Chaos;Child ~Children's Collapse~ 7

Chaos Child 7

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Chapter 7: Keep going 01

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I finished.

Do it again.

…Why?

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Again.
Why?

Again.

The broken record* method?
*A technique wherein one repeats the same commands to e.g. children with developmental disorders.

You’re welcome to do so, but you could be a bit kinder about it.

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Here.

…And this is?

Beth’s to-date experimental data.
/ Look it over. There’s an experiment tonight.
I can come?!

Beth requested you herself.
/ Here, we prioritize the children’s wishes.

I finished.

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Again.
Why? I finished.

Erin, do it again.

…Honestly, I opposed you being in charge of her. You haven’t been here long enough.
/ But you have gotten used to our methods, if only just.

Mmngh?

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You made sure to call her “Erin,”
not “Girl lacking facial recognition skills.”

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[sfx]: click

…

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<jp>
It’s good, steady data.
Knew her temporal lobe numbers would be strong.

But there’s no data about that [em]phenomenon[/em], not that I’d expect there to be.
Still…

At that moment, she tilted her head.
Wouldn’t have done much, but it would’ve slightly increased the pressure on her temporal lobe.

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The temporal lobe handles memory, speech…
and [em]hearing and music[/em].

I’ll figure it out!
</jp>

Why?

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You need to be punished for taking her away the other day.
Which means you won’t be present for the experiment.

But the person in charge of the child is supposed to be there for her experiment!

…

Or is there something you don’t want me knowing?

The final choice is mine to make.
Accept it.

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Huh…?
But you’re in charge of me now!

…Yeah.
And yet I’m not allowed to be there, apparently.

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Hey,
/ about the music trick—
STOP!

It’s a secret.
/ I wasn’t even supposed to let you hear.

On Claire’s orders?

…

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Mio, put your favorite songs on here.
I want to hear Japanese music.

<jp>
I have bigger things to be doing right now, so why…
[sfx]: Waaaaaah!

Gotta get my hands on some clue, fast.

[sfx]: Huff
Or else I’m never gonna catch up to…

[sfx]: sniff

…What are you doing?

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No bugs, it would seem.
[sfx]: rattle

…What’re you here for?

There’s signs that someone on the outside rifled through our lab’s database.
[sfx]; step down

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What they looked at, Mio,
was almost certainly your personal data.

…When?

Just the other day.
/ The day after you ignored my phone call.
And you’re saying someone here did it?!

We don’t know. Even Hashida couldn’t catch them.
But with this being our only lead…

…And?
Why come all this way when you could’ve told me over the phone?

Oh Mio…
/ Couldn’t you choose your words a bit more carefully?

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This simply added to my list of reasons why I wanted to see the Coleman Institute firsthand.
The standard terminals aside, the research machines here are all stand-alone. We can’t peak at them from outside.
/ And besides…

I wanted to see you again.
It’s good to see you’re doing well.

…

[sfx]: Flip

I technically do have permission to observe,
/ so won’t you show me around?

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…Sorry, but someone else already asked me to do something.

Just grab the first person you see and have them help you.

…?
Okay. All right.

I’ll see you later.</jp>
[sfx]: close

…

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<no text>

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Who’re you…?

<jp> Isn’t she…? </jp>

I’m Mio’s…
/ Well, I suppose I’m her friend.

Mio has friends?!

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You and Mio must be close.
/ We met once before. Do you remember?

You know, at the party hall.

[sfx]: clap clap clap clap clap clap


[sfx]: splash

[sfx]; roll

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[sfx]: type

<jp>
Dammit, I could half-ass this and she’d never even know…
[sfx]: type
I wanted to see you again.
It’s good to see you’re doing well.

…What am I to her, 5?

Isn’t this…
</jp>

[sfx]: vibrate

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BETH!

What happened?
Oh, uh… I think she had an attack?

[sfx]: slump

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…Better now?

…Mm-hm.
Thanks.

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--I apologize for the trouble,
[sfx]: step

Miss Makise.