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The Dark City ???? 2016

[faithfulflame]

Vietnam!

[faithfulflame]

[Rei frowns a little and shakes her head.]

It's not clouded. I'd be able to feel that. It's just...there's no spiritual energy in this place at all. No traces of anything, like it's been scrubbed away.

[The spiritual equivalent of a hospital, with that uncomfortably sanitary scent to it and all.]

I never found out where they were. Some of them came back from the Nexus Code a second time. Leia-san and Yosuke-kun. So...it can't be permanent. But I don't know where they went.

[hoasen]

[A slow nod, since while she doesn't know how it works, she can understand at least that.

It's even more morbid.]

I remember some who came back again. Did they remember anything? When Yata came back, he didn't remember anything from when he was here before.

[faithfulflame]

[A nod.]

Leia-san did.  Yosuke-kun didn’t.  Other people may have different experiences as well.  Do you know any others?

[hoasen]

So some can remember, others do not. Hmm, there are some people I have recently met who did say they remember. Like Saitou. He remembered being here, like when Vincere was assassinated. But then there was a period of time where he didn't know of anything after because he wasn't here.

[faithfulflame]

Yes. That seems to be the case, I've had it happen several times. It's always a little bit unsettling.

Venus

[faithfulflame]

[And...she pulls back a moment later.]

Nothing. No poison. I don't feel any danger at all. So...let's cook it. Mind digging a pit with a beam?

[idolater]

[no poison! hooray! Venus nods and turns around, looking for a good spot to make the pit. in a few seconds, she has created one big enough for large chunks of meat. her stomach is growling again]

You better taste good! [she's talking to the dead monster now] Otherwise I'll kill you again.

[faithfulflame]

[Okay, Mars snorts as she uses bits of crab shell to carve out meat and put it over the fire pit to cook. A spark from her hand ignites the hole, and poof. Things start to go.]

Well, I suppose we could always ask Sailor Moon to revive it, and then kill it again, but that seems silly.

[idolater]

[at the very least, Venus could make Mars laugh even though they were in the middle of a dire situation.

once things start cooking, she comes over and sits beside Mars, then leans her head on the other's shoulder] You know, this is kind of romantic. Us trapped underground, making a campfire to cook monsters, sharing a meal...

[faithfulflame]

[Mars doesn't shrug off the touch, or even seem to react, but her heartbeat quickens imperceptibly, because it's obvious Venus means it. And it is a little bit.]

It...is very cozy...

Merlin

[faithfulflame]

[Rei lets out a weak laugh and nods. She really had. And it was...probably pretty dramatic for him.]

I'm sorry. I...didn't mean to surprise you like that. Did that hurt? The power, I mean.

[sortileges]

[ "Dramatic" is putting it lightly. He doesn't say anything about it for a moment, just shifts as he tries to get comfortable sitting on a giant chunk of rock. ]

It isn't exactly painful, it was more of a shock than anything. I seem to recall you saying something along the lines that you couldn't really do much.

[faithfulflame]

Well, I can't.

[Rei smiles sheepishly and taps her heart, a reddish glow pulsing brightly beneath her skin.]

When I change, I'm becoming a different self. That person you saw wasn't Rei Hino. Not exactly. Are you familiar with the idea of past lives?

[sortileges]

[ He leans forward to look at her properly when she taps at herself, eyes instantly going back to her face. The possibility she presents is... fascinating, honestly. ]

Not really. There's still a lot we haven't really figured out in my time so...

[faithfulflame]

Well, then allow me to explain. A past life is who you were before. The idea is that the soul lives on, in a new body. Or in my case?

[She presses her hand against her glowing heart.]

My heart.

[This is going to get long.]

A long, long time ago, I was the person you saw. Mars. The Goddess of Flames, Passion, and War. When she...I...died, my soul was cast forward in time, to be reborn again. It was the last wish of my queen that I and my companions have another chance at life.

Takeru

[faithfulflame]

Well...I'm not exactly human. I have a pretty long memory.

[Once they're clear, he's set down, and she ruffles his hat a little.]

Best we just focus on something else, yes? Like supplies. Do you have enough food?

[cresthopes]

[Before he could say anything else, that's when his stomach started to grumble. As he looked at her, he nervously chuckled]

I guess not? I haven't eaten anything for a while since I got here...

[faithfulflame]

Then here you are.

[She pulls out a protein bar from her pack.]

It's not much, but...this may help.

[cresthopes]

[Blink blink]

Oh thank you but uh...where did you get this?

[faithfulflame]

Where? From my pack. I keep all my emergency supplies next to my bed or desk. So that I'm not caught without it, if I have the reflexes.

Iris

[faithfulflame]

[Generally this was what she'd expected. The scent of cooking to bring hungry people to eat. Even if it wasn't good tasting, it smelled good, which was...part of the trap of these horrible things, but any food was better than nothing.]

Iris-san? Come in.

[shroudedinsecrecy]

[A small weight lifted from her shoulders when she realized she recognized the voice.]

Ah! Miss Rei. Thank the stars...

[She stepped into the room, looking around for a moment before her eyes fell upon the young shrine maiden.]

Are you the one cooking? I thought...I smelled something just outside.

[faithfulflame]

I am, yes.

[Rei smiles genially, gesturing to the giant crab shell and the spit. And to a large rock that seems to be meant as a seat.]

If you're hungry, you're more than welcome to some. Though I warn you: it doesn't taste anywhere near as good as it smells.

[shroudedinsecrecy]

That's alright. I'm not a picky eater.

[She would be grateful for whatever was offered to her, as evident by the fact that she gracefully sat on the rock while eyeing the dish before her. Not immediately rushing in to claim a share.]

What is it?

[If nothing else, for curiosity's sake.]

It looks like a...is that a giant crab?