Theatre of the Absurd - earlog-rafters

MysteryBot BOT 19-Mar-22 08:51 PM

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-----Phase 3----- RAFTERS Heat rises, don't you know? The bulk of the fire is concentrated in the old, rotting wood of the theatre's rafters. Most of the planks remain intact enough for you to stand and move around on, but the roof is burning, small holes opened up to reveal... something that is definitely not a sky. There's a set of lights pointed towards the stage, but they aren't on as of right now. Upon closer inspection, that's probably because the wire connecting them to the outlet has a break in it! If you managed to fix it, you could have near-complete control over the stage's lighting, effecting the overall mood of any ongoing plays. There's an abundance of coffee up here, for... some reason. You'd estimate about five cups, at a glance. There's also an unlabeled locked box. It feels quite heavy. Some carpenter must have left his stuff here - there's a hammer, handsaw, tape measure, and sharpie scattered about. There's also an opened bucket of paint. It's opened and on its side, but for some reason, no paint has spilled out. Surrounded by flames, a bright yellow light glimmers - shining from a large crystal that hovers in the air. You can get a pretty great view of everything below from up here! Looking from this angle, you can see a few of the audience members really stand out, having a lot more defined form. Perhaps you'd be more successful interacting with them over the other audience members? There's a rope going down to the STAGE from here. In the back, there's a ladder going to the BACKSTAGE. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825715272907358221/954057104103190568/td4.png

Bravocat

A tall, humanoid figure. The head is a stitched together mask, but what lies beneath isn't exactly clear.

cat-mask

VISIBLE not to be confused with a cat/box, it's a giant cat mask, stitched together from a greenish fabric.

Klahadore

(he/him) A tall, slim man with slicked black hair. Wears glasses and a black suit.

black-duffel

VISIBLE It's a large, black duffel bag! What could be inside?

Double Trouble

Pronouns: They/Them Seemingly reptilian in appearance, they are fairly slim and are quite tall (about 6ft or 1.82m).

@Bravocat @Klahadore @Double Trouble

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 08:52 PM

they give a large laugh

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 08:52 PM

Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap.

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 08:53 PM

Haha-HAHAHAHAHA!!

I couldn't have imagined that going any better!

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 08:53 PM

Absolutely stunning! Bravo! Bravo!

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 08:54 PM

Thank you, thank you! And I couldn't have done it without you!

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 08:54 PM

Oh it was nothing!

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 08:54 PM

Now things should start getting interesting.

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 08:55 PM

I knew there was a reason I liked you

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 08:55 PM

Well, now it is just the three of us, so I suppose I can drop that embarrassing act of acrobatics to demonstrate how giving items can be done in complete secrecy. I think it highly unlikely anyone can see us up here.

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 08:55 PM

Oh! How thrilling!

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 08:56 PM

Ah, indeed, the acrobatics were impressive but your little gift was quite eye-catching as well!

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 08:59 PM

And I can drop my other act, too, for the moment, now that we're all accomplices. "Klahadore"... Is nothing more than a... 'stage name', I suppose you could say? In a production that lasted three long years. And now that I've been stolen from my land of origin, it serves little purpose but making those around me underestimate me. I will entrust you both with this, as, frankly, my reputation is likely shot regardless after taking part in such a... controversial, performance.

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 09:01 PM

Oh but how could you have known how such a performance would go?

Frankly, I didn't either!

I have no idea where the fire came from!

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 09:02 PM

Yes I do believe you’re “reputation” can be maintained

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 09:02 PM

Perhaps that is the power of such a collaboration.

But yes, I believe it's only me who will be... questioned, among certain people.

But I think there are more than a few others here who share our sentiments.

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 09:03 PM

"Klahadore" opens his duffel bag, pulling out and equipping what lies inside: two furry gloves with full-length blades attached to each and every finger. My name is Kuro "of a Hundred Plans", Captain of the Black Cat Pirates.

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 09:04 PM

Hoho! Now that is impressive!

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 09:04 PM

Oh! Absolutely stunning!

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 09:04 PM

I knew there was more to you than a simple butler.

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 09:05 PM

Yes there’s definitely a reason I took a liking to both of you. I can tell this will be fun!

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 09:05 PM

I do believe you are right, that my reputation can be salvaged, but it is not undamaged.

Klahadore may be useful to me yet.

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 09:06 PM

My dear, you've already captured the hearts of the audience. The rest will follow for you.

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 09:06 PM

True, especially since they did see us all jump to the rafters

But what a wonderful disguise and performance!

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 09:07 PM

Indeed!

(ok i may or may not have to go to work for 8 hours right now so uh, have fun ttyl)

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 09:09 PM

(Ah good luck. I probably will have to leave for about an hour here soon)

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 09:12 PM

Where I am from... Captain Kuro is dead. I pinned all of my crimes to a marine officer by having one of my subordinates hypnotize him into believing it to be so!

I took the guise of a beggar, and that foolish family took my bait, exactly to plan! I ingratiated myself to them, tolerating years of being ordered around by a spoiled child... She believed I cared for her, when in reality... I viewed her with nothing but disdain. Her fortune would have been mine. She trusted none more than I. But just has my plan was about to come to fruition... I was spirited away, to here! Can you imagine my frustration? My fury?

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 09:24 PM

That does sound quite the buzzkill!

Fret not, by the time this performance ends our dear organizers will get the gratification they deserve for trying to play us for fools.

And of course, we’ll put on an unforgettable show in the meantime!

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 09:37 PM

Oh dear, that does see like a tragic end. Even then, I do highly respect your dedication (edited)

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 09:46 PM

Though I am used to being top of my station, the strange happenings around here make me realize I am out of my depth if I were to try to work entirely on my own. And my abilities behoove me to make allies, difficult though that seemed for a man of my pride. Kuro grins wickedly, adjusting his glasses with the heel of his hand, entirely unencumbered by his Cat Claws. For, you see, if I predict what someone is about to do and perform a counteraction to it, then I and my allies are guaranteed to succeed in actions against them!

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 09:51 PM

Oh fascinating! That does seem useful. And for someone of your intellect, it would seem even more beneficial

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 09:53 PM

(ok dinnertime I will be back)

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Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 10:12 PM

(Alright I’m fully back whenever you guys are)

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 10:21 PM

It is gratifying to hear praise of Kuro, not Klahadore, after so long in disguise.

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 10:22 PM

they give a smile

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 10:24 PM

Kuro returns it.

So, have either of you looked up through the holes recently? Because that looks nothing like the sky where I am from...

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 10:27 PM

Oh. Hmm… that is a tad concerning

Very interesting though

I do have to ask, what is exactly on that pamphlet you handed me earlier? I can’t quite make out everything on it.

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 10:30 PM

I haven't taken the time to read it, either. Essentially, between that pamphlet that cannot be read without effort, the locked door at the lobby, and these holes in the roof... There is something utterly bizarre happening here.

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 10:31 PM

So it would seem

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 10:32 PM

I agree with Bravocat, that the organizers are trying to make a fool out of us.

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 10:33 PM

It does seem that way though I honestly couldn’t care less! As long as I can cause a little mayhem and get what I’m looking for, I’m all good.

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 10:37 PM

Ah, yes, I might as well tell you what I am truly looking for, petty though it may seem... I seek wealth. I sought enough to retire and live my days in peace at last. I tired of the constant persecution at the hands of bounty hunters and marines... Though, perhaps my goal could use some revision, if something much more substantial is afoot. I can certainly make my fortune another day, in any of a hundred ways!

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 10:39 PM

Then it seems like we both have a common goal

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 11:11 PM

I did not lie about my goals earlier, I truly do only seek a performance to be remembered!

Though as you might have guessed, “causing a little mayhem” as Double Trouble put it is how I intend to go about that!

What’s a story without conflict, after all?

Which is why I’m oh so pleased to have made my acquaintance with both of you!

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 11:13 PM

Oh no the pleasure is all mine

they take a bow

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 11:13 PM

Haha, always the performer you are.

Yes, I believe the 3 of us are capable of working together wonderfully.

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 11:14 PM

(I just realized that it's fucking Ghost King 2 up in here, my god)

Double Trouble BOT 19-Mar-22 11:14 PM

Yes. Though of course I’m only willing for a price

(LMAO)

(LETS GO)

Bravocat BOT 19-Mar-22 11:15 PM

(GHOST KING 2, NOW WITH 70% MORE TROLLING)

Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 11:19 PM

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Klahadore BOT 19-Mar-22 11:56 PM

So, it may be best to salvage some things from these burning rafters. Given that the lockbox is quite heavy, I suppose we can make the floor give out? One good slash at the boards beneath it, and look out below. After all, typically wealth is worthy of such protection, yes? It may be an item of interest to the both of us.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 12:02 AM

Yes that does seem like a plan. Though it may be better to either open the box and take whatever is inside or take the box itself. Despite my current stature, I feel as though taking the lockbox would not be too difficult.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 12:04 AM

Maybe I can attempt to create a lockpick prop...

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 12:58 AM

I suppose if you could make a lockpick, I may be able to unlock it. I have been known to get out of tricky situations

they horizontally blink

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:01 AM

Oh, also, if you're wondering about the floating gem, the flesh ship thing that calls itself Alpha is looking for those, to my knowledge.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:01 AM

Oh yes, I have heard about those

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:02 AM

Hm, being able to bargain with such a potentially destructive ship does sound appealing. (edited)

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:04 AM

It indeed does. We may need to be cautious as it seems to be out for beings that aren’t necessarily “good”

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:05 AM

So all that need be done is convince it whoever we want isn’t!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:07 AM

As far as everyone beneath us is concerned, we, being myself and Double Trouble, at least, were totally unaware that the theatre was going to be set ablaze. Bravocat will have the most to answer for on that front. Still, you were truly unaware that that was about to happen? The source of the fire remains a mystery?

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:08 AM

I’ve no reason to lie about such an ability to you!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:08 AM

Just confirming, yes.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:09 AM

I can only assume it was a result of the collaboration, or perhaps the witch in the audience picked up on the theme and did it.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:09 AM

So, it is a matter of convincing others of the truth.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:10 AM

I think that would be simple enough

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:11 AM

Admittedly that little performance does put me in the cast of the villain, but what can I say? It was for the show.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:11 AM

Therefore, we wouldn't be taking this crystal for ransom, we'd be doing Alpha a favor by retrieving it! It is better to think in such terms. Develop "Klahadores" of your own, if you will.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:12 AM

Oh I believe that shall be quite simple

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:12 AM

Ah, a splendid idea Kuro!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:12 AM

Wouldn’t you think?

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:12 AM

Kuro grins. Like looking in a mirror.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:13 AM

The ship didn’t seem the brightest individual, if you catch my drift.

I doubt it would be very hard at all!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:14 AM

So this is the ability you alluded to, then? How thorough is the transformation? Do you receive my abilities as well, or something of the sort?

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:15 AM

Oh my I didn’t even notice!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:15 AM

they chuckle

Yes

This is only physical

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:15 AM

A shape shifter! Now that has potential!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:16 AM

But if I do time to take the time to study one another, then I can gain some abilities as well

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:16 AM

With a name like 'Double Trouble', but no double to behold, this was a working theory of mine as to the nature of your abilities. You are the double.

Fascinating!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:17 AM

Why thank you!

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:17 AM

Ah, good taste!

