[voice] open to both courts

[scanningutterly]

[Orlando had turned on the video first, finding the idea more natural, even if he's using his real (real?) body instead of speaking through a sim. But the idea of talking about this face-to-face, face-to-face with strangers, made him freeze up. Death is a pretty personal thing, especially your own. So he switched to voice, trying to give himself a layer of distance. Personal as it may be, he'd still like some answers on this.]

So... [There's a pause as he takes in a deep breath and lets it out as a sigh. So much for a strong start.]

How many of you are dead? I mean, died in your world, but...came back here?

It can't just be me, right? [He tries to make that last part sound like a joke. It doesn't really work.]

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[Video]

[scramasax]

[Funny that that'd be on another's mind at this time - lifts brow. Switches on, responds promptly, if reservedly. Uncertainly. Indeed, he's not approaching the subject at all in a way that allows for picking up on that last part as jokey.]

-- Hail.

Er - no. [Not a neat transition but alas - ] Far from.

[And that was impulsive, since he doesn't know how "far from" rare it actually is. Again however for the moment alas...]

Before I found myself here, I should've been over a thousand years dead.

[And apparently not all of the dead brought here are fully "brought back", depending on circumstances, but that's hardly for him to bring up...]

[munies]

It's not just you.

[ but it's clear she doesn't like talking about it. or even thinking about it. at all. ]

Why?

[nobleminded]

[While he does sound a bit somber, Elliot otherwise doesn't seem to be having too much trouble talking about it.]

No. I am, too. I wasn't even sure I had died at first because I was here. Surviving wouldn't have made much more sense than this.

voice;

[greywater]

Death does not seem to be a barrier here. As far as I know I am still alive back home, though unsure of my fate. But there is another from my home here whose death sparked a war, and yet he is alive here. [And in a different manner than what she's used to.]

Not all men stay dead where I'm from.

[ voice ]

[knightspirit]

[ That's... not a question you hear every day. ]

I was fine. But I did know people who died but continued existing back home.

[ voice]

[dappergent]

[ If there is a way to private this, Oscar is doing so as this news is something he's not told those from his own world just yet (and hopefully never will). ]

I'm afraid I was dead by mere minutes when I was led here. At the least, I hope you had a peaceful death.

[ but he felt sadness saying that, because in one so young sounding, death was still a tragedy. ]

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[marred]

Sorry to be one of the many voices to break it to you, but you're not the only one. [ the special snowflake award doesn't go to you, friend, sorry. but luke doesn't sound too broken up about it. he's dead. big deal. lets move on. ]

[ except this stranger is the second person he's actually admitted it to aloud. there's something wrong if he doesn't shout it to the heavens every day, isn't there? ] I feel like we should be singing a song. The Sound of Silence is usually the most appropriate pick.