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[competing]

[With all the information coming out, it's apparent to Keith and Lance that one big elephant in the room has been ignored: the infection among the recruits themselves. Keith is tired and on edge, as he needs nothing to do with the infection to be cranky. Lance is jittery, too. But they have to talk about that elephant before it gets too late.

And for some of them, it might be. That's what Keith is really afraid of right now.]

Hey. It's Keith.

and ya boy, lance! [Because things are already pretty doom and gloom as it stands, and maybe things could use a little lightening up? Or something...

It’s a little more difficult to differentiate between people in a group message like this, but it’s a better idea to get something down on text in case they need to refer to it later, and anyone who knows either of the boys can probably tell them apart pretty easily through diction alone.]

we know your mind-phones have been pretty busy lately, but theres something keith and i wanted to talk to you guys about.

Before we get a move on in attacking Zymandis' agent, we need to look at our own numbers. A lot of us are sick. Maybe less than I thought. Or maybe more. Either way, we have to know who's sick and make a plan to help our own. And I'm serious about HELPING. Not putting someone out of their misery or any of the other stupid stuff I've heard from some of this team. We need to stop this disease. We need to help our own. Once everyone's BETTER, we'll make a plan for what to do next as a team.

[It's harsher than necessary but likely less harsh than how it might be normally, given Keith's frequently frustrated tone of voice. Text mitigates some of it, even if his frustration definitely does become CAPITAL LETTERS.

Lance, meanwhile, is quite eager to gloss over that sharp reprimand because seriously guys — kumbaya.]

yeeeeeah, so — helping! getting a head count is definitely ideal. we cant afford to be silent on this and we definitely CANT be alone right now, cuz every one of us affected and on our own can be a huge risk to everyone here. so we were thinking… since the city shut it down, we can use the middle school. those of us infected can stay there while we wait for our people to find that cure. like a quarantine safe house.. i know its not ideal, but its something. especially for those who dont have any other contingency plans.

[A pause. Well. May as well get the ball rolling, right?]

ill be there.

( ooc; p.s. there is an information plotting post for the quarantine space! )

Comments

[secondnature]

If not knowing is what leads you or her to hurting people, then it would be better to know.

Besides, you're going to have a hard time being happy by not having a choice in what the other half of your life is doing.

[scarredhorns]

That's why I've been trying to learn how to use the hands on my own, despite what she told me, but that hasn't been going well either. Sometimes I concentrate so hard that I give myself a headache yet I don't see a single hand appear.

Urahara-san once suggested that if I came to some sort of understanding with Lucy, maybe I could tap into that power.

[secondnature]

Do you think she has a problem with you?

[scarredhorns]

I thought she did at first, but I've been told that she wants to protect me in her own unique way. If that's true, maybe she's unaware of how her overprotectiveness is hindering me. That's just my theory, though.

For all I know, it might actually be my own fear that's interfering.

[secondnature]

Do you think she can sense you? And are you afraid? Fear's something you can work through if you feel that you are being hindered by it.

[scarredhorns]

I've noticed a pattern in her appearances, so maybe she has one for me too. I am still afraid, but also confused. I just don't know what to think of Lucy anymore.

Is she good? Is she bad? I can't tell.

[secondnature]

What's the pattern?

[scarredhorns]

She seems to show up when my life's in danger, or if I'm struck in the head with a hard blow.

I can remember the fear, I can remember falling, but not what happens afterward.

[secondnature]

I'm sure that doesn't help in not giving her the impression that you're in trouble.

[scarredhorns]

It really doesn't, but I don't want to keep relying on her every time I'm in a bad situation.

[secondnature]

Sounds a bit like she's relying on you to get into bad situations.

Do you remain in control for longer if you avoid them?

[scarredhorns]

Yes. Easier said than done when working with ALASTAIR, though.

[secondnature]

Yeah. That also means you don't get a lot of practice in taking care of yourself.