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Isabelle has unlocked: TV ROOM On the South side of the area, the stone wall vanished in a small spot, creating a doorway through. It basically ruined the illusion of the sky line from that side. This room has a series of televisions, along with a DVD of any single movie or TV show you could ever want to watch. All these things were just sitting on the sand, their cords plugged in to small glowing rainbow rocks. There were some beanbag chairs and couches, which were covered in sand. There were solid stone walls surrounding this room, with no false illusion of a horizon. This would probably get destroyed if another hurricane happened. Everyone say thank you Isabelle!

Yeonaixho spawned in here, and instantly fell back on one of the sandy beanbags. He was too emotionally drained from the fight to pick himself up, and instead put his hands over his eyes and tried to make sense of everything that'd happened, organizing it all in his mind so it seemed less terrible. It was kinda working? @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

There was clearly someone in the area, as things were getting moved around and sand was shifting, though whoever it was didn't speak to him for a time. Finally, it spoke. "Do you know what these things are. They are unfamiliar and strange. I don't understand the purpose." Tai'Tana grumbled. @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

Yeonaixho propped himself up on his elbows. "What things, the beanbags? They're just weird chairs." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"No. Not the strangely filled pieces of fabric. There are big flat rectangles with strange materials inside. I do not understand the purpose. And also lots of plastic things around. I hate plastic. I can feel it everywhere. It's so small. Well these ones aren't. But sometimes they are." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Huh." Yeonaixho said. "Dunno what that is. Can you hand me one?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. Sure."

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6:33 PM

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Tai'Tana went over and picked up a whole television. It was about forty inches across and easily over fifty pounds. She dropped it right on top of Juno. "What is it." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Wh- hey!" Yeonaixho shoved the television off of him, probably damaging it a lot in the process- sorry sighted movie-watching other contestants- and pressed a hand to his chest, healing the bruising it had caused. Once that was done he put his hands to the TV and inspected it. "Seems like a television. For watching movies and stuff." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"A television. Well I can't watch anything. I'm blind." She huffed. "Why couldn't they give us a statue room next. That's a real art form." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Oh. Me too." Yeonaixho shrugged. "Statues are neat. I think I'd like that more, too, but I guess we get what we get." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

".. Hmpf. What is a movie. How do you put it on the television." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"It's like, moving pictures. Like a play on a screen. I've never been a fan of them. Obviously." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. Yes that seems difficult for us." Tai'Tana said. "You're not a caecilian. But you're blind. How does that work." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I've got an eye disease." Yeonaixho replied vaguely. "Caecilian... are you one of those amphibian people?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Eye disease. How did your eyes get sick." Tai'Tana questioned further. "Yes. I am an amphib. I am Tai'Tana." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"It's just something that happens to some people." Yeonaixho shrugged. "Nice to meet you. My name's Yeonaixho." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Yeonaixho. Okay. Interesting. Do you know why this room is here now. It wasn't before. It's also full of sand. If you didn't notice. And there's walls. It's a closed of room. Except for back in to the main area." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I noticed the sand." He said. "Hm. I think this might be the south expansion they talked about at the end of the fight." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. South. Yes. We are south. But why is it here. Did you all do something when you moved. I didn't go. But Itsuki did. Llinos didn't." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"We were all teleported away to watch the tournament fight." Yeonaixho explained. "They said the victor of the fight chose to unlock this area. I don't really know what any of it meant." In a more dejected tone, he added, "They took my kid away." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. To watch something. It was probably boring then." Tai'Tana plopped down on to the sand next to him. "They took your kid. How old were they?" @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Itsuki tried to describe it to me. He was really bad at it." Yeonaixho sighed, and leaned back in his beanbag. "She's about... sixteenish. Her name is Nora, but they put her on the other side." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Itsuki is not good at a lot of things. How he ended up with a caecilian is beyond me." Tai'Tana said. "The other side. There are more people? Are there more amphibs there." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Yeah." Yeonaixho said in general agreement. "There's a whole other side with other competitors. I met someone from the other side, his name was Agustin. He might've been an amphib, I don't know. I can't tell by voice." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Agustín. That name is unfamiliar. Outside of here I really only know caecilians. And only a handful. My partner before he left. And my kids. I don't know where they went now. That was a while ago." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Mhm. I'd never met any amphibs at all, before I came here." Yeonaixho shrugged. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Really? Just people. That's boring. A lot of humans are boring. Sorry. But it's true." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Well, humans and corvi. Y'know, bird people." Yeonaixho hummed. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. Bird people. Llinos is a bird person. But she is also a toad." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Huh." Yeonaixho thought. Llinos hadn't sounded Loucari. "I didn't know that you could be both a bird person and a toad." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"I think it's a special case. Born a frog. But grew up in the bird place. When she has her feathers she can turn in to a goose. But they've been gone." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Huh." Yeonaixho hummed in thought. "I don't think goose people are corvi. They're kinda all corvids. Maybe Llinos is a different type of bird person." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. She is from Avis. Is that a different thing. I am confused." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I've never heard of that. My friend Petrai's a corvi crow, though, and she's from the North Loucari." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"North Loucari. It's nice you have a friend. What do the Corvi do." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Yeah. I don't really know what the corvi do. Fly around the woods, I guess. Petrai complained about politics and whatnot a lot, but I think that was more a her thing than a corvi-as-a-whole thing." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Politics. Llinos doesn't talk much specific politics. Just said Avis is bad. And she left. Something about a big Jacana bird or whatever." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I think Petrai mostly liked to complain." Yeonaixho mused. "Yeah, that doesn't sound familiar at all. I think it's different. Different bird people." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Interesting. Multiple bird people. Do you think they fight." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Maybe. That seems like a bird-like thing to do." Yeonaixho shrugged. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"I want to be there to experience birds fight. Ha. Anyway. What was the fight like. From what you could get from the salamander." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"It was hard to tell, cause he was so bad at describing everything, but I think the two women didn't want to fight each other. Maybe they were friends, or something. I don't know. But the one from the other side lost. She fell and disintegrated and died." He shuddered. "Grisly stuff." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. Well that's sad. Disintegrated.. What an honorless way to go. When I die I want to turn in to a rock. Circle of minerals." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"It is sad." Yeonaixho sighed. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Will you have to fight and disintegrate?" @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Yeah, I think so. That's what Rakin told me." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Hmm. Do you think you can win and not disintegrate?" @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Probably not. I'm not the best fighter, and I can't see and all. My powers are healing." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Nothing wrong with not seeing. I beat people up all the time. And healing powers can be useful. You can't lose if you keep healing." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"True." Yeonaixho said. "I guess it would just depend on my opponent, and how the fight goes. I don't think I can continuously heal forever." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

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"Well have you tested that. We could run some experiments." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Well I haven't tested that-" Yeonaixho began, then shook his head. "Seems like a bad idea, though. Gut feeling I have." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"No problem. I'm already running tests with Celena. Speaking of Celena where is she. I haven't sensed her around. I picked out a really good boulder to use next." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Oh- she was sent to the other side with Nora." At least they had each other. "And... boulders?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. The other side. And yes. Boulder. Celena is very bad at not getting crushed by boulders. So I am making her better by surprising her with boulders." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Oh." He didn't have much of an argument against that at the moment. "Seems... intense?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Less intense than dying in an avalanche." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Fair. Very fair. Does Celena... have a habit of getting into avalanches?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"No. But that's even worse for being ready for one. I can start testing you too if you want. You never know." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Think I'll pass. Who knows, all the avalanches I get into would just be opportunities to test my self healing abilities." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"We could test both at once. Think about it." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I'm thinking." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Tai'Tana went silent to let Juno think. @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Yeah, still feels like a bad idea." He nodded as he announced his conclusion. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"... Think about it a little harder." Clearly Tai'Tana wanted to do this for whatever reason. "And I can show you more about sensing your surroundings." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I don't know. What if I crush myself so badly I'm not able to heal myself anymore. That wouldn't be fun." Yeonaixho mused. He seemed more interested in the sensing surroundings stuff. "Really? How?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Well I wouldn't let you die. Also. I can smell the minerals around me. That's how I know you eat enough vegetables. I can smell it on you. Just like I can smell the sand and plastic. It gives me an idea of what's around me. I can get petty precise." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"There's a lot between 'state I would not want to live the rest of my life in' and 'dying'." Yeonaixho hummed. "Oh. Is that not a caecilian thing? I don't think my nose is that developed. Humans kinda suck at smelling things." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"My mastery of it is a caecilian thing. But I'm sure you could pick up on something. Or I could at least train you to pick up on the obvious ones. I had to teach all my kids this stuff too. Not my first time." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I'll have to think about it." Yeonaixho hummed. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Tai'Tana went silent again. To let him think. @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

