[ ponta your BEAUTIFUL HAIR hung finds it so neat, actually, and he comes from a world full of technicolor animal people. but he does also notice that he's standing up straighter so he's ? briefly. ]
Hi, Ponta! [ he is still tired from jailbreak shenanigans and also vitriolic rage at seeing the rules this morning, but he is a good and friendly boy in return immediately. ] Stocking up on... everything, really, so kind of just browsing?
[ he has a cart. he's a Man On A Mission. ]
The corner store had some decent enough stuff, but sorely lacking in everything you need to actually make a decent homecooked meal.
Yeah, the only thing that'd stand in our way is expiration dates and shelf life. But even then, we have whole dorms of people to cook for, and plenty of people with big appetites. [ ace ]
... maybe to lift some spirits we can get everybody together for a big meal at some point. Might be nice to do.
That sounds like a neat idea. From what I saw, the park's been repaired too so we have space for a huge picnic. I imagine that's easier than getting 30 people together into the same room.
[ Though it also means exposing them to the prying eyes of the residents of the city. That one he is not as excited about after... everything. ]
Could probably set something up... only problem would be extra people showing up that we don't account for. Food-wise and company-wise both. [ he's right there with you on that logic, ponta.
surely there are some nice people, but he's very hesitant to draw attention to all of them if they don't have to. he did kind of get arrested, and all that. ]
I don't know where else we could have it, though, that would fit all of us and all the, uh. Personalities and powers?
[ Ponta laughs at that. Such a kind way of describing the chaos of their group...
But his face soon turns a bit more serious. Hung said out loud what he'd only been thinking, after all. ]
Yeah, I was also thinking that... I think we'd all like some privacy after being gawked at so much last week. Maybe one of the open first floors for the dorms could be good enough? A bit cramped, but not impossible to deal with.
[ "we're all a bunch of rowdy fucking idiots with superpowers" is really the undertone of this, fond or not.
but, he does nod, humor fading as he leans his arms on his cart. ]
We're already a spectacle that they're obviously following closely, like we're free entertainment, so I don't want to give them more ammunition. I could probably ask Ox is there's an alternative, but doing a dorm lobby wouldn't be a bad idea necessarily...
If I'm honest... I don't know if I trust the leaders either, at this point.
[ Ponta looks up towards the ceiling, just kind of aimlessly tracing the caulk joints with his eyes as he thinks. ]
Fox does seem genuinely clueless about what is happening right now, but... I don't know, their position as go-betweens for the city just keeps feeling weirder.
I think... something bigger than them is at work, but there were only twelve of them instead of nearly 40.
[ his ears are a little perked up, to listen for anyone coming down their aisle as they talk, eyes scanning. ]
Ox and Mouse both seem to want to put a stop to it. They're the ones I've talked to most, so far, but I haven't quite asked for the details about how they lost their four. I'm going to talk to Ox about the rules and everything that happened, Sunday, though. Since they were all given the order to take us in but didn't want to.
Fox at least said that the other four definitely died in a battle rather than anything like this.
[ Ponta takes care to speak a little more quietly here. Maybe not the best talk to have in a grocery store, but then... is there any place that's super safe right now? The dorms are provided by the city and all. ]
Where the citizens seemed to think executions were pretty normal overall, Fox had never even heard of that happening before.
That's... [ very weird. ] Was that something that came up while we were in jail? We could only see the execution itself, not the crowds, so we missed a lot.
The leaders have been here for months - if they haven't heard of it happening before, then it has to have been something from before their arrival. Or else there's a lie here that has to be caught.
Yeah, some of us chatted with the people in attendance while it was happening. Execution is what they do for the 'really bad' villains and it's treated as a totally accepted measure.
It's just... even if the last execution was before the team leaders arrived, it's really weird that they hadn't even heard of the fact that they exist, y'know?
Will and I went to the library and weren't able to find any records on the place at all. Just weather reports. If these buildings have had to be rebuilt constantly, it could be records that are lost...
