AUDIENCE FOR: Rupert

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[agleam]

—Wow, it really worked.

[giving them a wave! now that he's deda all his cyoa injuries have been healed, because i'm nice.]

Uh - we opened some kind of door and some weird guy came out and started ruining things and now Virgo is gone. Which is apparently unusual?

[guestservices]

[they pause.]

... Don't worry about Virgo. They're fine.

But if a "weird guy"—who isn't Souji—is running around, perhaps it would be prudent to take care of that.

[agleam]

No, not Souji, he seems nice and not very weird.

[...]

How would you recommend taking care of it?

[guestservices]

Mm... I wouldn't advise trying to talk him down, at least.

[agleam]

Okay... We can brainstorm, I guess.

[...]

Do you know where Sheila is, by the way?

[guestservices]

[a headtilt]

... Is she not with you?

[agleam]

Uh, yeah, she's definitely not. Kazunari said everyone's arrived at the same time during other weeks, so we're all a little worried.

[guestservices]

... Give it some time, maybe...? Perhaps there's simply a delay with her arrival.

[agleam]

Can you think of a reason why that might happen? But - either way, I will.

[guestservices]

I'm not too sure. Sometimes the hotel just does odd things, so it might be that.

[agleam]

Okay. But it doesn't sound like you think it's anything to worry about, then?

[guestservices]

I probably wouldn't fret too much. It hasn't been a full day yet.

[agleam]

Okay.

[...]

By the way - I'm really glad we can still talk to you guys now that we're here. I was worried that wouldn't be the case.

[guestservices]

It is nice. I hope it's not too lonely over there... current issues aside.

[agleam]

Yeah... I mean, not that I'm glad there are other people here given the implications of that fact, but - you know.

[guestservices]

Mm. You have to look on what bright sides you can, I think.

[agleam]

Right. Until I can get back to everyone else, it's a good idea to be optimistic.

[guestservices]

As determined as ever, I see.

[agleam]

I mean, I was angry before, but now I'm really angry, so I feel like I'm probably even more determined?

[he says, cheerfully,]

[guestservices]

Anger isn't bad, at least. As long as you know how to control it, and you don't let it blind you.

[agleam]

Yeah, no, it's definitely the healthy and good kind, don't worry.

[guestservices]

That's good. Just make sure that it's not pointing you towards outcomes that you're already biased towards, rather than working with the pieces you actually have.

[agleam]

[tilting his head]

How do you mean?

[guestservices]

Mm... what I've noticed about those who wield righteous anger is—sometimes, it traps you into only seeing the paths you wanted to see, to begin with. So, just remember to keep an open mind.

[agleam]

Is there a particular path you think I should not be focusing on...?