[ help. you know what, this is fine? he is also adding dark chocolate because that's important, thank you. ]
Way different. It's our training camp for people like us. There's a different one on the other side of the country, too. [ he takes that into consideration though. ]
...I can do slow. The not-so-slow days are what I'm used to, but I can try slow. The construction's still going, right? There's probably going to be other places around the city soon. But you've been here for a while haven't you? What used to be your favorite?
[ mystery bite cookies. you never know what you'll get ]
Oh I see. While I have trained, I never been on a training camp before. [ Sounds fun even if it's just training ]
Right! There are other places like a mall, a spa, and a ferris wheel! I think my favorite is the zoo though. Tiger was defeated by a bunch of chickens there.
We only start to turn up at camp when our powers start showing up. It's the sign to start training and learn how to fight. But I mean we have normal camp stuff, too. It's not always about working on survival.
[ it's just chaotic but he's grown to care a lot about it. he's listening to all of this though... ]
Just a ferris wheel? [ focus, nico. ] How did Tiger lose to a bunch of birds?
Those are very good things to learn. [ Survival and how to fight. ] What powers? Are they like what we have here or something different?
[ They give a nod ] Ferris Wheel! There's more around it, but that's the most important part. You can see everything from it. [ Hmm ] Tiger made them mad and they all swarmed them! It was pretty funny. You should ask them about it.
Definitely different. They're powers people like us are born with that we have to learn how to control as we get older. What I have here isn't anything like what I have back home.
[ there's a hum about a ferris wheel because that's fine, he thinks. it's cute. ]
I don't mind heights. So I guess that's another thing to look into whenever it shows up. [ unfortunately he sort of laughs at that though. ] Birds can be scary when angered. Maybe I will sometime. I've been meaning to touch base with Tiger again anyway.
What do you have back at home then? Do you actually get super strength and break things?
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That's good. Maybe we can try it when it's opened? [ Just adding to their list ] I think you should. They are really nice, just a bit shy! I don't think a lot of people take the time to talk to them.
Not quite. Um...everything on my profile's pretty true. There are some things that are missing, but everything listed is something I'm capable of. [ moving along with their cart of things. ]
When it opens I don't object to taking a look. It could be fun. [ he can't really think of when he's been on a ferris wheel last, actually. ] I get it. I've spoken to them before and I kind of understand where they're coming from. It's a weird balance of knowing people may not like you but wanting to put yourself out there. It's difficult.
Listed? [ Thinking. Thinking. ] Oh yeah. I forgot all about the profiles. Hehe. [ Whoops! Oh well. ] I don't know what any of those words mean.
[ Their cart and cookie quest! Time to find the liquids to add in their cookies! ]
Yay! Ferris Wheel! I hope there are fireworks! I wanted to see them again. [ They do nod along to this as they find butter to add in and then chocolate milk. That's a liquid, right? ] I don't think they are used to a lot of people depending on them either.
Seriously? [ listen he's not a child of athena but he does try to research things. so he's surprised. ] Um...let's just say I work with the dead and leave it at that.
[ onward for liquids! a terrible phrase! he does not stop them from adding chocolate milk. these are going to be disastrous cookies. ]
Fireworks are pretty nice. But you don't think the city would set them off another time? [ that seems to be less important. he's listening to them talk about tiger. ] ...I think it's hard for a lot of people here. We still don't really know much about our situation, and it's hard to trust people sometimes. But I understand that it's hard not to take that personally either.
[ Giving a nod. Seriously! Researching is usually left for others to do. ]
Okay! [ They will just roll with this like it's normal for someone to work with the dead.
Disastrous cookies that will be fed to the Foxes! ]
They haven't set them off in a long time! They might be waiting for a reason to celebrate. [ Hmm ] It's especially hard when we're all supposed to be competing with each other, but it's a little hard for us to see it that way. We all started together before we found out about all of you.
