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A...Again?
[Xanth lets out a hollow, bitter laugh.]
I... n-no, you, you have to be k--kidding. I-I already d--did this. M-My world was... a-already gone. Th--The End took it. K-K'lai, a-and Grams, they... th-they were... already gone.
[He takes in a shuddering breath. His chest tightens, his voice cracks.]
N--Now you say it... it's all g-gone? Unmade? D--Didn't ev--even-- h-happen? How!? I-- I lived that! It-- it can't-- not again--
[There's a small gasp, like a prelude to a sob, but then Xanth slams the book shut.
Xanth takes his record, takes his key, and immediately sets out into the Keep. He's tired, he's so fucking tired, but he has to know if anyone else got snatched into this mess too.]
[Xanth lets out a hollow, bitter laugh.]
I... n-no, you, you have to be k--kidding. I-I already d--did this. M-My world was... a-already gone. Th--The End took it. K-K'lai, a-and Grams, they... th-they were... already gone.
[He takes in a shuddering breath. His chest tightens, his voice cracks.]
N--Now you say it... it's all g-gone? Unmade? D--Didn't ev--even-- h-happen? How!? I-- I lived that! It-- it can't-- not again--
[There's a small gasp, like a prelude to a sob, but then Xanth slams the book shut.
Xanth takes his record, takes his key, and immediately sets out into the Keep. He's tired, he's so fucking tired, but he has to know if anyone else got snatched into this mess too.]
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Y--Yeah.
So, Kev--K-Kevas-- is anyone e--else h-here?
[Please say yes. Gods, say yes, please.]
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Wh...Who?
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Two ladymons, Nel and Talia, and a mon, Auron. That's all I know of.
[Pause.]
There are some other familiar faces here, but they aren't from the Elegante.
[Vie and Yuna come to mind.]
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There are none.
Xanth has to take a moment. He flips the book closed and leans against the wall, closing his eyes and fighting back tears. His emotions are fried. Just one day ago he escaped a sinking ship - the universe didn't even have the decency to give him two days of rest.
But worse than that, he's alone again.
Eventually, he picks himself up again and sends out a reply.]
O...Okay. Th--thank you.
So. Um. [He swallows hard, then takes a deep breath.] What-- w-what should I kn--know about... h-here?
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[And he means it. Kevas knows exactly what it's like to lose everyone you love in the span of a day.]
Well, so far no one seems completely out of their damn minds so that's a plus. Punishments here a brutal though so be careful.
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[Because, dude. Captain Redd made Jinx eat his own foot.]
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What did-- wh-- what'd they d-do!?
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B-But--
Th-that's so-- b-backwards! F-Fighting to-- to p-punish fi--fighting?
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N--No, it-- it c-couldn't be.... I-I'll... b-be careful th-then.
Is th-- there-- a-anything else I sh-should know? Uh, h--haunted th-theaters, for--forbidden d-dangers, th-that... kind of th-thing?
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No little mon, nothing like that. Just use some common sense and you'll be fine.
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[He sighs.]
I-It almost... sounds ea--easier, than... th-the Eleg-gante...
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[Not anymore, at least. He knows better.]
Th-thanks. A--A lot. I-I mean it.
[He does.]