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EONIA

[Something is wrong with the room you are in.

At first blush, it seems normal enough. It's nicely furnished, lavish dark oak, brass and a rich green drapery and carpet. Except in the middle of the room, a simple glass box sits wrapped in chains. Inside, a heart rocks back and forth as it beats, chambers constricting and relaxing around air.

But the more you look around, you might notice that the rafters beyond the brass lamps are made of bone, spine connecting them all. You might notice that the binding on all of the books seems to be an unusual leather. You might notice that teeth have been used as nails.

You almost can't help but notice the strange ... give... under your feet. Whatever is under the carpet seems almost spongy.

You know, instinctively, that the heart is in danger.

But so are you.]

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[ oh this is

probably not great. ristretto's head whips around the room. ]

We can't have been eaten, but - ...

...Something's insides, right? That's what you were thinking.

... If it hadn't been for the nails . . .

[ that's not where teeth go. ]

So it's likely it's a room made from something's insides, rather than us having been swallowed.

I - ... think so.

[ though she does also think back to some of the memories she's picked up. for a sufficiently large organism there's no such thing as an impossible bodyplan. if they were, for example, in just one organ or tissue or cell of something much, much larger than them, a creature the size of a world or galaxy or - ]

- Mn, no. That's wrong. Isn't this definitely a room?

Yes, Ristretto. That's what we just agreed on.

[ girls are weird ]

Aha - I'm sorry. You're right.

[ what is she even on about

girls are weird. ]

Well, if it's our suggestions, then I think we've had several so far. First, it might be important for the choices we have to be narrowed down...

...I don't know that we can narrow it down so much it'll be that helpful to us...do you know anyone particularly well outside of Eonia?

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Do you have any ideas for yes or no questions yet? I am thinking of something salacious like "Are you single?" Our hosts might respond favorably to the flattery.

[ ... a tiny smile - there are few things that really bring home to her that crema is in fact a professional than this sort of thing. out of pocket as the suggestion might seem on its face, it cuts the tension like a hot knife through butter. in fact, the more she mulls it over, ]

It might be a good idea to start with something like that, yes. Any sort of response there is something that would be likely to give us a lot of information ... don't you think so?

Indeed, though if we have to ask about the owner of this lonely heart, then asking if they are single instead could also work. Or perhaps if they are wealthy?

[ ,,, ]

...is that what you think this is...

[ oh no ]

Um - it's alright, Professor ... I'm sure that I'm wrong. That isn't where teeth go at all, is it...?

Well, I'd hope not, anyway. Emphatically hope not.

It's alright - I'm sure it's fine.

[ she can actually think of several reasons teeth could be like that the longer she thinks on it but she thinks it is better if she is wrong and has determined she does not want to be right. ]

If you look, aren't all of the tissues different?

—are they?

[ now she is looking seriously. someone has given her a little academic puzzle which has short-circuited the "is this a horror movie" vibe ]

I'm not an expert, but you might be right...

[ gottem

she points at the bookshelves with a fingertip, ]

For example, here ...

[ and the nails ]

And here too - do you see it?

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Are you certain?

[ the more she thinks about it the more certain she becomes that she can't actually be certain. what if this is a scaling matter? ]

- No, Mocha! If I'm sure of anything, then ... it'd be that I'm wrong. Every material here seems to be derived from different tissues, so ...

[ she has to be wrong because if she's right then she has to think about what that means and how she feels to be right about it and that really really can't happen so like ]

...From different tissues?

[head tilts]

...like...muscle tissue...?

That's right. If you look closely, a lot of the structures here are made from bone, whether they're from vertebrae or teeth, but the binding on the books is definitely skin -

[ ... ]

I'm not sure about the floor, but...

Well, it's not a stomach. Probably made of meat still though.

... That's right. At least, most of the room is covered in flesh and bone...

It's bad feng shui.

Isn't it? If they keep this up, it'll be terrible for their luck...

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