[ there's a moment where he seems to debate between filtering himself and what he actually thinks and seems to go ... fuck it. ]
A distraction. Blood to grab the front page of the headlines, and horror to keep us occupied. This isn't about any one murder. It isn't about people losing control and killing, but it won't cease for us to have the chance to unravel it in peace.
Mm. I asked the senior crew, and apparently they're what have been causing these weekly effects all along. They don't know why they said it was the nanites in the first week—a part of... however their minds were messed with, probably. Gradually breaking free now, looks like.
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I did figure that if anyone had a knowledge base of this kind of thing, it'd be you.
Hm. Anyone in particular breaking free you've noticed?
[ but lol. lmao even. yeah. he sure does unfortunately. ]
I've had some experience. My main consultants for this type of thing are a bit indisposed at the moment, but I can't say I'm unfamiliar on my own. [ he looks off, a bit distant. ] We shouldn't be here.
Sounds like it's all of them, to an extent. That's why they've started removing their helmets—they're feeling less of a need to oblige by the company rules.
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I'm going to be seeing them, and I'd rather be sober for that.
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[ he ... is not drinking himself, so he supposes he can't judge that. ]
I expect it will be the same. More questions without satisfying answers. Confused reasoning, convinced of their own sanity. Our blindness to it.
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[ there's a moment where he seems to debate between filtering himself and what he actually thinks and seems to go ... fuck it. ]
A distraction. Blood to grab the front page of the headlines, and horror to keep us occupied. This isn't about any one murder. It isn't about people losing control and killing, but it won't cease for us to have the chance to unravel it in peace.
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Has anyone talked to you about the galactic storms yet?
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And I have seen a few of the documents related to them. The one explaining mild effects, until one that clearly wasn't.
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The Astral Sea is prone to psychic storms. Known to drive the minds of mortals to madness and beyond.
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I did figure that if anyone had a knowledge base of this kind of thing, it'd be you.
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[ but lol. lmao even. yeah. he sure does unfortunately. ]
I've had some experience. My main consultants for this type of thing are a bit indisposed at the moment, but I can't say I'm unfamiliar on my own. [ he looks off, a bit distant. ] We shouldn't be here.
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[yeah lucien sure did give that impression.]
"Here" in what sense?