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*A bizarre man with wings and an orange for a head shouts at you in your tree from another, farther away tree.*

YOU ALSO LIKE CLIMBING TREES?

( @osha-stairs-department time 4 pandemonium)

YEAH. WHY ARE YOU A FRUIT?

*They are upside down, like a bat. It is... a little funny to look at*

I’M JUST BIZARRE. WHY CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT?

I HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. ALSO KNEES. IT'S MORE THE GETTING BACK UP THAT'S AN ISSUE

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING BACK UP?

*He shifts in his tree*

NAH, I'M GOOD! THANKS FOR THE OFFER THOUGH!

*They let their wings extend a little, awkwardly*

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! YOU TOO???

*He spreads what appear to be wings from his back. Then he waves at you with the left one.*

WINGS!!!

*They seem surprisingly excited about this*

Can’t fly, but they don’t exactly make me fall worse! You learned how to do that thing where you uh…fly, y’know.

Hm? Oh yeah, though I can't really fly right now. I need to preen them but I haven't yet

You have to what?

Preen my wings? Like, remove broken feathers, clean them, all tha~at?

Well shit then. How do I do that.

He doesn’t have feathers. His wings look like they’re all 1 large peel.

I don't thi~ink you have have have have feathers. Are you part bat? ... fruit bat?

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!! AAAAHAHAHAHAHSA

*He erupts with laughter for a solid minute or two before eventually calming down.*

Some guy bit me and this happened. I don’t even know.

Huh! Isn't that, like, a thi~ing? I recall reading about some kind of bat related creature who does that... VAMPIRES! Yes! Are you a vampi~ire? I don't care if you are, I figure it would just be polite to ask.

I don’t think I am. I’d really hope not because garlic is great.

Fair eno~ough! At least you have priorities I guess!

Listen, as a chef, I’d fucking KILL PEOPLE for garlic. 1 clove is enough to get me to strangle a man with a live audience watching. Garlic is a way of life. Enhancer of food, seasoning of the gods, it’s heavenly. If Ambrosia was real, it’s got garlic in it.

*…I guess he really likes garlic.*

#echoes of laughter #osha stairs department #echoes transcribed

Wow. You rea~ally like garlic, huh? Good for you I guess

*A bizarre man with wings and an orange for a head shouts at you in your tree from another, farther away tree.*

YOU ALSO LIKE CLIMBING TREES?

( @osha-stairs-department time 4 pandemonium)

YEAH. WHY ARE YOU A FRUIT?

*They are upside down, like a bat. It is... a little funny to look at*

I’M JUST BIZARRE. WHY CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT?

I HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. ALSO KNEES. IT'S MORE THE GETTING BACK UP THAT'S AN ISSUE

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING BACK UP?

*He shifts in his tree*

NAH, I'M GOOD! THANKS FOR THE OFFER THOUGH!

*They let their wings extend a little, awkwardly*

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! YOU TOO???

*He spreads what appear to be wings from his back. Then he waves at you with the left one.*

WINGS!!!

*They seem surprisingly excited about this*

Can’t fly, but they don’t exactly make me fall worse! You learned how to do that thing where you uh…fly, y’know.

Hm? Oh yeah, though I can't really fly right now. I need to preen them but I haven't yet

You have to what?

Preen my wings? Like, remove broken feathers, clean them, all tha~at?

Well shit then. How do I do that.

He doesn’t have feathers. His wings look like they’re all 1 large peel.

I don't thi~ink you have have have have feathers. Are you part bat? ... fruit bat?

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!! AAAAHAHAHAHAHSA

*He erupts with laughter for a solid minute or two before eventually calming down.*

Some guy bit me and this happened. I don’t even know.

I don’t think I am. I’d really hope not because garlic is great.

#echoes of laughter #osha stairs department #echoes transcribed

Fair eno~ough! At least you have priorities I guess!

*A bizarre man with wings and an orange for a head shouts at you in your tree from another, farther away tree.*

YOU ALSO LIKE CLIMBING TREES?

( @osha-stairs-department time 4 pandemonium)

YEAH. WHY ARE YOU A FRUIT?

