Audience: Sheila Hammond

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[She holds out her hands for Lust! Her nails aren't a total disaster, but they've obviously grown since she last had them done. The polish has chipped a bit on a nail tip or two.]

Me? I'm fine. [...] I mean, two people are dead and potentially crazed killer is on the lose. So... that's not great. And I don't think I'm ever going to look at birthday parties the same way again? Which, by the way, I would love to know whose idea that was.

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[give them a second to grab a nail file and also some polish remover. time to start fresh!]

Yeah, that's happening...[haha, yikes.] If it helps? We were just as surprised as you were that it turned out to be a bouncehouse.

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It does help, thank you. And don't get me wrong, I'm not mad. I get it. You have a lot of knives in the air! [OR SOMETHING...] But I do have to ask, how the fuck does justice translate to a bounce house?

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Greed's been asking the same question for the last couple of days. I don't think any of us know. But it's like...everything got all recalibrated or whatever after you guys voted for Beau. Endorsi matched closest to her in skill, and that's what was picked as a challenge for them.

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Okay, makes sense. Endorsi's a tough girl. I can see how it would happen. What I don't get is, what needed recalibration? It's not the first time one of you has brought it up.

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It's like...sometimes this place just kind of does stuff on its own? I don't know how to explain it because I don't totally get it myself. But sometimes stuff just happens. That was one of them.

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So this place is... sentient? Is that where this is going?

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Wouldn't that imply it has a brain? I don't think that's really it either.

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So, then... artificial intelligence? Like a roomba! One that keeps scratching up your furniture instead of sweeping the floor.

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Have you ever seen those videos where the roombas have knives attached to them? Those things are pretty dangerous.

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Ohh, yeah! I've hit like on one I saw on Facebook. Does that mean the analogy is apt?

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Hmm...would it be easier if I said yes even if that's not true?

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No... because then we would spread misinformation and that's worse.

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I'm so glad you feel that way. [thank god sheila has a braincell.]

The truth is, it's hard to explain how it works. But you eventually get used to it, I guess. Kind of like the weird things that happen to you guys during the week.

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Even if I get used to it, I think I would still like to understand it. Just a little.

[Does she? Does she really?]

Would it be easier to explain why it works, and not the how?

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What is it going to change if you understand it?

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I'll be statistically less likely to get wrinkles?

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I don't know if that's even possible, Mrs. Hammond. You look pretty good. [no wrinkles for sheila :)]

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Aw... Flatterer.

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It's true! You're only a few years older than my mom but you can't even tell.

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Really? How old is your mom? Tell me about her.

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37! [still working on the nails and such.] She's the best though...she's been a teacher at an elementary school for a while. She's also my biggest fan, I think...she's been really supportive about anything I want to do.

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Ohh... She sounds so sweet! I'm so happy, you have a mom who supports you in everything you do. More parents should be like that.

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I'm definitely really, really lucky! But it's always been just the two of us so I don't know if I could imagine it any other way, you know? She's given me pretty much everything I could ever want.

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You must miss her a lot. Will you get to see her again?