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[doublerinbow]

[phone]

This is Rin Kagamine. ♪

Um... Listen! To the people who had to put up with me the other day. I was droned, and - just - I think I must have creeped some people out. So, I'm sorry. Especially to you, Yuna, I shouldn't have said those things even as a drone.

... And Estonia too. I didn't mean to steal your brother.Miku-nee, um.... well,

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[Phone]

[snipingmissy]

[At least the telephone was technology that Hawkeye could understand. The fact that someone was talking about drones or being droned--she'd heard so much about it, but felt like she knew nothing.]

Excuse me, Miss Kagamine?

Would you be willing to explain to me what you mean by being droned? Many people have talked about it, but haven't explained what it is.

[Phone]

[doublerinbow]

Oh... is it that time already? ♪

[she looks over at her calendar, a little hesitant. But at least she waited a couple of days to be by herself before making the call. She decides she's ready to help.]

Okay, being droned is... when you're brainwashed to act like all those other smily empty headed people in the town. Have you met any? ♪

[Phone]

[snipingmissy]

What do you mean by that time already?

[Hawkeye ponders for a moment before continuing.]

I've seen a few drones wandering the park. Are we subject to being droned as well?

[Phone]

[doublerinbow]

The time when Mayfield starts dragging more new people in.

I think they can drone anyone they want. ♪

[Phone]

[snipingmissy]

I see. Does this happen on a schedule, when new people are brought in?

Do you know anything else about the drones?

[Phone]

[doublerinbow]

Roughly.... everyone tends to come in a bunch at the beginning of the month. I guess I just forgot since the 4th was so messed up. ♪

Well... I've had drones in my house the entire time I've been here, if that counts. Is there anything you want to know specifically? ♪

[Phone]

[snipingmissy]

It's good to know that new people tend to all arrive at the same time.

Drones to make the nuclear family?

There isn't anything I want to know specifically; I've only just arrived so I am trying to learn as much as I can.

[Phone]

[doublerinbow]

I heard from Crowe that's a recent development though. ♪

Ah, yeah, I guess that is what they're there for. Well, the first thing you should know about drones is that they're not as fake as they look. Most of them used to be regular people, I think.... ♪

[that thought is suddenly more chilling now that Rin's been droned herself. She can't even imagine being droned like that for months would be like.]

[Phone]

[snipingmissy]

Well, it's still good to know there is a pattern. If I wake up on August first and there are a lot of people reacting similarly to how I did, then it will be safe to assume that they are new.

I heard that from someone else, that drones used to have free will like your or I..

[Phone]

[doublerinbow]

Yeah, good point. ♪

Okay, well... what else... I'm not sure about this, but I think that maybe drones can't feel pain? I got tackled by a really heavy robot while I was droned, and it didn't hurt at all... ♪

[Phone]

[snipingmissy]

That's odd, but I suppose if they are just hollow dolls I wouldn't expect them to feel pain.

[Phone]

[doublerinbow]

...It's not that.

[she sounds ... adamant.]

They can just shut off anything they want. The ones who control droning... they can make it so you can hear talking, but not music, if they want. I guess they just pick and choose what your brain can see. ♪

[Phone]

[snipingmissy]

That's peculiar. I wonder what purpose that serves...

[Phone]

[doublerinbow]

That's what I wanna know. Other than being completely evil, that is. ♪

[Phone]

[snipingmissy]

I think your guess that it's simply malicious is probably correct.

[Phone]

[doublerinbow]

The people that run this place don't play nice. I guess that's how it's always been.... ♪