Idk

[fluid mauve]

It has no form...
No will...
No reason...
All it wants is nothing but for reality to be compromised...

[jolly goblet]

(is this the next season? or the cycle restarted just because now I'm lost)

[pastel vale]

Cool cool, where is he?

[fluid mauve]

EVERYWHERE...

[pastel vale]

(no, next season is a new story.)

[pastel vale]

Okay- where's his physical manifestation?

[fluid mauve]

IT HAS NONE...

[pastel vale]

Then when is it going to suddenly appear to laugh at us?

[fluid mauve]

NOW!

[pastel vale]

Charybdis spins around

[fluid mauve]

nothing

[gaunt jetty]

(Yes the trio still stayed around the Sea, now are somewhere else.)

[pastel vale]

I seriously dislike the fact that you are too scared to take a physical form.

[fluid mauve]

I seriously dislike the fact you think you can STOP THE END!

Its inevitable!

[pastel vale]

Okay then, when can I shake your hand and tell you good fing job at ending everything?

[fluid mauve]

Oh what a shame you'll never witness that moment...

Quiet...

...

[pastel vale]

Oh my god.

[fluid mauve]

It stopped...

[pastel vale]

So what now?

[fluid mauve]

By now, almost every single entrance to the void has been sealed... almost...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis facepalms

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: Pops in.

...What happened with you two?

[pastel vale]

Oh hi.

[fluid mauve]

No idea...

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...In that meantime...

They got in...Can't contact Kurtis from here at surface.

[fluid mauve]

Who...?

[pastel vale]

Uh-

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...A few people, and Kurtis and his family...Most entrances are compromised though...

Dragon Slayer is taking the lead at surface.

[fluid mauve]

The sun vanishes today...

[pastel vale]

So we did around and wait?

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...Seems like there is something else asides from the Void Worm operating on this...

One i know...I fucking told Final Frontier would bother us...

Another entity is being a problem too, but in the Void Sea...Not sure which one is yet.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis tilts her head back and sighs

Soooooo what now?

[fluid mauve]

HOM looks at you, the static in his eyes less prominent
I don't know...

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...So you're just taking it in HOM? We all know what we should do...To the Void Sea.

[fluid mauve]

Thats assuming we know where an active entrance is...

[jolly goblet]

(are they around the void or somewhere? sorry if i ask too much)

[pastel vale]

you notice a slight gold sheen in Charybdis eyes

[fluid mauve]

(In navy pearl)

[pastel vale]

I can't go in that way. I've already been rejected once.

I might as well do something else.
Is Mouse here?

[fluid mauve]

(@fervent rivet ?)

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...If you can't go in...You're holding ground to something...Pride?

[pastel vale]

Nope. Lost that.

[fluid mauve]

Every single gaurdian is Karma locking every entrance with an impossible to reach karma level...

[pastel vale]

I don't do Karma.

I'm still an Ancient/Android, remember?

[fluid mauve]

Still, we're not getting in there with the infected gaurdians around...

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...I know a way in...There is a problem about it though.

[fluid mauve]

Spit it...

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...One of us are not coming back.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis bites her lip

[fluid mauve]

What do you mean by that...?

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...A true death.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis steps away
If I don't go, does there still have to be a death?

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...It is a one way go...Someone has to stay behind.

[pastel vale]

What if we disguised ourselves? I can make it seem as though I am infected- we could get past the guardians!

[fluid mauve]

Not even the infected get past them...

[pastel vale]

Could one of them get past?

If all they saw is another infected Guardian, they could get past!

[fluid mauve]

Thats not how it works...

[pastel vale]

Hold on-

Will they attack each other?

[fluid mauve]

They know whats real and whats fake...

[pastel vale]

DO THEY ATTACK EACH OTHER?

IF ONE OF THEM CAME BY, WILL THEY ATTACK IT?

YES OR NO?

[fluid mauve]

Stop...

[pastel vale]

Just give me a goddang answer.

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...I think i see the problem here now.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis takes in a deep breath
Explain.

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: Points to HOM.

He is the problem.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis's eyes go wide
No.

Charybdis steps in front of HOM

[fluid mauve]

I have no control over this...

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...Do you really not have...Or do you think you don't?

[pastel vale]

But I do. And right now? You're the solution. This is ending my way.

HOM feels a knife go into his abdomen. It's one of the power absorption ones.

[fluid mauve]

nothing
HOM sheds a tear
Oh...
You're no better than my kind...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis absorbs a good chunk of the static from HOM. Not all of it, but enough to make him extremely weak.

[fluid mauve]

HOM collapses, on his hands and knees

Please...

[pastel vale]

Chary's voice is shaking
You can't always be ethical.

[fluid mauve]

Stop...

[pastel vale]

I won't take it all. You need it.

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...I did not mean this way Charybdis.

[pastel vale]

Static seems to bleed from Chary a little bit.
I already absorbed the True Venator a while ago. I am a guardian. I now have the static.

Just teleport me there.

[fluid mauve]

The static seems to work against you

It start to eat away at you

PLEASE...
MAKE IT STOP...
I DON'T WANNA HURT ANYONE ELSE...

STOP...
STOP...
STOP...

[pastel vale]

The static suddenly is forced down contained
Dreamchaser, teleport me.

Charybdis steps away

I'm sorry.

HOM falls unconscious.

Not him again...

[fluid mauve]

Hahaha...
Hahahah!
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!```

THE LOOK HE HAD ON HIS FACE!```

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...I guess i was right of my own suspicion.

Sigh.

...Am i hearing ghosts again?

[fluid mauve]

EXPUNGED!!!```

All because someone didn't think before they acted!

Shame! Shame! Shame!

[pastel vale]

Yeah I'm shameful as hell. Dreamchaser, teleport me now.

You can lecture me after this.

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...I didn't mean you to attack him...

But...It will have to work now.

Looks at HOM and the blood...Then catches it.

...Okay, we should go.

Warps with Charybdis to a...Red Sanctuary.

[pastel vale]

Where are we?

Charybdis takes off her mask and places it on the ground

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...A temple where the Ancients used to praise a god of the hell...Yes, i can perform rites.

Beware of the floor...Its old blood.

[pastel vale]

Alrighty. Buddy is in the void- so let's bring a physical manifestation of him to here.

You notice the gold sheen is more prominent in Chary's eyes

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...Its not Buddy...I don't know who is it either...But it is mocking us frequently.

[pastel vale]

Not the goblin, B U D D Y. The creature that gave itself to be apart of HOM. Saint theorized that she could still be somewhere deep inside the sea.

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: Theories are theories when you don't stop and listen.

Just how you decided to stab HOM.

[pastel vale]

Theories are still theories until you act on them.

Right now my goal is to get the creature that the static was first seen in was Buddy.

(brb)

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...I wished it was like this.

She draws a red circle with the blood she got in ground.

...It should make you go there but...

It can be anywhere...Only the fresh blood of the guilty will work.

[pastel vale]

...
I'm willing to do anything if it means things are better.

Do you need my blood?

[gaunt jetty]

Dreamchaser: ...Just stay there in the circle...

If there is something he did...Even if is just a manifest of it...

It should make you go.

She starts chanting in a unknown language.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis deactivates her device

Alright.

I'm willing to make things worse for the better.

Charybdis unties her cloak and lays all of her equipment on the ground, pistol, shotgun, wrist blade. All except for a few power absorption knives, she has nothing.

[gaunt jetty]

(Guess Skrimshaw gone.)

[fluid mauve]

(Naw, just watchin)

(I just dont got input)

[pastel vale]

(Just image going off when everybody is heading to a bossfight and then you come back and it's a blood ritual)

[gaunt jetty]

...You just start to see a image of somewhere...Then it actually comes to be a location.

[pastel vale]

Whoa...

BUDDY??

[fluid mauve]

No responce

[gaunt jetty]

That's a purer Void Fluid standing at your front.

Not soo long...Some distant shouting in the sky announces the incoming of a big figure you can see...Looks like a...Dragon?

[pastel vale]

Dangit.
Charybdis moves under one of the weird tree things

[gaunt jetty]

Seems to move closer...Then goes away...Then you feel a grapple from the tree...Like worm grass, but acid.

[pastel vale]

Fu!
Charybdis rips away from it and jogs away

[gaunt jetty]

These small yellow figures around start trying to bite you...Seem like crickets...Is this whole zone trying to attack you?

[fluid mauve]

(Where are we going with this?)

