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I mean, I can't exactly turn that off.
[It'd be super convenient and all, but he's pretty sure she knows first hand that it's impossible not to worry about people if you're the type to do so.]
[It'd be super convenient and all, but he's pretty sure she knows first hand that it's impossible not to worry about people if you're the type to do so.]
That's going to get really old really fast.
[Because it's going to be constant. But it's a joke, and there's a faint smile to go with it, and this time he's the one who initiates nudging her gently in the shoulder.]
Any other thoughts you have about all of this? Your post didn't get as um, vitriolic, but there's definitely been a lot of discussion.
[Because it's going to be constant. But it's a joke, and there's a faint smile to go with it, and this time he's the one who initiates nudging her gently in the shoulder.]
Any other thoughts you have about all of this? Your post didn't get as um, vitriolic, but there's definitely been a lot of discussion.
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Uh...
[She lets out a breath, tilting her head back and forth as though weighing her options.]
God, I don't fucking know. I'm not into the superhero thing. Like, if other people want to do it, cool, but...
[It's not her bag.]
I just... None of us have any fucking idea how to get home, right? And a lot of the people here are just screwed. So I think we should help. Try to make things better or whatever.
[She lets out a breath, tilting her head back and forth as though weighing her options.]
God, I don't fucking know. I'm not into the superhero thing. Like, if other people want to do it, cool, but...
[It's not her bag.]
I just... None of us have any fucking idea how to get home, right? And a lot of the people here are just screwed. So I think we should help. Try to make things better or whatever.
[He nods in understanding at her comments, and were the mood a little lighter he'd make some comment about how shocked he is that she's not super interested in running around in a costume with a codename.
Instead, though, he focuses on her last comment.]
I think we should too. We're here right now, and while we're here, we should do as much good as we can.
[But--]
However I also kind of feel like people are just... Giving up really quickly on the going home thing. Especially since for most people, it's just going to happen at some point, and they'll go right back to where they were.
[And so as long as they stay alive here, there isn't exactly any real pressing need to understand why they're here or, potentially, how to get out and control where they go when they do. But that isn't the case for everyone, and not just Lance.]
Instead, though, he focuses on her last comment.]
I think we should too. We're here right now, and while we're here, we should do as much good as we can.
[But--]
However I also kind of feel like people are just... Giving up really quickly on the going home thing. Especially since for most people, it's just going to happen at some point, and they'll go right back to where they were.
[And so as long as they stay alive here, there isn't exactly any real pressing need to understand why they're here or, potentially, how to get out and control where they go when they do. But that isn't the case for everyone, and not just Lance.]
Some people don't have much of a home to go back to.
[She's thinking of Ian specifically, but she's not sure how much Lance knows about him, and she doesn't want to risk oversharing.]
And the rest... I don't know. So much shit has been happening so quickly, you know? I think we've been in survival mode.
[She's thinking of Ian specifically, but she's not sure how much Lance knows about him, and she doesn't want to risk oversharing.]
And the rest... I don't know. So much shit has been happening so quickly, you know? I think we've been in survival mode.
I know, but the way it worked in Hadriel was that 'home' was where you go if you disappear in the random way that people did. That's probably the case here too, and the only way to avoid that is to know how coming and going works and how to control it.
[So for people who have nothing to go back to, or know what fate awaits them when they return, the need to solve the mystery is much greater than for people who'll simply go back to a life they want to return to if or when they disappear.]
That's very likely, that people are in survival mode, but we can't get out of that by being so lost and only able to react to what happens. Being able to do something about our situation helps.
[So for people who have nothing to go back to, or know what fate awaits them when they return, the need to solve the mystery is much greater than for people who'll simply go back to a life they want to return to if or when they disappear.]
That's very likely, that people are in survival mode, but we can't get out of that by being so lost and only able to react to what happens. Being able to do something about our situation helps.
[Kyna blows a raspberry, less to blow off what he's saying and more out of self-deprecation.]
God, is this the kind of shit you analyze all the time? It's stressful.
[She's just teasing a little, and then she tilts her head.]
What do you want to do about our situation?
God, is this the kind of shit you analyze all the time? It's stressful.
[She's just teasing a little, and then she tilts her head.]
What do you want to do about our situation?
[He lets out a short breath of laughter at her comment, because it's such an understatement and he's sure he doesn't need to say so. But as for her last question--]
Right now I think the first step is to try to understand what we do know about the situation we're in. It seems like lots of different individuals know things that they don't realize others aren't aware of, and so there's just a bunch of people holding different puzzle pieces that they don't know to share; if we can centralize information somewhere, then we can all at least be on same page in order to try to move forward.
Right now I think the first step is to try to understand what we do know about the situation we're in. It seems like lots of different individuals know things that they don't realize others aren't aware of, and so there's just a bunch of people holding different puzzle pieces that they don't know to share; if we can centralize information somewhere, then we can all at least be on same page in order to try to move forward.
I started already, but yeah, I'd like to try to.
[He'd begun collecting information as he saw it arise on the network, but hasn't delved into all the previous posts. It's a slightly intimidating prospect so he's been stalling a little, despite knowing it's important.]
[He'd begun collecting information as he saw it arise on the network, but hasn't delved into all the previous posts. It's a slightly intimidating prospect so he's been stalling a little, despite knowing it's important.]
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