[Accidental video post: We're all mad here]

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[The PCD clicks on as they sometimes do, although you probably wish it hasn't, because it shows Kurotsuchi and Jotaro hard at work in the scientist's lab. Cutting something up. Something big. Something that might have been a jaguar before they started meticulously taking it apart. Currently they appear to be examining the spinal column, poking long

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[feel_nevermore]

...Jotaro?

[...poke at my brain? Azar what was it with all those people wanting to act as guinea pigs lately?]

What the hell...? Jotaro!

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[It's only about an hour later that he replies, but he sounds fine - not even shaken.]

Relax. Everything's fine.

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[feel_nevermore]

What did he do to you?

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[istoppedtime]

Electrodes in the brain. Looking for outside influence.

... he even used anesthetic. [Yes that is a big deal you know.]

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[feel_nevermore]

Did he now? [Somehow she didn't think someone like Mayuri would bother with anesthetics.]

Was he interested in studying your Strand or was it something else?

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[istoppedtime]

Stand. No. We're trying to pinpoint evidence of the Animus' interference.

[Video//Private//Unhackable] "Stand" Ah, poor Raven... Her mun fails!

[feel_nevermore]

[Raven nods and corrects.] Stand.

What kind of interference?

[Video//Private//Unhackable] Happens ^^ reasonable IC mistake too

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Anything. We don't know yet. Call it a pilot study.

... we ever talk about how events could be all in our heads?

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[feel_nevermore]

No. We never talked about that. Is this what you think? ...that the events are some sort of collective illusions?

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[istoppedtime]

It's an option we can't ignore. Makes more sense than the power levels they display otherwise.

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[feel_nevermore]

We do have powerful illusionists among us here. Don't you think at least they could tell if those were just illusions?

...I can tell the Animus are powerful. Though I don't how to what extent.

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[istoppedtime]

Maybe and maybe not. It's worth checking again.

Brainwashing all of us is pretty damn powerful, but the other option puts down as downright omnipotent.

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[feel_nevermore]

Yes, it's worth checking. ...And I don't want to think about them as omnipotent either.

I hope you'll find something. Please let me know if you do.

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[istoppedtime]

Yeah. Will keep you in the loop.

... Raven. Would you say that the Shinigami are reliable?

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[feel_nevermore]

Thanks.

I don't make generalization. [It was as if he had asked her if humans, demons, vampires or... angels were reliable. One can't answer this by yes or no.] Which one are you asking about?

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The ones here. The Gotei-13 officers... all of 'em, as a group.