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[For those familiar with Clinic, it can be recognized to be the backdrop for this broadcast; it's also probably easy enough to guess that Lance has just arrived there, because he's obviously drenched. It doesn't seem to bother him any, though, except for that his slightly ridiculous hair is now definitely long enough to fall into his eyes when wet, so he has to shove some of it out of the way before he can actually see the screen.

Despite being soaked he looks a little more vibrant and relaxed than usual, although in contrast his tone is quiet and sedate for the most part.]

Is the 'raining underground' thing strange even for here, or...?

[Because he hasn't been here that long and he's heard that it's snowed before, so maybe not? But the rain is totally not the point of this post, so he continues.]

But rain aside, I'd actually wanted to ask about the caves that branch off from the main cavern. I know they're supposedly difficult to navigate and filled with monsters, but have there been any coordinated efforts to explore them? And what sort of monsters exist in them?

[He does remember Maketh telling them there are paper records on some of the monsters at the Guard post, but as far as he's concerned that's really not too helpful. Besides, he'd rather hear that the general populace has to say, and talk to them individually on this.]

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No rain, as others have said. But we've had snow. Also that one time where Tranquility thought it'd be "cute" to convert the whole city into a fake beachside resort.

[Rey didn't find it very cute, though. Or fun in any way, because she doesn't know how to beachplay.]

As for the caves -- some of us have gone through them. They likely changed with every god resurrection, due to the fact that we'd been skipping planets with each one.

Monsters there are ones that have accumulated over time when a new type appears through the Door with more people. Hope just herds them away from the city do they don't bother us or some shit like that.

Sans was telling me about the beach event.

[He doesn't sound to enthused himself; he's not a huge fan of the beach, especially when it's not even the real beach.

And okay, wait up on that next part a moment.]

'Skipping planets?'

[As for the monsters--]

That makes sense. So, presumably, we should be able to catalogue what monsters are present in the caves by what monsters arrived each month.

[And therefore might also have some ideas on how to handle each of them.]

...Ah.

[That's all she has to say about that. Things between her and Sans are still sour, at least on Rey's end. But she'll be damned if she brings that over to someone she just met over the network. Just... ugh.]

Yes, we'd been jumping locations with each god resurrection since the beginning, apparently. We only just recently found this out. [Pause.] Should probably tell the asshole who made the welcome guide to update his info.

[Mark that down on her to-do list.]

Presumably. Their numbers are finite, since the gods will sometimes ask us to exterminate the remaining population of a particular species in return for favors. Could keep a record of them, so we know.

[Okay, he's guessing there's a story there, but he's not going to pry just yet considering he doesn't know Rey. The rest of what she's telling him is just as interesting anyway, and helpful too.

...Also interesting how she refers to Mello, and he'll just file that way for now.]

I'm not sure if that information makes the idea of looking for a way through the caves more or less plausibly useful.

[Because on one hand, getting out of this cave might both provide information and be a good thing for people mentally. On the other, if they're hopping planets then it might be kind of pointless information-wise after all, and potentially just hazardous depending on the planet.

And that monster thing is also good to know, because--]

Is there a reason no one has simply cleared out all the monsters by now?

[If their numbers are limited and all, and there have been a few responses so far by people who can apparently handle the creatures, so he's wondering if there's a reason they haven't just been wiped out in a concerted effort.]

[The lack of personal invasion is appreciated, which is more than what Rey can say about Sans.]

Maybe, but you're not the first person who needed a brief history lesson since we found out about it. If nothing else, it's shit that people should know.

[It's still a bizarre concept to think that they've been hopping planets all this time, but Rey has since gotten used to the idea of bizarre.]

Probably because there are so many? [Audible le shrug.] Hope's made some requests in exchange for blessings and such, but as long as more keep coming in through the Door along with new people, wiping them all out doesn't seem feasible.

Confusion also claims that the tunnels were made to protect us, so the monsters might have something to do with that as well.

It is, yes. And although it's understandable, information seems very scattered here.

[No real shock, due to how much happens in this place, people coming and going, and all the secrecy and distrust that seems widespread, but still. It's hard for anything to get done when every new arrival has to go chasing down the same information every time.]

Depending on what's outside of the caves, that could make sense. It seems like it'd be easier if they just told us that, but...

[That'd be too easy, and he supposes it'd be hard to take the word of any of the gods seriously.]

Agreed.

[Rey tries to learn whatever she can, tries to ask the right questions when she is able. Unfortunately it isn't feasible to expect everyone to be attentive when the right answers crop up.]

Sounds like it was intended to keep out the things that killed the gods the first time. But yes, things probably would have been better if we weren't always on a "need to know" basis before. At least Sorrow seems to get that now.

[And that's why Sorrow is Rey's favorite.]

He did answer several questions I asked about the Door.

[So yeah, at least he seems to be being more forthcoming, although it can't be ruled out that he's lying. Lance didn't see anything to indicate that when he was speaking to him, but then again using human tells to judge a being that's only taking a human form probably isn't too effective.]

Have they ever given false information, that we know of?

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