Day 43: Sun Room, 4th Shift

[euphemise.livejournal.com]

The late-afternoon sun filled the large, open Sun Room. It was almost enough to make you sleepy, Euphemia thought, as she walked in, brushing a little glitter off her shirt. She didn't particularly feel like she was up to much - the worrying about everyone had drained her, as much as she'd tried not to think too much about it.

With that thought in the back of her mind, she walked over towards the bulletin board. It looked like it was cleared off at the end of the day, because now it was filled with information. She made a note of the 'primer' post, then began copying the maps onto some paper she'd taken with her from the Arts and Crafts Room.

One more thing struck her, though - the idea of visitors. Was this what all the announcements about graduates were? She thought of the others then, and frowned, hoping that neither of them were going through anything like that today.

[reserved for the tallmore.]

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[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Kibitoshin tried hard not to let just how relieved he was about that show on his face. Inevitably, he failed. But he wasn't going to let that get in the way of their conversation. Chihaya, was it? He took a seat opposite.

"You too!" Now that he was starting to relax a little, the smile and the words came more easily to him. "I'm still getting used to the idea of other universes, let alone angels. I'm from a planet in Other World- where people go when they die, in my universe- called Kaioshinkai. All of the Kaioshins used to live there before-"

He cut himself off swiftly. No need to talk about something like that unless it was necessary, especially not when he could feel himself giving in to a nostalgic sigh just from the reminder of home. "- well, that's where they lived. It's really peaceful there, not to mention beautiful. What about you?"

[numberonemonkey.livejournal.com]

"A whole planet for the dead?" Chihaya asked, enthusiasm so strong it could be bottled. He noticed the pause, but wasn't going to push. they both needed good things to think about.

"It's sounds lovely! Do you travel to other planets much? I'm from Eden. If you ask me, it's a lot like Earth, even if others refuse to admit it. Lots of green land and blue seas. It's far away, but we have a moon base closer to Earth. The buildings are all very old though. And HUGE! Most of them. We never get visitors from other planets though...."

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

"Not exactly. There's a whole other dimension for the dead. I just live on a planet in that dimension," Kibitoshin explained, smile only broadening at Chihaya's question. His enthusiasm was infectious; it wasn't long before he was swept along with it himself. "But it is lovely, even if it does get a little lonely sometimes. My ancestor and I are the only ones there, mostly."

'Eden' didn't mean much to him as a name, but the description certainly rang a few bells. "That does sound like Earth! And I should know, I've seen an awful lot of other planets. You must miss it a lot, huh?"

[numberonemonkey.livejournal.com]

"A whole dimension?! But does that mean you're dead?" he asked, a little sad but still that buzz of eagerness about him. "What about dead people, aren't they around much?"

Chihaya nodded, the spark of sadness growing a little. "I do but... I love Earth just as much. I can be...happy here." As happy as he could be, without Kagetsuya.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

"Uh-uh. I'm a Kaioshin- kind of like an overseer for everything that happens in the universe- so I'm still alive. The dead people either go to heaven or to hell." He broke off, hearing himself for the first time and grinning sheepishly. "This must be really confusing, huh?"

On the topic of speaking without thinking, his last remark about missing home seemed to have struck a less positive chord with Chihaya. "Earth's a really great planet," Kibitoshin agreed, awkwardness turning to sincerity, "and I'll bet you could be happy here, too. Well, not here here, but on the planet."

[numberonemonkey.livejournal.com]

"Um, a little! But I think I understand mostly. Even Angels believe in Heaven and Hell," he smiled. Chihaya still wasn't completely convinced that this WASN'T hell.

"It is! And I want to visit my friends once I get out of here. And then, from there, I think I'll work things out."

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

"That's good!" Kibitoshin laughed, albeit a little self-consciously, and lifted his stare out of its hiding place in his lap. "I haven't been having the best luck with explanations today."

Before he had the chance to drift into anecdotal nonsense he swiftly caught up with Chihaya's end of the conversation. "What kind of stuff do you think you'd do? I mean, like a job or something? I can't even imagine what kind of work I'd be fit for." Other than not law, of course. Thank you for that, Franziska.