From the Beyond: Rochalizo and Sheba

[grigori]

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[allyship]

[he doesn't know if this will work. it's not like he truly knows what's going to happen, but all he can do is focus and hope to see sheba again.

and when she shows up—even intangible, even clearly not quite something of this world anymore—his eyes widen, and he looks a little like he's about to cry.]

Sheba—!

[uncoincidental]

[well.

she's. here, suddenly? where is here? she looks incredibly confused when she spots rochalizo, but it only lasts for an instant - because she's going to try to hug him immediately.

she passes right through him, which is disappointing. she blinks ghostly tears out of her eyes, then turns to look back at him.]

...Rochalizo...?

[allyship]

[here is... somewhere in the nebulous void.

he stares at her for a few moments, as if he can't believe she's real, in whatever sense.]

... This was one of my powers—to speak directly to the deceased once. Though I don't know how much time we have...

[...]

I'm sorry. We failed you. I assume you can't say, but some of us think we might know who killed you now, at least. Still...

[they should've done better before.]

[uncoincidental]

It was—

[—predictably, she turns to dust before she can get the next word out.

wow, this was a short ghostly audience.



okay, no. she reforms from dust about a minute or so later, immediately ducking her head so rochalizo can't see the pained look on her face, and takes a breath. (can ghosts breathe?) it's fine.]

...right. I suppose I can't say that after all. [...] But you don't need to apologize to me. I'm... I'm sorry. I got overconfident, and I wasn't able to leave enough clues to help you find who did it...

[allyship]

[he looks horrified when she turns into dust, before she reforms and he looks somewhat more relieved, albeit still alarmed.]

... You did what you could. Out of everyone, you're the one who doesn't need to apologize.

[he's silent for a moment, before he takes in a breath.]

There's so much I wish I could say. [about the silly, mundane things that she's missed the last few days. all of the pointless things they talked about, before she died.] But... I have to ask. Is there anything from your side you can talk about? I don't really have any info that isn't public at our meetings, but if the dead might know anything we don't...

[uncoincidental]

There's—

[...aaaand she's dust again. give her a minute.]

...really? Well, there's also—

[dusted!



when she comes back to herself, she looks intensely frustrated, and she rubs at her face. is she crying? maybe it's just out of frustration. don't worry about it.]

Just let me talk! [...] ...you already know we can send and receive letters... I've been told they come in twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays, but we haven't received any yet. We have to send ours out before we get yours, though, which I think is why they wanted you guys to talk about things publicly... it helps us figure out what you need us to send to you on Wednesdays, before we get your letters.

[allyship]

... Ah. I sent you a letter saying to expect me, but it seems you haven't received it yet, in that case.

[...]

They mentioned that we need to send you all food and money? How are the others doing, by the way?

[uncoincidental]

No... not yet. I wrote one to you, but I imagine it hasn't gone through yet, either... I didn't sign it, but it's in the same ink as I used before, so you should recognize it... oh. If you can, be sure to have people sign their letters; we might not know who to write back to if they're not...

[hm. as for the others...]

They're... [she hesitates.] They're very... driven. We're working as hard as we can on... things I can't talk about. I think we'll all be better once we find a way out of this whole mess...

[allyship]

... Yes. I—I truly hope it comes to an end soon.

[...]

Ah, that reminds me. Susato says that she's sorry that she couldn't make better use of your gifts. If there's anything you want me to pass onto her, or to Kaeya or the others...

[uncoincidental]

No, she doesn't need to apologize, either. I don't think there was much in my case that it would be helpful for, but I wanted you all to have it, since I... Wouldn't be able to...

[her voice trails off, and she shakes her head, her expression tightening. ...she doesn't want to think about it. she won't think about it. it's fine.

she seems to take a breath.]

Please tell her, and the others we spent the night with... Um, and Xie Lian, too... that I'm... very grateful for the time we had together. And... I'm looking forward to seeing all of you again.

[she'll very carefully try to wrap her arms around him in a hug - it's not exact, since she'd pass through him if she actually touched him.]

...this is for you, but if you could also pass this on to them, too, if it wouldn't be too awkward...

[a beat, and then another -

and just like that, she's gone.]