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[promisely]

( a message broadcasts itself to the network: )

hi there
i'm still getting used to how all of this works. i know it's late, but... i figured in unfamiliar surroundings, no matter how long you've been here, there might be a few others finding it a little hard to get some sleep, too.

( a pause that doesn't translate to the network, shuffling a bit where she sits cross-legged atop her bed, taking a moment to cast her gaze out to the glittering cityscape. the room itself feels like another world, recently assigned: EVERLIGHT. 022. )

if that's you and you need an ear, or just don't feel like being alone, i'm happy to talk for awhile. i'd love to hear about your home, or maybe your favorite part of it, no matter how small. favorite late night snacks, what sort of drink you'd order if you could choose from anything, or even make up your own... or not talk!

we can hologram, too. and honestly, my door's always open. i probably won't be turning in for awhile. i still have so many questions about this place, why us... but those can wait for another day.




oh, i've also been thinking about maybe setting up some sort of calisthenics class, maybe on certain days in the morning. i used to run one back home. it was awhile ago, but, if anyone might be interested, i know it at least helps me to have something to keep me moving.

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[promisely]

i don't think it's the sort of people you'd want fighting for you, those you've taken from their homes against their will. telling someone to fight for something is a lot different than them caring enough to do it themselves.

but then again, like you said, you've gotten close to people. and so you start to fight with them, to keep them safe. maybe there's some method behind their madness after all.

( the fostered sense of community they try to instill, bunking them all together and assigning them to teams. )

it's just... all backwards. i don't know the full capability of the implants, but i have a feeling not complying might not be much of an option.

either way, i'm glad you have someone, or multiple someones, that make it all a little easier.
i know how i'd feel just having one familiar face from back home

[the_fourteenth]

[Just a whole bunch of fighters trauma bonding together. What could go wrong?]

So far, I don't think I know of anyone who hasn't complied. Some people who were here have vanished, and LILITH tells us they were sent back, with no reason given as to how or why. Just something to keep in mind.

The worst part of the implants so gar as the glitches that seem to only cause inconvenient, or embarrassing problems so far. Like the maid outfits, or our thoughts being broadcast as texts and images to the network as a whole. But who knows what the future might hold.

Thanks. I hope I'm not making it sound too awful. Somehow I mention all that and not the actual missions and kaiju battles. I suppose that's a whole other conversation.

Unlike many others, no one here is from my home timeline, but the other Outsiders have been overwhelmingly kind to me. I'm truly grateful for that.