[fourth wall continuations]

[mind_over_metal]

[gosh, that got crowded really quickly]

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[nobleman]

Asch explained some things.

[masterpartyvan]

Asch here, too. It's quite the reunion.

[nobleman]

... Does that mean I was here before?

[masterpartyvan]

More than once.

[nobleman]

What?!

[masterpartyvan]

Are you shocked that your life is still a plaything in the hands of those who stand to benefit from the imprisonment of others?

[nobleman]

... But this has nothing to do with Auldrant, does it.

[masterpartyvan]

No, it doesn't. Just a story that doesn't change.

[nobleman]

... Guess so, yeah. So what have you been doing here?

[masterpartyvan]

Hearing many of these stories. The structures of the various worlds from which everyone is drawn have their more fascinating aspects. Mostly, though, this is a place of eternal waiting.

[nobleman]

... Kind of like an afterlife, then.

[masterpartyvan]

Partially, for some. Most have merely been temporarily pulled out of their worlds, to return to the same point from which they came. And there are a few who, regardless of their... status upon coming here, have gone to different worlds when they've left here. Still, despite some having been here for many years, there's none who stay here permanently. It's a way-station more than anything.

[nobleman]

And how long have you been here?