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CornerCornea OP t1_ivlelup wrote

Reply to comment by Eleven_eyes in Arctica 5 (final) by CornerCornea

They're still alive under there? I don't think I'll be able to find Chloe. I wonder what it wants them for...information? Infiltration? No, or else it would want them to leave...imprisonment?

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Eleven_eyes t1_ivlfqmb wrote

Imprisonment… what a horrifying thought! In that case I’m almost glad Chloe… who or whatever she is now, got out!

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CornerCornea OP t1_ivlo3z7 wrote

I think I agree...but what if more people start dying? What if more puddles spread from bed to bedroom? What have I done? What have I slept with.

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Eleven_eyes t1_ivlq0de wrote

Best case scenario - the part of it that’s still Chloe hung on to you, fighting the other being. When the other being became stronger the real Chloe realized she had to let you go and convinced the being to spare your life by reminding it - your the reason it escaped (itself?). Pascal unfortunately had no such checks to cash in… just remember that whatever this being wants, reunite with its kin - eradicate the humanity, it’s not your fault. And if you try to find it, it seems to think it no longer owes you any favors…

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CornerCornea OP t1_ivm740n wrote

I believe it thinks it paid its debt as well. Thank you for those kind words, but it'll still be hard to chew on when innocents get hurt. Poor Pascal.

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Eleven_eyes t1_ivmb6el wrote

Survival guilt must suck! But you can’t change what happened, you’ve got to look forward and not dwell in the past. And maybe now and then look up former colleagues at/known associates to the RSS and see if they seem to die in an unnatural high rate?

Edit: Maybe also make sure Pascal stays in his grave…

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CornerCornea OP t1_ivmbp8b wrote

Perhaps I should hit him with the shovel a few times before we bury him? Or perhaps the locals will want to burn his body and send it out to sea?

I might do some digging but for the most part, I’m going to stay on this little beach and live my life and let the rest of you guys worry about the fate of the world from now on. I’ve done my part.

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Eleven_eyes t1_ivmcimt wrote

Hm, maybe cremation is the best way to be sure both Pascal and whatever he might cary inside truly is gone. It’s also a more dignified procedure than just hitting him with the shovel… and with that I wish you best of luck and a long worry free life with your toes deeply buried in sand! You’ve sure done your part.

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CornerCornea OP t1_ivmfpoa wrote

I suppose you’re right, hitting a dead person over the head seems unceremonious. Though if anyone questions, perhaps I could just say this is what we do back home.

Thanks again, cheers and good luck. I hope you never find a puddle in your room.

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Eleven_eyes t1_ivmgm67 wrote

Smart, you can also claim it’s a religious thing. I promise you that I will never trust a puddle again!

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CornerCornea OP t1_ivmgz6u wrote

Me neither, good thing it's mostly sand here.

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Eleven_eyes t1_ivmharf wrote

I live in Scandinavia…

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CornerCornea OP t1_ivmrby1 wrote

I wonder what's hiding in the arctic?

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Eleven_eyes t1_ivmsih8 wrote

Nothing the polar bears won’t eat

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CornerCornea OP t1_ivpg4eu wrote

So are you saying someone put them in charge of guarding the secrets in the ice?

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Eleven_eyes t1_ivpmq6q wrote

First line of defense. Isn’t that common knowledge?

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