Yeonaixho took longer to think about this. "What would all this training entail?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Sniffing minerals. Just whatever is around here already." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Hm. Well I guess I can give it a go." Yeonaixho shrugged. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Instantly, Tai'Tana used his powers to lift up some of the sand to Yeonaixho's face. "What's in this sand." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

Yeonaixho was alarmed, but did admitted try to smell the sand. "Smells like... sand?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Okay. Yes. But sand isn't just sand. Sand is made up of fine particles of stones and minerals and other things. Can you not discern them." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Smells all the same to me." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"That's disappointing. You are worse at this than a newborn." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Sorry. Guess I'm just not built for mineral-sniffing." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"You should keep trying. But I agree. I think you might get more practice doing the cave in training." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Cave in training?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Yes much like the avalanche training. I'll drop boulders on you when you don't expect it." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"And that would help me... how?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"What if you are stuck in a cave when it's collapsing. It's incredibly useful." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Well I don't usually go into caves in the first place. So I don't know how often I would be in that scenario." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"... Well what if the only way out of here is through a magic space cave. Ever think about that." Tai'Tana just really liked throwing boulders at people. @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I don't think space caves are a thing. They're kinda opposites." Yeonaixho countered. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"But a space maze with a 'television' is just to be expected." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Yeah. The concept of television isn't the opposite of the concept of space." Yeonaixho nodded, firm in this belief. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Okay. What about the maze part. Is that normal." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I don't know. This place doesn't seem super maze-like so far, anyways." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Okay. A giant stone cube with glass suspended in space. Normal." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"It's- what? A stone cube?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Yes. A cube made up of a kind of mineral I've never smelled before. Most likely extraterrestrial in origin. And we are connected to nothing. I would be about to smell it and feel it if we were." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Huh." Yeonaixho ran a hand through his hair. "Guess we are in space." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

".. Did no one tell you?" @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Well Rakin told me, but I didn't believe him. He didn't have any real proof. And besides, sandy TV rooms isn't exactly what I think of when someone says 'space'." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"I didn't know what space was. Caecilians don't think about it that much. Itsuki and Llinos had to tell me about it. It was hard to believe too. That there's something up there that I can't sense. Apparently it's beautiful." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Yeah..." Yeonaixho hummed. "I don't like thinking about space too much. Freaks me out." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Why." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"It's too big." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Big.. Well I can't feel emptiness so it doesn't really bother me. I know exactly how big of a place we are in right now. That's very grounding." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"That's a good way of thinking about it." He hummed in agreement. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Mm." Tai'Tana hummed. "Do you only have the one kid." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Nora? Nah, I've also got a baby. Her name's Minerva." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"How do you have a baby and a fully grown kid." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Well, Nora's adopted." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"True. So you adopted then had your own kid. Or is Minerva also adopted." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Nah, Minnie's my own. I've got one kid by genetics and one kid by adoption." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Usually the order of that is reversed. You must have found a very interesting woman to mother your offspring after you already had one." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Yeah, Jymaiyri's pretty neat. That's my wife." Yeonaixho hummed. "Though, we actually had Minerva before we adopted Nora." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"What. Why did you adopt basically an adult. They can take care of themselves. That makes no sense." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Nora's... a special circumstance. Her previous caretaker was very abusive, and she hasn't developed very many skills for adult life." Yeonaixho explained, his tone now somber. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Well at that age she should be striking out on her own anyway. Digging her own tunnels and all. If she hasn't been able to do that up to now why do you think that would change." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I don't know. I guess I'd like to give her a chance." He shrugged. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"You're weird. And your kids are weird too." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Okay?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Is all that not weird to you." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Not really." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Is that all normal for humans." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I don't know. I'm not a representative of all humans. I'm just one guy." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"But you know more humans than I do. Are the other humans you know like you." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Like me in that they adopt teenagers? Yeah, some of them are. I'd say that's a decently normal human thing to do." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Interesting. I have never heard of a teenager getting adopted. If you adopt anyone it's as a baby. Then after that they live or die. Not your problem anymore." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"It's not as common as adopting babies. Even with humans. But it's a thing." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

".. Hm. Okay. And you only had one child. What happened to the rest. Could the mother not provide enough flesh and get consumed entirely." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"What?" @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"The baby. It must eat the flesh of the mother to live. That's what caecilians do. That's what I did. And all five of my children lived to go strike off in their own caves." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"That's- not really how humans work." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh. Well how to human babies eat." Tai'Tana paused. "Actually. I don't care. It's probably horrifying." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Alright." Yeonaixho shrugged. Just as well, he didn't have to explain what breastfeeding was. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Anyway. Is your eye disease contagious." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Nope." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Are you sure." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Yeah. I've been to about a hundred doctors about it." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Wow that's more doctors than I've ever met. Which is 0." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Huh. That is quite the difference." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"How many doctors have you met." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Oh, more than I can count. Probably too many." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"How high can you count to." @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Uh, pretty high. I just don't know if I could remember all the doctors to count." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Lykos is convinced that thing in the cloak is trying to kill them slowly. The heat, the poison- they would rather take a stomach full of lead than this torture. They panted heavily in an attempt to cool down and tried to find somewhere to shelter. That building over there would do. The dizziness and change in environment throwing off their nose, they didn’t realize it was already occupied. ….Something large and panting is trudging this way. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 (edited)

"There's a big thing coming at us. Should I go fight it." Tai'Tana asked Yeonaixho. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I can hear it." Yeonaixho sat up, alert. "Uh- maybe we should find out what it is first. Then maybe you can fight it." It didn't sound like another of those crabs. It also didn't sound like a person. "... It kinda sounds like a dog." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Well whatever it is it’s here now. In the doorway. It certainly smelled like a dog. A wet one at that. Lykos stood there, staring at the two, deliberating whether to leave or just accept there would be people and rest. Rest won. The wolf flopped down onto the sandy floor, still panting. “ugh… don’t… don’t attack.. please.. let me rest..” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"It talks." Tai'Tana must have taught Itsuki how to do audio visual translations. "Why are you so tired. And why are you here. You weren't here before." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"I can tell." Yeonaixho said. "Most dogs don't do that." This must've been a Strange Person. "We won't attack you. Or at least, I won't." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

It sighed heavily. “I thank you. I.. ha.. I was moved.. to this horrible place.. stars above why must it be so hot…” They could never tolerate the heat, not even before all of this. As they are now, with all that dark heavy fur, they felt like they were going to die of heatstroke. “I was brought here.. then a toad woman attacked me.. and poisoned me, and it’s disgustingly hot.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Oh. Side switcher." Tai'Tana said. "And that was Llinos. She's easy to anger. But you won't die. People eat that poison on purpose to get high. Hah!" @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

"Huh." So this is who had replaced his kid. "Do you, uh, want me to heal you? I can probably help with the poison." Yeonaixho offered. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

The wolf scowled for a moment before laughing pathetically. “Ha.. couldn’t even.. kill me with poison. Weak.. ugh.. I will be in your debt, won’t I..” It sighed. “Heal me. ..Please.” This was indeed torture. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Sounds like she still messed you up." Tai'Tana chuckled. But she wasn't gonna stop them from getting healing or whatever. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

Yeonaixho got up from the beanbag and gestured to it. "Sit down here. I'll have to put my hands on you to heal you up, so don't freak out." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

They stared at the bean bag for a moment. They… could get on there, but… “Would it not be easier to just treat me on the ground. I am not… able to sit in that.” @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Yeah. I can tell this guy is pretty big." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"Hmm. Well, that works." Yeonaixho was still kinda confused about this guy in general, but approached Lykos. He put his hand over the wolf's shoulder. Huh. Feels like dog too. Instead of commenting on Lykos's dogness, Yeonaixho began healing him... @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Well, there certainly was poison in their system. As well as.. several other minor injuries here and there. Bite marks, bruises, small scrapes and cuts… but there was also a rather major injury in their left leg. The bones within had healed improperly, with a few severe breaks. The shape of their body was indeed a wolf’s. The doctor sighed in relief. “..Thank you, hm.. I am Dr. Lykos, what are your names.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 (edited)

"Hm." Yeonaixho said as he healed Lykos. "Are you aware of some of these other injuries you've sustained? They seem pretty... severe." He paused. "Also, are you aware you're a wolf?" Great job Yeonaixho. "Oh, uh, I'm Yeonaixho Sehwolh." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

“I thank you, Yeonaixho.” They huffed at that. “What.. sort of question is that. Yes?? Were you not aware??” Bro did not notice the milky blue of his eyes. “I am aware of those, I am fine. Besides.. the leg cannot be fixed.” They sounded a little annoyed, though maybe it was more.. upset near the end. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 (edited)

"I am Tai'Tana." She added, just a tad late. "What happened to your leg." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"No. I wasn't." He replied bluntly, and stepped out of Lykos's way. "Well... it's nice to meet you." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Good to meet both of you.. Are.. you blind?” Genuine question. They looked at Tai’Tana. “I had a building dropped onto it.” Blunt. @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Yes. We're both blind. And wow. A building. How did that happen." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"That sounds... rough." Yeonaixho said, but didn't have too much else to say. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 (I might have juney head out soon so he can go talk to sovran lol)

(That's fine with me!)

