tushanshu | Voice;

[James hasn't made a post since his first - in part because he's terribly lost. He has proper clothes, now, thanks to Favrielle, but it is still overwhelming to be in such a foreign place. His concern isn't so much the rationing, though that seems to be quite the source of anxiety for some he's encountered. What he wants is answers to the many and contradictory things he's been told since his arrival.]

I find myself at something of a loss, in this place, with so many people from such seemingly different times and places. It seems impossible that one person could have brought us here, and insensible that they should.

[That, though, is a subject he's sure has been at the center of many debates. What truly haunts him is what he heard from Peggy and Ariadne before.] I was led to believe that this place was a sort of afterlife, and yet, if I understand correctly, there are some here with ambitions to return to their homes. I do not see how such a thing could be accomplished.

[And that's it. No suggestions, he's just mulling. Aloud, and in public, which, he realizes now, is terribly unseemly.]

Forgive me. There is little purpose to these musings. Perhaps they are better off left unvoiced.

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I don't know about everyone else... but I personally would like to go home because I'm not dead.

How refreshingly abrupt. And how do you propose to see that through?

How should I know? I've been here all a week. I can barely tell my way around yet.

I see. Then we must have arrived at very near the same time.

Maybe. It's been a crazy week.

...Are you one of the... dead? [Awkward pause.] I only ask because you don't seem too eager to go home.

I have every reason to believe so.

...Oh. I'm sorry.

I would think that you would be allowed to stay should those of us who aren't... could go home.

There seems little point in my continued presence here. I see no sense in prolonging my life without any reasonable purpose.

You've only been here like what, a week? Two? Shouldn't you try to find a purpose first before you give up?

I made this decision before I ever arrived here. This -- farce -- is not worth continuing.

What farce? Living?

...You mean you aren't even the teeniest bit interested in knowing "why us?"

No. I am not.

[He believes 'why us' is self evident: they're dead, whatever people insist.]

Let's just say for now we're all dead--which I don't think we are, by the way--I still think it's strange. I know far more people than I'd like that have died, and not one of them are on this turtle with us. Why us? Why here? Why a turtle?

And you don't think this is weird at all?

I know of no religion that promises a single afterlife for sinners and saints alike.

[And he's counting voodoo, Aztec curses, sea goddesses, and good old Christianity.]

I think it very strange, yes.

[Okay good. This is a start.] Me too. [About the weird thing, he has no idea about the religion part.]

Now I don't know about you, but I kind of want to know why. This seems like it wouldn't be a tough question, but no one seems to want to answer it. Isn't that a reason to hold off giving up on everything for a bit?

The fact remains that there is very little point in my remaining here. I don't believe that is "giving up."

...I guess not. [Sigh. He just wants to go home so bad, he can't really see any other point of view.]

Not that it will matter to whoever brought us here.

Perhaps they will come to see reason.

[Certainly the Kedan are growing more vocal in their dislike for it.]

From what I've heard, the Emperor has none of that-reason I mean--but maybe.

There certainly seem to be some glaring logical gaps, I grant you.

I'm also getting the feeling she doesn't care about what we want, either.

It is not often the purview of rulers to worry about such details.

Not really. So long as they keep their power they usually don't give a crap about the rest...

That seems an oversimplification, and quite harsh.

Sorry, I... haven't had the best track records with leaders lately.

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