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[lovesickkiller]

[Misa is nervous, scared that she might be revealing too much and that this isn't the right move to make, isn't what Light would want her to do. But none of that shows on her face as she beams at the camera, as if she isn't trapped alone in a realm of her own nightmares. All smiles here!]

Hi, my name is Misa! This place is super scary, isn't it? Dead people walking around and monsters, I hope everyone is okay.

[She takes a moment to look genuinely concerned.]

Are there other people here who are still alive? I'd like to meet you. It... seems like we don't belong in a place like this, right?

[She could leave it there, a call for faces and names that may be of use to her. Or...]

Also, I'm worried that there is a dangerous criminal here.

[She lets her smile fade, fear creeping into her tone.]

His name is M, or Mello. He kidnapped my boyfriend's sister and held her hostage at home, I think he could be connected to all of us being trapped here.

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[skelebro]

[His grin doesn't fade - it never does. But it gets a fraction more fixed.]

How nice of you to stoop to my level, with your personhood and all.

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[lovesickkiller]

Don't be like that, I just meant we're different things.

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[skelebro]

No, really. Continue, I'm curious. So I can't be a person because...

[He makes a circular gesture with two phalanges, politely urging her continue.]

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[lovesickkiller]

Because you're a talking skeleton.

[The unstated duh is almost audible.]

What do you think you are?

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[skelebro]

Well, I'm a monster. And, as you've helpfully established, a talking skeleton. Thank you for that.

[He nods in her direction, teeth-achingly cordial.]

I've also got, and here's the fun part - [He starts counting on his bony fingers, point-by-point.] - form, consciousness, freedom of will, freedom of thought, and, uh, what's that last one? That last one...

[He draws the word out thoughtfully, tapping the bony makeup of his skull.]

Oh! Right. Feelings. Real pesky, those emotions, wouldn't you agree?

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[lovesickkiller]

... Did I hurt your feelings, Mister Skeleton?

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[skelebro]

Nah.

[He still seems might happy, after all.]

But I'd suggest keepin' an open mind. People who tend to treat other people - or, I'm sorry, non-people, as is your distinction - with that kind of flippancy, don't tend to enjoy their time here.

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[lovesickkiller]

Misa is sorry for hurting your feelings.

[She inclines her head in a short bow. He is still smiling, but she isn't about to risk making enemies here. Enough of those came with her from home.]

I'm... new here, and I don't really understand it. I thought I was in hell at first.

[Misa bites back a comment that she doesn't belong here; he might take that the wrong way.]

But Misa doesn't want to upset anyone.

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[skelebro]

[She seems to vary between first and third person. Interesting. She wouldn't be the first.]

We get all sorts here. All of 'em very much people of a sort. And hey, you'd be surprised how often I get that kinda thing thrown at me.

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[lovesickkiller]

Right... what is your name?

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[skelebro]

Sans. Sans the skeleton. And I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you're name's Misa.

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[lovesickkiller]

That's me! Nice to meet you, Sans.

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[skelebro]

Same.

[He seems unperturbed by the nearly-unpleasant end of their discussion. He's not about to sweep it under the rug entirely, but for now it's not relevant.]

Welcome to Hadriel. 'Fraid I'm familiar with the guy you were talkin' about - Mello? But I doubt he's the guy keepin' us here. That'd be the gods.

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[lovesickkiller]

Mello. At home he kidnapped Sayu, my sister in—boyfriend's sister. He's still at large there so when I woke up in this place, I thought he must have kidnapped me too.

[It's hard to get rid of that nagging suspicion, even as all evidence points in another direction.]

Do the gods here ever work with people? Maybe use their help?

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[skelebro]

Pretty sure that's logistically impossible. We all kinda end up here whether we like it or not, and your boy's no exception.

[While he hasn't gotten the impression that Mello's the nicest fella - and he's got no reason to mistrust what Misa's saying - he doubts any one person could've orchestrated the abduction of multiple people across multiple different dimensional spaces. It just ain't feasible.]

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[lovesickkiller]

So he really did get kidnapped too... serves him right! He deserves to be in a place like this.

[So does L, of course, but what about the rest of them? It isn't fair that the good should be punished too!]

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[skelebro]

[One of his supraorbital ridges lifts incrementally.]

We all get what we deserve in the end.

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[lovesickkiller]

Yes!

[She claps her hands together enthusiastically.]

Misa believes that too! Bad people will face justice and be punished one day.

[It just takes some initiative to make happen.]

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[skelebro]

But, uh, to answer your original thought - I don't think he actually had anything to do with this. He's actually been helpin' compile a guide for the newbies, believe it or not.

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[lovesickkiller]

I saw that...

[Misa does not appear impressed by his altruism.]

I don't know what he's planning, but I'm sure he's up to no good.

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[skelebro]

[Sans shoots her a quizzical look.]

It's a map and explanation as to how the place works. What kinda diabolical scheme do you engineer outta that?

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[lovesickkiller]

I don't know! He's probably trying to get information on people or something!

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[skelebro]

Seems like a kinda convoluted way to go about it. But, y'know. Maybe that's just me.

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[lovesickkiller]

They're always coming up with confusing plans like that, it's how they think.

[Misa has made peace with not understanding what is going on 30% of the time with these people.]

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[skelebro]

Who's "they"?

[That suggests a divide of some kind.]