(Sounds good :3) “Oh. They brought a baby and two blind people to a death game. How repugnant. I.. walked into a volatile experiment at the wrong time. The entire building collapsed, I was.. lucky.” @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"I don't think I'm part of the game. I'm an amphib. I wasn't even at that very eventful fight." Tai'Tana shrugged. "But don't pity me because I'm blind! I could still kick your ass. I could drop a boulder on you and break your other legs." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

Yeonaixho patted his pockets idly. "Uh, if you two don't need any more healing, I'll think I'll be on my way. I've got gardening to do." @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They balked a bit at that. “Ah- well, don’t.. do that. I will not doubt you. Hm, thank you, Yeonaixho. Good luck with gardening.” @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Good idea. Not doubting me. Hah!" Tai'Tana laughed heartily. "Yes. Good luck with the dirt. Maybe I can help later. Good for plants to get more minerals. Itsuki told me. So maybe that's wrong actually." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

"No, that sounds about right. Anyways, I'll talk to you later." Yeonaixho didn't bother waving goodbye to the other blind person and the wolf, instead simply making his way to the door. "Good luck with... whatever you're doing." And then he left. Bye. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

“Hm. Tai’Tana, what sort of amphibian are you.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"I am a caecilian. We live in caves and underground. We look like worms." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Fascinating. I have met a newt on the other side, I understand that you are able to turn into a more animalistic form, yes? I wanted to ask, is your transformation painful in any way?” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Ah. A newt. I have never met with a newt." Tai'Tana said. "And no. Our transformations are as easy as flexing a muscle." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm. Similar to Silvestrians then. What sort of magic do caecilians typically have?” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Mineral magic. I can smell and sense minerals around as long as they're close to me. Or attached to the ground in some way. It's how I can tell just how big this area is. And how I knew this new area opened up." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Interesting.. does this include minerals within animals and plants?” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Yes. You were well fed with iron in the past before you arrived. Plenty of gamey prey." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Haha.. indeed! Hm, unfortunately, I have been unable to find any prey since. What do you know about the prey here.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"There are crab. And lobster. And shrimp. And bugs. Actually just think of an arthropod. We probably have it. And it's big." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm. I have not hunted crab. A first for everything I suppose. Ugh.. it is still terribly hot, but I should familiarize myself with this place..” The wolf stood. @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"It should start to cool down more soon. It is almost night." Tai'Tana said. "How have you survived on the other side all day." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Ha! The other side is a tundra, frozen and covered in snow. My fur is made for such conditions, not this- this tropical climate.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"A tundra. Gross. Amphibs don't do well in the cold. Most of us anyway. This climate is ideal." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“And I do not do well in this climate. I lived within a forest before this. Cold, but tolerable. Much different from here. Hm. Do you know how long it will be before sunset?” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Less than an hour. The nocturnal bugs are getting ready to come out." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Wonderful. Hm. Perhaps the sun will rise on the other side. It will help them with the cold..” They hoped their comrades on the other side were safe. ..hm. When had they ever worried for others like this? @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Do you think it works like that here. Was it night time there." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“The moon was no longer visible, and neither was the sun. I would assume it is to rise soon. Just as the sun is to set here soon.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Interesting. So our sides must be next to each other. That may help us find our way together. But what do I know." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm. That would be good, yes. Those that cannot tolerate the cold could shelter here, and I could return to the cold. We could work together to leave this place.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Yes. I was more so thinking the escape part of that. But honestly it isn't so bad here. Just wish that it was deeper so I could dig my tunnels." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Yes. I suppose we do not have enough time for all of that. The sooner both sides may meet the better.” They shifted a bit, sitting down once more. “..The world I come from.. I do not miss it. Still, I am not free here.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Where is it that you are from. I've never met a wolf of your size and intelligence before." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Their tail wagged a little at that. “Hmhm, well. I hail from Lunaestus, the continent of Sister Gods- many just refer to the separate countries now. I am from Novus, the other country is Silvestria. Though I am unlike any of the people there. I am the only one of my kind.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 (edited)

"That's a fancy name for a place. I'm from A Cave." Tai'Tana laughed and stood up. "So the sister gods. Two of them. And they were both landmasses. Interesting. I want to be a landmass." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Haha, I suppose it would be interesting to be one. Though I would hate to be the country of Novus, they’ve stripped that land of all its worth. Now they want Silvestria for the same. That and some religious nonsense. Hm. A cave.. That is all? Not a country?” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"We caecilians don't believe in man-made borders. Only the borders of Mother Nature." Tai'Tana nodded swiftly. "And a shame that Novus has been overexploited. Happens all too frequently." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Mm, interesting! Hm, that is a good view to have. Truly, I would not care about the borders of Novus or Silvestria; however, both countries have been at war for.. decades. I would rather avoid any interaction with them. Tch- Novus uses everything for its stupid war. All they care about is victory.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 (edited)

"War is dumb. Caecilians are the only group of amphibs to have avoided any large scale conflict ever. Unlike the salamanders and frogs. We actually managed to stay in one piece." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“I completely agree. A stupid war for stupid reasons. They fight because they are different- because their gods are different, and none of them can agree on which god still lives because neither will listen to the other. It is very dumb. Good you have avoided conflict.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Ha. The salamanders and frogs fight each other even though they share the same God. The only one that was fought for actually religious reasons is the axolotls and salamanders. The most recent split." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hmm? Did this split relate to their lineages separating? Evolving?” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"I'll let you in on a little secret. Caecilians, salamanders, and frogs are the only real groups. The rest are splits for whatever stupid reason. The axolotls split because they didn't like the Pilarians. The newts split from the salamanders as well. They wanted to use the Pilarian magic more and change their society. The toads and frogs had many stupid disagreements that led to a war. The caecilians are chill. We mind our own business. How Itsuki got a caecilian husband is beyond me." "So I'd say barely any evolution happened until after the split. It can really only be seen in the oldest separation. The newts and salamanders." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hmhmhm, fascinating! How interesting that those splits parallel the evolutionary splits of my world’s amphibians as well. Fascinating even still that their names line up. Hm.. that.. cannot be a coincidence.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"There's amphibians in your world. What are they like." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“They are non-sapient animals. I.. have not examined any Silvestrians- ah, they can shapeshift into animals- I have not seen any that can change into amphibians, but I would not doubt that there are ones that can. Similar to your kind that can change from humanoid to animal-like. Still, those are separate species from basic amphibians.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Interesting. At our core we are just our amphibian species. We can go primal and become stupid. I've seen it. It's a little sad. But it's just nature for caecilians. Do the silvestrians become stupid. Are you a silvestrian. Sorry." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Ah, I have witnessed that. There was a large toad on the other side, they called him Robbie. The Silvestrians.. can be forced to take on more feral forms. I have witnessed some do this of their own will in battle. I’ve.. never seen it reversed, unfortunately. And, no I am not Silvestrian. They can shapeshift, I.. I cannot. This is my only form.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Becoming primal in amphibs is also impossible to reverse. At least I've never heard anything about it. They lost their link to the Pilarians. And they have no brain to get it back. And a toad named Robbie. I will have to ask Llinos if she knows him. But from what I've heard she's not actually met many other toads. I think she is acting out how she thinks a toad would. And what are you then." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm, sad. They only called it Robbie, I don’t think that was his actual name. Hm, what do you know about Pilarians?” They shifted around for a moment before answering. “..I am only a wolf.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Ah. Primal toad. Might not be much help." Tai'Tana shrugged. "And the Pilarians are the gods to the amphibs. They created us. They give us our powers. The caecilians don't really do anything with that. We just dig. Though I also know that certain amphibs can be puppeted. Taken control of by the Pilarians. And sorry you're stuck as a wolf. Kind of sad." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm, so you have not personally encountered them?” At that last part, they seem to almost laugh. “Ha.. I’d rather be this than human. I am perfectly happy.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"No. Not personally. The caecilians just have very little to do with them. We do not have large connected societies like the others. And many of us carry our young internally. So there's no big gathering for egg laying. Which is when most of the fanaticism is occurring for others. And well if you're happy that's good." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hmm, interesting. I.. I believe there is a pilarian behind all of this. If you know anything that can harm them, that would be wonderful.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Ways to harm a Pilarian. Good question. I don't know. The salamanders, frogs, and newts are the only ones with discretion connection still. The rest of us don't talk to them." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm. Very well. Have you spoke with Rakin? He is one of the other hosts.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"No. But I've heard he's apparently the one that brought us here. None of us amphibs that were here first saw him." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm.. you are not competitors, yet you were never given some sort of role? Why are you here then? For what purpose?” They sighed. “Not that you would know, of course. I still do not understand why I was brought here. What point there is to making us fight.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"I would like to know why I'm here just as badly as you. And especially why the other two are here. Ha. They're sometimes hard to get along with." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Ha.. certainly. The sun has finally set..” The wolf stands. “It was good to speak with you, Tai’Tana.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

