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[roseblooms]

It's my understanding that if a person here has ruled out the possibility of experiencing changes beneath either the Sanguis or Cordis moons, by process of elimination they can reasonably assume to be affected by Iris. It's also my understanding that these cycles seem to last around five days, which means that Iris is set to begin slightly less than a week from now.

With such limited time until that occurs, I'd like to solicit some advice about what to expect from Iris, and perhaps begin making arrangements to best cope with it when it occurs next week.

One preliminary tip I've gathered thus far is to expect to remain isolated and indoors for the duration. With that in mind, I intend to stockpile some food, clothing, and sources of entertainment that will help to last the duration. However, if there's more I should anticipate, I would certainly welcome the advance warning.

On a final note, not related to the above: if xX_Funkmaster69_Xx should happen to be reading this, I would like to offer an apology for pulling aggro on Venomfang the Tomb Behemoth and then immediately redirecting the full focus of his not inconsequential ire onto you.

Let me clarify — I would like to apologize, but regrettably I cannot, as that would necessitate being sorry to begin with. Kindly refrain from stealing my kills in the future.

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[roseblooms]

Jellyfish. I suppose that...could be worse. Bioluminescence and tentacles?

[evilgrows]

Bingo. Translucence, too, so you really get that unhealthy glow to show through. If that's all it involved, it'd be less of an issue than it is.

But you get the idea.

[roseblooms]

If the worst that happens to me is that I spend five days glowing in the dark, I'll consider it a stroke of good fortune.

Need I arrange for companionship during the Iris period? Some others have suggested it.

[evilgrows]

Good luck with that.

It's probably a good idea if you're into that. I opted for a few different alternative methods which had varying degrees of success.

[roseblooms]

Alternative methods. Taking matters into your own hands, I presume?

[evilgrows]

Pretty much.

I've been working on perfecting a few methods for this time around. We'll see how effective they end up being.

[roseblooms]

Really? I'm curious to know what you've come up with. Purely in an academic sense, that is — I'm intrigued by your determination to combat the problem rather than simply resigning yourself to it.

[evilgrows]

Let's just say I'm not particularly social. If I can handle things by myself, it's easier than requiring assistance.

Let's just say my current plans are mechanical, automated, and preferable.

[roseblooms]

Your username suddenly seems altogether apt. You're going to build some sort of machine?

[evilgrows]

Yeah, you'll find that's a thing I do.

But I already have, rudimentary as it is. I've been working on perfecting it with a better understanding of the technology here. Always good to have a project.

[roseblooms]

And this rudimentary machine of yours, how...aware is it?

[evilgrows]

Oh, completely unaware. I haven't even bothered to try AI with this thing. Don't know if I even will.

[roseblooms]

Well, that's a relief. I'm not certain the world needs a self-aware therapeutic robot; such things are already complicated enough by humans.

[evilgrows]

Now THAT is the euphemism to end all euphemisms. But don't worry, I don't see any reason to add any kind of unpredictability to something that needs to be reliable.