Idk

[fervent rivet]

The wall opens up its door. Inside, there are some things. But the district looks cleaner now. The overseers seem to have worked on it.

[jolly goblet]

...Why was I the only one to be spared

[pastel vale]

ATV, need you to show me your door.

[fluid mauve]

You some place private?

[pastel vale]

Yep.

[gaunt jetty]

'...What the hell happened already?'

[pastel vale]

A bunch of scavs with weird weapons mugged us and kidnapped Mouse.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Olly. “Hey- Pages, please calm down- it’s okay, the scavengers didn’t kill us…”

[fluid mauve]

[3 days till mouse returns]

[jolly goblet]

Birsha appear behind Twigs

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Birsha.

[fluid mauve]

Come on in.

[gaunt jetty]

'...Shoot! They picked up my shaftship starting engine! Now i am stuck here.'

[pastel vale]

Chary heads inside

[fluid mauve]

ATVOTV hands you a Simple rifle, a pistol, and a knife
This should be all you need.

If anyone asks, you tell them you picked it off a scav who had a seizure...

[pastel vale]

Chary holsters it all
You sure this is it?

[jolly goblet]

...You have something to say ?

[fluid mauve]

...Yes.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs thinks for a moment. “I’m just waiting for Chary to get back..”

[pastel vale]

Alright.

[jolly goblet]

Sure I wait to

Might as well talk for a while

[pastel vale]

Chary reappears behind Twigs
Alright, here's the plan. We meet up with Pages and we go find those scavs and beat the living stuffing out of them.

[fervent rivet]

“ACK!” Twigs turns around. “oh- you scared me- uh, okay!”

Olly looks at some other teal overseers, nodding before the other overseers begin to leave.

Inside the District Walls, it’s been somewhat cleaned up. With the overseers using holograms to trick lizards, the lizards have pushed debris out of the way, making the area look somewhat decent once more.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha looks to Chary
Sound alright to me, but I don't know attacking the scavs tho

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Tilts head.

...Wait, we're using violence against these folks?

He seems a bit concerned of the idea.

[pastel vale]

They shocked us, stole our crap, and kidnapped somebody.

That's bad enough.

Chary begins heading in, noticably more defensive and careful.

[fervent rivet]

Up ahead, some overseers are manipulating some king vultures into harpooning some scavs.

[jolly goblet]

If you don't want to join that, you can join me if you want to

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Don't you think they would use it against us?

Crosses arms.

[fluid mauve]

The scavs have guns now...WHO THE FUCK GAVE THEM GUNS!?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at the scavs with worry as the king vultures kill them. “Ah, Pages is REALLY not happy with the scavengers… maybe it’s best to not let Mouse into the district once we get her back..”

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Gestures to a scav group with weapons.

See?

[pastel vale]

Agreed.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Whimpers again.

...Oh hell no...Its beggining..

[pastel vale]

What- what is it?

[jolly goblet]

I don't think they can use any of that, things you have before

[gaunt jetty]

'...Where the hell these Scavengers have got guns?'

[pastel vale]

I DONT KNOW.

[fluid mauve]

Beats me... You better learn how to fight soon.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at the group with worry. “Does this mean we have to fight them?”

[pastel vale]

Let's get to pages first.

[jolly goblet]

Then after

[fervent rivet]

Twigs picks up a vulture grub on the ground, wondering if she can use it.

[pastel vale]

We figure it out.

[pastel vale]

Twigs, I would reccomend you put that down..

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary. “It might get the armed scavs out of the way!”

[gaunt jetty]

'...I can do that just as fine.'

[pastel vale]

No, please put it down.

[fluid mauve]

Alright, don't let me talk you to death then.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs nods. “..ok.”
She puts the grub down gently.

[pastel vale]

Chary heads towards the elevator

[fervent rivet]

Twigs follows alongside Olly.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...I don't think they want to have other option...

Sigh.

...I still gonna try to talk with them.

[jolly goblet]

Good luck then

[pastel vale]

Good luck.
Birsha, you coming?

[jolly goblet]

Sure, but I don't know how to fight

[pastel vale]

We're going to visit Pages first.

[fervent rivet]

Olly and Twigs are already in the elevator. Olly is showing Twigs some recordings of a Slugcat fighting with a spear.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: He crawls to Chary exactly as a cat.

S.A.S: ...Well...I might need some fixing...

Walks to the elevator.

[pastel vale]

Chary presses a button on the elevator

[jolly goblet]

Birsha sighs Fine, if the machine will help us then

[fervent rivet]

The elevator seems somewhat more stable and careful.

Twigs sits down.

“Maybe I can try to make myself a new helmet.”

[pastel vale]

Do you want me to help you?

[fluid mauve]

babagaboosh!

[fervent rivet]

(What)

[gaunt jetty]

'...Now i have noticed, Kurtis didn't eat anything for about a week since the day i went here, weird.'

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks up at Chary. “If you want to, you can!”

[pastel vale]

Huh?

[pastel vale]

Chary sits down and begins describing how exactly certain models of masks are made

[fervent rivet]

Olly is noting this down so Twigs can look at it later.

Twigs is listening.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Left eye twitch a bit.

...Why is this elevator exposed outside just like that?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Kurtis. “It’s a bit broken. Not everything lasts.”

[pastel vale]

Chary looks at Kurtis for a second before returning to her explanation

[jolly goblet]

Birsha sits but doesn't listen

[fluid mauve]

(Crinkle frys with secret fry sauce)

[jolly goblet]

(I was about to say "With icecream?")

[gaunt jetty]

(The secret is made of pringles.)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs is carefully listening.

[pastel vale]

(m)

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Ey, at least is a good place to look around the environment...

Peeks outside.

Its quite fine.

Kurtis: Looks down while remembering the conflicts around his district.

[pastel vale]

(this elevator takes oo long)

[fluid mauve]

(Butt cheeks.....AAAAAAA)

[gaunt jetty]

(Elevator facts! Takes too long.)

[fervent rivet]

It finally reaches the top.

Twigs hops out.

[pastel vale]

Chary and the Assistant exit

[jolly goblet]

Birsha walks out

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Walks out, looking around.

...Quite spatious...

Kurtis: Looking around, with some unease.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at the overseer. They seem relieved that she’s back.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant looks around and lets out a soft wawa

[fluid mauve]

(Louds a soft?)

[fervent rivet]

(Grammer$

Twigs looks at the group. “Well, down to the low gravity room?”

[jolly goblet]

...what

[pastel vale]

The low gravity room.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Do i have to use that to reach their room or to come back?

Thinking.

I think i'm quite heavy and don't wanna damage the place to climb back.

[pastel vale]

Exactly how it sounds.

[pastel vale]

You can stay here if you want...

[fluid mauve]

(IM EATIN GOOD)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs starts running, excited to see Pages already.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant and Chary run after her

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Nods in agreement.

...Better like this.

Kurtis: Collapses for a moment, then get up, shaking his head.

Oof..

[jolly goblet]

Birsha takes one step in the room and they already began to drift in to a straight line (like gmod while T-posing or A-posing)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs has jumped without fear into the room.

[pastel vale]

Chary jumps straight in but the Assistant hesitates before jumping

[fervent rivet]

(SING WITH ME, SING FOR THE YEARS)

[fluid mauve]

(SING FOR THE LAUGHTER, SING FOR THE TEARS)

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: He gets in the room, not having much trouble to 'swim' through it being used to places like this around Iterators.

[jolly goblet]

(brb)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs floats down to the shaft entrance. “Brings good memories already!”

[pastel vale]

The Assistant grabs onto Chary as she floats down behind Twigs

[fluid mauve]

This is fun!

[pastel vale]

For you, maybe.

[gaunt jetty]

...Saint is in this room looking at Pages.

[pastel vale]

Chary suddenly moves back
Saint?!

[fluid mauve]

What? No I hate this, I just love playing with these magnets!

[fervent rivet]

Twigs enters the room, surprised. “Huh?”

Pages turns around. “Hm?”

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: His eyes widen a lot.

...Harat?

Saint: He seems to be confused with Pages, then gets startled hearing Kurtis voice...Slowly, he looks to the group.

[pastel vale]

Saint- what are you doing here?

The Assistant pops in and lets out a happy Wawa at the sight of a familiar face

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks at the group’s arrival, immediately rushing to Twigs and embracing her again. “oh thank the ancients you’re okay!!!!!”

Twigs laughs a little. “I’m fine!”

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: He seems to weep a bit, first approaching Assistant, giving it a hug, then at Kurtis, doing the same thing...But the tightiest he can.

Kurtis: He hugs him back, saddened...Seems unsure how to process this...Both are quite quiet.

[fervent rivet]

(Why was Saint in Pages’s chamber )

[pastel vale]

More Reunions?

I'm just happy to see somebody I know.

[gaunt jetty]

(Trying to process what is happening around the planet and mind blasting some people.)

[fluid mauve]

You need a hug chary?

[pastel vale]

No.

[fervent rivet]

(…he wasn’t going to brain-blast Pages… right? )

Pages is just glad to see her adopted child again. “…I’m just.. glad you’re okay…”

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: He holds Harat shoulders, worried.

...Wh...What are you doing here?

Saint: Looks at Pages, confused.

...I...What's going on here?...I thought that...The things that happened before was just a long dream...

He looks down.

I don't even know now...I was just about to return to what i used to do before in my confusion..

[pastel vale]

A lot has happened.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs sighs. “Yeah… soldiers attacked us.. scavengers attacked us.. everything wants us dead!”

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...I have noticed this started to increase further as the days passed on...

Looks around.

Maybe some are finally realizing the situation...

Shakes head.

I do still confused though...

Wh-where is everyone else? I just...

Kurtis: He pets him.

Shh...We...Can explain that later...For now we have something else to focus...

Saint: He seems confused...But don't question it a lot, nodding in agreement.

...Umm...

Looks back at Pages.

Excuse me..

