PC: DR SCIENCE BROFIST

[tombtaker]

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[egodist]

And what was your goal? A new body, like your partner in crime wants?

[tombtaker]

[ i like how he just has to have sort of intuited this is scien but that isn't hard actually. ]

Curious, mostly. [ don't just say that. ] I wanted to know what made it so valuable it was worth all the trouble. Seems I found out too.

[egodist]

[it really isn't hard who else would be this fucking rude]

You're an asshole.

[takes one to know one tho]

[tombtaker]

I'm aware.

[ he seems kind of proud. ]

So? Can it? Make a new body?

[egodist]

Just admit you want one.... He already told me you did....

Talking around it is embarrassing.

[tombtaker]

[ ugh ........ lucien looks off to the side and looks quite irritated for a second, but then presses it back down. ]

I would like my body restored. A new body won't necessarily solve the problem he's seeking to eradicate. [ holding up a hand, one with the red eye on the back of it. i assume they are still in VR space, but weirdly enough these things are present on every single iteration of him. ] They are attached to the soul, the vitality within. Not necessarily the flesh itself.

[egodist]

Is that what it is...

[he tilts his head, finding himself somewhat curious despite himself. the soul? is that something that can be unlocked by science?]

... I can see why he developed an interest, though I think his is more personal than mine.

[tombtaker]

He should focus on his own problems first and foremost.

[ busybody ... ]

Such as the state of being alive or dead.

[egodist]

We do contemplate it often, though as I'm sure you've gleaned, progress is slow-going.

[since lucien gets their most frequent updates....]

[tombtaker]

[ that he does. just the worst PR guy for the living on this job. ]

Well, likely the same over here.

[egodist]

I really don't envy you. It seems like a pain.

There are others with similar tasks to you, no?

[tombtaker]

I would imagine so. There's clearly someone who hands out items to children that solve murders, and someone who must see the Security Cameras. I'm sure there are others, probably to do with disseminating information. Perhaps someone who can decrypt.

If you know any of them, feel free to inform me.

[egodist]

I've been dead for too many weeks to know any of that—however given that it hasn't been brought up, either the newly dead aren't sharing the information, or all of your comrades are tight-lipped and alive.

[tombtaker]

Good to know, actually.

[ he half shrugs. ]

I was only allowed one confidant. Though that excludes your lot, obviously.

[egodist]

Well, I do see your flailing on HER-MES trying to get your point across for others to contribute in a workaround.

[lucien works so hard it's so funny]

The Enda Brat and the New Hire—Yuri will be getting all my personal communication. You can touch base with them if you haven't, since they've been fairly productive as is.

[tombtaker]

[ luciens unhinged twitch chat. ]

You're a nicknamer, aren't you?

[ derogatory. ]

I'll speak to them. [ he knows shoma pretty well despite his horrible curse of being short. ]

[egodist]

I don't care to remember most people's names. They might as well earn it.

[but at least you can assume it's scien on hermes if he doesn't use anyone's name]

I'd say the most prevalent thing to look into is the matter of the past tour. They ran into their own hardships, though we haven't found the root cause either.

[tombtaker]

I've been trying, but you know how these things tend to go. They'll tease us with the truth until the last possible, horrible second where the root cause will be revealed with a grand gesture. Then there will be fireworks.

[ i mean, it's not like that's what he was planning to do with his evil plan or anything. its not like he had speeches written. ]

[egodist]

Probably. For now, we'll just collect their spam mail and stupid recordings like they're supposed to mean something.

Are the Senior Crew you deal with any less brainwashed? We only meet them in their dreams.