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Edward Bennigan
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~6AM | KAMAKURA | GENJIYAMA PARK
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The afterlife wasn’t as peaceful as he thought it was, Or at least, the last thing he’d think the afterlife was going to be like was being offered a job. Being more of a scholar, a job in life was just a necessary distraction from his personal studies for food and rent. But despite his apprehension to being a productive member of society, dead or alive, this job offered something to him like none other. This field was the perfect experience for his research after all, being so close to the nature of death and ensuring its cycle. It was unfortunate though that this ideal opportunity was squandered by [i]co-workers[/i]. He wasn’t particularly fond of any of his current company, and right off the bat one of them seemed quite bossy. 

“Nerd”. There was a faint but audible scoff at being addressed such. A word used by the dull. Nonetheless, for the sake of his ambitions he did his best to get along. It was his first time off the training wheels so co-operation was begrudgingly required.


The sorcerer had instinctively retrieved his tome at the question, digging through pages madly as he replied.

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“Well, it’s always possible for mortals to see ghosts and whatnot through magical means; but if this is a more passive trait as the description implies, this instead suggests it’s just a natural gift of his. It’s rare, but every now and then there are people out there that can just, see them. A boring answer I know, I don’t have much notes on the subject, though I hypothesize it might have something to do with their souls being more attuned to themselves. Though keep in mind that’s just conjecture.”
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He’d eventually stop flipping through the pages, as he had not found anything worth adding through his skimmed reading of his own book.

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“In any case, he’s a good lead. If he can see ghosts we shouldn’t have any problems talking to him, and he’ll at least be aware enough to help us out with identification if he indeed has seen our lost soul. With any luck, he can give us a detailed description of who we are looking for.”

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Edward closed his book, satisfied with his own conclusion, speaking in a manner-of-fact tone that suggested an unearned confidence- perhaps an instinctual pride of an intellectual that was nonetheless really out of their depths in experience.


He had taken the chance of his own pause to look at his surroundings; the park was pretty nice. Far from the city that occupies his afterlife, these woods sure were a peaceful sight. It would have made a great study location in his free time. He hadn’t thought of returning to the mortal world for such a pleasure before, but in contrast to a bustling city the reclusive bastard preferred the ambience of silent wilderness.

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“I’m also interested in those wards. This spirit apparently has tripped through multiple instances, if we can find which wards had been triggered we might get a general foot trail of their path. It’s possible they might even be stuck at the end of the trail to make our job easier.”
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He’d turn towards the group after his answer to see how they replied. One hand holding his tome and the other drifting back down to his side in a casual
manner.

[@Obscene Symphony]
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