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[sonorant]

i know nothing about f&h

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[sonorant]

For the most part. I'm still making myself familiar with everything that's here.

[ since there are 203424 places. ]

I need to sit down and write more letters.

[recession]

The mailbox is open all week, at the least. So that's nice.

I suspect it takes at least a day or two until the mailbox empties itself, on this side or that, so best to get them early to minimise delays if you're exchanging anything time-sensitive.

...

Not that I don't think anything can't be time-sensitive, at this stage.

[sonorant]

Most of the people I talked to were aware that... we need to go to less than six. It's only a matter of them steeling themselves and moving forward with it.

But you are right. Our time is quickly running out.

[recession]

...

We were operating under the assumption that they would have to "solve" that particular problem among themselves, but as of this last Sunday, I've wondered about it a bit more.

The border between realms seems to be getting thinner. The overseers went from disembodied voices to tangible bodies. Letters can be sent, and now, items.

If we complete that machine they keep talking about, if it creates a stable bridge, would it not be reasonable to consider that we could just spirit away ten of them ourselves?

[sonorant]

If that were possible, that would be ideal. To remove without violence right under their noses.... that would be something I'd jump for the chance for.

[ it's a way that'd give her more hope than resigning herself to having to think about 10 more people getting killed. ]

Have you all talked about that as a possibility yet?

[recession]

I've mentioned it to a few people here and there just today.

I don't want to promise anything, but it's a better alternative, right?

[sonorant]

It is. I won't throw all my eggs into a basket, but if we can go this route... it'd save more heartache.

[ of course miss if i can stop one heart from breaking would be all for it. ]

Although the first obstacle is getting the machine to work at all.

[recession]

Everyone here's proven themselves to be pretty smart. I think we've all got our various options in mind. Just that the mentality has gotten a bit too used to being dour... obviously, we can all understand why.

I'm not a machinist whatsoever, so I can't exactly offer any insight... but Famine allegedly is? So we're lucky to have him, circumstances aside.

[sonorant]

[ famine might not be part of their numbers, but it still works out. ]

That's out of my skillset, too. I'm a bit more used to memoria—a substance than can hold memories—being manipulated for this kind of dimensional travel, but I think it's a bit more hopeful on this side overall.

[ the misery is not nearly as evident. ]

[recession]

Memories...

[ Wack. What the fuck is up with that. ]

It helps actually being able to interact with everyone we've sorely missed, on top of being able to actually see how the rest are doing to boot. We're at an informational advantage.

[sonorant]

It makes more sense with context, but without.... it's best to think abstractly about it.

[ robin would explain but she's not her brother. ]

All of that does create a better atmosphere. [ and as if she just remembered something: ] Speaking of informational advantage, I've been told: happy belated birthday.

[recession]

Why is this spreading around...?

[ Help his sorta-birthday which will ostensibly always be about a month or two after his canonpoint regardless of where it is. ]

[sonorant]

Because people care about you and like your company. [ presumably. ] I was told you wouldn't mind a song, but you may tell me if that's not the case.

[recession]

I told them all my birthday really isn't that big of a deal. But thanks anyway.

It's a bit embarrassing, but I think "wouldn't mind" isn't wrong.

[sonorant]

Hehe, we want to celebrate you. It doesn't have to be the traditional song, but if you have a request, I'm open to it.

[ it doesn't have to be singing. she can play an instrument or five. thinks about how many credits this would cost in a world where credits exist ]

[recession]

[ Robin should start a cameo. Anyway he's vaguely flustered when the ball is put in his court. It's a little bit embarrassing to ask when the premise for it is 'it's his birthday'. ]

Have a favourite tune in particular?

[sonorant]

[ as if she isn't rich enough.

hehe (again) ]

This is supposed to be for you.

[recession]

And what if I want for me is to know what you like and are best at?

[sonorant]

It is both a sweet answer and one that cheats.

[recession]

Maybe I'm not above doing so.

[sonorant]

[ she laughs. ]

I appreciate the honest. All right. I'll grant you this. It is a lullaby.

[ still, even after all she did to try to wake people up. ]

[recession]

...I do think lullabies are nice.

[ Thinks about how their first partygame Geto dared him to sing a little so he did a little short lullaby. Things are coming full circle. ]

[sonorant]

[ brings it full circle unwittingly i hardly remember that first partygame

robin smiles and obliges. she sings him a song from her childhood, something short and sweet. these kind of vibes. ]

[recession]

[ I never know what's going on elsewhere in any mini-game considering I wake up to it like 4 hours late minimum every time. But help, Sound of Music... cute. He listens with a quiet and polite attentiveness, he's good audience.

And gives her a small polite clap when she's done. ]

That was nice. Very comforting. Thank you, Robin.

[sonorant]

[ :handshake: you wake up around the time i get off work so that's me too ]

It's an honor. Although it makes me wonder if anyone else's birthdays have passed while here....

[ when hyv gives genshins birthdays but NOT HSRS ]