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Operation Chick Hunt
Flynn Proswagonist: high school au. “TODAY MARKS THE DAY OF OPERATION CHICK HUNT” “why are you attracted to birds” “WRONG CHICK, FLYNN”
MdIzaneko: YESSSS
MdIzaneko: jon tags along but he doesnt do anything
Flynn Proswagonist: yes
MdIzaneko: he’s actually sabotaging the entire thing when walt isnt looking like pulling out the bible and shit
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn is just confused
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Flynn Proswagonist: walt and jon could do operation chick hunt. jon comes along to keep walt company. flynn just comes because his buds are there. walt says to hit on women. jon hits on women with totally religious pick-up lines
MdIzaneko: yes it does
Flynn Proswagonist: I hate how I just came up with those on the spur of the moment
MdIzaneko: pffff
MdIzaneko: ANHEEWAY
Flynn Proswagonist: if the high shcool au becomes a thing, and they have operation chick hunt, I’m gonna use one of those lines for jon
MdIzaneko: yep
Flynn Proswagonist: he, the gay guy, gets a lady. he isn’t sure how to explain that he’s gay and he just hit on her because his friend told him to
MdIzaneko: its isabeau and she can figure it out from the context
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn’s pickup lines:
MdIzaneko: no
MdIzaneko: he just doesnt
MdIzaneko: this is flynn we’re talking about
Flynn Proswagonist
flynn; [stares]
flynn; walter told me to “hit on” people. I don’t get it
flynn; …
flynn; [stares more]
MdIzaneko: he’s too busy doodling satan
details of characters
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn is the one who tells issachar where everything is currently and then absent-mindedly relocates everything
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Seductive Toastman: anthony would be a flirt, irving would be mega excited about everything, and dent would be playing with rocks
Hoyhoyhoy: dent; HEY SOMEONE PLAY MONOPOLY WITH ME IN THE LIBRARY
Seductive Toastman: tad; you cried the last time
Seductive Toastman: tad; :-)
Hoyhoyhoy: dent; THATS BECAUSE UR A DIRTY CHEATING DIRT EATER
Hoyhoyhoy: dent; I SAW YOU TAKE MONEY
Hoyhoyhoy: dent; IM NOT DUMB
Seductive Toastman: tad; no
Seductive Toastman: tad; theft is bad
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“Seductive Toastman: anthony would be a flirt, irving would be mega excited about everything, and dent would be playing with rocks” i forgot they were in
Seductive Toastman: same
Lord Koro-chan: irving: unintelligible southern accent
Seductive Toastman: ^
Lord Koro-chan: dent: whats that irving, little timmys stuck in the well
Lord Koro-chan: realized too late thats more of a d-ho line
subjects and clubs
MdIzaneko: walter + math = aw hell no
MdIzaneko: he’s probably bombing math
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
Flynn Proswagonist: I can see flynn being good at it
MdIzaneko: yep
Flynn Proswagonist: anx being horrible at language stuff
MdIzaneko: but jon is good at that and social studies
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
Flynn Proswagonist: walt iz good at…PE
Flynn Proswagonist: is
MdIzaneko: thats a given
Flynn Proswagonist: and avoiding schook
Flynn Proswagonist: school
MdIzaneko: omg
MdIzaneko: but you cant avoid school if you play sports
Flynn Proswagonist: good point
MdIzaneko: i can see him playing at least one
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: walt’s bests are PE, study prep, and he’s, for some reason, really good at one type of science
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn is probably into weird sports like fencing
MdIzaneko: ye
MdIzaneko: whats jons worst tho
Flynn Proswagonist: PE
MdIzaneko: id say science but thats too easy
MdIzaneko: would it?
MdIzaneko: thats navarre
Flynn Proswagonist: hmm
Flynn Proswagonist: art
MdIzaneko: yea i can see that
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn just uses all the glue
Flynn Proswagonist: all of it
MdIzaneko: walter just stares
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn stares back
Flynn Proswagonist: does it even look GOOD inthe end, who knoes
Flynn Proswagonist: knows
MdIzaneko: yes
Flynn Proswagonist: he hands the thing to walter and continues to stare
MdIzaneko: issachar is probably rounded and good at everything. except social studies. he SUCKKKS at it.
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: and isabeau is a fucking genius
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
MdIzaneko: but we dont know this because everyone thinks shes a rich bitch on the volleyball team and thats it
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
MdIzaneko: or whatever sport
MdIzaneko: probably badmiton
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn doesn’t get it
MdIzaneko: i can see walt doing track
MdIzaneko: cross country
MdIzaneko: issachar too
Flynn Proswagonist: same
Flynn Proswagonist: I either see fencing or gymnastics for flynn. no idea why for th latter
MdIzaneko: i cant see it
MdIzaneko: so fencing
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: jons not in a sport and neither is navarre
MdIzaneko: hikaru is a cheerleader tho thats like a given
Flynn Proswagonist: he likes to do ballet
Flynn Proswagonist: jon, I mean
MdIzaneko: oh my gon no
MdIzaneko: god*
Flynn Proswagonist: he murders his foes with ballet
MdIzaneko: noooooooo
MdIzaneko: jon in a tutu tho
MdIzaneko: ANYWAY
Flynn Proswagonist: male ballerinas don’t wear tuus
Flynn Proswagonist: tutua
MdIzaneko: shhhhhh
MdIzaneko: SHHHHHHH image it
Flynn Proswagonist: they wear tuxes
Flynn Proswagonist: it’s hideous to imagib
MdIzaneko: YOUR FAULT ASSHOLE
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MdIzaneko: isabeau is in chess club
Flynn Proswagonist: jon is probably in a book club, even if it’s not connected to the school
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Seductive Toastman: jim would be best at gym
Hoyhoyhoy: walt too
Seductive Toastman: tad would be better with writing/math
Hoyhoyhoy: its his best class other than lunch
Seductive Toastman: math because it feels right
Seductive Toastman: omg
Hoyhoyhoy: Flynn Proswagonist: walt iz good at…PE
Hoyhoyhoy: see its still right
Seductive Toastman: zelenin would be good history/writing I guess
navarre
MdIzaneko: and he’s failing pe because he doesnt give a fuck
MdIzaneko: bonus if he’s faking that and he’s just that weak but he cant be excused
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
Flynn Proswagonist: you mean navarre, right
MdIzaneko: probably sickly but hes like ‘hell yea i was out with pops looking at yachts’’- YEA
Flynn Proswagonist: yes
MdIzaneko: walt wants to hang him upside down and shake the cash from his pockets
MdIzaneko: because hes a jerk
Flynn Proswagonist: jon probably knows the truth and tends to be overprotective of navarre
MdIzaneko: yea
MdIzaneko: sickly, sensitive navarre
MdIzaneko: he needs friends
MdIzaneko: half of navarre/jon hang outs- sitting very close to each other with books
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You@All: navarre with glasses and his hair down
Space Marine@All: emo
You@All: megane bishie mode activate form of HOLY SHIT THATS NAVARRE
You@All: this is going on the draft
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Lord Koromaru: note to self if au navarre does not ever utter the line 'smell you later’ i am a failure
Seductive Toastman: good
Seductive Toastman: ace contemplates if that means that navarre has a strong nose
Lord Koromaru: he does
Seductive Toastman: it can lift
Lord Koromaru: NO
Lord Koromaru: THATS IGOR
Seductive Toastman: yea
Lord Koromaru: #cheap nose jokes at igor’s expense
bye flynns parents
MdIzaneko: like there was a bad storm and the car slid? -could leave flynn with a storm fear based on it.
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Law Nerd: I’ve been making jokes about mike but what if it’s not that he likes mike because he’s cute, but that he’s the stuffed animal he had with him when his parents died
Chaos Nerd: uhhhhhhhhh
Chaos Nerd: DAKU I WAS ABOUT TO ASK THAT
Chaos Nerd: CANON
Law Nerd: I read your mind
Law Nerd: good
Law Nerd: which is why stealing mike makes him mad because that’s basically all he has of his parents
Law Nerd: I like how this started off as a monsters inc and PUT THAT BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM OR SO HELP ME koke
Law Nerd: joke
Chaos Nerd: AND SUDDENLY IT HURTS
Chaos Nerd: I LOVE IT
Law Nerd: same
flynn’s art
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn is that one kid who draws all of the disturbing creatures
MdIzaneko: pfff
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Flynn Proswagonist
flynn; here, jon, hav ea picture of satan
jonathan; *throws holy water on flynn*
flynn; ok
Flynn Proswagonist
flynn; hey jon–
jonathan; *throws holy water on flynn*
MdIzaneko: walter; satan
Flynn Proswagonist: jonathan; *throws holy water on walter*
MdIzaneko: walter; it burns *falls on the floor*
Flynn Proswagonist
flynn; look, I drew-
jonathan; *throws holy water on flynn*
flynn; -a cat
blogs
Law Nerd: would they blog
Chaos Nerd: …… walter would
Chaos Nerd: blog what?
Chaos Nerd: idk
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: but whatever it is, its a secret
Law Nerd: flynn would probably have an art blog
Chaos Nerd: it proceeds to be full of bunnies, puppies, etc-yeah- flynns art being reblogged, and ironic selfies
Law Nerd: yup
Chaos Nerd: said selfies always have a mask
Chaos Nerd: always
Chaos Nerd: no exception
Chaos Nerd: i should copy thst
Law Nerd: flynn would comment on them probably
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: was i typing “this” or “that” we just dont know
Law Nerd: both
Chaos Nerd: exactly
Chaos Nerd: jon doesnt
Law Nerd: ysa
Law Nerd: yeah
Chaos Nerd: isabeau has one but only follows
Law Nerd: yeah
Chaos Nerd: she doesnt USE it, persay
Chaos Nerd: walter is probably a meming nerd loser
Law Nerd: flynn’s screen name is either The-White-Samurai or Mr-Demonica
Chaos Nerd: former
Law Nerd: yeah
Chaos Nerd: no cluue what issachar does
Law Nerd: bugs walter and flynn
Law Nerd: reblogs memes
Chaos Nerd: walt probably has a SIDEBLOG he gives the name of, and its full of cool shit and demons and dragons
Law Nerd: like wakter
Chaos Nerd: funny memes
Law Nerd: yeah
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: and doge
Law Nerd: does flynn have a personal? probably
Chaos Nerd: yea
Chaos Nerd: unless he doesnt care and just has it all on one blog
Chaos Nerd: like me
Chaos Nerd: i cant see him caring enough to split blogs
Law Nerd: same
Chaos Nerd: issachar changes his icon every week tho
Law Nerd: he probably rarely reblogs
Chaos Nerd: like me
Chaos Nerd: flynn? probably
Law Nerd: yeah
Law Nerd: I meant flynn
Chaos Nerd: if he does, its a) food, b) friend art, c) reblogging my art for the day/night crowd
Chaos Nerd: we are going way too far into this
Law Nerd: help, I’m imagining someone messaging him and
Chaos Nerd: ?
Law Nerd: “Nice art! Do you plan to be an artist when you grow up?” “I plan to be a serial killer.”
Chaos Nerd: THATS HILARIOUS
Law Nerd: IT JUST POPPED INTO M HEAD AND I’M LAUHING A LOT
Chaos Nerd: bonus if he doodles himself with a caption 'dont ask stupid questions’
Law Nerd: NO IDEA WHY
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: HE WOULD
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: BONUS IF WALTER OR ISABEAU ASKED
Chaos Nerd: probably on anon
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: WALTER WOULD BE HOWLING
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: isabeau would be confused and concerned
Law Nerd: and she’d probably ask him about it
Flynn’s stomach/falling ill
MdIzaneko: so flynn getting SICK sick is like HOLY SHIT RED ALERT
MdIzaneko: IF HE CANT EAT IT NO ONE CAN
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn getting sick is a rarity
MdIzaneko: walt too
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: not as rare as flynn
MdIzaneko: and then theres navarre
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
Flynn Proswagonist: he’s sick a lot
MdIzaneko: poor navarre who would hang out at jons house but CATS EVERYWHERE OH GOD
Flynn Proswagonist: he has allergies?
MdIzaneko: no
MdIzaneko: but lets not chance asthma/allergies because he’s sickly enough
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: thankfully jon doesn’t shed. we think.
MdIzaneko: not quite sure
Flynn Proswagonist: we hope
Flynn Proswagonist: poor navarre though, because imagine jon
MdIzaneko: DONT FORGET YOUR COAT
MdIzaneko: but
Flynn Proswagonist: it starts raining? jon gibes navarre his raincoat even though navarre ks already wearing one
MdIzaneko: navarre appreciates it because -1 sick
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: jon doesnt mind the rain anyway
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: until it floods, then he has to chase walter who’s cracking as many noah’s ark jokes as he can in a minute
MdIzaneko: which implies he read at least part of the bible
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
MdIzaneko: flynn gives 0 fucks
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn could trip in the rainand just lie there
Flynn Proswagonist: because of how little he cares
MdIzaneko: see thats called drowning daku
MdIzaneko: but true
Flynn Proswagonist: how is it drowning if you skip backwards…
MdIzaneko: true
MdIzaneko: but you didnt say that
Flynn Proswagonist: omg i thought u wer a mind reader!!!1!!11!!one!
MdIzaneko: backing up a moment tho
MdIzaneko: sick flynn
MdIzaneko: when he gets sick, he gets SICK sick like holy shit man are you dying sick
Flynn Proswagonist: yes
MdIzaneko: the whole 9 yards
Flynn Proswagonist: yes
MdIzaneko: coughing, sneezing, stomachaches, headaches, fevers, fainting, upchucking, the entire 9 yards
MdIzaneko: that was 7 and not 9
Flynn Proswagonist: I’ll add two more
MdIzaneko: k
Flynn Proswagonist: light-headedness
MdIzaneko: yes
Flynn Proswagonist: like difficulty balance-wise
MdIzaneko: still yes
Flynn Proswagonist: and general pain
MdIzaneko: yep
MdIzaneko: poor flynn jfc
Flynn Proswagonist: agreed
MdIzaneko: we have like 34829487 options for the first time flynn gets sick
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
MdIzaneko: THEY INCLUDE- sitting on the side in gym, going to the nurse, not eating lunch, nearly blacking out on the way home, etc etc etc
MdIzaneko: all of the above
Flynn Proswagonist: yup
MdIzaneko: first two, eh. third, ALARM BELLS
MdIzaneko: fourth jesus christ take the wheel
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: mandatory zombie jesus joke
MdIzaneko: ANYWAY
Flynn Proswagonist: if flynn is ever not hungry, that’s a bad sign
MdIzaneko: backtracking again to poor sick flynn, pause to imagine flynn having to be carried and making whining noises thank you for your time
Flynn Proswagonist: flynn would hate that
MdIzaneko: exactly
MdIzaneko: but sick > carried
MdIzaneko: walts probably the same way except he WILL make the trip himself
Flynn Proswagonist: yeah
MdIzaneko: he says as he uses the fence for support
irrelevant #1
Chaos Nerd: @daku, au!walter: WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE HAD HOMEWORK
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: @daku au!walter; YOU’RE THE ONE WHO TOLD US WE SAVE HOME STUFF FOR HOME AND SCHOOLWORK IN SCHOOL. SHOULDNT HOMEWORK BE DONE IN SCHOOL THEN???
Law Nerd: ^
Law Nerd: @md au!jon; accept your fate, walter, and the sooner you get it done, the more time you’ll have for fun things that you like to do
Chaos Nerd: au!walter; DUDE NO I LITERALLY HAVE A MOUNTAIN OF IT IF I DO IT I WILL DO NOTHING FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK KILL ME
Chaos Nerd: MdIzaneko: jon in a tutu tho
Law Nerd: ……………………
Law Nerd: I imagined walter in a tutu
Chaos Nerd: fUCK
Chaos Nerd: BACKFIRE
Law Nerd: jon seems feminine in figure, while walter………..
Law Nerd: BIG BUFF MAN
Law Nerd: H U L K S M A S H
Chaos Nerd: DAKU NO
texting hc
Law Nerd: oh no
Law Nerd: texting headcanons :“)
Chaos Nerd: >Hi! You busy tomorrow? I’m not! Call me, dude!
Chaos Nerd: dude may be substituted for anything
Law Nerd
Flynn -
“hi!! im wondering if u have anything ur doing 2mrrow? call me if not, ok???? ヽ(‘ ∇‘ )ノ”
Jonathan-
“I’m wondering if you have anything you’re doing tomorrow. If not, I would love to get together with you. If you have time tomorrow, could you call me? Thank you.”
Law Nerd: because the silent, emotionless protagonist is the funniest to be using emoticons
Chaos Nerd: yep
Law Nerd: and jonathan’s sentences always need a tl;dr
Shateh: omg
Chaos Nerd: hes most emotional when not face-to-face
Law Nerd: “sm1 was being mean, and i didnt like that vry much. o(-`д´- ｡) so i cursed them 2 a thousand deaths and apprntly thats against the rules. ヽ(｀◇´)/ i thought it was ok to do that kinda stuff??? what do u think ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ)?”
Chaos Nerd: omfg
Law Nerd: why am I having fun writing this stupid stuff
Law Nerd: I wanna write more but I have no ideas…why is it fun ;(
Chaos Nerd: WALTER– Yo you doin anythin tmrrw? call me if no, bitch if yes!
Chaos Nerd: Issachar- OPEN TOMORROW Y/N PLZ CALL!!!
Law Nerd: I imagined flynn getting mad at issachar or someone so whenever they texted him, he’d reply with the le lenny face
Chaos Nerd: walters reply is HOW ARE YOU MAKING THESE FACES
Law Nerd: “my secrets will not be revealed”
Chaos Nerd: Isabeau— Are you currently scheduled for something tomorrow? If not, can you please call me? Thanks! :)
Chaos Nerd: :)s are reserved for flynn
Law Nerd: yes
Chaos Nerd: we skipped navarres texting style
Law Nerd: oh
Law Nerd: right..navarre exists
Law Nerd: uhhhhhh
Chaos Nerd: oMFG
Law Nerd: I see him using a lot of caps
Law Nerd: like
Chaos Nerd: like issachar?
Law Nerd: “You WILL be there!”
Chaos Nerd: oh, ok
Shateh: aaaangry caps
Chaos Nerd: no all the time is issa
Shateh: caps all the time
Law Nerd: like he’s always really demanding
Law Nerd: especially through texting
Chaos Nerd: yes
Law Nerd: I feel like Jon would just reply with “Navarre.” if he took that tone with him
Law Nerd: or if it was bad enough, “NAVARRE.” since caps + jon = bad
Chaos Nerd: meanwhile, Issachar using perfect caps/lowers and punctuation is terrifying
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Seductive Toastman: …now we have more people to decide on texting styles for
Hoyhoyhoy: shit
Hoyhoyhoy: satan, tad, z, jime, min??? somehow??, ace
Hoyhoyhoy: lemme grab the base sentence
Hoyhoyhoy
Chaos Nerd: >Hi! You busy tomorrow? I’m not! Call me, dude!
Chaos Nerd: dude may be substituted for anything
Seductive Toastman: tad - “It do believe it would be wonderful if we could meet at the store under the shining sun. May its heat not be so dreadful that it is like the eye of a demon glaring at us. How is your schedule tomorrow? I do hope you have the time.” he’d essay in some poetic manner
Hoyhoyhoy: walt in reply- 'wtf is this, poetry, calm down shakespeare and sure
Seductive Toastman: jimenez - “DUDE LETS GO TO [PLACE] NO OPTION”
Hoyhoyhoy: Hikaru- 'hEY YOU WANNA DO A THING LETS DO A THING I GOT MY PAYCHECK <3
Seductive Toastman: zelenin - “are you open tomorrow? I’m hoping we can go somewhere nice! call me, ok?”
Seductive Toastman: ace.. uh
Hoyhoyhoy: minato- mostly voice recognition royally fucking up
Hoyhoyhoy: followed by him just calling
Seductive Toastman: ace would.. uhhhh
Hoyhoyhoy: no punctuation
Hoyhoyhoy: typoses
Hoyhoyhoy: typoes*
Hoyhoyhoy: saord
Seductive Toastman: “hey friend leyd go tp a ni ce plce call me kk im opn tmmrow” or something like that
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Hoyhoyhoy: aigis’ texting is super perf
Seductive Toastman: yes
Hoyhoyhoy: irvings is illegible southern bullshit
Seductive Toastman: yes
Seductive Toastman: anthony gets a lot of his messages not sent
Seductive Toastman: and his autocirrect hates him
Hoyhoyhoy: yep
Hoyhoyhoy: dent just says whatever comes to mind
Seductive Toastman: like he tries to send zelenin something saying “let’s go out”
Seductive Toastman: not sent
Seductive Toastman: accidentally sends jimenez something saying “I love you” when he means to say “I love yugoh”
Seductive Toastman: because of autocorrect
Hoyhoyhoy: jimenez; please tell me thats autocorrect
Seductive Toastman: anthony; I meant Hugo
Seductive Toastman: anthony; Yugoslavia
Hoyhoyhoy: jimenez; turn that shit off
Seductive Toastman: anthony; how
Hoyhoyhoy: jimenez; ask someone who speaks technobabble idk idc
Seductive Toastman: tad sends jimenez a whole chapter for a scifi novel he wrote through texting
that one skype rp
Law Nerd: what if this is how they talk to eachother on skype in the hs au
Chaos Nerd: you mean it isnt
Law Nerd: I can see it oh no
[10:51:41 PM] Walter the Chaos Guy: that doesnt mean i want to bang
[10:51:43 PM] Jonathan the Law Guy: and you tend to be intersted in every creature with a female anatomy around
[10:52:00 PM] Walter the Chaos Guy: still doesnt mean i want to bang anything that moves and has boobs
[10:52:01 PM] Jonathan the Law Guy: if there was a picture of a lady on a tree, you would fal in love with the tree
[10:52:06 PM] Walter the Chaos Guy: JONATHAN
[10:52:11 PM] Jonathan the Law Guy: (heart)
[10:52:27 PM] Walter the Chaos Guy: I’M LEAVING
[10:52:46 PM] Jonathan the Law Guy: WALT NO
[10:52:46 PM] Jonathan the Law Guy: WAIT
[10:52:48 PM] Jonathan the Law Guy: I’M SORRY
[10:52:51 PM] Jonathan the Law Guy: IT WAS JUST A JOKE
[10:54:08 PM] Walter the Chaos Guy: Walter the Chaos Guy is absent
[10:54:26 PM] Jonathan the Law Guy: BYE WALT
Chaos Nerd: todays headcanons: walter is not allowed to write fics okay carrying on
teachers shipping
Hoyhoyhoy: also teachers shipping students fight me
Seductive Toastman: izanami; I ship that tadpole guy with the robot toy I’ve seen him with and yu with flynn
Seductive Toastman: izanami; and I ship jimenez with walter and zelenin with isabeau
Seductive Toastman: izanami; :-)
Hoyhoyhoy: izanagi; do you even pay attention isabeaus staring at flynn all class and walter likes tits
Hoyhoyhoy: doesnt argue the tad one
Seductive Toastman: izanami; true
Seductive Toastman: izanami; but have you seen that relationship between the robot toy and tad
Hoyhoyhoy: izanagi; it’s so beautiful i might cry
Seductive Toastman: izanami; same
god damn it izanami
Seductive Toastman: izanami packs lunch for izanagi
Seductive Toastman: there’s a can od cat food in there
Hoyhoyhoy: he just
Hoyhoyhoy: sits down, puts his head on the desk
Seductive Toastman: and like four peaches
Seductive Toastman: that’s it
Seductive Toastman: that’s the whole lunch
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Seductive Toastman: I still see them alternating on who packs lunch
Seductive Toastman: and I still see izanami packing cat food for izanagi
Seductive Toastman: fancy feast cat food
Lord Koro-chan: and hes just annoyed
Seductive Toastman: and a peacy
Seductive Toastman: peach
Seductive Toastman: and a single grape
Seductive Toastman: just one
Lord Koro-chan: but izanagi actually bothers
Seductive Toastman: yea
Lord Koro-chan: and then one day he just fills her purse with the aforementioned catfood
Lord Koro-chan: as in the cans
Lord Koro-chan: hes not a dick
Seductive Toastman: I THOUGHY YOU MEANT YHE FOOD UN THE CANS
Seductive Toastman: I WAS ABOUT TO SAY
Seductive Toastman: IZANAGI CALM DOWN
Lord Koro-chan: nO
band
Seductive Toastman: sorry for dying so early @md for when she comes back, but @the HS AU, tad and jimenez would be in band. tad would be om the piano and jimenez would use the sax
Seductive Toastman: everything is fine in class, and then all of w sudden, everyone hears smooth jazz. it’s jimenez and tad. they have sunglasses
min x yu
Seductive Toastman: I’m sorry but I imagined this wildly ooc conversation
Lord Koro-chan: WHATEVER IT IS TELL ME
Seductive Toastman: minato; yu, tell me, how do I look?
Seductive Toastman: yu; with your eyes, minato
Lord Koro-chan: minato; :/
Lord Koro-chan: yu; oh right you cant uh shit uh
Lord Koro-chan: no its totally ic
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Lord Koro-chan: ok but consider this: minato getting surgery half way through the year and doesnt tell anyone so hes just acting weird and finally he lets something slip
Lord Koro-chan: nobody catches it because he joked like that a lot
Seductive Toastman: yes
Lord Koro-chan: nO I DONT WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS SHIP
Lord Koro-chan: sHIT
Lord Koro-chan: daku help
Seductive Toastman: what
Lord Koro-chan: i considered protagshipping
Lord Koro-chan: canon: hell no
Seductive Toastman: what’s wrong with protagshipping
Lord Koro-chan: au: :)
Lord Koro-chan: bUT WAIT
Lord Koro-chan: then thats why yus not interested in the girls
Lord Koro-chan: its not that hes ace, hes gay as hell
Seductive Toastman: yeah
Lord Koro-chan: I WILL SHIP IT
Seductive Toastman: good
Lord Koro-chan: i can make shit worse so fast
Lord Koro-chan: but first off i doubt he was 100% blind like he could see shadows and stuff
Lord Koro-chan: but so hes acting weird and finally yu pulls him to the side right
Lord Koro-chan: like he can see light and dark but not colors or shapes and such
Lord Koro-chan: so yus concerned like 'are you feeling okay you’re acting funny’
Lord Koro-chan: and mins like 'yeah i feel great why’
Lord Koro-chan: and yu’s like *MEGA STARE* because thats ooc
Seductive Toastman: yu is great at staring
Lord Koro-chan: right right so mins like *suddenly awkward* like he can see yu staring or some shit right and probably turning red and yu’s more concerned
Seductive Toastman: minato doesn’t like how yu has inherited protag skills
Lord Koro-chan: omfg
Lord Koro-chan: incoming flirting tho thats yer warnin
Seductive Toastman: minato is jealous
Seductive Toastman: because yu has mastered the skill of arm talking
Lord Koro-chan: i saw that post
Seductive Toastman: I want arm talking to come back
Lord Koro-chan: and then mins finally like 'you know how i told u if i could see id wanna see *thing*?’ yus like 'yeah??’ and mins like 'yeah, i’d rather look at you’ and it takes yu a minute
Lord Koro-chan: or a day
Lord Koro-chan: like at first yu’s just like 'FRIENDSHIP YAY’ but then like on the way home he freezes and realizes what minato meant and hes like o//o
Lord Koro-chan: >Have Md stop y/y/n
Seductive Toastman: accepted @that scenario
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Lord Koro-chan: okay but
Lord Koro-chan: back to min and yu
Lord Koro-chan: SO YU CONFRONTS MIN ABOUT WHAT MIN SAID THE DAY BEFORE RIGHT
Seductive Toastman: yea
Lord Koro-chan: and minatos looking anywhere but yu and hes all quiet and yu’s like 'wait you never did this before’ and then hes like 'so what did you mean by that’ and mins like 'i uh um’ hes all embarrassed and then finally 'I REALLY LIKE YOU AND YOU’RE REALLY HOT’ and yu takes a few minutes after the initial shock to realize an issue here and hes like 'wait how do you kno w how i look’ and
Lord Koro-chan: min turns around and reads something off a card he had hidden and its corny as shit but the point stands
Lord Koro-chan: and then they decide to date i guess
Lord Koro-chan: but nobody knows about this
Lord Koro-chan: thats as far as i got
Seductive Toastman: so yu still has fangirls and he’s like :/
Lord Koro-chan: yeah
Lord Koro-chan: and mins like 'haha idiots’
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koro-chan: and then rumor goes around but its dismissed because thatd be so weird
Seductive Toastman: yup
Lord Koro-chan: and then yu turns around and hes just like HEY GUYS GUESS WHAT and mins like 'please no’ and yus like GUESS WHOSE DATING
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koro-chan: and yus like THIS GUY points at minato and mins like 'thats not how it goes’ and yu just stares at him
Seductive Toastman: yup
Lord Koro-chan: then one of four things happen
Lord Koro-chan: 1) Yu picks up Min, bridal style
Lord Koro-chan: 2) Minato picks YU up before Yu can
Lord Koro-chan: 3) i didnt get this far
Lord Koro-chan: 4) izanami winning a bet with walter in the background
chair ghost
Lord Koro-chan: BUT ANYWAY
Lord Koro-chan: no the chair is like the absolute back in a corner
Lord Koro-chan: and one day someone sits on it and bad shit happens to them the whole day
Seductive Toastman: yes
Seductive Toastman: there are probably rumors
Lord Koro-chan: also, since min is able to see light/dark but nothing else (till later) it would be great if he could see it
Lord Koro-chan: min; and who’s that behind you?
Seductive Toastman: like
Lord Koro-chan: wait who would be the idiot tho
Seductive Toastman: ace
Lord Koro-chan: would min talk to ace tho
Seductive Toastman: no idea
Lord Koro-chan: yu having a shitty day would be a sight to behold tho
Seductive Toastman: it’d be ic for ace to do it, and I dunno if yu would
Lord Koro-chan: yu then ace
Seductive Toastman: unless he was dared to- yeah
Seductive Toastman: his terrible day is: more fangirls
Lord Koro-chan: so min asks and yus like THATS NOT FUNNY and mins like ’…? but theres a light spot behind you. those are usually people?
Lord Koro-chan: oh god
Lord Koro-chan: and yu whirls around and nobodys there and minatos like 'uhhhhhhhh okay im just gonna uh go with elizabeth today sorry bye’
Lord Koro-chan: min; not this shit again
Lord Koro-chan: but then post-surgery min expects to not be able to see it bUT HE CAN IN FULL GOD DAMN COLOR
Lord Koro-chan: AND HES LIKE 'UHHHHHH’
Seductive Toastman: ace’s terrible day wouod probably be tripping 20x more than hs usually does and probably breaking/losing his glasses
Seductive Toastman: ya
Lord Koro-chan: and then he (tries to) draw what he sees and margaret happens to see at lunch and shes like 'hey that looks like a kid that was in my class last year’
Lord Koro-chan: 'can we show h-’ 'he’s dead’
Seductive Toastman: shinji?
Lord Koro-chan: yes
Lord Koro-chan: akihiko in the background; I KNEW SHINJI SAW THAT
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Lord Koro-chan: how do u think shinji died in au
Seductive Toastman: he didn’t see that
Lord Koro-chan: frick off
Seductive Toastman: he ate bad cooking
Lord Koro-chan: ok how about a real answer
Seductive Toastman: he got shot in the heart during a full moon while an eleven year old watched him die
Lord Koro-chan: ok how about not canon
Seductive Toastman: aliens
Lord Koro-chan: are you trying
Seductive Toastman: car accident
Seductive Toastman: car accident with aliens
Lord Koro-chan: ok that sounds logical- stop
Seductive Toastman: we need some aliens man
Lord Koro-chan: ok fine
Lord Koro-chan: but not with shinji
Seductive Toastman: that was a joke
Seductive Toastman: the alien turns out to be an owl with orangy eyes.
Lord Koro-chan: hi mothman
Seductive Toastman: a bridge collapses after ace says that it would be bad if it collapsed.
Seductive Toastman: it was incredible
Lord Koro-chan: daku plz
Seductive Toastman: I’m stopping myself from throwing baldy in jist because we already have enough character-wise
Seductive Toastman: also how wouod he work
Lord Koro-chan: idk
Seductive Toastman: the alien is..
Seductive Toastman: …..
Seductive Toastman: nyarlathotep
Lord Koro-chan: okay the sad part is that made sense
Seductive Toastman: that was the intention
phil
Seductive Toastman: phil still wears that mask of his
Lord Koro-chan: he probably does
Seductive Toastman: probably due to a face injury of sorts that had lasting effects
Seductive Toastman: I dunno why I see him wearing the mask but I do
Lord Koro-chan: and he probably rambles about psychology too
Seductive Toastman: he talks to inanimate objects when he’s bored
Seductive Toastman: he talks to butterflies
Seductive Toastman: he talks to his coffee cup about psychology and philosophy
Seductive Toastman: I also see him having extremely fancy handwriting
Seductive Toastman: so fancy that it’s hard to understand it
Seductive Toastman: so nya tries to read his notes and is just there loke :l
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Seductive Toastman: …I see him having fencing as a hobby for some reason
Lord Koro-chan: sure
Lord Koro-chan: waiiit
Seductive Toastman: ?
Lord Koro-chan: WE HAVE FENCING
Lord Koro-chan: we mentioned it already
Seductive Toastman: we do?
Lord Koro-chan: flynns in it
Lord Koro-chan: yeah
Seductive Toastman: so phil’s both philopsophy and fencing
Seductive Toastman: philosophy
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Seductive Toastman: bffs for life @ nyar and phil
Seductive Toastman: but what if the scars on phil’s face were dueling scars ftom a duel with nyar. fencing duel, of course
Lord Koro-chan: o
Seductive Toastman: weird stuff pops into my head after midnight
Lord Koro-chan: GOOD STUFF POPS IN AFTER MIDNIGHT
Seductive Toastman: wait… that was a good idea??
Lord Koro-chan: hells yeah
Seductive Toastman: yaaay
Seductive Toastman: nyar probably feels terrible about it
Lord Koro-chan: yeah
Seductive Toastman: and phil doesn’t want people to see it because people might ask and he doesn’t want to say WELL MY BFF DID IT TO ME
Seductive Toastman: I have no idea what the location of it is, but I assumed across the face/between the eyes due to the fact his mask covers almost all of his face
Seductive Toastman: if it was a nick or something on the side of his face, he wouldn’t need to wear the mask and could say it was from shaving or something
Seductive Toastman: …for whatever reason, I don’t see igor even knowing how it happened and phil refuses to say why
romeo and juliet
Seductive Toastman: romeo and juliet
Lord Koro-chan: wh
Lord Koro-chan: why is it always romeo and juliet
Seductive Toastman: “Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo!… Actually, I’d like to know where, too, because I haven’t seen him this whole play”
Lord Koro-chan: omg leave
Seductive Toastman: it was that just so I could make that joke
Lord Koro-chan: ok but it would probably be r&j because everyone knows i
Seductive Toastman: and mystical invisible tuba
Seductive Toastman: sheepy for romeo 2k14
Lord Koro-chan: hes not that invisible
Lord Koro-chan: yes
Seductive Toastman: …
Seductive Toastman: it’s 2015
Lord Koro-chan: yes it is
Lord Koro-chan: you tried
Seductive Toastman: sheepy for romeo 2k15
Lord Koro-chan: BUT THEN WHOSE JULIET
Seductive Toastman: who else but hawk
Lord Koro-chan: NO
Lord Koro-chan: LEAVE
Seductive Toastman: ROMEO, OH ROMEO
Lord Koro-chan: LETS HAVE A SICK DANCE OFF
Seductive Toastman: ^
Seductive Toastman: …but
Lord Koro-chan: WE NEED AN ACTUAL GIRL HERE MAN
Seductive Toastman: hawk and yu as two people wjo kill eachother
Lord Koro-chan: YU IS NOT AN OPTION
Lord Koro-chan: yeah that he can do
Seductive Toastman: instead of actually fighting with swords
Seductive Toastman: they start dancing
Lord Koro-chan: they are not having a dance off in the middle of romeo and juliet
Seductive Toastman: elizabeth for drama
Seductive Toastman: WHY NOR
Seductive Toastman: HAWK DOESN’T NEED RULES
Lord Koro-chan: nonononono wait
Seductive Toastman: also this is dio we are talking about
Lord Koro-chan: every SINGLE time they practice, they’re dancing. except it turns out no, they really were practicing the sword fight
Lord Koro-chan: but
Lord Koro-chan: its still romeo and juliet
Seductive Toastman: yes
Seductive Toastman: bad timing
Seductive Toastman: true
Lord Koro-chan: instead, its a more logical version of event
Lord Koro-chan: s
Seductive Toastman: yes
Lord Koro-chan: romeo, romeo, where the hell are you seriously
Seductive Toastman: ^
Lord Koro-chan: 'romeo’ proceeds to trip on a bush
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koro-chan: the poisoning scene 'wait so its like a temporary suicide or is it a huge drug trip’
Seductive Toastman: noone even notices that romeo dies
Lord Koro-chan: no
Lord Koro-chan: romeo finds her 'dead’ body, CHECKS HER FUCKING PULSE
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koro-chan: ok but
Seductive Toastman: ybh the main reason they’d probably do that is because they attempted having romeo commit suicide and juliet kept tripping over romeo
Lord Koro-chan: at the beginning of the movie, 'dead’ people like usual. what actually happened, she woke up, scared him and he fainted and sh tried to get up and fell on him
Lord Koro-chan: and they just sit like that for a bit
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koro-chan: and then hes like 'im okay YOU’RE ALIVE’ and they kiss and its great and nobody dies because the swordfighters started having a dance off offscreen
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koro-chan: ok but who'se juliet because whoever she is its gonna be sheepy x her
Lord Koro-chan: who'se i am good enlglish
Seductive Toastman: who let Mr. Drunk Guy be a teacher
Lord Koro-chan: Lucifer
Seductive Toastman: OTP whoever juliet is x sheepy
Lord Koro-chan: ^^^
Seductive Toastman: who knows though
Seductive Toastman: we have like
Seductive Toastman: five or six women
Lord Koro-chan: thats true
Lord Koro-chan: oops
Lord Koro-chan: …. marie
Lord Koro-chan: yu’s taken so
Seductive Toastman: yes
other ships
Lord Koro-chan: if flynn x isabeau is staying canon, he has to ask HER out because she wouldnt
Seductive Toastman: flynn; do you want to go out….
Seductive Toastman: flynn; …side? because tadano and jimenez are going to start blasting their instruments
Lord Koro-chan: AHAHA
Lord Koro-chan: yes
Lord Koro-chan: and then they start blasting, they go outside, and flynns does something crazy smooth
Lord Koro-chan: where did that s come from
Seductive Toastman: they
Seductive Toastman: I MEANT YES
Lord Koro-chan: tad and jim
Lord Koro-chan: omfg
Lord Koro-chan: tats and maya is literally her sticking a coded note in the school paper and he understands it
Lord Koro-chan: and he just dies right there
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koro-chan: maya; so is that a yes?
Lord Koro-chan: theo/minako is literally that one post with the notecards and dropping them
Lord Koro-chan: aka a post thats actually on the theo tag
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Seductive Toastman: we are forgetting the two most important ships thought
Lord Koromaru: ?
Lord Koromaru: flynn x mike?
Lord Koromaru: :D
Lord Koromaru: :DDDDDD
Seductive Toastman: tatsuya’s fist x philemon’s face and d-ho’s gun x arthur’s chest
Seductive Toastman: aka both Very Canon ships
Lord Koromaru: omfg
Seductive Toastman: tbh
Seductive Toastman: tatsuya; angry noises, aims a punch at the door
Seductive Toastman: door; opens
Lord Koromaru: smacks philemon in the face
Seductive Toastman: phil; receives a fistto tge face, aka the only time that mask is coming off
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koromaru: elizabeth is fucking howling with laughter
Seductive Toastman: theodore is making confused and concerned noises
driving
Lord Koro-chan: since one quarter of gym is replaced with health/drivers ed
Lord Koro-chan: which presents: walter driving
Seductive Toastman: fear
Lord Koro-chan: walt; THIS IS A MASS TEXT. GUESS WHO GOT THEIR LICENSE ON THEIR FIRST TRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Seductive Toastman: tad; I have the feeling you’ll be facing charges soon
Lord Koro-chan: walt; what part of first try do you not understand
Seductive Toastman: tad; I have the feeling you’ll be facing charges soon
Lord Koro-chan: walt; thanks for the enthusiasm
Lord Koro-chan: it turns out they crazy driver is issachar
Seductive Toastman: tad; always trying to help
Teachers list
Lord Koro-chan: Teachers: Fujiwara (art), Skins (PE), D-Ho (PE), Gore (math), Izanami (health), Izanagi (history), Orpheus (band), Raphael (chem), Igor (magicks), Phil (Philosophy/fencing), Dionysus (english/drama), Nyanya (SUB),/// Dojima, Adachi, and Katsuya the security, and NANAKO
robot stuff
Seductive Toastman: just realized
Seductive Toastman: if verne is an AI who’s meant to answer questions…
Seductive Toastman: …
Lord Koromaru: VERNE WHATA THE MEANING OF THE UNIVERSE
Seductive Toastman
teacher; asks someone else a question
verne; interrupts them and answers the question better than the other person could
Lord Koromaru: walter; tHANK YOU
Seductive Toastman: I headcanon she meows or something after she’s done talking
Seductive Toastman: as a sign of “you can ask me another question”
Seductive Toastman: if asked a question before she can finish, she messes up a lot
Lord Koromaru: omg
Lord Koromaru: but she has a habit of saving people who don’t know how to answer like
Seductive Toastman: yes
Lord Koromaru: teacher asks walter, he honestly has no idea and then vernes like WELL
Seductive Toastman: ya
Seductive Toastman: izanami on the days that tad brings verne though
Lord Koromaru: izanami; quick whats the speed of airborne swallow
Seductive Toastman: ^^
Seductive Toastman: she just asks verne a bunch of silly questions
Lord Koromaru: yep
irrelevant mostly
Lord Koromaru: stephen/everyone brotp
Lord Koromaru: everyone knows him
Lord Koromaru: nobody hates him
Lord Koromaru: you are physically incapable of hating him for ten minutes
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koromaru: if that man requires your assistance, you drop what you are doing
Seductive Toastman: yep
Lord Koromaru: toughest guy in school? YOU DROP IT
Lord Koromaru: AND YOU HELP THE NICE OLD MAN
Lord Koromaru: who is probably one of the only people navarre isnt a DICK to at the beginning
Lord Koromaru: and probably the first hint that navarre isnt 100% douchebag
Seductive Toastman: yep
Seductive Toastman: nyar probably acts like he hates everyone except phil and maybe igor
Seductive Toastman: not counting stephen
Lord Koromaru: except when he’s goofing off
nyar plz
Lord Koromaru: nya; ok im watching u punks while phils out so heres what yer gonna do get the hell up, move the desks, and you two losers can have a dance off to whatever music you shitlords play these days
Seductive Toastman: omg
Seductive Toastman: yes
Lord Koromaru: phil comes back
Lord Koromaru: someones got the lights off, someone else is using the projector as rave lights
Lord Koromaru: poor minato is confused as hell
Lord Koromaru: theos like 'wh’
Seductive Toastman: yep
Seductive Toastman: phil is also confused
Lord Koromaru: minato is bECAUSE ALL HE SEES ARE FLASHING LIGHTS
Lord Koromaru: poor guy has a terrible headache for a year
kuzus
Seductive Toastman: @HS au, I headcanon gouto is still raidou’s cat and raidou probably stays at a place of worship when he’s not staying with narumi. I doubt narumi is a parent or anything but is probably a legal guardian. he’s still a lazy detective. naoki probably hangs out wit raidou a lot and isn’t exactly bothered by raidou’s muteness, whether it is selective or akinetic or whatver ge word is
Md, Lord of IDK: yea
Md, Lord of IDK: naoki understands 'vague-gesture-and-slight-facial-expression'ese
Seductive Toastman: also, naoki still walks around in shorts no matter what though weather is
Seductive Toastman: yep
Md, Lord of IDK: yep
Seductive Toastman: *what tye
Seductive Toastman: naoki; runs out in the winter when it’s snowing with shorts on, PANTS ARE FOR THE WEAK
Seductive Toastman: I have more headcanons please help me
Md, Lord of IDK: no
Seductive Toastman: ok, so raidou stays at a religious place half the time, right? I don’t see it really being normal and being more of a place where people believe demons are behind a lot of things
Md, Lord of IDK: makes sense
Seductive Toastman: so then I headcanoned the reason why raidou is mute is that he fears his voice will bring upon demons or something
Seductive Toastman: I dunno
Md, Lord of IDK: eh
Md, Lord of IDK: i can see that working even if he doesnt choose to be mute
Seductive Toastman: see what working
Seductive Toastman: oh
Md, Lord of IDK: he’s mute, so if he ever talks, hello demons
Seductive Toastman: yeah
Seductive Toastman: I had anotyer headcanon that gouto sometimes forgets no one can hear him so he tries answering for raidou and everyone just hears MEOW MEOW MEOW
Md, Lord of IDK: izanagi; i cant believe a cat is smarter than the rest of my class
Seductive Toastman: gouto; :-)
Md, Lord of IDK: :)
Seductive Toastman: Raidou did the boogie-woogie
Md, Lord of IDK: raidou at a school dance; boogie-woogie
Seductive Toastman: just realized that this would be tge most likely first meeting of the two: raidou stares suspiciously at izanagi for a few minutes and then shrugs
Md, Lord of IDK: koro; bark
Md, Lord of IDK: raidou; (whats that, koromaru-san, minatos stuck in a well)
Md, Lord of IDK: sorry
Seductive Toastman: omg
Md, Lord of IDK: anyway
Seductive Toastman: just realized
Seductive Toastman: gouto will probably be sassing d-ho during PE
Md, Lord of IDK: well yeah
Md, Lord of IDK: everyone does
Space Marine@All: imagine if gouto had the same voice in the VA for people who could actually hear him so he just goes over to izanagi
Space Marine@All: “Hello”
Space Marine@All: deep, manly voice out of nowhere
Space Marine@All: raidou likes to boogie-woogie and has a tendency to slip on banana peels
Space Marine@All: if there si a banana peel on the floor anywhere
Space Marine@All: he will magically be lured to it and slip on it
Space Marine@All: even if he knows it’s there and it’s easily avoidable
You@All: but how did it get there
Space Marine@All: checking real quick of that line is canon-?
You@All: how did the banana peel
Space Marine@All: who knows
Space Marine@All: maybe it’s one tad put down for a vine
Space Marine@All: and raidou walked into their recording space without realizing it and slipped
Space Marine@All: Raidou slipped on a banana peel
You@All: omg
You@All: gouto; are you dumb or just stupid
Space Marine@All: did you know that this is acually a canon line and raidou can trip on a banana peel in battles
Space Marine@All: and he can boogie-woogie
You@All: yes
the part where shit gets weird
Md, Lord of IDK: what if the au was trapped in some wacky time loop
Md, Lord of IDK: so they’d finish the year, then start the grade again without realizing WAIT A MINUTE
Md, Lord of IDK: so we can continue without worrying about graduating AND its a good way to show YEAH EVERYTHINGS FUCKED UP AND YOU DONT KNOW IT
Seductive Toastman: yes
Seductive Toastman: that’d explain why raidou and raido are there
Md, Lord of IDK: not really?
Md, Lord of IDK: its an au, they had normal parents in this time period
Seductive Toastman: they do???
Seductive Toastman: I thought they were just with narumi
Md, Lord of IDK: they dont?? well, didnt’???
Md, Lord of IDK: they’re with him now, yes, but
Md, Lord of IDK: wait stop me
Md, Lord of IDK: stop me now
Md, Lord of IDK: what if
Md, Lord of IDK: raidou and raido were only supposed to live with narumi while their parents were on like a business trip or something right
Md, Lord of IDK: but they didnt come back
Md, Lord of IDK: BECAUSE THE WORLD ENDED OUTSIDE THE TIMELOOP AYYY nah jk but you get what i mean
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Assassin’s Fate (goes)
Master and Servant, both positively thrilled. The former had never summoned prior and the latter was looking forward to a new life. The only worry the Servant has was about their phantom partner, who continued to insist on killing and replacing the nearest people. With it came a chorus of other voices- Voices the Assassin had never heard before, but also felt that they were a part of him.
Lost in these thoughts, the gold ranked Assassin promptly walked into a wall.
"Ouch... What's with me recently? I must just be still getting used to this life." It was true, after all. He'd only existed as a Servant in Shinjuku prior, and focusing then had been hard enough. How was he expected to function well like this?
"Badly," hissed the Doppelganger, being absolutely zero help.
"You're of no help. We're on the same side, so you should be nicer, huh?" Then came a questioning sound from his side, causing him to look. His new Master was there, staring up at him in visible confusion.
"Oh, Master. What are you up to?"
They questioned if Assassin was okay. Who was he talking to? There was no one there.
"Oh, you can't hear them. Don't worry about it."
Ghosts? Or a schizophrenic? Or are you magical?? The Master was curious. Too curious.
"Oh, something like ghosts," Assassin brushed it off. He always brushes things off. Unconvinced, the Master grabbed onto his arm. They wanted to go somewhere.
"What's up? Where do you want to go?" Assassin laughed a bit. He was unfazed by it all. At least, until the Master pointed out a sign for... Therapy? Apparently it was a necessary procedure to have any newly summoned Servant checked out, but they had decided maybe doing it first was wise. One of Assassin's voices piped up that they hoped the therapist was hot. Doppelganger was still of no use, quietly commenting on the use of imitating someone in a psychological medical role.
"Oh, haha, I don't need that," Yan laughed it off. He always laughs it off. Doppelganger laughed with him. Step one of killing and replacing was not letting anyone know of the plan, after all.
"Did you have anything else, Master?" ...Apparently not. They were insistent on getting at least a single check-up, and started trying to drag the Assassin down the hall.
"Alright, alright, fine, let's go."
And so, poor Assassin was dragged into the small office, where a Lancer was holding back a Berserker from tearing into a table for "Not being Roma," whatever that meant.
"Hey, hey, did someone order something hot? Because I'm absolutely scalding!" Assassin clicked his tongue and plopped into the seat in front of the desk. The Master laughed. Doppelganger laughed. A few voices chimed in. Statement has been mostly approved, but the Lancer only stared.
Several hours later they left the office, the Master content with the visit, and Assassin right beside them.
"So, what'd you think?" Assassin's arms were behind his head, clearly attempting to look relaxed, uncaring. But he wasn't. What if he's judged because of the visit? The Master thought she was nice. More importantly, it was getting late, so maybe turning in for the night was a good idea. A few voices chimed in with their own opinions, but Doppel was silent. It had been since a few hours into the check-up. Relieving, or unnerving? Assassin took the advice and went to bed, deciding not to worry about Doppel Not a peep came from Doppel. Perhaps it'd just gotten bored and went to sleep itself! Assassin decided that this was a good opportunity to sleep.
The following morning, he was woken by his panicking Master. Someone had been killed over the night, and there were no traces of the offender!
"Don't worry. I'll protect you. That's why I'm here," Assassin ruffled their hair. However, he actually was worried. Even he knew how well protected Chaldea was. A murder with absolutely no traces was horrifying enough, but in such a tightly secured place? It was downright terrifying. Except to Doppel, who had started giggling. "A cute little death," they called it, uncaring of the details.
"Maybe to you, but...to me, I find it on the frightening side," Assassin found himself talking aloud to Doppel once more. This time, the Master decided to ignore it. It didn't seem to be a violent problem, so why address it? Assassin was thankful for this. He didn't want to explain. He's not the Assassin of Shinjuku anymore. This was just leftover from the experience.
"Or are you?" Doppel hissed, "Are we just copies of the original, or the real deal?" A pause. "Maybe I'm not real. Maybe you're not. Hell, we're all fake and life is a lie."
"Isn't it better not to worry about that? I'm me, no matter who I am," Assassin shrugged his shoulders.
"If you insist!" With that, Doppel went quiet, allowing the other voices to speak up. How annoying they were. Oh, if only they'd stop. He hated them, but what could he do? With all honesty, not very much. The most he could do was force his focus towards his Master, who had patiently been waiting. They had already made plans, the only step left was going about them.
"Oh, you wanted to do something, right? Let's get on that." From here, they went exploring the newly upgraded Ember Fields. It was fun for the both of them, but exhausting as well. After the Master quickly ate something, they mutually decided to turn in early. Unfortunately, they were woken early as well, with the news that someone else had died.
"Is it even safe to stay here...?" Assassin questioned aloud. The Master shrugged, honestly unsure. Maybe it'd be best if they spent the day out instead.
"Well, sounds good to me!" Assassin chirped, "where are we going?"
Anywhere. Anywhere but here, they said.
"Let's go, then."
From here, a cycle was started. Go out for the day, and come back to Chaldea after nightfall. Be informed of another murder in the morning, and quickly go out again. The Master was visibly unnerved by this trend, wondering if someone was really, really angry.
"Who do you think it is, anyway? Are there any evil servants there? Maybe them? ...Other than me, of course! Haha!" The Master stopped and stared at Assassin. If they'd known, the killer would have been caught by now. That would be nice.
"Eh? You didn't check my profile? For whatever reason, I'm Chaotic Evil. Unless you mean that that's a stupid question."
They had meant it was a stupid question. Of course there were evil servants, but even lawful ones could kill if necessary.
"If necessary, but this seems more like it's out of enjoyment," Assassin crossed his arms, "Well, I'll protect you, so don't worry. If you're afraid, well, servants like that can smell fear. Try not to be." They certainly can, added Doppel, and will use it to their full advantage. The other voices had no useful input, one rambling about a cute dog from another time.
"Did you wanna do anything else?"
Yeah, said the Master, lets go buy some food. The less time at Chaldea, the better.
"Great, you can pay for it!"
AND SO, the daily cycle continued. Oh, someone died, Assassin observed the following morning.
Oh, someone died, he observed the morning after that.
Oh, someone died.
Oh, someone died.
Oh̡ ͝Gods̀, it̀ i̴s 5 ̴am̵ ̡àn̸d͡ I͜'͢ḿ ̵c̷o̴v͘er͞ed i̢n ͞b͢l͘o͢od͞,̶ wher͞e̕ ̛àm͏ I ̵a̧n͟d ͘w͞h́at̀ ͜i̢s ͠h́a̕ppe͡ning, ͠wh̴ơ ̛am I ͡s̷up͟p̕os͢ed̕ ́to be͘,̶ ̢th͢is̵ co̷rp͟s͠e ąt m̸y feèt h̀as ͏bee̛n d̷ea̛d͠ ̢f̧o̵ŗ ̵o͘n̡l̶y ̸a̕ śho̢r͜t͘ whi̢l͝e,̀ ́wh̛o ͟di͘d́ ̛t̶his, ́w̛ás͘ ͟it̨ m͢e̛, ̕me,̡ ̢mę, ̢m
Oh, someone died.
Oh, someone died.
17 deaths, the Master mumbled one morning, sitting with their head in their hands. This was getting ridiculous.
"Seventeen!" Doppel gleefully repeated.
"That's not good..." Yan folded his arms, deep in thought. Who could be doing it?
"..Hold up, SEVENTEEN? Isn't it ten?!" Yan's eyes widened in horror.
No, it was seventeen, the Master corrected. Had he stopped paying attention? They'd been happening all week still.
"What...!? I am confident it was ten!"
Nope. The Master even brought up a report that was made for Assassin. It was fifteen at the time of recording. Was Assassin okay? And was he sure?
"No...no, that's not possible. It's not..."
Assassin?
"It's not, it's not! I know it's not! What happened this week!? What happened...!?"
The Master, concerned, moved to Assassin's side, taking his hand. Something was very wrong, they knew, but not what. The least they could do was try to be supportive.
"I...I'm sorry, I'm fine. Thank you." Sure, that's what he said, but no, he was not. That much was obvious. Maybe now would be the best time to revisit the therapist, they suggested, patting Assassin with their free hand.
“I’m okay, don’t worry.”
Not giving up, the Master gave Assassin's arm a sharp tug, as if telling him to move. The sudden movement made him strangely lightheaded, and he stopped to shake it off. Stranger still, the feeling persisted, even as Doppel spoke up.
"I'll take care of it for you," it whispered, "Just close your eyes for a moment." Slowly Assassin did as suggested, and
...
... ...
... ... ...
Screams, of fear and anger, were the first thing Assassin heard. He felt like he was loosely hanging on... Something, but didn't know what. His vision was a bit blurry, but it didn't stop him from trying to figure out what was happening. There was a fight of some sort, he figured. Then something grabbed his body in its hand, and he yelped in surprise.
"Goood morning, Assassin," hissed Doppelganger, but it's voice was strangely far away. Like it was no longer... Inside... His head..?
“Wh...what’s going on, Doppel?” Assassin groaned, “did that killer...go for us?”
Doppelganger began loudly laughing in reply. Somehow, Assassin knew this meant "no".
“What did you do?!” Yan looked about, dazed.
"All of it. you idiot!" it roared, swatting aside a Rider like a fly in the meantime. "You even woke up while I was at it and you still didn't figure it out?! What use is there for you? You're not needed!" And it slammed Assassin into the ground, using him to support it's weight. "Stay there like a good little idiot!"
“Wh...what...!? No, no! I’m not useless! I’m not...Stop! Stop!” Assassin struggled weakly against Doppel.
"I will not. After all, I am the original! You are the phantom addition. I just let you think you were Yan Qing, the Assassin." laughed the Doppelganger, it's voice shifting to a more familiar one- Assassin's own voice.
“No...no. I’m me, I’m me. Only I’m me...only I’m me! Give my voice back! Give it back!”
"No, I'm not! I'm not me!" answered back his own voice, "That's me, I'm nothing!"
“Stop, stop! Stop!” Assassin clawed at his ears, “Shut up! You know nothing! I’m..You’re nothing!”
"Stop, stop! I'm, you're nothing!" Doppel echoed back, before taking a shield to the ectoplasmic face.
Amid the fighting, a weak voice called out for him. "Assa... ssin..!" they choked, "Please...! I can't..." They choked and coughed, sputtered and spit. They didn't sound like they were doing well.
“Ah...!” Assassin turned his attention to them, dragging himself towards them, “I...I’ coming...I’ll protect you...it’s okay...!”
"Pl-please... I-" the Master stopped and coughed up blood, into more blood. There was so much blood. It was coming out of everywhere at once, and there was so much. So, so much, that the Master was reduced to gargling and wheezing while reaching out for Assassin. It couldn't all be theirs, right?
“It’s...just...it’s just a nightmare... none of it’s real...!”. Assassin’s outstretched hand found its way over his eyes, “if I just pinch myself...it’ll all go away. Because none of this is real. I’m not real... you’re not real... it’s just a nightmare!”
The Master whined, tears joining the blood upon the floor. They couldn't breathe- it was too difficult- but they were still here for Assassin, even if they couldn't move.
“Everything’s fine, everything’s okay, none of this is real, right, Yan Qing? So we’ll just keep going on as usual when we wake up. Let’s do our best as always, huh? Or I’ll steal your face, eheh!” Assassin gave Doppel a snake-like grin, seemingly calm despite the situation.
"I'll give us my best!" Doppel announced in it's own voice, backing away from the enemy servants it had been facing moments ago. "Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to explode, friend?"
“Oh, that sounds fun, so fun! Let’s take their face afterwards! Oh, how fun! My friend! Let’s be anyone we wanna be! I’ll help you! That’s the way of your friendly neighborhood Doppelgänger, ehe!
A single, white flower petal drifted lazily by Assassin, landing in the pool of blood that had been forming. A single moment of silence. A single slice as the Doppelganger's murderous intentions grew and grew, cleanly cutting Doppelganger off of Assassin just before detonation. No, not just Doppelganger. It's entire mind was cut off from Assassin as well as it's mutated body, even removing the concept of being the Doppelganger. A single moment more of silence.
Then everything went to hell, throwing everyone and everything back with an understandably explosive force.
"Ugh...!" What was that?! ...Why did a huge piece of him feel gone? Where had it gone? Where? Where? "It hurts so bad!" Assassin cried out, "It hurts! Something's gone...!"
The voices cried out with him, drowning out the surroundings with their hellish cacophony. A gentle hand took Assassin's with a soft apology, which was unheard.
"It's so loud...and it hurts so much!" Assassin looked to his hand, dazed. What was touching him?
His Master, holding his hand like it was a priceless treasure. Deathly pale they were, staring at Assassin with unfocused eyes. The most they could give him was a small smile and a gentle squeeze of the hand. It was all the strength they had left.
"No....no...I promised you...I told you I'd protect you....no...! I'm useless! I'm so useless!" Assassin's eyes widened in realization, "You can't die! You can't.... you can't!"
There was no answer from his Master. Assassin watched in fear as the life left his Master's eyes, their grip of his hand loosening. This couldn't be real, this couldn't be happening! If they died, he'd follow!
He'd? Who was "he"? ... Who WAS he? Was he even real? He didn't know anymore. He wasn't even sure he wanted to know. He felt so... So weak, so useless. Maybe it would be easier if he just put his head down and died... It wouldn't matter who he was if he was allowed to quietly fade back into the void...
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*OKAY ITS BEEN LIKE SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE THIS DRAFT HAS BEEN OPENED SO WE'RE JUST GONNA.. MOVE ON*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he's preparing the outside of the house for Halloween. it's important to be festive!*
Sheepy: Bedi: I didn't think we should present our home as scary, so I went with this cute ornament I found in the store instead.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Cute, yeah. If you cover up the entire face, I could agree it's cute!
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean?
Sheepy: Bedi: I thought its face was cute...
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, do you have a costume yet?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Of course not!
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't either. I forgot about it.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you have any ideas?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Oh, I've got one!
Sheepy: Bedi: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You be me, I'll be you!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, good idea!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It can't be that hard, can it??
Sheepy: Bedi: It shouldn't be too difficult.
Sheepy: Bedi: It doesn't have to be perfect, after all!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And that just makes it easier on us!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, and we could make it easier by swapping clothing.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's what I was thinking!
Sheepy: Bedi: Perfect.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And we can wait until the last minute to prepare. So lets get back to this. *he picks up and plants a scarecrow with decent force.*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he turns his attention to the last thing he put up and begins straightening it*
Sheepy: *Lobo is watching them from the window*
Sheepy: Bedi:... *he looks up at the window* Oh, that reminds me. We'll need to get Lobo not to tear it up.
Sheepy: Bedi: And we'll need to get Rider not to decapitate anything...huh. They're already kind of Halloween themed. Dr. Griffin, too.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: They really are, huh? Lucky them.
Sheepy: Bedi: But during Christmas...or Easter...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's when it sucks to be them!
Sheepy: Bedi: Or during Updog day. Lucan told me about it, but not details.
Sheepy: Bedi: However, I'm sure it's incredibly important.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... ... What's updog?
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know, unfortunately.
Sheepy: Bedi: So you haven't heard of it, either?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he sighs and stops adjusting a fake tombstone* It's bait to get someone to ask what Updog is!
Sheepy: Bedi:...But why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: "What's up, dog", followed by "Not much dog, what's up with you!"
Sheepy: Bedi: *he looks completely lost, but his smile is still present*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, so you're meant to say it to a dog?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: "Dog" can be slang for "dude" or "bro". *his airquotes are spot on*
Sheepy: Bedi: I see.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's.. It's a kid friendly variation on sugma.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Sheepy: Bedi: Like the fire slug in the game Kintoki was playing.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I guess??
Sheepy: Bedi: That's its name.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We'll just have to ask, huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ask whom? Kintoki?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, I suppose.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he strolls outside, his goal being to ruin the nice pile of leaves* Just google it, you old tart!
Sheepy: Bedi:....?
Sheepy: Bedi: *he tilts his head* "Google"...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he promptly pulls his phone out to google it* Oh, it's Slugma. Was close, though.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm afraid I can't "google" anything. I'm not aware of such a verb.
Sheepy: Bedi: I apologize.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he stops and squints so hard his eyes are slivers* You not use the internet or something? You an old retired man?
Sheepy: Bedi: Once again, I'm not familiar with such things.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Your fuckbuddy does streams and you don't know shit?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah! That's magic! *he's beaming* Isn't he amazing!?
Ars��-kun: Angra: Sweet merciful zoroastrian feast of fucks. *he puts his hands on his face. his face is gone. incredible void boy tricks* It's all wires and signals. Edison n' Tesla would shit themselves over it.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm afraid...I do not follow your explanation.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Wizrad, I am stealing your idiot! I'm teaching him how to use the internet!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Have fun!
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't understand.
Arsé-kun: Angra: You're about to! *he grabs onto the Airgetlam and very, very quickly regrets his decisions. But he sticks to it!*
Sheepy: *Airgetlam glows upon being touched.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I...I see. *he doesn't appear to notice it at all.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: C'mon, we're goin' in! Gonna show you how to look up shit and cool swords, or whatever you knights like!
Arsé-kun: *Angra goes to drag Bedi inside. Airgetlam is in no danger of being torn off on accident- Angra's not strong enough to do that, even if he wanted to.*
Sheepy: *bedi follows, confused still*
Sheepy: Bedi: Why?
Arsé-kun: *Angra grabs a nearby laptop and opens it up. It ain't his.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Because the world runs on this shit, kid.
Sheepy: Bedi:....!
Sheepy: Bedi: Internet is sunlight.
Arsé-kun: Angra: It's closer to lightning, I think!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Chaldea? Internet. Phones? Some net. Streams? Net. Electricity is wild.
Sheepy: Bedi: Net?
Sheepy: Bedi: Like fishing net.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Internet. I ain't sayin' it every single time.
Sheepy: Bedi: So Chaldea is internet.
Arsé-kun: Angra: It sure has a lot of it! Okay, here. *he pulls up the equivalent of google that's used these days.* What do ya wanna look up? Anythin'.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he looks up*
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... ... On the internet, you literal turd.
Sheepy: Bedi: Like in tomes.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yes!
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know.
Sheepy: Bedi: Perhaps on wolves to figure out how to prevent them from tearing up your decorations...
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he looks up "Stopping dogs from ruining decorations", and in a second tab looks up "How to google on the internet", before passing the laptop off to Bedi* Go fucking nuts, go feral, go play.
Sheepy: Bedi: What?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Oh, man. *he very slowly opens the first link for the first search, so Bedi can watch* Like that.
Arsé-kun: Angra: You can read, yeah? You're not dumb?
Sheepy: Bedi: I can read.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Then get readin'! Searching stuff is just a book on a screen.
Sheepy: Bedi:...I, um..
Sheepy: Bedi: I still don't understand why.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Because the net's got everythin'! It's got all the books! All of 'em! Shit's wild.
Arsé-kun: Angra: And everybody these days relies on it more than their legs half the time! Not literally!
Sheepy: Bedi: Really? So it's a library?
Arsé-kun: Angra: A big wired library!
Sheepy: Bedi: I see!
Sheepy: Bedi: I'd like to visit this library one day!!
Arsé-kun: *Angra leans over to bring up a third search. "What is the internet and how do I use it?" It has video results! Bedi (probably) knows what videos are! I hope??*
Arsé-kun: *Bedi will now be inconvenienced by The World's Evil, for at least an hour. Or that's what Angra's gonna say about it. He's just as interested in how it actually works.*
Sheepy: *Bedi seems to be getting more and more anxious as time passes.*
Arsé-kun: *Sucks to be you, Angra thinks!*
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, it's just...
Arsé-kun: Angra: A gigantic waste of time?
Sheepy: Bedi: I left in the middle of helping Merlin.
Sheepy: Bedi: Y...no.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yes? Great! I've taught a thing and ruined your afternoon! *yesssss!*
Sheepy: Bedi: I do appreciate what you've told me...
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad.
Arsé-kun: Angra: What's depressin' you this week, sad man?
Sheepy: Tristan: The day of Halloween is on the horizon, and yet, I have not even begun to set sail.
Sheepy: Tristan: *he strums his harp* It occurred to me that it wouldn't matter, because even if I were to dress up as something else, it would never change how despicable a man I am.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Aww, cute! If the sum of evil can do it, what's stoppin' you, pumpkin? *he is absolutely teasing Tristan. At least he's not being snappy about it*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, to be a Knight of the Round Table, filled wih confidence of tomorrow. Ah, to be the evil of the world, fearless, uncaring of how others may judge him.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Here's this villain's advice! Just put on cat ears and you're done.
Sheepy: Tristan: And yet, I quiver before this decision of mine, incapable of escaping from the standstill I have put myself in.
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... *he googles "Lazy halloween costumes"*
Sheepy: Tristan: I wouldn't be a very beautiful cat in my current state.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I can only be a thing of beauty, for I am a thing of beauty.
Sheepy: Tristan: So a cat would be out of the picture, since I'm lacking in four legs and a tail.
Sheepy: Tristan: Those, and their ears, are what make them beautiful. So, you see, I could never capture that.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sometimes I'm so beautiful it troubles even myself.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he's run out of responses. completely out.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I...
Sheepy: Bedi: Y...yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you ever feel this way?
Arsé-kun: Angra: What, sad? Sure.
Sheepy: Tristan: No, no.
Sheepy: Tristan: Troubled by your own beauty.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I feel a need to always live up to it.
Arsé-kun: Angra: As you can see, I'm a black hole! Can't relate! I'm not pretty!
Sheepy: Tristan: Perhaps you are but you haven't discovered it yet.
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'd say "Hell yeah internal beauty" but man I am one, UGLY, motherfucker.
Sheepy: Tristan: Internal beauty is something you're capable of fixing.
Sheepy: Tristan: It just requires bravery I do not have.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'd recommend a varied and healthy diet.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Have you tried eating scorpion yet?
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! I have.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Good shit.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: I wouldn't word it that way myself, but...
Sheepy: Bedi: I agree with the feelings behind that.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Don't eat shit, either, kids, you WILL die.
Sheepy: Bedi: I didn't brave such things...
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmm?
Sheepy: Tristan: But you eat honey.
Arsé-kun: Angra: You tellin' me that's bee shit?
Sheepy: Bedi:...I don't think honey is bee poop.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *New search! What is Honey, actually?* ... ... Honey is bee vomit. I hate this information! You can have it!
Sheepy: Bedi:..
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, that doesn't surprise me.
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's not the reply I was looking for! I love it.
Sheepy: Bedi: I suspected bees had a deep, dark secret.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's a lot less dark than I expected.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Like how the Queen can't fly and get her fat little body off the ground because she's terminally fucking bees?
Sheepy: Bedi: Or how all female bees are capable of producing eggs, but the queen will eat their eggs.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nice.
Sheepy: Bedi: If the queen doesn't respond in time, the female bees will kill her and lay more eggs, but...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ._.
Sheepy: Bedi: They don't hatch into anything from what I recall, so the hive ends up...ah, Merlin. I apologize. ...I got distracted and didn't help you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's cool, Bedi, got Lance to take over.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm happy to hear that.
Sheepy: Tristan: Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What's up, Tristan?
Sheepy: Tristan: I've come across a standstill. How sad.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm too beautiful for any costumes, so I fear diminishing my appearance with them.
Sheepy: Tristan:...But I want to join in on the festivities.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Be yourself but hotter.
Sheepy: Tristan:....!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I knew I could count on you.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll be myself, but with an open jacket.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wait, I've got more. Dress up as a different class, but you're still fantastic you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, you understand!
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmm?
Sheepy: Tristan: Another class..
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes, I'll be...
Sheepy: Tristan: *he poses* Studmuffin class.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: New exclusive class! One member only!
Sheepy: Bedi:...I don't remember hearing about that class before.
Arsé-kun: *angra makes a sound akin to a verbal keysmash*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It exists now because we've said so.
Sheepy: Tristan: You can join too, Merlin. I'm sure you qualify for it. Ah, Sir Bedivere, too.
Sheepy: Tristan: We'll be the Three Studkateers.
Arsé-kun: *mozart breaks into uncontrollable laughter several rooms away. i wonder why*
Sheepy: Bedi: I feel like I've been dragged into something that I'll quickly come to regret.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Love to join you, but I'm being Bedi this year.
Sheepy: Tristan: The Three Studkateers disband before they even can make group jackets...
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I truly am alone on this mission!
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'll volunteer with my inner beauty to keep you company!
Sheepy: Tristan: We'll be Beauty and the Beast.
Sheepy: Tristan: Of course, I take the first role.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Better than what I had planned! I'll take Beast!
Sheepy: Bedi: I...I'm glad it all worked out in the end.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, me too.
Sheepy: Bedi: But how did things go with Lobo?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Haven't seen him yet, but I get the feeling he's up to something.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh dear...
Sheepy: Bedi: *he raises his voice* Lobo!
Sheepy: *Lobo walks in with a pumpkin in his mouth*
Arsé-kun: Angra: You got it! You've got a pumpkin!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He's wagging his tail*
Sheepy: Bedi: Lobo, don't eat the ornaments, okay?
Sheepy: Lobo: *he glares viciously at Bedi*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't think that needs a translation!
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll give you any other food you want if you don't eat the ornaments.
Sheepy: Lobo:......!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he snorts* (Chocolate.)
Arsé-kun: Angra: Why, so you eat grass all day tomorrow?
Sheepy: Lobo:?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Eh, okay! *he hops up to get Lobo some sweets. there is a 50% chance Minako will destroy him during the journey.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Where are you going?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Gettin' Lobo what he wants. I like keeping my limbs intact!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he follows Angra, the pumpkin still in his mouth*
Sheepy: Bedi: I...see.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is he really that mad...? He seems happy with the pumpkin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm surprised he isn't risking it to tease Lobo.
Sheepy: Bedi: Me too.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Even the world's evil is capable of improving..
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's something to think about.
Arsé-kun: *Other current events include! Mephisto, Jekyll, and Jack turning Mink's living room into an impromptu lab (mostly by Mephisto's Terr. Creation), uhhhh, Lance slowly setting up the outside (He's very unsure, and has invited Herc to help), Proto going on some sort of spy mission, and uhhhhhh whatever else we can think of.*
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad!
Sheepy: Tristan: Even the world's evil is capable of improvement, and yet I...
Sheepy: *Rider is watching Lancelot and Herc, Holmes has joined in on the science club*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...if only I were capable of it. But instead...my inability to improve...
Sheepy: Tristan: Stems from the coldest depths of my soul.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad!
Sheepy: Bedi: I know how to improve at anything, Sir Tristan. If you recognize your flaws and address them, you'll improve.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...My friend is such a genius! Truly, I'm lucky to have such fri....-!!!
Sheepy: Tristan: Th...that's it!
Sheepy: Tristan: What a lucky man I am! How joyful!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You do have friends. You seem to doubt that often.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...but my realization...
Sheepy: Tristan: Friends can help me improve as a person.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: They absolutely can!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll, distantly: Please don't imbibe the chemicals!!!
Sheepy: Izou: I'm dumb and don't know what those words mean!
Sheepy: Izou: It ticks me off!
Sheepy: Izou: It makes me want to drink this weird lookin' alcohol even more!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Please do not drink the chemicals. It is not alcohol. You won't get drunk.
Sheepy: Izou: Then what's the point!?
Sheepy: Izou: You smart people are all bland!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ... *he holds his phone up to his ear for a moment or so* .. I've been corrected. I'm told to inform you that drinking this will make you dead and stupid. In that order.
Sheepy: Izou: I'm already both!
Sheepy: Izou: Err....wait!
Sheepy: Izou: I'm not that -
Sheepy: Izou: ......
Sheepy: Izou: Is it...........first...or second...--I don't care! I ain't dead, you smart person!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You will be once I bomb you to smithereens! *:D* Or the invisible guy can get you, whichever comes first! *he gestures to Jack holding up a visible t-shirt. floating t-shirt. scary.*
Sheepy: Izou: stop making up big words! I don't understand them! Are you doing it to make fun of me!?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You, bomb, explode, die! *this is amusing him far more than it should*
Sheepy: Izou: *he huffs* I won't let you if you try! *he puts down the chemical*
Sheepy: Izou: Why are you smiling like that!? Are you laughing at me!? Ahhh, you make me so mad! I hate that face of yours!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Thanks!
Sheepy: Izou: ?
Sheepy: Izou: Thanks?
Sheepy: Izou: What did I do? Nothing for you! Why are you thanking me!?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Because! *he puts his own chemicals down and caps them. safety first* You're not supposed to like this demon! You can try to punch me after we wrap this up, okay?
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 2
Arsé-kun: *The t-shirt is put down. Someone's approaching you, Izou, but you don't see shiiiit. Sure hear it though.*
Sheepy: Izou: .......Who's there!?
Arsé-kun: Jack: The Invisible Man. You look like you were hit by a damn dump truck and smell like it too. Was that your intention?
Sheepy: Izou: Oi! I don't look like- whatever you just said!
Sheepy: Izou: I'm not lookin' to impress anyone! One minute I was eatin' out of that little kid's trash, and then the next I ended up in here!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That explains a lot!
Sheepy: Izou: I was gonna try to abduct him for ransom money, but I didn't understand what that meant for what I had to do, so I left it up to the kid.
Arsé-kun: Jack: Had you harmed him, you'd have ceased to live. *he goes to pat Izou, and leaves a very clear handprint. Jack's hand is now stained with filth. dis gus tang*
Sheepy: Izou: 's that a threat? Is abductin' him harm?
Sheepy: Izou: I've only seen it on TV.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: This was a better outcome. *he watches as Jack tries to wipe off the filth and just spreads it across himself. Well, now theres some floating dirt smears*
Sheepy: Izou: What?
Sheepy: Izou: Oi, th' best outcome would've been getting gambling money.
Sheepy: Izou: I'm dumb and never won, not even once!
Sheepy: Izou: But it's so much fun!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: There are people to gamble with here. You might even win once or twice.
Sheepy: Izou: Oh, I want to gamble! And get drunk!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I can confirm the presence of booze.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ... Hyde adds that it is "the good shit".
Sheepy: Izou: !
Sheepy: Izou: Gimme, gimme!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Lab adjourned! We'll resume after the holiday! *he picks up Jack's t-shirt and the lab just vanishes. Normal living room resumes it's existence.* Go raid a kitchen, but don't say we sent you~
Sheepy: Izou: Great!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he’s sniffing at Jack*
Arsé-kun: Jack: *he pats Lobo's nose with his less dirty hand* Do I smell like Shinjuku yet, Lobo?
Sheepy: Lobo: *he tilts his head before licking Jack*
Sheepy: Izou: !! It’s big! ‘nd fluffy!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: This is Lobo. He might decide you're a toy, so be careful.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Or dinner!
Arsé-kun: *Jekyll quickly pats his hair back down. Down, Hyde. Bad. Bad alter-ego.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he looks over at Jekyll before sniffing at Izou*
Sheepy: Izou: I'm no toy, nor am I dinner!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he bites down on a loose piece of Izou's clothing and starts chewing on it, but Izou is too busy looking smug at Jekyll to notice.*
Sheepy: Izou: Fuhahahaha! I'm a scary manslayer! I won't let anyone laugh at me, or I'll cut them down! Especially smart people!
Sheepy: Izou: And so that means I'm no one's toy nor dinner!
Sheepy: Lobo: *chew, chew*
Arsé-kun: Jack: Your scarf sure is. I'm going to clean this grime off. Excuse me, shitheads. *the walking dirt exits scene*
Sheepy: Izou:...!
Sheepy: Izou: Heyhey, that's not food. I've already tried eating it.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Whatt're we doin', pup? *he goes to write "KICK ME" on Izou's scarf*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he tilts his head*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Daaaaaamn, you're so dirty it's staining pure evil! *his hand is also now stained with gray grime. it doesn't look black on him* Impressive!
Sheepy: Izou: Eh?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Hi, I'm the villain of the house! Can I inconvenience you? Great!
Sheepy: Izou: What?
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'm stealing you! I'd hold you for ransom but I'd get a dirty sock and ten qp~
Sheepy: Izou: Where are we goin'
Sheepy: Lobo: *he has his mouth open, ready to chew on Izou more*
Arsé-kun: Angra: We're goin' up! If we look half decent, we can steal as much as we want from the kitch' and no one can stop us!
Sheepy: Izou:...!
Sheepy: Izou: Where're we goin'!?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Up a floor! Not far!
Sheepy: Lobo: *chew chew chew*
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto has opted out of this encounter. Goodbye Moose*
Sheepy: Izou: Right, I'll follow you.
Arsé-kun: *Vlad is currently at the kitchen table, keeping Satoru company. He watches as Angra and Izou pass by, dragging Lobo along behind them. Bc he's still chewing on the scarf. Vlad is unfazed by all this. The only thing he IS fazed by is the smell. Yuck.*
Sheepy: Satoru: That's him.
Sheepy: Satoru: He seems nice enough.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I see... Did you need yet another dog?
Sheepy: Satoru: Dog? Where?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Something about his appearance reminds me of a scruffy street terrier.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. He reminds me of a rat.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I see that as well, but I quite like rats.
Sheepy: Satoru: He asked me to help him kidnap me for ransom money but I said I had to ask you first.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: He would have instead gotten my fist as payment, and his blood on the floor as interest.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's a weird form of payment.
Sheepy: Satoru: What can be bought with it?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Dying by my hand for such crimes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh.
Sheepy: Satoru:.....But, since he lives here now...who...summoned him?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You will have to ask. I may just impale him on the spot.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh? But...
Sheepy: Satoru: He's my Servant now.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: So he is.
Sheepy: Satoru: So killing him, um...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Would be a bad idea. Yes, I understand.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Sheepy: Satoru: For now he can just be the weird man who came for dinner and stayed all winter.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's unexpected so I won't expect anyone to immediately warm up to him.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Yet, it does sound like some already have.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Sheepy: Satoru: Or else...well.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Or well what? What is it, Lassie? Did little Timmy shit in the well? *he continues to think he's funny. Saku stops and stares at him.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Mom won't let him sit down.
Sheepy: Satoru: Guin probably would chase him down, too.
Sheepy: Satoru: And he'd probably smell stinky while everyone tries to eat. Like garbage.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Yes, exactly.
Sheepy: Satoru: And I doubt anyone would like that.
Arsé-kun: Saku: We would not.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...I didn't really think that far before inviting him in.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You didn't. At least you can understand your mistakes.
Sheepy: Satoru: If he is a threat in some way, what do w do?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I call first chance at impaling him through the chest with several lances and d- *he has an oven mitt thrown at him. it lands on him and he only stops to glance at Sakura* Yes, yes, I am stopping.
Sheepy: Satoru: He already has been stabbed.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: There was more, but I seem to not be permitted to continue.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, okay.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I do hear the shower running upstairs. Maybe someone convinced him to clean up?
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Arsé-kun: *a bit later on!*
Sheepy: Izou: *He's come downstairs and....... did he always have purple hair like that, or...*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, you're right. He is fluffy!
Sheepy: Satoru: He looks much better now.
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 7
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Assassin class, I think? He's hard to pin down.
Sheepy: Izou: What?
Sheepy: Izou: No.
Sheepy: Izou: My class is "Hitokiri".
Arsé-kun: Minako: ...?
Sheepy: Izou: It's different.
Arsé-kun: *Mori is quietly observing from the side, meanwhile*
Sheepy: Izou: Why's everyone lookin' at me?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're far stronger than initially calculated.
Sheepy: Izou: Hah! Yeah!
Sheepy: Izou: I'm a sword prodigy! Fuhahahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Your strength is very impressive. May I ask how you got strong as a servant?
Sheepy: Izou: By being a prodigy!
Sheepy: Izou: Also, I found this place!
Sheepy: Izou: It had these hands. They dropped this tasty food.
Sheepy: Izou: Eventually I got thrown out.
Sheepy: Izou: I felt weirdly stronger after that.
Sheepy: Izou: Oh, yeah.
Sheepy: Izou: This weird guy, too.
Sheepy: Izou: He looked rich.
Sheepy: Izou: His trash tasted like rich people's trash, too.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... ... Can you describe his appearance at all?
Sheepy: Izou: Like...a smart guy. Kinda stiff. Uh....
Sheepy: Izou: Very dark hair.
Sheepy: Izou: He kinda reminds me of a butler.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Oh, did he speak like.. *ahem* Very properly, yes, but was still able to convey being a pile of- excuse my French- Shit?
Sheepy: Izou: Yeah.
Sheepy: Izou: I hated how he used big words! It confused me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... I do hope one of us has reached the same conclusion I have.
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, so his actual Master is...
Sheepy: Holmes: Masanori, huh.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Butler McBitch! We did it, we solved the mystery.
Sheepy: Izou: What?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Don't worry about it! If we see him again, we've got free reign to slay the man!
Sheepy: Izou: Do I really?
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he looks to Satoru* Do we?
Sheepy: Satoru: Um, that doesn't sound like a good idea.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Maim? Curse for the rest of his horrible life? Hit him with a car!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, okay.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Hooray! *he is Excited!* Izou-san! Lets get drunk!
Sheepy: Izou: What's goin' on, anyway? ...Well, I want alcohol!
Sheepy: Izou: Yeah, let's get absolutely smashed!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Hell yeah!
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... Holmes, if I may? How did you reach your conclusion?
Sheepy: Holmes: What? I just listened to the explanation.
Sheepy: Holmes: But I had suspicions.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's good to know we were on the same page this time.
Sheepy: Holmes: For example...
Sheepy: Holmes: He wasn't allowed at Chaldea's ember fields, meaning that his Master wasn't related to Chaldea.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And if his Master had perished a more regular way, he would know about it.
Sheepy: Holmes: He's dirty and eating out of the trash, meaning that his Master doesn't care about his well being.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And this matches much of Masanori's behavior.
Sheepy: Holmes: Exactly.
Sheepy: Satoru: So is he still Masanori's servant? Or my own...?
Sheepy: Izou: I don't care about that guy. You have free booze.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I would be inclined to say yours.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, that's good.
Sheepy: Izou: Just don't betray me.
Sheepy: Izou: Or I might want to, uh...is the phrase, "bite the hand that feeds me"?
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's it, and very understandable. But you will not be betrayed to that level.
Sheepy: Izou: Good. And don't give me smelly veggies either.
Sheepy: Izou: I hate smelly veggies.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That I cannot guarantee.
Sheepy: Izou: If you follow all that, I'll be loyal.
Sheepy: Satoru: But what if the stinky veggies are good?
Sheepy: Izou:.......
Sheepy: Izou: *he crosses his arms and tilts his head* .....
Sheepy: Izou: But they're stinky.
Arsé-kun: Angra: So were you, what's ya point?
Sheepy: Izou:...Okay, fine, I GUESS it's fine, but I won't like it!
Sheepy: Holmes: You probably know my name.
Sheepy: Izou: I don't.
Sheepy: Holmes: Sherlock Holmes.
Sheepy: Izou: I don't.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *hes just smirking at Sherlock*
Sheepy: Holmes: How...
Sheepy: Izou: Okay, old man, you next.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You are permitted to call me Moriarty.
Sheepy: Izou: Alright.
Sheepy: Izou: I'm Okada Izou.
Arsé-kun: *Minako's hand dives into her pocket for a phone or her compact- Whichever comes first. Who is this guy? Let's find out*
Sheepy: Izou: What is that?
Arsé-kun: Minako: My phone? You can't eat it. It isn't food, no matter how much we wish it was!
Sheepy: Izou: Nah, I was thinking it could be a weapon. Wouldn't be the first time.
Sheepy: Izou: I'm that scary!
Sheepy: Izou: You see that, right? How scary I am?
Sheepy: Satoru: You look like a pomeranian.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, you're right..
Sheepy: Izou: Yeah, that sounds real intimidating!
Arsé-kun: Angra: .... ....... *he says nothing.*
Sheepy: Izou: Yeah, yeah, I look like a pomeranian! Fuhahahaha! I don't even know what that is! I love the sound of it!
Sheepy: Izou: You really get it!
Sheepy: Satoru: You're fluffy and easily excited like one.
Sheepy: Izou:...Wait, what IS a pomeranian!?
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he snorts into his booze*
Sheepy: Holmes: *he is on google* Okada Izou...huh.
Arsé-kun: *Nobody answers the question. But by all the smirks and suppressed laughs, probably not a good thing.*
Sheepy: Holmes: *he reads off the brief description on google*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thank you, ace detective, for using your detective skills to open wikipedia.
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, you're welcome.
Sheepy: Izou: Once again, I'm not an assassin.
Sheepy: Izou: I'm a manslayer.
Sheepy: Yan: *he's got his feet up on the table while drinking booze*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Who let you in?
Sheepy: Yan: Myself?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Again?
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You don't have, like, Chaldea things to do?
Sheepy: Yan: Like what? *he takes a sip of the alcohol*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Do you just bum around with the doctor's money?
Sheepy: Yan: No.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That's a surprise.
Sheepy: Yan: I don't use her money.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then where do you get any from?
Sheepy: Yan: I work?
Sheepy: Yan: Old man has paid me before. I won't disclose any other employers of mine.
Sheepy: Yan: I WILL say the detective is paying me for something, though.
Arsé-kun: Mink: If it's drugs, can you tell me so I can punch him? :)
Sheepy: Yan: No, no.
Sheepy: Yan: I don't have that sort of stuff anyway.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Good!
Sheepy: Yan: No, instead- oh, actually, it's important Old Man hears this anyway.
Sheepy: Yan: He's paying me not to turn into him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, I can understand that. You would give away his mystery far too quickly. *he seems amused* But what if I pay you more?
Sheepy: Yan: Hmmm.......
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, that'd work.
Arsé-kun: Mori: But did he ever say why?
Sheepy: Yan: Something along the lines of...
Sheepy: Yan: "The thing inside of me could kill each and every person in this household in the blink of an eye if it so pleased. I don't trust you with that."
Arsé-kun: Mori: You know what? That's fair.
Sheepy: Yan: But I'm pretty trustworthy.
Sheepy: Yan: Anyway, that's a hint, isn't it? That means it's not human.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It absolutely is not. I can confirm that much myself.
Sheepy: Yan: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I spoke to him about it myself.
Sheepy: Yan: Huh.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, let's just agree to try that out nowhere near civilization. But not now.
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah, okay.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he looks up. he's cleaned up at least half the booze by himself. the void can take a lot of it, but he seems absolutely hammered based on being unable to stand up for a solid 20 seconds. Yan's leg is used for the assist.* Hey. Hey, bruh, you ever realize how fucked up we really are?
Sheepy: Yan: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Angra: We're all dead already n' shit! And, and then people, like.. *vague hand gestures* the dead people? Does this shit count as necrophilia? And no matter what we do, we're still dead, that's depressing as hell.
Sheepy: Yan:....*he takes a rather large sip of his alcohol*
Arsé-kun: Angra: I think I jus' gave myself depression.
Sheepy: Yan: Good job.
Arsé-kun: Angra: You've got like fifteen second opinions, how do I deal with this shit?
Sheepy: Yan: What's that supposed to mean??
Sheepy: *Lobo has his snout in Yan's chip bag. Yan is too focused on Angra to notice*
Arsé-kun: Angra: How do you, like, stop being depressed so the throne doesn't decide "Ooh that's canon now!" and force it on you every time you start to sort of exist?
Sheepy: Yan: I dunno.
Sheepy: *Yan absentmindedly goes to put his hand in the chip bag, only to touch Lobo instead*
Sheepy: Yan: My chips are weirdly hairy.
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's a dog.
Sheepy: Yan: ...! Puppy, no, that's human food.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he looks up at them, the chip bag on his snout. elegant*
Arsé-kun: Angra: th' king of currenpaw, errybody.
Sheepy: Yan: I don't really want it anymore.
Arsé-kun: Angra: but dammit, I was hopin' for any sorta reply so I could complain at you. All like, "What, you have an answer? Who's you, where's the real Yan at?" Or somethin'. *he thinks he is funny. funny enough to laugh at. angra.*
Sheepy: Yan:....
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... What?
Sheepy: Yan: Who am I...?
Arsé-kun: Mori: All right, that's quite enough of this. *he interrupts and blocks Angra, who may or may not have gotten smacked with a coffin* You're Yan Qing, and that isn't changing.
Sheepy: Yan: I...I don't know...!
Sheepy: Yan: If that's who I am...then why are they always here!? Why do they keep talking to me!? They're all me, aren't they? What even am I?
Arsé-kun: Mori: A gigantic mess vaguely shaped like a human being, with an appreciation for women.
Sheepy: Yan:....!?
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Yan: Does that mean I'm human...or do I just look it...?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're more human than any present Avengers.
Sheepy: Yan:....Ah....you're right.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he covers his mouth with one hand, slightly muffling his own voice* Earth to Assassin, are you still in there? Hello, hello? *he reaches up with his free hand to... ruffle Yan's hair. aw.* We are departing planet Meltdown for a return trip to Earth. Can you read, over?
Sheepy: Yan:...?
Sheepy: Yan: Wh...what...?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Welcome back to Earth, Assassin. *he makes a radio static sound. krshhh* You were going straight for an endless loop of existential crisis.
Sheepy: Yan: I...I'm sorry, I'm feeling better.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he tilts his head. where did that noise come from*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Don't apologize. *krshh* What outlaw apologizes for a minor inconvenience? *he finally uncovers his mouth. he does not, however, take his coffin off of Angra, who tried to move it at some point and it is now on top of him. He deserved it.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he tilts his head the other way*
Sheepy: Yan: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Of course. Just don't make a deal of it. Reputation, you understand.
Sheepy: Yan: Yes, I do.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then consider this moment of weakness ignored and discarded in exchange.
Sheepy: Yan: Thank you.
Sheepy: Yan: Puppy, you won't tell anyone, right?
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he cups his hands over his mouth again to Krshh at Lobo. extreme teasing*
Sheepy: Lobo: ?????
Sheepy: Lobo: *he slowly lifts up a paw before ... slapping it over Yan's mouth*
Sheepy: Yan: Puppy, why?!
Sheepy: Lobo: ?!?!?!
Arsé-kun rolled a die. The die showed: 6
Arsé-kun: Mori: *try not to laugh. succeed. Krshh at Lobo again with eye contact*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs at Mori's hand. how is he doing this*
Arsé-kun: *Mori holds his hands out for Lobo*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs at both. why do they smell like chips*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he swats the chips off of Lobo's nose*
Sheepy: Lobo:....! *what fell, what was that*
Sheepy: Yan: *he's petting Lobo. big. fluffy*
Arsé-kun: *Mink has opted to give this episode some space and started messaging Haku. Now she gets an update AND has to stop working for ten seconds. Tepes approves already. Two birds, one Gandr*
Sheepy: Haku: [Text: to Mink] What is it?
Arsé-kun: Mink: [text: to Haku] Issss it normal for ur Assass to just sorta uh, existential break for a minute?
Sheepy: Haku: [Text: to Mink] Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mink: [text: to Haku] oh. I thought that was a bad thing. I mean Mori.san dealt with it really fast,? But uh
Arsé-kun: Mink: [text: to Haku] I remember the rules! Should I bring him back to you so that doesnt, again?
Sheepy: Haku: [Text: to Mink] Yes, it's a bad thing, and...
Sheepy: Haku: [Text: to Mink] Yes, please bring him.
Arsé-kun: Mink: [text: to Haku] Ok!! 👌👌👌 I'll pull him off Lobo and we'll be there!
Sheepy: Haku: [Text: to Mink] Thank You
Arsé-kun: Mink: [text: to Haku] You're welcome, Haku, Miss! Be there soon!!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he gently nudges Mori with his snout. he'll find the source of the noise eventually*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes? Yes, what is it?
Sheepy: Haku: [Text: to Mink] Ok
Sheepy: Lobo: *he tilts his head*
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she thinks about how she's going to go about this. What would Mephisto do? ... This is a very bad course of thinking and takes a few bad plans to reach a good one that does not require explosives.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he grins at Lobo and... KRRSSHH!*
Sheepy: Lobo:!!!
Sheepy: *Lobo sniffs at Mori's face. where is it coming from*
Arsé-kun: *the sound is coming from the Moriarty!*
Sheepy: Lobo:...! *he looks excited! How is he doing that!?*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Not to interrupt or anything, but hey, Assassin. If I pay, can I borrow you to help me get pizzas? :D c
Sheepy: Yan: Mm? Oh, okay.
Sheepy: Yan: Okay, Puppy, be good while I'm gone. Don't eat too much out of the garbage.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he yawns in Yan's face*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Cool, thanks! Here's the, uh, 'thanks for helping' start payment! *she hands Yan some cash and a few embers. mmm good shit*
Sheepy: Yan: *he pockets them and gets up* Great, let's go!
Arsé-kun: *Mori finally "notices" his coffin is on Angra and frees the poor bastard right before they Head Outtie. Chaldea, hoooo*
Sheepy: Yan: So, what pizza are we getting?
Arsé-kun: *Minako promptly goes OFF about pizza. Girl likes her pizza, and knows how everybody in her crew (except Sherlock) likes it! She will learn his order eventually and he'll damn like it*
Sheepy: Yan: Huh.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So anyway, you're helping, so I'll buy you some too.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, that's great!
Sheepy: Yan: I like...actually, I don't really care what's on it.
Sheepy: Yan: I like experimenting.
Sheepy: Yan: There's no food I really hate so I'll accept anything.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So we figure it out when we get there, gotcha!
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah, just mess me up.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm just as capable of that. *he strolls in, grabs Yan, and goes to exit scene. oh.*
Sheepy: Yan: OH?
Arsé-kun: *But the most important part of any plan is improvising on the fly!!*
Sheepy: Yan: But my pizza!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, no, my pizza buddy! *and she "chases" after Tepes, at the speed of a brisk walk, maybe even, if she's daring, a jog.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I found him, dear. It was far less trying than I expected.
Sheepy: Haku: Thank you.
Sheepy: Yan: I've been tricked, betrayed!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ..?
Sheepy: Yan: That's why I was dragged out, out of the comfort of Puppy's fur!
Arsé-kun: Minako: My evil plot's been foiled! *she catches up* I was really going to give you pizza, too!
Sheepy: Yan: Pizza...
Sheepy: Yan: Why did you want me, Tepes?
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, oh! My dashing good looks and charming smile havs finally gotten to you! Hehe!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I was only informed of the 'Bringing you here' portion of this so called "evil plot". ... And I'm still straight.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh!? So it's not that after all?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: If it's ever that, assume I am completely broken and most likely need to be put down.
Sheepy: Yan: You're so cruel...
Sheepy: Yan: What about you, Haku?!
Sheepy: Haku: No.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh...such a quick response...
Sheepy: Yan: But, like, I'm attractive, aren't I?
Arsé-kun: Caligula: roma
Arsé-kun: *thank you for your input, caligula. it is very useful.*
Sheepy: Yan: See, Caligula agrees.
Sheepy: Haku: Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I already paid him to help with my pizza run..! Can we get that out of the way at least?
Sheepy: Haku: Go ahead.
Sheepy: Gawain: I want pizza, too.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh! Great! You can buy it!
Arsé-kun: Cali: *pizza run? run? running? olympic running? greeks? romans? roma? roma!* *with this incredible stretch of logic and wisdom, Caligula decides to grab Yan and exit the scene at a high speed. Goodbye. it is pizza run time.*
Sheepy: Gawain: And there they go.
Sheepy: Haku: Oh, that frightens me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Uh, okay. I'm glad I told him the order at least?
Sheepy: Haku: That's fortunate.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I hope he remembers it?
Sheepy: Gawain: But he didn't get mine.
Sheepy: Yan: [text: to Mink] Like 15 cheeses huh
Arsé-kun: Mink: ..... ..... He did not.
Sheepy: Gawain: But my order.
Arsé-kun: *mink carefully types out the entire thing, clearly, in list format, edited for clarity and spelling, and then pauses*
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'll add it in, what'cha want, Sir?
Sheepy: Gawain: I like pineapple pizza.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Okay! *she adds that in and sends it off. no judgement, surprisingly*
Sheepy: Gawain: I can give you the equivalent in flowers. *he laughs* I do have money, though, so I'll pay you for mine.
Sheepy: Gawain: *he takes out his wallet* But you should visit my flower shop. I'll give you a discount.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oooh! I'll have to stop by later then! :Dc
Sheepy: Gawain: Yeah!
Arsé-kun: Minako: But uh... Yeah, Probably should have stopped that whole thing from happening. Sorry about that!
Sheepy: Haku: I understand.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Am... I allowed to ask about all that, or is that a patient confidence thing?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Cuz, uhm.. Moriarty-san dealt with it really fast, like it's a thing we should know about?
Sheepy: Haku: Oh.
Sheepy: Haku: He's not a full servant.
Sheepy: Haku: He's mixed with a phantom, Doppelganger
Arsé-kun: Minako: So like... A second of himself?
Sheepy: Haku: Of everyone he's killed.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And that's... A lot?
Sheepy: Haku: It allows him to transform into anyone, but the voices of his victims remain.
Sheepy: Haku: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yikes. Good thing he's with you then, I guess?
Sheepy: Gawain: He's always eyeing the same women I am, so if your plan is to let him stay with them...
Sheepy: Gawain: Oh, I should ask him for the phone number he got.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That is your priority?
Sheepy: Gawain: What should my priority be?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Not phone numbers of randoms you haven't met yourself.
Sheepy: Gawain: Well, do you have any better ideas?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Meet people yourself?
Sheepy: Gawain: I do, but usually only for one night.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Go directly to church, do not pass go. Do not collect 200 dollars.
Sheepy: Gawain: Oh, it's not as though I don't still love my wife.
Sheepy: Gawain: However, now that I'm a servant, I can have fun, maybe find a new wife in the process.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: .... Fair enough.
Sheepy: Gawain: You're no different.
Sheepy: Gawain: I just choose different tactics. More bold tactics.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Hey, I just caught something. What'd you mean 'Let him stay with them'??
Sheepy: Gawain: Well, if Moriarty helps him a lot, wouldn't it be better if he stayed with Moriarty?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Makes sense, but he isn't mine?
Sheepy: Gawain: He could be.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Moriarty isn't mine, I mean! I've got objections about Yan but.. Wait, he doesn't live here?
Sheepy: Haku: He bums off of everyone here, but especially us.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So he does! He said he didn't!
Sheepy: Haku: He's not my Servant, but he likes Tepes, Caligula, and me. He also likes both our and Gawain's food.
Sheepy: Haku: That's usually why he's seen with me.
Sheepy: Gawain:...Hey, hold on...
Sheepy: Gawain: You forgot me in that first list.
Sheepy: Haku: But anyway, who is Moriarty's master? How close do they live to you?
Arsé-kun: Minako: My neighbor, and my neighbor.
Sheepy: Haku: I don't know. You or your neighbor might be best with taking him, but he'd probably end up staying here just as often as he already does.
Sheepy: Haku: He's a part of different clubs and has close friends who live here.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I don't think that'd be a problem. I mean, some of mine come here two or three times a week already.
Sheepy: Haku: That's good.
Sheepy: Haku: Are you fine with this? We'll need to ask him when he gets back.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'm fine with it!
Sheepy: Haku: Good.
Sheepy: Gawain: I get more chances at women this way. Thanks for that.
Arsé-kun: *Tepes pinches the bridge of his nose. Jesus Christ.*
Sheepy: Gawain: You need to learn how to have more fun in life.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I can have fun without shamelessly flirting with every woman I spot, thank you.
Sheepy: Gawain: I have an idea!
Sheepy: Gawain: You can go out with me next time.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Why not take Caligula? You'll look far better next to him.
Sheepy: Gawain: I'd look far better next to you, too.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm detecting an insult.
Sheepy: Gawain: I'd never.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And if you have realized, what you have said also translates to "Hey, vampire, come out at night surrounded by a lot of people." Please spot the problem.
Sheepy: Gawain: Oh, I forgot you were a vampire.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: For now, I'll respectfully decline your offer, unless you come across a daytime event. Then I may consider it.
Sheepy: Gawain: I can arrange for it to be a daytime event.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No, no.
Sheepy: Gawain: Why?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Don't force others' to plan around me.
Sheepy: Gawain: Well, alright.
Arsé-kun: Cali: PIZZA! *thank you for your announcement, Caligula. He is carrying... Two boxes. Out of how much?*
Sheepy: Gawain: I hope one is pineapple!
Sheepy: Yan: Tepes! Gawain! I'm dying!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It's just a few boxes. Are you a Heroic Spirit, or some kind of mouse?
Sheepy: Yan: It's HOT!!
Sheepy: Yan: ...But not as hot as me- AaaaAAAA DON'T FALL!!
Sheepy: Gawain: He stole my line...he has to go.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he moves in for the Assist. he's help*
Arsé-kun: Cali: pizza
Sheepy: Yan: You could've helped, Caligula.
Arsé-kun: Cali: Rgh? *he puts down his boxes* ??
Sheepy: Yan: You left me with everything else..
Arsé-kun: Cali: *he takes the stack from Yan and puts it down. He has now helped. Confused thumbs up.*
Sheepy: Yan: Owowow...it was so hot!
Sheepy: Gawain: Like-
Sheepy: Yan: Like me.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Stop.
Sheepy: Yan: But who else will say it if not me?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Anyone else with an ego over ten.
Sheepy: Yan: But comic relief is one of my defining character traits.
Arsé-kun: *Tepes opts out of giving this a response.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Anyway! You've made it this far! A bit more and we're home! With pizza!
Arsé-kun: *she is eyeing the pizza boxes already. mm. pizz.*
Sheepy: Yan: You're right.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You can stay too, if you want!
Sheepy: Yan: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Minako: I mean, you're over enough!
Sheepy: Yan: ....!
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'm pretty sure nobody hates you on my end, and considering who I've got, that's impressive!
Sheepy: Yan: Thank you...!
Arsé-kun: Minako: You're welcome!!!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: What're you doin', Master? Dating a boy? *how long has he been there, in the doorway?* Without me, even?? *he's kidding, I hope.*
Sheepy: Yan: What?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Please, no. *she is unfazed by 100% of that. She knew he was there.* I won't stop you though! Go forth and be gay, and merry, and help us bring home pizza.
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto considers this, and promptly fucks off. Oh.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... So I'm still paying you in full I guess, Assassin!
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, for what?
Arsé-kun: Minako: For... Carrying pizza??
Sheepy: Yan:...Great!
Arsé-kun: *OK enough dicking around, they're gonna get home eventually, with the pizza, and Yan gets paid right before that. cash fuckin' money*
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, it's pizza.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Yeah, it is! Did you think I was making it up?
Sheepy: Holmes: No, I didn't.
Sheepy: Holmes: I hope you enjoy it. I'll be passing, of course.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Eh?
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm not hungry currently.
Arsé-kun: Proto: It's pizza time, hurry! Dibs, I call first dibs! *and he zips in, nearly faceplanting into the table. gg idiot*
Sheepy: Holmes: That's the benefit of being a Servant.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Fair enough, but if you want some later, there might not be any!
Sheepy: Holmes: I don't have an interest in it, and Watson would kill me if he found me eating it.
Arsé-kun: Minako: What's he gonna do to you? Hit you for resisted damage?
Sheepy: Holmes: Nag me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Is nagging strong against Rulers?
Sheepy: Holmes: Perhaps.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'll have to try that later!
Sheepy: Holmes: For what reason?
Arsé-kun: Minako: For science?
Sheepy: Holmes: I'd rather you didn't.
Sheepy: Gil: *he huffs* Mongrel food again?
Arsé-kun: Minako: You're gonna eat it anyway.
Sheepy: Kogil: I like pep-
Sheepy: Gil: Pepperoni is garbage, pup.
Sheepy: Gil: Cheese is better.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Thank you for your opinions, kings! I didn't ask!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, if he wants to be a king, he needs to know how a king thinks.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... A king thinks "Is this edible?" and then eats it. Immediately, without comment.
Sheepy: Gil: That's how a peasant thinks.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... No, you. *he's got no witty comebacks, and glances towards Yan* ..?
Sheepy: Yan: Hi hi! I'm living here now.
Sheepy: Yan: I don't know why but that's what's been decided.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Aaah? That is.. It's something. Unexpected?
Sheepy: Yan: Actually, Gawain was cheering in his own way.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Git.
Sheepy: Yan: Huh?
Sheepy: Yan: He's burly and looks like a football player so he's not really attractive. He asks me for phone numbers often.
Sheepy: Yan: So he probably thinks he got rid of competition.
Arsé-kun: Lance: He still..? ... GorrRRrrilla morrron.
Sheepy: Yan: I don't get why.
Sheepy: Yan: I just like talking to pretty people, and I like it even more when they compliment me.
Sheepy: Yan: But Gawain sees me as competition...
Arsé-kun: Lance: Everrryone is competition... Don't worry about ittt..
Sheepy: Yan: Even you?
Arsé-kun: Lance: I hope nooot.
Sheepy: Yan: Are men in armor hot nowadays?
Sheepy: Holmes: Depending on the temperature, yes.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: You've made Hyde very happy with that answer. I don't have to say it now, thank you.
Sheepy: Holmes: You're welcome.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: And thank you for dinner, Master. You too, Assassin.
Sheepy: Yan: No problem.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Of course!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he struts in and flops over dramatically onto Lance*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Nooooooooonnn! *he tries to get out from under Lobo*
Sheepy: Lobo: *whine*
Sheepy: Yan: Puppy!
Sheepy: *...Despite his whining, Lobo's tail is wagging. He's very aware of his manipulation and is happy about it.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance does not escape. He accepts his fate to starve.*
Sheepy: Yan: Puppy, you can have my pizza if you get off of him.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he gives Yan a suspicious look*
Sheepy: *Lobo hesitantly gets off of Lance*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot is dead. Not really. But he's already committed.*
Sheepy: Gil: A king doesn't beg. He demands.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he turns to Gil before...eating his slice of pizza.*
Arsé-kun: Medusa: I don't know what you expected.
Sheepy: Gil: Not that! How dare him!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Just take another, your highness. And while you're up there, pass me a plate.
Sheepy: Gil: *he huffs, but surprisingly does so*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Thank you. You're spared.
Sheepy: Gil: Be grateful, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I am.
Sheepy: Gil: Fuhahaha! Excellent!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So what? Is this uncertain jeste-
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hey, wait.
Sheepy: Yan: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You're a piece of shit, not a jester. Anyway, is this uncertain tall drink of water and booze staying with us now?
Sheepy: Yan: Me?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Yes, you.
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah, that's apparently the case.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Finally, an assassin that keeps their class. It's about time.
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah! Sorta.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: More than Twit and Twat over here. Good enough.
Sheepy: Yan: Great!
Sheepy: Holmes: You're only missing Avenger, R..ider, you do have a rider...
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Do you have eyes?
Sheepy: Holmes: Exactly two, no more.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Do they both work? Do you need a hint from the peanut gallery?
Arsé-kun: *she's genuinely asking, that's not sarcasm*
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm aware you're a rider.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Then what is missing? Avenger and what?
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmmm?
Sheepy: Holmes: Did I say there were two missing?
Sheepy: Holmes: I only meant Avenger.
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, of course ...
Sheepy: Holmes: We're also missing, of the special classes, Shielder, Alter Ego, Moon Cancer...yes, that's it.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And let's maybe not get that last one.
Sheepy: Holmes: Right.
Sheepy: Emiya: ....*he raises his eyebrows*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Skip Alter Ego. They're all extremely difficult in different ways.
Sheepy: Holmes: That's understandable.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: And the single Shielder belongs to Chaldea. We'd have to pass.
Sheepy: Emiya: What about Foreigner?
Arsé-kun: Minako: ...?? *she's got her mouth full* ????
Sheepy: Holmes: *he forces a smile* I don't know of it.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .... .....
Arsé-kun: Minako: What's foreigner? That new?
Sheepy: Emiya: Ah, Master. Based on what I've heard, the Foreigner class is a recently discovered class.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That's kinda exciting! What do they do?
Sheepy: Emiya: As the name implies, it consists of hosts of otherworldly beings.
Sheepy: Emiya: Berserkers do very little to them.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Berserkers... I don't like that very much.
Sheepy: Emiya: They, meanwhile, easily slaughter Berserkers. Be careful.
Sheepy: Holmes:....
Arsé-kun: Minako: Noted. Thanks, Emiya-san.
Sheepy: Holmes: (What do we do?)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (...? We're doing something? Why?)
Sheepy: Holmes: (It's clear Andersen suspects us.)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (Who?)
Sheepy: Holmes: (The one with blue hair and glasses.)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (... Why are you asking me..? My answer is always 'flatten it')
Sheepy: Holmes: (...Right, thanks.)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (You're... Welcome?)
Sheepy: Holmes: You might want to try to find one to deal with Berserkers, then.
Arsé-kun: Minako: But we can hit Berserkers with anything.
Sheepy: Holmes: But they do extra damage in turn.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Ehhh.. *she shrugs* Bomb 'em and run like hell, I guess.
Sheepy: Holmes: I see.
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (I don't!)
Sheepy: Holmes: (I know)
Sheepy: Holmes: (But you have my eyes.)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (It helps a lot!)
Sheepy: Holmes: (I'm glad.)
Arsé-kun: *Hans continues to be suspicious. Nothing has changed. But thankfully, he's the only one. Maybe?*
Sheepy: Holmes:.....
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ......
Sheepy: Holmes: Did you have something you wanted to ask me?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I did.
Sheepy: Holmes: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he scribbles something down on a napkin, folds it, and passes it over.* That.
Sheepy: Holmes: *he reads it*
Arsé-kun: *All it says is "I won't say anything, Sir." There's a bad thumbs up emoji next to it. "Why do you look more introspective than Henry when Hyde's being a bitch?"*
Sheepy: Holmes: *he writes something down and passes it back*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he takes it and opens it*
Sheepy: *"I have a companion of my own, who happens to be relevant currently."*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... *he nods to Sherlock and pockets the napkin*
Sheepy: Gil: What am I missing?
Sheepy: Gil: I don't care but I don't appreciate secrets being hid from me.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: We're talking shit about Mr. Twat.
Sheepy: Gil: Oh, I really don't care then.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I knew you had it in you.
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Doesn't a great king not care what the peasants say?
Sheepy: Kogil: He cares because it's his job to serve his people.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So I can't call him a nosy bitch and move on with my life? What a shame.
Sheepy: Kogil: Huh? Oh, no, he is.
Sheepy: Gil: Oh...you...
Sheepy: Gil: You...!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .... ... You weren't supposed to agree with me. I enjoy living.
Sheepy: Kogil: Curiosity is what makes us human.
Sheepy: Kogil: Unfortunately, being nosy is being a little too curious.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: So what's that make the floating cupcake? *he points up to Mephisto, who looks more amused than insulted* A moron?
Sheepy: Kogil: Humanity isn't something you're born with.
Sheepy: Kogil: It's something you achieve.
Sheepy: Kogil: Anyone can become human. They just have to want to try.
Sheepy: Gil: Why would they want to?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: It's better than being a beast.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. It's true.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Most things are better than that, though. It's kind of a low bar.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: *he shifts a bit closer to Yan, getting out of Lance's way* ... It's nice to have another Assassin on board. We get pressured beyond belief against Riders, haha..
Sheepy: Yan: That really sounds like a problem.
Sheepy: Yan: But worry not! I have experience with Riders.
Sheepy: Yan: Like Puppy used to be a Rider. Weren't you, Puppy?
Sheepy: Lobo: *he lifts his head up from sniffing at Lance and blinks at Yan*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Was he? I would understand if his, well, rider was, but he himself?
Sheepy: Yan: They act as one unit.
Sheepy: Yan: But he isn't three phantoms combined into one.
Sheepy: Yan: Those are just the three who survived.
Sheepy: Yan: Lobo ate the rest to gain their powers, which is how he ended up an Avenger.
Sheepy: Yan: But before that, they were just the Rider class.
Sheepy: Yan: Kind of like Kintoki's motorcycle. He is the rider, but without his motorcycle, can he really be called one? It's the motorcycle that defines him as a Rider, and therefore, it's a part of his identity as a Rider. Simply, it too could be considered part of the Rider class.
Sheepy: Yan: However, it couldn't be summoned without Kintoki, because its identity isn't well known. Likewise, Kintoki couldn't be summoned within the Rider class without his motorcycle. Similarly, Lobo couldn't be summoned without his rider nor Jack, which could be said for the other two.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I understand entirely.
Sheepy: Yan: That's the situation Old Man and I have as well.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Let me see if I got this straight.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: It's like trying to summon me without Hyde, or Hyde without me. Without the other, neither of us are worth much.
Sheepy: Yan: Mostly.
Sheepy: Yan: We couldn't survive without our partner.
Sheepy: Yan: Our presence isn't strong enough. We're just phantoms.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I'd believe it still applies, honestly. At least to me.
Sheepy: Yan: But even little droplets of rain add up to a flood.
Sheepy: Yan: So when enough phantoms come together...
Sheepy: Yan: Our power is such of a Heroic Spirit's.
Sheepy: Yan: So very similar to your situation.
Sheepy: Yan: But while you two come from the same source, we get merged with strangers.
Sheepy: Yan: Really, the one who intimidates me in that respect is Old Man. The whole thing about his partner phantom's story is hurting the one you love unintentionally.
Sheepy: Yan: Lobo's just many hateful spirits in one, and I'm not of much interest in that respect.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: *he thinks about this.* I... "I" want to know now, but I think if you've got no interest in talking about it, then lets pass it by.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: But could that be why he and Sherlock haven't knocked the walls down yet?
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Because if he comes to care for Sherlock, the bullets might target him?
Sheepy: Yan: I don't think so.
Sheepy: Yan: I think they're mutually using each other to some extent, and...
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ... And?
Sheepy: Yan: Look at it this way. Let's say they fought, and that cursed bullet was accidentally shot.
Sheepy: Yan: Who do you think it would hit?
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ... Ah, I see what you were saying. Mutual avoidance.
Sheepy: Yan: It's too dangerous for someone in that situation to fight unnecessarily.
Sheepy: Yan: I'm sure Holmes recognizes that too.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Oh, certainly.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: You two can just ask him. He's right here. Or is this normal Assassin business?
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah, it's normal Assassin business.
Sheepy: Yan: It's an exclusive club.
Sheepy: Yan: But yeah, that's all I've got.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I suppose I'll keep it in mind. And try to keep it in "his" too.
Sheepy: Yan: Great!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, and thanks for behaving this time, everybody! *she lifts up her hand. two command seals have Returned* I'm glad we didn't need to enact violence!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, I could take them if I so pleased.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I can take your controllers if I pleased, so what?
Sheepy: Gil: I could buy new ones.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And while you're gone, hide everything else.
Sheepy: Gil:.....My POINT is that you have no control over me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Ok.
Sheepy: Gil: Kuhahahaha! You see now, how powerless you are against me, mongrel!
Sheepy: Gil: Be grateful!
Sheepy: Gil: I have decided to allow you to put on this charade still!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Thank you so much for your opinions! They're worth money I think.
Sheepy: Gil: Kuhahahaha! Of course!
Sheepy: Gil: And you're getting it for free!
Sheepy: Gil: Be grateful, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'm a bit more grateful for not living on the street, but thanks anyway!
Sheepy: Gil: You're welcome.
Sheepy: *later, at night!*
Sheepy: ---
Drip. Drip. Drip.
The rain was falling harshly upon Bedivere and Lucan as they carried their king to safety. They barely recognized its uncomfortable sogginess as they slowly persevered. Bedivere was barely conscious of his surroundings until he heard his brother let out a soft, pained groan.
“...Lucan, you should rest. I can carry him on my own.”
“Don’t worry, I’m fine... it’s just a bit more, isn’t it?” Lucan smiled, but Bedivere couldn’t focus on that. Bright red droplets caught his eye - a sight he had seen regularly that day.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Blood was pooling from Lucan’s body. but his smile didn’t fade. He couldn’t let it fade. No, his king needed him. His brother needed him. Once he loses his smile, he loses everything.
“Lucan... you’re bleeding.”
“I’ve had worse,” Lucan laughed, cut off midway by a sharp pain within him that shook him to his core. But he has to keep smiling. He needs to.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Thud.
”LUCAN!”
Lucan couldn’t summon the strength to respond. It felt as though his insides had just exploded. His brother’s screams were just background noises as things grew dark, leaving Bedivere alone with his king.
“LUCAN...!”
Bedivere shot up from his bed, still crying out his brother’s name. The only response he received was the light rain outside.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Bedivere used to love the rain. Now all it reminds him of is his failure as a knight.
---
Arsé-kun: *Good morning, Bedivere! It is, in fact, lightly raining. According to Merlin's pink digital clock, it is approximately 4:30 AM.*
Arsé-kun: *Also of note is Merlin's apparent absence, which is a mystery easily solved. Idiot fell off the bed. The Grand Caster, everybody.*
Sheepy: *Bedi looks over at Merlin and contemplates waking him to get him off of the floor*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin certainly isn't taking any action to deal with this.*
Sheepy: *Bedi gets out of bed and gently shakes Merlin*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ummm...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ..... Aye..?
Sheepy: Bedi: You're sleeping on the floor.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... So I was... *He slowly sits up and blinks himself into at least some alertness.* ... Why AM I on the floor..?
Sheepy: Bedi: I probably shoved you off, but maybe you rolled off.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't feel sore, so probably did it myself. Oopsies!~ :P c
Sheepy: Bedi: I'd recommend not sleeping on the floor.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're right. But why are you down here with me?
Sheepy: Bedi: I, uh, I woke up from a nightmare.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he immediately looks concerned* Are you okay?
Sheepy: Bedi: It's no problem! I'm fine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: If you say so.. Are you coming back to bed?
Sheepy: Bedi: I think I'm up for the night.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's difficult to sleep through the rain.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Aww. Well, hopefully it'll stop soon, for your sake.
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you. I'll be fine. This is normal.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's what worries me. *he pats Bedi's shoulder, then drags himself up and back onto the bed. Ugh. MOVING. What a CHORE.*
Sheepy: Bedi: There's no need to worry. It's normal, so I'm used to it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's why I'm worried!! You're going to go Stockholm on your own nightmares..
Sheepy: Bedi:....?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I'll tell you in the morning.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he forces a smile* Thank you. I'll try to remember in case you forget.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: 'Welcome. *he rolls over and pulls the blanket back up.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Good night.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: 'Ight.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he waits for a bit before heading out of the room to find something to do*
Arsé-kun: *It's quiet. But not too quiet. This is not a horror film.*
Sheepy: Bedi: *is anyone up?*
Arsé-kun: *Well, the vampires and Rider, playing a silent game of cards. Vlad looks #done*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he is looking at the cards blankly*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he looks up and begins snarling*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ...?
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm sorry for interrupting.
Sheepy: Bedi: I was just looking for something to do.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Ah, that is fine. Do you wish to join us?
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm not very good at cards, but...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You do not have to be.
Sheepy: Bedi: Then I'd like to join.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Pull up a seat. We're only playing go fish.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he pulls up a seat and sits at the table*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad deals him a hand and the game continues*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he flops over on the ground partway through the game*
Arsé-kun: *His cards are distributed accordingly*
Sheepy: Bedi: This reminds me of the games I used to play with my fellow knights.
Sheepy: Bedi: Some of us were more competitive than others, such as...
Sheepy: Bedi:...Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain.
Sheepy: Bedi: Meanwhile, Sir Tristan would fall asleep, on the opposite side of the spectrum.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'm rather glad this Lancelot does not join us, then. This is not meant to be competitive.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, I agree. Although...I doubt the Berserker would act that way
Sheepy: Bedi: However, Saber...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... I would fear for our quiet evenings.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, our games would get intense very quickly.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Amadeus would have our heads.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...However, I would be lying if I said I didn't miss those days. ... Ah, Mozart....
Sheepy: Bedi:...He probably already wants my head.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm sorry if my shouting bothered you.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Not at all.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm happy to hear that.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he has turned his attention to chewing on a squeaky toy*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... This is why.
Sheepy: Bedi: Poor Mozart...
Arsé-kun: *Suddenly flying down the stairs and whizzing past the table is what looks like a football. Lobo! Get the football!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he launches at the football and grabs it with his teeth*
Arsé-kun: *No more squeaky noises!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he plops down on the ground next to Vlad and continues chewing on the football*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: How utterly awful that was! *he has arrived downstairs*
Sheepy: Bedi: I apologize for my shouting.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That's quite fine. It isn't something you can help. Squeaky toys at 3 am, however... *he shoots Lobo a dirty glare*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he ignores Mozart in favor of focusing on the football*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he snatches up the squeaky toy, and goes to exit after a quick little wave. goodbye mozart*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he looks up and blinks. where did his squeaky toy go*
Arsé-kun: *it vanished! (thank god)*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he stands up and starts sniffing around. does Vlad have it?*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad holds his hands up. He does not have it!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs at Vlad's hands*
Arsé-kun: *no toy! Vlad pats his nose though*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he nuzzles Vlad in response*
Arsé-kun: *good shit op*
Sheepy: Bedi: I feel like I should be doing something of importance, being up this late.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: It does often feel that way, doesn't it? But perhaps there is.
Sheepy: Bedi: There's something I should be doing...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Perhaps, perhaps not.
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you think it could be?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I would have no idea. Why don't you take a walk around the halls? It's unlikely you'll be interrupted.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! Good idea.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: And while you do that.. Carmilla? Shall we go out and get lunch?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Yeah, sure.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Great, because I was going to go no matter the answer.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Wow.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: We'd better get going, then, before it gets light out.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: *spoop patrol exits scene.*
Sheepy: *Bedi, meanwhile, is walking through the halls*
Arsé-kun: *It's dark. It's quiet. It's kinda nice, but also a little bit spooky.*
Sheepy: *Bedi doesn't mind it.*
Arsé-kun: *Thankfully his eyes have adjusted to the darkness, so he can see where he is going. Only the furthest parts of the hall are hard to see, and for some reason a nearby doorway. Maybe it's just the angle he's on.*
Sheepy: Bedi:....?
Sheepy: *Bedi goes to investigate*
Arsé-kun: *It's very dark, even up close. Like, super dark. This isn't normal darkness. This is ADVANCED DARKNESS!*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he slowly puts out Airgetlam to touch it*
Arsé-kun: *It, strangely enough, shrinks back from his hand. Scared darkness? That's weird.*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Hello?
Arsé-kun: *The darkness doesn't answer back. This is.. Probably a good thing?*
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh.
Sheepy: Bedi: I was expecting more of a response...what is this?
Sheepy: *Bedi begins poking at it with Airgetlam*
Arsé-kun: *It continues retreating, and shrinking. Bedi can now see some of the room. It's nothing special.*
Sheepy: Bedi: If only I had a flashlight.
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Sheepy: Bedi:.....*he looks to Airgetlam*
Sheepy: Bedi: Airgetlam, switch on! *Airgetlam shines brightly!*
Arsé-kun: *Some of the room is instantly lit up! The rest is.. Still pitch black. As I said before, this is ADVANCED DARKNESS*
Sheepy: Bedi:...!
Sheepy: Bedi: *he pokes at it again*
Arsé-kun: *The shadows retreat a bit more than they had prior, with a bit of a... Whine? It was something.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! It's alive!
Sheepy: Bedi: Hello?
Arsé-kun: *It eventually stops shrinking, leaving a ball of shadow on the sofa. But no answer.*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he gently shakes it*
Arsé-kun: *There's a very quiet but distressed "Go awayyy..!" from the shadows, which shift away before becoming a tighter ball.*
Sheepy: Bedi: ....?
Sheepy: Bedi: I apologize, it's just...
Sheepy: Bedi: You...were kind of...um..
Sheepy: Bedi:...well. You piqued my curiosity.
Arsé-kun: ?: Dooon't...! *They recoil away from Bedi, despite him not touching them this time.* Jus' kill me and get it over with...!
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh? I won't hurt you!
Sheepy: Bedi: It's okay. Everything is fine. I'll stand back until you feel comfortable with me approaching, okay?
Arsé-kun: ?: ... always do, it's... fault, it's my fault, it's my fault, it's my f*They hiccup really quietly* why why why why why why why whyyyyy*hic*yyyyy..?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...?
Sheepy: Bedi: What is?
Arsé-kun: ?: ... ... .nnn...
Arsé-kun: ?: ...... not the carving tools againnnnn... ... anything but...
Arsé-kun: *His voice slowly gets louder as he pleads with an unseen enemy, begging them not to hurt him again. It culminates in screaming and violently thrashing up off the sofa- most likely hitting Bedivere (but doing little to no actual damage)- before coming to a stop hanging off of the sofa and panting heavily. Despite all of this, he hasn't actually woken himself up entirely.*
Arsé-kun: *As well, now that he has stopped being curled up into a ball, he's now recognizable as Angra (if he wasn't before.)*
Sheepy: Bedi: It's okay, it's okay. No one will hurt you here.
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... ...? *he slightly looks up at Bedi* ...
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm sorry for waking you. However...
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... *he blinks, and pauses before jumping up onto the back of the sofa. A very delayed reaction.* H-how long have you been here??
Sheepy: Bedi: Not for too long.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he groans and flops back down* Great, cool! Now my traumatic backstory is out in the wild! Grrrrreat! *he is not pleased.*
Sheepy: Bedi: You were having a nightmare, although I didn't realize that at first. *he smiles* Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.
Sheepy: Bedi: I was just worried about you, so I stayed with you.
Sheepy: Bedi: If I encounter you in such a state in the future, I could get you a blanket and leave you be instead if you would so prefer.
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... ... *he looks more confused than anything* Uhm.. Thanks..?
Sheepy: Bedi: I apologize if I'm making you uncomfortable.
Arsé-kun: Angra: It's not, um. *he huffs and sits up* I did mean thanks, that's real, but.. *he seems conflicted, before just giving up on being subtle* Nobody's ever that nice to me. You know what I am, yeah?
Sheepy: Bedi: I do.
Sheepy: Bedi: However...
Sheepy: Bedi: I would never dislike you.
Sheepy: Bedi: It doesn’t matter to me who you are. I won’t treat you poorly because of it.
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... ... *he tilts his head to the side* Thank you? A terrible decision, really, but thanks anyway.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: I don’t believe so.
Sheepy: Bedi: I don’t dislike anyone.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Anyone? Not even the dark shady butler guy?
Sheepy: Bedi: No, I don’t dislike even him.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Huh.
Sheepy: Bedi: I see him as a problem to solve, but once he’s no longer attempting to hurt us, I wish him the best.
Sheepy: Bedi: Perhaps one might find that odd, but...
Sheepy: Bedi: I suppose I’m just an odd individual:
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he thinks about this* You really are some sorta screwball, but hey, you're not bad.
Sheepy: Bedi: I’m happy to hear that.
Sheepy: Bedi: However...
Sheepy: Bedi: It saddens me to hear people don’t treat you very nicely.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is there anything I could do for you?
Sheepy: Bedi: I’m fairly good at cooking simple things and I can make coffee well, so maybe I could make something for you?
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... That'd be nice...
Sheepy: Bedi: What would you like?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yer asking me? Hm.. Hmmmm! Something edible!
Sheepy: Bedi: ...
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you have no preference...?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...then I’ll share my favorite meal with you!
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you mind vegetables?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Great question! Lets find out.
Sheepy: *Bedi goes to the kitchen and begins cooking steamed veggies!*
Arsé-kun: *Angra follows him and plops into a chair. Obseeeerve*
Sheepy: Bedi: What hobbies do you have?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Does people watching count? Caaause if not, I got nothin'.
Sheepy: Bedi: I think it does.
Sheepy: Bedi: I found watching mankind evolve around me absolutely fascinating.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Of course...my wanderings were my punishment, but even still, I enjoyed them to some extent.
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course...
Sheepy: Bedi: My favorite dish is what it is due to what it reminds me of.
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course...
Sheepy: Bedi: My favorite dish is what it is due to what it reminds me of.
Sheepy: Bedi: The happy times of the Knights of the Round Table. I had it often back then because I loved it even then.
Sheepy: Bedi: But now, it's more of a symbol of...oh, I apologize for rambling. It's a bad habit of mine.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nah, go ahead, dude. I ain't got much to say.
Sheepy: Bedi: So it doesn't bore you?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Not yet at least!
Sheepy: Bedi: It's more of a symbol of those happy times because I was completely incapable of making it on my travels.
Arsé-kun: Angra: But you can now?
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm capable of making it now, but it's the only thing that truly remains from those times.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you ever wish things were just a bit different? Almost as though you could erase memories of the past that changed you?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Fuck, man. I'd be some random schmuck otherwise. And some third schmuck would be stuck with what I had.. Feels bad.
Sheepy: Bedi: I suppose.
Sheepy: Bedi: I understand those memories are important, yet...I...
Arsé-kun: Angra: Eh! Shit happens, it makes the world turn. That and black magic, but anyway. And then you die.
Sheepy: Bedi:..I recognize we'll never return to those happy times, so we just have to make new ones. But with Sir Lancelot a berserker due to what happened between himself and our King, Sir Gawain completely unrestrained by any moral compass in some respects due to our King not watching over him, and Sir Tristan in...ah, he hasn't changed a bit.
Sheepy: Bedi: But it feels like it's impossible. Even if we're happy together, something is missing. Something is wrong.
Sheepy: Bedi: And it just weighs on the back of my mind.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Get over it, that's my advice. You're not gettin' it back. Never will. Why bother?
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, that's true.
Sheepy: Bedi: But...
Sheepy: Bedi: I suppose why I bother is because I dearly love my friends. I'd like to see them smile again without seeing that guilt behind their eyes. ...Other than Sir Tristan.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, it's ready.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Well, tell them to stop bein' pussies. Except the Berserker, I guess, he'll kill me.
Sheepy: *Bedi dishes out the steamed veggies and gives them to Angra*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Hmm... Tell them to...
Sheepy: Bedi:..would that work...
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Thank you...
Sheepy: Bedi: You've actually helped me a lot.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yeah, sure, any time. And you helped more.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm happy to hear that.
Arsé-kun: *Angra considers the veggies. He considers the coconuts, and it's trees. It's still hot. He likes his tongue not burning to a cinder.*
Sheepy: Bedi: If you like it, I'll make it for you in the future. If not, I'll try to come up with something else.
Sheepy: Bedi: My brother is a much better cook than me.
Sheepy: Bedi: However...I'll do my best!
Arsé-kun: Angra: It's not pitch black, yer already better than half the shit I've seen.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, that sounds accurate.
Arsé-kun: *Angra goes to nom. !!! It is immediately Angra-Approved.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh...! I'll keep in mind that you like it!
Arsé-kun: *Angra proceeds to more or less inhale the edibles. is gud*
Sheepy: *Bedi finishes cleaning*
Arsé-kun: *Until Angra comes over with his plate and utensils. You are not done.*
Sheepy: *Bedi begins cleaning those, too*
Arsé-kun: *Good man Bedivere LastName*
Arsé-kun: Angra: So, uh... Now what?
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'd love to fuck with somebody, but I'll die instantly.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm..
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you want to try going back to sleep?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Should, but I'm not feeling it.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm...
Sheepy: Bedi: I was considering it myself because...what if Merlin gets lonely?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Then sucks to be him.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Oh, oh, I know. I can be a creepy weirdo and you can see if everyone's doing okay. It's Halloween, after all! Nobody is safe!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh...!
Sheepy: Bedi: But wouldn't that wake them up?
Arsé-kun: Angra: What are you gonna do, jump on their bed until it breaks? Why would it?
Sheepy: Bedi: Jump on their bed...?
Arsé-kun: Angra: You're not, right? So why would you wake anyone up? It's bitch o clock am.
Sheepy: Bedi: I've only heard of such activities in rumors...!
Sheepy: Bedi: That children jump on their beds and get punished.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Well, yeah. They would go flyin' out windows, or hit the floor, or do somethin' stupid. We're adults, we can do what we goddamn want.
Sheepy: Bedi: ....However, when I asked if Satoru partakes in such activities....he replied, "Why? What does it accomplish?"
Arsé-kun: Angra: The same as other time wasters! It's fun!
Sheepy: Bedi: They meant not actual children, but manchildren!
Sheepy: Bedi: You're very knowledgeable!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Real kids? Shouldn't do it. They'll gottdam die. And are you calling me a manchildren??
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: *he tilts his head* Huh?
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he tilts his in response* Huh? Do we think better when we tilt?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, I thought you were like Andersen.
Sheepy: Bedi: You gave me "old man in a child's body" vibes, but not the way Satoru does.
Arsé-kun: Angra: I mean, I was pretty old when I finally died! Does that count?
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! So was...
Sheepy: Bedi:....I?
Sheepy: Bedi:......
Sheepy: Bedi:.....???
Arsé-kun: Angra: Should I be calling you old man, then??
Sheepy: Bedi: I didn't actually die....I kind of was just ...sent to the void?
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'd say lucky you, but can't share the feeling!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, it's quite unnatural.
Sheepy: Bedi: I wouldn't expect anyone to relate.
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's why yer lucky, but whatever.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh.
Sheepy: Bedi: I suppose I might be lucky in some people's eyes in that respect.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he sorta shrugs*
Sheepy: Bedi: Anyway...um...
Sheepy: Bedi: What now?
Arsé-kun: Angra: I dunno. What do you fancy pantsy knights do, anyway?
Sheepy: Bedi: Whatever my king asks of me.
Sheepy: Bedi: Other than that...
Sheepy: Bedi: We spend time together, train ourselves, spar, or do what we need in order to live.
Sheepy: Bedi: A bond between your fellow knights is incredibly important.
Sheepy: Bedi: It'll be what saves you.
Sheepy: Bedi: We also sightsee...but if you mean now...
Sheepy: Bedi:...Unfortunately, I think Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristan mope all the time with very few breaks, Sir Gawain is a skirt chaser, and I spend most of my time by Merlin's side.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yeah, I noticed. It's a good source of food for me.
Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan hasn't changed a bit other than the massive hole in his chest, Sir Kay hasn't changed, and Griflet apparently enjoys children's shows.
Sheepy: Bedi: I would be overjoyed if all of us could come together for a party of some sort.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Then have a party! Go nuts, go feral, get smashed and get "smashed"!
Arsé-kun: Angra: You wanna do a thing? Do the thing!
Sheepy: Bedi: *he eagerly holds his fists up in front of his chest, smiling brightly* I'll "go feral"!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Wait wait wait hold on wait *this is not the reply he expected At All*
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: *And poor Angra now has to explain EXACTLY what "Going feral" means. He throws Sicko Mode in for a bonus*
Sheepy: Bedi:....I don't really understand, so I'll just ask Merlin
Arsé-kun: Angra: Oh my gggghh.. It means you act like a nutcase wild animal! Go nuts! Go crazy! Same thing! Please don't actually use it, I might be murdered for it!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh...
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll avoid it.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Lobo going on a murder spree is going feral. Me drinking a keg of beer and committing a crime is going feral. You're a goodie two shoes, you avoid that.
Sheepy: Bedi: I see.
Sheepy: Bedi: But...
Sheepy: Bedi: Isn't it "Goodie two snooze"?
Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan says that a goodie two snooze is someone who's good at droning on to the point that you get in two naps before they're done.
Sheepy: Bedi: And that any similar phrases are wrong and I should question them.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Eh? A liar? Lemme beat him up and die for my transgressions.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Never mind! *he decides to do it himself later this week.*
Sheepy: Bedi: My brother's very smart.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yeah, in the bad ideas and puns department.
Sheepy: Bedi: For example..
Sheepy: Bedi: Did you know that alcohol was invented by someone named Alfred Kay Hole? But his friends would call him Al for short.
Sheepy: Bedi: He told me that.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Did he? Hmm!
Sheepy: Bedi: I hadn't heard it before. He's very knowledgeable!
Arsé-kun: Angra: He must be, to know such weird stuff.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, exactly
Sheepy: Bedi: He loves teaching me these things, too.
Sheepy: Bedi: And spreading the word. He tells me to share my newfound knowledge whenever I can.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Maaan.. *does he tell Bedi? Does he not? Which is the more evil of the two? And which keeps him fed?* ...
Arsé-kun: Angra: You know he's fuckin' with you, right?
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, people tell me this often.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Al Kay Hole? Alcohol? He's messing with you.
Sheepy: Bedi: But Lucan doesn't lie.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Also, it's goodie two-shoes. But I might steal the other one!
Sheepy: Bedi: He says that he knows a lot of facts about make up, not that they're lies.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Or is it a lot of facts that he makes up?
Sheepy: Bedi: Either way, he knows a lot of facts!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Both? But these sound like bullshit to me, and I know bullshit! I speak it fluently! He's makin' shit up and watchin' you embarrass yourself! What a dickkk!
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmmmm...but...
Sheepy: Bedi: *he tilts his head* ...
Arsé-kun: Angra: Whaaaat an asshollle! A whole douché de pas!
Arsé-kun: Angra: And the entire asshole ballet!
Sheepy: Bedi: So then...
Sheepy: Bedi: Eggnog isn't an alcoholic beverage for chickens?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nope!
Sheepy: Bedi: And Santa doesn't put people down on his naughty list permanently if they forget to bake cookies for him?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nooope! The Krampus might consider it though!
Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan said he was giving his gifts to me because he felt bad for me and was taking the coal...
Sheepy: Bedi: He even put my name on in advance...
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... IS regifting a sin? *thinking emoji*
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Angra: The answer issss! Ittttttt's not!
Sheepy: Bedi:....!?
Sheepy: Bedi: And the Easter bunny doesn't eat people whose hair makes people think of bunnies!?
Arsé-kun: Angra: It's a rabbit! Why would he eat people? He's not the beast!
Sheepy: Bedi:...Because he's hungry after laying eggs.
Sheepy: Bedi: But he eats other rabbits for fuel.
Sheepy: Bedi: His vision isn't very good so he mistakes people with hairstyles like mine for rabbits.
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's the dumbest thing I've heard tonight! I love it. I'm going to scare children with it next year.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's dumb. Hi, I'm your villain for the evening and you're kinda naive, ain'tcha?
Arsé-kun: Angra: A bit dumb in the upstairs? A little too trusting of man? Like okay, Spenta, we get it, you're the nicest guy in the world, but yer kind of an idiot?
Arsé-kun: Angra: You a doormat or a man? Ch-ch-check yaself 'fore ya wreck yaself!
Arsé-kun: *Angra attempts an airhorn noise, but not too loudly. bewww bewbewbewbewwww*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Anyway if you hold him down, I'll kick him in the taint for ya.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: Isn't it better to be trusting than to constantly question whether something is a lie?
Sheepy: Bedi: My brother wouldn't have any reason to lie to me, would he?
Sheepy: Bedi: And....a doormat, hm.
Sheepy: Bedi: I wonder if I am one....I wonder... I'll ask Merlin about what you're saying.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Easy answer. For his own amusement! People can be diiiiicks!
Sheepy: Bedi:?!
Sheepy: Bedi: Wh...what!?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Surprise!
Sheepy: Bedi: But...!
Sheepy: Bedi: I can't believe this...
Sheepy: Bedi:....I need to ask Merlin about this...
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yeaaah, probs a good idea. Believin' the shit I say might not always be good!
Sheepy: Bedi: I suppose so.
Sheepy: Bedi: I have a lot to think about...
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Sheepy: Yan Qing: Hey, hey, Holmes~ What do you and grapefruit have in common?
Sheepy: Holmes: ...That there's the misconception that we're sour, but we can both be sweet?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I'm gonna put a knife in both~! Ahahahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Mori: See, this type of behavior is why you're so difficult to factor for.
Sheepy: Yan: But that's good!
Sheepy: Yan: That way, I can confuse the enemy!
Sheepy: Holmes: You confuse us, too...
Sheepy: Yan: Ex-act-ly!
Sheepy: Holmes: Are you saying we, two sides of one coin, are both your enemies?
Sheepy: Yan: Ahahahahahahaha~
Sheepy: Holmes: Professor, you really should get a better minion.
Arsé-kun: Mori: This isn't mine. I want no attachments to either part of this.
Sheepy: Yan: Aaaaaaaawww!
Sheepy: Yan: Old Man, you're breaking my heart!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do you have one of those?
Sheepy: Yan: Well? Do you?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You tell me.
Sheepy: Yan: Will you?
Sheepy: Yan: Will you have one?
Sheepy: Yan: Depends on if you betray me!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Go find somewhere else to blow off steam.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh!?
Sheepy: Yan: But we're friends! Aren't we? I wanna spend time with you!
Sheepy: Yan: So lemme spend time with you!
Sheepy: Holmes: What do you consider bonding?
Sheepy: Yan: My morals are telling me "getting drunk together", buuuuuut my brain is telling me "mutual crime and friendly threats"! Oh, I mean them, of course, so don't worry about me lying. I am no liar!
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... So what it is you mean to say is "Get off your butts, you old coots! Lets go commit larceny!", yes?
Sheepy: Yan: Yes, especially that old part!
Sheepy: Yan: You're, like, what, 40? Wowow! So old!
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're older than we are! We should be calling you our drunk grandfather!
Sheepy: Yan: Eeeeeeeeh!?
Sheepy: Yan: Heyhey, I've only had one~!
Sheepy: Yan: ...........What size, I won't divulge.
Sheepy: Yan: I wouldn't be allowed to drive~
Sheepy: Yan: But yet, here I am,
Sheepy: Yan: Driving you crazy!
Arsé-kun: *This pun is Clown-Approved.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Please leave.
Sheepy: Yan: Old Man, Old Man, I'm being bullied by this slightly younger old man!
Sheepy: Holmes: My joints work perfectly - almost as sharply as my mind, in fact.
Arsé-kun: Mori: The "almost" is what gives me questions.
Sheepy: Yan: One's mind works faster than their body in an ideal situation.
Sheepy: Holmes: One's mind works faster than their body in an ideal situation.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And you've got extensions, you arachnid.
Sheepy: Holmes: And, of course, I don't want them.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then hand them over- I'll make more use of them than you ever will.
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh really?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Have you no creativity left in your skull? Think of how much you can do with extra limbs!
Sheepy: Holmes: *His extra mechanical limbs are twitching absentmindedly with an accompanying soft mechanical whirring noise...* Oh, like what?
Sheepy: Holmes: They are good as weapons but get in the way when I try to sleep.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Whatever you so desire to do. Why would I simply tell you?
Sheepy: Holmes: Because you clearly want me to do something more than I already am.
Sheepy: Holmes: And the fact that you want them clearly shows that you don’t know how weirdly uncomfortable they feel.
Sheepy: Holmes: Do you want to know how they feel?
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Actually, yes. Tell me in your own words.
Sheepy: Holmes: You know when you've gotten a shot? How the needle feels, oh so briefly, in your arm? That slight bit of pressure that you feel lasts an eternity but lasts for less than a blink of an eye?
Sheepy: Holmes: It's that, except it doesn't end.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... So it's essentially intravenous..
Sheepy: Holmes: I suppose so.
Sheepy: Holmes: It's just present enough that I can't ignore it most of the time.
Sheepy: Holmes: And with that knowledge, do you really want it?
Arsé-kun: Mori: With that knowledge, I think I'll make my own. I don't want your druggy blood needles touching me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'd like to examine it at a later date, but I can't promise I won't fiddle with it- Oh? You still desire entertainment from me?
Sheepy: Holmes: I could literally die of boredom if I don't have anything of interest to think about.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's that simple??
Sheepy: Holmes: What's simple?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I can simply refuse you entertainment until you die if I so desired.
Sheepy: Holmes: As I said, I use them so I won't die of boredom.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, Old Man, why d’ya want him to die?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Your reasoning is flawed. At what point did I say that? I would lose my entertainment as well.
Sheepy: Yan: You pointed out that you could kill him at any time through boring him to death
Arsé-kun: Mori: And you could stab yourself at any time. Having the ability to do something does not mean you will go through with it!
Sheepy: Yan: Oh? Oh?
Sheepy: Yan: Well, do you want me to?
Sheepy: Yan: I’ll be like a really handsome grapefruit~
Sheepy: Yan: Eheheheheh~
Sheepy: Yan: You’re safe, though, because I like you! Orange you glad we’re friends?
Sheepy: Holmes: Are you bored?
Sheepy: Yan: Of course
Sheepy: Yan: Old Man, let's do something fun!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Define "fun" for this occasion.
Sheepy: Yan: Hah?
Sheepy: Yan: You know what's fun.
Sheepy: Yan: Let's impersonate people to embarrass them!
Arsé-kun: Mori: On such short notice?
Sheepy: Yan: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Wait, don't speak. I'm formulating a plan.
Sheepy: Yan: *He makes a motion like he's zipping his mouth shut*
Arsé-kun: Mori: We're going to need a large amount of fabric and a touch of magecraft. Except you, Yan. You can handle it fine.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh? Me?
Sheepy: Yan: I’m special! Aw, my ma always said I was special! She was the only one who ever did!
Sheepy: Holmes: *He’s in his traditional thinking pose - his eyes closed and his hands in a pose similar to praying.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: And now we wait.
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm just wondering who you mean.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why would I suggest magecraft as a need rather than a nice addition?
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, so-
Sheepy: Yan: It’s Lobo, right? Lobo!
Arsé-kun: Mori: No, that would get us all killed.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh! Oh!
Sheepy: Yan: Me~!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Wrong again.
Sheepy: Yan: But to be as handsome as me, you gotta use magic.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Hmm.. I doubt that.
Sheepy: Yan: Ohoh, or as lucky!
Arsé-kun: Mori: There's no such thing as luck. It's all statistics.
Sheepy: Yan: ......
Sheepy: Yan: *He fake-sneezes into his arm*
Sheepy: Yan: Ssssooooo~rrryyyy, I’m allergic to stupid comments!
Sheepy: Yan: I’m just gonna act like I didn’t hear that! Lalala! Sing the stupid away!
Arsé-kun: Mori: You understand whom I was referring to, right Holmes?
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then shall we get started?
Arsé-kun: Mori: This one can catch up when he figures it out.
Sheepy: Yan: Eeeeeeh! I got it!
Sheepy: Yan: It’s the tiny gremlin! Now, don’t throw me out!
Sheepy: Yan: I wanna join!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Now when was it suggested you would be thrown out? And no, it is not the writer.
Sheepy: Yan: ....Oh! I’ve got it!
Sheepy: Yan: You wanna be Hessian! Well, I’ll decapitate you for free!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Actually, while we are at it.. You gain the memory of the person you are copying, correct? There's something I want you, specifically, to do while we're at it.
Sheepy: Yan: What?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll tell you later.
Sheepy: Yan: Ohhhkaaaayyy!
Arsé-kun: *(Questionably) Evil plan, starto!*
Sheepy: Yan: *He’s uncomfortably patting at where his head used to be...*
Arsé-kun: Mori: What's it like?
Sheepy: Yan: *He picks up the closest piece of paper and starts madly scribbling*
Sheepy: Yan: “I have no sense of balance, everything feels unreal, and I can’t hear them anymore”
Arsé-kun: Mori: That last one is an improvement. Sit down, too. *he pats the next seat over*
Sheepy: Yan: *He clumsily sits down next to Mori*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he returns to focusing on Rider's coat imitation- Sherlock can do his OWN, dammit.* While you wait for us, see if you can find any worthwhile information. A name to attach that isn't "Soldier" would be fantastic.
Sheepy: Yan: .....
Arsé-kun: *Moriarty earns his well-deserved silence. For once. Finally. It will last about five minutes. Maybe. That's Probably all he needs.*
Sheepy: *Holmes is focused on his costume, meanwhile.*
Arsé-kun: *It's so quiet, Mozart could probably hear them sewing. Probably.*
Arsé-kun: *and then the door creaks as it slooooowly opens. Nobody is there! Spooky!*
Sheepy: Holmes: *he looks up* Hm?
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... *he whips fabric at the doorway, and sighs when it lands on someone unseen* Can we help you, Dr. Griffin?
Arsé-kun: Jack: What's all this?
Sheepy: Yan: ..............
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, I'm a human. The professor is a human. Assassin is a little less human.
Sheepy: Holmes: Unless you mean the fabric? It's polyester.
Sheepy: Holmes: Anything else?
Arsé-kun: Jack: Do the rider and Lobo know about this?
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmmmmm? Oh, I wouldn't know.
Sheepy: Holmes: I have very little contact with them.
Sheepy: Holmes: The wolf is a bit snappy with me.
Arsé-kun: Jack: Then I'm going to go tell Rider. *he pulls the fabric off and drops it to the floor.* You might survive!
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, wait one moment.
Sheepy: Holmes: Before you go, I want to ask you a question.
Sheepy: Holmes: It's very important.
Arsé-kun: Jack: ..... Fine. What is it?
Sheepy: Holmes: How do you see?
Sheepy: Holmes: Invisibility is caused by light passing through rather than reflecting, but eyes required light to reflect off of them to function.
Sheepy: Holmes: It bothers me every time I look at you.
Arsé-kun: Jack: .... Something seems off about that last sentence.
Sheepy: Holmes: And something feels off about your ability to see!
Arsé-kun: Jack: All of it! The whole damn thing! I've got no goddamn idea either, and if I could see you clearly I'd kick your ass for asking! *brief pause* I'm flipping you off right now!
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, wow.
Sheepy: Holmes: How terrifying!
Arsé-kun: Jack: Fuck you too!
Arsé-kun: *and then he leaves, maybe. His tendency to use spirit form to sneak around is specifically so people don't know what he's up to. Or it's supposed to. Nobody knows ooooOOOOooOoo SPOOP*
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmmmm.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Hmm indeed. It's most likely he has left.
Sheepy: Yan: ..........
Arsé-kun: Mori: ...? *he lightly pats Yan's back* Have you forgotten how to write?
Sheepy: Yan: *He hesitantly picks up the paper and pencil and starts writing*
Sheepy: Yan: "The memories are so hazy. They feel incomplete. Sometimes I don't think they're his, but Lobo's."
Sheepy: Yan: "...Unless he eats people. But he doesn't have a mouth... so I doubt that."
Sheepy: Holmes:...He still does that...? Is that why you didn't have neighbors for a while?
Arsé-kun: Mori: So obviously, yes, that is part of it.
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, tell me more about this can of worms.
Sheepy: Holmes: After all, considering that he snaps at me whenever I come close and glares at me whenever he sees me, I have a right to be curious...ah, I mean cautious.
Sheepy: Yan: "Well, that guy was gonna tell Rider, right? So Lobo might come in here soon and kill us. We should really have our fun before he does that."
Sheepy: Holmes: Lobo is going to try to kill me no matter what I do.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Maybe you just smell bad.
Sheepy: Holmes: Do I...?
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, embarrassingly enough, I haven't had the energy to do much until recently, and I haven't had the motivation to bathe... On top of that, Watson isn't here to make me take care of myself.
Sheepy: Holmes: And no one has taken over that role, so I'm relying on nothing but pure survival instincts to keep myself alive.
Arsé-kun: Mori: If you get it over with, you don't have to do it later!
Sheepy: Holmes: Then, I'll be back.
Sheepy: *He stands up and heads out.*
Sheepy: Yan: "He left the work to you."
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll put a paint bomb in his so he has to shower again later tonight.
Sheepy: Yan: "Good idea."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thank you. .. You can stop being him, by the way. I figured you would have stopped of your own accord.
Sheepy: Yan: *He changes back, looking dazed*
Sheepy: Yan: Oi, my head's pounding!
Sheepy: Yan: Man, I'm happy to have a head!
Sheepy: Yan: It's like a big weight has been put back.
Sheepy: Yan: They're back, toooo! Aaahahahaha! Oh, how awful! How awful! Just shut up!
Sheepy: Yan: Ah, it's such an empty feeling, being him! I've never felt that before! Oh man! I know! He's gonna be added to the voices! Yea! Shut up! I'm gonna add him, and I'll make sure it's REAL painful! AHAHAHA!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why, so he can kill off the others?
Sheepy: Yan: Oh? He can do that? Oh! How wonderful!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Can he? Why don't you find out?
Sheepy: Yan: *He stands up* 'M gonna find out~!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sit down and wait! He'll probably arrive shortly..
Sheepy: Yan: *He sits down* Ahahaha, I'll punish him...
Arsé-kun: Mori: He'll kick your ass from here to next week.
Sheepy: Yan: You don't know that!
Sheepy: Yan: You smart people are all brains and no smarts!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Pardon my french, but what the fuck does that mean?
Sheepy: Yan: All you do is use your dumb old brain and never actually use your smarts in battle!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Are you calling me smart or dumb? Pick one.
Sheepy: Yan: It's not about being smart or dumb!
Sheepy: Yan: You just decide the battle's outcome before it starts 'cause you're so smart! But you're stupid! Smarts make you fight a losing battle 'cause otherwise you'll just be seen as weak for running away!
Sheepy: Yan: You gotta have some sense of pride! You can't just pick on the weak.
Sheepy: Yan: So, anyway, if you want an honorable death, I can help.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Th This implies I would be fighting as well!
Arsé-kun: Mori: And I'd had my share of honorable deaths, thank you very much! My next death is on my own terms.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh!
Sheepy: Yan: So you aren't fighting, eh? You pit me against Rider and then sit back and relax!
Sheepy: Yan: Oh! That is what I like about you!
Arsé-kun: Mori: What is there that you don't?
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... On second thought, don't answer that.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Instead, lets pivot back to what I initially asked of you. *he folds his hands, looking directly to Yan* Now that you can think better than prior, have you learned anything interesting?
Sheepy: Yan: I ttthhhiiink I know his name!
Sheepy: Yan: But see! Why tell you for free when you can pay me to tell you?!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Because I can shoot you if you don't?
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, if you shoot me, I'll be veeerrrryyyyy unhappy!
Sheepy: Yan: In fact! I'll tell everyone that you shoot people when you don't get your way!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Is that a surprise? An evil mastermind shoots people? What a shocker.
Sheepy: Yan: That's just what's special about you.
Sheepy: Yan: You don't pull the trigger.
Sheepy: Yan: It's too much work to do anything yourself! That's why people like me exist!
Sheepy: Yan: But dooooon't worry~ I can push you into the deep end! Whoosh! How fun!
Sheepy: Yan: O~h, I bet Heinrich would love to join!
Arsé-kun: Mori: And if you finish that name, I might get your payment.
Sheepy: Yan: Hmmm...!
Sheepy: Yan:.....Luneberg! Yea!
Arsé-kun: Mori: And you're certain?
Sheepy: Yan: Yea!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Either way. *he, not looking away, pulls out a small bag from under the fabrics and tosses it to Yan* You can't say I don't pay you.
Sheepy: Yan: What's this?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I just told you.
Sheepy: Yan: *He opens the bag*
Arsé-kun: *It's money! Mostly money. Snack included. Suspiciously gold credit card included.*
Sheepy: Yan:....!
Sheepy: Yan: Oh shoot I love cheezits! They taste like trash!
Sheepy: Yan: I love eating trash!
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's better than you actually digging in the trash!
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, I don't do that!
Sheepy: Yan: I eat out of your food closet.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes, I know that.
Sheepy: Yan: You really should stock better food!
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's not for you!
Sheepy: Yan: Then why can I eat it?
Sheepy: Yan: I can't say I can give back the food I've eaten!
Arsé-kun: Mori: You just come in and take it!-- Ooh, I can't just complain about that in my position!
Sheepy: Yan: You're a criminal, too.
Arsé-kun: Mori: The best.
Sheepy: Yan: Hmm.
Sheepy: *Those cheezits? You should’ve gotten to them faster. Where did they go- oh, they went Holme...s*
Sheepy: Holmes: *He’s eating Yan’s cheezits...*
Sheepy: Yan: ....*Griiiiiiinnnn*
Sheepy: *Yan is showing his pearly whites, which, with his smaller pupils and seemingly sharper-than-usual canines makes him look similar to a snake.*
Sheepy: Yan: Oh-ho, how are those?
Sheepy: Holmes: *He grimaces and keeps eating them*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Terrible. Absolutely horrible. You deserved that, Holmes.
Arsé-kun: *Mori briefly pauses and glances down. Stealth phone check.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: The wizard declined assisting out of fear. Do we have a plan B?
Sheepy: Holmes: They taste the way you smell. Like old people
Sheepy: Yan: That was my trash!
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm only in my fifties!!
Sheepy: Holmes: You’re getting up in the years. You’re over half a century.
Arsé-kun: Mori: By that logic, Yan is our great grandfather!
Sheepy: Yan: Eh?
Sheepy: Yan: You see this hot bod?
Sheepy: Holmes: You just said you were over fifty, and a century is a hundred years.
Arsé-kun: Mori: In!! In my fifties! Look, at least I didn't have a babysitter living with me in my twenties, Holmes!
Sheepy: Holmes: Tell me what's incorrect about saying you're over half a century old.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I don't like the way it sounds.
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, you no longer need a babysitter as I do.
Arsé-kun: Mori: So that's one of us who doesn't.
Sheepy: Holmes: It doesn't bother me that I'm completely incapable of taking care of myself because I sacrificed that capability to take care of others better.
Sheepy: Holmes: Instead of focusing my mind on my health, I focus my mind on the case at hand.
Sheepy: Holmes: And thanks to Watson, I was able to live this way happily.
Sheepy: Holmes: I was hoping that Archer would take that role over, but instead he orders me around like Mrs. Hudson.
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, you would be perfect as a replacement, Professor Moriarty.
Arsé-kun: Mori: But not once have you given me an incentive!
Sheepy: Holmes: What would give you incentive?
Arsé-kun: Mori: What do you think?
Arsé-kun: *as they continue bickering, Jack returns, stomping in and throwing a bundle of who knows what onto the table. He is currently observable due to a gigantic streak of black paint across his entire front and the seemingly-floating sunglasses. Stealth is not on the menu today.*
Arsé-kun: Jack: Fuck it!! Here, douchebags! Have some free shit! I stole it from the goddamn clown-lookin' motherfucker!
Arsé-kun: Jack: And kick Rider's ass for me! Bastard doesn't listen, well, here you guys go! Fuuuck!
Sheepy: Holmes: ... He... doesn’t have ears.
Sheepy: Holmes: How does he hear without ears...?
Arsé-kun: Jack: Air vibrations or some shit!
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmmm. But how do you know that he's not listening to you?
Arsé-kun: Jack: Well, he ain't here kicking your asses, is he?!
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, no.
Sheepy: Holmes: But are you sure he wants to?
Arsé-kun: Jack: Him?? Not decapitating a man?
Sheepy: Holmes: I suppose you have a point.
Arsé-kun: Jack: *he looks back* Oh, he's finally coming! You'd better act now!
Sheepy: *Holmes quickly puts o the disguise*
Arsé-kun: *as does Mori, before hitting the lights*
Sheepy: *Yan has switched back to being Rider.*
Sheepy: *Rider enters the room, the only noise from him being his footsteps, accompanied by the heavier footsteps of Lobo who's trailing behind him*
Sheepy: Rider: ..............
Arsé-kun: Jack: Great, now there's four of 'em. No one is safe!
Sheepy: Rider: ........................
Sheepy: Rider: *he points to the three other Riders* ...?
Arsé-kun: Mori: "What, do you not like it?"
Sheepy: Rider: ..........................
Sheepy: *Lobo reaches Rider's side and eyes the three other Riders.*
Arsé-kun: Jack: .... Thrilling discussion.
Sheepy: Rider: "Why are there many of me?"
Sheepy: Rider: "We only need one."
Arsé-kun: Mori: "Why, indeed?"
Sheepy: Lobo: ..............*He approaches Holmes, who backs off a bit, but not fast enough. Lobo howls angrily and slams Holmes into the ground with one quick motion before sniffing at Mori*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he holds his hand out for Lobo. confidence 100*
Sheepy: Lobo: .........*He nuzzles Mori!*
Arsé-kun: *Mori pets Lobo. Good boooooy*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He is wagging his tail. Rider ... is watching? Maybe?*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... *he reaches out to stop Rider, putting a hand on his shoulder*
Arsé-kun: *and hands Rider a can*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He whines and nudges Mori*
Sheepy: Rider: *He hesitantly opens the can*
Arsé-kun: *peanuts pop out! boo.*
Sheepy: *Rider jumps a bit, surprised. Lobo starts barking loudly at the can.*
Arsé-kun: Jack: *he puts his hand on his head, rivaling Star Captain Picard for being so absolutely done*
Sheepy: Rider: *He throws the can.*
Arsé-kun: *this bitch empty. yeet.*
Sheepy: Rider: “Stop disguising yourself as me.”
Arsé-kun: Mori: "What do you mean "Stop"? It's never been done before."
Sheepy: Rider: "Stop. Now."
Arsé-kun: Mori: "Yes, yes, fine."
Arsé-kun: Jack: Magus incoming!
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... "After this."
Sheepy: Lobo: *He looks over in the direction of the door, ears perked up*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Riiider, have you seen Sherlooc--- What am I looking at? Lobo, what is this?
Sheepy: Lobo: .........*He picks up Sherlock by the back of his coat, struts over to Minako, and drops him*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... *snrrrrrk*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Thank you, Lobo! *pat, pat* And you! I've been looking for you for the last two hours! *she reaches up to pull on the morph suit head cover. She might be grabbing hair.* You big bully!
Sheepy: Holmes: -Ow!
Arsé-kun: *Mori pulls off the head cover so he can see Sherlock's demise better*
Sheepy: Holmes: *He pulls off the disguise*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Can I get you to do your job? Is that a thing you actually do?
Sheepy: Holmes: Of course!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Great! You notice the severe lack of Lance screaming?
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, I was happy about that.
Arsé-kun: Minako: He's not here! He hasn't BEEN here! Since camping!
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, what about that?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Nobody knows where he is! He's ALIVE, I know that, but he's cloaked or something! Tristan and Lucan, too!
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmmmm.
Sheepy: Holmes: That is a problem.
Arsé-kun: Minako: It is! Even the dogs can't catch their trail! .. No offense, Lobo!
Sheepy: Lobo: .............
Sheepy: Holmes: So you want me to look for them.
Sheepy: Holmes: Do you have any information you can give me?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yep, yep, and yes-sirree!
Sheepy: Holmes: Tell me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she pulls up a map on her comm.* The Cu's lost track around here. *she puts a little star where she is pointing to* We initially started way down here, *star* and Enkidu lost their trail way way up here! *star and circled* Multiple trails were found, and Merlin reported what he called "The most solid cloak I've seen since..." and I'm not finishing that!
Sheepy: Holmes: Cloak? Multiple trails?
Sheepy: Holmes: How many footprints? What did the cloak look like?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Magical cloaking! Like when you cover up your magic duel from nearby muggles? That sorta cloak! Trails apparently overlapped, uh.. *she pulls up a notepad. The notes are a disasterpiece.* A lot of different prints, including horseshoe prints! *She pauses to scroll. Squints. Regrets own ability to take notes.* Oh, but Tristan did leave his cape somewhere, so I guess that's a cloak too.
Sheepy: Holmes: So they joined up with someone with some sort of riding animal.
Arsé-kun: Minako: The knights agreed it was most liiiikely Grifflet, since he DID show up on his horse on the first evening we were there. But no definites!
Sheepy: Holmes: Presumably, it was someone they trusted.
Sheepy: Holmes: However...I don't want to make that assumption because I have no evidence.
Sheepy: Holmes: Well then. It's time to head out... Ah, if only I had Toby.
Sheepy: Holmes: Lobo is nowhere near as good as Toby.
Sheepy: *Lobo snarls.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... No, Lobo.
Sheepy: Holmes: Toby had the best nose. And the sweetest face. And the cutest ears. And- ah, I should get ready.
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm going out.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Stay safe, Detective!
Sheepy: Holmes: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Jack: And Lobo wishes for you to commit die. Maybe do that afterwards!
Sheepy: Holmes: I won't do that
Sheepy: *Holmes heads out!*
Arsé-kun: *And only minutes after leaving does Moriarty catch up, having removed his own disguise and gathered supplies.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh? You're coming?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You keep saying I should be your Watson. I may as well make sure you survive, but I can't promise you'll be in good shape.
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, thank you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Think nothing of it.
Sheepy: Holmes: Now, my plan is to follow the tracks. That should be a good start.
Sheepy: *So, Holmes heads to the woods and starts looking for the path.*
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Mori asked for this info to be sent to his phone, so he has a fucking map. So he just grabs Sherlock's arm and drags him that-a-way*
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, over here?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... All right, I'm asking, but I don't expect an answer. *he huffs, but doesn't turn back to look at Sherlock* What sort of phantom or being were you mixed with on your most recent summoning to make you this way? You were perfectly fine in Shinjuku.
Sheepy: Holmes: I don't know what you're talking about. *he's clearly lying.*
Sheepy: Holmes: You say "my most recent summoning", but you have no proof of when "my most recent summoning" was.
Sheepy: Holmes: You never know. My most recent summoning might've been before those events completely.
Sheepy: Holmes: Anyway, I won't lie and say I'm not.
Sheepy: Holmes: But to reveal my ace card like that to my rival... Oh, but perhaps I should give you a hint... Hmhm.
Arsé-kun: *Moriarty raises his eyebrows. They ascend into the fucking stratosphere. They're still going.*
Sheepy: Holmes: What?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I didn't expect you to confirm it so quickly, that's all.
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, it's not as though I can hide it from you.
Sheepy: Holmes: Really, the only thing I can hide is who it is and the manner of which we coexist.
Sheepy: Holmes: Is it a phantom relationship? Why would I need a phantom, when phantoms are entities who aren't well known? Could it be something else? What manner of summoning would that require? Could it be related to how I ended up meeting Minako?
Sheepy: Holmes: And finally, who is it?
Sheepy: Holmes: Those will be answered in time...ah, other than the last one.
Arsé-kun: Mori: We'll see about that, Holmes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he snorts and shakes his head* All you've done is made me more interested.
Sheepy: Holmes: I suspected such, but it was worth a shot.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Give me a hint, and then shut up and focus on the task at hand.
Sheepy: Holmes: .................Hmm.
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, you say I'm less sharp than usual.
Sheepy: Holmes: Try looking for an idiot that's comparable to my smarts.
Arsé-kun: Mori: So not the wizard?
Sheepy: Holmes: No, not Merlin.
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, if only you had Watson!
Sheepy: Holmes: He could tell you everything different about me, not that I'm really aware of it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You talk about him so much, I could almost mistake you for married. *he smirks*
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, he's my closest friend.
Arsé-kun: *and they eventually actually get where they are going. with no interruptions! what the fuck!!*
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, they went this way, based on the footprints.
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, if there’s an enemy, I expect you to protect me.
Sheepy: Holmes: Unfortunately, I’m no stronger than a human.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, you're the grail avenger now? When did that happen?
Sheepy: Holmes: I wasn’t capable of fighting in Shinjuku, remember?
Arsé-kun: Mori: So you claimed, but you fought fine when pretending to be the Count.
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, yes.
Sheepy: Holmes: However, any human being can play make believe.
Sheepy: Holmes: But I personally am weak.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Were we not working, I'd have tried to slaughter you where you stand.
Sheepy: Holmes: What? Why?
Arsé-kun: Mori: To see how you would react, of course.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... And I wanted to use that line.
Sheepy: Holmes: How cruel.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That means I'm doing my job right.
Sheepy: Holmes: You haven’t shifted occupations to babysitter?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I have not! Having experience and using it does not mean it is your job!
Sheepy: Holmes: That’s true.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And I have spotted evidence. *he gestures a bit ahead. There is a cape hanging on a low branch*
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmm. It looks like Tristan’s, as she mentioned.
Sheepy: Holmes: ......Well, let’s keep going.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Aye. *he picks up the cape. Tristan is probably going to want that.*
Sheepy: *...After a bit of following the path, Holmes begins diverging off of it*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Are you onto something? *but he follows Holmes, looking around for whatever gave him direction*
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, they’re this way.
Arsé-kun: Mori: If you say so!
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, I do.
Sheepy: *Holmes is looking around...*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he's consulting the map*
Sheepy: Holmes: I think we're getting closer.
Arsé-kun: Mori: What tells you that?
Sheepy: Holmes: Detective's instinct.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Where do you get that, the dollar store?
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmmmm?
Sheepy: Holmes: No, no, much cheaper than that.
Sheepy: Holmes: It's free.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Great, share it so I can see what direction you're coming from. I don't see anything of note from here!
Sheepy: Holmes: A magician never reveals his secrets.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Good thing you're not a magician.
Sheepy: Holmes: How about this, then:
Sheepy: Holmes: It pertains to the previous conversation.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Ah, so it's not even you doing it. Good to know. I'll make use of this somehow.
Arsé-kun: *or so he Says*
Sheepy: Holmes: How?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll burn that bridge when I get to it.
Sheepy: Holmes: I see.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do you?
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, I do. But I don't see them yet.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Nor do I. But remember- The cloak is still in place. We may be unable to see them.
Sheepy: Holmes: That's true.
Arsé-kun: *and then Holmes gets fucking sniped, real fast. it was getting too chummy around here anyway*
Sheepy: Holmes: -Ugh!
Arsé-kun: *Mori whirls around and spots the Giant Floating Eyeball demon. The thing they absolutely should not have completely missed.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Where did that come from...?!
Arsé-kun: Mori: If I knew, I would tell you! *he pulls out his cannon gun and points it at the eyeball. it doesn't seem scared of a death shaped gun*
Sheepy: Holmes: (Do I fight...or leave it to him?)
Sheepy: *Holmes glances around to see if there's any more enemies.*
Arsé-kun: *it seems to be the only one, and it's absorbing bullets like they're nothing.*
Sheepy: Holmes: *He takes a deep breath before focusing on the eye. Something about his gaze is... frightening? [You need to get away. Get away before it's too late.]*
Arsé-kun: *the Gazer backs off. Debuff resistance lowered. Attack lowered. Defense raised. Moriarty also looked, lowering his debuff resistance enough to get Stunned. oops*
Sheepy: Holmes: (He looked! What do we do?)
Arsé-kun: *He gets silence as an answer. I don't know what you expected, Sherlock*
Sheepy: *Holmes rushes towards the enemy!*
Arsé-kun: *it isn't fast enough to back out of Holmes' range. It is Afraid. Moriarty, meanwhile, shakes off the stun and stands back to observe*
Sheepy: *Holmes kicks it!*
Arsé-kun: *It is kicked over the horizon. Gooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll!*
Sheepy: *Holmes turns and starts approaching Mori to join him again.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ..... I may have additional questions.
Sheepy: Holmes: Like what?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Pardon my french but C’est quoi??
Sheepy: Holmes: I just looked at it, that's all.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he looks... Highly doubtful*
Sheepy: Holmes: What?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Forget it, Holmes. We're busy enough as it is.
Sheepy: Holmes:...Well, if that's what you want.
Sheepy: Holmes: I'll be relying on you for protection, so try to do a better job next time.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That, or a straight answer- You didn't need me at all for that!
Sheepy: Holmes: Don't think like that, I do need you.
Sheepy: Holmes: If nothing else, I can use you as a meat shield.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I really appreciate it. *the sarcasm is very obvious in his voice* Thanks a lot.
Sheepy: Holmes: It's no problem.
Sheepy: Holmes: Now, let's keep going.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes, yes. You can lead.
Sheepy: *Holmes leads Mori to Tristan and friends!*
Sheepy: Grif: *He is prodding the eyeball that Holmes launched* ... ?
Sheepy: *Lucan is under it.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Hrgh! *and he tugs Lucan's arm.*
Sheepy: *Lucan responds with a loud yelp.*
Sheepy: Lucan: Heyhey, be more gentle!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Sorrrrry..!
Sheepy: Grif:...It's my friend.
Sheepy: Grif: It likes it right here.
Sheepy: Grif: So you move.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Are you serio-- Why am I asking? Of course he's serious. *he just puts his hands on his face and sighs*
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, how sad...to be a chair for a Watcher...
Sheepy: Grif: No, I'm Griflet. Is your memory failing?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I thought it was a Gazer? And for the love of God, Griflet, serious isn't a name!
Sheepy: Grif: Yes, exactly, so it's foolish for you to assume it's my name.
Sheepy: Lucan: Was it migrating? Is that it?
Sheepy: Lucan: Then it thought that I was real comfy?
Sheepy: Grif: I'm going to name him.
Sheepy: Grif: You see? It's docile because it likes me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... So this is where it landed? And with it, there you all are.
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, my apologies, I kicked that here.
Sheepy: Grif:....?!
Sheepy: *Grif unsheathes his sword*
Sheepy: Grif: I don't know you, but if you touch Buddy, I'll tear you to shreds!
Sheepy: *Buddy briefly looks up from grazing at Grif before he goes back to it. Elyan is staring, unblinking, at Holmes.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: He won't. It was an act of self-defense. *he picks his hands up* Do put that away, we're having a conversation.
Sheepy: Grif:...........*He bares his teeth, but does lower his sword.*
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh, I'm saved.
Arsé-kun: *the Gazer has moved to behind Grif. This is Safe.*
Sheepy: Lucan: *He groans and picks himself off the ground* Well, I don't recognize you.
Sheepy: Lucan:...Oh, hold on, you're a bit familiar.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, it's you two.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Griflet strong armed us into joining him for a quest.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That answers at least one question.
Sheepy: Grif: *He gently pats the Gazer. friend*
Sheepy: *Elyan is still staring...*
Sheepy: Tristan: What brings you out here?
Arsé-kun: Mori: The detective here was asked to find you three. Especially you, Sir Lancelot, Minako was worried about you.
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, that's why.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...... *he whines* Sorrrrrryyyyy..
Sheepy: Holmes: Well, what's done is done.
Arsé-kun: Mori: What, that's it?
Sheepy: Holmes: You expected me to punish him?
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm not capable of fighting.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I at least wanted to know why the area was cloaked.
Sheepy: Grif: Yes, well.
Sheepy: Grif: You see, there's a spirit who lives in this forest.
Sheepy: Grif: And-
Sheepy: Lucan: It's really long and convoluted.
Arsé-kun: Kay: We're stuck while Grif sees it through to the end.
Sheepy: Grif: Yes.
Sheepy: Grif: If you try to leave before she's rescued from the demon of the forest who created this cloak, you'll be cursed.
Sheepy: Holmes: *He has lost interest in the conversation and has locked eyes with Elyan.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: We've got a sick master back at home..! Can't it be done faster, Grif?
Sheepy: Grif: I'm trying.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Ughhhh!
Sheepy: Grif: Are you?
Arsé-kun: Kay: We're not going anywhere, are we?? We've slowed down! And we don't have infinite mana, either!
Sheepy: Grif:.......
Sheepy: Grif: Ah.
Sheepy: Grif: So they're reinforcements.
Arsé-kun: Kay: No!!
Sheepy: Grif: Yes.
Sheepy: Grif: Yes, let's save her
Arsé-kun: Kay: Then what are we standing here for?! You've got the gizmo whatchacallit!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Get on your horse, take your bird, rescue the nature spirit, brave knight! Onwards you go!
Sheepy: Grif: Yes, good idea. *He heads over to Buddy and gets on Buddy's back. Elyan doesn't seem to notice, more focused on Holmes*
Arsé-kun: *and Lance is staring at Failnaught. You cannot have that*
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, are we letting him go alone?
Arsé-kun: Kay: He's the one who started it alone. It's fitting he ends it that way, too.
Arsé-kun: Kay: We can just walk this time.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, that works.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Hnnn. I wanted to try Failnaught again..
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, just don't break it.
Arsé-kun: Lance: !!! *he seems excited and eagerly grabs Failnaught before stepping back and leaping into a tree. Servanto jumpa powahhh. There he goes.*
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh no.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm gonna bet he's gonna crash again.
Sheepy: Lucan: Yeah, same.
Arsé-kun: *distant gurgling of "AAAARRRRRTHHHUUUURRRRR!!" as Lancelot shoots out of the tree like a rocket. This is not the intended gliding speed. Goodbye lancelot. See you, space cowboy.*
Sheepy: Lucan:...Ohhhh nnoooo.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Judging by that launch, he is going to crash straight into the ground.
Sheepy: Lucan: Yeah, exactly.
Arsé-kun: *and Lancelot does Exactly Fucking That a few miles away. Failnaught is unharmed. Crater size-- New Record.*
Arsé-kun: *but he isn't the first one there. Grif is, and he is already in the final boss fight. Lance settles for being the reinforcements. Everyone else just gets to watch. The Gazer still wants nothing to do with Sherlock. Mori is passing information on, because Sherlock is too busy making noises at a bird.*
Sheepy: *Grif is being extremely aggressive in the fight. Too aggressive, perhaps.*
Arsé-kun: *Way too aggressive. He keeps leaving himself open*
Sheepy: *Grif. You're going to get hurt.*
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 3
Sheepy: *He does his best, but due to his aggression and the power of the enemy, he's defeated!*
Arsé-kun: *The Spriggan Guardian of the Cage screams and slams it's club down next to Griflet.*
Sheepy: Grif: --!!
Sheepy: *Despite all odds, Grif launches himself at the Guardian! However, he didn't think to pick up his sword and he ends up punching the Guardian instead.*
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 14 (dc)
Sheepy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 17
Sheepy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 19
Arsé-kun: *The Guardian goes to grab him, but Grif easily jumps out of the way. He also sticks the landing.*
Sheepy: Grif: *He scoops up his sword.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: For fuck's sake, Grif! Get out of here! *and he runs in, his own sword drawn. He hasn't been an active combatant in most of the adventure, but he's here when it counts!* Let us get in here too!
Sheepy: Grif: No! The fight isn't done yet!
Sheepy: Grif: Helping is fine!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Have it your way! *he joins Grif on the front line*
Sheepy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 1
Sheepy: *Grif launches himself at the Guardian! ... However, the Guardian outsmarts him and sends him flying by using its club. HOME RUN!*
Arsé-kun: *Kay takes advantage of this and lights the Guardian's foot on fire. Lance abandons his position to chase after Grif. Failnaught is returned to Tristan on the way past.*
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 17
Arsé-kun: *Grif goes through at least seventeen trees. Minimum. this is the fate the d20 has given you*
Sheepy: *Even if the will to fight remains, Grif isn't capable of it at this point. He finally lands with a skid and doesn't get up.*
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 6 (dc)
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 20
Arsé-kun: *Kay looks away for ONE GODDAMN SECOND and gets pulverized by the Guardian's club. May he rest in peace. And pieces.*
Sheepy: Lucan: --!! Kay!
Sheepy: Lucan: *He dashes in, followed by Tristan.* Looks like it's up to me...
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll support you as best as I can...Ah, how sad...Poor Kay...Poor Griflet..
Sheepy: Tristan: *He plays Failnaught, attempting to bind the Guardian.*
Arsé-kun: *He is successful! The Guardian is bound for the turn!*
Sheepy: *Lucan, using this opportunity, attempts to stab the Guardian with his lance!*
Arsé-kun: *his attack connects!*
Sheepy: *He proceeds to back off.*
Arsé-kun: *the Guardian is stunned and skips it's turn!*
Sheepy: *Tristan shoots arrows at the Guardian!*
Arsé-kun: *Failnaught cannot miss, so Automatic Success.*
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 4 sides. The die showed: 4
Arsé-kun: *Critical damage!*
Sheepy: *Lucan followed it up with another attempt at a stab!*
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 16
Arsé-kun: *He sure took a stab at it!!*
Arsé-kun: *the Guardian raises its club and swings at Lucan! Lucan evades!*
Sheepy: Lucan: You can't hit me that easily!
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... Please tell me someone else hears that.
Sheepy: Lucan:...What is that?
Arsé-kun: Kay: It sorta sounds like a passing airplane..
Sheepy: Lucan: You're alive?!
Arsé-kun: Kay: I don't want to be.
Sheepy: Lucan: Don't worry! I can heal you!
Arsé-kun: Kay: I don't want your guts...!
Sheepy: Lucan: So picky!
Arsé-kun: *the airplane sound has gotten closer. do I need to be subtle about what it is?*
Sheepy: Lucan:....Why is it getting closer?!
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's your teammate. You may want to get down.
Sheepy: *Lucan hunkers down.*
Sheepy: *Tristan flops to the ground.*
Arsé-kun: *and Lancelot, riding his favorite fighter jet from his Noble Phantasm, kamikazes the Guardian. He bails at the last second..! And the Guardian swats the plane out of the air like a fly. Lancelot takes his helmet off and punts it to express his displeasure.*
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 17
Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 17
Arsé-kun: *the helmet connects. The damage is minimal, but it connected.*
Sheepy: Holmes: You seem to be having trouble.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Shall the reinforcements clean up this mess?
Sheepy: Holmes: I suppose we should.
Arsé-kun: Mori: All right, then. *he picks up his coffin-gun* Actually help me this time, then.
Sheepy: Holmes: I helped the last time!
Sheepy: Holmes: *He huffs, before running and jumping at the Guardian! He fires off his magnifying glass laser things.*
Arsé-kun: *as he does this, Moriarty shoots at the Guardian's legs!*
Sheepy: *Holmes follows it up by dropkicking the Guardian.*
Arsé-kun: *Long story short, they're whaling on it.*
Sheepy: *Elyan watches.*
Arsé-kun: *the Gazer plops down next to him. it sees*
Sheepy: Buddy: *He sniffs at the Gazer*
Arsé-kun: *it glances at Buddy. It doesn't seem worried about horse*
Sheepy: *Eventually, Holmes and Mori defeat the Guardian!*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Hooray..
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh, cheer up.
Sheepy: Lucan: It’s just a scratch.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I can't feel my face.
Sheepy: Lucan: Why not?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I don't know.
Sheepy: Lucan: Who’s stopping you?
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah! I am. Here, I can get you fixed up
Arsé-kun: *Lance voices his displeasure before grabbing Lucan's wrist. No, banned. No Noble Phantasms Allowed*
Sheepy: Lucan: Do you have a better idea?
Sheepy: Lucan: If so, please share it.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Anyyyything but that.
Sheepy: Lucan: .....
Sheepy: Lucan: Guess we’re carrying you back
Sheepy: Lucan: So Merlin can heal you
Sheepy: Lucan; How does that sound? My method is faster, of course...
Arsé-kun: Lance: yOU'RE SURVIVING WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah?
Sheepy: Lucan: Sir Tristan, you disagree with his sentiment, correct?
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, how sad!
Sheepy: Tristan: To lose the one who knows how to do taxes...!
Sheepy: Grif: *He drags himself over, bleeding profusely* Now that it’s dead, I can unlock the cage...!
Sheepy: Lucan: You aren’t dead...?
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Kiddo's gonna kill us.
Sheepy: Lucan: Oof. Good luck.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Rrrrrest in pieces.
Sheepy: Grif: *He uses the key item!*
Arsé-kun: *the cage is unlocked!*
Arsé-kun: *Everyone present is healed for a small amount of health!*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he sits up and shakes his head. He liiiiives.*
Sheepy: Lucan: Good.
Sheepy: Grif:......We did it.
Sheepy: Grif: Are you hurt?
Arsé-kun: *the spirit doesn't seem to be speaking... out loud. Unfortunate for everyone that isn't Grif.*
Sheepy: Grif: It was no problem.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Can anyone else hear what's going on over there? Or have I gone deaf?
Sheepy: Lucan: I can't either.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Goddamn it. He's gonna get the big prize and we're gonna get what?
Sheepy: Lucan: Stitches.
Arsé-kun: Lance: We're knights, not mercenariiiieessss! *he seems proud of himself. He's also thoughtfully looking at the Guardian's club*
Sheepy: Lucan: There's nothing that says that the prize isn't eternal suffering.
Sheepy: Lucan: Anyway, it's not the journey, it's the destination!
Sheepy: Lucan:...Ah!
Sheepy: Lucan: That's the opposite of what I meant!
Sheepy: Lucan: No, no, it not the destination, it's the journey, that's it!
Arsé-kun: Kay: The journey was mostly Grif doing things, featuring us all being dragged along. Even you got in on it!
Sheepy: Lucan: Yes. Well.
Sheepy: Lucan:....
Sheepy: Lucan:....I want to go on another adventure sometime soon.
Sheepy: Grif: My wish... it's not something that can be granted. I highly doubt it can.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Maybe we can. Just... Not a Griflet-brand adventure.
Sheepy: Lucan: Yes, that's better.
Arsé-kun: *Lance re-enters scene, having broke a chunk of the club off. Smaller club. Travel-friendly sized club*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Yes, let's do this again!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Lets bring medica supplies next time! *he frowns* Medica. I speak words well yes!
Sheepy: Lucan: Don't worry, it happens to the best of us!
Sheepy: Tristan: *Snore*
Arsé-kun: *Kay follows Tristan's example and lays back down to take a nap*
Sheepy: Grif: ...So, this will help me in the future? Yes. Thank you. I'll treasure it.
Arsé-kun: *the spirit vanishes, returning to the forest*
Sheepy: *So, the knights head home!*
Arsé-kun: *and by Home we mean Mink's house. Through Lancelot's window, which is on the second floor. His room, not Guin's. Clonk clonk clank.*
Sheepy: Grif: Yes, he'll never find us here.
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh, how cowardly.
Arsé-kun: Kay: More like he won't..! Grif, he's sickly as hell, how would he get here??
Sheepy: Grif: Hm.
Sheepy: Grif: Walking.
Sheepy: Lucan:...*He raises his eyebrows*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ..... Okay, true.
Sheepy: Lucan: All the way over here?
Arsé-kun: Kay: He could probably do it... *he flops onto bed. Is anyone else sitting there? too bad, kay time*
Sheepy: Grif: You're going to sleep?
Arsé-kun: Kay: mmmmmmhm.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he was going to pick up the bed so he could store the club under it, but now he can't. so he just shoves it underneath. Shooooove.*
Sheepy: Grif: ..............
Sheepy: Grif: *He yawns*
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah~ I'm so excited.
Sheepy: Lucan: I hope we go on another adventure soon...
Arsé-kun: Lance: Maybe the next one will be betterrr..
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh, I had a grand old time! I can't imagine it being any better! *His usual stepford smile and dead look in his eyes is replaced with an absolutely beaming expression.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin dives in with his phone already out. Snap, snap, snap, 1000 pictures for Bedivere of a happy Lucan. He felt this anomaly from halfway across the house. Lance takes advantage of Merlin's presence by KOO-boosting his phone. This should not work, but blackmail is a weapon. I guess?*
Sheepy: Lucan: !?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Welc--! *he cuts himself off and lowers his voice, for the benefit of Kay, Grif and Tris* Welcome back, brave knights. You look like you had lots of fun..!
Sheepy: Lucan: Fun? Me? Ahaha, those concepts don't work together.
Sheepy: Lucan: That's silly.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So you don't want to go again?
Sheepy: Lucan: Of course I do!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then be happy about your success. You've got nothing to hide. ;)
Sheepy: Lucan: ...!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So, in the stead of any authority-- You did fantastic, Sir Lucan. :) *is he just saying it, or does he really mean it? Sometimes it's hard to tell.*
Sheepy: Lucan:!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Also, don't get comfy. Some of you guys are getting picked up soon.
Sheepy: Grif: *snore*
Sheepy: Lucan: Don't worry, I'm never comfortable.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't think that's a good thing?
Sheepy: Lucan: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..Aaa? *he noticed Something and peers out the window. Who's this? Who's this?*
Sheepy: Lucan: What is it? *He follows Lancelot's gaze*
Arsé-kun: *Lance sees someone he doesn't know! Kay and Grif's master is also there. Moriarty is also there.*
Sheepy: Lucan: Who are they?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Which?
Sheepy: Lucan: Well, I know Moriarty
Sheepy: Lucan: But I don't know the other two.
Arsé-kun: Lance: The kid is Kay's boss. The other... Uhh..
Sheepy: *Lobo has begun barking.*
Arsé-kun: *and Proto has pressed himself up against a different window*
Sheepy: Kidd: ...Is he dangerous?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sometimes? But I'm with you, so he won't try anything.
Sheepy: Kidd: That's nice to know.
Sheepy: Kidd: Thank you for housing Grif and Kay. I was- *cough, cough*- I was worried about them.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Certainly. But may I advise they use the front door next time?
Sheepy: Kidd:....?
Sheepy: Kidd: I'll ask them to be more considerate in the future.
Arsé-kun: Mori: The brave camaraderie of knights climbed in a window, so yes please.
Sheepy: Kidd:...Ah...
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Though that could be the fault of any others.
Sheepy: Kidd: I...uh... was worried that Grif broke a door down or something.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thankfully no.
Sheepy: Kidd: He has a tendency to break things.
Sheepy: Kidd:...like spines... *cough*
Arsé-kun: Mori: As most berserkers do.
Sheepy: Bedi: If you want to come inside, they're upstairs. Sir Kay and Sir Griflet are sleeping.
Sheepy: Bedi: I think.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he opens his window and leans out a little. Hello! They're in here!*
Sheepy: Kidd: ?
Sheepy: Kidd: Lupin? Do you know him?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Not yet!
Arsé-kun: Mori: That would be Sir Lancelot.
Sheepy: Bedi: Aren't you cold?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Kind of? But please hhhhold on.
Sheepy: Bedi:?
Arsé-kun: *Lance walks away from the window. There's a brief pause, and a yell from Kay. And then Kay is dumped out the window. Kay sticks the landing but he doesn't look happy about it!*
Sheepy: Kidd: ! Kay!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Kiddo, how'd you get here so fast?? Why are you standing out here, it's so damn cold!
Sheepy: Kidd: Ah- uh- Lupin.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he just grins at Kay*
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Y'know? It's better him than anyone else. Fiiine.
Sheepy: Bedi: You didn't break anything on the way down, did you?
Sheepy: Bedi: Please come inside.
Arsé-kun: Kay: If I broke anything, it was during the adventure and not after! *but he still hurries over to scoop up Kidd, and then going back inside. Through the DOOR.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He watches Kay enter and slowly approaches the two. Staaaaaaare.*
Sheepy: Satoru: I know you two.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Sure do! How's things, little bud?
Sheepy: Satoru: I made a friend today.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's a clickbug I found.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're Kay, and he's Mann, right? I'm good with names.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's Kidd, Satoru.
Sheepy: Satoru: No, I'm kid.
Sheepy: Kidd: Th-that's my family name.
Sheepy: Satoru: My family name is Gushiken but I never use it.
Arsé-kun: *Mori has to stop himself from still adding the "No, you're Satoru"*
Sheepy: Kidd:....Like Masanori?
Sheepy: Satoru:.........
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he raises his eyebrows a bit*
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... .... Can someone more uncouth please say what we're all thinking?
Arsé-kun: Mozart, from upstairs: Fuck that guy! *loud tuba note*
Sheepy: Satoru: He's not allowed here. I hate him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: We all agree with this statement.
Sheepy: Kidd: Did, did I- *cough* did I say something wrong?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Judging from what I see, no. But I understand he's hated equally here.
Sheepy: Kidd: He worked for my father...they're very close.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Disgusting. I'm going to rob him blind.
Sheepy: Kidd: I don't live with them anymore. Not after, uh...
Arsé-kun: Kay: After Grif.
Sheepy: Kidd: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Who is that? *He points to Lupin*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Me? Only the world's greatest gentleman thief-
Sheepy: Satoru: No, that's Grandpa.
Sheepy: Satoru: But if you claim to be the greatest, that's okay, Lupin. I believe in you. You're cool in your own ways.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he starts to make a comeback, before registering that Satoru addressed him by name- Despite Satoru not knowing who he was a few moments beforehand* ..?!
Sheepy: Satoru: But facing off with Holmes shouldn't be one of those things, because he lives here and he's nowhere near as bright as he's portrayed in the books. It's hard to believe that he's Holmes. I think he might be an imposter.
Arsé-kun: *Moriarty tries to suppress a smirk. Step one: Failed. Abandon plan. Laugh*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Eh? We only faced off once. Heck, we event went and got drinks together.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Sheepy: Satoru: But you locked him in a mansion once and then he tried to drown you, right?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: That first part, sure, but I'm not so cruel as to keep necessities out of his hands.
Sheepy: Satoru: And then one of your men broke Watson's arm and he just insulted Watson and called him lazy. That's what the book says.
Sheepy: Satoru: But Holmes doesn't seem that mean.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I didn't tell him to do that. That man was fired. And he's not.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Well, you seem nice, so you can be third best evil mastermind.
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa is the best, but one day I'm going to be second best.
Sheepy: Satoru: I hope you don't mind being third.
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, it looks like you have competition, Lupin!
Sheepy: *Satoru is beaming!*
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes! I believe in you!
Sheepy: Holmes: Ahahaha, you should work hard, Lupin. He really got me today.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Then I absolutely need to get back to work, huh?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh. You'll do great.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I'm really evil so I might even trick you next time.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'll even teach you a trick for you to use on others.
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you ready? It's a really cunning trick.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I get to learn from a mastermind? Do teach me, monsieur~
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. How much do you love your favorite thing? I love rhinos this much. *He outstretches his arms*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he lowers himself down to Satoru's level, and quickly glances at Kidd* Thiiiis much! *and he also puts out his arms*
Sheepy: Satoru: I tricked you! Do you know what it means when two people stretch out their arms?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Oh no! Now you absolutely must tell me!
Sheepy: Satoru: *He hugs Lupin* It's time for hugs.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: How cunning! I've been fooled! The first time in years!
Sheepy: Satoru: It's very evil! That's what Holmes said. I thought of it myself.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: You're going to surpass your old man at this rate!
Sheepy: Satoru:....!!!
Sheepy: Satoru: Really? You think so?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: He's never gotten me. You have. The advantage is in your favor.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'll work extra hard to come up with a new trick.
Sheepy: *....Something ice-cold and wet to boot suddenly goes down the back of Lupin's shirt!*
Arsé-kun: *Lupin screams and bolts out. Bye, Lupin.*
Sheepy: Kidd:?!
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Arsé-kun: Mori: Rider, your timing continues to be downright terrible.
Sheepy: Rider: "Why?"
Sheepy: Satoru: *frown*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Because he was not staying for long. You've only inconvenienced our guests. Couldn't you do that on the way out?
Sheepy: Rider: "You're too picky."
Sheepy: Satoru: Is he leaving forever?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Non! *he pokes his head back around the doorframe* And you! You stop doing that, you fantomas! ... Both definitions!
Sheepy: Rider: *He crosses his arms*
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Kay's been considering just jacking an alcoholic beverage from the kitchen for the last who-knows-how-long. He's still functional, but he absolutely doesn't want to be*
Sheepy: Kidd: Kay? Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm sober and still feeling like whichever Oz witch had the house fall on them. So, yyyyes?
Sheepy: Kidd: Maybe you should sit down.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Not to be that guy, but when are we going home?
Sheepy: Kidd: We should go home so you can sit.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Grifffffff!
Sheepy: Grif, from upstairs: KAAAAAYYYYY!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Come onnnn! Lets go home, Griff!
Sheepy: *Grif rushes downstairs and to Kay*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Wait, don't run into me, I've got Kiddo!
Sheepy: *Grif stops.*
Arsé-kun: *Kay sighs in relief*
Sheepy: Grif: What? What is it?
Sheepy: Grif: I'm tired! I don't care!
Sheepy: Grif: So, what is it?!
Arsé-kun: Kay: We're going home!
Sheepy: Grif: I don't care! Do what you want!!
Sheepy: Grif: I'm tired!
Sheepy: *Buddy is peering in through the window. So is Elyan, who has locked eyes with Holmes...again*
Arsé-kun: *and then Mori more or less kicked them out. GO HOME!*
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do you find that bird interesting, detective?
Sheepy: Holmes: I just don't see birds like it very often.
Sheepy: Holmes: Yet, despite that, I feel like I know it. Like it's familiar...
Arsé-kun: Mori: That sounds like a personal problem. Am I, your apparently dutiful Watson, dismissed?
Sheepy: Holmes: Huh? Oh, yes, go ahead.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thank god. *he scoops up Satoru* We've got evil villain research to do.
Sheepy: Satoru: Really? I get to join?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why wouldn't you? There's no math involved this time, I assure you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *and as they go to raid Medusa's library, Mozart yells dumb things. He must be with Gil, streaming. Or, y'know, doing anything else, because this is MOZART*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: This is downright terrible, I say! Dear Watson, let us instead go on an adventure! A butthole sniffing adventure! C'mooon!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Wait, wait, hold your applause! I have the best possible plan! *a brief pause* No, listen! I've heard a certain someone complain about this game before! The man himself, complaining about it? The views would be glorious! C'mooooooooon, Gil, Ant! Lets go on an adventure! It would be, as they say, the shit!
Sheepy: Salieri: *He takes his eyes off of the desktop he's working at and just stares at Mozart*
Sheepy: Gil: You mean Holmes?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I absolutely do!
Sheepy: Gil: Hm. We should go get him... it would be entertaining.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'd absolutely love to hear his commentary about this so-called game.
Sheepy: Salieri: It's not too bad.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: The soundtrack is fine, I suppose.
Sheepy: Salieri: The gameplay doesn't look that ba-
Sheepy: Holmes: It's that game, isn't it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he has also just arrived. He's a mess, having just pulled off his armor and came in like that. Classy!* ??
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, it could've been the good one, you should play the good one. You know, I've played that one before, for five hours.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: We certainly do now! Do you care to elaborate, Gnolmes?
Sheepy: Holmes: I still stand by my angry, broken self's statement that whoever decided to put frame perfect quick time events about climbing up a chimney and having to clean SOOT for some unknown reason as you do, causing you to inevitably suffocate one of the baker street kids over and over again...
Sheepy: Holmes:...As you get to the end but he just suffocates because you took .01 seconds too long...
Sheepy: Holmes: As it taunts you with a skip button, only to throw you into ANOTHER quick time event with no instructions about cleaning shoes for SOME reason???? and then you inevitably fail because there's no instructions and taking too long causes your suspicion meter go up to one level below max, only to throw you immediately into a stalking minigame once more where you're very easily seen but your suspicion is max so you have to start over repeatedly with almost max stamina thanks to the shoe cleaning quick time event has NEVER played a game in their life!!!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Soooo you need a very high IQ to understand this game..?
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh! Oh nono! It's not the segments where you play as me at all! It's the baker street kids!
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm not one to brag, but people call me the greatest detective! Why does it take three hours to track ONE PERSON??? How hard can it be! Tracking one single man! Not hard at all, yes?
Sheepy: Holmes: Until you get beat up by the same three bullies fifty times because the game doesn't TELL you you can open doors! Most of them don't work! Oh, and if you enter the door people get suspicious but you can't explore nor get your bearings because if you take your eyes off of the man you're following a countdown starts and you get a game over after TWO SECONDS.
Arsé-kun: *Lance heads across the room and shifts a camera, so Holmes is actually in the frame*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That's.... Certainly matching up with some of this gameplay..
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, no, all you have to do to play my segments is just wander around aimlessly with no information on what to even do until you miraculously come upon some piece of evidence because you only just then learn that I can perceive things after you retrace your steps thirty times! No thanks to the game creator who doesn't tell you this!!!
Sheepy: Holmes: No, apparently, I just DON'T have eyes!
Arsé-kun: *Angra peers in. Who is yelling? Who wants vengeance? Who be*
Sheepy: Holmes: I have to hit a button to suddenly be able to use them! And there's two different buttons, imagination and perceive, but imagination doesn't seem to do anything at all! Am I just not imaginative!?
Sheepy: Holmes: By normal human vision, no one can see that this shirt has pockets.
Sheepy: Holmes: It takes a true master detective's GENIUS perception to reveal that not only does it have pockets...
Sheepy: Holmes: Maybe...just perhaps...bear with me, this is a huge stretch of logic..
Sheepy: Holmes: I could maybe...just maybe put my hand IN the pocket...and by pure luck perhaps there's something inside. But remember! Only TRUE detectives can have this eureka moment!
Sheepy: Holmes: And only when they're twenty feet away.
Arsé-kun: *Mozart has scrunched up his face and is hiding his barely-suppressed grin behind his fist. He's trying so, so hard not to laugh*
Arsé-kun: *Lance's face is, has been, and will continue to be the emotional representation of text to speech saying "Wot"*
Sheepy: Salieri: Huh.
Sheepy: Holmes: "Oh, Holmes!" You must be thinking, "you're being so critical! You only played it for five hours! That doesn't sound too bad!" That's where you're wrong, my dear Watson! That! Is where you're wrong!
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm being very kind.
Sheepy: Holmes: I didn't even complain about where it expects you to be ambidextrous.
Sheepy: Holmes: It's fair that it's used in a balance segment.
Sheepy: Holmes: Which rushes you.
Sheepy: Holmes: But it's also used in a segment where I LISTEN to people?
Sheepy: Holmes: If you aren't ambidextrous, you're deaf!
Sheepy: Holmes: You just magically go deaf because you can't control two circles moving in random directions!
Sheepy: Holmes: And last but not least...
Sheepy: Holmes: You can't pet Toby.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Atrocious.
Sheepy: Holmes: I would accept everything else if Toby could be pet.
Sheepy: Holmes: But that's the deal breaker. I knew it was going to be horrible when I learned that Toby couldn't be pet but not that bad!
Sheepy: Salieri: Huh.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Today we learned games are bad if you cant pet the dog.
Sheepy: Gil: *He...starts cackling.*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart also breaks down and starts howling with laughter. He tried so hard.*
Sheepy: Holmes:? What?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he shrugs* I'm... Still figuring out the first part of that.
Sheepy: Holmes: First part?
Sheepy: *Salieri turns his attention back on his pudding cup*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Yyyyou lost me at soot and shoes.
Sheepy: Holmes: Don't worry about it. Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is better, but Arsene Lupin is not my nemesis.
Sheepy: Holmes: He's a good person.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Aaaand that's gonna be on the internet now! Kekeke! *he leans into frame to dab. Angra. Angra no.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Hm?
Arsé-kun: Angra: You don't know about the internet? Huh.
Sheepy: Holmes: I do.
Arsé-kun: Angra: When a man compliments another man, someone inevitably draws porn of it!
Sheepy: Holmes:....Hmm?
Sheepy: Holmes: You're joking.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he sulks* No! Why would I, the world's evils, lie about the internet?!
Sheepy: Holmes: Because you can.
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'll, uh, counter-detective you! I'll give you screenshots and links. I'll, uh.... Saturday morning cartoon villain threat at you!
Sheepy: Holmes: But how do they know what Lupin looks like?
Arsé-kun: Angra: They can just guess! Like how they guess everyone's dick size!
Sheepy: Holmes:...What
Arsé-kun: Angra: The internet is really, really great! For porn! ~♪ *and mozart starts laughing again*
Sheepy: Holmes: What?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Huh. You were serious? Go detective the internet or something.
Sheepy: Holmes: Why?
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he shrugs* I dunno, but it sure sounded good!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Anyway, since this villain has been permitted to speak, I'd like to make a humble, harmless request!
Sheepy: Holmes: What?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Oh, I meant to the King, but.. *he pokes at one of Holmes' magnifying glasses* How's this work? What are you, Inspector Gadget?
Sheepy: Holmes: ...Hm?
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, mind control.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Neat!
Sheepy: Holmes: Is that all? (Is that how it works...?)
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nope! *he goes and LICKS the glass before going to harass Gil. Ya nasty*
Arsé-kun: *Holmes gets a very quiet reply of "How would I know..?". No one else seems to hear it. Not even Mozart.*
Sheepy: Holmes: (How do I clean that...)
Sheepy: Holmes: (Gross.)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (Figure it out in the morning.)
Sheepy: Holmes: (How helpful you are!)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (The last time I was asked that, I... Don't recall what I suggested. My son called me a Useless Lesbian. Am I a lesbian? Is that a type of plant?)
Arsé-kun: *the source of sherlocks iq loss is coming from inside the sherlock!*
Sheepy: Holmes: (A lesbian is a woman who likes women.)
Sheepy: Holmes: (...Right?)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (Why are you asking me?? Read a book with your eyes!)
Sheepy: Holmes: (You have more!)
Sheepy: Holmes: (...I'm assuming.)
Arsé-kun: Holmes?: (Tell me how many work! I'm going back to sleep. Wake me up... llllater.)
Sheepy: Holmes: (Fine, fine.)
Arsé-kun: Angra: -- C'mon, it's nearly the spooky day! Horror! Play the horrible game!
Sheepy: Gil: No!
Sheepy: Salieri: *He's ignoring what's going on in favor of pudding.*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart has wrapped a pillow around his head (and ears) but is watching this all happen*
Sheepy: Gil: If you want to consume trash, you consume it yourself! Don't be a weakling who can't even face his own challenges, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Angra: You've got the controller! A lowly peon like me isn't worthy of touching the gold controller!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. Haha. Kuhahahahaha!
Sheepy: Gil: What a fool you are!
Sheepy: Gil: Do you think that that kind of flattery will make me play this game!? Pah! You disappoint me again and again, Avenger!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Fantastic! Then I'll take that as permission to do so myself! *and he reaches for the controller, actively draping as much of himself as he can over Gil to do so.*
Sheepy: Gil: Don't touch me, you're gross!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Then hand it over!
Sheepy: Gil: No!
Sheepy: Gil: Buy your own!
Arsé-kun: Angra: With what?? All the curses of the world doesn't earn me shit!
Sheepy: Gil: Have you considered ever getting a job?
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... ...Nope!
Arsé-kun: Angra: If you don't like that answer, here's a few more! *ahem.* I have, but I'll kill everyone! Or... I'm heavily cursed with incompetence.
Arsé-kun: Angra: There's an entire slew of jokes about human racism somewhere around here! *and he "searches" the room* And who's gonna hire a kid with no experience?
Sheepy: Gil: Wcdonalds.
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's too easy to fuck up! ... And I don't think they want mud on their uniforms!
Arsé-kun: Angra: .... But I'll think about it!
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
*LATER*
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The loud thunk of something heavy falling over.
The hollow clacking of empty metal cans rolling across the concrete driveway.
The excited laughter of a man who had discovered this afternoon’s dinner - a laugh of joy more fitting of an explorer who had discovered the treasure that he had spent his life seeking, but to this ratty manslayer, nothing, past, present, nor future could be as valuable as the untouched, forgotten lunchmeat from the back of the fridge that was eventually discovered and tossed due to potentially containing unimaginable horrors of bacteria.
These were the sounds that accompanied the Gushiken residence’s uninvited guest. He held up the mystery meat to his mouth, not bothered by its unusual color. He took a bite and hummed. Ah, protein- ah, meat- delicious meat. He went to take another bite, only to hear the sound of footsteps slowly approach him. He reached for his sword and twisted around, pointing it at the face of the intruder. The blade, however, met nothing. Izou hesitantly looked down, only to be met by...
“Hi, does that taste good?��� Satoru blankly stared at the strange man.
“Ain’t you juss a lil’ pipsqueak!” Izou slurred out his words, a drunken grin spread across his face, bending down to Satoru’s level, “What, are’ya th one I got to thank for lunch? Yeahyeah, it’s like a bite of heaven or sum’n! Whatever that phrase is, you know it, yeah?”
Satoru blinked, unfazed by the man who attempted to kill him two seconds prior. He tilted his head, getting a better look at the manslayer, “are you hungry? We have better food inside, but if you want to eat that, that’s fine too.”
“Oi, kiddo, I ssspent all I got at that casino everyone’s goin’ on about, so don’t expect me to pay you nothing. Spent the rest I had on a bottle of sake, but that’s all gone! Fuhaha~” Izou laughed at his own misfortune, “Oho! I’ve got it! If I steal you away and hold your parents ransom, that’ll get me a good amount of sake and I’ll win the jackpot! I saw somethin’ about that on those television things.”
“So, pipsqueak, you know bout that, right?” He tilted his head, copying Satoru’s body language. “I don’t know -“ he paused, stopping himself from cursing. He might be a manslayer, but he also knows not to curse in front of children, “I don’t know stuff about...stuff. So we could work together! You be the brains, I be the evil villain, and in the end I get loads of cash to use in stupid ways! So, whaddya say, partner?” Izou puffed out his chest, proud of his plan, and held out his hand.
“I have to ask my parents first. Is that okay? Also, I have to get back by 3:00 because my favorite show is at at time,” Satoru replied.
“Eh? Yeah, sure. I can even come with you. Here, let’s go together to ask!” Izou chirped, shooting upwards from his squatting position and taking Satoru’s hand, dragging him towards the front door.
Being lead inside by the dirty, unkempt assassin- now an intruder to boot - Satoru glanced around, looking for his family. Loud barking began the second Izou set foot into the house, and a certain Lancer's voice rung through the air.
"Oi, Satoru! How many time do I have to tell you NOT to bring in door to door salesman? This is the fifth time this week! We aren't buying! Leave!" Cu shouted angrily, his shrieks being heard throughout the house.
"Cu, this ruffly man asked if I could let him kidnap me so you could pay ransom. Is that okay?" Satoru asked, deadpan.
Cu's eyes widened in surprised, his mouth agape. Did he hear that right? He couldn't have heard that right, right? How could his Master be so stupid- how could a kidnapper be so stupid? "K-Kiddo, you can't just... Listen, I don't know who you are or what you want, but if you think you can touch my Master with your grubby hands, you've got another thing coming!" Cu summoned Gae Bolg to his side.
"Are you making fun of me? I'm dirty and covered in trash but ain't grubby!" Izou snapped out of his drunken state upon seeing the glimmer of the red spear, "if you're making fun of me, I'll KILL you, you stupid, smart man!" Izou barked viciously, readying his blade.
Satoru sat down on the floor, watching the two men ready themselves to fight. He discovered a piece of pocket lint in his pocket and began to inspect it, tuning out the sounds of combat as their weapons clashed. Eventually, Gilgamesh strolled in with a bottle of wine, drinking out of it as he plopped down next to Satoru.
"Hmhm, this is quite the deadbeat you've brought in today, Cursed Child," Gilgamesh smirked.
"He's trying to kidnap me and hold me for ransom so I asked Cu if it was okay and he got angry for some reason-" Satoru was cut off by Gilgamesh's cackling.
-
Suddenly overpowering Gilgamesh's laughter and the clashing of weapons was a set of enraged screams. Barely containing himself, Lancelot tore his way into the fight, easily taking ahold of the Gae Bulg and turning it against it's owner.
"Hey, you stay out of this! This is between us-!" Cu tried to warn, ducking right before the Gae Bulg became one with the wall.
With Cu now preoccupied, the Mad Dog whirled around to face Izou, only to be nearly cut wide open. Snarling and spitting blood from Izou's attempt, Lancelot lunged for Izou's blade, pushing Izou himself aside. Taking it in his claws as easily as the Gae Bulg, Lancelot... Ran off with it, howling some distorted victory cry and utterly trashing the door frame.
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Arsé-kun: Herc: .... .... *he's just standing there, ominously.*
Sheepy: Izou: GIVE THAT BACK!
Sheepy: Izou: GIVE IT BACK! IT'S MY PARTNER! GIVE IT BACK! STOP MAKING FUN OF ME! YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME! I HATE IT! I HATE YOU! IHATEYOUIHATEYOUIHATEYOUIHATEYOU
Arsé-kun: *Herc groans and grabs Cu by the back of his shirt*
Sheepy: Cu: NononONONO
Arsé-kun: *.. And places Cu on his shoulder before (very, VERY easily) pulling the gae bulg out of the wall. Here you go, dog, this is your stick*
Sheepy: *Cu snatches it away and huffs*
Arsé-kun: Herc: *Grunt.* *and he runs out with Cu, chasing down Izou and Lancelot. He's got at least one of Cu's legs secured, it's ok*
Sheepy: Cu: Wait, wait, hold on, where are we going!?