[pastel vale]

Chary: Heelloooo??```

[pastel vale]

(not entirely sure, looking for static in the void I'm guessing)

[gaunt jetty]

You see someone approaching...Some slugcat appearently.

?: ...What the hell...

At least you're not affected by static.

[fluid mauve]

Your stomach churns with a sharp pain

[pastel vale]

(I gtg for a bit, may be back soon)

[fervent rivet]

(I was in cooking class, sorry)

[gaunt jetty]

(O, food generation.)

[fervent rivet]

Mouse raises up, holding her head.

[fluid mauve]

(You're both at Navy Pearl btw)

[fervent rivet]

(Got it)

(Let’s say Mouse was asleep when she was taken there)

[gaunt jetty]

(Ah yes, even assistant is dependant of bot.)

[pastel vale]

Yeah- maybe not. Who are you?

[gaunt jetty]

?: Crouches a bit, feeling its stomatch.

Ow...It...It doesn't really matter...

Points to the ruins.

There is some odd stuff happening there...

Seems like...Static...Even before we got here there was some of it between the creatures..

[fluid mauve]

(Not you, Chary)

[gaunt jetty]

(There wasn't any indicator of who, couldn't tell.)

[fluid mauve]

(Sorry)

[pastel vale]

That's exactly what I'm looking for.

Charybdis heads toward the ruins

[gaunt jetty]

At Surface...

There is only one slugcat around the zone keeping an eye on Assistant and Mouse while the others try to fight whats outside...Seems to be a red one, not much armored...But it has two spears.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant hides behind Mouse and failed to sign something in panic

[jolly goblet]

(carer comes back lol)

[fervent rivet]

Mouse turns around, looking directly at the assistant. There is a singular spear on her back.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant points at the creature

[gaunt jetty]

?: Looks at them.

...What's wrong?

[fervent rivet]

The scavenger’s eyes narrow, her hand slowly grabbing the spear.

[gaunt jetty]

?: Narrows eyes.

...

Grabs a spear.

You...Stop right there.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse glared at ?, not entirely sure what to do.

[gaunt jetty]

?: Slowly walks towards Assistant, not looking away of Mouse.

...Get the spear in my back...Just in case you need.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant backs away and his ears go down a bit as he sees ? as a possible threat

[jolly goblet]

(I'm scare for mouse, oh no)

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks back at Assistant, before staring at ?, raising her spear.

[fluid mauve]

(HOM watching the world die rn)

[gaunt jetty]

?: Raises the spear as well.

...I'm trying to protect you guy...

What the hell...If the static outside wasn't enough..

[gaunt jetty]

("This is fine".)

[fluid mauve]

(Its more of a "I guess this is the end")

[fervent rivet]

The scavenger blinks, her eye twitching, before she looks at Assistant. Without another moment of hesitation, she throws the spear at assistant.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant suddenly FREAKS and tries to move but fails as the spear goes in his tail

The Assistant screams and bites Mouse's ankle

(I gtg for a bit)

[gaunt jetty]

?: Sighs...Then approaches both, trying to split up Assistant from Mouse.

Enough, both of you!

It seems like it wants to stab Mouse for a moment with how close the spear tip gets on her.

[fluid mauve]

The Pain in Chary's stomach grows little by little each passing minute

[fervent rivet]

Mouse steps back, looking at the pointed spear with anger.

[pastel vale]

(back)

The Assistant growls with anger and grief over the betrayal

[gaunt jetty]

?: ...God dammit...

He tries to pull Assistant away from her.

Calm down...Let me try to deal with that.

Looks at himself...Then sighs.

...Who am i mistaking...This was already predicted...

Everyone not thrilling there and fighting back going mad.

[fervent rivet]

The scav glares directly at him.

[pastel vale]

The assistant starts doing the Wawa of gtfo

[fervent rivet]

(This outta context is hilarious)

[pastel vale]

(screenshotting it)

[fluid mauve]

They already embraced the inevitable, why not join them?

[gaunt jetty]

At the ruins...

There is...Whole structures covered in moving flesh.

[pastel vale]

Geez.

Charybdis looks for any static

[fluid mauve]

Your eyes become more sensitive to light

[pastel vale]

Chary: Buddy? Does anybody here know HOM?```

[gaunt jetty]

...You see Dragons around...They're behaving odd though, being in ground and contorcing.

[pastel vale]

Nope. Charybdis moves and tries to enter the ruins

[fluid mauve]

You feel motion sick

[gaunt jetty]

At surface...

?: Shakes head...Then tries to knockout Mouse away from him, and gets Assistant.

N-no...Even me are...Ugh...

He tries to leave.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse is left in the building.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant squeals in confusion

[gaunt jetty]

With Charybdis...

You see Kurtis, Saint and Rain in the distance...They seem to be camped with Dragon Slayer and Warden, these last two you don't know much, especially Warden.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis waves and heads over to them

Have you seen any static?

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Notices first, waving.

...Oh hey guys look!

Rain: Sighs when she looks at you.

Goodness...We though you was going to be lost at surface..

Dragon Slayer: Looks below.

...Surface is already out of control.

Warden: ...Yes...We saw some.

[pastel vale]

Yeah, things happened.

I need to find the largest grouping of static, and I need it quick.

[gaunt jetty]

At surface...

The sky is getting red.

?: ...Oh no that's not good..

Puts Assistant down...Then hugs him.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant hugs back but is still super confused and tries to ask in scug

[fluid mauve]

You feel sick

[gaunt jetty]

At below...

Kurtis: ...It is time then...

Points down.

...The core matrix...Is waiting him.

...But we can only affect it after dealing with the worm...Or, Space Overlord.

Warden: ...You don't seem okay Charybdis.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis laughs
That's the most accurate statement I've heard today. Saint, you theorized that Buddy might be somewhere lost in the sea, can you give me any pointers?

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...It isn't Buddy.

Honestly...She wanted him to...Sacrifice himself to help us fix this place...

Half of hers are on him...

So after he did what he needed to...

He would find her again.

...Where is him though?

[fluid mauve]

( )

[gaunt jetty]

The surface has fallen in complete madness...And those who are still sane are just hiding away.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse is trying to keep herself calm in Navy Pearl. Deep regrets.

[fluid mauve]

Don't deny what comes naturally, its only your true nature running its course.

[pastel vale]

He's still upstairs working, but where is the other half? There has to be something left.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...He gets up.

...They can't tell when you lie being made of flesh, but i can being a Cyborg with cybernetics knowledge.

Everyone looks at you.

[pastel vale]

Ethics be damed he's alive, but he's not doing very good and he's going to be doing much worse if I can't get that other half.

I know- yes, it sounds like I'm chasing some random theory but this one I am confident on. I'm not repeating UNT's mistakes.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Did you attack him?

[pastel vale]

Charybdis does 100% cyborg brain activation
Correct. You can lecture me on it later, hell- you can kill me if this place doesn't.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...The core might be the other half...But a half which...Isn't good.

[pastel vale]

It's a half.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...And you have the other half, don't you?

[pastel vale]

Charybdis nods

(phones close to dying, might gtg soon and I'm a good distance from home)

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...I think i know how it ends...

Gets up.

...That voice we heard was the other half...

And we will be facing it too after the worm...Maybe even both.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis takes in a sharp breath
Just hurry please.

[fluid mauve]

Other half? LIKE I'D BE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEAD GUY!

[pastel vale]

We're all associated with somebody DEAD!

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...I see we got it back to make it speak with us...

I'm sure we bothered it now...

Lets go.

(Making coffi.)

[pastel vale]

(k)

(I gtg for now)

[gaunt jetty]

With Mouse....

Seems like the chaos finally set in...All the creatures are attacking each other, even ones that used to be not agressive seem to be in Amok.

Just like the old times...Back at the very bottom of the scorns of survivalism.

A collective symphony of tarnished souls from long gone days finally set in unmeasurable violence once more...

The weight of their Karmas are being pressed at their arms again...Slowly, yet never failing...

The Worm is getting ready for its feast...A parasite, disguised as a world.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse angrily threw a sharp object at a piece of glass, overwhelmed.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant is terrified of everything

[gaunt jetty]

(Ultra lag mode, ree.)

(Maybe phone is too long on, gotta reset.)

[pastel vale]

(I got some school work that easily take me another half hour and then I have a meeting with some family and then I'm good to rp)

[fluid mauve]

(Ditto)

[fallen snow]

||(the goobers just stare in confusion, and then continue to not exist)||

[pastel vale]

(im on-ish)

[gaunt jetty]

(Onish.)

