Does anyone know why the pirates are so, so achingly sad?

[Lika's voice is shaky and strained, but her English is now perfectly fluent, thanks to B's machine.]

...People died. By violence.

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I'm quite certain I've gone insane. I can't account for where my subconscious came by the delusional framework. I also can't figure out which of you are real and which are manifestations of my fractured psyche, but I don't think that really matters until the hospital staff start to get my mind pieced back together, does it ( Read more... )