How nice to meet you my doppelgänger.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:18 AM

It is a pleasure to meet you as well

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:19 AM

So then, is there anybody you two would like to “treat” this performance?

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:20 AM

Ta da!

Hmm

I have no one in particular

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:20 AM

Of course, we all have it out for our dear organizers, but only giving them their just deserts seems a bit small scale for such a performance.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:22 AM

No one in particular has made an enemy of me yet; I think few here worthy of my Claws, so far.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:22 AM

Something worth mentioning I did do a character study on Finch a bit earlier. I now easily have his ability when I transform into him

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:22 AM

I may try to send a little trouble in the direction of Stirner, the way he tries to control others simply sickens me!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:22 AM

Oh, really? Might I ask what he is capable of?

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Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:24 AM

Apparently if he does something that isn’t quite similar to the general tone of other actions, he gets a large boost to his own

A little Double Trouble you could say

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:24 AM

Funny, I thought he complimented our performance wonderfully.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:25 AM

He did do a wonderful job!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:25 AM

Stirner made for an amusing diversion when the rest of the stage auditions were quiet, though a novelty is all he was to me, in spite of Klahadore's words implying more camaraderie than such.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:26 AM

Though I feel like Finch is more innocent in nature and often blends into the background. Seems perfect for our work.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:26 AM

I suppose I could simply embrace the role of the villain if this performance is in true need of some conflict.

People may find it much harder to catch me than they would others.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:28 AM

Then... Hmm. Should Klahadore take the place of an unwitting pawn insisting upon your innocence, while Kuro cooperates wholeheartedly?

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:29 AM

I believe so, though at least for now I shall try to get back in peoples good graces.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:31 AM

I would quite like to give my own dramatic reveal at some point. If I had my way with the outfit, I would've likely revealed there and then... Though I was open to the idea of collaboration with you still.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:32 AM

The longer they wait, the all more dramatic it becomes, darling

You of course of all people know that

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:33 AM

I've waited three years. I, who was once the dreaded Captain Kuro, bowed and scraped to a spoiled little girl, and catered to her every whim... Can you fathom my humiliation? My Claws itch to be loosed.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:35 AM

Oh yes of course! It does certainly does sound dreadful. But a new audience awaits us! We must be sure to put on a grand performance

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:35 AM

Yes. I understand, now that I have an alliance, I have duties to more than just myself once more. I will bide my time.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:37 AM

Do not worry darling. It will all be worth our time and you’ll get to be yourself once more soon. Even more threatening than you already were!

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 01:41 AM

I understand your frustration, my friend.

And believe me, if it’s a dramatic reveal you’re looking for you will certainly get you chance!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 01:46 AM

How about a simple code? The time when my power is heightened, and my bloodthirst runs deepest: If you want me to reveal Kuro, you can say 'crescent moon' in some context. Of course, I may not agree, and there may be more discussion to be had, but that phrase would be a starting point. Does that sound agreeable?

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 01:46 AM

That does sound wonderful!

Oh this is so excited!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 03:08 AM

I wonder if those down in the audience have any idea they're being watched. Probably not, which makes me wonder if we were watched phase 1. Not that it matters much, simply idle curiosity.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 03:49 AM

A code, that would be wonderful!

I had quite the time trying to implicate to Double Trouble to attack the showrunners without arousing suspicion.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:52 AM

Hmm. Well it seems like they’re focused on the stage

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 03:52 AM

Oh, that does give me an idea for a coalition name, if you don't mind: The Showstoppers.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 03:53 AM

Speaking of which, since we’re doing codes, if I ever say someone is “dear to me,” it means I intend to attack them and you may join in if you deem it the right move.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:53 AM

Oooh!

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 03:54 AM

Oh and that is a fantastic name!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:54 AM

I also find that there’s a chance we may need to split up, especially if you need me to go undercover

Oh yes I definitely agree there!

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 03:54 AM

Yes, in fact I believe it would be best we split up now as to not arouse suspicion.

I’d like to head backstage, it feels too early for me to return to the stage for the moment.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:56 AM

That is probably for the best

It should be pretty easy for me to blend in. I think taking on the role of someone else may be the best call

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 03:57 AM

Far be it from me to stick around in the flaming woodwork... I am curious to look around backstage as well.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 03:58 AM

Actually... I think I’ll attempt to get into the directors box from here as I intended before.

If that doesn’t work then I’ll head backstage.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 04:06 AM

But, if you did not gather between my prodding about the microphone and the fact that the first aid kit prop I made is giveable, along with being usable the turn they are made, my props can also have a secondary effect or feature.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:07 AM

Oh! How useful!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 04:07 AM

For this lockpick, I was merely thinking of making it giveable, but... Are you in need of a sharp implement for other purposes, perhaps?

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:08 AM

I would adore having a communicator of some kind being attached to it

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 04:10 AM

Is such a thing conceivable...? I don't know if I could create a Den Den Mushi and attach it to the lockpick...

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:11 AM

Apologies I’m not quite used to the technology of other planets? Mind elaborating on what a “Den Den Mushi” is though I can infer it’s another word for communicator

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 04:12 AM

It is a type of telepathic snail that are the typical form of communication where I am from.

Technology... Seems to be quite advanced here, compared to back home. You will need to forgive my ignorance of the subject.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:16 AM

How intriguing!

It is completely fine darling, I’m still getting quite used to things here

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 04:18 AM

Not that I could create a living being with my prop skill, regardless, I would assume.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:18 AM

Most likely not

This is going to be a little more troublesome to go into without a communicator but I’m sure I could handle it.

Otherwise, a weapon attached may be the best course of action

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 04:30 AM

What I'm curious about are my prop's properties when offstage. If they cannot be used as though they are the real thing elsewhere, then the point might be moot.

Well... Only one way to find out. I've been thinking on communication, everything and anything I've read back home, plumbing the depths of my knowledge for anything that could help here... The principles behind it are still poorly understood, but Den Den Mushi use a sort of energy wave to communicate with one another, and certain scientific devices are able to replicate and receive the 'signal'. This is quite uncommon knowledge, as there is little need for replacing them, but... I think I may be able to create such a device. Granted, without a properly synced device, it may only pick up and send nonsense... Nonsense that sounds quite like what Orion referred to as a 'radio' earlier.

So, this wouldn't be a lockpick that functions as a communicator, really, but rather the opposite, wouldn't you say?

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:35 AM

Heh. It probably is now.

But yes, it will probably need to be synched up to another device to actually communicate

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 04:36 AM

If I remember how I set yours up, I should be able to make another.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:37 AM

Very well

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 04:38 AM

I shall give it my all.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:38 AM

And I am certain you will succeed!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 05:18 AM

(As much as i want to wait for Locke to get off of work, I really need to head to bed. Gn)

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 05:19 AM

(good night)

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 05:46 AM

(crying about it)

(jk have a good sleep you two)

Well, we've covered potential enemies of our little group, but how about potential allies?

Personally there's two I take an interest in! (edited)

Sado I believe is an obvious choice, she's expressed a similar philosophy to ours in performance and a similar, perhaps even more intense disdain for the showrunners' games. (edited)

She also has a lot of interesting tricks up her sleeve if that little disappearing act she pulled is anything to go by!

I recall she said she was looking for something here, so if either of you two happen to stumble upon something you think could be of special value, perhaps run it by her?

Who knows, perhaps it's in that lockbox! (edited)

Besides her, I'm still interested in that ghostly black figure from the auditions.

I suspect there's much more to its quiet demeanor than it would let on, and it seemed to take an interest in me...

Call it a hunch, but I think using them could warrant some very exciting results!

So, if you happen to run into them, point them in my direction, hm?

That's all that really interests me, feel free to contribute your own if you've any others in mind!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:04 AM

It is difficult to say, since the people Klahadore got along with are not necessarily those Kuro likes. Bernkastel has a vested interest in doing things she finds entertaining, but would likely turn her back if she decided siding with us had gotten boring, and we'd have a cinematographer already in any case, with Sado.

I don't know much about her, but I did find her tendency to work from behind the scenes... Relatable, perhaps.

Spark is a liability the moment he figures out we aren't do-gooders. He has allegedly saved the world before.

The one I won't name... Confuses me. It has expressed an interest in creating a world of chaos. It referred to itself as the biggest spook of them all when talking to Stirner, which, from what I've gathered of his philosophy, implies a certain... boogeyman quality, I suppose you could say.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:10 AM

When it comes to someone like that, it may be best to simply let them spin their wheels.

If anything, we could point do-gooders in their direction instead!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:11 AM

That was my plan at one point, before fate decided to place me alongside it.

Alpha is a gullible pawn who hardly understands itself.

The tree... Well. You've seen enough of how they are.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:13 AM

Did you grasp at all what it was talking about with the "Bydo?" I imagine if I could somehow work that into a direction it would be much more likely to listen.

It all sounded like gibberish to me though.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:15 AM

Simply put, it is almost undoubtedly a Bydo, but when we first met it, it was entirely convinced it was nothing but a regular human. Bydo are like the ultimate evil to it, which threw into flux its feelings about itself when I and some others refused to acknowledge it as human, Bernkastel in particular hammering it in.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:15 AM

So you say? (edited)

Mayhaps I should tell it that Bernakestal is in fact one of these "Bydo" and see how it takes that fact!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:18 AM

Right. Hypothetically, practically anyone could be a Bydo.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:18 AM

It could even be you.

I'm kidding, of course! (edited)

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:18 AM

Might as well be. The term holds no meaning to me.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:19 AM

It sounds like nonsense to me as well, but it's more important what it means to the warship, isn't it?

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:21 AM

Oh, one more thing I haven't mentioned. I've got an ultimate technique that damages everyone in the same area as me, but breaks my Claws.

If you see me dangle my arms loose and sway them from side to side...

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-kuro-gif-23434376

Guard.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:22 AM

Exciting!

Hopefully you won't have to use such a power prematurely.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:23 AM

Certainly. When my back is up against a wall only.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:24 AM

I suppose I haven't shared much about myself in this little private meeting have I?

Frankly I don't have nearly as potent powers as you two, just a few little tricks I've picked up over the years to help push a performance.

As I'm sure you noticed I'm able to whisper something to anyone who is the subject of my action for free.

Good for sparking little fires among strangers, but I could also see it being quite useful for planning now that I have some proper acquaintances!

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:27 AM

Useful indeed. Not all weapons are of steel.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:28 AM

Besides that, I'm quite light on my feet! Any kind of attack on me has about a half chance to completely miss!

It'll come in handy if I ever find myself in an unfavorable crowd.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:30 AM

Ah, dodgers alike. Maybe you can chance it against Shakushi, if you're feeling reckless and have something that needs doing.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:31 AM

Well you know what they say, the greater the risk the greater the reward!

We'll see if it happens to come about.

And... I'm not sure if I want to spill my final trick.

It might be best to have at least one trick up our sleeves on the offchance someone is listening in, hm?

I can say it's nothing universally destructive, so you needn't worry about getting caught up in anything.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:33 AM

Fair enough. I've been acting without fear largely because I have been aching to talk about this—well, I suppose I've brought up my three years enough times already.

And even if someone were listening in... I don't think knowing my tricks will stop them from getting sliced to ribbons.

Perhaps that's just my pride. I'm used to being surrounded by morons. (edited)

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:36 AM

Certainly, if anything if someone were listening in on the abilities of you two it would only result in fear and mistrust.

