audience: lucas

[mygod]

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[rhine]

My usual ask of taking care of yourself...?

[faithkept]

[Gazing at her... Yall fools make it so damn hard to fuss.]

Well, I haven't died in a while.

[DRYLY. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL CHANGE.]

[rhine]

[ nyeh

ALSO SHUT UP AKI ]

I see we are starting at rock bottom.

[faithkept]

[NYEH!!!!!

Actually speaking of deaths, the vibes are like (internal sweating bigly).]

...Has anyone given you an update on our side for the week yet?

[rhine]

[ slowly turns to be right side up ]

No.

[faithkept]

[Watches this happen... Feels like he should also be righting himself for some reason even though he's already standing upright.]

...We did have several unfortunate events, compared to last week. Karlach died during a break in and Daan, Rondo, Caelus and Marina were injured. Caelus, Marina, Karlach, Aerith, Izutsumi and Tomizawa were all parts of the other fog parties that returned on your side, as well.

[A ROUGH WEEK FOR KARLACH CAELUS AND MARINA ESPECIALLY.]

[rhine]

... I see.

[ the emotional whirl is frustration, anger, worry. ]

How are they doing at the moment?

[faithkept]

[Valid! It's tiring out here.]

As well as can be expected. The last effects from our springs and the fog have faded by now, so it's just... finding their mental footing again, as best they're able and with the time we're working on.

[rhine]

That really is such a large group, though. I didn't imagine that at all, since there were only two on this side...

[ why are the numbers so wild compared to last week what is happeningggg [

[faithkept]

[WHAT IS HAPPENING!!! WHO WOULD DO THIS........]

Yes... The first time a group this large has all gone missing together, I believe. And two separate trips in one Thursday... Do you think it means anything?

[rhine]

We are getting rather close to the end. But it's difficult to tell for sure, with such a limited sample size.

[ she sighs. ]

Everyone did get looked at, right?

[faithkept]

[There's a little flicker of something nervous at the first statement, though he doesn't address it. Instead:]

I'm not certain... We do have the healing spring now, and I know that a few of them used that. I believe Daan helped to take care of some of the others... Many people are concerned about overtaxing Nehan, considering he was our only source of medical care for some time.

[rhine]

[ hmm... ]

I know you guys can just revive more easily over there, but... it's still not good. Dying and getting injured isn't fun, no matter how much you can get back up or heal after.

[faithkept]

No, it isn't. [FUN ISN'T THE WORD HE'D USE but she is not... wrong... Also he has so many complex feelings about the ease with which people spring back from death over here but that's another can of worms.]

People continue to move forward in spite of their injuries or the deaths they've faced because there's no alternative, but it does make me worry.

[rhine]

People can be reckless.

[ ... ]

Was there something wrong with what I said just now?

[faithkept]

[THEY SURE CAN BE but not him he's never been reckless in his life. There's a little pause.]

No...? [HIM ASKING IT LIKE IT'S A QUESTION. He has to pause to evaluate his own emotions because he's assuming she asked since she felt something.] ...No, I agree with what you've said. It isn't a good thing. People treat their own wellness more flippantly when they think they'll have an easy solution to even the worst of injuries.

[rhine]

Before that. When I mentioned being close to the end.

[ hmmmmmMMMMMmm ]

[faithkept]

[GET OUT OF HIS EMOTIONS HOUSE. There's a flicker of discomfort again.]

Ah... Well. As we've seen on Saturdays, things tend to get worse the closer we get to the end.

[rhine]

... likely!

It will be a high body count in a short period of time.

[faithkept]

It will be, yes.

[Just gently echoing. It's not as hard for them since they're receiving instead of losing but it still sucks and there are still 500 things that could go wrong at any moment.]

Though I do think that people here are capable, it's still concerning.

[rhine]

I trust everyone here... mostly!

[ there's a blip of guilt after admitting that. ]

So, I do think it'll work out. It's still just a lot to mentally and emotionally prepare for.

[faithkept]

[HELP. Meanwhile there's a little blip of curiosity on his end, but tragically for me, he's not going to pry unless he thinks it might affect their chances of not fucking shit up.]

...It is, yes. For anyone - for everyone, surely. But we're running on short time for that, as well.

[rhine]

Right.

Well, we'll see. They got your messages, so all they can do is decide how they wish to proceed from it.

[faithkept]

Yes... [KILL MORE PEOPLE. AT THE VERY LEAST GIVE HIM HIS WATER BOTTLE. He's too full of Catholic Guilt and very big on agency to send that outright but it's the vibes of his heart.]

...Well. Nothing much to be done here, beyond continuing to open tomes and such. We ought to find out what else we've unlocked tomorrow.

[rhine]

Right.

[ there's a pause, and she will suddenly just move closer. since on her end, she's in water, it'll look like swimming. but she will reach for his hand. ]

Lucas.