[homophonic] catchall for monika

[dendroculi]

MONIKA

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[rewriter]

Mm... It was a little touch and go for a moment. But I'm really happy we pulled through in the end, too. Even though it meant coming out of a giant egg in Sears.

[dendroculi]

[why was it an egg............

anyway, she nods.]

...I did want to warn you. I don't know for sure if it will happen again, since the Reapers claimed it was a glitch, but... after my group and I returned last week, we received an odd message. It wasn't addressed to is - but we received it anyway.

[rewriter]

... An odd message?

[she furrows her eyebrows, frowning. there's a blip of surprise.]

I haven't received anything like that. What did it say?

[dendroculi]

It seemed to be instructions for the setup of the Reaper's Game.

[she pulls out her phone, navigates to her texts, and then offers it to monika.]

ATTN: ████████

Prepping for new Game. You will each need to volunteer one of your best Reapers temporarily for it. Up to you to decide who fits criteria of 'best.' Cannot give much info on setup, but it is based on that one Game from a few years back. You know the one. Comply with instructions ASAP.

Signed,
████ ██████

[rewriter]

[





there's a beat after she's finished reading.

and then—]

They're the best?

[monika, that's rude.]

[dendroculi]

[ ? ]

Is there some reason to doubt that...?

[rewriter]

Ahaha.... I'm just wondering what the other reapers must be like, you know?

[dendroculi]

...that does make me wonder, too...

[rewriter]

Right? Just what kind of people do they hire for this job?

[dendroculi]

I don't know. I would be interested to see a list of the qualifications...

[rewriter]

It's too bad they're pretty skittish about sharing any information about themselves.

[dendroculi]

It is... I'd like to get to know them better, but I can appreciate that they have a job to do and probably don't want to be bothered too much...

[rewriter]

Right. I can respect wanting to keep certain boundaries... This is basically a weird customer service job for them, after all.

[dendroculi]

[she nods...]

But it must feel pretty isolating if all of us are thinking that way and steering clear of them, or only talking to them when we want something...

[rewriter]

Well, yes. But, in the end, you can only get as close to someone as they allow you to.

[dendroculi]

Yes... that's true.