006 [Video]

[thechoiceisyours]

So uh... Hey everyone. Again.

[He could probably get a better opening line, but whatever. Moving on.]

I know like, a bunch of people just arrived so... Welcome, I guess. We're still working on the newbie's guide to waking up in a cave-city run by gods, but until then like, if you have any questions I can try and help? Also uh, it's probably safe at this point and we're just being paranoid, but you may want to avoid eating any meat products you find here. For reasons.

[MOVING ON.]

Also uh, sort of related, but I was thinking that maybe before next month we should really... Plan some way to help out? I mean, people just sort of show up and half the time there's monsters too, and... Maybe some sort of organized thing for helping the new people not get like, eaten or whatever would be a good idea.

[This is not exactly his area of expertise, so if other people want to take charge on this he's more than happy to let them, but otherwise he'll try and figure something out. It really seems like something important to get established.]

In uh, a rare moment of good news though, the whole coffee thing worked out. So if you want coffee there's some at Delight's bar now, though you'll have to like... Be kind of patient with me and the others being possibly terrible baristas. Still kind of getting the hang of the whole thing.

[But surely coffee itself is well worth any less-than-practiced customer service; they're at least pretty good at making coffee, including somewhat elaborate drinks, and as far as Chris is aware they're all trying. That's what counts, right?

Right?]

I think that's about it, except for that like... If anyone's curious, the handheld games from the arena this month are just normal games. I thought maybe they'd be some sort of weird alien-versions of them, but I guess not; I took one apart and it was all the expected stuff inside it.

That said I'm totally betting I can beat anyone's high scores.

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[thechoiceisyours]

I know people who've died here, if that's what you mean.

[Somehow he's managed to avoid it himself, though he's pretty sure his luck won't last forever.]

[torrefied]

And they've just been brought back, good as new? There's no payment exacted from Hope in exchange for this?

[thechoiceisyours]

Yeah. As far as we can tell, anyway; I think Hope does it because he'd rather have us alive and giving off emotions, so it's worth it to him.

[torrefied]

Hm. That sounds suspicious.

[Because what is trusting anyone or anything ever.]

Well, I suppose the smart thing is to just avoid being killed altogether.

[thechoiceisyours]

I think that's generally a good idea as a rule, yeah.

[He's all about the not dying thing.]

[torrefied]

[Not dying isn't exactly high on the list of Mello's priorities, but not dying here is. It's all about timing.]

You've been very helpful. I appreciate it.

[thechoiceisyours]

Yeah, no problem. I think um... I think that's all the most important stuff.