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[heavensreader]

Your reason is foolish and you ought to stop. [She cannot avoid snapping, and even as she draws a deep breath in she freezes. Her eyes flicker wide, then narrow in a frown.

Has she made a mistake? Was he trying to get her guard down so she'll talk? She can't talk.]

This is what happened. I am here and it isn't where I ought to be.

wrap?

[sharktrash]

[ such good dreams they are ]

Might take a while, then. Best of luck.

[0thingsonmymind]

may be

[spoileralert]

No, it's the tablets. The one's we're talking on. They've got minimal software, but we do sometimes find SD cards with new programs on them. Whatever software the high school's secret door wants me to have, I don't have it.

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

I was never the most sociable of people to begin with. [ He didn't want to make it appear that his job was the only reason for his hermit activities. ]

Unless you have some questions, I should probably let you go.

[jmencalisse]

[Secret doors, too. Man, this place has it all.]

So everybody is searching for the SD card with the program?

wrap!

[jmencalisse]

And to you.

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[jmencalisse]

A caveman.

Are you a caveman?

[jmencalisse]

Yeah. I'm a little tied up with the whole spot the new guy thig but maybe I'll get back to you on that.

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Yeah, we're a little starved for entertainment around here.

Good luck.

[ecks]

[She's still not 100% clear on what the device they're discussing looks like or how it works, but....]

I want it

[jmencalisse]

Merci.

See you around, Graham.

[jmencalisse]

[FINALLY. Some progress.]

How many cigarettes do you have?

[bywolves]

Royce.

[ He says quietly. ] You can just call me Royce.

[thewarningafter]

Thanks. And let me know about the clothes. I don't have any spare boots right now, unfortunately; that's usually a big one.

[ecks]

[Aha! She knows how to do this part!]

I have an envelope with one cigarette

[Not a lie. Also not a complete truth; beyond that she has an entire sealed pack.]

[swatsflies]

[ It's okay, Kesara. His bosom pal can probably relate to what she's feeling right now. ] I know because I went against something impossible before.

[rubikscomplex]

perception filters
that's not actually what's happening

blood isn't corrosive enough for what we need
not unless you're pumping yourself full of acid
in which case
just gimme the acid

i don't personally have the parts
other people do
homemade explosives aren't that hard to make
it's just finding all the pieces you need for them

and let's not combine the two
once you're safe in the building
you probably don't wanna have even the chance of letting the anomaly in
they're a hell of a lot quicker than some of them look

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[warriorscribe]

A hermit? On occasion. I can't say I prefer living away from civilization, however. I don't see what that has to do with currency.

[That's his best guess at "caveman", sorry, David.]

[bookofnope]

An honest fellow. Excellent. So, knowing that this isn't drugs, and that you don't really believe it's a show, what are your other theories?

[Boy, does he love scratching st denial.]

[heavensreader]

[Well, you certainly just got her full attention back.]

Here? Or was it back home?

[heavensreader]

I know. [She goes quiet as she tries to think of how to explain. Duster isn't his name but it's the name she knew him by before, and now she doesn't think anyone knows him by it anymore, and it feels, somehow - she can't explain.] You like it better, don't you?

[spoileralert]

Some people are. I don't know what everybody is up to anymore. [ She sighs wistfully. ] I used to, but they've all gotten so good about not talking on the network about their plans.

[bywolves]

It suits me better.

I'm not Duster anymore, unless I absolutely need to be. [ And he still can be. He just keeps that part of himself quiet, most times. ]

[advanced]

[He switches over to Chinese to see if that's one of the ones she's studied and improved on.]

Guess you're not going to be more specific, even if I ask.