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[somekindofsin]

It's all so obvious!  The City's purpose, clearly, is to humiliate us to death!  Why didn't I think of it before?

There's one mystery demystified.  Now, if someone wouldn't mind solving a mystery that's been plaguing me all morning, what on earth was this doing in my lab?  I assume it's related to the unfortunate things I was saying yesterday, but

Comments

[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

Humiliation sounds about right.

[Voice]

[somekindofsin]

Yes, well... part of being humiliated involves making the results of embarrassing curses public via the network, which is always an individual choice.

[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

I don't know... it seems some of the curses involve a strong compulsion to post on the network.

[Voice]

[somekindofsin]

That was certainly the case for one of the previous curses. It's awful, losing all control of your ability to check your actions before carrying them out. If I humiliate myself, I want to do so of my own accord.

[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

Uh, well, yeah. Though I'd rather prefer to avoid it at all.

[Voice]

[somekindofsin]

Of course! That's the sensible thing to do. I'm not sure, however, that there's all that much sense here.

Have we met before? If we have, I'm afraid I've completely forgotten your name.

[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

Neither am I. That would be the problem. Or one of the problems.

I don't think so, actually. I'm Asano Rin.

[Voice]

[somekindofsin]

It doesn't do much good fretting about problems like that, though. Unfortunately, a lack of sense isn't something that's readily changeable.

It's a pleasure meeting you, then, Rin! Or Asano... whichever you prefer to answer to. I'm Carl.

[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

Sadly, it isn't. So, yes, mostly I just try to ignore it.

Nice to meet you, as well! Rin is just fine. Uhm... is there any form of address you would prefer?

[Voice]

[somekindofsin]

A wise course of action!

Thank you, Rin. Ah, 'Carl' will do.

[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

Why, thank you.

Alright - Carl it is, then.