*They are upside down, like a bat. It is... a little funny to look at*

I’M JUST BIZARRE. WHY CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT?

I HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. ALSO KNEES. IT'S MORE THE GETTING BACK UP THAT'S AN ISSUE

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING BACK UP?

*He shifts in his tree*

NAH, I'M GOOD! THANKS FOR THE OFFER THOUGH!

*They let their wings extend a little, awkwardly*

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! YOU TOO???

*He spreads what appear to be wings from his back. Then he waves at you with the left one.*

WINGS!!!

*They seem surprisingly excited about this*

Can’t fly, but they don’t exactly make me fall worse! You learned how to do that thing where you uh…fly, y’know.

Hm? Oh yeah, though I can't really fly right now. I need to preen them but I haven't yet

You have to what?

Preen my wings? Like, remove broken feathers, clean them, all tha~at?

Well shit then. How do I do that.

He doesn’t have feathers. His wings look like they’re all 1 large peel.

I don't thi~ink you have have have have feathers. Are you part bat? ... fruit bat?

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!! AAAAHAHAHAHAHSA

*He erupts with laughter for a solid minute or two before eventually calming down.*

Some guy bit me and this happened. I don’t even know.

#echoes of laughter #osha stairs department #echoes transcribed

*A bizarre man with wings and an orange for a head shouts at you in your tree from another, farther away tree.*

YOU ALSO LIKE CLIMBING TREES?

( @osha-stairs-department time 4 pandemonium)

YEAH. WHY ARE YOU A FRUIT?

*They are upside down, like a bat. It is... a little funny to look at*

I’M JUST BIZARRE. WHY CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT?

I HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. ALSO KNEES. IT'S MORE THE GETTING BACK UP THAT'S AN ISSUE

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING BACK UP?

*He shifts in his tree*

NAH, I'M GOOD! THANKS FOR THE OFFER THOUGH!

*They let their wings extend a little, awkwardly*

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! YOU TOO???

*He spreads what appear to be wings from his back. Then he waves at you with the left one.*

WINGS!!!

*They seem surprisingly excited about this*

Can’t fly, but they don’t exactly make me fall worse! You learned how to do that thing where you uh…fly, y’know.

Hm? Oh yeah, though I can't really fly right now. I need to preen them but I haven't yet

You have to what?

Preen my wings? Like, remove broken feathers, clean them, all tha~at?

Well shit then. How do I do that.

He doesn’t have feathers. His wings look like they’re all 1 large peel.

#echoes of laughter #osha stairs department #echoes transcribed

I don't thi~ink you have have have have feathers. Are you part bat? ... fruit bat?

*A bizarre man with wings and an orange for a head shouts at you in your tree from another, farther away tree.*

YOU ALSO LIKE CLIMBING TREES?

( @osha-stairs-department time 4 pandemonium)

YEAH. WHY ARE YOU A FRUIT?

*They are upside down, like a bat. It is... a little funny to look at*

I’M JUST BIZARRE. WHY CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT?

I HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. ALSO KNEES. IT'S MORE THE GETTING BACK UP THAT'S AN ISSUE

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING BACK UP?

*He shifts in his tree*

NAH, I'M GOOD! THANKS FOR THE OFFER THOUGH!

*They let their wings extend a little, awkwardly*

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! YOU TOO???

*He spreads what appear to be wings from his back. Then he waves at you with the left one.*

WINGS!!!

*They seem surprisingly excited about this*

Can’t fly, but they don’t exactly make me fall worse! You learned how to do that thing where you uh…fly, y’know.

Hm? Oh yeah, though I can't really fly right now. I need to preen them but I haven't yet

You have to what?

#echoes of laughter #osha stairs department #echoes transcribed

Preen my wings? Like, remove broken feathers, clean them, all tha~at?

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see... where would the visual part come in if it isn't isn't isn't isn't isn't a performance of some kind? Or a presentation, at the very least. If it's auditory, that means someone needs to be speaking, doesn't it?

