GUEST SERVICES - LUNA

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Yes. We have spoken. [Blue has spoken to a few people and has no problem telling Luna that.] Can it be understood?

[Blue is not impressed with the house :\]

[brokethefirst]

...Within the state of my three-dimensional mind, you could call it another fourth dimension I want to look for.

Perhaps it cannot be understood as we know it, but... that doesn't mean I should stop trying to grasp the concept. I want us to be able to make a firm decision in the end.

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[Well yeah there's definitely nothing that can be done to stop her given they already gave her their warnings, so...Blue shrugs.]

Understood.

[brokethefirst]

[sorry ghost boss she's desperate]

...Could I ask more about you?

What is it you like about the people that are brought here?

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[That's fair.]

They are...interesting.

[brokethefirst]

In what way?

I... feel like we might possibly have a little in common in this regard.

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Many of you are stubborn. [This is said with a vague hint of amusement. Blue may have been called stubborn themselves.] ...your experiences are interesting, too.

[brokethefirst]

I think that might come hand-in-hand with a strong will, I'm afraid.

Do you mean here in the house, or in a broader sense?

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[They wave a hand. They mean the broader sense, yes.]

[brokethefirst]

Do you have any questions you would like to ask us, if given the chance? Observation can only fill in so many details.

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[There are probably many questions, most of which are "why the fuck are you the way you are", but like they won't say so. Instead, they seem to be considering this carefully.]

Do you know why you're here?

[brokethefirst]

No. I can take guesses, based on what you've said, but...

I... assumed it was a punishment, honestly.

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Not purposefully. [Look they can acknowledge this house definitely feels like a punishment, but not like that.]

[brokethefirst]

...Were our signatures on the invitations an illusion made by the house, then?

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...no. They are yours.

[brokethefirst]

Could you explain how? None of us remember signing the invitations. Some of us shouldn't even have been alive to do so.

If it wasn't a trick, then... what was it?

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[They look at her for a moment.]

Metaphysical. [This explains nothing, so they pause and try again.] ...a connection.

[brokethefirst]

A... metaphysical one. [That does not help, no.]

Um... I trust you understand why that might put our consent into question, correct? Normally that... that has to be an active choice, not something innate.

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[Well, just...blinking at her for a moment.]

Your soul responded. It accepted.

[brokethefirst]

...What? [RECORD SCRATCH]

I... don't mean to be rude, but... that's not possible. I'm not... [Not alive. Not a person. Bits and bobs welded together that knew how to act.]

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...I know. [They don't seem concerned.] It is possible. With a will. A soul can exist. [Yup.]

[brokethefirst]

I...

B-but I was... dead. How did you...

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No. I... I can guess what your answer will be for that.

I'm sorry. I wish we were able to understand all of this a little easier. Do you get frustrated with these sorts of question?

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...[They nod.] There are...limitations. It's...difficult. [It's hard for them to explain everything when they actually just can't.]

[brokethefirst]

[A nod. Yeah, she feels that.]

Do you have a way of communicating that you would usually prefer, if you weren't, um, in this situation?

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Letters are much easier. [And even those are confusing, but at least they have the time to gather their thoughts.] This is...okay.