[ OPEN? CLOSED? ] as you die, you will understand.

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WHO: dextera + others! i’m open to anyone but please tell me by PM or at pavaal if they haven’t had at least like, one conversation.

WHAT: dextera forces himself to face all the people he bailed on after dying.

WHERE: the town!

WHEN: forward dated to late june, and probably the 1st and 2nd of july.

WARNINGS: death death death

[ for the first time, dextera wakes up from death to a sky that isn’t red. it’s all as grey as the world around him, and slowly, the memories return to him—the bogeyman, his brother, the feeling of his very soul being taken from his body. then, there’s a long expanse of nothing. now, his consciousness has returned.

he keeps out of the way at first in this sketchy body, staying private, staying safe with a friend he’s sure won’t tell—there are things he’s not ready to talk about, and faces he’s not ready to see. after a few days have passed, though, and his features reform, color returns, and his voice continues to stay just out of reach, he can finally be seen around town again.

he saw the post. he knows guren announced his death. he’s just hoping that no one will ask about it, if they see him. ]

...

[ as ever, he's silent. ]


( i'll be posting closed prompts in the comments for people who want them, otherwise... go HOG WILD. )

Comments

[passio]

[ so that’s exactly what they’ll do. dextera doesn’t need or want to say anything else of his death—he’s back, and dwelling on it will only hurt worse when their conversation has shifted to something so pleasant.

instead, with the hot chocolate prepared and set on a table, dextera simply wants minato to catch him up—he’s only been gone about a week, but a week could contain a multitude of events in this town. and even if nothing has happened? dextera would like to hear that, too. ]

[messianic]

[The hot cocoa is really something special. It's something so simple, but... after not having it for so long, a warm drink like this is so soothing.

So with the cup held in both hands, Minato can contentedly pick up that cue.]

I think everyone's been recovering from the werewolves. It's been pretty quiet... which isn't a bad thing.

[He's still worried--about the casualties, about Guren, about Dave and John and everything else that happened, but...

But things are looking up a little, too.]

Everyone's going to be okay.