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks down at Saint, still holding the ancient child. “yes?”

Olly inspects Saint.

[fluid mauve]

Frog bed.```

[pastel vale]

You rarely seem to be mature.

[fluid mauve]

Look, some people use comedy as a way to cope with tragedy, ok?

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...I was about to do something against you by mistake...

I'm sorry about this, i'm still confused with what is going on here..

[pastel vale]

Chary shifts

[fervent rivet]

Pages raises an antenna. “I.. don’t understand. But I don’t necessarily want to know either.”
The machine rises up. “why are those scavengers attacking you and twigs? And those soldiers?”

[pastel vale]

I am not entirely sure. The Soilders attacked another district and we got caught in the crossfire. The scavengers- I don't know. I'm just happy we all made it through alive.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...They took Mouse away.

[fervent rivet]

“I’m glad all of you are safe and alive,” Pages dips her head.

[pastel vale]

Oh. Yeah.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Pages. “What are we going to do?”

[pastel vale]

The Assistant looks down

[gaunt jetty]

'I still find that a sick way to see it.'

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks at everyone. “Well, as all of you can see, I’m making improvements through my district to make it safer. This means clearing debris, uncovering lost stores, and depleting the scavenger population.”

[pastel vale]

We need to find where those scavs took Mouse.

[fervent rivet]

Pages nods. “Right. A small portion of my overseers have begun the search.”

“Thank you for keeping Twigs safe to the best of your ability.”

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...Getting rid of them?

[pastel vale]

You're welcome. She handled it suprisingly well.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looked down. “It was.. pretty scary at times.”

Pages sighs. “At least you are alive. That is what matters.”

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...I am having my doubts whether any of you are really alive or not...

Looks away.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs seems to be disturbed at that sentence.

Pages looks at the child, then back at Saint. “Look here, strange green Slugcat, everyone here is truly alive.”

[pastel vale]

We are more alive than we were before. At least, I am.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary. “What do you mean by that?”

(New meme I made)

[pastel vale]

I've been up for a bit longer than most Ancients,

[pastel vale]

(LOL)

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks at Chary, thinking. “..I suppose you have a point there. I’ve seen some ancients question in my city if they’re truly alive. Many are having crisises, including what Olly has seen of Twigs in the Jeep.”

“I did use to hold a grudge against you, Charybdis, when the vehicle exploded. I wanted Twigs home immediately. But I see you continue to protect her, like an older sister. My district is, once again, open to all of you. Of course, it is not perfect, but I’m improving it.”

[pastel vale]

Chary dips her head
Thank you.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha enters Page's chamber
Hel-
then stopped upon seeing saint

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Looks down, his thoughts racing a bit.

...Not possible...You can't bring back people that went already dead...Unless...

Shivering.

...Oh...Oh no..

[fervent rivet]

“Oh! Birsha!” Twigs waves.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha kept looking at saint with a surprised face

[pastel vale]

I sense something not good...

[fervent rivet]

Pages floats closer to Birsha and Saint. “are.. you two alright?”

[fluid mauve]

*purr...*

[pastel vale]

What the hell are you doing.

[fluid mauve]

Nothing.

[fervent rivet]

(Well that was random)

[pastel vale]

How boring IS it in there? Like, do I need to install cameras or something?

(chary does not want bs going on in her head)

[fluid mauve]

Ok, Chinese government, I'm sorry I can't TAKE A NAP in your noggin...

[pastel vale]

Who the hell are the Chinese??

[fervent rivet]

(LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO)

[fluid mauve]

Uh.... nobody?

(THIS ROLEPLAY INTERLOCKS WITH REAL LIFE WHAT THE FUCK)

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Looks at Chary.

Kurtis...Did you saw what happened around before everything went back here?

'Funny, i know who they are.'

[pastel vale]

You are just- *sigh*

[pastel vale]

(he knows)

[fervent rivet]

Pages simply observes the group as Twigs looks through her scratched jumper’s pockets. “sorry pages, the scavs stole the Pearl I found”

[fluid mauve]

...*purr*...

[pastel vale]

OKAY BUD WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING

[fluid mauve]

I'm taking a naaaaappp...

[fervent rivet]

(Bro found the ghost shrooms)

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Shakes head.

Not a lot...But seems like Chary killed someone that a person deemed as a prophet.

[pastel vale]

I didn't kill anybody though-

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary. “Huh? Kill who?”

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...Husk Of a Man...House of Many...HOM...'HOM'...Odd to think about it.

[fervent rivet]

The child looks at Chary. “She’d never kill anyone! She’s too nice!”

[pastel vale]

Hold on, I didn't kill him?

[fluid mauve]

(There was also Honor Of Man, Hopelessness Of Mankind, Heart Of Missery-)

[fervent rivet]

(Horde of Monkeys)

(There are two types of people)

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Nods.

...I see...Chary, what did you do? Or what do still remember of it?

[jolly goblet]

Birsha slowly looks at Chary

[pastel vale]

I remember a lot.
Can we talk about this in another room?
Gestures to Twigs
I have something I want to show you in private.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary, floating over to her. “What are you talking about??”

Pages floats closer as well, intrigued.

[pastel vale]

(WAIT NO I MEANT I WANTED TO DO IT AWAY FROM TWIGS)

[fervent rivet]

(LMAO)

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Why though?

Tilts head, curious.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha was staring at Chary then slowly to Saint

[pastel vale]

I don't think it'll make any sense to you since there were only a few people there.
Chary takes Saint and Kurtis away and whispers
I did something and it resulted in this. There has been some sort of cycle where people have been killing a supposed "prophet".

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Pages, shrugging.

Pages sighs. “Perhaps it’s best not to get into their conversation, child. Oh dear- your jumper and jacket are terribly scratched.”

“…yeah, I know.”

“Well, there are still many things down in my city. I’m sure you can find old jackets and clothes down there to at least suit you better.”

“You mean it?”

“I don’t lie, Twigs. When I do, it’s usually because I don’t want you to know what was on that Pearl you brought me many years ago, hehe.”
“Well, I’m technically old enough now, can you tell me now?”
“No.”
“Darn.”

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...That's what i was thinking.

Sigh.

HOM now is the problem.

Kurtis: ...But...What would that imply for the rest of the people we know?

[pastel vale]

I think they somehow got wiped from existence. According to ATV HOM somehow sacrifieced himself and ended all cycles and deleted the void fluid.

[fluid mauve]

---

(In the timeline where the void worm died you DID NOT stab HOM.)

(HOM traveled to the void fountain and sacraficed himself to resurrect the echos)

[pastel vale]

(brain confus(

[fluid mauve]

(The time we are currently in is the one where ONLY HOM died, the other one is where EVERYONE died. The difference being in the timeline where ONLY HOM dies is the time line where Chary DOESN'T STAB HOM, and in the one where EVERYONE DIES Chary STABS HOM)

[pastel vale]

()

[fluid mauve]

(Yoy?)

[pastel vale]

I think I atleast got rid of the powers.
(absolute lie)

[fluid mauve]

(So Chary wouldn't have made this mistake or had the knowledge of this mistake ever happening)

[pastel vale]

(???
we kinda always had that knowledge?)

(wait are we saying that HOM just never existed here?)

[fluid mauve]

(Between us REAL people, not the characters)

[pastel vale]

(but like
ive referenced several times that chary has the knowledge)

[fluid mauve]

(HOM exists, he's just dead)

[fluid mauve]

(Where?)

[pastel vale]

(here and a few others, mostly at the beginning
and i said it in the gc)

[fluid mauve]

(They had the knowledge of HOM ONLY from the timeline where he died)

(Any other timeline is unknown, even to ATVOTV)

[pastel vale]

(thats very confusing for me)

[pastel vale]

(HOL UP
NUH UH
he referenced Chary attacking HOM)

[fluid mauve]

(WHERE)

[pastel vale]

(uewgjkGEWAJQWAERHUIewhjkmnq now i have to scroll a ton)

(brb my dog is losing it)

[fluid mauve]

(He referred to A CYCLE of attacking prophets, not Chary attacking HOM specifically)

[pastel vale]

(back)

[pastel vale]

( )

[fervent rivet]

(What’s with the argument I was drawing this bug)

[pastel vale]

(DAIN BRAMAGE)

(amazing line)

[fervent rivet]

(This would end up being like that one malicious Pearl trapping an Iterator in a paradox)

[gaunt jetty]

(Dementional Harmage.)

[pastel vale]

(y e s)

(i think it would honestly be easier if there was memory of what happened
ATV did say that Chary broke the cycle)

[fluid mauve]

(The adrift at district 724-b)

[fluid mauve]

(Its not possible to have memories that never happened outside of the timeline)

(god I sound like a fuckin nerd...)

[pastel vale]

(but you threw everybody from one timeline too another)

[pastel vale]

(i mean i am)

[fluid mauve]

(FOR ROLEPLAY SAKE)

[pastel vale]

(THATS WHY IM SAYIGN ITD BE EASIER)

[fervent rivet]

(Now I can just imagine “duke do you want the ball?”)

[fluid mauve]

(What I'm saying is, the story technically ended last season, we just continued from a different timeline where chary didn't kill HOM)

[pastel vale]

(yes
this is a new storey
with same characters)

[fluid mauve]

(Brain rave?)

[pastel vale]

(more like palmface)

(please my guy)
(its already it text)

[fluid mauve]

(Just edit a few things)

[pastel vale]

(it makes way more sense that way tho
i dont actually know how to edit it to make sense tho)

[fluid mauve]

(Instaid of being specific, just mention how others before charry killed the prophet)

[pastel vale]

(but she didnt?)

[fluid mauve]

(Heres a skip pass)

[fluid mauve]

(I said BEFORE)

[pastel vale]

https://tenor.com/view/frustrated-ugh-headache-gif-7532429

[fluid mauve]

(As in those before chary, not before chary killed the phrophet)

[jolly goblet]

(Ping me when things are calm down)

[pastel vale]

(there, fix it?)

