USER: #DC143C - QUESTION FOR EVERYONE

[lonered]

[ USER: #DC143C ]

Hey. So...

...

Question for anyone. Or for everyone I guess.

How sure are you that you're still alive? Back where you're from I mean.

Like on a scale from 1 to 10. Where 1 is "I definitely died" and 10 is "I'm definitely still alive" and everything in between.

Thanks in advance. I know it's a weird question. I just... I gotta know.



[He's asked some folks, but the results so far are mixed. And Keith needs to figure out one way or another if this is just some weird unexpected afterlife, and he's at a solid 2.5 on his own scale so he's wondering.]

Comments

#CC0000

[murdery]

i dunno 5? death can come at any moment you know

[lonered]

Yeah I know. That's why the scale.

If enough people really expect their alive, what are the chances that that many people got blindsided by death?

But if everyone is dead or expects they're probably dead... that'd be pretty telling too.


[SCIENCE!!!!

He's not the science guy god he wishes Pidge or Hunk were here to help with this. Unless this is hell and then he's really glad they're not.]

#B90B3C

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Kind of a specific question. Is everything okay on your end...?

As for the question, where I'm from, I couldn't technically die, so I highly doubt something actually happened?? If that helps at all.

[lonered]

Honestly, I'm not sure. That's why I'm asking.

Actually, yeah. That definitely helps.

Uh.

Can I ask... why can't you technically die?

un: #21AAAC

[dreidels]

9. I'd remember if I died.
Or I think I would remember--but then again, I'm not entirely sure how I wound up in that well. There's a lot that we don't know that could directly impact if we're alive or dead. If someone was dead first then came here, and someone thinks they're alive and is also here, who's right?

[lonered]

Yeah. The fact that no one can remember how they wound up here is definitely one problem.

But yeah. About that.

I've talked to people who've said both. One guy who said he was dead. One guy who was sure he was alive.

And as for me, I'm not entirely sure.

#FFE094

[crowsigliere]

10. Even if it were possible, I'm sure I'd be far more open to the outcome than I am presently.

[lonered]

So you're absolutely certain. What do you mean "if" it were possible?

#ED4604

[i_cant_die]

You're not dead.

[lonered]

I'm not so sure that's true.

But that wasn't the question. What about you?

#3630FF

[messianic]

[If he properly answers this question, he's not going to have good news for you, friend.

But also the idea of answering it over an open network just like that doesn't settle well with him, so--]

Are you okay now? No injuries or anything?

[lonered]

Me? Yeah, physically I'm fine. Not a scratch.

That's why I'm not entirely sure about the topic I guess.

#E00707

[parodeity]

i mean im definitely sure where i fall on the mortality scale
but im almost certain that its like one of those things youre not supposed to talk about
lest you upset people
like your sexuality or the economy
or clowns

[lonered]

Upset or not doesn't change the truth. I don't see the point in avoiding topics if they're relevant just to spare feelings.


[...Keith's always been blunt, but his time among the Blade of Marmora may have blunted his social skills all the more.]

Also what's wrong with those other topics? Aren't they important.

Not clowns. We can skip talking about clowns. That's fine.

#DF0000

[drubbings]

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Re: #DF0000

[lonered]

[Wow. Okay. This one... this one takes him a minute.]

Is your keyboard broken?

But uh... different than you predicted. What do you mean predicted?

And yeah, maybe. I'm not sure. Depends on the timing.

#A2F9FF

[satanslash]

no weirder than waking up in a well honestly i mean ask me that a week ago id probably be worried but now anyway last i checked i was alive? unless something happened that i don't remember then again i'm really hard to kill

[lonered]

Yeah. Guess we're starting with a baseline level of messed up already.

Yeah, most people think they're alive. Which is great, really. Kind of what I was hoping to hear.

What do you mean hard to kill?

#000033

[whereabout]

If I'm dead, there's something very big unaccounted for in my memory. Last thing I have, I wasn't around anything that should've posed a threat.

[ Well, okay, he was just coming off of a daring lone infiltration/rescue mission against some very dangerous people, but they'd gotten clear, and the Glorious is kind of freaking huge, it's hard not to see it coming. ]

[lonered]

Good. So you're pretty solidly alive. That's good to hear. I think most people fall into that camp, which is a relief.

[Keith is leaning towards this not being an actual afterlife. Which is a relief, but also means that he's more pissed at whoever dragged them all here.]

#57A7C5

[glaciers]

10.

I was at remedial lessons with four pro heroes. I would remember if anything that extreme happened.

[lonered]

Pro heroes?

Sorry. 10 is good. Definite is good.

#005682

[hypertoxic]

Uh, 1. I've 8een dead for an incredi8ly long time.
Worried a8out it?

[lonered]

How long is incredibly long?

And worried isn't the right word. Just not sure. And I'd rather be certain, as much as I can.

#030066

[passio]

I can’t die. Whether or not I want it to be... it’s a 10.

I’m sure these are our bodies, just like they were before we came here. Were you dead in your world?

Re: #030066

[lonered]

That is a way more common answer than I expected.
Why cant you die?

And honestly I'm not sure. I remember being about to die. I don't remember actually dying.

