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[despicableglee]

I've heard it said before that rising temperatures cause flaring tempers... Does that factor into the hijinks of this world?

Hey, veteran residents: What's the forecast for the season?

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[continuousgroaning]

i think it depends on what kind of weirdness is going on???

last year around this time we had all sorts of strange animals appearing

I want to go back to that

[despicableglee]

Is that so?
Are "strange animals" a recurring item here, or have we moved markedly away and may see a repeat of the "strange plants" instead?

[continuousgroaning]

I'd like a repeat, but no, it's not a regular thing

there were unicorns and jackalopes and all kinds of animals

but the problem was, without the nanites they were in poor health

[despicableglee]

Aren't sick, miserable animals normal as it is? I've been to a zoo.

[continuousgroaning]

well, i guess so, now that you mention it

but this wasn't a disease any of us could help fix

[despicableglee]

It doesn't sound like I missed too much if it was just watching sick creatures die...

[continuousgroaning]

we were asked by the government to go searching for them, actually

It was kinda fun

i got to hunt for unicorns, which is something I never thought i'd do outside of fanfiction

[despicableglee]

Did you get to watch it die in abject misery?

[continuousgroaning]

What??? no!!! why would i do something like that

[despicableglee]

If they were in such poor health, what else would there be to do BUT watch them die?

[continuousgroaning]

bring them to someone who could heal them

in this case we handed them over to the government so they could be given nanites and heal up

[despicableglee]

I haven't seen any unicorns around...I take it that means they died anyway?

[continuousgroaning]

My therapy horse company took some in

as did other imPorts

[despicableglee]

Oh.
So "happily ever after" then?

[continuousgroaning]

Yeah!!! well, unless the imPort owners left

it's always a problem when someone leaves a pet behind, but they usually get adopted

[despicableglee]

If they're found before they starve, you mean?

[continuousgroaning]

do you enjoy finding the worst-case scenario???

[despicableglee]

What do you mean?
I simply think it's worth considering!

[continuousgroaning]

well, I don't!!

[despicableglee]

What a shame. I find such discussions interesting.

[continuousgroaning]

what do you find interesting about it, exactly

[despicableglee]

Exactly? That'd be tough to answer pretty concisely all on the spot like this!

[continuousgroaning]

i won't bother wondering, then