voice, un: Nasptablook22

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WHO: Napstablook and the network
WHERE: Napstablook's apartment
WHEN: A little after the soccer players start reviving
WHAT: Blooky comes back from a drowning from La Llorona
WARNINGS: Drowning/death mention



i-i don't understand.

[There's an almost frantic, tearful voice on the network. They're not really sure why even using the app at all, but maybe it'll help them work out some questions.]

i don't understand how i'm alive...

i thought i'd be a ghost...?

i definitely... i definitely remember going under the water... i don't remember coming back up...

i don't understand any of this...

How am I alive?

Comments

Voice; UN: Dynamight

[callmekacchan]

[The voice he hears on the network is familiar. Although Katsuki can't place it. He hadn't talked long with Nabstablook at the party in Stardew. What catches his attention though is the words.

Someone else who died and came back. Like the losing team. Only this one sounds like they were among those caught by La Llorona.

Drowned. That sends a nasty shiver down his spine and he keeps scrolling at first. But it nags at the back of his mind and he eventually circles back.

He hesitates.

And then he's responding via voice chat. They seem too freaked out for text.]

Think I can give you answers. But first, breathe. Slow deep breaths. Focus on my voice and your breathing. Okay?

[Gotta get them calmed down before anything else.]

un: Napstablook22

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[Napstablook closes their eyes, tries to focus on breathing. In and out... in and out...

They let out a sniffle, and then try to compose themselves.]

okay... okay...

i can hear you...

[callmekacchan]

I don't know the how or why, but it seems like people who La Llorona caught and people from the losing soccer team all came back. You're not the only one. I dunno if that's a comfort or not, honestly.

[Or if it's helpful.]

Welcome to the living dead club?

[is now the time for a joke? He's hoping it breaks the tension.]

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heh...

[They're not really sure if it's a comfort or not. They don't feel any better about dying, but knowing that they're back... they guess it could be worse? They could be dead-dead.]

i guess... that's lucky... to be able to come back...

[callmekacchan]

Lucky, yeah. But understandably upsetting. If you ask me the least Zodiac owes us is some free therapy.

[He kind of hesitates. Katsuki didn't die to La Llorona or in the soccer game. But that doesn't mean he doesn't know what they're going through. His own experience had been with drowning too, actually. Just... a long time ago.]

It gets easier to accept over time. You're probably gonna have a shit load of emotional baggage from this. But you learn to live with it.

un: starblazing

[letmewin]

( Asriel's died enough times to know that it's never not terrifying. He can sympathize with how Napstablook feels right now, even if their circumstances were far different. )

... i'm really sorry napstablook

i know that that must have been really scary

do you think you'll be alright?

un: Napstablook22

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i'm not really sure...

i just keep thinking about how it happened...

it's not easy to forget it...

[letmewin]

... i dont think anyone can ever forget something like that

but, i know that it gets easier later on when you think about it

( Maybe. He's... not entirely sure. It's different when you can't really feel most of your emotions. But, he wants to try to help. )