Fourth Dispatch: It's Not What You Think. Voice.
Dear Fellow Residents of Luceti,
Wouldn't it be entertaining to put on some Games here in Luceti? Not that the Cultural Fair wasn't amusing, or any of the other activities going on here -- but true gladiatorial games. The pitting of one creature against another! Think of the thrill and drama and the release that goes along with that sort of entertainment! And here in Luceti we are ideally suited for a very exciting Games indeed.
Who would you sponsor or volunteer for this entertainment? Or would it all be...
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Pokey-mans? I find human beings MUCH more interesting to watch, personally.
Wouldn't it be entertaining to put on some Games here in Luceti? Not that the Cultural Fair wasn't amusing, or any of the other activities going on here -- but true gladiatorial games. The pitting of one creature against another! Think of the thrill and drama and the release that goes along with that sort of entertainment! And here in Luceti we are ideally suited for a very exciting Games indeed.
Who would you sponsor or volunteer for this entertainment? Or would it all be...
[There is a pause here.]
Pokey-mans? I find human beings MUCH more interesting to watch, personally.
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But the ideal is generally to live to a ripe old age and die in your sleep, not get slaughtered while people take bets on your survival.
And then of course, you have the ones who die and stick around afterwards. Angrily.
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[Sometimes it does indeed keep her up at night.]
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Nevermind.
[One should not think about what the President gets up to in his dreams or even in his waking moments.]
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[She follows this up quickly:]
It's only because today I thought...I thought I heard a baby.
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[He raises an eyebrow curiously at that.]
A baby? Where?
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If it helps, this baby seemed to be part of...part of a memory.
[A horrible, horrible memory that she usually tried to justify or just not remember at all.]
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[He pauses for a moment and wonders if there's a tactful way of telling someone that they're probably crazy and hallucinating.]
Huh... strong memories can cause ghosts but... I'd say the child had to have been there at some point.