"Oh did it. Well bye then." The ground under Lykos shook for a few moments before calming, and Tai'Tana began to walk away. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

The shaking spooked them for a moment, before they realized it was just her. “Ah, yes. Goodbye.” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

She was gone. Walked back over to the 'televisions' and stared at the black screens. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Sovran had just arrived to the tv room when the announcement came. He raised his hand. Off to the fight!

just gonna move ip and cane here- "Shit... this might be a game changer-" Her eyes widened as she saw the room full of televisions. @Scream | Cane + Uly

Cane was mezmerised; confused, but mezmerized all the same. Some kind of robotic, metal screens with ropes that grew from rocks along the walls. This was unlike anything he had seen back on his own homeworld. "What is this place?" He finally managed to force out. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

"Looks like a tv room... And with Madison's powers, we might actually make progress." Isabelle flopped Errol gently onto one of the bean bags. "Oh, tv stands for television. Picture box. Moving picture box." She stared at one of the looser televisions and looked around but she uhhh had no idea what she was doing. "Maybe I should've gotten an engineering degree." @Scream | Cane + Uly

"A picture box room?" Cane gave Isabelle a look, not that she would be able to tell, but his tone easily gave away his state of mind. "Is this kind of thing normal?" @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

"This many isn't quite normal." She answered honestly, looking around for a remote to turn on a tv and a dvd to slip into the player. Hmmmmm what would be a good pick to show Cane. The little mermaid I guess- After a moment of silence, she turned on the tv, and the movie started to play after a n u m b er of pre movie shits. "Looks like they got a lot of hits here." @Scream | Cane + Uly

"What am I looking at here..." The descriptor of 'hits' did not do a lot for Cane. He might almost have been entranced if he was not so on edge. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

"Oh shit, right you wouldn't know what animation is. Remember the moving pictures thing? This is a cartoon, a very famous one on Earth as well. It uses art to form moving pictures, and this particular one has written music to match." She explained, going back to inspecting the tvs. @Scream | Cane + Uly

Cane found himself absentmindedly reaching up to adjust his mask, if only to give himself a better line of sight, and perhaps to ground himself back in reality. “We do not have this, not like this anyway. Is this common on your world? I did not know Terrans could look like that.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru (edited)

"Pretty common." She replied. "That's the fun of animation Cane, Terrans don't look like that. Animation allows us to create anything we want. Doesn't matter if it's real, it's simply what we want to create." Isabelle continued to inspect the television, humming along to the music without even needing to watch. @Scream | Cane + Uly

@Sam | Errol 🖌 + Chris ☀⚡ hi bestie

A faint shuffling sound could be heard behind Cane and Isabelle as one of the beanbags shifted. A quiet grunting came from behind them as Errol seemed to finally rise from the grave, rubbing his head. He mumbled something but it was completely incoherent. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru @Scream | Cane + Uly

Cane opened his mouth to comment, most likely on the strangeness of the room, but was stopped when he heard noise behind him. On a dime, his tall frame spun around and cast a shadow as far as the TV's glow would allow. "It would seem that we have company." @Sam | Errol 🖌 + Chris ☀⚡ @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

"What?" Isabelle stopped for a moment as Cane snapped her out of her investigation, turning around to see Errol stirring on the beanbag. "Errol." She moved with frightening efficiency towards the beanbag, startled by the fact that homeboy is actually awakening. "Errol please tell me you're waking up." @Scream | Cane + Uly @Sam | Errol 🖌 + Chris ☀⚡

"Ugh... Isabelle...?" Errol blinked a bit and looked up until his eyes settled on Isabelle. He stared for a moment as though slowly processing everything. "...What happened? ...I was cooking for DJ and then-..." He paused a bit, eyes widening. "...Where are we?" He sat up quickly and looked around- his gaze landing on Cane as he stared with a confused look on his face. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru @Scream | Cane + Uly

Isabelle did not hesitate to hug him once he sat up. "It's a lot... before anything, DJ and Uly are not here. Souma should be watching DJ if anything. Do you... remember talking to someone after you were taken? Green hair, black eyes, threatened you and everyone else with inevitable death?" Kind of a lot to ask Errol but Cane was the least of her concerns right now. @Sam | Errol 🖌 + Chris ☀⚡ @Scream | Cane + Uly

Errol stared at Isabelle, glancing between Cane and Isabelle a couple times. "...So... it wasn't a dream..." he muttered as he blinked slowly. "And-... And Uly isn't here? DJ isn't?" He got up from the beanbag, "Wait- Wait, what about Madison? You and I are here- what about her?" He brushed off the questions about the mysterious person for now. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru @Scream | Cane + Uly

The color drained from Isabelle's face at the mention of Madison. "No... They're not here." She started slowly, standing up after him. "I need you to listen. And I need you to stay calm, okay?" She hesitated to put her hand on his shoulder. "You've been out... A while since we all got here. Rakin's plan is already in motion-" Isabelle paused. "Madison is dead. From the sound of it, one other person just died as well." @Sam | Errol 🖌 + Chris ☀⚡ @Scream | Cane + Uly

(I'm just gonna bubble this)

Lykos was back in this place, hiding from the rising sun. They were curious about this room, sniffing around and inspecting the dvds. Nothing he recognized.. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

Kenji, coincidentally, was also attempting to hide from the sun. He’d shed his winter clothes after being dumped on the beach, but still held on to them with his coat tied around his waist and hat and gloves stuffed in the pockets. It was starting to get tedious to carry, and the scarf still covering his mouth probably wasn’t helping with the heat either. At least he hopes the room tucked into the wall here could be a little bit cooler than outside. Ducking in, it takes a second for his eyes to adjust— and then a few more to calm the spike in his heart at the sight of a wolf. Familiar this time, thankfully. “Oh— Hey, you’re- It’s, um, Lykos, right?” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm? Ah, greetings Kenji. Yes, it’s Dr. Lykos.” They eyed the scarf. “How are you faring in this heat?” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

“Oh, uh, my bad—“ Kenji looks a bit sheepish at the correction, but at least he doesn’t seem as panicked as he did the last time they spoke. He drops his coat down onto one of the sand-covered couches as he speaks. “Sorry. But um, I could definitely do without the heat, that’s— that’s for sure.. O-Or at least the humidity…you?” He can’t imagine a wolf is enjoying it very much either. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“It is fine. Do not forget in the future, I worked hard for them.” They returned to the dvds. “Do you recognize any of these?” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

“Sorry,” Kenji repeats, wincing faintly. He takes Lykos’s question as a suggestion to come closer, crouching down to get a better look at the pile of what looks like— “DVDs? I— Yeah, I do, but—” He shifts on the balls of his feet to get a better look at the weird TVs nearby with a faint frown. “ W-What is all this doing here?” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Don’t apologize so much. Just remember.” They reached a paw towards the stacked DVDs, attempting to pull one out from the pile without toppling it over. Difficult task. “I am not sure. I don’t see any purpose to this place. Do any of these seem useful to you?” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

