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  1. <Jaspersprite> *** The party wakes to the sound of bustling streets and crashing waves. The... particularly loud waves-- it would seem as if the state of the ocean hasn't changed for the better since the arrival into town, not by a long shot. Whether it has something to do with the tyrant under the waters or otherwise is entirely up for debate, really. The morning sun gleam
  2. <Jaspersprite> s through the Inn's windows, alerting it's inhabitants of the new day with a peaceful glow.
  3. <alabastorArchfiend> (okay)
  4. <alabastorArchfiend> (you kids ready to get your mind blown)
  5. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee is at the window, half in and half out, smoking.
  6. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty proceed)
  7. <Jaspersprite> *** Gamzee learns the dangers of smoking as his lungs fail on him. He has been slain.
  8. -*- Jaspersprite has learned a lot from King's Quest]]
  9. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Worth it, Gamzee thinks as he slowly suffocates.
  10. -*- PurpleKoopa Gamzee is approached by some manner of SECRET WIZARD, which upon further inspection, is actually a bleary-eyed Roxy with a bedspread robe.
  11. <PurpleKoopa> sup bro
  12. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee gives her the upnod.
  13. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Not much, sister.
  14. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Gonna get yous spell on?
  15. -*- alabastorArchfiend When the waves finally crashed down on him, it was already too late. He had been sinking for so long, so very long, that he could no longer see the light. Beneath the surface, here, there was no such thing. Only the slowly suffocating darkness. But like velvet, soft black velvet. This wasn't so bad. He could get used to this.
  16. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> *your)
  17. -*- alabastorArchfiend Isn't what he deserved?
  18. <alabastorArchfiend> *it nO)
  19. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I think little brother's still asleep.
  20. <PurpleKoopa> i should cast lvl 12 summon coffe for the both of us then
  21. <PurpleKoopa> i coudlnt get a wonk of sleep last night
  22. <PurpleKoopa> ocean waves just kept keepin me up
  23. <Jaspersprite> *** it is what he deserves.
  24. <Jaspersprite> *** why doesn't he just sit here for a few more hours. he needs res--
  25. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Really, girl?
  26. <Jaspersprite> *** Huh.
  27. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Ain't no more soothing a sound to me than the righteous ocean waves.
  28. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I slept like a motherfuckin' baby in a crib.
  29. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Maybe you could use these little motherfuckers-
  30. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee fishes the SOOTHING HEADPHONES from the depths of his crabpack.
  31. -*- alabastorArchfiend Exactly. He had no complaints. Not even when the darkness crept up beneath him, tendrils of black velvet. They pulled him in, and he made not even a sound. Not even as they dragged him to the eternal depths, where no light could ever hope to break through.
  32. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy flips her wizard hood back and slips the headphones on over her ears. What's playing?
  33. <Jaspersprite> *** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOO4ROO_sPM
  34. -*- alabastorArchfiend And he was finally home.
  35. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Shit is just like bein in a elevator.
  36. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Elevators are the shit.
  37. <Jaspersprite> *** away from everything. everyone.
  38. <Jaspersprite> *** he's safe her--
  39. <Jaspersprite> *** Sheesh, thinking like this just flat-out isn't healthy. Turn that frown upside down, you gosh darned silly-willy head.
  40. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Yeah, for real.
  41. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty You know where it's at, lighter blue motherfucker.
  42. -*- PurpleKoopa Aw yeah. This is her jam, y'all. Roxy closes her eyes and nods her head back and forth to the soothing sound of smooth jazz.
  43. <PurpleKoopa> mmmmm
  44. <PurpleKoopa> thx gam
  45. <PurpleKoopa> this is jsut what i needed to hear
  46. <PurpleKoopa> any idea on where the rest of the crew is?
  47. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Shit, no. He changed his mind. He's not safe here, he isn't. Millions of faces stared back, full of nothing but menace and the unknown. This wasn't home, this was hell.
  48. -*- alabastorArchfiend But even as he tried to claw out, they only dug him back in. Why don't you stay awhile, they purred? We'll keep you safe, keep you from harm. You've hurt so much already. Stay with us, stay.
  49. -*- alabastorArchfiend No, no, nononono please-
  50. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Sol left when he started to get bummed the fuck out too. I guess flitterbro is still outside. Uhhh.
  51. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I ain't know where Kansis is. Takin' care of motherfuckin' business probably.
  52. <PurpleKoopa> s'cool well probably run into them a lil later
  53. -*- alabastorArchfiend And indeed, taking care of business she was. She had already made her way to the bar, hoping to ask the bartender the whereabouts of Chuck Greene. Or rather, the former whereabouts. This she had to do, if for nothing else other than her friend's resolve.
  54. <PurpleKoopa> i feel like catchin up on that sleep i didndt get but at the same time theres still so much we gotta do
  55. -*- alabastorArchfiend SHIT, N-
  56. <Jaspersprite> *** ... Who the hell's unlucky Greene bloke, the bartender inquires in not-so-eloquent terms. The bar was as crowded as ever, however, despite the sun only peeking it's head several minutes ago. A good chunk of it's current inhabitants seem to simply be passed out, though.
  57. <Jaspersprite> *** And you don't have the /damndest/ clue as to why.
  58. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Yeah. You should sleep before we head out in the ocean, though.
  59. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I got a bad feelin' about this shit.
  60. <PurpleKoopa> hrrmmmm me too
  61. <PurpleKoopa> ocean waves only going to get wurse w/o us
  62. <PurpleKoopa> not even the soothing power of kenny g can overcom those forces
  63. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...
  64. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Fuck.
  65. <PurpleKoopa> even though im p sure kengy g is a force in his own right
  66. <PurpleKoopa> but still
  67. <PurpleKoopa> eeeeviiiiiiiiiiiil
  68. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Just a dream. Jesus, his heart nearly died there.
  69. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I know little bro should sleep, but them noises he's makin', girl. Them noises.
  70. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> He stopped now, though. Maybe he's wakin' up.
  71. -*- alabastorArchfiend He found himself tightly clutching the sheets, surrounded by pale blue. Must be their old room. And there was Roxy and Gamzee, he thinks. Had to be them. Everyone was as normal as normal could be in a place like this.
  72. <Jaspersprite> *** The dream is just enough to push him further into the stubborn throes. Damn those throes, man. Why do they gotta be so stubborn.
  73. <Jaspersprite> *** GRIMDARK METER: 02%
  74. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee and Roxy- normal.
  75. <Jaspersprite> *** THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN BOLD.
  76. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...So why did he feel so exhausted? His skull felt like it had been jackhammered into dust, with every thought pulsing in pain. The dream wasn't that scary, was it? He'd had so much worse.
  77. -*- alabastorArchfiend So...what was it? Last he remembered, he was chatting it up with Dave and his lady friend. Stridork wasn't that insufferable, was he? No, of course not. And even if it was, he'd never give that douche the satisfaction of knowing.
  78. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy places a hand on the hand and gives Nero a reassured, yet concerned look.
  79. <PurpleKoopa> nero buddy r u ok? ):
  80. <PurpleKoopa> you were makeing some funny noises last night bud
  81. -*- alabastorArchfiend And yet here was, feeling like every single piece of him had been shattered. But-
  82. <alabastorArchfiend> huh wha
  83. <PurpleKoopa> and i dont mean like armpit farts or anytihing comical like that
  84. <alabastorArchfiend> oh
  85. -*- PurpleKoopa did i just write hand on the hand]
  86. -*- PurpleKoopa hand on the bed]
  87. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I had to check to see if you ain't swallowed your own tongue a couple times.
  88. <alabastorArchfiend> mfine
  89. <alabastorArchfiend> just
  90. <alabastorArchfiend> tired, i guess?
  91. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Cool.
  92. -*- alabastorArchfiend He doesn't quite believe his words, the tone wavering with doubt, but...what else could he be? He must have just had a bad dream, that was it. Must have been. With a stretch, he crawled out of his sheet nest.
  93. <PurpleKoopa> mmmmm well ok i guess
  94. <PurpleKoopa> if youre having a problem then youve gotta let us kno ok
  95. <PurpleKoopa> idk how all of this quarter demom stuff works
  96. -*- alabastorArchfiend Oh...he didn't know. Well, that was alright. He was a man that had entered the Arena, and was unfortunately killed. Perhaps you'd know where she'd find more information on the Arena participants? She'd really appreciate that.
  97. -*- alabastorArchfiend With a glance, she looked over the many wiped out boozehounds. It hadn't even been morning, and they already look destroyed. That was...odd. Very odd.
  98. <PurpleKoopa> now pick ur butt off the floor and set it to "on" mode
  99. <PurpleKoopa> weve got a big day ahead of us
  100. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Gonna make us some chain weapons.
  101. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I guess.
  102. <PurpleKoopa> oh wow is that what you guys are doing? cooooool
  103. <PurpleKoopa> ill join you guys in a lil bit ok
  104. -*- alabastorArchfiend He has no idea what she meant by 'problems', but getting up was something he could do. With a grunt, he pushed himself off the bed. Still incredibly tired, no less, but ready enough.
  105. <PurpleKoopa> me & kenny gotta spend a little bit of aloooone time ~_^
  106. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You motherfuckers play it safe, now.
  107. -*- alabastorArchfiend Urgh, she meant those headphones. Worst thing he ever invented, hands down.
  108. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Don't want no headphone babies runnin' around.
  109. <Jaspersprite> *** ... How's it unfortunately if it's the damn arena? Kid. This may seem like a shocker, but.
  110. <PurpleKoopa> youve got it
  111. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy quickly claims the vacant spot on the bed and crosses her legs, drifting off into a jazz-filled slumberland.
  112. -*- PurpleKoopa Awww yeaaaaah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq3q03yeWe4
  113. -*- PurpleKoopa gonna go walk the dog now, brb]
  114. <Jaspersprite> *** 'To-the-death merciless fight-club' dealies aren't really legal. Not with actual people, at least. He means... er... sheesh, how does he explain this? It's like.
  115. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee throws an arm across Nero's shoulders and guides him out of the room, pulling the door shut behind him with one ginormous clown foot.
  116. <Jaspersprite> *** He takes a pause to mull over the right use of words to explain. It's a long pause.
  117. <-> Midna is now known as Midna|Busy
  118. -*- alabastorArchfiend Nero obliges, trudging along. Maybe he's just tired, but something just doesn't seem right. Everywhere he looked, the walls seemed to be...unreal. As if the world threatened to tear itself at any minute, should he dare look away for even one second. And he felt so unsafe, so very unsafe.
  119. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...But he just didn't understand why.
  120. -*- alabastorArchfiend Not with actual people? What...what is he trying to imply?
  121. <Jaspersprite> [[Hrk sorry, trying to figure out XChat--]]
  122. <alabastorArchfiend> (naw it's cool)
  123. <Jaspersprite> *** Y'see, 'round the area nowadays are a lot of rabid beasties. You know the type-- big rats, viscious giant spiders, snakes with wings and all that malarky. A lot've people just off 'em and leave it at that, buuut then there's th'kind of folk that run the arena. They cage up the blokes and put 'em in fights fer an' entertaining show. 'Course, people like yo
  124. <-> Midna|Busy is now known as Midna
  125. <Jaspersprite> u an' me can waltz on in and show our stuff-- maybe get a few scars're worse to show fer it, the bartender explains with a tentative tone.
  126. <Jaspersprite> *** They've never seen anyone die-- only come pretty damn close, and even then they'd just wake up in th'Inn the next mornin' without a scratch on 'em.
  127. <Jaspersprite> *** ... It's inhumane, yeah, but that's just th'sort of world you're in lass.
  128. -*- alabastorArchfiend She's speechless. The words she had been so furious saving were lost, dying right on her throat. Was that what the Arena was all about? Was it really? Is that what they called it?
  129. -*- alabastorArchfiend Slowly, ever so slowly, she finds the courage to speak again. It's trembling with barely constrained emotion, constantly fighting to break into a scream.
  130. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> So bro, we were thinkin' like- well, I was thinkin', anyways, if we were gonna fight this shit in the ocean, we probably gonna need like, a rope attached to our shit so it doesn't fall into the water.
  131. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> And some /life/ vests.
  132. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Safety, y'akll.
  133. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> *ya'll)
  134. -*- alabastorArchfiend She'll tell you what inhumane is. She's seen it in the face, knows exactly what kind of animal is. Inhumane is treating a man like a beast, throwing him right into the pit with the rest of the vermin. It's leaving some rabid soul to the dogs, instead of getting him the help he needs. And most of all, it's making so a boy couldn't even bear to look at himself. So full of self-loathing and pain, all because he killed a
  135. -*- alabastorArchfiend So don't tell her what's inhumane or not. She already knows.
  136. <Jaspersprite> *** Whoooa, take it easy there girly-- don't shoot the messenger if he's deliverin' bad news, he pleads with a shrug. ... Perhaps a bit late, the dersite finishes with a question-- you ain't sayin' that this Chucky fella didn't wake up'n the Inn right as rain, are ya?
  137. -*- alabastorArchfiend She's not sure what she's angry at anymore. But she's angry, she knows that much. The kind of anger Rose warned her about. The kind of anger that led down to the dark path. With a few deep breaths, she apologizes. She's not mad at you, really. She's just...
  138. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...frustrated.
  139. -*- alabastorArchfiend As for Mr. Greene, no one in the inn has seen hide or hair of him. It's doubtful he ever woke up at the Inn, if at all.
  140. <alabastorArchfiend> mmm? oh, yeah. i guess.
  141. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> What could we put together to make that shit? You got the best head outta all us motherfuckers for this kinda business.
  142. <Nitro> [What are you saying. Halley is clearly the best craftsman.]
  143. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> warf)
  144. <alabastorArchfiend> okay okay, im thinking...
  145. <Jaspersprite> *** The bartender, with a touch of sympathy, explains it's just fine-- if he hasn't gotten someone mad, he's ticked off everyone somehow. How 'bout he gets you a cup'a tea or something, on the house? ... Regarding this Chucky folk though, he's definitely a bit surprised. You /sure/ you haven't seen this fella? He doubts the arena folk would send someone to th
  146. <Jaspersprite> e slaughter like that or anything. Maybe it was... he doesn't know, one of those shapeshiftin' types? Towns get those, from time to time-- a real pain in the ass, the slippery bastards.
  147. -*- alabastorArchfiend Oh...that would be lovely. She always had a fondness for human liquified substances, especially tea. Maybe that would calm her nerves a bit. She certainly need it, after being told such harrowing news. Still trembling, she decides to take a seat next to a passed out sailor.
  148. -*- alabastorArchfiend But no, she hasn't seen him. None of them have, least of all her friend.
  149. -*- alabastorArchfiend A shapeshifter, though...? Maybe, she wouldn't know. But from what she heard, the man had put on quite a tearjerking show. Too tearjerking to be faked, perhaps.
  150. <Jaspersprite> *** Mmph. Some've those folk take their act to th'bitter end, you know-- hell, for what it's worth this guy might've already been dead. Could always ask th'arena-- if anyone'd know about that, it'd be them, don't y'think? He excuses himself for a moment while he gets the tea in question, filling a cup and placing it on the counter before the rainbow drinker.
  151. <Jaspersprite> *** ... The bartender restrains himself from bringing up the glowing skin-- he has a feeling that it'd be a touchy subject.
  152. -*- alabastorArchfiend Thank you. umu
  153. -*- alabastorArchfiend Perhaps she should ask the arena after all. They would know more about the applicants, after all. Last she checked, however, they were closed.
  154. -*- alabastorArchfiend For what it's worth, the tea smells delicious. It's a shame it won't give her any nutrition, let alone calories. Still, she sips it out of politeness. It was the least the bartender could do, wasn't it?
  155. <Jaspersprite> *** Well not really, but giving hooch to minors isn't how he got to running this place. Yer welcome either way.
  156. <Jaspersprite> *** Huh. They might've opened up shop since then, you know-- th'arena business is sort've popular, an' it'd probably take a lot more t'keep it down.
  157. -*- PurpleKoopa back! did some other errands too while i was at it]
  158. <Jaspersprite> [[Welcome back, PK. uwu]]
  159. -*- alabastorArchfiend True. It seems like they have a queue of battles constantly lined up. For whatever reason they close down, it couldn't have been for very long.
  160. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> brb dudes!)
  161. <-- tenaciouslyCrunknasty (Mibbit@adsl-98-89-2-254.mgm.bellsouth.net) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  162. -*- alabastorArchfiend Eventually, she finishes her tea. It didn't taste much like anything, but she'd like to think it did something for her. She feels calmer, at least. That much is good. With a smile and a nod, she thanks the man for her time. Really, thank you. You've brought her one step closer to solving this troubling mystery.
  163. <Jaspersprite> *** S'no problem. You take care now, the dersite barkeep pleasantly dismisses with a wave.
  164. -*- PurpleKoopa Nero and Gamzee must not have gotten very far, because here comes Roxy, fully recharged after a date with Kenny G!
  165. <PurpleKoopa> yoooooooo
  166. -*- alabastorArchfiend Of course, you too. She dismisses herself with a nod, before stepping back out onto the street. She knew where she had to go next. It was the only way she was going to learn. Everyone else had given up, but not her.
  167. <PurpleKoopa> you guys still thinking stuff thru?
  168. -*- alabastorArchfiend She needed to go to the Arena.
  169. --> MrStrider (Mibbit@67-60-250-17.cpe.cableone.net) has joined #Flarp2
  170. <Jaspersprite> [[Striiiiider ouo]]
  171. <PurpleKoopa> [yo!]
  172. <MrStrider> sup )
  173. <PurpleKoopa> [roxy, nero, and gamzee (afk) are either in the inn or right outside it, i think? and kanaya's heading to the arena]
  174. <Jaspersprite> [[Yiss uvu]]
  175. <alabastorArchfiend> huh? oh, yeah. for the boat, i guess?
  176. <PurpleKoopa> yus the boat
  177. <PurpleKoopa> once were ready to set sail were suposed to met the boat guy over by the harbour
  178. <alabastorArchfiend> ...you already bought it?
  179. <alabastorArchfiend> shit, i dont remember any of that.
  180. <PurpleKoopa> hahaha i didnt BUY it
  181. <PurpleKoopa> dont have NEAR enof boonies to make that kinda purschase
  182. -*- alabastorArchfiend He blinks, confused. It's like the entire world is missing a few puzzle pieces, threatening to tumble. What was missing? It boggled him, constantly threated him.
  183. <PurpleKoopa> were just borrowin it til the squidbeast has been sent back to the depths of the oceaen
  184. <alabastorArchfiend> ...oh.
  185. <Jaspersprite> *** Kanaya makes her way down the street of Seaside and, in good time, to the arena. The establishment has gotten over whatever crisis that occured the previous evening, the arena now fully up and running once more. The receptionist sits behind the desk, chin propped up by her hands and overall looking exceptionally bored.
  186. -*- alabastorArchfiend Feeling somewhat antsy in this establishment, she nonetheless pressed on. Approaching the corpse of the a receptionist, she politely asked if she could have a moment. She just needs a few questions answered, that's all.
  187. <Jaspersprite> *** "Hm? Oh, yeah, sure, totally. What do you need, I got time." Is her half-hearted response, fixing her posture to a proper upright sitting instead of an unprofessional slump.
  188. <PurpleKoopa> you guys papcked what you needed yet? lets get that krafting out of the way so we can get shit done
  189. -*- MrStrider ahaah, Dave had been tagging along with Kan this entire time, are you guys blind or what,
  190. -*- MrStrider stood beside the vampiric girl, slumped in his usual posture.
  191. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Right. Of course he had.
  192. -*- alabastorArchfiend She just wanted to ask if you remember a Mr. Chuck Greene applying for the Arena.
