Oh, I hardly have anything better. We're all about as informed as each other at this point, right?
Still, it would be nice if we had a little more information to go off of... It seems what we've been receiving is about as much as we can get, given the overlap between different messages.
[ thanks for the redundancy and emphasis, ghosts. ]
So. Trust nothing we see, and beware of monsters. There may or may not involve puzzles. And of course: don't die.
We're lucky to have anything at all, I think. When this started, we didn't expect anything of the sort, after all.
The difficult part will be keeping our heads through whatever illusions this places throws at us. Some of us have already fallen for those illusions. If it knows we're actively moving against it, it will use everything that it can to break us.
I know what you mean... But is there anything that we can do, besides trying to fortify ourselves and sticking close to those who can ground us against it?
My system can either throw errors at me or not. It's leaned ... irritatingly towards the latter during my stay here, but I wonder if that simply just has to do with the nature of ... everything here.
[ it seemed like during that brief pause she might have deliberated about saying something else, but amended it at the last moment. ]
I couldn't say. Perhaps someone who would actually be aware of when I'm acting in a way that isn't in line with my preset personality settings and protocols?
[ a fair chunk of the mansion still seems unsure of what to make of her, so. ]
[ does she have friends? she kind of set most of her cr on fire a few weeks ago. ]
I don't like having to rely on others so much. But I'd rather it be one of them, than... [ she catches herself, and shakes her head. ] ...Nevermind. It doesn't matter.
[ maybe if she were ten years younger but no, brilith just doesn't know a friendship when she sees it lmao ]
That, and relying on yourself instead of someone else means you don't have to worry about misplaced trust. Not that we've been given much choice in this house.
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Still, it would be nice if we had a little more information to go off of... It seems what we've been receiving is about as much as we can get, given the overlap between different messages.
[ thanks for the redundancy and emphasis, ghosts. ]
So. Trust nothing we see, and beware of monsters. There may or may not involve puzzles. And of course: don't die.
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The difficult part will be keeping our heads through whatever illusions this places throws at us. Some of us have already fallen for those illusions. If it knows we're actively moving against it, it will use everything that it can to break us.
[ and that is the part that scares brilith. ]
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[ hm, yeah. ]
Some of us might be hardened; not everyone here is. I wonder how grand this place's illusions can become
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Maybe this is why Master Blue keeps encouraging us to work together.
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how annoying, though. ]
That's probably it, yes. Then, is there someone who you think would be most helpful to you, 45?
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My system can either throw errors at me or not. It's leaned ... irritatingly towards the latter during my stay here, but I wonder if that simply just has to do with the nature of ... everything here.
[ it seemed like during that brief pause she might have deliberated about saying something else, but amended it at the last moment. ]
I couldn't say. Perhaps someone who would actually be aware of when I'm acting in a way that isn't in line with my preset personality settings and protocols?
[ a fair chunk of the mansion still seems unsure of what to make of her, so. ]
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[ she's concerned for 45, and also just. genuinely curious. has anyone gotten the roomba's deep lore? ]
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[ roomba deep lore reveals, that's funny ]
That doll you saw, once, that night in the museum. UMP40, in a memory of a memory that we shouldn't be able to access.
A few other people glimpsed similar things that week. Of them, Hunter was the only one who asked for details.
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[ and that she can stand being around for more than 5 minutes willingly, anyway ]
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[ without a moment's hesitation. a few seconds later, though, she'll add: ]
Hunter would know, too. They... They've both seen me at my worst. Either of them will know how to bring me back, if it comes to that.
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[ a long, slow blink, technically entirely unnecessary. ]
I suppose I can say the same to you, as far as staying close to certain persons goes.
[ How nice, Brilith has friends...... and whatever Hunter is. ]
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I don't like having to rely on others so much. But I'd rather it be one of them, than... [ she catches herself, and shakes her head. ] ...Nevermind. It doesn't matter.
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If it doesn't matter, then it doesn't matter.
[ she said she won't pry that much, if Brilith doesn't care for it. that isn't to say that she isn't curious, but. ]
But I know the feeling. Much better to be self-reliant, mmm? You're less of a burden to others, and you owe them less.
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That, and relying on yourself instead of someone else means you don't have to worry about misplaced trust. Not that we've been given much choice in this house.
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Hahaha. ♪ Well.
If all goes well, we won't have to deal with all this for much longer, will we?
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