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[goneonenight]

[The feed turns onto a face that may be familiar to some. Her hair is much shorter, her eyes larger and her cheeks fuller, but it’s unmistakably Yoruichi, even if she only looks about nineteen right now.]

[She looks rattled, but determined not to let her recent arrival get to her all the same. Still, her words are hurried, betraying her obvious distress.]

If there’s anyone out there from the Onmitskidou, or the Gotei 13, or Seireitei...or Rukongai, I guess, can you let know? And if you know why all these humans can see us--

[She stops and pulls in a deep breath, her face firming]

I got an explanation but it doesn’t make sense. Since when are humans even capable-- [the last is a mutter, almost to herself] So just. If this thing’s working and you have some information, it’d be a big help.

[She bites her lower lip, then reaches out to turn off the device]

(ooc: Backdated to earlier today.)

Comments

[boughtabookstore]

Some of us here are well aware of the existence of spirits. Regardless, it would seem coming here something has shifted.

May I ask what, precisely, you are?

[goneonenight]

I'm a shinigami. We ferry souls to the afterlife, and purify those gone corrupt. It all maintains the balance between worlds.

[boughtabookstore]

I think you'll find things more than just being visible to humans will have changed upon arriving here.

[goneonenight]

Yeah. At least at home one or two things will make sense. This place is insane.

[She sounds a bit petulant, but she's understandably overwhelmed]

[boughtabookstore]

It's a lot to take in at once, but eventually you'll get used to it. In the meantime, do you have any questions?

[goneonenight]

Thanks.

[She bites her lip, then inhales]

Do you know how long they're going to keep us here?

[boughtabookstore]

I've been here almost a year. Most people don't stay that long, however.

[goneonenight]

A year?

[That's not all that long in shinigami terms, but it's still longer than she wants to be here]

What do you do here for that long? I mean, how do people manage?

[boughtabookstore]

Find something to occupy their time inbetween missions. Work, friends, learning. Whatever they can.

[goneonenight]

So, people just...live here. Like they did at home?

[It makes sense to most, but the idea of settling down after being abducted is completely alien to her]

[boughtabookstore]

What other choice do they have?

[goneonenight]

Don't people ever try to leave?

[boughtabookstore]

They've tried over and over again, but never succeeded.