Well, if it was documenting my story, it'd likely contain pictures of me, my lab, and an overview of my lab's location. Along with a picture of the desert I accidentally created. The visual element is purely to showcase notable parts of what the documentary is about.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

Ah, so you are a scholar! I see. You have that sort of feeling about you. That and I do find scholars seem to succumb to various forms of distress more easily, for some some some some some reason, and you seem like you are at the very least full of indescribable stress.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Is it still considered quitter talk if I've tried doing it myself? The scissors just go through, without any effect. Perhaps if I enchanted a pair they'd be able to cut, but I'd not waste the magic on easily broken scissors and the good ones are expensive.

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

Because there's really only two ways to measure that long of a segment of time, through the sun or through the moon. The sun is just barely off from the gregorian calendar, the solar calendar most of us use. And the lunar calendar some people use is far less static given the moon's varying distance from earth.

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

There's only one that you will arrive at upon death, assuming you both have a soul and a soul compatible with the system of afterlives. You will be bound to said afterlife, but portions of your power can be sent elsewhere, however you would require a powerful soul to return to the material realm. There isn't a number on how many afterlives there are, as they are made with each interpretation of what happens after death.

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am bound to no plane, not afterlife nor life. I suppose it could be described as a half-death, although there simply isn't a term that I know of that will describe it truly besides living soul. And I know this because I studied it quite closely.

... you sound like you are having an identity crisis or some sort sort sort sort sort sort of thing. Are you okay? Your choice of research is not part of the crisis probably, but I have no idea why you would choose that as your life's work. It sounds both exhausting and frustrating.

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

Also I think people generally don't study ghosts because... what would the point be? If there are ghosts around you can just ask them. It's like being an anthropologist but refusing to actually speak to other people.

I don't study specifically ghosts, they just happen to be the most abundant resource for research. I study souls, how they work, how the afterlives function, and the difference between a soul in flesh and a soul unrestrained. And ghosts, while certainly common, do not have a tendency to talk to people considering the most common reason for them to return to the mortal plane is that their graves or corpses were defiled, or for vengeance against the living. They will certainly speak, but most will not speak with somebody unless they're looking for a gravetender.

Well I mean, maybe they'd talk to you more if you seemed a little more sympathetic. You seem like you've been acting as though you don't see ghosts as people, at least from what you've been saying/ Whether or not you do is irrelevant; if you give off off off off off off the vibes that you won't respect someone, they'll probably avoid you. Maybe if you were more ghost-friendly they'd give you interviews.

Also how do you research souls without, you know, going head first into into into into into extremely immoral science? Considering meddling with someone's soul is generally something practically everyone agrees is an extreme taboo

It isn't just me that ghosts don't talk to. I had a secondary job that solely dealt with getting ghosts out of the mortal plane because they wouldn't talk to people before they started attacking the living. It was a surprisingly common problem, despite them retaining all their knowledge and emotions and such after death.

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

And honestly, the fact you meddled with your own soul sounds horrific. Like giving yourself a piercing but worse. You are definitely created in a way completely divergent from any other people I have ever met.

While it was common, it was certainly not every ghost. In fact, the most common type of ghost cannot even do that. Memories, the most common ghosts, are fragments of souls rubbed off onto a place, and bring about illusions of a person doing something, or a whisper of a voice, or a feeling that will permeate the area. And plenty whom are whole souls aren't angry enough to commit violent acts with little thought.

Can your ghosts even really, you know, do things? Are they interesting? They sound like all they do is complain, yell, or they aren't even aware of where they are. What is the point? Why be a ghost if you can't even cause problems?

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I implied nothing of the sort, the closest thing is that I said the Memories of a soul scratched onto a place repeat a set motion, sound, or feeling at random. And Memories are unique from other ghosts because they can't do anything. At best they'll mildly spook you.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

I can certainly try try try try try! It's been... a while since I told any jokes, sadly. I'm not sure what the current prefered forms of comedy are. Kind of hard to keep up with things when you've been buried alive.

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

Most likely! I was blissfully unconsious for most of the time - not dead, just sle~eping - but I know it was at least three hundred years. I was living in an underground city at the time, so I can't compare the societies unfortunately. And I was trapped in a hole!

