his eyes widen, breath a little shallower, clearly on the edge of panicking again now that this has been suggested. oh no is it worse than he thought? more sinister??]
No, kidding of course. Just a spot of bad humour. Looks like I've really developed a nasty streak lately...
[ Except this time he really is lying. But this is the second teen he's accidentally greatly alarmed in twenty-four hours, so he will permit a little white lie. ]
Sorry about that. But it is true that it's been pretty safe besides some minor, but very avoidable things.
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What do you study?
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The Claude family have served as translators, s-so I've mostly learned languages... sometimes books from outside the island wash up.
[and therefore someone has to be able to translate them to figure out if they have useful info.]
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Even though you're isolated?
[ What is going on with this geography.
...An island... ]
...
Sorry, a different question. Do you know Mr. Lucas Prost?
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[he sounds a little brighter when he talks about him, at least, more comfortable.]
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[ Didn't his profile say he was 21 or something. Now he's concerned about that guy. ]
Looks like you're comfortable with him. That's good. Better than being alone.
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[local teen accidentally doxxes friend as being near death, oops!]
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Do you think we're unsafe, right now?
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[SIR WHAT PART OF THAT FEELS SAFE]
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Given the initial introduction, it seems suspiciously safe, if anything.
[ Strangers is fine. Strange place, not so fine.
Waking up with strangers in a strange place only for nothing to happen? Outright haunting. ]
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[oh no
his eyes widen, breath a little shallower, clearly on the edge of panicking again now that this has been suggested. oh no is it worse than he thought? more sinister??]
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No, kidding of course. Just a spot of bad humour. Looks like I've really developed a nasty streak lately...
[ Except this time he really is lying. But this is the second teen he's accidentally greatly alarmed in twenty-four hours, so he will permit a little white lie. ]
Sorry about that. But it is true that it's been pretty safe besides some minor, but very avoidable things.
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[he does not seem very reassured, but then he also does not seem very easy to reassure.]
I'll, um, hope that it... stays that way.
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You may as well try to relax right now.