Doing that veteran thing...

[inexecution]

Did anyone else notice the train seems to loop back on itself?

[That sudden psychic broadcast is brought to you with a great deal of excitement, because of course it is. For those new Travelers who didn't already get an introduction via Joscelin, welcome to the Psychic network! Confusion is to be expected. It's okay, Souji's got your back.]

And I saw some new faces while I was walking around, so, hello! This is probably confusing, but don't worry. You can ask pretty much anyone here for help, we're used to it by now. I'm Souji, by the way. [Well, one of them, anyway...] Don't worry. This is all perfectly normal. [...ish.]

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[surveyor]

It's pretty lazy... Maybe they're worn out from whatever the hell was going on with the other place.

[Blah blah channels of power, blah blah violations-- Something big happened before, he's sure of it. NOT SO ALMIGHTY NOW HUH, ASSHOLES?

No, but really-- He's actually pretty interested in this. It's the closest he's seen to an actual development as far as their captors are concerned the entire time he's been doing this Travelling thing. It's Something, and considering the fact that he's stuck on this thing- this train- with nowhere to go and nothing to do but kick his feet up like a heathen and... Chat, apparently, he supposes it's as good a way to pass the time as any.]

[inexecution]

I kind of like it. It makes it easy to find people.

[You just had to... keep walking, and you were bound to catch up with them eventually. Even if he wasn't actually up to walking himself. Hence the psychic chatter, really. Made life simple.]

[surveyor]

[This weirdness is pretty helpful, even if Levi still isn't completely sold on letting people into his head. He's working on that.]

Maybe... But at least most other times we've had the illusion of some room to breathe.

[This is not a man who likes to hang around- he's going a little stir crazy with nothing to do but look out the window and literally walk around in circles.

So obviously complaining is the best pastime option here. It's... Part of the process. Or something.]

[inexecution]

That's true, but it is just an illusion, in the end. The Trumps aren't really very big on privacy most of the time...

[He was pretty sure that was because they were supposed to be a 'team.' Or maybe because it amused them. That was possible, too.]

[surveyor]

No. They aren't.

[He's still more than a little butt blistered that they'd waded through his real memories in the process of creating false ones. He's moved on... But he won't forget that.]

We probably can't even shit without them knowing about it.

[It's a Very Important Concern. I am so sorry for him.]

[inexecution]

Probably not!

[He's not even bothered by that bluntness, either.]

I guess I'm just used to it.

[surveyor]

[THEY MAY GET ALONG JUST FINE, THEN...

Still:]

...You're used to not being able to dump in peace?

[What a miserable existence.]

[inexecution]

[He finds that funny enough that he actually bursts out laughing aloud, so now anyone who happens to be in his vicinity probably thinks he's crazy... er.]

No. But back home, privacy was sort of a luxury.

[Even for people who hadn't be raised as weird lab experiments.]

[surveyor]

[TY TY HE'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.]

That's pretty unfortunate... Your government has nothing better to do?

[Many prejudice, Levi, wow...]

[inexecution]

[EXCELLENT]

It's the corporations, too, but not really. They have to make sure everyone stays where they belong, after all.

[He's not even going to pretend everything's not corrupt and horrible, to be honest.]

[surveyor]

Sounds familiar.

[Levi has a bone to pick with corporations, too, or at least the assholes running them. Not that he's condoning what happened to Reeves, but...

Yeah, he isn't a fan of that shit at all.]

What's your name?

[inexecution]

Souji Okita. Ah... the shorter one.

[Because he had to differentiate somehow.]

There are two of us.

[surveyor]

Souji. [...Welp, consider yourself Souji the first, bro.] My name's Levi.

[THE ONLY ONE HERE as far as he knows. ...A good thing, too, because he'd probably be 'the shorter one' too and fuck if he's saying that. His life is so hard.]