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[countermeasures]

sighs in visualosities

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[slashay]

[He just sighs in an "ain't that just the way" sort of vibe.]

Yeah, things are usually like that, huh? [Eat the rich.] That was pretty long ago, then! Like, phones started coming out around the 2000s, but personal house-to-house plumbing's been around since, like, the 1800s.

[countermeasures]

...I suppose that means it will be quite a while until such things come to Daxing.

[slashay]

[Just giving her a little bit of an apologetic look.]

Probably, yeah... I mean, this place definitely isn't the height of luxury, though, so at least there's not a whole lot to get used to and then miss once you leave.

[countermeasures]

I'm struggling to think of things I will miss, if I'm being honest, except perhaps these.

[she indicates her phone.]

[slashay]

Ugh... Yeah, the phone thing is gonna suck. If the shower wasn't so garbage, you'd probably miss that too, but. I mean. It's a cold shower that you're sharing with, like, forty people.

[Which is far from the height of luxury...]

[countermeasures]

I miss being able to soak in hot water.

[slashay]

Oh my god, don't remind me... Where I live, we have a whole onsen - like, hot springs? It's really big and always smells super nice.

[HIS ONSEN, HE MISSES IT.]

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[she makes a small whining noise]

That sounds so nice...

[slashay]

[She's so valid.]

Ugh, right? And we can't even make anything like that on our own...

[countermeasures]

Some of the people we met earlier mentioned asking the prism for things... maybe if we get better at communicating with it and ask nicely, it will give us one.

[and then they get the tunnel of love instead]

[slashay]

[THEIR TUNNEL OF LOVE filled with corgi-sized kappa...]

That'll be one of the first things I try out after we get some more practice in.

[countermeasures]

I don't know how much use my color will be, but I'll be glad to assist you if I can.

[joke's on her they're both metallic]

[slashay]

Oh - did you maybe get the one that can make water?

[HOPEFUL. He wishes to build an onsen... one handful of water and fortified rock at a time.]

[countermeasures]

Unfortunately not... I can make things stronger or sturdier, though.

[slashay]

Oh! You're metallic too, huh?

[METAL BUDDIES.]

[countermeasures]

Yes, that's right.

[metal buddies!!]

[slashay]

Mmm, I guess we can't do much about trying to build any sort of onsen ourselves, then...

[A sigh... Their USELESS METAL POWERS.]

But maybe just practicing more with what we've got will help us use more colors in general?

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Perhaps not, but once the base structure is built we could strengthen it so it would last longer...

[she hums.]

But I think that's a good idea. It's like any other skill, isn't it? You have to practice it before you can do more than just the basics.

[slashay]

Good plan, good plan!

[Their ROCK SOLID ONSEN... He sighs a little at that, though.]

God, learning a new weird skill is definitely not what I thought I'd be doing with my time here. [Though he figures it'll eventually contribute to his ultimate goal of Escape.]

[countermeasures]

Me, either, but as long as it helps us get back...

[slashay]

Yeah...

[A thoughtful pause, and then:] What do you think about those guys, anyway?

[countermeasures]

[(checks what day this thread is happening)]

Well... the way they just showed up so suddenly earlier is a little suspicious. But if they're telling the truth, it will be good to have them on our side.

[slashay]

[me in so many threads]

Yeah... I almost feel kinda bad for 'em since some people were already giving 'em grief. If they're being honest, this situation's gotta suck for those guys just as much.

[countermeasures]

If they're telling the truth, it really must.

...but I suppose it's too soon to know if they are, isn't it? Still... they haven't been hostile to us. I don't see any reason not to proceed as if they're being honest, as long as we keep our guards up. Trusting them wholeheartedly would be a little foolish, but I'd like to believe they're being sincere about this.

[slashay]

That's about where I'm at, too.

[As much as he'd been giving other people grief about their paranoia, it's not like he's stupid enough to blindly trust strangers in an alien world when they're the only ones who seem to have a leg up on information.]

I'm kinda pissed, though... I was hoping we'd just be able to beat up some kidnappers and get back home.