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I know they said that this place is somewhere in-between life and death, and it seems that most people remember being alive before they were brought here.

But I was wondering; is there anyone [anyone else] here that... wasn't?

[True, Yue was going to become the Moon Spirit shortly after, but she was brought here before that could happen. So as far as she knows, she's just... well. Dead. But not dead.

... It's all very confusing, really. But mostly, Yue is wondering if there's anyone else here who was in her predicament.]

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[ Yeah, somehow telling some girl that he was about to head into a firefight where he stood a pretty decent chance of dying just...didn't seem kosher. ]

Seems possible, considering everything going on here.

[That's okay, she died so the Fire Nation wouldn't slaughter her people ~~and also because the world would have been super fucked if she didn't~~.]

That's why I was wondering. I've heard people talking about being alive before, but nothing after that. Although I suppose admitting that you're dead wouldn't be a very good feeling.

[Actually, she knows it's not a very good feeling.]

Probably not the best one, but I kinda think it'd be almost lucky? I mean it's kind of a second chance, right, to do all the crap you mighta done back then but now you know so you can do it now.

[ but that's the sissy girl way of looking at it, he supposes. dead is dead. ]

But, y'know, kind of sucks huge either way, I guess, in a lot of ways.

The knowledge of your own death would definitely be difficult, even if you had come to terms with it before it happened. [Still not quite comfortable with really talking about herself in that sense. Sokka and Asami know, but that's because Sokka was there and Asami is from her world. So.]

After a while it would probably be hard to think about all the things you couldn't do with your life, because of everything that happened. [Like grow up, raise a family, live a long, full life...]

[Whoa there, Yue. Don't make it too obvious that you're talking about yourself.]

But it's like you said! This place almost works as a second chance at life! So... it isn't so bad!

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Not sure. I felt pretty alive, but I also remember dying.

[... So this person is someone like her. Or at least, it seems like they are. She remembers dying, but she feels alive now. But... they said 'felt'. Past tense. So does that mean they died and somehow came back in their own world?]

You did? [Trying to wrap her mind around this.] Does that mean you died and... came back, somehow?

[... wait.]

If you don't mind me asking, that is!

[He's not sure how to explain it. Hasn't figured it out himself yet.]

It's okay.

I'd say it's complicated, but that's an understatement. Short answer: yes.

I see. [That's... quite interesting, actually. And it sort of reminds Yue of what happened to her. Or will happen. She died, and then became the new Moon Spirit. That's sort of like coming back to life. Only it's a new, different life.

... Okay, maybe it's not so similar, but still.

Part of Yue wants to say that she knows what dying is like, too, but at the same time... she doesn't even know who this person is. And she doesn't know if she can trust them with that kind of information.]

Thank you for telling me. [Even if she doesn't know them, she appreciates the honesty.]

I'm Princess Yue, by the way. [Not said with any indication that she needs a name in return. It would be nice, but the way she figures, after learning this the least she could do is let them know who they're talking to.]

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Depends. Anything could've happened between what I remember and washing up on the shore here.

That's true. There really isn't a way to tell what happened to us before we woke up. I suppose only the Kedan would know. [... Not a particularly comforting thought, really.]

Maybe, maybe not. We don't have any reason to trust what they say either way.

Usually this whole "between" business makes the line between alive and dead fuzzy anyway. It's better not to think in those terms.

I guess you're right. They weren't exactly clear about what's really going on, after all.

I was sleeping, at least I think I was, before I woke up here. But I suppose I could have died? I'm not sure, since, you know, I was sleeping.

Maybe. [... Wait wait no that doesn't sound very good at all Yue stop being bad at this.]

But the kedan seemed very insistent that the people here weren't really dead.[Although who can say if they were being honest? They weren't exactly very clear to begin with.]