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[saturates_space]

And the ticking returns... despite my recent socializing amongst the masses. A malfunction, perhaps? One curiosity that leads to yet another curiosity as I am not in a position to know, having only been a resident here for a short while: has this City malfunctioned before?

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[intheblanks]

You're assuming it's not doing this on purpose.

[saturates_space]

Another theory. Does the clock do this often enough to assume that it is purposefully ticking so loud? I haven't the slightest idea, hence my questioning it.

[intheblanks]

The city does something to make its residents uncomfortable on average twice a week.

[saturates_space]

This is common knowledge, yes. And I am to understand that you think nothing is wrong with the clock that seems to be so intrinsic to the functioning of this city.

[intheblanks]

There's nothing to suggest the clock is intrinsic to anything. And I'll worry about it being more irritating than usual once it outlasts 24 hours.

[saturates_space]

While I'll disagree with you assessment of the importance of the clock to this city, I can agree to the mention of the aloted twenty-four hours of normal curse time. That is a well-made point. You seem quite rational.

[intheblanks]

...I try.

What makes you diagree?

[saturates_space]

What makes you curious to know my opinion? You already believe what you believe and once a human believes... well in most cases their minds are closed, lock and key.

[intheblanks]

I'm curious to know your evidence. Your opinion might not change mine, a fact has a better chance.

[saturates_space]

We don't socialize, the clock gets louder. We do, it gets quieter. It is my experience that time always has something to do with everything. It's the moment that you ignore its importance, or even that it exists, that you lose. In some form, in some way, you lose... something, everything. This clock and its incessant ticking is no different to me and it seems quite obvious a fact in favor of my opinion. Anyone who ignores the importance of a clock that has such influence over us... well...

[There's a dark laugh here, one that melts into a low, inhuman rattling sound.]

[intheblanks]

[Interesting, but he's already differentiated himself from humanity, and Chase has enough interspecies clinic cases not to pause for more than a minute before replying.]

I wouldn't argue that it's a tool. It's the idea that they couldn't manipulate us without it I find questionable - there are accounts that the thing's been stopped before. Important, but not completely intrinsic to function.

[saturates_space]

Once again, I will disagree for reasons already stated. However, I do find it interesting that the clock has been stopped before. Were you witness to such a thing?