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[rebellions]

[ It's not often that Ragna feels the need to address a wider audience, and he's certainly not happy to do so right now, but there have been some recent... developments that are forcing his hand here, because he feels like going any longer without answers to his questions might drive him crazy. No need for introductions or context, he just gets straight to the point. ]

do people here ever find some shit for them when they wake up like there's some crazy fucking Santa Claus going around?

or hear some creepy voices when trying to use the charm things?

those... things from the desert didn't follow us here or anything, right?

[ Wait, what is he even saying? That's almost like he's admitting to being unsettled by this whole thing and he can't have this. ]

asking for a friend

[ Nailed it. ]

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[opheliac]

all ive been hearing when i try to use the charm is fishbones whining that he wants a turn to talk.

and i says to him i say "no. ure a death machine of DESTRUCTION!!!!! why would u need friends in the first place?" its literally not his purpose in life


what a dumb rocket launcher right? by the way raggie, whats a santa claus?

[rebellions]

[ ... There is. So Much to unpack here. ]

you have a rocket launcher

called "fishbones"

and it talks to you

[ That first part alone is a reason for concern, and it only goes downhill from there. But okay. Sure. Let's go with that. While he still struggles to process all that, he might as well answer her question (and wonder just how shitty her childhood and/or world must be if she's never heard of that one). ]

on old fat dude that breaks into your house and gives you presents in winter

or so they say

[ No, he will not even attempt to make it sound any less weird, deal with it. ]

[opheliac]

fishbones talks to everyone, silly!! he has a mouth. my chompers talk too. mostly among themselves since theyre all siblings and stuff. pow pow is the only one who doesnt talk much. shes more of a silent type but she LOVES to sing!

oh heeeeeyyy!! maybe thats where my gramophone came from. i woke up and it was there!

[rebellions]

do I even wanna know what the other two are...?

[ Talking weapons aren't even the wildest concept out there, though in his experience they're never a good sign. He doubts whatever she has is anywhere close to a Nox Nyctores, but he makes a mental note to avoid finding that out first-hand anyway. ]

that so? looks like christmas came early this year

and before you ask, christmas is the holiday when the old fart comes

[ He's catching on to what might need an explanation. ]

[opheliac]

why dont u wanna know? they're harmless!!! usually. chompers are pretty ticklish so u have to be careful. theyll explode in giggles.

if the fat man comes and gives us free stuff, then i love christmas! im glad its here!! happy christmas, raggie!

[rebellions]

I'll keep that in mind. wouldn't want them to blow up in my face

[ Which is to say he won't be touching any of her stuff, just to be safe.

... Aw, shit. Ragna would never openly admit it, but that is so hopelessly sweet and innocent, he can't help but smile to himself. He doesn't have a heart to correct her, and really, who cares about the details? The real Christmas is in your heart, or some crap like that. ]

yeah. merry christmas, smurfette

[opheliac]

so he got u sum clothes?
i read below.
thats not too bad!!
sum of the clothes here kinda stink.

[rebellions]

yeah they kinda do
though the ones I got are really only good for a beach

[ Which is season-appropriate, at least?? ]

[opheliac]

tight underwear?

[usarinpa]

yeah. to both of those, actually
my bike from home even came wrapped in a bow. what'd you get?

the voices made think i was eavesdropping or something, like it was some private channel, but that same recording just played for me like 3 times

[rebellions]

some clothes

[ That he may or may not have worn in a crazy dream that probably never happened, but that's neither here nor there. Honestly, it's a relief to know it's not just him, on both accounts. ]

same here. didn't feel like something that was meant to be posted for other people to hear

[ He doesn't necessarily feel bad though, he just doesn't know where it even came from or what to do with that information. ]

[usarinpa]

[ Clothes?

Briefly, she's reminded of Kotone, who apparently got a bag from home full of things she was taking on a beach vacation, though that's not really important anymoe. ]

don't think mine was either. it felt important though. i tried to write down the gist of it.

could we have heard the same recording?

