Catch-all; Caleb

[momming]

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[momming]

... No. But I'm concerned.

Leo and I tried to change the records for the Dorm Heads, since they were listed as Assigned, unlike the rest of us, who were Enrolled. But when we tried, the entire screen filled with error messages.

[katzepaw]

I don't know if you got the message yourself, but Luxanna told me she was told by Hugo the reason the group was disbanded was the story changing focus.

[So that sounds like the new target could be the dormheads. . . ]

[momming]

... Message...

Wait, is that why there was so much texting happening? And people were able to speak freely?

[ ???? ]

[katzepaw]

Ja. Apparently both groups were disbanded, so the rules are no longer in place.

[momming]

... That doesn't bode well... but at the same time, I'm glad we can finally stop.

[ The mafia was so sad. ]

[katzepaw]

It was hard for all of you. You were a group of gentle people.

[momming]

And we chose to hurt people. We killed them.

... I didn't think I deserved happiness, after what I was doing. Even though Hugo had told us there was likely a way to save them and if we let the assimilation happen, they were lost to us by the weekend. I just...

[ Doctors don't take lives. ]

[katzepaw]

Sometimes there aren't good choices. If you had refused, more people would have been hurt.

[momming]

I know. No matter what we did, people would have been hurt and lost to us.

... All I can do now is try to make up for it, as I wanted to before.

[katzepaw]

I am very glad you are back, and have the chance to.

[momming]

... I saw... the meeting, after Beau and Ichiro-kun and Mollymauk spoke to the story.

[ She hesitates. ]

I'm sorry. That must have been very difficult on you.

[katzepaw]

[Oh. He frowns a little at that, somewhat caught off guard.]

Uhm. . . it was, though I behaved a bit badly. It is very kind of you, to ask about that. It feels like an age ago.

[momming]

I think anyone close to them would have had a difficult time coping with it. And you're very close to both of them.

I was a little worried the effects would last longer, but I'm glad things seem to be fine now.

[katzepaw]

They are both doing well now, no memories missing.

[momming]

... Thank goodness.

[ Watching was stressful, she can only imagine how he felt. ]

[katzepaw]

[He can't help but smile at that, that she was worried about this despite everything else that is going on.]

. . . I'm very glad you are back. Beauregard missed you very much. Many others, too, but that one I am most glad for.

[momming]

... I missed her too. It was only for a week, but it felt so much longer.

[ And she can only imagine how that felt for Wang Lu. ]

But I'm not intending to go anywhere else until we finish this.

[katzepaw]

We only lost Molly for a week, too. It's funny how a week feels so long, here.

[momming]

Well, a lot does happen in between them. There's really no chance to catch your breath.

[katzepaw]

It has only been seven weeks here. It feels like a very long time.

[momming]

Almost two months...

... I guess I ought to be used to that. Back home, things went rapidly downhill in the course of a week.