[homophonic] catchall for kyoko

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KYOKO

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week 0, saturday ... 1!

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[everyone's gotta eat eventually, so saturday finds nahida back at the mcdonald's. she has ordered a happy meal and is dipping her chicken nuggies into some dipping sauce when she spots kyoko.

she waves.]

Hello! Would you like to join me for lunch?

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[ She waves back. ]

Certainly. Just give me a moment to order.

[ A coffee, some nuggets, and the honey mustard. When she settles across from her, the sauce goes directly into the coffees. ]

Weekend 0: Sunday

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[She is once again found out and about with a coffee. What kind of horrible concoction is it today?]

What do you think of our Reapers?

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[PLEASE DON'T PUT MORE HONEY MUSTARD IN YOUR COFFEE, KYOKO.]

They're... interesting. It didn't really seem like all three of them wanted to be there.

[factoring]

[:) It might be soy sauce this time.]

No, but a job is a job. Strange to still have those when they're dead, but I don't know the rules of this world.

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[NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]

It's hard to think of them as dead when they're walking and talking. But, death may work differently here, you're right.

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[Coffee should be experienced in every way possible (it shouldn't. somebody stop her.)]

We're apparently dead despite being such a lively group.

[It a strange claim, and she has to wonder about the truth of it.]

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I have to admit that's even harder to accept, since I don't feel dead, but... that may also simply be how death works here.

[she sighs.]

If I could clearly remember dying, maybe I would feel differently.

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I can't remember it either. The last thing I can remember is being in my office.

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I think I overheard one of the Reapers telling someone that death can be very traumatic, and that our souls can't remember what happened for our own sakes.

...it seems awfully convenient to me, but it's not untrue that the mind will sometimes lock traumatic memories away.

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I've heard of that too. The fact it seems to be every single one of us makes it suspect.

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Yes... well, if that is the case, it's possible we might be able to recover those memories.

[factoring]

Do you have experience recovering memories?

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Some, but the circumstances were different than they would be here.

[factoring]

We'll just have to work with what we have access to.

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I suppose so. [she gives a small huff.] ...If I had my power over dreams, here, it would be easier to delve into our memories.

[factoring]

[There's some interest when she mentions power over dreams.]

It seems they wanted us on an even playing field for this. How inconvenient.

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If evening the playing field was their intention, perhaps that's why so many of us ended up with "Drift Aura" and "Healing Aura". Depending on how the teams are divided up, most teams could end up with someone who could use at least one of them, if not both.

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Nine Healing Aura, and eight Drift Aura and 10 teams to make with the 40 players.

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I thought it was ten...? Ah, but Kaveh and I are teaming up, so it's essentially nine.

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[She pulls it up on her phone and double checks.]

So it is.

[This is why you should always double check numbers.]

So you've already gotten part of it sorted out.

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Yes. He's one of my people, so it's my responsibilty to make sure he gets home safely.

[factoring]

Your people?

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[she nods]

We both come from Sumeru.

[factoring]

Is Sumeru a planet?