(shes just laying in there contemplating her life choices)
#Idk
pastel vale
jolly goblet
I guess everyone is having a rest
fervent rivet
”I suppose so.”
An overseer finally arrives. Mouse is helping Ghily cook.
Twigs smiles at her overseer. “There’s one. Hello.”
jolly goblet
Might as well have a conversation between us
gaunt jetty
Dreamchaser: ...All i want is go home...
She fells asleep.
fervent rivet
“I cannot naturally sleep unless I really tried, so I suppose we can have a conversation. How has everything been for you?”
pastel vale
The sun is setting
jolly goblet
Good I guess
fervent rivet
“Just good? I’m sure more of this crazy stuff happened while I was being transferred.”
fervent rivet
“I do not believe someone can be useless. Not after all this time I’ve spent thinking.”
The overseer shows a hologram of Page’s abandoned superstructure. It looks unstable.
fluid mauve
It smells like chicken...
jolly goblet
(nearby KFC)
fervent rivet
(Pole plants smelling like chicken 
)
fluid mauve
Ghily serves cooked pole plant like sushi
'Food.'
fervent rivet
“Food,” Mouse repeats.
The lizards seem interested.
Scout looks over Pages to smell the food.
pastel vale
Chary appears with the pup
Neither of us can sleep.
jolly goblet
All the time? I don't think that's true
fervent rivet
“I spend eternity thinking. I can better my mood. I used to think ancients were useless. But after a lot of thinking and time with Twigs, I came to realize I had misconceptions.”
She looks at Chary. “What is it like sleeping?”
pastel vale
She sets the pup down next to Pages and commanders a spare pot to begin boiling something
Thats a difficult question.
fervent rivet
Pages holds the pup.
jolly goblet
“*I spend eternity thinking. I can better my mood. I used to think ancients were...
I mean...
pastel vale
Imagine your power cells are low, so you lay down and slowly shut down.
Then, you wake up and it's hours later and you are fully recharged.
fervent rivet
“Ah. Strange.”
pastel vale
I know how it feels. I spent a year inside of an iterator body.
jolly goblet
They did nothing but stay and complaint a lot
pastel vale
The pup squirms a little bit but is patient. They seem to have grown a little bit.
fervent rivet
They did nothing but stay and complaint a lot
“..I apologize that you feel this way.”
pastel vale
They sit down and look at Pages with wide eyes
pastel vale
They did nothing but stay and complaint a lot
Oof.
fervent rivet
Pages looks at the child. “Hello, little one.”
Her words just sound like gibberish to the pup.
jolly goblet
Is not my problem tho, is yours
Well used to be yours
pastel vale
They tilt their head but don't understand
Chary stirs something around and adds something in
You got any cups?
jolly goblet
For me
fervent rivet
“..I suppose you are right.”
Scout arrives to inspect the fellow pup.
pastel vale
Then why the hell are we here?
jolly goblet
To wonder
not you tho
you kind made purpose beings
Like Lizards, Slugs
and other things
pastel vale
Yeah. We played god.
fervent rivet
“….a lot of us are purposed organisms.”
pastel vale
...or the decendants of ones.
jolly goblet
Ancients are not purposed or- orgin- Beings
pastel vale
Correct.
fervent rivet
“Funny that the same people who created us. Created all of us. Those same people are back. I was worried they’d attempt to seize control of my cities and district again.”
jolly goblet
They will, they don't learn
pastel vale
Chary throws up her hands
Or maybe, we can stop having a crisis.
pastel vale
They will, they don't learn
I have.
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: In the mean time, she is using a notebook in her tent, putting the chip she compressed all the data Caretaker splitted up around and taking physical notes of it in paper.
jolly goblet
Well clearly
pastel vale
Ouch.
She sighs
I- I'm scared sometimes that I'm just going to lose myself, running around all over the place, trying to do too many things.
I don't know where I fit in. It's just like one thing after another.
Chary finds some old cups and pours liquid into them
jolly goblet
I don't really meet anyone before my...
fervent rivet
“Yeah, perhaps. This is all too much for any of us to handle. One of my group members lost themselves to insanity over thinking. What I would suggest is deal with this whole problem first..” she still seems mad at V and FF. “..and then find a way to make peace. Find a permanent place to stay.”
pastel vale
That's interesting.
In the iterator-creation world we call that "Rampancy". It was something that happened to every early ai but almost never happens to Iterators. They become so sentient that they literally think themselves to death. They become delirious, insane, mad, violent.
jolly goblet
Birhsa stay in silent, looking like they try to hind something
fervent rivet
“I stopped working on the problem immediately after everyone left. It frustrated me, and I decided to focus on things that actually calmed me, like small puzzles. I kept myself busy with things that weren’t angering me.”
pastel vale
Chary sips from a cup and holds out another to Pages
If you're anything like UNT, you can drink this without it frying your circuits. In fact, it might actually help them.
fervent rivet
Pages looked at the cup strangely. “I haven’t even taken time to locate if this new puppet has any vents for me to drink through.”
pastel vale
That's good. Not a lot of people believed in ascention in the first place and weren't too keen on finding out. Then, V and- her- forcibly ascended everybody. I doubt they remember it now thought, she is dead and V most likely stored it in a pearl that either faded or was lost.
pastel vale
*Pages looked at the cup strangely.* “*I haven’t even taken time to locate if th...
You have a mouth, yes?
fervent rivet
“Hang on, let me see..”
jolly goblet
Birsha listening the conversation
fluid mauve
I found out how to transfer someone elses knowledge to you, like mind reading.
fervent rivet
“..remarkably, I somewhat have one..! This is definitely unfamiliar..”
fluid mauve
I'm practically an ethereal being living inside your head, so I can just give you some abilities here and there.
pastel vale
The liquid seems warm and sweet
It's tea.
pastel vale
```I'm practically an ethereal being living inside your head, so I can just give...
Do you understand my void- whatever?
fluid mauve
Void what now?
pastel vale
Youuu weren't listening, were you?
fervent rivet
Pages cautiously sips it. “Oh- so that’s why the ancients loved this drink so much!”
fluid mauve
Nah.
pastel vale
It's like coffee, but healthier.
jolly goblet
Wait
pastel vale
Alright, work your magic or whatever.
fluid mauve
On who now?
fervent rivet
“..yes?”
jolly goblet
But you don't have any inside's
jolly goblet
Then how are you taste if you don't have a thing in you?
pastel vale
Chary almost facepalms
Sensors?
fluid mauve
```Hmm... how about you explain to me a bit more how it works?```
Think of me as a ghost that can hop in and out of reality and can bring things in and out of that reality.
Info is one of them!
pastel vale
```Info is one of them!```
Alright. Can you bring me my lost memories?
fervent rivet
“I suppose my overseer can show a brief example. Then again, Iterators are becoming more advanced per day.”
The overseer starts showing holograms of a lot of Iterator components.
gaunt jetty
Some faint whimper can be heard in everyone's mind.
(wait
i think you got characters mixed up
this is pages, and this is page)
pastel vale
```
Some faint whimper can be heard in everyone's mind.
```
What about that?
fervent rivet
LMAOOOOO))
jolly goblet
(LOL)
fervent rivet
Pages stays silent. “Did you hear that?”
jolly goblet
...
pastel vale
Hear what..?
fluid mauve
```What about that?```
...Thats in here, I can't do it in here.
jolly goblet
Yes. but I still don't know any of this
pastel vale
Wha?
jolly goblet
I'm am a monk
fervent rivet
ey)hj
jolly goblet
or martyr if you want to call me
gaunt jetty
This reach even at ATVOTV, in some manner.
(Oh that was out of rp)
rough cobalt
gaunt jetty
Dreamchaser: Snoring.
...Not good signal..
fervent rivet
(LMAOOOO LE CREEP)
Pages looks at Chary. “I thought I heard a faint whisper..”
Twigs is twitching in her sleep again.
fervent rivet
Pages looks at the pup. “Hello?”
pastel vale
The pup twists their head
I don't think they can understand you.
jolly goblet
Birhsa looks at the pup
You want to say something? little one
fervent rivet
“I would grant them the mark of communication, but I’d rather figure out all the mechanics of my new body before hurting them accidentally.”
