im glad ur still the short one in our cr

[nightchild]

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[bestaround]

[ alas.. ]

... I'm not on the brink of death like some others were, if that's what you're worried about.

[nightchild]

...I'm glad to hear that, but that's not the only thing.

[that he's worried about!!!! he's silent for a moment, then]

Was it an arena again...?

[bestaround]

An—arena?

[nightchild]

[he nods]

Hot Pants and the others ended up there last week. ...They saw illusions of people they loved being held hostage, and they had to fight each other to save them.

[9s: no actually we were just serial killers in a surbuban neighborhood]

[bestaround]

[ murderfam...... 2! ]

...

[ Even with the visor on, it's clear enough a scowl deepens on 9S' face. ]

Is that what this damned place likes to do? Come up with fakes of those we know?

[nightchild]

...Feels kind of cheap, huh? It's the easiest way to rattle anyone, regardless of who they are.

[or what, as long as they have memories]