4th Trauma

[wondering_eye]

This is so stupid.

["This," of course, is the cereal box she's holding in her hands; it sounds like she's simply making a comment to herself. She'd been meaning to call and check on Petunia it's not like she was worried or anything!!! but fails technology forever and accidentally broadcast the call to everyone's phones.]

Comments

[deodorize]

[HEY THEN YOU SURE ARE LUCKY SHE'S CALLING] What's stupid?

[wondering_eye]

...You heard that?

I was talking about this offer on the cereal box. The one that's offering superpowers for 200 box tops...that's not important, though. Have you started feeling any better?

[deodorize]

Superpowers? Oh! Did you tell Splendid? Maybe I should tell him. I think he wants his back.

[paaaaaaaaaaause] Killing myself didn't work.

1/????

[wondering_eye]

[...WHAT.]

[aliensinyour]

Tell me about it... The offers are still a bit tempting, though.

[wondering_eye]

Kei? I didn't call you...

[She fiddles with the phone a bit, but gives up.]

...In my case, it's almost more trouble than it's worth.

[aliensinyour]

This is almost exactly how Gantz worked out.

[wondering_eye]

Hmm...does that mean you're not going to bother with this cereal box ploy, either?

[hourai_branch]

The cereal or everyone trying to get something from it?

[wondering_eye]

Both. There's got to be some kind of catch...there's no way we'd just be handed our possessions and abilities because we ripped the tops off of boxes. This place isn't that generous.

[hourai_branch]

Yeah, definitely.

...what does your list say?

[wondering_eye]

I would guess it's pretty standard...clothes for 5, each of my Spell Cards is worth 200, my copying ability is worth 350, and...that's it.

[That's not it. Orin and Okuu are both listed for 6,666 box tops, and the final item on the list, "Koishi's sanity," is worth 50,000.]