#ante mortem

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☕️ Planhz + Kallie maybe…..

(ah shit here we go)

"I just... All I want to know is why..."

"I... I wish I could rationalize it... Find reasons to convince myself he was always waiting for the right time... But I can't. There aren't any! There's nothing! It's just... so frustrating."

"He was the love of my life for so long... He's the one who bought my first hurdy gurdy-- the one before this one-- who let me learn to play... He would have given me the world if he could...! I remember him lamenting about his job... how he only did it to support us... How all he ever wanted when he came hive in the evenings was to spend time with me, whether... doing something or just sharing a space..."

"As much as I resent him for what he did... I miss what we had... if only there were words to describe just... how he looked when I would sing for him. So much love in his eyes..."

"But... All of that is gone. Long, long gone... And the fact remains that he saw it fit to use his power to ruin me. Clearly I was misled... I did not think he had it in his heart to be so cruel, but... seeing him lie about me. Hearing it..."

"Simply... if I got the chance to see him again in the flesh... I would kill him for what he did to me. I think it would be cathartic."

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planhz, what's one thing you wish you could say to someone who isn't in your life anymore?

"I'd like to ask Kallia why he did it."

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INTRODUCING

MY OWN GHOST TRICK AU

GHOST TRICK x UNUS ANNUS

"ANTE MORTEM"

(I had this AU written down for MONTHS, and decided to post it today, on the 14th of November, Memento Mori)

(Totally not late)

Here is the "Ante Mortem Basics" note, as I called it, just so you understand what my AU is about!

I have way more Notes and juicy lore to share, so, stay tuned for more, if you like it!

SPOILER WARNING FOR GHOST TRICK PHANTOM DETECTIVE

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he hasn't been asked about it in a long while, i think!! at least no one's pried too much into his business,

im curious about what you have to say for uh, how you two split, though? if you don't mind sharing,

"... I was told to choose between him and my career. Once his curse got to the point where we couldn't hide the rot anymore, that is. It was either he vanish or I would, and... At the time, since I had Nocyon and Aelius also depending on me, I thought it unwise to prioritize our relationship over everyone's wellbeing."

"When I agreed, I was told then that I had less than two nights to make it happen. Hence the suddenness. Everything beyond that was out of my control."

"It is my single greatest regret, but I doubt my sudden demise would have been a much more favorable outcome."

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Hi Kallie... I apologize if you've said this before, but if something so bad happened between you and Planhz, why do you seem so fond of him? Why do your guys' opinions of each other differ so much? <:0

Your smile starts to fade.

"Is it wrong to look back upon the love of your life with adoration? The choice was never mine to make. I'd even go as far to say that it was never really a choice at all, just an inevitable doom that I wish I could have avoided more than anything."

"But there is nothing to be done about it now, is there? The details are irrelevant."

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yknow, planhz has talked quite a bit abt u, kallie sir, but it's occurring to me now that this is the first chance we'll have gotten your side of the story? and boy it feels like it must be a story,

"Has he, now? Hm. It is quite the story, and much of it he would never have been aware of..."

You pause for a long moment. When you speak again, your tone is much softer than before.

"... Is he well?"

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did youg uys know that um.

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Also ❄️ for planhz!

This time of sweep is always rough. Planhz used to attend with Kallia every sweep--networking, he'd say, and so he was always more than delighted to tag along and chat with friends of his also in attendance. But that tradition ended a long, long time ago, and while he really has no reason to still be bitter, it still bothers him just a bit.

And so he finds himself this evening an unannounced visitor on Ardell and Kyrian's doorstep. Ardell hadn't gone in decades, so he could always count on him for company.