Number 1; voice/action

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[A gentle boy's voice comes in suddenly, mid-word.]

--t'll turn on? Yeah, I think that worked... Man, this is pretty cool! Is this heaven or something? It's not quite what I imagined... it's a lot greener, for one thing! And my wings aren't pure white, like I thought people were supposed to get when they died. But I guess I can't really complain too much... I mean, this is better than no afterlife at all, right?

I guess I didn't expect heaven to have weird magic notebook things, either, come to think of it. But then, I've never met someone who could tell me about heaven first-hand! It's not like getting married, after all, most people don't live to tell you about it later. Hahaha...

Gosh, I guess I don't even know if anyone's listening to this. Um, is anyone? ... If you are, hi!


[And then he stops the recording, looking around himself at the forest out here. Gosh, it's so lush... way more lively than the forests he'd been in! And he can see all kinds of birds in the trees, and small animals skittering about...

It was weird, that Heaven would be so much more alive than Earth.

Slowly, he drifts around the forest in his cotton pants, floating with his bony toes sometimes grazing the undergrowth and mulchy soil, absorbing the life around him and... and wondering about his friends, that he felt like he'd just seen a few minutes ago, just before he'd woken up here.

They were probably already arguing, knowing them!]

Comments

[ voice ]

[lastsmoke]

Hey there, you can count one person on the 'I'm listening' side of things.

Though, this isn't really the afterlife--it's Luceti. I can understand the mix-up. It has a very...afterlife feel to it, when you first get here. What with the wings and all.

[ voice ]

[snowwhiteproject]

O-oh... hello to you too! I'm Emil.

Luceti...? [He sounds confusedly curious, asking,] Man, I've never heard of a place like that before... and if I'm not dead, why do I have wings? And why is everything so... alive?

I don't feel any shades around here, either...

[ voice ]

[lastsmoke]

Nice to meet you, kiddo.

It's a long story. This place? Most of us haven't heard about it before. At least, not until we got here. The wings are...well, they're like a package deal. You get brought here? The Malnosso--they're the one's responsible for this--give you wings. I'm not really sure about their purpose, but...well, they're there and it's best to leave them be.

I'm not sure about things being alive--I mean, they're pretty alive on my world, too, and I've never heard of shades, but...I'll assume them not being here is a good thing.

[Voice]

[havemilkbro]

No, this isn't the afterlife or heaven.

[Kasuka notice that it's a young boy's voice. A young boy asking about heaven? Hm...]

This is Luceti.

Re: [Voice]

[snowwhiteproject]

Yeah, someone told me that already... I guess it was kind of silly for me to think it was heaven, huh? Even with the weird wings and all...

Still, it seems to be really nice here! I mean, there's so many animals, and I haven't seen a single Shade!

[Action]

[areyoumyfriend]

[There's someone else wandering the forest this day, too. Dressed in her usual sailor fuku despite the poor weather, Yuriko is also floating a few inches above the ground to combat the undergrowth.

When she spots Emil. she quickly drops to her feet, however, a little shocked at his appearance.]

[action]

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[Emil turns quickly at the noise, with a soft sound of surprise--]

O-oh, hello, miss!

[-- and the least intimidating greeting ever given by a floating skeleton.]

I'm sorry, did I startled you?

[voice]

[emp3thy]

We're listening.

[if the other replies didn't make that clear.] This is Luceti, not heaven. Everyone here gets a book.

[voice]

[snowwhiteproject]

... Thank you for listening to me ramble?

[He laughs a little, a bit awkwardly, and asks,] Do you know how they work? I've seen notebooks before, but they never worked like this... it's really cool!

[tellmejohn]

[You know... Scorpius in all of his six foot bondage suited glory has concluded that he really, really is tired of seeing humans when catching so much of a glimpse like someone like Emil makes him turn his head to get a second glance. and then a glance his thermal read. And then strut on over to make conversation, a silver suitcase in one hand as he was en route somewhere else but welcoming the distraction]

Good afternoon.

