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What the hell is THIS?!

[Gilbert shoves a nutrition bar at the camera.]

I didn't mention it right away because I thought this would just be a substitute till more food came in, but three days of whatever the hell this is? This is ridiculous! This isn't even enough to fill me up! I bet that I could eat 20 of these and still be hungry! And if this keeps up, which it probably will, I might as well try that! Who wants a good-old-fashioned nutrition bar eating contest, huh?!

But I'm not here to challenge you guys to an eating contest, or at least not of nutrition bars. No, I've got a better idea! How about we all go to the restaurant and order something delicious? We can all work together to help each other get the necessary items, and then we can get together and have a feast! Doesn't that sound great? I bet it does! Anything is better than these so-called nutrition bars. Let me know if you guys want in on the Great Food Escapade of 2012!

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I feel like there might be some sort of catch to the item hunt.

What do you mean? There's no catch to me helping out with the items. I've heard about that whole "you might lose a limb" thing, but hey, I'm sure I can pull this off and come out whole on the other side!

If the person must act alone, what then?

[Really

Laughing. Really hard.]

It's gonna last aaaall month, kiddo, but ya might want to steer clear of the restaurant. If ya can't pay, it'll takes things. Things you might not want it taking.

Pssh, rookies.

Hey, HEY! What are you laughing at?! And what do you mean? Are they gonna take my vital regions or something? I've heard you can lose a limb, yeah, but... it's not like that hasn't happened to me before! They just take a hell of a while to regenerate, even for a nation.

[Sudden deadpan.]

They might. Promotin' that place is just stupid. I'd steer clear, there's no knowing what they'd take when Jason is in charge.

Oh god, what? Jason's in charge? I haven't even been here for that long and I know that's bad news.

Suddenly my reaction all makes sense now, don't it?

Yeah, but did you have to laugh at me for it? This is a serious matter!

Can't help it, you new guys and the shit ya pull keep getting funnier each month.

Hey, look, maybe you'd do a better job of it if ya actually looked at the network's archives. There's a ton of info about the administrators and the Tower itself if ya look hard enough. There's even a guide to life in the Tower if ya really can't go without one.

[And he pulls up the link for him.]

Edited 2012-12-08 06:47 (UTC)

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[There's a lengthy pause as Gilbert just stares, dumbfounded.]

There's been a guide this whole time?! Damn, and here I've been looking for information the old-fashioned way. I had no idea there was actually a place where all the information was gathered. Thanks.

*After rushing around the perimeter of the floor in a hurry and ascertaining that he wasn't on the same floor with terminals, he resigned himself to communication through it. He appears rushed, in some distress, the hood of his cloak hurriedly shoved back to show his face, still held up on his ear on one side. When he sees it on the video feed, he brushes it back as he talks, urgently.*

No. Don't-... Don't do it, Gilbert. Nobody take this offer. It's as Reno said before. Anyone who can't present what they were asked for will lose a part of their bodies, and the item search isn't as easy as it sounds. I must have searched all of Animus at least four times over, through the night, and never found what I was asked for. I would have died again if it hadn't been for my roommate then...

*He catches himself trailing off and his attention snaps back to the camera.*

If it's hot food you need, we can hunt. We can take advantage of the animals' lethargy in the cold, we can try to see if monsters are edible if anyone is adventurous, but do not give in to what Jason wants you to do.

*Having gotten that out there, Enoch seems to relax a bit, enough to actually sit down and wait for acknowledgment. This is why he wanted to find Gilbert in person...the waiting to see if he's even gotten through in time.*

[Don't worry! Gilbert's feeling a little lazy, so he hasn't gone off on his epic quest yet.]

"Nobody take this offer?" Hey! Don't make me out to be the bad guy here!

...Wait. Jason's in charge now? [His face just about totally falls.] Oh crap.

Uh... so... hunting, you say? Damn, it's been a loooooong time since I've had to hunt for my own food. I'm really out of practice. [Like he is with a lot of things.] Like, really out of practice. Embarrassingly out of practice. I don't even know where to begin anymore...

No...I wasn't intending... *Okay give him a moment.* It is to warn the others here who may not know...

This...selection is a sign of his. I doubt there will be many animals about, but I could teach you what I know.

*That or they could get used to nutrition bars.*

For all of us, though... It's best that we survive on these as well as we can. Perseverance is important here.

That'd help, yeah. Maybe we could go hunting sometime. I used to hunt a lot, but then the modern world happened.

[Some assorted grumbling here.] ...Fine... I'll just eat a bunch of those... maybe I should have that eating contest and see what happens. Haha...

I think most will be hibernating. But that's what I mean when I say perseverance is important.

*He seems to have come down completely from that brief mild panic, at least.*

I'm sorry for...ah...my first reaction.

Yeah, they'll probably be hard to find.

Hey, it's okay! You were just looking out for me. Right?

I was. As I wish to for anyone who would risk that place.

Heh... you're a good guy, Enoch, you know that? Thanks.

So I've been told. *Enoch smiles a bit.* If you need help, I'll be glad to oblige.

You want to be knowing what I think? [Tohko has a lot to answer for teaching Nesir how to use the network...] I do be thinking they do no be having the right to be kidnapping us and freezing us and now they do be starving us. And they do be having plenty of food up there. I do be saying let's just be taking it. We do no be needing to play their games. They do be making us work, they do no be paying us, they can be giving us decent food.

Aha, yeah! That's the spirit! Just taking it, huh...? Sounds like risky business, but I've had to steal food a few times in my life, too. [Well, he didn't have to, but sometimes as a kid he'd just do it anyway.] Are you experienced with this sort of thing?

[She shrugged] Experienced enough, I did be having to steal quite a bit after my parents did be dying. [She'd decided that at least with those she wasn't certain weren't light fearing stupid idiots she would stick to the cover story she had taken with her to the temple.] It do be easy enough if you do be being careful.

Hmm. How likely would you be to actually go through with this, though? People are trying to talk me out of this left and right. Also, Jason's apparently in charge, which means super bad news if we're caught.

I think we should be doing it. You do be knowing that we be waking up from death here? We can be handling whatever he do be throwing at us.

It do be better than stupid tasteless bars.

That's right! What're they gonna do, kill us? I had a weird relationship with death before, and here it's just gotten weirder. When do you wanna try this? Where should we meet? I'm getting excited!

Exactly. They do be having no power over us! [She thinks for a moment...] I do be having something to do tomorrow but maybe the next day? We can be meeting outside of the cafeteria.

Sounds good to me! By the way, I don't think I got your name... did I? I'm Gilbert. Good to meet ya.

I will be remembering it Gilbert. [And she will, she never forgets anyone's name] My name do be Nesir Aeser.

Nesir, huh? [He makes a mental note not to slip up and call her Nessie under any circumstances.] Gotcha! I look forward to seeing you.

Me too, I will be seeing you soon!

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