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[nellacerniera]

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OKAY DONE SORRY

[nellacerniera]

[He takes a breath, and closes his eyes.]

... I don't know. I was brought here before things ended.

[... Sometimes simple is best.]

[orangesmith]

...Damn it. [So Bruno doesn't know either. Then again, there was that pause, and Narancia's not an idiot, he knows that something isn't right with Bruno's reaction.]

What happened before that? I...the last thing I remember is saying that I wanted to go back to school, and then I was here. Were we getting close?

[nellacerniera]

[... Well.]

I did what I could to give the others an opportunity. That's when I was brought here... I can only hope it'll help at this point.

[Bruno knows Narancia's not an idiot, and... He knows he can't keep everything to himself forever.

But there's really no tactful way to put the things he's trying to avoid.]

[orangesmith]

What happened, Bruno?

[Something happened, and Narancia wants to know what. It doesn't sound like the group lost, but what exactly did happen?

[nellacerniera]

[He can't avoid it forever, no matter how much he wants to.

... Best to just... get this over with, then.]

You died, Narancia. And so did I.

1/2 :,)

[orangesmith]

...What?

[Give him a moment.]

2/2

[orangesmith]

We're dead?! I don't remember dying, how...

[And now it's hit. He's predictably not taking it well.]

[nellacerniera]

... It happened really quickly. I'm sorry.

[There was a reason he kept being cagey, Narancia!!

But now... he doesn't know what to do. He wants to say something else, but he's just... at a loss.]

[orangesmith]

Fucking damn it! [Meanwhile, Narancia's really not taking the news well, slipping into anger at not being able to avoid death.]

Was it the boss?! I'll kill him if I see him! [That might not be the wisest idea. Or possible, since people don't die here.]

[nellacerniera]

["Narancia, you said it yourself that people don't die here"

... is what he wants to say, but he can't bring himself to say it.]

Narancia...