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[ he wonders briefly where grace could be.

and then goes to walk around the entirety of the room in case there might be something hidden somewhere. ]

I haven't heard of anything that could explain it. I can't even text the Avatars.

[sengokus]

[well that sucks - ]

They're supposed to be able to see us.... Oi!! Despair-san!! What the hell's going on?!

[he's not sure if he can even trust the Avatars but - at least there's now no way they can deny that they tried to reach them later]

Sloth-san! Greed-san...!

[yelling into the ether? terrible.]

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... I don't how much control they might have of this place.

[ he walks back over. ]

They claim to know nothing about some of the things here. They could be lying obviously, but...

[sengokus]

If they have enough to be able to fix the elevator, what the hell's stopping them from figuring out some locks?

[and NOT in the middle of the night (apparently) when it'll probably freak some people out? at least everyone here seems mmmmostly capable of defending themselves, but.]

Why'd they try to keep us in one place?

[in a way, it'd be easier for him to understand if they were all herded in one central location but - being kept separate and cutting off communication lines? why.]

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I don't know. And I don't think we will know by just standing here.

[ but there's not much else they can do.

he walks back to the door to press his ear against it. ]

Did you see anyone on the way here?

[sengokus]

[he stiffens when takeru moves to press his ear to the door but doesn't stop him - just like he's ready to yank him back at a moment's notice]

Nobody - and nothing seemed weird, either. Didn't hear anybody knocking on their own doors like they got locked in either.

[in case it's just one mass malfunction? unlikely.]

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Was Endorsi in your room when you left?

[ he's not sure how long ago that was, since either way mineo would have had to take time to go to the kitchen and then back here. it might have given her time to return if she wasn't there. ]

[sengokus]

I wasn't at the room before I went to the kitchen.

[so he has no idea where she is]

My texts aren't reaching her. I'm sure she's fine, but - fuck.

[he just wants to be sure. at least he's not worried about her ability to handle herself in danger. if anything he's a little glad he's with takeru since otherwise he'd be losing his mind worse]

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Grace wasn't here when I walked in...

[ and he knows she'd try to get back to the room. ]

So, what's going on with people who aren't in a bedroom?

[sengokus]

[he presses his ear to the door again - ]

I don't hear anybody in the hallway, and they'd probably be able to hear something by now...

[he assumes? he actually doesn't know how soundproof these rooms are.]

You think everything's locked?

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I don't see a reason to single us out in particular.

[ it doesn't make much sense? so it would either be because takeru or mineo is here, or if it's just something that's happening in general. the latter seems more likely. ]

[sengokus]

[he frowns]

So they're trying to keep us all separated in smaller groups - or even alone? What's the point in it?

[they're not exactly going to get more indulgences done this way - especially not the two of them.

unless it could come to a fight...? but why bother harming them all now anyway]

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[ there's really no way to tell, really, they can only blindly speculate.

he opens one of the snacks that mineo brought and chews on it, taking the time to just think. ]

Okay. Something is most likely happening that's different than usual. Could someone have triggered something? A security system?