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[swagneto]

[ No video this time, because Erik is paranoid as fuck in the aftermath of pretty much everything. And hearing from the smiley face thing Stark pointed out initially does nothing to cure that paranoia. It takes him a while to put together the list, but it's the poem itself, that Erik recognized as familiar. Being from the sixties means he doesn't quite manage off to solve the technology aspect just yet, but he'll get there in due time. ]

Cliched poetry, [ He says, sarcastically as possible. ] like our stay here wasn't any more pleasant than it was initially.

No doubt our friends are hinting at a means of cooperation amongst us. Its implication is not one I'm fond of.


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I think it's about time someone else steps up.



[ ooc: ICly shortly before Neal's post because I'm slow. Also filter is open to basically anyone with positive/decent experiences with Erik; if you've talked to him, you're on it. ]

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[saidhe]

elaboration.

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[swagneto]

It's only a matter of time before the ship starts acting against us. Poems, threats.

The issue is, are you going to let that occur?

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[saidhe]

your question, then - i'm presuming, and correct me if i'm wrong - is if i'll stand to let my paranoia continue on its rightful course, or if i'll merely watch the world burn around me.

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[swagneto]

Both. I doubt it's paranoia if it's justified at this point.

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[saidhe]

there have been known to be occasions where my behavior is suitable.

the list is incomplete. that much is palpable thus far.

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[swagneto]

Which begs the next question. What qualifiers are there to make it?

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[saidhe]

troublemakers.

quite frankly, i'm insulted i haven't been included.

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[swagneto]

You're not the only one. But at the least I gain an advantage out of it.

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[saidhe]

he quoth, stating the fact openly and clearly on a network that it's quite obvious we have no control over any longer.

never particularly did, more likely.

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[swagneto]

I saw. If they want our silence, why wait till now?

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[saidhe]

if silence was what they wanted, it would have been mentioned in the initial instruction manual, and we wouldn't have a mere list on our hands at time being. we would have corpses.

the question then remains: what else?

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[swagneto]

I hear it's incomplete at best. Which means there's another connection.

Compliance, perhaps?

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[saidhe]

compliance with?

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[swagneto]

With nearly anything. The established order, upsetting said order. Perhaps even willingly going along with the status quo that there is nothing wrong with the ship.

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[saidhe]

well, so much has been made painstakingly obvious.

the last crew disappeared as well, nobody has yet to really bring to light or note. but they're fighting the inevitable. it's within human nature to rebel. even in the strictest of prisons do the inmates riot.

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[swagneto]

The last crew is still here, just diminished.

Of course human nature rebels. They persistently seek to control and dominate over the rest. And this source, whoever is responsible, is going to thrive in this chaos.

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[saidhe]

precisely my point, with regards to the list.

begging the question why we give it what they want.

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[swagneto]

What do you suggest then? It told us not to die, leaving us with no choice in the first place.

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[saidhe]

because the answer is so simple that i'm not quite sure as to why the panic has even arisen:

don't die.

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[swagneto]

It's one thing to be aware of a sentiment, it's another to be flat out told it.

To me, it reads as a warning.

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[saidhe]

in the same breath which they've told us not to believe everything they say. now, which path do we follow. right or left? we can't do both.

to me, it reads as a social observation and henceforth dissection.

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[swagneto]

Follow your own instincts then. I was never one for listening to others.

A dissection of what? Our current state of affairs?

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[saidhe]

nor i, thus making us reliant upon everyone having as sharpened instincts as us, but it's surely not to be so universal, this level of practice.

our reactionary state of affairs, if anything. and judging by the small hubbub that's been raised with something so simple as a list, i would say it's a fairly heightened sort of reaction. wouldn't you?