[fluid mauve]

(Chary didn't do a stupid tho-)

[pastel vale]

(she knows she did something but not what)

[fluid mauve]

(Maybe uses "the people before me")

[pastel vale]

(bing bong(

[fluid mauve]

(Great, now we can finnaly put this dumb feud to rest...)

(Do we...)

(Delete it all?)

(The argument)

[pastel vale]

(idk)

[fluid mauve]

(Below this line is the end of an argument)

---

[pastel vale]

(ok)

[fluid mauve]

(@jolly goblet welcome back)

[jolly goblet]

(Ay)

(Also soon gtg because tired)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

Pages is just speaking with Twigs in the background.

[fluid mauve]

(I have no idea what to do now)

[pastel vale]

(imagine in wrong spot)

[pastel vale]

(werfkjaknjhwtgnjhm here)

[fluid mauve]

(Just ping me after 3 in roleplay days pass)

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...The Void Sea itself out of my experience are not only restrict to be a liquid.

It can also be a manifestation of someone wish...But not are getting rid of the real problem.

While the worm seem to be gone...

Something else took its place.

...Just look at these people...They don't really feel real anymore...

About to repeat the same mistakes again...

Like they still in purgatory, trying to reclaim what they already lost...

It feels wrong...As if they're here to entertain someone with similar aspects.

[pastel vale]

Like my body half the time, fun.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...Why is the others missing?

Saint: ...They are...Dead...

Looks away, weeping again.

Whoever else that stayed after them...

He just stays quiet.

[pastel vale]

Chary looks down

[jolly goblet]

(Bye, me bed. I might appear out of nowhere)

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Eyes twitching violently.

[fervent rivet]

While Twigs is exploring the chamber again, Pages looks over to the group.

“…I can still hear you all.”

[gaunt jetty]

'...Oh uh.'

[pastel vale]

Chary turns around
So you know there is a lot here.
Her eyes seem to be slightly yellow

[gaunt jetty]

'LEAVE THAT ROOM RIGHT NOW!'

[pastel vale]

What?

[gaunt jetty]

'LEAVE!!'

[pastel vale]

Why?!

[fervent rivet]

Pages gives a stern look. “..quite a lot. I do not know of what you have gone through, or what you speak of. But I know for a fact it correlates with that strange morning. The sky had run red and many neutral creatures were becoming hostile. Then it just.. stopped. The other Iterators had not been quiet for a while, discussing what had happened. And suddenly, you are all back… I would react much more sternly if Twigs had not been here.”

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Weak laugher...Then a laugher...Then a hysterical laugher...For a evil laugher.

[fluid mauve]

...shit.

[fervent rivet]

Pages lifted up Kurtis, looking at him for a second. “Tell me if you are alright.”

[pastel vale]

Chary steps back, the glow in her eyes fading
I DONT THINK HE IS!

The Assistant spins and steps towards the exit

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: He doesn't stop laughing, mixed between sobbing.

He looks at Pages...Then mind blasts it.

Saint: He get startled and run away.

[fervent rivet]

Pages’s eyes seem to widen for a few seconds before she falls to the ground.

Twigs turns around, dropping the pearls she was holding in shock. “..Pages?”

[pastel vale]

The Assistant jumps and sprints through the exit, Chary grabs Kurtis and throws him to the ground before kicking him in the face

[fervent rivet]

Twigs goes over to inspect the fallen Iterator. “Pages? Are you okay? What happened?!”

[gaunt jetty]

He just teleports away, but even so emits an agressive force field.

[fervent rivet]

(How to create a villain: kill her mom)

[pastel vale]

Chary is thrown into the wall, she gets up, grabs Twigs and sprints through the exit

[gaunt jetty]

'...He is hurt...Very hurt.'

[fervent rivet]

Twigs reaches out, not able to stop Chary from running. “W-wait! What about Pages?! We can’t just leave her in there!”

[pastel vale]

Pages is gone- we have to run.

Chary enters the low gravity section and jumps away
He just fking killed her.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs doesn’t seem to understand. “B-but she can’t die! She said it many years ago! She can’t! I don’t want to leave her!”

A memory plays in her head of the last moments she had seen before becoming an echo many years ago: I don’t want to leave her!

[fluid mauve]

(HOM watching this happen:)

Kurt is now marked for kill on sight.

[fervent rivet]

(I’m actually distraught over my Iterator dying )

[pastel vale]

Do you want to join her?!

[fluid mauve]

(Same thing I felt when Chary stabed HOM... I-IN A DIFFERENT TIMELINE-)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary with horrified tears, not entirely sure what to do.

[pastel vale]

(pov- you failed at making a sandwich)

[gaunt jetty]

'...You have no idea of how upset he got now that he knows he lost these people.'

[fervent rivet]

(The next season where Pages didn’t get ascended:)

[pastel vale]

Chary enters the elevator where the Assistant is already in and presses the button to go down while putting down Twigs
I need help, or something. I kind of trusted him a lot because I thought he knew how to fix this

[fluid mauve]

(THE STATIC RETURNS-)

[fervent rivet]

(Wrong person)

[pastel vale]

(I put down paper instead of sticks)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs just sits on the ground, extremely traumatized.

[fervent rivet]

Lol//

[pastel vale]

Charybdis sinks to the floor, shaking

[fluid mauve]

He's made of void, he never was to be trusted jn the first place. That guy is an anomaly and WE need to fix it, ye get me?

[pastel vale]

He's an ally- it's just that- I don't-

[fluid mauve]

People can change on a dime, I hope you know that.

[fervent rivet]

(Watch me make Twigs vengeful and murderous towards Kurtis)

[fluid mauve]

Look, whatever happens after this, DO WHAT COMES NATURALLY. Relent your empathetic feelings towards him, he isn't your friend, ally, comrade, whatever anymore.

[pastel vale]

Can you just shut it for one fking second.

[fluid mauve]

You asked for my help I am delivering.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs seems to be shaking, clenching her fists.

“…what did he do to her…” she kept whispering.

[gaunt jetty]

'...Here is the problem now...He's an actual god, not an artificial one...Do you have any idea of how different that is?'

[pastel vale]

I don't know. I don't get it. I'm so sorry, I didn't-

I'm sorry.

The Elevator shakes

[fervent rivet]

Twigs just continues shaking, she can be heard starting to sob.

[fluid mauve]

God or not ive seen giants tople harder than ever, you wanna replay what happened to HOM?

[pastel vale]

The Assistant whimpers in a corner as the elevator shakes before reaching the bottom

[fervent rivet]

Twigs immediately just gets off the elevator once it opens again, walking off.

[pastel vale]

Chary sits there as the Assistant stumbles out after Twigs

[gaunt jetty]

'...He is not a giant though...He isn't dumb as the worm...He knows who these people was, or are...And where they can still get...'

Kurtis is with you.

'And he will not let ANYONE stay on his way now he feels endangered once more."

[fervent rivet]

Twigs simply sits down near an abandoned building, putting on a dark rusted jacket she found.

[pastel vale]

Chary pulls out her pistol and inspects it before getting up

The Assistant comes to Twigs and nesles next to her

[fluid mauve]

The second he steps on my turf he's gonna end up just like me, nothing. That ain't a threat, thats a whole hearted promise.

[pastel vale]

Chary gets up and begins heading in the direction with the most scavengers

[fervent rivet]

Twigs just sits with the Assistant, barely acknowledging them.

Mouse enters the district, looking around in a panic.

[pastel vale]

Chary spots Mouse

[fluid mauve]

A single scav rusher her, only to be shot in the back of the head

[fervent rivet]

Mouse waves towards Chary.

[fluid mauve]

'This is home, right?`

[pastel vale]

Who are you?

[fluid mauve]

'Ghily.'

[gaunt jetty]

"Get out."

Kurtis mind blasts ATVOTV.

[pastel vale]

Chary suddenly cries out

[fluid mauve]

...You though that would work? YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS CLEVER!?

NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOUVE DONE!

YOU'RE STUCK HERE WITH ME TILL THIS BODY DIES WITH US.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs suddenly gets up, grabbing a spear lodged in the ground.

[fluid mauve]

HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW, HUH!? YOU FEEL FUCKIN SMART!?

[pastel vale]

Chary hands mouse her pistol
Take the gun, go east, Assistant and Twigs are there, they need you.

Chary unholsters her rifle and walks away

[fluid mauve]

'I taught you how to use a gun, nows time to put that knowledge to use.'

[fervent rivet]

Mouse nods, holding the gun, going east.

[pastel vale]

Chary walks into the forest

[fluid mauve]

Ghily follows mouse

[pastel vale]

ATV, you better open that fkin door.

[fluid mauve]

And risk killing you too? No... Chary, you're special, I can't aford to loose you along with me...

[pastel vale]

Open that door right now or else I will take myself.

[fluid mauve]

STOP TALKING LIKE THAT CHARY, YOU'RE MAKIN THIS SHIT WORSE!

[fervent rivet]

Mouse eventually reaches Twigs and Assistant, holding the gun. “…Twigs?? Friend???”

Twigs simply puts an old, abandoned ancient helmet on, glaring at Mouse briefly.

Mouse decided not to get closer.

[pastel vale]

Open the door.

The Assistant gestures
'Friend' 'Killed'

[fluid mauve]

'They'll understand soon...'

[gaunt jetty]

"...GET OUT."

He starts fighting ATVOTV.

[pastel vale]

OPEN THE DOOR.
Chary brings up her rifle

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks saddened. “Which friend?”

Twigs holds the spear, glaring at it for a few moments.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant points to the remains of some rotted paper

[fluid mauve]

I CAN'T CHARY, I CAN'T DO THAT, ITS A LOOSE LOOSE CHARY, PLEASE!!!

[pastel vale]

OPEN THE DOOR

[fluid mauve]

...I...fine...

