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[Aside from having a new--or maybe not new, but different--hat that may have suffered a little bedazzling, Connor looks pretty much the same as last time he spoke on the network. He has something somewhat less abstract to talk about this time, but it's even more serious.]

Although the Clinic is well-suited to the needs of many here, and that's a great accomplishment in this situation, it's unable to provide assistance to a portion of the population that needs non-standard medical treatment.

[Mostly, as far as he knows, that's a problem for individuals who might be mechanically-based, although he isn't ruling out that there might be other types of beings he doesn't know about who also can't be helped with standard medical treatment. So he's being general right now, trying to account for everyone, which also helps in keeping things vague as far as individual people and what they might need.]

Because worlds vary, finding those with the skills they need to help these people might be difficult, but at the very least we can make sure those who can't go to the Clinic have the basic supplies necessary to take care of themselves. But again, because worlds vary, we won't know what all those supplies are unless we compile a list. I know there's an option on these phones to hold private conversations, if anyone may be concerned about giving specifics information about themselves, so supplies on the list can be added mostly anonymously.

[With any luck that means he can add some things to the list himself and no one will know who they're for. He'd like to avoid ending up in a situation in which he bleeds to death from an otherwise treatable injury just because there's no thirium available here.]

Additionally, since necessary items are likely to require making arrangements with the gods, if anyone is willing to help with that please let me know.

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i may be able to ask hope for what you need if you dont wish to make a deal with them
hes been kind enough to provide things for me that werent exactly necesary

「Kaiba would object that a complete and functional Duel Disk was absolutely necessary! And he wouldn't be wrong but, you know.」

Thank you, I'll keep that in mind. What kinds of things does he ask you for in return?

[He's heard a few answers before but they were mostly vague, so maybe Atem can explain more.

And Duel Disks are totally necessary, okay, rule of cool.]

the gods in general ask others to inspire the feeling they represent
ive heard they also ask for experiences or stories that gave them said feeling
i once had to calm someone who was angry or upset for tranquility to give me a bolt of fabric
but the deal i made with hope for what i asked didnt seem fair to me since it was something really important and perhaps a little complicated i wanted to give him more than he usually asks for
so he put me in a trance-like state for him to extract the energy he needed

that kind of things

Edited 2018-09-03 16:56 (UTC)

[Okay, as against the whole 'doing things for the gods' as Connor is, at least those first tasks seem pretty tame overall. Talking about an experience that causes a strong emotion, or calming someone down--or, really, inspiring any other emotion in them since he doesn't actually care about making someone angry or something, it's more the principle of the matter in that regard--doesn't sound so bad. It definitely relieves any sense of guilt he might've had about people volunteering to make deals themselves.

But the last part of that is... He's not sure what the emotion it causes him to feel is, actually, but perhaps unsettled? He doesn't like it, whatever it is, even if Atem apparently volunteered.]

Understood, thank you.

What do you mean by a trance-like state?

it was.. just like being asleep i guess
i didnt feel anything. no pain no passing of time
when i woke up a month had already passed

「He... often thinks about it and doesn't quite like it. It's much of a reminder of what he went through so long ago. But what he got out of it seemed to justify losing one month. It's perfectly understandable to be wary of it, but there was no harm and there is none by sharing the info.」

[Well, that also sounds like it could've been worse, so that's... Sort of a relief, even if it's still super creepy. It's definitely better to know options and choose not to take them rather than being unaware, though, so he does appreciate the explanation.]

That's good to know. Do you make arrangements with them often?

[Since he seems to know a lot about it and had several examples.]

no i just talk to them often

「Which is something not many here do as far as he's aware.」

They hold conversations that aren't strictly for making arrangements?

of course they do

[...Huh.]

