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[welcome_home]

From: Nanshe
Date: June 18

[ The video opens to Nanako sprawled on her stomach, kicking her feet in the air behind her but her expression is one of serious thought. Although she looks a little shy and uncertain about leaving a message like this, she also looks pretty determined, too. This... hadn't been something she was sure about asking her big brother, so instead she tries here. Maybe that will be easier? Or people will be less quick to guess why she might be asking... ]

Sooo.... this is heaven, right? And where people go after they die?

If someone died a while ago, can you find them here somewhere?

Comments

Re: Video

[pure_radiantics]

[She can't fathom the extent of Nanako being bummed out about that, but she does catch the somber note to her speech.]

Well... either way, I hope that you talk to him now that you've asked everyone else too. I'm sure he cares about helping you figure out what everyone's trying to help you with and where these places might be.

[chickshades]

[ Okay, that makes him feel a little better about her being here. At least she has her brother, and he's not a shinki. ]

Good. If anyone gives you any trouble, you go to him!

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[volksdaemon]

Yep, sure did. Ruined her picnic and everything. She was really mad about it.

[papas_bunnydoll]

Neu was part of Schreient - Tot's family. But she died before Tot came here.

[Which is why she's convinced this isn't heaven.]

They should be here unless they reincarnated. But then the shinki shouldn't be here.

[This is all very confusing.]

[neitherdevilnordeath]

If there's a place where the dead who aren't shinki gather, this isn't it, but that means there would have to be another. I don't know how one would go about searching for it, though.

voice

[deniles]

A good question. [He hums for a moment.] Perhaps more walks around Heaven would help you find them?

Audio

[subtract]

I wouldn't know exactly how it works, but it's obvious to see if you ask around. Statistically it should be impossible for two people who know eachother to meet when a potentially infinite number of worlds are being pulled from, but there are numerous groups of people here who seem to know eachother. That's not counting all the shinki who could potentially know others here as well.

There are... also methods for travelling between worlds willingly. But a great deal of energy would be needed for that, in addition to knowing where you want to go.

[koukai_kirai]

[She's so young. Even Hijikata hesitates a little bit to lay the harsh truth too directly on her -- but it's more cruel to let her string herself along, isn't it?]

Asking isn't wrong. Feeling pulled to those who we've lost isn't wrong.

But when you can't let go, that pull can hold you back. You have to look forward, not backward.

text

[welcome_home]

Oh no! Poor Ammy.

[ That's horrible! Now she's doubly glad that the beach day turned out fun and happy for the other girl. ]

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako giggles and ducks her head. ]

I will. He always makes me feel safer, and his shinki is really nice. But so is Sumio. Aaaaand. Well. Most people I've met here have been really nice so far!

Video

[welcome_home]

Yeah, maybe I will. Maybe he knows more, Souji's smart.

[welcome_home]

Yeah! I'm still here with him.

[sonofson]

Okay! I remember where that is.

[No way he could forget]

I'll see tomorrow then!

video

[welcome_home]

[ It's a reminder that there are worse things here than not being certain where her mother is. The shinki don't even have that much, although Nanako wonders if you can miss someone if you don't remember them? She's not sure she understands how that works and isn't sure if she wants to. But it has her tone turning solemn and subdued as she answers, her tone wistful. ]

My dad's a police detective, a really good one. He catches a lot of bad people and makes sure they can't hurt anyone. It keeps him really busy, though. [ Even though he'd gotten a little better at that, after she'd gotten out of the hospital. ] It was just me and him for a long time, until my big brother came to live with us. Ah, he's actually my cousin, but he's more like my big brother now. He's really nice and played with me. We did lots of fun things together. He's here, too. Another god. I live with him, and his shinki.

Audio

[welcome_home]

[ That's a lot of big words, Mister. She's not sure she's following all this. But she's pretty sure the tl;dr version of all that was 'no'. ]

Oh. Okay. Maaaaybe... I'll just keep looking, then.

Video

[welcome_home]

[ She's not sure that's true. ]

Do you know if this is the right Heaven where people go when they die?

[ Aymeric has always been really smart, after all. ]

[welcome_home]

[ She looks surprised by that question, and then uncertain of the answer. ]

I don't know. Does that matter?

video;

[welcome_home]

[ A long, telling pause. but people have already figured that she was looking for someone in particular, so she eventually gives a quiet sigh. ]

My mom.

[welcome_home]

[ She looks confused by that, because she's not sure what that means. ]

I look forward. I think? I just... wanted to make sure she was happy here. Or wherever she is. I wanted her to know that I was taking care of dad, and that I grew up and can do lots of things all by myself now. I didn't want her to worry.

Audio

[subtract]

[Alas, Add was raised and homeschooled by two scientist parents, so he hasn't quite realized yet that most kids don't get the same experience...]

If it's for someone important to you... you shouldn't give up, even if it does sound impossible.

[welcome_home]

There's got to be more than just the ones who are shinki, right?

[ Because there are a lot of people in the world. And she's very certain she hasn't seen her mom around here yet. ]

voice

[welcome_home]

[ Which is probably exactly what she'll do. ]

Yeah. I'll try that. I just wondered if anyone knew where to look, first.

voice;

[welcome_home]

[ Funny, her big brother had told her that even before coming to Heaven.

But for the moment, she takes the words to heart and manages a nod and a shadow of a hopeful smile. ]

Yeah, I know. I might keep looking for a while longer, though. Just in case.

[welcome_home]

[ That didn't clear up things at all. ]

You can't find her either?

...Maybe there is another Heaven somewhere, then.

[ That's not the answer she was hoping for. ]

video

[welcome_home]

I wasn't always a god, either. But I thought that maybe now that I was... I could find her.

[ Her expression falls at his answer, her face sad. ]

I'm sorry.