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So, I guess we shouldn't act like this is not going on. Some of us are sick, and by the sound of it, things are going to get worse.

I'm guessing that some people are already looking for a cure? If you're interested in trying to find a way to stop this thing in its tracks, you should respond here! Because if those people all put their heads together, we might be able to beat this thing.

I don't know that much about this sort of stuff, but I thought it would be good to get people talking so we can work this out as a team. After all, if this goes where we think it's going, it'll be a bad situation for everyone, right?

Thanks!

- Sora

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Maybe. Although I guess we should also have some back-up plans worked out. If things get really bad, how are we supposed to deal with it?

A good question. If we're really to take certain people at their exact word... we might have to consider the option of quarantining people at night.

Yeah, that's what I was wondering about. But how do we do that?

Hmm. I believe I have a key to my room. Can you recall if you have one to yours as well?

I think so, yeah! But do you really think locking ~~ourse~~ people in will be enough?

As unwelcome as this may be: who exactly are you seeking to protect with a... quarantine?

Whoever those people might end up attacking.

I would also urge you to consider that such a thing tends to make for... sitting targets if there might be those of a mind to act in that way.

Isn't that a risk we'd have to take?

There is a cost and benefit to every decision. So long as you are comfortable with the costs.

Though I would caution against doing so with too much haste. The course of the... illness is still unknown.

It's just one option. And we have to consider as many of them as we can.

There aren't terribly many options to begin with, unfortunately.

Maybe we just have to think harder!

The true issue is the paucity of resources, really.

~~Pau~~

Yeah, that is a problem. But we can't give up before we've even started.

Please don't think I'm suggesting that. As I said, I will continue my work.

Ideally, locking people in their rooms would keep all parties safe. I should hope others wouldn't take it as an opportunity to do something stupid and needless.

It's naive to think that even a majority will act nobly when faced with something they might consider a monster.

Honestly, I don't think that. People don't act like themselves when they think they're in danger. But if it comes to that and we must isolate those who might become dangerous, I would think that would be enough to satisfy everyone.

Do you really think people might go that far and attack them? That would be like breaking into a prison to beat up a sentenced inmate.

[Hesitation mark.]

The petty violence of others has long since ceased to surprise me.

I sincerely hope nothing like that comes to pass. People don't need more reasons to start targeting each other in here.

I suppose it wouldn't do any harm to try thinking of preventative measures, in any case. Or other potential answers.

As you like. That is not my area of expertise.

If people become so scared that they think about attacking others, then they just need to be reassured. But that kind of panic is extreme. People know better than that.

- Tsubaki

I should hope so. If locking people in doesn't work, I think we might be in a lot of trouble.

Guess we'll see...

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