3rd Delivery | Day | Video | Aftermath

[not_puppet]

[Cloud is sitting on the ground, slumping back against the wall of a building and his eyes are half closed with exhaustion. His swords, one in his hand, and the rest are lying haphazardly around him, dull with blood and dirt and who knows what else. He himself doesn't look much better, with blood in his hair and on his clothes, which are torn in

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[isomorphology]

Maybe... though I don't think things will ever really be the same.

[not_puppet]

A lot of people died...

[isomorphology]

They come back. People don't stay dead here.

[not_puppet]

How long does that take?

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[rainbowfishing]

It won't be long before people come back from the Unnatural. [It's better than being gone forever but she still doesn't exactly look happy about it.] It's not going to be forgotten for a long time but eventually...people move on and try to be better prepared for a next time.

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[not_puppet]

I heard about that. Still doesn't make it right though.

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[rainbowfishing]

I guess it's better than them being gone forever. I don't know why they'd do this to us when people were so confused and upset after their memories got messed with.

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[not_puppet]

...Memories messed with?

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[dirt_heart]

Yeah. These things usually last a week. Going to take a while for things to really settle again, though.

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[not_puppet]

These things shouldn't even happen in the first place. With all the damage and people dead? Yeah...

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[dirt_heart]

No, what shouldn't happen in the first place is trapping people in a dream city. The fact that nightmares follow after that isn't really such a surprise.

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[not_puppet]

Your right. I think a lot of people had forgotten that dreams go hand in hand with nightmares.

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[awkwards]

I fucking hope so.

Are you hurt?

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[not_puppet]

[You get a shrug as Cloud starts looking over himself.]

I'll deal. [In other words yes, but he doesn't really want anyone to fuss about it.]

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[awkwards]

You should go see a doctor or whatever's available here. Those creatures were like nothing I've ever seen before.

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[not_puppet]

Later. When I don't feel like collapsing into a dead sleep.

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[destinedwaters]

I hope so. [A pause, and it's quite obvious that Aqua's in a very similar state-exhausted and yet still forcing herself to function with her own children students and friends to care for.

Quietly:] ...Are you alright?

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[not_puppet]

I'm just waiting to hear the 'official' word on all this.

Me? I'll live. How about you?

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[destinedwaters]

I somehow doubt there will be any, aside from the post that was broadcast when the monsters vanished.

[A pause.] ...I'll live.

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[not_puppet]

I should have expected that I guess. [And there's a note of understanding in Cloud's voice. He knows first hand the guilt, the helplessness.] They...wouldn't like it if we didn't.