Wednesday, 11:30 PM

[thanatosincarnate]

{ Wherever Luke is-- maybe in the hallways nearby his room, he spots the male hanging around. He'll accost him, bluntly. }

We need to talk.

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[chiseler]

Which means in a way she's already taking matters into her own hand. You can still carry out orders even if there are loopholes and other ways to do it. Don't forget that. Not all of us are military men that follow the rules.

[There's a teasing grin, but his eyes are still serious. This isn't the time for jokes but he doesn't know what else to do yet. What Arumat says is making a strange amount of sense.] Then we should keep asking her questions. If your theory's right…then we're not real.

[And that is a huge concept for someone who's already dead, even if it makes sense.] It'd explain why she's a holograph, too, and why we keep accessing new parts of the ship. Like they're being built the longer we're here. [He raises an eyebrow at the mention of their fallen friend.] What've others said about it? Frankenstein, too.

cw: mention of self-harm bc in advance

[thanatosincarnate]

Hmph. Do I look like I'm the type to always follow rules?

{ Luke, Arumat's going to briefly give you a sulky expression at that-- he's tempted to even nudge him a little but he resists the urge. }

Frankenstein merely discussed the possibility, but at the time as it was early on, within week 1 and we agreed it was a premature presumption until at least more time could pass.

{ Let us say he has his datapad with him and he begins to type in something. }

As for the others-- for one in particular it's not just their words but their actions as well. Although I'd ask you to not to tell anyone else of what I'm about to say, except Adam.

[chiseler]

Maybe not all the time. [The companionable grin should be enough for even Arumat to realize Luke's mostly just messing with him, but he can't exactly keep up that facade when Arumat continues.]

That early huh? [There's a low whistle.] Frankenstein's usually pretty smart and I can trust some of his opinions. Yours, too. If both of you were on this track that early maybe there really is something to it.

[He watches the datapad with mild interest, but those specific words have a certain weight to them.] ...I can do that. [Probably.] What is it?

[thanatosincarnate]

{ Arumat recognizes the companionable grin well enough and he'll maybe grunt at his words in annoyance, but beyond that... }

I'd like to think that there is.

{ ... }

There's a reason why I ask you to keep this between the three of us, at most.

Grell-- she was concerned that she was not real. One night, on the Thursday of Week 6, she went to try to find evidence that she was truly real, and ventured into the kitchen.

{ He's wearing an uneasy expression, as he hesitates to finish (this being the only time he's done so here) and he gives a sigh. }

I headed into the kitchen after I heard her stab herself in the arm. Granted, I had similar thoughts or concerns, but I'd never...

...

Machias entered afterwards and although I decided for now it'd be best to tell her that she was still real in some manner. I hadn't wanted her to decide to take some sort of other desperate action again and hurt herself, should she think it not be enough.

Can you see why I'd rather you not tell this to more than one individual?

{ Especially if it were someone other than Adam. He trusted people little as it was already-- the whole alien breakout made him simply trust less. }

[chiseler]

[He's immediately sobering up when he mentions Grell's name, if only because she's someone he likes well enough. It's questionable to think on why she would think she wasn't real, though Luke himself has been struggling with that question for an entirely different reason. He's listening to the story and he's confused, slightly, but he's nodding in agreement anyway.]

Grell also hadn't believed we were really in space, though she might be more on track than we originally thought if Alice can't connect us to anything. You're concerned other people will react the same way. Be reckless if they think we aren't real? Could cause a mass panic and even escalate the murder game that way.

[thanatosincarnate]

Yes, that's one outcome I've considered and why I've hardly told anyone in the first place. Some civilians may take it to believe it doesn't matter if someone's killed, or lose their minds entirely. I also don't know what would happen if someone untrustworthy heard this themselves.

{ And despite whether or not their situation is real-- whether they're real or not-- he believes it's still something they can't take lightly. What does that mean for the real state of their bodies?

. . . }

It's ironic that the situation might have been less complex if it were simply solved by 'we were kidnapped into space'.

[chiseler]

If all of this is true...I'll do what I can to help. I'm pretty good with subtleties so I can start looking into things on my own time and learning about space technology on the side. I don't think alerting everybody else on the ship is a good idea now. Or ever, really.

...where should I start though?