[pastel vale]

(crap I gtg for 20 mins)

[gaunt jetty]

At below...Seems like combat is being very active around...Most of it seem to be faced by Final Frontier though...He's using the Assimilated Rot to make his way through.

Rain: ...At least we're not dealing the worse part of it...

Warden: ...Nightcat said Dreamchaser is back...She's in the decoy squad though.

Kurtis: ...Good...We should be careful...We don't know his intentions here.

Dragon Slayer: Man, just skidush and do your magic...

You know you can approach him sneakily.

[pastel vale]

Alrighty. I might be able to make myself invisible- get past most of the units.

I get to the goblin guy- and mesh the two halves together?

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...I'm sure we not gonna get past him without fighting it.

...Maybe follow for now can do.

He crosses out.

Dragon Slayer: ...Yea...We fucked up by not taking care of him earlier.

[pastel vale]

Ok.

Charybdis suddenly vibrates and begins shaking

Charybdis walks away, invisible and undetectible towards the half

[gaunt jetty]

As you approach him...You can hear some speech.

Final Frontier: ...They say we can't be gods do they?

Pah! To hell they went into and are now in pure apeshit not knowing what to do besides surviving...

I gonna get the throne for myself...

So i can laugh of your ridiculous ordinary life.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis moves towards the other half

[gaunt jetty]

Final Frontier: He notices when you start to get in his line of sight.

...Hmm...

He lets it pass through intentionally.

I have an idea..

[pastel vale]

(@fluid mauve ?)

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis reappears somewhat nearby of Final Frontier, holding himself in a wing of an potential Assimilated Dragon.

[pastel vale]

(im waiting for skrimshaw(

[gaunt jetty]

Ahead...The static is getting very chaotic...Lots of spaces seem to be affected by it, as if they were holes of nothingness trying to fit in...It is also oddly quiet at this location.

[fluid mauve]

Your head feels heavy, and your arms feel fatigued

[pastel vale]

Charybdis continues to move towards the static. She exits invisibility once she is out of sight.

[fluid mauve]

The static seems to ignore you, slowly spreading everywhere else

[pastel vale]

Charybdis continues over the static, looking for the center of the spread

Where's the source...

[fluid mauve]

It seems to have broken a small part of the stronghold from which you came from

The world outside is probably less habitable now

[pastel vale]

Charybdis continues deeper

[fluid mauve]

Its more static
What goin on inside that noggin of yours? There still a little bit of consciousness rattling around in there?

[pastel vale]

Actually- yes. There's a pretty large bit of consciousness in here.

[fluid mauve]

I highly doubt you're gonna be cognitive for much longer, heck I bey that you won't even live to see next cycle.

[pastel vale]

You mind telling me where you are? I presume you already have me trapped and there's no point in trying to escape, so we might as well converse. Then you can watch me slowly writhe as I die.

[fluid mauve]

I'm everywhere, well, everywhere YOU go.

[pastel vale]

Sorry for being used to people actually having a visible presence.

[fluid mauve]

You see, that HOM friend of yours; which I highly doubt that title stands now; had to put up with me alot.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis snorts as she continues walking
That explains some.

[fluid mauve]

You see, when someone becomes aware of the inevitable, I show up, and now that you can hear, you're time is probably cut shorter than usual, cause I was ONLY ment to talk to HOM, but since you took a bit of him for who-knows-what-reason, your life is already forfeit...

[pastel vale]

I took some of him so I could find you.

[fluid mauve]

You see, stealing a power like that is honestly a death wish, your body can't handle it. So in summary, you have super cancer.

[fluid mauve]

I highly doubt you knew about me beforehand.

[pastel vale]

Yeah, I got that. But I don't plan on surviving much longer.

[pastel vale]

Depends. Who am I talking to? The gremlin in the void?

[fluid mauve]

ATVOTV, A Thousand Voices Of The Void. HOM gave me that title.

[pastel vale]

(I gtg(

[fluid mauve]

( )

[pastel vale]

Well ATVOTV, I intend on dying at the center of this madness.

[fluid mauve]

You realize you'll die before you even get to the center to destroy the worm? The one person, whom might I add was PROPHESIED to kill the void worm is a goner now, so I'm pretty sure you're gonna die for nothing.

[pastel vale]

I'm not trying to kill the dang worm.

[fluid mauve]

Then what?

[pastel vale]

I'm trying to find you.

[fluid mauve]

You realize that impossible? I have no form, I'm just a disembodied voice.

[pastel vale]

Every voice has a mouth.

[fluid mauve]

That doesn't apply here...

[pastel vale]

Maybe- maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.

[fluid mauve]

You're gonna go insane if you try looking for me.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis gets to her hands and knees and lets out the static, makes it look for the source in this void, let it create a path to it.
I'm already insane.

[fluid mauve]

Nothing, just a headache

Uh oh! Looks like I have no source afterall!

[pastel vale]

Charybdis grabs one of the power absorbs and stabs it into the static on the ground

[fluid mauve]

nothing
Stop trying, nothing is going to work...

[pastel vale]

Fine then.
I'll let the static take over.

I guess I was wrong. I took a chance, a risk, and it didn't pay off.

[fluid mauve]

Well, while you're letting the static take hold of you, say goodbye to your friend and tell HOM that I said hi.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis stops fighting the static

[fluid mauve]

You feel sick...

I didn't say the death was quick, did I? Its slow, uncomfortable, and rather painful too.

[pastel vale]

It can't be more painful than what I've done.

[fluid mauve]

Oh it will, BELIVE ME it will.

[pastel vale]

Fine then. I deserve it.

You mind telling me how you came to existence while I rot away?

[fluid mauve]

Imma be honest... not even you deserve this fate. I had the same thing happen to me, did the same stupid mistakes, and ended up just like you...

But to say we'll meet eacher is nothing short of a lie, we're each at our own purgatory here.

[pastel vale]

...so I'll just join you? Speaking in an infinite void?

[fluid mauve]

I wouldn't say "join", its more like "suffer with me"...

[pastel vale]

What are- were you?

[gaunt jetty]

(Oof.)

[fluid mauve]

An ancient put into an Iterator puppet who refused to die, or at least couldn't die.
Now before you jump to conclusions, NO I am NOT HOM, he's the only one that'll be spared by this apocalypse.

[pastel vale]

So we're both ancients then... Fun.

Charybdis puppet starts cracking and bits of it begin to fall away, almost akin to sand

[fluid mauve]

Oh, remember how I said you were gonna see HOM soon?

[pastel vale]

(probably gonna try and finish this bit and then after that I gtg)

[pastel vale]

Yeah?

[fluid mauve]

You're gonna wake up at Navy Pearl soon...

I hope you have something to bite down on, cause what's coming up next is... we'll just experience it for yourself...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis sighs
Parts of her seem to crumble away

[fluid mauve]

You feel as if something is clawing at your insides, scratching away at your flesh

Like your insides are being blended

Your vision blurs as the slurry of pain becomes more and more unbarable

it fades to white...

You're back at Navy Pearl...
Its vacant of pups...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis doesn't move.

[fluid mauve]

Its quiet... cold...

[pastel vale]

hello?

[fluid mauve]

Don't keep him waiting...

[pastel vale]

Easy for you to say...

[fluid mauve]

He's in a room that wasn't there before.

By the living room, its hard to miss.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis gets up and stumbles in

[fluid mauve]

As you open the door...

He had the mercy of his wife taking him away so he could feel anymore pain.

[pastel vale]

He went out that way.

[fluid mauve]

His wife was that Echo you called buddy, unsure how she managed to hold onto life to become a mobile Echo, but hey, all the power to her...

[pastel vale]

Too bad that echo is gone.

[fluid mauve]

A thing I noticed is that before he died he took his hat off... probably cause he felt no fear in the face of the end...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis goes and grabs the hat and puts it on

[fluid mauve]

Now he's spending eternity with his wife... his happy ending he deserved...

[fluid mauve]

As you look at HOM...

[pastel vale]

I hope he knows how lucky he his.

[fluid mauve]

He knows, and wishes he could've brought us with him to paradise.

He forgives you, he forgives us...

Makes you think huh?

[pastel vale]

Forgives me? That's real rich.

[fluid mauve]

How so?

???:Its about the, "You're just as bad as my kind" thing isn't it?

[pastel vale]

Yeah.

[fluid mauve]

???:I didn't mean it, it just hurt a lot when you stabbed me...