Arsé-kun: Herc: ▃▅▅▅! *cu, i dont know what you expected.*
Sheepy: Cu: ...........*Stare*
Arsé-kun: *Thankfully, both Izou and Lancelot are easy to track down. They're both screaming. They're running circles around the house(s)*
Arsé-kun: *and here's Lance again, skidding around the corner on all fours. He's still got the sword.*
Sheepy: *Izou is chasing after him at top speed, screaming at the top of his lungs. STOP LAUGHING AT ME STOPSTOPSTOP I HATE YOU*
Arsé-kun: *Herc reaches up and grabs Cu's arm. Grunt? y/n?*
Sheepy: Cu: Wh-what are you doing?
Arsé-kun: *Herc points to the two yelling servants as they round the corner again*
Sheepy: Cu: Yeah, yeah, sure, I can hit them.
Sheepy: *Cu readies Gae Bolg*
Arsé-kun: *As soon as the servants enter sight, Heracles tosses Cu. Combination Noble Phantasm: Boomelancer- Spinning Assault Blue Lancer!*
Sheepy: Cu: I'M COMING FOR YOUR HEART! GAE....BOLG! *He launches Gae Bolg at the two!*
Arsé-kun rolled a die. The die showed: 6
Arsé-kun rolled a die. The die showed: 6
Arsé-kun: *Izou is instantly impaled! Lance panics and veers to the side, but the Gae Bulg zips right after him! Two for two! Double kill!*
Sheepy: Izou: AAAUGH!? AAAUUUGH! My heart! My heart! *He coughs up blood* Why!? He...he was laughing at me! He was laughing at me! Stop it...!
Sheepy: Cu: *He sticks the landing, skidding to a stop.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he whines, dropping the sword and looking down*
Sheepy: Izou: *He's clutching his chest, weakly clambering for his beloved sword upon hearing it drop.*
Arsé-kun: *Herc lumbers over and plops a hand on Cu's head. Good job, dog.*
Sheepy: Cu: *He jumps a bit before understanding what the headpat means.* Hey, good job to you too, pal! *He flashes Herc a huge grin.*
Arsé-kun: *Herc grins back!*
Sheepy: Izou: *He pulls his sword close to himself before finally collapsing all together, blood pooling to the ground.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he plops down next to Izou and pouts. Adult.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance? Did he bully you?
Arsé-kun: Lance: N... Non..
Sheepy: Satoru: He seems nice.
Sheepy: Cu:....Uh, Pal, maybe wait for a bit to visit Lancelot, alright?
Sheepy: Satoru: Did you know? He came in because he was going to steal me for ransom money. We came in to ask my parents about it but Cu started beating him up for some reason.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... mmmmhm.
Arsé-kun: *And out comes Minako, absolutely beyond angry. Words she probably learned from Hyde are put to FANTASTIC use. Satoru, don't listen.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He backs off. Angry people are scary.*
Sheepy: Cu: Yo.
Arsé-kun: Minako: What the fuck? Whose idea was this? *she kicks Herc in the shin. 0 damage. He ignores it entirely*
Sheepy: Cu: Well, they were both equally in the wrong.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Agh, forget it! You guys are on anti-Gil duty now! *she presses her seals and mutters under her breath. Lancelot is healed in exchange for three (3) command seals!*
Sheepy: Cu: He's your Servant.
Sheepy: Cu: Not mine.
Sheepy: Satoru: But what about my friend?
Arsé-kun: Minako: If he comes after anybody in your half, it's your problem-- Huh? *she looks to Izou* I can pop a First Aid, but that's about it..!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *And she casts first aid! It... Doesn't help much*
Sheepy: *Izou shivers some but doesn't stand.*
Sheepy: Cu: Well, now what?
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to help.
Arsé-kun: *Herc looks back at the house and activates his own Guts, like he expects something*
Sheepy: Satoru: But how?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Maybe he'll join you? That's how I got Jekyll.. *she's watching the glitter. from Izou. we know what that means.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He slowly approaches Izou* Here, if you want to live, make a contract with me.
Sheepy: Izou: *He clumsily reaches out and grabs Satoru's outstretched hand. The contract has been made!*
Arsé-kun: *and just like that, the glittering stops! .. Izou is still bleeding out, but his spirit origin is intact! And that's what counts!*
Sheepy: Izou: Aaaahhh... Heck, I didn't mean to come out here and get a new Master! I'm just starving....!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then come in and chow down. At least, before someone else does!
Sheepy: Izou: *He weakly stands, clenching his teeth.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance just watches, with his not-red visor.*
Arsé-kun: *Herc goes to help Lance up, but Lance pushes his hand away. So he grabs Lance by the ponytail before picking up Izou with his free arm. He is Helping!*
Sheepy: Izou: Uh?!
Sheepy: Izou: What are you doing? I can walk myself!
Arsé-kun: *Herc ignores him. We know it's ignorance because he looks somewhere else before starting to lumber back inside.*
Sheepy: *Satoru follows behind Herc, Cu rushing after him in case Herc decides to back up for any reason.*
Arsé-kun: *and Mink takes up the rear, not excited to see her other servants realizing she's got no seals at the moment.*
Arsé-kun: Hans: *he wasn't there when they went outside. He showed up JUST to see what's going on* We need more rat traps.
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi, Andersen.
Sheepy: Satoru: I made a new friend today.
Sheepy: Satoru: He wanted to steal me away and hold my parents ransom so I came in to ask about that.
Sheepy: Satoru: He joined me and then Cu started beating him up for some reason.
Arsé-kun: Hans: I see this. Congratulations on your new dog. Do you want a repeat with you-know-who? That's what it would lead to. *he shrugs*
Sheepy: Satoru: I wouldn't like that very much.
Sheepy: Izou: Are you making fun of me...?
Arsé-kun: Hans: Nope, but I can do that if you'd like. Free of charge.
Sheepy: Izou: Don't! I hate it when people make fun of me!
Sheepy: Izou: They talk about stuff I don't get and nobody ever explains it to me! They act all smart and then leave me out because I'm dumb.
Sheepy: Izou: So if you make fun of me, I'll cut you down!
Arsé-kun: Hans: Brave of you to admit your own faults. How noble of you! But yes, I can understand that type of frustration.
Sheepy: Izou:...Huh?
Sheepy: Izou: *He tilts his head* ...?
Sheepy: Izou: I must not be fully sober, 'cause I thought you complimented me...no one ever does that!
Arsé-kun: Hans: People nowadays try to insist they're perfect, so someone freely admitting things they hate is refreshing! Do you want to get less sober? I can arrange for that!
Arsé-kun: *hans is smirking. oh no.*
Sheepy: Izou: Oh, oh man! This is paradise! I like it here! I get to have booze and people are nice to me!!!
Sheepy: Izou: I knew that was the right trashcan to eat out of!
Arsé-kun: Hans: *he glances up to Cu and just nods. He acknowledges you but has no insults for you. This is repeated for Herc. And then he kicks Lancelot.* You sad sack of shit, own up to your own behavior before I buy you a muzzle.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay, Uncle Lance. Everyone has their bad days. But if you get sad and do nothing about it, it won't help anything.
Sheepy: Satoru: Truly improving takes acknowledging your faults and working hard to fix them. That's really hard to do but I believe in you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... .... Did that first one already.
Arsé-kun: Hans: Saber! *he raises his voice a notch* Come get your sad husband! He's pouting on the carpets again!
Sheepy: Bedi, from another room: That's normal! I'm coming, Merlin!!
Arsé-kun: Hans: ...Not you! Unless your husband is a Berserker now?
Sheepy: Bedi: No, he isn't, sorry!
Arsé-kun: Hans: Well, you're up now! Please get the other Saber!
Sheepy: Bedi: Okay, I'll be right back!
Sheepy: Tristan: *He walks in and plops down near Lancelot* You need to be beautiful to be sad all the time.
Arsé-kun: Hans: Good god, why is everyone but the right person showing up?
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm always the right person to go to. *He changes his position to a sexy pose* I'm that beautiful.
Arsé-kun: *Herc moves out of the way for them*
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm here too if you need me.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he looks up at them, goes to get up, and ends up back on his ass. pain hurts*
Sheepy: *Guin comes over and sits down next to Lance*
Sheepy: *Tristan changes his pose once more.*.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's hard being so perfect.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he shows up in the doorway before diving and sliiiiiding over in a perfect French Girl pose* :D
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh dear, it's competition.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, it's Merlin!
Arsé-kun: Hans: .... Lets move this somewhere else. *and he climbs onto Herc's shoulder*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Is this how we're cheering him up...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: By being silly? Sure, why not? It's effective more often than not! *he rolls over and extends a leg. he looks ridiculous. hes almost wrapped in his own hair. merlin*
Sheepy: Bedi: W-well, if that's the case- I will assist you as best as I can!
Sheepy: Satoru: *He reaches to take Herc's hand. Let's walk together!*
Arsé-kun: *Herc allows this, and waits for Minako to grab on before exiting scene*
Arsé-kun: Hans: So... Were you going to tell us you used all of your seals?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Nope!
Sheepy: Satoru: Seals? Where?
Sheepy: Satoru: I saw some at the zoo.
Arsé-kun: *Mink holds up her hand for Satoru to see. Those red tattoos are mostly gone!*
Sheepy: Satoru: You got the sharpie off.
Arsé-kun: Minako: 's not sharpie. It's magic! They help keep servants under control, like HYDE...
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Hans: So, we're doomed for like 24 hours.
Arsé-kun: Hans: ... Not actually.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: So the seals made Holmes stupid?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Nope, that's just him being special.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Hans: The point that should be made here is that, if this is realized, some of us may begin to be obnoxious. I personally plan to be blackout drunk for the duration.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Hans: To avoid it all and because I need a break.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's understandable. You work hard.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And I'd allow it anyway! *she tries to reach up and pat Hans. Can't reach.* I'm more worried about the other guys. Gil and Proto, anyway.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why Proto?
Arsé-kun: Minako: If he panics and spasms, it's... Probably going to do damage. To Gil. Specifically.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And by extension, KoGil might get hit. ... Oh, but I don't know if he'll try anything.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Hans: The moral of the story is that some of us are on a tighter leash than yours. Without that leash, we don't know what they're going to do.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Hans: You're so okay with it. Master should take tips from you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Hans: *he sighs* She expects them to start fighting again the minute they realize it. I've seen it happen before, but we now have at least ten more meatshields.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad is strong. Dad can help.
Arsé-kun: Hans: And it would be great if he did. He is easily the best Liz-wrangler I've ever seen.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I'll ask him.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Thanks!
Sheepy: *Satoru heads off to find Vlad.*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad is, of course, in the basement, finishing up on someone's costume and kicking Carmilla off the table for the 15th time that hour*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He walks over and sits down next to Vlad.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Good evening. Who was screaming?
Sheepy: Satoru: The guy eating out of our trashcan. He's my friend now.
Sheepy: Satoru: We came looking for you because he wanted to kidnap me for ransom money, but Cu beat him up.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay though. He's better now.
Arsé-kun: *Vlad contemplates this information. He's not happy about it, but he also isn't complaining*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hercules has him currently.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... I'll have to meet him later, then.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: He was eating the meat from the back of the fridge.
Sheepy: Satoru: He smells bad.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ..... ... I'll keep that in mind.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... So would you like your costume now or later?
Sheepy: Satoru: Any time is fine.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: If you so insist. *he removes a carefully folded bundle from under the table*
Sheepy: Satoru: What's that?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Your costume. Go ahead and unfold it.
Sheepy: *Satoru does as suggested.*
Arsé-kun: *it's a copy of moriarty's coat.. suit, thing! also, detailed schematics fall out of it.*
Sheepy: Satoru: .......!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he looks nervous for a moment, not sure what to make of Satoru's silence*
Arsé-kun: *Then he recalls who, exactly, he is dealing with.*
Sheepy: *A huge smile spreads across his face! Satoru can smile???*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'm glad you like it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes. Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You're very welcome. *he lightly pats Satoru's head*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He's marvelling at the costume...*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad is softly smiling. Satoru is so happy! He loves it.*
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Det. AU Part 11
Arsé-kun: Arséne: So, lets get this straightened out properly this time.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: To start, Saint Germain has started internal fighting in Idea. I'm not sure what the goal there is, but it will most likely come to bite us in the ass later. Along with that, he and Nyar did... Something? Where Naoya lives, but again, no details.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I only reunited past lovers. It's nothing of a big deal. As for the latter, the Philemon.exe was corrupted and needed to restart. *he smirks a bit. he's not going any further than that.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... These are things I'd like to know before reviewing.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Moving on. Delly has insisted I make mention of something, but gave me absolutely no details to go off of. Very helpful. More importantly, I was able to arrest the homicidal artist, with help, and that's why rent is being paid this month.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And after THAT, I have been kindly informed that Tom has occasionally been communicating with others when he has his freak-outs. I'm personally inclined to guess it was to that Crow kid, as he and a few others were investigating a Byrd residency at the time. They did find some kind of evidence- I can't wait for a photocopy of it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He's got a blank expression on his face*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Where did I lose you, Sherlock?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Rent?
Sheepy: Sherlock: The artist is paying rent?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Non. I mean I got paid for the assist, so I paid the bills in advance.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Who pays rent usually?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Me, but much later in the month.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Did you say something after that?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Literally everything else.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Well.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I guess we'll never know!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You could just read what I've got written down..
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He looks to the paper*
Arsé-kun: *it certainly has everything he was saying beforehand, and more!*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, I'll read over this.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Certainly. *he passes them over* Just don't damage anything.
Sheepy: Sherlock: When do I damage things?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Punching a wall comes to mind.
Sheepy: Sherlock: When did I-
Sheepy: SHerlock: Oh, right.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I broke my hand...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You certainly damaged something that day.
Sheepy: Sherlock: A lot more than my hand, I think.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Like the wall!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: With that, my point stands.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't usually!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Fair enough.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, in the background, is Impey just yelling "Randy, your sticks!". There is no context attached.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, I get it now! *Doesn't get it at all.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... There's a bit of information missing, so it's a bit of a mess.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Great!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: What do you mean "great"??
Sheepy: Sherlock: Well, we have some information.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Better than none?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Right.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Randy!! You can't just cook sticks and leave someone else to deal with them! Come get your sticks!! *he bangs the ceiling with a broom (probably?)
Sheepy: Sheepy: You can deal with them.
Arsé-kun: Impey: And I will! *he bends down to pull Randy's pan out of the oven* But they'll be gone before he gets any at this rate!
Sheepy: Sheepy: He can perish.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Harsh!!
Sheepy: Sheepy: If he doesn’t want his sticks, he can perish
Arsé-kun: Randy: Guess I'll perish. *he drags himself in, dropping Shaggy on the counter. Cat time.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: There you are!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Here I am, in the third dimension. *he picks up a hot french toast stick and chomps it. he immediately regrets this decision.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Third?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Are you sometimes in the second?!
Arsé-kun: Randy: I try not to. ... It's confusing.
Sheepy: Sheepy: what
Arsé-kun: Randy: what
Sheepy: Sheepy: How???
Arsé-kun: Randy: I don't remember. Blame Nyar and move on.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Randy: That, and I can't eat pie anymore because I expect it to hit my face. :')
Sheepy: Sheepy: Pie?
Sheepy: Nyar: Guess who bought pie!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Please, no!
Sheepy: Nyar: I didn't!
Arsé-kun: Randy: You're horrible.
Arsé-kun: Randy: You're horrible.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm lovable.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm Sheepy.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I'm Impey!
Sheepy: Tom: im dead
Arsé-kun: Randy: No, you're Tom. *he picks up another stick. hes gonna munch. hes gonna crunch*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Do your sticks taste edible?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I tried cooking them once.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I guess so.
Arsé-kun: Impey: They smell edible.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wow.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Teach me your ways.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Don't set it on fire.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Too difficult.
Arsé-kun: Impey: How.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Messed up step one and set the house on fire.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Congrats, you summoned Cthuga instead of making french toast sticks.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I feel so talented.
Sheepy: Sheepy: A cool protagonist complimented me.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Who?
Sheepy: Sheepy: You!
Arsé-kun: Randy: I'm not cool... But thanks?
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, me! I know you were looking at him, but that's because you're shy! Gosh, I'm cool!
Sheepy: Nyar: On top of that? I'm an absolute studmuffin!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Not when you're a little girl you're not.
Sheepy: Nyar: NORMALLY I'm an absolute studmuffin.
Sheepy: Nyar: You gotta back me up here, Randy!
Sheepy: Nyar: You gotta! Or I'll pelt you with pie!
Arsé-kun: Randy: No way! Even I know you're not! You're a noodle!!
Sheepy: Nyar: What!
Sheepy: Nyar: Okay, fine, see if I care! I do a lot but I won't say that!
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm a tsundere!
Arsé-kun: Randy: But you just stated, out loud, that you cared. You're a noodley hypocrite.
Sheepy: Nyar: No, you're just a mind reader
Arsé-kun: Randy: I wonder if I can still do that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You could read people's minds at one point?!
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're cooler than I thought...! ... Although I guess you could always read mine.
Arsé-kun: Randy: That's just telepathy.. When I was trapped in another alien's body, yes... But I never actually tried as myself.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm an alien?
Arsé-kun: Randy: No, before that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: This happens a lot to you.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... That is true. It needs to stop.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Try to stay with me!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Don't make it sound like I'm dying!
Sheepy: Sheepy: You could sort of pass for my older brother.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Stay with me, protagonist, don't die! That sorta thing?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Yes. And I can just say I was just away at Miskatonic University.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Oh, they still have Astrophysics and Ancient Histories courses. ... *he thinks for a moment* They also own the original Necronomicon. It's a university of people aware of shit like this. *he pats Nyar's shoulder*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Huh!
Arsé-kun: Randy: It's in the States, so it's an easy lie to pull off, I guess.
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, ooohh! Randy! You said a meanie word!
Arsé-kun: Randy: States?
Sheepy: Nyar: Noooo!
Sheepy: Nyar: You insulted me!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Ng n'gha.
Sheepy: Nyar: You're so mean.
Arsé-kun: Randy: y'hah. I learned from the best.
Sheepy: Nyar: Me? Am I the best?!
Sheepy: Nyar: Man, I always wanted to be the best!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Well, what do siblings do with each other? All I've got is Iris and she likes using inventions on me and showing me horrible things she found on the internet.
Sheepy: Nyar: But I thought you weren't - eh, whatever.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Sounds about right..
Sheepy: Sheepy: If you bully me, I'll bully you.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Please do not. We've already got Nyar.
Sheepy: Nyar: Curls, you're being mean!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Calling you mean is mean now? You're not evil incarnate?
Sheepy: Nyar: Well-
Sheepy: Nyar: ...
Sheepy: Nyar: ................................................
Sheepy: Nyar: Am, am I slowly turning into a good guy? That can't be right!
Arsé-kun: Randy: What a sweet mask you've got on right now.
Sheepy: Nyar: !!!
Sheepy: Nyar: I need a new one!
Sheepy: Nyar: If I take yours, I should be mean enough.
Arsé-kun: Randy: But then who will I be??
Sheepy: Nyar: Nobody
Arsé-kun: Randy: How fitting!
Sheepy: Sheepy: What should we do today?
Arsé-kun: Randy: I was going to try to write, but I've got nothing. So be depressed. Hooray.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's what I do when I write essays.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Watson writes on the side, so maybe he can help.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Iris also writes.
Arsé-kun: Randy: That's how most of us feel when we write essays.. But this is true.
Arsé-kun: Impey: whats an essay and whys everyone never happy about them
Sheepy: Sheepy: Writing about a topic you dont care about and not being paid to do it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Iris loves them.
Arsé-kun: Impey: That sounds terrible.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah, they're for nerds.
Arsé-kun: Impey: We don't want them. The preps can have them.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're not a nerd.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Should I ponytail my hair and start lecturing on space shuttle physics???
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sure.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Victor is a nerd.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I? Can't argue about that?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah.
Sheepy: *Impey receives a text!*
Arsé-kun: Impey: ?! *what?? this is rare! he checks immediately.*
Sheepy: Iris: [text: to Impey] let's go somewhere fun today! I want to invite fran, too! but he never reads his texts!!
Arsé-kun: Impey: [text: to Iris] Sure, I'm not busy! I'll drag him along, dw!
Sheepy: Iris: [text: to Impey] I want to invite abby and sheepy too!
Sheepy: Iris: [text: to Impey] ok great! thanks!
Arsé-kun: Impey: [text: to Iris] I'm on it, princess!
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he turns his phone to Sheepy* You've received an invitation to go outside for once.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can finally go outside?!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I hate being inside constantly.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hey, Randy, you should come with us.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I'm not really an outside person... But I may as well.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You can be the adult of the group.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I'm honored.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, I guess Van is an adult, too.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I guess I should tell Arsene and Watson that we're going out.
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He goes hunting for the two.*
Arsé-kun: *Arséne is no longer at his desk. Good luck.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Where did he go...
Sheepy: Sheepy: Arseeeene, where did you gooo???
Arsé-kun: Impey: You didn't know he left? *he strolls in, following Sheepy. Randy is behind him with his sticks. this is his food for the day*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Somewhere!~~
Sheepy: Sheepy: I need to find you and if you don't give me a hint I'll put mugs dangerously close to the edge of your desk to bother you when you see them.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: My hint is that I'm answering you!
Sheepy: *Sheepy follows Arsene's voice*
Arsé-kun: *He's in Sherlock's kitchen! You found him!! Also featuring! Watson, before his coffee, trying to not doze off at the table. It's ass o clock am, wake up!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: I found the two people I need to talk to!
Sheepy: Harley: I hope I'm not one of them because I refuse to talk to you right now.
Sheepy: Sherlock: But you're talking to him right now.
Sheepy: Harley: I refuse to talk to you, too.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Eh!?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Eh? We grumpy this morning?
Sheepy: Harley: I'm not grumpy.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Yeah you are.
Sheepy: Harley: No, how am I grumpy?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You're being Mr. "I can't talk to anyone until morning coffee" right now.
Sheepy: Harley: That's always Watson.
Sheepy: Harley: Anyway, I don't need coffee.
Sheepy: Harley: I need something interesting to happen that's not magical in nature. I want a mystery to solve.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oh, I agree entirely. I'm almost tired of it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But yes, Sheepy? What did you need?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Iris invited a few of us to go out.
Sheepy: Sheepy: By that I mean she texted Impey and told him to tell everyone else but never actually left her room...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: So the usual?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: As long as everyone stays together, I've got no issues with it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What about you, Watson?
Arsé-kun: Watson: ...? What?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Iris invited a few of us to go out. Are you okay with us going out?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I suppose so.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Only suppose...? Did you have a problem? You can join us if you want.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Iris didn't invite you, but it's all good.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I want to go! But I doubt she would want me going.
Sheepy: Sherlock: She never comes out of her room so I always worry about her.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I can't stop any of you, so I'm not really going to try.. *he yawns and eyes the coffee machine. is it done yeeeet*
Sheepy: Sheepy: It's bad to be a defeatist.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's not even ten yet. I'm about as functional as a ferret stuck in a shoe.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'd recommend being a teenager again.
Sheepy: Sheepy: No, wait
Sheepy: Sheepy: You wouldn't be able to wake up until noon as a teenager.
Sheepy: Harley: Go to sleep earlier.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I wouldn't mind getting up at noon.
Sheepy: Harley: No, go to sleep earlier.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Then you better start doing it too.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't need to.
Arsé-kun: Watson: If you say so.
Sheepy: Harley: I just need to keep my mind active.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Do not, do not, please take a break once in a while.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm rarely tired.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm exhausted for you both at this rate.
Sheepy: Sherlock: We're secretly sapping your energy!?
Sheepy: Sherlock: What a cunning scheme...! So genius, even I, the perpetrator, wasn't aware of it!!!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Considering what I have to deal with nightly? I don't think it's a secret. *he leans down and puts his face in his hand. the nerve of these idiots*
Sheepy: Harley: I can knock him out for you.
Sheepy: Harley: You don't have to listen to him at night if he's unconscious.
Arsé-kun: Watson: That's called giving someone a concussion, so no. Absolutely not.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't like that plan...
Sheepy: Harley: Then don't be a terrible roommate or I'll take matters into my own hands. I shouldn't have to tell you to take other people's feelings into account.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Hypocrite alert.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't keep people awake at night.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You don't, but you can be an ass during the day.
Sheepy: Harley: I weigh honesty and potentially hurting them and see which is worth more.
Sheepy: Harley: I refuse to lie.
Arsé-kun: Watson: And I shouldn't have to tell a grown ass adult to not put his hands on other people. But here we are!!!
Arsé-kun: *he's so, so, SO done*
Arsé-kun: *and it's still not even 10 am.*
Sheepy: Harley: People need the views of others to know how to improve- I wouldn't put my hands on him.
Arsé-kun: Impey: What are we yelling about!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Harley's threatening to knock me unconscious.
Sheepy: Harley: It's not a threat. It's undignified to threaten people. Only petty criminals threaten people.
Sheepy: Harley: It's a suggestion on how to solve a problem.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Which can lead to more brain damage, which can lead to being! Even! More! Annoying!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Hey I suddenly feel attacked
Sheepy: Harley: How are you being attacked?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I completely expected "petty criminals" to be followed with my name.
Sheepy: Harley: No, you're fine.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm honored.
Sheepy: Harley: And...he can get more annoying?
Sheepy: Harley: I didn't know.
Sheepy: Harley: Unless you mean I am.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Can't anyone? I mean, it's not that har-*the coffee machine clicks. it is done. This earns his 100% undivided attention*
Sheepy: Harley: It wouldn't surprise me. I always have been in the past.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's done!!
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm saved! *he nearly jumps out of his seat to get at the machine. c a f f i e n e*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You could have done a flip during that maneuver..! *he's very clearly joking.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: I want to see that!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'd give it a shot but you're kind of on my lap right now.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Absolutely not. *he's back with coffee. he is pleased. this is his favorite kind. i know nothing about coffee so sue me*
Arsé-kun: Watson: I think I would break something in the attempt.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Well, that would be a problem.
Sheepy: Harley: Don't break anything. It'd be upsetting.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I agree with both of these points entirely.
Arsé-kun: Randy: It'd probably be lethal or permanently damaging.
Arsé-kun: Impey: uh
Arsé-kun: Randy: I'll see myself out.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I, uh, I was gonna crack a joke about Delly taking care of the problem like ten minutes ago, but too late now!
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, no, I'd love recommendations.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Please don't knock me out.
Sheepy: Harley: Get a better sleep schedule.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Stop being a hypocrite.
Sheepy: Harley: Ah, that's a weight off my mind, to find out how you truly feel about me. Thank you. Please be more honest with me in the future.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What happened to you? You're different... You were really nice right after the amnesia, but now you're even worse than before the amnesia. You're unrelenting.
Sheepy: Harley: Thank you for telling me. I want to know your feelings.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Do you? Mine are "Stop hurting yourself like this" and "Please do not threaten people when you have no intention of acting on them," with a side of "Sit down and eat already kiddo, I'll fistfight you and lose". *coffee sip break* At least you're recognizing other people have feelings. That's a plus.
Sheepy: Harley: How am I hurting myself?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Not eating or sleeping, no matter how hungry or tired you feel, is extremely damaging. You know this.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm neither tired nor hungry.
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he sighs* You can just say "I eat on my own schedule", and that would be the end of it. You saying otherwise just makes me want to dump melatonin on you.
Sheepy: Harley: ...And anyway, I'm perfectly willing to damage myself to pursue the truth, so if a case requires it, I'll starve.
Sheepy: Harley: Why melatonin?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Why not melatonin?
Sheepy: Harley: How would it help?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Do you really want medical term talk at ten am?
Sheepy: Harley: I wouldn't mind it.
Arsé-kun: *Watson promptly launches into a caffeine-fueled explanation of what melatonin is. the internet is checked on at least twice. his mug is refilled twice. Arséne completely tunes out in favor of literally anything else.*
Sheepy: *Sherlock has also stopped listening. Harley seems interested.*
Sheepy: Harley: I understand.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Fantastic! So please do better with yourself before I prescribe it by force.
Sheepy: Harley: Thank you for your offer, but I'm fine. You really shouldn't worry about someone like me.
Sheepy: Harley: It's a waste of time.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Too late. If I've wasted years, so be it.
Sheepy: Harley: I appreciate that you do, even though I can't understand what would cause you to worry about me.
Arsé-kun: Van: Stop questioning it. You won't get answers. *good morning van helsing. sir 'ive already gotten dressed for the day'. bastard*
Sheepy: Harley: You've asked, too?
Arsé-kun: Van: Numerous times. I've given up. Just take what you get and shut up about it.
Sheepy: Iris: *She enters* Good morning!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Good morning!
Sheepy: Harley:...
Arsé-kun: *Van absently pats her head as she passes him. Arséne notices this. Arséne will remember this.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: I was worried......
Arsé-kun: *in the background, randy has run out of sticks. hes disappoint*
Sheepy: Sheepy: You could make more!
Sheepy: Iris:... ... Good morning, Daddy! Good morning, Herly! Good morning, Luppie! Good morning, Sh-
Sheepy: Sheepy: It's actually nighttime.
Sheepy: Iris: Say good morning...!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Good mourning!
Arsé-kun: Randy: *he blocks Sheepy's face with the pan* This one doesn't exist right now. Good morning, though.
Sheepy: Iris: Good morning, Randy!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm invisible.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You'll never see him coming..
Sheepy: Sheepy: Heck yeah
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he appears to be Thinking. when he isnt making sure van isnt using any kitchen appliances, anyway*
Sheepy: Harley: Is something on your mind, Watson?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Certainly. Do you have any plans for today?
Sheepy: Harley: No.
Sheepy: Harley: Why?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm taking you with me today. It might help you in the social department.
Sheepy: Harley: Am I really in that much need of medical attention that you'll even drag me to your office to prescribe me something I don't want? Or is it for publicity? I'm a nobody. Bring Sherlock.
Sheepy: Harley: Unless, of course, it's something else.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Neither. I just said the reasoning. If I wanted publicity, I'd commit murder.
Sheepy: Harley: Would I help you or capture you if you did that...?
Sheepy: Harley: I don't know.
Sheepy: Harley: How will it help me in the social department?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Because you'll get outside for once, and I don't mean sitting in the park with the squirrels.
Sheepy: Harley:....
Sheepy: Harley: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I appreciate it. I've helped you and Sherlock enough times- You're helping me for once.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Look on the bright side. It won't be weird. .. I forgot to see myself out. *he goes to back out, nearly smacking Sheepy's face with the aforementioned pan. Impey stops him in time*
Sheepy: Harley: I apologize for never returning your good will.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's fine.
Sheepy: Harley: I'll try to be better about it in the future.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Don't worry about it. I don't mind, genuinely. I only mind when you're being difficult, and that doesn't apply purely to you.
Sheepy: Harley: No good deed goes unpunished.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Then why am I still alive?
Sheepy: Harley: Pure luck.
Arsé-kun: Watson: That's fair.
Sheepy: Harley: It applies to all of us.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Excuse you, I get by on my skill.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I live on because my body lets me!
Arsé-kun: Randy: I don't think I have a choice in the matter.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm actually a zombie.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I'm actually a vampire, then!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Uh? Everyone knows that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: what.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm the last to know anything, so if I know it, everyone else does.
Arsé-kun: Impey: What? What are you talking about? ^^;;;
Sheepy: Sherlock: That's what I broke my hand over.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he looks from Sherlock to Impey and back, repeatedly* What? What?? What the hell???
Sheepy: Sherlock: You don't need to act stunned.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Acting? Who's acting?? This is the first I've heard of this!
Sheepy: Sherlock:...Huh?
Sheepy: Sherlock: What...
Arsé-kun: *and Impey slowly backs out, keeping a forced grin on, before very quickly retreating. There is Fear here.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: ....
Sheepy: Sherlock: Did I say something wrong?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ¿...? Did he think I was angry at him? I'm angry at myself for not realizing this sooner.
Sheepy: Iris: I'll go after him.
Arsé-kun: Van: It can't be hard. He already looks like a traffic cone.
Sheepy: Iris: That's true.
Arsé-kun: Randy: But if he stays hidden, it means he's got a massive advantage..
Sheepy: Iris: Oh...
Sheepy: Iris: I'll just have to try harder!
Sheepy: Sherlock: ????
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ¿¿¿¿
Arsé-kun: *what a duo.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sheepy - 1, Arsene - 0...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: My own son knew and kept it from me.. I am an absolute master of my field. Without a doubt.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's a cruel way of phrasing it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I just assumed you knew.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I had no idea..! ... *he frowns* Someone hand me the paper. Maybe I can excel in my primary field instead.
Sheepy: Harley: *He hands Arsene the paper*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Everyone has their bad days.
Sheepy: Harley: I didn't know.
Sheepy: Harley: However, I also didn't, and still don't, care.
Sheepy: Harley: I've never had an interest in vampires, zombies, or whatever other horror movie creatures there are. I didn't believe in them, either, until they proved to be real.
Arsé-kun: Watson: .... That's not what you said when you were younger, Mister.
Sheepy: Harley: What?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Do I mention it here in the open? I didn't think you would appreciate it.
Sheepy: Harley: No, please don't.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Alright. *and he drops the matter*
Sheepy: Harley: When are we going?
Arsé-kun: Watson: At eleven.
Sheepy: Harley: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he lowers the newspaper. he's got an awfully sinister grin..* Sheepy? Hold down the fort. I know what I'm doing this weekend.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Why would I ask that of you? Why, oh why?
Arsé-kun: *his grin gets bigger, in french*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, let's steal something!
Sheepy: Harley: You're a terrible influence.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I've kept him from committing arson. I am a fantastique influence!
Sheepy: Harley: That's the basic first step for being a father, I would think.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't know, I'm no father.
Arsé-kun: Watson: The first step is having a child and it being alive.
Sheepy: Harley: That first step will be difficult, considering I have no romantic partner.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Adoption is fine.
Sheepy: Harley: Yes, I suppose so.
Sheepy: Harley: I've thought about what having a family would be like some over the years, but I quickly came to the conclusion I'd be an awful father. I don't want to put a child through that.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I thought I would be awful as well.
Sheepy: Harley: You actually had parents, didn't you?
Sheepy: Harley: You had some type of reference.
Arsé-kun: Watson: This is a fair counterpoint.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't know how they're supposed to act. My only experience with them is being ignored. I wouldn't want to replicate that.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's mostly instinct based. You'd be fine.
Sheepy: Harley: Instinct..?
Sheepy: Harley: So it's instinctual to ignore them...?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't remember anything about my parents! But, I suspect they loved me a lot because I love me a lot.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm very lovable!
Sheepy: Harley: Yes, the most.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I said mostly, not guaranteed. Ignoring them is not instinct. That is choice.
Sheepy: Harley: Mycroft, the second most.
Sheepy: Harley: Meanwhile, they didn't love me a bit. So, I fear I'd duplicate that.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Ah. With how you treat animals, though, I think you would be fine.
Sheepy: Harley: But those are animals.
Sheepy: Harley:...Animals... animals don't lie about their feelings.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's close enough.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... Is this a bad time to come back? Also, have you met a cat once?
Sheepy: Harley: I have.
Sheepy: Harley: There's Wagahai.
Sheepy: Harley: Wagahai lives here.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Cats refuse to show when they're hurt, unless it's bad. They'll even run away so no one sees it. This one taught me that. *and he dumps Shaggy onto Harley's lap. tiny meow*
Sheepy: Harley:....
Sheepy: Harley: I can understand that viewpoint.
Sheepy: *Harley begins petting Shaggy. hello!*
Sheepy: Harley: When you're hurt, others drop their guard. They, too, end up hurt.
Arsé-kun: *Shaggy rubs his face on Harley and stares up at him with those big ol' moon eyes.*
Sheepy: Harley: It's best to keep them safe.
Sheepy: Harley: Love is keeping those around you safe, no matter how much it costs you.
Sheepy: Harley: It's not running away. It's a sacrifice.
Arsé-kun: *and then it was awkward and depressing for a moment. 2x combo! double score!*
Arsé-kun: Van: .... Good god, who died to make you all so silent?
Sheepy: *Harley is still petting Shaggy, seemingly unaware of the mood drop*
Sheepy: Sheepy: My mood.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: The mood has, indeed, just been murdered in cold blood. I can confirm this.
Sheepy: Iris: Is it over Barby? He's okay now!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Not at all, but that is good.
Sheepy: Iris: Huh?
Sheepy: Harley: I felt comfortable. I spoke out of turn. I'm sorry.
Sheepy: Harley: I'll avoid discussing my feelings in the future.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It wasn't that you were out of turn, or that it was you. Don't apologize. *he rolls up the paper and lightly bonks Harley with it* Please don't imply you're a sacrifice again.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... He's got a point.
Sheepy: Harley: So, in a way, I am.
Sheepy: Harley: It would've left a much larger void in the group if he had passed than if I had. It's perfectly fine for me to be the scapegoat in that situation. It's simple analysis.
Sheepy: Harley: I got lucky, of course.
Sheepy: Harley: I predicted almost instantaneous death.
Arsé-kun: *arsene whaps harley with the paper again*
Sheepy: Harley: What?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Arrêtez ! Ferme ta tais-toi, and pardon my French, but devalue yourself again and I'll smack your ass with this paper!
Sheepy: Harley: It's not devaluing myself.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm completely aware I hold value. This makes me very happy.
Arsé-kun: Van: The problem is you're addressing a morbid manner this early in the day. Stop it. Get help.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't need help, but thank you for the recommendation.
Sheepy: Harley: Once again, I shouldn't have talked about this, so I won't bring it up in thr future.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Let's make a depression club! I'll make jackets!
Sheepy: Harley: I'm not depressed.
Arsé-kun: Impey: It'll be open to everyone!
Sheepy: Harley: Why should I join if I'm not depressed?
Arsé-kun: Impey: So there's a time and place to say stuff without ruining the mood! *he throws confetti. where did he get confetti. when did he. Van ignores it entirely*
Sheepy: Harley: I'm not interested. I've already stated my feelings on the matter. There's no purpose in ever repeating them.
Arsé-kun: Impey: That's fine too!
Sheepy: Harley: It's a waste of time. I should be getting ready to go out. *He gently shifts Shaggy off of his lap before getting up* I have to get ready.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Wise decision. I will join you.
Sheepy: *Harley rushes out...*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Huh, just like you were saying, Randy.
Arsé-kun: Randy: For once, I was right about something.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're usually right.
Arsé-kun: *watson grumbles about Harley leaving much too fast, dragging himself up to follow*
Arsé-kun: Randy: That is a first.
Sheepy: Sherlock:???
Sheepy: *Harley shouts from the entrance, "I'm going out, Watson!" before slamming the door behind him. slow down harley*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Getting ready, he says, leaving entirely! Good lord.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's just his way of leaving uncomfortable situations.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He always does that!
Sheepy: Iris: I could chase after him! He couldn't have gone far!
Arsé-kun: Watson: This is a Holmes you're talking about, dear. He's gone.
Sheepy: Iris:...Does he...does he even know how to get there...?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I should hope so.
Sheepy: Iris: Oh dear....um...
Sheepy: Iris: He should be okay!
Arsé-kun: Watson: If he isn't, he'll come home wearing a cone of shame.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Like I was saying! Sheepy, hold down the fort!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay, sure.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Then I'll be off! I'll probably be back on Monday, if I'm lucky.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Have fun with that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I fully intend to! ... Sherlock, please get up so I can be an evil gentleman thief.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Fantastic question! It is Friday.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah...so four days.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Three, including today.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Friday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's- that's not-
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Sherlock? I just lost brain cells listening to that.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What!?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Consider the calendar.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Calendar....
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...........!?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't look at calendars!
Arsé-kun: Delly: Start looking!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Alright.
Sheepy: Sheepy: But... wait a minute! How'll I watch over the office if I'm out with Iris?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You know what I meant to say! You don't need 24/7 surveillance with all the people around.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Great!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Where are we going, exactly..?
Sheepy: Iris: Good question.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Ehh? We don't even know yet?
Sheepy: Iris: What about the museum?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Oh! I've wanted to go there!
Sheepy: Iris: Let's go, then!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Is it close...?
Sheepy: Iris: It's not far, but it isn't walking distance.
Sheepy: Sheepy: So it's far.
Sheepy: Iris: It's not far!
Arsé-kun: Randy: If we can't walk, how are we going about it?
Sheepy: Iris: I don't know.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can drive but we don't have a car.
Sheepy: Iris: Since when could you-
Arsé-kun: Randy: .... Since he got behind the wheel of a car and worked it out.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I've been behind the wheel multiple times!
Sheepy: Iris:...
Sheepy: Iris: Does-
Sheepy: Sheepy: Shh, don't ask questions.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Yes.
Sheepy: Iris: I was going to ask if Luppie knows.
Sheepy: Iris: But you're bad at keeping secrets so he has to.
Arsé-kun: Randy: The answer is still yes. So is your next question.
Sheepy: Iris: Is he a reckless driver?
Sheepy: Sheepy: O-oh, y-yeah, as reckless as they come!
Arsé-kun: Randy: You drive slower than my grandmother.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm such a daredevil, just like Ar- oh, shut up!
Sheepy: Iris: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Randy: I'll consider it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're the one who can't keep secrets!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can keep secrets! I keep tons of them!
Arsé-kun: Randy: If we wanted to get there today, you driving would not improve matters. My driving is equally as bad.
Sheepy: Iris: I've never driven before.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I have! It's not too bad!
Sheepy: Iris: Sherly has shown me how to fix cars, but that's my only experience with them.
Arsé-kun: Van: It's not difficult. It's other people that make it hard.
Sheepy: Iris: Huh?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'd drive at a normal speed if drivers weren't so aggressive.
Arsé-kun: Impey: It's hard to drive when other drivers are jerks, I guess? I mean, yeah..
Arsé-kun: Randy: And because no one has said it- Do not trust Lupin driving a vehicle. I already feel sick thinking about it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: See, this is why I'm trying to avoid learning from him.
Arsé-kun: Delly: .. You're all still here?? You're so slow!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay, fine, let's go then.
Arsé-kun: Van: I suppose the bus is an option? Or the monorail.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, yeah, true.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let's go that way, then!
Sheepy: *And so, they head out!*
Arsé-kun: *but which way are they going??*
Sheepy: *By the bus!*
Arsé-kun: *is it at least a double decker bus*
Sheepy asked the lost sheep to choose between yes and no. The lost sheep chose: no
Sheepy: *yes. ignore chatzy. it is a double decker bus*
Arsé-kun: *hooray!*
Sheepy: *They eventually get to the museum!*
Arsé-kun: Impey: \o/ *hooray*
Sheepy: Sheepy: We're here!
Arsé-kun: Van: And without casualties. Impressive.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah, somehow.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ughhhh.. I'd rather be one right about now. *he just caught up, just now, because he's makin' his way downtown, walkin' slow, motion sick flow, and he's dying DADADA DA DAAAA*
Sheepy: Sheepy: You gotta go out sometimes. How're you going to become a phantom thief like this, eh?
Arsé-kun: Randy: By not taking public transportation.. I'll just walk..
Sheepy: Sheepy: Uh, yeah, good luck with that!
Arsé-kun: Van: If anyone has noticed, we've already been ditched.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh!?
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he waves from over there, on the museum line. bc iris needs adult supervision*
Sheepy: *Sheepy rushes over to Impey*
Arsé-kun: *as does Van, who drags Randy with him*
Arsé-kun: *they eventually get in! far faster than getting in normally takes. is this the real life? or is this fantasy? da da da other words i dont know reality OPEN YOUR EYES, LOOK UP TO THE SKY AND SEEEE*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wow, that was shorter than I'd expect.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Was it?
Sheepy: Iris: Let's go, let's go!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Slow down, the exhibits aren't going anywhere. (Yet.)
Arsé-kun: Randy: *he glances at Sheepy*
Sheepy: Sheepy: What?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Oh, I thought you were going to say more.
Sheepy: Sheepy: No.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Let's just hope none of the exhibits get up and leave.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Huh!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Dinosaurs only do that when they're alive.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Or so we hope.
Arsé-kun: Impey: What are we saying? The exhibits are alive? Gee, I sure hope not!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I hope not!
Sheepy: *Iris has already run off.*
Arsé-kun: *and Impey goes to chase after her. She's gotta be lookin' at something interesting too!*
Sheepy: Iris: Barby, look at this dinosaur! It's little!
Arsé-kun: Impey: Oh, it is! Why's it so small?
Sheepy: Iris: Good question!
Sheepy: Iris: Maybe being small was beneficial to it.
Sheepy: Iris: Or maybe it was a baby!
Arsé-kun: Impey: Maybe both?
Sheepy: Iris: Oh, maybe!
Sheepy: Iris: Which dinosaur is your favorite? Sheepy's is the velociraptor, but I think they're creepy.
Sheepy: Iris: I like the triceratops.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I like the feathery flying ones! The uh.. Not the pterodactyl, that's not it.
Sheepy: Iris: Well, I guess it's the velociraptor. He stares really hard at it every time we come here before wordlessly leaving, but he claims his favorite is the - it starts with an a, right?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Yeah!
Sheepy: Sheepy: My favorite is the archaeopteryx, don't tell lies.
Arsé-kun: Impey: That's it! That's the bird!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah.
Sheepy: Sheepy: They're talented.
Arsé-kun: Impey: They're probably super cute, too...
Sheepy: Sheepy: And soft!
Arsé-kun: Impey: When will we get the real Jurassic park? I'd pay real money for it, if I had any!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Maybe we shouldn't ask for that.
Arsé-kun: Impey: All herbivores, no t-rex, final destination
Sheepy: Sheepy: Archaeoptryx was a carnivore.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Then just don't let it near the herbivores! Issue solved!
Sheepy: Sheepy: What about people?
Arsé-kun: Impey: If people can keep pet crocodiles, I think a big bird wouldn't be that difficult!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I guess!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let's keep looking.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Yeah, lets not just stay here.
Sheepy: *Sheepy and Iris keep looking.*
Arsé-kun: *Impey stays with them. Van occasionally joins them, but he's not really a fan of being in a big group*
Arsé-kun: *Randy does eventually catch up. having gone to get a snack and coffee. His sociability meter has been refilled!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, there you are!
Sheepy: Iris: Abby! Look at this one! It looks like a dog! We should bring Herly eventually.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I just learned some moths can ruin a bat's echolocation by vibrating their genitals, how is everyone else doing? I formally dislike the given information.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wh...
Sheepy: Sheepy: Thanks, JK Rowling.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Listen, implying wizards reguarly shiat themselves is on a different level than moths wiggling their moth dicks.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hey, I've got an idea.
Arsé-kun: Van: It's both of you not speaking. *he looks back to Iris* It does.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sherlock met with Merlin, right?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let's ask Merlin if JK Rowling is right.
Arsé-kun: Randy: You can't just ask a wizard if they shit themselves. The answer is generally no anyway.
Sheepy: Sheepy: We need to tell her she's wrong on Sherlock's official twitter.
Sheepy: Iris: If you post bad things off of Holmesies's account because he never logs off and Daddy and I are the main ones who manage it, I'll tell Daddy.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You would think that Merlin is senile, anyway.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I don't know about that. Moon incubi don't become senile. At least, not that I am aware of.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He's a moon incubus?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Something like that.
Arsé-kun: Impey: :D ? *you've lost him at least twice in this discussion. the air vent is more interesting*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wait, do you not know about Merlin, Impey?
Arsé-kun: Impey: I sorta do, yeah.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He's part Incubus.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I got that part.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Wild.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Y'know what's pretty wild? Eggs. Just... Develop outside of your mom's body. That's pretty wild.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah, dinosaurs had those.
Arsé-kun: Impey: But speaking of! *he tilts his head back a bit* Somethin' smells like eggs, or is it just me?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Uh?
Sheepy: Sheepy: No.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Wait, hold on! It's not me. *and he beelines accurately. bees do not go in straight lines. Have you seen bees? They go every which way, which Impey does while honing in on a single target* Hey! Egg!
Sheepy: Eggs: *He jumps, whirling around in a dramatic motion and placing his hand over his heart with one smooth stroke* You startled me...
Arsé-kun: Impey: Oops, sorry! I thought you'd have heard me!
Sheepy: Eggs: *He looks down, embarrassed* I'm afraid I didn't.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Oooooops! But how're you doin', bud?
Sheepy: Eggs: *He looks up from the ground again, making almost direct eye contact* I'm fine. What about you?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Nope, came with a group to get out of the house. WBU? *but he, like, said the words, not the letters*
Sheepy: Eggs: Oh, I'm here so I can have more to talk about.
Arsé-kun: Impey: It sure is good for that!
Arsé-kun: *in the distance, randy can be heard saying "i am a higher being of pure anxiety”*
Sheepy: Eggs: Yes, it is.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Like, uhh... Some moths can mess up sonar. That's kinda neat.
Sheepy: Eggs: Well, wouldn't they sacrifice other capabilities by specializing in one?
Arsé-kun: Impey: I mean, sure, but would you really need other ones if you only deal with the one thing?
Sheepy: Eggs: That's true.
Sheepy: *A man in a suit, visibly panicked, knocks into Impey while rushing past. Rather than apologizing, he keeps going and exits through a door he certainly isn't allowed through. The nearby security guard follows him at a calm pace.*
Arsé-kun: Impey: Looks like someone brought their keys through a metal detector.
Sheepy: Eggs: Yes, that's likely.
Sheepy: Eggs: Doesn't it make you curious?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Sure, but it ain't our business.
Sheepy: Eggs: That's true. I wouldn't want to get in-...Do you smell that?
Sheepy: Eggs: Now I really don't want to get involved.
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he tilts his head back a bit, again* ... Loud and clear, I do. It's still not our business... But it might be if we don't do anything.
Sheepy: Eggs: *He heads for the door the panicked man exited through*
Arsé-kun: *Impey follows him, looking around. Where's the other guards, anyway? Lunch break??*
Sheepy: *Eggs, without any concern for safety, exits through the door, only to be greeted by the sight of the man in the suit bleeding out on the ground from two clean, calculated cuts on his throat, and the "guard" hovering over him with bloody metal claws. The guard looks up upon hearing them, his eyes briefly widening*
Arsé-kun: *Impey just looks towards Eggs, raising his eyebrows. He's absolutely going to do something or other*
Sheepy: Guard: I knew I should've been pashient.
Sheepy: Guard: Lissen. Yeh can't tell ahnyone 'bout dis.
Sheepy: Guard: I'll be on yeh 'n a flash if yeh do. So shut yer trap.
Sheepy: Eggs: But you-
Sheepy: Guard: Yer on th' list of people I can't kill, b't yeh can't f'llow instr- orders.
Arsé-kun: *impey, meanwhile, has taken a step back and has lowered himself down like a track-running cat. or some shit. idk. but hes Clearly Not Important*
Sheepy: Guard: *He slowly begins lifting up the body while stepping back*
Sheepy: Guard:...'Ve goht a b'tter idea.
Sheepy: Guard: Come wif me, both of yeh.
Sheepy: Eggs: You can't possibly expect us to...!
Arsé-kun: Impey: Aaaand if I don't wanna?
Sheepy: Guard: I'll kill yeh, 'n everyone yeh luv.
Sheepy: Guard: 'Cept fer yeh, Robert, I can't do anyfin' 'bout yeh.
Arsé-kun: Impey: 'Ey, you'd have to catch me first!
Sheepy: Guard: Yer luv ones that fast?
Arsé-kun: Impey: You gonna make it that far?
Arsé-kun: *Impey's really, really not happy about any of this, but a man is Dying here! He's saved up confidence for years just for this moment! And most of it is gone already. Yikes. He manages to, at least, bare his fangs and get out a low hiss. Is this scary???? He really hopes so!!!*
Sheepy: Guard: Yer like Robert, eh?
Sheepy: Eggs: I can't say I know you.
Sheepy: Guard: *He's watching Impey closely* 'f yeh do what I say, yer safety is more likely.
Sheepy: Guard: I really don't want t' 'urt yeh.
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he recognizes that his intimidation has failed, and just stops bothering. He doesn't get back up, though- He's holding that position*
Sheepy: Guard: I've tried 'gain 'nd 'gain.
Sheepy: Guard:...Well. One lass shot. Robert. Yer friend's gettin' in th' way of yer papa's orders.
Sheepy: Eggs:...
Sheepy: Eggs: If it's just him, I'll go willingly. I was headed in that direction before this.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Ehhhhh???
Sheepy: Eggs: I don't like admitting it, but this is normal.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Given who you are, yeah, of course, but.... *he gestures to the scene. he's really got no idea what to do about this.*
Sheepy: Guard: Don't worry 'bout it.
Sheepy: Guard: 'E'll be up 'nd runnin' 'round wifin th' 'our.
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he is... very visibly confused*
Sheepy: Guard: I was 'bout t' deal wif 'im fer good, but yeh int'rupted me.
Sheepy: Eggs:...*He clenches his cane tightly* You really shouldn't be so open about it.
Arsé-kun: *Impey's voice has mysteriously been replaced with the distinct sound of a metal baseball bat meeting a humanoid skull. How strange!!!*
Sheepy: Eggs: You could've gone about it any other way than that!
Sheepy: *The guard strolls over and lifts up Impey*
Arsé-kun: *he gets 0 resistance. Impey's going to be feeling that in the morning.*
Arsé-kun: ?: Yous was taking far too long. *our new mystery man moves in. when did he even show up?* Robert, you damn well know better. Get your ass home, before I send it there.
Sheepy: Guard: Boss, what d'we do 'bout th' body? Th' vocal cord's b'n cut, so 'e sh'd be 'armless.
Sheepy: Guard: Can't give orders like that.
Arsé-kun: ?: Leave 'em. Someone else can deal with it if they wanna. If we're real lucky, we'll get one 'ell of a show.
Sheepy: Eggs: I'd appreciate it if you didn't injure my friends, threatening me aside.
Arsé-kun: ?: Then they shouldn't have been a pain in th' ass.
Sheepy: Eggs: He didn't know.
Arsé-kun: ?: Sure does now!
Sheepy: Guard: Go on, Robert! Go on 'ome! Yeh don't wanna be caught related t' this mess.
Sheepy: Guard: We'll come wif 'im, right?
Arsé-kun: ?: yeah, eventually. Now or later, I don' care. We did our job. I'm just gonna stick t'see if anythin' else happens.
Sheepy: Eggs: I don't trust you with my friend.
Arsé-kun: ?: Yer not supposed to. Longer you take, more likely sumthin's gonna happen.
Sheepy: Eggs: Are you threatening me?
Sheepy: Guard: Go, go.
Arsé-kun: ?: Not you, just this one. So skedaddle!
Sheepy: *Eggs heads home, visibly angry for once*
Arsé-kun: *Welcome home, Eggs!! Smiley and Todd are nowhere to be seen. Neither is anyone else. At least, not immediately.*
Sheepy: Eggs: Where is everyone...?
Sheepy: Eggs: Is everyone out...?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Not at all, Robert. *he wheels out into the lobby, and stops to look at Eggs' face* ... Moran gave you trouble, didn't he?
Sheepy: Eggs: He bashed my friend's head in with a metal bat and then threatened me with further harm against my friend if I didn't go home.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he groans, loudly, and puts his head into his hands* He keeps making this far more complicated than need be. Now we have to address additional threads.. That bat is going through his skull this evening.
Sheepy: Eggs: On top of that, his lackey said much more than what should've been said.
Sheepy: Eggs: I don't quite understand what he was going on about, but we ended up witnessing him murdering someone who would apparently get up later.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I told Moran the boy was a bad fit for the job.. But yes, they likely would. That part was correct.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... And to address your confusion, this marks your first time meeting dear Jack. Moran refused to let him meet you. Some nonsense about bias out in the field.
Sheepy: Eggs: Jack? I don't recognize the name.
Sheepy: Eggs: I do know that you can't afford to be biased in this field. People have specialized uses. They shouldn't diverge from those uses.
Sheepy: Eggs: By having biases, you risk ruining a perfect plan.
Sheepy: Eggs: Oh, speaking of which, I finished casing the statue.
Sheepy: Eggs: There's a huge weakness in the security during lunchtime. It's positioned somewhat close to the exit as well, making for easy escape. However, if Moran doesn't get this murder scene cleared up before an actual witness appears, the museum in general may be shut down.
Sheepy: Eggs: Concerningly enough, I saw the Phantom there as well, and I overheard discussion of him casing the "velociraptor". It's unclear if this means the statue or the fossil, but he has targeted this museum as well. We might need to make a move before he can, because otherwise they might strengthen the security to unmanageable levels.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lets go one at a time. Your statement on biases is entirely correct. Moran just insists you or Jack would act on bias.
Arsé-kun: Mori: The security weakness I have known about for quite a while. This is not a new thing. *he rolls his eyes* The media claimed if anything else went missing, the issue would be resolved. It's been years.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Next, try to open communication. We can't be clashing over something in the field.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And finally, about Jack. You have met- He is just disguised as the mailman in most instances.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Does that answer all of it?
Sheepy: Eggs: Yes, thank you.
Sheepy: Eggs: The phantom lives with Sherlock Holmes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Which one? They both do, but you'll need to be more specific.
Sheepy: Eggs: Sherlock Holmes, not his brother who ... goes by Herlock Sholmes?
Sheepy: Eggs: But they live together, so it doesn't matter.
Arsé-kun: Mori: No, no. Which Phantom?
Sheepy: Eggs: There's multiple?
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's right.
Sheepy: Eggs: He's a teenager with curly hair.
Arsé-kun: Mori: The younger of the two, then.
Sheepy: Eggs: Is it a father and son sort of thing...?
Sheepy: Eggs: Or is the other phantom someone close to his age but a little older?
Arsé-kun: Mori: The former, but I'm unsure if they ever worked together.
Sheepy: Eggs: I haven't seen any mention of it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Of course not. Most believe they are a single entity.
Sheepy: Eggs: There's power in that.
Arsé-kun: Mori: There certainly is.
Sheepy: Eggs: Anyway, communication will be difficult.
Sheepy: Eggs: Holmes doesn't think you're active anymore.
Sheepy: Eggs: Although...
Arsé-kun: Mori: I would prefer he did not know how active I actually am.
Sheepy: Eggs: With Jack and Moran's presentation today, there's no possible way Holmes is clueless.
Sheepy: Eggs: If that's how they always are.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It is not. It is usually a fast job, in, out.
Sheepy: Eggs: Yes, well, he should account for how strong the smell of blood is in the future.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then they got sloppy. I will address the matter.
Sheepy: Eggs: Alright, thank you.
Sheepy: Eggs: Impey's friends will worry. What do we do?
Sheepy: Eggs: I can come up with a lie, but I don't have any way to contact them.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You have absolutely no contact with anyone in relation?
Sheepy: Eggs:...Ah! Maybe Mycroft!
Arsé-kun: Mori: He will do.
Sheepy: Eggs: Hopefully he's available...ah, texting will leave a trail, but...
Arsé-kun: Mori: You did no crime yourself- No action can be taken on you.
Sheepy: Eggs: That's true.
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Mycroft] Do you have access to any of your brothers' numbers?
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Eggs] Of course. Do I need to send one of them to eat the crime?
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Mycroft] No, there's no crime.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Eggs] There's always crime, but what is it?
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Mycroft] Can you pass on the message that Impey is okay and he's just fixing something that's broken for us?
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Eggs] I certainly can. To whom is this directed to?
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Mycroft] Any of his friends.
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Mycroft] I don't know if either one is friends with him.
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Mycroft] I don't think Sherlock is considering he broke his hand punching a wall out of pure rage directed towards Impey.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft?: [text: to Eggs] Fair knowledge, but it is not in character for the other, either.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft?: [text: to Eggs] Father left his phone unattended, but I will ask the most adjusted of them.
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Mycroft] Finis?
Arsé-kun: Finis: [text: to Eggs] Correct.
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Finis] Please take care. Mycroft too.
Arsé-kun: Finis: [text: to Eggs] Of course. Don't die.
Sheepy: Eggs: [text: to Finis] Thank you.
Sheepy: Eggs: It's up to Mycroft now.
Arsé-kun: Mori: This may take a while, or may not.
Arsé-kun: Mori: While you were doing that, I've gotten good news and bad news.
Sheepy: Eggs: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Mori: The good news are: Your friend is okay, and the ghoul is properly dead.
Sheepy: Eggs: Ah! That is good! ...But the bad news outweighs it, doesn't it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Questionably. The ghoul was put down by another party. It was still thankfully behind closed doors, but we can't let that get out.
Sheepy: Eggs: That's a problem.
Arsé-kun: Mori: The good news is the other party was the friends of your friend.
Arsé-kun: Mori: But still in public.
Sheepy: Eggs: If they release that information, it could link back to us.
Arsé-kun: Mori: If they release that information, there is far more problems than just us.
Sheepy: Eggs: People will know and intentionally seek them out?
Sheepy: Eggs: Or will they feel more comfortable with their secret revealed and cause damage?
Arsé-kun: Mori: If ghouls become public knowledge, what else will?
Sheepy: Eggs: Vampires.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And with that, everything else. It'll be utter chaos.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And while I'd love to see it, I'd also like to survive it.
Sheepy: Eggs: What was he thinking...?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Who, Moran? Probably "Nothin' ever goes wrong, ever! I'm gonna suck the boss' dick so I don't get my ass whooped! Oooh, mr moriarty!" *and he groans* What a pain in the ass.
Sheepy: Eggs: Oh, that's the exact opposite as how he is with me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: So I hear.
Sheepy: Eggs: I can't figure out why.
Arsé-kun: Mori: He thinks you have no spine.
Sheepy: Eggs:..What?? Do I really not...?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You have spine. Just not in the way he would like.
Sheepy: Eggs: Well, I don't really see a need to change myself just for him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And that's great.
Sheepy: Jack: 'E's juss judgemental. Yeh can't please 'im.
Sheepy: Eggs:...When did you arrive?
Sheepy: Jack: Yer friend is 'ealin. Don't worry 'bout 'im.
Sheepy: Eggs: That doesn't answer my question- ...hold on. please wash the blood off of yourself before somebody sees you!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Who is going to see him? Me?
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh 'ave a guess, Professor. 'E's recoverin from an 'ead injury.
Sheepy: Jack: I brought 'im 'ere.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... Jack? Why?
Sheepy: Jack: ?
Arsé-kun: Mori: This would make it far easier to trace today's events back to us.
Sheepy: Jack: Didn't know where 'is 'ouse was.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're lucky he has been here before.
Sheepy: Jack: But 'e was injured, so I couldn't juss leave 'im.
Sheepy: Jack: Lucky?
Arsé-kun: *Mori explains how bringing a civ. here could have serious consequences. Impey is not a normal muggle civvie, so it's a bit better.*
Sheepy: Jack:....
Sheepy: Jack: Yer all char'cters, yeh crim'nals.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And yer not?
Sheepy: Jack: Only 'cause 'f yeh.
Sheepy: Jack: I wouldn't be a crim'nal if I 'ad the choice. I wanted t' be a cop.
Arsé-kun: Mori: If it were entirely up to me, I would say go on ahead. Just don't turn us in for anything.
Sheepy: Jack: I can't.
Sheepy: Jack: Anyway, what yeh wanted is done.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Much appreciated. ... Where is Moran?
Sheepy: Jack:...?!
Sheepy: *Jack slinks off wordlessly to look for Moran*
Arsé-kun: Mori: No, no. Come back here.
Sheepy: *Jack comes back.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: If you don't know, that is fine.
Sheepy: Jack: I don't.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Fantastic. He's probably not here, then, which means I can say; Go do what you want to do, not what Moran wants to do.
Sheepy: Jack: I'll consider it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sure, you were made to be a fantastic killer, but nothing says you have to be- Oh, I was about to have a grand statement.
Sheepy: Jack: Go on, I don't care a lick 'bout fancy, flow'ry language 'nd all that junk.
Arsé-kun: Mori: All right, then. I'll be blunt.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Rebellion can be a criminal act too. If you rebel against the criminal, it makes you the good guy. So fuck Moran, with claws, right down his throat. Do what YOU want!
Sheepy: Jack: Well, I'll consider it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Fantastic. Now please clean up. I'm hungry just looking at this mess.
Sheepy: Jack: *He slinks off again, this time in the direction of the shower*
Sheepy: Eggs:....?
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... You know, Robert, *he looks up towards Eggs* That applies to you as well.
Sheepy: Eggs: I'm happy with my life currently.
Sheepy: Eggs: I don't see any reason to change it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's fine then. Just tell me if you do. I might be tied down to crime, but you're not.
Sheepy: Eggs: Thank you.
Sheepy: Eggs: I'll consider those words if I end up following my childhood dream. *He laughs a bit* But you don't have to worry about that. I'm not a child anymore.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Maybe not, but you're still my child. *it's a good thing moran isnt here, this is so sweet it'd give his old ass diabetus*
Sheepy: *Eggs appears pleased!*
Arsé-kun: *Mori is pleased in return! This is, somehow, a functional family*
Sheepy: *Crime keeps their bonds strong apparently. Unlike the Holmes brothers.*
Arsé-kun: *they're brothers, not father and son. it's not the same!!*
Sheepy: *true!*
Arsé-kun: *but also, fleeing from a crime scene with high stakes is absolutely a bonding activity. clearly*
Sheepy: *true!*
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, in the background, Impey's entered scene. He's staggering, and he's bloody- But nowhere near as bloody as Jack was. At least he's trying to clean himself up.*
Sheepy: Eggs: ...You shouldn't be up! *He rushes over to Impey, moving to support him*
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... Why not?
Sheepy: Eggs: You're injured. I can escort you home if you want, but you shouldn't be walking around alone.
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... That'd be nice.
Sheepy: Eggs: Then I will. I know the way there, don't worry.
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... Nnnnice.
Sheepy: *Eggs heads out with Impey*
Arsé-kun: *Impey eventually resumes his usual gait. This is a good thing. Balance and stability restored*
Sheepy: Eggs: Are you feeling better?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Yeah, gettin' there. Thanks, bud.
Sheepy: Eggs: *He appears surprised. He's being thanked!?* ...You're welcome.
Sheepy: Eggs: I know this is a lot to ask from you after what happened today, but...
Sheepy: Eggs: If you could keep any information you may have heard within the household a secret, I'd appreciate it.
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... All I heard was the part about doing what you wanted, or something. But yeah, o'course, it'd be the least I could do.
Sheepy: Eggs: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Impey: But I did remove 'is vent filter..! Have fun with bugs in th' summer, sergeant!
Sheepy: Eggs: Ahahah, it'll be nice to see him annoyed!
Arsé-kun: *a semi-silenced gunshot is heard! but it sounds more like a t-shirt cannon? Also, Impey's nearly hit with a t-shirt*
Arsé-kun: *Impey yells and nearly falls over himself*
Arsé-kun: Van: I found him. *and he moves into view, with a tshirt gun on his shoulder. where did he buy that. who LET him buy that??*
Sheepy: Eggs: *He steadies Impey before loooking to Van* Watch out for where you're shooting that!
Sheepy: Iris: Barby! You’re okay! We were really worried...!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Don’t go off alone like that agai- ... Why’re you bloody? Do you need help standing?
Arsé-kun: Impey: I, er. ... Did you know baseball bats hurt a lot?
Arsé-kun: Impey: I mean, I kicked the guy's ass but Yeowch.
Sheepy: Sheepy: This wimpy looking guy hit you with a baseball bat?
Sheepy: Iris: Sheepy, you shouldn't say stuff like that, even if it's true!
Arsé-kun: Impey: No, no!! Not Robbie! Some big, military looking guy...
Arsé-kun: *in the bg, randy retrieved the tshirt. he wanted that!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: What?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Did you see him, Van?
Arsé-kun: Van: I may have, prior to Barbicane vanishing into thin air.
Sheepy: Eggs: ........ (That idiot acts like he's all that, and yet, he can't even conceal his presence...!)
Sheepy: Sheepy: Where?
Arsé-kun: Van: Back at the museum.
Sheepy: Eggs: (He's lucky that Dad doesn't just end him with this level of-)
Sheepy: Sheepy: Did anyone else see him?
Sheepy: Eggs: I didn't.
Arsé-kun: *Impey turns and looks at Eggs. He looks utterly perplexed*
Sheepy: Eggs: I'll keep my eye out for anything out of the ordinary.
Arsé-kun: Van: That would be great.
Sheepy: Eggs: Impey, did you want me to follow you home, or should I go home now?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Head on back, bud. You might need a clean up in aisle seven.
Sheepy: Eggs: I'll be going then. I hope you recover quickly.
Arsé-kun: *impey gives him a thumbs up!*
Arsé-kun: Randy: Lets get going. Maybe the doctor will be back before us.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Right.
Arsé-kun: *watson is, in fact, not there before them. resident healer saint germain is in, though!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hi, Impey's been injured-
Sheepy: *From anofher room, Sherlock loudly announces, "I'M NOT PAYING YOU $300 FOR OBVIOUS INFORMATION!!" *
Arsé-kun: Germain: That's very unfortunate. .. Please excuse the yelling. Sherlock has a guest.
Sheepy: Sheepy: So if you could help, that'd be great.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Me? Hmmm, I suppose I can this time.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Thank you.
Sheepy: *From the other room, Sherlock: OF COURSE IT'S MORIARTY! IT'S ALWAYS MORIARTY! I'm not paying you for that!!*
Arsé-kun: *Impey drops onto the sofa. Germain heals him. Please wait 24 hours to heal again*
Sheepy: Sheepy: What kind of guest...?
Arsé-kun: Germain: A loud one.
Sheepy: ???: Okay, you clearly don't trust my word that what I'm about to tell you will surprise you.
Sheepy: ???: But it wasn't Moriarty. And also, someone died, yet didn't.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What is that supposed to mean-
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he goes and leans into the other office, before leaving again. ... He returns a moment later, and throws a wad of cash at the visitor* Stop being vague. Just say what you need to say.
Sheepy: ???: Moran set up the hit.
Sheepy: ???: He also hit your friend wirh a bat.
Arsé-kun: Van: I'd like to hit him myself. *he's just passing through. he's just being a smartass.*
Sheepy: ???: However, they left the hit victim alive but unable to speak.
Arsé-kun: Van: If you mean the one at the museum, he's not living anymore.
Sheepy: ???: Oh, good job!
Sheepy: ???: He wasn't alone.
Arsé-kun: Impey: *from the other room* He sure wasn't!
Sheepy: ???: He had the Prof's kind of sort of other kid helping him! Jack.
Sheepy: ???: Oh, wow! You're alive?
Arsé-kun: Impey: It takes a lot more than a bat to keep me down! *he drags himself in, and onto a chair*
Sheepy: ???: I guess it'd take more than that to stop a vampire, though!
Arsé-kun: Impey: Who told you?!
Sheepy: ???: Oh, I should've put that behind a pay wall...
Sheepy: ???: Hmmmm?
Sheepy: ???: Hmmmmmm??
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he moves in, and smacks the guest with another stack of cash* You stop that.
Sheepy: ???: My previous client.
Arsé-kun: Germain: How detailed!
Sheepy: ???: Nyarlathotep.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Oh? Ohoho? So I get to strangle a squid later this evening? How exciting.
Sheepy: ???: Well, actually, the client was his dad.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Close enough.
Sheepy: ???: It kinda consisted of me letting myself be experimented on.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Zat why you smell like chemical burns?
Sheepy: ???: Well, no.
Sheepy: ???: He already finished testing on me, I'm pretty sure. Maybe I should ask. He paid me a lot.
Sheepy: ???: My body's been acting really weirdly since then, though....Hmmmm...
Sheepy: ???: Nah, a few thousand is worth it.
Sheepy: ???: Speaking of which, he made Jack.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Makes sense to me.
Sheepy: ???: You know.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Nope! Don't know you either!
Sheepy: ???: I'm Porlock.
Arsé-kun: Impey: So you're the guy mr. military didn't like!
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, he loves me!
Sheepy: Porlock: I help so much that I've got help to go around to everybody!
Sheepy: Porlock: He loves that.
Arsé-kun: *a moment of silence for everyone's lost IQ*
Sheepy: Porlock: I work for Moriarty by the way. Wanna know anything about him?
Sheepy: Porlock: New evil plans? Employment list? Current motivation? Relationship status? Star sign? Favorite color?
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he sighs* Kid, go home. No one is paying you anymore.
Sheepy: Porlock: You really don't want to know anything?
Sheepy: Porlock: Like... let's see. How about this.
Sheepy: Porlock: There's tons of ghouls like the ones you faced out there.
Sheepy: Porlock: That's probably not surprising, right?
Sheepy: Porlock: But here's the thing.
Sheepy: Porlock: Jack's the one who picks off the ones who become big in the criminal world and end up being a threat to Moriarty.
Sheepy: Porlock: Jack's a trained assassin, despite his mess-up today. He was made to kill. But he doesn't want to. He wants to uphold the law. Maybe you could talk him into betraying Moriarty?
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, I really should go now! Time is money- ah, one moment. *He begins inspecting the money given to him to check if it's legitimate.*
Arsé-kun: Impey: You really should. There might be a mess back at your place!
Sheepy: Porlock: Well, see you later! Make sure to have more money for me next time, okay? *He strolls out.*
Arsé-kun: Germain: We're saved!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Huh.
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] WATSIN
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] What
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] MODIARTY'S GOON WAS HERE AGZKN
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] You'll have to give me the details once I'm back
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] THAT GUY LIED TO ME MORIARFH IS AXTIVE
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] How? The man's in a wheelchair.
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] HE HAD S MAB HIT
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] ANX IMPDY WAS ATTA KED TOO
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] You're lucky I speak bad texting. How is he holding up?
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] hw seems okay
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he peers over Sherlock's shoulder* Can I correct you real quick, pal?
Sheepy: Sherlock:?
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He passes the phone to Impey*
Arsé-kun: Impey: [text: to Watson] Impey takin' over here! Guy who fucked me up wasn't supposed to do it! I heard Moriarty complaining about this guy doin this n that and whatever! And the hit was on a ghoul, or somethin. It's good tho! Saint G fixed me up and I kicked the guy's ass! Ok, giving the phone back now! o/ :P
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] This is useful information and I now have several additional questions.
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] dont know, dont know, not hungry so i dont know
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] Fair answers. I'll find out for myself later on, then.
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] i dont want this guy baci in action because i dont want to ebd up thrown iff a waterfall again
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] It won't happen again. Do you think I would allow that?
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] it happened tje fiest time
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] And no parties involved want a repeat.
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] he has minions he can use
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] This implies you'll be near a waterfall for any reason.
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] i wasnt going to before but if a trail leads me there...
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] i cant just abandon a case overvthat
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] Then you can send someone else to investigate. Like Nyarlathotep. I don't think he'd mind the falls much.
Sheepy: Sherlock: [Text: to Watson] ...can i do fhat?
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] Whyever not?
Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Sherlock] While you think that over, let me fetch Harley.
Arsé-kun: *MEANWHILE*
Sheepy: Harley: I, of course, was tired of hearing that I was unlucky and went out to prove everyone wrong.
Sheepy: Harley: To prove this, I bought a scratchoff ticket. I scratched it off, only for it to reveal that it was a $1000 prize winner. I left, ready to show everyone the evidence I had, and crossed rhe road - legally, of course. During a red light when the crosswalk light said to walk, however, someone's car was defective and failed to stop, causing them to hit me. The scratchoff was destroyed and I was injured.
Sheepy: *Okita bursts out laughing.*
Sheepy: Harley: That wasn't the first time I've been hit by a car, unfortunately. Nor the last...
Arsé-kun: Alex: Time to stay off the road.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, it's difficult to not cross the road.
Sheepy: Okita: Man, your luck must be elsewhere.
Sheepy: Okita: Wouldn't it be super unlucky if it were your love life that's lucky?
Sheepy: Okita: Considering that you don't seem to care.
Sheepy: Harley: Even if I were interested, I'm completely aware that I'd be unable to make any significant other happy. They'd be better off with someone else.
Sheepy: Okita: Darn, I was hoping we could gossip about types.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Types of what, exactly?
Sheepy: Okita: Significant other.
Sheepy: Okita: Like! My type is cute and easy to fluster. I want to be able to tease them and get a reaction that makes them even cuter. But, also, I want them to be a little dangerous, too.
Sheepy: Harley:....That's oddly specific...Ah, mine...
Sheepy: Okita: You have one!?
Sheepy: Harley: Someone who loves me and accepts me for who I am. Someone who is honest. Preferably very intelligent. Kind.
Sheepy: Okita: That's...boring.
Sheepy: Okita: What about you, Alex?
Arsé-kun: Alex: ... I've never thought about it.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Should I have?
Sheepy: Okita: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Alex: *he seems to be thinking* ... Any information I'd have about the subject is conflicting. I'm not entirely sure.
Sheepy: Okita: Huh, too bad.
Sheepy: Okita: Too bad.
Sheepy: Okita: So, like,
Sheepy: Okita: What if Bambi was remade into a live action movie?
Arsé-kun: Alex: It would have no dialogue. Animals can't talk.
Sheepy: Okita: You know.
Sheepy: Okita: Parrots are animals.
Arsé-kun: Alex: I've got no idea what that is.
Sheepy: Okita: You don't know what a parrot is?
Sheepy: Okita: They're, um...
Arsé-kun: Alex: *he turns and waits patiently. this could take a while*
Sheepy: Okita: Birds, but colorful and can speak English.
Sheepy: Okita: They can speak other languages, too, but also they have beaks that're pointed.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Why?
Sheepy: Okita: Because they're smart.
Arsé-kun: Alex: I see.
Sheepy: Okita: They're sometimes kept as pets.
Sheepy: Harley: How does Bambi not perish when fawns are so reliant on their mothers?
Arsé-kun: Alex: Also a good question.
Sheepy: Harley: I didn't need parental supervision past four years of age, but...
Sheepy: Harley: Fawns need their moms.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Is he actually a deer? Can we prove that?
Sheepy: Harley: What?
Sheepy: Harley: What else could he be?
Sheepy: Okita: An alien.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Changeling.
Sheepy: Harley: Uh...no.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Why not?
Sheepy: Harley: I don't know.
Sheepy: Okita: Wow, you like nonfiction, huh?
Arsé-kun: Alex: I would prefer it.
Sheepy: *Okita flips the channel.*
Arsé-kun: *more cartoons*
Sheepy: *He tries again.*
Sheepy: Harley: I'm hoping for a new case soon.
Arsé-kun: *more cartoons. there's three cartoon stations in a row. try a bit more*
Sheepy: *Okita keeps trying.*
Arsé-kun: Alex: I've got one for you. What the hell's in the lake?
Arsé-kun: *he eventually gets to the discovery channel. good shit op*
Sheepy: Harley: What?
Sheepy: Okita: There we go!
Arsé-kun: Alex: I said, "what the hell is living in the lake?"
Sheepy: Harley: I, I don't know. Fish?
Arsé-kun: Alex: Shit, I sure hope so.
Sheepy: Harley: I really don't know what you're referring to.
Arsé-kun: Alex: There's your next mystery.
Sheepy: Harley: Not to be picky, considering how Sherlock gets all the cases, but...
Sheepy: Harley: I'd...rather... a crime.
Sheepy: Harley: Hmmm...if I formed my own detective agency, I'd get my own cases...
Arsé-kun: Alex: .... Okay, I've got one. Figure out why none of the live-in doctors show up anymore. Have fun.
Sheepy: Harley:...?...
Sheepy: Harley:...I'll try.
Arsé-kun: Alex: And don't bother asking any of the other doctors. They don't know either.
Sheepy: Harley:....
Arsé-kun: Alex: ... Okay, fine, so the orange hair guy doesn't.
Sheepy: Harley: Watson?
Arsé-kun: Alex: Yeah, him.
Sheepy: Harley: Yes, I doubt he would.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Watson really doesn't. *he adjusts the files on the door bucket, and lets himself in. hello naughty children*
Sheepy: Harley: Ah, Watson!
Sheepy: Harley: How are you? Are you done for the day?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm fine, thank you for asking. My shift's finally over.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, so we can go home?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Yes. *he is equally as pleased about this*
Sheepy: *Harley joins Watson. He's very happy!*
Sheepy: Harley: Do you think Sherlock ate today?
Sheepy: Harley: Lupin wasn't there to watch over him.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Probably not.
Sheepy: Harley:.....He likes, uh...
Sheepy: Harley: I don't know. I was going to pick something up for him on the way home but we have food at home.
Arsé-kun: Watson: We do, but I think we can get something else this once.
Sheepy: Harley: I should eventually ask what he likes........
Sheepy: Harley: Whenever we go out to eat, he gets chicken.
Sheepy: Harley: And your favorite is steak, isn't it?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm glad you remembered that.
Sheepy: Harley: I'd be an awful friend if I didn't.
Sheepy: *Without the warning of footsteps or evidence of any kind of another presence, a voice behind them greets the two.*
Sheepy: Jack: 'Ey.
Sheepy: Jack: ...Yer not goin' t' th' lake, 're ye?
Sheepy: *He's dressed as a policeman, but... something is off about it.*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Not at all. Did something happen?
Sheepy: Jack: Yes.
Sheepy: Jack: You really don't want to go there.
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh know, there's a lot 'f disappearances lately. They think it's connected t' th' lake.
Sheepy: Harley: What happened, exactly?
Sheepy: Jack: I found a dead body.
Sheepy: Harley: AND YOU ABANDONED IT??
Arsé-kun: Watson: not again
Sheepy: Harley: How incompetent can you be to just abandon the crime scene!?
Sheepy: Jack: Uh?
Sheepy: Jack: (...That a thing 'm not supposed t'do?)
Arsé-kun: Watson: Are you TRYING to make a scene out of it, Holmes?? *he lightly hits Harley with his cane*
Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry. I just couldn't believe what I was hearing.
Sheepy: Jack: *He tilts his head* .....???
Sheepy: Jack: 'Olmes?
Sheepy: Jack: Yer Sherlock 'Olmes?
Sheepy: Harley: No, I'm not.
Sheepy: Harley: Let me see the crime scene.
Arsé-kun: Watson: You want to go alone? I won't stop you, but I'm not waiting.
Sheepy: Jack: No. I might've considered 'f you were 'Olmes, but yer not.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm a Holmes but not that one!
Sheepy: Jack: I don't care.
Arsé-kun: *Watson, meanwhile, is doing a look-over of the area. There's something lit up on the water, but it's probably just a floating light. for searching. like a buoy. shut up*
Sheepy: Jack: I don't know a lick 'bout th' man, juss that 'e's got a tendency t' shove 'imself onto th' crime scene.
Sheepy: Harley: (His ears twitched upon saying that...)
Sheepy: Jack: 'nyway, you two sh'd 'ead on 'ome.
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, a big ol something has slowly appeared under the light. what the hell is that. what the fuck. its moving towards the shoreline oh my god*
Sheepy: Harley:.....!?
Sheepy: Harley: Watson, what is that!?
Sheepy: Jack: I keep tellin' yeh!
Sheepy: Jack: Go 'ome.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's certainly something. Lets... Not get involved just yet.
Sheepy: Jack: Yes, go 'ome.
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh don't wanna git 'nvolved.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It does seem that way. Well, good luck with that.
Sheepy: Jack: Go 'ome, go 'ome, I'll 'andle it.
Sheepy: Jack: That's what cops 're fer.
Sheepy: Harley: *He appears annoyed but instead turns to leave.*
Sheepy: Jack: Eh, 'Olmes.
Sheepy: Jack: Be careful.
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh don't know what might juss come crawlin' outta th' darkness. You too, Watson.
Sheepy: Harley:...Th...thanks?
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he turns to leave with Harley, but pauses* To you as well. I recommend you get out of here as soon as you can. It may get chaotic around these parts.
Sheepy: Jack: I'm used t' it.
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh gotta be.
Sheepy: Jack: That's a cop's job, isn't it?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Understandable. *he lightly pushes Harley, like a "get going" move* But it certainly is. Stay safe. *and it's time to get the FUCK out of dodge. slowly.*
Sheepy: *Harley does as told.*
Sheepy: Jack:....!
Sheepy: Jack:....(...Someone wants me to stay safe...)...thank you.
Sheepy: *When Watson and Harley return home, they're greeted with awful violin playing.*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Sherlock, please!
Sheepy: Sherlock: *sigh*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Moriarty is back... That annoying Porlock is back....my hunger is back...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Even if you get rid of negatives in life, they always come back.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Please stop speaking. I brought you dinner.
Sheepy: Sherlock:..........*He begins playing again....*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Let me repeat that. I have food! For you!
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He stops and sits up* ?!
Sheepy: *Harley seems to have his mind on other matters.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: For me?!
Arsé-kun: *Watson plops a bag on the table. That's a yes.*
Sheepy: *Sherlock immediately opens the bag and looks in.
Arsé-kun: *CHINKEN NUGITS*
Sheepy: Harley:.......
Sheepy: Sherlock:!!!!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Thank you!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Quite welcome
Sheepy: *Sherlock begins enjoying the chicken nuggets.*
Sheepy: Harley: That man earlier wasn't a cop, you know.
Arsé-kun: Watson: oh, I know that.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't want to guess, but...
Sheepy: Harley: Didn't he look oddly similar to Moriarty? And his talking pattern reminded me of Moran.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Ey, did'e talk like this? B'cuz boy I got a story fer youse two!
Sheepy: Harley: He did. Scarlet eyes, white hair, lanky, slouching?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Same guy! Oh, boy!!
Arsé-kun: *and Impey explains what happened earlier*
Sheepy: Harley: .....Hmm, so he's one of Moriarty's minions after all.
Arsé-kun: Watson: But that.. Thing.. Was absolutely not Moriarty.
Sheepy: Harley: It strikes me as something a certain someone would know about.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I wholeheartedly agree, but I am not finding him. *he sits down and drops his cane.*
Sheepy: Harley: Let's say, theoretically, that Nyarlathotep was associated with it. Then, by extension, Moriarty is associated with Nyarlathotep.
Sheepy: Harley:...I don't want to think about that.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Which means it's par for the course.
Sheepy: Harley: Ugh, he really does have a foot in everyone's door.
Sheepy: Nyar: I love being talked about. Why are we talking about me?
Arsé-kun: Watson: What the hell is in the lake.
Sheepy: Nyar:....
Sheepy: Nyar: Uh.
Sheepy: Nyar: Hm.
Sheepy: Nyar: A business partner.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Dearie, please explain in more detail.
Sheepy: Nyar: He kinda looks like a slug?
Sheepy: Nyar: His name is Glaaki.
Sheepy: Nyar: He can, uhh..
Sheepy: Nyar: How do I put this in simple terms a human would understand.
Sheepy: Nyar: Turn people into zombies?
Sheepy: Nyar: But...dead bodies.
Arsé-kun: Watson: .... You know, suddenly, a lot of things make sense all at once.
Sheepy: Nyar: So, uh...
Sheepy: Nyar: Dad would give him dead bodies.
Sheepy: Nyar: You say someone is working for him?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I suppose I can understand that, but yes. The boy looked stunningly like Moriarty.
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, Jack!
Sheepy: Nyar: Dad made him.
Arsé-kun: Watson: So he probably works for your father and not Moriarty..
Sheepy: Nyar: He's like a clone of Moriarty, mixed with someone else.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah, I haven't kept up with him.
Sheepy: Harley: But he was with Moran, according to Impey.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm not sure if I should be more glad that Moriarty is minimally involved or not.
Arsé-kun: Impey: He was! But he didn't seem happy about it, no sir!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Hold on!! *if there was a door, he would have slammed it open* Glaaki is still acting up?? This isn't a new thing!
Arsé-kun: Randy: I helped Sheepy save a kid named Jack from him a bit back. D-- Lupin knows about it! But your descriptions say it's a different kid.. ... *and then he realized he was yelling* ... I'll shut up now!
Arsé-kun: Watson: No, no, do continue. I do vaguely recall you and him mentioning a slug but I didn't think that was, well, like that!
Sheepy: Harley:..?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh yeah, he didn't look at all like Moriarty. *He pokes his head out from behind Randolph*
Sheepy: Nyar: That does explain why Glaaki targeted him!
Sheepy: Harley: Can't we have a normal case for once?
Sheepy: Nyar: Really, just let Glaaki be.
Sheepy: Harley: We dealt with both you and your father.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yes, but...
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm most like a human of the bunch.
Sheepy: Nyar: I planned to lose from the very beginning.
Sheepy: Harley: What?! You broke Sherlock's arm and put us all in danger countless amounts of times!
Sheepy: Nyar: Someone else broke it and everything worked out well in the end. Don't bother Glaaki.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'll talk to him.
Arsé-kun: Randy: At least let me come with you, so you don't commit mass murder as the answer..!
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm bored!!!
Sheepy: Nyar: It's so boring being a good guy!
Sheepy: Nyar: Let me have this.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Okay, correction. Mass murder on the one's still alive. Everyone else is allll yours.
Sheepy: Nyar: Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiineeeee....
Sheepy: Nyar: Man, you know..
Sheepy: Nyar: Harley has been asking for a normal case, right?
Sheepy: Harley: Do not.
Sheepy: Nyar: So, like...
Sheepy: Nyar: You know...
Arsé-kun: Randy: Please do not commit crimes to solve.
Sheepy: Nyar: Why!?
Sheepy: Nyar: Humans are no fun sometimes!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Because then it's just the matter of cleaning up your mess again!
Sheepy: Nyar: I want to see chaos!
Sheepy: Nyar: Fine, fine, I'll deal with the Glaaki problem, but..!
Sheepy: Nyar: But.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm not promising anything else.
Sheepy: Nyar: Well then. Nyarlathotep, on the case!
Sheepy: Nyar: Eh, wait...
Arsé-kun: Randy: What Now??
Sheepy: Nyar: *He poses* DETECTIVE Nyarlathotep, on the case!
Sheepy: Nyar: Ohh, I've always wanted to do that!!
Arsé-kun: *Randy applies hands to face in LIBERAL amounts. it is audible*
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm going now!! Toodles! *He rushes out*
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... *he sighs and drops onto the sofa* Can't wait for the homicide reports.
Sheepy: Harley: Great
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wow.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Fantastic. How do we sleep knowing he's out there, doing who knows what?
Sheepy: Harley:.......
Sheepy: Sheepy: Like a baby.
Sheepy: Harley: ...............
Arsé-kun: Randy: So waking up every hour and screaming?
Sheepy: *Harley immediately grabs Sherlock's violin, plops down in the usual Sherlock lying down position, and begins playing a depressing, but at least pretty, song. Stress mode activate.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Heck yeah. That's how I sleep every night.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I relate heavily.
Sheepy: Sherlock: But at least the chicken nuggets tasted good!
Sheepy: Harley: We're all going to be considered guilty of aiding and abetting because we knew but did nothing.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Huh?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Did something happen?
Arsé-kun: Watson: We can't be guilty because we did not know his actual intentions. Issue solved.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm going to die at an early age from that man.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Uh?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Nyar's being Nyar. So, the usual.
Sheepy: Harley: Whether it's directly or indirectly.
Arsé-kun: Randy: And Harley, your first mistake is treating him like a man. That's a cuttlefish, obviously.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh. Huh.
Sheepy: Harley: He's man shaped.
Sheepy: Harley: And, uh...
Sheepy: Harley: He, he acts likea man.
Sheepy: Harley: But his grin reminds me of... hmm.
Sheepy: Harley: A predator grinning from amusement as he plays with his prey, mulling over how he can inflict as much pain as possible.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Cuddlefish?
Sheepy: Sherlock: You can't cuddle a fish. It'll die from lack of oxygen.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It'll reverse drown.
Arsé-kun: Randy: That's it, that's him-- Well, I suppose.. But I said cuttlefish.
Arsé-kun: Randy: But calling him that annoys him the slightest bit, so of course I do it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Huh?
Sheepy: Harley: Good.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What's a cuttlefish?
Sheepy: Harley: Sepia officinalis.
Sheepy: Sherlock:........!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Those octopus-like things!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Yes, those.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I know those. They look squishy.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Do you think Nyar is squishy like octopi? Like...he can go through any gap so long as his skull can fit through it?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Yes.
Sheepy: *Harley hits a bad note, stops, and stares*
Sheepy: Harley:......Is...he really.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He's like a cat.
Arsé-kun: Randy: He's like a cat. If he fits, he sits. But remember- He can change his skull.
Sheepy: Harley:........
Sheepy: Harley:......I....
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... Also, jinx, get me a soda please.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Aw!
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He goes to the kitchen.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: So!
Sheepy: Sherlock: He can make his head a fish head? Reverse mermaid!
Sheepy: Harley: Sherlock, what?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Unfortunately, yes. There is an entire village of people exactly like that. It is horrifying.
Sheepy: Harley: What!?
Sheepy: Sherlock:....Reverse centaur!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Haven't seen that yet. But a mantis could be called a centaur, technically, due to it's limbs..
Sheepy: *Sheepy returns with a soda and passes it to Randy before sitting down.*
Arsé-kun: Randy: Thank you.
Sheepy: Harley: *He's begun playing again. You know the worry music in old movies? It sounds like that.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: No problem.
Sheepy: Sherlock: He could make himself a double centaur!
Sheepy: Harley:...Double?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Top half is horse, bottom half is horse!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Hey? I firmly dislike that.
Sheepy: Harley: Sher-lock, that's just a horse!
Sheepy: Sherlock: But it has human arms coming out of its shoulders!
Sheepy: Harley: Watson, I'm being harassed!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Sherlock? Do yourself a favor and look up 'double centaur' before making any suggestions.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Huh?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Do you think that, um, that a centaur and mermaid have ever met, fallen inlove, and had kids?
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... Fuck, probably.
Sheepy: Sherlock: One of their children is all human.
Sheepy: Harley: And you're that child.
Sheepy: Sherlock: EH???
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's possible, I suppose??- Harley, please.
Sheepy: Harley: *He sticks his tongue out at Watson and keeps playing the violin. It's shifted to something more pleasant at least, but very mature Harley*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Watson!!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Am I adopted!? Am I a fish, horse, man combo?!
Arsé-kun: Watson: I sure hope you aren't! Last I checked, you were human.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Humans share over 90% of dna with bananas.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm a banana!?
Sheepy: Sherlock: F-fish horse banana human...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he had come downstairs to greet everyone. he stops. Wisely goes back upstairs.*
Sheepy: Harley: Lupin, come back.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Eh? He's back already?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Harley! You never told me- ow! Stop pushing your foot into my side... With that scary look on your face...
Sheepy: Harley: You didn't notice?
Sheepy: Harley: And stop being silly. You're scaring Lupin.
Sheepy: Harley: Anyway, his footsteps are calculated and quiet.
Sheepy: Harley: I'd instantly notice them.
Sheepy: Harley: Furthermore, I heard them stop around the base of the steps, only for Sherlock to be, well, Sherlock.
Arsé-kun: *And Arséne promptly throws open the front door, throwing flower petals everywhere. They're not rose petals- that shit stains*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Bonjooouuur!
Sheepy: Harley: Thank you, Lupin.
Sheepy: *Sherlock immediately rushes over and basically tackles Arsene in a hug.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: I missed you!!
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's been so looong...!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It's only been a few days..! *but he has accepted the tacklehug in it's entirety*
Sheepy: Harley: It hasn't been that long. *He takes over the whole sofa with Sherlock gone. Comfy*
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's still a long time!
Sheepy: Sherlock: So long that Moriarty's minion was here and was asking for money...!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Poorlock! My poor self!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm so sorry. What would I have done, though?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Huh?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, you're back.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Welcome back.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: What? Nothing else?
Sheepy: Sheepy: What else did you want?
Sheepy: Sherlock: You should hug him too!!
Sheepy: Sheepy:....??
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Don't make me come to you!
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He gets up and walks over to Arsene*
Arsé-kun: *Arséne holds his arm out. Cmere you*
Sheepy: *Sheepy hugs Arsene! Hello!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Welcome back.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: :D! Thaaank you! *he hugs Sheepy back. he was waiting for this*
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're welcome.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Harley-
Sheepy: Harley: I don't show physical forms of affection. Simply, I had, and have had, very little exposure to it, making it confusing to me.
Sheepy: Harley: Hugging is an affectionate form of strangling.
Arsé-kun: Randy: .... He's not wrong!
Sheepy: Sherlock: You can learn now!
Sheepy: Harley: Sherlock, you should know that there's no possible way he wants to hug me.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I can -
Sheepy: Harley: You have before and I felt every bone in my body crying out to me to escape your clutches.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's okay, Arsene. I can hug you for him.
Sheepy: Harley: He didn't ask to hug me in the first place...!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: No one has to hug anyone, it's fine..!
Sheepy: Harley: The last time I attempted to do so, I was informed that I was most like a ragdoll.
Sheepy: Harley: Further quotes: *He imitates Sherlock's voice* "when you're hugged, you should make sure to reciprocate it!" "It's scary when you just blankly stare them in the eye!"
Sheepy: Harley: "Eh? I'm crushing you? The closer you hold someone, the better they know you love them! I love you a lot, so I'm holding you as close as I can!!"
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, I don't remember this at all.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's true though.
Arsé-kun: *sanchan has exited scene. he did his part, got the results, that's it. it is time for tea*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Debatable.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What?
Sheepy: Harley: I don't remember ever being hugged past that.
Sheepy: Harley: "Now you can hug others and show your affection...! Eh? Why aren't you hugging me, Herlock?"
Sheepy: Sherlock: Could I have been wrong this entire time?!
Sheepy: Harley: You're trying to trick me into getting up so Lupin can sit down here.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm not getting up.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: If I want to sit there, I will. You're not in the way at all.
Sheepy: Harley:...What?
Sheepy: Harley: What is that supposed to mean...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It means I'll sit on my couch.
Sheepy: Harley: But I'm here.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And?
Sheepy: Harley: I won't move.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I will pay you one hundred dollars to fuck off of my sofa.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm comfortable.
Sheepy: Harley: Anyway, Sherlock took over it first.
Sheepy: Harley: Besides, Lupin.
Sheepy: Harley: *He imitates Lupin's voice* "If I want to sit there, I will. You're not in the way at all."
Sheepy: Sherlock: $100 is a lot....!
Sheepy: Harley: You make more than that easily. However, it's important to be thrifty.
Sheepy: I feel like harley mostly gets cases that have a bit of dishonesty on both sides because he's less well known
Sheepy: Sherlock: But... you always used to say: "Sherlock, if we could steal $100, we could do so much with it! That could feed us and clothe us! And...."...uh... ... ...
Sheepy: *Harley plays the wrong note and looks over, wide-eyed*
Sheepy: Sherlock: That's all I remember. When did you say that?
Sheepy: Harley: I, uh, that's not exactly what I would say, but... that's from a while ago.
Arsé-kun: *Arséne pulls out cash, counts it, strolls over, and smacks Harley with it before plopping on the couch arm*
Sheepy: Harley: I don't want your money. *He does sit up though.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Too bad, too sad. *he shoves it into Harley's pocket. Fuck you.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Sure, go ahead.
Sheepy: Harley: What song?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Up to you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He sits down next to Arsene*
Sheepy: Harley: *He begins playing the violin again.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: You ever think about how, uh..
Sheepy: Sheepy: Nyarlathotep is out there doing who knows what?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I try not to.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Arsene, what did you do while you were gone?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oh, you know what I was doing. *and to Sheepy..* Would you like allowance now or later?
Sheepy: Harley: It's stolen, isn't it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Whenever is most convenient.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I want to discuss something soon.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Some of it is~
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oh? Now would be fine then.
Sheepy: *Sheepy walks over.*
Sheepy: Harley:....
Arsé-kun: *Sheepy is handed a small wad of cash. Something is inside of it!*
Sheepy: *Sheepy looks inside.*
Arsé-kun: *it's a new lighter! it looks fancy*
Sheepy: Sheepy:....?!
Sheepy: *Sheepy is very pleased!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: I love it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hugging you and getting Arsene cooties on me was worth it after all!
Sheepy: Harley: Mm. Lupin. Be careful when walking around.
Sheepy: Harley: Moriarty's men have been out in force.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Horrible. Thank you for informing me.
Sheepy: Harley: That cop earlier said something a little concerning...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: How concerning?
Sheepy: Harley: "If you were Sherlock Holmes, I'd let you see the crime scene."
Sheepy: Harley:....Of course, the crime scene was the location of Glaaki...
Sheepy: Harley: Was it just an act, or are they planning something?
Arsé-kun: Watson: You stated you weren't Sherlock. I figured it made sense at the time.
Sheepy: Harley: Well, yes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Glaaki?
Arsé-kun: Randy: That's its name.
Sheepy: Sherlock: ....The guard is named Glaaki?
Sheepy: Harley: The slug.
Arsé-kun: Randy: No. Glaaki is.. Well, yes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Sometimes I see slugs on the sidewalk.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Bigger.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Sometimes I see Harley inspecting slugs on the sidewalk. He'd be able to handle Glaaki if Glaaki is a slug.
Sheepy: Harley: No
Arsé-kun: Randy: Absolutely not.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Is it that big?
Arsé-kun: Randy: It would look like a submarine in a lake. .. Maybe even bigger.
Sheepy: Sherlock:!?
Sheepy: Sherlock: So the size of a thousand slugs.
Arsé-kun: Randy: And add in a small army of undead cultists.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So alive cultists.
Sheepy: Harley: Zombies.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Some might be alive, but it's unlikely.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh...we were too late?
Arsé-kun: Watson: If this is the real cause to why others have been disappearing, then yes. We'd be far too late.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm going to guess that he brought a dead body over to Glaaki..
Arsé-kun: Watson: Better an already dead person than a living one, at least?
Sheepy: Harley: Hmmm...
Sheepy: Harley:....
Sheepy: Harley: We could go ask-
Sheepy: Sherlock: Absolutely not.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: At this hour?
Sheepy: Harley: Maybe in the morning.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I hate to suggest this? But it may be best if Sheepy and Randolph do it. They've encountered it before.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Do what?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ask Moriarty?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah, I don't mind.
Sheepy: Sheepy: So, we should visit the museum soon.
Sheepy: Sheepy: There's this fossil I want to show you.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Eh? Why?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh, Harley isn't going to stop us.
Sheepy: Harley: What?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let's steal it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Count me in, Mouton!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I already know the return address, too.
Sheepy: Harley: We have more pressing matters.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Have you ever heard of de-stressing? It's fantastic.
Sheepy: Harley: ...How is theft de-stressing...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he just grins at Harley*
Sheepy: Harley: It's incredibly stressful.
Sheepy: Harley: What if you get caught and lose everything?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Phantom thieves do not get caught.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Me? Get caught? In this town??
Sheepy: Sheepy: Phantom thieves catch everyone's attention.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I personally recall the time someone here was caught, due to going after a person armed with an umbrella.
Sheepy: Harley: *He reflexively begins rubbing his hand* I-I can't imagine who you're talking about.
Sheepy: Sheepy:...Did...did you really...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm sorry for your loss. Umbrellas hurt quite a bit.
Sheepy: Harley: I was desperate. Their purse was open- listen, I didn't deserve to be hit with an umbrella!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can't believe ace detective, law-abiding Harley Holmes is justifying his crime and getting upset over being punished.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Can I get this on recording?
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, shut up!
Sheepy: Harley: I don't steal anymore!
Sheepy: Harley: I only did it because Sherlock and I had nothing...!
Sheepy: Harley: It was a life-or-death situation, you know?!
Arsé-kun: *Arséne nods and- wisely- shuts up*
Sheepy: Sheepy: We've unlocked Harley's sad past by reaching rank nine of his social link.
Sheepy: Sheepy: "The time I decided to devote my life to get umbrellas deemed as illegal weapons."
Sheepy: Sherlock:???????
Arsé-kun: Germain: I'm surprised they aren't. One can easily kill with them.
Sheepy: Sherlock: We had Watson ever since I can remember.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Umbrellas can be used to protect yourself from bloodsprays.
Sheepy: Nyar: If only I had an umbrella. *When did he enter? Anyway, he's absolutely soaked.*
Arsé-kun: Germain: Did you have fun, Nyar?
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm so cold.
Sheepy: *Nyar begins shaking like a dog!*
Arsé-kun: *Randy grabs an umbrella and opens it. Protection*
Sheepy: *Sheepy joins Randy behind the umbrella*
Sheepy: Nyar: So, you know. It went.
Sheepy: Sheepy: eh? Well or poorly?
Sheepy: Nyar: He was busy.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... With what, exactly??
Sheepy: Nyar: Cultists.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... Not too sure if that's more or less concerning.
Sheepy: Nyar: Aaaaaaaand....
Arsé-kun: Randy: oh, no, there's more? *he lowers the umbrella*
Sheepy: Nyar: *He lifts up the side of his shirt, revealing painful looking red marks*
Arsé-kun: Watson: What did you get into.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm a ping pong ball.
Sheepy: Nyar: I have at least three broken human ribs.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Then sit the hell down, you idiot!
Sheepy: Nyar: *He sits down where he's standing.*
Sheepy: Nyar: I'll continue to bleed out internally until I bleed out onto your floor and permanently stain it with blood.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Don't ask me. I used my daily healing already. Do it yourself.
Sheepy: Nyar: Guess I'll human die on your nice flooring then.
Arsé-kun: Watson: You can't human die if you aren't a human.
Sheepy: *Nyar briefly drags himself out.*
Sheepy: *A trail of black ooze shows where he once was.*
Sheepy: *A few moments later, an octopus enters. hello octopus*
Arsé-kun: *Germain leans down to scoop him up*
Sheepy: *Nyar accepts this.*
Sheepy: Nyar: (You know.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (T-rexes lived above water.)
Arsé-kun: Germain: (What does that have to do with anything.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (And yet?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I saw a t-rex fossil down there with Glaaki.)
Arsé-kun: Germain: (I wonder what he's up to.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I don't know.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I did see Jack. Why is one of Dad"s experiments helping Glaaki...?)
Arsé-kun: Germain: That's a fantastic question.
Arsé-kun: Germain: (Did your father offer him to Glaaki like the fool he is?)
Sheepy: Harley: I almost want to look at it under a microscope...
Sheepy: Nyar:...........
Sheepy: Nyar: (HE WOULD.)
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... We've determined Nyar's father probably gave Glaaki the assistance he currently has, like an utter fool.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh boy. Time to contact Azathoth.
Sheepy: Sheepy:...or, I would.
Sheepy: Sheepy: If I knew how.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Oh, it's simple. It just requires a summon, but there's the chance he'll be.. Y'know, not humanoid.
Sheepy: Sheepy: If only I asked for his phone number.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Nyar can summon him.
Sheepy: Nyar: *confused octopus noises*
Arsé-kun: Germain: That's a *he clears his throat and lowers his pitch* "What the hell are you talking about??".
Sheepy: Sheepy:...He's...He's Azathoth's messenger...so...
Arsé-kun: Germain: Of course, but now?
Sheepy: Sheepy: He is injured.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Gosh, Nyar, you have bad timing.
Sheepy: Nyar: *He crosses two of his tentacles*
Sheepy: Nyar: (We should contact him, but I just got finishwd being beat up.)
Arsé-kun: Germain: (That does make things difficult.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I guess I could contact him.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (You all owe me so much.)
Arsé-kun: Germain: (Good luck. I'll keep out of the way.)
Sheepy: *Nyar hops out of Saint-Germain's arms and crawls into another room.*
Sheepy: *Nyar begins attempting to summon Azathoth.*
Arsé-kun: *Congratulations! Super success! Azathoth shows up, in a humanoid form. He seems to be at least somewhat awake. This is an improvement over his usual state of being. This, however, does not stop him from draping himself over a chair.*
Sheepy: Nyar: (We need to ask you questions!!)
Arsé-kun: Azathoth: (Right now...? ... I may not know the answer, but okay..)
Sheepy: Nyar: (What's up with Jack helping Glaaki? That clone you made!)
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... ..... (Who?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (The one of Moriarty! White hair, red eyes, permanent bags under his eyes!)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Jack! Millers! You know?)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (Ah... Dhampir clone.. ... What was the question agai-- .. .. Oh, right. Glaaki demanded a closing deal... Donation, is it? Sacrifice? Those are the same, yeah?)
Sheepy: Nyar: ......................
Sheepy: Nyar: (That is so-)
Sheepy: Nyar: (No, no, no, how do I put this lightly.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (... Stupid. Thank you.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (He's out there killing people and getting more victims for Glaaki.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (He was considered a failure due to his adverse reaction to violence..) *he picks his head up* (What happened?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Well, apparently he was caught killing a non human.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (And then later, he offered up a corpse to Glaaki.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (And I saw him there in Glaaki's base of operations.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (Offering inhuman remains... They've finally caught on to using nonhumans?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Glaaki threw me around, too!- That doesn't matter!)
Sheepy: Nyar: (The point is that we aren't supposed to be helping him and we still are!!)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (Again? .. But I have pulled back. What someone else does isn't my business, is it?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Your mess is making this mess bigger.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (... He's mine?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (You made him!)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (So that denotes ownership..)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I guess???)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (What do I do? Do I tell Glaaki to return my property??)
Sheepy: Nyar: (YES.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (Now?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (It'd be appreciated!)
Arsé-kun: Aza: ...... (Oh, bother. Could you not do it?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I have one idea.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (I'm listening, I think.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I'm starting to consider it but everyone would hate me if I did it!)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I might just collapse that stupid cave!!)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (That would severely limit his options, maybe? Unless he gets a lot of humans to repair it..)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Let's destroy it together!!!)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (I've got no objections.)
Arsé-kun: Randy: (Not to interrupt or anything, but Nyarlathotep was recently injured.. Just saying!)
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, aza falls off the chair.*
Sheepy: Nyar: (Oh, hi Randy.)
Arsé-kun: Randy: (Hi? But I wouldn't object as long as living people are cleared out first.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (You're so PARTICULAR.)
Arsé-kun: Randy: (Okay, fine! Willing conscious people, that are alive. Lets get MORE detailed!!)
Sheepy: Nyar: (I limit myself to five.)
Arsé-kun: Randy: (Nyar.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (What??)
Arsé-kun: Randy: (At least try for me.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (It'd be really hard...!)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (... Glaaki, keeping living humans? That's dumb on it's own.)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Would he...?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Unless it's someone he's about to convert. .. Okay, I'll limit myself to 6! Let's go.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (What? Right now..?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (....Um. Is now a bad time!?)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Strike while the iron's hot, whatever that means!)
Arsé-kun: Aza: (... I guess...)
Sheepy: Nyar: (Randy, thoughts!?)
Arsé-kun: Randy: (I'd join but it's so late..) *he can be heard yawning in the other room*
Sheepy: Nyar: (We'll be back then! Goodbye, my self control!)
Arsé-kun: Randy: (Good luck, don't get injured again. If you come back dying, I'm telling Yog.)
Sheepy: *So Nyar leaves for the pond once more.*
Arsé-kun: *Aza takes about ten extra minutes to arrive.*
Sheepy: Nyar: (Took you long enough.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: What did you want from me...
Sheepy: Nyar: (For you to get here sooner.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: He's just going to hear us if we talk like that... Are you still a wiggly?
Sheepy: Nyar: (Yeah. Let me go back to a human form.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... How did you get here without being stopped???
Sheepy: Nyar: (Hard work.)
Arsé-kun: Aza: Good job, son.
Sheepy: Nyar: Right, now, let's go.
Arsé-kun: *they get down to the caverns. without diving. they take the walker's route. this takes a little bit longer.*
Sheepy: Nyar: We could just nuke the lake.
Sheepy: Nyar: But I want Randy to praise me... so I need to save someone.
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... I understand, I think.
Arsé-kun: Aza: You were always the most emotional of us. Of course you'd want that... Valet? What is the word?
Sheepy: Nyar: Validation!
Arsé-kun: Aza: Yes, that.
Sheepy: Nyar: You don't give it to me so I have to get it elsewhere.
Arsé-kun: Aza: I have only started understanding it as a concept. How can I?
Sheepy: Nyar:...True.
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... But this confirms my previous attempt fell flat. I'll double my efforts.. Later.
Sheepy: Nyar:...!
Sheepy: Nyar: I'll work hard!!!
Arsé-kun: Aza: I know you can do, uh, that.. Pretty well??
Sheepy: Nyar:...!!!
Sheepy: *Nyar is grinning. Stop that it's weird*
Sheepy: Nyar: We should go and save them.
Arsé-kun: Aza: If that's what you want to do.
Sheepy: *Nyar heads inside, looking for live people*
Arsé-kun: *Aza stumbles after him, yawning*
Sheepy: Nyar: *Where are the live people???*
Arsé-kun: *somewhere?? The undead cultists don't pay Nyar and Aza much heed. They've got books to write, things to learn, shit to do!*
Sheepy: *Nyar continues, mostly ignoring them*
Arsé-kun: *up ahead, plugging up a cavern, is a big ol ball of spikes. it's glaaki, and they're taking a nap. at least three cultists are sitting nearby and frantically writing*
Sheepy: Nyar: ...........!
Sheepy: Nyar: What to do....
Arsé-kun: Aza: He's got the right idea....
Sheepy: Nyar: You can't sleep just yet. We need to deal with this.
Arsé-kun: Aza: Right, right...
Sheepy: *Jack is very close by, taking a nap as well.*
Arsé-kun: Aza: .... This one is living.
Sheepy: Nyar: That's Jack.
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... Yes, you're right.
Sheepy: Nyar: Let's remove him first!
Sheepy: *Nyar begins to approach Jack, who snaps awake and stares at the two*
Sheepy: Jack: ..............What d'you two want?
Sheepy: Jack: No, I changed my mind. I don't care. Do what yeh want.
Arsé-kun: Aza: Such a change in behavior, and so quickly.. Those still living do best without contact of we Elders, you know.
Sheepy: Jack: What? Don't dance 'round yer point. Jus' spit it out.
Arsé-kun: Aza: ...? *he turns his head and spits on the ground before registering the statement entirely. He opts to not address this* I am saying "Get out of here".
Sheepy: Jack: *He gets up* What, yeh got someone else yeh want me t'do dirty jobs fer?
Sheepy: Jack: Whatever. Jus' git it ov'r with. I'll be waitin' outside.
Sheepy: *With that, Jack strolls out.*
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... Not sure if Glaaki has messed with him. ... Might need a deprogramming.
Sheepy: Nyar: D...deprogramming?
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... Oh, but you're far better at undoing whatever has been done.
Sheepy: Nyar: Uh...............
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, yeah.
Sheepy: Nyar: Let's keep going.
Arsé-kun: *they continue through the caverns! So far, no one else encountered can be considered "Living", but some are moderately new. One's still bloody.*
Sheepy: *Nyar ignores the dead ones.*
Sheepy: Nyar: He's quick, isn't he.
Sheepy: Nyar:...For a slug, anyway.
Arsé-kun: Aza: He is not actually a slug, though?
Sheepy: Nyar: That's true.
Sheepy: Nyar: But still, I'd be faster if I were doing it.
Arsé-kun: Aza: You're very fast...
Sheepy: Nyar: Now where are the living ones...we should just collapse it soon..
Arsé-kun: Aza: I don't see any living around here...
Sheepy: Nyar:........Ah, we should collapse it then, right?
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... And lose the knowledge? I would like to collect what's been written first... ... But is that a bad idea?
Sheepy: Nyar: No, go ahead. I'll keep hunting for live people.
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... Okay...
Sheepy: *Nyar keeps looking.*
Arsé-kun: *none yet! unfortunately.*
Sheepy: *And Nyar continues looking.*
Arsé-kun: *Nyar finally finds one!! They're in a group of undeads, seemingly unaware of their pals' deteriorating states*
Sheepy: Nyar:.....!
Sheepy: Nyar: Hey! C'mere!
Arsé-kun: *The entire group look towards him, briefly, before going back to whatever they were doing.*
Sheepy: Nyar:....
Sheepy: *Nyar beelines for the one living one*
Sheepy: Nyar: Hey!
Arsé-kun: ??: ...?
Sheepy: Nyar: You need to get out of here.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'll help you as best as I can, but you need a willingness to live.
Sheepy: Nyar: Otherwise, I'll let you end up like your buddies here.
Arsé-kun: ??: ....??? They're people too, right...?
Sheepy: Nyar: They're dead as a doornail.
Sheepy: Nyar: Which you'll be if you don't escape, okay?
Arsé-kun: ??: .... They look fine to me... *he goes to pat the undead to his right's shoulder. it falls off. He stares* ...??
Sheepy: Nyar:....
Sheepy: Nyar: You should go.
Arsé-kun: ??: Go where?
Sheepy: Nyar: Escape. I'll help you.
Arsé-kun: ??: Why would I? Where would I go..?
Sheepy: Nyar:....
Sheepy: Nyar: Listen.
Sheepy: Nyar: You're going to die here.
Sheepy: Nyar: I've got a place you can stay until things improve, but you need to get out of here. Now.
Arsé-kun: ??: .... ...... *they seem confused* .. Okay?
Sheepy: Nyar: Just - *He grabs their hand* Follow me.
Arsé-kun: ??: Yes, sir? *they follow Nyar, seeming unsure even about the surroundings*
Sheepy: Nyar: *He keeps his eye open for any other potential survivors he may have overlooked and for Glaaki*
Arsé-kun: *He is not seeing anyone else that is living yet, but he's got a really bad feeling all of a sudden, in the dark deep pit of his octogut*
Sheepy: Nyar:.......
Sheepy: Nyar:.....!
Sheepy: Nyar:...Shoot...something isn't right!
Arsé-kun: ??: *he seems to have a similar feeling, and freezes up* ?! What was that??
Sheepy: Nyar: That's the guy who brought you here...I think...we need to get a move on!
Arsé-kun: ??: Uh, sure! But first, where are we???
Sheepy: Nyar: The lake. You need to get out!
Arsé-kun: ??: How did I get here?? *but he picks up the pace*
Sheepy: Nyar: He brought you here.
Arsé-kun: ??: I can't believe I got abducted on duty... Was I on duty? ... What's today??
Sheepy: *Nyar tells him the date.*
Arsé-kun: ??: You're kidding me! It's been a week?!
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm surprised you lasted this long.
Sheepy: Nyar: We should be close to the exit.
Arsé-kun: *and he's right! There's the exit!*
Sheepy: Nyar: *He runs towards the exit, still holding the survivor's hand!*
Arsé-kun: *And then, suddenly...! ... They make it out, with little to no fanfare.*
Sheepy: Nyar: Great, you should be safer here.
Sheepy: Jack: Took yeh long enough.
Arsé-kun: ??: ... You.. That's my uniform!
Sheepy: Jack: Sorry, I needed it.
Sheepy: *He...does appear to feel bad.*
Sheepy: Jack: I'll return it later. Alright?
Arsé-kun: ??: That would be appreciated... *he turns and glances back at the cavern entrance* I never knew this was here.
Sheepy: Jack: Most people don't.
Sheepy: Jack: That's 'ow it should be.
Arsé-kun: ??: I'll have to double my patrolling efforts..
Arsé-kun: Aza: Not yet you don't... *he drags himself out, soaked to the bone(?) and carrying a less-wet tome* Other than the one he had, no living ones are left.
Sheepy: Nyar: I sure hope the one he had wasn't important.
Arsé-kun: Aza: Don't know.... Don't care at the moment... Are you finished with your validation mission?
Sheepy: Nyar: I'd like to have saved that last one, too, but..
Sheepy: Nyar: You do what you can do.
Arsé-kun: Aza: Then.... You did more than I could.
Arsé-kun: Aza: Great work. *he leans forward and water just pours out of his face. Like a dumb ass kettle* I was wondering why speech was difficult.
Sheepy: Nyar:....! Me? I did great work?
Arsé-kun: Aza: y'hah.
Sheepy: Nyar:....!!!
Sheepy: Nyar: I did! Me! I did a great job!
Sheepy: Jack: Oi. What did yeh want me t' leave fer?
Arsé-kun: Aza: 'Twas not my idea. *he looks towards Nyar* Perhaps you would be of more use to other humans than Glaaki.
Sheepy: Jack:....
Sheepy: Jack: So yeh 'ave someone else t' shove me on, eh?
Sheepy: Jack: Whatever. Do what yeh want.
Arsé-kun: Aza: .... Actually.... I do. *he turns his head towards the survivor for a moment, who fails to notice because they're trying to get their bearings* I can see you being much better in the field you'd want over what you've done.
Arsé-kun: Aza: .... *he leans over again and more water comes pouring out* ..... I have forgotten how to human breathe. I am certainly done with this excursion. Ya ch'fhtagn. *and he steps out of view entirely. he's going to sleep outside of human vision. he's spent all of his intelligence stamina and needs a long rest.*
Arsé-kun: ??: .... I feel as if I'm supposed to ignore everything I just witnessed.
Sheepy: Jack:.....
Sheepy: Jack: Don't worry 'bout it. I'll walk you 'ome.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm going to report back to Randy.
Sheepy: Jack: Yer able t' walk, aren't'cha?
Arsé-kun: ??: Yes, I am. Uhm.. Thank you.
Sheepy: Jack: Then let's go.
Sheepy: Jack: Where do you live?
Arsé-kun: *they lower their voice and tell him*
Sheepy: Jack: Right, well, I'll walk you 'ome. *He begins heading in that direction.*
Arsé-kun: *they follow him, but occasionally glance back. What if it's following us?*
Arsé-kun: *also i realize i never specified the cult robes being worn but That's all I need to do. they're green. real dark green. ok now its in the records CARRY ON*
Sheepy: Jack: What?
Arsé-kun: ??: No one is following us, right?
Sheepy: Jack: No.
Arsé-kun: ??: Oh...
Sheepy: Jack: I'm th' only one o' 'is grunts who c'n travel easily.
Sheepy: Jack: And I don't care.
Arsé-kun: ??: I see..
Sheepy: Jack: Glad t' 'ear that.
Arsé-kun: *eventually, they get there! to a little shop we, the viewers, have seen before. it's a sweets shop, but seems to be closed- Except for the single face pressed against the window. It's gone rather quickly, though*
Sheepy: Jack: ...Oi, they've noticed yeh.
Arsé-kun: ??: Already? *they pull their hood off*
Arsé-kun: *Seconds later, the doors thrown open and they get tackled by a very worried younger brother. Hello, Tatsuya*
Sheepy: Jack: *He watches closely*
Arsé-kun: Tats: Where have you been, you jerk?? Were you petting cats again, Kat? Did they accept you as one of their own??
Arsé-kun: Katsuya: Hah, I wish that was all it was.
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Minato is looking at Jack. prrrrriorities*
Sheepy: Jack: I abducted 'im fer a bit.
Arsé-kun: Minato: ... Can I ask why?
Sheepy: Jack: I was told to.
Arsé-kun: Minato: And there's no.. Damage incurred?
Sheepy: Jack:....
Sheepy: Jack: I don't know.
Sheepy: Jack: Never thought 'bout it, really. Yeh sh'd be fine.
Arsé-kun: Minato: We'll just have to check. If he turns or anything, it's on you. *he sorta shrugs*
Sheepy: Jack: That's fair.
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh got somethin' I c'n change into? I need t' give this uniform back.
Arsé-kun: Minato: Yeah, we should. *he heads back in*
Sheepy: Jack: Great.
Sheepy: Jack: Lissen. Be careful in th' future.
Arsé-kun: Kat: So that doesn't happen again, right?
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh 'ave so many weak points.
Sheepy: Jack: I 'ad no probl'm sneakin' up 'n yeh 'nd knockin' yeh out.
Arsé-kun: Kat: I guess I do need to work on that..
Sheepy: Jack: Yer welcome.
Arsé-kun: Kat: I should cite you for all of that, plus imitating an officer... But with everything happening, you're off the hook. ... Unless you do it again.
Sheepy: Jack: Hah.
Sheepy: Jack: I don't care what yeh do.
Sheepy: Jack: Juss be careful what yeh stick yer nose into.
Arsé-kun: Kat: Of course, but the same to you.
Sheepy: Jack: I'm quittin' workin' fer th' guy who ordered yer capture, but...
Arsé-kun: Kat: Are you sure you don't need to hide from.. *he just waves a hand*
Sheepy: Jack: Mm. Nothin' I can do 'bout that. I was ordered t' stop workin' fer 'im.
Sheepy: Jack: If 'e goes after me, oh well
Arsé-kun: Kat: Oh well, come by if you need to.
Arsé-kun: *Minato reappears with a bundle of clothes. Well, they're clean and not an officer uniform.*
Sheepy: Jack: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Minato: 'Welcome. *and he goes back inside again.*
Sheepy: Jack: I sh'd 'ead 'ome now.
Sheepy: Jack: Stay sharp.
Arsé-kun: Kat: Thank you. *he notes to himself to wash it at least three times* Stay safe, will you?
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh. Thanks.
Sheepy: Jack: *He puts his hands in his pockets and walks away.*
Arsé-kun: *Kat is more or less ushered inside. Status; safe*
Sheepy: *yay!*
Sheepy: *Meanwhile......*
Sheepy: Nyar: --*he busts into the room* RANDY!!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Ahh! *he jumps a good inch off the chair he was on, dislodging Shaggy entirely* Nyar!! Are you trying to give me a stroke?
Sheepy: Nyar: Eh?
Sheepy: Nyar: Randy! I have news!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Yeah?? What? Oh, come back, Shaggy.. *shaggy has left you*
Sheepy: Nyar: DAD COMPLIMENTED ME!!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Hooray...? I'm glad you're excited, but did you need to wake me up for it..?
Sheepy: Nyar: Now you compliment me!
Sheepy: Nyar: I saved one person!!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Did you?
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah!
Arsé-kun: Randy: And they're not going to die mysteriously?
Sheepy: Nyar:...Uh?
Sheepy: Nyar:.....!? You trust me so little...!
Sheepy: Nyar: What have I done to make you NOT trust me???
Arsé-kun: Randy: When did I say you'd be killing them?
Arsé-kun: Randy: I'm going to be forever bitter about the dreamscape stunt, though.
Sheepy: Nyar: Hey!
Sheepy: Nyar: You should be nicer to me.
Sheepy: Nyar: Where's my compliment??
Arsé-kun: Randy: Okay, fine. You did a good deed, for once. Hooray.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yes!!! I did!!!
Sheepy: Nyar: Aren't I great?
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, oh, oh!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Yeah, of course. I just wish you'd do good things without the prompting. Even little kids can figure that out faster- Oh?
Sheepy: Nyar: The cavern was collapsed.
Sheepy: Nyar: And, like...
Arsé-kun: Randy: Already?
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh yeah! And according to dad, Glaaki had someone with him!
Sheepy: Nyar: Ahahaha! I wonder what happened!?
Arsé-kun: Randy: *he sighs* We'll find out eventually.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm going to brag to Saint-Germain, so you go back to sleep before I drag you along!
Sheepy: Nyar: Who knows! I might visit you in your dreams.
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, I have some fun ideas already.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Thanks for the warning.. *he tries to get comfy again. might take a bit*
Sheepy: *Nyar leaves for Saint's room*
Arsé-kun: *Saint was waiting a while, having picked up a book to pass the time. But Nyar took too long, so he put it to the side and went to sleep. it's like 5 am, understandable course of action*
Sheepy: Nyar: Saint-Germain!!
Arsé-kun: Germain: ....?
Germain: What took you so long...?
Sheepy: Nyar: DAD COMPLIMENTED ME!
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... Lovely.
Sheepy: Nyar: I saved one person!
Sheepy: Nyar: You'll praise me too, right!?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Fantastic work. Tell me more in the morning..
Sheepy: Nyar: Okay, fine.
Sheepy: Nyar: Good night!
Sheepy: *Nyar lets hm sleep*
Arsé-kun: *Now what are you going to do, Nyarlathotep?*
Sheepy: *Be bored*
Arsé-kun: *really.*
Sheepy: *Nyar looks for things to do.*
Arsé-kun: *he's Nyarlathotep!! How can he not find something to do?*
Sheepy: *Nyar decides to watch an octopus documentary.*
Arsé-kun: *that's fun! here, waste several hours on that and that alone!*
Sheepy: *yes!*
Sheepy: *Enough time for Sherlock to get up off the sofa and get the mail.*
Arsé-kun: *Allllll of it. The poor mailman probably made a single stop, and it's this one! That's all for this week!*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, it's a lot as usual..........
Arsé-kun: *in the background, delly slips on a letter and falls on his butt. comedy*
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he strolls in, coffee in hand, and rolls his eyes* And people say snail mail isn't used anymore.
Sheepy: *Sherlock begins hunting through it*
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's mostly fan mail.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Save it up! Crack one open when you feel bad. It'll last at least a week!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, good idea.
Sheepy: *Sherlock's sorting it into piles - his, Watson's, Harley's.*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Oh, we got mail this time?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Some.
Arsé-kun: Watson: More than usual.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes!
Arsé-kun: Watson: If we're lucky, it might be decent this time.
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...What does that mean?
Sheepy: Harley: *He peeks in* Oh, do I actually have mail?
Sheepy: Harley: How unfortunate.
Sheepy: Harley: I guess I should read it, though.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Yeah, I agree. I might have to bust out the old "See an actual doctor" stamp for this.
Sheepy: Sherlock: But you are a doctor...
Sheepy: Sherlock:...Aren't you...?
Sheepy: Harley: Ah, yours have actual content in them?
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, if only we could trade...
Arsé-kun: Watson: To Sherlock- Yes! To Harley- No. People expect me to know their every malady just from a bad description on paper. I'm not their primary care giver! How should I know?
Sheepy: Harley: You can make up medical terms that don't exist.
Arsé-kun: Watson: That's cruel and unusual.
Sheepy: Harley: The very few letters I get are related either to my appearance or ridiculous questions I don't understand.
Sheepy: Harley: "Are you just Mycroft Holmes but under another name similar to Sherlock's to make you seem more important?"
Sheepy: Harley: "Oh, yes, I am this man to whom I bear little resemblance to and is a few years older than me!"
Sheepy: Sherlock: You are!?
Sheepy: Harley: Ah, I know.
Sheepy: Harley: You answer mine and I'll answer yours.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Sherlock, take a joke. And hmm.. Not sure I trust you enough to not mess with people.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, I'm hurt.
Arsé-kun: Watson: You'll just tell everyone they need to send in money.
Sheepy: Harley: "Your eyes are pretty." "Thanks, I've never looked in a mirror so I don't know what I look like."
Sheepy: Harley: I wouldn't scam people out of money.
Sheepy: Harley: What are other ones I've received...
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he grabs one and carefully opens it* ... This one wants to know what kind of grapes you color your hair with.
Sheepy: Harley:.......
Sheepy: Harley:.......It's.....
Arsé-kun: Watson: Natural, I know.
Sheepy: Harley:...I color it with genes.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I like that answer better.
Sheepy: Harley: I've had people ask me why I look nothing like Mycroft nor Sherlock. It's as though they think I know.
Sheepy: Harley: And, of course...why do people keep thinking it's dyed???
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's not!?
Sheepy: Harley: What makes you think it's dyed!?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ummm...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Is that Harley's?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I have no idea. I just wanted to bring it up.
Sheepy: Harley: Whose is it?
Arsé-kun: Watson: No idea. It's not high enough in mystery ranks for me to care.
Sheepy: Harley: Do we have any new cases?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Not yet.
Sheepy: Harley: That's too bad.
Sheepy: Harley: *He picks up another letter from his stack and opens it*
Sheepy: Harley: "Please· pay close attention To your surroundings! For One, you may come To find something that will help· you on your way! I'm· hoping that in· this advice, you'll stay out of trouble· and Thrive!"- ah, it goes on a bit more..
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, that's weirdly ominous motivational advice.
Arsé-kun: Watson: You showing up will help? For what?
Sheepy: Harley: I don't know. Uh...
Sheepy: Harley: "Do you have pollen allergies? That's a big problem. The trees will blossom soon. It's going to drive me cra𝔃y. They· will· be super bothersome. Where do you go to kill· time? Me·? I like casinos, really. Oh, that's all I've got. Hope everything goes well for you!"
Sheepy: Harley: What kind of rambley nonsense...
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he comes over to see too*
Sheepy: *Harley shows him the letter*
Arsé-kun: Watson: What's all these marks for..?
Sheepy: Harley:....*He tilts his head*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Sherlock, c'mere. Come look at this, too.
Sheepy: Harley: The ones with dots are....
Sheepy: *Sherlock comes over and looks over Harley's shoulder*
Arsé-kun: Watson: They, Will, Kill, Me. Is this a cry for help?
Sheepy: Harley: And in the first section: "Please help I'm in trouble"...yes, it does seem it's a cry for help.
Sheepy: Sherlock: To For One To Thrive? TFOTT? Is that a food?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Two, four, one, two, five. An address?
Sheepy: Harley: And finally, underscored: "Big Blossom Drive".
Sheepy: Harley: It could be an address.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'll try to pull it up on maps..
Sheepy: Harley: Thank you.
Sheepy: Harley: I wonder if there's anything else of importance?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he slides over, using two envelopes for reduced traction* What's going on, men?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Harley got mail.
Sheepy: Harley: It's a cry for help. Please give it a read.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he reads it* That Z... I'd know it anywhere! This is Diego's handwriting!
Sheepy: Harley:....!
Sheepy: Harley: But what kind of trouble is he in?
Arsé-kun: Watson: If it says "They will kill me!", it's probably pretty bad!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Is this it? The legendary Normal Case?? With normal criminals and normal odds of defying death?
Sheepy: Harley: Finally!
Sheepy: Harley: I don't remember him liking to gamble, not that I knew him very well. Do you think casinos are related to the case?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Why would he mention it otherwise?
Sheepy: Harley: Good point.
Sheepy: Harley: Watson, did you find anything?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Sure have.
Sheepy: Harley: Goood job. Can I see?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Certainly! Here, look, it's right smack in the middle of a bunch of shit. *he shows Harley the Maps result. Lotsa buildings*
Sheepy: *Harley mulls it over.*
Sheepy: Harley: So we can't just dash in.
Arsé-kun: Watson: We could, in theory? But it'd be difficult.
Sheepy: Harley: We don't know how many allies they have within the area. We should case it first.
Arsé-kun: Watson: But even that may get attention if we aren't careful.
Sheepy: Harley: Exactly.
Sheepy: Harley:...Give me a moment...
Sheepy: Harley: Are any of these stores?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Doesn't seem like it, unfortunately.
Sheepy: Harley: Too bad.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Might I ask why?
Sheepy: Harley: It limits the amount of disguises I could use.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Oh, that is unfortunate.
Sheepy: Harley: Mhm.
Sheepy: Harley: Lupin, any ideas?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I could scout it out in my own time, perhaps.
Sheepy: Harley: Your time is limited.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You know what I meant.
Sheepy: Harley: Did I.
Sheepy: Harley:...Anyway, we need to come up with a plan.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Why don't we just, um, call the police?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he just starts laughing*
Sheepy: Harley: It's too dangerous.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And most of them are imbeciles. They'll just storm it!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hmmm...
Sheepy: Harley: Are there any casinos near there?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Yes, there is.
Sheepy: Harley: I'd like to visit there.
Sheepy: Harley: But I look too suspicious as I am...
Sheepy: Harley: Lupin, here's a plan.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Go on.
Sheepy: Harley: Let's say that the staff are in on it.
Sheepy: Harley: Illegal it may be, but we watch them closely and knock out two when we get the chance and steal their clothes along with their "faces".
Sheepy: Harley: With that, we can sneak into the address listed.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Ah, the classic Plan A. I was thinking of visiting the casino as a couple, dressed up fancy. But then one of us would have to be the woman. And I don't feel like it.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, I'm fine with that.
Sheepy: Harley: I usually end up with that role, so I'm used to it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Well, then I guess I know what we're doing this week.
Sheepy: Harley: Clothes shopping?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Wasting lots of cash in roulettes.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't gamble... I'll leave you to that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: How kind of you! If I'm not interrupted, I'll clean house nicely for you.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, thank you. What a great husband you are.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Hey! I hate this already!
Sheepy: Harley: That's your problem.
Sheepy: Harley: Don't worry. We married for status and you're having an affair on me with my brother and I'm secretly planning to have you mysteriously end up in an accident for your insurance money.
Sheepy: Harley:...I'm kidding, of course. Let's play this straight and not seem suspicious.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But would playing it straight be the best? The first is far easier to pull off.
Sheepy: Harley: Is it?
Sheepy: Harley: I don't really want to plot your downfall. I care enough about you to not want to consider such a thing.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But if we want to run it straight, we'd need to be a solid mix of type A and B- Lovey dovey but also super casual. The traitorous route lets us go type A, exaggerated to our desires.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh dear.
Sheepy: Harley: How fun.
Sheepy: Harley: You take me out on such a nice date to try to distract me from how you're having an affair.
Sheepy: Harley: And I, meanwhile, am focused on...hmmm...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Wow, you're really going into a detailed backstory.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: We need to. The more foolproof, the better.
Sheepy: Harley: We need to come up with names, too.
Sheepy: Sherlock: There's a twitter for that! Baby names.
Sheepy: Harley: Let's see. It's our anniversary.
Sheepy: Harley: I wanted to go on a nice adventure in a place that, ah...
Sheepy: Harley: Could end in your death.
Sheepy: Harley: However, despite my heavy hints towards this, you chose the casino.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I do enjoy living, after all.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I think that would work. I, meanwhile, would certainly be giving everyone but you the interested looks, and would probably spend as much time away as possible. That way, even running off to the bathroom for an hour would have a solid base.
Sheepy: Harley: I'd end you if you were.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You'd have to beat me to it.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh dear.
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he's started sorting more of the mail in the background. He is not needed right now*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Have you found anything of interest?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I found the bills, does that count?
Sheepy: Sherlock:.....Ummm...
Sheepy: Sherlock: N...not really.
Sheepy: Harley: How kind of you to offer to pay them, Watson.
Sheepy: Harley: I'll take you up on that offer.
Arsé-kun: Watson: What! Again?!
Sheepy: Harley: Well? I haven't gotten a case in a while. No case means no payment.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Bills?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Fair enough..
Sheepy: Sherlock: Are any for me?
Sheepy: Harley: You were about to act clueless on what a bill was right after clearly acting like you knew what a bill was...
Arsé-kun: Watson: Actually, Sherlock- Yes. This one is your problem now. I'll hang it on the fridge for you.
Sheepy: Harley: You shift your weight to the opposite side when you lie, Sherlock.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Eh...! I get a bill and information I didn't want to know!
Sheepy: Harley: Actually, let me make a correction: when you consider lying.
Sheepy: Harley: When you actively lie-
Sheepy: Sherlock: Let's see that bill!
Arsé-kun: *Watson tries to throw it over. He misses Sherlock entirely.*
Sheepy: *Sherlock picks it up and opens it*
Arsé-kun: *it's a bill, all right. for all those netflix shows. i don't know how netflix actually works.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah...I guess I haven't taken many cases either recently...!
Sheepy: Sherlock: But I haven't felt like it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Annnnd this is why I am in business.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I just don't feel motivated.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You've still gotta do it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I know....
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't feel interested in them...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: People Will Die without assistance, Sherlock!
Sheepy: Sherlock:....R...really?
Sheepy: Harley: Surprise.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I never knew that...!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Watson, did you?
Sheepy: Harley: I will begin taking them if you won't, Sherlock.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I didn't know!!
Arsé-kun: Watson: This isn't new information...
Sheepy: Sherlock: I thought it was mass distributed to every detective!
Sheepy: Harley: There are very few who aren't connected tothe police.
Sheepy: Harley: I get very few cases due to my very specific use.
Sheepy: Harley: However, you get the commonfolk.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Many of my cases are ones you passed by, for example.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah!?
Sheepy: Harley: Mine are...hmmm.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Yours are... Ehh..
Sheepy: Harley: Very rich people who don't want people knowing a thing.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Where's all your cash, mr. detective?
Sheepy: Harley: Hmm?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Where's the rich payout? Or do you do the smart thing and store it all?
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, did you want to steal it? Or know the contents of my will?
Sheepy: Harley: Neither are options, I'm afraid. Anyway, I save almost all of it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Why would I steal that? It's just money.
Sheepy: Harley: I suppose so.
Sheepy: Harley: We shoupd come up with how we will defend ourselves.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah...I don't want to practice with you...
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, I have an idea. ..But if he's in on it...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ...?
Sheepy: Harley: Let's ask Mycroft about the owners of the home. He might know something.
Sheepy: Harley: Of course, that's offtopic from self defense, but I think it'll help tremendously if we can find something. However, over text won't do. Ah, what if his home has been bugged...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Do you go through this every case you take?
Arsé-kun: Watson: He sure does.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh....
Sheepy: Sherlock: I can't really help there.
Sheepy: Harley: Watson, should we ask Mycroft if he can dig up any information on the home owners?
Arsé-kun: Watson: You could try.
Sheepy: Harley: Any piece of information is necessary.
Sheepy: Harley:...Give me a moment...
Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] We need to talk.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] Not even a hello? What is it?
Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] 221B Baker's Street
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] I know where you live!! You could have just said "come over"!!!
Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Come over
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] Right now?
Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Need assistance
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] I have work in half an hour. You'd better make it quick.
Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] 1 life is at stake
Sheepy: Harley: He's coming over.
Sheepy: Harley: Meanwhile, I'm going to look for information on the casino in the newspapers. Maybe online too.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Good thinking. I'll try to figure out what's around it.
Sheepy: Harley: Thank you.
Sheepy: Harley:...By the way.
Sheepy: Harley: If you're wondering where Sheepy is, he's out to go see Professor Moriarty.
Sheepy: Harley: So it'll be quiet for a while. Make use of that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: One question. How on earth did you get him up at this hour?
Sheepy: Harley: Hmmm?
Sheepy: Harley: I have my ways.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm now afraid.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Don't you get Iris up early by bribing her with going out to a fun place with you?
Sheepy: Harley: Ah, I'm caught.
Sheepy: Harley: I bribed him.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: With..?
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, nothing too interesting.
Sheepy: Harley: He wants to know more about my pickpocketing days.
Sheepy: Harley: So I just made some fantastical tale up that never happened and told him about it.
Sheepy: Harley: The moral of the story is: the early bird gets the worm.
Sheepy: Harley: It's a useful tactic.
Sheepy: Harley: He's easier to please than Iris, as well.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Well, okay.
Sheepy: Harley: After I gave her a picture of a pony when I bribed her with getting her a pony when she was five, she stopped falling for my tricks.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You're terrible to children sometimes.
Sheepy: Harley: However, whether it's out of amusements or obliviousness, I can use any loophole I please with Sheepy and he doesn't care.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, it's not terrible. It's smart. Do you know how much a pony costs each year?
Sheepy: Harley: More than a picture of a pony. I also don't lie.
Sheepy: Harley: What do you do, Lupin?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I at least stick to my word.
Sheepy: Harley: I am sticking to my word
Sheepy: Harley: She asked for a pony. A picture of a pony contains one pony.
Sheepy: Harley: Therefore, I fulfilled my obligation of giving her a singular pony.
Sheepy: Harley: Today, I said that I would tell him a story, so I told him an embarrassing tale about you. I fulfilled my obligation of a singular story. I did not promise what the contents would be.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And I probably told him the same one already, so nothing lost.
Sheepy: Harley: The other day, I promised Sherlock one sign of affection, so I put hard work into making a sign with the word "Affection" on it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *sigh*
Sheepy: Harley: As promised, I delivered one sign of affection.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Did you at least make it look good?
Sheepy: Harley: Of course.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I wanted real affection...
Sheepy: Harley: Therefore, I have not once gone back on my word.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he snakes his arm around Sherlock's shoulder* Behold, as I do better than he ever could.
Sheepy: Sherlock:!!!
Sheepy: Harley: Unfortunately, affection is a completely alien concept to me.
Arsé-kun: Watson: That's funny. You hug more dogs than people. *he returns with a fresh mug of coffee*
Sheepy: Harley: That's not difficult.
Sheepy: Harley: Have I ever hugged a human being in my life?
Sheepy: Harley: I have been hugged, but it's not the same.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Do you want an answer to the question?
Sheepy: Harley: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Watson: You absolutely have, and stopped at the age of twelve. "I'm an adult, stop crushing me!" You said. *he smiles smuggly. smuggu.* Someone never got out of their teenage rebellion, hmmm?
Sheepy: Harley:....!
Sheepy: Harley: I-!!
Sheepy: Harley: I didn't go through teenage rebellion!!!
Sheepy: Sherlock: I remember you being really rebellious, but not how you were before that.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I feel like I should get the childhood photographs out in response, but the minute I take it out of its hiding spot, it'll be burnt to a crisp.
Sheepy: Harley: I wouldn't burn it!
Sheepy: Harley: They aren't embarrassing!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Well, good. If you burnt up the pictures of my wife, I'd have to kill you.
Sheepy: Harley: Uh?
Arsé-kun: Watson: They're in the same book, and I honestly? Do not trust you with that book.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm that untrustworthy...?
Arsé-kun: Watson: In this single case scenario, involving this single book? Yes. The rest of the time, no.
Sheepy: Harley: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Watson: And if you still want to find it, I'll give you kids a hint- It's most definitely upstairs.
Sheepy: Harley: I-I'm not interested.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: I am! *he comes in from the other room. must've come in the other front door.* I'd be willing to pay for photocopies.
Sheepy: Harley: Mycroft...!!
Sheepy: Harley: It wouldn't matter at all!!!
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Sure, sure. What was so important that you called me over? *he drops into a seat.* And make it snappy.
Sheepy: Harley: I need you to look into something for me.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Yes?
Sheepy: Harley: *He states the address of the home mentioned in the letter.*
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: That's... In a business center, I believe.
Sheepy: Harley: I need any information on the owners. Your job lets you find that sort of thing, right?
Sheepy: Harley: A man is being held hostage there.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: I could find out, yes. But how much information do you want?
Sheepy: Harley: Occupation. Financial situation. Criminal record.
Sheepy: Harley: I want to know if how they're linked in with the casino.
Sheepy: Harley: Why was our victim investigating the casino? The owners of that home must be related.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: I'm going to stop you there. There are no "homes" around that location. It's all businesses.
Sheepy: Harley:....
Sheepy: Harley:........?
Sheepy: Harley: Then....what's...?
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: That would be... The casino in question.
Sheepy: Harley: I...
Sheepy: Harley:..I'm so sorry.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: For what? Not knowing something?
Sheepy: Harley: I didn't know....
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: You do now.
Sheepy: Harley:....Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: If someone is being held hostage in a public business, I would argue that's even worse, because they'd be in plain sight.
Sheepy: Harley:...I, uh, still want any information you can dig up on its financial records..and, uh...
Sheepy: Harley: Yes, we need to get them out, but I haven't figured out...how yet.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: My plan is to wing it unless we've got the time
Sheepy: Harley: Alright.
Sheepy: Harley:...Sorry for dragging you out here....I didn't know...
Arsé-kun: Finis: Sucks to be you.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Finis!
Sheepy: Harley: .....!?
Sheepy: Harley: D-does it.
Arsé-kun: Finis: *he shrugs*
Sheepy: Harley:.......
Sheepy: Harley: Sorry, I'll let you go now.
Sheepy: Harley:..before I make a bigger idiot of myself....
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: I'm still going to get you the information, so it didn't change anything. Have fun?
Sheepy: Harley: Thanks..
Sheepy: Sherlock: We three should go out together sometime!
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: We'd have to find a good time for that, but I would enjoy it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Great!!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Let's do it soon!
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Agreed.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, sure.
Sheepy: Harley: I should let you go for now. I ill pay you for your services, of course.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: I'd like to go. I have work in... 15 minutes.
Sheepy: Harley: Yes, go.
Arsé-kun: *Mycroft hurries back out. Finis takes his sweet time following him*
Sheepy: Harley: Ah, what to do next..
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Get everything we're going to need together?
Sheepy: Harley: Yes, let's do that.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile!!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He knocks on Mori's door* And now we wait.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Are you sure about this?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why wouldn't I be?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Because you usually enter a different way..
Sheepy: Sheepy: I gotta shake it up a bit.
Sheepy: Jack: *He opens the door*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hi, I'm selling windows and window cleaning. For only a whopping $100 a month, I personally will come to break your windows and replace them with new ones.
Arsé-kun: *Randy has to turn around and cover his mouth to not start laughing*
Sheepy: Jack:....Uh...
Sheepy: Jack: Professor, this kid is threatenin' t' break yer windows.
Sheepy: Sheepy: For an extra $50 a month, I'll break all of the old electronics in your house that you've been conflicted about replacing to push you in the right direction.
Sheepy: Jack: And yer phone.
Arsé-kun: Mori: But will you throw out a defective lackey? *he wheels in from scene right*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, that's its own, separate fee, not bundled in with the rest.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Fantastic. How may I be of help, Joker? *he folds his hands* You don't usually enter this way.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I have some things I want to ask you about, but by the way, Porlock was begging Sherlock for money again.
Sheepy: Sheepy: So anyway, how do you feel about slugs?
Sheepy: Jack:.....
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... .... Jack, let them in and close the door.
Sheepy: Jack: *He moves out of the way. Sheepy strolls in like he owns the place.*
Arsé-kun: *Randy follows him with the absolutely minimal level of confidence. This is all new territory to him. Sure, he's seen some shit, but people are dangerous too!*
Sheepy: *Jack closes the door.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: So, I want to know what you've got to do with Glaaki.
Arsé-kun: Mori: As little as humanly possible. *he's frowning.* Which is still far more than I ever wanted.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah, about the same here. I've met him face to face once and he didn't bother me for whatever reason.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's curious. As far as I was aware, it just takes what it can get.
Sheepy: Jack: Naw, it's got int'rests.
Sheepy: Jack: Yer not really Joker, 'r yeh?
Sheepy: Jack: Not sayin' it won't go fer juss 'bout anythin', but...
Sheepy: Jack:...Sorry. I spoke outta line.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, you're not entirely wrong..! *he sits up a bit straighter* This is a different Joker. The one you're looking for is Kaito Joker. Different man.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wow, how creative.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He's phantom thief Joker and I'm Phantom Joker...
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm gonna sue him for copyright infrigement.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Very funny.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, thanks.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Great, well this has been informative.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Glad to have helped. All I ask is that you leave the full fossil set at the local alone. Everything else is fair game.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I want that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: So that was Robert I spotted when I was there.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay, well, I'm not interested in that.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lucky me.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I want a part of the velociraptor fossil.
Sheepy: Sheepy: But, uh, not the one you're interested in, right?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Have you ever noticed how its leg bone is odd?
Sheepy: Sheepy: They stole it from someone else but in a hurried rush they lost the leg bone. Really, if I had done it, I wouldn't have left a single piece.
Arsé-kun: Mori: What a noble motive you've got then, stealing what's already been taken.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's all I do.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why would I have targeted you initially for any other reason?
Sheepy: Sheepy: By now it's just fun.
Sheepy: Jack:?!
Arsé-kun: Mori: I figured as much. You can continue to try, but maybe be more quiet in those heels of yours.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm not sacrificing fashion for trying to steal from you. Anyway, disappointingly, I lost interest in stealing whatever I targeted originally a long time ago.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I now just want to break in for fun.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I stole your shoe a few days ago by the way.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Did you find it yet?
Arsé-kun: Mori: It'd be strange if I hadn't. You can stop hiding things so low to the ground, though.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh? If you say so. I just wanted to make sure to make it fair for you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's my house. I have the advantage to begin with,
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, that's true.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Well, I'll work hard on ideas for another scavenger hunt, so look forward to that, alright?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm utterly terrified. Oh no. Not again.
Sheepy: Sheepy: It'd be fun if we worked together sometime! I won't tell Sherlock, though, because he'll throw a fit.
Arsé-kun: Mori: On the contrary, please do tell him. He might figure out that I'm fully capable of playing nice.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Whenever you're brought up he gets all mad.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why? He already did enough damage to me. I've already quit major crime. What else does he want??
Sheepy: Sheepy: Attention, I dunno.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Grudges never die with him, and it takes a bullet to the head and temporarily memory loss with Harley.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I've decided to ignore him in favor of: You're more fun and therefore I don't care.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile in the background, Randy is astronomically out of his element. This is all humans and humanoids. Awkward.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can tell him though. He might throw a fit but I'll tell him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll take it. Making the great Sherlock Holmes throw a fit counts as a win in my book.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, it's fairly easy.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I know. It's very amusing.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Just tell him that the dinosaurs are all dead and he'll cry.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Or that santa doesn't exist.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're only enabling me right now, you know.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He was extremely bitter about Robert from what I remember, so now you have a reason.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He was completely against investigating that case a while back, so now if you want revenge, he believes in Santa Claus.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll consider it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Have fun.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, I was thinking this necklace that this rich guy owns. Obviously, he got it from illegitimate means. He has coats of armor. You want coats of armor?
Sheepy: Sheepy: "I, the Phantom, will be coming for the precious necklace so beloved to you. In your darkest hours, not even your knights will defend you."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Coats of armor are so... Difficult to manage. I'll pass.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Aw, okay. I'll focus on the museum for now and stay out of your-
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh!
Sheepy: Sheepy: We can work together on that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Just don't kill anybody.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Is that the only condition?
Arsé-kun: Mori: If it is, I may take up that offer. But not yet.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's all!
Arsé-kun: *And Randy has ceased to exist in this location. He's gone to the far off planet of Outside.*
Sheepy: *Randy no*
Arsé-kun: *randy yes*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay, now that I've rambled, do you have anything to say?
Arsé-kun: Mori: How have you survived this long while being unable to hold your tongue?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I know.
Sheepy: Sheepy: How is it a mistake?
Sheepy: Sheepy: You aren’t going to harm him, so telling you stuff like this is of no detriment to me.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You have too much to lose by throwing your comfy lifestyle out the window just to get one final jab at a man with regular pain thanks to the fall. There’s no worth in it, since any further damage will never compare to that original scar.
Arsé-kun: Mori: A solid guess, but a wrong one nonetheless.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Where did I go wrong?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You assumed I was referring to the other subject. Or something like that.. I don't do Language Studies for a reason..
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why is that a mistake?
Sheepy: Sheepy: You won’t hurt me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You sound awfully sure of yourself.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I’m of use.
Arsé-kun: *not shown is moran glaring down the hall. he is pulled out of scene by unseen assistance. thank you unseen hero*
Sheepy: Sheepy: There’s no benefit to hurting me. I’m your only access to Sherlock, and yet, simultaneously, we aren’t close enough for it to affect Sherlock to any level you’d deem worth the work of injuring me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Or are you? *he seems amused by all this* And your friend is still waiting for you.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, I guess I should go meet with him. Alright, let's talk again soon, okay?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You imply I get much choice in the matter. You're going to show up whether I like it or not.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You'll just break in anyway.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You mean you don't like my visits?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Have the windows been barred shut to prevent you yet?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Great! Let's talk soon!
Sheepy: *Sheepy leaves*
Sheepy: Porlock: Wow, boss. I can't believe Jack has competition on Moran's replacement for Robert! How egg-citing!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Porlock? Please close your mouth for five minutes.
Sheepy: Porlock: Eh?
Sheepy: Porlock: Is that my pun-ishment for witty wordplay, Boss?
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he leans over and yanks the knife out of Porlock's chest* No, this is.
Sheepy: Porlock: Awww, Moran gave me that as a gift.
Sheepy: Porlock: It was excruciatingly painful though.
Arsé-kun: Mori: If someone stabs you and doesn't take the knife, you're legally allowed to keep it.
Sheepy: Porlock: Really?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, no one has ever said no!
Sheepy: Porlock: What if they do take it?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then they like their knife, I guess.
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, I see.
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, yeah, that pawn he was talking about was me!
Sheepy: Porlock: Surprise, right? But I made so much money that I might just consider being charitable and give you some!
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, yeah, that pawn he was talking about was me!
Sheepy: Porlock: Surprise, right? But I made so much money that I might just consider being charitable and give you some!
Arsé-kun: Mori: You made money? That's a surprise.
Sheepy: Porlock: I get money sometimes.
Sheepy: Porlock: Like that reporter kid the other day.
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, do you think that's why Moran stabbed me? *He raises his voice some* Moran, why did you stab me?
Arsé-kun: Moran: Because you don't shut up.
Sheepy: Porlock: Eh?
Sheepy: Porlock: My vocal cords are in my chest?
Sheepy: Porlock: Wow! I learned anatomy today, Boss!
Arsé-kun: Moran: I was hoping I'd hit your lungs. That would shut you up for once!
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh! Well, that makes it all different! You missed my lungs. Try harder next time!
Sheepy: Porlock: I'd recommend learning anatomy, for one.
Sheepy: Porlock: For example, did you know that the head bone is connected to the leg bone?
Sheepy: Porlock: And that bones are made up of smaller bones, which are made up of even smaller bones?
Sheepy: Jack: That's.....that's not right... Yer "head bone" is called a sk'll, 'n it c'nnects int' th'-
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, it's all connected in the end. I was just skipping a few pieces!
Sheepy: Jack: Yeh, I s'ppose that's t' be exp'cted. Yeh can't realy be stupid 'nough to b'lieve-
Sheepy: Porlock: The head bone directly connects into the arm bone, and the arm bone directly connects into the leg bone.
Arsé-kun: Fantomas: Yer half man, half skeleton!
Sheepy: Porlock: Eh?
Arsé-kun: Fantomas: Well, you got bones, dont'cha?
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, I sure do!
Sheepy: Porlock: Two of 'em!
Sheepy: Porlock: One arm bone, two arm bone.
Arsé-kun: Fantomas: So where's the rest?
Sheepy: Porlock: Uhhhh.........
Sheepy: Porlock: A part of my body.
Sheepy: Porlock: My arms won't be if Moran gets his way, aha!
Sheepy: Porlock: If I'm cut perfectly in half, will I grow two mes?
Arsé-kun: Moran: You'd better not!
Sheepy: Porlock: Oh, oh!
Sheepy: Porlock: If there's two mes, I can do two things I want to do at once!
Arsé-kun: Moran: Then I get to kill one.
Sheepy: Porlock: Whaaaaaaat!?
Sheepy: Porlock: But my plans.............!
Sheepy: Porlock: "Bond with Moran" and "befriend Moran"!!
Arsé-kun: Moran: It ain't gonna happen, pipsqueak.
Sheepy: Porlock: Why not!?
Arsé-kun: Moran: You give me headaches.
Sheepy: Porlock: How?
Arsé-kun: Moran: By never, ever, shutting your mouth.
Sheepy: Porlock: If you work on being my friend, I'll work on being quieter.
Arsé-kun: Moran: Ughhhhh! Fine!
Sheepy: Porlock: Great!
Arsé-kun: *less importantly but meanwhile*
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he lowers the newspaper* What were you going to say, Nyar?
Sheepy: Nyar: *He takes a sip of coffee* So, uh, if a ghost possesses somebody and takes a pictures of the body it's possessing..
Sheepy: Nyar: Is, is that a selfy?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Yes.
Sheepy: Nyar:....But..
Sheepy: Nyar: That's not its body.
Arsé-kun: Germain: But the intent is the same, yes?
Sheepy: Nyar: But if that's the case.
Sheepy: Nyar: If a scientist takes a picture of his cells, can't you say that it's a cell-fy?
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... ... ... *he leans over and pours some of his (thankfully not hot) tea on Nyar*
Sheepy: Nyar: Why!!!
Arsé-kun: Germain: You are punished for bad pun crimes.
Sheepy: Nyar: But! But! It was funny!
Arsé-kun: Germain: But a scientist could always be taking pictures of their own cells, even with the camera pointed away. So every picture taken by a scientist could be a cell-fy.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah!
Arsé-kun: *Impey stops washing the dishes for 10 seconds to look over his shoulder*
Arsé-kun: Impey: I mean, you're not wrong!
Sheepy: Nyar: Right? So why did I get tea spilled on me?!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Bad pun crimes are punishable, and that's the tea.
Sheepy: Nyar: How come you can make puns and not me!?
Sheepy: Nyar: *He huffs*
Arsé-kun: Impey: This is a citizen's arrest! *he turns around and shakes his hands off, getting Germain a tiny bit wet.*
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah! Whatever that means!
Sheepy: *Wilson, surprisingly, runs in, holding one of Fran's test tubes in his mouth. It smells like dad! There's a shout of Fran saying, "NONONO WILSON GIVE THAT BACK!" ...before him immediately tripping upon entering. RIP*
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he goes to help Fran up. priority*
Sheepy: Fran: Th-thank you...*He accepts the help and rights his glasses* Wiiilsoooonnn...!
Sheepy: *Wilson play bows. He's having fun!!*
Arsé-kun: Impey: Okay, okay, I can fix this one! *he nudges the under-sink cabinet door with his foot. it opens a little. what's in there?*
Sheepy: Wilson: *He perks his ears up and struts over to see what's inside*
Arsé-kun: *bad smelling stuff, bad smelling stuff, DOG TOY!, bad smelling stuff,*
Sheepy: Wilson:....!!!! *He drops the test tube in favor of going in to grab the dog toy*
Arsé-kun: *the tube is okay. it was only dropped like 2 inches*
Sheepy: *Fran picks it up*
Sheepy: Fran: Oh, you saved me.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I did it!
Sheepy: Fran: I'll try to be more careful....
Sheepy: Fran: Wilson wanted in and usually all he does when he's in there is sniff around for a bit and then leave...
Arsé-kun: Germain: Then it's safe to assume he smelled his owner's property and ran off to give it back.
Sheepy: Fran: Ah...Wilson, I didn't steal from your dad!
Sheepy: Wilson: *blah wilson blah blah blah blah blah dad* ?
Sheepy: Fran: I should've guessed that..
Sheepy: *Wilson walks off with his chewtoy*
Arsé-kun: Impey: Well, he got something he wanted?
Sheepy: Fran: Yes, I should be safe now.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Or are you?? *he goes and plops his head onto Fran's shoulder. real threatening.*
Sheepy: Fran: Why wouldn't I be?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Dun dun duuuuuunnnn!.. I dunno, dramatic effect?
Sheepy: Fran: Oh!
Sheepy: Fran: I think I'm maybe making progress.
Sheepy: Fran:...i hope.
Sheepy: Fran: What about you?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Huh? Me? I've made... Not much progress.
Sheepy: Fran: That's too bad.
Sheepy: Nyar: What are you trying to accomplish?
Arsé-kun: Impey: I'm tryin' to, uh... I'm building rocket internals.
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, so you wanna go to space.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Yeah. More specifically, I wanna go to the moon!
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh?
Sheepy: Nyar: I can arrange that.
Arsé-kun: Impey: But that's not the same..
Sheepy: Nyar: Why not?
Arsé-kun: Impey: I wanna go myself!
Sheepy: Nyar: I can send you.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Nyar..
Sheepy: Nyar: What?
Arsé-kun: Germain: He's already established he wants to go on his own terms, himself.
Sheepy: Nyar: And I can get him there alone.
Arsé-kun: Germain: You're going to do it anyway, aren't you.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yup.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Make it quick.
Sheepy: *Nyar uses his powers to send Impey to the Moon!*
Sheepy: Nyar: *...before bringing him back a few moments later.*
Arsé-kun: *Impey lands flat on his face. Ouch*
Sheepy: Fran: Impey!! Are you okay!?
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he holds up a thumbs up and loudly exhales. He was holding his breath the entire time.*
Sheepy: *Fran helps him up*
Arsé-kun: Impey: .... Y'know... *he's trying to catch his breath now, but it's not stopping him* ... I wouldn't mind that... on my own terms...
Sheepy: Nyar: Great, hope that makes you more focused.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I really wanna get to it now..! *huff, huff*
Sheepy: Fran: Oh dear, what should I do...
Sheepy: Fran: What if it's poisonous to be in space without a helmet...
Sheepy: Fran: What if...
Arsé-kun: Impey: Franny, bud, there's no air to begin with..!
Sheepy: Fran:...Huh?
Arsé-kun: Impey: I mean... I guess it could still be poisonous..?
Sheepy: Fran: Do you feel odd?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Nope..!
Sheepy: Fran: If you start to, please tell me.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Oh.. But... Rock! *and he pulls out a rock from one of his many pockets. there's gray dust everywhere. dusty rock.* I got you a rock!
Sheepy: Fran:...!
Sheepy: Fran: Thank you..!
Sheepy: Fran: I'll, um, I'll treasure it.
Sheepy: Nyar: You're fast if you could grab rocks in that short timespan.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I'm super fast..! *he pulls out two more rocks* Fran, you want more rocks???
Sheepy: Fran: Um...! I don't know what to do with more than one rock.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Uh... ... Pet rock?
Sheepy: Fran: Oh! A pet for Adam! Good idea!!
Arsé-kun: Germain: What a fantastic idea.
Sheepy: Nyar: Wow, that's a lot of responsibility, taking care of a rock.
Sheepy: Nyar: Are you sure you can trust him with such a huge job?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Nyar, you killed a pet rock.
Sheepy: Nyar: I did not.
Sheepy: Nyar: I threw it at someone and missed.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Releasing it from the mortal coil is killing, even if it wasn't the intended target.
Sheepy: Nyar: That person killed Mr. Rock by dodging...!
Sheepy: Fran: Do you know where he is, Impey?
Arsé-kun: Impey: No idea..!
Sheepy: Fran: Oh...
Sheepy: Fran: I haven't spent aenough time with him recently because I got caught up..
Arsé-kun: Impey: Then les'go! Just lemme, uh.. Drop off all these other rocks?
Sheepy: Fran: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *Impey exits scene. He returns a couple of minutes later, with far less stuff in his pockets and a lot of dust on his hands.*
Sheepy: Fran: Oh! You’re back.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I'm back!
Sheepy: Fran: Let’s go look for Adam.
Sheepy: *Fran goes looking for Adam!*
Arsé-kun: *and then other shit happens but 0% of it is important*
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Det. AU Part 10
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Today's summary. Tom suggested I get a case from Sherlock, so I did. This lead to Sheepy and I busting the waitress.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: That idol showed up to pay Sherlock. Diego found that other man.. Rupel. It proceeded to be followed by Nyar being very convienient. Sheepy and Randy opted to rescue another man, Jack, from a slug. Randy suggested I write down people's names, so I'll add Okita to this. He's at the hospital, but we rarely see him.. Baldwin picked up the Jackson kids while Sheepy and Randy were out. Hansel and his sister existed. Nyar talked. Also there was a murder? Again? Of a street artist. Poor Yusuke. .. I decided to look for myself, and found it was a mess. Crow joined us for.. Some reason? He proceeded to be an enormous help, honestly. We then proceeded to the suspect's house. .. It didn't take much to find evidence, but the suspect managed to escape. We spent the day hunting, but were unsuccessful. End of summary.
Sheepy: Fran: That much happened....?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Yes. There's more, but I haven't finished getting the full story. Like what happened inside the suspect's home yesterday. I wasn't present for most of it.
Sheepy: Fran: Understandable. Sorry that I've been of little use.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It's fine.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You have a job. Impey doesn't.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: He does. He's supposed to be making backup vests for us. The last one I got from him was.. A week ago?
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's my point...
Sheepy: Fran: He's been much more helpful than me.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You do what's asked of you, though. You earn no complains from me.
Sheepy: Fran:...
Sheepy: Fran: I feel like I'm not doing as much as I should...
Sheepy: Fran: Not much is asked of me so I've been trying to find the cure to Cardia's poison.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Noble goal. If I need anything, I'll be sure to ask you.
Sheepy: Fran: Okay, that's fine.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he enters scene, seeming a bit tenser than usual* Good morning, everyone. Am I interrupting anything?
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're interrupting my life! I'm 13 now Mom, I don't need you anymore! GOSH!
Sheepy: Sheepy: But actually all you missed was us trashtalking Impey.
Arsé-kun: Germain: So nothing is new? That is good.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yup.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Good morning or something.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Thank you. No one would mind if I stepped outside for a bit, yes?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Just don't let any radiation in
Arsé-kun: Germain: Of course.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay, have fun.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I certainly will. *he takes his hat off the rack and exits*
Sheepy: *Ominous!*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It's almost as if he completely ignored our buddy system.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He's Saint Germain. He does what he wants.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Thanks, I hate it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Good.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *aaaand he's already back. when did he open the door? WHen did he close it??*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hey, welcome back.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Thank you. *he's grinning. uh oh.* You may be pleased to hear that I may have a hand in starting some dr- Discord in Idea.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Good.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I'd like to watch it go down, but I doubt I can go alone.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Who did you want to bring?
Arsé-kun: Germain: To Idea? It'd be too risky to bring an outsider.
Sheepy: Sheepy: So Nyar.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Yes. So I'll free the household of his presence for a few hours, at least.
Sheepy: Nyar: You called, Fluffy?
Arsé-kun: Germain: I've started drama. Would you like to watch it go down?
Sheepy: Nyar: Sounds good.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Then we shall go together.
Sheepy: Nyar: OK.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he opens the door again* After you.
Sheepy: Nyar: Thank you! *He goes through*
Arsé-kun: *Germain follows, closing the door on his way out*
Arsé-kun: Germain: >:)
Sheepy: *Ominous!*
Arsé-kun: Germain: I've sent back Apostle 27. Should the final member do their part, the remainder shall be simple for you.
Sheepy: Nyar: Wow, he's fallen in ranks to be less than the amount of members there are.
Sheepy: Nyar: And good thinking.
Arsé-kun: Germain: It was the first number I picked. To call him anything but his actual number is accurate.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Germain: How long do we have? I'm unsure if we'll make it before the show begins.
Sheepy: Nyar: No clue, let's hurry.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Yes, lets. If we're really lucky, we'll make it before he does.
Sheepy: *Have fun!*
Arsé-kun: *Scene changes to a Very Messy Room. One that's never cleaned. One that's rarely entered or exited*
Sheepy: *...And sitting on the owner of the room's stomach is Hansel, talking about how sugar might help them.*
Arsé-kun: 5: .. .... ..?? *and this is what he wakes up to. poor guy. he goes to talk, but his throat's, like, uberdry* ???
Sheepy: Hansel: Does that mean you want one?
Arsé-kun: 5: *he nods and reaches for his water. water good. water keeps you alive*
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah, good idea. They're cinnamon buns.
Arsé-kun: 5: Th.. Thank you.
Sheepy: Hansel: *He hands one to 5* Guinevere made them because she doesn't want me to miss out on the nice things of having a mother. I wanted to share one with you because you're always sleeping.
Sheepy: Hansel:...So it might give you energy
Arsé-kun: 5: Pardon?? Who did?
Sheepy: Hansel: Who did what?
Sheepy: Hansel: Make these?
Arsé-kun: 5: Yes..!
Sheepy: Hansel: Guinevere. Is that a surprise because she's always wearing armor?
Sheepy: Hansel: Sometimes she doesn't.
Sheepy: Hansel: She wears dresses too.
Sheepy: Hansel: But she's usually wearing armor and she's really tall so I didn't know at first that she was a woman...
Arsé-kun: 5: I have... Never... Seen this lady.. In all my time of being here..?
Arsé-kun: 5: Her armor... What does it look like..?
Sheepy: Hansel: You never left your room from what I've seen. She seemed a little worried about that but just assumed that you were shy so she never tried to pursue a friendship.
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah? Armor...big, white...fancy L pattern on the shoulders...
Sheepy: Hansel: The fabric for it is a little torn but otherwise it's very well maintained.
Arsé-kun: 5: ... .... H.. How long has she been.. An apostle..?
Sheepy: Hansel: Before I came here. She's been here before most of us...
Arsé-kun: 5: what.
Sheepy: Hansel: Well, she did say she's never seen you leave your room, so maybe that's why you've never seen her.
Arsé-kun: 5: I... I joined to find her... And you're telling me that she has been here the entire *cough* time?
Sheepy: Hansel: ?
Sheepy: Hansel: I guess so.
Sheepy: Hansel: Is that a bad thing?
Arsé-kun: 5: Please get off of me. I feel a spot of rage coming on.
Sheepy: Hansel:...*He gets off* Angry? At me?
Arsé-kun: 5: Non. You are fine. Thank you for telling me.
Sheepy: Hansel: ..Oh, good, I don't like it when people get mad at me.
Sheepy: Hansel: Well, if you're mad at her, she could easily crush you to bits. She's the strongest of the apostles probably... and on top of that she's got a huge sword...
Sheepy: Hansel:...So I'd recommend not fighting her.
Sheepy: Hansel: On top of that she's extremely fast and immediately goes for the kill...I've seen her fight a few times.
Arsé-kun: 5: I don't wish to fight her, either. *he starts to get off his bed, only to nearly collapse* I've only got a single target.
Arsé-kun: 5: I would be willing to bet my life for the idea that she has never once used my name. I'm only a number.
Arsé-kun: 5: ... Stay here, the both of you. *he frowns more. this is all that's visible from under his hood* I need to speak with your mother and the Lady.
Sheepy: Hansel: ...OK.
Sheepy: Hansel: I’ve never heard your name, no. If by she you mean Guinevere, I’ve never heard her call you anything but a number.
Sheepy: Hansel: ...You seem unsteady. Why?
Sheepy: Hansel: I think Guinevere had something she had to do today, so she’s probably wearing armor. These cinnamon buns are probably payment for me bringing her there, since the others don’t even thank me... but she can’t go until I join her, and I don’t know when she wants to go, so you have time.
Arsé-kun: 5: ... Lancelot. My name is Lancelot.
Sheepy: Hansel: Lancelot....
Sheepy: Hansel: Guinevere has mentioned you... laughing about how men have hit on her but they'll never have a chance because she's eternally devoted to you. She says the armor serves as proof because it's the only way she can be with you now, even if it's a silly old thing you discarded a long while ago... according to her.
Sheepy: Hansel:...And mentioning you other times as well. She alternates between telling tales about the great things you've done and the actions she regrets taking that counteracted them.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: ... Thank you for telling me. *he starts to leave, using the wall as support* Do stay. There may be bloodshed.
Sheepy: Hansel: Blood...shed...
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Not from Guinevere, of course. I would never.
Sheepy: Hansel: No...you could never. She'd snap you like a twig.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: I wouldn't mind that.
Sheepy: Hansel: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Don't worry about it. *and he heads out.*
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he's just watching in the window. he :). he >:). he's clearly waiting for something. Ominous. he shouldn't even be here, he quit, why is he here*
Sheepy: *Lance, if you're hunting for Guin, follow the armor noises!*
Sheepy: *She's actually pretty easy to find.*
Arsé-kun: *He certainly does find her. It just takes him a bit to get there*
Sheepy: *Lancelot try getting up and moving around more it'd do you some good.*
Arsé-kun: *He had no reason nor motivation to. Anyway, finally got there*
Sheepy: Guin: *She's mumbling to herself while looking at papers* ...And Hansel's grocery request is just "food"... He won't eat vegetables so I should find a way to hide them in what I make...
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: ... ... Guinevere.
Sheepy: Guin: Mm? *She looks over* Oh, 5. You're up. Good to see you. I was worried about you.
Sheepy: Guin: Here, you should write a list of what you want from the store. I'm going later after my mission.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: ... That is not my name, my lady... But I suppose.
Sheepy: Guin: Ah! I apologize. I don't know your name...none of us do. I wanted to talk to you, but you were always in your room. I didn't want to disturb you.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: You.. Wouldn't have. *he does take the list and pen, though*
Sheepy: Guin: I hope you don't find it rude, but what's your name? It feels wrong to call you by a number. It's all I had, though...
Sheepy: Guin: You know me, but I'm Guinevere.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: I know that. *he scribbles something down on the list and slides it back over*
Sheepy: Guin: *She takes off the helmet* And so you aren't surprised, this is my face.
Sheepy: Guin: *She looks over the list* ...Your armor? I'm sorry, I can't recall taking care of any armor past the set I'm wearing.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: *he can't help but stare* You look as if you haven't aged a day, Guinevere. *and he pulls his own hood off*
Sheepy: Guin: ...! But- you can't be... He's dead... But you look like him...! A very tired one, but...
Sheepy: Guin:...She would've told me if you were... I've been mourning him for so long... Am I just exhausted and hallucinating...?
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Neither of us.. Have been aware of the other's identity for the last... Thousands of years!
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: I thought I was hallucinating whenever I heard your voice. The Lady would say I was and send me away..!
Sheepy: Guin: What?!
Sheepy: Guin: No, no! I've definitely been here!
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: I did this to myself to find you..! All this, and you were here the entire time..!
Sheepy: Guin: I'm so sorry...I didn't know! If only I has approached you! But everyone said you weren't to be disturbed...
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: But that was so I could search for you..!
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot is physically shaking. He is the embodiment of pure fucking rage right now*
Sheepy: Guin: I'm so sorry...I didn't know...
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Neither did I, my lady. Neither did I-
Arsé-kun: Germain: Hey! You two should kiss!
Sheepy: Guin:?!
Arsé-kun: Germain: And this is why I sent you back, dear sir! Enjoy the rest of your day!
Sheepy: Guin: Saint-Germain?! ... Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Quite welcome, Guin. :) Someone had to do it, and SHE wasn't going to.
Sheepy: Guin:...She never told me...
Arsé-kun: Germain: She told no one. It was going to remain this way until someone was permanently dead.
Sheepy: Guin:.......
Sheepy: Guin: I... I... I don't understand...
Arsé-kun: Germain: The Lady is not as nice as you think. .. I'll tell you more later. I don't wish to be caught spreading anything.
Sheepy: Guin:.....
Arsé-kun: Germain: Don't let the buns get too cold, now!
Sheepy: Guin: ...Thank you... *She turns back to Lancelot and gives him a hug*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot more or less melts. Not literally. This man needs affection badly*
Sheepy: *And affection he shall receive!*
Arsé-kun: *they're crying, the buns are going to get cold, and Germain has taken one and left*
Sheepy: *LANCELOT EAT YOUR BUNS*
Arsé-kun: *HE WILL, CALM DOWN*
Sheepy: *BEFORE HANSEL EATS THEM but he's not here yet. he still remembers his orders*
Arsé-kun: *Germain considers going home, but he should probably wait for Nyar..*
Sheepy: Nyar: Hey hey hey! You've all forgotten about me, huuuh? I bet you were all so sad without me! Especially you, wimpy guy!
Sheepy: Guin: Leave.
Arsé-kun: Germain: There you are. Let them have this moment to themselves.
Sheepy: Nyar: Mmmm, but, whether they like it or not, it'll be short and bittersweet. I can smell it.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm no future teller like the source, though. Hehehe~ Anywho! You two lovers stick together, huh? And fair warning, get buckled in because what's up next will blow your mind.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... Do stay together. There may be a risk, and it would be best mitigated in a group.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah, yeah, play in traffic, don't stay safe, whatever it is.
Sheepy: Nyar: And don't trust that lady any more than you trust me. I'm serious.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I can agree on that. Do not.
Sheepy: Guin:....
Arsé-kun: Azathoth: She's almost here. It is time to go, you two.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Stay safe. Don't do anything too stupid. That's our job.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah! That advice! I second it! *He scampers off!*
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he grumbles under his breath* Way to steal my thunder, you beautiful eldritch asshole. *he strides off after Nyar*
Sheepy: Omnibus: ...That's unfortunate. They've already left.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Omnibus...!
Sheepy: Omnibus: I see you two have reunited. I'm happy for you.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: No help from you..!
Sheepy: Guin:...Omnibus, why did you withhold his existence from me?
Sheepy: Omnibus: I understand you might be angry or upset.
Sheepy: Omnibus: However, it was necessary for a better future that I keep you two apart for a period of time.
Sheepy: Omnibus: Guinevere. You would not have become so strong without Lancelot's "fall from grace" and subsequent "death" fueling your actions.
Sheepy: Omnibus: Lancelot. You wouldn't have become skilled in your forte without your burning desire to find Guinevere.
Sheepy: Omnibus:...However, I did put it off for too long. Now Nyarlathotep has taken something very important from us using this as a distraction device.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: It's been over a thousand years!
Sheepy: Omnibus: I'm aware.
Sheepy: Guin:...There's no reason for you to have not told us by now.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: If it was so important, why didn't you stop him?! I cannot do it..! My skillset does not permit and you know it!
Sheepy: Omnibus: I am incapable of it.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Lovely!
Sheepy: Omnibus: Hansel is fast asleep. Guinevere was preoccupied. Philemon is the concern of the situation. Saint-Germain was an accomplice, as was Azathoth. Nyarlathotep was the perpetrator.
Sheepy: Omnibus: The others aren't here.
Sheepy: Omnibus: Considering that my skillset doesn't permit me, much like yours doesn't, all I could do was watch.
Arsé-kun: Azathoth: And I'm still herrreee!
Sheepy: Omnibus: I'm aware. At this point all you're doing is watching.
Sheepy: Omnibus: You now have found each other and have an eternity to spend time with one another.
Sheepy: Guin: What else haven't you told us?
Arsé-kun: Aza: What else have you seen and not realized for yourselves? Take the time to figure it out.
Sheepy: Guin: What have I seen and not wanted to believe?
Arsé-kun: Aza: Or perhaps did not see the truth behind.
Sheepy: Omnibus: This is all that I was hiding.
Arsé-kun: Aza: That's cute.
Sheepy: Guin: Hansel's naivety... Philemon's behavior.
Sheepy: Guin: Philemon's behavior felt very wrong to me... Like I was interacting with a robot who was incapable of making decisions on little things and needed input from other sources.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot doesn't input. He's too angry to*
Sheepy: Guin: And Hansel knows so little. Why did nobody educate him?
Sheepy: Omnibus: That's simply how Philemon is.
Arsé-kun: Aza: I take offense to that statement. Do not tell me how my child is or is not.
Sheepy: Omnibus: I won't deny you know him better than I.
Sheepy: Omnibus: However, that's how he is now.
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... There are many things I wish to say, but none are applicable to public discussion. Perhaps we should finish this privately.
Sheepy: Omnibus: Perhaps.
Sheepy: Guin:....Azathoth. I can get a straight answer from you.
Arsé-kun: Aza: Make it quick. I'm getting tired.
Sheepy: Guin: What was done to Philemon to make him that way?
Arsé-kun: Aza: Mental larceny.
Sheepy: Guin:...His mind was stolen?
Sheepy: Guin: And that's what Nyarlathotep stole earlier?
Arsé-kun: Aza: Not all of it. Just enough to warrant his inability to function on his own. He's only of use when he can't make his own decisions, right Lady? I'll see myself out.
Sheepy: Omnibus: .....
Sheepy: Omnibus: I've never said that.
Sheepy: Omnibus: Furthermore, he gave it up willingly.
Arsé-kun: Aza: I already stated I was leaving. Farewell, fellow apostles. And a farewell especially for you, Omnibus- Tootles!
Sheepy: Omnibus: Goodbye, Azathoth.
Sheepy: Guin:...
Arsé-kun: *and Azathoth steps into a different dimension. that's an exit. bye*
Sheepy: *OH*
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: ... I'm going back to bed.
Sheepy: Omnibus: Good night. *She exits*
Sheepy: Guin:... I, um...
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Are you not coming..?
Sheepy: Guin: I didn't know I could.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Please do..
Sheepy: Guin: I will then. *Guin follows!*
Sheepy: *Hansel is, as Omnibus said, fast asleep.*
Arsé-kun: Gretel: *she's just kinda. Looking through everything? She doesn't put any of it down upon seeing them* Bonjour or whatever!
Sheepy: Guin:...!
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Hansel's snoozing, but I can take a message!
Sheepy: Guin: We, uh, actually didn't come in here for Hansel...I didn't know he was here.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: I didn't think he would actually stay put..
Sheepy: Guin: Sorry, I've told him not to do this before...
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Oh, well, mission accomplished! He got his pastry, I got to watch!
Sheepy: Guin: I should've made some for you too.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: I'm the fork. I'd just be wearing it until Hansel eats it!
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Oh, my manners! I'm Gretel. His sister.
Sheepy: Guin: Oh, right! Sorry.
Sheepy: Guin: I forgot since you're always a fork.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Could be worse!
Sheepy: Guin: That's true.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: But hey, I'm just a fork, so go ahead and do whatever it was you guys wanted!
Sheepy: Guin: I didn't mean offense from what I said. I apologize.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: None taken!
Sheepy: Guin: Um, Lancelot.
Arsé-kun: Lance: mm?
Sheepy: Guin: I understand you're probably tired, but I think it's a good idea if you go out more. ... And, while your skill with the sword is beyond mine, I think that it might be a good idea if we try training together. After what I learned today...well, you should be ready for anything.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I would like that.
Sheepy: Guin: Ah! I'm glad.
Sheepy: Guin:....Of course, I should return your armor and weapon. I apologize for taking them, but... I was under the impression you were dead, and it was as close as I could get to being with you, I guess.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Keep them. You've had them longer than I have now.
Sheepy: Guin: ...Are you sure?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Yes.
Sheepy: Guin: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: *And so, since his bed was taken, Lancelot decides the best place to be is on a pile of whatever the hell all this crap is. New Bed*
Sheepy: *Lancelot clean your room*
Arsé-kun: *no*
Sheepy: *Guin takes this as it's time for her to go.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Are you leaving?
Sheepy: Guin: Well, you seem like you want to sleep.
Sheepy: Guin: So I don't want to disturb you by staying.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Why would you disturb me?
Sheepy: Guin: Ah, well, this armor can be noisy.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I know.
Sheepy: Guin: Which could wake you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Don't know till we try.
Sheepy: Guin: I suppose so.
Sheepy: *Guin sits down*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot moves closer to Guin*
Sheepy: Guin: *This is fine*
Arsé-kun: Gretel: *she'd take pictures but she is a ghost who does not have the most*
Sheepy: *Meanwhile! What's up with Nyat and Sanchan?*
Sheepy: Nyar: ...I guess.
Sheepy: Nyar: *He inhales sharply* ...Well, it's now or never.
Arsé-kun: Germain: And we choose now. *he goes to knock on the door*
Sheepy: Nyar:...Um. Hey. I'm here to apologize. I know it won't justify what I did, but...
Sheepy: Nyar: ...I was selfish. I was focused on what I wanted and didn't even think about the fact I could've hurt you.
Sheepy: Nyar: So, I'm sorry.
Arsé-kun: *The door is opened, and Nyar is... Glomped on. Ah. It's Kazuya.*
Sheepy: Nyar:?!
Arsé-kun: Kazuya: I didn't think you were gonna come back, Uncle!
Sheepy: Nyar: Huh...? U-Uncle? I thought you hated me...!
Sheepy: Nyar: So I stayed with Saint-Germain. Naoya told me to leave the last time.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Which was rude, might I add.
Sheepy: Nyar:...But deserved.
Arsé-kun: Kazuya: He kicked you out.. But I'll gladly let you in!
Sheepy: Nyar:...Thqn. Thank you.
Sheepy: Nyar: I... should explain.
Sheepy: Nyar: I came for another reason as well. ... Phil. Have you noticed how he's always so stiff?
Sheepy: Nyar: It's because his emotions were stolen. Before that... He hated me.
Sheepy: Nyar: But isn't it my responsibility to get them back? I've sacrificed a lot, including part of myself, to achieve that. And... now I have them. I don't know how this'll go.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm giving you a fair warning that he may have a breakdown. I'm giving you a warning of what he really is. He's a selfish jerk who can't stand the thought of not being the one responsible for helping. He's an introvert who's always focused on what he can do to improve the lives of others. He likes hunting.
Sheepy: Nyar:...Most importantly, he's capable of changing. I'm sure you two will be enough to change him, even if he eternally hates me.
Arsé-kun: Kazuya: ... .... We can try?
Sheepy: Nyar: Great!
Sheepy: Nyar: Is Phil home?
Arsé-kun: Kazuya: Uh... *he looks back* Naoya! Phil's still here, right??
Sheepy: Naoya: Yeah! He's...doing... something. Why?
Arsé-kun: Kazuya: Have you not heard any of this??
Sheepy: Naoya: Oh, I've got suspicions. It's Nyar, isn't it? Phil said he's been told not to let Nyar in no matter what, and that he's up to no good. ... I can't get out of him who told him that, but it doesn't sound wrong
Arsé-kun: Germain: Is there any rule about letting me in instead, then?
Sheepy: Naoya: Only Nyar was mentioned, and frankly, I don't want Nyar in here anyway.
Arsé-kun: Kazuya: You just missed, like, three paragraphs of exposition!
Sheepy: Naoya: Exposition?
Arsé-kun: Germain: The shortened version is an apology about behavior, an explanation of behavior, the reason for it, and the outcome.
Sheepy: Naoya:....
Sheepy: Naoya: Well, I'm fine with you coming in. I guess it's not really my decision anyway.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Fantastic. *he steps in, and turns back to Nyar* Whatever happened to being the worst thing that existed? You play by the rules now? I'll take that jar if you won't do it.
Arsé-kun: *kaz heads back inside, too, to repeat what Nyar said. not word for word, though- that's naoya's job. literally*
Sheepy: Nyar: ...You're right. I'm losing my touch.
Sheepy: Nyar: I've been living around humans for too long...or maybe I'm losing it because I'm not whole. What's happening to me?
Sheepy: Nyar: *He follows Saint in*
Sheepy: Nyar: Work small towards the big goal I suppose. Active rebellion.
Sheepy: Phil: *His face is in a potted plant*
Arsé-kun: Germain: Maybe you're getting too old for this. Time to retire, get a nice ranch, herd some cattle, commit a triple homicide..
Arsé-kun: Germain: How that pot, Phil?
Sheepy: Nyar: Too old!? I'm not old...!
Sheepy: Nyar: Dad's older...and he's running evil organizations and everything all by himself...
Arsé-kun: Germain: This job may not be right for everyone. Side effects may include going soft, nausea, heart complications, or being a little bitch. Talk to your doctor if you think this is right for you.
Sheepy: Nyar: Ugh....... but what doctor would prescribe making me less of a wimp...
Arsé-kun: Germain: Who cares?
Sheepy: Nyar: I do!...Phil! Get your head out of the plant! I've got news!
Sheepy: Phil: Phil isn't here.
Sheepy: Phil: The Lady has informed me that I'm but a potted plant.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Can you take a break from being a potted plant?
Sheepy: Phil: What is it?
Sheepy: Nyar: Don't you hate her telling you that you're just an object? Treating you like one?
Sheepy: Phil: Hate?
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah...like.. ...oh, wait.
Sheepy: Phil: ...I don't know what hate would feel like, unless it's what I always feel.
Sheepy: Phil: I don't feel any different looking at you and lookng at a stranger.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Nyarlathotep, you're entirely missing your chance. It's getting too personal.
Sheepy: Nyar: Ugh....
Sheepy: Nyar: ...
Sheepy: Nyar: ..How do I do this...
Sheepy: Nyar: Hey, you don't mind a few glass shards in your skin, right? It's for your own good!
Sheepy: Phil: Ah, go ahead then.
Sheepy: Nyar: *He smashes the Emotion Jar in Phil's face*
Sheepy: Phil: !?..................
Sheepy: Nyar: ....................Uh. I did it right. Right?
Sheepy: *Phil is wordlessly trembling. ... Shaking uncontrollably.*
Sheepy: Nyar: Uh. I think I broke him.
Sheepy: Nyar: Well. Time to get Dad to do it right I guess.
Sheepy: Nyar: But, like, that was the only jar.
Sheepy: Nyar: If that wasn't the right way.... ...
Sheepy: Phil: *Hyperventilating*
Sheepy: Nyar: Well, it'd be problematic. Right, Phil? ... Phil?
Sheepy: Nyar:...Saint-Germain...what do we do?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Factor it into our plans and move on.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I've got an idea that's too human for your tastes.
Arsé-kun: *What he turns out to mean is treat this event as if Phil is having a more normal, human breakdown, and to treat it accordingly. Blankets and nice music are applied. Cocoa everywhere. Is good*
Sheepy: Nyar: What's this going to do?
Sheepy: Phil:......*sob*
Sheepy: Nyar: Eh? What's that?
Sheepy: Nyar: Are you laughing?
Sheepy: Phil: *sob*
Sheepy: Nyar: Or...wait. Well. No. That makes no sense.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Laughter would be a worse outcome, I'd think.
Sheepy: Nyar: Why?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Why would you think?
Sheepy: Nyar: Laughter is a happy noise.
Sheepy: Nyar: We don't cry. We don't feel sadness. ... At least. We didn't.
Sheepy: Nyar: ...But...perhaps.
Sheepy: Nyar: You can only feel sadness when you've finally found something truly important to you.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Laughter can also be a sign of having been completely broken. You know this- Though I suppose it was always a good thing for you when someone else would, yes?
Sheepy: Nyar: ...
Sheepy: Nyar: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Concerned, are we?
Sheepy: Nyar: Are you taunting me?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Not at all. I enjoy seeing all these different sides of you.
Arsé-kun: Germain: This one is.. Rather cute, I will say.
Sheepy: Nyar: !?
Arsé-kun: Germain: :)
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm not...! No! This isn't me! It's just because I'm not whole!
Arsé-kun: Germain: So you're missing a few masks. Didn't you do all this for him even before that?
Sheepy: Nyar: Uh...!
Arsé-kun: Germain: I understand. Not a word from me about this once it concludes.
Sheepy: Nyar: You're giving it up that easily?
Sheepy: Nyar: "Not a word"...though...
Arsé-kun: Germain: Would you rather I declare to the heavens that you had a pure motive?
Sheepy: Nyar: ...What, are you going to unleash your hieroglyphic knowledge on the world? That's pictures. Not words, technically.
Sheepy: Nyar: And obviously not!!!
Arsé-kun: Germain: The world has the rosetta stone. I'm unneeded.
Sheepy: Nyar: If I'd waited a little longer I wouldn't have needed to teach you.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... I suppose that'd be correct.
Sheepy: Nyar: So obviously there's evidence of me ruining the natural way of things!
Sheepy: Nyar: I! Obviously! Don't! Care!
Arsé-kun: Germain: I have a reply to that, but there are young ones present.
Sheepy: Nyar: Or maybe it's just wrong!! Because I'm a heartless monster! I'm not losing it!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Mmmmmhm.
Sheepy: *Phil meanwhile seems to slowly be calming down...?*
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he glances towards Phil* Has our chattering been of use to you?
Sheepy: Phil: ...I don't know what's going on...
Sheepy: Phil: I don't know what this is!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Nyarlathotep accomplished a goal they have had since you made that mistake.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Your ability to feel emotions has been returned to you.
Sheepy: Phil: Goal? Mistake? My head hurts so much!
Arsé-kun: Germain: But of course. It may take a small amount of time to readjust.
Sheepy: Phil:...I don't like it. ...Like? ... ... I don't understand... what is liking something? How does it feel? How do I know if I don't like it?
Arsé-kun: Germain: You've just shown you can tell.
Sheepy: Phil: I don't know, it was just my first inclination.
Sheepy: Phil: Everything is a mess. I can't think straight.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Then do not.
Sheepy: Phil: I just want it to stop. ... Want? I don't...want things. I don't hope for things.
Arsé-kun: Germain: At a time, you did.
Sheepy: Phil: What.....
Sheepy: Phil: What did I want...?
Arsé-kun: Germain: How should I know? I wasn't there.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Sort yourself out and- Pardon my language- Get your shit together.
Sheepy: Phil: ...I don't understand...
Arsé-kun: Germain: Do you not? I was never aware part of your memory was busted as well.
Sheepy: Nyar: Nodens, these are collections of feelings you've felt for so long. You never got rid of them. They just grew more and more until they became overwhelming.
Sheepy: Nyar: And don't spout off to me about how you don't need them. Without them, you're just a prop for the show. A doll. A tool. You can't make decisions. You just follow orders.
Sheepy: Phil: I don't know what you're talking about.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Nyar, you did just hit him in the head with glass.
Sheepy: Nyar: Okay but hitting people in the head with glass isn't going to make them obnoxious.
Arsé-kun: Germain: It can make an obnoxious person more obnoxious, probably.
Sheepy: Nyar: Here, let's try smashing glass over his head again and then see.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Nyar, no!
Sheepy: Nyar: It might right his memory.
Arsé-kun: Germain: It doesn't work that way.
Sheepy: Phil: I feel sick. Please go harass Nodens somewhere else.
Sheepy: Phil:...You're very loud..
Arsé-kun: Germain: I think we've done enough damage for a single day.
Sheepy: Nyar: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he gives a sheepish grin to Naoya and Kazuya* I'm very sorry for breaking your Phil-dot-exe. He will need time to finish his updates and reboot a couple of times- He's been putting off these updates for centuries. He's absolutely a computer, and who had the emoting ability of one. *he waves and pushes Nyar out*
Sheepy: Naoya:...Uh...
Arsé-kun: Kazuya: ... Hm...
Sheepy: *Later! Something fun is happening!*
Sheepy: *Specifically! It's time for a good old vampire meeting!*
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... I still got an awful feeling about this!
Arsé-kun: Delly: Too bad! *he pulls on Impey's braid* You and Eggy already agreed!
Sheepy: Eggs: Isn't this the exact opposite of a good idea? ... But Dad goes...
Arsé-kun: Delly: I already told you! I need bodyguards! Is it because neither of you have gone? Or because neither of you wear fancy suits?
Sheepy: Eggs: And I'm not going to fit in.
Sheepy: Eggs: I wear suits every day to work, though.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Is "all of the above" a valid option?
Arsé-kun: Delly: I said FANCY!
Sheepy: Eggs: Yes, I know.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I know, too! This is so uncomfortable..!
Sheepy: Eggs: However, it'll probably be unnecessary stress for Dad... and he already has a lot going on... ...
Arsé-kun: Delly: It's a meeting, not a bar brawl!
Sheepy: Eggs:...I suppose so.
Sheepy: Eggs: I did agree to it...
Sheepy: Eggs:...We should get going, then.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Remember! No letting anyone touch me unless I allow it!
Sheepy: Eggs: I know.
Arsé-kun: Impey: We'll try...!
Arsé-kun: *they go inside! they get stared at, a lot*
Sheepy: Eggs: *He slowly goes to back up and leave*
Arsé-kun: Delly: What're you all looking at?? Get back to whatever you were doing!
Sheepy: *If you need something to look at, there's now someone in full armor right behind Delly and crew!*
Arsé-kun: Delly: ... What? What're you all looking at now..?? *he turns to look and very nearly screams*
Sheepy: *Eggs accidentally bumps into that said someone without realizing they're there. He, too, gives the armored person a horrified stare.*
Sheepy: Guinevere: *She takes off the helmet* ?
Arsé-kun: Delly: When the hell did you get there??
Sheepy: Guin: Just now.
Sheepy: Eggs: We didn't hear you following us.
Sheepy: Hansel: Follow? I just followed the breadcrumbs before the birds ate them...
Sheepy: Guin: Just now.
Sheepy: Eggs: We didn't hear you following us.
Sheepy: Hansel: Follow? I just followed the breadcrumbs before the birds ate them...
Sheepy: Eggs:....Breadcrumbs?
Sheepy: Hansel: I put breadcrumbs. Did you eat them? ...Are you a swan? You look like one, wearing all white.
Arsé-kun: Delly: what the hell is going on
Sheepy: Guin: I came here for the meeting and Hansel escorted me here because I didn't know the way.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he's kind of behind Guin.*
Arsé-kun: Impey: Oh, that's fine! Lets get out of your way, then. *he moves*
Sheepy: Hansel: You look like a woodpecker meanwhile. I only like swans in terms of birds but I suppose woodpeckers aren't too bad. *He's looking to Impey now.*
Arsé-kun: Impey: Huh, that works.
Sheepy: *Guinevere joins the rest of the group. Hansel stays with Impey and Eggs.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance quickly follows her. Sorry, Hansel*
Sheepy: Hansel:...Ah...they're leaving me...
Arsé-kun: Delly: It's you. The tour guide.
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: That's me. Hansel.
Sheepy: Hansel: I don't know what a vampire is but it wasn't too difficult to find this place.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Maybe it's time to move venues. But who cares! Lets get moving already!
Sheepy: Hansel: I like swans so I'll stay with you. Guinevere left me so I must fend for myself.
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah. Mr. Swan. Now is not the time to stare fearfully at the ground. Now is the time to fluff your feathers and look up proudly. Show the confidence you deserve to have.
Arsé-kun: Delly: You're my bodyguard for the day! Huff and puff and all that shit!
Sheepy: Eggs: I regret this... *but he does follow Delly. Hansel is following him closely.*
Sheepy: Hansel: ...Wheelchair man. You remind me of someone.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Perhaps my son which you just referred to as a swan. *he turns back to the people he was talking to for a moment, explaining that yes, that WAS his son, hasn't he grown up well? anyways, back to Hansel* Are you not going with him?
Sheepy: Hansel: That's not who I mean. ... But. Yes. I'll go with him. The swan will guide me the right way.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then you may wish to hurry, before you lose them.
Sheepy: Hansel: I don't want to get lost again, because then I'll really die this time. *He turns back to Eggs and begins following him again, mumbling to himself "Follow the swan, follow the swan~" before it turning into incoherent nonsense. At least Eggs made a new friend? A new friend who he very clearly is not comfortable with.*
Arsé-kun: *Delly is very tempted to tell him to "Sing a bit louder, I can't hear you", but does not.*
Arsé-kun: *and eventually, as Delly expected, people try to move in towards Delly. He does Not Approve*
Arsé-kun: Delly: G-guards!
Sheepy: Eggs: *I am here now! Hello don't get into his personal space!*
Sheepy: Hansel:?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Lets back it up a bit, folks!
Arsé-kun: Delly: But not you, guide. You're okay.
Sheepy: Hansel: *He pulls his fork closer* ...I'm okay. That makes me happy.
Sheepy: Hansel: Thank you.
Sheepy: Eggs:...I hope this doesn't sound rude, but...why are you carrying a big fork around?
Sheepy: Hansel: This is my sister, Gretel. We're never apart. I love my sister.
Sheepy: Eggs: Hansel and Gretel...like the fairytale? ...So that explains the breadcrumbs and the mention of the swan. But why are you playing the role of Hansel, and why is a fork playing the role of Gretel?
Sheepy: Hansel: I loved my mother very much, but she didn't have food for us so she abandoned us. The swan promised to bring us to a new life where we'd have food and happiness, but Gretel starved to death because I wasn't good enough of an older brother. But I made a wish and now we're together again.
Sheepy: Eggs:....Are things really that bad?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Sounds normal to me by now.
Sheepy: Eggs: Poverty is really that bad?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Yeah, sometimes.
Sheepy: Hansel: It was a drought. Everyone was starving. She threw us away to save herself.
Arsé-kun: Delly: I recommend consuming the flesh and blood of the fallen!
Sheepy: Hansel: Cannabalism is wrong.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Eh.
Sheepy: Hansel: That's what Guinevere told me.
Arsé-kun: Delly: I guess maybe don't eat people unless you're into that.
Sheepy: Hansel: I'm not.
Sheepy: Hansel: It's cannabalism.
Sheepy: Hansel: I'm a people.
Sheepy: Eggs:...A person, singular, or multiple people in one costume?
Arsé-kun: Gretel: "People" is plural, Hansel! *she sticks her head out and makes a face at Eggs* Oooh, scary ghost!
Sheepy: Eggs: Guh?!
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Gottem!!
Sheepy: Hansel:...Is it cannabalism to eat a people then, if I'm a person?
Sheepy: Eggs: Ghost...?!
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Yes?
Sheepy: Hansel: No, no, Gretel, not Ghost. I see where you confusion lies. They're similar words.
Sheepy: Eggs: ...I don't get it...ghosts aren't real...
Sheepy: Hansel: She's my sister. I told you that.
Arsé-kun: Delly: The vampire says ghosts aren't real. That irony is delicious!
Arsé-kun: Delly: If you don't think it exists? It probably exists!
Arsé-kun: Delly: Evil squids? Yep. Unicorns? I think so. Slugs? Not sure about that one.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Impey? Apparently not! Where the fresh hell did he go?
Sheepy: Hansel:....I don't like slugs. They're squishy.
Sheepy: Hansel: I poke at them and they leave.
Sheepy: Hansel: That's how I get rid of slugs.
Sheepy: Eggs: Why get rid of them in the first place...?
Sheepy: Hansel: Because Mom doesn't like slugs nor squids.
Sheepy: Eggs: And....Hansel, did you see where Impey headed off to?
Sheepy: Hansel: ? Impey?
Sheepy: Eggs: The redhead with the messy, long hair. Green eyes.
Sheepy: Hansel: Mr. Woodpecker. He left after the thing caught his eye.
Sheepy: Eggs: Thing?
Sheepy: Hansel: The hot box. It warms you up when you're cold. ...*He pulls his fork closer* I don't like being cold. It's...lonely...
Sheepy: Eggs: So you're talking about the heater. Alright. Also, you don't need to worry about loneliness right now. We're here.
Arsé-kun: Delly: He had one goddamn job.
Arsé-kun: Delly: One, single job. Stay with me. Well, he failed that! Congrats, Eggy, you've been promoted to Better Bodyguard!
Sheepy: Eggs: Um...thanks?
Sheepy: Eggs: I haven't done anything.
Arsé-kun: Delly: You've stayed put!
Sheepy: Hansel: Bodyguard?
Sheepy: Hansel: Is it dangerous here?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Not usually. I just don't want people touching me!
Sheepy: Hansel: I see.
Arsé-kun: Delly: That's great! I'm glad to know you aren't blind!
Arsé-kun: *Impey returns, not at all stealthily, smelling of old vent dust and metal. On the plus side, he's only dusty and not filthy!*
Arsé-kun: Impey: What'd I miss?
Arsé-kun: Delly: You left! You weren't supposed to leave!
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he shrugs* Hey, someone had to fix that vent, and no one else was doing it!
Sheepy: Hansel: Vent..........
Sheepy: Hansel: So now no one can get in through there.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Well, yeah.
Arsé-kun: Delly: What is this, a tortoise meeting? Move it!
Sheepy: Guinevere: I apologize for holding things up. I had matters to discuss with your father ahead of time, but I've finished.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Old tortoise meeting! *he stomps over and kinda just. Slams his face into her for a moment. not literally* Really old and dusty!
Sheepy: Guin: It's not wrong, I suppose.
Sheepy: Eggs: You're probably not much older than I, just based on appearance.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Dear, you can tell them.
Sheepy: Guin: Should I...?
Sheepy: Eggs:...?
Sheepy: Guin: I suppose so. After learning that my family has died out - that past my existence, the only vampires to remain are that of the blood-drinking variant, I've concluded that I must do what I can to keep the remaining members of the vampire kind alive. Simply, I've come to offer my protection.
Arsé-kun: Delly: So you smelling like old blood is literal AND figurative! *he seems impressed*
Sheepy: Guin: You may have heard of me, although not in a good light. I am Guinevere, once Queen of Britain. You may hold issue with my past, but that does not change the fact that I will do everything in my power to keep you and your families safe.
Sheepy: Guin: *With this, she doesn't seem to have anything else to say.*
Arsé-kun: Delly: You're older than Dad is!
Sheepy: Guin: Am I?
Sheepy: Eggs:...*He looks to Impey. Who is Guinevere?*
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... What're you lookin' to me for?
Sheepy: Eggs: Guinevere? Should I know her?
Arsé-kun: Impey: the whole king arthur thing?
Sheepy: Eggs: King Arthur?
Sheepy: Eggs: Let me think....
Sheepy: Eggs:...No, I don't recall it.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *peeking around Guin* It's quite old.. It's fine to not know.
Sheepy: Eggs:...Ah, that's good.
Sheepy: Guin: I apologize for the interruption to your meeting.
Arsé-kun: Delly: It's acceptable! Valid reason was given and old people do it all the time!
Sheepy: Guin: I see. That's good.
Arsé-kun: Delly: ... Wait! I hear Dad! *and he just. bolts away. good luck keeping up with THAT*
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... So are we gonna get a paycheck?
Sheepy: Eggs: I can't run that fast.
Arsé-kun: Impey: No idea if I could! But you think we're gonna get paid anyway?
Sheepy: Eggs: ...Mm? Oh, I was doing it as a favor.
Sheepy: Eggs: More than that... ... No, nevermind.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Hmmm?
Sheepy: Eggs: It's nothing.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Oh, okay!
Sheepy: Eggs: *Nice! He didn't push it!*
Arsé-kun: *Wow!*
Arsé-kun: *and after a while, Delly re-enters the main scene, trying to copy his father's gait. He only accomplishes tripping on himself.*
Sheepy: Hansel: ?
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah, you're walking differently.
Arsé-kun: Delly: That's what you notice?? Of all things??
Arsé-kun: *Perhaps Delly's aforementioned father, coming up behind Delly. This imposing silhouette of a man, still heavily shadowed despite the bright lights. scurry*
Sheepy: Hansel: ... Ah. Your shadow can walk now.
Sheepy: Hansel: Sister, how do you think he's doing that?
Sheepy: Eggs: That's not a shadow.
Sheepy: Hansel: You're not my sister.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Huh, what? I dunno, who cares?
Sheepy: Hansel: I do.
Sheepy: Hansel: If I didn't care, I wouldn't have asked.
Arsé-kun: Delly: It's my Father!
Sheepy: Hansel: I see. I'm happy for you.
Sheepy: Hansel: I never got to experience having a dad for very long... So. I don't know what it's like.
Arsé-kun: Delly: I highly recommend it!
Sheepy: Hansel: I see.
Sheepy: Hansel: I'll consider wishing for one for Christmas, then.
Sheepy: Hansel: Thank you.
Sheepy: Eggs: Nice to meet you.
Sheepy: Hansel: You look terrified.
Sheepy: Hansel: Do you think he'll attack you, Mr. Swan? Don't worry, my sister and I can protect you.
Sheepy: Eggs: Please stop pointing it out...
Sheepy: Guin: Good to see you.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Have I not just spoken with you?
Sheepy: Guin: You did.
Sheepy: Guin: However, it was moreso a greeting of "you've arrived".
Sheepy: Hansel: Hm.
Sheepy: Hansel: Mr. Swan. If you're so scared, why don't you join your dad?
Sheepy: Eggs: I'm not scared and I'm here to be Delacroix's bodyguard.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Ah. I misunderstood.
Sheepy: Guin: No, I understand why. It's fine.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he turns his gaze to Eggs and Impey* ... Fresh blood?
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he's also scared. a lot of fear.* Uh, um, n.. No?
Sheepy: Eggs:...?!
Sheepy: Hansel: To my understanding, this is their first time, yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: I don't know about Mr. Woodpecker, but Mr. Swan is insecure enough to be new and unfamiliar with his surroundings.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Yeah. They're not new vampires, they just never show up to these things!
Sheepy: Hansel: I don't know what a vampire is.
Arsé-kun: Delly: I thought I told you.
Sheepy: Hansel: No.
Sheepy: Hansel: You didn't.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Oh. Okay.
Sheepy: Hansel: Should I know?
Sheepy: Hansel: I've heard them mentioned by Mother.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Yes!
Sheepy: Hansel: Why?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Gee whiz, it's almost like you're surrounded by us.
Sheepy: Hansel: ... But. You look human, so that doesn't help.
Sheepy: Eggs: Vampires are similar to humans, except they're physically stronger and most of them drink blood.
Sheepy: Hansel: Humans can drink blood too and the physical strength of humans vary.
Sheepy: Eggs:...They run faster?
Sheepy: Hansel: The speed of a human varies.
Sheepy: Eggs: You... are overcomplicating things.
Sheepy: Hansel: ...I feel as though... this will remain a mystery, much like me asking what an elder god is.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... A vampire is not a human. We are closely related, but not the same.
Sheepy: Hansel: I understand that.
Sheepy: Hansel: So then. Humans are like ducks and vampires are like geese. They look similar, they both eat bread, and they act differently.
Sheepy: Hansel: That's simple enough.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Yeah, that!
Sheepy: Hansel: I understand now.
Arsé-kun: *in the bg, impey, slowly inching away. coward mode activated*
Sheepy: Eggs: *He looks to Impey for help*
Arsé-kun: Impey: ?????
Sheepy: *He's scared too!*
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he points over his shoulder. You wanna get out of here?*
Sheepy: Eggs: *YES*
Arsé-kun: *Cue Sneaky Escape Attempt™*
Sheepy: Hansel: Hm.
Arsé-kun: Delly: At least try, you cowards!
Sheepy: Eggs: I just realized I forgot something at home...
Arsé-kun: Impey: I'm gonna check the vent I fixed!
Sheepy: Hansel: Why?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Because maybe I didn't fix it as well as I thought!
Sheepy: Hansel:...Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Will do! *and he drags Eggs out of scene*
Sheepy: Hansel: I didn't know he lives in the vent.
Arsé-kun: Delly: He doesn't!
Sheepy: Hansel:...Then why are they going together?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: They're afraid.
Sheepy: Hansel: Of you?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: It's quite likely.
Sheepy: Hansel: That's unfortunate.
Sheepy: Hansel: You don't look frightening.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Thank you. I don't hear that often.
Sheepy: Hansel: Really? Am I supposed to be afraid?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Not at all.
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah. Okay.
Sheepy: *Meanwhile! The crunching of footsteps. Cheerful humming despite it being dark out. ... Coughing. Okita is out hunting down the man he had seen a glimpse of earlier - a knife-wielding man who had seemed like he was in a hurry.*
Sheepy: Okita: Heh, it's kinda chilly out, huh? Well, guess it's just you and me, friend. And our third pal who'll be at the end of my blade once I find him. It's been a while, really. The doctor wouldn't come with, but I suppose that's a good thing. I might've had to rough him up a bit to even be able to leave if he had.
Sheepy: Okita: *He snickers and returns to his humming.*
Arsé-kun: Alex: ... You'd have attacked him anyway. Stop making that noise.
Sheepy: Okita: Mmm? I'm happy. Is that disturbing to you, considering how I usually am?
Arsé-kun: Alex: Is it a song for their upcoming death?
Sheepy: Okita: ....Heh. What do you think?
Arsé-kun: Alex: I think yes.
Sheepy: Okita: Heheheh.
Arsé-kun: Alex: But only because we're armed.
Sheepy: Okita: Mh, I'd be much better off in my normal outfit.
Sheepy: Okita: It's not the same without it, and I haven't trained in a while. Back me up when we catch him.
Arsé-kun: Alex: At least you put pants on.
Sheepy: Okita: Some days that's hard.
Sheepy: Okita: And some days, it's - *cough, cough, cough, wheeze*
Arsé-kun: Alex: That.
Sheepy: Okita: *He coughs for a bit more before catching his breath* ... Just a silly cough, that's all it is.
Arsé-kun: Alex: At least you're not a fountain of blood today.
Sheepy: Okita:...Heheheh....
