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[helborn]

[Casper looks... tired. But excited! He smiles at the screen.]

... So if we vote for a lab the scientists shut up and any damage is contained. Right now I think they're using the quiet car which is sort of the opposite of what it's intended for.

And I'd like the quiet car back for... quiet. And doing some writing and such. So let's just... get it over with.

[He looks like he's about to turn off the screen, but stops.]

Also Q'uila, Della, Zagreus, and Thanatos - wanted to have a chat with you. Uh, not together? I mean you could, but I just - there's no private filtering here.

[Now he's done.]

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[irrationally]

Let me get this straight. They are bothering you.. in the quiet rooms.

Which are soundproof. And where, therefore, it's always quiet.

[ Is Alice even invested in this poll? No. She's just annoyed at how obnoxious people get about it. ]

And I'm sure setting the precedent of voting for whatever people are vocal and incredibly annoying about will bode really well for the next time this poll rolls around and people decide to be annoying about something else.

[helborn]

When science stuff keeps appearing in my nice comfy writing space, yes. And yes I could use a different room, but it's the one that's got the most room to stretch out and not feel claustrophobic.

And I'm aware it's enabling, but it's also one of the ones most likely to churn out something helpful for us in the long run.

[irrationally]

I have been here for an incredibly long time. [ .. or. Well, maybe incredibly is an exaggeration, but what she means to say is 'longer than most people here'. Time is weird and nebulous in this odd voice space, anyway. ] The quiet room with equipment has been here for all this time, yet I haven't exactly seen them provide us with many useful things.

[fun_thementalist]

I feel that there's a story you're fighting not to tell, my friend.

[helborn]

I mean, that's what I'm writing.

[Casper that's not what he means and you know it.]

[fun_thementalist]

Amidst a rather damaged quiet room, from the sounds of it.

[ He smirked - that wasn't exactly a difficult evasion to recognize. ]

I hope this isn't about the stars we've painted onto the ceiling in one of the rooms? We were quite proud of our constellations.

[dyingpro]

Oh! Uh, sure. Where would you like to meet?

[Zag is not sure what this is about. Is he in trouble?]

[helborn]

[Yes, the most trouble - nah.]

How about the garden? Unless you're further from it right now.

[dyingpro]

That's fine, I can meet you there. See you soon.

[Hard to know how far you are from the garden car when spatial geography of rooms is constantly changing for you. Either way, he'll be there shortly.]

Hey, Cas, what's-- oh woah. [Already shortening his actual name for nicknames? Yes. But that's not important right now! What's more important is...] Your life thread! I can actually sense it now!

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[controlsthedie]

I'm currently unoccupied.

[ However, if Casper tries to talk to him about Zagreus, Thanatos swears he will find a way to throw himself into the void. Why does everyone want to talk to him about Zagreus?

Or how attractive he apparently is despite being Death Incarnate. ]

[helborn]

Where are you at?

[There's something kind of funny about basically texting 'u up?' to Death himelf, but he restrains his amusement for the moment.]

[controlsthedie]

I can be anywhere on this train. It would be quicker for me to shift to you.

[ Even if the people on the train now have a faster way to get around. ]

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[sos_pilot]

Hm? What's up, buttercup?

[helborn]

If I was gonna share in public, I would have. Where are you at?

[sos_pilot]

[ A small smirk, amused. ]

I'm in the game room, needed to unwind after nonstop-fish-vision. Where are you?

[morganizedchaos]

Hey, some of us have been sticking to medical for the limited amount of stuff we've been doing.

[Then again, neuroscience is medical-adjacent.]

I'm still more worried about someone deciding to try chemistry where the kids, animals, or food supply could come into contact with it.

[helborn]

I mean fair. To both of those things.

... Also if it's a secure enough space I could help with some magic experiments... I've never really measured a lot of my stuff.

[morganizedchaos]

I gave the train a design for what I thought we might need for labs last time around and included a space for that, but I can't say what people would really need for it.

[Not his specialty!]

[dragoonrouge]

It certainly would be nice not to have to worry about setting the train on fire when smelting ores in the future.

[Mark her curious Casper.]

The privacy options do pale when compared to The Network. Is now a good time to speak?

[helborn]

It is.

Where are you? I can get there pretty quick.

[dragoonrouge]

I am reading in my cabin for now but I could meet you halfway if you would like?

[jingyeets]

( In this incredibly helpful commentary: )

You could probably ask everyone to not hang out in the room and put up a silencing talisman too or something, right? Even if it's tiny and cramped and ugh.

( Says the guy who has mumbled complaints about the rooms they all get shoved into every. Single. Day. At least not loudly? But definitely mumbled. )

[helborn]

They keep leaving stuff in there... I'd just rather they have their own space.

[labcatte]

... what, are they playing with dangerous chemicals in them?

[helborn]

There's an eyewash station in there now, so probably.