Homophonic: Amelia

[factoring]

Comments

[factoring]

Yes, but there are a great variety of birds. Some fly, some swim, and some run.

[saillune]

Oh... I think I've only ever seen the flying kind.

[factoring]

You've never seen a penguin?

[Let her see a penguin!!!]

[saillune]

[she shakes her head!]

[factoring]

Hmm... Do you want to? There was natural history, we could see what they looked like there.

[She'll offer her hand for Amelia to take.]

[saillune]

I'd love to!! I've always wanted to see what kinds of creatures dwell in faraway lands...

[So she very happily takes that hand!]

[factoring]

It does feel distant if you've never been to earth before.

[She'll lead them off to the exhibits of the realistic animals in glass. The exhibits all have little placards about each animal. Penguins, polar bears, seals, oh my!]

[saillune]

So you can see animals like this where you're from?

[She's admiring the penguins through the glass...]

They're so cute...

[factoring]

Yes. This type is found in very cold locations, so they're not very common.

[saillune]

I didn't even know there were animals that thrive in the cold like this... It's incredible, how life always seems to find a way.

[factoring]

Life is very stubborn that way. It's admirable, don't you think?

[saillune]

Yes! It's beautiful, I think...

It's things like that that make me feel hopeful for all of us, too!

[factoring]

You're an optimist, aren't you?

[saillune]

Yep! Positive thinking is one of my strengths!

[factoring]

It's a good skill to have, especially in a game like this.

[saillune]

... You think so?

[factoring]

Going through this week by week will wear some people down.

[saillune]

[Well... she nods at that, her expression sobering a little.]

It does kind of seem like... a lot of this Game is designed around using fear to pressure people into acting rashly.

[factoring]

Only the team with the highest point total can win. Anyone who's the last person standing of their team will be erased immediately. It's a harsh system.

[saillune]

True...

Announcing only the bottom teams seems like a good way to make people panic, too...

[factoring]

It's not organized in a way most people can look at with a level head. Even if they do, the options here are brutal.

[saillune]

I know it won't be easy for everyone, but...

[...]

What about you, Miss Kyoko? Are you worried...?

[She looks like she can keep a cool head, but it's hard to tell how people are really feeling.]

[factoring]

No need to worry about me.

[ She gives a reassuring smile. ] I'll handle everything that comes my way.

[saillune]

Ehe... When you say it that confidently, it's easy to believe!

[factoring]

Good. Because it's the truth.