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[nakesnakecobracobra]

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[ On an ordinary day, Medusa walked with purpose. She knew exactly where she was going, exactly what she was doing. On ordinary days she walked only briefly and for the most part she studied. Mostly she stayed in the library or the common room of floor 7, a large textbook in hand. This was not an ordinary day.

There was a somewhat complicated facet to this particular flood. She had gathered bits and pieces just listening to the network, but she wanted specifics. How does it work, what’s the mechanism, and how is the Admiral involved?

Today, she is conducting an observational study. She walks from the bottom of the ship to the top, seeing what there is to see and taking mental notes of everything. ]

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[canfindrope]

[Perhaps she will observe Red walking striaght into her, then - not that there's much time, as the woman rounds about the corner... A look of surprise on her face as she tries to pull to a stop.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

[ Medusa decides after a moment to pause herself. Clearly Red had something she wanted to say to her, assuming she didn't go around making idiotic faces like that normally. Not something Medusa would put past her. She grins at the thought and waits for Red to come back. ]

[canfindrope]

...Medusa. [Have a surprised look.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Red. [ Medusa rolls her eyes. So slow on the uptake, this one. ]

[canfindrope]

Are you okay?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Is there any reason to believe I wouldn't be? [ She looks healthy enough. She is quite excellent at hiding pain. ]

[canfindrope]

Well... we're having another flood.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

So we are. [ She gives a look that says, "your point?" ]

[canfindrope]

"So... are you affected?"

[nakesnakecobracobra]

It would seem so. Are you?

[canfindrope]

...Maybe.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

It would be exceedingly easy to find out for certain.

[canfindrope]

What do you mean?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Tell a lie, and see if it hurts.

[canfindrope]

...Like... the sky is red?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Well? [ She guesses not. Bummer. She so was looking forward to seeing Red in pain. ]

[canfindrope]

[A little nauseous, actually; but she's used to that.]

...I don't know.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

You're a hopeless imbecile. [ True? Debatable. But Medusa isn't lying. ]

[canfindrope]

I'm not. [As much stubborn as defiant.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

And so convinced that saying a thing can make it true. Maybe one day we'll have a flood to that effect, then you'll be in luck, won't you?

[canfindrope]

Why are you always like this?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Are you being purposefully dense, or do you really not get it?

[canfindrope]

Not being happy isn't a reason to take it out on everyone.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

So you're telling me that you honestly believe that there is a single, simple explanation for every person's entire personality?

You must have spent your whole life surrounded by people about as deep as puddles if that's how you think the world works.

[canfindrope]

No. I just... [She feels like she's talking to a wall.]