"Most of the time, we're unaware that it's happening. There are no sensations, no discomfort." He shifts, resting an arm against the edge of the spring, and frowns.
"Then there are other times, when they take a more proactive approach in manipulating us for whatever emotion they seek to elicit. Providing facilities to generate feelings of joy, or even extreme measures, like reverting us to our childhood selves in order to generate feelings of hope... Then, other times, their effects on us are less intentional. When Sorrow was resurrected, the entire city fell into misery and regret..."
He sighs. "On the whole, they try to take care of us, and we in turn help them in order to survive. But it is rather difficult to shake feeling kept like livestock, or like a living battery."
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"Then there are other times, when they take a more proactive approach in manipulating us for whatever emotion they seek to elicit. Providing facilities to generate feelings of joy, or even extreme measures, like reverting us to our childhood selves in order to generate feelings of hope... Then, other times, their effects on us are less intentional. When Sorrow was resurrected, the entire city fell into misery and regret..."
He sighs. "On the whole, they try to take care of us, and we in turn help them in order to survive. But it is rather difficult to shake feeling kept like livestock, or like a living battery."