My last ace on the other hand would be a little spoiled if people knew I had it.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:37 AM

Understood. I will not press you.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:38 AM

Thank you for understanding!

Besides, it's more exciting for the audience if I don't reveal what it is, isn't it?

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:39 AM

Ever the showman... I suppose I'm the outlier of the group in that regard.

But I am nevertheless a man who understands drama. Especially irony. Shortly followed by tragedy. He smirks.

(alright going to bed properly now gn)

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:43 AM

(good talk goodnicht)

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 12:54 PM

Apologies for being a bit silent but I can assure you I was listening to everything

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:50 PM

I should specify that I will only be taking this part if payment is involved

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 03:51 PM

I'd imagine so. Certainly, there will be plenty of opportunity for recompense if we work together that wouldn't necessarily be possible working individually.

Did you happen to receive something from the audience after the last performance? I am confused as to the nature of the 'favors' mentioned in the instructions.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:53 PM

Not that I know of

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 03:53 PM

Interesting...

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 03:54 PM

I would suspect the fire cut things short for us to receive our favors.

A bit unfortunate, but worth the cost if I say so myself!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:55 PM

How things ended up might’ve been almost better than a favor!

But yes, I certainly never planned on being involved if I wasn’t being paid. You see I’m a mercenary of sorts and I want for you two to hire me.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 03:56 PM

Well I’m hardly in this for the money, so I’ll happily pass any I come along to you my dear!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:56 PM

Wonderful!

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 03:56 PM

Consider the job yours!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 03:57 PM

I can tell we’ll make a great team

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 03:57 PM

Certainly.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:14 PM

While we are coming up with codes, you may not recognize me while in character. If someone says the phrase “your new best friend” that will be me.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 04:51 PM

Although pondering further, the ghostly black being who doesn’t talk much may seem to be better for blending in. Saying that would definitely give me away.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 05:09 PM

Hmm I find it entertaining watching those two down there. They seem so simple.

they give a bit of a laugh

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:23 PM

Well, once again I must express how delighted I am that things have turned out as they have.

I doubt we’ll get the opportunity to speak in such secrecy again, so if there is anything more you’d like to say, speak now!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 06:25 PM

Well for one thing it is a pleasure to be working with both of you

This will be fun

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:25 PM

Indeed it will!

After all, all things are better in good company.

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:28 PM

I am delighted to have allies to more fully take advantage of my capabilities. You will see that I am quite the valuable asset... And I may be able to express ideas subtly using Klahadore, so I am not overly fearful of being unable to communicate entirely.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 06:30 PM

As stated before, I will be lying low though if we end up meeting each other I shall try and make myself know to you. I do hope we can find a way of communication

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:30 PM

If all goes well with this device, I'll create another.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 06:31 PM

Wonderful

I have to ask, will there be any specific goal or to just go around and cause some chaos?

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:31 PM

The both of us have the shared goal of finding riches. We can certainly look for ways to go about that, and support each other's efforts.

Bravocat BOT 20-Mar-22 06:32 PM

I seek to put on a great performance and bring down the showrunners. Chaos is merely the path to those goals!

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 06:33 PM

Excellent! I will be sure to put on a show

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 06:37 PM

Now I must to put the Claws away for the moment... And resume being Klahadore. Until we meet again, Kuro... He very, very carefully removes the gloves one after the other, and puts them back in the duffel bag.

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 06:38 PM

I shall bid you farewell darling

Double Trouble BOT 20-Mar-22 06:51 PM

And I now I say my goodbyes to both of you. I hope we meet again.

they take a bow

Klahadore BOT 20-Mar-22 07:00 PM

Until then.

Kurukuru BOT 20-Mar-22 07:00 PM

LOCK

1

Nikola Orsinov BOT 20-Mar-22 07:23 PM

Bravocat walks up to the floating crystal, and plucks it from the air!

It vibrates a bit in his hand.

Kuro puts together a strange device, with a speaker at one end and a microphone at the other. One end tapers off, allowing it to function as a lockpick!

He chucks it to Double Trouble, who grabs it with a grin and uses it to open the locked box.

Inside is...

A pair of instruments?

An accordion, and an electric guitar.

Fond memories...

Can't have a good performance without music, though!

Double Trouble grabs the instruments, and looks down to the audience.

They're checking on No-Face...

Drat. They don't seem to be doing what Double Trouble wants.

Nikola Orsinov BOT 20-Mar-22 08:13 PM

Bravocat judges the distance between here and the directors box...

Nah. Not even he, with his catlike reflexes, could make that.

MysteryBot BOT 20-Mar-22 08:42 PM

(edited)

Bravocat moved to backstage

Klahadore moved to backstage

Flutterina moved to stage

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MysteryBot BOT 20-Mar-22 08:42 PM

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-----Phase 4----- RAFTERS Heat rises, don't you know? The bulk of the fire is concentrated in the old, rotting wood of the theatre's rafters. Most of the planks remain intact enough for you to stand and move around on, but the roof is burning, small holes opened up to reveal... something that is definitely not a sky. There's a set of lights pointed towards the stage, but they aren't on as of right now. Upon closer inspection, that's probably because the wire connecting them to the outlet has a break in it! If you managed to fix it, you could have near-complete control over the stage's lighting, effecting the overall mood of any ongoing plays. There's an abundance of coffee up here, for... some reason. You'd estimate about five cups, at a glance. Some carpenter must have left his stuff here - there's a hammer, handsaw, tape measure, and sharpie scattered about. There's also an opened bucket of paint. It's opened and on its side, but for some reason, no paint has spilled out. You can get a pretty great view of everything below from up here! Looking from this angle, you can see a few of the audience members really stand out, having a lot more defined form. Perhaps you'd be more successful interacting with them over the other audience members? There's a rope going down to the STAGE from here. In the back, there's a ladder going to the BACKSTAGE. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825715272907358221/954057104103190568/td4.png

Jay Finch

@Jay Finch

Jay Finch BOT 20-Mar-22 11:47 PM

Welp

That didn't go as planned

Jay Finch BOT 21-Mar-22 08:36 PM

Hey, what that yellow guy is saying kind of makes sense...

Nikola Orsinov BOT 21-Mar-22 09:01 PM

LOCK

1

Kurukuru BOT 21-Mar-22 10:00 PM

Jay Finch begins to focus!

1

He casts aguamenti, dousing the audience with water!

1

...Some water also gets in his hair.

Oops!

MysteryBot BOT 21-Mar-22 10:29 PM

(edited)

Jay Finch moved to stage

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-----Phase 5----- RAFTERS Heat rises, don't you know? The bulk of the fire is concentrated in the old, rotting wood of the theatre's rafters. Most of the planks remain intact enough for you to stand and move around on, but the roof is burning, small holes opened up to reveal... something that is definitely not a sky. There's a set of lights pointed towards the stage, but they aren't on as of right now. Upon closer inspection, that's probably because the wire connecting them to the outlet has a break in it! If you managed to fix it, you could have near-complete control over the stage's lighting, effecting the overall mood of any ongoing plays. There's an abundance of coffee up here, for... some reason. You'd estimate about five cups, at a glance. Some carpenter must have left his stuff here - there's a hammer, handsaw, tape measure, and sharpie scattered about. There's also an opened bucket of paint. It's opened and on its side, but for some reason, no paint has spilled out. You can get a pretty great view of everything below from up here! Looking from this angle, you can see a few of the audience members really stand out, having a lot more defined form. Perhaps you'd be more successful interacting with them over the other audience members? There's a rope going down to the STAGE from here. In the back, there's a ladder going to the BACKSTAGE. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825715272907358221/954057104103190568/td4.png

Tree

a bare willow tree, it has a sticky note stuck on it that says "I heart U" whoever stuck it on the tree must have been very affectionate. I mean, it's not like the willow could have... Like it's a tree it can't write or stick notes on things... Can it?

Robbie Rotten

triple-trouble

VISIBLE It's Bobby, Tobby and Flobby Rotten! Three guys in striped purple suits, matching the appearance of Robbie Rotten exactly.

Garcian Smith

@Robbie Rotten @Garcian Smith

Con Smith BOT 21-Mar-22 10:47 PM

Ok then!

Time to put out that fire

A bare Willow Tree (un saule) BOT 21-Mar-22 11:14 PM

the tree does nothing

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 12:29 AM

HA HA HA! See, boys, a sneaky hiding spot like this is just what a villain needs! (edited)

From here we can do all sorts of oh-so-shifty things - like drop down a little present of these slippery, slidey banana peels!

Now, if only we knew for certain that the Funnyman was down there...

Hey! @Con Smith! What happened to you?! You're looking, erm... different.

Can you tell me who's down on stage now?!

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 02:18 AM

What the hell do you mean something happened to me?

I've been here this whole time!

Hey aren't you the guy who's against superheroes?

I love superheroes so much, do you know any cool ones?

Oh! Also no one is down on the stage right now

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 02:30 AM

YOU love SUPERHEROES?!

GAAAAH!

I DON'T know any cool ones thank you very much, because - get this - NONE of them are cool!

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 02:42 AM

What?!?!

That's crazy superheroes are sick man

Damn you really got all this twisted

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 02:52 AM

Yeah, they're sick - sick in the head!

Hahahaha!

But eh, seriously. I had no problem with superheroes until that Sportabumbler showed up! He's been ruining EVERYTHING around Lazy Town! It's not even worthy of the NAME any more!

AUGH!

What do YOU love so much about them, anyway?!

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 02:54 AM

Ugh whatever you weirdo

I love superheroes because of how cool they are!

They're always doing the craziest stunts and saving people in the name of justice

You can't get better than that!

Honestly I'm glad I'm working security, compared to the usual jobs it feels more like I'm actually making a difference like a real hero

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 02:55 AM

Yeah yeah.

Hmm, wait... this could be a good opportunity, if I use it right...

Heeheehee!

ALRIGHT! Um...

Who are YOUR favourite superheroes, then?

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 02:56 AM

Hmmmmmm

The Handsome Men!

Maybe Handsome Red?

Ohhhhh Handsome Blue is cool too

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 02:57 AM

Wh-

Who in the great googly moogly are they?!

I've never even heard of them!

Besides, I'M the most Handsome Man you'll ever see, Ha Ha Ha!

https://tenor.com/view/robbie-rotten-lazy-town-feeling-great-today-mood-gif-13436634

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 03:01 AM

I can't actually see you dude but judging by your voice I'd say you aren't the most handsome guy out there

But don't worry, I'm sure the Handsome Men would be able to give you some pointers

...although I've never actually seen any without their mask on

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 03:02 AM

How about, um, do you know of any superheroes HERE?

In this theatrrre?

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 03:02 AM

Just look at these guys, aren't they the coolest?

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 03:02 AM

Oh, the Power Rangers! I know those guys!

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 03:02 AM

I heard there were some but I haven't seen any yet

Actually let me think

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 03:03 AM

More than one, you say? I know about that Sillyman, but there are... others?

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 03:03 AM

Well that Alpha guy seemed to be talking a lot about saving people from "Bydos"

I wasn't paying much attention to them but I'd say that's pretty heroic!

But a real superhero?

Hmmmmmmm

Maybe you could become a superhero yourself?

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 03:05 AM

https://tenor.com/view/robbie-rotten-what-no-lazy-town-stef%C3%A1n-karl-stef%C3%A1nsson-gif-16296078

ME? Well... I could disguise myself as a superhero...