Right, they're probably saving them for the end. [ and now that they've brought it up: ] I think that's what I still don't really understand, Mouse. If you were all working together, why did the competition even start? What about us made the whole thing change? It doesn't make sense. Can't we call it off and go back to what you were doing before that?
They can also make a boxed kind after this if it doesn't turn out ] I don't know if you guys made it change or if it was always meant to change. It sounded like the people here have seen what happened to Michan before.
Yeah, people sort of updated us while we were locked up. [ thoughtful. ] But it's nothing you guys have seen before, right? Like...something changed even when you arrived, but we were the catalyst.
Mouse, no offense, but none of those things sound very peaceful and kind of a lot for a period of six months. But I guess it's better than constant chaos for you.
It's more peaceful than what I'm used to. [ hmm ] Someone was wondering if it's intentional to set it up like this to help push people to wanting to kill.
...I'd ask what things were like before, but it's okay if you don't feel like talking about it either. It's a good question though. Everything feels a little targeted now. [ ... ] What do you think? Intentional?
You mean here before you arrived? [ As for the next, they are considering it. Tapping their fingers together as they sway from side to side. ] Hmm. I think it probably is, but then what is there to gain from doing it?
I meant before you got here, too. [ but again, he's fine if they wish to avoid it. ] I've been trying to figure out the gain, too. It doesn't make any sense to be doing this now, but there hasn't been any hint of how to fix it either.
[ Thinking about it.] It's okay! We were just always running around because of orders. There was a war going on and we were the ones who had to help out.
[ Is Nico sure he wants to talk about this? ]
We just need more of the puzzle pieces, right? We might lose more people though... [ Which is sad ]
...I get it. We just got out of one ourselves, too. Hopefully we'll be in a period of peace for a while, but I'm not holding my breath until a couple of weeks pass. [ he frowns a little though. ] You had to help? Or you chose to?
[ ...they're right though. they need more of the pieces. and they might lose people. two, specifically, since this thread is w1 monday but it's fine they don't know yet. ]
I hope we don't, but I think it's better to be prepared for that possibility. Now that we know about the rules.
We never needed to have a choice of our own. We always did what Mother or the others at top would say. [ It's fine.] What kind of mission did you go on?
[ Before they lost another mouse :< ]
Yeah, we probably need to. Even if I don't want to.
[ again, vaguely relatable. he thinks to ask, but he decides he doesn't need that much information to process the conversation. ]
Most recently it was a rescue mission. When prophecies are given to us, we have to accept them. We can't keep ignoring them no matter how hard we try. [ or their oracle will keep spewing it out on repeat. poor rachel. ] The prophecy was meant for me, but...Will came with me. We managed to save our friend and get out alive.
[ so being here sucks, actually. ]
...it's still early. We have a little time to ourselves before we have to prepare for something like that. That counts for something, doesn't it?
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Way different. It's our training camp for people like us. There's a different one on the other side of the country, too. [ he takes that into consideration though. ]
...I can do slow. The not-so-slow days are what I'm used to, but I can try slow. The construction's still going, right? There's probably going to be other places around the city soon. But you've been here for a while haven't you? What used to be your favorite?
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Oh I see. While I have trained, I never been on a training camp before. [ Sounds fun even if it's just training ]
Right! There are other places like a mall, a spa, and a ferris wheel! I think my favorite is the zoo though. Tiger was defeated by a bunch of chickens there.
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[ it's just chaotic but he's grown to care a lot about it. he's listening to all of this though... ]
Just a ferris wheel? [ focus, nico. ] How did Tiger lose to a bunch of birds?
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[ They give a nod ] Ferris Wheel! There's more around it, but that's the most important part. You can see everything from it. [ Hmm ] Tiger made them mad and they all swarmed them! It was pretty funny. You should ask them about it.
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[ there's a hum about a ferris wheel because that's fine, he thinks. it's cute. ]
I don't mind heights. So I guess that's another thing to look into whenever it shows up. [ unfortunately he sort of laughs at that though. ] Birds can be scary when angered. Maybe I will sometime. I've been meaning to touch base with Tiger again anyway.
