[Evening Day 6] Incoming from ???

[navi_no]

[Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, the jewel on your bangle suddenly, inexplicably crackles to life.

You all know the voices (colours, for Lucus) - you heard at least one prior to arrival on the Noanga.

While glitching crackle drowns out most of the message, you manage to make out the following:]

Invited.

A --- next few days--- go--- engage. Repeat do---.

[Lucas will note the message is laced with pain and distress, as if sending this harmed the senders somehow.]

Comments

Network Text, OTA

[burstingstars]

Life experience tells me this will end badly, regardless of what it is. Anyone feel the same?

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[failgoyle]

Not taking that bet.

Whatever happens, it's going to be terrible.

[burstingstars]

We could always pretend to ignore it.

[failgoyle]

I mean I'm assuming everything here is going to be bad news eventually, I'm doing the same thing whether or not I ignore it.

[And that thing is panicking as appropriate.]

[burstingstars]

That's a bit of a bleak outlook to life, isn't it?

[Day is a hopeless optimist, believing that even his broken home could become good, if given the right help.]

[failgoyle]

Life has been a bit bleak, so I am rolling with the outlook it has handed to me.

[burstingstars]

Well, we aren't alone with the trouble here. I'm sure we can figure things out.

[failgoyle]

If we live that long.

[He's just going to be dramatic about it, don't mind him...]

[burstingstars]

If Republic didn't get me, I won't let this do it either.

[bestbrotherever]

Indeed. It will likely find us before too long.

[burstingstars]

And here I'd hoped to avoid fighting again...

[bestbrotherever]

Fighting is inevitable. But it would have been nice if we could have waited a little longer. Had more time to learn about and trust each other, before we had to fight to protect each other.

[burstingstars]

It could be, if people would stop hurting each other.

[Sorry Loki, the kid is a pacifist with optimism that even Republic didn't manage to beat out of him yet.]

Last time someone asked me to trust them went badly.

[June, not the Gas station crew. They'd never demanded, but explained and respected his choices.]

[bestbrotherever]

There will always be dangers that must be fought. Even if all the monsters are not in fact monsters and can be reasoned with, the universe is full of risk without any malice or will behind it.

I know that feeling. Though I am more often the one others regret trusting.

[burstingstars]

No, I don't believe that. The world can be good, it just needs the right chances to become so.

You're not making a good case for yourself there, cousin. Though at least you're honest.

[No worries, it'd take a lot more for Day to stop giving that initial trust.]

[bestbrotherever]

Good does not mean safe. Indeed, those who I once thought my people would consider a world without danger to not be good.

Given my reputation, I find it advantageous to be upfront that trusting me comes with risks.

[burstingstars]

Safe is subjective. I once thought I'd be safe if only I could fit into the rules the government set.

How well does that work when your reputation is unknown?

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[0thingsonmymind]

y e s

[burstingstars]

Anything specific standing out to you?

[0thingsonmymind]

it cannot get
through

itis
blocked

some thing either
doesnot w a n t
usto hear

or is
too strong
to not changeblock
mess age

[burstingstars]

You'll know more than me on that. I never really got to use computers.
If a third party is blocking it, I wonder why.

[0thingsonmymind]

theywe are
pri son ers

may be to
keep

[burstingstars]

Prisoners tend to call for help, not warn others away.

[0thingsonmymind]

do
they
?

may be they donot
want
more
prison ers

[Either because they don't want to deal with more people or are some weird nice people who want to help for no reason.]

and theirour
cap tors
b l o c k

[burstingstars]

Having been in that situation before, if things get bad enough all you think about is getting out. By any means possible.

[He isn't goint to put details of that experience down in writing.]

Or it's all the same group of people, having a disagreement within themselves.