GUEST SERVICES - BABO KIM

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W0, MONDAY

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[Babo Kim rings the bell from the library and only a few seconds later he'll hear the faint jingling of another bell from the hall. It's a public space so Peach is immediately bounding into the room and approaching, the bell around her neck ringing as she moves.]

Good afternoon, sir! How can I help you today?

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Hey, Peach! I've got something to ask, but first—

[he holds out a few sheets of paper. they're his shitty crayon drawings of peach, pumpkin, and plum.]

The portraits like you wanted!

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[She'll take the papers and look at them. These are truly terrible, and yet...]

These are perfect! [The worst is that she's actually very sincere.] Thank you! I know your other portraits were probably erased when Plum cleaned the house but these ones will be safe at least.

[That aside she's gently folding up the papers to slip into her pocket.] What did you want to ask?

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Glad you like them!

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Why are we losing senses?

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[She's busy putting the portraits away, but her ears twitch curiously when she hears the question.]

...what do you mean?

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I can't feel anything anymore, Brilith is losing her sight, and similar things are happening to others. What's going on?

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[Pardon her, she's going to poke at his arm to see if he's serious. Judging by the look on her face though she's not exactly surprised even if she's unsure how to answer.]

I thought it was only one or two of you. [So someone's at least mentioned it.] Do you know what other things people have lost?

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Akira's lost his sense of taste, for one. He's pretty bummed out about it.

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That's depressing even for me. [Her food??? People can't taste her delicious meals? Tragic!] When did this start?

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Start of the week. After everything got cleaned up.

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And it's affecting all of you differently? [It's sort of rhetorical because sight, touch and taste are all very different, obviously.] Nothing like this has ever really happened before. Have you ever experienced something like this where you're from?

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No, though I'm not really a good sample?

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Why not? I'm sure your experiences are just as relatable. [No. They are probably not.]

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Well... kind of. Not really. Let's just say you're better off asking someone else.

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It seems a little inappropriate to go around asking guests about their personal business, sir...[As curious as Peach is, she'll only ask questions if people seem open to that. It's part of the job here.]

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I mean, is losing a sense really personal business?

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If it's tied to a traumatic incident it might be. I don't want to offend any of our guests by asking them about lost senses, especially if they're someone who hasn't lost anything at all.

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I guess...

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So, do you have any idea what's going on?

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It's something we can look into. [She appears puzzled.] Nothing quite like this has ever happened during these events before. I almost wonder if it's because there's so many of you...like mass hysteria?

[Is it possible it's just in everyone's head? Hell if she knows, she doesn't always know how people work.]

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... I don't think that's the case here.

[like wow he did not reach enlightenment to be susceptible to hysteria]

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[Bad.]

We'll look into it and see if we can ask Master Blue. Weird things have happened before but nothing like this. But...it may take a day or two to get an answer with the workload the Master is under.

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[he scratches the back of his neck.]

... Better than nothing. Let me know how that goes?

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Of course, sir. We'll do our best.

[But you know. Master Blue is Master Blue.]

Until then...is there anything else I may do for you?

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How's that curry Akira suggested coming along?

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[The cat ears flatten against her skull before she pulls off a very good impression of Plum with the most deadpan expression.]

Peeps are soooo hard to work with! [So. It's a Struggle.] Why did it have to be peeps?