[ i'm in tears, i'm glad. jonas is kind of like :o hearing about it though. ]
Why not? That's the kind of thing you do with your friends on earth anyway. You go to a movie, and if it's terrible you spend the whole movie talking and throwing popcorn at the screen. [ no. ]
You do? I would have to take your word for it.. I only have some of the details Shigemichi told me to rely on so. [ which also are probably not accurate. SO THEY REALLY WILL BELIEVE JONAS. ]
Shigemichi is... someone that would appear in some loops, back on the interstellar cruise. He's human, but has a rather "alien-like" appearance. He's got a friendly and sincere personality so he's generally easy to get along with.
[ he could ask, and they would explain if he really wanted to know. he already knows quite a lot about their life as is. ]
At a minimum in some loops, there are five of us. The maximum would be up to... fifteen people. So it could be anywhere between five to fifteen depending.
That's a pretty big range. [ which is wild to think about that the number of people isn't always the same either. ] So it was like...if you were trying to meet certain criteria for that loop, certain people would or wouldn't be there?
[ they blink at him with some surprise, before smiling a little. ] Catching on already?
That's right. Certain criteria are met depending on the people there, what kind of roles we had, and so forth. Depending on it could proc some insightful events. Some of that would involve trying to keep certain people alive, which is... quite difficult to do.
But sometimes a loop will carry on through with nothing new happening. So it wasn't always guaranteed.
[ some of that feels familiar in a few different ways, actually. he doesn't seem to think there's anything weird in what they've said, and all of the information tracks with what he already knew from them. they aren't even hard concepts to grasp, but he's aware that his situation is a little...different. ]
Did you get to at least know what was going to happen or what criteria you needed to meet before the loop would start again?
Though the "Silver Key" allowed me to keep all my memories with each loop, I wasn't exactly aware of what criteria I needed always. [ they ponder on their words. ] Though, if something happened during a loop that I needed more information on... I would keep it in mind for the next loop.
[ a brief pause. ]
Such as... there was someone that had been Gnosia, that knew more about Gnosia than I ever knew. But since they were caught, we couldn't get any more information from them because they were getting sent into cold sleep. So, when the loop ended and a new one began... I knew we had to keep them safe until we were able to learn more from them.
Like a past version of looping yourself having hints to help your current looping self. But it's all...you. So even if nothing else changed, you would know going in what to do to force a change yourself. Yeah, I think I get it. It all sounds...really complicated to keep all of the rules in mind.
[ also, kind of glad it's not him. ]
...ours weren't that drastic. The loops were always small, like I said, and it always felt a little more like...deja vu? Not like we didn't remember what had happened before that, but just not being away of the few minutes before the loop or that we looped. There were three other people on the island with us, so when the loops would happen different things would happen to those people, or we would run into someone else, or we'd go someplace else.
After over a hundred loops, you get very familiar with all the rules and setups.
[ is that a good thing? probably not. but they're familiar with it, accustomed, and have accepted their life to be that so. ]
Was it almost always you and Alex? [ they know he wasn't technically the center of the loops, that it was rather Alex but. ] Did any of the others start to notice over time or become a bit aware like you? Or was it only you?
I'd hope so, but...it's still not a great thing to be familiar with either.
[ thinking this over...he shrugs. ]
It was always me and Alex, yeah. We spent pretty much that whole night together, so when the loops would happen we were both there. I'm pretty sure the others didn't notice. It took me a while to catch on, but none of them ever said anything when we caught up with them again.
[ me shaking setsu to stop being content with their loops. ]
So no one else... Have the both of you always been together? [ for what reason was is it only those two? was it an interaction they had? like Setsu themselves and their companion with the silver key? ]
Yeah. I mean we got to the island together and we left together, so...it was always us. When we were all split up, Alex and I wound up together. So we traveled everywhere exploring and looking for everyone and encountering the loops as they showed up.
...I'm glad you have each other. It's nice to not have to face everything alone.
[ which is said geuninely. after all, Setsu has always had someone that was with them in their own loops. maybe... a couple where they were alone. but those pale in comparison to the rest. ]
Yeah, I...kind of think so, too. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have survived that night if she wasn't around.
[ which he can casually admit without explaining much detail. it's more matter-of-fact than anything. where there was alex, there was jonas, and vice versa through that entire ordeal. ]
[ they look at him then with a thoughtful look, thinking about their words, and maybe there is something they kinda want to say... but they set it aside to smile a little ]
You both make a good team.
[ they think Jonas and Alex support one another quite well, like a balance. though now they're distracted as the area below seems to clear out. remember when we were supposed to steal a rod? pole? anyways ]
Looks like now is a better time than any. You ready? [ come back in one piece or i lose it. ]
[ he tilts his head a little, but he doesn't follow up on that. whatever thoughts they want to have, those are their own.
instead, he's watching the arena and he's getting up to approach closer. ]
Should be clear. I'll be in and out in no time. You can even time it if you want. [ it's a joke, but since this is a monday thread, i will say he does get to nyoom in via a teleport! nothing comes to eat him or bother him, but he's also pretty quick in his work? he selects an appropriate sort of pole and more or less dawdles for the thirty second cooldown period before teleporting back to them. ]
[ it's a joke, but when he comes back? they wave their phone a little at him with a stopwatch timer on display. yeah! though, they're smiling a bit widely, clearly joking around.
they will set their phone away after the joke, coming to inspect the pole and nod happily. ]
Yes. This will work perfectly. Just a matter of getting my hands on some string and it'll be good to go.
[ he does nosily look at the stopwatch just to see before he waves it off, handing over pole. is there a blade on it? we don't know. ]
Where do you think we're even going to find string around here? It shouldn't even be that hard. [ ...and then belatedly: ] You know we probably could have just asked the reapers if we could buy a fishing pole.
