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Who: anyone
When: day 57, afternoon
Where: anywhere it's a mingle

[This is a mingle but there is a comment in a Chain Chat to the whole train!]

Rean: A while ago some of us were discussing a festival where every team puts on a production, game, booth, whatever, maybe based around team bonds or interests.

What do people think? Maybe it's a good time to to talk about it again?

[Feel free to discuss with each other! Or just mingle as usual.]

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You are free now.

[hopefully, that reminder will help]

It was...it was after...it was years...years...

[A pained sound and he just kind of curls forward, head on the floor besides her, a hand braced on the other side of hers, the other gripping his head.]

Fuck.

[gently reaches to touch his back, gauging his reaction before doing anything else]

[....how close to his neck on his back is the real question]

[not at all close to his neck because she's not a moron]

[Just checking!]

[He doesn't jerk back or lash out, at least. He's just...still. Breathing hard, but at least not hyperventilating.]

Do you wish to go back to Clover...?

[starts to rub in small circles, slowly]

....

State facts. Present facts.

[He sounds more stable, at least.]

Um. It is afternoon, the Instructor is out and about once again, it has been fifty-seven days since this mission started for those who have been here since the start, we are on a new star that heavily features confectionaries, said confectionaries are largely edible and safe, though some are alive and trying to kill us, as usual...

Names. Specific names. I....missions too vague, days for what, I need-

[Sugar stuff a bit too new to fully parse.]

I am 80H, Instructor Rean Schwarzer has returned. We are on the Aurora. Is that better?

Aurora. Train. 80H and Rean. On...one...Jasmine and Ginger?

That is correct. I am on Jasmine. He is on Ginger. There have been many new people of late, as well.

Not new. [Too much for his brain to go with.]

Team names. Jasmine, Ginger....Thyme....?

That is correct. Tell me your team.

My team? My team is red-no it's blue? Pink? Cream?

Pink. It is Clover.

Pink. Clover.

Lot of pink in Clover. Kid friendly. Really weird. Unicorn clothes and overalls. Teammates-teammates-

Not Clover. Tell me about Jasmine.

[Tell him about Jasmine.

sigh, well...]

It is very lovely, I quite like it. We have an aquarium. It's blue and nautical and very calming to be in. I may be biased, but I do think it is quite nice.

Right....right, yes, I was in there.

Randy gave me alcohol. Forgot most of the night.

I see. How did you like it?

Liked the stay before hand.

Hated forgetting. It was just one big black spot.

[There is a long pause.]

Fuck, I know why now, don't I?

I suppose so.

That's why I hated forgetting things.

Fuck, that's why I'm so good at manipulating, I had three years to practice.

[He's certainly sounding here now.]

God....damnit. What the hell even happened?

[she does not sound as though she's here more a sounding board for his thoughts, which is fine with her, honestly.]

I do not know, but I do hope you'll find out in time.