[rebellions]

maybe? it was some people bitching about the religious freaks here

[ He has no problem revealing this information because... well, it's not exactly super relevant to him, anyway. ]

[usarinpa]

in the one i heard, they talked about someone who vanished, but came back like nothing happened. then another who just froze up out of nowhere before going on their merry way.

doesn't sound like it's the same, but maybe they're connected

[rebellions]

so what, they're other "chosen" who were here before? or locals? and why the hell were we hearing them, anyway?

[ He doesn't expect her to have answers to any of those, but man, it's so confusing. ]

[usarinpa]

[ They're all good questions. Behind the charm, Mizuki frowns. ]

too soon to say. do you remember exactly what they were complaining about
like. "those who were there"?? or

[rebellions]

yeah that's the one

[ Good thing she made an effort to memorize the proper term, because Ragna sure as hell didn't. ]

they called the aldrip guys cultists for being so into that
can't really blame them

text;

[entreats]

[ .. Ragna.

Ragna.

Ange has an idea as to what said 'creepy voices' are, and she does plan to get more serious about this in a moment, but she can't just read him acting like he's asking for a friend and not get all deadpan about it, okay. ]

Did you drink?

[ You earned that one, Ragna. ]

[rebellions]

[ Yes. Yes, he did, but he'd appreciate it if she refrained from calling him out like this, thank you very much. ]

no but I might need to start

[entreats]

Next time don't ask 'for a friend.' Just pick one person you trust and ask them in private.

[ Yes, this is a callout.

But it's also #fellowsociallyineptpersontips? Just.. delivered in Ange's sort of way, where she feels like she might get an allergic rash if someone perceives her as being nice about it, so she has to go about it this way instead. ]

I think there's just something wrong with these pendants though. It was also showing me weird stuff.

[ Hence why she's so calm, even in the face of his wild confusion.. ]

[rebellions]

[ stoppp ]

I'll make sure to do just that once a person like that magically manifests themselves into existence

[ Which is to say he doesn't exactly... trust people. He understands where she's coming from with that, so he's not necessarily criticizing the idea, just... pointing out the obvious flaw in the plan. ]

what, there are images showing up wrong, too? that's messed up

[entreats]

Yeah. I don't know what's wrong with these things. It obviously doesn't seem to be happening to everyone either, since I'm sure we'd otherwise never hear the end of it over these things.

[ .. a slight pause after that message, since Ange isn't too sure whether or not to say the next part..

But-- screw it. She's writing it and sending it anyway. ]

Also, is it really that hard to trust someone when it comes to this? I understand it when it comes to the bigger stuff, but it's really not that embarrassing to admit you're hearing something weird, right?

You don't magically stop being tough just because you're asking questions.

[rebellions]

sure would be helpful if we knew if it's happened before

[ Somebody should keep some sort of chronicle so people who arrive later could have something to help them catch up on all the weird shit that goes on here... not that he would've wasted his time reading it even if one was provided.

Ragna raises his eyebrow at the message that follows, and thanks the heavens this is just text because that last sentence in particular makes him sputter a bit. Now, in his mind, he really shouldn't have to explain himself to anyone, but leaving her to assume shit like this about him feels wrong. ]

that's not the point

[ Well, okay, that is partially the point, but now that she's worded it like this, it would be embarrassing to admit that. Regardless─ ]

trusting anyone in a place like this seems like the fastest way to end up with a knife in your back. and if we've established that's out of question, then I might as well ask the general population to get as many answers as possible, no?

[ There is... some logic to his way of thinking, no matter how twisted. And no, he will not address the fact some of his actions here could, in fact, be considered something close to putting his trust into others. Nope, that never happens. ]

[entreats]

[ ... ]

Alright.

[ Kind of an underwhelming answer when he typed so much, right.. But being brief here actually feels like the better thing to do here - to Ange, at least. She doesn't know whether he's justifying it to herself or to her, and how much he actually believes in it, so she might as well back off on that topic and leave him with this, rather than dig into it.

It's not really any of her business in the first place, anyway. ]

But in regards to it having happened before or not-- Haven't you heard from any of the people who have been here longer than us? Surely they'd know.

[rebellions]

[ Honestly? That works for him. It's not like he wants to talk about shit like "trust" anyway, so her dropping the subject is more than welcome. ]

just about it happening now
nothing about it being a thing before
at least so far