R1 DEADLAND

[lockdownmods]

[it’s strange, for the people who were already dead, the shift in scenery is sudden and complete. For those who have just arrived? It’s like you’re back where you left?

How strange.

But if you ever need her, you can always reach out to the guardian of this place.]

LOCATIONS
Note: locations lag a week behind the living counterparts

Comments

[recodified]

[ Okay, why does he have...a head... ]

How can you be so casual about it? What happened?

[curseoclock]

I dunno. It's pretty easy.

I just sorta got slammed into... man, either a wall or the floor? I'm not actually sure, but it was kinda instantaneous!

[recodified]

That doesn't make it better! Who did that to you?

[ She sighs, head drooping. ]

...I didn't want to see you, here.

[curseoclock]

Oh, Viral did. You don't know who that is, though. He's new. I don't think he really meant to kill me... probably.

[Maybe that had been step two after tackling him, but he kind of doubts it.]

...Oh.

...Sorry.

[recodified]

I don't mean like that, furbrain. I- I just...

After I died, I was supposed to go to StarClan. To join my ancestors. Instead, we're all trapped here. You were never... I was never...supposed to see you here, trapped with the rest of us.

[curseoclock]

...I could try to unkill myself but I think that one's a little beyond me.

I dunno if I can fix the whole being trapped thing either. I really wish I could, though... That's no fair to you at all, being stuck in this place! I'm really sorry about that.

[recodified]

It's not fair to you either! [ SIGH. ] I mean- ...I like seeing you again, but, you're my- ...I suppose...in a way... I considered you a...a friend, Henry.

[ A Twoleg friend. ]

And it really sucks, to know your friend's dead.

[curseoclock]

Oh. Yeah.

Yeah, that does suck a lot. [He knows that feeling all too well.] But... it is pretty nice knowing a friend cares about you biting it.

[recodified]

...You Twolegs really need to get on the Clan life. It's having a whole family, shoulder-to-shoulder, fighting tooth and claw.

[ Henry...didn't have that, did he? ]

[curseoclock]

Oh, well... I guess the Shepherds are kinda like that! I guess technically they're... sort of an army? But they're way closer than one.

[He trails off. Ah. Right.]

Ha ha... I forgot all about being a part of that. Man, that sucks.

[recodified]

...They tampered with your memories?!

[ This is new to her. Hollyleaf's fur stands on end. ]

[curseoclock]

Sure did. Everyone's, apparently. But I know I remembered all this stuff back the first time.

I forgot all about leaving Plegia, the new friends I made in the Shepherds... [That's one thing. But...] ...And I forgot all about Sumia and--

[...]

They made me forget about my wife. And my daughter.

[That's sinking in, now. And it's, maybe, making him just a little bit pissed off.]

[recodified]

[ She wishes she were outside, that her claws could sink into the ground, because boy they are sure out right now. ]

Those...fox-hearted... How dare they? Your own family.

[curseoclock]

Ha ha... Yeah. Yeah, it's pretty messed up.

[He's pretty messed up about it.]

Aw, man. And I lost my one chance to kill that bastard...

[recodified]

...Huh? Henry, you were trying to kill someone? Who?

[ There's no judgment in her question. More confusion. ]

[curseoclock]

Oswald. [No nicknames, no jokes. That's a rare thing.]

[recodified]

Oh. That man.

[ Her fur's puffed up, claws out. ]

[curseoclock]

I had a pretty good shot at him, but... Well, stuff happened. [And here he is.] I really wanted to kill him, though.