[network; audio] @blacksuit; ninja cat; Day 55, late night [open]

[luckystarlimit]

[Technically, it's still Day 55 though not for very much longer for how late it is. And the voice that addresses everyone certainly sounds tired, with an edge of irritation that suggests she's not awake by choice right now.

There's also a slightly hushed quality to it, as though she's trying not to draw attention to herself...and, say, let slip that she's not alone right now.]

So, especially in light of all this beacon talk I can't help but wonder. Is hearing things you can never quite get a good look at normal around here or am I already letting the place get to me? I keep thinking I'm seeing a cat out of the corner of my eye and I keep hearing it but I can't find it no matter how much I turn the place over. And it's not even that big a place.

[And then, with just a hint of mischief that suggests she's grown up around slightly morbid senses of humour:]

Still, I guess as far as deaths around here go, clawed to death by a stealth kitty has to be one of the better ways to go. Doesn't mean I'm in any hurry to find out for sure, though.

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@Spoiler ; voice

[spoileralert]

No, that's pretty normal. Stuff like whispering, but only when someone else is talking. The whole place is haunted, obviously.

[luckystarlimit]

Right. But does anything ever come of it? Other than sleepless nights, I mean.

@newangle; text

[baymaxing]

don't think you're close enough to hear mochi? so. unless there are other cats around. found one place with a lot of cat food and stuff. but haven't actually seen any thus far. just the monsters.

[luckystarlimit]

I'm guessing Mochi is a cat? But I'm not sure how one would have slipped in unless it was here already. And it doesn't seem to want to be seen so...I don't know.

[baymaxing]

yeah. our pet back home. still weird to see him here but he's also some part of home in all this i guess. big fat furball that he is.

the cat you think you see or hear might not be there. if that is you hallucinating, it's nowhere near as bad as the time i was.

[You know. Hallucinating that the shelter he found was on fire and all. Cats seem pretty tame in comparison, if she is just imagining it.]

[luckystarlimit]

They brought a pet from home here?

[Well, that puts a new light on the conversation between her and Sephiroth where they'd celebrated the apparent lack of Tonberries. Not that either of them ever had one for a pet but it still suggests bringing things other than people into this place and that's not so reassuring.

Neither is that last part, if she's honest.]

And here I thought I'd hold off on going crazy for longer than this. Might not be bad but it's still pretty irritating.

[Especially for two people trained to respond to the faintest hint of movement. That they haven't ended up hitting each other through reflex already is something of a miracle.]

[spoileralert]

Not that I know of, but I don't know about everything that happens here.

voice, @lockhart

[powersouls]

That happened to us last night, but it sounded like someone was talking. We couldn't make out any words, though. It gives you the creeps, doesn't it?

[baymaxing]

yup. not sure if anyone else has theirs, but my older brother already had mochi when i got here so we're stuck carrying him around.

[For all that he might seem to complain and tease the poor cat, Hiro is grateful for some familiarity, some sense of home all the same.]

at least you know it isn't just you? not sure how reassuring that is but hey.

text; @zd

[swatsflies]

[He doesn't want to wake up anyone, so he's sticking to texting!]
Not really hearing things
Once I woke up covered in scratches.
They vanished as soon as I left the house, but it was pretty freaky.

[luckystarlimit]

Hmm. Well, I'd like to think that means it might be okay to ignore it but I get the feeling it doesn't want that, otherwise why keep moving to just where I can see it?

[luckystarlimit]

I see. Did they arrive together, then? I guess that would explain it.

[It's the better of the possible options at least.]

Well, it means it's more likely product of the environment than something I'm making up myself. That's something.

[luckystarlimit]

I'm not sure I'd put it quite like that. More like...it's hard to really let my guard down while there might be something in here.

[Though she thinks indistinguishable voices would have bothered her too, if only because she'd have wanted to find out what they were saying.]

[luckystarlimit]

That sounds even more disturbing. Did they hurt?

[swatsflies]

Nope, and that's the weird thing.
I didn't even feel them happening. They were just there.
Tried crumbling up paper to toss in direction of the sound?
The neighbor's cat loved chasing paper balls.

[baymaxing]

guess they did.

but, that's true. this place kind of does that. can really mess with you. especially if you stay in the same place too long. you have to keep moving.

[luckystarlimit]

Hmm. That might not be a bad idea. Not like I have much else to flush it out with.

[Even if it does turn out to end in paper ball being ignored just long enough for her to glance away and miss the movement again.]

[luckystarlimit]

Well, so far that hasn't been a problem at least. Staying still isn't going to teach me much about the place overall anyway.

[And she doubts Sephiroth would be happy sitting idle either, though she's not about to say it.]

[powersouls]

[Which is totally just another way of saying it gives her the creeps!]

Are you with anyone else? Maybe you should sleep in shifts.

[baymaxing]

yeah? good. it also helps if you're not alone. but i know actually finding someone or a group can take a bit longer to coordinate unless you stumble across each other. but you're right. we won't find or learn much if anything if we just stay still. gotta keep moving. keep looking.

[luckystarlimit]

That might work. Though...I'm not sure we'd be able to switch off that easily even with each other on watch.

[She's playing towards vagueness, not wanting to highlight how both of them are Shinra trained and to points where even having each other to keep watch could fully override their training. But by being vague, she's hoping it sounds more like that they're just strangers who don't really trust each other yet.]

[luckystarlimit]

That's pretty much the plan. Though I'm not really that good in big groups. Not unless I know them better than I do anyone I've spoken to here so far.

[Casually glossing over that she has company, but it's not untrue at least. The only other people she'd even consider finding are people it would be messy to find, especially now.]

[powersouls]

[Tifa hums thoughtfully in response.]

Has anything else strange happened?

[baymaxing]

yeah, i know what you mean. i'm not the best with people most of the time either. but the guys i'm with now aren't so bad. probably wouldn't have survived finding our first monster if they hadn't hauled my ass out of there. even just having one or two other people can help in sharing supplies around and keeping watch at night.

@fullmetal; voice

[forfeits]

I mean, not to scare you, but yeah that's normal here. You're going ot hear and see a lot of things that don't make sense, but you just have to keep moving forward. This place can be pretty weird.