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Who: ANTS ... and Blanks I guess.
Where: The commons area to the west of Pyxis
When: Day 144, Late
What: :D

[It's pretty far from civilization, but a double column of giant cave ants marching in WILL attract attention.

The first of the colony seem to establish perimeters, cutting or biting lines in the ground.. Others come after, dragging blocks and wood...

There is some large scale construction going ... and happening fast.]

HA HA! Easy on the west wall there! Solid! No holes!

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One of the judges takes people away. For a long time, no one knew where they went, but Claude from Cepheus returned to his team. He was in a form similar to these.

Why does he take them away?

Presumably to work for him.

. . . I guess that makes sense.

...has anyone told you about the other way people go missing?

. . . The Pillar?

...good. Someone mentioned it.

[ slow nod ]

In any case, the judge that takes people is called the Foreman.

Claude from Cepheus went with him- and came back.

As a bug?

Yes.

He regained his original form not long after.

That's . . . good.

Mm. He was the first one to return.

Do you think they'll all come back?

It's possible, I suppose.

But given the blanks taken so far versus how many have returned... it's probably not likely.

Are they happy?

I don't know.

Do you think that they are?

They must remember something of their life before being ants. Claude was able to find his dorm again. I'd imagine they want to go back to their teams.

As for how they're treated... that judge isn't one of the worst of them, at least.

[ nods and keeps watching the ants. ]

I hope they're not suffering, at least.

They must eat well enough to keep up their strength, if nothing else.

[ . . . looks at Mitsuru. . . then the ants, then Mitsuru again. . . ]

And I doubt they have to play in games anymore.

[ searches for somethingggg and then holds a chocolate chip cookie out for him. ]

Here.

[Blink.]

...what is it?