Audience: Yuri Leclerc

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It counts for something. [but they look up at the stars and yuri can probably see the pink glow under their hood from their eyes.]

Did you want to be alone? I just came to find you because my phone started acting weird.

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[ i am rattling my brain trying to figure out who she is so much ahhHHHHH. ]

Nah. I don't mind your company. [ although? ] Your phone's acting up?

I mean, it's not like I can help fix it but I'm assuming it hasn't done this before?

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Hm? Oh, no, it does this weird thing where my messages stop going through after a while. That hasn't happened to you yet?

[aubins]

Oh, around... what 19 or 20 messages? That thing?

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Honestly I thought that was just how these things worked.

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It's not supposed to be like that. Most phones have unlimited texting these days.

[aubins]

Seriously?

... that would be so much more convenient here. You have no idea why it’s doing this?

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No. I don't really know much about repairs either or I'd fix it myself. I guess it's not that big of a deal though.

[aubins]

It still sends the messages though, so... at least there's that? Better some functions than none.

[probe]

That's how I feel, too. It makes it a lot easier to track people down in this place than running all over hoping to run into each other.

[aubins]

At least we can still do that. Even at a bare minimum. Running around after people can be incredibly time consuming.

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This is going to keep happening now, isn't it?

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...yeah. [they won't lie to him, at least.] Now that people see they can get away with it, I wouldn't be surprised if it continued.

But it still sucks.

[aubins]

... Figured as much. Two weeks isn't exactly a coincidence, it's more of a pattern.

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Yeah. I wish people found a better way to indulge than this, but this is what they're choosing now.

[aubins]

Right? Indulges are pretty flexible. But I guess when that swings to murder, it could be counted as a backfire.

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If you get caught. Why do you think the murderers go to huge lengths to make sure that doesn't happen?

[aubins]

Not having to take part in a fight to the death would be a pretty big motivator for me. But let me guess -- it counts as a pretty powerful indulgence to murder and not get caught for it?

[probe]

Yeah. Could be a wrathful killing, or it could be causing a huge amount of despair, or it's envy driving you to do it...there are all kinds of ways it could manifest itself.

[aubins]

And now it's started, there's no incentive to stop.

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What a pain.

[probe]

Yeah. The only incentive is to kill the murderers or something, but then you just create more murderers and those murderers will be people other people want to punish...it's a mess.

[aubins]

The endless loop of revenge, except it's less revenge and more an indulging thing. Sounds like a complete mess.

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You guys knew this could happen, kinda like we did, didn't you?

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It was a thought, considering the kind of people who agreed to come. That's why we put it in the welcome guide as a just in case.

[aubins]

I mean, it didn't surprise me, but I kind of feel more people thought about it because it was in the welcome guide.

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I doubt it. [they frown.] People are going to do whatever it takes to survive and get what they came for. Even if we didn't mention it, there'd be people who would ask.

[aubins]

[ he waggles a hand. ]

Some people seem surprised by the idea. I fully believe it would've happened, I just... thought it might not be for a few weeks, at least. [ of course there was a KILLER ROBOT so. ]

[probe]

I was sort of hoping for the same, but...some people got a head start really early. I still feel pretty bad about Tamaki and Beau.