text; anonymous

[gradenine]

oh yeah heads up
ive heard from certain people who committed this themselves and
apparently if you kill someone here
you get your memories wiped of the incident altogether
not sure why they'd go out of their way to do that here but they do this sort of thing where im from all the time so im very used to seeing it
probably can't say the same for other people from other worlds so you guys have to educate me on that

so uhh
im not saying you should or shouldn't kill altogether
im not your mom
but just keep that in mind the next time you got some kinda murderous urge or something
the reason why im anonymous right now is bc i don't wanna reveal who did that in the first place
it might lead to some awkward icebreakers on their part
also i wouldn't lie about something like this if anyone's wondering bc i got no time to waste on leading people on

but this is probably the worst thing any newcomer would wanna see, huh
whoops
well... welcome to this city, i guess

( ooc: feel free to threadjack and craft theories! kromer/@gripper will also be answering questions about things she knows as a victim as well. )

Comments

@midnightespresso

[nerine]

Um so
Did it hurt?

[YEAH great start!!]

[gripper]

( CRYING FOR HER, HONESTLY... GREAT START. )

I don't remember, but waking up wasn't painful.
I had other issues instead.

[nerine]

Ok so if it wasn't painful waking up, I'm assuming you had all your body parts accounted for
Unless the murderer didn't make it a point to take anything away?

[gripper]

Do they usually take things where you're from?

[nerine]

Only if they're a type of serial killer with a pattern
so you know
a murderous pervert

[gripper]

( oh is that all. see missing parts probably aren't that uncommon in her city but— )

Are you worried you'll be next?
Don't worry. You're not his type.

[nerine]

Oh
good to know
just between you and me it's not like I haven't been in a tight spot, let's just say
And also I'm kind of bad at having a sense of danger despite things happening to me

[gripper]

( people will just go on the internet and volunteer information about themselves— well, she's posing as the victim here, so it's probably to breed a sense of camaraderie. she's taking mental notes all the same... )

You and I share that then.

( in a way. )

Has anything happened to you here? You don't have to say if you don't want to, but I admit, you've whet my curiosity.

[nerine]

Nope.
I'm doing pretty okay 😊

[For Monts, it's a paradoxical situation of having to care about what happens to herself because she doesn't have the sensation that makes her care. She's being vague enough as far as she's concerned.]

I am not in fact trying to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight

[gripper]

And I'd keep to that unless you're good at fighting with an improvised weapon.
There's not a lot that can be used for defense here... Knives are a given, but you can't just carry one around all the time.

[nerine]

I can splash hot boiling water and/or coffee on my assailant if they try to attack me at the very moment I'm enjoying a hot drink.
That's what we call 'reverse uno' in my world.

[gripper]

And if you're not enjoying a nice hot drink at the time?

[nerine]

Time to think of Plans, B, C, D, and E while we have all this free time then :/

[gripper]

Hahaha, so you're the type to be prepared!
You would've done well in a Wing. The higher echelons appreciate people with a backup plan or three.

[nerine]

Actually, I'm woefully unprepared
But in light of your murder, I think I have an incentive to be better about it

[gripper]

I'm glad my tragedy could be beneficial to someone.
Or plenty of people, going by how large this post has gotten. Terrible, though, that it had to be death that's livened us up.

( not really that terrible. it's been terribly good for her actually!!! )

[nerine]

If it's not too much of a bother for you to answer
Why WERE you murdered?

[gripper]

( hmmmm. )

Some old history we hadn't quite resolved yet.
I called it a lover's spat, but it's not that serious.

[nerine]

I mean it lead to murder
That's what we call a crime of passion and that sounds rather serious? ://

[gripper]

It isn't so uncommon where we're from, though I'm gathering that's not the usual for a not-insignificant amount of people here.

[nerine]

If you think about it, murder is and isn't common
People die a lot by way of it
But it doesn't seem real until it happens to someone you know

[gripper]

( she supposes her days in calw were largely like that--death happened, murder happened, rats stole organs without even letting their owners breath for a second--but none of it happened in perfect, sleepy little calw.

the death of self aside. and, of course, what happened to that family at the end of the road... )

For those of us who join a Wing, it's a reality we have to face and acknowledge sooner rather than later. Some people will do anything to survive--I won't terrify you with the details, though.