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[halfagirl]

[ the feed opens to a view of the dying sunset and stays that way for a minute or so, until the sun disappears below the horizon, before turning towards the person who had made the broadcast: a pale blonde girl in very weather-inappropriate clothing. that much is evident even in the dim light. ]

I still can't believe this shit happens. And every day, too. You guys are all used to it?... It's fucking crazy.

[ but the sound of monsters rising out of the darkness makes her crack a smile, and she reaches for something leaning against the wall that turns out to be a serrated, saw-like sword. or two of them, even. ]

... Monsters, though, I know how to deal with.

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[antedupmyheart]

I take it the sun wasn't in the habit of setting?

[halfagirl]

No. I never thought it could just... not be there.

[antedupmyheart]

It's not that it's gone. The world's simply in the way.

[halfagirl]

... I have no idea what the hell that's even supposed to mean.

[antedupmyheart]

We've turned our back to it, for the time.

[halfagirl]

That doesn't even make sense. It's a giant fucking star, you can't turn your back on something like that.

[antedupmyheart]

Can't you? There's enough of the world that not everything can be seen all at once.

[halfagirl]

... Never thought of it that way.

It still never happened before, though.

[antedupmyheart]

Consider it a chance to see what else might have been.

[halfagirl]

I guess so.

[ still watching it with an unsure kind of look, but hey. ]

[antedupmyheart]

The nights can be beautiful, though I'll grant the ones here are less so.

[Something about the Darkness, probably, although he hasn't really cared to think about it too hard.]

[halfagirl]

What makes you say that?

[ 0 experience with night in general here o7 ]

[antedupmyheart]

I've had my share of night watches.

[halfagirl]

So, care to elaborate?

[antedupmyheart]

On a clear night, when the stars are all out and the moon is bright and full... it's quite a sight to be seen.

[halfagirl]

The moon...

That's the half-assed sun up there, right?

[antedupmyheart]

The Darkness seems to make it less bright than it should be, but yes.

[halfagirl]

So it's supposed to be brighter? What a rip-off.

[antedupmyheart]

It's the hand we've been dealt.

[halfagirl]

We just gotta deal with it, you mean.

[antedupmyheart]

Precisely.

[halfagirl]

Whatever. I bet I'm not missing out on much.

[antedupmyheart]

I'd not be the one to say. I can only offer a picture of what the cards hold.

[halfagirl]

What cards?

[ ?? wat are metaphors?? ]

[antedupmyheart]

Forgive me. It's a habitual turn of phrase.

If you'd prefer, let's simply say that I can offer an idea at the shape of life, but not what's in it.