Text;

[onerous]

What is it that keeps you living? Why? What makes it worth it to you?

[That’s, uh. That’s it. That’s the message. There’s no follow-up explanation or anything.

She’s just curious and doesn’t seem to see how alarming a question like that out of the blue might be]

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[kanbai]

( Yuri'd be right about the answer - she won't fail, and she can't fail. She's lost a lot, true, but the spot of "top star" will belong to her... )

Whats that supposed to mean

[onerous]

I help locate people who've gone missing on the mountain where I live. I can find missing items too, so long as I have something connected to the missing person or thing.

[That's not so bad--]

And I can see and talk to spirits. So I end up helping them out too...

[kanbai]

( Kaoruko was about to say how quaint that all was but- )

Spirits
Like ghosts

[onerous]

Yes, like ghosts. I exorcise them.

[kanbai]

( OH, PHEW. )

You get rid of them
Thats very nice
They shouldnt be hanging around all spooky and ready to scare people and all that

[onerous]

Hmm, I agree, mostly. But most of them aren't here scaring people because they want to be. [...Alright some of them really hate the living and are lashing out at them, BUT IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT...

Ghosts Did Nothing Wrong]

Most of them want to move on as much as you might want them to. But not everyone can see them anyhow, and they generally don't bother with people who can't see or hear them. So I wouldn't worry about it.

[kanbai]

( We All Have Choices To Make, Yuri, And Their Choice Was To Hate People And Scare Them. )

Oh thats good

[kanbai]

(












Wait. )

Does that mean theres ghosts here

[onerous]

There are ghosts everywhere.

[SHe hasn't actually really seen any here but then, she hasn't really been looking either... So she just Assumes.]

[kanbai]

( Iiiiiiiiiiiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa nooooooooooooooo..... Nooooooooooooooo.

It's easy to hide that she's not the biggest fan of this idea over text anyway, even if now she feels like she's definitely being watched. Ugh, it's just her imagination, right...? It has to be, right!? )

I see
Well then
I hope they can also pass on quickly and without bothering anyone or anything
As they do in any other world

[onerous]

If you're afraid, or ever see one or something, you can call on me. I don't mind taking care of it for you.

[kanbai]

( Yuri, her new best friend. )

Ghosts dont scare me at all
In fact im very good with horror
My classmates are terrible with it however
Regardless
I shall take you up on that offer if i need to