  193. <alabastorArchfiend> ...yeah, sure. right. no problem. lets just...go.
  194. <PurpleKoopa> yes uh
  195. <PurpleKoopa> righto! (:
  196. <Jaspersprite> *** "Yeah, I remember a Chuck Greene applying." There's a bit of a pause to fondly regard the stealthy cool kid, before she pulls herself to continue. "But not, like. THE Chuck Greene. I think. Probably. Ionno. Do I gotta look it up again."
  197. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...The Chuck Greene? What could she possibly...?
  198. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy has a smile on her face, but it's a weary one. She wraps a reassuring arm around Nero's shoulder and walks him down to the Shanty. There there, buddy. You're going to be just fine. Right?
  199. -*- MrStrider (;
  200. <Jaspersprite> *** u can sign up 4 the arena any time dayv
  201. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Please, if you could look it up again. Your help would mean everything to me.
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  203. -*- PurpleKoopa sup non]
  204. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> back! sorry bout that. was briefly covered in ants)
  205. <Jaspersprite> [[Oh jeez oCo]]
  206. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> whatd i miss)
  207. -*- PurpleKoopa ah, gross! hope that you are now ant-free. roxy's walking nero down to the tinkerer's place, kanaya and dave are at the arena]
  208. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> i am temporarily ant free)
  209. <Jaspersprite> *** With an exasperated and overexaggerated sigh, the receptionist wordlessly complies, pulling out drawer after drawer in a search for the files requested. Give her a second, it's here somewhere.
  210. <Jaspersprite> *** /sIGH/.
  211. -*- alabastorArchfiend Their smiles, the way they wrapped their arms around them, how they danced around their words...something was wrong. It felt so inherently wrong, it simply shivered him to the bone. His already exhausted body ached under the pressure, wondering just what it was that he was missing.
  212. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Sigh. With that 'taken care of', she turned to approch Dave. How long had he been following her, she wondered? "Hello Daved"
  213. <Jaspersprite> *** Meanwhile~! Roxy and co. travel to the shanty of a tinkerer's dreams. The building has hardly changed since it was left, right down to the store owner enevloped in their own workings. The workbench is very well still off to the side, missing the sEWING NEEDLES THAT KANAYA /STOLE/. Thankfully enough however, they've been long since replaced, courtesy of th
  214. <Jaspersprite> e clerk in question.
  215. -*- MrStrider Call me Bruce Lee, please. A ghost of a smile overtook him, waving lazily.
  216. <MrStrider> sup kan
  217. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Did he see her break down, she wonders? Snap at the bartender like it was her fault? She was hoping to just leave that to rest, but knowing Dave...
  218. <alabastorArchfiend> I Take It Youre Joining Me In My Fruitless Quest To Give Closure To Our Towheaded Friend
  219. --> ZeeZee (Mibbit@cpe-72-230-101-247.twcny.res.rr.com) has joined #Flarp2
  220. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> is nero talkin about the terrors or his friends rn)
  221. -*- MrStrider gives her a comforting, genuine smile. We can keep it cool, Mary.
  222. <MrStrider> you better believe it
  223. <MrStrider> not just gonna lay around while the dork crabwalks off his rocker
  224. <alabastorArchfiend> (his friends)
  225. <alabastorArchfiend> (don't think the terrors have left, though 8y)
  226. <Jaspersprite> *** Uhhh... oh, okay here it is. See, she said it was here. Don't underestimate her. You don't know her. B[ Without much care, she draws the papers from one of the desk's several drawers and places it on top of the desk just before the duo of adventurers. According to the forms... wait, these aren't for Chuck Greene. Furthermore, you aren't sure how you're su
  227. <alabastorArchfiend> I Didn't Think You Cared So Much For Him
  228. <Jaspersprite> pposed to pronounce this name unless you rearange multiple bones in your jaw.
  229. -*- alabastorArchfiend She says that with a knowing, letting him stew in that while she examined the papers.
  230. -*- alabastorArchfiend Had it...had it never been him all along? Truely?
  231. <Jaspersprite> *** hahah nero do you hear that it was all for nothing 8y
  232. <Jaspersprite> *** yoU'RE ON PUNKED
  233. -*- alabastorArchfiend sOB
  234. -*- MrStrider stares quizzically toward the forms.
  235. <MrStrider> /i/ think were friends
  236. <MrStrider> itd suck if his brain just killed over
  237. -*- alabastorArchfiend Struggling to keep the bile rising in her throat, she struggled to ask who this was. She needed a name, an identity, anything. A face she could direct her fury at. This thing, whatever it was, had just sent her friend into a downward spiral.
  238. -*- alabastorArchfiend And for what? Because it was funny? Because it could?
  239. -*- alabastorArchfiend No. No, this was unthinkable.
  240. <Jaspersprite> *** "... Ionno how you expect me to say it's name, dude, but..." She breaks her sentence to let out another sigh, idly rapping her fingernails against the desk surface. "Sorry to hear about your friend. Tough break I guess."
  241. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...No, no. T-that's alright, really. She couldn't pronounce either, probably. The woman's callous words stung her hard, but she struggled to keep her resolve. She couldn't lose it again, not like this.
  242. -*- alabastorArchfiend Could she...could she have a copy of this? It was the only lead they really had.
  243. -*- alabastorArchfiend And any lead was better than no lead.
  244. -*- MrStrider frowned at the tone and shutoff vibe the woman gave, letting out a tightlipped sigh. Losing his cool was unfathomable. At least visibly.
  245. <Jaspersprite> *** "Hey, feel free." She gives the glowing gal a once over at the her strained tone, lips pursed. "You know, there's not a whole lot you can do anyway. The thing's dead as a door nail, and if your friend's so shaken up, then..." The sentence drifts off as her shoulders lift into a shrug, her expression indifferent.
  246. <Jaspersprite> *** daved do u think u can beat me in a sigh-off
  247. <Jaspersprite> *** siiiIIIIGH.
  248. -*- ZeeZee Ainsley, who had been standing with Dave and Kanaya quietly this entire time, finally decided to speak up. "Why do you keep calling it a thing?"
  249. -*- MrStrider wanna fite
  250. <Jaspersprite> *** *D*A*V*E*
  251. <Jaspersprite> *** V.S.
  252. <Jaspersprite> *** THE RECEPTIONIST
  253. -*- alabastorArchfiend With lips so pursed, her fangs nearly sunk into the flesh, she snatched up the copy. Maybe you're right, maybe there was nothing they could do. But the very least she could do was give him closure. She won't let him rot away into nothing. His lusus deserves to see him in tact, at the very least.
  254. -*- alabastorArchfiend But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?
  255. -*- alabastorArchfiend With a barely constrained huff, she managed to simply walk away. She wanted to say so much more. Tell everyone they just didn't understand, what it meant to truly lose yourself. But she couldn't understand.
  256. <Jaspersprite> *** "Oh. Ask her. It's not really a person. So it's a thing." Pause, as her attention shifts to Kanaya. "..."
  257. <Jaspersprite> *** "Ionno."
  258. <alabastorArchfiend> *make them understand, hrp)
  259. -*- alabastorArchfiend She wasn't like her. Couldn't rally people like her, make them understand a purpose. Wasn't as strong as her, nor as clever.
  260. -*- MrStrider watches as Kanaya stormed off, looking back toward the receptionist.
  261. -*- MrStrider takes tHREE OF THE FREE PENS, following after the other.
  262. -*- ZeeZee looks over to Kanaya before following her out.
  263. <Jaspersprite> *** mOTHERFUCKER.
  264. <Jaspersprite> *** iNHUMANE SCREECH as Dave obtains three (3) Ballpoint Pens.
  265. -*- alabastorArchfiend But that wouldn't stop her from wearing her dress. Even if it wasn't formfitting at all, with colors that didn't suit her at all.
  266. -*- alabastorArchfiend http://static.zerochan.net/Homestuck.full.621310.jpg But it was all she had left of her.
  267. <Jaspersprite> *** Ballpoint Pen: They /say/ it's the most permanent of writing impliments, even though that's a bit of an overexaggeration.
  268. <ZeeZee> ( :( It's not showing up.)
  269. <Jaspersprite> [[Same oOo]]
  270. <alabastorArchfiend> (it's rose's grimdark dress uou)
  271. <ZeeZee> (Okay.)
  272. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> daww)
  273. <Jaspersprite> [[Kanaya goes Grimdark]]
  274. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> promdark)
  275. <alabastorArchfiend> (kanaya you shouldn't have worn the dress man)
  276. <alabastorArchfiend> (i know it's tempting but)
  277. <MrStrider> goes pendark)
  278. <Jaspersprite> [[Is Nero grimdork 8y8y8y]]
  279. <ZeeZee> (FFF)
  280. -*- Jaspersprite Strider nO]]
  281. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> gamzee- grimdank)
  282. -*- MrStrider it really is a nice dress. Despite the fact it'd reminded him vaguely of somebody relatively close to him!
  283. <Jaspersprite> [[Alternatively gamdark]]
  284. <Jaspersprite> [[Roxy is grimdrink]]
  285. -*- ZeeZee Ainsley followed along with Dave and Kanaya being quiet and not talking. :B
  286. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee's arm slips off Nero's shoulders as he trails behind. He'd been deep in thought for a while, blunt hanging limply from his lips, but now he just sort of. Slows to a stop in the middle of the road.
  287. -*- alabastorArchfiend The sash flowed in the salty breeze, looking like poetry in motion. It's what she loved the most about this dress. It seemed so graceful, so impeccable. Perfect. Just like her.
  288. -*- alabastorArchfiend But as she glumly strolled the streets, she didn't feel perfect. She had tried so hard to give him closure, and this was the best she could manage? How could she explain this to him, that the man he murdered wasn't a man at all?
  289. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Did that even change anything?
  290. -*- alabastorArchfiend She had a grim feeling that it didn't. It wouldn't change a damn thing. It only made it unfair. No closure, only the sickening feeling that the wool had been pulled over their eyes.
  291. <Jaspersprite> '
  292. <Jaspersprite> *** An awfully... grIM FEELING INDEED.
  293. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...All she wanted to do was help. Keep this ragtag band of adventurers together. She had already failed once. Just this once, couldn't she keep things together?
  294. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> aww dip)
  295. <Jaspersprite> *** Only no-- if it were that easy, everyone would be stuck in the same predicament. And that'd get awfully messy, awfully fast.
  296. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Couldn't she?
  297. <ZeeZee> Kanaya.
  298. <Jaspersprite> *** Yes You Could
  299. <Jaspersprite> *** That Is What You Are Best At
  300. <Jaspersprite> *** Helping
  301. <Jaspersprite> *** Everyone Needs Your Help
  302. <Jaspersprite> *** Everyone
  303. -*- MrStrider glumly strode behind the girl, putting a hand on her shoulder. He squeezed it comfortingly, trying his best to console her. He really wasn't the best with words, at least when it came to things like this.
  304. -*- MrStrider intelligense 0
  305. -*- MrStrider gense really
  306. -*- MrStrider 0
  307. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty proves ur point)
  308. <Jaspersprite> *** Intelligense -1
  309. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> sometimes daved loses the spelling bee)
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  311. -*- MrStrider but, bbut, ~*ironically*~ ???? )
  312. <Jaspersprite> [[Yeah, yeah. And your brother is ironically disappointed in your poor spelling ability.]]
  313. <Jaspersprite> [[/Ironically/.]]
  314. -*- MrStrider im running away )
  315. <Jaspersprite> [[No diggity.]]
  316. <Sir_Screwloose> (Yo peeps)
  317. <Jaspersprite> [[Hi, Screwloose uou]]
  318. <Sir_Screwloose> (Still kinda wish I had a character for this))
  319. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> make one, fool)
  320. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> it doesn't take but a minute)
  321. <MrStrider> yins could always make an npc )
  322. <MrStrider> if you dont want to actually commit )
  323. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> and i knoooooooow you can make good characters
  324. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> )
  325. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Yes, she was. She couldn't lead, but she could help. And just this once, she was going to get it right. Everyone would be alright. Everyone.
  326. <PurpleKoopa> zzzzzzzz
  327. <PurpleKoopa> whuaha
  328. -*- alabastorArchfiend She lifted her hand to meet his, reaching for her shoulder. He didn't want to say, but his support was well enough. The sash flared behind her, flying like a surrended flag.
  329. <alabastorArchfiend> ...Dave.
  330. <alabastorArchfiend> We Need To Tell Him
  331. <PurpleKoopa> oh sorry nerho! i must be lingering on the aftereffects of keny g heheheheh
  332. <Jaspersprite> *** Now Will Be Different
  333. <Jaspersprite> *** You Will Be Helpf--
  334. <Jaspersprite> *** /Huh/.
  335. <PurpleKoopa> youre still awake buddy? were @ your fave place at the whole wide world
  336. <PurpleKoopa> the ~*~CRAFTIN ZOOOOONE~*~
  337. <Jaspersprite> *** Maybe you're spending a little too much time around Nero. You should stop that immediately.
  338. -*- MrStrider chokes on sash )
  339. <MrStrider> yeah
  340. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Everyone seems to be in various states of awakeness. Gamzee seems to be spacing out spectacularly; eyes half open, staring into nothing with his head canted to the side, roach nearly burnt down to the nub.
  341. <MrStrider> i know
  342. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty This one was a doozy.
  343. <MrStrider> weve gotta do our best
  344. <alabastorArchfiend> (yes, that's what everyone should do)
  345. <alabastorArchfiend> (sTAY AWAY FROM NERO)
  346. <alabastorArchfiend> (TOXIC INFLUENCE)
  347. <PurpleKoopa> why dont you show me that chain weupon you were gonna make? that oughta lift yuor spirits (:
  348. -*- Jaspersprite Nero is hereby disallowed to participate in your raindeer games]]
  349. <Jaspersprite> [[Reindeer even]]
  350. -*- Jaspersprite Hrk]]
  351. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> nero the halfbreed deemooon, had a very fucked up aaaarm)
  352. -*- PurpleKoopa it starts raining deer]
  353. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> and if you ever seeee iiiit, you're most likely geee-tiiing haaarmed)
  354. <Jaspersprite> [[Flarp Christmas Carols]]
  355. <Jaspersprite> [[Gamzee are you the spirit of christmas]]
  356. <alabastorArchfiend> I Dont Know How Hell Take It But...
  357. -*- Jaspersprite You're santa aren't you]]
  358. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> What do you want for Christmas, motherfucker? (o: ))
  359. <alabastorArchfiend> ...This Is The Only Closure Hell Get.
  360. <alabastorArchfiend> The Least We Can Do Is Bring It To Him. Its What He Deserves.
  361. <MrStrider> were gonna take this bull by the horns, mary
  362. <Sir_Screwloose> ((Poor Tavros.))
  363. <MrStrider> forcefeed him and hope for the best
  364. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> screwloose- be tavros)
  365. <Jaspersprite> [[V good]]
  366. -*- alabastorArchfiend Yes, it was what he deserved. They could only hope he rise above it, over this tragedy. And she would be there, if he needed her. She would always be there.
  367. -*- alabastorArchfiend Yes, this time she would be helpful. She'd make a difference.
  368. -*- alabastorArchfiend With a solemn nod, she lead the way. She had a feeling she'd know where the others would take him.
  369. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> ==> FIND NERO ALREADY)
  370. -*- alabastorArchfiend blink blink
  371. <alabastorArchfiend> wha
  372. <alabastorArchfiend> oh
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  374. <alabastorArchfiend> sorry
  375. <alabastorArchfiend> must have dozed off
  376. <-- Sir_Screwloose (~androirc@c-174-55-27-60.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
  377. <PurpleKoopa> no worrays youre not the only one lol
  378. <PurpleKoopa> here why dont i help make this easier for u
  379. <PurpleKoopa> you can find someplaec to sit & just tell me what to do
  380. <PurpleKoopa> ill handle all of the actual buildin biz
  381. <PurpleKoopa> what was the chain weopon idea you had?
  382. -*- alabastorArchfiend He'd be daydreaming, he knew that much. Daydreaming about blood on the sand, cracked dolls, and a single tear. The big picture was foggy, but the visceral details stood out shockingly clear. Unnervingly so. It only made him feel more unsafe. Like something was about to jump at him at any minute.
  383. -*- PurpleKoopa >Kanaya: HELLO NERO HOW ARE YOU
  384. -*- alabastorArchfiend Of what, he didn't know. That was what terrified him the most.
  385. <Jaspersprite> [[Beautiful]]
  386. <-- AndroUser2 (~androirc@68.sub-70-192-133.myvzw.com) has quit (Ping timeout: 190 seconds)
  387. -*- alabastorArchfiend The pair quietly snaked through the streets, Kanaya's silks and threads trailing just behind. "Have You Seen Him At All Today"
  388. <alabastorArchfiend> I Didn't Get The Chance
  389. <alabastorArchfiend> (APOSTROPHE GET OUT)
  390. -*- PurpleKoopa Seeing how her friend is still unnervingly out of it, Roxy grabs a chair over by the crafting area and pulls it over for Nero.
  391. <PurpleKoopa> here you go dude why dont you just sit down for a littel while
  392. <PurpleKoopa> did the ocean keep you up all nite too? cause it sure did fo me
  393. -*- MrStrider shook his head, biting his lip in thought.
  394. <MrStrider> nah i woke up late
  395. <MrStrider> went to catch up with you
  396. -*- alabastorArchfiend Normally he would complain about being babied like this, but right now he was too dazed to even grasp such a thought. So he took the chair, lurching into it. "i...dont think so?"
  397. <alabastorArchfiend> i dont remember much, honestly.
  398. <alabastorArchfiend> cept...i had this dream, i think.
  399. <alabastorArchfiend> And I Had Woken Up Too Early
  400. <PurpleKoopa> a dreem? :?
  401. <alabastorArchfiend> I Considered Checking On Him But...
  402. <PurpleKoopa> do you wanna talk about it man
  403. <alabastorArchfiend> ...It Seemed Like A Miracle That He Fell Asleep
  404. <PurpleKoopa> i mean
  405. <PurpleKoopa> its kool if you dont and all
  406. <PurpleKoopa> i just wanna get u out of this funk
  407. <alabastorArchfiend> no, no, sfine.
  408. <alabastorArchfiend> its...its just a dream, right?
  409. <MrStrider> it would probably have worked out pretty rough if youd woken him up
  410. <alabastorArchfiend> It Seemed Best No To Disturb Him
  411. <PurpleKoopa> hrmrmrm i dunno
  412. <PurpleKoopa> ive been having some pretty wierd dreams too these days
  413. <PurpleKoopa> ones w/ these red veins that jut out and kill ppl
  414. <alabastorArchfiend> ...ugh.
  415. <alabastorArchfiend> maybe theres somethin in the water.
  416. <PurpleKoopa> all that sea air must be gettin to you hahahaha
  417. <PurpleKoopa> haa..... ahhhhh..... ):
  418. <alabastorArchfiend> ...what?
  419. <alabastorArchfiend> youre not lookin too good.
  420. <PurpleKoopa> hey youre not loooking too good either neers!
  421. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Damn, y'all motherfuckers got some long faces.
  422. <PurpleKoopa> im just awfully worried about my bffs here
  423. <PurpleKoopa> oh!
  424. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee flumps onto them, arm over each of their shoulders.
  425. <PurpleKoopa> which reminds me
  426. <PurpleKoopa> ive got something for you bros
  427. <alabastorArchfiend> ?
  428. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Aww yee, lay it on us girl.
  429. <PurpleKoopa> something EXTRA SUPER SPECHIAL that will cement our friendship into solid motterfruckin concrete
  430. <PurpleKoopa> i got............
  431. -*- PurpleKoopa REVEAL
  432. <PurpleKoopa> FRIENSHIP BANBS : DDDDDD
  433. <Nitro> [She proceeds to tie one to the dog's collar.]
