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Who: everybody
When: day 7, evening
Where: the googles

[ The message showing up on Global today is from a Lily don't ask him about his chosen name ok. ]

It's been a week. Let's talk.

What have you found out about yourself?

Are you ready for the next trial?

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Who is this?

[ wow ]

Someone just like you, but on a different train car.

I thought it might be whoever is in charge. Why do you care, in that case?>

...is it really that weird to ask? A lot has happened. Are you the type to take this sort of situation lightly?

No.

[oh wait she knows why people are all concerning themselves with each others' business around here.]

Do you remember your life before the train?

Not entirely. I've been regaining bits and pieces of it.

[ he's.................lying though.......he's just slowly taking himself out of his lie, apparently. ]

[yup, mmhm]

I do. I'm mostly interested in what's really going on, but I've only been here for three days and two nights. Trials are the test we went to with the mirror, and the voice asking us questions about morality?

That's what they feel like, don't they? The last one wanted us to prove our worth. It seems fitting.

If they didn't think we were worthy they shouldn't have brought us. They should have just saved someone better. More up to whatever exacting standards they have.

[bitter? na]

How do you know it'll happen again?

Good things come in threes. So do terrible things. Do you think there was someone better to be chosen than you?

Since when? I'm sure there were plenty.

Maybe you have something they don't. I haven't been able to figure out their criteria.

I have learned a few things.

Candidly, I do not know if I am ready, but I shall strive to stay in good condition for what is to come.

[ So... that's promising, he feels. ]

That's a good idea. It's hard to know what to expect. We don't want to be caught at a bad time.

At the same time, it may be easy to become so concerned with preparation that we are overwhelmed with anxiety. A balance must be struck.

[ That's an unpleasant thought. ]

That's true. There are some worrywarts here.

I expect that some may crack under the pressure.

[Herself probably included, she thinks.]

That wouldn't surprise me, considering what we've been told.

Some people are rather attached to their homes.

I'm still skeptical.

That's true, there's little proof.

We weren't warned about the trials either.

And we don't know where we're headed next.

True. That's why it's important to stay composed in the moment.

are trials what they're being called?

I picked the word out of a hat.

I'm joking, but didn't it sound like one?

Kind of. esp with how they talked about heroes. very prove-your-worth show-your-mettle.

That's what I thought. What would you call them?

Trial works. everything else i can think of is a synonym anyways, like challenge or contest.

At least challenge sounds fun.

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