I can pick a symbol on my phone, and then select three people. It will send a "special delivery" to one of them, if the information I got from someone who received one is true. I suppose it's possible they could have coincidentally been selected by someone else for something when I chose them, but...
The week I chose a symbol of a sprout, the person who received a special delivery used it, and we got the greenhouse. So I think it was from that.
...interesting. I thought Shale spoke oddly of its origins.
[hmm. he's contemplating this, for a few moments.]
Well. If it was not your doing, then it was also not mine, at any rate. I send others dreams-- but only the ones with the rose tattoos. The others' origin, I do not know.
Do you know of anyone else with some manner of influence here?
I had hoped-- I am attempting to find someone who may have the capacity to lend their aid with our remaining culprit. Today's attempt was something of a... particularly desperate measure.
What you did today made it possible for me to find you. So, if there is another one of us out there, if they've got any sense they'll do the same thing. I think since both you and I were able to transform, it's safe to assume anyone else who can do things like we do can as well, isn't it?
I thought to ask Riff if I'd be allowed to reach out to you through Bass. I would hope anyone else who was chosen would think to ask whoever has been helping them the same thing... Did you tell anyone else to reach you through Bass?
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I haven't. I'm not sure what we're going to do about that. There was some talk of trying to create a dungeon, but...
Only you. No one else seemed to know aught of these matters.
[he shot his shot... at least one person bit??]
Given that restraints did not seem to help, I do not know whether attempting it again would do much to stop them; it is not the worst of ideas, but unfortunately unlikely to have much success.
Hmm. Perhaps next week we ought to be a little more obvious about it. Maybe if we both went out at the same time, in those forms...
[alternatively: they mini-cyoa in animal form]
I don't know, either. I thought maybe if... we had a place like that, if this place really does respond to us, it might open up other options at the trial, if we have another one. Instead of just "combat" or "execution"... if there was a designated place for it, "confinement" might also be allowed.
Though that doesn't solve the problem of the person who got away.
...I've found my thoughts straying to the people the evidence overlapped with, but - I'm afraid I haven't been able to make any other determinations from there.
[he lets out a breath, gives his head a slight shake.]
The heliotropes on the list were most likely to lie about owning a gumball of their own color. He could have covered for Kumon or given it to him, but his listed skills include drawing, and unless Kumon was hiding it, that... demonstration of his about his brother before did not seem terribly artistic. It was thus unlikely Kumon ever drew the gun. Moreover, I only realized this later, but when November asked about token counts and gumballs owned-- Kazunari first claimed he turned his original one in and received two. Then he claimed it was only one.
... I am unfamiliar with the connection myself, but it was mentioned to me that the outlandishness of the clothing we found also implicated him, somehow. I also do not think whoever did it needed to be as strong as others assume-- the only marks he and Vax found were right by the grave, so it very well could have happened so close that 9S fell in, or needed little movement. It would also be terribly convenient to ensure a visit to one's own scene, not to mention getting that dirt on his hands.
[local man never shuts up and this is no exception,]
That, or he does in fact have some form of affliction, as Kazuma did.
I asked Steel whether they would know if something were amiss once more. They said that already something seemed unsettled, and that the nature of the affliction may make it more plain to see with time.
Keep a close eye on him. See whether it wears off, and if his behavior changes once again. Not acting as he did this morning may not mean he is normal.
I will. I don't think there's anyone who hasn't noticed how strangely he was acting this morning. And we'll have much of that in writing, too, since he was acting so strangely over text.
We will need to remain watchful of the others who overlapped, as well. I believe this theory is correct, but there is naught to say that my confidence is not misplaced; if you are familiar with any of them, do ensure you check in often.
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W3, MONDAY
wherever it leads to, there is a person... say hello?]
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jiuqing steps in through the archway, then looks around cautiously before her eyes land on whoever the other person is.]
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...would that I could have employed less ridiculous means, but I felt I needed to be more direct.
[desperate times etc etc.]
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[ah.]
Thanks for keeping me warm last week. I didn't mean to be... quite that way... but...
[sometimes touch week happens when you're a cat.]
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[he would love to not speak of it.]
Have you some function here, then?
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[she nods once]
I can pick a symbol on my phone, and then select three people. It will send a "special delivery" to one of them, if the information I got from someone who received one is true. I suppose it's possible they could have coincidentally been selected by someone else for something when I chose them, but...
The week I chose a symbol of a sprout, the person who received a special delivery used it, and we got the greenhouse. So I think it was from that.
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[hmm. he's contemplating this, for a few moments.]
Well. If it was not your doing, then it was also not mine, at any rate. I send others dreams-- but only the ones with the rose tattoos. The others' origin, I do not know.
Do you know of anyone else with some manner of influence here?
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she shoots him the most incredulous look when he cops to being the rose tattoo artist, but shakes her head.]
No... just you. I haven't seen any other animals wandering around, either.
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[he exhales a huff, there, arms folded.]
I had hoped-- I am attempting to find someone who may have the capacity to lend their aid with our remaining culprit. Today's attempt was something of a... particularly desperate measure.
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What you did today made it possible for me to find you. So, if there is another one of us out there, if they've got any sense they'll do the same thing. I think since both you and I were able to transform, it's safe to assume anyone else who can do things like we do can as well, isn't it?
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You've heard naught else of-- any way to do something about such individuals, have you?
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[...]
I haven't. I'm not sure what we're going to do about that. There was some talk of trying to create a dungeon, but...
[restraints didn't stop marie........]
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[he shot his shot... at least one person bit??]
Given that restraints did not seem to help, I do not know whether attempting it again would do much to stop them; it is not the worst of ideas, but unfortunately unlikely to have much success.
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[alternatively: they mini-cyoa in animal form]
I don't know, either. I thought maybe if... we had a place like that, if this place really does respond to us, it might open up other options at the trial, if we have another one. Instead of just "combat" or "execution"... if there was a designated place for it, "confinement" might also be allowed.
Though that doesn't solve the problem of the person who got away.
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Nor does it solve our current problem, no. I am curious as to whether you've any thoughts as to who it was that we missed.
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Of course.
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[he lets out a breath, gives his head a slight shake.]
The heliotropes on the list were most likely to lie about owning a gumball of their own color. He could have covered for Kumon or given it to him, but his listed skills include drawing, and unless Kumon was hiding it, that... demonstration of his about his brother before did not seem terribly artistic. It was thus unlikely Kumon ever drew the gun. Moreover, I only realized this later, but when November asked about token counts and gumballs owned-- Kazunari first claimed he turned his original one in and received two. Then he claimed it was only one.
... I am unfamiliar with the connection myself, but it was mentioned to me that the outlandishness of the clothing we found also implicated him, somehow. I also do not think whoever did it needed to be as strong as others assume-- the only marks he and Vax found were right by the grave, so it very well could have happened so close that 9S fell in, or needed little movement. It would also be terribly convenient to ensure a visit to one's own scene, not to mention getting that dirt on his hands.
[local man never shuts up and this is no exception,]
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I looked him over, but I wasn't able to find a tattoo anywhere...
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I asked Steel whether they would know if something were amiss once more. They said that already something seemed unsettled, and that the nature of the affliction may make it more plain to see with time.
Keep a close eye on him. See whether it wears off, and if his behavior changes once again. Not acting as he did this morning may not mean he is normal.
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I will. I don't think there's anyone who hasn't noticed how strangely he was acting this morning. And we'll have much of that in writing, too, since he was acting so strangely over text.
It won't be easy to forget.
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I talk with a good number of people here fairly regularly, so... I don't think it will come off as strange if I keep an eye on them.