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Day 20, slightly backdated because I forgot orz

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FROM: karelin.ivan@cdc.org
TO: takenaka.hanbei@cdc.org

... I hope everything is going well for your assignment

[ He normally would have checked in earlier, but he was busy with soul crushing negativity. Soul crushing negativity takes up a lot of attention. ]

it's okay we all do...

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[What's with that ellipsis, friend? Turn that frown upside down!

Not that he can see Ivan frowning now, but. Still.]

No one's hurt, so it probably is going well. The cold is unbearable, though!

Do you remember where the new recruits were dropped? I want to visit the hot springs again.

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[ Nope. Still frowning. He doesn't feel like he has a lot to be happy about. "Okay" is the best he can hope for. Therefor, more frowning and dots. ]

That's good. The instructors will like a mission going well for once

... There were hot springs there?

LMFAO FUCK MY PAID RAN OUT brb

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Of course, with me here, our part will definitely be prepared in time!

And there were. [He got buried in one and lost his clothes. How the hell did he get out of that mess...] What, you didn't notice? Some were boiling hot, but I found one of just the right temperature!

Oh no!

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That's great. I guess that means you'll be back soon?

I was... doing a lot of digging in the snow. I must have been in the complete wrong area in that sector

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That's right. Unless the other teams don't get theirs up in time. I can't do much about that, unfortunately.

[Seeing that it'll take hours to go between sectors...]

I could show you where they are! Do you know how to drive?

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I do, but I'm also now working at the medtent everyday, so I don't know if I could leave for that length of time...

[ Why are the hot springs so far away? ]

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[NO PROBLEM]

Do you think there's a way to sneak out?

[...hanbei]

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I really don't think that's a good idea for me to do at all...

[ Doing that will get Ivan dead 8( ]

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Are you sure? Sneaking out from my camp during wartime to get to a hot spring back home wasn't really a good idea, but nothing bad came from it!

[HANBEI]

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Um... I'm one of the Red failures...

[ And he doesn't want to anger Mother too! ]

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[oh

okay]

We should be able to make time for it one day, though. [Have to be optimistic!] I'll look out for any spots of free time we both have!

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[ Being Red is suffering. ]

It sounds like it would be nice

[ He doesn't think that it'll happen though 8( ]

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[NEVER LOSE HOPE, IVAN!!!!!]

It definitely would be, after spending so much time in a freezing planet like this. I'll tell you if I find the time, then!

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[ HOPE IS FOR THE STRONG! ]

A lot of people probably think the same of the planet. I hope no one's from the desert

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[YOU'RE STRONG, IVAN. YOU GOT TO BELIEVE.]

Or a desert planet.

Imagine if they decide they want to send up to a desert planet after this.

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[ He believes in negativity. ]

... I hope not... Even with our cuffs helping, it will be a big change

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[BELIEVE IN THE ME WHO BELIEVES IN YOOOOU]

They would want us to get to work ASAP [look, he's learning acronyms!] so I think they'll somehow change the cuffs to help us adjust.

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[ Good on Hanbei for learning! ]

Moving through snow is a lot different than moving through sand. I'm familiar with sand. It doesn't act like snow

[ Spoilers. Ivan would do good on a desert planet. ]

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I'm familiar with sand too, but I've never been to a desert. At least snow doesn't get everywhere in your clothes like sand does.

[He would do... 'eh' on a desert planet. Not too different from a snow planet.]

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I've never been either, but I'm familiar with how it gets everywhere

[ His best friend is a NEXT who can manipulate sand. And Ivan has the form of a fennec fox. Not so useful on a snow planet. Much more useful on a desert one. ]

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[You should just transform into a fennec fox forever so he can pet you.]

If we ask them, do you think they'll tell us what planets are next? If any. I doubt they'll let us go after just one.

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[ Not here. Doing so almost killed him. Desert animals do not mix well in snow, especially after nanites shutting down for 15 seconds. ]

... I don't know. I wonder if they even know

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[...Oh, okay. 8( ]

01
They may not seem very well-organized, but I think they would get some time to think over the next planet they have to go to. Even if it's only a snippet, a little planning goes a long way.

02
Unless there's a shortage of planets to destroy, in which, maybe we could get a break.

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[ Those big ears lose a lot of body heat! ]

I could also see why it might be a risk to let us and them know... But, I'm not an expert on these kinds of things either

[ CDC works in mysterious ways, far stranger than the likes he has ever dealt with at home. They could very well consider such information a threat to the current mission. ]