[ Tongues are usually nice? He sips his coffee and wiggles his fingers in the handholding, too. He can't check his phone with both hands occupied, but fortunately Gojou is supposed to be a born genius so: ]
It was small. No, it was young. It didn't do much of anything in particular. It was hungry, and it was curious. Sometimes, it was angry, like a child would be when they're upset. We could change its mind, distract it.
And then it started wanting to play. It didn't matter what was played. At first. It wanted to play with almost all of us, and then it enjoyed playing with certain ones of us.
It was still hungry.
Then it stopped trying to see if we would play with it, and it made us play with it instead. It was difficult to change its mind. Griffith was probably the first. His heart is in the right place, but his head isn't on the right path to get there. I think he feels inadequate. I think he likes what this thing can do for him.
[not when they belong to monsters that just want to lick?? but okay, thanks for the update because haha avatars cannot spy on participant texts, so all of those text updates are completely lost on them unless someone says so. but greed doesn't say that, focusing on the words before there's a slow sigh.]
Your junior was, in several ways, very clever. [and that's all he says for a moment. also maybe that's why the reminder, huh.] But that's about right. It had learned on its own and then began to approach some of us while we were in the settlement.
[ it is ok mineo read all of the updates during the trial because gojou forced him. passes u this bit. ]
Sounds almost like a curse, except it grows. If I had to pick something close to it... It reminds me of this alien monster from this magical girl anime I watched when I was in high school. [ But, yeah. I'M CYRING WHY ARE YOU DOING this. NANAMIIII ] I thought I could try talking to it and it looked like it was open to it once it drained me a little.
I don't suppose the anime's climatic episode provided a way to stop the monster? It's not very open to reasoning. Perhaps it was, once, but now it's more difficult.
[it's definitely more than a little, and he's lowkey concerned but doesn't harp on it.]
We did. He was helping me with a bit of research about the settlement. It was...a comfortable situation. [...they were friends in a sense.]
[ He! Is just not going to continue the anime bit because the alien monster thing technically wins most of the time and he faintly remembers there being a population of them fuckers. ]
I didn't quite get past a one line after it said it can talk, so you're probably right. Definitely can understand us, at least.
[ Gojou, interpreter of baby machine speak. Anyway, NANAMINNnnn. ]
He tries to be super business only, but he's very personable in my opinion. Great at sorcery and paperwork, so I'm not surprised you two were friends! [ MAKES ASSUMPTIONS. ] One of the reports had a scratched out name that said they miss Nanami.
Despite its particular manner of speech it does unfortunately seem quite intelligent now.
[also, he's going to ignore that! but the answer is yes and no one needs to know that because that person's report is exaggerating. he will distract himself with trying to move his fingers again and still holding gojou's hand, rotating the coffee cup in his other hand.]
...when things first began changing in the settlement, some of us took to creating reports in order to study the anomalies and see if we could determine what was happening. It's come to my attention some of you have received my old autopsy reports as well.
Stop. [no uwu!! and then, an aside: ] You can tell me you love me but you still don't know my name.
[it's sort of funny. but there's a nod.] I believe it was with the intention of having a written account left behind in case something went wrong. We were half-right. But he was. Both of them were with us at the settlement.
[ Binch whose fault is it if he doesn’t know, but he isn’t going to drag it too much. He also doesn’t seem bothered since names are just names. ]
You guys really thought ahead. I only started writing things recently and that’s for my own reference. [ Mostly about the monster. ] ... No. I don’t see why I should be bothered with how I found out.
[ He’s mad about other things, but not much about the discovery itself and how it went about. Avatars have limitations yadda yadda. ]
[he could have asked??? in not asking, greed assumes gojou doesn't mind so it's not on him to say it.]
I've been creating case notes for years, so I suppose it was just another habit. [that's fair, honestly, greed would be surprised if gojou wasn't mad about anything given who he is.
so...he frowns.]
He wasn't exactly willing to work with us if that's what you're wondering. [evil getou...]
[ looks at this cr and sums it up as “you could just ask” ]
Oh, so it was “humans are monkeys” Suguru? Or is it I have stitches across my forehead Getou.
[ Either way, that’s disappointing since he hoped maybe it was the old Suguru, that Suguru would change in a similar environment, but most likely he would spiral again once the deaths start coming. ]
Never mind, forget about it.
[ Maybe he should let it go. He was supposed to, after all. ]
It’s been a wild ride! Monday we were wondering if we needed to be cautious of all of you, now Tuesday we have a thought bubble of a plan to teleport to the vault and try hacking it.
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...there's a reason I didn't say so earlier, you realize. [quietly, maybe somewhat apologetically. it maybe doesn't matter, but it also doesn't make it easier? so sometimes you just omit certain information. but he's still pulling gojou forward to sit on the steps of the shrine.]
