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[tasteforpoison]

[It's Yelena, here with a quick question. She has a somewhat harried look about her, and she doesn't look like she's slept well with the bags under her eyes, but it doesn't make her any less alert.

That might be because of the coffee-like drink she's enjoying at one of the cafes in the Wood sector, but it's not what she's here to talk about.]

Just to be sure, no one has noticed any ghosts of people who aren't from Keeliai, right? That is, spirits of people who are definitely from their worlds instead of here, for instance?

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[tasteforpoison]

Is that a question?

[arches]

More of an assumption, I guess.

[tasteforpoison]

Does curiosity count as a reason?

[arches]

Sure. But maybe not enough of one.

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[tasteforpoison]

Do you always make people justify why they ask questions?

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[arches]

_{( he thinks about it. )}

Yes.

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[tasteforpoison]

And can you justify why I should explain myself to you?

[arches]

I'm curious.

[tasteforpoison]

Not a good enough reason for my answer.

[arches]

_{( a beat. )}

If ghosts are gonna show up here that people now, I need to know about it.

[tasteforpoison]

If I knew whether or not that was a possibility do you think I'd ask if people have seen any?

[arches]

No. But you are gathering information on it.

[tasteforpoison]

I am.

[Sorry she's really being stubborn about this.]

And if you want to hear the responses I get from others you'll know as much as I do.

[Yep she's putting off explaining WHY she wants to know.]

[arches]

That would help.

_{( still side-eyeing her, but he sighs and decides to level. )}

If you were a ghost, who would you be most interesting in going after?

[tasteforpoison]

[...it's an interesting question, and one that she thinks she can answer without sending up any red flags for him.

There's a certain amount of hardness and less weariness to her expression when she replies.]

No one who's here.

[arches]

_{( he huffs. )}

I meant, generally. If you were a ghost, you'd go after who did you in, wouldn't you?

[tasteforpoison]

You're assuming that someone was done in.

[arches]

I don't think grandmas who pass away in their sleep have much reason t'be ghosts.

[tasteforpoison]

You don't think they'd care so much about their family that they'd want to look out for them?

[arches]

Guess that depends on where you stand on the love-hate argument. Which one you think is stronger.

[tasteforpoison]

Considering how little I know about ghosts, I can't say I really have a stance. Just speculation.

[arches]

_{First gods, and now ghosts...}

Somehow I don't think experience helps with crap like this. I'm just hoping that if any of them are angry, or after revenge, they won't find a way to take it out on us.

[tasteforpoison]

Me too, but I can't say I trust my luck.

[arches]

So? Make your own.

[tasteforpoison]

[She just snorts.]

Doesn't work that way.