(BAHAHAHA)
pastel vale
*Birhsa looks at the pup*
You want to say something? little one
The pup wawa's
jolly goblet
You can have a sit next to me if you want, I will cover you with my tail if your are cold
pastel vale
(might be slow i have stuff to do)
(I'm being forced to do an hour of schoolwork(
fervent rivet
Twigs seems to be troubled while unconscious.
gaunt jetty
The whimpering ceased.
Pages looks at Chary again.
pastel vale
Chary shrugs
fervent rivet
Scout does a little wawa, worried about Twigs.
gaunt jetty
Dreamchaser: She wakes up.
...Kurtis is starting to change a bit.
fluid mauve
The radio blairs
(Gone)
jolly goblet
(lol)
pastel vale
It's Morse code.
fervent rivet
“I can attempt to translate.”
gaunt jetty
(Horse code.)
pastel vale
The pup jumps away from Pages and begins walking away
fervent rivet
Scout looks at the pup, following them.
pastel vale
“*I can attempt to translate.*”
Alright.
.. / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / ... .- .. .-.. / ..- -. - .. .-.. / . ...- . .-. -.-- / ..- -. .. ...- . .-. ... . / .... .- ... / -... . . -. / . -..- - .. -. --. ..- .. ... .... . -.. .-.-.-
Something like that.
gaunt jetty
Dreamchaser: ...Call Night In Gale, she knows.
fervent rivet
(Okay I can’t translate this someone help-)
jolly goblet
(Chary can speak mores code)
jolly goblet
(Okay I can’t translate this someone help-)
(sure
pastel vale
Chary takes off the radio and lays it near the fire
jolly goblet
(I WILL SAIL UNTIL EVERY UNIVERSE HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED. <--mores code)
fervent rivet
Pages widens her eyes in shock. “..I will sail until every universe has been extinguished… what does that mean?”
pastel vale
*Pages widens her eyes in shock.* “*..I will sail until every universe has been ...
I don't know.
pastel vale
Sail...
fervent rivet
“..is it Kurtis?”
Mouse taps the radio.
fluid mauve
no response
pastel vale
GHILY.
fluid mauve
nothing
pastel vale
Are you ok?
fervent rivet
Twigs wakes up, breathing heavily. Her eyes seem to be a fade of dark blue and gold. She seems horrified.
Pages turns around. “Twigs?”
pastel vale
Chary seems startled at the gold
Twigs- what happened?
jolly goblet
Birhsa stands up and gose to the pup
Is not that important to you, small one
pastel vale
The pup walks away from Brisha
jolly goblet
...
fervent rivet
Twigs continues breathing heavily, still horrified. “I- saw it again- i saw them again- a strange man… echoes… all of it..”
Pages immediately gets up and goes to calm the child down. “twigs- are you okay?!”
jolly goblet
Birsha whipers to him self
Why does everything wants to ignore me badly
Looks at Page and Chary
(brb)
fervent rivet
(Ok)
pastel vale
(brb)
pastel vale
*Twigs continues breathing heavily, still horrified.* “I- saw it again- i saw th...
A man, whoo.
fervent rivet
“T-there was a jacket.. a hat.. glasses.. and a mask.. it was an ancient… he threw the bodies in void fluid….. “
Twigs held her head.
pastel vale
( ack(
gaunt jetty
Dreamchaser: ...That whimpering we heard was Kurtis.
pastel vale
“T-there was a jacket.. a hat.. glasses.. and a mask.. it was an ancient… he thr...
Oh man. It's okay, that man is probably gone now.
fervent rivet
“..he.. killed them with his bare hands… I couldn’t stop him… he murdered his whole… military branch.. they killed his wife first.. the echoes surrounded me.. all I saw was the void sea..!”
“..revenge…“
Pages looks at Chary with worry.
pastel vale
Chary's eyes go a little bit wide
I- wow.
jolly goblet
Birsha goes to Page and Twigs
gaunt jetty
Dreamchaser: ...Twigs?
fervent rivet
Twigs is struggling to calm herself, however, that hue slowly fades from her gaze.
Pages grabs the child, pulling her into a hug. “..hey, it’s okay.. it’s okay..”
pastel vale
The pup leaves the camp
fervent rivet
The scout follows the pup in confusion.
pastel vale
The pup begins walking around, going whooooaaa at all the things
A green lizard lurks in the shadows
fervent rivet
The Scout follows, swinging it’s scarf around.
pastel vale
The Lizard notices the Scout and walks behind him
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: Leaves her tent.
...What is going on here?
fervent rivet
The Scout’s ear flicks as they glare behind them, ready to swing with their scarf.
Pages looks at Night in Gale. “…Twigs had.. a horrible dream..”
Twigs is fully snapped out of it, though she’s still terrified. “..I don’t wanna think about it.. I don’t wanna think about it..
jolly goblet
Birhsa realised the pup and the scout is missing
Hey, did any one see where the pup go?
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: Nods in agreement, checking around.
...Stuff here got weird for a moment, no reason...
Umm...Yea, that.
fervent rivet
The Scout turns around, slapping back at the lizard with their scarf.
pastel vale
Chary looks around and jumps
That sneaky little... I got it.
Chary gets up and starts looking around
The lizard goes owww... And leaves
fervent rivet
Scout nods, going back after the pup.
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: Whistle.
Ghily can you come here?
pastel vale
The pup is walking, unaware, towards a large muddy hole that is difficult to see in the now, night
(time to cause stress for scout 
)
fervent rivet
Scout follows the pup, starting to freak out. They’re now running.
(Scout trying to be a good older sibling)
pastel vale
The pup stops for a moment
fervent rivet
The scout takes a deep breath, doing a small Wawa. (Hey! Don’t go any further!)
pastel vale
Waaawa
(Wuh, why?)
jolly goblet
(Birsha attempt to be some sort of old parent-figure but failing badly)
fervent rivet
Wa! (Big hole! No further!)
pastel vale
(gtg for a bit)
pastel vale
(BACJ)
fervent rivet
The Scout holds out their hand to try and stop the pup.
pastel vale
*The Scout holds out their hand to try and stop the pup.*
(for some reason i read that as gun 
)
fervent rivet
(LMAO)
pastel vale
The pup tilts his head
(Will you take me somewhere?)
jolly goblet
(backk, kinda)
fervent rivet
Scout sighs. (Like where? Your friend worries about you.)
pastel vale
(Who?)
fervent rivet
(Assistant, from what the lady calls them. Blue Slugcat.)
gaunt jetty
*The Scout holds out their hand to try and stop the pup.*
(Holds out their gun.)
fervent rivet
Scout looks at the pup. (In the RainForest. Let’s head back to the camp.)
pastel vale
(OKAY!)
fervent rivet
The pup holds out their hand again for the baby to hold.
pastel vale
The pup grabs it and looks at Scout's scarf
fervent rivet
The scarf pats the pup as Scout begins to lead the pup back home.
pastel vale
The pup follows
fervent rivet
Back at camp, Mouse has fallen asleep. The white lizard has caught so many spiders that they are starting to install rotund world. Pages is sitting with a calmed down Twigs.
pastel vale
As soon as Chary sees the pup she runs over and picks him up
OHMYGOSH!! You are so lucky Assistant is still asleep!
fervent rivet
The Scout sighs a little, glad the littler one is safe.
pastel vale
Chary holds the pup in her arm and returns to the fire where everybody else is. She feeds it some kelp and tea
I figure we should proably name him.
fervent rivet
“Perhaps.”
pastel vale
I kind of want to see if the Assistant can communicate us his name too. UNT called him the Assistant and it sorta stuck but it feels wrong to call him by a name that isn't his.
She sits there and waits for the pup to finish
It's late, we might as well head back to our tent.
gaunt jetty
(Why have i read she shits there?)
fervent rivet
Pages looks at Twigs. “Yes. I don’t think any of us are willing to stay up much longer.”
pastel vale
Chary heads back to her tent
gaunt jetty
(Boom gon again.)
fervent rivet
(What
pastel vale
(theyre making a new show based off the books)
fervent rivet
Pages is sitting down, Twigs has now fallen asleep. Suddenly, someone contacts Pages.
???: (His voice is gruff, yet shaky and broken, like he collapsed.) Hel-l-Lo?
Pages raises an eyebrow.
PoOI: Hello? You’re breaking up, hello?
