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Hey. I spend a fair amount of time in the orchard, weeding and taking care of plants and stuff. It doesn't need as much work as it would if we were growing it entirely ourselves, but that's no reason not to keep it in good condition. I know I'm not the only one - maybe we could start working together? Coordinate our efforts, I guess.

Plus, I don't even know if half the stuff that grows in there tastes good. I'm wondering if some of it might even be things people would recognize, but there's just so many different things it's impossible to tell. Anyway. Let me know if you're interested.

Oh - and I guess I'm on Sorrow's team. So take a couple minutes out of your day to think about what a waste of time being here is. All the stuff you should be doing at home, all the people you miss, all the shitty things that have happened since you came here and all the great things you're missing out on. Go tell your best friend - sorry, your best cave friend, since your best friend probably isn't here - so you can feel terrible together.

There. Job done. This is ridiculous, I'm pretty sure it's making me sadder than I'm making anyone else.

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i don't know if i can help iding weird plants, but i know how to take care of them if you need help with that.

and maybe that's the point? sorrow probably wants us to feel sad even if we can't get others to feel that way. i've had zero luck with my roommates.

Yeah. If you have time, you should stop by. There's always weeding and pruning and stuff to do.

You must be on my team. You might be right - trying to make other people sad mostly just backfires.

sure. i grew up on a farm. this can't be more work than helping out there.

i know why sorrow picked me, i'm just not sure how to make everyone else sad too.

Yeah? I know someone who grew up on a farm. You're a lot more helpful than him.

It's easier to make people sad if you know them, but then why would you want to?

yeah? i can get that. before this, i didn't think i'd willingly go back to farming, but you're right. we should take care of the orchard.

i dunno. sometimes it gets lonely being the only sad person.

Great. Come by sometime, then. I'll keep you company.

And I promise you're not the only sad person. Might be easier to just find the others instead of making new ones.

what time are you usually there?

you know, that's actually not a bad idea. we'd have better luck at that.

I usually go in the mornings, but not every day. If there's a time you'll be there, I can try to come at the same time.

I wonder if it counts if we all make each other sad?

mornings work. it's not like i have anything else to do.

if it counts, we might actually have a chance at winning.

No school or work in the murder cave.

I'm not sure I want it to count. I don't particularly want to be sad.

is it weird that i almost miss that stuff? school, i mean. i never really had a job.

it's not like i want to, but i usually am.

I miss it. I like having work to do, it's - I don't know. Calming.

Yeah. I think that's something none of us get a choice on.

i dunno if i'd call schoolwork calming but it's definitely a routine? something like that. i feel like i'm getting restless here. which definitely doesn't help with the whole sadness thing.

It helps to have a routine, something to distract from the weird shit.

Come by the orchard or the clinic - there's always something to do there. It keeps me busy, anyway.

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