007- [phone] And now we watch yet another victim slide up to level 5...

[smallestgrave]

[Alice has held out for a long time. But now she has to come clean.]

For me, Mayfield is a second chance. Back home, I'm dead. I gave up my life and my soul to a demon to protect the man I love. It was the only way to free him from the demon's curse.

[All things considered, she expected to end up in Hell because of it. The demon in question wasn't

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action, thank god he's only stage 1??

[madeofstoic]

[ Higgs only heard that last part. And, you know, he's been hearing all this stuff this whole week. He can't lie, but even if he knew that was the case, he'd still be just fine saying this. ]

...Y'r not. You can't be.

[smallestgrave]

[She gives a start and whirls around suddenly.]

Oh! Mr. Higgs, you startled me.

[Have an embarrassed smile.]

I'm sorry, what were you saying? I'm not what?

[madeofstoic]

A communist. Whatever that's 'sposed t'be.

[smallestgrave]

Oh, it's some kind of system of government where the populace is supposed to share everything equally.

I didn't know what it was either until someone explained it the other day. At the time, I didn't think much of it, since it seems a little unlikely to work in practice. But now I'm quite sure that I agree with it completely.

[madeofstoic]

...Don't y'think that's a bit odd, changin' y'r views so quick like that?

[smallestgrave]

Well.... I suppose it is a little strange.

But I am completely convinced that it's true.