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[Their metal bat, and them, fall to the floor. They sit up, clutching their head]

Alright, fair enough. Though, For the record, I had no intent to hit you, it was just suppose to be a joke about a way to get you to sleep.

Guess it wasn’t very good…

"Sorry I'm... A little... Worked up right now. Some folks here are more inclined towards violence than others though, not always easy to read intent"

Considering one of their siblings is dead, jokes don't exactly land easily right now.

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"Mmmm I just wanna be held..."

They mumble a bit into Rem before looking up at them

"A call? Who called, and why? Why did it result in Odd dying? She was just a child..."

Ever full of questions, not sure how many answers they'll be able to get right now... if something big was about to happen, they knew full and well they would get very limited answers, but asking never hurt

Oh Wisp, I'm so sorry... I can't imagine what you're going through right now..

In a way, they can. They are void, so they felt the death as Wisp had. But they held no emotional connection to the deceased, in fact they hadn't allowed themself to meet the voidroots.. Until well, until very soon. But that's a meeting they'll have later.

The abyss is a very dangerous place indeed, it was created to imprison my kin, it's no place for a child to roam. But a call was called out to all beings of void, and unfortunately all that was nearby have answered.

Is there anything I can do to comfort you..?

They hate how little they're allowed to say, but they're allowed to spill more information now that the call has been answered..

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[Holds a metal bat like they’re about to swing it]

Maybe This will help with getting to sleep.

They grab your arms, and the bat. Maybe trying to smack someone with four arms wasn't a wise decision. With their free hand they flick you in the face where a nose would be. Though most bugs don't have noses. Unless you do? In which they flick that.

"Maybe don't resort to violence? I'll have a nap later. Maybe with Rem..."

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Maybe you should ask the older gods why it's trapped!

"Most of them aren't the most reliable. Especially if it has anything to do with Rem.... Most of the older gods see my curiosity as a nuisance."

They frowned. Only one they could really get information from was...

"My dad might be the best one. Gotta sleep for that though... Not exactly tired right now"

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Maybe the one below should be free..

"Maybe we should learn more about the situation first?"

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The one below is trapped, and cannot come up.

You are safe here.

"But for how long? I can't trust that."

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[Asked multiple blogs this, but I guess I missed this one.]

If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what’s one thing you make sure you do today?

"Spend the day with the one person that means more to me than anything else. If I was going to die, at least I'd do it in the arms of the one I love, knowing things would be better in a different reality"

They hum a bit in thought

"That's assuming there was nothing I could do about it at least... I'd rather avoid dying altogether if there was some means to do so"

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How do you know? How do you know that you're safe?

"I don't"

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"M.... You probably know already... But my baby sister Odd is dead... And I can't find Even. She's somewhere... Dangerous, where I can't go... I don't even know what happened... Just that it was sudden..."

They bury their face into Rem

"Reeeem" Wisp goes up to Rem and just, leans against them, their face stained a little from the earlier tears. (Blooming-Flame)

Hello my sweet-lilac..

[They give them a big hug]

I take it things have been rough lately?

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well at least whatevers down there won't come out and hunt you down! Maybe.

"It can't"

They say that with such certainty, though their expression seems far less certain. More confused than anything.

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Do you think whatevers down there hates you? Do you think it wants you dead?

"I... Maybe? I don't know... Exactly. I think... It hates a lot of things... That much hatred can't be without reason... I.."

They wave their hand dismissively, shaking off whatever train of thought that was, it felt weird.

"I could be wrong haha... It's not like I even know what it is, nor like it knows me. I've never encountered anything from down there in my entire life. And I've ah, lived a very long time. Lost track after several thousand... I've just learned to trust my instincts, and they say whatever is down there is bad news... Yeah, that's it"

They didn't like the feeling they had...

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How about we go look for even again?? Clearly theyre not dead and stuff

"If she's still in that Abyss place, I can't go down there... I have the distinct feeling that for me to go is a death wish... Thinking about it kinda makes me feel an ache all the way into my soul... It's... Unpleasant"

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What do you think killed Odd?

"I don't know... I almost don't want to know... A lot could kill someone so young though. But down there, in that eerie place... Who knows what horrors could be hiding. But at the same time... A really big drop could have probably killed her... I..."

They get quiet again, before shaking their head

"I don't want to think about it more... Let's talk about something else... Please..."

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For now!

"Shut up! As long as it does't hurt... I know she's okay. Even is strong. I have faith in her, that she'll be okay..."

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"I need to pull myself together... At least... At least one of them is okay still..."

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[Anon who nearly caused an existential crisis here, my bad, guess I took Rem’s answer to my “immutably written” question to mean, “our actions have no real consequences”, which I’ve just learned isn’t entirely correct. It shouldn’t happen again.]

(No worries! I'm not mad. I do love when my characters buttons are pushed! But yeah. You guys have a bit of influence and sway. Sure certain things aren't preventable, but there are always consequences to actions and we're angst goblins)

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Quiet... In their garden... Where they can take a moment....