`???: Pages-? P- my o-overseer saw you being Sh-sh-shi-shut down… are you okay..?
PoOI: Who is this? How do you know me?
???: I-it’s me… Droplets..
PoOI: What are you talking about? Droplets is gone, I’m afraid. Who is this?
???: E-everything hurts.. I can’t.. contact for long.
PoOI: Are you okay?
[BROADCAST CLOSED]`
Pages sternly looked at the broadcast. Who was that?
pastel vale
There appears to be an array of short, small, short-range broadcasts coming from the Caretakers can. V's forces seem to be evacuating people.
fervent rivet
Pages clicks on it, suspicious.
pastel vale
It seems to be comms between different units. They are trying to rescue people. No fighting. Its difficult to make things out due to the sheer number.
fervent rivet
Pages listens in, turning the broadcast up.
pastel vale
-not sure what the team did-
-civillian here-
-get to the island-
-glad to help-
-almost completed the operation-```A sudden long range file transmission passes by as well
fervent rivet
Pages types in:
What operation.
pastel vale
The message heads through. After a second response is sent, it appears to be from somebody with a comms unit. Like the other transmissions, it is somewhat garbled.
-general wants us-
-rescue civilians-```How can you be trusted?
pastel vale
The amount of short transmissions fluctuates. Some people appear to have left
-unit code?-
-reinforcements not-```(realizing I did some bad writing here
This is one of V's Soilders)
fervent rivet
V is not your leader, is he?
pastel vale
Who-
-of course-
-location-```The signal begins to move away from the others, the transmission begins to clear a bit
fervent rivet
Hey, speak clearly.
pastel vale
The transmission clears, although there is still static
Who are you?
fervent rivet
Pages of One Intelligence.
pastel vale
Do you need me to call in a squad to help? The general has ordered us to help as many as we can.```You are no help. I remember VERY well what V has done to my structure. It is falling into disrepair. I do not take revenge usually, but I assure you hell’s coming for you all.
fervent rivet
They’ve helped me. And my Allie’s. Stop lying to the public. They’ll see through your lies eventually.
She sounds hostile.
pastel vale
What lies? We- we're just trying to help. We might be solders but we aren't heartless, when a can filled with our people goes down we help. Are you some of those rebels? You what- Fk you! My friend was killed by you! We're actually trying to help dammit! I might not be the most loyal one out there but at least IM ACTUALLY HELPING!
fervent rivet
You ancients are all the same. You should’ve fucking stayed dead.
Pages angrily closes the broadcast, not knowing if anyone overheard her.
pastel vale
The signal disappears. As time goes on the traffic slows down and eventually stops. There is nobody at the caretakers can.
There is nothing but silence in the night.
fervent rivet
Pages looked at the tents, making sure Twigs hadn’t heard.
pastel vale
It's very quiet everywhere
fervent rivet
Scout wawas in worry.
Pages looked at her little friend and sighed; petting them. “The ancients should’ve stayed dead.”
“If it were not for my morals, I’d be depleting this world of a few. But I’m not a battle machine. I’m not like that.”
fluid mauve
'Pages. Must I remind you that twigs is an ancient?'
fervent rivet
“..I know.. but to me she’s not like the others. She’s more than an ancient. She’s a little flame full of cheer.. someone who actually deserves to come back.”
fluid mauve
'There were more than just them in the void sea suffering without reason, cancer researchers, teachers, veterinarians, children, infants. To wish death upon all of them is quite insensitive.'
'I personally met a few bad apples here and there, but not all of them were as horrible as you depict.'
'They had to have been brought back by someone who favored forgiveness over expurgation.'
'Or something.'
'Their sudden revival has been a sort of rabbit hole I've been digging into for the past few weeks.'
fervent rivet
“..”
She looks at Ghily. “Do not tell anyone I have said these words.”
fluid mauve
'I'm good at keeping secrets, don't worry.'
fervent rivet
“..thank you.”
pastel vale
'I'm good at keeping secrets, don't worry.'
(hol up lol)
(What secrets?)
fervent rivet
(She knows your search history)
fluid mauve
(She knows your search history)
(True but she aint a snitch)
fervent rivet
Pages simply sits back, watching the skies for a sunset.
fluid mauve
Suddenly...
...
...?
Wait, what supposed to happen here?
pastel vale
(wait we can't actually rp yet
We don't have Milton)
fervent rivet
(Ye)
fervent rivet
what)
pastel vale
(tuna(
fervent rivet
“hm? Bring that over. I can read it.”
fluid mauve
ghily hands you the Tuna can
fervent rivet
“Hm.. it’s a can of tuna. It seems to be a byproduct of-”
She’s explaining the can of tuna in distinct detail.
fluid mauve
'Ok, so its food, cool, lets save it.'
pastel vale
Still silence
There's a distant group of short broadcasts but it's too far away to listen to
(this is how far)
(It's all coming from the Setale group)
fluid mauve
???2: Yea?
???1: THAT WAS OUR LAST PIECE OF FOOD DIPSHIT, WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!
???2: It was funny, and I was trying to hit the scav over there.
???1: WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SHOOT THEM?!
???2: Oh yea you rite.```???1: You mother fuck...```???2: ok.
???1: ...ARE YOU NOT GONNA HELP ME!?
???2: Jeez fine.```rustle rustle rustle
Ghily instinctively shoots at the source of the noise
???1: FUCK...
???1: OH GOD... THEY KILLED HIM... THAT SON OF A BITCH KILLED-
Bang
'Wouldn't have made past training anyway.'
pastel vale
(
)
pastel vale
(MY GUY
We're JUST CHILLING AND YOURE MURDERNING)
fervent rivet
“…what is wrong with you?”
pastel vale
(many things)
fluid mauve
'Nature is a curel parent, Pages, it teaches you that sometimes emotions are unneeded.'
fervent rivet
“..”
She simply looks back to her logs, trying to contact the Iterator from before.
`PoOI: Hello? Your connection is poor.
???: I-I know.
PoOI: ..your voice is familiar..
???: I- I wasnntnt lying.
PoOI: D-droplets..?! You’re.. alive?!
???: I- I’ve been trying to reach you for- my can collapsed.. I need help.
[BROADCAST CLOSED]`
“…”
pastel vale
(where is droplets on the map?)
fervent rivet
(Hmmm)
pastel vale
(this area is so crowded lol)
fervent rivet
Lemme see)
jolly goblet
(what did I missed)
pastel vale
(not much)
odd fern
(Hello?)
(Sorry for barging in but would any of you mind if I join?)
fluid mauve
(We have no idea on how to include you)
odd fern
(Ok then)
pastel vale
(Hello?)
(Sorry for barging in but would any of you mind if I join?)
(I'm super sorry but I don't know if we can have any more people
It's pretty difficult to manage times between the amount of people we have now and I don't know if having more people would be manageable
Maybe if we have an open spot or something you could join at some point later
I'm sorry)
fluid mauve
(Alr)
pastel vale
(alright- if we have an open spot or need a new period I'll remember to ping you!)
fervent rivet
Mouse awakens, stretching.
pastel vale
(Wait so it's morning now?)
pastel vale
(no
Just unsure if it was.morning lol)
gaunt jetty
(What's your snoring preferences?)
pastel vale
(Not sure)
fervent rivet
(I don’t snore)
pastel vale
Chary wakes up and heads outside into the early morning
fervent rivet
Pages is still wide awake, scanning logs.
gaunt jetty
Dreamchaser is gone.
You look like you had a rough night.
Chary goes about making some more tea because why not
fervent rivet
Pages looks at Chary. “I am always awake. I simply haven’t spent my nights out here. The sunrise fascinates me.”
pastel vale
Beautiful, isn't it?
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale seem to be cooking some fish and deer meat in the bonfire.
Chary boils some water an then bing bong tea
She pours it into some cups and hands it to Pages and Gale
fervent rivet
One of the lizards has eaten so many spiders that they’re now rotund.
“Thank you.”
Twigs wakes up upon smelling food.
pastel vale
Chary hands Twigs a tea
Careful, its hot.
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: She tilts her head.
Huh...Never had some tea being an coffee addict.
She takes up and sip a bit.
...Yuck..
pastel vale
It's the best considering how far out from anywhere we are.
Not gonna lie, kinda wish I were one of those lizards. Nothing to worry about.
fervent rivet
Twigs holds the tea. “Thanks, Chary!”
