four reconnections ➱ text post (ic: 11/07; un: h. inaba)

[dereban]

I already know I'm going to regret posting this, but I suppose you know what they say: "curiosity killed the cat".

So, let's talk about a hypothetical scenario here. Something to debate on, I suppose.

[Stating 'hypothetical' because she's trying her best to act like a "normal" student, and doesn't want to be seen as too crazy on a public forum that can be seen by everyone.]

Let's say you have a significant other. Doesn't matter who it is or anything like that.
Now then, you end up dying and get sent to the afterlife.

You don't remember how you died, unfortunately.

But you don't see your significant other here. Presumably, because they're alive, or perhaps something happened so that they're not in the same afterlife as you for whatever reason.

You're told that you have the potential to reincarnate. Of course, you don't know how reincarnation works. Will you be reincarnated as a human? An animal? A robot? Something different? You're not told any of that. You aren't even told if you'll keep memories of your past life, either.

So, with that being said. In this scenario, would you consider yourself still a taken person? Or would you say that you're single now that you're dead? I'd like to hear a second opinion.

Comments

un: m.shirogane

[taketori]

[ He'll be a bit late to reading this all things considered, but. The topic's a bit interesting to him on multiple levels. Hypothetical, huh. ]

Hypothetically, if you still like them, it would be hard to think of yourself as taken. Isn't the marriage line "Until death do us part"?

[dereban]

Hah.

That definitely is true. After all, you can't cling to a living person, nor can you wish to have someone alive cling onto a dead person. That'd be too heartbreaking.

[taketori]

Exactly! So, you'd be justified if you dated someone else! After all, there's a good chance they may move on after you've passed away.

[ Which, wow, the idea of that he realizes really, really sucks! ]

[dereban]

"A good chance", huh.

I don't think that's something that anyone can really predict.

[taketori]

I hate to counter a hypothetical with another, but on that note.

If you were presumed dead but you made it back to the world of the living, then it would be worse if you'd decided to move on. It's like cheating on a vacation.

[dereban]

Problem is that... what is defined as 'the world of the living'? Do you make it back to the world you returned to? Do you end up in the same world? Are you reincarnated as a baby? Or as the self you are now? There's too many uncertainties.

un: n.komaeda

[commences]

do you miss your significant other, inaba-san? you should answer these first so we can all know each other!

( he has answers to her questions, but inaba's idea sounds fun to play with so he won't ruin this. the technicalities will only ruin the game, he thinks. )

[dereban]

My own personal relationships have nothing to do with the question. If you don't plan on answering that, I have no plans on having someone like you "get to know me better".

[commences]

you asked us questions, but didn't answer them yourself... that's a little unfair! i just want us all to be on the same side.

my question was hypothetical, i didn't know i had to say that first considering your questions too were hypothetical.

[dereban]

Do you even know what a hypothetical question is? Because that question you asked isn't hypothetical at all.

[commences]

are you against a bit of immersion?

[dereban]

Make it clearer that it's like that, first. Then maybe I'll consider it.

un: n.sakasaki

[crystallomancy]

( ........ )

Are You Interested In Dating Again, Inaba-san?
I'd Advise Against Thinking Such Thoughts Here Anyway. Relationships Are Twice As Impermanent In A Place Like This... Just Consider Yourself Taken And Stay Faithful To Your Taichi-kun.

[dereban]

Ha, I fucking wish. It's not like there'd be anyone interested in me, anyway, and there's much more important crap to deal with.
There's a reason why I said it was hypothetical.

[crystallomancy]

Then Hypothetically, It Would Be Best To Consider Yourself Taken, Unless You Accept And Understand How Finite Your Romance Will Be.
Though
You Shouldn't Be So Hard On Yourself. You Might Be A Little Stuck-Up, But That's Cute In Girls. Your Looks Aren't Bad Either.

[dereban]

Aren't all romances finite?

That's not cute at all? I mean, the definition of 'cute' is more of the type of girl that is bubbly!!

[Not denying the whole 'her looks aren't bad', as she knows that much.]

[crystallomancy]

They Are, But Rarely Do We Consider Them Such In Normal Circumstances. But Here, Where People Are Happier To Live In Willing Ignorance And Turn A Blind Eye To Any Show Of Violence Or Murder Unless It's Thrust Into Their Faces, It Feels More Much Real, Doesn't It? How Finite Our Bonds Truly Are.

( ...Not that people shouldn't still make them, of course; what else is going to get you through school? )

Wrong. The Definition of "Cute" is "All Girls". Even The Type With An Attitude.

[dereban]

Well, I suppose this isn't exactly a "normal circumstance" to begin with. But avoiding violence or murder is much easier when you can go: 'oh, someone else will handle it, surely'. Like the police, or the paramedics, or someone else. Not that I'm saying that isn't the right thing to do, to let professionals handle it, but just that it's a common occurrence due to the nature of society, I suppose.

Although the realization of how finite bonds can be can be shown in ways besides someone is ultimately dead.

But...

I believe that even if someone's bond is cut because of someone's death, there will always be something left behind by them. The memories still exist. And any physical belongs will still be there, too.

(Well, that is, if someone doesn't do something stupid and destroys them, that is, but that's not really my point.)

Oh, if that's the definition, I might need to get a new dictionary, because it now means that all small animals are now officially 'not cute'.

un: s.nice

[topscores]

so youre like schrodingers gf or something
is there someone you like here
is that why youre asking about it
thatd be pretty low if you had someone you liked when you had someone you liked back home
theyd probably be pretty sad if they realized
like...i probably wouldnt want my person to get it on with someone else in another universe or whatever but some people are into that

[dereban]

Something like that. But in this case, I'd be the cat that doesn't know what's happening outside of the box.

And no - there isn't. Too many murder-happy crazies here. Haven't seen someone that's my type, anyway.
I had a life partner, sure, but he's stupidly unselfish. He's the kind of guy that would let me have what I wanted if it would make me happy and not cry.
Well - alternate universes probably exist, and there's probably one where he's dating another girl. An infinite amount of answers really.

[She may have thought about this long and hard for quite some time, actually.]

I don't know how I'd feel about that.
But what I do know is that if he is still alive, I don't want him to be grieving over me forever.

[topscores]

ya but its his life isnt it
its kinda annoying when people decide to dwell on things forever but its not like its something we can change. kinda like how if you decide to have a crush on someone else he cant do anything about that either
maybe you should make sure he meets someone with a nice rack or something, he might feel better about moving on then

[dereban]

It is his life and he can choose however he wants to live it, but like hell am I going to be happy if he spends his life all miserable because of me.

And honestly, that would make me even more pissed off if he just moved on to someone else because of his stupid big boobs fetish.

[topscores]

will you actually know though? or are you the one whos gonna dwell on him forever?

oh he has one? hes got good taste!! theres nothing better than a nice rack!!

[he's completely disregarding all the other shit here.]

[dereban]

I don't know. But if that situation was real, I wouldn't want to.

And it's not good taste at all!!!!

un: r.ranger

[rearranger]

[ Normally he would ignore this, but considering who it is... He thinks about it. ]

It would depend. If you believe they'll join you, then it's no different than any other temporary separation. If you don't believe they'll join you, then it doesn't make sense to say you're paired together.