Sheepy: Okita: No, that'll be our target.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Sounds good to me.
Sheepy: Okita: Although, I suppose it'll look odd if I return covered in blood.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Will it, though?
Sheepy: Okita: Too bad, really.
Sheepy: Okita: Yeah, I'm not going to cough up a liter of blood.
Arsé-kun: Alex: That's called dying.
Sheepy: Okita: Aha, exactly. That's why it'd look strange.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Then I'll do it.
Sheepy: Okita: Good idea.
Arsé-kun: Alex: ... Do you hear that?
Sheepy: Okita: ...Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Arm yourself.
Sheepy: Okita: *He unsheathes his sword*
Arsé-kun: *They move in closer.*
Sheepy: *There's humming coming from their target.*
Sheepy: Okita: *He casually strolls into the entrance. The only entrance - and exit.*
Sheepy: Okita: Mmm? Are you having fun?
Arsé-kun: Alex: *he follows Okita, holding up the rear*
Sheepy: Stephano: *His eyes snap to Okita and Alex*
Sheepy: Stephano: Who said you could enter? You're disrupting my creation of a masterpiece.
Sheepy: Stephano: Be patient, now. You can be the first to the opening show, but it's no good to rush.
Arsé-kun: Alex: ...??
Sheepy: Okita: You're killing someone.
Sheepy: Stephano: Hah. Of course, people who can't be patient also can't understand my artwork.
Sheepy: Stephano: Here, since you're the first to take interest. I will explain its creative meaning.
Sheepy: Stephano: Death is but momentary, isn't it? *He looks back at his unfortunate victim, whose head is drooping. Yet, they're breathing. Stephano gently takes the man's chin and lifts his head, looking into their eyes* But the beauty they leave..the beauty of art. The impact of that is eternal.
Sheepy: Stephano: *He digs his fingernails into their chin* Aren't you ready to be reborn? ...Haha, you should leave that face. Beautiful! Marvelous!
Sheepy: Okita: Listen, if you don't want to become a piece of work yourself, let yourself be arrested and I'll be particularly merciful.
Sheepy: Stephano: I'm not beautiful. I can't be...no...if I was, he'd have noticed me...!
Sheepy: Stephano: Hahaha....he always found others to be more pretty. I was just a failure...he kept coming back to me, trying to make me perfect... ... well, I'll show him that I'm learning from him.
Sheepy: Okita: Stop exposition dumping and come here before I turn you into a cadaver.
Arsé-kun: Alex: I stopped listening.
Sheepy: Okita: You're lucky.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Was there anything important?
Sheepy: Okita: Nah, just him babbling about his crush trying to make him pretty. Obviously didn't work.
Sheepy: Okita: Now. C'mere. I'll make you pretty.
Sheepy: Stephano:...You aren't him, are you? He's so talented... I wouldn't leave my body in your hands.
Sheepy: Okita: I know where he is.
Sheepy: Stephano: ....!
Sheepy: Stephano: You need proof!
Sheepy: Okita: Mm?
Sheepy: Stephano: I've already heard that one once. *He growls and jabs his knife into the victim's shoulder inadvertently.* ....No! No!
Sheepy: Stephano: It's ruined, hideous! How will I fix this?!
Arsé-kun: Alex: Put a dinosaur bandaid on it.
Sheepy: Stephano: You have no idea about aesthetics! You'll always be hideous.
Sheepy: *Okita steps closer*
Sheepy: Stephano: You've ruined my muse, made me lose my image! Look at what you did! You made me waste a precious model! I hate wasting models!
Sheepy: Stephano: Especially you in the back! With your ugly aesthetic!
Sheepy: Okita: I'm giving you another chance to come with us.
Sheepy: Stephano: I won't go if he isn't with you! My teacher! Nyarlathotep!
Arsé-kun: Alex: Tell me more. You've got my interest.
Sheepy: Stephano: You wish to know about my teacher? Look, look upon the permanent mark he put upon me! A symbol of his acceptance!
Sheepy: *He shifts his hair, revealing the gouged out eye*
Sheepy: Stephano: He sculpted so many Twilight members into perfection....
Arsé-kun: *Alex narrows his eyes.*
Arsé-kun: Alex: Continue.
Sheepy: Stephano: ...But he always threw it away! Yet I, I will never be able to meet the level of his trashed works.
Sheepy: Stephano: He never gave up on me... he kept working to make me beautiful. And yet, he couldn't, no one can.
Sheepy: Stephano:...And then one day.
Sheepy: Stephano: He disappeared.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Shut up. I don't care about your backstory. I want to know what Twilight is.
Sheepy: Stephano: Twilight...
Sheepy: Stephano:...He is a member of Twilight. But he should be the leader...he is the most capable of them. I told him this...and he gouged my eye out, telling me not to insult his father like that.
Sheepy: Stephano: They bring in models and make them beautiful. But sometimes they can't, so they put us in outfits to hide our shame.
Sheepy: Stephano: They tell us to bring more models...but once he left, I grew tired of waiting, so I left to find models to mimic him. Muses.
Sheepy: Stephano: Twilight...I do not know its purpose. It's an organisation. It's perfection, until my teacher left.
Arsé-kun: Alex: ... I feel like I've got more questions than answers now.
Sheepy: Stephano: What?
Arsé-kun: Alex: I asked what it is. You went on about your teacher.
Sheepy: Stephano: It's an organisation that shapes people into beauty, like what I'm doing.
Sheepy: Okita: So they torture and kill 'em?
Sheepy: Stephano: You say it in brutish terms but it's fairly accurate.
Stefano: But, won't you understand? Living people are worthless. They'll always be worthless. Once they're motionless, I can make them truly beautiful!
Okita: Whew, you're a character, aren't you. You feeling particularly attached to that other eye? Heheheheh.
Stefano: Without it, how can I see my art? How can I see beauty?
Okita: If you want to see dead bodies so bad, I'll make sure to stick you in a grave with a few other bodies of sick people like you- *cough, cough, cough, cough, wheeze*
Stefano: ...?
Arsé-kun: Alex: You're going to get to the graves first by the sound of it.
Sheepy: Okita: Heheh, shut up. I'm not shirking my job just because of a cough.
Arsé-kun: Alex: I'm going to do it myself if you don't.
Sheepy: Okita: I'm waiting for you.
Sheepy: Stefano: What do you want from me?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Your cooperation. *Hello, up here! He's sitting on the offensive wall that causes this alleyway to be a dead end.* At least, preferably.
Sheepy: Stefano:?!
Sheepy: Stefano: How did you...?!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I climbed up. There's a very nice breeze up here.
Sheepy: Okita: You sure do take a while.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Don't blame me. I've been ready all afternoon.
Sheepy: Okita: Our poor victim is bleeding out. Where's the help, huh?
Sheepy: *Sirens ring out!*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Right there. *he sighs, loudly.* I feel filthy for working with the pigs.
Sheepy: Okita: Haa? Do you think I'm much better?
Sheepy: Okita: That's nice of you.
Sheepy: Stefano:....!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You're not them. Instant yes.
Sheepy: Stefano: *He lifts the knife to the man's neck* Don't come any closer.
Sheepy: Okita: Aw, I really did think my constant chattering would distract you.
Sheepy: Stefano: You care about him? I'll do it.
Arsé-kun: Alex: I have no idea who he is.
Sheepy: Okita: I really couldn't care less.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Eh.
Sheepy: Stefano:....
Sheepy: Stefano: *He shifts the knife to his own neck*
Arsé-kun: Alex: Dibs on his head.
Sheepy: Stefano: I know of others. You might be able to stop them from killing again if I tell you.
Sheepy: Okita: Now, now, put the knife down. We wouldn't want to get any of your blood on our friend here.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Or any of yours on him.
Sheepy: Stefano: You're confusing me. You're getting on my nerves. You're a distraction.
Sheepy: Okita: That's what that man says.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You ever think about doing something a bit less bloody for good artsy exposure?
Sheepy: Stefano: They're easier to pose this way.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Can't argue with that, I guess.
Sheepy: Stefano: This one...this one is hideous.
Sheepy: Stefano: No matter what I do, he won't die.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: What a shame!
Sheepy: Stefano: He frustrates me.
Sheepy: Stefano:...Like you calling the police! How can I work, surrounded like this?!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I never made a call.
Sheepy: Stefano: I don't care if you did it! I don't care if any of you did it! You're in my way!
Arsé-kun: Alex: What. A shame.
Sheepy: *...But he slowly lifts his hands. He doesn't see any way out.*
Sheepy: Okita: You're going willingly? Then why do you still have the knife?
Sheepy: Stefano:.... *He puts it down*
Arsé-kun: *and finally, Adam arrives, flanked by the coppers. Just in case.*
Sheepy: Stefano:...?!
Sheepy: Stefano: You...y-you're hideous! Horrifying!
Sheepy: Stefano: In every sense of the word, a monster! This! This is the personification of the ugliness of life!
Sheepy: Okita: You aren't a looker yourself.
Arsé-kun: Adam: I'm used to it. He's right, anyway.
Sheepy: Okita: Oi, don't beat up on yourself.
Sheepy: Okita: Instead, beat up on him.
Arsé-kun: Adam: That's police brutality. *he moves in for The Arrest*
Sheepy: Stefano: *He scooches back some, visibly terrified*
Arsé-kun: Adam: I'm not going to hurt you.
Sheepy: Stefano:....
Sheepy: Stefano:............
Sheepy: Stefano: Don't lie to me.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oops, I dropped my handcuffs. *and he promptly cuffs Stefano from behind. Plan H*
Sheepy: Stefano: Ah?!
Sheepy: Stefano: No! I need those! My art is unfinished!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Eh. You already said you messed it up.
Sheepy: Stefano:...I... ...
Arsé-kun: Watson: *in the farrrr background* can i come in now??
Sheepy: Okita: You might want to sometime soon, doc. It's incredible they're even alive.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's amazing you're alive right now. *he hurries past Okita. time to Work*
Sheepy: Okita: Hahaha...*cough, cough*
Sheepy: *The victim has a strange symbol emblazoned across the entirety of their chest. Presumably that's just a tattoo. Along with that, there's various stab wounds and cuts on his body, including a stab wound on each hand. He's weakly breathing. He has the faint scent of flowers on him along with the strong odor of blood. Maybe he was around a lot of flowers earlier?*
Arsé-kun: *Watson doesn't bother wondering about the weirdness. Tattoos and cologne/perfume/etc are completely normal in the holy year 2018. Instead, he does hIS FUCKING JOB*
Sheepy: *Good idea!*
Sheepy: Okita: Well, it's probably time for me to head back.
Arsé-kun: Alex: It is.
Sheepy: Okita: Haha, I didn't ask if it was.
Sheepy: Okita: Well, since you agree.
Sheepy: *Okita wraps his arm around Alex... only for his [Okita's] legs to go out from under him.*
Sheepy: Okita: *cough, cough, cough, cough, wheeze, wheeze, cough, cough, cough. Ah, that's blood. The coughing goes on for a bit, before ending in him panting.*
Arsé-kun: Alex: Is this the embrace of death?
Sheepy: Okita: 'M just tired. Let's get going.
Arsé-kun: Alex: That's what dying people say.
Sheepy: Okita: Hahaha....
Sheepy: Okita:...Help me get back to the hospital please.
Arsé-kun: Alex: Yeah, sure. It's not like I'm going anywhere else.
Sheepy: Okita: Thanks.
Sheepy: *The next day!*
Sheepy: *The victim from before has apparently woken up, so questioning is an option if you want to bully him this close to when he woke up. Meanwhile, Sheepy wants to know the haps and Sherlock is in a pouty mood.*
Sheepy: Harley: Stop playing the violin badly and also get your foot off of my leg. You're being annoying.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *Siiiiiigh* A beautiful day to die, isn't it?
Sheepy: Harley: Shut up. I'll make Mycroft deal with you if you keep this up. And get your foot off of my leg!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Living in a dreary place of gray buildings and gray skies... surrounded by heavy fog... it's almost like we're in a graveyard, awaiting our deaths....
Sheepy: Harley: Fine! I'll go with you later to...whatever you said! Just shut up already, I didn't sleep last night and get your foot off of my leg!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Huh? Really? Whatever I say?!
Sheepy: Harley: If it shuts you up, yes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Great! We're going to go many fun places today! *He shifts and bear hugs Harley*
Sheepy: Harley: I have a migraine! Don't breath on me, don't touch me! Stop opening your mouth! Don't talk in my presence, it makes me want to throw up!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Ah, mornings. Nothing is amiss, I see.
Sheepy: Harley: Don't "Ah, mornings" me! Come here and get rid of him!
Arsé-kun: Watson: I would, but I'm not up to picking him up and dragging him to the kitchen.
Sheepy: Harley: What help are you!?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Absolutely none. *and he does a 180° turn to leave*
Sheepy: Harley: I'm tired and want sleep! Get rid of him or something- stop hugging me! Your presence is making my head feel worse!
Arsé-kun: A slightly distant Watson: Lupin, get your boyfriend!
Arsé-kun: A very distant Arséne: How dare you make me do anything??
Arsé-kun: *arsene shows up about two minutes later*
Sheepy: Harley: He's being annoying! Get rid of him!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: No need to yell. *he easily picks up Sherlock*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh! Arsene! We're going out later. You should come with us.
Sheepy: Harley: I never said that we're going out. I said I would if you would leave me alone. Which you did not. Therefore, we're not.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You already agreed to it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he looks to Harley. Looks back* Lets figure this out after we eat, oui?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Sounds good!
Arsé-kun: *and arsene brings sherlock to the kitchen. harley is free. the only cooking implement van is allowed to touch is the toaster.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let me show you how to set a toaster on fire.
Arsé-kun: Van: I can figure that out myself.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah, but I'm a master at it.
Arsé-kun: Van: I like being allowed to use this. Thanks.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Do you? I don't know the feeling.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It's almost like you keep setting it on fire or something.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Speaking of fire, I found your lighter stash. I have stolen your lighters.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Give them back before I fight you for them!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he puts Sherlock down, freeing himself to bow to Sheepy* You'll have to find them, first.
Arsé-kun: *He gives Sheepy one of his better evil grins- But not one of his photograph worthy ones.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: No!! You're evil!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Thank you very much.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I've had years of practice.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You sure have! You're the ultimate jerk!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'll give you a hint! Under which lies under construction, you'll find your contraptions~
Sheepy: Sheepy: What.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Don't tell me a simple riddle will defeat the detective's assistant!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm not a poet.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You think I actually retain any of the poems I have to read when I do my schoolwork?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: What kind of calling cards have you left as of recent? "I are stoling yur things?"
Sheepy: Sheepy: No?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I just state what I'm going to steal and when. Is that a problem? ...Is it supposed to be a poem?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I was unsure if you retained anything else from your schoolwork.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What?!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Which you need to catch up on, by the by.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Listen! I couldn't care less about history!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But some things need to be known. Like when certain buildings were under construction or when certain contraptions were devised.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Is my lighter a bribe for my homework?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Lighters. Plural.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're so cruel...
Sheepy: Nyar: Pssshhh, you call that cruel?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: No one asked you.
Sheepy: Nyar: When people don't follow my orders, I torture them.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Like that art guy?
Sheepy: Nyar: The who what now?
Sheepy: Nyar: D'you know what he's talking about, O Cruel One?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Unfortunately. He called you his teacher. It was disturbing.
Sheepy: Nyar: Whaaaat.
Sheepy: Nyar: I've got no clue who you're even talking about.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He had bangs over one of his eyes and talked about beauty.
Sheepy: Nyar: Ehhhhhhh... oh! Him!
Sheepy: Nyar: He was really annoying but some guy who worked there told me he could be useful. I gouged his eye out because I didn't like the look in it.
Sheepy: Nyar: It's a look I'd love on Saint-Germain but terrifying in this guy, haha. Yeah, I successfully forgot about him until now. Thanks a lot.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *his head pops around the corner. he Heard That. Horrible*
Sheepy: Nyar: What, you met him?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: He was arrested yesterday afternoon for manslaughter and homicide.
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh good, maybe he'll die so I don't have to think about him anymore.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why don't you do it?
Sheepy: Nyar: Are you crazy? If I did it, he'd enjoy every second of it.
Sheepy: Nyar: I am NOT getting anywhere near that guy. No way!
Arsé-kun: Germain: I also refuse to do it.
Sheepy: Nyar: Understandable
Sheepy: *Meanwhile! Ryuu and Asougi finally get to the farm!*
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...Is this the place? *He glances around* ...Wh-what a place to live.... Asougi, maybe we should...um... N-no, I guess we have to look around.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: It's just a farm! There shouldn't be any big nasty creatures... Right?
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...I hope.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: For that reason! *he reaches back and pulls out a golf club, which he tosses to Ryuu* I brought a golf club! Grabbed this from the corner office!
Sheepy: Ryuu: ........
Sheepy: Ryuu: *He inhales sharply* ...Thanks.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: You're welcome. Armed myself, too. *he pats his scabbard* We should be fine this time.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Hopefully.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Well, where should we start, then? Where do you think a killer would hide?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Somewhere dark.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Well, um, after you then. I'll be...backup.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Only if you don't take back-up to mean you backing up and away from this!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Um...I'd like to, but...I won't.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Great! I won't either.
Sheepy: *The two head in.*
Arsé-kun: *it's very farmy. It does not smell like animal shit and nothing else, so it hasn't been properly used in ages*
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...Hmm. I wonder why it was abandoned?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Maybe they moved?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Maybe...but wouldn't they have sold it?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Did they not?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Well, it's clearing abandoned.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Clearly. Not Clearing.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Ehh...! I meant that!
Sheepy: Ryuu: I-I'm good at English! It's just... *His eyes are darting around*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: You've gotta do something about being so nervous!
Sheepy: Ryuu: I'm sorry! This just smells of danger!
Sheepy: Ryuu:...Smells?
Sheepy: Ryuu:....
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Close enough.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Uhh, do you think it's safe for us to check inside? I think ... let's pass.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Maybe we should just check around the house...
Arsé-kun: Asougi: We'll do that next. Lets at least look at the rest of the barn before it gets dark!
Sheepy: Ryuu:...R...right...
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Look on the bright side! At least we don't feel like we're being watched!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Uh...about that...
Arsé-kun: Asougi: I lied!
Sheepy: Ryuu: I feel a cold gaze.... ...
Sheepy: Ryuu: Uhhhh...
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Lets hurry it up, huh?
Sheepy: Ryuu: ..Yeah.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Those feathers by the ladder look suspicious. Let's go there, I guess.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Feathers... It might just be a rooster.
Sheepy: Ryuu: I didn't smell any ...barn smells.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: ... That's true. I'll go up and check.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Should I follow?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: *he steps on the ladder. it creaks. Loudly.* Uhhh.. Maybe not.
Sheepy: Ryuu: I'll be here in case you fall!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: *he nods and heads up the ladder. one of the higher steps breaks under his weight, but he catches himself and peers over the top*
Sheepy: *There's a pile of hay.*
Sheepy: *There's more feathers near it.*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: ....? *he reaches out to grab at the mysterious feathers*
Sheepy: *Upon Asougi grabbing at one, a loud yelp comes from inside the hay pile.*
Sheepy: *That is a human yelp.*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Oh! *he goes to step down and. forgets that step doesn't exist. gravity wins this one*
Sheepy: Ryuu: Asougi!?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: I've got it, I've got it..! *he's still hanging on! so allow me to correct myself: gravity WILL win this one*
Sheepy: Crow: Heyheyhey! *He shoots up to his feet* You can't just go around grabbing peo- oh shoot!
Sheepy: Crow: Uhhhhh....*He gets on his hands and knees and peeks over the edge* I don't think I can reach you......!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Ryuu, are you still good on that whole "catching me" deal??
Sheepy: Ryuu: I-I'll try!
Arsé-kun: *Asougi drops. Here he comes*
Sheepy: *Ryuu tries to catch Asougi!*
Arsé-kun: *He succeeds? They're on the floor but I'll give him a B+*
Sheepy: Ryuu: Guh...!
Sheepy: Crow: Uhhh...you alive?
Sheepy: Crow: *He hops down*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Ryuu, you okay?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Uhhh...are you okay? That's more important.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: I think I'm good..
Sheepy: Ryuu: That's good! Uh...
Arsé-kun: Asougi: ... Oh! *he gets off of Ryuu*
Sheepy: Ryuu: *He appears a bit flustered but pulls himself to his feet*
Sheepy: Crow: Who are you two, and why are you here? *He crosses his arms. ... His wings are still out.*
Sheepy: Crow: .......Uh?
Sheepy: Crow: So you aren't murderers?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: No! But there's supposed to be one around.
Sheepy: Crow: I followed my gut - this place was calling to me. So, here I am. But I heard someone, so I ended up hiding.
Sheepy: Crow: But apparently it was just you two.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: You never followed us, did you? We felt like someone was watching us.
Sheepy: Crow: Whaaaat!? Don't freak me out like that!
Sheepy: Ryuu: If there's a murderer, you really shouldn't shout....
Sheepy: Crow: If there's a murderer, I'll apprehend him with my own two hands! My crimson fists!
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...What's with the outfit? Isn't it hard to move around with that tail-like thing and the fake wings potentially getting in your way?
Sheepy: Crow: Fake?! These aren't fake! I'm a 100% genuine fallen angel!
Sheepy: Ryuu: A what?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: It's, uh.. Tenshi? Is that the word?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Oooooh. Is that what you're dressed up as?
Sheepy: Crow: Noooo!
Sheepy: Crow: Anyway, what you said was that you were being watched, right? Well, I guarantee you that that wasn't me.
Sheepy: Crow: So now we're being watched.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Don't make it worse..!
Sheepy: Crow: Sorry, I'm not trying to.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Is there anything else in there..?
Sheepy: Crow: In what, the hay? Nope.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Then I guess we can head to the house. You sure you're okay, Ryuu?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Uh...y-yeah.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Maybe you should sit down when we get inside.
Sheepy: Ryuu: I'll take your advice.
Sheepy: Crow: *He, meanwhile, is glancing around, tail twitching.*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: You see anything?
Sheepy: Crow: Nah, not yet. I'll lead anyway. *He starts strolling forward like he owns the place, eyes still cautiously darting around.*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: *he puts an arm around Ryuu's shoulder*
Sheepy: Ryuu: *He seems appreciative.*
Sheepy: Crow: *He, for once, has gone completely silent. Even his usual humming isn't present. As he passes by a particularly dark part of the barn, his eyes flick to the side and he trails to a stop. ... He throws a kick at the one who has been watching them!*
Arsé-kun: *His vicious attack is met by... Getting a shoe on his shoulder. Ah. That's..*
Arsé-kun: Barok: ... Do you really wish to start this?
Sheepy: Crow:...! Eh!? Pops? You're here?!
Sheepy: *He looks annoyed, but his tail is wagging excitedly...*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: *SNRK* You're a dad?!
Arsé-kun: Barok: We are not to speak of this, or I'll personally execute you both.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Uh! But... Zieks-san, why have I never seen him with you until now? And he doesn't look like you with his hair...
Sheepy: Crow: Eh? My hair is dyed...
Arsé-kun: Barok: What did I just say, Naruhoudo?
Sheepy: Ryuu: But it's just...!
Arsé-kun: Barok: No.
Sheepy: Crow: *He focuses his attention back on Barok before a huge grin forms on his face. He gives Barok a big hug* I've been looking high and low for you! Literally!!
Arsé-kun: Barok: ... I have wondered where you were. I'd like to know how you've searched high with... *he gestures to Crow's wings*
Sheepy: Crow: Ehh, I did right after you disappeared. I apparently got close to an answer because I was accused of a crime I didn't commit and thrown down here.
Sheepy: Crow: I'm a popular singer now! Isn't that cool?! I get paid money and recently I learned how to pay other people money for their services.
Arsé-kun: Barok: *he turns his head away and... pats Crow's head.*
Sheepy: Crow: I've actually have friends other than you now, too! Tons of em! Like my band members, a bunch of the people at Old Man's studio, Old Man and the other angel living with him.... a pink haired girl who sends me cat pics...aaand a big tree-like guy!
Sheepy: Ryuu: *He leans closer to Asougi and mumbles to him... in Japanese.* [Why was Zieks-san following us around? Was he...worried? Or is it something else?]
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Uh.. [I'm not quite sure, so now we have two mysteries. Why he was following us, and how he knows this kid]
Sheepy: Ryuu: [He looks kinda scary... but I guess he didn't follow us to kill us. Right?]
Sheepy: Ryuu: [But then why is that kid here anyway?]
Arsé-kun: Asougi: [I guess I'll ask.]
Arsé-kun: Asougi: So. Why are you both here? I know you (as in Crow) came because you said it felt right, but Barok? Was it you that's been following us all afternoon?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Yes. I'm not sure why anyone thought it was a good idea to send two inexperienced runts to do a search.
Sheepy: Ryuu: So, um... you care about us enough to make sure we're safe, Zieks-san?
Sheepy: Ryuu: I thought you came to kill us.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Don't twist my words nor my intentions. I only followed you to make sure neither of you got into anything you couldn't handle. That would lead to legal problems.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: But you didn't deny that you came to kill us..
Arsé-kun: Barok: I just did!
Sheepy: Crow: Pops wouldn't kill anyone. What're you goin' on about?
Sheepy: Ryuu: *His eyes are darting about. He's sweating nervously* Uhhhh...he's...
Arsé-kun: *Barok seems.. Less than pleased*
Sheepy: Crow:?
Sheepy: Ryuu: *Oh. That's terrifying.*
Sheepy: Crow: What's up?
Sheepy: Crow: You look mad.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: .... He... Always looks like this?
Sheepy: Crow:?
Arsé-kun: Barok: *he Very Abruptly changes the subject* You two have searched one place and already almost hurt yourselves. Maybe it would be best if you two stopped here.
Sheepy: Ryuu: I understand. What do you think, Asougi?
Sheepy: Crow:???
Arsé-kun: Asougi: I think we should still go in so you can sit down, but leave the rest to Barok.
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...If that's what you think, I'll do it!
Arsé-kun: Barok: .... If he told you to jump off a cliff, would you?
Sheepy: Ryuu: I trust that he'd know it's safe!
Sheepy: Ryuu: He's my best friend. He wouldn't intentionally put me into situations where I'd get hurt.
Arsé-kun: Barok: And you'd follow him as he runs through heavy traffic?
Sheepy: Ryuu: To make sure he's safe!
Arsé-kun: Barok: You're an idiot.
Sheepy: Ryuu: !?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Your own safety comes first.
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...But what'll he do without someone there to help him if he needs help?
Sheepy: Crow: Just because you're buds with someone doesn't make them always right in their actions.
Sheepy: Ryuu: But you made the same choice in coming here.
Sheepy: Crow: But I'm a fallen angel who can handle just about anything a human throws at me.
Sheepy: Ryuu:...Then why were you hiding in a hay pile when we got here?
Sheepy: Crow: Because I heard you two and didn't want to initiate a fight if I didn't have to...
Arsé-kun: Barok: Wise decision.
Sheepy: Crow: Eh? You think so?!
Sheepy: Crow: Nobody ever says that to me!
Sheepy: Crow: Anyway, if there's a killer here, I should go catch him. Although, those detectives wouldn't let me help that other time...
Arsé-kun: Barok: You really shouldn't..
Sheepy: Crow: Well, then, what do we do about that?
Arsé-kun: Barok: I'll look.
Sheepy: Crow: At least let me join you.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Fine.
Sheepy: Crow: Cool! I'll show you my killer catching skills!
Sheepy: *Crow rushes on ahead. Crow blease*
Arsé-kun: *Barok sighs*
Sheepy: Ryuu:...We should follow, right?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Yeah.
Sheepy: *They follow!*
Arsé-kun: *They catch up to Crow! Finally*
Sheepy: Crow: *He's blankly staring ahead of him* ...Pops, why do they have a horse but no cows...? Why's it in the house?
Arsé-kun: Barok: ....
Arsé-kun: *there is certainly a horse there. It stares at them.*
Sheepy: Crow:...Y'know, I don't like horses.
Sheepy: Crow: They're like cows except not endearing in any way.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: I don't like them much, either. Did you know there was a case where parts of a cadaver went missing? It turned out the horse was starving and tried to eat it.
Sheepy: Crow:...A....ah...
Sheepy: Crow:.....
Sheepy: Ryuu:............
Arsé-kun: Barok: Multiple like that. Butterflies will drink blood, too.
Sheepy: Ryuu:.....
Sheepy: Crow:........
Sheepy: *Ryuu's eyes are nervously darting around...*
Sheepy: Crow: Like a mosquito?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Perhaps? I never looked into it.
Sheepy: Crow: Crow:......
Sheepy: Ryuu:...I don't like the look the horse is giving us.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Perhaps we should back away. Slowly.
Sheepy: *Crow backs off slowly.*
Arsé-kun: *as does Barok*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Lets... Go... Somewhere else..
Sheepy: Ryuu:....
Arsé-kun: *they back into a different room. The horse doesn't follow*
Sheepy: Crow:...Good.
Arsé-kun: Barok: ... Here is a good place to sit yourselves down.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Th-thank you...!
Sheepy: Crow: Isn't splitting up how people die in these situations?
Arsé-kun: Barok: We're not splitting up. They're simply sitting down.
Sheepy: Crow: Okay, good!
Arsé-kun: *Asougi sits down on the floor*
Sheepy: *Ryuu joins him*
Sheepy: Crow: So what's the plan? I came here without telling my friends because I forgot.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Don't do anything stupid.
Sheepy: Crow: In Rom's eyes I already have, probably.
Sheepy: Ryuu: You should have told someone.
Sheepy: Crow: It's kinda too late for that.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Then go home.
Sheepy: Crow: *He frowns* But what about you?
Arsé-kun: Barok: I can manage just fine.
Sheepy: Crow:...What about them?
Sheepy: Crow: I don't feel comfortable with you defending them by yourself in the current situation.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Fine.
Sheepy: Crow: Good.
Arsé-kun: Barok: *he looks back out the door. Horse is, in fact, still there.*
Sheepy: Crow: Do we beat them out and drag them back with us? The killer I mean.
Sheepy: Ryuu:...horse.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: It's a horse of course.
Sheepy: Ryuu: It's not right.
Sheepy: Crow: It's watching us, huh? Like it's going to warn its owner if we get too close.
Arsé-kun: Barok: I firmly dislike this.
Sheepy: Crow: Maybe we should get help.
Arsé-kun: Barok: I am inclined to agree. None of us have the proper experience for this.
Sheepy: Ryuu: And we aren't prepared...
Arsé-kun: Barok: Not at all.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Then let's go back
Arsé-kun: Asougi: We can give a report on what we've found, too.
Sheepy: *So they begin to head back*
Arsé-kun: *the creepy horse watches them through a window. stop. get some help.*
Sheepy: *Crow makes like a tree and gets out of there.*
Arsé-kun: *and Barok escorts the boys back to their office, looking absolutely exasperated by the time they get there.*
Sheepy: Ryuu: Thank you...
Arsé-kun: Barok: You're welcome.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Have a safe trip home!
Arsé-kun: Barok: mmmmhm. *he leaves. finally, freedom*
Sheepy: *Meanwhile! Luckily for the victim from yesterday, he's still alive. And he has family who's coming to visit!*
Arsé-kun: *hooray!*
Sheepy: Bedi: If I'd known about the risk I would've gone with him...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So would I. I knew somethin' was gonna happen, but not this.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm surprised he didn't fight back...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm more concerned that he lost.
Sheepy: Bedi: He's not too bad of a fighter... who attacked him?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Uh. That's a good question.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I've got no clue.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It had to be someone strong.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Speaking of strong, can we get out of here as soon as possible? This place gives me the heebie-jeebies!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That, and there's a lake, and there's no way Myrd is happy about that!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He can't be happy about any of this, and no one is happy about any of this, and- Yow!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I byt my tong agahn!
Sheepy: Bedi: Hm? Oh, were you saying something? Sorry, I wasn't listening.
Sheepy: Okita: I haven't seen you two before, so you must be here for the new guy. He's down that hallway, third room on the left.
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you.
Sheepy: Okita: Really, you should keep an eye on him. If I hadn’t been tracking that guy on his quick supply run, you’d be setting up a funeral rather than visiting your friend in the hospital.
Sheepy: Bedi: Did you bring Myrrdin here? Thank you. ... Did you say you saw his attacker? Can you describe him?
Sheepy: Okita: One-eyed artist with a giga crush on the guy who gouged his eye out. I say artist because he wouldn’t stop talking about art and how he was going to make your friend beautiful.
Sheepy: Okita: He mentioned some organization as well... Twilight. No clue what it is, but there you go.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he gives Bedi a look most accurately described as "Why do I bother?" aka moderate annoyance. He IS listening to Okita, though, and frowns more*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lets not get involved with that. It sounds bad.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry, did I upset you?
Sheepy: Okita: Well, don't let me keep you waiting then.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What if I said something important?? *he looks to Okita* And thanks for the info!
Sheepy: Okita: No problem.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Huh? Then you'd repeat it, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I said I don't wanna stick around long.
Sheepy: Bedi: I understand, but that doesn't mean they'll let him be discharged.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Didn't say he had to leave asap. I just said I don't wanna be here!
Sheepy: Bedi: I understand. Then, let's meet him and then leave.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You wanna get ice cream after?
Sheepy: Bedi: Sure.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nice.
Sheepy: *Bedi heads to Myrrdin's room! He's visibly in a lot of pain. His hands and chest are covered with bandages along with his shoulder and a small part of his face. Thankfully he isn't missing anything except for the comforting walls of his room.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin produces a bouquet of flowers from somewhere as he follows Bedi in*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, that looks painful. I'm sorry.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Thanks, I haven't had the opportunity to see myself yet so I was definitely worried about whether or not I look as bad as I feel.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're beautiful.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I feel like an art project.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: An abandoned one that's half done.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, the man up front mentioned that your attacker saw you as such.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I feel stupid more than anything.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hey, it happens..!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I didn't prepare and I didn't have the energy to use magic.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How can you expect something like that? It's fine.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Because I should've at least done something to prepare just in case.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lesson learned!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: In a terrible way.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: He was on me in a flash...
Arsé-kun: *Merlin wiggles his eyebrows*
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Shut up, it wasn't like that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Was he at least hot? Was there anything positive we get out of this?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I did see a lady who reminded me of someone I loved, though. She was pretty attractive, I'll tell you that. My heart started racing a bit and- Guh! *he clutches his chest, letting out a small whimper*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And now it's time for a mid-video advertisement! Don't think about kittens!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: No! I didn't see anyone attractive.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: He looked like a washed up failure of an artist.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's hot to at least one person.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Not after he pins your hands to a wall with knives!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's absolutely someone's kink. Absolutely.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Not mine!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And now that you're disgusted and disappointed in humanity, we should be back to the status quo.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I still think we should shave that tat off. Skin grows back.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That, or I'll fistfight a watery ho.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he glances towards the window, where he catches a glimpse of the lake... and something submerging. He shudders violently*
Sheepy: Myrrdin: That's literally one of the worst ideas you've ever had in your entire life. Congratulations, I hate it. Let's maybe not try to remove a curse by removing the visual signs of it.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: And what, thinking about her shakes you up that much? Yeah, me too. I don't think I can truly love without fear ever again.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he's more focused on the window*
Sheepy: Myrrdin:...You too, kid? What do you two see that I don't? If you give me nightmares about this place, I won't be happy.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, they grow big around here.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We can scratch "see a slug larger than my house" off the bucket list of things I never wanted!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm gonna make that lake a Great Salt Lake if I see that thing again!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: You're scaring me. A lot.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's just a slug! Calm down!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Do you think slugs will explode if you throw them in the ocean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm gonna try that one day.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Or did I do that already?
Sheepy: Myrrdin:....I. I don't know?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Gotta try that then
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I don't want to be here anymore.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's unfortunate.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We've seen dragons! And a slug is gettin' to you?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Lake slug when I'm injured.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We're right here!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: You think I'll be able to do much of anything with this? *He begins to hold up his hands before he suddenly yelps and goes to clutch his shoulder. He hisses and pulls his hand away.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Do you think I just brought you regular bitch flowers? *he tosses the bouquet over* And maybe! You shouldn't do that!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I can't help it!
Sheepy: Myrrdin:...What does the bouquet do?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Increased healing, radar, the usual works. And yes, they're edible.
Sheepy: Bedi: The bouquet is a quick and easy gift that rarely has much thought put into it and usually is used as a way to efficiently steal a woman's heart or an excuse to not get an actually worthwhile gift.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Unless you mean that specific one.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Wow, I can't wait to eat some flowers.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: And oh, tell me more, o master of romance.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, thank you. If you insist...
Sheepy: Myrrdin: NO, I don't insist-
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hospital food is lame, eat flowers. Eat some greens, Myrrd.
Sheepy: Bedi: Those who understand flower language can make their feelings shown in a way that would permanently impact a lover's emotions despite the life of a flower being fleeting. In that respect, bouquets are very sweet. And bouquets can be very lovely gifts, especially if the giver has very little to spare but still buys his lover a gift. But the limited lifespan of flowers is why I see them as a bad gift. Do your feelings die off as quickly as the representation of them? Do those who walk in, buy roses, and leave without close inspection and thought truly feel that the gift is worth something? A gift from someone who doesn't care about it is simply something of-
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Stop with your intentionally long-winded explanations!
Arsé-kun: *Merlin yawns. Loudly*
Sheepy: Myrrdin: *He looks to the flowers* I...don't want to eat these.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then don't!
Sheepy: Bedi: Some flowers can produce a healing effect. Such as-
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Please.
Sheepy: Bedi: -while I'm thinking about it, my brother gave me good advice when he was alive.
Sheepy: Bedi: He said: "If your lover breaks up with you, eat the bouquet of roses they gave you. It gets rid of depression."
Sheepy: Myrrdin: He never said that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He absolutely never said that.
Sheepy: Bedi: You're right, he didn't, but you don't want advice from me so instead I'll put words into my brother's mouth.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lucan would be proud. Also, don't eat roses, that hurts.
Sheepy: Bedi: Incorrect.
Sheepy: Bedi: The petals are completely safe to eat and do indeed help with depression.
Sheepy: Bedi: I read it on the internet and nobody goes onto the internet to lie.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Kid, I've got news for you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The internet is really really great! For lies!
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi:...people lie on the internet?
Sheepy: Bedi:...that explains that one time...
Sheepy: Myrrdin: What did you do.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Which one?!
Sheepy: Bedi: It's embarrassing... I feel stupid and gullible now!
Sheepy: Bedi: I mixed bleach and ammonia once...you may remember that.
Sheepy: Bedi: I thought I did it wrong...so I followed the instructions very carefully once I recovered. ... You may remember that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I do. That hurt, you know!
Sheepy: Bedi: Emotionally or physically?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes
Sheepy: Bedi: Did you think I did it to hurt you?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No.
Sheepy: Bedi: I did it because I thought it'd make crystals and I planned on giving them to you. That's what they said would happen.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Which is sweet, but please factcheck! You'd believe "gullible" is written on the ceiling!
Sheepy: Bedi:...*he slowly goes to look up at the ceiling*
Sheepy: Myrrdin: You're how old?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: And yet you still fall for that....?
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin has no reason to lie! ... but ah, it isn't there...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why do I have to reteach you about human nature every hundred years?
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean?
Sheepy: Bedi: Isn't it positive thinking to believe that humans as a whole have gotten past lying pointlessly over these years?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Or perhaps you're simply getting forgetful over these years.
Sheepy: Bedi: No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We're never getting past that. Humankind is mischievous.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why not?
Sheepy: Bedi: They don't benefit from it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: They live in the present and for enjoyment. It's just how it is.
Sheepy: Bedi:...It's reminiscent of how Lucan used to talk about people.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: People haven't changed one bit.
Sheepy: Bedi: He'd always say, "People do things because they feel like the short term happiness is worth the long term punishment. " ... Before heading in to spar even with his injury.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: He was using logic to justify his stupid actions.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Exactly that.
Sheepy: Bedi: I guess so.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And it hasn't changed in thousands of years. Why would it? It works.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's just weird to me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, yeah. I can see why.
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're human and seeing things from our perspective. It is weird.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Yes, I guess you've been around a lot longer than me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are we getting existential in this hospital wing tonight? Lets! Stop doing that in public.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: You seem to be tiring out. Maybe you should go.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That'd be a good idea. Don't do anything stupid without me, you hear?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Oh, I'll save all of my ideas for when you come back.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Fantastic!
Sheepy: Bedi: Now, what were our other plans?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Go home and let me eat that tub of ice cream.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can't stop you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *yesssssss*
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Have a safe trip home, you two.
Sheepy: Bedi: Recover well.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And remember not to magic until you've got a full reserve!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I won't. Thanks for reminding me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Of course!
Sheepy: *Bedi begins to head out*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin follows, but not before grinning at Myrrdin*
Sheepy: *Myrrdin gives a tired smile back*
Arsé-kun: *Okay, back to characters we actually care about! Hooray!!!*
Sheepy: Tom: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Arsé-kun: Arséne: -- So can someone please tell me what's going on? THESE two *he gestures in the direction of Germain's room* won't say anything, THESE two *he now gestures towards Impey's room, before looking to Delly* won't say anything, and THIS one *he picks up Tom* hasn't stopped for three hours!
Sheepy: Tom: nonononono
Arsé-kun: Delly: Yeah, what he said!
Sheepy: Tom: dont look it in the eye
Sheepy: Sheepy: I was kinda worried because after what happened last time he went silent for a long time. Hes never been silent for that long.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Mhm. It's been... Discomforting? But if something is agitating him, then something is happening or already has.
Sheepy: Tom: it knows he knows
Sheepy: Tom: twilight has faded and now everything is dark
Sheepy: Tom: its so dark its so dark i cant see i cant see i cant see
Sheepy: Sheepy: Use your eyes.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Remind me why we're bothering?
Sheepy: Tom: he knows he knows he knows
Sheepy: Sheepy: We could just leave him be and he'll do this forever.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'd prefer he not do this forever.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay, Tom. What do you want?
Sheepy: Tom: dont go dont go dont go dont dont dont
Sheepy: Tom: its so dark i cant see i cant breathe dont go
Sheepy: Tom: aaaaaaaaaaaaa
Sheepy: Sheepy: We don't have enough information and he doesn't seem like he'll give more.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Maybe we should just sleep on it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Perhaps.
Sheepy: Sheepy: If we sleep on it, we might have nightmares!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: What's this "Might"?
Sheepy: Sheepy: We wil have nightmares guaranteed.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Not again.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He excitedly dashes in, dragging a dazed Harley with him* Arsene, we did stuff today!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Did you? *he turns and looks at Sherlock* Welcome home, by the way.
Sheepy: Sherlock: We met the legendary wizard Merlin twice!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Both in the same room. Because there's two. Neither of them look like tbe disney one.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm sorry? Did you just imply wizards are real?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Well, that's who the victim was.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...unless he lied?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he looks more confused than any set of math memes put together. confused math people*
Sheepy: Sherlock: That's what he said his name was.... Well, he said Myrrdin but we might know him as Merlin, although that's his brother's name and he's just sharing because it makes life simpler.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Also we saw Mycroft so I told him everything.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oh, how is he? *he glances at Harley* And also him.
Sheepy: Sherlock: He's fine! .. Also whom?
Sheepy: Harley: *Dizzy...*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Your other brother.
Sheepy: Sherlock: My other brother? I have a fourt- OH! Harley!
Sheepy: Sherlock: He was complaining about me dragging him around and running too quickly while doing so. After a while he was quiet though so I think he's fine!
Sheepy: Sherlock: He didn't talk very much when we met with Merlin or with Mycroft, though.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Shall I remind you again this year that being dragged around in a heavy coat, in warm weather, is bad for one's health?
Sheepy: Sherlock: ?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Then why is he wearing a heavy coat?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Because he's stubborn.
Sheepy: Harley: Let me perish from heat stroke. It's my life and my decisions.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't like any of my other outfits.
Sheepy: Harley: They're ugly. I won't wear ugly clothes.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You're an idiot.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm not an idiot! *He lets go of Sherlock and huffs* I just hate ugly clothes!
Sheepy: Sherlock: ? I don't pay attention to clothes...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he pulls his phone out and sends a very quick text. it was probably pre-written. and probably to fran or watson about Harley being stupid*
Sheepy: Harley: *His angry expression shifts into a grimace before he lets out a gagging noise and slowly sits down on the floor. Lies down on the floor.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: I've worn the same shirt three days in a row!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, you shouldn't sleep there.
Sheepy: Harley: Oh, just go with Sherlock alone! It'll be fun! Ah! No! It's truly awful!
Sheepy: Sherlock: You just need to work harder to keep up next time.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, Arsene, you should come too next time!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Maybe. It'll depend on if I am working.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Great!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Also, Harley drank all of my water along with his so I need to make sure to pack more next time. Remind me!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Gladly.
Sheepy: Harley: There's no next time. I feel my soul leaving my body.
Arsé-kun: Adam: *he enters, slowly, to not slam into the door frame again, and looks down at Harley* ... Why?
Sheepy: Harley: He dragged me past my limit and I'm not exactly fully recovered as it is.
Sheepy: Sherlock: He wore a heavy coat in the hot sun.
Arsé-kun: Adam: I repeat the question.
Sheepy: Sherlock: He doesn't like his other clothes and refuses to wear them.
Sheepy: Harley: You may as well trample me now because I'm not going to need this body for much longer.
Sheepy: Harley: Just don't tamper it too much because your dad might want it after I'm done with it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he doesn't look up* Nyar would want it first, and you know it.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... No, and no. No one is getting it. *he picks up Harley like a football*
Sheepy: Harley: Be more gentle! Hrk- *cough*
Sheepy: Harley: I didn't mean to be insulting...! Ugh! *He begins struggling a bit*
Arsé-kun: *Adam just sorta glances down. He's got a Firm Hold on Harley.*
Sheepy: Harley: L-let go!
Arsé-kun: *Adam does not. Adam instead brings him upstairs and points a fan at him, after plopping him down.*
Sheepy: Harley: .......F-fine, I guess this is okay.
Sheepy: Harley: ..................Sorry if I insulted you.
Arsé-kun: Adam: I'm used to it.
Sheepy: Harley: That makes me feel worse.
Arsé-kun: Adam: But "It's fine," is a lie, isn't it? This single instance is permitted.
Sheepy: Harley: No, that's not it.
Sheepy: Harley: Do I insult you often?
Arsé-kun: Adam: No. You insult everyone often.
Sheepy: Harley: *He frowns*
Sheepy: Harley: I'm being honest.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm not going to lie about my opinions to make others happy.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... I'll be more gentle next time.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't care if you're brutally honest to me in return.
Sheepy: Harley: I act the way I expect to be treated, and it's out of my control if people decide to be nicer or ruder to me than I am to them.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... Are you not meant to treat others the way you want to be treated?
Sheepy: Harley: Again, I don't care if people are nasty to me.
Sheepy: Harley: It'll just make my opinions more negative.
Sheepy: Harley: I just don't want you injuring me because I might be needed later.
Sheepy: Harley: I also recognize how quickly anyone could turn on me if it suited them. I want to drag their opinions out into the light before I'm betrayed. For example, you could easily kill me right here and now.
Sheepy: Harley: We are alone. You are physically powerful and I am in a weakened state. However, you have made no move to kill me. Two possibilities come to mind: Either you wish for me to trust you so you can betray me later or you truly do mean me no harm.
Sheepy: Harley: Potential motives include: wanting to form a happy life and murder being th fastest way to wreck relationships, my awareness making you unable to take the perfect opportunity, pity, loyalty to Frankenstein...
Arsé-kun: Adam: ..... I... I volunteered to assist you because Father was busy. *he frowns* If I'd wanted to hurt you, I'd have done it by now.
Sheepy: Harley: So loyalty to Frankenstein.
Sheepy: Harley: Thank you for being honest.
Sheepy: Harley: I hadn't gauged you yet, so this helps.
Sheepy: Harley: If you'd simply lied and told me you actually care about me as a person after all I had just said, I would've gotten up and left, even if I am extremely dizzy. ...Ah, I expect you to treat me as you truthfully feel about me from now on, but I will notice if you're lying.
Sheepy: Harley: I haven't been in this conversation with anyone before, so let me simplify it with this: Give me a reason to trust you and I will. I only trust Watson, Lupin, and Iris. It's not personal.
Sheepy: Harley: I've had very little contact with you, so I don't know anything about you. I cannot trust a man I do not know. The same goes for Frankenstein. I've barely spoken to the man.
Arsé-kun: *Adam doesn't respond, thinking all of this over. He understands it, but is not going to ask for details. It's not his business. Why would it be? mmmm.*
Arsé-kun: *It's kinda awkward now, but quiet. It's almost nice. It's then ruined by Tom screaming. Probably.*
Sheepy: Harley: Why!?
Arsé-kun: Adam: I've learned the answer is "We don't know".
Sheepy: Harley: I would check what's going on, but I'm feeling tired.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... I will. You stay. *he heads Outtie*
Sheepy: *Tom is screaming*
Arsé-kun: *Arséne was trying to nap at his desk, and has just been woken up in a panic. Thanks, Tom!!*
Arsé-kun: *also he probably also screamed. there goes his dignity. oh no, he dropped it all, it's not his, it's for a friend*
Sheepy: Tom: nonononono don't go don't go
Arsé-kun: Adam: .... Explain. *he enters, easily skipping the last three steps on the staircase. legs for days.* ... I see no one moving.
Sheepy: Tom: he's coming for you
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he's pulled out the notepad again, but hasn't fully recovered his dignity. You can't hide it*
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... Mm?
Sheepy: Tom: you've walked into his hands
Sheepy: Tom: he has eyes everywhere
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm assuming this isn't meant to be at us..
Sheepy: Sheepy: It could be.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But we're not doing anything, so it can't be.
Sheepy: Sheepy: But.....i the future?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Nah.
Sheepy: Tom: the first time was a surprise
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Mhm..?
Sheepy: Tom: the second time he expects you
Sheepy: Tom: no witnesses can be left alive
Arsé-kun: Adam: *what is happening*
Sheepy: Tom: ...................
Sheepy: Tom: ........................................
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Ground control to Major Tom, what's your status?
Sheepy: Tom: wheres the horse
Sheepy: Tom: horse is gone wheres the horse
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Like how you didn't?
Sheepy: Tom: information is a powerful thing
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he sorta sighs and keeps writing. They'll figure it out EVENTUALLY*
Sheepy: Tom: i told you i told you nobody ever listens
Sheepy: Tom: he can always find you
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Comforting.
Arsé-kun: *Elsewhere, a fair bit of time ago..!!*
Sheepy: Ryuu: Is this really a good idea?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Absolutely not.
Sheepy: Crow: Hey, if there's anyone scary, I'll give 'em a taste of my crimson fist!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: *he glances at Ryuu, as if to say "Yeah, right"*
Sheepy: Ryuu: *He looks to Asougi, before looking back to Crow* Oh. You're bluffing.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Good job! It makes me feel more confident already!
Arsé-kun: *Barok just places a hand on his forehead. He's already 5000005% done*
Sheepy: Crow: Whaaaat? I'm not bluffing! Pops, aren't I super strong!?
Arsé-kun: Barok: When you actually bother.
Sheepy: Crow: I bother all the time!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Who do you bother all the time?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Me.
Sheepy: Crow: Eeeeeh?!
Arsé-kun: Barok: Okay, shut up and go in first, fearless leader.
Sheepy: Crow: Poooops! You're so mean! You've got such a cool kid and- M-me?!
Arsé-kun: Barok: That's what I thought.
Sheepy: Crow: *He huffs* Fine! I'll go in...! *He quickly enters*
Arsé-kun: Barok: *he looks to Ryuu and Asougi* Go already.
Sheepy: Ryuu: *He gently takes Asougi's hand* Let's take care not to be separated!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: ! *:O* Of course!
Sheepy: *Ryuu enters carefully compared to Crow.*
Arsé-kun: *Asougi stays with him, leering around the halls, while Barok hangs back*
Arsé-kun: Barok: .... [I can hear you, you know.]
Sheepy: *Barok, in return, is given a concerning statement: He’s coming for you. You’ve walked into his hands. He has eyes everywhere.*
Arsé-kun: Barok: [Elaborate?]
Sheepy: *The first time was a surprise. The second time he expect you. No witnesses can be left alive.*
Arsé-kun: Barok: [We'll see about that.]
Sheepy: *Barok is met with silence.*
Arsé-kun: *Barok huffs and goes to catch up. This shouldn't be hard.*
Sheepy: Ryuu: *He's glancing around nervously.*
Arsé-kun: *as is Asougi. He seems to expect something, but nothing is happening*
Sheepy: Crow: Yea, we're definitely going the right way!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Are you sure??
Arsé-kun: Asougi: We've barely been here before.. How do you know which way is right?
Sheepy: Crow: ....
Sheepy: Crow: *he looks at his hands*
Sheepy: Crow: My right hand forms a backwards L.
Sheepy: Crow: So if my hand forms a fowards L, it’s the left way.
Sheepy: Crow: It’s fine if you struggle with it! I do, too! I only learned that technique recently!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: ... I mean.. You're not wrong. And we did head right.
Sheepy: Crow: Yes! So we went the right way!
Sheepy: Ryuu: ....
Sheepy: *Barok finally receives a response: Where’s the horse? Horse is gone, where’s the horse?*
Arsé-kun: Barok: [I don't know. I don't see it.] *he pauses briefly, spotting some loose papers where they weren't last time. Striding over, he picks them up before hurrying after the others. Because they'll do something stupid.*
Sheepy: *Information is power.*
Sheepy: Crow: ...Eh, Pops, I think I’m lost...
Arsé-kun: Barok: How? This isn't a mansion.
Sheepy: Crow: Well, yes.
Sheepy: Crow: But I’m lost...
Arsé-kun: Asougi: It feels like we've been walking longer than we should have..
Arsé-kun: Barok: .... Perhaps you have been.
Sheepy: Crow: Eeeeeh?! Like time is slowing down?!
Arsé-kun: Barok: While that could be a possibility, that wouldn't be it. Lets keep going.
Sheepy: Crow: Oh..
Sheepy: Crow: What’re we looking for again?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Any evidence that the houseowner or someone living with them is involved with a current case.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: So in simple terms, anything suspicious.
Sheepy: Crow: Well, alright.
Arsé-kun: *while they're walking, Barok ducks into a small room so he can check his loot*
Arsé-kun: *it's an employee list of some kind! The homeowner's name is close to the top. Evidence! Barok carefully folds and pockets it*
Arsé-kun: *he steps out and waits. Eventually, Ryuu and Asougi wander back into view, from their original direction.*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Weren't you back there? How'd you get up here?
Sheepy: Ryuu: It's as though, by losing that other man, we've found Van Zieks again.
Arsé-kun: Barok: You've gone in a circle. Congratulations. I found evidence while you two were being unhelpful.
Sheepy: Ryuu: How did we go in a circle!?
Arsé-kun: Barok: How else would you pass the same place twice?
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...That's a good point..but...!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Well, then, wouldn't it be imposssible for us to get lost, then?
Sheepy: Ryuu: But we can't find the other man.
Arsé-kun: Barok: How did you idiots lose Crow??
Sheepy: Ryuu: I'm very sorry!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Very sorry, sir!
Arsé-kun: *very aggressive apologietic bowing from the both of them. they look like those wobbly lawn flamingos that go up and down*
Sheepy: Ryuu: I know he's very flashy and impossible to miss, but he also moves very quickly and with little concern for others!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: He's very possible to miss if you aren't looking!
Sheepy: Ryuu: And he's very quiet when he wants to be!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Which is rare!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Yes, he's usually extremely loud from what I've seen!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Which is a polar opposite to you...!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Which leads to a lot of additional questions! But now is not the time nor place for that!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Like how he's like that when you're extremely serious...!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: How did that happen?
Arsé-kun: Barok: *he goes to slam his fist and lower arm into the wall, but stops at the last second. This is not his property, nor is it court.* Enough with the comedy act!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Ah?! I'm very sorry! It's just something that crossed my mind...!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Comedy is art, and I won't apologize for art.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Oh! Asougi! You should apologize when you insult people!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Calling someone loud isn't always an insult?
Sheepy: *Ryuu opens his mouth to speak, only to be interrupted by a loud crash in another room, followed by a familiar scream.*
Sheepy: *???: I warned you I warned you nobody listens to me*
Arsé-kun: Barok: [You did say so. I concede to you.] *he frowns and storms off to go get Crow*
Sheepy: *A bloodied man intercepts Barok*
Sheepy: ???: *He tilts his head, looking Barok over* Well, I don't remember inviting you!
Arsé-kun: Barok: That doesn't matter. *he takes out and unfolds a paper (but not the evidence he snagged. different paper), before shoving it into their face* Investigation warrant. Interrupting the investigation can result in jail time, as can assault of a minor. *he SOUNDS calm, but he's fully ready to throw hands.* I highly recommend you sit your ass down.
Sheepy: Brent: ...You know.
Arsé-kun: Barok: No. Anything you can can be used against you.
Sheepy: Brent: You should've knocked.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Didn't you hear it?
Arsé-kun: Barok: *he puts the paper back away, but doesn't look away from Brent* You're very lucky. The investigation had no relevant information and was about to end, if not for your most recent actions. Unless it was not of your doing?
Sheepy: Brent: My most recent actions?
Sheepy: Brent: I've done many things recently.
Arsé-kun: Barok: If you tell me that is fake blood, I'll highly doubt it.
Sheepy: Brent: Ah, it's not.
Sheepy: Brent: I'm a butcher.
Sheepy: Brent: I would've cleaned up, but that kid walked in. He saw me, I panicked, and knocked over glass and he screamed.
Sheepy: Brent: Because it crashed on him.
Sheepy: Brent: I'm assuming you're his friend...?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Unfortunately, but I appreciate your honesty.
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Asougi just looks confused as hell*
Sheepy: Ryuu:???
Sheepy: Brent: I'm willing to help however I can.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Thank you. In return, your broken property should be reimbursed.
Sheepy: Brent: That would be appreciated.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: ... *he leans over to Ryuu and whispers* I'm so confused..! Are we supposed to know this much practical law??
Sheepy: Ryuu: I don't know...
Arsé-kun: Asougi: And he's being so polite...! He's never like this in court!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Scary...
Sheepy: Ryuu: Maybe he just hates us..
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Maybe....
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Or is this how he really is, and the rest is an act?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Oh! Maybe!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Oh, or this is an impostor!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Oh...!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: ... I can't think of anything wilder than that.
Sheepy: Ryuu: ..............
Sheepy: Ryuu: Oh!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Oh?
Sheepy: Ryuu: He's lulling us into a sense of ease but he's actually working with the culprit.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Oh, that's wild. How about, uh.... They're both aliens!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Well, um, the flashy man did have wings at one point.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Like an angel, according to him!
Sheepy: Ryuu: So what if Van Zieks is the same?
Sheepy: Ryuu: ......No, that's a bit too out there.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Anything could be the truth if there's any reason to it! That's what Holmes-sama said, right?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Oh, something like that!
Sheepy: Ryuu: His brother said in response, "Don't listen to him, he wouldn't know truth if it hit him in the face"...
Arsé-kun: Asougi: That seems unreasonable. How would he have a job if he was that awful?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Good point.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Hmmm... Maybe they're all demons?
Sheepy: Ryuu: Oh!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Even Holmes-san?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: No, he's normal. Or an alien.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Hmm.
Arsé-kun: *Barok eventually returns, with Crow, and with his usual Resting Bitch Face. All is normal.*
Sheepy: Ryuu: You're back!
Arsé-kun: Barok: What an astounding observation.
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...Oh,it is?
Arsé-kun: Barok: No.
Sheepy: Ryuu: .........
Sheepy: Ryuu: Um, anyway,w e should leave. It's creepy in here.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: I agree!
Arsé-kun: *and they get the FUCK out of dodge*
Arsé-kun: Barok: ... That was almost a complete waste of time.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Really?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Really. That man was not the suspect, but is certainly related.
Sheepy: Ryuu: That's still progress, isn't it?
Arsé-kun: Barok: No. This is progress. *he pulls out the evidence he snatched earlier* Written and signed by one Damien Byrd.
Sheepy: Ryuu: ...!
Arsé-kun: Barok: But, wait. There's more. There's well over twenty other names here, including a few I recognize.
Sheepy: Ryuu: Ah...
Arsé-kun: Barok: ... Including Fantomas. You're going to want to hand this in. *he hands it to Ryuu*
Sheepy: Ryuu: thank you!
Arsé-kun: *Asougi peers over Ryuu's shoulder for a peek*
Sheepy: *Ryuu shows him the paper*
Arsé-kun: Asougi: ... Is this some sort of attendance list?
Sheepy: Ryuu: For what, though?
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Hmmm...
Sheepy: Ryuu: We don't have the information we need yet!
Arsé-kun: Asougi: Not yet.. Maybe we can get an actual investigator to go out instead of us??
Sheepy: Ryuu: Maybe we should ask Holmes-san.
Arsé-kun: Asougi: And Iris-chan!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Good idea!
Sheepy: Ryuu: Good luck, Zieks-san! Good luck, other guy!
Arsé-kun: Barok: Don't do anything stupid on the way back.
Sheepy: Ryuu: We won't!
Sheepy: *Ryuu leaves, presumably with Asougi.*
Arsé-kun: *And Barok goes to drop off Crow, before going out. Like, out-out. Like, not for business out*
Arsé-kun: *he's hitting his favorite pub. he needs a freaking beer. wine isn't going to cut it*
Sheepy: Meril: ...Oh! Barok, good to see you.
Arsé-kun: Barok: I'd say the same, but you're always here. *he slides onto a stool. this is His Spot, two seats down from the left.* It's unfortunate the curse even covers it's own loopholes.
Sheepy: Meril: Hah, well, I've made a lot of friends thanks to it, and it's fairly comfortable.
Sheepy: Meril: I also have the windows!
Arsé-kun: Barok: But you can't exit using them... Yet.
Sheepy: Meril: Ah, right, what'll it be? Or did you just come in to see me?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Give me one of those fruity bastards.
Sheepy: Meril: *He starts working on it* You certainly do have a way with words!
Sheepy: Meril: In return, tell me something interesting. Preferably something I don't know!
Arsé-kun: Barok: Two of the young'uns at the firm got stuck in a looping hallway.. What am I supposed to tell them, "Oh there's a magic illusion here!"?
Sheepy: Meril: There's nothing you really can say!
Arsé-kun: Barok: Said hallway also had a ghost horse. I didn't know that was possible until the other day.
Sheepy: Meril:...Ghost horse?
Arsé-kun: Barok: Ghost horse.
Sheepy: Meril: How would a ghost horse come to be...?
Sheepy: *Meril finishes preparing the drink and gives it to Barok.
Arsé-kun: Barok: Like every other ghost. Regrets or earthly desires. I'd just.. Never even considered that it could happen. *he accepts and pays for it. no tabs we pay upfront like men*
Sheepy: Meril: That's really interesting! I want to see a ghost horse eventually!
Arsé-kun: Barok: If I can get some sort of visual on it, I'll show you.
Sheepy: Meril: Thanks!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Are we referring to the Byrd residence? *where the FUCK did he come from?* And good evening, gentlemen.
Sheepy: Meril: Good evening, Saint-Germain!
Sheepy: Meril: How are you?
Arsé-kun: Germain: I've been well. *he joins Barok at the bar* You?
Sheepy: Meril: Oh, the usual.
Sheepy: Meril: It looks like a nice day outside.
Arsé-kun: Germain: It is, strangely enough.
Sheepy: Meril: Strangely enough? Is something going on?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Not at all. It's just a strange weather day.
Sheepy: Meril:...? Well, alright.
Sheepy: Meril: Well, what have you been up to recently?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Iiiii may or may not have started some internal fighting in Idea. *he seems proud of this* And get me the same thing he's having.
Sheepy: *Meril begins preparing it.*
Sheepy: Meril: Oh, good job!
Sheepy: Meril: Oh, you know, I was wondering.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ?
Sheepy: Meril: Have you seen Merlin or Myrrdin?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Personally? No. But I know they're about.
Sheepy: Meril: Ah, that's good.
Arsé-kun: Germain: In return, do you want to know who our pal #5 in Idea is?
Sheepy: Meril: Oh sure! *He gives the completed drink to Germain*
Arsé-kun: Germain: You already know him. It's Lancelot.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Yes, THAT Lancelot. *he accepts his drink* They're both positively livid.
Sheepy: Meril: I wouldn't have expected that!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Neither did we. I only found out recently. Suddenly, him only doing missions halfway across the world makes sense.
Sheepy: Meril: It really does...
Arsé-kun: Germain: Mhm... Oh, right, I almost forgot. I brought a friend along, if you don't mind.
Sheepy: Meril: I'd like to meet him, actually!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Fantastic. *and he plops Tom on the table*
Sheepy: Meril: Ah, he's cute!!
Sheepy: Tom: stupid stupid stupid I warned you I warned you
Sheepy: Tom: you have a target on your back now
Arsé-kun: Barok: ... You're much smaller than I thought you were. *he pats Tom* And I'm used to that.
Sheepy: Tom: arent you concerned about your friends
Arsé-kun: Barok: They won't be involved in the case anymore, if I'm able to get my way. .. But I do thank you for the warnings.
Sheepy: Tom:....
Sheepy: Meril: Is he a ghost?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Yes.
Sheepy: Meril: Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I would joke 'Get this man a beer' but, you know. That would be rather difficult.
Sheepy: Meril: I haven't seen a ghost in a while.
Arsé-kun: Barok: I'd say "Neither have I", but that would be a lie.
Sheepy: Meril: Right, with the ghost horse.
Arsé-kun: Barok: That too, yes.
Sheepy: *There's the sound of the door opening. Bedi is holding it.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good morning America!
Sheepy: Meril: I was beginning to worry!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Worrying gives you gray hairs. Just look at Bedi over here.
Sheepy: Bedi: ?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't call him gray! He's not as old as you!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: However, my hair is black and there's not a single gray hair to be seen!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you sure? Have you checked?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Well, not within the past week.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Better check once you can do it yourself! Good luck!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: You would lie and say I had them if I asked you.
Sheepy: Meril: You can't check yourself- what are tbe bandages for...?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I messed up a spell and injured myself, but I'll be fine again soon.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin just looks elsewhere. Oh, what's this? What's this little fluffy boy?*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, that stuffed animal looks soft!
Sheepy: Tom: hi
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm adopting this! *he goes to pick up Tom* You're so cute!
Sheepy: Tom: thank you
Arsé-kun: Germain: Please do not. I need to return him home. I'll be the victim of arson if I don't.
Sheepy: Tom: im tom
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, we should get something similar.
Arsé-kun: Barok: You can get your own ghost. Just commit homicide.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: :V
Sheepy: Bedi: That's not a good idea.
Arsé-kun: Barok: I hope it isn't. If it was, I'd have to do my job.
Sheepy: Bedi: Your job?
Arsé-kun: Barok: ... I'll give you magic folk a short version. I'm a lawyer.
Sheepy: Bedi: oh!
Sheepy: Bedi: I know what those are!
Sheepy: Bedi: They've been around longer than Merlin has.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I mean!! I guess!!!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I've been around longer than...am I the older one? Or are you?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I thought I was!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I don't mind being the younger one!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: That makes me more attractive to ladies- *He clutches his chest* Ugh!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he nearly chucks Tom at Myrrdin. Stops, puts Tom down. Picks up a towel and hurls that instead*
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Ow! What was that for?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're already fucked up! You don't need a cardiac arrest on top of it!
Sheepy: Meril: What happened?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Like he said, he got messed up~ He'll be fine.
Sheepy: Meril: That's vague...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, that's Myrrdin.
Sheepy: Meril: *He appears concerned.*
Arsé-kun: *Barok just raises his eyebrows and takes a sip. That's none of his business.*
Sheepy: Meril: Oh, did you want a drink?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, that'd be nice! Gimme uhhhhh, you know, liquid unicorn, hold the ice!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I want the strongest thing you've got.
Sheepy: Bedi: Maybe getting drunk isn't a good idea.
Arsé-kun: Germain: At least not yet, when you've got these two to deal with.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, and I'll have...
Sheepy: Bedi: *He's thinking.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Eh, just gettem the usual.
Sheepy: Bedi: The usual...? I have a usual...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You mean you don't? What's this witchcraft?
Sheepy: Bedi:......?! What is my usual?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Cow blasters, hold the everything else.
Sheepy: Meril: Ah, alright!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Anyway, I don't have anything too interesting to report! But I did see a big slug, so that was ok.
Sheepy: Meril: Slug?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Slug. Ugly slug. Why are they so ugly?
Sheepy: Bedi: Slugs look soft.
Sheepy: *Meril finishes Merlin's drink and starts on Bedi's after giving Merlin the drink*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: They're so.. Oh, nice. *and he takes a big ol' swig. fuck yea* They're so weird looking
Sheepy: Bedi: I wonder if it's squishy.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Definitely.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The only thing weird about it was it was sorta big, but otherwise? Slug be sluggin'.
Sheepy: Meril: I get slugs in here sometimes.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Better than anything actually harmful.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he leans forward, onto the bar, and lowers his voice a bit* Don't tell anyone I said this, but by big, I meant really big.
Sheepy: Meril:....?
Sheepy: *Meril gives Bedi a glass of milk and begins working on Myrrdin's drink*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I could see it from a second story window. I could have seen it from a rooftop. It was massive.
Sheepy: Meril: Whaaatttt??
Sheepy: Meril: I want to see it...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Biggest lake bastard I've ever seen. I'll try to get pics for you, but... *he shudders* Thing gave me bad vibes.
Sheepy: Meril:...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But anyway! *he leans back* Knives are bad for your health!
Sheepy: Meril: Knives?
Sheepy: Meril:...Wait, are Myrrdin's injuries caused by a knife?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: When'd I say that? but yes
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But he really was exhausted from spells. That parts all true.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... Would this be the event where the "artist" was arrested? The-
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Ah, that makes sense. Even Nyar was disgusted. That takes a lot of effort to achieve.
Arsé-kun: Germain: And speaking of, I might do like him and "forget" to not bring other people more often. I know a few people who really need a drink.
Sheepy: Meril:.....*He really doesn't appear happy.*
Sheepy: Meril: *He puts down the drink he's working on and picks up an empty glass. He fills it with chocolate milk and gives it to Myrrdin, accompanied by an annoyed huff*
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Aw, I wanted something alcoholic!
Sheepy: Meril: No. You lied, and you need to recover! Milk is good for you!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Merlin, I'm being bullied!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, poor baaaaby!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Are you betraying me!?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I trusted you!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: If I didn't say it, someone else would have!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: That hurts even more!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's considering a response of some kind, but is unsure about it*
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Hey, Bedi, do you want this?
Sheepy: Bedi: --
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Great!
Sheepy: *Myrrdin slides the chocolate milk to Bedi*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Guess you got it anyway!
Sheepy: Bedi: But I didn't want it..
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, do you want it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I guess so! *he takes it and pours it into his drink. sips it* Somehow this works!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: You are nasty.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you! One of us has to be!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Like...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nope! You're not the one with a fantastic man, and still sellin' your dick for money! Case closed.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Nono, out of the two of us?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I'm like, 50% more likely not to shower for over month than you.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Simply, I am more nasty
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We roll in dirty river water like real men.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Unlike a certain someone who first thing in the morning always uses up our hot water!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hey, wait! Don't drag him into this! You'd use it too if you couldn't feel anything!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Maybe I stay up until 6 am before going to sleep and then miss out on the hot water.
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Don't judge my life choices.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Whose fault is that, huh? Whose fault is THAT?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Uhmmm...
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I've decided it's yours so it's not mine!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bitch!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: If you're older, you should be more responsible about my sleeping schedule!!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're an adult!! You can do it yourself!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: You're an adult! You can set bed times!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I don't have an authority to listen to so I do as I please.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay! As your older brother, go the fuck to bed!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Hmmm...
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Right now?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Right now! Get right up those stairs! Begone, thot!
Sheepy: Bedi: What is up those stairs?
Sheepy: Myrrdin: But maybe I wanna get drunk instead!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then here! *he reaches over the counter and grabs a random bottle, before handing it to Myrrdin* But do it upstairs! If you fall down the stairs, I call dibs on your stuff!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: What?! But what about spending time with people?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I ain't carryin' you!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Bedi can carry me!
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm carrying Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Eat shit, Myrrd!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: Wow!!
Sheepy: Myrrdin: I'm hurt!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: This is true!
Arsé-kun: *They continue bickering, even as Merlin relents and carries Myrrdin up the stairs. During this, Saint Germain pays for his drink, and Barok lies down in a booth. He's still so, so incredibly done with the idea of being a functional adult. Rest in shit.*
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Arsé-kun: Hyde: -N' that's why I think we should give kiddos some knives with their sweets!
Sheepy: Satoru: Wow. So you’re going to create a knife fight over candy.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Therefore lowering the sales of candy, which improves dental care and reduces the need for dentists.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Fuck dentists, man.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Which puts many dentists out of work, causing a crisis of unemployment.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: They can get other jobs!
Sheepy: Satoru: Therefore causing issues with the economy since there are already not enough jobs for too many people...
Arsé-kun: Mori: Causing some minor economic collapse.
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: All to see children get into knife fights
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Why should I care what happens later? I just wanna see a kiddie knife fight.
Sheepy: Satoru: Because the consequences of your actions will hunt you down.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Nah, those're Jekyll's problems!
Sheepy: Satoru: I think it’s supposed to be haunt but Rider says hunt.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Hunt can be correct in some contexts.
Sheepy: Satoru: Rider is good at hunting.
Sheepy: Satoru: Rider can find you no matter how well you hide.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Only Jek can hide but only Hyde can Hyde!
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Sheepy: Satoru: I guess you Hyde very well then.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I sure do!
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo is good at sniffing people out, too.
Sheepy: Lobo: *His tail has begun wagging. He doesn’t seem to think anyone has noticed. He’s a good!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: What's this? *he puts his hands on Lobo's big paw, which is on his lap* What's this for?
Sheepy: Satoru: Can you hide your smell?
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Hell, probably!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Can I have this?
Sheepy: Lobo: ...? *He seems to be getting into the conversation, based on his tail wagging! He responds with another boof.*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Oh, oh, ehehehe! If you have that, I see what I want!
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Arsé-kun: *Hyde beelines for the bear trap on Lobo's leg. Look, free tetanus!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He looks over from nuzzling Mori, his fur bristling and his friendly expression turning to one of pure hatred upon noticing Hyde. He lets out a warning snarl, baring his teeth.*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: What, you WANT this thing??
Arsé-kun: Hyde: This a piercing for dogs??
Sheepy: *Lobo lets out another even angrier warning snarl.*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I don't speak German!
Sheepy: Lobo: *Groowwwwwllll*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: You wanna keep this thing?
Sheepy: *Lobo is watching Hyde closely...*
Arsé-kun: *Hyde has placed a single finger on the bear trap*
Sheepy: *Lobo bites Hyde's hand!*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: *he looks delighted* You can have it if I can take that!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He didn't expect that reponse. Why does Hyde seem so happy?*
Arsé-kun: Mori: The both of you, do stop before you summon them from the depths below.
Sheepy: *Lobo doesn't care about that. Lobo is defensive.*
Arsé-kun: *and Hyde goes to push the bear trap open one-handed. Progress is not made at all.*
Sheepy: *Lobo bites Hyde, lifting him up into the air and shaking him around.*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: *WHEEE!*
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Ummm.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Lets ignore that. What is it, Satoru?
Sheepy: Satoru: Nothing, if we're ignoring that.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh. What was your concern, then?
Sheepy: Satoru: Won't that bother Dad?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, most likely.
Sheepy: Satoru: Isn't that a problem?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, yes. That is why I pointed it out initially.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh well.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It is their problem now.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING UP THERE, KNOCK IT OFF!
Sheepy: *Lobo stops briefly before continuing.*
Arsé-kun: *Hyde's already got whiplash and doesn't care. This is fun!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... That's enough, Lobo.
Sheepy: *Lobo huffs and drops Hyde before returning to his original position.*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Haaa.. Haaa.. Lets do that again sometime! *He had his fun. At least three bones are broken. He doesn't care*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: ... 's it normal to not be able to feel your arms? Askin' for Jekyll. *...nooo, you're not. he's not even subtle.*
Sheepy: Lobo:....*Huff*
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: That's a shame! He gets to deal with it!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... And Rider, I don't recommend you go down there. Recall the last time you tried?
Sheepy: Rider:......
Sheepy: Rider:.................*He gives Mori a thumbs up...before going down.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... I won't go to your next funeral.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, he's dead.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: dibs on his shit
Sheepy: Satoru: You'll be dead soon too.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Not again.
Sheepy: Satoru: Everyone dies.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's enough of this conversation.
Sheepy: Satoru: Except Grandpa. Grandpa is invincible because old people trade their flexibility for immortality.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *airhorn, followed by screaming. Mozart also screams. He is not downstairs*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, there he goes.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He whines*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Last I checked, Rider does not scream. *he pats Lobo*
Sheepy: Cu, from another room: SHUT UP!
Arsé-kun: Acu, from yet another room: YOU SHUT UP!
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: *Herc yells from somewhere*
Sheepy: CasCu, from the same room as Acu: EVERYONE SHUT UP! I'M WATCHING A DOGUMENTARY!
Arsé-kun: Proto: DOG?
Sheepy: Cascu: DOG!
Arsé-kun: *and Proto bashes into the aforementioned room. Dog? Dogs??*
Sheepy: *There's dogs on tv and dogs watching tv. Three white dogs and at least one cu.*
Arsé-kun: *three Cu. Four if Mini Cu counts.*
Sheepy: *He absolutely counts.*
Sheepy: *That makes seven whole dogs!*
Arsé-kun: *and they're all watching this nice dogumentary about puppies. depression cured.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: ... .... *he registers the white dogs. processing...* !! !!! Look at all these fantastic boofers!
Sheepy: Cascu: They're my dogs!
Arsé-kun: Proto: I love them! *he melts into the nearest fluffy pup*
Sheepy: *The puppy licks Proto!*
Arsé-kun: *Full hp recovery, full np bars, all debuffs removed, melted status extended*
Arsé-kun: *this room has a strict no depression policy. It cannot exist in dog heaven. Even Acu looks content*
Arsé-kun: *there is nothing to do here. Lets check on Rider.*
Sheepy: *Rider seems pretty proud of himself.*
Arsé-kun: *Rider is not dead. Except, he is, because he is a ghost. He is not re-dead. Undead? Alive??*
Sheepy: Rider: "Of course!"
Sheepy: Rider: "Seeing a shocked expression on your face is worth it."
Sheepy: Carmilla: You're lucky I don't bleed you dry!
Sheepy: Rider: "Oh, did you know?"
Sheepy: Rider: "It's going to be Halloween soon."
Sheepy: Carmilla: And?
Sheepy: Rider: "Heads will roll."
Sheepy: Rider: "For Halloween, I will be the Headless Horseman of the Sleepy Hollows.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: At least do something different. I've already made you something.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You're not getting any choice this year, not after that stunt.
Sheepy: Rider:....?
Sheepy: Rider: "What?"
Sheepy: Rider: "What are you going to force me to wear?!"
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I hope you like pumpkins.
Sheepy: Rider:......
Sheepy: Rider: "I'm going to be a laughing stock."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Will you? We'll have to see.
Sheepy: Rider: "You're cruel!"
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Thank you. For this Halloween I am being what I am perceived to be.
Sheepy: Rider: "That isn't just a perception!"
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Moreso than that.
Sheepy: Carmilla: If I perceive you giving me money, will you give me cash?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I don't know, would Dracula do that?
Sheepy: Carmilla: No clue.
Sheepy: Rider: "Are you going to kidnap Mina too?"
Sheepy: Rider: "And find yourself a Renfield?"
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Bah. At least a quarter of the household would be a Renfield.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: And.... One Mina, who I have no interest in.
Sheepy: Rider: "Can I decapitate her?"
Sheepy: Carmilla: Oooohhhh, Vlad has a giiirlfriiiieeeend.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Can you decapitate Guinevere?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: That is not what I said, you cat!
Sheepy: Carmilla: Vlad and Mina sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Disgusting. At least your book was accurate.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Eheheh.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: And don't make me actually read mine to prove you wrong.
Sheepy: *The vampire-esque music briefly stops before continuing.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he just glances over.*
Sheepy: *....Tristan, how are you producing those noises with a harp??*
Arsé-kun: *carefully*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... And you don't need to be doing any of.. Whatever you are doing.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ahhhh, if only you were our boss and not that cruel, beautiful woman! How wretched she was!
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, all the time Sir Lancelot and I wasted running her silly errands, preventing Halloween... Oh, it could've been spent gossiping about attractive (married) women...! Socializing with beautiful (married) women in bars! Looking at gorgeous (married) women! Having a fling with lovely (married) women!
Sheepy: Rider: "I feel like there's a hidden meaning behind those words..."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Found the Renfield.
Sheepy: Tristan: What is Renfield?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: A chatterbox.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... And as far as I am concerned, even you function better than a Renfield.
Sheepy: Tritsan: What?
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: *As Vlad turns back to resume threatening Rider with bad costumes, Tristan's phone beeps. Because it's not dead for once? Who charged it on him? How dare-*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He looks*
Arsé-kun: *Kay's messaging the group chat*
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Boys, guess who's got some premium shit talk?
Sheepy: Arthur:// how many guesses do we get lI'm gonna have to think this one through a bit
Sheepy: Bedi: // You?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Guts, give him his phone back unless yours was hit by a truck.
Sheepy: Arthur:// he's got mine because he's changing some settings on it to prevent me from airdropping him this one cat picture over and over again
Sheepy: Arthur:// he doesn't know I have it and I don't think that setting exists
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Send me it later. Anyway, Kiddo's pop gains some weight and hoo boy does he look like shit! This mans makin' Gawain's fattest potato harvest look small!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// But I bet all you guys want is deets and not sick burns, right? Of what this fuckers up to?
Sheepy: Gawain:// You gained weight? It's the alcohol I tell uou.
Sheepy: Bedi:// 🙂
Arsé-kun: Kay:// No! Not me!
Sheepy: Gawain: // Whom?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Gawain you don't know jack shit so stfu, all you know is how big the sun is compared to your dick.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// My summoner's """dad""". Not even his real one. Dickass fuckin greedy bastard.
Sheepy: Gawain: // I mean...that's not a good comparison, comparing things of similar size.
Sheepy: Bedi: // Ah, what is he up to?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Who said dick
Sheepy: Bedi: // Not number wise, but plots.
Sheepy: Bedi: // Merlin!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// H hewwo?
Sheepy: Bedi: // 💗
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Hewwo!
Sheepy: Arthur:// ew it's you
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Oh, he's trying to rerun for mayor again. Same old. Merlin i s2g I'll punt you back into space
Sheepy: Gawain: // He was mayor?
Sheepy: Gawain: // Are mayors higher than kings?
Sheepy: Arthur:// depends
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Hm.. Yeah, depends on where.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Generally no? But it can lead to who knows what.
Sheepy: Arthur:// not what I meant lol
Arsé-kun: Kay:// It's like electing Aggy-kun to rule over a town.
Sheepy: Gawain: // Oh, I see.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Except maybe worse off in this case.
Sheepy: Bedi: // But is he getting any traction?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Say what u want about Aggy, but at least he had restraints. Minimum.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Well, the big shadow thing got bigger! So I'm gonna say yes?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I'm gonna throw Elyan at it and see what happens
Sheepy: Bedi: // Those are related?
Sheepy: Arthur:// he'll turn into fried chicken
Arsé-kun: Kay:// They're not? I mean, it showed up a bit after he was elected the first time.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Also nice.
Sheepy: Bedi: // That's concerning. Real concerning.
Sheepy: Arthur:// if he's gutsy just make him not lololol
Arsé-kun: Kay:// The good news is I don't think it's been as lethal? Peopleve seen it but nothing happened? Shits fucky.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Kick him in the crotch
Sheepy: Arthur:// doesn't take much work
Sheepy: Arthur:// or use bedi's idea of a weight loss plan and sic grif on him
Sheepy: Bedi: // ? I had a weight loss plan? But I never tried to lose weight?
Sheepy: Arthur:// don't worry about it
Arsé-kun: Lance:// aa?
Sheepy: Arthur:// ew it's you
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I THINK I GET IT YOU NASTY FUCKR
Sheepy: Arthur:// 🙂
Sheepy: Arthur:// well is it a bad plan?
Sheepy: Bedi: // ?????
Sheepy: Bedi:// What?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Yes!! Jesus christ Lucan, don't talk shit about Bedivere like that! You wanna lost limbs?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// *lose
Sheepy: Arthur:// heyhey it's all in good spirit
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I call first dibs on kicking his ass
Sheepy: Bedi:// 😟
Sheepy: Gawain:// :thinking:
Arsé-kun: Kay:// But Grif IS the one who put mr mayor in the hospital for a bit so I mean. We could?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// For the uninformed, he pays us cash to keep Grif away from him.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I for one think this is fucking hilarious.
Sheepy: Gawain:// Uh, what did Grif do?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Lose his temper. You know of Grif is. Multiply it.
Sheepy: Gawain:// Oof.
Sheepy: Bedi://...Him ending up in a wheelchair is due to Griflet???
Sheepy: Arthur:// good old grif
Arsé-kun: Kay:// You know! Little Griflet things!
Sheepy: Arthur:// oh wow you haven't banned me yet over that last one lol
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Well, duh. It's not your pjone
Sheepy: Arthur:// oh yeah I forgot
Sheepy: Bedi:// Please try to make sure he doesn't hurt anyone else.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Way ahead of you. He's been doing ok. He's like an evil detecting dog, but like, a bit dumber. bc dogs can figure out doors.
Sheepy: Bedi:// He can be very sweet and gentle, but his short and violent temper may hide that.
Sheepy: Arthur:// no he can't
Arsé-kun: Kay:// His temper is shorter than lancelots. angry lancelot, not romcom binging lancelot.
Sheepy: Arthur:// that's a temper?
Sheepy: Arthur:// thought it was just how he was usually
Arsé-kun: Lance:// He does what
Arsé-kun: Kay:// yes and yes
Sheepy: Gawain:// Hmmmmmmmm
Sheepy: Gawain:// Hmmmmmm
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Use that ammo as you will.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// But ok wait call now and get more shit.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Like...
Sheepy: Gawain:// I wanted to hang out with him but like he might spoil my favorite romcom
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Gawain? You made me read that with my own eyes. How dare you.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// cults r bad for u and so is bad stuff gee whilly whee
Sheepy: Gawain:// It's called "The Knights of the Round Table Chat"
Arsé-kun: Kay:// HAHAHAHHA
Arsé-kun: Lance://
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Oh we killed berserkerlot may he rest in shit
Sheepy: Arthur:// lancelot is donealot with all of you
Sheepy: Arthur:// lancelot hmmmmmmmmmm
Arsé-kun: Lance:// I caNT typw if im' laugfin g
Sheepy: Arthur:// if he gives you money to support you ofyen is he financelot
Arsé-kun: Lance:// STIO[
Arsé-kun: Kay:// All right you goddamn clown, go back to clown school
Sheepy: Bedi:// Kay
Sheepy: Bedi:// Tell me more
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I was gonna say how bad people like summoning Avengers but they didn't want Avengers! Not the damn movie!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// First one of you to say avengers comics gets unsolicited eye pics
Sheepy: Bedi:// What...
Sheepy: Bedi:// Hold on.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Holding!
Sheepy: Bedi:// We have an avenger here who Master's son was forced to summon.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Is that the avenger?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// That's! The! One!
Sheepy: Arthur:// lol putting that out in the internet for potential hackers to see
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Who the hell would hack a server with a bad ms paint entry page?
Sheepy: Bedi:// And the one who forced him to summon the Avenger was his mother's husband, Masato, a wealthy business owner.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// guy involved with the whole thing spilled to Kiddo. Hoo? Hoooooooooo BBY
Sheepy: Bedi:// Could the two be working together?
Sheepy: Bedi:// This isn't good.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I don't know about the -to but I know there's a Masa- guy workin' there. wait let me ask
Arsé-kun: Kay:// kiddo says some guy named Masanori worked for his fatass dad. Like a butler? People have those in 2018?
Sheepy: Bedi://.....
Sheepy: Bedi:// Um.
Sheepy: Bedi:// That's the guy.
Sheepy: Arthur:// :o
Sheepy: Arthur:// bedi and I work hard you know
Arsé-kun: Lance:// ILL KILL HIM
Sheepy: Arthur:// lol good luck I'm behind 9 proxies
Sheepy: Bedi:// So it's a much larger organisation than I had assumed. However, this raises questions.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// no shit! and @lucan, fuck you m8, you know what I meant!
Sheepy: Arthur:// lololol
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Who wants to tell lil magus babbus mum that sad business mans second form, ultimate douchefucker, is involved in shady shit! Shotnot!
Sheepy: Bedi:// Merlin
Sheepy: Bedi:// Second form? That's what I'm questioning.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// did
Sheepy: Bedi:// I suppose it makes no difference.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Did you forget masato and masanori or are you sayin somethin else babe
Sheepy: Bedi:// Nono that's not it
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// nori is ultimate douchefucker. i bet he doesnt clean em
Sheepy: Bedi:// It's just that with how Masato acted, it's hard to believe that he was anything but a business owner at one time.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Since I've heard it's really all he cared about.
Sheepy: Bedi:// But it's unimportant.
Sheepy: Arthur:// with the way kay drinks it's hard ro believe he wasn't an alcoholic at one point but here we are
Sheepy: Arthur:// people change. except lancelot saber
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I could list all the ways I'm not right now you jackass
Arsé-kun: Lance:// what i remember which isnt much, guy was ok. bad dad but tried? the other one im going to kill.
Sheepy: Arthur:// it's okay you don't need to deny it because bedi eill break my spine the next time we see eavh othrr
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Why would sweet bedivere do that?
Arsé-kun: Lance:// guin confirmed what i put, if he wasnt two people id kill him riht now
Sheepy: Arthur:// sweet lololol
Sheepy: Arthur:// he's more like a worrywart
Sheepy: Arthur:// don't move lucan you'll die with those injuries just stay put
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Tristan voice; Maybe I want to die, mind your own business
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Speaking of whys he never here, can he not read?
Sheepy: Arthur:// oh I have him blocked LOL I didn't know he wasn't here
Sheepy: Tristan:// xffdhfv
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Oh shit he's alive! Whattup big red
Sheepy: Tristan:// arm hurt neck stiff
Arsé-kun: Kay:// And that's your own damn fault Lucan why don't you do somethin about ur issues for once?
Sheepy: Arthur:// getting my skull bashed in is my fault lol
Sheepy: Arthur:// ok
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// knees weak arms spagetti
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I said do somethin about it, not OH WOE ME
Sheepy: Arthur:// whst can I do about it
Sheepy: Arthur:// when I tell him he denies it
Arsé-kun: Kay:// cmere tristan ill kick ur ass too
Arsé-kun: Kay:// you guys can use my old get along shirt
Sheepy: Tristan:// I'm sad
Arsé-kun: Kay:// we know big red
Sheepy: Arthur:// lol I'd rather grif use me as his chewtoy
Arsé-kun: Kay:// He wouldn't like that much
Sheepy: Arthur:// that wah I get time off work to clean and cook
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Wah?
Sheepy: Arthur:// waaaahhh
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Wah??
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Wah!
Sheepy: Arthur:// I "overworked" myself again and "passed out" so the king is punishing me, I wsnns clean
Sheepy: Arthur:// so much to do...
Sheepy: Arthur:// let me join you for ahen you beat up the big bad
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// You're a servant! How mch did you do to reach that point???
Arsé-kun: Lance:// k
Sheepy: Arthur:// lolol it was just a short nap I closed my eyes for a second
Sheepy: Arthur:// tiny break punishable by the tedium of being forced to stay put and "rest"
Sheepy: Lucan:// Sir Lucan, a few days is not a short nap...!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// kick his ass sir ill hold ya crown
Sheepy: Arthur:// lolol it was enough rest put me bsck on duty
Sheepy: Bedi://!!!!!!
Sheepy: Arthur:// also get yhis doh off of me its fouffy but preventing me from leaving to clean
Sheepy: Arthur:// dogs arent even allowed in here whose dog is this
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// send pics
Sheepy: *"Arthur" sends a picture of a white dog!*
Arsé-kun: *Image is saved by Lancelot*
Arsé-kun: *which one? yes.*
Sheepy: Arthur:// my clotgws need cleaning now because of fur and my face needs a good scrub because it licked me
Sheepy: Arthur:// yuck
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// fantasti doge 10/10
Sheepy: Arthur:// it's getting in my wau
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Suffe
Arsé-kun: Kay:// wait i gotta
Sheepy: Lucan:// I took your phone away so you'd sleep.
Arsé-kun: *Kay sends an image of Grif squatting on a chair. Elyan's on his head*
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Similar minds think alike.png.exe
Sheepy: Arthur:// what is grif doing
Arsé-kun: Kay:// fuck if i know
Sheepy: Arthur:// he looks content
Arsé-kun: Kay:// ikr
Sheepy: Arthur:// how are you not dead
Sheepy: Arthur:// iwvit your master using seals yo stop him
Arsé-kun: Kay:// No. The answer will blow ur goddamn mind. More than it was already. ha.
Sheepy: Arthur:// lol
Arsé-kun: Kay:// We're friends. Surprise jackasses
Sheepy: Arthur:// lol good joke
Sheepy: Bedi:// Huh? That's obvious.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// no i was serious that time lucan
Sheepy: Arthur:// lolololol
Sheepy: Arthur:// funny
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Look ill prove im not all talk hold on
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// not cleaning that up either if it goes south
Sheepy: Arthur:// rip kay
Sheepy: Arthur:// good knowing you
Arsé-kun: Lance:// uhhhhhh arrrre we supposed to do anything with the prior info
Sheepy: Arthur:// yes
Sheepy: Arthur:// brijh me along
Sheepy: Lucan:// Do not bring him along.
Arsé-kun: Lance:// later
Sheepy: Arthur:// iyll bevgreat you should see my noble ohantasm
Sheepy: Arthur:// oh waitv tgats spoiler territory
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I know them!! I know the spoilers! You can keep it!
Sheepy: Arthur:// I'm banned from using it
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Keep it that way for the love of the gods
Sheepy: Arthur:// what?
Sheepy: Arthur:// wjats wrong with ir
Arsé-kun: *Kay sends in an image! Of him, with an arm around Grif's shoulder. Grif is glaring at the camera probably. elyan is photobombing. lupin is also photobombing.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// all of it, every fuckin thing
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot saves the image*
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// (◕△◕✿)
Sheepy: Arthur:// lololol who's the snobbu looking guy
Sheepy: Bedi:// Oh!
Sheepy: Arthur:// oh wait that's just kay lol
Sheepy: Arthur:// lololol there's nothing wrong wuth my np
Sheepy: Arthur:// just dint wanns reveak its true name or deets in case simeone hacks the chat
Sheepy: Arthur:// or in case I gotta fighf one of you people who wouldnt know
Sheepy: Arthur:// it's my secret tool lol
Sheepy: Lucan:// Why would you use that in a 1v1?
Sheepy: Arthur:// no spoilers!
Sheepy: Bedi:// Kay, when did Kidd summon a new servant?
Sheepy: Tristan:// If we need to find Masanori I can be of assistance.
Sheepy: Arthur:// nono thisll be a no tristan allowed stealth mission
Sheepy: Tristan:// Ah... my king is cruel like always... he simply cannot understand the simple man.
Sheepy: Lucan:// Sir Tristan, that's not me! I'm Arthur! You can go!
Sheepy: Tristan:// Don't lie like this, Sir Lucan! You've gone too far!
Sheepy: Arthur:// lolol sit in a box in the corner tristan you're grounded for being naughty
Sheepy: *Tristan starts sobbing and shifts into the corner...*
Sheepy: Arthur:// LOL he's stomping over here
Sheepy: Arthur:// good luck getting through my 9 proxies my king
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I look away for ten second and Lucan fucks up the everything. Cool nice ok
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Hold the fuck i need to read this backlog now
Arsé-kun: Lance:// aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Sheepy: Arthur:// why are you screaming
Sheepy: Arthur:// oh he looks mad
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Good luck with the king, shitlips!
Sheepy: Arthur:// "annoyed" is a better word I suppose, brb
Sheepy: Gawain:// And no we have one less knight, since this one lost their position. Do we have any new entries?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Not that I know of. Also @Bedi, that's not Kiddo's servant in the back of that pic.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Who is that?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// That's Kiddo's actual dad! brb im gonna fistfight
Sheepy: Bedi:// Oh, so it's a similar situation to Master's son............ is it the case that they planned this from the very beginning?
Sheepy: Gawain:// Hmmmmmmm that's pretty uncreative.
Arsé-kun: Lance:// how do you plan something like that
Sheepy: Bedi:// Ah.......
Sheepy: Bedi:// I, um.
Sheepy: Bedi:// .....................................
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Carefully?? ??? ?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Well, they're planning to summon... something.
Sheepy: Bedi:// This shouldn't be too hard for them.
Sheepy: Bedi:// I believe in their intelligence!
Sheepy: Bedi: // Aren't they?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// What are you going on about, exactly?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Well, you said the mayor posed as Kidd's dad
Sheepy: Bedi:// Kidd is capable of summoning Servants
Sheepy: Bedi:// Masanori/Masato acted as Satoru's (Master's son) dad (making Masanori therefore have more power over him)
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Oh, yes. Our entire debacle was... A bit weirder than that.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Some stuff I doubt I should go into
Sheepy: Bedi:// ?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I need to go into the backlog again, hold on.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Merlin said, and I quote " Servants cannot impregnate a still-living human under 99% of circumstances."-- "There’s a few ways though, but they’re all very risky or difficult. The easiest would be using another human’s container."--"So it’s like a pseudo servant, but like. Temporary?"
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Take a single guess what is still highly relevant.
Sheepy: Bedi:// !!!
Sheepy: Bedi:// But is Kidd older than Satoru?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Because it's still possibly the case while that was unintentional, they ended up getting the idea from that?
Sheepy: Lucan:// correlation: none
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Kidd is older, but.. Are you actually Lucan or still the King?
Sheepy: Lucan:// I stole my phone back
Arsé-kun: Kay:// God save us.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// But I do not think so. This is a case where all parties involved were possibly only linked by coincidence... I think.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Did Mayor do anything to Kidd's circuits?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Did..?? Non, not that I know of.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// *No
Sheepy: Bedi:// Hmmm.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Could that just be Masanori's side of things?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I could cheat at learning these details!
Sheepy: Bedi:// You could?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// It's not looking forward, so I could probably pull it off!
Sheepy: Bedi:// I guess I shouldn't divulge this information but Masanori did tinker with Satoru's circuits...
Sheepy: Bedi:// Go ahead.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I've almost never been this disgusted in my entire life.
Sheepy: Bedi:// But thankfully he doen't seem too bothered by it.
Sheepy: Bedi:// But that's why I was wondering.
Arsé-kun: Lance:// Stop me if I'm wrong, and I probably am, didn't your master have his damaged?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Yes, he did.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// ... I'm liking this less and less!
Sheepy: Bedi:// Hmm, they could be related. Ah.. another piece of information I probably should not divulge.
Sheepy: Bedi:// But it's for Kidd's safety.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Masanori shut down our abilities somehow.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// ... I should not share this either.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// But there are many ways to do that. Removing mana from ones surroundings is the easiest.
Sheepy: Bedi:// That's probably what he did.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Highly likely, if not a definite.
Sheepy: Bedi:// But pleae be careful
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I'm carefu
Arsé-kun: Kay://
Arsé-kun: Kay:// MOTHERFUCKER HAD MY PHONE IM SENDING GRIF AFTER HIM
Sheepy: Bedi:// Huh?
Sheepy: Lucan:// best friend and you cant even tell when it's obviously not him
Arsé-kun: Kay:// LUPIN HAD MY PHONE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE'S PRETENDED TO BE ME AND IM LIVID
Sheepy: Bedi:// Second?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// MASTER OF DISGUISE MY ASS MORE LIKE MASTER OF BEING A FRENCH BASTARD no offense lancelots HON HON HON IM GONNA RAZE UR ASS
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// haha get fucked drunky
Sheepy: Lucan:// rip
Sheepy: Lucan:// he should disguise himself as me
Sheepy: Bedi:// Ah, we have someone like that here..
Sheepy: Bedi:// They seem like they'd be good friends.
Sheepy: Tristan:// ? They are.
Sheepy: Tristan:// They're both part of our book club.
Arsé-kun: Lance:// Are we suggesting Assassin and Lucan should meet??
Sheepy: Lucan:// are you plotting my demise before you even see me a second time
Sheepy: Lucan:// smh petty that I'm just better looking apparently. afraid that if there were two of me the world would have too much beauty
Sheepy: Lucan:// jk jk
Arsé-kun: Lance:// Note; Yan, Lupin, and Lucan cannot meet. Ban Avenger too.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Revealing the true name of such a useful asset...
Sheepy: Bedi:// Ah... I mean.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Such a potentially helpful ally.
Arsé-kun: Lance:// He's never even himself, why would it matter?
Sheepy: Lucan:// they could be anyone in this room even
Arsé-kun: Lance:// aaaa??
Sheepy: Lucan:// it's actually me I'm the fake
Sheepy: Lucan:// in a way we're all fakes tho like. we're kinda just "memories" of the original knights of the round table. essences of them that have been given the chance to live on in exchange for serving a human
Sheepy: Lucan:// so none of u here are actually real
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Man shut up
Sheepy: Lucan:// why
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// 1- I can't die. 2- Wording it like that is just gonna give everybody anxiety. 3- Still highly questioning some things. 4- I HAVE NEWS
Sheepy: Lucan:// tell us the news
Sheepy: Lucan:// did bedi finally find someone better
Sheepy: Bedi:// ?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I'm going to kick you
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Kay and Grif's charge is untouched. No circuit fuckery.
Sheepy: Bedi:// How did you find that out?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Through Holmes? I thought he was still passed out?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Yeah, he's still dead af. I just took a tiny peek a few years back and fact checked against some medical records. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// The weirdest thing in that kids house is that bird.
Sheepy: Lucan:// tbh it just looks like an albino peacock to me
Arsé-kun: Lance:// It can turn into a person!!!!
Sheepy: Bedi:// Who can disconnect its jaw apparently.
Sheepy: Lucan:// you can turn into a person too
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// oh are we mentioning that? No, no. This bird can turn into a knight much like us, and can fully speak.
Sheepy: Lucan:// >like us
Sheepy: Lucan:// implying you're a knight lol
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// You know what I meant!!
Sheepy: Lucan:// but who's his king? ssome rando in armor isn't a knight
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Same as ours? I mean, he's with Grif, and Grif's with us, soooooooooooooooo
Sheepy: Bedi:// Do fountains have kings?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Ah, yes, but this means that Buddy's a knight too, right?
Arsé-kun: Saberlot:// Is now a bad time to ask what in the world is going on
Sheepy: Bedi:// Kay can you ssend a picture of Elyan?
Sheepy: Bedi:// And not Lancelot's relative, the bird
Arsé-kun: Kay:// They're not the same? I'm kidding im kidding
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Like, a new pic or
Sheepy: Bedi:// Any pic to show Saber Lancelot
Arsé-kun: *Kay resends the earlier picture of grif and elyan*
Sheepy: Bedi:// If you haven't seen him before, Sir Lancelot, the bird with Sir Griflet is named Elyan. He's a "peacock".
Sheepy: Bedi:// ...Who can shapeshift into a human, talk, and disconnect his jaw apparently.
Sheepy: Bedi:// ... And was apparently found in ome fountain?
Arsé-kun: Saberlot:// Thank you for catching me up, I suppose.
Sheepy: Bedi:// You're welcome!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Oh! I've finally remembered what it is that I think of whenever I hear that bird speak!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// We're not talking about it because they don't exist!
Sheepy: Bedi:// ????
Sheepy: Bedi:// You're making me really curious!!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Awful beasts. Terrible. Only existed in one singularity and if I ever see one again it'll be lethal. Probably.
Sheepy: Lucan:// hmmmmmmmmmm
Sheepy: Bedi:// When he speaks, I feel a great sense of danger. Evil. Like my ears aren't supposed to be allowed to hear such a thing.
Sheepy: Bedi:// How frightening...
Sheepy: Lucan:// who, tristan?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// No, Elyan. The bird. Leave Tristan out of it.
Sheepy: Lucan:// wah
Sheepy: Bedi:// But considering the bird (may) be on our side, perhaps his secret isn't too important.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Is it a secret if he does it all the damn time?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Whatever! Kiddo's dragging me to the store for candy. We can resume this later. But first
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Merlin's a pussy hahah!
Sheepy: Bedi:// I meant his true identity since Griflet named him.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Have fun though!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bediiiiiiii
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He flashes Merlin a big grin*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin grins back and throws his arms around Bedi*
Sheepy: Bedi: We learned a lot today!
Sheepy: Bedi: At least, I think so. With Holmes out of commission..
Sheepy: Bedi: Shoule we tell everyone else?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, probbaly!
Sheepy: Bedi: Should we do that now or later?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We should probably do that..
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah, you're right. *He sounds a bit disappointed.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But once it's over with, we can do whatever!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, that's true!
Sheepy: *Bedi goes to say something more...but is interrupted by an airhorn!*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin jumps about a foot into the air. scared cat maneuver. his ability to detect is minimal from using his clairvoyance*
Sheepy: *Bedi panics and throws a punch!*
Sheepy: Rider: *OW*
Sheepy: Rider:........
Sheepy: Rider: "Good morning!"
Arsé-kun: *Merlin stares at Rider for a few seconds, and then punches him in the gut*
Sheepy: Rider:....?
Sheepy: Rider:..........???
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Is your head the only thing missing?
Sheepy: Rider: "What else is missing?"
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How should I know? I'm asking you!
Sheepy: Rider: "Most of my neck."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, right, of course. Okay, anything below the shoulders?
Sheepy: Rider: "My heart, probably."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Forget it, this is faster. *WHOMP. right to the no no square*
Sheepy: *Rider collapses onto his knees. owOwOW*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin then takes the airhorn and HOOOOOOONK*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How's it feel?? Not great, huh?
Sheepy: Rider: "...I have no ears."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who cares? You feel the vibrations or some shit! Imagine feeling like that all the time, and some floaty bastard does that!
Sheepy: Rider: "Loud noises do not bother me."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You get the idea!
Sheepy: Rider: "I can't really relate."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Loud enough noises make you feel like your head is going to explode. Can you relate to that??
Sheepy: Rider: "I wouldn't have used an airhorn anyway!"
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The poor guys made of glass! Who cares what it was?
Sheepy: Rider: "And don't comment on my lack of head."
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Didn't you get it back or something??
Sheepy: Rider: "It would've just been a little surprise. That's the spirit of Halloween."
Sheepy: Rider: "It's just a skull. A broken-up on at that..."
Sheepy: Rider: "As to be expected."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That sucks.
Sheepy: Rider: "Anyway, it's minor compared to what I usually do."
Sheepy: Bedi: Usually...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can't just say that and not explain! But, like. Do it later!
Sheepy: Rider: "Ah? Do it later?"
Sheepy: Rider: "You are a terrible Servant if you want him to have such a fate."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Later, unless you wanna watch us. Deliver a message.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ummm...he meant... explain it later.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, that! We got things to do!
Arsé-kun: *Merlin glances to Bedi and wiggles his eyebrows*
Sheepy: Rider: "Alright."
Sheepy: Rider: "Just make sure not to go out at night if you don't want to experience it."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Easy enough.
Sheepy: *Rider leaves.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... *he groans* Lets just get that over with first.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes. Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... That annoyed me more than it should have.
Sheepy: Bedi: I should've spoken up...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, it's fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: Let's go deliver the news
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, yeah.
Sheepy: *The two go to deliver the news! Lobo is glaring viciously at the two as he chews on a squeak toy...so, the usual. Satoru is patting him. pat pat pat*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wait, who are we even telling?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Um...
Sheepy: Bedi:.....Um....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Should we reword it to sound more appealing?
Sheepy: Bedi: Mm...I guess so.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Gotcha. I'll handle that, then! I am Chaldea's greatest swindler!
Sheepy: Lobo: *chew chew chew*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! Congrats! *He's beaming. He's so proud of you, Merlin!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thanks! I don't know how I got that title! I don't do economics!
Sheepy: Bedi: Through your pure swindling genius!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are they still mad about the time I managed to own an entire hallway?
Sheepy: Bedi: How did you manage that?
Sheepy: Lobo: *chew chew chew chewchew*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: People don't question you if you look like you belong.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay, here goes nothing! *and he strides into the next room like nothing is wrong*
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you looking for someone?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's back within ten seconds* Where did Master go?
Sheepy: Satoru:....? Oh. D...Eiji's, uh...
Sheepy: Satoru: *He points in the direction of another room* There.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you! Lets try that again!
Sheepy: Satoru:....?
Sheepy: Satoru: Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I plan to! *and he moves to the next room*
Sheepy: Eiji: Oh, Merlin! ...Uh...I w-was worried...b-but I just assumed th-that you, well, um, didn't, uh, want me to a-ask where you were last....last night.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That wasn't it at all! Sorry, Master! I just didn't feel great.
Sheepy: Eiji: !! A-are you sssick?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thankfully no, but thanks for worr-- Thanks for asking!
Sheepy: Eiji: Ah...okay ...good.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Anyway, I come bearing news, Master!
Sheepy: Eiji: Y-you do?
Sheepy: Eiji: Please continue...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Here goes! *he clears his throat* First, I and other knights have been tracking down the prick. You know the one. We've started to make important progress on that. We've also learned that the matter affects more that just this little family, Master, so we're kicking our efforts up a notch.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Off of this! If we manage to make contact, we can get you fixed up! I really believe we can!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Point three is that we've already inadvertently screwed em up! Go team!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Also, Satoru almost called you Dad earlier, so I'm tacking that on as point four!
Sheepy: Eiji: ........!!!!
Sheepy: Eiji: *A rare expression of joy spreads across his face...* R....really....?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, yeah! All that's true! Sure, I reworded a thing or two, but no lies from me, Master!
Sheepy: Eiji: Ah...th-thank you!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're welcome! Also, Rider wants to try and spook you, so keep an eye out for that.
Sheepy: Eiji: Oh, um...
Sheepy: Eiji: H-he already did... last night.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then what the hell was he talking about? He said he didn't get to.
Sheepy: Eiji: ...?
Sheepy: Eiji: W-well, he went through the wall near me, seeming kind of upset. And, uh, V-Vlad was there. ... I d-didn’t uh... expect it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, apparently that wasn't it.
Sheepy: Eiji: ....W-well... I really hope I don't find out what it...
Sheepy: Eiji: ............................
Sheepy: *Eiji looks a bit frightened...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... *he scrunches up his face before glancing back*
Sheepy: *"IM COMING FOR YOU" is written in blood...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Is that it? I'm not cleaning this up.
Sheepy: Eiji: ...Huh? ...B-but isn't it ghosts?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's just Rider. Who is a ghost! He's very dead.
Sheepy: Eiji: He's...a ghost?
Sheepy: Eiji: I...I just thought he w-was a v-very short man in...uh...in a coat...!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He can walk through walls and disappear and fly!
Sheepy: Eiji: B-but can't you do that?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Only with magic! He's the reason Lobo can disregard doors entirely.
Sheepy: Eiji: Lobo can disregard doors!?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hessain Lobo is a spooky trio, I'll give you that!
Sheepy: Eiji: ...Rider, Lobo, and Satoru?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I have suddenly realized that telling you too much at once might cause panic, so I'll stop after this one!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No! Lobo and Rider have a third member. He's usually in spirit form, though.
Sheepy: Eiji: ..............???
Arsé-kun: Merlin: As in, the form for servants so we don't use excess energy. I don't mean turning into a ghost! Wouldn't be surprised if he could though!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Or is there something behind me?
Arsé-kun: *merlin turns around*
Sheepy: *Lobo sticks his snout in Merlin's face! Lobo is partway through the wall.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hello! *pat pat*
Sheepy: Eiji: ...Um...but he won't attack anyone, right? B-because he...he, uh, hates me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Uhh.. No guarantees?
Sheepy: Eiji: !?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you gonna be nice, Lobo?
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What do you mean maybe? He hurts like you do! Except you've got the ouch on the outside! *he gestures downwards, meaning Lobo's bear traps* And his ouchies are inside! So be nice!
Sheepy: Lobo: ...................?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... And I don't mean bear traps inside! That would be a mess!
Sheepy: Lobo: ..............
Sheepy: Lobo: *He huffs.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well *huff* to you too!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He growls, probably translating to something along the lines of "Humans are evil!"*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That suggests Satoru is counted..!
Sheepy: Lobo: .............................
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: "Not yet"?? I mean, I guess that's fair, considering who his Gramps is.
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: For the love of Vivianne and all that is wet and stinky like bad pond water, just leave Eiji alone!
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: If I emphasize with it, you leave it alone! That list is Bedi and Eiji! That's the list! Hurt em and I'll throw you into your own hole in the front lawn!
Sheepy: Lobo:......
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm not saying I'd win! I'm saying I'd throw you.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... I am ranting to a wolf about this. Good lords I need to get laid.
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *woof!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, yeah!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Anyway, play nice, kids and pups! *and he just strides out. in the distance you can hear him yell "GUIN, RIDER BLOODIED A WALL AGAIN!"*
Sheepy: *Guin goes to beat up Rider- I mean, clean up the wall.*
Arsé-kun: *you mean, beat up Rider if he doesn't clean up?*
Sheepy: *Yes*
Arsé-kun: *and then clean it with his coat?*
Arsé-kun: *anyway now its just man and wolf*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Glaaaaaaaare...*
Sheepy: Eiji: I-I'm sorry!! I'll leave!!!
Arsé-kun: *and so, one (1) older man hobbles out of the room. One can see Lobo's leg in the hallway, sticking through the wall. Spooky*
Sheepy: *Eiji goes into the room with his painting to make sure it's okay.*
Arsé-kun: *The painting is good and fine and dry. The other side of the room is not as lucky.*
Sheepy: Eiji:...Uh?
Arsé-kun: *its a paint explosion, except less explosion and more mess.*
Arsé-kun: *and in the middle of it all is Angra, who is using his stupid skirt thing as a smock. He has no idea what he is doing. It shows.*
Sheepy: Eiji:....Um...
Arsé-kun: Angra: Uh... I can explain!
Arsé-kun: Angra: I was... Uh... I was wasting all the paint! Because I am the best villain! Yeah! That's definitely what I was doing! *his face- made more visible by the aforementioned paint- and how he's holding a paintbrush over a canvas REALLY don't sell his claims. No sell.*
Sheepy: Eiji: Um....okay.
Sheepy: Eiji: Y-yes, uh...good job.
Arsé-kun: Angra: I drew a dog! *he picks up the canvas, which is also a disasterpiece, but a black dog can be made out. maybe. It's abstract.*
Sheepy: Eiji: Oh....!
Sheepy: Eiji: Good job!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Thanks!
Sheepy: Eiji: But...um..p-please clean up wh....when you're done...
Arsé-kun: Angra: Eh? Yeah, sure!
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah! You're totally ruining the feel of the room with that! *He takes a bite of a bagel he took from the kitchen.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: You again!
Sheepy: Yan: Eh? I'm a concerned neighbor. Did you know that your refrigerator is running?
Sheepy: Eiji: It...it is?
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah, you should go catch it!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Well, you'd better go catch it, Assassin!
Sheepy: Yan: That's not my job!
Sheepy: Eiji:...Um...um...
Sheepy: Yan: So like.
Sheepy: Yan: Did you know that your table is eating someone?
Sheepy: Eiji:...Wh-what's the punchline?
Sheepy: Yan: No, your table is literally eating someone.
Arsé-kun: Angra: ... Oh, shit! *he pulls the "smock" off* I forgot I took this off it earlier! ... Is it REALLY doing that?
Sheepy: Yan: Yup.
Arsé-kun: Angra: I gotta see this! *he squeezes past Eiji and Yan, getting paint on the doorframe as he goes. whoops*
Sheepy: *Eiji follows Angra.*
Arsé-kun: *Angra goes to where the table was last. It's, well, not there.*
Sheepy: Eiji:...Huh?
Sheepy: Eiji: I-It definitely was there...
Arsé-kun: Angra: And nobody's been around here? Yanny, where's the table at?
Sheepy: Yan: The room with the detective.
Arsé-kun: *and Angra rushes over for a once in a lifetime view*
Sheepy: *Eiji follows*
Sheepy: Eiji: Ah.....ah.... Th-the table...
Sheepy: Yan: Ain't that a predicament.
Sheepy: Eiji: It's eating him!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Is this vore?
Sheepy: Yan: You think that snakes are into vore?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Oh absolutely.
Sheepy: Eiji: ...........Cu!
Arsé-kun: Acu: What!
Sheepy: Eiji: The table i-is...is
Sheepy: Eiji: ....
Sheepy: Eiji: A....alive? And it's eating someone!
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... ... *he trudges in, not looking thrilled at all. He looks at the situation* what.
Sheepy: Eiji: P...please help.
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... *he just. takes his spear. and goes to push the "table" away from Holmes. eat THIS monster*
Sheepy: *The table hisses and lets go of Holmes, backing off and getting into a defensive position*
Sheepy: Satoru:....Who removed the tablecloth?
Sheepy: Eiji: ...Uh...?
Sheepy: Satoru: *he removes Holmes’s blanket and puts it on top of the table.*
Sheepy: *The table stops hissing...and changes back into a normal table. “Normal”.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Hey, quick question? What the hell?
Sheepy: Satoru: What?
Sheepy: Satoru: It was cold.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Okay, better question! Why weren't w-- Why couldn't I detect that even bein' here??
Sheepy: Satoru: Because it's jut a normal table.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Fantastic! I definitely won't abuse any of this information!
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he is absolutely going to abuse this information for the following month*
Sheepy: Satoru: Make sure to give it a tablecloth.
Sheepy: Satoru: Otherwise, it'll eat you as you sleep.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Well okay!
Sheepy: Eiji:....what is that?
Sheepy: Satoru: A table.
Sheepy: Eiji:....N....No, that's not a table.
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he pokes it with his spear again. prooood*
Sheepy: *The table does nothing.*
Arsé-kun: *...And Acu plops down next to it. To, uh, make sure it doesn't do anything. Yeah.*
Sheepy: *It doesn't react.*
Arsé-kun: *Thrilling.*
Sheepy: *yes*
Arsé-kun: *ok it's now boring, lets check in on the latest gilkidu stream*
Sheepy: Gil: This is a predicament.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... .... *he looks disappointed.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Okay, sir, lets start over. Please remember that their biol-
Sheepy: Gil: I understand why this isn't working!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Is it because there are fifty gorillas in the entrance?
Sheepy: Gil: We need more lions!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: My lord..
Sheepy: Gil: *He restarts* Well, what's wrong with my plan?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Sir, people bring their children to this zoo. Please put the animals in the cages I set up for you as intended.
Sheepy: Gil: But didn't you see how happy they were outside of the cages?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Sure, but the children..
Sheepy: Gil: Free food for the animals.
Sheepy: Gil: Our zoo is thrifty!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Gilgamesh!
Sheepy: Gil: Yes?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: That is not the appropriate diet for lions!
Sheepy: Gil: Why not?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: What do you mean why not? ... Because human children don't have enough nutrients, they're far too small!
Sheepy: Gil: Hmmm, but food is food.
Arsé-kun: Lance: what have you done. *he drops into frame. hello* why are people dying?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I wonder why!!
Sheepy: Gil: Oh, our lions don't like people very much.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he is getting progressively more annoyed* Gee! I do wonder why, my King!
Sheepy: Gil: What's wrong?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Gil, I work at a zoo. And you've unleashed lions on the populace. Clean up your mess.
Sheepy: Gil: Hmmm...
Sheepy: Gil: *He opens up the menu to add more animals...*
Arsé-kun: Lance: This zoo needs an ak-47
Sheepy: *....and starts rapidly clicking, adding a ton of crocodiles...*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Please tell me you aren't adding 101 crocodiles.
Sheepy: Gil: It's widely known that the lion's rival in the wild is the crocodile.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You're not entirely wrong, but... *and they put face in hands. siiigh*
Sheepy: Gil: ......Mmm, the computer sounds like it's dying but the lions aren't ...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Where did that lion go?
Sheepy: Gil: Which on- Oh. Ohhhhh.
Sheepy: Gil: It's halfway through the ground...
Arsé-kun: Lance: Is that normal?
Sheepy: Gil: Is it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: You had lions. You tell me.
Sheepy: Gil: Enkidu?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... *he peeks between his fingers* That's a lion.
Sheepy: Gil: Is this normal?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..... Yes, sure. Lions clip through the ground in the wild as well as in captivity.. Sure, right, don't worry about that.. *she giggles*
Sheepy: Gil: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Gil: I see.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. So how do you beat crocodiles?
Sheepy: Gil: Enkidu?
Sheepy: Gil: What can beat crocodiles?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: In the game or in real life?
Sheepy: Gil: Is there a difference?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Uh... Yes.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: In game I know less, so let's assume... More crocodiles.
Sheepy: Gil: Oh! Good idea. Good enough that I coukd have thought of it myself! Wuhahahahaha!
Sheepy: *Gil starts rapidly clicking again. ... The game has stopped responding...*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: We've done it. We've defeated the crocodiles.
Sheepy: Gil: Have we really?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: In but a moment they'll cease to exist. I count this as a victory.
Sheepy: Gil: But so will your zoo.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I saved the layout. You never saved.
Sheepy: Gil:...Hmmm.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Does this mean we can play a horror game now?
Sheepy: Gil: That's what the brat said when I discovered that his sims were alive again...
Sheepy: Gil: "You didn't save!"
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, what horror game did you want to play?
Arsé-kun: Lance: What haven't you screamed over yet..?
Sheepy: Gil: Hmmm...
Sheepy: Gil: Wait! I don't scream!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Mozart says otherwise. Don't yell at me about it..
Sheepy: Gil: I never scream.
Arsé-kun: *Lance starts looking through a list of games. What hasn't been played yet on this here system?*
Sheepy: Gil: *He helps look.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Wake is untouched.
Sheepy: Gil: Let's play that then.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Go in blind or check the description?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Go in blind, you pussies. *he hops onto the couch. Only the top of his head is in the frame. It doesn't help that he's avoiding being on camera* I bet you won't.
Sheepy: Gil: Of course I'll go in blind!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Chat seems to agree with Caster. Blind it is.
Arsé-kun: Lance: So we'll play this for a couple of days, spend a day or two on the dlcs, and move onnn?
Sheepy: Gil: Sure, fine by me.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Then you guys get started. I'll plan ahead.
Sheepy: *Gil begins playing.*
Arsé-kun:
"Stephen King once wrote that "Nightmares exist outside of logic, and there's little fun to be had in explanations; they're antithetical to the poetry of fear." In a horror story, the victim keeps asking "Why?" But there can be no explanation, and there shouldn't be one. The unanswered mystery is what stays with us the longest, and it's what we'll remember in the end.
My name is Alan Wake. I'm a writer."
Arsé-kun: Hans: Bullshit, people usually fill in the blanks themselves.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! As if I'd bother remembering something that serves no purpose.
Arsé-kun: Hans: Don't go that far. You'll miss all of the Chekov guns that way.
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Hans: Who cares? Here's the hot wife. Narration isn't important if you're presented with boobs.
Sheepy: Gil: Ahahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Hans: Oh, is she not here yet? I thought she was the first cutscene.
Arsé-kun: Hans: I'll shut up, then.
Arsé-kun: *and they start the tutorial. it's pretty straightforward, but doesn't explain much about itself*
Sheepy: Gil: Mmm...we aren't at the good part, hm.
Arsé-kun: Hans: Shut up and do the tutorial.
Sheepy: Gil: *He begins actually doing the tutorial* Fine!
Sheepy: Gil: *He's rapidly clicking. Bad tutorial. Leave.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he sighs and gets in Gil's way to actually do the tutorial*
Sheepy: Gil: ?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: We won't have to deal with it if we do it.
Sheepy: Gil: *He huffs*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Completing a process is the easiest way to eliminate it from needing to be done.
Sheepy: Gil: *Pout*
Sheepy: Gil: I know everything I need to know! Why do I need to play a tutorial?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: To learn and practice the things you don't. Now play it. *she gets out of the way* Because you know how I play.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, you've defeated the purpose of the tutorial.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Would you rather I do it?
Sheepy: Gil: No.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Then get moving, my lord. I only started it.
Sheepy: *Gil actually does the tutorial*
Arsé-kun: Hans: Is this holy light god? Or is it Gil's AOU?
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! As if I'd let them use my AUO!
Arsé-kun: Hans: It's a holy dick.
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Hans: They have not told you anything of value and are clearly important. What a dick.
Sheepy: *Gil continues...he seems to not notice Lobo, who's chewing on his collar. Or maybe he wants to ignore it.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Is that good, Lobo?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He pauses and looks to Enkidu, before licking them.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Oh, thank you.
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Gil: Lancelot, would you stop barking?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Aaa? I did not..
Sheepy: Gil: *He looks behind him...only to be greeted by Lobo's snout being shoved in his face.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Lobo's here to help!
Sheepy: Gil: Who let the dog in???
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Sir, the door is shut.
Sheepy: Gil: Exactly.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He let himself in. Oh, I saw a glowy. Make sure to pick that up.
Sheepy: Gil: *He does so* Oh, yes, I saw th- how does a dog open a door?
Sheepy: Gil:...Oh. Right.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: With the proper application of force. Or bypassing it entirely, in Lobo's case.
Sheepy: Gil: I forgot about that.
Arsé-kun: Hans: That is information I still downright hate. He could break into my writing spots and get his paws on my manuscripts.
Sheepy: Gil: Don't give him ideas.
Sheepy: Gil: He broke into my room and trashed it.
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: Hans: Could he fit into a space the size of a cardboard box? He does not sit if he does not fit. Usually.
Sheepy: Gil: I haven't a clue.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He tilts his head*
Arsé-kun: Hans: Look, boobs!
Sheepy: Gil: *Yess*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He doesn't care. He is sniffing around the room now.*
Arsé-kun: Hans: You did it. You beat the tutorial. And it only took you twenty minutes.
Sheepy: Gil: There were many distractions.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he reaches out and pats Lobo. bawoof*
Arsé-kun: Hans: Oh, that wasn't a complaint. The first stream I saw of this took almost an hour.
Sheepy: *Lobo sniffs at Lance. hello!*
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! Well, I am the King of Heroes! Do you expect me to be a slowpoke!?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he leans his head forward. boop.*
Arsé-kun: Hans: I doubt you want an answer to that.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He plops down next to Lance. This ...human? acts weird and requires further inspection.*
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, don't waste your breath! I know what you will say!
Arsé-kun: Hans: Tell me, then.
Sheepy: Gil: I'm the fastest of them all!
Arsé-kun: Hans: You rush through things because you don't want to be seen as dimwitted and slow, but you are fully aware that you get better outcomes when you use your remaining three braincells.
Sheepy: Gil: ....Hah?
Arsé-kun: Hans: I'll see myself out so that my next manuscript can come out on time.
Sheepy: Gil: Don't you run away!
Arsé-kun: Hans: Oh, I am certainly not running. The correct term would be "bolting".. *and he bolts. bye*
Sheepy: *Gil pauses to angle the camera to point directly at Lobo and then chases Hans.*
Arsé-kun: *Gil is not successful. He continues hunting for Andersen after the stream is over, and even into the next day.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Watching that king is sad.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Yes..
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp* If only he could learn forgiveness...
Sheepy: Bedi: Your toast is burning.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah... how sad...
Sheepy: Tristan: No matter what I try... simply, I'll be no better than a king who runs around like his head has been removed... that is the phrase, yes?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's close enough!
Sheepy: Bedi: Tristan, your toast.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin reaches over and unplugs the toaster*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh...I suppose we didn't need that plugged in anyway.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...I smell burning...
Arsé-kun: Lance: Your toast, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...if only I could be better...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: At least it isn't black toast.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's still more edible than eyeball.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hm?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I had flashbacks to the first time you cooked eyeball. ..
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay, so anyhoo, can someone pass that butter over?
Sheepy: *Bedi passes the butter to Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thanks. *and he throws on too much. this is how you clog arteries ladies and gents*
Sheepy: Bedi: *Stare...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What? I can't die. Why not enjoy myself?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah....true.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Actually, I'm not even sure servants can die of too many carbs. That would be absolutely wild.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The Hamburglar, Assassin Class
Sheepy: Bedi: Mmm...?
Sheepy: Bedi: How does that work?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: A lot of bullshit.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm..so you don't know.
Sheepy: Tristan: Merlin doesn't know something...? How sad...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, he'd have low presence concealment, because he always gets caught.
Sheepy: Tristan: Who is hamburglar?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: A purple fat burglar that only steals burgers. They don't even kill people. One star servant, fp only.
Sheepy: Bedi: I keep a close eye on my diet to make sure I'm getting enough nutrients so my body will be able to serve my King and Master Eiji.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmmm..
Sheepy: Tristan: So like Lupin but fat and steals only burgers.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I guess so!
Sheepy: Tristan: What a sad Heroic Spirit...
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Tristan, he's a fastfood mascot.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's not even the mascot! He steals from Ronald McDonald!
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: But the purple chicken mcnugget isn't Ronald McDonald either.
Sheepy: Bedi: However, he's also a mascot.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The only one I can outright confirm is that Willy Wonka is a Berserker.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But instead of rice like Archer, he gives out candy and sexually confusing young children by exposing them to strange fetishes.
Sheepy: Bedi: Eh..
Sheepy: Bedi: Eh...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The girl who turned into a blueberry made many children inflation fetishists.
Sheepy: Bedi: What...
Sheepy: Bedi: That's...
Sheepy: Bedi: *He looks a bit disturbed...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, ok, not KIDS! When they grew up, I mean!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, but still.
Sheepy: Bedi: Willy Wonka is apparently a very influential man.
Sheepy: Bedi:.....
Sheepy: Bedi: What other mascots are there?
Sheepy: Bedi: What about the pringles man?
Sheepy: Bedi: I think that the pringles man would be a berserker.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hmm... Not sure. Maybe?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, it'd explain why he thinks that putting chips in cans is a good idea.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you saying berserkers are stupid?
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmmmm...well.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Lancelot is not dumb.
Sheepy: Bedi: However, Sir Lancelot did not invent pringles.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Rrr? *he had stopped listening*
Sheepy: Bedi: Therefore already giving him a point in his favor.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ... Could use the can aaas a weapon..
Sheepy: Bedi: You could use pringles as a weapon.
Arsé-kun: Lance: !!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Could use chips as throwing knives..
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh dear...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Have you ever had a chip bit break off and land in your eye? It's awful! This is what eyelashes are for and they don't do their job!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: And then you wash your eye and it doesn't help.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah. I haven't personally experienced it, but...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who designed the human eyelash and decided it was fine?? Who saw they get tangled and fall off and don't do anything- Yeah!- and said it was okay?? I want to speak to the manager!
Sheepy: Bedi: Mmm...Evolution.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Fuck you, Charles Darwin!
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you think Charles Darwin is a heroic spirit?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Caster. Noble Phantasm can hasten or delay evolution. Can induce sentience.
Sheepy: Bedi: How frightening...
Arsé-kun: *in the background, proto has put poptarts in the toaster. why isn't it toasting? idiot.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you think that Charles Darwin is a Saber face?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I hope not!
Sheepy: Bedi: Other-me is.
Sheepy: Bedi: Which feels weird.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's so depressing. He needs to get laid.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is he? He just seems a little disappointed in everyone.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wah, wah, I couldn't do anything! Man, shut up, you did your best.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...but...
Sheepy: Bedi: It's okay to regret your past decisions. Try to learn from them.
Sheepy: Bedi: And then try to fix them.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Exactly! Don't cry about them hours on end and do nothing!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, exactly
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad...
Sheepy: Tristan: To think someone would do that..
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sir Tristan... With all due respect, you do that too!
Sheepy: Tristan: No I don't.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Maaan, I don't get people. There's a grand total of three humans I have understood, and boy are you not one of them! You're like a puzzle, in an enigma, crying in a magic box wrapped in sheet music and despair!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...how cruel...
Sheepy: Tristan: You and Sir Bedivere are very capable at being mean...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Was that an insult?
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: oooookay.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why would I insult you?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, why not?
Sheepy: Tritan: Because then you'll insult me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why would I do that, beautiful?
Sheepy: Tristan: Becaue I deserve to be insulted.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You stop that.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...how sad...
Arsé-kun: Lance: stop
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot wishes I stop speaking...
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, did you know?
Arsé-kun: Lance: You're friend.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ant eggs are eaten in some places.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He begins to reply to Lance before just staring at Bedi*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Arrêtez.
Sheepy: Bedi: And spiders.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'd rather talk about, pardon my french, putain. I don't remember how to use that word properly.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Not... Not like that.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is that a food?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Er... N.. No..
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I mean, it could be! In theory?
Sheepy: Bedi: It sounds like a cheese based dish. Which reminds me...
Arsé-kun: *Lance snorts. Bedi...*
Sheepy: Bedi: Did you know that in some places, they serve cheese covered ma- *loud harp noise from Tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Oh, he didn't get to finish! What a tragedy.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, speaking of which...
Sheepy: Bedi: We should go camping one day! Don't worry, I can cook in any outdoors situation! *He appears extremely proud of himself!*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I wanted to go but never got to...
Sheepy: Bedi: Sometimes it's just relaxing to look at a clear night sky, away from all humanity. Your stress just melts away... ah, but I guess we can't.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Why not..? Master went and did it..
Sheepy: Bedi: Because what about Master Eiji...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We use those big strong arms of yours!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh? We could bring him along, but...
Arsé-kun: *Proto is still in the background. He has accomplished poptarts, but the discussion is more important. Possible excitement?*
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to be able to cook from the creatures I slay...
Sheepy: Bedi: Who should we invite?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The vibrating dog behind you.
Sheepy: Bedi: Lobo?
Arsé-kun: Proto: We're going camping again?? :Dc
Sheepy: Bedi: We're considering it.
Arsé-kun: *That's one excited dog!*
Sheepy: Bedi: Should we send an invite to the other knights?
Arsé-kun: Lance: We could..
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, we an assume Sir Kay and Sir Griflet can't go. Same for Sir Lucan and his king...ah, I suppose he is our king, too....!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who says? I bet Arthur would love to shove Lucan into the wilderness.
Sheepy: Bedi: How?
Sheepy: Bedi: How do you do butler work in the middle of the woods?
Sheepy: Bedi:....Oh! That's it. You can't.
Sheepy: Bedi: He'd probably be miserable...
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad.
Sheepy: Bedi: But he does want to go on adventures.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I did tell him I would bring him along eventually.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, let's send a general invite out to the group.
Sheepy: Bedi:// We're going camping soon. Does anyone want to come?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I'd love to, but me n Grif have the kid. I'll pass 4now
Sheepy: Lucan:// my king you should go and bring master, I'll babysit the shop
Sheepy: Arthur:// Sir Lucan would be interested in going.
Arsé-kun: Lance:// Lucan, didn't I promise to take you for an adventure of sorts?
Sheepy: Lucan://...
Sheepy: Lucan:// Well, will you?
Arsé-kun: Lance:// Why would I say it and not follow through?
Sheepy: Lucan:// hmmmmm
Arsé-kun: Lance:// Don't actually answer that, theres a lot of answers
Sheepy: Lucan:// lolol look at saber you and come back to me on that question
Sheepy: Lucan:// jkjk I love you pal
Arsé-kun: Saberlot:// I'm right here, you gutsy bastard!
Sheepy: Lucan:// heyhey don't be mad
Arsé-kun: *Kay sends a vine. WHEN U CAN BE. GLADE.*
Sheepy: Lucan:// hey saber lancelot you should come with me
Sheepy: Lucan:// you don't have a master to take care of anyway right?
Sheepy: Lucan:// and nor does gawain so he should come
Sheepy: Gawain:// Yes I do.
Arsé-kun: Saberlot:// I'll see if I can manage it.
Sheepy: Lucan:// you have responsibilities?
Arsé-kun: Saberlot:// Yes!
Sheepy: Lucan:// hmmmm
Sheepy: Lucan:// Hmmmmmmmmmmm
Sheepy: Lucan:// I believe you
Sheepy: Lucan:// you see if you come along I wont be forced to show other you my noble phantasm because I won't need to
Sheepy: Lucan:// which like as coolbas it is, 9/10 people describe it as horrifying andthe tenth is disgutsing
Arsé-kun: Saberlot:// How about you just don't do it
Arsé-kun: *Proto is looking over Lance's shoulder. Excitement has not faded at all.*
Arsé-kun: Lance:// Prototype Cu is also most likely joining us. Don't you work with him, Lucan?
Sheepy: Lucan:// who
Sheepy: Lucan:// oh wait
Sheepy: Lucan:// which one
Sheepy: Lucan:// old or young
Sheepy: Bedi:// He's the young one.
Sheepy: Lucan:// ok so let's open a shop in the middle of the woods.
Sheepy: Lucan:// that way we can work
Sheepy: Gawain:// What do you sell in the middle of the woods
Sheepy: Lucan:// bugs
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// To who?? Who tf are you going to sell bugs to? The wildlife??
Sheepy: Lucan:// bug eaters like you
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// wHAT
Sheepy: Lucan:// lolol merlin eats bugs
Sheepy: Bedi:// Oh, did you know?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Palworm beetles are extremely nutritious and are a good source of protein.
Sheepy: Lucan://...
Arsé-kun: *Saberlot has left the chatroom*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot has left the chatroom*
Sheepy: Bedi://?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Ah, they must've misclicked! We should invite them back!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I just ate. Do you need to share bug facts?
Sheepy: Lucan:// yeah misclicking trying to block you
Arsé-kun: Lance: We don't all have iron stomachs like you.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Translation; Do not like the discussion.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! Sorry.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot has entered the chatroom*
Sheepy: Lucan:// lol was he dragged back in
Arsé-kun: Lance:// No.
Sheepy: Lucan:// you don't need to hide it we know the person who put emoji responses on everything brought you bsck
Arsé-kun: Lance:// I'm sitting next to him.
Sheepy: Lucan:// I meant the queen
Arsé-kun: Lance://
Sheepy: Lucan:// unless arturia's guinevere is male?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grumbles, loudly*
Arsé-kun: Lance:// hey! stfu
Sheepy: Bedi: What is it?
Sheepy: Lucan:// well I was kinda confused at first
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// That's fair!
Arsé-kun: *Lance just looks grumpy. the norm. the usual for berserkerlot. take a nap, drink water*
Sheepy: Lucan:// since like mine is very different in general
Sheepy: Lucan:// and what's weirder is that there's two bedis and neither of them are the king's
Sheepy: Lucan:// not gonna touch on the fact that there's 11 of him including him and one is santa claus.
Arsé-kun: Santa:// talk shit get hit scrub
Sheepy: Lucan:// hey now it's weird to be santa in OCTOBER.
Sheepy: Lucan:// be creative. be a HALLOWEEN santa.
Arsé-kun: Santa:// What, did you think Santa just vanishes January first?
Sheepy: Lucan:// he's legally required to lol
Arsé-kun: Santa:// No. That would make for an absurd Servant.
Sheepy: Lucan://...
Sheepy: Lucan://.................
Sheepy: Lucan://.......................
Sheepy: Lucan:// ok
Sheepy: Lucan:// I kinda assumed that he just got drunk at bars for the rest of the year
Arsé-kun: Santa:// I wish it was that easy.
Sheepy: Lucan:// that's a lie I don't believe in santa
Arsé-kun: Santa:// Understandable, I hope you like coal
Sheepy: Lucan:// give bedi coal too
Sheepy: Lucan:// he believes in santa but he won't after that
Arsé-kun: Santa:// He can already burn himself without the coal.
Sheepy: Lucan:// but you don't dispute him being on the naughty list after him telling us bug facts
Sheepy: Lucan:// I think that all of us are permanently on the naughty list but mostly merlin
Sheepy: Bedi:// Please don't bully Santa. She works really hard.
Arsé-kun: Santa:// Thank you. Merlin has his own list. There is a different bag here, and every time I or another Arthur get mad at him, we put another piece of coal into it. By December I will have a weapon.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Don't worry, Merlin, I'll protect you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// But see, she has to catch me with it first.
Sheepy: Bedi:// But Merlin...
Sheepy: Bedi:// Don't you know?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// uh oh
Sheepy: Bedi:// Santa travels the whole world in one night!!
Sheepy: Bedi:// So Santa must be very fast!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// But Bedi, she did it in seven days. Most Santa servants are given extra time.
Sheepy: Bedi://....huh?
Sheepy: Bedi:// But she travels the world in one night...that's what they say always.
Arsé-kun: Santa:// +1 coal
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Did I earn that one for slander? Nice.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Why would they lie about Santa? Santa is a hard worker!
Sheepy: Lucan:// santa isn't real
Arsé-kun: Santa:// -300 coal, +1 black key set
Sheepy: Lucan:// is that bad?
Sheepy: Lucan:// 300 coal = 1 black key set
Sheepy: Lucan:// how much is 300 coal sold for? coal is a very valuable resource.
Sheepy: Lucan:// it fuels many things.
Arsé-kun: Santa:// Black keys are almost worthless. I'm not giving you all that free stuff- It's of use to you. You get keys instead.
Sheepy: Lucan:// hmmmm
Sheepy: Lucan:// hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sheepy: Lucan:// free stuff from a mall santa is already good
Arsé-kun: Santa:// Merry fuck-youmas
Sheepy: Lucan:// I can't sit on a mall santa's lap and ask for a train set for christmas because I'm an adult
Arsé-kun: Santa:// And you're not getting it.
Sheepy: Lucan:// lolol I don't want a train set
Sheepy: Lucan:// unless you mean the black keys
Sheepy: Lucan:// hmmmmmm for christmas I want
Sheepy: Lucan:// a working body so I don't have to wear bandages all the time
Sheepy: Lucan:// good luck santa
Sheepy: Lucan:// if you can grant that I'll believe in santa
Arsé-kun: Santa:// well shit
Sheepy: Lucan:// if you can't, well
Arsé-kun: Santa:// If Santa's magic can prevent Servants from fading, it can sure do that. You're still getting keys though.
Sheepy: Lucan:// why are you giving me keys
Sheepy: Lucan:// what do they open
Sheepy: Lucan:// I guess it'd cause problems for my np but I've heard of "np upgrades"
Sheepy: Lucan:// and anyway I can't use it anyway
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he looks up from his phone* Who else can we drag along?
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So whoever wants to!
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmmm..who would want to?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Who wouldn't?
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Proto: I can ask!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Uhhhhh... Sure, go ahead..
Arsé-kun: Proto: Okay!! *and he's off to the races. there would be a dust cloud, were there any dust to kick up in the first place.*
Sheepy: Bedi:....Hmm
Sheepy: Ozy: Ahahahahahaha! O Knights of the Round, have you finally decided to go and fulfill your name by adventuring as you supposedly did?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Yeah.
Sheepy: Ozy: And your king isn't going ?
Sheepy: Bedi: I....don't think so.
Sheepy: Ozy: Ahahahaha! How lonely you will be without a kingly presence!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He doesn't have to! Many of the knights have had solo adventures.
Sheepy: Ozy: Hahahahahahaha! How lonely!
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he nudges Tristan* How sad.
Sheepy: Ozy: Oh! If only a king would accompany you! Hahahahaha!
Sheepy: Tristan: Snrrzz...Uh? Oh, I wasn't sleeping.
Sheepy: Bedi:?
Arsé-kun: Lance: sure.
Sheepy: Ozy: If only....by some miracle....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, stop being tsundere. Just say you want to come, Pharaoh.
Sheepy: Ozy: Ahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Ahahahahaha! Hahahaha! Ha!
Sheepy: Ozy: Ha! Ha!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What are you doing, loading a response?
Sheepy: Ozy: No. I'm considering if I'll grace you with my presence.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But you already are, and I'm honored to know you can exist outside of the attic!
Sheepy: Bedi:...Is that a camping manual in your hand?
Sheepy: Ozy: Oh, oh?
Sheepy: Ozy: Of course I can.
Sheepy: Ozy: However, I'm usually *he casually hides the manual behind his back* busy with my job.
Arsé-kun: *Unfortunately for Ozy, a blue missile spots the manual.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Rider!! Do you want to camping!
Sheepy: Ozy: Of course not.
Arsé-kun: Proto: eh
Arsé-kun: Proto: Eh?
Sheepy: Ozy: What?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Then what's the manual for?
Sheepy: Ozy: Boredom.
Sheepy: Ozy: That's all.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmmmm..
Arsé-kun: Proto: The sun god doesn't want to be out in the sun? Hmmm.
Arsé-kun: Proto: But okay! That's fine too! *and he is gone again. and then peers back in. curiosity wins*
Sheepy: Ozy: Ahahahahahaaha! Anyway. I will find it in my busy schedule to assist you. *He crosses his arms, a huge smile on his face*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That sounds fantastic, great Pharaoh!
Sheepy: Ozy: Mmm? I don’t mind the praise, but you don’t need to call me great.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, so I don't need to suck up to you like we do for You-Know-Who?
Sheepy: Ozy: No. I’ve got no interest in artificial flattery.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's good to know, sir.
Sheepy: Ozy: Again, there’s no need for the artificial flattery.
Sheepy: Ozy: I’m just here to get things done.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And done things have been!
Sheepy: Ozy: Well, good!
Sheepy: Ozy: I’ll enjoy your presence! ... Hmm. Hmmm? *His hair starts to stick up a bit...* Hmmmmm?
Sheepy: Bedi: Uh... sure.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who turned off the gravity? *and he slowly floats up, poking at Ozy. he's grinning. He's teasing.*
Sheepy: Ozy: ...Ah? .... Uh. *He quick pats his hair down. ... It sticks up again, but moreso this time...*
Sheepy: Ozy: Ahahahahaha! You saw nothing!!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, I'm fairly certain I'm not blind yet!
Sheepy: Bedi: ... *headtilt* ?????????
Sheepy: Ozy: Don’t question it!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Too late, too late, what did we see-
Arsé-kun: Lance: ALL
Sheepy: Tristan: All?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ahhh... so everything is darkness.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot applies his hands to his own face. It is audible.*
Sheepy: Tristan: ?
Sheepy: Bedi: Did you have a bug on your face?
Arsé-kun: Lance: How do we keep coming back to bugs???
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Um.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Is it really bugging you that much? :D
Sheepy: Tristan: *he turns his face towards Merlin*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I suddenly feel as if my face will be shot off if I make another pun. Well, mite be.
Sheepy: Tristan: ..................
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, he seems annoyed.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What's he gonna do about it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *deep breaths, lancelot, you've got this* .. Nnnno.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's too bad.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Hei, 'Toru! *he squats down. hello down there!* Do you wanna come camping with us soon? :Dc
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Lance: We can't just go today! We would require set-up and-
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We've prepared for trips in less time! We totally could.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, we haven't decided yet, but soon.
Sheepy: Satoru: .........
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Okay! Now I really am going, for real! *and he strolls out scene right*
Sheepy: Satoru: Bye.
Arsé-kun: *proto can be heard yelling at everyone else. "WHO WANTS TO CAMPING"*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... So I expect this camping trip will be much larger than the first one?
Sheepy: Satoru: Really?
Sheepy: Satoru: The last time some weirdo was there.
Sheepy: Satoru: Sometimes he breaks into our house and steals our silverware.
Sheepy: Satoru: Except it's not Yan Qing, who at least has a decent personality.
Arsé-kun: *merlin snorts*
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Sheepy: *Yan Qing is in the background, eating food that is not his.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Speaking of! Yan Qing, you weren't invited!
Sheepy: Yan: Whaaaaat???
Sheepy: Yan: I basically live here now
Sheepy: Yan: I'm bored.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: hi bored
Sheepy: Yan: Bring me along.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Does Haru know you're here..?
Sheepy: Yan: Who's...OH. Haku. What does it matter if she doesn't?
Sheepy: Yan: She doesn't care too much where I go or what I do.
Arsé-kun: Lance: hm.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ok.
Sheepy: Yan: ANYWAY.
Sheepy: Yan: Can I come?
Sheepy: Bedi: Have you asked Haku?
Sheepy: Yan: Who? ....OH. Haru. Nope!
Sheepy: Bedi: But didn't you just-
Sheepy: Yan: 'Specially since I don't know any Harus!
Sheepy: Bedi:...
Sheepy: Yan: I DO know a Haku, though. We talk sometimes. Man, I haven't seen her for years and years a....Hmmm, that's not Haku!
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, Haku.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, have you at least told Vlad?
Sheepy: Yan: Oh. *he clears his throat* HEY VLAD! IM GOING CAMPING!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: YOU WILL DIE BY MY HAND!
Sheepy: Yan: NOT FOR LONG!
Sheepy: Yan: GET IN LINE! YOU'RE #355!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How unfortunate! I'm only #132!
Sheepy: Yan: Aww, poor you...
Sheepy: Yan: What did you want to kill me for again?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...
Sheepy: Bedi: You gave me a number a while back...#295.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You almost ran me over with a golf kart. In the hallway.
Sheepy: Yan: Hey, I did beep.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You beeped three feet away!
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah, exactly.
Sheepy: Bedi:.........*Stare*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Master almost got run over by a golf kart!~♪
Sheepy: Bedi: *STAAAAAAARE*
Sheepy: Yan: Hey, you had your number in line.
Sheepy: Yan: And the original #1 hasn't killed me yet.
Sheepy: *Bedi just has his usual, normally sincere smile plastered on his face, with a murderous glint in his eye...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Go get'em, babe.
Sheepy: Yan: Cutting in line is inherently wrong and no decent person would cut in line.
Sheepy: Yan: Therefore, if you kill me, you've cut 294 slots in line and you're level 294 in terms of being a bad person. However, your king's cutoff is 5, so your king would probably fire you.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Merlin? Can knights be fired?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Eh? M.. Maybe?
Sheepy: Bedi: What level of a bad person am I?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You??? 1% at most!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Let me be 356. *he slowly gets up, staring down Yan*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... And let me cut the line.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is 1% a lot? *He’s beginning to worry...*
Sheepy: Yan: Ehhhhh???
Sheepy: Yan: Why do you want to kill me?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Compared to 100%??? Hell no. *he shifts his chair in a bit. So Lancelot doesn't trip on it like an idiot*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...okay
Sheepy: Yan: Why aren't you doing anything about this?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You've got like ten seconds to run, while he's formulating an answer!
Sheepy: Yan: If you kill me, I'll tell Guinevere.
Sheepy: Bedi: There's a flaw in that logic.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Do it. I'm already awful, I've been firrrred, and the entire Round Table most likely want you dead.
Sheepy: Yan: Why?
Sheepy: Yan: I thought we were friends!
Sheepy: Yan: Although, I suppose.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *magi mari voice* Remember, kids! Even best friends get angry at each other sometimes!
Sheepy: Yan: I think?
Sheepy: Tristan: *snore*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Aww, shut up and take it like a man! *he.. doesn't drop the voice* Yew can do it, Yanny-kwun!
Sheepy: Yan: Uhhhhh...hey! Advocating violence is wrong!
Sheepy: Yan: Especially in front of his child! Repeat after me, kiddo! Violence is wrong!
Sheepy: Satoru: There's around one and a half gallons of blood in the human body, and that's how much will be on the floor after Uncle Lance is done with you.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin snorts, loudly. How classy of you.*
Arsé-kun: *Even Lancelot seems startled by that, but only for a moment*
Sheepy: Bedi: *He looks at Satoru nervously.*
Sheepy: Yan: What?!
Sheepy: Yan: I'm being bullied!
Sheepy: Yan: Listen, if I have to die, I want it to be by the hands of someone pretty.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So we can all do it?
Sheepy: Yan: Nah.
Sheepy: Yan: Lancelot is a big no, Tristan maybe, you maybe, Bedivere ye-maybe.
Sheepy: Yan: You aren't a fair example because you're a shapeshifter.
Arsé-kun: *and just like that, the entire table is upset and insulted*
Sheepy: Yan: You can look however you want.
Sheepy: Yan: Lancelot looks like he's been dead for three days. Tristan could look nice with some work.
Sheepy: Yan: Well, he already does.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Hhhe's not wrong.
Sheepy: Yan: He clearly spends a lot of time preening himself but the obvious signs of constant worry and crying damage his look
Sheepy: Yan: And Bedivere...
Sheepy: Yan: Actually, if I comment you'll kill me. I don't want death.
Sheepy: Yan: So instead: Lancelot, you should work on yourself more.
Sheepy: Yan: Gawain has lots of skin care stuff so he's the guy to go to for that.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Why bother..?
Sheepy: Yan: Eh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, no! *interruptingmerlin.jpeg* I won't kill you. *he looks remarkably nonchalant, but his hand is inching towards the silverware* Go on ahead. I wanna hear it.
Sheepy: Yan: Whaaaat??
Sheepy: Yan: H-He's...okay???
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he picks up his silverware. and his plate. oh* What's your standards?
Sheepy: Yan: *He's nervously eyeing the silverware* S...standards?
Sheepy: Bedi:? Oh! My standards for a knight are-ah, you're talking to him.
Sheepy: Yan: Uh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What's your scale to compare to? Like, what's a one and what's a ten? *and he shoves pancake into mouth. food.*
Sheepy: Yan: Hmmmmm.
Sheepy: Yan: Well
Sheepy: Yan: Tepes is a one.
Sheepy: Yan: I don't really have a ten.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not even a nine?
Sheepy: Yan: Hmmmmm.
Sheepy: Yan: Well, Caligula's also a one.
Sheepy: Yan: Gawain's a four.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So you don't like rugged looks? Is that what it is? You into dorito chins?
Sheepy: Yan: Eh?
Sheepy: Yan: Would you describe Gawain as rugged?
Sheepy: Yan: I'd describe him more as...hm.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's a bit bigger in the lower face. Just a bit.
Sheepy: Yan: Well, it's not that.
Sheepy: Yan: Personality is a large part of your appearance.
Sheepy: Yan: Your ugly traits can become ugly physical traits.
Sheepy: Yan: And as a braggart who insults those around him and looks down upon people he doesn't consider up to snuff, that is translated into his appearanxe through body language and facial expressions.
Sheepy: Yan: He might be higher if it weren't for that!
Sheepy: Bedi: Appearance shouldn't matter in your standards. A pretty knight is not necessarily a strong knight!
Sheepy: Bedi: What matters is his wit, physical capabilities, level of kindness, empathy, height, loyalty, responsibility, skill, determination, ability to work with others, independence, strictness, habits, social relations, willingness to learn, muscle build, ability to push past his limits-
Sheepy: Yan: I'm not trying to pick a knight, I want a girlfriend!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Here we go again!
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, are there standards for significant others?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Depends on the individual!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: For example!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he gestures to Tristan* Somehow, yes. *to himself* Absolutely. *to Bedi* Of course you do! *to Lancelot* A certainty.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm.
Sheepy: Bedi: I never thought about it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Obviously you have if you've put up with me this long!
Sheepy: Bedi: Mmmm, well.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's not really putting up with you.
Sheepy: Bedi: This feels like the time I was told that all of those people who would ask me to marry them or said strange complimentary things to me were doing it because they were attracted to me... I feel that same sense of confusion.
Sheepy: Bedi: "Was I supposed to know that?"
Sheepy: Bedi: I assumed it was just a joke.
Sheepy: Yan: I just felt you drop on my standards a bit.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin hands Lancelot a knife in the background*
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh? Why am I not "1" to begin with?
Sheepy: Bedi: Standards for people to date- but I'm already with Merlin.
Sheepy: Bedi: So I should be a one.
Sheepy: Yan:.........
Sheepy: Yan: This was about appearance!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah? But appearance doesn't matter...
Sheepy: Yan: Merlin, help.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nah. I'm too far back in line to reach you.
Sheepy: Yan: You're so cold!
Sheepy: Yan: Why is everyone so mean today??
Sheepy: Tristan: *Snore*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not everyone!
Sheepy: Yan: No, everyone! The dog tried to bite me and then you guys bullied me!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's not even unusual!
Sheepy: Yan: It's not?
Sheepy: Yan: I don't really remember.
Sheepy: Yan: Just that there's free food and people I like here!
Arsé-kun: *MEANWHILE in the background, events include: Mink and Satoru sharing cereal out of the box, Ozy ignoring everything in favor of sphinx kitten, distant Proto yelling (still), and Vlad passing through looking 110% done*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Maybe you oughta work on that!
Sheepy: Yan: Eh? I try, that's why I talk to Haku.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, but I won't tell you the issue!
Sheepy: Yan: Nobody's allowed to know.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And for the fourth time, Doppelganger can suck a wiggly dick.
Sheepy: Yan: Just know that I've already improved a lot....mmm? I've told you?
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, I guess so.
Sheepy: Yan: But as I said, I've improved so I can go camping with you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nice! And look, you've survived the encounter with the line cutter. *he looks around. where the FUCK did lancelot go*
Sheepy: Yan: Eh, you're right.
Sheepy: Yan: I'm safe!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: For now.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He appears lost in thought...*
Sheepy: Yan: If he tries to kill me later, I'll make it as unfun as possible.
Sheepy: Yan: I'll lie down on the floor and cry.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That'd probably stop him outright. *oh, there she is, next to Satoru* If you wanna make him miserable, use your presence concealment! You've got that, right?
Sheepy: Yan: How would that help?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Because he'll give up if he doesn't find you! Just don't hide in the water!
Sheepy: Yan:....eh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's like some sort of shark. With guns.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But he's not a freak like Kay, and that's what counts!
Sheepy: Yan: Oooohhh..
Sheepy: Yan: That's scary.
Sheepy: Yan: Lancelot, too.
Sheepy: Bedi:......
Arsé-kun: Minako: So when are we going, tomorrow?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Huh? Oh, I don't know.
Sheepy: Bedi: When do you think, Merlin?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I try not to.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: You don't want to go camping?
Sheepy: Bedi: That's fine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's not... ... R-slash-whoosh. I think we should go tomorrow.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, okay. ... What's r-slash-whoosh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: A collection of people missing a joke. Whoosh. There it goes!
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't see anything. Was it a bug?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Nah, it was a bad joke.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *Proto burns rubber skidding back into the room. Squrrreaaaaaaaaaak! Where'd he get a clipboard from? Where'd he get broken glasses from??*
Arsé-kun: Proto: I'm back!! I've asked everybody!
Sheepy: Bedi: Thanks?
Sheepy: Bedi: Who is coming?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Lets see.. *he consults the checklist* Big Bro Caster, tiny king and everyone here were yeses. Avenger, Music Caster, Big Bro Alter and Dirt were maybes. Hyde's still banned.
Arsé-kun: Proto: I am also sworn to not discuss that last one.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Oh, and the old man.
Arsé-kun: Proto: He's a maybe. If big bro Alters going, so's he.
Sheepy: Bedi: Old man?
Sheepy: Bedi: You mean Moriarty?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Not that old. *uhhh* Satoru's other dad. Not Vlad.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah!
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Hmm, is Master Eiji old?
Sheepy: Bedi: He seems young compared to Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Yeah, that's right. But he sounds older.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well. I guess we should start to get ready... will it be too cold?
Sheepy: Bedi: Considering it’s October.
Sheepy: Satoru: Will we miss Halloween?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's actually gonna be surprisingly warm this week, and no. It's only the twenty.... uh.. What's today again? *he pauses to check his phone*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, that’s good.
Sheepy: Satoru: Because Dad will be lonely if I’m not here for Halloween.
Sheepy: Satoru. Dad likes Halloween. He likes sewing costumes and ornaments for it.
Sheepy: Satoru: He’s very good at it.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We didn't get to see much last year, so I hope there's more next week!
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: What will you be for Halloween?
Arsé-kun: Minako: I don't know! I can never decide until the last minute!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: What about you, Merlin?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm gonna be an Archer.
Sheepy: Satoru:....?
Sheepy: Satoru: Like Grandpa?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, yeah, like him! Servants get different default outfits in different classes, so I'm gonna be what I'd look like as an Archer!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Bedi: You can be an Archer...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, no. But I can pretend to be!
Sheepy: Bedi: Don't give up so easily!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't wanna be an Archer! If I have to be anything, I wanna be a Saber!
Sheepy: Bedi: You can be anything you put your mind to! Just work hard towards your goal and you'll eventually accomplish it!
Sheepy: Bedi: I believe in you!!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Us being here right now is a testament to that!
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to be a dinosaur.
Sheepy: Satoru: But dinosaurs are dead.
Sheepy: Satoru: So I have to settle on being a child instead.
Sheepy: Satoru: And one day, thanks to Darwin, I'll evolve into a human being.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he ignores most of that. actively.* They don't have to be alive! It's just a costume! You can be (almost) anything you want.
Sheepy: Satoru:.....
Sheepy: Satoru:..........
Sheepy: Satoru:...........Minako?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yeah?
Sheepy: Satoru: Were...were dinosaurs just people in costumes?
Sheepy: Satoru:......
Arsé-kun: Minako: No, of course not. They were big lizards! I think Wizrad meant you can dress up AS one.
Sheepy: Satoru: Even the pterodactyls were big lizards?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Well, kinda, yeah! They're cousins! or something.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. But if I dress up as a dinosaur, Dad will kill me.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad killed the dinosaurs. He's very strong.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I think he'd know the difference between you and a dinosaur! You're not dead!
Sheepy: Satoru: The dinosaurs weren't either until he killed them.
Arsé-kun: Minako: If a necromancer tried hard enough, could we have dinosaurs-
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No
Sheepy: Satoru: Jurassic park says don't do that.
Sheepy: Satoru: If they come back, Dad can't kill them again.
Sheepy: Yan: *Snrrrrk*
Sheepy: Satoru: What's so funny...?
Sheepy: Yan: Kiddo...dinosaurs existed millions of years ago.
Sheepy: Satoru: So did Dad.
Sheepy: Yan: Merlin, maybe you should teach him about history eventually!
Sheepy: Satoru: Did he see the dinosaurs?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nope! But Satoru, uh. The dinosaurs died way before people came around.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Sheepy: Satoru: But Dad is a vampire.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Doesn't matter. Romania as a whole wasn't around then! ... Is this too blunt?
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Sheepy: Satoru: *He appears to be struggling to understand...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Your dad's younger than me, and I didn't even get to see the dinosaurs.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But dragons, hoo!
Sheepy: Satoru:......?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I mean, dragons are just magical dinosaurs when it comes down to it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad's named after a dragon.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So he's named after a big magic dinosaur!
Sheepy: Satoru: But...he...didn't see dinosaurs?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Unless something happened in Romania that I don't know about!
Sheepy: Satoru: But...if something happened in Romania... he could've fought the dinosaurs?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I guess so!
Sheepy: Satoru: So then he killed the dinosaurs.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The only one I'll confirm is he killed the Turks!
Sheepy: Satoru: Because things did happen in Romania. If things hadn't happened in Romania, we wouldn't know about it.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's where the bones come from.
Sheepy: Bedi: Bones come from the ground.
Sheepy: Satoru: Bones are like potatoes?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Bones come from living things and eventually end up in the ground.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, but you pull them out of the ground, not the living thing.
Sheepy: Satoru: Bones are root vegetables...
Arsé-kun: Minako: What if it's a mole, smart guy!!
Sheepy: Bedi: It dies underground.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You can pull moles out of the ground!
Sheepy: Bedi: What?
Sheepy: Bedi: It decomposes.
Sheepy: Bedi: Its bones are underground...
Arsé-kun: Minako: They live in the ground!!
Sheepy: Bedi: And that's okay. I support their decisions.
Sheepy: Bedi: But that doesn't change the fact that dead things end up in the ground.
Sheepy: Satoru: Moles are like potatoes.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Moles are animals. Potatoes are not. And bones are not potatoes!
Sheepy: Satoru: Potatoes have feelings.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're actively hurting them.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// This kid just said "potatoes have feelings and you're actively hurting them'. i just put this here for gawains reaction, carry on
Sheepy: Gawain:// He's right.
Sheepy: Lucan:// that really happened
Sheepy: Lucan:// i was the kid
Arsé-kun: Kay:// ahbhbKHABSFLI;U37R872N INCREDIBLE
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// But no i am being serious that was just said
Sheepy: Lucan:// hmmmmmm
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Camping trip is formally and officially tomorrow.
Sheepy: Lucan:// who is going
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// so many
Sheepy: Lucan:// wow
Sheepy: Gawain:// Who trusted you to babysit a kid?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I'm not the only person here!!
Sheepy: Gawain:// Not for long with how kids are.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Are you implying children commit killing??
Sheepy: Gawain:// No
Sheepy: Gawain:// They run around and hide.
Sheepy: Gawain:// The other person is the kid right
Arsé-kun: Lance:// no
Sheepy: Gawain:// Oh.
Sheepy: Gawain:// Lancelot is worse with kids.
Arsé-kun: Lance:// I'm right here you asshole.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Fight fight fight
Sheepy: Gawain:// Yes, and?
Arsé-kun: *Lance grumbles as he comes back in, pocketing his phone and dropping back into his seat.*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's Uncle Lance.
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmmhm.
Sheepy: Satoru: Did you know?
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad killed a dragon.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *grunt*
Sheepy: Satoru: I agree.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad is that strong.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, Sir Lancelot!
Sheepy: Bedi: How are you feeling?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...... bit better.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's good!
*LATER THAT EVENING!*
Arsé-kun: *Kay's obnoxious laughter can be heard long before anything else. oh no*
Arsé-kun: Kay: You looked like a beetroot, wizard! Tomatos be damned, and your eyebrow was going to wiggle right off from twitching too much!
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Kay: And... not not lamp... Fantastic!
Sheepy: Satoru: He seemed nice.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, he was!
Sheepy: Satoru: People who wear glasses usually are...like Grandpa. And...um...Jekyll. ... And...
Sheepy: Satoru:....Grandpa.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin, meanwhile, is glaring adamantium daggers at Fou- who is riding on Satoru's head- while holding the chewed-off leash from Mr. Pointy.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Merlin, did you have fun with your friend?
Sheepy: Satoru: The shirtless one.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah. I did.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Sheepy: Satoru: Did you see Mr. Kay's dog? It's a good dog.
Arsé-kun: Kay: That'd be a weird dog.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Kay: T'was a horse, of course!
Sheepy: Satoru: I like horses.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, Uncle Merlin.
Sheepy: Satoru: Mr. Kay told me you had another name.
Sheepy: Satoru: Instead of Uncle Merlin, do you want to be Uncle Dumb-
Arsé-kun: *is someone barking or screaming? it's hard to tell sometimes. oh. it's... Lancelot, fulfilling his name as the mad dog. Arrrrr!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: oh no
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh no?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What is it this time?
Sheepy: Satoru: Instead of Uncle Merlin, do you want to be Uncle Dumb-
Arsé-kun: *and the rest is drowned out by Kay downright howling with laughter.*
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Guinevere is going to have your head, Sir Kay. I'm going to let her.
Sheepy: *Speaking of Guinevere, she rushes out to see them!*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Hey, Guin! Merlin's a dumbass and you knew that already!
Sheepy: Satoru: *He parrots Kay*
Sheepy: Guin: *Staaaaaare*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Rest in peace Kay Ceinfarfog, your second life was full of alcohol, like your bloodstream.
Sheepy: Guin: I'll deal with that later. What did Merlin do?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, he lost the kid for who knows how long! I had to babysit!
Sheepy: Guin: He did WHAT
Sheepy: Satoru: He was with his friend.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It wasn't my fault!! Look at the le-- Look at Mr. Pointy's leash! *he holds it up* I didn't do this!
Sheepy: Guin: Then who did?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: This little rat! *he grabs Fou by the scruff* Chewed right through it!
Sheepy: Guin:............
Sheepy: Satoru: Fou is very nice and warm.
Arsé-kun: Fou: Fou?
Sheepy: Satoru: I like Fou. He's my friend. He's fluffy like Lobo.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And with that, I'm gonna head home! Good luck not being buried before camping, wizard! *and he skedaddles*
Sheepy: Guin: I'm not done with you yet!
Arsé-kun: Kay: I have a kid to feed!
Sheepy: Guin: ...Then, go home.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's okay.
Arsé-kun: Kay: No objections! *goodbye, kay*
Sheepy: Satoru: I'd talk to him again.
Sheepy: Guin: Why didn't you try catching him the second the leash broke?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I didn't notice! Excuse me for holding a conversation??
Sheepy: Guin: And your conversation partner didn't notice at all?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Apparently not!
Sheepy: Satoru: Fou led me to new friends.
Sheepy: Satoru: You should meet them
Sheepy: Satoru: There's Lamp and Not Not Lamp, but I think Not Lamp is a better name.
Sheepy: Guin: You should've stayed with Merlin.
Sheepy: Satoru:...? I followed Fou.
Arsé-kun: Fou: Fou, fou? *he is an innocent ANGEL*
Sheepy: Satoru: He's very smart.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he pops his head out the door* Welcome home, Satoru! Come on in, it's beginning to get cold.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay, Uncle Mozzy. *He puts his hands out* Fou, do you want to come inside?
Arsé-kun: Fou: Kyuu! *he wiggles out of Merlin's hand and onto Satoru's head*
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay, let's go inside. *He heads inside.*
Sheepy: Guin: ..........
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...... I don't look it, but I am downright livid. I forgot I could get this angry.
Sheepy: Guin: No, I understand. I feel the same way.
Sheepy: Guin: But I can't punish Fou, even if he does know better, and explaining it to Satoru, well...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And do I have the Queen's permission to survive the night?
Sheepy: Guin: I'm not angry at you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I expected to get the blame again. *he just. kicks at the lawn. nice*
Sheepy: Guin: No, you can't prevent that.
Sheepy: Guin: I'm not going to blame you. That's what the child leash is there for.
Sheepy: Guin: And if that fur ball chewed through it...
Sheepy: Guin: Now we know to be more careful in the future.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Knowing him, it was purely because I was involved. *he huffs* .... So did you know Kay knows how to embroider? I didn't.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Also, today I learned Satoru can see ghosts for some reason? I'm going to pin blame on Rider for that one.
Sheepy: Guin: In fact, he's never talked about ghosts at all.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Maybe it's normal to him? It wouldn't seem strange that way.
Sheepy: Guin: Maybe... Kay can embroider??
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Apparently??
Sheepy: Guin: Hmm...well, we should get inside.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, yes, we don't want anyone to worry!
Sheepy: Guin: Like Sir Bedivere, who... asked me every 30 minutes where you were, if you were okay, and when you would be back. Eventually it turned into "if you would be back". And then I had to restrain him from looking for you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I told him where I was going. He's been there before, it would have been fine.
Sheepy: Guin: So I should let him go in the future?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Just not alone!
Arsé-kun: *in the background, Lance releases the Bedivere. Watch it run*
Sheepy: *Bedi dashes over to Merlin and embraces him!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he makes a pained face. Heavy metal, right into his back* Yes, hello, Bedi..!
Sheepy: Bedi: I remembered how you've been exhausted and weak recently and I realized that I'd left you all alone! I'm so, so sorry! I should've gone with you!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's okay! It's okay, babe, it's fine..!
Sheepy: Bedi: But what if something happened and you needed me?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *oh no, one of his weaknesses! puppy dog eyes! oh no!!* That would have been my own fault..!
Sheepy: Bedi: But I still should be there for you...! I couldn't stop thinking about all of the terrible possibilities...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Here's the worst advice hour! Just stop thinking about it! *he goes to pose and his back cracks* Ata!
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you okay?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll live..!
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you need to go inside?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, but I'd like to.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He gently takes Merlin's hand and leads him in. Guin follows.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Did you have fun?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah. Did you know Kay can embroider?
Sheepy: Bedi:...I want to embroider with Sir Kay.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...I mean...I'm sorry, that's selfish of me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nope.
Sheepy: Bedi: Uh?
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's your friend, you wanna see him. Makes sense!
Sheepy: Bedi: But you just got home and I'm sure there's things you want to talk about.
Sheepy: Bedi: So I shouldn't ramble about myself.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: All I want to do is punt a Beast into the stratosphere!! :D
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: Did something happen?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Fou was being a little rat. Nothing new.
Sheepy: Bedi: I see. Sorry you went through that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Can we buy him a muzzle?
Sheepy: Bedi: ..Why?
Arsé-kun: *Merlin holds up the leash again. He looks frustrated*
Sheepy: Bedi: That looks familiar.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I spent over an hour looking for Satoru because he wandered off.
Sheepy: Bedi: .........
Sheepy: Bedi: ?!
Sheepy: Bedi: Fou chewed that off?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He sure didn't say he didn't!
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm.
Sheepy: Bedi: The next time you go out with Fou, I’ll come with you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Please.
Sheepy: Bedi: And.....as punishment, I won't pet him.
Sheepy: Bedi: As mucha s I want to.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's hard, isn't it?
Sheepy: Bedi: I'd pet Lobo instead but he's really mean.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin grabs a handful of his own hair and brushes Bedi's face with it*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Close enough, isn't it??
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh? Oh, yeah.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: :<
Sheepy: Bedi: It is!!
Arsé-kun: *andersen makes a gagging noise in the background*
Sheepy: Satoru: Throwing up is bad for your health.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Thank you, Captain Obvious.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's not my name. My name is Satoru.
Sheepy: Satoru: We've met before, but it's nice to meet you again.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I was addressing that you said something obvious in a sarcastic manner.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not very good with sarcasm.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's the tone and facial expression.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So, *and with as much sarcasm as he can muster* thank you Captain Obvious, I never would have known that!!!!
Sheepy: Satoru: You're welcome.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: :I
Sheepy: Satoru: Did I respond improperly?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That was sarcasm. If I had said "Thank you for teaching me that," it would not have been sarcastic.
Sheepy: Satoru: Then how do I respond to sarcasm?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: More sarcasm, ignoring it, telling them to stop speaking, whatever you want.
Sheepy: Satoru: But why?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Because it's usually rude.
Sheepy: Satoru: Rudeness doesn't bother me.
Sheepy: Satoru: I never notice it.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I've noticed.
Sheepy: Satoru: But isn't it better that way?
Sheepy: Satoru: If it doesn't hurt me, it doesn't really matter.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And if it hurts someone else?
Sheepy: Satoru: It matters then.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fair enough, I suppose.
Sheepy: Satoru: What?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You think others have more value than yourself? Is that it?
Sheepy: Satoru: It's just that it doesn't bother me. And it won't. So if people say hurtful things to me, it doesn't matter.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Are you aware of the power you wield? Any one of your servants can deal with it for you.
Sheepy: Satoru:......
Sheepy: Satoru: It doesn't matter.
Sheepy: Satoru: It doesn't bother me.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Bullshit.
Sheepy: Satoru: It doesn't...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Buuuuuullshit!
Sheepy: Satoru: *His eyes widen fearfully when Andersen raises his voice... just briefly, before they return to their usual blank stare* It doesn't matter. It doesn't. I don't care what people say. It's fine.
Sheepy: Satoru: They can't help.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: By that alone, you're lying. Not everyone hates you.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not lying... I'm not...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: The ugly duckling thought it was fine, too, and that everyone was right. And you know what? They weren't.
Sheepy: Satoru:.....
Sheepy: Satoru: I-I don't care...it doesn't matter.
Sheepy: Satoru: I can't do anything about it.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You have control of some of the most powerful servants, and you can't do anything?
Sheepy: Satoru: I can't...
Sheepy: Satoru: They can't help, they can't. Nobody can. So it doesn't matter. That's just how life is.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Avengers of all people listen to you, and they hate humans. You're better than that.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's better this way.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: The little match girl was less depressing than this, and she lived on the street.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm sorry.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: For what, breathing?
Sheepy: Satoru:...Uh...
Sheepy: Satoru: ....I shouldn't disagree with you, you know better...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No, by all means, go ahead.
Sheepy: Satoru: No, no.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... You know what? *he sticks a bookmark into his book and flips it a couple hundred pages forward. Blank page* I have a better idea.
Sheepy: Satoru: What...?
Sheepy: *Satoru is watching Hans very closely.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I think I have an idea for a tale. Take a seat somewhere. You're closest, you're today's editor.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He slowly sits down on the floor*
Sheepy: Satoru:...okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He doesn't take his eyes off of Andersen, however. He's clutching his knees close to his chest.*
Arsé-kun: *Andersen doesn't address the previous discussion once. He's writing a whole bunch*
Sheepy: *And Satoru doesn't take his eyes off of Andersen.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he glances up* Yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: Nothing.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: If you say so. Do you think raccoons are bigger than bats?
Sheepy: Satoru: Depends on the bat.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Hm?
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad is the biggest bat.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: But how big is big?
Sheepy: Satoru: *He outstretches his arms* So big.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Bigger than a raccoon, then, thank you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Good to know.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I'm trying to think of a good antagonist, but a raccoon could be too small.
Sheepy: Satoru: They're fluffy.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Well, yes. Rats are also too small..
Sheepy: Satoru: Rats are fluffy.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Y, yes, thank you.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're welcome.
Sheepy: Satoru: Fou is fluffy too.
Arsé-kun: Fou: Fou, fou!
Sheepy: Satoru: *He pets Fou*
Arsé-kun: Fou: :D
Sheepy: Satoru: Fou, did you have fun today? It's my first time I met somebody named Lamp.
Sheepy: Satoru: He seemed nice.
Sheepy: Satoru: Mr. Kay was nice, too.
Sheepy: Satoru: So was Not Not Lamp and Mr. Ghost.
Arsé-kun: Fou: Fou, fou! Fou!
Arsé-kun: *ok this is boring NEXT DAY*
Arsé-kun: *'Merlin, Bedivere, Lancelot, Guinevere, Tristan, Lucan, Ozymandias, Prototype Cu, Caster Cu, Alter Cu, Ko-Gil, Enkidu, Angra, Mozart, Yan Qing, Eiji, Satoru, and Minako' is the final list of who is going camping. Everyone is outside already*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Are we all here yet? Are we? When are we going?
Sheepy: Tristan: *Snore*
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to find bugs.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Me too! Lets find the biggest bug we can, Master!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: It'll be so big.
Arsé-kun: Angra: The biggest
Sheepy: Bedi: Is everyone ready?
Sheepy: Lucan: I want to go back to work.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It does seem like we are ready.
Sheepy: Bedi: Then, let's head out!
Arsé-kun: *varying cheers*
Sheepy: *The group heads to the woods to camp!*
Sheepy: Satoru: You're so tall.
Arsé-kun: Acu: .. So what?
Sheepy: Satoru: What?
Sheepy: Satoru: The taller you are, the less dogs you can pet without having to lean down.
Sheepy: Cascu: You hear that? How many dogs can you pet, Alter?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Did you say something? This weapon cannot hear you from your lowered height.
Sheepy: Cascu: Oh, shaddup!
Sheepy: Cascu: You're not deaf! Or a weapon for that matter.
Sheepy: Cascu: Weapons don't carry around children and the disabled.
Sheepy: Cascu: Anyway, what's that squishy looking version of you that the kid has?
Sheepy: Cascu: I've seen it before, but what is it?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Hell if I know.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's my friend. *He hugs Mini Cu-chan*
Sheepy: Cascu: Ain't that descriptive! So nobody knows.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: I'm right here, you pervy hound-dog! What's this hippie doing here?
Sheepy: Cascu: I'm no hippie!
Sheepy: Satoru: You're soft like Fou.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: Damn right.
Sheepy: Satoru: Do you like bugs?
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: They're itchy and they rip my seams apart.
Sheepy: Satoru: Really? I'll tell them not to.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: You do that.
Sheepy: Satoru: What do you like?
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: Destroying my enemies.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's an okay hobby.
Arsé-kun: *in the bg, enkidu's stopped. this is a nice spot. he likes this spot*
Sheepy: Kogil: Enkidu? Are we staying here?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I think here would be the most optimal spot, yes.
Sheepy: Kogil: Then let's set up camp here.
Sheepy: *Lucan quickly rushes over and gets to work.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oooor he can just do it, that's fine too!
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you want help-
Sheepy: Lucan: No, I'm fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, if you say so.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How long do we give him before we join him? Ten minutes?
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: ............
Sheepy: Bedi: Five.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Four.
Sheepy: Bedi: Three.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Right now.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He picks up some of what needs to be set up and joins Lucan.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin watches him and sighs before joining in*
Sheepy: Lucan: I don't need help.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: If we want it done before nightfall you do!
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah, fine.
Arsé-kun: *hooray, tent setting!*
Sheepy: *yayyy*
Arsé-kun: *yaaay*
Sheepy: Bedi: We're done.
Sheepy: Lucan: Unfortunate.
Sheepy: Satoru: Which tent do you want?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Huh? You're a Master, you pick first.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't care.
Sheepy: Satoru: Any one is fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Are you sure??
Sheepy: Satoru: Any one is fine.
Sheepy: Cascu: We probably should figure out roommates, yeah?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Tentmates! *o boy o boy o b*
Sheepy: Yan: There's only one lady here who fits my criteria and she's taken. Siiiiiigh....
Sheepy: Yan: I want to share a tent with someone hot.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sorry, I'm already with Bedi!
Sheepy: Cascu: Oi, I'm sharing with Proto and Alter. There's no room for you to share oje with me.
Sheepy: Yan: Merlin, you're not hot. Nor are you, Caster.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm beautiful.
Sheepy: Yan: Yea, but I don't want to room with you!
Sheepy: Yan: Bedi, hmmmmm.
Sheepy: Yan: Anyway.
Sheepy: Lucan: If you ask to room with me based on my appearance I will personally escort you head-first into the nearest lake.
Sheepy: Yan:....Um. Not you!
Sheepy: Yan: You aren't attractive to me anyway!
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't care who I'm with.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Ehehe! He's got less guts than you! *he elbow-bumps Lucan*
Sheepy: Lucan: Ahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *god help me.*
Sheepy: Eiji:....Uh...I, I...n-nevermind.
Arsé-kun: Minako: :I
Sheepy: Eiji: Y-you look angry...I..uh...I didn't... I d-didn't mean to upssset you...!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Not at you! Sorry, didn't mean to worry you either! I'm just expecting... *she looks towards Yan. She's expecting it.*
Sheepy: Yan: Ew. No.
Sheepy: Yan: Sorry, you're not my type.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Great! So what you're saying is you're going to perish alone?
Sheepy: Yan: Eh?
Sheepy: Yan: No!
Sheepy: Yan:.....
Arsé-kun: Minako: Who's gonna say yes?
Sheepy: Yan: Merlin, choose for me!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No way!
Sheepy: Yan: You're a wizard!
Sheepy: Yan: You do your thing!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You want me to fuck?
Sheepy: Yan: Help! Me! Choose!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No need for that. I would not mind your presence.
Sheepy: Yan: Really?!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Really. Just do not try anything with the young king.
Sheepy: Yan: Great, by your request, I'll completely ignore him!
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh....how sad...
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad...!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: :) How absolutely terrible.
Sheepy: Kogil: Hmm?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Oh, I'm sorry, my lord. I didn't ask you- Are you all right with dealing with Assassin?
Sheepy: Kogil: Oh, it's fine.
Sheepy: Kogil: I kinda thought Ozy would be with us, but it'd be too cramped!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I can reduce my size. It should be fine.
Sheepy: Kogil: Based on my understanding, we have the groups:
Sheepy: Kogil: The three Cu Chulainns, Merlin&Bedivere, presumably Lancelot&Guinevere, us, and then everyone else needs a place.
Sheepy: Lucan: Don't join Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hm...
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry, I would invite you, but, ah...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But our Master needs somewhere to stay, too!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'll take Satoru. It's simple that way.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: Yeah, sure.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: *Satoru seems pleased!*
Arsé-kun: Minako: And with that, the only one left is... Well, I guess I'm with Lucan.
Sheepy: Tristan: I suppose I'll be alone.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad...
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he plops a hand on Tristan's shoulder* No.
Sheepy: Guin: You can stay with us.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...ah...*Sob*
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you...
Sheepy: Tristan: How happy I am...!
Arsé-kun: *Tristan being happy makes Lancelot happy*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ...? *he looks further into the forest. Something's gotten his attention*
Sheepy: Kogil: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Servant in close range, inbound.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He readies Airgetlam*
Sheepy: *Yan hums before taking out a candy bar and pulling back his arm*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he tilts his head and listens, before turning and giving Yan a questioning look*
Sheepy: *Whoever it is is running towards the group!*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... Oh, for the love of the Queen. Why is he here?
Sheepy: *...They burst into view! It's Salieri! Who begins to shout Mozart's name before being smacked in the face with a candy bar.*
Sheepy: Salieri: Ugh!
Sheepy: Yan: Eat this. You aren't you when you're sugar deprived.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: You aren't you wh- You bastard!
Sheepy: Yan: Hahahah.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: I'll take your arm off!
Sheepy: Salieri: *He turns his attention to the candy bar.*
Sheepy: Yan: Why!?
Sheepy: *Salieri doesn't seem to care about Mozart's presence.*
Sheepy: Yan: There's other sweets he likes more.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Do tell.
Sheepy: Yan: Gelatin. Like, the thing that's like ice cream but isn't.
Sheepy: Yan: But I don't carry that on me!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Who would..?
Sheepy: Yan: OK, I've divulged too much info~
Sheepy: Salieri: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare anyone if I did.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: We had prior warning.
Sheepy: Salieri: My friend, how are you?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I've been well.
Arsé-kun: *Mozart seems surprised, almost stunned.*
Sheepy: Salieri:....?
Sheepy: Salieri: I’m not going to attack you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... It's really you this time?
Sheepy: Salieri: Yes, it is.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Well, shit! *He drops his guard and strolls over to Salieri, throwing an arm around the avenger's shoulder. He is pleased*
Sheepy: Salieri: *He returns the gesture, giving Mozart a small smile.*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart gains +100000 to happy stat. Merlin's flowers are blooming next to him.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Is he joining us?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It seems that way.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay, great.
Sheepy: Salieri: ...Joining you for what?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: We're out camping!
Sheepy: Salieri: I wouldn't want to invite myself.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You're invited.
Sheepy: Salieri: Really? You don't mind?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Why would I?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: We all have those days! :) *he's acting like it's no big deal, but of course, it is a big deal. He's very unhappy about that being brought up.*
Sheepy: Salieri: ...Do we.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't have those days.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'm glad you don't.
Sheepy: Satoru: But you don't either.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: But I can understand it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. Okay.
Sheepy: Cascu: Hmmm, what to do first~
Arsé-kun: Acu: Die.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Hunting? Should we go hunting?
Sheepy: Cascu: I'm not going to just go camping to die! Let's go hunting.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Hunting what? *he drags himself to his feet, hand on spear*
Sheepy: Cascu: Uh.
Sheepy: Cascu: Animals?
Sheepy: Bedi: !!!
Sheepy: Bedi: I like to hunt as well.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can help.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Sure, I guess.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can help you find edible creatures!
Sheepy: Lucan: Why do you say creatures and not animals?
Sheepy: Bedi: ....Merlin? Are the eyeball creatures animals?
Sheepy: Lucan: I highly doubt those live in the woods.
Sheepy: Bedi: What separates insects from animals?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: They're not animals! They're not insects either!!
Sheepy: Bedi: What are they then?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Killable.
Sheepy: Bedi: Nutritious.
Sheepy: Lucan: Filthy, abomination, disgusting.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's looking a his phone..* Gazers are classified as demonic beings.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, I see
Sheepy: Lucan: How do you have service out here?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The town's not that far?
Sheepy: Bedi: He's very skilled! *His eyes have lit up.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: If the town wasn't close by, then I'd be boosting the signal myself! I AM the wifi router!
Sheepy: Bedi: Wow! *He is actually excited about this.*
Sheepy: Lucan: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Acu: what's the wifi password.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What password?
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he slowly types on his phone* that worked, thanks.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ¿¿¿¿¿Eh?????
Sheepy: Lucan: What's the case of each letter?
Sheepy: Bedi:?
Arsé-kun: Acu: All lowercase.
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh, thanks.
Sheepy: Lucan: Great. I can work on the taxes from here.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he looks downright confused*
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, what are they talking about?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Is that what I set the password to..?
Sheepy: Bedi: Password?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I forgot I set a password on the wifi booster... ... I don't remember how I did that
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But who cares! Hunting time!
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good luck! Have fun! Bring back something edible by a human child!
Sheepy: Bedi: Hm?
Sheepy: Bedi: Satoru needs better nutrition in his diet.
Sheepy: Guin: No.
Sheepy: Lucan: Bedi, how did your kids survive?
Sheepy: Bedi: I didn't have any. You did - two.
Sheepy: Lucan: I don't have kids, you have kids!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I think we'd know if Bedi had kids. But yours did? That's sweet. Tell me more about it later.
Sheepy: Lucan: Eh? Yeah, a son and a daughter.
Arsé-kun: Acu: What a hunting party this is. *he starts pulling off excess armor. He's not gonna need all of it. The tail stays.*
Sheepy: Lucan: Hey, he asked.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I said later!
Sheepy: Lucan: Well, fine, later. ... Since when am I going hunting?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Since right now!
Sheepy: Lucan: Ugh..
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's work, isn't it?
Sheepy: Lucan: Is it really?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You gotta work for food, don't you?
Sheepy: Lucan: Hm...
Sheepy: Lucan: Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: If Sir Bedivere strikes the prey with Airgetlam, it'll be instantly cooked.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's not its purpose.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We already tried that anyway. It just hurts a lot and then they die.
Sheepy: Tristan: But they don't cook instantly?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: They don't.
Sheepy: Tristan: We could've used it for lobster or crab...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay! Enough chatter! Off you go, brave hunters!
Sheepy: Bedi: You aren't coming?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We're not all needed, are we?
Sheepy: Bedi: No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Great! *he turns on his heel and heads into a tent. oh*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah.....well, let's go then. *He heads off.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Finally. *he follows Bedi, already looking around*
Sheepy: Cascu: *He follows Acu. Lucan, disgruntled, follows Cascu.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he drags miserably into view, with a bunch of arrows stuck in him* Good luck, you guys. All I managed was to scare the forest hobo.
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh dear..
Arsé-kun: Proto: Protection from arrows does not work passively. I gotta remember that this time.
Sheepy: Cascu: You didn't know that?
Arsé-kun: Proto: I'm usually able to dodge 'em when I hear 'em! *he sorta shrugs*
Arsé-kun: *in the background, Acu just drops his tail into the river. It's not like he's doing anything ELSE*
Sheepy: Lucan: Bedi's out chasing who knows what.
Sheepy: Lucan: So meanwhile.....
Sheepy: Cascu: This spot's relaxing. It'd be good for fishing.
Sheepy: Lucan: How boring.
Sheepy: Lucan: I was promised an adventure.
Arsé-kun: Acu: You want it right now?
Sheepy: Lucan: Really? I can!?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Sure.
Sheepy: Lucan: Of course I do!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Do you want to see the middle of the forest up close?
Sheepy: Lucan: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Acu: And you haven't taken any injuries as of late?
Sheepy: Lucan: That's an oddly specific question...
Arsé-kun: Acu: I'm just checking.
Sheepy: Lucan: I won't be a liability.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Great. Go see it for yourself. *and he just. Picks up Lucan before throwing him into the horizon. Buh-bye.*
Sheepy: *Lucan lets out a scream.*
Arsé-kun: *Byeeee, Lucaaaan!*
Sheepy: Cascu: Huh.
Arsé-kun: Acu: He's the forest's problem now. *and he plops down, looking back at the river. Are the fish biting?*
Sheepy: Cascu: Oh, uh.
Sheepy: Cascu: What if he dies?
Arsé-kun: Acu: From what? He's a servant. Landing in branches won't kill you unless it decapitates you.
Sheepy: Cascu: Oh, true.
Arsé-kun: *Acu pulls up his tail. Oh, fish!*
Sheepy: Cascu: Good job!
Sheepy: *Cascu joins Acu in fishing.*
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Mozart just looks done. He's done already, homies, he's so done*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It's been an hour and someone is already screaming. What a fantastic load of shit. Someone kick my ass and call me Doug Dimmadome.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He slowly looksbup from poking the ground with a stick* ..Uh?
Sheepy: Eiji: ...D-Doug... Dim...Dim... Dimm- Uh...Uh ... Doug? Wh-why call you th-that?
Sheepy: Eiji:...Sorry...Wh-who ssscreamed?! *Seems likr he just registered that part.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Because his character is a load of crap, and it was either Bedivere or Lucan.
Sheepy: Eiji:!!!
Sheepy: Eiji: *He slowly picks himself up off the ground, an expression of pain spreading across his face, before beginning to hobble over to Merlin's tent.*
Sheepy: Eiji: M-Merlin...
Sheepy: Satoru: It was probably just a bug.
Sheepy: Satoru: Or a snake.
Sheepy: Satoru: I doubt we should be concerned, Uncle Mozzy.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he rolls over and drowsily looks at Eiji* Ye..?
Sheepy: Eiji: Uh...He...uh, he said th-that he heard, um, a scream....and...you know, it's eith-either Bedi...Bediv- Bedi or Lucan.
Sheepy: Eiji:...and n-neither are here...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... s'not Bedi.. *he yawns*
Sheepy: Eiji:...H-how do you know?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: 'd feel it..
Sheepy: Eiji:....?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he sticks his head in* Well, that scream got real distant, real rapidly!
Sheepy: Eiji: Sh-should we, um...
Sheepy: Eiji: Do s-something?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Maybe?
Sheepy: Eiji: M-maybe he was...was fleeing from a mon...monster.
Sheepy: Eiji: Or...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Or chasing something? But it didn't sound like a war cry...
Sheepy: Eiji:...W-we need to- to, uh, you know, find him.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He pokes his head in, followed by one of Salieri's reapers, who's curiously imitating his movements as best as it can* He's probably dead.
Sheepy: Satoru: Too bad.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Dead or actually dead?
Sheepy: Satoru: Is there a difference?
Sheepy: Satoru: When people die, they sleep for a while and then wake up.
Sheepy: Satoru: So Choochoo is still out there somewhere.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's only servants, and even then not always...
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know any servants.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ....... With a capital S, Satoru.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Lance has already started pacing the perimeter. Is it worry? Fear? Anger?*
Sheepy: Tristan: What’s wrong?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he utters a low growl* Some.. thing happened....
Sheepy: Tristan: If we need to go, I don't mind.
Arsé-kun: *Lance grumbles and looks towards the woods before considering his helmet. Hm*
Sheepy: Tristan: I can help.
Sheepy: Tristan: My harp can track anyone.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he nods. tristan, you are allowed*
Sheepy: *Tristan takes out his harp. He focuses before beginning to walk deeper into the forest.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Hi! *he's still got those arrows stuck in him* Where are you guys going? The hunting parties are coming back!
Sheepy: Tristan: Towards the scream we heard.
Sheepy: Tristan: Or perhaps.
Sheepy: Tritan: "He heard".
Sheepy: Tristan: I am not part of "we".
Arsé-kun: Proto: Oh, I was there! Big Bro Alter got annoyed and sent Lucan on an adventure!
Sheepy: Tristan: ..........
Sheepy: Tristan: Not very far, right?
Arsé-kun: Proto: No!
Sheepy: Tristan: Then let's go get him.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Just don't scare the forest hobo!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Don't get distrrrrracted..
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...yes...we must find Sir Lucan.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why are you looking for Lucan?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Arh! *he jumps and nearly smacks Bedi with a nearby tree branch. You gave him a frighten*
Sheepy: Bedi:!
Sheepy: Bedi: It's just me!
Arsé-kun: Proto: You and whatever this is! *he pushes whatever Bedi hunted down. Whatever that is*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, this?
Sheepy: Bedi: It's food.
Sheepy: *...By all appearances, whatever it is is not something one would consider edible, let alone tasty.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he puts his helmet on and gurgles. Thank your for your opinion*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! You seem excited about it!
Sheepy: Tristan: Hm?
Sheepy: Bedi: You see, the most nutritious part of it is the head.
Sheepy: Tristan: I want bear.
Arsé-kun: Lance: IIII wanna goooo.
Sheepy: Bedi: Don't complain about food. You don't know when you won't have any.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot, let's forget about Sir Lucan and get bear.
Arsé-kun: *Lance hisses at Tristan. He seems to disagree.*
Sheepy: Tristan:...Sir Lucan and then a bear?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▂▂!
Sheepy: Tristan: Fine.
Sheepy: Bedi:....?
Arsé-kun: *Lance puts a hand on Failnaught. Lets gooooooo!*
Sheepy: *Tristan continues on his way, now towards Lucan.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance follows him, looking around for potential threats*
Sheepy: Tristan: Hm...His location is moving, so he's alive.
Arsé-kun: Acu: What are you two jokes doing? Dowsing for the fastest way to die? I would assist, but I'm busy. *because he's carrying a big ol' basket of fish. fishing!*
Sheepy: Tristan: Trying to find our friend, who you could've gotten killed.
Sheepy: Cascu: Oof. That's rough, pal.
Arsé-kun: Acu: He said yes to it. It's his problem now.
Sheepy: Cascu: It's more loke he said yes to going on an adventure, not being thrown into a new dimension.
Arsé-kun: Acu: That is an adventure.
Sheepy: Cascu: Well, you're not wrong.
Sheepy: Tristan: ....
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad...
Sheepy: Tristan: He died as he lived...
Sheepy: Tristan: Being thrown into situations he couldn't control.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Try not to feel too bad.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad!
Sheepy: Cascu: This guy cries more than a baby does.
Sheepy: Cascu: That's more fitting for Master's little chick...
Arsé-kun: Acu: Hands off. *he pulls the basket away from Lancelot, who was Very Slowly reaching for it. But he's too late, and Lancelot has armed himself with a big ol' fish.*
Arsé-kun: *This is, in fact, a suitable weapon for a one-time use. Reinforcing it with Knight of Owner will make it last longer, and do more damage. It does not prevent the fish-slap sound as Acu gets bombarded with a Noble Phantasm-level fish.*
Sheepy: Tristan:....?
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad...! Not only did he kill Sir Lucan, he also killed an innocent fish!
Sheepy: Cascu: What the-?!!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *they came to check out what was happening. Step one: Do not laugh. Fail miserably.*
Sheepy: Cascu: OI! You can't just hit my friend like that!
Sheepy: Cascu: Do you realize how much time it took us to fish those up?!
Sheepy: Cascu: And then you just go ahead and hit him! Just like that! Against a rock!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▃▅▅▅▂▃▅!!!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Oh, allow me to translate Berserker. He says he's angry that his own friend was harmed.
Sheepy: Cascu: Yeah, and he just eviscerated mine by hitting it against Alter!
Sheepy: Cascu:.....*Snrrrk*
Sheepy: Cascu: I really don't care.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: How cruel you are! *they giggle. Enkidu is enjoying this*
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot, we must go soon.
Arsé-kun: *Lance stops mid-swing and stares at Tristan, remembering that yes, there is something more important than getting a Fish Kill.*
Sheepy: Tristan: We have to go.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... *he smacks Acu one, last time before putting the fish back in the basket* ... Rrrrrrright..
Sheepy: Tristan: The sooner we find him, the more time you can spend with Lady Guinevere.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, there is a high probability that Acu has just died standing up, which means I can say! FISH KILL!*
Arsé-kun: Lance: !
Arsé-kun: *Lance grabs Tristan by the arm and runs off. Adios!*
Sheepy: *The two head towards Lucan's location !*
Arsé-kun: *Acu recovers due to Guts, meanwhile. haha. guts. hahaha*
Sheepy: *hahaha*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ....... What just happened.
Sheepy: Cascu: You got decimated by a fish.
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... *he looks away* Still better than being beaten because we saw boobs.
Sheepy: Cascu: Mm, true.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Not a word about this, or I'll put your head on the wall.
Sheepy: Cascu: Sure, I won't.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'll simply omit names. :D
Sheepy: Cascu: Yikes, do you have a death wish?
Sheepy: Cascu: Anyway...let's go back.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'm sure the fish will be widely appreciated!
Sheepy: Cascu: Yes, as opposed to that...thing.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Ah, that..
Sheepy: Cascu: What IS that?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I believe I have heard it be referred to as a "Soul Eater"
Sheepy: Cascu: Disgusting.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: If a human eats it and it ate human souls, does it count as cannibalism?
Sheepy: Cascu:.......
Sheepy: Cascu: He might try to make Master or Master's little chick eat it if we don't go back soon..
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... Then shut your mouth and get moving.
Sheepy: Cascu: *He huffs and rushes for the camp*
Sheepy: Bedi: --It's full of nutrients!
Sheepy: Guin: Nobody is eating that! It looks horrible!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He holds up some strange vegetables* I was going to make a soup out of it.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Even I'm not eating that!!
Sheepy: Bedi: You shouldn't be so picky.
Sheepy: Bedi: Repeat after me!
Sheepy: Bedi: King Arthur Rule #3: You can never afford to be picky! What matters is its nutritious value!
Sheepy: Guin: No!!
Sheepy: Satoru: You can never afford to be nutritious. What matters is its picky value.
Sheepy: Bedi: Um...Y-yes, that too
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Bedi, babe, while we could eat it, I don't think it's great for humans!
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Why not?
Sheepy: Eiji: *He's fearfully staring at the soul eater corpse.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Demon flesh isn't great for you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And anyway, where did you find that???
Sheepy: Bedi:...Then what do we do with this?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Huh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Those aren't native!!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, uh... *He points deeper into the forest*
Sheepy: Bedi: I found those vegetables there, too.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Those are fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: But what do I do with this?
Sheepy: Bedi: It was all alone.
Sheepy: Bedi: Are they solitary creatures?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Uhhh. I mean, I guess we could use the fur, but that's the only usable thing.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sometimes?
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, fur is warm!
Sheepy: Bedi: If Lobo was here, he could eat it.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Could we donate it for the sciences..?
Sheepy: Cascu: WE'VE GOT FISH!
Sheepy: Bedi: But...
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'm gonna ask again! If something that eats human souls is eaten by a human, is it cannibalism?
Sheepy: *The sound of horse hooves approaches!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..! Two servants in range, inbound!
Sheepy: Satoru: The answer is horse
Sheepy: *Buddy gallops into view! Griflet is upon his back.*
Sheepy: *Cascu readies his staff.*
Arsé-kun: *and so is Kay, who is holding onto Grif like his life depended on it*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, it's just you guys! What nonsense are you up to this time?
Sheepy: Griflet: You stole from me.
Sheepy: Griflet: It's mine. Return it.
Sheepy: Bedi:...?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Do we really need that thing???
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm trying not to! The less I know, the better off I'll be at the end of it!
Sheepy: Griflet: The only thing the beast will accept to allow me to finish my quest is the corpse of that Soul Eater.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Take it. Get it out of our sight.
Sheepy: Griflet: That way, it will fight me to the death and return the maiden of this forest. Weren't you listening?
Sheepy: Griflet:...I can have it? Is this a trap?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Take it before it gets cooked. No one wants that.
Sheepy: Griflet: ....*He slowly unsheathes his sword and slips off of Buddy, hesitantly approaching the Soul Eater and glaring daggers at the group.*
Sheepy: *Griflet grabs it and starts dragging it back to Buddy, not taking his eyes off the group.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: You expect the poor horse to carry that ugly bastard?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, the horse is carrying you, isn't it!
Sheepy: Griflet: Hm...
Sheepy: Griflet: Kay.
Sheepy: Griflet: You carry it. Then Buddy doesn't have to.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm not carrying that.
Sheepy: Griflet: Do you want her to die?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I am not touching that!! You carry it, sir brave knight!
Sheepy: Griflet: Then you control Buddy.
Arsé-kun: Kay: That I can at least try to do.
Sheepy: Griflet: And I'll carry the Soul Eater.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Great!! Lets get this over with so we can go home!
Sheepy: Griflet: Yes. *He heads towards the deeper part of the forest again*
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you sure you don't want to join us instead?
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Uh, I think I'd die if I did. Maybe after we're done, if you're still here!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, sure!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Something to look forward to!
Sheepy: *Buddy is eating grass. Buddy does not care about anything.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes!
Sheepy: Bedi:...But still...I wonder how it tasted...
Sheepy: Bedi: *He appears a bit disappointed...*
Arsé-kun: *Kay makes a face of disgust*
Sheepy: Guin: He tried to make Eiji and Satoru eat it.
Arsé-kun: *Kay looks more disgusted*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's nutritious not to be picky. You can never afford to value.
Sheepy: Bedi: No...
Sheepy: Satoru: It's picky to value nutrition. You can never afford to be.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That one was almost acceptable.
Sheepy: Bedi: N-no....
Sheepy: Satoru: You can afford to never value nutrition. It's picky.
Arsé-kun: Angra: It's afford to picky nutrition. You can never value to be.
Sheepy: Bedi: No!!
Sheepy: Satoru: It's picky to never afford value. You can be nutrition.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nutrition it's be picky can to you. Never value afford.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, I'm being bullied by a child.
Arsé-kun: Angra: And a Master.
Sheepy: Bedi: Eh...? You're a Master?
Arsé-kun: Angra: No!! He is!
Sheepy: Satoru: No, I'm a child.
Sheepy: Satoru: And one day I'll evolve into a grownup.
Sheepy: Satoru: Charles Darwin is to be thanked for that.
Sheepy: Satoru: I've given up on my dreams and that's okay
Sheepy: Satoru: Not everyone needs to accomplish their dreams.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Sounds right to me. Someone take this fish.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ambitions are a human concept.
Sheepy: *Bedi takes the fish, disappointed still.*
Sheepy: Satoru: But what if my dream is not a human one?
Sheepy: Satoru: But I am human, therefore disallowing me from truly accomplishing it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, that depends on what it is!
Sheepy: Satoru: I guess so.
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to keep everyone safe. If I was strong, nobody would die. If I was strong, I could prevent the eventual dinosaur takeover that'll end in the deaths of millions.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I'm not. I'm just a child.
Arsé-kun: Minako: For now.
Sheepy: Satoru: But for how long?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Six years?
Sheepy: Satoru: Age isn't a determinant of one's status as a child.
Arsé-kun: Angra: If that's the case, I'm baby.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're a big baby.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yup!
Sheepy: Eiji: ...Uhm...
Sheepy: Eiji:......
Sheepy: Satoru: And I'm a child because I'm weak and can't control anything around me. Adults are strong so they can do whatever they want.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Adults can be pussies. Adults are usually the ones doing stupid shit!
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't understand.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Kids don't know shit fuck! Adults know stuff and do idiot crap anyway!
Sheepy: Bedi: Strength isn't related to status. Anyone can be strong so long as they believe in themselves.
Sheepy: Satoru: Hmmm..
Arsé-kun: Angra: Wow! Gee! Thanks for the helpful tip!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, you're welcome.
Arsé-kun: Angra: If I believe in myself, will I be able to nullify snake bites?
Sheepy: Bedi: Why?
Arsé-kun: Angra: I got bitten up so Master didn't have to!
Sheepy: Bedi: ........
Arsé-kun: Angra: On the bright side, it's too weak to affect me!
Arsé-kun: Angra: It's just itchy.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's good.
Arsé-kun: *And now, Mozart just sitting with Salieri, ignoring everyone else in favor of nice nature sounds, as well as whatever Ozy is watching in his tent. Featuring "Where the fuck did Yan Qing go NOW"*
Sheepy: *That IS a good question!*
Arsé-kun: *Local Assassin needs to Stop Doing This*
Sheepy: *But he's bored!*
Arsé-kun: *the answer is not that far, with Enkidu, who is excitedly relaying something over*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing is laughing.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: And.. And they just stood there! And died like that! *and they start laughing*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Amazing!
Arsé-kun: *and then Enkidu gets distracted by the stream Ozy is watching and pokes his head in. What stupid shit is Gil up to? The answer is “A Lot”. The kitchen is in ruins.*
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Sheepy: Gil: *He's wearing.... Oh. Oh no. Gilgamesh. That's so terrible. No one needs to see your abs.* My favorite clothes store went out of business recently.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, that's a real shame.
Sheepy: Gil: I was going to hire the tailor but it turns out there wasn't one.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So what do you want to do about it?
Sheepy: Gil: Find the one who made this shirt and pay him for copies.
Sheepy: Gil: That or I'll travel and buy new clothes.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Good plan. We could use Chaldea to get you somewhere good.
Sheepy: Gil: I'm tired of this place already. All the sights are the same. It bores me!
Sheepy: Gil: Take me to New York one day and I'll forgive you.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Sure, I'd love to. I wanna see the city, too.
Sheepy: Gil:....Hah? Do you actually want to go? Then I don't want to go.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then no clothes for you, oh well!
Sheepy: Gil: I'll allow you to drag me there just this once.
Arsé-kun: Minako: It's not dragging if we both wanna go!
Sheepy: Gil: What a terrible Master you are, dragging me to such a place. Pah. *...He appears pleased, despite his words...*
Sheepy: Gil: You should feel grateful I'm even considering going with you, mutt. You're so readable that I've already finished packing for such a trip. You really should learn how to hide your thoughts better.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, you did something in advance for once? What has this world come to?
Sheepy: Gil: I usually do, fool!
Sheepy: Gil: Speak for yourself!
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto's peering around the corner*
Sheepy: Gil: What is it, clown!?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Where're you going, Hell? :)
Sheepy: Gil: New York. You can't come.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I wouldn't if I had to! Me, in the big city? Hahaha! I'd die.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: They don't need more clowns anyway! Okay, I'll let you two plan your honeymoon alone!~ *and he exits scene, pouting to Emiya once he's out of range* Are we gonna really let her go? With him?!
Sheepy: Emiya: No.
Sheepy: Emiya: I'll deal with it.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Then you're certainly permitted! Be the hero we need in these gil-centric times, heheh!
Sheepy: Emiya: Fine.
Sheepy: *Emiya enters the room with Gil and Minako, frowning.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Hi, Emmy! Did you want to come, too?
Sheepy: Emiya: Of course not.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That's fine, then! You can be head of house until we're back, then!
Sheepy: Emiya: Master.
Sheepy: Emiya: There's something I want to discuss with you.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yeah? Go ahead.
Sheepy: Emiya: We aren't comfortable with you going with Gilgamesh anywhere.
Sheepy: Gil: What!
Arsé-kun: Minako: But haven't I gone on a solo outting with every one of you guys EXCEPT the gils? If I can deal with Herc, I think I can survive Gil.
Sheepy: Emiya: Berserker hasn't killed his Master.
Arsé-kun: Minako: uh. Which one?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Wait, I'm dumb.
Arsé-kun: Minako: He hasn't, you're right.
Sheepy: Gil: Don't act like you know me, mutt.
Sheepy: Emiya: If you're going with anyone, you're going with one of us.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then one of you guys can come with! That's fine with me.
Sheepy: Emiya: ................
Sheepy: Emiya: I don't have an interest in going.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then someone who does can, it's that simple.
Sheepy: Emiya: I'd really rather Gilgamesh just goes by himself and you go a different time.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Where are we going this time?
Sheepy: Gil: New York.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he looks at Gil, then Mink, then Emiya* Ah, I see what is happening here.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You *he gestures to Emiya* Don't trust him *he now points to Gil* with Minako, but our king doesn't seem to have any ulterior motives this time around. If there are, well, I just haven't observed them yet. *he shrugs* When are we going?
Sheepy: Gil: When I decide to.
Sheepy: Gil: ...When are we?
Sheepy: Gil: Who said we? It's only Minako, Enkidu, and me.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Oh. That's a shame. I was hoping to hand in some works personally.
Sheepy: Gil: Fine. As long as you keep your mouth shut, you can come.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You're too kind. I'll be quiet.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... At least, I will try to be.
Sheepy: Gil: Don't just try. Do.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Guarantee that we'll survive the trip, and I'll do so gladly.
Sheepy: Gil: Why would you not survive the trip?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Human error.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. I suppose I understand. However, I am above that.
Sheepy: Gil: Foolish. Do you believe that I make mistakes?
Sheepy: Gil: *He crosses his arms* You clearly don't know me.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he smirks, but doesn't say anything*
Sheepy: Gil: Don't smirk at me like that.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You said to be quiet, and I'd like to be alive before the trip even begins.
Sheepy: Gil: Of course. So don't push me, mutt.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Am I a dog now? Or a furry?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It doesn't matter much, you tsundere, but at least go for accuracy. No fur, just scales.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he enters, wearing some of Gil's clothes (which are too big)* Zassu!
Sheepy: Gil: *He goes to respond to Andersen, but his attention is quickly caught by Enkidu. His face turns a bright red.* ....
Sheepy: Gil: Ahahahahaha! Very funny, my friend!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you, za! I am glad to be of service.
Sheepy: Gil: You should come with me.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Was I not to start?
Sheepy: Gil: I thought I should ask you first.
Sheepy: Gil: however, I already knew you were going.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Of course you did. You can't go ten feet without me, can you? :P
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! Of course I can. I wouldn't want you to get lonely.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Oh, shut up and kiss already!
Sheepy: Gil: What? Don't order me around.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: :)
Sheepy: Gil: I'll do what I please. I don't have to listen to you.
Arsé-kun: Minako: .... Yeah, I think we'll be okay.
Sheepy: Gil: Why wouldn't you be?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Your driving, for starters!
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she looks up to Emiya* Thanks for the concern, though! Or was it because you just don't wanna lose servant cred for dying early?
Sheepy: Emiya: I don't understand what you mean, Master.
Sheepy: Emiya: Why would I die?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Well, if I died, wouldn't you?
Sheepy: Emiya: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So were you concerned for me, or your own survival?
Sheepy: Emiya: It's my job to keep you alive, Master.
Arsé-kun: Minako: But, like, was it actual concern?
Sheepy: Emiya: It's my job.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I live with a ton of tsunderes, a clown, and a druggie. What, exactly, is my current life?
Arsé-kun: *Minako's still staring up at Emiya*
Sheepy: Emiya: What?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Thank you for still doing your best! *and she goes in to hug Emiya*
Sheepy: Emiya: .....!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Disgusting!
Sheepy: Gil: Yes, it is.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: So do you now dislike affection as well, my lord?
Sheepy: Gil: No.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ...?
Sheepy: Gil: He's disgusting.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: For what reason?
Sheepy: Gil: He's a waste of space and existence.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You're just jealous of the attention, you glittery fuck.
Sheepy: Gil: No I'm not.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Not at all?
Sheepy: Gil: Why would I be?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Because Emiya breathes and you get antsy.
Sheepy: Gil: I hate him.
Sheepy: Emiya: Master, did you know?
