Letters to the Phantom

[inside_yourmind]

[You may now write letters to the Phantom!

Each of you will find plenty of stationery in the drawers of your vanities, along with candles, a block of sealing wax, and a stamp with your initial on it. You can use these to seal your envelopes in style!

Letters may be dropped into the flap at the Box Office at any time. Replies will appear in your dressing rooms, occasionally quite quickly. Sitting in your room to keep watch won't let you see how they're brought; they'll just appear whenever you happen to leave or fall asleep. Yes, they can be delivered overnight. Probably don't think about it too hard.]

Comments

[herwiggles]

no Maybe?

I mean you! You're not a Gem, probably. So you're a human.

Can humans be phantoms too?

[inside_yourmind]

Yes. It's often used as a metaphor, to indicate someone mysterious or otherwise threatening.

[herwiggles]

oh

It does a pretty good job

but why do ya wanna be threatning?

[inside_yourmind]

You say that as if you do not think I am.

[herwiggles]

weeeell that whole trial thingy was pretty threatening near the end

But hey! Maybe you're not so bad under that all. I mean, you're a singing human in a mask!

[inside_yourmind]

Do you consider humans unthreatening? After everything you have seen here?

[herwiggles]

I dunno what was up with that Johnny guy but there's gotta be nicer ways to deal with stuff yknow?

plus the ones I know seem like fun!

[inside_yourmind]

They care very little for those who are different from themselves.

My situation is not the same as yours, of course, but you see how willing they are to destroy Jeremy's SQUIP. It is not a human; it is a thing which exists to serve the purpose they made it for. Rather like a Gem, in that way.

It is working to serve its function, as are you. But they are going to destroy it for that. Do you feel that you will be safe forever?

[herwiggles]

well yeah

we all have to serve our function, but I don't think jeremy likes having the SQUIP in him. being controlled by someone else doesn't feel right

but they wouldn't get rid of me, would they? I haven't done anything wrong

[inside_yourmind]

People like that are fickle. They can throw you away even if you always do everything right.

He may not like it now, but he chose it. I believe it is...unfair. To create the SQUIP for one function, obtain it to perform that function for you, and then penalize it for doing so.