[pastel vale]

No it's fine. It is the truth.

[fluid mauve]

???:...Do you at least wanna see the happy ending?

[pastel vale]

No.
It's not mine.

[fluid mauve]

???: Thats okay...
Can you show me at least?
???: ...Sure.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis lays down on the couch as one of her arms almost completely crumbles away, bleeding static, guardian, water, and robot parts.

[fluid mauve]

Welcome to the voices of the static...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis looks at her remaining hand and seems to remember something

she closes her fist

Both of her eyes begin to crack as her karma level suddenly changes to 10.

Her body begins to glow yellow

[fluid mauve]

[HOM approaches a spewing fountain of void fluid, no fear left in his eyes. He tosses his hat aside and lets the winds blow it away. As the flashes of void energy tear appart the fray, he turns around, a single tear in his eye...
||"Goodnight everyone!"||
He jumps into the fountain of static as the world flashes white...
Its all returned to the beautiful mountain top that it used to be...]

[pastel vale]

A karma 10 mark appears on Charybdis's head.

[gaunt jetty]

The voices of the echoes start to blend up between these as well...As a isolated preach, or a choir...Announcing the time is up.

[fluid mauve]

You wanna explain what you're doing?

[fervent rivet]

(Holy shit did we win)

[pastel vale]

Dying.

[fluid mauve]

(No)

[pastel vale]

Charybdis suddenly ascends
(I'm not sure, she basically used her guardian powers to kaboom)

[pastel vale]

(not yet)

[fervent rivet]

(confetti explosion)

[pastel vale]

(HAHAHAHA)

[fluid mauve]

Ah... I see.

[gaunt jetty]

...The zone around start to waver with the void fluid strengthening up..

[fluid mauve]

As you see the light cave in from the heavens...
You return back to nothing
I tried that too... tragic it doesn't work.

Now you're just another voice...like me.

[pastel vale]

And you've never tried to leave?

[fluid mauve]

There isn't an exit, its just an endless movie for us.

[gaunt jetty]

Suddenly, the voices put to a break in the choir.

[pastel vale]

So what now?```

[fluid mauve]

We watch the world burn, see another story, and either get someone new, or grow sick of each other...

[pastel vale]

And what happens if we grow sick of each other?

[fluid mauve]

We stop talking, and it'll be the silence that makes us go insane...

[gaunt jetty]

The whispers are starting to say other words...They seem to be speaking with each other?

[pastel vale]

What are these whispers?

[fluid mauve]

I don't know... Lets just hope they don't give us a headache...

[gaunt jetty]

They're all starting to say...'He woke up'.

[fluid mauve]

Who?

[pastel vale]

IIIII can understand them and I don't think that's good.

Maybe it's Saint or Kurtis?

[fluid mauve]

Well whoever is waking up is probably gonna wake up to the end.

[gaunt jetty]

They're all starting to say...'The contestant is awake'.

[fluid mauve]

Contestant? Oh no no this BETTER not be a GOD DAMN game show...

[pastel vale]

Maybe it's in another way?

[gaunt jetty]

The void sea is starting to drive back...As if there was someone else manipulating it.

[pastel vale]

It has to be them.

[fluid mauve]

Cause its already taken out everyone, now its gonna go find another planet to takeover, I've seen this before...

[pastel vale]

So do we just wait-?

[fluid mauve]

We wait for the next movie to start...

[pastel vale]

Better get the popcorn then...

[fluid mauve]

I wish there was popcorn...

[gaunt jetty]

They're whispering...'Is it...Singing?'

[pastel vale]

I wonder, how does this space work. Could I move, closer to the whispers?

[fluid mauve]

You can "walk" to them, but its more of a hover if you ask me.

[pastel vale]

*Charybdis moves to the whispers*

[gaunt jetty]

?: ...So the one we hated so much ends to be the one that is fighting this thing...

??: I guess we were wrong after all...Perhaps they really is an Paragon...But what he represents?

???: ...One As Everything.

[fluid mauve]

SPEAK UP!!!

[pastel vale]

geez...

[gaunt jetty]

?: ...See yourself.

??: For as words are meaningless without action.

???: Will it overcome our failures?

[pastel vale]

This is worthless.

[fluid mauve]

I doubt, to fight the void worm is basically a death sentence for anyone, the end of the story is now, and this is the end.

[pastel vale]

(I gtg(

[fluid mauve]

(K)

[gaunt jetty]

(Potassium.)

[fervent rivet]

(Potato assium)

Mouse is trying to crawl weakly to a couch, probably dying.

[fluid mauve]

???: don't fret... it's going to be okay...

???:Let me carry you to a place better than this...

You see a woman made of static tower over you as you lie there

She gently picks you up and goes to the out of place door...

[fervent rivet]

(Lmao mouse is fucking dead)

[fluid mauve]

behind it is the paradise you deserve...
Its beautiful...

HOM is watching the butterflys, the slugpups are playing with the Slugcats, and before you the Assistant waits for you...

[gaunt jetty]

??: ...And they're shattering it.

???: For he as a god that doesn't rely only in self.

?: ...Listen.

[fervent rivet]

The scav appears to be tearing up.

[fluid mauve]

???: Its okay... You can see your friend now...
The woman gently sets you down...

The grass is soft

[pastel vale]

(back)

[fluid mauve]

God or not, there is no defeating the worm, that monster is beyond any god...

[pastel vale]

Thats what I said.

[fluid mauve]

Sorry, I didn't hear you.

[gaunt jetty]

?: ...And we don't really understood what he is either.

??: We don't have other way to name him though.

[pastel vale]

Wait- there is a moon, right?

[fluid mauve]

There won't be a moon anymore...

[pastel vale]

Did the planet falling apart damage the moon? There's still a colony there!

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at the strange lady.

“…what’s going on..?”

[pastel vale]

Do you mean earlier- or just now?

[fluid mauve]

Earlier.

[pastel vale]

I feel like there is something you're not letting on.

[fluid mauve]

???: The end of your story... this is your reward, paradise...

[fluid mauve]

Theres nothing I CAN let on.

[gaunt jetty]

The whiteness of the zone getting black again, with scratches like broken glass.

[pastel vale]

Hm.

[fervent rivet]

(Meanwhile, PF just screaming about what the fuck is happening while their can collapses.)

[fluid mauve]

(PF DIES A LONELY DEATH-)

[gaunt jetty]

?: ...What is happening?

???: ...They're a system of his own.

??: ...So he is overwriting it?

[fervent rivet]

(I’m sure the Recluse came back to visit)

[fluid mauve]

(One...last...time...)

[pastel vale]

(I vote we somehow restore the work to what it was like before)

[fluid mauve]

(I vote against that and say we start the next roleplay in this timeline)

[fervent rivet]

(Is there much to roleplay though? Everyone else is dead or dying)

[fluid mauve]

(We start a new one, with different characters, and a different plot)

(Mouse and PF can stay since they didn't have much time)

[pastel vale]

(I vote we restore it, revive a bunch of people,)

[fervent rivet]

(Maybe I’ll introduce my sad Iterator Pages)

[pastel vale]

(I always have the Setale iterator group)

[fluid mauve]

(Its too late to revive, better watch a different movie)

[pastel vale]

(I want to pull a HOM and revive Charybdis as a live ancient)

[pastel vale]

(so all of Milton's OCS are dead?)

[fluid mauve]

(Dead in this timeline, thats why I said we start from the one where only HOM dies)

[fervent rivet]

(Everyone in McKinney is dead)

[pastel vale]

(So we jump timelines?)

[fluid mauve]

(This one)

[fluid mauve]

(We roleplay a different timeline)

[pastel vale]

(so wait, HOM does that and creates a timeline where this never happened?)

(explain a bit more please)

(I gtg in a sec, I have class)

[fluid mauve]

(HOM dies in a separate timeline that already existed, the timeline were currently in is over. We continue from the timeline where HOM dies to save everyone.)

(Preferably the aftermath after HOM dies)

[fervent rivet]

(Would the creatures still have gone hostile for a short while before returning to normal?)

[fluid mauve]

(After HOM dies and kills the worm, yea)

[gaunt jetty]

(Technically all these OCs only exist in one timeline due to their plot.
The sense of alternative timelines only existing in the people head because they just looked at the past/future, just brainwashed in the present.
In other ones they're just gone.)

(Where it goes wrong they're dead as the system would just wipe them out of existence.)

[fluid mauve]

(So they're gone?)