Sheepy: Emiya: You can get hard-to-get items from rare gold prisms.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: How many prisms would goldie's armor shit out?
Sheepy: Emiya: Servants like Gilgamesh give many rare gold prisms when you burn them.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... I don't understand. His armor spawns gold when burning?
Sheepy: Gil: No. He's suggesting that they execute me in order to use my remaining essence to buy things with.
Sheepy: Emiya: I never said that.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Master, gold servants are such a pain! Lets just buy ten craft essences with the doctors face on them!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Everyone shut up! Now's not the time for banter to lead into some sort of war. Can we go now??
Sheepy: Emiya: You're going now? You're not even ready.
Sheepy: Emiya: At least let me pack you something to eat beforehand.
Sheepy: Gil: There's food to eat there!
Sheepy: Emiya: We have food at home!
Sheepy: Gil: Variety is important, mutt!
Sheepy: Emiya: Being thrifty is important.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Thrifty. Gil. Thrifty???
Sheepy: Emiya: Teaching Master to be wasteful...what a terrible servant he is.
Sheepy: Emiya: Be careful with your resources.
Arsé-kun: Minako: He can waste his own money! I'm just not buying street food. I learned that lesson the hard way.
Sheepy: Emiya: I'll pack something for you.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Thank youuuu!
Sheepy: *Emiya leaves, only for Gil to huff.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Would you like a packed lunch from Mom, too?
Sheepy: Gil: No!
Sheepy: Gil: He just annoys me!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Just don't bring back anything awful! We'll have to kill you if any of you do!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, why would I?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Who knows?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Dibs on the killing, though!
Sheepy: Gil: I'll kill you if you try to kill me.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: School of mutual killing!
Sheepy: Gil: No!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: We dang grampis now!
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That one school murder game. You played it on stream and wouldn't let me watch, remember?
Sheepy: Gil: ........Riiiiiight.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I bet it was just because I'd figure out the murders before you. :I
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Or did you not want my lovely face on screen?
Sheepy: Gil: You're hideous.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You too!
Arsé-kun: *mephisto exits stage left, unpursued by bears*
Sheepy: Gil: That man annoys me!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Local clown does his job. More at 12.
Sheepy: Gil: He should be taught a lesson.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: About what? Responding to insults? Or how to be a proper clown, from the king clown?
Sheepy: Gil: About not being annoying.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: When are we going?
Sheepy: Gil: I don't know.
Sheepy: Gil: We're waiting on Archer.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: How long are we going for?
Sheepy: Gil: I haven't thought of that yet.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: More than a day, perhaps?
Sheepy: Gil: I don't know. I have all sorts of ideas on what I want to do.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: How exciting!
Sheepy: Gil: Of course it is.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I can't wait. *he doesn't look very excited*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot, meanwhile, has taken Mephisto's lurking position. he ?*
Sheepy: Gil: You. Ask Ozymandias or Golden if you want help.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he squints, processing this. Him? He is to do the important thing?* .. I suppose I shall, then.
Sheepy: Gil: Have fun. It's a hobby, not a job.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: and that is easily the most positive thing I have ever heard from you, ever. It's nice.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! I only take seriously what I have to. Anyway, Golden likes Animal Crossing but can't read. He's pretty talkative but he won't reply to anyone. He's very bad at games like Monster Hunter but he likes watching. Ozymandias likes exploration games and puzzle games. I plan on making him come out of his coffin and play with me anyway.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Is there anything I... Should not do?
Sheepy: Gil: Don't invite Mephisto nor Hyde.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... But Jekyll is permitted?
Sheepy: Gil: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I think I can.. Work with that..
Sheepy: Gil: Great.
Sheepy: Gil: I don't care what else you do.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Okay.
Sheepy: Gil: Ozymandias's cats like trying to eat the wires and Lobo likes being in the camera, but they like animals so I suppose the animals are fine.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Merlin as an animal is still banned though, yes?
Sheepy: Gil: Yes, always.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Because the last thing we need is an idol on the show. We'd never hear the end of it.
Sheepy: Gil: And he's annoying.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Agreed.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... 'll go set up for tonight.
Sheepy: Gil: Good. Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... I'll try.
Sheepy: Gil: Try your best.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he grumbles and pats Minako's head before leaving.*
Arsé-kun: *and now, the distant sound of the pantry door being opened. silence. the door being closed. Lance cuts back through, empty-handed, to head upstairs. this knight will die of hunger with empty hands*
Sheepy: Gil: What happened?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Was in use.
Sheepy: Gil: That wasn't the bathroom door, though.
Sheepy: Gil: The bathroom is the other way.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I hope it was.
Sheepy: Gil: ....you hope that it was the bathroom.
Arsé-kun: Lance: No. I hope that wasn't the bathroom. ... Not cleaning up the pantry if anything happens.
Sheepy: Gil: Gross.
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmmmmhm. *and he heads upstairs. goodbye lancelot*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Archer, hurry up before someone complains!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Here's your delivery! *and he comes out with the lunchboxes* Emiya's too busy to move ten feet away, so here I am!
Sheepy: Gil: Finally!
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he hands out the lunchboxes, correctly, before grinning* Don't get your panties in a knot, buddy! Wait till you discover the boredom of the train!
Arsé-kun: Angra: I mean, you could fly a plane! But I wouldn't be there to feed on the rampant hatred that'd result!
Sheepy: Gil: Why would I fly a plane?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Why not?
Sheepy: Gil: You're acting like I want to fly on a plane.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Sure, why not?
Sheepy: Gil: And I don't.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Boooooring!
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Enkidu has ran out- He's already back, carrying two suitcases in his hands, and one in his mouth. Powerful. He's ready.*
Sheepy: Gil: Ah, welcome back.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you, my lord. *but his mouth is full, so he answered with the mouth on his... neck. That wasn't there a minute or so ago.*
Sheepy: Gil: Good work. Of course I can count on you to remember something so vital!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Excuse me, but what the fuck?
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Please never put a mouth where it doesn't belong ever again. Thank you for your attention.
Sheepy: Gil: Don't be a wimp. My friend can do as he pleases.
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu grins with about 3 extra mouths. Sassy*
Sheepy: *Gil laughs.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And there goes any sleep I may get for the week. Thank you very much.
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Minako looks interested. The greatest cool!!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *hecks given: 0* Lets go, za, lets go!
Sheepy: Gil: Yes! *He begins to rush to the door* Let's go! *...He seems to have forgotten about Minako in favor of Enkidu...*
Arsé-kun: *It's fine, because she's right behind him and Enkidu. It's Andersen that's lagging*
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Lancelot is sitting on the streaming sofa, staring at the floor. Are you ready for a depressive episode? Aye aye, captain!*
Sheepy: Guin: *She walks in and sits down next to him.* ...Lance?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Guinnnnnn.
Sheepy: Guin: Is something bothering you? You seem down.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... 've to do this.... I'm gonna mess it up again.
Sheepy: Guin: You don't have to if you don't want to. And...messing up is okay. Everyone makes mistakes. That's a part of life.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I want to, but... I am Fuckup McDisappointment.
Sheepy: Guin: You aren't a disappointment.
Sheepy: Guin: You never have been and never will be a disappointment.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grumbles. Disagree*
Sheepy: Guin: Well, let me correct myself, if you don't agree with that. You'll never, ever be a disappointment in my eyes. I have and always will believe in you!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Merci.
Sheepy: Guin: I have an idea.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Aaaah?
Sheepy: Guin: If you're worried about how people will respond to you making mistakes, I can join you and make larger mistakes.
Sheepy: Guin: I never really had time for games back then and I've never played video games. You definitely couldn't compare to the sort of mistakes I'd make unless you tried.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Merci, merci.
Sheepy: Guin: It's no problem.
Arsé-kun: *Lance leans against her and rumbles. :3*
Sheepy: Guin: *She smiles. Good! Lance is happy!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's peeking in, locking onto the computer. What is this.. Baby peasant program?*
Sheepy: Bedi: What're you doing?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *AAAA*
Sheepy: Bedi: What is it!? Is there a monster?! I'll protect you!
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he wasn't paying attention, so he only looked when Guin did*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You! *he turns and lightly pulls on Bedi's face* Stop doing that!!
Sheepy: Bedi:...Uh?! I-I didn't do anything....!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You keep! Scaring me! You're so quiet! I love it!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Do.... ....
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Would you both like to join us..?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Would I!! *and he promptly dives onto their laps. Merlin.* Bonjour!~
Arsé-kun: *and merlin is pushed right off, by all involved parties. begone THOT*
Sheepy: Bedi: I - I couldn't possibly join you.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm just a simple knight- not some hero. To be in the Queen's presence for an extended period of time is simply unthinkable! N-no, I am unworthy!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Get the hell over here.
Sheepy: *Bedi appears startled by Lance's words. He hesitantly approaches before sitting on the floor instead of the sofa.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he sits up* Shall we invite sir Tristan along for this ride?
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know what's going on.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Streaming. .. You don't have to play if you don't want to.
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know what that is.
Sheepy: Bedi: I think I've heard Merlin mention it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's live instead of prerecorded.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So the editing is minimal but you've gotta be careful with what you do.
Sheepy: Bedi: That sounds intimidating.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's not so bad. It's easier to deal with. *he shrugs*
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, but...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ahahah...I can't see myself doing well. B-but I could get things for you if you want.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... You can't do worse than us.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's just, eh...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't wanna be on screen today?
Sheepy: Bedi: I would probably break the controller if I used it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Right. Well, you can do the ever-important keeping the program on track!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...I don't know how to do that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then lets figure it out together! I'll sit with you instead.
Sheepy: Bedi: You will?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Of course!
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you think Tristan would want to join...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No idea!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's why we need to ask.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll be back with or without him.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What a variety of options!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes! There's two of them!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wow!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He rushes out briefly before returning with Tristan*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Hello, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hello, Sir Lancelot.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why did you want me?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Welcome!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Companionship and moral support.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, so you wanted Sir Bedivere,
Arsé-kun: Lance: You too.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why me?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Friend.
Sheepy: Tristan: I’m a friend... yes. Yes. But I depress everyone.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I can't be depressed when I am already depressed!
Sheepy: Bedi: You're depressed?
Sheepy: Bedi: Despite me not even comparing to you in terms of my skills, perhaps I lead a much happier life...
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, and the same goes for Tristan, too.
Sheepy: Bedi: Perhaps this means that I should help solve your problems
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Maybe!
Sheepy: Tristan: What are you doing?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Playing games badly.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... And a live show. ... You may perform for us if you want to.
Sheepy: Tristan: ................
Sheepy: Tristan: *he mulls it over*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Oh, but we haven't started it yet... So there is time.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll consider it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's turned his attention to the computer. He's already figured the program out, but he's not gonna say that.*
Sheepy: Bedi: *He's watching Merlin*
Arsé-kun: *and merlin starts going through everything, hovering over every button, seeing what every little thing does*
Sheepy: Bedi: *ooooh! interesting!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he "slips" and "accidentally" presses start. mhm. sure.*
Sheepy: *Bedi doesn't comment. It's his secret.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin also... Goes ahead and posts the stream link on the [insert site] account that was not logged out. Adds a message that this isn't a normal stream, because Gil's out. Post.*
Sheepy: *It's Bedi's secret.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he sighs* ... Is it fair to say I am... Downright terrified?
Sheepy: Guin: I understand.
Sheepy: Tristan: Are you terrified of me?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Of course not. That would be silly.
Sheepy: Tristan: Are you playing Sorry? I've learned a tactic for that game.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Is it "apologize profusely"?
Sheepy: Tristan: When you start to lose, accidentally knock over the table.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Isn't it easier to spill something on the board?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, or to distract the other player and then move your piece.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Or to leave the room to clean up and never come back.
Sheepy: Tristan: Or to cry until they feel guilty.
Arsé-kun: Lance: We're not children. That doesn't work.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes it does.
Arsé-kun: Lance: What have you done?
Arsé-kun: Lance: What, exactly, have you done this time?
Sheepy: Tristan: I used that tactic and won.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Tristan, that's awful.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's not awful. It's strategy.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Then I suppose beating someone's head in with the box is also a strategy? They can't take a turn if they're dead.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he rolls his eyes and glances towards the oddly-silent Merlin (and Bedi) before spotting the camera light. It's on.* aaa..?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *processing*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *and he jumps out of his seat about 10 seconds too late. MASH X TO PANIC*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, your singing voice needs work.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Who???
Arsé-kun: Merlin: :3
Sheepy: Bedi: I-I did! My mistake...!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: 3:
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... MEERRRRLLLLIIIIIIIIINN!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: OKAY, TIME TO GO, BEDI YOU'RE IN CHARGE BYE ADIOS AU REVOIR *and he runs out, knocking his chair over in the process*
Sheepy: Bedi: Eh!?
Arsé-kun: the chat:: merlin? merlin? AAAAAAAA! magi mari? merlin?? The merlin?? MAGI MARI??
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grumbles and drops back onto the sofa, giving the camera a small wave but not saying anything*
Sheepy: Tristan: Your song didn't impress Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Tristan, I wasn't singing.
Sheepy: Tristan: No need to be shy. I believe in you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Merciiii. *and so, he glances towards the camera (but doesn't fully turn to it) and gives a blunt explanation that this weeks streams will exclude Gil and Enkidu because they went travelling.*
Arsé-kun: the chat:: LEGSALOT AND FRIENDS! no gil allowed knights only final destination. [low rez gil face emoji] PRETTY RED MAN!! [five more low rez gil emojis] BLESSED STREAM LADY HERE
Sheepy: Tristan: Who are you talking to?
Arsé-kun: Lance: The audience. The camera is this way. *and he reaches over to turn Tristan's head in the right direction*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Lady Guinevere is joining us for this one, yes, as is Sir Tristan and Sir Bedivere. ... Bedivere, say hello too.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...uh, hello.
Arsé-kun: the chat:: IS THIS A COLLAB WITH MAGI MARI??? who's bedyver? *whose THIS IS SO SAD TRISTAN PLAY DESPACITO! shut up and take my money!
Arsé-kun: the chat:: show us bedver!! Bedver?? I want to see Bedivere! If you scrubs would watch MagiMari, you'd know! Show us bedvr!!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I didn't even pick a game yet. ... We weren't supposed to start yet...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ......... I guess we could start with some racing... But I've never set up the room before... ... Welcome to having a disappointing host!
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin could easily do that but I don't know where he went.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he presses his face against the window. He's outside. Why?*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *and he opens the window. It is fucking cold.* You called?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, the grasp of death is upon me.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Close the window!!
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, please come in before you get sick.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Coming! *he enters and shuts the window, trailing snow in*
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you cold?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Now? A little.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can warm you up if you want!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, how romantic-
Sheepy: Bedi: *He activates Airgetlam*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, how terrifying.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Please step away from the equipment when you do that!
Sheepy: Bedi: ? ...Oh.
Sheepy: *The light from Airgetlam dies down.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's cool. *he shakes the snow off and just. sits on Lancelot and Tristan to start setting up the server. Lancelot stares*
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm dying.
Sheepy: Guin: *She raises her eyebrows and looks over at Merlin. merlin blease*
Sheepy: *Bedi doesn't seem bothered by this.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, Guin?
Sheepy: Guin: You're kind of....well.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: On your territory?
Sheepy: Guin: No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No? So its free real estate?
Sheepy: Guin: You're sitting on them.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay. *and he does nothing about it*
Arsé-kun: Lance: We don't deserve this.
Sheepy: Tristan: *sob*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't deserve... You say that like this is a bad thing!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, or perhaps they don't think they're good enough for you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That may be correct. ... I realize in hindsight that sitting between two depressed men may not be the best for me. Oh well! Server's up!
Sheepy: Bedi: You can sit with me. *He sits on the opposite side of the couch.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: oh, that works too! *he gets up, gives Lance the controller, and joins Bedi*
Sheepy: Bedi: What's the game?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Mario kart. It's a racer.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...have fun!
Arsé-kun: the chat:: BEDMAGI, BEDMAGI, BEDMAGI
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I'll try... Either way, chat... Chat seems to think you two are an item..
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah? No, we're people.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Thinks you two are together.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, we are together on this side of the couch.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: :3c
Sheepy: Guin: Like dating.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: :3c
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't see any calendars.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I:< c
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't make me do it.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do what?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he leans in close to Bedi and nuzzles him* Oh, you know~
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, people are going to see.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Aaaaand?
Sheepy: Bedi: And people will see!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Is that it?
Sheepy: Bedi: Th-that's a lot!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he just curls up next to Bedi and smiles at him*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he glances towards the camera* ... 's confirmed.
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to play too.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Sure. *he bends down and picks up a controller for Tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: What're we playing? Monopoly? Yan Qing won't let me play.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... .... Non.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm banned from monopoly at Chaldea.
Sheepy: Tristan: This feels weird.
Arsé-kun: Lance: How did you get banned from monopoly too??
Sheepy: Tristan: I am banned from most games, but I don't see what I did in terms of monopoly as wrong.
Sheepy: Tristan: I would feign falling asleep on the board upon losing certain properties.
Sheepy: Tristan:....What else
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're so awful. I'm inspired!
Sheepy: Tristan: I kept the monopoly money under the assumption it was real money.
Sheepy: Tristan: I tried buying a gift for my previous Master with it and got kicked out of the store.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Oh, the lobby is already full. That was fast..
Arsé-kun: Lance: ........ *he's looking at the screen* .... Can't he just come downstairs and join us..?
Sheepy: Tristan: Whom?
Arsé-kun: Lance: The pharaoh.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah....the Sun King...
Arsé-kun: *the chat is primarily ☼s, PRAISE THE SUN!!, or ??s*
Arsé-kun: *and a solid paragraph of laughter in all caps*
Sheepy: sunnyDstruction:: king of knights > sun king. if I were there I'd clean that smug grin off that pharaoh's face!!
Arsé-kun: angrymanOO:: I would pay real money to watch that fight!
Sheepy: Ozymandias:: DONT ACT LIKE YOU CAN BEAT ME!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Pharaoh, do join us instead of getting angry on the internet.
Arsé-kun: mo♪po♪op:: When are we starting???
Sheepy: *Ozy enters in all of his gloriousness and plops on the couch, one sphinx kitten on his shoulder and the other two following him. His hair is sticking straight up.*
Sheepy: Bedi: *What is that hairstyle*
Sheepy: sunnyDstruction:: it's the man in the flesh!! now fight me for what you did! king of knights > sun king!
Sheepy: Ozymandias: Ahahaha! I wouldn't bother fighting you.
Sheepy: sunnyDstruction:: what are you, a coward? you'll just accept that you're not as good as the king of knights? you actually learned!!
Sheepy: gilgameshTV:: Second place doesn't matter. Why fight over it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he moves over for Ozy to sit down, while glancing at the computer screen. The other one. There's two. So everyone can see the chat* Ah... Hello, Gilgamesh. How is the city so far..?
Sheepy: gilgameshTV:: This place needs some cleaning up. This is a job for the *best* king.
Sheepy: sunnyDstruction:: The King of Knights probably doesn't want to deal with New York!
Sheepy: Ozymandias: Hah, of course, I could easily clean it up.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Could you? Could you really?
Sheepy: Ozy: Of course, how hard could it be?
Sheepy: gilgameshTV:: I'm thinking of creating an arena to pay for the expenses of turning New York into my ideal image of my new city. We'll need to work on the name, too. New Uruk is what I propose!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you trying to get the attention of Ishtar? Because that's what you're doing.
Sheepy: gilgameshTV:: Of course not!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then maybe leave the name alone.
Sheepy: gilgameshTV:: Fine! But everything else has to change.
Arsé-kun: mo♪po♪op:: Just leave the theater and music venues alone!
Sheepy: gilgameshTV:: Will do. They're good.
Arsé-kun: Mud.tv:: Gilgamesh, can you PLEASE watch where you are going? I'm going to let you get hit by a car at this rate.
Sheepy: gilgameshTV:: bbl
Arsé-kun: Mud.tv:: And he has just hit a car with his face. Our great king Gilgamesh, everybody.
Sheepy: sunnyDstruction:: King of Knights > King of Heroes
Arsé-kun: Mud.tv:: human decency > you
Sheepy: sunnyDtruction:: 🤔
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he looks up from his phone* Today, my lord! Please stop imprinting vehicles with your facial features!
Sheepy: Gil: I'm not! I'm waiting on you, of course! Ahahahaha!
Sheepy: Gil: *He rushes on ahead, visibly embarrassed*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he easily catches up, latching onto Gil's arm* Now, lets not lag too far behind, mm?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Do you want your master and the author to reach our destination first? He will never let us hear the end of it.
Sheepy: Gil: No!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Well.... I don't think we get much choice in the matter.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: --- And it took you long enough, King of Heroes! King of Zeroes! King of going zero miles per hour! *he's all bundled up. puffy coat. and his glasses are fogged from his own breath. actually the worst.* It's freezing out here! Are you trying to kill us, or do you want my frostbite to worsen? Would you like to see the results of your slow, slow actions??
Sheepy: Gil: Shut it, pup.
Sheepy: Gil: You don't need to bark my ear off.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Actually, talking in large amounts is letting the cold air numb my throat, so I absolutely am required to continue speaking.
Sheepy: Gil: You're being obnoxious. I shouldn't have brought you along.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Shut up and open the door so Minako doesn't freeze to death.
Sheepy: Gil: Open your own door!
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she's also very bundled up, and miserably sitting on the cement* Giiiil!
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Sheepy: Gil: You don't even know how to open a door?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I couldn't open it. Weak or not, I'm still a servant.
Sheepy: Gil: Fine! I'll open it, then.
Sheepy: *Gil attempts to open the door.*
Arsé-kun: *the door takes some pressure before being pulled open. someone inscribed a spell on the other side. It seems to have been magically enhanced.*
Sheepy: Gil: *huff, huff* Who....!? *He crosses his arms and grits his teeth* Whoever did this, I will speak to them about it.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: How crude. *he strolls on over and casually bashes his arm through the door, ruining the spell*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... In hindsight, I could have done that to begin with.
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Minako rushes inside. Andersen just admires the door*
Sheepy: *Gil storms in.*
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu and Andersen follow him in.*
Arsé-kun: *there's heating! which is weird, shouldn't the building be entirely closed? Is it still in use?*
Sheepy: Gil: .......................
Sheepy: Gil: *He rashly heads further in without any regard for what could be ahead.*
Arsé-kun: *and very quickly ends up at the stadium seating. still warmer than it was outside*
Arsé-kun: *probably because the announcer booth doors are open and the heats on*
Arsé-kun: *ooor someone used magic*
Sheepy: Gil: *He looks around, visibly confused*
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, I know. They were expecting me.
Sheepy: Gil: They're giving me a warm welcome! Wuhahahahahaha!
Sheepy: Gil: Laugh, mongrels! For this is a King of Heroes joke!
Arsé-kun: ?: For a King of Heroes joke, that got an awfully cold reception!
Sheepy: Gil: Ahahahahaha!
Sheepy: Gil:...Hah! Are you the one who put the spell on the door?
Arsé-kun: ?: What? No, I did nothing like that. That would be the other guy, zasshu.
Sheepy: Gil: Don't call me that!
Sheepy: Gil: I am the King of Heroes, not some dirty peasant!
Arsé-kun: ?: Aren't we all? I meant the caster, not you, you beautiful bastard.
Sheepy: Gil: Caster?
Sheepy: Gil: What Caster?
Arsé-kun: ?: The one over here, using seats as a bed! Absolutely lowlife-ish!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, he sure sounds it.
Sheepy: Gil: *He begins walking forward*
Arsé-kun: *as does this other guy. They'll meet in the middle eventually*
Sheepy: Gil:....Hah! Hah?!
Arsé-kun: Gil?: Hah! I knew you would be vexed by this! Caster told me so!
Sheepy: Gil: Why do you look similar to me?
Arsé-kun: Gil?: Greetings, Gilgamesh, I am also Gilgamesh, better edition.
Sheepy: Gil: I am the best Gilgamesh!
Sheepy: Gil: I'll accept you being better than that brat who claims to be me.
Arsé-kun: Gil?: Ah, but I am the best one! I basically run this city!
Sheepy: Gil: What!?
Arsé-kun: Minako: (what the fuck is going on.)
Sheepy: Gil: Th-That doesn't make you better!
Sheepy: Gil: Enkidu chose me as his best friend, not you!
Arsé-kun: Gil?: Enkidu... Every one of us were friends with him, zasshu!
Sheepy: Gil: Yes, but he lives with me.
Arsé-kun: Gil?: ... ... Fine, but I call second best.
Sheepy: Gil:...And the brat too, I suppose.... but he's not Gilgamesh.
Arsé-kun: Gil?: Oh, shush. He's got less flaws than us.
Sheepy: Gil: I don't remember being a child!
Arsé-kun: Gil?: Me neither, but at least I know it happened!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, you admit weakness!
Arsé-kun: Gil?: If I'm second banana, there's gotta be something holding me down.
Sheepy: Gil: Being a child at one point of your life means that you had flaws you needed to grow out of in order to become a man!
Sheepy: Gil: I have been, and always will be, flawless.
Sheepy: Gil: Therefore! I was never a child.
Arsé-kun: Gil?: I guess yer just older, so you've got less of em.
Sheepy: Gil: By less you mean none!
Arsé-kun: Gil?: Same difference!
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Caster has sat up and is irritably looking at them. And then throws his (stone) tablet at them before going back to sleep*
Sheepy: Gil:!?
Sheepy: Gil: Don't throw things at us, you lazy old man!
Arsé-kun: Gil?: Ey, fuck you too, Caster! *but he still retrieves the tablet*
Arsé-kun: *all the tablet says on it, in all capital letters, is "Shut up, you Prototype Mongrel, I'll have you do my next shift"*
Sheepy: Gil: Don't insult him! He's second best!
Arsé-kun: Prototype Gil: Yeah! Yeah, I am!
Sheepy: Kogil: You're all the same person so you're only competing in ego.
Sheepy: Gil: Shut your trap, br- BRAT?! I TOLD YOU NOT TO COME!
Sheepy: Kogil: Oops~ You kept Enkidu all to yourself for so long that I got lonely.
Sheepy: Gil: Get your OWN friends, pup!
Sheepy: Gil: He was my friend first!
Sheepy: Kogil: You’re so mean, Goldie.
Sheepy: Gil: Who invited you!? Not me!
Sheepy: Kogil: You look different than Goldie. Are you another version of us? I’m Gil~ it’s nice to meet you! *He flashes a big, sweet smile*
Arsé-kun: Progil: Yeah, that's right, lil punk. I'm Prototype Gilgamesh.
Arsé-kun: Progil: *he squats down to get a better look at Kogil* This is so damn surreal.
Sheepy: Kogil: What is?
Arsé-kun: Progil: Y'don't get to see your older and younger selves in one day all that often, do ya?
Sheepy: Kogil: Hmmm~ I can't say I've seen my younger self before, but I see Goldie every day.
Sheepy: Gil: What do you mean, younger self? This kid's a fake.
Arsé-kun: Progil: But we already talked about this, it's why I'm second banana to you!
Arsé-kun: Progil: But hey, my city, my rules. If we're gonna bully anyone, we bully the old geezer!
Sheepy: Gil: Old geezer?
Arsé-kun: *and Progil throws the tablet (stone) back at Casgil. Casgil.... Catches it and rolls over. ah.*
Arsé-kun: Progil: That wasn't part of my plan at all.
Sheepy: Kogil: Who's that?
Arsé-kun: Progil: That's Caster Gil. He's old and he works all the time.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah? As if I'd ever be a Caster!
Arsé-kun: Progil: He's got more Noble Phantasms than you.
Sheepy: Gil: ................
Sheepy: Gil: But I am stronger!!!
Arsé-kun: Progil: True that! You nor I would manage to overwork ourselves to death!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, of course!
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu is lurking amidst the seats. They want to join the Gil Party, but he doesn't want to cause a fight.*
Sheepy: Kogil: *He looks over at Enkidu and smiles. hello!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: May I join you, my lords?
Sheepy: Kogil: Please do!
Sheepy: Gil: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Progil: *he's staring at Enkidu. Give him a minute to process. It takes all Gils a minute to first process Enkidu.*
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu joins them, rustling Kogil's hair before latching onto Gil's arm. :) *
Sheepy: Gil: *A beaming smile forms on his face. Excellent!!*
Arsé-kun: *Progil, meanwhile, has a mental slot machine running. What emotion should he be feeling right now? A whole lot!*
Arsé-kun: Progil: ... Hey? What the fuck?
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Progil: What's... What's all this?? Is he just arm candy for ya, zasshu?? *this is not why he's agitated, and everyone knows it.*
Sheepy: Gil: No!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I believe he is asking for a turn.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Ah, I live with you two. A few minutes can't hurt. *and he transfers himself to Progil, who looks Thrilled*
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. Fine!
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Minako and Andersen are just watching this from way further back. They've got binoculars. I don't know where these were obtained from. This is all unimportant*
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu takes a moment to glance back at Casgil, though. there is a disturbance in the force*
Arsé-kun: *the disturbance is a Gil having a bad dream. bad sight? whatever. As Enkidu, this is a thing he has been attuned to.*
Arsé-kun: *he doesnt even KNOW this Gil. This Gil is from after Enkidu's time.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... I know. Kogil? May I request a favor specifically from you?
Sheepy: Kogil: Yes?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: As you would be the least of a disturbance, could you see how the Caster is faring?
Sheepy: Kogil: Mhm!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you very much.
Sheepy: *Kogil cheerfully skips over to Casgil. hello!*
Arsé-kun: Casgil: *he's finally, actually awake, and looks fairly rattled- Which is odd to see on ANY Gilgamesh. He's holding his tablet close, like some sort of rock teddy bear. Once he sees Kogil, though, he changes to a more neutral expression* Can I help you..?
Sheepy: Kogil: Hello, mister. You looked like you were having a nightmare~
Arsé-kun: Casgil: A nightmare? Don't be ridiculous. I don't get those. Visions, sure, but not nightmares. I've got no time for that.
Sheepy: Kogil: Mmm. Well, perhaps that's what it was. You didn't look too great, anyway, so I woke you up.
Arsé-kun: Casgil: Hah. Mind your business, prince. *but he pats kogil's shoulder and sits up.*
Sheepy: Kogil: I'll make sure not to wake you in the future, then..
Arsé-kun: Casgil: It is fine. I will permit it. *and he looks down towards the other Gils, and Enkidu* ... So all four of us are present?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: ... You don't need to answer that. It's as I expected, of course. I already knew we would all meet here.
Sheepy: Kogil: You did?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: I did. The only thing I did not expect was... That.
Sheepy: Kogil: ?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: Enkidu's death made me who I am today. His being alive would undo that. Therefore, that must be Kingu and I am ignoring him.
Sheepy: Kogil: Ah~ I didn't really think about it that way.
Sheepy: Kogil: Enkidu is from after I existed, and him coming into my life represents when my transition between my current state and Goldie finally was complete.
Sheepy: Kogil: So in a way, his existence marks the end of my existence. And yet, I've chosen to disregard that because I never actually got to meet him~
Sheepy: Kogil: I wouldn't know if he was Kingu, I'm sorry to say.
Arsé-kun: Casgil: An interesting way to put it.. Let us find out.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Casgil starts heading down to the field, using the stairs like a normal human being*
Sheepy: *Wow! Kogil follows him.*
Arsé-kun: Progil: Oh, look who's finally joinin' us!
Sheepy: Kogil: ?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: If the next thing out of your hormone-addled brain is "Do you need another nap, old man?", you'll be a smear on the wall. I don't have the time for this.
Sheepy: Kogil: Time? Do you have a job?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Casgil: Every one of you, unseal Sha Naqba Imuru. Don't ask questions.
Arsé-kun: Casgil: We're going to need it quite a bit.
Sheepy: Gil: Why?
Sheepy: Gil: It's distracting.
Arsé-kun: Casgil: Don't be obnoxious. It is a very serious matter.
Sheepy: Gil: If it was something worth knowing, I'd know it, wouldn't I?
Sheepy: Kogil: But you wouldn't know it without enabling your skill....
Sheepy: Gil: Shut up, brat.
Arsé-kun: Casgil: The prince is entirely correct. Unless you don't mind watching that *he gestures to Enkidu* dying in the near future, I highly suggest you do what I said.
Sheepy: Gil: *His smug grin fades, leaving a serious expression*... First of all. He's not a "that", he's my friend. Second of all: Are you threatening him?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: No. I am not that foolish. I am telling you a small part of the future that will occur if nothing is done.
Sheepy: Gil: ...What?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: You heard me perfectly clear.
Sheepy: Gil:....H-Hah....
Sheepy: Gil: And what can be done?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: If I was able to tell you, I would be doing so instead of having you do it yourself. Keep even those you barely care about close until it is over- I cannot say your loved ones, because you only have one.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. You say it like it's a bad thing!
Sheepy: Kogil: People will only put up with your nasty behavior for so long until they begin to hate you.
Arsé-kun: Casgil: Now, now, prince. Do not be as insulting as he is.
Sheepy: Gil: Shut your trap, brat!
Arsé-kun: Casgil: Yell again and I'll knock you into next week, pup.
Sheepy: Kogil: Ah~ Sorry. It was intended as an observation, but I can see how it could be insulting.
Sheepy: Gil: Don't threaten me!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Please shut up.
Sheepy: Gil: *He huffs but actually shuts up*
Arsé-kun: *a moment of silence, because every Gil shut their mouths*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he looks to Casgil* Am I only a "that" to you? Give me attention, Mage-king.
Arsé-kun: Casgil: ... I was avoiding this for a reason, Kingu-
Arsé-kun: *and Casgil is unceremoniously bashed into the ground by Enkidu and his quintuple-sized mud arm. Enkidu seems displeased.*
Sheepy: Kogil:?!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: :) I do not go by that name, for it is not mine. I will certainly combat you over this.
Sheepy: Kogil: *He rushes to Casgil's side* Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Casgil: 'm just peachy... *he's ok*
Sheepy: Kogil: That's good. That looked painful.
Sheepy: Gil: You deserved that.
Arsé-kun: Progil: Wuahaha! At this rate, you'll be muddier than Enkidu!
Arsé-kun: Casgil: Was that meant to be a King of Heroes joke...? Were we meant to laugh....??
Sheepy: Gil: .....?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ...... .......... That was bad.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Claiming anyone can be muddier than I is purely hyper-bole.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Do laugh, for that was a mud of the gods joke!
Sheepy: Gil: .....................
Sheepy: Kogil: ....................
Sheepy: *Gil laughs. Kogil pity laughs.*
Arsé-kun: *Casgil sighs. Progil just looks confused*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Hyperbole..? Bole being clay..? .... I'll stop speaking now.
Sheepy: Kogil: Haha....?
Arsé-kun: Progil: We're all really bad at this.
Sheepy: Kogil: Bad at what?
Arsé-kun: Progil: Jokes. We're all awful at jokes. We're the kings of heroes, not of gaffs and giggles!
Sheepy: Kogil:....Mmmm, not laughing at an unfunny joke doesn't make one bad at them.
Arsé-kun: Progil: But how could one of us be funny if the rest aren't?
Sheepy: Kogil: That's not important right now.
Arsé-kun: Progil: I suppose so, but what king wants to sit here and think about bad things for the remainder of the evening?
Arsé-kun: *aaaand then it was awkward*
Sheepy: Kogil: I'd rather spend our time trying to figure out a solution.
Arsé-kun: Progil: How do we do that with no idea what's gonna happen??
Sheepy: Kogil: If Goldie dies, that implies Big Sister is going to die as well~ I've grown really attached to her.
Sheepy: Kogil: Goldie and you could do what Caster and I have already done. Figure out what's going to happen. Regroup.
Sheepy: Gil: Or Caster could tell us what's going to happen.
Sheepy: Kogil: Goldie~ If you're capable of doing something, do it yourself rather than making someone else do it for you.
Sheepy: Gil: Silence, pup! No one asked for your opinion!
Arsé-kun: Progil: He already said he couldn't explain! Are your ears full of gold?
Sheepy: Gil: "He can't explain" is just a lousy excuse for not wanting to!
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu glances down at Casgil, who has... Gone back to sleep. Nice.*
Arsé-kun: Progil: Hey, wait a sec! What you've already done?? What'd you see, kiddo?
Sheepy: Kogil:......Ah~ I spoke a bit too much.
Arsé-kun: Progil: Are you not gonna share??
Sheepy: Kogil: It'd be best if you found it out yourself.
Sheepy: Gil: Speak, pup!
Sheepy: Kogil: Woof.
Arsé-kun: Progil: Why, you..!
Sheepy: Kogil: Learning is about doing things yourself.
Sheepy: Kogil: If I have to bail you out every time just because I prepare accordingly, you'll never do it yourself.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he lowers himself to Kogil's level* And what of me, who cannot find out?
Sheepy: Kogil: I can tell you~
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Yes, please.
Sheepy: Kogil: I know you'll just tell Goldie and his friend, but it's different. Friends help each other.
Sheepy: Gil: As if I'd ever be friends with a brat like you! I'm a king, not some babysitter!
Sheepy: *Kogil whispers to Enkidu what he saw.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..... *his face doesn't change. Poker face* ....... Thank you for telling me.
Sheepy: Kogil: You're welcome!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I am now going to repress that entire explanation and pretend I never heard it.
Arsé-kun: Progil: Then what was the point??
Sheepy: Gil: What! Why?!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: The data is corrupted. Retrying process.
Arsé-kun: Progil: You took a perfectly good clay and gave it anxiety!
Sheepy: Kogil: ?
Arsé-kun: Progil: I was.... Oh, fuck it! How bad is it?
Sheepy: Kogil: Bad.
Arsé-kun: Progil: How bad is bad? From one to train disaster?
Sheepy: Kogil: Worse.
Arsé-kun: Progil: Worse than... Train disaster..? .... 9/11 bad?
Arsé-kun: Progil: ... Better or worse than Enki?
Sheepy: Kogil: Very bad.
Arsé-kun: Progil: ..... ...... Does it make Ea look like a child's toy?
Sheepy: Kogil: Maybe.
Arsé-kun: Progil: What the fuck.
Sheepy: Gil: Why. Didn't. You. Say. Anything?
Sheepy: Kogil: You're always telling me to shut up so I expected the same reaction.
Sheepy: Gil: When there's something serious, you SAY something!
Sheepy: Kogil: You really are singing a different song now.
Sheepy: Gil: Silence! Understand your crimes!
Sheepy: Gil: You're lucky I'm not punishing you, mongrel!
Sheepy: Gil: I'm going to wait until after your use is up to do that.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So what we've learned is to compare tragedies to his noble phantasm!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Could you perhaps tell us peasants what's so utterly disastrous so we may prepare for it? Or are you all going to continue being petty?
Sheepy: Kogil: That's not a very nice way of referring to yourself. You're worth a lot~ please don't let Goldie diminish your view of your worth.
Sheepy: Kogil: Ah....I suppose I should tell you.
Sheepy: Kogil: I was really hoping to keep it from Goldie because I expected that reaction, but now he knows, so it won't hurt.
Sheepy: Gil: It will hurt after I'm done with you!
Sheepy: Kogil: *He describes what he saw.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ....................
Sheepy: Kogil: So now you know.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ..... I'm. ... I have no words. Pardon me. *and he exits scene, quickly*
Sheepy: Kogil: *He's smiling sweetly, not saying a word.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... I believe he is being ill right now.
Sheepy: Kogil: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I am unsure if I can replicate that function, but now would certainly be the time for it.
Sheepy: Gil: ...?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I enjoy living.
Arsé-kun: *Another awkward silence, before a phone rings. Who ringing*
Arsé-kun: *It's Casgil's, and he's not getting it*
Sheepy: *Gil picks it up.*
Sheepy: *Gil answers it.*
Sheepy: Gil: Hello?
Arsé-kun: Roman: It's the director. Return immediately-- We've got a problem!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah, I think I've got a worse problem.
Sheepy: Gil: "I" happen to be passed out after being slammed into the ground. This is the Archer speaking, not the Caster.
Sheepy: Gil: I can try kicking him awake.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Do so! We don't have much time!
Sheepy: *Gil kicks Casgil.*
Sheepy: Gil: Wake up, you lazy bum!
Arsé-kun: Casgil: ......... Onore!
Sheepy: *Gil kicks Casgil again.*
Sheepy: Gil: Answer your phone call, fool! It's for you! Don't make a disgrace out of my name!
Arsé-kun: Casgil: *he takes his phone after he drags himself up, using Enkidu's big, stupid mud arm as leverage*
Arsé-kun: Casgil: ...... mhmm.. .......! !! I was hoping to have a longer vacation, but so be it. I'll be there shortly. *he hangs up and opens the Gate of Babylon, leaning in to actively fetch something. 's faster.*
Arsé-kun: *Casgil retrieves a hat, which he puts on. He vanishes instantly. A few footsteps can be seen in the snow. Then he's gone*
Sheepy: Gil: ...Why?
Sheepy: Kogil: My hat...
Arsé-kun: Progil: We all have that hat, pup!
Sheepy: Kogil; But isn’t our gate shared?
Arsé-kun: Progil: Exactly! We all own the contents!
Sheepy: Kogil: That’s true, but... I like that hat...
Sheepy: Gil: I don’t use it.
Arsé-kun: Progil: I want to.
Sheepy: Gil: Why?
Arsé-kun: Progil: Why not?
Sheepy: Gil: A king’s most important aspect is his appearance
Arsé-kun: Progil: And that hat is pretty stylish!
Sheepy: Gil: No one can see you when you wear it, idiot!
Sheepy: Kogil: We need to come up with a plan to deal with-
Arsé-kun: Progil: Who has to? I think I look good!
Sheepy: Gil: Oh, shut up!
Sheepy: Kogil: But what about-
Sheepy: Gil: People need to see you or they’ll steal your throne!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Shut up!
Sheepy: Gil: Don’t order me ar-guh! ...Ah. Enkidu.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: We'll protect ourselves tonight. If nothing occurs, we can meet up tomorrow morning and plan our defense.
Sheepy: Kogil: Yes, good idea.
Arsé-kun: Progil: I suppose. I don't think it would happen tonight, but I'll keep an eye out.
Sheepy: Gil: ...Hah, fine.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you for listening. Let us dismiss this talk- She's coming back.
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
Sheepy: Kogil: .....
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: And so is-
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Youse men 're still 'ere?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Great. I thought abo't it. She w'ulnd't be able t'handle the news. N' I brought wine.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I was going to bring it up in the softest way possible, but I suppose we shant. Let us share a drink and be on our ways.
Sheepy: Kogil: Let’s go back and then share a drink.
Sheepy: Gil: Let’s share many drinks and go back.
Arsé-kun: Progil: Just don't drive afterwards. You wreck it, you fix it yourself!
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Enkidu has already gotten a bottle of wine from Andersen, ripped the cork out with his teeth, and chugging.*
Sheepy: Gil: *He raises his eybrows*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You'll get your turn, za. *he hands the bottle to Progil, over Kogil*
Arsé-kun: *Progil takes a small sip before handing it to Gil*
Sheepy: Gil: *He conjures a wine glass from the Gates of Babylon, pours the wine into it, and drinks from the glass.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Gee, fancy.
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Just drink from the damn bottle like everyone else!
Sheepy: Gil: Why?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Because your ego is inflatin'. You're the bes' guy here becuz you have a cup, ooooooh.
Sheepy: Gil: ...Maybe I don't want to share the same drinking spot as everyone else?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: The wine already touch'd it, tho.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So whas'the point?
Sheepy: Gil: Cleanliness?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fuck, whatever.
Sheepy: Gil: I care.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I know you do.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Is the Gilsaholic meeting still going on?? *she is BACK from... Shopping, easily noted due to all the bags. And the shopping cart.*
Sheepy: Kogil: I want to leave.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Me, too.
Arsé-kun: Progil: .... ..... *♥*
Sheepy: Kogil: ...........?
Arsé-kun: Progil: Uhm, excuse me? You're beautiful. Please go on a date with me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *oxo??? How does she even respond to this?? She kinda just looks to Gil. Hjelp.*
Sheepy: Gil: Stop being desperate. You can find better.
Arsé-kun: Progil: Can I? .. I mean, of course I can!
Sheepy: Gil: Are you that lacking in self confidence?
Arsé-kun: Progil: I lost it somewhere. It's probably in some back alleyway, near "Nobody cares who I am" street.
Sheepy: Gil: That's why you make them care!
Arsé-kun: Progil: Don't you think I've tried, zasshu?
Sheepy: Gil: I don't think you've tried!
Arsé-kun: Progil: I'll give it another shot, but only because you know better.
Sheepy: Gil: Of course I do!
Arsé-kun: Progil: Then I'll make those hating mongrels rue the day they cursed our name!
Sheepy: Gil: Good!
Sheepy: Kogil: ................
Sheepy: Kogil: But don't you want to become known as a good ruler rather than a tyrant?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Please don't hurt anyone too badly. You want respect, not hatred.
Arsé-kun: Progil: Can't you be a good ruler and still take names?
Arsé-kun: *in the bg, andersen climbs into the cart and goes to sleep there. real goddamn adult-like and classy*
Sheepy: Kogil: A good ruler does not go after those who insult him.
Sheepy: Kogil: Instead, he proves them wrong by doing good deeds no matter if he gets attention for it or not.
Sheepy: Kogil: A selfless king is the way to go.
Sheepy: Gil: A selfless king gets taken advantage of!
Sheepy: Gil: A powerful king who knows both his place and the place of those who doubt him is the perfect king!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Do find a happy medium. These two will argue for the next year about it.
Arsé-kun: Progil: I'll figure something out!
Sheepy: Gil: Good.
Sheepy: Kogil: I hope you make a choice that you don't regret in the long run.
Arsé-kun: Progil: But short term disappointments are okay? I'll remember that.
Sheepy: Kogil: Of course!
Sheepy: Kogil: Short term disappointments are how you learn and improve.
Sheepy: Kogil: To run away from disappointment is to run away from life itself. Without occasional failure and disappointment, your accomplishments won't seem as great to you.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! Well, you talk big for a short disappointment!
Sheepy: Gil: Wuhahahahahahahahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Will you two quit it for ten minutes..?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You can go get started, though, mayor. Get your work done, and don't forget to take regular breaks.
Arsé-kun: *so Progil heads off on his own, and everyone else returns to a hotel room. Indoor heating is so good.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: This is much better. *and he sits on the radiator*
Sheepy: Kogil: *He's thinking to himself silently. Gil is enjoying the warmth.*
Arsé-kun: *Andersen is writing. Minako is sorting the bags and the contents.*
Sheepy: Kogil: *This silence is uncomfortable.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: ....?
Sheepy: Kogil: ..................Master~ I have a question.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, yeah? What's up?
Sheepy: Kogil: Do you have any, ah.......
Sheepy: Kogil: Wishes that you haven't fulfilled yet? Life goals?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Eh? Uhm... It's, uh. It's still the same as before. Why..?
Sheepy: Kogil: .............Ah, it's just...
Sheepy: Kogil: Well, Master, please work hard and remember: wishes aren't everything~ they're just things to aspire to, but if you can't achieve them, that's OK.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, yeah, I get that. It happens all the time, unfortunately.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... I don't mean to me, though!
Sheepy: Kogil: I just want to make sure you know that.
Sheepy: Kogil: ................. *he goes back to staring at the floor silently...*
Arsé-kun: Minako: .... You okay, Ko?
Sheepy: Kogil: Ah, you know how it is. I just worry about my friends sometimes.
Sheepy: Kogil: I think I'm going to try to sleep early~ Try not to miss me too much, okay?
Arsé-kun: Minako: You're right here. I'm not going anywhere.
Sheepy: Kogil: Yes. I know.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, but first... *she goes digging into a bag, and pulls out a white teddy bear* I got this for you!
Sheepy: Kogil:......!
Sheepy: Kogil: Thank you....!
Arsé-kun: Minako: You're welcome! Oh, Gil, I got you stuff too!
Sheepy: Gil: I will accept your sacrifices, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Great, mutt! You're getting them whether you like them or not!
Sheepy: Gil: Hahahaha! As if!
Sheepy: *Kogil slinks off...*
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she pulls out a small dagger in a nice sheathe* You said you were missing something like this? It was the, uh.. *and she trips over "Carnwennan" for the next five seconds*
Sheepy: Gil: Yes, I was.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then here you go! *she hands it over to him*
Sheepy: *Gil snatches it and begins to inspect it.*
Arsé-kun: *it's a dagger.*
Sheepy: Gil: ...Hah, it's nothing worth much. A common dagger at best. I'll accept such a cheap gift just this once, mutt.
Sheepy: *...Gil appears pleased.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Cheap? Cheap?? You don't know what cheap means, you mutt! *and she throws a big, balled up scarf at his face*
Sheepy: Gil: -Ow!
Sheepy: Gil: Define cheap and I'll tell you if it's right, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Minako: A shit gift you get because you can't be bothered to get something good! Snowglobes, socks, n' mugs!
Arsé-kun: Minako: But you can share that with Mud!
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Share it..? Is it long enough for that?
Sheepy: Gil: Hah? The dagger? Probably not.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: The scarf, za.
Sheepy: Gil: ....The scarf? Maybe.
Sheepy: Gil: You can have it if it doesn't.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I refuse. It's yours.
Sheepy: Gil: I don't need it.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I can coat myself in warm fur if I need to. You cannot.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Therefore, I will regift it to you without fail.
Arsé-kun: *He gets off the heater and approaches Gil, taking the scarf to put on. It is Far Too Long, so he throws it on Gil too.*
Arsé-kun: *During this, Andersen shuts his book and throws himself at the bed. He's so done*
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
Arsé-kun: *And then Enkidu tugs on Gil's end of the scarf. Hey. Hey, you*
Sheepy: Gil: ?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: :)
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he gets close to Gil, lowering his voice* If we need time for you to use your clairvoyance, it'd be best we got it over with now rather than later.
Sheepy: Gil:...I suppose so.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: If anything happens, I'll protect you with everything I have, my lord.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You come first, no questions asked.
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu then drags Gil by the scarf to bed, and lays next to him, lightly purring until Gil falls asleep*
*A single flash, and the hotel room freezes over. Can't move. So cold. Sobbing. Crack. Crack. Flash. White halls, rushing through. Faceless masses, covering themselves. Flash. Snow-covered mountains. Flash. Ice storm, rippling across a city. Nothing withstands it. Flash. Bodies being thrown into the air as streets are ripped apart. They hit the broken ground and instantly shatter. Flash. The world is spinning as Master dies. A faceless child succumbs to the cold and fades away. Flash. Where is he? Falling towards the throne, watching an unmoving clock. Tick, tick. The clock starts moving at a rapid speed. His fall stops and he is jolted upwards. Tick, tick. Flash. His friend's frozen form, stuck in it's mournful pose, shatters. Tick, tick. The streets are silent and clear. A car hits a pole. Tick, tick. Being carried through calm white halls. Tick, tick. The hotel room is tore apart, debris flying before this, too, stops. Tick, tick. He wakes up in the hotel room with nothing amiss. The others are asleep and no one is harmed. He hears the clock ticking. He looks at the clock. There are no clock hands. A surge of nausea washes through him. The sun shines into the room. It's too hot. The hotel room melts away from the heat. Tick, tick, tick, tock goes the clock. He wakes up.*
Sheepy: *Gil shoots up, hyperventilating and sweating. Shaking and nauseous.*
Arsé-kun: *Is this real life? Or is this, too, another layer of the vision?*
Sheepy: Gil: *He attempts to shakily stand.*
Arsé-kun: *He is able to do so! With control over his motions, it can be confirmed that he is Awake.*
Arsé-kun: *and alone. In his own room, at the house.*
Arsé-kun: *His room is in its normal, neat and clean state. There are no peopl-Enkidu suddenly barrels into the room, slamming the door open*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You've finally woken up! I've been.... waiting.... *his smile fades as he looks at Gil's face* ... Are you okay, Gilgamesh..?
Sheepy: Gil: I saw something.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It was that bad..?
Sheepy: Gil: ....Horrible...
Sheepy: Gil: ...and cold. It's so cold.
Sheepy: Gil: L-like something like that is going to happen....!!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Indeed. We are still here, are we not..? *he puts an arm around Gil, slowly, unsure if he should*
Sheepy: Gil:....How did I end up here...?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I don't know.
Sheepy: Gil:...What?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I. Do not know. How we got here. As far as I am aware, we are the only ones who were displaced like this.
Sheepy: Gil:.....
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Not that I am complaining. Nothing of value was lost.
Sheepy: Gil:....Things were lost?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Probably? I haven't asked. I've only been with you and the young prince.
Sheepy: Gil: You've seen him?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Yes.
Sheepy: Gil: And?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He's been... Violently ill all morning.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'd like to say he saw something similar to you.
Sheepy: Gil: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Shall we get you food, so you do not have the same fate as the prince?
Sheepy: Gil: ....I suppose so
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Then we will, za!
Sheepy: Gil: *He stands back up, stumbling briefly*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he shifts himself to help support Gil* Just ask if you need anything.
Sheepy: Gil: I will.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Okay. Lets go, friend.
Sheepy: *The two go to get food!*
Arsé-kun: *the long and arduous journey is not interrupted by Anyone, and Gil obtains Food and Drink. Where the hell is everyone.*
Sheepy: Gil: Where is everyone?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Living room.... Except the prince and two others, they're nearby. .... And two are not in range.
Sheepy: Gil: "In range"?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'm not detecting them at all.
Sheepy: Gil: Which ones?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: The wizard and the detective are both absent.
Sheepy: Gil: ...Hm.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I have been informed that they were both present prior to last night, as well. So either they went out early this morning or....
Sheepy: Gil: ................
Sheepy: Gil: Suspicious.
Sheepy: Gil: That wizard and that detective- both of them are suspicious.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: The wizard I could understand- He may just be hidden for whatever reason. The detective does not have this advantage.
Sheepy: Gil: ..........
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: But it is still worrying.
Sheepy: Gil: What are they plotting?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: What are they..? We don't know if they are.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Perhaps someone else knows? Or should we try to find out ourselves?
Sheepy: Gil: ...Yes.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Yes to which?
Sheepy: Gil: To the last part.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Shall we... Do what we were asked not to do?
Sheepy: Gil: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I mean, didn't he forbid you from looking at his diary?
Sheepy: Gil: ...Hah. Who cares.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Not I. I want answers.
Sheepy: Gil: Of course!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Let us be off.
Sheepy: Gil: *He heads to Merlin's room.*
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu follows him*
Arsé-kun: *and in the middle of the room, on the floor, is Merlin's diary. The floor around it is wet for some reason.*
Sheepy: Gil: ...............?
Sheepy: Gil: *He strolls over to the diary and snatches it*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he goes over and.... sniffs the floor. Enkidu.* Smells like the titanic. Cold and salty.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he gets back up* Wait, no. The titanic was the ship. I messed it up.
Sheepy: Gil: *He starts flipping through the pages* Yes, yes it is.
Arsé-kun: *he quickly finds yesterday's date. "yesterday's".*
Arsé-kun: *most of the page is complaining. An awful thing was supposed to happen, but there was no sign of it? what was he worrying for? ... immediately followed by panicked scribbling. It quickly stops being legible*
Sheepy: Gil: ............
Arsé-kun: *turn the page?*
Arsé-kun: *The next page is written in an entirely different hand, but it only mentions that Merlin was too occupied to write anything. Only at the bottom does Merlin's handwriting come in, and all it says is "They're dead and that's all you had to say?!"*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he leans in and sniffs* Detective.
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: This page smells like the detective. He wrote this, or handled it.
Sheepy: Gil: So they're together at least.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Perhaps. Lets keep going.
Arsé-kun: *the next page is dated as "today", and is written by Merlin again, detailing.... How most of the planet has been frozen over... And that there were only a few survivors...*
Sheepy: Gil:...Lies!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Little Gil reported visions of freezings both yesterday and today...
Sheepy: Gil: But we're still here.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: We are... Is there more?
Sheepy: Gil:...What?
Sheepy: Gil: You said everyone is in the other room.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No... *he goes to turn the page. there is an entry dated tomorrow. what.*
Sheepy: Gil:.....?!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... *he takes out his phone and checks the date* ......... Gil?
Sheepy: Gil:...What?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: My phone says its October.
Sheepy: Gil: What....
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Maybe it's just mine?
Sheepy: *Gil takes his phone out*
Arsé-kun: *it, too, claims it is the middle of October.*
Sheepy: Gil: What?!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: How?!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: This doesn't make any sense! *he flips the journal forward by a bunch of pages. Entry is dated the middle of march. What.*
Sheepy: Gil:....
Sheepy: Gil: H...hah...it's just a prank...
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I hope so. Let us present this to the others so that we do not have to worry about it alone.
Sheepy: Gil:...Yes.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Okay.
Sheepy: *Gil starts looking for the others.*
Arsé-kun: *they are found exactly where Enkidu stated: Satoru's living room. Angra is blocking the way in.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Move, I'm gay. *he shoves Angra out of the doorway*
Arsé-kun: *Andersen looks up at Gil and his eyes widen. Nods, zips his lips, and looks away.*
Sheepy: *Lobo looks up and snarls*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Don't you speak to us in that tone of voice!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He makes a snapping motion and growls.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he looks up from his crocheting and hisses* Heel, Lobo, before I take your tail off.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He bares his teeth at Vlad.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'll knock them all out if you use them on me!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He snaps at Vlad and lets out a mix of a whimper and a snarl.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Oh, shut the hell up.
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrrrrr!
Sheepy: Rider: *He is cleaning his blade...*
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she turns to face them* Oh, you're here! ... Whatcha got, Gil?
Sheepy: Gil: A diary.
Sheepy: Gil: What day is it?
Arsé-kun: Minako: October 20th, apparently.. It was just January, right? And we're not all going nuts?
Sheepy: Gil: Exactly.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: That's what we were wondering too. But this diary has... Entries daily from then. It's also wet for some reason.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... It's Merlin's.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ...... And upon a quick peek, we can safely say Sherlock was with him.
Sheepy: Gil: Why, I wonder.
Sheepy: Bedi: M-Merlin...you've seen him!?
Sheepy: Gil: No.
Sheepy: Bedi: I need to look for him!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Woah, woah, woah, buddy! Sit down. If even you can't get to him, maybe he doesn't want to be found!
Sheepy: Bedi: I need to-!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He howls angrily.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Lobo, shut up!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He stands and fluffs up a bit to make himself look larger*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Great pomeranian impression.
Sheepy: Lobo: ....!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He huffs and sits down, setting his glare on Moriarty *
Arsé-kun: Mori: Don't you look at me like that.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He averts his gaze and focuses on one of the bear traps on his legs. He tugs at it briefly before Rider lightly hits his nose. No*
Sheepy: Bedi: He’s probably at Chaldea.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Most likely.
Sheepy: Bedi: So we should go find him.
Sheepy: Yan: We don’t need to!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he looks up* Why don't you tell us?
Sheepy: Yan: Tell you what?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Where he is. Why are you even here?!
Sheepy: Yan: Because I like it here?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You don't live here! When did you even- How did you get here?
Sheepy: Yan: I walked.
Sheepy: Yan: You need to chill out~ what’s all the fuss about?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You're from Chaldea, so you know exactly what's going on!
Sheepy: Yan: Hah? But your Master works with Chaldea.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Sure, but she doesn't live there.
Sheepy: Yan: If she doesn’t know, why should you? Hehehe~
Sheepy: Yan: It’s a secret.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: We've got Merlin's diary.
Sheepy: Yan: Then what do you need from me?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It's simpler to hear it from you than to dig through many entries.
Sheepy: Yan: You don’t even want to work for your knowledge?
Sheepy: Yan: Hmhmhm~ Fine.
Sheepy: Yan: If the world ended during your sleep, how would you ever know? This entire conversation could be a dream.
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu looks at Gil*
Sheepy: Gil: ....
Sheepy: Yan: But it’s not a dream.
Sheepy: Yan: Thank Chaldea for that.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: So that actually did happen..
Sheepy: Yan: Yup!
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu shifts closer to and looks up at Gil*
Sheepy: Gil: *He's horrified.*
Sheepy: Yan: We saved everything.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Not you!!
Sheepy: Yan: Awww...
Sheepy: Gil: .......*sigh* I had a dream about it.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... That does explain a lot. To rattle both of the golden kings? Terrible.
Sheepy: Gil: Both?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You and Kogil, though the Pharaoh isn't happy either.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. The kid isn't a king. Stop saying that.
Sheepy: Gil: ...Anyway, I'm not surprised Ozymandias is upset.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he pops his head in* We're all upset about this!
Sheepy: Gil: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: And while I get that it happened, how did it? It doesn't make any sense!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It was... *he takes the diary and flips through it* Powerful magics and human stagnation.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I have no idea what that means.
Sheepy: Gil: Nor do I.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Wait. *he puts the diary down and looks towards the door*
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: The detective is coming.
Sheepy: Gil: ....!
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's about time.
Sheepy: *The door handle jiggles. An attempt at unlocking the door is made. The door handle jiggles. An attempt at unlocking the door is made. There's a single thump at the door - a pathetic attempt at knocking at the door. One last time, an attempt is made- and succeeds. Sherlock stumbles in exhaustedly into the house, dropping his key and leaving the front door open. His clothes are wrinkled-obviously worn for a while. His hair is a mess and dark rings have formed under his eyes since the last time he'd been seen by the group. He trudges towards the couch before collapsing halfway onto it. ... He's already fallen asleep...*
Arsé-kun: Angra: I can't believe he's fucking dead.
Sheepy: Bedi: Mer-...ah. No, it's not.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Unfortunately. *he leans over to check Sherlock's pulse. not out of concern or anything. No dying on his property!!*
Sheepy: *Sherlock is indeed still alive!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *hm. he picks up the diary himself and starts to read it. just in case*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He gives it one curious glance before returning his attention to his coloring book.*
Arsé-kun: *Everyone's comms go off!! Chaldea message, chaldea message!*
Sheepy: Bedi:!!
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she opens her compact com the fastest, turning the volume up* I got it!
Sheepy: Satoru: *He presses it* We didn't order a pizza. You have the wrong number.
Arsé-kun: *Sorry, Satoru, it's a prerecorded video message. Play?*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He plays it*
Sheepy: Satoru: *???????*
Arsé-kun: Magi☆Mari: Good afternoon, Masters and Servants! As the Director is currently occupied, I have decided to record this message myself! Here goes!!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, I found Merlin in my watch.
Sheepy: Bedi: *!!!*
Arsé-kun: Magi☆Mari: Due to forseen circumstance, we have been fighting off dire threats for the previous months that seriously endangered us, but we won! Hooray! Everyone is okay! *she cheers a bit* As a side effect, it seems we've missed the summer months, but please do not fret! The next week should still have those warm temperatures you crave so much!
Sheepy: Bedi:......
Sheepy: *Satoru goes back to coloring while the message plays.*
Arsé-kun: Magi☆Mari: That's all the time I have for this announcement, so please send any questions you may have in for next week, where they will be answered in a QnA panel!
Arsé-kun: *the message ends*
Sheepy: Bedi: But he didn't say if he was at Chaldea still...or if he needs help...or anything...
Arsé-kun: Mori: Let us assume that he is still ther-
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He's in range.
Sheepy: Yan: You should try these mini muffins I found in your pantry. They're really good!...Mmmm? Oh, the wizard's back?
Sheepy: Yan: Eh, I'll save these for him!
Sheepy: Bedi: Where is he, do you know!?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Coming towards the house. That way. *he points*
Arsé-kun: Minako: My muffins!
Sheepy: *Before Yan can grab him, Bedi shoots out of his chair and rushes outside*
Arsé-kun: *and Minako lunges for her mini muffins*
Sheepy: Yan: Hey! Those are the wizard's!
Sheepy: Yan: You can have a few but not all of them!
Sheepy: Yan: Sure, you bought 'em, but I ate 'em first!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Ooooh, why, you..!
Sheepy: Yan: Ehehehehe! *A mischievous grin spreads across his face*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...... *he's trudging towards the house, dragging his staff behind him. He looks far worse than he did in the announcement, with eye rings rivaling Sherlock's and his hair resembling the plant life of an untamed jungle. He's just staring at the ground as he goes*
Sheepy: Bedi: M-Merlin!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bedi... *he looks up, tearing up* Bedivere..!
Sheepy: Bedi: You-you look terrible! What happened....!? *He hugs Merlin tightly* Are you okay?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm just tired... *he kinda just drops on Bedi* 've been working... Months now.....
Sheepy: Bedi: H-here, let me bring you inside! *He lifts Merlin up bridal style (rather than bedi's usual style of sack of potatoes) and carries him indoors, glancing around for a place for him to lie down* I can take you to your bed. Do you want that?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Aye. It's... Safer that way. .... 'lo, Master.
Sheepy: Eiji: Uh...uh....
Sheepy: Eiji:..........
Sheepy: Eiji: T-try to, uh....yyou know...feel better soon...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thanks..!
Sheepy: *Eiji turns his gaze back to the floor and Bedi carries Merlin to his room, placing him in bed*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ..... *he holds onto Bedi's arm, drowsily looking up at him* Stay please...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Haven't... Seen you in months........ or been with anyone.....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Toldja.... .. Toldja I was loy-al.... *he gives Bedi a lopsided, dopey smile* ... 'id it for you...
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course I'll stay!
Sheepy: Bedi: Please try to sleep. I'll be with you the entire time.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he hums, sliding his hand down to Bedi's as he gets comfortable. He's out in seconds.*
Sheepy: *Bedi, as he said he would, stays with Merlin*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yo, you filthy animals!
Sheepy: Lobo: *grrrrrr*
Sheepy: Bedi: .......? What is it?
Arsé-kun: Angra: I came! *intended pause* To you! To deliver this wet ass book! *And he tosses the diary to Bedi*
Arsé-kun: *plwap.*
Sheepy: Bedi: ....!
Sheepy: *Bedi catches it and places it down on the nightstand*
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you....now, please be quiet. He's trying to sleep.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *surprisingly, he lowers his voice* Yeah, yeah. *he does a 180°, picking up one of Lobo's chains as he does* C'mon, pup, lets go harass the golden boys.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He grunts in response, turning to head out*
Arsé-kun: Liz: -- And! And we could get some of those spooky games, too! Oooh, I can barely wait!
Arsé-kun: Liz: Oh, oh, and we need lots and lots of candy!
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Angra: ??
Arsé-kun: Liz: I'm so ready! Lets take some virgins, kill the skeletons, become king of halloween!
Sheepy: Lobo: ...........Rrrrrrrr!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Lets change the order a bit! Take some skeletons and kill some virgins!
Sheepy: Lobo: !!!
Arsé-kun: Angra: You wanna get some skellys, Lobo?
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Then lets just do it!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Fuck it! World almost ended? Who cares! Lets go break some bones!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He licks Angra's face*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Thank you!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Lets get Rider and go!
Sheepy: *Lobo starts hunting around for Rider.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Riiiii-der! We're gonna go beheading without youuuu!
Sheepy: Rider: *He appears behind Angra.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Is he not coming?
Sheepy: *Lobo stares past Angra at Rider*
Sheepy: *Rider grabs Angra's shoulder.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Wh- *and he shrieks*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He scratches an itch, uncaring about the situation, as Rider imitates laughter.*
Arsé-kun: *Liz, meanwhile, just laughs at Angra*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Y'know what? Fine, I deserved that!
Sheepy: Rider: ........."Yes, you did."
Arsé-kun: Angra: And always will!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Maaaaster! Where you at?
Sheepy: Rider: "He hasn't moved since the last time you saw him."
Arsé-kun: Angra: He tryin' to get fat and lazy? *but he heads to the living room anyway*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Master, me n' Lobo are gonna go crack some skellys. That okay with you?
Sheepy: *Eiji has joined him in coloring since earlier. But that's irrelevant.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *THAT IS NOT IRRELEVANT*
Sheepy: Eiji:...Y-your sky is red? And your lion is purple...
Sheepy: Satoru: It's not a lion. It's a lobo.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Ah, I see now. It was an easy mistake to make.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, your lobo is coming along quite well, Satoru.
Sheepy: Satoru: Thanks.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're welcome. And how are you doing, Eiji?
Sheepy: Eiji:....Ah...*He hasn't gotten very far...* Uh...
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's something, sonny.
Sheepy: Eiji: I...uh...well. Y-yes. I guess. Someth-thing...
Arsé-kun: *Local grandpa has a lightbulb appear over his head. He Think*
Sheepy: *Eiji's movements are slow, clumsy, and labored. The artist that once would put his feelings on paper no longer did: one could say it's because he can't, but perhaps it's more accurate to say thay he doesn't need to. That rare smile says more than any picture would.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Blanca is orange, right?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, no, but you wouldn't be able to see her if you used white.
Sheepy: Satoru: Blanca can be an invisible dog.
Sheepy: Satoru: Just like Lobo does sometimes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sure, why not.
Sheepy: Eiji: Lobo does...what...?
Sheepy: Satoru: Sometimes Lobo turns invisible and other times he goes through walls.
Sheepy: Eiji: *FEAR*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Both events are awful.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... And sometimes there is a third party. This, too, is awful.
Sheepy: Eiji:...R...really...?
Sheepy: Eiji: H-he...hates me...so...is th-there a chance....
Sheepy: Satoru: He won't hurt you. Lobo doesn't hurt people.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo just growls because he hates you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lobo hates everyone. Except when he doesn't, apparently.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Why're we still standin' here with two old guys and the Master? C'mooon, lets go kill some shit.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He picks up Angra by the back of his...shirt, if he has one. Otherwise, rip Angra. He then begins to stroll outside.*
Arsé-kun: *Liz grabs onto Rider's sleeve and drags him along. Lets go, lets go, lets go*
Sheepy: *Rider follows.*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Lets cut through the woods, it's faster and there's less people!
Sheepy: Lobo: !!!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He rushes towards the woods.*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Hey, wait up, puppy!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He slows* ...?
Arsé-kun: Liz: *and she catches up* Don't leave me and Rider behind!
Sheepy: Lobo: ...........
Sheepy: *Lobo stops and waits.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he just crosses his arms. One day he'll be put down*
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Angra: You gonna keep carrying me?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He drops Angra*
Arsé-kun: *Angra lands on his ass*
Sheepy: *Lobo steps over Angra and over to Rider, who hops onto his back.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Sheepy: *Lobo turns and begins to head to the forest once more.*
Arsé-kun: *and everyone follows him. He knows where he's goin'*
Arsé-kun: *but is the trip there uninterrupted? or are they stopped for any reason?*
Arsé-kun: *the trip is... *spins roulette wheel* Uninterrupted!*
Arsé-kun: *Welcome to skeleton hell! Welcome to skeleton hell! They're all lookin' at the party! Welcome to skeleton hell!*
Sheepy: *Lobo's tail is wagging!*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Go get'em, Lobo!
Sheepy: *Lobo chases down skeletons, Rider hacking at any that get close to Lobo's side.*
Arsé-kun: *Liz throws Angra into some skellys like a bowling ball before jumping in herself. Hello, naughty piggies, would you like a concert? ~♪*
Arsé-kun: *and they, minus Angra, absolutely devastate the skeleton population. Angra has settled for taunting skeletons into doing stupid things and laughing at them*
Sheepy: *Good!*
Arsé-kun: *and they gather quite the pile of bones!*
Sheepy: Rider: "....What do we do with these?"
Sheepy: *Lobo is chewing on one...*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Bring em home with us! You never know what a good bone can do!
Sheepy: Rider: "Lobo will probably claim them all."
Arsé-kun: Liz: He gets the bones of what he killed~♫
Sheepy: Lobo: *He doesn't care about the conversation. All ofhis feelings of rage have briefly been extinguished through the outlet of murdering skeletons. Everything is good. Everything is fine.*
Arsé-kun: *and no demons spawned this time. Thankfully?*
Sheepy: Rider:"What will we put the bones in?"
Arsé-kun: Liz: *she pauses, having not thought that far ahead* I could get a bag for them?
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes, do that."
Arsé-kun: *she runs off. and then she returns...... a while later, with the bag, but also more bags. She DID have shopping planned and she had no chaperone*
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrr?
Arsé-kun: Liz: Bone bag delivery!
Sheepy: Lobo:!
Arsé-kun: Liz: So now we♪ *she puts the bag down* Put them in the bag, and you can carry it!
Sheepy: Lobo:....?!
Sheepy: *Lobo sticks his nose in the bag.*
Arsé-kun: *it's empty right now, silly.*
Sheepy: *Lobo whines.*
Sheepy: *Rider has begun picking up bones to put in the bag.*
Arsé-kun: *Some bones are mysteriously levitated into the bag, as well. Hello, Jack!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lifts himself up and tries to lick Jack. Hello! I love you friend!!!*
Arsé-kun: Jack: *OH GOD WHY*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Arsé-kun: Jack: I can't see now, you big lump..! *and he wipes his face off with Rider's coat*
Sheepy: Rider:....
Sheepy: Lobo: *Whine*
Arsé-kun: Jack: Yeah, yeah. *he pats Lobo's snout*
Sheepy: *Lobo wags his tail excitedly. Attention from invisible friend!!*
Arsé-kun: Liz: ????????????????????
Sheepy: Rider: *He puts the bones he's holding in the bag and begins picking up more.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He attempts to nuzzle Jack.*
Arsé-kun: Jack: Watch it..! *he has to take a step back to avoid falling over. While he himself isn't visible, his steps are. The bit of wolf saliva and fur also betray his location.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Whine*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sits down and huffs*
Arsé-kun: Liz: *she flaps over, squinting* Where's the guy, Lobo?
Sheepy: Lobo: *Whiiiiiine*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Whaaaaat?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He stares in the general direction of Jack.*
Arsé-kun: *Liz feels for him. She's eventually met with an "God, no!" and a push away*
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Jack: The last thing we want is a semi-visible vampire dragon whacham'callit!
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrrrr....
Sheepy: *Rider has been cleaning up the bones meanwhile.*
Arsé-kun: Jack: Rrrrr!
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrrrrrrrr!
Arsé-kun: Jack: No, you!
Sheepy: Lobo: Bawuff!!
Arsé-kun: Jack: No, it's you!
Sheepy: Lobo: Ruff!!!
Arsé-kun: Jack: It can't be me! It's you!
Sheepy: Lobo:.....!!!!!
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrrrrr!
Arsé-kun: Jack: What? It's Rider?
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Sheepy: *Rider has finished putting the bones into the bag!*
Sheepy: Rider: "I am the best boy."
Sheepy: Lobo: *He grunts in approval. Good!*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Dibs on the worst boy!
Sheepy: Lobo:....*He's okay with this!*
Sheepy: *Lobo picks up the bag and Rider hops onto his back.*
Arsé-kun: *Jack follows*
Arsé-kun: *Liz picks her bags back up and takes point on heading the team home. Angra lags behind to goof off.*
Sheepy: *Eventually, the group makes it home!*
Sheepy: *Lobo drops the bag in the yard and starts sniffing around.*
Arsé-kun: *it smells like yard.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boring.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He starts digging a hole.*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Burying your bones?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He grunts*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he sticks his head out of the doggie door. (Never mind that literally no one can USE that other than Merlin, probably.) What's this? OWO?*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Stare*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *stare*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He pulls the bag of bones closer to himself and snarls*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he pulls his head back in and opens the door. What was the point, Proto Cu?* Where'd you get all those??
Sheepy: Lobo: .....
Sheepy: Rider: “We stole them from skeleton.���
Arsé-kun: Proto: That's all one skeleton??
Arsé-kun: Liz: Move it, wolfman, I've got stuff! *and she... waits for Proto to move so she can go inside with her 1000 bags*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He watches Proto closely.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: ?
Sheepy: *Lobo is going to guard his bones!*
Sheepy: Rider: "We got them from different skeletons."
Sheepy: Rider: "Skeletons. Plural."
Arsé-kun: Proto: Oooh, that makes more sense.
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Sheepy: Rider: "Did anything happen while we were gone?"
Arsé-kun: Proto: Uhhh, not that I can think of!
Sheepy: Rider: "I see."
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he jumps into the hole to get his bones. He needs some of those!*
Sheepy: Lobo: ?!
Sheepy: *Lobo snarls.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: They weren't all yours, you big bully!
Sheepy: Lobo: !?
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'm taking mine and fucking right off! *which he does, taking the smallest bones for himself, and one to throw at Proto at mach three.*
Arsé-kun: *which proto easily catches. bone!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He doesn't bother chasing it, instead kicking dirt into the hole*
Arsé-kun: Angra: At least let me get out first!!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He stops*
Arsé-kun: *Angra easily hops out of the hole*
Arsé-kun: *hoorray*
Arsé-kun: *And then everyone went back inside*
Sheepy: *Sherlock is still fast asleep with his face planted in the sofa. Kintaro and Bear are watching a documentary on bears.*
Arsé-kun: *Liz plants a little top hat on Bear. Beautiful.*
Sheepy: *Bear gives Liz a curious expression before turning her attention back to her bear soap opera.*
Arsé-kun: *and Kintaro gets a matching hat. Flawless.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: A-ain't this a lil' flashy for a biker like me?
Arsé-kun: Liz: Hmmm... *she thinks about this for a solid minute, before pulling out edgy fake tattoos. You know, with skulls and edgy patterns.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: What're those?
Arsé-kun: Liz: Fake tattoos! They come off in, like, a week?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Boss said I couldn't get tattooes.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Ehhhh? Not even fake ones?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Eh...!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Mo-Boss'll kill me.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Mo-Boss?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Boss!
Sheepy: *Lobo plops down next to Bear.*
Arsé-kun: Liz: *she's digging through a bag. Ah, here's what she wanted! Fake gold bling. It's got a pumpkin on it*
Sheepy: Kintaro: ...!
Arsé-kun: Liz: How golden is this one, Mr. Golden?
Sheepy: Kintaro: It's not real but it's still golden thoughtful of you!
Arsé-kun: Liz: (owo)b
Sheepy: Kintaro: Thanks, lady!
Arsé-kun: *and Liz runs off to distribute more treats! Who can hate free stuff?*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Satoru! I've got a treat for you-uuu!
Sheepy: *It takes a moment for Satoru to appear, but he peeks in*
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: *Liz gives him the fake fangs*
Arsé-kun: Liz: So you can spook Uncle Vlad!
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Liz: Or be closer to him?
Sheepy: Satoru: How?
Arsé-kun: Liz: You can dress up as a vampire so you can be like him!
Sheepy: Satoru: ..............?!
Arsé-kun: Liz: I bet he'd love it!
Sheepy: Satoru:......!
Sheepy: Satoru: How do I dress up as one?
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he yanks a tablecloth off a table. the tables' contents dont move* Cape incoming! *and he ties it around satoru's neck loosely*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's a tablecloth.
Arsé-kun: Angra: It's a cape if you use your iiiiimmmmagination!
Arsé-kun: Liz: It's a cape-lcloth!
Sheepy: Satoru: But we need this, right? The table will wake up and eat me at night if it doesn't have it.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's a blanket to keep the table happy and warm while it slumbers for eternity.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Tables don't eat people unless their possessed, silly!
Arsé-kun: Liz: They don't!
Sheepy: Satoru: But....!
Arsé-kun: Angra: I would pay my left leg to watch that though.
Sheepy: Satoru: But he said...
Arsé-kun: Angra: Who? Who said it? I'll kill 'em for you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Kintaro.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Aw, I can't kill him! He's part dragon god! I'll go... Ask where he heard that, then!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *Angra exits scene, not yet pursued by bear*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Bear! Bear!
Arsé-kun: Angra: *what's happening in this thread?*
Sheepy: *They're still watching the bear documentary.*
Sheepy: Bear: *She looks over, still wearing the top hat*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Hiah, bear!
Sheepy: Bear: *bear noises*
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he drapes himself onto Kintaro, like some sort of retarded cape.* Howdy
Sheepy: Kintaro: It's...eh...
Sheepy: Kintaro: You.
Arsé-kun: Angra: It's me, Angry Man. *he pokes Kintaro's face* You tell Master tables eat people?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Eh? Did I...
Sheepy: Kintaro: Only if they're woken up!
Arsé-kun: Angra: How do you wake up a table??
Sheepy: Kintaro: By removing its blanket!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Ooh, so is that why every table down 'ere has one?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yeah!
Arsé-kun: Angra: It'd be a shame if a table didn't have one then, huh?
Arsé-kun: Angra: A real downer, a damned shame.
Sheepy: Kintaro: ?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Why?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Why what? Why would it be bad? Because then we'd have an angry table!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Of course! But...what I mean is, why wouldn't one have it?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Oh, I borrowed a table blanket to give Satoru a cape.
Sheepy: Kintaro: !!!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Th-the table's going to wake up!
Sheepy: Kintaro: That's not golden at all!
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he looks at the table* ... Looks pretty chill to me.
Sheepy: Kintaro: it's waiting.
Sheepy: Kintaro: It's waiting for us to sleep...
Arsé-kun: Angra: But then the vamps are up!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yes, but...not even Vlad can handle it.
Sheepy: Kintaro: And, well, he's the poster child for vampires, yeah?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Well, duh. *he looks at the table again. it's a fucking table. whoo hoo.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'll throw somethin' on it for now, then. *he gets off of Kintaro to take off his stupid skirt thing. Thankfully, he has shorts on under it, but even those don't have any distinct features. life of being angra. and then he throws his skirt thing on the table. issue solved*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Good.
Sheepy: Kintaro: 'Cause the table told me it'll get cold, yeah?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he pauses and fully registers what was said*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Wait, what.
Sheepy: Kintaro: That's what the table said.
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's wicked.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Haven't you heard it say that?
Arsé-kun: Angra: No?
Sheepy: Kintaro: ?!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Perhaps because it was already covered, that it did not speak up.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Oh! That's a golden good point!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Well, good to know! I'll relay this to Master now~
Sheepy: Kintaro: Chief is probably worried about it.
Arsé-kun: Angra: He was! That's why I came here and asked.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Good! He's learning caution!
Arsé-kun: Angra: And with that, he'll be a better driver!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yeah!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He's staring at the table*
Sheepy: Bear: *She's grooming herself.*
Arsé-kun: *Angra decides to Inspect the Table.*
Sheepy: *What's the table doing?*
Arsé-kun: *it's being a fucking table, what did you expect?*
Sheepy: *Nothing!*
Arsé-kun: *Angra goes to open the drawer. Any goodies? Is it valuable? Is it breathing ever so slightl-wait*
Arsé-kun: Angra: :0
Sheepy: *Lobo lifts his ears curiously*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... That's quite enough of this! *and he pulls Angra away* Lets not bother it, now.
Sheepy: Lobo: ????
Sheepy: *Lobo hesitantly approaches the table.*
Arsé-kun: *it looks like a ta-ble, and it smells like one too♪*
Sheepy: Lobo: ...................
Sheepy: *Lobo hesitantly pokes at it*
Arsé-kun: *the table creaks a little. it is a table*
Sheepy: *Lobo huffs and turns away from it, visibly bored.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Oh, I hear Satoru.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Less fortunately, the lizard as well.
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrrrrrrrrr!
Arsé-kun: Liz: Hellooo, little piggies! Oh, Mr. Mo, I've got something for you, too! *... and she resumes the bag digging.*
Sheepy: *Lobo struts over and sticks his snout into one of her bags*
Arsé-kun: *it smells like plastic and Liz.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He huffs angrily. Boring!*
Arsé-kun: Liz: *she bops Lobo's snoot* You got your bones! You don't need my bags, too!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Satoru? I hear you from here. What in the world are you wearing that keeps clinking?
Sheepy: *Satoru strolls in wearing a halloween costume.*
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm pretty.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You're quite pretty.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You're so pretty that my eyes are going deaf.
Sheepy: Satoru: Your eyes are going death..
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That is not what I said.
Sheepy: Satoru: I wanted to be a vampire.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Speaking of death!
Arsé-kun: *and Liz chucks a costume bag at Mozart. He catches it and examines it. Grim Reaper costume......*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Death march!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sniffs at it*
Sheepy: Satoru: Death eyes.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: If I were a reaper and made of iron, would I be Death Metal?
Sheepy: Satoru: No!
Sheepy: Satoru: You'd be Mozart.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Oh, that's good to know.
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Oh, right! *she pulls out a box* Mr. Golden, can you give this to Clown? I couldn't find him.
Sheepy: Kintaro: *He takes it* Sure thing!
Arsé-kun: Liz: Thank you, Mr. Golden! Okay, Satoru, lets go show Uncle Vlad your pretty outfit!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Liz throws open the door and descends into the basement, the vampire lair, the catsitting room, the-*
Arsé-kun: *there is a cat chasing a rat... Or is the rat chasing the cat?*
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad's gone...
Sheepy: Satoru: Let's check somewhere else.
Arsé-kun: *The rat skids to a stop and-- Oh, that IS Vlad!*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, that's Dad. I thought he was hiding from the rat...
Sheepy: *The cat slams into Vlad.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Carmilla, have you no stopping ability at all??
Sheepy: *The cat becomes Carmilla.*
Sheepy: Carmilla: O-of course I do! Just not when you stop short like that!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: At least I have an excuse to not stop- You're an assassin. You need it far more than I do!
Sheepy: Carmilla: No!
Sheepy: Carmilla: I already have it, therefore, I don't need it!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: And if I had turned and attacked you, I'd have won this spar.
Sheepy: Carmilla: How were you going to win as a mouse!?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Who said it would have been as the rat?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Well, you became a rat!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: So I did. *and he finally looks to Satoru* ...?
Sheepy: Satoru: Why were you a mouse?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Practice. What are you wearing?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Ah, it's awful.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...
Sheepy: Carmilla: ...ly nice.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: It's shiny enough to imitate the sun.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... I suppose I cannot complain. I've seen far worse.
Sheepy: *Satoru pauses before putting in vampire fangs.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Look, Dad, I'm you.
Arsé-kun: *Vlad takes critical damage*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Eh...! And nothing for me?
Arsé-kun: *Liz "discreetly" hands Satoru a pair of kitty ears*
Sheepy: *Satoru puts them on.*
Arsé-kun: Liz: And now, he's you!
Sheepy: Carmila: ...!!!
Arsé-kun: *AOE damage.*
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: *They Love It. Even if the costume is awful, the intent wins in the end*
Sheepy: Satoru: *Good!*
Arsé-kun: *Liz is satisfied. She did a good! No one died! Look, look, she helped!*
Sheepy: *Satoru is pleased even! That's a rarity!*
Arsé-kun: *Not shown is Jack, the invisible man, standing on the stairs with someone else's phone. The phone is now the proud owner of at least fifteen pictures of Satoru looking happy. Congratulations.*
Arsé-kun: *"And now, a word from our sponsors!" says the tv, finally ending that bear documentary*
Sheepy: Kintaro: *Awwwwwwww!*
Arsé-kun: *and now that it's over, it's time for only one thing!*
Arsé-kun: *I HOPE YOU ARE DOWNNNN TO CLOWNNN*
Sheepy: *Kintaro goes to find Mephisto.*
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto is... Exactly where he is expected to be. In the attic, goofing off with liquid nitrogen. I don't know where he got that from.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Moose~!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Oh, hi Taro! *and he closes the container of dangerous freezey stuff* Is the bear show over already?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yeah! I've got a thing for you!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Yeah? What is it? Do I get a hint?
Sheepy: *Kintaro hands him the box.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: It's a box!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It sure is a box! *he grabs it, takes one look, and nearly drops it* E-eh?! Taro, where'd you get this??
Sheepy: Kintaro: ?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Liz gave it to me to give it to you!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Somehow, this is now much worse!
Sheepy: Kintaro: ?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: How did she get this?? ... Why is labelled as for kids?!
Sheepy: Kintaro: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: This is an ouija board!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Weegee board?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Close enough. It's supposed to summon ghosts..!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yeah?
Sheepy: Kintaro: ...Yeah?
Sheepy: Kintaro: ....
Sheepy: Kintaro: ...!?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Why do we need to summon ghosts!?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: We don't!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: We really don't... *he slowly glances at the trex plush nearby. He considers it again.* ... There's no reason to!
Sheepy: Kintaro:...?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ain't that the kid's toy?
Sheepy: Kintaro:....Bearnstein!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yeah! His name had to do with bears! Man, I wish my name was related to bears!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Beartaro..? Kintaro Sun bear!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Naw, I love it when people call me Golden!
Sheepy: Kintaro: My name's fine, I like it! But Golden has tons of feeling in it! It rocks!!!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It rocks? Gold is in rocks!
Sheepy: Kintaro: But after a while I settled. But, you call me a nickname that comes from the heart, yeah? And that's better than you just calling me Golden. It has feeling! Soul!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Soul, huh...
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto looks thoughtful, looking over the box again.*
Sheepy: Kintaro:...?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: .... This can't end well, but maybe I'll take a peek at it!
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'm here to protect you!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Will you? How kind of you!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yeah!
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'll smash 'em!!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You can sure try!
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto takes out his scissors and decimates the plastic on the box. Scissors > plastic*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Box!!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It sure is!
Sheepy: Kintaro: ...Now what?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he rips the box open and dumps the contents onto a table* No clue! I've never even touched one of these.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Let's look at the instructions!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: These have inst- *he cuts himself off, finding a little instruction manual, like what would come with Monopoly or Sorry* Are you kidding me?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he opens the instructions, picking up and crossing his legs as he does* Off to a good start here! "Based on the horror movie of the same name"... Definitely not safe! Absolutely not!
Arsé-kun: *But he sets it up, anyway, before expectantly looking at Kintaro*
Sheepy: Kintaro: What?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You can't offer to protect fragile little me and then stand over there!
Sheepy: Kintaro: *He approaches*
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto grabs the planchette- yknow, the triangle thingy- and puts it to the board. And then everything goes wrong, immediately, at that moment. The planchette yanks itself out of his hand and spells "Stauf" before stopping, pausing, going to "No", and spelling "Faust". Mephisto leaps and clings onto Kintaro in complete and utter fear. The table flips itself, which would be hilarious if not for the enraged ghost that caused it. Kintaro is, somehow, the sane man in the room.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: ?!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Oi, the table woke up...!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's not the table! It's not the table at all!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Where's the enemy?! Show yourself, punk!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Get ready to get a taste of my knuckle sandwich, prepared just for you!
Arsé-kun: *SUDDENLY GOST*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Hah! You're just a ghost, huh?!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ain't that a pity! I was hopin' for an actually fun opponent! *He summons his brass (?) knuckles*
Arsé-kun: Faust: *he speaks. But it is not in english. It will be translated for convenience* Not you.
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'm pretty selfish, yeah? I want a fight! You can take on Moose afterwards!
Sheepy: Kintaro: I can't understand a lick of what you're saying but I'm gonna guess that you're a coward who doesn't want to fight!
Arsé-kun: *Angry Ghost has gotten Angrier! Are you trying to rile it up?*
Sheepy: Kintaro: It's time to play chicken, punk! *His brass knuckles spark before he takes a swing at the ghost*
Arsé-kun: *Swing and a hit! Rider is not very effective against Assassin-class enemies. Faust just looks annoyed*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Eh?! That ain't right!
Arsé-kun: Faust: Not you. Not you. *and once more, with feeling! and ENGLISH* Not you.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Eh? Well, be polite and fight me first!
Arsé-kun: *Faust ignores him, staring directly at Mephisto, who would PROBABLY have gone pale if he COULD*
Sheepy: Kintaro: ........He-lllooooo!?
Arsé-kun: Faust: I heard you just fine.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Then why are you focused on Moose instead, huh?
Arsé-kun: Faust: Because... *His aura flares to life! (heheh) +4 attack and critical buffs!* HE IS THE ONE WHO KILLED ME!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ya sure you don't have the wrong Moose?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Moose are more dangerous than bears!
Arsé-kun: Faust: I know my own traitorous creation when I see it! Get out of my way! *he lunges at Mephisto (and Kintaro)! Mephisto ducks his head behind Kintaro's shoulder.*
Sheepy: *Kintaro takes the blow for Mephisto, attempting to block it with his arms!*
Arsé-kun: *Block successful! From Faust's ghostly claws are deep, stinging gashes across Kintaro's arms.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: *He grunts, returning with an attempt to kick Faust*
Arsé-kun: *The kick connects! Meanwhile, Mephisto finally lets go to let Kintaro have the rest of his arm back*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Oi, Moose! Go get Vlad!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: !! *and he throws himself out of the attic, still panicking.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Alright, gimme your best shot!
Arsé-kun: Faust: Fine. *he lets loose a Shock, which is not an electrical shock. Curse inflicted.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: ....Guh....!
Sheepy: Kintaro: What's this feeling...!?
Arsé-kun: Faust: Curse. You may have that gift while I finish my business. *and he dives through the floor, after Mephisto. oh. bye*
Sheepy: Kintaro: O-oi...! Wait up...! *He grunts, pulling himself towards the way down before slipping. Ouch*
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Mephisto has already managed to hide in a room somewhere. This won't last long- Faust can find him. How about... Here!*
Sheepy: Mephisto?: Oh, this won't do at all! I can't have you chasing me around my own home! It's like having to write in pen: it's ink-onvenient! Ehehehehe! S-so let's all stop and talk about it!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he barely glances up* Don't piss yourself, you shitty clown.
Arsé-kun: Faust: .... *+1 att. buff*
Sheepy: Mephisto?: What's the ball-point of any of this if I'm dead, huh? Nib-ody wants that result! Eheheh...heh... You won't be happy, I'll come back as a ghost and harass you for all eternity...you know the drill!
Sheepy: Mephisto?: Revenge isn't going to help if you deliver it on the wrong guy! It'll be like a nasty revenge merry go round in te end with all the upset ghosts seeking revenge on each other! Or, as you will, a scary-go-round!
Arsé-kun: Faust: *he gains another attack buff PURELY out of irritation. he's still carefully watching Mephisto?*
Sheepy: Mephisto?: Hey, hey! You aren't killing me and I'm not peeing myself because you're trying to kill me! You know, we should do this again sometime! Maybe in like... 3 millenia when humanity has died off and the Earth has been burnt to a crisp by the Sun!
Arsé-kun: Faust: You're being evasive. Give me a yes or a no, Mephistopheles! Did you, or did you not kill me?!
Sheepy: Mephisto?: Of course I didn't! Murder is never the answer unless it's convenient!
Arsé-kun: Faust: Then who did?!
Sheepy: Mephisto?: Now, that's a toughie!
Sheepy: Mephisto?: As much as I'd like to have all the answers, I don't!
Arsé-kun: Faust: Then give me one you can. Where's your other half?
Sheepy: Mephisto?: Oh, I sure hope it's given at least a semi-proper burial when you rip my left half from my right!
Arsé-kun: Faust: You know exactly what I am saying. Where is he.
Sheepy: Mephisto?: Oh, no! I've suddenly lost my ability to understand simple sentences and I know nothing now!
Arsé-kun: Faust: Then maybe I should replace your brain.
Sheepy: Mephisto?: E-eh?! I wouldn't like that one bit!
Sheepy: Mephisto?: I've grown quite attached to it!
Sheepy: Mephisto?: You could say I "lobe" it! Ehehehehe!
Arsé-kun: Faust: ...
Sheepy: Mephisto?: ....?
Arsé-kun: Faust: Stop saying words.
Sheepy: Mephisto?: *He makes a zipping motion over his mouth. He's shutting up, just for you!*
Arsé-kun: *faust is still staring at Mephisto?*
Sheepy: Mephisto?: *eeeehhhhhhhh*
Sheepy: *Kintaro suddenly elbow drops Faust!*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Took you long enough.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, the actual Mephisto is wedged under the sofa, listening to all of this. He now has eye contact with Faust. It's very awkward*
Arsé-kun: *... Mephisto promptly moves, diving behind Mephisto? for cover. He's not outright panicked anymore, but he's still not even remotely happy about this*
Sheepy: Mephisto?: ...Eheh! Eheheheh!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ehhhh, I'm seein' double but otherwise I'm all good! A'ight, ghost, this is a dead end! Didn't ya learn in driving school what that means?
Arsé-kun: Faust: I was having a civil conversation!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Threatening meeses isn't having a civil conversation!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: .... *he smirks, but tries very hard not to. Meeses. snnnrrkkk* Y-yeah, what Rider said!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Now, scram!
Arsé-kun: Faust: Yes, yes, fine. *he looks towards the two clowns* You homunculi aren't out of the woods until I can confirm it wasn't you!
Arsé-kun: *faust exits scene, not pursued by bear*
Sheepy: Mephisto?: Eheh...eheh...how scary, how scary!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Shut up! *he tugs on Mephisto?'s tails. Hard*
Sheepy: *Mephisto? becomes Yan, seeming a bit dazed!*
Sheepy: Yan: ...Ehehehe...who was that guy, huh? Coming in like that!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I don't want to talk about it! You were me, so were you incapable of discerning the facts? *he's already back to normal. Fear ended*
Sheepy: Yan: Eh...
Sheepy: Yan: You may or may not have killed a guy?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Which I did not, thank you for asking! I'd at least have been more subtle about it.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Of course, by that I mean that'd I have used my noble phantasm instead of just carpet bombing a building! There's nothing useful in carpet bombs.
Sheepy: Yan: Uh?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Do forget it! What does a lil ol' clown like me owe you for my life?
Sheepy: Yan: A place to take a nap and free food.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Attic's got both! Feel free to use it, Qing.
Sheepy: Yan: Great, great, I'll be there. If my phone rings and it's a lady on the line, wake me up. Otherwise, I don't care.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I'll most likely be joining you, provided I do not start a world domination plan first!
Sheepy: Yan: Great, great.
Sheepy: Yan: Welp, good night, and just remember, if the lady's name is Haku hang up on that one too. Yup, that sounds good. Unless one of her servants hunt me down.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: She'll do it if Lancelot doesn't throw you out first, but good luck on surviving!
Sheepy: Yan: Eh!? He's gonna throw me out!?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: If someone shows up to get you, most likely! If not him, then Heracles!
Sheepy: Yan: Why!?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: How should I know? *he grins. Is he making shit up? Questionable.*
Sheepy: Yan: Well, I'm going to get the precious sleep I can get then!
Sheepy: *Yan turns and heads to the attic*
Arsé-kun: *Which leaves Mephisto to stop smiling and lower himself down, to check on Kintaro*
Sheepy: *Other than the gashes on Kintaro's arms and his curse, he seems fine. He's not dead, he's just sleeping!*
Arsé-kun: *Whew. Mephisto speeds off to get Gauze, Cotton, Jekyll, and Disinfectant. Andersen just kinda watches. He ain't gettin' up from his spot*
Sheepy: *Kintaro stays put, unsurprisingly.*
Arsé-kun: *how exciting*
Arsé-kun: *and thankfully, that's over with! Lets now change channels to uhhhhh*
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he's lurking in the background, watching everyone do their business. He's waiting for something. Or someone?*
Sheepy: Tristan: ..........?
Arsé-kun: Angra: .. You. I've been waiting for you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Me?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yeah, you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why me?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Cause didn't I tell ya I was gonna do somethin' for you?
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't remember you saying that, but I'll believe you.
Sheepy: Tristan: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Didn't I offer to let you beat up that bit of you? Y'know, that?
Sheepy: Tristan:...Oh, that.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yeah, about that. You wanna give it a shot?
Sheepy: Tristan: I suppose so.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nice. Lets get this shit over with.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Yes.
Arsé-kun: *Angra goes to grab Tristan's arm and drag him outside. He's absolutely not holding Tristan's hand. Definitely not, he would never intentionally do that. Never*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He accepts his fate.*
Arsé-kun: *he is not thrown off the roof again. This is already a better experience*
Sheepy: Trisan: What am
Sheepy: Tristan: I supposed to do?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nothing yet! I got it planned out.
Arsé-kun: Angra: I hope you're ready to kick some ass today, Archer.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Great! *he pulls out a shard of... Something. He's been VERY careful to keep it clean. It's very magical.* I've got this!
Arsé-kun: *it's very shiny. Y'know how things are shiny and u close ur eyes and still see it? that level of shiny*
Sheepy: Tristan: ....?
Sheepy: Tristan: Got what?
Arsé-kun: Angra: I've got a magical shard of bullshit.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Angra: And I'm not afraid to use it!
Arsé-kun: *This magical shard is now used. Bippity boppity boo. Something happened.*
Arsé-kun: Rev!Tristan: *is now present* You sad, sad man.
Sheepy: Tristan: ....!?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, what a familiar voice....! Oh, how it grips my heart with fear. Guilt. Mourning. How sad, how sad. Yes, that is my voice, There's no denying it.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Heart? What heart? We do not have one of those. We do not need it. It would only make us sadder.
Sheepy: Tristan: I have a heart.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We do not. There is no heart inside of our chest. We have no heartbeat. Are you so sad you hallucinate?
Sheepy: Tristan:....Hmm, I suppose you're right.
Sheepy: Tristan: We are monsters. How can we be alive without a heart?
Arsé-kun: RevT: We should not be, yet we are.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Let us make like the monster we are, shall we?
Sheepy: Tristan: Make?
Sheepy: Tristan: All we do is break things.
Arsé-kun: RevT: But we enjoy it so much. It feels good causing others to feel our pain.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad.
Sheepy: Tristan: You are wrong, me.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am incapable of happiness.
Sheepy: Tristan: It doesn't suit a traitor like me.
Arsé-kun: RevT: But you do not deny giving others our pain?
Sheepy: Tristan: How can I?
Sheepy: Tristan: All I deliver to those around me is pain.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Then why do you deny me? I only intend to do the same.
Sheepy: Tristan: Because you take pleasure in it.
Sheepy: Tristan: You want to be the one who's causing pain.
Arsé-kun: RevT: What's so wrong about that? Is it not better than wallowing in our own sadness?
Sheepy: Tristan: I deserve to be sad.
Sheepy: Tristan: I deserve nothing else.
Sheepy: Tristan: I should have never been summoned in the first place.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We do not. We are our own person. And we cannot watch our friends suffer if we are not here.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why would I want to watch them suffer? I should be the one to suffer.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Even Lancelot has moved on. Why haven't we?
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot did nothing wrong.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Ha. Sir Lancelot got himself exiled. We know this.
Sheepy: Tristan: How is love a crime if you deserve love? Deserve to be loved?
Arsé-kun: RevT: The only crime here is denying our nature.
Sheepy: Tristan: He deserved to be with who he loved, while I did not, for I stole my beloved uncle's sister.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Only, years later, to attempt to steal his wife too.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We deserved to be loved then as well. Now, no one does.
Sheepy: Tristan: ....
Sheepy: Tristan: But Sir Lancelot is loved now.
Sheepy: Tristan: And I am not.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Is he? And this is fair to us?
Sheepy: Tristan:...Therefore, he must deserve it, while I do not.
Arsé-kun: RevT: If we do not deserve it, neither does he.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why?
Sheepy: Tristan: Why does he not deserve it?
Arsé-kun: RevT: Why do we not deserve it?
Sheepy: Tristan: Because we are sinners, traitors.
Sheepy: Tristan: We are the scum of the Earth.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Imma let you finish, but that's my job.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am the one who plants the seed of discord into the lives of those I care for.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Then why can we not openly embrace that? *he holds up his Failnaught*
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot, meanwhile, only met his downfall because of the toxic environment I created.
Sheepy: Tristan: Because only I deserve to suffer.
Sheepy: Tristan: It will solve nothing to hurt those I care for.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes...they may not care for me. They only tolerate me. ...But I am selfish.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Let's find out, shall we?
Sheepy: Tristan: Find out?
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm not going to hurt them.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Then we can.
Sheepy: Tristan: No!
Sheepy: Tristan: I...want to be tolerated...
Sheepy: Tristan:...I can't ask for anything more.
Arsé-kun: RevT: You sad, sad man. You only want that? What a low bar.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's all I can have....
Arsé-kun: RevT: It is not. We can do better. We can always do better.
Sheepy: Tristan: How?
Sheepy: Tristan: I ruin everything I touch. There is no hope for me.
Arsé-kun: RevT: You're pathetic! What happened to us? Where are the days we could proudly state who we were?
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Sheepy: Tristan: Gone.
Sheepy: Tristan: How can you live with what we've done!?
Sheepy: Tristan: Those villages didn't need burning! Those people didn't need to die!
Arsé-kun: RevT: By at least accepting what the public says of me! They say we are strong! They say we are ruthless! I only accepted it!
Sheepy: Tristan: We aren't... we aren't.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We are not pathetic doormats! We do not exist to cry over our mistakes!
Sheepy: Tristan: We just wanted to be loved...
Arsé-kun: RevT: The Lion King loved what I was doing! Even if I hated them, I desired the attention and praise.
Sheepy: Tristan: And the Knights of the Round Table...would never love us for who we were. Just tolerate us. Use us.
Sheepy: Tristan: That is the Lion King. A user. She never cared about us.
Arsé-kun: RevT: How can you claim Lancelot is your friend if the Round only uses us?
Sheepy: Tristan: My desires.
Sheepy: Tristan: My wishes.
Sheepy: Tristan: I...want a friend.
Arsé-kun: RevT: You finally accept this?
Sheepy: Tristan: I am very selfish.
Sheepy: Tristan: So...so selfish...
Arsé-kun: RevT: We certainly are. We want- No. We desire the attention! We want to be called good.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad. I can't be selfless like the other knights... they don't want for it. They receive it anyway.
Sheepy: Tristan: They receive it because they are selfless.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We want for it because we pretend we cannot be!
Sheepy: Tristan: Tell me one instance where I actually helped someone.
Arsé-kun: RevT: You helped to find an innocent child, even after undeserving abuse.
Sheepy: Tristan: Innocent child...?
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't know what you're talking about...
Arsé-kun: RevT: Or are we to say that the resident child is sinful and deserving of ire?
Sheepy: Tristan: I didn't find him.
Arsé-kun: RevT: But we were of assistance, and you even deny that.
Sheepy: Tristan: The Rider would've managed.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We were VITAL in locating that child! The Rider has nothing in comparison to us!
Sheepy: Tristan: ....
Sheepy: Tristan: Vital.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes....I want to be vital.
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to be important.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Then do it instead of drowning in your own sorrow.
Sheepy: Tristan: Tolerated. Worst of all... ah, I am so greedy, so selfish.
Arsé-kun: RevT: So what? Let us have our flaws.
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to be loved. But I don't deserve it.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere has love. Sir Lancelot has love. Merlin. Queen Guinevere. I don't have love.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We get more than you accept! Shall I take it all for myself?
Sheepy: Tristan: ....!?
Sheepy: Tristan:....Don't lie to me!
Arsé-kun: RevT: I can't lie. I'm you!
Sheepy: Tristan: You hurt innocents and then you tell me this trash!?
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm not loved! If I were, I wouldn't have this scar upon my chest!
Arsé-kun: RevT: I wanted the love of the King, and I got it. If we were not loved, we would not have taken the offer to remain!
Sheepy: Tristan: You liar
Sheepy: Tristan: You liar! Don't deny it! You're selfish! You were afraid to die!
Arsé-kun: RevT: Did our previous master tell us to live and find love for nothing, you coward?
Sheepy: Tristan: You thought you could atone for your sins!
Arsé-kun: RevT: And I thought wrong. But you- You still can.
Sheepy: Tristan: You liar!
Sheepy: Tristan: I AM you! If you can't atone, nor can I!
Arsé-kun: RevT: I am a false version of you, created to fill your role when you could not. If either of us can, it is you.
Sheepy: Tristan: How dare you come into my presence and try to poison me with these sweet, sweet ideals!
Arsé-kun: RevT: If I were poisoning you, we'd have both keeled over.
Sheepy: Tristan: We're a monster. We are repulsive.
Arsé-kun: RevT: I thought it was only me. Didn't you want to destroy me for all the things I did?
Sheepy: Tristan: I despise you. ... I despise myself.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad.
Arsé-kun: RevT: And yet I at least accept my own flaws. How sad you are.
Sheepy: Tristan: I accept my flaws!
Sheepy: Tristan: I live with them every day!
Arsé-kun: RevT: And I accept my positives! What can you say about it?
Sheepy: Tristan: ....Positives?
Sheepy: Tristan: We have none.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We are strong! We are willing to take action no matter how we will be viewed! We are absolutely beautiful and no one can change it!
Sheepy: Tristan: Why would Iseult have lied to us if we had positives...?
Arsé-kun: RevT: Because that Iseult was not the one we loved! She was a replacement!
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Yes
Sheepy: Tristan: But...
Arsé-kun: RevT: No!
Arsé-kun: RevT: You agree with me! That's it!
Sheepy: Tristan: But she hated me....because I was a selfish liar.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Our Iseult did not. That is what matters.
Sheepy: Tristan: She still came.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why?
Arsé-kun: RevT: Because she loved us. There is nothing more.
Sheepy: Tristan: It must've been the love potion. How can someone like me be loved?
Arsé-kun: RevT: By not being a little bitch.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hah...
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad...
Sheepy: Tristan: I suppose I won't be loved then.
Arsé-kun: RevT: For the love of all that is holy! I will personally kill everyone we love so you can really be sad!
Sheepy: Tristan: Why!?
Arsé-kun: RevT: If we don't deserve it, no one does!
Sheepy: Tristan: So by loving them....
Sheepy: Tristan:...I am hurting them?
Arsé-kun: RevT: By loving them, we get it in return. If we do not deserve it, they do not either.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan:....I don't get anything in return.
Sheepy: Tristan: Except..
Sheepy: Tristan: Tolerance
Arsé-kun: RevT: Is that why our friends surrounded us when we lay dying, trying to avert the end? Mere tolerance? Are we stupid?
Sheepy: Tristan: To watch us die.
Sheepy: Tristan: Pity.
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Why would they avert our deaths to watch us die? What the fuck is wrong with you?
Sheepy: Tristan: ... so we can die again?
Sheepy: Tristan: It might be more painful next time...
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm afraid of that.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad.
Arsé-kun: RevT: If you don't want their love, I'll take it. I'll have it all to myself, and I will give them your pain.
Sheepy: Tristan: No!
Arsé-kun: RevT: What will you do about it, you sad man?
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to be loved! I don't want them to be in pain.
Sheepy: Tristan: I can fight, but in the end, you are still me.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Then stop me! Stop me from killing them and receive their love as thanks!
Sheepy: Tristan: They won't love me nor thank me. No one ever has.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he's still here, and the angst is absolutely fucking delectable.*
Sheepy: Tristan: If we leave, they'll be happier. Iseult was happier with my uncle, I'm sure. Why wouldn't they be happier without my presence?
Arsé-kun: RevT: The only person happy without our presence is Sir Bedivere's brother!
Sheepy: Tristan:....Hm?
Sheepy: Tristan:....Yes, I'm sure he despises us too, but why is he special?
Sheepy: Tristan: I can feel the hate radiating off of him.
Arsé-kun: RevT: You gut him like a fish amid a sparring match! He hates us because of it, and you cannot blame me for it- I had not been created yet!
Sheepy: Tristan: I didn't gut him...?
Sheepy: Tristan: His guts fell out but I was long dead by then.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Oh, yes, you're right. You only bashed his head in and gave him brain problems from then to now. How sad.
Sheepy: Tristan:.....?
Sheepy: Tristan: You're blathering nonsense like usual.
Sheepy: Tristan: How typical.
Arsé-kun: RevT: His damage remains even as a servant! Have you been so blind to not notice his fear of you? I cannot lie about something I did not do.
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, I do feel his fear.
Arsé-kun: RevT: And yet you do nothing about it. Do you enjoy his fear?
Sheepy: Tristan: No!
Sheepy: Tristan: There's nothing I can do!
Arsé-kun: RevT: I personally think it is wonderful. He should be afraid. I can easily kill him.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why would I kill him!?
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't make him not hate me....
Arsé-kun: RevT: To show friend Bedivere that we do not love him in return. We only tolerate in exchange for his tolerance.
Sheepy: Tristan: I....!
Sheepy: Tristan: I do....! It's not just toleration.....
Sheepy: Tristan: We were friends...before everything....we were friends...!
Sheepy: Tristan: We fought together so often! Don't tell me I don't care about him!
Arsé-kun: RevT: Yes. And if you refuse to accept that it is the same, I will remove the ability to do so. You cannot be friends with the dead.
Sheepy: Tristan: No!
Arsé-kun: RevT: Yes!
Sheepy: Tristan: You know nothing!
Arsé-kun: RevT: We're both stupid idiots that cannot understand the way love works.
Sheepy: Tristan: They hate idiots. I should leave. Ah. I should leave.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We must be the dumbest moth-- What is that sound?
Sheepy: Tristan: ....?
Sheepy: Tristan: My signal to leave.
Sheepy: Tristan: That must be it.
Sheepy: Tristan: It sounds murderous.
Arsé-kun: *There is some sort of low sound. It is like a snarl, but it is not Lobo.*
Sheepy: Tristan: It's Lobo, here to bury me again. Don't worry about it.
Sheepy: Tristan: Anyway, as I was saying, the best solution is to leave.
Arsé-kun: RevT: And let your friend deal with it? We will only be sadder when we wander back and find that they died with our absense.
Sheepy: Tristan: Or Lobo burying me six feet under.
Sheepy: Tristan: We won't wander back.
Arsé-kun: RevT: We deserve the being buried.
Sheepy: Tristan: We won't.
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to be buried.
Sheepy: Tristan: I deserve it.
Sheepy: Tristan: But I won't even get that.
Arsé-kun: RevT: I'd enjoy dying. I'd never see my friends again. Nice.
Sheepy: Tristan: Instead, I'll continue my wanderings and look for love...how selfish.
Sheepy: Tristan: I already can't see my friends.
Arsé-kun: RevT: Oh, shut up.
Sheepy: Tristan: Friends. Friends friends friends. Such an odd word. It's so one-sided.
Arsé-kun: *Without any other warning comes our favorite armored blur, Lancelot, howling with red-hot rage as he throws himself towards the two Tristans*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ugh!?
Sheepy: Tristan: What in the...?!
Arsé-kun: RevT: ..!! Time to go! Good luck--! *he gets punched straight into the ground by Lancelot.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Lobo!
Arsé-kun: RevT: You stupid idiot, that's no- *he gets punched even harder again. And again. Reverse Tristan receives a No Holds Barred Beatdown.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmm...that is a weird noise for Lobo...
Sheepy: Tristan: I suppose I should activate my evade skill either way, but being buried by Lobo sounds nice...
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot, without losing momentum, turns to and jumps at Tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ugh!
Sheepy: Tristan: Lobo, get off...!
Sheepy: Tristan: No, this isn't Lobo...Lobo is nice and warm...you're so cold...!
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot pins Tristan down easily and stares at him, growling with a raised fist*
Sheepy: Tristan: Get off....!
Sheepy: Tristan:...No, if I die here everyone will be happier...everyone will be happier...They just tolerate me...it's why no one is helping...
Arsé-kun: *Tristan is Punched. Punch counter: 1*
Sheepy: Tristan: Guh!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ahaha...my face...
Sheepy: Tristan: I like my face...I have a nice face.
Arsé-kun: RevT: It took you this long to accept something..?
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm not accepting anything. Everyone hates me but I'm pretty
Sheepy: Tristan: You're so heavy and cold...
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he only growls*
Sheepy: Tristan: I feel your anger...you really hate me...
Arsé-kun: *Lance slams a fist into the ground and screams. He might, just might, disagree. Maybe.*
Sheepy: Tristan: You just tolerate me....but you can't anymore. I'm too selfish...
Sheepy: Tristan: I should just leave.
Arsé-kun: *Punch count: 2*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ugh!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ugh...
Sheepy: Tristan: That's a yes, isn't it...
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...this is so hard...I love all of you so much...but this place isn't for me...
Sheepy: Tristan: It's always been about pity...
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot hisses. That's a new sound.*
Sheepy: Tristan:....?
Sheepy: Tristan: What...?
Sheepy: Tristan: What was that noise?
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: *he does it again, looking up at something. He lets Tristan go.*
Arsé-kun: RevT: Two idiots, one arrow. *he's back up and pulling back a string on Failnaught.* Finally, the chance for some bloodshed.
Sheepy: Tristan: ....Ugh.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad.
Sheepy: Tristan: There's no point in trying to dodge an arrow that can't miss.
Arsé-kun: *Punch counter: 3. Lancelot then roars and launches himself off of Tristan.*
Arsé-kun: *Impact sound.*
Sheepy: Tristan:...Guh. My face...
Sheepy: Tristan: Hahahah....how sad...my only positive aspect...
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't even deserve that.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad, how sad. Sad sad sad. My other self is being mauled by my former fellow Knight of the Round, and after my other self is dead he'll probably come for me too.
Sheepy: Tristan: But it's better this way. Better. I'm a monster to be slain.
Sheepy: Tristan: But perhaps if I escape...even if I a monster, Sir Lancelot is kind and my death will rest on his conscience....how kind. If I leave now, he won't have to feel the guilt of my death of his hands.
Arsé-kun: *after a bit of armor hitting flesh sounds, and various sounds from Lancelot, he again approaches Tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: .....Hm.
Sheepy: Tristan: You're back...
Arsé-kun: *Lance grunts.*
Sheepy: Tristan: ....
Sheepy: Tristan: You won't do it because you're too nice...because you pity me...
Sheepy: Tristan: Too bad. It'll be a bit of work but I'll manage finding a place alone! I won't have Iseult like I used to when I hid away from the world...but I don't deserve her...
Sheepy: Tristan: How does it feel, to be loved? Is it warm? I'm so cold. I'm always so cold.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot proceeds to stomp on Tristan, right in the gut*
Sheepy: Tristan: G-guh...!
Sheepy: Tristan: N-nice shot...
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grabs Tristan by the shirt and lifts him up* STOP.
Sheepy: Tristan:....Stop.....?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes..I'll stop bothering you...don't worry.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *He gives Tristan a hearty shake* Stop it!
Sheepy: Tristan: You know. I bet love feels like Lobo. Lobo is so soft and warm, but his claws hurt so much. Yes...that's love. So painful..
Sheepy: Tristan: Guh...
Arsé-kun: *Angra watches on, having lowered himself to the ground. If he is small and insignificant, he won't get beat up. This wasn't part of the master plan!*
Sheepy: Tristan: I know you pity me. But I pity you, too. Isn't that odd?
Sheepy: Tristan: You have to put up with scum like me. Put on a happy face. Act like I'm worth something. That's hard, isn't it? ....No, I suppose you don't have to....you're just kind.
Sheepy: Tristan: You're so kind...
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot grumbles and whines, letting Tristan go*
Sheepy: Tristan: *Rather than standing on his own two feet, Tristan collapses to his knees*
Sheepy: Tristan: I just want you to be happy. You're so nice, acting like you're happy around me, but you don't need to...
Arsé-kun: Lance: *Whiiiiiine*
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll be gone soon...so you can trashtalk behind my back all you want. I'm sure everyone does.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *Whiiiiiiiiiiiiine*
Sheepy: Tristan: What positive is there to talk about?
Sheepy: Tristan: You see? I'm upsetting you. I don't want to upset you. I'm sorry. For everything.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sorry I was summoned in the first place. That I showed up on your doorstep.
Sheepy: Tristan: Make sure to apologize to Sir Bedivere for me, too.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... *and he grabs Tristan by the back of his shirt before starting the trudge back inside. 0 choice in the matter.*
Sheepy: Tristan: ....! What are you doing?!
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to be loved. I can't find love here! Nobody loves me....ahhh, I'm so selfish...! *sob*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... *WHIIIIIIhicIIINE*
Sheepy: Tristan: Let go....please..
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot does not.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Let go, let go!
Sheepy: Tristan: Everyone hates me! Don't inflict me on them!
Arsé-kun: Acu: SHUT THE HELL UP!
Sheepy: Tristan: See!?
Sheepy: Tristan: *He starts struggling*
Sheepy: Tristan: No! Stop!
Sheepy: Tristan: *He starts struggling even more frantically.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he stops walking and drops onto Tristan, wrapping his arms around him.*
Sheepy: Tristan: NO! STOP!
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't be loved! I'm horrible, horrible! *Sob*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he doesn't do anything else, but he's breathing heavily*
Sheepy: Tristan: Why, why...
Sheepy: Tristan: It's so cold....
Sheepy: Tristan: Love is so cold...so cold....so unbearably cold...I'm so scared...I don't deserve it...is that why it's cold?
Arsé-kun: Acu?: Hey, shut up!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...nobody cares...so I should just shut up.
Arsé-kun: Acu?: Finally! *and he tugs on Tristan's hair from an oddly low angle* Now stop crying so much!
Sheepy: Tristan:....It's all I can do.
Arsé-kun: *Tristan gets a very light slap on the arm. Like a toy hit him or something.*
Sheepy: Tristan:....Feels weird....
Sheepy: Tristan: So weird...
Arsé-kun: Acu??: Are you calling me weird?!
Sheepy: Tristan: You feel weird....
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm so cold.
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... You're all idiots. *and he promptly drags in this ball of depression and yelling. Look what the dog brought in.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He quickly heads over and starts sniffing at the two.*
Arsé-kun: Acu?: *he... Squeaks... and buries his head in Tristan's shirt*
Arsé-kun: *The actual Alter Cu is just standing nearby, watching.*
Sheepy: *Tristan grows silent.*
Sheepy: Lobo: Bawuff!
Sheepy: Ozy: Aha! Hahahaha! KUHAHAHAHAHA! How sad you are, O’ Child of Despair! How blind you are, turning your eyes away from the truth to indulge in your selfish ideals! You fool, you absolutely fool! “I deserve not to be loved”! And yet, you are. What a poor excuse for a Knight of the Round you are!
Sheepy: Ozy: You say these things because you fault only yourself because you can only see the world revolving around you! A tree falls in the forest and kills an innocent animal! Whose fault is it!? Oh, yours, I suppose, because everything in this world is a result of you causing it, yes? I would compare you to Cleopatra, but while you are forcing your beliefs on others, she was simply afraid of having other’s beliefs forced upon her! Do you truly believe this knight would give you the time of day if he cared not?
Arsé-kun: *Uncomfortable silence. How does anyone respond to that??*
Sheepy: Ozy: Has everything been resolved now?
Arsé-kun: Angra: With that sorta rant? Yeah, it better be!
Sheepy: Ozy: Rant?
Sheepy: Ozy: It was no rant.
Arsé-kun: Angra: You went on long enough to stall out a chess timer! Look, even the sun's going down, that's how long you went off for!
Sheepy: Ozy: Hm? You're just delusional.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Okay!
Sheepy: Ozy: I used the minimum amount of words I needed to use.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Okaaayyyy~
Sheepy: Ozy: You clearly don't believe me.
Arsé-kun: *Angra just grins at him*
Sheepy: Ozy: Now then. Stop crying. You ruined my perfectly good shower with all your shouting.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot huffs loudly. Good answer*
Sheepy: Ozy: ?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Do they ever stop.
Sheepy: Ozy: Hah, if you don't quit, I'll drop a pyramid on you.
Arsé-kun: Acu: That will kill all of us.
Sheepy: Ozy: Hmmm?
Sheepy: Ozy: I suppose so.
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he grabs Lancelot and throws him down the hallway. This has the effect of throwing Tristan, as well*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ugh!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Argh!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Problem solved. *and he lies down on the floor, right there. This is his spot.*
Sheepy: Ozy: Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he lets go of Tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: .......
Sheepy: Tristan: Happy day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sheepy: Tristan: Happy happy happy day!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I'm sorry.
Sheepy: Tristan: Happy day! Happy day! I'm so happy happy happy!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... ....
Sheepy: Tristan: Hahahaha.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Do you not forgive me..?
Sheepy: Tristan: For what?
Sheepy: Tristan: You did nothing.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Fine.
Sheepy: Tristan: You seem displeased. What is it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: I lost my temper.
Sheepy: Tristan:....Yes, understandable.
Sheepy: Tristan: Because I acted like your opinion wasn't worth anything.
Sheepy: Tristan:....I can't understand why you'd care about me. I just can't. But I suppose there are things in this world that can never be understood.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Friend.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... That is why.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes. You're my best friend.
Sheepy: Tristan: I mustn't forget that.
Arsé-kun: Acu?: *he pulls himself back out from Tristan's shirt. It is time for a high-action escape sequ-- He tripped on Tristan's leg.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...? *he pats Tristan's shoulder and leans over. what that*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...warmth is gone. I'm sad.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he leans forward and picks up the tiny a?cu?, depositing it in Tristan's lap. It glares at him the entire time*
Sheepy: Tristan: ?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Warm thing?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: *tiny a?cu? starts ranting. His name is Mini Cu-Chan! Not Warm Thing! Not Stupid Doll! It is very hard to take seriously, with his voice squeaking and his foam spear doing no damage what-so-ever.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmmm...
Sheepy: Tristan: Mini Cu-chan.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: Yes! That is my proper name, and the most acceptable.
Sheepy: Tristan: Well, nice to meet you.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: So who the hell are you?
Sheepy: Tristan: I am Tristan, Child of Despair.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: Your mother's name is Despair?
Sheepy: Tristan: My uncle cared for me, yet I was selfish, and my selfishness lead to my death.
Arsé-kun: Mini Cu: That sucks.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Sheepy: *Lobo starts snarling and growling at the window.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Someone's here!
Sheepy: Ozy: Yes, a customer, I'm sure.
Arsé-kun: Proto: What..?
Sheepy: Ozy: For my Sphinx Rental Service.
Sheepy: Ozy: By day I am a businessman, by day I am also a stock trader!
Arsé-kun: Proto: But it isn't day anymore.
Sheepy: Ozy:...Hm?
Sheepy: Ozy: Then I suppose I'm neither, and it's no customer.
Sheepy: Ozy: *He opens the door*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Good evening, sir.
Sheepy: Ozy: Hah! To you as well. What is it that you desire?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'd like to take the Assassin of Shinjuku off of everyone's hands.
Sheepy: Ozy: Hm? I can't say I know who that is, but you can take the Archer off our hands if you so please.
Sheepy: Ozy: Hahahahahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he sighs and lets Ozy finish. He already expects to take longer than he wants to*
Sheepy: Ozy: Come in, anyway.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Thank you. *he enters*
Sheepy: Ozy: *He closes the door behind him*
Sheepy: *Lobo jumps Tepes.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: !!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He snarls. You smell familiar but humans are gross.*
Sheepy: Ozy: Lobo, back off.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He, of course, doesn't, instead sniffing at Tepes. Why do you smell familiar if you're unfamiliar!!!!*
Sheepy: Lobo:?
Arsé-kun: *Tepes gives Lobo a slow pat, like u do whenever u meet an unfamiliar dog.*
Sheepy: Lobo:....*He pulls his front paws off of Tepes, still curious, but not as aggressive.*
Arsé-kun: *a single, distant complaint from Vlad. ah. there it is*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He turns his attention to the direction of Vlad*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad just reaches up and pulls on Lobo's face. this here is the huge wolf. be in awe of how much hes unfazed*
Sheepy: Lobo:?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lifts up a paw, placing it on Vlad's face. He's imitating as best as he can.*
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrr?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Thanks.
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Rider: "He's upstairs, asleep."
Sheepy: Rider: "His neck is exposed."
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Thank you for both sets of information.
Sheepy: Rider: "I wanted to cut it from his body."
Sheepy: Rider: "But I was certain he could be useful in the future."
Sheepy: Rider: "Oh, make sure to get him while you're here."
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That's what I'm here for, so of course.
Sheepy: Rider: "Lobo seemed to agree with the idea."
Sheepy: Rider: "Lobo will let him off for peanut butter."
Sheepy: Rider: "That's all. Good night."
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Implying I carry peanut butter on my person?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Other me can handle it. *and he exits the room, promptly*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Why, you...!!
Sheepy: Lobo:......*He stares intently at Vlad*
Sheepy: Rider: *He watches Vlad intently.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Fine. *and he goes to get peanut butter for lobo*
Sheepy: *Lobo is excited!*
Arsé-kun: *lobo gets peanut buttr*
Arsé-kun: *and Tepes descends from the attic with Yan slung over his shoulder. Jury is still out on if Tepes did anything or not.*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing is mostly out of it still.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I've gotten what I came for.
Sheepy: Rider: "Then go."
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I am. Have a good evening. *bye fronds*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing does not complain.*
Arsé-kun: *and they go Home*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing is surprisingly not talkative.*
Arsé-kun: *Tepes is thankful for this.*
Sheepy: Yan: .......... What's going on over there?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... No idea. Would you like to find out?
Sheepy: Yan: *He hesitantly nods.*
Sheepy: Yan: I bet it's something fun~ You should try having fun sometime.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I do have fun. Just not as much as you. *and he goes to check out the happening*
Sheepy: Yan: Hey, you make it sound like I don't work! ...Eh, eh? I don't recognize them.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I recognize some of the people there, but not all of them.
Sheepy: Yan: Ehhh...wonder who the new people are.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Maybe shut up and we can hear.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Is going from one to three really a good idea..?
Arsé-kun: #57: Nope! But we can't just take one without the other..
Sheepy: Okita: Ahhh... I finally thought I was going to get away from the radishes, too...
Sheepy: Hijikata: Radishes will cure your illness. Don't you know that?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I don't think medicine works that way.
Sheepy: Hijikata: And what do you know about medicine?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Quite a bit. Thank you for asking, though.
Sheepy: Hijikata: Hmm. ....Hrrrgh.
Sheepy: Hijikata: Hah. I don't like the kinda fellas who brag about being great without showing any results.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I can respect that. Shall I tell you what I do know?
Sheepy: Hijikata: Tell me.
Arsé-kun: *And Lupin begins an exposition dump, but instead of exposition, it is highly useful and good medical information. A condensed stream of knowledge. Easier to understand than a Sherlock Holmes info dump™!*
Sheepy: *There's a loud honking noise!*
Arsé-kun: *Everyone collectively mashes X to jump 10000 feet in the air- Except Tepes, who stays grounded and hisses*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT*
Sheepy: *Elyian trots into the middle of the group, spreading out his tail feathers. ... Something about the eyes on his tail is nausea-inducing... are they...watching you...?*
Sheepy: Grif: -Elyan!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: ...!! *and he backs off. he's not having any of it. No thank you! He doesn't want what you are selling!*
Sheepy: Grif: ....Mmmm? You aren't a library, and nor are you.
Sheepy: Grif: There's no library.
Sheepy: Yan: What is that thing...??
Arsé-kun: Tepes: For starters, that is a bird.
Sheepy: Yan: There's something so wrong with it... like nature attempted a bird but messed up halfway in...
Sheepy: Elyan: *honk*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: You stop that!
Sheepy: Elyan: Hello! Hello!
Arsé-kun: #57: Peacocks can't talk! What kind of bird are you??
Sheepy: Elyan: ?
Sheepy: Elyan: *honk*
Arsé-kun: #57: Honk!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Master, with all due respect, maybe you shouldn't..
Sheepy: Elyan: *honk*
Sheepy: Grif: *He huffs*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Elyan, what the hell are you honking about?! This ain't a parkway!
Arsé-kun: *Kay enters scene, carrying Kidd*
Sheepy: Elyan: *He looks to Kay before staring at Lupin.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: What is it, Elyan? Did he push someone into a well?
Sheepy: Elyan:....
Sheepy: Elyan: *He looks to Kidd and then Lupin*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he starts to say something, and then shuts up. The ol' rusted gears are turning..*
Sheepy: Kidd: You probably shouldn't shout so loudly at night...
Sheepy: Elyan: *He ignores Kidd.*
Arsé-kun: *Tepes puts Yan down in the background.*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: ..... This is not how I planned anything to go. May I request a do-over?
Sheepy: Grif: Uh?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I agree with Grif.
Sheepy: Elyan: *honk*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: And you stop honking at me!
Sheepy: Elyan: Hello!
Sheepy: Grif: Your name is Answers.
Sheepy: Grif: Elyan said he was going to show you to us. Are you my opponent?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: N... Not quite... And I certainly hope not...!
Sheepy: Kidd: Grif, no.
Sheepy: Grif: You aren't?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I'm not. I'd rather not fight you.
Sheepy: Kidd: ...Are you...?
Sheepy: *Hijikata has begun filing his nails...*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he sighs and accepts his fate* Yes.
Sheepy: Kidd:.....?!
Sheepy: Grif: Uh.
Sheepy: Grif: Uh....uh!
Sheepy: Grif:.....
Arsé-kun: #57: Me too! I've got no idea what's going on here.
Sheepy: Grif: Kaaaaayyy!
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm right here!
Sheepy: Grif: I don't understand!
Sheepy: *Kidd is visibly flustered.*
Arsé-kun: *Lupin has the same expression. Like father, like son.*
Sheepy: Grif: Uh?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he recovers his composure* Master, the young one is my descendant.
Arsé-kun: #57: Oh, right, that whole thing! So what's this freaky bird got to do with it?
Sheepy: Elyan: ............
Sheepy: *Elyan begins preening himself.*
Arsé-kun: #57: Great answers! I still know nothing of value!
Sheepy: Grif: Elyan is my friend. Do you hate Elyan?
Sheepy: Grif: I'll tear you to pieces.
Arsé-kun: #57: That told me everything I needed to know, thanks!
Arsé-kun: *#57 decides to inspect this bird. From up close. Fantastic decision making skills.*
Sheepy: *Elyan looks to #57 and stares*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Uh, Master...
Arsé-kun: #57: *he ignores Lupin and squats next to Elyan. this is a bird.*
Sheepy: Elyan: .............
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Master Crevin, with all due respect... Please do not harass the bird.
Arsé-kun: *Elyan gets poked*
Sheepy: Elyan: *Honk*
Arsé-kun: Crev: *he jumps back, hitting his head on a nearby table. 12 damage.*
Sheepy: Elyan: ?
Sheepy: Kidd: Are you okay!?
Sheepy: Elyan: *honk*
Arsé-kun: Crev: I'm good! *he gets back up, easily avoiding the table this time* Stop honking at me!
Sheepy: Elyan: *honk*
Arsé-kun: Crev: What kinda chicken is you? *he's clearly joking*
Arsé-kun: *MEANWHILE, IN AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION AKA ABOUT THREE HALLWAYS DOWN, ON THE LEFTHAND SIDE, CLOSEST TO THE STAIRS;*
Sheepy: Tristan: What if I use Failnaught to cut the potato and then we toast it?
Sheepy: Gawain: You disgust me.
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: It'd probably work, but it would be overkill.
Sheepy: Gawain: Potatoes can be prepared many ways, but not like that!
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot, let's use your sword to make diced potatoes and then put them in the toaster.
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: Why not use excalibur galatine? Just toast them while you cut.
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, or Airgetlam!
Sheepy: Gawain: No!!
Sheepy: Tristan: The Airgetlam is like a portable stove.
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: Somehow I doubt this.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's true.
Sheepy: Tristan: I smell something burning every time he uses it.
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: That's not good.
Sheepy: Tristan: I think it smells similar to burning flesh, actually..
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: And you're sure it isn't?
Sheepy: Tristan: Is his arm inside of the Airgetlam? Is it a gauntlet?
Sheepy: Tristan: I just assumed that it was like a stove.
Sheepy: Gawain: I don't know, maybe?
Sheepy: Tristan: What do I do if it is burning flesh?
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: Not let him use that??
Sheepy: Tristan: How difficult....you imply that I can order him around..
Sheepy: Gawain: *He has snatched the potato from Tristan and is peeling it.*
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: You're not a doormat. I believe you can do it.
Arsé-kun: *Lance, aka Berserkerlot, is eyeing a stray potato from his seat by the wall. He growls-- No, wait. That was his stomach. Please eat three times a day, Lance.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Did he come with me? I'll consided that a challenge.
Sheepy: Gawain: Hmmm...let's have mashed potatoes.
Sheepy: Tristan: What a surprise.
Sheepy: Gawain: Mashed potatoes are nutritious and delicious.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere said the same thing about those eyeball creatures...but left out the delicious part...
Sheepy: Gawain: Let's not talk ill about the dead.
Sheepy: Tristan: ? Bedivere isn't dead.
Sheepy: Gawain: Are you implying such a forgettable man could be a Servant...? One whose only notable accomplishment was a singularity? ... Well, whatever. This potato is done. I'll peel another.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grumbles. He seems to disagree with you, Gawain!*
Sheepy: Gawain: What?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Hhh... He is.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Grif.
Sheepy: Gawain: And that's no surprise.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Me.
Sheepy: Gawain: And that's no surprise.
Sheepy: Gawain: ...
Sheepy: Gawain: ...No, it definitely is!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Are you making potatoes AGAIN??
Sheepy: Gawain: Is there a problem with potatoes, you potato-hater!?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Get some variety in your life for once!
Sheepy: Gawain: They include all the nutrients that you need in your diet!
Sheepy: Gawain: There is nothing wrong with potatoes!
Arsé-kun: Kay: It doesn't have the vital updog.
Sheepy: Gawain: Updog.
Sheepy: Gawain: What's updog?
Arsé-kun: Kay: *snrk* Not much dog, what's up with you?! *and he explosively starts laughing. you have fallen for his ruse*
Sheepy: Gawain: .........
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: .... *he just sighs*
Sheepy: *Grif is looking a potato over. He gently tosses it in the air, catches it, pulls his arm back, and then throws it at Kay at top speed.*
Arsé-kun: *Kay is beaned by a potato. He ends up smacking his face against the table. Karma*
Sheepy: Grif: It does have the necessary updog.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... I can't even be mad.
Sheepy: Grif: .....?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I deserved that.
Arsé-kun: *Lance has obtained a potato, meanwhile. Plz do not eat it raw- oh, too late.*
Sheepy: Gawain: You're st...
Sheepy: Gawain:....
Arsé-kun: Kay: Why would it need to? *and he picks himself back up*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Unhinge your jaw like a snake!
Sheepy: Gawain: *The most disgusted expression spreads across his face as he watches Lancelot*
Sheepy: Grif: Potatoes are best eaten raw.
Sheepy: Grif: They're crunchy.
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: .. He has a point.
Sheepy: Gawain: You don't eat potatoes raw!
Sheepy: Grif: My wife would make potatoes sometimes.
Sheepy: Grif: She didn't like me doing it butsometimes I'd eat it raw.
Sheepy: Grif: So she'd hide the potatoes.
Sheepy: Grif: It turned into a game of hide and seek.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'mma let you finish but you're gonna upset yourself.
Sheepy: Grif: I think at some point I stopped doing it because I liked them and started doing it because it ended up being our little game that I looked forward to. .... Aaahhhh...you're right.
Sheepy: Gawain: You could at least wait until I finish cooking them. And you, don't cry on the potatoes.
Sheepy: Tristan: How sad...how sad...*sob*
Sheepy: *Gawain casts the peeled potato aside and grabs another one. Wait. What other one? There's none left.*
Sheepy: Gawain: Where are my potatoes?
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: Right over there.
Sheepy: Gawain: *He looks.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Try to vary your diet, Sir Gawain.
Arsé-kun: Kay: told you so
Sheepy: Gawain: Mmm...? So you are right. Please give those back.
Sheepy: Bedi: You need more than just potatoes.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can cook for you with ingredients I fought earlier.
Sheepy: Gawain: I,
Sheepy: Gawain: N,no thank you.
Sheepy: Gawain: I don't want mystery meat.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, but it's good for you
Sheepy: Gawain: I lost my appetite for anything but potatoes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll turn them all into tomatoes and then what will you do? *oh, there he is, on Bedi's other side. he STILL looks tired*
Sheepy: Gawain: Ugh, it's you...!?
Sheepy: Bedi: I have a skill in instantly recognizing a creature's edibility!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's me again!
Sheepy: Gawain: Don't touch my potatoes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll think about it.
Sheepy: Gawain: Think about it?
Sheepy: Bedi: Let's eat boar!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We may as well use that.
Sheepy: Grif: Boar?
Sheepy: Grif: Kaaayyy... You need boar?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Can we hunt at this hour?
Sheepy: Grif: No.
Sheepy: Bedi: I already have.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Nice!
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm not that great at cooking, though.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm not going to try. Not tonight.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh? Why not?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not feelin' up to it, babe.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's fine
Sheepy: Gawain: What did we say about flirting?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The exception rule overrides you!
Sheepy: Gawain: What?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What do you mean "What"?? We talked about this!
Sheepy: Gawain: Like you'd ever be in a relationship with anyone
Sheepy: Gawain: It's not in your nature.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Maybe not, but I can sure try!
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Saberlot decides to actually help the cooking effort. Lance is still highly uncomfortable from being stared and yelled at while he was eating, and is staying in relative safety. Kay has booze.*
Sheepy: Grif:.....
Arsé-kun: Kay: Grif, don't look at me like that. It's not even open!
Sheepy: Grif: Boar..
Arsé-kun: Kay: What about it?
Sheepy: Grif: Let's eat boar.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's boar-ing. Let's have toasted potatoes instead.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Why not both?
Sheepy: Tristan:.....*sob*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Stoooop
Sheepy: Tristan: My pun...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you gonna hog all the attention with puns?
Sheepy: Tristan: ....*sob, sob*
Sheepy: Tristan: My heart....it yearns for a warm smile to thaw my frozen, shivering soul...a laugh. Ah...and yet.
Sheepy: Tristan: It is not raining, but I feel the droplets of sorrow streaming down my face. Perhaps this is the only warmth I am allowed to receive.
Sheepy: Tristan: It is what tells me that I truly am alive...
Sheepy: *Bedi is cooking.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin is not, so he is free to throw some cloak around Tristan. warm*
Sheepy: Tristan: A...ah.... Is this a hug?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It is now. *he presses up against Tristan and snakes an arm around Tris' shoulders*
Sheepy: Tristan:.......It's warm....
Sheepy: Grif: *He is lurking to see what's going on with the cooking.* Would Kidd want boar?
Sheepy: Grif: Would his dad want boar?
Sheepy: Grif: Would Elyan want boar?
Sheepy: Bedi: Peacocks don't eat meat, do they?
Sheepy: Grif: Elyan eats meat.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I've watched that shithead swallow mice whole.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Who needs a cat when you have murderbird?
Sheepy: Grif: I've seen him eat other things, too. Like chicken.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Isn't that cannibalism?
Sheepy: Grif: ...Well, peacocks aren't chickens.
Sheepy: Grif: Sometimes, peacocks are humans.
Sheepy: Bedi: Peacocks are never humans.
Arsé-kun: Kay: They can sure be cocks though.
Sheepy: Grif: But they aren't chickens.
Arsé-kun: Kay: But he sure does like bacon.
Sheepy: Grif: Yes, he does. And pigs are like boars, right? Is boar meat pork?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I think it counts.
Sheepy: Grif: Then he'll like boar.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Good for him. If he ever comes in my room at ass o'clock am again yelling for meat, I'll strangle him. He's going to give me a heart attack.
Sheepy: Grif: He does that?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Are you really sure he's a peacock?
Sheepy: Grif: Peacocks live in fountains.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Do you want a real answer to that, Bedi? And yes, Grif, he HAS!
Sheepy: Grif: I never noticed.
Sheepy: Grif: He's never done that to me.
Sheepy: Bedi: I kind of do..
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's not a normal peacock, Griflet.
Sheepy: Grif: But have you ever met another peacock?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... That's fair. I'll ask the resident zookeeper tomorrow.
Arsé-kun: *Lance continues to just watch. He's got something fluffy. He is pleased.*
Sheepy: Grif: It is one.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Ssssssurrrrrrre.
Sheepy: Grif: ?
Arsé-kun: Lance: It is a birrrrd. Is food done...?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, it's cooking right now.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Aaaaaaaa.
Sheepy: Bedi: You must be patient.
Sheepy: Bedi: Food take as long as it needs to take, unless you want to eat it mosstly raw.
Sheepy: Bedi: Which I suppose is an option...
Sheepy: Gawain: It's not.
Arsé-kun: *Lance huffs. Impatient.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Lancelot, being impatient won't make it cook faster.
Sheepy: Tristan: But your arm will.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: it instaburns. I've tried that.
Sheepy: Bedi: Cooking meat is not the purpose of the arm of Nuadha!
Sheepy: Tristan: It instantly burns meat...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why do you think it smells bad when Bedi uses it?
Sheepy: Tristan: :I don't know. I thought it was like an oven.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Unfortunately not.
Sheepy: Tristan: It should be multipurpose like a swedish knife.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That would have been brilliant, but I wasn't all that smart with it's design.
Sheepy: Tristan: You designed it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: This iteration of the Arm, yes. Please praise me.
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't know what it looks like.
Sheepy: Tristan: Just that its capabilities of inflicting pain are high.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That part is accurate.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's mostly meant to be a prosthetic arm...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: M-hm. Perhaps I'll do some more work on it so it hurts you less.
Sheepy: Bedi: Um, if it wouldn't trouble you...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not at all! Just.. Just not now.
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he's peering into the oven. It doesn't appear to be done yet*
Sheepy: Grif: *He's looming behind Kay.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: .. S'not done yet.
Sheepy: *Grif doesn't seem too happy about that, but doesn't complain.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Why am I the one watching this?!
Sheepy: Bedi: Uh...sorry.
Arsé-kun: Kay: It's cool, Bedi, but.. Like!! Okay, kids, remember to wash your hands! I'm your mom now??
Sheepy: Grif: .....?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I shouldn't be doin' this! Where'd everyone else go?
Sheepy: Tristan: *Snore*
Sheepy: Grif: Kidd isn't here.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Gee, really?
Sheepy: Grif: Uh...uhh..
Sheepy: Grif:.......Really.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I see
Arsé-kun: Kay: .. What is Kiddo up to, anyway?
Sheepy: Grif: Uh...
Sheepy: Grif: Uhhh...
Sheepy: Grif: We left him in a stranger's hands.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Shit! Where's the damn bird?
Sheepy: Grif: He's with Kidd.
Sheepy: Grif: So he's probably been kidnapped and put up for ransom.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Griflet, that wasn't funny!!
Sheepy: Grif: It wasn't a joke.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Kidd] Where'd you go???
Sheepy: Kidd: [text: to Kay] Home.
Sheepy: Kidd: [text: to Kay] Elyan brought me home, so I gave him dog treats as a reward.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he sighs in relief*
Sheepy: Grif:...He's safe?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah, Elyan brought him home. For once, he helped.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Kidd] Thank Elyan for once. You could've yelled at us, that's your job.
Sheepy: Grif: Elyan helps often.
Sheepy: Kidd: [text: to Kay] Why would I yell at you? I thanked Elyan and he didn't seem to care.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Kidd] So we'd bring you home???? ?? We'll be home soon tho
Sheepy: Kidd: [text: to Kay] You should have a social life.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Kidd] We
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Kidd] whoops. We're your guards! We're supposed to be with you!
Sheepy: Kidd: [text: to Kay] It's fine. I have Elyan.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Kidd] Well okay!
Sheepy: Kidd: [text: to Kay] Please enjoy yourself.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Kidd] Call if anything happens, but sleep well!
Arsé-kun: Kay: He really thinks we need to get out more. *he eyes the table where he put his booze. Where is the booze. target lost* ??
Sheepy: Grif: Uh....uh... we do?
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you awake?
Sheepy: Tristan:....*Snore*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ..... Huh, what? *he picks his head up off of Tristan's arm*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, um, keep resting if you need to.
Arsé-kun: *You know when you wake up really disoriented? That's Merlin right now.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... I genuinely can't tell if I'm in the waking world or not. This could be my own dream, or somebody else's. ... Please kick me if this is real.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you really want to be kicked?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Surprise me.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He pinches Merlin's cheek.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ow!
Sheepy: Bedi: See? You're awake.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, seems that way. Thanks.
Sheepy: Bedi: No problem. I didn't hurt you, did I?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not at all.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But now I'm thinking- How do we know the real world isn't a dream of another? Like, are we really alive and individuals, or just someone else's subconscious constructs?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, there's nothing we can do about that.
Sheepy: Bedi: If this is the life we've been given, we might as well work hard and do our best to fulfill it beyond expectations.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Y'all done with a philosophy lesson? It's finally done.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, thank you!
Sheepy: Grif: Elyan will miss out on boar..
Arsé-kun: Kay: We'll bring home whatever's left.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, Sir Lancelot, you're back.
Sheepy: Gawain: *He doesn't seem interested in the boar, instead focused on his potato.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Yes. *and he drops into a seat*
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, do you want food?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sure.
Sheepy: Bedi: Okay, it's done
Arsé-kun: Kay: I just said that.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, I know.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp* I always dreamed of a nice, warm cottage, away from the lonely night air. Away from the molding leaves whose corpses are a result of their sacrifice. Perhaps it's not as far away as I assumed, or perhaps I haven't woken up. Just this once, I will selfishly, blindly, naively allow myself to enjoy this warmth. If I tell myself it will be eternal, it will be until the pain of reality sets in.
Sheepy: Grif: Uhhh.
Sheepy: Tristan: Was it "always"? Or just a selfish little wish I came up with on the spot?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he leans over and pinches Tristan* It's still reality, bucko.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah... Ah...but you see.
Sheepy: Tristan: Too much of anything will leave you with nothing.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you want boar?
Sheepy: Bedi: The boar is done, Sir Tristan.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I do.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He goes ahead and serves the boar.*
Sheepy: Grif: Boar...
Arsé-kun: *And then everybody who is NOT named Tristan stopped speaking words and ate food. It is good food. Tristan still ate, he just doesn't stop talking. Someone had to.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... So which of you took my alcohol?
Sheepy: Grif: I'll kill you!
Sheepy: Bedi: I didn't.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wasn't me.
Sheepy: Gawain: Nor did I.
Sheepy: Tristan: *Snore*
Arsé-kun: Lance: It wasn't him. ... Or me.
Sheepy: Gawain: Hmmmm...how problematic.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And we all just ate, so we can't go on.... Hey, wait! Where's Prancelot?
Sheepy: Gawain: Perhaps you're just going senile.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm senile?? I'm senile?! You go to bed earlier than the elderly!
Sheepy: Bedi: He left a while ago
Sheepy: Gawain: I haven't gone to bed yet. I will in an hour.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Oh, Saberlot's got his night shift. He'd be killed on the spot if he brought booze.
Sheepy: Gawain: Hmmm.
Sheepy: Bedi: Who here drinks alcohol?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not you! But I was standing with Tristan, so it definitely wasn't me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And Tristan's not drunk- We all know what that sounds like.
Sheepy: Gawain: That leaves Sir Lancelot, Sir Griflet, Sir Kay, and me.
Sheepy: Bedi: It wasn't Kay.
Sheepy: Grif:...Uhhh.
Sheepy: Gawain: Sir Kay drinks the most out of all of us.
Sheepy: Grif: Stop accusing him or tear you to shreds!
Arsé-kun: Kay: I do, but I didn't drink it. I wouldn't be complaining if I had!
Arsé-kun: Kay: And Grif doesn't drink. He'd either be sobbing, snoring, or committing homicide if he had.
Sheepy: Grif: *Grumbling*
Arsé-kun: Kay: What?
Sheepy: Grif: I do more than that.
Arsé-kun: Kay: It was a rough estimation.
Sheepy: Grif: What?
Arsé-kun: Kay: It's... 60% the things I said, 40% anything else.
Sheepy: Grif: Uhhh..
Arsé-kun: Kay: So... Two left. What say you both?
Sheepy: Gawain: I didn't drink it.
Sheepy: Gawain: Why would I?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Who knows why? We're not mind readers here!
Sheepy: Gawain: I'd rather go to a bar to talk to women than to drink alcohol.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And you'd also probably be in bed by now if you had.
Sheepy: Gawain: What?
Arsé-kun: Kay: If you had stolen my booze, I mean. But you haven't.
Sheepy: Gawain: *He looks to Lancelot* Hmmm.
Sheepy: Grif: He wouldn't steal it.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...? *he looks at Grif.*
Sheepy: Gawain: He totally would.
Sheepy: Grif: He wouldn't because he's better than that.
Arsé-kun: Lance: No, I absolutely would.
Sheepy: Grif: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Lance: It is the sole reason I'm sitting here and not in the corner.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... And I seem to have lost my mental filter in exchange for false confidence. .. This is a fine exchange.
Sheepy: Grif: Well, that's fine.
Sheepy: Gawain: What a biased man you are.
Sheepy: Grif: I already stabbed him in the face the last time we saw each other. Our differences have been settled.
Arsé-kun: *Kay still looks annoyed. He kicks a leg out from under Lance's chair. Lance stops and stares before gravity kicks in*
Sheepy: Grif: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I deserved that.
Sheepy: Gawain: *He's grinning a bit smugly... Gawain. I thought you settled your differences with him.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Do you enjoy my pain?
Sheepy: Gawain: No, it's not that.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Oh. You may as well kick me while I'm down here.
Sheepy: Bedi: No one is going to kick you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: That's a surprise.
Sheepy: Bedi: It shouldn't be.
Sheepy: Bedi: We all care about you. Why would we kick someone we care about?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Who knows? It was my self esteem speaking there.
Sheepy: Bedi: You don't need to worry. We're here to support you!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Thanks.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He puts on a grin* If you ever feel upset, I'll do my best to comfort you!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Don't you already? What do I do for you?
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean, do for me? Your presence is enough - you don't need to do anything for me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Simple man has simple pleasures, more at 2.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You don't need anything fancy! You're happy with friendship, yes?
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Good to know.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah? Were you worried I'd expect something out of you? I don't!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Does that also give me permission to do absolutely nothing and still get attention?
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course!
Sheepy: Gawain: Hmmm. Saber-you would probably like the attention too.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I presume he does.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he Still looks annoyed* Just don't do that again, you sly dog. *He huffs and looks to Bedi* Can we take some boar with us for Elyan?
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, go ahead.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Okay, great.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... So how much counts as "Some"? Five percent? Fifteen percent? Fifty?
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... A hundred percent?
Arsé-kun: Kay: One hundred and five percent? So I can take the dish too, and watch Elyan swallow it whole?
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... On second thought, lets not do that. It was horrible enough the first time.
Sheepy: Grif: Uhhh?
Arsé-kun: Kay: If I have to watch him unhinge his entire face again, I might actually quit my job and become a full time alcoholic.
Sheepy: Grif: ...He does that?
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... You haven't seen that?
Sheepy: Grif: He hasn't done it around me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I don't think I was supposed to see it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're going to have to pay me 500 moneys to keep having this conversation! There are people who PROBABLY didn't want to image that!
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmmm...
Sheepy: Bedi: That ssounds... like a snake, almost.
Arsé-kun: Lance: What else can unhinge its jaw?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Other than people, and that is bad for you.
Sheepy: Bedi: Turtle.
Sheepy: Grif: People.
Sheepy: Bedi: ....
Sheepy: Grif: ...Snails.
Sheepy: Bedi:.............
Sheepy: Gawain:............
Sheepy: Grif:....Cattle?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ............
Arsé-kun: Kay: ............. Merlin's dad?
Sheepy: Grif: Merlin has a dad?
Sheepy: Gawain: What did you think he came from?
Sheepy: Grif: Hell.
Arsé-kun: Lance: That's not too far off.
Sheepy: Grif: And I came from a stork.
Sheepy: Gawain: *Snrrrrk*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Griflet, how did you have a child and not know where babies come from?
Arsé-kun: Kay: No, no, he said from a stork, not brought by one.
Arsé-kun: Kay: He's actually half birdbrain, clearly.
Sheepy: Bedi: What does that mean...
Sheepy: Grif: I'm not a bird.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And Lancelot was made out of lake dirt and baked at 350°.
Sheepy: Grif: He was?
Arsé-kun: Kay: No.
Sheepy: Grif: Sir Lancelot is a golem...
Sheepy: Grif: Is that why I can't beat him...?
Arsé-kun: Lance: I certainly was not and am not.
Sheepy: Grif: But you came from a lake.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I had human parents, thank you.
Sheepy: Grif: So then are you family with Elyan?
Arsé-kun: Lance: No?
Arsé-kun: Kay: And Gawain came from the sun. That's easy. That's boring. Like Gawain.
Sheepy: Grif: What?
Sheepy: Grif: Hmmmm...
Arsé-kun: Kay: Grif, buddy. I'm making insults.
Sheepy: Grif: And Bedivere came from an affair.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I thought Lucan was the bastard? Both definitions.
Sheepy: Grif: Hmmm? But what can be defined as an affair?
Arsé-kun: Lance: I think we know the answer to that.
Sheepy: Grif: Your loyalty lies with the wife, but you're also lying to the mistress.
Arsé-kun: Lance: But not always.
Sheepy: Grif: Ah?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ummmm...
Arsé-kun: Magi☆Mari: Yoo-hoo, shitheads, can you all Paypal me five thousand monies so I can bleach my brain out? Thank you, love you!
Sheepy: Grif: I don't have money.
Arsé-kun: *It's, of course, just Merlin, who shifts back*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: fuck
Sheepy: Grif:...Are you demanding money from us!? I'll tear you to bits!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not again.
Sheepy: Bedi: Again?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It sounded good in my head.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, I was worried that he had previously attacked you...
Sheepy: Grif: No! I haven't!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: In related news, that stunt has taken whatever energy I had left, and I am now running purely on you guys existing. I think I'm going to lose my personality. It's time to go home!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh....! *He gently lifts Merlin* Yes, if you're tired, you should rest at home.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I take it we should part ways?
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes. Let's see each other again soon!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, definitely!
Sheepy: *And so, everyone heads home!*
Arsé-kun: *Lance puts Tristan to bed, and then goes to his own fucking room. bye lancelot*
Sheepy: *And Bedi brings Merlin to their room.*
Arsé-kun: *Which means they all fail to stop and observe the herd of nocturnal servants lurking in a doorway*
Sheepy: *And Eiji is painting!*
Arsé-kun: *Eiji, it is 3 am. What are you doing?*
Sheepy: *He's worried and can't sleep so he's painting.*
Arsé-kun: *No servants are making any noise. Presence concealment A*
Sheepy: *Good job!*
Arsé-kun: Angra: :3c
Arsé-kun: Angra: *it's a shame things are okay right now! Lemme just...* Nice.
Sheepy: Eiji: Uh....! *He jumps and drops his paintbrush.*
Sheepy: Eiji: I-...I-I didn't sssee you. ...
Sheepy: Eiji:...Th-thank you. *He goes to pick up his paintbrush and then pauses halfway down, letting out a soft whimper. Ow. Back.*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad has already fetched it. Here is your object, good sir*
Sheepy: Eiji:!?
Sheepy: Eiji:...Um...th-thanks... ...
Sheepy: Eiji: I...uh. I d-didn't know you were...uh, you know, there.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yeah, we noticed, old man! What're we doin'? Arts n' farts?
Arsé-kun: *Vlad stares at Angra. He was GOING to be polite..*
Sheepy: Eiji: I...um, I'm just... painting.
Arsé-kun: Angra: At three in the morning? What, too scared to do it in the daytime?
Sheepy: Eiji: N-no!
Sheepy: Eiji: I just c-can't sleep. ... ...
Arsé-kun: Angra: You nocturnal? Actually a vampire- oh
Sheepy: Eiji: *He's shifting nervously...*
Sheepy: Eiji: No, and no.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Well, I failed that one!
Sheepy: Eiji: Am I b-bothering you? ... I'm really s...sorry, I'll...uh, I'll stop...sorry.
Arsé-kun: Angra: No way, old man. Am I bothering you? That's my job.
Sheepy: Eiji:....? No...
Arsé-kun: Angra: Great! *and he sits down. He's not leaving. Vlad doesn't look impressed.*
Sheepy: Eiji:.......
Sheepy: Eiji:.....D...do you want something?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nope!
Sheepy: Eiji: .....*He shifts his attention to the painting, visibly uncomfortable as he continues it.*
Sheepy: Rider: *He is looming behind Vlad*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... *he mimics backhanding Rider in the face. is joke*
Sheepy: Rider: *He would show his amusement if he could.*
Sheepy: *Instead, he places a hand where his head would be and another on his stomach before bending forward some.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... *and he shifts to the side so Rider is visible to everyone else. hekk u*
Sheepy: Eiji: *He doesn't appear to notice...*
Arsé-kun: *Angra starts making faces at Rider*
Sheepy: Rider:...........
Arsé-kun: Angra: :3c ?
Sheepy: Rider: .................."It's almost Halloween."
Arsé-kun: Angra: :o
Sheepy: Rider: *He (somehow) looks to Vlad*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad understands the movement of Rider's upper torso. He squints.*
Sheepy: Rider:...."It's almost Halloween".
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... "Ew."
Sheepy: Rider: "Why ew?"
Arsé-kun: Vlad: "You know why."
Sheepy: Rider: "So is that a no?"
Arsé-kun: Vlad: "Yes."
Sheepy: Rider: "You're cruel."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: "Thank you."
Sheepy: Rider:.....
Sheepy: Rider: *He crosses his arms, unhappy, and walks out. Through the wall near Eiji, who jumps. Rider you jerk.*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad exits as well, slipping out the door. gone*
Sheepy: Eiji: ..Uh..
Arsé-kun: Angra: What a bunch of weirdos.
Sheepy: Eiji: ...M-maybe it’s time for bed...
Arsé-kun: Angra: Heh, maybe! Or you can flip of society's norms. That's on you!
Sheepy: Eiji:....N-no thanks.
Sheepy: *Eiji stiffly stands and heads to bed.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: oh. ok
Arsé-kun: *REJECTED!*
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Arsé-kun: Moriarty: -- And we need to be there in an hour. Have you prepared at all?
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...Mmm? In what sense? Mentally, I am prepared.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Are your things prepared? ... Have you even put your work clothes on?
Sheepy: Sherlock: No.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then what the hell are you doing?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Thinking. Planning.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Having no ability to get your collective shit together.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Mmm.. Is that how you see it?
Arsé-kun: Mori: This is the fourth time this week!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, Professor. Do you limit how often you think to but three times a week? *He finally opens his eyes and looks up from his thinking pose towards Mori* That's no surprise.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...A jest, of course.
Sheepy: Sherlock: This is the usual state that I pursue you in, sans the lack of work clothes. This is but a costume, a disguise, that I was wearing when I was hunting for clues last night.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...It slipped my mind to change out of them.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he sighs* Then do so. I'll be waiting downstairs.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You mean I can't go like this?
Arsé-kun: Mori: At least get a coat. At least.
Sheepy: Sherlock: If you insist.
Sheepy: *Sherlock somewhat shakily stands and throws on a coat.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Fine, I guess.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Mh, what else do I need... *he kneels and slips his hand under the cabinet and pulls out a revolver*
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He drags himself to his feet and strides over to his corset, which he equips.*
Arsé-kun: *Mori exits the room like he said he was going to. He doesn't need to be standing here.*
Sheepy: *Eventually, Sherlock comes out, looking...ready, in a weak sense of the word.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: You took your time.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah...yes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I was thinking to myself: What might I need in this situation?
Sheepy: Sherlock: And so, I overprepared.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Now, are you ready to go?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I've been.
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...Ah, of course.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes, I assumed so.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then can we please go?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Finally.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I should have just left without you. You'd have shown up, what, this evening?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Have patience, Professor. You know how rushing into things can cause one to make mistakes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: We planned this all already.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm aware.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...However.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I was simply considering the possibilities of what might occur that we haven't planned for. I mulled it over, and before I knew it, you had walked in. ... I'm feeling a bit refreshed as well...
Arsé-kun: Mori: I wonder why!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Do you?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Of course not! I've known college students with better night habits than you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I do what's necessary, Professor.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You'd have failed my class by now.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Thankfully, I'm not in your class. I haven't much interest in math past what can assist me in cases.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Sleep can be a powerful tool if used properly. Dreaming is the brain's way of processing information and can be used to solve seemingly impossible problems.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Therefore, it's best to use it when necessary - as a last resort.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I think I just lost some brain cells.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Why?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Because sleeping is a necessary function and you! Don't!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Whatever do you mean? It's a distraction unless I need it to solve something.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Are you trying to ruin your brain??
Sheepy: Sherlock: No, of course not.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then do it dammit! *he picks his hat up and throws the door open* Now lets go!
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He follows Mori out*
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he's been lying on the sofa, kinda half watching all that and whatever's on tv. He can't be bothered to get the remote*
Sheepy: *Lobo is chewing on a tire and CasCu is leaning up against Lobo and watching tv*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... *he keeps getting Lobo's tail to his face.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Hit me again and I'll cut it off.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He stares*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He begins to stand*
Sheepy: Lobo: *...Before plopping down on top of aCu. Jerk.*
Arsé-kun: *acu no longer exists. just fur now*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He yawns and starts to watch the tv*
Arsé-kun: Acu: *and he lifts Lobo's ass off* Get off of me, Wolf King.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He blankly looks at Acu before yawning in his face*
Sheepy: CasCu: Down, Lobo.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He nuzzles Acu rather than getting off. Tv? No, it's affection time. You're pointy like lizard so you can't be human. Non-humans are good.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he accepts his fate and tries to get his armor off, before allowing dog. Bc spikes will hurt*
Sheepy: *Lobo is pleased.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What's happening in this thread?
Sheepy: CasCu: Nothing.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nothing at all?
Sheepy: CasCu: We have nothing to do.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That seems to be a common trend this morning!
Sheepy: CasCu: Exactly.
Sheepy: Bedi: You could find work for yourself if you want something to do.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm pretty sure we have work, speaking of.
Sheepy: Bedi: Us? What work?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Oh!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Our.. Actual job?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...By actual job, do you mean the store Master Eiji works at or fighting...??
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The store.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah! Of course! ...I-I didn't forget...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I hope not. Maybe I should pick up Sir Lumiere while we're there.
Sheepy: Bedi: Good idea. Someone might find it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Unless he's gotten himself a job.
Sheepy: Bedi: Can a candle really get a job?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why not?
Sheepy: Bedi: They don't have arms nor legs... and they can't talk either.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Like...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Watching over things to prevent disaster, scouting, guarding, hitting the record button when you're too far away,
Arsé-kun: Acu: Shut up.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And punching me in the mouth!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He raises his eyebrows*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: There'd be more, but he doesn't have hands. Yet.
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I haven't decided if I'll try to make him little wax hands yet.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He's visibly concerned...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Probably not, since the last time I tried it really didn't work. What's the look for?
Sheepy: Bedi: It's...it's a candle.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But a familiar none the less.
Sheepy: Bedi: Candles aren't sentient. They don't have thoughts nor feelings. If they did, we wouldn't light them on fire.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But it isn't a plain candle, now is it?
Sheepy: Bedi: It's still a candle.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's a familiar.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's a candle all the same. Candles aren't supposed to have arms.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, true...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But candelabras do!
Sheepy: Bedi: It's not going to care-
Sheepy: Bedi:.....
Sheepy: Bedi: *He inhales sharply*
Sheepy: Bedi: Candleabras don't have arms. If you're going to view the candles as heads a la that one movie you watched, it'd be like a hydra but missing its other heads...
Sheepy: Bedi:...Since those are simply other places for candles, and the head does not connect to the wrist.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bedivere, it's powered by magic. It doesn't need to make sense.
Sheepy: Bedi:....It does...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you the wizrad?
Sheepy: Bedi: No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then shhhh!
Sheepy: Bedi: But...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Pfff...
Sheepy: Bedi: ...What're you laughing about?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Butt?
Arsé-kun: *and Merlin reaches for Bedi's rear. Merlin no*
Sheepy: Bedi: *He instinctually decks Merlin with Airgetlam. Wrong hand.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... I'll take my money now.
Sheepy: CasCu: *he huffs* Fine. *He hands money over* Man, I never should bet on that wizard.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ow ow ow OW! *he rubs his shoulder* Don't break me before work!
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to! I didn't hurt you too much, did I?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's clearly pained* It's fine. It happens.
Sheepy: Bedi: What can I do to help you?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Help me relocate it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's gone into orbit; I can't find it anymore. Only you and your manliness can save the day. Are you a rad enough dude?
Sheepy: Bedi: I...I guess so, but I don't know what "it" is....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You punched my shoulder out of its socket.
Sheepy: Bedi: Eh?!
Sheepy: Bedi: How do I put it back in its socket? I've never had to!
Sheepy: Rider: "Amputate it."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No!!
Sheepy: Rider: "You won't have to worry about it not being in its socket because it won't be in your body."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But the socket will still be there if my arm isn't!
Sheepy: Rider: "So?"
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It'll still hurt, you bully!
Sheepy: Rider: "I'll amputate your head so you can't detect pain."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can't have it!
Sheepy: Rider: "Don't be selfish. You don't use it anyway."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: There's absolutely no way to answer that without you getting angry! Is this a trick of some kind?
Sheepy: Rider: "What do you mean?"
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I can't say "no u" because, well, you know. If I disagree, you'll pull up receipts. If I agree, you'll try to take my head.
Sheepy: Rider:...
Sheepy: Rider: "Because I'm missing mine?"
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Duh?
Sheepy: Rider: "Perhaps I don't want yours."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You just said you'd cut it off!
Sheepy: Rider: "I thought it over."
Sheepy: Rider: "It's worthless to me."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he sighs and tries to get his shoulder back where it belongs*
Arsé-kun: *he does not succeed*
Sheepy: Bedi: How can I help you...?
Sheepy: CasCu:...Oi, you're how old? Watch closely, kid.
Sheepy: *CasCu drags himself to his feet and goes over to fix Merlin's shoulder.*
Sheepy: CasCu: Here, that's the motion you make. *He plops down on the floor* Get to it, kid.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, I think I get it
Sheepy: Bedi: *He tries to relocate Merlin's arm.*
Arsé-kun: *It took a bit longer than needed, but Bedi didn't FAIL. And it hurt a lot*
Sheepy: Bedi: Th-there.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he rubs his shoulder and winces*
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's why it's fine!
Sheepy: Bedi:....Eh...but... ... no, nevermind.
Sheepy: Rider: "If you give me your head, you won't have worries anymore."
Sheepy: Bedi:...Sir, why are you moving your hands like that?
Sheepy: Rider:....*He takes out a notepad, scribbles the same message, and hands it to Bedi*
Sheepy: Bedi:......?! You can't have it!
Sheepy: Rider: ...*He snatches it back and scribbles, only to hand it back.* "It was just an offer."
Sheepy: Bedi: No!!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He picks up his head from aCu's neck and looks to Bedi. He lets out a loud snarl and bares his teeth.*
Sheepy: Rider: *Notepad.* "He says to lower your voice or you'll need a prosthetic for your left arm too."
Sheepy: Bedi: E.....eh....??
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lobo, no!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lets out a loud growl.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: As a king's adviser, let me give you advice! Do not. Even try it.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He glares into Merlin’s eyes.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin glares back. He is not happy*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He gets off of aCu and crouches. He bares his fangs and maintains eye contact.*
Sheepy: CasCu: Lobo, down.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I can handle it. *he shapeshifts.. into a bigger wolf. He maintains eye contact and snarls*
Sheepy: Lobo: *His fur bristles up and he snaps at Merlin. His teeth don't touch him, however.*
Sheepy: *Bedi readies Airgetlam.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Who is fighting?! *he ascends from his hellhole, and he doesn't look happy*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He doesn't break eye contact but his ears perk up.*
Sheepy: CasCu: Lobo got angry because they were being loud.
Sheepy: CasCu:...But Lobo is always angry.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Down, Lobo.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He backs off some but still maintains eye contact.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin backs down as well, but he ain't losin' either*
Sheepy: Rider:.....
Sheepy: Rider: *He suddenly stomps really hard on Merlin's paw!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yow! *he shifts back to normal, and smacks Rider with his staff. or tries*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He appears pleased! He won! He struts over to Vlad and nuzzles him. He's in a great mood now.*
Sheepy: *Rider accepts being smacked.*
Sheepy: Bedi: *He lets out a sigh of relief and lowers Airgetlam*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Are you all done?
Sheepy: CasCu: Looks like it.
Sheepy: CasCu: You've been replaced, too.
Sheepy: Rider: "You're welcome, wizard. You can pay me back with a head."
Sheepy: Rider: "A human one, of course."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're going to need to be more specific.
Sheepy: Rider: "Those beartraps are a symbol of how far he would go for her." *He pauses, looking to Lobo who's completely focused on Vlad* "...He's an Avenger due to what they did to her. You can't mention her to him. He'll absolutely lose it."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then he should know not to mess with anyone else's mate either. *he huffs*
Sheepy: Rider: "He threatened Bedivere because his voice wears on Lobo's nerves so to speak."
Sheepy: Rider: "Much as howling might wear on yours. I'll tell him later not to threaten Bedivere but Bedivere is human."
Sheepy: Rider: "Bedivere is very lucky that he's not dead. Lobo is on his best behavior."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, now he is.
Sheepy: Rider: "What you saw is the best you're going to get in terms of his relationship with Bedivere. What Lobo wants to do is tear him apart, but he feels like Bedivere's too disgusting to put his teeth into. Simply, Lobo doesn't want to risk tasting his blood because it's exactly like the idea of eating.... rot. I suppose."
Sheepy: Rider: "...And if that hatred were only a tinsy bit less, that man would be tinsy bits. Or if I give Lobo my weapon."
Sheepy: Rider: "...Of course, I won't."
Sheepy: Bedi: *Why does Rider keep gesturing to me*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin still seems.. Irritated. He's not quite at Angry, but he isn't Annoyed either*
Sheepy: Rider: "What?"
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Just keep him away from Bedivere.
Sheepy: Rider: "I don't control him."
Sheepy: Rider: "I'm just along for the ride."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then try.
Sheepy: Rider: "When he gets started, I can't shout at him. I can't grab him. Getting on his back will do nothing."
Sheepy: Rider: "I can hop in the way. Oh wait. No. I can't. He'll accidentally kill me. That'll only stop him for so long before he sees it as: 'He sacrificed his life for humans? If humans didn't exist, he wouldn't be dead!"
Sheepy: Rider: *He puts his hands up to sign before pausing and scribbling on his notepad* "What makes you think I can control Lobo? Lobo is a wild animal. A prideful wolf who created a name for himself because he was uncontrollable. A rebellious wolf who would not only evade human's antics to stop him but also spit on them through trashing their traps. You're asking me to do what a town of people with better equipment than me couldn't do. What am I? A phantom of a man who may or may not have existed only for the purpose of another man's attempt to steal away a woman. A soldier who couldn't keep his head. Why do you think I defused the situation by distracting you?"
Sheepy: Rider: *He then shoves the notepad into Merlin's hands and crosses his arms*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He perks up his ears but still focuses his attention onto Vlad. He play bows, his tail wagging incredibly fast. You're here! You're here! You're here!!!!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I just figured he'd listen to you a little bit more.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: In other news, your handwriting is phenomenal.
Sheepy: Rider: "Thank you."
Arsé-kun: Acu: *fucks given: still a firm 0. Unimportant. flicking through channels more important*
Sheepy: *Meanwhile, Chaldea!*
Arsé-kun: *oh boy!*
Sheepy: Haku: Where did he go even...?!
Arsé-kun: Caligula: Roma?
Sheepy: Haku: Too far, Caligula.
Sheepy: Yan: Hell?
Sheepy: Haku: No-why are you even here?!
Arsé-kun: Cali: *he growls a "not roma". why ARE you here, yan*
Sheepy: Yan: Oh. I'm here because...ah! I know!
Sheepy: Yan: I want to be.
Arsé-kun: Cali: Not Roma...
Sheepy: Yan: This is Chaldea, silly.
Sheepy: Haku: Unless you know where he is, leave
Sheepy: Yan: Oh? And what if I do?
Sheepy: Haku: Why are you grinning like that?
Sheepy: Yan: What if I do, huh? What if I do?
Sheepy: Haku: You're useless. You won't disclose information whether or not you actually know it. *Sigh* ... I wanted breakfast and all I got was indescribable loneliness. My favorite meal of the day! I've looked everywhere for him! I haven't seen him for so long...
Sheepy: Yan: Whose fault is that?
Arsé-kun: Cali: *he growls at Yan*
Sheepy: Yan: Growl at me all you want but fighting is off limits.
Sheepy: Yan: He's near by. Or is he? How close are you two in truth? Even if your bodies are near, your hearts are far apart.
Sheepy: Yan: So even if he's close, he's far, yeah?
Sheepy: Haku: Where?
Sheepy: Yan: Eh, you know, "She's my wife" is where he's at, but you're at "He's Tepes. That's about it."
Arsé-kun: Cali: No help. Not Roma.
Arsé-kun: Cali: Useless like walnuts.
Sheepy: Yan:....Walnuts?
Arsé-kun: *Caligula growls. No walnuts allowed*
Sheepy: Yan: What're you going on about?
Sheepy: *Haku has taken out her phone meanwhile.*
Arsé-kun: Cali: Hate walnuts. Hate. Hate hate hate hate haTE HATE HATE HATE
Sheepy: Haku: Don't worry, Caligula. Nobody is going to make you eat any. Nobody has them.
Sheepy: *Haku calls Tepes.*
Arsé-kun: *Tepes picks up on the fourth ring*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Are you finally talking to me?
Sheepy: Haku: I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... I accept your apology. May I return now?
Sheepy: Haku: Please...! I've been looking all over for you! And Yan Qing only replies in cryptic ways and keeps rubbing it in...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Do you hate 'em because you're wal-nuts? Hehehehehe!
Arsé-kun: *Caligula screams and throws himself at Yan*
Sheepy: Haku: CALIGULA NO!
Sheepy: Haku: HE DESERVES IT BUT DON'T KILL HIM!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... This sounds relatively normal.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Owowowowow! Not the face! Not my handsome face!!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Do I need to break this up as well?
Sheepy: Haku: Please!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And with that, permission to enter... I'll be right over.
Sheepy: Haku: Permission granted...!
Arsé-kun: *Tepes hangs up, and barges in just moments later to pull Caligula off of Yan by the cape.*
Sheepy: Yan: Wow, my hero! ...Hm, I can't say I want to give you a kiss as your reward for saving me.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I don't want it from you anyway.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh? "From me"? You want it from someone else?!
Sheepy: *Haku seems really flustered. Tepes is back! There's so much she wants to say.... but it just comes out as frantic apologies.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he drops Caligula and goes to comfort Haku. Priorities*
Sheepy: Haku: You didn't deserve that treatment! ...I wasn't thinking. I was upset - it all happened in a flash- I barely even remembered it later so I absolutely panicked when I'd realized you'd gone missing...
Sheepy: Haku: You were trying to help.
Sheepy: Haku: I should've- I did- recognize that, but...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It's already over with.
Sheepy: Haku:...I know.
Sheepy: Haku: But I hurt you and I need to make up for that!
Arsé-kun: Tepes You called me back. That's all I need.
Sheepy: Haku:...If you say so... b-but really! If you want something, just ask!
Sheepy: Yan: Eh, well, other Vlad let him stay... Mmm? I guess I'm not supposed to know that, huh?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Of course you do. He hated it, by the by.
Sheepy: Yan: Aha, I noticed, even if my focus wasn't on him.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You're too creepy for my tastes. Do leave.
Sheepy: Yan: What?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Shoo.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, oh, is my creepy act working?!
Sheepy: Yan: Cool! I wanna be creepy!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Ah, Haku. Shall I cook for you once this is over with?
Sheepy: Haku:!!! ...You still will after what I did?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You can have whatever I make, I can have him, Caligula can do whatever it is he wants. Of course I do.
Sheepy: Yan:....Eh.
Sheepy: Haku: *What's that! A smile!*
Sheepy: Yan: If you touch my neck I'll snap yours, huh?
Sheepy: Yan: That's how friends are!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he smiles back at Haku, then shifts to a nasty grin for Yan* As if you would be able to? That's cute.
Sheepy: Yan: What d'ya think I am? A caster?
Sheepy: Yan: I'm...let's see.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You are an Assassin standing in plain sight. I am a Lancer. Who wins?
Sheepy: Yan: How fast could Heracles snap a man's neck?
Sheepy: Yan: That's how much time you'd have.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That requires Heracles to stop his rampage long enough to actually aim. Good luck.
Sheepy: Yan: Ah?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *and he goes back to smiling at Haku* Shall I get started?
Sheepy: Yan: Oh! Okay! I can get the real deal if you want to fight him instead, friend! But I've got my doubts he'd actually come.
Sheepy: Haku: *She nods*
Sheepy: Yan: Hmmm~ but. Let's see. Oh~ that's an idea, but it's a bit droll. That's an idea but it takes too much effort.
Sheepy: Haku: Please leave.
Arsé-kun: Cali: Die.
Sheepy: Yan: All of you are so mean!
Sheepy: Yan: Lupin isn't mean to me. Mr. Geo isn't mean to me. Dr. Roman isn't mean to me. It's just you guys.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And you can be rather rude in return.
Sheepy: Yan: Well, it's just a game, right?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Luckily for you. I wouldn't try to bite you again anyway.
Sheepy: Yan: Huh?
Sheepy: Yan: Is my blood really that bad? ...Is it my diet? Mmmm... that's a problem.
Sheepy: Yan: What if I hook up with a sexy vampire lady and she hates my blood?! What then?
Sheepy: Haku: She...really shouldn't drink your blood in the first place then.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: .... It was because you punched me in the jaw. Idiot.
Sheepy: Yan: I did?
Sheepy: Yan: When?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... You don't remember it? Lucky me.
Sheepy: Yan: Nope! How's that make you lucky?
Sheepy: Yan: I'll try real hard to remember it.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Great. Do it somewhere else.
Sheepy: Yan: Why're you all trying to get rid of me...?
Sheepy: Haku: Because you're annoying!
Sheepy: Yan: *He frowns but doesn't comment. Instead, he actually leaves.*
Sheepy: Haku: ...Huh, it actually worked..
Arsé-kun: Tepes: He'll be back.
Sheepy: Haku: ...If you say so.
Sheepy: Haku: Yeah, it is, actually.
Arsé-kun: Cali: *he grumbles from the floor*
Sheepy: Haku: Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Cali: roma
Arsé-kun: Cali: *he drags himself back up*
Arsé-kun: *and now, back to Moriarty and Sherlock- the questionable heroes of this episode*
Arsé-kun: Mori: -- and was killing children for sport, so that's why I had him killed in jail. You're welcome.
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, that certainly does explain it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm glad that remained unsolved until now.
Sheepy: Holmes: I didn't think too hard about it. I suppose I should've.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why, so I cannot be proud of myself for five minutes?
Sheepy: Holmes: Hm? No. That's not why.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then why?
Sheepy: Holmes: Because something was clearly still afoot.
Sheepy: Holmes: ...However, my interests were grabbed by a different case unrelated to you. Perhaps I "took a break from you". I don't believe I lost much by not pursuing that death, however.
Arsé-kun: Mori: If you say so.
Sheepy: Holmes: Do you not believe me?
Sheepy: Holmes: My life isn't dependent on your every action.
Arsé-kun: Mori: No, no. That isn't what I was going to say at all.
Sheepy: Holmes: Then what was it?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I was going to bring up a previous topic.
Sheepy: Holmes: Then do so.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Since we have both finished our perimeters, shall we fetch our necessary companions?
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes, good idea.
Arsé-kun: *they decide, after a second quick check-over, to head home. dudududuud*
Sheepy: Holmes: We're back.
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Already?
Sheepy: Lobo: *His ears perk up but he doesn't actually move his head to look over.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, it doesn't have to be now, I suppose. But sooner is better than later.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I at least expected you both to be back after I'd have gotten up this evening.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Seems I was 0 for 2.
Sheepy: Holmes: You're up now, aren't you?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Unfortunately.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'm up now because someone started barking. I do not want to be here right now.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He yawns. He doesn't care.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah, the Professor's dog?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lifts his head. Dog? Where's the dog?*
Sheepy: Lobo:....?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He gets up and approaches Moriarty. He sniffs around before letting out an annoyed huff. No dog!*
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he is once again free from Lobo, and he rolls off of the couch to prevent another repeat*
Sheepy: Holmes: *He puts his hand out to pet Lobo. Lobo looks at his hand with eyes full of malice.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Don't do it, Sherlock. He's in a hand-eating mood.
Sheepy: Holmes:...Hand-eating mood? Ah, right, he's that dog.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lets out a warning snarl. He's no dog! He's a king.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Lobo, please.
Sheepy: Lobo:....
Sheepy: Lobo: *He huffs before turning to return to his spot. Ah. Lizard is on the ground now. He approaches ACu and sniffs at him.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Don't you dare sit on me again, fatass.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he grabs the end of his tail and puts it over his chest. No sitting or spike*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He quickly loses interest and goes to harass Vlad instead.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... why
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Sheepy: Holmes: Right, we're here for Rider.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's right here. *he goes to pat Rider's shoulder*
Sheepy: Rider:.....
Sheepy: Rider: *He stands up*
Arsé-kun: Mori: You don't mind, do you?
Sheepy: Rider: "No."
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's fantastic. You may be stuck with us for a while, though. Are you entirely sure you don't mind?
Sheepy: Rider: "I don't care where I am. Lobo does."
Arsé-kun: Mori: And there's nothing you need to do prior?
Sheepy: Rider: "No."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then let us be off yet again.
Sheepy: Holmes: Of course.
Arsé-kun: *they exit scene again. vlad groans*
Sheepy: *Lobo whines loudly and sits next to rhe door.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Oh, they'll be back. Don't whine.
Sheepy: Lobo: *Whiiiiiiiine*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Please stop.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lies down next to the door. When will they be back it's been 5 seconds*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: How eventful! *he leans into the room. hello, good morning!* So are any of you coming in to eat?
Sheepy: Lobo: *Whiiiiiiiine*
Sheepy: CasCu: Oh, me
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... I guess I should, too.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah....um, what Merlin decides to do. I'll follow.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Right, food is a thing people need. Yeah, lets go.
Sheepy: CasCu: Servants don't.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Pal, I'm still alive.
Sheepy: CasCu: ...What?
Sheepy: CasCu: You're a servant.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You know what? Sure. I am a normal servant, haha!
Sheepy: CasCu: Nope, you've already accidentally blabbed your secret.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It wasn't even a secret. I could share some real ones, if you'd like.
Sheepy: CasCu: Tell me your secrets, o Wizard.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Which category do you want to start with? Magic, personal, or the good ol' not-morning-talk?
Sheepy: CasCu: Oooohhhh..
Sheepy: CasCu: That's a hard one.
Sheepy: CasCu: Personal. It's still morning sadly.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he shuffles towards CasCu and whispers into his ear*
Sheepy: CasCu:...Oh? Really?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Truly. Try not to share.
Sheepy: CasCu: Okay~
Sheepy: Bedi:....?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't worry,. Bedi. You know already!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...
Sheepy: Bedi:...But why tell a secret to an almost complete stranger?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Just to see what happens.
Sheepy: Bedi:....*Sigh*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't give me that!
Sheepy: Bedi: Knowledge is power.
Sheepy: Bedi: Don't give away secrets to strangers or they now have a weapon of which to manipulate you.
Sheepy: CasCu: Oi, I'm no villain or anything like that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But he's not a stranger. He's an acquaintance.
Sheepy: Bedi:...
Sheepy: Bedi: "Stranger" and "Acquaintance" overlap.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He lives in the same house and is under the same Master. He gets an automatic rank-up.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He frowns*
Sheepy: Bedi: He puts off a sleazy air.
Sheepy: CasCu: Hey, now.
Sheepy: CasCu: Just because I take a bit more after Fergus than Lancer me doesn't mean you have to insult me for it, huh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Local incubus has great respect for Fergus.
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's a cool guy. Nice, too.
Sheepy: Bedi:.............
Sheepy: Bedi: So breakfast, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What, are you expecting me to say "We fucked"?? Yes, breakfast!
Sheepy: Bedi: Breakfast.
Arsé-kun: *distant mozart laughter*
Sheepy: Bedi:?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ooooh, was he listening? I'm gonna shove his face into his food!
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, you weren't quiet.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm more worried about him hearing what he wasn't supposed to!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, this is why I was worried. Please be more careful in the future.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll think about it! And now, food!
Arsé-kun: *and Merlin Finally goes to get food.*
Sheepy: *Bedi follows.*
Arsé-kun: *Acu of all people has somehow beaten them there. He can't be bothered to sit in a chair.*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp* Ah, I'm sad, so sad.
Sheepy: Tristan: I met my friend yesterday- and I love my friend very dearly. But you see why I would be sad considering this, yes?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Because death is inevitable?
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Sheepy: Tristan: *Sob*
Arsé-kun: Saku: Can you guys please lighten up for once?
Sheepy: Satoru: ...
Sheepy: Satoru:....You have friends?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...d-do I not...?
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know. You've never told me about your friends.
Arsé-kun: Saku: I would like to hear about your friends.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...
Sheepy: Tristan: My good friend, Sir Lancelot, was who I went to Chaldea to meet yesterday. Yan Qing and Lupin were there too.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance is always here. You don't have to go the extra length to meet him.
Sheepy: Tristan: No, this is not...Uncle Lance, as you call my other friend, but- how should I distinguish him...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Different Lancelot. Your Uncle Lance is a Berserker.
Sheepy: Satoru: Berserker...
Sheepy: Tristan: And this Sir Lancelot is a Saber.
Sheepy: Tristan: The original Sir Lancelot was a mix between a saber and a berserker, I suppose.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Certainly accurate.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Now that's an odd thought, but, he talks more proudly than Berserker Lancelot. We like to talk about married women.
Sheepy: Satoru: Wow. Big Bro Cu says people like you are scum.
Sheepy: Satoru:..Whatever that means.
Sheepy: Satoru: Considering that it's about you, I'm sure it's positive.
Sheepy: Tristan:.....
Sheepy: Tristan: *Sob*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Satoru, "scum" isn't a very nice word.
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It's an insult.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: So please don't use it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: I won't.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Thank you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Cu calls people things often.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He certainly does. Could you perhaps ask him what new words mean when he says them?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: CasCu: Hey. I've got a new word for you to learn.
Arsé-kun: Saku: If it's dirty, I'm feeding you last.
Sheepy: CasCu: What?!
Arsé-kun: Saku: I'd like to not have dirty breakfast conversation, but go on.
Sheepy: CasCu: Eh, what's so dirty about- [censored by Lobo howling with distraught]
Arsé-kun: *Mozart starts laughing. Merlin barely holds it together.*
Sheepy: Satoru: What does that mean?
Sheepy: CasCu: It's a word you use with friends.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No!!
Sheepy: Guin: Ah, your throat is out in the open.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Fight, fight, fight! Slit his throat and pour his blood!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he leans over to whisper to Satoru what this word actually means. And why he is too young to use it. This is an Adult Word for Adults*
Sheepy: Satoru: Wow. You're an adult adult.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Certainly.
Sheepy: Satoru: Unlike Emiya, who Cu calls a manchild.
Sheepy: Satoru: So that's a child adult.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But is he right?
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I would say he's wrong. Emiya is certainly an adult.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...?!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhmmm..he's wrong?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Everyone can be wrong sometimes! Especially when you just want to insult someone else.
Sheepy: Satoru: B-but...
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa has never, ever been wrong.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay, everybody except for Moriarty when he speaks to you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo is never wrong either.
Sheepy: Bedi: Lobo is kind of...uhm...
Sheepy: Satoru: Kind of?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Really, really, aggressive and mean.
Sheepy: Eiji: *He looks over, looking flustered* L-Lobo sssnarls...and...uh, uh, th-threatens me every time I s...see- see him...
Sheepy: Satoru: That's because he hates you two. You two look like the people who killed Blanca.
Sheepy: Eiji: B-but I didn't....!
Sheepy: Eiji: A-and....you l-look similar to me...b...but he do...doesn't...treat you b-badly...
Sheepy: Satoru: Not in his eyes. You two are strangers who came into his territory and ruined everything. You two, Minako's family, and Tristan. I was here from the very beginning. Sakura was there too when I summoned him so while he had a problem with both of us, he got used to us because neither of us are adult males.
Sheepy: Eiji: B-but...we've...been here for ...uhm, uh, a while too...
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes.
Sheepy: Eiji:...and h-he still hates us...
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes.
Sheepy: Eiji:......!
Sheepy: Satoru:........
Sheepy: Eiji: P-please don't ssstare at me like th-that! I'm sorry!!!
Sheepy: Satoru: ???
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lobo hates pretty much everybody. He's going to attack someone one day.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo won't attack anyone.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's going to.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's aggressive. He's not a domestic dog.
Sheepy: Satoru: No, he's a wolf.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Exactly.
Sheepy: Satoru: And wolves are good.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin sighs, shakes his head, and goes back to eating. Lets Not argue with a brick wall*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: So anyway, how about that airline food?
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Is it an airline, or is it food?
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Sheepy: Eiji: ?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Who cares?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Ah, are you trying to be a comedian?
Sheepy: Bedi: I apologize. I'll know to laugh next time.
Sheepy: Bedi:...or perhaps I should give words of encouragement...
Sheepy: Bedi:...I'm sure you'll tell a funny joke next time. I believe in you!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: ... .. Okay, I got one. Can a bicorn jump higher than a house?
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know, I've never experimented to see.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Of course. Houses can't jump at all!
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: .... I thought I'd tell a time travel joke, but you didn't like it.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah?
Sheepy: Tristan:...My friend, Sir Bedivere has never laughed at a joke in his life.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Then what the hell's the point?
Sheepy: Tristan: Perhaps I should not have told you...
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That's all I had. Well, back to being useless.
Sheepy: Bedi: You aren't useless.
Sheepy: Bedi: Everyone and everything has its uselessness. That is what I learned.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Surprise! I'm 100% useless.
Arsé-kun: Saku: If you really have nothing better to do, you can help me clean the dishes.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: ... ... 95%?
Sheepy: Bedi: Cleaning dishes is useful.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can help as well if you want.
Arsé-kun: Saku: That would be fantastic, thank you.
Arsé-kun: *Avenger does the same, watching more than anything*
Sheepy: CasCu: Oi, leave enough room for me.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Absolutely not. *and he drops his tail right into Cascu's way*
Sheepy: CasCu: Oi oi, you pickin' a fight?!
Sheepy: CasCu: Someone cooks you a meal, you help 'em clean!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Are you suddenly helpless, caster? Just go over it.
Sheepy: CasCu: You'll trip me with it as I do.
Arsé-kun: Acu: What a shame. I'll dig you a grave.
Sheepy: CasCu: If I die, I'll drag you with me!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Sounds good to me.
Sheepy: CasCu: *He begins to step over Acu's tail*
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he doesn't bother to do anything. He does consider it.*
Sheepy: *CasCu quickly steps over and makes distance.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Why are you pokey?
Sheepy: Satoru: Like a cactus. You're part man, part cactus.
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Armor. From a serpent.
Sheepy: Satoru: So Big Bro Cu was wrong.
Arsé-kun: Acu: What idiocy did he say?
Sheepy: Satoru: He said that you're like a cactus. On the outside you're spikey and on the inside you're poisonous.
Arsé-kun: Acu: I'm not poison. Is he stupid? Or does he need a rabies shot?
Sheepy: Satoru: Rabies?
Sheepy: Satoru: But he hasn't been bitten by Lobo in the past two days.
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... Is that all?
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo uses him as a chew toy.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Noticed.
Sheepy: Satoru: But then he poked Lobo with a big red stick and Lobo didn't look too happy.
Sheepy: Satoru: So Lobo hasn't bit him since.
Sheepy: Satoru: But he thinks you're evil.
Sheepy: Satoru: He also told me not to tell since he didn't realize I was listening.
Arsé-kun: Acu: I'm not evil. I just do what I have to.
Sheepy: Satoru: You do bad things?
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa does bad things too sometimes but he's not evil.
Sheepy: Satoru: Nor is Dad.
Sheepy: Eiji: ...!
Sheepy: Satoru: No. Not you. You're Eiji. Not Dad.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That's harsh!
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: What's happening on this side? Any gaffs and goofs?
Sheepy: Satoru: Giraffe?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Where?
Sheepy: Satoru: Giraffes or goofs?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Gaffs! Jokes and funnies!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I told some already. Cold crowd.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That, or I'm useless at it.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hey, now, even useless people can do stuff.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Like... How anyone can make me smile? Anyone!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It just takes me pushing you down the stairs! More fun than a slinky!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I would die on the first step.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ... Still more fun than a slinky!
Sheepy: Satoru:........
Sheepy: Eiji: Please d-don't push me do...down the ssstairs...! I don't wa-want to die....!
Sheepy: Tristan: Please push me down the stairs.
Sheepy: Tristan: I didn't know it could kill a man.
Sheepy: Tristan: All thd other times I've fallen down the stairs, I've never tumbled.
Sheepy: Bedi:...I saw that the other day: You, gliding down the stairs like a bird, your hair flowing behind you like a mermaid, and you seemingly sparkling like the night sky. ... It'd be a beautiful sight if it weren't for the fact that you were falling down the stairs.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: How'd he accomplish that one? *he kinda pats Eiji's shoulder. comfort??* Failnaught again? How does that thing work?
Sheepy: *Eiji jumps upon being touched.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know. It's just... Sir Tristan.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: As vague as ever!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah? No, that's all that's needed.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am the Child of Sadness.
Sheepy: Tristan: And sadness...is a beautiful thing. Heart-achingly so.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But even then, doesn't it have ugly moments too, like everything else?
Sheepy: Tristan: Therefore, as the Child of Sadness, I am beautiful - and since it is inherent in my nature to be beauriful, I am so no matter what I do.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, but you see...
Sheepy: Tristan:...You could say that Ophelia drowning herself is an ugly thing. Ah- the pits of despair.
Sheepy: Tristan: And yet, it is painted again and again. If it were ugly, why would anyoje paint it?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Because it is an interesting scenario to depict. Sad and beautiful, but still also downright shitty.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, exactly.
Sheepy: Tristan: Wars, wars are ugly things. Blood is spilled and people die.
Sheepy: Tristan: But war is a common theme in paintings.
Sheepy: Tristan: And that...
Sheepy: Tristan: Is because war is...ah...what's a good word.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: A mess.
Sheepy: Tristan: Pulchritudinous.
Sheepy: Eiji: what
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Gesundheit.
Sheepy: Tristan: What?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Oh, you didn't sneeze?
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Sheepy: Tristan: But the lack of variation of language was bothering me so I used a different word for beautiful.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Therefore!
Sheepy: Tristan: Everything I do is radiant!
Sheepy: Bedi: And there's the Sir Tristan I know.
Sheepy: Eiji: B-but...
Sheepy: Tristan: What?
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-that...uhm... you know- doesn't expl-explain how you didn't - hurt yourself when you fell.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: His bow has a levitation spell attached.
Sheepy: Eiji: Uh....uh...
Sheepy: Eiji:... ... Wh...why does it have a....le...le...........floaty spell?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I have no idea!
Sheepy: Eiji: ...ohhh...
Sheepy: Tristan:...?
Sheepy: Tristan: No, that's not it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then what is it?
Sheepy: Tristan: Failnaught is simply a bow that never misses its target.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Tristan, with all due respect. I've seen you use it to glide off the castle.
Sheepy: Tristan: I can use Failnaught to fly because of my bow skills.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But it's still Failnaught, yeah? I'm keeping this simple.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's not Failnaught that inherently gives me the skill.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can't do that with a normal harp though!!
Sheepy: Tristan:....But I have?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I want conclusive evidence of that by evening!
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, sure.
Sheepy: Satoru: Birds must be sad.
Sheepy: Eiji: Wh-why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Because they're not as graceful as Tristan?
Sheepy: Satoru: Because if the land actually wanted them, they wouldn't have wings.
Sheepy: Satoru: If the sea actually wanted them, they'd have fins.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Ostriches though.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: And penguins.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ostriches aren't birds.
Sheepy: Satoru: They're ostriches.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Yeah, true! They're closer to their dinosaur cousins than birds. They're weird.
Sheepy: Satoru: But they aren't safe anywhere but the sky because nobody wants them.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Did you know a country once waged war on ostriches or emus? They lost.
Sheepy: Satoru: Of course. Ostriches are powerful.
Sheepy: Eiji:......?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Speaking of dinosaurs, most of them apparently had feathers!
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad existed when the dinosaurs did. That's why he has a feathery coat.
Sheepy: Satoru: They're dinosaur feathers.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That explains so much!
Sheepy: Satoru: It does?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: No!
Sheepy: Satoru:...But you just said it did.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Joke!
Sheepy: Satoru: Joke...
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Sheepy: Satoru:....?
Sheepy: Eiji:...Uh...uh...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I was joking! It explained nothing.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Sheepy: Eiji: Uhm....
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: What's up, old man?
Sheepy: Eiji: O...old...?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Kidding! I'm older than you!
Sheepy: Eiji: Oooh...
Sheepy: Eiji:.... *He hesitantly gestures to his watch* ...Late.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, shoot! Bedi, we gotta go!
Sheepy: Bedi: Eh, but...! ... I'm very sorry! It's very rude of me to leave before the dishes are done, but...!
Sheepy: Tristan: Failnaught can deal with the dishes.
Arsé-kun: Saku: Please don't do that.
Sheepy: Eiji: *He schleps himself over to the other room to leave before dragging himself back in*
Sheepy: Eiji: Lobo....b-blocking door.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We can just use the back door.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he has exited the scene at some point, and has returned with a clipboard in his arms and a lab coat over his shoulder. He is Ready for Science!*
Sheepy: Eiji:... ... ... !
Sheepy: Satoru: You're a doctor now.
Sheepy: *Lobo lets out a loud, pathetic howl of grief from the other room.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Will you stop for ten minutes?!
Sheepy: *Lobo lets out another cry as a response.*
Arsé-kun: *Someone distant howls back to Lobo*
Sheepy: CasCu: !
Arsé-kun: Proto: Whaaaaaaaat? What is it? What're you crying about, Lobo?
Sheepy: *Lobo replies with a cry.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Pack? ... Oh, Rider?
Sheepy: Lobo: *Whine*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Whaaat? He'll be back! It's not like he can die or anything.
Sheepy: Lobo: ...!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He hesitantly sits up*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He positions himself in front of the window*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he also looks out*
Sheepy: *There's nothing exciting.*
Arsé-kun: *that is a shame.*
Sheepy: *A bit later...*
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah... Is this really what you had in mind?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Can't find out without some cold hard science! Remember: You agreed to this!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. I know.
Sheepy: Tristan: If I die, Sir Lancelot will inherit your possessions and Sir Bedivere will inherit mine.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Breaking your neck doesn't instantly kill you..
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hey, wait! Why is he getting my stuff?!
Sheepy: Tristan: You won't need it when you're in jail.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Minako gets my things!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You don't get to decide that!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You'll also be landing in the snow!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: There's no sharp ice, I checked!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Would you like someone to catch you instead??
Sheepy: Tristan: As your victim, I get to decide that. And I want Sir Lancelot to catch me.
Sheepy: Tristan:...For you to bully this sad, sad man like this- simply unforgivable.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp* Now, let us go, you cruel man- onto my death we shall go. My demise will be a symbol of your manipulations.
Sheepy: Tristan: I agreed because I knew your logic: If he disagrees, he is a liar. A cat can only fall on its feet from a certain height before it can no longer react in time to twist itself around.
Sheepy: Tristan: Therefore, I can only react in time to glide if the place I am jumping off of is high enough, yes?
Sheepy: Tristan: But even if I fail to fly, my fall will be a sad, beautiful thing- and perhaps, a motivation for an art piece, just like Ophelia. Nay, I have never seen Ophelia - but I am sure she's gorgeous, therefore, I, a fellow human in despair, am gorgeous.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he's been at a window beneath them, listening to all this. When Tristan mentions wanting Lancelot to catch him, Lance fetches his coat (because Guin would eliminate him otherwise) and drops from his window into the snow.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, Sir Lancelot is trying the experiment first.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he gets up and brushes himself off. He is Fine.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Excellent. He looks uninjured.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▃▃! *he gives Tristan a thumbs-up*
Sheepy: Tristan: Good morning, my friend.
Sheepy: Tristan: My friend... were you not at breakfast because you felt sick? I missed you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmmm-hm.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. Get better, then.
Sheepy: Tristan: Now then, what do you want me to use instead of Failnaught?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Well, lets start with Failnaught for comparison. And to prove you won't die!
Sheepy: Tristan: *He leaps off, Failnaught in hand, and glides through the air.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance easily catches him and sets him down*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...! You really caught me...
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Sheepy: Tristan:...*Sob* ..My friend cares enough about the life of this sinner to keep me alive...
Arsé-kun: *Lance awkwardly pats his head.*
Sheepy: Tristan: You actually like me...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... 'course.
Sheepy: Tristan: ....Ah...this makes me very happy!
Arsé-kun: *This makes Lance happy, which makes Tris happy, whi-*
Sheepy: Tristan: Well then! We'll show the world how on-key our teamwork is!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Yyyyes!
Sheepy: Tristan: Now...how do I get back up?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Could throw you?
Sheepy: Tristan:...Oh! Good idea!
Sheepy: Tristan: *He leaps into Lance's arms*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▅▅!! *and he hurls Tristan back up to the roof*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He lands...beautifully.* Good throw, my friend!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Thh... Thh... Merci!
Sheepy: Tristan: Now, what is next, Mephisto?
Sheepy: Tristan: When I was alive, many archers would look at my bow in horror and remark, "Is that really your bow?"
Sheepy: Tristan: "Is that really a bow?"
Sheepy: Tristan:...Et cetera, et cetera.
Sheepy: Tristan: Is Failnaught truly so strange?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Lets start small. That way, you don't manage to injure yourself early in the experiment!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: And I don't find it strange at all!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, good. ...Now then. Pride me with my next object of experimentation.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Sure thing, Archer! *he hands Tristan... a triangle.*
Sheepy: Tristan: ...?
Sheepy: Tristan: *He examines the triangle with his left hand while clutching it tightly in his right*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I said we were starting small! Did you think I was kidding?
Sheepy: Tristan: What is this...?
Sheepy: Tristan: It's...metallic.... and triangle shaped.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's a triangle. Duh?
Sheepy: Tristan: ...triangle...?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That's it, no fancy names! Just triangle!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's like naming the orange "Orange"!
Sheepy: Tristan:...Triangle.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Yes! Now fly, Archer!
Sheepy: Tristan: ...I don't know how to use this...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he picks up a second triangle and dings it*
Sheepy: *Tristan leaps off, triangle held much like a sky glider! He floats away, hair flowing much like a river, triangle glittering from the sun like a beautiful, weirdly angular halo. He is much like an angel, flying off to his next journey. So long.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah- There I go. The cold hands of death embrace my skin, its breath cuts at my face- My hands grip at their lifeline, but they wish to let go- oh. How they wish to let go. I would simply keep falling, forever and ever... my heart, tumbling into despair..
Arsé-kun: *Lance neatly catches him again*
Sheepy: Tristan: ...But my friend is here, so I should not be concerned.
Sheepy: Tristan: My friend will not let me fall, so I should not fear it.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he rumbles, pleased with himself, and places Tristan down*
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: De rien.
Sheepy: Tristan: Look at this thing.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's a triangle.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... uhh. Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: Have you seen one before?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. mmmaayyybbeee?
Sheepy: Tristan: What color is it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Silvvver.
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh. I like the color silver.
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmm.
Sheepy: Tristan: Now. I suppose I must go up again. I'm not sure what the purpose of this is, but I am doing well I'm sure.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You are.
Sheepy: Tristan: Wonderful. Please help me back up.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Sure. *and he throws Tristan back up*
Arsé-kun: *this... goes on for a while, with other items and duplicate tests. Science is HARD*
Sheepy: Lucan:...Ah, look at him there, on such a high spot, in such a precarious position...
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he growls*
Sheepy: Lucan:...?
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh, good day, Sir Lancelot. What a surprise, seeing you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ■.
Sheepy: Lucan: ...Ah? Repeat that?
Arsé-kun: Lance: No push.
Sheepy: Lucan:....
Sheepy: Lucan:.........
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah, let a man daydream.
Arsé-kun: Lance: No.
Sheepy: Lucan:...Although I suppose. No amount of cruel wishes I direct his way will ever fix the damage he did to me.... Haha.
Sheepy: Lucan:...Ah, I guess it's a bit weak of me to get emotional about such things. A butler cannot show pain nor sadness.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: And no amount of cruelty will make the world bend to your will! *he floats down to eye level, which is disappointing, because he really wants to jump.* You're kinda right in a danger zone, pal-o. You wanna come up and watch archer jump off the roof?
Sheepy: Lucan: I don't want to be up somewhere high with that loose cannon.
Sheepy: Lucan: I value my life a bit too much, I'm afraid.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's funny because we're all dead!
Sheepy: Lucan:...Hahaha....
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: If you'd like to avoid possible injury from instrument, mayhaps move to the side? We don't want any
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Violin-ce.
Sheepy: Lucan:.........Aha..
Sheepy: Lucan: Him bashing things through my skull is a normal occurrence.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: And I'm going to be throwing a piano.
Sheepy: Lucan: ...That, I suppose I should move for.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Unless you're into being a pancake!
Sheepy: Lucan:...I can't say I am.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Then scoot! Skedaddle and shoo!
Sheepy: Lucan:.......Ah, throwing me out is fine too I suppose...
Sheepy: Lucan:...So then. Why can Sir Lancelot stay here?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: He's on catching duty!
Sheepy: Lucan:...Catching duty?
Sheepy: Lucan:.......He's catching pianos?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he starts laughing* No, no, but I won't stop him if he tries that!
Sheepy: Lucan: What is he catching then?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Unfortunately for you, Tristan. An-y-way, back to the experiment! We've got three jumps left before I can finalize the results!
Sheepy: Lucan:....Can't you just let him fall? I daresay, the world would be a bit safer without the man.
Arsé-kun: Lance: No!
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah-! *He looks briefly startled before recovering his composure* Please, be gentle with this injured butler.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I was.
Sheepy: Lucan: That is all I'm capable of, you know? I'm incapable of fighting, thanks to my injuries.
Sheepy: Lucan: Although- I suppose.
Sheepy: Lucan: I have one other use.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Being friend?
Sheepy: Lucan: ...Ah?
Sheepy: Lucan:...Well. I would hope so...
Sheepy: Lucan: But what I am referring to is my Noble Phantasm. It can prevent the death of its targets. Isn't that quite the trick?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hei, hei! Upper level ready! On your mark, Archer!
Sheepy: Tristan: What am I holding?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Violin. Last jump with it.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He leaps off the roof with the violin*
Arsé-kun: *and Lance neatly catches him. again.*
Sheepy: Lucan:..............*He scoots away a bit, his stepford smile cracking somewhat*
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Welcome. *and he just throws Tristan right back up*
Sheepy: Lucan:...If only I could do stuff like that...
Arsé-kun: Lance: You can. Would just hurt.
Sheepy: Lucan:...
Sheepy: Lucan: Hah, I've fought before as a servant.
Sheepy: Lucan:...And my new Master is a restaurant owner.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I know. Don't fight as much now, yes?
Sheepy: Lucan: Who uses me for cheap labor... ...I want to go on adventures like you did.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Could be fun.
Sheepy: Lucan: It's guaranteed to be better than this current life of mine.
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh!
Sheepy: Lucan: What a big mistake !
Sheepy: Lucan: A butler does not complain about his job. A butler must not feel regrets about his job choice.
Sheepy: Lucan: I suppose. Work keeps me busy. Being busy makes me happy. Therefore, work makes me happy.
Arsé-kun: Lance: 'll work, no play.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hey, c'mon, less chatter, more finishing up!
Sheepy: Tristan: What am I to hold?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Bass, one last time. Try not to die.
Sheepy: Tristan: I will try not to.
Arsé-kun: *Lance stares as Mephisto loads the drum onto Tris. Not again. Not this drum again.*
Sheepy: Lucan:......???
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Clear for take-off, Sir Tristan!
Sheepy: *Tris jumps off*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he decides, instead of waiting in place, to try and cut the drum OFF so he can catch Tristan.*
Arsé-kun: *If this was DnD, he'd have rolled a Nat 20. The drum was neatly sliced off the harness, allowing Lance to easily catch Tristan without injury*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, good job, my friend.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Merci. I almost died.
Sheepy: Tristan: Really? Don't do that.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I'm trying.
Sheepy: Tristan: Good.
Sheepy: Lucan:..............*He's busy mumbling to himself under his breath*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he kicks the drum. fuck you, drum*
Sheepy: Tristan: I lost the drum, unfortunately.
Arsé-kun: Lance: This drum can burn.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you dislike it that much?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see.
Arsé-kun: Lance: No, you don't.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: One throw remaining!
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't like drums that much anyway.
Sheepy: Tristan:..Throw?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: One last thing to go down! You don't need to come back up!
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. Excellent.
Sheepy: Tristan: I will stay with my friend and this strange whispering I'm hearing.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Great! Here comes a very loud sound and also a piano!
Arsé-kun: *And Mephisto DUNKS the piano at the ground. It reacts appropriately for being thrown at the ground at a high velocity.*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: And that confirms gravity has not been altered in any way, shape, or form. And I've always wanted to do that!
Sheepy: Lucan: *He jumps from the noise*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, that hurt my ears. ...Hm. *He kneels down in front of Lucan, who, understandably, starts trembling. Tristan starts feeling Lucan's face. The shaking intensifies and is accompanied by heavy breathing.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere? What are you doing down here? ...Are you cold? ...Here. *He takes off his coat and gently places it on Lucan* Are you feeling warmer now?
Sheepy: Lucan:......Hh...hhhh....hhhhh......hhhh......hhhhh....
Sheepy: Tristan: Perhaps you should get inside. You would be warmer there. You sound like you're getting sick.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah, no-no- your nose is different. Your cheeks are a bit more fleshed out, too. Perhaps you're Sir Griflet? He never was the talkative type...
Sheepy: Tristan: You feel like Sir Bedivere, but not quite, not quite. Does Sir Bedivere have any other family...? Sir Griflet couldn't be so similar to Sir Bedivere. Nay-I remember now. Sir Griflet is very angular. You are softer. ... ... ...
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... 'ets go in.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, good idea. It's cold.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... You too, Sir Lucan. *he offers a hand to Lucan*
Sheepy: *Lucan hesitantly grabs Lance's hand*
Arsé-kun: *Lance picks him up, and nudges Tristan with his elbow*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Lets go.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He begins to head inside*
Arsé-kun: *Lance follows him in, making sure not to drop Lucan*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He starts snarling the moment Lance walks through the door.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▃▅▅▅! *he hisses back at Lobo*
Sheepy: *Lobo glares*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *and he goes on his way*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, you're back.
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmmhm.
Sheepy: Satoru: And you grew a person while jumping outside.
Sheepy: Satoru: They're a mandrake.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Non.
Sheepy: Satoru: Then what?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Invited him in.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ooooh...
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. Is my friend.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Oh.
Sheepy: Satoru: I've seen him before.
Sheepy: Satoru: I went out with Lobo and Lobo started chasing him down.
Sheepy: Satoru: I waited for Lobo to return. It took him a while.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Why?
Sheepy: Satoru: Rider said that Lobo gets great pleasure out of chasing injured animals, and overwhelming joy out of chasing injured humans.
