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"H... hello? Um, this is me-- ah, Noire! I'm Noire, and I'm very sorry for missing you somehow... I promise I'm not avoiding you, unless you're scary or you're Mo-- trying to curse me. U-um, so when I can figure out how to-- ( beeps ensue, followed by a shriek of fright ) O-oh, no! What did I push, how do I-- make it-- oh gods, did I break it?! W-why can't we just talk in person?!"

[ BEEP. ]

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So you did read it...

[ A sigh. ]

I don't know how, but what that note talked about-- it happened to me, and some other people... without warning. We found ourselves in a room full of statues... and, um. It became troublesome very quickly.

So that part really was true! It sounded strange, but I guess there's no ruling anything out in Haven.

[ And then, if he remembers the note correctly, the statues would have forced them to relive their deaths. He won't ask her about that, but... bringing people back from the dead? Non-Risen-style? ]

Who was the target for revival?

I... still don't know, actually. I was... [ she lowers her cup, her other hand lowering to press against her abdomen. ] ... already gone by then.

... I see... Well, I hope it wasn't all for naught. It doesn't seem very fair for you to have gotten sucked into that when you don't even know who you were there for.

Mm... no. [ And she sighs a little, gaze turning distant, for all that she's staring down into her cup. ] I might have been more help if I'd remembered that note before someone had to die.

... If nothing else, I hope everyone else is all right now.

[ His head tilts. He is so out of this loop. ]

It's a good thing you remember at all! But who else was with you if not Morgan or Gerome?

Three other people-- um, but I only knew Sakon?

Oh, Sakon! I'll have to track him down and give you a status report.

[ spoilers: "he was walking around and mumbling to his hand like a crazy but attractive hobo" ]

He doesn't seem like the dying type. I bet he's performing some amazing and startlingly unlikely acrobatic feat right this moment.

I hope you're right... [ but she musters a thin smile. ] He's very strong, there's no doubt about that. And fast...

[ Noire, don't sound like you're fangirling the guy who exhausts you. ]

And he can play actual hopscotch on enemies on the battlefield?! ... I wasn't the only one who noticed that, was I?

[ why wasn't everyone stopping to stare in awe RIGHT THAT MOMENT ]

... I think I do remember that, now that you mention it. [ she was a little blood-and-thunder happy at the time. ] He had a harder time with these monsters, though. We all did.

They looked tough. And it doesn't help that you were all a fair bit malnourished and disorganized compared to our usual Risen skirmishes.

[ Since everyone was... literally pulled off the street and tossed into battle on a minute's notice. ]

But you all made it through all right! Which is pretty darn impressive, I think.

You should have seen the ones in the room we were trapped in, though... they were at least a dozen times worse.

[ except she won't go into detail, because just the memory is making her shudder. ]

... That bad, huh? They must have been if they took you out so quickly. I suppose we know now why they had to abandon the project in the end.

There's a very high risk of death, with no guarantee of success...

I'm surprised they didn't just destroy it.

As nightmare-inducing as the thing is, it seems like a shame destroying it. It isn't every day you come across ways to revive the dead.

It's not a very good idea to look into too deeply... even if you revive someone, chances are that they're not who they used to be. Mother used to say that.

Hmm. Your mother would know best. Now that I think about it, all of that time in the dirt would probably leave their bodies a little rickety and unsavory anyway.

[ And maggoty... blegh. ]

... C-could we maybe not talk about corpses so much? Please?

[ she just woke up from being dead after being in a room with dead statues, she's looking a little ill. ]

Oh, right. Sorry.

[ She did just get back... think relaxing thoughts!! ]

Um... So Morgan should be back today as well! She'll probably be a little miserable too, so I was thinking about lugging her here once she pops up so you guys can recoup together.

[ misery loves company?! ]

[ Her poor friend, dying... after a short, thoughtful pause, Noire nods. ]

As long as it's not any strain on her... I'd like to see her.

I'll find a way to get her here strain-free! And this way, it'll be easier for me to tend to both of you. I can try to drag Gerome over too once he shows up, but something tells me he won't be the most willing patient.

[ As in he'll explicitly say "DON'T LOOK FOR ME"... that gerome ]

He never really liked recuperating around anyone other than Minerva... but don't push yourself either, please.

Never.

[ lies ]

Anyway, I'll stop by her house and see if she's made it back yet. Is there anything else you need before I go?

[ The look that she gives him suggests that she knows that's a lie, but she sighs and sets her cup down. ]

I'll be fine... so you don't need to worry about me.

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