  434. <Nitro> [Omnipresent dog.]
  435. -*- alabastorArchfiend One could hear a soft tapping, just outside the street. The strench of the dead started to fill their lungs, subtle but just noticable.
  436. <Nitro> [Actually he's probably like. Chasing squirrels.]
  437. <alabastorArchfiend> ...oh my god, you didnt.
  438. <alabastorArchfiend> what is this summer camp
  439. <Jaspersprite> [[Pfft]]
  440. <MrStrider> brb)
  441. <Jaspersprite> [[The dog obtains the power of friENDSHIP]]
  442. -*- alabastorArchfiend Underneath all his dour comments and sneers, though, he appreciates it. Truly, he does. Something that finally seemed right today. Something he could understand, even if it was as simple as friendship.
  443. <PurpleKoopa> hell yea its summer canp! and you guys are the best cabinmates i could evar ask for
  444. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee holds out his beefy wrist, all solemn.
  445. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Do the wicked honors, sister?
  446. <alabastorArchfiend> ...im not gonna be able to weasel out of this, am i.
  447. -*- alabastorArchfiend 'Begrudgingly', he lifts his arm. Curiously, it'
  448. <alabastorArchfiend> (fff)
  449. -*- Jaspersprite lol u say taht like u wer getting 1
  450. -*- PurpleKoopa alt roxy you r a butt
  451. -*- Jaspersprite (:<
  452. -*- alabastorArchfiend it's the bandaged one, the wraps tenously starting to fall off in tapers.
  453. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy distributes the sacramental tokens of friendship. Nero and Gamzee's wrists are now adorned with some trendy pink bracelets.
  454. <PurpleKoopa> there
  455. <PurpleKoopa> porfect
  456. <Jaspersprite> *** But neRO HAS NO OPEN ACCESSORY SLOTS.........
  457. <Jaspersprite> *** Remove HEADPHONES or RING OF DUBIOUS ANIMALITY?
  458. -*- alabastorArchfiend oH WHAT
  459. -*- alabastorArchfiend pffHAHAHAHA
  460. <Jaspersprite> [[8y8y8y]]
  461. -*- alabastorArchfiend sorry ring of dubious animality, the headphones are too precious.
  462. <Jaspersprite> *** Halley doesn't know why, but he suddenly dislikes Nero a bit more now.
  463. -*- PurpleKoopa Wait, what the fuck. Why isn't this working. Roxy tries again and again to slip the bracelet onto Nero's wrist, until finally...
  464. <PurpleKoopa> THERE we go
  465. <PurpleKoopa> now its perfeft
  466. <alabastorArchfiend> ...its pink
  467. <Nitro> Halley never needs a reason to like Nero less.
  468. <Jaspersprite> *** As the bracelet is slipped on, the ring is removed by it's own accord! Talk about weird. Your blingee will have to wait for another day, Nero.
  469. -*- alabastorArchfiend dog
  470. -*- alabastorArchfiend dog plz
  471. -*- alabastorArchfiend im goin thru an emotoneal crisus
  472. -*- PurpleKoopa oh shit gamzee's in the same boat hahahahaha
  473. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> how many accessories does one person get)
  474. <Jaspersprite> [[Two-- oh pfFF]]
  475. -*- PurpleKoopa gamzee has three]
  476. <Jaspersprite> [[Wh--]]
  477. <alabastorArchfiend> (gamzee where'd you get that extra accessory slot)
  478. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> idk motherfucker)
  479. -*- PurpleKoopa miracles]
  480. <Jaspersprite> *** In order to wear the BRACELET, Gamzee must either remove his NECKLACE or BOWTIE.
  481. <Jaspersprite> *** Wh.
  482. -*- alabastorArchfiend nOT THE BOWTIE
  483. <PurpleKoopa> whats wrong w/ it being pink?
  484. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee's wrist is too big for the bracelet! Dismay! But he is an ingenious clown, and carefully unties his bowtie.
  485. <Jaspersprite> *** Additionally, as if a delayed reaction, he must remove ANOTHER ACCESSORY-- nobody gets a free ride on Econ dude. Bu
  486. <PurpleKoopa> they were all out of the freindship bracelets with skullz on em
  487. <Jaspersprite> [[Attatch nakkodile skull to friendship bracelet]]
  488. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He uses the ribbon to lengthen the bracelet so it fits, and uses the clip from his CRABPACK to secure it.
  489. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He capchalogues the pack.
  490. <Jaspersprite> *** Gamzee de-equips the CRABPACK and BOWTIE, equipping the FRIENDSHIP BRACELET in it's place. Shockingly enough, through this whole equipment ordeal, everyone's stats stay just as they were previously. Phew!
  491. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee now equips the BRACERIBBAND OF COMRADERY.
  492. <alabastorArchfiend> how thoughtful. couldnt youve at least made it violet?
  493. <PurpleKoopa> tahts the only color in stock! i think it looks great on u
  494. <Jaspersprite> [[Oh-- hrk actually I don't think the Bowtie added any actual Charisma points, so his Cha should be 7 +1 uou]]
  495. <alabastorArchfiend> i feel fabulous already
  496. <PurpleKoopa> you know if you REAAAALY want 2 you could make it into like
  497. <PurpleKoopa> a motobracelet of some kind
  498. <Jaspersprite> [[Ties bracelet to motorsword]]
  499. <alabastorArchfiend> you seriously want me too? cuz ill do it.
  500. <alabastorArchfiend> ill so do it
  501. -*- PurpleKoopa sword is powered by FRIENDSHIP
  502. <PurpleKoopa> 8D omg YES
  503. <PurpleKoopa> i want you to do whatever it takes to make this idea into a reaality
  504. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Oh wait. maybe we could like.
  505. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Use the /bracelet/ as the chain, yo
  506. <alabastorArchfiend> whatever you say, lady.
  507. <alabastorArchfiend> syour friendship bracelet.
  508. <PurpleKoopa> no no nero its yours now
  509. <PurpleKoopa> i want you to keep it even if that makes u accidentaly destroy it in a crafting experiment
  510. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Yeah, brother, make that shit /unique/ and yours.
  511. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Just like a friendship.
  512. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> It's beautiful, motherfucker. Life is beautiful.
  513. -*- alabastorArchfiend He promptly pulls off the bracelet, slipping the ring back on in the process. Pulling out the vicious Skeletral Shredder, he wraps it around the hilt. Now it's not just another skull sword of death, it's a skull sword of death accented with a lovely shade of pink.
  514. <alabastorArchfiend> oops, too late. already did it.
  515. <Jaspersprite> *** False alarm-- Nero's not THAT bad, Halley. But still pretty damn awful, don't get me wrong. B[
  516. -*- alabastorArchfiend That smirk on his face betrays himself - he wanted to do this all along, hadn't he? A friendship bracelet around his wrist, that's one thing. But around his sword?
  517. -*- alabastorArchfiend Oh, that meant so much more.
  518. <Jaspersprite> *** (1) Friendship Bracelet + (1) Skeletal Shredder = Friendshredder
  519. <alabastorArchfiend> (pfff)
  520. <alabastorArchfiend> (it shreds friendships like butter)
  521. -*- PurpleKoopa ok this is a bad time but i gotta go now]
  522. -*- PurpleKoopa be back later!]
  523. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> bye pk! good luck with the prof!)
  524. <alabastorArchfiend> (later bro!)
  525. <Jaspersprite> [[Later, PK uvu]]
  526. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Yo, shopkeep. You got anything in the ways of, like. Chains or rope or. Floaty shit?
  527. <Jaspersprite> [[Hrk-- just a sec, was trying to get the description of the Skeletal Shredder from the Doc unu]]
  528. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> kk)
  529. -*- Jaspersprite fails miSERABLY.]]
  530. <Jaspersprite> *** "Hm? Oh, we sure do! I'm positive of it, just a second." The shopkeep politely responds before listing off their current wares.
  531. <Jaspersprite> *** Loading...
  532. <Jaspersprite> *** Box of Nails- 175
  533. <Jaspersprite> *** Canister of Blue Paint- 500
  534. <Jaspersprite> *** Rubber Tube- 150
  535. <MrStrider> baack)
  536. <Jaspersprite> *** Steel Rod- 300
  537. <Jaspersprite> *** Boat Sail- 700
  538. <Jaspersprite> *** Bottled Salt- 50
  539. <Jaspersprite> *** Wicker Rope- 500
  540. <Jaspersprite> *** Handful of Mechanisms- 175
  541. <Jaspersprite> *** End list.
  542. -*- alabastorArchfiend It was then that Kanaya had cautiously come in, every step plodding and thoughtful. She held a file in her hand, a look of worry and consternation souring her face. She had found them exactly where she expected them to be, but...
  543. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Oh shit, how thick is that big long rubber thing? It could be like some motherfuckin' bungee cord.
  544. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Something wasn't right. It wasn't only a day ago that Nero could barely put his thoughts to words. Now, he only looked mildly disturbed. Disturbed and confused, mostly.
  545. <Jaspersprite> *** Skeletal Shredder: A motorized sword that can slice through bone like warm butter, or near anything, for that matter. This lethal piece of boney weaponry isn't exactly the safest thing to keep around children. Or living things in general, for that matter. Particularly more effective against the undead-- accented nicely with a cheery and overall unfitting
  546. <Jaspersprite> friendship bracelet.
  547. <Jaspersprite> [[*Purple v8]]
  548. <alabastorArchfiend> Nero I...
  549. <alabastorArchfiend> Are You Alright
  550. <-- PurpleKoopa (Mibbit@c-98-207-104-248.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  551. -*- MrStrider looked over toward Nero, raising his eyebrows. He was kind of confused, but. Happy for the most part. This couldn't be bad?
  552. <alabastorArchfiend> oh, hey. we-
  553. <alabastorArchfiend> ...yeah?
  554. <alabastorArchfiend> dunno why everyone seems so worried lately.
  555. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> They didn't expect your ass to bounce back so fast, my brother.
  556. -*- alabastorArchfiend She spares Daved a glance. Something didn't seem right here...
  557. <alabastorArchfiend> ...from what?
  558. <alabastorArchfiend> seriously guys, i dont get it.
  559. <alabastorArchfiend> i..
  560. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You were freakin' the fuck out yesterday, little brother. I guess you blocked it out some.
  561. -*- alabastorArchfiend There was that encroaching feeling again, just looming over him. The feeling that everything would just fall apart, right underneath his nose. It threatened with an unnatural menace, one that seemed to warp the very air.
  562. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I do that sometimes, it's cool.
  563. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You just got to float on clean as a whistle, let that bad shit wash away.
  564. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee waves his hand through the air fluidly, up and down, bracelet clinking.
  565. -*- alabastorArchfiend Underneath, he could only tremble. Something was missing, something he couldn't push himself to remember. But it was still there, lurking.
  566. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> It'
  567. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> s alright, brother.
  568. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> It's how we deal with traumatic shit and still be aight afterwards.
  569. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You feel me?
  570. -*- MrStrider glanced back toward her.
  571. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He nudges Nero quizzically.
  572. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Right?
  573. <alabastorArchfiend> i dont...
  574. <alabastorArchfiend> i...
  575. -*- MrStrider seemed kind of fishy how it all changed. Dave tried to push the notion away though. Nero seemed better, and that was good. He just didn't want to jinx anything.
  576. -*- alabastorArchfiend He had no words to say. They had all died on his lips. The only thing he could stand to think about was that thing, the thing that wasn't there. Blood on the sand, the roar of engines, and one last grab.
  577. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Nudge nudge. Nudge....nudge?
  578. -*- alabastorArchfiend He had been glued into place. The world had suddenly became a very dangerous place. Too dangerous. Even the very air threatened to choke him.
  579. <Jaspersprite> *** Nero develops a light bruise from all this nudging.
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  581. <Jaspersprite> *** what've you done.
  582. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Awww, hell.
  583. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Did y'all manage to find anything out
  584. -*- alabastorArchfiend She found herself clutching the file now, lips tightly screwed together. No, this wasn't alright. He hadn't forgotten, only buried it. Gamzee's cheerful optimism only seemed to be making worse. She had to do something.
  585. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> ?
  586. <Jaspersprite> *** no better than the demons anymore.
  587. <Jaspersprite> *** fuckin' murderer, they should've stoned you when they had the chance.
  588. <-- AndroUser2 (~androirc@68.sub-70-192-133.myvzw.com) has quit (Ping timeout: 190 seconds)
  589. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...But did she really want to break the news? Was that really helping? What if she made it worse?
  590. -*- alabastorArchfiend She didn't want to be the one to break him. She already seen too many people broken.
  591. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> /Bro/. Don't get lost in your own head, aight?
  592. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Shakeshake.
  593. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Listen to me, not whatever the fuck you're thinkin' about.
  594. -*- alabastorArchfiend No. No, no, no. He couldn't. He couldn't be here. Anywhere but here. Had to run, run far away from it. As far as his goddamn legs could carry him.
  595. -*- alabastorArchfiend And so he did, bursting right out the door. Couldn't look at them. Couldn't look at anyone. A coward and a murderer.
  596. -*- alabastorArchfiend The demons would be so fuckin' proud.
  597. -*- alabastorArchfiend No! She couldn't-
  598. <alabastorArchfiend> Wait
  599. <Jaspersprite> *** Youre Right
  600. <Jaspersprite> *** You Cant
  601. <Jaspersprite> *** Help Him
  602. <Jaspersprite> *** Be Helpful
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  604. <Jaspersprite> *** You Can Fix Everything
  605. -*- alabastorArchfiend She ran off after him, waving the file blindly. How could she make him understand? She had to, she just had to. She could make this right, it wasn't too late. Please, don't run away.
  606. <alabastorArchfiend> Nero Wait
  607. <alabastorArchfiend> Its Not Your Fault
  608. <alabastorArchfiend> He-
  609. <alabastorArchfiend> It-
  610. <alabastorArchfiend> It Wasnt Him
  611. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee slumps. "Awwww, /hell," he says for maybe the hundredth time in the past few days.
  612. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> This town, man. It's killin' us.
  613. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty it's /you/ that fucked up, bro, not this town
  614. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Goddamnit I ain't need your /sass/.
  615. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Motherfuckin' jank-ass headvoices, /shit/.
  616. <Jaspersprite> [[Whupsiedoodles getting a little distracted 8y8y8y]]
  617. -*- Jaspersprite XChat you confuse me and I can't hanDLE]]
  618. -*- Jaspersprite tHIS]]
  619. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> what is xchat?))
  620. <MrStrider> xxxchat)
  621. <Jaspersprite> [[stroder no]]
  622. <MrStrider> dont lie jaspers)
  623. <-> Midna is now known as MidnAway
  624. <Jaspersprite> [[It's a chat client for Mibbit I think-- trying to get it to work but <n>]]
  625. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> ahh)
  626. <MrStrider> liKELY STORY)
  627. -*- Jaspersprite it isn't lying I'm just being selective of what I tell you]]
  628. -*- Jaspersprite B[ ]]
  629. <Jaspersprite> *** Hey, motherfucker.
  630. -*- ZeeZee Sollux sat up, he had been in bed all day... He just, didn't feel like getting up. He hadn't felt that way since he left home, but today he just didn't want to do anything... Just be the useless lump that he was. He couldn't help, with anything... Though, a lot of people must feel that way recently...
  631. <Jaspersprite> *** Wanna buy some of these rad motherfuckin' potions.
  632. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty About damn time you made yourself any kind of useful to a motherfucker, headvoice.
  633. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty What kinda potions you got?
  634. -*- MrStrider goddamn, he was IN the process now. Jinxed it, Dave. You and your /thoughts/.
  635. -*- MrStrider Dave didn't know what he was going to do if they caught up, but he still gave an effort to chase after the mob.
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  637. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee ambles behind. /Potions/, yo.
  638. <Jaspersprite> *** No need to get motherfuckin' snippy now.
  639. <Jaspersprite> *** Loading...
  640. -*- alabastorArchfiend And so he ran, his legs flying across the pavement. Through the streets, past the shops, as far as he could go. But no matter how far he ran, he could never escape. It was everywhere, enveloping him like black velvet. Couldn't even bear to look at anyone, only his own hands. His own bloodied hands.
  641. <Jaspersprite> [[And yes this is p much the equivalent of window shopping--]]
  642. <Jaspersprite> *** Oliv--
  643. -*- ZeeZee getting to his feet the troll looked out the window and frowned, his miss matched eyes staring at a speck in the distance. Something caught his eye, glancing down he noticed Nero speed by. Shit... What on earth had he missed?
  644. <Jaspersprite> *** Gamzee decides that there are more important things than mental telemarketing right now. Mentelemarketing. What even is that shit, yo.
  645. -*- ZeeZee pursing his lips he turned away from the window and started preparing himself for a life outside the inn room. Soon enough he was stepping outside. Glancing around he began to the library, he might as well learn something, make his brain work to make up for all that down time.
  646. -*- alabastorArchfiend He could never run away from it, because it was him. Everyone had known what he had done, what these hands had wrought.
  647. -*- alabastorArchfiend You heartless monster.
  648. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty The next wave of sellin' swag, my brainbrother.
  649. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He'll hit you up later. Merchandising and shit.
  650. -*- alabastorArchfiend When he had finally reached the edge of the ocean, he knew - there was nowhere to run. Eyes wild and terrified, hands trembling, he looked like an animal cut loose. Which exactly what he was.
  651. <Jaspersprite> *** You motherfucking /better/.
  652. -*- alabastorArchfiend Nowhere else to go. The line ended here. Better pay for your sins, you little shit.
  653. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Damn, no need to get all salty up in this bitch.
  654. -*- alabastorArchfiend Kanaya had barely managed to keep up with him, dress flying in the wind. When she had finally caught up with him, she found him standing at the edge of cliff. The ocean lurked below, waves breaking onto the rock.
  655. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He cups his hands around his mouth and calls forward to the others, breaking out of his lazy, thoughtful shuffle and into a lope. "DON'T CORNER HIM, Y'ALL, GIVE HIM SOME SPACE!"
  656. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Damn, his voice can get loud.
  657. -*- alabastorArchfiend No. No, no, no. It wasn't too late. If only she could get him to understand, they could still make it work.
  658. <Jaspersprite> *** Dont
  659. <Jaspersprite> *** What If He Does Something He Regrets
  660. <Jaspersprite> *** Stop Him
  661. <Jaspersprite> *** You Can Still Help Him
  662. -*- alabastorArchfiend She had too. She hadn't come this far to fail. She didn't want to fail. God, please, not again.
  663. <alabastorArchfiend> Please Nero Listen To Me Its Not-
  664. -*- alabastorArchfiend She had been cut short by him, as he whipped around to face her. Not quite crying, but terrified all the same. Everything was suffocating. Everything choking. Not in waves, but in snapshots - things he could just barely remember. But he could regret, oh he could regret. "dont give me that!"
  665. <alabastorArchfiend> i...i-i know what i did, okay!
  666. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee trips on a log or something just before the treeline, and bursts through the underbrush as he rolls ass over teakettle onto the cliffside rocks.
  667. <alabastorArchfiend> b-but i-i n-never meant to-
  668. <alabastorArchfiend> i d-didnt, i swear to god, i-
  669. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Grooooan.
  670. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Brother. /You/ need. To smoke a motherfuckin' bowl.
  671. -*- alabastorArchfiend His voice came out in whispering croaks, as he stared down at his hands. Mumbling more to himself than to anyone present. He didn't mean to, no-
  672. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Get the fuck out of your own headspace.
  673. <Jaspersprite> *** i agree, wanna buy said bowl--
  674. <Jaspersprite> *** Only no--
  675. <alabastorArchfiend> ...I Know
  676. <alabastorArchfiend> I Know You Never Meant To
  677. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee carefully sits up, holding his head with one hand and beckoning Nero over with the other.
