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[polyphobic]

What made you believe this? That we're where they said we are instead of it being a dream?

( Or worse, though Claire's ideas of worse would probably not match up to anyone else's. That said Claire can't say that she really took in too much of what was being said to her, so she does need the confirmation )

What did you do? Or want to do?

( Because she doesn't know, not yet. There was considering going out from the Dollhouse and trying to find something but to end up in another world entirely? She doesn't know where to begin )

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[warandpeace]

In the sense that a group of people that usually don't tend to hate each other can act as any sort of group striving towards a mutual goal, then yes.

[Usually. Some people hate each other a lot.]

[polyphobic]

It sounds like it wouldn't take much to break it.

[warandpeace]

That doesn't mean that people here would refuse to help if you asked for it.

To be honest, I've had better luck with found families and found communities than the "real" kind. None of them have been perfect, but the former has been considerably better. This one isn't the most firmly founded and now it's spread pretty thin now that we've changed locations, but so far it works.

[polyphobic]

How many times have you had to find something? A family.

[warandpeace]

I've done it enough.

[He doesn't give any specific answers to that question, just because he doesn't want to provide his parents as any sort of bad example. Not even because he's had difficulty holding onto people. It's long ago but he's still filial and they had their reasons for what they did.]

Are you worried about debt?

[polyphobic]

No.
I'm not worried. I just haven't been in this situation before.

( She has, sort of. Somewhere in her memories Claire's made a family before - friends, moving for studies and then her job. Part of her wants to say no, it wasn't real, but whether or not it was real she's never been in a situation quite like this one )

[warandpeace]

You might be starting from scratch but it's not that difficult to begin accumulating. At least 80% of the people brought here seem to be willing to render their services for free, or at least for very cheap or for trade.

[People keep dying on him. Or he keeps being screwed over. It's impressive that he keeps trying that much, though he is deeply bitter and paranoid over the possibility of losing what he does have.]

[polyphobic]

And what services are those?

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

but isnt that the thing what everyone says? you cant feel real pain inside a dream?

[polyphobic]

If you were dreaming how would you know it wasn't real?
But you're right. It's what they say.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

honestly i think you'd be able to tell what hurts and what not.

[polyphobic]

I haven't had to try before.
Our brains are capable of more than we could believe.

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[sketchycharacter]

i let a dude punch me
it still hurt

[That totally did not happen.]

[polyphobic]

Why would you do that?

[sketchycharacter]

to see if it's not a dream
did you forget your own question already?

[polyphobic]

Letting someone punch you is a little extreme.

[sketchycharacter]

are you saying i can't take a punch?
that's rude, we just met
actually we haven't even met yet

[polyphobic]

I didn't say that.
Just that it's not usually what someone would do to check if they were dreaming.

[sketchycharacter]

well it worked
maybe they should

[polyphobic]

So you didn't take the punch?

[sketchycharacter]

it hurt it just didn't knock me out
i'm not a lightweight

[polyphobic]

Of course not.
I'm glad that it was what you needed.

[mylawn]

Sometimes people get nosy.

[polyphobic]

They do.
I don't really care what happens in your dreams.

[soldiergenes]

That's the size of it.