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Three things.

The first. I'm requesting if you know anyone of our group that was transferred during this mission at any point, whether it was already announced or not, to list them here. If you knew anything about them, particularly unique to them—information, capabilities, whatever—I'd ask you disclose the information, as well. [ he may be able to get the first part, at least, by looking it up but it helps to have confirmation from files that are not documents provided by ALASTAIR. ]

The second. I'd like to know of any of you that are of leadership status back where you come from, particularly if you are responsible for the lives of others. Militarily, politically, socially, whatever. [ not the time to be picky. ]

Lastly, what's the value of a life to you? Both your own and others around you and how far does that value extend? They say there's a time to kill and a time not to kill: what're yours? [ it'd be nice to know who the self-sacrificers are versus the kill-happy. and then everyone else in between. ]

...Allow me to introduce myself, if you don't know me: I'm Date Masamune, a daimyo from the north.

[ yes, he's got a different tone to this from the last time he addressed the network, but the serious nature seems necessary, if not because of the content but because of what they're all sitting in the middle of while they wait to leave chantes. might as well be somewhat productive. ]

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[She's already been pinged for the first, and she's far too tired for the last, so answering the middle question it is.]

The girl I was sharing a room, Frey, with when we first arrived in Chantes was transferred shortly after. She didn't appear to have any unique abilities I was aware of, though she had prior knowledge of goblins and other creatures from her home world.

Another youth was transferred shortly after. Harry. He was a wizard, capable of both offensive and defensive magic.

Anna Kushina. Capable of creating and wielding fire from a source she called 'the red'.

[She lists off a few more names. Kurogane, a samurai. Diane, a girl of great height. Sora Takeuchi, someone with an insistence on referring to himself as a 'king'. Mikasa, a talented soldier under Levi's command. For all that they're brief descriptions, she sounds pretty worn by the end of it.]

Trying to find patterns?

[ he takes the names down diligently, only extending silence between her asking the question and answering it to finish the notes. ]

Yeah, I don't think we'll get any until we go through a few rounds of this, however; if there even really is a pattern to begin with.

What do you think?

[What does she think?]

I think that it'll be hard to find patterns when so many of us possess certain talents and skills to begin with. They must have recruited us all for a reason.

That could work in our favor, though, right? Specific unique abilities removed or added to our team depending on the mission might give us a clue as to what's going on. Maybe the only pattern is the circumstances.

[Fair point. She goes silent a moment.]

We only have Anwick and Chantes to draw from, at this point. [Assuming he was even present at Anwick.] Unless you believe the circumstances to be even more granular that whole missions?

It could be, but I believe you are right to say we don't have enough, yet. It may be a while before we do.

However, it might not take as long to disprove certain things along the way and narrow the possibilities down. If you think about it, even if the transfers are completely randomized, there would have to be a reason for doing it like that.

[Lightly, as an aside:]

Are you keeping some sort of chart and marking names and skills off it?

[ HEH... ]

Aha, w-e-lllll...

[JUDGMENTAL SILENCE]

I hope you're at least putting down useful skills.

[She's listened in on some of your network threads, Party-kun.]

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seiko you're making my brain hurt...

i made my brain hurt so much i forgot what i meant

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