  678. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Wave wave.
  679. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Get away from the cliffside, dude.
  680. -*- alabastorArchfiend She dared to get closer, step by step. She could do this. He wasn't lost.
  681. <alabastorArchfiend> But Its Not What You Think
  682. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Kansis, no, stop your fine ass right there.
  683. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You're gonna freak him out.
  684. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Say what you gotta say from where you are, aight?
  685. -*- ZeeZee Sollux went to the library yes?
  686. -*- ZeeZee compleeetely unaware of what was actually going on.
  687. -*- ZeeZee good job Sollux.
  688. -*- ZeeZee real team player.
  689. -*- alabastorArchfiend And indeed, he freaks out. Only by a bit, but enough to jolt him just a bit closer to the edge. He had nowhere else to run, nowhere else to hide. It would catch him, whreever he went.
  690. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Kansis, I am for real.
  691. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Oh.
  692. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He grabs at one of her trailing sashes and attempts to reel her in.
  693. <-- MrStrider (Mibbit@67-60-250-17.cpe.cableone.net) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  694. <Jaspersprite> *** No
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  696. <Jaspersprite> *** Theyre Going To Hurt Themselves
  697. <Jaspersprite> *** They Need You The Most Right Now
  698. -*- alabastorArchfiend She's reeled in thusly, feeling almost despondent. She had tried to help, and she had only hurt him more. For all the effort she had put in, she could only destroy.
  699. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> If he goes over, we gonna have to go all the way back to that one town to get him, and he mighta left by then or been fucked with by some motherfuckers who ain't know him.
  700. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...But no, she couldn't. He needed her. Before he did something he'd regret. They all needed her.
  701. <SirScrewloose> ((Yo is Iblis in here?))
  702. <alabastorArchfiend> (i am)
  703. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> AA = iblis)
  704. <Jaspersprite> [[ablas]]
  705. <Jaspersprite> [[Bolded for emphasis]]
  706. <SirScrewloose> ((Could you send me the log for the last uabws session?))
  707. -*- alabastorArchfiend uh
  708. -*- alabastorArchfiend can this wait a bit?
  709. <SirScrewloose> ((Suresure))
  710. -*- alabastorArchfiend She struggled in his grip, dragging herself closer. "I Talked To The Receptionist Back At The Arena"
  711. <alabastorArchfiend> Nero
  712. <alabastorArchfiend> The Thing That Applied As Chuck Greene Wasnt Him
  713. <alabastorArchfiend> It Just Another Monster Disguised As Him
  714. <alabastorArchfiend> You Didnt Kill Anyone
  715. <alabastorArchfiend> ...what?
  716. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> A monster?
  717. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You mean, like. It coulda been that one giant ancient motherfucker fuckin' with us?
  718. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Or somebody else?
  719. -*- alabastorArchfiend His voice could barely be heard over the roar of the waves. He was...a monster?
  720. -*- alabastorArchfiend But...he had seen him in his death throes. He remembered the way he held his daughter, the way he begged for forgiveness.
  721. <alabastorArchfiend> I Dont Know What It Was
  722. <alabastorArchfiend> But Whatever It Was It Wasnt Human
  723. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Why was it pretendin' to be one, though?
  724. <Jaspersprite> *** what if it wasn't a monster.
  725. <Jaspersprite> *** still would've killed him, then and there, without a problem.
  726. <Jaspersprite> *** what'd your dad say if he saw you right now.
  727. <Jaspersprite> *** GRIMDARK METER: 12%
  728. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> What is this tricky motherfuckin' /bullshit/ we're gettin' our asses pulled into.
  729. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> hahaha, how far along is his arm growth?)
  730. <Jaspersprite> [[Pfft, I'm assuming no change but, if there is, then... prrrobably not TOO far up o:]]
  731. -*- alabastorArchfiend All he could manage to do was stand there, staring in disbelief and bewilderment. How could it be? No, he saw them crying to the bitter end. A monster didn't, they never...
  732. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Nero, little brother, she's sayin' you got tricked.
  733. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...No, no! He'd never killed a human, never. Not on purpose. He never ment to kill him, he just...wanted to knock him out. He didn't mean to hit him so hard. He didn't want to tear a daughter and father apart. He never...
  734. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...His dad would never, he wouldn't, no he wouldn't-
  735. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Bro, say somethin' to me.
  736. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Don't just stand there all motherfuckin' lost. You ain't alone.
  737. <alabastorArchfiend> Hes Right
  738. <alabastorArchfiend> Youre Not
  739. <alabastorArchfiend> Please
  740. <alabastorArchfiend> Were Here For You
  741. <alabastorArchfiend> i...i...
  742. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Come on, little brother.
  743. <alabastorArchfiend> Its Not Your Fault
  744. <alabastorArchfiend> You Were Tricked
  745. <alabastorArchfiend> I Know It Hurts But...
  746. <alabastorArchfiend> ...It Was Never Your Fault
  747. <Jaspersprite> *** it was all your fault, nobody elses.
  748. <Jaspersprite> *** what if his daughter was in the audience. what then. then what'd you do.
  749. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> He wasn't actually a dude.
  750. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Probably didn't even have a daughter.
  751. <Jaspersprite> *** no wonder you can't find your dad.
  752. <Jaspersprite> *** he doesn't wanna be found no more.
  753. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Don't let it get to you, bro, it's what it wants.
  754. <Jaspersprite> *** not by you.
  755. <Jaspersprite> *** monster.
  756. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Beatin' yourself up so bad you can't beat /it/ up.
  757. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Eats at you. I think that's what it does, the motherfucker /eats/.
  758. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> That's what's wrong with this damn town, all the motherfuckers miserable and hateful.
  759. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> It ate 'em all up inside till nobody could go after it.
  760. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Ain't right, so many sad motherfuckers livin' by the ocean.
  761. <alabastorArchfiend> (>seaside: be renamed sadside)
  762. <Jaspersprite> [[*Sadsad]]
  763. <Jaspersprite> [[**Sadoceanside]]
  764. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> calliope is the only happy person gamzee has encountered there)
  765. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> he is suspicious in his more lucid moments)
  766. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> when high he is vaguely aware of motherfuckers harshing his chill)
  767. <Jaspersprite> [[Beg yer pardon]]
  768. <Jaspersprite> [[Y'all fergot me didn't ya]]
  769. <Jaspersprite> [[well fiNE I DIDN'T NEED Y'ALL ANYHOW.]]
  770. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> you aren't from here, applejack, you're one with the universe)
  771. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> you don't count)
  772. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> give me an apple pie)
  773. -*- alabastorArchfiend No no no no, he'd never. He'd always love him, no matter what. Even if he was a monster. Even if he killed a man and made his daughter watch. He'd always be there, always always always.
  774. -*- Jaspersprite http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh139/themagnumx11/Reaction%20Images/Okay.jpg ]]
  775. <Jaspersprite> *** he isn't here now.
  776. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee opens his arms plaintively. Well, arm. Kanaya's bound up against the other one, sash wrapped around and around it.
  777. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Gotta let those feelin's go, brother.
  778. -*- alabastorArchfiend But he will be. He's out there looking for him, he just knows it. He couldn't-
  779. <alabastorArchfiend> Please Gamzees Right
  780. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I see your face changin'. Thinkin; about somethin' else now, motherfucker?
  781. <alabastorArchfiend> Well Leave As Soon As We Defeated Fluthulu I Promise
  782. <alabastorArchfiend> *defeat)
  783. <alabastorArchfiend> (as if we've already defeated fluthulu ha 8y)
  784. <Jaspersprite> [[Did you guys defeat Fluthlu without my knowledge]]
  785. <alabastorArchfiend> This Place Is Miserable I Know But
  786. <Jaspersprite> [[Is it another one of those off-the-screen things]]
  787. <alabastorArchfiend> Were Here For You
  788. <Jaspersprite> [[Iblis plEASE]]
  789. -*- alabastorArchfiend She also opens her arms, accidentally smacking a hand into Gamzee's face. Please, they were so close. She just wanted him to be okay.
  790. <Jaspersprite> *** Did that motherfucker just smack you in the face.
  791. <Jaspersprite> *** What're you gonna do about that. Shit, don't y'all think you've had enough.
  792. <Jaspersprite> *** Everyone's allowed to have their motherfucking limits.
  793. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Goddamnit he'd /take/ that slap in the motherfucking face from Kansis. He'd take whatever Kansis wanted to motherfucking /give/ him with a motherfucking /smile/.
  794. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He owed her.
  795. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty That's all.
  796. <alabastorArchfiend> (>tm: EVERYONE IS FUCKED UP)
  797. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> yeah kinda)
  798. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> that's what you get with horrorterrors)
  799. <Jaspersprite> [[Why can't we just go into the woods and kill boars u guise]]
  800. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> what did the boars ever do to us :< )
  801. <Jaspersprite> [[The party has feels over killing boars]]
  802. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> i mean, if we killed them)
  803. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> we'd have to eat them)
  804. <Jaspersprite> [[oCo']]
  805. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> there's a lot of meat on a boar)
  806. <Jaspersprite> [[When Gamzee killed the Dracolich did he attempt to gnaw on the bones]]
  807. <Jaspersprite> [[we haVE TO DO THIS]]
  808. -*- alabastorArchfiend gamz what are you
  809. -*- alabastorArchfiend no stop iM USIN THIS
  810. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> that's how that one girl found them)
  811. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> everyone unconscious)
  812. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> gamzee gnawing on a bone in his sleep)
  813. <alabastorArchfiend> (sometimes he gnaws the shredder)
  814. <Jaspersprite> [[Pfffffft]]
  815. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> shut up it tastes like magic)
  816. -*- alabastorArchfiend His dad could love even a monster like him, he knew. He'd understand, he never meant to kill them. Never meant to shatter a family. Because even monsters have families. He would know. Wouldn't ever leave him, no-
  817. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...he wouldn't know what to do without him. he was everything to him. everything.
  818. <-- MidnAway (~midna.mid@c-107-2-208-23.hsd1.co.comcast.net) has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
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  820. <ZeeZee> (>Nero: Be unable to go to college, can't leave your dad.)
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  822. <alabastorArchfiend> (sup pk)
  823. <alabastorArchfiend> (you missed shadows)
  824. <PurpleKoopa> [sup i'm back now]
  825. <alabastorArchfiend> (:y)
  826. <ZeeZee> (Weebles.)
  827. <PurpleKoopa> [you guys still playing or is it all over now?]
  828. <ZeeZee> (Still happening.)
  829. <PurpleKoopa> [recap?]
  830. <ZeeZee> (Nero's gonna jump off a cli-*Shot*)
  831. <ZeeZee> (Nero was chased over to a cliff overlooking the sea by Kanaya and Gamzee.)
  832. <ZeeZee> (And was just told what he killed wasn't human.)
  833. -*- PurpleKoopa this is waht happuns when i leave u guys
  834. -*- PurpleKoopa kanaya bb i was going to giv you a friendship bamd too
  835. <alabastorArchfiend> (most of it has been mind games, mostly)
  836. <alabastorArchfiend> (you'll see what i mean)
  837. <Jaspersprite> [[Oh-- hrk]]
  838. <alabastorArchfiend> (s'cool jasps uou)
  839. <Jaspersprite> *** you kILLED a dad. a dad. you're fuckin' disgustin'. how can anyone bear to even look at you.
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  842. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> ==> Nero: get the fear-eye and punch out that shit-talkin' motherfucker)
  843. <alabastorArchfiend> (when this happens, everyone will rejoice)
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  848. -*- alabastorArchfiend "no," he whimpered, clutching his head.
  849. <alabastorArchfiend> (FUCK)
  850. <alabastorArchfiend> (let's)
  851. <alabastorArchfiend> (try that again)
  852. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> brb dudes)
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  854. -*- alabastorArchfiend "no, no" he whimpered, clutching his head. "i never meant to..."
  855. -*- PurpleKoopa i'd hop in but i still don't know what's going on? where is everyone?]
  856. <ZeeZee> (On a cliff by Seaside.)
  857. <ZeeZee> (Or as we like to call it, Sadside.)
  858. <ZeeZee> (I like to call it Seasad.)
  859. -*- alabastorArchfiend But it was true. He knew it was true. None of 'didn't mean to' pussying around. He came in there to win. So he killed, all so he could win. It didn't matter if it was a monster or a human, they were a dad. What did that make him?
  860. -*- alabastorArchfiend A goddamn hypocrite.
  861. -*- alabastorArchfiend A hypocrite, and a demon. Like he always was.
  862. -*- alabastorArchfiend Shaking his eyes, teary eyed, he whispered. "i cant..."
  863. <alabastorArchfiend> ill only kill again...
  864. <alabastorArchfiend> No-
  865. <alabastorArchfiend> I-
  866. <alabastorArchfiend> ...
  867. <alabastorArchfiend> T-Thats Not True
  868. <alabastorArchfiend> I Know You Wont
  869. -*- ZeeZee walking up to the scene Ainsley found them self standing beside Gamzee and Kanaya. A moment passed where their eyes just stared, studying the terrified boy before slowly walking forward, only to stop once more. "Nero."
  870. <ZeeZee> Nero what did you do in the arena, can you tell me that?
  871. <Jaspersprite> *** For once, in Nero's head tonight, there's a moment or two of silence. A moment or two that stretches on for what feels like an eternity, the sound of crashing waves and the voices of the others being the only thing noting that he hasn't gone deaf.
  872. -*- alabastorArchfiend Instinct lashed out at him, like the animal he was. Like the demon he was. He jolted back as the alien stepped forward, shaking like a leaf.
  873. -*- alabastorArchfiend Unfortunately, that was just far enough to fall.
  874. -*- alabastorArchfiend But for once, it was silent. Deadly silent. This, he could live with.
  875. <Jaspersprite> *** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqT6En2O78
  876. <alabastorArchfiend> (you are the worst)
  877. -*- Jaspersprite 8y]]
  878. -*- alabastorArchfiend But Kanaya? No, she could never live with this.
  879. <alabastorArchfiend> No!
  880. -*- ZeeZee pursing their lips the alien in question bounded forward jumping off after the teen.
  881. -*- alabastorArchfiend She tears away from Gamzee's hold, pulling at sashes. No, this couldn't be happening! She had to do something, anything! It couldn't end like this, please...
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  883. <Jaspersprite> [[Dave is just in time to watch Nero fall to his death and also possibly Ainsley :y]]
  884. <MrStrider> i)
  885. -*- ZeeZee straightening out they aimed to shoot past the boy, allowing their body to plummet past before exploding into a flurry of color just before hitting the water creating a bed of butterflies in attempt to break Nero's fall.
  886. <ZeeZee> (:B Hope that's okay.)
  887. -*- alabastorArchfiend And as he hit the water, he could only wonder what his dad would think of all this. Of course, he already knew the answer.
  888. -*- alabastorArchfiend He'd be so ashamed.
  889. <ZeeZee> (Oops, or not.)
  890. <alabastorArchfiend> (i have some bad news)
  891. <ZeeZee> (Whatever.)
  892. <alabastorArchfiend> (even a flock of butterflies can't carry a human)
  893. <alabastorArchfiend> (they can, however, carry a filly)
  894. <alabastorArchfiend> (who knew? :v)
  895. <Jaspersprite> [[the more u no]]
  896. <ZeeZee> (No I didn't think they'd catch him, just be enough to break his fall juust a bit.)
  897. <ZeeZee> (Because any bit helps.)
  898. <alabastorArchfiend> (true!)
  899. <Jaspersprite> *** Multiple butterflies are killed from Nero's plummet.
  900. <Jaspersprite> *** good job.
  901. <alabastorArchfiend> (bUTTERFLY KILLER)
  902. <ZeeZee> (JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU FEEL WORSE BTW.)
  903. <ZeeZee> (THAT'S ALL THAT WAS.)
  904. -*- alabastorArchfiend A murderer all the way through. Lovely.
  905. -*- ZeeZee when Nero hit the water the remaining butterflies regrouped Ainsley plopping into the water before swimming in after Nero.
  906. <Jaspersprite> *** *Crash*. He hits the roaring waves below with a splash, just like that. There's no pain, no relief, no nothing. Only suffocating darkness that ate everything in sight for a long, excruciating period of time. Or what felt like it-- it was like time didn't even hold a meaning anymore. Not anything. Was Nero even in water? It didn't feel like he was in water
  907. <Jaspersprite> . Maybe this was all just a big dream, and there was no shadow monster. They died in that plane crash.
  908. <Jaspersprite> [[We now return to Lost2]]
  909. <Jaspersprite> [[8y]]
  910. -*- alabastorArchfiend Those thoughts plagued him, as he sunk deeper and deeper. At least here, it was silent. Not another soul in the world. The darkness enveloped him like tendrils, covering everything until not a spot of light was left.
  911. <alabastorArchfiend> (so is nero michael j. fox or)
  912. <Jaspersprite> [[Gamzee is Locke]]
  913. -*- ZeeZee swimmy swim swim.
  914. -*- alabastorArchfiend Frantically, she chased after him. All the way to the cliff, watching them as they both fell. How could she...how could she let this happen?
  915. <Jaspersprite> *** Ainsley hit the waves just as well-- thanks to quick thinking, it wasn't quite as painful, but jeSUS this is cold. Ice cold. Like a frozen tundra on a winter's night. Frantically, butterfly boy splashes around in the water in a search for the part-demon... but not hair nor hide could be found.
  916. -*- ZeeZee takes a deep breath and dive dive dives!
  917. <Jaspersprite> *** You are now in the sea alone with a horrorterror lord-knows-where, about to die of hypothermia.
  918. -*- MrStrider oH MY GOD
  919. -*- MrStrider dID HE
  920. <Jaspersprite> *** Admittedly, you've seen better days.
  921. -*- MrStrider DID THEY
  922. <Jaspersprite> *** GRIMDARK METER: 62%
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  924. <Jaspersprite> *** They've been busy, Strider. Can't leave them alone for a minute, so it seems.
  925. <alabastorArchfiend> (jesus christ nero did you eat some horrorterr-os or what)
  926. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> basically)
  927. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> what'd i miss)
  928. <Jaspersprite> *** Really, just /look/ at that meter. Wasn't it at 2% last time you checked? Jesus fuck on a french fry.
  929. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Just went apeshit bananas on that meter.
  930. <Jaspersprite> *** Come stay a while, they purred. They'll keep you safe, away from harm. Or so the terrors below the waves said to Nero, their whispers growing louder with every waking moment spent in this dark instance of eternity.
  931. -*- MrStrider showed an unacceptable amount of emotion as he watched the two fall from the cliff. He ran up to the edge, falling to a knee and looking down. He pulled his glasses down to the tip of his nose, his jaw dropping open.
  932. <MrStrider> oh my god
  933. <MrStrider> oh my /GOD/
  934. -*- PurpleKoopa Well, here she was. It took her a while to ask around town, but a clown in a red afro and a white-haired kid in a longcoat tend to stick out in peoples' minds. Not to mention those friendship bracelets? TOTALLY recognizable. At least, she'd like to think so.
  935. <Jaspersprite> *** whatre you doing
  936. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> oh god they fell off the cliff)
  937. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy dashes up to the others as fast as she can.
  938. <Jaspersprite> *** what the christ cracker are you doing dave
  939. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Fuck.
  940. <PurpleKoopa> guuyys whats happening here??? D:
  941. <Jaspersprite> *** youre being weak
  942. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Some bullshit is what happened.
  943. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Aight, check it.
  944. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Y'all meet s back at Havre if we ain't come back, yo dig?