But how could I catch myself?!

Con Smith BOT 22-Mar-22 03:06 AM

Maybe after I put out this fire I could be a superhero for the day?

That would be awesome!

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 03:11 AM

Hehehe, maybe, maybe...

Robbie Rotten BOT 22-Mar-22 04:09 PM

Alright, you blockheads - watch and learn!

Here's the deal:

They'll slip and slide on these BANANA PEELS!

HA HA HA!

Kurukuru BOT 22-Mar-22 07:02 PM

LOCK

Robbie rotten gets out some banana peels! He starts tossing them down to the stage, but more land on the rafters than not.

Suddenly, Bobby, Tobby, and Flobby Rotten start to do the same!

...Scattering banana peels on the raters, that is!

In a moment, the four are completely surrounded by banana peels!

1

Robbie tries to jump out of the circle of bananas, but doesn't quite have the distance, and lands on one.

1

...Inevitably, the three behind him do the same thing!

They all trip and fall, but appear mostly uninjured.

(dumbass)

Meanwhile, Con Smith has been working to put out the fire.

He seems quite successful!

MysteryBot BOT 22-Mar-22 09:15 PM

(edited)

Robbie Rotten moved to stage

Garcian Smith moved to backstage

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-----Phase 6----- RAFTERS Heat rises, don't you know? There's a good few planks aflame or burnt, but the fire is mostly put out. Most of the planks remain intact enough for you to stand and move around on, but the roof is still burning, small holes opened up to reveal... something that is definitely not a sky. All of the rafters are covered in banana peels! Be careful where you stand! There's a set of lights pointed towards the stage, but they aren't on as of right now. Upon closer inspection, that's probably because the wire connecting them to the outlet has a break in it! If you managed to fix it, you could have near-complete control over the stage's lighting, effecting the overall mood of any ongoing plays. There's an abundance of coffee up here, for... some reason. You'd estimate about five cups, at a glance. Some carpenter must have left his stuff here - there's a hammer, handsaw, tape measure, and sharpie scattered about. There's also an opened bucket of paint. It's opened and on its side, but for some reason, no paint has spilled out. You can get a pretty great view of everything below from up here! Looking from this angle, you can see a few of the audience members really stand out, having a lot more defined form. Perhaps you'd be more successful interacting with them over the other audience members? There's a rope going down to the STAGE from here. In the back, there's a ladder going to the BACKSTAGE. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825715272907358221/954057104103190568/td4.png

Tree

a bare willow tree, it has a sticky note stuck on it that says "I heart U" whoever stuck it on the tree must have been very affectionate. I mean, it's not like the willow could have... Like it's a tree it can't write or stick notes on things... Can it?

Bydo System Alpha

A large mass of slimy flesh and twisted steel, over 16 meters long. Hovers using thrusters embedded in its flesh. Its front has irregular gelatinous, glassy person sized blue blobs as "eyes". It has fleshy tendrils, each as thick as a narrow tree and longer than a person

bydo-force

BIG

VISIBLE A big orb, currently dull, hangs off of the Bydo System Alpha.

coffee-bag

VISIBLE It's a bag of coffee beans!

blue-crystal

VISIBLE It's a crystal that glows bright blue!

yellow-crystal

VISIBLE It's a crystal that glows bright yellow!

@Bydo System Alpha

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:20 PM

Are you really just a tree?

Just, you know, making sure

If you, with hypothetical eyes, saw me doing something suspicious, would you rat me out?

MysteryBot BOT 22-Mar-22 10:40 PM

Problem Sleuth appeared from ???! (edited)

Problem Sleuth

A monochrome detective dressed all in white. It appears he's dressed in a tuxedo, and has candy corns for fangs. Watch out - he's looking to kill. He/Him pronouns, talks in "Proper punctuation, and grammar - for the most part."

candy-corn-revolver

VISIBLE A gun that shoots... candy?? Nevertheless, it looks pretty deadly! It'll do decent damage to a single target, but it only has six shots!

gambit-schema

VISIBLE A slightly out-of-date pumpkin. Carved into it is Problem Sleuth's face! moved from: purgatory

Pasqualo Trianglini appeared from ???! (edited)

Pasqualo Trianglini

A blond-haired lanky-looking boy. A watermark is always plastered across him. Any pronouns, and talks "Informally - with REFERENCES!" Pasqualo is accompanied by a disembodied voice called Cathode. He uses he/him pronouns, and [speaks in lowercase in brackets]

cathodetheme

VISIBLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeDxjnsrqh0

jelly-baby-shotgun

VISIBLE A shotgun that fires one MASSIVE jelly baby! This will do insane damage to anyone stood in front of you, but only has one shot. moved from: purgatory

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:40 PM

THE TRIFORCE OF POWER HAVE LANDED!

[and we're here to rock your world!]

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:41 PM

Sleuth just rolls his eyes.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:41 PM

Pasqualo points his shotgun at Alpha.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:41 PM

Wow! hello! I was not expecting to meet anybody else up here!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:41 PM

Now, tell us where the hell Bernkastel is.

We have business with her.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:41 PM

I have no idea!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:42 PM

OH GREAT!

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:42 PM

Look, i want to shoot her too, so reserve a shot for me, yeah?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:42 PM

Is that the truth, or are you lying.

Hm.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:42 PM

Believe me, she's keeping something from me that's mine

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:42 PM

Pasqualo narrows his eyes at Alpha.

[listen here ship]

[none of us here in the triforce could honestly care about your predicament with this theater]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:43 PM

The red crystal! it's all i need to fully power up my force!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:43 PM

[pasqualo is supposed to be dead, cathode is metanarrative and so he actually isnt here]

[and sleuth is somewhat convinced that this is a figment of his imagination]

[oh. im cathode. sorry for referring to myself in the third person]

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:44 PM

Anyways, what was that all about with the broadcast last phase?

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:44 PM

(oh!)

(well, could just be weird bydo shit, wouldnt be the weirdest thing going on with the bydo)

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:45 PM

[oh there's another of you?]

[oh shit sorry i meant like]

[with this communication stuff]

[in the past ive only really seen it with other narrators]

[there's other people doing... this? here]

Apparently?

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:45 PM

(parentheses are ooc for me)

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:46 PM

[square brackets are both for me]

[cathode does not care about your out of character]

[the fourth wall has been fucking broken]

[its in shatters]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:46 PM

(wow, maybe this is reaching levels beyond bydo fuckery)

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:47 PM

Oh! The fourth wall! I've seen that, right. Yeah, the... windows.

The... windows.

Oh, phew.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:47 PM

Some crazy fucking shit happened!

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:48 PM

There were only three windows in the imaginary universe. ...huh. You know, that'd explain a lot.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:48 PM

I knew bernkastel was a bydo spy, i knew it all along and did NOTHING to stop her!

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:48 PM

Oh, yeah - that looked like crazy shit to me.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:48 PM

You need to help me... beat her!

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:48 PM

I want to let you know that all three of us were coming up here to steal Phanto Mask's key and then shoot the shit out of as many people as possible.

But now Bernkastel just kind of looks like a jerk.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:49 PM

Yeah! She's a big JERK!

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:49 PM

Shooting people? That doesn't sound very nice

Believe me! Bernkastel is a jerk!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:49 PM

[eh i mean]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:49 PM

All the more reason you should Heavily Injure her and keep her subdued for the phase!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:50 PM

[i personally have no connections to most people here, pasqualo has family and friends to go back to when he dies, sleuth views killing people as a method of swaying people over]

[it was a natural conclusion]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:50 PM

And after i get a shot at her after that, uh, don't attack her! she'll learn her lesson, haha (edited)

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:50 PM

[oh, im gonna kill her]

Yeah, I agree with Cathode. He seems to know what's going on.

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:51 PM

The brainghost might not be the smartest bucket of bolts, but I agree with him.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:51 PM

Your brain ghost seems kind of cool!

Though... very bydoey!

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:51 PM

[eh, ive been in a situation like this before]

HEY! GET OUT OF MY HEAD

GO OVER TO HIS

[ok got it got it]

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:52 PM

[as i was saying]

[yeah]

[i mean. ive just dealt with stuff like this before]

[other people trying to break the walls of reality is my bread and butter]

[and to be honest, bernkastel has been ticking me off for a long time now]

[this is just the step that went too far]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:53 PM

I'll look for bernkastel backstage, you uh, look for her in the audience!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:53 PM

He's like my spirit guide!

[honestly im considering firing from the rafters]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:54 PM

I REALLY need to "teach her a lesson" you know!

With this specific weapon!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:54 PM

[why are you coding your words with me]

[i also want to kill bernkastel]

[like]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:54 PM

In a way that requires her not being harmed at all for the next two phases

Coding? like a computer?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:54 PM

[i literally got drunk, fell into an imaginary universe and]

[oh god]

[this is just more politics]

[ok fuck this]

[you're dying here]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:54 PM

This is some kind of weird bydo broadcast system!

Hey wait no

You can have her you can have her!!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:55 PM

[let me kill her when i see her otherwise i kill you now]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:55 PM

I'll find someone else to seed okay chill weirdo

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:55 PM

[you're the weirdo. fucking. flying flesh ship]

[goddamn]

[the ass was not fat]

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 10:55 PM

What the fuck does that even mean?

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:56 PM

Hey i didn't choose to have these dashing looks!

Should i seed kitty guy? he must be pretty heavily wounded by now, but the stage is so visible of a place...

Hey wait... why am i trying to seed someone? (edited)

fuck i'm just straight up a bydo now aren't i

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:58 PM

[oh huh, ive actually not been looking down there. let me take a look down at the stage with my metanarrative wizard spying powers]

Wait, you're a wizard? Does that make you like Harry Potter?

[yes]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:58 PM

So what is this, "metal narrative?"

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:58 PM

Also, Bydo...? Isn't that from R-Type?

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:58 PM

is it something that can be claimed for uh, the glory of the bydo empire?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:58 PM

[it just means i think this is all a video game and that im not actually here right now]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:59 PM

An r-type is a type of ship!

Named for the round canopy thing, i think!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 10:59 PM

[in a different game itd probably mean more but something about ludonarrative dissonance]

Oh, wow, I didn't... actually... know that? Interesting!

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 10:59 PM

Game?? people keep talking about life as a game, it's weird

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:00 PM

[i mean, to me it is]

[you are literally all in an objective game to me]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 11:00 PM

What would my life even be as a video game, one of those arcade shooting games?

I'd like to think of my morality as rather subjective, i think!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:00 PM

Yeah, this concept isn't new to me. Death introduced it to me a while back. It's interesting - and then you get on with your life.

[hm]

[honestly]

[from my perspective, yeah it is one of those arcade shooters]

[although i think ive seen a couple strategy games too]

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 11:01 PM

That's fucked up!

At least in the games, the ships don't like, die when slightly grazed by a bydo shot, right?

The armour works as well as it's supposed to, right??

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:02 PM

[i honestly don't know - i never was much of a horizontal shmup guy]

[i like vertical shooters more]

I think they do? It's been a while since I checked. Hell does weird things to your brain.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 11:02 PM

You've been to hell??

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:02 PM

Damn you, Sean Evans.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 11:02 PM

Like, hell hell, not the bydo abyss??

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:02 PM

Well yeah, where else do you think you go when you die?

