004 [TEXT] BACKDATED TO WEDNESDAY

[enjoymyatelier]

What effect, if any, does the passage of time here have on us?

I don't necessarily mean what we do in the time that passes here. That's completely irrelevant. I'm talking about aging and other things of that nature. Normally, I wouldn't even entertain the idea that it would be different, but the fact that death isn't permanent here is making me consider it.

If we assume that there's some sort of conscious entity behind our presence here, then it's clear that it wants us alive. I wouldn't say that we're immortal, exactly, as people do die when they are killed, but they're resurrected without consequence a short time later.

What, then, will happen if we're stranded here for a significant length of time? We have no idea how long the investigation will take, nor do we know what will be required of us once we have more information. There is the possibility of being returned to where we came from, but it seems completely random as to when it happens, and it seems as though when we're returned it's as we were never gone-not only with regard to our position in time, but our physical and mental states, as well.

So, do we age normally? Or are we locked into the physical age that we were upon arrival? It would be a fascinating subject to research if I had the proper resources, but there are, of course, more pressing matters to attend to.

[THESE ARE SANE AND REASONABLE BIRTHDAY THOUGHTS]

Speaking of which, has there been any progress on the investigation into the Church of Three? I haven't heard a word about it since shortly after it was brought up. Weren't there people intent on investigating it?

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[hyphenated]

[At first she had no idea about the date. Days were starting to blur together, as important as it was to remember. To separate them. To pay attention. As useless as everything seems, she is a Sophia-Ri and she will not bow down.

So, upon reading the ridiculously lengthy spiel, she initially had no idea what Kayneth was going on about.

And then it clicked.

This day. This time. This subject. She missed the ability to fold her arms over her chest and look dominating.]

Are you really going to make such a fuss over such a simple thing?

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[enjoymyatelier]

[...well, it... took him a little bit to remember the date too...]

I'm not fussing, Sola. The nature of this place is something I'm legitimately interested in.

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[hyphenated]

I'm not talking about the subject matter of the message. Well, not precisely.

[Sigh.]

I will make dinner tonight. Since it's a "special occasion".

[...she will do it, Kayneth. One arm or not. She'll try it, bro.]

[truthsnomiracle]

[Just because he doesn't fully trust you doesn't mean he's going to shy away from a relevant discussion...]

Unfortunately, one of those volunteers was our resident serial killer. Furthermore, my own investigation has been into different leads due to the very appearance of enthusiasm you cite, so I'm not aware of how that branch of the investigation is faring.

[enjoymyatelier]

[...yeah if he can get info out of this he'll put up with it

gotta play the game, man...

...also, ryuunosuke............]

Somehow, this fails to surprise me. I suppose I'll get a status update from someone who isn't a psychotic murderer sooner or later.

What have you been investigating, then?

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[theshiningone]

Look at it this way. If you're over 50 and still look like you're in your mid-20s... You can score a lot of tail.

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[enjoymyatelier]

That could not be further from what I had in mind here.

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[theshiningone]

Then you're just thinking too hard. You might blow a brain vessel.

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[needsteaplz]

I wouldn't be too surprised if whoever brought us here could manipulate how much we age. After all, some of us like myself are dead in our homeworld and you don't see us decomposing now, do you?

As for the church investigation, being dead for a week didn't help but it's difficult to get to the higher ranking members of the church too.

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[enjoymyatelier]

Well, that's consistent with what we've already observed, at least. Everyone who's died here has been brought back to life afterward, so it stands to reason that people who would have died back where they came from would be revived as well.

...that would slow things down, yes.

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[needsteaplz]

True. Though I have to admit I'm impressed with their handiwork since when I died, back home before arriving here, my physical body and soul were forcefully separated and my body was eaten.

Yes not to mention one who killed me the last time was also part of the investigation circle. It's as awkward as it can get.

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[croibhristeoir]

I doubt you want to hear me talk to begin with, but I've considered the subject myself. I don't need to explain to you that being a Servant locked me into the age I was when I died. All I can tell you with certainty is that being in a human body now feels notably different in a few different ways; whether I'm aging or not has yet to be seen, as I haven't yet even been here a year.

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...Happy birthday.

[How does he know? Shut up, that's how.]

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[enjoymyatelier]

[he could just not respond to this

he could just ignore it and move on

...but really]

How did you even know that?

[WAS IT THE PSYCHIC SERVANT DREAMS OR SOMETHING]

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[croibhristeoir]

[HE'LL NEVER TELL but yeah probably.]

I am far smarter than one would give a puppet credit for.

[happy birthday, you get mind games.]

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[popola]

I think it's too soon to tell. But that might be my personal appreciation on the matter. Aging is not something you can explore in just a few months, or even years. Perhaps the children would know better...

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[enjoymyatelier]

True enough, I suppose. I was speculating more out of professional curiosity than anything, so I wasn't expecting to receive a concrete answer.

That was something I had in mind, yes. Children and teenagers would be the easiest groups to study, given that the effects are most easily observable with them.

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[popola]

I see. I thought it wouldn't hurt to have a concrete answer though, as musings usually dwell into matters that otherwise would be overlooked.

It would be possible to establish it from them, yes. Although I wonder if they themselves realize the pass of time, or give it any relevance.

[theheirofbreath]

i don't know.
my birthday was yesterday, but it's not like i can actually tell if i'm any older.
but does it really matter?
how long do you think it'll take us to figure this place out and beat the boss or whatever is in charge?

[enjoymyatelier]

It's possible we'll be here long enough for it to matter. From what I can tell, we've only started to learn things about this place. Who knows how complicated it will be once we manage to properly grasp the threads and start pulling?

Of course, even if it turns out to be fairly straightforward, I have a professional interest in this sort of thing.

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[shirtphobia]

...that is a good question.

[If this place has cut off the accelerated aging, he might have more of a chance at revenge!]

But those I spoke to at the start indicated it had not been terribly long that they were here.

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[enjoymyatelier]

It hasn't been that long since this started happening, but none of us have any real idea how long we'll be here. It could be worth looking into.

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[range]

We can either assume that time moves normally and when we go back, we grow older.

Or we can assume that we're frozen in time here.

...Or we can forget the whole thing ever happened and move on with our lives.

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[enjoymyatelier]

That first point wouldn't make sense, though, given that there's no indication we've been gone upon our return.

[merciful_my_ass]

It'd make for an interesting change to the usual trappings of a human body if it were so.

[enjoymyatelier]

[...what... should he assume from this... aside from you know presumably not your average human]

Yes, it certainly would. I can't entirely say I'd mind it.