  945. <Jaspersprite> *** cool kids dont lose their shit to things like this
  946. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> *yo dig)
  947. <Jaspersprite> *** and i mean cool with a k and an ew and like
  948. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> wh)
  949. <Jaspersprite> *** three ls
  950. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> my u key)
  951. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> why)
  952. <PurpleKoopa> bu-bu-butut-but
  953. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Shoosh, girl.
  954. <Jaspersprite> *** man the fuck up already oh my god
  955. -*- MrStrider youre right brain bUT
  956. <Jaspersprite> *** at least its not you down there
  957. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You hear me, Shades?
  958. -*- MrStrider they hightailed off the edge oh my god
  959. - {Day changed to Tue Aug 7 00:00:00 2012}
  960. -*- ZeeZee dive dive diiive.
  961. <MrStrider> i
  962. <MrStrider> yeah
  963. <MrStrider> i hear you
  964. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Cool.
  965. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Meet you at the crossroads.
  966. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee does an elegant backflip off the handle.
  967. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty By which I mean the cliff.
  968. -*- MrStrider waIT OH MY GOD
  969. -*- alabastorArchfiend They called to him, deep underneath the sea. Closer with every inch, tendrils wrapping tighter and tighter. They wanted him to stay, wanted to keep him safe. They understood, understood where he belonged.
  970. <PurpleKoopa> !!!! OH MY GOD GAZEE NO
  971. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee ==> Swim like a motherfucker.
  972. -*- alabastorArchfiend The surface world was no place for a montrosity like him.
  973. <Jaspersprite> *** Ainsley dives deeper, and deeper, and deeper still-- but the only thing she finds is fish, seaweed, and ticked off crabs. She begins to feel light headed and numb from the lack of breath and freezing temperatures. She's been better.
  974. <MrStrider> theyre fucking crazy theyre crazy
  975. <MrStrider> theyre off their nuts
  976. <Jaspersprite> *** And then Gamzee follows suit.
  977. -*- alabastorArchfiend Kanaya was seemingly despondant, silent as a statue. Only her sash moved, draping over the edge. Her bright yellow eyes bored into spot where they all dived. Yes, all of them/
  978. <Jaspersprite> *** They don't get the benefit of butterfly magic or horrorterror embrace.
  979. <PurpleKoopa> oh my god you guys i cant
  980. <Jaspersprite> *** /Ow/.
  981. -*- alabastorArchfiend And there was nothing she could do.
  982. <PurpleKoopa> HELP
  983. -*- alabastorArchfiend Absolutely nothing.
  984. -*- alabastorArchfiend She had failed once more. More than she could ever hope to dream of.
  985. -*- MrStrider sputters more about insanity. He ran his hands over the sharp rocks of the ground. He arched himself, wigging to his feet and stumbling back from the edge.
  986. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty But he does have an assload of clam-diving experience. He swims downward with even, practiced strokes, unafraid of the burning in his lungs.
  987. <MrStrider> my fucking fuck
  988. <MrStrider> roxy kanaya shit i
  989. -*- ZeeZee swallows down their stale breath before aiming to resurface.
  990. <alabastorArchfiend> ...What Have I Done
  991. <alabastorArchfiend> I Only Wanted To Help
  992. <alabastorArchfiend> I
  993. -*- alabastorArchfiend No, she wasn't like Rose. Not even when she wore the dress. She couldn't fix things. She couldn't fix anything.
  994. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Does he see anything?
  995. <PurpleKoopa> guys gugys GUYS just
  996. <PurpleKoopa> evreyone stay here
  997. <PurpleKoopa> no one else do anything crazy
  998. <PurpleKoopa> im gonna go get help
  999. <Jaspersprite> *** Gamzee travels deep into the waters, but their search for the part-demon comes up as unluckily as Ainsley's. No trace, or sound, or... anything. Couldn't even find a strip of stray bandage floating away on the waves.
  1000. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> roxy: action lass)
  1001. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He grabs almost instinctively at the dragon pendant around his neck, hoping to get some warmth or light or...something from it.
  1002. -*- MrStrider is too busy flipping every possible shit in his disposal.
  1003. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty What even does this thing do? Why does he even associate it with fire?
  1004. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy brushes back her tears and sprints to the tavern like lives depend on it! And they do!!!
  1005. <Jaspersprite> *** Gamzee grabs at his necklace, but... nothing happens. On a side note, the water feels like a great temperature for swimming tonight-- if you weren't in such dire straits, you'd be down with a midnight dip.
  1006. <Jaspersprite> *** Huh.
  1007. <Jaspersprite> [[Also-- it hasn't done much because there hasn't really]]
  1008. <Jaspersprite> [[Been a ton of fighting 8y8y8y]]
  1009. <Jaspersprite> [[Hrk guys hold on--]]
  1010. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Suddenly he gets an absolutely cray idea. He swims at an even pace to the surface despite his excitement; the bends suck so much ass.
  1011. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> And i sort of assumed nero's demon blood in him sort of sensed the pendant's magic and used it a little. hence all the sun staring)
  1012. <Jaspersprite> *** Ainsley has long since resurfaced, and...
  1013. <Jaspersprite> *** /Oh/ /no/.
  1014. <Jaspersprite> *** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCI-gNK_y4
  1015. <ZeeZee> (FFFF)
  1016. -*- PurpleKoopa mother /fuck/
  1017. <Jaspersprite> [[I'm terrible]]
  1018. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> amazing)
  1019. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> yesss)
  1020. <ZeeZee> (I love you Jaspers.)
  1021. <Jaspersprite> *** A wild SHARK has made it's pressence known as it's fin breaches the ocean water, and both Gamzee and Ainsley may or may not begin to feel as if they've overstayed their welcome. /Jesus/ /christ/ tonight is not your night, and it doesn't feel like it's gonna get any shorter.
  1022. <-- ZeeZee (Mibbit@cpe-72-230-101-247.twcny.res.rr.com) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  1023. <alabastorArchfiend> (>ainsley: no fuck this)
  1024. <Jaspersprite> *** If only someone other than Vriska had something invested in their LUCK stat.
  1025. <Jaspersprite> [[Pfffffft]]
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  1027. -*- ZeeZee begins to swim to land.
  1028. <Jaspersprite> *** hurRY THE MUSIC IS GETTING FASTER..........
  1029. -*- ZeeZee WILL PUNCH THAT THING IN THE NOSE IF IT GETS TOO CLOSE.
  1030. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...There was a dorsalbeast. A sharp toothed one, not the friendly ones with the blowholes.
  1031. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Naw, man, the eyes are better.
  1032. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Believe.
  1033. -*- ZeeZee will do that too.
  1034. -*- alabastorArchfiend She was worthless, no help at all. But...
  1035. -*- alabastorArchfiend The shark would find itself being blinded by an INCREDIBLY BRIGHT OBJECT. Jesus christ, WHO TURNED THE LIGHTS ON?
  1036. <Jaspersprite> [[Did Kanaya just fling herself at the shark]]
  1037. <Jaspersprite> [[Are you all looking to die]]
  1038. <Jaspersprite> [[Is that it]]
  1039. <alabastorArchfiend> (kanaya just flashed a chainsaw at the shark)
  1040. <ZeeZee> (Apparently.)
  1041. <alabastorArchfiend> (remember)
  1042. <alabastorArchfiend> (diamond chainsaw)
  1043. <alabastorArchfiend> (8y)
  1044. <Jaspersprite> [[oH]]
  1045. <Jaspersprite> [[gOOD THINKING]]
  1046. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty "HAHAHA, MOTHERFUCKER," garbles Gamzee, as the sheer bullshit of their luck becomes apparent.
  1047. <-- tenaciouslyCrunknasty (Mibbit@adsl-98-89-2-254.mgm.bellsouth.net) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  1048. -*- ZeeZee swiiiim
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  1050. <MrStrider> now theres a fUCKING SHARK
  1051. -*- MrStrider oW I SHOULDNT HAVE LOWERED MY SHADES
  1052. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee gives the shark the finger and butterflies after flutterbro.
  1053. <Jaspersprite> *** The shark swims closer, their speed quite clearly outmatching that of Ainsley, and thaaaAAAAAAH SHARK JESUS CHRIST. With prowess of reflection, Kanaya blinds the dorsal fiend not a moment too soon-- it takes another direction in swimming, no longer becoming an immediate problem. Smart moves, rainbow drinker-- maybe you're not so useless after all.
  1054. -*- ZeeZee swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim
  1055. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty swam
  1056. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy is still running to the tavern!! ...The thought of relying on a bunch of probably drunken sailors has not occurred to her!
  1057. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Maybe not. Maybe she could save these friends, even if she couldn't save Nero. Even if he was lost for good.
  1058. <Jaspersprite> *** Meanwhile~! Roxy finds herself sprinting through the town of Sadsid-- Seaside. Without fanfare or hesitation, she boots the tavern's door open with a slam, immediately drawing the attention of almost every customer in the place. You now have the eyes of 20+ drunken residents on you, Roxy Lalonde. What do.
  1059. -*- MrStrider smashes the lenses back onto his face, gravel flying from beneath him as he staggered over to Kanaya. He grabbed at her sleeve, his face screwed.
  1060. <MrStrider> kanaya holy shit theyre /dead/ theyre so fucking dead as a doornail theyre CROAKED
  1061. <Jaspersprite> *** Ainsley and Gamzee, not that soon afterwards, arrive at the sandy and empty shores. Narrowly avoided death, so it would seem-- the both of them would be greatful, or prideful, or triumphant... were the grim reality of recent events not setting in.
  1062. <Jaspersprite> *** theyre croaked
  1063. <MrStrider> hes drowning kanaya whatre we gonna do theyre /dead/
  1064. <Jaspersprite> *** who says 'theyre croaked' dude
  1065. <Jaspersprite> *** look at yourself
  1066. -*- alabastorArchfiend She grabs back, if only to give him support. Yes, that was it. "No"
  1067. <alabastorArchfiend> They
  1068. <alabastorArchfiend> Ainsley And Gamzee
  1069. <Jaspersprite> *** youre a fucking disgrace to your brother
  1070. <alabastorArchfiend> Theyre Going To Be Okay
  1071. <alabastorArchfiend> And Nero Is
  1072. -*- PurpleKoopa She's under spotlight. /Now/ that thought is occurring to her. Too late to back out now though, and odds are /someone/ around here can lend a hand. She hopes. Desperately, she blurts out:
  1073. <alabastorArchfiend> Hes
  1074. -*- MrStrider dont you fuckin judge me, brain
  1075. <Jaspersprite> *** calm down you damn pansy
  1076. <alabastorArchfiend> Hes
  1077. <PurpleKoopa> SOEMOBDY HELP
  1078. <PurpleKoopa> pelase just ANYONE
  1079. -*- ZeeZee pants as they stand on shore. "I'm sorry... I made him fall that was not my intent..."
  1080. <PurpleKoopa> my friend jumped off a cliff at the shore and i dont know how mamy peopel are down there and adn and........
  1081. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...No, she can't say it. She can't admit that she failed to save him. That he had been lost because of her.
  1082. <PurpleKoopa> just
  1083. <PurpleKoopa> HURRY
  1084. -*- MrStrider there's no chilling out now, voice. The cool's ran off.
  1085. -*- MrStrider he's flipped and fallen on his face.
  1086. -*- alabastorArchfiend She trembles, huddling closer to Dave. What else was she supposed to do? What could she possibly say?
  1087. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty "YOOOOO," cries Gamzee at the cliff. He waves madly. Can they even see him?
  1088. -*- alabastorArchfiend She just barely manages to wave back, still in the throes of her failure. Gamzee and Ainsley were going to be alright. She'd saved their lives, if only just barely. But Nero, she...
  1089. <Jaspersprite> *** A cacophony of voices, gasps, and shocked expressions is what Roxy gets as a response. "WH-- I-- CALM TH'FUCK DOWN AN' SHOW ME /WHERE/ YOU BLUBBERIN' GIRLY." The bartender says as he immediately makes his way around the counter. God damn /kids/-- he hated them, always getting in trouble and doing shit they shouldn't. This was a prime example of it, right
  1090. <Jaspersprite> here.
  1091. <Jaspersprite> [[colors u ok]]
  1092. -*- MrStrider presses his face into her shirt before having heard a faint "yooo,,". He retched his precariously wetted face to look over.
  1093. <Jaspersprite> *** "looo,,,"
  1094. <Jaspersprite> *** You begin to question the maturity of these voices.
  1095. -*- ZeeZee coughs up some water before turning to look around at the ocean.
  1096. <Jaspersprite> *** B[
  1097. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy makes an exasperated arm gesture outside the bar.
  1098. <alabastorArchfiend> Were Going To Have To Get Them Back Up Here
  1099. <alabastorArchfiend> Dave
  1100. <alabastorArchfiend> Daved
  1101. -*- MrStrider waves lightly, wiping some /dust/ out from under his shades.
  1102. <PurpleKoopa> its over by the cliffs just keep up the pace weve gotta HRURRY
  1103. <alabastorArchfiend> Will You Help Me Do That
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  1105. -*- MrStrider takes a deep breathe, looking down at his dusty boots.
  1106. <MrStrider> yeah
  1107. <MrStrider> yeah ill help
  1108. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee ain't even shivering. He frowns at the waves, thoughtful.
  1109. <Jaspersprite> *** "IF THIS'S SOME KINDA SICK EXCUSE'VE A PRANK--" The bartender snaps as he makes his way through the front door. First the glowing broad snaps at him, now this.
  1110. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Fuck, I hope that shark ain't after the little brother.
  1111. <Jaspersprite> *** /Fuck/ does it blow to be him right now.
  1112. <Jaspersprite> *** ... Probably worse for whatever kid got himself messed up, but...
  1113. <ZeeZee> No... I don't think that's what got him.
  1114. <PurpleKoopa> no no prank lets just GO
  1115. -*- PurpleKoopa And on that note, Lalonde hustles out the store and scurries over the cliffs.
  1116. <alabastorArchfiend> Okay
  1117. <alabastorArchfiend> I Need You To Unwrap My Sash
  1118. <alabastorArchfiend> Im Not Going To Be Able To Do It On My Own
  1119. <alabastorArchfiend> I Cant Reach That Far Back
  1120. -*- ZeeZee is indeed shivering, unlike Gamzee.
  1121. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee silently takes Ainsley into his arms, radiating with an obscene amount of heat. He watches the waves.
  1122. -*- MrStrider nods, regaining his posture. He stepped back behind her, taking hold of her sash. It's nice. Purple. It reminds him of somebody. The sight is comforting, at least to an extent. He traces his fingers lightly over the silk before tackling the knot.
  1123. <ZeeZee> Thank you.
  1124. -*- MrStrider He slowly undid it, pulling the slack into a firm grip. He held it out to her.
  1125. -*- alabastorArchfiend She gently takes the sash, giving him a nod of gratitude. He was doing great, keep it up. "Alright"
  1126. <Jaspersprite> *** The barkeep doesn't move quite as fast as Roxy-- he's getting old. Old, tired, and... and... out of shape. Not fat-- he just. Isn't as thin as /some/ /people/. Regardless, he makes his way to the cliffs with as much speed as the dersite could pull, soon making it to it's edge. God fucking /dammit/.
  1127. <alabastorArchfiend> Now We Need To Knot It Up
  1128. <alabastorArchfiend> If We Tie It Up Hard Enough Itll Make A Sturdy Enough Rope For Them
  1129. <alabastorArchfiend> Ill Do One End
  1130. <PurpleKoopa> guys gusys GUYS i--
  1131. <Jaspersprite> *** Not bothering to give it a thought process, they snap out a question. "AN' JUST WHAT TH'FUCK DO Y'THINK YER-- WHERE'S-- I-- WHO JUMPED OFF TH'CLIFF."
  1132. <alabastorArchfiend> Can You Do The Other
  1133. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> It's aight, brosis.
  1134. <Jaspersprite> *** Meanwhile, Nero...
  1135. -*- alabastorArchfiend Her calm soothing lull, the one might use for a child, had suddenly cracked. She bolted in surprise, snapping her head to face the baratender. Almost like a deer with headlights, her hands loosely grabbing the sash.
  1136. <alabastorArchfiend> O-Oh
  1137. <ZeeZee> This never should have happened...
  1138. <alabastorArchfiend> I Dont Think He Fell
  1139. <alabastorArchfiend> He
  1140. <alabastorArchfiend> He Didnt Mean To
  1141. <alabastorArchfiend> *JUMPED)
  1142. <alabastorArchfiend> (i meant jumped 8y)
  1143. -*- MrStrider nodded wordlessly, taking one end into his hands. He pulled his gloves up tighter, turning his head to view the bartender.
  1144. <PurpleKoopa> what are you talkin aobut kanaya i saw him do like a fuckin bakflip in the--
  1145. <PurpleKoopa> wait
  1146. <PurpleKoopa> FUCK
  1147. <PurpleKoopa> dont tell me somebody else is down there too!!!!
  1148. <Jaspersprite> *** ... Finds himself somewhere different.
  1149. -*- alabastorArchfiend Oh...she didn't know. Good god, she didn't know. How could she break the news to her?
  1150. -*- ZeeZee bows their head, eyes still watching the waves.
  1151. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> All we can do now is hope.
  1152. <alabastorArchfiend> Ainsley Scared Him
  1153. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Sharks usally ain't that motherfuckin' aggressive, what the fuck.
  1154. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Must be that seafucker.
  1155. <alabastorArchfiend> H-He Just Needed Talked Down
  1156. <alabastorArchfiend> *to be talked)
  1157. <ZeeZee> Yes, that what I'm fearing.
  1158. <alabastorArchfiend> He Was Just Scared Thats All
  1159. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Hope it ain't got him.
  1160. <ZeeZee> Yes.
  1161. <alabastorArchfiend> I Never Meant...
  1162. <PurpleKoopa> wait aisnley scared wh--
  1163. <PurpleKoopa> ohmyaGOID NERO NOOOOOOO
  1164. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> ==> Nero: Boy, where the fuck you is?)
  1165. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Maybe he'll drown and end up in Havre, though.
  1166. <alabastorArchfiend> (>nerdo: you don't want toknow)
  1167. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Somebody should go there. And the rest of us motherfuckers work on the seafuck what took him.
  1168. <PurpleKoopa> aaaarghhhh i dont want my bffs lungs to fill up w water thatd be AWFUL
  1169. <Jaspersprite> *** "DON'T FUCKIN' BOTHER, I... FFFUCK." He runs a hand over the back of his head. He gives the edge of the cliff an almost skeptical look, sighing heavily before... just turning around and making their way away from the group.
  1170. <Jaspersprite> *** "THE BEACH'S WHERE T'START LOOKIN', THEN."
  1171. <Jaspersprite> *** "UNLESS YOUR PLAN'S T'GO DIVIN' FER HIM."
  1172. <PurpleKoopa> YES
  1173. <PurpleKoopa> wait uh
  1174. <PurpleKoopa> MAYMBE
  1175. <Jaspersprite> *** "..."
  1176. <PurpleKoopa> so im guessing you guys did that backlfip to try to get him and uh
  1177. <PurpleKoopa> failed ):
  1178. <Jaspersprite> *** "... I."
  1179. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> ...You wanna try again, yo?
  1180. <ZeeZee> ... Yes.
  1181. <Jaspersprite> *** "I HAVEN'T HEARD SOMETHING MORE FUCKIN' STUPID IN MY ENTIRE LIFE." He shakes his head with another disgruntled huff, burying his face into his palm as his continues to head to the beach with a hint of urgency.
  1182. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Aight. If one of us dies, we'll end up BACK at Havre, so. Ain't a huge loss.
  1183. <Jaspersprite> *** ... Maybe more than just a hint.
