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>Do you know a medical doctor?
Eh, not really. All the good ones work for mining companies. The only one I know of is... less than legitimate.
>Take a look at the back of the vehicle, to confirm it's an ore-hallucination. You're gonna want to tell him about it eventually... Also take a look around, see if anything's nearby.
I look at the back, but I don't see anything.
I turn to Raph
"Uh, I think what you may have seen might be the symptom of interacting with something with hallucinogenic properties..."
"I didn't put anything like that in my vape. You have a nailgun, right? Why don't you fire a few shots, just to be sure?"
"Look... I went through a similar thing before, ok? It started with me seeing a shadow too."
"This thing isn't a shadow. It's like... an outline, but I only notice it at the corner of my eye. It doesn't work if you try to look directly at it."
"Well, uh... Make peace with your ghost, however long it may follow you."
I imagine this is how I'd sound if I told anyone about Clay, more the reason why I should keep it to myself.
>make a funny face at Kiero.
He seems too concentrated on eating than to see me do something foolish. For the best, perhaps.
>Warn Axyl about effects of ore.
I don't know if he has been exposed to it though. He did describe seeing a shadow, but that might just have been a person. I still don't know if the ore only effects Tobaks or not. Its full effects and origins are still completely unknown to me. Is it even from this planet? I sure hope it's worth something for all the trouble.
How about you offer Kiero a hand?
"Need a hand with that?"
>"It's ok! You've already done a bunch for me, I should be able to do this by myself."
"I wanted to ask another thing. What's your hive like?"
>"My hive? I suppose you could say they are a lot like me. We tend to be pretty serious at times, but we each have a softer side who we only show to those we trust. Some of us are pretty small like myself, with origins from jungles, while others are a lot taller, like some of the red grass and snow guys. Not to mention the queen! But in general, a lot of us are on the shorter side, at least compared to a lot of the other aliens. Let's see... We have some history, but in general, we have been a hive that got comfortable around caves since the primitive days and tried to become an asteroid mining company sometime after a really big hive war. The asteroid thing didn't pan out so well and we became an interplanetary excavation company soon after, and we came to this planet during its big 'gold rush' so to speak."
"I think I've seen a few of you guys working for the other companies."
>"Really? We don't... Oh, you're probably thinking of rogues. As far as we know, my hive is the only hive operating on this planet."
"What's a rogue?"
>"In simple terms, someone who is exiled from their hive, and is on their own. It's the last thing a neumono wants to be. It's... not a good existence, from what I understand. Many prefer death than to be alone."
Seems to describe my scavenging partner, even though he isn’t an alien.
"Grim."
>"I don't mean to bum you out! As much as I dislike feeling the empathy they give off, I try my best not to contribute to their misery. Next time you meet one, try to be nice to them, ok?"
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