Pages smiles. “Good morning, child.”
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: ...They all just be about collecting food and breeding...
Not sure if this purpose is the most significant, very trivial.
Sigh.
These things was just made for cleaning mortal remains of them.
Sips more tea.
...If only they did not tried these in their armies...Ah well.
Shakes head.
Where is Ghily now?
fluid mauve
Ghily's sitting by the fire, looking at the loot she got
pastel vale
Gale, I have a question.
fervent rivet
Pages looks down, still thinking about the broadcasts.
Twigs pets the Scout, who still is sleepy.
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: Looks at the kid for a moment.
Eya...
Looks back to Chary.
Hmm?
fervent rivet
(Imma look at a video premiere)
pastel vale
I don't know about you, but I think I'm going to the Skylight district. The really pretty art district. The iteratior group there called for help a while ago- said that V was coming. For all I know, that might be my best chance at figuring out wherever he is.
From what I've heard, the place has become a haven for Scavengers and Slugcats alike.
fervent rivet
Pages looks at Chary with some hostility, before glancing at Twigs, calming down. “…and helping Kurtis..”
pastel vale
Chary seems confused for a second but nods
fervent rivet
(She won’t show murderous rage in front of the child)
pastel vale
(Chary has no clue why she's murderous)
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: Funny enough...Dreamchaser seem to be investigating by herself some entity she heard from you...
She also said that it would go directly to V by herself, saying she 'feels' where Kurtis is...
Man...I miss that guy, he was quite a work.
pastel vale
(like everybody hates V
And most of his units have not been let in on the full plan so they think he's pretty good
And he actually does some good acts here and there)
pastel vale
Night In Gale: Funny enough...Dreamchaser seem to be investigating by herself so...
He was... Yeah. That about describes it. We know that V took Kurtis and Saint.
pastel vale
*Pages looks at Chary.* “*..thank you, for the tea.*”
You're welcome.
fervent rivet
“Pages? You okay? You seem to be deep in thought.”
Twigs tilts her head.
Pages nods. “I am.. fine. I just feel.. conflicted.”
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: ...Now i think about it, fuck...
It he was captured, he's allowing himself to be, used to not be violent until feeling forced to...
Sigh.
That's gonna be bad...I never have seem him really mad about stuff, only upset.
Shrug.
Except the 'Void Worm' he said me once, this was clearly visible.
During the early void fluid era this surely would have broke down all excavations if ever reached the Ancients.
fluid mauve
Okay uh... do you... you want sumthin to eat?
pastel vale
Well, the void fluid is kaput.
No.
fluid mauve
Kay.
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: ...Anyways, i'm thinking a lot.
Steps closer to Ghily.
You, get here...I got some debrief of the stuff i have collected from Caretaker stuff, not sure what it means yet.
(Confusion in the lowest order.)
fervent rivet
Pages opens another log, looking at previous memories of before Droplets fell.
pastel vale
So Gale, what do you think?
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: Shrug.
I just received you all here...
As a leader i have my stuff to worry about, being focused on raising conflicts lastly...
Not sure why they have been rebelling like this again...Yet i wonder, were they really wanting to come back to life? Or did they came back insane?
...Ahem, regardless, go on, take your bets and roll the dice.
Maybe i'll set a squad or two at that region, but i still have business around here.
Sigh.
...Searching for Kurtis will be quite a work with these conditions.
fluid mauve
(Busy)
pastel vale
(aight)
fluid mauve
(Probably wont be online all too much)
pastel vale
(K
Probably won't be able to rp till next weekend then)
fervent rivet
Pages looks at Twigs. “..we need to find a safer place for her.”
fluid mauve
(I am the queen of the wawa)
gaunt jetty
(Toucannon.)
pastel vale
jolly goblet
so true)
fluid mauve
pastel vale
(bonk)
fervent rivet
Mouse looks at Night in Gale. “Insanity sounds.. accurate. A lot of them strange echoes.. spirits.. many years. Who wouldn’t go mad?”
Pages looks at Twigs with concern, before looking back at her logs. Her eyes widen as she’s shown an overview of Droplet’s district.
pastel vale
ATV, you present?
fervent rivet
An overseer shows video recordings of V’s attack on Pages. Pages often glances at it, showing slightly more emotion than what her old puppet could. She seems agitated.
fluid mauve
Augh...
pastel vale
Did you fall on your head or drink too much sprite?
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: ...True...I found weird i just came back while i was not even sure what or where i was.
Shrug.
This world is weird and creepy, always having things or systems trying to stay above each other.
fervent rivet
“…so where are we going to head now?”
Pages looks at Night in Gale with concern.
pastel vale
Whatcha think Ghilly?
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: Not your leader here...I don't even know who is in charge among you.
Looks at Ghily.
I assume if you all still don't have any, should let someone do that...A group without an orientation is call for trouble.
fervent rivet
“..if I should make a suggestion.”
Pages lifts up a log showing a decayed superstructure.
“This is the superstructure of a good friend of mine. His name is Anonymous Droplets of Poetry. Our senior. He collapsed for unknown reasons, but he still shows signs of being alive… surprisingly..”
pastel vale
Chary sits down and puts her hands on her knees
Whelp, if we don't have anywhere else then we could go there.
(waiting for skirmy)
fluid mauve
Some asshole keeps calling me...
pastel vale
```Some asshole keeps calling me...```
Who?
fluid mauve
Some guy having a job offer for his "homie" or some shit.
pastel vale
Name?
fluid mauve
I got no name, just some guy looking for his friend I guess?
pastel vale
Aren't we all searching.
Pages, if you want to settle down with Twigs I want you to take Assistant with you.
fluid mauve
I guess.
fervent rivet
“Are you sure? He is your little friend.” Pages tilts her head.
pastel vale
I know, but- we're in a bit of a warzone. He's been yeeted into parenthood and he can't be running around and stuff. I can definetly tell he's changed some.
fervent rivet
“…I suppose you are right. Droplets has always been the hospitable type. I’m sure he has a place to settle down at.”
Twigs tilts her head. “Ain’t he one of your friends?”
“Yes.”
pastel vale
I'll come with you to droplets, but after that- I have to walk down a path.
fervent rivet
“A path? Where??”
pastel vale
Chary almost laughs
A metaphorical one.
fervent rivet
“Where’s that?”
“Twigs. It’s not an actual place, child.”
“OH.”
Pages would smile if she had a mouth.
fluid mauve
'Sure...'
fervent rivet
(Kidnapping)
Twigs looks up at Pages. “So how’s your friends being doing while I was gone?”
Pages seemed somewhat melancholy. “..Enigmas is.. unfriendly, as always. Droplets has been busy.”
pastel vale
Chary takes Ghilly out of earshot
So while we're getting our stuff, we might as well make some small talk.
I don't know what you know but I know you know things.
fluid mauve
'...And?'
pastel vale
Could you enlighten me?
fluid mauve
'...No, I have a headache, and I want it gone.'
pastel vale
I have a feeling that isn't just physical- but I won't push it.
Chary suddenly aqquires some drugs and a glass of water
Here.
fervent rivet
(Drugs)
fluid mauve
'Thanks...'
gulp
'...sorry, I'm just a bit distressed, is all.'
pastel vale
Aren't we all.
It's fine.
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: ...Well, i gonna get some combustible for my stuff...You guys take care out there.
Grab anything you need, usually someone else get to refill these camps.
Gets up, then walks away.
fluid mauve
'I've just been seeing... patterns... too many patterns.'
pastel vale
A cycle?
fervent rivet
Pages stands up, starting to collect stuff. Twigs and Scout help..
fluid mauve
'No, its more like history is repeating itself.'
pastel vale
The Assistant is already packing, they have a new backpack
pastel vale
'No, its more like history is repeating itself.'
I thought- I believed that the whole repeating thing had been broken?
fluid mauve
I thought- I believed that the whole repeating thing had been broken?
'Not like respawn, like we're making the same mistakes our ancestors did without even knowing.'
fluid mauve
'This is different, its the same mistakes with a different outcome. A really different outcome.'
pastel vale
So how do we know what the mistakes are?
fluid mauve
'I don't know, but it feels like it...
