infreefall | redacted ★ beach party!

[After a long stretch of silence, Rufus gradually lowers his gaze to the sand next to Ochako's feet and answers:]

His head fell onto the ground.

...But he's already dead!

[ he wasn't even decapitated?! ]

[He lifts his head, opting not to mention that he saw Kano's head roll next to Ochako's feet.]

Being dead doesn't make someone impervious to injury. There was a neck wound.

[ you're a pal rufus ]

How can you even see him if he's dead, though?

People have been seeing ghosts of the removed this week. [ placid ]

Since when?!

Tuesday was the first I'd heard of it. I might be a ghost, but none have decided to haunt me directly - just have sent messages. They can't talk or write, apparently.

[ weird!! ]

I've only gotten messages, too. [ looking at rufus ] I wonder why it's only some of us who can see them.

They might not have enough power to break through the barrier between the Realm and the space that they're inhabiting currently. There's limitations on our messages, so it doesn't surprise me that there's limitations in place here, too.

...Do you think they get to choose who sees them, or is that a limitation, too?

[ why didn't she get to see mob ): ]

Maybe.

[ He reaches and pats her on the head. ]

But the week's not over yet. If Rufus is seeing Kano now, then we might see some more before the night's end.

[ she smiles. ]

Maybe Hikaru-san will come see you, then.

(...)

That would be nice, wouldn't it?

(Smiles!! He hopes Hua Cheng can see Hikaru!!!)

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(?????)

Literally? He wasn't acting it out?

(RUFUS??)

It looked unintentional.

(Closing his eyes.......)

I wonder what happened and if he's alright.

(...)

I know that sounds crazy out loud but really, nothing in this place makes sense to me anymore.

Why does it sound crazy?

Most people usually aren't okay after losing their heads.

I didn't see the aftermath . . . But the wound alone would have sufficed long before that, like most of our own.

I still can't imagine losing my head and being fine in the end but anything is possible here.

(SIGH THIS WHOLE REALM KEEPS challenging all of Claude's logic.)

I wouldn't be surprised if someone just reattached it.

[That's probably what ended up happening.]

What about you? What did she communicate?

(Probably but that's weird. Claude has to see it before he really believes it.)

Me? (Oh.) She told me to make sure everyone is working together and to remember we have a deadline, basically.

Is there anyone here who would forget the deadline?

I don't think anyone could forget but with the deadline coming up, there are still a lot of questions that need to be answered.

Work together! You can do it! Some friendly encouragement, you know?

[He listens, but does not comment. Friendly encouragement has a way of boosting morale, he supposes.]