[She lets out a soft sigh of relief.] This certainly beats out a tinfoil helmet.
[She gives a tentative hop, then sits in midair. Without all the mindstatic it is much easier to focus, and her expression grows studious and worried. Elbow on knee, fist on chin.] It's true, then. It's spreading as well as getting worse. First the Deck and common areas, then the communications net and the private areas. The CES isn't yet corrupted and I don't think the Garden will be...there's a light around it. But I might be wrong.
If this goes on, it will overload people with fear, make them feel isolated and invaded, and they will turn on each other unless successfully encouraged to turn to each other. And I wonder if that isn't all deliberate. Psychological warfare.
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[She gives a tentative hop, then sits in midair. Without all the mindstatic it is much easier to focus, and her expression grows studious and worried. Elbow on knee, fist on chin.] It's true, then. It's spreading as well as getting worse. First the Deck and common areas, then the communications net and the private areas. The CES isn't yet corrupted and I don't think the Garden will be...there's a light around it. But I might be wrong.
If this goes on, it will overload people with fear, make them feel isolated and invaded, and they will turn on each other unless successfully encouraged to turn to each other. And I wonder if that isn't all deliberate. Psychological warfare.