It's a joint heaven-hell called Pandaemonium, with purgatory right in the middle.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 11:03 PM

I prefer not to think about it, maybe time will just go back a bit, maybe take away some of my stuff as punishment or something

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:03 PM

Although, when I was last there - Garfield and Altered were shaping things up a bit...

And anyways, I'm basically locked to France; because... surprise! You can still die in the afterlife.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 11:04 PM

When you're done with Bernkastel, could you give me the red crystal she has?

You won't find much use for it, but i will

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 11:04 PM

It depends.

How much are you paying for it?

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 11:04 PM

Uh, a bag of coffee?

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 11:04 PM

Problem Sleuth contemplates this.

Alpha BOT 22-Mar-22 11:04 PM

the crystal's useless to you anyway

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 11:05 PM

That would be a pretty good offer if I wasn't already hopped up on IMAGINATION juices.

Unfortunately, the coffee - at the moment - is pretty useless to me.

Also, wait wait wait wait wait. Time went back a bit for you, too?

Like... here, I mean.

In this theater.

I'm familiar with the topic of post-death rewind, myself - but... y'know, you gotta make these things clear.

MysteryBot BOT 22-Mar-22 11:23 PM

Max Stirner appeared from ???! (edited)

Max Stirner

A normal guy, with a great wide smile. He has a dress on.

sauerkraut

VISIBLE It's a delicious looking dish of sauerkraut with a side of traditional German sausage, cooked with the utmost amount of care and dedication. Though, it seems somewhat empty. Definitely not enough for a full meal.

hot-sauce-smear

VISIBLE There is hot sauce all over Stirner's dress! He is clearly unhappy about this, since he HATES spicy things. moved from: ???

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:23 PM

Hello.

I was taking some time off in my private room.

I do see some familiar and unfamiliar faces here!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:27 PM

[stirner, you son of a bitch!]

[hello!]

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 11:28 PM

Problem Sleuth seems to be adjusting his hat in thought.

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:28 PM

Is that... "Cat Ode"?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:28 PM

[yup]

[so uh]

[sleuth got so drunk... the way you would put it is that he actualized my ego into a physical form]

[we went to hell and got this guy]

Hi! I'm Pasqualo!

[in exchange for my physical body, which is currently waiting for me back in purgatory]

[and of course, a quick board game with death and some friends of mine]

[did you know that people like to dress you up in cat outfits? its strange]

[long story short is -]

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 11:30 PM

We're here to kill Bernkastel.

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:30 PM

I-

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:31 PM

Yup! He took it right out of my mouth.

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:31 PM

This is a lot!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:31 PM

[well, thats what happens when you spend 3 phases by yourself. you find things to do]

[by the way, what was up with that fire? i was awfully concerned my body was about to be retconned out of existence there!]

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 11:32 PM

And trust me, I know all about retconning.

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:32 PM

The fire from the first play?

Bravocat claims that it was a mistake, apparently.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:33 PM

[yes! it nearly consumed sleuth's body before he teleported out]

[so yeah we kind of have a grudge against a lot of the theater troupe]

[we understand what's going on, we don't like it, we think the violence is stupid and isnt going to solve anything]

[but at the same time, violence is the only way these two know how to solve problems - and they're the only two i could get]

Problem Sleuth BOT 22-Mar-22 11:34 PM

At least you can direct us, though.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:34 PM

[yeah, thats true]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:35 PM

........

And-

Uh, why do you wish to kill Bernkastel?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:35 PM

[because as far as i know she nearly killed bravocat? and i mean]

[dont get me wrong]

[id love to kill bravocat as well]

[violence solves literally none of your problems]

[note that i say your operatively because]

[it doesnt apply to me]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:36 PM

My landlord says otherwise!

Well, I say otherwise.

I killed my landlord.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:37 PM

[violence solves some problems, but none of the ones in this context - then]

[if you're going to be like that]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:37 PM

Haha!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:37 PM

Pasqualo is rubbing his forehead.

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:37 PM

So I have proven you wrong!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:37 PM

Ugh, philosophers.

I had enough of this with Diogenes.

[no, you've merely made me shift my point to one that's more accurate to the stance i currently hold]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:38 PM

How do you know that violence won't solve the problems that Lady Bernkastel might have?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:38 PM

[because im about done with dealing with politics and if you dont move out of the goddamn way max]

[im going to put a jelly baby through your torso and kick you out onto that stage so that everybody in this game can watch you bleed]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:39 PM

Ah, but you see!

I am myself interested to talk with Lady Bernkastel.

She has been a quite exquisite conversation partner and I would not be pleased to see her murdered.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:39 PM

[oh good, that makes two of us. im sure you can detect the raw sarcasm dripping from my statement]

[oh yeah]

[and realistically, stirner]

[what are you going to stop me]

[the most you can do is stop my influence on this game]

[but i can always come back]

[i have nothing to lose]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:40 PM

...I have sauerkraut.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:41 PM

[oh good. sauerkraut]

[stirner]

[do you know who bernkastel is?]

[like, legitimately]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:41 PM

...Would you like some, actually? I'm... Not that hungry.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:41 PM

[give me a rundown of your thoughts on her]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:41 PM

Yes!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:41 PM

[i wish i could eat right now max, but as a disembodied voice i unfortunately have no mouth. give it to pasqualo]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:42 PM

She has told me that she is a Witch of great power, capable of performing miracles. Considering the things I have witnessed today, I have reasons to trust such claims.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:42 PM

[yeah, shes not wrong]

[but]

[i think im the only person here who knows what media everybody here is from]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:43 PM

"Media"?

Could this be confirming my theory?

...I suppose you haven't heard of my theory.

About this place, I mean!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:44 PM

[i have not]

[but please, tell me]

[and after that i will tell you my thoughts about bernkastel]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:46 PM

You see, it is of my belief that this place, this... "theatre" is either manifesting spooks, or what you could call ideas into physical forms, in one way or another; that, or this place is somehow in-between the physical and spiritual world, allowing for spirits of sorts to manifest.

You would be the most obvious example, but another such thing could be the impressive plays we have witnessed, which appear to make the wishes, the ideas of their directors come to life.

This would also explain the high amount of what would be considered strange happenings!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:47 PM

[...max, you're close enough that i can work with it]

[to me, this is like... a theater of what is happening in this theater]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:48 PM

Hm... I see.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:48 PM

[but of course, i can only see the areas my characters are inhabiting. like these rafters]

[like a set in a play]

[so to you, yes - i am the spook. but to me - you are the spook. we can of course agree to disagree, and we have our own egos.]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:50 PM

Fascinating!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:51 PM

[of course - when i talk about media - though...]

[i am talking about the many walks of life and realities - from my perspective - everybody has walked down]

[both problem sleuth and pasqualo, for example, are from online webcomics - serial pieces of fiction that combine words and images to create a new form of entertainment that can be consumed by the masses]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:53 PM

Interesting!

So to you, the individuals here are... from things such as books?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:54 PM

[sleuth's source media - the titular Problem Sleuth - is quite silly and comedic, but still quite adventurous and full of action. pasqualo's source media - it hurts!! - is an extremely raunchy comedy that turns into a melancholy drama about how life progresses.]

[and... well. not entirely]

[not everyone here is 100% from media, per se. it is the norm, but with every rule comes the exception]

[people like to break rules]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:55 PM

Hah! I understand that feeling!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:56 PM

[for example, you - max stirner - should be very glad to feel that you are a person who does not exist in any reality and are very much non-fictional. you are real.]

[to me, you are a person - even if you were centuries before my time.]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:56 PM

That is pleasing to know.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:56 PM

[of course everybody else here is a person as well but]

Max Stirner BOT 22-Mar-22 11:56 PM

I do see that I appear to have been displaced, time-wise.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 22-Mar-22 11:56 PM

[a real life person as opposed to a fictional person]

[and yes, i have noticed]

[now, here's where we get down to brass tacks]

[i mentioned earlier that you are from non-fiction, and problem sleuth is from a fictional narrative]

[people like bernkastel and i happen when you try and mix the two. that's when you get the metanarrative.]

[and while bernkastel is very much definitely a fictional character... she has the strength of being able to travel across many different realities - what her home media calls a fragment.]

[combined with her natural ability as the Witch of Miracles to be able to cause miracles... well.]

[this is leading to something, max]

[bernkastel is from a murder mystery story revolving around a single mass murderous incident with little details known about it and the deep and curious theorization by quite a few people as to what could have happened in that incident]

[in umineko, bernkastel's source material - there are two layers. magic and reality. the reality layer represents what is currently being thought to have happened in that incident; the magic layer is a nebulous realm containing many witches, demons and sorcerers]

[and... one of those witches is bernkastel - someone who i would call an unambiguous villain character throughout most of the story, as she uses her ability to cause miracles to...]

[she guides people to the truth. no matter how painful it might be.]

[if we truly cannot escape, bernkastel will kill everyone here.]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:04 AM

Why would she do such a thing?

What truth is there in this?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:05 AM

[if we can, bernkastel will kill everyone except for everyone who could.]

[she's the witch of miracles. witches dont need reasons to do things. they're magic, they just do.]

[and i READ the media she came from]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:05 AM

...How do you know she will kill everybody?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:05 AM

[do you want me to be honest?]

[i dont know that. i dont know that shes planning on killing everybody. but i know shes planning something. and whatever it is, isn't good.]

[and if you allow her to have a chance at speaking, she has won.]

[i would rather risk killing her if she was innocent, because if i gave her mercy and she wasnt - i would die.]

[she thrives off of despair]

[and as i said, im just the puppeteer]

[pasqualo's going to go back to france after this, and well... if sleuth dies...]

[he has apparently gained enough imagination to hold up his own account, so i think theres some weird metanarrative bullshit going on there]

[and unless bernkastel literally comes to my house and kills me right when im about to kill her - shes not touching me]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:09 AM

Well!

This is quite a lot!

I have said before that I talked privately with Lady Bernkastel, and she has mentioned a miracle of some sort... but not that she would be the one achieving it.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:10 AM

[and besides all of this]

[pause to let me sigh]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:10 AM

I do believe she has her eyes set on... something else.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:10 AM

[ive decided ive played enough objective games where i let other people do what they want]

[and bargain with others politically]

[thats all ive done for the second half of 2021. it wasnt fun.]

[so im radicalizing in the other direction.]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:11 AM

I do not have context for that!

But I am glad that you are attempting to do what you wish.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:11 AM

[you don't, but there's others here who do]

[i assume you've met spark?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:12 AM

Of course! The young fellow heavily in debt.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:12 AM

[ask him about a game called co-written next chance you get]

[i was the one who ran it]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:12 AM

Mayhaps I will!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:12 AM

[and if im correct]

[i might be the reason hes in debt]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:13 AM

Huh.

I won't apologize for suggesting that he kill you!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:13 AM

[heh]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:13 AM

I simply think that is one of the options.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:13 AM

[well, im curious as to how hed achieve that myself]

[by my account of things]

[we're done with 1/3 of this objective game]

[and in play terms...]

[well]

[that'd mean we're just done with act 1]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:14 AM

Oh, yes, back to theatre vocabulary.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:15 AM

[to me, this is all improvisatory theatre anyways]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:15 AM

Well, I was assuming that the person responsible for such a debt was not in the theatre anyhow.

And it was more of a curiosity that anything.

Anyhow!

I still do not agree with your whole murdering of Lady Bernkastel, but I do not believe that you will easily get to her anyhow.