(In the timeline where HOM dies, by theory they should still be there)

[gaunt jetty]

(If it goes wrong, they will no longer exist in the timeline, only the default characters thus DLC.)

[fluid mauve]

(Since the timeline where HOM dies is ALMOST exaclty like the one where EVERYONE dies 'this one' they should still be there)

(Only HOM dies in that timeline... I mean, besides UNT and a few others but eh)

[gaunt jetty]

(In the ones they still exist all echoes become either something else in the time being or come back with some missing memories if the process was not complete.

Everyone still immortal, but having the choice of no longer being alive, as it starts to be filtered by Paragon.)

[fluid mauve]

(HOM ended the cycle in the timline he died, and brought back all the echos to their original forms)

[gaunt jetty]

(Could happen if they're also a system of his own, otherwise it comes to be a paradoxical issue.)

[fluid mauve]

(Lets say that the system is in a comatose state in the timeline, and the plot of the next roleplay would be that the system awakens and things happen)

[fervent rivet]

(I’m sure a good way to start is just a bunch of confused Iterators in the chat lmao)

[fluid mauve]

(Sounds fun)

[gaunt jetty]

(Nightcat having to explain what just happened be like: Confused screaming)

[fervent rivet]

(PF is especially ranting because they had to give their scug some sleep meds just so it could stop screaming)

[gaunt jetty]

(An ancient popping outta nowhere to jumpscare Iterators.)

[fluid mauve]

("SUP FUCKERS!")

[fervent rivet]

(Pages gets PTSD)

[gaunt jetty]

(Looks like we will have SimCity simulator.)

[fluid mauve]

(HOM watching the world he just saved get torn to shreds by the ancients making the same mistakes the original ancients did./j)

[fervent rivet]

(If echoed ancients are brought back, does that qualify Eleven Twigs to be brought back?)

(WAIT HOLD ON I SHOULDNT HAVE GIVEN THESE SANDBOX PUPS FIRE SPEARS SHIT)

[gaunt jetty]

(Well should wait le botman.)

[fervent rivet]

Back

)

[fluid mauve]

Should we create a new thread for the next rp?

[fervent rivet]

(Maybe)

[gaunt jetty]

(Should ask on courier i guess, though i'm not sure if it is limited.)

(Since we already have this one.)

[fluid mauve]

(We should probably still use this one)

[pastel vale]

(I'm.back)

[fervent rivet]

(Super is back!)

[fluid mauve]

(Guh )

[pastel vale]

(when on the timeline did HOM jump into the thingmajig?)

(???)

(do we just say all our characters got picked up and chunked into themselves but a new timeline?)

[fluid mauve]

(No)

(Doesn't work that way)

[pastel vale]

(explain, I'm very confused)

[fluid mauve]

(Its still our characters, just in a different timeline)

[pastel vale]

(so basically we just continue from when we got to Navy Pearl but HOM isn't there?

[fluid mauve]

(Everyone awakens at Navy Peal, but HOM is dead, the cycle is gone, all the chaos that happened is reverted to normal, and all the echos are back to normal)

(Navy pearl is also now a location you can actually walk to)

[pastel vale]

(all echos?)

(and all characters have full memory of what happened?)

[fervent rivet]

(My echo OC who is literally an 11 year old:)

[fluid mauve]

(Yes)

[pastel vale]

(I have another echo OC as well)

(alright)

(So we just awaken there?)

[fluid mauve]

(Basicly)

[fervent rivet]

(The Iterators gonna flip out harder than a coin flip)

[pastel vale]

(several new ancients)

[fervent rivet]

(Does Mouse still have the painful mark of COMMS Chary gave her?)

[fluid mauve]

(Slugflip)

[fluid mauve]

(Yup)

[pastel vale]

(Not sure)

[jolly goblet]

(I’m back from school even tho I’m not that important to the rp, a little recap?)

[gaunt jetty]

(The 9990 Slugcats at the center of the planet that fighted the Void Worm: What the fu-)

[fluid mauve]

(It was just HOM)

[fervent rivet]

https://youtu.be/EzA8DcAiijc?si=no8mWcBBBxan6uqn ))

That’s basically what happened.//

[fluid mauve]

(Everyone died and got brought back)

(You can read old chats for extra content)

[pastel vale]

(So we all wake up at NP, HOM is gone, all echos are alive, damage undone)

(is that correct?)

[fluid mauve]

HOM's hat flies somewhere back to his original can... a nearby slugcat picks it up and wears it...

[fluid mauve]

(Ye)

[jolly goblet]

(So the cycle just resets?)

[fluid mauve]

(No more cycles, just life)

[pastel vale]

An ancient lays facedown a bit ways away

[fervent rivet]

(Can I introduce my child ancient? She’s a good friend of Pages.)

[pastel vale]

The Assistant wakes up and looks around

[pastel vale]

(I vote yes)

[fluid mauve]

The house is quiet

[pastel vale]

(SEASON 3 LETS GO)

The ancient suddenly struggles to their feet and sprints inside the house

[jolly goblet]

(Wait what when?)

[fervent rivet]

Mouse awakens, her eyelids kinda hurting.

Meanwhile, in another portion of the house, a rather small figure is unconscious.

[fluid mauve]

The birds are chirping, and the sunrays are gleeming through the windows

[fervent rivet]

A broadcast tower on a hill nearby seems extremely loud.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant goes up to Mouse hesitantly and aignat
'Friend' '?'

[fluid mauve]

('No' 'wife'/j)

[pastel vale]

(lol)

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at Assistant, signing to them. She seems to have some worry and hesitation, but she gets over it.
‘Friend’ ‘!’

[pastel vale]

The Assistant runs up to Mouse and hugs her
'Forgive' 'Fren'

(Where's Kurt and others?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Now that i've realized that all of my OCs would be dead in this sort of situation.)

[pastel vale]

(all of them?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Paradox.)

[pastel vale]

(Hm

Spooky movie logic magic 🪄

Paradox no longer)

[fervent rivet]

Mouse gives a small smile, hugging the Assistant.

A small purplish ancient in the back of the house finally opened an eye once the sunlight shone at her mask.

[pastel vale]

A door to the back of the house opens
Hello?

[fervent rivet]

Mouse raised her head, turning around. She cautiously looked at the door.

[pastel vale]

Hey- it's me!
Charybdis steps out, but she looks different. It's a human with a black coat and bandana

[fervent rivet]

Mouse steps back, not recognizing Chary too well.

[pastel vale]

(I went through several designs that included drawing her myself and this worked best)

[pastel vale]

It's me, the machine.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse blinked.
“Machine?”

[pastel vale]

Yes!
I'm back to normal now!

I think somehow, everybody got reverted back to their original state or something.

[fervent rivet]

The brown scavenger widened her eyes.
“Tribe.. back?! Mouse’s tribe back?”

[pastel vale]

Uh- probably. We just have to find them.

[jolly goblet]

(I just going to wait until I appear out of no where)

[fervent rivet]

(Appear out of nowhere like a dad coming back with milk)

[gaunt jetty]

(Oh, found a way to include, just 3 though.)

[pastel vale]

(die Milch)

[pastel vale]

(nice!)

[fluid mauve]

Finnaly... a happy ending.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks extremely excited.

“Hello?” A child’s voice calls.

[gaunt jetty]

(Just because of their connection with Death.)

[pastel vale]

Charybdis turns

[pastel vale]

(oh I think I have an idea)

[fervent rivet]

(Why’d I just imagine her not turning her head, but t-posing and turning full body towards the direction of the child)

[pastel vale]

(AAAAAAAAA)

[jolly goblet]

(so are we in Chary house back garden?)

[pastel vale]

(No, we are in Navy Pearl, HOM's place)

(Chary's house is an abandoned western town in the middle of bumfrick nowhere)

[pastel vale]

Who's there?

[jolly goblet]

(oh yeah I forgot)

[fervent rivet]

The brown scav looks very cautious upon hearing the voice.

A small ancient child with a golden mask poked her head out of the hallway. “uhm… miss…? Where am I?”

[pastel vale]

Whoa... We're at Navy Pearl- where did you come from?

[fervent rivet]

The child scratches her head, somewhat confused. “I.. I don’t know.. I remember watching a beautiful sky for a long time… where’s Pages at?”

Mouse looks at chary, not knowing what the child is.

[gaunt jetty]

There is two glowing golden eyes continuely staring the zone...Just eyes.

