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[fireflyheir]

[previously unknown secondary uses for windsock hoodies: impromptu scarves, which John has wrapped around most of his face, because what even is this. Admittedly it doesn't help the arm situation much, but that's what he's trying to find a jumper for.]

Okay, it wasn't this cold last time! It can't have been that long. [with a glance at the ceiling] Seriously, what is this place's deal?

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[fireflyheir]

[he frowns] This place looked like a pretty ordinary town, though. What's all that needed for?

Could someone have tweaked it again?

[tactilekonesis]

That's kind of the thing. Luministi's not exactly a normal town, even if they want to try their hardest to make it seem otherwise.

... Maybe. I hadn't thought about that.

[fireflyheir]

Heh… well, that does seem kind of obvious now. [he grins lopsidedly] What else is different about it?

Is there something we can do to find out?

[tactilekonesis]

For starters, the townspeople're like robots. [he frowns] There was a time when they were shut off, so we had to turn them back on... but we somehow made them zombies instead, so we had to fix that ourselves too.

Nnnot that I know of. Someone else might know the answer, but I'm not too good with machines.

[fireflyheir]

… So they're kind of like NPCs? [man. But hopefully they're more intelligent than salamanders.] That's good. It sounds like it was pretty bad like that.

[John nods.] Okay. Is there someone you'd recommend I talk to?

[tactilekonesis]

Except without the repeating dialogue.

If you haven't talked to Ichijou yet, you should. He's pretty good about this kind of stuff. [He has to think about the others...] Fuu and Sophie're also pretty knowledgeable. I think they, along with the Doctor and Hawk, have been around the longest.

[fireflyheir]

Definitely better than the salamanders, then.

Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for them. What do they look like?

[tactilekonesis]

You know how to make filtered calls on the CAT, right? When you highlight their names, a picture of them'll pop up.

Sophie's got red hair, Fuu's a Japanese girl with blond hair and green eyes, the Doctor's some British guy, and Hawk... well, he looks like he just stepped out of some video game.

[fireflyheir]

[he nods along, and kind of grins awkwardly at the last part.] Wow. Really?

And… sorry, I don't think I got your name. I'm John. [he'd offer a hand, but- well, they're not exactly in the same room, so he settles for grinning.]

[tactilekonesis]

Nice to meet you, John! [He laughs, almost holding out his hand before he realizes that yes, it's a video call.] My name's Conner, but you can call me Kon if you want to.

[fireflyheir]

Alright. Nice to meet you too, Kon!