...no you're not wrong about that. I mean I haven't done a lot of fishing myself, but I don't think trying to figure it out on our own's that bad either. There has to be ribbon or something somewhere. If not the gift shop...we can check IKEA?
[ me like i Could wrap this thread up so i can prepare for a friday one but i'm afraid you're dead so i will keep this thread alive ]
Hehe, if that's the case, we should fish together as soon as we're able to. I can show you what I know. [ they nod at the suggestions. ] Do you wanna head there now? If not, it can be another time, we can go relax at the park instead.
I'm still trying to figure out how you can fish in space, but maybe I should stop being surprised. [ but...hm. ] Let's see what we can do. May as well.
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Why not? That's the kind of thing you do with your friends on earth anyway. You go to a movie, and if it's terrible you spend the whole movie talking and throwing popcorn at the screen. [ no. ]
Who's Shigemichi?
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You do? I would have to take your word for it.. I only have some of the details Shigemichi told me to rely on so. [ which also are probably not accurate. SO THEY REALLY WILL BELIEVE JONAS. ]
Shigemichi is... someone that would appear in some loops, back on the interstellar cruise. He's human, but has a rather "alien-like" appearance. He's got a friendly and sincere personality so he's generally easy to get along with.
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That's good at least. It was probably nice having someone to get along with even with...the loops. [ hum. ] How many people were there anyway?
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At a minimum in some loops, there are five of us. The maximum would be up to... fifteen people. So it could be anywhere between five to fifteen depending.
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That's right. Certain criteria are met depending on the people there, what kind of roles we had, and so forth. Depending on it could proc some insightful events. Some of that would involve trying to keep certain people alive, which is... quite difficult to do.
But sometimes a loop will carry on through with nothing new happening. So it wasn't always guaranteed.
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Did you get to at least know what was going to happen or what criteria you needed to meet before the loop would start again?
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Though the "Silver Key" allowed me to keep all my memories with each loop, I wasn't exactly aware of what criteria I needed always. [ they ponder on their words. ] Though, if something happened during a loop that I needed more information on... I would keep it in mind for the next loop.
[ a brief pause. ]
Such as... there was someone that had been Gnosia, that knew more about Gnosia than I ever knew. But since they were caught, we couldn't get any more information from them because they were getting sent into cold sleep. So, when the loop ended and a new one began... I knew we had to keep them safe until we were able to learn more from them.
..Does that make sense?
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[ also, kind of glad it's not him. ]
...ours weren't that drastic. The loops were always small, like I said, and it always felt a little more like...deja vu? Not like we didn't remember what had happened before that, but just not being away of the few minutes before the loop or that we looped. There were three other people on the island with us, so when the loops would happen different things would happen to those people, or we would run into someone else, or we'd go someplace else.
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[ is that a good thing? probably not. but they're familiar with it, accustomed, and have accepted their life to be that so. ]
Was it almost always you and Alex? [ they know he wasn't technically the center of the loops, that it was rather Alex but. ] Did any of the others start to notice over time or become a bit aware like you? Or was it only you?
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[ thinking this over...he shrugs. ]
It was always me and Alex, yeah. We spent pretty much that whole night together, so when the loops would happen we were both there. I'm pretty sure the others didn't notice. It took me a while to catch on, but none of them ever said anything when we caught up with them again.
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[ me shaking setsu to stop being content with their loops. ]
So no one else... Have the both of you always been together? [ for what reason was is it only those two? was it an interaction they had? like Setsu themselves and their companion with the silver key? ]
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...I'm glad you have each other. It's nice to not have to face everything alone.
[ which is said geuninely. after all, Setsu has always had someone that was with them in their own loops. maybe... a couple where they were alone. but those pale in comparison to the rest. ]
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[ which he can casually admit without explaining much detail. it's more matter-of-fact than anything. where there was alex, there was jonas, and vice versa through that entire ordeal. ]
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You both make a good team.
[ they think Jonas and Alex support one another quite well, like a balance. though now they're distracted as the area below seems to clear out. remember when we were supposed to steal a rod? pole? anyways ]
Looks like now is a better time than any. You ready? [ come back in one piece or i lose it. ]
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instead, he's watching the arena and he's getting up to approach closer. ]
Should be clear. I'll be in and out in no time. You can even time it if you want. [ it's a joke, but since this is a monday thread, i will say he does get to nyoom in via a teleport! nothing comes to eat him or bother him, but he's also pretty quick in his work? he selects an appropriate sort of pole and more or less dawdles for the thirty second cooldown period before teleporting back to them. ]
What do you think? Should work?
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they will set their phone away after the joke, coming to inspect the pole and nod happily. ]
Yes. This will work perfectly. Just a matter of getting my hands on some string and it'll be good to go.
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Where do you think we're even going to find string around here? It shouldn't even be that hard. [ ...and then belatedly: ] You know we probably could have just asked the reapers if we could buy a fishing pole.
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I was hoping at one of the gift shops. [ oh. yeah ] I did consider that too but.
[ well, ] ...I figured this would be more fun?
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Hehe, if that's the case, we should fish together as soon as we're able to. I can show you what I know. [ they nod at the suggestions. ] Do you wanna head there now? If not, it can be another time, we can go relax at the park instead.
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I'm still trying to figure out how you can fish in space, but maybe I should stop being surprised. [ but...hm. ] Let's see what we can do. May as well.
[ and we can wrap if you want /kicky ]
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By having artificial fish in the water control room is how. [ hehe ] Sounds good.
[ YEAAA BABBY. WRAPS THIS UP so i dig my paws in more ]