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[necromanswers]

Hey folks. PSA for you. Name's Lup, I own Affurgato. Congrats to those who've already met my fabulous self.

As a heads up: I'm a lich. Other terms include: undead, corpse-walker, monster, abomination. Someone screamed "The Raven's Misfortune" at me once and I thought that was delightfully poetic.

If you have a problem with this, you can eat my entire ass. If you want to BRING your problem to me, I'll be happy to set YOUR ass on fire.

Now, are there any deeply personal details I ought to know about you in order for us to be friends? Apparently I have trust issues and aren't accustomed to mortal cultural norms.

that's all, have a great day or whatever

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[iustaegis]

[ It's sad to hear, yet strangely romantic. Pyra recalls their conversation before the Affurgato's opening, when the cafe was still being set up. She had seen the tattoo upon her back, how a group of birds flocked towards a light, and... ]

That's beautiful, Lup.

You're able to remain yourself because of that bond to others.

[ Alone, she would have perished. With others, she is herself. It's poetic as much as it sounds like wisdom a sage might impart to a pilgrim, that she might remain whole because of her heart and soulmate. ]

[necromanswers]

There's nothing stronger than a forged bond between yourself and your found family. A power like that can make someone immortal- proper immortal, not this undead lich shit.

[iustaegis]

[ She doesn't follow, but she is interested in learning. As it is, Pyra interprets "proper" immortality metaphorically...

So, like a student attempting to decipher what Lup means beyond the term, she asks: ] 

Because they remember you after you're truly gone?"

[necromanswers]

I guess in a metaphorical sense, for normal people.

In our case I did mean literally immortal, though, in that our bonds brought us back to life.

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[iustaegis]

[ The power of bonds.

Of family.

Of love.

That such a thing exists in Lup's universe is-- ]

[iustaegis]

That's such a beautiful power!!

[ SHE'S... TEARING UP. It's so lovely to hear. ]

[necromanswers]

[lol. Pyra, please.]

Yeah, it's pretty good. It was also formed using something called the "light of creation", and what else is creation but the bonding of love and energy?

[iustaegis]

[ THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL FORCE IN ALL THE UNIVERSES SHE'S EVER HEARD OF...

Imagine bringing a deceased loved one back to life, because of love. She thinks of Jin, she thinks of Addam, she thinks of Lora-- and all else who have lost someone and suffered for it. ]

I'm in awe, Lup, that a power like that exists is overwhelming to think about! But it's amazing!! I'm so happy it's a force in your world. I never knew love and bonds could be so powerful, but I'm glad that it is!!

[necromanswers]

I'm... happy you're happy?

[She hasn't seen anyone so excited about the bond engine since Barold at the press conference. It's kind of adorable. Although, the thought does remind her-]

I'd better put out a nerd alert, you're going buck wild over there.

[iustaegis]

And I'm happy for you! That this force exists so you can be here with us, too. And that your friends can be with you again in your world. That sort of thing!

Is there any way to tell if there's a force like that in Aellyn??

[necromanswers]

I guess the easiest way to find out would be for someone to die, but that's not really a method I'd recommend for anybody.

I've tried sensing for the same type of magic as the bond engine. So far, no dice, but that sort of spell has limited range, so I can't say one way or another for sure.

[iustaegis]

"Bond engines"?? This energy can power machines, too?

[ In addition to bringing back someone from the dead. ]

[necromanswers]

That's what it was invented for- to bring a spaceship out of our planer system and into another, to explore. The revival stuff was just an unexpected side effect.

[iustaegis]

[ 'what it was invented for'-- ]

Oh, wait, what?

The system was made to also travel to different worlds??? Who made it? Did you?

conveniently cometh the explanation, unplanned lol

[necromanswers]

No, not us. We were chosen as part of its crew. The ship was built by the IPRE - the Institute of Planer Research and Exploration. It's like a magic science university.