video; un: Hob

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[The video shows Hob, sitting at home on a balcony of his apartment. He smiles, but there's a little uncertainty to his attempt at pleasantness. Something is bothering him.]

Hello, all. Uh, I don't mean to alarm everyone, but...

[That's usually how people cause alarm. Good work, Hob.]

I noticed something strange during my recent walks. I have a path I routinely take as I explore the city, walking different areas each day in case there's something out of the ordinary. Well, I typically stop in the same shops for some water or food, or to carry something home. When I went into one of the stores I frequent, I noticed the things I helped myself to previously haven't been replaced. It always was, before.

[It's hard to mask his concern.]

As more people typically arrive about once a month, if resources get scarcer... shouldn't we think of something?

[A quick smile.]

Or maybe it's all a fluke! A temporary disruption in services. That's all.

[That could be it, right? Hob doesn't have to eat to live, but starving is not a lot of fun.]

Comments

Text | UN: Loki

[abit_ofboth]

That is definitely not good news. I cannot say if it is just a one off or not, that certainly would be preferred. But even if that is the case, we should prepare for the possibility that it is not. You would think if we were wanted here for a reason they would want to provide for us.

text; un: Hob

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That's a good point. Unless this is some kind of test. Or part of an experiment somehow.

[He still suspects that theory.]

Re: text; un: Hob

[abit_ofboth]

That could very well be, but it does not mean they won’t push the experiment possibly too far. Unfortunately we still do not know truly who we are dealing with. The test could be how long can we go until we starve.

[That would be quite awhile for Loki, but there are a few humans here he’s become partial too and would not wish to see them suffer.]

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[All valid points. Who's to say things won't get even more worse?]

That's a frightening thought. I don't want to see anyone here suffer.

[abit_ofboth]

It is not pleasant, to say the least. Hopefully I am wrong about this. I have yet to meet someone here would deserve such punishment.