[Phoncall to All | Day 78]

[crownedape]

[Monkey's at the beach when he makes this call, and you can hear it in the background.]

I may not generally like people, but it bothers even me when a settled area like this just seems to empty out in no time flat.

Bothers me. Empty settlements are never a good thing.

Comments

[isoalgorithm]

It's not that bad. [Quorra's voice is slightly hushed, as if she's somewhere quiet.]

At least we're not alone.

[crownedape]

Really? Empty settlements always meant mechs back home.

[isoalgorithm]

Mechs?

[crownedape]

Machines that do one thing and one thing alone.

They kill humans.

[optimystics]

Yeah, it would get really lonely with no one else around...

But I thought we couldn't leave.

[crownedape]

I'm fine with being alone, but like I said, empty settlements bother me.

And technically we can't, but sometimes people still find a way out.

[optimystics]

I don't like being alone at all. It's really boring without other people around...

[crownedape]

[He snorts.]

I don't trust people farther than I can throw them.

[itsjawsbitch]

It's better for them, isn't it? That they are no longer here.

[crownedape]

It is better for them, I'd guess, but it makes me wonder if something's going to happen to those of us that are still here.

[itsjawsbitch]

Do you think it deliberate? That some go while others stay? Do you think we are being selected for something?

[crownedape]

Knowing this place? It's entirely possible. I doubt we've been selected for anything pleasant, though.