I wasn't trapped, but I didn't leave my lab for forty years. I didn't sleep in that time, so maybe I was awake and sealed underground longer. I don't have a particular vested interest in learning which of us was aware of the dirt around us though,

I mean, you were in a room, or maybe a building. So you were surrounded by walls, which I assume weren't made of dirt dirt dirt dirt dirt. So that would make me the one who was aware of the dirt regardless, considering I was just. In the ground.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I mean... you could compare the starting date to the ending date? Plus... It still sounds like it'd be the same amount of time underground, regardless of if you were aware or not. Unless you were talking about like... just time you were consious?

Physically, my soul was there the entire time. The whole four and some decades. But using my magic I was able to project my mind into a different plane of reality, allowing me to study my soul and its ties. Which would mean that I was not there the entire time, and since I did not need to record how long I was observing my soul, I cannot give an exact answer of how long I really spent underground.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... I mean. Maybe you should see a doctor just in case. I dunno what they could do for you, but I don't exactly have a medical license, so I don't know what they might be able to do for you if you had a body.

... did you just. Drop your corpse somewhere? Is it like, still technically alive but without a soul or mind to move it? Or it is moving about and just not making any sort of choices or anything, just responding to pure instinct? That sounds like it would be kind of nightmarish to run into.

... Is that how zombies work?

My soul absorbed my body for energy during my transformation. As far as I'm aware there are no instances of undeath without a soul in my world. With the exception of when somebody is controlling the dead with magic.

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

An Oshian? We're native to this place. Well, if you want to get technical about it this is just where we settled. I don't want to get into religious theorising right now. Besides, I'm preeeeeeeetty sure the two main gods of our pantheon just kind of. Live here. You could talk to them about it.

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Oh! The Creator is basically the one who made OSHA! He doesn't look like the myths say, but I figured as such when I saw Agazier. He seems nice, a bit anxious though. I haven't spoken to him either, but he wanders around a lot. He's looking after a kid right now, which is interesting... I have no ide~ea how that affects the theology

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

I haven't seen him make anything besides gravitational fields in the time I've been here, I don't think he can do it. He might be able to do it by reversing gravity into a white hole, but that's a theoretical construct as far as I'm aware of.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Oh we very much do not see him as omnipotent. Like that's a whole thing. He's not like, all powerful, he just delegated. Sure, the people he chose ended up being morally reprehensible but he straight up is not all powerful. As far as Oshian religion is concerned.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Since I'm not effected by gravity, and there weren't mirrors in my lab for a variety of reasons, I didn't realize that my hair was growing. And due to my magic often keeping the front of my hair short because I don't cast behind me without reason and magic is very good at making things stop being connected, it became a mullet.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.

Sounds like something a coward would say.

I'm not going to risk my life for a haircut.

I think it would be worth it

Then it's a good thing I'm not taking suggestions from you

Bold words coming from someone whose choices ended up giving them a mullet. How about we compare life choices to see who's made better ones, hm?

You didn't even know what a mullet was until thirty seconds ago.

And I regret every second I have known of it

While I agree with the sentiment, didn't you say it looked nice like ten minutes ago?

I was young and naiive then. I didn't truly understand what a mullet is.

It was ten minutes ago.

Truly a different era

You're not even young

Not anymore. I just said. I'm no longer young and naiive.

And you weren't young when you said it either

How rude! Though I suppose you may just be projecting... can living ghosts get grey hair, I wonder?

You are literally millenia older than me. You said so yourself.

#echoes of laughter #spectral science #echoes transcribed

Irrelevant

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... Is that how zombies work?

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.

Sounds like something a coward would say.

I'm not going to risk my life for a haircut.

I think it would be worth it

Then it's a good thing I'm not taking suggestions from you

Bold words coming from someone whose choices ended up giving them a mullet. How about we compare life choices to see who's made better ones, hm?

You didn't even know what a mullet was until thirty seconds ago.

And I regret every second I have known of it

While I agree with the sentiment, didn't you say it looked nice like ten minutes ago?

I was young and naiive then. I didn't truly understand what a mullet is.

