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[misery_hates_company]

*Odd, you get the notion that Misery didn't exactly sleep well last night. Her eyes seem a little redder than normal, and her hair's tossled.*

Well I'm glad to see YOU all are relaxing so well after that battle. Has it ever occurred to anybody else that if THIS is what happens when the astrological signs turn to Scorpio, then what will happen when we shift over to Sagittarius? Or Taurus? Or, heaven forfend, ARIES? I rather think this is cause for concern, don't you?

Well I for one am not waiting to find out. There's bound to be a way to block these effects, and I for one intend to find it. If anybody finds anything out, tell me. I might even consider giving you a discount on my services.

For a while, anyway.

*Strange, why is this getting her goat so bad?*

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[sky_child]

It only happened once. That doesn't mean there's a pattern.

[misery_hates_company]

And yet wouldn't it be safer to assume this will recur rather than to write it off as a simple anomaly?! Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong, but I would much rather be overprepared for being wrong than underprepared for being right!

[sky_child]

How do you plan to prepare for something you don't know a lot about?

[misery_hates_company]

I'll find a way. Somehow. This effect was caused by something. It can surely be stopped by something else.

[voice]

[trulyworthit]

I managed to keep one person who was panicking... sort of calm. But with a way too effort-intensive to do with everyone. Not to mention it barely worked on the 23rd...

It's- [a pain] - scary to think about something like this happening again to other people..

[voice]

[misery_hates_company]

Precisely. The fear was bad enough, but look at those brainwashed to attack all those nearby due to the effects. That's why we must find a way to deflect this madness as much as we can, preferably before the next sign change. Otherwise, there's no guarantee we'll be left with as many survivors.

[voice]

[trulyworthit]

Even more people will- [no way!!]

Where do we even start figuring that out, though?

[misery_hates_company]

We have more than enough people pulled into this mess. I'm sure if we all approach this in our own way, we'll come up with a solution. The sooner, the better I say.

*Admittedly, she might be more interested in staving off whatever happens at the Aries change than anything else.*

I'm assuming you're also interested in assisting? Ho ho, I'm glad to see SOMEONE sees my point of view.

[otakuro]

[Misery is met with nothing for a few seconds but an extended yawn. Atsuro's face appears in the screen shortly after, bleary-eyed and tousle-haired.]

What...

[Another inexorable yawn.]

...Excuse me. What's so special about Aries?

[misery_hates_company]

*Blast it, he read between the lines. Oh, whatever.*

If you MUST know, that's where my birthday lies astrologically. You can see the danger to everybody else if I become some sort of brainwashed lunatic.

[otakuro]

Oh.

I thought it was like, a full revolution of the zodiac and we all turn into masked monsters forever after that or something.

[Atsuro seems to have a vivid imagination. He also doesn't seem to be too concerned about the possibility of Misery going berserk.]

I think we've gotta get everyone to give out their signs so we know what to prepare for. And their special powers, probably.

[misery_hates_company]

Hmmph. It's a start, I suppose.

*But what about HER needs, Atsuro?!*

I detest the notion I am somehow controlled by the day of my birth. There must be some method of deflecting future such incidents.

[otakuro]

What about going back in time and telling our parents to hold off a few months when our sign rolls around?

[...Someone is still asleep.]

[misery_hates_company]

Oh please, this is SERIOUS. How on Earth would that help? It'd just mean you're born in a completely different sign!

[otakuro]

But actually doing something productive to circumvent this involves research.

And it's too early in the morning for research.

[The sun is almost setting.]

[trulyworthit]

Of course! I don't want to see more people get hurt or freak out like that. [And she definitely doesn't want to go through it herself!]

[misery_hates_company]

My dear boy, I think your concept of "morning" is GROSSLY off the mark.

[otakuro]

...Mngh. I'm exhausted from that fight, either way.

[With one final yawn, Atsuro rolls off the bed and stumbles towards his computer.]

Alright, alright. What do you think we should do, then?

[misery_hates_company]

*Hmm. A bit of a goody-two shoes, but that might be to her advantage in this case.*

How high-minded of you, my dear. Well, never mind. The more the merrier, I'm sure some people say! I'm Misery, the Witch. And you?

[misery_hates_company]

For a start, we should figure out HOW these people are affected. Some sort of outside force? Shall we be distributing tinfoil hats or whatever nonsense cure some people say stops brainwashing? It'd be best if we looked into some of our former attackers.

[trulyworthit]

My name's Luca. Luca Trulyworth. If there's anything I can help out with, Misery, let me know!

... oh, um. Except fighting. I'm not very good at that by myself.

[otakuro]

If it's mind-controlling radio waves, we'd be better off locking them in a lead bunker somewhere.

...Actually, you know, if it comes down to it, we could probably go with that. Lock all the Sagittariuses up next month.

I know someone from my world - ...a parallel world to mine was a Scorpio. I'm not sure who else was involved, though. Oh -- probably the creep with the bad make-up job.

[misery_hates_company]

I'm certain I'll put you to good use somehow. Try to figure a few things out on your own in the meantime. Perhaps you'll get lucky and figure it out in one go! Oh ho ho ho.

[misery_hates_company]

It would have to be a phenomenally large bunker. Anyway, that's not sufficient. It'd be best if we avoid even dealing with the issue at ALL.

Well then! Perhaps you can talk to him, get some information. Surely all of that nonsense must've been good for some small little thing, at least. Can't say I'm familiar with the clown man, though.

[otakuro]

[Atsuro assumes an unfairly mincing tone of voice.]

'This is going to be fun.'

[His face distorts in what is supposed to be an expression of wicked glee but merely resembles someone who doesn't know how to smile well for photos instead.]

...Anyway.

Maybe it'd be better if you tackled Naoya. ...He might respect you enough to be straightforward.