  1184. <PurpleKoopa> yeah yeah ok gamz i know aobut the respawns im just
  1185. <PurpleKoopa> siiiiiigggghhh
  1186. <PurpleKoopa> really really worreid i guess
  1187. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Man, I got this crazy fuckin' idea that Kansis could help with, but I ain't know if she'd want us to go back in.
  1188. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> gamzee and ainsley are down at the shore)
  1189. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> not at the cliffside)
  1190. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> you silly)
  1191. <PurpleKoopa> [oh whoops]
  1192. <PurpleKoopa> [confused]
  1193. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Whatchu think, Ains?
  1194. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> ...Fuck, if I wait much longer I'ma chicken out.
  1195. <ZeeZee> I think... I made a mistake, and I will do anything to try and fix it. It would be unwise for us to return to the waters with the beasts it holds... However, I can fly what butterflies I have left to Havre and check for Nero there.
  1196. <PurpleKoopa> aarargrrggghh i totally fucked this up guys
  1197. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Oh shit, that is a good idea.
  1198. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Motherfuckin' mirac. Miraculous.
  1199. <ZeeZee> I'll return as soon as I can.
  1200. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Peace, brosis.
  1201. -*- MrStrider stood idly, his face having returned to one free of emotion. Well, not entirely. He knotted up his end of the sash with trembling hands, oblivious to what other conversations were taking place.
  1202. -*- ZeeZee bursts into a small flurry of butterflies that soon dissipate off to Havre.
  1203. -*- MrStrider Everything was cool. This was cool. He was cool.
  1204. <PurpleKoopa> i KNEW he was like really bunmed out and i thoguht those stutpid bands would make him feel better and
  1205. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee closes his eyes as the hundreds of tiny wings brush past his face and into the sky. "Cool," he whispers.
  1206. <PurpleKoopa> gahhhh
  1207. <Jaspersprite> *** The bartender makes their way to the beach in due time, panting from the jog-- they were getting too old for this shit. /Ugh/. They idly swat away an overpassing butterfly as they make their way to the water's edge an--
  1208. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty "Yo," says Gamzee, eyes still closed.
  1209. -*- ZeeZee Sollux meanwhile had no idea what was going on, good job Sollux.
  1210. <Jaspersprite> *** Oh, would you look at that. Found 'em. Shit, it's a miracle that kid's alive at all-- that drop must have been-- no, it /was/ a killer. He wasn't going to waste time counting his lucky stars however-- he proceeds to approach the fellow who's no doubt in terrible pain. "WHAT DO Y'MEAN YO."
  1211. <Jaspersprite> *** "CAN Y'EVEN FUCKIN' /WALK/."
  1212. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Yeah, motherfucker, peace.
  1213. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Tryin' to get my zen back on.
  1214. <Jaspersprite> *** "CAN Y'GET YER ZEN ON WHEN YER NOT INTERNALLY BLEEDIN'."
  1215. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Speaking of, /is/ he in terrible pain?
  1216. <Jaspersprite> *** He is.
  1217. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Goddamnit, /again/?
  1218. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Jesus Adele Christ, mortal body.
  1219. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> ...You know what? Probably.
  1220. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Sorry to worry you, brother. Had to try and get him, you know? Had to try.
  1221. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Motherfuckin' seafucker got in his head, wiggled all up in his thinkspace with that bullshit lie about that motherfucker in the arena.
  1222. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Fuckin' blasphemous /shit/.
  1223. <Jaspersprite> *** "..."
  1224. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Goddamn. Goddamn.
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  1226. <Jaspersprite> *** "WHAT."
  1227. -*- uraniumimp watches)
  1228. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I ain't the one that /fell/, motherfucker, I /jumped/ after him.
  1229. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> He still in there.
  1230. <Jaspersprite> *** "I--" Tactifully choosing not to make sense of it, the dersite simply shakes his head and offers a shoulder. "SHIT, WE'LL GET HIM FAST-- LET'S JUST GET YOU TO TH'FUCKIN' INN, AN' FAST."
  1231. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Watch out for the shark, yo.
  1232. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Naw, I'm cool.
  1233. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Just get- get my little brother, man.
  1234. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I had worse than this before, probably.
  1235. <Jaspersprite> *** "ARE Y'FUCKIN' KIDDIN' ME. YA /SHOULD/ BE *DEAD*. Y... I..."
  1236. <Jaspersprite> *** "/FINE/." This is the sole reason why he's never going to have children. Stubborn brats can be more trouble then they're worth.
  1237. -*- ZeeZee Sollux does something interesting, and by interesting I mean he sits in the library reading fifty shades of gr-Nothing he does nothing.
  1238. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He paps the innkeep on the face.
  1239. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Thanks, man.
  1240. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I ain't know how long he can hold his breath or if he can even mm..mmmotherfuckin' s-swim.
  1241. <alabastorArchfiend> (protip: he can)
  1242. <alabastorArchfiend> (living by the ocean generally helps with that)
  1243. <alabastorArchfiend> (8y)
  1244. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> aint ever told gam a thing)
  1245. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> *squint*)
  1246. <Jaspersprite> [[Hrk, sorry, getting a little caught up with a lot of stuff ono]]
  1247. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> s'cool)
  1248. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Stubborn as fuck, so he might still be alive in there some-motherfuckin-how.
  1249. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Gotta get to him before it does, though.
  1250. -*- PurpleKoopa Meanwhile, Roxy is worriedly pacing back and forth alongside the cliff, desperately trying to think of what to do next.
  1251. <PurpleKoopa> fuckfuckfuckFUFUCK this wasnt supposed to happen guys
  1252. <PurpleKoopa> if gamzee and asniley couldnt get him then what hope do i have????
  1253. <Jaspersprite> *** He kicks off his shoes, throws his jacket to the side, and makes his way into the water without hesitation. The waves have probably taken him out pretty damn far by now, but... maybe there's still a chance? If there is, then he'll take the damn risk.
  1254. <Jaspersprite> *** He's too good of a guy, sometimes.
  1255. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Oh shit- bro, bro no, the shark- dude I meant get some help for him, not jump the fuck in too-
  1256. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee sort of sideflops along the shoreline like a seal with a broken everything.
  1257. -*- PurpleKoopa wait, can they see the shore from here or no]
  1258. <Jaspersprite> [[Probably o:]]
  1259. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> SNIPE AT THE SHARK ROXSIS)
  1260. <Jaspersprite> [[Tower Defense: Boxcars Edition]]
  1261. -*- MrStrider shakes his head, fumbling with the sash. He peers over the edge, watching Gamzee. God, he'd never felt too useful, but this was really jabbing him.
  1262. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee stops and wheezes, face pillowed in the tiny pebbles. Well, the brother only made the same decision Gamzee himself did- try to save the kid in the stupidest way motherfuckin' possible.
  1263. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Can't be mad about that. It'd be straight up hypocritical.
  1264. -*- ZeeZee Sollux continues to be oblivious, good job.
  1265. <Jaspersprite> *** Meanwhile, Ainsley's large flock of butterbros fly over the town of Seaside, then the river, then the forest and soon Havre without too much trouble to tell about it-- save for the occasional and irritating gust of wind. Yech.
  1266. -*- ZeeZee yes, much better Ainsley, be helpful. Reforming Ainsley found themself in front of the Havre inn. Walking inside they went and began the search for Nero.
  1267. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee just sort of sits there and sends good vibes out to the dude in the water, risking his ass for them.
  1268. -*- PurpleKoopa Exhausted and drained, Lalonde flops onto the ground. She /tried/ to help him, she just /tried/ and /tried/ and-- oh! That barkeep's going in after him! That's... that's /great/. Good for him.
  1269. <Jaspersprite> *** Meanwhile, the bartende-- /oh/ /no/. It would appear as if the shark has come around for seconds, rearing it's ugly fin from the water's surface. It approaches the dersite with growing speed, determined to sate it's demanding hunger-- just tiny groupings of fish won't cut it anymore, an...
  1270. <Jaspersprite> *** Holy shit. Is. Wh. What's.
  1271. <Jaspersprite> *** The bartender begins to wrESTLE the sHARK.
  1272. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty "Yes," whispers Gamzee. "Hell yes."
  1273. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Hell motherfucking yes.
  1274. -*- PurpleKoopa Oh my /god/, what is going on out there. Would... would magic even work from this far out? Screw it, she's going to give it a try. Roxy casts DOZE on the feisty customer!
  1275. -*- PurpleKoopa The shark, not the barkeeper.
  1276. <Jaspersprite> [[Hrrrk sorry, gotta stop getting distracted again y8]]
  1277. <Jaspersprite> *** Ainsley enters the Inn of Havre and gets a few welcoming nods and waves on their way in. They check room after room of the Inn for the sought after part-demon... but again, no sign of him no matter where they look. This /should/ be a good thing, but... it doesn't feel like it is, not at all.
  1278. <Jaspersprite> *** What if they died for real. Maybe the important task they needed to do was completed. Needless to say, it's moderately concerting.
  1279. <alabastorArchfiend> (nero's important task was falling off a cliff)
  1280. <alabastorArchfiend> (DESTINY)
  1281. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> his important task was to cause a dude to wrestle a shark)
  1282. <alabastorArchfiend> (that is def an important task)
  1283. <Jaspersprite> *** The struggle is valliant between the predator and barkeep. The snapping of jaws can be heard, even from the distance that stands between the spectators-- and the jaws didn't just belong to the shark, heavens no. Roxy attempts to cast DOZE... but unfortunately enough, it would appear as if it won't reach! Damn.
  1284. <Jaspersprite> *** The bartender probably doesn't need the help, though-- jesus christ, look at him gO.
  1285. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Is that motherfucker.../biting/ the shark?
  1286. -*- PurpleKoopa Yeah, he's good. He's /very/ good. Dude's like the Steve Irwin of the sea world.
  1287. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Goddamn, even if this is a hallcination brought on by bloodloss, Gamzee can die happy.
  1288. <Jaspersprite> *** The shark fights with it's entire body, throwing itself into the bartender with it's weight as a whole. Just as it's jaws attempt to close around the dersite's cranium, it's promptly clocked square in the face-- to which the shark falls unconscious, missing several teeth to tell of the battle.
  1289. <Jaspersprite> *** *VICTORY*
  1290. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy stands up and applauds. yaaaaaaaaay
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  1292. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Damn.
  1293. <Jaspersprite> *** The display of fighting prowess is /almost/ enough to make you forget your injured and possibly dead friends! Well... almost.
  1294. <Jaspersprite> *** :<
  1295. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He is- He is gonna make that motherfucker the /best/ cake.
  1296. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee doesn't even know how great that cake's gonna be, is how great that cake is gonna be.
  1297. <-- MidnAway (~midna.mid@c-107-2-208-23.hsd1.co.comcast.net) has quit (Ping timeout: 190 seconds)
  1298. <Jaspersprite> *** Panting and tired, the bartender warily regards their own handiwork with an exasperated expression. They /really/ are getting to old for this-- the thought of hitting the gym more often crosses their mind, but they then remember that there isn't a gym in seaside. That's probably half the reason as to why a lot of the residents are so damn fat-- then again
  1299. <Jaspersprite> , maybe he's just making another excuse. Lingering in the water for several more moments, they check over the waters twice again...
  1300. <Jaspersprite> *** ... Before finally returning to the shore. Empty handed and bloodied.
  1301. <Jaspersprite> *** Fuck.
  1302. -*- PurpleKoopa Oh. Oh gosh. Roxy hurriedly joins the two down by the seashore.
  1303. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty "That was cool as fuck," whispers Gamzee.
  1304. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty The innkeep and Roxsis probably hear 'sshcchllcfcckkk'
  1305. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> barkeep, rather)
  1306. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy gives Gamzee a funny look. Sure, she's glad that he's all right and everything, but... /what/.
  1307. <PurpleKoopa> ...so
  1308. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee is actually lying prone on the beach.
  1309. <PurpleKoopa> no luck? ):]
  1310. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He flops an arm at her. The bracelet clinks. "eeeeyeyy."
  1311. -*- PurpleKoopa get out of there bracket
  1312. -*- PurpleKoopa or it could be that she's still wearing headphones d:
  1313. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> probably)
  1314. -*- MrStrider watches from the cliffside, his knees pressed against his chest. Part of him wanted to join them, but he didn't know what he would do, or say. He really was a flatfaced, onesided douchequarter. He decided to stay up there with the jadeblooded girl. She knew what she was doing. She knew how to comfort people.
  1315. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> watched that whole fight to smooth jazz in the background)
  1316. -*- PurpleKoopa watched friends throw themselves out to sea
  1317. -*- PurpleKoopa to smooth jazz
  1318. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> off a san francisco bridge high cliff)
  1319. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy returns the gesture with a weak smile and a wave. "hay (:"
  1320. -*- alabastorArchfiend And comfort she did, wrapping an arm around him. The sash had been draped around their shoulders, in case they still needed that rope. She had settled next to him, hoping to comfort him as best as she could.
  1321. -*- alabastorArchfiend It was all she could, while she waited. And waited. And waited. Only hoping Ainsley would find him.
  1322. <ZeeZee> (Sorry, I'm back now.)
  1323. -*- PurpleKoopa perfect timing]
  1324. <Jaspersprite> [[Hrk--]]
  1325. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Y'all think you. Could drag my s-ssorrry ass back to town after alla that?
  1326. <Jaspersprite> *** "... WE'LL ROUND UP A SEARCH PARTY, CHECK TH'BEACH OVER, SEE IF HE TURNS UP." The barkeep finally says, eyes drifting down the shore line. "BUT FIRST, LET'S... LET'S GET Y'BACK T'TOWN, YEAH."
  1327. -*- ZeeZee finding nothing Ainsley clenched their jaw before dispersing into butterflies once more and heading back to seaside.
  1328. <PurpleKoopa> oh
  1329. <PurpleKoopa> i gues well have to keep waiting then
  1330. <PurpleKoopa> sighhhhhhn
  1331. <PurpleKoopa> i think getting back to town is the only thing i wana do right now
  1332. <-> You are now known as Nightro
  1333. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty For the second time in as many weeks, Gamzee does the helpless toddler both-arms 'up' gesture while trying to look as sympathetic as possible.
  1334. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Internal bleeding does that to a guy.
  1335. <Jaspersprite> *** "I'M... SORRY I COULDN'T BE TOO MUCH HELP, NOW." Maybe if he got here sooner, or... fuck, he doesn't know. If he did /something/ different, maybe the stupid kid would be okay. Admittedly, he could go for a drink. In fact, he could go for a few. He offers a shoulder to Gamzee, an exasperated sigh escaping the dersite barkeep.
  1336. <PurpleKoopa> its ok dude you did what you coudld
  1337. <PurpleKoopa> im sure everythings going to be ok
  1338. <PurpleKoopa> least thats what ill tell myselef til he gets back
  1339. -*- MrStrider leaned back against her, looking thoughtfully up toward the sky. His voice was hoarse from all the wigging he'd done. He usually didn't delve into /those/ octaves.
  1340. <PurpleKoopa> here lemme help u out
  1341. <MrStrider> you think we should go down there??
  1342. <MrStrider> the inn or something??
  1343. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee does a cling to that shoulder that would make baby Dave proud.
  1344. <PurpleKoopa> oh!
  1345. <MrStrider> i dont think theres much we can do up here
  1346. <MrStrider> least i dont-- think
  1347. <PurpleKoopa> nevarmind hes got it (:
  1348. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Naw, bro, you- naw, bro. Naw.
  1349. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Weak facepaps are administered to the barkeep, yet again.
  1350. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Naw, you did good. Did right by him.
  1351. <PurpleKoopa> the way you wrassled that shark wouldve brought a tear to his eye
  1352. <PurpleKoopa> it alsmost did for me
  1353. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I was cryin' like. A motherfuckin' baby.
  1354. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty It is impossible to tell if he's lying, the saltwater has ruined his facepaint.
  1355. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Such a beautiful thing, yo. Fuckin' miraculous.
  1356. -*- ZeeZee Sollux was still being useless in case you were wondering, he probably even learned a spell about it he's so gosh darn good at it.
  1357. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty a spell called EXTREME APATHY
  1358. -*- ZeeZee SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
  1359. <Jaspersprite> [[Sollux casts Extremus Apathus]]
  1360. <Jaspersprite> [[Total party mood-kill]]
  1361. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty frees the user from any FEAR or BERSERKER EFFECTS, but also causes them to SIT THERE and do FUCKALL
  1362. <ZeeZee> (ye2 my plan2 exactly.)
  1363. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty so basically it's POT
  1364. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty gamzee is the MASTER of this technique
  1365. -*- ZeeZee ho damn.
  1366. -*- ZeeZee better step up your game Sollux.
  1367. <Jaspersprite> [[gr8 Gamzee]]
  1368. <Jaspersprite> *** "IT'S FINE, JUST... WELL... COME ON." Supporting the juggalo consistently, they do their damndest to guide them back into the town-- drawing the occasional eye from the windows as they pass. Really, this isn't the sort of thing you see every day. Despite, you know, when the very same thing happened only a week or so ago.
  1369. <Jaspersprite> *** This is begining to look SUSPICIOUS for the party. hmmMMMMM.
  1370. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy trudges alongside them, trying her best to ignore the funny looks they receive.
  1371. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee is also the master of the technique of recieving FUNNY LOOKS, and also SURVIVING SEVERE ASS KICKINGS
  1372. <PurpleKoopa> how far til we get 2 teh inn?
  1373. -*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty So it is with a serene acceptance that he just sort of waves to passers-by, real and imaginary, until he passes out in whatever location they manage to dump his sorry clown carcass.
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  1375. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> nite doggs)
  1376. <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> hugs and kisses)
  1377. <PurpleKoopa> [g'night]
  1378. <ZeeZee> (Night night.)
  1379. <Jaspersprite> [[Night, Non! uwu]]
  1380. <MrStrider> sleep tightuvu)
  1381. <-- tenaciouslyCrunknasty (Mibbit@adsl-98-89-2-254.mgm.bellsouth.net) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  1382. <alabastorArchfiend> ...Its Alright Dave
  1383. <alabastorArchfiend> We Could Just Sit Here If You Like
  1384. <alabastorArchfiend> I Need To Wait For Ainsley Anyway
  1385. <alabastorArchfiend> ...
  1386. <alabastorArchfiend> You Want To Talk About It
  1387. -*- MrStrider wraps his arms around her, looking up toward her. It'd been a while since he let himself depend on somebody. He laughed lightly.
  1388. <MrStrider> i dont have feelings
  1389. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy continues the long and somber walk to the inn. Or wherever this bartender's heading off to. She's not arguing.
  1390. <Jaspersprite> *** "HM? OH, ER... SOON," The dersite simply replies-- and true to his word, after a few more minutes of walking, the clown, barkeep and drunkard at last arrive at the doors of the Inn. It's been a pretty tough night for just about everyone in this damn town, it'd seem-- and there isn't a single exception to be heard of.
  1391. <alabastorArchfiend> Oh I Doubt That
  1392. <alabastorArchfiend> Im Certain I Saw Some Very Strong Emotions On Your Face Today
  1393. <alabastorArchfiend> ...
  1394. <alabastorArchfiend> Its Okay To Admit Youre Afraid For Him Daved
  1395. <alabastorArchfiend> We All Are
  1396. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy walks ahead of the bartender, but not by much: only to shamble up the stairs before him and open up the door to Gamzee's room.
  1397. <PurpleKoopa> alright bud here it is
  1398. <Jaspersprite> *** ...
