Setsu

[honkinbigteeth]

tbd

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week 0; sunday

[honkinbigteeth]

[well. after the npc reveal, ylfa is hanging around a little longer.]

...Hi, Setsu. What do you think?

[propense]

[ setsu hasn't moved much since they're arrived here, mostly to tap at their phone. but they lighten up a little when they see ylfa and set the phone away. ]

Ylfa, hello. [ they consider the question. ] ..On one hand, it's good to know that there are at least some people around to answer our questions. But I'm still stuck on some of the things they've said. Or rather, avoided saying. Like they're hiding something.

[honkinbigteeth]

[oh. her ears sort of perk up, interested.]

Really? Like what?

[propense]

Well, I was discussing it with someone else, but we think there might be more Reapers out there outside the ones we just met. Of course, it could have just been a random number they decided on, but one of the Reapers did say that it wasn't as if there were six of them.

[ of course, Setsu tends to just overanalyze every little thing, so it really could be nothing. it really could just be three..... ]

[honkinbigteeth]

Interesting. Ruby mentioned she has a boss, and Aika has been in games before, but this one is different somehow. She didn't really explain why.

WEEK 0, MONDAY.

[propense]

[ park time! Setsu is idly sitting on a swing, waving over once they catch sight of her. ]

Hello Ylfa. Doing some exploring as well?

[honkinbigteeth]

[swing! she'll skip on over.]

I can't believe it got bigger around here. It was already huge!

[propense]

I'm wondering why she didn't explain.. Is it really that big of a deal to leave out details? It's one thing if they don't want to offer any hints.. but all games have been different? So they say.

[propense]

[ they'll gesture to another swing beside them for her to join. come come, we can swing together. ]

It might get even bigger at this rate. I'm curious to see what else there is.

[honkinbigteeth]

Maybe the difference between this and the other games has something to do with a twist, or the way we win...?

[honkinbigteeth]

[absolutely. she will sit on the other swing.]

Do you think? I guess there's really no limit to how big it could be.

[propense]

It could very well be that... it's a good reason for why they wouldn't say anything. At least we can talk to them if we need to. It'll help to get some confirmation with any future tasks.

[propense]

Yeah. I know during my interstellar travels, I've seen some very large planets. It would be a bit strange to limit us to a small section of a city.

[honkinbigteeth]

They seem friendly enough, at least.

[only one of them was friendly. but they were all nice to ylfa.]

[honkinbigteeth]

Interstellar travels? Tell me more!

[propense]

[ they better be nice to ylfa... ]

At the very least they're civil. [ thinks about it for a moment. ] ..Sorta.

But they're really pushing about forming teams. Have you given it much thought?

[propense]

Of course. Let's see...

..Oh! Someone I was traveling with is from the Sea Planet Nada, I've never been there but I've heard about it from her. It houses a laboratory that studies intellectualized animals. The one that came from that world, Otome, is an intellectualized beluga whale capable of speaking a human language. So she's proof of what her planet has succeeded in.

[honkinbigteeth]

Gerard is doing some poking around. We want to find some good party balance.

[and then they picked the swim teens.]

[honkinbigteeth]

...Are talking animals unusual where you're from?

[this story is sort of going over her head.]

[propense]

Logically, it would be good to find a good balance, especially when you consider the abilities we all have. So I can understand that decision.

[ and then setsu joined a drift only team. ]

[propense]

[ they're starting to realize maybe they should have started this differently. ]

I wouldn't say it's unusual, more that it's uncommon? But it depends on the world. The base I originated from didn't have talking animals. But in Otome's world it's the norm. Then there's Planet Tara, inhabited by "cat people", who have altered their DNA to change the shape of their eyes and ears.

[ this really sounds more like they're sharing information than telling a story.. help ]

Every planet you come across or visit is almost always drastically different than the last, it makes traveling a bit exciting in that sense.

[honkinbigteeth]

[oh...she nods.]

We've been to the Land of Birds and Beasts, where all animals talk and everything they talk about is trying to teach you a lesson. Maybe it's a bit like that. But normal animals sometimes talk and sometimes don't. One of my friends is a cat, actually.

[honkinbigteeth]

[help.]

I think the most important thing is probably that everybody gets along and trusts one another, though.

[propense]

A lesson being taught seems to be a pretty consistent thing. [ with their story. ]

A cat? ..There is someone that is on the ship that is transitioning into cathood, though born human. [ the dream to become full on cat. so having a cat for a friend isn't strange to them. ]

[propense]

...Yeah, I think so as well.

[ geuninely, ] I hope you get that with your team, Ylfa.