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[deadlyjuliet]

[For those in the plaza, they may see Grell lounging on the edge of the clothing shop roof. She's just sitting, filing her nails and giving herself a manicure, watching people down below, but since Grell can't come into town without ruining someone's day, she pops the journal open to do just that.]

It seems the dead and nearly dead are coming back, hm? I say this every draft, so I do hate to sound like a broken record, but it also seems that none of you have quite figured out the trick of not getting yourselves killed out there.

Honestly, I've never seen a village so small so terrible at simply not dying. Just because you get a lovely free pass back from the afterlife doesn't mean you should abuse your privilege.





Do you have any idea how much paperwork I have to do now? It's awful.

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[Voice]

[deadlyjuliet]

Oh, I understand, sweetheart - I was there. I just don't see how people can keep throwing themselves to the hounds after all this time.

[Voice]

[mountain_sage]

We were not "throwing ourselves to the hounds." We were taken by surprise. We were uninformed. We had no time to prepare for this. If you were there, then you should know that.

[Voice]

[deadlyjuliet]

I saw, yes, but really?

[Up on the rooftop, she has to stop her manicure to flip through the book.]

Things could have been avoided with a little more care.

[Voice]

[mountain_sage]

A little more care, yes. But it is not your place to disrespect those who have died.

[Voice]

[deadlyjuliet]

I'm not disrespecting them, simply their inability to stay alive.

I have one whose Record shows up five times. I can forgive up to two, but five?

[Voice]

[mountain_sage]

It makes no difference. Leave them be. It's in the past now.

[Voice]

[deadlyjuliet]

But they're just going to do it again, Saleh! I simply can't stand to see them throw their lives away so callously!

[Voice]

[mountain_sage]

It is not their intention, Grell. You've no idea how they suffered. Even the survivors suffered. Have you no consideration for that?

[Voice]

[deadlyjuliet]

[ Let her think.

...

Nope.]

Eh. [shrug] Perhaps they should be more careful if they don't wish their loved ones to suffer so.

[Voice]

[mountain_sage]

You...

[...are pissing him off.]

Everyone did their best out there. You clearly do not understand the magnitude of the situation if you have the gall to talk like this.