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crystal. crashes in here

[technologist]

[ Early evening on some nebulous date, sounding resigned: ]

We've been invited to a party. Wysteria's throwing it, so it's probably just drinks and gossip and croquet.

[hacker]

"We" have been invited to country club shenanigans? [ she sounds skeptical. something thumps in the background. daisy's breath comes out hard. ] She has processed that I'm not Simmons, right?

[technologist]

Yeah, of course. She thinks Simmons is bloody Victorian Jane Goodall.

[ Simmons would be thrilled. Obvious implication: this is a bad description of Daisy. ]

It's to raise funds for one of her research projects. The rich locals love gawking at Rifters, so... [ Haplessly trailing off. Welcome to the zoo?? ]

[hacker]

So you think we should put on a fez and wind ourselves up.

[ this place is a circus, and they're the monkeys. she sighs. ]

Why not? It's not like I've got anything better to do.