The door take you in and shuts behind you

[gaunt jetty]

'...Open that door...Because the more you try to entrap him, the stronger he will get.'

[pastel vale]

Chary shoots Kurtis in the head
I'll need you as my way out.

[fluid mauve]

Chary... Chary you better have a good fuckin plan...

[pastel vale]

My plan is killing himself with his own powers.

[gaunt jetty]

He...Deflected these projectiles back.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse’s eyes widen. “…a page?… oh. Oh no…”
She nears Twigs. “…hey.. friends can fix Pages… friends always make things right..”

Twigs turns around, beginning to stomp away with the spear. The violence karma symbol shines on the new helmet.

Mouse holds out her hand. “Child.. wait!”

[pastel vale]

Chary dogdes them
KURTIS IF YOU DONT SENSE UP RIGHT NOW YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. YOU ARE KILLING GOING ASS PEOPLE.

WHAT WOULD RAIN THINK? WHAT WOULD KURTIS- SHEIRE?

[fervent rivet]

(Kurtis reforms and Twigs immediately kills him)

[gaunt jetty]

'...Thing is...His power is always changing...You can't just count with skill.'

[fluid mauve]

He's gone Chary, let him go...

[pastel vale]

Thats why all I need is his power.
Chary pulls out a power absorption knife

[fluid mauve]

CHARY!?

[gaunt jetty]

"...They are dead...For what does it matter?"

He crosses out.

[pastel vale]

ATV, what happens if you leave.

[fluid mauve]

I can't, I'm bound here...

[pastel vale]

Because. They still have a prescense. They still exist.
Chary's eyes seem to glow yellow

Saint is still here? What does he think? Your own son.

[fluid mauve]

At this point, all I care about is that you make it out of this shit hole...

[pastel vale]

Then you better get ready to summon some sht.

[fluid mauve]

...I trust you Chary...

[gaunt jetty]

'He is not gone...He just can't process the pain he is having from loss.'

[pastel vale]

Neither can you.

[gaunt jetty]

"...He just ran away from me...But even him was...Agreeing at some rate...Wasn't him?"

[pastel vale]

No he wasn't. He disagreed. He is confused, but he knows not the end those that are already alive.

[gaunt jetty]

"...And yet why does it was me that had to pay for this?"

"...I didn't ask to exist...I was put here as some weird experiment that just got dejected by the own creators...'

"They just wanted me to die at the very start they made me...I...Didn't understand...Neither knew what was happening."

"I...Still tried to befriend you Ancients...But to just find out that...Being peaciful among them didn't work, even when i never i did anything to them.."

[fluid mauve]

You made friends with HOM didn't you?

They were an ancient.

[pastel vale]

UNT was a friend to you. HOM was. I was. But now you have angered a lot of poeple and those people are going to do bad things. You were peaceful. You had friends. And even if they are gone, it doesn't give you the right to kill other's friends.

Chary goes up to Kurtis
Just, take it in. You have friends here.

[fluid mauve]

Imagine what HOM would think about this if he was still here...

Knowing that the world he loved so dearly and that he DIED to preserve is being taken away by one of his dearest friends...

[gaunt jetty]

"...I did it out of the suddeness of the news...I didn't knew how to feel about it...I don't want to end up alone..."

"Saint is still there but...Until when? I can't just wait and see him going away by these events around...Not the same thing again..."

"I know these people gonna screw over and leave me be when i less notice.."

[pastel vale]

So I'm just going to fk you over?

I'm sorry that nobody has stuck around long enough for you, but you do have Saint, you have me, you have the Assistant.

The only reason we'd screw you over is if you keep MURDERING PEOPLE.

[fluid mauve]

Youre woes are not an excuse to take the lives of innocent people...

[pastel vale]

Chary gives an ATV a "shut up" look

[gaunt jetty]

'He don't know how to process it, his pain is not only emotional, but also physical.'

[pastel vale]

He needs to suck it up.

[fluid mauve]

...I don't know what to do here...

[pastel vale]

You stay quiet and out of sight.

Kurtis, I really don't know how to help you. But im telling you this- you have friends. You just need to hold them tight.

I am going to leave now because I don't really know what else to do and I'm not going to condem somebody else to death by killing myself.
The glow in Chary's eyes fade

Chary puts away the PA knife

[fluid mauve]

...

[gaunt jetty]

"...That girl might be waiting me to do something...She was training to fight...I know...And i'm sorry i..."

He collapsed out of pain.

[fervent rivet]

(Twigs; Being sorry won’t bring back my mom)

[pastel vale]

Chary picks him up
She was training to fight because she hasn't had enough good people in her life, good people like you. If you can get to our sense then we can fix that.

[fluid mauve]

I need you to carry him out of here... if both of you stay here any longer the place might start to eat away at you.

[gaunt jetty]

'...I might talk with Twigs in advance.'

[pastel vale]

(I gtg)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

[fluid mauve]

(Same)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs is looking for where Chary went.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S is getting closer of Twigs.

...Psst...Ey..

[fervent rivet]

Twigs turns around to look at S.A.S.

[gaunt jetty]

He crouches to her level.

...You're planning to do something about what happened don't you?

[fervent rivet]

…Twigs just looks down. Gripping her spear tightly.

“…”

[fluid mauve]

(Im gonna go to bed now)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok, gn)

[gaunt jetty]

Ey ey...I get how you feel.

Looks around.

I know it wasn't justified...But you saw how he got after he received some news...

He lost his wife...And a serial of close friends he found good things here.

...He didn't have the mind, or the heart to just shrug it off...

Just as you...He didn't have much nice things here, and had to learn things to stay alive...

Nearly has been treated just as a created tool with no use.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs raises her head, glaring directly at him.

“…he can’t bring Pages back.”

[gaunt jetty]

Nods in agreement.

...True...He can't...Overreacted.

You are upset having no fault on the issue...I don't take it from your right.

Is it the right way to respond it though?

...Even good people may mistake like this out of impulse...Or accident.

I'm sure he feels bad about it and just realized too late...He needed someone to console him before he could set his mind back in place.

While he can't undo it...He can still fix in some other way.

[pastel vale]

(WIAT FOR MEEEEEE)

(IM SLEPING)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs didn’t seem too phased about this talk, that childlike anger going to her head.
“He can’t fix anything!! Pages is DEAD!”

[gaunt jetty]

He hugs her up.

...Hey hey...This not gonna bring her back either, will it?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs starts sobbing. “…I just want her back..”

[fervent rivet]

“…I’ve spent countless years all alone, simply watching the world… and the moment I get to see her again… she’s just ripped from this world like that..”

[fervent rivet]

(Shall we continue)

[fluid mauve]

(Im up)

[fervent rivet]

A lot of teal overseers are around. Some of them are scattering, but some still seem connected with the structure.

[gaunt jetty]

(Just up like 10 minutes ago.)

[fervent rivet]

(Oof)

[pastel vale]

(I'm down)
(Maybe later)

[jolly goblet]

(I’m up as well. For a long time now)

guess we wait)

[pastel vale]

(okay I'm up now)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

[pastel vale]

Alright.
Chary exits carrying Kurtis

(Ah crap didn't mean to send yet)

[fervent rivet]

(I can just imagine Kurtis being carried like a child to timeout)

[pastel vale]

(I can rp now but only for a very short time)

Chary sets Kurtis down outside
I'm going to give you an objective here- find all of your family, friends, anybody that is still left, find them and bring them together. I honestly think it would not be a good idea to see Twigs right now because she sees you as the murderer of her best friend.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs is still crying with SAS.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant is just kinda comatose

(craP I gtg I'll be available in like 2-3 hours)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

[fervent rivet]

@gaunt jetty continues from here//

[gaunt jetty]

...Seems like Kurtis knocked out.

S.A.S: ...That's what he felt too...

He knows what he lost won't be back, and wanted to discount on the things that made him hurt...

For someone who is peaciful, i guess he felt that all what he did was being worthless.

He didn't care of what would it imply, and probably wouldn't it he was just left on his own...Don't be like this...

You will lose yourself just as he almost did.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs just stays silent, actually starting to think again.

Mouse points at Chary. “Chary! Chary alright?!”

[gaunt jetty]

(Oh.)

[jolly goblet]

Biesha goes to Twigs and S.A.S, trying to get in their conversation

[pastel vale]

Chary hides Kurtis
Yeah- I'm fine.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks up at SAS, a small tear seen on the new helmet. “…we can fix Pages.. right?? Right…?”

Mouse looks at Chary. “…Mouse not understand… what happened..”

[fluid mauve]

'Its a machine, we can fix it.'

'I taught you how to use basic tools, yes?'

[fervent rivet]

Twigs blinks. “..I guess..”

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...If the memory conflux was not affected, yeah...

Can take time, depending of how far the damage has stretched.

Pets Twigs head.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha is just listening to the conversation

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks up at SAS again. “Can.. can we check?”

[pastel vale]

A lot of not good things happened.

[pastel vale]

I might be able too, I'd be difficult- but possible.

[gaunt jetty]

(Chatter cat detected.)

[jolly goblet]

(Meow, also free feet pic)

[gaunt jetty]

(She wanting pets.)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looked at Chary, somewhat feeling a bit better. “really? You mean it?” She does not see Kurtis.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint leaves from a duct he was hiding.

Saint: Sigh.

...Jeez...I wasn't expecting for him to outburst this way...

...Is my father okay?

S.A.S: ...Oof.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha looks at Saint
...

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Saint with some anger upon hearing him mention Kurtis.

[pastel vale]

(I gtg)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

[pastel vale]

He's, alive. And not murdering anybody for now.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs glared at Chary. “What do you mean he’s alive?”

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...Hey...I'm sorry he did that.

Looks away.

I just said the truth...He wasn't going to be ready for that one way or another...

S.A.S: It could have been worse if there wasn't anyone to check after him...

Sigh.

At least its someone that be retrievable...

Picks up Twigs.

Lets not focus on that for now and check Pages, okay?