[jolly goblet]

In the distance there was a silhouette of a slugcat
walking the opposite from the building
then it stops, looking around as if they were lost

[pastel vale]

I don't know who pages is, where were you last?

[fervent rivet]

The child looks directly at Chary. “if we’re talking about before or after the void sea visit… I would presume after… I was up at the top of Page’s structure.. but if before, the void sea..”

[pastel vale]

How did you get to the void sea?

The Assistant suddenly notices and points at the eyes

[fervent rivet]

“The adults took me there. I didn’t want to leave Pages..” the child looks somewhat sad.

Mouse looks at Assistant. “friend? What is it?”

[pastel vale]

The Assistant points at the eyes
'What'

[pastel vale]

Yeah, they took me too. Listen, do you remember where pages is?

[fervent rivet]

The child looks directly at Chary again. “Her structure had a huge city on top, where I lived! It was in this nice little district, i think… uh, is your.. pet okay?” She points at Assistant.

[gaunt jetty]

...It looks at Assistant, somewhat blankly.

Then it looks at the child.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse is just confused.
“…Machine, what going on?”

[pastel vale]

I'm not sure.

[pastel vale]

Uh-
Chary turns to see the eyes

Everybody, get behind me...

[fervent rivet]

The child obliged, still wearing her golden mask.

Mouse points a spear at the figure, some of her memory was janky.

[jolly goblet]

then the slugcat look back, then noticed the group
they began to walk towards the group
slowly (are we in or out?)

[pastel vale]

EY YOU!

[pastel vale]

(outside)

[pastel vale]

Both of you, state your names and intentions.

[jolly goblet]

(there only one btw)

the slugcat shout in the distance as they continuing walking
I'm not here to warm anyone, the name is Birsha

[fluid mauve]

Some leafs crunch outside

[pastel vale]

Charybdis whispers to mouse
Don't throw a spear, but keep your eye on them.

More people?
Charybdis turns around to where the leaves are

[fluid mauve]

a wall!

[jolly goblet]

as the slug walked close to the group, the colour on their fur started to show. Green

[pastel vale]

Too many people to handle...

[pastel vale]

Okay greenie, what's your origin story?

[gaunt jetty]

The eyes go away, now looking for HOM whereabouts.

[fervent rivet]

The child backs up. “..there’s a lot of people. Not used to this at all!”

[pastel vale]

Yeah, me neither!

[fluid mauve]

Something falls in the kitchen with a loud THUD

WWAAAA!!!!

[pastel vale]

Everybody looks at it

[fluid mauve]

A slugcat runs out at concerning speeds with a bag of peanuts and a can of soda

[pastel vale]

What the-
The assistant runs out after them

[fluid mauve]

They're too fast

[pastel vale]

The Assistant stops and lets out a WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[fluid mauve]

(Myster scug lore -> #rw-oc-gallery★ message)

[gaunt jetty]

The sounds catches the attention, and it goes look at it to see what is happening.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant sprints toward the eyes and attempts to tackle it

[jolly goblet]

The appearance of the slug was a green, fluffy coat with three dark green circle in their forehead. Nearly like Saint but their eyes were wide open. Black eyes with X's as thair pupil, smoothly change yellow and blue I already told you my is. Birsha (is not saint but one my oc)

[pastel vale]

Okay but- Mouse can you handle the Assistant?

[fervent rivet]

Mouse nods, going over to the Assistant.

[pastel vale]

You. Where did you come from?

[jolly goblet]

Is a long story but as far I know, I'm not here to warm anyone like I said back there

[pastel vale]

(warm?)

(do you mean warn?)

[fluid mauve]

(The Adrift rn)

[jolly goblet]

(I type too fast)

[gaunt jetty]

Assistant got teleported away from the eyes...And quite a long distance.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant turns around, trying to figure out where they are

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at the eyes in shock.

“..oh.”

[gaunt jetty]

Seems like it got teleported 20 meters away of the group.

The eyes then checks the area, as if searching tracks.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant warbles and moves around, unaware of their location

[fervent rivet]

Mouse decided to look for the assistant.

The ancient looks around. “….everything seems different since… huh.”

[fluid mauve]

They mystery scug runs out with a slice of pizza in their mouth

[jolly goblet]

A lot I say

[fluid mauve]

MMMHHPHHHH

[fervent rivet]

Lunch)

[fluid mauve]

(How strange)

[jolly goblet]

So... who are these people of yours mind I ask?

[gaunt jetty]

The eyes check the scug with HOM hat...Then starts checking it.

[fluid mauve]

It runs off, under the house, though a tunnel

[fervent rivet]

@pastel vale ???)

[gaunt jetty]

It follows it.

[fluid mauve]

You see it bring the pizza to a vast amount of slug pups, you see the bag of penuts, and the soda from earlier

[fervent rivet]

(Bro turned on rabbit mode when they became a parent)

[gaunt jetty]

Seems to have a flashback around HOM location having a lot of slugcats worried looking to a destroyed house.

[fluid mauve]

The scug feeds each of the pup by hand, giving them all equal amounts of love

[gaunt jetty]

Something seems to be missing, but it will wait...For now, it keeps watching its movements, trying to blend up in secrecy.

[fluid mauve]

It runs back out, sticks its head outside the hole
WaaaaAaaAaaaaaAaa!
Waaaawaaaa!

Seems to be calling to something, or someone

[pastel vale]

(class)

[pastel vale]

Yeah- you missed tons.

[pastel vale]

(sorreeyy)

[fervent rivet]

Meanwhile, a radio is sounding out on the broadcast tower. Apparently the Iterators are having a huge discussion.

[gaunt jetty]

It goes behind the scug, wanting to see who's it calling.

[fluid mauve]

Several slugcats appear... they seem to be adopting the pups

[pastel vale]

Some friends I've met.

[pastel vale]

(nobody has the equipment to listen D: )

[fervent rivet]

(Lol)

[jolly goblet]

That's nice, they do seem... a bit unorganised at the moment

[gaunt jetty]

It decides to manifest its shadowed body, estabilishing presence.

[pastel vale]

We did all just wake up here.

[fluid mauve]

Its startled and runs back inside before putting a cover in the hole

[pastel vale]

The Assistant suddenly returns back to Mouse, very confused

[fervent rivet]

Mouse picks up the Assistant. “Where friend go?!”

The ancient points at Mouse and Assistant. “what are those?”

[jolly goblet]

Oh. well I guess I woke up a lot later then the world

Well "woke up"

[gaunt jetty]

It just teleports through the cover...And seem to gesture for it with its hands raised up and open.

[fluid mauve]

WWAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[pastel vale]

Thats a Slugcat and a Scavenger. They're the two new biggest species.

The assistant runs up to Mouse
'Confusion' 'Not' 'I' 'Know'

[fervent rivet]

“Oh! Huh, weird.” She crouches down to Mouse and Assistant, being a little bigger than them.

Mouse blinks. “Friend is okay.”

[pastel vale]

Good.

[gaunt jetty]

It seems to stay in place, worried, and emits a small meowning.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis looks towards the sounds
More creatures?!

[fluid mauve]

Mmmmrrrppp....

[pastel vale]

The Assistant gestures to the creature

[gaunt jetty]

It slowly approaches it, meowning again, as if to ask who are them.

[fluid mauve]

Waaa...

[fervent rivet]

The child steps back. “Wow! pages would be really surprised to see all these creatures!”

[gaunt jetty]

It sighs...Then tries to hug it a bit.

[jolly goblet]

Huh

[fluid mauve]

WwaaaAAAA!

[pastel vale]

The Assistant appears and lets out a Wawa?

[gaunt jetty]

It doesn't seem to force it that much, carefully petting it and letting it having space to leave if it wants to.

[pastel vale]

Wawawa

[jolly goblet]

You sure do have a lot of friends, mind I ask you name is?

[fluid mauve]

...mrrp...

[pastel vale]

T- Charybdis.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant appears and Wawas

[fluid mauve]

Waaa...

[fervent rivet]

The child looks at Chary. “Great name! I’m Twigs! Eleven Twigs! Eleven Twigs of the Ripest Stump!”

[pastel vale]

Wawa?
(Hello?)

[gaunt jetty]

...It then lets it go, just writing in ground...

'Something is wrong'.

Then it demanifests, back to just have the eyes exposed.

[jolly goblet]

Fancy I guess, so what are you doing now? just staring

[fluid mauve]

Waaaa wawaaa?
(You adopting?)

[jolly goblet]

Is that your child?