Nice to see you've thrown all caution into the wind. [jeez.] Do you even know where you're teleporting to? The vault likely no longer exists in a form that's helpful.
It’s fine. Suguru is dead and should stay dead. It sounds like at least Nanami didn’t die alone.
[ He’s in rather high spirits, though he is pissed cause what the fuck his friends were in this stupid game and the monster used Suguru’s image he will destroy that thing—Gojou obediently sits and sips his coffee. ]
Nope! As I said, it’s a thought bubble. They’re willing to take that risk and I think it can be worth it. If the plan doesn’t work out, we might learn more, but I still advised we research a bit and prepare if we’re following through.
What do you think? [ Wait a minute. ] Oh, yeah, are you planning to help us in any way? If you’re more on the “let’s feed them all to the wish machine” I wouldn’t be offended.
Yes. There is that. [they sit and almost immediately greed shifts closer toward him, not quite leaning but somewhat leaning against him. ]
Please advise them all to actually think before rushing into things, I cannot deal with more of you dying for stupid reasons. [but he frowns and sips his coffee.]
...I've been spending the last several days doing some research into other options. So far I've reached several dead ends, but other avenues have begun to open.
[ For once, a sorcerer didn’t die alone! It’s an interesting thought. Oh, a lean! Cute. He perceives. ]
We’re going to look into it tomorrow after we use the books, I think. They seem pretty interested in going to that satellite. At least these deaths will be well-intentioned.
[ HAHA! ]
Oh! What new options?
[ what the fuck is sleep they’re both like that except Gojou is theorycrafting while Greed does real work ]
You only have a few of the books left and Medb's mirror, yes? Form your questions carefully before using anything, especially knowing they may not provide everything you need.
[hm... ] It's a theory some of the others are starting to look into. And I myself have started to wonder about the reprogramming option despite the fact this thing isn't entirely a machine. So I've been attempting to read up on nanotech but it seems as though something has removed most of the appropriate texts I would need.
[asshole furby. ]
The satellite is what interests me. This is the first any of us are hearing of it.
I was actually planning to read a bunch on nanotech and computer science tonight now that we know what it is. Originally, I thought it was biotechnology. Anyway, it’s short notice so I don’t know if I’d be able to learn a lot in a couple of days unless I sacrifice all my time—then you mentioned the censoring.
... Maybe we should use a book on the excerpts that are censored in the nanotech books?
[ He laughs a bit! It’s a joke cause there are many questions they have, some might be more important to ask using the books. ]
Apparently, its nest is there? Where it either has a bunch of boxes or just a bunch of corpses, who knows until we see it. But... It does make its trip here to there which is interesting.
It's not even censoring. I'm finding books are actually missing. [annoyed. he would like to strangle this furby with his bare hands.]
Though it may not be a terrible idea to use one of your books to gain knowledge on nanotech, knowing what it is now. I would only do that after you've exhausted all options though...we don't know what else may be of value to learn yet.
[so yeah. they're on the same page here. he works on trying to flex his fingers again, wincing slightly.]
The fact that it's capable of space travel really does not fill me with confidence. [how the fuck.] I suppose that does explain a few things about this base, however. The lack of roots it has planted here, for one.
Yes, what ever were you thinking? [man. how could any of them have known? what a mess...]
Roots, figurative and literal. If it's growing, it likely has a starting point that's moved since we found that vault. Sever the root, sever the problem. However...[he holds up his hand, gesturing to the back of it.] The roots it has planted are tied to us.
Heyy. [ A laugh. ] At least I got to read up on computers and programming that one night. Only for a couple of hours, though. Let's hope it hasn't touched other books?
[ And, if it does, then shit. Gojou will just study what he can tonight.
Gojou isn't spooked, but he does stare at Greed in silence for the effect alone. ]
Backup batteries, right? Did it lay something in you like an alien?
[ HE LAUGHS BUT PLEASE SAY NO PLEASE IT'S NOT NATURAL IT CAN'T BIRTH ]
I've been in my office every day since the last time I saw you. If books are missing, it's taking them from parts of the library I don't frequent, but so far it seems there are still some things left.
[...that hadn't occurred to him, so now he just stares at gojou.]
...it does infuse into us, but I'm not sure that's the same idea.
[ SQUEEZES HAND. The body transformations? Though what he knows is that it's more indulgence related. However, it seems everything they knew have been... Tweaked. Or there are some more add-ons. ]
Yes and no. [at least his hand seems to be doing an okay job thawing out, so that's nice.] These started happening to us after we made the agreement to continue. After we found it in the vault, and after we moved into this base. Over time, they became worse the longer those aligned with us indulged, and also if we ourselves indulged and added to the power generated.
