text.

[camouflage]

Has anyone else experienced death here? Have you had any side-effects?

Not sure if I'm supposed to be waiting for the punchline or not. Guess Hope wasn't yanking our chains about revival.

Comments

[recinerate]

Nothing more unusual than finding myself impossibly whole again, no.

[camouflage]

[WHEW OK he's still not convinced he's not going to grow fangs but he'll hope]

Good to know. Thanks.

[recinerate]

Why do you ask?

[camouflage]

Being brought back from the dead can't come without a price. I'm just wondering what Hope's is.

[recinerate]

That's a good point, actually. Have you tried asking him?

[camouflage]

I'm not sure how long you've been here, but those gods aren't exactly forthcoming on details if they don't want to be.

And they usually don't want to be.

[recinerate]

Some of them, yes. Fear was actually quite forthcoming with information when I asked him, though.

[camouflage]

I don't make it a point to talk to that blowhard.

[recinerate]

He's not my favorite conversationalist either, but information is useful no matter what the source.

[camouflage]

Well, you're not wrong.

If Hope decides to stick his nose in here, I'll ask him then.

[recinerate]

If you are able to wrest an answer from him, you might share it with the rest of us so we'll know what to expect.

[camouflage]

Don't worry. I don't keep secrets here.

[L Y I N G]

[recinerate]

Some secrets are worth keeping. But this is a piece of information that would be of value to everyone who has been brought here.

[camouflage]

Agreed.

[recinerate]

I take it you were among those who were recently buried alive?

[camouflage]

Yeah. I've endured a lot of torture techniques, but that was a new one.

[recinerate]

I see. I'm sorry no one was able to reach you in time.

[camouflage]

Don't be. The man who was coordinating all those people digging, he would've found me if I had given him the chance. But I didn't.

[recinerate]

Regardless, it shouldn't have happened.

[camouflage]

Necessary evil.

[recinerate]

Death may be inevitable, but this kind of death isn't necessary. It could have been prevented.

[camouflage]

Maybe, maybe not. It's over now, so don't worry too much about it.

[recinerate]

I wouldn't say I'm worried. I'd say I'm angry.

[camouflage]

I guess what I mean to say is don't dwell on it. So far, it sounds like I'm the only one who's died here and that was on purpose.

[recinerate]

What do you mean by "on purpose"?