006 ~*~ In which loyalties are tested

[notsogreatwall]

[ Phone : Open ]
I had to go to work today. People are killing each other left and right and it was like nothing was different at school. [ Meiling's characteristic carefree nature is absent from her tone. The past few days have been hard on her, even in isolation, as she cannot escape the emotional aftermath of all this senseless bloodshed

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[phone]

[grand_theft_moe]

The town prizes routine above all else. Even if people are dying, the sanitized, mechanical rituals have to continue.

[notsogreatwall]

There's nothing routine about this. [ So that doesn't make sense to her. ]

[grand_theft_moe]

Something new and usually horrifying happens about once a month or so. The true torture of this place is that it deadens your reactions to these kind of things.

[notsogreatwall]

I know humans can be cruel, even to each other, but I don't think I'll ever get used to things like this. I don't want to.

[grand_theft_moe]

I hope you don't too, miss.

[notsogreatwall]

[ That's reassuring, even from a stranger. Still. ] All we can do is keep ourselves, our friends, and our loved ones safe, but... I'm not doing a good job.