  1399. <MrStrider> im contradicting my religion by caring the weensiest bit
  1400. <MrStrider> its true
  1401. <PurpleKoopa> thank you for all ur help
  1402. <alabastorArchfiend> Just The Tiniest
  1403. <alabastorArchfiend> Are You Sure
  1404. <alabastorArchfiend> Personally I
  1405. <alabastorArchfiend> I
  1406. <alabastorArchfiend> ...I Just Want Him To Be Okay
  1407. <Jaspersprite> *** The door of the Inn room is creaked open, and in what would be Gamzee's bed lays the only now stirring body of a teenage boy, clothes drenched and arm loosely bandaged, murmuring something into the pillow. Something about change? Can't quite make it out-- but it was probably just gibberish. Probably.
  1408. <Jaspersprite> *** All considering, this is the least important thing on anyone's mind.
  1409. <ZeeZee> (>Teenager on the bed: NOT NERO)
  1410. <PurpleKoopa> !!
  1411. <PurpleKoopa> NERO!!!
  1412. <alabastorArchfiend> (iT'S MY DOPPLEGANGER)
  1413. <alabastorArchfiend> (OREN)
  1414. <Jaspersprite> "yes it is i"
  1415. <Jaspersprite> "oren"
  1416. <Jaspersprite> "hahahAHAHAH"
  1417. <alabastorArchfiend> (he's like vergil if vergil had a jovial sense of humor)
  1418. <Jaspersprite> *** Only no. 8y
  1419. -*- MrStrider squeezes her, grimacing. He let out an exaggerated whine/groan. He muffled his voice in her shirt.
  1420. <MrStrider> he's not /that/ lame and im gonna
  1421. <Jaspersprite> [[Oh-- hrk Ainsley returned to Seaside--]]
  1422. <MrStrider> im gonna do something depressing and wistful if hes dead or hurt or something
  1423. <ZeeZee> (Oh yeah that's a thing.)
  1424. <MrStrider> im gonna quote the vow word for word
  1425. <MrStrider> ironically or not
  1426. <alabastorArchfiend> Vow
  1427. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy rushes to the boy's side and shakes his shoulder, trying to rouse him from his slumber.
  1428. <MrStrider> that sad romance movie
  1429. <PurpleKoopa> nerno youre awake right plz tell me that youre awake
  1430. <alabastorArchfiend> Oh
  1431. <MrStrider> the one where the chick loses her memory and the dude is all sad
  1432. <Jaspersprite> *** anD SO THEY DID. After a bit of a delay caused by an angry group of moths-- but that's simply what you get for attempting to take a shortcut through their territory. Bastards. Regardless, they arrive in the town of Seaside at last.
  1433. <MrStrider> because they were married and hes trying to regain her affection for the entirety of the film
  1434. <MrStrider> but they love eachother again in the end
  1435. <alabastorArchfiend> You Care For Him That Much
  1436. <alabastorArchfiend> I Had No Idea
  1437. <MrStrider> what no im just
  1438. <MrStrider> i havent had a friend like that in a while i guess
  1439. <MrStrider> hes the closest thing i have to a best friend
  1440. -*- ZeeZee will just pop back up to being in a human form again.
  1441. <PurpleKoopa> god it mustve been tERRIBULE when you respawned but im just so glad youre alright now
  1442. <Jaspersprite> [[>John: grOSS SOBBING]]
  1443. <alabastorArchfiend> He Must Mean A Lot To You Then If You Consider Him To Be A Best Friend
  1444. <alabastorArchfiend> It Just Seemed That Your Relationship Was Too...
  1445. <alabastorArchfiend> ...Vitrolic
  1446. <alabastorArchfiend> To Be Friends
  1447. -*- ZeeZee walks up the cliff to meet Kanaya and Dave.
  1448. <MrStrider> thats just how dudes initiate the friending
  1449. <MrStrider> its all a very complex system
  1450. <MrStrider> if i have to go into it i might bust a gasket
  1451. <PurpleKoopa> im so sorry i shuoldve done something sooner about your being all mopey and mizerable and shit
  1452. <ZeeZee> Hello.
  1453. <PurpleKoopa> just
  1454. <PurpleKoopa> tell me that stuff is all ovur now
  1455. -*- alabastorArchfiend A few more stirrings, quiet mumbles about 'never asking, and his eyes finally start to flutter open. Blearily, as if awakening from a deep dream. Sluggishly, he blinked up at the face over him. Who in the world...?
  1456. <alabastorArchfiend> ...roxy?
  1457. <alabastorArchfiend> I See
  1458. <alabastorArchfiend> I Never Knew Human Friendship Was Complicated
  1459. -*- alabastorArchfiend Regardless of how truthful she was being, she was glad to see he had calmed down. No longer the freaked out boy from before, hardly. She gives him another reassuring pat on the back, before looking up at Ainsley. "Any Good News"
  1460. -*- alabastorArchfiend She doubted that was the case, though. If it were good news, she would have brought Nero back along with her. But she wanted to believe, god she wanted to believe.
  1461. -*- ZeeZee shakes their head. "We should go to the others."
  1462. -*- alabastorArchfiend If her face wasn't already a ghost white, it would certainly be one. "Y-You Dont Mean..."
  1463. -*- PurpleKoopa Oh thank /god/. Roxy goes in for hug, leaning against the side of the bed and wrapping her arms around his shoulders. She gives him a firm squeeze before loosening her grip and seeing the boy eye to eye.
  1464. -*- MrStrider peeled himself from Kanaya, looking over toward the newcomer. His nose scrunched up.
  1465. <PurpleKoopa> yes nero of course its me (:
  1466. <Jaspersprite> [[would a gift pen make you feel better]]
  1467. <PurpleKoopa> gamzees here too but uh
  1468. <Jaspersprite> [[fuck, you know what, have two]]
  1469. <Jaspersprite> [[you deserve it]]
  1470. <PurpleKoopa> hes a litle tired at the moment
  1471. <PurpleKoopa> like passed out piggy back tirred
  1472. -*- alabastorArchfiend After all the shit he's been through, he doesn't mind getting a hug. In fact, he'd take all the hugs in the world. They feel so fucking good right now. "...hes okay, right?"
  1473. <ZeeZee> I couldn't find him in Havre.
  1474. <ZeeZee> Is there anywhere else he could have respawned?
  1475. <alabastorArchfiend> No I Dont Think So...
  1476. <PurpleKoopa> oh yeah hes fine! hes just takin a nap on the barkeep guys back
  1477. <alabastorArchfiend> Ainsley Did He
  1478. <PurpleKoopa> say hi barkleep guy
  1479. <alabastorArchfiend> Do You Think He Died For Real
  1480. <ZeeZee> No.
  1481. <ZeeZee> If he's not from this world then he should be okay.
  1482. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy turns her head to the bartender, who is still presumably standing by the doorway. Come on, dude. Don't be shy.
  1483. <ZeeZee> We just have to find him, that's all.
  1484. -*- alabastorArchfiend He peeks over her shoulder, noting the bartender with juggalo in tow. Oh. He tiredly waves back, bandages fluttering. 'Sup.
  1485. -*- MrStrider squeeezes, smiling a bit. It wasn't /bad/ news.
  1486. <Jaspersprite> *** Gamzee has long since deposited Gamzee onto another bed-- seriously, the dude is heavy. He'll leave the Inn keep to deal with it-- whether they like it or not, it's their problem now. A huff and an off-handed wave is all that Nero recieves in greeting before they just... excuse themselves and make their way out the door. Did they say they needed a drink?
  1487. <Jaspersprite> *** Because just one isn't gonna cut it. B[
  1488. -*- PurpleKoopa >Gamzee has long since deposited Gamzee
  1489. -*- PurpleKoopa gamzee puts himself to bed
  1490. -*- PurpleKoopa what a courteous motherfucker
  1491. -*- alabastorArchfiend Yes, absolutely. He had to still be out there - she wouldn't let him die so easily. Wouldn't let him slip out of her fingers. It wasn't too late. "Yes Of Course"
  1492. <alabastorArchfiend> We Should Regroup With The Others
  1493. -*- Jaspersprite whUPS--]]
  1494. <PurpleKoopa> heheh there he goes
  1495. -*- ZeeZee nods and begins walking back to Seaside. "They would be at the inn correct?"
  1496. <Jaspersprite> [[*Gamzee has long since been deposited onto another bed.]]
  1497. -*- Jaspersprite ono]]
  1498. <alabastorArchfiend> ...whats his problem?
  1499. <alabastorArchfiend> I Dont Think Theyd Be Anywhere Else No
  1500. <ZeeZee> Then to the inn we go.
  1501. <PurpleKoopa> i dunno doesnt like to commit himsef to these things i guess
  1502. <PurpleKoopa> hes still got a bar to maintatin i think
  1503. -*- MrStrider releases his vice of a grip on Kanaya, standing himself up.
  1504. <PurpleKoopa> ...aw man i bet theyre sneakin free drinks right now
  1505. <PurpleKoopa> o well
  1506. <PurpleKoopa> its more inportant that you rest up first
  1507. <PurpleKoopa> you must be absoslutely EXHAUSTED
  1508. <alabastorArchfiend> uggh, i feel like ive been hit with a tanker.
  1509. <PurpleKoopa> i know what always makes me feel bettor
  1510. <PurpleKoopa> lets get a lil music in here why dont we?
  1511. <alabastorArchfiend> music? ...oh shit
  1512. -*- alabastorArchfiend His hands fly down to his headphones. Oh god, please tell him they weren't completely trashed.
  1513. <-- ZeeZee (Mibbit@cpe-72-230-101-247.twcny.res.rr.com) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  1514. -*- alabastorArchfiend Not his customs, please.
  1515. <Jaspersprite> *** Look on the bright side! You still have the SMOOTH PHONES.
  1516. -*- alabastorArchfiend oH GOD.
  1517. <Jaspersprite> *** Thankfully it doesn't have to come to that-- they're a /little/ wet, of course, but luckily enough they're still in perfect working order. Phew, talk about a close call.
  1518. -*- alabastorArchfiend You said it, narrator. He knew investing in that waterproof shell would be worth his while.
  1519. <alabastorArchfiend> (boom)
  1520. <alabastorArchfiend> (there goes the fourth wall)
  1521. <Jaspersprite> *** Meanwhile, the rest of the party soon find themselves arriving at the Seaside Inn, just in time to catch glimpse of the bartender passing through the door.
  1522. -*- PurpleKoopa like there was ever one with /me comments before :y
  1523. <Jaspersprite> *** nero u dik
  1524. <alabastorArchfiend> Oh
  1525. <alabastorArchfiend> Excuse Me
  1526. <alabastorArchfiend> If Its No Trouble...
  1527. <alabastorArchfiend> ...Is Gamzee Alright?
  1528. <alabastorArchfiend> (leave this place, question mark goasts)
  1529. <PurpleKoopa> heheheh thats ok you dont have to listen to thhe g-man
  1530. <Jaspersprite> *** "HM? OH, ER... I THINK SO, YEAH. THEY'RE UPSTAIRS, RESTIN' UP WITH TH'BLONDE GIRL AN' ALBINO RUNT."
  1531. <PurpleKoopa> are you going to have a tearfull reonion w/ skrillex now?
  1532. <PurpleKoopa> *reunion
  1533. <PurpleKoopa> ^guessin itll be exactly like cutting an onion tho
  1534. <alabastorArchfiend> ...
  1535. <alabastorArchfiend> Albino Runt
  1536. <MrStrider> my favorite kind of runt
  1537. -*- MrStrider we albinos have to stick together
  1538. <PurpleKoopa> an onon that goes OH EHH EH EH EH OOO EH EH EH blahblahblah or whoever that song goes
  1539. <PurpleKoopa> *however derp
  1540. -*- alabastorArchfiend He shakes a few trickles off the headphones, before clicking it on. "after all the shit ive been through, i think i deserve at least one song."
  1541. <PurpleKoopa> its all yours man
  1542. <PurpleKoopa> this is YOUR song
  1543. <alabastorArchfiend> haha, thanks. ill be sure to appreciate it.
  1544. -*- PurpleKoopa and then this comes on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=layW4vGC2uM
  1545. -*- alabastorArchfiend But before he even gets the chance, a nightlight of a rainbow drinker busts in. She looks both distressed, relieved, and completely estatic. "Nero I"
  1546. <alabastorArchfiend> I
  1547. -*- alabastorArchfiend She has no words to say, so instead she goes for the big hug anyway. The sash flutters onto the floor, a pink velvet snake skulking the floorboards.
  1548. <Jaspersprite> [[Hrk, sorry, popped away for a moment v8']]
  1549. -*- PurpleKoopa Roxy quickly scoots out of the way. Everybody's gotta have their chance at a hug.
  1550. -*- MrStrider stands in line with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
  1551. <Jaspersprite> [[>Dave: Attempt to hug Nero without removing your hands from your pockets]]
  1552. <alabastorArchfiend> (he just lands in his lap)
  1553. <alabastorArchfiend> (is this how you hug)
  1554. -*- Jaspersprite my bro taught me a lot of things
  1555. -*- Jaspersprite hugging wasnt one of them ok
  1556. -*- alabastorArchfiend Squeezing him tightly for just a second, she tentively lets and slips beside him. She just wanted to keep holding on to him, make sure he was still here, but that wouldn't be fair. She wasn't the only one who missed him, after all.
  1557. <alabastorArchfiend> I Thought We Almost Lost You
  1558. -*- alabastorArchfiend More than anything, she was glad he was simply just there. It hadn't been too late, she hadn't fail to save him. He was right here.
  1559. -*- MrStrider pUNCHES HIM IN THE LEG.
  1560. <MrStrider> do you even understand
  1561. <MrStrider> are you capable
  1562. <MrStrider> was your frontal lobe probed as an infant
  1563. <MrStrider> did they use your cerebellum as a spare basketball in your peer social circle
  1564. -*- alabastorArchfiend oW WHAT
  1565. <alabastorArchfiend> okay
  1566. <alabastorArchfiend> the hell did i do now?
  1567. <alabastorArchfiend> you mustve be pretty pissed to muster a punch heavier than a feather
  1568. -*- MrStrider the human ritual known as "hug" is executed.
  1569. <MrStrider> you were just being stupid
  1570. <MrStrider> i shouldnt be very surprised
  1571. -*- MrStrider im gonna shatter your ribcage
  1572. <Jaspersprite> *** good
  1573. -*- alabastorArchfiend The fact that he's being hugged by Dave makes everything fall into place. Dudes don't hug other dudes. Not unless they were your dad. Or you wanted to play tonsil hockey. but hEY-
  1574. <alabastorArchfiend> ...yeah, i know.
  1575. -*- PurpleKoopa HNNNGGGGGH. YES. OH *FuCK* YES. PLEASE CONTINuE. THIS *LuRID* GROuP MEETING. WHEREIN YOu TAKE TuRNS. PERFORMING THAT DISGuSTING HuMAN RITuAL.*
  1576. -*- PurpleKoopa THE HuuuuuuuG.
  1577. <alabastorArchfiend> i was stupid. real stupid.
  1578. <alabastorArchfiend> a rock couldve outsmarted me
  1579. <alabastorArchfiend> but
  1580. <alabastorArchfiend> i wont do it again
  1581. <alabastorArchfiend> i promise
  1582. <PurpleKoopa> good (:
  1583. <PurpleKoopa> lets all agree not to skare each other agian
  1584. -*- alabastorArchfiend And right then and there, he broke the number one rule of the Bro Code - he hugged him like he was the best gal pal in the world. Because god, he meant it. He won't do it again. He won't let his fear run him around in circles, not like before.
  1585. -*- alabastorArchfiend Look what that brought him.
  1586. -*- MrStrider smiles, squeezing him harshly.
  1587. -*- MrStrider lets go, pushing on him.
  1588. <MrStrider> thats enough for the millennium
  1589. <MrStrider> kill yourself again queero see what happens
  1590. <alabastorArchfiend> you gonna make out with me next time
  1591. <PurpleKoopa> ill expect another one of these in 3000 ad
  1592. <Jaspersprite> [['kill yourself again queero']]
  1593. <Jaspersprite> [[Daved pls]]
  1594. <MrStrider> i dont want to but if it comes to that
  1595. <alabastorArchfiend> gee, i cant wait
  1596. <Jaspersprite> [[This isn't how you maintain a friENDSHIP]]
  1597. -*- alabastorArchfiend Is this...
  1598. -*- MrStrider excuse you this is BLOSSOMING friendship right here
  1599. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Is this the male friendship bonding thing?
  1600. -*- MrStrider you better believe it
  1601. -*- alabastorArchfiend Dave gets a punch in the arm for his smart mouth. Not with the bandaged one - that'd just be cruel. "sure you dont"
  1602. <alabastorArchfiend> thats why you hugged me, right
  1603. <MrStrider> hugging is a coping mechanism for bullshit
  1604. <MrStrider> ive read up on it
  1605. <MrStrider> do you want to see my notes
  1606. -*- Jaspersprite He's taken all of them with his stOLEN PENS.......
  1607. <alabastorArchfiend> are they the same notes where you doodled piles of felt rump
  1608. <alabastorArchfiend> if so
  1609. <alabastorArchfiend> i think i might pass
  1610. <MrStrider> by felt rump you mean my signature
  1611. <alabastorArchfiend> might as well be one
  1612. <MrStrider> a name is not complete without a decorative border
  1613. <MrStrider> we all have our preferences
  1614. <alabastorArchfiend> youre right. an my preference is doin it normally like, oh, everyone else in the world.
  1615. -*- alabastorArchfiend ...Male human friendship bonding is confounding. Are they sure it's not kismesistude?
  1616. <MrStrider> your sass is skyrocketing
  1617. <MrStrider> i hugged your grimy butt because you took the leap of faith off of a cliffside
  1618. <MrStrider> is that not an acceptable thing to do
  1619. <MrStrider> the hugging i mean
  1620. <MrStrider> the hurtling yourself off a cliff is not acceptable in any form
  1621. <alabastorArchfiend> dude, i already apologized. i get it, okay? i did somethin stupid. somethin unbelievably stupid.
  1622. <alabastorArchfiend> but i
  1623. <alabastorArchfiend> i
  1624. -*- alabastorArchfiend Come on you, you little shit, you can do this. You don't get this off your chest, it'll just fester. And you saw what happened when it festers, didn't you?
  1625. <alabastorArchfiend> ...i was just scared, okay? terrified right out of my fuckin wits.
  1626. -*- MrStrider looked down at him, thinking of how to respond. He'd known Nero was off. Scared, even. He had to be, at least a bit.
  1627. <MrStrider> --i know, man
  1628. <MrStrider> i understand
  1629. <MrStrider> just
  1630. -*- MrStrider sIGH
  1631. -*- alabastorArchfiend were doin it man
  1632. -*- alabastorArchfiend were makin it happen
  1633. -*- alabastorArchfiend fEELS SESSION
  1634. <Jaspersprite> [[We've had a lot of feels sessions. y:]]
  1635. -*- MrStrider there can never be too many
  1636. <Jaspersprite> [[Probably gonna be another one next time too, so.]]
  1637. <Jaspersprite> [[You know what, I'm gonna be heading to bed I think. v:]]
  1638. <Jaspersprite> [[Y'all can keep going since]]
  1639. -*- alabastorArchfiend cOME ON YOU PRETEEN DOUCHE LETS BREAK THE BRO CODE
  1640. <MrStrider> we're jabberjaws )
  1641. <Jaspersprite> [[Most of the time you don't even need me so]]
  1642. -*- alabastorArchfiend sHATTER IT
  1643. <Jaspersprite> [[Good night.]]
  1644. -*- MrStrider sTOP THIS TELEPATHIC MOTIVATION
  1645. <MrStrider> night, jaspers. )
  1646. <MrStrider> you take care of yourself, yhear <3 )
  1647. <Jaspersprite> [[Yeah. :\]]
  1648. <alabastorArchfiend> (please do, honey baby)
  1649. <alabastorArchfiend> (you know i love you)
  1650. <MrStrider> love times ten )
  1651. <Jaspersprite> [[I guess.]]