It was ten minutes ago.

Truly a different era

You're not even young

Not anymore. I just said. I'm no longer young and naiive.

And you weren't young when you said it either

#echoes of laughter #spectral science #echoes transcribed

How rude! Though I suppose you may just be projecting... can living ghosts get grey hair, I wonder?

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... Is that how zombies work?

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.

Sounds like something a coward would say.

I'm not going to risk my life for a haircut.

I think it would be worth it

Then it's a good thing I'm not taking suggestions from you

Bold words coming from someone whose choices ended up giving them a mullet. How about we compare life choices to see who's made better ones, hm?

You didn't even know what a mullet was until thirty seconds ago.

And I regret every second I have known of it

While I agree with the sentiment, didn't you say it looked nice like ten minutes ago?

I was young and naiive then. I didn't truly understand what a mullet is.

It was ten minutes ago.

Truly a different era

You're not even young

#echoes of laughter #spectral science #echoes transcribed

Not anymore. I just said. I'm no longer young and naiive.

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... Is that how zombies work?

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.

Sounds like something a coward would say.

I'm not going to risk my life for a haircut.

I think it would be worth it

Then it's a good thing I'm not taking suggestions from you

Bold words coming from someone whose choices ended up giving them a mullet. How about we compare life choices to see who's made better ones, hm?

You didn't even know what a mullet was until thirty seconds ago.

And I regret every second I have known of it

While I agree with the sentiment, didn't you say it looked nice like ten minutes ago?

I was young and naiive then. I didn't truly understand what a mullet is.

It was ten minutes ago.

#echoes of laughter #spectral science #echoes transcribed

Truly a different era

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... Is that how zombies work?

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.

Sounds like something a coward would say.

I'm not going to risk my life for a haircut.

I think it would be worth it

Then it's a good thing I'm not taking suggestions from you

Bold words coming from someone whose choices ended up giving them a mullet. How about we compare life choices to see who's made better ones, hm?

You didn't even know what a mullet was until thirty seconds ago.

And I regret every second I have known of it

While I agree with the sentiment, didn't you say it looked nice like ten minutes ago?

#echoes of laughter #spectral science #echoes transcribed

I was young and naiive then. I didn't truly understand what a mullet is.

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... Is that how zombies work?

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.

Sounds like something a coward would say.

I'm not going to risk my life for a haircut.

I think it would be worth it

Then it's a good thing I'm not taking suggestions from you

Bold words coming from someone whose choices ended up giving them a mullet. How about we compare life choices to see who's made better ones, hm?

You didn't even know what a mullet was until thirty seconds ago.

#echoes of laughter #spectral science #echoes transcribed

And I regret every second I have known of it

*A bizarre man with wings and an orange for a head shouts at you in your tree from another, farther away tree.*

YOU ALSO LIKE CLIMBING TREES?

( @osha-stairs-department time 4 pandemonium)

YEAH. WHY ARE YOU A FRUIT?

*They are upside down, like a bat. It is... a little funny to look at*

I’M JUST BIZARRE. WHY CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT?

I HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. ALSO KNEES. IT'S MORE THE GETTING BACK UP THAT'S AN ISSUE

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING BACK UP?

*He shifts in his tree*

NAH, I'M GOOD! THANKS FOR THE OFFER THOUGH!

*They let their wings extend a little, awkwardly*

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! YOU TOO???

*He spreads what appear to be wings from his back. Then he waves at you with the left one.*

WINGS!!!

*They seem surprisingly excited about this*

Can’t fly, but they don’t exactly make me fall worse! You learned how to do that thing where you uh…fly, y’know.

#echoes of laughter #osha stairs department #echoes transcribed

Hm? Oh yeah, though I can't really fly right now. I need to preen them but I haven't yet

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... Is that how zombies work?

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.

Sounds like something a coward would say.

I'm not going to risk my life for a haircut.

I think it would be worth it

Then it's a good thing I'm not taking suggestions from you

#echoes of laughter #spectral science #echoes transcribed

Bold words coming from someone whose choices ended up giving them a mullet. How about we compare life choices to see who's made better ones, hm?