#4DFFFF

[chronoshatter]

[ Woah, hey. There's activity on his computer! ]

Uh

I'm pretty sure I'm alive. I remember going to bed and being alive, but nothing after that. So maybe 4.

I still don't know where here is, but a girl I met said she'd been somewhere like this before.

Maybe it's weird, but I've been wondering if we're all just floating in a tank somewhere, knocked out cold and dreaming this whole thing. Or maybe it's just me, and none of you are real.

But if you're wondering the same thing and other people here can't die, that's a good sign.

[lonered]

Somewhere like this before? Do you know what she meant?

Uh. I guess that's an option too. Like only our consciousnesses are here. But it feels pretty real, physically.

Yeah, good sign. Maybe not the afterlife. Which is good because it kinda sucks here.

#ECC151

[salutations]

I'd go with a four.

Since I don't have experience with dying, how can I be sure I'd retain any memory of dying? In that case, anyone with suspicions that they might die (or that someone may be after their life) could have ended up here.

That applies to anyone answering ten, as well, of course. [Like, hell, maybe they're all dead! ... That would be a little unsatisfying, though.]

[lonered]

Yeah, I know. Anyone could die at any time. But it gets less and less likely that so many people were blindsided. At least, that's my working theory.

If everyone knew they were dead, or thought they might be, that'd be pretty telling too. Right?

#EA0000

[theshowsover]

[This is a really hard question for Akira to answer - not for himself, but because Akechi could see this.]

Does dead tired count?

[lonered]

That's another survey, I think.

But boy do I feel that. Dead or alive, I'm exhausted.

#800000

[creatability]

10. I'm definitely completely alive and safe?
I went to bed after finishing some homework, and that was that, as far as I know.

[lonered]

So yeah, pretty likely you're alive. Good.

Kind of a weird mix honestly.

#B91600

[heartsteals]

[ welp, judging by the other answers, a decent amount of people here are possibly dead. That doesn't make him feel good. ]

To the best of my knowledge, I'm quite alive, and I wasn't in any sort of danger last I remember, either; I'd have answered a 10. Seeing our friends' answers, however, now I am quite concerned that this is some type of Purgatory, and that I perhaps died in my sleep unexpectedly.

- Lupin

[lonered]

I don't think it is. There's enough of a mix that... I think it's something else.

Though I can't explain it either way. It's really beginning to annoy me.

Also. Why are you signing your name?

#F5BE00

[redigere]

2.

Someone important to me needed me back with her. And so I gave myself up.

[lonered]

And that giving up involved dying?

#6666FF

[worlds]

[That took a long time for Ouni (and his less than great literacy skills) to read, and his reply doesn't take much less time to type out, but this is a topic that pings him.]

10. the dead can exist here?

[lonered]

Kind of looks that way, yeah. New to me, too. Alternate realities are something I've got experience with, but not with dead people being alive.

#0715cd

[windeity]

an 8 or a 9 i guess.
it depends if something happened between what happened last and how i got here.
it isn't that weird of a question though.
but it does suck that you have to ask.

[lonered]

I suppose we're all missing some time between wherever we were and when we wound up in the well. I don't like it.

I guess it sucks. I'd rather not have to ask it. But back home I made my choice, and I'm okay with it. I mostly just want to get back to make sure it works.

#000066

[flamebringer]

[....... well, shit, she hadn't considered the possibility that she might've died from that fall before finding herself here.

no— that'd just be ridiculous. but.]

You have quite the variety of responses. It seems to be unanimous that only the living reside here, regardless of what had happened in each individual's world.

Then I suppose that would raise the question of whether or not the few who claim to be dead would return to being dead should we succeed in finding a way out of this realm. This place could very well be a second chance for them.

As for myself, I was falling. I don't remember hitting the ground, but I would prefer to believe I never did.

[lonered]

Well, it seems that even the dead seem pretty lively, at least. So there's that.

Maybe you're right though. It's another question about what the hell this place really is.

But uh. No to be insensitive, but if you're falling, you gotta hit ground at some point right. As long as there's gravity?

#FFDF00

[inheritance]

9 or 10? I think it depends on what you remember before you woke up here.

Are you okay? Why are you asking?

[lonered]

Yeah, I think that's pretty much what it depends on.

I'm fine. I'm asking because I'm around a 2. I'm pretty sure I was going to die, I'm just not sure if I did or not yet.

And honestly, if I didn't, I need to get back and make sure what I was doing didn't get thrown off by my being brought here.

#DAA520

[appraiser]

How would you define "alive" and "dead"?

[ Where does he fall if he's... technically Death, and can't be either? ]

[lonered]

Uh.

Well. I didn't think they needed clarification.

Is this some philosophical question? I gotta warn you that's not my strong suit.

#FF8080

[queenofminiskirts]

10. definitely 10. we were in the middle of something but there was nothing happening that could have killed us.

and where would you rate yourself? if you're a 1 i should warn you that i know of at least one person [Her best friend.] who is deathly afraid of ghost and they'll shoot first and ask questions later so you best not mention that to them.

[lonered]

Another for the alive list. Good.

I'm hovering around a two. But even if I weren't, I'm not a ghost either way.

Though.

Is shooting a ghost even a helpful idea?