Thirteenth Communication

[bogusmagicker]

"WHEN YOU COLLECT ENOUGH, BRING THEM TO THE POST OFFICE ALONG WITH A SMALL PROCESSING FEE!"

"Processing fee."  The child in the advertisement is missing an eye.

. . . . . . .That is all.

Comments

[kimitoaruiteku]

... That's a good point. And I really have everything that I really need by now...

[bogusmagicker]

The evidence for this scenario is little. My thinking may further be biased by the previous event.

[kimitoaruiteku]

I'm pretty biased along with you, if I'm honest.

[bogusmagicker]

Understandable. It is not your duty to eliminate bias from your judgments, but rather, mine.

[iinchoucat]

[When she hears this over the phone Hanekawa just gasps a little.]

You...don't really think they would take away someone's eye?!

[bogusmagicker]

They have done so before.

[iinchoucat]

Y-Yes. They have...killed people before, haven't they? [Flashbacks to Soviet Mayfield. But that was a dream. Why can't it stay that way?] But what would they do with eyes. I can't imagine any uses they would have.

[bogusmagicker]

The benefit of doing so is simply to lower general morale.

[repeatsalvation]

Easy ways to power always have hidden costs.

[bogusmagicker]

It is possible that I am incorrect. My words may only prevent the cautious from receiving a desired belonging. The choice remains to the individual.

[repeatsalvation]

Risks are a necessary part for great reward, too.

There's a reason cost and reward go hand in hand.

[bogusmagicker]

Yes. In this case, a sufficient power may even be considered worth the price of a body part.

[bittermayfly]

I'm trying to explain that to a teammate.

[bogusmagicker]

This is my only evidence at present. Have there been any other signs pointing towards this scenario?

[bittermayfly]

Nothing that I've noticed. I haven't been here long, but I don't trust anything "nice" this town wants to do for us.

[bogusmagicker]

That is wise. In the history of this town, nothing "nice" has ever been performed.

[wristsniper]

Precisely.

I doubt they will listen to reason, though.

[bogusmagicker]

The decision remains to the individual. In the possibility that this reasoning is incorrect, I will have caused damage by delaying the return of vital belongings.

However, I wish for those of the town to consider all possibilities before making the choice.

[wristsniper]

Nobler than I'm feeling.

Let the fools go to their own ends, if they must. I'm getting sick of babysitting them.

[bogusmagicker]

The greater the number of full-functioning, high-morale residents, the higher the probability of escape. Altruism is a factor of lesser concern.