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If you remember any of these details, please reply with the following information:

An estimate of how much time passed between nightfall and when you lost consciousness
How many people you traveled with, if you left your room
Where you traveled
Any monsters you encountered

I'll be using the info to figure out what variables affect the institute's time dilation. If I'm right, we'll be able to maximize the time we're conscious and plan around predictable pitfalls.

If you couldn't keep track of time last night, please do so tonight. I'll be collecting data for three days before posting the results.

[added slightly later]

If you're unable to answer the first question because you found it unusually difficult to keep track of time, please note that as well.

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I'd like to help you, but I'm afraid I got knocked out by something for part of it and wouldn't be able to give an accurate estimate.

- Robin Prower

Just couldn't take kindhearted advice there, could you?

Hey, I didn't even leave the block.

On your way to the game room, I imagine.

Here's another friendly tip: If you do decide to neglect useful advice, don't try to make it through the sun room. You're lucky something got you when it did.

That's hardly fair.

Go drink your hot chocolate.

Hot chocolate?

What, were you in a fog this morning?

54 minutes.
Myself and one other person.
Main hallway east, center, and west, the stairwells on each end, the same hallways on the second floor, general storage, and the main file room.
A brainwashed patient and a large spider.

Thank you for the information.

Spiders seem to be a common problem here.

If it gave you any trouble, you might find this useful in the future.

[arrow pointing here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned_bulletin/236913.html?thread=7685233#t7685233)]

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I know more than enough about arachnid anatomy to take care of myself. Save your effort for someone who needs it.

I'd estimate perhaps two hours.
I was with two others, but one disappeared partway through.
We went to the Chapel, and then a nearby room with medicine.
And we engaged a "cat" in combat.

Disappeared? Were they separated from you, or did they vanish altogether? Have you seen them since?

They completely disappeared. Of the ways I know how to find people, all were useless. It's like he never was.

We haven't seen him since. We're trying to keep an eye out for him. [arrow to here]

Oh! Um, I guess.... a few hours? Maybe more? For some reason it was really hard to keep track of time....

I was with one other person, we met in a hallway. Um. We tried to go through the Sun Room, but there was something going on in there and some nice girls asked us if we could go around. We went out to the soccer field, and we were attacked by a....a....

It looked like a zombie dog.

I hope that's helpful.

That sounds like the time dilation I mentioned. Many people find it hard to keep track of time, and I've heard it compared to a dream. I don't think this is solely perception; it seems like the institute is altering time in some way.

Thank you for the information.

Um... I'm not really sure how long it was. Maybe an hour or so? We talked in my room for a little while and then we tried going upstairs. We went all the way down the hall and found an old looking mail room, but there was a really, really, really gross spider in there! Not like a tiny little one you could step on, but like HUUUUUUUGE!! It was totally GROSS!! And it landed RIGHT ON ME!!! ~~AND IF I EVER SEE IT AGAIN I'LL DO MORE THAN JUST BEAT IT TO DEATH WITH ITS OWN LEGS! I'LL KILL YOU, YOU STUPID BUG!!!~~ It's enough to make you never wanna go out at night again! Ugh! I hate this place!!

An icky bug attacked us too. It was gross. And it hurt.

Ew... they're all over the place, I hate them!!

Were you in the mail room or one of the adjacent storage rooms as well?

Thank you for the information.

If the spider was anatomically similar a normal Earth spider, the easiest way to kill it would be to force something long into one of its eyes, aiming back towards the bulk of its body. That's where the brain should be located. If the thickness of the exoskeleton is proportional that of a normal spider, its armor would be about three times as hard to break as human bone. The eyes are the only unprotected parts near anything vital.

EW! That's really disgusting!

But very efective. You aren't afraid of getting some eye gunk on your hands are you?

Eye gunk?! EW!!! I don't want to touch anything's eye gunk! Especially not a big nasty SPIDER!!! YUCK!!

If its eye gunk or your life, which would you choose?

Can't I kill it and not get eye gunk all over me?! What's plan C?!

Hopefully you can kill it without getting eye gunk all over you, but to prolong your life, you may have to resolve yourself to getting eye gunk on yourself.

You can always freak out over the nastiness of it after the spider is dead. Then wash your hands.

[An arrow points to this bulletin]

Thank you.

Edited 2008-06-24 23:28 (UTC)

-Maybe about an hour? I'm not sure. It couldn't have been more than an hour and a half, though.
-Myself and three others.
-To the doctors' offices.
-None, thankfully.

Did you notice computers or clocks in any of the doctors' offices?

I'm...not sure what a computer is, so I can't be certain. As for clocks, I didn't see any. It was quite dark, though.

- Maybe an hour or two.
- I was with two people besides myself.
- We went outside to the pond, but there was already a fight going on. There was an Akuma, a demonic-looking woman(though as far as I could tell she was human), and a woman in a jester costume.

Next time I see you, you need to point this Akuma out to me. I am curious. Still don't want me to take care of that curse for you?

Ah, I'll try to do that. I'd hate for anyone to be hurt because they were unaware. Perhaps I should post a notice on the bulletin. I could draw a picture of him. And um, no, it's alright, I'll be fine, thank you.

Unless you can draw good, just don't.

Ok. But if you change your mind about my curse-removing services, let me know. And you know that letting other people know thing - keep in mind our little deal.

A few hours, I think.
Just one other person.
From the room blocks to the library on the second floor.
We were lucky enough to not encounter any.

Not that long at all. Half an hour, tops.
One other person.
We barely got outside the patient blocks.
Not enough time to.

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