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[ineedthemforanalyzing]

[Voice]

[There's a strange electronic hum over this message, since Latooni is sitting in front of an open refrigerator. On top of the Nadesico, since it's cold around it right this second.]

I think we might be seeing something similar to the Scorpio incident. Instead of psychological alterations, though, the unlucky people are being changed to be extremely sensitive to temperature.

[At that moment, some unidentified brainwashee flies by above her singing Bob Rivers and Twisted Radio's "I Am Santa Claus"]



...well, there might be some psychological alterations, too.

We might need to find groups to get a hold of the affected people before they hurt themselves...I should be good to fight against anyone using Ice skills.

Comments

[second_destiny]

Count me in. I'm better armed than last time. I've got a couple nonlethal things, too.

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

That's good. Are you still able to handle heat or cold? That...might be a problem for me.

[second_destiny]

No problem. I've got my flight suit here, so that'll protect me.

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

Hopefully...

[voice]

[greatseal]

I'm not sure we should provoke a fight as long as they aren't actually starting one themselves, though... Flying and singing are pretty harmless. [so far.]

[voice]

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

They're pretty clearly helping spread the weird weather, though, and that's only going to escalate the more people are involved...

[voice]

[greatseal]

But if we involve ourselves, that's more people, too. The Frosts are a nuisance, but they aren't hurting anybody right now.

[voice]

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

Well, you have a point, but I think we should be prepared if this escalates.

[misery_hates_company]

No. No no no. I am NOT getting involved in this nonsense. Leave me out of this.

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

Um...why is that?

[misery_hates_company]

Beyond the fact this whole affair is HIDEOUSLY inane, I REFUSE to go out anywhere until this vapid inclination to break out in song at the drop of a coin is finished. You all, I am QUITE afraid, am on your own for this one.

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

I don't think the singing is that much of a problem. It's just the other changes that are going with it.

[misery_hates_company]

Then deal with those changes yourselves! I will NOT submit myself to this nonsense when there are literally hundreds of other do-gooders who'll be more than happy to sing their way to victory.

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

O...kay?

voice;

[tastestherainbow]

I don't understand. Is all of this unusual for this place?

voice;

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

The weather definitely is. The people going around singing...well, singing isn't unusual, but they seem extremely single-minded. It's humans acting more like demons, I guess.

voice;

[tastestherainbow]

I've met both humans and demons, and it seems the former is the one more likely to make bizarre song-like expressions.

voice; 1/3

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

Well, that's--

voice; 2/3

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

voice; 3/3

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

--actually, that's completely accurate, but it's still not really normal.

voice;

[tastestherainbow]

Oh.

Maybe we can ignore them until they're done. That's usually the method I choose when dealing with spontaneous bouts of song from others.

voice;

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

It got pretty bad the last time people were altered mentally, though. Also there were scorpions.

voice;

[tastestherainbow]

I think singing badly isn't quite as bad as scorpions.

voice;

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

True.

voice;

[tastestherainbow]

But I assume these, uh. Incidents happen regularly, regardless of how actually...bad they may be?

voice;

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

This is only the second one in the three months or so I've been here, so I'm not completely sure there's a pattern yet.

voice;

[tastestherainbow]

Oh.

This is kind of a stupid thing to happen to people. I wonder why it is happening.

[greyerrant]

I haven't noticed.

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

You don't...socialize much, do you sir?

[greyerrant]

No, why?

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

A lot of people have been either involuntarily singing or having bad reactions to the temperature changes. Normally that kind of thing is noticeable...

[greyerrant]

Hm. I thought they might be sick or had some kind of involuntary chorea.

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

...I've never heard of something like that causing people to sing. Does this happen often in your world?

[greyerrant]

Once. It was not a good... time.