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[empereurs]

Do you remember the man that my squad saw in the Shadow World castle? The one who was locked in the dungeon and turned to ash upon entering the cathedral. Lenore said that he probably wasn't a real person, and given that Squad 1 also saw that same man in the dungeon, who also turned to ash when they tried to rescue him, that's likely true.

But... I saw his face yesterday, in town. He looked just the same as the [...] entity in the Shadow dungeon, but he wasn't crying. And before you ask, I don't know who he is. I didn't want to bother him. He seemed dist But... it seemed worth sharing, just in case.


[Scout]

I don't know what to tell people about the articles we found. If anything. Everyone's already under enough stress.

[Squad 4]

[...] Would any of you want to help me find out more about this man?

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[coalblooded]

So, someone else's idea of this man?

[empereurs]

Someone else's idea, or something about his grief suffering pain [...] sadness is so strong that it created a doppelganger of him in the Shadow World?

[coalblooded]

Maybe that too.

We should get his name.

[empereurs]

But most of all, we should proceed cautiously.

[coalblooded]

There's no harm in just getting his name.

Then we can internet stalk him pretty effectively.

[harmreduction]

Maybe he's afraid of being forgotten.

[empereurs]

Maybe. It's hard to say, when we really have no idea why any of this is happening.

[harmreduction]

And I'm stuck in critical reading mode. Too much English homework tonight. We don't really need to worry about the symbolism of anything as long as we [...] do our jobs.

[highercalling]

Or several people's. [...] Imagine being so sad that dozens of people pictured you weeping.

[coalblooded]

Weeping and trapped.

[highercalling]

I hope it's misperception. I hope that isn't how he is.

[...] Although, it's hard to imagine. Being characterized that way, if you weren't [...] hurting deeply.

[coalblooded]

Hopefully. It's hard to really pin down how this cognition stuff works anyway, with any real certainty. It could be metaphor?