Kenji opens his mouth to apologize again, then slowly closes it. “Um. Got it.” He reaches for some of the DVDs on the top of the pile and flicks through a few aimlessly. There’s definitely a wide variety, that’s for sure. “It’s all just.. just movies and TV shows? Uh, unless there’s something I’m— I’m missing about how to escape a-a space prison..” It kinds of falls flat, but then a quiet defeated anger creeps into his voice as he adds, “I guess Rakin thought we, um, didn’t have enough entertainment here.” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They looked over the boxes once more, equally disappointed. They growl low. “Tch- what’s the point of it then? If we’re here to fight and die why bother with any of this?” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

Kenji tenses at Lykos’s growl, biting his cheek for a moment before saying quietly, “R-Rakin, when he… when he talked to me, he kept calling this another tournament. I, um… This isn’t the first time I’ve been in s-something like— something like this.” He really doesn’t want to think about it. But even though Rakin had said it was different... “The.. The person then, he— he was stealing people’s powers when they lost. To come back to life somehow or like some kind of magic stuff. There’s g-gotta be some sort of— of reason o-or connection or something. Rakin s-said we’re safe as long as we— we win. It d-doesn’t make any sense for all of us to be meant to d-die in the end for nothing…” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos turned to Kenji, listening with dawning horror. “You.. you’ve already..” They stared into the tv screen, golden eyes reflecting back. “…this entire event, its purpose is to revive a race called Pilarians. I believe.. we are meant to be sacrifices to them. They feed off our suffering, our lives.” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

Kenji doesn’t react, at first. But then slowly he moves to sit down heavily on the sandy couch. “Right. Right. Of course.” A dry, sarcastic, sharp laugh escapes him as he leans forward, balacing his elbows on his knees, and buries his head in his hands. “Second time for everything,” he mutters under his breath, muffled by both the scarf and his hands. His chest feels too tight. More audibly, fighting the shake in his voice and the struggle in his lungs, he says, “No— N-No wonder they just leave us in b-between everything. They— They like this.” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 (edited)

The wolf’s head hung low, sighing deeply. “I.. I am sorry Kenji. Truly, I am.” Lykos looked over the room once more. They had to find something, anything of use. Something to help. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

It’s nice to hear, at least. Even if Lykos doesn’t even know the half of it. Kenji takes a deep breath, leaning back on the couch and pulling his legs up to his chest. He’s clearly trying very hard to keep himself together as he watches Lykos search the room. “It’s..fine.” It’s clearly not but go off king. “There’s… S’nothing to d-do about it now,” he continues dully, halfheartedly shrugging one shoulder. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos got up, searching almost frantically now. “It’s- it’s not alright, I won’t just lay down and let everyone die here. There has to be something-“ Suddenly a pile of DVDs comes crashing down, falling onto the wolf with a yelp. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

“I don’t— I don’t want everyone to die here either, but—“ Kenji breaks off, wincing back as the DVDs crash onto the floor and also Lykos. “We don’t have the— We have no access to th-the people keeping us here like I-I did before. O-Or anything to stop them from just—sending us where— wherever they want.” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos rises to his feet, snarling. “I won’t die here for some stupid GAME!! I will have my freedom, no one will take that from me again!” The discs that landed on her toppled to the ground as he rises. They stare down at them, desperate for answers. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

11:45 AM

@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

There was a lot of bullshit stupid movies, including The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl 3D, Hoodwinked 2, some stupid local wildlife newscast from twenty years ago, multiple copies of some penguin documentary, Resident Evil... Seems like a bunch of movies he stole straight from the discount shelf of Goodwill in the middle of nowhere. But right in the middle of the garbage was a case with some blue liquid stained on it. The only words written on it appeared to be in a black marker that was running out of ink. "POST BATTLE RECORDINGS- RAINA" @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

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Kenji shrinks into the couch, shoulders hunching. He can relate, of course he can—but not that he can really explain. At least Lykos’s anger is mostly not directed at him. The DVDs scatter around even more, enough that he’s able to make out a few more titles. One case in particular looks unlike the rest, though. “…What’s that one?” He asks, slightly timidly. “It doesn’t— It doesn’t look like a normal DVD…” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos stares down at it before pushing it towards Kenji. “Put it in, this- this is it.“ @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

Kenji slowly uncurls the rest of the way and gets up, carefully picking up the case and taking the disc out. It looks pretty unremarkable, save for the title scrawled on the front—‘post battle recordings’ isn’t exactly something that puts him at ease. “..This isn’t..the fights, is— is it?” He feels like he might not need to ask that, but the name isn’t familiar. Hesitantly he slides the DVD into the player. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

“I doubt it is, why bother when the fights aren’t finished. It would be a waste- this is something useful. It has to be.” They watched the dark screen with anticipation. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 (edited)

As soon as the DVD player processed the disc, an outrageously loud sound of high pitched violet noise played from the shitty built in speakers of the TV. It overloaded Kenji and Lykos' senses, and was accompanied by a series of flashing neon colors in quick succession. It was enough to give anyone an instant migraine. Before they would have time to eject the disc, the colors disappeared, though the grating sound continued. "Sorry if anyone but me is watching, that was probably quite grating." A voice- it sounded.. Almost like Rakin, but.. Less stressed and looser. It faded in on a man wearing some kind of space suit in a worn down spaceship. It looked rudimentary in all aspects and probably shouldn't be something you'd trust your life with. The camera had a slight shake since it seemed the man was holding the camcorder himself. The man also looked like Rakin, though his hair was full and black and pulled in to a loose braid on his back. His burn scars were still present, but his eyes were normal. He had golden irises and hope. "That frequency of noise repels Pilarians, so.. I'll figure out a way to edit it in over the rest of this." Yeah, he figured it out, it was almost impossible to hear him over it, and there were no captions. "If the Pilarians have returned, like I am sure they will eventually, this video will lay out what should be done if I cannot handle it myself. I don't know what has happened to me if someone else is watching this video, so I'll assume I'm dead. Or worse. But if the worst case scenario is true, I'm sure the Galleons would kill me, so let's assume I'm dead." @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

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Kenji, still crouched in front of the DVD player, is unfortunately also directly in front of the speakers as well. He flinches backwards with a muffled yelp at the screeching sound, hands flying over his ears with a wince despite the fact that it basically does nothing to help once the flashing colors blur his vision. It takes a moment for the spots to clear from his eyes as the picture on the screen comes into view— though it takes a bit longer for his ears to stop ringing. Not that it particularly helps, given how hard it is to hear over the noise overlay. Regardless of that, though, he tries to pay attention as best he can. It’s..confusing, to say the least. Lykos had mentioned the Pilarians earlier, and the man on the screen looked..familiar, somewhat, but the other name Kenji doesn’t recognize. But at least it’s information. Kenji glances towards Lykos, wondering if they understood any more than he did. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos cringes at the sound, barely able to hear anything over the high pitched noise. They dig their nails into the sand, standing strong and forcing themself to listen. As soon as they hear Pilarians they grin through the pain. “This is it. This is the answer!” @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

"Now that that has been established, you MUST not discuss any of this without this sound playing. Please play this 'disc' or recreate the noise to the best of your ability before speaking about any of it. If they try to r-read your mind- they will be in pain and look away. This sound should also effectively create a 'Pilarian Free Zone', where if there is for some reason one around, they will not be able to enter. If they are forcefully brought in to 'earshot' of this noise, they can be overwhelmed and stunned. I will provide a few minutes of just the noise at the end of this disc so you can play it alone." The man inhaled and grabbed the handle of the run down space craft he was on. "I will now show you what I have been investigating and what has been worrying me." He flung open the door and jumped out, beginning to float out. The camera turned to face rubble- rubble of a base that looked much more technologically advanced than the craft he was on. There were pieces of the base flung out everywhere, sterile white and full of wiring and glass. The wires were multicolored, but besides that, the only strikes of color were splashes of a light blue substance, the same as on the case of the box. The man arrived at this wreckage, landing on a piece of shattered flooring. He pushed off of it, landing on a piece of ceiling. He continued on this way, working his way toward whatever area he had in mind. "While I'm making my way there I'll explain a bit more about the Pilarians. They are disgusting creatures that have forced themselves to artificially evolve past any meaning in life. The only fulfilment they get is creating new species and meddling in the affairs of already existing ones. They had no mouths to eat or speak. They only existed in one space craft. They had an ego unbecoming of their tiny statures. They only stood about three feet tall, and all looked identical, beside for variations in the color of their chests and crests. They were all part of one hive mind with no particular leader. They communicated through these appendages on the sides of their head, sensitive enough to pick up and decipher brain waves from themselves and other species. This means they could read minds at will. They could make you do things you'd never do. If you are close enough and unprotected, they can make you see and feel things that aren't real. It's horrifying." "But that power is also their weakness. Their base was entirely soundproof. Until the Galleons and I breached it. It was simple from there to take them down. Any sound in their presence when unexpected or overpowered makes them no challenge. With too much outside interference, their powers were ineffective. Without those powers, they. are. nothing." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

