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First Animus Data Fragment [Radio]

[When the radio clicks on, the first thing listeners might notice is the whistling of the wind, as though the person on the other end is very high up somewhere. Really, Desmond just needed to process everything, after waking up in the city. He hadn't even though to get his hand looked at, so shocked was he by what was happening.]

So uhh...I'm supposed to be dead. Someone wanna shed a little light on why I'm not? I mean...I got the whole "Welcome to the back of a Giant Turtle" spiel from the guys in that Welcome Center place, but...they wouldn't answer why I'm not a corpse right now.

[He coughs.]

I mean...I don't wanna sound ungrateful or anything, I'm glad I'm alive or whatever, but...there was a good reason why I was supposed to be dead.

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I can't tell ya the answer, either. Honestly, I'm still getting use to the idea of being on the back of a giant turtle and that it's, well, alive. Somehow.

[Those last words Desmond said struck him as odd, though.]

Sorry for asking, but why is there a good reason for you to be dead?

Believe it or not? It's not the weirdest thing I've ever heard about.

[A pause.]

It's...complicated. World was ending, that kind of thing. Had to make a tough choice.

Lucky you.

So, I'm gonna guess you took the path less walked? Tough choice there. How does it feel to be alive again?

I'm...not sure if it's a good thing or not. What does it say about me that I'm so used to weird stuff like this?

See, that's the thing. The way the choice was put to me, I either let most of the people on earth die, and in turn become some kind of New Age Jesus-type figure to the few left, or I save the whole planet, and unleash a disembodied psycopath on it instead. I chose the latter, because I figured my friends could deal with the disembodied psychpath after I was gone.

Honestly though? It doesn't feel too bad, aside of this wicked burn I've got on my hand. Should probably get it looked at.

To be honest, I can't blame you... I wouldn't want to let people die, either. I rather save people, even if my friends didn't like it.

[Hopefully he wouldn't have to make that kind of choice any time soon, though.]

Did you get that burn before you got here?

It was a stupid choice, really. I mean...who the hell wants to become Jesus? Nobody listens to him anymore anyway, right?

[Considering that Juno showed him that in time, his message would become corrupted, just like Jesus' had.]

Yeah, I think so. Part of the whole "dying to save everyone" thing involved me putting my hand on a thing to turn it on. "Quick and painless" my ass, it hurts like hell!

Kid, don't believe anyone who tells you something is quick and painless... it never is.

But to get back to your earlier question, I think it just says that you've been through a lot more weird stuff than I have.

[Dante sighs.]

You'd thinking coming where I have, living on a Giant Turtle wouldn't be a hard thing to believe but, nah, that ain't how my brain works.

... What's your name, by the way?

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Trust me, being alive when you're supposed to be dead's not the weirdest thing about this place.

Yeah? Care to fill a guy in? I've pretty much got the gist of "kidnapped by a giant magic turtle". At least...the "kidnapped" part is familiar, but the rest is pretty new to me.

They covered the bit where the kedan are shapeshifters?

They might've mentioned it, but honestly? I'm probably a little shellshocked, and my hand's burnt, so I wasn't really giving the welcome spiel the attention I probably should've.

I'm a nurse. Want me to take a look at that?

That'd be great, actually. It's kinda gross. Just give me couple of minutes to get down to the street.

[Cue the unmistakable sound of a Leap of Faith, as Desmond had made sure to climb a building with a pile of hay in it's vicinity.]

Oh, I think I'm in the...Sky Sector? Look for the guy in the white hoodie.

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Magic. That's basically the answer. [Jazzhands.] You're not the only person alive here that's dead at home, either. Whiiiiich means you'll die when you do go back but... hey, now you've got some more time to do whatever you feel like doing.

[Because this wasn't awkward at all.]

That's pretty much what they said at the Welcome Center, too.

May as well, right? I mean...me dying meant that I was leaving it up to my friends anyway, so I might as well do whatever with the time I've got. A second chance at a normal life, or something.

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It's not a very helpful answer, sorry.

Seems like a better option than dying again. [She tilts her head to the side.] Leaving what up to your friends?

Don't worry about it, I'm used to cryptic and unhelpful. I should've known better than to even ask.

Heh, yeah.

[A pause.]

Dealing with the disembodied psycho lady I let out when I saved the world. I didn't really have a choice.

Hey, it's always worth asking. Pretty much everything is worth asking.

[She likes questions. A lot.

Her eyes widen slightly at his answer.]

Oh. Wow. That's, uh, intense. [Beat] You'll fit right in here in Keeliai. A lot of us come from... totally weird and strange circumstances.

Fair enough. It'd just be nice to get an answer that makes sense. I mean...I get that magic is a thing. I've seen enough weird shit in the few hours that I've been here to know that much. It's just not very satisfying.

It's...a long, weird story. Sometimes I wonder if the whole mess wasn't just some weird dream. But at least I know I'm not the only one. Maybe we should have meetings or something.

Something like that, yeah. At least I'm pretty sure that's what Juno did.

Then you're right, you should be dead.

You need help with that?

I think I'm okay, but my right arm got kinda barbecued. "Quick and painless" my ass.

The dying or being brought back?

The dying. It was supposed to be "over in an instant", but it wasn't.