episode 07 [Video | laptop]

[wannabered]

I ... I think I died. Uh, a few nights ago, before the bombing, Hajime, Bakura, and I went to the dead district. It went ... well enough. Then, I got an echo and ... I now have memories of dying back in late June. By being flown into the SUN. I don't really think it's possible.

I've been having a bit of trouble getting over it since ... well I think it goes without saying. DO we have a support group for that yet? Anyway, when I got back to my apartment though, I found this.

[Thomas reaches off screen before bringing forward this odd looking action figure.]

I think it's important, it seems pretty familiar, but I'm not sure why. I really wish I knew how to read the kanji on his chest.

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[cava]

[... his curiosity got the better of him. So he looked up the symbol and its meaning, after he figured out how it'd look without the A mashed in and oh god this is too good.]

"非 - (n, pref} fault; error; mistake; going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable; un-; non-;"

My congratulations!

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[wannabered]

... Oh. He wait! Me and you need to talk asshole.

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[cava]

[well, he's not wrong. much as he'd love to deflect--]

For once, you're quite right! I couldn't agree more.

If you would care to go first?

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[wannabered]

Well, I want to be mad that you lied about what you remembered, but honestly I saw it coming.

So, what DO you remember?

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[ladyofluminosity]

You think you what?

[Mental gears turning, trying to process. Nope, we've got nothing up here.]

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[wannabered]

Uhh, I got a memory echo of me dying ... via the sun.

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[ladyofluminosity]

[Thanks for clarifying, Akagi. Now she's even more confused.]

What? What do you mean via the sun?

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[wannabered]

I was in some kind of vehicle that was flying into the sun and he couldn't stop it.

[femmefashionaire]

Well. That's interesting. I'm sorry to hear about your past-self's death though...at least it seems like he went out with a bang though. I mean that's a good thing, right? I bet he was the good guy.

As for the doll...where does it fit with the rest of your echoes? It kinda looks like some weird superhero.

[wannabered]

I'm not sure I'd call flying into the sun as going out with a bang, Pia.

Well, it has a scarf here on the back, so that might be where that's from and then there's the laser gun ... wait. I might ACTUALLY be a superhero?!

[femmefashionaire]

I don't want to upset you but I'm pretty sure you blood vessels explode from heat when you get that hot. So there was probably at least some popping.

A laser gun is something only superheroes have, duh. If I can be a Vampire, then you can definitely be a superhero.

[wannabered]

Oh god. That's ... that's a pretty terrifying thought Pia.

Well, Bakura always said that it might just be that I was some sort of Otaku Super Scientist.

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[shiromadoushi]

Pretty sure you didn't die. Past you might have but that's totally different.

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[wannabered]

Well I know that. It's just weird thinking back to June and remembering dying.

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[shiromadoushi]

As if any of this shit isn't weird.

Though that you remember a specific time for it is weirder than most. We're you even on network in June?

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[wannabered]

Yeah actually, early June is when I got here. I wonder if that's significant.

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[chalicejoker]

[Hajime is not sure he'd use the phrase "well enough" to describe what had happened in the Dead District, although he's glad Thomas didn't say anything to the effect of, "oh, and Hajime completely lost his mind out there."]

Hey...ah, sorry...about the...what happened back there.

[He has probably already apologized before, but good luck getting him to stop.]

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[wannabered]

It's ok Hajime, you couldn't help it.

[At this point Thomas looks remorseful because he knows this is hurting Hajime.]

You don't need to keep apologizing.

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[chalicejoker]

[He's switched on the video feed too, which is progress in that maybe he feels like he doesn't need to hide his face because he's a horrible monster...even if he looks like he hasn't been sleeping well at all.]

Yeah, but I should've known that was a danger, with everything I remember...

[There's a sigh.]

I'll be ready for it next time. It just surprised me here.

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[ursoreckless]

I think we can start a club. You were tossed into the sun. I sat in the sun and burned up. we can call it the sunny death club.

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[wannabered]

We died sunny side up, eh? Also, you were a vampire?

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[ursoreckless]

Something like that. Gotta look on the bright side, right?

Me? A vampire? No, the only thing I've been getting back are memories of yakuza fighting.

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[sugoku]

How fitting! Now I'm not the only one having to live with a death over her head. It's only fair you have to suffer too.

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[wannabered]

Ugh, of course you show up to. So, you remembered that then?

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[sugoku]

Not at all. You're the one who told me about it, remember?