[pastel vale]

Well, my old name is Ten Frozen Moons.

[pastel vale]

No- I just found them.

[jolly goblet]

When? now?

[pastel vale]

Wawa WA wawawa!
(What? Ha! I don't think so, I don't know how to take care of one!)

[pastel vale]

Yeah. Right before I met you.

[fluid mauve]

WAwaaa wawaaaawaaaaawa?
(Then what are you here for?)

[gaunt jetty]

The eyes leave a big blue and glowing marking in the ground and leaves.

[jolly goblet]

Well that's good news for me for now

you know, I never met a real ancient like you so I will take nor a child of the same race

[pastel vale]

Yeah, we are definitely rare.

[pastel vale]

Wa waa waaaa?
(You broke in?)
Wawa WA
(What are you doing?*

[jolly goblet]

rare I wouldn't say, more like... annihilation of a race. well among the purposeless gods in their box's

[pastel vale]

(????)

[jolly goblet]

(He been caged and locked up. so he never knew that the ancients wasn't completely gone. If that make sense)

[pastel vale]

(in their boxes?)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs blinked. “Is he talking about Iterators?”

[jolly goblet]

(Iterator chambers)

[pastel vale]

(You mean cans?)

[pastel vale]

I think so.

[jolly goblet]

The name Iterator I don't use, I don't see them as useful like in the past anymore

I mostly see them as purposeless gods, Powerful but still purposeless

[fervent rivet]

Twigs stomps, looking confident and defensive. “Pages isn’t purposeless!”

[pastel vale]

You should probably take that back.

Iteratiors have done a hell of a lot since, whenever you were last here.

[jolly goblet]

(I see cans more like protective wall with the chamber more a box home for them)

[pastel vale]

(Thats very confusing)

(I may have to go, I have work)

[jolly goblet]

(idk I just came up with that. I don't see cans boxes I see them more rectangle)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

[jolly goblet]

Sure they did a lot, in the pass

(here what I mean, in my eyes that's a rectangle)

[pastel vale]

And they do a lot now.

[pastel vale]

(rectangle on stilts with a city on top)

[jolly goblet]

I don't think that true but that's your opinion

[pastel vale]

(ok I gtg, my brain is not working)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looked directly at the scug. “Pages always did a lot! Once, she even learned to manipulate the walls of her chamber to resemble a giant image using overseers!”

[jolly goblet]

yet again in the past in my opinion, plus how do you know if he or she did a lot of things?

[pastel vale]

Listen here you scug, if you keep being the way you are right now we are going to have some issues.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs squinted her eyes. “I used to visit her a lot. She’s like an aunt to me! We used to hang out a lot until the adults took me to the sea!”

[pastel vale]

Maybe if we can get the Assistant and Mouse here we can try and visit Pages.

[jolly goblet]

Alright alright we don't need for that tone. I only got out in the few remaining ruins in the depths

and plus, woke up a lot earlier then anybody

[jolly goblet]

who are they?

[fervent rivet]

Mouse walks in, looking at the new scug. “Someone called Mouse and Friend?”

[jolly goblet]

oh
who are you?

[fervent rivet]

Mouse nods. “Mouse.”

[pastel vale]

Some friends.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs smiles upon seeing Mouse. “Aww! She knows her name! Hello!”

[jolly goblet]

Mouse? what a funny name

[gaunt jetty]

The golden eyes are around again, observing the group.

[jolly goblet]

anyway I might as well coming with you then

[pastel vale]

Ya sure?

[jolly goblet]

*out of anyone in the group. Birsha see the golden eyes but remain quite

he got a few ideas who this is, but he ignores it*

[jolly goblet]

Yeah I mean. I don't got anything to worry about

[pastel vale]

Alright.

[jolly goblet]

as long I see some-what a friend of my

[pastel vale]

(we are going to have to wait for Skrimshaw)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary excitedly. “We’re gonna see Pages again? It’s been so long!!!”

[pastel vale]

Yeah! We just gotta wait for somebody to return.
Mouse, where did Assistant go?

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looked behind her. “friend! Come on!”

[pastel vale]

(Assistant is over with Skrimshaw)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

mouse showed some concern. “oh, friend missing- oh no.”

[pastel vale]

(oh nO)

[gaunt jetty]

Some writing in the ground appears.

'Below the house.'

[pastel vale]

(Who got buried?)

[gaunt jetty]

(E.)

(Still should wait.)

[jolly goblet]

(yeah we should)

[fluid mauve]

Wwwaaaaa waaaa
(I had to feed the pups somehow)
Wwaaa wawawa
(They all needed a home and I couldn't just leave them here to starve.)

[fervent rivet]

@pastel vale //

[pastel vale]

(OK IM BACK)

(im in a vc(

[pastel vale]

Wawawaaaa wwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
(Oh. Anyways, bye!)

[fluid mauve]

Wa.
(Sure)

[pastel vale]

The Assistant runs over to where everybody else its
Oh hey- there you are.

Do you know where pages is?

[pastel vale]

(I was doing homework)

[fervent rivet]

Understandable//

Twigs is about to answer, before she starts thinking. “no, not really. It’s been a long time since I saw the district she was at. I didn’t leave the top of the structure often. Do we have something that can help locate Iterators?”

[pastel vale]

Uh- Charybdis attempts to do an arm gesture

Crap. I'm back to my origional self.

Maybe HOM had some maps?

Charybdis heads inside and searches the house for any maps or papers

[fluid mauve]

nothing but a small piece of paper

[pastel vale]

Chary checks the paper

[fluid mauve]

"Day 46
Sometimes I remember what my kind did. Then I remember that even the worst of people can change... I hope."

[gaunt jetty]

Some sort of statue in the shape of a slugcat is standing still around this room.

[fluid mauve]

(SCP-)

[pastel vale]

Uh- do I know you?

[gaunt jetty]

It doesn't answer...But looks like...Dreamchaser?

[jolly goblet]

(Still in navy pearl?)

[fluid mauve]

(Ja)

[pastel vale]

Dreamchaser? Is that you?

[jolly goblet]

(In or out)

[fluid mauve]

(In)

[pastel vale]

(Ja= german for yes(

[fervent rivet]

Twigs attempts to pull off her mask, but it’s been a while so she can’t remember how.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha enter the building slightly (is it a building?)

[pastel vale]

(yes?)

Alright,

[fluid mauve]

(House)

[jolly goblet]

Hm? What's going on here

[pastel vale]

Charybdis leaves out another enterance and heads back to Twigs, Mouse and Assistant

(crap internet)

[fluid mauve]

(Gonna be idle for a bit)

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at Twigs, and then back at Assistant.

Twigs looks at Chary. “Did you find anything, ma’am?”

[pastel vale]

Nope, but I think I can make a map from memory.

(I gtg)

[jolly goblet]

(I love how Birsha just came in and the house is empty after Chary leaves)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

Twigs blinks, tugging the sleeve of her gray jacket a little. “You can do that?”

[pastel vale]

Yeah.

Charybdis grabs a stick and draws a very basic map

[fervent rivet]

Twigs takes a careful look at the basic map. “…hm, I remember Pages being near a good mountain with a waterfall. Well, the adults say that she caused the waterfall. Not sure how that works out!”

(Water vapor into a waterfall into water supply. Neat.)

[jolly goblet]

Birsha follows the group voice and stops at the door
What are we doing now? You kinda left me behind

[pastel vale]

Charybdis points to the circle
We are there.

(i think everybody is in another area lol)

(I gtg)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

Twigs crouches beside the map.
“Huh, weird lil area.”

[pastel vale]

This is the world.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha walk close to the group and looks down the map

What a surprise

I think everyone knows that fact

[fervent rivet]

Twigs squinted. “Hm… I’m pretty sure there was always more to it…”

[jolly goblet]

There is, but this is a really basic map

[fluid mauve]

-1 can of pineapples

[pastel vale]

I just drew it on the ground, chillax.

[jolly goblet]

I am

[pastel vale]

Twigs, do you know where the downpour district is?

( )

[jolly goblet]

(I think they off)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary, thinking for a moment. “Hm… well, it’s kinda near a waterfall, and I think in my time as an echo, I’ve noticed a good evergreen forest nearby. Some slugs, like your little buddy, live around there! There’s some teal markings on the district nearby, where Pages is. Her overseers are teal. But that’s all I know. It’s all close to a mountain range, though.”

