Yeah, kind of. [ he leans back a little, looking at the ceiling ] I asked Sheila about that notebook they found. I'd already guessed the staff might be under their own contract, and that thing implied that's the only way the Nightman operates. With contracts. So whatever's in theirs is probably a lot more detailed than the ones we signed.
Yes, that makes sense. So the reasons they hide their faces and can't use their names must be in their contracts, right? Along with a lot of other terms...
... All of us are entertainment for the Nightman. If we're improvising and being played along his script, think of the staff like... actors in a play. They're all playing a role. If too many people see past that... Doesn't make them very good at the job. Right?
[ he REALLY hates having to talk circles because people are ALWAYS LISTENING and he's PARANOID ]
... I'm not saying we shouldn't tell anyone. We probably just shouldn't make it a group announcement, and we should try to keep the personal information about Gemini limited. But if you got a key-- there's probably at least seven more around somewhere.
There's probably not any kind of order to it. Your key just happened to turn into Gemini's today, so ... There might be others who have them or who'll get them, and they'll turn into someone else's.
What we can do with the information we get from those rooms, though... I'm not sure.
... Yeah. [ a little pensive before he shakes his head ] I'll try to see if anyone else got one of those keys. There should be eight total, but who's to say if everyone got them before this week or not.
Between both of us, we should at least find one or two keys. [ he doesn't expect them to get all of them since. ya. secrets ] I wonder if those weren't given to us for bad reasons.
... I don't think just looking made anything worse. [ he touches her arm briefly because she looks worried and he doesn't want That and again. affection week ] But we should keep in mind the staff definitely isn't the one inviting us in. So why did you get that key? And who gave it to you?
[She looks appreciative at the touch, then gives those questions some thought...]
The only other entity we're aware of that's involved in all of this is the Nightman... who would probably only meddle if it was "entertaining" in some way...
... Whether it's the Nightman or someone else here, we don't know their agenda. That's another reason why we should be cautious going forward with this.
[ affection week does so much work to not make him look uncomfortable at the touch. he still blinks down at it before smiling at her a little. a tiny little. ]
You don't have to thank me for that. This helped me out, too.
Right. I'll keep you updated if I find out who else got keys. And if any of them know how they got them. Maybe one of these rooms will have something more than personal secrets in them, too.
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Yes, that makes sense. So the reasons they hide their faces and can't use their names must be in their contracts, right? Along with a lot of other terms...
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[ there's a pause ]
I don't think that's the only way they have to hide who they are. That's why... I wouldn't spread the stuff we found in Gemini's room too much.
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You don't think that, if we shared too much personal information, it could conflict with their agreement...?
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[ he REALLY hates having to talk circles because people are ALWAYS LISTENING and he's PARANOID ]
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I see... I'll be careful.
But in that case, I wonder what we can do with what we've learned...?
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... If it's in alphabetical order, though, I would think "G" would be one of the latter ones...
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What we can do with the information we get from those rooms, though... I'm not sure.
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I suppose all we can do now is try to get more information. At least it feels like we're one step ahead of where we were yesterday.
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I really hope not... I don't want to think that we could be making things worse.
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The only other entity we're aware of that's involved in all of this is the Nightman... who would probably only meddle if it was "entertaining" in some way...
... There's no one else, is there? Unless...
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[Her gaze drifts over to the window, looking thoughtful.]
But... I think if somebody chose to send it to me, they were probably trying to help.
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[ he doesn't necessarily think it was for nefarious reasons! he is just a wary boy. ]
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[She reaches out for one of his hands, cupping both of her hands around it.]
Thank you for coming with me today. I'm glad I came to you.
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You don't have to thank me for that. This helped me out, too.
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[Smiling warmly.]
Maybe we can talk again in a few days, and share what we've found out.
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[ doubtful! but. yknow. ]