[He... nods. Kumon's far too normal for any of this. The colors, the monsters, the murders, the executions. It's all so much, it's too much. He wishes he was back home, but there's nothing he can really do to get back right this moment.
His own survival? With what? What skills does he really have when it comes to that?]
[How, indeed. How. If only there was a good answer for that]
Judging by the pattern so far there's nothing to be overly concerned about during most of the week. Staying vigilant on Thursday night will have to be enough. Problem is, staying with people doesn't guarantee safety, and neither does staying alone.
[..........]
I haven't come up with the right plan yet. There must be a way, but I haven't figured it out yet.
[And he's trying! But every plan he comes with, he finds issues with it immediately]
[He's not smart enough for that sort of planning. It's just Thursday night they have to be careful of, and by then... They could be taken over by whatever causes the madness that makes people so murderous. If it's the prism or something else that's in there with them, and even know they don't know what it is.]
I'll... think about it too.
[He'll try, but he probably can't come up with anything if November can't.]
I assume you have been talking to other people, Kumon? How are they holding up?
[November has seen a few! And they're all very unnerved by this all, but he judges someone who is more of a social butterfly is likely to know more about everyone's state]
[Perhaps not even only Percy. 9S and Chinatsu's killers got away, and Malik may not have been responsible for both of those. There may be another beast to be unleashed at some point, he thinks]
It's hard to feel indifferent at all this -- but I think this will end in people generally ending closer to each other after a while. Isolation is only going to make this all harder to deal with.
[Which is why he entered the greenhouse now, really. Not that long ago he was with Kashuu, pushing seeds into the soil of a few planters]
It probably is the only positive result of all this.
[He follows November into the greenhouse, looking at all the plants and how far they've come along.
People aren't really meant to be alone. He doesn't know about any scientific studies or anything like that. Being alone isn't really something that's easy. But getting close to people means the risk of becoming friends and having them die. That doesn't seem like a good option either, but he can't help himself from wanting to reach out.]
[The reminder of that ridiculous critter gets November to snort]
It's impossible to forget that thing anytime soon.
[November took a look at that, swooned and went to kiss it which led to a commemorative asofterworld and left. While he's all for goofing around, there's a bit of a limit to what he'd get involved with! And multicolored elephants seemed to be above that limit!]
[November stands in front of a planter with little sprouts. Wow, Kashuu wasn't kidding, these plants grow really fast, he planted these like half an hour ago.
Still, what Kumon said is really surprising to him! He's no stranger to intelligent animals, but that was because the cat was a Contractor -- someone who transferred his consciousness into a cat, really. His immediate thought is that there's no way this elephant was a mere animal, no doubt]
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His own survival? With what? What skills does he really have when it comes to that?]
... How?
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Judging by the pattern so far there's nothing to be overly concerned about during most of the week. Staying vigilant on Thursday night will have to be enough. Problem is, staying with people doesn't guarantee safety, and neither does staying alone.
[..........]
I haven't come up with the right plan yet. There must be a way, but I haven't figured it out yet.
[And he's trying! But every plan he comes with, he finds issues with it immediately]
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I'll... think about it too.
[He'll try, but he probably can't come up with anything if November can't.]
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I assume you have been talking to other people, Kumon? How are they holding up?
[November has seen a few! And they're all very unnerved by this all, but he judges someone who is more of a social butterfly is likely to know more about everyone's state]
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Of course it doesn't have any.]
I don't think anybody took what happened to Malik well.
[Is that what's going to happen to Percy after a week? After two weeks?]
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It's hard to feel indifferent at all this -- but I think this will end in people generally ending closer to each other after a while. Isolation is only going to make this all harder to deal with.
[Which is why he entered the greenhouse now, really. Not that long ago he was with Kashuu, pushing seeds into the soil of a few planters]
It probably is the only positive result of all this.
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People aren't really meant to be alone. He doesn't know about any scientific studies or anything like that. Being alone isn't really something that's easy. But getting close to people means the risk of becoming friends and having them die. That doesn't seem like a good option either, but he can't help himself from wanting to reach out.]
Do you remember the elephant from this week?
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It's impossible to forget that thing anytime soon.
[November took a look at that,
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I think it was asking us to make... "connection"? Or maybe "communication"?
[Kumon's best is still... not that good.]
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[What happened with that elephant, Kumon, November doesn't seem to be aware of anything, hah]
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Still, what Kumon said is really surprising to him! He's no stranger to intelligent animals, but that was because the cat was a Contractor -- someone who transferred his consciousness into a cat, really. His immediate thought is that there's no way this elephant was a mere animal, no doubt]
It did? What did it say?
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[Quite the choice of word for a rainbow animal to write]
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It tried to write it again, but those were the only letters it could manage. C-NN-IONS.
I wonder if it meant "connections"?
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[Haha, it happens. C-NN-IONS, huh...]
It probably is that one. The other option I can think of right away is 'conniptions', which I find unlikely.
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But connections makes sense. With the bubbles and everything else that's happening? Plus the residents set up the Wednesday events.
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Perhaps it's not us who have to be connected.
[In which case he has no idea who should form connections, yup]
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