[pastel vale]

I'll deal with Kurtis and meet back with you all in a bit.

Chary takes Kurtis away and basically leaves a note saying what she said earlier

[fervent rivet]

“..please kill him,” Twigs whispered to Chary, before being picked up. “..alright, sir.”

[gaunt jetty]

'Truth to be told, the feeling of entrapment would have turned him into something beyond control.'

'If he had stayed there for longer...He would have come back beyond recognition.'

'I'll show you something later.'

S.A.S: ...I...We still gonna need directions not being from here i guess.

[fervent rivet]

Several overseers appear again from Pages. They point to her structure.

[fluid mauve]

'Relent your violent tendencies right now.'

[pastel vale]

Chary takes Kurtis away
(I gtg and then I'll just have Chary meetup when I can rp next)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

Twigs just stays silent.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Looks around the Overseers.

...Gotcha.

Looks to the new person.

Harat, stay with them...At least for now.

Saint: Looks at the new person.

...Oh yea...Hey..

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at the group members.

[fluid mauve]

'Hello.'

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks for Assistant.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant is asleep on a bush

[fervent rivet]

The scav picks up the Assistant.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant stays asleep

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Looks like everyone is picking up each other here...

Chuckling, then follows the direction of the Overseers.

Saint: ...Are you guys staying?

Kurtis is turning into his shadowed form...But why is it starting to drip something red?

[fluid mauve]

Ghily points at it
'Marked, keep an eye on it.'

[fervent rivet]

The overseers lead back to the elevators. Somehow, it’s seemingly still functional.

Mouse walks over.

[pastel vale]

Chary lays Kurtis down and disappears

[fervent rivet]

Chary:

[pastel vale]

(it's time for some philosophical moments aka im sending a message every time I have like 5 secs in-between things)

[fervent rivet]

(Damn)

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...Maybe i should...I don't wanna leave him like this...

He starts propelling himself with his long tongue around the structure where Kurtis is, being able to feel his presence.

S.A.S: ...Its a good signal if the mechanical parts are still working...

He enters the elevator.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs watches Saint leave. “Why’s he got a long tongue?”

Mouse enters the elevator.

The overseers start to push buttons so the superstructure can work it’s magic.

[fluid mauve]

ghily follows

[jolly goblet]

Birsha watches Saint Leave with a still face

(back also)

[fervent rivet]

(Hello$

Mouse seems glad that Ghily is okay.

The elevator starts moving up.

Rising like my disappointment for humanity.//jk

[gaunt jetty]

(Now i have noticed, was Mouse freed from scav kidnapping?)

[fervent rivet]

(Ye)

[jolly goblet]

(how, when?)

[fervent rivet]

(The chieftain got mad at the guys who took her without reason)

[gaunt jetty]

'...Remember when i said about me being a Sylarean Autonomus System?'

S.A.S: ...Someone should really put a elevator music on these places later, this up and down will be boring.

[fervent rivet]

The overseers look at each other, shrugging because Pages didn’t listen to music often.

Twigs looks out the elevator, still quiet.

[jolly goblet]

(Twigs was in the elevator?)

[fervent rivet]

(She’s coming along)

[gaunt jetty]

(Became 2 handed sword in S.A.S hands.)

[fervent rivet]

(Equipped ChildBlade)
(No, you can’t stab children- it’s a child that stabs.)

[jolly goblet]

(Didn't even notice)

[fervent rivet]

Eventually, they reach the top again.

[pastel vale]

(returned)

[fervent rivet]

(Helo)

[pastel vale]

(that was the quickest I have ever seen people come online lol)

[gaunt jetty]

(I'm always here, shouldn't be a surprise.)

[jolly goblet]

(same)

[fervent rivet]

(Same

[pastel vale]

(saem)
Chary returns to the bottom of the elevator and waits for it to come down

[gaunt jetty]

(Sa||m||nest people in the server.)

[pastel vale]

( )

(did Kurtis wake up?)

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Okay...Here we are...Now, how is the data storaged here?

He leaves the elevator.

[jolly goblet]

(brb)

[gaunt jetty]

(Not really, S.A.S is talking with you and Saint is checking him.)

[pastel vale]

Yea.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs enters the low gravity room, which would lead to Pages. “Well, it’s in another pipe after her chamber. That’s what I know.”

Mouse just bellyflops into the low gravity room.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant wakes up and looks around
The elevator heads down

[gaunt jetty]

'I do know what i am doing here.'

'This body is just a way to reach around here and intervene manually.'

'I am usually a watcher, and caretaker of the dead...Or at least, those who were already supposed to be.'

'I am...Learning more about them...Whose i call Abyssals...I am trying to define if Kurtis is one.'

[pastel vale]

...

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: He stands still in ground, being too heavy.

...Umm, shoot...Now how i gonna get there?

[pastel vale]

(wait is everybody except Chary inside the can?)

[fervent rivet]

“Just follow!” Twigs says.

After the trip through the shaft, the small group finds Pages’s lifeless puppet in her chamber. Miraculously, teal light still shines in here.

[fervent rivet]

(I think so)

[pastel vale]

The Assistant goes over to Page's puppet and looks at Mouse
'Fix' 'Friend' 'Tool'

[fervent rivet]

Mouse nods. ‘What’ ‘Tools’ ‘?’

Twigs sits down near the puppet, not saying anything, but it’s clear she’s saddened. “..what did he even do to her?”

[jolly goblet]

(back)

[gaunt jetty]

'He's quite paradoxical in the definition though.'

'Dead people by definition never come back.'

'And if they do, they aren't exactly the same, unless they are A.I.'

S.A.S: ...Mind blast...For an A.I it would be equivallent of a sudden turn off i guess.

Looks to the overseers.

Depending of the Iterator conditions, if can destroy their data storage case that is unprotected.

Therefore shutting down the whole structure.

[fervent rivet]

The overseers look at SAS with worry.

Twigs just looks down. “…so she’s shut down..?”

[gaunt jetty]

'Kurtis was not even alive to begin with.'

'He didn't have any memories since his own creation, or even birth.'

'He has nobody to call a parent.'

'Yet he seems to breakthrough many physical laws and still retain sanity.'

'Abyssals always get to lose more and more of who they were, and eventually breakdown into a eldritch horror.'

'His shadow is his true self.'

S.A.S: ...Lets check that.

He continues following the overseers until the memory conflux.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs and Mouse stay with Pages.

The overseers lead SAS to the memory confluxes.

[gaunt jetty]

'...Something interesting is that he is a manifestation the people attachments.'

'And he so tries to do his best to let them be happy with that...Maybe too much, at some point he ignores his own well being.'

'...He was already hurt since he woke because when these people died, it was like attacking him...' 

'And it really was...He knew something was wrong, but didn't want to brag of it, for the sake of the others.'

'...Some Overseers might have recorded what is in his head right now...All the memories he had with people turned into agony and screams of death, torning him over.'

'Basically is taking him back to the very start of what he felt from the Ancients.'

'...And this is being turned into strength...Even if out of control...The sensation of entrapment is what he fighted against...'

'This is a trace of Sylrareans though...Which goes aganst the norms...Weird.'

S.A.S: ...It seems...Fine...

Looks around.

...I guess Pages was stable enough to without most of it.

[fervent rivet]

The overseers blink, not exactly knowing what SAS means by that. One projects a question mark.

[fluid mauve]

...I need a moment... fuckin hell...

[fervent rivet]

The elevator reaches the bottom to carry Chary up.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Its probably possible to repair her...

She might feel weird from the aftermath of this thing, not sure what is happening to her thoughts, if there is any.

Puts Twigs down.

...Okay, we should get that fixed...I'll help as well...I just hope things get be solved with no need of more violence.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at SAS. “Are you sure she’ll be okay? We won’t permanently mess with her memory, right?”

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Depends of us to make it work, not statistics.

Smiling a bit.

But i trust we all gonna do it alright.

[fervent rivet]

“..okay.” Twigs nods.

[gaunt jetty]

(Bot gone again, part 2?)

[fervent rivet]

Lol)

[pastel vale]

(sorry, I got dragged into a bunch)

[fervent rivet]

(It’s fine)

[jolly goblet]

(is fine. I'm just waiting get birsha to appear behind chary again, because I forgot where he was)

[fervent rivet]

(Oof)

[jolly goblet]

(Birsha classic thing. Appear someone back or Appear at random)

[pastel vale]

The Assistant looks around
'Memory'
'Machine' 'Skilled'
'I' 'okay'

[fervent rivet]

Mouse nods, looking at the puppet.

[pastel vale]

Chary appears
Okay, what did I miss?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs waves from the hole up above. “we’re up here checking to see if the memory confluxes were damaged!”

[pastel vale]

Chary takes off her jacket and jumps into the hole
Don't worry- you have an expert.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Laughing a bit.

All of us here are engineer nerds i guess.

[pastel vale]

Hey- I worked on a lot of iterators!

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Chary, taking off the prototype helmet she had found earlier. “Really?!”

[pastel vale]

Yeah. Designed a few.

[fervent rivet]

Her eyes are wide in wonder. “..woah.”

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Best way to know how it works is when you have been one.

Shrug.

Weird things happen here...But all that can be done is to adapt.

Looks around.

Assistant?

[pastel vale]

The Assistant is trying to open a panel in the back of Page's head

[fluid mauve]

'Do you need tools?'

[fervent rivet]

Mouse attempts to help Assistant.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant doens't respond and peels open the panel, revealing a bunch of circuits running into some kind of core

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at the circuits. “Woah, so that’s what Pages looks like on the inside?”

[jolly goblet]

(where are we, Page chmaber?)

[fervent rivet]

(Pages chamber, trying to help her because apparently SOMEONE thought it was a good idea to knock her into a coma)

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: He seems to approach Assistant.

No no no...We don't start here...The system can enter in dead short if we don't stabilize the dazed out connections.

