Catch-all: Claude

[ercnerd]

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[shaft]

... She wasn't here when you awoke?

[ercnerd]

No.

Virgo laughed when I asked. She could still be sleeping, but I don't know the answer for certain.

[shaft]

What do you mean "sleeping"...?

[ercnerd]

You crawled your way out, didn't you?

[Out of the grave, he means.]

. . . In any case, that's all I know.

[shaft]

... Do we need to wake the rest up?

[ercnerd]

Who knows?

[He moves to take a seat by the desk.]

Whatever the case, I won't stop until everyone's accounted for.

[shaft]

Hostages included?

[ercnerd]

Of course.

[shaft]

Any plans for how?

[ercnerd]

You and your plans.

Some things take time. As long as everyone works together, we'll figure it out.

[shaft]

I like to have a plan, can you blame me?

[ is there only one bed ]

[ercnerd]

[Yes, just for Claude.]

Most people like to have something to believe in. You're not the first to ask for one.

[shaft]

[ he will get on the bed ]

Otherwise, how do we know what direction to follow?

[ercnerd]

[Enjoy.

Sieghart nods.]

Even a vague plan still points somewhere. But you have to be careful, or you'll wander off in a direction that doesn't lead anywhere.

[shaft]

It is easy to get lost in a spiral...

[ sigh!! ]

Did you get anything for your efforts today?

[ercnerd]

No. As far as I know, it was the same for the previous group.

[shaft]

Seems a bit cheap...

[ercnerd]

Doesn't it?

[Cheap mansion.]

[shaft]

I suppose there's no one to take your complaints on this side.

[ercnerd]

Well, there's Virgo . . .

[shaft]

Do they care to listen...?

[ercnerd]

Hmm . . . If you ask me, they listen more carefully than it looks like they do.

[shaft]

A secretly soft heart?

[ercnerd]

Among other things.

[shaft]

Sounds like you've grown close.