Sheepy: Satoru: And apparently he smelled that on him.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he doesn't look very happy.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo hates humans and he feels like picking off the weak ones is like getting revenge for Blanca because usually the weak ones are the most loved.
Sheepy: Satoru:...According to Rider.
Sheepy: Lucan:..Hah.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Stop
Sheepy: Lucan: Am I not allowed to laugh?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Nyet.
Sheepy: Lucan: I haven't a clue what you're saying.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Non. No. Nnnnnn.
Sheepy: Lucan:...I see.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Better than he does.
Sheepy: Lucan: I suppose you would be able to tell how forced such laughter is.
Sheepy: Lucan: But is it not better to laugh than despair? Laughter is empowering. As long as you can laugh, you are still alive and capable. Confident. Able to see the light of dark situations.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▂▂▂.
Sheepy: Lucan:....Aaaaaa?
Sheepy: Lucan: Does that mean you understand?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Aaaaaa? Are we screaming? Is someone dying? Can I kill them too?
Sheepy: Lucan: Hm? No one is dying. Except for me, I suppose.
Sheepy: Lucan: Although...every second. Humans die just a bit more.
Sheepy: Lucan: We have those who simply prolong the process, while we have others who speed it up.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That they do! Isn't it great?
Sheepy: Lucan: I can't stomach the idea of you being the one who kills me....Hahahah.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You haven't got the guts for it!
Sheepy: Lucan: I'm having a heart enough time surviving as it is, I don't need outside assistance.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: So helping is in vein?
Sheepy: Lucan: ..Hah. I had an idea for a pun, but I foregut what it was...
Sheepy: Lucan:...Unfortunate.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That pun couldn't have been cornea!
Sheepy: Lucan:...Hahahah...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Heh!
Sheepy: Tristan:.......*snore*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Oh, absolutely! This is astoundingly humerus, but you think we should stop? Suture yourself!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he shifts Lucan to one arm, and grabs Tristan around the waist with his now free other arm. tris is now a football. football carry.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance, I'm confused.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Same.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hi, confused!
Sheepy: Lucan: Hahahah.
Sheepy: Satoru:...Who is named Confused? Uncle Lance's friend?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... No. He is Lucan.
Sheepy: Lucan:....You can remember me by holding the thought that I am permanently in limbo. ....How Lu can you go? Hahah...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: .. Master's a bit literal, so I think we lost him.
Sheepy: Lucan: Aw, well, I'll laugh for him, too.
Sheepy: Lucan: A bit of laughter never did the world any harm, so I'll laugh for anyone who can't laugh themselves.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I dunno- There's a lot of dead people who can't!
Sheepy: Lucan:.....Hah, I suppose so! ...But what I mean to say is: A butler must retain a smile upon his face and a laugh in his throat, no matter what is happening to him or to where he lives.
Sheepy: Lucan: The butler is but a pillar: uninteresting, but he carries the weight of those above him. A pillar cannot abandon its duties. It must always be steady. If it is too weak, those above it will collapse, yes?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Sure, but it'd be fun t'watch!
Sheepy: Lucan: ...If only it were.
Arsé-kun: *RANK KU HA.*
Arsé-kun: *they're friends now! a w f u l!*
Sheepy: *TERRIBLE*
Arsé-kun: *lets stop encouraging them, and make sure Rider hasn't broken 198732 exhibits by now*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Nothing strange on the cameras yet. Shall one of us do a lap?
Sheepy: Holmes: I will.
Sheepy: Holmes: He knows my face well, of course, but that'll be no problem, I'm sure.
Arsé-kun: Mori: He probably expects you.
Sheepy: Holmes: Of course. And it'd be rude of me to keep him waiting.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then shoo, go on!
Sheepy: *Holmes leaves the room in order to find Lupin*
Arsé-kun: *Upon his search, he finds a carefully placed note, positioned in such a way that it's placement would not be captured on camera*
Sheepy: *Holmes reads it*
Arsé-kun: *"Good day to you, sir. You seem to have found my note. Pay more attention! Respectfully yours, Arséne Lupin. =|B)"*
Sheepy: *One of his magnifying glasses shifts in front of him, accompanied by a clicking and whirring sound. He checks the back of the note before glancing around the room.*
Arsé-kun: *The back just has... More smiley faces. Incredible.*
Arsé-kun: *In between all the smileys, it just says "Bye!"*
Sheepy: Holmes: *He begins pacing, pipe in mouth. It's time to play "Where's Lupin?"*
Arsé-kun: *Lupin is... Somewhere? He is definitely inside the building.*
Sheepy: *Holmes investigates. He isn't too bothered by the note. This is normal Lupin behavior.*
Arsé-kun: *Sherlock's walkie-talkie buzzes.*
Sheepy: Holmes: *He holds it up* What is it?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Movement detected on camera 23 and 25.
Arsé-kun: Mori: 23 is close to you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Has anything happened?
Sheepy: Holmes: I found a note.
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm looking around to see if I can find anything.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh? Where?
Sheepy: Holmes: Near 23.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Strange. Nothing was picked up-- Of course! Regular cameras can't detect servants in spirit form! He's probably long gone by now..!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Check 52 and 37!
Sheepy: Holmes: Exhibit is fine. *He rushes to 37*
Arsé-kun: *SOMETHING IS HAPPENING*
Sheepy: Rider: *His tendrils are out and in numbers, but he appears relaxed. He has slipped one into the back of Lupin's shirt, and the two others are raised like they'll strike at any moment. He's silently pointing at a skeleton in a glass exhibit.*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he's visibly shaking, and trying to think of the best course of action. This is very difficult when there is a ghost tendril on your back. He decides, against his better judgment, to go pick the lock on the glass case*
Sheepy: Holmes: Moriarty, I found hi- Rider! What are you doing!?
Arsé-kun: Mori: What's going on?!? 37's camera is glitching too much for me to see anything!
Sheepy: Holmes: Rider is threatening Lupin into breaking into some other exhibit!
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm on my way.
Sheepy: Holmes: *He rushes in, only for Rider to trip him with one of the tendrils.*
Sheepy: Rider:......*He is watching Lupin closely.*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he's taking longer than he normally would, what with his hands trembling. Eventually, though, he gets it unlocked and throws the case open*
Sheepy: Rider: *He slips the tendril out of Lupin's shirt and quickly approaches the exhibit, giving Lupin a pat on the shoulder with the same tendril in the meantime.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Lupin! Are you hurt?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: N.. Non! Shaken but, but not stirred!
Sheepy: Rider: *He grabs for the box of bone fragments near the headless skeleton.*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he immediately bails, wanting Nothing to do with this.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Lupin-...He's gone.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Seems that way. *he enters scene, his coffin gun slung over his shoulder* Rider. What, exactly, was that behavior?
Sheepy: Rider: ..........
Sheepy: Rider: *He slowly turns, raising his extra limbs aggressively, box still in his hands*
Arsé-kun: Mori: I would have gotten that for you. Why didn't you simply ask?
Sheepy: Rider:...........
Sheepy: Rider: *He backs up some. My exhibit not yours. No touchy.*
Sheepy: Rider: *He places his clawed fingertip in the box. A flicker of light can be seen from the box before the pieces...begin to become one! But uh oh, there's a bunch of missing pieces! It looks to be an incomplete skull...*
Sheepy: Rider:..............
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, how unfortunate.
Sheepy: Rider: [...MIS...SING...]
Sheepy: Holmes:!
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he's equally as surprised*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... So this is yours..?
Arsé-kun: Mori: If so, perhaps we can make a deal with the museum to... Donate, it to you.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Lupin has gotten into the other exhibit and has taken the jewel (fake)! He steps away and, in a moment of not watching his step, gets caught in a net. He screams before realizing it was not ALSO Rider.*
Sheepy: Rider: [G...I...V...E...]
Sheepy: Rider: *He pulls the skull closer to him defensively*
Sheepy: Rider: *He turns away and faces his skeleton, his tendrils twitching like they may strike at any second*
Sheepy: Rider: *He doesn't appear to be comfortable enough to let his guard down.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: .. Holmes? Check the trap.
Sheepy: *Holmes jogs over to the trap.*
Arsé-kun: *Lupin is caught in it. He's looking over his jewel prize, not even bothering with getting out.*
Sheepy: Holmes: I can't say I expected to see you in the trap.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: It's better in here if that thing's out there.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: ... But this still felt too simple. Is this gem real..?
Sheepy: Holmes: ...Ah? Do you want an answer to that?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Why would I not? ... Not that I care, though. The client will think it is real, most likely!
Sheepy: Holmes: *He chews on his pipe silently for a few moments before speaking up* Ah? Is that truly how much you care about your clients? And I thought you were a man of honor.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I am. The evil don't deserve real riches, eh?
Sheepy: Holmes: Why serve someone evil?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Sometimes you just don't get much of a choice. Be careful with your future masters too, got that?
Sheepy: Holmes: ...........Hah.
Sheepy: Holmes: I've already had a bit of an experience with terrible masters recently.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Hit the nail on the head, did I? I'd make a great detective.
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: We're basically the same. Hey, you wanna get drinks and avoid our problems?
Sheepy: Holmes: Mm, I'd appreciate that.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Nice!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: It'll be nice to have a night where I'm not being called a number!
Sheepy: Holmes: ...Mmm? Ah, that certainly does explain it.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I don't like that tone of yours! What did you figure out now?
Sheepy: Holmes: I knew that fellow was a bit strange.
Sheepy: Holmes: You were #28, correct?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I... Eh?? How do you... Were?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Don't tell me you were there too!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: How did you get out intact??
Sheepy: Holmes: I would say that not only did I come out intact, I somehow came out with a bit more than I bargained for.
Sheepy: Holmes: They simply couldn't fathom that I wasn't a combat servant. My muscle is my brain- can't they recognize I don't want to get sweaty?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Combat.. You look like a giga-nerd.
Sheepy: Holmes: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: But you still got out! How?
Sheepy: Holmes: "Car accident".
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I'm going to have to borrow that one from you, then.
Sheepy: Holmes: The fools didn't consider what a magnifying glass could do in a car. Cars are quite shiny these days. It's fairly easy to distract a driver.
Sheepy: Holmes: They had it coming to them.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: That's so ironic that I might cry.
Sheepy: Holmes: Actually, I met a few other victims.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Oh? The ones that managed to escape?
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: That's fantastic!
Sheepy: Holmes: Mhm.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Are you two done with your casual conversation? I'd like to not be here the rest of the night.
Sheepy: Holmes: Understandable. We're going out for a few drinks. Bonding over similar situations.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're doing something that isn't work? That's incredible. I'll take Rider back with me, then.
Sheepy: Holmes: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I suppose I'll hand in the results report to the museum as well.
Sheepy: Holmes: Thank you.
Sheepy: Rider: *He's behind Mori, staring? at the mostly broken skull in his hands.*
Sheepy: Holmes: Ah- Rider. Apologize for what you did.
Arsé-kun: *Mori looks back to Rider*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Come on, then.
Sheepy: Rider: ..............
Sheepy: Rider: *He slowly makes his way to the exit*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Come back in one piece, Holmes. Or two, or fifty. *he does a 180° turn and follows Rider*
Sheepy: Holmes: Oh, make sure not to forget how to get home. You might freeze out there and make kids think Santa has made a return.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Don't you freeze, either. I might be mistaken for Santa, but you'll be mistaken for the Krampus.
Sheepy: Holmes: Hah. The Krampus must've become quite the beaut if I could be mistaken for him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Are you saying you're handsome? Is that what you're trying to say?
Sheepy: Holmes: I'm not bad looking, at least.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sure! *and he heads out, to catch up to Rider*
Sheepy: Rider:...............
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Are you okay?
Sheepy: Rider:...........[BR...OK....EN...]
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Well, yes. Considering how you died, I would not expect it to be in one piece.
Sheepy: Rider:........
Sheepy: Rider: *His hands are trembling...*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he lightly pats Rider's shoulder* Some is better than none. It's progress.
Sheepy: Rider: [G...ONE...]
Arsé-kun: Mori: We'll figure something out, Rider.
Sheepy: Rider:.......
Arsé-kun: Mori: You made it this far. Who is to say more progress won't be made?
Sheepy: Rider: [NO...N...AME...]
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... How about this- I'll just give you one. How's that sound, Hessian?
Sheepy: Rider: [...GER...MAN...]
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, I'll think of something eventually.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Just... Come on. Lobo and Satoru are waiting for you.
Sheepy: Rider:.....*He finally starts walking back home.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He is still howling desperately. Every hint of his kingly pride is gone, leaving only a sad, lonely cry.*
Sheepy: Rider: *He holds the skull out to Mori* [TA...KE]
Arsé-kun: Mori: You trust me enough to hold this for you? .. Very well, then. *he takes the box from Rider*
Sheepy: Rider: .... [IF...BREAK...]
Sheepy: Rider: *He does a slitting throat motion*
Arsé-kun: Mori: But of course.
Sheepy: Rider: *He opens the front door, only to immediately be tackled by Lobo.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You're finally back. Great. Now Lobo might shut up.
Sheepy: Rider:..........*He pats Lobo*
Sheepy: Satoru: But where's Grandpa?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm right here, Satoru. I'm sorry we took so long.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .. You as well, Lobo. If I'd known we'd have been out this long, I'd have brought you along.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He whines*
Arsé-kun: Mori: I already apologized. What more do you want?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He stands up and licks Mori's face*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, thank you.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He averts his attention back to Rider*
Sheepy: Satoru: We had a guest while you were gone and Tristan jumped off the roof.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I suppose I should find out what that was about, then.
Sheepy: Satoru: Because he wanted to.
Sheepy: Satoru: Because Mephisto wanted him to?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I now have additional questions.
Sheepy: Satoru: Like?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why.
Sheepy: Satoru: Because it’s Mephisto.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I suppose that isn't incorrect.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Rider, take this from me. It's yours, after all.
Sheepy: *Rider takes the skull back*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Anything to say about this? I personally believe we did quite well.
Sheepy: Rider: ..................
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Don't force yourself if you don't want to, though.
Sheepy: Rider: .............. "No."
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's fine.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Mori: He found something of his while we were out.
Sheepy: Lucan: -You see. I'm here for my job. "Be with your friends" was my order from the King and Master.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He inhales sharply*
Sheepy: Lucan: And now that the secret is out, give me the mop.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You know what? No!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bannu jannu!
Sheepy: Lucan: Hah? I could use towels instead...perhaps that'd clean better anyway.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nooo! We've already got a maid, and it's not you!
Sheepy: Lucan: Two is better than one.
Sheepy: Lucan: With this in mind, prepare for a cleaner home. Give me the mop.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm.. I'm going to go hide it now! Here, take this! *and he deposits Sir Lumiere, his familiar, into Lucan's hands instead before dashing out*
Sheepy: Lucan: I don't want this.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hey, can I eat that?
Sheepy: Lucan: I guess?
Sheepy: Bedi: No!
Sheepy: Bedi: It's Merlin's favorite candle.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Aww!
Sheepy: Bedi: It's his familiar. Don't eat it.
Sheepy: Lucan: What am I supposed to do with this?
Arsé-kun: *Lumi just stares up at them. It's uncomfy*
Arsé-kun: Lumi: ... [Mop?]
Arsé-kun: *A mop is warped to their location, landing on Bedi's head*
Arsé-kun: Lumi: [Mop!]
Sheepy: Bedi: Ow!
Sheepy: Lucan:?!
Sheepy: Lucan: ...Hey, thanks. Mr. Candle. *He strolls over to the mop and picks it up*
Sheepy: Lucan: *He hunts around for a bucket*
Arsé-kun: *Avenger follows him. He is Curious*
Sheepy: Lucan: Do you have a bucket?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Me? Do ya see one?
Sheepy: Lucan: Well, you live here, not me.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I don't got one.
Arsé-kun: Lumi: [Bucket?]
Sheepy: Lucan: Darn. You're the only one who would give me a bucket.
Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan. You aren't deep cleaning the house as a part of your "vacation". Sit down and take a nap.
Sheepy: Lucan: I know how to take a very long rest. I work and then I'm told that I slept for a good few hours.
Sheepy: Lucan: You see? It's like a bedtime story.
Arsé-kun: Lumi: [Bucket??]
Arsé-kun: *Lumi summons the bucket without confirmation, dropping it.. On Bedi again.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ow!!
Arsé-kun: Lumi: [Bucket!]
Sheepy: Bedi: Stop that!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Maybe catch it next time!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He snatches up the bucket before Lucan can get it*
Sheepy: Lucan: I'll give you the money I got from my most recent paycheck for that bucket.
Sheepy: Bedi: No!
Sheepy: Lucan: I need it.
Sheepy: Bedi: You need self restraint!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You need a poolside vacation and a dose of committing homicide!
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah, maybe I'll be the one who is on the receiving side.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: It's not as nice as you think it is!
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh, of course. But I'm sure Sir Tristan had a grand old time, hah?
Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Eh, probably not. Surveys say the experience of dying is highly unpleasant!
Sheepy: Lucan: Oho, but he wasn't the one dying.
Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Camelot was a grand disaster that no one enjoyed. How'd he get a mop?
Sheepy: Bedi: Your familiar!
Sheepy: Bedi: Who decided it'd be fun to drop it on my head.
Sheepy: Lucan: Now, give me the bucket.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lumi... *he takes his familiar back*
Sheepy: Lucan: What a nice familiar you have, by the way! Thank you for the mop once again, friend.
Arsé-kun: Lumi: [Friend! Friend!]
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Wait, wait, I want the bucket! He can't have it if I do!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He raises his eyebrows*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I won't hand it over. Remember, bud- I live on people bein' miserable!
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Well, I suppose you make a good point.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he takes the bucket, pokes two holes in it (with his finger), and slams it down over his head* How do you do fellow knights? It is I, knight of night and crap
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah, thanks, you ruined it!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Anytime!!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: So about all that! *he grabs at the mop* Return my sword, fiend!
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah, I'll return it blade-first into your chest.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Do it, then!
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh? I suppose if that's what you really want, it is my duty as a butler to go through with your wishes.
Sheepy: Lucan: *He...actually does go ahead and jab the mop through Angra.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Y'know? I didn't think you'd go through with it!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: But Look! Now I have the mop!
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah, I'd recommend you give that back.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I don't think you want it! Look, I'm bleeding all over it!
Sheepy: Lucan: Hah. I've touched bloodied things in the past.
Sheepy: Lucan: *He goes for the mop*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he grabs Lucan's arm* Don't.
Sheepy: Lucan: What?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's toxic, in short.
Sheepy: Lucan: ...And I'm a servant.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Toxic to servants. You ever wonder where gr-
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hey, hey, hey! That's my business to share, not yours, old coot!
Sheepy: Lucan: Mmm? You've got me curious.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I! Am the greatest villain known to man, the most evil being to exist, and your convenient antagonist for this scooby doo episode! And now I've got your stuff!
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah, that's unfortunate. ...Fortunately. I am a very prepared butler.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: And for my next trick, I'm going to rub them and my blood all over the owner for kicks!
Sheepy: *Lucan takes a towel out of his sleeve and wets it under the sink.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: ... Did you hear a word I said? You brainless as well as gutless?
Sheepy: Lucan: Hah? You're going to touch me with it?
Sheepy: Lucan: Killing me is kind of pointless.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I wasn't even going after you. If you wanna try suicide by touching it, though- Go right on ahead!
Sheepy: Lucan: But then who were you talking to?
Sheepy: Lucan: You stated: "Are you as brainless as well as gutless?"
Sheepy: Lucan: Of course, I am the only one who falls under the literal term of "gutless".
Sheepy: Lucan: ...Although I suppose that they're doing their best to remain there.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Oh, fuck it! I'm gonna go fuck with the maid! You can die if you want to! *he goes to leave. Gets stuck in the doorway due to the angle of the mop. Adjusts himself and attempts to exit scene.*
Sheepy: Lucan: ...Hmhmhm.
Sheepy: Lucan: Well, that sounds problematic.
Sheepy: Bedi: "Problematic" ...?!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He rushes after Avenger. He's not about this life*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he snatches the towel from Lucan* At least let the guy who can resist it do this.
Sheepy: Lucan: I...just wanted to clean the house.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good luck. It's a miracle it's ever clean to begin with.
Sheepy: Lucan: *Despite everything going wrong (thanks to him), he's got a huge smile plastered on his face.* ...hah. I see. I see. My apologies.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *in the distance* Emiyaaa, I'm being attacccked with your stuuuuff!
Sheepy: Emiya: I'm not taking something dirtied with your waste.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: The bucket's fine!
Sheepy: Emiya: It's got holes in it!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You can't fix that?
Sheepy: Emiya: I can.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he takes it off, and throws it to Emiya* Then here ya go, one slightly damaged buck!
Sheepy: *Emiya catches*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: As for this *the mop*, uh. I didn't plot this far.
Sheepy: Emiya: Don't bleed all over the floor. Go outside and bleed.
Sheepy: Bedi: Avenger! Don't spread that!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Then what do I do? Lay down and die again?
Sheepy: Emiya: If you want to die, do it outside.
Sheepy: Bedi: I-er-....
Sheepy: Bedi: Just-wait for Merlin
Arsé-kun: Avenger: So lay down and die! Nice, man.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can't do anything for you.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin can, so let Merlin do it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's just pushing the towel across the floor with his foot. He's not touching that*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah! You found something.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And for fuck's sake, Angra, think of the children when you do this kind of stunt.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he hisses, loudly* What did I say about that!! That's not on your terms to decide! I'll throw your spell books into the toilet!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good luck! They're behind seven proxies and an imaginary shark!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I know you've got experience with hollow magic! That's what some of the proxies are for! *while he's speaking, he yanks the mop out of Angra's chest and heals it* But hey, you got Lucan the most action in like fifty years, so good on that!
Arsé-kun: *Merlin picks up the towel and wipes down the mop, before blasting the rest of the unholy blood/mud cocktail off and handing the mop back to Emiya*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: N' sorry about all that, new familiar thought your stuff was fair game.
Sheepy: Emiya: *He looks to the handle of the mop and raises his eyebrows*
Sheepy: Emiya: *He takes a handkerchief out of his pocket and gives the handle one more cleaning*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And now it's one hundred percent mud free! *and he starts twisting up the towel, careful not to drip mud back onto the floor*
Sheepy: Emiya:...Mm, well, make sure your familiar doesn't do it again and we'll be even.
Sheepy: Emiya: I'd say "clean up after yourself for once and we'd be even", but that sounds unlikely.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hey! I am cleaning up! Do you wanna wipe mud up?
Sheepy: Emiya: No, go ahead.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank-you!
Sheepy: Emiya: I had plans to sleep, so I'll be going about them. Just remember to wash the floor and not the ceiling.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, yeah! We're not walking and dripping on the ceiling!
Sheepy: Emiya: Just making sure you knew the difference.
Sheepy: Emiya: ...Now then. Good night.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good night!
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Are you cleaning?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, after Avenger here. *and he finally whacks Avenger with the towel. WHAP.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: OoOooh, can I get an encore?
Sheepy: Satoru: Just don't clean too much.
Sheepy: Satoru: That can kill me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm not- No it won't.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: If you keep the house too clean, I won't be able to fight the bacteria I need to make my immune system strong. Like how Lobo fights and gets levels from it.
Sheepy: Satoru: And I never go outside so I don't get the bacteria and viruses from other people either.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I'm not even gonna try and argue with that.
Sheepy: Satoru: So you agree.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Pretty much! I'm willing to bet you've never gotten a vaccine past five years old.
Sheepy: Satoru: Vaccine?
Sheepy: Satoru: I know about those.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... ... Hoo baby. Bedi, don't let me forget to bug Romani.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's when they stab you and make you stronger.
Sheepy: Bedi: Don't worry. I'll remember.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not STAB. But otherwise, yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: They stab you with a needle.
Sheepy: Satoru: Stabby stabby. But they say it doesn't hurt. So it doesn't hurt.
Sheepy: Satoru: Even if it hurts. They say it doesn't. So it doesn't.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's just a little poke. 's not that bad.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, like pricking yourself on a sewing needle. Just a little- *he goes to poke Satoru, and quickly stops himself* Poke!
Sheepy: Satoru:....It's just a poke. But being stabbed is also just a poke.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That's a highly exaggerated poke!
Sheepy: Satoru: It's just a not very nice poke.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Stabbing is only okay if you have been gifted with the Friendmaker!
Sheepy: Satoru: I haven't been gifted with the friendmaker.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You don't even need it with all the friends you've got!
Sheepy: Satoru: I have so many friends
Sheepy: Satoru: You. Grandpa. Dad. Merlin. The strange creepy man in the kitchen I've never seen before until today who's deep cleaning the room. Bedi. Lobo. Kintaro. Cu...
Sheepy: Satoru: Choo choo.
Sheepy: Satoru: But Choo Choo is dead. So is Choo Choo Jr. And Choo Choo the Third. And Choo Choo the Twenty-Third.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Oh, the other centipede I found is still alive! She has been named Sir Legsalot. It's outside somewhere.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. That's good.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Also, I'm glad I caused enough of a ruckus to let that man clean!
Sheepy: Bedi: I...
Sheepy: Bedi:...Merlin, how can I help?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he grins*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: At this juncture? Just let him tire himself out. And get me another bucket.
Sheepy: Satoru: Is he a convicted criminal who's on the run?
Sheepy: *Bedi leaves to get a bucket briefly before returning with one*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, no! He's just Bedi's brother.
Sheepy: Satoru: Hmmm... Well.
Sheepy: Satoru: That look in his eyes...
Sheepy: Satoru:...I don't like it.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: What's that supposed'ta mean?
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like it.
Sheepy: Satoru: He looks like...
Sheepy: Satoru:...........
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhhmm...what's it called.
Sheepy: Satoru: His eyes look like the eyes of a dead deer wall head.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: He looks dead inside? Yeah, he kinda does, huh?
Sheepy: Satoru: And his movements look robotic.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like it.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Who wants to break a robot protocol?
Sheepy: Satoru: Robot protocol?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I don't even know that that means, it just sounds cool!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: .. Oh, right. 'Fore I do that.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: My terms, not theirs. *he takes a deep breath, like he's expecting something* The name's actually Angra Mainyu. You're the boss, call me what you want.
Sheepy: Satoru: Angry man.
Sheepy: Satoru:...You.
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's fine too!
Sheepy: Satoru:...???
Sheepy: Satoru: Angry Manyou?
Sheepy: Satoru:....???????
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'm totes used to "Hey you" or "You there". But you're getting there!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uuhhhmm...
Sheepy: Satoru: I'll work on it.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Angra, like angry, just an A instead of a Y! The other half I don't care. Main-yu, Main-oo, Min-oo, Moron,
Sheepy: Satoru:...Angra Mine-ooh??
Arsé-kun: Angra: Yep, that's it!
Arsé-kun: Angra: Or Ahriman if you feel SPICY! Boatloads of choices for you, Mastah!
Sheepy: Satoru: Eh...eh...
Sheepy: Satoru: ....Angra Mainu.
Sheepy: Satoru: That’s it, right?
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's it!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin? Is there anything else you need?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What do I need? Or what do I Want? *he wiggles his eyebrows. Angra makes a disgusted face behind him*
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you need?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: For starters, I need to remove the mud from myself and my clothes. *he throws the towel into Angra's face* So lets start there and see where we end up.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sure, sounds good.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah. I mean... Yes, that sounds like a good idea.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Didn't need to say it twice, babe!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah-okay.
Sheepy: Bedi: Please make sure to clean yourself up, Avenger.
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'm allowed to do that?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why wouldn't you? Don't answer that!
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile!*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: .... Maybe you had a bit too much to drink, Detective. Here, let me get the door for you.
Sheepy: Holmes: Hahaha.... jus don't ssteal it, too...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Of course not. Why, I haven't even placed a calling card yet!
Sheepy: Holmes: You're a real man of honor, hah- a real man of honor.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Merci! Thank you very much, good sir! *he gets- by which i mean unlocks- the door and opens it for Holmes*
Sheepy: *Holmes mumbles a thank you as he stumbles in.*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Don't injure yourself. Remember to drink water before turning in for the night.
Sheepy: Holmes: Thank you, Watson...
Sheepy: Holmes:...Eh. Lupin...
Sheepy: Holmes: G'night...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Eh, close enough. Good night, detective. *and he closes the door*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: ... And with that out of the way.. *and he runs off, servant speeds. goodbye, lupin! this man is on a Mission!*
Arsé-kun: *AND NOW, SOMEWHERE ELSE, WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE PREVIOUS EVENT,*
Sheepy: Kidd: Grif...he'll be home soon. You don't have to worry.
Sheepy: Griflet: Kaaaaayyyy.....
Arsé-kun: Kay: Kay is home for the night! *he lumbers in the front door, barely remembering to close it like a normal human being. He almost missed the door knob.*
Sheepy: Griflet: Kaaaaaaaaayyyyy!!! *He briefly sounds happy before sounding angry*
Sheepy: Kidd: Ah, you're home! We were worried about you... especially Grif-
Sheepy: Griflet: No!!!
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he laughs* O'course he ain't! Sorry, Kiddo, got sidetracked on th'way back.
Sheepy: Kidd: It's fine. You didn't miss much. Grif watched Blues Clues for a while before getting bored and grooming Buddy and I...didn't do much either.
Sheepy: Griflet: Not fine! I'll kill you the next time! Kay! Elyan was upset you weren't there to torment! I hate you but I don't like seeing Elyan sad!
Sheepy: Elyan: *Stare*
Srsé-kun: Kay: *he shudders after making eye contact with Elyan* So wouldn'tcha be glad to see 'em shit on my stuff?
Sheepy: Griflet: No!
Sheepy: Kidd: I hope you had a good time.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Ya don't want 'im to ruin my things? N'I sure did, thanks fer askin', Kiddo!
Sheepy: Griflet: Elyan is clean!
Arsé-kun: Kay: 'es a bird! Bird poop!
Sheepy: Elyan:.............
Sheepy: Griflet: *He growls*
Sheepy: Griflet: Elyan is Elyan.
Sheepy: Griflet: Sometimes Elyan is a bird, sometimes Elyan is a man.
Sheepy: Griflet: Kayyy! Be more respectful or I'll kill you!
Sheepy: Kidd: Oh, we got another check from "That guy" today. That's the second one this month...All Grif will tell me that someone in a "walking chair" gave him a look he didn't like so he threatened them...
Sheepy: Griflet: I broke his lower spine! He shouldn't look at me like that! Don't look at me like that. I'll kill him next time. I'll.... *He grumbles to himself before yawning*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Aw, just leave it on th' table. I'll get to it 'morrow.
Arsé-kun: Kay: n' go the hell to bed, Griffy.
Sheepy: Grif: *He grunts before pulling himself to his feet and going to bed.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Whatcha still doin' up, kiddo? 's laaaate.
Sheepy: Elyan: *Despite Grif being gone, he, for some reason, hasn't left. Odd.*
Sheepy: Kidd: Oh, uh... I don't like the idea of Grif not having someone watch over him. I'll go to sleep soon, don't worry.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Great, great. 'm just gunna sit down fer a mo'... *and he collapses onto the sofa*
Sheepy: Kidd: Uh, be careful. You seem a bit unsteady.
Arsé-kun: Kay: y'noticccee?
Sheepy: Kidd: I did.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he leans back on the sofa* ... 's my bed t'night, boys. Ain't movin'.
Sheepy: Elyan: .................................................. *He struts over and plops down on Kay. Jerk*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he rests a hand on Elyan. too tired to pet.*
Sheepy: Elyan: *He stares directly into Kay's eye, unmoving, silently.*
Sheepy: Kidd: Oh, do you need anything before I get ready for bed?
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... *he shudders and lightly pushes Elyan. You stop that* Ummm... 'm good, methinks.
Sheepy: Kidd: ...Well, um, just shout if you need something.
Sheepy: Kidd: Good night.
Arsé-kun: *Kay grunts. What a fantastic answer*
Sheepy: *The moment Kidd leaves, Elyan.....weirdly enough, is no longer a peacock, but a knight. What a coincidence!*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ...!! *and he shoves Elyan off* 's that for, ya feathey jerk?
Sheepy: Elyan: Identify yourself.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Wh'cha talkin' 'boot?
Sheepy: Elyan: Identify yourself.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he sits up and lowers his voice* Not so loud..! Do you wanna get me caught? I'll tell you outside..!
Sheepy: Elyan: ...........*He lowers his voice* Go on.
Arsé-kun: Kay?: *he stands up and slowly but steadily makes his way to the front door, watching Elyan over his shoulder.*
Sheepy: *Elyan follows him closely.*
Arsé-kun: Kay?: *once he is outside, he sheds his disguise*
Sheepy: Elyan: ...What are you here for, stranger?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Arséne Lupin, at your service. *he bows, then straightens up* Can a man not see his child?
Sheepy: Elyan: Child?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Must I explain in more detail, sir knight?
Sheepy: Elyan: ...
Sheepy: Elyan: I see.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: .... Hey, what's that supposed to mean?
Sheepy: Elyan: I understand
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Ah, that makes things easier.
Sheepy: Elyan: I assume you know the situation.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Some of it. I've been trying to find out more as of late.
Sheepy: Elyan: Ask away.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Just what his "father" is up to. I've been digging into it, but I'm only getting things I knew already.
Sheepy: Elyan: The only one who's interacted with him recently is my partner.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: How unfortunate.
Sheepy: Elyan: Yes, you understand, considering your interaction with him.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: While I may have an idea? I don't believe it would be safe to discuss.
Sheepy: Elyan: In case someone is listening?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: That as well.
Sheepy: Elyan: Another reason?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I don't want to plant any ideas by suggesting anything.
Sheepy: Elyan: ...............You have me curious now.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: .... That shadow creature may be caused by that man. Potentially.
Sheepy: Elyan: ..............................
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I do not know, though, if there will be any changes due to the related Avenger being summoned by someone else.
Sheepy: Elyan: .................It's logical.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: m-hm. Do keep a close eye on Sir Grifflet. He may do something we will regret later to that man.
Sheepy: Elyan: I have difficulties in public spaces.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I can hear why.
Sheepy: Elyan: ...No. Peacocks are banned from public spaces.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Ah, yes, of course.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: ... Eh. I suppose I should fetch the real drunkard. Shall I?
Sheepy: Elyan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Then I shall! *he disappears around a corner, and quickly returns with Kay. He has Kay's arm around his shoulders, because Kay is not standing otherwise*
Sheepy: Elyan:......*He opens the front door*
Arsé-kun: *Lupin brings Kay in, and helps him lie down on the sofa. He then scurries back out*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Eh!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Apologies for my intrusion, young sir.
Sheepy: Kidd: A...ah...
Sheepy: Kidd: *He's giving Lupin a fearful, wide-eyed stare...*
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he backs away, holding his hands up as his eyes dart around to try and find the best escape route* I mean no harm, young sir, please do not be afraid!
Sheepy: Kidd: ......why.....are you here...?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Simply put? A quick check-in. Not for that dastardly parent of yours, though.
Sheepy: Kidd: .......
Sheepy: Kidd: How did you...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I've been watching him for years. The time is coming that he will finally be taken down. Exciting, isn't it?
Sheepy: Kidd:...Whatever you want, j-just take it...I'll change my name and everything if it means you won't kill me too...!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: P-pardon?! I am no murderer- Especially not of children!
Sheepy: Kidd:...you're not...? You look like one...
Sheepy: Kidd:....and sound like one...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Who do you take me for, Fantomas? I would never..!
Sheepy: Kidd:...whom?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Ah. Fantomas was an awful person that fit your descriptor. My apologies.
Sheepy: Kidd: Th...then what are you here for...?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Did I not say? Merely to check in. Make sure everyone was okay.
Sheepy: Kidd:...but I don't know you.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Which is understandable, as we have never met face to face prior to tonight.
Sheepy: Kidd:....but that implies we've met...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Perhaps. It is not improbable.
Sheepy: Kidd:...Are you a doctor, then...?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I suppose I cannot say no to that.
Sheepy: Kidd:....ah, but that doesn't mean you are, huh...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Not formally. Eh, I haven't given you a name, have I? My apologies for being so utterly rude.
Sheepy: Kidd:...?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: You may call me Rostat, young sir.
Sheepy: Kidd:...I've never heard that name before..
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I would hope not..! That would be rather strange.
Sheepy: Kidd: You said we've met but not face to face, so why would it be strange?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: That was years ago. I wouldn't expect anyone to remember their formulative years, quite frankly!
Sheepy: Kidd: Formulative?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Is that not the word..? ... Vie de merde, comment puis-je dire que... Formative! That is the word I wanted.
Sheepy: Kidd:....Formative?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Is not that it either..? *he sighs* .. When you were very young. That is what I meant to say.
Sheepy: Kidd: ...But why are you checking on me now if you never did over the years?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I've been unable to. Work had placed me quite the distance away.
Sheepy: Kidd:....And your work includes taking him down.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: It certainly does.
Sheepy: Kidd:....That makes you a detective of some sort, right?
Sheepy: Kidd: Like in the detective shows Elyan sometimes watches.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: To be entirely truthful? Non, but it's close enough.
Sheepy: Kidd: Then...?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I can't say more for legal reasons, I'm afraid.
Sheepy: Kidd:...Well, uhm, good luck.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Merci. Stay safe, mon fils.
Arsé-kun: *Lupin turns and strolls away, breaking into a run as soon as he (thinks he) is out of sight. Servant running speed - fast. Lupin away!*
Sheepy: Kidd:...........
Sheepy: Kidd: *Cough, cough, cough, cough*
Sheepy: *Elyan locks the front door and strides past Kidd, heading towards Griflet's room, as if Kidd doesn't exist. Elyan blease*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he pushes himself up to look at Kidd* ?
Sheepy: Kidd: Y-you didn't see him...?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Who? *he rubs his eye and squints.* Fancypants?
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Last thing I 'member is gettin' dragged off the ground by some fancypantsy.
Sheepy: Kidd: he was in our house.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Explains how I got in.
Sheepy: Kidd: B-but he...... *cough, cough, cough*
Sheepy: Kidd: ...No. You were in here already...!
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Huh??
Sheepy: Kidd: You came in and talked to us... Griflet threatened you like usual and I told you about the money on the table. Remember?
Arsé-kun: Kay: What're you talking about...? I haven't been home since this afternoon.
Sheepy: Kidd: .........................................
Sheepy: Kidd: ...You were.
Sheepy: Kidd: Grif saw you too. You told him to go to bed.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Man, was I blackout drunk or what..?
Arsé-kun: Kay: But if I came in, why do I remember bein' outside?
Sheepy: Kidd: Elyan did seem to be acting weirdly towards you...
Arsé-kun: Kay: Don't remember that either.
Sheepy: Kidd: ....................
Sheepy: Kidd: Elyan just left... but he was with you when I left.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Kiddo, can we solve this mystery in the morning..? It's.... ... What time is it?
Sheepy: Kidd: ..........uhhh.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he pulls out his phone to check the time, letting whatever else was in that pocket fall onto the floor.* Aw, jeez! What're you still doin' up, Kiddo?
Sheepy: Kidd: Babysitting Grif.
Sheepy: Kidd: I wanted to take a nap but he got angry at Steve for not being able to find the clue...
Arsé-kun: Kay: *step 1- try not to laugh. barely succeed.*
Sheepy: Kidd: ......he mellowed out a bit, but by the time he did, I didn't want a nap anymore, aha...
Arsé-kun: Kay: Aw, sorry I wasn't here. I got completely sidetracked after work.
Sheepy: Kidd: I thought he was okay but then he thought you weren't coming back and he was distraught.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Did he even try to call..?
Sheepy: Kidd: Uhm............I told him to........he just screamed for you for a few minutes before getting even more upset.
Sheepy: Kidd: He doesn't have a phone and doesn't know how to use one.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Still?
Sheepy: Kidd: He's a berserker.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Rrrright.
Sheepy: Kidd: ...That's the only reason I can come up with.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he sighs* I'll try to show him again when it's morning.
Sheepy: Kidd: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Kay: 'course.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Now go to bed..!
Sheepy: Kidd: Good night... *He heads to bed.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... *he lays back down and stares at the ceiling. WTF was happening?*
Sheepy: *Maybe try sleeping on it, Kay. It is late, after all.*
Arsé-kun: *this is a good decision.*
Sheepy: *The next morning!*
Arsé-kun: *Is it morning? Kay doesn't know. Kay hasn't gotten up yet. Kay is still serenading the living room with his snores*
Sheepy: Griflet: *He growls, visibly annoyed, before shoving a pillow on Kay's face. Grif NO that's not how you should deal with it!!!*
Arsé-kun: *This is... Surprisingly effective, as it forces Kay to turn his head. Snores eliminated*
Sheepy: Griflet: *He removes the pillow and grunts. Good. Snoring has stopped.*
Arsé-kun: *somehow, this did not WAKE Kay, though.*
Arsé-kun: *On the other hand, the faint sound of Kidd coughing from another room woke Kay RIGHT up. Good morning, Kay! Or afternoon! I don't know!*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Griff, is this you, putting this on my head?
Sheepy: Griflet:.....*Growl*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Good morning to you, too!
Sheepy: Griflet: Kaaaayyyy....! Get up!
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm up, I'm awake!
Sheepy: *Elyan struts past. A bird on a mission.*
Sheepy: Griflet: *He grumbles a bit*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he sits up* Do we know what happened last night yet..?
Sheepy: Griflet: No!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Shit!
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he goes to get up, and notices all the pocket stuff on the floor. He forgot to pick all that back up. He huffs and starts doing just that. This does not belong to you, floor!*
Sheepy: Griflet:.....?
Sheepy: Elyan: *He approaches and begins pecking at one of the objects.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ...? Hey, wait... *he picks up a neatly-folded piece of paper with golden trim- the same thing Elyan was pecking at* I don't recall this at all.
Sheepy: Elyan: *He sits quietly and watches*
Sheepy: Griflet: Paper...paper?
Sheepy: Griflet:....Paper!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Fancy paper. Isn't this note paper for rich people? *he opens it and finds.. a smiley face. That's it. a highly stylized smiley with a top hat. =|B) *
Sheepy: Griflet: Dinosaur!
Arsé-kun: Kay: I don't see it.
Sheepy: Griflet:....?!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Looks like a hat to me.
Sheepy: Griflet:....!!
Arsé-kun: Kay: But where the hell'd this come from?
Sheepy: Griflet: Your pocket!
Arsé-kun: Kay: How did it get there? I've never seen this before!
Sheepy: Griflet: Someone put it there.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Who?
Sheepy: Griflet: ....Kay!
Arsé-kun: Kay: No, not me!
Sheepy: Griflet:...?!
Sheepy: Griflet: Uh....uh...
Sheepy: Griflet: Elyan!
Sheepy: Elyan: *He looks to Griflet*
Sheepy: Griflet: Who wrote this?
Sheepy: Elyan: *He meows*
Sheepy: Griflet: I don't understand!!
Sheepy: Elyan: Meow! Meow!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Mrroooow! You can speak english, speak it!
Sheepy: Elyan: *Meeeoooowww*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Noo!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Griff, your bird is being a bully!
Sheepy: Grif: Tell me!
Sheepy: Elyan: ...............................................
Sheepy: Elyan: *honk*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he jumps* Why?!
Sheepy: Elyan: Use your brain that you so claim to have.
Sheepy: Elyan: ...
Sheepy: Elyan: Meeeoooow!
Arsé-kun: Kay: What am I supposed to do, shitfeathers? It's only got this on it! That's it!
Sheepy: Elyan: There was someone in here last night. That's when you got the letter.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Fancypants guy?
Sheepy: Elyan: Now use your brain to connect the facts together. Who left the letter?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Apparently fancypants guy. But that doesn't tell me what this shit's about!
Sheepy: Elyan: And Kidd commented on you coming in earlier than you had thought and doing things you don't remember doing.
Sheepy: Elyan: Who do you think this "Kay" is?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Fancypants? I let it slide because hey, blackouts happen. ... Maybe someone should, uh, tell me more about this shit?
Sheepy: Elyan: You're correct.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Great, start talking!
Sheepy: Elyan: He temporarily replaced you in order to check on Kidd.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Kay: So who is he?
Sheepy: Elyan: He put you in the spot he said he would sleep in but Kidd caught him before he left.
Sheepy: Elyan: Who is he?
Sheepy: Elyan: ...............................
Sheepy: Elyan: Oh, his name is Rostat.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Doesn't sound familiar.
Sheepy: Elyan: Perhaps that's why he chose it.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Chose.
Sheepy: Elyan: Do you really believe a man who broke into our house would tell us his real name?
Arsé-kun: Kay: True...
Arsé-kun: Kay: Are you going to share all of it? Or do I have to stress out Kiddo?
Sheepy: Elyan: His goal is to take down Kidd's father. Nothing too concerning.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I now have additional questions! What else happened?! Where was I during all this?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Don't answer that last one!
Sheepy: Elyan: They talked.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Gee.
Sheepy: Elyan: That's it.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... I'm gonna ask Kidd.
Sheepy: Elyan: *Meooooowww*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he pats Elyan and goes to talk to Kidd*
Sheepy: Kidd:...! Oh, Kay...
Arsé-kun: Kay: g'morning! Or... Whatever time it is! How do you feel today?
Sheepy: Kidd:....Uh. Average. ...Confused. Concerned.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Me too! Elyan is being as unhelpful as possible again.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And I found a note in my pocket from the fancy guy. *he puts it on the table* Elyan confirmed that.
Arsé-kun: Kay: So, uh. Yeah.
Sheepy: Kidd:...*Cough, cough*.... *He looks over the letter*
Sheepy: Kidd:.....!!
Sheepy: Kidd: ....Th-this... *cough, cough, cough*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he pats Kidd's back* Take it easy, Kiddo!
Sheepy: Kidd:...N-no, I've seen this before...!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Hoo boy!
Sheepy: Kidd: On letters to Mom.
Sheepy: Kidd: ....So he knows her...?
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he rubs his hands together. he looks... excited?* Potential drama! But wouldn't we know them by now, then?
Sheepy: Kidd: He said we've met. ...but I wouldn't remember because I was too young.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Then I guess I wouldn't know him, then..
Sheepy: Kidd: Mhm...sorry.
Sheepy: Kidd: Maybe he was a friend of hers...he seemed very friendly in those letters.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'll have to take a peek eventually, if that's allowed.
Sheepy: Kidd: *Cough, cough, cough* ...... I-it was partially in a different language.
Sheepy: Kidd:...And...uhm... why wouldn't you be allowed?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I dunno. Legal reasons? Personal business? You never said I could?
Sheepy: Kidd: ...uh, go ahead.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Sure. I'll look through in a bit. Do you need anything, Kiddo?
Sheepy: Kidd: *He thinks for a moment* ...Uhm. Answers, I guess.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Don't we all?
Sheepy: Kidd: Mhm.
Sheepy: Kidd: If you find something, please tell me.
Sheepy: Kidd: I'll think it over, too. ...I'll try to help when I feel up to it.
Arsé-kun: Kay: That's fine. We don't need you breathing in old musky paper dust.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And dust.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Which reminds me- I need to clean that attic again, because Grif ain't gonna do it.
Sheepy: Kidd: Ah...okay. Good point.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Right, I've got money to sort out, too. *he picks up the cash from the table, counts it, and quickly sorts it into piles*
Sheepy: Kidd: Mhm. I don't know what Grif was thinking...
Arsé-kun: Kay: Probably "No one is going to do anything about this outrageous man! I have to do everything myself!"
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh well. We get paid to literally not talk to him. It's like being paid to breathe!
Sheepy: Kidd: ...But threatening him is talking to him, which Grif did.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he shrugs* I probably would have done it if Grif hadn't.
Sheepy: Kidd: ...Really?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Most likely. I wouldn't want to take his shit either.
Sheepy: Kidd: ...I just want distance from him.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Me, too. If we launch him into space, will that be enough?
Sheepy: Kidd: I don't think we can do that.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Aw, maaaan!
Sheepy: Kidd:...I don't think so...at least, I doubt we can.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I can dream!
Arsé-kun: Kay: But really, you good?
Sheepy: Kidd: I...uh. I could be better. I barely slept.
Sheepy: Kidd: I couldn't take my mind off of last night.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Then go nap. I'll make sure to get you up so you can eat and take your medication.
Sheepy: Kidd: Thanks, Kay.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Quite welcome. Here, I'll even escort you.
Arsé-kun: *Kay picks up Kidd and delivers him to bed*
Arsé-kun: *with that done, Kay fetches a cleaning rag and goes up to the attic. It is absolutely filthy. Kay decides to hold his breath, and goes searching for the old box of letters, wiping everything down as he goes*
Sheepy: *Good job, Kay!*
Arsé-kun: *He finds the box in the far, far corner, at the other end of the room. Good job, loser.*
Sheepy: *You did it!*
Arsé-kun: *He did it! He carefully picks up the box, making sure not to dislodge anything important and deposits it onto the table.*
Sheepy: Grif: ...It's a box.
Arsé-kun: Kay: It sure as hell is.
Sheepy: Grif: *He sits next to Kay. Hope you want company, Kay.* What's in it?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Old letters from Kidd's mom. I have to compare signatures, apparently. *he shrugs a little and opens the box. it smells of very old paper, with a hint of lavender. very dated lavender*
Sheepy: Grif: Ah, I was hoping it was clothes.
Sheepy: Grif: Unfortunate.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Lets see here.. *he picks up the top scroll and very carefully unravels it*
Sheepy: Grif: It's a scroll.
Sheepy: Grif: It smells like...
Sheepy: Grif:....
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... It kinda does, huh? *he pats Grif's back, then starts to read the faded letter*
Sheepy: Grif: What does it say?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I've got no idea. I can't read baguette. Dammit, if only Lancelot was here.
Sheepy: Grif: ...!!! *He puts his right hand to his ear* Lancelot!! Come here!! Lancelot!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh! Right, we can just call him! *he pulls out his phone, which is somehow still charged. Teach me your secrets, Kay.*
Sheepy: Grif: Yes! That.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he goes scrolling through his (admittedly long) list of contacts* ... I. I don't have Lancelot's number. Does he even have a phone? .. I do have Bedi's, though.
Sheepy: Grif: Bedivere lives with him.
Arsé-kun: Kay: That's good enough, then. I can't read this, so.. *he takes a picture of the letter*
Sheepy: Grif: Good.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] *image attached* Hoy, bedi, put lancelot on the horn! I've got a document to translate but I don't speak baguette! The only word I recognize is 'amour'!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Hofn? You nsN phone? Hetd,ldt me see if hss up to it. Waut a second.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Horn. meam. Here. let. he's. Wait.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] mean.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] You're lucky I can read typo!!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] I usually use sperch to text. Phkne woke me up fron mu nap. Sorry.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] speech. Phone. my.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] That's funny, you didn't use it last convo!! !! But I'll shut up, get me the trans. stat
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] But this household is ysyally noisy so it's hadd to use it here. Sorry. Lancdlor. Right? O'll go talk to jim.
Sheepy: *There's a long pause on Bedi's end.*
Arsé-kun: *Kay makes use of this time by getting a drink. Of WATER.*
Sheepy: *Grif meanwhile just continues sitting at the table, mumbling to himself*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he considers buying some flowers for Grif.*
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] As expected of asir Lancelot! He's done already. Hede's what it says.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] "To my dearest wife, I was looking upon the stars tonight. It felt like it was missing something- there was a full moon and thousands of little stars glimmering like diamonds, but it felt so empty. I know! It was missing you, in my arms. But I take comfort that we two are still viewing the same sky, no matter how far apart we are. It makes me feel like we'll be reunited soon. ...Unfortunately, I must report delays due to reports of "criminal activity". However, I will do what I can so I may return to your side as soon as I can. I am unsure as to the severity of this delay, but it will not stop me from being with you when the baby is born. I'll keep wishing upon those stars that I'll be home soon Loyally and forever yours, thief of your heart."
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Amd then a little drawjbg of whay loojs to be a duck with a bowtie.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Wait. That's a face.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Please ignore the text about it looking like a duck. How do I delete a gext?
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Grif thought it was a dinosaur face. It's fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Merlin. How do I delete a text?
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Why don't you ask him and not me?? ??
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Oh. Wronh person. Sorry. Hope the translstion helpd.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Oh, it did, a lot. I was hoping there was a hint to who the writer was, thouh.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Holmes is cuurrently hsving a hamgovet. Sorry. I could ask him, but...
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Holmes is...uh...
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] A weirdo?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] ...Don't worry about it. I'll go ask him.
Sheepy: Grif:.........
Sheepy: Grif: I didn't write...was I supposed to?
Arsé-kun: Kay: You could if you had your own phone!
Sheepy: Grif: No...No!
Arsé-kun: Kay: No?
Sheepy: Grif: I didn't write her. I should have...I should have.
Sheepy: Grif: But writing is hard...so hard...I hate it!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh! Oh... .. Yeah.
Sheepy: Grif: Words are hard... but she would've liked it. But how would she receive it? Elyan? Maybe Elyan...*mumbling*
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] The author of the letter was Arsene Lupin.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he nearly drops his phone* !
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] That one guy who did all that shit???
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] A phantom thief that Hmes faced. Yes.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] I dont know how to properly respond to this, this is an absolute cannonblast to the face. hit me with a catapulted cow
Arsé-kun: Kay: Grif?
Sheepy: Grif: Uh?
Sheepy: Grif: Yes?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] ...What xo you mean?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Keep me away from the beer.
Sheepy: Grif:....!
Sheepy: Grif: No beer. Fine! Good!
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] A bunch of stuff! hoo bby lets just fukkin. Shoot me in the face!! With your sword arm!!! That's less shocking that this is!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I want to drink so badly! I am facing this like a MAN! *he slams a fist down on the table.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] I just told Grif to softban me from the beer. You tell me.
Sheepy: Grif: No! Don't drink. I'll kill you if you do!
Arsé-kun: Kay: No drinking until this is dealt with!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Kay!? Do you need me to come over?! I will if you do!
Sheepy: Grif: Good!
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Bedivere, this letter was to the kiddo's mom. It's at least fifteen (15) years old.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Holmes said that Lupin loves to .... in his words. Pick yp the chicks? What do chickens have to do with this?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] And that all of his wives usyally die?
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Good call on that last bit, but... That's not it!
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] He's a servant too, right? So how'd he.. y'know?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Uh. Good question.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Merlin, can servants have children?
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Still me.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Ah. One moment.
Arsé-kun: *Kay receives an Invite to a private chat from Merlin! Kay sighs, loudly, and accepts it.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Isn't this a lot easier?!? ☺
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// But no! Servants cannot impregnate a still-living human under 99% of circumstances.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Noticed how that last word was spelled, lol
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// There's a few ways though, but they're all very risky or difficult. The easiest would be using another human's container.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// So it's like a pseudo servant, but like. Temporary?
Sheepy: Bedi:// You can do that?
Sheepy: Bedi:// I suppose tvat makes sense....
Sheepy: Bedi:// But I can’n see how that works. It’s poke Sir Mashu, right? But isn’t she a spdcial case?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Like. Not poke. I donMr know much about servants nor heroic spirits.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Oh. Sorry. This is meabt for Kay yo ask you questjons. Not me. I’m sorry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I said pseudo, not demiservant!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Smashu is one of a kind. Pseudo is far more common!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// But not so common that everyone's totes used to it, u get it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// How can I
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Ishtar. she's with another girl, yes? It's like that.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// you lost me
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Some servants possess a living human to manifest.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Oh!! Right.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// But that is for servants who cant manifest on their own. This is something else.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Demi-servant is something else entirely, and would not work at all for this scenario.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// The first answers I can think of are 'the grail did it', 'really old magic', or some kind of absolute fuckery.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Like the book of false fuckening or whatever. That thing.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Have I lost anyone again?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Uh.
Sheepy: Bedi:// I've never heard of that book before.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Yep.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Me neither. English, dammit.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Vessel fuckery. The book also has Master fuckery.
Sheepy: Bedi:// I've. nevr heard of tht.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// It's fine!
Sheepy: Bedi:// I would be of much more use if the isse had to do with travelling. Howeve,r it doesn't.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Sorry, pal
Sheepy: Bedi:// No. I'm sorry. I wsnt to help. I shouls help mt friend. Uh. While Merlin expkains, I'll ask Holnss.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Want. Should. My. Explaims. Holmes.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Explains.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I understood you that time!
Sheepy: Bedi:// Good.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// This'll take a few centuries. Isn't that how long it took Merlin to actually get with anyone?
Sheepy: Bedi:// Well, I'm noy exactly awear of anyoen Merlin had a roamntic relationship with ebfore me...
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I was only going to explain the book.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I'll be a skeleton by the time you're done.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Kay, perish
Sheepy: Bedi:// It's kind of a srprise you aren't already one conidering who lives with you.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// I wouldn't be a skeleton! I'd be a mound of pulpy flesh!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// okay, errybody shattap, i'm writin a textblock! Here comes the Information™!
Sheepy: Bedi:// Oh. True.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// The Book of False Attendants is normally for magical contracts, but can also be used as an alternate command spell/seal/etc to give someone else ownership of a servant. The book itself does not bind- A seal in the book does. Owner must have spells left over, book can be burned, yadda yeadda, the real master loses their command seals until the book is destroyed. Servants must get supplemented energy from alternate sources.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// But unfortunately, it has nothing to do with this situation.
Sheepy: Bedi:// Ah.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Can we hire someone who is actually of use?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// This old geezer's starting to fail us. Hell, I'd rather ask Agravain for suggestions than this elderly 'wizard'!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// "Geezer"!!! I'll come over there and move all your furniture three inches so you trip on it all and stub your toes!
Sheepy: Bedi:// Ah.
Sheepy: Grif: *He's looking over Kay's shoulder. Grif. No. That's rude.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Anything you want me to say for you?
Sheepy: Grif: Why do you dislike Merlin?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Because he's a massive, vague pile of horsedung, sprayed with at least three liters of perfume and shipped to our front porch.
Sheepy: Grif: But...I like Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Kay: He's so fun to insult though!
Sheepy: Grif: You like insulting everyone.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Exactly
Sheepy: Grif: .....
Sheepy: Grif: .................................................
Sheepy: Grif: Oh.
Sheepy: Lucan:// You're not much use yourself, huh? 🙂
Sheepy: Lucan:// I'm kidding of course. Haha.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Bite my ass, sir buttler, I'm over here getting shit DONE!
Sheepy: Lucan:// I wouldn't touch something so unclean with a ten foot pole, let alone my mouth.
Sheepy: Lucan:// Hence, why I never come more than two feet within Merlin's radius. Haha.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Haha!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// But you've still cleaned chairs, so!
Sheepy: Lucan:// You may be unclean, but that man is a trash dump, through and through.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I'm right there!!!!!
Sheepy: Lucan:// Oh. I'm sorry. I forgot. I thought that this was the "Insult Merlin" chat. Excuse me!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// You already do that normally!! And Kay insults anyone who breathes, or doesn't!
Sheepy: Bedi:// ☺
Sheepy: Lucan:// Well, what's the harm in insulting you here as well then?
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Because! It is in view of my Husbando!
Sheepy: Lucan:// Who-
Sheepy: Lucan:// Oh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// You've got no right to insult anyone, anyway, Lucan!
Sheepy: Lucan:// Bedivere. I know many people who are much better than Merlin who you would match up with just as well, if not better.
Sheepy: Lucan:// I lost my right... When?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Probably when your guts fell out?
Arsé-kun: Kay:// You already make all the best insults, I need to work for this, hold on
Sheepy: Bedi:// 🙂
Arsé-kun: Kay:// You overworking, overachieving little shit, are you compensating for something? A tiny dick? Lack of guts? (Oh, that's a given!)
Sheepy: Lucan:// I'm compensating for everyone else's laziness.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Whos? Whos? The local children who can't wipe their own asses?
Sheepy: Lucan:// It's "Whose", for one. And I believe you mispelled "The Knights of the Round Table".
Sheepy: Lucan:// My, my, your spelling really does leave something to be desired!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Wow, don't insult Bedi like that!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// He'll kick your ass! He'll kick my ass! He'll kick Merlin's ass! Hell, he'll kick his own ass!
Sheepy: Lucan:// I said Knights of the Round Table, not decent human beings.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// So, what? Was my sister collecting douchebags? Is that why you were there?
Sheepy: Lucan:// I was there to take care of them, of course.
Sheepy: Lucan://...Hold on. Sister?
Sheepy: Lucan:// You have a sister?!
Sheepy: Bedi:// 🙂
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Her name is Our King Arthur and she'll decimate you!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Surprise, cockfag!
Sheepy: Lucan:// King Arthur was a man... wasn't he??
Sheepy: Lucan:// ...But. Who am I living with then?! He looks exactly as I remember...!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Different Arthur! She was there once!
Sheepy: Lucan:// Wait. That lady was....
Arsé-kun: Kay:// S U R P R I S E
Sheepy: Lucan://... Stop pulling my leg! That wasn't the King. I live with the King.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Yeah, the Burger King. I haven't seen him use excalibur or caliburn, so there ain't any proof!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Didn't we have an entire talk about this subject already?
Sheepy: Lucan:// Ew! Who is that?
Sheepy: Lucan:// Oh. It's Merlin.
Sheepy: Bedi:// ☺
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I am being attacked in my own chat room!!
Sheepy: Lucan:// Oh, it's yours? Sorry. I'll make sure to speak your language.
Sheepy: Lucan:// haha! BOOBIE!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// ksjbfkaljbkajg hey fuck you!
Sheepy: Lucan://...That's all I know. I'm not literature in old flirtatious creep. Excuse me.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// You're not literature??
Sheepy: Lucan:// Literate. Thank you autocorrect.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// That's weird! I can already read you like a book, you predicable bastard!
Sheepy: Lucan:// Haha.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Hey, you haven't worked for the last five minutes!! Are you going to die from underworking?
Sheepy: Lucan:// I'm dying.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Great, I'll leave the funeral services to you. You'll manage them before you die. Now excuse me, I have important documentation to handle and you're not privy to it's contents
Sheepy: Bedi:// Please ask if you need help.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Will do! Also, Grif's looking over my shoulder as we speak, say hi to Grif!
Sheepy: Bedi:// Hi, Griflet,
Sheepy: Grif:.........!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Hello, Sir Griflet!
Sheepy: Lucan:// Don't kill Kay too much. It won't be fun anymore if you do.
Sheepy: Grif:......!!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// WTF is TOO MUCH kill??
Sheepy: Lucan:// Oh, you're right. Kill Kay as much as you want.
Sheepy: Grif:...Hi. *He appears...surprisingly pleased.*
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Grif says hi back!
Sheepy: Grif: Yes! Good.
Arsé-kun: Lance:// o/
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, uh, Lancelot's waving hello, see that's the head and the arm..
Sheepy: Grif:...?
Sheepy: Grif: It's a dinosaur.
Sheepy: Grif: Good! I like dinosaurs!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// He thinks that looks like a dinosaur. How about saying hello like a normal person?
Arsé-kun: Lance:// AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Sheepy: Grif:!!!
Arsé-kun: Lance:// hi
Sheepy: Grif: For me? ...For me??
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yes, they're saying hello to you!
Sheepy: Grif: Good! Hi.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// And another hello to you from Grif
Arsé-kun: Lance:// great im going back into the hellhole i crawled out of now
Sheepy: Grif: No! Don't!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// He says No, Don't. unsure if he took it literally or if saying - wait its griff its the first one
Arsé-kun: Kay:// ANYWAY WORK SO ILL COME IN LATER I GUESS??
Sheepy: *There's some coughing from behind Kay!*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he takes 200 damage, directly to his lifepoints* Don't DO that, Kiddo!
Sheepy: Grif: GUH! *He grabs for his sword and then pauses* ...You!
Sheepy: Kidd: ...S-sorry, you seemed busy so I didn't want to bother you.
Arsé-kun: *local servants/knights fail both of their jobs in one fell swoop, more at 11*
Arsé-kun: Kay: I was initially. We've solved the mystery,
Sheepy: Kidd: You did?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah. Here's my preface: I told Grif to softban me from alcohol. You're gonna wanna sit down, Kidd.
Sheepy: Kidd: *He nods hesitantly before sitting down at the table*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Your father might not be your, well, father.
Sheepy: Kidd: Th-that...doesn't surprise me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Here's the signature from my note, and here's the last letter your mom got. *he lays them side by side* Same sig.
Sheepy: Kidd:...R-right.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Logical explanation is that they'd be the same guy.
Sheepy: Kidd: Yes.
Sheepy: Kidd: Which explains his comment.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Turns out, guy was disguised as me earlier last night, too.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... And I forgot to research the name he gave you. I knew I was forgetting something. It's not real, of course.
Sheepy: Kidd: ...?
Sheepy: Kidd: Did you find out his real name?
Arsé-kun: Kay: It's Lupin.
Sheepy: Kidd: Lupin?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Aye. Even had a detective confirm it. He's that Lupin. You know the one.
Sheepy: Kidd:......... !!!!
Sheepy: Kidd: *Cough, cough, cough*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Easy there, Kiddo! *pat, pat*
Sheepy: Kidd: Th...That doesn't make any sense...! He's not real!
Sheepy: Kidd: ...A-ah, no, servants exist.... so... he could too.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Sherlock's a servant, too- Bud of mine confirmed that. But no one I asked had any idea how any of this worked.
Sheepy: Kidd:.........
Sheepy: Grif: It doesn't matter how it did.
Sheepy: Grif: It did, so that's that.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Guess you're right.
Arsé-kun: Kay: That feels so weird to say.
Sheepy: Kidd:........
Sheepy: Grif:.....!!!
Sheepy: Grif: Yes! I'm right! Good!
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Need a few minutes to think this over, Kiddo?
Sheepy: Kidd:...Uhuh.
Sheepy: Kidd:....I can't wrap my brain around it.
Sheepy: Kidd: So my mom had an affair with Lupin? ...That, uh... ... well. Uh...
Sheepy: Kidd: Explains some things...? ...
Sheepy: Kidd:...S-sorry, it's so hard to believe...
Sheepy: Grif: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I dunno about that 'affair' part. We've only translated one letter so far!
Sheepy: Kidd: Oh... good point.
Sheepy: Grif: Affair...
Arsé-kun: Kay: So now! We can talk about him showing up to check on you, and whatever else happened.
Sheepy: Kidd: Uh, okay.
Arsé-kun: Kay: So if he showed up now, and he has plans, is something happening that we don't know about?
Sheepy: Kidd:...The timing is weird...!
Sheepy: Grif: I'll kill him.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Grif, that can't be the answer to everything!
Sheepy: Grif: !?
Sheepy: Grif:........
Sheepy: *Grif appears strained*
Sheepy: Grif:....!
Sheepy: Grif: I'll dismember him.
Arsé-kun: Kay: If he's a servant, then fine.
Sheepy: Grif: Good. That's our solution.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And that will help how?
Sheepy: Grif: ....!
Sheepy: Grif:......?!
Sheepy: Grif:.........!!!
Sheepy: Grif: ....No idea.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I see.
Sheepy: Kidd: He's going to take down that man.... maybe he has a plan?
Sheepy: Kidd: ...that has to do with me, I mean.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Maybe he was checking if you were safe or something.
Sheepy: Kidd: ......but why didn't he do that earlier? It's just so odd...
Sheepy: Kidd: We don't know what he wants or when he could return.
Sheepy: Kidd: Elyan didn't even try to stop him from entering nor leaving.
Sheepy: Kidd: I don't know that I can trust him....
Sheepy: Kidd: He's shown up out of the blue. I can't trust him quite yet. He could be working with that man for all I know.
Sheepy: Kidd: "Taking that man down" are nice words, but they could be words to entice me...especially since Grif threatened him recently.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yes, yes, that's entirely true. Lets just keep this to ourselves for now.
Sheepy: Grif: I hate the way he looks at me. I'm a Knight of the Round Table! Stop looking at me like I'm a monster!
Sheepy: Kidd: Y-yes. It might get back to him somehow if we tell others.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Then lets go about our day as usual. Or try, I guess.
Sheepy: Kidd: Good idea.
Sheepy: Grif: *Mumbling*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he decides to check the chat again. Not much has happened, but there is a recent message*
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// For Kay and Grif later- We're gonna be playing Grifball!! Be honored that your game has reached this status!
Sheepy: Grif:!!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// We're honored, and I'm terrified for your yard. Tell me who wins.
Sheepy: Lucan:// I hope someone kills me.
Sheepy: Lucan:// It'd be better than what Bedivere just put me through.
Arsé-kun: Kay:// ?
Sheepy: Lucan:// 10 paragraphs. 10!
Arsé-kun: Kay:// Bye asshole
Sheepy: Lucan:// I can only think of 3 traits Merlin has at a given time. How can he come up with 10 paragraphs of what he loves about Merlin!??
Sheepy: Lucan:// And the photos! My phone wants to die too!
Sheepy: Bedi:// ☺
Arsé-kun: Kay:// A lot of time and experience.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Even I think it was overkill!
Sheepy: Lucan:// If they don't put me out of my misery, you can.
Sheepy: Bedi:// I don't think so!
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// I'll consider it. But okay, you lot! Out of the chat, game's starting soon!
Sheepy: Lucan:// I meant Kay. Why would I want to die to you? Oh. Bye.
Arsé-kun: Merlin:// Bye! Time for death!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he puts his phone away and steps outside. He gets a dodgeball thrown at his face. Nice* oof.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I deserved that.
Sheepy: Tristan: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who started this??
Arsé-kun: *Then we skipped Grifball and all of it's destructive results*
Sheepy: Bedi: You don't cook hot pockets in the toaster.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm a disappointment. Therefore, I'll do as I want.
Sheepy: Bedi: Please. Please.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... *no comment from the peanut gallery*
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll put this in the toaster too.
Sheepy: Bedi: Stop it!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's holding an icepack to his head* At least put it in the oven..!
Sheepy: Tristan: I want quick dinosaur nuggets.
Sheepy: Tristan: The oven is slow.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm begging you. Stop.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Fast? You want fast? Oh, you don't have a heart to clog, so just throw 'em in some oil and fry 'em!
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't like greasy food.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thwen pewwish.
Sheepy: Bedi: Did your head injury affect your speech capabilities?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I can't say "then perish", because he'll take it literally!
Sheepy: Tristan: French fries can be toasted.
Sheepy: Bedi: You worried me for a- Stop wasting perfectly good food!
Sheepy: Tristan: It's now cooking
Arsé-kun: Merlin: why are you doing this
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sad.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We know, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: This is my coping method
Sheepy: Tristan: Cooking.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I mean, it works? But why?
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to become a professional cook.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's certainly something to work for!
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: lets maybe start with... Using the right tools for the job?
Sheepy: Tristan: You sound like those other archers.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's true, though!
Sheepy: Tristan: That's not a bow, that's a harp!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Half of em just throw stuff! They don't even use bows!
Sheepy: Tristan: Not them.
Sheepy: Tristan: Back in our time when we were all serving King Arthur.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, those jerks.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll use any bow as I please.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I see your point. Oh, well. I guess we'll need a new toaster again.
Sheepy: Tristan: What?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're going to wreck this one.
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No?
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm making good food with it, that's what I'm doing.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We'll see how it all comes out!
Sheepy: Tristan: Of course it'll be good. I made it.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin's finger hovers over the X, to doubt*
Sheepy: Tristan: What?
Sheepy: Tristan: What's with the silence?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...? *he stops picking pieces and chips of who-knows-what out of his armor and looks at Tris* ▂?
Sheepy: Tristan: Aaaa? That's why?
Sheepy: Tristan: I see.
Arsé-kun: *What Tris does Not see is Angra slinking into the scene, and popping the toaster*
Sheepy: Tristan: -Guh?!
Sheepy: *Tristan readies his bow!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I thought you were waiting for the toaster to be done! *he's smiling, he wants to laugh but does not*
Sheepy: Tristan: Is that what a toaster sounds like!?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes...??
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he goes to pluck a string of Tristan's harp. bow. bowharp. harpbow. harow. barp*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He jumps*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Did I scare ya, music man?
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he laughs* You about shot the toaster! But sure, okay, whatever you say!
Sheepy: Tristan: I was not afraid.
Sheepy: Bedi:....Mhm.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Suuuure.
Sheepy: Tristan: I was startled.
Sheepy: Tristan: Don't do that again.
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'll think about it! But hey, great idea here! *he just. grabs some fries out of the toaster*
Sheepy: Tristan: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Oh. It did work.
Sheepy: Tristan: Of course!
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm not going to burn the house down.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Tristan, your fries.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, how are they?
Arsé-kun: Angra: Toasted.
Sheepy: Tristan: Of course.
Sheepy: Bedi:.........
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Gawain is a very good cook when it comes to potatoes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't want to see him with a potato for the rest of my life!
Sheepy: Bedi: Why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's the only thing he can cook!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, true.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Oh, hey, hot pockets. Sweet.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can make food from the wilderness.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's my cooking skill.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It sure is.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm very proud of it!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You should be!
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you!
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm hungry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then eat your food!
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why?
Sheepy: Tristan: Because if I stick my hand in it, I'll burn myself.
Sheepy: Bedi: I could get them for you.
Sheepy: Tristan: You'd burn yourself.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can't feel pain nor sensation in a lot of my body.
Sheepy: Tristan:......Oh.
Sheepy: Tristan: ....I am sad. That is a fate only I deserve, but it is a fate my friend has come to suffer.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's not actually that bad.....
Sheepy: Tristan: My friend suffers, yet he moves to comfort me....! Oh, how could I be so terrible?! I am sad! If only I could adopt your pain so you may live happily!
Sheepy: Bedi: It doesn't actually affect my life at all and makes injuries not seem as bad as they would be.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do not lie to yourself! Ah, how could I be such a heartless friend!? I cannot comfort my good friend!
Sheepy: Bedi: *Sigh* Do you want the fries or not?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ohhhhh-
Sheepy: Bedi: *He shoves Airgetlam into the toaster and takes fries out, putting them on a plate in front of Tristan*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He shoves his face in to smell the fries just as Tristan goes to grab a few+
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. My fries are furry.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Lobo!
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrrrrr....
Arsé-kun: Angra: Rrrrr! Bark woof!
Sheepy: Tristan: *Lobo turns away from the fries and snarls at Angra* -My fries walked away.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's just a wolf in the way.
Arsé-kun: Angra: What are you yelling at me for?!
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. *He eats a fry* ......
Sheepy: Tristan: I hate it.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He huffs and sticks his chest out. Don't treat him like a dog.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he snags a fry* ... Reminds me too much of Gawain's cooking.
Sheepy: Tristan: I hate potatoes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then why did you make fries??
Sheepy: Tristan: Because I was hungry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Eat your dang heated pockets
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's pepperoni and I hate pepperoni.
Sheepy: Bedi:....Sir Tristan, there are cheese ones in the freezer...
Arsé-kun: Angra: ..... Just take the pepperoni off? I'll eat it if you don't!
Sheepy: Bedi: The pepperoni is in it.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm going to die of starvation.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot has his head in his hands. Tristan you idiot*
Sheepy: Bedi: Just eat it then?
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm dying.
Sheepy: Bedi: *Sigh*
Arsé-kun: Angra: I'm not, thanks for the suffering!
Sheepy: Tristan: I will die without good food.
Sheepy: Bedi: Go to your local pond and eat a cattail.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Make a damn sandwich, you prissy archer.
Sheepy: Bedi: Dandelions can be used in different recipes too.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He eats Tristan's fries*
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm starving.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Hi, starving, I'm evil. *he takes the hot pockets for himself. fuck you*
Sheepy: Tristan: Everyone hates ne.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Me, too. Lets start a club.
Sheepy: Tristan: You stole my lunch.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Hey, you said you didn't want it.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm going to die of starvation.
Sheepy: Bedi: If you want something, I can cook for you.
Sheepy: Tristan: You cook?
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes???
Sheepy: Tristan: I thought you burn things.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... That's me.
Sheepy: Tristan: You cook?
Arsé-kun: Lance: No.
Sheepy: Tristan: Then how do you know?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... I tried once.
Sheepy: Tristan: Wow.
Arsé-kun: *In the meantime, Angra offers Lobo a hot poket*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He eats it*
Sheepy: Bedi: If you're desperate, you can go out and buy food, but we have food at home.
Arsé-kun: *Angra eats the other one*
Arsé-kun: Angra: See, now, this is funny 'cuz you can't actually starve to death! Servant, remember! Just go eat some toast or some shit. Or a person, who cares.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm empty.
Arsé-kun: Angra: Nooo, you're Archer.
Sheepy: Tristan: My soul is crying out in sorrow.
Sheepy: Tristan: It wishes for substenance. And yet. It receives none.
Sheepy: Bedi: *By now he's ignoring Tristan and just polishing Airgetlam.*
Sheepy: Tristan: It will drag me into my grave.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're still here, so it's clearly fine.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sad.
Sheepy: Tristan: So sad. So, so sad.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We know, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: Nobody cares about me.
Sheepy: Tristan: Deservedly so.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wrongo.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am too great to be loved, or perhaps, my friends are too great to love me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Now I'm just getting mixed signals.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He lifts up Airgetlam and inspects it before putting it down and continuing cleaning it*
Sheepy: Tristan: It's best to view your losses as "being too good for what you lost", but usually, what you lost was too good for you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Therefore, it's all up to your preference.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am incredibly beautiful, therefore, no woman could truly compete with me and win, causing them to not be interested. However, I am a child of sadness so my beauty comes from my sadness and any woman deserves better than to have to put up with me on a daily basis.
Sheepy: Tristan: You see?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That made perfect sense. Thanks.
Sheepy: Tristan: Did it?
Sheepy: Tristan: I was only musing out loud.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It did. Which means you're not too awful or great to communicate normally.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see.
Sheepy: Tristan: And yet.
Sheepy: Tristan: You are the only one who cared.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry, what are we discussing?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm just the only one not doing something else.
Sheepy: Tristan: ....Ah
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sad, so sad.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We know, Tristan.
Arsé-kun: Angra: That's so sad, Mozart play the Death March
Sheepy: Tristan: Did you know?
Sheepy: Tristan: Master is a mother. Ah, what a terrible combination. A mother and the Child of Sadness.
Sheepy: Tristan: The last mother I was close to died.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But Mothers make the kids feel better!
Sheepy: Tristan: I wouldn't know.
Sheepy: Tristan: I've never experienced it personality.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I know what my next course of action is!
Sheepy: Tristan: I was born a murderer. Or perhaps, I was born abandoned. Maybe you could say I was born an orphan. Is it safe for me to get close?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Sir Tristan? You cannot be born an orphan.
Sheepy: Tristan: Of course I can.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can't have both your parents not be present at your birth!
Sheepy: Tristan: If my mother died in the process of birthing me and I had no father, I was born without either.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But at least she was present!
Sheepy: Tristan: No, she was dead.
Sheepy: Tristan: Therefore, her spirit had since left, leaving me alone.
Arsé-kun: Angra: It all started on your actual birth. Both of your parents failed to show up~
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, exactly.
Sheepy: Tristan: You understand.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He stops polishing Airgetlam and just stares*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... ......
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...... What?
Sheepy: Tristan: I said, "You understand."
Arsé-kun: Lance: Not... ... Never mind. *he gets up and goes into the fridge*
Sheepy: Tristan: And this means that I shouldn't be close to her
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But you are, and you chose to live. Make something of it!
Sheepy: Tristan: I chose to live...I still don't know why.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am not close to her. I barely know her.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then try to! C'mon, I'll come with you.
Sheepy: Tristan: But...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Butts are for sitting!
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Fine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Great! Lobo, dear king, please move so I do not have to crawl under you like a peasant!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He yawns in Merlin's face and plops onto the floor*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Do you want me walking over you??
Sheepy: *Lobo huffs and shifts out of the way*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you kindly! Let us be off, Tristan!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And Bedi? Shove food into Lancelot's helmet, thanks.
Sheepy: Bedi:...But wouldn't that suffocate him?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... sounds good to me.
Sheepy: Bedi:...!? Why would you want to suffocate?!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... For fun, what do you think?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Sir Lancelot. You are loved! You are not alone! Sir Tristan considers you his best friend, I consider you an irreplaceable ally... Lady Guinevere loves you! Your Master cares about you, too.
Sheepy: Bedi: If there's anything bothering you, you can talk about it with us. It might make you feel better.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *IT'S TIME TO GO*
Arsé-kun: Angra: *quietly* E is for emotional, ruining everybody's day.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He follows Merlin*
Sheepy: Tristan: Where is she?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Upstairs, last I heard.
Sheepy: Tristan: Show me.
Arsé-kun: *and up to an attic they go. Not the clown's attic. That has a clown in it.*
Sheepy: Tristan:.... Ah. Master.
Arsé-kun: Saku: *she looks up from the Coffin that is covered in Cats* Good afternoon, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's alright.
Sheepy: Tristan:.......
Sheepy: Tristan: That's all.
Arsé-kun: Saku: Only alright?
Sheepy: Tristan:.....! ... Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He's shifting uncomfortably*
Arsé-kun: *One of Ozy's kittens headbutts Tristan. Hey! Look at me*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He bends down and pats the kitten*
Sheepy: Tristan:...*He's using the cat as a distraction device so he doesn't have to talk to Saku. Tristan blease*
Sheepy: Tristan:............That's all.
Sheepy: Tristan: We're now acquainted. That's that.
Arsé-kun: Saku: That's fine. I can understand that.
Sheepy: Tristan:.....! .... Good.
Sheepy: Tristan:....*He has something more to say, but he can't get it out. Instead, he sits down and starts playing his harp. distraction device!*
Arsé-kun: *Another kitten climbs onto Tristan's lap and goes to sleep. You're trapped here forever. Thanks Diadem.*
Sheepy: Tristan:........!
Sheepy: Tristan: *NONONO NOW HE MIGHT HAVE TO INTERACT*
Sheepy: Ozy: *He lifts the top and peeks out* I'm trying to sleep, you sad, sad knight!
Sheepy: Tristan: Then sleep.
Sheepy: Ozy: You woke me up....!
Sheepy: Tristan: Then go back to sleep.
Sheepy: Ozy: Stop playing and I will. Play when I want you to play, bard, not when I want to sleep.
Arsé-kun: Saku: Keep playing.
Sheepy: Tristan:....*He keeps playing*
Sheepy: Ozy: Why!? At least do it somewhere else...!
Arsé-kun: Saku: Because I've been trying to get an answer out of you for the last hour.
Sheepy: Ozy: The answer is no! I don't care what the question is.
Arsé-kun: Saku: So you don't enjoy the stench that comes out when you open this? You could kill a peasant with it.
Sheepy: Ozy: Smell?
Sheepy: Ozy: I smell nothing.
Arsé-kun: Saku: That's the problem.
Sheepy: Ozy: What.
Sheepy: Tristan: It makes me sad.
Arsé-kun: Saku: When was the last time you cleaned yourself? Your domain smells of old diapers and old trashbags.
Sheepy: Ozy: ...I don't have trash nor diapers?
Sheepy: Ozy: It must be someone else just based on that.
Arsé-kun: Saku: But it smells similar enough that it is a problem. And it only comes when you open this up.
Sheepy: Ozy: I don't know how to deal with it.
Arsé-kun: Saku: Go take a shower!
Sheepy: Ozy: I hate showers. They're cold.
Arsé-kun: Saku: They have warm water, as long as someone else isn't using the water at the same time.
Sheepy: Ozy: No they do not!
Arsé-kun: Saku: Prove to me that they don't, pharaoh.
Sheepy: Ozy: I tried the hot setting and it came out cold.
Arsé-kun: Saku: Then someone else was using it, most likely.
Sheepy: Ozy:.....
Sheepy: Ozy: Then how am I supposed to know!?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. You should wait a while after Sir Bedivere uses it. I've heard rumors that he uses up the hot water through taking long, scalding showers...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He does.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He absolutely does.
Sheepy: Ozy: He was the one who showed me the settings and he had used it before me...!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: There's your answer, sun king.
Sheepy: Ozy: *He huffs and gets out of his coffin* Next time there will be no forgiveness!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The sun has risen once again!
Sheepy: Ozy: Of course! As it always does! *He goes to exit* You better not be lying. *And he exits*
Sheepy: Tristan: I like sitting in cold showers and crying.
Sheepy: Tristan: It makes me feel more miserable, therefore making me realize it can get worse so I feel better.
Arsé-kun: Saku: Please don't do that.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why not?
Sheepy: Tristan: Is there a reason not to?
Sheepy: Tristan: Cold water is better for the skin. I should want to perserve my looks. If you had my looks, you would want to perserve them.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's true it won't affect me now that I'm a servant, but the point still stands.
Arsé-kun: Saku: But why make yourself feel worse when you can just remember that there's always people worse off than you.
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't get satisfaction in others' suffering.
Sheepy: Tristan: I deserve my suffering, meanwhile.
Arsé-kun: Saku: Not all of it. After a point, shouldn't it be enough?
Sheepy: Tristan: I deserve every ounce of suffering that everyone I have made suffer has received.
Arsé-kun: Saku: When's that enough, though?
Sheepy: Tristan: And every day I make those around me suffer. Simply, I can't keep up, I can never keep up, and I always deserve more suffering.
Arsé-kun: Saku: No, you don't. Don't say that.
Sheepy: Tristan: I do, however.
Sheepy: Tristan: That is my fate.
Sheepy: Tristan: I was born undeserving of happiness. Simply, it is impossible for me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Even if you can't make yourself happy, you're capable of bringing joy to others. That cancels out some of that suffering.
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Saku starts deep cleaning that coffin. That is a weird sentence.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Does it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why wouldn't it?
Sheepy: Tristan: Because that doesn't fix the suffering that was caused.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But you can certainly try.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...I can?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You just need to try. None of that "But I can't!" You haven't actually tried, so you can't say it!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No more "I cannot do this for I am sad"! None of that!
Sheepy: Tristan: ........I won't promise anything.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Try, try!
Sheepy: Tristan: Fine.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...........................
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can do it! I believe in you!
Sheepy: Tristan: Good day! Good day!!!! I'm so happy!!! Happy day!!!
Sheepy: Tristan: Hahaahahahahahaahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
Sheepy: Tristan:...Guh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not like that, silly! That's a bit much, even for me!
Sheepy: Tristan: Then what?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lets positive thinking! I meant when you're really down and thinking you can't do anything to fix your situation. That's when you try!
Sheepy: Tristan:....Positive thinking...
Sheepy: Tristan:....Positive thinking...........
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I know for certain you can do it.
Sheepy: Tristan:...........
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, you're certainly correct. You're not Cath Palug. You're not Tiamat.
Sheepy: Tristan: Positive thinking! Hah! Good day, good day!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You don't need to exaggerate so much... But you still did it, so good job!
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sad.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And that's okay!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Just don't focus on it so much!
Sheepy: Tristan: I remembered why I came up here. I didn't achieve it. That's fine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, but words were exchanged. I will count it as a success.
Sheepy: Tristan: Not about that topic, however.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Progress was made.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It doesn't have to be done immediately. Progress can be gradual, you know!
Sheepy: Tristan: ..........
Sheepy: Tristan: Not for a Knight of the Round Table.
Sheepy: Tristan: But...oh. I am not one.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Even for them! You're still a person!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We could be talking grand servants or the king himself! It doesn't matter! We all take steps to make progress.
Sheepy: Tristan:.......
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't take steps.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You do. It's a normal procedure. Everyone does. It's how people function.
Sheepy: Tristan: No...I mean...
Sheepy: Tristan: ...........
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. Happy day!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Eh. You made enough progress for today, so I'll lay off of you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Happy happy happy happy!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay, now you're just pushing it again!
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sad.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And that's okay.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sad. So sad.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am empty yet I deserve nothing more.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why?
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to be loved but I know I shouldn't be. I don't deserve it. I've done terrible things. All I should have is my suffering.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm glad you know you did wrong, but you don't need to still be beating yourself up about it!
Sheepy: Tristan: I've never atoned.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why not?
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't atone.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Camelot was over a hundred years ago. Yes, you can.
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't atone for a crime I didn't commit.
Sheepy: Tristan: And yet.
Sheepy: Tristan: I committed it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So you know you didn't do it! You never would have done that without the king's influence.
Sheepy: Tristan: Foolishness.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Did I tell you how singularities work yet? Did I try that explanation on you yet?
Sheepy: Tristan: Anything to make up for what I did that day I will do. That is why I joined the Lion King.
Sheepy: Tristan:....And yet. Mentally. I did not change.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he just keeps trucking* The part where, once it was fixed, everything that occurred was undone? So you did not actually kill those people?
Sheepy: Tristan: I did.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: If the event never occurred, it never happened.
Sheepy: Tristan: Even if fhey didn't die I still killed them.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Tristan, what?
Sheepy: Tristan:....Let us say that a little game is played. And yet, you do not know of its artificial nature.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ah, gotcha.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I get where that's going
Sheepy: Tristan: "If you work with your friend, you will be betraying me and I will kill you both. However, if you betray your friend, you will live and your friend will die."
Sheepy: Tristan: You choose to be a traitor to your friend to save yourself. And then it is revealed that it is all a lie.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Awful.
Sheepy: Tristan:....You still killed your friend even if they did not die. You still actively made that choice. If it hadn't been a game, your friend would be dead.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I can't relate but I understand, I think.
Sheepy: Tristan: .....I chose that choice. Not to perserve my life but to make up for betraying the King of Knights.
Sheepy: Tristan: The entire time. Ah. A thing that hasn't changed...
Sheepy: Tristan:...I despised him even then. "You cannot understand the heart of the common man." That is what I always thought.
Sheepy: Tristan:....I hate him. And yet...I love him dearly.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hate the king, love the person.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I can understand that, certainly.
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't quite believe that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why not? While I, too, adore our king, some things done during rule were not the best.
Sheepy: Tristan: Because you were his adviser, right? Meaning that you had to agree with some actions somewhat.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, no. I've shot down plans clear out of the sky before.
Arsé-kun: *AND NOW IT'S BORING, LETS HIT THIS WITH A TIMESKIP*
Arsé-kun: Minako: --- So who wants to go xp and mat grinding today??
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Whether I want to or not, you're going to bring me, aren't you? Fine, fine! I'll humor you, mongrel!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: You better feel blessed! Next time, I won't go so easy on you! Wuhahahahahaha!
Sheepy: Kogil: Ah~ You're so terrible at being honest about your feelings, huh? Goldie~ You should work on that. You're kind of pathetic when you act like that. Hehe.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Silence, brat, before I cut your tongue out!
Sheepy: Kogil: Aw, I was only giving some advice... it's not my fault Goldie's so mean.
Sheepy: Kogil: .....................
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Foolishness. That ...thing was never me.
Sheepy: Kogil: Well, you have his answer. I can't be him, huh?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You were never a cute and good king, sir? I'll remember that, then.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: I have always been a good king. Therefore, I have never been that child.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Next, you'll say you were never a wise Caster, either.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Of course I was.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: So you admit to being a man that died of overwork, but not a child?
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: I have no recollection of being that child.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: And my memory is perfect.
Sheepy: Kogil: I don't know where you came from, either!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: We all know Gilgamesh Senior was born as an adult, spitting on peasants the minute he left the womb.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Hah!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Hahahahahahahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Am I permitted to go on? He just comes out, covered in blood, looking for everyone's wives. This baby king is gonna take ur ladies.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: On the other hand, here's a literal child. Born correctly, but not getting into puberty, so no one has to deal with royal hormone imbalances.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And can't legally mana transfer at all.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Also, I'm skipping out today- I'm mid-novel and I'm about to reach the highest point of tension.
Sheepy: Kogil: .....................
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: ...........................
Sheepy: Kogil: Uhm...............
Sheepy: Kogil: I can't really think of a way to reply to that.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Then close your mouth and stay silent, brat!
Sheepy: Kogil: Don't use me as a distraction device!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He's watching this conversation while chewing on a squeaky toy. Squeak. Squeak. Squeak.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she's just waiting for them to shut the fuck up* ... So KoGil, you in or not today?
Sheepy: Kogil: ............Mmmmmmm.....let me think.
Sheepy: Kogil: Well, who else is going?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Of our group, no one else yet. Moriarty wanted to come along, too, I think.
Sheepy: Kogil: Well, it sounds like you need my help.
Sheepy: Kogil: Okay, Master! I'll join!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Great! You two get along this time, y'hear? I'll leave you guys in Fuyuki for real this time if you don't!
Sheepy: Kogil: But I'm your servant...
Arsé-kun: Minako: And so is he. I don't wanna waste command spells healing you guys because you're whaling on each other instead of the endless bone zone!
Sheepy: Kogil: You're really cruel, big sister!
Arsé-kun: Minako: It's the only way to manage you mongrels!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: I am no mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Only a mongrel would say that!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Silence!
Arsé-kun: *There is a single, loud trumpet toot from above. That seems to be Mozart's two cents on this*
Sheepy: *Lobo snarls*
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: You are the mongrel.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I know, thanks!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: However! I am not.
Sheepy: Kogil: It's all fun and games!
Sheepy: Kogil: Well, if Enkidu comes, I'll stay with them and Goldie can fight skeletons without me bugging him!
Arsé-kun: Minako: So we've got... Three archers. ... Where enemies of all classes can appear. We're gonna need the other classes, yeah.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I am permitted to join, young sir?
Sheepy: Kogil: I want you to come!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Of course you can accompany me. ...And not that brat!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he looks to Gil* I was going to ask you next. Consider me your weapon for the afternoon.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Wuhahahahaha! Of course! Of course!
Sheepy: Kogil: Ah...but... I wanted to be with Enkidu...
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Go play by yourself, brat. Or keep her company. *He gestures to Minako*
Sheepy: Lobo: .............Rrrrrrrrr! *He throws his squeaky toy aside*
Arsé-kun: Minako: What's up, pup?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He huffs and plops himself between Gilgamesh and Minako*
Arsé-kun: Minako: .... You want to come, too?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He's wagging his tail! He puffs his chest out like he's regal, but he's actually really excited.*
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: We aren't bringing dead weight. The brat isn't going and nor is the mutt.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he looks at Lobo and back* Lobo will feast on your godly bones with that tone of yours.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Hah! He's just some dumb beast. If he tries anything I will slay him in an instant.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Hahahaha! Does that dog really think it ca-gUACK!
Sheepy: Rider: *He's put one of his tendrils in Gil's shirt*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Oh, how lovely. He's greeting you.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: I-It's cold and wet....! Do NOT touch me ever again, you foul creature!
Sheepy: Rider: *He slowly slides the tendril back into his body*
Arsé-kun: *as Rider does that, an invisible force pushes Gil into Lobo*
Sheepy: *Lobo hooks his paw onto Gil and slams him into the floor*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He then proceeds to yawn and scratch an itch with his back leg*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Quick chain. Plus ten crit stars.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Guh....!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Who pushed me!?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I cannot say, sir, as I saw no one.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: There must have been someone!
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she opts to not worry about this, instead deciding if this team needs a berserker or not*
Arsé-kun: Minako: I think we need a berserker.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Oi! Lancelot! You want to join us?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he looks at Gil and back* ... Suppose sooooo..
Sheepy: Gil: ...Hah. Fine, I'll accept you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Merci.
Sheepy: Gil: Understand that you are blessed!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Ok.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Don't expect to be allowed next time. I am in a good mood!
Arsé-kun: Lance: That's.... Fine..
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: ...Hah. I almost forgot that you were a Berserker. Expecting an interesting conversation from you will lead to disappointment.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... .......
Sheepy: Kogil: Maybe the issue lies in yourself!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: What have I said about ten times now!? Silence! You are wearing on my patience!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Shhhhhuut up.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: Don't order me around, mongrel!
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: *He lifts his hand* I won't tolerate one more order.
Arsé-kun: *Gil is shoved for a second time, by something... It can't be seen, but it can be sensed, right before it vanishes again.*
Sheepy: Gil: ......!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ???
Sheepy: Gil: *He opens the Gate of Babylon* Do not test me!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Put that away or so help me!
Sheepy: Gil: Not until whoever keeps shoving me stops shoving me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: But Gil, there's no one else here.
Sheepy: Gil: Then Who. Keeps. Shoving me?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: With all due respect, sir, no one has seen anyone.
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: However, I know I'm being pushed.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Perhaps the practical solution would be to anchor yourself to the ground?
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: How would I be able to walk if I'm anchored to the floor?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... Was I mistaken?
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: How would I be able to walk if I'm anchored to the floor?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Remove the anchors. *he sounds like that was OBVIOUS*
Sheepy: Gilgamesh: ...................................
Sheepy: Kogil: ..................................
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... This weapon will be quiet.
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you going somewhere?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yep! We're going hand hunting and mat farming.
Sheepy: Satoru: ....Okay. Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We'll try to!
Arsé-kun: *and then, Moriarty arrives! He is here.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Ah, there you are. I was looking for you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Sheepy: Satoru: I found a coffin and befriended it. It'll be your coffin's friend.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Ah, him? Perhaps.
Sheepy: Satoru: But he's a talking coffin.
Arsé-kun: Mori: He is inside of it, much like your father in the afternoons.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... Actually, that applies to both men with that title.
Sheepy: Satoru: Both?
Sheepy: Satoru: There's two Vlads?
Sheepy: Satoru: ...! Oh. There is.
Sheepy: Satoru: One lives at Chaldea and one lives here.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... *he sighs and moves on, directing his attention not to Minako, but to the Gils* I suppose my coming along will not be a hindrance, yes?
Sheepy: Kogil: Oh! It'll be nice for a second responsible person to go~! We already have Enkidu, but your presence would be very appreciated!
Sheepy: Gil: Pah! Just don't get in my way.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thank you, and but of course. I wouldn't dream of being in your way, sire.
Sheepy: Gil: Ahahahaha!
Sheepy: Gil: Finally, I'm being treated with the respect I deserve!
Sheepy: Kogil: Master! Do we really have to bring him?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yes, Kogil, we do.
Sheepy: Kogil: I'm sorry for that you have to tolerate Goldie...!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I'm not.
Sheepy: Kogil: Wait...you like him?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I can see his positive traits. I'd just get eliminated if I went into detail.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I mean him. I don't think I am permitted to mention the master library and it's contents, for example. .. Except that I am, and I'd love to see it before I die.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Anyway, I'm going to leave so I may survive. *servanto speedo! this is the fastest he's ever moved. not really but it's up there*
Sheepy: Kogil:.....?
Sheepy: Kogil: Library?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Satoru, would you like to come with us?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know where we're going but I'll come.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You've been to the forest already. After that, uhm.
Arsé-kun: Minako: After that, we're visiting somewhere a little more dangerous. You don't gotta come if you don't wanna, I think.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He gently takes Mori's hand and looks over at Minako* .........
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to be with Grandpa.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That's fine, too
Sheepy: Satoru: Good.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Shall we get to it, then?
Sheepy: Satoru: uhuh.
Sheepy: Gil: *He's locked eyes on someone....*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...??
Sheepy: *The person he's staring at is a blond holding flowers... A very familiar blond at that.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Gawaiiiinnn..!
Sheepy: Gawain: *He gasps of surprise and whips around. Who is calling to him. Who is- Oh* ...........!
Sheepy: Gawain: ...Lancelot...!?
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmmmm-hm.
Sheepy: Gawain: ...Ahaha, you frightened me!
Sheepy: Gawain: You got an armor change, did you? Normally you've got white armor.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Uh. Sure.
Sheepy: Gawain: Well, you seem oddly upset.
Sheepy: *Lobo and Rider are interacting silently. Just ignore them.*
Sheepy: Gawain: Hmm, maybe it's a midlife crisis...
Arsé-kun: Lot: *he was going to stay lurking, but now he is Offended™* Non! How dare you suggest that about moi!
Sheepy: Gawain: ?!?
Sheepy: Gawain:....Lancelot!?
Sheepy: Gawain:....No, of course, one of you is Yan Qing.
Sheepy: Gawain: With that in mind, Yan Qing, we still haven't had a talking to about what's socially acceptable. Catfishing me isn't.
Arsé-kun: Lot: How can we prove we're not? Have you had too much sun again? *he lightly hits Gawain. lightly.*
Sheepy: Gawain: Why would there be two of you? Haha! I suppose it's possible. I've been stuck trying to sell these all day.
Sheepy: Lobo:.....
Sheepy: Lobo:........!
Sheepy: Satoru: !!!!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... m' a Berserker. .... Sorrryyy.
Sheepy: Gawain:....Berserker....?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance, look. *He gently tugs at Lancelot and points at Lot* Its an Uncle Lance.
Sheepy: Satoru: But he should probably have a different name than you. Like Gil and Kid Gil. So he'll be......
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle A Lot. He can have the syllables you lost.
Arsé-kun: *And Lot, tearing up instantly*
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Lot: I gladly accept the honor of being your uncle, Satoru.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Sir? Young sir? I have many questions. How is it that single child is so good at getting other beings to like them?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I understood it inside of the household, but here in the civilized wilds? It's fairly unusual.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Or is this encounter an outlier to the norms..?
Sheepy: Satoru:....! Thanks. Have you met Auntie Guin? She's really good friends with Uncle Lance.
Sheepy: Satoru: She's not with me right now but I think you'd like her. She's really nice.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He grunts and approaches Gawain, who looks over with a confused expression. He proceeds to start eating Gawain's flowers.*
Sheepy: Gawain:.....!! Nononono! Don't eat those! No! *He puts his hand on Lobo's head and shoves. No luck. An immovable wall.*
Sheepy: Kogil: That's a good question! ... I don't kn-
Sheepy: Gil:Ahaha! The answer is that it's simply how children are. People love innocent creatures. Children are innocent.
Sheepy: Gil: That will stop once he gets older.
Sheepy: Kogil: ...That's not right.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'm trying to process what you said with prior information. If your current statement was correct, my lord, then young sir would have the same effect on others.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he whistles* Lobo! Do not!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. Something that didn't exist can't have that sort of effect on people.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lifts his head and looks over at Mori, flowers sticking out of his mouth* ?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Santa Jeanne Alter Lily did.
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Oh, did you not see that santa yet?
Sheepy: Gil: How many santas are there...!?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: At least three by now.
Sheepy: Gil: ....!?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I expect a fourth this upcoming year.
Sheepy: Gil: Why...!?
Sheepy: *Gawain pulls his flowers away and inspects the damage, only for Lobo to follow and start eating them again. His flowers. Not yours.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lobo, for a second time! Do not!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He looks over again and finally walks back to the group, leaving a distraught Gawain with ruined flowers.*
Sheepy: Gawain: ............
Sheepy: Gawain: My flowers....
Arsé-kun: *And then something is roughly shoved into Gawain's shirt. Everyone felt the presence again. Nani?*
Sheepy: Gawain: ?! *He pulls whatever it is out of his shirt*
Arsé-kun: *it's money. payment for lobo.*
Sheepy: Gawain: How did this get here...?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He starts sniffing at Lot*
Arsé-kun: Lot: *uhhhh!*
Sheepy: Satoru: That’s Lobo. He hates everyone.
Sheepy: *Lobo inspects Saberlot before grabbing onto his scarf! He tugs.*
Arsé-kun: Lot: Gak! *he grabs onto it and pulls back*
Sheepy: *Lobo keeps tugging at it, tail wagging. Fun game!*
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she's back with snacks. Because that's how long this is taking*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi. Lobo is trying to eat a scarf.
Arsé-kun: Minako: What's that gonna do for him?
Sheepy: Satoru: ..................
Sheepy: Satoru: *He shrugs*
Arsé-kun: *and there went the scarf*
Sheepy: Lobo: *rrrrrrrrrrr!*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *Rrrrrrrr!*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Are you guys STILL doing who knows what? We've got places to be, people to beat up!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Bye, Uncle Lot. Bye, Flower Guy.
Sheepy: Satoru: Bye, Lobo.
Sheepy: Lobo: !?
Sheepy: *Lobo drops the scarf and quickly joins the group.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance picks up the scarf and returns it to Lot before hurrying back*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Whine*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Everyone here? *she goes to count heads. there is an issue with the previous statement.*
Sheepy: Rider: .....................................
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Okay, we're all here!
Arsé-kun: *and they finally, finally get to go handkilling*
Sheepy: Satoru: This is where hand creatures show up.
Sheepy: Satoru: I met a horse here.
Sheepy: Lobo:....!!!!
Sheepy: Gil: I already know that, pup! I know everything about this place!
Sheepy: Satoru: It was a nice horse.
Sheepy: Satoru: I liked that horse. It ate my lunch. That's okay.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... And remember, Lancelot, try not to use an entire tree this time?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ....
Arsé-kun: Lance: No promises.
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ... Hand! *he scoops up a rock, powers it up, and 1 shots the lesser bronze hand. die.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *YOU THREW SOMETHING! TIME TO RETRIEVE IT!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *You servants are so clumsy!!!!! Be grateful I'm here to retrieve this for you!!*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He pushes the rock back to Lancelot*
Sheepy: *Lobo turns back to the bronze ember and trots over to it, sniffing curiously at the ember before eating it.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *and he hops on top of the rock. new viewpoint*
Sheepy: Gil: Get your own embers, mutt!
Sheepy: *Lobo finishes his ember meal and starts hunting for hands.*
Arsé-kun: *they are quickly found*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He rushes and tackles one of them before pulling one out of the ground and shaking it*
Arsé-kun: *it tries to blast lobo in the face*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He takes the shot and angrily snarls. That hurt!*
Sheepy: *Rider rushes over, blades in hand, and starts cutting at it.*
Arsé-kun: *it dies eventually*
Arsé-kun: *silver ember dropped*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he swings his coffin to the front, to shoot it. doesn't do as much damage as he'd hoped to any hands, but damage is damage*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He jumps a bit, visibly startled by the sudden gunfire*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Apologies, Lobo.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He snarls*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, shut up and help me, you mangy lord.
Sheepy: *Lobo growls and jumps another hand. Rider has finally gotten onto his back and is swinging his blades at the target hand.*
Arsé-kun: *they earn silver embers for their hard work! good job, team*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Arr! *he's back from wherever he wandered off to, and his gauntlets are covered in dirt. Also, he found weapons. Dirty, rusty, but usable weapons!*
Sheepy: Kogil: If you wanted weapons, I could've given them to you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he shakes his head* I keep these.
Sheepy: Kogil: ...Well, okay!
Arsé-kun: *Lance puts down most of the weapons and pats Kogil's head before joining Mori, Lobo, and Rider in combat. With an uzi. Absolutely Necessary.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *WHY*
Arsé-kun: *ITS EFFECTIVE*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Aren't you going to go, Kogil?
Sheepy: Kogil:....Oh?
Sheepy: Kogil: Both teams are fine the way they are.
Sheepy: Kogil: There isn't room for me on either
Arsé-kun: Minako: Is there? Gil takes up four slots on his own, so I won't make you join him. But we've only got one higher leveled servant over here.
Sheepy: Kogil:....Are you sure I should?
Arsé-kun: Minako: I think you can do just fine!
Sheepy: Kogil: ...!
Arsé-kun: Minako: You and Gil are the same level, you can handle whatever he can! And if he can go off on his own and be fine, what's stopping you?
Sheepy: Kogil: But he's stronger by far.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And I'm right behind you for support. And the others will definitely help! ... Can't say Lobo will.
Sheepy: Kogil: Oh...! .Thank you...!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Quite welcome, lil' goldy. *+1 headpat for kogil*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Can you pop off a Charisma and get this team together so we can move to the gold section and really get started, too?
Sheepy: Kogil: ....! Yes! *He rushes over to the group and casts Charisma*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he glances towards KoGil as he finishes off a silver hand. His attention has been gained*
Sheepy: Kogil: Minako wants us to fight the gold ones.
Sheepy: Kogil: Goldie's already there but he can share.
Sheepy: Rider: *He twists his body to face Kogil* ...... ?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he grunts and lowers his weapon* Fine.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... We're moving!
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrrrrrrr!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Arrrrr!
Sheepy: *Kogil starts heading toward the gold hand area.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he picks up his stuff and follows.*
Sheepy: *Rider gestures to follow. Lobo yawns before sniffing around.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: C'mon, Satoru, we can look for bugs over there.
Sheepy: Satoru:....Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to find beetles.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Sure! I've definitely seen some here before.
Sheepy: Satoru:....!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Proto chases them when we're not hunting. They're pretty big.
Sheepy: Satoru: Please show me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Of course!
Arsé-kun: *so they go catch up to their servants, and by extension, gil and enkidu*
Sheepy: Gil: *He's surrounded by embers and looking at his phone. He looks up at the group* You finally made it out of the babypool, hmmmmm? Wuhahahahaha! It took you long enough!
Sheepy: Gil: I don't need these. I'm already max level, fool! Why bring me to train against these if I can't get any stronger from them!? I don't care who takes them.
Sheepy: Gil: *He's surrounded by embers and looking at his phone. He looks up at the group* You finally made it out of the babypool, hmmmmm? Wuhahahahaha! It took you long enough!
Sheepy: Gil: I don't need these. I'm already max level, fool! Why bring me to train against these if I can't get any stronger from them!? I don't care who takes them.
Arsé-kun: Minako: What, you can't be bothered to help others now and then? You volunteered for this and you knew we were doing this!
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Enkidu is slowly creeping up on Gil, like a cat*
Sheepy: *Gil doesn't notice.*
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! What do I benefit from it?
Arsé-kun: Minako: You helped Enkidu with all this, that's your benefit!
Sheepy: Gil: ...Fine.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he pounces onto Gil's back* Thank you for helping us, my lord!
Sheepy: Gil: Guh!?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I got you againnn~
Sheepy: Gil: H-hah! I let you.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Sure you did, Gilgamesh!
Sheepy: Gil: That is how generous I am!
Arsé-kun: Mori: This old professor certainly appreciates your generosity. Thank you so very much, kind king. *he steps in to collect embers and promptly hits his level cap. Power spike. Everyone felt that one.*
Sheepy: Lobo: ....!?
Arsé-kun: Mori: That was certainly more than I had calculated previously... C'mere, Lobo.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He hesitantly approaches*
Arsé-kun: *INSTANT LEVEL CAP. There's still a sea of embers, densely packed onto the field.*
Sheepy: Lobo: ........!!
Arsé-kun: Mori: How I've waited for this time to come.. *he lays his coffin down, and after much fiddling, slides open a hidden compartment filled with archer pieces, archer monuments, and other assorted materials. He quickly counts the contents* Satoru?
Sheepy: Satoru: *He looks up from the beetle he's poking at* ?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do I have your permission to continue growing in strength?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thank you for allowing this spider to flourish much like the butterfly. *and he promptly ascends to 2nd. And instantly hits the level cap again from there being So Many Embers. The process repeats until his compartment is empty and only a fraction of embers remain. And Moriarty looks greatly pleased.*
Sheepy: Satoru: You look different.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do I? I do hope it is not too much of a change for you.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Is it? I'm glad.
Sheepy: Satoru: You just have glasses now.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he holds his arm out to the remaining embers* What remains is for you. Only you may decide who gets how much, once we return home.
Sheepy: Satoru: But those aren't mine.
Arsé-kun: Minako: He's right. I'm gonna need those for Sherlock.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ....... *he frowns*
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Minako: But! I can get him a 50-pack to use.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You're also gonna need, uh... *she flips her lil device open, i forgot what it was called, and does some typing* Lobo needs his bones and some lanterns. We can do the bones today still, like I said.
Sheepy: Satoru: From the pet store?
Arsé-kun: Minako: From skeletons.
Sheepy: Satoru: So graverobbing.
Arsé-kun: Minako: No, they're alive. Evil skeletons.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she flips her compact closed and pockets it* They're nasty buggers.
Sheepy: Satoru: Bugs?
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to see skeleton bugs.
Sheepy: Gil: Are you really so uneducated?
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry. I never went to public school so I don't know anything about skeleton bugs.
Arsé-kun: Minako: oh, oops. Skelly bugs exist too, but they don't give us what we need. The skeletons are big mean jerks.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sniffs at Moriarty*
Sheepy: Lobo:......? .....!
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he holds his hand out for Lobo* It's still me.
Sheepy: Lobo: .....*He huffs and backs off a bit*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Is that all you wanted?
Sheepy: Lobo: .......................*he yawns*
Arsé-kun: Mori: I suppose it was. Allow me to do a test run before I do anything else.
Arsé-kun: *he fires off a single shot. it tears through the entire field, leaving the field with a deep gash. hm.*
Sheepy: Lobo: !!!
Arsé-kun: Mori: How delightful. An eighty-seven percent increase in distance.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He growls*
Arsé-kun: Mori: What?
Sheepy: Rider: "You scared him."
Arsé-kun: Mori: My apologies. I won't do that again.
Sheepy: Lobo: Rrrrr....
Sheepy: Rider: "He says not to do it again."
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he sighs* I even warned that I was firing.
Sheepy: Satoru:........If Dad grows strong, will he look different too?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes. That is correct.
Sheepy: Satoru:....Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: All servants change, just... Not as swifty as I did.
Sheepy: Satoru:.......
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Because that was a tad bit ridiculous.
Sheepy: Gil: I did it all for you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: So I see. What shall I do in return for your kindness?
Sheepy: Gil: ...What? Hah! So you understand!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Of course. I'm no average idiot.
Sheepy: Gil: Ahahahahahahahaha! Fine.
Sheepy: Gil: I doubt you can accomplish what I want.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Perhaps. Perhaps not. I won't say until my calculations are 101% accurate.
Sheepy: Gil: Fool!
Sheepy: Gil: It can only be 100%!
Arsé-kun: Mori: If you must call me such, I would much prefer Joker.
Sheepy: Gil: Know your place, mongrel! I'll call you as I please!
Arsé-kun: Mori: I can work with that. *he picks his coffin back up and slings it over his shoulder* I'll keep a tab open for you. Call for me as you desire.
Sheepy: Gil:....?
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Sheepy: Gil:......Ahahahahahahaha! Truly, your ability to comprehend is a joke!
Arsé-kun: Mori: I understood every word you said. I simply stated what I needed to as well.
Sheepy: Gil:.......
Sheepy: Gil:......Hah.
Sheepy: Gil: Ahahahahaha.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... .....???
Sheepy: Gil: You're serious?
Sheepy: Gil:.......
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do I appear to be making a joke?
Sheepy: Gil: Don't make promises you won't keep, fool.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do you think I became a criminal king by not keeping my word? Even the smallest of favors earns you years of assistance.
Sheepy: Gil: Hah.
Sheepy: Gil: Fool.
Sheepy: Gil: Those were but mere men. I am the King of Heroes. Therefore, I pose much greater challenges.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Quite so. I do look forward to those challenges.
Sheepy: Gil:...Good.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I, then, look forward to watching the both of you get along.
Sheepy: Gil: Get along?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Work together well.
Sheepy: Gil: I know the definition.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Do you?
Sheepy: Gil: It implies friendship, which means it's impossible.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Why is that?
Sheepy: Gil: You are and always will be my one and only friend.
Sheepy: Gil: Anyone else would be an insult to our bond.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he gives Gil a smile. Friend! Friend! He still loves hearing it*
Arsé-kun: *not shown; mink teaching satoru to store embers. unimportant event*
Sheepy: Gil: That is why it's impossible.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you~
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! No need!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he lowers his voice* .... Should we be allowing this?
Sheepy: Kogil: It's a bad idea...
Arsé-kun: Minako: If we're lucky, he won't ask for anything...
Arsé-kun: Minako: .... So anyway. Satoru, split those among your other servants. They'll like that.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: So dont give them all to Dad.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhh.... Grandpa doesn’t need them anymore so I’ll give them all to Dad.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Going one at a time works too, I guess.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Might someone get jealous if Vlad gets them all?
Sheepy: Satoru:.....?!
Sheepy: Satoru: Jealous...?
Sheepy: Satoru:....But I don't know who wants them.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then maybe ask them?
Sheepy: Satoru: ...!?
Arsé-kun: Minako: .... Did you never consider that?
Sheepy: Satoru: I can do that?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Arsé-kun: Minako: No?
Sheepy: Satoru: I can't. You're lying.
Sheepy: Satoru: Don't lie. Lying is bad.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Cannot what?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uh?
Sheepy: Satoru:.......
Arsé-kun: Mori: Would you like me to do it for you?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then I shall. There is nothing wrong with splitting up your gains for others when necessary, after all. *he pats Satoru's shoulder*
Sheepy: Gil: Your gains? Pah!
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Your Master already gave a share of the embers to him. I am referring to those, you pompous king.
Sheepy: Gil: She's not my master.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then you're not getting the C.E.s I got for you~~
Sheepy: Gil: As if I want them.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then I guess I'll burn them. I thought you wanted the ones with the pretty girl on them.
Sheepy: Gil: Hahahah! If you burn it, I'll slaughter you.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then do you want them or not, you big bully?
Sheepy: Gil: ...Hahahahah.
Sheepy: Gil: *He lifts a hand* Don't.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Don't WHAT??
Sheepy: Gil: Burn it, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then you want them!
Sheepy: Gil: Not if it means calling you my Master!
Arsé-kun: Minako: You came to me, mongrel. You gave me that right.
Sheepy: Gil: Don't push me, mutt. You looked interesting. Just know that you have no power over me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Sure! You can have the craft essences when we get home. Alive. As a group.
Sheepy: Gil:....Hah. Fine. *He lowers his hand*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Now may be the time to end task and return to the home menu.
Sheepy: Kogil: It's okay, Big Sister. I'll be your Servant even if Goldie won't be. He's completely and totally incapable of caring about anyone, but I'm capable!
Sheepy: Gil: Brat! I only about those who deserve it!
Arsé-kun: Minako: He cares about two entire people. *grumble, grumble*
Sheepy: Kogil: I care about you!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Thank you.
Sheepy: Gil: *He stands and crosses his arms* Don't do it again and I'll forgive you, mongrel.
Arsé-kun: *Minako looks at him like a dejected puppy before turning away from him*
Arsé-kun: Minako: We can save bone hunting for another day. We don't have the time.
Arsé-kun: *She withdraws a single evil bone from her comm's storage and tosses it to Lobo. He was promised bone*
Arsé-kun: *and that Mystery Presence returns again, close to Lobo before trekking through the embers. You can see one shift every so often*
Sheepy: Gil: .... *He lifts a hand. A Gate to Babylon opens*
Arsé-kun: *movement stops.*
Sheepy: *Gil fires.*
Arsé-kun: *multiple blunt weapons are fired- probably prototypes of some famous weapons, who cares. some of them impact.. something, staining it and the ground with blood*
Sheepy: Gil: *He raises his eyebrows before beginning to ready another set of ammunition. Lobo jumps in the way and snarls angrily.*
Arsé-kun: ??: ... Aw, fuck. I can't believe you've done this, ya daft cunt.
Sheepy: Gil: What!?
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo is talking?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Not Lobo.
Sheepy: Gil: So you were the one shoving me. Such an offense is punishable by death, you know.
Arsé-kun: ??: Oh, shut up! This is the second goddamn time I've ever been caught since I got 'ere. You're no special snowflake- You're just a bitchy ol' bloke.
Sheepy: Gil: *He huffs* Are those your last words?
Arsé-kun: ??: Haha! As if it would be! To take me out, you'd have to take out the rest of us!
Sheepy: Gil: Rest of us?
Sheepy: *Satoru goes hunting for the source of the voice. Fighting? What's that?*
Arsé-kun: ??: All the members of Hessan Lobo. Him, him, me, and whatever phantoms may materialize after our passings! Good luck, Goldilocks, you're gonna need it!
Sheepy: Gil:....!?
Arsé-kun: ??: Surprise, bitch!
Sheepy: Gil: *He glares* Don't tempt me, mutt.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He pokes at the source of the voice* ??????
Arsé-kun: ??: Mutt? Don't insult Lobo or I like that-- Guh? *he recoils from Satoru* Don't touch me!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Gil: I'll insult the dumb dog all I want!
Arsé-kun: ??: And I'll kill you if you insult us again, snowflake!
Sheepy: Satoru: You're hard to see.
Sheepy: Satoru: But that's okay.
Arsé-kun: ??: Pah. Who aren't you okay with? Don't fuckin' answer that.
Arsé-kun: ??: Next you'll tell me The Invisible Man himself is a nice man.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Sheepy: Satoru: I am?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: The Invisible Man was a nice man.
Arsé-kun: ??: ... I hate the way that sounds, thanks!
Sheepy: Satoru: You're welcome.
Sheepy: Satoru: You sound happy abour that is I guess that's good.
Arsé-kun: ??: ... ... *he lowers his voice a bit* Only for you, little boy- I am The Invisible Man. Dr. Jack Griffin. I've been here since him and Lobo were. Anyone threatens you, I'll fucking kill them.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. I'm Satoru. Nice to meet you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Have you met Grandpa?
Arsé-kun: Jack: Yeah. He's the first guy to catch me. I told him not to share about me or I'd end him.
Sheepy: Satoru: Please don't hurt Grandpa.
Arsé-kun: Jack: ... I'll think about it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Thanks.
Arsé-kun: Jack: I'm leaving physical form. This shit hurts and *he raises his voice* You didn't even know I was here, snowflake! Your buddy gets the credit for rating me out! Eat shit, asshole! *and he returns to spirit form. there he goes.*
Sheepy: Gil:.....!?
Sheepy: Gil: *He looks angry.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: And there he goes. I'd like to have a few words with you in private once we return, Dr. Griffin. *and he sighs* Lower your arm, King. He's left.
Arsé-kun: Mori: At least, he's back in spirit form and that is where he will stay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: If he were not part of Hessan Lobo, he would be a Berserker, so do excuse even a minimal amount of his behavior if you can find the spare kindess in your heart.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And he's been here the whole time?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes. He's never far from Lobo or Rider, he claimed, so I would not worry about him. He hasn't acted up quite like this since I caught him initially.
Sheepy: Satoru: I like him.
Sheepy: Gil: What a coward he is!
Sheepy: Satoru: You should be nicer.
Sheepy: Gil: A nice king is a weak king, pup.
Sheepy: Gil: Cruelty is a display of power.
Sheepy: Satoru: But Dad isn't cruel.
Sheepy: Gil: You're a fool.
Sheepy: Satoru: No, I'm Satoru.
Sheepy: Gil: Vlad the Impaler impaled people for fun.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Vlad the Impaler's initial reasoning for doing so was to scare enemy soldiers out of the country. Later cases may not have even been his doing but imitations. You picked a very poor example. Would you like to take a second shot?
Sheepy: Gil: However, impalement is an incredibly cruel way to kill people, is it not?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Certainly. I cannot disagree with that.
Sheepy: Gil: Therefore, he is cruel.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll concede.
Sheepy: Gil: Aahaahahahahaha! Of course!
Sheepy: Gil: Good. Good!
Sheepy: Kogil: ............
Arsé-kun: Lance: ........
Arsé-kun: Lance: ....... *he grumbles. something else rumbles*
Sheepy: Satoru: Let's go, let's go.
Arsé-kun: Minako: What a good idea! Wrap it up, team, everyone did great today!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Mostly Gil, but that's okay too!
Sheepy: Gil: Ahahahahah! Of course!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Hey, hard carries happen. But okay, lets regroup and get outta here!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He slowly approaches*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Good job today, puppy!
Sheepy: *Lobo huffs*
Arsé-kun: *Mink huffs right back. :I*
Sheepy: Lobo: ..................
Arsé-kun: Minako: You can have another bone when we're home, okay?
Sheepy: Lobo: ......!
Arsé-kun: *they are not intercepted by a horse. thankfully?*
Arsé-kun: *they get home to the usual barking... wait. If Lobo's here, who is barking?*
Arsé-kun: *The door is thrown open as Proto and Angra try to both squeeze through, at the same time. Angra is looking wolfish. Proto is not.*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Mooooooove!!
Arsé-kun: Proto: Stop pushing meee! *he tries to shove Angra away as he looks out* Oh!! Welcome home!!
Sheepy: Lobo:.........
Sheepy: Lobo: *He steps over the two and heads inside*
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he pulls back, pushing Proto out the door as he does* Hey!! Don't just leave!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He plops down on the ground and yawns*
Arsé-kun: Angra: *he shifts back to normal and presses his face into fur* You got stronger!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He wags his tail. He sure did!*
Arsé-kun: Angra: Who's the best wolfy human killer? It's you!
Sheepy: Lobo:!!!!
Arsé-kun: Angra: You'll kill 'em all!
Sheepy: Lobo: Bawuff!!
Sheepy: *If you're looking for Holmes, Moriarty, he's sprawled out on his back on the sofa. There's a newspaper over his face and a pen barely being held in the hand that's limply hanging off the couch.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... *he considers all the things he could do before ultimately deciding... To leave him alone. What!*
Sheepy: *What!?*
Arsé-kun: *It'd be BORING to get Sherlock right now. He'd rather Sherlock be alert to make a move.*
Sheepy: *There's papers scattered on the floor near the sofa as well...*
Arsé-kun: *That's more interesting! What are they?? Mori stoops down to get them*
Sheepy: *Along with cut out news articles about Masato, there's some articles about some politician...*
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, lobo got his promised bone. proto also got a good boy bone.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sniffs at the bone before starting to chew on it*
Sheepy: Gil: Ah, that man's such a slob! Disgusting.
Arsé-kun: *Proto takes a sec to realize Gil is not, for once, talking about him. Hooray!*
Arsé-kun: Minako: 's better than it could be?
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, Lance goes straight to the kitchen. He is Hungery, and admitting it for once!*
Sheepy: Gil: Pah. He's still disgusting.
Sheepy: Gil: Not as bad as a certain someone, but those papers shouldn't be all over the floor.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Aw, who are you insulting this time? That could be almost anyone!
Sheepy: Gil: That mongrel on the couch.
Arsé-kun: Minako: No, not that mongrel! Who's the certain one?
Sheepy: Gil: The mutt. That one. *He points at Proto*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Hey! I'm getting better!
Sheepy: Gil: Are you? Get good already.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Get... good?
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Lance spots the wife. Food cAN WAIT*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Guiiiiin
Sheepy: Guin: Oh! Lancelot! How are you?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he ignores Yan completely* 'm okay. I saw Gawainnn.
Sheepy: Guin: Oh! How is he doing?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Is okay. ... Saber made up with him.. ... Should I beat him up for disrespecting you..?
Sheepy: Guin: No, no, that's not a good idea. Please don't do that.
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmmmmkay. *and he peers into the pantry. fridge? who uses that*
Sheepy: Guin: Are you hungry? I can make something for you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...Yes.
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah, make something for me, too!
Arsé-kun: *Lance blankly stares at Yan*
Sheepy: Yan: What?
Sheepy: Guin: *She raises her eyebrows*
Sheepy: Yan: It was a joke, of course.
Arsé-kun: *Lance returns to Guin's side, pressing up against her. His*
Sheepy: Guin: Sorry, please get off the counter and eat your cereal elsewhere.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh? Sure. *He slips off*
Sheepy: Guin: What do you want to eat?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Uhhhhh.
Sheepy: Guin: You don't know? That's fine.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he has ascended and is very warily glancing around, growling slightly. Whomst the FUCK is so strong he can feel it from downstairs?*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He looks up at Vlad and trot over, sniffing at him. Hello! Hello! Hello!*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... *he pats Lobo's muzzle. Hello, lobo*
Sheepy: Lobo: *Good!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... Satoru? Go join Guinevere in the kitchen.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: *Satoru walks into the kitchen*
Arsé-kun: *Proto follows him, still chewing on that bone, does he even need those for skills??*
Sheepy: *Lobo is watching Moriarty closely*
Arsé-kun: Mori: You keep out of this, Lobo. *he gets up, still watching Vlad*
Arsé-kun: Proto: What're we doin' in here??
Arsé-kun: Proto: Who's cookin'??
Sheepy: Tristan: Happy day!!!
Sheepy: Tristan: Good day!!!
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm so happy!!! I want to cry!!!
Sheepy: Tristan: I broke the toaster.
Arsé-kun: Proto: What'd you break it with?? Oh, did you leave something in it too long?
Sheepy: Tristan: It won't go down.
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he picks it up and inspects it* It looks fine to me!
Sheepy: Tristan: It won't go down!!
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't pay for a new toaster.
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he puts it back down, and THEN notices the problem* Oh, it's not plugged in! *he plugs it in and puts the switch down*
Sheepy: Tristan: I-I knew that.
Arsé-kun: Proto: It's okay! I once thought the oven would make the toaster heat up faster!
Sheepy: Tristan: Well does it?
Arsé-kun: Proto: It makes it on fire.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah....
Arsé-kun: Proto: Whiiich apparently also breaks the oven? Which is silly, isn't that supposed to be on fire?
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Arsé-kun: Proto: No?? What in the world are you t--
Arsé-kun: *From outside comes noise of astronomical volume, paired with a small light show! Noise that makes Liz's concert look like a small event*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He readies Failnaught*
Sheepy: Satoru: The dinosaurs returned from their visit to outer space.
Sheepy: Satoru: I need to welcome them, but Grandpa told me to stay in the kitchen.
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he drops his bone in favor of his spear, pressing up against Tristan and growling*
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm going to go look.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He begins to head out of the kitchen before stumbling*...I'm gonna look... ... *By look, he means sit on the floor.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he drags himself in, irritably swishing his tail. how does that tail fit with fuzzy pajama pants. this man has not bothered to put on normal pants since he discovered these. He looks down at Satoru and easily scoops him up* I'm already on it.
Sheepy: Satoru:....?
Sheepy: Tristan: What was that noise?
Arsé-kun: Acu: How the fuck should I know? That's why I'm looking.
Sheepy: Tristan: Good.
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he huffs, and goes to the front door, which he throws open* Who needs to be shut the fuck up?!
Arsé-kun: *he's met with a stare from Moriarty, whose coffin-gun is still smoking. Guilty.*
Sheepy: Satoru:..........?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he quietly coughs and sits up. he's basically burnt black with ash* I deserved that.. *he coughs again. a little smoke comes out*
Sheepy: Satoru:...what happened?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I had my revenge from the early days of being harassed. Why? Did my assault harm you in any way?
Sheepy: Satoru:....not really.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Truly?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh...
Arsé-kun: *Acu looks down at Satoru. Stares. Heavy doubt. Annoyance. More annoyance.*
Sheepy: Satoru:.......!
Sheepy: *Satoru quickly breaks eye contact.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he looks back up* Come get your kid, stupid old man. All you managed was to burn him out. Idiot.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Good going, James.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he tosses his coffin at Vlad, and powerwalks over to Satoru and Acu. Swift white man powerwalk.*
Sheepy: *Satoru doesn't comment. Too awkward and tired.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, I'm sorry. It seems my calculations were off.. I'll try not to overdo it again.
Sheepy: Satoru: okay.
Sheepy: *Lobo trots over to Vlad and sniffs at him before kicking some dirt onto him*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Thanks a lot.
Sheepy: Lobo: .......*He starts digging a hole near Vlad. Burial place.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Lobo, I'm fine.
Sheepy: Lobo:...!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He licks Vlad's face. He's curing you in his mind, Vlad.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he pats Lobo's snout again*
Sheepy: Lobo: *!!!!!!*
Arsé-kun: *Acu hands Satoru to Mori and turns his back*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Clean up the mess you made. I'm going back to bed.
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Thank you, Lobo.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He starts dragging Vlad inside*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad doesn't stop him.*
Sheepy: Satoru:...*He watches Lobo groggily*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He's wagging his tail. He's doing great!*
Arsé-kun: *Mori moves out of Lobo's way*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He drags Vlad inside.*
Sheepy: Satoru: what happened.....?
Sheepy: Satoru: I heard a noise....
Arsé-kun: Mori: I rather explosively blew up at him.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Today we learned not to use Noble Phantasms without permission! Because the mana cost is sooooo much worse when the Master isn't supporting it!
Sheepy: Satoru: ....?
Arsé-kun: Mori: ..... I already knew most of that prior, but thank you anyway.
Sheepy: Satoru: ???
Arsé-kun: Minako: Didn't we already explain Nobles? They're tiring. Gramps used one.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Okay.
Arsé-kun: *Looking at Vlad, who is covered in ash, is Mephisto, smirking and holding a single bomb. MEPHISTO, NO-!*
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Sheepy: Tristan was never good at goodbyes. He had received a message from Haku that his master had awakened. He couldn't help but be conflicted - his loyalty was with Mayumi certainly, but... he had finally been reunited with his friends. It was late at night - many of the servants were already asleep. Tristan cast a sad glance to his friend, Lancelot - allowing himself the selfish desire of beholding the beauty of the world once more. He couldn't help but cry at it, closing his eye once more - this was a beauty he would leave forever that night.
Sheepy: Tristan silently scooped up his things. He stood up and snuck out, hoping not to be noticed. There was no way he could leave any sort of letter to inform Lancelot of why he was leaving. If he stayed just one minute longer, he thought to himself, he couldn't force himself to go back to Mayumi. He couldn't understand it - he was a simple wanderer. He belonged nowhere. He was cared for by none. So what was this feeling holding him back? As he trooped through the streetlight-lit lane, he only had one thought on his mind: "I hope Sir Lancelot and Sir Bedivere don't hate me for this."
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Why would they? Did they not know you had a master already? *He steps out into the open, holding his arms out in invitation.* I do believe you're ready to go?
Sheepy: Tristan: ...*he hesitantly nods*
Sheepy: Tristan: I know that my duty lies with her. Thus, even if my heart yearns for my friends, I must go.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It isn't as if you will never see them again.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...That’s what I thought when I left them the last time.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...That’s what I thought when I left them the last time.
Sheepy: Tristan: My destiny brought me to dying alone on the shore of a beach.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I can relate to some of that.
Sheepy: Tristan: Friendless. Loveless. Unable to understand why it ended up this way... Am I making the same mistake by leaving?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I doubt it.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do I deserve being near them after what I’ve done?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Why wouldn't you?
Sheepy: Tristan: Because I’ve done terrible things so I don’t deserve happiness.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: That's stupid. *he casually strolls out of a nearby building like he owns the place* You're being stupid.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I knew I was being followed.
Sheepy: Haku: *She lifts up her head* It’s fashionista Tepes.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Sure.
Sheepy: Haku: You wear better clothes than Tepes.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: How can you betray me this way?
Sheepy: Haku: Well, the worse clothes you wear, the better you are personality wise.
Sheepy: Tristan: Tepes must have horrible clothes then.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'm inclined to agree.
Sheepy: Tristan: Even Vlad agrees.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You guys..
Sheepy: Tristan: What?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: All right, that's enough. Shut up and get out of here.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. I’m unwanted. I-
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Stop that!
Sheepy: Haku: Triiiistaaaan I’m going without you if you don’t stop. I haven’t slept for the past 24 hours.
Sheepy: Haku: I’m tired.
Sheepy: Tristan: Then, let’s go.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Don't do anything too stupid while you're gone. *with that, he goes back inside*
Sheepy: *Haku begins to walk ahead once more. Tristan follows for a bit before stopping .*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: What now?
Sheepy: Tristan: Am I making the right choice? Should I really go back-
Sheepy: Haku: Triiiistaaaaan, I’m huuungrrryy! Stop being a drama queeen, it’s 1 AM!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'll whip something up for you once we're there. I don't mind if it's for you.
Sheepy: Haku: !! Really?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Truly.
Sheepy: Haku: Nice! You’re the best!
Arsé-kun: *Tepes Greatly Appreciates This*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He follows once more*
Sheepy: *The next morning...*
Sheepy: Yan Qing (Shakespeare): The difference between my tragedies and my comedies is how much effort I put into the ending... ooh! I should write that one down.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Stop speaking.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Aw, is it not accurate enough for you?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's too early for your voice. Why are you here?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Because Tristan is at Chaldea.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Now you don’t have to listen to him?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Now where will I get my sad man inspiration from?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... You know, other than everyone else.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Well, he may come back, you never know.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: This is true. So why me of all people to bother?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You look grumpy.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Thanks a lot.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: No problem.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So can you go away?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Why?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I've got work to do.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: This early?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Work never ends.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Look at it this way.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You're already dead, right? So, like, the stories of Han Christian Andersen are already over and considered classics.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Anything you put out now will never reach the quality of the books you put out then because to people, books are like wine.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: With very few exceptions, their age is what dictates their quality.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Wow, real motivating, thank you! I still need to make money somehow.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You mean that golden guy isn't paying for you?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I didn't know that. I just thought you were working because you thought you had to to live up to your name.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No, that's stupid. Most of my writing is shit anyway.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he raises his eyebrows*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You, you're real different than my buddy.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Yeah, no shit.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Shakespeare's always quoting himself and manipulating outputs of situations to best suit his intended story.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: The moment you've caught his eye, you're his muse. His main protagonist. There's no "ah, my writing is terrible".
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So I've noticed.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Eheh, so have I.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's so annoying.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: But, imagine that with Old Man and them causing the deaths of a ton of people.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Except, he wasn't really right in the head.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So I've heard about that.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Have you heard about everything?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Mostly.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Probably.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: How?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: By asking questions.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ehhh...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: That's it?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Well, yes.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Now go harass someone else.
Sheepy: Yan Qing:...Mhm, okay. Well, I'll consider you a source of information when I need it. Now, as you've asked, I'll go bug someone else.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Where's Old Man~ -- Oh! It's the big puppy! Avenger! Heeere, Avenger!
Sheepy: *...Lobo is shaking a squeaky toy around...*
Sheepy: *Lobo stops upon being addressed and blankly stares at Yan Qing.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Here, Avenger!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He drops the toy, visibly embarrassed as well as a dog can show embarrassment, and slowly turns to leave*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You rang?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Not you.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: The wolf- No no! Come back, buddy!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Aw, well, you've got me now.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ehhh...fine.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Great! What kind of evil are you interested in? Minor acts? Homicide? Water on a doorway?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Me personally? Ones I get paid for, or ones that benefit the people I care about.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Or ones that are funny.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: If they damage the people who I care about, though...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Well, I'll mess up whoever enacted them.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Y'wanna do a holdup n' raid the food storage of everything they've got?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I might not be invited back, not that I’ve ever been invited.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Aw, just blame me for it!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Sure.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Great! Pantry raid!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Eh, eh? Did you say- No, you didn't, nevermind.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Did I say what? You can't eat panties!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Why would I try?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I want food!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You can try that on your own time!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: "Pantry raid" is really close to "panty raid" - a forbidden art that only the most evil of thieves would try.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Now! Let's pantry raid!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he overdramatically throws the pantry door open*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Aw, they don't have anything spicy.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That's a shame!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: They don't have anything instant either... *siiiiigh*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Here's instant! *he picks up and shakes a cereal box* Open box, eat contents!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Awh, just cereal? Alright.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You got a better idea?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: No... wait. Maybe.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sticks his snout in the pantry*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: It’s Avenger! Hi, puppy!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hey, big boy!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He drops a jar of peanut butter onto Avenger*
Sheepy: Lobo: Bawuu?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: What'd I deserve that for? *he picks up the pj jar*
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sits and watches Avenger closely*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: ... You're not supposed to have this, are you? *and he opens it*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He’s wagging his tail*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he holds it out for Lobo* Here you go!
Sheepy: *Lobo goes for the peanut butter! He’s excited!*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Good boy! You can have all of it!
Sheepy: *Lobo is licking at the peanut butter.*
Sheepy: Yan: How come he only pays attention to you.....
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You want attention? *he grin*
Sheepy: Yan: Of course!
Arsé-kun: *Avenger smacks a big glob of peanut butter on Yan's face, or tries*
Sheepy: Yan:?!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Sic 'em, boy!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lifts up his head and looks to Yan*
Sheepy: *...Lobo starts licking Yan's face*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Outrageous success!
Sheepy: Yan: Eek! Puppy no!!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You got your attention for the low, low price of your clean face!
Sheepy: Yan: Ugh!! Puppy, stop! Bad breath!
Sheepy: Yan: You're evil, Avenger!
Sheepy: Yan: OLD MAN!! Avenger won't stop licking my face! Help!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hey, wait, I didn't do that and am not doing that!
Sheepy: Yan: Wrong Avenger!
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... I see nothing wrong.
Sheepy: Yan: I do! His breath smells bad!
Arsé-kun: Mori: So, what? Do you want someone to brush his teeth?
Sheepy: Yan: Nooo, I want him off!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: :D
Arsé-kun: Mori: You have legs. Use them.
Sheepy: Yan: *He lifts up the peanut butter. Lobo is more focused on him. He takes a handful and quickly approaches Moriarty, putting a handprint of peanut butter on his face.*
Sheepy: Lobo:?
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Which of you fiends started this? *he wipes the peanut butter off*
Sheepy: Yan: The short one.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hello!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sniffs at Moriarty*
Arsé-kun: Mori: .. *he sighs and moves in to steal the jar, which Yan is given* Have fun. Keep me out of it.
Sheepy: Yan: That was my revenge for your lack of sympathy!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Okay. Thanks.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He gently nudges Mori*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes?
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: *And while Yan probably gets revenge on Avenger, lets go check back on Tristan.*
Sheepy: Tristan:...Really, you should just be resting. Messing with my hair isn't resting.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I know... But you sound like my sister..!
Sheepy: Tristan: No, I sound like Tristan.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Oh, you got me.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's a miracle you're even awake. Please try to recover.
Sheepy: Tristan: If you rest, I'll tell you the tales of my wanderings.
Sheepy: Tristan: Such as...I met a large dog. Massive.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll consider telling you more.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I want to hear more. *she leans back, wiping the glitter off her hands* What else?
Sheepy: Tristan: He was as large as a horse and on his back rode a headless rider.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: That's certainly a large dog.
Sheepy: Tristan: He's a servant. He's a king.
Sheepy: Tristan: King of Currumpaw, specifically. He demands everyone to treat him like one other than his master, Vlad the Impaler, and an old man with a massive gun.
Sheepy: Tristan: He once dug a massive hole and dumped me in it. He was going to bury me alive.
Sheepy: Tristan: What else...
Sheepy: Tristan: Are you curious about someone in particular?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Vlad..? Like sister's?
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Sheepy: Tristan: Same base person, different...person?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Not a Lancer?
Sheepy: Tristan: He's a Berserker and a stand-in dad.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: What a combination.
Sheepy: Tristan: He also hates Tepes.
Sheepy: Tristan:...And he likes sewing.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Oh? That's so sweet.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes. His master is a little kid who loves Dracula and ended up summoning the actual Vlad the Impaler instead. ... To my understanding.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: So imagine Tepes, but more... Motherly?
Sheepy: Tristan: And fatherly, yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: What else...
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: How was the rider alive without a head?
Sheepy: Tristan: He's a servant who's attached to the wolf's contract.
Sheepy: Tristan: He's the Headless Horseman. The wolf is actually respectful towards him.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Poor guy.
Sheepy: Tristan: No, I have two buttons and a bit of pocket lint to my name.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: That's not right. They never let you get money from my account?
Sheepy: Tristan: I never tried.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Get some money for yourself!
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't...
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Do it...
Sheepy: Tristan: I didn't earn it.
Sheepy: Tristan: Furthermore, it's like a reward for my failures. I don't deserve it.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I think you did your best.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's not about one's best.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's about getting it done.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I didn't die, did I? You got it done.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Then you did it!
Sheepy: Tristan: It's... a miracle you didn't die.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I wouldn't say that.
Sheepy: Tristan: I... if you'd died from my weakness, I could never live with myself. ... Simply. The pain that I tolerate... of my empty chest and grieving soul... would never compare to the pain of my failure crushing my very being.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...So. For all of us, it's a miracle.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Fine. I don't want you to suffer when I do die, though.
Sheepy: Tristan: By that point it'll be of age.
Sheepy: Tristan: Because I refuse to let this happen once more.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Tristan... People die. That's how it is.
Sheepy: Tristan: Even if I am only an ex-Knight of the Round, I should be capable of keeping you alive.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Tristan...
Sheepy: Tristan: When you die, it'll be of age. Don't worry.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I'm already dying.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't understand what you mean.
Sheepy: Tristan: You're awake. We were conversing like old times.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: That doesn't mean I'll last. I might only have another month to live. Maybe even less.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: Is it the stress of me relying on your mana?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: ... Huh? No.
Sheepy: Tristan: But...then, why?
Sheepy: Tristan: Why think that way?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I can't even stand, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: But...you'll recover. You always do.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I'm going to beat you with what's left of my leg.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: So.
Sheepy: Tristan: You saying I didn't fail was just sympathy.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: You didn't. I survived it. Anyway..
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: When I die, I'll just haunt you forever. Okay?
Sheepy: Tristan: *he appears frustrated*
Sheepy: Tristan: If you die from this, I still failed.
Sheepy: Tristan: My purpose was to keep you safe. I did not. That's that.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Then do it right next time. You've got more chances.
Sheepy: Tristan: With you?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Maybe? You never know!
Sheepy: Tristan:... There's no chances after you pass.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: How do we know?
Sheepy: Tristan: Because if you die from this I won't answer another Master's call after I return.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: You said you wouldn't answer to me, either, and look how we are now.
Sheepy: Tristan: That's not what I mean.
Sheepy: Tristan: Chaldea's system allows for us to choose if we want to be summoned.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll choose that I don't want to be. Every time. It's better that way.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: And all the friends you told me about?
Sheepy: Tristan: They'll be happier without me. They don't see me as a friend.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Why are you this way?
Sheepy: Tristan: Because it's true.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm capable of recognizing the truth.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: And of being a sourpuss!
Sheepy: Tristan: Realistic.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you want to rest?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: No, not really.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Okay.
Sheepy: Tristan: Then, what do you want to discuss?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Anything.
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: But at least try to find a reason to be happy?
Sheepy: Tristan: A...reason to be happy?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Yeah. Find something you like in the big ol' world.
Sheepy: Tristan:...But I don't deserve happiness.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Everyone does. Shut up.
Sheepy: Tristan: Not everyone.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Absolutely everyone.
Sheepy: Tristan: The worst of people don't. Therefore, I don't.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Will you stop for five minutes?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: But I mean it. Find something to be happy about!
Sheepy: Tristan:...Fine.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Thank you. If you don't, 'll waste my Seals on it!
Sheepy: Tristan:....Don't.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Then get on it! And I am not a valid answer to it!
Sheepy: Tristan: Why not?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Because I said so, Harpist-san!
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Fine.
Sheepy: Tristan: I will mull over it as I wander.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: And don't do anything too dumb. That's my job!
Sheepy: Tristan: I won't.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Great!
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Have fun! At least do it for me?
Sheepy: Tristan: Fine.
Sheepy: Tristan: When I return, I will return in a state of having had fun.
Sheepy: *Tristan gets up and leaves.*
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Hey, wait, one last thing?
Sheepy: Tristan: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: There should be someone out in the hall by now. Are they wearing black or white?
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Don't make jokes like that.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I'm not joking. I do need to know that.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why?
Sheepy: Tristan: *he opens his eyes to look at the color*
Sheepy: Tristan: *he closes his eyes* ...I see.
Sheepy: Tristan:...So then... ... it wasn't a miracle after all.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: ... Black, huh?
Sheepy: Tristan: It was my inability to perform that caused everything. Perhaps... one day, we'll meet again. But... you needn't associate yourself with someone like me.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Is that what you wanna say? Nothing else?
Sheepy: Tristan: What is there to say?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I guess you're right. But if you aren't any happier, I'll haunt the hell out of you!
Sheepy: Tristan: ...
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't be happy.
Sheepy: Tristan: All I feel is the pain of my past mistakes, tearing at my very being every second of the day.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why would you dying make me happier?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: At least try! You're not a berserker, you're not an avenger. The things you did doesn't make the future invalid or something!
Sheepy: Tristan:... That's one order I can never fulfill.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sorry. Once more, I will fail.
Sheepy: Tristan: You might have a chance if you just break the contract off.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...It's better that way. *With that, he begins to leave*
Sheepy: Tristan: If your only reason for not cutting me off is your sympathy... I've ruined the lives of hundreds. Burned down cities. Terrorzed. All for a king I could never relate to.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Then at least go back where you were. You almost sounded glad relating the people you met.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Glad. Was I...?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Were you not?
Sheepy: Tristan: ...I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Go, go! You belong there now!
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: You're not gonna wanna be here. You'll just get sadder!
Sheepy: Tristan: But what about you?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I'll just see myself out. Maybe I'll do a Jesus and take your sins with me. I wonder how that works.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...
Sheepy: Tristan: ... That isn't funny.
Sheepy: Tristan: Playing with my emotions... I may be a bad person, but even I can be hurt by such things.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I won't be here all week!
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: And you're not a bad person!
Sheepy: Tristan: Tell me, why do you believe that?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Because I've never seen you do anything that says "Hey, I'm bad,". Sure, you've done things, but you regret them- Which means you didn't like it and that's the sign of a good person.
Sheepy: Tristan: ... That's it?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Do I need more?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: You actually care about other people. You try not to disappoint others, though the only thing you say is that you will.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He frowns*
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: What?
Sheepy: Tristan: If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be in pain.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I don't believe that.
Sheepy: Tristan: But it's my failure that caused you to get injured.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...And so.
Sheepy: Tristan: If there's anything I can do to save you, I will.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I have decided it wasn't your fault.
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: What you can do is stop being so guilty about it!
Sheepy: Tristan: Why don't you blame me?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Because it was my fault, not yours.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...?
Sheepy: Tristan: How?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: I wanted to fight to begin with. I entered into the battle myself. That's why.
Sheepy: Tristan: Don't you want your sister to be with you instead of me?
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: You're already in the doorway to leave. At least make a full effort if you're gonna do something!
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Sheepy: Tristan: *He appears conflicted.*
Arsé-kun: Mayumi: Go.
Sheepy: Tristan:...*He leaves*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he has arrived in the hallway at some point, holding Haru back so she doesn't tear righteous ass down the hall* Ah. There you are.
Sheepy: Tristan: Good morning.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: To you as well. *he releases Haru like a dog at the races*
Sheepy: Tristan: I suppose you could say that this will be one of my last mornings.
Sheepy: *Haku runs off...*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... I hate that I understand you. That is quite a shame.
Sheepy: Tristan: Of course she hasn't passed yet, but the black flag is flying high. The scene recreated itself once more, but the actors have traded places.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Sadly, in the case of her, it isn't simply a little harmful lie.
Sheepy: Tristan: I deserve this. She does not. I should be the one in that bed. Not her. That way, the answer would be simple...
Sheepy: Tristan:....Everyone would forget about me and move on with their lives.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Why are you this way.
Sheepy: Tristan: What?
Sheepy: Tristan: Why am I what?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Why are you so inclined to believe that you are a massive disasterpiece?
Sheepy: Tristan: Disasterpiece?
Sheepy: Tristan: Define it.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Disasterful masterpiece. Disasterpiece.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: A gigantic mess.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Do you.
Sheepy: Tristan: I've said it before. I've hurt people. Ruined lives.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Hi, I'm Vlad the Impaler, I put thousands of people on sticks. Did you say something?
Sheepy: Tristan: I burned down cities and brutally murdered hundreds for a cause I didn't believe in.
Sheepy: Tristan: Even if that "never happened"...
Sheepy: Tristan:...I believe part of me still felt something other than disgust by my actions.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That's normal. Human nature is strange and often highly questionable. As long as you don't wish to repeat the experience, it is safe to say that you aren't as bad as you think.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Wish to repeat my experiences? Perhaps.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Because I am a person that's primarily ingrained with the bad things I did in life. You're a lucky one.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ingrained?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: My servant form is based on the more awful things I did, even if the cause was initially noble.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: Mine is based on my past mistakes.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And yet we can all move on. I, the bloodthirsty tyrant, settled down with a wife. Nothing says you cannot as well.
Sheepy: Tristan: I... can't.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No, no.
Sheepy: Tristan: No?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: If you think you can't, then you won't.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's a truth.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Start small. Even just a "I won't let this minor thing bother me today," is a good way to make progress.
Sheepy: Tristan: There's nothing minor.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Even outside of your wide range of traumas? Hell, even just a "I made a small mistake ten minutes ago, oh well," does its job.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he goes to pat Tristan's head, pauses, and pats a shoulder instead* You'll get there eventually.
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll be dead soon.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Oh. Right.
Sheepy: Tristan: ..That is, if the omen is true.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: We'll see, I suppose.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Even if it isn't...Mayumi no longer has a home.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Whyever not?
Sheepy: Tristan: Her house was stolen.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It's still hers.
Sheepy: Tristan: ..Well, yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: But now others are living in it.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Oh, just kick them or something.
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't do that.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Well, you can technically. It's your property as well.
Sheepy: Tristan: Certainly. But...
Sheepy: Tristan: Two of them are friends of mine.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I didn't say to do it hard.
Sheepy: Tristan: One of them is their Master. And then there's his wife, who's the mother of Vlad's Master.
Sheepy: Tristan: So...if one doesn't choose their target wisely, well...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Give Vlad a kick for me, too.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And say it was from me to avoid death by vampire.
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't want to kick Vlad.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That's the correct answer. Congrats, you're a good human being.
Sheepy: Tristan: What?
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't follow. If Vlad is a bad person, it'd be my obligation as a good human being to punish him for being bad, correct? So...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Did I say he was?
Sheepy: Tristan: Well, no, but you implied that you are earlier.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm not him and he isn't me, yet we are. It's... Confusing. Anyway.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Mm, I don't understand.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Don't worry about it.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm worrying.
Sheepy: Tristan: It felt as though death was looming nearby the moment I got here. ...Really, I should've predicted this from the start.
Sheepy: Tristan: She ordered me to leave. Thus, I will
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then I suppose that if we're lucky, I shall hear from you tomorrow.
Sheepy: Tristan: Good luck.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You as well.
Sheepy: Tristan: Goodbye. *He turns and leaves*
Arsé-kun: *And so, Tristan does... What now?*
Sheepy: *Lobo is dragging aCu around by the tail. Speaking of tails, Lobo's tail is wagging. CasCu is barking at him to stop. Lobo is ignoring him.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... This is my life now.
Sheepy: CasCu: I'm trying to get him to let go!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Stop trying. You've already lost.
Sheepy: CasCu: I haven't lost yet!
Sheepy: CasCu: Look, Lobo! A stick! Follow the stick! *He throws his staff*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He watches the staff fly and then looks at CasCu*
Sheepy: CasCu: Go get it!
Sheepy: Lobo: *stare*
Sheepy: Rider: "He says, 'go get your own stick you lazy bum.'"
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he just. leans on his hand. arm. idk how to describe that pose but he looks so done*
Sheepy: CasCu: Go get the stick!!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lifts his paw*
Sheepy: CasCu: Go!!- *And the paw slams CasCu's face into the floor.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He lets go of aCu's tail and begins sniffing at his face.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... What do you want?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He licks aCu's face*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Don't do that.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Stop that.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He places his head on aCu*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Why.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...What's going on?
Arsé-kun: Acu: I've become a dog toy. Humiliation is my new middle name.
Sheepy: Rider: "He likes you."
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... I wasn't made to be a king to be dragged around by a wolf.
Sheepy: CasCu: You weren't made king for any reason but to fulfill that lady's lust.
Sheepy: Rider: "That lady?" *He pauses* "Chief Warden Medb?"
Arsé-kun: Acu: At least let me have this in my miserable life.
Arsé-kun: Acu: And I have additional questions.
Sheepy: Rider: "We've met her. She made Lobo a police dog."
Sheepy: Rider: "...In response, he used her as a chew toy."
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... *he raises his free hand to pat Lobo. good dog*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He licks aCu in response*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Stop
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: CasCu: Man, you had to deal with that witch? I feel bad for you.
Sheepy: *CasCu goes and collects his staff*
Arsé-kun: Sakura: *she enters the scene with a laundry basket, filled to the brim with all of Acu's lost armor.* Please don't shed in the middle of the hallways.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He looks over at Sakura and lets out a low growl, tail wagging*
Sheepy: CasCu: Don't worry about me, I only shed when I'm alone with a special gal pal.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Thank you for sharing. Now do me a favor, please, and never speak again.
Sheepy: CasCu: What, I thought it was funny.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: If my son shares any jokes you told like that one, I'll put you up for adoption.
Sheepy: CasCu: I'm a grown man! I don't "get adopted"!
Arsé-kun: Sakura: So you'd rather I say my husband took you in because you were homeless?
Sheepy: CasCu: I wasn't "homeless", lady.
Sheepy: CasCu: Chaldea is a place for servants to live. I could'a stayed there, but a servant's stronger with a Master.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I was leading up to a dog joke.
Sheepy: CasCu: I'm no dog!
Sheepy: CasCu: Lemme put it this way! How 'bout you go out and photosynthesize like the cherry tree you are? How does that feel, eh?
Sheepy: CasCu: Not good, right? Because it's reducing you to a big joke? Well, that's how I feel when you compare me to a dog just because it's "funny" or "witty".
Sheepy: Lobo: *He yawns. boring*
Arsé-kun: *Acu also yawns. Very boring*
Arsé-kun: Sakura: ... Actually, I thought that was rather clever.
Sheepy: CasCu: Ugh!! Not the point!
Arsé-kun: Proto: What are we yelling about?
Sheepy: CasCu: She called me a dog and said that she was going to put me up for adoption!
Arsé-kun: Proto: At least you're not being thrown into the doghouse! ^^
Sheepy: Lobo: *he looks over at Proto*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Sup, pup?
Sheepy: CasCu: Apparently he used Medb as a chew toy.
Arsé-kun: Proto: That's a good thing, right?
Sheepy: CasCu: Oh, definitely, but he was also using Alter as a toy earlier it seemed like.
Sheepy: CasCu: By dragging him around by the tail.
Arsé-kun: Proto: .. *snrrrk*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He's watching Proto closely...*
Arsé-kun: Proto: What? What??
Sheepy: Lobo: *He stands and investigates Proto's arm*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he pulls back a bit* ??
Sheepy: Lobo: *He doesn't seem to care and opts to bump it with his snout. Is it okay? Is it still hurt?*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Oh, it's better now.. Don't do that again!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He licks Proto's face.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Thank you!
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Tristan:...Where's Sir Lancelot and Sir Bedivere?
Sheepy: Tristan: I have news for them.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Or perhaps they may be irritated that I bother them with such a thing.
Arsé-kun: Proto: They're.. .. Middle upstairs, last I heard.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Anytime, pal! *and he puts his face in Lobo's fur. good place*
Sheepy: *Tristan heads there*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: -- Oh, or could we do the bit with that noodle finally? I wanna get that skit done sometime this century!
Sheepy: Bedi: Not yet.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What? Why not?
Sheepy: Bedi: Because it's not time yet.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Tristan's back!
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Tristan! How are you doing?
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm going to die.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, so the norm.
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...
Sheepy: Tristan: Mayumi probably won't make it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... *he slowly. puts his hand over the camera lens*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Lets film later. I didn't think this was going to be so soon. My mistake.
Sheepy: Tristan: You're not as happy as I expected you'd be with the news.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why would we be happy...?!
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot growls his agreement with Bedi*
Sheepy: Tristan: Why wouldn't you be happy?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why on earth would we be?
Sheepy: Tristan: I am like Discordia, planting the seed of anxiety and upheaval in the Knights of the Round. By leaving a king who I did not believe in, I caused my fellow..well, I suppose, they are knights while I no longer am, to be unsure of their loyalty. Their mission. Their goal. Instead, I pursued my own selfish desires, not once thinking of the life I left behind.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That was then, not now. Those present believe themselves to be your friend, whether you like it or not!
Sheepy: Tristan: The chains that bind even the closest of companions will be broken by my hand. My own, traitorous hand. I am no knight, I assure you, and noble defenders such as yourself should not even be entertaining my presence.
Sheepy: Tristan: All that has changed between now and then is the deathly scar engraved upon my body, its hollow pain being a constant reminder of my sins. A symbol of my selfishness. A symbol of my lust.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am no changed man.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And you're the only guy who's caused things? Hmm?
Sheepy: Tristan: I am not the only one. Mordred did as well.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he slightly raises a hand. he caused shit too!!*
Sheepy: Tristan: You're an innocent party.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... ..... *and he busts out LAUGHING*
Sheepy: Tristan: All you did was try to help someone in need. Through that way you came to the same epiphany I did.
Sheepy: Tristan:....A belief I still hold. I will not serve someone incapable of understanding the common person.
Sheepy: Tristan:...But you...didn't run away like I did. A knight is supposed to be brave and stand up to those who endanger the people.
Sheepy: Tristan: Even at the cost of their own life. Running away is all I've ever done.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What a mood, that last thing. Same, bro. Same.
Sheepy: Tristan: Nobody doubts that you run away from everything, Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, I'm the coward here, not you!
Sheepy: Tristan: Blaming you is pointless, though.
Sheepy: Tristan: You're just an enabler.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Everything up to now is entirely my fault and you can't say it's nooot~
Sheepy: Bedi: I can say it's not.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not you!
Sheepy: Tristan: I didn't run away because of you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But Artoria's birth was my fault, so technically..
Sheepy: Tristan: That's a terrible excuse.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Now, I don't knos when she'll die, but she ordered me to stay here. To... pursue happiness, according to her.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, you've got a dedicated team of morons right beside you.
Sheepy: Bedi:..Morons?
Sheepy: Tristan: I see, thank you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's me, and anyone else who wants to be a moron.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll be a non-moron but still help.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you for joining the club anyway
Sheepy: Bedi: Why are you laughing?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he just waves his free hand, still making various, possibly laugh-like noises. give minute*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So! What shall our first club activity be!
Sheepy: Tristan: ...
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bedi?
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm not really the leader type...Lancelot?
Arsé-kun: *Lance.exe is still making weird noises. Please be patient*
Arsé-kun: *This probably wouldn't be that big of a deal, except the part where he is Definitely covering his face with his hair, and the part where he's Definitely not laughing*
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Lancelot?
Arsé-kun: Lance: mnn. *he looks towards Tristan*
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I'm sorry, there's not much I can offer you.
Sheepy: Bedi: ?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Almost lost my.. Temper. Please don't die, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's unavoidable.
Sheepy: Tristan: We all will eventually.
Arsé-kun: Lance: We all already have!
Sheepy: Tristan: Indeed, but we all will again.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The club's first activity was realizing the meaningless cycle of life and death! For our second activity as grown men, we should maybe not do that!
Sheepy: Bedi: ....Mmm, let's change the subject, I think.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, I know! Lets talk about cute things! Like fluffy cats, Bedi's face, rainbows and unicorns!
Sheepy: Bedi: One of those is only cute to you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, true. Unicorns are surprisingly murderous.
Sheepy: Bedi: No, no, my face.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're also surprisingly murderous. Anyway, no one denying cats are cute?
Sheepy: Bedi: Murderous...
Sheepy: Bedi:...am I?
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm not violent. I just know how to appear intimidating.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I was kidding!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...
Sheepy: Tristan: Cats are soft.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I will volunteer to be the cat!
Sheepy: Bedi:...Um.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What? Do you want to be the cat?
Sheepy: Bedi: No!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then I am the cat! *and he turns himself into an Extremely Fluffy Cat* Mrow!
Sheepy: Kogil: ...*He's peeking in...*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Gil? How long have you been here...?
Sheepy: Kogil: Not very long! *He flashes a charming smile* I'm looking for something fun to attend! But, this doesn't really interest me~ *siiiiiiigh*...Oh! Good luck. I mean, worst comes to worst? You just can send him to Chaldea so he can survive until he finds a new master. Aaaand, he's an archer! So he's got independent action. He has time.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's more than just not very long!
Sheepy: Kogil: Mmm? I mean, to you, perhaps! But to Merlin this must just be like a flash in the pan, right? Because he's very experienced and been around to see a lot, as much as he denies it.
Sheepy: Kogil: Oh, right, gotta run! I smell something fun! Bye-bye! *He runs off*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Mrrroooow. *displeased cat noise*
Sheepy:
Kintaro squinted through his sunglasses at the page, letting out a loud huff as he slowly drew strokes of pencil on the page.
Kintoeke
Moryarty
Vlab
Kintaro sighed of frustration, throwing his pencil down on the table.
“I can’t do this !!” Kintaro groaned, putting his head on the table. Ko-Gil was looking over his shoulder with a pleasant smile.
“Oh, you’re trying to learn how to write? You’ve gotten good progress as it is, haven’t you?” The young king’s charming grin almost appeared insincere, as though he were deriving pleasure from this. Thankfully for Ko-Gil, Kintaro was unaware of his amusement.
“Why do d’s and b’s look alike? Why do e’s and i’s make the same sound?” Kintaro’s voice quivered, betraying his tough appearance, “This took me a golden long time - how does that little writer do this on a daily basis? It ain’t fun - it’s more challenging than wrestling with a few foot long fish. The pencil keeps breaking. This is the fifth one I’ve used today. But if I hold it any looser, I’ll drop it.”
“...Well,” Ko-Gil put his hand to his chin, “Why not ask around and see who can help you? I’m sure Andersen wouldn’t mind, considering how much he loves helping friends. Or... Satoru is helping you learn how to read, so he could teach you how to write! Or maybe... Mm, no. Goldie may be smart but he’d never help you...” The first part was a joke. It had slipped his mind that Kintaro’s joke detectors weren’t very strong.
“Eh? Ask the writer? That’s Golden smart of you! I’m so glad that I’ve got smart friends like you!” Kintaro exclaimed excitedly, scooping up Ko-Gil and dashed to Andersen’s room. Ko-Gil’s cries for him to stop were ignored.
Arsé-kun: *His door's open, but it doesn't seem like Andersen is there. The faint sounds of pen on paper can be heard, though*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Hans? Are you here?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Unfortunately. *he sticks his head out from under his kotasu* What do you want?
Sheepy: Kintaro: I want to learn how to write! I've been at it for a while now with no luck!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You want to... ... You don't... No one's bothered to teach you?? *Hans.exe has run into an unexpected error*
Sheepy: Kintaro: No.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: What!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Were they supposed to? I never asked 'em, because I can't read either.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Chief's tried to teach me, but it's golden hard...
Sheepy: Kintaro: Well, as a rider, I can understand street signs pretty darn well.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Because I've been taught what to look out for! The big red one means not to go!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That's it??
Sheepy: Kintaro: Well, I suppose I ain't unable to - I just don't know how. Nobody's taught me that. Chief's no teacher, sadly.
Sheepy: Kintaro: So I learned the street signs instead, because as a Rider, that's important.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: What a load of shit.
Sheepy: Kintaro: ?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Get the hell over here. *he pulls out his Book and flips it to a new page* We're gonna learn words n' letters.
Sheepy: Kintaro: *He joins Andersen*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Are you right-handed or left... I see you use both regularly.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Right handed or left handed? I have two hands.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .... I see you use your left for more minute tasks, so lets presume left.
Sheepy: Kintaro: ????
Sheepy: Kintaro: I don't get what this is all about.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Precision. You don't want to crush the pen, do you?
Sheepy: Kintaro: I did that with a few pencils.
Sheepy: Kintaro: I did that with a few pencils.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Which hand were you writing with?
Sheepy: Kintaro: My right one.
Sheepy: Kintaro: 'Cause that's the hand I see everyone else use.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: The hand everyone else uses doesn't mean shit. Write with your left.
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'll try...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And I should be... *he disappears into the kotasu and pops back out on Kintaro's right side* On this side. Let me see your progress so far.
Sheepy: *Kintaro shows Andersen what he's written. It's pretty sloppy.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's chicken scratch, but it's a start. I can understand the mistakes you made.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Mistakes?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Vlad's name ends with a d, not a b. The other two are written phonetically, but not correctly spelled. Here, it's more like this.. *he quickly scribbles the corrections next to it*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Moriarty can be pronounced as "More-eye-are-tea" as well as "More-E-are-tea".
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Your own name was pretty close. You wrote "Kin-to-eke" instead of "Kin-to-ke". Close though.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Aw, but I wrote "Vlad". "V-l-a-d".
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You put a B, not a D.
Sheepy: Kintaro: ...Buh? But...
Sheepy: Kintaro: You wrote "d", except backwards.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Here, lets do it in capital letters. "V-L-A-D." A capital B looks like this.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: A lowercase D looks like a backwards B. Let's just stick to uppercase for now.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Sounds good!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So let's just start by being able to recognize the different letters.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Right.
Arsé-kun: *Kintaro is now enrolled in LEARNING THE FUCKING ALPHABET class*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ehhh..uppercase e doesn't look right. Shouldn't that be backwards?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No, that would be the number 3.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Numbers...
Sheepy: Kintaro: Math is hard...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fuck math.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Moriarty's a math professor... what do math professors do?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Uh. Math.
Sheepy: Kintaro: That must be a really hard job to have. Mine is easy. People tell me what to do and I do it.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I wish my life was that simple.
Sheepy: Kintaro: You write all the time, and that's golden hard. I can't read a word of what you write, but I'm sure it's good.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Maybe I'll read something to you later. But not now.
Sheepy: Kintaro: !! I'm looking forward to it!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No guarantees.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Well, then, I'm looking forward to the possibility!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... And what are you looking at, kiddo? Enjoying yourself? It'll only get more boring from here out.
Sheepy: Kogil: Oh! I'm just happy that you decided to help him out! I am the one who recommended he go to you, after all!
Sheepy: Kogil: Okay, I'm going to go find something to do! See you! *He skips out*
Sheepy: Yan: I hear you're good at boxing! I want to see!
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm busy.
Sheepy: Yan: You're not busy. You're drinking caffeine and reading the newspaper.
Sheepy: Yan: ...And it's not even the morning, which is the time to drink caffeine and read the newspaper.
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...Mm. It's not that I'm reading the news.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then what are you up to? *she peeks over his shoulder. helloooo*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Looking for clues.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh? What's the mystery today?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Something about one of the recent crimes seemed familiar. There's going to be a new exhibit at the museum. I wouldn't call the owner the most desirable person. I'm looking for information about that.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I suppose you could say that Moriarty now has competition for my interest.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Who's able to keep up with the Gramps in crime?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Me.
Sheepy: Sherlock: But he hasn't been doing much as of late. He's settled down. I'm happy for him, but I haven't found much of interest in recent crimes.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... I meant the competition.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Arsene Lupin.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That's the.. French guy?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Minako: He's a Servant?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Most definitely.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What is his class? I've yet to meet up with him, of course, but there's three possibilities. Despite it sounding likely considering what a thief is supposed to be, Assassin makes no sense. His main rule is not to kill anyone. Considering how he's presented in his stories, what he does is much like magic, which makes it possible for him to be summoned as a Caster I'd believe.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Saber would be logical considering that he's a jack of all trades. Finally, he is the symbol of the phantom thief, making Ruler a small possibility. ...Of course, don't take what I say as guaranteed.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm theorizing based on what I know, as opposed to evidence.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So either Gramps is effective against him, or Medusa is. Hmm.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Or Kintaro.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Or Taro!
Sheepy: Rider: ...
Arsé-kun: Minako: Or you and Lobo!
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... At least half of us could deal with him in combat!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Mm? Do you think so?
Sheepy: Sherlock: You're implying that he'd partake in combat. He's certainly skilled in the boxing department, but do you truly believe your mind can keep up with a man who even stumped me a few times?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Heracles? Kintaro? Lancelot?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm not saying I'm very intelligent. I'm just a simple detective who happens to know a bit about history.
Sheepy: Sherlock: However, and I don't say this about people usually, the man's a genius. I suppose you could say that he's a prodigy, since he started very early in his life.
Arsé-kun: *Not shown, is Moriarty fuming in the distance. This is unimportant*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Maybe I can't. But I think some of us could definitely do it- And you too!
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm confident he'll be there. I just need to come up with a plan to catch him, if that's even possible.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We should check out the museum, then! That'd be a good first step, right?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Indeed. He's probably casing it in disguise as it is.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, but we can't be too obvious either!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Should I see if anyone wants to come?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Minako: All right! I'll be right back!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Alright.
Arsé-kun: *Minako exits scene. Moriarty enters*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Good... morning? Afternoon?
Arsé-kun: Moriarty: It's two pm. Afternoon, Holmes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I've been working since last night. My bad - I haven't even gotten up to check the time.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Just for caffeine to keep me awake.
Arsé-kun: Moriarty: You idiot.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You see, as much as I don't like to admit it, I'm not skilled in terms of self-care.
Arsé-kun: Mori: So I've NOTICED.
Sheepy: Sherlock: And considering my partner is nowhere to be found...
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't have anyone to keep my workaholic habits in check.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's a damn shame.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Isn't it? Ah, that's right.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I doubt you want to, but...
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he raises his eyebrows* What?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I was going to go to the museum. There's something I want to check on. You probably don't have any interest in it, but an old rival of mine has made a comeback. Arsene Lupin.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, you're right. I really don't.
Sheepy: Sherlock: He's a smart man, really. He's capable of entering from just about anywhere, which is why I wanted to check on any places he could possibly come in through. I was curious if you wanted to come with me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I suppose I have nothing better to do.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Excellent!
Sheepy: Sherlock: I've been mulling over potential plans as well. Hopefully, you don't mind your grandchild getting involved somewhat.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Absolutely not. Make a new plan.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You absolutely don't mind? That's nice.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That is absolutely not allowed!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Here's what I was considering...
Arsé-kun: Mori: No.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's a valuable jewel. We swap it out for a fake and put the real one in one of Satoru's stuffed animals. Whichever one he chooses to bring with him.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Even if Lupin knows, he has a sweet spot for kids and would never hurt them physically nor emotionally.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Fine. Ask him too.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The issue with asking Satoru is that he's incapable of keeping a secret, which is odd considering that his grandfather is a crimelord.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... If we do this, I'll do that part.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Certainly.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Many of my own plans work best with little being said, so I hope you don't mind some improv.
Sheepy: Sherlock: No problem.
Sheepy: Rider: ...........
Sheepy: Rider: *He's closely watching them...*
Arsé-kun: *HIM AND WHAT EYES*
Sheepy: *The eyes of the head he'll eventually steal.*
Arsé-kun: *the what now*
Sheepy: *Nothing*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... If you're going to try and scare one of us, Rider, you've already been noticed.
Sheepy: Rider:...."My head...I'll find it if I go."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh? I certainly invite you along, but..
Sheepy: Rider: "If I don't find it... I'll just borrow Lupin's."
Arsé-kun: Mori: No complaints here.
Sheepy: Rider: "Do you hate him?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why would I? He is a talented man.
Sheepy: Rider: "You are okay with me decapitating him."
Arsé-kun: Mori: I've got no attachment to the man.
Sheepy: Rider: "And yet, being decapitated is a terrible fate.*
Sheepy: Rider: "Do you know what it's like to be pierced through by ice? It's how I keep my targets still so the cut is just right. ... But their head never fits."
Sheepy: Rider: "Never. Is it because it's not mine?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'd presume that is why.
Sheepy: Rider: "I miss my head. ... I don't remember what it felt like... what it looked like... Do you think I was handsome?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: Don't get your hopes up.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You're certainly cruel.
Sheepy: Rider: "I guess a soldier wouldn't necessarily be attractive."
Arsé-kun: Mori: I didn't say no. I just said don't get your hopes up.
Sheepy: Rider: "I know, but..."
Arsé-kun: *And in enters Mephisto, actually dressed for public... viewing? Our eyes are saved for another day. Thank goodness. Thank*
Sheepy: *Lobo growls...*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Who are you growling at, Lobo? It's just me!
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Sheepy: *He stops growling, only to stand and start curiously sniffing at Mephisto.*
Arsé-kun: *He still smells like ho-ho-homo-homunculus. Nothing has changed.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He yawns and plops down on the ground again. Boring.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Aaand I'm back!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Welcome back. So, who is coming?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Satoru looked interested. I'm not sure if he actually wants to go out, though.
Sheepy: Satoru: Is Grandpa going?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I've been invited along, yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: I wanna see dinosaurs. Museums are like zoos but for dinos.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...Have you ever been to a museum before?
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Sheepy: Sherlock: All of the dinosaurs in a museum are dead.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Dead?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: They died years n' years ago! The only ones we got left are birds and lizards!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Skeletons dug out of the ground. They've been dead for millions of years.
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Sheepy: Satoru: I guess they are extinct, so there's no reason for the museum ones not to be dead.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Fortunately. It'd be difficult if they weren't.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why are we going?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Holmes, you explain.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Mh? Isn't he your grandson? ... Well, we're going to prevent a crime.
Sheepy: Satoru: Crime?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Ironic, isn't it?
Sheepy: Satoru: Ironic?
Arsé-kun: Mori: That the crime lord and detective are working together to stop a crime.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, I understand.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Have fun.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't want to get in the way but I still want to go.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You won't be.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He leaves briefly and returns with his rhino backpack...*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Bringing Mr. Pointy along?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhm. I could if you want.
Sheepy: Satoru: I gave him to Kintaro as encouragement.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, no need. I simply expected it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Do you think he'd like the dinosaurs?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You tell me.
Sheepy: Satoru:...I'll get him.
Sheepy: *Satoru leaves once more, returning with Mr. Pointy*
Arsé-kun: Mori: I take that as a yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then I presume that we are ready.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then lets go!!
Sheepy: *They go!*
Arsé-kun: *They get in with a family discount. Satoru finds the dinosaurs. This is gonna take a while.*
Arsé-kun: *And while that's happening, lets make sure no one is dying.*
Sheepy: *It's hard to make sure no one is dying when someone is dying! Iiiit's Tristan. He seems exhausted.*
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Are you sure you're okay?
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Just tired.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Do you want us to get you anything?
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Not really.
Sheepy: Tristan: There's nothing you can do.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Is there really?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's strange. I know for certain that I saw you in a vision. You were here.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Huh?
Sheepy: Tristan:....I'm just really tired. My body feels like a boulder.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he's engaged the floor in a staring contest. he's gonna win*
Sheepy: Tristan: There's no need to worry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: mm. You'll be back, I suppose.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Back?
Sheepy: Tristan: If I have choice in the matter...No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Apparently not. I'm fairly certain it was the end of the week that I saw you. Perhaps we shouldn't expect the worst.
Sheepy: Tristan:...I'll last? Right now it doesn't feel that way.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I can respect that.
Sheepy: Tristan: But...I suppose that's simply what a wizard like you is capable of.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Simple respect?
Sheepy: Tristan: Keeping me alive.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But I haven't done anything! ... I mean, I probably could!
Sheepy: Tristan:...Well, that's how I'll survive, right...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't know that.
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Sheepy: Tristan: Mayumi must already be dead. ... I wonder about her sister.
Sheepy: Tristan: How she's handling this...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Poor girl. She must be in hysterics.
Sheepy: Tristan: Mayumi told me I wasn't to blame. ... But I am...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, stop it. We already discussed this.
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Sheepy: Tristan: Ahah, we won't have to after I'm dead.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Not funny.
Sheepy: Tristan:...It's true. I've already decided...she's my last Master.
Sheepy: Tristan: My presence is cursed... I can't trust myself with the job of a protector ever again.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...You give up too easily.
Sheepy: Bedi: The moment life becomes hard...the moment you make a mistake...you just cry about it and never try to fix it. Don't you realize that mistakes exist purely to teach us to be better people?
Arsé-kun: *Lance grumbles, possibly in agreement.*
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't deserve a second chance...
Sheepy: Bedi: Is your head full of mashed potatoes or do you just ignore what people say unless you agree with it wholeheartedly?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .. Well now I'm hungry! Thanks a lot!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But I may have an idea. Maybe. I'm not sure if it'll work.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's not that you don't deserve a second chance. It's that you never take it.
Sheepy: Bedi:...What?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Give me-yaaa moment! Don't die on me, Archer! *and he plods out. A trail of white fur follows him, because fluffy cats shed forever and he's still a cat*
Sheepy: Tristan:...*sigh*
Arsé-kun: *Distant crash and cat yell offscreen. Merlin and bad entrances, take 47-hundred.*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Oh no...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Idiot.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he sighs* Here lies a man that, while he thought lowly of himself, improved the lives of all around him. Unless their name was Lucan, and that's a tale for another time.
Sheepy: Tristan: *...He laughs...*
Sheepy: Tristan: ...I improved other’s lives... What a joke.
Sheepy: Bedi: Can you please listen to us?
Arsé-kun: *Lance looks frustrated*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He sighs heavily* Fine.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he seems to be thinking. this is followed by a general gesture towards Tristan. hands up, hands now sideways at him. that kind. (inhale) BOI!* Good friend.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Shut up.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Okay.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You're our friend and you can't change that. Too late.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Alright.
Sheepy: Ozy: -Ahahahahahaha! Fear not, Knights of the Lion King! I, Ozymandias, Pharaoh and descendent of the sun, have come to shine my otherworldly rays upon you!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I swear I didn't invite him
Sheepy: Ozy: Foolish. By inviting my servant, you have invited me.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *Guin? Guin's here too? Wife?*
Sheepy: Ozy: Now! The issue is that your master died? Ahahahaha! I see, I see! No matter! I find you entertaining, so if need be, I'm willing to briefly share my servant with you!
Sheepy: Guin: *She's here and already annoyed by Ozy.*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Um...
Sheepy: Ozy: Lucius Tiberius, conqueror of the Lion King! Yes, yes! Speak up, you need not be shy!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... It's the only chance we've got. Also! His name is Bedivere, Neet King.
Sheepy: Ozy: Neat? Yes, I'm neat.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hikkomori Pharaoh.
Sheepy: Ozy: Eh... A man can have many names.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: You're both useless old men. Can someone else give me a rundown?
Sheepy: Ozy: And I don't know what a ... what you just said is. But, this man called himself Lucius at the time I briefly recognized him- Old....?!
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Give me your ancient wisdom already. We don't have all day.
Sheepy: Ozy: Moreover, useless!
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Today!
Sheepy: Bedi: Tristan's master died and he's dying because of it.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I think I understand, but what can I do?
Sheepy: Bedi:...I don't think this is a good idea... ... but you'd need to form a contract with him.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: *she considers this. However, everyone she knows with servants has multiple, so it can't be THAT bad, right??*
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Because no one else is here to do it, right?
Sheepy: Bedi: I suppose you probably come from a magus line as well considering...Satoru... but it's possible you might not be able to handle the stress.
Sheepy: Bedi:...You do, right?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: ... I think so, yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I can't stop you.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Well, you could. *she looks to Tristan*
Sheepy: Bedi: I want to save my friend, too.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Hence, the decision is up to you.
Arsé-kun: *there's a good moment of silence. it's tense. no one does anything*
Arsé-kun: Sakura: ... ... ... *she approaches Tristan* What do you think of all this?
Sheepy: Tristan:.....
Sheepy: Tristan: That my decisions never end up with a good ending.
Sheepy: Tristan:....I am a very selfish man.
Sheepy: Tristan: I think...I should stay a little while longer....
Sheepy: Tristan: I...still haven't fulfilled her last order.
Sheepy: Tristan: I owe her that much at least....to find happiness and live for the time she could not. ... Or maybe that's just selfishness.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I can respect that. I won't get in the way of that, will I?
Sheepy: Tristan:...No.
Sheepy: Tristan: I will lend you my bow for this time.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Today.
Sheepy: Tristan: Today?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Yes, yes, lets get this over with.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah, fine.
Arsé-kun: *And Merlin proceeds to narrate over the process. Merlin- Ruining the mood since Camelot A.D.*
Sheepy: *Tristan doesn't interrupt.*
Arsé-kun: *Nobody dares to. The situation is too dire*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And with a lot of fumbling, mission accomplished!
Sheepy: Tristan: I feel safe putting my life in your hands.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Okay. How do you feel about coming downstairs and helping me with dinner?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: ... You too, Pharaoh. What do you even eat when I don't bring you something?
Sheepy: Tristan: ...I'll try.
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't cook.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I said help, not do it for me.
Sheepy: Ozy: Haha! You silly one, you! Servants don't need to eat.
Sheepy: Ozy: It's a social sort of thing.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: This explains a lot.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: You're coming anyway. You never leave your room.
Sheepy: Ozy: Well, of course not. I'm always in my sarcophagus.
Sheepy: Ozy: Because that's what dead people do.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Didn't some culture used to bring the dead to the dinner table anyway? Because death's always there or some edgy thing.
Sheepy: Ozy: ... *sigh* I'll grace your table with my presence.
Sheepy: *...Ozy's hair flattens.*
Sheepy: Ozy:..Then. Lead the way.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Certainly. If any of you wish to join us, feel free.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he nods* Thank you.
Sheepy: Guin: I'd like to get to know you better, so I'd be happy to.
Sheepy: Ozy: Mh? Others are joining? ... I see! I should prepare for it.
Sheepy: Ozy:...
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I don't think so.
Sheepy: Ozy: *he frowns*
Sheepy: Ozy: What?
Sheepy: Ozy: What is bad about being prepared?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Oh, fine.
Sheepy: Ozy: What? Really? ..I mean....Of course you would let me leave! ... i mean! Prepare!
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Well, you tried.
Sheepy: Ozy: Tried?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Let you leave?
Sheepy: Ozy:....
Sheepy: Ozy: I said no such thing.
Sheepy: Ozy: I said... "of course you'd let me prepare!"
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Okay.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is there any way I can be of assistance?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Obviously, the loyalties I feel towards Master Eiji should go towards his wife as well, but this is more than that. You've decided to help keep my good friend alive, so I should return the favor.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Oh, but you've already done so much.
Sheepy: Bedi: Not enough, I feel like.
Sheepy: Bedi: I am but a simple knight. Without a mission to accomplish or a duty to fulfill, what am I?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Doing a fine job.
Sheepy: Bedi: I am sure Master Eiji could have found better, but I am grateful he decided to give me a chance.
Sheepy: Bedi:...But because I am subpar, I feel as though I must work harder than my good friends to make up for it. I hope that doesn't bother you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bedivere sounds like Tristan, more at 7!
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't sound like that
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's enough "I'm bad or worthless or subpar!" for today!
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't compare myself to others, with the exception of Sir Lancelot. ...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Shhh!
Sheepy: Tristan:...But really, what knight worth their salt wouldn't compare himself to a knight who never lost a battle in his career? Simply... Mankind always wants to achieve perfection, but to all knights back then they wanted to achieve being Sir Lancelot.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's no different.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's not that I think that I'm worthless.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's that I simply have nothing extraordinary about me, unlike the other knights.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Please stop
Sheepy: Bedi: My apologies.
Sheepy: Tristan:....Why?
Arsé-kun: Lance: You're alive. Is good. Focus on that.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you not like compliments?
Arsé-kun: Lance: I'm awf-
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thaaaaat's enouuuugh for todayyyy~
Sheepy: Ozy:....
Sheepy: Ozy: *he has his arms crossed* ...These are the Lion King's knights? Ha! Hahahahahahaha!
Sheepy: Ozy: Be more proud of your accomplishments and stop crying about the mistakes you've made in your life!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you!
Sheepy: Ozy: Just because you pursued a "selfish desire" - a thing all men wish for - doesn't suddenly make you some terrible knight!
Sheepy: Ozy: Love is natural! You can't control it! Why are you suddenly some outcast simply because you loved the queen, O Knight of the Lake? And you, musician! You cry, but what does it accomplish?
Sheepy: Ozy: Nothing! If you wish to make up for your past mistakes, work towards a better future! Your pathetic approach of bawling over your betrayal only shows that you haven't fully repented!
Sheepy: Ozy: Finally, you, conqueror of the Lion King! I don't even have to say it. Stop thinking you're not as good as the others simply because you aren't as popular!
Sheepy: Ozy: As King of Kings, it's my duty to guide other kings to a better self. That includes their knights.
Sheepy: Bedi: Uhm...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's right, you know.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's not why I feel the way I do...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, it's just "UMU I'm not as great as the others, oooowooo!".
Sheepy: Bedi: No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Enough about that, lets get food!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll gladly cast a muting spell! And everyone knows how my magic is when I hastily do something!
Sheepy: Bedi: You bite your tongue?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That too!
Sheepy: Bedi: And?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Making a giant mess as always!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Well. Let’s go.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Yes, please.
Sheepy: *They go!*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot does not go. He stays put Right Where He Is*
Sheepy: Guin: Huh? Do you not want to come?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he shakes his head, and does a little bounce as he takes Guin's hands. His friend is alive! He's very happy! The noise he made can only be described as a squeak, which would be super embarrassing if anyone else heard it.*
Sheepy: Guin: *She vaguely understands and smiles.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Allez, allons-y!
Sheepy: Guin: OK.
Arsé-kun: *They rejoin the group. At about the same time, enters Vlad. Good mo-- Evening, vampire king!*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... It's quiet for once. How long will it last this time?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Until everyone else comes back home!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Never mind. It lasted twenty seconds.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, everyone went out?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I presume so?
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Enjoying that window?
Sheepy: Rider: "I wanted to go..."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Maybe next time.
Sheepy: Rider: "Even Master went but I was not allowed to because I have no head."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: That's rough, bud.
Sheepy: Tristan: My old Master died.
Sheepy: Tristan: Tepes's master was her sister. I would recommend steering clear of them for a while, Vlad.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Noted. I already steer clear of them, anyways.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why? Haku likes you.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Him. Not her.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Lets stop speaking about this. It's giving me a bad feeling.
Arsé-kun: *Speaking of Tepes and Haku, how are they holding up?*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: --- Can't I at least stay with you, dear?
Sheepy: Haku: Leave me alone... *She has her face buried in her pillow. That's one way to talk to Tepes.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'll stop talking for you.
Sheepy: Haku: *sob*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he keeps his word and shuts up. He opts to sit down next to her*
Sheepy: Haku:...*She scooches away a bit*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ...?
Sheepy: Haku: I don't want you here. You can't help me. You couldn't help her.
Arsé-kun: *Tepes frowns, and takes off his cape- So Haku can have it as a blanket. That statement hurt a bit, too*
Sheepy: Haku:...Why are you even bothering?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Why wouldn't I? I love you dearly.
Sheepy: Haku: I already told you I didn't want you around. That I want you to leave me alone. I can't be any clearer. Is it because you see yourself as my loved one? That you can just cure what ails me? *She sounds a bit irritated*
Arsé-kun: *-20 hp. heart points*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Not exactly, no..
Sheepy: Haku:...Well then how about just like everyone else I've loved, who's loved me...how about you just go away and never come back?! Just like the rest of them! Be no different!
Sheepy: Haku: That's just how it'll end up anyway! You'll leave one day! Just like the others! Get it over with already!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That is an awful suggestion and I will not be taking that up!
Sheepy: Haku: Shut up and get out! Get it over with already! You'll hurt me one day and I don't want to feel like this again!
Sheepy: Haku: *sob*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That's not an order. I absolutely refuse to hurt you that way.
Sheepy: Haku: Go away! Leave! Don't come back!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he growls* I will not!
Sheepy: Haku: GO! AWAY!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... *-50 hp* ... *he growls again* MAKE! ME!
Sheepy: Haku: *sob*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm not going, and I'm not saying it again!
Sheepy: Haku: Why...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Even if I'm not your loved one, I'm still your Servant. I'm not leaving you alone!
Sheepy: Haku: You're stupid! You stupid idiot! Learn to listen! Idiot!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm listening.
Sheepy: Haku: You're listening?! Good! You're going to leave whether you like it or not! And you'll find you don't want to come back!
Sheepy: Haku: Because they never do!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: What are you going to do to accomplish that, hm?
Sheepy: Haku: *She shows her command seals to Tepes*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Do not!
Sheepy: Haku: I will!
Sheepy: Haku: If you don't leave this instant, I will do it!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he hisses, loudly* Do it, then! Show me just how much you hate me!
Sheepy: Haku: Go away, Tepes! *She uses one of her command seals!*
Sheepy: Haku: You stupid jerk, I hope I never see you again!
Arsé-kun: *Tepes flinches and snarls in pain, attempting to hold his ground. It's not long before he's forced to hi-tail it out of there, unable to even complain*
Sheepy: *Poor Tepes.*
Arsé-kun: *And so, poor Tepes leaves the area. He's not quite sure how far he was intended to go, other than "Away". Either way, he can't seem to turn back*
Sheepy: *Oh no! What will you do?*
Arsé-kun: *He just keeps going. No stopping. No emotions showing, except for his furrowed brow*
Arsé-kun: *Tepes just keeps wandering around, keeping out of anyone's way. He eventually spots a teleporter and promptly takes it, with the end result being far enough to classify as "Away". With that, he hurries into the shadows and vanishes*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: --And welcome back, everyone.
Sheepy: Satoru: I saw dinosaurs.
Sheepy: Satoru: They weren't much for conversation but that's okay. We just stared at each other in silence.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Rider would like to come with you the next time you go.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I'll introduce him to the dinosaurs.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: That is fine.
Sheepy: Satoru: You should come some time.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Perhaps I will one day.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Arsé-kun: *and then everyone eats dinner and it's good, is good*
Sheepy: *great!*
Sheepy: *The next morning! Satoru goes outside.*
Arsé-kun: *That's abnormally ooc! Does he feel a disturbance in the force?*
Sheepy: *Yes. He senses a potential friend near by.*
Arsé-kun: *By senses, you mean looked outside, right*
Sheepy: *Yes*
Arsé-kun: *Either way, he is correct. Tepes is lurking outside, and probably has been for a while now.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He approaches Tepes. stranger danger, buddy.* Hi.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Hello.
Sheepy: Satoru: You looked sad from the window so I brought a friend to make you feel better. He's a stegosaur. *He holds up a stegosaur toy to Tepes* Dinosaurs are big and pointy so they'll scare away anything that makes you sad.
Sheepy: Satoru: Like Dad, but he's smaller than a dinosaur.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Thank you.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're welcome. Why are you sad?
Sheepy: Satoru: You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, but sometimes talking about it helps.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: .. I'd rather not burden you with that.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm almost eleven.
Sheepy: Satoru: I can handle a lot.
Sheepy: Satoru: And if sharing your burden makes you feel better, it won't bother me.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'd like your father to not eviscerate me.
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad doesn't hurt people. Dad is a good guy now. He turned a new leaf.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm inclined to believe none of that.
Sheepy: Satoru:??
Arsé-kun: Tepes: We're still the Impaler.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It's rather chilly out here, isn't it? You should get back inside.
Sheepy: Satoru: Not really.
Sheepy: Satoru: If it's cold, you should go inside.
Sheepy: Satoru: Because being sad, cold, and alone is no way to live. I've already lived that life long enough to know.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... While you're correct, Vlad will not appreciate my presence.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'll tell him that you're my friend. I'll vouch for you.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's better to try to conquer a problem with friends than to face it alone.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Would I be permitted by others as well..?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You've convinced me, then.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He holds out his hand for Tepes*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he carefully takes it*
Sheepy: *Satoru leads him inside!*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he's there in seconds* Absolutely not!
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Satoru: This is my friend. He's sad and cold so I brought him inside.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he utters a low growl. He doesn't seem pleased*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He frowns*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Fffffine. But he'd better be out by nightfall.
Sheepy: Satoru:!!
Sheepy: Satoru: Thank you!
Sheepy: *Vlad receives +1 hug.*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad pats Satoru, but he's still glaring at Tepes.*
Sheepy: *Satoru is pleased!*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He rejoins Tepes* Okay. Go sit down if you want. I'll try to help you.
Arsé-kun: *Tepes stays put, warily watching Vlad until he retreats back to the basement*
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay. He won't hurt you.
Sheepy: *Lobo is eyeing Tepes closely*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And this one? *he means Lobo*
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo doesn't like many people.
Sheepy: Satoru: He doesn't like you because I'm with you. Otherwise he wouldn't care.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Hm. *and he sits down on the carpet*
Sheepy: *Satoru joins him*
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I'm not all ears. I only have two. I hope that'll be enough.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: .... That is enough. I got kicked out.
Sheepy: Satoru: By whom?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: My wife. She's upset and I suppose I was too bothersome.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He mulls it over briefly before speaking up*
Sheepy: Satoru: Sometimes when people are upset, the mere presence of even a loved one might make it worse because they feel like they're also being a burden on top of whatever upset them. In the process they accidentally hurt the one person they were trying to avoid hurting by pushing them away.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... That sounds about right, yes. It was my own fault.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's not a case of blame.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Mm. Either way, I can't go back. Not yet.
Sheepy: Satoru: Everyone reacts differently to comfort, but I'm sure deep down she's really happy that you tried to help.
Sheepy: Satoru: But emotions are hard to control things. Once she's feeling better, she'll reach out to you.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That sounds right to me.
Sheepy: Satoru: For now I'd recommend trying to calm down and figure out what you'll say when she inevitably calls for you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo is soft and soft things help me calm down.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he's lurking at the top of the hallway- that is, the ceiling* I recommend a clown!
Sheepy: Satoru: Clowns are mythological creatures that don't exist.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I recommend clown-like behavior!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: The first things clowns do is lie and act like they're happy when they're actually severely depressed and hate themselves, which is the only reason why they allow others to take advantage of them and treat them like they're a massive joke rather than an actual human being.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hey, wait! That's not all clowns!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I just meant the being happy and jokes part!
Sheepy: Satoru: You can't say that that's not all clowns because you've never met a clown.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I can't necessarily say that that's all clowns because I've never met a clown.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's Schrodinger's clown.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You don't know my life!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But I quite like the sound of Schrodinger's clown!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You have a clown or two in a box, but you don't know if it's a happy or sad clown!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You open the box and thirty clowns come pouring out! Heheh!
Sheepy: Satoru: How big is the box to have thirty clowns in it?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's not that big, but clowns are known to compact themselves into small spaces for jokes!
Sheepy: Satoru: Like coffins?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Sure!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *yeeeep. This kid was at least partially raised by Vlad. No doubt.*
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It'd be even funnier if the coffin had wheels, though!
Sheepy: Satoru: That would be useful for Dad. That way, he could go places in the day time.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Wait, wait, lets go deeper! Just make the coffin into a go-kart!
Sheepy: Satoru: But how is it propelled?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: With an engine, I would imagine. *he's amused by all this. mission success?*
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you feeling better? That's good.
Arsé-kun: *MEANWHILE*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And now we wait for everyone to come pouring in!
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm proud of you, Merlin. You're always great at coming up with downright terrible ideas when we need them the least.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, that was a compliment.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What!!
Sheepy: Bedi: Saying someone is great is a sign of a compliment.
Sheepy: Bedi: So is saying "I'm proud of you".
Sheepy: Bedi: Unless it's changed recently.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You said my ideas were terrible! I'm being bullied?
Sheepy: Bedi: But aren't you proud of that?
Sheepy: Bedi: If you weren't, you wouldn't come up with so many bad ones.
Sheepy: Bedi: Like this one in particular.
Sheepy: Bedi: I hope you're ready to pay for damages and injuries.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Absolutely not.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...
Sheepy: Bedi: .........
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You thought I paid for this? Think again! Artoria might show up! Who do you think funded this?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Of course!
Sheepy: Bedi: Lancelot's a Berserker. Any control you have over this situation is suddenly just...gone with that information in mind.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Guin's literally right there!
Sheepy: Bedi: That's not really helpful...
Sheepy: Lucan: Personally I think it'd be an interesting experience watching this bloodshed. ...
Sheepy: Lucan: ...
Sheepy: Lucan: I mean...
Sheepy: Lucan: *cough* Interesting experience watching Lancelot fight someone.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I disagree?
Sheepy: Lucan: I've never been on the battlefield with you before... I've only jousted.
Sheepy: Lucan: And of course we know why my jousting career ended.
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't. Am I missing something?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: SO HOW ABOUT THAT AIRLINE FOOD
Loki: Artoria: Airline food?
Loki: Artoria: Sorry I'm late.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, no worries! I'm just glad to see you again, my little girl! *he bounds over to her, delighted*
Loki: Artoria: You, as well. *she kinda. carefully hugs. AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?*
Arsé-kun: *You are, Artoria! Merlin is More Delighted and picks her up. It is the daughteru, all must see her*
Sheepy: Bedi: *It's his king! He's gotta bow!*
Sheepy: Lucan: You're...shorter than I was expecting.
Sheepy: Lucan: Mhm. I was expecting you to be... *he puts his hand up to Arthur's height* This tall.
Loki: Artoria: Oh. Sorry to disappoint, I suppose.
Sheepy: Lucan: I'm not disappointed.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who is? I for one think it makes you cuter~
Loki: Artoria: ... *She just seemed to properly register everyone else* Oh! How nice to see everyone again! ... Or... I guess not everyone... but...
Sheepy: Tristan: Do I have a place here? Am I worthy to even be in your presence? I, the knight who marked the beginning of your kingdom. I, the knight who never could see you as king. Is it right of me to be here, O King of Britain? Or should I, the coward, the traitor, once more run from you?
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Tristan says hello too.
Loki: Artoria: Of course you have a place here, Tristan.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you for that essay, Tristan!
Sheepy: Tristan: But I still haven't shifted on my opinion about you. My poisonous, poisonous belief that a king should represent the common man and yet you are incapable of even relating to them. It is not my place to judge you, for I am just a lowly ex-knight incapable of keeping my loyalties in place, yet I cannot help it. The tears that I've shed, the trauma that I've been through, none of that has taught me the lesson that I oh so deserve to learn. No, even at this point, I cannot be your knight even though I yearn for it, because in the end I am just a traitor, undeserving of the title. No longer am I a Knight of the Round Table, instead-
Sheepy: Lucan: Get to the point already.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: I'm going to have a stroke.
Loki: Artoria: Oh, Lancelot, you're here as well? I would have expected you wouldn't be. ... You seem to be doing quite well.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I, uh. *he grumbles* Merci.
Loki: *artoria fails to notice lance's Obvious Discomfort*
Sheepy: Tristan: Is there a point? The only time I am capable of serving you is when it's against my will. Why would you associate with someone as... Disgusting. Abhorrent. As me? Is it pity? Is it pleasure in my pain, my never ending sorrow? My heart does not beat, my chest is scarred, all a constant reminder of that fateful moment where I decided to break off my servitude to you forever. My skin is cold, yet my tears are warm. They are all that bring me comfort in these days of mine. But to what end? To what purpose? Is there truly a point to them if they have no meaning? I, Tristan-
Sheepy: Lucan: If there's no point please close your mouth and don't open it again.
Loki: Artoria: Tristan...
Sheepy: Lucan: That's a kind request, of course. Said in a pleasant way. That's what the smile means.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Shhhu■▃▃▅!
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. My input is unwanted, unhelpful, just as I am upon the Knights of the Round. If I had known such, I wouldn't have come, but I felt like I should try. Try. Just one more time. As much as I know of my worthlessness, I am also selfish. Selfish for companionship. So I came to fulfill these desires, but I see that I shouldn't. Why, I ask, do I inflict myself upon those who don't deserve such suffering? Do I see my needs above theirs? Is it truly terrible to feel that way? Others feel that way, but when I do, it feels wrong. Is it because I am undeserving? I have heard the encouraging words of the knights, but I cannot help but feel that they are hollow, without meaning. Full of pity for the sad assortment of scraps that is myself, only kept together by the sheer will of life's enjoyment of my suffering. Without that, I would fall apart all together. Is that for the best? Would everyone be happier-
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he kicks the door open and gets smacked in the ass by it. Revolving door* That's my sister!!
Loki: Artoria: Kay! *she :D*
Sheepy: Griflet: *He smacks into the revolving door, letting out a loud howl of anger*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he puts down his bag and bottle to hug Artoria. he :D*
Sheepy: *Griflet is now partway through the revolving door. ...He figured it out! You thought. The revolving door bumps into him from behind, which makes him whip around and whack it. The revolving door that was initially in front of him hits him in the back.*
Loki: Artoria: Uh.. Should someone get Sir Griflet before he hurts himself..? ...Or breaks the door...
Arsé-kun: *Lance puts his head in his hands. Because this is dumb, and he's still actually kind of triggered*
Sheepy: Lucan: Actually, I'm enjoying watching it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The King of Heroes gets to pay for it.
Loki: Artoria: *She goes to help Griflet. or. try.*
Sheepy: *Griflet escapes his revolving door prison.*
Loki: Artoria: How are you...?
Sheepy: *Griflet lets out a growl as a response, before punching the revolving door. That'll show it.*
Loki: Artoria: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Don't blame the door..!
Sheepy: Griflet: It hit me! And until it learns its lesson, I'll hit it back!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Move over! Let me show you how to use it.
Sheepy: *Griflet moves*
Arsé-kun: *Kay demonstrates how to use the door, then picks his stuff back up*
Sheepy: *Griflet hesitantly approaches it and bumps it with his hand. He curiously watches the door move. He pushes the door that approaches him harder with his hand. ... He's now playing with the revolving door...*
Arsé-kun: Kay: So where's the food at?
Sheepy: Lucan: It's dependent on what food you mean.
Sheepy: Lucan: It's possible the food you refer to is at the store, which means you'd have to turn around and leave to get it.
Sheepy: Lucan: Or it's possible the food you refer to is here, which means that you'd have to pay for it. But considering we're friends and you're the king's brother, I'll consider giving you a discount.
Arsé-kun: Kay: How much of a discount? *he squint*
Sheepy: Lucan: Oh? Now you look serious.
Sheepy: Lucan: It's dependent on your haggling skills and how much Merlin is willing to pay on your behalf.
Sheepy: Lucan: I suppose...it's dependent on how much guts you have.
Sheepy: Lucan: Haha.
Sheepy: *Too uncomfortable to be anywhere near the current situation.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he leans on Tristan and frowns*
Sheepy: *...Tristan is still talking.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Tristannn.
Sheepy: Tristan: -What?
Arsé-kun: Lance: She already said she accepted you.
Sheepy: Tristan: That is a farce, an act of pity.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Tristaannnnnnnn.
Loki: Artoria: Uh... No, it wasn't, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: There is no need to lie on my account. I know everyone hates me.
Loki: Artoria: Sir Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: What is it?
Loki: Artoria: Enough.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Shut the hell down!
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, I have done enough. There is no way to make up for what I have done.
Loki: Artoria: Tristan...
Sheepy: Lucan: Ah, I've got an idea.
Arsé-kun: Lance: No murder.
Sheepy: Lucan: We put him in the revolving door as punishment for his past sins.
Sheepy: Lucan: That way, he'll feel like he's made up for them.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The Tristan Wiggler.
Sheepy: Grif: Tristan?
Sheepy: Grif: *He looks over from the revolving door*
Sheepy: Grif: Who? I'll punish them.
Sheepy: Lucan: It's whom.
Arsé-kun: Kay: He needs to keep his limbs, and that's not important!
Loki: Artoria: Please don't attack Sir Tristan.
Sheepy: Grif: Whom? Whom? Who's Whom? Where's Whom? I'll tear their limbs off.
Sheepy: Grif: Please attack Sir Tristan...
Sheepy: Grif:....
Loki: Artoria: Don't.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▅▃▃'▃!
Sheepy: Grif: Where is he?! I'll shred him to bits! Tear him limb for limb!
Loki: Artoria: No!
Sheepy: Grif: No!
Sheepy: Grif: No!!
Sheepy: Grif:... No?
Arsé-kun: Kay: No!
Sheepy: Grif: No??? Don't???
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Could... Could that door be used as a weapon?
Sheepy: Lucan: You'll ruin the carpeting if you attack someone, Griflet. Then I'd have to clean it up.
Sheepy: Lucan: Wouldn't it be really sad if poor, poor me had to scrub blood out of the expensive carpet? And I wouldn't even be paid overtime...
Sheepy: Lucan: The stress of it might be too much on me, as well. Although, I might have some fun in-testin' this new soap mix I made...
Sheepy: Lucan:...Haha.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Great googly moogly, it's all gone to shit.
Sheepy: Lucan: Or-gan't you try to laugh a little at least? I'm putting all of my heart into these.
Sheepy: Lucan: Hahaha....
Arsé-kun: Kay: *try not to laugh. fail step one* You're awful.
Sheepy: Lucan: Haha, I sometimes tell puns that get me into gut-busting laughter.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *snrk* Stop
Sheepy: Lucan: Really, they just make me split my sides from laughter.
Sheepy: Grif:....
Sheepy: Lucan: ...Mm, tough crowd. Well, Kay, my friend, at least you have the common courtesy to pity laugh.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Anytime, pal.
Sheepy: Grif: Kay?
Sheepy: Grif: Kayyyy???
Arsé-kun: Kay: Griiiiff?
Sheepy: Grif: Kay!! *He looks angry, but...* ...You promised food but there's none...
Arsé-kun: Kay: It's not done yet. I want food too.
Sheepy: Grif: I don't want food.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he pats Grif's shoulder* I'm paying attention to you.
Sheepy: Grif: *He is pleased for once in his life.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he looks up from a crossword he's doing* Food's almost done. Also, what's a six letter word for red?
Sheepy: Bedi: Crimson.
Sheepy: Bedi:...
Sheepy: Bedi:...That's 7.
Sheepy: Bedi: Scarlet is 7...
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Loki: Galahad: Colour?
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll go back to crying in the bathroom.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sixth letter needs to be an N.
Arsé-kun: *Background events include: Lancelot looking like it's his birthday, and everything is on fire. He opts to put his head down and act on neither of these.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And Bedi, get back here.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes?
Loki: Galahad: Oh. Not sure, then.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he leans forward and smooches Bedi* That's all I wanted~
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .. Oh, it's maroon. I'm an idiot.
Sheepy: Lucan: So you're a maroon? ...Haha.
Sheepy: Lucan: ...Personally I thought that one was funny....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Moroon!
Sheepy: Lucan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he claps Galahad on the back* Good t'see you, Galahad, how've you been?
Loki: Galahad: I've been well, thank you, sir Kay.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah! Sir Galahad! I'm glad you're doing well!
Sheepy: *Bedi understands the unfortunate truth that he won't be allowed to cry in the bathroom and instead sits down next to Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin is pleased*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ... :')
Loki: Galahad: You, as well, Sir Bedivere.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot has not mustered up the courage to speak with Galahad. Wait another turn*
Loki: *rip*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot has nearly rolled a nat 20 and has mustered up the courage to speak to Galahad!*
Sheepy: *Congrats!*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...... Gala... Had...
Loki: Galahad: ..? *he turns. whomst*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he reaches out to give Galahad a good, fatherly shoulder pat* ... 'm proud of you.
Loki: Galahad: *he seems. surprised* ...Thanks, dad.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ! *he chokes up and reaches up to ruffle Galahad's hair*
Loki: *Galahad lets him. hair ruffling successful*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Food should be ready in a few minutes!
---AFTER--
Sheepy: Grif: *He slows to a stop and presses his face up against the window displaying wares at the store. Grif buddy please.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he backtracks* ?
Sheepy: Grif: *He's completely absorbed with the dresses on the other side...*
Arsé-kun: Kay: They're nice, huh?
Sheepy: Grif:...Mhm. My wife would've loved to have that one, with the frills.
Sheepy: Grif: She would've looked really nice in it, too.
Sheepy: Grif: Before I died, I was really proud of myself because I'd... saved up enough, I thought, to be able to buy her a dress just like that after our son was born.
Sheepy: Grif: I was giddy with my little surprise for her. I could just imagine the excited expression she'd have... ...
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... She would have loved it.
Sheepy: Grif:...Thanks. I just hope she found the money of help... ... Sorry.
Sheepy: *Grif pulls himself off of the window, looking... sad, for once in his life. No hint of anger like he usually looks.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... I can confirm she did. It's okay, pal. *he lightly pats Grif's head* C'mon, lets go home.
Sheepy: Grif: *He nods*
Arsé-kun: *Kay manages to get them both home. He's, shockingly, still sober*
Sheepy: *And Grif is somehow still borderline sane.*
Arsé-kun: *AND NEITHER OF THEM IS COATED IN BLOOD!*
Sheepy: Kidd: Oh, uhhm, you're back... *cough* How did it go...?
Arsé-kun: Kay: It went surprisingly well! You didn't need us, did you?
Sheepy: Kidd: No..
Arsé-kun: Kay: Really? That's great. Maybe you're getting better!
Sheepy: Kidd: I slept most of the time you were gone. ...
Arsé-kun: Kay: oh
Sheepy: Grif: Sleeping is good.
Sheepy: Kidd: It doesn't seem to help.
Arsé-kun: Kay: We'll figure somethin' out, kiddo.
Sheepy: Kidd:...Thanks.
Sheepy: *Elyan is silently watching from the sofa...*
Arsé-kun: Kay: What're you lookin' at??
Sheepy: Elyan: *He tilts his head a little too far to the right*
Sheepy: Kidd: Earlier I heard him making weird noises... My head hurt a little so I decided to go to sleep.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Stop that!
Sheepy: Kidd: Me?
Arsé-kun: Kay: No, birdbreath!
Sheepy: Elyan: *He stops*
Sheepy: Kidd: He was watching me really closely the entire time I was awake. I woke up to him staring at me, too..
Arsé-kun: Kay: Eh. Is that new?
Sheepy: Kidd: Not really...I guess.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh yeah! I brought back what was left! No grocery shopping this week, boys!
Sheepy: Kidd: Ah! Good idea. Thanks.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Anytime, kiddo! *he goes to put the foodstuffs away. kicks the fridge*
Arsé-kun: *Kay comes back, and plops down next to Kidd*
Sheepy: Kidd: You're surprisingly... sober.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Couldn't have a drink, even if I wanted to. Someone hadta get us home!
Sheepy: Kidd: ...Ah, I guess so.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .. *he takes his phone out*
Sheepy: Kidd: ?
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] We're home safely. You guys good?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Good! Glad you;re bak safe! We returned ohme asfely as well. I had a lot of fun. I've missed memeting up with you. We should do his more oten.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Yeah, absolutely! Were there any casualties?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] It's hard to type, please forgive the misspellings. And, thankfully no. Everone seems appy other than Sir Tristan, but... Sir Tristan hasn't smiled for so long. Last time I remember seeing him smile as before he left su.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] ...So he could have been hapyp without me knowing, but he asnt showing it.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Oh probably. It's like when Grifs happy but he doesn't show it v well.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] I've nver seen him smile. Ever.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Grif or Tris?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] He's always looked either angry ro deadpan even when he was a kid... Griflet, I mean.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] I've seen Sir Tristan smile. Especially when he'd play his harp and I'd sing... I was too embarrassed to do it around the other knights because it didn't seem like a knightly thing to do, but Sir Tristan seemed to like it at least.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] ...Uh, don't tell anyone I used to do that.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] ;)
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Kay!! No!! What if people think I'm weak because of it??
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Then I'll shove their head in the toilet and flush!
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Buddy, you could knock out an entire army on your own! Nobody has the right to say you're weak!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] I know, but... well. I don't want to complain. This is a good day, so let's not dwell on that.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Yeah, yeah.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] You aren't mad that I kept that a secret, though, are you? I was just wirried you woudl look down upjn me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Of course not. You have no idea how much I don't say. Like how I'm the guy who does all the laundry and grocry shopping. Don't tell them! People will think I'm responsible
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Ah! I'm proud of you!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] I never thought you were irresponsible neccessarily! Just that you could improve your life in certain ways!
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Surprise!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Good job!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] I try to do the laundry. ...
