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[paintedred]

Did anyone else get a weird letter a couple weeks ago?

I was only here for a few days and I got one. It was a little weird at first, but I want to know who really sent them out. I figure I should at least thank them for going out of their way to notice someone new like me.

[No, that's a lie. She just wants to beat them up.]

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[paintedred]

That sort of makes sense, at least. I know I'm not complaining.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, we're dead forever, so at least we don't have to worry about becoming decrepit old folks over the next 100 years or whatever.

[paintedred]

Considering we're stuck here, I think keeping us from getting old is the least they can do for us.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Being dead hasn't actually been half as bad as you'd think. It's much like being alive, except you can't actually die again.

[paintedred]

And most of the people aren't really people. But I guess it's easy enough to forget about the NPCs sometimes.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

They're mostly harmless. From your own perspective, they're not all that different to any classmate you never spoke to while alive. They exist, but are largely inconsequential to your own existence.

[paintedred]

I guess it's fine as long as they don't really bother anyone.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, "live and let live" after all. ... Although in this case, I guess it's more like "die and let live".

[paintedred]

That's an optimistic way of looking at it.

[She can't help but tease a little, all things considered. It's the afterlife, what's a little morbidity, right?]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Well, at least it's simple that way.

[paintedred]

Yeah, I guess it is.

Anyway, thanks for answering, even though we didn't figure anything out.

[She's still determined!! But she recognizes that for now, this is a dead end, at least.]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

No problem. ... Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. People call me Kyon.

[paintedred]

["Kyon?" That sounded like something a kid came up with! But she's not going to make fun of someone she's only just met. Eventually, though...]

I'm Asuka. It's nice to meet you, Kyon.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

[His aunt came up with it. And then his sister spread it around. And he kind of can't remember his real name since his memories got muddled after death. :(]

Nice to meet you too, Asuka.