GUEST SERVICES - BABO KIM

[cluedin]

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[oathic]

Well, it depends on the scope on which you view death... but for a human, there's a short window for them to be revived.

[things get complicated from there, but the simplified version is:]

So you could argue they aren't truly dead until the underworld has crossed their name off and collected their soul, and then sent them to Paradise, Hell, or to be reincarnated as a new person entirely, in which case they can never return to the living realm as they once were.

[cluedin]

Oh. [There's a long pause as she thinks....and then the oven timer goes off. Give her a moment before she's pulling out a mushroom personal pizza and putting it on a plate for Babo Kim. Here you go.]

Yeah, I don't know if it's anything like that. I don't think they're truly dead but they can't really return easily either.

[oathic]

[ooh, pizza.]

Thanks!

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Do Master Blue's "good intentions" take that into account?

[cluedin]

[There's a grin that says "you're welcome!" because she likes doing her job.

But ah...]

...yes. Master Blue isn't always good at talking to people, but those things are taken into account, too.

[oathic]

[he's quiet for a bit.]

... You know, I've lived a long time, so I've heard pretty much every reasoning there is—why it's acceptable for people to die for a greater good.

It's not like I don't get it, but people don't take well to being told, "well, you might have to die, but I promise it's for a good result." To be honest, I don't blame them.

What would it take for those souls to be returned?

[cluedin]

I don't blame them either. [Her tail swishes a little behind her as she looks to the side.] Even if it's for a purpose it's still sad sometimes.

...it'll take some work, but we're still figuring out all of the steps. I wish I had a better answer, but we're trying to understand, too. I get that people won't believe us or want to help if this keeps happening though.

[oathic]

... Mm. Yeah, I figured you don't much power in this situation. No offence.

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So, what was with the monster anyway? What happened to Nikki?

[cluedin]

None taken! [Like for real, she's actually a little more than okay with that answer.]

...what happened with Nikki was horrible. But sometimes strange things happen in this house. People sometimes find themselves challenged and tapping into the subconscious parts of themselves.

[oathic]

Um, that doesn't usually involve turning into a literal giant rat.

[cluedin]

Usually not. I think that was unique to Nikki herself.

[oathic]

[he starts eating his pizza.]

So... are you saying that every week, someone's going to tap into their subconscious part of themselves and kill someone?

[cluedin]

It's definitely a possibility, yeah. I'd love to say that it won't happen ever again, but...it's more likely that it will. Maybe the next week will be different though.

[oathic]

Was there a trigger for why Nikki? Granted, I didn't know her well, but I don't recall anything particular happening to her.

[cluedin]

We're still trying to understand it ourselves why it was Nikki and why she chose to attack Haruka. I don't know if she really spoke to any of us, but we were surprised, too.

[oathic]

[omnom]

So how exactly are you going to get your answers? From Master Blue?

[cluedin]

Sort of. And a lot of research.

[oathic]

Research? How?

[cluedin]

Have you noticed how many of you are from different places?

[oathic]

It was hard to miss.

[cluedin]

[You'd be surprised, someone straight up implied they were unaware earlier to her.]

Our research comes from across a lot of worlds to see what sort of solution we can come up with.

[oathic]

So you've got access to that kind of stuff, huh.

[cluedin]

Yeah. It helps us understand all of you a little better and serve your needs to the best of our ability. But there's still a lot we haven't covered yet.

[oathic]

I'm not surprised. Most people can't even grasp the entirety of their own universe in their lifetime.

[cluedin]

We're doing what we can but sometimes the best solution we find isn't the one everyone else agrees with. That's all.

[oathic]

A perfect solution rarely exists. Though, of course, that doesn't mean one shouldn't try to seek it out.