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[awesmazings]

[Anyone who knows Jimmy at all might have noticed that he's been unusually absent from the Network lately. Ignoring new arrivals, and only talking to people sparingly- and it's always, always via text. In fact, Jimmy hasn't made a video post to the Network himself in several months, and it seems like that hasn't changed.

It's jarringly unusual behavior, but the sudden message that pops up on the Network this afternoon might be the most surprising thing of all, even moreso than the radio silence. No attempts at filtering, either.]

What do you think 'Hell' is?

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[scratchitti]

Hell is a post-Death Game where you fight for your right to exist after possibly losing all your memories, and if you fail you are Erased utterly.

[Neku]

[Text]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Hell?

[What an odd thing to ask about. Veronica is confused, Jimmy. Why are you asking about such a thing.]

I don't know. My sister says it's a place people go when they've done terrible things.

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[awesmazings]

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A....game?

[NEKU WHAT THE HECK]

[Text]

[awesmazings]

[Why indeed?]

Ok. I thought so.

Sorry. I was just wondering.

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[scratchitti]

[Like he cares if he makes sense.

Oh fine, he'll explain]

That's what happened when I died. And I doubt it was Heaven.

[Text]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[.....]

Is something wrong? Are you okay?

[text]

[exeggutorhead]

[...huh. That's some question.]

If you're religious, it's supposed to be where all the terrible people go when they die.

I've heard myths about it being all fire and pitchforks and demons, but I don't think that's real. In my world if there was a hell it would be a place called the Gate.

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[awesmazings]

Wait. You...

You remember dying? Like, you know it actually happened?

[Text]

[awesmazings]

I'm okay.

You know me. Curious about stuff. haha

[text]

[awesmazings]

[So. That's 2/3 for "place where terrible people go when they die". ...though one could argue that Neku's description isn't that far off, albeit a bit weird.]

What is the Gate supposed to be like?

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[scratchitti]

I don't remember it, but that's because my memories are gone. Everyone else in the Game does though.

[pipers_son]

[Jimmy, he's going to hunt you down. But while he's doing that, he might as well write out an answer.]

load of rubbish.

[Text]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Jimmy...]

Are you sure? That's kind of a strange thing to ask.

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[ossifragant]

I've seen it.

It's nothing but darkness and eternal waiting. Other eyes in the dark watch you back, but they're waiting, too.

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[awesmazings]

So how can you be sure you're actually dead, then?

You believe what they told you?

[awesmazings]

[HE PROBABLY ISN'T FAR, IF IT HELPS.]

what makes you think that?

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[scratchitti]

Well it's that or I became invisible to other 'not-dead' people for some other reason. Yeah it's possible.

Though hell I seem to be alive HERE so who knows?

Why are you asking? About hell I mean?

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[exeggutorhead]

A massive stone Gate in the middle of nothing but an expanse of light. It can lead to another world if you go in alive and meaning to push through, but if not...it's darkness.

Darkness and thousands of what look like shadow children with bright purple eyes. But I don't know if it has anything to do with what happens after death, I don't remember that much.

[Text]

[awesmazings]

[Is it really that strange?

...

Well. For him, maybe.]

I'll be okay, Veronica.

I just need to know.

[me_first]

a lie. people are told that a place called 'hell' exists in order to keep them on what's seen as a 'righteous' path - but i'm certain that such a place doesn't exist. it's supposed to be where 'sinners' go when they die, but that's not true at all.

besides the only place people go to is the country which is more certain and not a place of fire and pitchforks. loneliness perhaps but not eternal damnation.

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[awesmazings]

[He's seen it?]

...Nothing but...darkness?

What are they waiting for?

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[awesmazings]

I just need to know what other people think, that's all.

[text]

[awesmazings]

Are you saying you were there before?

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[scratchitti]

No one asks questions like this for no reason. Don't bullshit.

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[ossifragant]

To get out.

Once you're there, you want nothing more than a chance to get out. If you manage to get out you never want to go there again.