[akira catchall]

[slobjection]

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[survivaltricks]

I noticed.

It adds to the eerie atmosphere.

[slobjection]

[ sure does ]

What do you make our trio this time around?

[survivaltricks]

[. . . hm]

[a long, long pause as he stares at the shack. and then, finally]

They remind me a little bit of the sisters. Not in personality, but. . .

In sincerity.

[slobjection]

[ interesting. though he shouldn't have expected anything else with akira. ]

You think so? I think most are suspicious of them.

[survivaltricks]

. . . yeah. Understandably so, right?

[he has biases, really. he trusted the sisters and that worked out well for them, so. he wants to trust Shadows, Heart and Winter, too]

Are you suspicious of them?

[slobjection]

Looks like not everyone had as benign as hosts we had to begin with.

[ let alone all this happening again. ]

Good question.

[survivaltricks]

[gives Phoenix a sideways glance as he kicks at the ground]

Does it have an answer?

[slobjection]

It does have an answer.

[ thanks for sharing it!! ]

But I think it's too early to say, one way or another.

[survivaltricks]

[hah]

It is.

I think a lot of people here are just waiting to see what happens Friday. Waiting for. . . the other shoe to drop.

[slobjection]

We'll probably have a better idea of what we're dealing with come the end of the week.

[ so he agrees on that front ]

[survivaltricks]

Yeah. We will.

[ugh. . .]

So far things are as tame as the directors promised us they would be.

[slobjection]

Well, it is Monday.

[ just wait until friday ]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . he kind of hates that, even if he has given the same advice to other people]

Have you tried talking to any of the directors in private yet?

[slobjection]

Working on it. [ it requires pampering animals, which is his weakness ]

How about you?

[survivaltricks]

Also working on it.

[a nod]

Heart and Shadows are out and about in public, but Winter is hiding somewhere.

I'm going to look for them later.

[slobjection]

Try bringing a snack.

[ expert tip ]

[survivaltricks]

[blinks]

[then laughs]

That was my trick with the sisters. Don't worry.

[slobjection]

That's usually the best way to deal with teenage girls.

[ speaking from experience. ]

But I like to think it's good universal advice.

[survivaltricks]

. . . [hm]

You think Winter is a teenager?

[slobjection]

[ he meant the sisters........ though they definitely weren't teenagers either. sh. ]

Hard to say. They do talk like one, though.

[survivaltricks]

[THAT'S TRUE. . . THEY WEREN'T]

Yeah. [an amused noise] But it's tough to say if it's all an act to keep their identity a secret or not.

[a pause]

Or maybe they just are who they are? I don't know enough to tell yet.

[slobjection]

[ they were teens in phoenix's heart. ]

[ also akira since he tried to romance them. ]

Seems like they've got some pretty well-defined personalities, at the very least.

[survivaltricks]

[hey :(]

Yeah.

Shadows isn't as good at speaking with people. Heart is pretty playful and likes to show off. Winter likes to tease people, but they have a pretty soft and big heart.

[slobjection]

[ i could make other jokes consider how merciful i'm being ]

You think Winter has a soft spot?

[survivaltricks]

Yeah. I do.

[nodnods!]

But they're completely merciless when it comes to destroying your dignity.