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[transmittable]

[ A pause. ]

how are you adjusting to having one arm?

[nachetanya]

I don't know if this will sound strange, but if I only needed to fight, adjusting would be much easier.

My training's allowed me to keep my balance and I still have my sword-arm, but I keep finding odd things much harder. Like peeling carrots, or forgetting I can't clap the same. It's also harder to lift things, just because you can only pull up at one point.

[transmittable]

do you need anything else to help the adjustment period go smoother?

oh, that's two questions in a row. oops.

[nachetanya]

[ She thinks for a long moment and then: ]

A bag, or a satchel. One I can carry things in and put over my good shoulder would help a lot for moving things around.

[transmittable]

consider it done.

maybe i can get one with a unicorn design for you.

[nachetanya]

[ She... laughs at that. Okay, okay, that's - a little unexpected. It takes her a while to give a response. ]

I'll be looking forward to it!

Actually- the vending machine, you said you might put a toy in there, but is there a reason why it's there?

[transmittable]

why not?

honestly, it's something to do. it's a nice fixture. it was already here, too.

[nachetanya]

It does seem fun, that's true. We might be bored with only a kitchen, our rooms, the duct tape, and the piano eventually.

[transmittable]

[ Another pause. ]

get to know each other. that's our recommendation.

as for the bag, we would also recommend checking the vending machine frequently. it's a little more fun that way.

[nachetanya]

Does that mean that, too, isn't going to be given to me but instead put into the machine? I think you might not want to give me gifts after all!

I accept your recommendation. If you've been watching us, you'd probably seen me doing so.

[transmittable]

we have been. you're very outgoing.

come now, we gave you the painkillers. this is more in the spirit of things. isn't it exciting, to leave things up to chance?

[nachetanya]

How do I control how many chances I have though? Is there a way to stack the odds in my favor?

I thought the same, that it would be good to know everyone else, both to see if I can find allies and to see if I might make any enemies

[transmittable]

the chances are the coins. they're a nebulous thing. just play around with it.

that's a way to phrase that. are you interested in making enemies, assertive?

[nachetanya]

I wonder if that means there's a trick to them...

I'm not. But I also know that it might be inevitable that I end up with some, and I want to know how dangerous everyone else will be if they become one.

[transmittable]

you're taking stock of everyone. sizing them up. a smart move.

[nachetanya]

Yes.

I hope it doesn't come to that, and I think I can be friends with many of them, but it seemed silly not to, given the rules you gave us.

[transmittable]

that it would be. we think that attitude is the most productive, in your situation.

[nachetanya]

[ . . . Mmm ]

Is it what you would do?

[transmittable]

at this moment, yes.

[nachetanya]

When you say "at this moment" do you mean "as you are now," or do you mean "with the equivalent timing I'm at?"

Or both, I suppose.

[transmittable]

which do you think we mean?

[nachetanya]

I think the second option is more likely.

[transmittable]

if that's what you think, that's your answer.

[nachetanya]

Asking me to assume things about you seems like it might make it harder to get to know you.

[transmittable]

sometimes it's more fun that way, we think. you've got a 50-50 shot at being correct. besides, what i would do is colored by what i know. i know more than you do, so really, i can't completely say what i would do, were our positions different.