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[warriormouse]

[He'd heard they had video on the Warp Bands but his old one hadn't had that feature. Maybe it's a good thing this one does.

Martin is in a room in the medical center when he starts it. Which is the problem. He died. He's not supposed to be back in the medical center two months later decidedly not dead and an Enlightened!

But he's back and now he has to adjust to these sharp little claw-nail-things on his fingers on top of everything else. What is his life?

Before Martin gets a chance to say anything, a Budew grabs the band and starts poking at it.]

No, Laterose, not right now.

[The Budew goes out of sight and Martin focuses it back on him with a sigh]

Um. I...I'm not quite sure what to say right now. I'm back? Is that what you say when you die and wake up two months later in the Forest? Is this normal for Enlightened?

[He clearly has more questions but cuts himself off]

Anyway. Could someone catch me up on the last two months?

Comments

1/ are u ready for this

[underwearfortomorrow]

[Oh, hey. A new video on... the...]

2/?

[underwearfortomorrow]

[...the...]

[underwearfortomorrow]

[Oh hell no.]

[underwearfortomorrow]

[nOPE. NOPE NOPE NOPE HE WENT TO YOUR FUNERAL PEOPLE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO JUST WAKE BACK UP LIKE THAT.]

Now that I am free from teh youtubez [Video.]

[rainsrespite]

[This...is not what Yuuna expected when she got in to the medical center this morning. She is by no means someone easily startled, but when you hear a broadcast from someone who was definitely dead? Someone you went to the funeral for? That is enough to crack even the calmest person's composure a little bit.]

Earth and Stars! Martin?!

[There's motion in the background, and a Politoed's face appears next to the woman's. The Pokemon has an uncharacteristic look of concern on his usually happy face. He vaguely remembers you, Martin. From some demonstration or another.]

Is that...really you?

[Video.]

[warriormouse]

Yuuna.

[He nods]

It's really me. I'm not sure I believe it, but it's really me.

Video

[radiantwingedone]

... Not so sure about normal, but it wouldn't surprise me terribly.

[ Absent curious staring back over the warp band. Duke doesn't think he looks terribly dead, but then again, he doesn't spend much time around dead people. ]

It's the end of Soulfast. In the middle, dreams became something one could walk into, asleep or not, and there was a quarrel that resulted in the Dream World being a place one can train once in a while. Its in the warpband... [ Married couple fighting. Its weird. ]

... And a great deal of people woke up appearing to be someone else, psychically and in terms of enlightened ability.

Video

[warriormouse]

[Martin blinks]

Maybe it's a good thing I was...busy. That all sounds a bit exhausting.

2 as I said!

[faithfulflame]

[Rei had caught Eiji's response, and that meant at there was some connection she'd have to go digging for later. For now, though...address the question. A young priestess appears on the feed, dressed formally, seated with a Murkrow on her shoulder, both of them studying the camera intently.]

I'd say that 'I'm back' is more than appropriate. And I don't think it's entirely unheard of, though I suppose the question should be asked, were you truly dead?

[warriormouse]

[He nods and Boar pops into the feed to nod as best a Honedge can.]

I remember lying there, bleeding out and dying. Boar remembers my funeral. I have a death certificate.

Video

[usedstringshot]

After everything that's happened, I shouldn't be surprised. But I am, so what the hell?

Video

[warriormouse]

[Martin is just as confused, Peter]

I honestly have no idea. I'm not dead anymore.

video;

[tsunbird]

You died?

[Interested bird seems interested. Also yes, Ankh, thank you for stating what everyone else has already established.]

video;

[warriormouse]

Two months ago in a routine disturbance of the peace and mugging. It was an accident.

[bejustorbedead]

...Martin?

[Ky blinked in shock - and pinched himself off-screen. No, it's not another weird dream]

I - well. I had not heard of such a thing.

[warriormouse]

[Oh hells]

Commander?!

[garbagedisposal]

[Color him surprised. He's been alive for a long time, but he's never encountered this yet. The feed clicks on, with the puzzled face of Goku, seeming to be looking over what he can see of Martin's body.]

Makes you wonder about ghost pokemon and spirits, huh. You're not rotting anywhere like a zombie, are you?

[warriormouse]

[Martin shakes his head]

I'm perfectly healthy for the most part. They don't want to release me from the medical center just yet, but aside from scars and being Enlightened now, I'm fine.

[Video]

[colorofdeath]

[Have a girl who looks more curious than anything. This isn't something she's heard of.]

You...died?

[Video]

[warriormouse]

I did, two months ago.

[Video]

[missleadingquestions]

[This call comes in about a day or two late, but--]

So... I heard you were in need of a certain medium?

What's this about dying and waking up?

[Video]

[warriormouse]

I died in an accident two months ago. I woke up in the Forest Shrine a few days ago, and now I'm Enlightened. I seem to be Ghost type.

[victimlessdetails]

You were dead and came back to life?

And here I thought all this Soulfasting stuff was metaphorical.

[warriormouse]

It usually is. I'm just special, I guess.

Video.

[aerial_ace]

[Okay, so this? 50 shades of absolute nope. Nope all over the damn place. More nope than you can shake a stick at. You get the idea.]

I...

[It takes a lot to phase this woman, so congratulations! She's pale and speechless. That's what you were going for, right?]

Video.

[warriormouse]

[Not really, and Martin looks concerned]

Are you alright?

Action; medical center (hope you don't mind my taking some creative liberties here)

[worldmother]

[Elly had the opportunity to get to know quite a few of the patients in the time she spent working for the medical center, and for many she developed something of a strong bond with them. It was a double-edged sword, really; she loved to help, and to get to know them, but knew that some simply wouldn't make it. Martin's case was early in her time in Union, and the condition he was in when they got there...

Living on a battlefield, she knew what was going to happen. And yet she stayed with him, held his hand, until he slipped away. And well after. The man deserved to know that he wasn't alone in his last moments.

The name on the door didn't tip her off. As far as she knew, she was doing her typical rounds as a nurse, checking in on patients and making sure they were well taken care of. A tray of food in hand, she readjusted her grip before knocking a few times.]

I'm coming in.

[Turning around and opening it with her back, it took her a moment before she turned.]

I snuck you an extra portion of bread to go with your pumpkin sou--

[As she turned, Elly stopped, recognition on her face. But... But that was impossible. She saw him. She was there. And yet...]

Action; (totally works)

[warriormouse]

[Martin had been wondering if he'd see Elly before being released.

Boar recognizes her and waves his ribbon. Laterose waddles over to investigate. Martin just smiles a little]

Hello.

[master_tactician]

Another from the shrine? Fascinating! You seem to retain your memories though.

[warriormouse]

Another? What do you mean?