Don’t talk about the disc without it playing, and the sound hurts whoever these guys are. Okay. Kenji can remember that. His eyes widen, though, as the camera pans out across rubble and space. It almost feels like watching some kind of sci-fi movie—hell, if he hadn’t already learned a little bit he probably wouldn’t have believed this. He doesn’t miss whatever the blue substance might be, grimacing slightly at the case sitting on the ground in front of him where he’d dropped it. The camera moves on quickly though as the person behind it continues to explain. The Pilarians kind of..sound like what his expectations of an alien would have been, aside from the mention of the crests. A single spaceship, three feet tall, hive minded…the sound weakness is interesting. But while the explanation is welcome, however, not all of it’s contents are. Kenji stiffens as the last few descriptions play out: reading minds at will. Making you do things, see things, feel things. Control. It gets hard to listen over the buzzing in his mind after that—he’s shaking, by the time the man finally pauses again, hisgaze distant and blank . A very specific someone now paying rapt attention certainly doesn’t help. “H-How— How do we know— How d-do we know any of this is real then?” Whether the quiet mutter is a rhetorical question at the man in the video or directed towards Lykos is unclear. But he’s definitely not taking this well. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos continues to stare into the screen, as if they were trying to sear it into their brain. Their eyes flicker to Kenji. “What purpose is there to thinking like that. If it is indistinguishable, why bother worrying about it.” They fixate the screen, barely blinking as they listen carefully through the noise. It hurts, and they no longer care. “This is our freedom, it’s all that matters.” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

8:45 AM

@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

The man continued his trek, toward a singular large piece of debris. It seemed like there was some kind of hatch in it that was securely closed. The blue liquid stained much of the side with the hatch on it, including hand like imprints around the door.. "This piece did not fall apart like the rest did. It looks stronger and is fully intact. I have been- getting these headaches. Like the kind I used to get when they tried to puppet me. I can ward it off with my Abyss given powers now, but I know if there are any Pilarians left, they will never give up. They would happily go through one of my froglings to get to me. They'd go through Mirana or my kids. They wouldn't quit. That's why I need to make sure that I am just being paranoid. That this is just a suspicious but harmless piece of shrapnel." He arrived at the chunk, holding himself safely on a nearby piece, not yet touching the vessel. "I may be a fool for not bringing Galleons or Mirana here for backup, but I don't want to get them involved. For one, if the Galleons knew I was feeling the Pilarian's presence, I am sure they would kill me. I feel like that is not even overthinking it. And Mirana... If this is going to doom me, I do not want her to be involved. At least one of us needs to be there for the froglets." A deep breath. Lightning crackled across his body in anticipation for use. "Abyss, watch over me.." He breathed out and touched the hatch. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

Kenji shakes his head, curling in on himself slightly under Lykos’s stare. “I need to know my— my thoughts are my own, I—“ He’s cut off, mouth snapping shut, by the man on the screen speaking again. As the voice continues the feeling of dread only grows stronger—and the shot of the hatch in the debris is certainly not helping. Despite that, though, Kenji doesn’t let himself look away. The Galleons is another new name too, along with Mirana. Maybe Lykos would know more afterwards. For now, Kenji doesn’t comment on it, instead gripping the ends of the scarf with bated breath as the (familiar?) lightning crackles over the speakers. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

“It is not worth worrying about.” All of their attention was focused on the screen. They had to know what it was. They needed to. This could be the answer- it was all that mattered now. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 (edited)

@Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 (not sure if lykos would’ve gone to the fight but ik kenji wouldnt have if you still want them to b hangin out (witnessing the horrors))

(Lykos did not go and hell yes would like to witness horrors :) Mads said they would make a post tho) @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

(sorry ive been debating whats actually in there NFDAJKSJFD)

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As he touched the hatch, a small burst of air shot out from the inside, shaking the camera and the man ever so slightly. After it had decompressed, the man grabbed the edge and lifted it up, finally revealing what was on the inside.. It was a creature. A tiny gray thing with dozens of tubes hooked up to it. It's eyes were closed, but it could be seen that there were six of them.. It had short stubby arms and legs, as well as a clear crested fin on its head. "It's- it's..-" The man shot his arm inside of the room and grabbed his hand around the head of the thing. It was so small It's entire head could fit within his hand. A sharp bolt of electricity shot out, loud and bright, surely killing the little thing before it had any chance to wake up from this stasis. "I'm not sure what that was. It wasn't- it looked like a Pilarian but.. it wasn't. I don't know. It's dead now. Hopefully that's enough... But I don't feel any better. I'll have to wait and see. And maybe find out what this is. I can't bring it home with me, but there's nothing else out here.. It's dead. It's dead and dealt with. And I'm just paranoid." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

Kenji winces at the lightning bolt, grimacing at the shot of the assumedly-dead tiny creature in the spaceship. His bad feeling about this is only growing, though, as the man continues talking. Maybe he’s just paranoid too. But right now it definitely doesn’t seem likely that’s the only reason. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

The wolf’s entire body bristled with stress. -six glowing eyes stood out from the darkness- They held out a small, gray hand- A snarl escaped them. “It’s that thing-” ‘-it looked like a Pilarian but.. it wasn’t.’ …WHAT. “IT’S NOT EVEN-” The snarl morphed into a full blown yell of anger. “ALL OF THIS WAS FOR NOTHING?!” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

Holy shit, Kenji wasn’t expecting that. He chokes on air, accidentally inhaling a mouthful of the scarf covering his face, then tries to cover it up with a cough even as his chest aches. “What— Wh-What are you talking about.? You. Recognize it.?” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

The wolf’s teeth are fully bared now, staring at the screen in rage. “That fucking thing tried to kill me!! And all of this- this stupid- rrgh WHATEVER THIS IS- WAS SUPPOSED TO TELL ME HOW TO KILL IT!!” The wolf growled in frustration, their golden eyes glowing in the tv light. They looked like a rabid animal. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

“Th-That’s the thing you, um, y-you mentioned before? If this— this whole thing is about all these— all these other species h-how do you know that’s not— It could be a..different one?” Kenji shifts backwards and pushes himself up to sit on the edge of one of the beanbag chairs, somewhat subtly putting space between him and Lykos. “Also, uhm.. It— It never said it would tell us h-how to kill anything..just..how to handle it? I-I’m not sure if it’s even over o-or not…” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“He talked about how to stop Pilarians! He just said it wasn’t one!! That bastard invaded my mind, tried to- to unmake me and it’s the fucking thing keeping us all here!! This was supposed to be the answer!!” Their growl morphed into something of a whine as the assaulting noise continued, now without purpose. There was something more to the anger, desperation. “I won’t die here, damn it!” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

“I don’t want to d-die again either!” Kenji exclaims, sitting up a little bit straighter on the beanbag and trying desperately not to think about the idea of being fucking unmade. “B-But maybe there’s— there’s more going on here! I-If he said he’s going to talk a-about stopping Pilarians and that—thing?—isn’t a Pilarian?” He glances back to the tv, nervously. “Then— Then there has to be more, right?” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 (is there more?)

@Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 (a little)

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“I don’t want to d-die again either!” Kenji exclaims, sitting up a little bit straighter on the beanbag and trying desperately not to think about the idea of being fucking unmade. “B-But maybe there’s— there’s more going on here! I-If he said he’s going to talk a-about stopping Pilarians and that—thing?—isn’t a Pilarian?” He glances back to the tv, nervously. “Then— Then there has to be more, right?” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

@Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

(i will write out the end of it after i finsih up my homework tonight sorry icant

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(no worries!!)