  1652. <Jaspersprite> [[Have fun.]]
  1653. <-- Jaspersprite (Mibbit@24.105.246.189) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  1654. -*- MrStrider stop being a self righteous doucheswaggler put on the big boy pants
  1655. <MrStrider> i was scared too
  1656. <MrStrider> scared of what you were gonna do i guess
  1657. <MrStrider> scared /for/ you in the most ungay way
  1658. <MrStrider> you sacrificing yourself to the eskimo gods probably turned some tides on me
  1659. <MrStrider> but im not gonna rag on you over it
  1660. <alabastorArchfiend> sure, okay. totally platonic fear. ill buy that.
  1661. <alabastorArchfiend> but
  1662. <alabastorArchfiend> thats okay, really. if i were in your shoes, id probably be scared shitless. specially if i thought id never see you again.
  1663. <alabastorArchfiend> that actually might kinda suck
  1664. <alabastorArchfiend> its okay, though. i understand. not gonna judge you for being terrified in the most uncool manner.
  1665. <MrStrider> im going out on the fray here
  1666. <MrStrider> put your gun on safety
  1667. <alabastorArchfiend> ssssh
  1668. <MrStrider> you scared every ounce of punk rock right out of my skin tight jeans
  1669. <MrStrider> every droplet
  1670. -*- alabastorArchfiend No doubt to Dave's surprise, he gets a pap to the face. Not an ironic one either.
  1671. <alabastorArchfiend> i know. an yknow what? thats okay.
  1672. <alabastorArchfiend> its okay to be scared.
  1673. -*- MrStrider dont touch me you tool youre heavy with plague
  1674. <alabastorArchfiend> if i learned anythin outta this magical endeavor, might as well be that.
  1675. <MrStrider> just try to be more subtle about it next time
  1676. -*- MrStrider smiles thoughtfully. Breaking all the rules tonight.
  1677. <MrStrider> suck your thumb or something
  1678. -*- alabastorArchfiend Oh man, is he smiling back. There isn't going to be any rules unbroken by sunrise, is there. "how about this"
  1679. <alabastorArchfiend> next time im scared outta my mind
  1680. <alabastorArchfiend> ill run to you an tell you all about it
  1681. <MrStrider> its a plan
  1682. <MrStrider> ill let you cry on my shoulder
  1683. <MrStrider> you can write in my diary and everything
  1684. <alabastorArchfiend> ill hold you to it
  1685. <alabastorArchfiend> ill even get my special purple pen
  1686. <alabastorArchfiend> well paint our nails an talk about boys
  1687. <MrStrider> ill provide the 100 hottest guys magazine
  1688. <alabastorArchfiend> scandalous
  1689. -*- alabastorArchfiend NOT GAY
  1690. -*- MrStrider NOT WITH A CAPITAL N
  1691. -*- MrStrider & OT
  1692. <alabastorArchfiend> ...you promise though, right?
  1693. <alabastorArchfiend> cuz if im gonna spill out my oily crybaby guts out
  1694. <alabastorArchfiend> i need someone whos not gonna be a total douche about it
  1695. <alabastorArchfiend> so try to hold your douchiness
  1696. <alabastorArchfiend> difficult task, i know
  1697. -*- MrStrider DRAMATIC paus.e......
  1698. <MrStrider> yeah sure
  1699. <MrStrider> if youre genuinely scared
  1700. <MrStrider> or sad or whatever i dont know how emotions work
  1701. <alabastorArchfiend> dave
  1702. <alabastorArchfiend> daved
  1703. <alabastorArchfiend> are you a robot
  1704. <MrStrider> 70%
  1705. <alabastorArchfiend> be honest, man. today is honesty day, for some reason.
  1706. -*- MrStrider snaps one of his wrist bands.
  1707. <MrStrider> alright
  1708. <MrStrider> if youre /saaaad/ and /cryiiing/ and moping the fuck all over the god given earth
  1709. <MrStrider> with your emotions i understand because i am not a robot
  1710. <MrStrider> or cyborg or any other automaton reminiscent entity
  1711. <MrStrider> im gonna cradle you like a newborn and tell you the world is at right
  1712. <MrStrider> and not even be a douche about it
  1713. <MrStrider> ill sign a waver and everything confirming this
  1714. <MrStrider> 0 douchiness
  1715. <MrStrider> because i dont hate you
  1716. -*- alabastorArchfiend He could have said a thousand snarky comments at that tirade. From the cyborg comment to the newborn cradling, there was a gold mine of material. But for once, he didn't. For once, he bit his tongue.
  1717. -*- alabastorArchfiend Instead, he did the damn near unthinkable.
  1718. -*- alabastorArchfiend He went in for another hug.
  1719. -*- MrStrider i caNNOT PHYSICALLY HANDLE..
  1720. -*- MrStrider YOURE EXCEEDING THE HUG LIMIT,,
  1721. -*- MrStrider But hell, I guess we're disobeying everything.
  1722. <alabastorArchfiend> ...thanks, man. thats all i needed to hear.
  1723. <alabastorArchfiend> i dont hate you either.
  1724. <alabastorArchfiend> youre
  1725. <alabastorArchfiend> tolerable
  1726. <MrStrider> i might even /like/ you
  1727. <MrStrider> like as in the manner of how i enjoy my toast
  1728. -*- alabastorArchfiend He says this, as he's shamelessly hugging the closet thing he has to a best friend.
  1729. <alabastorArchfiend> i like you how i like wallpaper
  1730. <alabastorArchfiend> youre sort of okay
  1731. <MrStrider> ( im ecstatic to hear that )
  1732. <MrStrider> ( but this is the second hug )
  1733. <MrStrider> ( in the same time span of thirty minutes )
  1734. <alabastorArchfiend> (whatre you tryin to imply)
  1735. <alabastorArchfiend> (an why are we whisperin)
  1736. <alabastorArchfiend> (i think everyone else fell asleep)
  1737. <MrStrider> ( i think you need to let go before i ask you about your social life )
  1738. <MrStrider> ( im infamous for my traveling hands i think weve got something i dont want to ruin here )
  1739. <MrStrider> ( do you feel me )
  1740. -*- alabastorArchfiend Glance. Yeah okay, everyone is definitely asleep.
  1741. <alabastorArchfiend> (are you suggestin you want to fumble with my buttons or)
  1742. <-- PurpleKoopa (Mibbit@c-98-207-104-248.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  1743. <alabastorArchfiend> [that was convenient 8y]
  1744. <MrStrider> ( i cant be held responsible for any discarded garments )
  1745. <MrStrider> ( or butt touches )
  1746. <MrStrider> ( its a natural strider response )
  1747. -*- alabastorArchfiend You know, at this point, he should've probably let go at this point. Basic logic here. So...why didn't he?
  1748. <alabastorArchfiend> (im pretty sure you dont want to see the natural redgrave response then)
  1749. <alabastorArchfiend> (from what ive seen it involves undressin you with just a stare)
  1750. <alabastorArchfiend> (maybe play a few keys of drops of jupiter)
  1751. -*- MrStrider i
  1752. -*- MrStrider i never thought id meet my match
  1753. <MrStrider> ( are you trying to seduce me mr redgrape )
  1754. -*- alabastorArchfiend He'd never thought he'd see the day when he'd been embracing a dude. But here he was, and this hug was starting to feel an awful lot like an embrace. It felt awkward as hell, but... the very thought of tearing away ached him.
  1755. -*- alabastorArchfiend And he...had no idea how to respond. Not a single clue. But seeing how this was honesty day, he winged it. Answering the only way a preteen could.
  1756. <alabastorArchfiend> (i)
  1757. <alabastorArchfiend> (...dont know?)
  1758. <alabastorArchfiend> (i think my body decided to get up and have a mind of its own)
  1759. <alabastorArchfiend> (try bein a playa one day)
  1760. <MrStrider> ( i think youre falling off the irony bridge )
  1761. <MrStrider> ( should i call for help )
  1762. <alabastorArchfiend> ( do you know the number for the irony paramedics)
  1763. <alabastorArchfiend> (cuz i think i need em right away)
  1764. <MrStrider> ( well )
  1765. <MrStrider> ( /playa/ )
  1766. <MrStrider> ( were you adopted or something )
  1767. <MrStrider> ( all your stares have done is give me willies )
  1768. -*- alabastorArchfiend Nooooo, why was he blushing. This was stupid, stupid and not at all platonic. With that embaressing thought in mind, he finally pulls away. That moment didn't just happen.
  1769. -*- alabastorArchfiend Didn't happen at all. Nothing awkward about it.
  1770. <alabastorArchfiend> ive never seen anyone else with white hair, so...
  1771. <alabastorArchfiend> guess youre just a weirdo
  1772. -*- alabastorArchfiend There. He's got this. Nothing weird about it.
  1773. -*- MrStrider leans back upright, popping his back. Your prolonged hugs sure do a number. At least it was enjoyable. In a comedic way. Yeah.
  1774. <MrStrider> are you making fun of my birth defect
  1775. <MrStrider> please poke me in the eyes while you are at it
  1776. <MrStrider> this is a serious health condition and i am appalled
  1777. <alabastorArchfiend> much as id love to poke out your eyes, theres a pair of big dumb shades in the way.
  1778. <alabastorArchfiend> id be blocked by the sheer glare those puppies give off
  1779. -*- MrStrider speaking of his hair, it was getting all up in his eyes. Every fold of his eyelids had been thoroughly inspected by the follicles. He ran his fingers through his hair, pulling his bangs out of his face.
  1780. -*- MrStrider pizza face stop that hair movement
  1781. <MrStrider> ive actually blinded millions
  1782. <MrStrider> i could watch the solar eclipse casually
  1783. -*- alabastorArchfiend You pussy, his hair was always in his eyes. That was the Redgrave way - having luscious hair that'd make a Texan belle jealous.
  1784. <MrStrider> brb)
  1785. <alabastorArchfiend> (you got it 8y)
  1786. --> MrStridero (Mibbit@67-60-250-17.cpe.cableone.net) has joined #Flarp2
  1787. <alabastorArchfiend> (are you dave's mexican cousin)
  1788. <MrStridero> hola )
  1789. <MrStridero> nah i had to switch to my phone)
  1790. <alabastorArchfiend> (pff)
  1791. <alabastorArchfiend> are you sure youre not just blind
  1792. <alabastorArchfiend> is that your shameful secret
  1793. <alabastorArchfiend> are you legally blind, strudel
  1794. <MrStridero> i can see your ugly mug so
  1795. <MrStridero> i think we can rule that one out
  1796. <-- MrStrider (Mibbit@67-60-250-17.cpe.cableone.net) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  1797. <MrStridero> who even knows maybe its all an illusion
  1798. <MrStridero> maybe i am blind
  1799. <MrStridero> this is just my vivid imagination
  1800. <MrStridero> what if you actually were attractive
  1801. <alabastorArchfiend> look, i know youre seriously jelly over my looks but
  1802. <alabastorArchfiend> dont wail on your overactive imagination cuz of me, man. thats just cruel.
  1803. <alabastorArchfiend> look, ill even give you a seein eye dog. would that make you feel better.
  1804. <MrStridero> the assistance canine would not mask the truth of your aesthetic retardation
  1805. <MrStridero> we can play this game all night but I think we know whos more rocking in the looks department
  1806. <MrStridero> lets take a twix moment to appreciate
  1807. <alabastorArchfiend> we sure do. after all, im not the only fondly remniscing about your ugly mug in the dead of the night.
  1808. <alabastorArchfiend> dont worry, i dont mind. just dont hover too close over my face. skinda weird.
  1809. <MrStridero> by fondly reminiscing do you mean haunting my dreams
  1810. <-> MidnAlt is now known as Midna
  1811. -*- alabastorArchfiend Not that he thought about it, he wasn't the one that subtly mentioned how much his hands liked to wonder. But no, ssh, that never happened.
  1812. <MrStridero> other kids have nightmares about the boogy man or the salamander from monsters inc
  1813. -*- alabastorArchfiend Only sarcastic jabs now. Nice, safe toxic barbs.
  1814. <MrStridero> i gotta deal w/ you
  1815. <alabastorArchfiend> an youre complaining? youd really want a guy like, say, freddy krueger over me?
  1816. <alabastorArchfiend> im hurt
  1817. <alabastorArchfiend> why must you wound me so
  1818. <MrStridero> freddy isnt a total crotchswat over a hug
  1819. <MrStridero> fear eddy and i are tight
  1820. <MrStridero> why you gotta harsh my jives
  1821. <alabastorArchfiend> hey man, im not harshin your dubious relationships with psychopathic monsters
  1822. <alabastorArchfiend> hows jason, by the way
  1823. <alabastorArchfiend> (woah huh)
  1824. <alabastorArchfiend> (nore y r u donter)
  1825. <alabastorArchfiend> *THAT WAS ALL BLUE, BY THE WAY)
  1826. <alabastorArchfiend> still not a fan of fridays, huh
  1827. -*- MrStridero Nero /had/ been harshing his jives. Him and
  1828. <MrStridero> no)
  1829. <MrStridero> enter key,,,,)
  1830. -*- MrStridero Him and his /words/. It's hard enough to sound heterosexual with you grinding up my gears.
  1831. <MrStridero> jasons had better days
  1832. <MrStridero> he could use some off time
  1833. <alabastorArchfiend> (>both of them complaining about the other gaying up their space)
  1834. <alabastorArchfiend> (>kids are you blind)
  1835. <alabastorArchfiend> (>of course you are, you're kids)
  1836. <MrStridero> his family missed him its a real tear jerker
  1837. <alabastorArchfiend> isnt he family, like, dead.
  1838. <alabastorArchfiend> dead or psychos
  1839. <alabastorArchfiend> either or. horror movie families dont really have a lot of variety.
  1840. <MrStridero> i havent even seen friday the 13th
  1841. <MrStridero> i think his grandma was shown like once
  1842. <alabastorArchfiend> isnt that the one in black an white
  1843. <alabastorArchfiend> with the crossdresser
  1844. <alabastorArchfiend> an the shower
  1845. <alabastorArchfiend> an the
  1846. <MrStridero> what
  1847. -*- alabastorArchfiend STAB STAB STAB
  1848. <alabastorArchfiend> yknow
  1849. <alabastorArchfiend> (can i just as a screenwriter)
  1850. <alabastorArchfiend> (that was excruciating to write)
  1851. <alabastorArchfiend> (the things i do for my art ;n; )
  1852. <MrStridero> you poor thing)
  1853. <MrStridero> i cant even remember the title of that one
  1854. <MrStridero> but thats not with jason
  1855. <MrStridero> OH
  1856. <alabastorArchfiend> i cant either, but apparently its like super important
  1857. <alabastorArchfiend> like what movie is ever super important, seriously?
  1858. <alabastorArchfiend> (cRYING)
  1859. <MrStridero> is it the haunting or the shining or something
  1860. <MrStridero> sicko
  1861. <alabastorArchfiend> yeah, psycho. now i remember.
  1862. <alabastorArchfiend> the hauntins the one with the ghost n the shinin is the
  1863. <alabastorArchfiend> ...stephen king one, i guess.
  1864. --> MrStroder (Mibbit@alnmspsrvz3ts210-dmz.mycingular.net) has joined #Flarp2
  1865. <MrStroder> I'm so done with you mibbit )
  1866. <alabastorArchfiend> (super mibbutt)
  1867. <alabastorArchfiend> (need a repost?)
  1868. <-- MrStridero (Mibbit@67-60-250-17.cpe.cableone.net) has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
  1869. <MrStroder> yes please)
  1870. <alabastorArchfiend> <alabastorArchfiend> yeah, psycho. now i remember.
  1871. <alabastorArchfiend> <alabastorArchfiend> the hauntins the one with the ghost n the shinin is the
  1872. <alabastorArchfiend> <alabastorArchfiend> ...stephen king one, i guess.
  1873. <alabastorArchfiend> (bam)
  1874. <MrStroder> ive never been too big a fan of horror movie
  1875. <MrStroder> theyre good for a vague reference every once and a while
  1876. <MrStroder> ( theyre here)
  1877. <alabastorArchfiend> do you just watch movies so you can make obscure references to em later
  1878. <alabastorArchfiend> take out your notepad an your popcorn, youve got work to do
  1879. <MrStroder> im just go ahead and shamelessly reply yes
  1880. <alabastorArchfiend> youre the only dude in the theater takin notes
  1881. <alabastorArchfiend> i knew it
  1882. <MrStroder> dont judge me it makes for good material
  1883. <MrStroder> gotta blog about SOMETHING
  1884. <MrStroder> whether or not its just me insulting a political figure in the words of will ferrel
  1885. <alabastorArchfiend> an i bet you have a million devoted followers hangin on your every word
  1886. <MrStroder> damn skippy
  1887. <MrStroder> im god in the eyes of the plebeians
  1888. <alabastorArchfiend> ...right
  1889. <alabastorArchfiend> youre a god to everyone with less than two brain cells, i bet
  1890. <alabastorArchfiend> what the hell do you even put on that thing, anyway
  1891. <alabastorArchfiend> other than plagarism, that is
  1892. <MrStroder> you know the works
  1893. <MrStroder> my comic
  1894. <alabastorArchfiend> your...comic.
  1895. <alabastorArchfiend> oh, this i gotta see.
  1896. <MrStroder> i forgot
  1897. <MrStroder> I havent told you about my famous comic series have I
  1898. <alabastorArchfiend> oh, so its a 'famous' comic series is it
  1899. <alabastorArchfiend> youre a regular stan lee, huh?
  1900. <MrStroder> im basically a superstar
  1901. <MrStroder> you bet your ass
  1902. <MrStroder> except 7x more hilarious
  1903. <MrStroder> ive done the math
  1904. <alabastorArchfiend> so im talkin to a bonafide celebrity here
  1905. <alabastorArchfiend> mary mother of god, i think i just might faint
  1906. -*- alabastorArchfiend swoon
  1907. <MrStroder> ill wave a puppet buttock over your face to revive you
  1908. <MrStroder> " now is no time for slumber "
  1909. <MrStroder> " rise from your infatuation tomb"
  1910. <alabastorArchfiend> if you wave that thing in my face im gonna punch its lights out
  1911. <alabastorArchfiend> maybe yours for good measure
  1912. <alabastorArchfiend> sides, its comfy down here. i dunno bout you, but i had a long day.
  1913. <MrStroder> alright, i hear you
  1914. <MrStroder> ill pop off
  1915. <alabastorArchfiend> oh what, is a slumber too hardcore for you?
  1916. <alabastorArchfiend> next thing you know, youll be declinin tea parties. sorry, miss daisy, somebodys gotta be the designated driver.
  1917. <MrStroder> nah i was planning on kicking it anyway
  1918. <MrStroder> rude, im a tea girl through and through mind you
  1919. <alabastorArchfiend> only cuz you spike the earl grey with everclear, i bet
  1920. <MrStroder> no porcelain glass is safe
  1921. <MrStroder> but yeah, nerdo
  1922. <MrStroder> im glad youre not dead forever
  1923. <alabastorArchfiend> funny, so am i. bein alive is pretty fuckin great, i gotta say.
  1924. <MrStroder> giddy you think so
  1925. -*- MrStroder turns to walk over toward his own bed, pausing.
  1926. <MrStroder> wait
  1927. <alabastorArchfiend> ?
  1928. salvaged from the fire.
  1929. -*- MrStroder throws it over to Nero.
  1930. <MrStroder> gnight
  1931. -*- alabastorArchfiend It hits his fACE.
  1932. -*- alabastorArchfiend SQUEAK.
  1933. -*- MrStroder snICKER
  1934. <alabastorArchfiend> (i think that's a good a place to stop as any 8y)
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