Video 4 - George's room

[toiletseat_girl]

[the video opens on George, sitting on the edge of her bed with her legs crossed. she looks curious, but also a little sheepish as what she's about to ask is . . . personal.

no, she's not asking for flirting advice again.

that was one time.

stop looking at her like that.

no, this time what she's asking is even weirder]

So, uh, I was kind of wondering. How many people here died before they came here? And how many are now immortal?

I was just. Wanting to know?

Comments

[abyssalarcana]

do you work for a god then

[toiletseat_girl]

Nope. Not so far as I know.
There are definitely bosses and plebes, though.

[abyssalarcana]

ok
so do you pick who will die or is there something that tells you to take them
and also
what is the afterlife you mentioned i mean whats it like

[toiletseat_girl]

Our boss gives us the first initial, last name, the place, and the ETD.
That stands for Estimated Time of Death.
And I've never been to the afterlife. It always looks different.

[abyssalarcana]

uh ok definitely could never get the wrong person then if thats all you hve to go off of

whos your boss

[toiletseat_girl]

You're not telling me anything I hadn't already said.
His name is Rube.
Probably short for Reuben.
Never bothered to ask, though.

[abyssalarcana]

wait so have you ever taken the wrong soul
because thats hilarious

[toiletseat_girl]

Nope.
Kind of caused a lot of deaths once.
But that was one time.

[abyssalarcana]

ooh what happened

(cw: rape mention)

[toiletseat_girl]

[a pause. long pause. longer. loooooooonger]

I told some guy his son paid homeless guys to rape me so he'd miss his ETD.
Turns out he was the CEO of some AbBlaster thing.
The AbBlasters electrocuted people who got too sweaty.
You do the math.

[abyssalarcana]

you cant hear me laughing but trust me
thats a good one
hey can grim reapers get fired

[toiletseat_girl]

It was embarrassing.
You ever smell roasted belly fat?
'Cause I have and it's unpleasant.
Nope.
I sure fucking tried to be.

[abyssalarcana]

wait wait wait
you have the ability to kill anyone you want
immortal
cant be fired no matter what you do
so you could just kill a ton of people regularly and nobody would do anything about it?

[toiletseat_girl]

[another pause as she mulls this over]

I guess?
Never really tried to find out.

[abyssalarcana]

missed opportunity my dear

[toiletseat_girl]

Yeah, maybe.
Most people don't wanna die, though.
They always complained.

[abyssalarcana]

it doesnt sound like you ever needed permission

[toiletseat_girl]

No, we really didn't.
If you didn't take the soul, it would stay in the body.
And they'd be aware of shit happening to it.
Including autopsies.

[abyssalarcana]

thats amazing
imagine the possibilities! soul stuck in body while being tortured! soul stuck in body while body is possessed and they have to watch as the rider kills all their friends and family!
ok but what happens if the soul is trapped in the body but the body is destroyed

[toiletseat_girl]

[...YIKES]

I guess that's all possible?
You have to find a big enough piece to pull the soul out of.
Preferably a head.

[abyssalarcana]

[Quality entertainment!]

right so what happens to the soul if there isn't anything left like what if you boil the body in a vat of acid or drop them in molten magma do they become a ghost or something
can you see a disembodied soul

[toiletseat_girl]

[the possession one was especially YIKES worthy]

Um. I don't know?
I guess that person's just SOL.
Yeah, I can see them until they enter the afterlife.

[abyssalarcana]

so you could see one whose body was destroyed but couldnt do anything with it if you didnt have part of the body?
unusual limitation but every world has its flaws

[toiletseat_girl]

Oh. No.
No, you have to take the soul to be able to see them.
Otherwise, you're screwed.
They're screwed.
Whatever.

[abyssalarcana]

huh ok
so question
are you grim reaper types the only ones who can do this sort of thing where youre from