Like we're re-awakening another void sea, another mass expurgation of life.'
pastel vale
Well shiyut.
fluid mauve
'Twigs' dream...'
fervent rivet
Twigs picks up some more stuff, seemingly concerned.
fluid mauve
'Did you not here what they said?'
pastel vale
Remind me.
fluid mauve
'Something about a guy who went of a murder spree with just his bare hands, all to bring himself the unjust catharsis knowing that the men he killed were responsible for his wife's death.'
fluid mauve
No idea... Can't even get a clear thought out of her head.
She's actively preventing me... or something else is.
pastel vale
Ghily-?
fluid mauve
'...Fuck these pills gotta set in soon...'
fervent rivet
Mouse peeks in, concerned.
fervent rivet
Pages lifts an antenna, narrowing her eyes as she looks behind her.
fluid mauve
'I'm gonna have more of a headache if that shitter behind you is trying to kill us...'
fervent rivet
Pages stands up, looking on with a suspicious glare.
pastel vale
Chary comes over to Mouse
Hey, private convo!
fervent rivet
Mouse holds her hands up. “apologizing. Sorry.”
fluid mauve
'Its cool...'
fervent rivet
Mouse goes back to camp.
pastel vale
a gray suppressed revolver slides out from the bushes, with a sticky note on it
fervent rivet
The Iterator raises an eyebrow, walking over to the note.
fervent rivet
Pages picks up the note and the revolver, confused. “…now where in the world-”
fluid mauve
***a gray suppressed revolver slides out from the bushes, with a sticky note on ...
("Supressed revolver" THATS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE-)
pastel vale
the corner of a paper can be seen next to some bushes
pastel vale
("Supressed revolver" THATS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE-)
(slap an oil filter on there
kapow suppressed)
fervent rivet
Pages picks up the paper.
fluid mauve
(slap an oil filter on there
kapow suppressed)
(A revolver has no screw barrel)
pastel vale
(well it's suppressed anyways)
gaunt jetty
(Revolvers can, and have been, suppressed. While a suppressed revolver will never have as much sound reduction due to the leakage from the cylinder gap, a suppressed revolver will be much quieter than an unsuppressed on. Think of a suppressed revolver as a muffler with a hole in it. Still quieter than no muffler at all.)
pastel vale
(thanks Milton)
The paper is a picture. It's a low quality image but it shows several of V's units surrounding a table that shows several maps. They all seem to be pointing to the Setale district and somewhere else North of there. Page's and Caretaker's cans are crossed out.
gaunt jetty
(Maybe loud as a Pistol.)
fervent rivet
*Pages looks at the image for a second. Everything seems still as she simply glares at it.
Suddenly, Pages grasps the paper with a firm fist, crushing it, unable to contain this anger.*
pastel vale
Chary sighs
I'm going to head back to the others.
Chary reappears near everybody else
The assistant hands her some stuff
Are we ready to go?
(gack, wifi weird)
fervent rivet
Twigs points to Pages. “I think Pages is collecting one more thing before we go!”
Pages is just sitting there silently, still holding the picture angrily. She seems on edge.
pastel vale
(I gtg)
fervent rivet
(Bye)
fervent rivet
*Twigs points to Pages.* “I think Pages is collecting one more thing before we g...
(I smell a very violent woman)
gaunt jetty
(Biolence.)
fervent rivet
The Scout picks up the last of their items, waking up the fat cyan lizard.
pastel vale
Chary goes up to Pages and notices her and puts her hand on her shoulder
Don't think revenge. He isn't your goal here.
fervent rivet
Pages looks down, sighing. “…I don’t know what to do. Please promise that you’ll find a way to stop him.”
pastel vale
I will. That bastard has made too many enemies.
fervent rivet
Pages nods. “Indeed. He reminds me of someone in my group named Emignas. Difficult to deal with, and easy to hate.”
pastel vale
Chary goes and grabs the radio from earlier and begins fiddling with it
music starts playing
https://youtu.be/WqOlHt--fOI?si=5tcldLMql7PEjd-O
fervent rivet
Twigs looks at Chary. “Is Pages okay? Does she need help collecting anything?”
pastel vale
Nah, she's just thinking. You've both been through some crazy stuff.
pastel vale
Chary hands Mouse the radio
Here ya go- you can use it. Might as well wait for Ghilly.
fervent rivet
Mouse smiles. “Thank you, Chary.”
fervent rivet
Pages finally gets up, looking at Twigs. “..are we ready to go?”
gaunt jetty
(Me with no characters around: Big wheeze.)
pastel vale
Chary and the Assistant nod
fervent rivet
Twigs stands up, looking at Chary.
gaunt jetty
Night In Gale: ...Well, i gonna get some combustible for my stuff...You guys tak...
(@fervent rivet. )
fervent rivet
(Oh)
gaunt jetty
(While i'm not acting yet i'm always under the peek.)
pastel vale
*Twigs stands up, looking at Chary.*
Let's wait for Ghilly.
fervent rivet
Unrelated but here’s a skrunkly
fluid mauve
(Busy busy busy)
pastel vale
(bout to be too)
fervent rivet
More skrunkly
gaunt jetty
(Long.)
fluid mauve
(Back)
fervent rivet
Twigs holds her stuff, smiling. “Well, we ready to go? Lead the way, little overseer!”
The overseer shows some holographic maps.
fluid mauve
Lots of cities ahead, and a bunch a trees where you're at now.
fervent rivet
“Hm.. which way is Droplets?”
Pages looks at the map for a second.
fluid mauve
(Vurr)
pastel vale
ATVOTV is no longer alone
fluid mauve
Ah... cool, home invaders.
pastel vale
a shadow appears at the corner of his vision
fluid mauve
Welcome to my humble abode. Its eternity in here, so don't expect to be bringing home souvenirs.
pastel vale
(gtg)
pastel vale
```Welcome to my humble abode. Its eternity in here, so don't expect to be bring...
"You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come."
fluid mauve
...Noted...
fervent rivet
Twigs points towards the hologram. “Let’s get a move on! I don’t like the jungle!”
She starts running.
Pages widens her eyes. “Hey! Twigs! Slow down, kiddo!”
pastel vale
(return)
The presence leaves
pastel vale
*Twigs points towards the hologram.* “Let’s get a move on! I don’t like the jung...
Chary laughs
Guess we might as well follow!
The Assistant grabs his pup and follows
fervent rivet
*Scout and the lizards excitedly follow, with Mouse close behind.
Pages follows, albeit more slow considering she learned how to walk like yesterday.
Twigs is excitedly running after the overseer.*
pastel vale
Chary sprints after
fluid mauve
(Brb)
fluid mauve
(Jamaica)
fervent rivet
(Continuation
pastel vale
(do we jump to the mid of the junjlegle?)
gaunt jetty
(Jamaican't.)
pastel vale
Chary hangs back with Pages while the Assistant reaches Twigs
fluid mauve
(That was not a call to continue hold on-)
pastel vale
gaunt jetty
(ifunny and wikiHow crossover.)
pastel vale
( @fluid mauve you done?)
pastel vale
(ah ok)
fluid mauve
Hello again, what cryptic message have you came to deliver me today?
pastel vale
words spill out, fast and crazed
"Unfazed by my recital of scripture- a prophet of heresy are you not?"
fluid mauve
Slow the fuck down rap god...
fervent rivet
Eminem in rain world real??//
pastel vale
invisible dust suddenly covers the room, causing ATVOTV's eyes to water or whatever the proper equivalent is
a form appears. It is feature less and nearly impossible to make out. It repeats itself, slower now.
"Unfazed by my recital of scripture- a prophet of heresy are you not?"
"You hide in this dark altar, pray to forlorn gods."
"You are malleable, easy to bend."
fluid mauve
I pray to no gods for I know the gods have abandoned me.
I am not of physical form, sputnik.
I am merely a global hallucination with a remotely common and comprehensible form.
pastel vale
"But I can make act to my will."
"You're more alive than I am."
"...and that makes you vulnerable."
fluid mauve
I'm far from alive.
pastel vale
the soft click of a gun can be heard by both Chary and ATVOTV
Chary looks around for a moment but resumes walking with Pages, confused
fluid mauve
If you dare kill my host...
pastel vale
"Your host, yes... Your host."
the dust begins to thin. A shadow appears. It wears a dark cloak and has a thin neck that connects to a circular head. It has eyes and a face, almost cartoonish.
