[hmm. how to go from talking about knitting to what she messaged him about... she can't think of a graceful way to change the subject, so she might as well just go for it and get it out of the way.]
...so, I guess - I should tell you what I saw in the simulation room, right...?
...well... you know how there's that voice, that says you can turn anything you can dream up into reality, in the simulation room...? [...] I decided to see if I could make it show me some answers about what's going on here. It took a while, and I was trying to think of anything I could from around here that might help it make something, and...
[in retrospect, this was an extremely ill-advised plan.]
The room changed to a room with flashing lights and monitors, and... I heard a noise like claws, and purring. And I felt something - something kind of painful on the back of my neck...? And then I started to change, too. [she glances down at her hands] ...among other things, there were... pupils on my skin. Not fully formed, but...
[...she fidgets.]
They went away, and so did the other things. Only, my head was still bleeding a little, and. [she brushes her hair over one shoulder and turns so he can see the burn on the back of her neck] This was still there. I've never had an injury from the simulation room stay before.
[SHI QINGXUAN, HEWWO? he looks alarmed-- there are many ways for that to get fucked up in execution, probably-- and as he listens, his brow furrows deeper. he reflexively reaches up to touch the back of his own neck, as if in sympathy.]
They should go away, yeah, so I don't know why... it doesn't still hurt, does it?
[yeah, there are definitely many ways for that to have gone wrong. but.
she's not dead! it ultimately worked out relatively well. she came back from it, and though she hasn't shared all of the information with everyone (the specifics of the transformations, she's kept quiet about with the group at large; it's only yuri she's told the details of it to, at this point, since he'd also seen the pictures), she at least had something to tell with the others.
hopefully it will help them get a better idea of what's going on.]
...not really. It's - I didn't realize it was there until I touched it. My head was bleeding a bit; I noticed that first. ...but it was really just a little, and it stopped pretty quick. Yuri helped me get cleaned up and kept an eye on me while I rested, since I felt drained and sore afterwards.
If I'm being honest, I'm not sure. But... this is the second time now that I've found something that relates to the way you all have transformed, so... [...] I have a hard time thinking of it as irrelevant.
[well, she has a hard time thinking of it as irrelevant, period. what's going on with the avatars is important too. they deserve to come out of this okay just like anyone else.]
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[hmm. how to go from talking about knitting to what she messaged him about... she can't think of a graceful way to change the subject, so she might as well just go for it and get it out of the way.]
...so, I guess - I should tell you what I saw in the simulation room, right...?
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[he's watching her with some concern, brow furrowed.]
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[in retrospect, this was an extremely ill-advised plan.]
The room changed to a room with flashing lights and monitors, and... I heard a noise like claws, and purring. And I felt something - something kind of painful on the back of my neck...? And then I started to change, too. [she glances down at her hands] ...among other things, there were... pupils on my skin. Not fully formed, but...
[...she fidgets.]
They went away, and so did the other things. Only, my head was still bleeding a little, and. [she brushes her hair over one shoulder and turns so he can see the burn on the back of her neck] This was still there. I've never had an injury from the simulation room stay before.
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[SHI QINGXUAN, HEWWO? he looks alarmed-- there are many ways for that to get fucked up in execution, probably-- and as he listens, his brow furrows deeper. he reflexively reaches up to touch the back of his own neck, as if in sympathy.]
They should go away, yeah, so I don't know why... it doesn't still hurt, does it?
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she's not dead! it ultimately worked out relatively well. she came back from it, and though she hasn't shared all of the information with everyone (the specifics of the transformations, she's kept quiet about with the group at large; it's only yuri she's told the details of it to, at this point, since he'd also seen the pictures), she at least had something to tell with the others.
hopefully it will help them get a better idea of what's going on.]
...not really. It's - I didn't realize it was there until I touched it. My head was bleeding a bit; I noticed that first. ...but it was really just a little, and it stopped pretty quick. Yuri helped me get cleaned up and kept an eye on me while I rested, since I felt drained and sore afterwards.
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[he still looks a little fretful, worrying at his lower lip, but. she says she's okay and it doesn't hurt. he'll believe her.]
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If I'm being honest, I'm not sure. But... this is the second time now that I've found something that relates to the way you all have transformed, so... [...] I have a hard time thinking of it as irrelevant.
[well, she has a hard time thinking of it as irrelevant, period. what's going on with the avatars is important too. they deserve to come out of this okay just like anyone else.]