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[ Ange never really feels the need to broadcast anything over the journals, as anti-social as she is and all. But today she's perhaps feeling a bit more bored or a bit more annoyed than usual, probably because of some recent arrivals. So she has actually taken the effort to speak up for once now, her voice as flat and deadpan as it always is. ]

So, people here.. how much longer are you planning on wasting your time here? Don't get me wrong, it's not like I have found any way out either, but I doubt spending our time here with parties and all sorts of similar ridiculous things is going to help us in any way. Don't tell me all of you have grown so used to this place that you're just complacent with the situation as it is now.

[ Sorry, Luceti, she's a bit of a party pooper indeed. What is having fun. ]

I definitely have no plans of sticking around here if I'd be given the choice. I have better things to do than wasting my time around here.. unlike some other people, apparently. [ a very slight sigh. ]

So I guess in the end it comes down to this.. do any of you honestly want to stick around in this bothersome place and party your days away? I suppose I'm actually a little genuinely curious.

[ It looks like she's going to cut it off right there and then, but she seems to think of something as she starts a filter instead. ]

[ locked away from kakeravoyager and investigatings ]

On a different note.. if anyone has advice for avoiding certain people, I'd like to hear it.

[ A bitter edge creeps into her tone as she speaks on. ] This place has a rather crude sense of humor as to who gets to arrive or leave here.

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... Huh. You're a therapist for a living, or something like that?

Psychotherapist. Do you know what it is? [Because so many people don't know...]

I've heard about it once or twice, although I haven't had any personal experience with it.

Well, I'm one of those. Shrinks, quacks, whatever people use to describe it.

I see.. Sounds interesting. [ although if that's meant genuinely or not is hard to tell with her constant disinterested deadpan tone. ]

And do you ever offer your services to people here?

Oh, I do. I can't tell you a lot about it because of confidentiality issues, but people have sought me out.

Well, I guess it at least give you something useful and probably somewhat interesting to do in a place like this. And it helps other people too.

See, being useful in a place like this can be achieved in a lot of different ways. I counsel people and others have parties. Have you done anything like that yet? Not to be rude, but you don't have much of a right to criticize people if you haven't done anything yourself.

Don't worry, I know I'm at least being a little of a hypocrite. But at least I haven't given up on finding a way out of here yet, like most people have who just grew complacent and started going to parties and all that.

Instead I've been exploring this place to look for clues, but I obviously haven't found much yet.

Is being complacent really so bad? You can't judge on personality, but on context. You're making an error in attribution.

Yeah, it's really that bad. I don't see how anyone could be satisfied with staying in this place. We're practically little more than lab rats, right? I hate it.

What if the lab rats broke free, but some choose to stay in the cage? Not everyone can leave it as freely as the others.

Huh, what do you mean by 'leave it as freely'? Do you mean people who don't want to go home for some reason or another?

Exactly. Some people don't even get a choice in the matter.

The only reason I can think of is people who are dead back home and wouldn't want to go back since there isn't anything for them to go back to, but.. even in that case, is living on as a lab rat seriously worth it?

I would say no. But, who are we to judge? Some people want to live, more than anything. Death is unknown and frightening.

I guess that's just a mindset I can't understand then. I'd rather be dead than having to keep suffering through things like this. [ She did jump from a skyscraper back home, after all.. ]

Don't say that. [She says quietly, yet with a stern tone.] I don't want to hear that from you, or anyone here.

[ Even though she tries to sound as blunt and deadpan as usual, her voice is a little softer. ]

... If you don't want to hear it, then just don't listen to it.

That isn't an option either. I'm not exactly deaf.

[Plus it's her job to listen to these kinds of things. Why she even exists.]

Fine, if it bothers you that much I'll just keep it to myself. It's not like I'm a particularly talkative person either way.

[ /kanyeshrug!! ]

[oh teenagers...]

Don't keep it to yourself either. It's good to express concerns and worries. If you feel like you can't talk to anyone about it, I'm always willing to lend an ear.

And if I don't have anyone to talk about it with, why should I come to you to all people? Because you're a professional? It's not like I need any help.

I can't force you to do anything you don't want to do. Just know that I'm always around to help, so long as I am here.

[ why are you actually being nice to her and offering to help her, she doesn't know how to deal with that geez!! ]

... I guess I might decide to take you up on your offer if I happen to be very, very bored sometime.

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