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[dramatispersonae]

[ The hill in the Ring dissolves, leaving you alone with your team in a soft, featureless grey space. The Dog's genderless, gentle "voice" speaks into all of your minds, less anxious and more confident now; confiding. ]

My name is The Dog Who Dies At The End Of The Story. I don't remember the name I had before that, and I didn't know what this one was either, not till I chose a new Master. I don't think I was supposed to do that, but I did, so here we are.

I understand being a dog, and sometimes dogs die. But I don't understand dying, even when I know what it is. . . and in order to make a choice about it, I need to catch answers. I've died over and over and not understood yet. Maybe some of you have, too. I wanted . . . to ask what you thought. . . ?

Thank you. . . I won't be able to answer for a little while, so if you would. . . please answer for me.

[ You know instinctively that while the Dog will not answer your words for a while, once it asks you its questions you will be able to speak your answers when you've reached a consensus and be heard. ]

Comments

Re: discussion

[appleofhiseye]

...Yeah. Just knowing that it wants to understand means something.

Re: discussion

[glorious]

Mhm...We can discuss Dog's story more later. I imagine it'll be an important topic the next time our group has a meeting.

Re: discussion

[appleofhiseye]

I feel like talking about it here might help...but it's difficult. And we don't all agree.

Re: discussion

[glorious]

...Maybe.

It sounds as though we're at the end of the story.

Re: discussion

[appleofhiseye]

I was worried about that.

Re: discussion

[glorious]

...I want to believe the ending can be rewritten.

But I'm...I'm not certain if that's the right answer, in this case.

Re: discussion

[appleofhiseye]

Even if it's what everyone wants, it doesn't mean that's what's going to happen. But here of all places, it might come true. If it did, though, would we just be playing make believe like children do?

Re: discussion

[glorious]

I don't know. I thought death here was only a temporary inconvenience, but we learned it isn't the case, and the Dog knows too.

...We should see what the Dog wants.

Re: discussion

[appleofhiseye]

...We'll ask, after this.