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[anthropophagite]

This might be a silly question. But how do you suppose we should be counting our birthdays here?

I technically should be 19 now, I think.
But if it's Halloween, I'm still a bit away from my birthday, too.

Should I be 18 or 19?

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[anthropophagite]

No, not an accident. I'm certain they wanted us to see all of it.

I wonder if there is a point to it, other than making us more worried and paranoid.

[coolerjunpei]

like what? besides searching for clues, too, i guess... but they haven't set anything up like that so far, so i dunno.

[usually there are more puzzles by this point--]

[anthropophagite]

I think they are experimenting on us. And they are watching for our reactions to that.

[coolerjunpei]

of course they're experimenting on us. honestly, i'm a little relieved they're coming right out and letting us know. get to put a checkmark in that box in my Theories List.

soooo, you know, they can write that down in their spreadsheets too, if they want.

[anthropophagite]

Yes, I suppose now that we know for sure, there is some sense of... relief? Relief that we know something.

But what's the point of the experiment is still a mystery.

[coolerjunpei]

not sure i care too much about the point of the experiment. i mean, i'm curious, i guess... but unless it's going to help us get out of here, i can put "oh no what is the deep meaningful reason we're locked up in weirdville" on hold.

that's just me though. this isn't my first weirdville, so... it's exhausting.

[anthropophagite]

Knowing what they are looking for could help us to get out of here, I think. But like everything, that's a theory.

You have been through this before?

[coolerjunpei]

yeah, i have. 2 times before this, actually. there were fewer of us though, and the place was smaller.

definitely not the same mastermind. i know that much. whoever's in charge here isn't as efficient at getting their shit done.

[anthropophagite]

I'm sorry. That must be terrible.

Are you certain it's not the same people? Could they also bring people from different worlds?

[coolerjunpei]

it's definitely not them. they couldn't do something like this.

[...well-- no, no, nobody else here knows what the hell he's talking about when he starts in about SHIFTing, it's absolutely not the same.]

plus i *know* them by now, so if they were gonna ignore me for this long, that'd be pretty low. nah, it's different people for sure.

[anthropophagite]

I see.

I wonder if the alien theory is correct. That this is some experience by aliens to learn about us.

[coolerjunpei]

not sure that matters unless we have to spit on them to kill them or whatever, like in that movie where they died to germs.

[anthropophagite]

Spit on them?

[ he hasn't watched that movie but it sounds gross. ]

I really wish we had movies here...