Audience - Koharu

[holyspirits]

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[holyspirits]

And none of you should have to make a decision who to sacrifice in nine hours? Yeah. The whole thing sucks.

[cupidsammo]

Just a little... But we don't really have a choice until we find out what's going on.

[holyspirits]

It's frustrating. Knowing that God's supposedly working on this but not having any kind of answers or even knowing what can be done by all of you guys to make it better. Nobody wants to have to wait when people are dying.

[cupidsammo]

... Yeah. It's the waiting that's the worst, and not knowing how long that will be. It feels even worse sitting by while everything around us happens.

[holyspirits]

Yeah. [ god. ] ... if you had to pick, what area would you pick to focus on and find answers to first?

[cupidsammo]

[ Koharu glances up at them, eyebrows raising, before her gaze trails off. Briefly lost in thought, she fidgets with the straw. ]

If not here in the neighborhood, then... [ hm. ] ... We only had the beach available to us when this all started, right? So I would think maybe there's something there.

[holyspirits]

[ they consider this for a few moments, fiddling with their straw. ]

Right. That's not a bad thought. Pretty logical conclusion when you think about it. I think the four of them checked all of the islands inside this pocket already, but a second sweep might not hurt anyway. Especially if it's getting worse.

[cupidsammo]

[ a nod ]

I've been thinking about that text Anders sent out to everyone yesterday, too—it said to "look everywhere". So we probably shouldn't leave that only to the new stops we get without backtracking, right...?

[holyspirits]

It can't hurt. If whatever this thing is is smart enough to move targets it wouldn't surprise me if it was hiding places we would forget to check.

[cupidsammo]

Yeah... And the more that's open to us, the more empty certain spots are going to become.

[holyspirits]

The further you go from the neighborhood, the closer to home this thing can get. [ this sucks, actually. ] We'll have to be really vigilant in the next few weeks. Even if nothing comes from it, I'd rather say we tried than not.

[cupidsammo]

[ a nod ]

Then I'll try looking around more. I have enough time to spare, at least.

[holyspirits]

Thanks, Koharu. [ there is genuine gratitude in their emotions. ]

Despite what I just said, have you been over to Candy Land yet?

[cupidsammo]

—Oh, yeah! I looked around a little, mostly ate the cotton candy...

[holyspirits]

[ a pause. ]

Surprised that shit wasn't stale. But that's a good thing. It's worth enjoying.

[cupidsammo]

Ahaha... I couldn't help it. It looked so fluffy!

[holyspirits]

That's how they get you. Like going to the movies and knowing popcorn's way overpriced, but it smells good enough you still fork over the ten bucks for it. [ that aside. ] I actually haven't been over there for a while. Maybe I'll head back to look myself.

[cupidsammo]

It's nice if you like candy, I suppose! But I think I might go visit the beach again.

[holyspirits]

The beach is one of the better places in this pocket. If I'm not in Twin Peaks, I'm usually there. I don't blame people for going back.

[cupidsammo]

Right? I love it there! I've never seen a beach so quiet, so it makes it really peaceful.

[holyspirits]

It's a little warmer than the beaches I've seen, but I never went to many before either. Sometimes it's nice to just go and listen to the waves.

[cupidsammo]

[ a nod ]

That's what I like to do, too. Or wade through the water for a little while.

[holyspirits]

At least it's calm enough you won't get washed away. That has to count for something, right?

[cupidsammo]

Is that something people usually worry about...?

[holyspirits]

You've never seen the riptides out in the ocean before?