To Archive the End

Enide

I am not the only archivist; we’re spread far and wide across many lands, for the sake of covering as much ground as possible, for the highest success rate.

We do our duty to the best of our abilities, and the Archives are a hive of activity because of it; it flourishes because of our successes.

But sometimes...

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...sometimes we’re too late.

Enide

And... should we be too late, and the call goes out about a geist sighting...

My duty is to dispose of it.

Enide

To souls and the departed, I should say. It’s a common ability among my leash; my sire knew I was destined for more morbid work when I showed an aptitude for it, along with my general psychical abilities.

The healers taught me much on the physical side of things, how to prepare bodies and perform autopsies, how to set bones and close up wounds, that the progression to souls seemed the natural next step.

Granted, it’s not a lateral ascension, as those require a... different sort of skillset. But as I’m medically trained and can interact with souls, the Master took it upon themselves to guide my learning on the spiritual side of things.

It looks more esoteric than it is, really. Though I guess it’s not common knowledge one can easily obtain...

...so I suppose the answer is ‘have a master of the craft take you under their wing’.

Enide

Ah, apologies... they don’t talk much.

But I’m impressed with your knowledge... they are bonded with the Master, who is what you say. 

You can say they’re technically... an ‘associate’. Normally, they accompany the Master during the usual collection runs, but for certain retrieval cases, the Master is kind enough to let me ‘borrow’ them.

For cases far from the Archives, their speed is unmatched in the shadows.

Enide

...well, only the Master knows the name of my companion here. I’m afraid I can’t tell you.

When someone passes, it is my duty to collect to soul and bring it back to the Archives, so that it can be organized with the rest, to preserve the memory of the fallen.

Many things can stop a soul from finding rest; anger, lingering regrets, attachments, unfinished business... the Eternal Sleep, unfortunately, isn’t quite as easy as most would think. So we help the next step proceed.

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Collection will be along shortly to retrieve the body; this is to prevent further damage during transportation.

Once that’s done, I can return with the soul and finish my task.

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Evidence points to a struggle...

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She was pushed.

...which makes it murder.

[ A beat. Before continuation. ]

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The soul, the spirit, the anima... the many names it’s called, what is left behind after passing, yes.

...A seer...?

[ An amused snort. ]

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...not so grand a title for me. I am just, how you say... uniquely qualified to handle these cases.

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Souls are not meant to linger long after death... even though not all will erode into a geist due to possible surrounding stimuli, we don’t know the state of the former life prior to becoming deceased, so... better to have prevention than an incident.

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The timeframe for this retrieval was graciously generous, as the body is still mostly intact... allows me to collect the proper information, as well.

There seems to be no problems with it, but procedure will need to be followed, just in case.

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Collection... contacted.

...at least now she’ll be able to rest in peace. I will personally see to that.