Scene 08

[a_crazygirl]

[Toni's hands trembled as she read the letter. She should have known. Why did she fill that stupid form out? There would be penalties, too. Her talisman was gone, so it wouldn't have anything to do with that. It wasn't explained, but she figured she would find out what they were in due time since killing this man was certainly not an option. She

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[Phone]

[pants_yourmove]

This town keeps trying to get us to come after each other.

[[All these mentions of letters. Aaron is worried for everyone.]]

[Phone]

[a_crazygirl]

Par for the course for these assholes, you know?

You didn't get assigned to "population control" duty, too, did you?

[Phone]

[pants_yourmove]

No... I just keep hearing about it.

I'm going to find my friends and hold up until this is done or until... well I don't know.

[Phone]

[a_crazygirl]

That's good. I think I'm gonna do the same- just check up on them, you know?- and then I'm gonna, I dunno, lock myself in the house.

[sellchelles]

Wh-what happened?

[a_crazygirl]

The town decided it was going to volunteer a bunch of us for "population control". Did you get a weird letter in the mail this morning?

[sellchelles]

No, but if Mayfield is anything like what people have been telling me, I don't think I like the sound of this "population control" business.

[a_crazygirl]

It's exactly as bad as you think it is. Hey, even if you didn't get a letter, be careful where you go today, okay? There's no telling what this is going to make people do.

[theseineone]

That's very good for you, mademoiselle.

[a_crazygirl]

If only everybody thought like us, huh? I don't think we've met before, mister...?

[theseineone]

France. It is always a pleasure to meet a lovely woman, whatever the circumstances, mademoiselle...?

[a_crazygirl]

[Toni lets out a small half-choke, half-gasp. Of all the people to call her now-]

T-toni! My name's Toni! It's nice to meet you, too!