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[whitefeather]

Hate to bring you all down from the festivities, but some of us aren't exactly around any more.

I suppose the dark icky dream monsters that have got everyone so flustered could have got them. Imagine! Going out alone in the night like that. Brrr!

...Or maybe they got out and left us behind to fend for ourselves. Either way, it's pretty useless to speculate.

So! I suppose a roll call's in order. Name and origin world seems the most helpful. Lots of you came in groups, right? Or you made friends quickly. So spill.

I'll go first. Shoka Sakurane, from earth. Her place is abandoned, and she hasn't been seen for 2 weeks now.

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[catarou]

Oh my. That's quite a long time to be missing. I assume you've just now learned about her disappearance, as keeping this information to yourself is terribly suspicious.

[whitefeather]

[That response makes him smile.]

Mhm, I suppose it is.
Just as suspicious as taking an interest in an entry like this and throwing an accusation from the off, actually.

[catarou]

Goodness, I seem to have ruffled your feathers. I suppose that is a fair enough retort.

In all seriousness, it is concerning that any of us have disappeared. I assume you haven't found any clues or answers.

[whitefeather]

Ruffled? Please.
You're really bad at picking up on these things, you know.

[Butyes. More seriously...]

No clues, no answers. The only thing it could feasibly be is they weren't taken out here. No bodies, no signs of anything untoward. Which leads to our nightmare creatures... especially since it's their thing to take people out elsewhere.

In that case, I suppose it's not that surprising some of us got picked off by them.

[One problem with that. The person he's specifying? Yeah, no.]

Or there's the possibility we got bailed on. If some of us are finding a way out of this little situation, it means certain things are changing. I'd like to find out what.

[catarou]

Hoho, so I am. Please have mercy on me, stranger-san.

[ Hmmm. He considers that for a few moments. ]

Interesting. A way to wake up from this fascinating dreamland, hm? I daresay that's a fair bit more pleasant than some of us having befallen a terrible fate.

Regardless.... It is still concerning, isn't it? That we are able to disappear without a trace so suddenly.

[whitefeather]

Hm, not really. I mean, the reality where I'm from kind of had it's screws loosened a little... [A lot.] so something like this was bound to happen sooner or later.

[And yes. He was expecting to get chewed out for not keeping up on repairs. But. Maybe it wasn't him.]

Other places was a shocker though.

But! If the missing people went back by themselves, then something's changed with their realities. Hence me wanting the details on where they're from.

[catarou]

[ Interesting. This fellow has certainly put a lot of thought into this, and it's not only piqued Gentaro's interest, but has held it. Perhaps he should keep an eye on this one, if he knew who they were. ]

For the record, my own reality appears to be ironed out, so to speak. Clearly, I cannot say the same for others, however.

If this should happen in the future, perhaps we should collect as much information as possible about those who remain here, in the case that others disappear. And I do believe it will happen again.

While it is an incredible endeavor, it is well worth the effort, do you not agree?

[whitefeather]

Regarding that record, you would know?

[This person may or may not, he doesn't know. And while his attention is kept, affirmation of that question would cement it.

And as for the rest...]

Hm...

I'll be honest- I'm not all that interested in people remaining here. There's kind of a lot, and since we're being honest, It's not like they're worth the effort.

[He's lazy, okay. Besides that, he's working smart, not hard. It doesn't mean much to him that multiple planes and multiple worlds developed issues that meant consciousnesses could filter out. What matters to him is people going back.

But just to cement that laziness...]

And as for checking in with every single one every time something happens?

Boring.

I mean, you can do it... If you feel like a headache.

[catarou]

Of course. I am blessed with omniscience, after all.

[ Hmm. Gentaro can't deny that it is a lot of work. And when it comes down to it, there are very few people here he truly wants to keep tabs on. ]

I suppose that is fair enough. Perhaps keep tabs on those you care enough for.

And for those you don't, perhaps it would be useful information regardless. After all, this is a dream world, is it not? It is not unlikely that aspects of our own worlds would seep into this place. While that is separate from our initial conversation, we would not want to be caught unawares, correct?

[whitefeather]

Interesting! Tell me more.

[...Yeah. Tell him all about your omniscence, Gentaro.]

And about why you didn't just pick the information you wanted out since you should've been able to.

[Yeah. Needless to say, he's already ascertained Gentaro's nothing like him. He can have some fun with it though.

Still. The mention of influence warrants a response, since it's something dear.]

More than likely. Existing's all about changing things. If you don't leave any mark on anything? You don't exist. The same applies to our simulacrums here.