What sort of things do they talk about?

anything you ask them about
the weather even
you should give it a try they have a lot to say sometimes
be prepared they dont trust easy and they are different to most of us. their customs their ideals their physiology you name it
they have different personalities too not all of them will want to make small talk

「Confusion will tell anyone to fuck off, surely.」

[This is just so out there for him; he's used to being ignored outright by like 90% of humans back at home, and with it feeling like a similar dynamic of those here being used for a purpose he really hadn't even considered that any of the gods would be willing to entertain conversation with them.]

Got it. Are there any you prefer talking to over others?

rage and hope
ive heard from a friend sorrow can be very interesting to talk too

Edited (the heck was that?) 2018-09-04 17:36 (UTC)

I know someone who feels positively about Sorrow as well.

[Maybe the same person? But maybe not. And okay, that makes Sorrow, Rage, and Hope, so he has kind of a starting point if he decides to talk to one of them, and so he means it when he says--]

Thank you, this is really helpful.

anytime
i dont know what others have told you about them but they are not as bad

what kind of supplies were you thinking of?

[He resists the urge to immediately say that there's only so 'not as bad' that beings that abducted a bunch of people to use them as batteries can be, mostly because that didn't go over all that well in some other conversations and he doesn't feel like annoying someone who's actually being useful.]

I've heard varying accounts.

I don't know yet; it depends what's needed. I'm sure it probably varies by world.

[He knows what androids from his world would need, of course, but they're obviously incredibly different from the people here that Connor's met who are mechanical in nature.]

what do you need?

[Um EXCUSE YOU ATEM don't call him out like this; he's really glad this is text.]

What I need is already covered by the Clinic.

[He's human, see? Human human human.]

ah how generous of you to give voice to the minorities

「hahaha, he's not buying that in the slightest.」

It doesn't speak well of this place that it would require being a member of a minority group to consider something as basic as medical care for them.

[He's definitely not wrong not to be buying it, but Connor's going to dodge as much as he can especially if he can somewhat scathing at the same time.]

Edited 2018-09-05 22:59 (UTC)

「The first time it wasn't that obvious, but a second? He might not know what is going on, but something is, that's for sure.」

this place sucks havent you heard?
but no people usually go privately to the so-called gods if they need something

「He finds it amusing in a way, he probably shouldn't, he doesn't know why anyone would be so afraid of revealing who they are in this place after all. But he's also not going to bully him to tell him his secrets, that's not what he does.」

Edited 2018-09-05 23:10 (UTC)

[Most people haven't seemed to be observant enough to catch on yet, so why couldn't you just be one them, Atem?]

I have heard that, yes.

I understand how that might be easier, especially for supplies that aren't widely used, but it doesn't seem very practical if there's an emergency.

[He's getting more comfortable with the idea that he wouldn't be immediately murdered or anything--not like he would've been back home--if he tells people what he is, but he keeps seeing more and more evidence that pretending to be human will get him taken more seriously and give him more sway on issues. The fact that the issue of basic medical supplies hasn't already been resolved says that to him all on its own.]

「Becuase, king of games. Wait--」

thats something i can agree on
the last monster that came through the door damaged one of my friends and he doesnt have many options
so i do appreciate what youre doing

「Now without the not so obvious sass on his text.」

[The shift in tone of the conversation--even subdued due to it being text--is a little jarring, but blah blah adapting to human unpredictability is one of his features blah blah.]

Is it serious?

[Whatever is wrong with Atem's friend. He doesn't want to pry--or, well, he does, but he doesn't think that'd be a good choice--but he is immediately a bit concerned, especially since he knows several of the non-organic people here and so it might be someone he's familiar with.]

「No adaptability feature is prepared for this guy, hopefully he will not fry his circuits one day.」

im afraid i dont know for sure

「Which is rather upsetting on its own. Nick tried to make it look as if it was nothing and that it could be fixed, but that's not how rust works. There is hope that he will at least ask for the parts he needs while he waits for Rey to come back and make the repairs.」

Edited 2018-09-06 18:41 (UTC)