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[bloodyamericans]

[ Dear Barge, today you're treated to Sophie's judging face. For those that she talked to when she arrived? You're extra judged ]

Well, I hope that clears it up. If you were confused before just take a look at the last few days.

[ The last few days that she'd liked to ignore, thank you. Mostly. Especially the part where she was an alien ]

Because I can't see how this fits into a 'purpose'. [ You're all just kidnapped admit it ] More like a ridiculous story. [ Aliens? Science experiments gone wrong? Please ]

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[thirtyfiveminutes]

Simply because we don't quite understand someone's reasoning doesn't mean it lacks reason.

[bloodyamericans]

And, if so many people don't know the reason, would you still think there was one?

[thirtyfiveminutes]

If we don't know it, it's either because we haven't discovered it yet, or it's become clear that it's something we're not meant to know.

[bloodyamericans]

So, what, you think there's really a link between that city and being here?

[thirtyfiveminutes]

It's not impossible.

[bloodyamericans]

Now that I'd like to see proven.

[thirtyfiveminutes]

That makes two of us.

[with_my_teacup]

Still think I was fucking with you?

[bloodyamericans]

Well, I'm not broken. [ Just extra question-y ]

[with_my_teacup]

Who's broken? At some point you're gonna at least realize that pretending this ain't real isn't working for you.

[bloodyamericans]

As this isn't real [ to her world view ] I'm not sure how I'm supposed to think any differently.

[with_my_teacup]

A'ight. Let me know how your escape goes.

[bloodyamericans]

Oh, you won't hear if it goes.

[with_my_teacup]

[Some actual seriousness breaks through his general non-chalant snark, just for a second, and the corner of his mouth twitches wryly.

He almost feels sympathy, maybe. He'd been so fucking sure it was just a matter of time, that he could crack this place too.]

Of course. My bad for implying you'd be that clumsy.

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[ifightfor]

Suggest not attempting to find purpose in random phenomena.

[text]

[bloodyamericans]

Was it random?

[text]

[ifightfor]

Yes.

[text]

[bloodyamericans]

And how do you know that snippet?

[text]

[ifightfor]

Observation.

[text]

[bloodyamericans]

Aren't we wordy.

Observation of what?

[demon_knight]

It was bullshit, that's what it was. I was like my fuckin' grandma. [And she liked cleaning. Ugh.]

Threadjack

[with_my_teacup]

Guh-guh-golly, Miss Jeryline, you sure are pretty for a grandmother.

[He drawls it, dragging out the stammer. Sarcasm threads through his voice like syrup. Cloying, irritated syrup. ]

Re: Threadjack

[demon_knight]

[snort] My grandma was a classy lady, don't get me wrong there, but I don't get that excited about doing laundry.

Threadjack

[with_my_teacup]

Yeah, I ain't that fond of salads or test tubes.

[He sighs. Because what can you do about the Fucking Barge.]

[bloodyamericans]

I'm starting to like you. [ You're the most sensible person here! ]

[demon_knight]

I really can't imagine why someone would enjoy that sorta thing. Not that we were makin' much of our own opinions.

[bloodyamericans]

Well, unless anyone's hiding it, I don't think anyone enjoyed it. Not this time.

[surrenders]

I don't like thinking about its purpose if it has one. [She doubts nine out of ten things happen here for any reason except the Admiral's sense of humor.]

[bloodyamericans]

Apparently no one seemed to enjoy this.

[surrenders]

Can't imagine why. It's one thing when you only remember being different the past couple days, but you get someone else's life in there...?

[bloodyamericans]

Was it really someone else's?

[surrenders]

If I never lived it, I think of it like that. I don't know if that other person was ever real.

[bloodyamericans]

Hmm, but we were them. [ She's lived enough other lives that she can accept this a little easier than not ] We were living it.

[surrenders]

Yeah, but it's like putting on an act. Playing a part in some film we don't know we're in. We got put in a television show one time. I tried thinking about it like that.

[bloodyamericans]

Isn't it all an act? All of this? [ She's been playing her acts far too long ] What's real, really?

[surrenders]

[She looks up, eyes to the ceiling like she's thinking hard, since the "is this all real" conversations usually get a little over her head.]

I think there's different kinds of real. What you did and saw's real in your head, but once it stops being important to us, it didn't happen. It's real for us, but doesn't exist outside here.

[bloodyamericans]

Now that... [ Oh, that was smart ] that makes a lot of sense. [ Will Sophie believe, or even take that in more than what she already thinks? Maybe not. But about it being important? That is true ]

[surrenders]

Don't want to think it's anything else. If how we act changes them and they can't know that.

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[hungryanhorny]

Talking like it was done on purpose.

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[bloodyamericans]

Wasn't it? What else could it be?

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[hungryanhorny]

Personally?

Pretty sure he just sucks at driving.

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[bloodyamericans]

That can be easy to fix, at least.

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[hungryanhorny]

Funny how no one seems to be giving lessons. [She's definitely scowling.]