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[thecrossingmods]

[The Crossing is coming again.

There is no advance warning from The Ferryman this time. There is nothing to draw your attention towards the message that appears on your device, whatever it may be, except perhaps the expectation that it should be appearing soon.

Whether you think to check for it or you simply stumble upon it, the words are there just as before:]

A toll to be levied for safe passage
from the desert to ǝɹǝɥʍǝsʅǝ

envision a place of comfort and safety
a haven from the wants and ills of life
be it for a moment or for a lifetime

offer it to The Ferryman
and let go

Comments

[blindluck]

That's right. The last one was a voice that causes pain.

[toilet_bound]

Huh. Oddly specific, don’t you think? Wonder how the selection process for what kind of memory you give up goes…

[Not that he expected the Ferryman would give up that answer.]

You also have to think - if last time was a bad memory and not everyone gave one up, maybe this time’s happy memory is meant to be more enticing? [Or even the opposite - what if it was meant to drive more people from the lantern’s protection. Not for the first time, Hanako truly wonders who exactly is in charge of this journey.]

[blindluck]

I think it's more that it will draw in and repel different people, depending on what sorts of memories they collected over their lives.

[toilet_bound]

Hmm… that’s true~ Any idea what happens to those memories though? You don’t keep them, but it’s not like they can just be gone either.

[blindluck]

My theory is they're used to create the light we use to go through the Crossing with Ferryman-san. I don't know what happens to them afterward, though!

[toilet_bound]

Huh. That would make sense. You can’t make something out of nothing. If that’s the case though… maybe there really is nothing left of those memories after all.

[If the Ferryman had to take that toll and convert it into something else… then it’s possible the memory gets burned up, much like any other type of fuel.]

I’m just guessing though! I don’t really know how the rules work around here~

[blindluck]

That could be the case. If so, I wonder if different memories have different burn rates!

[Logically, a larger or more detailed memory should have more to it, right? Or maybe a more emotional one? But maybe there isn't much logic when it comes to burning memories for magic light.]

[toilet_bound]

[One fact was correct - there wasn’t much logic when applied to this sort of question. This wasn’t astronomy and starts: it wasn’t like anyone had run tests to determine such an answer…]

Think the Ferryman would actually answer that question? They seem to sidestep quite a bit, but this is apparent to someone’s safety, right?

[blindluck]

Even if they don't answer directly, whatever they do say is still information! I think it's worth asking.

[toilet_bound]

You’re sharp! Most don’t catch on to that~

[At least, most of the students back home didn’t. Hanako hadn’t interacted with enough people here to know if his assessment was true or not.]

Guess there’s no shame in asking~ [Not that he clarifies whether he would be the one to ask or if he would wait for Nagito to do so!]

[blindluck]

You'll have to let me know what they say! [Nagito would always rather encourage others to participate, of course.]

[toilet_bound]

[Ah, so that’s how it was!]

I’m sure our ghostly guide has had their fill of me for the moment~! But I’ll be sure to remember it for next time.

[blindluck]

Can Ferryman-san get tired of somebody? Did you say something weird to them?

[toilet_bound]

Who knows~?

[It’s not much of an answer, but it’s apparently the one he’s giving towards both questions.]

[blindluck]

If you were struck with sudden amnesia you should probably let everyone else know. [He doesn't actually think it was sudden amnesia.]

[toilet_bound]

Of course! Though I’d think if I had amnesia, it would be hard to identify what I was missing, you know~?

[Also, not the point, but still!]

[blindluck]

Maybe you should go back to Ferryman-san and ask about it.

[toilet_bound]

I’m sure I could! It isn’t the most pressing concern right now, so I’ll give them a bit of space.