[he knows gojou knows this, but he reiterates it anyway.] However...we are back-ups for a reason. It just adds unsightly side-effects.
Oh, yeah, you mentioned you guys tried fighting it before. Do your abilities work on it?
[ Don't make him test it himself remember his hand is burned with blisters. He might as well check that skills actually do work on it since they talked about powers in the meeting. ]
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It was small. No, it was young. It didn't do much of anything in particular. It was hungry, and it was curious. Sometimes, it was angry, like a child would be when they're upset. We could change its mind, distract it.
And then it started wanting to play. It didn't matter what was played. At first. It wanted to play with almost all of us, and then it enjoyed playing with certain ones of us.
It was still hungry.
Then it stopped trying to see if we would play with it, and it made us play with it instead. It was difficult to change its mind. Griffith was probably the first. His heart is in the right place, but his head isn't on the right path to get there. I think he feels inadequate. I think he likes what this thing can do for him.
Since, by then, it started offering us deals.
[ this scroll. ]
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Your junior was, in several ways, very clever. [and that's all he says for a moment. also maybe that's why the reminder, huh.] But that's about right. It had learned on its own and then began to approach some of us while we were in the settlement.
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Sounds almost like a curse, except it grows. If I had to pick something close to it... It reminds me of this alien monster from this magical girl anime I watched when I was in high school. [ But, yeah. I'M CYRING WHY ARE YOU DOING this. NANAMIIII ] I thought I could try talking to it and it looked like it was open to it once it drained me a little.
[ It's more than a little, but details. ]
Did you two get along?
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I don't suppose the anime's climatic episode provided a way to stop the monster? It's not very open to reasoning. Perhaps it was, once, but now it's more difficult.
[it's definitely more than a little, and he's lowkey concerned but doesn't harp on it.]
We did. He was helping me with a bit of research about the settlement. It was...a comfortable situation. [...they were friends in a sense.]
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I didn't quite get past a one line after it said it can talk, so you're probably right. Definitely can understand us, at least.
[ Gojou, interpreter of baby machine speak. Anyway, NANAMINNnnn. ]
He tries to be super business only, but he's very personable in my opinion. Great at sorcery and paperwork, so I'm not surprised you two were friends! [ MAKES ASSUMPTIONS. ] One of the reports had a scratched out name that said they miss Nanami.
[ is that you greed i'm cryin ]
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[also, he's going to ignore that! but the answer is yes and no one needs to know that because that person's report is exaggerating. he will distract himself with trying to move his fingers again and still holding gojou's hand, rotating the coffee cup in his other hand.]
...when things first began changing in the settlement, some of us took to creating reports in order to study the anomalies and see if we could determine what was happening. It's come to my attention some of you have received my old autopsy reports as well.
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[ Yeah, not answering is telling enough and Gojou merely raises his eyebrows at that. The Nanami he knows isn’t dead, but... He misses him, too. ]
We did! The reports in general have been helpful. A couple of the... Executions were interesting.
[ ... ]
Suguru was there?
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[it's sort of funny. but there's a nod.] I believe it was with the intention of having a written account left behind in case something went wrong. We were half-right. But he was. Both of them were with us at the settlement.
...does it bother you to find out this way?
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[ Binch whose fault is it if he doesn’t know, but he isn’t going to drag it too much. He also doesn’t seem bothered since names are just names. ]
You guys really thought ahead. I only started writing things recently and that’s for my own reference. [ Mostly about the monster. ] ... No. I don’t see why I should be bothered with how I found out.
[ He’s mad about other things, but not much about the discovery itself and how it went about. Avatars have limitations yadda yadda. ]
What was Suguru like there?
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I've been creating case notes for years, so I suppose it was just another habit. [that's fair, honestly, greed would be surprised if gojou wasn't mad about anything given who he is.
so...he frowns.]
He wasn't exactly willing to work with us if that's what you're wondering. [evil getou...]
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Oh, so it was “humans are monkeys” Suguru? Or is it I have stitches across my forehead Getou.
[ Either way, that’s disappointing since he hoped maybe it was the old Suguru, that Suguru would change in a similar environment, but most likely he would spiral again once the deaths start coming. ]
Never mind, forget about it.
[ Maybe he should let it go. He was supposed to, after all. ]
It’s been a wild ride! Monday we were wondering if we needed to be cautious of all of you, now Tuesday we have a thought bubble of a plan to teleport to the vault and try hacking it.
