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[mathis stays holed up in the church for a while.
he'd tried to cover himself up, but when that failed-- well, he's sort of hiding. not very effectively, but just staying somewhere he hopes is quiet, and for the moment, he's seemingly just... spacing out. staring at nothing.]
he'd tried to cover himself up, but when that failed-- well, he's sort of hiding. not very effectively, but just staying somewhere he hopes is quiet, and for the moment, he's seemingly just... spacing out. staring at nothing.]
[ stepping into the church and looking his way for a little bit before deciding to come over... ]
... Are you all right?
[ this is the first time he'll have seen her in person without the full robe, so she looks like this. ]
... Are you all right?
[ this is the first time he'll have seen her in person without the full robe, so she looks like this. ]
H...huh-?
[he blinks up at her after a moment, sort of slowly coming back to alertness-- then gasps, a hand flying up to his mouth.]
Ah-! Are-- are you all right?
[he blinks up at her after a moment, sort of slowly coming back to alertness-- then gasps, a hand flying up to his mouth.]
Ah-! Are-- are you all right?
But you're... you're all...
[miss kate what is up with you]
[miss kate what is up with you]
[ ...
as if to just make this worse, a trail of dark smoke starts to rise from the top of her head. ]
I'm sorry. I don't mean to frighten you.
as if to just make this worse, a trail of dark smoke starts to rise from the top of her head. ]
I'm sorry. I don't mean to frighten you.
Oh-- n-no, it's not... um, I don't mean to...
[he just looks chagrined as he realizes he is. probably pointing out the obvious, to her.]
I-I was worried something... happened to you.
[he just looks chagrined as he realizes he is. probably pointing out the obvious, to her.]
I-I was worried something... happened to you.
[ the smoke starts to thin out before it stops. ]
... It's all right. Thank you for your concern. I'm...
What you see before you is a shadow.
... It's all right. Thank you for your concern. I'm...
What you see before you is a shadow.
You're... a living shadow-? I'm sorry, you... don't need to answer anything if you prefer not to, but I've never seen... u-um, a number of things, apparently...
[he really just keeps getting surprised by the things people say, here.]
[he really just keeps getting surprised by the things people say, here.]
That's probably the simplest way to think of it.
... It's all right. There's no shame in not knowing some things.
... It's all right. There's no shame in not knowing some things.
R-right...
[still. he could have thought more before he said anything.]
Have you... been all right, since we all woke up here?
[still. he could have thought more before he said anything.]
Have you... been all right, since we all woke up here?
Hm...
[ she considers that question. ]
Yes. I'm worried about what may happen back home, but I haven't faced any immediate danger or harm.
... What about you? You seemed a bit... distressed.
[ both when they first bumped into each other, and just now, while he was huddled in here and spacing out. ]
[ she considers that question. ]
Yes. I'm worried about what may happen back home, but I haven't faced any immediate danger or harm.
... What about you? You seemed a bit... distressed.
[ both when they first bumped into each other, and just now, while he was huddled in here and spacing out. ]
[ kate has been silent since the end of execution, her body language giving very little away.
but after some time, it looks like she's returned to the graveyard, looking silently out at where the battle was just fought. and finally, she speaks. ]
They didn't leave any bodies, did they.
but after some time, it looks like she's returned to the graveyard, looking silently out at where the battle was just fought. and finally, she speaks. ]
They didn't leave any bodies, did they.
I... haven't seen any sign that they did...
[a little shake of his head.]
I wonder if that's a part of... the rituals.
[a little shake of his head.]
I wonder if that's a part of... the rituals.
As in, the bodies themselves are consumed for the rituals?
... That seems plausible.
... That seems plausible.
There could still be... some sort of marker left for them, though. Even if there wasn't anything left behind.
Ah. Yes...
I was talking to Camille earlier, about seeing if we can make grave markers for them. Just so there's a place for people to pay respects.
I was talking to Camille earlier, about seeing if we can make grave markers for them. Just so there's a place for people to pay respects.
I think that would be... a little nicer, too. To... have something we made for them, and not just have them buried in this cemetery.
... You may be right.
[ smashcut to us finding out a whole bunch of us tried this in different locations ]
I usually wouldn't get the opportunity to mourn the dead before... I'd like to try to do it properly this time.
[ smashcut to us finding out a whole bunch of us tried this in different locations ]
I usually wouldn't get the opportunity to mourn the dead before... I'd like to try to do it properly this time.
[hi it's therapy animals time
mathis is at the ranch, currently, petting a sheep after the earlier chaos has settled. it's possible he came here to vibe with animals in relative quiet, but he lifts his head to look over to her anyway.]
I-it feels a little more peaceful again, now.
mathis is at the ranch, currently, petting a sheep after the earlier chaos has settled. it's possible he came here to vibe with animals in relative quiet, but he lifts his head to look over to her anyway.]
I-it feels a little more peaceful again, now.
[ kate wanders over and pauses when she sees mathis... then nods at his words. ]
Yes... it was shocking, wasn't it? I thought something bad would happen today, but not like that...
Yes... it was shocking, wasn't it? I thought something bad would happen today, but not like that...
And not... so early, or to so many people...
[he keeps petting the sheep's fluff. it's helping.]
[he keeps petting the sheep's fluff. it's helping.]
And it doesn't seem like it was one of our monsters that went berserk... or perhaps not yet?
[ ...... but she seems to realize that that's not an appropriate thing to say while we're in a quiet, calming space here, so she quickly follows up in a quiet voice: ]
-- I'm sorry.
[ ...... but she seems to realize that that's not an appropriate thing to say while we're in a quiet, calming space here, so she quickly follows up in a quiet voice: ]
-- I'm sorry.
N-no, it's all right. It's... something that we're going to have to be prepared for.
[he shakes his head slightly, there. it's true, she doesn't have to be sorry for it.]
Being prepared for that doesn't mean... that we can't try to do something with the rest of our time.
[he shakes his head slightly, there. it's true, she doesn't have to be sorry for it.]
Being prepared for that doesn't mean... that we can't try to do something with the rest of our time.
... Right.
Have you gotten used to things here? With... all of the people, and our strange circumstances?
Have you gotten used to things here? With... all of the people, and our strange circumstances?
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