The camera focused on the man for a bit, just showing him staring down at the creature.. Then it slowly turned back to it. The lightning.. It was lingering on it. Some sparks here and there, and a twitch.. "Eugh-" the man mumbled, and decidedly slammed the hatch shut again. "I.. Will inform the Galleons about this. There may be more.. And if they decide to kill me for coming back here, well.. I would die for a good cause. That's all." The video faded out, but the sound remained.. Khhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhkk. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

’-artificially evolve past-‘ ’-can make you see and feel things that aren’t real.’ -a strange feeling in their mind- like someone was clawing through it. The noise was making it harder and harder to think clearly- their entire body was bristling as they paced, trying to understand. “-it works the same- the same, it has to be, it must but why? Did it evolve once more?? Is this it, is that why he couldn’t recognize it? Dead silence, s-some sort of- of force is that new? Is this its evolution? Would it still work, it could- it could..” …they seemed to mostly be talking to themself. That desperate and wild look was still in their eyes, fixated on the screen. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

The sound following what seems to be the video’s end rings in Kenji’s ears as he shrinks back into the beanbag. Lykos’ pacing and muttering on top of that is only slightly more nerve-wracking. “You think that..thing..evolved?” He asks hesitantly, picking out one part of the rambling to try and address. The lightning crackling over it, twitching, was giving him a bad vibe. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They continued to pace back and forth, muttering to themself. “…could it go past the silence? Is the noise enough- is.. does something else have to be made? Is this enough- and how am I meant to..? What am I meant to do? How do I fix this? How do I get..” They paused as Kenji spoke, turning to him. “Yes, he- as he described the Pilarians he described them as.. as artificially evolving past- they can make themselves artificially evolve. They could evolve more- so much so that he could not recognize it. I know that thing. Its powers are the same. All that has changed is appearance.” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

Same powers, different appearance. That gets a faint burst of amusement from Amara—which really only serves to make Kenji’s headache worse. “S-So— the case said Raina, but we can assume that’s definitely R-Rakin with the lightning, right? And that th-thing tricked him or— or something?” Not that it really makes the situation any better. Kenji fidgets with the fringe of the scarf. “And wh-what do you mean, ‘the silence’?” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They turned back to the tv, staring into it. Their ears were twitching from strain of the noise. “Possibly. Similar features, similar voice. Most likely then. Whatever happened, he didn’t kill it and now it’s trapped us here..” At Kenji’s question they seemed to flinch. “…It invoked this silence when it appeared. I couldn’t- there was nothing. I could scream and there was nothing.” There was a hint of fear in their voice. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

“…Oh.” Kenji’s voice is small when he replies. “That’s…… Shit.” Yeah. That’s bad. His head is starting to pound more and more. “W-We should— Should we tell a-any of the others here? If— If it’s able to do all that we c-can’t leave people in the dark…” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos stared into nothing for a moment before snapping out of it. “Yes, we- they need to watch this. Any information about this- without the sound within it, could inform it. I- I need to speak with Riki.. again, no one can know about this without the sound.” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

“R-Right.” Kenji nods, slowly uncurling himself from the beanbag chair. “We, um, sh-shouldn’t bring too many— too many at once either..” Making somewhat of a semblance of a plan seems to be helping him calm down, at least a little. Though, he hesitates slightly. “Wh-What— What about the ‘read m-minds at will’ part..?” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

The sound continued playing. It was more than grating now, it was almost nauseating, but that didn’t matter. This was their freedom. There was an intense look in their eyes as they turned back to Kenji. “We will have to trust that the memory of this with the noise over it is enough to deter it. Sear it into our minds.” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒 (edited)

Kenji bites his cheek worriedly at that, gaze sliding to the floor as soon as Lykos’s own locks onto him. “I… I can try. I’ll d-do what I can.” He can hope, more like, that he’s the one in control if that happens. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They seemed… really fixated on this. “This is a priority, Kenji. Our freedom, our lives are at stake here.” @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

“I know!” Kenji snaps suddenly, before quickly recoiling as if surprised at his own outburst. “I’m— I’m sorry, I just— I-I’m not always in control, I can’t—“ He cuts himself off with a shaky breath. “I know. I’m sorry.” @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They continued to stare, hardly reacting to his outburst. “…You should get that under control.” They turned away, looking at the dark screen once more before moving to leave. @em | mallon 🎣 + kenji 🌒

Kenji stares back. “Yeah, I’d— I’d love to, if it wouldn’t k-kill me again,” he mutters, glaring down at the floor as Lykos leaves. Amara seems amused, at least. Fantastic. His headache is coming back again. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos had been silent after the fight ended, there wasn’t much they could do for Yeonaixho anyway. After the announcement, they quickly moved to the warmer side, tying their labcoat around their waist and moving into the tv room. The disc was where they left it. Lykos turned the tv back on, not even flinching at the sound of static. There were strange lights, and an awful noise coming from this room. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Isabelle arrived on this side, a bit shaky as she stumbled her way into the tv room, shedding kayers along the way. This should be the room Kenji was talking about. That... sound. God it was awful. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

The video was playing again, the other Rakin talking over it. Lykos turned towards the entrance, silhouetted by the light of the tv. “Greetings. I am Dr. Lykos, who are you.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru (edited)

"Lykos. Lykos... Oh, Kenji mentioned you on the other side. I'm Isabelle. First fight? I would prefer if it didn't ring a bellx honestly." She entered the room, visibly bothered by the sound permeating the room. "If you don't mind me asking, what is that? That sound." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Ah, yes. Good to meet you in person, I believe Kenji mentioned you.” They didn’t seem bothered in the slightest. “This sound prevents the host of this hell hole- Alrai Pin, from seeing or listening to this room.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

It took Isabelle a minute. That's what it was. "I see. That would explain Kenji's hesitance to tell me what he learned alongside you. Do you mind if I?" Isabelle gestured towards one of the unused tvs. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They nodded, then titled their head at her. “Mind if what, exactly.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Well... Isabelle pulled out Madison's orb, clutching it as her eyes lit up and she looked at the tv. With uneasy swiftness, she pulled the tv out of the wall, picking it apart before reconfiguring it into what appeared to be a rudimentary speaker. She plugged it back in, unsure of what would happen. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Well, without a CD or DVD in it, it just let out a low humming sound. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos watched her work, watching with interest. “Oh, that is helpful. Can you make the, ah.. Disc player like that as well?” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

"A speaker? Or would you like me to make a disc player-" Isabelle was unsure of his request. "I tried... To use Madison's powers once. The information is overwhelming. I can only imagine what the full power would do to someone." She sighed, still prodding at the speaker. She was honestly grateful that it didn't screech at her. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They looked at the orb, intrigued- before snapping back to attention. “Oh, er- I meant, can you turn the disc player into something.. compact like that. Easily carried. Apologies.” They gave the speaker a confused look. “Hm, it gives you.. information about these things? Power over technology.. strange.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Isabelle thought for a moment, then nodded. "I can certainly do that. However, I propose a trade. You give me something, and I make you a portable noise machine." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

They looked at her surprised, then it morphed into annoyance. “Did you not hear me before? This is the only thing that stops It from acting. I don’t even have anything to give you. Having this is our freedom.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Isabelle sighed, any levity she intended seemed to go right over his head. "I heard you. I was mostly kidding. I'll make the machine." note to self. Do not joke in the presence of a doctor again. "All I would have requested was the information Kenji was too afraid to give me. Something tells me he didn't want to do it without the static protecting us from Alrai Pin's prodding." She explained simply, breaking down the speaker again and working on creating a portable disc player. She was getting used to the sensations and processes, but it would take her another minute to make something smaller. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hmph. I’d rather not joke about something this important.” They were a very serious doctor. “The information is within the video playing- but the simple explanation is this: Rakin is, or was, the person in the video, and he once killed the Pilarians. This noise is a part of his victory against them. Alrai Pin is a Pilarian and thus is weak to it. That is what matters most.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru (edited)

... I'm pretty sure Isabelle knew most of this information. But I digress. "I understand. No more jokes. Only work." She fell silent as she focused on putting pieces together. After a few minutes of silence, she had completed the main machine. Only to attach and connect one of the rocks aaaaand- "This should be it. Do you mind handing me a disc to test it?" The player was booting, but Isabelle still wasn't entirely sure if it would read the disc. It should work but you can never be too careful. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Hm. Thank you.” They watched silently. Lykos grabbed a random case from a pile. It said ‘Hoodwinked’. “Here.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

