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[inquired]

will i ever spell jolyne's name right on the first try. sources say no

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[floridas]

[ ?? mind palace ?? hmm ??

jolyne will approach quietly. she was mostly roaming to grab some fresh air, so hey... why not say hi? noticing he's got his eyes closed, she lifts a hand and waves it in front of him a little to see if the air maybe will stir him. then, softly: ]

... Jolyne to Tem, do you copy? Anyone home...?

[inquired]

[ luckily... his eyes blink open almost immediately, and he smiles. ]

That was an awfully polite wake up. [ teasing, lightly. ] Yes, I'm here.

[floridas]

[ pfft she just sits next to him, crossing one leg over the other and sitting back. ]

It's been a rough day, I won't be too mean to you.

[ the edge to her voice is gone. ]

Doin' okay? What's on your mind?

[inquired]

I'm perfectly fine.

[ and he doesn't seem to be lying at all about it - he's very placid and calm as ever. ]

Do you want my honest opinion?

[floridas]

Sure, wouldn't really want any other kind.

[inquired]

Argalia is both dangerous and insane. It was a matter of time before he acted: this place will be better off now that he's gone.

[ what a marked difference from last week. ]

[floridas]

[ she doesn't really seem to react much to this. she didn't really hold him all that highly in her mind. he just seemed a little weird.

but considering the whole display: ]

Do you think he acted on his own this time? Or do you think he was urged?

[inquired]

[ sometimes you get someone to confess something to you and you start to realize that person is a whacko.

at any rate. he tilts his head, thoughtful. ]

... In some manner of speaking, I think we've all been urged. I think Argalia needed a very, very light push. [ or like. a tap on the shoulder. ]

...However. Chiemi and Norma - now that, to me, is a case that leans on coercion.

[floridas]

That much, yeah... [ the fact that all of them have, in some way or another, been urged - to gather, to sleep, to rise to death. ]

Chiemi and Norma sounded more like it. I just. I'm already tired of this kinda thing. That keeps happening. It's like... I can't run from it, even when...

[ puts her head on her arms. ]

Either way... we're looking at someone who's got all these rats in a maze, and fucking with us is their version of fun.