☠ eight [translated from eldritch] (backdated to 5 pm)

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

It's a pity that our Mayor was murdered the night before.
How disappointing that there wasn't any bravado about it over the Network. Maybe a mysterious recording with his corpse in view.
My congrats to whomever did it, really. I'm impressed.
Perhaps we should start a betting pool on how long it takes before the criminal is caught. My money's on two weeks.
Any takers?
That aside, I picked up a violin recently since I seem to lack hobbies here. Any suggestions on pieces I should learn how to play?

[ a slight pause and then added ]

Eridan.

Comments

[goryteller]

This has nothing to do with my ego. I liked our Mayor. I'm not sure if I could say we were friends, not exactly, but I would have liked to be, if that's even possible. Which I'm not sure it is, given his position. [Pause. Correcting, with a wince:] "Was."

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

I'm just trying to say he was a good person.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

No.

Have you ever died before?

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[ not yet ]

[goryteller]

It's not a great experience.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

I am. And-- And the Mayor will probably come back, that's true, but dying is like suffering a horrible accident or witnessing an atrocity. It changes something fundamental inside of you.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

Maybe not.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

Violently dying.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

Maybe. [Pause.] Maybe. In a way. I think death itself, that isn't the worst. Maybe knowing that is liberating.

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[goryteller]

Just coming back.

I didn't know you knew Eridan.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

I don't really know him either. Mutual acquaintance.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

[Beat.]

Yes. That's right.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

You know him too, then? I guess that would make sense, I mean, considering you know Eridan.

[disillusionists.livejournal.com]

[goryteller]

We have a bit of a strange relationship. I don't know what to call it. He's kind of my social worker.