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[eirs]

( this is what you wanted to be greeted with when opening the network, right? a woman sat on an unmade bed with her legs crossed ankle over knee, ashtray full on a bedside table, looking about as enthused as a rock as she's so very clearly scrolls through some searches. )

So, video games.

( great opening line. didn't even introduce herself. )

I get what they are from looking it up, but what's the point in some of these? PowerWash Simulator? Farming Simulator 56? American Truck Simulator? You could just go outside and do some of this.

( is she smoking inside her bedroom? also yes. sorry if that gets into the vents, redemption team. )

... I also need suggestions for games. And no, I don't have experience in it which means I don't have enough to make a preference with.

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[elfsufficient]

[ Fern moves like someone who isn't entirely at ease in her surroundings (she isn't) for her part, her arms stiffly swinging at her sides, each step measured and cautious. ]

Well...

[ She looks a bit thoughtful at that question. ]

...No, I don't think I have an interest in such things. But my teacher would. There are some monsters that leave something behind, and she always seems interested in those for some reason...

What about you, Miss Tao?

[eirs]

( almost like she expects something to pop out in the next corner. it's not a bad thing to be cautious, but to be unable to rest in the base is bound to be a bad thing.

so this one has a teacher, one who has an interest in this sort of stuff. she wonders if they're around, or if they've been tasked to be among the researchers. )

... Not my thing. ( scholarly pursuits like that are above her pay grade. ) Ours don't stick around either when killed, and to keep one for too long would be too dangerous with what we had on hand.

( none of this fancy tech were available, that's for sure. )

If it'd help get rid of the source altogether? And I knew they can keep themselves safe while doing what they need to? Maybe.

[elfsufficient]

[ Ah, that's interesting... Studying the enemy to aid in the efforts to eliminate them... When Tao puts it like that, it does remind Fern of something. ]

It's not quite the same, but... that's how some spells were developed, where I'm from. Mages studied demons' magic and then adapted them for our use... and now, we use them to kill monsters. [ A beat. ] That's a very pragmatic way of looking at it, Miss Tao.

[ Also, walking them through the recreation area... Fern has no idea what any of the things in here are, but maybe Tao does? So she asks: ]

By the way... Do you know what the machines in here do...? I did see someone use the machine for running in place, but...