[jolly goblet]

(time to birsha to shine and do nothing)

[pastel vale]

I think he's trying to get at the admin access.

[jolly goblet]

Birsha appear behind Chary, again but this time with a white slug

[pastel vale]

Uh, you have a friend?

[fluid mauve]

'You brought a friend?'

[jolly goblet]

No, I found him

and they began to follow me

[fervent rivet]

Mouse holds Assistant back to listen to SAS.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant squirms but gives in

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Well, could be useful to know it but...Twigs, do you know if it is possible to access it from somewhere else?

Like, the process terminal?

[jolly goblet]

The white slugcat began to speak in a early age robotic voice (in a nutshell, Dectalk voice)
Hello!

[fluid mauve]

'Ah, a scug with a tts, never seen that before...'

[fervent rivet]

Twigs thinks. “Hm, not really, honestly. But I know there’s a place like that. Pages always said never to go in there because she was afraid I’d mess with something.”

A few overseers show some holograms, confirming there’s a process terminal.

[pastel vale]

Chary groans
Aaaand now we enter the part where I know several people way more qualified than me but they aren't available.

Chary wraps her coat around the Assistant

[jolly goblet]

What are you doing with the iterator?

[pastel vale]

My "degree" is in the heavy lifting- building the place, connecting the pipes, all that. The terminals were the work of the computer the developers and god forbid I get in the way with one of them.

[fervent rivet]

An overseer opens a shaft through some parts of the chamber wall, something that was usually closed nowadays.

Twigs widens her eyes. “Hey! I remember! I used to take that way a lot!”

[fluid mauve]

'Fixing her from an incident.'

[pastel vale]

The Assistant squirms away from Mouse and looks down the shaft

[fervent rivet]

“It’ll take you directly to a neuro-terminal, and then access to the rest of the city!”

[pastel vale]

The Assistant begins to crawl down the shaft
I don't think I'll fit.

[jolly goblet]

May I check the status of the iterator?

[fervent rivet]

Some overseers take a look into the shaft.

Twigs nods. “I’ll crawl into the shaft too! Just to help your little buddy out!”

[fluid mauve]

'Mouse, I taught you how to slip through tight spaces, go ahead and put it to use.'

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Nods in agreement.

Leave this work to the small ones.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse nods, slipping in as well.

[fluid mauve]

Ghily follows

[fervent rivet]

Olly slips in as well to act as a camera.

[pastel vale]

Chary leaves to check on the electric systems near the rarefaction cell

[fervent rivet]

Twigs leads the fellow small people to the terminal, and Olly shows SAS the status of the area.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Alright...See if you can find a screen that shows up the equipment conditions.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks for it. Mouse finds it first and clicks it. Turns out she’s learnt to read something.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant starts fiddling with a wire, causing tiny service lights to turn on

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at Assistant. “Be careful, lil guy.”

[pastel vale]

The Assistant gives her a thumbs up

[jolly goblet]

The white slugcat go close to Page's body and a small orange hologram, projecting in front of the slugcat. like it analysing her

[fervent rivet]

Pages: kinda dead but getting better

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...So basically we need a new rarefaction cell and repair the mechanical plant distributor...These ones are damaged.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at SAS through the camera. “Is that difficult to do?”

[fluid mauve]

'Here, take my light, its gonna get dark ahead.'

[jolly goblet]

Birsha went a corner of the chamber and sat

[gaunt jetty]

'Can you?'

S.A.S: ...A bit.

[pastel vale]

Chary reaches the room with the Rarefaction cell

You got a good place to get a new cell?

[gaunt jetty]

The cell is sparkling and leaking electric pulses around the room, like a unstable tesla rod.

[pastel vale]

Chary floats back

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at the group. “There’s a lot of old stuff in the city. We can try to jam the city gate so everyone can get in.”

[jolly goblet]

The slug is still analysing Page

[jolly goblet]

Birsha: Do I need to go as well?

[fervent rivet]

“If you want to, I guess.”

[gaunt jetty]

'...Usually there should be an extra in the stock...Might be in the city deposit.'

[fluid mauve]

(What the fuck am I supposed to do here?)

[fervent rivet]

(Idfk)

[pastel vale]

I can make it there.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Send Mouse and...Erm...Ghilly, back to search for it...

I'll be repairing the mechanical plant with Assistant.

[pastel vale]

SAS, you there?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs nods. “Alright, you two. We’re going to get a rarefraction cell!”
She points towards the exit of the hallway.

[gaunt jetty]

'Yes?'

[pastel vale]

Do you need me to help?

I am near the cell.

[gaunt jetty]

'Someone has to remove it from the root i guess...My body would dead short on it, so i guess its up to you.'

[pastel vale]

Ah. I was hoping I could get the new one, but fine.

[jolly goblet]

The white slug turns around, looking at Twigs
But the iterator is down

[pastel vale]

Chary examines the cell

And I'm guessing I can't shoot it?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at the white slug. “We have to get something from the city deposit to help her.”

[gaunt jetty]

'...Do know what a Singurality Grenade is? That's a bomb instead.'

[pastel vale]

So wait, the cell is a bomb?

That's... new.

[jolly goblet]

???: But several things are offline and not working
Birsha: Don't worry to much, I will come to the city, making my self useful
???: I will repair then
Birshe: Sure

[gaunt jetty]

'These things are just fragments from unsafe cells...Its just all together there.'

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at the white slug. “Please listen to the others. Don’t break her further. We’ll be back as soon as possible.”

She starts to head to the city through the secret shaft. Mouse follows.

[pastel vale]

When do you want me to remove it?

[jolly goblet]

Birsha follows
So what are we looking for?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs blinks. “Apparently we’re going to the city deposit to get a backup rarefraction cell for Pages.”

[jolly goblet]

What's is that mind I ask

[fervent rivet]

“An extra power source.”

[gaunt jetty]

(Die at work...Be a man.
Well, no idea what happened with Mouse while she was surprise adopted, why not see their relationship in between Ghilly?)

[pastel vale]

A large storm is approaching from the coast

[fervent rivet]

Twigs enters the old city, taking a deep breath. “Man, it smells like lizard poop here.”

[jolly goblet]

...

So, what does it look like? not the "thing" you said but the source

[fervent rivet]

Twigs smiled. “Just a ball.”

As the group continues, some squidcada fly around.

Mouse looks at Ghily. ‘Is’ ‘Chieftain’ ‘Hurt’ ‘?’

[gaunt jetty]

(e)

[jolly goblet]

(what)

[fervent rivet]

(what)

[jolly goblet]

(what)

[fluid mauve]

'Chieftain isn't on our side now, hes with the traitors.'

'We are our own masters now.'

[gaunt jetty]

'...I gonna turn off the anti-gravity...You will have two to three minutes.'

[fervent rivet]

Okay. Mouse simply nods. She wondered what had happened with the scavengers that made them hostile to everyone?

After a good 15 minutes of walking, the overseer finally got the group to the city deposit.

[pastel vale]

The storm has gotten much closer

[fluid mauve]

(Fortnite)

[gaunt jetty]

(Default dance)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs is searching the deposit, searching for a rarefraction cell. She finds a cool jacket and new clothes in the process.

Mouse is pointing at the storm.

[gaunt jetty]

'...Is this rain?'

[jolly goblet]

Birsha notice the storm
There is a storm coming

[pastel vale]

What?

[jolly goblet]

(real rain world moment)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs finally grabs the cell, looking at the group. “I got it! Let’s get outta here!”

[jolly goblet]

(brb, gone for a while)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

[pastel vale]

The storm is closing in

[gaunt jetty]

'...Checking forecast here...Its stormy...Be ready...'

The rarefaction cell is turning off.

[jolly goblet]

(Just grab Birsha)

[pastel vale]

The coil is off- do you want me to rip the cell out?

[fervent rivet]

Twigs holds the cell, starting to dart back to the iterator’s structure.

Mouse follows in a hurry, grabbing Birsha.

[gaunt jetty]

'Take it out, but don't damage the root.'

[pastel vale]

Chary grabs the cell and carefully wedges it out

[gaunt jetty]

...It tickles, but it gets off.

[fervent rivet]

It’s pandemonium in the district. Many creatures are running to shelter. At the city, less creatures seem worried, but Twigs is still running.

[pastel vale]

Right at the enterance there is a slugcat, looking around in fear

[fervent rivet]

Twigs waves, offering a free arm to the Slugcat.

[pastel vale]

The Slugcat grabs onto Twig's arm and attempts to communicate something

[gaunt jetty]

'...I...Gonna skip the external repair for now before that get at me...Returning.'

[pastel vale]

Don't forget the Assistant!

[fluid mauve]

(Busy today arent I?)

[fervent rivet]

(Sorry)

Some creatures try to follow Twigs and the group to shelter from the storm. A little slugpup with a red scarf follows.

(Imagine poor Pages waking up to see like 5 scared lizards in her chamber.)

[pastel vale]

The Slugcat, a light red seems to be panicing and trying to communicate

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S seems to pick up Assistant by the scarf in the hurry.

S.A.S: Something is happening we gotta go-

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at the Slugcat. “I’m sorry! I can’t understand you!”

She closes the shaft entrance. At least 2 scared lizards slip in alongside the rest of the group and the slugs.

[pastel vale]

The Slugcat quickly panics and begins clawing at the enterance

[fervent rivet]

(Don’t worry, twigs let him in)

[pastel vale]

(i know)

[fervent rivet]

Twigs looks at them. “Is there someone out there?”

[pastel vale]

The Slugcat simply gestures to the door
A tiny slugpup, probably born maybe an hour ago appears in front of SAS

[fervent rivet]

Mouse blinks. “…Pages has a lot creatures.”

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...

He picks it up.

We have been closed outside..

[fervent rivet]

Twigs opens the shaft to see if she forgot anything. “Huh?”

[pastel vale]

The slugcat sprints outside

[pastel vale]

The pup squirms but is too weak to do anything else.

