day nine;

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[Golly gee whiz Alice? is doing a lot of running around today.

AND IT'S NOT ABOUT TO STOP because here he is, skittering around and looking for a certain shady asshole they all know and love.

And once he finds Alvin--]

Oi, hey, Alvin--I need you for a sec.

[He sounds a bit more confident today at least?]

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[betraitor]

[a bit more confident is exactly what alice? needs, so good job, buddy. though really, alvin doesn't expect it right now.

so when his attention is called, he'll at least focus it there and take it seriously enough, even if he's not expecting anything too groundbreaking at the moment.]

Sure—what's up? [he probably has no business sounding this casual right now, but alvin's gonna alvin to the end.]

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[Yeah this is definitely going to be a normal total conversation!!!]

... Honestly, I'm not even sure where to start. [SO MUCH...]

But--look, how much do you trust me not to be a crazy murderer?

[betraitor]

You know that's a loaded question in a place like this, don't you?

[but if nothing else, it does get him to take things a bit more seriously—starting off a conversation like that definitely has alvin wondering already just what he has to say.]

Probably a little less than some people here, but I'd say even if you're doing the murdering, it's not the crazy type. [of course, he could be incredibly wrong about that...

but even if he is, he's also pretty sure stating any distrust is not going to help him here anyway.]

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... Yeah, I get it.

[There's a lengthy pause, and then--]

But... I know you're not one of them. The Staff, I mean. So I'm here to chat.

[betraitor]

[yeah, definitely not what alvin's expecting to hear right now. that's a loaded statement to make, and definitely raises a lot of questions.

is that faith, or just knowing more than he let on? alvin's not too sure, so he quirks a brow before settling a bit.]

Didn't think I'd be hearing anyone say something like that to me today. [because as ever, alvin doesn't confirm or deny so easily.]

...So what did you want to chat about, then?

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[A sigh, and he shoves his hands more deeply into his pockets, contemplative.]

...A chance to get outta here. You've gotta decide for yourself how much you wanna believe, though. All I can tell you is that I know you're not Staff, and it's not because I'm Staff.

[It's definitely for Other Reasons.]

[betraitor]

...Sounds like a convincing case already, with all that vague explanation.

[but alvin doesn't seem entirely off-put by it. he doesn't even question it more, instead focusing on what may be the more important part of it.]

My ears are open to whatever you've got to say. A chance to get out of here is a lot more compelling than anything else I've heard today.

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I can't tell you much more, especially not like this.

[Alice? flips open a notebook then, grabbing a pencil and scribbling out:]

And especially not out loud. I hear our resident Judy doesn't want us to get out of here until the experiment's done. Sounds like it's how her programming works.

So we need to be careful. But I wanted to float the idea by you first so you're not surprised if shit goes down.

[betraitor]

[he takes a moment to read what alice? has written down—a smart tactic when ears are on them.

(not that he trusts that it can't be seen either, but he'll roll with it.)

there isn't really much for alvin to say yet, though, so he just looks to alice? and offers a nod. whatever ideas he wants to float, alvin will listen and they can figure it out from there. it's not like he's any position to refuse right now, anyway.]