— @lark | text, late october.

[appeale]

Hello! This is Lady Rudbeckia de Borgia. 😊 I wanted to speak to... the new Restless? Um. Those of us who have arrived recently. Actually, that was the first thing I wanted to discuss!

1) Should we have a name for ourselves??? Maybe that seems silly but everyone else here in the Netherworld is also part of the Restless, aren't they? So if I want to address "us" as a group then I can't just say the Restless... And I think we are a group! It would be nice if we all worked together.

2) What districts is everyone staying in? I was curious to know how spread out we are. I've been staying in Serene so the Oakwoods thing was really really scary for me. 😰 Does everyone have proper housing? Should we be making an effort to fix some of the empty houses??

3) Do we... have a plan????

Comments

@dewdrop

[declass]

Plan?

Should we perhaps have a meeting to discuss our findings? Optional, of course.

[appeale]

I think a meeting would be a great idea!
We'd be able to get a better idea of how many of us there are, too.

Maybe "plan" isn't quite the right word... A goal?
Because it seems like a lot of people don't intend to just stay here like the other Restless.

[declass]

Yes, exactly.
It could help us in case another emergency happens as well, like that horseman.

Many people do not believe we are actually dead.
So in that case, trying to get back to our homes would be a major motivator.
And I am not sure how many answers we might find just sticking around the same areas for too long.

text; un: strife

[mercedis]

Fixing up some empty houses is a good idea. I might lend myself out for that.

Is the place you're staying in Serene safe?

[appeale]

My place is run-down but I think it's safe?
There's a roof and a door, and I managed to get some help fixing the windows...
It's just a little scary since I've never lived on my own before. 😖

I'm not very useful for manual labour but if we get some people together to fix up houses I'll help however I can!!
I'd like to know that everyone has somewhere to stay.

[mercedis]

That's okay. Maybe you can be part of the planning department. I'm terrible at that kind of thing.

If you ever get anything unsavory near your place, let me know. I'll take care of monsters, animals, or whatever else exists here for a couple coins.

un: dokja

[salvageable]

it sounds like many of us are still in the process of adjusting, but i wouldn't mind putting our heads together and trying to come up with a plan.

[appeale]

Yes, that's what I was thinking!
Or at least an idea of where to start...
I mean, I hadn't even considered that there might be anything we could do about our situation?
So it would be good if we could all be on the same page.

[salvageable]

that's right. if we want to achieve this "ascension" then it's going to take cooperation.

[ Says the guy who won't COOPERATE. ]

lady rudbeckia? would it be okay to call you that?

[ Instead of her whole name... ]

i hope you don't mind if i ask you a personal question.

un: d

[damnpire]

People should stay out of the Barrens and the Hinterlands unless they are experienced in combat.

[appeale]

[ ok cool note to self: never ever ever go near those places. ]

Thank you very much for the warning! 😮 I've stayed away from them both... Is there anything of note in either?

[damnpire]

The Barrens are full of caves and ruins. There are destroyed buildings where others have said some unsavory groups gather. The Hinterlands are wild and forested.

There may be things of value there, but finding them requires experience.

text; un: itadori

[notpicky]

I guess I've been spending most of my time in the city... Mirth?? it just feels the most like home

but the Harbors are nice and Serene is nice too since we keep our rabbits there!

I've kinda just been staying where there's space, but having a whole house to stay in sounds kinda...better. probably a lot warmer and dryer too!

[appeale]

Right, that's why I thought we should get together and fix some of the abandoned ones! I don't want anyone to be left without a place to stay. :(

[notpicky]

it makes total sense! and sure beats trekking out to that spooky place I guess we all arrived in!!

maybe we should make a plan with a few steps? like

step 1: get everybody in a house
step 2: plan step 2 of the plan

can we make groupchats or private forums? it might be easier to message everyone that way instead of like. Everyone

although maybe messaging Everyone isn't a bad idea since I bet at least one of us knows how to build a house... 🤔

text ↪ un: 十五

[zangetsu]

1) why does it matter what we call ourselves? i don't think we need a reason to separate our group from the other people here. that's how you create hostility and division. eventually somebody in our 'group' will start acting like they're better than people who've been here for years, or vice versa.

2) n/a

3) plan to do what?

[appeale]

1) I was just thinking it would make things easier? I mean, everyone has access to this network, so isn't it confusing to talk as if we're the only ones reading it? That way, when we're addressing our group specifically, there would be a name to use.

3) That's what I'm asking... Some people have said that they think we aren't really dead, or that there's something wrong. And even if none of that were true, aren't there other ways we could help each other? The other Restless always seem kind of annoyed by us so I thought, if we worked together... 😥

[zangetsu]

we obviously aren't the only ones reading it, that asshole hierarchy guy made a post, remember? there's no saying how many other people can see it too and just aren't saying anything.

sounds like you've got plenty of plans to me.

text; un: warder

[heavenstorn]

Why not simply refer to us as Restless? To give ourselves a separate name we would need a separate purpose.

Which leads to your third question, I suppose. To have a plan we need a goal. Right now, for many of us, that's just to survive...but I would be glad for the chance to do more.

Oh, and I've found shelter at the harbors. It's good enough.

[ """good enough""" ]

[appeale]

[ huuuu she wants to throttle all these people... she wanted to wrangle some kind of group cohesion as a safety net but she's already starting to think it wasn't worth even trying. ]

Well I don't know about a separate purpose, but we are kind of separated from the other Restless here, aren't we? I mean, a lot of them don't seem to have any patience for newcomers... so I thought it would be nice if we could help each other.

That's why I was asking about a plan, too. Some of our group seem like they have different ideas about our situation than the other Restless? I've heard people talk about returning home, or that we aren't really dead, or that there's something wrong with the afterlife...

[heavenstorn]

Ah. Now I understand.

[ Since, in his case...he's very sure that he's dead. And the fact that he's here rather than where he was supposed to go he's chalked up to the manner in which he died.

Those that are saying otherwise are simply in denial--but that sounds a lot like his Shadow talking. ]

Not only surviving, then, but to hope for something better, whatever form that may take? I would stand behind that.

...however, when it comes to actual planning...that was never my strong suit.

text — un: harrington ;

[fawcetted]

you know that's not really a bad idea ... i mean, the working together thing

we could always call ourselves the idk 'lost souls' or something

'team homeward bound'?

but what do you mean by a plan, exactly?

[appeale]

[ cringing at the corniness of those names...... BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS SHE SUPPOSES ]

I guess less a "plan" and more a "goal"..... Like, what should we be trying to do? If some of us think we're not really dead, then what's the next step we take?

@jjang

[pyojeol]

im in serene too
whats ur place like

[appeale]

[ types it fucking sucks and then deletes it ]

It's small! Like a little cottage?
I'm sure it would be cute with some work.
But it has a roof and a door and I paid a local Restless to fix the windows for me, so I guess that's all the important stuff. 😊