"You care about them. That is why you live."
fluid mauve
It'll only result in the fate of eternity for us both if you kill them.
fervent rivet
Pages looks at Chary, seemingly apprehensive. She looks around, trying to scan for any danger.
Twigs is still walking off, looking at Assistant and smiling. “Haha, sorry I ran off so fast. I hate it here!”
fluid mauve
'Chary... you feel the sense that you're gonna die soon too, don't you?'
'Ever heard of the sword of democles?'
'The concept that anyone can die at any moment for any reason?'
fervent rivet
“..nobody is going to die. Either the cycle will bring them back, or I will stop that force.”
fluid mauve
'Those who died stayed dead... the cycle is gone.'
pastel vale
I don't believe in that stuff.
I don't- I can't really think right now. My head hurts.
fluid mauve
'You too?'
pastel vale
```It'll only result in the fate of eternity for us both if you kill them.```
"Aren't we all dead?"
fervent rivet
Twigs calls back to the people behind her. “come on, guys!”
pastel vale
'You too?'
Yep.
(gtg)
"You are vulnerable in your vessel, you hide in fear of the cycle, you seem casual, you hide yourself."
"She will not live."
fluid mauve
I didn't choose any of this, I didn't WANT any of this.
pastel vale
"Then why did you kill them?"
fluid mauve
And I ain't afraid of something that aint there no more.
pastel vale
"Your childlike demeanor is... Disturbing."
fluid mauve
```"Then why did you kill them?"```
...Drive... I don't know where it came from, but... it felt like I had to.
pastel vale
```...Drive... I don't know where it came from, but... it felt like I had to.```
"That drive, that is where our death stems from. That drive is why we are here. That drive is why we will persist."
The gun is loaded."```"And they are pointed in different directions."
"One to grief... One to you."
pastel vale
"You care about her."
"That is your weakness."
"And it is one that I will exploit."
(ok fr now I gtg)
fluid mauve
(Fuck)
fervent rivet
Twigs simply stays there, waiting for the rest of the group to arrive. “…man.”
fluid mauve
'I'm hating every second here...'
pastel vale
"Very little can be gained from this interaction, I see. Very well."
the shadow poofs and everything returns to normal
Chary stops for a moment
Okay, what if I got a car and we just drove it to the can?
fervent rivet
“That would be nifty. If it doesn’t crash and kill us all.”
Twigs is waiting for everyone.
fluid mauve
'I wonder if the mud here is starting to dry...'
pastel vale
What do you mean?
fluid mauve
'Nothing.'
pastel vale
the planet explodes
fervent rivet
*the planet explodes*
(What-)
pastel vale
a new reality appears bing bong
fervent rivet
(Imma just say eventually Twigs and Pages found an actual place to stay and they got soft tacos later)
fluid mauve
Not here, not now
pastel vale
the narriator says no
fluid mauve
You bastard...
pastel vale
stop breaking the 4th wall
fluid mauve
Somewhere far in the future, but not too far...
fervent rivet
..someone has shit themselves.
fluid mauve
new planet, there, you happy?
pastel vale
whats the lore?
pastel vale
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
fervent rivet
Kfhudfghs
fluid mauve
Uh... yea...
jolly goblet
(Hello how much did I missed
fluid mauve
(You missed superstitiousbot killing everyone to start an non rw rp in the rw server)
pastel vale
(what noooo)
fluid mauve
(I took his idea and now were doing homestuck)
fervent rivet
(Superstitious wanted to see what a corpse looks like)
pastel vale
(that was an absolute joke)
fluid mauve
(So yea)
fervent rivet
(that was an absolute joke)
(Thank goodness)
fluid mauve
(DONT YOU GASLIGHT US/HJ)
pastel vale
(i will make an apology video)
pastel vale
(i have done a severe)
fluid mauve
'Nothing.'
'I have some equipment somewhere at an abandoned scav hut in an equally abandoned city, we should go there.'
jolly goblet
(what)
fluid mauve
'Towards the east'
pastel vale
Well, not much else is happening, so sure.
fervent rivet
“Hey! Twigs! Make your way back here please.”
“Oh, okay!” Twigs starts heading over again.
jolly goblet
(like, how much people die?)
pastel vale
I'll go too.
pastel vale
(like, how much people die?)
(bobody)
fluid mauve
(like, how much people die?)
(It didn't happen, retcon, do not worry)
pastel vale
(also this is where Chary dies)
fervent rivet
(L)
fluid mauve
(Stop wirh the soilers)
jolly goblet
(
okay, where are we now?)
pastel vale
(idk)
fervent rivet
(Rubicon)
fervent rivet
Twigs gets back to the group. “sorry that I ran off! Too excited!”
fluid mauve
'We're heading east, little one. Has anyone found a vehicle we could use?'
pastel vale
Nope.
fervent rivet
“I can attempt to scan.”
Mouse walks off to look for one.
pastel vale
Were're in a forest, where could we find a car?
jolly goblet
Birsha appear behind Chary, accidentally scaring them again. The white slug was next to him, looking at Chary
pastel vale
fU-
CAN YOU STOP??
fervent rivet
Mouse points to a nearby gravel road. A sign.
jolly goblet
Birsha: ...I been doing this for a long time now, how come you are not used to it
The slug: wha?
fluid mauve
*Mouse points to a nearby gravel road. A sign.*
'Spotted, we should follow the road east. Mouse, do you want a piggyback ride?'
fervent rivet
“I am good, no worry.”
pastel vale
Birsha: ...I been doing this for a long time now, how come you are not used to i...
Be- Chary sighs and facepalms
Nevermind.
fluid mauve
'What about twigs?'
fervent rivet
*Pages nods. “I can give her one. Don’t stress yourself too much. She might be heavy,” the Iterator joked.
Twigs laughs.* “Heyyyy!”
fluid mauve
'Its fine, just wanted relive what it was like to be a mother, sorta like you.'
pastel vale
Chary laughs and looks at Assistant, but they already have somebody with them
fervent rivet
“Ah, you were a mother once?” She picks up Twigs.
fluid mauve
'Yea, they... I don't know where they are now, but... lets not dwindle on that topic anymore.'
jolly goblet
Birhsa: So, whats the plan
The slug walks up to Page, inspecting her
The slug: your are fix!
fervent rivet
“Somewhat, yeah.”
The overseer shows a hologram of one of the structure’s old legs starting to grow really unstable
jolly goblet
The slug: ...How are you alive with out your structure?
fervent rivet
“She got a new model!” Twigs exclaims. The Scout nods excitedly.
jolly goblet
"Oh! which model?"
fervent rivet
“I suppose a model? Hm.. system calls it model v6.”
jolly goblet
The slug show a hologram in front of them, checking for something
(me waiting to someone to name this slug, lol)
fervent rivet
(Hmmm… Marshmallow..)
pastel vale
(Bob.)
fluid mauve
(The omnipresent)
pastel vale
Chary and Assistant are already a good bit down the road
Hey- you all coming?
fervent rivet
Pages and Scout follow, Twigs is on Page’s back.
Mouse and the fatass lizards also follow.
fluid mauve
Ghily follows suit
pastel vale
eventually they reach a city or something idk
fluid mauve
They reach the abandoned scav hut inside one of the buildings
fervent rivet
Twigs looks around. “woah.. did you live here once, Mouse?”
Mouse shook her head. “No. lived south.”
(Twigs is canonically like Tiny Tina lol)
pastel vale
Mmmm, south, the source of too many problems.
fluid mauve
(This is east)
jolly goblet
Birhsa: But, no one lives here anymore. Right?
The slug: Don't think so
jolly goblet
(me waiting to someone to name this slug, lol)
(I mean one of the character naming the slug)
fluid mauve
'I needed to grab something here, Twigs, can you do me a favor and check some of the rooms upstairs? There's debris huddling upbthe staircase and you're the only one here that can slip by.'
fervent rivet
Twigs jumps down, raising her hands in the air. “Yes! I knew being short would come in handy!”
she starts running upstairs, slipping past the debris
pastel vale
Hey, be careful!
fervent rivet
“Ok!”
fluid mauve
Upstairs is dark, dusty, but you do have a lone flashlight sitting before you
jolly goblet
The slug follows Twig
fervent rivet
Twigs picks up the flashlight. “A flashlight! Let’s investigate, little guy!”
pastel vale
(gtg)
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Twigs looks at 3 doors, inspecting them. “…one’s locked. We need a key.” The ancient child looks down at the scug. “Hey, you mind if I call you Marshmallow?”
