GUEST SERVICES - BABO KIM

[cluedin]

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[oathic]

[he's quiet for a bit.]

... You know, I've lived a long time, so I've heard pretty much every reasoning there is—why it's acceptable for people to die for a greater good.

It's not like I don't get it, but people don't take well to being told, "well, you might have to die, but I promise it's for a good result." To be honest, I don't blame them.

What would it take for those souls to be returned?

[cluedin]

I don't blame them either. [Her tail swishes a little behind her as she looks to the side.] Even if it's for a purpose it's still sad sometimes.

...it'll take some work, but we're still figuring out all of the steps. I wish I had a better answer, but we're trying to understand, too. I get that people won't believe us or want to help if this keeps happening though.

[oathic]

... Mm. Yeah, I figured you don't much power in this situation. No offence.

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So, what was with the monster anyway? What happened to Nikki?

[cluedin]

None taken! [Like for real, she's actually a little more than okay with that answer.]

...what happened with Nikki was horrible. But sometimes strange things happen in this house. People sometimes find themselves challenged and tapping into the subconscious parts of themselves.

[oathic]

Um, that doesn't usually involve turning into a literal giant rat.

[cluedin]

Usually not. I think that was unique to Nikki herself.

[oathic]

[he starts eating his pizza.]

So... are you saying that every week, someone's going to tap into their subconscious part of themselves and kill someone?

[cluedin]

It's definitely a possibility, yeah. I'd love to say that it won't happen ever again, but...it's more likely that it will. Maybe the next week will be different though.

[oathic]

Was there a trigger for why Nikki? Granted, I didn't know her well, but I don't recall anything particular happening to her.

[cluedin]

We're still trying to understand it ourselves why it was Nikki and why she chose to attack Haruka. I don't know if she really spoke to any of us, but we were surprised, too.

[oathic]

[omnom]

So how exactly are you going to get your answers? From Master Blue?

[cluedin]

Sort of. And a lot of research.

[oathic]

Research? How?

[cluedin]

Have you noticed how many of you are from different places?

[oathic]

It was hard to miss.

[cluedin]

[You'd be surprised, someone straight up implied they were unaware earlier to her.]

Our research comes from across a lot of worlds to see what sort of solution we can come up with.

[oathic]

So you've got access to that kind of stuff, huh.

[cluedin]

Yeah. It helps us understand all of you a little better and serve your needs to the best of our ability. But there's still a lot we haven't covered yet.

[oathic]

I'm not surprised. Most people can't even grasp the entirety of their own universe in their lifetime.

[cluedin]

We're doing what we can but sometimes the best solution we find isn't the one everyone else agrees with. That's all.

[oathic]

A perfect solution rarely exists. Though, of course, that doesn't mean one shouldn't try to seek it out.

[cluedin]

Do you think the people here will try to seek out a perfect solution?

[oathic]

Well, who knows? We already saw yesterday that everyone has differing values.

But I think most would agree that a solution that involves everyone returning home alive would probably be close to ideal.

[cluedin]

I hope you're right. It'd be nice if people here worked together for that solution.

[oathic]

Well, that's only if their anger and fear doesn't get the best of them...