ES003: Uncommon or Not

[gene_driver]

I heard that many people are now gone from Edensphere. Is it a common occurrence for people to disappear like that?

[He pauses before writing again]Now that I experienced first-hand some of the more... unusual happenings here, I can see how being on guard will not help in certain cases. Unless I stay awake the entire time, I cannot stop myself

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[dont_leave_town]

You got strawberry jam? I got apricot. I think we got the same prankster.

[gene_driver]

The prankster is not only displaying immature behavior, but wasting food that could have been used for more practical means.

Although, the prankster might be more than just one person...or perhaps another of those "random" occurrences that seem to happen here.

[dont_leave_town]

I'm leaning toward one of those random occurrences, since it seems to be happening to everyone. It would take a lot of accomplices to get this much done in one night.

[gene_driver]

Judging from what I heard, this wouldn't be the first time that the Tree pulled something immature like this.

[weaver_girl]

It happens sometimes. No one really knows when, or why.

If you find the person who's been doing this, I think I'd like a few words with them myself. Our kitchen is... well, very different from when I made myself a midnight snack.

[gene_driver]

Do you know what happens to them after they "disappear?"

Although I'm with the Scavengers, I'll keep an eye out for any suspicious behavior.

[weaver_girl]

No one knows. [Well, someone does, but she's not even hinting that on the journal.] Maybe they go back to their worlds. That's the most comforting option.

I think we all should.

[gene_driver]

It would be the best outcome, even if they didn't have all of their memories restored.

Unless, these series of pranks was caused by something unnatural.

[feathered_earth]

Unfortunately it is.

But no, even if Edensphere can mess with us like that, there's still no point in letting our guard down. [pause.] Even if you have to start the day with a sticky situation like that.

[gene_driver]

When the situation starts out bad, we are required to adapt and make the best of it.

[feathered_earth]

That's what I've always thought. You can always find--or make--good out of a situation, even if it's only something small.

[gene_driver]

Yes, there's no use in sitting around and moping when something can be done.

[dwn_infinite]

It's also a common occurrence for people to die and come back. This place has some strange laws regarding death.

[gene_driver]

Yes, I heard about that.

Although, there have been cases when someone wasn't brought back, correct?

[dwn_infinite]

Yeah. That's the weirdest part. It almost seems like death doesn't matter; only this 'vanishing' has any lasting effects.

[After about 30 seconds, he decides it'd be wise to scratch it out.]

[gene_driver]

If the vanishing occurs randomly, then there's no way to guard against it, correct?

[Lance notices that he crossed out his last response, so he does the same with this one after 20 seconds or so.]

[spandexisyouth]

It is not very common but it is not rare enough.

[gene_driver]

It appears that people could easily lose allies by this sudden "disappearance" of certain individuals.

[spandexisyouth]

Allies or people who are important to them, friends and more.

[gene_driver]

We just have to endure the loss and move on.