[fluid mauve]

-1 bag of marshmallows

[fervent rivet]

(Nom)

[pastel vale]

(having dinner)

[pastel vale]

Hmmmm... I think I've heard of that location before.

[fervent rivet]

The ancient seemed to perk up. “Really???!”

[pastel vale]

(this is based off some of UNT's lore here)

[pastel vale]

Charybdis draws another circle
Sounds like someplace I've been to before right here... But it's really far away.

The Assistant lays down on the left side of the map

[jolly goblet]

Birsha just listens

[fervent rivet]

Mouse is tapping Twig’s mask.

Twigs looks at the map. “Hm, do you think we can make it there?”

[pastel vale]

If Kurtis or Dreamwalker were here then we could teleport there...

I don't have any of my old abilities...

[jolly goblet]

Then we walk there unless you have something that make our adventure go faster

[pastel vale]

I don't.

[jolly goblet]

Then we walk

There is a reason you have legs

[pastel vale]

Yeah I got that. It'll just take us a good week or two.

If we stop by my home we should be able to pick up supplies there and shorten the trip down to a week at least.

[gaunt jetty]

(Man got ignored.)

[pastel vale]

(were in a different room lol)

(-42 m&ms)

[jolly goblet]

Are you sure?

[gaunt jetty]

(Now i am very confused.)

[pastel vale]

Yes. I may be old- but not that old.

[jolly goblet]

Yet

[pastel vale]

(We are outside HOM's house in navy pearl)

[pastel vale]

You are really getting on my nerves.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary. “We can stop by your house?”

Mouse smiles. “Canned bread again!”

[jolly goblet]

My apologies then

[fluid mauve]

WAAA!?
(I MISSED THE BREAD!?)

[jolly goblet]

(I love making Birsha a asshole)

[pastel vale]

Yeah.

[pastel vale]

(wait you arent here?)

[fluid mauve]

(Outside?)

[pastel vale]

(we are outside in navy pearl, youre with the pups, Milton is inside your walls)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs seems excited. “This means I get to wear travel gear! Yes!! Who knows how long I’ve worn this jumper? …if ghosts wear clothes.”

[fervent rivet]

This sounds like a threat//

[pastel vale]

You dont seem like a ghost to me?

(ASSISTANT GET OFF THE MAP

[fervent rivet]

“I was one, once! An echo!”

[fluid mauve]

(I am also outside, which is why you lost a can of pineapples and a bag of marshmallows)

[fervent rivet]

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA//

Fr assistant is a cat//

[pastel vale]

(ah)

[pastel vale]

Huh. I was in limbo once.

Charybdis looks at her hands
I wonder if I kept any of it...

[jolly goblet]

... Birsha seems bit uncomfortable

[fervent rivet]

Twigs sat on the floor. “Been a very long time. Surprised I’m not crazy! Hm.. I should remember a bit more of the district then.. it’ll come to me eventually.”

[fervent rivet]

(Yes, my child became an echo)

(LMAO I WAS WRITING ECHO AND THE TEXTBOX AUTO-SUGGESTED ALCOHOLIC NOOOOO)

[pastel vale]

(HJAHHFHHHAHAAAAAAAA)

(i coughed on an mandm

[jolly goblet]

(My slug is still a echo. Also wft)

[fervent rivet]

(She didn’t wanna leave Pages behind)

[pastel vale]

(technically not anymore?)

[jolly goblet]

("Let the child drink that she old enough")

[fervent rivet]

(LMAO-)

[fluid mauve]

(France)

[fervent rivet]

(FRANCE-$

[jolly goblet]

(I want to say kinda)

[pastel vale]

(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAZHAAHHAHAHHUY.EHR)

[pastel vale]

(all echoes suddenly got restored to life)

[pastel vale]

Well alright- we'd better get a move on then.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs got up. “Does this mean I get to wear travel boots like an adult??”

[fluid mauve]

(The adrift)

[pastel vale]

(meanwhile pages gets a visitor?)

[pastel vale]

Uh- we don't exactly have any travel boots so we'll have to settle for that.

[fervent rivet]

“Aw.”

[jolly goblet]

(So wait. This telling me no void sea then)

[pastel vale]

(HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA)

[pastel vale]

(not sure, dm skrimshaw about it)

[jolly goblet]

(Go on riv, you got this)

[pastel vale]

(pov, you must inhaled a ton of m&ms)

[pastel vale]

Charybdis gets up
Alright, ready to go?

[fluid mauve]

(THE VOID SEA IS GONE !!!)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs picks up Mouse excitedly. “Yeah!”

Mouse doesn’t like being picked up. “send help”

[pastel vale]

The Assistant snickers
Uhhh- I don't think you can pick up scavs like that...

[jolly goblet]

(Oh k sorry for dm you then)

[pastel vale]

(its teatime)

[jolly goblet]

(British moment)

What. What is teatime?

[fervent rivet]

The child puts Mouse down. “Oh, ok. Sorry, Mouse!”

Mouse has never felt weaker than a vulture before :,|

[fluid mauve]

A bunch a slugcats start to come by the den The mystery scug made, and they start to adopt the pups
Waa!
Waa!
Waa!
(Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!)

[pastel vale]

(oh wait, i meant to put that in parenthesis)

(i refuse to pour tea one handed)

[pastel vale]

Alright. Let's get a move on i guess.

[fervent rivet]

(It’s teatime)

[pastel vale]

(Time jump?)

[pastel vale]

(LOL)

[fervent rivet]

Ok)

[jolly goblet]

(Sure)

[pastel vale]

https://tenor.com/view/light-speed-light-speed-gif-11954573

[fervent rivet]

Twigs excitedly follows.

[jolly goblet]

same with Birsha

[pastel vale]

After around 3-4 days of walking through a jungle, plains, and a desert you eventually begin to see small shapes grow closer.

[fluid mauve]

(That tea really said)

[jolly goblet]

What is that in the distance?

[fervent rivet]

Mouse seems used to the trek by now. Meanwhile, Twigs is not enjoying the walk.

[pastel vale]

(GUYWTSD STOP BEOIGEM FIUMMTY IOTS GPOMGUP MY NOSE)

[pastel vale]

My home.

As the shapes grow closer they reveal their true nature- they are just some rundown wooden buildings, some have already collapsed.

[jolly goblet]

My fur was not build for this climate Birsha fluff coat is somewhat sweaty

[fluid mauve]

Something kicks up the sand and bolts infront of you

[pastel vale]

Sorry, but nobody is.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis suddenly jumps to the side and tackles the "something"

[fluid mauve]

You only get the thing on its back, a... newspaper?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs takes a deep breath. “Glad my mask has these cooling thingies…. Man, it wasn’t this hot out when I was an echo…”

[pastel vale]

Charybdis looks back to the creature
Ey- you dropped this!

[jolly goblet]

Hm? What wrong? You saw something

[pastel vale]

You didn't? It was right there!

[fluid mauve]

It doesn't stop running

[pastel vale]

Charybdis reaches out her arm- and a plume of sand suddenly explodes up, throwing the creature back

What-

[jolly goblet]

Well I'm sorry but my coat is getting wet and I walk slow

[fluid mauve]

It weaves

[pastel vale]

COME BACK!

[fervent rivet]

Twigs and Mouse both watch the scene. “What’s going on-“

[fluid mauve]

it turns a corner and dissappears

[pastel vale]

What was that thing?

[pastel vale]

I don't know, I think it had an explosive on it?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs tilts her head. “Explosives?”

[jolly goblet]

Why do you think of that?

[pastel vale]

It ran, and it had a paper...
Chary unfolds it

[jolly goblet]

Can we find a place that was cooling, I can't stand the heat

[fluid mauve]

its an article welcoming everyone back, and it displays a lunch menu for the center of some kind of city

[pastel vale]

Odd.

[pastel vale]

Suck it up- we got a little further to go.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at it. “Mouse can’t read.”

[pastel vale]

Maybe I could teach you sometime.

Charybdis starts walking away and the Assistant joins in.

[jolly goblet]

And how you will do that?

[pastel vale]

Can you please stop being so cynical all the time?
Now lets move on, you want to be cool?

[jolly goblet]

What do you think? Have a look

[pastel vale]

No thanks.

Chary walks away

[fervent rivet]

Twigs keeps walking. “Man… are we almost there? My legs kinda hurt.”

[fluid mauve]

Sarcastic af. *snicker*

[pastel vale]

Almo-

[pastel vale]

Who's there?

[jolly goblet]

Birsha feel a bit annoyed but he suck it up