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@mitch.buchannon

[hiyakai]

did you die?
i bet you died, but hey, at least it was only temporarily

i guess we're gonna have to renegotiate our terms now, huh?
please don't tell me you're like an accountant out here

you look like an accountant
or something equally boring like
idk a teacher

[scrlies]

I think you've got me confused for someone else.

I didn't die.

Also, "boring" is definitely a new one.

[hiyakai]

but you're adam parrish
like
adam with a p
maybe it was parish?
perish??

boy, that would be both morbid and hilarious if he's actually dead

nah
help me out a little here
what sounds like your last name but would fit a geeky 5'6" guy who could pass for auditor of the year?

[scrlies]

I couldn't tell you. Names are usually given before someone starts to show inclination towards being geeky.

[hiyakai]

well, this is gonna be a real pain in the ass

so, did you manage to survive the aerie or were you out here the entire time?

[scrlies]

Was anyone on Earth outside the whole time?

( "i'm new" in a world where newcomers aren't really the norm sounds like a bad way to start whatever this is. )

[hiyakai]

not that i'm aware of
but it looks like everyone who died has returned from the other side

also
you know, newbies

[scrlies]

Newbies?

( kai you're not supposed to just tell people you scrub. )

[hiyakai]

[ kai gives like zero fucks here, buddy. ]

yeah
newbies

i take it you aren't one of them then

[scrlies]

How long have you been here?

[hiyakai]

depends

are we including the aerie in this or not?

[scrlies]

Not including the Aerie.

[hiyakai]

long enough to have plenty of complaints
but not long enough for this city to feel like home

[scrlies]

Where were you before?

[hiyakai]

tsk tsk

you first, adam

[scrlies]

I never said I was someplace else.

[hiyakai]

i never said that you were

[scrlies]

So it's a little hard to answer the "where were you before" bit if I was never somewhere else before.

[hiyakai]

then why didn't you just say so?

i guess i just find your response
a little defensive, maybe?

i'm not doubting you, of course
i'll believe anything you tell me

[scrlies]

You would trust a complete stranger?

[hiyakai]

you aren't a stranger

you're adam parrish who's never been somewhere else (:

[scrlies]

So where were you before?

[hiyakai]

would you believe me if i told you i was in hell?

[scrlies]

( considering he's been faced with actual demons before-- )

Yes.

[hiyakai]

why?