(Argh)
Twigs looks at one of the rooms.. it sounds like a computer is inside.. “…come on, follow me!”
She opens the door.
fluid mauve
Inside is a sorta tent...?
Tables are ordered across a wall with laptops on each of them
all of them are powered on, and all of them are on the home screen
The door behind you is now the entrance to a tent
One computer in the distance is outside in the rain, but under a few rocks
A USB is attached to it
fervent rivet
Twigs looks around, seemingly worried, still holding the flashlight. “..uh..”
She walks towards the usb.
fluid mauve
Its simple, blue, and plugged into a waterlogged laptop
maybe you can recover the data on one of the conputers
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Twigs pulls it out, looking at the other computers. “..woah.. they really like tech here.”
fluid mauve
One of the lamps beside a computer begins to flicker
That computer is the only one thats shut off
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Twigs pulls up her flashlight again, looking for something that works.
fluid mauve
The USB has to have importance, you just need to recover the data on a separate computer
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Twigs looks around for a separate computer, checking inside the tents.
fluid mauve
There are several computers...
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“Uhhhh…”
She plugs the usb into a compatible computer.
fluid mauve
It uploads a document
fervent rivet
Twigs sits down to investigate.
fluid mauve
["Jackson Merribell Calisto"
Age:23
Hight:5.7ft
Description:
Our youngest recruit, very passionate about his job. He's been a bit too busy with his wife. Though we plan to resolve the situation in a healthy manner where both parties win.
Status:Traitor/Kill on sight.]
fervent rivet
Twigs raises an eyebrow. She somewhat remembers something from her fever dream. “..huh?”
fluid mauve
Theres another document
["August Yvon Calisto"
Age:26
Hight:6.2ft
Description:
Happily married to Jack Calisto. A very independent woman.
Status:Expendable.]
fervent rivet
“…weird.. I think I know this..”
Twigs taps on the computer a bit more, determined to find more clues.
fluid mauve
[Odd job report status:
We send our men to these enemy bases, yet HE keeps finding them, and killing them one by one. I'm getting sick of his shit, if he pulls up to another one of our prankcalls he's gonna join his wife soon.]
fervent rivet
“…”
Twigs seems somewhat distressed, but she keeps reading.
fluid mauve
[Odd job report status:
We have him just where we want him to be, right by the void sea where he and his wife can life together for perpetuity...
Edit by Jack.C: You failed]
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“….oh my gosh..”
Twigs picks up the computer. “I gotta show Chary!”
The memories were vivid, exactly what she saw before. She was clearly on edge and horrified, and she felt the need that Chary had to know.
She left the tent, looking for the door.
fluid mauve
The debris are blocking the exit now, you're both trapped
The USB you had was replaced by a key...
fervent rivet
“..what the- a key?!”
Twigs holds the key and the flashlight.
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“….” Twigs looks up, going to the doors. She looks around before looking back at the key. She could just get it back and unlock both doors, right? The bright one intrigued her more, so she opened it.
fluid mauve
The key didn't work
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“..okay.. how about this one?”
She covers her nose, putting the key in the iron door.
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She lifts her flashlight.
fluid mauve
It pierces the dark and reveals a... familiar location...
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Twigs widens her eyes. “Huh?!”
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“…no.. no no no…”
Twigs steps back. “I wanna go back. Whoever’s playing these tricks, stop.”
fluid mauve
Something pushes you in, breaking the flashlight, and closing the door behind you.
The lights flicker on
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“HEY-!”
fluid mauve
This hallway is too familiar...
fervent rivet
“…I’m not going in there!”
fluid mauve
To the right theres an observation room...
fervent rivet
..eventually, her curiosity and determination drives her to check the room.
jolly goblet
(Back
fluid mauve
You see outside the window, someone is hauling... corpses...
All into the void sea...
Each splash brings back nothing but painful memories
fervent rivet
Twigs breathes heavily, remembering this terrible man from her nightmares. This must be the man. Her head hurts extremely from seeing this. “…no no no no no- HEY! STOP THAT!”
She bangs on the glass.
fluid mauve
The man looks at you... stares...
fervent rivet
Twigs looks defiant.
fluid mauve
He tilts his head as he tosses one last body into the sea
jolly goblet
marshmallow looks around in darkness until he hear Twigs scream
fervent rivet
Twigs is clearly shaken by this, remembering her banishment into the sea.
fluid mauve
He pulls out his brick of a phone and...
Ring... Ring... Ring...
fervent rivet
Twigs steps back, horrified. For some reason, she fears the telephone noise.
fluid mauve
Theres a phone next to you, same kind of phone too
jolly goblet
Marshmallow follows the direction of Twigs scream
"Are you alright?"
fervent rivet
Twigs doesn’t even hear Marshmallow, looking at the phone. She slowly reaches over to it, picking it up despite her not wanting to.
fluid mauve
You pick up the phone
"...Do you want to end up like them?"
Their voice is soft, yet intimidating...
fervent rivet
Twigs stays still for a few seconds before throwing the phone down in horror and running off. She’s traumatized. The phone crushes down onto the ground as she leaves.
fluid mauve
The door is locked...
jolly goblet
Marshmallow looks at the phone in confusion, tilting his head
"What is that?"
fluid mauve
The broken phone stands at the entry way
fervent rivet
Twigs attempts to unlock the door. “Come on- open!!” She looks down at the phone.
fluid mauve
"...If anyone asks... you tell them... I wanted none of this to happen..."
hang up
The door is open
jolly goblet
Marshmallow walks closer to the phone
fervent rivet
Twigs looks at the door and immediately runs out, starting to cry.
jolly goblet
"Wait for me!"
fluid mauve
The final door unlocks itself
fervent rivet
Twigs looks back at Marshmallow and the unlocked door, looking at the slug in worry.
jolly goblet
Marshmallow eyes still glow blue in the dark, he noticed Twigs worried face
"What's wrong?"
fervent rivet
“…I’m… just.. I don’t know..”
Twigs looks down, looking at the last door. Something told her not to open it, but her hand raises up to the knob anyway.
fluid mauve
You gently open the door...
jolly goblet
"We can stop any time"
fervent rivet
“…we have to know what’s going on-“
fluid mauve
Behind is a balcony at dawn, the nearby radio is playing some old songs as two lawn chars sit by the edge
Somone is sitting in one, smoking a cig
fervent rivet
Twigs attempts to step back, not trusting this person.
fluid mauve
He looks at a photograph before tossing it overhead of the balcony
fervent rivet
“…”
Twigs remains silent, still holding the key from before.
fluid mauve
The key you had is now a can of unopened TAB soda
The person sitting on the balcony looks like HOM, just a bit younger
He has his hair in a ponytail instead of all bushy like the last time you saw him
He's not wearing his coat either, its more of a red T-shirt, jeans, and white shoes
A letterman jacket rests on the chair he's sitting on
He seems lost in thought
pastel vale
(I just did a dam hour of time madness and spaghettification and I come back to MORE TIME SHENANIGANS??)
fluid mauve
(This is but mere auditory hallucinations friend, not time shenanigans)
pastel vale
(OKAY WHO SNORTED A MUSHROOm)
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“…”
Twigs walks forward. “..sir? A- are you the man who..”
fluid mauve
...
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“..sir?”
fluid mauve
...Why are you here kiddo?
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“…I just.. wanted to investigate some things.. and I saw you doing… horrible things..”
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“…..I know. Nobody really survives after a bath of that stuff…”
She seems traumatized, and saddened because it’s exactly what happened to her.
fluid mauve
...You got parents lil guy?
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“…no… they didn’t become echoes like me..”
fluid mauve
Echos?
Oh, I guess those rumors are true, huh?
Take a seat kid, listen to the radio for a bit. You seem quite tense.
And if you don't mind me asking... did you happen to see a-... never mind, we can worry about it later.
fervent rivet
“…a what?”
Twigs sits down near the strange man, looking at him with suspicion and concern.
fluid mauve
It was a suitcase for a friend of mine.
