fourth scream ♚ video ♚ both courts ♚ locked so the alphaaaa can't see bc he doesn't need to know

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( there is an edge of panic to her voice, though she tries very hard to suppress it. she has clearly been crying, her makeup a streaked mess. behind her sit prada, and both of allison argent's hounds. )

What happens when a person leaves the Drabwurld? Where do they go? What happens to them?

( allison is dead at home. what does that mean? )

These dogs came to my door today. So I thought maybe they got away from Allison. They're hers. But no, I went to her room, and it's empty. It's like no one ever lived there at all... I can't reach her on the lockets, either. Allison Argent - has anyone seen her? If she's gone...

( she takes a breath to steady herself, licks her lips, tries to soothe her nerves. )

What happens to a person if they disappear from this world, but they've died in the world they're from? Because she's -- she's gone. ( then, in a quieter voice, little more than a whisper thick with emotion ) Stiles?

Allison's gone.

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[thebreakingwave]

I don't know what happens when they leave here, but I know what happens when we're brought here. What happens to our place back home.

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That, I know. I've heard the theories. But I'm willing to hear what you know, just in case it's different. Not that it changes anything for her.

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[thebreakingwave]

[ There's a bit of rustling as he pulls out a letter and reads: ]

For my boon, I asked the Unseelie Queen how it worked and she told me -- "Your worlds are as threads in a great coat, and we must work very hard to discover Shard-holders within them. It is difficult for us to say what happens in your world when you leave, as our focus is on bringing you to us, here, but rest assured that everyone who arrives in the Six Realms is irreplaceable wherever they may be. Your worlds have determined your fates for you, which is why no one ever notices when a soul has left behind only an echo, but here you are more real than you have ever been."

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( the look on her face goes from dissatisfied and annoyed to completely confused and bothered by this. )

Well if that's not the subject of a horror movie, I don't know what is.

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[teenyoda]

[Someone's not feeling well and is away from Caer Glaem, tucked away in a bed, butt sore from riding for the last few days.]

I think they go home. Allison left before I did. I don't know what happens with her. I'm sorry.

[The apology was both for Allison leaving and for him not having said anything.]

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I'm going to find out. She can't just go back and be dead. I refuse to accept it.

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

( she knows he was probably either busy, or trying to protect her. either way... not fun to come to grips with. )

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[teenyoda]

[She deserved an answer and he knew that, but he didn't know what to say that wouldn't get him in trouble. He was pretty much already in the hole.]

What we want doesn't seem to matter, Lydia.

Because... Because. Because thinking about it makes me want to hurt something.

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( lucky that he's stiles and he gets a free pass on his idiocy most of the time on account of being a good friend. )

I don't care. I have to try.

... Me too. Hey - whatever you're up to, be careful. Okay?

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[tawarwaith]

This may be of no comfort to you, but it seems people can become stuck between worlds.

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Stuck. Stuck? She's - she'll be alone. She can't just be stuck. She doesn't deserve to be stuck!

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[tawarwaith]

Where else do you think she will go if she is dead in your world and gone from here?

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I don't know - some... Between-world. Weird ether-dimension, maybe?

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[herotypical]

[ it's sass that first springs to mind: good for them; they won the lottery; they get to go home. but as the tale unfolds itself, buffy feels a cold dread clench her body. a dead-girl-walking, gone from here and returned to...what?

an afterlife? a great expanse of nothing? a deep deep grave? she screws up her expression and doesn't let herself fall upon the question of how she would feel if a very re-deaded spike suddenly up and left her here alone without another ally to her name.

empty. she'd feel empty. emptier. ]

I'm sorry. [ she doesn't know this girl or the other girl but she's known girls. and she lets loose her sorrow for a moment. ] I'm guessing their highnesses aren't exactly forthcoming on the subject of those who slip through the interdimensional cracks.

[ bummer. ]

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( lydia's having a lot of hollow in her own person right now. she doesn't like it, not one bit. and she misses her best friend. and she hates that she can't do anything about it. or, so it seems. maybe boons can work that way... maybe she can bargain with the Queen. Maybe. )

I've never thought to ask... I will. I have to, it's - my best friend. She can't be gone. If she's gone from the Drabwurld... She has nowhere to go.

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[herotypical]

[ best friend. her nose wrinkles. selfishness takes over when all she can do is think of her own friends and not the paint-by-numbers picture of whoever this allison girl is. ]

How do you know when someone's, like, gone-gone? Do the lockets give a busy tone or...?

[ she needs to know this. ]

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They just disappear... But then their rooms are cleaned out. And it's like they never existed in the first place. Allison had two dogs, hounds from when we were fending off the Lawkamercyme. They showed up at my room. Otherwise... I'm not sure if there's any signal, or if their absence simply happens.

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[rube]

[ben is on his way to one of the fairy rings at the moment, having took a bit of a detour to get a better feel for his surroundings in case something happened. he's in no rush, occasionally taking a look at the locket network out of sheer curiosity.

he sees lydia's broadcast and pauses. the two of them had only spoken once, fairly briefly. he knows she's upset, but he has no idea what to do with girls who are upset. it bothers him that he can't answer her questions, too.]

You gonna be alright?

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Eventually. ( at home, she's had to move on already, from allison's death. but here, allison's presence offered her a reprieve from dealing. now she faces it all over again. as if it's fresh and new. ) Thanks for asking.

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[rube]

[people die all the time, he thinks. but it's easier to disassociate when he has no connection to this girl that lydia mentioned.]

Just how it is. [he guesses.] You got friends to help you out?

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[mildly]

[She doesn't want to dwell on this. She would rather believe that Loras simply went home, however against his will it might've been. He would never have left her here alone.]

I will pray that you find an answer that comforts you. And if so...could I ask of you to share it?

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( allison is dead, gone, and she can't change it or hope to reverse it. she has to know these answers. sorry, margaery. )

And what if it's not comforting?

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[mildly]

[Dying is not dead!! ...But dead sort of is. Her breath catches before she lifts up her chin.]

Then perhaps I can offer a thought that is. Did you friend still have her shard inside of her?

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[erythristic]

With any luck, they go back to where they belong. It is naught but a guess on my part, but we can hope the dead return to their rest.

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she was alive here

that isn't fair

to send her back just to be dead?

she doesn't deserve that

[erythristic]

Everyone dies. It's only a matter of when. Fairness doesn't enter into it.

At least your friend won't be made to fight in this war.