But you'd think they'd be on the internet, right? That kind of news? Even if they didn't talk about us being arrested, there'd have to be something about mass public killing.
[ hate to think about the fact that there'd be mashups and compilations and people doing fancams of their favorite executions. jesus christ. luna. this can of worms. ]
So where is it? Just... wiped from everything? Can't be. Everything exists forever on the internet, so it has to be somewhere.
Yeah, someone surely is sick enough to download things like this too so even if official streams disappear, re-uploads should happen... Just how hard are they cracking down on this?
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Hi, Ponta! [ he is still tired from jailbreak shenanigans and also vitriolic rage at seeing the rules this morning, but he is a good and friendly boy in return immediately. ] Stocking up on... everything, really, so kind of just browsing?
[ he has a cart. he's a Man On A Mission. ]
The corner store had some decent enough stuff, but sorely lacking in everything you need to actually make a decent homecooked meal.
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[ Though his posture has changed into that of a normal upstanding (literally) person, the enthusiastic good mood at least appears to be the same. ]
We can cook whatever now! Sky's the limit! And honestly, with the infinite cash situation we got going, it'd be a shame to not take advantage of it.
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... maybe to lift some spirits we can get everybody together for a big meal at some point. Might be nice to do.
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[ Though it also means exposing them to the prying eyes of the residents of the city. That one he is not as excited about after... everything. ]
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surely there are some nice people, but he's very hesitant to draw attention to all of them if they don't have to. he did kind of get arrested, and all that. ]
I don't know where else we could have it, though, that would fit all of us and all the, uh. Personalities and powers?
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But his face soon turns a bit more serious. Hung said out loud what he'd only been thinking, after all. ]
Yeah, I was also thinking that... I think we'd all like some privacy after being gawked at so much last week. Maybe one of the open first floors for the dorms could be good enough? A bit cramped, but not impossible to deal with.
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but, he does nod, humor fading as he leans his arms on his cart. ]
We're already a spectacle that they're obviously following closely, like we're free entertainment, so I don't want to give them more ammunition. I could probably ask Ox is there's an alternative, but doing a dorm lobby wouldn't be a bad idea necessarily...
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[ Ponta looks up towards the ceiling, just kind of aimlessly tracing the caulk joints with his eyes as he thinks. ]
Fox does seem genuinely clueless about what is happening right now, but... I don't know, their position as go-betweens for the city just keeps feeling weirder.
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[ his ears are a little perked up, to listen for anyone coming down their aisle as they talk, eyes scanning. ]
Ox and Mouse both seem to want to put a stop to it. They're the ones I've talked to most, so far, but I haven't quite asked for the details about how they lost their four. I'm going to talk to Ox about the rules and everything that happened, Sunday, though. Since they were all given the order to take us in but didn't want to.
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[ Ponta takes care to speak a little more quietly here. Maybe not the best talk to have in a grocery store, but then... is there any place that's super safe right now? The dorms are provided by the city and all. ]
Where the citizens seemed to think executions were pretty normal overall, Fox had never even heard of that happening before.
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The leaders have been here for months - if they haven't heard of it happening before, then it has to have been something from before their arrival. Or else there's a lie here that has to be caught.
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It's just... even if the last execution was before the team leaders arrived, it's really weird that they hadn't even heard of the fact that they exist, y'know?
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But you'd think they'd be on the internet, right? That kind of news? Even if they didn't talk about us being arrested, there'd have to be something about mass public killing.
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[ This stuff would be going viral, whether through people cheering or through people being appalled! ]
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So where is it? Just... wiped from everything? Can't be. Everything exists forever on the internet, so it has to be somewhere.
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Yeah, someone surely is sick enough to download things like this too so even if official streams disappear, re-uploads should happen... Just how hard are they cracking down on this?
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Pretty hard, I imagine, if we haven't seen any of it. They kept our jailbreak out of the news and everything... but they're not really infallible.