Fifth

[akapeanut]

[Considering the whole non-permanence of death thing, not to mention the closets, George isn't too worried about her track record with pets. And after all, she kept her frog for a long time! Like, two years!

It might be that overconfidence that made fate decide to fuck with her, though.]

Hey. Uh, if anybody finds a yellowish-orangeish frog about [She gestures.] this big? That's, uh, mine. So if you can just put him in a box or something, I'll come get him.

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[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

People normally exploded like that?

[second-first.livejournal.com]

No. Before that, the world was normal.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Okay.

You never really answered my question though. You're important, right?

[second-first.livejournal.com]

This body is important. And this soul is important. But this Rei is not.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[She isn't sure what that means, exactly. But it sounds sad.]

I think all of it is important.

[second-first.livejournal.com]

When I died, I was replaced.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[...Rei, you are the hardest person to comfort.]

I just meant you're special too.

[second-first.livejournal.com]

[She just doesn't realize that's what George is trying to do. This is just a fact of life, why does it require comforting? :|a]

...Oh.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[You are important, Rei. You are a special snowflake.]

Yeah.

[If only George was better with words.]

[second-first.livejournal.com]

I think...

[Don't worry, Rei is not good with them either.]

...I think that I am. Here, I am.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Definitely here.

[Nobody else here is quite like Rei.]

[second-first.livejournal.com]

At home, there are many copies of this body. So when I died, a third one was used to house this soul.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

So your soul is here, and your soul is you. Sounds about right.

[And she switches to private.]

I'm...kind of the same way. I mean...I'm dead. I was dead before I got here. Well, undead.

[She looks kind of nervous saying this.]

So I'm just my soul, really? I don't know the specifics, but that's basically it. My body's definitely gone, at least.

[second-first.livejournal.com]

[Rei listens, considering this.]

Where is that body from?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Uh...I dunno. It looks different to the living. Or well, it did. I don't...think that's still true here.

[She hesitates, figuring that needs explanation but, well. It's kind of hard to talk about.]

I saw my mom after I died. She thought I was just some girl. She yelled at me.

[second-first.livejournal.com]

I am sorry.

[This seems like an appropriate time for that response.... Rei isn't used to saying it, though, so maybe she's wrong?]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Uh, well, it sucked, yeah. But I can't blame her really. Not one of my best moments.

But, um, the point is...I think I'm me because I've got my soul still, not the body? So you're not like, one of a bunch of bodies?

[She would be the worst school counselor......]

[second-first.livejournal.com]

In this place, yes.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[She gives her a look, thinking hard about how to ask this.]

Does it feel different? Being the only one?

[second-first.livejournal.com]

Yes. Here... [She gropes for a minute for how to explain.] I am the only Rei people here know. I can not be replaced.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[She got to see that when her family was mourning her...]

Makes it easier to want to take care of yourself, though, huh?

[second-first.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[It really does.]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Good.

[Smile.]