*A bizarre man with wings and an orange for a head shouts at you in your tree from another, farther away tree.*

YOU ALSO LIKE CLIMBING TREES?

( @osha-stairs-department time 4 pandemonium)

YEAH. WHY ARE YOU A FRUIT?

*They are upside down, like a bat. It is... a little funny to look at*

I’M JUST BIZARRE. WHY CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT?

I HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. ALSO KNEES. IT'S MORE THE GETTING BACK UP THAT'S AN ISSUE

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING BACK UP?

*He shifts in his tree*

NAH, I'M GOOD! THANKS FOR THE OFFER THOUGH!

*They let their wings extend a little, awkwardly*

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! YOU TOO???

*He spreads what appear to be wings from his back. Then he waves at you with the left one.*

#echoes of laughter #osha stairs department #echoes transcribed

WINGS!!!

*They seem surprisingly excited about this*

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... Is that how zombies work?

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.

Sounds like something a coward would say.

I'm not going to risk my life for a haircut.

#echoes of laughter #spectral science #echoes transcribed

I think it would be worth it

*A bizarre man with wings and an orange for a head shouts at you in your tree from another, farther away tree.*

YOU ALSO LIKE CLIMBING TREES?

( @osha-stairs-department time 4 pandemonium)

YEAH. WHY ARE YOU A FRUIT?

*They are upside down, like a bat. It is... a little funny to look at*

I’M JUST BIZARRE. WHY CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT?

I HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. ALSO KNEES. IT'S MORE THE GETTING BACK UP THAT'S AN ISSUE

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING BACK UP?

*He shifts in his tree*

#echoes of laughter #osha stairs department #echoes transcribed

NAH, I'M GOOD! THANKS FOR THE OFFER THOUGH!

*They let their wings extend a little, awkwardly*

*Well, there is a strange, blue person here. They seem very tall. And odd in general. They're also staring at Lanuri. Wild* - @buriedjester

*fortunately for lanuri, he is also a strange, blue person. currently he is glaring back at the jester, a few magical blue threads glistening off their fingers just in case*

Well you certainly seem friendly.

*There's a certain amount of sarcasm in their voice, as they watch Lanuri closely*

I was simply trying to remember if I had seen seen seen seen seen you before! You don't have to be so defensive.

I don't believe we have met before. I think I would remember somebody else who's main colour palette is almost exclusively blues.

Fair enough. Still, I'm sure I've seen someone who looks similar to you... I don't suppose you have siblings-lings lings lings lings or anything? Kids maybe?

None of my siblings would be alive, I doubt any of them wouldn't get themselves killed or similiarly stop having a beating heart in a fashion not unlike myself. And no I never had children.

I see. Do you have some form of duplicate then? Because I definitely saw someone who looks like you somewhere... I don't suppose you happen to be be be be be be famous?

I've been presumed dead for forty years. There might be some documentary or something about what I did, although it's probably deeply incorrect.

What's a documentary?

*They tilt their head to the side, curiously*

Is it a performance that involves reading documents?

Sort of. A documentary is a recounting of events, with both audio and visual storytelling. It could be compared to an oral history in this case.

I see. Follow up question: What is a lab?

I feel like we're possibly getting off topic pic pic pic pic from your possible duplicate, but I am quite intregued.

A lab is an artificial structure built to isolate and study something. Mine was also built as a conduit to reach and peer into a plane of souls, since that was my study.

... That's something that sets you apart from your duplicate, actually. They seemed quite full of energy and life.

I suppose I could be described as a scholar, although I don't know what you mean by inde-

*lanuri stares blankly at the jester for moment, like a buffering video*

Wait, are you referring to Avit as my duplicate?

Oh yes, I do believe that was their name. I think. It sounds right at least. The two of you look quite alike!

*... this is. One of the opinions of all time.*

The only visual similarities are our gray skin, although I'm paler, and our eyes, which appear to have overlapped somewhat by my tying.

Your hair is a similar colour too, and long-ish! That makes you very similar in my opinion! You're more similar than most people I've met over my lifetime.