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Oh!

[Emil can't exactly make facial expressions, but he clearly has to double-take at Scorpius, who's both quite a lot taller than Emil and possibly even odder-looking!

But Emil of all people knows that you can't judge people by how they look, so after a moment of staring, he shakes his head and greets, politely,]

G-good afternoon to you too, sir!

[Voice]

[healedbythelight]

["It's not like getting married"? That's a rather strange example to use... Well, it sounds like a very nice boy, so Cheria will not hesitate to offer her assistance.]

I see others have already responded, but... Do you have any more questions?

[Voice]

[snowwhiteproject]

[Weddings are really exciting, okay? Admittedly, the only one he's ever been to was exciting in... some of the wrong ways, at the end, but it was still really exciting!]

W-well... not any that I think anyone here can answer. Unless you can tell me if my friends are all right while I'm so far away from them! Hahaha, I bet they're arguing about something silly already...

But thank you for offering to help, miss!

[action]

[sketchingideals]

[Jeb is wandering around the forest with his sketchbook. It really is becoming a common place for him to do artwork, except during the night (for Drucilla-related reasons.)

When he sees Emil, he stops and gets a look at him. While a sight like this would be strange back home, it's not here, and after a moment he smiles.] Hello there!

[action]

[snowwhiteproject]

Oh, hello!

[Man, the people here are really friendly, aren't they? All three of them Emil's met so far, at least-- not one of them has been afraid of him, either!

He waves one skeletal hand at the other boy, dropping a little towards the ground.]

[action]

[asobouyo]

[Someone is watching the boy in the forest from her backyard. Someone who happens to be mildly terrified but too curious to run away flailing; after all, she knew a floating skull, s-so.

Maybe this guy was nice, too.

/STARE STARE STARE STARE from over here behind this bush]

[action]

[snowwhiteproject]

[It takes Emil a little while to notice the girl, but when he does, he looks about as startled as a guy with one expression can, then drops to the ground, wiggling his fingers at her in a gentle wave as his heel bones settle to the forest soil.]

Hello there! I didn't scare you, did I?

[action] because my weiss muse won't let me leave this post alone

[catus_carnival]

[Up and about the forest is one Taokaka, who happens to see the odd skeleton-weapon-boy. That's definitely one she hasn't seen before, so she pounces a bit closer.]

[action] That is a completely good idea and I approve of it entirely. :D

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[Pounces?

Emil jerks around at the sudden movement of something larger than the squirrels and sparrows, reflexively clutching at his staff that he doesn't actually have and asking, a bit nervously,] Who's there?

[voice]

[falenandawn]

[....A child?... And a child who thought he had died, it sounded like. That... was a little disturbing.]

This isn't heaven. Though there are quite a lot of people here to listen, do not worry.

Did you just arrive?

[voice]

[snowwhiteproject]

Yeah, so people keep on telling me... [He laughs a little, sounding rather sheepish about it.] I guess I lept to the wrong idea, huh?

And yeah, I did! Just a little while ago.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Hello! You must be another New Feather. What's your name?

[Voice]

[snowwhiteproject]

New feather? Hahahaha, if you mean I'm really new, then yeah, that's right! And my name's Emil. What's yours?

[action] not late at all...

[imatreenow]

[Mithos moves carefully through the woods, still forced to rely on a crutch and wary of losing his balance on the uneven forest floor. His eyes scan the area, hoping for a glimpse of his sister, any sign that she's returned from her ordeal in the Malnosso's custody. It might be futile, but staying holed up in his house and waiting is no better.

Seeing movement from out of the corner of his eye, he whips around--

To see a floating skeleton wandering through the underbrush nearby. Emil, you have about two seconds to prove you're not a threat, before he starts casting a spell.]

[action] MITHOS BB IT'S OKAY I'M LATE TOO

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[Emil turns to look at Mithos' sudden movement in turn, tilting his head and letting out a soft noise of surprise. Oh, dear, he thinks he keeps spooking people...]

Um, hello?