Public Channel - Day 59

[pipers_son]

[He really didn't want this to happen, but...]

I think it's time we start keeping a list of those who's disappeared, been taken, or is otherwise indisposed.

I'll start.

Lauren has been buried in the ground, somewhere, and Steven Universe has been taken by the Rose Queen.

[He says all of this blankly, matter of factly, and there's only the sound of a shaky breath at the very end.]

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[pipers_son]

Have ya found anyone else that way?

[soft_focus]

Not yet...But...

[What she says next isn't meant to be an insult. Indeed, she sounds more worried than anything, but...]

...it doesn't sound like a lot of the people out here have been going away from dangerous spots either...

[pipers_son]

Well... We were tryin' ta get away from the dangerous spots, but some of us weren't fast enough.

[And others weren't smart enough, but he keeps that locked in. Tyki is being PA enough for both of them, thankfully.]

[soft_focus]

Not the most dangerous spots.

The spots that make you feel like something MIGHT get dangerous.

Those kinds of dangerous spots.

[Reira you can't just pin this on gut sense when it's dumb (bad) luck-]

[pipers_son]

Not all of us have that kinda talent, Reira.

[He fuckin' wishes, 'tho.]

[soft_focus]

....I thought a talent was a thing you learned.

[Well, Reira, learning can be lived experience. Which there is a lot of, in this case.]

[pipers_son]

Sometimes. Sometimes it's also a thing ya just have an easier time with. Like having a good aim.

[Somehow this kind of talk is making him feel better.]

[soft_focus]

....But you can learn to aim...

[Now, Reira-]

...ummm...do you mean something more like seeing in the dark, then? You can't just learn to be better at that one...

[pipers_son]

Ha.

A bit more like seeing in the dark, then, yeah. That's probably it.