THE WORLD: PSL LIFE

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[insinning]

[ Sinclair huffs quietly, half in amusement and alarm]

There really are all sorts of people in the world.

[ There's a dryness to those words. They've both seen the worst of humanity at its peak. This was another long line of people getting out of hand, because they had money and power. Nothing else]

...in this case, the rejuvenation would have been growing bone and flesh straight from the person themselves.

[dissimulative]

That sounds like the painful kind of way to heal if the nerves were also regrowing.

[ Something something painkillers and opioid limitations. ]

I didn't feel too great after facing off against those monsters. It felt like I was looking at something I wasn't supposed to and I was paying for it by feeling incredibly uncomfortable. But I'm fine now though. It's a feeling that passed.

[ He's not going to hang onto that feeling. It serves no purpose and he didn't like it. ]

[insinning]

[That was just like Oria too. He sighs softly and looks up at the skyline. Soon, they'd be separated by hours again]

It is that sort of feeling, isn't it...but I'm glad it passed for you.

[He's seen it eat away at too many people until it was all they could do to not claw at their skin and rip themselves to shreds. It took a level of resilience to move past it]

[dissimulative]

[ Sinclair admitted that he had nightmares for weeks, but honestly... he could see that. Well, at least when Oria thought Sinclair didn't face monsters but humans.

But still, having those nightmares while dealing with the aftermath of his family's death couldn't have been great. It makes him wonder... ]

Mm. Hey, Emil. In the process of training, did the company ever try to break you?

[insinning]

[There's a moment of silence as Sinclair turns that question over in his head. ]

...they didn't need to.

[There's a heavy weight to those words; Sinclair had already been broken before they picked him up]

I'm sure there would have been some higher ups who would have been satisfied with that style of training...but it was either we got back up or died. No one in my team has anything outside of the company after all.

[Genetic resistance. Compatibility with weapons. A certain degree of ruthlessness. Fighting ability could be taught, but it was a bonus.

And no one to miss them if they were gone]

[dissimulative]

[ No one to miss them if they're gone... Oria frowns as he thinks about that. ]

Well, now that you have someone outside the company, what are they gonna do about that?

[insinning]

They've been reminding me about NDAs and what I'm allowed to discuss, but...

[He had been alone for so long. He's sure when they put his name in for the draw for Fragment, they hadn't believed the connections he made there could sustain outside of it. But they had. He fiddles with his earring]

Well. They can't really do anything about it outside of that.

[There's an undercurrent of stubbornness to Sinclair's voice. He could be pushed and bent more than he should sometimes. But not for this.]

My executive manager doesn't see a problem with anything anyway.

[dissimulative]

Good. They better not.

[ Oria sounds relieved, but also happy to hear the stubborn tone in Sinclair's voice. ]

If anything, even if coworkers, you guys have each other—or at least I'm assuming there was some sort of bonding that happens when you're all forced to live with each other.

[insinning]

[ When Sinclair made a decision, his mind couldn't be changed. And he had stared the other executives down without flinching. He understood his own value a little better these days.]

Mm. I guess we've all grown really used to each other. It wasn't like that at the beginning though.

[dissimulative]

Yeah, I can tell.

[ He saw the team interact, after all. ]

There were some pretty strong personalities. There's no way you guys wouldn't clash at least once.

[insinning]

You have no idea.

[Sinclair wrinkles his nose as he remembers his first meeting with everyone. Not fun]

But we can depend on each other now in those situations. [That's why Sinclair hadn't hesitated to split off. There was a strange sense of trust in that]

[dissimulative]

[ To see Sinclair confident in a decision really speaks volumes of how much faith he has in that decision alone, and Oria feels like he can understand. ]

To have dependable people like that as your coworkers in frequent situations that your job would bring up... sounds nice.

[insinning]

[ There are very few things Sinclair is confident in life. Oria is one. This is another]

Mm. We're not the kind of people who would have come together on our own... but it is nice.

[dissimulative]

Does Clockhead help with that?

[ Poor Dante... ]

Are they like... the glue to keep the group together? I found it interesting that most, if not everyone in the group seems to know sign language. Was it because of them?

[insinning]

Yeah. Dante works hard to keep us healthy. They're not the imposing type of manager which...I think works for us.

[He can speak openly about his fondness out here]

We all learned it because of them.

[ speaking of--]

You know it yourself don't you?

[dissimulative]

Yup! I learned it after French, because I was going to communicate with a deaf representative down the line about a business deal.

[ Which... he doesn't think will be happening any time soon now that he's in this state. Alas. ]

It's good to rack up a lot of skills.

[insinning]

You pick up everything so quickly...

[ There's admiration there. But also]

..so you and your dad did understand what Ishmael said to me.

[dissimulative]

You can assume that my dad knows most common languages. What's wrong with just asking if he's my dad? I mean, it's pretty obvious now, isn't it?

[ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ]

[insinning]

[yes but]

At a business meeting?

[ He was about to be teased in front of everyone...]

[dissimulative]

It's not like she demanded attention from the rest of us while you were basically fighting for your life.

[ He means shame. ]

[insinning]

I-I guess not, but...

[Imagine discussing his love life while fighting abnormalities...]

[dissimulative]

[ Yeah, just a usual Monday. No big deal. ]

But?

[insinning]

Isn't it weird to discuss people in front of them like they're not there?

[also, they would have teased him worse but yanno]

[dissimulative]

It's only weird if you make it weird.

[ Oria would absolutely brazenly discuss someone while said person is right there. ]

[insinning]

No, it's definitely weird no matter what.

[Oria, please]