(fucking hoodwinked)

11:52 PM

Isabelle looked at the title of the case, her eyebrows scrunching as she unfortunately recognizes it. It was a choice alright. "Alright. Let's see." She took the disc out, placing it in the tray of this bitch and starting up the movie. Let's see how long this plays before one of them wants it to stop. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Ah, it works. Good.” They turned away from the screen and towards Isabelle. “Now then, we need to assemble a team. People that can fight back against Alrai Pin and Rakin. Do you know anyone that could help.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru (edited)

"Right. Well we did have that whole discussion a while back on who to bring back. I doubt Juno is in a state, I... heard about what happened to his wife. Didn't get to attend the fight but... We seem to have the opposite problem on our hands now. Miss Celena is also a healer, though." She stopped the movie, putting that disc away as fast as humanly possible. "Kenji is certainly on our side as well. When it comes to those who remain, I'm afraid I haven't met most of them." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Yes, I was there, describing the event to him. He is grieving, but so was Jymaiyri, and she was perfectly capable of handling herself then. He should be fine.” Lykos glanced to the tv, then back to Isabelle. “Nonetheless, multiple healers will be helpful. The.. few people I have spoken to about this have been reluctant to involve the children in the fight- which I understand of course. Still, they have seen their fair share of the bloodshed, and are powerful in their own right..” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru (edited)

I don't know if I would say that but ok Lykos. "If they are willing, I see no reason why they can't help. We crossed that bridge when Rakin put us all in here." Isabelle crossed her arms, closing the disc player as she rose to her feet. "Now how exactly will we bring everyone together? Now that both sides are open who knows where people have scattered to-" @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

(Bridge)

“Hm. We cannot make an announcement.. I’m not sure if there’s anything we can do aside from telling people directly. Unless someone here has an easy way to contact multiple people.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

"Unfortunately, there's not enough mirrors for me to do that very effectively." Isabelle sighed. It was extremely unlikely that anyone had the kind of abilities Alrai Pin or Rakin had to communicate. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos sighed. “I suppose we’ll simply have to talk to people and ask them to pass it on. What would be the best place to meet..” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

"I'm unsure if this room's size is sufficient, but I could move some tvs around. This room would be the easiest to conceal as a whole because of all of the tvs. It also helps to be sheltered from both elements." Isabelle suggested the idea. She wasn't sure about splitting up and searching, but it would be more effective. "Hold on, let me-" She moved over to another tv that had yet to see some use and pulled it out of the wall, beginning to deconstruct it on the ground once again. This time, it seemed she was looking for something instead of attempting to reconstruct it. "-While I'm here, should I make more portable devices? There's only so many tvs I can deconstruct though." @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Our numbers are rather low.. I suppose this room would work fine. Still, perhaps it would be less.. conspicuous to meet somewhere else. Perhaps the dining hall on the cold side?” They watched her curiously, thinking for a moment. “Hm.. is there- could you create a copy of the disc with the noise? Is that possible?” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Isabelle hummed in thought. "With the portable disc player, I see no reason why we shouldn't use the dining hall. So we'll go with that." "As for the disc... I don't know about the physical disc, but I could try to port the contents somehow. I'd have to alter this setup though-" Speak of the devil, and she shall appear. Just then Tsubari walked in, wondering what the hell this room was about. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“It would be a comfortable and relatively normal seeming place to gather.” Lykos knew next to nothing about technology, so he had nothing to offer her. They turned towards the doorway as Subaru entered. “Oh, greetings, Subaru. Have you met Isabelle? She and I are working on something important- hm, do you know much about this sort of technology.” She pointed at the things in Isabelle’s hands.

Tsubari didn't seem bothered by the sound, looking around at Lykos then to Isabelle. "Hey... do I know you?" Tsubari has not seen Lykos in hooman form. "Also that thing is ancient. Nice to meet you by the way. " "Likewise. You're... digital." Isabelle's eyes flashed with light as she looked over at Tsubari. She could see the sparse lines of code around her, as well as her true digital nature as a whole. "Yep, I am digital. Why do you guys wanna know?" While Tsubari waited for a response, Isabelle looked the creatura up and down, noticing the collar in particular. A lock of some sort. Interesting. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos sighed. “Ah, right. I am Dr. Lykos, we met before. My.. previous form was taken from me.” “Hmm.. as a, er- digital being, are you able to interact with these?” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Tsubari tilted her head a bit before the dots connected. "OHHHHH Furry Doctor man. I see you've been confined to a flesh prison as well. I can play videos if that's what you're asking, but I don't have a disc drive." "That won't be an issue." Isabelle commented. She took a spare cable, plugging one end into the disc player. "Any chance you can plug this in?" "I can, but why would I do that?" "The collar. With Madison's powers, I might be able to crack it for you." "Done." Tsubari yoinked the cable and put it in her mouth as if it was a charging port. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

That earns her a smirk. “Ha, flesh prison, indeed. I’ll be free soon enough.” He tilts his head as she puts the cable in her mouth, but says nothing else. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Isabelle was confused, disregarding the flesh prison conversation as she quickly acquired the disc from the player. It was a good thing the room was mostly quiet as she did this, Tsubari waiting patiently and Lykos observing. She inserted the disc into the portable player, the sweet silence being permeated by the horrid sound once again. As her eyes lit up, she observed the cable and device for a moment before moving a few parts and pressing even more buttons that seemed useless. The cable lit with information in her eyes as the contents of the disc were uploaded to Tsubari's memory, Tsubari of course feeling tingly the entire time the process was completed. The contents would flash in her mind, almost in the way they had when Alrai Pin communicated, but this time wasn't painful. Probably because she is simply recieving the information, not having it thrust upon her. "Alright, it should be done. Any chance you can play what I just uploaded? You can, unplug the cable now." Tsubari took the cable out, dropping it on the ground before she got to work. Almost as if it were magic, Tsubari pulled up a screen, shsowing the same static as the original video. Opening her mouth, her voice did not come out, but the static did. The audio was passable, but it would be much stronger once she was free. "How's that for an interaction?" Isabelle smiled at Lykos as Tsubari closed the video, falling back into silence. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos smiled. “Excellent. Wonderful work you two.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Tsubari looked at Isabelle expectantly. "So can you free me now?" Isabelle nodded, standing up as she left the player on a beanbag for Lykos to grab. "A deal is a deal. Let's take a look." It was a very good thing Isabelle had some experience in codebreaking and programming because this task might've been impossible without it. As her eyes glowed, she reached out to Tsubari's collar, absorbing the information that kept it in place and slowly but surely making her way through it. It was certainly a monumental task that could've only been completed with Madison's powers. May she rest in peace. An eternity seemed to pass as Isabelle seemingly stared into the void, but as the glow left her eyes, the metal of the collar cleanly broke open and let itself fall off of Tsubari's neck. Isabelle grabbed the collar before it fell, stepping back as Tsubari's form shifted once again into a child. "It's done. I'm not sure why you are now a child, but you are now collarless." Hopefully she doesn't live to regret it. "What do we do now, Dr. Lykos?" @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“I would like to assemble anyone we can to the dining hall. That includes you, Subaru.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

"Oh, okay." Child ass Subaru nodded. "That portal opened, right. The one to go to the other sides?" "Yeah, I went through it." Isabelle confirmed. "So we split up and meet in the dining hall. We'll reconvene there. And before I forget-" Because I did forget- Isabelle reached back down to where she was working and pulled out a reflective sheet, carefully breaking it into multiple pieces. "Be careful with it, I can't quite dull the edges yet, but you should be able to reach me through these-" She took a few of the pieces and handed them to Tsubari and Lykos. "Just tap on them a few times and I should know you're there. It's a little unorthodox, but it's how I communicate with my powers. Can't really trace a mirror dimension with conventional means." She took her own piece and carefully put it away. "I think we're good to head out, should you take the disc player or should I?" @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

Lykos took the glass, looking over it intrigued. “Fascinating. It would be best to split up. I will take the cold side. Hm, you can take the machine. I will inform you once I have gathered everyone.” @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru (edited)

Tsubari was already gone. Like a cartoony poof, the child had sprinted out into the humid environment. Hopefully she finds at least one person. Isabelle nodded. "Got it. Hopefully we can gather enough people." She picked up the disc player and left. @Sauce | Nora🧶+Lykos🐺

“Good luck.” Off they went!

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