[fervent rivet]

Twigs holds the rarefraction cell. “…Mouse. Ghily. Keep everyone safe. I’m gonna take this to the chamber before it gets damaged.”

Mouse nods.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S enter with Assistant as well this pup.

S.A.S: ...Look.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant looks at the pup and gestures to a large cut on their eye
the pup is dark red

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...I'm not the best medic here...

Looks around.

[fervent rivet]

Mouse inspects the pup, looking for the parent.

[pastel vale]

(the parent was the slugcat that ran outside earlier)

[fervent rivet]

(Where are they now?)

[pastel vale]

( )

[fervent rivet]

(lmao)

[pastel vale]

( )

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at everyone. “Let us go inside. Safe inside.”

[pastel vale]

The storm begins battering at the can furiously

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...We need something to cover it.

Looks outside, then the pup.

[pastel vale]

The pup is freaking out

[fervent rivet]

Mouse takes a look in her little bag for anything. She has a piece of fabric.

The two lizards that ran in in a hurry are freaking out, too afraid to attack anyone.

Twigs goes back into the chamber, sitting down with the retrieved cell near Pages.

[pastel vale]

Chary appears with the broken cell
Whoa. I would make a joke about a party but- it seems that this is not the moment for it.

[fervent rivet]

Another slugpup, the Scout, is just sitting in the upper low gravity shaft, sleeping.

Twigs looks at Chary. “Yeah… there was a storm and..”

[pastel vale]

yikes.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Takes the fabric from Mouse to cover the pup, trying to calm it down.

Shhh shh shh..

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at Chary, then back at the pup.

The two lizards, a white and a cyan, are both trying to huddle somewhere.

Twigs hands Chary the new cell. “I got this in the deposit.”

[pastel vale]

The pup quiets down but is still whimpering

[pastel vale]

Ight, I guess I'll just slap this in.

Chary exits

[fervent rivet]

Twigs sits near Pages.
The scout peeks out of the upper pipe, confused.
Twigs looks up and smiles upon seeing the pup. “Hello, little friend! Been a while since you saw me, huh? I can’t grant you any more karma, heh.”
(The Scout has met Twigs when she was an echo.)

[pastel vale]

The Asssitant looks over at the pup

[fervent rivet]

Mouse looks at the red pup. “What hurt child?”

[pastel vale]

The Assistant shrugs

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Gives it to Assistant.

...Can you stay with them for a while?

'Kurtis woke up...I gonna check him.'

[fervent rivet]

The overseers are checking on Chary.

[pastel vale]

Chary is nearing the area where to put the cell in

The Asssitant takes the pup and curls up around them

[fervent rivet]

Some overseers are still in the chamber. They show some recordings of a vulture being completely flattened by rain.

[pastel vale]

Be careful.

[fluid mauve]

()

[fervent rivet]

(We didn’t leave Ghily, don’t worry lol)

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: ...Also...

Looks around the Overseers.

Whoever of you has recorded these voices...Don't play it...Not yet.

He walks away for where Kurtis was left.

[fervent rivet]

The overseers blink at each other.

[pastel vale]

Chary gets up next to the root and lets go of the cell, letting it float into place

[fervent rivet]

The cell floats into place, electricity zapping around and maintaining its rightful place.

[gaunt jetty]

This stabilize Pages the enough to be actively operational again, with some movement restrictions in the doll.

[fervent rivet]

(So Pages is awake again?)

Pages slowly rises up again, a bit weakened, but working. A small teal light appears in her eyes again as the puppet reactivates.

“…ugh… how long was I out..?”

“Pages!” Twigs excitedly tried to jump up to the Iterator.
Mouse hears Twigs being all excited and smiles.

[pastel vale]

Chary reappears

[fluid mauve]

'Reunion!'

[gaunt jetty]

Saint is entering in this room.

'...He still looks very bad.'

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks at the group, starting to see them clearly again. “Oh- hello again.. all of you..! Did.. did you all repair me?”

The Scout seems very excited to see Pages is alright.

The two random lizards are just surprised to see the Iterator.

[pastel vale]

Yep!

The Asssitant is resting around the injured pup

[fluid mauve]

'Community effort!'

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...Umm...Hi...

He raises up his hands.

Err...I...Admit it was my fault that this ended happening..

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks down at Twigs, and the others, smiling with a non-existent mouth. She looked at Saint, somewhat concerned. “…you are forgiven, little friend. I just wish to see it does not happen again.”

Twigs looks up at Pages. “I was so worried! Really worried!”

Pages gives a small look down to the child. “There’s no reason to be.”

[fluid mauve]

'Situation sorted.'
she offers mouse a high five

[fervent rivet]

Mouse high fives Ghily.

[fluid mauve]

( )

[pastel vale]

The storm intensifies

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks up, beginning to worry a little. “A storm? Haven’t seen one of those in a while.. is that why we have new visitors?” She motioned to the lizards and the injured pup.

[fluid mauve]

I though got rid of all possibilities of a storm occurring again?

[pastel vale]

What about natural ones?

[pastel vale]

Whep.
Chary sits down next to the Assistant
All we can do is wait it out.

[fluid mauve]

Those are cool, but the "other" storms.

[fervent rivet]

”Either that, or an Iterator manipulated wind patterns to send storms. It is best to wait it out.” The Iterator floats down, sitting down casually. The Scout runs to the Iterator.

Twigs sits down near Pages.

Mouse sits down as well. She scoots away as the lizards simply lay down.

Pages takes a look around. “Now that I think of it, I think one of these pearls has something on it..” she starts looking through some pearls.

[jolly goblet]

(backk)

[fervent rivet]

(You’re safe, no worries. And Pages is alive again.)

(Imagine Iterators have movies on pearls)

[pastel vale]

Chary leans back and starts to rest

[fervent rivet]

*Pages pulls out a new Pearl. “Twigs brought me this many years ago. It’s a collection of animated fantasy films.”

She lets the Pearl float up to start showing the old movies.*

(It’s rain world Disney movies :D)

[pastel vale]

The Assistant stiirs and looks at the pup
Hey Pages, what about this pup?

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks at the young pup. “Hmm.. most definitely a lost little one. Did you see it’s parent anywhere? If the parent did not make it in here or to a viable shelter, I suspect they are gone.”

[fluid mauve]

'I'm more used to watching those bootleg scav cartoons.'

[pastel vale]

The lower feet of the can are taking on water

[fervent rivet]

(Nice extra power)

[pastel vale]

(theres a hurricane outside)

(okay but what if the bottom gets like swept away)

[fervent rivet]

(The bottom is rather stable, Pages gave up on the problem long ago, so she focused on bettering her structure.)

The first film playing out gets some sudden extra quality because of water intake.

“…it appears that the storm must be a hurricane.”

[fervent rivet]

New plot, asshole Iterator//

[pastel vale]

(he already exists)

[fervent rivet]

//cool//

[pastel vale]

Do you have any bandages?
Also, what about the people outside?

[jolly goblet]

Birsha came up to Twigs
Thank you for saving, I was a bit surprised when you pick me up

[fervent rivet]

Pages sighs, pulling out a piece of cloth as a bandage. “..I do not know. But I do indeed hope they have found a shelter.”

The lizards have fallen asleep.

[pastel vale]

Chary takes the two cloths and wraps it around the sleeping pup's eyes

[jolly goblet]

The white slugcat pop out a pipe on the chamber ceiling, slowly falling

[fervent rivet]

Twigs catches the white Slugcat. “Are you okay?”

[jolly goblet]

When Twigs catched the slug, the fur of this slug is dose not feel like real fur and the weight of it dose not feel normal as well. Heavy then a normal slug
???: How's the iterator?

[pastel vale]

Chary is asleep

[fervent rivet]

Pages waves at the slug.

[fluid mauve]

Goodnight I guess...

[jolly goblet]

The white slug came to Page, looking at her
???: May I know your iterator generation ID? former iterator

[fervent rivet]

Pages stays awake, not really able to asleep. She pulls up a hologram of her ID. Huh, generation 3.

[pastel vale]

(i gtg)

[fervent rivet]

(Ok)

[fluid mauve]

(Same)

[jolly goblet]

The slug walked back a bit, then a hologram projected from the slug eyes, showing the following

SEARCH - generation 3 iterators
current iterator ==
Glowing Green Gems - OFFLINE
Young House's - OFFLINE
Seven Pass Day - OFFLINE
Pages Of One Intelligence - ONLINE =select=
?????? ???? ??????? - UNKNOW

Then a other hologram pop in the chamber. Pages brings the hologram in front of her

"AB-21" Wants to connect your Location Modular
Y/N?

[fervent rivet]

(And so they typed for a year..//jk)

[jolly goblet]

(lol)

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks at the Slugcat skeptically. “What is this for?”

[jolly goblet]

For make a contact to my former iterator "Iron Framed Halls" to note them, that I am fine but lost. I couldn't locate their structure due for being far away

[fervent rivet]

Pages takes a second to register this before nodding. She clicks Y.

[jolly goblet]

The hologram change it text

"AB-21" have access to the Location Modular

[fervent rivet]

Pages simply looks at the hologram, Twigs and the Scout sleeping beside her.

[jolly goblet]

The white slugcat wiggle their tail

Thank you former iterator

(gone)

[fervent rivet]

Pages tilts her head. “Former- oh-“

(Pages doesn’t know what you mean by “former”)

[jolly goblet]

(oh, good to know I guess)

[pastel vale]

(pages is going to get scugified)

[fervent rivet]

(LMAO NO)

[jolly goblet]

Do you need anything to fix or work on?

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks at her structure status. “I might need to check the stabilization of my legs in the morning, after the hurricane passes.”

[jolly goblet]

Notified me when you need me

something is a bit off about this slug

[fervent rivet]

“Thank you, little slug.”
Pages notes something a little off about the slug.

[pastel vale]

(if we go universe hopping at some point I want everybody to get scugified)

[fervent rivet]

(Lmao)

”Just.. one question. How did you have a hologram in your gaze? Are you a purposed being?”

