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[lvl100paladin]

Patients

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[heatherthemason]

[ Hmph. ]

I could use the fresh air.

[lvl100paladin]

So, you're volunteering?

Do you feel strong enough to work for the afternoon? It is beginning to get cold out.

[heatherthemason]

Well, all things considered... I think I'll survive.

And yes, I am volunteering. Anything to get away from all this gray.

[lvl100paladin]

I'll see if we'll need your help after lunch, then.

And do you think you can be trusted to behave? And follow whatever instructions you're given?

[forever_jack]

[Cautiously, because he really doesn't like this guy, but hell, almost anything's better than spending another dreary day doing virtually nothing.] Any clues as to what sort of job this is going to be before I volunteer my services?

[lvl100paladin]

I'll explain the details to the volunteers who are picked out before we begin. I don't think all of the other patients should be troubled with it.

[That's a 'no.']

Do you want to join in?

[forever_jack]

[A pause, while he hesitates, because the memories of the last set of orders Seimei gave him are only too clear in his mind, and he’s really worried about Naminé’s disappearance following that. On the other hand, spending more time with Seimei might present an opportunity to find out more about that. Plus he’s bored. And if this is presumably some sort of follow-up to cleaning up the courtyard, it’s not likely to be that nasty, is it?]

Sure. I could do with some fresh air and exercise.

[lvl100paladin]

Then I'll have a guard escort you, if we decide your help would be useful. I'll need to see how many volunteers there are.

[A brief pause -- and when Seimei speaks next, the words are perfectly natural, absolutely unremarkable and without weight. Which, for Seimei, is a terrible oddity all by itself.]

I won't ask whether you'll be able to follow my instructions, Mr. Harkness.

[kingofdecisions]

What a mysterious explanation, for a specific project. Why not make the nature of the intended labour explicit?

[lvl100paladin]

The truth is, it's because of how rude the patients here are about questions. If I say something now, they'll only have more why's and what's that we don't need to talk about. And act like I'm hiding something, just because I don't want to repeat myself.

With those bad manners, it's easier not to say more than I need to.