Her name is... uh... what was hee name again?
fervent rivet
“….what is your name? Did you really need to kill those people…?”
fervent rivet
“..I saw an older version of you.. throwing people into the void fluid… uh… I suppose it’s alright to meet you, HOM… my name’s Twigs.”
fluid mauve
Oh, that was Jack who threw those people in there, he got busted 3 months ago.
fervent rivet
“…are you sure?” I’ve been having.. weird visions of the incident..”
jolly goblet
Marshmallow stays at the door frame, watching at them
fluid mauve
“…are you sure?” I’ve been having.. weird visions of the incident..”
...You a prophet kid?
fervent rivet
“…I don’t know.. I just keep waking up and having these nightmares… it circulates around echos… and the man killing those people..”
fluid mauve
I guess you got warning before all of us huh?
fervent rivet
“…yeah.. wait.. is this the past…? Don’t you remember the great ascension…? Or anything…?”
fluid mauve
The great ascension?
W-what do you mean by that kid, you're scaring me...
fervent rivet
“…oh.. sorry.. I’m.. kind of.. from the future I guess..” Twigs looks down.
fluid mauve
...Do the rockers win the next game?
fervent rivet
“…I don’t really know. I didn’t watch tv a lot. I spent my days visiting a friend of mine.”
jolly goblet
Marshmallow walks a bit closer to them then stopped
fluid mauve
I understand that.
fluid mauve
*Marshmallow walks a bit closer to them then stopped*
Who's this little fella?
fervent rivet
(“I’m from the future”
“Do the rockers win the next game?”)
“..oh, they’re Marshmallow,” Twigs gives an awkward smile to them. “they uh, they’re a unique little Slugcat! Know a lot about machinery and Iterators!”
pastel vale
(
)
fluid mauve
Slug what now?
And what is an Iterator-
Kid you gotta stop introducing these new things to me without explaining what they are...
fervent rivet
“Oh- uh- well, a Slugcat is an expansive species that exists in my timeline, and the Iterators were built to- oh dear how far back did I go-?!”
pastel vale
'I needed to grab something here, Twigs, can you do me a favor and check some of...
Ghily, what if I tried cutting or moving it out the way?
fluid mauve
Ghily, what if I tried cutting or moving it out the way?
'Its furniture, plus rocks.'
pastel vale
So?
fluid mauve
“Oh- uh- well, a Slugcat is an expansive species that exists in my timeline, and...
Well its uh... August 13th 1993, where have you been?
pastel vale
()
fluid mauve
So?
'Its better to get past them then move them, besides its a grab n' go mission, Im sure twigs can do it.'
pastel vale
Hm.
fervent rivet
“…yeah, that’s definitely when I was younger… I’ve.. kinda.. yknow.. been an echo… uh… I really gotta go now..”
Twigs looks back at the door with worry. “Hey, HOM? ..please don’t do anything you regret.”
pastel vale
Chary heads outside and notices one of windows and tries climbing up to it
fluid mauve
“…yeah, that’s definitely when I was younger… I’ve.. kinda.. yknow.. been an ech...
I've already repented.
fluid mauve
*Chary heads outside and notices one of windows and tries climbing up to it*
SUPRISE POLE PLANT!
pastel vale
Chary just knifes it and slides down before climbing to the window again and looking inside
fluid mauve
Nothing but debris
pastel vale
Chary opens the window and falls in
fluid mauve
*Chary opens the window and falls in*
Its dust... more dust... some mushrooms... and more dust...
pastel vale
Chary looks around and opens a door
Alright I can see a haunted house when I see it.
fluid mauve
The door is blocked on the otherside
pastel vale
Chary looks through the keyhole
I have been in some situations before but this is suspicious as hell.
fervent rivet
“…well.. bye..”
Twigs picks up Marshmallow and begins to leave, opening the door again.
fervent rivet
*Chary looks around and opens a door*
Alright I can see a haunted house when I s...
(HMMMM YOU DONT SAYYY)
fluid mauve
*Chary looks through the keyhole*
I have been in some situations before but this...
You suddenly have the urge to stop trying and return to your post
It'd be better for the both of us
pastel vale
(new lore for Chary)
(she has adhd)
Chary peeks through again, albeit very confused
fluid mauve
dust
pastel vale
Then what the hell is-
She yanks on the door
fluid mauve
nothing happens, stop trying
pastel vale
What I'd give to be a robot again.
fervent rivet
Twigs walks back through the dark, having lost her flashlight.
jolly goblet
“…well.. bye..”
*Twigs picks up Marshmallow and begins to leave, opening the do...
(Strong child I must say. Carry a heavy machinery slugcat)
pastel vale
Chary checks to see if there is anything other than dust and mushrooms
fluid mauve
*Twigs walks back through the dark, having lost her flashlight.*
'Did you bring back the suitcase?'
The flashlight you had is now a suitcase
gaunt jetty
There is some small noise coming from the ground as if rock was being digged.
Her mind is running wild with questions. How did she reach the past? Should she tell Chary about what HOM did?
She looks at Ghily, looking a bit concerned. “Huh- oh- no- I- huh?”
She looks shocked to see she now carries it. “..I guess so?”
fluid mauve
'Good.'
She takes it off your hands and enters a nearby room with it
fervent rivet
“Is Twigs okay up there?!” Pages calls.
pastel vale
Chary wipes away some dust
I'm not sure. You wanna try and parent a magicy door?
jolly goblet
Birsha: yeah where is she? She can't be spend all day up stairs
fervent rivet
Twigs looks around, not sure what to do about the situation.
Pages rolls her eyes, moving upstairs. “Haha, very funny… move aside. I’ll try to do something.”
Twigs looks at Chary. “..uh.. Chary..? Do you.. know HOM?”
pastel vale
Chary doesn't see Twigs at all
Do you even know how to climb up the side of a house?
jolly goblet
Birsha: should we check if she is okay? I know Page will
fervent rivet
Pages knocks at the door, attempting to open it. “twigs? Are you okay?”
“..I’m fine,” Twigs gave a small, unsure smile.
pastel vale
Chary opens the door
How did you get up here? I thought the stairs-
fervent rivet
“Honestly, not sure. I guess I’m a bit stronger. Or more nimble. The air in here definitely isn’t too nice to my sensors.”
gaunt jetty
The noises from before are getting louder and approaching the location.
Okay, some weird-
Chary looks around
This place is haunted and we need to find Twigs.
fervent rivet
“…what is that..?!”
Twigs looks around, still not sure what to do. She attempts to open another door.
fluid mauve
Ghily steps out from a nearby room with a raging flame behind her
'Alright gang, lets skidadle!'
jolly goblet
Brisha: I agree with Chary
fervent rivet
(DID GHILY JUST COMMIT ARSON?!)
pastel vale
You know what- we'res Twigs?
fervent rivet
*Pages looks around, finally spotting Twigs opening the door.
Twigs looks into the door frame, simply seeing echo particles as a hallucination. She closes the door in terror.*
Pages picks up Twigs and Scout. “We gotta go!”
pastel vale
Chary follows
The Assistant and his pup are just chilling outside before stepping in
jolly goblet
Brisha: Oh there you are
Marshmallow drops the floor, the wooden floor cracked a little by the impact before standing up
fervent rivet
Pages holds Twigs and Scout. “Twigs? You sure you’re okay?”
Twigs:
gaunt jetty
The grounds starts shaking a bit: Whatever is digging around is probably huge.
GHILLY!
fervent rivet
Pages tries to look for an exit. “Chary! Where’s the exit?!”
fluid mauve
'WHAT!?'
pastel vale
Chary looks to where she came in but there is no longer a window
fluid mauve
'THE EXIT IS RIGHT HERE, CMON!!!'
pastel vale
Chary runs to where Ghily's voice is
fervent rivet
Pages runs after Chary, holding Scout and Twigs.
Mouse waits outside.
jolly goblet
Birsha follows
fluid mauve
Everyone collectively leaves
fervent rivet
Mouse looked up to see the group exit.
pastel vale
The fu was that??
gaunt jetty
Something big comes out of the ground ahead...It looks like a black lizard chimera eith mineral features, together with a fewer mechanical parts and...Spiked wings...It looks up, roaring loudly instread of hissing.
Oh sit.
fervent rivet
“…is that a LEVIATHAN?!” Mouse starts to nope the fuck out of there.