I always forget that my hair somehow grew in my undeath.

It's longer in the back than the front! It looks a little odd, but in a nice way, I think. Well, in my opinion at least.

.. Right. I would think that it'd look odd, considering that I didn't tend to its growth or maintenance at all.

Ah, true. Perhaps you should see someone so they can tend to your hair? It could be nice

I don't think there's any hair stylists here, and I doubt their tools would work on a soul.

That sounds like quitter talk! You never know until you try!

Have you considered asking people who already have enchanted scissors? I'm sure someone around here has a pair.

If somebody does, I haven't met them. Or if I have, they likely wouldn't let me borrow them.

Well, you haven't met them yet, so you don't know know know know. Maybe they'll offer to cut your hair themself!

I don't trust any hair stylists, I'd much rather do it myself.

You don't trust hair stylists? For what reason? I would have thought those who specifically spent years learning to style hair would be quite trustworthy when it comes to that.

Almost every hair stylist who's tried doing my hair will give me exactly what I don't want.

Sounds like you're going to bad bad bad bad bad hair stylists. Have you considered going to better ones?

There weren't exactly many stylists in the 80's that I could trust. I knew like one, three cities over.

The... 80s? What's the 80s? I've never heard that term before.

*They tilt their head, far further than should be possible*

The 80s is a slang term usually used to refer to the decade of 1980, which was 40 years ago.

Huh. How long is a year? I don't think that was a common term back before I was buried.

It's 365 days, except when another day gets tacked on every four years.

That sounds extremely confusing, why is that a thing?

Because the celestial bodies don't quite align with how we measured them, which normallly wouldn't matter but if it wasn't for the extra day it'd all go awry because of slowly shifting time.

Why not just. Make a new new new new new system then? That sounds like it would be easier than all this "Remembering which year has a new day" stuff

This sounds very confusing for anyone who is trying to learn. Who made this

A dead guy named Gregor. I thought it'd be obvious considering the calendar is named after him.

I had assumed "Gregorian" was a time period. Why would the main method of telling time time time time time just be called "Greg's method"?

I don't know, and you might be right about it being a time period. I was assuming it was named like Newton's Laws.

What is up with just... naming things after people? That feels odd odd odd odd odd.

They made it up, they got to name it. Some people are selfish and name it after themself.

Still, weird. Doesn't make sense to me. There are far better names to give things.

While that is true, they either thought too much of themselves or didn't think of the names first.

Fair enough I suppose. Still confusing to me though

It is confusing if you try to think about it. I suggest focusing your efforts onto something worth knowing, instead of why people would name things after themselves.

Fair enough. May as well well well well well. I find most people to be quite confusing already, so this simply isn't helping

On the bright side, their souls aren't powerful enough to break back into the physical world, so you don't need to know all about most dead people.

Fair enough, honestly. They're just... trapped where they are are are are are. Unable to roam.

As far as I know, anyway. It is entirely possible, however unlikely, that they can freely move between afterlives.

Huh. How many afterlives are there? I thought there was only one?

... That sounds weird and confusing, and I have no idea why you know this!

*They look... completely lost*

Are you dead? Is that why you know this?

I am fine. I have no reason to think otherwise. I chose my profession because it was largely unknown and unstudied, despite that we were just three steps away from knowing so much more.

You know, a lot of people having extremely distressing periods of time say they're fine, and then they turn out to be not fine. Have you spoken to someone about your mental state... ever?

I meddled with my own soul, and also practiced looking around the spectral planes.

Well your ghosts sound boring.

*They just, shrug, idly*

Did you miss the part where I had a second job because ghosts cause problems and most people can't slap a ghost?

What can they even do though? Since you seem to have been implying none of them are really like, you know, aware of their actions or something.

I have decided I have enough knowledge about ghosts. I would like to learn less about ghosts. I am the funny haha coup guy, ghosts are not my thing.

If you did not want to know about ghost, why did you ask about them?

I thought I did. But I very much do not not not not not

Such is knowledge.

Knowledge is annoying. I would rather have jokes

I've never been good at jokes. Perhaps you could share some?

