∞ 29: Futile plans [voice] | record unhackable after the fact

[chikaidestroyer]

[There's the sound of loose rocks bouncing down a dirt incline. The sound of boots skidding roughly down dirt and stone. The sound ends abruptly with a thump, and then a thud as Albert hits the ground.]

Ugh... Useless...

[There's the rasping of breath, the grating of dirt and small rocks as he unsteadily gets back to his feet.]

Can't be-- lieve... The... Nn.

Hate this ... place. So ... much.

Comments

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[fortunefail]

I'm... not sure. If the Malnosso have something to hide, it should've.

[buuut Yuan hasn't been keeping up with kidnapping news lately]

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Neither has Albert. Baaad.]

Something to hide... Let's hope.

[He lapses into silence for awhile after that.]

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[fortunefail]

[lazy mun is lazy, and it's affecting Yuan's credibility. Drats.]

... Then, you haven't discovered anything yourself?

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Hahaha, if laziness is affecting Yuan's, it's killed Albert's.]

...Not that I saw. The professor, I don't know. We hadn't been there long.

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[fortunefail]

I see...

[thoughtful, credible silence, as they keep walking]

[action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[These two should talk more. Does Yuan have any friends?]

You were ... fairly quick to respond.

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[fortunefail]

[... He's got Usagi... But he isn't one for friends anyway. XD]

Does that surprise you?

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[chikaidestroyer]

[A-- ahaha, Usagi. What an odd common friend to have. Great circumstances, that meeting. XD]

A little. You don't ... say much.

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[fortunefail]

[She reminds him of Martel, in a way. So he's worried she'll do something stupid and get herself killed. XD]

There usually isn't much to say.

[hah, he's smiling faintly]

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Aww. XD ...Huh, that's not really a bad comparison at all. Yuan's being protective~]

I suppose ... conversation runs dry after a few centuries.

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[fortunefail]

[he won't admit it though. Not even under torture. ... Hmm... Does Albert know Yuan's real age?]

Pretty much.

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[chikaidestroyer]

[He knows he's older than he looks, and he knows about elves in his own world and a few things about Tethe'alla/Sylvarant/Aselia from past research. But no, Albert doesn't know for certain how old Yuan is.]

Do you ... even care where you are, after so many years? If you end up stuck here?

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[fortunefail]

[Ohoh, another small silence]

... Not particularly. I've finished all the important things I had to do in my own world. All that's left is a few errands. If time really does stand still while I'm here, those can wait.

['sides, he doesn't really wanna leave anymore, because Martel is here.]

[action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[This doesn't really surprise Albert.] I see... Errands.

That would ... explain your passivity. At least it's a better reason than most.

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[fortunefail]

[speaking of which...]

A few of the residents are growing restless. They can't seem to understand why most people have accepted their fate as guinea pigs.

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[chikaidestroyer]

It's the lack of ... results. Of hope. There's no way to maintain morale here.

These fairies... These festivals and parties... They're very temporary. The longer we stagnate, the more we ... succumb to inevitability.

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[fortunefail]

Hm.

[the result thing is basically the same as what Yuan said to Beyond Birthday. Great minds think alike.]

Apparently, even when we do get close to a result, the Malnosso will interfere.