any way to distract and sedate

“Why would I know something like that? I work in the lower levels of area 4. I barely know what goes on in the other areas unless somebody tells me.” She blinks a few more times. “...hhhh, there are many reasons it could have happened. It has derailed quite a few times lately. I don’t know why. It’s always terrible. You should be grateful you weren’t on it, though... if you don’t work here, perhaps it wasn’t allowed.”

She blinks rapidly at them both. "What are you taking about? What are you saying, hhhh, what. I don't understand. What cow? What sandwich? I'm trying to make sure I'm not seeing things!" Her voice wavers, reaching a hysterical pitch as she bats the napkin away. "Don't play with me!"

Hnnngh, hello, I’m a worker Elsen. Though I’m usually in…in Shachihata stamping forms, sometimes I use the…the internet to talk to other people. So, uh, what would you like to talk about?

Do you ever doubt that the world will be the same when you wake up? That some small thing will have changed that you won’t notice until it’s too late?

Father your honor may I explain My brain has claimed its glory over me

“I-I was in a different Zone before this one.” A worse Zone his tone hints, but he continues. “I-I understand…Neither do I…” He whispers, as he knows the walls have ears once the Elsen start filing into the cafeteria for breakfast. “But…H-Happy here or n-not, we h-have to go to work…”

"I know, I know... Hhh, which zone?" It's hard to imagine the other three could possibly be worse. She knew Dedan was often loud and angry but fair, and Japhet... hardly seemed to be around at all. There was nothing in zone 0. What could be be speaking of?

At this, Denis seem to shrink and cower, as if there were a horror movie playing behind his eyes. “…Oh yes….M-Mister Enoch can be q-quite scary…” He rubs a finger over the lip of his cup, staring into the liquid. “Y-yes, Keeping y-your job is important. I-it’s why I haven’t left.”

"I don't even know how I ended up here. Hhh, I feel like I've always been here. Maybe that's... maybe it's from something else." Better to not bring up the pastel thing. "But I can't remember having any job before this one. I don't want it anymore." She draws in a shaky breath. "Hhh, I want to leave..."