Audience: Gojou Satoru

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[mukagen]

[ PERHAPS. OKAY. you avatars talk funny but gojou doesn’t dislike it. ]

All right. Thanks, Greed!

[ He... doesn’t leave. Because he’s scratching little Pom under the chin. He will go soon, though. No worries. ]

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[PERHAPS. greed figures gojou will either understand or not, so they merely shrug.]

Of course. [he may pet the dog...the dog is pleased.] ...was there anything else you needed?

[they apparently are open to additional questions but also respect gojou if he wants to bounce after dog time.]

[mukagen]

[ One answer means that answer is for all those questions. Gojou continues to pamper dog, even grooming its fur with his fingers. ]

Oh, yeah, I guess I can ask about the slime in the research room... It was kind of violent when I looked at it. There’s also this weird mold in the MRI scanner? Is that something to be concerned about?

[ MOLD ISNT GOOD? ]

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[gojou is being kind to their dog, so they're more amicable.]

Mold...? [they seem concerned.] What precisely happened in there?

[mukagen]

[ who would be mean to dog...? Gojou stops petting so he can focus on what he remembers. ]

Yes. There's some pink, flesh-like substance that oozes from it—I thought it was mold? I didn't get to see it in action for too long, but when I did peek, it slipped through the cracks after a bit.

[ time for stupidity. ]

Someone with me got a scan, though. The mold came back out and latched onto his skin. He felt nauseous afterwards.

[ Which is why he's asking. It seems... Worrying? ]

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Ah. [that's disgusting.] I must ask why you felt the need to use the machine yourselves, but I've come to realize you'll all do whatever it is you wish to do.

[they tap their claws on the desktop for a moment.]

I presume your companion is alright now? Whatever it was, the side effects didn't last. Perhaps it was simply a defense mechanism.

[mukagen]

I don't know! [ HE. REALLY DOES NOT KNOW. ] He just decided it's best to try it himself and, by the time we realized, it was definitely too late.

[ Gojou has only so many hands for child leashes. ]

It was temporary, but a defense mechanism to use the MRI...?

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...foolish. [FOOLISH! how could you possibly!! but it's fine. greed seems to accept that, unfortunately, given some people really want to also eat trial evidence.]

Mm. It's simply a theory, but there are things about this base that don't entirely wish to be perceived just yet. I imagine that machine and the mold you found is one of them.

[mukagen]

[ you don't give them forensic tech it's okay they have white, molly, and lenore. Gojou really doesn't know why people are like this, either. ]

Oh, I seeeee. Except I guess in this case, I do not see! You think they'll be less shy in the future, Greed?

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I'm sure they will be.

[mukagen]

Ominous.

[ Yes, he has to say that aloud. ]

How did you feel about this week? Considering you probably do the documentation for everything.

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I do. [and they seem somewhat proud of that? nerd.]

There was a bit of a concern when they started questioning you, but overall I would say you did better. Not perfectly, and truthfully it was only the trap Tealeaf and Miss Nonagesimus set up that you found Law, but your investigations and testimonies provided a solid alibi and pointed you in the correct direction.

[is. is that what gojou was asking? we don't know.]

[mukagen]

[ Nerd. Even this answer is nerdy! ]

Wow! An assessment. I was thinking more about your own personal opinion on it all, but I guess it's just work to you?

[ He will accept it. ]

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More or less. [wryly. but they take that in stride. gojou caught them on a good day when he doesn't want to throw everyone out a window.]

That is my personal opinion, however. It was better.

[mukagen]

[ no please yeet everyone ]

... Better than writing about us fussing over toblerones for hours?

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I truly cannot understand why you were stuck on candy bars for so many hours.

[so yes.]

[mukagen]

There was blood on the candy bars, Greed? Blood!

[ Gojou also thought it was ridiculous. He just. Wanted to eat some chocolate? ]

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The correct answer was not to assume Kaan turned into a bloody candy bar!

[everyone!!! at least gojou understands(?)]

[mukagen]

[ Gojou did, for like maybe ten minutes, have a thought Kaz turned into a candy bar. ]

You raised your voice! [ HAHA. ] Let it all out!!

[ CALL THEM IMBECILES ]

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[no it's undignified!!]

I would prefer not to when it's much simpler to call you all incredibly foolish.

[mukagen]

[ boo. his desire for making corporate-like characters just explode. unsated. ]

Awww. I'd say it's good stress relief, which is pretty important when you do so much work.

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Need I remind you that we are also in a library? [yelling in a library is rude?]

[mukagen]

[ he wants to say isn't this your library you can do whatever you want— ]

Okay, I will correct my last statement to be in the context of general.

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And what makes you think I'm stressed?

[mukagen]

Well, you raised your voice earlier. From what I've seen, busybodies get stressed due to their workload, whether or not they feel a sense of accomplishment or pride. Their patience for stupidity wanes, too! Very quickly.

[ he's. thinking of the word as he fluff up the pom again. ]

Burnout? [ Blinks. ] If you're not stressed at all, you can forget what I said.