(And they typed for many years-)

[jolly goblet]

I'm not a purposed organism, I am a purposed machine with the same conscious level of a iterator. My purpose is to fix broken or replace part of the iterator systems and their structure, if you want to know how to make one. You can contact my former iterator

[fervent rivet]

“Ah, I see. You do indeed have a purpose for the good of the world.”

[jolly goblet]

One iterator of his group also have a hologram modular on a purpose organism

[fervent rivet]

“I never thought of making purposed organisms myself. Young creatures are fragile in my sight, and I wish not to accidentally ruin their lives from a simple mistake.”

[jolly goblet]

That's why my former iterator made purpose machine like me, he felt the same

[pastel vale]

Chary wakes up
What's the difference?

[fervent rivet]

Pages looks up. “Oh. Hello, Miss Chary.”

[pastel vale]

No miss, please- I can't stand formalities.

[fervent rivet]

“I apologize.”

[pastel vale]

It's fine.

What do you think the difference is between a purposed being and a purposed machine?

[jolly goblet]

Purpose machine are more suitable for iterators while Purpose organism are more suitable for outside of the iterator

Purpose machine are very rare

[pastel vale]

No, I mean philosophically.

[fervent rivet]

“I.. do not see much of a difference.”

[pastel vale]

When you're a machine you have to come to terms with the fact that you won't truly live. You won't be able to really feel. I don't know how you have lasted this long.

I was a machine once. For a year. It was the emptiest thing ever, and I never thought I would be back to how I am now.

But it told me that I am- very different from who I was a long time ago. I used to be shy and quiet and just doing my job, but when crap hit the fan I realized that I was going to have to change if I wanted to live.

Now, I feel as though I need to change again.

[fervent rivet]

“Ah, now I understand. I do feel that way. I suppose caring for Twigs many years ago made me feel… less like a machine. Instead of working on the problem like I was supposed to, I investigated deeper into the subject. And I am sorry for what you went through, Chary.”

[jolly goblet]

...I have a question for you the slugcat looking at chary

Birsha is at a corner, listening and watching

[pastel vale]

(I gotta stop getting pulled away for things)

[fervent rivet]

(Oof)

[pastel vale]

You don't need to be sorry- if anything being a machine really helped me understand a lot.

Chary pauses

"I'm left to wonder about the future, and all I can see is the past. A past emptied of wonder, a future I'll never see."

That's a line I read, written by somebody who was dying. It makes sense to me, and I often think about it.

(if you can guess the exact irl book or series it is from here I'll give you a cookie)

[fervent rivet]

Pages stays silent, simply writing down the line in her memory confluxes while nodding.

@jolly goblet

[jolly goblet]

(What do you want me to say)

[fervent rivet]

This question?)

[pastel vale]

Shoot.

[jolly goblet]

What are you? ( never seen a ancient before)

[pastel vale]

An Ancient. Ya know, the people that built this stuff before killing themselves in religious fervor too many decades ago.

[fervent rivet]

”…most are.. rather selfish.”

[pastel vale]

Chary makes a weird clicking noise
Yep.

[jolly goblet]

Oh, like a administrator but in person

[pastel vale]

The administrator?

[fervent rivet]

Pages sighs. “Administrators. They basically kept control over us. Made sure we did our jobs. Often got onto me for letting Twigs in my chamber.”

[pastel vale]

Odd. Never met any on the worksite.

[jolly goblet]

They usually observe in the broadcast network mostly public chat groups, local groups, and private chat if needed. All of the administrators have the same name on the network "Administrator" but the system tell you which one you are talking to, each group have their own Administrator that is one more higher then the senior iterator

(This slug is a nerd machine lol)

[fervent rivet]

“Been a long time since I’ve spoken with my senior. He has lost contact with everyone a good few cycles back.”

[jolly goblet]

Perhaps they are offline the network

[pastel vale]

Or they died.

[jolly goblet]

"Iterators can't die"

[pastel vale]

But their cans can fall into disrepair until they eventually just, fade away.

[jolly goblet]

Superstructure

[fervent rivet]

“Hm… either way, we all don’t know what to do... he was the greatest senior anyone could ask for.. none of us have even started talking about who will be senior now. We don’t like chatting anymore, so I go with the mainstream chats. It gets loud there, sometimes.”

[jolly goblet]

Oh talking about chats, can you make a contact with my former iterator?

[fervent rivet]

“I suppose I can.”

Pages starts a broadcast.

[jolly goblet]

The frequency is 500.9KHz

Need more details?

[fervent rivet]

Pages reaches the frequency. “I think I’m good. Keep in mind that because of the storm, I might not get connection.”

[jolly goblet]

(A reminder, this slug talks in Dectalk)

[fervent rivet]

Lol)

[jolly goblet]

Okay..

[pastel vale]

Another frequency, 985.4KHz suddenly explodes in activity. It's origin is from very far away.

[fervent rivet]

“Hm, are they also talking about this crazy storm? I’ll catch with that frequency in a second.”

[pastel vale]

(Idk when youre going to catch it)

[fervent rivet]

“..hm… little machine, do you mind if I take this real quick?”

[jolly goblet]

Sure!

[fervent rivet]

“Alright.” Pages clicks the new frequency.

Hello?

[pastel vale]

EIS: But you're wrong!
ToW: He left us, how can he help us now?
EIS: I don't know-
ToW: His structure could have collapsed.
AOW: Can you all shut it? We need help.
ToW: I am the senior here, and I say we ignore him. He left us, he has no leverage here.
EIS: So you're just going to forget about him?!
AOW: I agree with Tale. We need an outside solution. He has already made agressive moves on other Iterators.```

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: What is going on here?

[pastel vale]

ToW: State your name and ID code.```

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: Pages of One Intelligence. Generation 3. Member of Gustblown Group. 810.71.

[pastel vale]

ToW: How much did you hear?```

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: Only about someone leaving you, and attacking other Iterators.

[jolly goblet]

DoW: What's going on here? What this all about?

[pastel vale]

ToW: As you know, the Ancients have returned, and so have their loyalties. An Iterator named V has been wreaking havoc with several other iterators and is going to make a move on us, the Setale Group.```

TOW: We have nobody to protect us save for a few brave scavengers and slugcats.

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: That is truly terrible. Once this hurricane passes, I will send some of my own allies to your locations to help you against V.

[jolly goblet]

DoW: That's bad news for us

[pastel vale]

EIS: Thank you so much.

[gaunt jetty]

(Internet, why?)

[pastel vale]

ToW: Best of luck to you all.

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: Thank you. Please stay safe.

[jolly goblet]

Dow: you too

[pastel vale]

BROADCAST CLOSED

[gaunt jetty]

(Man, thing continued and the reply i wrote was not even sent.)

[pastel vale]

( )

[fervent rivet]

Pages sets down the broadcast. “..I suspect V mustve alternated wind patterns to create the hurricane. After I check the legs in the morning, I’ll send some vultures to their aid.”

[jolly goblet]

the slugcat stare at Page, waiting for her to call his iterator
Oh

[fervent rivet]

Pages opens it up again to broadcast the slug’s Iterator.

One of the lizards wakes up, looking at Pages with confusion.

Hello? Hello?

[jolly goblet]

SP: Who is this?

SP: Please reply back

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: Pages of One Intelligence.

[jolly goblet]

SP: Strange pipes and why are you calling me?

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: Are you the owner of this purposed machine that is a Slugcat?

[jolly goblet]

SP: Purpose machine? Oh that Purpose machine. Wait how do you know what a Purpose machine is?

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: It told me.

[jolly goblet]

SP: Ah, must be the one that went far away from his can. No but is my fellow iterator "Iron Frame Hall" I told him it won't be a good idea to sent it alone since the you-know-who came back magically but please keep him for a while. I will attempt to send one of my Purpose organism over there. Where is your location?

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: (list coordinates here)

[gaunt jetty]

(Me trying to recover cause internet isekaied: A.)

[jolly goblet]

SP: ...That's kinda too far away but I will try. I will make a contact with him. May as well have your frequency so he can talk with you for any updates

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: (list frequency)

[jolly goblet]

SP: Thank you, I will send 6 purpose organisms. One purpose slugcat. Three lime lizards. Two Remote Long Logs

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: ..right. I should have chamber room.

[jolly goblet]

SP: Have a good day. Also don't worry about the long legs, they won't hurt you or eat after all. I modified them

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: Alright then. Thank you.

[jolly goblet]

SP: Bye

[fervent rivet]

PoOI: Goodbye.

[jolly goblet]

BROADCAST CLOSED

[fervent rivet]

Pages keeps sitting down, noting everything.

[jolly goblet]

(Gtg)

[fervent rivet]

Ok)

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Getting its systems reactivated from battery refilling.

...Umm...

Shakes head.

...Wait...Did anyone stayed checking Kurtis..

[pastel vale]

Chary suddenly gets up with an "oh shi" look

[fervent rivet]

Twigs and Mouse are asleep.

Pages looks over in confusion.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant and the pup are asleep as well

[fervent rivet]

The Scout and the Cyan lizard are awake.

[gaunt jetty]

S.A.S: Facepalm.

...Why do i have to keep remining of this dude...

Starts wandering around to search for him.

It has been a while since Saint and Kurtis are out of sight.

[fervent rivet]

Pages looked at Chary. “Do you know of an Iterator named V?”

[pastel vale]

Oh that fricker. Sure do. Worked on him before the military came in and turned it into a private operation. He is about as evil as villans go.

A friend of mine tried killing him by planting rot on his can but he instead put the rot into missiles, blew up a tower, and killed way too many.

[fervent rivet]

Pages blinks. “Word is brought that he is attacking other Iterators. This hurricane could be a direct result from him.”

[pastel vale]

Chary hangs her head back
Ughh- thats a classic.

Yeah- its him. I think the soilders we encountered were him too.