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[dendroculi]

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[roseoftexas]

Ah.

[ she's like two foot tall and the most responsible person he's met so fair. wao. ]

So, you've just been looking around this place? Not much else?

[dendroculi]

I went for a walk through the rest of the city before I came here. But there are some other places I'm going to stop by to examine in more detail once I'm finished here, too.

Have you also been looking around?

[roseoftexas]

There's not a lot else to be doing. Looking for an obvious exit didn't work out, and looking for a less obvious one isn't exactly yielding results either.

[dendroculi]

All the places we can't get to are a little bit annoying...

[she is used to locked doors but



she doesn't like locked doors.]

[roseoftexas]

The barrier we bounce off of and the doors that won't be kicked open?

[ now there are more locked doors


truly, the afterlife is hell. ]

[dendroculi]

[she nods.]

...it doesn't feel like we're being kept out of something. Rather, it feels almost like we're being contained.

[roseoftexas]

It's kinda dome like, isn't it? Not exactly, but everyway you go there's something stopping you going past a certain point.

[dendroculi]

Yes... that's what it feels like.

[roseoftexas]

So.

The big question's "why", then.

[dendroculi]

...well. We won't find an answer to it just by standing around here.

[roseoftexas]

...

Not sure we're going to find the answer by running around aimlessly either.

[dendroculi]

Maybe not. But I plan to be as familiar with our surroundings as I possibly can.

[if shit goes sideways she wants to know all the potential hiding places or potential sources of Danger.]

[roseoftexas]

[ there's a long silence. then: ]

If you haven't looked below ground much, then...

Train takes six minutes to loop the tracks. It's too dark to see if there are any branching tunnels or potential other locations, and if you can't get to the Ikea stop before the train loops again you're in trouble.

If you know someone with a light pin variation, they might be able to brighten things up a bit for you to take a look around while you're on the train itself. But, from what I can tell, the underground is as closed off as above ground.

[dendroculi]

[oh...

information! she smiles.]

Thank you for telling me. I'll keep that in mind. In exchange... you've seen those things floating up in the sky, haven't you? It's possible to go up in one. You can get a good idea of what the city looks like from above if you do.

[roseoftexas]

[ info sharing! ]

Ahh. They're not just floating advertising boards?

[dendroculi]

It seems like some of them are, but...

[she shrugs]

You can ride in them while they're advertising things.

[roseoftexas]

[ he just looks pretty amused at that. ]

Make some cash while you’re making cash. Then again, most of the stuff here seems to be free anyway.

[ … ]

Most of it.

[dendroculi]

Most of it, yes. But not all.

[...]

The prices seem a little strange to me.

[IN WHAT UNIVERSE CAN YOU GET A WHOLE BED WITH MATTRESS AND BEDDING FOR $6. GOD I WISH I LIVED THERE.]

[roseoftexas]

[ the price is because you have to carry that bed around with you like an emotional support blanket, i say as a tear runs down my face as i look for a new mattress and see the prices. ]

The logic behind what has a price tag and doesn’t is strange to me. You have to pay for a bed, but you could run off with a bookcase and no one can bat an eyelid.

[dendroculi]

I suppose they place a higher value on sleeping than reading...

[something about that

bothers her



a little.]

[roseoftexas]

[ nerd. ]

… Or they know people have to sleep, but don’t have to read. Still doesn’t explain why we can just walk off with food as we like though.

[dendroculi]

Well, we likely won't be able to participate in their "game" if we're too hungry to move.

...I would argue that sleep deprivation would also make it difficult to participate, but perhaps they don't see that as an issue. Combine duress and a lack of sleep, and people are bound to make decisions they wouldn't otherwise. Maybe that's what they want.

[roseoftexas]

Maybe they're into chaos.

... I'd argue you can sleep anywhere if you have to though. Whoever's in charge might agree with me.

[dendroculi]

That's true. We did all wake up on the ground earlier, after all.

[roseoftexas]

I doubt that was out of choice, but -- [ a shrug ] -- if you need to sleep, you'll find a place to do it.