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[theycalledmeacurse]

CW: CHARACTER DEATH


[ The woman in the video is in her 30s, her distinctive hair loose around her shoulders, the white stripes making her pale skin quite noticeable. She shifts nervously as the message begins to broadcast, her expression uneasy while her eyes don't quite focus on the camera. Sure, she's looking in that general direction, she's just... not actually seeing anything. After a few moments, she finally speaks, southern drawl thick with nerves that make the words waver slightly. ]

Has anyone... Has anyone died recently? Here, on the station?

[ A pause. ]

Has anyone else died and woken up again?

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[hopefragment]

Eh?

[He sounds confused, face twisting into an expression to match before he laughs quietly. It's not a mocking laugh, nor one of amusement, but just... the reaction of someone who's been told something so unexpected that he has no other idea how to react.]

I... no, Rogue-san. That's the question I should be asking you, isn't it?

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ Don't worry, Hajime. That's the reaction she usually gets from people when she brushes off her own problems in favor of looking after others. It's just what she does; it's how she gets through each day. ]

I'll be okay. I've been through worse than this.

[hopefragment]

Things... worse than dying?

[It comes out before he can stop himself, and he holds up both hands to forestall a response, forgetting that she already said she couldn't see.]

I-I mean, you don't have to tell me about it. That's really personal. I just... if there's anything I can do for you, just let me know. I'm still learning from Alucard, but I'll do whatever I can.

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ Things worse than dying that no one should have to hear about. That no one will hear about if she has anything to do with it. Burdening others with her trauma is the last thing she wants to do. ]

I appreciate that, really. But I think pretty much all I can do now is learn to live this way, you know?