@marcos.diaz

[heliophilous]

with everything that's gone on lately, i had a question.

if given the choice, how many people would stay here and how many people would leave? i get that it's a pretty personal question and don't feel like you've gotta answer. i'm just curious considering the way the place has changed lately and the people that have been lost.

could you live your life here? or would you leave and take your chances?

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[gradual]

better than ending up dead, i suppose. ( and he would know. ) it's annoying though, isn't it? all this mystery.

[heliophilous]

it is.

but i've been here long enough that i'm learning to live with it.

and just hope that we're able to figure out what's going on.

[gradual]

figured out anything interesting so far?

[heliophilous]

i'm not the guy to ask.

far more people have done more than me.

[gradual]

like that well-dressed giant. i'm assuming he's done plenty. proper job and everything.

[heliophilous]

well dressed giant?

[gradual]

the one with the russian accent. i noticed his fancy attire.

[heliophilous]

i've seen him.

[ hard to miss someone that tall. ]

you'd have to ask him if you want to see what sort of job he has. i don't know.

[gradual]

well, i'm not really keen on doing all too much honestly. i had a hectic life back home. ( besides -- one can always steal clothes. ) do you happen to know his name though?

[heliophilous]

illya something.

i doubt there's anyone with that same first name so he shouldn't be too hard to find. and maybe someone else knows more. i haven't really paid too close attention to him.

[gradual]

what's there to look at anyways? nothing but a pair of ridiculously long trunks for legs.

[heliophilous]

are you jealous or something?

[gradual]

of the extra two inches he has? it's not all about the size, you know.

[heliophilous]

you're the one that brought him up and wants to know him.

seem focused on it.

[gradual]

i was going to ask him about his fancy clothes. he seems the sort who might be willing to share. unlike this other bloke i met who was a bit of a grumpy grandpa.

[heliophilous]

fancy giant.
grumpy grandpa.

wonder what you're gonna call me.

[gradual]

secretive skelly. not that i blame you for not wanting to tell all to a complete stranger.

[heliophilous]

skelly?

[gradual]

a rather adorable name for skeletons, don't you think? like the ones you have in your closet.

[heliophilous]

doesn't everyone have skeletons in their closet?

[gradual]

i don't like secrets. i don't like it when things are kept from me.

[heliophilous]

so, you have no secrets of your own?

[gradual]

what's your point? ( he doesn't like where this is going. )

[heliophilous]

no point.

but if you're gonna grill people on their secrets, you should be prepared to tell your own.

[gradual]

aw. is that how friendships are made?