rupert

[outsidebones]

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[outsidebones]

Was the forest a place you recognize? Claude's dream involved people he knew back home fighting one another, but at Wiwaldi.

[hmm.]

Did the people you recognize seem...themselves? Or was there anything artificial about them?

[agleam]

I definitely felt like I'd been there before, yeah. At least, they seemed familiar while I was dreaming.

[there's another pause, as he decides how to word this. his voice gets a little quieter.]

I mentioned before that the place I'm from is - emptier than it was, once. The people I saw in the dream were all the people who are gone, back home. They, uh, came up from the ground. So, definitely artificial.

[outsidebones]

Claude thought the people he recognized were mechanical in some way.

[she chews her lip, awkward for a moment.]

Thank you for telling me. It may be helpful.

[agleam]

[he nods.]

Yeah. I'm not sure it means anything, but... If I'm wrong, then it's good to have as much information out there as possible.

[outsidebones]

...The ones you saw. It was only an illusion. Their spirits were not truly there, seeking you harm.

[she says this suddenly and a little fervently.]

[agleam]

[he looks a little bit surprised by the intent in her voice for a moment, before he nods.]

...I know. [but it still helps to have someone else say it.] Thanks, Harrow.