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[asquiet]

[Nezumi has already figured out the basics of everything going on and he‘s surveyed the area. He's still curious how all of this works and so it's time to use the journal he received. Important questions and all of that.]

Free food, free shelter, and free everything. Isn’t that just impressive? Much like that library we have is. It has a lot of things I haven’t even heard of and I am very eager to get my hands on them. The Malnosso they’re called right? They really supply you with everything. How very hospitable. [Too hospitable.]

Is the food actually safe? Are the places we live in bugged with cameras? Read the guide and I guess nobody thought of those questions. Did anybody even think to ask? Let’s take the handouts from the people who captured us. Who want us for experiments. Let’s just trust what they give us and assume it‘s all safe. [A bark of laughter.] I’ll ask then: has anybody bothered to check if the food is safe? I simply cannot be stuffing just anything into my body now. Only the best, of course.

Comments

[ voice ]

[refinedmaestro.livejournal.com]

While you do bring up good points, there have been people who've lived here for quite some time to vouch for the food's safety. If the food wasn't safe, they would be getting sick all the time and dying. Is that not correct?

[Voice]

[mush-monarch.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I can't really complain about the food here. I mean, I never got anything altered or poisoned in any way.

As for cameras... I never thought about that. [She might be looking over her shoulder now.]

[Voice]

[4starsavior.livejournal.com]

The food's definitely safe! I've ate a bunch of it, and I haven't gotten sick or anything!

[ voice ]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

Correct, but they could do other things with the food than getting you sick or killing you. More subtle things.

[Voice]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

[Since this is a woman, he softens his tone. You get more flies with honey.]

Be safe and look for holes or cracks in the ceiling and walls, milady. If you can, cover them up with something just in case. If they can hear you, it doesn't do much good. But if they could videotape you, it is a little helpful.

[ voice ]

[refinedmaestro.livejournal.com]

More subtle things? I'd like an example if you please.

[Voice]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

[He can just tell he isn't going to get through much to this one.]

Changes in behavior? [...] That you've actually noticed?

[ voice ]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

Drugs to change your behavior. Maybe make you more sleepy or paranoid. Or perhaps aphrodisiacs. I mean things like that.

[Voice]

[4starsavior.livejournal.com]

Well, if I was acting funny, I'm sure that somebody would've pointed it out! I haven't noticed anything, though.

[Voice]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

Are you saying you don't think you've behaved differently because nobody has pointed it out? Honestly?

[Voice]

[4starsavior.livejournal.com]

I dunno. Since I was brought here, I've been acting like I always do. I'd say that means I've been behaving normally! [Goku really doesn't get the point of this - he thought this person just wanted to know if the food was poisoned or whatever.]

[Voice]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

[He's just trying to figure out if he can actually trust this person's opinion.

He's leaning towards no.]

I see. What about cameras?

[ voice ]

[refinedmaestro.livejournal.com]

That's what the experiments are for, sir. So putting it in our food subtly is not something they'd do when they can use that for experiments.

[command-medli.livejournal.com]

Wow, is it really that dangerous? How worrying... what do you suggest we do?

[amber-arcangel.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of the food being bad for anybody...but I'm not the best person to say that.

I don't think I've ever seen a camera before though..

[ voice ]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

[He laughs.] You're thinking too simply here and trusting too easily. Just because things always happen when an experiment is obvious doesn't mean it's always going to be that way. Don't rely on those things.

Ever heard of a placebo?

[ voice ]

[refinedmaestro.livejournal.com]

No, I'm not thinking simply or trusting very easily. Besides, there are some of us who can use magic to make the food safe if we wished.

And for the record, no I haven't.

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

I can't say just yet. I'm just being cautious since it seems nobody else will.

For the bugs, look for holes and cracks where you live. Cover them up. It won't do a thing for microphones if there are any, but it'll give you some privacy if they're videotaping us. Just think safe is all.

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

Ah, but thank you for your input. It helps me greatly. [Purposely being nicer here than he usually would be.]

They can be very small and hidden in places you wouldn't imagine.

[Voice]

[4starsavior.livejournal.com]

Like TV cameras? Well, I haven't seen any! They'd be pretty easy to notice, right?

[ voice ]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

[Oh right. Magic can be used here. He'd forgotten about that detail because he still isn't sure about that one. But he won't be letting anybody know he's unsure about something like that.] Ever use it on your food?

A placebo is a fake, but if you're told it's the real thing? Your mind tricks you into believing it is and so it works as if it wasn't artificial.

[Voice]

[asquiet.livejournal.com]

Wrong. They can be pretty tiny. One could be as big as your finger nail. Even smaller than that. It's easy to spy on people.

[amber-arcangel.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! [Kohaku is always this nice.]

How small? I've only ever seen a really big one.

[doubleppk]

The food's safe! Even the restaurants here. [She had the same paranoid thought too.]

And it doesn't seem like they do the Shifts via the food. I guess it's too variable that way or something.

[Voice]

[mush-monarch.livejournal.com]

[She certainly appreciates the softness on his voice.]

I'll keep my eyes peeled for that then.

Still... I don't know if spying on us is their main objective in this place.