Last time I saw her, it was in the lobby.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:16 AM

[oh, i just need to use a little imagination]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:16 AM

...Completely unrelated.

Have you seen a little frog?

Or, passed by it.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:16 AM

[hah! your chef friend?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:16 AM

Yes!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:16 AM

[cant say i have]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:16 AM

Ah. Unfortunate.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:16 AM

[i wasnt lying when i said i was alone for the past 3 phases]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:16 AM

Oh well, I suppose we should meet up again next phase.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:17 AM

[i met death]

[and i saw dream get killed by an anvil]

[i posed on top of his body]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:17 AM

...This is definitely proving my theories further.

He sighs.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:17 AM

[but apart from that, i cant say ive met any other people i would consider an actor in this theater]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:18 AM

Oh, I have!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:18 AM

[after the point i went to the imaginary world]

[and before i came in here]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:18 AM

Right, right.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:18 AM

[ive met a few myself]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:18 AM

...

He sighs.

To be honest, this is quite complicated!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:18 AM

[max, i have no clue what the hell is going on]

[why do you think i commanded an old character of mine to storm in here with a shotgun]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:19 AM

You see, I'm trying to get people to admit that they are wrong about things, but nobody wants to even say that out loud!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:19 AM

[its because i thought violence would solve the situation]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:19 AM

Ah.

I don't disagree with that standpoint myself.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:20 AM

[my current plan is to meet up with that phanto mask fellow and take his key]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:20 AM

Oh?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:20 AM

[due to sleuth's high imagination stat]

[some of the laws of his home media are in play]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:20 AM

You should be careful, my dear spectral friend!

I have heard a few other people state a similar thing.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:20 AM

[and if i remember correctly]

[well]

[either sleuth or i have told you about the keys turning into guns, right?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:21 AM

Yes!

Quite peculiar.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:21 AM

[imagine what that key would turn into]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:21 AM

I have not seen the key for myself, frankly.

A... large gun?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:24 AM

[in the sleuth's home media]

[a simple key turns into a revolver]

[a ring of keys turns into a tommy gun]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:24 AM

...Huh.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:25 AM

[and a typewriter turns into the most legendary machine gun in the world]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:25 AM

....That's a key?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:25 AM

[its object duality]

[its not only keys]

[sleuth's used death's scythe before and it managed to turn into all sorts of things]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:26 AM

I- Sure.

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 12:26 AM

Sleuth nods in affirmation.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:26 AM

I'll go along with it.

So, uh.

I still would like for you to know that some individuals have stated that they wish to head for the key too.

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 12:26 AM

[usually its an innocent item, and then some kind of weapon.]

[if...]

[i think this key]

[may be able to open any lock]

[if that's the case, it may translate into a gun that can kill anybody - no matter how good they are at dodging or enduring the death]

[the perfect bullet to down bernkastel]

[and i will kill them all.]

[unless they want me to have it]

[but death to competition]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:28 AM

I do appreciate this attitude.

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 12:28 AM

[in past games ive been fine with debating but now i just want to put a bullet through people]

[the talk stresses me out and...]

[yes, it is rather anarchist, now that you point it out]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:29 AM

Hah!

I am glad my viewpoint is appreciated.

...Would that count as proving you wrong?

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 12:30 AM

[if you were to prove me wrong... hm]

Hey, get out of my head.

[ah, got it]

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:30 AM

[as i was saying]

[if you were to prove me wrong]

[then that would probably take the lines of proving to me that]

[killing bernkastel or taking the key in order to kill bernkastel were not the right moves for me to make to achieve my goals]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:31 AM

I'm unsure as to what your goals are, frankly!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:31 AM

[honestly?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:32 AM

Yes!

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 12:32 AM

I want to solve the problem.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:32 AM

Why not be honest?

Oh.

You're not that Ct'hode thing!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:32 AM

A pawn of Bernkastel has crossed me a few times, yknow. It's like chess.

[and yeah, we know each others thoughts]

[but it comes down to method at this point.]

[my goals are i have a vendetta against the people bernkastel has chosen to hire, and i believe the actions they have taken are because of bernkastel herself.]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:34 AM

Who might those people be?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:34 AM

[of course - maybe erika togami wasnt a pawn of bernkastel's... but... she was still aware of her. that ticks me off, because erika furudo is bern's pawn and... agh]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:35 AM

I do not know those people!

Nevermind, I was assuming we were talking about people present here.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:35 AM

[long story short, a knockoff version of one of bern's pawns was an incredibly violent and tricky person]

[they have tricked characters i have played as in past objective games]

[whenever i say objective game just treat it like its a play, and im the actor for a character]

[its weird, theres a disconnect i know but just roll with it]

[anyways, there's a vendetta there]

[a year-long one that keeps getting fired off at that]

[and i thought she was going to be good while i ventured down into hell]

[then i hear while matching off with death for pasqualo]

[that both gm nonplayable characters have died - you'd know them as nikola orsinov and kurukuru]

[or if not died at least heavily maimed]

[and that bravocat was at least injured in the same situation, which makes me think the same situation is going to happen to him soon]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:37 AM

Oh, well.

Let me be frank here.

He adjusts his glasses.

I could have prevented what happened to Bravocat.

I knew about it in advance!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:38 AM

Pasqualo immediately points his shotgun at Max.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:38 AM

Come, now, there is little need for that.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:38 AM

[and you didnt because]

[you didnt want to?]

[egoist style, im assuming?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:39 AM

Oh, not entirely.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:39 AM

[then why?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:39 AM

I know what Bernkastel wished for.

She's after the cat's mask.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:39 AM

[forgive me but]

[i have no fucking clue what that is]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:39 AM

Bravocat's head is a mask!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:39 AM

[oh]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:40 AM

I am unsure of this, but it does sound like she has some plans of sorts.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:40 AM

[so you waited to plan before running ahead]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:40 AM

I am unsure if she needs that mask for a ritual, or if she is bringing it for someone else in return for something... Maybe the organizers?

And in exchange, she would get a sort of "miracle", as she called it.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:41 AM

[mm.]

[yeah, uh.]

[ok can i be real with you]

[i do not give a flying fuck]

[about this miracle]

[what i want is to be narratively relevant]

[i want to do cool things, i want to take center stage, i want to make an emotional impact.]

[i just got sleuth sober, and if im honest all of this up here has been slowly pissing me off the more ive heard about it]

[its just]

[its POLITICS]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:43 AM

Fair enough.

Have I "pissed you off"?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:43 AM

[and im not dealing with weighing people against each other after high seas]

[...]

[max]

[i dont know]

[you do what you want, and thats fine - but there might be a time where what you want is going to overstep what i want]

[and if thats the case, i am not going to hold back]

[for now?]

[at present time?]

[you're fine.]

[i consider you a friend.]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:44 AM

A friend? I'm impressed!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:45 AM

[i havent made a whole lot of other connections here, and...]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:45 AM

I will take that, thank you very much.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:45 AM

[look, even if they're fleeting - if you're all characters in a play and im the only person who's acting not in makeup and costume]

[then i still feel sympathy - and i like to take my relationships where i can get them]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:46 AM

I see.

I do appreciate that!

Frankly, I... am mostly looking for ways to prove you wrong, right now. On anything.

Do not take it the wrong way, however!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:47 AM

[on anything?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:47 AM

Yes!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:47 AM

[ok]

[in my opinion, the correct way to eat a hot dog is by slurping the sausage out of the bun; then eating all the condiments with the bun]

[change my mind on that]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:48 AM

I-

Is that what you truly think?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:48 AM

[yes]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:50 AM

Well there is no "correct" way to eat a hot dog, my good fellow! Everybody should be allowed to enjoy eating, however they wish, and if it pleases their ego, what makes you "better" than them to stop them?

You should elevate yourself above the idea of "eating a hot dog correctly", as there is no such thing!

Would you enjoy it if I were to come along while you were eating a hot dog, and told you off, simply because I did not appreciate it?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:51 AM

[hm...]

[you know, i never actually did think of it that way]

[no i wouldnt]

[anyone can eat a hotdog in whatever way they like, it only makes sense]

[it's why cooking is considered an art form to a lot of people]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:52 AM

Yes! Instead of using words such as "correct", you should attempt, if you please, to bring the focus onto yourself.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:53 AM

[so instead of it being the correct way to eat a hot dog, it should be my favorite way to eat a hot dog...]

[hm]

[well, i believe that at least in terms of phrasing my sentences to other people, you've proven me wrong - max]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:54 AM

Very well!

Thank you very much for this exchange, Catwode!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:54 AM

[oh. its uh]

[cath-ode. "cath" as in catherine, "ode" as in ode to joy]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:55 AM

Oh!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:55 AM

[unless that's your preferred way to pronounce it!]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:55 AM

My apologies.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:55 AM

[in which case, dont let me stop you]

[its quite entertaining seeing you come up with new ways to pronounce my name]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:56 AM

Well, I will leave you on a little secret, just between you and me, as you have proven to be very much pleasing!

I don't think your Pasqualo friend should eat this here sauerkraut.

Unless he is particularly resilient to... indigestions?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:57 AM

I'm dead and part-robot, I'll be fineeeeee....!

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:57 AM

Ah.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:57 AM

[pasq, death hasn't given you back your cyborg enhancements yet]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:57 AM

Well, I still won't give it to you. I'm reserving it for someone else!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:57 AM

[maybe later, though]

[oh well!]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:57 AM

My little chef did cook it to perfection, though.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:58 AM

[i believe i saw it happen! twice, even]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:58 AM

I'm a bit ashamed to throw it away for a "prank", but the more convincing it is, the better.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:58 AM

[it was nice to see two close friends bond like that]

[oho! are you pranking someone?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:58 AM

With a weak poison I found in the kitchen, yes.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:59 AM

[are you intending on inhibiting their performance?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:59 AM

Oh, that is a great idea!

Thank you for that.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:59 AM

[hm, well - you had not thought of it before hand, then]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 12:59 AM

I was thinking to simply use it to give to someone I disliked, but this is much better.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 12:59 AM

[aha]

[well, im glad to have given you the idea then]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:00 AM

Very well.

Now, uh, out of curiosity, where are you planning to go?

I was going to head to the stage myself, as it is where I told my little pu- My frog fellow to meet back with me.

Mayhaps you could accompany us?

...One of you, at least.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:02 AM

[well, as it so happens]

[i recently asked the game masters something]

[its strange, you know?]

[because]

[while im in pasqualo's body]

[he doesn't have a keyword]

[sleuth does, and his keyword is obviously "Cathode". because what else would it be]

[so i asked them what would happen if they both went down onto the stage and performed]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:03 AM

Interesting.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:03 AM

[the answer i received was merely]

[more cathodes]

[infinite cathodes]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:03 AM

I have stated before, but my role is Max Stirner.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:03 AM

[i am not surprised]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:04 AM

In more... "familiar" terms, for you mayhaps, that means that any interaction with me happens as if it happened on-stage!

Because, of course, theatre is a spook.

Anyone can give a great performance!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:06 AM

[hm. interesting]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:07 AM

I have not found a use for such a thing.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:07 AM

[well, why the fuck havent i got a ton of favors then yet]

[sleuth embodied the spirit of cathode and talked to you constantly for... i think it was phase 2]

[do i have to do something?]