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That's good. Maybe we can try it when it's opened? [ Just adding to their list ] I think you should. They are really nice, just a bit shy! I don't think a lot of people take the time to talk to them.
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Not quite. Um...everything on my profile's pretty true. There are some things that are missing, but everything listed is something I'm capable of. [ moving along with their cart of things. ]
When it opens I don't object to taking a look. It could be fun. [ he can't really think of when he's been on a ferris wheel last, actually. ] I get it. I've spoken to them before and I kind of understand where they're coming from. It's a weird balance of knowing people may not like you but wanting to put yourself out there. It's difficult.
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[ Their cart and cookie quest! Time to find the liquids to add in their cookies! ]
Yay! Ferris Wheel! I hope there are fireworks! I wanted to see them again. [ They do nod along to this as they find butter to add in and then chocolate milk. That's a liquid, right? ] I don't think they are used to a lot of people depending on them either.
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Seriously? [ listen he's not a child of athena but he does try to research things. so he's surprised. ] Um...let's just say I work with the dead and leave it at that.
[ onward for liquids! a terrible phrase! he does not stop them from adding chocolate milk. these are going to be disastrous cookies. ]
Fireworks are pretty nice. But you don't think the city would set them off another time? [ that seems to be less important. he's listening to them talk about tiger. ] ...I think it's hard for a lot of people here. We still don't really know much about our situation, and it's hard to trust people sometimes. But I understand that it's hard not to take that personally either.
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Okay! [ They will just roll with this like it's normal for someone to work with the dead.
Disastrous cookies that will be fed to the Foxes! ]
They haven't set them off in a long time! They might be waiting for a reason to celebrate. [ Hmm ] It's especially hard when we're all supposed to be competing with each other, but it's a little hard for us to see it that way. We all started together before we found out about all of you.
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Right, they're probably saving them for the end. [ and now that they've brought it up: ] I think that's what I still don't really understand, Mouse. If you were all working together, why did the competition even start? What about us made the whole thing change? It doesn't make sense. Can't we call it off and go back to what you were doing before that?
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They can also make a boxed kind after this if it doesn't turn out ] I don't know if you guys made it change or if it was always meant to change. It sounded like the people here have seen what happened to Michan before.
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...I'd ask what things were like before, but it's okay if you don't feel like talking about it either. It's a good question though. Everything feels a little targeted now. [ ... ] What do you think? Intentional?
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[ Is Nico sure he wants to talk about this? ]
We just need more of the puzzle pieces, right? We might lose more people though... [ Which is sad ]
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...I get it. We just got out of one ourselves, too. Hopefully we'll be in a period of peace for a while, but I'm not holding my breath until a couple of weeks pass. [ he frowns a little though. ] You had to help? Or you chose to?
[ ...they're right though. they need more of the pieces. and they might lose people. two, specifically, since this thread is w1 monday but it's fine they don't know yet. ]
I hope we don't, but I think it's better to be prepared for that possibility. Now that we know about the rules.
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[ Before they lost another mouse :< ]
Yeah, we probably need to. Even if I don't want to.
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Most recently it was a rescue mission. When prophecies are given to us, we have to accept them. We can't keep ignoring them no matter how hard we try. [ or their oracle will keep spewing it out on repeat. poor rachel. ] The prophecy was meant for me, but...Will came with me. We managed to save our friend and get out alive.
[ so being here sucks, actually. ]
...it's still early. We have a little time to ourselves before we have to prepare for something like that. That counts for something, doesn't it?
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[ that sucks ]
Yeah, it is still early. We can enjoy what we can for now, right?
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But maybe you're onto something. [ enjoying what they can. ] What do you think? Buy everything we have and see what we can do?
[ which we can handwave and i can free mods from w1 threads if they desire. ]
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