*They shrug, idly*

Any preferences in humour?

Wait did you say you were buried alive?

Yup.

*They pop the P, loudly*

It was awful. I don't reccomend it at all. Horrible experience. Very bad bad bad bad bad. I don't want to tell jokes about that

Hm. I was also sealed underground for quite some time, though I imagine it was far less time and that I had far more room to navigate.

How do you know how long you didn't leave your lab for, but not how long you were awake and sealed underground? I would have assumed those would be the same amount of time?

Because in order to peer into my soul, or at my soul's connection to Avit, I lose cognitive functions. Which would mean that I was not aware of the cracks in the walls or the collapsed halls.

I... see. That is a weird destinction to make. Usually people's minds stay in their bodies or souls I think.

Just because it's the norm doesn't mean the norm can't be broken.

I think medically it is probably not meant to be broken

I'm an unbound soul, something I have yet to observe in any other mortal, so I think most medical norms don't apply to me.

... Is that how zombies work?

... Hm.

So. You don't have a body anymore? You're just... peeled. A peeled soul. Sounds uncomfortable.

It was, at first. I got used to it though.

Unrelated to that, what exactly are you?

An... Oshian? I thought that was obvious.

*They do genuinely seem like the idea of Lanuri not knowing about Oshians is bizzare to them*

I mean, I know I look rough but...

A what?

*where did lanuri get that clipboard and paper. what is he writing*

*lanuri jots down the gist of what the jester says about oshians*

Right, there's gods abound. Would you know where I could find either of them?

I believe the Creator and Agazier wander the grounds... Agazier seems to do a lot of cleaning, and they both visit the groundskeeper a lot. They're father and child, so they look alike

Does Agazier go by any other names? Like perhaps Kishar?

I believe so, yes! I haven't exactly spoken to them myself so I don't think I have permission to use their personal name, but. I do think that's one they go by

*lanuri writes a few more words down. i don't think jester can read english so i'm not transcribing*

I don't think they like me very much, could you tell me more about the Creator?

Are you referring to Alam??

I... yes, I think that's his name! Why do you sound so surprised?

I don't think that man is capable of creating a thing like OSHA.

And I didn't think souls could exist outside of bodies without being su~uper dead, so today is full of discoveries for both of us.

No, I mean that his thing is gravity. I don't think he can will something into being with gravity.

I'm sorry, I thought your field of study was ghosts, not gravity. You are not a gravity expert, doctor spooksalot.

Maybe he just doesn't wanna do it. I can't imagine it would have been easy.

We could go ask him.

Ask - I can't just ask him! That's literally the head God of the pantheon I worship! I can't just go up to him and talk!

He's scared of the local wildlife. I don't think he's gonna be the one making it awkward.

Have you ever spoken to your deities before. Do you understand the position you are putting me in

If there was not a god to stop my sin, then there is no divinity that deserves worship.

Sounds like you simply have not found the right gods. Have you tried worshipping the creator?

I'm pretty sure he thinks we're dating, so no.

HE WHAT

THE CREATOR THINKS YOU'RE DATING???? THAT IS LITERAL GOD???? THE GODDEST GOD THERE IS????

He can barely make toast I think there's more godly gods out there.

Oh no, you don't get to change the topic here. We are talking about your hypotetical relationship with the Creator and you are not worming your way out of this.

Explain.

There isn't much to explain. According to the groundskeeper, who paid more attention than me apparently, Alam thinks we're dating. I'm not against the idea, so I haven't approached him about it yet.

So what you're saying is. The Creator thinks you're dating. And you're fine with that so you haven't asked about it yet.

I have to express upon you how absolutely wild that is to me

I'm sure it is wild. Probably more shocking than finding out a man who's scared of raccoons is worshipped as an omnipotent creator.

Who are the people he appointed?

I! Do not want to talk about them! Let's change the topic! What's going on with your hair? Why is it like that.

Have you considered a different hairstyle

I haven't found scissors capable of cutting it yet.

What if someone bit it

Most beings can't chew through hair, and I would prefer not to put my head close enough to something that can bite me with enough force to tear through in a timely fashion.