[how the fuck do i do anything im a disembodied voice]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:08 AM

I- Frankly I do not believe I am in a situation where I can give helpful advice.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:09 AM

[i dont think this is a situation the gms planned for]

[i dont think the gms planned for a lot this game]

[ah, for theatrical context]

[i suppose a gm is extremely similar to a showrunner or a director]

[it stands for game master]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:11 AM

Oh!

Like the organizers of this here theatre?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:12 AM

[to me]

[if characters are played by actors]

[the organizers of this theater are played by the gms]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:13 AM

I see.

This has all been very informative!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:15 AM

[for what it is all worth - this objective game has been one of the more entertaining games ive played in a long while]

[i hope it continues to stay entertaining and doesnt all dissolve into a meaningless shifting mess of discussions about how not to offend another person]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:16 AM

Haha!

Worry not, my friends.

Or, singular friend? I'm unsure.

Too many pieces have been set in motion for it to be stopped now.

He winks.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:18 AM

[friends is apt]

[the others are just silent because you're talking to me at the moment]

[for some reason its easier to speak from myself than you rather than go with the characters i know and love. like these two doofuses]

[im sure too many pieces have been set in motion now but]

[ugh, theres a song that im trying to remember hold on]

[i cough]

[from "light up the night", by the protomen]

[well, a friend once told me men, they would follow any man who would turn the wheels]

[(now the wheels are spinning out of control) but now the wheels are spinning out of control]

[what would they do if we held them still? (if you destroy the working parts)]

[if you destroy the working parts, what you get is a broken machine.]

[a beacon of light from a burning screen (a beacon of light from a burning screen)]

[the gears are already moving]

[but that doesnt stop me from sticking a length of pipe in the gearworks to make it grind to a halt]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:24 AM

Seeing it as a machine...

I don't personally thing that is entirely apt.

Maybe more akin to... a board game, yes, with many players, and many more pawns.

Are you good with secrets...

All three of you?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:27 AM

[a board game, eh?]

[thats accurate]

[i think im personally incredibly good with other people's secrets]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:27 AM

Maybe chess, with more than two players.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:28 AM

I used to be absolutely terrible at keeping secrets, but then it caused me to die! And then Cath and Sleuth used a Revive on me to bring me back to life so I'm no longer a KO'd Pasqualo. I do have people back in France I'd like to get back to though. Like Fish Buddy.

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 01:29 AM

Sleuth merely mimes zipping his lips.

I'm a diplomat. I don't leak secrets.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:29 AM

Perfect, perfect.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:29 AM

[oh hey, didnt i use this analogy?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:30 AM

Mayhaps? My memory might be failing me at times.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:30 AM

[if i didnt, i was certainly considering using it]

[anyways, please continue]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:30 AM

Right.

I will assume that you are not lying about not being liars.

That would be ironic.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:30 AM

[what would we have to lie about?]

[like. legitimately]

[i can spill any and all beans we have right now, but you know most everything]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:31 AM

Mhm. Fair enough.

How may I put this...

It smiles a great wide smile - one that is starting to look uncomfortable to wear.

I may be pulling on a few strings, if you will.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:33 AM

[oh, how interesting!]

[even just from that... a picture tells a thousand words, max]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:34 AM

Yes.

But I wouldn't wish to spoil all the big twists!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:34 AM

[oh, trust me]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:34 AM

It is still theatre, after all, and there is much to happen.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:35 AM

[we have some twists left to show ourselves]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:35 AM

Of course!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:35 AM

[but...]

[max, if you are ever in a pinch and our goals end up being in a state where they don't necessarily clash]

[i would be happy to help you out]

[because you seem to have proven happy to help me out]

[and... well. let's not call it any kind of long lasting relationship - let's call it an offer of aid.]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:36 AM

A deal!

I help you and you help me.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:37 AM

[if you need my help, for any reason - and i am assuming you can get to me from wherever you are...]

[i am willing to help you, as long as it doesn't cross my own principles. only because you seem like a good fellow, with friends that he cares about - and in this despicable place that has so many villains]

[well]

[having a friend can go far, can't it?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:38 AM

Yes it can.

I was planning to head back down to the stage, if you would be interested in joining me.

I need to meet up with my frog fellow.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:39 AM

[hm. you know what - alpha and i were planning on splitting up, one and one, stage and backstage anyhow]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:39 AM

...You mean two and one? (edited)

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:39 AM

[its a hook to narrative relevance. i'll take it]

[nah, nah]

[they're searching for bern backstage, im searching for them on-stage. as far as i know, you want to keep the peace with bern]

[unless...]

[that sauerkraut...]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:40 AM

I do think she saw me put the poison in there.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:41 AM

[mm. intriguing]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:41 AM

It was after I left the bar, in the lobby.

Anyhow!

I'm heading to the stage either way!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:42 AM

[aha! im getting a vivid mental image of it now]

[i will most likely follow you, then]

[sleuth!]

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 01:42 AM

Sleuth raises an eyebrow.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:42 AM

[grab the coffee.]

[we will need it in case you run low on imagination]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:43 AM

Wunderbar!

I will be taking the sharpie.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:46 AM

[oh by the way, if you wanna know where the hell we are - sleuth and i managed to picture it together while we were in the imaginary world]

[there's a 4-dimensional view of the whole theater from there]

[some notable things you should know, max. there's an ominous area outside of the theater; and there is a tunnel from the maze that leads, from my understanding, directly down to purgatory.]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:49 AM

Huh?

What do you mean by "ominous area"?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:49 AM

[i have no clue, personally]

[it was just described as "ominous area" in the game text, and sleuth and i never bothered looking closer]

[still, if i had to guess...]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:50 AM

No more details?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:50 AM

[its probably whatever that is]

[pasqualo, point to the sky]

You're the boss!

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:51 AM

Maybe it's my private room!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:51 AM

Pasqualo points to the cracks and gaps in the ceiling where the not-sky is.

[...]

[you have a private room?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:51 AM

...I-

I thought I made that clear?

I had taken my dear frog friend to my private room before meeting you in the bar.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:51 AM

[i dont remember you having done that]

[it just showed up for me as like]

[max stirner went to ???!!]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:52 AM

Did you not question how I came out of nowhere into this here area?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:52 AM

[oh, i knew you were coming and going to and from somewhere]

[i just didnt know it had a purpose]

[like. apart from that]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:52 AM

It's where I bring people to have private discussions, see.

... Although I prefer to keep those discussions about philosophy.

I managed to free my little frog friend from his strings!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:53 AM

[strings?]

[what strings]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:53 AM

He has strings see. Attached to his body.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:53 AM

[oh. hm, thats interesting]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:54 AM

He was compelled to obey the wills of anyone who took those strings.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:54 AM

[thats fucked up]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:54 AM

I managed to get those ideas out of him!

He still has the strings on him, though.

They're purely decorative, now.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:54 AM

[theres nothing wrong with decorative strings]

[haha]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:55 AM

Anyways, yes.

I have a private room.

I can only assume that it is what you saw.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:55 AM

[it's either that, or something else completely unbeknownst to either of us]

[i mean]

[purgatory wasnt mentioned as an area]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:56 AM

It'd be ironic!

If-

If my room was

"spooky"!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:56 AM

[pfft]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:56 AM

I do amuse myself sometimes.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:57 AM

[you can be a very silly man, max]

[my god - phases 3 to 5 and i barely talk an inch]

[and then phase 6 and look at all of this interesting conversation!]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:57 AM

The wonders of human interaction, I suppose.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:59 AM

[there's definitely nothing like it]

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:09 PM

[hey stirner, by the way]

[been meaning to say - if you come by something called an INK OF SQUID QUO PRO, would you mind handing it over to sleuth? it's a special type of ink that only he can harness the full potential of]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:11 PM

Oh!

I do remember coming across such a thing.

I am sorry to say that it is not edible.

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 01:12 PM

Shouldn't need to eat it for what I'm going to use it for.

It's meant for signing diplomatic texts; but in the past, I've used it to write really strongly worded, rude letters.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:13 PM

I see.

Well, it should be with my little frog.

He was curious to know if he could use it in a meal, but it does not taste that good, apparently.

He should still have taken it with him though.

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 01:15 PM

Hm, well - in that case... I'll ask him to hand it over when I see him.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:39 PM

[pasq, it might be a good idea to grab that coffee yourself, i think sleuth is planning something. he has that look on his face - the one that indicates he actually has an idea.]

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 01:39 PM

You're goddamn right.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:39 PM

Well, it's not like I have much else to do.

Cuppa joe? More like cuppa joe mama.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:41 PM

I- Uh. Sure.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:41 PM

[he's an odd kid.]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:43 PM

Are... both of them going to the stage, then?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:48 PM

[yup. ive contemplated splitting them up, though]

[putting one in backstage, one at the stage]

[but at the off-chance we do actually encounter bernkastel, id rather us be not caught unaware]

That sounds good to me - I don't know what the heck Cath has planned to beat up this Bernkastel chick, but it's better than France.

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 01:51 PM

Splitting up does seem like a good idea, but... yes, there's a lot of inherent risk behind it.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:51 PM

Uh- Wait, are you French?

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:51 PM

[there's a saying in horror stories - never split the group]

Oh no, France is just... agh. I'm not good at this. Cath, can you explain?

[kind of?]

[ok so do you believe in an afterlife?]

[purely philosophically]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:53 PM

No!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:53 PM

[oh, thats interesting! because it does exist!]

[there's multiple layers, too.]

I know, because I came from one of them.

[yep]

[one of those layers is pandaemonium - your stereotypical heaven and hell deal, with purgatory in the middle. pandae is on top, as far as i am aware]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 01:55 PM

I see.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 01:56 PM

[pasqualo died and went to pandaemonium - and ended up in quite a devilish deal with luci; lucifer, if you're unaware.]

[long story short, it ended up with pasqualo being surrounded with a lot of people and him exploding a colossal, eldritch tree in an attempt to technically fulfill that deal.]

[it didnt work - but he got out of the deal for reasons ill explain later]

[actually ill explain them now just for brevity's sake]

[turns out the gods and angels of this world do have a lifetime]

[and by the end of pasqualo's time of pandaemonium, god and luci were beginning to wind down. they both found solutions to this]

[luci ended up in a business deal with sean evans, the man who lead a witch-hunt on pasqualo. this lengthened her vitality significantly]

[god... on the other hand]

[well, here's where france comes into play]

[the current rulers of pandaemonium are garfield - an orange cat - and the altered beast - a strange eldritch being who i can only place as being... out of touch]

[garfield has had a long-lived obsession with destroying france thanks to someone you may have heard of]

[anarchist louise michel]

[it turned out that there was an entryway to france from pandaemonium]

[...long story short, garfield destroyed the entire country]

[and the absence of france is now a layer in of itself below pandaemonium]

[this absence is where pasqualo went to after he died]

[and this absence is what i and pasqualo generally talk about when we mention France]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 02:03 PM

I have not heard of a Louise Michel!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 02:04 PM

[she's a revolutionary who hates kings. garfield was a king when he was alive. she shot garfield and killed him and garfield wanted revenge from beyond the grave]

[simple as that]

[but anyways, there's one last thing i need to wrap up]

[god]

[you see - when pasqualo died, the tree didn't quite manage to die. it turned out that the tree had a dedicated servant - retsuko - who outright merged with the tree]

[this caused the roots of the tree to pierce into france]

[and pasqualo and his fish buddy thought it was a good idea to climb up the roots all the way back up into pandaemonium]

[death accompanied them to make sure they didnt get up to any funny business]

[god was looking for a way to stay alive]

[pasqualo was looking for a way to void his contract]

[and so]

[in order for god to stop his inevitable decay]

[he lives within pasqualo now]

[you might notice him as the constant watermark plastered over pasqualo at all times]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 02:09 PM

Huh!

