heaven / charlie

[midway]

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[productionhell]

I do, Claude. I do want to talk very much.

[ earnestly ]

Are you upset with me?

[midway]

I think it's normal to be wary of the group hoping for my death, don't you think?

[productionhell]

I don't think anyone was wishing for your death-- and certainly not me. I thought you were afflicted and wanted you to be cured, without getting killed.

[midway]

I don't believe that. Sending messages about how dying cures the affliction, and then naming the killers still alive sends a pretty clear message.

[productionhell]

Well-- that isn't quite what I said in my letters. What I was saying was that the afflicted who were killed are no longer afflicted, and we were working on this side to figure out why so we could communicate what cures it to the other side. And also to be careful, because you and Firefly were potentially afflicted.

... But I can see how, especially with the censoring, it might come off that I wanted harm to befall you. So I'm sorry.

[midway]

Thanks for the apology.

[ still wary ]

[productionhell]

Do you think I'm lying?

[ look into her big sadge cartoon eyes clod ]

[midway]

No, I believe you. And I believe that you thought you were doing the right thing.

But that doesn't make me any less dead because of whatever happened here.

[productionhell]

I only wrote Shadowheart. [ she's not about to throw elysia under the bus, but, uh, yeah ]

But you're right, Claude. It doesn't change the way you were killed... violently. I can't change what happened. I can tell you that we're not truly dead.... er, again.... our souls just need to be healed before we rejoin the other side, but that doesn't take the pain of dying away.

What can I do to help you now?

[midway]

[ NOT THE BIG EYES ]

Is there anything I should know or do? To help us figure out how to get out of here.

[productionhell]

[ the big sad eyes.... she's so sad claude..... be friends with her... ]

Kiraman's the one spearheading that effort. Every other Wednesday we have to do something to give him data so he can break down the barriers between our part of Heaven and their part. I need to stress that we're still very much in Heaven, and no one has lost their chance at redemption.

[ that means you too ]

[midway]

[ He nods slowly. Okay. ]

Do you have the Thursday trips here too? Do the people who attend receive communications?

[productionhell]

We do have the Thursday trips, but the communications I'm not sure about. But I can ask Neverah.

[midway]

That'd be good to know.

[ ... ]

Do you know if we can get weapons here?

[productionhell]

I haven't looked? But probably somewhere. Did you come with a weapon?

Are you worried about being attacked?

[midway]

Well, always. [ who ISN'T constantly worried about being attacked?? ] But mostly, I just want to practice. I've never gone so long without shooting an arrow.

[productionhell]

Well... I doubt Zhongli would want revenge. And I don't think anyone else wants to hurt you. I wouldn't just stand by if I saw it happening. [ if that's any comfort ]

... Actually... there may be somewhere you can do that, as a simulation? I haven't tried it myself, but I can show you, if you want.

[midway]

[ Curious. ]

A simulation... I wouldn't mind seeing that.

[productionhell]

[ claude just ignoring that charlie was like i'll help you, damb ]

Well, then, let's go.

[ to the spiral place i can't remember what it's called im eepy ]

[midway]

[ HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO REACT TO THAT....

OFF THEY GO! He seems really curious. ]

So the locations here are a mix of the other side, and different places...

[productionhell]

[ deal with it ]

Exactly. There's a hotel you can pick your own room at, if you want. And markets! There's really a lot to do.

[midway]

It's not that bad here, then.

[ He doesn't seem particularly excited, but that's fine. ]

So what do you do all day?

[productionhell]

It's nice, aside from on Thursdays. We are affected by the weekly things, though.

Well.... I spend a lot of time with other people.... I write letters sometimes, I train, um... I go to the kindergarten with Chaolie.... that sort of thing.

[ wee training area, the spinny rift ] Here it is.

[midway]

[ here they are!! ]

You train? How?

[productionhell]

You just need to step into the ring and a simulation will start. I, ah well, it's new to me, but I can show you if you want?