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Let's strap in and see where this gets us, then?

[ she isn't unsure so much as they both are aware something terrible might happen but it's fine, grace sits on the chair like it's a throne and starts to ... well. plug herself in? obviously leaving the totally not a vr helmet thing for last ]

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[ same.

but he'll get settled, and look questioningly at the machine before looking over at her. ]

Ready?

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Ready as I'll ever be.

[ she'll put it on first she fears no man? even if it's a crazy idea. time for snoozeville population dreams! or well, it will be once takeru also puts it on. dreamsharing. yay. ]

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[ and he'll nod and put his on as well. ]

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[ the first five minutes of the dream are probably something normal, because i didn't plan that far ahead and coming up with a whole dream we won't talk about because plot seems silly. just. hanging out in wild areas and doing things. potentially a small blonde girl is there! who knows.

the more important is, of course, them staying in longer than five minutes and seeing something weird and different and, quite frankly, bad. grace wakes out of it with a gasp, taking the helmet out and-- ]

... Ow? [ she sounds so bewildered. what the fuck. ow. ]

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[ what the fuck! even more unsettling is just, the feeling of fear after.

he yanks the helmet off and drops it, looking at her. ]

That was a... memory?

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[ she's looking around, clearly feeling a little paranoid ]

... I ... guess so? From the time before?

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[ he's frowning, his expression grim. ]

Does your back hurt?

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Like I got stabbed. [ rude. ] Yours too?

[dotcom]

[ he nods, rubbing his back

and then casts a distrustful look at the machine. ]

Let's get out of this room.

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[ she throws her own wary look around before getting up fully, wincing ]

Right. Ugh, this better be temporary. [ but yeah, let's go. also. don't mind her grabbing takeru's hand to lead them out? it has nothing to do with being afraid. YOU'RE afraid. ]

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[ he



does not move his hand away they are just holding hands now. ]

I wonder if it's possible to see something else...

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Maybe... [ she tilts her head in thought ] Hey, this is Lust's floor, right? I wonder if that means they were involved in this memory...

[ also: handholding will continue until morale improves ]

[dotcom]

Hm... it's hard to say. I'm not sure if all the visions we saw related to the Avatars.

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It's hard to tell, since we don't really know... [ anything, ever, but she trails off. ] Okay, so we went in there and overstayed and got a flashback. And pain. That's happened on the other floors, right? But without the machine. So what's the difference?

[dotcom]

Hm...

I'm not sure. Did anyone else see a murder attempt?

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Honestly? I don't know. I can't keep track of what everyone's seen anymore or if it's relevant when it has to do with the previous group.

[dotcom]

... mm.

It's hard to tell if we can use it or not.

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It'd be helpful if we had a clear answer on what was actual useful info and what was... I don't know, the Avatars' tragic backstory we're snooping on.

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I think they're pretty mad we keep seeing it even though it's not our fault.

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Right? It's not like we're doing it on purpose. Though I guess if people keep talking to them about it, it'd be annoying...

[ like memshare week... ]

[dotcom]

They do have to listen to us theorize about them, I guess.

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Ugggggh. If none of these are relevant, I'm going to be so mad.

[dotcom]

I guess we can try to see if we can piece them together...?

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Like... recreating their narrative?