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[necrocabbage]

[Trahearne's tone is usually slow and measured, but today, it's practically melancholy. It's at odds with the otherwise good news that he has to share.]

I recently found employment.

It's at a place on the north end of the shopping district named Anovel's Antiques. I stopped in recently to ask where some of the pieces came from, and it seems that my interest was enough to land me the job. If any of you are eager to learn more about the cultures here, you're welcome to stop by. Every item here has a story, and leaning those stories is by far the best part of my job.

[Here he pauses and draws in a breath, as if bracing himself, but what comes out isn't what he meant to address. He's not sure he can say it out loud, not yet.]

I likely won't be at the Dreaming Bridge very often for the next week or so. I - I need some time to steady myself. I'll keep my yimo on me to stay in touch.

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[afoolsgold]

[now they're getting somewhere,]

I have been told that I am, on occasion, a good listener.

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[necrocabbage]

I get the feeling you're not talking about antiques anymore.

It's... the man I dated seems to have disappeared from Aifaran entirely. If he's returned to his home world, then I fear that the implications... are not kind.

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[afoolsgold]

[indeed he is not--and at this revelation, the Fool feels a pang of regret for pushing.]

The Dreaming can be cruel. Truly, I am sorry that this has happened to you.

What was he like?

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[necrocabbage]

A fair bit crueler to him than to me. He died before arriving here, just as I had. What awaits him now back on his world? An afterlife, or simply - nothing?

... I'm sorry. I'm trying not to dwell on it, but it's hard to know if I should be mourning or not.

Bastien had a zest for life that I see all too rarely. He was a bit of a troublemaker to boot, but despite everything, he was very kind to me.