un: velda

[fallmushrooms]

Seeing a lot of people down at the third level these days! So I kinda wanted to ask, how are you guys liking the training centre? Is there stuff I need to add? I've never actually done any projects this big before, and I... also didn't realize how much work it was. The spirits are putting in a ton of work... I'm paying them well and everything, or at least as well as I can, but I dunno, do you think I should start making contracts with them all or something? How do you even go about doing that these days? I get it's the new popular thing and all, but I'm kinda worried about what happens when we all go back home and they gotta fend for themselves again.

And, uh... anyone else think that Heart Burial thing sounds major suspicious?

Comments

un: applepies

[followthepolestar]

that... doesn't sound very good, no
but maybe the spirits will be fine without us as long as we give enough care before we have to leave?
as for the heart burial, i only arrived recently, but i overheard a lot of concerned talk while i was out helping with the flowers
so it doesn't seem like its just you...

[fallmushrooms]

Yeah, at least the older people are worried about it, huh? Which is different from everyone just going for it like we've seen with the other Rumours. I kinda wonder if this one's weaker or just targets young people or what.

[followthepolestar]

either way it sounds too good to be true
writing feelings in a diary is something you can do, but... burying those feelings altogether?
it feels... wrong, somehow
im not sure how to say it...

[fallmushrooms]

It sounds like something you'd do if you were desperate... and that's probably not a good thing, huh.

[followthepolestar]

mm
i dont want them to keep living with the kinds of things being buried, dont get me wrong
and if this is how they feel it should be done and theyre set on it

[There's a delay between that message and the next.]

...i dont really know what else there is to do at that point
if nothing else maybe we can get the children to reconsider...?

[fallmushrooms]

Yeah... that's true. There's stuff I would want to bury so it goes away, too. I think a lot of people would think that.

[followthepolestar]

theres nothing wrong with that either i feel
but the very name of it...
i couldnt help but think
is it just those feelings? or are they closing themselves off?
that sort of thing...

[fallmushrooms]

There's a lot of weird things with the Rumours here. And what they do to the people around town.

[followthepolestar]

ive heard at least that theyre given power in a place like this, but... not about how bad they can be
at least not enough to know the worst that could happen

[fallmushrooms]

Sometimes the people around us fall for them really easily. Almost like the locals are super suggestible, like, naturally. Maybe it's a side effect of Shugo's powers? Since he keeps them from questioning some things like what lies outside the city... I know it's supposed to be to protect them, but we all got kind of mad at him for that one when we found out.

[followthepolestar]

wait. wait.
that actually happened?

[It takes her a bit to follow up on that. She had to make sure she was processing that right.]

is he still doing that now...?

[fallmushrooms]

I think so, 'cause this world is pretty weird and dangerous out there. I've been kind of worried about why he thinks it's a good idea, actually...