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] It's... really difficult.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] It takes a while to learn.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Would I be inconveniencing you by asking you to show me how some day?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] There are othersx I coykd ask, but thdy aren't you.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Yeah, sure.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Great, thanks.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] I trust that you won't make fun of me, I'm not so sure about everyone else.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] They make fun of you, I'll sic Griff on em.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] He listens to you...?
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Sometimes! I could also just release him like a lion into a gladitorial ring!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] I thought he hated you...
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Did you make up with him?
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bed] We've now reached the limit of things I will admit to in one day! (Yeah.) Please try again tomorrow!
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Well, I'm glad to hear tyat. His anfwr towards you seemed ynjustified to me consuderubg that you were jusy neing you.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Thanks, mate.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] That's supposed to be unjustified and considering, also.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Ohhh, okay. I'm not drunk, so I can't read it.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Sorry. It's haed to typw using only ond hand, and the other arm I took off. It's heavu and uncomfortable aftee a while...and it wouldn't work for typing since it's metal.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] you what
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Took off my arm.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] The right one, of course.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] You know, Airgetlam?
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] The Excalibur.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] oh right.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Ah... you don't have much experience with it.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] I don't want to. It's now time to get drunk so we can stop talking about this.
Arsé-kun: Kay: [text: to Bedi] Not really. I think I'm gonna take a nap.
Sheepy: Bedi: [Text: to Kay] Ahaha, I'm an embarrassment when I'm drunk, so us getting drunk sould maje it wosre. I wouldbt aant to embarrass you... anywsy, rnjoy your nap! Sleep well, have good dreams!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he puts his head on Bedi's shoulder* What're you dooooin'?
Sheepy: Bedi: Checking on Kay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Huh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's not smashed yet?
Sheepy: Bedi: No, he's sober.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's a surprise.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Guess maybe it's not..
Sheepy: Bedi: Kay drinks tactically.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's some kind of sentence.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, think of it like this.
Sheepy: Bedi: Alcohol lowers your body's ability to react to pain.
Sheepy: Bedi: So in a fight, he'd have a technical advantage over the opponent because of his body's reduced ability to feel pain.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't think I have thought of it that way as of recent.
Sheepy: Bedi: Furthermore, he'd make more rash decisions, which can be unpredictable to the opponent.
Sheepy: Bedi: Therefore! It's a tactical use of materials provided to us!
Sheepy: Bedi: I wasn't too comfortable with it at first, and I still feel a little iffy about it... but I've come to just accept it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm getting a serious sense of deja-vu! Are you sure you haven't said that to me before?
Sheepy: Bedi: I probably have.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then lets break off and do something we haven't done!
Sheepy: Bedi: Like?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Better go bother everyone else and figure that out on the way!
Sheepy: Bedi: Uhm, sure.
Sheepy: *They go! Satoru is sprawled face-down on the ground. Eiji is checking on him. Or was. He’s now sitting on the ground, visibly pained but not commenting on iy*
Sheepy: Eiji: Uhm... S-Satoru? Are you okay? A-are you hurt?
Sheepy: Satoru: ...
Sheepy: Eiji: S-Satoru...?? Are you sick...? Sleepy? I... uh... I don’t think I can p-pick you up... S-sorry!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hey, who left this soccer ball on the ground? Anyone think I can kick it through the window?
Sheepy: Eiji: S-soccer ball?
Sheepy: Satoru: ...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he drops down to Satoru's level* Is this a master for ants?
Sheepy: Satoru: ...
Sheepy: Eiji: M-merlin. is he okay? He looked over at me and when I started to greet him, he fell over like this and hasn’t moved a muscle since..
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I've seen this before. It's his possum reflex! Even possums overreact.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So do those fainting goats.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Actually those are worse I think..
Sheepy: Eiji: Possum...?
Sheepy: Eiji: So he’s just playing dead... Why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he makes the "I dunno" sound*
Sheepy: Eiji: ...U-uhm... sssorry, how did your visit go?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, it was amazing! The King showed up! Even Lancelot's kid showed up!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And Gil was outside the entire time! Thankfully!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance said he didn't have any kids.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Welcome back to reality, and did he? He's got a kid all right.
Sheepy: Eiji: I'm glad i-it went well...oh! Sssatoru! You're okay!
Sheepy: Satoru: I hate you. Leave me alone.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Woah, woah, hold on a second. That's my master you're talking to.
Sheepy: Eiji: I d-don't know what I did t-to upset you, but I'm really sorry!
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not going to lie. Lying is bad.
Sheepy: Satoru: He started living here uninvited and I never wanted him here in the first place. He still says that he's my dad. He's a horrible excuse for one.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Uninvited? Uninvited?? Who told you that shit?
Sheepy: Satoru: He's never been here. Ever.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wow, it's almost like he couldn't, because that other ass was here! I wouldn't wanna deal with that fucker!
Sheepy: Satoru: I'll accept Sakura tried to deal with Masato. But he never did anything about Masato. And then he suddenly shows up into my life and says he's my dad.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Masanori would have killed him. That's it. And I quite enjoy living, as does Bedivere! Package deal, kid. You get us, you get Master Eiji with us.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't care. I hate him.
Sheepy: Satoru: He just assumes that because we share the same blood, I'll suddenly love and accept him.
Sheepy: Eiji: I...uh...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okaaayyyy!~ That's enouuugh!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you for your awful opinion, Satoru! I hate it! Thank you!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: We can have differing opinions. It's fine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: C'mon, Master, lets not waste time here. *he turns away from Satoru* There's nothing here that matters.
Sheepy: Eiji: Uh...but...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Haha. You said butt.
Sheepy: Satoru:...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The usual? *and he picks Eiji up* You can just ask, you know!
Sheepy: Satoru: *He stands up and heads off to his room. Bye Satoru.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Come on, Bedi. *and he heads off with Eiji*
Sheepy: Bedi: Um...alright. *He follows Merlin*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *what the hell was that about*
Sheepy: CasCu: Well. Uh. Ain't that a conundrum.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: We should do something about that.
Sheepy: CasCu: I may be everyone's big brother, but I'm not the best with kids.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Drag Merlin back to him. Wait for it to resolve itself.
Sheepy: CasCu: Alright. OI, WIZARD!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: WHAT??
Sheepy: CasCu: WE NEED YOU FOR SOMETHING!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he comes in* What.
Sheepy: CasCu: How old are you? Because you'll be a few years older once you're done.
Sheepy: CasCu: You're going to have a staring contest with Master's little chick untill the situation resolves itself.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Do I have to.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Yes.
Sheepy: CasCu: Look at it this way. You serve Master. Therefore, you have a responsibility in doing what would make him happy.
Sheepy: CasCu: And even if his little chick hates him, he loves his little chick and doesn't want to see him upset.
Sheepy: CasCu: If you don't want to see it as that, look at it this way. He's 11.
Sheepy: CasCu: Therefore, you're better than him in every way...including your ability to forgive past mishaps. What he did is nasty, I agree. but your way of going about it isn't going to teach him not to be a brat, my friend.
Sheepy: CasCu: He's doing it 'cause he's scared. You can see it in his eyes. That tough little act he puts out is hiding his fear.
Sheepy: CasCu: What should you do? That's no place for me to input, other than: don't leave the situation the way it is. If you really wanna fix it, rather than getting mad at him for stating his opinion, try to get him to see the other side.
Sheepy: CasCu: But that's just my viewpoint.
Sheepy: CasCu: You're older than me. You do what you want. Now go get 'em, tiger!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I'll be honest? I expected a weapon at my throat and at least five death threats.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're right, but I'm still saying it anyway
Sheepy: CasCu: Why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's what I expect from Lancer. *he shrugs* Should I not?
Sheepy: CasCu: Oi, we threaten when we think it's necessary. It's not here. I'm trying to defuse the situation, not make it worse.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'm just here for the shitty drama. *he's kidding*
Sheepy: CasCu: Aren't we all? A little kid bickering with a few thousand year old wizard is amusing in its own way.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he sighs* Yeah, yeah, okay! Lemme just cool off so I don't explode.
Sheepy: CasCu: Sure.
Sheepy: CasCu: Don't forget, though. I won't forget.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I won't forget. I'm old, but I'm not senile!
Arsé-kun: *Merlin sits down and huffs*
Sheepy: CasCu: However, if you don't do it eventually, I'll expect that you conveniently forgot.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll do it today.
Sheepy: CasCu: Good.
Arsé-kun: *and so, after a few minutes, Merlin heads in to talk to Satoru*
Sheepy: Satoru:.. ?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I'm sorry. I said things I didn't mean.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't get it. If you hate me, you can just say so.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't, that's what I mean.
Sheepy: Satoru: Um... so then you don't hate me. Okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Mmmmhm.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ummm...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .. While I'm here. I did say I'd eventually teach you some spells, yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Alll righty, then! I think I know something nice and simple.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't hate-hate Eiji though. He's scary. But I didn't mean to hurt his feelings. ... But uh. What is it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's for self-defense. It's called Gandr.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oohhh...
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know what that is.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's a simple little spell. The Cus can tell you more- It's old rune magic.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Oooh, but I don't want to break anything. Lets move this somewhere else.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *they relocate to the other room, so other casters can watch. And interfere if something goes stupidly wrong.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he's sitting nearby, half watching and half looking at his tablet. He's clearly trying not to laugh. Mozart is not so subtle*
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Don't ask.
Sheepy: Satoru:...Okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay, ready for me to show it to you?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nice and easy. *he points a fingergun at a cushion* Gandr! *and he knocks the cushion off the sofa*
Sheepy: Satoru: Ah. That's what Big Bro Cu does towards women before they punch him.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Only the fingergun, I hope.
Sheepy: Satoru: They usually don't fly away like the cushion did.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's a good thing. Gandr can only be fired from a fingergun, though.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'll fingergun wisely at people.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can gun all you want, just don't actually use the spell.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: At least, don't unless you have to.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I don't know how to use it.
Sheepy: Satoru: So I don't know how to not use it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Casting is just a simple fingergun and a "Gandr". Here, lets do a few practice tries.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhmmm.. okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lets make sure we have our posture and pronunciation correct first. Repeat after me! *he clearly fingerguns at the cushion again* Gandr! *it pops into the air again*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He attempts to copy Merlin's pose.* Gandr.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good, good! Now do it towards me.
Sheepy: Satoru: But if it's a weapon, I'd be hitting you with it.
Sheepy: Satoru: And murder is bad according to 4 out of 5 doctors, according to Mephisto, according to Kintaro.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It won't murder. It's not a strong enough spell usually. It rarely even does physical damage.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: If you die, that's too bad I guess.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I won't.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He turns to Merlin and imitates the action once more* Gandr.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good, good! Now we move to actually firing it off. Does anyone want to volunteer for being the target?
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. I haven't fired it off. Okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's right. I'll help you do it, but firing it is all on you.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't understand.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Everyone has a trigger phrase or image when they use magic, that turns on their circuits and lets them cast. You haven't done this, so I was going to help out a bit.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And since gandr is usually used on people, we do need a living target. So who wants to get hit with a gandr for ants?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's not. A physical gandr is called a Finn Shot. It can take practice getting to that level.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: CasCu: Hey, why not.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he puts a hand on Satoru's shoulder and looks to CasCu* Thanks for volunteering! Throw your evasion on, just in case.
Sheepy: CasCu: Oi, if we're testing how much it does, isn't it better for me to take it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good point.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: On your mark, Satoru.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He fingerguns at CasCu* Gandr.
Arsé-kun: *When did everything get so Warm? The curse is successfully fired.*
Sheepy: CasCu: Good job, kiddo!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well done!
Sheepy: Satoru: Wow.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he whistles*
Sheepy: Satoru: I did it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Once more, dear student! Give me your best shot!
Sheepy: Satoru: *He fingerguns at CasCu* Gandr.
Arsé-kun: *Gandr goes off again!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Excellent!
Sheepy: Satoru: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's all I'll ask for! A-plus!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhm...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't really get it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's quite normal. See.. *he goes off, trying to explain circuits in a way a child would understand. Success is varying*
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Shut the hell up, wizard, you're giving me a headache. You couldn't explain why the sky is blue without losing someone.
Sheepy: Satoru: I get it. I'm a computer inside. I run internet through my circuits to use gandr.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Magic circuits are just extra nerves that carry magic energy. That's it. Doing the right things can let you use it. That is it. So you are not entirely wrong.
Sheepy: Satoru: If they're nerves, why are they called circuits?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Easier identification.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Servants usually do not, so no.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Either way, quite a wonderful job you did!
Sheepy: Satoru: Thanks.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Great, now sit down and don't do any more of that today unless you wish for death.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And yes, feeling like shit after firing magic is normal.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Sheepy: *Satoru sits down next to Mozart.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Thank you, Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Quite welcome~
Sheepy: Satoru: *He yawns*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Shall we return to your room, Satoru?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: What a choice I've been given. *he picks up Satoru and exits scene*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...... .........
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Holy shit.
Sheepy: CasCu: Eh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Something's extra funky here. I knew his circuits were interesting, but not to that extent..
Sheepy: CasCu: Mm. Try asking his servants.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I might, but I think if they knew, we'd know by now.
Sheepy: CasCu: Are you sure?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's not some small thing if I'm right.
Sheepy: CasCu: ...Hmm, well if you say so. Not my business
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Might end up being your business.
Sheepy: CasCu: Why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How can I put this bluntly? It makes Monty Python look like a child's board game.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The movie. You know the one.
Sheepy: CasCu: No, I don't.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then you've got homework. Find out the name and come back to me.
Sheepy: CasCu: Name of what?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The movie.
Sheepy: CasCu: I'm not a movie type of guy. A movie tells a story that could be told in a song in ten times the length.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Stop being so damn difficult.
Sheepy: CasCu: What, me?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Sure.
Sheepy: CasCu: Anyway, your comment is still very vague and nonsensical.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Repeat to me the latter part of the title, then use the brain you definitely have.
Sheepy: CasCu: You are so difficult and convoluted, you know that?
Sheepy: CasCu: Speaking with you is like fighting Archer. It's tiring and I hate it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Grail.
Sheepy: CasCu: No good comes outta that thing.
Sheepy: CasCu: It's pure evil. I certainly enjoy the fighting, and it's the master's fault for entering if they die... but the opponents never fight fairly.
Sheepy: CasCu: It shouldn't have ever existed in the first place. But I suppose King Arthur's tales wouldn't be much without it, hmhm.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It wasn't originally evil. It was a pure item at one time. It just so happens that it tried to grant the wrong wish.
Sheepy: CasCu: Hmm?
Sheepy: CasCu: Point is, it's a source of bloodshed now.
Sheepy: CasCu: Anyway, as I said. Master's little chick's circuits aren't my problem to deal with. That's not my forte - it's yours.
Sheepy: CasCu: It's one thing if it could kill him. It's another thing if it's just fancy.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He may need extra protection because of it. I will speak to the others first.
Sheepy: CasCu: ...Sure.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Here's your actual homework. Go downstairs and ask Vlad exactly what happened when Satoru was targeted. It will absolutely be your business if we repeat that stunt.
Sheepy: CasCu: Alright, whatever you say.
Sheepy: *CasCu stands up and heads downstairs*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: --And get out of my way, Carmilla, so I can deck h--- *he sees CasCu*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Can we help you?
Sheepy: CasCu: Yup, you can.
Sheepy: CasCu: Merlin wants to know what happened when Satoru was... targeted, whatever that means. He has grounds to believe it'll happen again, I suppose.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Oh, he knows exactly what the hell happened. *and he ends up explaining, winning a Horrified Expression from Tepes. Vlad- 1, Tepes- 0*
Sheepy: CasCu: Mhm, mhm, alright. Well, be sure you're able to do that again.
Sheepy: CasCu: Again, Merlin has grounds to believe he'll be targeted again. If I'm understanding him properly, well, that kid's got a load more problems to face than just a cult.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Fantastic.
Sheepy: CasCu: Anyway, now that I've finished ruining your day, I'll let you get back to playing murderopoly with your good friends.
Sheepy: CasCu: When that game becomes mainstream, make sure to pay me royalties for coining the name.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Thanks a lot.
Sheepy: *CasCu turns and leaves*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad and Tepes take a moment to glance at each other, and resume the pummeling*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, this is sad, so sad, yet so familiar. So reminiscent of myself.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp* My body is cold, my soul is chilled, yet my hands, my hands, they burn. Oh, but is it pleasant upon my freezing body? The blood of my friends and those innocents?
Sheepy: Tristan: If it were I, I would say, nay! It burns me alive! Yet that is where this battle between myself and my other existence comes in.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Kick 'is ass.
Sheepy: Tristan: Is that what they feel when they fight?
Sheepy: Tristan: Do they feel happy, beating their beliefs, their personality, into their other self? Or do they feel dread that one birthed from the other man's existence, that he originated from the man he hates most?
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp* But oh. It's sad. So sad. Unlike them, I am but one. I am but born from my lack of loyalty to my King, while "I" am born from my loyalty. Which is truly the monster? A monster who cannot feel warmth no matter how much he seeks it, or a monster who gets drunk upon it? ... That is what interests me in them.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I already am.
Sheepy: Tristan: But would it be wrong of me to ask them? I am a disloyal knight and they are kings. I am a waste of their time, a waste of their space, a waste of their oxygen-
Sheepy: Tristan: Simply. I am worthless.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he's got Vlad pinned down, quite easily, and seems unbothered by Vlad's attempts to escape. So, he looks to Tristan* One is the real you. The other was created through a good ol' breakdown. Haven't we gone over this?
Sheepy: Tristan: But I still did it. It is still me, no matter the excuse.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: But you know you did wrong. You're not accepting of the awful things you did. That's a good thing.
Sheepy: Tristan: If I have a breakdown again, could that murderous side come out? Would I hurt you, would I hurt Sir Bedivere? Sir Lancelot? I love my friends, but I did it before. I can do it again.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You were given ample reason to do so then, yes? There is no such prompting now.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes. I suppose so.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And if it does? There are enough people here willing to help you.
Sheepy: Tristan: In a way, he is the embodiment of what I wish to be: Loyal and supportive. Accepted. To have a place among the knights.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: But also the things you never want to be. Murderous, especially.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...I don't know.
Sheepy: Tristan: That's what I say. But something tells me that that's all a lie.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: There WAS external interference.. Perhaps it wasn't all you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Her gift was to allow me to serve her once more. In exchange, I had to kill those who would not accept her gift. Who would not be loyal. That was my choice. ... You could call it a fear of death.
Sheepy: Tristan: Or maybe...
Sheepy: Tristan: Greedily chasing after what I thought I had lost.
Sheepy: Tristan: Unfortunately, I can't beat him up and call him names. Nay, I had the opportunity to kill him recently, and yet I did not.
Sheepy: Tristan: You could call it a fear of death... or my greed pursuing what I had lost.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'm sure this is a meaningful conversation, but can you get the hell off me??
Arsé-kun: Avenger: this is so sad. Hey Mozart! Play Despacito!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... *he doesn't move* A fear of death is a completely natural thing.
Sheepy: Tristan: I apologize for being on you but I can't see you. ... Ah, but is my life worth ten? A hundred? A thousand? Burned villages, suffering, creating orphans?
Sheepy: Tristan: Nay, it is worth nothing! Not after I committed those atrocious acts! And yet, I still cling to this life. This disgusting, worthless life. That is why those people died, that is why it can happen again! *He strums his harp* It's sad - it's so, so, sad- this feeling of hopelessness. I envy you in a way, being able to fight the side of you you despise. I cannot, all I can do is cry. Weep. Pray.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: We'll figure something out.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Quite welcome. I'm always available to help you out with your worrie-
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Not now you aren't! I'M NOT YOUR CHAIR! *and he finally throws Tepes off*
Sheepy: Tristan: *The sudden loud shouting obviously startled him. His hand quickly moves to his harp!*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Fight! Fight!
Sheepy: *One finger hits Failnaught, his bow, and the noise of the tension of its cord being released rings out. ...Hope you wanted your beard to be shaved a bit, Vlad, because Tristan has now helped you achieve just that.*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad whips around to stare at Tristan, and Tepes takes advantage to pin Vlad again. Tepes- 2, Vlad- 0*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, my apologies. Your shouting scared me.
Sheepy: Tristan: I was unsure if you were going to truly hurt my friend, so I fired off a non-lethal shot. I am just a worrywart, that much is true.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You about gave me cardiac arrest if that was possible
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, the same would have gone for me, if my heart were still here.
Sheepy: Tristan:..Please be aware that I wasn't trying to injure you. If I had such an intent, your head and your body would be two separate entities.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Not again.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, again.
Sheepy: Tristan: So please don't hurt my friend too much.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I've lost twice now. I doubt I'll be able to.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, that sounds like a you problem.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It is.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why is it the case? You are both the same person, so is your problem that you've been enjoying family life exclusively for far too long?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I think someone needs some E.X.P.
Sheepy: Tristan: EXP?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Experience. Like, hand murder spree. We should go do that.
Sheepy: Tristan:...ah. Was that what Mayumi made me fight again and again...?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Yes. It gets boring, doesn't it?
Sheepy: Tristan: I fell asleep and woke up. They were all dead.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah. I mean. I was very awake.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Sure.
Sheepy: Tristan: You agree? I'm glad. ... Well then. Vlad. Come.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's time to fight hands. Do not worry, I will carry you.
Sheepy: Tristan:...That is what the phrase is, right?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Carry me too, Tristan!
Sheepy: Tristan: Why?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I can't hand solo. I'm too weak.
Sheepy: Tristan: But why carry you?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I'm, like, level 1! I'm a tiny darkness babby.
Sheepy: Tristan: I guess I should....
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Do it tomorrow.
Sheepy: Tristan: Not now?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It's too late. Better to get in before 2 pm, before the farming hordes rush in.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah?
Sheepy: Tristan: It's not discouragement because you're but a level 1, and Tepes is... ...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I am a level 80 to his level 1. *Tepes, do not boast. It makes you look rude.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, so am I.
Sheepy: Tristan: Since I was her only servant, she devoted all of her servant-oriented resources towards me.
Arsé-kun: *you can FEEL vlad getting discouraged*
Sheepy: Tristan: Considering your Berserker status, training might be good for you... because you have already needed to fight to protect your Master in the past, even if he refuses to call himself such.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... I suppose so, yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: I cannot guarantee that I will always be here. Nor can Minako, her Servants, Sir Bedivere, or Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Well, of course. Everyone moves on..
Sheepy: Tristan: And people die.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Happens every day!
Sheepy: Tristan: It's sad, really, so sad- but even if your lifespan is dependent on Satoru's, mine is dependent on his mother's.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere, unless Merlin gets involved, is dependent on his father's.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Who, unless something unfortunate happens to your Master, will inevitably die before your Master. As with mine.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Wow, this got depressing real fast!
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, it's sad but true.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Miserable, I love it.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Thank you all for the wonderful disheartening meal! That should keep me goin' for a few days, assumin' some grabby hands don't end me first.
Sheepy: Tristan: What?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: What?
Sheepy: Tristan: What're you talking about, disheartening meal?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hi, I'm a bundle of sins! You're being miserable, and you're giving me a good ol' boost.
Sheepy: Tris: I see. That's fine.
Sheepy: Tris: Everyone deserves to be happy at my expense.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That's literally my job description!
Sheepy: Tris: I understand.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Can you all get the hell out of my basement?
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmm..
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmm..
Sheepy: Tristan:..I believe.
Sheepy: Tristan: You already put the hell in it...meaning, to do so, we would have to throw you out.
Sheepy: Tristan: My apologies. It'll only take me a little bit to get a secure grip on you to drag you out.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Correction. Get out of my room. All of you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, so that's what you meant.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Yes, it is!
Sheepy: Tristan: Well, I understand. My friend, what are yoir plans?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It starts with 'suffering' and ends, also, with suffering.
Sheepy: Tristan: Because of your M- wife?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Primarily.
Sheepy: Tristan: The best one to go to advice about women is Sir Lancelot.
Sheepy: Tristan: Perhaps Sir Griflet as well, but the last time I saw him he got stuck in a revoving door... according to Sir Bedivere.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he appears to be getting frustrated*
Sheepy: *Unfortunately, Vlad, Tristan can't see this.*
Arsé-kun: *But Avenger can, and he's not going anywhere*
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm terrible with women.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Yeah, same.
Arsé-kun: *And then Vlad kicked everyone out, and right up the stairs. Bye*
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah, I forgot about him...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That was fun.
Sheepy: *Satoru looks over at the group*
Sheepy: Satoru: Did you have a fun party?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Sure did!
Sheepy: Satoru: I wasn't invited but that's okay. All of the parties I've been to have been business related.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: How utterly droll!
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like parties.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Haven't you ever been to a REAL party?
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Sheepy: Satoru: I have no friends my age.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Who gives a damn about their age?
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Friends are friends, doesn't matter anythin' else. Family? Sure. Rando you met on the bus or somethin'? Sure! Who cares?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Who cares? Nobody cares. I especially don't care!
Sheepy: Satoru:...But the values of children are wildly different from the values of adults, teenagers, and babies.
Sheepy: Satoru: An adult puts value in their future, which is reflected in their view of a party: business oriented, even if it's a time to unwind. Perhaps they'll discuss what they've missed in the past as they plan the future.
Sheepy: Satoru: A teenager puts value into their present, which is reflected in their view of a party: drinking, loud music, creating a huge mess, drugs-none are good for their future, but all are fun in the present.
Sheepy: Satoru: Children... children's values are similar to an adult's, but it's moreso, "Look at how far I've come!" which is reflected in their view of a party: birthday parties, pool parties to celebrate getting through school... a few others. Meanwhile, babies just value themselves and themselves alone.
Sheepy: Satoru: An adult feels their party would be good for a child's development, hence why I was brought to many.
Sheepy: Satoru: But a teenager sees a child as an obnoxious distraction even if they do nothing, and I have no friends my age therefore I've never been to a birthday party or a pool party. I can't swim anyway.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: And they sound it! We need something exciting, and fun!
Sheepy: Satoru: I have never done anything exciting in my entire life.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Never?
Sheepy: Satoru: Never.
Sheepy: Tristan: That's tragic, so tragic. A child should enjoy every day they have before their life becomes difficult. Do you not try to experience everything youth gives you? Before you know it your youth will be gone and you'll spend every day wishing for it back.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Ugh, you again?
Sheepy: Tristan: I never left.
Sheepy: Satoru: I've interacted with another child for about maybe an hour in the past few years.
Sheepy: Satoru: Gil doesn't count.
Sheepy: Tristan: If you went outside more you would meet more kids your age.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ah. I'll stay inside then.
Sheepy: Satoru: But staying inside isn't so bad. I have my family, Minako's family, the occasional visit from Dr. Marshmallow, and now a visit from Other Dad.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he looks.. Utterly delighted.*
Arsé-kun: *vlad also definitely heard it and is less happy*
Sheepy: Satoru:? Did something good happen?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: ANYWAY!
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: We've come to an agreement, and we want to get some training in tomorrow! You can come too.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Just be careful.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad and Grandpa are old. Old people have bad backs.
Sheepy: Satoru: Who is going?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Your dad, me. This guy. *he shoves Tristan* You. Whoever wants to?
Sheepy: Satoru:...I'm going...?
Sheepy: Satoru:....okay.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's sad, so sad, seeing a servant of great potential never be allowed to truly flourish. You'll be helping him by going.
Arsé-kun: *Mozart finally starts playing Despacito, finally. On piano. This is irrelevant.*
Sheepy: Tristan: We exist purely to fight for our Master's selfish desires. Leisure is nice but not in great abundance. Your father might be much happier once he's allowed to stretch his wings in battle.
Sheepy: Satoru:...Dad has wings?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Does he? I don't.
Sheepy: Satoru: I've never seen them.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's not literal.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's a figure of speech - poetry. Poetry creates stronger images than simply stating something literally.
Sheepy: Tristan: "He'll be able to fight, just as he's meant to" does not create as much of a positive image as "he'll be able to blossom into the servant he's intended to be" or "he'll be able to spread his wings and enjoy the freedom of following his natural urges".
Sheepy: Satoru: But he's not a servant. He's my dad. Why does he need to fight?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You want an answer to that?
Sheepy: Satoru: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: It's because at the base level, people are flawed. Always have, always will. You don't want a repeat of how you got me, do ya?
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Um...not really, no.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Bein' ale to fight makes it less likely to happen. Simple as that.
Sheepy: Satoru:...But...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: They can't take you if they're dead~
Sheepy: Satoru:...Okay.
Sheepy: Tristan: Don't feel bad. *his strums his harp* We're but tools intended to be used to protect our Masters and achieve their wishes. Nothing more, nothing less.
Sheepy: Tristan: Simply, we're just a flash in a pan, given an artificial extension to our lives with the tempting proposition that this may be our second chance to correct our wrongs.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yet all we are, with very few exceptions, are essences of that person. We are not who we're based on in full but rather an extension of them. Truly, our spirits are inthe Throne of Heroes, and we are but projections of those spirits. Are we alive, we dead? *he strums his harp* Can we really be considered the real deal, or are we just cheap knockoffs? *he plucks a few more strings* It is up to you how you view us, but ah- to strip away our only worth in this form we've been given- is such a sad thing.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he stopped listening about 1/8th in and instead just starts mimicking Tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: It's good to treat us as friends, as family - Mayumi made me feel worth something. ... But in everything there is a balance.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's good to treat us as friends, as family - Mayumi made me feel worth something. ... But in everything there is a balance.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhmmm...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: a balance of you vs my dick
Sheepy: Satoru: What does *Tristan gasping* mean?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: It means m-
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hello, naughty children, it is wizard time! *he cuts in and leans down, whispering to Satoru*
Sheepy: Tristan: No, Satoru! Do not utter such uncouth language! People who do become unreliable and sex hungry, much like Merlin!
Sheepy: Satoru:....Ohhhh...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's just another word for your genitals! What do you call it, then??
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And I'm not unreliable!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, well I, for one, call them by their actual name. However, Sir Gawain calls his "My other Galatine"... ... Wait! Why discuss such things in front of children!?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Gawain said WHAT
Sheepy: Tristan: Furthermore! Tell me ten instances of you being reliable.
Arsé-kun: *andddd Tepes goes to cover Satoru's ears. finally*
Sheepy: Tristan: 8 more.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: There was the time I seduced half the enemy guards so you guys could get in!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: There was the time I provided post-combat healing after a rough fight!
Sheepy: Tristan: 6.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I called that third one magic but it was just skill. Anyway!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I am, and probably still am, the prime handler of grail mud! *he shoots a quick glance to Avenger and winks. He Knows.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, that sounds like a fairly useless job.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wow, I'd like to see you do it!
Sheepy: Tristan: Unfortunately, I am the most useless servant.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That's my job! Stop putting me out of work!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ANYWAY I BABYSIT WHEN YA'LL ARE SMASHED
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere can do the same but more competently.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He can't when he's drunk!
Sheepy: Tristan: Don't insult my friend by saying that he gets drunk!
Sheepy: Tristan: He stays sober so the rest of us may drink to excess even if he deserves a drink more than the rest of us.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I do get drunk sometimes, though...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Exactly. Iiii also manage Chaldea's power.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I ALSO deal with the mana costs of most of this building.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, yeah, and my market job, I have that too.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I have over 5 jobs and I'm reliable in all of them, thanks!
Sheepy: Tristan: That's...
Sheepy: Tristan:...Hm. I still don't see you as reliable.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: :)
Sheepy: Tristan: Because you've done so much to prove otherwise.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin may be heavily flawed but everyone is heavily flawed.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Some people are so flawed they have no redeeming qualities!
Sheepy: Bedi: But that's not Merlin.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin's flaws just make him even more special. Simply, he's not Merlin without them.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Is that a compliment or an insult?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You know, I'm not sure either.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Doesn't it sound like a compliment?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Was it? Thank you!
Sheepy: Bedi: You're welcome.
Sheepy: Satoru: ....Uhhhmmm...*He looks up at Tepes* ...Is Tristan right about you and Dad just being...uhhmmm.. projections of the actual Vlad? ... not that it's bad.
Sheepy: *...Despite this, Satoru's usual poker face is incapable of hiding his worry.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... We're both Vlad. We just have different aspects exaggerated. As for projection..
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No, but also yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: So then... uhm...
Sheepy: Satoru: ...it was just by chance I got Dad and not a different Vlad?
Sheepy: Satoru:....but what if something happened to him? You didn't know me so the memory of every Vlad counterpart isn't commected. Therefore, if I tried to bring him back, he might not even know me because he's a different Vlad.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I wouldn't know that. I wasn't there to see it.
Sheepy: Satoru:...Okay.
Sheepy: *Satoru is definitely not satisfied with the answer, but rather than pushing for an answer, his gaze returns to the floor.*
Sheepy: Satoru:...But there's not much I can do to prevent that past following Avenger's recommendation, so I guess I should. It goes for everyone else too, because they're all like Dad. ... but I don't feel comfortable with it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo fought and Rider got hurt. But would they have gotten hurt if I'd done what I'd needed to do? And Lobo seemed to be having so much fun...
Sheepy: Lobo: *He heard his name and has arrived! Hello, he- his eyes snap to Tepes and he snarls loudly. He hates everyone (but Satoru and Moriarty) but ESPECIALLY you right now.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Don’t growl at me, wolf.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He snarls again, teeth bared*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No.
Sheepy: Lobo: *For once, he’s all bark and no bite. He hesitantly approaches the two and plops himself down between Satoru and Tepes.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he leans over to pet Lobo. pupppyy*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He surprisingly isn’t bothered by this. Instead, he’s staring daggers at Tepes.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he ignores Lobo*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He growls and then whines. why are you ignoring him???*
Sheepy: Satoru: He's on good behavior right now. When he's out on walks he'll try to attack any human who passes by...
Sheepy: Satoru: He won't do that if Dad is walking him but he'll try it when anyone else does.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: :) ?
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo I mean.
Sheepy: Lobo: *You uttered the h word. The human word. He lets out a loud, angry howl.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Me too, Lobo. Me too.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Sheepy: *Lobo grunts.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, but most of us were humans at one point even if we are servants now...
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Actually, my brother mentioned Lobo once chasing him down the street at top speed...
Sheepy: Bedi: He said... "Thank goodness for Guts. ...Not that I had any after that experience, since they were all over the street," and started laughing...
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Simply, it would've been lethal if it weren't for him being a Servant.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he starts cackling. Is this some sort of approval??*
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Did I say something wrong?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: What? Heheh. Not at all!
Sheepy: Bedi: Then why laugh?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I've never met anyone who's found my brother funny, so it can't be that...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Then lemme be the one to ruin that!
Sheepy: Bedi: You...find him funny?
Sheepy: Bedi: Really?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I suppose I should tell him that someone actually laughed at his joke...
Sheepy: *The next day! It's a beautiful day! The flowers are singing, the blooms are birding, in days like these, vampires like Vlad should go hand hunting!*
Arsé-kun: *That's part of the problem. It's a beautiful sunny day, and we expect Vlad to be fully functional*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp* Awaken, my good fellow, and rise from your grave. Oh come now, don't be yellow, and do try to be brave. *He strums his harp* You are a king, and a king should face challenges. Turn to the sun, show it your power! You can't just hide from it! It's come up, just for you!
Sheepy: Tristan: But if you decide you aren't going, I suppose I can't force you. No, I suppose I shouldn't.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... I'm up.
Sheepy: Tristan: Good. If you can't get up to train during the daytime, you won't be able to fight for your Master during the daytime either.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Can't the others do it..? *but he drags himself up all the same*
Sheepy: Tristan:..Is that how you truly feel?
Sheepy: *Tristan will remember that.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'm not the only one here. Some assistance would be appreciated.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll bring more of his servants.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Thank you. What's the weather like?
Sheepy: Tristan: Cold.
Sheepy: Tristan: Like my body, my soul...
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah, I long for warmth...
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't know who should go.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: The Avenger already invited himself. So perhaps one more..?
Sheepy: Tristan:...Berserker...Avenger...
Sheepy: Tristan: Both are close range.
Sheepy: Tristan: The last person should be long range.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Yes, yes, that is true.
Sheepy: Tristan: Caster or Archer.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, my friend, I should ask my friend!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Hm? Who are you referring to?
Sheepy: Tristan: Mozart.
Sheepy: Tristan: His music makes me feel very warm and happy...
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you think he would want to come?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Perhaps Amadeus will want to come, perhaps not. We'll have to ask.
Sheepy: Tristan: Let's ask him then.
Sheepy: *Tristan begins heading to Mozart's room*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart was playing his piano, but stopped when Tristan got close*
Sheepy: Tristan: Good morning.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Good morning!
Sheepy: Tristan: Vlad, Avenger, and I will be going out soon. Do you want to join us?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Oh, I'd love to!
Sheepy: Tristan: Wonderful.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I suppose Satoru is going too...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: So I heard.
Sheepy: Tristan: We're going to the ember fields.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That sounds like it could be fun. Yes, I'll certainly come.
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, downstairs..*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: --No, no! I've been to the Ember fields many a time and let me tell you! There are so many bugs, everywhere!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Everywhere?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Everywhere! You just gotta look past all the ember hands!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But! Bugs are everywhere already! *he laughs* There's even one here! *he picks up his hat to show Ticking-kun, who chirps*
Sheepy: Satoru: But if there's bugs everywhere already, why do I have to go to the Ember fields in order to see those bugs?
Sheepy: Satoru: Are the bugs there better? I like the bugs here. But I found a replacement for Choo Choo and Lobo ate him.
Sheepy: Satoru: I guess Lobo won't eat the bugs there.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: They're very different! The species there are far bigger!
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to see them.
Sheepy: Holmes: *He takes his pipe out of his mouth* ...If you think about it, a centipede is simply six spiders all in a congo line...
Sheepy: Holmes: They're greedy creatures, aren't they? What about all of the snakes who would like legs, hm? And yet, centipedes don't share...
Sheepy: Satoru: Snakes have legs. They're just tiny spurs.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But they don't have any arms!
Sheepy: Holmes: What counts as an arm?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Upper limbs that have a function that is NOT walking!
Sheepy: Holmes: So wings are arms.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: They could be! It would depend where they connect on the spinal cord.. Wyverns' wings are their arms, but Bathory's wings aren't arms!
Sheepy: Holmes: However! They are upper limbs that do not assist her in walking.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But they're not really limbs if they're on the back.
Sheepy: Holmes: And yet, Hindu gods had limbs coming from their back.
Sheepy: Satoru: Mephisto?
Sheepy: Satoru: How is "cold, hard cash" better than normal money?
Sheepy: Satoru: I found someone's wallet in the fridge but I didn't touch it because they were probably making some.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's still money. It's just actual dollars and euros and stuff instead of.. A credit card? Something like that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. So then why is there a wallet in the fridge?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I guess someone tried to make "cold hard cash" literal! Haha!
Sheepy: Holmes:...Oh, speaking of which...I misplaced my wallet...but I don't remember where...
Arsé-kun: *Aforementioned wallet is flung at Holmes, at terminal velocity*
Sheepy: Holmes: Ow!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: That wallet, Sherlock?
Sheepy: Holmes: No! Why throw it?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Case closed, I no longer care.
Sheepy: Holmes: Do you throw things at everyone else?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad doesn't throw things at people.
Sheepy: Holmes: He threw something at me.
Sheepy: Satoru: But he doesn't throw things at people.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I'm not a people, I want something thrown at me next!
Sheepy: Satoru: You're a person even if you aren't human. I support you.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: What an awful decision that is.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hi, I'm an absolutely awful villain. Please blame your problems on me instead.
Sheepy: Satoru: But you're my friend.
Sheepy: Satoru: If I blame my problems on you, it won't solve them.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: When the world inevitably ends, I'll kill you last.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'd rather you not kill me but I guess it's the thought that counts.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Everyone dies, shit happens. Lets go murder some hands.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't want to go out but I have to.
Sheepy: Satoru: Auntie Guin gave me food for when I'm there so I'll feed it to the centipedes. Do you think they like sandwiches?
Sheepy: *Tristan and gang eventually head out to the Ember fields!*
Sheepy: Tristan: This is where you will grow strong.
Arsé-kun: *Vlad's yawning, Avenger's looking up a tree, and Mozart's the only one listening. Maybe*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I do hear something. Would that be what we're looking for?
Sheepy: Tristan:...Mm?
Sheepy: Tristan: What do you hear?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: How do I describe it..? Skittering. Like a shitty bug, but bigger.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: That's it.
Sheepy: Tristan: The golden ones are the strongest.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He's out with his dad so he's happy. Nothing else matters.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I see one!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, excellent. I'll help you, then.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he quickly arms himself, throwing himself at the little bronze hand that has appeared. it barely does anything*
Sheepy: Tristan: *he strums his harp, causing cuts to appear on the hand's body!*
Arsé-kun: *Avenger takes advantage of this and jams his weapons into it. This is more effective*
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, that sounded painful.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he puts Satoru down* Perhaps now we should join in.
Sheepy: Satoru: Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'll consider it.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Arsé-kun: *and by "training" i mean everyone fighting hands, and Avenger being a meatshield for some reason.*
Sheepy: *And Tristan is support!*
Arsé-kun: *tristan is doing most of the damage*
Sheepy: *Tristan is like Support in Smite. Avenger is like DPS in Smite.*
Arsé-kun: *so Tristan is doing dumb damage and mitigation, and Avenger is only getting crits once an hour*
Sheepy: *and Satoru is watching. So is that horse who's eating Satoru's lunch.*
Arsé-kun: *WHAT HORSE?*
Sheepy: *You know, that horse! Satoru's new friend!*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad steps out to observe this horse. Why is there a horse? Who lost their dumb horse?*
Sheepy: *Satoru doesn't appear pleased by his lost lunch. Bayard doesn't care.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: -- Due respect, please control your horse.
Sheepy: Georgios: I apologize. I looked away for one moment and Bayard left...
Sheepy: Georgios: I looked for Bayard briefly and the Avenger I was with also disappeared.
Sheepy: Georgios: Thankfully, you found him.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That's rough, sir. Shall I track him down for you?
Sheepy: Georgios: Oh, I'd appreciate it.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then I shall do so for you.
Sheepy: Georgios: He's wearing a pinstripe suit and has gray hair. Thank you very much!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: :I
Arsé-kun: *Tepes exits scene. Mozart enters scene, leaving Tristan and Avenger to deal with the golden hands that have appeared.*
Sheepy: Georgios: Oh, hello. I haven't seen you before. Are you new h-...
Sheepy: Georgios:...You don't happen to be Amadeus, do you?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Unfortunately! I'm not exactly prepared for another attempt on my life, but shit happens!
Sheepy: Georgios: I apologize. He's usually polite, but upon you being mentioned, he gets violent.
Sheepy: Georgios: Please be careful. He's here today.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I.. Thank you.
Sheepy: Georgios: If he decides to attack you, Bayard and I will protect you. Servants aren't supposed to fight each other here.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Ah, thank you very much.
Arsé-kun: *Vlad has been staring at Georgios this entire time*
Sheepy: Georgios: ....? Hello. You seem a bit familiar...
Sheepy: Georgios: I am Georgios. If I'm to assume that's your Master, I apologize for Bayard eating his lunch. He has a sweet disposition but he can be mischievous at times.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He hesitantly puts out his hand to pat Bayard's nose. Bayard doesn't seem to mind. It's his payment for helping you eat your lunch.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You're... Oh, where are my manners? My name is Vlad. Tepes is my... Brother, I suppose. It is very much a pleasure to meet you, sir.
Sheepy: Georgios: Oh! Nice to meet you as well. Tepes is a friend of mine. He hasn't mentioned you before, so I apologize for not knowing you.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'd probably have done the same thing, to be perfectly honest..
Arsé-kun: Mozart: What's this? What's this quiver in your voice? Ooh-woo, what's thi- *Mozart gets a hand slapped over his mouth. Thank you Vlad*
Sheepy: Georgios: ...Ah, I don't mean to open old wounds.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: It's perfectly fine, sir. Don't worry about it.
Sheepy: Georgios: Have you seen a gray-haired man in pinstripe?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Not at all, my apologies.
Sheepy: Georgios: It's fine. It was my duty to watch over him.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *from a distance* Incoming!
Sheepy: Georgios: Ah, did you find him!?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I sure did!
Sheepy: Georgios: Thank you! Do you have him?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I do. *he enters scene with the aforementioned man over his shoulder. And not impaled on armor spikes. I feel like that's an important detail*
Sheepy: *Pshh wouldn't it be better if he was*
Sheepy: Salieri: *He doesn't seem too bothered by the whole situation, surprisingly. Three of his minions pop out from behind Tepes. They came too!*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he's.. Leery of them, to say the least.*
Sheepy: *They all look to Mozart blankly.*
Sheepy: Georgios: Yes, that's him.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: :I *aaand he's off, to sit next to Satoru and Bayard. nope, nope nope*
Sheepy: *Their gazes follow him...*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi. If you want lunch, there's no lunch. Just a horse.
Sheepy: Satoru: He ate it.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's not lunchtime anyway.
Sheepy: Salieri: What did you need me for?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: To keep track of you. We don't need you attacking anyone because they said the M-word.
Sheepy: Salieri: Ah, but that's the only way I can get myself emotionally ready to fight...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he knows better than to speak. He knows far better than that*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Manure.
Sheepy: Salieri: ....!! That voice is familiar...
Sheepy: Georgios: It's no one.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he raises his voice a little* Shit piss fuck cock motherfucker and did I say shit yet?
Sheepy: Georgios: *horrified gasp*
Sheepy: Salieri: ...!
Sheepy: Salieri: Mozart...!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Can you not end me today? It's a beautiful morning.
Sheepy: Salieri: Why do you think I want to...?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I wasn't asking you. I was asking Murder McShitenstein.
Sheepy: Salieri: ....
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He not in? Fantastic.
Sheepy: Salieri: ...I don't know what you mean.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That's even better. *does he dare approach? yes, he does, because Salieri is still on Tepes' shoulder.*
Sheepy: *The minions are watching Mozart closely.*
Sheepy: Salieri:...My friend. Looking at you tears me up inside.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Is it my shitty face?
Sheepy: Salieri: The smile I stole from the world. The talent that was not allowed to blossom. That's all I can think upon beholding your face once more.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You didn't do anything. Who lied to you? Was it that one film? I firmly dislike it.
Sheepy: Salieri:....
Sheepy: Salieri:...No, no, I must've. It is what the people say. That is how they treated me.
Sheepy: Salieri: I don't remember anything of it, but ah, it seems so familiar.
Sheepy: Salieri: I don't know what you mean by film.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That's also fantastic. *he goes to ruffle Salieri's hair. Will? He? Survive?*
Sheepy: *Salieri surprisingly doesn't go to attack him.*
Sheepy: Salieri: I don't understand.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You're not attacking me like last time. What a joyous occasion!
Sheepy: Salieri: I'm not Salieri. Salieri is dead. I killed Salieri, or perhaps, Salieri killed himself. ... I don't know. Why do you treat me as such? Salieri did not kill you, and yet he was told so. I, Salieri, killed you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No, not you. Put the real Salieri back on the line. I can fight you later.
Sheepy: Salieri: But there's no change.
Sheepy: Salieri: This body of mine is the only reminder of who I was. Truly was. Ah, but my mind, my soul - they are the clay of humanity. What they whisper, so shall it be.
Sheepy: Salieri: I don't know what's right or wrong anymore.
Sheepy: Salieri: There is a piece of me who adores you so - this body, my body, feels so happy. Yet- he- I- feel hate! Such hate! If we were to embrace, I would be full of joy, but I'd certainly snap your neck!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Why not try to work out your emotions? You describe some as more foreign than others. This wouldn't be the ideal way to do it, though..
Sheepy: Salieri: How? How can I?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Lets discuss this afterwards. Haku would certainly help here.
Sheepy: Georgios: Ah, speaking of Haku, she was looking around for you. She looked worried.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Yes...
Sheepy: Georgios: When I spoke to her, she said not to mention that last part if I saw you since you might get the wrong idea, but I don't see any harm in it.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No, no, I understand why. We'll handle it.
Sheepy: Georgios: Ah, that's good.
Sheepy: Georgios: Do you want me to notify her that you're here?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Please.
Sheepy: Georgios: I'll bring Avenger home as well.
Arsé-kun: *Speaking of Avengers, Avenger and Tristan haven't shown up.*
Sheepy: *That's not good.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Harp guy, like my lunch, has disappeared.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... I can still hear his harp. He cannot be too far.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: .. Oh, sir, I should probably come with you. That way Bayard cannot run off again.
Sheepy: Georgios: Good idea!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Why, thank you.
Sheepy: *Bayard approaches Tepes.*
Sheepy: Georgios: Do you intend to ride or walk?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'll walk. *he holds his hand out for Bayard*
Sheepy: Bayard: *He sniffs at Tepes's hand.*
Arsé-kun: *Bayard gets a nose pat*
Sheepy: Bayard: *He is pleased!*
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you going to come back?
Arsé-kun: *Not shown until now is Vlad, absolutely brimming with pure, unadulterated Jealousy and Envy. Irrelevant, carry on*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: If I am permitted to do so, then perhaps.
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Satoru: You're not allowed outside? Everyone tries to make me go outside.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Not quite.
Sheepy: Satoru: So it's not that? You're just busy?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru:...Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Then uhhmmm..
Sheepy: Satoru: You live at Chaldea?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That's right.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He gives Tepes a hug!* ... Bye.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Oh, goodbye. *he pats Satoru's head and shrugs to Vlad. This slightly mitigates Vlad's saltiness, but not much*
Sheepy: Satoru: Have a safe trip.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That goes for you too, Salieri.
Sheepy: Salieri: Mozart......... Mozart....
Sheepy: Salieri: I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... for killing you! Hate me! Curse my name! It'll make it easier...please...please!
Sheepy: Salieri: I want to see you again. ...My friend...I'm sorry... I'm sorry! I'm going to be better this time! I'm going to erase your name from history, destroy all traces that you've ever existed! I'm not Salieri! I'm the Grey Man, the reaper who took your soul! Salieri is dead and humanity killed him!
Sheepy: Salieri: *He claws at his collar and reveals a nasty scar across his throat* Humanity slit his throat...humanity made him kill you! Humanity created me for an answer to their beloved musician's death! I'm going to erase you from the minds of humanity...erase you from existence... ...I don't understand... how did you die? ...Was everyone right...?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No. You, Salieri, did not kill me.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he folds his arms* And that fact is not changing.
Sheepy: Salieri: Then who did? Who did?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I died of illness, you little shit!
Sheepy: Salieri: I- I don't remember, I don't remember... I clearly remember it! I poisoned you! Certainly, I poisoned you! That is what you cried out! "I am being poisoned!"
Arsé-kun: Mozart: And I thought I was.
Sheepy: Salieri: Who poisoned you if not me?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Satan. I don't know.
Sheepy: Salieri: Uh?
Sheepy: Salieri:...I can't argue that...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Great!
Sheepy: Tristan: ... *He returns with Avenger under his arm*
Sheepy: Tristan: I did not fall asleep.
Sheepy: Tristan: However, I have returned with Avenger due to unseen consequences of only having an archer and a low levelled Avenger fighting hands.
Sheepy: Satoru: What happened?
Sheepy: Tristan:........
Sheepy: Tristan: I forget.
Sheepy: Tristan: However, I was not asleep.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Sure.
Sheepy: Tristan: I was only resting my eyes.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I couldn't even fire off my noble phantasm... Sheesh, if I die, I want you to bury me. Just so you can let me down again.
Sheepy: Tristan: Well, it's why I wanted more than just us.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...It is my fault though... with me here, you weren't supposed to get hurt, and yet...
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, if only I had been more aware of my surroundings!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: My apologies. I will join you this time.
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: And I'll rejoin, though I was doing jack shit.
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Sheepy: Tristan: I appreciate it.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Me too!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Satoru?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I didn't even say anything yet.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. What did you want to say?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I was going to ask if you were coming.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... So are you coming?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *they get the going*
Sheepy: Tristan: Is Tepes not coming? Ah, that must mean that Haku finally wants him back. A joyous occasion!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Good for him. Keeps him out of my hair.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why do you hate him so?
Sheepy: Tristan: Is it because he is the "lawful war hero" to your "chaotic bloodthirsty vampire"?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Which answer have I not given yet to that question? How about... Sure, that. That works.
Sheepy: Tristan: You have no reason so you grab onto mine, hm?
Sheepy: Tristan: That's fine I suppose. I hate myself too. Certainly, I am incredibly skilled in many respects, which I will not deny.
Sheepy: Tristan: However, there's pieces of me that I simply cannot abide, and this scar is a testament to my sin. A symbol of my mistakes.
Sheepy: Tristan: Loving your beloved uncle's wife- ah, I had been poisoned with an elixer of temptation to cause it to be so, and yet that fire burned long after that potion was out of my system. Causing my mother's death purely through being born, not once knowing my father. My uncle was all I had, and yet I betrayed him.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Do you ever find anything else to mope about?
Sheepy: Tristan: Whatever do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: All you ever moan about is your own mistakes. Hasn't anyone ever wronged you? C'mon, talk some shit.
Sheepy: Tristan: I have only wronged others.
Sheepy: Tristan: People say my dear wife wronged me.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You're too damn nice. Anyone else wanna talk shit?
Sheepy: Tristan: "If the sails are white, she will come for me. If the sails are black, she has abandoned me," I told my wife in my dying breathes.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I said, does anyone ELSE wanna talk shit?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: haha. You said shit
Sheepy: Satoru: That's what Uncle Mozzy likes to say.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Maybe lets not ask you, Amadeus.
Sheepy: Tristan: She whispered that those sails were black. They were white, say the people.
Sheepy: Tristan:...But they were black to me. A symbol of my punishment. My deserved punishment. To die alone without my loved one by my side, and instead have a woman who despises me watch in glee as I suffer in my last moments.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That's so sweet! I'm utterly disgusted!
Sheepy: Tristan: Mm?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You're too nice!
Sheepy: Tristan:...I suppose I should add this onto my list of names.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: No! Stop!
Sheepy: Tristan: "Airhead", "Monster", "Sleepy Idiot", "Child of Sorrow", "Too Nice".
Sheepy: Tristan:....And so on.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: One of these things is not like the others
Sheepy: Tristan: Hm?
Sheepy: Tristan: All are observations about my character.
Sheepy: Tristan: "Monster" was uttered by my good friend's brother due to my ruthlessness on the battlefield. He has...issues with me, for whatever reason.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Hands incoming!
Sheepy: Tristan: *He readies Failnaught*
Arsé-kun: *and in comes a swarm of varying hand types!*
Sheepy: *Tristan strums his harp, summoning vacuum arrows. Tristan takes no hostages so everyone rlse better try to get a piece of the action.*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart readies his composer baton, and Vlad prepares to pounce. Avenger is still under Tristan's arm.*
Sheepy: *And Satoru is watching!*
Sheepy: *Eventually, Tristan (with some help from friends) cleans up the hands!*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: How delightful that was! Can we get an encore?
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you feel up to it?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Most certainly.
Sheepy: Tristan: Then it's fine by me... ah. *He puts Avenger down*
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you see other hands?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I hear more incoming.
Arsé-kun: *and more show up. There's more gold ones!*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He plucks the strings of his harp, binding one of the hands!*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad targets this hand and lunges at it*
Sheepy: *It's super effective!*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Me next, me next!
Sheepy: *Tris binds another hand!*
Arsé-kun: *Avenger pops a skill to buff himself and goes for it! It takes a bit of smacking it around, but he eventually gets his much needed Critical*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Gottem!
Sheepy: Tristan: Good job.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Thanks!
Sheepy: Tristan: *He binds one more! Do you want it, Mozart?*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Thank you kindly! Fortissimo! *and he attacks it until it dies*
Sheepy: Tristan: *And he cleans up the rest.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I think we got a good amount of shinies.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, those are embers. They make you stronger.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Huh. Well, lemme get one more handie and we can go!
Arsé-kun: *muffled mozart laughter*
Sheepy: Tristan: Sure.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Whoopie. I can't wait to bust a noble phantasm!
Sheepy: Tristan:...But won't that be intensive on your Master's health?
Sheepy: Tristan: Well, it's not my concern. Ah, if only I were more willing to be proactive with such things...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Do I even have a cost? I won't waste any mana for the rest of the day anyway! C'mere, hand!
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you want me to bind it?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Nope! Can't go off in that condition!
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. Have fun then.
Arsé-kun: *Avenger spots a bronze hand- the perfect target. He smacks it and backs off, setting off his NP. It doesn't.. Seem to do anything, and he lets the hand smack him around for the turn. With a grin, the NP really goes off.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Payback! *he turns into a wolf-like daemon, howling* Verg Avesta! *and he returns to the hand all the damage he took. This kills it, and he does a victory screech*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, my ears hurt now.
Sheepy: Satoru:....!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Even better! *he reverts, reverts a bit too far and into a void, and back to normal. Oops!* Well, that was fun! So who wants to carry me back?
Sheepy: Tristan: I will.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Great! 5, 4, 3.. *his buff wears off, and he promptly keels over.*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He scoops up Angra after some trouble finding him* Well, let's head back. I have a book club meeting.
Sheepy: Tristan: At Chaldea, of course, but a few friends at... ... home... are coming along....
Sheepy: Tristan:....home. It's not that. It's just one stop for me. I don't deserve a home.
Sheepy: Tristan: "Your home" - that is too long of a name. "The house" - that is too vague. "Home"... I cannot call it that. Ah, this is a conundrum!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You may as well live there by now.
Sheepy: Tristan: No, no, that's a mistake.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Is it? That's too bad.
Sheepy: Tristan: I shouldn't be wanted.
Sheepy: Tristan: ..And yet.
Sheepy: Tristan: You allow me to stay...
Sheepy: Tristan: You sound cruel, ah, your voice radiates it- and yet, and yet, you show kindness to the scum of the Earth.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...But, I must rush or I will be late. My friend whom I have not seen for weeks, months, awaits me, and I must bring people along.
Arsé-kun: *and then we skipped ahead to that bc we can*
Sheepy: Kintaro: A book club...huh? That ain't my sort'a thing at all, but I'm glad Bear and I got you guys here. ...Although, learning how to read with friends sounds golden...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You may as well.
Sheepy: Tristan: Then follow me. My friend is near, so near!
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp and hurries on ahead*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... At least wait up..
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, my apologies! I'm just so happy. Overjoyed. Full of bliss.
Sheepy: Tristan: Thrilled.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I'd comment about your joy probably being contagious, but I'll hold off.
Sheepy: *Tristan slows down some. Guin seems pleased that he's happy for once.*
Sheepy: Tristan: They're in this room.
Arsé-kun: ?: -- And so, I personally think we should start soon.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh, shouldn't we wait?
Sheepy: Yan: Until they get here... ... oho, that's a large crowd.
Sheepy: Tristan: My friend! It is so good to see you once again! *He enters the room and passes by everyone, only to stop at the trashcan* Lancelot, how have you been?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .... Incredible.
Sheepy: Yan: Tristan, that's a trashcan. Is that where you intend to hide his body? ......Heheheh.
Sheepy: Yan: He's not here yet. We two are the first ones here.
Sheepy: Tristan: Two?
Arsé-kun: ?: Have you forgotten about me?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: Your voice is familiar.
Arsé-kun: ?: I'm Lupin.
Sheepy: Tristan: Right, I remember you now.
Sheepy: Tristan: Holmes mentioned you.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Holmes? Me? Oh, I am honored!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I'm glad that cheers you up
Sheepy: Tristan: But living with him is simply terrible.
Sheepy: Tristan: He survives off of coffee, eight hour energy, and the occasional drug.
Sheepy: Tristan: He'll occasionally come to me, high as a kite, and try to borrow my bow or ask me to try out a concoction he made.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: How does this man function..? Oh, but enough. You brought friends?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, oh! I know a few of them!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Ah, you. Don't you have a job?
Sheepy: Yan: I don't have a job. I have many jobs.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Then how do you have time to sit around and goof off?
Sheepy: Yan: Because I get my jobs done quickly and efficiently. What, do you procrastinate?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I wish I had time to do that.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Eh?
Sheepy: Yan: Riiiight, you're that author. Are you a masochist?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No, but I understand the direction you are coming from.
Sheepy: Yan: I do odd jobs and get paid a lot for them...Although, for the Old Man and my pal here, I'll give a big ol' loyalty discount.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That's great.
Sheepy: Yan: Isn't it?
Arsé-kun: *Someone knocks on the door!*
Sheepy: Tristan: Come in!
Arsé-kun: *The door is flung open, and Saber Lancelot strides in, making a grand dramatic gesture with his free arm*
Arsé-kun: Saberlot: You haven't started without me, yes? That'd be ill-advised and rather unfortunate!
Sheepy: Tristan: No, of course not! Ah, my friend! I'm overjoyed to hear your voice once more!
Sheepy: Guin: ?!
Arsé-kun: Lot: And I yours, dear friend! Are we all gathered...?... *and he spots Guinevere.*
Sheepy: Guin: *She is staring back at him, unsure of what to say or do.*
Sheepy: Tristan: I brought some of my housemates. Yan Qing and Lupin are here too, of course. We were waiting on just you.
Arsé-kun: Lot: ... *he tears his eyes away from Guin, the seductress, th* Oh, thank you for waiting.
Sheepy: Guin: *Her gaze shifts to the ground...*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he puts his arm around her shoulders in a display of possessiveness and dominance. THIS WOMAN IS M I N E*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: We're going to start with all of this unresolved tension? That's fine by me.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah, I suppose I should have thought through bringing the Queen...but she is almost inseperable from my friend, and I wanted him to come.
Sheepy: Kintaro: *He looks at Saberlof, at Guin, and then back again before supportively placing a hand on Lot's hand* Don't worry. I agree that women are terrifying!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Amen to that. Everyone can pull up a seat, it's fine.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh? You think? A one night stand isn't that bad, y'know?
Sheepy: Tristan: I prefer married women...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Oh, not this again!
Sheepy: Tristan: Don't you agree, my friend?
Arsé-kun: Lot: You've placed me in quite the conundrum! While I am inclined to naturally agree, perhaps that may not be the wisest answer.
Sheepy: Tristan: Wisest...?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ... *he grumbles, a bit louder than need be*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, you agree as well?
Sheepy: Yan: All three of you are nasty, not to be rude. It doesn't seem as bad when Lupin up and steals women's hearts because at least he has standards, y'know?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Never meant to take them.
Sheepy: Yan: Hey, no need to feel bad. It happens to the best of us. I walk into a room and ladies immediately cluster around me until I talk to 'em...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: *he flips a nearby book open and slaps it down on the table* Books, not women! Focus!
Sheepy: Kintaro: *He hesitantly sits down* I've got a confession to make- I can't read, so that's why I'm here.
Sheepy: Tristan: Where are you sitting, my friend?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Oh, we can certainly work on that!
Arsé-kun: Lot: I was going to sit next to you, of course. Perhaps the other me and she can sit on your other side?
Sheepy: Kintaro:...Really? *A huge grin forms on his face* That's golden!
Sheepy: Tristan:....! That's...possible?
Sheepy: Tristan: I can have that? ...Yes, I'd love that!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Happy faces all around. *he gets onto a seat, using his own book as a booster seat*
Sheepy: Guin: *....Ah. She's simply "she" to this Lancelot. That's it. Simply, he believes she's the woman who led him astray, corrupted him, fell the kingdom, using her seduction. A villain. That's what that look must've meant. That's what-* I apologize, I'll be right back. Start without me, please.
Sheepy: Yan: *His serpent-like grin is plastered on his face...*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Even you're happy, right, Andersen?
Sheepy: Yan: If I'd known you were coming, I would've invited my other friend.
Arsé-kun: Both Lancelots: ?
Sheepy: Guin: *Now both sets of eyes are on her shoot shoot shoot she should've just left without saying anything* I...ah,
Sheepy: Guin:...dropped...something? R-really, it's fine if you start without me, I'm going to take a while.
Arsé-kun: Lot: I'm sorry, did I disappoint you, dear lady? I, too, disappoint myself-
Arsé-kun: Lance: shhhhhhuuttt uuuppp.
Sheepy: Guin: You didn't disappoint me. Don't worry about it, please. It's really just nothing.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am the massive disappointment. Don't take my title, friend.
Sheepy: *Tristan takes a seat*
Arsé-kun: *Lot sits down next to him. Lance drops into a seat on Tristan's other side*
Sheepy: *And Guin rushes out. But don't worry, she'll be back! Probably.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... *he wisely does not comment* So what have we been reading?
Sheepy: Kintaro: I like this one! *He pulls out a children's picture book about bears!*
Sheepy: Kintaro: It's got all kinds of bears!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Oh, the one w.. You've been using to improve your writing?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yeah!
Arsé-kun: Lot: It certainly counts, I will say.
Sheepy: Kintaro: I like the big brown one!
Sheepy: Kintaro: "Grizzly bear"! It starts with my favorite letter and looks tough. I want to find one and sumo wrestle with it one day!
Arsé-kun: Lot: That's a... Er.. Noble goal.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Have you ever wrestled a bear?
Arsé-kun: Lot: Not exactly, no.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Maybe you shouldn't, actually. You don't have that golden of a body...
Sheepy: Kintaro:....And you don't appear like you'd be that endearing to animals...
Arsé-kun: *Lot looks offended. Lance snorts and quickly stops himself from laughing.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: ?
Sheepy: Kintaro: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Seems like you're correct.
Sheepy: Kintaro: He looks pretty offended...but I wasn't trying to insult him. It's more like... animals sense the will of a person from a mile away along with their personality. You're the type to just use them and not really try to bond with them, yeah? I can feel that coming off of you. That ain't golden at all- if you want them to help you, they'll only perform their best if they respect you as their alpha but still see you as a pal.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *this has given him an Idea. he gets off his seat (and book) to get book, and starts quickly scribbling something down. all work at all times NO BREAKS*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Otherwise, they aren't doing it because they want to but rather because you're pushing them into it. They aren't too much different from humans, but they display their feelings differently. Try to learn the language of the animal you're using and know when to give them space or when they want to socialize.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Well, that's today's moral of the story, everyone. Great meeting.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Oh, I didn't mean to take over or anythin'... I just felt like it should be addressed.
Sheepy: *Guin has returned! She has her helmet on now.*
Sheepy: *She takes a seat next to Lance.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...?
Sheepy: Guin: Ah, did interrupt? Sorry. Continue.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Not at all. No progress has been made on the intended topic.
Sheepy: Guin: Ah, that's good.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: May we formally start yet?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Fantastic! *he closes his book*
Sheepy: Tristan: You start, of course.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I suppose that is customary. *he places his book down, and then reaches down to pick something off the floor. It's a much bigger book, which he drops on the table with a resounding THUD* So I finished this in the nick of time for the meeting.
Sheepy: Tristan: What is it? It sounds heavy...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Lovecraft. I know the rule is to recommend whatever we finished, but this was... Hoo-wee. Long.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...a romance...!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Non! Not even close.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Love...craft...isn't a romance....?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That's the author's last name.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah....
Sheepy: Tristan:...How unfortunate...
Sheepy: Tristan: But what is it, then?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Horror. Complicated horror. Sure, interesting read, but..
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I personally don't care for it. Either way, it was a thing I read.
Sheepy: Tristan:...I'll have to pass. I don't want nightmares.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lucan might enjoy it, however, so I will recommend it to him.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Then some value was gleaned from that novel.
Arsé-kun: Lot: So! *he trucks right on anyway. hekk u lupin* I decided, for the sake of curiosity and having seen it a lot, decided to read this romance novel. *he holds up a book*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he loudly chokes* Let me sound this one out for any idiots present! TWI-LIGHT ISN'T LIT-ER-A-TURE!
Sheepy: Tristan: It’s a time of day.
Sheepy: Yan: Wow, next you’ll be telling me that 50 shades of gray isn’t literature either.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: 50 shades is... Bad fanfiction of Twilight.
Sheepy: Yan: Is it? I've never read it!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's bad.
Sheepy: Yan: I'm curious...but not that curious..
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Yes you are
Sheepy: Yan: I've got standards.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: What a surprise.
Sheepy: Yan: More than Lance over there at least.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...?
Arsé-kun: Lot: I do have standards, thank you very much.
Sheepy: Yan: All you read is romance...
Arsé-kun: Lot: It's not all! It is simply what I suggest to the club because Tristan enjoys it.
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, what a good friend you are.
Sheepy: Yan: I took you as a sappy and desperate single man but apparently you're only a desperate single man.
Sheepy: Yan: But, like, if you're looking for ladies...
Arsé-kun: Lot: I don't want it from you. You're worse than I am with women.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh?!
Sheepy: Yan: I attract ladies like flowers attract bees! When I work at places, the number of customers go up considerably!
Arsé-kun: Lot: You can't even speak to them.
Sheepy: Yan: I sure can! I can, can't I, Lupin?!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: What? I zoned out for a minute. Can you repeat that without speaking?
Sheepy: Yan: Whaaat?? I can't tell you what happened and not speak...!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Good! And now, the best person with women, presenting! *he gets up and poses against the table* Moi.
Sheepy: Yan: You're the biggest womanizer of us all and that's Lance's best known trait!
Arsé-kun: Lot: It is not! That gets twisted out of proportion and you know it!
Sheepy: Yan: Uhuhhhh, sure!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Womanizer...do you make women cry?
Sheepy: Kintaro: That ain't golden at all..
Arsé-kun: *Both Lancelots stop. Look at each other. Look at Guin. Back to each other*
Sheepy: Guin:...
Arsé-kun: Lot: So! Dear Tristan, have you found anything of interest as of late?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Lot: Oh? Do share.
Sheepy: Tristan: It turns out that Sir Bedivere's arm can be used to cook things...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Can't be used as a weapon though.
Sheepy: Tristan: It can cut through metal...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I meant.. I cannot use it. Only he can.
Sheepy: Tristan:...He came home with some horrible smelling meat and said...
Sheepy: Tristan: "Look at this rare find!"
Arsé-kun: Andersen: A tragedy in three acts.
Sheepy: Tristan: I asked him what it was and he replied..
Sheepy: Tristan: "Edible."
Arsé-kun: Lot: I'm almost sorry.
Sheepy: Tristan: The only thing he'll brag about is his capability to recognize if something is edible with a glance. He brings home the worst things for us to try after missions.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...should I have brought him...?
Sheepy: Tristan: I didn't because I thought it might bring up bad memories for you seeing his new arm.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: This is book club, not ptsd club.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Well, you'll get PTSD after watching your friend cut through you with his arm as the smell of burning flesh fills your nostrils...
Sheepy: Tristan:...I suppose watching is not quite the word, but rather experiencing.
Sheepy: Tristan: I haven't the foggiest idea how my friend's meeting with the Airgetlam went, but I for one felt excruciating pain.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... No idea either, but probably deserved it.
Arsé-kun: Lot: Hey, wait a minute!
Sheepy: Guin: Then it probably wasn't a bad experience.
Arsé-kun: Lot: It wasn't bad. It was awful. I got called a good for nothing by my own child..
Sheepy: Guin: ...Ah...I'm sorry to hear that...
Sheepy: Guin:...I'm certain it doesn't help, but I don't see you that way. Galahad doesn't know you well enough.
Arsé-kun: Lot: ... That does help.
Sheepy: Guin: I'm happy it does.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah, my friend. If you ever take comments about your standards being terrible to heart...
Sheepy: Tristan:...Ah, my friend. If you ever take comments about your standards being terrible to heart...
Sheepy: Tristan:...Simply remember: Sir Bedivere, the one with the strictest standards of us all...
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Is dating Merlin. That's the other news.
Arsé-kun: Lot: WHAT?!
Arsé-kun: Lot: *he does a full turn towards Tristan, having dropped his book* You're kidding, right? This is a joke?
Sheepy: Tristan: I believe they're happily married, actually... I know they're at least dating...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: They're married. They say "boyfriend" to throw people off, but I've seen their rings.
Sheepy: Tristan: What a terrible life choice...anyone else would be better than Merlin...
Sheepy: Yan: Even me?
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No.
Sheepy: Yan: Ehhh...well if he's better than me, he's prettyyyy good! We're good pals, don't you know?
Sheepy: Yan: I actually thought that Bedi was just another version of Betty, yeah? So I thought he was a lady. I was kinda disappointed to learn that he was already married...
Sheepy: Yan: That's how life is. But I'll find someone.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Before he says it! *he clears his throat, and imitates Tristan's voice* But married women are the best.
Sheepy: Guin: You flirted with me when we first met.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Didn't like it much.
Sheepy: Yan: Hey now, you gotta test the waters for potential fish.
Sheepy: Yan: I haven't flirted with her since and there's no way I could've known she was the same Guinevere as Lance's Guinevere.
Sheepy: Yan: Married women and dating women are a no-no zone. Too much unnecessary drama attached and if you have a chance with a married woman, it usually doesn't end up well
Sheepy: Yan: I'll accept your case as a special exception but the general rule is that if they run around with you, they'll run around on you.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Good rule. I agree.
Sheepy: Yan: And if Lupin agrees, it's law.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: How ironic.
Arsé-kun: *Medusa enters and places a tray of stardoes coffee on the table. Getcha coffee, kiddos.*
Sheepy: Yan: Hey! Thanks!
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Of course. Here's yours. *she hands Yan a cup. it's labelled 'Yanaldo'*
Sheepy: Yan: What's this name supposed to mean, eh?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: How should I know?
Sheepy: Yan: Well, didn't you order it under this name...?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: No. Who do you take me for?
Sheepy: Yan: I don't know.
Sheepy: Yan: Medusa?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: I sure hope so.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmm...coffee. It smells good, but...
Arsé-kun: Lupin: It's entirely up to you. *he reaches over and takes a cup. His is labelled "wolfjob*
Sheepy: Tristan: Which one is mine...?
Arsé-kun: Lot: Perhaps you shouldn't..
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Why not?
Arsé-kun: Lot: Recall the last time?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, vaguely.
Arsé-kun: Lot: That's exactly my point, Tristan! I'd like there not to be a repeat!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... He's gonna do it anyway. I'm calling it now.
Sheepy: Tristan:...How badly do you think it'll affect me...?
Sheepy: Tristan: I feel left out, not having any...
Arsé-kun: Lot: From One, to train disaster, I'm thinking a dumpster on fire.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, my friend! Your concept of numbers is simply astounding!
Sheepy: Tristan: So then! What is a train?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Ten?
Sheepy: Tristan:..
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: ....A ten but on fire...
Arsé-kun: Lot: I think it was closer to a six. Awful, but not life-ending. I think.
Sheepy: Tristan:............My friend.
Sheepy: Tristan: Perhaps. You should lie down.
Arsé-kun: Lot: I meant the dumpster fire was a six!
Sheepy: Tristan: You aren't making any sense... a train is a ten? Numbers can't be set on fire.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Let us start that analogy over. From one to ten, you and coffee would be a six.
Sheepy: Tristan: ..I see.
Arsé-kun: Lot: No, you don't.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...I cannot truly see because I don't deserve it.
Sheepy: Tristan: That is why I blinded myself.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Enough.
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, I don't mean to offend you.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: *she picks up the copy of twatlite off the floor, where it ended up* I finished this series. The final book was iffy, but it did spend time with a new narrator.
Arsé-kun: Lot: So I may as well finish the series. Good to know.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...I'd ask you to read them to me, but...we live so far apart now!
Arsé-kun: Lot: Make this one do it instead. *he leans around Tristan, looking towards Lance*
Sheepy: Tristan:...*He looks to Lance* ...Would you?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Can try..
Sheepy: Tristan: Wonderful!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Kintaro can read along. It would help him, perhaps.
Sheepy: Kintaro: I like romance!
Arsé-kun: Medusa: I own the books, so you can borrow them.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he rumbles* .. I guess we're doing this now..
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Just try to stick to the plan, hm?
Sheepy: Tristan: Plan?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: You guys just made a plan, yes?
Sheepy: Tristan: Plan?
Arsé-kun: Lupin: You guys just made a plan, yes?
Sheepy: Tristan: To read a book.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: It's still something, I suppose.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh, speaking of plans.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Eh?
Sheepy: Yan: Remind me to talk to you later!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: Ah, yes, that. I certainly will.
Arsé-kun: Lupin: After that, I need to prepare for my other plan. It's begun to get interesting.
Sheepy: Yan: Yeah, good idea!
Arsé-kun: Lupin: I might have competition. But that's enough of that.
Arsé-kun: *and so, book club goes On. is good i guess.*
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Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... ?? *he sits up and looks around. how'd he get back to his room? Better find out* Bedi??
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, you've awoken.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What just happened??
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm not sure.
Sheepy: Bedi: One moment, I was fine. The next moment, I felt...exhausted.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It wasn't just me, then...
Sheepy: Bedi: Everyone else suffered it as well.
Sheepy: Bedi: I heard fighting, but my top priority was keeping an eye on you. What became of the fighting, I haven't a clue.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's not a good sign.
Sheepy: Bedi: No, of course not.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We'd better find out.
Sheepy: Bedi: Can you stand?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Probabl- *he stands and promptly fails standing up school. aaaand you fail*
Sheepy: Bedi: Here, you're still wobbly. Let me help you. *he picks up Merlin*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh! That works too!
Sheepy: Bedi: *he goes to investigate, Merlin in arms*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: -- And I lost track of events from there. I'll take blame for failure. *he bows his head*
Sheepy: Bedi: What's going on?
Sheepy: Kintaro: ........
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: A dumpster fire! In the middle of a railroad! A trainwreck, on fire! I'd like to be on fire instead of dealing with this!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ain't nothin's golden 'bout hurtin' kids........
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: M-hm... Ya making it hard for me to be the clown for our benefits. Sit down, shut up, and consider the coconut!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: This tells me everything and nothing at all!
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'll send him to hell.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That's my job!!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ..... Satoru was taken.
Sheepy: Bedi: What?!
Sheepy: Bedi: I see, I see, so that's what I heard and what I felt..
Sheepy: Bedi: Do we know who kidnapped him?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Yes. Yes, we do.
Sheepy: Bedi: Whom?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: The guy who lived here. Fuckin'... Asshole mcfuck. Not the sad shit.
Sheepy: Bedi: Masato?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Yes and the other guy. He's the sad shit. The other one!
Sheepy: Bedi: I see.
Sheepy: Bedi: Tristan can find anyone in the world using his harp.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: *she (finally) enters, probably having been held back* Then do it! Why are we just standing here?!
Sheepy: Bedi: I cannot go to retrieve him, nor is this lowly knight capable of it.
Sheepy: Bedi: As much as we would all love to rush in and deal with it, there's a few things to figure out before hand.
Sheepy: Bedi: Who must stay, who must go, and who has the capabilities of getting the rescue party there.
Sheepy: Bedi: I've already decided that I'm of the first party. Hate me as you wish, but my top priority is Merlin, who did not recover like everyone else did.
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'm going to kill him...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Taro, buddy! Getting a little hasty here, aren't we?
Sheepy: Kintaro: It ain't hastiness. Chief's the brains and I'm the muscle. It's my job to crush evil for him. And makin' kids cry - that's as evil as they come.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You were certainly sounding a bit evil there! That's also my job! You handle the golden justice!
Sheepy: Kintaro: *he clutches his fists* Make your decisions. Now.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm stay-
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Absolutely not!
Sheepy: Kintaro: *he picks up Tristan by the collar*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Anyone else coming?
Sheepy: *Kintaro's arms are oddly red. It's probably nothing.*
Arsé-kun: *Nothing, like that giant cigarette smoke cloud we call Moriarty. Anyway*
Sheepy: Ozy:....Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: There you are. You're coming along, too.
Sheepy: Ozy: What?
Sheepy: Ozy: Truly, you're troublesome... Fine, fine! I, Ozymandias, will escort you!
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Thank you.
Sheepy: Ozy: Hahahaha! I look forward to the entertainment your trip holds!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: If Kintaro's going, I'm going to!
Sheepy: Eiji: I-I'm sorry...I..I really want to h-...help, but I...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I don't feel that great, either.
Sheepy: Bedi: I will take care of both of you. Don't worry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Thanks, babe.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's my pleasure.
Sheepy: Kintaro: *he looks to Vlad and then Moriarty*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he raises his hand, then puts it back down*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... It's the middle of the day. Count me out, unfortunately.
Sheepy: Guin: Did you want to go, Lance?
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmmmmmmmhm.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Then you both, too.
Sheepy: Tristan: *snore*
Arsé-kun: Sakura: ..... Don't tell me we have to wait!
Sheepy: Kintaro: *he shakes Tristan*
Arsé-kun: *Lance grabs and lightly tugs Tristan's hair*
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Fine, fine.
Sheepy: *Tristan takes out the Failnaught*
Sheepy: Tristan: He's not in this house. Carry me northward, my steed.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Tristan. If you don't cooperate I won't be pleased.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll be very, very disappointed...
Sheepy: Tristan: Follow me.
Sheepy: *Tristan heads out.*
Arsé-kun: *And Tris is quickly followed by those who agreed to go*
Arsé-kun: *More importantly, lets check on Satoru*
Sheepy: *Satoru is curled up in a ball. Nobody can see you if you're in a fetal position.*
Arsé-kun: *This is incorrect, and Satoru is prompted with some sort of catalyst yet again. You gotta try again, bud, or they'll go for your circuits*
Sheepy: Satoru: I-I don't know what this is...
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad said not to accept anything weird from strangers...
Arsé-kun: *The catalyst is put next to Satoru.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he hesitantly picks it up*
Sheepy: Satoru: What do you want me to do with this...?
Sheepy: Satoru: It's just a book... I don't want to read it...
Arsé-kun: Grunt #28: We've told you already. That's your catalyst. Give it a shot.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I don't even know who I'm calling...!
Arsé-kun: Grunt #57: The original Avenger. None of us have enough Circuits to handle it. You, however, do.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ah! Captain America!
Arsé-kun: Grunt #57: ... Not quite.
Sheepy: Satoru: Not Captain America?
Sheepy: Satoru: That's too bad.
Arsé-kun: Grunt #25: The Avenger class, not the movie.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Okay, fine.
Sheepy: *Satoru gets to work, understanding that there's no way out.*
Arsé-kun: *The assortment of grunts give him space to do so. And chalk, and whatever else he'll need. Hint #40958 that these people are not smart.*
Sheepy: Satoru: I can have anything I need to summon him?
Sheepy: Satoru: Then, I need my family here.
Arsé-kun: Masanori: *he moves to the front and pulls up a seat* Go on.
Sheepy: Satoru: You aren't my family.
Arsé-kun: *Someone yells. That someone is probably dead now. Carry on*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he realizes that he isn't going to see his family until he summons Avenger. And so, he tries.*
Arsé-kun: *It doesn't seem like anything happened... But there's a black thing there now.*
Sheepy: Satoru: What's that?
Arsé-kun: *There's chattering among the grunts. Masanori seems interested as well.*
Arsé-kun: *A moments pause, and the thing moves. It's certainly shaped like a person, but completely pitch black.. Except for the eyes that are staring at Satoru*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Heya! The weakest Heroic Spirit Avenger, has answered your summons!
Arsé-kun: *And at least half the grunts groan. Masanori no longer seems interested*
Sheepy: Satoru: You're only the weakest if you say you're the weakest! I believe in you!!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Kiddo, that has gotta be the nicest thing anyone has ever said ta me. You okay in the head?
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Sheepy: Satoru: I might've hit my head. That guy was rough to me. *he points to Masanori*
Sheepy: Satoru: And he kidnapped me and hurt my family.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Was 'e? And he's a plain ol' guy?
Sheepy: Satoru: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he smirks* That's great. I can't do jack to other Heroic Spirits, but to people? Hoooo boy! Lemme dye the tiles crimson for you! Give me the word, Master!
Sheepy: Satoru: But if you kill him I won't be able to get home.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Call someone else to you! Let them be your guide t' safety while I commit seppiku via combat!
Sheepy: Satoru: Call?
Sheepy: Satoru: ... I didn't know I could do that...
Arsé-kun: *Masanori decides now is the best time to escape. Move it, gruntos, there he goes*
Sheepy: *Satoru focuses very hard and summons Kintaro!*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh! Big bro Kintaro is here!-
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'll crush each and every one of you, you monsters!
Sheepy: Kintaro: *he whips out his axe. any grunts who want to live should run. Like number #58 or whatever. #28? the two who had personalities and a life*
Arsé-kun: *oh, they'll probably get out. #57 and #28 have already exited the scene anyway*
Arsé-kun: *anyway, Kintaro is free to splatter blood everywhere*
Sheepy: *Which he does!*
Sheepy: *Satoru is covering his eyes. Scary.*
Arsé-kun: *Avenger just cheers Kintaro on. Glorified cheerleader*
Sheepy: *Eventually, Kintaro finishes and turns to the two.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Coooongratulations! You've probably scarred a child for life!
Sheepy: Kintaro:...Eh?
Sheepy: Kintaro: What's up with Chief? You didn't scare him, did you?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Oh, sure, blame me! Look at yourself n' then back to me!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Speak clearly, I'm dumb.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You've got way more blood on your hands.
Sheepy: Kintaro: ...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Don't look so sad! They deserved their fates!
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Sheepy: Satoru: They're dead...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Eh. Shit happens
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Saku is shoving Tris' face into Golden Bear's fur.*
Sheepy: Golden Bear: *grunting*
Arsé-kun: Saku: Is it any clearer NOW??
Sheepy: Tristan: *muffled noises*
Arsé-kun: Saku: *she pulls him back up* Repeat that?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, if only it were King Arthur who was ordering me around.
Sheepy: Tristan: She would simply ground me as opposed to pulling me around by the hair....
Arsé-kun: Saku: *she lets go of Tristan's hair*
Sheepy: Tristan: Certainly, it would be a much better fate than this.
Sheepy: Tristan: A bear can smell fear up to forty miles away, or something.
Sheepy: Tristan: So why must I force myself to track them?
Arsé-kun: Saku: Because you already said you would, and because I want my child back!
Sheepy: Tristan: Let us say a gun was put to your head and you were told to do something you did not wish to do.
Sheepy: Tristan: Would you be sincere in agreeing to it?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: The moral of the story here is not to threaten others into doing things. I'll a-b-c my way out of this situation now.
Sheepy: Guin: Tristan. We need your help.
Sheepy: Tristan: *he grumbles something and lifts up his harp* ... ...This way. Why do we have to walk?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Taro's said Golden Bear can be anything.. So do we really gotta?
Sheepy: Guin: It would be a good idea if we picked up the pace.
Sheepy: Guin: Kintaro may be sweet but he's essentially a berserker who's gotten a moment of clarity... I guess that's a way to describe it....
Sheepy: Guin: He could accidentally hurt Satoru is my concern.
Sheepy: Golden Bear: *sniff*
Sheepy: Tristan: Bear, become a car.
Sheepy: *Golden Bear becomes a car.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Excellent.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That worked too!
Sheepy: *Tristan sits in the driver's seat*
Sheepy: Guin:.......
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Fear.
Sheepy: Guin: *lance i dont like this*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Shotgun! *and he swings into the other front seat*
Sheepy: Tristan: Get in.
Sheepy: Guin: Tristan, you're blind.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Saku: I don't feel safe.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm excellent at driving.
Sheepy: Ozy:...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I'll... Backseat drive.. If I have to..
Sheepy: Guin: Yes, good idea.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hurry up, get in! Who cares who drives? It's not me and I don't have any rider stuff!
Sheepy: *Guin gets in with Lance. Ozy hesitantly joins them*
Arsé-kun: *And Saku gets in, even more cautiously*
Sheepy: *They get going! Either Tristan is a good driver or the bear is doing everything and is taking Tristan's directions.*
Arsé-kun: *It's still very uncomfortable for everyone in the back seats*
Sheepy: *Somehow everyone survives the trip*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Ah.
Sheepy: Tristan:... ... ... *snore*
Sheepy: Guin:...Let's make sure never to let him drive a real car.
Sheepy: Tristan:... ... kay, who lied to you saying that you look good in a mullet ... *mumbling*
Sheepy: Guin: *she gets out of the car and pulls Tristan out of the front seat.*
Sheepy: Ozy: *he stumbles out of the car and gags*
Sheepy: Ozy: H..ha! Hahaha! -Hrk. ... Gh.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You good, Pharaoh?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Or does a big, strong man need to carry you?
Sheepy: Ozy: I can carry myself.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Good to know!
Sheepy: Ozy: We're going now!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Fine!
Sheepy: *Ozy, visibly flustered, storms in*
Sheepy: *Guin, Tristan in arms, follows.*
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto laughs and follows. Shut ur mouth*
Arsé-kun: *Lance waits for Saku to go, then follows himself*
Sheepy: *When they enter, they're greeted by bodies. Many bodies. Some are quesionably alive. Kintaro is trying to cheer up a crying Satoru. Considering the blood on his hands and shirt, it's not working too well.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Look on the bright side, will ya? Can't hurtcha if they're dying!
Sheepy: Satoru: But now he's going to go to jail!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Self-defense via berserker! Just blame me for it n' it'll be peachy!
Sheepy: Satoru: But you didn't do anything.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Shhh, shhh! It's my job to be blamed for evil acts!
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Wait! We've got company! *he stands up and holds his arms out* You who approach! Friend or foe? Best be friend, or be slain by everyone's favorite convenient villain!
Sheepy: Ozy: It depends if you're going to prevent him from going home.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Do not pick a third option! It is one or the other!
Sheepy: Guin: Friend.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Mmmm? We'll see how well that holds up. *he moves aside*
Sheepy: Guin: Satoru, we're here.
Sheepy: *Satoru doesn't seem to care too much. Dead bodies...*
Arsé-kun: Saku: *she seems just as uncomfortable, honestly* Satoru! Lets get you out of here.
Sheepy: *Those are the magic words. He shakily joins Saku*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he lowers himself down to Satoru's level and pats his head* :) ?
Sheepy: Kintaro: W-woah! You're giving me a scary look, Guin...!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Don't give him the heated glare. T'was my doing, after all! This carnage would not have been possible without my supporting actions!
Sheepy: Satoru: But you did nothing.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I-I did too..!
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I was... Moral support!
Sheepy: Satoru: I see.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he grumbles and looks to Kintaro*
Sheepy: Kintaro: S-sorry, I just can't stand seein' kids scared...
Sheepy: Kintaro: It ain't golden at all.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he nods. seems he agrees with you.*
Sheepy: Ozy: So, who are you, child?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Me?
Sheepy: Ozy: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I'm able to share that knowledge so freely? Call me Avenger until we're inna more private place.
Sheepy: Ozy: ....?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: ... That not ringin' any alarm bells? Sheesh.
Sheepy: Ozy: No.
Sheepy: Ozy: Better question, where is your home?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Mine? Whatever doghouse the little Master dumps me in, of course.
Sheepy: Ozy: You've lost me.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he stoops down to pick up his now-bloodied scripture* Human scum were tryin' to summon a Divine Spirit. Tried to get the little guy to do it. Got me instead! I hope no one expects combat from me!
Sheepy: Guin:...I wonder why?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Didn't hear the whys or hows. I just came to the call.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: 'less you mean that last bit? 'Cuz I'm the weakest heroic spirit. Really shouldn't expect anythin' from me.
Sheepy: Guin: No, why they kidnapped him for that purpose exclusively.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Like I said, missed that bit.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That guy knows, I'd wager.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Don't worry if you don't know who I mean. I do, and I ain't forgettin.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Lets... just go..
Sheepy: Guin: Yes, good idea.
Sheepy: Tristan: *mumbling*
Arsé-kun: Lance: . .... ..... I'll drive.
Sheepy: Guin: Okay.
Sheepy: *And so, the group gets home.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot, I had the silliest dream. I was driving a bear car.
Arsé-kun: Lance: This car?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You did drive it.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah.
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll tell Sir Lancelot about this when I awaken -
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he tugs Tris' hair*
Sheepy: Tristan: ?!
Sheepy: Tristan: So I'm not dreaming...
Arsé-kun: Lance: That's right. Good evening. *and the helmet goes back on*
Sheepy: Tristan: Good evening.
Arsé-kun: *Avenger has his face pressed against the window. Productive*
Sheepy: Tristan: The wind on my face and the breeze in my hair reminds me of my fateful meeting with my dearest.
Sheepy: Ozy: *he's fidgeting uncomfortably*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ... Soooo!
Sheepy: Tristan: But perhaps both of us woild have been better off not meeting one another. I say this, and yet, I cannot bear the thought of losing these memories.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: SOOOO ANYWAY!
Sheepy: Satoru: Masanori still thinks we're family.
Sheepy: Satoru: And he also got away.
Sheepy: Satoru: So he's still a threat, technically.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: That his name? I won't forget it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: .. So, what's green, has four legs, and would kill you if it jumped out of a tree?
Sheepy: Satoru: A table with a temper.
Sheepy: Kintaro: A bear.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Shoot!
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You both had valid answers!
Sheepy: Satoru: But what is it?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: A pool table.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ah.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Okay, okay, better one!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: An Irishman walks out of a bar. He's sober.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Big Bro Kintaro sometimes goes to bars.
Sheepy: Satoru: So does Cu.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But do they come back sober? Anyway, while that's happening, a man is building a house with bricks, see?
Sheepy: Satoru: Sober..Sober...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Not drunk.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ummm....
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Exactly. Anyhoo! Man, house, bricks. He orders a hundred bricks, but turns out, he only needs ninety-nine!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: So, he throws the last brick into the air. Really hard. So hard it's gone from view.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But more importantly, how do you put an elephant in the fridge?
Sheepy: Satoru: You don't, because elephants live outside, not in the fridge.
Sheepy: Satoru: They're happy outside.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Open the door, put the elephant in, and close the door. With that in mind, how do you put a giraffe in the fridge?
Sheepy: Satoru: You don't, because giraffes live outside. There's no trees in the fridge, and a giraffe's height compared to a tree is all it has to make itself feel good about itself.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Open the door, take the elephant out, put the giraffe in,, and close the door.
Sheepy: Satoru: So without trees, giraffes will slowly succumb to the dread of their lack of purpose in life. Finally they'll come to believe that their only skill is to be tall, and they'll fall into a deep depression.
Sheepy: Satoru: Giraffes can't do math and they can't read.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Did you lose your sense of humor?
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I'm telling jokes here!
Sheepy: Satoru: I didn't notice.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Now that you know, I'll go on!
Sheepy: Satoru: You're still telling jokes?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I'm not done yet! There's two more to the set!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Will do! So there's gonna be a meeting of all the animals on a plane. Every one has to show up, and everyone does! Except one. Who?
Sheepy: Satoru: The first inclination is to say the pilot, but planes technically don't require a pilot anymore. Their courses are set within the computer, and the pilot's only real job is to keep everyone in line and deal with any problems that arise.
Sheepy: Satoru: So it really wouldn't be a problem if he left his seat because the computer is doing his job for him anyway.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: The giraffe, because it's still in the fridge!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. That's too bad.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: One more joke and I'll shut up! The giraffe gets let out, and everyone gets on the plane, okay?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: A doglady brought her kid, who just keeps yapping. This annoys the rhino, who's smoking. "Tell your kid to shut it!" He says. She turns and tells him to put out the cigarette. They fight over this for a bit, ending with her throwing the rhino's cigarette out a window. For the best, I'd suppose, 'cuz smokes on planes are pretty bad. He leans out to try and catch it, and comes back with something- But not his cigarette. What'd he catch?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Other than a cold!
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto waits a moment*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: The brick! *he seems proud of himself* I'll be here all week, unfortunately!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he huffs* Tough crowd.
Arsé-kun: *He did his best, but not really. Those were bad jokes, but he expected more reactions than blank stares. Feels bad man*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He sleepily rubs his eyes. he must stay awake.*
Arsé-kun: *and now, a timeskip. so they can get Home*
Sheepy: Bedi: -Lancelot! Tristan!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...?
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin! Merlin's....!
Arsé-kun: Lance: What did he do this time..?
Sheepy: Bedi: He's sick! I think!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: No wonder he looked nearly as pale as me!
Sheepy: Bedi: That's not the point! The point is that I don't know what to do!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Yelling..
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm sorry. I- I lost my composure.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he puts a hand on Bedi's shoulder. everything is okay* ... Where.. Is he?
Sheepy: Bedi: Follow me.
Arsé-kun: *bedi is followed*
Sheepy: *Bedi brings everyone to Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he looks downright miserable. even his whiskers are wilting a bit*
Sheepy: Bedi: I - uh - I brought them, in case they could help.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... *he glances over* ... *and shakes his head*
Sheepy: Bedi: Then what can I do? I don't know what's wrong with you. I don't know how to help.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Mana. *his voice sounds dry, and he coughs after speaking*
Sheepy: Tristan: How can we give you mana?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... ..... It's Me. .. What do you.. think?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I'll call the funeral house.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .. n' don't order flowers.
Sheepy: *Tristan receives a punch to the back of the head. By Airgetlam.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: 'Ey!
Sheepy: Bedi: *he huffs, but turns his attention to Merlin* I don't have much to offer, but I could try to help.
Sheepy: Tristan: ... ... ...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You did. ... How many times? .. I've already forgotten.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, but....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .. Don't want to drain you dry. *he coughs again* Or.. anyone else.
Sheepy: Bedi: But you need it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... 'm not feeling up to it.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...
Sheepy: Bedi: You're really that bad off?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... m-hm.
Sheepy: Bedi: I was hoping maybe it was a situation where they could help, but-... I can call Dr. Roman, would that help?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... *he shrugs*
Sheepy: Bedi: Here-just-sit tight, I'll call him. I'm sorry, Lancelot, I didn't think this through.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah...my head...my head...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he lightly smacks Bedi upside the head, and gestures to Tristan*
Sheepy: Bedi: *He gives Lancelot a frustrated expression*
Arsé-kun: Lance: You did this.
Sheepy: Tristan: No... no... it's okay....
Sheepy: Tristan: My life isn't worth anything anyway...
Sheepy: Tristan: If I happen to die from this, nobody would even care.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he makes a frustrated growl*
Sheepy: Bedi: *Unfortunately for both of them, Bedi only cares about one thing right now: saving Merlin. He gives Lance a nasty look and goes to call Dr. Roman*
Sheepy: Tristan: My best friend hates me now...
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Perhaps. If I had not said those things back then, our downfall would have never happened. But would we be happier? Would he hate me now...?
Sheepy: Tristan: My head feels heavy...and I think I'm bleeding.
Sheepy: Tristan: Although... if I had not said those things...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Shhhut up.
Sheepy: Tristan: The only ones who would be servants would be Sir Lancelot and King Arthur. Perhaps Sir Gawain as well.
Sheepy: Tristan: So then... Sir Bedivere would have never hooked up with Merlin... and thus he would've never punched me in the head.
Sheepy: Tristan: In conclusion, my pessimism is why we are all here today.
Sheepy: Tristan: You're welcome.
Sheepy: Tristan: *mumbling*
Sheepy: Bedi: -I called him.
Sheepy: Tristan: Although technically our mothers and the timing of their hook-ups with our fathers are why we exist.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Blame me.
Sheepy: Tristan: Since the timing is important.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. mmmmmhm.
Sheepy: Bedi: What's he going on about now...? There's nothing to blame you for, Merlin.
Sheepy: Tristan: Although, I suppose Queen Guinevere's father forcing her into a marriage she didn't want could contribute to it...
Sheepy: Tristan: Especially with King Arthur.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wouldn't've happened if I didn't.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is this really the time to be discussing this?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Why not..?
Sheepy: Bedi: Because you're sick?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: n' Tristan is bleeding out. Lancelot's frustrated *cough, cough, wheeze* n' yur bein' a shit.
Sheepy: Bedi:...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who's this guy? Where's the Bedi that doesn't hit people?
Sheepy: Bedi:.....
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, the temperature in the room dropped.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... ... Bedivere, do leave. Take them with you.
Sheepy: Bedi: Look- I called Dr. Roman. If leaving is what you want from me, that's fine. I'll come back when you need me.
Sheepy: *Bedi picks up Tristan and looks to Lancelot. are you coming?*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he pulls the blanket up and rolls over. Discussion Over*
Arsé-kun: *Lance is absolutely following*
Sheepy: *Bedi leaves and drops Tristan off on the nearest sofa*
Arsé-kun: *Lance stares. Pressing X to disapprove*
Sheepy: Tristan: I want my best friend baaaaack~
Sheepy: Tristan: He's gooooneee....
Sheepy: Tristan: And soon Lancelot will leave me too...
Arsé-kun: *Lance responds by sitting down on the floor*
Sheepy: Tristan: And then I'll be all alone.... *There's tears streaming down his face, but he's still got that relaxed expression he usually has...*
Sheepy: Tristan: What will I do then...?
Sheepy: Tristan: Lancelot, please don't leave me all alone.
Arsé-kun: Lance: mmm not.
Sheepy: Tristan: That's what Bedivere said.
Sheepy: Tristan: And Bedivere never broke his promises. Ever.
Sheepy: Tristan: But... he did this time.
Sheepy: Tristan: ....So, what can I believe?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Not me.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, so you'll leave too..
Arsé-kun: Lance: Non.
Sheepy: Tristan: But...you just said...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... How much control do you think I have over myself..?
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he raises his arm.. And punches the floor. That definitely left a mark* Not enough!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah... that's what happened to my skull.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Oui.
Sheepy: Tristan: It still hurts.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Why wouldn't it?
Sheepy: Tristan: Because my best friend hit me...
Sheepy: Tristan: And my emotions hurt more....
Sheepy: Tristan: *Sob*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he sighs and stays put*
Sheepy: Cu: ...Why is he bleeding on the sofa?
Sheepy: Tristan: My best friend punched me.
Sheepy: Cu: That doesn't sound like a good friend. *He plops down next to Lance* Did you do this? *He gestures to the hole*
Sheepy: Tristan: That's what Bedivere did to my skull...
Sheepy: Cu: Again, that really doesn't sound like friend material. Social stuff isn't my forte, but get your bleeding to stop and then we'll discuss your bad friend. And you, did you put a hole in the floor?
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't want pity...I just want him to come back... my heart yearns for my good friend, the one who supported me no matter what, the forgiving friend, the one who stayed with me through the worst of times...
Sheepy: Tristan: It calls for the friend who understood me despite our differences, was kind no matter the situation, who showed more love and compassion than any knight to make up the difference of strength... Where has he gone? I feel lost without the one who gave me the encouraging words I needed, the one who warmed my cold, lonely heart despite me accidentally hurting his brother, the understanding one who never gave up on anyone.
Sheepy: Cu: I'm not asking you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ....... I sure did.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Lost temper for a moment.
Sheepy: Cu: Well, just be ready for when that obnoxious red archer decides to drag you into repairs.
Sheepy: Cu: Anyway, I can hear his crying from over there, so what can I do to make him stop crying?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he shrugs*
Sheepy: Cu: Well, will someone explain what's going on so I can deal with it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Wizard's sick. *he huffs* Bedivere's panicking.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Bedivere overreacted, hit Tristan.
Arsé-kun: Lance: And Merlin kicked us out. For the best.. I suppose.
Sheepy: Cu: Well, here's the plan.
Sheepy: Cu: This guy isn't going to stop crying until this Bedivere apologizes, right?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I doubt even that will stop it.
Sheepy: Cu: Really?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... He'd cry out of happiness afterwards.
Sheepy: Cu: But at least that has an end.
Sheepy: Cu: This obviously doesn't.
Sheepy: Cu: A hit to the head won't kill the man, since he's a servant. It might rattle his brains and stain the sofa, but otherwise it's nothing to be concerned about.
Sheepy: Cu: All the same, it can potentially be used to exploit Bedivere's empathy.
Sheepy: Cu: So we could maybe manipulate him with a "look at what you did" scenario...?
Sheepy: Cu: Although...
Sheepy: Cu: If he inflicted it, he's not going to feelbad until much later.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. M-hm. I did that already. It didn't work.
Sheepy: Cu: Which is another few hours of me hearing this guy cry, which is unacceptable.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Ten more minutes will be unacceptable.
Sheepy: Cu: Exactly!
Sheepy: Tristan: *sob* Everyone hates me...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No one said that. I'd have certainly heard if it was said.
Sheepy: Tristan: It wasn't said, it was acted upon..
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Why would I like you crying? That means something bad and shitty has happened- Which it has, I heard.
Sheepy: Tristan: Bedivere punched me.
Sheepy: Tristan: He's my best friend.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He does seem to be in sour spirits.
Sheepy: Tristan: He's only punched me one other time.
Sheepy: Tristan: The last time he punched me..
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan:...Perhaps...he knows something I don't?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah! If only I had a heart! Sir Lancelot could give me a quick death!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Could, but won't.
Sheepy: Tristan: Even if I requested it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: I refuse.
Sheepy: Tristan: Even if I gave you pocket lint in return?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he sighs* Even then.
Sheepy: Tristan: You're certainly cruel, Sir Lancelot. The day may come where you have no choice.
Arsé-kun: Lance: And that's either due to my own faults, or.. Something else.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere did it for me.
Sheepy: Tristan: So...why won't you?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Do you want a real answer to that?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Sheepy: Cu: *He goes off to find Bedi meanwhile*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Because I've already killed enough people.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm not a person. I'm something less than that.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: :<
Sheepy: Cu: *He gently shoves Bedi (?) into the room.* Go on. Apologize for what you did.
Sheepy: Bedi?: Eh?!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That's not Bedivere.
Sheepy: Cu: It looks like him.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Sounds different.
Sheepy: Cu: But it's the same face and everything. *He tugs on Lucan's cheek* Then who are you?
Sheepy: Lucan: You work with me! I have two arms!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Lucan.
Sheepy: Lucan: Yes?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Good to see you. *he picks his helmet up. Hello*
Sheepy: Lucan: *He looks to Tristan, opens his mouth, and closes it.*
Sheepy: Tristan: I understand now....
Arsé-kun: Lance: No, it wasn't him, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: He sent you to gaze upon my cracked skull, to laugh as I bleed out.
Sheepy: Tristan: He's getting vengeance.
Sheepy: Lucan: Actually, I was just going for a jog.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... I hear something above us.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's death....
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No, that's a regular.
Sheepy: Lucan: That's probably Bedi.
Sheepy: Lucan: When he gets upset he goes to high places to relax since nobody will see him there.
Sheepy: Lucan: He also said something along the lines of high places making everything seem small, so his problems come to seem small too.
Sheepy: Tristan: Bedivere punched me...
Sheepy: Lucan: Knowing Bedi, I'm sure it was completely justified.
Sheepy: Lucan: So am I still needed or can I go?
Arsé-kun: Lance: You can go, certainly.
Sheepy: *Lucan heads out*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Give it another shot, Cu. Maybe this time go upwards.
Sheepy: Cu: Fine.
Sheepy: *Cu leaves again to get Bedi*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'm predicting he falls off the roof first.
Sheepy: *There's a faint scream from Cu. You predicted right.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I hate that I was correct.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I can't believe Lancer is dead again.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He was a good man, a loyal man, and the goodest boy.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he's not sure if he's doing this right, but he trucks on anyways*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He may not have always come when he was called, but he never left a hand unshook and guarded his master with his life.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He did some other things, too. It's too bad that gravity was his downfall this week.
Sheepy: Cu: -I'LL KILL YOU!
Sheepy: Cu: *He leaps in, a very confused Bedi under his arm*
Sheepy: Cu: I'M NO DOG!
Sheepy: Bedi: ...What's going on? *He sounds exhausted...*
Sheepy: Cu: You! *He drops Bedi* Need to apologize to the red-head over there so he stops crying!
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Um. Tristan-
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you hate me?
Sheepy: Bedi: No! No, no! That's not what's going on at all! I, uh- I can't really justify punching you, and it was terrible of me to do so. I'm sorry. I know an apology won't make it up, so let me do something for you later. Oh. I could cook for you-
Sheepy: Tristan: Please don't.
Sheepy: Tristan: But- *sob*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he rushes to Tristan's side* What is it?
Sheepy: Tristan: My best friend! Doesn't hate me! *He embraces Bedi* Joy fills my very soul! Bedivere...!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... I'm sorry, Cu, I had to make sure you were alive somehow. *he smiles a little* I also wanted to see if that was as fun as it seemed.
Sheepy: Cu: If you want to see if it's fun, I can shove you off the roof.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Please don't. I don't come with Guts.
Sheepy: Cu: Then what are you full of, fluff?
Sheepy: Bedi: You can let go now...
Sheepy: Tristan: *sob*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Not that kind of guts!
Sheepy: Cu: Ah, that.
Sheepy: Cu: -And you! Stop crying already! It's resolved!
Sheepy: Tristan: *sob*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Is that what you got me for? Tristan just cries until he feels tired and can't cry anymore.
Sheepy: Bedi: And the moment he's up to crying again, chances are he'll start up again.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Bedivere.
Sheepy: Bedi: I've already apologized.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Not that.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Is it just me, or do we seem to be getting... ah..
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. Irritable.. When around Merlin?
Sheepy: Bedi:.....
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I'm just saying!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He smiles* I don't know what you're talking about. *He's definitely hiding something...*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Don't make me punt you.
Sheepy: Bedi:...
Sheepy: Bedi: It's probably got to do with him being half-incubus.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... I suppose that's a point. *he gestures to the hole he made* But it caused this.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I lost my temper.
Sheepy: Bedi: No, he's probably taking mana from you.
Sheepy: Bedi: Your Master gives you mana.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ... *he considers this*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ours does not. I was getting mine from Merlin.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin is running out. So am I.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: And on top of this was earlier today. I'd like to suggest to that adding to our dour atmosphere.
Sheepy: Bedi: So potentially his body is trying to keep Merlin alive.
Sheepy: Bedi: Whether he likes the method or not.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Of course.
Sheepy: Bedi: When a servant runs out of mana, it's..
Arsé-kun: Lance: Awful. I've been through that experience.
Sheepy: Bedi:... It can't kill them, right?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he frowns. there's your answer, along with a hesitant grunt*
Sheepy: Bedi:...
Sheepy: Bedi: I- I think I'll go sit down.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he pats the floor next to him, where the hole Isn't*
Sheepy: *Bedi sits next to Lance*
Sheepy: *Bedi eventually leans towards Lance. Bedi why*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he puts an arm on Bedi's shoulders*
Sheepy: Tristan: *he wants attention too*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *this is Fine*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he trots in, head raised high (and an unfortunate Dr. Roman dangling from Lobo's mouth by the collar of his coat) and tail wagging. He drops Dr. Roman in front of Lancelot and proceeds to scratch himself with his back leg.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Thank you, Lobo.
Sheepy: Lobo: *yawn*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs at Dr. Roman. Is he still alive?*
Arsé-kun: Roman: .. *he's alive, but rather shook. Give him a moment*
Arsé-kun: Roman: Is that how I'm going to be greeted every time, Lobo..??
Sheepy: Lobo: *he nudges Roman with his snout*
Sheepy: Lobo: *His tail is still wagging...*
Arsé-kun: Roman: Th-thanks..
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: Roman: *he pats Lobo*
Sheepy: Tristan: Merlin needed you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere needed you too, as much as he was not bringing it up, but Merlin needs you more.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Hold on just a moment. Merlin can wait another minute.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Are you still bleeding, or did it finally stop?
Sheepy: Tristan: My blood is no matter - whether it is being spilled or not pales in comparison to my friend's problems.
Sheepy: Tristan: But yes. I am.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Let me see.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He blankly "stares" in Roman's direction*
Arsé-kun: *and Romani approaches Tristan instead*
Sheepy: *Tristan is okay with this.*
Arsé-kun: *Roman busts out the Heals. Was it magic? Was it machinery? idk idc what matters is that the wound has been Healed. tris' hair remains Untouched*
Sheepy: Tristan: Now, go forth, hero, go and rescue the court jester.
Arsé-kun: Lance: what
Sheepy: Tristan: ...
Sheepy: Tristan: Go forth. Rescue the court jester. *He points to Merlin's room*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Roman: I should ask first, but how sick is he? Bedivere wasn't very clear about it. Retching sick, fainting sick, can't update his show for a month sick, dying sick, what is it?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. Bedivere mentioned something about Merlin having no mana.
Sheepy: Tristan: He also mentioned that he was getting mana from Merlin and not his Master.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Eh? That's a whole different brand of sick! So it's the last one!
Arsé-kun: Roman: Is it even safe to go in there?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, it made Sir Bedivere punch me with his Airgetlam.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hence the bleeding.
Arsé-kun: Roman: So it's not?
Sheepy: Tristan: Would you let him die just because you're a coward?
Arsé-kun: Roman: !!
Arsé-kun: Roman: I'm a coward but I'm not about to let that happen..! *away he goes, tossing all precaution to the wind. good going, tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: Goodbye, rest in peace.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... If something happens, whose job is it to clean up?
Sheepy: Tristan: Not mine. It's yours.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... If you two wish to do something other than stay put, you may. I'm keeping an ear out for any happenings, and I believe a movie is being put on downstairs.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Uh.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot. What do you plan to do?
Arsé-kun: Lance: To be honest? I'm not quite sure.
Sheepy: Tristan: I never have good ideas.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You've got more ideas than I. Do share.
Sheepy: Tristan: Let's go off into the sunset and achieve our dreams upon Lobo's back.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he flops over*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Poetic. But Lobo doesn't seem to approve.
Sheepy: Tristan: That's too bad.
Sheepy: Tristan: Let's watch what they're watching downstairs.
Sheepy: Bedi: *mumbling*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, genius idea.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ????????
Sheepy: Tristan: Your input has shattered my view of the world.
Sheepy: Tristan: I haven't a clue what he said.
Sheepy: Tristan: But I'm sure it's groundbreaking.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Neither do I. Lets put him to bed and then join them, yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: Excellent idea.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You'll have to get off of me, then.
Sheepy: Tristan:... *he hesitantly shifts off of Lance*
Arsé-kun: *This allows Lance to pick up Bedivere and stand up*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he doesn't stir. he's still sleeptalking occasionally. maybe about past events?*
Arsé-kun: *It's not worth worrying about, Lance decides. He opts to ignore it and drops Bedi off*
Sheepy: Tristan: *The moment Lance drops Bedi off, he leaps into Lance's arms*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he sighs and catches Tristan* Sir Tristan, with all due respect, why are you this way?
Sheepy: Tristan: My body is cold but your friendship is warm.
Sheepy: Tristan: Together we're like a depressed ice cream sundae.
Arsé-kun: Lance: That's the nicest thing you've said all day.
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Sheepy: Tristan: I understand now, why my instincts brought me here. I assumed it was because of her house, but I believe now it was the strength of our bond calling to me.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Perhaps so.
Sheepy: Tristan: Now, let us join the party. We two will stand together even in the most socially awkward scenarios.
Sheepy: Cu: -You should've gone WallE, Kiddo! You should've gone WallE!
Sheepy: Satoru: She looks nice. I like her.
Sheepy: Cu: She's killing people!!
Sheepy: Tristan: Hm?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Sounds lovely.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Hmm.. Maybe I should've chosen WallE...
Sheepy: Cu: Yes, yes! Let's watch that! Now!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I suppose I can find a well written synopsis about this instead.
Sheepy: Satoru: We can keep watching if you want.
Sheepy: Cu: No, no!
Sheepy: Cu: Let's watch WallE! Or Monster's Inc! Or literally any of the other pixar movies you asked me to buy you and then you never watched them!
Sheepy: Satoru:...
Sheepy: Satoru: Toy Story 4.
Sheepy: Cu: First of all, we haven't watched the first three, and second of all, that won't even be out for another year at least.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay, let's keep watching this then.
Sheepy: Cu: *groan*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Hey, what the hell? Is that a jawbone?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Hm. Maybe it's good that I got this movie.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Minako would enjoy it. Somehow.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Would, if we could keep track of what was happening.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's confusing.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Very
Sheepy: Cu: I hate it...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You can leave anytime. It's not like Satoru doesn't have supervision.
Sheepy: *Cu dashes out.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's like you'd expect the murder machine of Ireland to have a tolerance.
Sheepy: Satoru: He doesn't like them because it gives him nightmares.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Hm.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .. Lets just finish this.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he looks to Tris* I don't get the appeal of these kinds of things.
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't either.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance is here.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Yes, I am.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good. Thank you for helping me earlier.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You're very welcome. Sakura was... Very persuasive about us coming along.
Sheepy: Satoru: I thanked her already.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I'll make sure to thank her for that too.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he nods and glances to the tv. shits going Down* oh
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay. It can't hurt you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Good to know. I still remember the bogart from months ago.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know what you're talking about...
Sheepy: Ozy: *he pops up from behind the couch* Hm? It's still going on?
Sheepy: *One of the sphinx kittens mewls. Seems like he was playing with his kittens instead of watching the movie.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I think it's almost over. ... I think.
Sheepy: Ozy: *he slides down the back of the couch again*
Arsé-kun: *and then the dvd glitches out and starts the movie over.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, something doesn't feel right.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I thought that was part of the movie for a moment.
Sheepy: Tristan: Is it?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No. The clock on the player reset.
Sheepy: Tristan: Is that normal?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's too bad. Let's watch...
Sheepy: Satoru:...
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhmmm...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Not that again. Someone take the dvd out. I can't reach.
Sheepy: *Satoru goes and takes the DVD out*
Sheepy: Ozy: *he pokes his head over the back of the sofa again*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: What have I not seen yet... *he looks over the stack of DVDs. Wall-E is on top, and it forces him to GET UP to look at it*
Sheepy: Satoru: I can't reach WallE and Cu is gone
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I've got it.
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Satoru: Ozy-
Sheepy: Ozy: No.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he whistles* C'mere, dog!
Sheepy: Cu: -THIS IS THE LAST TIME ANYONE IS GOING TO CALL ME A DOG!
Sheepy: Cu: *he busts into the room, gae bolg in hand* GIVE ME YOUR FROZEN, ROTTING HEART YOU LIL BRAT!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: But you still came. Good boy. We're putting the pixar flick on.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he gently pats Cu* Good dog.
Sheepy: Cu: Kiddo, I'm no dog!
Sheepy: Satoru: But I called for a pet dog and you came.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And sure, take my heart. I'll just end up like heartless over here. Then again, nothing would change.
Sheepy: Satoru: And then I called again and Lobo came.
Sheepy: Tristan: Me?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Yes, you.
Sheepy: Cu: *he storms over and grabs WallE* This?
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's cold... not having a heart.
Sheepy: Cu: *he hands WallE to Andersen*
Sheepy: Satoru: Watch WallE with us.
Sheepy: Cu: I just started something...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I already intended to. And that's a shame.
Sheepy: Cu: ...Alright, fine. Move over, mopey.
Sheepy: Tristan: *he moves an inch*
Sheepy: Cu: *he plops down onto Tristan's leg*
Sheepy: Tristan: Why.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You deserved that.
Sheepy: Tristan: I was comfortable...
Sheepy: Tristan: But I understand.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he kinda just rolls his eyes*
Sheepy: Tristan: My feelings hold no worth.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am just a piece of furniture.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You stop that
Sheepy: Tristan: That's how I'm being treated, so it must be accurate.
Arsé-kun: *and eventually, they get settled and the movie goes On*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He's interested in the movie*
Arsé-kun: *Thankfully for everyone else, it's not scary.*
Sheepy: *Always a bonus!*
Sheepy: Tristan:....*his head droops some*
Sheepy: *Ozy and one of the kittens are watching too!*
Sheepy: Cu: *And he has relaxed.*
Arsé-kun: *Andersen has Shut up, and Lancelot has also calmed down a fair bit*
Arsé-kun: *and now, skipping the movie because we're not sitting here for over an hour*
Sheepy: Satoru: I liked it.
Arsé-kun: *Andersen has covered his face with his sleeves*
Sheepy: Satoru: Do you need to sneeze?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Nooo..
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That was... *he sniffs* Surprisingly well done..
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you crying? It's okay.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: N-no! I-I'd never!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Well, if you want to cry, that's okay. Crying is good for you.
Sheepy: Cu: Aren't you glad you chose a pixar movie, kiddo?
Sheepy: Satoru: I like the cockroach.
Arsé-kun: Lance: If my opinion's of any value, I think this was preferable.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot has been Validated. Feels good man*
Sheepy: Satoru: I liked the robot.
Arsé-kun: Lancelot: Which one?
Sheepy: Satoru: WallE.
Sheepy: Tristan: WallE is a robot?
Sheepy: Satoru: Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: What's a robot?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Now he asks..!
Sheepy: Tristan: Well?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: A machine! A robot is a machine!
Sheepy: Tristan: Is it?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Yes!
Sheepy: Tristan: Well.
Sheepy: Tristan: Machines aren't alive, so how are robots?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's.. Questionable.
Arsé-kun: *We now return to our regular program. Thank you for your patience*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin snaps awake and quickly sits up in bed. Where is he? How long has it been? What's going on? He has no immediate answers for any of these questions. His attention is, instead, placed on how sore he feels. He must have been lying down for a long time.*
Arsé-kun: *He takes his time getting up- his legs feel as heavy as stone, while his eyes haven't yet adjusted to the dim light. Even shifting his weight causes his body to ache, as if reminding him of his age. He groans and slowly stands up, only to fall a moment later onto the hard wood floor.*
Arsé-kun: *He pauses and feels the floor with both hands. It doesn't feel right to him. Nowhere in the house was this specific kind of flooring, with so much magic inside that it was nearly sparking at the touch. The only place he'd ever seen that in was...*
Arsé-kun: *"This better not be Avalon," Merlin growls to himself, getting back on his feet. He raises his hands, clearing his throat as he does. He hopes this doesn't work. "Avalon, online!" he yells, clapping his hands twice, "Start this party up!" To his object horror, countless screens turn on around him, various colors giving the room a kaleidoscopic appearance. He sinks back to his knees as a mechanical voice begins to drone about multiple statuses and updates. He doesn't need to listen- Merlin knows that if his conscious is here, then the projection of himself must have died...*
Sheepy: Bedi: -What do you mean he's "dead"?! He's not! This must be another one of his pranks! He's pulled this sort of thing in the past!
Arsé-kun: Roman: Are you a doctor?! Oh, you know better? Educate me, oh mighty smiter!
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't care what your status is! I refuse to believe you!
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin would not just up and die on me! He just wouldn't!
Sheepy: Bedi: And! If my only worth is to kill your enemies, I think I'd know when someone was dead!
Arsé-kun: Roman: Then go ahead and check. *he manages to rein in his temper, but he's still fuming* Teach me something that God hasn't by now.
Sheepy: Bedi: F-fine, I will.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He enters Merlin's room*
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Sheepy: Bedi: *...and he exits.*
Sheepy: *And he plops onto the floor near Merlin's room*
Arsé-kun: Roman: ... *he joins Bedi, taking out his phone and glancing elsewhere*
Sheepy: Bedi:....I suppose I always knew it had to end up this way.
Arsé-kun: Roman: mmmm-hm. Death isn't really something you look forward to. *he's.. typing. is this more important, Romani?*
Sheepy: Bedi: He was good to leave me one way or another. ... ...
Sheepy: Bedi: *he buries his face in his hands.*
Sheepy: Bedi: So why does it hurt so much...?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Because it's hard to part with loved ones. Look on the bright side, uh.. ... .... Uhm.
Sheepy: Bedi: I thought I was mentally prepared for it- b-but the last thing he told me was to leave his room. I'd lost my temper with Sir Tristan and I'd disappointed him... In my last moments with him, I disappointed him.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he laughs bitterly* King Arthur...now Merlin...that's just how my last meetings with my loved ones will be.
Sheepy: Bedi: There's no bright side to this....
Arsé-kun: Roman: Ouch. That's pretty heavy stuff you've just dumped right there. *"Please help me, internet idols, I'm never prepared for this." He may have said that last bit out loud. Maybe*
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Arsé-kun: Roman: .... I said that out loud, didn't I?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Bright side! You're not a bigger disappointment like me!
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Sheepy: Bedi: *sob*
Sheepy: Bedi: What if he died hating me?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Why would he? Does Merlin hate anyone?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Roman: ... Yeah, me neither.
Arsé-kun: *Then, both Roman and Bedi's phones buzz. Notification!*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ugh, what is it?
Sheepy: *Bedi checks.*
Arsé-kun: *It's a message from F0V, MagiMari's automated update bot. A new video will be going online shortly!*
Sheepy: Bedi: Now is not the time!
Arsé-kun: Roman: Talk about bad timing.
Arsé-kun: *Both phones buzz again. Another message?*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he checks, visibly irritated*
Arsé-kun: F0V: [text] You have been selected to receive a private video that will not be going on air! This video has been marked as Urgent, so please make some time to watch!
Sheepy: Bedi: ......
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course, Merlin's silly pranks start happening now.
Arsé-kun: Roman: I've never seen this notification before. I'll check it anyway, just in case.
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't check it, ever. I'm a part of the development process, so I never need to.
Arsé-kun: Roman: I'm not, as much as I'd like to be! *and now, we wait for the video to LOAD*
Sheepy: *Bedi also checks.*
Arsé-kun: *The video loads far faster for Bedi. Probably because he has the wifi. The video immediately opens to Merlin looking worried as he adjusts the camera. He's not even in costume. Didn't even Try*
Sheepy: Bedi: ...?
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: ... Oh, screw it. It doesn't need a billion anything. *he lets go of the camera and leans towards it* Problem! I'm recording from Avalon! *he pauses, to let that sink in* And I don't wanna be here! I can't communicate any other way! Bedi, babe, I'll be back as soon as I can! And Doc, there's no way Bedi's gonna watch this on his own. You're gonna see it first, so bug him, aye? *another pause, as he twirls his hair* My projection died. That mana cutoff seems to have cut me off from Avalon, and doing that forced me back here.
Sheepy: Bedi: !?
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: You get to throw me in the trash! .. Well, the dead one. It'll just burst into flowers anyway, so who cares? Uh.. Uhhhhhh.. Right, getting back, I'm.. Not too sure how to manage this? I'll work on it! Just.. 'S all fine, not dead, absolutely gonna record a few while I'm here.
Sheepy: Bedi: But it's not fine!
Arsé-kun: *Bedi doesn't get a reply. It's a prerecorded video, silly*
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: .... I get the feeling I'd be getting yelled at by about now! About being more focused on work than anything, probably.
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: Iiii've already missed the prime time for beast-style magics, so I really do gotta wait a while. Doc, don't ask, I am not explaining my secrets. Fight me on it later! Speaking of, I'm absolutely doing that shark skit and no one can stop me! *he's trying to grin and seem fine, but his body language says otherwise* It's not like I'll be lonely or.. Anything..
Sheepy: Bedi:...?
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: Bedi, pal, bud. Don't do anything dumb? At least, not without me? Like, do who you want if you want, but nothing outrageous till I'm back! N' Doc, don't tell Chaldea. No one needs to know! It's just a... Momentary hiccup!
Sheepy: Bedi:....
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: If anyone asks, I just got a bad cold and needed a bit of time off! A really bad one!
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: Wait. Uh, no. The house can know I'm having. Projection problems? I don't think the Servant bond is broken at least! At least let Eiji know I can't make it to work!
Sheepy: Bedi: And what am I supposed to do without you?
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: Because my bed is full of dead flowers, and I'm too busy goofing off in a tower! Little Merlin things!
Sheepy: Bedi:.... I don't understand, what happened?
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: I'll post more like this if anything comes up! Don't worry too much, sit back, and Doc, you really need to get laid. I'm just saying!
Sheepy: Bedi: And what am I going to do...
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: If I come back and find anyone dead, I'll throw a fit! That includes you, Bedi, don't join me here! Just wait! Believe in my loyalty for once!
Sheepy: Bedi: *he grimaces* Loyalty...
Sheepy: Bedi: I can't believe in something so flaky...
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: I'll make Cu look like Lu Bu in terms of it! Swear on it, or the faerie prince can have my head!
Sheepy: Bedi: He probably already does...
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: ... Literally! Cut my head off at the neck and.. I don't know what he'd do with it. It's not like I've seen the guy recently. He probably got weirder. Still not doing him, by the way, creeps me out!
Sheepy: Bedi: I...uh, oh, I misheard it as heart...
Arsé-kun: Roman: *he glances at Bedi* Is that what he said?
Sheepy: Bedi: I....
Sheepy: Bedi: That's! Not what's important right now!
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: Oh, derailed that train, but no train accidents! No deaths here! I'll be right bac- F0V, cancel, cancel, do not put up that brb title card! See what I have to deal with?? I swear, this one's almost as awful as the real one!
Sheepy: Bedi: Fou is only awful to you because you can't take this sort of stuff seriously!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He inhales sharply, trying to regain his composure*
Sheepy: Bedi: So I just need to wait until Merlin is back. Did you have any jobs for him? I'll stand in his place.
Arsé-kun: Video Merlin: Tiny little murdering machine! Hey, it could be worse! I could be Kay with Fou in the room! ... Oh, shit, my battery, I'm ending here, I need to charge this thing, so bad! How did I not consider this? Signing off, the disappointing idol! P.S! No, I'm not mad at you, Bedi! So shut it! *he reaches for the camera. Video ends*
Arsé-kun: Roman: He generally just checks energy levels and acts like he knows what he's talking about. His job is a more important, more active version of goofing off in the office.
Sheepy: Bedi:..
Sheepy: Bedi: I need something to do.
Sheepy: Bedi: Eiji usually tells Merlin what he wants me to do.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's not because I'm scary or that we don't get along, it's just that he can't pronounce my name to this day and it stresses him out.
Sheepy: Bedi: And stress amplifies pain, of course, so I don't want to add any unnecessary stress onto him.
Arsé-kun: Roman: I could pop downstairs and ask for you. I may as well check up on him while I'm at it.
Sheepy: Bedi: Go ahead.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Fine.
Arsé-kun: *and Bedi gets Kindly Escorted.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Dr. Marshmallow is here.
Sheepy: Eiji: ... !
Sheepy: Satoru: Dr. Marshmallow, do you want to know what I did yesterday?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Sure?
Sheepy: Satoru: I got kidnapped.
Sheepy: Satoru: Isn't that exciting?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: He's a kid and he napped :)
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he pouts. One day, Satoru will understand a joke*
Sheepy: Satoru: No, Masato broke into our house and stole me away. he also made everyone very tired.
Sheepy: Satoru: And then I watched WallE with my big brother and Andersen so it's okay.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: There are some things you don't need to share. Like all of that.
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: None of that happened because Andersen said so.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That's not what I said. It's too late to take back.
Sheepy: Eiji:...Um...D-doctor... ...
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Yes?
Sheepy: Eiji: Wh-what did you come for...?
Sheepy: Eiji: I...uh...didn't prepare f-for guests. S...sorry..
Arsé-kun: Roman: I swung by because Merlin was apparently ill. It got me out of Chaldea, so I can't complain.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: So it's just you?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Yes?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: One guy. Single person. A solo mon! The man, the myth, the legend!
Arsé-kun: *And Mephisto flits away, suppressing a giggle. No explanations given.*
Arsé-kun: Roman: ? ?? All right, then. Let me start from the top, now.
Arsé-kun: *and so the situation is explained*
Sheepy: Eiji: So... um..m...M...Merlin will be back soon?
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-that's good.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay, Uncle Bedi.
Sheepy: Satoru: He'll be back soon, and I'm sure he's working extra hard just for you.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Well, now I can't make this depressing. Back to work for me, then. *he takes out his book, right there, and starts frantically writing. Seems he has an Idea*
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not a pig.
Sheepy: Satoru: I think I'm human.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You are. Don't worry too much about it.
Sheepy: Satoru: I thought maybe I could be a dog.
Sheepy: Satoru: Like Big Bro Cu.
Sheepy: Satoru: I thought maybe I could be a dog.
Sheepy: Satoru: Like Big Bro Cu.
Sheepy: Satoru: But if you're sure I'm human, I'll believe you.
Sheepy: Eiji: Um...th-the only dog is...L...Lobo.
Sheepy: Satoru: *stare*
Sheepy: Eiji:...I-I'm sorry!!
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Roman: .. Hey, while we're at it-
Arsé-kun: Liz: -I dunno, Protopup seems like a dog too!
Sheepy: Satoru:......
Sheepy: Satoru: The most important part of nicknames is knowing to whom it refers to!
Sheepy: Satoru: The more complicated terms you add onto it, the more their identity is lost.
Arsé-kun: Liz: I had his name right in there!
Arsé-kun: Liz: Proto Lancer! Younger Chulainn! The one that actually barks!
Sheepy: Satoru: Big Bro Setanta.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Yes, him.
Sheepy: Satoru: I like him.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's my little big brother.
Sheepy: Satoru: Cu is my big big brother. Kintaro is my biggest brother.
Sheepy: Satoru: Not eldest. Just largest.
Sheepy: Eiji: D...doctor. Wh-what is it?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Would it be all right with you if I did an impromptu checkup on you while I'm here real quick?
Sheepy: Eiji: *he slowly nods*
Sheepy: Satoru: That sounds fun.
Sheepy: Eiji: Um...
Sheepy: Bedivere: I'll leave you two to that.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I agree with that sentiment.
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-thanks....
Arsé-kun: *And so, Mozart waits for Bedi to exit before following.*
Arsé-kun: *Liz does Not, plopping next to Andersen to read over his shoulder*
Sheepy: *And Eiji joins Dr. Roman*
Arsé-kun: *Romani starts the check up as soon as he gets Eiji to sit down*
Sheepy: *Eiji is silent. He's visibly pained, but doesn't comment.*
Arsé-kun: Roman: Sorry, sorry! I'll be more careful!
Sheepy: Eiji: D-don't worry about it.
Arsé-kun: Roman: It shouldn't be that sensitive, though..! Could it be deteriorating from underuse?? Or arthritis? ... Or maybe I'm just overthinking it.
Sheepy: Eiji: ........I...uh...I d-don't know.
Arsé-kun: Roman: That's my job to know!
Sheepy: Eiji: ..Oh...right.
Sheepy: Eiji: I uh......could try using it more, b-but...well, uh, you know, it's- it's painful.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Right, of course..
Sheepy: Eiji: I... I can handle you looking into it, if you wanted.
Sheepy: Eiji: R-Really, anything th...that'll reduce the, uh, pa-pain would make me hap-...happy.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Then I'll get onto it immediately.
Sheepy: *With that, Eiji looks to the ground silently.*
Arsé-kun: *Eiji gets a headpat and a heatpad*
Sheepy: Eiji:??
Sheepy: Eiji: Th...thanks...
Arsé-kun: Roman: Anytime. According to my records *(which he just pulled up a couple of seconds ago)* We haven't tried any heat-based solutions.
Sheepy: Eiji:...Um, I'll try it.
Sheepy: Eiji: B...but...
Sheepy: Eiji: When do I...um
Sheepy: Eiji: Use it....?
Arsé-kun: Roman: When it hurts- But not directly after activity! The i--- I recommend about fifteen minutes of use when needed.
Sheepy: *You've lost him, Roman.*
Sheepy: Eiji: I...uh...
Sheepy: Eiji: ...No...okay...
Arsé-kun: Roman: If you're doing a thing, don't use the heatpad directly after. Wait a bit, then use it.
Sheepy: Eiji: ..OK
Sheepy: Eiji: I will.
Sheepy: Eiji:...Is th-there anything else?
Sheepy: Eiji: If not... uh... S-Satoru mentioned a while back th...that he too, uhm... ... well, "met my fate"... ... he's okay, right?
Arsé-kun: Roman: At a first glance, yes. I haven't done any detailed checks yet.
Sheepy: Eiji: He... uh... acts oddly, so I'm worried th-that may be associated... I guess.
Sheepy: Eiji: B...because what if he acts like thhat because he - he ...'ss in pain?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Satoru? In any pain, buddy?
Sheepy: Satoru: *he gives Roman a blank, wordless stare*
Arsé-kun: Roman: *he stares back?*
Sheepy: Satoru: What "pain"?
Sheepy: Satoru: Physical? Psychological? Emotional?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Any of them.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like this question.
Sheepy: Satoru: Let's talk about something else.
Arsé-kun: Roman: That's fair, but I'm asking as a doctor.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he breaks eye contact*
Sheepy: Satoru: I stubbed my toe earlier, but otherwise I'm okay.
Arsé-kun: *Local child is a bad liar. No one is fooled*
Sheepy: Satoru:...
Sheepy: Satoru: 'M not in pain, because if I was... I'd be a worthless brat. And I don't wanna be...
Sheepy: Satoru:....So I'm not in pain.
Sheepy: Satoru: So stop asking.
Arsé-kun: Roman: That doesn't seem right. Pain's a natural thing.
Sheepy: Satoru: No!
Arsé-kun: Roman: No?
Sheepy: Satoru: Pain is something that justifies adults punishing you!
Sheepy: Satoru: So. I! Am not! In pain.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm fine.
Arsé-kun: Roman: No?? Who told you that?!
Sheepy: Satoru: ....
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't want to talk about this.
Sheepy: Satoru: Let's talk about something else.
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to talk about the bug I found earlier.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Oh? Was it big?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: It was so big.
Sheepy: Satoru: It was a beetle.
Sheepy: Satoru: And when I poked it it screamed so I left it alone.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm trying to find a replacement for Choo Choo.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Choo choo? What was it, a long one?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh. He was a centipede.
Sheepy: Satoru: He was so fast.
Sheepy: Satoru: But Big Bro Cu stepped on him and killed him.
Arsé-kun: Roman: That's a shame.
Sheepy: Satoru: I miss him.
Sheepy: Satoru: Choo Choo was always there for me.
Arsé-kun: *Avenger entered at some point, and has been relatively unnoticed despite not having presence concealment. He opts to approach, smiling*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I come bearing gifts relevant to whatever's happening.
Sheepy: Satoru: We're mourning Choo Choo.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Would this be a fitting replacement? *he uncups his hands. He found a centipede. Or a millipede. Hard to tell at the moment*
Sheepy: Satoru: !
Sheepy: Satoru: It's Choo Choo Sr.!!
Sheepy: Eiji:...uh...
Sheepy: Eiji: Who...are you?
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Call me Avenger for now, old man.
Sheepy: Eiji: Um...
Sheepy: Eiji: I-I'm not th...that old...
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he looks Eiji over* Y'know? You're right. You're nowhere near as old as that guy. *he gestures to Roman with his free hand*
Sheepy: Eiji: Ah...?
Sheepy: Eiji: He's...younger than me I think...
Arsé-kun: Roman: I'm.. I'm only in my thirties?
Sheepy: Eiji: Y-yes.
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-that's not...p-poisonous, right?
Sheepy: Satoru: I like him! He's my friend now.
Sheepy: Cu: *he picks up Satoru in one arm and takes out the Gae Bolg in another* No, that thing is NOT getting loose in the house!
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Cu: Are you TRYING to get the kid killed?
Sheepy: Satoru: He's my friend.
Sheepy: Cu: No, no he is not.
Sheepy: Cu: Kiddo, it's time we talk about acceptable household bugs.
Sheepy: Satoru: Like?
Sheepy: Cu: None of them.
Sheepy: Eiji: B-beetles are fine.
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Sheepy: Satoru: *he gives Eiji a blank stare*
Sheepy: Eiji: I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: *and now, an awkward silence, brought to you by Awkwardness*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: ... Whoops, I lost the bug.
Arsé-kun: *Romani wisely decides to Not Get Involved in this one*
Sheepy: Cu: Are you kidding me!?
Sheepy: Satoru: That's okay.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Oh, well. Didja know they're edible?
Sheepy: Cu: Yes, now go and find it!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: You're not my boss!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I don't have to do anything you tell me to do! You're not my dad!
Sheepy: Cu: You've existed for very little time and you're already whiny and annoying!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Thank you very much! It doesn't take much work t'sound like you do!
Sheepy: Cu: Shut up you brat!
Sheepy: Satoru: *this is his life now.*
Arsé-kun: *Avenger makes a face at Cu. There's a proper name for the eyelid-pull, tongue out face but I don't know what it Is*
Sheepy: Cu: Oh, you!
Sheepy: *Cu lifts his Gae Bolg*
Sheepy: Cu: YOU'VE GOT THREE SECONDS TO GET YOUR STUPID FACE OUT OF MY SIGHT!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Gotcha! *he turns to the wall. waits for the punchline to kick in, and quickly exits stage right* Found the bug!
Sheepy: Cu: Good! Now drop it outside!
Arsé-kun: Avenger: Better idea! *he pops his head back in* You don't like smug goldy, right?
Sheepy: Cu: Of course not.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: I'm gonna go put it in his room. He screams, we win. He kills it, we still win. Can't go wrong on this one.
Sheepy: Cu: Make sure it doesn't get anywhere else, and I'll accept it.
Sheepy: *Gil is playing vidya and talking. Seems like he's streaming.*
Arsé-kun: Avenger: *he slinks in and puts the centipede on the sofa, and it's definitely in frame on stream. Slinks back out*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he noticed* Ah, Gil..
Sheepy: Gil: Hm?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: There's a bug climbing onto you.
Sheepy: Gil: !?
Sheepy: *Gil throws the centipede off, a disgusted expression forming on his face*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I would have gotten it..! *he gets up to rescue it*
Sheepy: Gil: How did that thing get in here?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Check the recording? I'll hold onto it so that can't happen again. .. Oh, it's a she.
Sheepy: Gil: That's disgusting.
Sheepy: Gil: People are posting clips - looks like a kid, so it was probably the Cursed Child again.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Too tall.
Sheepy: Gil: No clue, then.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: We can worry more once we finish up.
Sheepy: *Gil goes back to streaming.*
Arsé-kun: *And Enkidu keeps a close eye on ms. Choo Choo II*
Sheepy: Gil: -Did you want me for something, Enkidu? *he pauses the game.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No, I'm just watching.
Sheepy: Gil: Me, or that centipede?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You. .. Shall I release this little lady back into the wild?
Sheepy: *Graffias sees a wiggly thing! He and Alkaiid curiously approach Choo Choo Sr*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No, kittens, you cannot have her.
Sheepy: *And Diadem sleepily looks over. He doesn't appear to care too much because he places his head down again.*
Sheepy: Gil: Do whatever you want with it.
Sheepy: *Graffias and Alkaiid pause and then approach once more*
Sheepy: *And Graffias changes to a stalking position. Alkaiid looks to her brother and follows his example, looking back to Choo Choo Sr.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Do you wish for them to chase this bug around your room, scattering her parts among it?
Sheepy: Gil: I meant you, not the cats.
Sheepy: Gil: They eat everything they haven't tried eating before.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: That's fair. I will release her. *he gets up and lets her go outside the window. Be free*
Sheepy: *The two active kittens chase after Enkidu, mewling*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Oh, am I prey once again? *he closes the window and bends down to them* Meoow~
Sheepy: *Graffias looks to the window. Where did the bug go?*
Arsé-kun: *The bug is GONE. What a shame*
Sheepy: Graffais: *he turns his attention to Enkidu, and bumps his [Enkidu's] leg with his head. Alkaiid follows his example.*
Sheepy: Gil: No, the bug wasn't Lancelot's replacement and no the bug didn't have a name.
--
Sheepy: Gil: And if it did, its name wouldn't be Sir Legsalot the Quick.
Sheepy: Gil: It's not dead, it's just outside. I'm not bringing it inside and making it Lancelot's replacement.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Knowing this household, it was probably Choo Choo the second. *he pets the kittens*
Sheepy: Gil: Probably.
Sheepy: Gil: Okay. the neighbor's kid loves bugs and keeps talking about some centipede he found before we moved in and he named it Choo Choo. Choo Choo is dead now. No, Sir Legsalot the Quick isn't Choo Choo.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I get the distinct feeling chat isn't going to let Sir Legsalot die for a while.
Sheepy: Gil: Sir Legsalot isn't going to be our new mascot!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I agree. It's unfitting.
Sheepy: Gil: I haven't thought of a mascot.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: How about a nice golden... Lion? Have I made that suggestion yet?
Sheepy: Gil: It doesn't fit Lancelot.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: They both roar, but that's where the similarities end..
Sheepy: Gil: Lions are beautiful, which doesn't fit Lancelot.
Sheepy: *Graffias and Alkaiid have grown bored of listening to this rather quickly and instead have opted to playfight.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Lions also do nothing while their pack does all the work, unlike you.
Sheepy: Gil: They protect the pack.
Sheepy: Gil: And these three are kind of like lions.
Sheepy: Gil: Yes, I know it's a pride of lions.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... I said pack instead of pride. Days of working in a zoo, wasted.
Sheepy: Gil: Although I suppose Diadem is most like a housecat...
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Make the mascot a solid gold cat, then. Unless you'd prefer a canine?
Sheepy: Gil: I'll decide on it later.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Can't let chat decide that one again.
Sheepy: Gil: I won't, probably.
Sheepy: Gil: Diadem my controller cord isn't food.
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu picks up Diadem and returns to his seat*
Sheepy: *Diadem lets out a soft, whiny mew*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You're always tired, Diadem.
Sheepy: Diadem: *mmeewww*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he enters scene, making sure not to trip on anything* Sorry I'm late.
Sheepy: Gil: According to chat you've been replaced by Sir Legsalot the Quick.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he makes this surprised snorting noise* Pardon??
Sheepy: Gil: It's a centipede you missed earlier. Some kid dumped it on the couch.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Ah. *he goes around the sofa to see the tv screen without blocking Gil* Everything still on track?
Arsé-kun: Lance: It seems like it.. *he looks to the laptop screen* Catch me up, chat.
Arsé-kun: *Within minutes, Lance is howling with laughter. The screencap of Gil throwing the bug has been sent at least four times, one dramatically zooming on his face. Is good*
Sheepy: *Gil is amused.*
Arsé-kun: *background Avenger is Not. Mission failed by all accounts. Maybe except for one. He slinks off to tell Cu that Choo Choo II has been released outside*
Sheepy: Cu: Good.
Arsé-kun: Avenger: And gold's face is going to end up being a reaction image on the internet. It'll be back for revenge in a couple of years.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why is the Wizrad still dead?
Sheepy: Satoru: Dr. Marshmallow.
Arsé-kun: Roman: .. Huh?
Sheepy: Satoru: Why don't dead people ever wake up from their nap?
Sheepy: Satoru: Don't they get bored of sleeping?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Am I really the person to be asking??
Sheepy: Satoru: ...
Sheepy: Satoru: Well, you're a doctor and doctors know everything.
Sheepy: Satoru:....So. Of course you'd know that.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Well, uh. How can I explain this..?
Arsé-kun: Roman: ... You know how you sleep when you're tired?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Roman: The brain and heart also get really tired after a while, and they stop to sleep. Thing is, they don't heal from doing this.
Sheepy: Satoru:....Okay.
Arsé-kun: Roman: And without those, everything else shuts down. ... From there, people usually don't get back up. Usually.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he looks off into space, mulling this over*
Sheepy: Satoru:...So then.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's what's happening to Masato?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Huh??
Sheepy: Satoru: He looked exhausted all the time.
Sheepy: Satoru: And he had dark rings under his eyes.
Arsé-kun: Roman: That could also just be advanced sadness.
Sheepy: Satoru: Sometimes he wouldn't leave his room all day and when he did he was...
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Sheepy: Satoru: So then he's sad all the time?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Sounds like it, yeah.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's fine.
Sheepy: Satoru: So then. Does Eiji have advanced sadness?
Arsé-kun: Roman: Yeah. The medical term doesn't even cover it in my opinion. He's not depressed. He's hyper-depressed and somehow still functioning.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't get it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Roman: It's called Depression. But he's more than just depressed. It's almost, like, as bad as possible. I'm not a psychologist, it's something like that-- Why? How should I know?
Sheepy: Satoru: Because you're a doctor and you know everything.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Different doctors for different things.
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Sheepy: Satoru:...You're...
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Sheepy: Eiji: Uh, d-don't worry about me.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not.
Sheepy: Eiji:...Oh....
Arsé-kun: Roman: Because I don't know enough to be a fancy brain doctor. And too late.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-there's nothing a...anyone can do about it.
Arsé-kun: Roman: I'm not so sure about that.
Sheepy: Eiji: I...uh..
Sheepy: Eiji:...Don't want surgery.
Arsé-kun: Roman: There's probably a way to fix it. I know there are specialized doctors for this sort of thing.
Sheepy: Eiji:..
Sheepy: Eiji: I'd..rather not get disappointed by keeping my hopes up...
Arsé-kun: Roman: I understand that.
Sheepy: Eiji:...But it's worth the try I suppose...
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Roman: I'll put a note here then.. See what kind of input I can get on it.
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-thanks.
Sheepy: Satoru:..???
Arsé-kun: Roman: Quite welcome. Is there.. Anyone else I should check in with before I head out?
Sheepy: Satoru: Where's the Wizrad?
Arsé-kun: Roman: In his tower. He said he'd be back soon.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *with that, roman heads Out*
Sheepy: Satoru: ... Bye.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he turns his gaze towards the ground.*
Arsé-kun: *and now, another convenient timeskip*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Got any threes?
Sheepy: Rider: ......*he begins shifting unnaturally...*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Okay, not you, not you!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You stop that, Rider, before I impale you with the chair.
Sheepy: Rider: ..............
Sheepy: *Rider pauses and looks to Vlad. One of his arms is already partially out. It slowly slides back in, making a very uncomfortable noise as it goes.*
Sheepy: Rider: "Why have you been picking on Lobo all game?"
Sheepy: Carmila: ...Because I can see his cards?
Arsé-kun: Liz: It makes it that much easier for us!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He doesn't seem to care too much. Actually, he's sniffing at one of his cards. Lobo. Do not eat that. LOBO.*
Sheepy: Rider: "...And that's the 3 you asked for."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: What a shame.
Sheepy: *Lobo apparently didn't like his meal that much, because he nudges the cards away from him and stands up.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: That wasn't food, Lobo. I don't know what you expected.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He nudges Vlad with his snout. he wants better food.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Didn't you just eat an hour ago?
Sheepy: Lobo: *he stares*
Sheepy: *And then turns his attention to the outside.*
Arsé-kun: *from aforementioned outside is a soft 'pomf' like someone landed in the snow after jumping off the roof. Normally one wouldn't be able to identify this sound easily, but considering it's a house of weirdos, it's kind of expected.*
Sheepy: *Lobo starts barking loudly.*
Sheepy: *And Rider quicky rushes to his side and starts trying to quiet him.*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart is going to be up all night at this rate. What a shame.*
Sheepy: *Lobo rushes to the window, wagging his tail and snarling*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Who is it, Lobo? Is someone there? *she joins him at the window*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he snarls once more and then follows it up with a loud bark*
Sheepy: Rider: *He pats Lobo's face. Lobo stop*
Arsé-kun: Liz: What're you barking at, silly? Is anyone there?
Sheepy: Rider: *he walks through the wall and outside to check.*
Arsé-kun: *snow, snow, white, white, flower*
Sheepy: *Rider goes to investigate the flower.*
Arsé-kun: *It's marking Merlin's grave- I mean. No. Wait. He's right there. No guarantees he's alive though*
Sheepy: Rider: *he slowly takes off a glove*
Sheepy: *Rider then sticks his hand in Merlin's shirt, tightly clutching his spine area in order to shock him awake. His hands are freezing like icicles...*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin squeaks and shifts. Not a whine. a Squeak. What a man*
Sheepy: *Rider removes his hand. There's a crunching, sliding, and squelching noise. ...Something wet, cold, and slimy replaces Rider's hand where it initially was...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Aiyiyi! That's awful, stop that!
Sheepy: *It slowly slides across Merlin's spine and up to his neck to leave his shirt...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm up, I'm up! No need to torture me!
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Sheepy: *The extra "arm" retreats back into Rider's body, and he puts on his glove again*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he pushes himself up and wipes the snow off his face* Couldn't you be a bit more gentle??
Sheepy: Rider: "I am a monster. This is what I do."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I could argue that, but maybe lets not.
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Sheepy: Rider: *he points to the door*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's a fantastic idea.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin gets up and shakes off the snow. Or tries*
Sheepy: *Rider doesn't move.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin grabs his shirt collar and starts the long trek to INSIDE THE HOUSE*
Sheepy: *Rider doesn't react...*
Arsé-kun: *Rider could probably get inside far faster, but he Isn't. Eventually, Merlin gets INSIDE. THANK GOD. IT ONLY TOOK TEN YEARS*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sticks his snout in Merlin's face and begins sniffing him.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh! It's just me, Lobo!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He yawns, losing interest in Merlin.*
Sheepy: Rider: *He points towards Merlin's room*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah?
Sheepy: Rider:...
Sheepy: Rider: "Aren't you tired?"
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .. Well, yeah. But what'd I miss, anything?
Sheepy: Rider:....
Sheepy: Rider: "Satoru wanted to talk to you and that knight was mopey."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Which knight?
Sheepy: Rider: "The one-armed one."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ah.
Sheepy: Rider: "I paid little attention, so maybe you want to ask someone else in the morning."
Arsé-kun: *and the vampires are being Petty. try again later*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Guess I'll wait, then.
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Sheepy: Rider: "Go sleep."
Arsé-kun: *With that, Merlin drags himself to his room. adios*
Sheepy: *Bedi is fast asleep and mumbling in his sleep. Hope you didn't want a pillow, Merlin, because it's Bedi's now.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he doesn't mind. he just drops next to Bedi*
Sheepy: *Bedi mumbles something along the lines of, "you can't teach bears to fly, kay" ... "rocket-propelled bears are also illegal"*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You tell him, Bedi. *he remembers he's damp from lying in the snow. magic solves everything, even continuity.*
Sheepy: *So basically, Bedi is having a rare pleasant (?) dream. Not a nightmare. Like he usually does.*
Arsé-kun: *Thank goodness*
Sheepy: *Rip continuity also.*
Arsé-kun: *nah it's fine and alive. also he just dried off*
Sheepy: *Bedi continues occasionally mumbling, the fact that it's occasional means that any potential plot transitions of the dream are lost, and instead the sudden change from kay's bear experimentations to the subsequent merlin-enforced war against rabbits (and possibly bears)*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he just pats Bedi's head*
Sheepy: *Bedi quiets down. Hopefully that was your intended result, because you can sleep now without Bedi's sleeptalking keeping you awake.*
Arsé-kun: *that was the intended result, yes*
Arsé-kun: *and so, Merlin curls up next to the boyfriend. He'll probably be holding on by morning. .. Which he absolutely is.*
Sheepy: *At least Merlin gets sleep, which is good.*
Sheepy: *Presumably he does.*
Arsé-kun: *he does*
Sheepy: *Good.*
Sheepy: *Morning comes.*
Arsé-kun: *shit i hope it did*
Sheepy: *Bedi awakens, initially surprised by Merlin's presence. Merlin is back!! He can hardly contain his excitement! but he does his best because he doesn't want to wake Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: *He is successful. It might be a bit hard to get up with Merlin's arms wrapped around him though*
Sheepy: *Guess he'll die*
Sheepy: *By that I mean Bedi waits for Merlin to wake up.*
Arsé-kun: *then it's gonna be a while. better find something to do Bedi*
Sheepy: *Bedi doesn't have much to do. He decides to mull over the recent events.*
Arsé-kun: *Most of which was Things Going Wrong. Start your morning off right, and don't depress yourself immediately!*
Sheepy: *Well, he might come up with an answer if he thinks about it.*
Arsé-kun: *an answer to what? Life? The universe? Everything going wrong? Peeing in pools?*
Sheepy: *Why the recent events happened and what actions they may take next.*
Sheepy: *He decides to ask Eiji if he can go to Chaldea and question the ex-prisoners later.*
Arsé-kun: *This is a good decision*
Sheepy: *He continues to wait for Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: *Good morning, Merlin!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ....mmm, 's it early..? Wh' day is it..?
Sheepy: Bedi: Don't worry, it's not too early, and you've been back for less than a day. How are you feeling?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Hungry, mostly.
Sheepy: Bedi: then we should probably go eat.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: m-hm!
Sheepy: *The two go to the kitchen!*
Sheepy: Satoru: I've decided that I'll be 12 soon.
Sheepy: Cu: ...What?
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm going to be 12 soon.
Sheepy: Cu: No, no you aren't.
Sheepy: Satoru: People age when they want to so I'm going to be 12 soon.
Sheepy: Cu: That's- That's not how it works.
Sheepy: Cu: You'll be 12 when it's twelve years since you've been born. Your birthday.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't have a birthday.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Yes, you do. I've told you this before.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm am alien. Aliens don't have birthdays.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: .... Satoru, I gave birth to you. I would know that you have a birthday. And I do know when it is.
Sheepy: Satoru: Big Bro Cu said not to blindly believe everything people say to me because Big Bro Kintaro's told me incorrect things in the past.
Sheepy: Satoru: So.
Sheepy: Satoru: Since I can't remember that, I can't believe you blindly. I need evidence.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lighten up, kiddo. I think your mom would know that sorta thing! Where's the food at?
Sheepy: *Satoru mimics Merlin's way of saying 'Where's the food at', except instead of 'food', he says 'evidence'...*
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Would you like me to dig out a birth certificate once I'm done cooking?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's evidence, I suppose.
Sheepy: Cu: You can't change your birthday.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's October 30
Sheepy: Cu: I just said- that would mean you won't be 12 for a while now!
Arsé-kun: Sakura: It's March first.
Sheepy: Satoru: Nuh-uh, it's still ...
?: Gawain, Goetia, the Black Shadow, Shirou, Artoria, Nightingale,
Sheepy: Satoru: ...
Sheepy: Satoru:...?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Your birthday. Is march first.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know what month it is.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like that birthday.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I can't help that. That's the day you were born, regardless if you like it or not.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's staring at Food. good priorities*
Sheepy: Satoru: You helped me, so I'll keep talking to you.
Sheepy: Satoru: But... ... *he goes to say something, but Bedi interrupts. Local knight can read the mood.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, Sakura, I'll be going to Chaldea later to speak with the ex-prisoners. I believe that the two incidents are related.
Sheepy: Bedi: I've yet to ask Master, but he's not here, so I believe I'll take my actions into my own hands.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Bring others with you. No more going solo, for any reason.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, of course.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, I've got an idea. Satoru.
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Shut down.
Sheepy: Bedi: But I've heard rumors of a centipede man.
Sheepy: Satoru:?!
Sheepy: Satoru: Where???
Sheepy: Bedi: Chaldea.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I want to go.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he lowers his paper a bit* I suppose I'll volunteer to come along.
Sheepy: Cu: You couldn't possibly be talking about...No. Nevermind.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Go on, Cu.
Sheepy: Cu: *groan*
Sheepy: Cu: It's nothing, really.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're only making me wish to know more. Share with the class.
Sheepy: Cu: If this so called centipede man bears a resemblance to me, he's a killer who cares about nothing.
Sheepy: Satoru: But you do that too.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Ah. Do you mean the man that Setanta bore resemblance to a couple of months ago?
Sheepy: Cu: I kill- fight for the fun of the challenge, see? He kills for the sake of killing.
Sheepy: Satoru: Wow.
Sheepy: Cu: I don't know, I didn't see him.
Sheepy: Cu: And so! My kil- fighting is perfectly justifiable because I don't pick on the weak and instead go for challenging foes, while his is not because he murders weaklings and strong people alike and feels nothing but annoyance that they wasted his time!
Sheepy: Satoru: Wow.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Perhaps it'd be safer if we inquired with someone who had encountered them before we make any rash decisions.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's a centipede and centipedes are good.
Sheepy: Tristan (Waffles): Ah, I hope she's making waffles.
Sheepy: Tristan (French Toast): But, wouldn't french toast be better?
Sheepy: Tristan (Pancakes): I enjoy pancakes the most.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why are there three?!
Arsé-kun: Mori: One is Yan, without a doubt.
Sheepy: Tristan (Waffles): It'd be better if there were none of me.
Sheepy: Tristan (French Toast): It'd be better off if I were never born.
Sheepy: Tristan (Pancakes): Finally, someone who agrees.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he sighs and picks his paper back up* Yan Qing, no one invited you inside. Sherlock, get out. Tristan, shut up.
Sheepy: Tristan (Waffles): It's too bad the only one who understands me is myself. Perhaps, this is evidence that my existence adds nothing...
Sheepy: Tristan (Pancakes): Aw, old man! You never even gave me my reward!
Arsé-kun: Mori: I was thinking you were Yan. You never came back for it.
Sheepy: Tristan (French Toast): Too bad, I was hoping to go on for longer.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Shut up, Sherlock.
Sheepy: Tristan (Waffles): Hm? Where did my friends go?
Sheepy: *Pancakes and French Toast remove their disguises. It's Yan Qing and Sherlock!*
Arsé-kun: *Sherlock gets the paper thrown at him*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ow. What was that for?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Being a disturbance.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You always are a disturbance.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's why the kid is the way he is.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Shut up. That wasn't my fault.
Sheepy: Yan: Wow! Wow!!!
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Pancakes are ready!~
Sheepy: Yan:!!!
Sheepy: Yan: Pancakes! Pancakes!
Sheepy: Tristan: Aw...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Me first! I call first dibs!
Sheepy: Yan: What!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I died yesterday! What did you do?
Sheepy: Yan: Actual work.
Arsé-kun: *and then, neither of them get the first set of pancakes. Satoru does, followed by Bedi. Good Boys*
Sheepy: Satoru:...Uhm. Thank you.
Sheepy: *Satoru seems a bit flustered...*
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you.
Sheepy: Yan: Hey, hey, why did the pretty boy get it? I'm prettier.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Quite welcome. *she goes on to serve everyone else- Which is probably difficult, because the allure of food is Powerful*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hm... I disagree. Bedi's prettier.
Sheepy: Yan:?!
Sheepy: Yan: Well.
Sheepy: Yan: That's fine, because my goals are beautiful women.
Sheepy: Yan: They all flock around me until I speak.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lets move on.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Assassin. Describe for us the ex-prisoners.
Sheepy: Yan: Spiny lancer, caster lancer, sick Shinsengumi - so Okita Souji, angry man with Okita Souji - so Toshizou Hijikata, and a senile man.
Arsé-kun: Mori: A bit more detail than that, please.
Sheepy: Yan: The caster lancer wants to get into lady's pants, the spiny lancer seemed to act irritable to make him seem scary, senile guy was senile, ehh..
Sheepy: Yan: Go look in a history book for the other two?
Arsé-kun: Mori: But none should actually present a threat if one encountered them?
Sheepy: Yan: Well. Probably not, unless you threatened them.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Noted.
Sheepy: Yan: So go ahead.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Will do.
Sheepy: Yan: Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll consider that one.
Sheepy: Yan: Great.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Will it be just us going?
Sheepy: Bedi: Unless others want to go, yes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lets not make the group too large. We don't need to become a visible target.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you sure you don't want to come, Merlin?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...hmm? I could.
Sheepy: Bedi: It'd make me happy to be able to monitor your health in case any residual effects set in.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Y'know, you can just say "I care about you" and be done with it.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah? But....
Sheepy: Bedi: Would you know my exact thoughts through those four words?
Sheepy: Bedi: If I don't give you my exact thoughts, I'm not being fully honest wih you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Were we together for a thousand years for me not to know what you mean?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, good point.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But you're totally right.
Sheepy: Bedi: So you're coming as well?
Sheepy: Satoru: *he looks over to Merlin silently*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I suppose so
Sheepy: Satoru: *stare*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: Um. I know I mentioned this to you a while back, but I need to learn how to defend myself. Umm.....before it was because I didn't want my family to get hurt, but now it's more than that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... So you did. If we're not exhausted by the time we come home, I'll finally start on that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Thanks.
Sheepy: Cu: There's a huge difference between fighting and defending yourself, just remember that.
Sheepy: Cu: A capable fighter fights until his foe is dead.
Sheepy: Cu: Defending yourself is fighting purely to create a moment of opportunity for your escape. No amount of magic or physical strength is going to help you there if you don't have the brains nor agility to run at the right time.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not fast and I'm not strong.
Sheepy: Cu: Go ahead and teach him magic or whatever you teach, but really, you create heroes, not people with a sense of self awareness.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ouch.
Sheepy: Cu: My point is that teaching him brute strength alone isn't gonna get him anywhere, and I'm no teacher.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But you had one hell of a teacher, so I can't say you're wrong.
Sheepy: Cu: I'd kill the kid trying to teach him because at his age, I was already taking on enemies twice my size.
Sheepy: Cu: I can't relate to his situation at all.
Sheepy: Cu: That old hag gives me shivers down my spine every time I think about her.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay, better plan. Collaborative teaching.
Sheepy: Cu: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I know some stuff, you know other stuff, together, we know more stuff.
Sheepy: Cu: Wow, you really don't use your ears sometimes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You misunderstand. Some of what you know would still be valuable info. Not all of it, of course, because you've got an unfair advantage.
Sheepy: Cu: "If I train the kid I'll kill him", quote, me.
Sheepy: Cu: I don't know if you heard earlier but I said a fighter doesn't stop fighting until his foe's dead.
Sheepy: Cu: It's just my nature.
Sheepy: Satoru: Is that what happened to Connla?
Sheepy: Cu:....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ....
Arsé-kun: *Congratulations, now it's awkward!*
Sheepy: Cu: Kiddo, you've barely touched your food. Eat it before I feed it to Lobo.
Sheepy: Satoru:?!
Sheepy: Yan: Merlin can teach people? What?
Sheepy: Yan: How to get away with having the world's worst bedhead?
Sheepy: Yan: The kid's hairstyle already looks like it's based on, ehh, what's his name, Dancelot or whatever? So he's getting there.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I can certainly teach that if I wanted to.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh, eh?
Sheepy: Yan: Like?
Sheepy: Yan: Since you're technically aligned with me and you're only interesting due to your mystery, I never looked into you too much.
Sheepy: Yan: Aha, but Old Man, I know everything about Old Man.
Sheepy: Yan: Everything.
Arsé-kun: Mori: -_-'
Sheepy: Yan: Aren't you glad we're on the same team, Old Man? *His grin is almost shark-like in nature...*
Sheepy: Yan: Oh, oh, oh! Old Man! Old Man!
Arsé-kun: Mori: What?
Sheepy: Yan: Where's the other old man?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Hell if I know.
Sheepy: Yan: You didn't even ask me who I meant.
Sheepy: Yan: I mean the Caster. I liked him.
Sheepy: Yan: Ah, you're no fun!
Sheepy: Yan: No fun at all!
Sheepy: Yan: No wonder you didn't have a wife~
Arsé-kun: Mori: But you don't know how many children I've had, hmm?
Sheepy: Yan: And nor do you~
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa had kids?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Perhaps. Perhaps not. I'll surely tell you, but not him.
Sheepy: Satoru: So am I related to you?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You know? I don't know. I doubt it, but a check wouldn't hurt.
Sheepy: Satoru:!?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Yan: He's on Twitter.
Sheepy: Yan: I follow him, but I don't post much because my Twitter isn't for entertainment.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: We're talking about Shitspeare, so I am going to intrude on this discussion.
Sheepy: Yan: Yup yup, I like him.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: As do I, except for when he waits until the absolute last moment to propose a draft, throwing everyone's deadlines out of whack.
Sheepy: Yan: Don't rush genius~
Sheepy: Yan: My experience is that he was all shadowy and evil or whatever and then there were ghosts and two Old Mans.
Sheepy: Yan: Thanks to the Grail, of course!
Sheepy: Yan: But he was still fun.
Sheepy: Yan: My impression of you is that you'd be boring as a villain.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And you're just trying to be as irritating as possible.
Sheepy: Yan: Ah?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You seem to be amusing others, so perhaps keep that up.
Sheepy: Yan: Sure.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Either way. I do agree with your statement of I being a poor villain. Entirely correct.
Sheepy: Yan: Good!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Maybe I'd do better without the overbearing nun... I should try again one day.
Sheepy: Yan: Well, just hope you're on my side when you do.
Sheepy: Yan: I'm on the side that fits my interests.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I'll consider it.
Sheepy: Yan: Good.
Sheepy: *And so the group finally ends up at Chaldea*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *whoop di do.*
Sheepy: Satoru: I’ve been lied to.
Sheepy: Satoru: There’s no centipedes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: We've only just arrived.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Then let’s find him.
Sheepy: Bedi: Try wandering around and you may find the centipede.
Sheepy: Bedi: In fact! Maybe if you ask the friendly faces around here, they'll help you find him.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhm...uhhmmm... ...
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like people.
Sheepy: Bedi: But you like Dr. Marshmallow.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dr. Marshmallow isn't a person, he's my friend
Sheepy: Satoru: Let's go find the centipede.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm going to do what I came here to do. Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Bedivere, wait a moment. We're searching for the same person.
Sheepy: Bedi: I suppose so.
Sheepy: *They hunt for aCu! Satoru doesn't stray from Mori's side*
Arsé-kun: *Satoru can't even if he tried- Mori brought the child leash.*
Sheepy: *That won't stop Satoru from trying once he sees aCu.*
Arsé-kun: *He might even make progress if he manages to ruin Mori's back and/or hip*
Sheepy: Bedi: -Hm?
Sheepy: *Bedi slowly turns and looks behind them.*
Sheepy: CasCu: I was wondering when you'd notice us!
Sheepy: Satoru:!
Arsé-kun: *Acu is standing behind Cascu, looking around in nonchalance. Cares given: Absolutely none. Maybe one because Cascu's being social again, and Acu might have to clean up his remains. Again.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he quietly wraps the leash around his wrist and waits for the inevitable*
Arsé-kun: *And Merlin has already managed to vanish into thin air. His one job was to not do that*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he attempts to rush over to the two. HELLO!!*
Sheepy: CasCu: You are here tooo~ give me a moment. Question us about the incident?
Sheepy: Bedi:?!
Sheepy: CasCu: Well, you see, there's nothing illegal going on. That's that.
Sheepy: Bedi:...I think you and I are thinking of two very different incidents...
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm rather curious to know what it is you refer to currently.
Sheepy: CasCu: Ah?
Sheepy: CasCu: Long story short, someone accused my machines of being rigged, which they aren't. The cops looked into them and everything and found no evidence, but they're basing their claims on how they haven't won past that early win despite throwing their life's fortune at the slot machine.
Sheepy: CasCu: But they made a big fuss out of it and now people are assuming that just because I have a staff instead of a lance, I'm suddenly dishonest and rigging it!
Sheepy: Satoru: I've heard of that before.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Perhaps I'll stop by when I have free time. That is not what we intended to ask you about, though.
Sheepy: Satoru: They're called money machines. They eat money and spit out a life of despair, alcoholism, poverty, and depression.
Sheepy: Satoru: And sometimes they like to gather all in one place and get people drunk so the people will feed them more.
Sheepy: Satoru: They're called money machines. They eat money and spit out a life of despair, alcoholism, poverty, and depression.
Sheepy: Satoru: And sometimes they like to gather all in one place and get people drunk so the people will feed them more.
Sheepy: CasCu: You almost make it sound like they're living things, kiddo. Anyway, what is it?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Saber here wanted to inquire about the whole Mainyu cult incident.
Sheepy: CasCu: Ooh, that.
Arsé-kun: *Acu makes a distasteful noise. Helpful*
Sheepy: Bedi: What can you tell us about them? Like...what are their plans and why were you summoned?
Sheepy: *Satoru imitates aCu.*
Sheepy: CasCu: They wanted to summon the real Angra.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You refer to the deity?
Sheepy: CasCu: And they summoned us to try to get closer to their goal through experimentation, I guess.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Not that it worked.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he has stopped listening. aCu more important.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I see.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you know of any future moves they may make?
Sheepy: Bedi: They went after my Master's son.
Arsé-kun: *Acu glances down at Satoru. What is this, a Master for Ants?*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he is awe-struck by aCu.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you a centipede?
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... Sure.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's really cool! I love centipedes!
Sheepy: Satoru: You look like my big brother.
Arsé-kun: *Acu's expression doesn't change.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ok.
Sheepy: Satoru: Except he's shorter than you and has a lance. He works two jobs and gets angry at loud noises.
Sheepy: Satoru: He and Lobo don't get along too well.
Arsé-kun: *Acu's face still doesn't change. At least, until the loud noise bit. That gets a raised eyebrow. That's it*
Sheepy: Satoru: When he hears loud noises he just yells at the source until they stop.
Arsé-kun: Acu: .. This one does that, too. *and he smacks the back of Cascu's head. What would normally be a semi-affectionate gesture, but not at all that. heck the you cascu*
Sheepy: CasCu: Ow!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Stop barking so loud when you hear noises. Don't make me get you a muzzle.
Sheepy: CasCu: How about you stop hitting me whenever you want?!
Sheepy: Satoru: That's what he sounds like.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Not a surprise at all.
Sheepy: CasCu: What's that supposed to mean!?
Sheepy: CasCu: You keep comparing me to a dog, but with your sense of morals and motives, you're no different than some beast.
Arsé-kun: Acu: The difference is that I don't care.
Sheepy: CasCu: And you! Got the Gae Bolg!
Sheepy: CasCu: And I was stuck with some stick!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Do you want it?
Sheepy: CasCu: Yes, but I can't have it.
Arsé-kun: Acu: You can have it square up your ass.
Sheepy: Satoru: *this isn't bothering him at all*
Arsé-kun: Mori: And thus, Cu behaves in the regular manner. Perhaps we should back off.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh? That's how he says he likes you.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Oh, no. A suntan. What ever will I do. Stop barking at me.
Sheepy: CasCu: Oi, maybe I'll just shove your head in a pot of cold water and see which happens first - you drown or you stop being some maddened boar!
Sheepy: CasCu: Wouldn't that be a science experiment!
Arsé-kun: Acu: You would die of strangulation first.
Sheepy: Satoru: See? They're bonding.
Arsé-kun: *Acu whips his tail around to lightly smack Cascu's back.*
Sheepy: CasCu: Don't do that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Big Bro Cu is friends with a red guy. They punch each other and stab each other. After that they drink together. Is that what you're doing?
Sheepy: CasCu: I do no such thing! ... Eh, wait, you mean the better me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I wouldn't say better. This entire discussion has been more civil than he is in two hours.
Sheepy: CasCu: He's got the Gae Bolg, he's got morals, and he isn't filled with embarrassing memories of the past.
Arsé-kun: Mori: He lives with Setanta. Say that again.
Sheepy: CasCu: He's not a symbol of those embarrassing memories.
Sheepy: CasCu: Setanta is.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes, but he has to tolerate seeing this behavior.
Sheepy: CasCu: That's not my point.
Sheepy: CasCu: My point is that I don't have the Gae Bolg, Alter doesn't have morals, and Setanta is an embarrassment.
Sheepy: CasCu: And since Lancer me has the Gae Bolg, has morals, and isn't an embarrassment, he's the best of us three.
Sheepy: CasCu: But mentally, of all of us, I'm closest to Lancer me. So I'm #2, Alter is #3, and Setanta is an embarrassment.
Sheepy: Satoru: Embarrassment is my favorite number.
Arsé-kun: *Mori suppresses a laugh*
Sheepy: Satoru: And, I like Centipede Cu more.
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Stop saying words.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Sheepy: Satoru: Do you want another name?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: What do you want to be?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Alter Cu.
Sheepy: Satoru: Alter Cu.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: What do I call the other Cu?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Ask him, not me.
Sheepy: CasCu: Hmm~ I get to choose my name?
Sheepy: CasCu: Aniki.
Sheepy: Satoru:..
Sheepy: Satoru: Nice to meet you, Stick Cu.
Sheepy: CasCu:?!
Sheepy: CasCu: Just call me, errr...
Sheepy: CasCu: Cu Chulainn.
Sheepy: Satoru: There's already a Cu Chulainn.
Sheepy: CasCu: Caster Cu.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *And Merlin finally returns, with questionable equipment and a lizard on his head*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What'd I miss? Progress made? Anyone wanna see a skink I'm borrowing from the doctor?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: His name is Lenny.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he stays with aCu.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, you need to stop running off.
Sheepy: Bedi: You wouldn't want me to get a child leash for you like Satoru has, would you?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhmmm....
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to see him.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Here he comes! *he moves in closer and crouches. You may see the lizard. behold, Lenny*
Sheepy: Satoru: He's small.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He sure is.
Sheepy: Satoru: Is he your friend?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't see why not? He's the only one that lets me do this.
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The other skinks don't like me much.
Sheepy: Bedi: I thought you meant people...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nah. People are fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: They'd kill you if they copied Lenny.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ehh??
Sheepy: Bedi: He's sitting on your head.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh. Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Here's an idea. Bedivere, perhaps you and Merlin will have more success with further questioning.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, good idea...and Merlin can return Lenny.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Already?
Sheepy: Bedi: After we talk to the others.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: d'aww.
Sheepy: Bedi: You get to keep him for a while.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hooray!
Sheepy: Bedi: Okay, let's go talk to the others.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Merlin and Bedi exit scene right*
Sheepy: Satoru: ...What do we do?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I suppose we could take a look around meanwhile.
Sheepy: CasCu: Hey, maybe you could tell me a bit about the servants you know, eh...what's your class.
Sheepy: CasCu: You don't look like a caster, you're definitely not a berserker, and I don't see a weapon.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Archer. I am an archer.
Sheepy: Cascu: Ooooh, archer, I see.
Sheepy: Cascu: I'm neutral on archers. I'd like to try out being a Saber one day, but...Archer... Not sure how I feel about it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's interesting. Not always what's expected of it.
Sheepy: CasCu: Obviously, I'm a Caster.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes, but I would not be surprised if you still responded to 'Lancer'.
Sheepy: CasCu: Eh, I'm not Caster Lancer, just Caster.
Sheepy: CasCu: And the kid?
Sheepy: CasCu: Are you babysitting for your Master?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I am, yes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: He cannot babysit himself, after all.
Sheepy: CasCu:...Oh, of course, he wouldn't make you babysit if he could do it himself...Wait.
Arsé-kun: *Acu yawns like a dog and lies down on the floor in the bg. Real productive!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: You caught on quickly. Well done.
Sheepy: CasCu: What purpose does a little kid have for a servant?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Protection.
Sheepy: CasCu: From what??
Sheepy: Satoru: *he seems focused on aCu*
Arsé-kun: Mori: I cannot freely share that information.
Sheepy: CasCu: Fine, I guess.
Sheepy: CasCu: So tell me more, what servants do you know?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Hmm.. About seven berserkers, four assassins, seven sabers, six lancers, six casters, six archers, four riders.. three avengers, a ruler, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Sheepy: CasCu:...Three avengers?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Perhaps.
Sheepy: CasCu: Hmm, poor you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's not that bad. One needs walks. The other two are surprisingly non-disruptive.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo is my pet wolf.
Arsé-kun: *and subtlety has exited the building*
Sheepy: CasCu: Kiddo, I'd recommend being careful about namedropping your servants...
Sheepy: Satoru: But Mozart brags about himself and doesn't seem to mind people knowing his name.
Sheepy: ?: Did you say...Mozart?
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he frowns* And what business of yours is it?
Sheepy: ?: ....
Sheepy: ?: He is...an acquaintance of mine.
Sheepy: ?: Who is he to you?
Arsé-kun: Mori: A dear family member.
Sheepy: ?: No, that's not right.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That's a shame.
Sheepy: ?:I need to see him again.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That cannot be immediately done, but I'm sure it can be arranged.
Sheepy: ?: Then this isn't his Master?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Maybe, maybe not.
Sheepy: ?: You stated that he is your Master. You stated thay Mozart is your family. He mentioned Mozart bragging often.
Arsé-kun: Mori: But that does not mean Mozart has the same master. Perhaps he is under one related to my Master. Perhaps I am lying. It is not your business.
Sheepy: ?: It is.
Sheepy: ?: I must see Mozart.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And who are you to be prying so deeply?
Sheepy: ?: .......
Sheepy: ?: Amadeus Alter.
Arsé-kun: *Mori squints*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... I will ask him the next time I see him. Permission given, I will allow it.
Sheepy: Amadeus: Good.
Sheepy: Amadeus: I'll be waiting.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Wonderful. *and he turns his attention back to CasCu*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Is this normal behavior? *he gestures to Acu, who's still on the floor. acu plz*
Sheepy: CasCu:...Oh, that?
Sheepy: CasCu: Depends on your definition of normal...
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Absolutely decimated, with no consideration to the original meaning of the word.
Sheepy: CasCu: Then sure.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Please get your Alter off of the floor. He may be trampled on, tripped on, or he may melt into a puddle.
Sheepy: CasCu: Oi, get off the floor!
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... nah.
Sheepy: Satoru: You should go to bed.
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Yeah. .. Have to get up. ... Nah.
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Can't be bothered.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why not?
Sheepy: Satoru: Bed would be more comfortable, right?
Sheepy: CasCu: Don't even bother, Kiddo.
Sheepy: CasCu: *He lifts aCu up*
Sheepy: *..And then puts aCu on his feet, holding him up so he can't lie down again.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ..... :<
Sheepy: CasCu: What?
Arsé-kun: *Acu is unimpressed. How Dare You*
Sheepy: CasCu: You either stand or you go to bed.
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Fine. Come get me if something happens, like murder.
Sheepy: CasCu: Fine.
Arsé-kun: *and he lumbers out of the area. he probably gives up like halfway there and takes over a row of chairs. Good enough.*
Sheepy: *...Eventually, Bedi and Merlin return.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Helloooo!
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi.
Sheepy: Bedi: How did it go?
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Bedi: We've finished our business. Did you want to go home, Archer?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I would like to, yes. I've got no further business here.
Sheepy: Bedi: Good, let's get going then.
Sheepy: *The group heads home.*
Sheepy: *Lobo is digging a hole in the front yard. Tristan is fast asleep near Lobo. ... Lobo swipes Tristan into the hole and starts burying him...*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lobo, no!
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Is Tristan dead?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... No?
Sheepy: *Bedi approaches the hole, only for Lobo to block him and snarl loudly.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lobo! *he moves in, mostly to pull Bedi back* Knock it off!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He backs off, his tail lowering some* ...
Sheepy: Lobo: *...He rolls over.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: .. Thank you for the respect. *he lets go off the child leash, and considers getting Tris out Himself*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sees the leash and stands, picking it up*
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's gonna take you for a walk!
Sheepy: Satoru: But his walks usually end in someone dying...the person he's walking very specifically...
Sheepy: Lobo: *He walks toward the house and looks down at Satoru*
Sheepy: *Satoru hesitantly follows Lobo.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo? Do you know where Uncle Mozzy is?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sniffs at Satoru, completely ignoring his question.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo? Do you know where Uncle Mozzy is?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He sniffs at Satoru, completely ignoring his question.*
Arsé-kun: *Mori opts to sliiide into the hole, and grabs Tristan's shirt collar. So far, so good.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you sure you don't need help?
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he starts trudging back up, and.. ends up sliding back down* I never stated that I didn't.
Sheepy: Bedi:..Oh no.
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you stuck?
Arsé-kun: Mori: It seems like it.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He leaves and returns with Sherlock*
Arsé-kun: *Moriarty does not look impressed.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Good afternoon, Professor Moriarty.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Good afternoon, detective. Do assist me in getting this man out of this hole.
Sheepy: Sherlock: No problem.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He helps pull Tristan out.*
Sheepy: *...And then sits by the side of the hole in his generic thinking pose...*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Happy to be of help, Professor.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Well, I suppose you did what I had asked. I cannot complain.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Aha, I did.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You're catching on, good.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What will you do next, Professor?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why wouldn't I? *he grumbles and starts the trek back up* What would you think?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah, take the prideful route...
Arsé-kun: Mori: I don't know if I need the assistance just yet.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'll be here. Waiting.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...As a supporting friend, for you to succeed in your endeavors.
Arsé-kun: Mori: How uplifting.
Sheepy: Sherlock: After all, if you and I were in the opposite situations, I'm sure you'd laugh at me and leave me to die, but I'm sure that there'd be the tiniest fraction of your heart telling you to pull me out...
Arsé-kun: Mori: Certainly, my spirit has been raised- *the dirt crumbles under his weight, and he falls back down into the hole* ?!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Professor? Are you alright?
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... *he sits back up. he seems a bit rattled* ... Unfortunately for you, I'm still here this time.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Whyever would I wish for your death?
Sheepy: Sherlock: You're a source of entertainment.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm glad to know I only exist for that purpose to you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I never said that purpose alone, Professor.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Make sure to exhaust all possibilities before coming to a single solution.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I was going to ask for assistance, but it seems that wouldn't be entertaining.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Professor, that's a bit childish.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I never said that.
Sheepy: *He's smiling...until Tristan in a half asleep state shoves him in, tells Gawain to stop talking directly next to him as he tries to sleep, and then conks out again...*
Arsé-kun: *Moriarty stays right where he is. Karma's a bitch, ain't it?*
Sheepy: Sherlock:....
Sheepy: *Sherlock seems a bit stunned...*
Sheepy: Sherlock: ..Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Welcome to the hole, detective.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Thank you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He puts his hands to his face once more, sitting cross-legged*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Quite welcome.
Arsé-kun: Mori: This seems to be a predicament that we can't brute force our way out of.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes, we must think of a way to get you out.
Arsé-kun: Mori: What, are you going to take up residence in this hole?
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's not that.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I could easily leave.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then go ahead.
Sheepy: Sherlock: No.
Sheepy: Sherlock: As I said, the goal is to get you out.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Not for me to jump out and then laugh at you from a distance.
Arsé-kun: Mori: What a surprise.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What is?
Arsé-kun: Mori: That you haven't already done that.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...Professor.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I may be Sherlock Holmes, but I'm not necessarily the one who would easily leave a companion.
Arsé-kun: Mori: So, what? Are you going to just sit here?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm thinking.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Is that what's burning? We'll need something to burn at this rate.
Sheepy: *The magnifying glasses on his back are shifting slightly and consistently, a soft whirring noise accompanying them. Seems like it's helping him think.*
Sheepy: Sherlock:....Oh, yes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I theoretically could get out myself, but that doesn't get you anywhere...
Arsé-kun: Mori: Just get a goddamn rope, Holmes.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...Right.
Sheepy: *Sherlock gets up*
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll be... Right here. Waiting.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He gets out via jumping and then goes to get a rope.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *while he HOPES Sherlock will keep his word, he's not really.. Expecting it?*
Sheepy: *Sherlock returns a few minutes later with a rope. Expectations, shattered!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh!
Sheepy: Sherlock: What is it, Professor?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You came back.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I sure did. *He drops the other end of the rope so Mori can grab it*
Arsé-kun: *and Mori does so.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Do you need help getting in?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'd rather be out of the hole.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Of course.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'll hold this end.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... I just now understood what you meant. The help would be nice, yes. *and he starts his way up for the umpteenth time*
Sheepy: *The magnifying glass limbs are still twitching some... Perhaps he's still a little messed up from falling and it's bringing him comfort? Who knows.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Alright.
Arsé-kun: *and Moriarty is able to get out this time! Hooray!*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Here, let me help you inside.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Please do.
Sheepy: *Sherlock helps Moriarty inside*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Do you need anything else?
Arsé-kun: Mori: No, that should be all. Thank you.
Sheepy: *Lobo is sitting next to the sofa, watching (a half asleep) Satoru, who's on the sofa. The sphinx kitten twins are chasing Lobo's tail. The third one is fast asleep next to Lobo.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: You're welcome. Let me know if you need anything.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Perhaps I will, detective. Perhaps I will.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He catches sight of Moriarty and stares, his tail lifting some.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: I hope you are proud of yourself, Lobo. *he hides his limp to the best of his ability, trudging to the sofa* I managed to get trapped in that hole of yours.
Sheepy: Lobo: *Is that a good thing? He's wagging his tail now.*
Arsé-kun: *He doesn't look happy, Lobo. What does that tell you?*
Sheepy: Lobo:?
Sheepy: Lobo: *He stands and licks Moriarty. This is an apology so everything is better.*
Arsé-kun: *Mori reaches up and pats Lobo*
Sheepy: Lobo: *He is pleased!*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He groggily looks over* ...? Grandpa? Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes. Just a bit tired.
Sheepy: Satoru:...OK. That's good.
Arsé-kun: Mori: m-hm.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Mori decides he can rest for a little bit. He knows better- He knows he'll end up napping for a few hours, and he does it anyway.*
Arsé-kun: *On the more unfortunate side, he wakes up two hours later with sore muscles and everything hurts.*
Sheepy: *Lobo has since left, and Satoru apparently copied Mori's example despite Guin not liking it when he [Satoru] sleeps on the sofa. Lobo apparently contributed one of his dog toys to Satoru before leaving.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *hoo boy. This is going to be an Evening.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he'd try to get up, but this Satoru is on him. It's like having a cat on you. You'e now stuck forever.*
Sheepy: Rider:...
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Please help.
Sheepy: Rider: *He picks up Lobo's dog toy.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Rider.
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Arsé-kun: Mori: Please.
Sheepy: *Rider shifts Satoru*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Mori forces himself up. What's going on now? Something's always going on*
Sheepy: *You haven't told Mozart what he needs to know yet.*
Arsé-kun: *Ah, yes, that. Upstairs he goes, then.*
Arsé-kun: *is anyone around? is anything happening? it cannot just be moriarty and mozart up here.*
Arsé-kun: *... Apparently, it is! What a shame.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he heads straight to Mozart. No interruptions. No breaks. No stopping because his permanent servant arthritis is acting up.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he stops playing his keyboard, having heard Mori's uneven approach.* Can I help you, old man?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Certainly. I was given a message to pass on. *at Mozart's insistence, he continues* The man claimed to be your Alter. He expressed desire to meet you?
Sheepy: *Lobo lifts his head and looks over at Mori. Apparently he was listening to Mozart's music before he [Mozart] stopped.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: An alter? Of moi? I didn't know such a being existed.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I see no reason why to not meet the man. We could make wonderful music together~
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I should find myself a willing musician to duet with me and visit this concert hall. :)
Arsé-kun: *Moriarty stares. He understood that perfectly, but BOY is he not in the mood for it*
Arsé-kun: *and so, Mozart gets kicked out of his own room to find himself a partner to visit Chaldea with*
Sheepy: *Lobo watches this silently...*
Sheepy: Eiji: ... Umm...
Sheepy: Satoru: *he scooches away from Eiji*
Sheepy: Eiji: Oh...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Good afternoon!
Sheepy: Eiji: Oh, uhm, g-good afternoon.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Mozzy, a guy wanted to see you. He was wearing red and black clothes.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I've just been informed of this. Would anyone wish to come with me to meet him?
Sheepy: Satoru: Ummm...he was scary.
Sheepy: Satoru: He said he was you but he put off an air that...uhm...no... maybe I'm just imagining it...
Sheepy: Satoru: Nevermind.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No, no. I'd like to hear it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhh...
Sheepy: Satoru: I couldn't see his face. He called you Mozart but himself Amadeus Alter.
Sheepy: Satoru:..And something about him made my core feel cold.
Sheepy: Satoru: But...uh...there's no reason for him to lie...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That's right, isn't it? I'll keep that in mind.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Good luck.
Sheepy: Eiji: L-let me get... ... ... and then I'll come with you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I understand. Thank you for volunteering!
Sheepy: *Eiji leaves for a bit, returning with Bedi*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: And a good afternoon to you as well!
Sheepy: Bedi: Good afternoon, Mozart.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You don't mind going to Chaldea a second time, do you?
Sheepy: Bedi: No, I don't. Are you ready?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Quite so.
Sheepy: *They head to Chaldea once more.*
Sheepy: *It's not too difficult to find Amadeus Alter. Upon arriving, the sound of Per la Ricuperata Salute di Ofelia can be heard. And then an incorrect note. A pause. It starts over from the beginning. An incorrect note in an earlier part. A pause. It starts over from the beginning. ... A pause. It starts over from the beginning.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he stops and listens. He's not going to interrupt-- That's rude.*
Sheepy: *A try or two later, there's a loud cry of frustration and then silence. The voice is familiar.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he responds with the elegance of a mature adult, the simplest of replies-- The loudest fart noise he can produce without a tuba. Only the truest of Mozarts can communicate in such a manner.*
Sheepy: Amadeus: Mozart... Mozart! *He seems...pleased...?*
Sheepy: *...Amadeus's voice definitely isn't Mozart's...*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: How could I forget your lovely voice? Salieri, you beautiful man, you gigantic pile of shit!
Sheepy: Salieri: It's been so long... *...As Satoru said, there's something not quite right...*
Sheepy: Salieri:...*He gasps of pain briefly, and pauses* ...Except.
Sheepy: Salieri: I am not Salieri.
Sheepy: Salieri: *pained gasp* Mozart...Mooozaaaart... I, Death, will kill you once more...Nothing will remain of you after I am done! Not your songs! Not the memory of you! Nothing!
Sheepy: Bedi: *he unsheathes his sword and moves partially in front of Mozart*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... ... How dare you. *he pats Bedi's shoulder. This isn't to you, Bedi. You're fine* You think that's at all possible? I could shit myself and it would remain in the public records for decades!
Sheepy: Salieri: ...
Sheepy: Salieri: I cannot simply erase your records...because erasing you...would erase me.
Sheepy: Salieri: But I will kill you after tarnishing you!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: What a load of crap! Allow me to take a big, steaming dump on your opinion! ... It sucks!
Sheepy: Salieri: *he points his blade towards Mozart* I am the death god who stole your life! I am Salieri! ... No! I am Death! Salieri is dead!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Make up your minds! We've got all evening!
Sheepy: *...Salieri lifts his sword.*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart lifts up his hands, in a similar, composer style.*
Sheepy: *There's a clicking noise behind Mozart, followed up by a cry from Salieri. "Kill, KILL!"*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart whirls around, whipping a bit of magic as he does. What is it? What's behind him?*
Sheepy: *Four reaper minions with rifles.*
Arsé-kun: *Well, that's not good.*
Sheepy: *They open fire!*
Sheepy: *...Bedi shoves Mozart out of the way!*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart is still hit by a bullet or two, and he cries out on the way down*
Sheepy: *There's laughter from Salieri, followed up by wheezing.*
Sheepy: *...There's a few holes in Salieri, too...*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... ... *he shakes his head and forces himself back to his feet* How'd that go for you..?
Sheepy: Salieri: Mozart...Mozart....I'll kill you.... like you killed m...No...no...like...
Sheepy: Salieri:... ...
Sheepy: Salieri: *he lifts his hands*
Arsé-kun: *As does Mozart.*
Sheepy: *And begins playing an air piano. There is actual piano music coming out of this. HOW*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... I'd be more impressed if I didn't know this was an assault!
Sheepy: Salieri: No...No!
Sheepy: Salieri: *he pauses playing, his minions pausing in their movements. Bedi strikes them with his sword. Salieri doesn't care.*
Sheepy: Salieri: You can't be impressed!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Who lied to you?
Sheepy: Salieri: I make no music, just sound! Nothing compares to yours!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Oh, lick my ass, will you??
Sheepy: Salieri: Mozart! MOZART! I'll kill you!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: At least take me on a first date before destroying my ass!
Sheepy: *Salieri begins furiously playing the air piano. He keeps hitting the wrong notes. His new minions are confused and all looking to him, unsure of how to take these orders...*
Sheepy: *It devolves into him, once more, trying to play Per la Ricuperata Salite di Ofelia. A wrong note. A sob. The minions look to one another and slowly lift their spears towards Salieri, unsure of how to take these orders.*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart moves in without interruption, lifts up his leg, and slams it down where the keyboard would be. Eat shit.*
Sheepy: *Salieri collapses to the floor. The minions, along with his mystic code, fade, leaving Salieri in his usual suit.*
Sheepy: Salieri:....
Sheepy: Salieri: *Wheeze* Mozart.... I... ... I don't want to... ... *He clutches his head in silence, the only sound from him being his quickened, unsteady breathing and the occasional sob.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he keeps his guard up, slowly lowering himself down to check on Salieri* I know.
Sheepy: Salieri:...Kill me.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Who do you think I am, an executioner? Give me your hands.
Sheepy: *Salieri does so hesitantly*
Sheepy: Salieri: I'll kill you one day...if you don't kill me now.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'd rather it be by you than.. Whatever actually did.
Sheepy: Salieri:...No.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No?
Sheepy: Salieri: I am, because that's what's been decided.
Arsé-kun: *Mozart squints, frowning deeply*
Sheepy: Salieri: Because of them, I cannot hear my own music... just its inadequacy compared to yours...
Sheepy: Salieri:...*He laughs, followed by a sob.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... Salieri. I have a keyboard that does nothing but farting sounds. If you say I'm better again, I'll call you Arschgeige from now on!
Sheepy: Salieri:...
Sheepy: Salieri: It's not something I can't control.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Then lets do something else. You can call me Arsch.
Sheepy: Salieri:....
Sheepy: Salieri: You really should kill me.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'm not Sanson! Do I look armed to you??
Sheepy: Salieri:...No...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Then shhhhhhut up.
Sheepy: Salieri:....
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'm not going to kill you.
Sheepy: Salieri:...Just because you don't have a weapon...?
Sheepy: Salieri:...Take my sword and kill me with it. It is the embodiment of humanity's beliefs that I killed you.
Sheepy: Salieri: Simply, it is the weapon they believed I killed you with.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... *he casts the sword a glare, and kicks it away. Sure, this messes up his balance and he falls over, but mission accomplished*
Sheepy: Salieri:...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .......
Arsé-kun: *And, of Course, this is Chaldea, not some random alleyway, so of Course someone is going to be sent to check why two men are bleeding on the floor. Unfortunately for everyone, it's the vampire.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Good afternoon. Do you think you could help them?
Sheepy: Haku: Tepes, no, you're like a shark.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I got us here, didn't I, dear?
Sheepy: Haku: Yes, you did.
Sheepy: Haku: Can you explain what happened, one of you?
Arsé-kun: *Mozart is remarkably quiet. He is Not Happy*
Sheepy: Bedi: Mozart was attacked by the man in the suit.
Sheepy: Bedi: I ended up getting shot due to bodyblocking some bullets, but I believe one or two hit Mozart.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Furthermore, the man in the suit accidentally hit himself as well.
Sheepy: Bedi: Based on my understanding of the situation, he was not in control of his actions at the time.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do not concern yourself with me. Focus on Mozart and the man in the suit instead.
Arsé-kun: *and Mozart points to Salieri. No, HIM first*
Sheepy: *Salieri has no response to this. he's breathing heavily...*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... *he sniffs* .. The one in the suit is far worse off.
Sheepy: Bedi: This isn't my area of expertise.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: If it was, you would have dealt with it by now.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He nods*
Sheepy: *There's a small groan from Eiji...*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he shifts to look over to Eiji* ?
Sheepy: *He's lying face-down on the floor. So basically something that Satoru has done a thousand times. Except there's the occasional groan accompanied by this. No blood, so he wasn't hit by any of the bullets.*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... .. Dearie? He's on you. Suits' on me. *he goes to lift up Salieri, only to be met with objection from Mozart* Y'know, you could stand to lose a bit more blood. I can help.
Arsé-kun: *Mozart lets the fuck go and shuts the fuck up*
Sheepy: Haku: You mean like I'm supposed to pick him up?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No, no. Get off and check on him, please.
Sheepy: *Haku slips off of Tepes's back and goes to check on Eiji.*
Arsé-kun: *Tepes does an about face and slips out of the scene with Salieri. Oh. Bye?*
Sheepy: Haku: Oh, bye.
Sheepy: Haku: *She pokes at Eiji* Hi, are you dead?
Sheepy: Eiji: *groan*
Sheepy: Bedi: Please stop tormenting him...
Sheepy: Bedi: *He smiles* It'd be better if you did nothing and left, because all you're doing is making things worse.
Sheepy: Haku: ...Well, that's certainly a cruel way to put it.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *GUESS I'LL DIE.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Do any of you know how to shut up?? *oh. didn't even notice him there, still laying across multiple chairs like it's his city now. he's been there... The entire time? Doing nothing to help.*
Sheepy: Haku: Yup, but I don't use that ability of mine ever because it's too powerful.
Sheepy: Haku: Anyway, you over there, with the blond hair, are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... I'm certainly alive.
Sheepy: Bedi: *His smile grows* We know how to shut up as well as you know how to help.
Sheepy: Bedi: We are capable of it, but we do not do it.
Sheepy: Haku: So I'm guessing it's not just a case of you hurting physically?
Sheepy: Haku: What's up? It's my job to listen to people's concerns, as much as I may seem like I'm a nasty person.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... .... For starters, I just witnessed my friend nearly kill us both.
Sheepy: Haku: ...Right.
Sheepy: Haku: He's an Avenger class.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... That's somehow worse.
Arsé-kun: *Acu loudly growls. Shut the fuck upppp, he is Trying to SLEEP here. And he was here first!*
Sheepy: Bedi: *He doesn't appear at all concerned about Acu's growling.*
Sheepy: *..Instead, he defensively steps to block Acu's view of Eiji, grinning a pleasant grin as he does...*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ..... Are you an idiot, or do you have a death wish?
Sheepy: Bedi: All I know is that you are being aggressive, and it is my duty to protect Master Eiji.
Arsé-kun: Acu: I just want you to shut the hell up.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, and we will when everything is resolved.
Sheepy: Bedi: All you're doing is dragging it out longer.
Arsé-kun: Acu: For the love of an irish whore. Get done or something.
Sheepy: Bedi: Okay, sure.
Sheepy: *Bedi strolls over to aCu, picks him up with the Airgetlam, and then picks up one of the chairs.*
Sheepy: *...He then proceeds to walk a few feet away, put the chair down, and then aCu on it.*
Sheepy: Bedi: You're now further away. Aren't you happy about that?
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he's.. more confused than bothered. what the hell just happened. the fucking NERVE of this guy.*
Sheepy: Bedi: After all, you seemed like you had a problem with being there, so I thought I may as well help.
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... .... I, uh. I guess so.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's good.
Sheepy: Bedi: Did you need anything else before I return to Master Eiji?
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... No?
heepy: Bedi: That's fine.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Acu has been Shut Up by Bedi, and his strong ass arm. Great. NOW DO WHAT U NEED TO, BEDI*
Arsé-kun: *AND NOW, THIS IS BORING. WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HOME?*
Sheepy: *Satoru has decided that right now Uncle Lance should be the target of his attention. What're you up to, Lance?*
Arsé-kun: *Lance is... Channeling his natural aggression into video games. Is it being recorded? I don't know. The gameplay might.*
Arsé-kun: *It's very possible the footage gets posted somewhere, but Lancelot is not the editor or poster. No patience for that sort of thing.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he sits down next to Lance. He'd sit on Lance but he doesn't have access.*
Arsé-kun: *do it anyway!*
Sheepy: *Satoru tries to.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance gets distracted and dies. Ingame, of course. Not literally. He grumbles and moves his arms for Satoru*
Sheepy: *Satoru sits on Lance's lap. Hello!*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Hello to you, too.
Sheepy: Satoru: Hello!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Is today Get Close to Unclelot day?
Sheepy: Satoru: Is that a bad day?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Were it, I'd shoo you away.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. 'm just recording anyway. It's fine.
Sheepy: Satoru: Recording?
Arsé-kun: Lance: mhm. Just the screen. Nothing else.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Why not?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhmmm...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... It gives me something to do.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ooohh...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I can't.. Pick fights for fun. I'm too destructive.
Sheepy: Satoru: Is that why harp guy is on the floor behind the sofa?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Is he?
Sheepy: Satoru: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he glances over the back. LETS GUESS. TRIS IS SNOOZING AS USUAL*
Sheepy: *He sure is. Face down on the floor.*
Arsé-kun: *This is Uninteresting to Lance, since it's the norm.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he sighs and looks back to the screen. he's dead again. NOT BIG SUR PRISE*
Sheepy: Satoru: I like watching Kintaro play... uhhhmmm...
Sheepy: Satoru: Animal Leaf.
Sheepy: Satoru: All of his friends in it are bears.
Sheepy: Satoru: And a chicken.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Ah.
Sheepy: Satoru: Do you play Animal Leaf?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. Non. It's too.. ... I don't want to say boring.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay to be bored by something. Everyone has their own tastes.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't play video games. I'm bad at them. I just watch others.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad is good at them.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...?
Sheepy: Satoru: Video games.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Ah.
Sheepy: Satoru: Auntie Guin doesn't play them...uhhmm...Big Bro Cu gets really competitive and ends up yelling a lot.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo thinks they're food.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Well, of course.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo thinks everything is food.
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa likes puzzle games. Especially top hat guy.
Sheepy: Tristan: I like the sweet embrace of death.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Then get up here and play Bloodborne with me. I've died at least twenty times in the last three hours.
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... I know what you meant. Ignored it. Give me moral support.
Sheepy: Tristan: Don't die. Live on.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Thanks.
Sheepy: Tristan: Don't be like me.
Sheepy: Tristan: Be strong. Endure.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Is that everything?
Arsé-kun: Lance: I think so.
Sheepy: Tristan: Then. Good night.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, umm...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ??
Sheepy: Satoru: How did you become strong?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Training, mostly.
Sheepy: Satoru: So strength comes from training? That's all?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grumbles* It helps.
Sheepy: Satoru:...Okay.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .. Ah. Give me a couple of minutes for this boss.
Arsé-kun: *cue Lance trying his best against what looks like a big white wolf. He wins this time.*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's a puppy.
Sheepy: Satoru: Like Lobo.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I suppose so.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why did you kill it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Because she was going to kill people.
Sheepy: Satoru: But why?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Because she got... Corrupted and sick. .... It's just a game.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Maybe I'll find something you can.. Actually play once I'm done.
Sheepy: Satoru: You don't have to. I just wanted to spend time with you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *TOUCHING*
Arsé-kun: *in the distance, a loud door slam. welcome back mozart.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *He didn't like that noise.*
Arsé-kun: *Neither did Lance, who jumped and almost broke his controller*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ■■!
Sheepy: Satoru: Wh-who, uh, do you think that is?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▂▂▃▂on't know.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like it...
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot grumbles. Give him a few minutes to formulate words*
Sheepy: Satoru:...
Sheepy: Cu: DONT SLAM DOORS OR ILL SLAM YOU INTO THE DOOR!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: SHOVE A WATER BOTTLE UP YOUR ASS AND FART ME A SONATA, YOU ABSOLUTE WASTE OF SPERM!
Sheepy: Cu: WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME?! ILL SHOVE THIS SPEAR SO FAR DOWN YOUR THROAT YOULL BE A- *lobo barking* -KA BOB!
Sheepy: Cu: HOW ABOUT YOU BECOME AN ASTRONAUT, BECAUSE YOU SURE DO LOVE TAKING UP SPACE! HERE! I CAN EVEN THROW YOU UP THERE!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'M ALREADY SHIT, TELL ME SOMETHING I DIDN'T KNOW! GET A MUZZLE!
Sheepy: Cu: GET A GOOD ADDITUDE! YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO ALL MUSICIANS!
Arsé-kun: *Mozart's reply, after a minute of silence, is the loudest sousaphone B sharp he can muster.*
Sheepy: Cu: YOU ARE SO ANNOYING!
Sheepy: Cu: ALL YOU DO IS CREATE NOISE POLLUTION AND AIR POLLUTION!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: WHO IS SCREAMING?! WHO DARE WAKE US?? YOU'RE GOING TO BE DINNER!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, Big Bro Cu is happy to see him.
Sheepy: Satoru: So is Dad.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Ssseems that way.
Sheepy: Cu: YOU SHUT UP TOO! GO BACK TO SLEEP! THIS IS BETWEEN ME AND THE FARTIST!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fartist. I must add this to my lexicon immediately. Thank you for your genius with the English language.
Sheepy: Cu: You're welcome.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *that. happened. He opts to try and edge out. Nothing to see here!*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *MISSION FAILED.* Yes..?
Sheepy: Bedi: I wasn't able to prevent a fight from breaking out
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ..... I see that. Who did this to you?
Sheepy: Bedi: Mozart's friend. He shot me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...... *he looks.. Displeased.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Don't worry, though. Mozart and his friend have received medical assistance.
Sheepy: Bedi: Both should be fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: Master Eiji is uninjured. He took a nap.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ............ You, though. Also, did something happen that I am not aware of?
Sheepy: Bedi: What about me? ...Ah.
Sheepy: Bedi: He attacked us because he wasn't quite himself.
Sheepy: Bedi: He ended up shooting himself as well. I took most of the damage for Mozart but I failed to protect him completely.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ......... *he looks even more sour but doesn't complain. Here's the heals, free of charge*
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you. ... What's wrong?
Sheepy: Bedi: Is it that I let Master Eiji fall asleep during a fight? ... Sorry, I should've paid better attention..
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, not that. Just tell me when you're hurting for once!
Sheepy: Bedi: *He frowns*
Sheepy: Bedi: My injuries come from my mistakes. I don't want to bother you purely because I made a mistake.
Arsé-kun: *in the distance is a bass drum impacting on some poor sod, and the door slamming again. nice*
Sheepy: Bedi: ...More importantly, Mozart is understandably upset, and....ah...I wouldn't say we two are Master Eij's only servants anymore...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's what it was??
Sheepy: Bedi: I guess you could say he's fostering two for Satoru. ...Personally, I'd rather we two be the only ones...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It lets us have more time alone, though~
Sheepy: Bedi:...It does? Wouldn't it be less because we now have more servants attached to Master Eiji?
Sheepy: Bedi: Now we're no longer alone...
Arsé-kun: *Merlin wiggles his eyebrows.*
Sheepy: Bedi:...! ...Oh. I understand.
Sheepy: Bedi: But... what if we're needed? I wouldn't say either of them have any experience being a servant.
Sheepy: Bedi: Especially not of one as different as Master Eiji...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I think we'll figure something out.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Both are Cu, so you know.
Sheepy: Cu: What?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... This is now a hound only household. Of Cus, bitches, and everyone else.
Sheepy: Cu: I'M NOT A DOG!
Arsé-kun: Proto: WHY ARE WE YELLING?
Sheepy: Cu: Backtrack! What mes?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... I think I know.
Sheepy: Cu: There's normal me, sure, and then Setanta!
Sheepy: Cu: ...Wait, is one...
Sheepy: Cu:...That guy isn't getting close to the kid AT ALL!
Sheepy: Bedi: Caster Lancer and All Bark and No Bite Lancer.
Sheepy: Cu: Caster...? What makes me capable of being a caster....
Arsé-kun: Proto: Rune magic? Teacher taught us, after all..
Sheepy: Cu: I sealed that away though because it's useless to me.
Arsé-kun: Proto: It's haaard.
Sheepy: CasCu: His face is like...a little chick plastered onto a weirdly kinda like me body. I was him once?
Sheepy: Cu: Oh my gosh you look like a middle aged treehugging hippie.
Arsé-kun: Proto: You look like.. Big bro, but older!
Sheepy: CasCu: Big bro? That's what everyone calls me.
Arsé-kun: Proto: I can't call you both that!
Sheepy: CasCu: Hmm~ Too bad.
Arsé-kun: *In the background, Acu gives up a foot past the door and lays down on the floor. I am a fucking poet. I am the next Willy Shakes.*
Sheepy: CasCu: Call me Aniki, then. It's Big Bro but like we're the yakuza.
Arsé-kun: Proto: That works!
Sheepy: CasCu: Eh? Really? I mean... of course you'd agree!
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Shut up, you sound desperate.
Sheepy: CasCu: And you sound like you wish for the sweet embrace of-
Sheepy: Cu: *He smacks aCu with a broom* Out, out!
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Make me, you little yappy dog.
Sheepy: Cu: Nobody wants you here! Go back to Queen Mebd, you nasty Queen Mebd fanboy!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Ew.
Sheepy: Cu: Ew?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Ew. She makes Fergus look like... ... A nerdy virgin bitch.
Sheepy: Cu: Are you not even loyal?
Arsé-kun: Acu: To that thing?
Sheepy: Cu:...Well, yes
Arsé-kun: Acu: I was made to be a king, not a whipped husband.
Sheepy: Cu: ...*He raises an eyebrow* King?
Sheepy: Cu: We already have three of those.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Long story. Don't care.
Sheepy: Cu: Wait. Four.
Sheepy: Cu: None of them will give up their title. You'll have to fight them for it.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Can't be bothered. I'll fight them if they'll give me a good challenge.
Sheepy: Cu: Like, where is he - Lobo!
Sheepy: *Lobo arrives.*
Sheepy: Cu: This is one of 'em.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He approaches aCu and starts sniffing at him*
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Get your nose away from my ass.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He picks up aCu in his mouth*
Sheepy: Cu: Lobo. Down.
Sheepy: Cu: Lobo.
Sheepy: Cu: No.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Don't shake, Lobo!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He looks to Proto, and then to Cu. His tail is wagging...*
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... Down, before I cut holes in your jaw.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He starts rapidly shaking aCu*
Sheepy: Cu: Lobo NO!!
Sheepy: CasCu: Wow.
Sheepy: Cu: VLAD! GET YOUR ALPHA BUTT UP HERE!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he ascends from the basement* Lobo! Not a toy! Down!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He stops shaking aCu and trots towards Vlad. He drops aCu in front of Vlad and sits.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Good Lobo. Have any of you taken him o-u-t yet?
Sheepy: Cu: No, because it's not my job
Arsé-kun: Proto: Not yet..!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He can't spell, so he's just expectantly watching Vlad.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... I'll do it, then.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Sheepy: Cu: Good, he actually listens to you.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Get me the leash, Lobo. And of course he does.
Sheepy: *Lobo excitedly gies to get it.*
Sheepy: Cu: Why???
Sheepy: Cu: You're not a dog.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Perhaps.
Sheepy: Cu: Perhaps? Maybe you are a dog, then?! You don't look it!
Sheepy: *Lobo returns with the leash.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'll show you when I wish to. Now is not the time.
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Yes, yes, Lobo. We can go now.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He's excited!*
Arsé-kun: *and so, Vlad takes Lobo for a "walk".*
Arsé-kun: *And Acu, once again, stays where he is. This is a nice floor.*
Sheepy: CasCu: What was with that dog?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Lobo's a wolf king. He decided it's his territory.
Sheepy: CasCu: Wolf..King...?
Sheepy: CasCu: Wolves don't have royalty.
Sheepy: Cu: Don't question it. Really. Don't. Question his position as the ruler over all of us other than Vlad and Moriarty and he'll use you as a chew toy.
Sheepy: Cu: Rule #2. Don't get too close to the kid right off the bat. He'll tear you to shreds.
Sheepy: Cu: This is difficult because the kid has no sense of patience in terms of bonding and if he decides he likes you he'll cling to you.
Sheepy: Cu: Rule #3. Feeding Lobo part of your dinner unless you're Kintaro won't put you in his good graces. He'll just expect it and then get mad and shake you around when he doesn't get it.
Sheepy: Cu: He gets his own dinner and doesn't need yours.
Sheepy: CasCu: Sure, sure, but what should I know about in terms of the ladies?
Sheepy: Cu: Don't bother. The only good one is Guinevere and she's already taken.
Sheepy: CasCu: That soon?
Sheepy: Cu: She was taken thousands of years ago, sorry bud.
Sheepy: CasCu: By whom?
Sheepy: Cu: Lancelot.
Sheepy: CasCu: The name rings a bell.
