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[defector]

[... Well. At least it wasn't an entire month this time, though Dominic's far from pleased at the situation. He sighs.]

I can't tell if my timing was perfect or the opposite, but it seems I've a lot to catch up on. Would anyone mind filling me in on what happened here during the past few weeks while I was out? This place is a mess...

[He takes in a breath, before letting it out, sounding rather tired—but not from fatigue, grogginess, or anything of that sort.]

Looks like a lot of people disappeared as well. Minami, Miss Sharon, Break... It's funny. After two years, I thought I'd gotten entirely used to this, but... I guess this place always has a way of surprising you, no matter how long you've been here, huh?

[A pause]

It's not like it'll reach him, and I doubt that he'd have appreciated the sentiment either way, but...

[He closes his eyes for a moment, before smiling. It's only been a short while since he woke up, but even a second is enough to know that he'll truly and honestly miss the man.]

Thank you, Break—for everything.

[filtered to anemone]

I'm sorry I wasn't around. Were you fine on your own?

Comments

[vigorare.livejournal.com]

[Uru can't help but feel sad, mostly for his situation and just the look he was giving..]

Don't worry Dominic-kun! Chances are they might come back, right?

[Sheepishly now, scratching at the back of her head.] It was probably good you missed the flood though, for a moment I thought something might have happened to you!

It's good to see you're alright though! [though, can't really say what with your friends that are gone.. :( ]

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I suppose they might. Though for them, I'm not sure if they'd all appreciate that...

[A smile]

In any case, it's good to see you're safe too. What's this about a flood?

[vigorare.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess not..

[hmm.. oh!]

There was this really bad flood, it wiped out a lot of the cottages and damaged a lot of places! But the locals are getting to fixing everything..

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

The locals, huh? That's right—I guess we can't count on the Overlord for this one...

So just the locals, then? None of the foreigners?

[vigorare.livejournal.com]

Overlord..?

Oh well, some people have been helping them too! Like me! [Holds up a pumped fist!]

[meanttobemama.livejournal.com]

That's sweet of you. I'm sure he'd have appreciated it, even if he wouldn't have shown it.

[ She's still new to this whole disappearing thing. So Ray's kind of thinking that they disappeared in the flood... ]

There was a flood. It sounds to me you were lucky to have missed it. ... I'm sorry that you had to lose your friends, though.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[A wry smile]

I take it you never met him, then.

[He shakes his head at that.]

It's a common thing. I'm sure they're happier back home, either way.

[meanttobemama.livejournal.com]

No, can't say I've had the pleasure. He sounds like a pleasant person, though. [ Is that a hint of sarcasm? It might be ]

Ah... so then, they've managed to find a way home?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

Once you learn how to handle him—on second thought, not even then, actually.

[A pause]

I guess, though that's not really the best way of putting it. I doubt it was voluntary.

[meanttobemama.livejournal.com]

I suppose not. Though, as much as I like this place, I don't think I'd mind going home.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

That seems to be the opinion of a lot of people.

[... Not him, though.]

[meanttobemama.livejournal.com]

And what about you?

[ Okay, she might be prying a little... but this world is just way too strange ]

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[A light smile. He doesn't have any real problems with telling people that he's, well, dead, but it's an odd thing to bring up in conversation.]

I've been here for over two years. This place has become something of a home to me by this point.

[meanttobemama.livejournal.com]

Two years?!

[knightofchanges]

Loyal to the end, hm? I wonder what his expression would have been like.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[... Screw you, Ace.]

Well, I suppose there's one good thing that's come from this.

[knightofchanges]

[love you, too, Dominic.]

That I can't kill him?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[No. Go away. :|]

Good to know that I don't have to explain things.

[knightofchanges]

[never C:]

It is a shame, though at this point it was more of a game than an actual hunt. Who will you serve now?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[Whyyyyyyyy is this my life. >:

and alkslasd not the best thing to say, jerk.]

I didn't serve him.

[knightofchanges]

[he's just made to be trolled on. he just got stuck with the worst one.]

Well you weren't just friends with each other, that's for sure.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[... I don't know, Vincent was pretty bad.]

We weren't friends either.

[knightofchanges]

[but he's not here is he.]

Then what were you?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[... Point.]

Acquaintances. Allies. Something to that extent. What does it matter anymore?

[knightofchanges]

Haha, well that's a rather fragile connection. The moment they leave they don't matter anymore?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

It shouldn't to you. It's none of your business what relationship I had with Break.

[knightofchanges]

Haha, sorry. Just curious. Mostly because I can't really understand it.

[soulsymmetrical]

A lot of things have happened. The only thing to note would be the flood, which is what caused the current damage to Somarium.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

... The flood?

[soulsymmetrical]

Yes. It occurred about two weeks ago.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

Must've been right after I fell asleep, then... Would you mind telling me about it?

[soulsymmetrical]

Not at all.

[hm...where to begin.]

Do you recall the two strange...ghosts—for lack of a better term—that were here before?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

The black one and white one, right? So they're not here anymore?

[soulsymmetrical]

They're not. They disappeared during the flood. [he's going to have to explain that a bit, huh.]

First there had been a strange, heavy black rain that started on Friday. The black one in particular behaved rather strangely during this time. The water then rose up to eight stories on Saturday and remained until that following Wednesday. The water broke through the barrier and emptied out into the sinkhole, where a large whirlpool now exists.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

... I see. That would explain the damage, definitely.

But what do you mean, the black one behaved strangely?

[soulsymmetrical]

She actually came inside the barrier and was dancing around outside in the rain...singing.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

That's... odd. Singing anything in particular, or...?

[soulsymmetrical]

I have a recording of it I could send to you if you'd like, but are you familiar with the rain song?

It's raining it's pouring the old man is snoring?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

... Yes. I'm familiar with that rhyme.

However, if you could still send me the recording, I'd appreciate it.

[soulsymmetrical]

Of course.

[and because these new Dreamberries are like the smartphones, he can talk and do stuff at the same time.]

It was a bit like that, only different and more...menacing. Looking back, one could argue she was predicting our fate. Or what she hoped, anyway.

[and file sent!]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Well, I'd say you didn't miss much, but...

[Shrug. I'm in a tent.]

Least you didn't miss anything fun. If you gotta pick something to sleep through, that was a good one.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[A light smile]

That seems to be the verdict from most people, but... well, I'm happy to be safe and sound, but I can't say I like not knowing for myself.

Good to see you're still alive, though.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm hanging in there. [And, apparently, returning that smile.]

And what's to miss? It raised like Hell, there was water everywhere, and we didn't even have a guy with a big wooden boat and two of every animal.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[Wryly]

Makes you wonder what we're punished here for, then.

I've been told something about a singing ghost.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Huh? Oh... yeah, there was one of those. She wasn't as bad as the one kept showing up and laughing, though. Why's this stuff always gotta happen when you're trying to sleep, 's what I wanna know.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

That... was fairly annoying, I agree. At least they waited until school was done?

[A pause]

Hopefully the disruptive ghosts aren't going to be a pattern, or if they are, then they'd at least be more informative.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah... right now it's like they're just being annoying 'cause they're so good at it and we got more than enough guys like that round already.