{ text } forward dated to April 30th and the event

[frostedplum]

[ Seeing how Mei lives on Chioni with all of four other people, when her dreams have her running to her balcony to be sick over the edge, she doesn't organize a block party afterwards to discuss it. Instead, she goes back inside and creates a cocoon out of the blankets on her bed. She tries to read, but there's a listlessness to her now. A gnawing in her stomach and an odd feeling that feels very... isolating. She shivers and opens up her TAB. There are different kinds of isolation, but the kind that reminds Mei of a cryogenic tube and being the last left alive is the kind that frightens her. She needs to know she isn't alone. ]

Is anyone else awake? Would you like to keep each other company? I woke up not feeling very well and I don't think I could fall asleep right now.

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[warandpeace]

I'll get enough.

[Theoretically it's enough.]

Did I at least help clear your head a little bit?

[frostedplum]

You did. Thank you.

[ Hopefully when she falls asleep this time, she won't return to that nightmare. Maybe she'll dream of hamburgers instead. ]

It was good of you to keep me company. And you and your dogs will come visit me soon, won't you?

[warandpeace]

I hope to. I think the outing would be good for the girls.

[He's reached the point where he's actually calling them "the girls", which has taken him well over a year, give or take one spent in a mantis infested sexhole.]

[frostedplum]

Sure! What are their names?

[warandpeace]

Mama and Joy.

...I didn't name them.

[Mama was named Mama only because she was pregnant when she showed up, and Joy once belonged to Big Boss before he died.]

[frostedplum]

You make it sound like you don't like their names. I think they're nice!

[warandpeace]

They're not bad, no. I'm just not very good at naming things. I usually name them after songs. Or singers that I like.

[frostedplum]

Oh, songs! That sounds very pretty. I like poems and songs. But I suppose they respond best to the names they have, and it would be confusing to switch them now.