@nill.klein & @ren.amamiya

[culver]

[this is not nill’s bag of chips. she hasn’t addressed the network in... six months? right, not since heine left. so this is a much better thing to talk about than losing her best friend and also the only other person from her world. this is loads better. just asking people for stuff.]

@nill.klein
We need some new supplies for the new arrivals. [good, solid start. she’s got this.] Any clothes or toiletries you can spare. Some of the things we have are getting run down, and we could use a better variety of sizes for clothing.

And any cloth that can be turned into sheets, too. If anyone knows how to sew, that would also be helpful. I know a little about sewing, but I’m not very good at it. Any sheets I make will probably be a little crooked.

[okay, the hard part is done.

Ren is here for support, so when Nill finishes her thoughts, he steps in to wrap it up.]

@ren.amamiya
It's rough showing up the way we do, so Nill and I thought we could make things better, rather than just limiting it to the basics. She did a good job outlining what we need, but we're willing to take suggestions if anyone has them. Ah--we also have another question.

@nill.klein
What are some things you wish you’d had when you arrived? Or what did you wish was in the safehouse? I don’t think we can do anything extravagant, but we can try to make it more welcoming when everything is up and running again.

Comments

[culver]

You make it sound simple. The safehouse isn't ideal, but I think it does serve a purpose--it helps us connect with one another, get to know each other's faces and who we can rely on. I know the new displaced have been alright so far, but I wouldn't count on that continuing. Our luck never seems to hold for long.

[lifetothefullest]

The safehouse definitely serves a purpose, and it existing for use by new arrivals is a good thing. However, they can connect with each other just as easily voluntarily, and as far as learning who they can rely on goes I think forcing them to remain somewhere against their will has the opposite effect overall.

[culver]

What about those who don't want to connect voluntarily? When I got here, if I hadn't had to stay in the safehouse, I would have run with my friend and never looked back. I don't think I would have reached out to any of the other displaced. That's just my personal experience, and this is the second world I've visited. But I can't imagine it's an uncommon reaction to waking up in a new world.

[lifetothefullest]

Is it really our right to tell new arrivals that they can't do that if that's what they want? Why is it okay to decide we have the authority to force them to do anything?

[culver]

You really think it's okay to let people loose into this world like that? Being forced to stay in a place you don't want to be sucks, I understand that better than maybe anyone else here. But it's for their own safety, and it's temporary. That's better than getting picked up by the police without a registered implant, or worse.

[lifetothefullest]

I think it's okay to give them a choice, and that it's wrong not to. If they choose not to stay at the safehouse then yes, that might be dangerous for them, but none of us really have the right to be deciding that we can hold someone against their will just because they're willing to take a risk.

[culver]

It wouldn't be letting them "take a risk." It's stupid, and it would be irresponsible of us to let them go like that. They don't know what this world is like, and we do. This isn't about taking away their choices, it's about keeping them safe and giving them time to adjust.

[lifetothefullest]

Okay, it's clear we're not going to agree on this.

[Which is fine, but he's lost his patience for the discussion, so he's going to just stop instead of risking responding in a way he'll regret later.]