Audience - Jacopo

[holyspirits]

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[hotfixer]

[ she nods at that first bit, and... thinks before speaking. this is a rarity for her. ]

I suppose you could call it travelling.

[obdure]

Traveling?

[ Perks up. ]

Sounds fun.

[hotfixer]

Yes. Well, maybe.

It will take approximately 20 years to reach our destination—if we've calculated correctly. So I'll probably be underclocked for most, if not all of that.

[obdure]

Twenty years is quite long... Where are you all headed?

[ ??? ]

[hotfixer]

Alpha Centauri. We're hoping that the energy from that star might be enough to sustain us.

[obdure]

[ ARE YOU ALL POSSIBLY DOOMED? ]

... These are your current troubles?

[hotfixer]

This is a solution to the troubles.

[obdure]

What is the success rate, then?

[ HELP ]

[hotfixer]

This will be the test run.

[obdure]

... I see. I want to have high hopes for you.

[hotfixer]

Thank you.

We'll hope for the best. I think that it's a promising plan.

[obdure]

I'm glad to hear that.

I'd say maybe twenty years will pass by. [ he can't imagine that ] What does underclocked mean?

[hotfixer]

Oh. It means slowing down my processing speeds. Subjectively, it makes time feel as if it's moving faster around me. The journey won't feel as long.

[obdure]

So like... Sleeping, kind of.

[ Okay. ]

I wasn't aware all that was happening at home for you. I should have asked earlier.

[hotfixer]

Something close to that, yes.

That's okay. It's not very fun to talk about. And I would rather everyone was focused on what they want to do after all of this.

[obdure]

People already have plans, though I'm still uneasy. The entity is trapped, but... I feel like anything can happen, really.

[ HE'S JUST A PARANOID GUY ]

[hotfixer]

I don't think there's reason to be uneasy. But I won't tell you not to be. You've all been through too much to ask that of you.

But we're getting close to the end. You should still consider what plans you would like to make, even if you don't feel they're set in stone.

[obdure]

[ our two months of murder Heaven... ]

If you say so... My plans haven't changed.

[hotfixer]

I see.

[ well. hers haven't either so maybe she can't get too pouty about that. ]

[obdure]

... Why are you making that face?

[hotfixer]

I just want to know that you will choose something that will make you happy.

[obdure]

It could lead me to being happy? A chance is just as good, don't you think?

Everything is a chance, a gamble.

[hotfixer]

It's better than choosing to stay stuck where you don't think things can improve, at least.

[obdure]

That's right. I'd just like to form bonds easier, like I used to.

[ Without baggage and fears. In a normal, healthy way. ]

But time here hasn't felt like complete torture, which is a surprise.

[hotfixer]

Really?

I know things have been hard, but that makes me happy. If you were able to enjoy some part of it and find some measure of connection with others.