Minute 9 [text]

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i have a bit of bad news
as much as it does pain me to think the opposite
john egbert is no longer with us
i
mean that in another way
i wouldnt have even come onto the network if that was the case
what im referring to is he has unfortunately returned home
weve really had some rotten luck this week havent we? :(

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[the_demonmaid]

[Have an ancestor sitting directly across from you at soon as she saw that]

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[0_0]

[Have your descendant staring towards her and frowning.]

Hello.

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[the_demonmaid]

You knew the child well?

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[She edges herself down a hair, nodding.]

We were actually matesprits. We weren't together for that long at all before he was sent back.

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[the_demonmaid]

I see. How had that worked, Aradia? Are humans quite similar to trolls?

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They are very similar in some ways. They have no need for caliginous relationships to survive, their romance is centered more around flushed feelings.

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[the_demonmaid]

How strange. But it's good they can feel flushed feelings. I would be upset with him had he been your matesprit and yet hadn't had those feelings for you.

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It would be a awful to create a universe and not instill some form of romance onto them, you know? But... I do agree, I am glad that while he was here that we were able to share those feelings at the very least.

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[the_demonmaid]

[She reached out, pulling Aradia to her] You certainly picked one agreeable to our own.

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[Aradia willingly lets her do so, because Handmaid you are about to get hugged.] Plus, they're not built as we are. They do have wars, and they do have their own dangers, but it's not as extreme as our planet is.

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[the_demonmaid]

Oh.

[That sounds... foreign.] A welcome reminder for yourself that things can calm?

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[0_0]

Of course. You could easily say this place is all the same, even if it does get a bit hectic at times.

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[the_demonmaid]

[She stroked Aradia's hair] There seems to be a lot here that is almost too good to be true. Perhaps more should be like you and enjoy what they have.

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I suppose my influences of the past give me the ability to cherish the present as it is. I'm alive, I have my friends, I have friendship in those who I've only seen in stories and such, and we live in a considerably peaceful environment. It isn't our original home, but to me it is the perfect setting.

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[the_demonmaid]

It is a beautiful idea. It sounds too good to be true, but... perhaps enjoying it until it's proven to not be real should be something we should do.

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That's the way I think it should be as well. Even if there is something to occur, we have more than enough help on our side to rise above any challenge. We've done it before, and we can do it again!

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[the_demonmaid]

[She laughed a little] Beautiful way to put it.

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[0_0]

... And, I suppose that if we do fail, it isn't the end. Dying again sounds horribly unpleasant, but at least we come back.

[A beat.]

However, it's better to think of the positives right now, I suppose.

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[the_demonmaid]

How does that work, Aradia? I would think the dead would stay as such.

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I actually don't really know. I've never seen someone die other than Karkat, and I haven't asked anyone yet why this actually occurs.

[She scratches her chin.]

It's odd, maybe it has something to do with Lamufao? There are quite a few instances where the coral is connected to what happens to someone.

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[the_demonmaid]

Very interesting. Would you like to find out some day? We might be able to test the coral to see what it's limits are.

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Yeah, I really would! I'm sure that we can find something out with our combined power. Who really knows how many secrets there are with the coral?

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[the_demonmaid]

Then we shall. [She smiled, hugging Aradia closer to her. Then, something occurred to her]

Aradia, exactly what is a corpse party?

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[Ahaha! She can't help but giggle.]

A corpse party is what humans do for the dead. They refer to it as a funeral. It's how they celebrate the dead. From what I was told, they put the corpse on display for all to see in a box, and a few other silly details happen, but they were very specific for someone's experience. It's mainly a sad time for some, but I don't see it as that at all!

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[the_demonmaid]

Oh! How interesting! They put the corpse on display, you say? I wonder what sort of box they use.