LUCAS.

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[ He looks... like he's not about to die?

There are bandages covering half of his face, and more bandages around his neck and his right arm. He does not look deathly pale, at least. He was kind of missing a lot of blood yesterday.

Anyway, he looks up from his sandwich as Lucas walks in. Hello. ]

Oh, Lucas. I do feel better after the pool... I've got a migraine that wants to kill me, but I'm on painkillers.

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[That is... good... at least... My god. THE BLOOD. He'll move over to sit on one of the opposite cots, looking over the bandages and frowning just a little.]

I do hope that they're at least helping to take the edge off... [No wonder he doesn't want to eat his damn sandwich though what a migraine mood.] Is there anything else that you need...?

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The company's nice. Though I'm sorry we couldn't get to the bees this week.

[ Holds out his untouched sandwich for Lucas like do you want this. ]

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You hardly need to worry about the bees after everything...

[Everyone else got TPK'd last week and Aventurine's turn to shine in hell came this week... He glances at the sandwich.]

Have you eaten since yesterday?

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[ Suddenly there is an eye staring at Lucas from Aventurine's hand. Yeah, it's just an eye on his hand. The one holding out the sandwich. ]

Haven't really been hungry since coming back.

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[FUCKING

STARING AT THIS EYE?!?!? THIS HAND EYE THAT'S STARING AT HIM. THEN STARING AT AVENTURINE LIKE "ARE YOU SEEING THIS" yeah probably he has three eyes now.]

What in the world—

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[ me about to be like has lucas never watched naruto and then remembering that was mouth and tongue not an eye ]

Huh?

[ He pulls his hand back to see what it is about this sandwich that Lucas is freaking out about, only to be met with the eye. Oh! ]

Sorry about that. It's been happening since the healing pool, I think.

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[you really assigned deidara something much more normal than what he had]

The healing pool gave you another eye...?

[HE'S JUST HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE BEING IN PAIN.]

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[ GRABS MY HEAD AND THINKS ABOUT THE DEIDARA PORN ]

It gave me a lot of eyes. They show up here and there on my body.

[ Just talks about this like it's normal. ]

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[WEOWAKOFKESOFES FUCKINF HELP ME NOT LIKE THIS.

Also this is horrible. Stop acting like it's normal. This is exhausting. HE'S SO TIRED.]

Do they hurt—? They go away with time, correct...? But more just-- appear?

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They don't hurt. I've quickly learned that no effect is permanent in this place. I'm sure after a day or two, they'll disappear.

[ He extends his arm so that Lucas can see more eyes. ]

I guess you can use me as a precautionary tale for the healing pool.

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[AT LEAST THEY DON'T HURT but my god. Maybe it's just easier to die. Though he doesn't actually think this because he values the sanctity of life too much (he killed two people) maybe so.]

...Well. It could certainly be worse, but still... I wonder why it left you with this? Some of these changes seem so targeted and others feel entirely random.

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[ SCARES LUCAS AWAY FROM THE HEALING SPRING IS SCARING HIM AWAY FROM DOING RECKLESS THINGS! teaches him death avoidance like you would teach a dog rattlesnake avoidance ]

I... have a few guesses. The place I disappeared to also gave me an extra eye in the middle of my forehead.

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[YOU CAN'T TEACH A GUILTY CATHOLIC DEATH AVOIDANCE.]

...I heard that you were participating in some sort of demonic tournament... Were all of you changed to look different?

[HIEI.]

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[ WHY DOES EVERYONE KNOW YYH EXCEPT FOR ME ]

I was the only one with physical changes. The others had new powers, but they were mostly manifested into spirit... guns? And a sword? Oh, and a bunch of plants.

[ Aventurine as canonblind as me. ]

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[GET ON THE YYH HYPE TRAIN]

A bunch of plants? [Lucas is also canonblind but i aki am laughing. WHO THE HELL WAS KURAMA.] ...Well. I suppose most of these ventures have parts where they don't make a good deal of sense.

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We had to kill Pickles.

[ aRGFGKDSGS ]

It took two of us take him down.

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[WH. HELP ME.]

...I see... Pickles was still here with us, so I assume this was one of those fake versions of real people that show up in these fog trips? Why was he so strong...

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[ I WANTED TO CALL ANIMAL CONTROL ON MY ASS ]

Yes, that's right. None of the people... or animals... we fought were real. They were there to cripple our minds.

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[HELPPP you're out here suffering and for what.]

That does seem to be a common trend... Mental and physical torment of a description. I take it you saw people familiar to you, too?

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Ah, yeah. A whole bunch of them. The people closest to me, I guess you could say.

[ And he doesn't have very many of those! ]

But when I was there, everything felt real. I couldn't even remember this place.

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[Aventurine please make more deep meaningful bonds that aren't just with your fiance Cloud.]

I've heard that's fairly common, as well... [Why the amnesia? He wants to know. Just for the PAIN OF IT ALL?? This place is so exhausting he's constantly on the verge of losing it.]

...I imagine that even recalling things as they normally are doesn't ease away what happened or how real it felt at the time.

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[ You just assign him homewrecker okay. ]

You're right about that... I wonder if telling you this will make any difference should you find yourself in a similar situation.

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[Yeah! He can homewreck the hets they have no rights.]

...Considering I'll likely forget that you warned me, I don't believe that's the case... But in the event that I don't, I suppose it's good to remember that it isn't real.

[So he doesn't get covered in acid burns again trying to save a fake version of his sister.]

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[ this is the most heterosexual game i've ever been a part of

Anyway, levels Lucas a look of concern because he does still have Famine's request in mind. ]

It's worth a try. At least things were a bit quieter this week.