Sheepy: Cu: There's Liz who is loud and annoying, Carmilla who is loud and annoying, and the kid's mom who's obviously married.
Sheepy: CasCu: Another one I missed out on?
Sheepy: Cu: She's married to your current Master.
Sheepy: CasCu: Ugghhh...
Sheepy: Cu: Sorry, bud. I said obviously because I assumed you knew.
Arsé-kun: Proto: .. Wait, that's not all of the girls!
Arsé-kun: Proto: I mean, yeah, you only skipped two, but..
Arsé-kun: Proto: I don't think my Master would appreciate being approached that way?
Arsé-kun: Proto: And the other's a snake!
Sheepy: Cu: That's why I skipped them.
Arsé-kun: Proto: ... Does Mud count as a dude or a lady?
Sheepy: Cu: Mud?
Sheepy: Cu: No clue.
Arsé-kun: Proto: They're out, too, you'll be impaled for trying probably.
Sheepy: CasCu: Eh.
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... He'll get impaled anyway.
Sheepy: CasCu: What!?
Arsé-kun: Acu: It happens to all of us.
Arsé-kun: Acu: That, and you never shut up.
Sheepy: CasCu: I do!
Arsé-kun: Acu: And neither does he. Shut up.
Sheepy: CasCu: You shut up!
Sheepy: Bedi: Master Eiji needs sleep. You are being loud.
Sheepy: Bedi: Furthermore, you're probably bothering Mozart, who's already down. ...So. It's best that you quiet down.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Huh? What happened?
Sheepy: Bedi: I mentioned it earlier, but his friend attacked both him and me.
Sheepy: Bedi: He's understandably upset about his friend's actions.
Arsé-kun: Proto: And that's why you smell like used bullets and blood?
Sheepy: Bedi: Do I...? Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: All right, you manly men have fun doing whatever you're doing! I'm stealing this, thank you! *he picks up Bedi*
Sheepy: Bedi: ?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *aaand he exits with Bedi* You gotta clean up..!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, of course, sorry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And are we going to take two hours?
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course not.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are we going to turn the bathroom into a local sauna?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...uh...no.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Great!
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll have it at the usual temperature.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So rivaling the sun in heat?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bedi, you could pour an entire pot of scalding hot coffee on yourself and you wouldn't be bothered by it!
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah.
Sheepy: Bedi: I understand your point...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But I guess we're doing it anyway.
Sheepy: Bedi: No, no, I'll put it down a little.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Three degrees?
Sheepy: Bedi: That many?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What?
Sheepy: Bedi: I was thinking one or two.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: One? One??
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... And what's this? Are you all going to break Mozart's door down?
Sheepy: Satoru: Merlin. I'm sad.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Is it because the door's shut?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: He slammed a door and I don't like that noise. It's scary. So he must be upset.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sounds it! Shall I give it a try?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ay-yo, musicman, open the door! *he kicks it* Stop having it be closed! Satoru's out here!
Sheepy: Satoru: Did you hurt your foot kicking the door?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That absolutely hurt.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's not good. Feel better soon.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And we aren't gonna ram it down..
Sheepy: Bedi: We could try leaving him alone.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And what, be played depressing songs all night?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well...I mean...
Sheepy: Bedi:...I guess.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Someone already has that job! His name is Tristan!
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to see Uncle Mozzy.
Sheepy: Bedi: Tristan is always sad, though...
Arsé-kun: Herc: ▃▃▅▃▂▃ ??
Sheepy: Satoru: It's Fluffy. Hello! Do you want to see Uncle Mozzy too?
Arsé-kun: Herc: ▂▃▂▃▂▂?
Sheepy: Satoru: He's sad and locked the door. Unless you know a way in, we'll have to wait until he unlocks it.
Arsé-kun: *Herc takes the doorknob and turns it. It breaks instantly and the door is easily opened*
Arsé-kun: Herc: ▅.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh! It was unlocked this entire time. Thank you, Fluffy.
Sheepy: *Herc receives a hug before Satoru enters the room to see Mozart.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh no...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm not fixing that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Mozzy?
Sheepy: Bedi: The poor door...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... What?
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you upset?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Can I help make you feel better?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Sure.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Well. If you have something you want to vent about, I'm here.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... You recall the movie made about me, yes?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh. The one you didn't want me to watch.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It's wildly incorrect
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No, no!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Not that! Just... The part about how I died and who did it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ooooh.
Sheepy: Satoru: Did someone say the movie was accurate? Is that why you're upset?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... You know how Dracula caused Vlad to be a vampire?
Sheepy: Satoru: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: A dear friend has been turned into a homicidal man that he never was.
Sheepy: Satoru: ... Maybe there’s some way to reach out to him?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Oh, we tried. He barely has control over his own body at this point..
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhhmmm... Maybe Dr. Marshmallow can help.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I don't think he can magically change someone's class..
Sheepy: Satoru: Class?
Sheepy: Satoru: So he’s... uhhh...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He's an Avenger. Certainly behaves like a Berserker.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?! So then he knows Hulk? And Captain America?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... No, no. Like Lobo and Rider.
Sheepy: Satoru: ... Oh.
Sheepy: *Satoru seems a bit embarrassed...*
Sheepy: Satoru: But then that means he hates humanity.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Yes. That is part of the problem.
Sheepy: Satoru: But the movie didn’t say that he hated humanity.
Sheepy: Satoru: So I don’t get why he’s suddenly an Avenger if he didn’t hate humanity in the first place.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It said he hated me. ... *he sighs* That leads to the second problem.
Sheepy: Satoru: “It”? Second problem?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It doesn't matter what is true or not for Servants. What's believed by the people affects us. People believed, partially due to the film, that he outright hated me.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ooohhh...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... Which makes it hard to approach without being shot.
Sheepy: Satoru: ... That’s bad. So then why is he calling himself Alter Amadeus? His outfit even looks like yours.
Sheepy: Satoru: But you appeared in that outfit and considering he’s had no interaction with you before today, he couldn’t have known what it looked like.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... I am not sure. Perhaps due to us having been connected in the past.
Sheepy: Satoru: Because that outfit is a lot like thr one you wore in the movie.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Sheepy: Satoru: *...he parrots a few...*
Sheepy: Satoru: What do they mean?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: They mean Guinevere is going to kill me if you repeat any of it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Do you want her to kill you?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Your secret is safe then.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Thank you.
Sheepy: Satoru: And just because he hates you on the outside doesn't mean he hates you on the inside.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He doesn't hate me on the inside. I know this as fact. That's part of why it's so... ... Messed up.
Sheepy: Satoru: Well, maybe you can help bring that side out.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why is he acting like he hates you?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ..... I'll be simple. Masato was also another person? So is my friend.
Sheepy: Satoru:....So it's like that.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Sheepy: Satoru: The only solution to that problem was to send him away. But he came back. He's not going to stay away forever.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: No. Masanori came back. Masato did not. But, you're right.
Sheepy: Satoru: But still, maybe Dr. Marshmallow can help with that. Doctors can do anything.
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa is a doctor and he can do anything, so all doctors can do anything.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... Ok.
Sheepy: Satoru: If you give up before you've even started, you're only stealing away any chances you may find to help your friend.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... You'd be right, but I'm really not feeling it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Even if you don't think Dr. Marshmallow can help, there's always a chance. Not taking the chance at all is the same thing as it being guaranteed that it doesn't help.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. That's fine. Don't push yourself.
Sheepy: Satoru: But as long as you believe really hard, eventually it'll work out.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... All right, Aristotle, thank you for the philosophy lesson.
Sheepy: Satoru: Where?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You.
Sheepy: Satoru: No, I'm Satoru.
Sheepy: Satoru: Satoru... ...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'd like to order a "I was being figurative" with a side of "Hi Satoru, I'm Uncle Farts."
Sheepy: Satoru: Sometimes Big Bro Cu refers to you as Mofart.
Sheepy: Satoru: And I haven't decided on whose family name to adopt yet.
Sheepy: Satoru: Moriarty doesn't work well with my name. That's unfortunate.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Why not just take your mothers'..? *he's trying not to smile. MOFART.*
Sheepy: Satoru: But Carmilla doesn't have a last name. Unless you mean...uh...
Sheepy: Satoru:...I'm not comfortable with that.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm grateful for what she's done but she still scares me somewhat.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... Kintaro's?
Sheepy: Satoru: The alliteration is weird.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Is it?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Hm..
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you feeling better?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... A bit, yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Sheepy: Satoru: Just try to relax so you can feel better.
Arsé-kun: *and now, a short timeskip. just to the next day, nothing massive. no cu are dead somehow. Mozart's still unhappy*
Sheepy: Holmes: -- *Meanwhile, he's thoughtfully chewing on the end of his pipe. He pauses. He slowly takes the pipe out of his mouth.* ...Sometimes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sometimes you don't talk until I've at least had coffee. Those are good days.
Sheepy: Holmes: I question the reality of my existence.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's too early for this.
Sheepy: Holmes: Did I really exist? Am I just made up? I know what I believe, but did humanity imprint that on to me?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Can I calculate how long you'll prattle on for?
Sheepy: Holmes: Go ahead.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Too damn long.
Sheepy: Holmes: Hmm. ... So you don't think about that ever?
Sheepy: Holmes: Everything about you is technically born from the beliefs that came about upon reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's a good 50-50. It's still one or the other for you.
Sheepy: Holmes: You have a lackadaisical approach.
Arsé-kun: Mori: No. It's too early for this.
Sheepy: Holmes: I was hoping for an interesting conversation.
Sheepy: Holmes: In some ways I believe you changed more than me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Highly likely.
Sheepy: Holmes:...Such as. The Moriarty I knew back then would not be content with this lifestyle. The Moriarty I know now, is.
Sheepy: Holmes: Perhaps you've changed due to being a servant... or. What's important to you has changed. Character development.
Sheepy: Holmes: Or-
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sticks his snout in Holmes's face, teeth bared.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Heel, Lobo. *he goes to lightly push on Lobo's nose. booooop*
Sheepy: Lobo: *His ears perk up. What does this mean? Why is his nose being booped?*
Arsé-kun: Mori: You can wait.
Sheepy: Lobo: *He huffs*
Arsé-kun: Mori: And I am not going to deny your claim if that's what you truly believe.
Sheepy: Holmes: ...Hm.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs at Holmes's coffee*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... And while I'm on this train of thought- The second-closest museum has awful security. I'm just saying.
Sheepy: Holmes: So that's where you intend to strike next? Well, I won't stop you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Is it, though?
Sheepy: Holmes: Who knows.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Not you. Certainly me.
Sheepy: Holmes: Of course.
Sheepy: Holmes: It'd be dull if I could tell what your next actions would be.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Wouldn't it?
Sheepy: Holmes: Yes.
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Jon and the Seven Evil Toastmen PART 1
Chaos Nerd: daku daku daku
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Chaos Nerd: u should write a jon x toast fic
Chaos Nerd: right
Chaos Nerd: now
“o toast-chan,” jonathan seductively gazed into the eyes of toast-chan
“o jonathan, my little angel,” toast-chan embraced her beautiful, half-sheep, half-angel husband, “evil has been about. we must purge it”
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Det. AU Part 10
Arsé-kun: Arséne: -- All in all, you only missed so much.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: There was assault and murder at a theater troupe, but Sherlock and Watson cleaned it up rather quickly. The quirky kids crew was involved, I am told? After this, Sherlock went ahead and apologized to the professor, as well as updating him on recent events. Even the Napoleon of Crime didn't know entirely what Twilight was about. In the background, Impey provided insight on the professor and his son- They're vampires. More people to be irrationally terrified of for me. *he pauses, hoping Impey didn't hear that bit. Or Nyar. Or... a lot of people, lets be real.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Nyar proceeded to confirm that angels exist. While this is mostly irrelevant to any cases, it's worth noting. Sherlock is still banned from using the oven freely. Anyway. After a tiny success for myself, we made a truce with Azathoth himself to get the extra soul removed from Sheepy. It took a bit longer than I'd hoped, and I saw things I don't want to see again, but it worked. That is why Sheepy is allowed to sleep in today.
Sheepy: Tom: woah
Arsé-kun: Arséne: We also learned that Azathoth has absolutely no moral compass and a limited ability to tell fiction from reality. I'd rather Watson use this information than myself, though it may come in handy.
Sheepy: Tom: hes nice
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Is he?
Sheepy: Tom: he gave me a nice outfit
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I see. It's very cute.
Sheepy: Tom: thank you
Arsé-kun: Arséne: At the last minute, the Saint finally took pity and shared his knowledge with us. Twilight was an experimental group split off of Idea- Who is apparently able to bully eldritch beings? They've apparently got assassins, so going after them is a big non, non, NON. As well, the Saint was once part of this group, explaining his fighting ability. Twilight is no longer the primary problem- Idea is. ... Also, Saint is capable of some healing?
Sheepy: Tom: why is idea the big problem
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Because we spoke with Azathoth. He may be rethinking things, so we can take some time to focus on the original group.
Sheepy: Tom: but what did they do to us?
Sheepy: Tom: someone might be related to a group, but just because this person is our enemy doesn't mean that the original group is our enemy as well
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Their leader had someone close to some of us killed. The full group may not, but..
Sheepy: Tom: ...
Sheepy: Tom: ok.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... This is getting ridiculous. I'd really like an unrelated case.
Sheepy: Tom: then find one
Sheepy: Tom: it shouldnt be too hard
Sheepy: Tom: crime happens every day. you just need to advertise yourself better.
Sheepy: Tom: "a detective that rivals the abilities of sherlock holmes!"... something like that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: How rude. Why would I want to challenge him?
Sheepy: Tom: ?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Maybe I'll go looking for trouble myself.
Sheepy: Tom: because you live next to him
Sheepy: Tom: if you live next to detectives worse than you you'll be chosen instead
Sheepy: Tom: but youre living next to a famous detective
Sheepy: Tom: so youre at a great disadvantage.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... Yeah, you're right.
Sheepy: Tom: heres the many possibilities
Sheepy: Tom: they dont like sherlock so they go with you. sherlock is busy so they go with you. sherlock lacks an interest in the case so they go with you. sherlock drags you along. they hire you expecting sherlock to come along. they fear they cant afford his work so they hire you. you are less known and thus better for secretive work and thus they hire you
Sheepy: Tom: they come when sherlock is sleeping so they hire you
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Merci. That makes me feel kind of better.
Sheepy: Tom: i believe in you
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Thank you. *he goes and pats Tom's head*
Sheepy: Tom: no problem
Sheepy: Tom: if you ask sherlock he may be willing to give some cases to you
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Those are his, though.
Sheepy: Tom: i dont get it
Sheepy: Tom: because they expect him?
Sheepy: Tom: they still need help
Sheepy: Tom: anyway ive got a good feeling
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Eh? Do you?
Sheepy: Tom: yes. about you getting a case
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Then it must be so. Thank you.
Sheepy: Tom: no problem
Sheepy: Tom: ill root for you
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he pats Tom's head*
Sheepy: Tom: if you get desperate you can create cases of your own
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Tempting, but no.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You should go out with a sign that says "free trial for detective work".
Sheepy: Sheepy: But the trial only lasts 5 minutes.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: No. Also, good morning.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Bad morning since you won't take my genius advice to heart.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Maybe push it up to an hour? ... Oh, but I'd rarely be home if it kicked off.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Good.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I mean, bad.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: What do you mean "Good"? You'd be coming with me.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ehhh??? Why?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You're my assistant, aren't you?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'd like you to come with me for anything we do.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Well, okay, I guess.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I guess you do need comic relief to add levity to the situation and make you sound smarter.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Th-that's not why I wanted you with me at all. It does help, though.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Then why?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You help.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I do?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Certainly.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can't see how, but whatever you say.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You damn know better than that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Whatever you say.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What're your plans for today?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Not deal with current events.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Well, okay. How do you intend to go about that?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: No idea. While you're there, go get your... What did we decide? Being your brother doesn't exactly make sense..
Sheepy: Sheepy: I don't know where he is but I'll go look for him.
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He goes hunting for Randy!*
Arsé-kun: *no luck so far!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *Where is Randy??? He's nowhere to be found...*
Arsé-kun: *Keep looking?*
Sheepy: *Yes*
Arsé-kun: *Sheepy eventually finds a locked door. what's this?*
Sheepy: *Interesting! A lock to pick!*
Arsé-kun: *He's gonna do it isnt he*
Sheepy: *Yes*
Arsé-kun: *easy success*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he picks the lock and emters*
Arsé-kun: *This is... Saint Germain's room. Oops? Anyways, he's not awake... And neither is Nyar, who's curled up with him. Nor is Randy, who kinda took over the rest of the bed. It's his city now*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *OH TIME TO LEAVE*
Arsé-kun: *remember to close the door on the way out*
Sheepy: *Sheepy closes the door*
Sheepy: *Sheepy returns to Arsene*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Eh? Didn't find him?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I did.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He's asleep still.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I picked the lock of the room and it turned out to be Saint-Germain's and he's still asleep.
Sheepy: Sheepy: So is Nyar, who I wasn't aware had to sleep.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Then again... Azathoth does, so...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... ... They were together?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Together together.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: A lot has been explained to me in that answer.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Like, you and Sherlock level.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: The mystery of some of Nyar's statements has been solved. Thanks, assistant.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I did it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You sure did.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Now what?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I want to help on a case like you offered but you don't have one.
Sheepy: Tom: ask sherlock for one of his cases
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Well, I suppose. You seem to be insistent I do that.
Sheepy: Tom: well how else are you going to get one
Sheepy: Tom: as i said a famous detective is living next door and despite his clumsiness in cases he still ends up getting the presumably right answer, bringing a lot of cases in
Sheepy: Tom: so he probably has a lot on his plate as is and if more come in he'd probably be happy to hand them over to you
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I suppose. *he picks Tom up* Lets go find out ourselves. Sheepy, you come too.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay.
Sheepy: *They go!*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hullo!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Bonjour!
Sheepy: Sherlock: What's going on?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Tom is encouraging me to snag a case or two from you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hmm...... so you haven't been getting any cases recently?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Non. It doesn't help we've been busy or out a lot- I could have missed potential cases from it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Well, I'll think about it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The one I have I've currently "sunk my teeth into".
Sheepy: Sherlock: But if I get another one today, I'll hand it over to you if the client's fine with it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: How kind of you. Thank you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: No problem!
Sheepy: *There's knocking at Sherlock's door...*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hullo! Come in!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he puts Tom down and slicks his hair back. Priorities*
Sheepy: *An old lady bursts in! She looks frantic!*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he immediately abandons his seat for her to sit in* Tu fais quoi?
Sheepy: *The old lady doesn't seem to register what he said, let alone the fact a seat is open*
Sheepy: Old Lady: M-My daughter...!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: What about her? Please, mademoiselle, do take a seat..!
Sheepy: *The old lady sits*
Sheepy: Old Lady: She's ... she's being accused of murders she didn't commit... I know she didn't do it! You have to believe me!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I certainly do. *he pats Tom's head before looking to Sherlock* I'll handle this.
Sheepy: Old Lady: Thank you, thank you...!
Sheepy: Sherlock: He's a good detective, a great detective. There's nothing to worry about.
Sheepy: Old Lady: Yes, yes, of course...! *she turns to Lupin* Thank you, Mr. Holmes! Where do I start...? Do I bring you to the scene of the crime...?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Oui. That, or by covering what exactly occurred.
Sheepy: Old Lady: My daughter works at our family-owned cafe. ..Well, cafe isn't quite the right word since we specialize in tea and herbs.
Sheepy: Old Lady: Recently, people who have been drinking the tea she makes have been dropping dead...but it's not what it sounds like? She doesn't have a murderous bone in her body!
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's good. It'd be weird if your own bone murdered you.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: sheepy no
Sheepy: Old Lady: The point is...! It can't be her! I know she's the one making the tea, but it has to be someone else!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: There's a high chance that's true. Sherlock, any opinions?
Sheepy: Old Lady: ...?
Sheepy: Sherlock: There's two potential possibilities. First being that the poison is being added before she uses the materials to make the tea.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The second is if the poison is added afterwards.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The former would imply it's whoever grows, sells, or provides the tea leaves or tea bags.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Then it'd be far more widespread. I'll treat it as the latter for now.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The latter would imply it's the one providing the tea to the customers, such as the waiter.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Not exactly.
Sheepy: Sherlock: If it's a family owned business, they may grow their own tea.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hmm...tea...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Touché, I suppose. Work on your other case, you poodle, and brush your hair. Don't get sidetracked.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm hungry...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Fine, fine.
Sheepy: Old Lady: If you aren't Mr. Holmes... are you Dr. Watson?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Don't insult Watson like that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm almost hurt. *he ruffles Sheepy's hair* My name is Arséne Lupin. At your service, mademoiselle. *he politely bows to her*
Sheepy: Old Lady: He did recommend you I guess..
Sheepy: Old Lady: Please save my daughter.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hmm... cafes...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'll do my best.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Perhaps I should quit my job and open a cafe...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... Not to be scathing, but I think it's better I do handle this. You seem.... distracted.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Scathing hot like coffee.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Okay, enough.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I can't think about my case. I have a lot on my mind.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Cases satiate my hunger for puzzles but not for food.
Sheepy: Old Lady: Is there anything else you need to know?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Just one thing. Where exactly does she work?
Sheepy: Old Lady: *she states the name and address*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Merci. Sheepy, get my hat and your coat. We're going.
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he does so* Do you want me to put it on your head too?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You can try!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm too short
Sheepy: Sheepy: Bend down.
Sheepy: Sheepy: If you think I can try to put it on your head, at least give me a chance.
Sheepy: Tom: i want to come
Sheepy: Sheepy: And we're bringing you.
Sheepy: Tom: i want coffee
Sheepy: Sheepy: They don't sell coffee Tom.
Arsé-kun: *Arséne bends down for Sheepy*
Sheepy: *Sheepy hops onto Arsene's back and puts the hat on his own head.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: That's not my head.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let's go.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Give me my hat
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He puts the hat on Arsene's head*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Now we can go.
Sheepy: *They go to the cafe!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ah, it looks like an old people place.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Thanks.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're an old person, so you should lead the way.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I was going to ask Mrs. Clover here to do so.
Sheepy: *Heather Clover, AKA Old Lady, enters.*
Sheepy: *Thus leading the way.*
Arsé-kun: *and so, Arsene enters, half dragging sheepy along with him*
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can't enter old people places or I'll become an old people.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Quiet, you.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Where are we starting, boss?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Up to you. I'm thinking in the back.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Good idea.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Check everything over. Ask everyone who works back there.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sure, sounds good.
Sheepy: *Sheepy heads to the back.*
Arsé-kun: *Arséne follows him*
Sheepy: Waiter: ...Ah...
Sheepy: Sheepy: It's people to talk to!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: m-hm. Shall we split up to interview?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yup.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Fantastic. Meet you here.
Sheepy: *The two split up.*
Arsé-kun: *arsene goes to speak with everyone in the kitchen*
Sheepy: *Sheepy goes to talk to the waiter and waitress!*
Arsé-kun: Waitress: Good afternoon, sir, but nonstaff are not permitted in the back!
Sheepy: Sheepy: So if I get paid I can be back here?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I've been hired to look into the deaths connected to this cafe.
Sheepy: *The waiter looks uncomfortable but says nothing*
Arsé-kun: Waitress: Oh, but you're so young..! Shouldn't you be in school?
Sheepy: Sheepy: No, I'm an assistant to a detective.
Sheepy: Sheepy: The law doesn't have time for school.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That being said, I want to ask some questions.
Arsé-kun: Waitress: Certainly.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Starting with your and his names.
Arsé-kun: Waitress: He's Oliver. I'm Bella.
Sheepy: Sheepy: How long have you been working here?
Arsé-kun: Bella: I've been here since it opened.
Sheepy: Oliver: Uh...a month or two.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What is your relationship with the accused?
Arsé-kun: Bella: Younger sister.
Sheepy: Oliver: Cousin...? ...Probably...
Arsé-kun: Bella: I was told cousin.
Sheepy: Oliver: Then...maybe? I didn't even know I had one...
Sheepy: Sheepy:...Uhuh.
Sheepy: Sheepy: How much contact exactly do you come into with the tea you serve?
Arsé-kun: Bella: Retrieve and hand it to the customers.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Your shift schedules?
Arsé-kun: Bella: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 11 until close.
Sheepy: Oliver: Uh... it's unpredictable...so when I'm needed.
Sheepy: Oliver: So when it's crowded, I'm called in. I'm still learning from Bella so I can't handle a shift alone yet... it's complicated work.
Arsé-kun: Bella: You should be able to work alone by the end of the month.
Sheepy: Oliver: I don't know if I'll stay until the end of the month...I can't really stomach the fact that the tea that we served killed people...
Arsé-kun: Bella: That's a good point..
Sheepy: Sheepy: It's not as though you're responsible for murder or anything.
Sheepy: Oliver:....
Arsé-kun: Bella: That would be downright terrible.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Bella: ...? I heard something. Excuse me for a minute. *she goes further back*
Arsé-kun: *it's awkward.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: What were you needed for?
Sheepy: Oliver: I told you, when it's crowded I come in.
Sheepy: Sheepy: A place like this becomes crowded? Prices are high, the focus only meets very specific people's tastes, and I've never seen it advertised in my life.
Sheepy: Oliver: W-well, I don't know. I've only seen it crowded a few times....
Sheepy: Sheepy:...And yet, you're only here when it's crowded?
Sheepy: Oliver: ...No...I'm only here when Bella calls me here... for when she needs help. Like... when it's crowded.
Sheepy: Sheepy:.........
Arsé-kun: *And then something makes contact with Sheepy's head, hard. CLANG.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ugh!
Sheepy: *Down he goes!*
Sheepy: Oliver: Did you need to do that...?
Arsé-kun: Bella: Of course. Do you want to get me caught?
Sheepy: Oliver: W-well, it wasn't right, so...
Arsé-kun: Bella: Thank you, captain obvious. You really think so?
Sheepy: Oliver: People died.
Arsé-kun: Bella: It happens.
Sheepy: Oliver: It shouldn't, though...
Arsé-kun: Bella: People die every day. It's not much different. Now make yourself useful and dump him in the closet or something.
Sheepy: Oliver: But what if he can't get out?
Arsé-kun: Bella: Shit happens, claim he trapped himself or something.
Sheepy: Oliver: But he didn't.
Arsé-kun: Bella: You'll be joining him if you keep this up.
Sheepy: Oliver: I will...?
Arsé-kun: Bella: Do I have to do everything myself??
Sheepy: Oliver: ?!
Arsé-kun: Bella: .. Are you stupid, too? Hurry up!
Sheepy: Oliver: Maybe we could just explain to him what's going on...!
Sheepy: Oliver: We don't have to put him in a worse situation!
Arsé-kun: Bella: You are stupid?? He's a detective.
Sheepy: Oliver: Yes, but...
Sheepy: Oliver: He's just a detective's assistant.
Arsé-kun: Bella: That's even worse.
Sheepy: Oliver: The detective probably knows he was talking to us... so if he disappears, the detective will come after us.
Sheepy: Oliver: So...maybe we should just apologize and explain the situation...!
Arsé-kun: Bella: Not if we get the hell out of here they won't. Fine, you stand guard. *she bends down to grab Sheepy's wrists, and drags him into the janitor closet*
Sheepy: Oliver: H-hey, be careful. You might hurt him.
Arsé-kun: Bella: *she drops him and comes back* You seem to forget that I don't care.
Sheepy: Oliver: You should! He's a human being just like us!
Arsé-kun: Bella: Stop talking.
Sheepy: Oliver: I'm sorry...
Arsé-kun: *Bella considers the kettle.*
Sheepy: Oliver: But you should really try to stop hurting people.
Arsé-kun: Bella: I'll consider it.
Arsé-kun: *She considers this as well. She then picks up the kettle to look it over- before smacking Oliver with it. Hard.*
Arsé-kun: *She grabs him and dumps him in the closet, too. She goes to leave when she notices an extension cord.. One long enough to be an effective rope. One tie-up job later, she closes the door and probably leaves.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He stops faking being knocked out and begins to untie himself* Amateur...Hey, wake up.
Arsé-kun: Oliver: .... ..... .......?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wake up. *He nudges Oliver*
Arsé-kun: Oliver: ...... *he groans* Wh...?
Sheepy: Sheepy: She hit you pretty hard.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Don't scream. Keep your voice down. I'll deal with this.
Arsé-kun: Oliver: ... She did...? *he goes to raise his arm and, of course, can't* ... ?
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He finishes untying himself and takes out his phone*
Sheepy: Sheepy: [Text: to Arsene] IM IN CLOSET WITH WAITER. WAITRESS IS MURDERER.
Sheepy: Sheepy: [Text: to Arsene] SHE RAN AWAY. MAY NEED HELP GETTING OUT. ITS DARK.
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He finishes untying himself and takes out his phone*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [Text: to Sheepy] Im coming right now hold on
Sheepy: Sheepy: [Text: to Arsene] YOU KNOW WHERE I AM RIGHT
Arsé-kun: *and the door swings open a few moments later, by Arséne, who looks downright terrified. how could this happen.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hi, I'm alive.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Are you all right??
Sheepy: Sheepy: She was an amateur.
Sheepy: Sheepy: She hit me with a teapot but couldn't even knock me out.
Sheepy: Sheepy: This guy helped in the murders but didn't seem willing based on what I grasped.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I see. *he starts untying Oliver, making sure to support him so he doesn't end up lying on the floor.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: He's hurt.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Noticed.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I am, too, but I'll just shake it off.
Sheepy: Sheepy: More important is catching up with that waitress before she runs off.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Ah, y-yes, of course. Let me just... *he sends off a quick text and glances away* I'll go after her. Make sure nothing happens. Don't play dead again unless necessary.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hey, hey, I kinda had to.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Now I know. Hold down the fort. *and he runs off*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sure.
Sheepy: *Sheepy, as Arsene asked, holds down the fort, watching Oliver closely.*
Arsé-kun: *Oliver seems a bit tired, and in a lot of pain, but okay otherwise*
Arsé-kun: *after.. a while, i guess, a Watson arrives. it's him. he's here. He's probably not alone because that's a bad idea*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hi, we both got hit with a teapot.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Really hard.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Don't focus on me. Focus on the waiter.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Apparently, playing dead means you'll be locked in a closet, so unless it's necessary don't try that.
Arsé-kun: Watson: That doesn't surprise me at all.
Sheepy: Sheepy: It surprises me a little.
Arsé-kun: Watson: If a suspect thinks you're dead or unconscious, they tend to try and immediately dispose of you. ... I learned that the hard way.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hmm...
Sheepy: Sheepy: Good point.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... What, you're not even going to ask about that?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Did you get put in a garbage compactor?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I would not be here today if that happened.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Then why would I ask if it's not about garbage compactors?
Arsé-kun: Watson: This is the first time you've brought up compactors.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Tell me a more exciting adventure than being thrown into a trash compactor.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Being buried alive is not an answer.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Nearly being burnt in an incinerator?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I want details.
Arsé-kun: Watson: In a moment. *he finishes up and pats Oliver's shoulder* You're good to go. I highly suggest you take the rest of the week to recover.
Sheepy: Oliver: But...but, I should turn myself in...
Sheepy: Oliver: She blackmailed me into helping her...but I'm just as responsible as she is...since I didn't go to the police...
Arsé-kun: Watson: But you can get a severely reduced sentence for turning yourself in and explaining.
Sheepy: Oliver: That's not why I want to turn myself in.
Sheepy: Oliver: I'm not looking for a lighter sentence.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I was simply stating a fact.
Sheepy: Oliver: I did something wrong so I should take responsibility and be punished for my actions.
Sheepy: Oliver: Because... the fact that I was blackmailed won't bring the victims back.
Sheepy: Oliver: Do I just go to the nearest police department...
Sheepy: Oliver: or is there someone present..?
Arsé-kun: Watson: No, no. I'll bring you myself. It's safer that way.
Sheepy: Oliver:...Thanks.
Sheepy: Oliver: I didn't know her until recently...she claimed that I was her cousin so I could work here...I never knew I had a cousin...
Arsé-kun: Watson: We'll see about that. We'll just have to check records.
Sheepy: Oliver: Maybe I should have done that...
Sheepy: Oliver:...Probably... less people would have died potentially...
Arsé-kun: Watson: Possible, but no guarantees.
Sheepy: Oliver:...Yeah.
Sheepy: Oliver: I'm ready...I think.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Great. *he looks to Sheepy* Come here and let me check.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Darn, I nearly got out of having to be checked.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm fine. Dr. Tom checked and he said it's fine.
Sheepy: Tom: you've come down with terminal 7 brain cancer and you have three hours left to live
Arsé-kun: Watson: Tom isn't even h- ... .... I see you brought him along.
Sheepy: Tom: im a gangster who studies medicine on the side
Sheepy: Tom: if you take a medicine and a medicine youll die
Sheepy: Tom: but if you pay up we may be able to help you just a little
Sheepy: Tom: thats my doctor advice watson
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he approaches Sheepy to check his head, and also to hide his smirk from Oliver*
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm being attacked.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm fine.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Yes, it seems just like a bruise. You get off lightly.
Sheepy: Sheepy: See??
Sheepy: Sheepy: Now stop acting like a doctor towards me. I hate doctors.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm not. I'm acting like a detective's assistant, making sure there are no injuries to note.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah but I hate doctors.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm hurt.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why should I consider you an exception to the rule when you do the same thing as other doctors?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm being harassed. Hello, police, a child is verbally attacking me.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm no child. I'm an assistant detective.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Close enough.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Just because I'm not a prodigy like Iris or an old man like Sherlock doesn't mean I'm a child. I have my skills!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Like... ... ...
Sheepy: Sheepy:.............
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ehhh...
Sheepy: Sheepy:...Anyway!
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm going to take this man with me. Will you be okay alone?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I don't need a babysitter anymore. I'm independent, have a job, and have no intent to use the stove.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Good to hear.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Now shoo so you can't ruin my fun.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'd love to.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm the boss of this shop now.
Sheepy: Oliver: Um..when are we going?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Right now.
Sheepy: *they go*
Sheepy: *Sheepy waits for Arséne.*
Arsé-kun: *Arséne returns finally!*
Sheepy: Sheepy: You took fooorever...
Sheepy: Sheepy: Watson called me a child too!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Désolé. I had to hand her in.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let's go.
Sheepy: Sheepy: As in, home. Watson is turning the Waiter in.
Sheepy: Sheepy: He said I was fine, too.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Did he? That's good.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah
Sheepy: Tom: hes going to die
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Thanks, Tom.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Well, yeah, everyone does.
Sheepy: Tom: woah
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Lets go.
Arsé-kun: *they start going home. Arséne seems Particularly Sour*
Sheepy: Sheepy: What's up?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... If you'd actually been harmed, I wouldn't have known what to do.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What do you mean?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Watson would've just patched me up and I'd be okay.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... ... More than that. You keep getting hurt when I bring you along.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's just my job, isn't it?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Whether you bring me along or not I get hurt.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You're not angry about me dragging you into these kinds of things?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why would I be?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Thank you. I got a bit worried.
Sheepy: Sheepy: People's lives are fragile things, sure, but if you worry about getting hurt, you'll never improve as a person.
Sheepy: Sheepy: If my life is ended before it's supposed to be, that's fine, too. It'll probably be while doing something important to me, which is better than slowly dying off from old age.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm not worried about me. I was worried about you..... Why are you the way that you are?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why am I?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hmmmm...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: We just don't know.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Probably.
Sheepy: Sheepy: How much do you value your own life?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Mine..?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Who else do you think I'm talking to?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Tom.
Sheepy: Sheepy: No, I'm talking to you. How much do you value your own life?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Enough that I'd like to keep it.
Sheepy: Sheepy:...Hmm.
Sheepy: Sheepy: For me...
Sheepy: Sheepy: I don't.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Perhaps that's just me being a kid.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he stops entirely* .... P-perhaps it is because of Randolph's influence?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Maybe.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'll be happy if I make even the tiniest impact on the world before I die.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You already have.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Have I?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Absolutely.
Sheepy: Sheepy: How?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You've made huge impressions on others, right..?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I guess I have.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: None of this "I guess". You have.
Sheepy: Sheepy: But that's because of my looks, right?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Perhaps at the beginning.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hmm. Maybe.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ..... Look, I'll be frank with you.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What's up?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I don't know if you've noticed, but you're probably the most important part of my life. If I lost you, I'd probably have no will to go on. *he shifts his hat to cover his eyes* Now enough of this depressing conversation.
Sheepy: Sheepy:...I seriously don't understand you.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I don't mind that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You shouldn't worry about filling that gap. I'm pretty expendable.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Enough.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Fine.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Juuuust trying to help!
Arsé-kun: *and so, the rest of the trip is made in complete silence- at least, Arséne is*
Sheepy: *Sheepy is silent as well...*
Sheepy: *Upon their return, Sherlock looks up from whatever he's doing.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hullo!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he grins* Bonjour! We have returned and were successful today!
Sheepy: *Sheepy mumbles something along the lines of, "like him" and walks off. goodbye sheep.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: That's good!
Sheepy: Sherlock: I've accomplished....
Sheepy: Sherlock:....
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... You've barely moved.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I slept after you left.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Thrilling. If you don't mind, I'm going to head upstairs.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Go ahead!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Rest well! I'll be here.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Thank you. *he heads up*
Sheepy: *Sheepy heads to Nyar and Saint.*
Arsé-kun: *I'm not quite sure what they were up to, but they're both sitting in chairs across the room from each other when Sheepy enters*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Are you two dating?
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he nearly chokes on his tea* Pardon me?!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Are you two dating?
Sheepy: Nyar: Uhhhhh...
Arsé-kun: Germain: *his answer is to look horrified- and red- before he hastily attempts to regain his composure. failed step one*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Is that a yes?
Arsé-kun: Germain: .... Yes. Yes, it is. *he puts his face in his hands*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh. Okay.
Sheepy: Sheepy: So are you dating him as a human or as Nyarlathotep?
Sheepy: Nyar: Wow. You really like to get into people's personal lives, don't'cha?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Nyar: *he turns his direction to the rubiks cube he's fidgeting with. ah. he's already solved it. unfortunate.* Well, don't let me butt in.
Arsé-kun: Germain: No, please, butt in.
Sheepy: Nyar: Okay, sure. Do the rubiks cube thing for me.
Arsé-kun: Germain: But you solved it already.
Sheepy: Nyar: No, no, unsolve it.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Ah. Sure. Throw it over.
Sheepy: *Nyar throws the rubiks cube at Germain*
Arsé-kun: *Germain neatly catches it.*
Sheepy: Nyar: While you do that, I'll deal with Fluffy.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he starts messing with the cube*
Sheepy: Nyar: Okay, kid, ask me anything.
Sheepy: Sheepy: How do you heal the emotional scars caused by having a deeply depressed person harboring your body for your entire life?
Sheepy: Nyar: Next question.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I am so sorry. *he leans in the room. there he is*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hi, Arsene was looking for you earlier.
Sheepy: Sheepy: And, don't apologize for things that you aren't responsible for.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Neither you nor I are responsible for it. No one here is.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Maybe not, but my depression directly caused yours. Since I'm here and not there, it should get better, right..?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Don't worry about it, though.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'll get it worked out.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Anyway, as I said, Arséne was looking for you, but I'm pretty sure he wants some distance from me right now.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I hope you do.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I upset him by accident, but I was telling the truth.
Arsé-kun: Randy: It happens.
Sheepy: Sheepy:...? Does it?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Sure. Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth, no matter what it may be. Perhaps that was one such thing.
Sheepy: Sheepy:.....I guess.
Sheepy: Sheepy: But hurting him isn't my intent.
Sheepy: Sheepy: And there's nothing I can say...
Arsé-kun: Randy: There's always something you can say. It just may not be wise.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What do I do?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Maybe reword whatever it was you said. Maybe it came across poorly.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'll go talk to him.
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he heads upstairs...*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he's sitting on his bed, shuffling through papers*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hi.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Bonjour.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Are you busy?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Not at all.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Are you still upset?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... A little.
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he comes over and sits down next to Arséne*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... I overreacted before. My apologies.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Don't apologize.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Too late.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You have your own views. I have mine. In the current emotional state I'm in, I won't understand why you value me so much. One man's trash is another man's treasure, right? *he lets out a pained laugh...*
Sheepy: Sheepy: This isn't me and I know that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ..... I suppose you are right.
Sheepy: Sheepy: It's just... really stressful. Crowded. I'm tired emotionally and physically. You know when you have a huge amount of work that's causing you to lose sleep?
Sheepy: Sheepy: And then you finally finish it and you just crash?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... All too well.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I guess that's how I feel right now. But since that "work" is technically gone, after the crash I should recover.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Glad to hear it.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hopefully that made you feel better.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It did. *he ruffles Sheepy's hair*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he grins* Good. Now stop being so mopey.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oh? What's this?
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're mopey like you think you're to blame.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I mean, you apologized, so you do, right?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: That isn't what I was going for at all.
Sheepy: Sheepy: But are you a cultist? Have you been hiding this all along?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oy vey, I certainly hope I'm not!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Then you aren't responsible!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I mean, technically, you kind of are for me feeling crowded and overwhelmed, but you're the least influential in that respect. It's everyone else.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But I'm not irresponsible, either!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I guess you aren't.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: More importantly, what was that on your face? *he pokes Sheepy's cheeks* That was no frown. What was it?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I don't know, what was it? A mouth, presumably.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he lightly pulls on Sheepy's cheeks* What was it!
Sheepy: Sheepy: A smile.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: A rarity! I declare a national holiday in honor!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Does that mean I need to smile on this day every year?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Non.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Then I can get behind its holiday status.
Sheepy: Sheepy: This is an important part of the holiday.
Sheepy: *Sheepy hugs Arséne!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Integral! *he hugs Sheepy in return. excellent*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sooo, what're those papers?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Legal papers. Don't worry too much.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay, if you say so.
Sheepy: *...Meanwhile, downstairs. There's faint singing.... it's getting closer...*
Arsé-kun: *Horrifying.*
Sheepy: *The door whips open! Crow takes a pose!*
Sheepy: Crow: Crow has arrived!
Sheepy: *Sherlock screams and falls out of his chair. RIP*
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... You've also probably given at least three people cardiac arrest.
Sheepy: Crow: I forgot to pay you two the other day!
Arsé-kun: Watson: This may be a new record in fastest payment.
Sheepy: Crow: And it slipped my mind until earlier, so I flew here as fast as my wings could carry me!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Yes. Money can be exchanged for goods and services.
Sheepy: Crow: I don't know how much I was supposed to pay!
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he considers this, working out the math. this should be mycroft's job, but he's at HOME*
Arsé-kun: Watson: .... ... *he gives up* How much do you want to pay?
Sheepy: Crow: ...???
Sheepy: Crow: Money is no substance to a fallen angel like me!
Sheepy: Crow: So I don't understand it!
Sheepy: Crow: So it's better to ask someone who does.
Sheepy: Crow: Actually! I could ask someone who might know.
Sheepy: Crow: [Text: to Rom] How much do I give a detective for solving a case???
Sheepy: Crow: [Text: to Rom] Is $5 a lot?
Arsé-kun: Rom: [text: to Crow] No???? That is nowhere near the proper amount. Tack a few zeroes on the end, pal.
Sheepy: Crow: [Text: to Rom] But I don't have any zero dollar bills...
Arsé-kun: Rom: [text: to Crow] NOOOOOOO. $500? Maybe throw another zero at the end there?
Sheepy: Crow: Rom said $500! Are there $500 bills?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Uh, no. Do you at least know basic addition?
Sheepy: Crow: I do!
Sheepy: Crow: I was asking because I didn't know if there was a simpler way to do this!
Arsé-kun: Watson: There isn't.
Sheepy: *Crow begins hunting through his wallet...*
Sheepy: Crow: ...........................
Sheepy: Crow: This is $500! *He hands over $500 worth of $5s, $10s, and $20s...*
Arsé-kun: Watson: .... .... Well, it's still better than the time someone tried to pay entirely in coins.
Sheepy: Crow: Eh? Did you want coins, too?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Absolutely not.
Sheepy: Crow: Is there anything else I need to do?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Not at all.
Sheepy: Crow: Then! *He strikes a pose* This fallen angel will descend once more! Off, away! Back to his newfound home!
Sheepy: *Crow leaves!*
Arsé-kun: *don't bump into that tree. wasn't it closer to the other window before?*
Sheepy: Crow: ....?
Sheepy: Crow: Oh! Moving trees!
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... ... *he stops cleaning the window and looks down* Oh, it's the ant again.
Sheepy: Crow: Eh? Ant?? No, no! I'm the fallen angel! Not the fallen ant!
Arsé-kun: Adam: Maybe I should borrow a magnifying glass from the detective, because I can barely see you. *sick burn. he seems proud of himself*
Sheepy: Crow: What're you doing here?
Arsé-kun: Adam: I... Live... Here?
Sheepy: Crow: Huh?
Sheepy: Crow: But the detective does.
Sheepy: Crow:...Ah! I know!
Sheepy: Crow: These are these "apartment" things I've heard about!
Arsé-kun: Adam: Y.. Yes.
Sheepy: Crow: In apartments, people all live together like one big, happy family!
Sheepy: Crow: I wasn't here because I live here, though! There's a detective.
Sheepy: Crow: I paid my first "bill" today.
Sheepy: Crow: *He puffs up with pride* No longer do I need people to do the paying for me!
Sheepy: Crow: Tree!
Sheepy: Crow: We should go somewhere together!
Sheepy: Crow: Since that's what friends do.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... Can I at least put the cleaning supplies away, first?
Sheepy: Crow: Yes!
Sheepy: Crow: I'll wait here.
Arsé-kun: *And so, Adam does exactly what he said he was going to do.*
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... *he returns* .... You're still here.
Sheepy: Crow: Why wouldn't I be? I said I'd wait so I am.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... I was under the belief someone would spot you and chase you off.
Sheepy: Crow: Well, that's a good point.
Sheepy: Crow: But it didn't happen.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... I see.
Sheepy: Crow: Where should we go?
Arsé-kun: Adam: ....... I don't know.
Sheepy: Crow: Then... Eh....
Sheepy: Crow: ...
Sheepy: Crow: [Text: to Yaiba] Where's a good place to go?
Arsé-kun: Yaiba: [text: to Crow] Not here, hence, good luck.
sheep: Crow: [Text: to Yaiba] I don’t know where to go...
Sheepy: Crow: [Text: to Yaiba] You can't recommend anywhere?
Sheepy: Crow: I could ask Rom but he's at work, and Aion doesn't leave home often because he's scared of the outside world.
Sheepy: Crow: We could ask that detective!
Sheepy: Fran: *He joins Adam's side, unsure of what's going on* Are you looking for someone?
Arsé-kun: Adam: Ah... No.
Sheepy: Crow: *he strikes a pose* A crimson flash in an unwavering -
Sheepy: Fran: Ah, so he's a friend of yours?
Arsé-kun: Adam: .... Apparently.
Sheepy: Crow: W-wait! I wasn't done...with my introduction...!
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... Do you want people noticing you?
Arsé-kun: Adam: Then shush.
Sheepy: Crow: Normally, it's fine! But today I have come on a very important mission.
Sheepy: Crow: Glasses-man, where is a fun place to go?
Sheepy: Fran: I, uh...
Sheepy: Fran: It depends on your hobbies...
Sheepy: Crow: My hobbies?
Sheepy: Crow: Tree! What're yours?
Arsé-kun: *Adam is considering this.*
Arsé-kun: Adam: ...... I don't do very much.
Sheepy: Crow: You photosynthesize right?
Sheepy: Crow: That's why you're tall.
Arsé-kun: Adam: .... Um. No?
Sheepy: Crow: But aren't you part tree?
Arsé-kun: Adam: No?
Sheepy: Crow: Then why is your name Tree?
Arsé-kun: Adam: It is not. You decided that yourself.
Sheepy: Crow: Then what is it?
Arsé-kun: Adam: It's Adam.
Sheepy: Crow: Like from "Adam and Eve"!
Arsé-kun: Adam: Yes.
Sheepy: Crow: Okay. Who's that then?
Arsé-kun: Adam: Victor..?
Sheepy: Crow: Victor...
Sheepy: Fran: Frankenstein.
Sheepy: Crow: Ah! Like the green zombie guy who goes "grr"!
Sheepy: Fran: No.
Sheepy: Crow: ????
Arsé-kun: Impey: Not too far off! What's happening over here?
Sheepy: Crow: But then who's the zombie guy?
Sheepy: Crow: *he poses*
Arsé-kun: Adam: That would be me.
Sheepy: Crow: Oh! So you're the Frankenstein!
Sheepy: Crow:...
Sheepy: Crow: I never watched it.
Arsé-kun: Adam: .... Me neither.
Sheepy: Crow: I! *he poses* am a crimson-hearted angel, burned by the darkest flames of sin! Fallen from false crimes, I have descended to Earth, unable to ascend once more until my name has been cleared!
Sheepy: Crow: I am Crow!
Sheepy: Fran: You spoke too fast for me to understand you.
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he glances upwards. Somewhere in that general direction is Iris squeaking. probably*
Sheepy: *She is. It's her current favorite singer!*
Arsé-kun: *Does she. Does she want to come downstairs?*
Sheepy: *Iris comes downstairs*
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he's tempted to call her a squeaky toy, but alas he does Not. He moves out of the way*
Sheepy: Iris: Hello!
Sheepy: Crow: You're the person with the cat! Cyan likes your cat.
Arsé-kun: Wag: *in the distance* mrow
Sheepy: Iris: Yes!
Sheepy: Crow: Adam, do you know her cat? He's a calico.
Arsé-kun: Adam: *he glances inside after ducking a little* I can see him from here.
Sheepy: Crow: He's cute.
Arsé-kun: Wag: *the door! It is open! I will. put a single paw on the doormat.*
Sheepy: Crow: *!!!!!!!!*
Arsé-kun: Wag: Mrooooow!
Sheepy: Crow: *CAT!!!!*
Sheepy: Iris: Who were you visiting for?
Sheepy: Crow: The detective, but my business is done.
Sheepy: Crow: I know where we should go!
Sheepy: Crow: Here, here! Follow me! Anyone else can come too, though.
Sheepy: Crow: We're going to a shop!
Sheepy: Fran: Adam, did you want me to come?
Arsé-kun: Adam: .... Actually, yes.
Sheepy: Fran: Okay. I will, then.
Sheepy: Fran: *he looks over to Impey. Is he coming, too?
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... What?
Sheepy: Fran: Oh, uh, you don't seem like you're in a good mood, nevermind.
Arsé-kun: Impey: ? ? ?????
Sheepy: Fran: It was about joining me, but you don't have to.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Why would I not??
Sheepy: Fran: Well, okay.
Arsé-kun: Wag: nya.
Sheepy: Crow: *he leads Adam, Fran, and Impey to the sweets shop*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Good afternoon- Oh! Hi, buddy!
Sheepy: *Crow poses*
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she poses back at him*
Sheepy: Crow: I'm trying to befriend them! First thing is bringing them somewhere, right?
Arsé-kun: Minako: You've got that right! That and feeding them is always a big plus!
Sheepy: Crow: Well, then. Let me treat you!
Arsé-kun: Impey: No one is stopping you!
Sheepy: Crow: Crimson passion makes one unstoppable! My fiery soul will burn through all boundaries!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Except the law.
Sheepy: Crow: Huh?
Sheepy: Crow: Law...
Sheepy: Crow: Well, I can't break that.
Sheepy: Crow: Decide on what you want and I'll get it.
Sheepy: Yu: There's more to friendship than that.
Sheepy: Crow: Of course.
Sheepy: Yu: A friend is someone you're comfortable to talk to. You start off by discussing a topic you both find important and go from there.
Arsé-kun: Minato: Thanks captain friendship
Sheepy: Yu: Compliments help, too.
Sheepy: Crow: Praise isn't something to just throw around. One has to earn it for it to be worth something.
Sheepy: Crow: Otherwise, the words are meaningless.
Sheepy: Yu: No, they can make people feel comfortable if used right.
Arsé-kun: Minato: Both are valid. Now shut up.
Sheepy: Crow:...OK.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Anyways! Browse as long as you'd like to! We're open until super late tonight!
Arsé-kun: Minato: No, we're no-
Arsé-kun: Minako: We're open until decently late tonight!
Sheepy: Fran: I'm sorry, we don't mean to impose on you.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Don't worry about a thing!
Sheepy: Crow: *he plops down at a table*
Arsé-kun: Adam: *he considers this... and sits on the ground. it's much easier*
Sheepy: Crow: Huh? You don't want to sit in a chair? That's fine. *...He joins Adam by sitting on the floor as well.*
Arsé-kun: Adam: I don't quite think I would fit well.
Sheepy: Crow: Then! I'll sit on the floor with you.
Arsé-kun: Adam: .... Oh, but then you'll get your pants dirty.
Sheepy: Crow: I'll wash them!
Sheepy: Crow: What's your occupation anyway? I'm the lyricist and singer for Shingancrimsonz.
Arsé-kun: Adam: .... I've guarded the jail, but that's about it...
Sheepy: Crow: Well, that's a vital job, isn't it? So it's not measly.
Arsé-kun: Adam: It's the only thing I was able to do...
Sheepy: Crow: Well, there's no problem with that.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... Do you think so?
Sheepy: Crow: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... Good to know, I suppose.
Sheepy: Crow: *He turns his attention away from Adam and to the doorway* Oi! Aion! It's not as cursed as you think! It's only minimally cursed!
Sheepy: Aion: ............................*He's trembling in the doorway, his hand clutched tightly on the front of his face...*
Sheepy: Aion: The Black Monster will be swallowed up by the cold, drab abyss if he takes one step forward!
Arsé-kun: Minako: There's no abyss in here! Just a small black hole, it's called his stomach! *she points at Minato. he flips her off*
Sheepy: Aion: Only the dark sun god can see it! He! *he points to Adam* is a guard of the Frozen Abyss, harbringer of the Black Monster's demise!
Sheepy: Crow: Stop being such a drama queen, Wimpion. There's no abyss and no guardian.
Sheepy: Aion: Rodent! Your sins have blinded your view! Someone so tainted with guilt such as yourself could never even sense it!
Arsé-kun: Adam: *I have no idea what is going on.*
Sheepy: Crow: *he groans and looks to Adam* Don't mind him. Wimpion just has... burdens like the rest of us.
Sheepy: Crow: He rarely leaves his room because of it. He's just scared of the unknown. It puts him out of his comfort area.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That's fair. Well, he can come whenever he wants! It won't be unknown if you've shown up multiple times, right?
Arsé-kun: Minako: at least, I think that's how it works
Sheepy: Crow: Mhm. He'd be more comfortable if it was the entire gang, but Rom's at work and Yaiba is...*he shrugs*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Busy? It happens.
Sheepy: Crow: I guess.
Sheepy: Aion: *He still looks downright terrified, trembling in the doorway. What a brave lion.*
Sheepy: *Crow gets up, takes Aion's free hand, and leads him over to where he was sitting. He takes a seat. Aion seems wary of Adam, standing behind Crow as though he's an impenetrable wall or an invisibility cloak.*
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... *he glances at Aion, before looking elsewhere. whoop di do.*
Sheepy: Fran: *he looks to Adam. You ok?*
Arsé-kun: Adam: ... Yes, Victor?
Sheepy: Fran: *his worried expression turns to a flustered one upon being prompted* It's nothing, really..
Arsé-kun: Adam: If you say so.
Sheepy: Fran: I-I do!
Arsé-kun: Adam: *he briefly considers the scene, with Impey blocking Fran's path. He decides to not comment.*
Sheepy: Crow: ...So this is Aion. He'd the other guitarist.
Sheepy: Aion: .......
Arsé-kun: Minako: .... Not feelin' it today? That's okay.
Sheepy: Aion: I... *his hand begins to relax some* Yes.
Sheepy: Crow: So then, are you not coming to practice later?
Sheepy: Aion: I still am.
Sheepy: Aion:....
Sheepy: Aion: *He once again puts on his cool, aloof air* The dark sun god will consider it, Rodent!
Arsé-kun: Minato: .... .... *he grabs Yu's shirt collar and tugs it down. Get down here, you asshole*
Sheepy: Yu: ?
Arsé-kun: Minato: *he lowers his voice* I'm gonna eye 'em.
Sheepy: Yu: ...OK.
Arsé-kun: *Minato does so. He looks at Aion. Nothing. Looks to Adam and raises his eyebrows. Looks to Fran and Impey, then decides THAT IS ENOUGH OF THAT*
Arsé-kun: Minato: ..... That was interesting.
Sheepy: Yu: Was it?
Sheepy: Yu: What'd you learn?
Arsé-kun: Minato: That this discussion needs to take place upstairs.
Sheepy: Yu: That's fine.
Arsé-kun: *and so, yu gets dragged upstairs. not to the second floor- to the third*
Sheepy: Yu: What's up?
Arsé-kun: Minato: How good of hearing do vampires have, again?
Sheepy: Yu: ...Vampire?
Arsé-kun: Minato: m-hm. Just one.
Sheepy: Yu: Which?
Arsé-kun: Minato: Redhead. Didn't get any aggression, though.
Sheepy: Yu: Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Minato: Maybe we should get new references. The vamp one is a couple of years old..
Sheepy: Yu: Good idea.
Arsé-kun: Minato: It'd be good for our accuracy. On the other hand.. I'm not exactly sure what I was looking at before that.
Sheepy: Yu: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Minato: It was a mess. Didn't recognize what it was.
Sheepy: Yu: Huh. What about the black monster or whatever?
Arsé-kun: Minato: Human.
Arsé-kun: Minato: ... I'd go take a second look, but..
heepy: Yu: But?
Arsé-kun: Minato: Don't feel like splitting my head in two and we don't have the ice for it. I don't think we've had that much ice since the time we had that minifridge with the yuki-onna in it.
Sheepy: Yu: That's unfortunate.
Arsé-kun: Minato: Isn't it? That was a nice minifridge, too.
Sheepy: Yu: It was.
Sheepy: Yu: There's something off about the big guy though.
Arsé-kun: Minato: Who did you think I was talking about when I said I wasn't sure?
Sheepy: Yu: Maybe he's some kind of creature we haven't seen before.
Arsé-kun: Minato: We can't just ask.
Sheepy: Yu: True.
Sheepy: Yu: We could watch from a distance.
Arsé-kun: Minato: I hope you don't mean stalking.
Sheepy: Yu: No.
Sheepy: Yu: He's in the store so it's okay
Arsé-kun: Minato: That's still...
Sheepy: Yu: He's a customer though.
Sheepy: Yu: We need to pay attention to him to serve him.
Sheepy: Yu: Although, I doubt he'll order anything.
Arsé-kun: Minato: Yeah, you're probably right.
Sheepy: Yu: It's worth a shot.
Arsé-kun: Minato: M-hm.
Arsé-kun: *they go back downstairs*
Sheepy: *Crow is babbling on and Aion seems fidgety.*
Arsé-kun: *Aion wants to go home probably*
Sheepy: Aion:...*that he does. he's keeping a close eye on Adam.*
Arsé-kun: *Adam has a bit of interest in Aion, but is keeping to himself.*
Sheepy: Aion: *he puts his hand in front of his face* You are a demon like myself, aren't you?
Arsé-kun: Adam: I'm not, actually.
Sheepy: Aion: ?!
Sheepy: Aion: Then, how are you so big?
Sheepy: Crow: Sometimes, people are tall. I don't know the secret because milk hasn't helped!
Sheepy: Aion: No, Rodent, this is different.
Sheepy: Crow: Not really...
Arsé-kun: Adam: The best I can offer is being part Dutch and part Norse. Being German does not help, either.
Sheepy: Aion: *he appears confused*
Sheepy: Aion: What are those?
Arsé-kun: *a moment passes where someone could potentially yell "WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOSE?!". No one does*
Sheepy: Aion:....???
Sheepy: Crow: They're places with people.
Sheepy: Aion: I know that, Rodent.
Sheepy: Aion: What is norse?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Isn't that kinda both?
Sheepy: Aion: The Black Monster wouldn't know, for his memory has been erased of most of his life.
Sheepy: Aion: Before bestowing my power upon the Shingancrimsonz, I, the dark sun god, was trapped in a cageof death and despair to supress my powers so I may not unleash my reign of terror upon the world.
Sheepy: Aion: Thousands of years were wasted in that jailcell.
Sheepy: Aion: The Black Monster broke out of his prison, lacking memories of more than his life in that cage, his powers drained by those who held him hostage.
Sheepy: Aion: I am sure I interacted with these "Norse" at a point of time, but the memories of it have been stolen.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Does the dark sun god want anything while he's down there?
Sheepy: Aion: Hm? ...
Sheepy: Aion: Cake.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she disappears into the back. where th cake at*
Sheepy: Aion: And you?
Sheepy: Aion: You must have a story.
Sheepy: Aion: Unless you don't remember it.
Arsé-kun: Adam: I do.
Sheepy: Aion: I see.
Arsé-kun: Adam: Do you know how evil places are always guarded by a large creature of varying attributes? I'm the creature.
Sheepy: Aion: ! I understand!
Sheepy: Aion: We two have been displaced from our homes, left wanderers! Eternal wanderers!
Sheepy: Aion: I understand your pain.
Sheepy: Crow: *He appears to be getting fidgety. Perhaps he's feeling left out, or...*
Arsé-kun: Minako: I found cake! Who wants some?
Sheepy: Aion: *he raises his non-face hand*
Sheepy: *Crow doesn't appear too interested, meanwhile, instead focusing his attention on his bottle of milk*
Sheepy: *Aion continued to babble on, seemingly enjoying himself. Adam has made a potential friend! Crow, meanwhile, once Aion got started, shut up and kept to himself. His attention was mostly kept on the (quickly emptied) milk bottle he had and fidgeting with the horned skull pendant on his choker. Fission mailed? Perhaps he'll be friendlier next time.*
Arsé-kun: Minato: *he drops into a seat next to Crow, sliding him another milk bottle* Why the long face, angel?
Sheepy: Crow: *he takes it and opens it* Thanks. I have very mixed feelings. I'm not sure if they're right or wrong.
Sheepy: Crow: Certainly, I'm happy that he found someone he's comfortable around, but I can't really relate to what he's saying so I just feel... left out.
Arsé-kun: Minato: You don't have to. *he shrugs* I don't.
Sheepy: Crow: *he frowns but doesn't comment verbally.*
Arsé-kun: *Crow can deal with not being the center of attention for ten fucking minutes*
Sheepy: *you clearly dont know crow. im kidding*
Arsé-kun: *This is getting boring. You know what it's time for? That's right? Going to characters we haven't even seen before!*
Sheepy: Jack: I hope we find ancient jewelry! A lost past! Or just money, that'd be nice too.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I, for one, am particularly hopeful for the jewelry.
Sheepy: Jack: We'll just take what we find. Some of it should have value.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: And if it goes poorly?
Sheepy: Jack: Uh, run?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Steal the entire site?
Sheepy: Jack: How?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Didn't get that far.
Sheepy: Jack: And what would we even do with it?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Put it where it doesn't belong. Watch news. Profit.
Sheepy: Jack: Excellent idea!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Thank you. It'll infuriate our foxy man, too.
Sheepy: Jack: Now we just need to come up with the process.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Big shovel machine and a zeppelin.
Sheepy: Jack: I've got the latter.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I know the old fart has a diggy thing.
Sheepy: Jack: Mhm, although I wouldn't call him that to his face. He can be...scary.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: What's he gonna do, kick me into 3017?
Sheepy: Jack: Potentially!
Sheepy: Jack: And then hurt his back...
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Then I'll be stuck.
Sheepy: Jack: Exactly. Fox will be ticked too.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Maybe lets not do it.
Sheepy: Jack: Let's not.
Sheepy: Jack: So we get the digging thing, dig up the place, have the digging thing put it on a platform, and fly off with it after attaching the platform to my airship.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I suppose.
Sheepy: Jack: Great! Then let's start with step one.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Getting the thing?
Sheepy: Jack: Yes, that's what I mean.
Sheepy: Jack: Let's do that.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: All right, lets get our power shovel!
Sheepy: *The two go to Silver Heart! Who's doing Silver Heart things. Fox is there too but he's flopped on the couch and has a newspaper over his face. What a good secret agent.*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: *he beelines for the sofa and sits on Fox while picking up the paper* Did anyone do the crossword for today?
Sheepy: Fox: Hrk! *His eyes snap open. That's one way to wake him up. He puts a hand on Rupel's face and pushes him some* Get off!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Ah, you are alive! *he gets off, taking the paper with him*
Sheepy: Fox: Why wouldn't I be?!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Who knows?!
Sheepy: Fox: Why is your solution to thinking I'm dead sitting on me?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Because in no way would you allow it were you among the living!
Sheepy: Fox: So if I was dead for real, you'd just use me as a seat?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Maybe for a few minutes.
Sheepy: Fox: Ah, I see. What a terrible ally you are.
Sheepy: Fox: Now that I know you have very little concern for my life, I'll make sure not to ever need to rely on you.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Grow a sense of humor.
Sheepy: Fox: I have one.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: You'd need a circular glass just to see it. It's so tiny...
Sheepy: *In the background, Jack is getting the diggy thing but that's unimportant.*
Sheepy: Fox: No, you're just not funny.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: And you're a hobo
Sheepy: Fox: No you aren't.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: You're right, I'm Rupel.
Sheepy: Fox: How would I feel?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Sad?
Sheepy: Fox: Possibly.
Sheepy: Fox: You'll twist what I say so there's no point in saying it.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Oh?
Sheepy: Fox: As I said, you'll twist it.
Sheepy: Fox: *he thinks for a moment on how to word it before speaking up* If you weren't here, I feel as though something would be missing. An unfillable hole.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: That's much better than I had anticipated!
Sheepy: Fox: And what did you anticipate?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: You not caring.
Sheepy: Fox: Not caring is the harshest emotion.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I expected the worst.
Sheepy: Fox: Why?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: So I'm not disappointed.
Sheepy: Fox: I could give you the worst if you want
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Please don't.
Sheepy: Fox: You already expected it so I don't want to let down your expectations.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I don't want it.
Sheepy: Fox: Why ask for my opinion if you only want your truth?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I didn't want the worst option, but I expected it so I couldn't be surprised if it was true. It's not, I'm wrong, I'm happy.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: You like the sound of that? "I'm wrong?" Bet you do.
Sheepy: Fox: You finally admit it about something
Sheepy: Fox: How would you feel if I wasn't here?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Lonely.
Sheepy: Fox: Lonely?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: You're the only one around my age here. Old man Silver's gonna kick it one day, and Jack's probably going to make a solo attempt.
Sheepy: Fox: You say the latter like he isn't going to be here anymore.
Sheepy: Fox: Do you think Jack would just leave us after a solo attempt? He can't live alone...
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Yes, but I still expect it. He'd probably return quickly, but..
Sheepy: Fox: But?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: But he'd still be out, and you wouldn't be here.
Sheepy: Fox: True.
Sheepy: Fox: Then I'll strike you a deal.
Sheepy: Fox: I won't leave you if you don't leave me.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Deal.
Sheepy: Jack: I've got it ready!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Great!
Sheepy: Jack: Now what?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Let us be off, Jack!
Sheepy: *They go!*
Arsé-kun: *onto the zeppelin, which has a bulldozer in it now. cool*
Sheepy: Jack: We're here!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: We sure are. Why else would we land..?
Sheepy: Jack: Uh..I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Me neither. Did either of us scope this area out ahead of time?
Sheepy: Jack: Nope!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: We'll just have to be extra careful.
Sheepy: Jack: Mhm, it's probably abandoned.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: "Probably" is the keyword.
Sheepy: Jack: It slipped my mind, okay?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: It's fine. I also did not check.
Sheepy: Jack: I have my cards if we're desperate.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I have my cane. We should be fine.
Sheepy: Jack: *he gets out of the airship*
Arsé-kun: *Rupel follows*
Sheepy: Jack: Where to go first..
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Not the lake. It's too late to start carelessly diving in.
Sheepy: Jack: Good point.
Sheepy: Jack: Let's go that way. *he points*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Sure.
Sheepy: *They head in that direction.*
Arsé-kun: *in that direction is an abandoned house. It was cleared out, apparently.*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Of course. There must be something of value.
Sheepy: *Jack rushes inside!*
Arsé-kun: *Rupel follows him in, but not as fast.*
Sheepy: Jack: Hmm.......do you see anything of interest?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: No.
Sheepy: Jack: Darn.
Sheepy: Jack: Nor do I.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Perhaps we've been beaten here.
Sheepy: Jack: Anything good is probably gone
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Yeah... Shall we continue on?
Sheepy: Jack: Well, there's no point in giving up! Sure.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Hmmm... Have we checked everything here?
Sheepy: Jack: I don't know. We could look over one more time?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Just in case.
Sheepy: Jack: Right.
Arsé-kun: *Recheck!*
Sheepy: *They find a hole!*
Arsé-kun: *It is indeed a hole- Covered by a trapdoor, which was covered by a carpet, in the basement. Detail!*
Sheepy: Jack: I found a hidden passageway!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Oh? Interesting. Shall we explore it?
Sheepy: Jack: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: *he raises his cane and shifts his grip to the middle of it. At some point during that gesture, it became a flashlight* Great. I'll go first.
Sheepy: Jack: I'll follow in case someone tries to jump us.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I hope you follow. I don't intend to go alone.
Arsé-kun: *With that, Rupid descends into what appears to be a cave system Hoo boy.*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Interesting..
Sheepy: Jack: What is?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: That this is here. I wonder what it leads to.
Sheepy: Jack: Maybe a secret base.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: We could steal some secrets..!
Sheepy: Jack: Yeah!
Sheepy: Jack: Or we could steal a map to treasures! Or a super secret weapon. That'd be concerning.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Oooohh..
Sheepy: Jack: ...Ooh, what's over here?
Sheepy: *Jack takes a sharp right!*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: What's what? *he turns the flashlight in that direction* H-hey, wait!
Sheepy: Jack: Just walk faster!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: *he breaks into a run to catch up* What?!
Sheepy: Jack: My treasure senses are tingling!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Oh? Mine aren't..
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Am I getting old..?
Sheepy: Jack: You already are old, old man!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Not as old as Silver!
Sheepy: Jack: True.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: *he looks around* I don't see anything..
Sheepy: *Jack picks up a notebook on the ground*
Sheepy: Jack: This was making my treasure senses tingle!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: *he shines the flashlight on it* Do open it.
Sheepy: *Jack opens it*
Arsé-kun: *it has writing in it. a lot. quality varies. language varies. shitty drawing of a spiked slug varies. like someone used ten pens on that*
Sheepy: Jack: Wow! That's good art!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I can't read some of this. Can you understand this page at all?
Sheepy: Jack: Ummm...Nope.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: A catepillar? I don't know
Sheepy: Jack: Oh! Or an alien.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Do aliens even exist?
Sheepy: Jack: How could people get abducted by aliens if they don't exist?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Who said they were actually aliens though?
Sheepy: Jack: The victims
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ok true
Sheepy: Jack: Seems like my senses were wrong, unfortunately.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: It may be valuable in some regard. Lets hold onto it.
Sheepy: Jack: Sure. Now what?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: We keep going?
Arsé-kun: *they hear voices and stop.*
Arsé-kun: Aza: ---Tell me that there was no effort on anyone's part? I had been under the impression Yog had been watching you.
Sheepy: Nyar: "Watching" is used very loosely.
Sheepy: Nyar: So no, there wasn't.
Arsé-kun: Aza: Ah. Not surprising. We only really developed the ability to care for young after watching others do it.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: *he backs away to hide. adios*
Sheepy: Nyar: You could make up for it.
Sheepy: Jack: *he follows Rupel's example*
Sheepy: Nyar: But... Now's not the time for that. *he glances around* Where is he anyway?
Arsé-kun: Aza: I don't know. You tell me.
Sheepy: Nyar: Why would I know?
Sheepy: Nyar: You think I've got a slug detector?
Arsé-kun: Aza: How should I know...?
Sheepy: Nyar: You've interacted with him more than I have..
Sheepy: Nyar: So you'd know better than me.
Arsé-kun: Aza: .... ..... *he leans on Nyar* ... Yes..?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ..... *he waits for them to get out of earshot and uncovers the flashlight* What was that all about...?
Sheepy: Jack: Seems like they were looking for something...
Sheepy: Jack: One of them mentioned a slug...?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Slugs live down here, I guess..?
Sheepy: Jack: Maybe, but slugs live above ground, too.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: They certainly do.
Sheepy: Jack: So why look for them down here?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Rare slug?
Sheepy: Jack: Oh....maybe...?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Oh, well. Not our business, unless its super valuable..
Sheepy: Jack: I doubt it..
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ... True.
Arsé-kun: *... A light turns on in one of the caverns. It's not the one Nyar and Aza went into, and it's not the way Rupel and Jack came from..*
Sheepy: Jack: What's that?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ... I'm not sure.
Sheepy: Jack: Should we check it out?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Perhaps.
Arsé-kun: *They start going towards The Light. it's pretty.*
Sheepy: *It is! That makes Jack more eager to check it out!*
Arsé-kun: *As is Rupel, who puts his arm around Jack's shoulder as they approach.*
Arsé-kun: *Except, he didn't..? He's holding his cane and the notebook..*
Arsé-kun: *But that probably isn't important. The Light is More Important, Jack*
Sheepy: Jack: What'd'ya think it is, anyway? *He seems to think that that's Rupel. Also, he approaches the pretty light*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I'm not quite sure.. *he stops and proceeds to look at Jack* Hey, wait!
Sheepy: *Jack stops and looks over*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Something's on you!
Sheepy: Jack: Wh-what? Where?!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Shoulder!
Sheepy: Jack: That wasn't you!? *he looks to his shoulder*
Arsé-kun: *the tendril sitting on his shoulder stays put.*
Sheepy: *Jack, understandably, screams and tries to get it off*
Arsé-kun: *It comes right off and lies on the ground. Maybe it's dead?*
Sheepy: *Jack makes a beeline for Rupel*
Arsé-kun: *More tendrils extend from the darkness behind The Light, wrapping around Jack's waist and easily lifting him up*
Sheepy: *Jack is no longer interested in the light! Struggling is his top priority!*
Sheepy: Jack: Get off, get off!
Arsé-kun: *It does not Get Off. Instead, it does the next best thing and smacks Jack against a wall*
Sheepy: Jack: Ugh!
Arsé-kun: *Rupel steps in to help! ... Only for the grounded tendril to grab his ankle and trip him.*
Sheepy: Jack: R-Rupel!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I'm fine! *he hurries back to his feet and tries to reach Jack*
Sheepy: Nyar:....My, my. You humans reaaaallyy know how to stick your nose where it doesn't belong, don't you?
Sheepy: Nyar: *he approaches the scene* Glaaki, drop him.
Arsé-kun: *Glaaki does not do this. Glaaki ignores him, in fact*
Sheepy: Nyar: You're being a thief, you know. You're giving me a reason to steal from you.
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: Y'nw. Y'nyth.
Arsé-kun: *They do not let go of Jack still*
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Azathoth wanted to interfere and was easily distracted by The Light.*
Sheepy: Nyar: My sight, my playthings.
Sheepy: Nyar: And I saw them before you did.
Sheepy: Nyar: *he looks to Rupel* Get behind me.
Sheepy: Nyar: -So if you won't give me that one, you need to give me two of the ones you've infected. They're worth less than the ones you haven't.
Sheepy: Nyar: *he steps on Aza's foot. heellooo, wake up!*
Arsé-kun: Aza: ...!
Arsé-kun: *Rupel goes behind Nyar, albeit warily*
Sheepy: *Nyar puffs his chest out some to further emphasize his air of confidence.*
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: ... ... nafl-hai.
Sheepy: Nyar: Sorry, did I hear that right?
Sheepy: Nyar: *his grin widens* You meant "Yes", right?
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: Nafl-mg. Azathoth athg k'yarnak phlegeth.
Arsé-kun: *being rupel is suffering, meanwhile. HEARING r'lyehian can fuck someone up hard. i think*
Sheepy: Nyar: And so when he gives you that information, you'll drop the kid, right?
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: nafl-tharanak.
Sheepy: Nyar: I only work on contractual deals.
Sheepy: Nyar: You either give the kid back and get the information or you don't get the information.
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: ... h'-ya-nyth
Arsé-kun: Azathoth: ... *he feels like this is the Absolute Worst time to share anything with Glaaki- Specifically that he was going to end the deal, since he no longer needs toxins from Glaaki.*
Arsé-kun: *and then he remembered something important. Glaaki is a telepath.*
Arsé-kun: *Which means Glaaki heard that. And whatever Nyar is planning, probably? No guarantees there. I doubt it though*
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... Uhm. Son, I have news that is bad, and some that is not so bad.
Sheepy: Nyar: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... Well, Glaaki picked up what I wished to tell.
Arsé-kun: Aza: ... Which means I no longer need to. However, I do not think Glaaki is particularly approving of my decision.
Sheepy: Nyar: *he shrugs* Stinks for Glaaki.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Nyar gets grabbed and slammed into the ceiling. eat shit bitch*
Sheepy: Nyar: Ugh!
Arsé-kun: *and he's dropped to the floor.*
Sheepy: *Nyar quickly pulls himself to his feet*
Arsé-kun: *... something drips on him*
Sheepy: Nyar: *He looks up*
Arsé-kun: *the ceiling is leaking... it seems to be plain ol water.*
Arsé-kun: *And now, a casual reminder of how gravity works. More water seems to be spilling through that crack..*
Sheepy: Nyar: .................
Sheepy: Nyar: *He looks to Glaaki*
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: ... *they have noticed it as well*
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: ... Uln ya ep-hai. *they start wrapping more tenrils around Jack..*
Sheepy: *Jack continues to struggle*
Sheepy: Nyar: You mean you're still willing to make a deal?
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: Ep-hai.
Sheepy: Nyar: ...Fine.
Arsé-kun: Glaaki: *they cover Jack's face and at least one of their eyes looks at the ceiling, which is beginning to fail...*
Sheepy: Nyar: Isn't it high time you leave?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: .. Huh? *he glances up as well* Certainly..
Sheepy: Nyar: And don't you worry about your friend. However, there's always a price to be paid for assistance. Just remember that.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Ehh?
Arsé-kun: *And with a thunderous crash, the ceiling gives in, allowing the tunnels to almost instantly flood*
Sheepy: Nyar: Oh dear.
Arsé-kun: *aza opts to stop existing on this plane.*
Sheepy: *Nyar goes octopus mode and escapes*
Arsé-kun: *Glaaki turns around and leaves with Jack*
Arsé-kun: *Poor Rupel gets swept away*
Sheepy: *RIP Rupel*
Sheepy: *Later on, Diego is busy taking a walk.*
Sheepy: *He is in good health and has moved out of the apartment he temporarily housed in and has been staying in his mansion. With all of the Twilight nonsense being removed from his life, he's had a rather peaceful month.*
Arsé-kun: *Good for him!*
Sheepy: *Does he see something during his walk?*
Arsé-kun: *Probably. He has eyes and generally uses them.*
Sheepy: *Okay but I mean plot related*
Sheepy: *Like Rupel's existence*
Arsé-kun: *well now I don't have to say it*
Sheepy: *Diego approaches Rupel. How is he?*
Arsé-kun: *The exact opposite of well. He collapsed at some point. Anything else, other than Rupel looking downright ragged, would have to be observed up close*
Sheepy: Diego: ...!
Sheepy: Diego: Hey! Are you okay?!
Arsé-kun: *No reply*
Sheepy: *Diego lifts Rupel up and because he's smart rushes to the nearest hospital.*
Arsé-kun: *Man with the most common sense of the year award.*
Arsé-kun: *Anyway, Rupel is freezing cold. ♪He's still alive but he's barely breathing♪. And not shivering.*
Sheepy: Diego: *He busts into the hospital. Blease Diego* -This man needs help!
Arsé-kun: *Diego continues to do things Properly. Where was he when everything else was happening?*
Sheepy: *Probably just going on a walk or something I dont know*
Arsé-kun: *Good point.*
Sheepy: *Anyway, Diego sticks around the hospital because he's worried about this stranger he just picked up... ... ... he takes out his phone and goes to text Lupin. Perhaps he'll know something about this?*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] I'm not busy. What's up?
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arsene] I'm currently at the hospital and not for myself.
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arsene] I found a collapsed man who may have been freezing to death. Do you know of anything about this? Is this something that's been going on in one of your cases?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] Non, and no. Do tell me more, though.
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arsene] He was barely breathing and cold to the touch. Despite being cold, he wasn't freezing. I was on a walk and found him on the ground, collapsed. I can't think of much else.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] I suspect foul play. Maybe someone dumped him into the lake?
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arsene] Good idea. I can ask him once he's awake...
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arsene] I'll update you when he is. Just stay safe, alright?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] Of course. You too.
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arsene] Don't worry about me. I can handle most things.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] Except not putting the letter Z on everything.
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arséne] I can....
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] And my son is friends with aliens. Meanwhile, I'm the king of russia.
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arséne] :(
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] Only one thing I said there was true. Anyway, I mean it. Stay safe
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arséne] I will...!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] Good!
Sheepy: *Nyar struts in, looking pleased with himself*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: What did you do now.
Sheepy: Nyar: My dad acknowledged me.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Good job. How many people died because of it?
Sheepy: Nyar: Not because of it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Meanwhile, then.
Sheepy: Nyar: No clue.
Sheepy: Nyar: A slug kidnapped someone and a guy probably drowned?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... .... How... Convenient.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Might I ask where?
Sheepy: Nyar: *He states the location*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] wait I'm back, was it by the lake you live closeish to?
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arséne] Yes.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] Never mind, I know someone apparently knows. Hold on
Arsé-kun: Arséne: They survived, Nyar.
Sheepy: Nyar: Of course the one stolen by Glaaki did, but I'm kind of surprised about the other guy.
Arsé-kun: *in the background is a suddenly concerned randy. carry on*
Sheepy: Nyar: But what's important is that my dad acknowledged me. Me!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: That's fantastic.
Sheepy: Nyar: Isn't it?!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But what happened now?
Sheepy: Nyar: We were attending to business and then a kid with a mask got picked up by a slug.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And then..?
Sheepy: Nyar: The slug smacked me into the ceiling and water started pooling in.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And someone else was there..?
Sheepy: Nyar: Yup.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: So, what? They got pushed out of the super secret alien cavern or something?
Sheepy: Nyar: Naw, it got flooded, as I said.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I meant by the water pressure.
Sheepy: Nyar: I left because there wasn't a reason to stick around. As did Glaaki and my dad.
Sheepy: Nyar: So I wasn't paying attention to something as insignificant as them.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Harsh.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: [text: to Diego] He was exploring a cavern near the lake and it flooded, I'm told.
Sheepy: Diego: [text: to Arséne] So it wasn't an act of violence... Good.
Sheepy: Nyar: It's not harsh.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: From a human perspective, it's harsh.
Sheepy: Nyar: Imagine you're me, the messenger of Azathoth, okay.
Sheepy: Nyar: My job is to go around talking to creatures that are so old that they make this Earth look like it's still in its diapers.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I never doubted you.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Instead, I hate how used to this I've become.
Sheepy: Nyar: So why would I care about someone I don't know and has no impact on me?
Sheepy: Nyar: Really, humans interest me because they're so egotistical and so weak.
Sheepy: Nyar: They're greedy, foul creatures. Faceted. Not like us.
Sheepy: Nyar: We're all simple idiots who bumble about our lives with little thought to give meaning to our actions. That being said, as much as I find you humans interesting,I'm notgoing to waste my time on ones I don't care about unless it outright benefits me.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Is that where you got egotism from?
Sheepy: Nyar: Yes.
Sheepy: Nyar: I'm not like them
Arsé-kun: Delly: *in the far, far background* he can walk through walls disappear and fly, he's much more unique than the other guy
Sheepy: Nyar: He isn't wrong...
Sheepy: Nyar:...Mostly.
Sheepy: Nyar: Not so sure about the disappearing part.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Try harder!
Sheepy: Nyar: I could if I was whole.
Sheepy: Nyar: But for now all I can do to compensate is use camoflouge.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... *he steps Out*
Sheepy: Nyar: Actually, if I was whole, I wouldn't need to rely on you to solve my problems. Speaking of solving my problems ...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Good luck on those.
Sheepy: Nyar: Actually, I need help.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: From weak humans? What is it?
Sheepy: Nyar: As I said, I'm not whole, so I'm stuck relying on you and your friends.
Sheepy: Nyar: Don't rub it in any more than it's already been rubbed in.
Sheepy: Nyar: I need to take the kid back from Glaaki.
Arsé-kun: Randy: *he leans back in* Dibs
Sheepy: Nyar: Have fun with that.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I won't. *he ducks back out and beelines straight to Sheepy* Hey, do you wanna go rescue a man from a mysterious alien slug?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I sure do!
Arsé-kun: Randy: Neat.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Then let's go.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Yes, lets. *he checks his pockets, and removes his cat from one* You can't come.
Arsé-kun: *Shaggy meows and trots away. Adventure!*
Sheepy: *Sheepy waves to the cat. Bye cat.*
Arsé-kun: *goodbye, human*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let me get ready first.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Okay.
Sheepy: *Sheepy goes to get ready and returns in his Joker outfit*
Arsé-kun: Randy: Lookin' cool, Joker.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Thanks, I don't try.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I know.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Now let's go.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Hold on. Now I feel like I stand out too much.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *Randy exits scene, and returns with a mask of his own. I think he just used rubber bands and paper. Randy.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: .......
Sheepy: Sheepy: Um, I'll make one for you later.
Arsé-kun: Randy: :')
Arsé-kun: *You tried, Randy, but stick to writing.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: It looks painful.
Arsé-kun: Randy: It's uncomfortable.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Don't wear it then.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Do you not want me hiding my face like you are? It might get you caught..
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why would it?
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... Only being cautious.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Well, keep wearing it if you want.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... I'll find something else.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *Randy exits and enters multiple times, offering different- and mostly ridiculous- headgear. He's just entered with one of Arséne's spare masks.*
Arsé-kun: *... Not being told no, this will be his equipment for tonight.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let's go.
Arsé-kun: *ONE CARTOON BATMAN TIMESKIP SWIRLY SCREEN LATER, SOUND EFFECT INCLUDED*
Sheepy: Sheepy: So where is this slug?
Arsé-kun: Randy: From what Nyarly said, somewhere in these tunnels..
Sheepy: Sheepy: My guess is that it'll ve in the last place we expect to check...
Arsé-kun: Randy: That's a good rule to live by.
Arsé-kun: *So they go into the caves. It's wet. The ceiling was somehow repaired. Don't ask questions.*
Arsé-kun: *There is a psychic lovecraft slug that can turn people into zombies here, that wants human followers at all times, and it's from space. We don't think too hard about these things too hard*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he seems hesitant...*
Arsé-kun: *As does Randy. What if they're captured? What if the kid is already dead? What if they drown? What if they die? What if they go insane? What if...*
Arsé-kun: *And that has been your casual reminder that Randy is the most depressed human being on the planet. Maybe not actually, but pretty close. Also anxious.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He sneaks further in. Where's the slug*
Arsé-kun: *Fuck if I know. Probably at the bottom.*
Sheepy: *Time to get to the bottom of this mystery. ha. haha*
Arsé-kun: *HAAAAAAAAA.*
Arsé-kun: *in other news, it smells like shit.*
Sheepy: *Sheepy is disgusted by this.*
Arsé-kun: *And so is Randy, but bad scents he can deal with. Maybe.*
Arsé-kun: *oh and thats a dead body*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *OH*
Arsé-kun: *it's green and falling apart and occasionally still moving a little. No wonder Glaaki needs replacements so often.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *THAT'S DISGUSTING*
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... That poor person.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Th...this is messed up...
Arsé-kun: Randy: *he nods*
Sheepy: Sheepy: ...Let's just...find him... and get out.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Y-yes, lets..
Sheepy: *...Eventually they find where Glaaki is I guess?*
Sheepy: Sheepy: ....We don't have a plan, do we?
Arsé-kun: Randy: Nope. If anything happens, run.
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he didn't like that idea.*
Arsé-kun: Randy: You're probably faster. Okay, new plan. We go in on a count of three.
Sheepy: Sheepy:...Three...
Arsé-kun: Randy: .... Lets... Just go.
Sheepy: *Sheepy stalks in.*
Arsé-kun: *It seems like Glaaki doesn't notice, except one of its eyestalks turn to look at him. Oops. Glaaki definitely noticed*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *No point being sneaky now* Hi, Mr. Slug. We came 'cause Nyarly is lazy and pushed his work on us.
Arsé-kun: *Glaaki turns another eye towards Sheepy. ...*
Sheepy: *Jack hits the third eye as hard as he can!*
Arsé-kun: *Glaaki is PROBABLY used to this, but doesn't bother using any other eyes to watch Jack.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he doesn't appear to notice nor care Jack's actions, who, meanwhile, is slowly staggering away from Glaaki* Is there anything you want in return for letting him go?
Arsé-kun: *Sheepy is promptly thrown out. Jack is thrown our directly after. Be goooooone*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *he helps support Jack, who's understandably unsteady on his feet* Let's get going, Randy.
Arsé-kun: Randy: That went surprisingly well... Oh, yes, lets.
Sheepy: *the three exit the tunnels*
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... Lets not ever wing it again.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sorry, didn't expect to be seen.
Arsé-kun: Randy: It's fine. I expected to be of more use.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You were of help though.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Moral support..?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Mhm. ...Ah, right.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I should tell Arséne... but my phone is dead. First thing's first is to bring him to the hospital I think.
Sheepy: Jack: Rupel...
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh?
Sheepy: Jack: Where's... Rupel?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Hospital, where you're going.
Sheepy: Jack:.....But....
Arsé-kun: Randy: At least for a little bit. We can claim you were trapped in a cavern, and caused your condition.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... You'll have to lie, though. I don't think I would be able to pull it off.
Sheepy: Jack: ....
Sheepy: *Jack nods. He doesn't appear to have much to say.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: No problem.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Thanks.. *he joins in supporting Jack*
Sheepy: *Eventually, they get him to the hospital*
Sheepy: Diego: *he looks up* Oh, you found his friend.. good.
Arsé-kun: Randy: m-hm.
Sheepy: *Some [visibly overworked] hospital attendants come and take Jack away*
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... I don't like this place much.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why?
Arsé-kun: Randy: It gives me a bad feeling. Where's all the staff..?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Out because they're sick maybe?
Arsé-kun: Randy: I hope so.
Sheepy: ?: Actually, they've been disappearing. Maybe dying.
Arsé-kun: Randy: That would explain some things.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That last part was a joke, right?
Sheepy: ?: *His smile would be visible if it weren't for the flu mask, but he doesn't answer Sheepy''s question*
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... Most likely not. Considering what we just encountered..?
Sheepy: ?: ...You found the one who's causing the disappearance?
Sheepy: *His eyes light up, visibly interested. His fists are clenched...*
Sheepy: ?: Tell me who they are and I'll cause their disappearance.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I can't. It's not safe.
Sheepy: ?: I don't care if it's not safe.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I cannot allow you. It would lead to a fate worse than death.
Sheepy: ?: The people here are my responsibility and I'm useless if I don't deal with the one who's- *he turns his head away and goes into a coughing fit. ... The white flu mask he's wearing is now dyed red...*
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... And that will only attract their servants.
Sheepy: ?: ...
Sheepy: ?: Servants? *he looks back to Randy*
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... Yes. *he shakes his head* I truly do not recommend it.
Sheepy: ?: ...Whatever. It's not like I'm up to it anyway
Sheepy: Sheepy: You've got a little something on your face.
Sheepy: ?: You don't look sick.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Not physically, in my case.
Sheepy: ?: So then you're here for other reasons.
Arsé-kun: Randy: We just dropped someone off.
Sheepy: ?: ...OK.
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... If you wish to assist, though... Do prevent staff from visiting the lake.
Sheepy: ?: Sure.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Thank you. Perhaps try to get the area well lit.
Sheepy: ?: It's difficult without much funding.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Hm.
Sheepy: ?: This place also is just a bad omen.
Sheepy: ?: ...Apparently. I don't care about that.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I can understand why.
Sheepy: ?: It's understaffed and underfunded, which leads to people avoiding it and crime, which leads to loss of staff and funding.
Sheepy: ?: ...Maybe not crime.
Sheepy: ?: But the disappearances count as crime.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I'll have this detective assistant put a few words in.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Death is bad.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Thanks, Sheepy. Super.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Don't worry about it too much
Sheepy: ?: I'm not worrying.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Good, good..
Sheepy: Sheepy: As for the whole lack of staff and funding, if Watson mentions this place in one of his books, wouldn't it raise interest?
Sheepy: ?: ...Oh, him. *a look of disgust spreads on his face* Every time I've had the misfortune of dealing with him it's always about how serious my condition is and how I need to- *he goes into a hacking fit*
Arsé-kun: Randy: ... That is the exact opposite of what we want, Sheepy. Considering there is a cult as well as.... It, down there.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ooohh... true, but...
Sheepy: Sheepy: People still need a good hospital to go to...
Sheepy: ?: It's a fine hospital. I'm stationed here. I know.
Sheepy: ?: You wouldn't know because you probably haven't been here before.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Oh, we have.
Sheepy: ?: ...I haven't seen you around.
Arsé-kun: Randy: And I have not seen you. It doesn't change anything.
Sheepy: ?: *cough* I'm here all the time. *he's eyeing Randy suspiciously...*
Arsé-kun: Randy: That does not mean you are in the exact same place I would be, though.
Sheepy: ?: You've got a point.
Sheepy: ?: But it's still my duty to make sure you aren't related to the disappearances past knowing the perpetrator.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I am not.
Sheepy: ?: I'll believe you. Just don't do anything to make me shake that belief.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I won't.
Sheepy: ?: Isn't there anything you can do about the perpetrator? I'm not a patient but I'd still rather not let this place stay threatened.
Arsé-kun: Randy: We can give it a shot, but no guarantees.
Sheepy: ?: Good.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... *he wisely does not get involved. He has better things to be doing than chasing the fucking samurai wannabe around*
Sheepy: ?: *he looks to Watson* ...Ah, you.
Sheepy: ?: ... ... *he goes to say something before going into a coughing fit briefly. if you were curious how he's doing, Watson: that's your answer*
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Mask is on? Then I will not complain.
Sheepy: ?: I haven't improved at all. *he huffs, irritated*
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's almost like you refuse to take your medication.
Sheepy: ?: I don't like the taste of it...!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Okita, I swear to god. Once you're cured, you won't have to taste it ever again.
Sheepy: Okita: It's so bitter...
Arsé-kun: Watson: So are my feelings about the matter.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Watson is here! I have someone to who I can have an intelligent conversation with now.
Sheepy: Okita: Bitter means it's poisonous.
Sheepy: Okita: My body knows what's up. My taste buds say it's bad so it's bad.
Arsé-kun: Watson: You said the same thing about dark chocolate.
Sheepy: Okita: Dark chocolate is disgusting!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Point made.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Nevermind, I don't think you're capable of intelligent conversation anymore.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It was not my personal opinion.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Then what is your opinion?
Arsé-kun: Watson: irrelevant.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Awww...
Sheepy: Okita: You actually bond with your patients past nagging them to take their medicine?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Surprising, isn't it?
Arsé-kun: *randy, going to find the bathroom in the background,*
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm not his patient. He's my uncle.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ...!
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Hey, wait a moment! You still are.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay, then I'm not just your patient.
Sheepy: Okita:...Uncle?
Arsé-kun: Watson: A... Apparently? *he seems just as confused as Okita*
Sheepy: Sheepy: When Iris says this stuff it's considered normal but when I say the same thing from the bottom of my heart it's considered weird and a source of distraught.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It did startle me, I will admit. Speaking of being a patient, I haven't checked that old wound of yours for a while.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Go ahead, I don't care.
Arsé-kun: *And so, Watson does*
Sheepy: Sheepy: How does it look?
Arsé-kun: Watson: It healed well.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Well, that's good.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Didn't think I was looking, Okita? Don't sit on the floor. It's filthy.
Sheepy: Okita:...I'm tired, I'll sit where I please.
Arsé-kun: Watson: You'll get the floor sick at this rate.
Sheepy: Okita: Floors don't have feelings.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Or the ability to fall ill.
sheep: Okita: *he hesitantly pulls himself into a chair, grimacing*
sheep: Okita: *he coughs and mumbles something along the lines of, "I’ll kill this cold"...*
sheep: Sheepy: Pretty sure you don’t have a cold.
sheep: Okita: Kids really like to stick their noses where they don’t belong, huh?
sheep: Sheepy: First, I’m probably as old as you are. Second, from all things I’ve seen thus far, I at least act like an adult because I don’t turn my nose up at medicine that could save my life purely over its taste.
not sheep: Okita: *he huffs but otherwise doesn’t respond*
Arsé-kun: Randy: *this is what he came back to* ... So anyway..!
Sheep: Sheepy: Randy, breaking up heated debates is no fun.
Arsé-kun: Randy: I don't mean to interrupt. I'm rather lost now.
Sheep: Sheepy: This guy is calling tuberculosis a cold.
Sheep: Sheepy: I corrected him and he didn’t appreciate it.
Sheep: Okita: Tuberculosis is fatal. I’m not dead. It’s a cold.
Sheep: Okita: Even if it were tuberculosis, the medicine that keeps being shoved at me is bitter snakeoil and isn’t going to cure the incurable.
Arsé-kun: Watson: But it can be...
Sheep: Okita: The medicine didn’t help the time I took it. If it was tuberculosis it would’ve since it’s medicine for tuberculosis.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It doesn't work if you only take it once!
Sheepy: Okita: Why not?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Because that's not how medication works..!
Sheepy: Okita: Nobody told me this.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I've told you this before..
Sheepy: Okita: Then why don't I remember?
Arsé-kun: Watson: How should I know?
Sheepy: Okita: *cough, cough* The days and nights mix together.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Speaking of Nights, it's starting to get a tad late.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, you're right.
Arsé-kun: Watson: You two get going. Unless you'd like to wait a bit for me.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I want to wait for you.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Then find somewhere to sit down. As for you, Okita.. Back upstairs with you.
Sheepy: Okita: Why?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Because you need to eat something. When was the last time you ate?
Sheepy: Okita:........
Sheepy: Okita: .............
Sheepy: Okita: I'm not hungry.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Load of shit. Lets go, before I get you a wheelchair.
Sheepy: Okita: *he stands* I don't need one.
Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm glad to see that.
Sheepy: Okita: I wouldn't sit in one anyway.
Arsé-kun: Watson: So you say.
Sheepy: Okita: What evidence do you have that I would?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Necessity.
Sheepy: Okita:...Sure.
Sheepy: Okita: I'm going now. I haven't had an appetite all day. I still don't.
Sheepy: Okita: The food they give us tastes like nothing.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Don't tell the nurses I gave you this. *he hands Okita MONEY* Go buy yourself something decent for once.
Sheepy: Okita:...?!
Sheepy: Okita: I can have this?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Yes. You're not going to improve much if you're only given the same thing, day in and day out.
Sheepy: Okita: *cough, cough* ...I really don't know what I want...I'm not that hungry...
Arsé-kun: Watson: Please eat something. Even if it's junk.
Sheepy: *Sheepy plops down in a seat*
Arsé-kun: Randy: *he follows suit* Today was... Something.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Tiring.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Exhausting.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Stressful.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Yes, that's the word.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I hope the guy we rescued is okay, though.
Arsé-kun: Randy: As do I.
Arsé-kun: *meanwhile, somewhere more well lit, and neater, and generally better. maybe*
Sheepy: *Rupel receives a phone call!*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ... *he groans and reaches for his phone. Answers it* Bonjour..?
Sheepy: Fox: Rupel! Where are you?!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ... Hm..?
Sheepy: Fox: You've been gone for a long time!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: .... Huh? Wait, what? *he sits up and looks around* Eh??
Sheepy: Fox: You've been gone for a while.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I heard you the first time... I'm just not sure how I got here.
Sheepy: Fox: "Here"?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Uh.. Yeah. I forgot the word for it... Big health place.
Sheepy: Fox: Hospital?!
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Yes, that. How did I get here...?
Sheepy: Fox: I don't know but I'm coming to get you. Is Jack with you?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: I don't know...
Sheepy: Fox:...Don't worry about it. Just stay put.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Uh. Okay.
Sheepy: *Fox rushes over to the hospital!*
Arsé-kun: *Rupel stays where he is. He's not entirely sure what happened.. He recalls the flood. That must be why he's here. He doesn't recall what happened to Jack, though, and calls him up*
Sheepy: *Jack is probably still conked out...*
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ... *he doesn't try again. Instead, he realizes he lost his hat. A shame.*
Sheepy: *Fox arrives at the hospital!*
Sheepy: *But has no clue where Rupel is. Meanwhile, Okita is actually eating (and took his medicine), but that's unimportant.*
Arsé-kun: *It is a christmas miracle*
Arsé-kun: *Anyway. Fox, you gonna go in the dark and scary hospital?*
Sheepy: *He goes in!*
Arsé-kun: Watson: ...?
Sheepy: Fox: Is my friend here?
Arsé-kun: Watson: There is a possibility. Who are they?
Sheepy: Fox: One's named Jack Jones and he wouldn't reply to his phone at all. The other one confirmed that he was in the hospital. His name is Rupel and he has long, purple hair and wears fancy clothes.
Sheepy: Diego: Actually, I brought him here because he was collapsed...
Arsé-kun: Watson: Both are here, definitely.
Sheepy: Fox: Where are they? I need to make sure they're okay.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Both are upstairs. I'll bring you to them.
Sheepy: Fox: Thank you!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Quite welcome.
Arsé-kun: *So Watson brings Fox to Rupel*
Sheepy: Fox: Rupel, why are you here?
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ... Fox? I... There was a flood. I made it out, I think..
Sheepy: Fox: Flood?! ...Really, I shouldn't be surprised considering where you were, but...
Arsé-kun: Rupel: ... *he glances away.* .. Have you seen Jack yet?
Sheepy: Fox: No.
Arsé-kun: Rupel: Neither have I..
Sheepy: Fox: The one who showed me to your room said that Jack is here as well.
Arsé-kun: Watson: He is.
Sheepy: Fox: Is he okay?
Arsé-kun: Watson: I believe so. No injuries.
Sheepy: Fox: Thank goodness...
Arsé-kun: Rupin: That's good..
Sheepy: Fox: I should let you rest.
Sheepy: Fox: I'll wait in the lobby for you.
Arsé-kun: Rupin: Don't leave me here!
Sheepy: Fox: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Rupin: I'm coming too..!
Sheepy: Fox: Alright.
Arsé-kun: *And so, Rupel jumps up to join the party. He's still a bit chilly, so he takes a blanket with him. Best thief*
Sheepy: *Fox and Rupel go to the lobby.*
Arsé-kun: *no running in the hospital lobby*
Arsé-kun: *Watson arrives a bit after them, carrying Jack*
Sheepy: Sheepy:....*he looks up* Watson, you shouldn't be doing that.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Why not? He's not hurt. Therefore, there's not really a reason to stay.
Sheepy: Jack: *he still seems a bit on the disoriented side.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm not concerned about him.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I mean that you shouldn't be the one carrying him around.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Point made and noted. *Fox wins a free Jack. here you go*
Sheepy: Fox: Thank you.
Sheepy: Fox: We're going now.
Arsé-kun: Watson: That's fine. Stay safe.
Sheepy: Sheepy: We'll leave when you go, Watson.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... I was going to stay put because no one else did.
Sheepy: Sheepy: We'll stay with you.
Arsé-kun: Watson: If you'd like.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: *A wild timeskip appeared*
Sheepy: *The three eventually return home, Sheepy never having contacted Arséne that he was okay...*
Arsé-kun: *Which means that Arséne is at his desk, trying Not To Worry. Failed step one.*
Arsé-kun: *Step two was to Not Rush Sheepy on Entry. FAILED STEP TWO*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Woah! What's wrong??
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Where have you been?? I've been trying to call you all morning..!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ah. My phone died. I was at the hospital.
Arsé-kun: Watson: And not for himself, either.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I was Watson's escort. So was Randy.
Arsé-kun: Randy: Randy is going to bed.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sleep well.
Arsé-kun: *Randy trudges out, stage right.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: We saved him and the slug was nice to me.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Well done.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sorry for worrying you though.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Forgiven. I should be more used to you being out at night.
Sheepy: Sheepy: But I should have been back sooner.
Sheepy: Tom: *stare*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It happens.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'll try to make sure it doesn't again.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'll keep an eye on my phone.
Sheepy: Iris: ...Oh! Daddy's back! *Iris, overjoyed, bounces over to Watson and hugs him.*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Hello, Iris!
Sheepy: Iris: Hello!
Arsé-kun: Watson: Sorry for only getting home now. I had the late shift.
Sheepy: Iris: I babysat Holmsies for you. Eventually Herly took over.
Sheepy: Iris: It's okay!
Sheepy: Harley: Never leave me alone with him ever again.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Someone's being salty this morning.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm tired.
Sheepy: Harley: He never shut up.
Arsé-kun: Watson: It's better than the sad violin.
Sheepy: Harley: That's true....
Sheepy: *Speaking of violin, there's the violin. At least it sounds pleasant?*
Sheepy: Harley: When you like someone, it's much easier to put up with their shenanigans.
Sheepy: Harley: Hence, my difficulty with Sherlock.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can understand that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Just because you're his brother doesn't mean you like him. But... perhaps, it isn't a problem with him but you.
Sheepy: Harley: *glare*
Sheepy: Sheepy: You blame yourself because of what Sherlock became after his head injury. He has a brilliant mind damaged by a brain injury, causing his clumsy, forgetful nature. All you see in that is your past mistakes and inability to protect him, despite you probably not being at fault. So you convinced yourself that you hate him with a passion. ...But is that fair to him? Is that fair to you?
Sheepy: Harley: Who gave you the right to decide my reasons?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Juuuust pointing it out~ You can just ignore my input as always, 'cause I'm just an annoying brat.
Sheepy: *A smug grin flashes on Sheepy's face. Iris's attention is caught by this. She puts her hands on his face and tries to make it come back. So, the norm.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he returns to his desk and rests his head in his hands. Same old, same old*
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, in the background, it's cooking with your local neighborhood vampires. Mostly Impey though. Delly can't even reach the counter.*
Arsé-kun: *Also meanwhile, Germain is watching out a window, as if he expects something. Or someone. Van is nearby, and about twice as bored*
Arsé-kun: *Other things of note: While Sheepy, Watson, and Randy were out, someone finally picked up the Jackson kids. Finally*
Sheepy: *The bickering eventually stops. Also, Fran is here to help cook but he's not good at it.*
Arsé-kun: *Fran can Learn*
Sheepy: *Which he is doing.*
Sheepy: *There's a scraping and rattling noise outside.... there's a knocking at the door...*
Arsé-kun: Germain: Ah. I'll be going now. *he goes to the door and cracks it open* It's both of you, yes?
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Back up. I'm coming out there.
Sheepy: *Hansel backs up*
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he opens the door enough to slip out, and closes it* It's been a while, hasn't it?
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: Too long.
Arsé-kun: Germain: My apologies.
Sheepy: Hansel: Fine.
Sheepy: Hansel: It is unfortunate how things turned out.
Arsé-kun: Germain: It is. I'd have let you in, except.. Well, you read my message.
Sheepy: Hansel: Unfortunately, apologies will fix nothing... according to Guinevere.
Arsé-kun: Germain: It's a formality.
Sheepy: Hansel: I see.
Sheepy: Hansel: How are you?
Arsé-kun: Germain: I've been well. Yourself?
Sheepy: Hansel: hungry.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Other than that.
Sheepy: Hansel: I've been myself.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Have I missed anything of importance?
Sheepy: Hansel: Lady Omnibus has been doubting Nyarlathotep's loyalty, understandably.
Sheepy: Hansel: So...the norm. All is well.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Nothing has changed. That is good.
Sheepy: Hansel: Guinevere baked. I have brought some for you. The mediocre ones were made by me.
Sheepy: *Hansel hands Saint baked goods wrapped in fabric to make a bag. I dont know the word*
Arsé-kun: Germain: Thank you.
Sheepy: Hansel: What is the situation with Twilight?
Arsé-kun: Germain: The human experimentation should be stopping, I hear.
Sheepy: Hansel: Good.
Sheepy: Hansel: Lady Omnibus will be pleased.
Arsé-kun: Germain: M-hm. So we no longer have to worry about that.
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes. Good.
Sheepy: Hansel: Why do you live here?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Because Carter's mansion got ransacked. It being his is no secret anymore, so... *he shrugs* It got lonely by myself.
Sheepy: Hansel: I see.
Sheepy: Hansel: It's been lonely without you.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... *he tips his head to Hansel. He Is Sorry*
Sheepy: *Hansel doesn't react to this. He probably doesn't understand it.*
Sheepy: Hansel: Guinevere has been out often.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... Has she? *he straightens up*
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Out working?
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Hm.
Sheepy: Hansel: I am not useful for most missions due to my tendency to leave evidence, but I don't mind.
Arsé-kun: Germain: .. And you, Gretel?
Arsé-kun: Gretel: *she presents herself from the fork* I don't mind it either!
Sheepy: Hansel: We're happy.
Sheepy: Hansel: *he looks over to the window and waves. hello. is he that interesting?*
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he looks as well* .. ..... I am not even remotely surprised by this.
Arsé-kun: *Nobody eavesdropping moves an inch. Iris and Watson are staring. Everyone else is piled on each other like hellhounds waiting to devour raw meat, while heavy metal music plays to incite violence*
Sheepy: Hansel: The hate they feel for me slipped my mind.
Arsé-kun: Germain: This is precisely why I wished to speak with you out here, and not in there.
Sheepy: Hansel: *he looks directly at Watson and Iris* ...I'm sorry. It doesn't lessen my guilt, but I had no choice in the matter.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Neither of us did. Our orders were absolute.
Sheepy: Hansel: I tried to find a way out of it... there wasn't one.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: It was either do what we did, or let someone else raze the house to the ground.
Sheepy: Hansel: In the end... it was two lives or three. I knew this.
Sheepy: Hansel: As Gretel mentioned...and considering she was in the house at the time...
Arsé-kun: Gretel: We're not children killers.
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: We aren't guiltless, but we have no violent motives. It's fine to hate us, but please don't be afraid of us.
Sheepy: Nyar: Kid, you failed your mission anyway. You killed the wrong target.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: what.
Sheepy: Nyar: The baby survived.
Arsé-kun: Watson: *he promptly goes and grabs Nyar by the collar* And this is the first time you make mention of it?!
Sheepy: Nyar: You really think a mother dying can stop my father from using her unborn child?
Sheepy: Nyar: Ah? Oh, you're here.
Sheepy: Nyar: I guess it must've slipped my mind.
Sheepy: Nyar: Here's the deal.
Sheepy: Nyar: Our powers are never positive to humans.
Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah, the mother died. Yeah, my dad took the kid. You think he's actually human anymore?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Removing a fetus doesn't miraculously change its species, no matter the age. So until proven otherwise? Yes.
Sheepy: Nyar: If he was human, he'd be dead.
Sheepy: Nyar: You've interacted with him. You don't remember it but you have.
Sheepy: Nyar: Hmmm..that's all I'm in the mood for sharing. Figure out the rest yourself. I've got more important things to deal with.
Sheepy: Nyar: Anyway, I'd appreciate it if you let go of my collar.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Real damn helpful. *but he lets go.*
Sheepy: Nyar: You really don't get it, do you?
Arsé-kun: Watson: If I did, I wouldn't be asking, would I?
Sheepy: Nyar: Information is the strongest weapon you can have.
Sheepy: Nyar: Why would I sacrifice what makes me useful when I still need you and your friends to help me just a little more?
Arsé-kun: Van: *he levels his shotgun with Nyar's head* Stop talking.
Sheepy: Nyar: *he doesn't appear too bothered by it* So, then, that's a no. Unfortunate.
Sheepy: Nyar: I don't know anything it seems.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he opens the door* You stop that.
Sheepy: Nyar: Saint-Germain. I'm not sacrificing something precious just because someone wants it. I've given enough as it is.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Not that.
Sheepy: Nyar: What?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Van, put that gun down. Nyar, you do know things, but you tend to share them at downright awful times. We've been over this.
Sheepy: Nyar: I don't know anything in terms of this topic until I get the help I want.
Sheepy: Nyar: Upon being threatened, I understood that there's no way I'll get it, so I'll simply leave it at "I know nothing, nevermind".
Sheepy: Nyar: Which is unfortunate, because if I knew something on the topic, I'd certainly release everything.
Arsé-kun: Germain: "I only tell things when it's entertaining or necessary". End quotes, you.
Sheepy: Nyar: Ah, using it as a negotiation tactic is necessary.
Sheepy: Nyar: People don't do anything for free, after all.
Arsé-kun: *Gretel just kinda looks at Hansel. This is stuff that is happening*
Sheepy: Hansel:....*he mumbles "Im hungry"*
Sheepy: Nyar: Anyway, Dearie, help me and I'll reunite your son and you and reveal all of the circumstances, thanks!
Sheepy: Nyar: But right now I've got better things to do~
Arsé-kun: *Watson groans. He doesn't turn it down, though*
Sheepy: Nyar: But before I go!
Sheepy: Nyar: Phil sold his emotions away stupidly along with his ability to lie and while trying to help him I accidentally got stuck serving the one who tricked him.
Sheepy: Nyar: She took part of me as well, hence my inability to just deal with my problems myself.
Sheepy: Nyar: Also, if you think about it, if I were whole and could deal with everything myself and not need to rely on humans to help me, this whole thinvnever would have happened and you wouldn't have met most of your friends 'cause I'd be working for Twilight and not interacting with you guys at all.
Sheepy: Nyar: So! In a way, my mistakes helped many and caused true love to bloom. Surely, a sweet story to throw up about because it's stomach ache inducing sweet.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Gross! Now stop saying so many words!
Sheepy: Nyar: But, anyway, if you help me, I'll reward you generously for assisting me. OK, I've got to make sure my dad's fine and nor being dumb. That's just how it is, being born with the explicit purpose of serving him.
Sheepy: Nyar: Toodles! *Off he goes!*
Sheepy: Hansel: I see. He's disloyal.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: I hear. Are we going to do anything? Or shall we let this play out?
Sheepy: Hansel: Our job is to follow her orders. I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I planned on letting it happen, if it helps any.
Sheepy: Hansel: I'm sorry that you've gotten involved in this mess ... ... ...Watt-sen.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... It's fine. I would have been dragged into something equally as ridiculous, I bet.
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: Technically.
Sheepy: Hansel: There is a possibility that much like with Gretel, Lady Omnibus could bring your wife back. ... But. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're desperate.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Don't bother.
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes. I understand.
Sheepy: Hansel: Because she would force you to inflict the same suffering on others.
Sheepy: Hansel: Again. I'm sorry. It's not much, but if you need help, you can call on Gretel and me to protect you unless you are opposing Lady Omnibus in that situation.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: And I'm already dead, so I probably can't do much there.
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: She is my mother. I can't simply betray her, but I also don't agree with her.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I wouldn't want to be the child of a horse-pulled car.
Sheepy: Hansel: *he doesn't respond. a brief look of confusion appears on his face but it's quickly replaced by a look of boredom*
Arsé-kun: Gretel: huh
Sheepy: Sheepy: Those horse-pulled cars from back then were called omnibuses.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: oooh!
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Hansel. Shall we share what we came across on our way? If we are lucky, the trail remains for us to follow.
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: There's a detective, after all.
Arsé-kun: Germain: There are multiple. Go on, though.
Sheepy: Hansel: We came across a murder, along with a few birds. They ate my bread crumbs....
Arsé-kun: Gretel: All of them? There must be some left..
Sheepy: Hansel: There might be.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Murder?
Sheepy: Hansel: No, I'm pretty sure they were pigeons.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: No crows!
Arsé-kun: Germain: No, no, you two.
Sheepy: Hansel: What?
Arsé-kun: Gretel: The actual murder?
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes, an actual murder.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Where...?
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah, it was this alley with graffiti.
Sheepy: Hansel: It was a fresh corpse posed in a way to look what seems to be thr last moments. Very bloody.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... Sherlock?
Sheepy: Sherlock: ......
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'll look into it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Watson, you should rest, meanwhile. You worked the night shift last night.
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Oh, fine.
Sheep: Sherlock: When you’re feeling more rested up I’ll bring you along.
Sheep: Sheepy: I’ve been wondering. Are you two the ones from Hansel and Gretel?? You wandered into the forest because of your stepmom and found a gingerbread house?
Sheep: Hansel: Gingerbread... ... ... I’m hungry...
Sheep: Sheepy: And then a witch happened and you killed her?
Sheep: Hansel: I wonder what Guinevere will cook for dinner... ... *he gives Sheepy a blank look, apparently having snapped out of being hungry* There was no gingerbread house.
Sheep: Hansel: Gretel starved to death. I was on the verge of it. Omnibus gave me a second chance at life and granted my wish. She reunited me with Gretel and adopted us.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: I'm hungry.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *he doesn't seem too interested in this, instead getting ready to go*
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Impey's squatting on the roof. Get the fuck down from there. Something has his attention.*
Arsé-kun: Impey: .... *he glances up at the sky. It's still broad daylight. He frowns and jumps down to the lawn* Yo, Sherlock, hurry up!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Sorry, I'm ready.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Neat. I think I've got a handle on where it is. Kinda.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Right, I'll follow you.
Sheepy: Hansel: We'll come with you.
Sheepy: Hansel: We can show you.
Arsé-kun: Gretel: Yep.
Sheepy: Hansel: *he starts heading to the scene of the crime*
Arsé-kun: *Gretel returns to the fork. No one needs to see her floating around*
Sheepy: *Sherlock follows Hansel hesitantly*
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he strides on ahead, takes a big sniff, and considers leaping a building when he recalls that the rest of the party can't do this* It's, uh, this way, I think.
Sheepy: *hansel leads them to an alley. there's a dead body*
Arsé-kun: *also knocked over trashcans, graffiti, and is generally a mess.*
Sheepy: *And Yusuke, who's trembling, horrified*
Arsé-kun: *This is the second time he's been traumatized this year, and this time he got to watch. This is the thing Watson would turn his attention to if he were present.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hansel. Can you take him back to Watson please?
Sheepy: Hansel: *he silently takes Yusuke's hand and begins to lead him back to the office*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Tell Watson that he discovered the body.
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he wrinkles his face* This paint is fresh, smells awful.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Mm. Looks like the victim was making graffiti before being attacked.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The graffiti appears to be unfinished.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's possible the murderer painted this, but I'm doubtful due to its unfinished state and the fact that the victim was in this alley in the first place. The paint canister further suggests the victim drew this.
Sheepy: Sherlock: This is where the victim died. As you can see, the body wasn't dragged anywhere. Instead, it looks like it was posed to appear as though the victim was begging for his life
Sheepy: Sherlock: *he puts his goggles on and hits a switch on the side. A photo pops out of a slot on his bag! He takes pictures from different zoom levels and angles.+
Sheepy: *Hansel, meanwhile, has left with Yusuke.*
Arsé-kun: *Impey bends down and inspects the body once Sherlock is done*
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'd say the victim was played with before being killed, like a mouse being toyed with by a cat. This is suggested by the small nicks on the victim's face and neck, specifically near the eye. Eventually, the killer grew bored and killed the victim once and for all by slicing their wrist and allowing them to bleed out. This would explain the cut on the victim's wrist that is currently elevated.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I'd agree with most of that, but you'd want to lower a limb to make it bleed more. If you raise it up like so, it'd take even longer..
Sheepy: Sherlock: That's a good point.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It appears as though the killer tried to recreate the last moments before death... shoddily. Maybe it was the point at which the killer gained the most satisfaction...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Was it for enjoyment's sake...?
Arsé-kun: Impey: *he shudders* How messed up do you gotta be to enjoy that?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I've seen worse.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Well of course you have.
Sheepy: Sherlock:....There's a word here...
Sheepy: Sherlock: By the victim's feet
Sheepy: Sherlock: "Longing".
Arsé-kun: Impey: What is this, an entry piece for art school??
Sheepy: Sherlock:....!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Impey, you genius!
Sheepy: Sherlock: That would explain the pose!
Arsé-kun: Impey: Huh? ..I mean, I am, aren't I? *he puffs up a little. +2 confidence*
Sheepy: Sherlock: So then, our culprit is an artist... or thinks that they are one.
Sheepy: Sherlock: And they attacked someone who was drawing...painting?
Sheepy: Sherlock:....Jealousy? Opportunity...?
Arsé-kun: Impey: Being a nutcase?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Possibly...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Well, certainly, but that isn't guaranteed to be the motive.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Oh, yeah. Maybe it was personal or something.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Right. We'll need to ID him, but that's up to the police.
Sheepy: Sherlock: For now, I'm going to look around a little more and then I think we should go talk to the one who discovered the body. He seemed to be going through shock, though.
Arsé-kun: Impey: What do you mean "shock"? Like, electrical?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Emotional.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The kid's mother was a victim of another case of mine - a recent one.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I ... can't fathom how he feels right now.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Probably really bad.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Definitely.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So in this case if Watson is awake and clear minded I'll ask the witness a few questions. Otherwise, I'll leave him alone until Watson is ready.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Also, it'll do him no good to be out here.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Yeah. Hope forkguy didn't get himself lost!
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't see any clues, so I think it'd be best if we head back. ...And that too.
Arsé-kun: Impey: Righto. You wanna walk back?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yeah.
Sheepy: *The two head home!*
Sheepy: *Hansel is there and is watching Yusuke silently, leaning on his fork with an absent expression in his eyes.*
Arsé-kun: Impey: Lively.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What is?
Arsé-kun: Impey: *vague gesture. this room. the activity levels!*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ooohhh...
Sheepy: Sherlock:....Why is he still here?
Sheepy: Hansel: My mission isn't over yet.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Mission?
Sheepy: Hansel: Is not over.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Then get your ass moving! Go, shoo!
Sheepy: Hansel: You stated that I must return Yusuke to Watt-sen and tell him that Yusuke saw a dead body.
Sheepy: Hansel: However.
Sheepy: Hansel: I returned him here, which does not constitute as returning him to Watson.
Sheepy: Hansel: Furthermore.
Sheepy: Hansel: Lastly... ... my trail has been eaten by birds, so I cannot return home
Sheepy: Sherlock: Why don't you just use a map?
Sheepy: Hansel:...
Sheepy: Hansel: My trail is all I can rely on.
Sheepy: Hansel: And... if I return home, Mother will be worried because I did not inform her of my departure.
Sheepy: Hansel: Simply, I've been rebellious.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Aren't you an adult? Actually, what do you even consider a punishable offense? Your mother is just fine with you murdering people.
Sheepy: Hansel: Sometimes when I'm feeling particularly rebellious ... ... Ah, you'll tell her, so perhaps it'd be best not to reveal my dark secrets.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I won't.
Sheepy: Hansel: You'll tell Saint-Germain then.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Or you can say it directly.
Sheepy: Hansel:?!
Sheepy: Hansel:..Sometimes.
Sheepy: Hansel: When I'm feeling particularly rebellious.
Sheepy: Hansel: I stay up an hour later than I'm supposed to.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... Is that all?
Sheepy: Hansel:...No.
Sheepy: Hansel: Sometimes I sleep in later than I'm supposed to. And sometimes I wear my robes in the middle of Summer even though Mother tells me not to. Sometimes I wear my shoes on the wrong feet even though I'm supposed to wear then on very specific feet...or I don't tie them.
Sheepy: Hansel: I'm sorry, Saint-Germain.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... ... *try not to laugh. succeed step one* ... Hansel, none of that was awful.
Sheepy: Hansel: What?
Arsé-kun: Germain: It's not worth getting antsy over. None of that is.
Sheepy: Hansel:...I see.
Sheepy: Hansel: Why not?
Arsé-kun: Germain: It's so.. Mundane. It doesn't harm anyone.
Sheepy: Hansel: It doesn't?
Arsé-kun: Germain: It doesn't.
Sheepy: Hansel: Then why are these rules enforced?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Because the last time I asked, you said you were ten years old.
Sheepy: Hansel:..
Sheepy: Hansel: I see.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Gee, do you?
Sheepy: Hansel: Do I what?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Do you see?
Sheepy: Hansel: See what?
Arsé-kun: Delly: You said "I see". Do you?
Sheepy: Hansel: I do.
Sheepy: Hansel: I see with my eyes.
Sheepy: Hansel: How do you see?
Arsé-kun: Delly: With my special eyes.
Sheepy: Hansel: Where? Where are they?
Arsé-kun: Delly: *he points to his face* You tell me!
Sheepy: Hansel: ...?
Arsé-kun: Delly: .... What do you think?!
Sheepy: *Hansel looks to Saint-Germain. Where are the special eyes?*
Arsé-kun: Germain: .... Hansel, he just pointed to his own eyes.
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Woooooooow.
Sheepy: Hansel: What?
Arsé-kun: Delly: This is why humankind isn't ready for immortality. Humans can't tolerate it. And you're an idiot.
Sheepy: Hansel:...
Arsé-kun: Gretel: ....
Sheepy: Hansel: I see.
Sheepy: Hansel: Are you enjoying yourself?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Absolutely!
Sheepy: Hansel: I would like to ask you something.
Sheepy: Hansel: Why do you believe that I am the face of immortality, or that immortality is a good thing?
Arsé-kun: Delly: I never said you were. You happen to be one of many that I notice fit the cri.. crit.. fit the damn thing. Didn't say it was good, either! Use your ears better!
Sheepy: Hansel: "Humanity isn't fit for immortality".
Sheepy: Hansel: It's that statement that reveals everything.
Sheepy: Hansel: Lady Guinevere and I never wished for immortality. We wished to save those we could not - those we caused to suffer, to die, from our own clueless actions.
Arsé-kun: Delly: You needed help knowin' my eyes are in my head. You're still clueless.
Sheepy: Hansel: I did not understand "special eyes".
Sheepy: Hansel: And perhaps I'm clueless because all I've learned all my life is how to be a weapon.
Sheepy: Hansel: Before judging, consider the other's situations.
Arsé-kun: Delly: How am I supposed to know that??
Sheepy: Hansel: If someone is struggling and you make fun of them, they'll give up all together.
Sheepy: Hansel: Perhaps you should try clarifying what you mean or not playing mind games with someone who is clearly struggling with things you consider simple.
Arsé-kun: Delly: *he considers this.* Sooo.. What you're saying here is you're not a stupid person, just troubled.
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Delly: That'd be nice to know beforehand. *he gives a pointed glare to Germain. Germain ignores him*
Sheepy: Hansel: Sorry. I didn't know to tell you.
Sheepy: Hansel:....Why are you staring at Saint-Germain? Should I stare as well?
Arsé-kun: Delly: I was expecting. A response. From him. About that.
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah?
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... Delacroix, it's not my place to share the issues of others unless it's of the best interest. Do stop glaring at me as such.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Peh. *but he does stop*
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah.
Sheepy: Hansel: Thank you, Saint-Germain. I overshared.
Sheepy: Hansel: My mistake...
Arsé-kun: Delly: Oh, I've got an idea.
Arsé-kun: Delly: You're a guide when you're not being told to commit homicide, right?
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: Why?
Sheepy: Hansel: I'm....not told to do it often, as I said, because I leave too much evidence and I mess up.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Well, you'd perhaps be of assistance with that job of yours. It wouldn't be weird for you to be bringing someone around.
Sheepy: Hansel: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Delly: I mean, I have somewhere to go, but cannot go myself.
Sheepy: Hansel: Where?
Arsé-kun: Delly: To my Father's. The journey would be too much for anyone else, and you're not a pussy.
Sheepy: Hansel: Where?
Arsé-kun: Delly: I can't share that all willy-nilly! Get.. Hold on! *he gets up on a chair, so he can whisper to Hansel. he almost said 'get down here' but that is not Fitting of the Vampire Prince now IS IT*
Sheepy: Hansel:?
Arsé-kun: *and delly tells him*
Sheepy: Hansel: I am unsure if I'll be allowed to...
Arsé-kun: Germain: You could excuse it as part of your day-job. Just.. A child asked you to guide them back home, as they've got no trail of their own.
Sheepy: Hansel: ... Is that my day job?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Well, I suppose so.
Sheepy: Hansel: ...I see. If it is my duty, I must do it.
Sheepy: Hansel: When?
Sheepy: *Sherlock, meanwhile, is pacing back and forth, lost in thought. Harley is pulling a Sherlock and taking a nap in one of the chairs, Wilson on his lap. Nyar hasn't had attention for 0.2 seconds.*
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... What, Nyar? What is it you want?
Sheepy: Nyar: I don't know, what do you want?
Sheepy: Hansel: Why are you here?
Sheepy: Nyar: I don't know, why are YOU here??
Sheepy: Hansel: Because-
Sheepy: Nyar: I don't actually care, kiddo, don't answer that.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Don't do that to Hansel. And I want to know why you're giving me the insulted nightgaunt baby stare from across the room
Sheepy: Nyar: Because I'm looonely.
Sheepy: Hansel: Why would you ask me a question and then tell me not to answer?
Sheepy: Nyar: Here's an idea, kiddo.
Sheepy: Hansel: No.
Sheepy: Hansel: Mother told me that your words are full of lies and that you're a pathological liar.
Sheepy: Hansel: Simply, I can't accept any advice you give or follow any orders you command.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I want to know what she's said about me.
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah.
Sheepy: Hansel: That you are a good apostle, a trustworthy one so long as I analyze your words clearly
Sheepy: Hansel: ...But. I trust you fully, no matter your words.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... I hate to break this to you.. But do you think she's honest either?
Sheepy: Hansel: What?
Sheepy: Hansel: Of course she must be.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Are you sure?
Sheepy: Hansel: Is there something you know about her?
Sheepy: Hansel: She is my mother, so why would she lie to me?
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... Because she isn't an honest person.
Sheepy: Hansel: What?
Arsé-kun: Germain: I already said too much. We don't want her thinking you're up to anything suspicious. Because she would.
Sheepy: Hansel: I don't understand.
Arsé-kun: Germain: That's fine. Lets leave this matter alone.
Sheepy: Hansel: ...
Sheepy: Hansel: ...Anyway, I’ll try to bring you there.
Sheepy: Hansel: When?
Arsé-kun: Delly: How about... Now?
Sheepy: Hansel: Fine.
Sheepy: Hansel: Come, take my hand.
Arsé-kun: Delly: *he makes a face, but does so*
Sheepy: *And Hansel leads him to the closet.*
Arsé-kun: *Which is hysterical out of context.*
Arsé-kun: *and they exit scene with aforementioned closet. ooooooooo magik*
Sheepy: Hansel:...?
Sheepy: Hansel: It's...big.
Sheepy: Hansel: This is it, correct?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Yeah!
Sheepy: Hansel:.....I'm not confident in my ability to not get lost, so I'll follow you.
Sheepy: Hansel: Because I...don't like getting lost.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Who does? Weirdos. That's the list. Just weirdos.
Sheepy: Hansel: I suppose so...
Sheepy: Hansel: So. Lead the way.
Arsé-kun: Delly: .... It's a straight line forward.
Sheepy: Hansel: So, lead the way.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Delly does..?*
Sheepy: *Hansel follows, dropping bread crumbs on the ground as he goes.*
Arsé-kun: *It's not that close, but they'll get there one day*
Sheepy: Hansel:...Why are we here?
Arsé-kun: Delly: I wanted to go home.
Sheepy: Hansel: Ah...
Sheepy: Hansel: I understand.
Sheepy: Hansel: Before I can...I must mull over Saint-Germain's words and find my way home.
Sheepy: Hansel: He has never lied to me.
Sheepy: *The guards are on high alert due to the rattling and scraping noises Hansel's fork is making...*
Arsé-kun: Delly: *he raises his voice and* Chucklefucks, open the gate or fight me!
Sheepy: *They quickly open the gate*
Arsé-kun: Delly: New record!
Arsé-kun: Delly: *he looks up at Hansel* Well, you did the guide job thing!
Sheepy: Hansel: Yes.
Sheepy: Hansel: Do I follow you? Lady Guinevere said not to enter homes unless I have explicit permission from the owner, one of the apostles, or Mother....
Arsé-kun: Delly: No. Go home!
Sheepy: Hansel: ...
Sheepy: Hansel: Then, how will you get back?
Sheepy: Hansel: I've left a trail, but by the time you leave, the birds will have eaten it already.
Arsé-kun: Delly: I'm going inside. I don't think I'd need such a thing.
Sheepy: Hansel: No, no.
Sheepy: Hansel: To the detective's home.
Sheepy: Hansel: How will you return?
Arsé-kun: Delly: You know? That's a good question. I'll probably just use a damn map!
Sheepy: Hansel: ...
Sheepy: Hansel: Then.
Sheepy: Hansel: I'll return home, but your return won't be as fast as how you got here.
Arsé-kun: Delly: No shit.
Sheepy: Hansel: And you still want me to go home?
Arsé-kun: Delly: You're an adult, you decide!
Sheepy: Hansel:....
Sheepy: Hansel: I'll stay here and wait.
Sheepy: Hansel: I know very little about you but I don't like the thought of you potentially getting lost on your way back.
Sheepy: Hansel:...So. I'm going to wait for you. Right here.
Sheepy: *Hansel sits on the ground*
Arsé-kun: Delly: Don't do that
Sheepy: Hansel: I need to mull over some things before I go home.
Sheepy: Hansel: Where do I go, if not the ground?
Sheepy: Hansel: Do I have to stand while I wait?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Go home!!
Sheepy: Hansel: *he frowns and heads off.*
Arsé-kun: *adios Hansel*
Arsé-kun: *And now, an indeterminate amount of time passes. It's actually like a day.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: -Eggs? I don't recall anyone by that name.
Sheepy: Sherlock:..Although.
Sheepy: Sherlock:.......Eggs...
Sheepy: Sherlock: I want Eggs.
Arsé-kun: Impey: ... Yeah, me too.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Harley may knkw Eggs. Or Iris.
Sheepy: Iris: Holmsies, Eggs is Professor Moriarty's son. Eggs Benedict.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm hungr....Moriarty?
Sheepy: Sherlock:...
Sheepy: Sherlock:..What were we talking about again? Food? I'm hungry.
Arsé-kun: Impey: I agree! C'mon, lets take over the kitchen again.
Arsé-kun: *and so, impey and sherlock hijack the entire kitchen. this is normal*
Sheepy: Iris: Why do you need Moriarty's son anyway?
Sheepy: Harley: I'm pretty sure Mycroft is friends with him.
Sheepy: Harley: I could call him for you if you want?
Sheepy: Harley: Actually, I should anyway... I haven't checked on him in a while.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Because I'm dragging people to an important meeting, and I've been "informed" of his general absence. That's why! Don't ask more questions!
Sheepy: Harley: So is that a yes or a no?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Yes.
Sheepy: Harley: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Fine!
Sheepy: Harley: [Text: to Mycroft] ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] o/ What is it?
Sheepy: Harley: [Text: to Mycroft] Delly wants to get into contact with Moriarty's son. Not sure why. (´｀;) ？ Do you know where he is?
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] In my line of sight, waiting for the copying machine. I'll speak to him when I'm on my luncbhreak.
Sheepy: Harley: [Text: to Mycroft] Thank you. (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑ Don't bring it up with Sherlock, though, he's getting upset over the mere mention of him. By upset I mean he just went into the kitchen to avoid the situation. I'm afraid of what will come of it.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] 2x noted. Will text back when I have the time.
Sheepy: Harley: [Text: to Mycroft] Hope everything goes well. (*^▽^*) Ah, and now that I'm thinking about it, don't ever allow Sherlock into your kitchen. Just...don't. (,,꒪꒫꒪,,) I've seen him do terrible things through the power of science. Things I want to unsee.
Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] 3x noted
Sheepy: Harley: He's with Moriarty's son right now and will talk to him later.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Fine.
Sheepy: Harley: Fine.
Sheepy: *Harley goes back to what he was doing.*
Sheepy: Iris:...By the way, Delly. Did thd Fork Man threaten you at all?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Pffff, him? Threaten anyone? Cute!
Sheepy: Iris:?!
Arsé-kun: Delly: He acted like a five year old!
Sheepy: Iris:...
Arsé-kun: Delly: It's like.. Giving an idiot kid a knife and telling them to poke someone. But stupider. Way stupider.
Sheepy: Iris:....*She appears frustrated*
Sheepy: Iris: But....
Sheepy: Iris: ...So, the actual target was my baby brother and he didn't even really know what he was doing?
Sheepy: Harley: Obviously not, considering he stabbed her in the chest. Furthermore, Nyar mentioned that his father somehow salvaged the child, so the assassin couldn't even do that right.
Sheepy: Harley: Sherlock and I were hunting for her killer on the side, but now that we've found him... I've got a sense of...
Sheepy: Harley:...Disappointment?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Lets group thinking. Fork was told to do it by someone else. Lets go beat up his boss!
Sheepy: Harley: No. Are you stupid?
Arsé-kun: Delly: You got a better idea?
Sheepy: Harley: All we can do for now is cooperate with him along with Nyarlathotep and hope that we somehow manage to take the organisations down by... "manipulating" them.
Sheepy: Nyar: Woooooow, you reeeaallly think highly of yourself, don't'cha?
Arsé-kun: Delly: Woooow, shut up! Nobody asked you!
Sheepy: Nyar: Do you hope to get on my good side by being nasty towards me? You humans really are funny.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Vam-pi-re! Get it right!
Sheepy: Nyar: What's the difference really?
Arsé-kun: Delly: A lot! Don't group me in with 'em!
Sheepy: Nyar: One's the predator and one's the prey, but the moment we go one level higher, there's barely any difference.
Sheepy: Nyar: At that level, they're both playthings.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Stop saying words, the both of you. *here he is, the star of the show! just to drop into his seat and stare*
Sheepy: Nyar: Don't order me around.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Please stop, then.
Sheepy: Harley: How is it, Lupin?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: A mess. A good and awful mess.
Sheepy: Harley: How unfortunate.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It'd do you good to help me later today.
Sheepy: Harley: He should have considered your feelings more before sticking you with that, but he said it was boring.
Sheepy: Harley: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I mean exactly what I said.
Sheepy: Harley: Do me good in what respect?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Getting outside without Watson breathing down your neck. Sound good?
Sheepy: Harley: It does, but I have a feeling it's not going to be that easy.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Step one: Leave building. Profit instantly.
Sheepy: Harley: Just don't be his stand in and we've got a deal.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Deal.
Sheepy: Harley: If you nag me about my health I will leave and personally solve the case without your presence.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: That's almost tempting.
Sheepy: Harley: Don't.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't want it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I won't, I won't!
Sheepy: Harley: Good.
Sheepy: Harley: Let's hope he doesn't decide to follow.
Sheepy: Harley: When are you going out?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm no longer Arsene's assistant so you don't need to worry about me.
Sheepy: Harley: I was not referring to you.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: :<
Sheepy: Harley: I was hoping Watson wouldn't go, not you.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What, why are you frowning?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You're still coming with, Sheepy. Why would I not bring you?
Sheepy: Sheepy: You have Harley now so you no longer need comic relief.
Sheepy: Harley:...What's that supposed to mean?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Well, you're such a big joke that none of mine can compare.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Well.
Sheepy: Harley: You-! ... *he breathes in. calm down.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: The only currently running joke is his current detective work. The thing even the police are doing more of.
Sheepy: Harley: ....
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And that's ending when he comes with us.
Sheepy: Harley: *he doesn't comment, instead looking away*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: A real joke goes like this: Sherlock's cooking.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Here's a joke:
Arsé-kun: Arséne: The police.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Your ability to improve sitiations you just damaged without a second thought.
Sheepy: Sheepy: No, wait.
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's me.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Stop that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: If you kick me in the crotch I'll move out and not come back.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Which is not necessarily a threat to you, but it's a threat to Arsene, Sherlock, Watson, and Iris.
Arsé-kun: Delly: *he kicks the trashcan* Fight me over it!
Sheepy: Sheepy: I can and will do it
Arsé-kun: Delly: I'm already kicking your junk! *he kicks the trash again*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wow, that joke was so unfunny that I can't even bring myself to pity laugh.
Arsé-kun: Delly: Then shuttup.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *then it was awkward for a minute*
Sheepy: Sheepy: So, when're you going out?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Eh...
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh isn't a time.
Arsé-kun: Watson: *hello, I exist?*
Sheepy: Harley: *He doesn't comment on Watson's existence.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Oh, hi.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Hello. The kitchen is toxic again.
Sheepy: Harley: Consider it Sherlock's feelings about Moriarty-
Sheepy: Sherlock: ?
Sheepy: *...Sherlock's got perfectly normal looking food, for once...*
Arsé-kun: Delly: He doesn't smell like poison at all! What gives?
Sheepy: Harley: Sherlock, what did you do?
Sheepy: Sherlock: ?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I did something?
Arsé-kun: Watson: ?
Arsé-kun: Watson: It wasn't him this time.
Sheepy: Harley: Ah, of course, you didn't cook that.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes I did.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Ouais?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Of course.
Sheepy: Harley: Are you sure? It actually looks like food rather than a science experiment.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But is it edible?
heepy: Sherlock: Yes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh yeah, what's that smell?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Van's cooking.
Sheepy: Harley: ...Someone is worse than Sherlock...?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Horrifying, I know.
Sheepy: Iris: Daddy, can you be poisoned by the smell of bad cooking? I'm worried about Abby.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You're the little one, and size is important when it comes to poison.
Sheepy: Iris: You're not much taller!
Sheepy: Sheepy: Pshh, I'll hit a growth spurt sooner or later and then that won't be true anymore.
Sheepy: Iris: You've been saying that for a year now!
Sheepy: Sheepy: You have to be patient when it comes to perfection.
Arsé-kun: *arsene and herlock exit scene like ninjas*
Arsé-kun: Watson: Bad cooking, no, not usually. Whatever just happened doesn't classify under bad cooking.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Arsene left you behind, Sheepy. Is Harley well enough to go out? Because he did.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I told everyone I'd be replaced and it was taken as self-deprecation. Now it's come true.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he comes back in, picks up Sheepy, and leaves again. ah*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Have a safe trip!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Merci!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Keep Harley out of trouble.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Absolutely not. I'm not a babysitter. *and he actually leaves*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Where are we starting? It's been a day since the crime occurred... and it's not necessarily our job to do anything.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Technically, since we don't work for the police, we need to be hired by the police to check into this in order to be legally allowed into the crime scene.
Sheepy: Harley: Stop.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: If we get yelled at, we mention that Sherlock found the site in the first place. Then we come back later tonight.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And while I'm speaking. Harley, thought you'd be up for banter, didn't mean to be a dick.
Sheepy: Harley: Fine.
Sheepy: Harley: All you were doing was stating my feelings about the situation.
Sheepy: Harley: There's nothing wrong with stating the truth.
Sheepy: Sheepy: There's nothing wrong with needing time off to recuperate.
Sheepy: Harley: There's something wrong with contributing absolutely nothing with one's existence.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I wouldn't say you were useless. You did things around the house.
Sheepy: Harley: I did, yes.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Then you've already done more than half of the household in a week.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What's that supposed to mean?
Sheepy: Sheepy: I do schoolwork.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I was insulting Impey, for one.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Doesn't Impey cook???
Arsé-kun: Arséne: That's the most I've seen him do.
Sheepy: Sheepy: ... Now that I think about it?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Does Impey even have a job?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Does he just bum off of us in exchange for food?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oui, to both. I'll pummel him if he doesn't get back to making us vests.
Sheepy: Sheepy: What was Twilight even kidnapping him for?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Although, Fran contributes less than Impey...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: His armory and building skills, I'd suppose. Not his personality.
Sheepy: Sheepy: ...I think.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I never see him leave his room.......I doubt he's got a job.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: He's a scientist.
Sheepy: Sheepy: But scientists work in labs.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Is he a freelance scientist?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Or is he just a mad scientist with a sweet outside?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Non. I suppose 'alchemist' is a bit closer to truth, but... Now, would you describe him as mad?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yeah.
Sheepy: Sheepy: There's a difference between "mad" and "insane".
Sheepy: Sheepy: "Mad" kind of implies that they were pushed into their current status, while "insane" means they're naturally like that.
Sheepy: Sheepy: "Mad" also implies doing something that they should not be doing - something mankind has not accomplished, but perhaps, it's not our role to accomplish it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: But does he fit either category? That is the main question.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Creating artificial life is kinda in the mad scientist category.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Can't deny that.
Arsé-kun: *ok enough chat here's the crime scene. stinky*
Arsé-kun: *about half an hour later they ACTUALLY get into the crime scene. smart-talking police, throwing sheepy over a fence, the usual moves.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Wow, looks like it was a gruesome death.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: From Sherlock's observation, it seems to have been "artistic". *air quotes included*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Doesn't look it.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: According to the notes.. *which he pulls out* On discovery, there was a title written next to it. I can't read half of this.
Sheepy: Harley: *he looks*
Arsé-kun: *it's sherlocks handwriting mixed with writing really fast*
Sheepy: Harley: Sometimes I think, "Ah, this must be Watson's handwriting. He's a doctor"...
Sheepy: Harley: ...But then I remember that Watson's handwriting is actually legibile.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: mhm
Sheepy: *There's singing.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Can the police do their job and keep innocents out?
Sheepy: Crow: -Crow is here to help!!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he moves to block the view* No, no they cannot. This is a crime scene.
Sheepy: Crow: ?
Sheepy: Crow: Why not?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Who even let you in?
Sheepy: Crow: Let me in?
Sheepy: Sheepy: It's really illegal for you to be here!
Sheepy: Crow: I've heard mention that my uncle's an attorney so I should be fine? It's for the good of the people to use my angelic powers for justice!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: We need a new police force. So badly.
Sheepy: Crow: Whaaat??? No! I like them!
Sheepy: Crow: I looked into the Sherlock Holmes books but they got really boring fast~ There's no mention of his cat anywhere! But~ The point is!
Sheepy: Crow: Nowhere is it mentioned in what I read that he went through detective school! He just decided to be a detective one day, probably!
Sheepy: Crow: So following my sense of crimson justice, I will assist you as a detective angel for a day!
Sheepy: Crow: By proving my passion for justice, I will prove that I am innocent!
Sheepy: Sheepy: That's a logical fallacy.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I've lost IQ. Call me when this makes sense. *he turns around to actually work*
Sheepy: Sheepy: ARSENE! You can't leave me with him!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I haven't left. He lives with the witness. Be of use.
Sheepy: Crow: ?
Arsé-kun: *someone gives crow a short, legal version*
Sheepy: Crow: Ooooh!
Sheepy: Crow: So find Yusuke and question him!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Too soon.
Sheepy: Crow: Why?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Let the licensed professional do that part for us.
Sheepy: Crow: fine.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... *he sighs* You still want to come with us?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Sell yourself. What can you do that we cannot? What would make us want you to join us?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Other than what you've already said. You weren't very clear.
Sheepy: Crow: Eh? Sell myself? Why would I do that?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Because I'm not convinced that you'd be an asset yet. As far as I'm concerned, you're a curious civvie.
Sheepy: Crow: ?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Civilian. Innocent. Etc.
Sheepy: Crow: So, you believe me to be innocent! Good, excellent!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... It's kind of a given. Innocent until proven guilty, after all. *he glances back. harley, sheepy- help*
Sheepy: Harley: You're obnoxious.
Sheepy: Crow: That means I'm accepted to help, doesn't it? Be ready to see my crimson passion, my cattle!
Sheepy: Harley: You're obnoxious.
Sheepy: Crow: That means I'm accepted to help, doesn't it? Be ready to see my crimson passion, my cattle!
Sheepy: Sheepy: We never said yes...
Sheepy: Crow: *He is more focused at looking at the crime scene.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... I suppose we could have a word with his uncle afterwards, to prevent a repeat.
Sheepy: Sheepy: You know who he's talking about?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Not a damn clue.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ugh... well, if he drops the guy's name, you can go ahead and do that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Already intend to.
Sheepy: Crow: The artistic passion behind this is overwhelming! Every strike was filled with the creativity of their soul! ... Simply, the killer's someone obsessed with art.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... You've proven your use. The notes left about it also suggested it had that intent.
Sheepy: Crow: Great!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *@sheepy* Also, I told you so.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Told me what?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Ehhh..right.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: .. Nothing has been changed at the crime scene. Hmm.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Why would it?
Sheepy: *Harley is busy investigating. He sniffs at the title*
Sheepy: Harley: Who would name their murder?
Sheepy: Crow: Once you give something a name, you give it power.
Sheepy: Crow: And so, by naming it, he gave his art piece a personality and identity of its very own! You can see it as:
Sheepy: Crow: "This person is incomplete, impure! Ugly and a waste of potential! They don't even deserve their name! However, I will turn them into a masterpiece! I will dye their clothes a crimson red and give them a new, eternal form! With that, they will be given a new name that will make them live on forevermore!"
Sheepy: Crow:...And so on.
Sheepy: Harley: You are really loud and make no sense.
Sheepy: Crow: Well, that's what they were thinking.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm not even going to try and translate that.
Sheepy: Crow: You don't need to, huh? Because you understand an artist's soul!
Sheepy: Sheepy: No, it makes absolutely no sense.
Sheepy: Crow: Well that's what they were thinking!
Sheepy: Crow: Basically, a name justifies something's existence. It gives it presence. That's why songs, paintings, sculptures, and people all have names.
Sheepy: Crow: By stripping away their name and labeling them with a new name, the killer's not only putting their inspiration into their "creation", but they're also showing that they have more authority than their victim or their victim's parents.
Sheepy: Crow: Once you give something a name, it also becomes immortalized. Such as!
Sheepy: Crow: ...Eh, what's a book's name? One that's beeen around for a while?
Sheepy: Crow: Or, even better! The Mona Lisa.
Sheepy: Crow: Without a name, how would humanity remember the Mona Lisa? How would it live on in history?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Now's not the time for philosophical questions.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oui, merci. Tais-toi.
Sheepy: Crow: *He tilts his head* Isn't their motive worth anything to you?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: It is, but there was no need for three paragraphs worth of it.
Sheepy: Crow: I was telling you what I could tell. Word for word.
Sheepy: Crow: It's not right to force your own beliefs about a poetic piece on others! It comes from the heart of the poet!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: mmmmmmmhm.
Sheepy: Harley: If you're so magical, why don't you just find the killer and be done with it?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Because I've already got a plan for that part.
Sheepy: Harley: For which?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Step one: Get forensic results. Step two: Can't say this part with civvies around. Step three: Conveniently jump into an open window and arrest a man. Profit.
Sheepy: Harley: Good idea.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Thank you, thank you. I'll take my award now.
Sheepy: Crow: *He appears frustrated.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... *he seems to be thinking*
Sheepy: Crow: I've given you a lot!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Ah. I've got something.
Sheepy: Crow: They're attention seeking, creative in their own mind, and probably takes a while to prepare for their next murder.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You have been very helpful. However, I think from this point on, you'd have the best role in assisting the witness. I believe you know them, after all.
Sheepy: Crow: Where can I find Yusuke?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Back at the office. He should be with the Doctor.
Sheepy: Crow: I'm going to go see him! Good luck!
Sheepy: *Crow runs off, which is incredible considering that he's in 4" heels.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... I'm almost jealous.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Of what?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Eh? Never mind.
Arsé-kun: *and so, we now return back to The Office, our regularly scheduled program*
Sheepy: Crow: *He enters, announcing his presence through song*
Arsé-kun: Watson: ............ You can knock.
Sheepy: Crow: Isn't that boring?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Excruciatingly. *he turns his chair back to the laptop* But it needs to be done.
Sheepy: Crow: Why?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Because it does.
Sheepy: Crow: You're like my uncle. He shoots down perfectly good questions with "Because I said so"...
Arsé-kun: Watson: There's a proper answer, but I'm a bit busy.
Sheepy: Crow: Where's Yusuke?
Arsé-kun: Watson: Upstairs. Door with the tape where the knob once was. Knock first.
Sheepy: Crow: Aw, okay. *He strolls over to Iris's room and actually knocks.*
Sheepy: Iris: Who is it?
Sheepy: Crow: It's me, Crow! I'm here for Yusuke!
Sheepy: Iris:! *She opens the door* Hello!
Sheepy: Crow: Tree!! ... I mean! Adam!
Arsé-kun: Adam: Ah. Good afternoon.
Sheepy: Yusuke: Crow. You're here.
Sheepy: *Yusuke stands and poses...*
Sheepy: Crow: Yusuke! *he does the same pose* I, the fallen angel Crow, have come unto you to deliver my assistance!
Arsé-kun: Cyan: Nyaa! *she pops up from around Adam and also poses at Crow*
Arsé-kun: Cyan: Surprise!
Sheepy: Crow: I tried to help solve a murder and they told me to leave.
Sheepy: Crow: They said that I made no sense. Uncle solves murders all the time and nobody comments.
Sheepy: Crow: What am I doing differently?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: That's not what I said at all. *he strolls in, carrying Food* I've also been asked to bring this up.
Sheepy: Yusuke:!
Sheepy: Yusuke: *he has locked eyes on the food*
Sheepy: Crow: It's what the purple guy said!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: He's a jerk. Don't let it get to you. *he gives the food to he who is looking at it like a hungry velociraptor*
Sheepy: *Yusuke takes a portion and eats.*
Sheepy: Crow: Then why work with him if you don't like him?
Sheepy: Crow:...And! That doesn't answer why my uncle gets to solve murders.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Because it pays to have different perspectives and because he probably studied really damn hard.
Sheepy: Crow: I don't know.
Sheepy: Crow: He fell and disappeared.
Sheepy: Crow: But I've seen him.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Can I at least get a name?
Sheepy: Crow: Barok.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... N.. Noted.
Sheepy: Iris:?! Zieksy's your uncle?!
Sheepy: Iris: But he's so pouty all the time! And he always looks angry!
Sheepy: Crow: Oh, that sounds like him.
Sheepy: Crow: Why do you ask?
Sheepy: Crow: Did you want him for something?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Perhaps I do.
Sheepy: Crow: So you're going to go see him...?
Sheepy: Crow:...Um. I want to see him too. I've tried to get into contact with him. I haven't had much luck. It must be because he's busy.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: He seems to be very busy, yes.
Sheepy: Crow: How can I get into contact with him?
Sheepy: Iris: Sometimes Holmsies and Herly see him.
Sheepy: Iris: I think Holmsies annoys him.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *sigh*
Sheepy: *Sherlock is sitting in the corner nearest to Arsene, pouting*
Sheepy: *And moping*
Sheepy: Sherlock: I just annoy everyone, don't I?
Sheepy: *...When did he get here, anyway?*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You stop that.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he picks up Sherlock. this is normal* I'm stealing this.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Do I annoy you?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Of course not.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Really?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Ouais.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Are you sure?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oui, yes, certainly sure, mon cher.
Sheepy: Sherlock: But I'm annoying.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Shut up. *smooch*
Sheepy: Harley: It doesn't matter if you're annoying or not, because the people who are annoyed by you aren't worth the time. They've given up trying to relate to you and instead blame you for their own faults.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oh? What's this? You care?
Sheepy: Harley: Of course not.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: owo
Sheepy: Harley: I don't care about anyone. You know this.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: OWO
Sheepy: Harley: S-stop!
Sheepy: Harley: Stop staring at me like that.
Sheepy: Harley: It's creeping me out. You're creepy.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oh, I'm creepy? Eh?
Sheepy: Harley: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Adam: Do this somewhere else please.
Sheepy: Harley: Fine.
Sheepy: Harley: I only showed up to make sure the witness was safe and secure. Not because Sherlock was upset. I've confirmed the witness is fine so I'm done here anyway.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Harley really does hate me...
Arsé-kun: Arséne: :I
Arsé-kun: *and then adam kicked them out*
Sheepy: Sherlock: What did I do to make him hate me?
Sheepy: Harley: Stop talking about me like I'm not right here.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Then stop acting like you don't care. At least to him. At least!
Sheepy: Harley: I'm not going to fake how I feel.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Stop lying. You're damn awful at it.
Sheepy: Harley: Am I?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You are.
Sheepy: Harley: If I'm a bad liar, you must be oblivious.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: And we're the kings of the arctic.
Sheepy: Harley: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I mean, you're full of bs.
Sheepy: Harley: I don't understand your point.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: You care. We know you do. This isn't the first time we've discussed this.
Sheepy: Harley: ....Is that why he keeps trying?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Yes. Why should he stop?
Sheepy: Harley: He should stop trying.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Get your head out of your ass.
Sheepy: Harley: Or maybe you should stop being oblivious to the truth.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'd kick your ass if you weren't considered injured.
Sheepy: Harley: What would it change?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Nothing. Like your statements!
Sheepy: Harley: I'll accept it's not working.
Sheepy: Harley: And that's fine.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Great.
Sheepy: Harley: Because I always have a backup plan.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Leave the building and I'll keep Wilson for myself.
Sheepy: Harley: I'm bringing Wilson with me.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'll tell Watson.
Sheepy: Harley: Tell him all you want, I'm sure he'll understand.
Arsé-kun: Watson: Watson is completely unwilling to deal with any of this. *he enters scene with some paperwork, which he smacks Arséne with (he's closest)* You've got work to do.
Sheepy: Harley: Fine. I'll work on that and then leave.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't really get it, what did I do?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he puts sherlock down, which frees his hands to go onto his face. facepalm x2* He's being distant. You're fine.
Sheepy: Sherlock: But why?
Arsé-kun: Arséne: If I knew that, I wouldn't be so annoying about it. *and Arséne gets smacked with the papers again* Ow! Why?!
Arsé-kun: Watson: One of you take this so I can go on break.
Sheepy: Sherlock: *he takes it*
Arsé-kun: *And Watson exits scene. Finally, he can eat and take a nap.*
Sheepy: Harley: Watson, make sure to eat and drink. Do you need anything-
Arsé-kun: Watson: ... No, but I appreciate it. *and he actually exits scene proper*
Sheepy: Harley: *watson appreciates him?! he's beaming.*
Arsé-kun: *Harley's happy?? A rarity. Look how cyute he is*
Sheepy: *He is!*
Arsé-kun: *IS GOOD*
Arsé-kun: *THEY NOW HAV THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. IT IS TIME TO DO SOMETHING*
Sheepy: *They use the info to find.... the killer's house!*
Arsé-kun: *Disclaimer: Forensics does not work this way, or any way similar. All issues with that scenario are due to not giving a damn about time constraints. Thank you for your time.*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: This it, you think?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yup.
Sheepy: Sheepy: It's menacing rnough.
Sheepy: Harley:....Hm.
Sheepy: Harley: Let's get it over with.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Lets. Sheepy, with me.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Sounds good.
Sheepy: Harley: And I'll go with Saint-Germain.
Arsé-kun: Germain: And I with you. I'm honored to have been chosen for this mission.
Sheepy: Harley: Good.
Sheepy: Harley: This'll be my last case around here, after all.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he completely disregards all of that* Is there any specific role you need from me?
Sheepy: Harley: Just do you.
Arsé-kun: Germain: That's doable.
Sheepy: Harley: Excellent. Let's get going.
Arsé-kun: *and so, the team splits up*
Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he heads to the backyard, expecting Sheepy to follow* We've got the plan down, yes?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Yup.
Sheepy: *Sheepy and Arsene presumably head in?*
Arsé-kun: *they do head in the back*
Sheepy: Sheepy: So we just find evidence.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: While they keep the suspect distracted, yes.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Let's hope they succeed.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: m-hm.
Arsé-kun: *And, of course, a few minutes into their Absolutely Legal Search, someone screams. Seems everything is going well, as per usual.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: ?!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: For the love of..! I'll meet you downstairs! *and he opens the window and leaves that way. is faster*
Sheepy: *Sheepy rushes downstairs*
Arsé-kun: Germain: This is fine. Do stop screaming. *he's got a knife in his chest. nice, man*
Sheepy: Harley: You've been stabbed!
Sheepy: Stephano: ...Stabbed?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Not again. Are you going to want this knife back?
Sheepy: Stephano: ...
Sheepy: Stephano:...No, no, you won't do at all.
Sheepy: Stephano: You're ugly. Unnatural. Even in the face of death, you feel no fear.
Sheepy: Stephano: If I can't bring out your fear...I can't turn you into a masterpiece....
Arsé-kun: Germain: Well, that's certainly a shame.
Sheepy: Stephano: What must I do to bring you fear?
Sheepy: Harley: Back off or I'll shoot.
Sheepy: Stephano: ...*he grins* You have so much potential!
Sheepy: Stephano: There's so much disgust and terror on your face! What should I do to you? How should I complete you?
Sheepy: Harley: I will shoot!
Sheepy: Stephano: You don't have any bullets.
Sheepy: Harley:...
Arsé-kun: Germain: ..... You're only encouraging him. Can't we settle this over tea?
Sheepy: Stephano: You disgust me.
Sheepy: Stephano: Your hideousness taints my place of musing.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I'd gladly scream for you, but there seems to be a knife in my chest.
Sheepy: *Stephano removes the knife*
Sheepy: Stephano: You... are like a broken canvas.
Sheepy: Stephano: No one loved nor cared for you...
Sheepy: Stephano:...So you wore down.
Arsé-kun: Germain: I didn't know I signed up for therapy. *he glances down at his wound, which is now allowed to bleed on everything. nice*
Sheepy: Stephano: And now that it's finally come time to use you to create a masterpiece, you're too broken.
Sheepy: Stephano: I can do nothing with you. Just bleed out, and perhaps I'll use your body for scraps in my next sculpture.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Will there be a next?
Sheepy: Stephano: Of course.
Sheepy: Stephano:...You, my purple-haired model, are my next work in progress.
Sheepy: Harley: Tell me. Why did you attack that man in the alleyway?
Sheepy: Stephano: I didn't ATTACK them!
Sheepy: Stephano: I made them beautiful!
Sheepy: Stephano: He doesn't understand that. He tells me not to. But he doesn't get it.
Arsé-kun: Germain: That's awfully vague. Who can we thank for the privilege of seeing your artistic visions?
Sheepy: Stephano:.....
Sheepy: Stephano: He won't let me create art, so you can thank me!
Sheepy: Stephano: That director wouldn't know art if it hit him in the face!
Sheepy: Stephano: Just because he gave me a place to stay after I was released in exchange for killing those in his way.... doesn't justify his inability to understand beauty!
Sheepy: Harley: "Released"?
Sheepy: Stephano: My work in progress, I used to be a photographer. But one day...he found me...and opened my eyes. *he tilts his head, causing his hair to move and reveal his right eye is missing*
Sheepy: Stephano: And now...I must share his artistic sense with everyone! I can't possibly ever become like him....never, but I can strive to create a masterpiece that he would bat an eye at!
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... ..... (I've got the sudden urge to strangle an eldritch being.)
Sheepy: Stephano: I will turn you and your friend into the image of inspiration! So he...So the masked man will finally look upon me once more!
Arsé-kun: Germain: So what you're saying is you're trying to be noticed by senpai?
Sheepy: Stephano: I don't understand what you mean, but you will help me achieve my goal! What he created... was so impressive.
Arsé-kun: Germain: ... I'm inclined to agree, presuming I know the one which you speak of.
Sheepy: Stephano: You know of him?
Sheepy: Stephano: How well? How well?
Sheepy: Stephano: I need to see him again! I must learn from him! Become his protege!
Arsé-kun: Germain: .... I don't think I wish to answer that question in public.
Sheepy: Stephano: How well?!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Intimately.
Sheepy: Stephano: I need to see him...!
Sheepy: Stephano: He must teach me, a lowly artist!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Perhaps you should attempt a self-portrait.
Sheepy: Stephano: I cannot, since I feel no fear. I will forever be hideous.
Arsé-kun: Germain: But you said even hideous things can be part of art.
Sheepy: Sheepy: *From behind the nearest door, in Nyar's voice* Before I simply accept you willy-nilly, you need to prove yourself able to follow directions.
Sheepy: Stephano: !
Sheepy: Stephano: My teacher!
Arsé-kun: Germain: Oh? I didn't think you'd show.
Sheepy: Sheepy: For your first act of loyalty, how about you leave my protege alone and walk outside?
Sheepy: Stephano: Your protege! So this man is... I apologize, I didn't know.
Arsé-kun: Germain: *he grins* Even the hideous are accepted, don't you worry.
Sheepy: Stephano: Good, excellent! I will do as told! *..He exits.*
Sheepy: Sheepy: *He heads over and pulls the knife out of Sanchan*
Arsé-kun: Germain: I didn't even notice it re-entered my torso.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Here, now you've got your very own artist-busting tool. *He hands Sanchan the knife*
Arsé-kun: Germain: I do hope whatever plan you have will succeed. *he takes the knife* I don't think I can do much more.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Is your injury really that bad? I kinda just assumed that you were a weird non-human who can't actually get hurt.
Arsé-kun: Germain: Oh, I can absolutely be hurt. *and he sits down on the floor*
Arsé-kun: Germain: Y'know how.. Uh.. Cats? Nine lives? I'm like a bunch of cats, sort of human shaped. But not that at all. I'm not any cats.
Sheepy: Sheepy: Does that mean I'm supposed to treat this wound?
Arsé-kun: Germain: Of course not. You've got better things to be doing. Go help your dad.
Sheepy: Harley: S-sorry, I'll help you. I know a little from Watson.
Sheepy: *Sheepy goes to find Arsene.*
Arsé-kun: *Arséne's just. Lying on the pavement. At least there's no knives*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Arsene!
Sheepy: *Sheepy rushes over to his side and kneels down*
Sheepy: Sheepy: Are you okay?!
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oui. He surprised me is all. What the hell happened in there?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Saint-Germain got stabbed, Nyar is the cause of him being the way he is and he really wants Nyar to notice him...
Sheepy: Sheepy: And Harley seems shaken.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Why can't we have normal cases anymore?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Because Nyar.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Dammit.
Sheepy: Sheepy: I'm conflicted. I'm happy Iris has made all of these friends, but I really wish none of this nonsense ever happened. ... I guess?
Sheepy: Sheepy: Either way, let's try to find where he ran off to.
Arsé-kun: Arséne: Right.
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Arsé-kun: *The previous conversation pauses for food. It then Very Quickly resumes, as if it had never stopped.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Except I was always a Ruler since Minako accepted me.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Before that, I was faking injury. I grew bored of the charade.
Sheepy: Eiji: S-so then, do you th...think the culprits.... could, uh... y-you know....
Sheepy: Sherlock: What?
Sheepy: Eiji: Fix what they did?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Not to be the bearer of bad news, but once circuits are damaged, there's no fixing them.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he's floating behind Minako, almost curled around her chair* That's a damn shame! Can we kill em for it?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Certainly.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You're allowing that?! I mean, I've always got bombs ready!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah, it's not as though I'm allowing it. I'm a detective, after all.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Rather, I'm... hmm.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Overlooking it.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I dunno, you might not wanna! What if there's important evidence that I decide to blow up?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I hope you like ashes and fragments of remains!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh, of course I wouldn't allow it before I'm done investigating.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Although, I guess killing them is a waste of information.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And I suppose we do need that information.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You see, I've spent quite a few days visiting Chaldea.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You probably haven't heard of him, but Yan Qing is capable of disguising himself as just about anyone, including imitating their class.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So he could easily spy on the group.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Have you gone senile? That man visited here months ago.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I wasn't here.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You really overestimate me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: He pretended to be you. You were both speaking to me. It was awful. Either you've gone completely senile, you're that damn tired, or you're an idiot.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's not senility.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And you're no fool.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I understand, you want me to sleep. I'll do it when I feel like I need to.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he is eyeing Sherlock closely*
Arsé-kun: Liz: *she arrives and joins Lobo in this activity. Nothing is said*
Sheepy: Sherlock: ... What?
Sheepy: Rider: "I want his head."
Sheepy: Sherlock: Wh-what are you planning...?
Arsé-kun: Liz: I call dibs before you, just because! *she skips over to Sherlock, gets uncomfortably close, and puts her head to his chest* Mmmm, it's a wonder your heart hasn't given out yet~
Sheepy: Sherlock: .....
Sheepy: *Lobo's tail is wagging, despite his growling...*
Arsé-kun: Liz: How long do you think it can go when it's out of your chest? It'd be a great metronome at this volume!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Would you mind giving me some space?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That implies she has a mind to begin wit-Ack!
Arsé-kun: *Liz backed off Only to grab and tug Mephisto's cape. eat shit. win/win*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he stands up and joins Liz *
Arsé-kun: Mori: With that, we've learned that if you were a mortal human, Sherlock, you'd certainly be dead right now
Sheepy: *Lobo slowly inches towards Sherlock, only to be stopped by Kintaro. The two exchange body language and barks, growls, and whines. Seems like they may be arguing?*
Arsé-kun: *Liz and Mephisto are also bantering, pulling on each others' tails and generally complaining. "You can't have his heart to ascend," Liz says. "I don't need it and are you saying he's a demon?" Mephisto shoots back, grabbing her horns and pulling*
Arsé-kun: Mori: This is almost a death sentence. Fantastic. I don't have to do it.
Sheepy: *Rider silently strides over, Sherlock not even paying him any mind. His focus is on the two bickering parties. They're loud. He's tired. What's that crunching noise. Not important. What's Moriarty saying? Death sentence? More important.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: uh, sherlock,
Sheepy: Sherlock: What is it?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Moriarty, take your hand off of my shoulder. That hurts.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he raises his hands* It's not me.
Sheepy: Sherlock: ... ... ...
Arsé-kun: *Both Liz and Mephisto shut up*
Sheepy: Sherlock: *He looks behind him. You know how Rider actually has more than 4 limbs? Yeah. His six extra limbs are out, and they're twitching unnaturally. Ready. Waiting. His once gloved hands are now claws with thorn-like growths coming from his arms. Sherlock screams. Much like the women in the King Kong and Godzilla movies, he faints.*
Sheepy: *...And Rider imitates laughter as best as one without a head can, reverting back to normal with unnatural, grotesque noises to accompany the transformation.*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Beautiful! A wonderful performance, dear Rider! Five stars!
Sheepy: Satoru: Don't you think Rider is cool?
Sheepy: Rider: *he puffs his chest out in pride from the compliments*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Thanks, I hate it!
Sheepy: Kintaro: ... Ah... That's not golden at all....
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I not only heard it, but felt it resonate within my soul, and let me tell you: It was awful. If it were a silent film, i'd have given it a 7/10.
Sheepy: Rider: "What do you give its horror factor with noise?"
Arsé-kun: Mozart: If not for my own faults, eight. Crunch, crunch, scream. I did not need to be present to know what occurred.
Sheepy: Rider: "That's too bad."
Sheepy: Rider: "It seems he's dead, despite his breathing. Can I have his head?"
Arsé-kun: Minako: No! And Liz, get off of him.
Arsé-kun: Liz: *she grumbles a particuarly colorful complaint but does so.* His bloodstreams are full of caffeine! It tastes like the coffee Hyde mades! Bad!
Sheepy: Rider: "Nobody lets me have fun."
Sheepy: Rider: "Lobo and I have been growing bored recently."
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, maybe we can bring you guys after we do.. Uh. Whatever Sherlock was gonna suggest.
Sheepy: Lobo: *His tail is wagging verrrrrry fast now!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: But is it a good idea? We only have what Sherlock knows to go off of. While that should be enough to get inside, I feel we should have a few recon visits first. Get some assassins in there.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .. But I suppose it will have to wait.
Sheepy: Rider: "He shouldn't have tempted me."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Don't you be that way. You made that decision on your own.
Sheepy: Rider: "He needed sleep and I got the job done, didn't I?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's not the same...
Sheepy: Rider: "How different is it?"
Sheepy: Rider: "It is not as though I decapitated him."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Very. .... I suppose it'll do the job anyways.
Sheepy: Rider: "Lobo was going to eat him."
Sheepy: Rider: "I think what I did was an improvement."
Sheepy: Kintaro: Lobo brought up the agreement I first made with him that he can only go after servants who are endangering Chief and Rulers, but I didn't even know Ruler was a class... this isn't golden at all...
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yeah, it's a rare one. It's only got like, three members? Four? Tiny group.
Sheepy: Eiji: B-but Lobo is a dog.
Sheepy: *Lobo snarls angrily.*
Sheepy: Eiji: *SCARY*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lobo, no.
Sheepy: Kintaro: He said that he's not a dog and not to have such closeminded assumptions that he wouldn't understand things such as deal making and compromjses.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Furthermore, he said that he's had much more experience with people than you've had with wolves, so he has more of a right to make baseless assumptions about you than you do about him.
Sheepy: Kintaro: On that note, he says that you advocate hunting, which is his baseless assumption of you.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Baseless like calling someone a can of tuna?
Sheepy: Kintaro:?
Sheepy: Eiji: S-sorry, Lobo.
Sheepy: *Lobo huffs and sits down.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Now that I think about this... Rider, you may be good for doing recon as well. If you'll agree to do so, I suppose I can bring you and Lobo to the scrapyard to decapitate a demon or two.
Sheepy: Rider: "How?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: How what? Would you be good at it?
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Arsé-kun: Mori: You can walk through walls and disappear from any guards' sight, you make no sound most of the time, and you would certainly make short work of anyone who tries to catch you.
Sheepy: Rider:....
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm glad you understand.
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Who would be able to assist you...? Not myself, as much as I'd love to. I'll come for a secondary recon.
Sheepy: Rider: "Why?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: Why do you think?
Sheepy: Rider: "You're the brains and I'm the brawn?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: I don't trust my body enough to hold up the entire time.
Sheepy: Rider: "Ah, right."
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... We don't have much choice in the way of Assassins.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Convincing one of the two shouldn't be very hard. The other is a risk.
Sheepy: Rider: "Other?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: The other assassin in question.
Sheepy: Rider: "Whom?"
Arsé-kun: Mori: Dr. Jekyll, of course.
Sheepy: Rider: "I didn't know..."
Arsé-kun: Mori: And that's fine.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Carmilla can be easily enticed with cat toys and a fish or two from the Lancers' catch. Jekyll comes with Hyde..
Sheepy: Satoru: Hyde sounds like something a serial killer would call themselves in a cheesy slasher movie. Especially with the y.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Probably because of him!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm worried about this but I think you'll be okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa isn't going so it's okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa is old and old people are prone to joint pain. He'd be in danger of hurting his hip if he went. Eiji isn't old and he's prone to joint pain already, so when he grows old his pain will go away. That's how it works.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Can't survive this either! *he goes to jump onto Eiji, but Mephisto catches him first* Motherfucker! Why the fuck am I bein' namedropped?? What's the fuck in this thread?
Sheepy: Eiji:?!
Sheepy: Satoru: *gasp*
Arsé-kun: Mori: This is the exact thing I was worrying about.
Sheepy: Satoru: You said a bad word!
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Who cares?? It's fun!
Sheepy: Satoru: No!
Sheepy: Satoru: Guin will wash your mouth out with soap! She threatened it one day so I've never said a bad word. Ever!
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Bah! She won't do shit!
Sheepy: Satoru: She's never, ever lied.
Sheepy: Satoru: She's not like Sakura.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Like I'll let her catch me! The only way she would is if I wann-*mephisto throws him at the floor and goes Up out of his reach* You stupid floating homo!
Sheepy: Satoru: She's strong and fast.
Sheepy: Satoru: She has a sword.
Sheepy: Satoru: I won't tell her you said a bad word.
Sheepy: Satoru: Your secret is safe with me.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do me a favor, Hyde, and put Jekyll on the line.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Fuck off! Do you think we just do this when we want??? I'm here to goddamn party! I'm gonna fucking fu-*he is very promptly cut off by a coffin gun materializing directly above him. Gravity does it's job.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Awful. Downright awful. Don't ever take after him, Satoru.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I'm going to take after you instead.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Fantastic.
Sheepy: Tristan: *funeral music*
Sheepy: Tristan: We are all gathered here today to laugh at Hyde in his dying moments.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Finally.
Sheepy: Tristan: There's nothing positive about him so this eulogy will be short.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We could probably think of something.
Sheepy: Tristan: Tolerating him is as far as any of us got. It's fortunate we barely knew him, because we'd probably not even be capable of toleration if we knew him better.
Sheepy: Tristan: That concludes the funeral service.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I call first chance to piss on his grave.
Sheepy: Tristan: Excellent.
Sheepy: *Lobo comes over and sniffs Hyde*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ...?? Uhm..! Hello, Lobo..!
Sheepy: Lobo: *Boof*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: What did Hyde do this time..?
Sheepy: *Lobo nudges the gun off of Jekyll and licks his face. You have been healed, Jekyll.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, be a public embarrassment. The usual.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I'm so sorry.... He said we were needed for something?
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Rider: "You're coming with me."
Sheepy: Rider: "We're infiltrating an enemy base."
Sheepy: Rider: "Carmilla, you, and me."
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Me..? You must be mistaken. I may be Assassin class, but only because I'm difficult to identify as a servant..
Sheepy: Rider: "I'm not mistaken. I never said you had a choice in the matter."
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: *he looks to Minako for some kind of escape or mercy*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he pops around her chair again* That's the point, Doktor! They won't think you're a threat!
Sheepy: Rider: "No harm will come to you."
Sheepy: Rider: "Those who even threaten you will lose their heads."
Sheepy: Rider: "So, you're at no risk and you get to be a hero."
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ... ..... And if Hyde comes out again?
Sheepy: Rider: "Technically, he is a threat to you."
Sheepy: Rider: "As I stated, I will decapitate any threats."
Arsé-kun: Minako: Rider, that'd kill Jekyll AND Hyde.
Sheepy: Rider: "Hopefully that'll convince him to stay dormant until you're done."
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: He's trying to claim that he'd... Er... Defeat you in combat.
Sheepy: Rider:... ... ...
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I know he'd certainly lose, but I'd like to live!
Sheepy: Rider: *He writhes some, and his extra limbs come out once more, accompanied by the noises of bones shifting and crunching.*
Sheepy: Rider: "I hope this is enough to convince him otherwise."
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I am not repeating the things he is saying. *he shudders*
Sheepy: Rider: "I would like you to live, too. He would endanger you."
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: He already does that!
Sheepy: Rider: "Your participation is necessary. His participation is banned."
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I understand that. I'll do my best to assist.
Sheepy: Rider: "Excellent. And Hyde?"
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ...... I am absolutely not repeating his demands.
Sheepy: Rider:....
Sheepy: Rider: "I would say I'd consider them if it meant him not showing up during the mission, but..."
Sheepy: Rider: "I have a feeling there's a reason why you're withholding it from me."
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: There's no guarantees that he'll keep his word, for one. As for the other... Uh.
Sheepy: Rider:....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Maaaster, is there a reason you'r- .. .. *he spots Rider* That's certainly a moodkiller.
Sheepy: Eiji: Wh....what....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's just a form of hollow magic, Master! He's able to do it due to his class and circumstance.
Sheepy: Eiji: But...but...
Arsé-kun: Minako: *to Rider* Can I touch your arm??
Sheepy: Rider: *He hold out his arm*
Sheepy: Rider: "Did you mean this or the others?"
Arsé-kun: Minako: The other ones!
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-the noise...it hurts...
Sheepy: Rider: "Sure."
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That's what I said. I do hope he can remove them elsewhere.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she reaches up to poke one of the extra arms. poke*
Sheepy: *It twitches as a response. Gross.*
Sheepy: Rider: "Lobo can do something similar."
Arsé-kun: Minako: Hehe. It feels like cold jello- Ooh?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Do not!
Sheepy: Rider: "It's not extra limbs."
Sheepy: Rider: "Just fire."
Sheepy: Rider: "It shouldn't bother you, Mozart."
Sheepy: Rider: "He doesn't want to show you, though. He's shy."
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It's the sound that does, not the contents.
Sheepy: Rider: "It's not any of his body parts shifting either."
Sheepy: Rider: "There's no noise other than his usual noises."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Not inside. Fire can easily ruin the room.
Sheepy: Rider: "He's shy so he won't show anyone."
Arsé-kun: Mori: Back on topic. We still need Carmilla. ... And to know where, exactly, this is. Which means we're going to have to wait.
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Arsé-kun: Mori: This in mind, we should meet up again tomorrow to discuss this.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That being said, meeting adjourned.
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Sheepy: Eiji: I w-want to help... but I can't....
Sheepy: Lobo: *he playbows towards Jekyll. Hello!!! I like you!!! Let's play!!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: You can, hoping you recall details.
Sheepy: Eiji: ...Ah, like a testimony...
Arsé-kun: Mori: Perhaps?
Sheepy: Eiji: ..........
Sheepy: Eiji: I'd...uh...rather... not try to remember it.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Fair enough.
Arsé-kun: *Lets skip ahead to the following morning*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Good morning♪, good morning♪, get the hell out of my roooom♫
Sheepy: Sherlock: ... *he grunts and sits up* What am I doing in here?
Arsé-kun: Liz: I couldn't just leave you on the floor! Lobo was looking at you with those big, hungry eyes!
Sheepy: Sherlock: But I have a place to sleep.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Gil's old couch?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Liz: How do you stand it?? It smells like old wine and rust!
Sheepy: Sherlock: I have nowhere better to sleep.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Which doesn't bother me, since I'm technically taking advantage of everyone by staying here.
Sheepy: *Sherlock stands*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Let me get out of your way, now.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Well then, shoo! I've been waiting to sing all night!
Sheepy: *Sherlock quickly leaves.*
Arsé-kun: *and Liz breaks into song. She wasn't kidding*
Sheepy: Sherlock: *EW*
Sheepy: *Sherlock creates as much distance between himself and her singing as he can.*
Arsé-kun: *He is quickly joined by others who are also escaping the noise*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Oh, uh, good morning, Sherlock..!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ugh...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Good morning.
Sheepy: *Lobo is howling.... is it to block out Liz's singing, or does he think she's howling to talk to him?*
Arsé-kun: *or she actually is just howling at this point. it all sounds the same*
Sheepy: Satoru: You're such a good singer, Lobo.
Arsé-kun: *there is the briefest moment of silence before all hell breaks loose. lobo howling, at least two berserkers screaming, liz also screaming. Mozart found dead in Miami*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, that's not good.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Not again.
Sheepy: *You know who else is going to join in? Kintaro.*
Arsé-kun: *Proto may as well.*
Sheepy: *Cu is silently judging.*
Arsé-kun: *Cu is, then, judging himself. think about that one asshole*
Sheepy: *Cu doesn't care.*
Sheepy: *Cu clears his throat and puts his coffee down. He stands.*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: please save us, Cu.
Sheepy: Cu: SHUT UP!!!
Arsé-kun: *dead silent.*
Sheepy: Cu: *he sits down and goes back to enjoying his coffee.*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Our hero..
Sheepy: Cu: Well, I certainly do like the ego-fluffing, but it was nothing really.
Sheepy: Cu: That's just how I feel when I hear that obnoxious idol girl sing.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: And the rest of it...?
Sheepy: Cu: It was annoying me.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Mozart will probably thank you for that service.
Sheepy: Cu: Or kill me for being the loudest of them all.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: You did end it..
Sheepy: Cu: That's true.
Sheepy: Cu: Just consider it me working from experience.
Sheepy: Satoru: I once tried to learn music because Uncle Mozzy was teaching me it. I wonder if my music sounded like that... ... I tried really hard but never got better.
Sheepy: Bedi:...What was that...? *Bedi has come downstairs, looking tired. He probably just woke up.*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: A disaster.
Sheepy: Satoru: Who's that?
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Huh? It's just Bedivere..
Sheepy: Satoru: No, Uncle Bedi has pigtails.
Sheepy: Satoru: He has hair all over his face and it's long. That's not Uncle Bedi.
Arsé-kun: *Bedi has been followed by a giant shaggy carpet with legs, which reaches up to Bedi's hair and pulls it back. The only reason we can identify this as Merlin is the flowers on the ground.*
Sheepy: Satoru:?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: we didn't do our hair yet. morning, boys.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's alive!!!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: i sure hope so.
Sheepy: Bedi: Of course, this is Merlin. Why wouldn't he be?
Sheepy: Satoru: But...! Merlin has a face!
Sheepy: Satoru: He doesn't have a face....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... *he sighs and pushes some hair out of the way*
Sheepy: Satoru: !!!!
Sheepy: Satoru: Merlin was eaten by hair!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...... Satoru.... It's my hair..
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Sheepy: Satoru: *he looks down, visibly embarrassed*
Sheepy: Satoru:...Okay.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ....... Should someone go cook..?
Sheepy: Bedi: I-
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Sheepy: Bedi: I've gotten better since back then!
Sheepy: Tristan: The only thing you can make presently that actually tastes like something is coffee.
Sheepy: Bedi: I can make other things! Like...! Merlin, back me up here!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can make.... Uh... *he's silent for a moment* .... I just remembered a thing. I need to iron my hair. *Merlin exits scene*
Sheepy: Bedi: Wh-what is that supposed to mean?!
Sheepy: Tristan: It means he admits that you’re talentless in that field.
Sheepy: Bedi: Talent means nothing if you’re passionate enough!
Sheepy: Tristan: And as do you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he returns, holding an actual iron* What? He can make pancakes and waffles pretty well.
Sheepy: Bedi: See!
Arsé-kun: Liz: No, he doesn't! Also, that was some nice self esteem teaming right there!
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .. Go ahead, Bedi. Show em what you've got. I'm gonna finish with my hair.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... .... Don't look so nervous! Do you want me to help you?
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Is that okay?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Of course!
Arsé-kun: *and so, Bedi and Merlin take over a kitchen. One of the three in this convoluted house mess. Probably the one in the middle house. It's not Emiya's territory and it doesn't have a giant dog in the way*
Sheepy: Lobo: -*Whiiiiiiine*
Sheepy: Rider: ...
Sheepy: Lobo: *Whiiiiine...*
Arsé-kun: *something is thrown at the basement's ceiling. that's vlad telling you to shut up*
Sheepy: Lobo: *This annoys him because it shows Vlad is listening to him but ignoring his cries. He lets out a loud howl after dropping the leash on the floor*
Sheepy: Rider: *he flips to the next page of his book*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Okay, okay!! *enter scene.* I'll walk you, okay?!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he stops and picks up the leash, tail wagging. Rider stands up and joins Lobo's side*
Sheepy: *Lobo trots over to Proto and drops the leash on him*
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Rider: *he claps his hands to grab Proto's attention (and probably to annoy Vlad)* "Good luck."
Arsé-kun: Proto: For what..? Lobo not running over a car?
Sheepy: Rider: "Lobo not dragging you under a car."
Arsé-kun: Proto: He better not do that either! *he picks up the leash*
Sheepy: Rider: "He might."
Arsé-kun: Proto: Please don't!
Sheepy: Lobo: *Bawuuu?*
Arsé-kun: Proto: I'd like to survive the morning!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he huffs*
Arsé-kun: Proto: At least let me live until noon?
Sheepy: Lobo: *he grunts and tugs at the leash*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Okay, okay! Why do I even hold this?? You don't wear a collar!
Sheepy: Lobo: *He starts dragging Proto along by using the leash*
Arsé-kun: *so you mean he just grabbed the end in his mouth and pulled?*
Sheepy: *Yes*
Arsé-kun: *fantastic*
Sheepy: Rider: "You're not walking him. He's walking you."
Sheepy: Rider: "Lobo is the alpha and considers the concept of a collar a sign of ..."
Arsé-kun: Proto: ... Being a little bitch?
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Sheepy: Rider: "I'll be nearby. Dogs aren't allowed to roam without a leash, hence his insistence on you holding one."
Sheepy: Rider: "He's a wolf so the laws don't apply to him, but he states that humans are idiots who'll make any incorrect assumptions intentionally if it'll support their general view."
Sheepy: Lobo: Bawuu?
Sheepy: Rider: "...Ah, that's mostly me, actually..."
Arsé-kun: Proto: Well, you're not totally wrong.. But what's a leash gonna do with a giant wolf anyway..?
Sheepy: Rider: "He wants to keep his friends healthy by giving them walks."
Arsé-kun: Proto: Thanks, Lobo!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he scoops the end of the leash up again and puffs his chest out some. He's a good alpha.*
Sheepy: Rider: "We had to explain to him that Satoru's too little to be walked because for a while he kept dropping the leash in Satoru's lap and whining."
Arsé-kun: Proto: That's a damn shame.
Sheepy: Rider: "It's better to have a living Master than to let Lobo walk him. Guinevere and I have been trying to take Satoru out on walks but he refuses to leave the house..."
Arsé-kun: Proto: If it weren't winter, I'd take him fishing.
Sheepy: Rider: "...He'd probably refuse to go."
Sheepy: Lobo: *he lowers his head and begins sniffing at the ground*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Oh? What is it?
Sheepy: *Lobo pauses and suddenly launches off towards the nearest mailman, snarling as he goes. What do you do, Proto?*
Arsé-kun: *Proto digs his heels into the dirt and tries his damnest to stop Lobo. It's kind of a given that he'll fail, but When*
Arsé-kun: *Realistically.. It'd either be ten seconds before he's pulled along, or seven seconds and the leash snaps*
Arsé-kun: *He's absolutely not ready for this and ends up grabbing at Lobo's fur to hold on*
Sheepy: *The mailman throws his mail and runs. Lobo goes after the mail.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he just clings for dear life*
Sheepy: *Lobo stops in front of the mail, drops the leash, nudges the mail some, picks it up, and trots over to Proto.*
Sheepy: *...He then dumps the mail on him and sits*
Arsé-kun: Proto: ... *he sits up and picks up the mail* Why've you gotta be this way?
Arsé-kun: Proto: We don't even need this..
Sheepy: Lobo: *growl*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Then why'd you decide to do all that?? *he gets up and drops the mail in the proper mailbox. merry mailmas*
Sheepy: Lobo: *growl*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Then be more clear next time!
Sheepy: Lobo: *whine*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he tries to stick his snout in the mailbox*
Arsé-kun: Proto: No, Lobo. That's not ours.
Sheepy: Lobo: ? *Not ours? But what if...is ours?*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Don't you give me that! It's not!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he huffs*
Arsé-kun: Proto: This is a walk, not a steal!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he huffs*Sheepy: Lobo: *he huffs once again and picks up the leash**
Arsé-kun: Proto: Thank you!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he whines and looks at the mailbox*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Noooooo!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he begins to trot off*
Arsé-kun: *And Proto drags himself after Lobo*
Sheepy: *Vroom Vroom! It's a motorcycle!*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he looks around and lightly tugs the leash* Outta the road, Lobo.
Sheepy: *Lobo starts snarling at the motorcycle with no intent of leaving the road. Since Lobo's big, the rider (Kintaro) stops nearby because he can actually see Lobo.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Lobo, we gotta let traffic pass..!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he huffs and begins scratching himself*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Oi, Lobo! That's not Golden of you at all!
Arsé-kun: Proto: You want to deal with him..? I still can't do it.. *he throws an arm in the air, tossing the leash with it* Have fun, I'm going home.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Eh? You're leaving?
Arsé-kun: Proto: I want to, but I know Lobo won't.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Here's what to do.
Sheepy: *Kintaro lifts up Lobo, who yelps with surprise, and moves him off of the road*
Arsé-kun: Proto: I can't do that..!
Sheepy: Kintaro: What? Why not?
Arsé-kun: Proto: I'm strong, but not that strong!
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he grabs onto his other shoulder, frowning* And I think Lobo pulled my shoulder again.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Don't give me that look!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he looks at Proto's shoulder* ?
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he attempts to get his arm back into his shoulder socket. it hurts, but he manages. Pop!* That!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he licks Proto's face. You are cured now.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: ... thanks
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'd walk him but I'm currently running errands.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Darn. Sorry for getting in your way.
Sheepy: Lobo: *growl*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Well, how about this.
Arsé-kun: Proto: :<
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'll accompany you until we pass by the store.
Sheepy: Kintaro: The Golden Bear and I will then part ways with you when we do.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Is that okay?
Arsé-kun: Proto: That works.
Sheepy: Kintaro: OK. Golden Bear, let's go!!
Sheepy: Bear: *bear*
Sheepy: Lobo:?!?!?!?!?!?!
Arsé-kun: Proto: .. What, Lobo? It's a bike..
Sheepy: *The bike shudders and shifts. It's now a bear.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Eh?!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Golden Bear and I are joining you.
Sheepy: Kintaro: She's amazing. She can turn into anything.
Sheepy: Kintaro: She's Golden fast.
Sheepy: Kintaro: She can go 2500 kilometers per hour.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Fast...
Sheepy: Kintaro: Mhm!
Arsé-kun: Proto: Can I...? *he wants to Pet*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Sure, she's golden cute.
Arsé-kun: *Proto pats Golden Bear. Nice bear. Good bear. Not an asshole like Lobo bear*
Sheepy: *Golden Bear is pleased by this. She sits.*
Arsé-kun: *This is the highest point of Proto's day so far*
Sheepy: *Lobo whines*
Arsé-kun: *Lobo can goddamn wait*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he stops whining and huffs*
Sheepy: Kintaro: She can turn into a truck, but I like motorcycles more.
Sheepy: Lobo: *Lobo yawns and begins scratching himself. I-it's not like he cares or anything, b-baka*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Can she drive herself, too?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Maybe?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Probably!
Arsé-kun: Proto: Gotta try that someday.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ooh! We should!
Sheepy: Lobo: ...
Sheepy: Kintaro: Where were you headed anyway?
Arsé-kun: Proto: ... Wherever Lobo wants to go, I guess.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Oh, the trick to walking Lobo is promising him food if he goes the way you want him to go.
Arsé-kun: Proto: That... That would have been great to know
Sheepy: Kintaro: Lobo's an avenger and while he's golden cute, he's really irritable unless he loves you.
Sheepy: Kintaro: He's easily bribable though.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he has his paw out? when will he get his reward?? he is using his technique: Shake. Where is his treat*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he looks up and reaches to try and shake*
Sheepy: *Lobo shakes Proto's hand!*
Arsé-kun: Proto: When we get home, I'll make sure to take a steak out, just for you.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he licks Proto's face*
Sheepy: Bear: *She's quietly watching. Bears are actually silent creatures who mostly talk in body language and smells.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Now you can go wherever you want.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Thanks so much!
Arsé-kun: *So Proto and Lobo return home. Lobo gets his steak.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, you've returned... is your shoulder okay?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Maybe? I had to shove it back into place again.. What'd I miss? It smells like pancakes in here.
Sheepy: Bedi: I made pancakes.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Is there any left??
Arsé-kun: *there won't be much left when the dog is done with it.*
Sheepy: *Tristan mourns the pancakes.*
Arsé-kun: *tristan, you had your pancakes, shut up*
Sheepy: Tristan: *he's playing his harp..*
Sheepy: Tristan: Perhaps it's the desperation that I feel, but the light fluffiness of the pancakes give me a strong sense of... ... melancholy?
Sheepy: Tristan: Their innocence reminds me of the days back then when we were much like a family. Certainly, our battles always had the chance of leading us to our demises. But... back then, in those blissful days, that thought never occurred to me.
Sheepy: Tristan: I guess once the impossibility happened, that layer of purity was stripped away, leaving "what has been and could be once more".
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Tristan, they're growing cold.
Sheepy: Tristan: Considering that I am the one who began the downfall of our naively joyful little group, they're right to be cold towards me.
Sheepy: Bedi: Your pancakes. Are growing cold. Sir Tristan. You asked me to make them. *There's a huge smile on his face.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he joins the table crew, pulling up a seat* They appear more edible than anything Gawain had made.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! Sir Lancelot!
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm glad to hear that they're at least somewhat to your satisfaction.
Sheepy: Tristan: *he's shut up and is eating his pancakes*
Arsé-kun: *THANK GOD*
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin helped a lot.
Arsé-kun: Lance: So I heard. I do apologize about the earlier screaming.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's the howling that bothered me.
Sheepy: *meanwhile as the knights eat pancakes, mori gets to laugh as sherlock is trapped watching sherlock hound with satoru*
Arsé-kun: *and Mori did get his laughs. Now he's just watching because hey, it's material to make fun of Sherlock with*
Sheepy: *Satoru's visibly enjoying it because a) Grandpa is here!! and b) Dog Grandpa is on the screen!!*
Sheepy: *Sherlock has a small smile on his face. His pokerface. Is he enjoying it or grinning and bearing it?*
Arsé-kun: *Only Sherlock knows. Maybe Andersen, but he's not here to state this to the world.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... I still find it amusing they made you a corgi. Were they calling you short of stature?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm not.
Arsé-kun: Mori: But the insult remains.
Sheepy: Satoru: I like corgis.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So then, you like m-
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...Ah...
Arsé-kun: Mori: I didn't even tell him to say that.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Are you sure?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Quite sure.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I think he's still sour over your removal of me from the stories, excuses nonwithstanding.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It was necessary.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Besides, you can tell him what he missed.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I suppose I could. ... Though it would require bringing up the case with the cat and the window.. ... That was almost traumatizing. Almost.
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't recall this.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sure.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I erase unimportant things from my mind.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's just you taking credit for the cocaine's hard work of destroying your brain cells.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I-...
Arsé-kun: *Mori has to turn away and stifle laughter*
Sheepy: Sherlock: *he wordlessly stares at Satoru*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Did you think no one knew about that?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Of course, it was in the books.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So I didn't think it wasn't common knowledge.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It was opium in the novels, you lingering crackhead.
Sheepy: Satoru: Watson said he took both in the first book.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Ah, my mistake. That's worse.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Boredom is more destructive to my brain than drugs.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's what drug addicts say.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'd rather you not console me on how to live my life. You're ten.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm almost eleven.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh? Really? When's your birthday?
Sheepy: Satoru: The day I was born.
Sheepy: Sherlock: And when was that?
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ...? *he joins this discussion, leaning over the back of the sofa* What is happening here, exactly?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Satoru's decided he's smarter than me because he's nine.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm almost 11.
Sheepy: Satoru: And he's using my age as an excuse to ignore my warnings about drugs.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ... I was under the impression you were already eleven. And he's stubborn. *he frowns*
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh, I am.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I'm almost eleven because I'm not exactly eleven.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not near twelve either
Sheepy: Satoru: So I'm only almost eleven.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Tell me one good reason to stop.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Secondhand smoke may affect others.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hmm.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Perhaps.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Do you want a clown getting high? I don't want a clown getting high.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So then, I just don't do it around the young, the elderly, and Mephisto.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: That's most of this household in one fell swoop.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Young constitutes anyone 11 or under.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Elderly is Moriarty.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I firmly dislike how I expected that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa smokes. If you do drugs around him you may be a bad influence on him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I know better than that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I believe you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You're old, and apparently impressionable.
Sheepy: Satoru: Jekyll, do you know Sherlock?
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I sure do, yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Why do I know him? We worked together on the odd occasion when we were both alive.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's nice.
Sheepy: Satoru: You missed my favorite show.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Did I? My apologies.
Sheepy: Satoru: Don't apologize. I should've invited you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa's in it. He's a dog.
Sheepy: Satoru: Sherlock and Watson are in it too, but I mostly watch it for Grandpa. I'm always let down when he loses in the end but that's okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa's too smart and if he used all of his brainpower against Sherlock, Sherlock would quickly give up from frustration. So Grandpa lets him win because he's a good sport.
Sheepy: Sherlock:?! ... *he bursts out laughing*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he looks almost offended. wait, he is.*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I don't think that was correct.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: So then Grandpa just loses to Sherlock even when he tries?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I can't say Moriarty hasn't won at all, but Sherlock does tend to win. Unfortunately.
Arsé-kun: *Mori, looking even more bitter,*
Sheepy: Satoru: That's okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: He'll win next time.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What makes you so sure?
Sheepy: Satoru: You're running on energy drinks and Grandpa gets beauty sleep, according to Big Bro, but he seemed sarcastic.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yeah, it definitely doesn't show.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's what Big Bro said.
Arsé-kun: Mori: It's still better than having travel bags under my eyes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I just haven't needed to sleep
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sure.
Sheepy: Satoru: You'll sleep a lot when you've died from exhaustion so it's fine.
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...How old did you say you were?
Sheepy: Satoru: Almost 11.
Sheepy: Sherlock: ... ...
Arsé-kun: Mori: I had absolutely nothing to do with this. He was reading Dracula when he was seven.
Sheepy: Sherlock: His hair's almost the same shade... ... Andersen, are you having a giggle?
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not Andersen, I'm Satoru.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You called?
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...Oh, there goes one idea.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You're being a bad influence.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fantastic.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I didn't even do anything yet. On multiple other hands, because I am clearly an octopus in this scenario, you are being an A class idiot, I can almost hear Hyde screaming from here, and do I count as under 11?
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: *quietly* good call.
Sheepy: Sherlock: No.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Only Satoru and Kid Gil do.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Kintaro smokes so I'm not counting him.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Great. I'm going to borrow shit off of you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: What do you think?
Arsé-kun: *And then Andersen ran off to Sherlock's room. Sherlock follows. His stuff is at risk. Again*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Barring all that, now would be an opportune time to discuss yesterday's plan.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, I'll bring everyone else in... by the way, why do I smell pancakes?
Sheepy: Tristan (Who has eaten pancakes): The other knights are eating them. You should join them - I'm like a torrential downpour on their pancake parade.
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you, odd poet.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Good morning, Shinjuku Assassin. Nice of you to join us.
Sheepy: Tristan:...What?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Who else could you be?
Sheepy: Tristan: Tristan. Once I was Sir Tristan of the Round, but I no longer deserve such a title.
Sheepy: Tristan(Pancake): It's unfortunate for me to admit, because I enjoyed my time with them, but my past crimes should ban me from being a knight.
Sheepy: Tristan: I haven't a clue who this Shinjuku Assassin man is. ... Anyway, I'm going to ask to share pancakes.
Sheepy: Tristan(Pancake): *he plops down on the sofa*
Arsé-kun: Mori: All right, then. Which of you was it that encountered the great noise of earlier this morning?
Sheepy: Tristan: Noise?
Sheepy: Tristan(Pancake): Ah, it shook my very soul...
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thank you for confirming it's you, Yan Qing. You missed it. It was awful.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm not Yan Qing.
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't know who that is.
Sheepy: Tristan: I just woke up.
Sheepy: Tristan(Pancakes): ...*snrk*
Sheepy: Tristan?(Pancakes): *he bursts out laughing*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *calculating woman face*
Sheepy: *Poof! Yan Qing's disguise is gone!*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Ah, I see what happened here. You got me that time.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ahahahahaha! I really fooled you that time, Old Man!
Arsé-kun: Mori: You truly did. Don't you brag about it, now.
Arsé-kun: *in the bg, merlin informs the knights that it was not tristan that was with them. there's a collective groan in reply.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I won't, I won't~
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ah! I nearly forgot! Old Man, Old Man!
Arsé-kun: Mori: What?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: There's a new ramen place opening up! Let's go soon!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Uh. Thanks.
Sheepy: Yan Qing:...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Eh, let me rephrase that.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Please do.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Buy me ramen!
Arsé-kun: Mori: Buy it yourself!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You're rich and I'm not getting paid.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That'll be your payment if you help out on a recon mission.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: ?!
Arsé-kun: *Yan gets the situation explained to him. If Moriarty is lucky, Yan knows where this base is and they don't need Sherlock to find it*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Eh, just that?
Arsé-kun: Mori: "Just"?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Just buying me dinner for a mission like that?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: It doesn't sound difficult at all, but it does sound risky.
Arsé-kun: Mori: The risks of being caught are unnaturally high. Grail mud is involved.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Alright, with that in mind...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Two.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Two seperate meals.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do I look like I'm made of money?!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Well..
Sheepy: Yan Qing:.....
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You look like a guy who'd have his face on paper money...
Arsé-kun: Mori: Good call. Fine, it's a deal.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Good.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: *he's remained quiet up to this point- Mostly because he started watching a rerun with Satoru. Nice priorities. Hyde approved.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: OK, I'm pretty sure that I know where that is.
Arsé-kun: Mori: So we don't need Holmes at all. Thank goodness.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I don't like him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: We've derailed.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: We've switched trains.
Arsé-kun: Mori: We're going to rob both trains.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Yes.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Do you know what I like?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Tell me.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Disguising myself as the people I don't like and saying stupid things.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Also, Tepes's hamburgers on the rare occassion I can have one.
Arsé-kun: Mori: We can entertain ourselves with such immaturity once you've been successful.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Awww~
Sheepy: Yan Qing: So I'm dragging Four Eyes with me, right?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Anyone else?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'd intended for other assassins to join you, but a smaller group would be better. So no.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Sounds good.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Then be careful. Come back in one piece.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Thanks. I'll wait until he's done.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I'm sorry, are you waiting for me?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Yup!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Sorry! We can go.
Sheepy: *Yan Qing drags Jekyll there, all the while babbling about ladies and nice food he's eaten.*
Arsé-kun: *Jekyll pays some attention. You never know if any of it will be useful info*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: A woman who loves you for buying her something is very different than a woman who loves you for the feelings you display to her through giving her gifts.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: One is a user snd the other loves you for y...ah?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Sh, sshh.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: We're here.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: *he nods*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing disguises himself as one of the group members and strolls on in*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ?! What am I supposed to do...?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You do you.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: I'll just follow you..
Sheepy: *Yan goes inside to investigate*
Arsé-kun: *Jekyll follows him in*
Sheepy: *People dont pay too much mind to them since they aren't suspicious ... yet*
Arsé-kun: *This leaves them free to explore. It's very dark and dreary in here. There's nothing incriminating at the entrance.*
Sheepy: *Of course not, they aren't stupid.*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing does not give up though.*
Arsé-kun: *Which means Jekyll must follow him. Let us descend these delightful stairs*
Sheepy: *OK!*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing descends the funtime stairs!*
Arsé-kun: *It's even darker downstairs, only lit by magic lanterns. suffer*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he squints. He isn't sure about this.*
Sheepy: *he sniffs at the air*
Sheepy: *As they approach, the once seemingly loud footsteps that accompanied them is muffled by the screaming and cursing of a man. The loud thrashing against metal almost covers up the pained coughing of his companion, but it still rings out among all of the chaos.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing:...?
Sheepy: *finally, a third man cries out, "AW, SHUT UP! THEY AREN'T GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU AND I'M TRYING TO SLEEP!"*
Sheepy: *The two men begin shouting at each other as the coughing fit continues...*
Arsé-kun: *A fourth man raises his voice over everyone else, announcing his desire to commit homicide if the others don't stop screaming*
Sheepy: *The first man starts yelling at him instead, and the third one groans loudly*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ..... I'm not entirely sure I wish to be here.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ah, one of those sounds like the blue one.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Blue one..? You mean Lancer..?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Yeah.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: They were both home, yes? Unless that is Caster.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: ...?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Whom?
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: *he starts to say "Lancer Caster" but realizes the issue before he finishes* Caster Cu?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ah...
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: The others I don't recognize..
Sheepy: Yan Qing: ...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: What do we do...
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ... I'm not quite sure. It might be dangerous to approach..
Sheepy: Yan Qing: We won't know until we do so.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ... I'll stay behind you.
Sheepy: *Yan Qing strolls on in.*
Arsé-kun: *He is immediately hissed at. Someone tries to claw at him from behind bars.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *He looks around* Ah, ah, calm down.
Arsé-kun: Alter Cu: I will not! Let me go before I filet you like a fish!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Sh, sh.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Calm down and listen to me
Sheepy: Yan Qing: If you cooperate with me, you might just get out of here. Don't exclaim loudly, now, or someone may notice.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: What do you know about the source of the mud?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: And what capabilities do 'we' have?
Sheepy: Caster Cu: You really are a forgetful kid, aren't you?
Arsé-kun: Acu: You idiot. Who here wouldn't know something that stupidly simple? Go break your head on a wall, Caster.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: In the end, we're the ones who got trapped in this jail? Now, if I were a Lancer, I'd be able to get out easily...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ah, me, I don't.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Go downstairs and you tell us, stupid.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Downstairs?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Get your ass down that hallway. Maybe you'll fall down the stairs if I'm lucky.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ah, do you want to be stuck here? You'll be lucky if I fall, then.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Then I'll kill you myself afterwards.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: Why did he have to be public relations...?
Arsé-kun: Acu: I changed my mind. He goes first.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: But for now, you need to wait.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he turns towards the hallway* Good luck.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: Why me...?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Because I am tired of your damn voice!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: We have the same voice, idiot!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Bastard!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Maybe we should move on..
Sheepy: Caster Cu: Testosterone-brained butthead!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Mhm.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Spineless mangy mutt!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: Muscle-brained buffoon!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Armorless hippie-looking imbecile!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: Spiky nature-defying beast!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Stupid dog! You make me look bad!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: You somehow took a handsome face like mine and made it ugly! You're a hard worker at ruining everything!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: If only you had been anyone else!
Arsé-kun: Acu: If only you'd shut the hell up!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: You and that idiot berserker kept me from sleeping!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: Reap what you sew and stop running from what you've created!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Sow! It's sow, you idiot!
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ..... ... *he glances at another cell, but wisely decides to Not Ask*
Sheepy: *Hijikata looks extremely angry. Found the Berserker. Okita is curled up in a ball, her breathing ragged. She has Hijikata's coat for a blanket...*
Sheepy: *...Hijikata looks ready to kill Jekyll for even looking in his general direction.*
Arsé-kun: *No explanation is needed here. Jekyll averts his gaze*
Sheepy: *The two head further downstairs!*
Arsé-kun: *it has stopped looking like a jail and more like a dark, iron underground hospital. Lots of hooded cultists are scuttling around.*
Arsé-kun: *Jekyll shifts a bit closer to Yan. Discomfort*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ah, it's fine if you cower beside me... you're a blond, so I suppose you're close enough...but you're the wrong gender, too bad.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: ...... ........... *he frowns*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ah? You don't find it funny? Too bad.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Just get going..!
Sheepy: *Yan Qing does so*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: So what do we do..?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Figure out their weakness.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Letting the Berserkers free is a significant weakness.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: ...So hunt down the keys.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Right. ... I wonder why they can't simply break the bars.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: They're special bars maybe.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Oh, most likely..
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I'll focus on finding keys.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: All right. I'll try to find useful data.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Thanks.
Sheepy: *So Yan Qing hunts for the key*
Arsé-kun: *He finds a single key! Just one. It is vaguely labeled as "Devil's Key"*
Arsé-kun: *he isn't interrupted.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he pulls out the key* Which one of you is the devil? ...Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Acu: !! *he rushes to the bars of his cell. he looks EXCITED*
Arsé-kun: Acu: You were sincere in your statements! How impressive!
Arsé-kun: Acu: I mean, hurry up! I'm going to destroy them!
Arsé-kun: *In the background is Emiya Alter, the Lostman, Detroit Emiya, Demiya, etc. He appears to be extraordinarily confused*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing unlocks the aCu's jail cell door.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Have fun, now. I need to look for the other keys unless you know how to break them out.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: *he's fast asleep...*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I'm assuming you can't break through the wall or something to get the others...
Sheepy: Yan Qing:...Don't actually do that unless you've got a plan on how to deal with all of the people who would show up.
Arsé-kun: Acu: I have a few ideas.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Are you questioning me? *he heads to the first lock he sees, aka the one on Hijikata and Okita's cell. He then tries to use his spear to pick the lock.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Oh, no.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I meant it more as "What is it?" as opposed to "Does it exist?".
Arsé-kun: Acu: This. *his spear does the barbs thing. The lock doesn't stand a chance. No magic, just spikes. die, lock, die*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ah. Good job.
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he throws the door open* Give me your orders, Demon Commander. We'll make them regret being born.
Sheepy: *Hijikata busts the door open upon the lock being removed*
Sheepy: Hijikata: Kill anyone who tries to stop us.
Arsé-kun: Acu: That is my favorite plan.
Sheepy: Okita: Let me help.
Arsé-kun: Acu: What are you going to do? Bleed on me?
Sheepy: Hijikata: No you can’t, stay with the useless Caster. *he lifts up his gun and shoots the lock off of CasCu’s jail cell*
Sheepy: Caster Cu: I’m up, I’m up!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Better idea. Keep an eye on the senile lostman. *he rips the lock off of Demiya's cell.*
Sheepy: Okita: I’ll keep an eye on both of them- *cough, cough*
Sheepy: Hijikata: You, Lostman. You stay with Okita. She’s the only girl in the group. This one, over here.
Arsé-kun: Demiya: ... *he looks down at his floor and compares this to what he has written. it matches up, so he nods*
Sheepy: Hijikata: Okita. Don’t fight unless you need to.
Sheepy: Hijikata: And you, mysterious man, don’t die.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Or you can, it doesn't matter. Your buddy is probably dead.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: ...!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I forgot all about him.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: He’s a servant so he should be somewhat okay, but it’s true I haven’t seen him around.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Then he probably wants to be dead. Go find him so we can commit homicide.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: No problem. *he goes looking for Jekyll*
Arsé-kun: *this takes longer than expected. to get him on the proper trail, there's a convenient blood path. no word on if it's jek's or not*
Arsé-kun: *i mean there is probably a way to find out, but it'd take almost an hour. probably. idk.*
Sheepy: *He follows the blood*
Arsé-kun: *this eventually leads to Jekyll, who's tied down to a table. blood is most likely his*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: !?
Sheepy: *Yan Qing rushes over to untie him*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: You.. You took your time..
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I was breaking them out.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he unties Jekyll*
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: *he sits up* I guess that's a reason. "I" couldn't bear the wait.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: OK, let's go before they kill everyone including us.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll: Yes, I agree. I'm not in a condition to join them.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I'll protect you. We're going to stay with the weaker ones.
Arsé-kun: Jekyll?: Oh, are we killing them too?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: No, of course not. Now let's get going.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: *he pulls on Yan's face* Didn't you pay attention at all?? Don't you know Jekyll's famous because of me?? Apologize for being stupid!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Who?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Oh, did you mean the little kid back at home?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I'm Hyde..! Oh, forget it! I'll cut up your prettyboy face later! *he lets go and starts to storm off* Where the hell are the stairs??
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Where? You're in plain sight. ... Well, whatever.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he begins to lead Hyde to the stairs*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: *he irritably grumbles* That's my NAME.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Well, thank you for telling me your True Name!
Arsé-kun: Hyde: That's not all of it! No one uses the full thing, Mister Yan Qing! Eat shit.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Here's the stairs.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Old Man better pay me well for this.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: We didn't get offered any sort of payment..!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: That's because you don't work for Old Man.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: So he can gst away with not paying you, you see?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I've got a few words for him, starting with "Fuck!" and ending with "You!"
