true enough... I like to think I have decent knowledge bank to work from, but it remains to be seen how useful it will be here...

[ordimame]

Hey, that's still something! We can advertise it, especially since I'm sure it will be handy down the road.

[confident. . .]

Mocha and I can both cook, though that's not very useful when we don't have ingredients. Maybe we should ask Styx and Macchi for their talents, too.

[he appears to be taking her alliance suggestion very seriously]

[tailsofwoe]

[ ... Her lips quirk up a little. ]

I'm certain a grim reaper must have picked up a valuable skill or two in his time. Macchi also seems capable enough to have a trick or two up his sleeve.

1/2

[ordimame]

[nodnods!!]

Maybe we aren't the toughest guys around, but! We can make up for that by being resourceful.

[. . .]

[ordimame]

Wait. . . so how would this alliance work? In theory.

[tailsofwoe]

[ .oO(throw other people at problems and profit) ]

I don't know that it needs to have any particularly formal terms... We just need to find people we can call upon to operate with us in potentially dangerous situations, or if we plan to wander for extended periods. Of course, if we're forced into isolation like we were earlier, there's little to be done, but still...

[ordimame]

[valid tactic he has no notes]

It's smart to have allies in a situation like this one. People you can trust. Have any of the other. . . classes. . . stood out to you?

[tailsofwoe]

I must confess that I have been too otherwise preoccupied to engage with the others much thus far... Starting tomorrow, I will see how much of a read I can get.

And yourself?

[ordimame]

I was more worried about making sure they were okay, so I don't have any thoughts there, either.

[. . .]

Give me a few days.

[tailsofwoe]

Of course. Let's compare notes then, shall we?

[ordimame]

[standing up a li'l straighter! like he is AT ATTENTION]

Right!

[surprisingly, having some kind of goal. . . helps? who would have thunk]

What other business do we have to talk about?

[they've covered aliases, the potential for an alliance, his strange "barrier" magic. . .]

[tailsofwoe]

[ Cute...

Folds her arms and considers. ]

Hm... The mysterious journal, perhaps?

[ordimame]

[ah]

The one written by "Anzen," right?

[tailsofwoe]

Correct.

[ Reciting from memory: ] "Wow, these little guys sure do like me. Even when I'm with the others, they'll always come after me first. Whew! Really keeps me on my toes, you know? But that's a good thing. It makes it a lot easier to keep the others safe."

[ A beat of pause. ]

... Does that mean anything to you?

[ordimame]

[simply!]

Not a damn thing.

. . . you think the "little guys" are more ghosts?

[tailsofwoe]

"Keeps me on my toes," "keeps the others safe"... That seems like a reasonable assumption to make, yes.

[ordimame]

[suddenly, being given a talisman with supposed barrier magic makes him feel a whole lot better][

[sharp exhale]

. . . I may not be great in a fight, but I am pretty good at running away.

[tailsofwoe]

[ Laughs, though it's a bit dry and mirthless. ]

I could say the same of myself. Perhaps that was the common link between our group all this time.

[ordimame]

[equally as dry]

Survival instincts? Maybe we're all the type to survive a slasher flick! I'll take that compliment.