This is...

Well frankly I'm not sure what to make of all this!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 02:09 PM

I don't blame you! It's kind of a surreal story.

[yeah]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 02:14 PM

I- uh...

I suppose this still does not change my philosophy, to know that God and the Afterlife does exist.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 02:14 PM

[how so?]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 02:17 PM

I have written many times before that God, as described by the many holy texts, is simply and quite clearly egoist in nature itself!

And, as for the afterlife... It simply, as you describe it, sound like another life of its own.

I see no reason to worry about it. After all, I am not dead yet!

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 02:18 PM

True enough.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 02:18 PM

The way I see it, death isn't something to worry about.

You just lose all your influence on the world.

To some people, that might be a worry - but to me, I'm happy enough being with my friends.

Although, hm...

Even that may not be the whole truth.

I've heard that a friend of mine was able to just run and get out of the afterlife, as easy as that.

I think it's like that in France, though!

Because, like... Death really doesn't like letting go of souls, haha...

At least without some sort of game or fight.

[as for your friend, pasq, i still don't know how kiryu got out of pandae]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 02:22 PM

Well clearly, even the divide between the world of the dead and that of the living may be a spook!

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 02:23 PM

[that seems true enough!]

Get out of my head, spook.

[you got it]

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 02:24 PM

[but yeah]

[there's one last detail i forgot to mention about the afterlife, since we're doing a rundown of everything in there]

[the wild rave]

[i dont know exactly where it is, myself]

[if you want my hypothesis, it's either in hell or it's a layer between pandaemonium and france - but the game the wild rave took place in wasn't exactly clear on where it was... so i cant say for sure]

[it's a party area that death owns for the undead - vampires, ghouls, skeletons, zombies, etcetera.]

[it's not that important to pasq's story but i figure i might as well include it if we're doing the entire thing]

Yeah, but you've been there yourself, right?

[i mean, i've acted as a character in that game, yeah. sans. but i obviously wasnt trying to do]

[pardon my language]

[weird metanarrative shit]

[like i am this game]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 02:29 PM

Huh.

This is a lot!

I'm not sure what to really say but I am glad to have all of this information.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 02:29 PM

[glad to help]

[i dont think any of this is currently particularly relevant to this situation in the theatre but]

[you never know]

[and the information might be helpful at some point in the future]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 02:31 PM

Maybe, maybe.

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 03:43 PM

[oh holy shit]

[they're talking about squid games down on the stage]

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 03:43 PM

...is that Abe Lincoln?

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 03:44 PM

It is!

He was reciting some sort of declaration earlier.

He is a president, apparently?

I care not for that title myself, of course.

Problem Sleuth BOT 23-Mar-22 03:51 PM

I can confirm he's a president. Known for not tellin' a lie. On the whole, a good man from what I know.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 03:54 PM

I see.

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 04:35 PM

I will take this sharpie!

Pasqualo Trianglini BOT 23-Mar-22 04:47 PM

[i have no clue what you're planning on doing with it, but good luck]

Max Stirner BOT 23-Mar-22 04:48 PM

I'm not sure either, but it's always good to have something to write with.

Nikola Orsinov BOT 23-Mar-22 07:01 PM

LOCK

1

Alpha flies up into the darkness of the ceiling!

They make a strange noise, and something appears up there, but it's too dark to see what it is.

Max Stirner grins a wicked grin.

...it seems something about him has changed.

Somewhat less wickedly, he grabs a sharpie!

Pasqualo zips around the room with the speed of his cybernetics!

He grabs all of the coffee.

Meanwhile, Problem Sleuth is thinking, hard.

Poof!

A PEPPERMINT UZI appears in his hands!

He hands it to Pasqualo.

MysteryBot BOT 23-Mar-22 08:41 PM

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-----Phase 7----- RAFTERS Heat rises, don't you know? There's a good few planks aflame or burnt, but the fire is mostly put out. Most of the planks remain intact enough for you to stand and move around on, but the roof is still burning, small holes opened up to reveal... something that is definitely not a sky. From the darkness around the roof, you get the sense of something... weird. You can't quite make it out, though! All of the rafters are covered in banana peels! Be careful where you stand! There's a set of lights pointed towards the stage, but they aren't on as of right now. Upon closer inspection, that's probably because the wire connecting them to the outlet has a break in it! If you managed to fix it, you could have near-complete control over the stage's lighting, effecting the overall mood of any ongoing plays. Some carpenter must have left his stuff here - there's a hammer, handsaw, and tape measure scattered about. There's also an opened bucket of paint. It's opened and on its side, but for some reason, no paint has spilled out. You can get a pretty great view of everything below from up here! Looking from this angle, you can see a few of the audience members really stand out, having a lot more defined form. Perhaps you'd be more successful interacting with them over the other audience members? There's a rope going down to the STAGE from here. In the back, there's a ladder going to the BACKSTAGE. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825715272907358221/954057104103190568/td4.png

Zepia Eltnam Oberon

MALIGNANT INFORMATION.

red-smear

VISIBLE There's a sticky red liquid smeared all across their face!

eye-blood

VISIBLE Blood is seeping from Zepia's eyes!

Tree

a bare willow tree, it has a sticky note stuck on it that says "I heart U" whoever stuck it on the tree must have been very affectionate. I mean, it's not like the willow could have... Like it's a tree it can't write or stick notes on things... Can it?

Flutterina

she/her Little moth girl

@Zepia Eltnam Oberon @Flutterina

Flutterina BOT 23-Mar-22 08:43 PM

Hi there!

MysteryBot BOT 23-Mar-22 08:47 PM

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MysteryBot BOT 23-Mar-22 11:10 PM

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MysteryBot BOT 24-Mar-22 01:05 PM

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Flutterina BOT 24-Mar-22 06:03 PM

Hellloooo? Is anybody around?

MysteryBot BOT 24-Mar-22 06:52 PM

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Nikola Orsinov BOT 25-Mar-22 07:01 PM

LOCK

Zepia leans over the side of the ropes, trying to look for someone...

Wait, is that....

He thinks he sees someone!

He leans just a little bit farther to get a better look...

But he topples over, and falls through the rafters!

Not even the part he wanted to go to, either - he's fallen backstage!

1

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-----Phase 8----- RAFTERS Heat rises, don't you know? There's a good few planks aflame or burnt, but the fire is mostly put out. Most of the planks remain intact enough for you to stand and move around on, but the roof is still burning, small holes opened up to reveal... something that is definitely not a sky. From the darkness around the roof, you get the sense of something... weird. You can't quite make it out, though! All of the rafters are covered in banana peels! Be careful where you stand! There's a set of lights pointed towards the stage, but they aren't on as of right now. Upon closer inspection, that's probably because the wire connecting them to the outlet has a break in it! If you managed to fix it, you could have near-complete control over the stage's lighting, effecting the overall mood of any ongoing plays. Some carpenter must have left his stuff here - there's a hammer, handsaw, and tape measure scattered about. There's also an opened bucket of paint. It's opened and on its side, but for some reason, no paint has spilled out. You can get a pretty great view of everything below from up here! Looking from this angle, you can see a few of the audience members really stand out, having a lot more defined form. Perhaps you'd be more successful interacting with them over the other audience members? There's a rope going down to the STAGE from here. In the back, there's a ladder going to the BACKSTAGE. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825715272907358221/954057104103190568/td4.png

Tree

a bare willow tree, it has a sticky note stuck on it that says "I heart U" whoever stuck it on the tree must have been very affectionate. I mean, it's not like the willow could have... Like it's a tree it can't write or stick notes on things... Can it?

Bamboo

superhellaswaggyballisticXDhelladopeness

@Bamboo

Bamboo BOT 25-Mar-22 08:50 PM

It seems like things are going horribly awry and I'm not there for any of it lol

Nikola Orsinov BOT 26-Mar-22 07:01 PM

LOCK

MysteryBot BOT 26-Mar-22 09:10 PM

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-----Phase 9----- RAFTERS Heat rises, don't you know? There's a good few planks aflame or burnt, but the fire is mostly put out. Most of the planks remain intact enough for you to stand and move around on, but the roof is still burning, small holes opened up to reveal... something that is definitely not a sky. From the darkness around the roof, you get the sense of something... weird. You can't quite make it out, though! All of the rafters are covered in banana peels! Be careful where you stand! There's a set of lights pointed towards the stage, but they aren't on as of right now. Upon closer inspection, that's probably because the wire connecting them to the outlet has a break in it! If you managed to fix it, you could have near-complete control over the stage's lighting, effecting the overall mood of any ongoing plays. Some carpenter must have left his stuff here - there's a hammer, handsaw, and tape measure scattered about. There's also an opened bucket of paint. It's opened and on its side, but for some reason, no paint has spilled out. You can get a pretty great view of everything below from up here! Looking from this angle, you can see a few of the audience members really stand out, having a lot more defined form. Perhaps you'd be more successful interacting with them over the other audience members? There's a rope going down to the STAGE from here. In the back, there's a ladder going to the BACKSTAGE. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825715272907358221/954057104103190568/td4.png

Tree

a bare willow tree, it has a sticky note stuck on it that says "I heart U" whoever stuck it on the tree must have been very affectionate. I mean, it's not like the willow could have... Like it's a tree it can't write or stick notes on things... Can it?

red-glyph

VISIBLE The mark of Halmarut, Ascian Overlord.

Bamboo

superhellaswaggyballisticXDhelladopeness

@Bamboo

Bamboo BOT 26-Mar-22 09:57 PM

I should get out of here...

Nikola Orsinov BOT 27-Mar-22 07:01 PM

LOCK

MysteryBot BOT 27-Mar-22 10:34 PM

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-----Phase 10----- RAFTERS Heat rises, don't you know? There's a good few planks aflame or burnt, but the fire is mostly put out. Most of the planks remain intact enough for you to stand and move around on, but the roof is still burning, small holes opened up to reveal... something that is definitely not a sky. From the darkness around the roof, you get the sense of something... weird. You can't quite make it out, though! All of the rafters are covered in banana peels! Be careful where you stand! There's a set of lights pointed towards the stage, but they aren't on as of right now. Upon closer inspection, that's probably because the wire connecting them to the outlet has a break in it! If you managed to fix it, you could have near-complete control over the stage's lighting, effecting the overall mood of any ongoing plays. Some carpenter must have left his stuff here - there's a hammer, handsaw, and tape measure scattered about. There's also an opened bucket of paint. It's opened and on its side, but for some reason, no paint has spilled out. You can get a pretty great view of everything below from up here! Looking from this angle, you can see a few of the audience members really stand out, having a lot more defined form. Perhaps you'd be more successful interacting with them over the other audience members? There's a rope going down to the STAGE from here. In the back, there's a ladder going to the BACKSTAGE. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825715272907358221/954057104103190568/td4.png

Bamboo

superhellaswaggyballisticXDhelladopeness

@Bamboo

MysteryBot BOT 27-Mar-22 10:37 PM

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