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...there's a reason I didn't say so earlier, you realize. [quietly, maybe somewhat apologetically. it maybe doesn't matter, but it also doesn't make it easier? so sometimes you just omit certain information. but he's still pulling gojou forward to sit on the steps of the shrine.]
Nice to see you've thrown all caution into the wind. [jeez.] Do you even know where you're teleporting to? The vault likely no longer exists in a form that's helpful.
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[ He’s in rather high spirits, though he is pissed cause what the fuck his friends were in this stupid game and the monster used Suguru’s image he will destroy that thing—Gojou obediently sits and sips his coffee. ]
Nope! As I said, it’s a thought bubble. They’re willing to take that risk and I think it can be worth it. If the plan doesn’t work out, we might learn more, but I still advised we research a bit and prepare if we’re following through.
What do you think? [ Wait a minute. ] Oh, yeah, are you planning to help us in any way? If you’re more on the “let’s feed them all to the wish machine” I wouldn’t be offended.
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Please advise them all to actually think before rushing into things, I cannot deal with more of you dying for stupid reasons. [but he frowns and sips his coffee.]
...I've been spending the last several days doing some research into other options. So far I've reached several dead ends, but other avenues have begun to open.
[please don't ask greed when he last slept. ]
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We’re going to look into it tomorrow after we use the books, I think. They seem pretty interested in going to that satellite. At least these deaths will be well-intentioned.
[ HAHA! ]
Oh! What new options?
[ what the fuck is sleep they’re both like that except Gojou is theorycrafting while Greed does real work ]
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You only have a few of the books left and Medb's mirror, yes? Form your questions carefully before using anything, especially knowing they may not provide everything you need.
[hm... ] It's a theory some of the others are starting to look into. And I myself have started to wonder about the reprogramming option despite the fact this thing isn't entirely a machine. So I've been attempting to read up on nanotech but it seems as though something has removed most of the appropriate texts I would need.
[asshole furby. ]
The satellite is what interests me. This is the first any of us are hearing of it.
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I was actually planning to read a bunch on nanotech and computer science tonight now that we know what it is. Originally, I thought it was biotechnology. Anyway, it’s short notice so I don’t know if I’d be able to learn a lot in a couple of days unless I sacrifice all my time—then you mentioned the censoring.
... Maybe we should use a book on the excerpts that are censored in the nanotech books?
[ He laughs a bit! It’s a joke cause there are many questions they have, some might be more important to ask using the books. ]
Apparently, its nest is there? Where it either has a bunch of boxes or just a bunch of corpses, who knows until we see it. But... It does make its trip here to there which is interesting.
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Though it may not be a terrible idea to use one of your books to gain knowledge on nanotech, knowing what it is now. I would only do that after you've exhausted all options though...we don't know what else may be of value to learn yet.
[so yeah. they're on the same page here. he works on trying to flex his fingers again, wincing slightly.]
The fact that it's capable of space travel really does not fill me with confidence. [how the fuck.] I suppose that does explain a few things about this base, however. The lack of roots it has planted here, for one.
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[ Gojou nods though! They can probably bridge some information through implications and piecing together other info. ]
... Roots?
[ Gojou? Is curious???? But also that wording sounds gross? He has seen it turn into TENTACLES? ]
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Roots, figurative and literal. If it's growing, it likely has a starting point that's moved since we found that vault. Sever the root, sever the problem. However...[he holds up his hand, gesturing to the back of it.] The roots it has planted are tied to us.
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[ And, if it does, then shit. Gojou will just study what he can tonight.
Gojou isn't spooked, but he does stare at Greed in silence for the effect alone. ]
Backup batteries, right? Did it lay something in you like an alien?
[ HE LAUGHS BUT PLEASE SAY NO PLEASE IT'S NOT NATURAL IT CAN'T BIRTH ]
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[...that hadn't occurred to him, so now he just stares at gojou.]
...it does infuse into us, but I'm not sure that's the same idea.
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Does it have anything to do with...
[ SQUEEZES HAND. The body transformations? Though what he knows is that it's more indulgence related. However, it seems everything they knew have been... Tweaked. Or there are some more add-ons. ]
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Yes and no. [at least his hand seems to be doing an okay job thawing out, so that's nice.] These started happening to us after we made the agreement to continue. After we found it in the vault, and after we moved into this base. Over time, they became worse the longer those aligned with us indulged, and also if we ourselves indulged and added to the power generated.
[he knows gojou knows this, but he reiterates it anyway.] However...we are back-ups for a reason. It just adds unsightly side-effects.
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[ That makes sense. ]
Oh, yeah, you mentioned you guys tried fighting it before. Do your abilities work on it?
[ Don't make him test it himself remember his hand is burned with blisters. He might as well check that skills actually do work on it since they talked about powers in the meeting. ]
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