1 ≠ [afterlife]

[acrotomophile]

...Hm. This is definitely not what I expected.

[Standing on his star cluster, looking around with arms folded. Body language is tense and alert, but not overly distressed.]

I'm not dead.

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[acrotomophile]

Nothing you'd know. Mostly about the man who killed me.

Though, if you have any tips to share about this place... [spreads his arms] I'm all ears.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[awkward shuffle] Uhm, sorry you died.

But anyway! Well, this is the Astral Plane. It's pretty and time doesn't pass here, so you can pretty much do whatever you want. ...Someone brought a building here. And there's only a few people who can come here. I tried to get my friend to come here but she couldn't.

[acrotomophile]

...Thanks. Once I figure this out, I'll be okay.

Huh. Interesting. How do I get back? Is there a trick to it?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not exactly a trick. You just think your way out. Like this! [pops away and pops back] It's just easier to find each other here. Or catch up on sleep.

[acrotomophile]

[grins a bit] That does sound useful. Alright, let me just -

[pops out and back, evidently faster than he expected by the surprised look on his face]

...Wow. Okay. This is really something else.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[beams at him now] There you go! See? You'll get the hang of this place just fine. Oh! Right, you can call me Fumie.

[acrotomophile]

[smiles back] I'm Rudy. Thanks for all the help, Fumie.

This place... [looks around, more seriously] Someone could get lost in here.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[looks around, slightly more nervous] Ahh, ha, y-yeah, it's pretty big. They said it's supposed to be the universe, so that makes sense. But it makes it easier to find somewhere private to work or rest or whatever.

[acrotomophile]

Privacy is good. Don't worry about it too much - you can always, uh, teleport back home, right?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

That's true. It's just kind of...more fun here.

[acrotomophile]

I can see where it'd be fun. Not too many things to worry about, what with people getting brought back to life right and left.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

... [blinks] Have people been dying?

[acrotomophile]

I guess they have been - someone told me that others have been brought back to life here.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Hm, I guess I should look into that. Someone named Wolfwood was brought back but if others have...huh. Well! I'll look into it later.

[acrotomophile]

How would you do that? Just by asking around, or...?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

I'll make my detective team look into it. We don't have any cases to do anyway. Although people dying seems like a really big case... [frowns, 'cause death and murder sound a bit scary] Oh, I could ask Sam about it, though. He's a cop anyway.