Sent? Like, by a boss? I didn't know there was a reaper's guild! Can't you go on strike or something? The merchants from the west always come here when they're doing that.
We have a system that assigns reapers based on availability and geographical location regardless of place of origin and mythological or cultural association. While the system attempts to keep that in mind as well due to ease of collection and passage, we are currently operating under high load. Furthermore, the harvest as a concept is not particularly unique, but at the same time there are several different variations --
-- therefore, many who embody the 'harvest' as a concept have been created. In fact, 'reaper' as a term for us is incorrect, as it can only properly refer to those of us who are associated with agricultural practices. In addition to ubiquity of the harvest season, I am new, and circumstances of my creation are particularly unique. That is to say I am not formed from the beliefs of mortals, as per usual for spirits and gods. I do not have any real connection to any region of the world as of yet, so I can be assigned anywhere at any time --
-- and as this assignment was deemed to be low-level, requiring little power or experience on account of being an investigation with engagement only if necessary, it was given to me. That is why I cannot --
[ scrunches up her face, thinking. what was her name? Is she really here? She's going to be mad if she forgets again. She doesn't want her to be mad. ]
...Her...
Um.
We're...friends. If she's here, it's to make sure I am doing my job. Which means it's even more important that I --
You know, it's terribly upsetting that you keep saying that, since I'm obviously not dead! Have you considered not being rude? It wasn't easy, did you know? To cheat death! Even though I can see the future, I'm still supposed to die, so changing my fate is a bad idea but it's worth it because I'm going to save the world and furthermore you're going to help me because I wasn't sure how this one part of my plan was going to work out but now that we're friends I can move forward with it and
it's so hard you don't even understand but how could you because you can't think for yourself and you don't even want to even though I want you to because it'd be easier for me but also because I pity you and I know what it's like to not really have any sense of free will but that's just a symptom of the world having grown too old so
I have to go. I have thought about what you said. Your prophecy. Due to the fact that it calls for the deaths of approximately 1.2 billion mortals and therefore the dissipation of an uncountable number of spirits, I am obligated to report this and await further orders. It can be assumed I will simply continue this assignment, since that will be deemed an unacceptable loss and strain on our system.
However, we are allowed to act with discretion. So long as we finish our mission.
So I will see you tomorrow. And possibly, the day after.
You know, that's a lot of words if all you're saying is 'sure, I'll help you, friend!'. But, um...wow! That's great, actually! I'm kind of happy, really, because I haven't really had -- well, I mean. When you're a Guide, you know -- and besides that, everyone blames me for the plague, which, I mean, obviously, but nobody even comes by the temple anymore, and...ah, I'm rambling! Sorry, so sorry! Um...my name is --
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-- therefore, many who embody the 'harvest' as a concept have been created. In fact, 'reaper' as a term for us is incorrect, as it can only properly refer to those of us who are associated with agricultural practices. In addition to ubiquity of the harvest season, I am new, and circumstances of my creation are particularly unique. That is to say I am not formed from the beliefs of mortals, as per usual for spirits and gods. I do not have any real connection to any region of the world as of yet, so I can be assigned anywhere at any time --
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[ scrunches up her face, thinking. what was her name? Is she really here? She's going to be mad if she forgets again. She doesn't want her to be mad. ]
...Her...
Um.
We're...friends. If she's here, it's to make sure I am doing my job. Which means it's even more important that I --
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Wait, what?
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[ don't want to. ]
I have to go. I have thought about what you said. Your prophecy. Due to the fact that it calls for the deaths of approximately 1.2 billion mortals and therefore the dissipation of an uncountable number of spirits, I am obligated to report this and await further orders. It can be assumed I will simply continue this assignment, since that will be deemed an unacceptable loss and strain on our system.
However, we are allowed to act with discretion. So long as we finish our mission.
So I will see you tomorrow. And possibly, the day after.
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she left forever ago, dumbass ]
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