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[bloodbathing]

Here 6 weeks.

[ Not that Maine's counting the days or anything. Nope. Certainly not.

(He totally is.) ]

Longest time? Average? [ Then: ] You?

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[dedikated]

( Lord... )

Lost count.

Least 2 years altogether, I think.

( But probably quite a bit more than that. )

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[bloodbathing]

Holy shit.

[ Excuse him. Up until now, the longest Maine's heard has been 'a little over a year.' Two years blows that out of the fucking water. ]

Willing?

[ Does she want to stay here, or is she trying to escape? ]

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[volitaunt]

bout the same.

too long either way.

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[bloodbathing]

Agreed.

[ Way too long, especially with no known end in sight. ]

Shit to do.

[ Back home, he means. ]

text;

[nonscriptum]

a year and nine months, give or take

for a more comprehensive average i hope you get a lot of answers.

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[bloodbathing]

[ The polite thing would be to ask Nate's opinion of this place before making a comment. But: ]

Too long.

[ Yeah, Maine's unilaterally decided that that's way too long. ]

High, now.

[ Between this answer and Kate's. Fucking hell. ]

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[carrotkeeper]

A couple weeks

Kinda feels like it's been longer

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[bloodbathing]

Does. Or yesterday.

[ Can it be both things at once? It feels that way. ]

text.

[garbagemarvel]

I’ve been here about two months. I asked similar questions when I first arrived, and I was told the average stay is a few months. One of the residents who has been here the longest said she has been kept here for a total of around two and a half years.

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[bloodbathing]

[ Two and a half years sounds like a fucking nightmare. But a few months...? ]

Few months isn't bad.

[circumitus]

3 years as of this month.

[bloodbathing]

Fuck.

[ ... Yeah, that's. That's all he's got right now.

Just. Fuck. ]

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[itsnotaonesie]

165 days

sometimes it feels like it's been way longer

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[bloodbathing]

[ So he's not the only one counting the days... ]

Tomorrow's 43 days.

[ Admitting that "6 weeks" wasn't just an estimate; it's exactly how long he's been here. ]

Adjusted?

[ To this place, he means. ]

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[pellameno]

Nearly three years now. There are only a handful of us who've been around that long, though, people usually come and go more quickly than that.

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[bloodbathing]

[ Another person who's been here that long. Fucking hell. ]

Willingly?

[ He hopes that Pell's actually wanted to be here. That he hasn't been trapped for years.

Belatedly: ]

How quick?

[ text ]

[oldtonew]

4 months

[ It is. A very long time to Kettara. ]

[ text ]

[bloodbathing]

[ It sounds like a long time to Maine, too. Not compared to what some other people are saying, but still. He wouldn't want to be here for four months. ]

Shitty.

Want to leave?

[ text ]

[forcer]

Far too long, though I believe it's about the same as you. From what I understand, there's no way to leave this place.

[ text ]

[bloodbathing]

No. People go.

[ That's what he's been told, at least. And he has no reason to doubt the information. ]

Must find trigger.

[ Whether he means 'the people that leave must find the trigger' or 'I must find the trigger' isn't clear. ]

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[sallyfaced]

about 4 months. a friend of mine said she was hear for almost 3 years i think??

are you adjusting ok?

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[bloodbathing]

Too fucking long.

[ That's his Official Opinion™ on people being here three years.

As for how he's adjusting? ]

Fine.

[ He's not dead, so he's fine, right? Right. ]

[Audio]

[drabsolutelynot]

Well. To my own recollection I have now been here for several months. However, based on several accounts, it would seem I have been here much longer than that.

text forever from him

[bloodbathing]

Amnesia?

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[sciencelizard]

wellllll
long enough that i dont really have a weeks answer
two and a... half years?
assuming this place runs on a 12 month 24 hour system
its kinda hard to say
just uh
a long time
but most people havent been here that long

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[bloodbathing]

[ The thought that this place wouldn't run on a twelve month, twenty-four hour system never occurred to Maine. It's what all UNSC forces use regardless of what planet they're on. He stares at the message for a moment, perplexed, then decides to give the name of the system. ]

24 hour system: Military Standard Time. 12 month system: Military Calendar.

[ Which is a hell of a lot more than he usually says in one go, but it was odd enough to prompt a full (in his opinion) explanation. ]

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[knifecollecting]

I'm not sure exactly, but over two years.

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[bloodbathing]

Lost count?

[theweakhavepurpose]

197 days

[bloodbathing]

[ Another person counting the days. And so he offers: ]

43, tomorrow.

[ "6 weeks" is exactly how long he's been here.

He doesn't ask if this person likes it in Hadriel. If they did, Maine figures they wouldn't be counting the days. ]

Adjusting?

[text]

[northerndragon]

Almost ten moons, if I were at home.

[Everything about the way people count time here is strange. It's as if none of those who live outside of his house have ever heard of things like Maiden's Day or the Hour of the Bat.]

Why are you asking?

[text]

[bloodbathing]

[ "Ten moons" could mean anything, depending on what planet this person is from. Maine's guessing Earth, but he still asks: ]

What planet?

[ As for why he's asking: ]

Want to leave.

[ And he wants an idea of how long that might take. ]

[braveoff]

[ Oh hey. He recognizes that name... this seems as good a chance as any to talk to the guy. ]

Eighteen and a half months for me. I have no idea what the average is but you can probably figure it out from your responses.

[bloodbathing]

[ Maine, on the other hand, doesn't recognize Drake's name. But he does grimace slightly at yet another person being here for well over a year. Know what that's doing to the average? ]

High right now.

[ Far higher than he'd like. ]

[64th]

About three years. Whatever the longest someone said - that or longer. I don't count as closely anymore.

[bloodbathing]

[ He reads that last line several times. Debates only briefly before asking: ]

Why not?