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[alephbet]

[Aleph gets straight to the point.]

Does anyone have any idea why so many people are unconscious? And does anyone know how to wake them?

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[alephbet]

Yes, it is abnormal.

[fifth_kazekage]

[Brief flipping noises as he looks through his notebook before answering.] Humans typically require 7-9 hours of sleep on a nightly basis. The number can increase or decrease, depending on the depth of their slumbering states.

Perhaps they are simply tired.

[alephbet]

Tired enough that they've collapsed in random places rather than being able to make it back to their rooms? On this scale? This isn't natural.

[fifth_kazekage]

[No comment. All that Gaara knows about sleeping habits is what he reads from books.]

I presume you tried to awaken them.

[alephbet]

Of course. They won't wake up from loud noises or from shaking them.

[fifth_kazekage]

…I see.

What other methods would you suggest? [Brief pause.] Have you thrown water onto their faces, or drawn their hand close to a source of heat?

[alephbet]

I've tried water, but not the heat yet.

[fifth_kazekage]

How many people have been affected?

[alephbet]

I'd say about... forty, forty-five?

[fifth_kazekage]

[He makes a quiet "tsk" noise.] It could be a controlled experiment.

[alephbet]

It could be. I'm not sure.