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Well, you never asked to be paid.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I demanded it up front.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I wasn't there, and the other "I" didn't think of it!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You really need to become assertive if you want Old Man to pay you.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Oh, I'll show you assertive..!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You will?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Or is that metaphorical?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Screw what the old man offered you! I'll pay for food tonight! Maybe I'll show you the best places in town to get a guy or gal, too, if you shut the hell up!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Sounds good to me!
Arsé-kun: *so they head upstairs. hyde's using the railing like it's the only way he'll make it. he makes the offcomment that all the blood is kinda hot. thank you hyde for your unpopular opinion*
Arsé-kun: *they eventually get back to the cells. somehow, mass murder hasn't taken place yet*
Sheepy: Hijikata: Finally.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: *yawn*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Let's get out of here
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he sits up. naptime over* What, no battles?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Well, you can kill anyone we pass by so long as they work here.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You deserve it.
Sheepy: Hijikata:...You certainly have an odd way of talking.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Wonderful. Let the massacre begin, then.
Sheepy: Hijikata: *he readies his guns*
Sheepy: *...And rushes upstairs. Follow the leader!*
Arsé-kun: *Acu hurries after him, grinning. There's that Happy Cu Face.*
Sheepy: *CasCu and Okita (who is guiding Demiya by the hand) follow at a slower pace, with Yan Qing following behind the group*
Arsé-kun: *Hyde takes the rear position, mumbling to himself and fidgeting with his knife. Watch your back, Yan.*
Sheepy: *Screaming and yelling has erupted. Gunshots roar.*
Arsé-kun: *alter cu also screams. a lot*
Arsé-kun: *the following floor is bloody and gory. no one is fazed by this. Maybe Yan or CasCu, but no one on my end. Especially not Demiya, who just stares at it with a straight face. nbd*
Sheepy: Caster Cu: ..Ugh. I just hope that I don't slip.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he's grinning like always, but there's something off about it this time.*
Sheepy: Okita: *she gently takes CasCu's hand. Now no one will fall! ... Or maybe she did it because she's feeling weak from her TB.*
Arsé-kun: *in the background is Hyde taking anything that isn't nailed down- Which is not a lot, surprisingly.*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing doesn't comment. That's actually useful.*
Arsé-kun: *He's got so much stuff in his arms. Probably including an actual arm*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *Hm*
Arsé-kun: *it could be useful for DNA and RNA and all that science shit that Hyde doesn't care about. He just thinks it's funny*
Sheepy: *Yan Qing focuses on leaving*
Arsé-kun: *this is a good decision*
Sheepy: *The group leaves*
Arsé-kun: *freedom at last.*
Arsé-kun: *Demiya ends up shielding his eyes from the sun, while Acu shakes off the blood. like a dog*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he sheds his disguise*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Waiting till the last minute to do that, huh?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Aha, with my good looks, all of the grunts would've had their eyes on me.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: And weapons.
Sheepy: Yan Qing:...Yes.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Could you come with me to Chaldea?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Not you, Seek, but the other ones.
Arsé-kun: *Hyde makes an unhappy face.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: For what reason..?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: To help you.
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... I don't care, but they need it.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: We'll take them down. You can help. More importantly, Chaldea provides free resources.
Arsé-kun: Acu: You've got the mutt's interest more than mine.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: You aren't coming with me?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Where in that sentence was the word "No," you unrestrained dog?
Sheepy: Caster Cu: "I don't care".
Arsé-kun: Acu: That was prior to "free things"
Sheepy: Caster Cu: ...Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Are your listening skills worse than your lancing skills??
Sheepy: Caster Cu: It's not my fault that I'm a Caster!
Arsé-kun: Acu: No, but you perform better as a caster than you ever did as a lancer! You are an awful lancer!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: ?!
Sheepy: *...That hit pretty hard.*
Arsé-kun: Acu: Are you insulted? Think about it harder with that hamster-wheel brain of yours.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: I'd rather be a Lancer...oh, or a Saber!
Sheepy: Caster Cu: I haven't tried that out yet.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Forget it. *he looks to Yan* I guess I'll come with.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Good.
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he looks back to Hijikata* You wanna get her help or what?
Sheepy: Hijikata: Take me there.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I will.
Arsé-kun: *Acu shifts his gaze to Demiya, and right back to Yan. No words needed*
Sheepy: *Yan Qibg leads them to Chaldea. Hijikata ends up carrying an unamused Okita. CasCu focuses his attention on aCu the entire trip.*
Sheepy: Hijikata:.... Who are you?
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I'm of the Assassin class!
Sheepy: Hijikata: No. Your name.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Eeheheheh! That's a secret~! But don't worry, I'm sure you'll find out soon enough, my friend!
Arsé-kun: Acu: .. The hell are you looking at, dog?
Sheepy: Caster Cu: I don't know, I think a bird.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Here, let me ask so you can understand it: WHY.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: Oh, I don't know. Birds are good, I guess.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: They're tasty when cooked and they look nice from a distance.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Look at someone else, anyone else, before I take your eyes out.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: What's up with you?
Arsé-kun: Acu: ... Too much.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: If you need anything, just tell me.
Arsé-kun: Acu: You sound like a shop employee.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Or a shitty therapist.
Sheepy: Caster Cu: Not like a wise big brother?
Arsé-kun: Acu: No, not really.
Sheepy: CasCu: ...Really?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Maybe one that's working forty hours a week to make ends meet
Sheepy: CasCu: Oh?
Sheepy: CasCu: ...
Arsé-kun: Acu: ...
Sheepy: CasCu: ...Wait a minute! Why would I want to do that!?
Sheepy: CasCu: I don't exist to listen to people's problems for 40 hours a week!
Arsé-kun: Acu: That sounds like your last month.
Sheepy: CasCu: ....Right. I guess so.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Except it was less that and more dealing with us in general.
Sheepy: CasCu: Well, yes. But it all worked out well in the end.
Arsé-kun: Acu: mhm.
Sheepy: CasCu: My newfound freedom is making my head race with what I'm going to do next...
Arsé-kun: Acu: Go the fuck to bed.
Sheepy: CasCu: Fine, Mom.
Sheepy: CasCu: You do that too.
Arsé-kun: Acu: I'd love to.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: We'll need to find you a room first but then you're free to sleep.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: A room together or two separate ones?
Sheepy: CasCu: Together, because I need ready access to babysit him so he doesn't break everything.
Arsé-kun: Acu: I was going to say the same about you.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Good, that's simple.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Just so you know, don't try to flirt with the therapist...? Whatever she is, don't get the blind redhead drunk, and especially don't talk to the... therapist? with the thought of picking her up in mind.
Sheepy: CasCu:...?!
Arsé-kun: Acu: You can't say that and not explain.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: She's technically single.
Arsé-kun: Acu: That's oddly specific.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, NO ONE IS BABYSITTING EDWARD HYDE. More specifically, he ran off to do who-knows-what. This being Hyde, he's here to have fun and do stupid shit, so he decided to track down Chaldea's master and approach. "Hey, Ricecakes, I gotcha a weapon! You want it?" He was quickly met with interest from Rice-kun, who "Ooh"ed and "ahh"ed.*
Arsé-kun: *This stopped when Hyde gifted them the human arm, grinning from ear to ear. "It's a bludgeoning weapon, you see? It inflicts fear!" Rice-kun stopped, slowly looking back to Hyde. "Is this real..?" they asked, visibly uncomfortable. "It's whatever you believe it is, pal!" Hyde cheerfully responded, dumping the rest of what he was carrying on the table. "Get someone to hand this in! It's got data and numbers and I don't care!" Seeing that Rice-kun didn't reply to this, Hyde started to leave, only stopping to lean on the doorframe. "Maybe now you can give someone a hand!"*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: But her servant who's known for brutally murdering people considers her his wife.
Sheepy: CasCu:....Oh.
Sheepy: CasCu: That's rough. I feel bad for her.
Sheepy: Haku: Are you badtalking Tepes?
Sheepy: Yan Qing:?! ...Yo, Haku! What's up?!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: We were just... uh...
Sheepy: Haku: Can I join?
Sheepy: Haku: Have you ever noticed that despite his scary outer appearance, there's a lot of little things about him that take away from the scariness factor.... like how fluffy his hair is, or the little ...eh, what's the word, bandana he wears on his head when he cooks? Or anything that pops out of his mouth... in the end, he's not threatening at all.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Are you badtalking him or just gushing about the things you like about him while acting like it's potentially negative?!
Arsé-kun: *Demiya continues to add SO MUCH to the current scene. wowza*
Arsé-kun: *Acu pulls on Yan's scarf. Impatient*
Sheepy: Yan Qing:...Oh, right, the rooms. I'll be back. Don't flirt with Haku.
Sheepy: *Yan Qing escapes to get a room for aCu and CasCu*
Sheepy: Haku: ?
Sheepy: CasCu:...So.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Don't.
Sheepy: CasCu: Are you here often?
Sheepy: Haku: Considering I work here, yes.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Are you deaf?
Sheepy: CasCu: Oho! What do you do for a living?
Sheepy: Haku: Work.
Sheepy: CasCu: Oh, right, he mentioned you were a therapist! So if I need therapy, you'll be the one to go to, right? And I'll get to talk to a pretty lady about my problems...
Arsé-kun: Acu: .... Do I have to apologize for you thinking with your second brain? Cut it out.
Sheepy: CasCu: Hey, what's up with you?
Sheepy: CasCu: Idiot. He's saying not to flirt with her so he can.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he enters scene, forcing a grin and being loud. intentionally* Oh, this is where you went off to, dear wife! I'm glad you found it in you to leave the office, but can you please tell me when you do?
Sheepy: Haku: Sorry about that.
Sheepy: CasCu: Ehhh...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Oh, am I interrupting something? Do go on!
Sheepy: CasCu:...You're into old guys?...
Sheepy: Haku:?!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That's not something you ask a lady.
Sheepy: Haku: What kind of out there question is that? Is it because you're old?
Sheepy: CasCu: I'm not old and your aged appearance surprised me.
Sheepy: Haku: Oh. Yeah. Tepes looks old.
Sheepy: CasCu: Well, now I'm confused.
Sheepy: CasCu: Yan Qing made it out to be that that guy is forcing you to be his wife. So then does that mean you're single or not? What does technically single mean..?!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: He did say that? How rude. I'll have a chat with him after this.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And I am not. If she disliked it, she could say so. :<
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Yo! I'm back! I've got your room number!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Hey, hey, what's with the upset look?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he just looks at Yan. you know what you did.*
Sheepy: Haku: It doesn't make enough of an emotional impact at this point for me to care.
Arsé-kun: Acu: *he grabs CasCu's hood and pulls a little.* It's been three thousand years. We've all wasted away.
Sheepy: Yan Qing:...Scary...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Here, have your key. *he gives two keycards to the Cus*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You probably should shoo before you get involved further.
Arsé-kun: Acu: Appreciated. You've spared us another ten minutes of this dog barking.
Sheepy: CasCu: I've in jail for so long with the only woman in sight not even being my type!
Arsé-kun: Acu: See what I mean?
Sheepy: CasCu: You're not even taking what I say seriously...?! This is why I need a hot therapist to talk to about my issues
Sheepy: Haku: $200.
Sheepy: CasCu: Eh?
Sheepy: Haku: $200 an hour to talk to a therapist.
Sheepy: CasCu:! Costly, but I can afford it!
Sheepy: Haku: Okay. I'll call up Tristan later.
Sheepy: CasCu:...Isn't that a man's name?
Arsé-kun: Acu: Hey, wait. *he tugs on CasCu's hood. shattap for a sec* How much is it for the guy with Altzuh.. ... The senile lostman over here?
Sheepy: Haku: Huh?
Sheepy: Haku: It kinda depends on how obnoxious he is.
Sheepy: Haku: Because Chaldea already pays me, servants don't need to unless they're obnoxious .
Sheepy: Haku: In which case, I do to their wallet what Tepes probably wishes he could do directly to them.
Arsé-kun: Acu: *snrk* That's understandable. He's clearly awful. Look how much he's definitely speaking.
Sheepy: Haku: So in the case of the servant over there, it's free. For you it'd be free. For the caster...
Sheepy: Haku:...$300 an hour.
Sheepy: CasCu:?!
Arsé-kun: Acu: Better make it worth a casino. Or something. Now are you gonna shut up, dog?
Sheepy: CasCu:...*sigh* I'm exhausted
Arsé-kun: Acu: Can't you answer a simple yes or no? *eyeroll* Let me free you of this burden, lady. *and he drags CasCu out of scene, exit left*
Sheepy: Haku: Ah, the annoyance is gone.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he drops the grin* I was going to initially leave you be, until I heard him harassing you.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Eheheh...
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I forgot something!
Sheepy: Haku: Thanks.
Sheepy: Haku: Yan Qing, wait. We aren't done badtalking Tepes yet.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Your idea of badtalking him is gushing about what you like about him and then covering yourself by acting like it's negative!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You, unlike them, are fair game. You've got about five minutes to make yourself scarce, Assassin.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Why?!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Did you think I didn't hear you before? Shoo.
Sheepy: Yan Qing:?!!
Sheepy: *Yan Qing flees*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Now we're free of the annoyance.
Sheepy: Haku: Too bad, we didn't finish badtalking you.
Sheepy: Haku: *she gently takes Tepes's hand* I'm bored and on break, so let's do something fun.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Oh, certainly! What did you have in mind?
Sheepy: Haku: I want to bug Dr. Roman.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Only if he isn't busy.
Sheepy: Haku: Aw, fine.
Arsé-kun: *Lets go bully the good doctor!*
Sheepy: Haku: Dr. Roman!! Are you busy?
Arsé-kun: Roman: *he VERY quickly switches tabs to an important looking document* Y-yes??
Sheepy: Haku: I saw that, don't worry about hiding it.
Sheepy: Haku: People will find out you aren't working anyway once they find out no work is coming from you.
Arsé-kun: Roman: *he sends off the important looking document* No, now I'm done working.
Sheepy: Haku: Good, I've come to harass you because I'm bored and taking a break for once in a millennia.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Then pull up a seat!
Sheepy: *Haku pulls up a seat and joins Dr. Roman*
Arsé-kun: *is everyone ready for about half an hour of an idol doing whatever she's doing this episode?*
Sheepy: Bedivere: Dr. Roman, I have a - Ah, this is the one where I had to stand there and hold a light for him for two hours straight because he couldn't get his lines right.
Arsé-kun: Roman: *instant pause and swivel, a maneuver he has mastered, before registering the rest of the sentence* I thought it being him was a big secret?
Sheepy: Bedivere: Oh, I didn't notice these two.
Sheepy: Bedivere: Well, it's fine, I suppose.
Sheepy: Bedivere: Unless you mean I'm not supposed to know, and, well...
Sheepy: Bedi: Unfortunately, it isn't exactly that much of a secret considering that the two names are almost exactly the same.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he honestly doesn't give a damn, meanwhile*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't ruin the magic, Bedi!!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh.
Sheepy: Bedi: Whoops, sorry. I'm so used to it that there isn't any magic to me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, is this the one I almost went off singing instead of my lines?
Sheepy: Bedi: *There's a grin on his face. There's something ominous about it...*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, I almost forgot about that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You're cyberbullying me
Sheepy: Bedi: How?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: At this rate, everyone's gonna know it's me.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Oh, sorry.
Sheepy: Bedi: Then, what should I do to make up for it?
Sheepy: Bedi: Should I talk about embarrassing things you've done in the past to prove it isn't you because there's no way an idol like Magi Mari would do such things?
Arsé-kun: *Roman decides this is far more entertaining, meanwhile*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No!! Or I'll do it to you!
Sheepy: Bedi: I have embarrassing stories?
Arsé-kun: *Merlin grins. Spoop*
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know what you're talking about.
Sheepy: Bedi: You can't threaten me with that if I haven't a clue what you're referring to.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You walked into a glass door. More than once. I still have the tape.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...
Sheepy: Bedi: ...W-well, it'd be silly to waste my artillery to return that attack...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And so did I.
Sheepy: Bedi: There's not much I can do to justify it other than being tired and it being new technology...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Multiple times. Despite knowing it was there. That's also on tape.
Sheepy: Bedi: ?!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And what do you mean "new"?! It was glass!
Sheepy: Bedi: !?!?!!?
Sheepy: Bedi: But! Glass pane windows didn't exist back then! So...!
Sheepy: Bedi: Why would I expect glass to block my path?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's true. Who would?
Sheepy: Bedi: You.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, yeah! *he looks back to the group, minus Tepes, who doesn't care* There's a new ep coming out tomorrow, then I gotta film some more.
Sheepy: Haku: I don't really understand the appeal.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm cute and I think I'm funny.
Sheepy: Bedi: So Magi Mari's only fan is Dr. Roman after all...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's harsh.
Sheepy: Bedi: It is?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I know there are more fans than that! By a long shot!
Sheepy: Bedi: Name five people.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The subscription list begs to differ.
Sheepy: Bedi: Name five people.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You, for starters.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm not a fan.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, because you help me on it. You're the set manager.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, exactly.
Sheepy: Bedi: It'd be narcissistic if I was a fan.
Sheepy: Bedi: It'd be like if you were a fan.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... I feel lazy. You think I can get away with releasing all the blooper reels for a month or so?
Sheepy: Bedi: No.
Sheepy: Bedi: You've spoiled the content for your only fan.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I didn't say when!
Sheepy: Bedi: It'll be easy to tell.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm gonna make it subtle to spite you.
Sheepy: Bedi: Good luck! I believe in you!
Sheepy: *Bedi is smiling enthusiastically! He knows you can do it, Merlin!!*
Sheepy: Bedi: I have come to both bring Hyde back and comment about the situation with the hopes that you have ideas about where we should go next.
Arsé-kun: Roman: I got a report earlier saying that he tried to pawn off an arm to Rice-kun..
Sheepy: Haku: Dr. Roman probably can't even decide on what he'll eat for breakfast each morning...
Arsé-kun: Roman: Hey! I'm better than that!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, that's not what I was referring to, but it's technically related.
Sheepy: Bedi: Organizations like this are like ants, I suppose.
Sheepy: Bedi: Have you ever noticed that no matter how many ants you kill there's always another one there to replace it?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Until you kill the entire mound.
Sheepy: Bedi: While the mission was certainly a success in helping fellow Servants, it was a failure in finding the "Queen Ant".
Sheepy: Bedi: Yan Qing mentioned that the berserkers went on a killing spree and he was unable to capture anyone who would have knowledge about the higher ups.
Sheepy: Bedi: Furthermore, he saw no one who looked important...
Sheepy: Bedi:..Meaning that we've lost a very valuable resource this day.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: we could summon some ghosts if we need to!
Sheepy: Bedi: You'd need names and a face to do that.
Sheepy: Bedi: Finally, I've seen no pattern to the servants they've been targeting
Arsé-kun: Hyde: This is the last place I'm visiting! *he enters, carrying all those papers and folders, and that arm. Seems Rice-kun didn't like it much*
Sheepy: Haku: Finally, someone who does their job around here.
Sheepy: Bedi:....Hyde? What's that arm for?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: It's a blunt force weapon!
Sheepy: Bedi:...
Arsé-kun: Hyde: You wanna have a real arm instead of that oven? You can have it!
Sheepy: Bedi: You didn't cut that off of someone yourself, right...?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: You wanna have a real arm instead of that oven? You can have it!
Sheepy: Bedi: And.. certainly, there are times where I feel phantom limb... or when I get fed up with the inherit clumsiness of the Airgetlam...
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Sadly! I missed all the fun! I just looted. *he drops the stack of papers and folders (and it's probably not light) on roman's lap. ow* You want it? It's for the low price of free.
Sheepy: Bedi: But I'd rather not have someone else's arm...
Sheepy: Haku: Great, thanks.
Arsé-kun: *Bedi receives Someone Else's Arm!*
Sheepy: Bedi: *hrk*
Sheepy: Haku: Don't throw up.
Sheepy: Bedi: *his face is a mix of horror, fear, and nausea*
Sheepy: Haku: Tepes, could you disarm him-....
Sheepy: Haku: I meant take it off of his hands.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Certainly. *he takes it, and exits stage right*
Sheepy: Haku: He actually left...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'll be right back!
Sheepy: Haku: You are?
Arsé-kun: *Tepes would reply, but he has actually exited the scene. What's he up to? fuck idk*
Sheepy: *Hey, Tepes! Who's the brunette there? The one babbling about Christianity to Yan Qing, who looks like he wants to escape?*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *this is perfect, he decides. There's a guy he wanted to punch, and also his senpai. He considers smacking Yan with the arm.*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: *he gives Tepes a desperate look*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It's almost like you deserved a talk about how you need Jesus.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No idea. Your horse is trying to eat the tablecloth again.
Sheepy: Georgios: ?!
Sheepy: *Georgios looks over to Bayard*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: ...What're you even talking about...
Arsé-kun: *And Tepes takes the opportunity to deck Yan while the horse chews a tablecloth*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Ow!
Sheepy: Georgios: ?!
Sheepy: *Georgios whirls around, dropping the table cloth*
Sheepy: Georgios: Did something happen?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." *that's all he'll give on the matter*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: You punched me!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I didn't punch you!
Sheepy: Georgios: Violence is not the answer. If you hurt others, you stoop to their level.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It is considered acceptable to a monster when their wife is insulted.
Sheepy: Georgios: ...Well, I can understand you being upset. However.
Sheepy: Georgios: If you see yourself a monster, you will become one. You are more than that.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... You are correct. My apologies.
Sheepy: Georgios: No need to apologize to me.
Sheepy: Georgios: The one you are hurting is yourself.
Arsé-kun: *and then it was Tepes' turn to get religion-blasted. He actually understands what Georgios is saying, so no big deal. also yan has the arm now. cursed arm. hahahaha*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: ... *Ugh*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: What do you expect me to do with this?
Arsé-kun: *Tepes shrugs*
Sheepy: Yan Qing: I don't want it!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No one wants it!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: Then get rid of it yourself!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Do it for me! I have a wife to be with!
Sheepy: Yan Qing: What will you pay me?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: With lunch.
Sheepy: Yan Qing: .. Fine.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Thank you.
Sheepy: *Yan Qing scurries off...*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I apologize for you having to see that, Saint.
Sheepy: Georgios: No, no, this is evidence that I must work harder.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... I was referring to the limb.
Sheepy: Georgios: Where did it come from?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm not quite sure. A berserker picked it up.
Sheepy: Georgios: I see.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Again, my apologies.
Sheepy: Georgios: There's no need.
Sheepy: Georgios: You were going to return to your wife, correct? Then go do so.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Thank you. *he heads back*
Sheepy: Haku: Aw, Tepes is back.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Is that a bad thing?
Sheepy: Haku: Well, now we can't trashtalk you.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Not again!
Sheepy: Haku: What will I do if I can't do that?
Sheepy: Haku: You're always nagging me to take a break and now you won't give me any ideas on how to spend it.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: This is what you wanted to do, dear.
Sheepy: Haku: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You wanted to bother the doctor, so here we are.
Sheepy: Haku: Ah!
Arsé-kun: *and Romani's shit is woefully unflipped.*
Sheepy: *Haku sticks a sticker on Dr. Roman while he isn't looking...*
Arsé-kun: Roman: What was that..?
Sheepy: Haku: Nothing.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Hmm.. *he looks away*
Sheepy: *Haku waits a bit and then sticks another on him*
Arsé-kun: *roman doesn't seem to notice that one*
Sheepy: *Haku continues doing it*
Arsé-kun: *Haku has not been discovered yet*
Sheepy: *So she will continue doing this until Dr. Roman notices her or she runs out of stickers*
Arsé-kun: *Roman eventually notices..*
Arsé-kun: Roman: H-hey, what's the big deal?? Again??
Sheepy: Haku: There was a bug.
Arsé-kun: Roman: That's what you said last time!!
Sheepy: Haku: It came back.
Arsé-kun: Roman: I can see the stickers!
Sheepy: Haku: ...
Sheepy: *Haku peels one off of the sticker page and sticks it on Dr. Roman's forehead*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: She got the bug.
Sheepy: Haku: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Are you calling me a bug???
Sheepy: Haku: No.
Arsé-kun: Roman: Are you sure??
Sheepy: Haku: You're taller than me, so how can you be a bug?
Arsé-kun: Roman: ..... I didn't think about that part.
Sheepy: Haku: Exactly.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: ---Let me go, dammit!
Sheepy: Bedi: You've proven yourself unable to walk in the right direction, so I've come to help you find your way back.
Sheepy: Bedi: It'd be worrisome if you got lost, so we'll go back together!
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I can tell my left from right! Are you calling me dumb??
Sheepy: Bedi: No, you misunderstand.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's neither left nor right.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's forward, you see?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: The only thing in FRONT of me is this fucking dick wizard!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, just so you know, his name is Merlin.
Sheepy: Bedi: M-e-r-l-i-n.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Cut the sass before I cut you!
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't know what you're talking about.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nor do I!
Sheepy: Bedi: You have difficulties with names so I was simply reinforcing the memory of his name.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I don't. Caaare.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah?
Sheepy: Bedi: What was that?
Sheepy: Bedi: You care?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, that's good.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Oh, shut up.
Sheepy: Bedi: Talk more? Certainly.
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you wish to know a very detailed account of the Hundred Year War?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Shut up, shut up, shut up!
Sheepy: Bedi: You see, the Hundred Year War began in 1337. France and England fought the same war off-and-on until 1453.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!
Sheepy: Bedi: While the war technically was not a hundred years long, conflicts arose between France and Britain over that 116 year span.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP
Sheepy: Bedi: The war started due to Charles the IV of France dying without a son. No one truly had a claim to the throne due to how the rules worked back then, so Britain decided that it had more of a right to France's throne than France did.
Arsé-kun: *Hyde more or less belts out an agonized scream*
Sheepy: Bedi: *...he goes on, ignoring Hyde's complaints.*
Sheepy: *This includes a detailed explanation for many of the conflicts...*
Arsé-kun: Hyde: ........ I do one good thing in my life, and this is how you repay me?
Sheepy: Bedi: Don't you feel enlightened?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I want to die. I'd let Jekyll stab us right about now.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh? You liked it?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Jekyll's already doing badly enough, don't make this half want to die too.
Sheepy: Bedi: What happened to Jekyll?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Oh, fun stuff! Got chained down and bloodied up a bit! Kinda kinky if you ask me, but hoo boy! He didn't like it!
Sheepy: Bedi: ...
Arsé-kun: Hyde: If I hadn't taken the drivers' seat, we'd be doin' a whole lot of nothing!
Sheepy: Bedi: So... he's emotionally damaged?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: And cowering! Now shut up!
Sheepy: Bedi: I see. I will then.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Now can we go hooome??
Sheepy: Bedi: We'll be there when we're there.
Arsé-kun: *and then Merlin catches up. Seems he had a few words to give before hopping in the teleporter*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What'd I miss??
Sheepy: Bedi: Apparently, Jekyll is hurt
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hyde wants to go home so we should get on top of that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's rather out-of-character, isn't it? We'd better.
Sheepy: *The three head home.*
Arsé-kun: *They're greeted by Mozart, who definitely was not drawing a dick in the snow before hearing them approach. Nope. Ignore that.*
Sheepy: Satoru: You're really good at making butterflies in the snow, Uncle Mozzy.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... Ah, thank you. Here, this one will be for you. *and he starts an actual butterfly before looking up* Welcome back.
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you.
Sheepy: *Bedi puts Hyde down*
Arsé-kun: *This was a fatal mistake. Hyde just lies down in the snow.*
Sheepy: Bedi:...Um, did you want me to carry you inside?
Arsé-kun: Hyde: .... yeah. couldn't even go the full way, could you?
Sheepy: *Bedi picks him up and heads inside*
Arsé-kun: *and discovers the actual reason Mozart is Outside within ten seconds.*
Sheepy: *Ozy and Gil are being obnoxious. Kogil is playing with Lobo... or trying to. Lobo couldn't care less about Kogil's presence*
Sheepy: *By obnoxious, I mean that they're laughing a ton while playing chess. They're about even.*
Sheepy: Kogil: You grab onto it and pull.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he yawns*
Sheepy: Kogil: Okay. Then we can go outside and then you'll chase this ball.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he scratches an itch*
Sheepy: Kogil: Enkidu! Why is he ignoring me?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He doesn't like being told what to do.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He just wants to nap, but these two won't stop howling.
Sheepy: Kogil: That's fine.
Sheepy: Kogil: They're really annoying
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I can understand why you would think that, young lord.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he huffs and stands up*
Sheepy: Kogil: There's no need to laugh during chess-
Sheepy: *Lobo knocks the table over*
Sheepy: Ozy: ?!
Sheepy: Gil: What was that for, you oversized mutt?
Sheepy: Kogil: Good boy!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Lobo has decided you are both of equal skill, and that this was not the proper way to determine the better of the two.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: That, and he wants to sleep.
Sheepy: Gil: What skill does a dog have at judging such things?
Sheepy: *Lobo plops down on the fallen chess board. Time to sleep*
Sheepy: Ozy: He's like a sphinx almost...
Sheepy: Kogil: Oh, I guess he won't want to play fetch for a while...Now what?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Wolf, my lord. He's far smarter than the average housepet.
Sheepy: Gil: What's the difference?
Sheepy: Gil: One's more barbaric than the other and apparently I should act like wolf is a compliment?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It isn't a compliment? Wolves are wonderfully social creatures...
Sheepy: Kogil: Well dogs act subservient, while wolves generally don't, right?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: That's right.
Sheepy: Kogil: So wolves are more willing to be themselves instead of fitting into the social role they've been forced to take on.
Sheepy: Gil: I doubt dogs or wolves think of that.
Sheepy: Gil: Also, dogs are more social.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: My proper master is a wolf, my lords. I think I know what I am talking about.
Sheepy: Gil: I've never cared for them
Sheepy: Kogil: You treat Lobo like he's lower than you, but he's still technically a king...
Sheepy: Kogil: According to the internet anyway.
Sheepy: Gil: Dogs can't be king.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Wolf.
Sheepy: Gil: Whatever.
Sheepy: Gil: In the end, the only difference is domestication.
Sheepy: Gil: He'll play fetch. He plays with dog toys. He snarls at strangers.
Sheepy: Gil: He just doesn't bark that often.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .. A dog could do that as well.
Sheepy: Kogil: Really?
Sheepy: Kogil: Aww~ I was hoping he would be special...
Sheepy: Kogil: Not that he isn't, but I mean in that respect.
Sheepy: Lobo: *yawn*
Sheepy: Gil: My lions are much better.
Sheepy: Lobo: *growl*
Sheepy: Gil: Don't threaten me, mongrel!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he places a paw on the back of Gil's head (while facing him) and sharply pulls fowards before letting go. Bye Gil. I hope you like the floor.*
Sheepy: *And then to shove how he feels about Gil's words directly into his face, he licks Kogil's face and nuzzles Enkidu.*
Sheepy: Gil: Ow!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you, Lobo, but I do not think that helped much.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: We do not want unneeded violence between kings here..
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'm saying not to fight.
Sheepy: Lobo: *whine*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Yes, that counted.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he whines again and plops down on the ground*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Please do not.
Sheepy: *Lobo yawns*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Am I keeping you up? So sorry.
Sheepy: Lobo: *it's nap time*
Arsé-kun: *And so, Enkidu returns to his #1 priority and picks Gil up off the ground*
Sheepy: Gil: Who taught him to do that...?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Who said anyone had to teach him?
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He's smart. He can figure things out. But are you okay?
Sheepy: Gil: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: That's good.
Sheepy: Kogil: *he pops his head out of the door* They're done.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Thank goodness. We'll be coming in shortly.
Sheepy: Kogil: Just be careful - Lobo is sleeping.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: So keep performances to my territory. Got it.
Sheepy: Kogil: Yes, exactly!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Good to know. Satoru, lets head on inside.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *so they Do*
Sheepy: Satoru: Doesn't Lobo need a blanket? He'll be cold...
Sheepy: Kogil: Lobo is covered with fur, so he won't be cold.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh! But why does Lobo have fur but we don't?
Sheepy: Kogil: Um... We're sort of covered in fur? We've got hair on our body. It just isn't a lot...
Sheepy: Satoru: You're right.... you're smart.
Sheepy: Gil: Of course! He's a concept of myself! Meaning, I'm smarter!
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry, I didn't mean you when I said that.
Sheepy: Gil:?! Cursed Child, who taught you such barb-filled remarks?
Sheepy: Satoru: There's no barbs. I don't see any barbs.
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu decides not to get involved in this one. He's gonna watch*
Sheepy: Gil:...Ugh! I meant it figuratively!
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Gil: ...
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu joins Satoru in just staring at Gil uncomfortably. He's still not involved, he swears.*
Sheepy: Gil: Figurative speech. How do you not know figurative speech?
Sheepy: Satoru: Figurative speech is when you say something you don't mean and expect the other person to read your mind.
Sheepy: Satoru: Metaphorical language is personal to each person, so one person's connotation of a word anf the values it holds may be different than another's.
Sheepy: Satoru: Such as, one person may see "My love is like a rose" as a metaphor for its beautiful, romantic nature. However, another may view it as thorny and dying off quickly.
Sheepy: Satoru: In the end, figurative language adds one more layer of complication to language that isn't needed and only serves to confuse and occasionally emphasize a point. I prefer to take things literally until the other catches on that I'm not sure what they've trying to say.
Sheepy: Gil: You're overthinking things.
Arsé-kun: *Background Andersen wipes away a single, manly tear. Kids learn so quickly. He's so proud.*
Sheepy: *If Satoru knew Andersen was proud of him he'd beam of joy.*
Sheepy: Satoru: So then, what did you mean?
Sheepy: Gil: I meant... pointed... no, sharp... ... Just forget it!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It was a sharp retort, a particularly smartassy response. I approve wholeheartedly.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he seems somewhat pleased by the last part...*
Sheepy: Gil: You are an adult. Act it and be a good influence, not one who praises him when he insults others.
Sheepy: Kogil: You're an adult and you don't act it.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: At least sometimes.
Sheepy: Gil: I do!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Sometimes. You do... Oh, forget it. I get the feeling that now is not the time for me to add insult to injury.
Sheepy: Gil: ?! What is it?
Sheepy: Kogil: He's being merciful and you're asking for it anyway.
Sheepy: Gil: Excuse me?
Sheepy: Kogil: Nooothing~
Arsé-kun: Andersen: If I say what I wanted, promise me you'll do no harm to anyone present.
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: While you make a fantastic king and rulemaker, you are downright awful at talking to children. I haven't seen you speak to a single one like they're a normal human being.
Sheepy: Gil: That's because they aren't.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Everyone is a fucking child at some point. You idiot. At least everyone normal- Oh! Wait! You refuse to acknowledge your own childhood!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. Hah. Wahahahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: We'll now have ten minutes of that and him pretending I'm wrong. Time for an intermission. I have to piss.
Sheepy: Gil: Foolishness!
Sheepy: Gil: Cursed Child! Tell me, what is your favorite animal?
Sheepy: Satoru: Rhinos.
Sheepy: Gil: Clearly, children are not normal human beings!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: They're people before people figure out maturity and logic. Now shut up before I take a leak right here. *exit scene*
Arsé-kun: *Andersen re-enters scene five minutes later*
Sheepy: Satoru: Andersen, is there something wrong with rhinos?
Sheepy: Gil: Obviously. They're ugly.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No? Now hippos are another story. We won't delve into that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Hippos?
Sheepy: Satoru: They're okay.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: They're jerks, I've been told.
Sheepy: Gil: Rhinos are worse.
Sheepy: Satoru: But... I like rhinos...
Sheepy: Gil: Rhinos just sit around with birds on them all day.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: So what is the issue? They have enough problems as is.
Sheepy: Satoru: You don't contribute anything all day too but unlike rhinos you don't even give birds a place to sit.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: As much as I'd love to agree, it's inaccurate.
Sheepy: Satoru: He gives birds a place to sit?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No, he contributes.
Sheepy: Satoru: He contributes?
Sheepy: Satoru: Really?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: More than I do.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .. And while I like to make that sound like a very low bar, I... *he crouches down, and reaches under the sofa, pulling out two full tomes of writing* Do a lot of work.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: This isn't even where I keep my actual publication drafts. This is all scrapped concepts and planning. *he drops them. loud thud*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You can look if you want. I don't care much. I have duplicate copies.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh? That's a lot, though.
Sheepy: Satoru: You shouldn't understate your worth, because people might start to believe that's true.
Sheepy: Gil: In terms of battling, he's capable of very little.
Sheepy: Gil: Writing is his forte, so I technically do more when it comes to contributing as a ...
Sheepy: Gil: ... Heroic Spirit.
Sheepy: Kogil: You don't.
Sheepy: Gil: Shut up, brat.
Sheepy: Kogil: You may be strong but you couldn't care less about Minako, so you only use a fraction of your power.
Sheepy: Kogil: Meaning, compared to others, you may contribute a lot, But based on your abilities, you don't.
Sheepy: Gil: I'm not wasting my energy on fighting her battles more than I have to.
Sheepy: Kogil: No, it's because you're still stuck on the Master you actually grew to like. The one you'd do anything for. If you keep comparing everyone you serve to her, you'll keep finding Masters who get fed up with you.
Sheepy: Gil: Silence, maggot!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: He's not wrong, idiot tyrant.
Sheepy: Gil: What do you know?
Sheepy: Gil: The only one who summoned you was that disgusting nun.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: She was definitely disgusting, I agree. I lived in a box... But that is irrelevant!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: But you stay withdrawn with people you don't care about.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And you may or may not be trying not to show if you really do care. Just maybe?
Sheepy: Gil: My point is that you know no one better than Minako.
Sheepy: Gil: I've had two Masters in my time who have intrigued me.
Sheepy: Gil: There's nothing interesting about Minako.
Sheepy: Gil: I've simply found no one better yet because they're a rare few in the world of Magus.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Have I said I never had other masters? And so you say.
Sheepy: Gil: You've had others?
Sheepy: Gil: And simply, all magi have the same types of wishes.
Sheepy: Gil: Power. Wealth. To bring someone back. To be what they are not.
Sheepy: Gil: These wishes are so dull that I see no reason to help anyone achieve them.
Sheepy: Gil: Power should be earned. Wealth should be earned. Death should not be reversed. They should not achieve their career goals artificially.
Sheepy: Gil: If thoughts of greed drive their wish, I've got no interest in it.
Sheepy: Gil: I've already m-
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Lets see: Minako doesn't care about that. Nor that. Or that. And especially that. Wow! She fits all of your standards!
Sheepy: Gil: She's pathetic.
Sheepy: Gil: In the respect of wishes, there's simply no reason for me to assist her.
Sheepy: Gil: As far as I can see, she has none.
Sheepy: Gil: Which in my eyes, is worse than a generic wish.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Did you ever consider for ten seconds that this isn't a Holy Grail War?
Sheepy: Gil: Andersen.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That's not an insult. I'm already afraid.
Sheepy: Gil: For one who acts as though he has brains, he doesn't seem to use it.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Oh, there it is.
Sheepy: Gil: Have you ever concerned why humans exist?
Sheepy: Gil: It is to achieve their goals and to impact the world, even in the tiniest of ways.
Sheepy: Gil: It is to follow their dreams and wish for what cannot be.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And maybe not every single person does these great obvious things.
Sheepy: Gil: What is a human without a wish?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Someone who maybe just didn't figure it out yet.
Sheepy: Gil: Someone who has no drive if they don't even bother seeking it
Sheepy: Gil: I've seen what it's like for a Master to question their reason for existence. Their wish. Their purpose for fighting. It is this question that should drive them if they haven't come up with rhe answer.
Sheepy: Gil: One who doesn't even go so far as to ask this question is not worth my time. There are many others out rhere who lust for my power but I've decided to give her a chance.
Sheepy: Gil: I could leave at any time as I please, so the question stands: Will she try to find her dream before I give up on her?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fuck if I know. Why don't you get off your ass and ask her yourself?
Sheepy: Gil: You're the one who can read others.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I can't do it from four rooms away.
Sheepy: Gil: So you've only interacted with her from four rooms away?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I never read about that detail! I can't do it if I can't see her! You read with your eyes!
Sheepy: Gil: Fine, fine.
Sheepy: Gil: Then I will speak with her.
Sheepy: *Gil goes to talk to Minako*
Sheepy: Gil: Mongrel!
Arsé-kun: *Mink is... Not eating, for once. She's sorting craft essence cards*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Mongrel!
Sheepy: Gil: It is time to put those down and speak to your king!
Sheepy: Gil: For my message is much more important than my usual very important statements.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We're already speaking! How important could it be?
Sheepy: Gil: I have closely examined your progress as a human since I have allowed you to have the honor of my presence.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Am I getting a report card?
Sheepy: Gil: You've given me no choice but to propose a challenge.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Don't make me write an essay
Sheepy: Gil: If you do not try to find your wish - what you would fight a Holy Grail War for - I will abandon you.
Sheepy: Gil: That is my final decision, Mutt! Do not try to argue for lenience!
Arsé-kun: Minako: What I would fight for? Other than keeping you guys alive? Hmmm..
Arsé-kun: Minako: Do I need an answer now?
Sheepy: Gil: Foolishness.
Sheepy: Gil: We fight for what you believe in.
Sheepy: Gil: For what you dream of.
Sheepy: Gil: If you wish to keep us alive, you should have never summoned us in the first place.
Sheepy: Gil: However. I do not expect an immediate answer.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Great. I can't keep up with a royal's sudden ability to spout philosophy!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah. You must understand.
Sheepy: Gil: Much like a Holy Grail War, those you fight all have a reason for fighting.
Sheepy: Gil: Perhaps it's to accomplish a goal or to protect what they already have.
Sheepy: Gil: You, a woman with no reason past your view of justice, will be consumed by their greed and fear.
Sheepy: Gil: Greed and fear are more powerful than an artificial state like justice.
Sheepy: Gil: For this reason, it's a waste for me to assist you because without a dream you'll die no matter what I do.
Sheepy: Gil: Furthermore, your fighting without a reason past justice is selfishly stealing away the chance those you fight have to grant their wish.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she's thinking. this might take a few minutes*
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'd like to keep what I have. We magus don't tend to live long.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'd go for a great hero of justice route, but I know better than that. Emiya's explained enough to shoot that down.
Arsé-kun: Minako: The world doesn't need any major changes, and neither do we.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And of course, we're not going full on world conquering. Too much work when you're at the top!
Sheepy: Gil:...Hm.
Sheepy: Gil: So then, you've got nothing?
Sheepy: Gil: I see.
Sheepy: Gil: That's unfortunate.
Sheepy: Gil: You, the Magus, have no wish. I, however, do: to have a different Master.
Arsé-kun: Minako: When did I say I was done thinking about it? You said I didn't need an immediate answer!
Arsé-kun: Minako: And you don't need to be such a bully! If you want someone else so bad, why'd you come to me, huh?
Sheepy: Gil: Because the one I want I can't have.
Sheepy: Gil: Everything else in this world I can snatch up with ease.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You can't grab grail mud, though. *she picks the ce cards back up and starts shuffling through them*
Sheepy: Gil: I don't want grail mud.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You want a ce with a cute kid on it? I have a bunch of those.
Sheepy: Gil: What's that supposed to mean?
Arsé-kun: Minako: One of these is good for crits, so it might help you out a bit?
Arsé-kun: *Gil is handed Victor of the Moon and Another Ending*
Sheepy: Gil: ...
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... These are the ones you wanted, right?
Sheepy: Gil: How did you know?
Arsé-kun: Minako: You're not very subtle.
Sheepy: Gil: ...
Sheepy: Gil: I see. I should fix this, then.
Arsé-kun: Minako: If you want to? I thought it was cute.
Sheepy: Gil: Thought what was cute?
Arsé-kun: Minako: The face you make when you see something you like! You look so excited! It's cute!
Sheepy: Gil: Foolishness! I do no such thing!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Okaaaayyyyy~
Sheepy: Gil: Do not speak lies like this?
Sheepy: Gil: Do not speak like you know me, mutt!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Make me?
Sheepy: Gil: You know nothing
Sheepy: Gil: And yet, you act like an expert.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Well, yeah. You'll trample on me otherwise..!
Sheepy: Gil: Trample?
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she deepens her voice, which does nothing to make her sound similar to Gil* "Shut up, peasant, you're clueless and a peasant! I'm the king, I have a bigger brain, I don't have to listen to you! Huuuuurr, I'm gonna bone the king of Camelot!"
Sheepy: Gil:...Hm.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Something like that, but worded more eloquently and with you laughing for three hours.
Sheepy: Gil: Would you rather I not inform you of what you must learn, and allow you to flounder instead?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, you can! Can't I tease you a little?
Sheepy: Gil: You'll have to do better than that.
Sheepy: Gil: A king must be wise yet cruel. If his subjects do not know their places, he will be overthrown.
Sheepy: Gil: Being sweet and lovable like that brat shows weakness.
Sheepy: Gil: Furthermore! I have had everything I've wished for in my life! The King of Knights has evaded me again and again. Her not throwing herself into my arms, yet being cruel by leading me on and then leaving is her most attractive trait.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Gil, uh... If you catch her, then what are you gonna do? Did you think this through? You gonna let her loose in the forest and hunt her down like prey for fun?
Sheepy: Gil: Foolishness. She is uncatchable, meaning that I can't catch her.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You sure caught her that one night.
Sheepy: Gil: Yes, yes.
Sheepy: Gil: That is to give me occasional reinforcement so I don't give up.
Sheepy: Gil: A "chance", but a chance that will never come to be.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So you don't have everything in the world.
Sheepy: Gil: Exactly.
Sheepy: Gil: There's very few things i don't have, but i don't have everything.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That'd be something... Owning literally everything? That's almost world domination.
Sheepy: Gil: There was a time where I thought that that was what I wanted.
Sheepy: Gil: Things are worth something until you've got them.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So the best thing to have is some stuff and people around you, huh?
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Some people don't even have that. It must be awful.
Sheepy: Gil: ...
Sheepy: Gil: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That's not fair at all.
Sheepy: Gil: Life isn't fair.
Arsé-kun: Minako: And neither is the grail. You think the grail would let people have happy families without shitting all over it?
Sheepy: Gil: Hm.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That'd be cool.
Arsé-kun: *Unfortunately, Gil is then dragged off by Cu and Emiya, followed by Proto and Liz. They're gonna overthrow Gil*
Sheepy: Gil: Let go of me, you grubby mutts!
Arsé-kun: Liz: Down with the patriarchy!
Sheepy: Gil: Shut it, Liz-ard!
Arsé-kun: Liz: I'll scream!
Sheepy: Gil: I'll kill you!
Arsé-kun: Liz: I'll just come back! Battle continuation!
Sheepy: Gil: I'll kill you a second time, then!
Arsé-kun: Liz: Enjoy mopping up all the blood!
Sheepy: Gil: That is not my duty.
Arsé-kun: Liz: You're gonna have to wear the apron of shame!
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! I will not!
Arsé-kun: Liz: Frilly pi--iink approoon!
Sheepy: Gil: You cannot make me.
Arsé-kun: Liz: House rules! You make the mess, you clean it up!
Sheepy: Gil: Foolishness! I am above the rules!
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Can you two yell outside of someone else's room??
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Awahh, fiiinne!
Sheepy: Tristan: I call this one... "The Hungover Tune."
Sheepy: *Tristan begins to play a cheery tune on his harp, mostly consisting of higher notes. The type of song that's good until you're in a bad mood. And then you want to strangle them.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he nods and listens. he understands that feeling*
Sheepy: Tristan: *Once he finishes...* I would play this to Sir Kay when he was hungover, hence the name.
Sheepy: Tristan: The others, too, of course, with the exception of Sir Bedivere in the rare occasion the festivities tempted him into drinking. Mostly, however, Sir Kay was the target.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I understand. Did he rightfully deserve it?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, he's obnoxious.
Sheepy: Tristan: I feel like everyone dislikes him in some respect, and from that we grow closer. With the exception of Sir Bedivere, of course. I'm curious as to how they met, since Sir Bedivere somehow tolerates his behavior despite being strict...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Perhaps they've known each other long enough to t-*he flinches as Liz- and it's definitely liz- making some unholy noise* tolerate it.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. So long enough to punish me for tormenting Sir Kay...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: That seems possible..
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... I'm relatively tired of hearing whatever it is that is happening. Could you step out for a moment? There's something I'd like to do.
Sheepy: *Tristan leaves*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... You, too, Satoru. Just for a minute or so.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...OK.
Sheepy: *Satoru follows Tristan*
Arsé-kun: *Mozart closes the door. musical magic sounds. yippee motherfucker*
Sheepy: Satoru: Ah, he's drowning his sorrows in music.
Sheepy: Tristan: Like me...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he cracks the door open* Incorrect. Have you seen a theater before, Satoru?
Sheepy: Satoru: Nuh-uh.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You will now. Come on in.
Sheepy: Satoru: Masato once tried to drag me to one and I played dead.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: *Satoru enters*
Arsé-kun: *to an empty theater.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I haven't shown you my proper territory, have I?
Sheepy: Satoru: When did this get here?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: When I will it to be here. It's an extension of my magecraft.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're magical.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I am a caster, after all. Tristan, you may return as well.
Sheepy: *Tristan joins them.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: This is much better for performing, is it not?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, definitely.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Take a seat wherever you'd like. I don't mind.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he chooses a nearby seat*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he pulls out a trumpet from under a nearby seat* Ah, so that's what I placed here.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's my second favorite instrument.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: My apologies. I haven't made a banana an instrument yet.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's okay. I have a new favorite.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: What this week?
Sheepy: Satoru: The fridge.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see, you have interesting tastes.
Sheepy: Satoru: So did the weird food in the back of the fridge.
Sheepy: Satoru: Cu Chu took it from me angrily and said it could make me sick. He threw it away. I was sad.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: He's right, you know.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Stale food is bad for you, that's why.
Sheepy: Satoru: But if nobody gives it a home it'll be sad.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: You agree?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I didn't say that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... *hehehe. butt*
Sheepy: Satoru: Why don't you?
Sheepy: Satoru: If you were old and stinky I'd still love you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Is that why Vlad is still here? *he grins. potshot TAKEN*
Sheepy: Satoru: I love my dad. I hope he stays.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Why wouldn't he? Either way, this isn't what we're here for.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he toots the horn*
Sheepy: Satoru:!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you know how to play? Here, join us.
Sheepy: Satoru: No. Uncle Mozzy tried to teach me but I got frustrated and gave up.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why?
Sheepy: Satoru: Because some things sound the same to me but they don't to everyone else, and other stuff just sounds like noise to me but to others it doesn't.
Sheepy: Tristan: That is... ironic.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Isn't it?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, considering that he is your master.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It's fine. I've learned to make sure my pitch changes are easily detectable when I play for him.
Sheepy: Tristan: How kind of you.
Sheepy: Tristan: I'll do my best to adapt.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: You'll do fine. Let me get something with a wider range of tones, first.
Sheepy: Tristan: Go ahead.
Arsé-kun: *Mozart heads to the stage, and then goes offstage.*
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: *Mozart returns a few minutes later, keyboard under his arm*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's the flat piano.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It is.
Sheepy: Satoru: I like the flat piano.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'm glad to hear that.
Arsé-kun: *The keyboard is turned on, and Mozart does a quick scale to warm up before beginning to play*
Sheepy: *Satoru watches silently. Tristan is impressed by Mozart.*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He isn't sure if it's Mozart's relaxing tune or what, but he's starting to feel exhausted... his head droops.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he stops playing rather abruptly, nearly dropping the keyboard*
Sheepy: Satoru: ...?
Sheepy: *Satoru is fidgeting uncomfortably...*
Arsé-kun: *Everyone is unceremoniously dropped back into Mozart's room. His keyboard does not come with*
Sheepy: Satoru:.....Something's not right...
Sheepy: Tristan: *he lets out an exhausted sigh* Perhaps... this is death finally claiming me...to drag me down to the burning fires of pain and sin... for my adulterous acts and running from my responsibilities...
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... m-hm... *he struggles to sit up* ... Shut up, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: But I didn't expect death to feel quite like this...My body is going limp...
Sheepy: Tristan: And...It feels so cold... I don't like the cold...
Sheepy: Satoru: *he hesitantly stands* Should I get Grandpa? He might know what to do.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he turns and hunts down Moriarty*
Arsé-kun: *Mori is sitting on the stairs. He, too, seems exhausted*
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa?
Arsé-kun: Mori: You. Basement. We're under attack..!
Sheepy: Satoru: ...? *he nods, confused, and rushes to the basement*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he picks up Satoru the moment he sees him* What is happening upstairs..?
Sheepy: Satoru: But... why?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Don't know. Don't care.
Sheepy: Satoru: What do we do?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Stay. Need to get through me if anyone wishes harm to you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Will Grandpa be okay?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Don't know.
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: For now.
Sheepy: Satoru:...Okay.
Sheepy: *Satoru still seems scared but has at least stopped asking questions.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he's keeping his attention on the stairs. He hasn't put Satoru down yet*
Arsé-kun: *No one tell Satoru about Apo*
Sheepy: *like the part that vlad was scary?*
Arsé-kun: *No, he'd like that. The part where vlad died*
Sheepy: *OH*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... There's a fight. I can hear it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Something's wrong...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... What was the first clue?
Sheepy: Satoru: I started to feel strange and then Uncle Mozzy fell over.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... I can't say you're wrong.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... I think I may have to fight.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... ... *he frowns* I will. It's suddenly quiet upstairs.
Sheepy: Satoru: Where do I go, then...?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Coffin. I'll guard it.
Sheepy: Satoru: OK.
Arsé-kun: *Vlad closes the lid. Satoru is now Safe™*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... All right in there?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Good.
Arsé-kun: *And so, some shmuck of a grunt managed to get into the basement. They survive for about fifteen seconds. Now Vlad is powered up, and there's a pile of dust.*
Sheepy: *Rest in pieces.*
Arsé-kun: *Very many microscopic pieces*
Sheepy: *Satoru is going to try to forget the noises of that.*
Arsé-kun: *Satoru will probably succeed*
Sheepy: *Hopefully*
Arsé-kun: *And so, the basement is quickly flooded by grunts, most of which who are Probably dying in increasingly gory ways. Satoru does not need to see any of it.*
Sheepy: *That's good, because he doesn't want to*
Arsé-kun: *Then all the noise stops.*
Sheepy: Satoru: ... ?
Sheepy: Satoru: *he pokes his head out*
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Good afternoon, sire. I regret to inform you that you are no longer in safety.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?!
Sheepy: Satoru: G-go away!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: I will be shortly.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay! Go, go! I never want to see you again!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: You've grown brave. Who taught you? They have my commendations.
Sheepy: Satoru: Y-you don't live here anymore!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Correct, and thank goodness. There's nothing stopping me anymore.
Sheepy: Satoru: Stopping...you....?
Sheepy: Satoru: If there's nothing stopping you from not living here, then go move! Far away! So I never have to think about you again!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: I'm glad you can still echo my words like a parrot with dementia. I only came here for one thing, after which I will leave.
Sheepy: Satoru: One thing?
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Just one. You have my word.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay! Then go take it and leave me alone!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: That's going to be a bit difficult, I will admit.
Sheepy: Satoru: Difficult...?
Arsé-kun: Masanori: I can't both take it, and leave you alone. It's very simple. *and he opens the coffin. Satoru, try to ignore the room's new paintjob.*
Sheepy: Satoru: D...don't... come any closer...
Sheepy: Satoru: I-I'll...
Sheepy: Satoru: *he does a pretty bad imitation of Kintaro. Let him believe that he's threatening* I'll mess you up!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: What will you do, welp? The only power you have comes from your "family".
Sheepy: Satoru: Uh! No!
Sheepy: Satoru: My family is really strong! But I can deal with you myself!
Sheepy: Satoru: So! Don't come any closer! Or I'll do it!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Prove it.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he holds out his right hand shakily* Y-you've got five seconds to run, you... you monster! Okay! One...!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: This should prove to be entertaining. Go on.
Sheepy: Satoru: No! You're supposed to leave!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: I already told you. Not until I have what I want.
Sheepy: Satoru: Thr-uh! Two!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Your first servant is a math professor and you messed that up?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uh!
Sheepy: Satoru: Th...three... Three means that you should go now!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: I'm so terrified. Hoo-wee.
Sheepy: Satoru: You should be!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: I've never been afraid of you.
Sheepy: Satoru: E...eh....
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Sheepy: Satoru: Th-the monster always dies in the end... so...
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Who lied to you? Everyone dies in the end.
Sheepy: Satoru: No!
Sheepy: Satoru: Only you do!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: We'll see about that. What happened to four?
Sheepy: Satoru: That's the number of death so you should be dead now!
Sheepy: Satoru:....Five! *he closes his eyes. nothing happens.*
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Would you look at that. It's absolutely nothing.
Sheepy: Satoru: Um..um...
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm just sparing you!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay! Go away! Bye!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: How cute.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay!!!! It's time for you to go!!!!!!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Sure thing, sire. *he goes to grab Satoru*
Sheepy: Satoru: NO!
Sheepy: Satoru: GO AWAY!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: I already told you- I will once I have what I want.
Sheepy: Satoru: LEAVE ME ALONE!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: No can do. *grab successful*
Sheepy: Satoru: LET GO! LET GO!
Sheepy: Satoru: I HATE YOU!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: That's wonderful. I don't care.
Sheepy: Satoru: I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! LET GO!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Don't make me muzzle you.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he grabs Masanori's cheek and tugs*
Arsé-kun: Masanori: You little brat..!
Sheepy: Satoru: LET GO!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Fine. I will. *and he drops Satoru. into a sack. he's doing this the old fashioned way*
Sheepy: Satoru: N...no...!
Arsé-kun: Masanori: Be glad I won't toss you into a river when I'm done with you.
Sheepy: Satoru:... ...
Arsé-kun: Masanori: I'm on strict orders not to harm you. That's the only reason I'm being so nice about this.
Sheepy: Satoru:...*he lets out a soft whine*
Arsé-kun: Masanori: What delightful conversation. We'll be going now.
Sheepy: *Satoru doesn't respond*
Arsé-kun: *and Masanori more or less walks out with him, unscathed.*
Sheepy: *Satoru has since given up and is playing dead*
Arsé-kun: *Masanori: 1. Satoru and friends: 0*
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labry does a thing
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We- that is, me and a group of angels- had been fighting a demon, as we had been tasked- but it didn't take long for things to go horribly, terribly wrong- Labry had showed, and we quickly pulled back to a safe distance, watching in a sort of fascinated horror as Labry did our task for us.
By the end of it all, he had been seriously injured, and I began to edge out of hiding to check for signs of life, when I felt a light tap on my arm. I turned to face the other; A Dominion, mouth set in a frown, shaking his head at me. "Leave him, Uriel, sir," The Dominion said, voice soft. I shook my head and and turned back to Labry, moving slowly and carefully towards him.
I knelt down beside Labry, and I immediately noted he was breathing. I let out a breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding, and took a moment to find the item I wanted- a bead, and I quickly made use of it. Labry snapped awake immediately, sitting up and grabbing me, then yanking me towards himself all in one smooth movement. He pulled me into a headlock, and that's when I felt panic begin to well up in my chest, and I froze. I saw his hand go toward my neck, and I felt as if my chest had tightened. 'Oh, god,' I thought, 'he's going to snap my neck. I'm going to die here.' I felt paralyzed. 'At least now you'll get to know what having a broken neck feels like,' said a small voice in the back of my mind, and my terror only escalated further.
It felt as if an eternity had passed, although it was likely barely a second. 'I'm going to die here,' I thought grimly, 'I'm-'
...getting noogied. By Labry. I forced my voice to work. "Stop that!" I shouted at him, though my voice sounded strange; it sounded shrill, and more like a squeak than a shout. But Labry stopped nonetheless, and I braced myself for a killing blow. But it never came, and I realized Labry was shaking. I was confused, but then I realized another thing-
He was laughing. He was shaking from laughter- but this wasn't Labry's laugh. Labry's laugh was twisted and nasty... But he's laughing and in spite of my terror, I can't help but to crack a smile. Is this...?
None of the others are making a move. We've all grown to be terrified of Labry, and yet here he is, laughing after having given me a noogie. There had to be some sort of ulterior motive to this- this is Labry, not--
"How's my favorite Space Ace, huh?"
I couldn't help it- I collapsed onto him, in some sort of hug, and tears sprung to my eyes as I laid there, holding onto Raphael- Raphael, not Labry!- as if for dear life.
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fate goes (to the xmas tree)
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Arsé-kun: *It's December. This note is here for myself, because I am an idiot with dates.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he carefully places plates on the table* What is this, the weekly round table meeting?
Sheepy: Tristan: My heart is filled with joy from being with my good friends.
Sheepy: Tristan: My stomach is filled with nothing.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Then shut up and eat.
Sheepy: Tristan: My words grate upon Sir Lancelot's ears. Unfortunate. *...but he does take Lance's advice*
Arsé-kun: *And Lance takes his own, as well. Hunger*
Sheepy: *Lucan is watching Tristan closely from a distance*
Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan, you're part of this group, too. Why don't you join us?
Sheepy: Lucan: No, I'm not. I'm just a simple butler. Nothing more, nothing less.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Do join us before I wring your neck. *lance, not considering words before saying them,*
Sheepy: Lucan: S...sure.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot is pleased.*
Sheepy: Lucan: What did you need me for?
Arsé-kun: Lance: You wished to go on an adventure, yes?
Sheepy: Lucan: Yes, but King Arthur never allowed me to.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he glances towards Arthur*
Sheepy: Arthur: *he has his Arthur Smile. he heard lance and wanted to see what's up*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Permission to bring Sir Lucan along for an adventure or two?
Sheepy: Arthur: Well, it's up to the manager...
Sheepy: Lucan: No, it's not. I don't take orders from her. I take them from you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... .... Lets skip that step for now. Do you allow it?
Sheepy: Arthur: It depends.
Sheepy: Arthur: If you end up in a fight, his Noble Phantasm will literally kill him.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he considers this.*
Sheepy: Arthur: So as long as you aren't put into a situation where he'll need to use it, it's fine.
Sheepy: Arthur: You'd probably need detals of what that entrails...Er, entails.
Sheepy: Lucan: Very funny, King Arthur.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Can we not talk about insides and death for once? I mean, you've gotta have guts to talk about it over food so casually.
Sheepy: Lucan: ...Ah? Go into detail? Thank you for the permission, Merlin. My Noble Phantasm recovers everyone in the surrounding area who is a teammate and gives them extra strength. I, meanwhile, suffer from my guts spilling out and my heart threatening to burst from the stress and damage.
Sheepy: Lucan: Very useful.
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh. I know that feeling.
Sheepy: Tristan: I've been informed that I'm heartless.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he makes a face. It was absolutely not meant to be permission. It's time to ignore this discussion and check his phone*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! Very useful! Never use it. *he has That smile. the scary one.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: I... I agree with Bedivere.
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you, Sir Lancelot.
Sheepy: Guin: *she doesn't seem at all bothered by this conversation*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, Merlin, did you find something interesting?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Perhaps I have.
Sheepy: Bedi: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: For starters, you
Sheepy: Bedi:...!
Sheepy: Bedi: You see me on a daily basis and I'm still of interest? Maybe I stand out too much...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ~♥
Sheepy: Bedi: What would make me stand out less?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Absolutely nothing. It's only my opinion, after all.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh!
Sheepy: Bedi: But what if others feel that way? Stealth missions will be difficult.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We do stealth missions?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, no.
Sheepy: Bedi: But..what if?
Arsé-kun: Lance: That sounds awful.
Sheepy: Bedi: Not really.
Arsé-kun: Lance: For me. I'm a berserker. I don't think I'd be capable.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes...but...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *his phone promptly goes off. He nearly drops it before looking at the screen, grinning, and answering it* 'Ello! *he holds a finger up. everyone shut up for a minute*
Sheepy: Bedi:....?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... M-hm, hold on, I know it's not me you want. *he presses a few buttons and turns the phone to everyone else. Someone else is on screen!*
Arsé-kun: ?: Ello! It's been a while, hasn't it?
Sheepy: Tristan: I haven't a clue who you are-
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! Sir Kay! We finally managed to get in touch again! *hes VERY EXCITED!*
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmm. Doesn't ring a bell.
Arsé-kun: Kay: It's about time, ain't it?? Who else is ther-- Tris, I swear to god, I will come the hell over there!
Sheepy: Bedi: Lady Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Lucan, and King Arthur. I don't know where the last two went, actually.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Ooooh? Is the court slowly getting back together?
Sheepy: Tristan: The King Arthur before us is not the King Arthur I serve.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Whatever. Speaking of your voice, Tris, I may or may not have something you don't want!
Sheepy: Tristan: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I may have won a... certain CD from poker. You know. The one you destroyed? *he grins*
Sheepy: Tristan:.....
Sheepy: Tristan: Destroy it or I will track you down and erase its existence myself.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Hold on, I'm gonna dig it out! *he disappears off screen, and various things are haphazardly thrown past the screen. This might include a bird.*
Sheepy: Guinevere: I didn't know you had a bird..
Arsé-kun: Kay: I don't! I'm babysitting! *he comes back, flashing the CD* Here it is! What do I get for destroying it, Tris?
Sheepy: Tristan: To keep your life.
Arsé-kun: Kay: H-hey, hey! I didn't threaten your life when you had the deets on me!
Sheepy: Tristan: Because my life is not worth threatening.
Sheepy: Tristan: I have two buttons and a penny
Arsé-kun: Kay: Still as depressing as always. *he tosses the CD away* It is gone now.
Sheepy: Tristan: Good.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... All right, so catch me up, mates. Is this a thing now? Guin? Lan?
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Kay: What?
Sheepy: Bedi: King Arthur didn't seem to mind either.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Anything else I don't know about?? What's next? Merlin with a stable relationship? Pigs flying without sufficient thrust?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well...
Arsé-kun: Kay: ..... I feel like I'm not drunk enough for the next words out of your mouth.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin is in a stable relationship. I think.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You think??
Sheepy: Bedi: I feel like it's stable, but I don't know how you feel.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he gets up and goes over to Merlin to cover his mouth, grumbling*
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, that doesn't bother me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Wait. Wait. Let me get this straight! You... And the wizard??
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ....... *he takes a minute to process this* He fits some of your requirements. Can you prove your list of knight traits wasn't to find a boyfriend?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah? Merlin isn't a knight.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Close enough!
Sheepy: Bedi: I wasn't actively looking for a lover like you do. It just happened.
Sheepy: Bedi: And we've been together ... how long now...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: A bit over one k.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's stable I think
Sheepy: Tristan:.....
Arsé-kun: *Kay makes a choking noise in reply*
Sheepy: Tristan: One Kay?
Sheepy: Tristan: There's more than one?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, the letter K. From the alphabet? A K stands for a thousand!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... N.. Nevermind.
Sheepy: Bedi: Um, years.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .................. I need a beer.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. A little over a thousand years more than the amount of time Kay has dated anyone... total.
Arsé-kun: Kay: You're so mean! Maybe I'll keep the CD with that attitude!
Sheepy: Tristan: Facts aren't mean
Sheepy: Tristan: Have you ever dated anyone?
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, right. As Sir Tristan mentioned, this King Arthur is different than our King Arthur. He can cook, for one.
Arsé-kun: Kay: This is far too much information for me to handle. Give me numbers or something!
Sheepy: Arthur: Did you need me for something?
Sheepy: *Arthur has returned!*
Sheepy: Bedi: That's him.
Sheepy: Arthur: What's me?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Not what I expected when you were mentioned.
Sheepy: Arthur: What were you expecting? Everyone looks the same to me except for Merlin.
Sheepy: Arthur: Actually, Merlin is here, but I don't know where exactly. She's usually with me though...
Sheepy: Arthur: She never helps out here.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: She's not here because I'm here.
Sheepy: Arthur: Does she not like you?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he turns his head* Lets not.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he's been listening, but not inputting.*
Arsé-kun: *the chattering and chatting continues. Merlin's still going. Lance starts getting uncomfortable and nonverbal when addressed. Kay is slowing down.*
Sheepy: Bedi: You mentioned coming over here earlier. Should we go over there?
Sheepy: Tristan: *his head is drooping some...* ...you can't make a catapult out of rubberbands, Sir Kay... ... *snore*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Uh.. If you want..? *he smirks* And why not, Tris?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, it'd be easier to talk in person, I think.
Arsé-kun: Kay: M-hm..
Sheepy: Bedi: Since Sir Tristan is asleep, where do you live?
Arsé-kun: Kay: ....... Huh? I missed that. *he puts his head in his hands and grumbles something or other*
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... For a sec I thought I was gonna black out, but I haven't even had a drink today..
Sheepy: Bedi: You mean you haven't had anything? Not even water? Or just that you haven't had alcohol?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Alcohol.
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you sure you're okay? We can come over if you need anything.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... I think... I think I'll be fffi-*he slides off his seat in a dead faint. I don't think you're fine*
Sheep: Bedi: ?!
Sheep: Bedi: We need to head over!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he leans over the phone to see the screen* What? What happened?
Sheep: Bedi: He collapsed!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Eh? *he leans down to pick up his staff from the floor* He might be too far, but let me try to check his vitals.
Sheep: Bedi: Okay, I’ll try to wake Sir Tristan.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grabs a handful of Tristan's hair. waits*
Sheep: Tristan: *he grumbles and looks to Lance. Glaaare... wait, he has eyes?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Good morning. *he lets go*
Sheep: Tristan: What is it?
Sheep: Tristan: What do you want?
Arsé-kun: Lance: We're going to be heading out.
Sheep: Tristan: Excellent. Good luck
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... .... *he frowns, deeply*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... We absolutely need to head to his location. Right now.
Sheepy: Bedi: Right. I don't know where he is. Sir Tristan, please lead us to him.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. Good luck.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's no use. He's too far away to travel by foot.
Sheepy: Bedi: Then how do we get to him?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Here to Chaldea. Check records for exact location. Go directly there.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah! Good idea!
Sheepy: Bedi: But Tristan's capable of tracking anyone, no matter the distance.
Sheepy: Tristan: That is the ability of my bow, not me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he slides money on the table and stands up* It's faster this way.
Sheepy: Bedi: Okay, if you say so.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bedi, you're coming with whether you like it or not. Would anyone else like to come?
Sheepy: Tristan: No-
Sheepy: Bedi: We should bring Sir Tristan just in case.
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... 'm not feeling up to it.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's fine. Let's hurry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, lets. Excuse us. *he takes Bedi by the Good arm and hurries out*
Sheepy: *The two rush to Chaldea.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Uh... Uh... Stay here for a moment! *he hurries into another room to go record hunting*
Arsé-kun: *and for the sake of being detailed, I will. He slams into a seat at terminal fucking velocity, placing his staff and sword down on the table before quickly logging into a PC. Ignore the cutesy background- He is very Busy*
-A Brief Interlude-Actual Toaster: Rice: *They enter room. Observe sword* Is this yours?
Meow Mix: Merlin: Yes, and I'm busy. What is it?
Actual Toaster: Rice: Can I... borrow it?
Meow Mix: Merlin: You can't borrow the Excalibur.
Actual Toaster: Rice: Can I take it?
Meow Mix: Merlin: Wh-No!
Actual Toaster: Rice: ...Why not?
Meow Mix: Merlin: It's the fucking Excalibur, that's why! Shoo! I'm very busy!
Actual Toaster: Rice: So? Choo Choo lets me use the Gae Bolg.
Meow Mix: Merlin: If I say yes, will you leave me alone??
Actual Toaster: Rice: Yes.
Meow Mix: Merlin: Yes, fine!
Actual Toaster: *rice takes the excalibur. ... you suddenly feel like you've made a terrible mistake.*
Meow Mix: *Merlin doesn't give a damn. He's fucking busy.*
Actual Toaster: Rice: Hey! Doctor Roman! Mash! Look what I have!
Meow Mix: Roman: what is that
Actual Toaster: Rice: It's the Excalibur!
Meow Mix: Roman: NO
Actual Toaster: Mashu: Senpai no!
Actual Toaster: Mashu: Where did you even get it!
Actual Toaster: Rice: I'm gonna use it!
Meow Mix: Roman: Mash? How is this the master that solved singularities?
Actual Toaster: Mashu: I-I don't know Doctor...
Meow Mix: Roman: Me neither.
Meow Mix: Roman: Well, good luck watching them! I'm going to... Not be involved!
-End Interlude-Sheepy: *Bedi waits*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin returns, eventually.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Did you find it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes. Lets go.
Sheepy: *They go to Kay's house!*
Arsé-kun: *No one seems to be around.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Where is he?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Inside. We need to go inside, anyway. I'm sensing the evil power of mud..
Sheepy: *Bedi rushes in upon hearing mention of mud.*
Arsé-kun: *Kay hasn't moved from where he has fallen..*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he gently lifts Kay* Where's his bed...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he enters* I wouldn't know...
Sheepy: Bedi: Is it easier on you if he's here?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: His mana absorption and ood are so low... *he sighs* I guess I can knock this off the bucket list.
Sheepy: *Bedi puts Kay down*
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you think is going on?
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you think the mud is related?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I... I hypothesize that it is.
Sheepy: Bedi: ....
Sheepy: Bedi: And if you sense mud in here, that means whoever is affected is here.
Sheepy: Bedi: Putting Sir Kay in danger.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Right. A great amount, in fact.
Sheepy: Bedi: Here. You focus on Sir Kay. I'll look for the source of the mud.
Sheepy: Bedi: Although...if I leave your side, maybe it'll come when I'm not there.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't leave. With all the berserk servants and mud, it's too dangerous. ... I shouldn't exactly call them berserk, but..
Sheepy: Bedi: It's about accurate. Not the kind of berserk like Sir Lancelot, but...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... But anyway, he is severely low on magic, and magic can be transferred numerous ways..
Sheepy: Bedi: Like...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Like so. *he stoops down to kiss Kay on the lips- a thing Kay would probably only consider next to certain death. h-horray?*
Sheepy: Bedi: I see.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... ..... *his eyelids flutter open* ....?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, you're awake!
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Bedivere..?
Sheepy: Bedivere: Yes, it's me. Merlin is here, too.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hello!
Sheepy: Bedivere: Yes, it's me. Merlin is here, too.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hello!
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... You guys came?
Sheepy: Bedi: We saw you collapse.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... And before you ask- No, I don't know what happened.
Sheepy: Bedi: You aren't safe right now.
Sheepy: Bedi: None of us are.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Actually, it's getting distant.
Sheepy: Bedi: Good.
Sheepy: Bedi: So then, do you think it wasn't a servant?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We would have seen them if there was. I'll talk to Chaldea about it.
Sheepy: Bedi: Good idea.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Hey, wait, how did you guys get in?
Sheepy: Bedi:...The door was unlocked...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wizards use the door too, you know.
Arsé-kun: Kay: And nothing stopped you?
Sheepy: Bedi: No, what would stop us?
Arsé-kun: *Kay glares at the bird.*
Sheepy: *The peacock is too preoccupied preening itself to care...*
Arsé-kun: Kay: You no-good cock! When I walk in, it's time to murder my face, but when a stranger walks in it's fine??
Sheepy: Peacock: *he lifts his head up and looks at Kay*
Arsé-kun: Kay: You're the worst guard ever.
Sheepy: Peacock: *he lets out a peacock noise which happens to sound like laughter*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Downright awful. ... How are you carrying me?
Sheepy: Bedi: Using my arms.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Oh, right.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Wonderful. Everything makes sense now. Put me down.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin made a prosthetic for me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he gets up* I didn't know Merlin was into blacksmithing.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's magic.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Should've known.
Sheepy: Bedi: The excalibur.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Stop right there. *he leaves, and comes back with a bottle of beer, which he takes a drink out of* Now resume.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm not exactly sure how it works, but... after...hundreds of years of wandering around and a long story later, the Airgetlam came to... carry the Excalibur, I guess.
Sheepy: Bedi: Considering that it is a symbol of my loyalty to King Arthur and the extent I will go for him, upon being summoned as a Servant, I was summoned with a constantly running Noble Phantasm: this prosthetic arm, the Airgetlam.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he takes another drink* So it's another load of Merlin's bullshit.
Sheepy: Bedi: I am permanently indebted to Merlin. He allowed me to complete the final wish of King Arthur, even if it was a thousand years later.
Sheepy: Bedi: So, for once, while it's of his doing, it's not a half-brained idea.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Is that why he's your boyfriend? Fuckbuddy?
Sheepy: Bedi: It's more than that. I lived with him for a very long time and, well...
Sheepy: Bedi: Things happen, I guess.
Arsé-kun: Kay: So a thousand years of fuck. Must be nice. Can't relate.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah? But you chase women all the time
Arsé-kun: Kay: For a thousand years? No.
Sheepy: *The peacock has moved his attention to Merlin*
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, it'd be odd if you did.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... *he makes eye contact*
Sheepy: *The peacock struts up to Merlin and looks up at him. does Merlin have a fanbase even among birds?*
Arsé-kun: *Probably. Don't fuck it, Merlin*
Sheepy: *He fans out his tail. Hello! Pay attention to me.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, now that I think about it, that's a chicken, right?
Arsé-kun: Kay: That's a fucking peacock. Half chicken, maybe. It's probably why he looks like shit.
Sheepy: Bedi: I've heard of those before.
Sheepy: *The peacock screeches, closing his tail. Someone isn't happy.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't talk back like that! Who taught you that language?
Sheepy: *The peacock looks down, seeming embarrassed...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I actually have additional questions. Why in the world do you have Elyan?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah? ... That was Sir Griflet's bird, right?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah, fucking idiot. He almost snapped Elyan's neck and ran off. You know. Idiot things.
Sheepy: Bedi: That... doesn't sound like him at all.
Sheepy: Bedi: He adored his bird almost as much as he adored his wife. I can't see him doing that.
Sheepy: Bedi: Furthermore, I can't see him ever trusting you with Elyan. He hates you.
Arsé-kun: Kay: He hasn't been back all week. I bet he got his hands on that stuff. You know. The stuff there's been warnings about?
Sheepy: Bedi: Mud...?!
Sheepy: Bedi: That's...not good.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So wait for him to tire out, steal mud, end scene.
Sheepy: Bedi: We don't know where he is, though.
Sheepy: Bedi: And we've only seen Sir Griflet in his right mind.
Sheepy: Bedi: How would he be when he's berserk?
Arsé-kun: *Everyone stops to consider this*
Sheepy: Bedi: It gives me the chills...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... I'd swordfight him, but my copy of Excalibur is on rent.
Sheepy: Bedi: I...
Sheepy: Bedi:...
Sheepy: Bedi: am not skilled enough to win that fight, I'm sure.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'll do it. I've gotten used to his shit.
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you sure?
Sheepy: Bedi: Whatever you do, do not touch the mud. I'll deal with it.
Arsé-kun: Kay: That's on your head. Lets find him before my brain realizes I'm only confident because I had a drink.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes.
Sheepy: *Bedi heads out to find Griflet.*
Arsé-kun: *Kay and Merlin follow him out. Merlin brings Elyan.*
Sheepy: *Elyan seems more curious about a thread on Merlin's robes than anything.*
Sheepy: *Eventually, the sound of faint horse hooves can be heard.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Incoming servant!
Sheepy: *The sound of hooves grow louder as they approach! ... ... Griflet comes into view!*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Hey, you limey cunt! Get down from there!
Sheepy: Griflet: *he lets out a snarl and slips off if his horse, unsheathing his sword*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he takes his out, as well* En garde, asshole!
Sheepy: *Griflet lunges at Kay, seeming more interested in trying to gouge out Kay's remaining eye than anything.*
Arsé-kun: *Kay blocks in time, pushing Grif away*
Sheepy: *Grif stumbles back and then quickly approaches once more, aiming to cut off one Kay's arms.*
Arsé-kun: *Kay hops back, getting himself out of range*
Sheepy: *Griflet launches himself at Kay once more. He aims for the legs this time*
Sheepy: *The horse is watching the battle closely*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin is also watching. He doesn't want to interfere unless he has to*
Sheepy: *Elyan isn't watching. He's still focused on the thread on Merlin's robes.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he gives up on dodging, casting Poisonous Words (A) and curling himself up in preparation for being DESTROYED*
Sheepy: *Grif snarls and goes for the shoulder with his blade*
Arsé-kun: *Kay doesn't do anything to stop him. He almost loses his arm for his troubles.*
Sheepy: *Grif tugs at his sword and grunts*
Arsé-kun: *Kay makes a Noise and pulls away the best he can*
Sheepy: *It scrapes his arm, but otherwise misses.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... You spot the mud yet?
Sheepy: Bedi: I think it's around his neck.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You think you can get in there and snag it?
Sheepy: *Here's the problem: Grif is a Berserker. once he sets his mind to something, he'll keep trying it until he does it. He goes for Kay's shoulder once more with the intent of dismemberment.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I can try!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Great. His attention's on Kay. I'll heal him as soon as it's done.
Sheepy: *Bedi takes the best course of action he can think of: sneaking up behind Griflet as he prepares to go after Kay once more and ripping the mud necklace off before he can react. Airgetlam flares to life and destroys it. RIP mud you won't be missed*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he peeks up to see what that noise was* ... Bedi?
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry for taking so long. I was trying to figure out where the source was.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he looks to Grif*
Sheepy: *Grif seems a little dazed and clueless. He blinks, lies down and then goes to sleep.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he sighs with relief* That's the Grif we know.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin should be able to recover your injuries... again, I'm sorry.
Arsé-kun: Kay: For what? Being a bit slow? At least you did something.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's true.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he tries to inspect the stab wounds, but Merlin's healing kicks in first. What A Shame.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Here, we should probably take you back home so you can rest. Do you know where Griflet lives...?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Unfortunately.
Sheepy: Bedi: Where?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Take one damned good guess.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...You can't be serious...
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, but I am serious.
Sheepy: Bedi: N..no, but you hate each other.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Our lives are a living hell.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm so sorry.
Sheepy: Bedi: Can you walk?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah. *he gets back up. him tall*
Sheepy: *Bedi lifts up Griflet*
Arsé-kun: *Kay drags himself back inside. goodbye friends*
Sheepy: *Bedi carries Griflet in. The horse hesitantly follows but stops at the door*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin strides in past the horse*
Sheepy: *Elyan seems happy being carried around by Merlin and doesn't try to leave his arms upon Merlin entering. Merlin made a friend*
Arsé-kun: *merlin was friends with elyan beforehand. rebond*
Sheepy: Bedi: Where's your master ?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Fuck if I know.
Sheepy: Bedi:...That's not good.
Arsé-kun: Kay: We're still alive. I'm not that worried.
Sheepy: Bedi: What class is Griflet?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Berserker. Probably the only one among we knights, right?
Sheepy: Bedi: No, Sir Lancelot is too. What class are you?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm a Saber... Lancelot is a Berserker? I knew he was a stubborn git, but.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, a Saber like me. Berserkers eat up a lot of mana. Hopefully your master wasn't affected.
Sheepy: Bedi: As for the others, Sir Tristan is an Archer, Lady Guinevere is a Saber, and I'm unsure about Lucan or King Arthur.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sir Arthur is a Saber. I can confirm that.
Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan... has Lucan even fought since the accident with Sir Tristan?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not that I recall.
Sheepy: Bedi: Then what class is he?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: uh.
Sheepy: Griflet: Kay. *he's awake and in a grumbly mood*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Birdfucker.
Sheepy: Griflet: Where is he?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Master or Elyan?
Sheepy: Griflet: Master.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Down the road and half past my ass. I've got no goddamn idea. *he picks up his beer and takes a swig*
Sheepy: Griflet: Useless.
Sheepy: Griflet: He should be here.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Go back to sleep, rip van winkle.
Sheepy: Griflet: I told him to run here.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Grif? I haven't seen him since you ran off.
Sheepy: Griflet: Then he's in danger.
Arsé-kun: Kay: For fuck's sake.
Sheepy: Griflet: You are a drunkard. Your responsibility was given to me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: You are a lazy son of a bitch. I don't see you doing the fucking taxes.
Sheepy: Griflet: I failed to protect him.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Get off your ass. We'll go find him. Right now.
Sheepy: Griflet: *he stands*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he looks impressed*
Sheepy: Griflet: Get moving.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah, yeah. Get your damned awful guard bird from the wizard.
Sheepy: Elyan: *honk*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he nearly drops Elyan*
Sheepy: Griflet: Give him to me.
Sheepy: Bedi: Should we come too?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm not taking no for an answer!
Sheepy: Griflet: Then carry him. Don't drop him.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He has legs.
Sheepy: Griflet: He's not fast.
Sheepy: Griflet: Unless he flies.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What's stopping him?
Sheepy: Elyan: *he hops out of Merlin's arms and struts up to the door. peck. peck. open the door*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Opposable thumbs. Of course.
Sheepy: Griflet: Yes.
Sheepy: *Griflet opens the door. Elyan struts out.*
Sheepy: *Griflet follows.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Bitch.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry he's like this...
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, I'm used to it. C'mon, lets go before he tears someone a new asshole.
Sheepy: *Bedi nods and chases after Griflet*
Arsé-kun: *Which means Merlin gets to leisurely stroll after him with Elyan and the horse*
Sheepy: *Griflet is storming towards where he believes his master is. the horse meanwhile doesn't seem too concerned and sticks with Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: *no one gets in Grif's way. Everyone in town knows better.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he raises his voice* Kiddo? You around??
Sheepy: *There's a weak whimper from nearby. Seems like it's coming from that somewhat hidden lump over there... ... Wait, that's a person.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Griflet! Over here! *he beelines to this new person, kneeling down next to them* I'm here, Kiddo.
Sheepy: *Griflet takes a moment to register this and then joins Kay's side.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he offers his hand to Kidd* Lets get you home.
Sheepy: *Kidd takes it hesitantly.*
Arsé-kun: *And Kay picks him up from there, leaning closer to Grif*
Sheepy: Griflet: Good.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *and so, he turns around and starts the trek home.*
Sheepy: Griflet: *he follows Kay*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin wonders why they don't just get on the horse*
Sheepy: *because the horse won't let anyone but Grif ride it.*
Arsé-kun: *rude*
Sheepy: *They arrive home.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin is pleased by this happy ending. Everyone is safe.*
Sheepy: *Griflet approaches Bedi and pats him on the head.*
Sheepy: Griflet: You grew your arm back. Good job.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he places Kidd down on the sofa, gives him a blanket, and chugs his beer* Okay, you can keep talking now, Grif. I'm ready for your idiocy.
Sheepy: Griflet: Kay.
Arsé-kun: Kay: What?
Sheepy: Griflet: Which hand do you favor?
Arsé-kun: Kay: The one you don't cut off.
Sheepy: Griflet: So, neither.
Arsé-kun: Kay: You almost cut my arm off today. Don't.
Sheepy: Griflet: I'm not an idiot.
Arsé-kun: Kay: You just said he grew an arm back.
Sheepy: Griflet: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Kay: We don't usually just grow limbs back! Especially not metal ones!
Sheepy: Griflet:....But..then...
Arsé-kun: Kay: It's a replacement.
Sheepy: Griflet: What happens when one loses a limb?
Arsé-kun: Kay: As a person? Then it's just gone... Don't you know this?? You cut things limbs off like it's nothing!
Sheepy: Griflet: Ah?
Sheepy: Griflet:....
Sheepy: Griflet: Really?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yes, really. Only Servants can grow em back, and that takes foreverrrrr.
Sheepy: Griflet:...
Sheepy: Griflet: So then.
Sheepy: Griflet: Where's your eye?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm not answering that. You damn well know why it's covered.
Sheepy: Griflet: When you lose an eye, don't you just put it back in again?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Do you know how annoying that is..?
Sheepy: Griflet:...But then where is it?
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he picks his eyepatch up. The second eye is THERE. It's not the same COLOR but it is THERE.*
Sheepy: Griflet: Ah. So then you're trying to fit in with Bedi.
Arsé-kun: Kay: What?
Sheepy: Griflet: He is missing an arm.
Sheepy: Griflet: You're acting like you're missing an eye.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I may as well be!
Sheepy: Griflet: Why?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Everything is dark and gray on this side. I'm not missing much with the patch on. *he puts it back and drops into his seat. he doesn't look happy*
Sheepy: Griflet:....
Sheepy: Griflet: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *at this point, Merlin realizes he didn't even tell Eiji him and Bedi were going. Oops.*
Sheepy: *Uh oh. Eiji is probably worried sick.*
Arsé-kun: *HE'S ALREADY SICK, HE'LL BE WORRIED WORSE*
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I feel like I'm forgetting something.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... We didn't tell Master we were coming!
Sheepy: Bedi: M...maybe we should rush home.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, we absolutely should. Right now. Sorry, men, we've gotta head out. *he puts Elyan down*
Sheepy: Bedi: But do we know how to get back?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you asking me if I know where home is?
Sheepy: Bedi: From here.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Absolutely.
Arsé-kun: *via the power of magic and fuck you, Merlin and Bedi exit scene, magically*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Grif?
Sheepy: Griflet: What?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Sorry. Didn't wanna let them know we're friends.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I mean, shit, they didn't even know I'd been with a woman for years. How would they take knowing we're cool with each other?
Sheepy: Griflet: .............
Sheepy: Griflet: *he frowns*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... What?
Sheepy: Griflet: It hurt, just a little.
Arsé-kun: Kay: So did nearly losing my arm, but here we are!
Sheepy: Griflet: I don't remember it.
Arsé-kun: *Kay shows Grif the back of his shirt. Bloody and torn, right through the chainmail*
Sheepy: Griflet: I'm sorry.
Arsé-kun: Kay: :o
Arsé-kun: Kay: Accepted. Now go to bed. There's no way you're not tired.
Sheepy: *Griflet nods and heads off to bed.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... *he finishes his bottle and drops it into the recycling bin nearby before doing the same. he's tired.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin and Bedi arrive home!*
Sheepy: Eiji: Y-you're back...!
Sheepy: Bedi: We had to help a friend who was in danger.
Sheepy: Eiji: You're okay, r-right...? You aren't, uh, aren't hurt?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Bedi and Uncle Merlin are back. That's good.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We're fine. I completely forgot to inform you that we needed to go out. *he tips his head to Eiji*
Sheepy: Eiji: It's okay because you're alright. That's all that matters.
Sheepy: Eiji: Do you want anything? It's p-probably been a long day... I can get something for you...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No thanks. Don't push yourself, Eiji.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... And neither should I, so I'm going to go lay down. I'm not gonna go straight from point A to B like that again unless I have to. *he yawns and starts to exit scene*
Sheepy: Bedi: Rest well, Merlin. Your stamina is so low I know it must've been difficult. In the future, when you begin to tire, I could carry you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Here. *he hands Merlin a rhinoceros stuffed animal that he was carrying* He makes it easy for me to sleep at night, so he should help you, too.
Sheepy: Satoru: His name is Mr. Pointy.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh... Thank you. *he pats Satoru's head and Actually leaves*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin goes the fuck to bed. Somehow, despite the YELLING at VIDEO GAMES nearby*
Sheepy: *You mean Gil and Lancelot.*
Arsé-kun: *Yes*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he's making a very frustrated noise. he just died. again.*
Sheepy: Gil: I'll just come back and get you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Tell me when. *he puts his controller down and puts his face in Lobo's fur.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs Lance. you alive, buddy?*
Sheepy: *Gil, meanwhile, heads back to the fire Lance spawned at. I played DS once bear with me here*
Arsé-kun: *I have never played multiplayer so you're still way ahead*
Arsé-kun: *Lance picks himself back up and brushes his hair out of his face. He should PROBABLY cut his hair again, but see: No.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he quickly grows bored of just sitting there and begins to investigate their camera set up.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...! Lobo! No!
Sheepy: Gil: What's he doing - That isn't food!
Sheepy: Lobo: *What Lobo hears: bla bla bla lobo bla bla bla food. He begins staring at the two intently*
Arsé-kun: Lance: You have food downstairs..!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he trots out*
Arsé-kun: *playing the game resumes*
Sheepy: *Lobo heads downstairs. What's going on in this thread?*
Arsé-kun: *Jekyll's going through Important Looking Papers while Proto is looking around for something. He opens the front door and leans out*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Redman! Have you seen big brother?
Sheepy: Emiya: I have and his face is still as ugly as the first day I saw him.
Sheepy: Emiya: I don't know where he ended up, though, no.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Dammit! Where'd he go this time...?
Sheepy: Emiya: That's a better question to ask him.
Arsé-kun: Proto: I'd love to! But I don't know where he is!
Sheepy: Emiya: Why?
Arsé-kun: Proto: I had something to give him after work, but I haven't seen him since this morning!
Sheepy: *Lobo arrives. Hello friend!! Why the long face??*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Hi, Lobo. *pat, pat*
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Sheepy: Emiya: Ah, it's the dog.
Sheepy: Cu: *he pops out of the leaves and pulls back his fist to punch Emiya* DON'T CALL ME A DOG!
Arsé-kun: Proto: There you are!
Sheepy: *Rather than responding, Emiya and Cu begin pummeling each other. Lobo sees the leaves getting thrown around and gets VERY EXCITED!!*
Arsé-kun: *Proto, instead, gets Worried. Liz gets footage*
Sheepy: *Lobo leaps into the battle. He wants to play fight too!*
Arsé-kun: *There are no survivors.*
Sheepy: Cu: NONONO-!
Sheepy: Cu: Sit, Lobo! Sit!
Arsé-kun: *Lobo does not sit. Lobo is here to kill everyone.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Looobooo! Fetch! *he tosses his non-gae bolg spear into the distance*
Sheepy: *Lobo's attention is diverted to the spear. He lifts up Cu, drops him in front of Proto, and then goes to fetch the spear.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *the sharp scent of (dried) blood hits his nose before he sees it* Are you okay??
Sheepy: Cu: Archer murdered me and the moment I came back, Lobo mauled me. No.
Sheepy: *Lobo returns with the spear*
Sheepy: Cu: Lobo, you need to start listening to more than just Master, Rider, Moriarty, and Vlad. Others have opinions too.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he has a big doggy grin and is wagging his tail. He doesn't seem to care about what Cu is saying at all.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: Huh? Emiyaa! Why?
Arsé-kun: *proto takes the spear back and tosses it again for Lobo*
Sheepy: *Lobo chases it.*
Sheepy: Emiya: He was getting on my nerves.
Arsé-kun: *Proto will remember this.*
Arsé-kun: *By "remember", I mean "Proto is getting real damn tired of Emiya being an asshole to anyone named Cu Chulainn."*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he returns with the spear*
Sheepy: Cu: Did you need me for something?
Arsé-kun: Proto: I had something for you..!
Arsé-kun: *Proto throws the spear for Lobo again. In Emiya's direction.*
Sheepy: Emiya: *he heads over, picks up the spear, and throws it away*
Sheepy: Emiya: *he picks up the rake*
Sheepy: Emiya: If you keep this up, I'll never get the leaves raked and Master will go hungry because I won't cook.
Sheepy: Emiya: It'll be because of you.
Arsé-kun: Proto: I can't believe I'm being bullied.
Sheepy: Emiya: It's not a case of bullying.
Sheepy: Emiya: It's a case of nobody in this house helping me.
Sheepy: Emiya: I haven't a clue how you survived without me.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Fishing, and not being murdered. By you.
Sheepy: Emiya: So the meals were instant food and the house was a mess.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Still better than murder!
Sheepy: Emiya: He egged me on.
Sheepy: Cu: How?!
Sheepy: Emiya: You kept kicking leaves into my part of the yard.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Cu! I left something for you on your bed! Go get it!
Sheepy: Cu: I don't like backing down from a fight, but... fine.
Sheepy: *Cu leaves*
Arsé-kun: Proto: ... I'll fight you later. With the rake!
Sheepy: Emiya: If you're holding the rake, you may as well rake the leaves.
Arsé-kun: Proto: After that!
Sheepy: Emiya: My schedule is packed.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Find some time to get laid and get a goddamn vacation!
Sheepy: Emiya: This household would starve within a week if I left.
Sheepy: Emiya: If anything broke during that vacation, it would never be fixed.
Sheepy: Emiya: If messes were made, they'd never be cleaned until I returned.
Sheepy: Emiya: So until I find myself in a more responsible home, I can't go on vacation. But I wouldn't need to in such a situation.
Arsé-kun: Proto: All these people and no one else can pick up a duster? You dispense the swords, not the pots and pans!
Sheepy: Emiya: I do as I must do.
Arsé-kun: Proto: You really need to get laid.
Sheepy: Emiya: I wouldn't trust Mephisto with a duster without supervision. You and Gilgamesh have proven yourselves to not care enough. Berserker is a Berserker. Rider and Eliza most likely wouldn't bother and get someone else to do it. Lancelot would break something.
Sheepy: Emiya: Andersen shouldn't have to do it. Jekyll is too busy to. Kid Gilgamesh is a child. Don't even get me started on Holmes.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Hey? Master can get off her ass and do it.
Sheepy: Emiya: Just her?
Arsé-kun: Proto: She can do a bit of work too, aye?
Sheepy: Emiya: Hm.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Hey, hey, speaking of. If you'll stop killing big bro all the time, I'll clean my room so you don't have to.
Sheepy: Emiya: Tell him to stop starting it and I'll consider it
Sheepy: Emiya: This is a battle that transcends war.
Sheepy: Emiya: Simply, it's best you just stay out of it if you don't want to confront both parties and understand our hatred for each other.
Sheepy: Emiya: Every time I'm summoned I somehow meet him, for one.
Sheepy: Emiya: Secondly. The man ran around like a modern day Jack the Ripper impaling people.
Sheepy: Emiya: I could go on.
Sheepy: Cu: It's not a one sided fight, Archer! You annoy me to no end every time you show up!
Sheepy: Cu: You're dishonest, scheming, and obnoxious!
Sheepy: Emiya: You can't make up your mind and when you finally do you always act like it's what you were thinking from the start and that you're sooo smart and great!
Sheepy: Emiya: Furthermore, you're a liar too! You babble on about things I never did! I never ran around in a black speedo beating up robots, and I never teamed up with you to fight on the moon!
Sheepy: Cu: You DID, though! And you bickered with me the entire time!
Sheepy: Emiya: How many times do I have to tell you?! That was Nameless! That wasn't me! I've met the man and we're nothing alike!
Sheepy: *the two continue to bicker...*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Is this what they're doing...? *he rolls his eyes and loudly groans*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Will you both shut up?! You're both egotistical asswipes that honestly can't get over the other person's existence!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Blueman! This Emiya is in fact a different one than the Mooncell- I met Nameless.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Redman! Stop making petty excuses just to beat him up. We get it. You're still a shonen hero wannabe. Failed step one.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And for the love of all things holy, shut up!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You two are ruining what little inspiration I have. Also, Mephisto has decided to try and "cook" again, and I don't care if he's good at Chemistry. He needs three babysitters and a pair of handcuffs on his wrists.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: He's got the fucking "kiss the crook" apron out and everything. He hasn't even gotten the bloodstains off.
Sheepy: Cu: -What do you mean, "Bloodstains"?
Sheepy: Cu: Furthermore, who're you calling egotistical?! I don't run around praising myself!
Sheepy: Cu: Nor does he!
Sheepy: Emiya: What're you saying, "hero wannabe"? I'm no hero.
Sheepy: Emiya: Just because one person who's similar to me was a hero wannabe - and isn't anymore, doesn't mean that I am.
Sheepy: Emiya: By your logic, you're a depressed drunk who can't decide if he's truly in love with his wife or not, is driven by death, and drug addict.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It was inaccurate to incite reactions. I know better than that. *he says nothing regarding the bloodstains.*
Sheepy: Emiya: Sure.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Here, allow me to cook up some more accurate insults. *he looks them over for a few moments* Cu, you are particularly hotheaded and prone to opening mouth, inserting spear. I'd call you a dog, but see, I enjoy living, no matter the fact that your name quite literally means "Hound".
Sheepy: Cu: Why, you-
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he looks to Emiya* I don't even need to insult you. I have permanently got the image of Nameless in nothing but a speedo fighting everyone in sight engraved into my skull. I can just look at you and remember that this is a man you share an appearance with.
Sheepy: Emiya: Good for you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Are we complimenting each other?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Sure, I'll follow up with a compliment. Cu is fantastically loyal, and Emiya cares far more than he likes to say. They'd make a great team if they could stop killing each other for ten minutes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. You're really smart and I like your stories a lot. I don't mind the sad endings because happily ever after has never been accurate for me, so in a way I can relate.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he attempts to keep a straight face and miserably fails. Day made.*
Sheepy: Cu: Ah, right, I had to check my bed. *he heads off*
Arsé-kun: Proto: About time..!
Sheepy: Satoru: You look like Cu Chu as a 13 year old.
Arsé-kun: Proto: I'm not thirteen..! I'm younger, sure, but..!
Sheepy: Satoru: Thirteen is old.
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you older than old?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Apparently!
Sheepy: Satoru: Wow.
Sheepy: Satoru: So you're Grandpa old.
Arsé-kun: Proto: M... Maybe?
Sheepy: Satoru: That means you're really smart.
Sheepy: Satoru: Or maybe not.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know. Grandpa's very smart but that's because he's a mastermind.
Arsé-kun: Proto: He's very smart- He's staying inside. It's freezing out here!
Sheepy: Satoru: It's cold but I don't notice it when I'm with friends.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Go back inside before Guinevere has my head on a pike.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why would she do that? She's nice.
Arsé-kun: Proto: Before Vlad does the same thing.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Bye.
Sheepy: *Satoru wanders back inside*
Arsé-kun: *Proto follows him in, leaving Emiya outside with Liz*
Sheepy: *Emiya goes back to raking*
Arsé-kun: *Liz helps, but this isn't important. Back inside.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ehhh... it's "S-A-T-A-N", right?
Sheepy: Gil: No, it's "S-A-N-T-A"! You don't want to send a letter to "S-A-T-A-N"!
Sheepy: Satoru: *he strides over to Kintaro's side and stands on his toes to see the contents of the table better*
Sheepy: Satoru: You're writing letters to Santa?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Hey, Chief! You want to join us?! It's golden fun, except the writing part is hard..
Sheepy: Satoru: Santa is a stalker who stares at kids when they're sleeping and eats bad children.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's why bad kids get coal - to prepare them for Santa.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That's the Krampus you're thinking of.
Sheepy: Satoru: Krampus?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Yeah.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know what that is.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he types and scrolls on his tablet* .. Here we go. The Krampus is a goat-like demon that punishes bad children, while Santa regards the good.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ah.
Sheepy: Satoru: So Santa helps Krampus cook them using coal.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Sometimes. The Krampus provides the coal.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh! I understand.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: *he glances up from his "letter", which was written on the back of whatever Jekyll was using previously* If that thing comes in my house, I call dibs on hanging its head on our wall!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Hyde: I absolutely will!
Sheepy: Satoru: Kintaro, it's "B-e-a-r", not "B-a-r-e".
Sheepy: Kintaro: Bear... Bare... ???
Arsé-kun: Hyde: Santa deals with hundreds of stupid kids. I think he can understand one motherfucker.
Sheepy: Satoru: But if nobody tells him he'll never learn.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's still learning how to read and write.
Sheepy: Gil: You think too small.
Sheepy: Gil: You can go to any store and buy a teddie bear.
Arsé-kun: Liz: But then it isn't a santa-approved bear! *she puts the camera down next to gil and looks over his shoulder* Same ol' thing, Gil?
Sheepy: Gil: One day she'll come. One day...
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you planning to write one, Andersen?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It'd be good practice... I will consider it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Have fun.
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he popped downstairs for a drink, and returns upstairs to see if Cu liked his gift*
Sheepy: Cu: How much did you spend on this...? Thanks, but... aren't these really expensive?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Doesn't matter! *and that's why he crossed out every price tag. No exceptions* I thought you'd like it, so I got it!
Sheepy: Cu: Well, if you say so... Thank you! We should go fishing soon!
Arsé-kun: Proto: Very welcome! :D
Arsé-kun: *And now, a timeskip*
Arsé-kun: *This timeskip is important because it is the evening of christmas eve. Most people don't care about christmas itself, but gifts and giving and getting and it's a fluffy holiday with fluffy snow and emiya doesn't have to shovel because it was already done, but anyway*
Sheepy: Gil: Certainly, this year she'll come!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... *he glances up at Gil* Not if you're sitting there.
Sheepy: Gil: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Do you think she's going to show up if you're awake?
Sheepy: Gil: Why not?!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Because Santa is not meant to show up when someone is awake.
Sheepy: Gil: ...
Sheepy: Gil: Well... that doesn't mean she can't.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Touché
Arsé-kun: *From somewhere is humming. Padoru, padoru*
Arsé-kun: *Here comes Santa Alter, casually picking the lock on the front door to come in. That's absolutely how to do it.*
Sheepy: Gil: Ah! The star of the show has arrived!
Arsé-kun: Santa: I will hit you if you come close to me.
Sheepy: Gil: But? Then, why did you come here if not for me?!
Arsé-kun: Santa: You're not the only person in this house.
Sheepy: Gil: But I am the only one who asked for your visit specifically!
Arsé-kun: Santa: I have presents to deliver!
Sheepy: Gil: Am I not as good as they are?
Arsé-kun: Santa: At least let me do my job!
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
Arsé-kun: *and so, she does her job, taking as long as humanly possible.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he looks at Santa, glass of water in hand, and blinks*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi, Ms. Burglar. Try not to stay out too late and stay safe.
Arsé-kun: Santa: *she looks offended*
Sheepy: Satoru: If you're looking for something, you should talk to my dad. He'd know where it is.
Arsé-kun: Santa: Uh, right. Go back to bed.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's usually awake at this time because he's a vampire.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Good night, Ms. Burglar. Hope you sleep well.
Sheepy: *Satoru heads back up to bed...*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he hasn't moved an inch. He hasn't been noticed yet, apparently*
Sheepy: *Also, that isn't a clothes model over there. That man simply doesn't have a head.*
Arsé-kun: *Santa noticed but didn't comment. She enjoys living, after all.*
Sheepy: *Rider doesn't seem to care too much about her existence. Big puppy is more important.*
Arsé-kun: *Lobo is given the biggest goddamn bone he's ever seen. Ever*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he looks up from his squeaky toy and at the bone. He stands and drops the squeaky toy. He begins wagging his tail from excitement! He licks Santa's face as a thank you and begins chewing on the bone.*
Arsé-kun: Santa: *mission accomplished*
Sheepy: Rider: ... "Thank you."
Arsé-kun: Santa: ... "You are very welcome." *she plops a little santa hat where his head should be*
Sheepy: Rider: "Merry Christmas".
Arsé-kun: Santa: *she returns to Gil* A dog just licked my face clean. Do you still want me? Do you still want to kiss me knowing my face is covered in dog spit?
Sheepy: Gil: Yes!
Sheepy: Gil: For years! Years! That has been my Christmas wish.
Sheepy: Gil: And yet, not once have you arrived. Finally... you've come!
Arsé-kun: Santa: *she wipes her face off* Better make this good. Make this count, Gilgamesh. Make my day.
Sheepy: Gil:?!
Arsé-kun: Santa: What are you, shy?
Sheepy: Gil: Just, surprised! .... *Gil kisses her! Which is worse, Santa, a Gil kiss or Lobo licking your face?*
Arsé-kun: *By far, Lobo*
Sheepy: *But Lobo did it because he was thankful.*
Arsé-kun: *well so is Gil*
Arsé-kun: *about half a minute later, it's still going. vlad has gotten at least three different pics just for confirmation that this is happening*
Sheepy: *And Lobo is enjoying his bone.*
Arsé-kun: *good dog*
Sheepy: *Best dog*
Sheepy: Rider: "You're uncouth."
Sheepy: Rider: "Disgusting as well."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *quietly* .. Me, or them?
Sheepy: Rider: "Both you and them."
Sheepy: Rider: "Them, for kissing after Lobo licked her face...and Lobo's mouth has been everywhere... and you, for taking pictures."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'm only doing it so he can say it happened with proof. I don't want this.
Sheepy: Rider: “I don’t believe that.”
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I assure you that I absolutely do not want this.
Sheepy: Rider: "Then why?"
Arsé-kun: Vlad: So that someone believes him in the morning when he mentions this occurred. I don't want to hear him bitching because no one believes him. I intend to delete this after he gets it.
Sheepy: Rider: "I see. Intelligent."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... How long do we let them go at this?
Sheepy: Rider: "He'll complain if we stop them."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Okay, but we don't need them escalating it in our living room.
Sheepy: Rider: "You do it."
Sheepy: Rider: "Or I'll do it my own way."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Fine, but I'm going to need assistance with it.
Sheepy: Rider: "What assistance?"
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Carmilla's.
Sheepy: Rider: "I'll get her."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Please.
Sheepy: *Rider goes and gets Carmilla*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Thank you.
Sheepy: Carmilla: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he gestures to the current scene*
Sheepy: Carmilla: What about it?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Help me break this up before it gets worse.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Okay.
Sheepy: *Carmilla walks over to the two*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Okay, okay, break it up.
Sheepy: Carmilla: There's kids in the house.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *that is not what he meant, but that works too.* Multiple children, in fact.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he gets up and pulls them apart, opting to ignore any complaints*
Sheepy: Gil: Hey!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Do this at another time.
Sheepy: Gil: But she won't be back until next Christmas!
Arsé-kun: Santa: What, do you think I cease to exist after christmas??
Sheepy: Gil: Well, no...
Arsé-kun: Santa: We'll figure something out.
Sheepy: Gil: Good!
Arsé-kun: Santa: I'll send you a letter regarding. *she exits*
Sheepy: Rider: "Finally."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: We're free.
Sheepy: Rider: "Now we can go about our business."
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Thank goodness.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Without risk of kids seeing it.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Satoru saw here beforehand... He called her Ms. Burglar.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Oh boy... so if we have a real burglar...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: He'd do nothing.
Sheepy: Carmilla: We should lecture him tomorrow. He listens to you more, so...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Tomorrow night.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Great.
Sheepy: *The next day!*
Arsé-kun: *IT'S CHRISTMAS!*
Sheepy: *Kintaro is EXTREMELY EXCITED and has dragged Satoru, who doesn't seem to care about the holiday, downstairs.*
Arsé-kun: *Liz is also Extremely Excited. She's sorting the gifts by name when they arrive*
Arsé-kun: Liz: Merry chrysler!
Sheepy: Kintaro: It's Santa Claus day! Happy Santa Claus day!
Arsé-kun: Liz: Hooray!
Sheepy: Satoru: I saw a burglar last night.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... *he's still awake, leaning on the table* That was no burglar.
Sheepy: Satoru: Any stranger who breaks in is a burglar.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... She did have an unorthodox method of entering.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: Aren't you tired?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... Very, but I am waiting for something.
Sheepy: Satoru: You should sleep.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm going back to my room once Kintaro gets distracted because I never wanted to come down in the first place.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I will once I get this out of the way..
Sheepy: Satoru: Well, try to get to sleep soon.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'd give you Mr. Pointy because he helps me sleep, but I lent him to the Wizrad. I had trouble sleeping last night.
Arsé-kun: *Mr. Pointy is dropped into Satoru's arms!*
Sheepy: Satoru:!!!
Sheepy: Satoru: Mr. Pointy is back!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It wouldn't be right of me to keep him, now would it?
Sheepy: Satoru: Did he help you?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He did, thank you.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're welcome.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he pats Satoru's head and starts to enter further. He abruptly stops, and those flower whiskers of his perk up*
Sheepy: Bedi: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Someone had fun here last night~
Sheepy: Bedi: That's great.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Sure.
Sheepy: Bedi: The way you said that made me deeply uncomfortable.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I think I'm going to stay right here for the time being. *and he seats himself right there*
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... I'm not mentioning it.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... ...... *he seems bored of waiting for... Something?*
Sheepy: *Gil has arrived!*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... *he's READY.*
Sheepy: Gil: All of you were incorrect!
Sheepy: Gil: Santa came for me this Christmas!
Arsé-kun: Proto: uhhhhhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: Did Santa kidnap you?
Sheepy: Satoru: You should've called the police.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... You saw them, though.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh. She broke into our house illegally.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... ..... *he tosses Proto his phone (as in, vlad's phone)* and starts heading downstairs* first thing. delete it afterwards, I don't want it.
Arsé-kun: Proto: ....? *he looks and nearly throws the phone* WHAT. WHAT? IS THIS REAL? *he looks again* Sheesh, you weren't lying!
Sheepy: Gil: You see?!
Arsé-kun: Proto: I'm taking my eyes out after this! Do you want this or something??
Sheepy: Gil: Why?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Well, he said delete it..
Sheepy: Gil: So?
Sheepy: Gil: He is lucky he didn't have to pay to watch.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who pays for voyeurism?
Sheepy: Gil: Eh? Well...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Furthermore, why do you think anyone is willing to pay to? It's not like anything exciting happened.
Sheepy: Gil: Exciting?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, yeah!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I mean, all you guys did was kiss, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sure, the will to do more was there, but it wasn't acted on.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: If it HAD been, I think it'd have gone differently than it did.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah?
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you ever think before you speak? *he has a pleasant smile on his face...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he ducks down a little. he has shrunk. not literally* Yes...? I wasn't explicit..!
Sheepy: Satoru: *he looks at Bedi and then Merlin*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Shutting up now!
Sheepy: Satoru: So when the Wizrad is asked questions, he becomes small?
Sheepy: Satoru: He's like Antman.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not usually!
Sheepy: Satoru: So then Uncle Bedi's power is to shrink you with questions?
Sheepy: Satoru: So you two are like a superhero team.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I like that last part.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's not exactly that.
Sheepy: Bedi: I have difficulties sugarcoating what I say, so honest comments end up being brutal insults.
Sheepy: Satoru: But it can't be an insult because you're smiling.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, that's what I think.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It kinda came off more as a "Go on if you're ready to die".
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah? Well, at least that got across.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And that's the scary part.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm...
Sheepy: Bedi: So then, if I smile a little more, will I seem friendlier?
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad doesn't smile often but he's still nice. I think you're okay the way you are.
Sheepy: Bedi: As you pointed out, both Master Eiji and you rarely smile... in your case I've never seen it. I understand.
Sheepy: Satoru: No!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he has returned!* .... I'm fairly certain I do so more than he and you combined. *he drops a box into Satoru's hands and leaves again. for real this time*
Sheepy: Satoru: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: *OPEN YOUR GIFT, SATORU*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he does so!*
Sheepy: *Mr. Pointy supervises!*
Arsé-kun: *Satoru obtained: A Scapegoat (x1). A plush toy in the shape of a goat, handmade by Vlad. The Scapegoat was equipped to the right hand slot.*
Sheepy: *Satoru hugs the scapegoat! He loves it!*
Arsé-kun: *he has gained a Friend..*
Arsé-kun: *it will take One (1) lethal hit for you! Scapegoat will now dIE FOR YOU*
Sheepy: Satoru: Mr Pointy has a new friend.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't have a gift for either of you. Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, that's fine!
Sheepy: Satoru: But why?
Arsé-kun: Liz: I don't know!
Sheepy: Satoru: There's a lot.
Arsé-kun: Liz: I'm almost jealous!
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Liz: You got so much!
Sheepy: Satoru: I already had what I wanted before Christmas but I'm still happy.
Arsé-kun: Liz: Well, you got more!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he heads over to his pile and slowly begins working at opening the presents.*
Arsé-kun: *within ten minutes, satoru has amassed an army of books and plush toys. and wrapping paper, and boxes*
Sheepy: *Satoru is very pleased!*
Arsé-kun: *but is he smiling???*
Sheepy: *Yes. for once*
Arsé-kun: *it's awe inspiring. and adorable. it's a real christmas miracle*
Sheepy: *Satoru goes to thank everyone for the gifts... including Lobo, who didn't give him anything but Rider put his name on the "from" section as well*
Sheepy: Bedi: Should I start cleaning up the wrapping paper?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, there's probably a gift or two for you, Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: oh??
Sheepy: Bedi: Mhm.
Arsé-kun: *MERLIN BEELINES FOR THE TREE*
Sheepy: *There's a gift from Bedi!*
Arsé-kun: *He is excited! What is it?*
Sheepy: *It's mostly the norm. Socks, shirts, and pants to stay warm in the winter. Also, a phone case with a Fou design on it.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin's current phone case is no longer where it belongs. The fou case is now there.*
Sheepy: *Bedi is glad Merlin likes it!*
Arsé-kun: *the previous cat phone case rains down on someone. hooray for them*
Sheepy: *Hopefully they'll have a use for it and they aren't Lobo.*
Arsé-kun: *it probably ends up in Carmilla's hands*
Sheepy: *Good.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I was a little worried the clothes would ruin the appeal of the gift as a whole...haha.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No way.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's fantastic to have more clothes.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! Really?
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm happy to hear that!
Sheepy: Bedi: I had a gift for Dr. Roman as well, but I'll give it to him later.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I could certainly bring you to him when we have time.
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Anytime!
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Sakura passes them by to approach her husband. Bc they absolutely married in the timeskip. It was a quiet little thing. You could almost FEEL jealousy radiating off of Lance that day. But that's irrelevant.*
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Eiji, dear, what is this? *she holds up a golden ticket looking thing*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's the golden ticket! *he inserts himself into this discussion from above. hello.* You get to summon a friend!
Sheepy: Eiji: Like, a servant?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Or a craft essence, but what use would that be to someone with no servants?
Sheepy: Eiji: B-but only maguses can do that, right?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Lets find out!
Sheepy: Eiji: How?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Use it?
Sheepy: Eiji: How...?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Go somewhere to summon a servant. Use ticket. Profit!
Sheepy: Eiji: I'll ask Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You rang, Master? *he's now there*
Sheepy: Eiji: Um...
Sheepy: Eiji: *he gestures to the ticket*
Sheepy: Eiji: Sh-she received that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh ho ho! That's something all right!
Sheepy: Eiji: It is...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Absolutely! *he looks Excited*
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-the uh... mime said it'll, er, summon s...servants.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's right!
Sheepy: Eiji: B..but. She isn't, um...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll cover it if I gotta. It won't work if she can't, anyway. Restrictions were placed a few years back.
Sheepy: Eiji:....Okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Can I help you? *he looks down to Satoru*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he holds up the apple* Here. It's for you, Mr. Krampus.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Me? A Krampus? I could be, if you want me to. Thank you anyway.
Sheepy: Satoru: You said "oh ho ho", so you're a Krampus.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: no, just old.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're not old, you're a Krampus.
Sheepy: Satoru: But that's okay. You're still my family.
Sheepy: Satoru: Just don't leave once Christmas is over.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why would I do that..? Anyway, you wanna see what a Krampus actually looks like?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Eiji, may I?
Arsé-kun: *And so Merlin shapeshifts into a krampus! A not nearly as horrifying one. It's Christmas, not Halloween*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he looks Merlin over*
Sheepy: Satoru: Fluffy...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Now meee, but wooorse! Ooooooh!
Sheepy: Satoru: You look a little like the stuffed animal Dad gave me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oooof course!
Sheepy: Satoru:.... Oooooo~
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ooooooh!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oooooooh. When I groooow up I want to be a Krampus like you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then you'd have to punish people. And eat them. I don't recommend iiiiit.
Sheepy: Satoru: But you don't.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: The Krampus dooooes
Sheepy: Satoru: You're nice so you wouldn't eat people.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I didn't know you could shapeshift.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I caaaan!
Sheepy: Satoru: Is that why you're the Wizrad?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's certainly part of it!
Sheepy: Satoru: What else is a part of it?
Sheepy: Satoru: Your staff, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That as well!
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, people are beginning to stare...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ooooooh well!
Sheepy: Bedi: Why is that always your response when I point out their stares?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Because I don't care much! What shall I be next?
Sheepy: Satoru: Ummm...
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know. You choose.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's why I get embarrassed on your behalf.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: For having fun?
Sheepy: Satoru: So you're like Sherlock Holmes.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I was being literal
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I like toast. I've never tried attention before. Is it good on toast?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: .... ...... I'm not telling him.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin is like a flower, but instead of sunlight, he uses the attention people give him to photosynthesize.
Sheepy: Satoru:....! I understand!
Sheepy: Satoru: ...*he briefly looks at Eiji. look sakura your husband actually exists to satoru* He's hurting like that because his Magic Circuits were messed with, isn't he?
Sheepy: Satoru: Am I going to end up hurting like him?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I'd hope not.
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Sheepy: Satoru: But why?
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm fine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Because damaged magic circuits can interfere with your nerves. You seem to be fine!
Sheepy: Satoru: But people messed with mine and I'm not hurting.
Sheepy: Satoru: So then why would it be any different for him?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It was done differently.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...OK.
Arsé-kun: *unmentioned until now is Mephisto, still there, just listening to this. Not sure how he's taking it, since he's just grinning. that could mean fucking anything*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: A-anyway!
Sheepy: Bedi: Don't you want to go and use the ticket?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I certainly want to come along!
Sheepy: Bedi: So do I.
Sheepy: Bedi: So, then, when did you want to go?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I think doing it now would be best, before the midday traffic sets in.
Sheepy: Eiji: *he nods*
Sheepy: Satoru: Bye.
Sheepy: Satoru: Good luck.
Arsé-kun: *that is the nicest thing satoru has said in the direction of his parents. like, ever*
Sheepy: *is he slowly getting more comfortable around them?*
Sheepy: Satoru: Where are you going?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: May or may not be in Antartica
Sheepy: Satoru: ....
Sheepy: Satoru: Can you bring back a penguin for me?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: And a polar bear!
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't think so, no.
Arsé-kun: *they're both disappointed. look at what you've done*
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't think penguins nor polar bears live anywhere near there...!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It can't hurt to check while we're there, though!
Sheepy: Bedi: I guess.
Arsé-kun: *anyway they get Going*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin splits off the group once they arrive to go and get something. You know. the fucking excalibur. He's back quick though so its unimportant*
Sheepy: Bedi: How did you lose that, anyway...? I never lose mine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, easy. Chaldea's master ran off with it.
Sheepy: Bedi: You let it get stolen...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How can I say no to them? I was more worried about Kay...
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, no, don't worry. You don't need to defend yourself. I'm not judging you.
Sheepy: *...Based on his current smile he's definitely judging Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ....... ............. So anyway!
Sheepy: Eiji: Wh-where are we supposed to be going?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not far! Just down the hall here.
Sheepy: Eiji: Okay.
Sheepy: Eiji: I, uh... n-no, nevermind.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Say no more! *and he picks Eiji up* Better?
Sheepy: Eiji: Yeah.
Sheepy: Bedi: Here we are
Sheepy: Bedi: *he opens the door for them*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Here we are!
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, I've opened the door for you.
Sheepy: Bedi: I hope she summons King Arthur or Sir Gawain...
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah, um, don't mind me. Servants choose you, not the other away around usually, so...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'd agree, but maybe lets not put them with dear old Lancelot.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah, right. I was hoping we four could become the inseparable quartet we used to be, but...
Sheepy: Bedi: I am a traitor, deserving of the title "Lucius", and Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain hate each other.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I was actually only referring to that last bit. Anywho, just stick the ticket in that little slot there.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Sakura does, skipping 99.99% of the steps intended to be taken before this, including master registration, making sure she had the necessary mana, and noticing that Roman came in behind them. One of these things is not like the others*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, it's you.
Sheepy: *It's a rider! Gold Rider! ... Upon appearing, he's got his arms crossed and his chest puffed out. A judgemental expression is spread across his face*
Sheepy: Ozy: Who has disturbed my rest? I am Ozymandias, the King of Kings!
Sheepy: Bedi:....You...!
Arsé-kun: *There are multiple replies Sakura is capable of. The first is the classic mom saying: "Get up, you can't stay in bed all day!" The second is.... .... That, again, because I didn't plan this far. She holds back on saying it, either way*
Sheepy: Ozy: State your business! It better justify breaking me out of my slumber!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Why so formal, Pharaoh? Don't you want to get outside once in a while?
Sheepy: Ozy: For what reason would I want to do that?
Sheepy: Ozy: Furthermore! I do not respect cowards! Out with it - For what reason have you called upon me?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, implying choice? This is Chaldea- You had full say here. Why'd you answer, Pharaoh?
Sheepy: Ozy: Even kings make mistakes in their drowsy states.
Sheepy: Ozy: FURTHERMORE!
Sheepy: Ozy: I had a special meeting with the King of Christmas! He told me to visit the one with the ticket he distributed!
Sheepy: Ozy: That knight who is accompanying you! Has Lion King attacked once more? Do you wish for my armies?
Sheepy: Ozy: Haha! Hahh
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can think without opening your mouth, Pharaoh!
Sheepy: Ozy: Which one of you summoned me?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I did.
Sheepy: Ozy: Interesting.
Sheepy: Ozy: You look completely inexperienced.
Sheepy: Ozy:...HOWEVER!
Sheepy: Ozy: My servant, I will train you to become strong!
Sheepy: Ozy: Don't worry!
Arsé-kun: Sakura: .... I'm a bit worried about your clothes. Don't you at least have a jacket?
Sheepy: Ozy: Jacket...? No.
Sheepy: Ozy: Do I need one...?
Sheepy: Eiji: I-It's cold out.
Sheepy: Ozy: I did not ask you, nameless fellow! HOWEVER! I will accept your answer unless it doesn't coincide with my servant's!
Sheepy: Ozy: ...Hmm.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: [text: Gil] So how do you feel about the King of Kings? I need to know for Reasons
Sheepy: Gil: [text: to Merlin] The Sun King? He needs to get out more and stop suffocating inside.
Sheepy: Gil: [text: to Merlin] Otherwise, I respect him.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: [text: Gil] Fantastic.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: [text: to Gil] I'm gonna poof the boxes in the attic that isn't the Clown's and he can have it
Sheepy: Gil: [text: to Merlin] Is he on his way?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: [text: to Gil] Certainly. Shall I greet him in your stead?
Sheepy: Gil: [text: to Merlin] Of course!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Pharaoh, I bring word from the King of Heroes. He intends to greet you gaily once the two of you are within sight of one another.
Sheepy: Ozy: Ah? Good, good!
Arsé-kun: *Remember how they skipped 99% of the steps to Master registration? It's time to do that. At least it isn't a lot. Thanks, Roman. Funkiller. ANYWAY*
Arsé-kun: *That takes a bit. Then it's done and they can go home*
Arsé-kun: *SO THEY DO*
Sheepy: Ozy: Ah, so this is my new temple.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: That's right, King. Your personal chamber is at the top of it.
Sheepy: Ozy:...BUT!
Sheepy: Ozy: I have yet to learn the answer to the most important question!
Sheepy: Ozy: For what reason have I been summoned? I've asked again and again, and no one has told me why!
Sheepy: Ozy: I see no evidence of war! No signs of destruction of disasters!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: To assist in a grave matter. *he explains the grail mud thing, and all the monsters that have been about prior to it.* ... But there is no reason to not allow we servants to live between these types of events.
Sheepy: Ozy:... Haha! Hahahahaha!
Sheepy: Ozy: So, then! You wish me to cast my divine light upon these misguided, violent buffoons?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Correct.
Sheepy: Ozy: I like a man with courage! That is not the purpose of my light... HOWEVER!
Sheepy: Ozy: Because I like you, I will assist you! It would be unfortunate if my Sun were blotted out by the darkness of this mud, so I will destroy it!
Sheepy: Ozy: Once more, that knight and I compete for the spotlight! He dimmed my spotlight by defeating the Lion King, but this time, I will be blinding!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ugh.
Arsé-kun: *From a room over, Mephisto makes a joke about it being sunlight instead of a spotlight. He's told to shut the fuck up. This is unimportant.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You've certainly got the opportunities to.
Sheepy: Ozy: Do I?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ugh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sure, sure!
Sheepy: Ozy: Like?
Sheepy: *Bedi heads to his room. run awaaaaay*
Sheepy: Ozy: Will we be fighting together? ... Excellent!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Simply outperforming others? Either way, my lord is waiting for you.
Sheepy: Ozy: Whom? I'll go speak with him.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin excuses himself. Bedi, do you want sum fuk?*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Gilgamesh.
Sheepy: Ozy: Gilgamesh?!
Sheepy: *Ozy rushes further in*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Now we've got two of them to deal with. At least they like each other.
Sheepy: *actually right now what bedi wants to do is take his annoyance out on any dust that may have formed since his last cleaning session*
Sheepy: Eiji: H-he didn't seem as rude as Gilga.... Gilga... ...
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Gil.
Sheepy: Eiji: Th-the gold one.
Sheepy: Eiji: Just...uh, loud.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: We can deal with loud, yes?
Sheepy: Eiji: Um...
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I'm unsure as well, but we have a few so far. One more can't hurt too much..
Sheepy: Eiji: But...
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: But..?
Sheepy: Eiji: Mozart.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... I did not think about that.
Sheepy: Eiji: Wh-what do we do...?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'm not quite sure...
Sheepy: Eiji: We could warn him...
Sheepy: Eiji: Where is he?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Other room.
Sheepy: *Eiji goes to speak with Mozart*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: *he's already looking at the door in advance, ignoring whatever the fuck is happening in the bg*
Sheepy: Eiji:...Um, I hope I'm not, uh, bothering you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Not at all.
Sheepy: Eiji: Ozy is loud.
Sheepy: Eiji: Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It's fine. I intend to get myself better headphones in the future anyway.
Sheepy: Eiji: Okay.
Sheepy: Eiji: He's also, uh, friendly with Gil.
Sheepy: Eiji: So... th-that's good.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Now we have two Gil wranglers.
Sheepy: Eiji: Gil..w-wranglers?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: People able to keep him in check.
Sheepy: Tristan: Have you ever thought, Mozart, what it must be like to be a paper bag, blowing in the wind?
Sheepy: Tristan: You are in no control of your fate. Every time you hit the ground you feel like you may begin running towards the destiny you wish to have... but the wind picks you up once more and steals you away from your destination. If you end up causing a death, even if you had no way to prevent it, it's your fault, isn't it?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Hmm...? Perhaps... But perhaps not.
Sheepy: Tristan: What do you mean?
Sheepy: Tristan: *He's opened his eyes. He's very curious.*
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Even when related to an event, that doesn't mean it is your fault entirely. It is as it is. *he shrugs slightly* Why not let the wind just carry you, then? It isn't as if it is harming you in any way.
Sheepy: Tristan: It is as it is...?
Sheepy: Tristan: It is...as it is..
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Why let it get you down if there was nothing you could do?
Sheepy: Tristan:...But perhaps there could've been something...perhaps I only thought I disagreed with it....
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Pardon my crudeness, but fuck it. It already happened. No point troubling yourself over it more.
Sheepy: Tristan:....
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes. Maybe it's the mentality behind your music that seemingly pulls this emotional burden off of me when I hear it.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I'm glad to hear that I'm of assistance.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: I've done many horrible things ... but I'm still unsure if I was truly acting against my will.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Then just assume you were. What's worrying about it going to do?
Sheepy: Tristan:...Nothing.
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: Quite welcome.
Sheepy: Tristan: It is times like these that I'm glad I chose to steal away my sight instead of my hearing.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: How do you see where you're going? Echolocation?
Sheepy: Tristan: I don't.
Sheepy: Tristan: I go where my heart leads me.
Sheepy: Tristan: Oddly, there's a dull ache in the area at times but not a single beat to be found.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Not a one? Spooky!
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But even the vamps have one! Do you really not?
Sheepy: Tristan: No.
Arsé-kun: *Spooky!*
Sheepy: Tristan: *he holds out his wrist*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he takes Tristan's wrist and observes. He doesn't look all that happy at his discovery, but he quickly grins for the sake of everyone else. Reputation and all.* So! How are you still alive, then?
Sheepy: Tristan: I could ask that question about any one of us... with the exception of Merlin, of course.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Fair point!
Sheepy: Tristan: So, I haven't a clue.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: A load of shit, that's what it is.
Sheepy: Tristan: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's the biggest mess of magic I've ever seen, it's never been streamlined in it's entire existence, yet it still works.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Ah.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's like using an ancient pc in a modern store. What the hell is the point?? Sure, it works, but it's dumb.
Sheepy: Tristan: But why are we alive?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who cares?
Sheepy: Tristan: I do.
Sheepy: Tristan: What purpose does my life hold?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: If I told you, there'd be no fun at all.
Sheepy: Tristan: So then, the answer is no meaning.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Didn't say that, did I?
Sheepy: Tristan: Then what meaning does my life hold?
Sheepy: Tristan: I have lost sight of my destination.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: .... And your sight in general.
Sheepy: Tristan: All around me is darkness. Upon my back is the burden of my sins. My doubts and confusion are my shackles.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Ah.
Sheepy: Tristan: I inflicted this on myself.
Sheepy: Tristan: I have questioned if it's truly a punishment.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, I may be unable to see the art that life creates. However, I cannnot see the abominations I've brought about.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, but that's not necessarily something you can relate to.
Sheepy: Tristan: So perhaps my ramblings are just depressing rather than understandable.
Arsé-kun: Lance: They are. What are you saying?
Arsé-kun: Lance: You're making me look well adjusted again.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am blind and heartless from my own guilt. This may sound like a curse, but I could not see my victims as their homes burned from the flames of my cruelty. Their cries of fear hit myears and the smell of their futures melting before me hit my nose, but I could not see it. I could feel the heat but it warmed my cold, cold body. Perhaps that's why I enjoyed it.
Sheepy: Tristan: And that is what I can never forgive myself for.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Or because the thing was called REVERSAL you fff▅▅▅▅■■▃▃▅▅▅
Sheepy: Tristan: Have I angered you? My apologies.
Sheepy: Tristan:...However. A seed of envy was planted that day. Sir Bedivere... you. Both of you had the strength to..No, the loyalty to stand up to King Arthur.
Sheepy: Tristan: However, my "loyalty"... ... was artificial.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And forced. It's kinda like a brainra-... .... You know what? I'll stop right there! I'll a-b-c my way out of this one! Toodles! *merlin exits, unpursued by bears*
Sheepy: Tristan: But you and at the time Sir Bedivere were considered traitors, while I got off scott free. My reasons for my actions have always been built on lies... fake. As I said, artificial.
Sheepy: Tristan: That should be my title, not yours. But, perhaps one can't be a traitor if they were never loyal to begin with.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Stop saying words!
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm sorry.
Sheepy: Tristan: I will be excusing myself. Rather...
Sheepy: Tristan: Much like a reverse Mary Poppins, I've rained enough despair upon this household.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I'm more surprised you know what that is!
Sheepy: Tristan: Perhaps, much like Mary Poppins with her parasol, I'll fly off to newfound places to find my reason for life. My truth.
Sheepy: Tristan: Because today's conversation made me realize something. I am missing something. Until I find it, I will only upset those I value dearly. I won't find that missing piece of me here.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grabs Tris' cape and just starts dragging him out. Goodbye. Adios. Au revoir.*
Sheepy: Bedivere: ...And that's what happens to people when they die.
Sheepy: Satoru: None of that sounded right.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Close enough, I say!
Sheepy: Satoru: When people die they come back later healthy and happy
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Dying kills people. Dying doesn't kill Servants! We're special!
Sheepy: Satoru: So then... Servants don't die.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Oh, we're supposed to! We used to all the time! Something went screwy and now we live as long as our masters do!
Sheepy: Satoru:....
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: And that doesn't even stop us!
Sheepy: Satoru: So then I won't lose my family.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You got that right!
Sheepy: Satoru: But I'll lose my friends one day, like you.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Aren't you like 5? You're making Arisotle roll in his grave by now, hehe!
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Said a lot of big smart guy stuff. Something like that!
Sheepy: Satoru: Like Uncle Bedi or Dr. Jekyll.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Yes!
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Ah.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why does that feel negative?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Who, me? Say something negative? Neverrrr!
Sheepy: Bedi: I wonder if this is how Merlin feels when I call him smart?
Sheepy: Satoru: I hope I never have a lover.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Just because I look like a clown doesn't mean I can't mean what I say! And you, little man, *he pokes Satoru* say smart things!
Sheepy: Satoru: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You're! Welcome!
Sheepy: Satoru: Do clowns have lovers too?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Sure??
Sheepy: Satoru: Do you?
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't want one because in movies lovers are alllways thinking about each other, and it seems like a waste of time to do that. When would I have time for books or my family if all I think about is my lover?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Me??? *he laughs* That'd be boring after a while! And that, my tiny friend, is an exaggeration! Much like saying that Lancer is always dead, that I want to commit homicide, or that it's always cold! Exaggeration!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: So movies don't reflect reality sometimes...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's very sad, isn't it? It'd be much more entertaining if they did so!
Sheepy: Satoru: Then there'd be zombie vampire dinosaurs.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Excellent! Wonderful! Fantastic!
Sheepy: Satoru: It sounds more exciting than being in a romantic relationship. What do you do in one, anyway?
Sheepy: Bedi: You...well.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Well?
Sheepy: Bedi: Support them. Be their sidekick. You... um...
Sheepy: Bedi: You spend time with them.
Sheepy: Bedi: This is more of a Merlin question...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You rang?
Sheepy: Satoru: What's special about a romantic relationship?
Sheepy: Satoru: What do you do in it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How can I explain this and be allowed to survive?
Sheepy: Bedi: Be honest but leave the not safe for kids content out of it.
Sheepy: Satoru: In the movies they kiss and say sappy things and then nothing else.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, that does happen, but that's not everything! It's like living with your bestest friend, but you both also admire each other so much.
Sheepy: Satoru: In real life they kiss, say sappy things, and then a baby is born from tje power of their bad pickup lines.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's not...
Sheepy: Satoru: Auntie Guin and Uncle Lance said they come from sexual reproduction but that's not true.
Sheepy: Satoru: Cranes aren't sexual.
Sheepy: Satoru: So why would that summon a crane?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's not even a crane! It's a stork!
Sheepy: Satoru: Hmmm...but what's the difference?
Sheepy: Satoru: I like cranes more!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nothing! The bird part is a myth!
Sheepy: Satoru: Myth...?
Sheepy: Satoru: So then...
Sheepy: Satoru: Why can't servants have kids?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Who said?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, he's not wrong.
Sheepy: Satoru: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's related to summoning being... Weird. If I was a lady, I could? I'm still alive. But I don't count.
Sheepy: Satoru: But not with a servant like Bedi, right?
Sheepy: Satoru: Just humans.
Sheepy: Satoru: That makes sense.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sounds about right. Is there a way around it? Probably.
Sheepy: Satoru: Like adoption.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Absolutely.
Sheepy: Bedi: I doubt most of our capabilities of fathering children, actually...
Arsé-kun: *a moment of silence because Bedi is correct*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... If a berserker vampire can do it, so can I.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, I didn't realize you were listening.
Sheepy: Bedi: But him being a Berserker or a vampire has very little to do with his ability to father.
Sheepy: Bedi: In your case, it does.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I guess so. I don't know why I expected otherwise.
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean?
Sheepy: Bedi: My point is that if it was the you from when we were alive and serving King Arthur, I'd have no doubts about your abilities to be a good father.
Sheepy: Bedi: But considering you're prone to violent...I wouldn't call them outbursts, but... well, you're prone to violence as a Berserker, you might be an endangerment to a child's wellbeing.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Like I said, I don't know what I expected.
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you disappointed?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Ask me that again.
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you disappointed?
Arsé-kun: Lance: I am the disappointment. *he's joking. I think?* But somewhat.
Sheepy: Bedi: You are not a disappointment, Sir Lancelot!
Sheepy: Bedi: I have utmost respect for you, and when you insult yourself like that, you're insulting one of my closest friends!
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay, Uncle Lance. I'm a disappointment too.
Sheepy: Satoru: But to the people I care about, I'm not.
Sheepy: Satoru: So I take their opinions instead of the opinions of people like Masato.
Arsé-kun: Lance: !!
Sheepy: Bedi:....Sorry. I didn't mean to raise my voice like that.
Sheepy: Bedi: I just hate it when people talk about you like that.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... 'm used to it.
Sheepy: Bedi: You shouldn't be.
Sheepy: Bedi: You're a much better knight than I. I look up to you.
Sheepy: Bedi: And yet... I've failed in that respect. I haven't supported you as I should, and I've disappointed you with my underwhelming expectations. I'm just worried about you. I don't want you to accidentally hurt someone you care about.
Sheepy: Bedi: If anyone knows how to be a dad, it's you. Ah, my brother, too, of course...
Sheepy: Bedi: Did we mention that we met up with Griflet?
Sheepy: Bedi: He's staying with Sir Kay.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Together?
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: He's a Berserker. ...Hmm...
Sheepy: Bedi: I would've thought he'd be a Rider...or a Saber...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... He's aggressive. It fits.
Sheepy: Bedi: Aggressive...
Sheepy: Bedi: I think he's misunderstood.
Arsé-kun: Lance: He cuts limbs off.
Sheepy: Bedi: Y...yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: *He's clutching the Airgetlam uncomfortably* But...he uh...
Sheepy: Bedi:...Apparently...
Sheepy: Bedi: Was under the assumption that limbs grew back after being cut off.
Sheepy: Bedi: But considering how he's a Berserker...I have my doubts he'll be changing his tactic of dismemberment..
Sheepy: Bedi: But, Griflet is extremely sensitive.
Sheepy: Bedi: Even calling him something...while mean, not exactly insulting like... a doofus, I guess? Will hurt his feelings.
Sheepy: Bedi: Beating him around doesn't bother him. Insulting him absolutely crushes him.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's what I mean by misunderstood.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... .... ....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... This isn't awkward.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Never mind!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...
Sheepy: Bedi:...Oh.
Sheepy: Bedi: Um... I mean, I doubt he cared you did that.
Sheepy: Bedi: He.. well, adored is a strong word, but he heavily respected you. He thought you were strong and wanted to fight you. He liked... no one except for his wife and animals it seemed so I was happy to see that he liked you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... So did I betray that respect..?
Sheepy: Bedi: I mean, he wanted to fight you.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I wouldn't mind if he still does.
Sheepy: Bedi: And... uh.
Sheepy: Bedi: I think he was happy to die by the hand of someone he respected.
Sheepy: Bedi: And if you hadn't killed him, uhhh...
Sheepy: Bedi: You'd...be missing a limb or two right now.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Or three.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Oh well.
Sheepy: Bedi: And since at the time, you were human, it would've been problematic.
Sheepy: Bedi: Furthermore.
Sheepy: Bedi: There's no point in beating yourself up.
Sheepy: Bedi: Trying to right past wrongs...
Sheepy: Bedi:...All it does is end up getting dragged out until everyone is hurt by it.
Sheepy: Bedi: Is it your past actions?
Sheepy: Bedi: Your present person?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: ..
Sheepy: Bedi: I may not be special like the others Knights of the Round Table. Perhaps, how ordinary I am had clouded my vision. But never would I consider you a disappointment.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Actually.
Arsé-kun: *Here it comes! An Insult™!*
Sheepy: Bedi: I challenge you to a duel!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Huh..?
Sheepy: Bedi: If I win, you can't think of yourself as a disappointment anymore!
Sheepy: Bedi: If I lose...
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll lose my respect, my brotherly love, for you and see you as a disappointment, just as you have been begging me to.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then you can't insult yourself, Bedi!
Sheepy: Bedi: That's not necessarily related right now...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Add it in anyway!
Sheepy: Bedi:...Anyway. You better fight as hard as you can! You want to be a disappointment, don't you?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ... Fine. *he doesn't seem all that confident..* I'll honor your challenge, Sir Bedivere.
Sheepy: Bedi: If you're concerned, I'll remove the Airgetlam. No Noble Phantasms.
Arsé-kun: Lance: That isn't my concern.
Sheepy: Bedi: Then what is?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Damaging the lawn. *that's not actually his first priority, but they're gonna get ragged on if they do*
Sheepy: Bedi: Is...
Sheepy: Bedi: ...
Sheepy: Bedi: Is that really ...
Arsé-kun: Lance: No.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah...
Sheepy: Bedi: Then what is it?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Forget it.
Sheepy: Bedi: I’ll get my armor and sword.
Arsé-kun: Lance: I will as well.
Sheepy: *Bedi returns, ready.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance also returns.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, you can judge, but don’t support me.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I wasn't going to even watch.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah. That’s fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: I was just making sure.
Sheepy: Bedi: Your support would make it completely unfair, so...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Exactly. So instead, I'll make sure the masters know what's happening.
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Quite welcome!
Sheepy: Bedi: Now, let’s go.
Arsé-kun: *lance and bedi head outside. snow still there. probably not for loNG*
Arsé-kun: Lance: No holding back, you hear me?
Sheepy: Bedi: If you turn around and claim you threw this match, I won't be happy.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Am I the type to throw? I'm almost insulted.
Sheepy: Bedi: You weren't back then, but the way you've been acting recently has shown you've changed.
Arsé-kun: Lance: You may be right, but this hasn't changed.
Sheepy: Bedi: I hope you're ready for the new me! I may not have the strength you have, but I've trained hard over these years to make up for it.
Arsé-kun: Lance: So you've demonstrated before! Give me your all, because I'm not going easy this time!
Sheepy: Bedi: Here I come! *he lunges at Lance!*
Arsé-kun: *Lance steps back and prepares to parry*
Arsé-kun: *They continue to duel, fairly, until Lance is disarmed. He doesn't even chase down his sword- He beelines for Bedi's sword*
Sheepy: Bedi:!
Sheepy: *Good luck yanking it out of the Airgetlam's clutches, Lance!*
Arsé-kun: *This is quickly noted and he gives up, stooping to retrieve one of the many branches on the ground from the LAST time Herc played fetch with Lobo*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he shakes his head* I'm not losing this early.. *he activates knight of owner and jumps back into the fray, using the branch as an impromptu bo staff*
Sheepy: *Bedi can use his sword against that! It may be a stick but it won't beat the power of friendship!*
Arsé-kun: *bedi thats not even relevant rn*
Sheepy: *Preposterous! He's being fueled by his brotherly love! His friendship power!*
Arsé-kun: *ok thats a cool story bro. but does it keep you from being smacked with a branch*
Sheepy: *Nope! An audible crunch and grunt later, Bedi's sent rolling across the yard. He loses his sword in the process. Look, Lance, free sword!*
Arsé-kun: *He considers it, but decides to fetch his own sword, dropping the branch*
Sheepy: *Bedi slowly pulls himself to his feet, clutching the area of impact.*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he retrieves his own sword* I expect better next time!
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he growls* Have I already disappointed you?
Sheepy: Bedi: If you want to be a disappointment to me, you need to fight harder...!
Sheepy: *...Despite his words, there's blood trickling from his mouth...*
Arsé-kun: Lance: I don't want to be one.... But I don't want to lose......
Sheepy: Bedi: Why don't you want to lose?
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you lose by losing?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... rrrespect.. *calm down with the growls*
Sheepy: Bedi: Then, fight for your respect, and I'll fight for the friend I hold dear!
Sheepy: Bedi: *he readies his blade once more, his left hand still clutching the area of impact*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ..... *he shakes his head and utters a low hiss, readying himself as well*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he, once more, takes the offensive.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he stays put, shaking his head again and again while his hisses and growls grow in volume, like he's trying to shake something off. Not that he'd be able to do that, he thinks, considering his track record. Aforementioned record is downright awful after a point, and that's the point that's always focused on, and that makes him mad. If he could be something other than a disappointment to even one person, he'd like that, but not at the cost of losing his own self esteem. If he wins for the sake of his ego, he'll have been right all along. There is no third option to take, and it's stressing him out. Stress leads to being even madder, and being madder leads to... A gentle reminder that Lancelot du Lac is a Berserker that is easily set off. This exact moments' Lancelot has been set off, screaming, straight in Bedivere's direction, his vision and visor having gone red.*
Sheepy: Bedi:?!
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Lancelot! Calm down...! *cough*
Arsé-kun: *Lance doesn't stop at all, continuing his maddened charge at Bedi*
Sheepy: *Bedi, without much else to do, puts his arm out in front of him to at least protect his face. the airgetlam specifically*
Arsé-kun: *It does so, but Lancelot tries again. And again.*
Sheepy: *Bedi is visibly beginning to tire. He stumbles back some after one of the attempts. ... There's a glow coming from the Airgetlam... A flash! The Airgetlam has activated! Accompanied by its heat is the smell of burning flesh.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm not done...! Even if my body is broken and my soul is crushed, my spirit can never be extinguished!
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he snarls, tightening his grip on the Airgetlam. Seems he isn't quite done yet, either.*
Sheepy: *The Airgetlam doesn't seem to appreciate that and is trying to burn Lance off of it. It's getting pretty toasty. Bedi's clenching his teeth, trying to ignore it.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Th-this is a symbol of my loyalty...! Even if my body burns, this battle won't end! Not until I win for your sake! *cough*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he doesn't let go, as his grip is about equivalent to a dead man's rigor mortis grip, but the red glow is starting to die down.*
Sheepy: Bedi: *The smell is getting kind of overwhelming. Bedi seems more overwhelmed by having this weapon that's essentially on fire strapped to what's probably a really sensitive part of his body - the shoulder stub where his arm used to be.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he's come to a complete stop except for his rapid intake of air, like he's suddenly not getting enough of it. He drops, bringing Bedi down with him. Rest in peace x2*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ugh! *cough*
Sheepy: *Bedi begins clawing at the Airgetlam in an attempt to pull it off...*
Sheepy: *His attempts stop when he (finally) passes out from exhaustion.*
Sheepy: *The Airgetlam cools down, leaving only a comforting warm glow, barely making it to the surface...*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin has been impatiently waiting for this moment, so he can go out and heal them before someone realizes how much damage was done. He doesn't even bother with magic- He went and borrowed a machine from Chaldea to do it. "Borrowed". He then carefully picks Bedi up. And cleans up the snow. That part is magic.*
Sheepy: *Well at least the snow is gone because snow is what's important here*
Arsé-kun: *it's not GONE. It just doesn't have blood all over it now. Where's the blood? Idk lol*
Sheepy: *That's good.*
Sheepy: *Soon after being healed, Bedi groggily opens his eyes, and to nowhere in particular, says, "What if humans conquered Earth and are actually aliens after all?"*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... *he sighs* Nothing would change.
Sheepy: Bedi: Okay...*...he goes back to sleep.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's relieved Bedi is okay. this is normal. he decides to bring Bedi in and let him rest*
Sheepy: Tristan: *He's playing funeral music on his harp.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You stop that.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere was a good friend to all of us...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's not dead!
Sheepy: Tristan: He changed the lives of everyone he touched.
Sheepy: Tristan: Especially those he killed with the blade.
Sheepy: Tristan: We'll all be lost without him to guide our way with his unintentional insults and criticism.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: oh my god
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Bedivere was a good man except when you knew him.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So nearly the entire time...?
Sheepy: *Tristan is still playing funeral music...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'd threaten you, but you'd accept it! Make yourself useful and make sure Lancelot isn't dead.
Sheepy: Tristan: Unfortunate.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot is dead?
Sheepy: Tristan: ...
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lancelot was a cruel man.
Sheepy: Tristan: Our friendship was questionable at times, but I'm sure that somewhere in that prickly outside there was a heart.
Sheepy: Tristan: At times we questioned if we'd be ripped limb for limb by our dear fellow, but we realized that his furrowed brow and barred teeth was actually a smile, symbolizing our unquestionable friendship.
Sheepy: Tristan: This made us question if we really wanted his friendship, because we were even more at a risk than his enemies.
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot is, in fact, not dead, having just dragged himself in. He takes one look at Tristan and does a 180° turn and goes right back outside.*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, there he goes, off to the heavens.
Sheepy: Tristan: Goodbye, Sir Lancelot. I am honored to have served King Arthur by your side.
Sheepy: Tristan: Anyway. There's your answer as to if Sir Lancelot is alive or not.
Sheepy: Guinevere: ...Sir Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh dear... I haven't even finished writing my own eulogy yet...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Once you've finished being frustrated with Tristan, could you please get Lancelot back inside?
Sheepy: Guinevere: *rather than answering, she chases after Lancelot*
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Hmm...
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you think I'm a "foolish man", or a "dramatic man"?
Sheepy: Tristan: Am I a man at all, or a miserable pile of secrets?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... *he leaves the room. He can deal with this after he's dropped off Bedi*
Sheepy: Guinevere: -Lance?
Sheepy: Guinevere: Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he makes a noise somewhere between a whine and... wait, no, that's all it was*
Sheepy: Guinevere: *she hugs Lance. is she helping?*
Arsé-kun: *Kind of. It is, but he's still miserable*
Sheepy: Guinevere: No one here dislikes you.
Sheepy: Guinevere: Sir Tristan was saying the same things about Sir Bedivere.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... .....
Sheepy: Guin: His sense of humor is... nasty, and if he meant harm by his words, I'll deal with him later... But, I love you, and the others care about you as well.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Thh... Thank you.
Sheepy: Guin: No, thank you.
Sheepy: Guin: You're always trying so hard for what you believe in.
Sheepy: Guin: If it weren't for you, I never would've had a quality of life. Thank you for everything.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he nods and looks elsewhere* .... ... ?
Sheepy: *It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a peacock!*
Arsé-kun: Lance: Eh..?
Sheepy: *...The peacock decides that Lance is a good perch!*
Sheepy: Guin:?!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... 'm so confused.
Sheepy: Elyan: HelLO!
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he jumps and makes a noise somewhere between a screech and a yell. startle*
Sheepy: Guin:...Isn't that a peacock?
Arsé-kun: Lance: You tell me..!
Sheepy: Guin: Those don't live around here...
Sheepy: Elyan: ... Hello!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Ellooooooo!
Sheepy: Guin: Oh! Sir Kay!
Sheepy: Elyan: Hello!
Sheepy: *There's the clacking of a horse's hooves... Griflet has arrived, too!*
Arsé-kun: Kay: Guin! Lan! Are we late?
Sheepy: Guin:...Well, it's a bit if an awkward time, since Sir Tristan is in the mood to write insulting eulogies...
Arsé-kun: Kay: So nothing has changed?
Sheepy: Guin: Nothing has.
Sheepy: Griflet: ...
Sheepy: Griflet:....Lancelot...
Arsé-kun: Lance: ......
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... Grrrifflett..
Sheepy: Griflet: ........
Arsé-kun: Lance: ........
Sheepy: Griflet: *He's scowling...*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *He's staring..*
Sheepy: Griflet: You're going to let snow get on Elyan if you don't embrace him.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Ah, yes. *he takes Elyan off his head. comfort bird?*
Sheepy: Griflet: What else...
Sheepy: Griflet: Ah.
Sheepy: Griflet: I wanted to complement you on your fighting skills you displayed when you dueled me.
Sheepy: Griflet: That's all.
Arsé-kun: Lance: uh.... Thanks?
Sheepy: Griflet: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Kay: It's "You're welcome", not "Yes"! I've told you this forever!
Sheepy: Griflet: ...Ah?
Sheepy: Griflet: To what?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, forget it. *he presses his face against the window. is that tris? it sure is. better make faces at him*
Sheepy: *Tristan doesn't appear to notice.*
Sheepy: Guin: Is the person you're carrying your master?
Sheepy: Griflet: You're welcome.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'd insult you, but I'd like to survive christmas.
Sheepy: Griflet: What?
Arsé-kun: Kay: "You're welcome" is only in reply to "Thanks", dammit. I need a beer.
Sheepy: Griflet:....
Sheepy: Griflet: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Are there children in this house?
Sheepy: *Griflet slips off of his horse*
Sheepy: Guin: Yes. Multiple.
Sheepy: Guin: The child who calls Lance "Uncle" and myself "Auntie" is my master. He's shy but he's been bubbly today.
Sheepy: Guin: There's a blond child named Gil who's a servant, and the other blue-haired one is an adult in a child's body.
Arsé-kun: Kay: So we've gotta behave. Good to know. *so he kicks the door open, anyway* Tris, you emo disasterpiece! Beer me!
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp*
Sheepy: Tristan: I'm hearing voices... to you, my hallucinated Sir Kay, I play a song.
Sheepy: Griflet: Who's he?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I don't want a song, I want a beer.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He begins playing a wedding song as well as he can on the harp*
Sheepy: Tristan: We have gathered here today so Sir Kay and Lady Beer may unite their lives.
Sheepy: Tristan: Do you promise to stay together in happy times and hard times, sickness and poverty?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *what in the fuc-*
Sheepy: Tristan: Or do you intend to be a sorry excuse for a human being and be a fair-weather bride?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Don't make me go back home and get that damn cd.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. You may kiss the bride, that'll be 35 dollars.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I'd love to if I had one!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, if you don't have one, I can stand in for her, but it'll be another ten dollars and a lifetime of despair.
Sheepy: Griflet: Wife...
Sheepy: Griflet: You have a wife.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Everyone slow down, hold on. *he marches up to Tristan, leans in, and sniffs* You've been drinking! And not sharing it with me!
Sheepy: Guin: Is that why he said that about Lance...?
Sheepy: Tristan: Did Sir Lancelot want a marriage ceremony as well?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Not if you're going to be a drunken priest.
Sheepy: Tristan: Then let me begin my marriage song...
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, shut up. *he pushes Tris off his seat*
Sheepy: *Tristan just lies there, mumbling song lyrics*
Arsé-kun: Kay: I found the beer!
Sheepy: Griflet: But...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I've been looking for that. Was this red emo bastard hoarding it all? Don't answer that and give me one.
Sheepy: Griflet: You just had to move him.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Yes, I see this. *he gets himself a beer, jumping over Tristan both ways*
Sheepy: Satoru: Who're they?
Arsé-kun: Lance: Sir Kay and Sir Griflet. .. And their master.
Sheepy: Griflet: He has no friends.
Sheepy: Griflet: If you don't try to befriend him I'll tear your limbs off.
Sheepy: Kidd: It's fine, it's fine...! You really don't have to do that...!
Sheepy: Griflet:...I'll cut your hands off, then.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That would be fantastic. I would get work off, forever.
Sheepy: Satoru: But now they have speech to text.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: FUCK.
Sheepy: Griflet: Speech....two....text..
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fine, we'll take the kid. You guys can be kids and I can keep not having any vacation days.
Sheepy: *Griflet puts Kidd down, who hesitantly joins the group.*
Arsé-kun: *And so, Andersen leads Kidd and Satoru away from the knights, who are probably about to get riproaringly drunk*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: KoGil. We've gained another member. Share the blankets.
Sheepy: Kogil: Here you go! Just don't let Goldie have them. Golden is fine, though. *he hands Kidd a blanket*
Arsé-kun: *Andersen throws himself back into the mass pile of blankets, pillows, and plush toys. Back to work?*
Sheepy: Satoru: Good luck. Tell me if you need anything.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .... Did someone come in and steal the tablet charger?
Sheepy: Kogil: I don't know... one minute it was there and the next is was gone.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That reeks of ghost. Dammit, I can't work in these conditions. *he drags himself back out of the comfortable hellhole and goes to find his goddamn charger*
Sheepy: Satoru: Ghost? It's probably Rider. We can go ask him.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: He's the only one in this house other than that music box kid.
Sheepy: Satoru: Mhm. That definitely sounds like him.
Sheepy: Rider: *he is busy petting Lobo*
Sheepy: Satoru: Rider, do you have Andersen's charger?
Sheepy: Rider:.....*he holds it out*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs at it but otherwise isn't interested.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he reaches up for it* What did you even need this for??
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I could have lost my work.
Sheepy: Rider: ...?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I need to charge my tablet?
Sheepy: Rider: ....
Sheepy: Rider: "They needed it."
Sheepy: Rider: "But it wasn't the right one."
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Who did?
Sheepy: Rider: "Moriarty."
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Well. Better ask him.
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes, you better."
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I plan on it.
Sheepy: Rider: "Thank you."
Sheepy: Lobo: *he is watching Andersen closely but makes no action.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .. What are you looking at?
Sheepy: Rider: "He's looking at you."
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... I see this.
Sheepy: Rider: "You confuse him."
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Still?
Sheepy: Rider: "Yes."
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs at Andersen*
Sheepy: Satoru: Did you want to join us, Lobo?
Sheepy: Lobo: *his ears perk up and his tail starts wagging...*
Sheepy: Satoru: Actually, do you think he'd be too big for it?
Sheepy: Lobo: *his ears flatten, his tail droops, and he lets out a loud, long whine*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: He wants to join us.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay, then he can join us.
Sheepy: *Lobo stands up, wagging his tail.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I can't wait to drown in dog fur.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's why I was wondering if he's too big for the fort...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Lets find out the hard way.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *and so, they go find out the hard way. biggus doggus*
Arsé-kun: *Lobo is one with the fort*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Perfect fucking fit.
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he returns to his spot, which now has an additional Tail in it*
Sheepy: Satoru: Did your tablet survive?
Sheepy: Kidd: *WHY IS IT SO BIG*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Barely.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Arsé-kun: *In comes a fly. It is fat. And loud. Which is followed by a spider that may or may not be alive. Which is followed by a clown. hello naughty children its clown hour*
Sheepy: Lobo:...!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Don't look at Ticking-kun like that! You can't eat them!
Sheepy: Lobo: *whine*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Not edible!
Sheepy: *Lobo huffs...*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's the clown.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It sure is! Do we have an extra member here today?
Sheepy: Kidd: One of my servants knew someone here and wanted to spend time with them for Christmas, and he ended up bringing me along.
Sheepy: Kidd: Kay and Griflet are with the other knights right now. Kay found the alcohol.
Sheepy: Kidd: But there's nothing to worry about! Kay doesn't have an alcohol problem - he can easily finish off that six pack.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he laughs* Oooh, that's who they are? I was wondering who that was, throwing equations around with the professor!
Sheepy: Satoru: Grandpa has friends?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: He does now!
Sheepy: Satoru: That makes me very happy.
Sheepy: Satoru: I was worried he was lonely...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Convenient!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Aww... I was saving that alcohol for special occasions...
Sheepy: Kintaro: Now I have to go out and buy more.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I'll come with! *he picks up his spider friend, who has caught the fly. the cycle of stupidity is complete*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Nothing is open on Christmas.
Sheepy: Satoru: Christmas got me thinking...
Sheepy: Satoru: The villain of Frozen is named after you, Andersen. If they see you as a villain, why do they steal your stories...?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Don't even talk to me about that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I'm fairly certain it's as a homage, but still. Fuck that.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Maybe you should Le-
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I will destroy you.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Frozen is the story about the princess and the seven dwarves, right?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No. That's Snow White. It's cold related. You were close.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Right!
Sheepy: Kidd: So, um, your name is Andersen, but who are you?
Sheepy: Satoru: *there's the smallest amount of emotion on his face, and it's pure disappointment in Kidd.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: The awful author. The reason Disney is profiting, probably. I'd sue if it wasn't years too late.
Sheepy: Satoru: You aren't an awful author.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Let me self-depreciate in peace.
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: It's fine.
Sheepy: Kidd: I haven't heard of you, but I've heard of Disney!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: The Little Mermaid. Frozen. I wrote the originals.
Sheepy: Kidd: Ohh...
Sheepy: Kidd: I like... the Sword in the Stone. Kay is accurate to the movie.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .... I just remembered the thirty minute snowman special they showed. I'm so glad I have this. *BEER IS GOOD*
Sheepy: Kidd: Meanwhile, Griflet is like Jason or Freddie Kruger.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Why not both?
Sheepy: Kidd: Griflet's scary and not who I was summoning at all, but he came and immediately tried to kill Kay.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Scurry!
Sheepy: Kidd: He likes to dismember people and he runs through mana in a flash.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Berserker.
Sheepy: Kidd: Mhm.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You may have my pity.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad and Kintaro aren't like that...
Sheepy: Kintaro: I'm a Rider, though.
Sheepy: Kintaro: That's what I've decided!
Sheepy: Kintaro: People commented on my hair a lot so I spiked it up.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Speaking of! Shouldn't we ride-r butts back? They might be waiting for us!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Let's go back before they get lonely.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Riiighto!
Sheepy: *The two return to their group.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...Check.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... *he moves his queen* Go on.
Sheepy: Kintaro: You're still at it?
Sheepy: *Sherlock, after thinking, moves a piece, paying no mind to Kintaro.*
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Do they ever stop?
Sheepy: Kintaro: No.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: There's your answer.
Sheepy: Kintaro: They remind me of Raikou and Shuten-Douji...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Neverending murder?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Yup!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Meanwhile, our friendship is like... Moose and Golden!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I hope it is!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Our friendship is golden! Unbreakable! Big and strong like a moose!
Sheepy: Kintaro: You're the brains and I'm the brawn. It's simpler like that, but people usually don't understand the benefit of the brawns and make fun of me for not being so bright...
Sheepy: Kintaro: But you aren't like that, which makes me golden happy. Those people - well, I'm big and tough, so I don't cry...
Sheepy: Kintaro:...Much...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Me neither!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But enough about that! Lets do something fun! *he swoops down to pick up a big trex plush* Ted, you in there? You wanna come too?
Sheepy: Ted: mhm!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Great!
Sheepy: Ted: where are we going?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I don't know! Lets check upstairs!
Sheepy: Ted: ok!
Sheepy: *The three go upstairs... and into king + enkidu heck.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ---And perhaps it would be best if we at least paused this war of a game. Someone may get injured at this rate...
Sheepy: Ozy: How do I drive?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Oh! You're playing Jumpman Racing!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Moose! We should play it! I like the spikey turtle!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I would, but I think I'd like to just watch today. I don't want to get stabbed by weapons for bombing the finish line!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Stabbed?
Sheepy: Ozy: Ah! It's Golden!
Sheepy: Ozy:And! ... ... ...
Sheepy: *The look of utter disgust that spread on Ozy's face upon Mephisto's mere existence being inflicted on his eyes is indescribable.*
Sheepy: *...It's so bad that Ozy is actually silent for once.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: His name is Mephisto but I call him Moose!
Sheepy: Ozy: *he unsteadily stands, opens up the sarcophagus Gil has set out for him, lies down inside it, and pulls the cover over himself.*
Sheepy: Kintaro: Ah, Ozy's really shy despite his loud nature.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he grins. Is he happy? No. Not at all.* Is that all?
Sheepy: Kintaro: Of course!
Sheepy: Kintaro: He's a really nice guy once you get to know him! He's golden bright!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Uh...huh.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ... Y'know what? This gives me an excuse..! *he puts Ted's t-rex in Kintaro's arms and exits scene. he returns minutes later, significantly less eye-searing. even he appreciates it* Much better! The court jester is now semi-tolerable!
Sheepy: Ozy: *he lifts the top and blinks*
Sheepy: Ozy: Fine, fine!
Sheepy: Ozy: Good! Not excellent, but I will accept it!
Sheepy: *the three sphinx kittens are in the room. one of them is taking a nap in Vlad's lap and the other two are play fighting.*
Sheepy: Ted: what're those?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Space kittens?
Sheepy: Ozy: No! They're sphinxes!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Is that what they are..? They're very cute.
Sheepy: Ozy: Yes. They are the children of the Sphinx who accompanies me.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Children...? Where is the parent..?
Sheepy: Ozy: Ah. With me, but also not.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Concerning.
Sheepy: Ozy: No.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Not at all? *he glances away from the tvscreen*
Sheepy: Ozy: Not really.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Hum.
Sheepy: Ozy: She'd be too big to fit in here.
Sheepy: Ozy: One day, these kittens will grow to be her size, but that won't be for a while.
Sheepy: Kintaro: They're so... space-y.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It's very interesting to the touch.
Sheepy: Kintaro: Really?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Truly.
Sheepy: Kintaro: How do they feel?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... Fuzzy, but in a strange way.
Sheepy: Gil:...Heyheyhey! That isn't food!
Sheepy: *One of the two more playful cubs looks over at Gil: with the cord of his controller in its... mouth*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Pharaoh, do these kittens actually eat anything?
Sheepy: Ozy: They're curious enough that they'll eat just about anything they put their mouth on.
Sheepy: Kintaro: So like babies.
Sheepy: Ozy:...Haha! Hahahahahaha!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Please don't eat that, little one. *he tries to carefully remove the cord from the kitten's mouth*
Sheepy: Ozy: FOOLISHNESS! They're brighter than any star, let alone any human child! After all, I, the sun, am their father!
Sheepy: Gil: The sun is a star.
Sheepy: Ozy:...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: It's not even the brightest one. It's just the closest. Get back in your coffin.
Sheepy: Ozy: *he pulls the cover over himself again...*
Sheepy: *There's a small whimper of "my children are smarter than me already" from the sarcophagus...*
Sheepy: *The cub lets go and looks at Enkidu curiously.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... :) ?
Sheepy: Ozy: *he bursts out of the coffin, making Gil scream* THEY CAN'T EVEN READ YET AND THEY'RE BRIGHTER THAN ME!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... To rub it in some more, by "bright" I meant literal brightness, Ozymandias. Not intelligence.
Sheepy: Ozy: Yes! Yes!
Sheepy: Ozy: Of course. No matter!
Sheepy: *The cub stalks up to Enkidu, its tail twitching*
Sheepy: Ozy: It was a thought. A humorous one at that.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he's watching the cub. hello*
Sheepy: *It pounces onto Enkidu! You got caught, Enkidu!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I've been caught! *and down to the floor he goes. bye mud*
Sheepy: *The cub sniffs at Enkidu. Its twin comes to investigate as well. Is the green stuff food?*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: please don't eat me
Sheepy: Gil:...Hm? Get off of him, mongrels!
Sheepy: *The two jump, startled, and run for cover. you've been saved from the terrifying beasts Enkidu*
Sheepy: Gil: There, they won't eat you now.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Uh. Thank you, my lord.
Sheepy: Gil: What is your hesitation for?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Because I became unsure at the end if they truly intended to try eating me or not.
Sheepy: Gil: But they were trying, right?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Perhaps. Many felines also replicate the act to simply practice, so maybe not?
Sheepy: Gil: Yes, but they tried.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I suppose. Do they have names, Pharaoh?
Sheepy: Ozy: Alkaiid and Graffias are the playful ones and Diadem is the one sleeping on his lap.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .. I do like those names.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Hm... Shall I fetch us more drinks?
Sheepy: Gil: Yes. Do so.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Certainly. *he heads downstairs*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ---- An' th' moral of the story is that'chu gotta walk or take a horse, 'cuz any other way costs ya like two-fitty a month. *he takes a drink out of his... 7th bottle?* Any questions, pussies?
Sheepy: Bedi: Could you maybe calm down with the alcohol just a little?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Who do y'think I am?
Sheepy: Bedi: A man who's going to have a horrible hangover tomorrow. Meanwhile, like always, I'm the one who's going to have to help you through it.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I am hangov'r incarnate.
Sheepy: Bedi: If you drink more than your bladder can process, you'll get sick.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I've got one o'those? 's cute
Sheepy: Bedi: And if you end up drinking so much you pass out, you can throw up in your sleep and choke on your own vomit.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... You got an off button?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, you removed the off button the moment you became friends with me.
Sheepy: Bedi: You should've thought that decision through more.
Sheepy: Bedi: Because now I'm emotionally attached and worried about you.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Figures.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he enters scene, absolutely not drunk. Not even remotely tipsy. Nope.* Ey, you, giant grape looking fucker. I got an insult for ya. "You glare so much your eyebrows are attempting to embrace one another in a monobrow, and your eyes are permanently wishing death upon all they behold." End quotes, Tristan, 2k18.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And you two! *he points to Bedi and Merlin* You guys try to lick each others' brains from your mouths again and I swear I'll kill you both.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Um...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fuck right off you... You... You're too damn nice to insult, dammit! Stop doing it!
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You're making everyone look bad by being a goddamn paragon of existence! *he retrieves what he came in for- more alcohol* Go rebel or something! Break a window!
Arsé-kun: *while this is happening, Enkidu grabs some alcohol for upstairs. The fancier the bottle looks, the better. Reading it is for PUSSIES*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Is this all necessary down here..? The kings would like some as well.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, that's...
Sheepy: Tristan: *he's lying on the floor, motionless* That is as cursed as Fafnir's gold - it causes one to be driven by greed, never feeling satiated by what they already have. Cleanse us before our lives become as ruined as Sir Kay's.
Arsé-kun: Kay: What in th' ye olde FUCK did you jus' say about me??
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh, your ears must have broken.
Sheepy: Tristan: Simply, that is only something the great Sir Kay can accomplish! He can break anything!
Arsé-kun: Kay: That's better.
Sheepy: Tristan: In fact, that is his core competency!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Fucking shit up?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, I see you understand my heart.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Bitch, where?
Sheepy: Tristan: Broken, shattered.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: But still somewhere. Get the duct tape.
Sheepy: Tristan: Much like everything Sir Kay touches.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Motherfucker!
Arsé-kun: *it's about time for Enkidu to withdraw, before he gets caught up in whatever's about to be broken. So he returns upstairs with as many drinks as he can hold- All of them, because he can give himself extra arms.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Is this enough?
Sheepy: Gil: Oh, you've really outdone yourself. Excellent!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you! *he puts it all down, disregarding any stares he is absolutely getting*
Sheepy: Kintaro: You're that cartoon character!
Sheepy: Kintaro: Manchamp!
Arsé-kun: *not shown is gil and vlad cringing*
Arsé-kun: *mostly vlad*
Sheepy: Kintaro: カイリキー !!!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Ah. Yes. Sure.
Sheepy: Gil: ......
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Which of these would you like, my lord? ... Wait, let me guess. The one with the gold label?
Sheepy: Gil: Yes, of course.
Sheepy: Gil: You know me well!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It's called, uh, Cocoror- Wait, no. Cocoroco. No idea what it is! *he hands it over to Gil*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It might be dangerous to drink. Perhaps I should have checked it.
Sheepy: Gil: Why would it? *He takes a chalice out of the Gates to Babylon* I can handle any alcohol.
Sheepy: Gil: Considering that I am the King of Heroes, the basis of all heroes, and all heroes are alcoholics, I must have an immunity to alcohol.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... .... .... *step one: try not to smile. step two: fail and give some kind of mangled smirk*
Sheepy: Gil: what is it? *He's pouring the cocoroco into the chalice*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I don't think you're exactly "immune"...
Sheepy: Gil: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Considering how often you passed laws when drunk..?
Sheepy: Gil: Hah! That was then, this is now!
Sheepy: Gil: Many, many years have passed since then!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Well, yes.
Sheepy: Gil: So I've grown stronger.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Show me.
Sheepy: *Gil, not exactly thinking this through, downs the chalice of cocoroco.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Was it any good..?
Sheepy: *Gil gags, and then coughs*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No?
Sheepy: Gil: Ugh...!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... That bad?
Sheepy: Gil: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he puts those other arms away real quick, before picking up the bottle and sniffing it. he nearly drops it*
Sheepy: Gil: Wh-what was that? Poison?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I certainly hope not.
Sheepy: Cu: Are you an idiot?
Sheepy: Gil: You stupid mutt! What are you in my presence for?!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Welcome back. How was fishing?
Sheepy: Cu: Great! Thank you. But do you even know how to read bottles of alcohol?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No, I do not. Please explain.
Sheepy: Cu: Wine, as Gilgamesh over here drinks on a near constant basis to look all high and mighty as he makes others do the dirty work against their will, is generally around 11% alcohol.
Sheepy: Cu: 11, 12%.
Sheepy: Cu: That's more than beer and less than liquor.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... It scares me to ask what this is, then.
Sheepy: Cu: 95%.
Sheepy: Cu: Enough to kill a person.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... Gil, I'm so sorry.
Sheepy: Gil:...
Sheepy: Cu: And knowing your overconfident, oblivious nature, you probably had as much as you do when you drink wine.
Sheepy: Gil:.....
Sheepy: Cu: To explain it better, you basically just went and chugged rubbing alcohol.
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto snorts in the background*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I've made a terrible mistake.
Sheepy: Gil: ...........
Sheepy: Cu: You may want to consider going to the nearest hospital.
Sheepy: Cu: Anyway, I caught some fish for dinner.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Hey, has anyone up here seen my four horsemen and hell mix? I left it in a coco bottle. I need to smash a wizard with a hammer.
Sheepy: Cu: *he points to Gil* It's there.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Rest in peace. May you be visited by the four horsemen, with Hell following! *he takes his bottle back*
Arsé-kun: Kay: And before anyone does something stupid, that *he points* is a Bear Fight, it'll feel like it too. This here *he points somewhere else* Is an Aunt Roberta, it's probably lethal.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he lists off other mix names, including "the chuck norris", "four loko", "the grog", and "the gargle blaster". none of these are safe for half of the people in this house.*
Arsé-kun: Kay: You kiddos should stick with the gator sojo. *he shifts a bottle to the front* It isn't goddamn everclear. And for the idiot, *Gil is handed a large bottle of water* Don't fucking die.
Sheepy: Gil: Idiot...?!
Arsé-kun: Kay: You chugged an everclear mix. For now, you deserve the title.
Sheepy: Gil: *rather than responding, he focuses on drinking water*
Sheepy: *Ozy pushes the cover of the coffin off of himself and sleepily looks at Kay*
Sheepy: Ozy: You! Who are you?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Me? A Saber. Accountant, treasurer and bartender, at your service.
Sheepy: Ozy: Saber! I see!
Sheepy: Ozy: I am Ozymandias, King of Kings!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Oh, we can share names? Then 'cuse me, I'm Sir Kay.
Sheepy: Ozy: ...*his eyes widen*
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... I get the feeling I've been mentioned prior?
Sheepy: Ozy: You are the knight who resisted the Lion King!
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Eh?
Sheepy: Ozy: Haha! Hahahahaha! Good, good! Very good! I like you!
Sheepy: Ozy: An enemy of the Lion King is a friend of mine!
Arsé-kun: *there's a joke that can be made here about disney, but andersen would materialize and strangle a man*
Sheepy: Ozy: Ah! Perhaps there is a mild exception. In the case of that knight, he is the one who stole my spotlight! Certainly, I gave him permission, but he and I have a rivalry now!
Sheepy: Ozy: Bedivere, the man who led the revolution against the Lion King, the man who took him down himself!
Arsé-kun: Kay: I can tell you didn't from that sentence alone.
Sheepy: Ozy: Of course not. As I just mentioned, it was the silver-armed knight, Bedivere.
Sheepy: Ozy: Others who opposed the Lion King crashed and burned... or their towns did by his orders. I cannot help but be impressed, even if it was my own armies he commanded!
Sheepy: Ozy: I would have liked to deal with rhe Lion King myself, but I was hoping to set up an exciting final battle where I unleashed the power of Amon Ra... ah well.
Arsé-kun: Kay: She. *he picks up the aforementioned Aunt Roberta and sips it*
Sheepy: Ozy:....She? That Bedivere is a she?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Not Bedi!
Sheepy: Ozy: Then whom, the Lion King?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Yes!
Sheepy: Ozy: Ah. That is why he- no, she, hid her face.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Somethin' like that.
Sheepy: Ozy: Her gender is not the point here. I appreciate your resistance. Good work!
Sheepy: Ozy: Considering that it was my kingdom she was aiming to take over, you did me a service.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Glad to help. I'll be taking this stuff back downstairs, if no one minds.
Sheepy: Ozy: Don't trip on the two cubs on the way down.
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he frowns as he considers this, and exits scene*
Sheepy: *Grif, in that time, took Kay's seat to use it and his own as a makeshift bed*
Arsé-kun: Kay: *he puts it all down in a corner, and drops himself across Bedi and Merlin's laps. that's fucking classy*
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, you're back.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Give me something to scream into.
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you okay...?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Singularity. Drinking doesn't solve this kind of thing.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Here, could you sit up briefly? I want to give you something.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ...? *he pushes himself up*
Sheepy: *Bedi pulls Kay into a (one-armed since he doesn't have the Airgetlam equipped) hug*
Arsé-kun: *this is very helpful*
Sheepy: Bedi: I know nothing I say or do can heal those wounds. I understand. I can try to keep your mind of of it, though.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Please do.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Let's see. There's so much I've wanted to say to you.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Other than "Stop drinking, you idiot"?
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you for everything you've done for me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: !
Sheepy: Bedi: After I lost my arm...I wondered if I should've just died that fight. I couldn't do anything for King Arthur. I was useless to her, and she was my purpose for life. You didn't give up on me. You gave me the strength I needed to raise my head again.
Arsé-kun: Arsé-kun: Kay: And hell, you've still got your head up. Prouda you, kiddo.
Sheepy: Bedi: If it weren't for you... I wouldn't be here.
Arsé-kun: Kay: You stop that. I might cry or somethin'!
Sheepy: Bedi: I thought I'd lost my chance to tell you how I feel.... it broke my heart because you deserved to know. Whenever people make fun of you, it hurts me because I know you're more than that but those people refuse to see that.
Sheepy: Bedi: I know you must find me annoying with how I nag you and I'm sorry.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm doing it because I'm worried about you. I don't want to see you hurt, and I feel like you're hurting yourself by drinking too much.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Drinking doesn't hurt me much anymore.. But....
Arsé-kun: *We temporarily avert the scene back to Vlad playing his game so we don't actually see Kay crying and hugging Bedi. It's absolutely a horror game. It's absolutely scaring Mephisto. Kintaro and Ted are probably fine. Gil isn't dead. Emiya got into the kitchen finally and was met by fish. fish fish fish. At least one cub has found it. Okay, resume scene*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he returns to his seat with a tray of hot cocoa. Only one cup is for him. He just looks at Kay and Bedi*
Sheepy: Bedi: It's good it doesn't affect you as much... I know you're older than me and it's not my business but again, you're my best friend and I can't bear to watch you get hurt or sick.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I thought you were a couple thousand by now?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Ah, yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: But you were born before me.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I can't believe I'm a couple thousand and three.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ahaha... aren't we all...
Sheepy: Bedi: One more thing.
Arsé-kun: Kay: What's up?
Sheepy: Bedi: Any time anything or anyone bothers you, I'm here for you. Don't be afraid to ask me for help. And... just like you didn't give up on me, I'll never stop believing in you.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Gotcha. Call me up if you need someone to get roughed up, too.
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you.
Sheepy: Bedi: I also kept cooking like you showed me how!
Arsé-kun: Kay: Is it edible yet? :)
Sheepy: Bedi: I think I've gotten much better, but the Airgetlam is hard to use in terms of precision...
Sheepy: Bedi: And Merlin eats it so I hope so.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'd feel bad if he got sick from it...
Arsé-kun: *And then everyone has a big fucking dinner and turns in early unless they're a vampire or a fucking rebel. Then it is no longer Christmas.*
Sheepy: *The next day, Elyan is watching the house. First of all - why is Elyan so far away from home? Second of all - why is he watching? Third of all - Why isn't he a bird but a knight, as motionless as a statue? His sword is planted in the ground with his two hands folded over it. Watching. Waiting. For what?*
Arsé-kun: *Vlad is staring out a window at him. It is Officially Past His Bedtime but first he's going to intimidate the new guy by just staring. It's been an hour. Vlad.*
Sheepy: *Elyan doesn't seem bothered by Vlad's presence. Actually, he doesn't seem to notice Vlad at all. He must be waiting for something - or someone - specifically.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Is that a friend of yours?
Sheepy: Satoru: There's something off about him. I don't like him.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: No.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Lobo knows something we don't. He's not out there, howling his head off
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo's a good detective.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Better than some other ones.
Sheepy: Satoru: Which ones?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Yes.
Sheepy: Satoru: Holmes isn't bad. Grandpa's just better.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's smarter and nicer than Holmes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I greatly appreciate that.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Sheepy: Satoru: Holmes doesn't interact with anyone but Andersen and you, and he usually spends his time working.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You'd think he'd get his collective shit together by now.
Sheepy: Satoru: I saw him put five hour energy in coffee the other day and he had bags under his eyes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Excuse me?
Sheepy: Satoru: You know.
Sheepy: Satoru: Those energy things. The five hour energies.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, I certainly do. That wasn't what I was surprised about.
Sheepy: Satoru: What was?
Arsé-kun: Mori: He's an idiot.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'm not even a doctor, but doing that is the fast track for cardiac arrest.
Sheepy: Satoru: In the books he takes cocaine so this isn't much different.
Arsé-kun: Mori: In our time period, we didn't know how bad it was. He has full knowledge of what he's doing now.
Sheepy: Satoru: But in the books, he didn't care about his body. That was Watson's job and Watson's dead.
Sheepy: Satoru: So now he doesn't have a babysitter.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, I'm not doing it.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... I call dibs on his dead body if he dies.
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you going to bury it? You're really nice.
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, Grandpa, is he your friend? *he points at Elyan*
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: No, but considering the bird is absent..
Sheepy: Satoru: B...ird?
Sheepy: Satoru: What bird...?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, one of the visitors brought his bird along.
Sheepy: Satoru: Birds aren't humans.
Sheepy: Satoru: Birds are dinosaurs.
Sheepy: Satoru: And that's, uh...
Sheepy: Satoru:.......
Arsé-kun: Mori: And the wizard isn't actually a Krampus. Same deal.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like him.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... It's unsettling.
Sheepy: Satoru: What is he doing?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Absolutely nothing. Lets leave him alone.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: I haven't had enough interaction with the visitors to form a real opinion.
Arsé-kun: Mori: A brief summary is that one is drunk one minute and sober the next. We had a nice talk about tax money. The other one's a berserker.
Sheepy: Satoru: James talks too much.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That is fair.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't want extended interaction and there's no way to leave without being rude.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Say you have to use the bathroom. Exit scene.
Sheepy: Satoru: I had to use the bathroom for a whole week?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I meant for a couple of minutes at most
Sheepy: Satoru: But where do I go afterwards? He'll wonder where I went so the next time I see him I'll have to tell him that I'm back from the bathroom.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That would be somewhat amusing, but don't do it.
Sheepy: Satoru: But why not? He might worry that I fell in and drowned.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Please stop
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry.
Sheepy: Satoru: He stresses me out.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Who, Kiddo? He's never really had many people t'talk to.
Sheepy: Satoru: But he has you and the pointy guy.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Grif? Yeah, but that's it.... ? *he notices Elyan* ... Has he been there a while?
Sheepy: Satoru: I came downstairs and Dad was staring at him. This is way past his bedtime so the scary guy has probably been there since a little before Dad's bedtime.
Sheepy: Satoru: So at least an hour or two.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: It has been.
Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Weirdo. Okay, hold on. *he goes and opens the door. instant regretti bc it is cold* Elyan, what the fuck?
Sheepy: Elyan: *in a distorted, headache inducing voice* Hé͘͢'̷s͟ ̸c͠͠om̡͢͟i̸̧ńg.͠͏ ̷̀H̸͜e̕ad̶ş ͟͢w̵ill͢͏ ̢fa̸͜͞l͟l̨̨.̴̛
Arsé-kun: Kay: *weakly* g-good to know, buddy... *he closes the door* ...... I need a beer.
Sheepy: Satoru: Did he say that he's going to leave?
Arsé-kun: Kay: no
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Sheepy: Satoru: What did he say then?
Arsé-kun: Kay: He's being... Uh. ... Weird.
Sheepy: Satoru: Scary?
Sheepy: Satoru: Why is he there?
Arsé-kun: Kay: I honestly have no idea and it frightens me.
Sheepy: Tristan: *He strums his harp* Once again, the Great Sir Kay turns his tail and runs away, popping the cork and drinking away his dismay.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Fuck yeah I am. I'm not dealing with that!
Sheepy: Tristan: He'll go down in legends as a hero I know, because we ran out of good ones ages ago.
Arsé-kun: Kay: At least you're acknowledging me this time.
Sheepy: Tristan: And when we need someone to be a battering ram, we'll call on-
Sheepy: Griflet: Kaaaaaaayyyy...
Sheepy: Tristan: Oh dear.
Sheepy: Griflet: Where is he?
Arsé-kun: Kay: Which "he"???
Sheepy: Griflet: Lancelot.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Do I know? And how long did you stand there? Come do something about your damn bird!
Sheepy: Griflet: He's there for me.
Sheepy: Griflet: To make sure he can't leave until we're done.
Arsé-kun: Kay: He's scaring me and everyone else.
Sheepy: Griflet: He's staying until I find Lancelot.
Sheepy: Griflet: He's not leaving until then.
Arsé-kun: Mori: What kind of nonsense do you want him for?
Sheepy: Griflet: He left my wife a widow.
Sheepy: Griflet: Where is he?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... *he tells Grif* ... And get it over quickly.
Sheepy: Griflet: Good..
Sheepy: *He lumbers off...*
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay, bye-bye, Mr. Pointy.
Arsé-kun: *and now, the screams of berserkers. good morning, everyone. good morning, berserk*
Sheepy: *Grif drags Lancelot outside*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot bellows and protests the entire way. At least his armor shields him from the cold, somewhat*
Sheepy: Griflet: *he lets go of Lance upon getting outside*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he growls* What do you want...?
Sheepy: Griflet: Things I can never have.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Huh..?
Sheepy: Griflet: To have met my son.
Sheepy: Griflet: To have been with my wife through the good and bad times.
Sheepy: Griflet: It's time for you to slay the monster once more. The executioner. The heartless beast.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I refuse. You're right. I took that from you. *to prove his point, he sits down in the snow* You're the hero in this tale. Slay me.
Sheepy: Griflet: Get your sword out and fight me.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Is that really what you want...?
Sheepy: Griflet: Get your sword out and fight me.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ... Any consequences are on your head, Sir Griflet. *he stands back up and withdraws his sword*
Sheepy: Griflet: I'm no Sir.
Arsé-kun: Lance: More than I am. You deserved to live with a family.
Sheepy: *This seems to actually be ticking Grif off*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I win, I call you the hero. You win, you say what you want.
Sheepy: Griflet: Stop it stop it stop it! I'm nothing in your eyes!
Arsé-kun: Lance: Was. I know better now. You're worth far more than me. Now are you going to bark? Or actually bite??
Sheepy: *Grif launches himself at Lance, letting out a rage-filled scream.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance immediately backpedals to try and parry. You are not a Saber, Lance. That is not a Saber, either. That isn't going to WORK.*
Sheepy: Griflet: *Grif goes with his main tactic: attempting dismemberment*
Arsé-kun: *this is hard, considering lance is wearing armor. he's definitely making dents, though*
Sheepy: *Grif doesn't care about anything but that.*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot tries to stop him, but only for the sake of having an actual fight. No other reasons.*
Sheepy: Griflet: *Hacking and slashing more important.*
Arsé-kun: *And now, your casual reminder that while Lancelot is capable of doing fate/Extra amounts of damage, he has the defenses of a wet paper towel*
Sheepy: *You mean he has fate/Zero defense?*
Arsé-kun: *yeah*
Sheepy: *Grif continues to try to hack off Lance's arm. Lance's defensive actions are serving to prolong and distract him.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance just. Turns so his arm is not facing Grif*
Sheepy: Griflet: *he lets out an annoyed noise and backs off some to reanalyze the situation. What a good, unstoppable knight...*
Sheepy: *And Elyan continues to silently watch and stare.*
Sheepy: Griflet: *LEG!!!*
Arsé-kun: *Lance was not remotely prepared for that*
Sheepy: Griflet: *Swiggity swooty he's coming for the leg.*
Sheepy: *Not booty. That'd be too difficult to cut off.*
Arsé-kun: *leggity. at least rhyme*
Sheepy: Griflet: Give them back! Give them back!
Arsé-kun: Lance: I'd love to if I could! Truly, I mean it!
Sheepy: Griflet: GIVE THEM BACK!!! *he hacks at Lancelot once more, clumsily and mostly off target with only his pure brute strength to make up for it*
Arsé-kun: *This strike easily tears through Lance's armor, leaving a huge gash across his chest.*
Sheepy: *Griflet knocks him over and aims for a headshot, his verbal state reduced to him crying out for his family with a hoarse voice...*
Sheepy: *Griflet knocks him over and aims for a headshot, his verbal state reduced to him crying out for his family with a hoarse voice...*
Arsé-kun: *Lance reaches out to try and stop him, but freezes when the sword slides right through his helmet visor... His arm drops back into the snow, which is slowly turning red.*
Sheepy: Griflet: *he lets go of his sword and stumbles back, landing on his butt* Wh...why...did you... take them from me...
Arsé-kun: *Grif receives no answer, since the one he is asking is in no condition to do so.*
Sheepy: *Satoru is here to check on Uncle Lance! Put on your jacket, buddy, you're going to get sick. But right now Uncle Lance is more important.*
Arsé-kun: *Lancelot is Dead. Like, Cu tier dead.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance? Are you a unicorn now?
Sheepy: Satoru: *he tugs at the sword* It looks uncomfortable. Let me help you.
Sheepy: Griflet: ...I....
Sheepy: Griflet: Did the same thing he did....
Sheepy: Elyan: *he slowly approaches...*
Sheepy: *Elyan helps Satoru get it out. Technically, Elyan did all of the work but upon removing it he returns to his spot, not in Lancelot's range of sight*
Arsé-kun: *A moderately irritated Minako wastes a command spell to heal Lancelot. A simple First Aid cast was not gonna be enough for this doozy.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you sick?
Sheepy: Satoru: Did you need that horn? Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... .... ! *he sits up and hisses. His visor being red with things other than blood is not a good sign..*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hello!
Sheepy: *Satoru, ignoring the obvious warning signs, hugs Lance*
Arsé-kun: *Lance rumbles. This is much more enigmatic.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Good morning. You were lying on the ground and I was worried about you.
Sheepy: Satoru: You should come in before you get sick.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he doesn't move. He's still rumbling*
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Arsé-kun: *Not shown is Mori stress-smoking an entire pack of cigarettes.*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay if you want to stay out here. I'll stay with you.
Sheepy: *Mori no.*
Sheepy: *...Despite Satoru's words, he's shivering...*
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she pushes her way to the door* Satoru, get in here! Lancelot, you too!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ....
Sheepy: Satoru: But I don't want to leave Uncle Lance out here in the cold.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Make your grandpa stop chainsmoking! He's making Cu and Proto look like a light mist or some poetic shit!
Sheepy: Satoru: !!
Sheepy: Satoru: *he stands and gently takes Lance's hand*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .....?
Sheepy: Satoru: It's cold. Let's go inside before you get sick
Sheepy: Satoru: *he points to the door* Everyone is waiting for us.
Sheepy: *Grif is completely unaware that Lance is alive, instead opting to sit there in a fetal position. He's rocking and mumbling to himself. Rip Grif*
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he slowly starts to follow Satoru*
Sheepy: *Satoru leads Lance inside.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry, Grandpa. I didn't mean to worry you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he just finished his second pack of cigs* At least warn me before you pull that stunt again!!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: *in the background, Herc has gone through a different door to retrieve Grif. He just looks at Elyan and snorts. puny knight.*
Sheepy: Elyan:... ... I warned of it.
Arsé-kun: *Herc stares at him. ... Grabs him, tucks him under his arm like a football, resumes going back inside*
Sheepy: Elyan: Excellent.
Sheepy: *Satoru hugs Mori. He's sorry.*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ...... If I were... Any more awake.. I'd have personally stopped you. *he doesn't look happy with Satoru, either*
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry...
Sheepy: Satoru: I didn't mean to worry either of you.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... .... *he turns and descends to his coffin. good fucking morning, time for bed.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Good night. Have good dreams.
Arsé-kun: *The results are in! Who won that fight? Technically Griflet. But there is no winner. All sides are suffering.*
Sheepy: Satoru: You don't have to smoke anymore. I'm just cold. I'm not hurt.
Sheepy: *Guin bursts in, followed by an exhausted Carmilla*
Sheepy: Guin: Lance! Are you alright?!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, hi.
Sheepy: Guin: Satoru, don't interrupt fights like that again! You aren't like us. You can't handle getting injured like we do.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he utters a low growl. not shown was him being startled by Guin's loud entry*
Sheepy: Guin: ...?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Oh, Carmilla, you're a vampire so you can hold back an extremely angry Saber.
Sheepy: Guin: *she approaches Lance in order to try and comfort him.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Did you know that Uncle Lance is a unicorn, Grandpa? He grew a horn earlier but the weird man pulled it off.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he growls louder as Guin approaches*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Uh. Sure.
Sheepy: Guin:...?
Sheepy: Satoru: *he imitates Lance's growling. lance you're being a bad influence*
Arsé-kun: *Great! You've spooked him, Satoru. Now please stop*
Sheepy: Satoru: ?
Sheepy: Satoru: *he stops*
Arsé-kun: *Berserker is now Berserker but even more on edge. Is there a threat??*
Sheepy: Guin: It's fine, you don't have to worry.
Sheepy: Guin: Here, let me bring you somewhere to sit down.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▂▂?
Sheepy: Guin:...?
Sheepy: Satoru: One time Kintaro acted like this and he turned bright red.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ▃▂▂? *he warily reaches towards her. that's definitely her, right?*
Sheepy: Guin: *Does he want her to take his hand? She does it, but at what cost?*
Arsé-kun: *There is no cost. That's what he wanted, judging by the rumbling response*
Sheepy: Satoru: He swung his axe around and lightning happened.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Lets agree to not repeat that stunt either.
Sheepy: Satoru: Kintaro's golden cool. I want to be like Kintaro one day, but I also want to be like Grandpa...
Arsé-kun: Mori: Does this mean you'd like to be a criminal mastermind when you're older?
Sheepy: Satoru: If that would mean I'd be like you.
Arsé-kun: *Mori is flattered*
Sheepy: Satoru: I couldn't be like Kintaro or Uncle Lance because I'm weak.
Sheepy: Satoru: I couldn't be like Dad because he's a king.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I would hope you can't be a Berserker.
Sheepy: Satoru: I wouldn't want to be like Cu.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... And the others are too magical or something, I presume?
Sheepy: Satoru: The biggest flaw is that none of them are you.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're my favorite so no one can be better than you.
Arsé-kun: *Mori's ego has broken the roof of the house. There it goes. See you space cowboy*
Sheepy: Satoru: Auntie Guin says that having favorites isn't nice but that's because she isn't my favorite.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Stellar.
Arsé-kun: *In the background, Sakura's lurking. Because she knows by now that approaching would just lead to Satoru Disapproval™*
Sheepy: Satoru: ... What's she doing?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: If I came over to make sure you were okay, you'd complain.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: Why what?
Sheepy: Satoru: Why wouldn't I be okay?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: You went out into a berserker fight mid-winter without your coat. That's three reasons.
Sheepy: Satoru: Three?
Arsé-kun: Sakura: *one finger held up* Berseker fight. *two* Mid-winter. *three* Without your coat.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Lance wouldn't hurt me.
Sheepy: Satoru: Unless Uncle Lance doesn't like me, which I've occasionally wondered about...
Arsé-kun: Sakura: And the other?
Sheepy: Satoru: He wouldn't.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: ... Please at least put on your coat next time. We don't need you getting a cold.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I was worried.
Arsé-kun: Sakura: You can still check with a coat on.
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Sheepy: Satoru: It'd take too long.
Sheepy: Satoru: He was lying in the snow
Arsé-kun: Sakura: I can't really argue that. Please at least put your coat on while you head out, then.
Sheepy: Satoru: But...
Arsé-kun: Kay: If something 'appens to you, what'll happen to everyone else? Don't get your family sick, shortstacks.
Sheepy: Satoru: Ah....
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Kay: That being said, where's my sickly kiddo? I think me n' Grif have done enough damage for the month, so we should probably head out.
Sheepy: Satoru: With Mr. Pointy.
Sheepy: Satoru: Come back soon, Dr. Cyclops.
Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Doctor?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Kay: Sounds fancy.
Sheepy: Satoru: You remind me of Dr. Marshmallow so you're Dr. Cyclops.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're a math doctor. You fix math problems when people get sick of them.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I want that as an actual title.
Sheepy: Satoru: And you're Cyclops because you keep your eye on one equation. That's whay I've decided.
Sheepy: Satoru: Unless you want to be called something else.
Arsé-kun: Kay: I love it.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he peeks in. Normally, he'd crack some kind of witty comment, but it doesn't come* Not to interrupt or anything, but anyone see Ted? I'm pretty sure he's hiding on me again!
Sheepy: Satoru: Which teddy bear?
Sheepy: Satoru: Kintaro and I have a few.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: No, no! The ghost kid!
Sheepy: Satoru: Ghost kid?
Sheepy: Satoru: ...ooooh, I remember him.
Sheepy: Satoru: Have you tried going to the ghost store? Maybe he went shopping.
Sheepy: Satoru: If you didn't know about the ghost store, it's where ghosts buy flowers for their graves. That's why you'll find new flowers in front of graves.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ........ There's like five things wrong with that. Like, all of it.
Sheepy: Satoru: But Rider is never wrong. Has Rider ever been wrong?
Sheepy: *Rider does the thumbs up sign*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Maybe?
Sheepy: Satoru: No, Rider is dead so he knows what he's talking about.
Sheepy: Satoru: Clowns can't die.
Sheepy: Satoru: Clowns just go into depression after learning they aren't funny anymore. In that state they live, forever, drowning away their sorrows with alcohol.
Sheepy: Satoru: But maybe that isn't really "life", but instead a never-ending stage of suffering that's between life and death.
Sheepy: Satoru: Rider told me that, too.
Sheepy: *Rider does the thumbs up sign*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That's not funny at all! At least tell me I'm not headed down that path!
Sheepy: Satoru: Sometimes, the truth is harsh.
Sheepy: Satoru: Quote, Rider.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hey, hey! I've told you before- I'm not a clown! I just look like one, see?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I mean, sure, you're gonna call me one anyway and that's fine!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: But it's worth noting. I mean, hell, I'm in the good ol' Throne, n' the only way to get there is dyin'..
Sheepy: Satoru: You're a faker.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he frowns* You're the one who decided I was a clown.
Sheepy: Satoru: But that's because you look like one.
Sheepy: Satoru: If you always dress like a clown, everyone will see you as one.
Sheepy: Satoru: Appearance is the first impact one makes.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Who said it was always? Sheesh!
Sheepy: Satoru: Always...?
Sheepy: Satoru: !
Sheepy: Satoru: You're like the wizrad!
Sheepy: Satoru: You turn into a clown!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Eh.
Sheepy: Satoru: Everyone's so magical.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Sure am.
Sheepy: Satoru: You should ask the harp guy.
Sheepy: Satoru: He can play a song on his harp to summon ghosts.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Oh, that's an idea!
Sheepy: *Speaking of harp playing, there's some nearby.*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Thanks a ton! *he gives Satoru a quick hug and speeds off*
Sheepy: Satoru: Bye, have fun.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Tristan, you glorious bastard! I've got questions for you!
Sheepy: Tristan: Shower me in compliments and I'll consider answering.
Sheepy: Tristan: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Beautiful Arschgeige, you're able to track, yes?
Sheepy: Tristan: Hmmm... have you asked your postal service where your package is yet?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: I meant people!
Sheepy: Tristan: I could track it. Or if you seek a person, I can track them.
Sheepy: Tristan: Whom?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Y'know the ghost kid, Ted? Can't find him anywhere.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Give me a few minutes. I can track someone across the world.
Sheepy: Tristan: It shouldn't be a problem.
Sheepy: Tristan:... Hmm.
Sheepy: Tristan: It usually isn't necessary, but could I have something owned by them?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Oh, yeah, sure! Hold on a sec! *he zips off, and returns with the music box*
Sheepy: Tristan:... ... ...
Sheepy: Tristan: I can track anyone in the world.
Sheepy: Tristan: With this in mind, I can't track him.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Huh??
Sheepy: Tristan: What is the purpose of a tool that can't perform its job?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: H-hey now, don't be like that!
Sheepy: Tristan: I can't track him.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You gave it a good shot! For that, I've got somethin' for you!
Sheepy: Tristan: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he hands over a CD case with a bomb attached to the back* Nabbed this off the drunkard last night! He said not to give it to ya, so here you go! Wind it up n' toss it out the door to watch it blow!
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. It's a box with something on it.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Hmm, actually, this feels like a CD case.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Cd case. Stuck a bomb on it for you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Excellent
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes, I want this.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: It's got your drunk mug on the front of it. You sure you want it in one piece?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Well, okay!
Sheepy: Tristan: Good luck.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Thanks!
Sheepy: Tristan: I hope you find him.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Yeah, me too.
Sheepy: *Tristan goes back to playing his harp.*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he turns and starts to slink back upstairs. He's visibly unhappy*
Sheepy: *Satoru follows*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he puts the music box back in its usual place on the table and drops back onto the sofa* Teeddd, c'mon..! 's not funny..!
Sheepy: *There's no response...*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he lightly pushes the Trex plush* Come on...
Sheepy: *The Trex plush does nothing*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ...... Guess you had a good Christmas, huh, Ted..? *he picks up the trex and pulls it close* I got so damn attached..
Sheepy: *Satoru watches this, confused, but doesn't say anything.*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ... ... *he buries his face into it and tries to keep grinning. He's glad Ted was happy, but..
Sheepy: Satoru: *He must be happy because he's smiling*
Sheepy: Satoru: *But his actions make no sense*
Arsé-kun: *"Grin and bear it", while semi-effective, is not a healthy way to live your life. Though fully aware of this, Mephisto does his damnest to keep the aforementioned grin. There's no problem here! Not at all!*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he isn't as dumb as he acts and catches on that there's something wrong. he sits down next to Mephisto*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ... *he turns his head to Satoru* You want something from this fake clown?
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry.
Sheepy: Satoru: I didn't mean to hurt you.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You didn't do anything. It's all good!
Sheepy: Satoru: But I called you a faker and now you're upset about it.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Oh, that's not it! You were right on the mark with that!
Sheepy: Satoru: No I wasn't, but what's upsetting you?
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto's still ACTING like he's okay, but his tone seems forced and his tails aren't moving. He's trying so damn hard.*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ... Just Ted! .. Think he moved on.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay to be sad about that.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay to cry.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm sure he'd be happy that he had a friend who cared enough about him to be upset at his absence.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *CRITICAL HIT DIRECTLY TO THE HONEY NUT FEELIOS. His grin falters* ... Yeah, you're right. I knew this was comin', too, n' yet..
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *He finally frowns, shaking his head* Can't believe I'm having feelings about a ghost of all things.
Sheepy: Satoru: If you want to cry, I can cover my eyes and not tell anyone you cried.
Sheepy: Satoru: If nobody sees it, it never happened.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: D.. Don't bother. *he glances elsewhere* Not that big of a deal.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm going to stay with you until you're feeling better.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ... *he nods* Didn't wanna be alone anyways
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay, that's good.
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto turns his head away again.. and promptly breaks.*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he hugs Mephisto* It's okay.
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto's only response is a muffled sob*
Sheepy: Satoru: Cry until you feel you don't need to anymore. I'm here for you.
Arsé-kun: *This proceeds to take a bit.*
Sheepy: *Satoru doesn't mind.*
Arsé-kun: *I wasn't kidding. I mean a while*
Sheepy: *That is Fine*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ...... Herzlichen dank.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you feeling better?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Much better. Uh. Thanks.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're welcome.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he pats Satoru's head* You're too nice, you know that? I could be a demon and you still did this?
Sheepy: Satoru: You're a good person and that's what matters to me.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Is a person a person even if they were made different?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: Because that doesn't matter.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Even if they're a homunculus?
Sheepy: Satoru: Homanculus?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Person that was made different.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Most humans who are born the normal way are heartless monsters.
Sheepy: Satoru: What makes someone a person is their heart.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Cruel!
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Sheepy: Satoru: Kintaro is a person and he was born differently too.
Sheepy: Satoru: Kintaro's mom was a mountain witch.
Sheepy: Satoru: One day, a dragon came down and impregnated her with thunder.
Sheepy: Satoru: And then Kintaro was born.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: What stunning magical feats!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh. That's why he has always had a golden body.
Sheepy: Satoru: So even as a little kid he could do things no human could possibly imagine: wrestling bears, breaking down trees with his bare hands like they were sticks, destroying boulders with his fists...
Sheepy: Satoru: But just because he isn't like humans doesn't mean he isn't a person.
Sheepy: Satoru: So being a homunculus doesn't make you not a person.
Sheepy: Satoru: Are you ready to go downstairs?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Oh, certainly! You've probably been missed!
Sheepy: Satoru: You, too.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: We'll see about that one.
Sheepy: *The two head downstairs.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: There you guys are! Where've you been?
Sheepy: Satoru: I was with Mephisto.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Upstairs, of course!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Huh. Well, can you get Rider to stop talking about murder for three seconds?
Sheepy: Tristan: I was thinking.
Sheepy: Tristan: Why does the headless horseman decapitate people?
Sheepy: Tristan: It's not like his head was stitched on to somebody else.
Sheepy: Rider: "Of course, sharp objects aren't the only way to-"
Sheepy: Rider: *he looks at Tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: Furthermore, his head probably no longer exists.
Sheepy: Rider: ...........
Sheepy: Rider:................
Sheepy: *Rider pulls his knees into a fetal position*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You're no fun at all, you know that? *he places his own hat on Rider, which also reveals the spider on his head. hi ticking-kun* Someone get paper, I'll draw a face on it!
Sheepy: Sherlock: *I HATE IT! THANKS!*
Arsé-kun: Ticking-kun: ?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah, Minako, it's suddenly occurred to me that I had business to attend to.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So-
Sheepy: Satoru: Why did you put five hour energy into your coffee earlier?
Sheepy: Sherlock: You said you wouldn't tell anyone...
Sheepy: Satoru: I said I wouldn't tell anyone with a medical degree so it's okay. I haven't broken my promise.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he pulls Ticking-kun off his head, and moves closer to change the subject* What, do you not like Ticking-kun, detective? They've got big cute eyes, a wonderful smile, only 6 legs, a bomb strapped to their back, and a wonderful personality!
Sheepy: Sherlock: You know, I think Professor Moriarty would like them.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Furthermore, I'm busy.
Sheepy: Satoru: You're going to die.
Sheepy: Sherlock:... ... ... *he bursts out laughing...*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Sherlock? Dying? I'm interested.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I can't help but to laugh! You've stooped so low as to feed a little kid your biased views of me!
Sheepy: Satoru: Sherlock is going out on caffiene and nothing else and now he's going to die from taking zero care of himself.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I didn't say to do anything. If I'm going to taunt you, I'll do it myself.
Sheepy: Sherlock: That's not my point.
Sheepy: Sherlock: My point is that you're only capable of speaking in a negative light when it comes to me, even around easily impressionable kids.
Sheepy: Sherlock: That's sad.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I've given compliments before. It's not my fault you decide to ignore them.
Sheepy: Sherlock: When?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, yes, let me pull up exact times and dates. *he turns and stares at the calendar before turning back* How should I know the exact day?? I'm not you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't recall this.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I wonder why.
Sheepy: Sherlock: As do I.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Doesn't caffeine kill brain cells
Sheepy: Sherlock: No.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It helps me think clearly in a tired state, so obviously not.
Sheepy: Satoru: In the dog show Grandpa complimented you.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And what's this? *he takes out a little bottle of liquid energy* Opium? Cocaine?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Cocaine is a powder. It's caffiene.
Sheepy: Satoru: And the dog show is accurate according to Rider. Dogs provide accuracy, so if everyone is a dog, it must be completely true. Quote, Rider.
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's helping me stay awake to finish my case.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What, are you suddenly my partner now? Nagging me to do necessities, according to him, such as sleeping, eating, and drinking?
Arsé-kun: Mori: I don't see anyone else goddamn doing it. I can't believe I have to tell you this shit. Me!
Sheepy: Sherlock: I can't comprehend why you care enough to tell me it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You've changed.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Don't make me kill you a second time.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You never killed me.
Sheepy: Satoru: In the dog show, Grandpa shoots you off of an airplane. But then you have a parachute so it's okay.
Sheepy: Sherlock: That never happened.
Sheepy: Satoru: ?! *he's visibly upset by this...*
Arsé-kun: Mori: And you call me a villain.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What do you mean?
Sheepy: Sherlock: The books are accurate. That isn't.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Liar! You erased me from those books!
Sheepy: Satoru: Erased...?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I did nothing of the sort.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You did too!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ahah, perhaps my partner misplaced a few pages.
Sheepy: Sherlock: However, nothing important was lost.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And you wonder why I hate you so much?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I had nothing to do with it.
Sheepy: Satoru: Nothing important...
Arsé-kun: Mori: When I'm mean to you, you try to be all nice. When I'm nice, you point it out and say it's weird. And then you pull this? What do you want from me, Holmes? I may disregard my own decisions and kill you here.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'm not quite sure.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Furthermore, I pulled nothing.
Sheepy: Sherlock: None of the stories lost impact your image.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So nothing was lost.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Now there's no record of me other than what you and he left. Nothing!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Well, there's the apparently accurate dog show.
Arsé-kun: Mori: God knows how they got their information.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I haven't watched it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I don't watch shows about myself.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Furthermore, information is power.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Think of it this way.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he frowns but listens*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Because of the books, I've become the "face" of detectives. While this sounds good, it means that I've lost my identity and am only a cash grab.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: If I shake you in the air, will money come out??
Sheepy: Sherlock: My name has become synonymous with detective, meaning that in the eyes of the people, I am no longer a person, but rather a description.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You, meanwhile, have retained your unique identity while dtill being popular due to your presence being cut down to what was vital
Arsé-kun: Mori: I had so little about me that I couldn't even be a proper servant on my own. I could live with being a nonperson. But this?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah, that's not what I calculated at all.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You did not plan on any of us being servants. Absolutely not.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Myself? I did.
Arsé-kun: Mori: ......... *moriarty.exe is taking an unusually long time to load new information. you may need to restart the app*
Sheepy: Sherlock: I may as well stop acting innocent, since you already know.
Sheepy: Sherlock: While it's nothing personal, as I mentioned, my goal was to prevent you from becoming a servant.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And here I am to ruin your life. Lucky for you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Considering the atrocities you had committed back then, I couldn't imagine how you'd be in the hands of someone who had evil intent.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Furthermore, the more well-known a heroic spirit is, the more powerful they are.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Aren't you glad I'm not any of those things?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I assumed, at least.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes, actually.
Arsé-kun: *in the background, Mephisto drops Ticking-kun on Tristan. notice me friend*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Your presence here doesn't bother me because I doubt a child will use you for world domination or serial killing.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You may claim that neither are in your interest, but command seals make you do terrible things.
Arsé-kun: Mori: And you've managed to turn into a wreck. Those bags under your eyes are so big even the police force could see them. I could use them to pack my bags. I could use them to commit larceny and homicide, in that order.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I was always like this.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Your partner would see you and instantly die of cardiac arrest.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Perhaps.
Sheepy: Sherlock: However, as I stated, I have a case.
Arsé-kun: *Background event: Minako decides to find the drug- i mean energy drink stache. Those could be HELPFUL to her when her servants are destroying her energy reserves. This is not important*
Arsé-kun: Mori: Yes? Go on.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh? You're interested? Of course you are.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I've got nothing but time and you want attention. Here it is.
Sheepy: Sherlock: After all, these people have ended up touching all of our lives.
Arsé-kun: *bg mephisto lightly pokes satoru. tooouch*
Sheepy: Satoru: *he pokes mephisto back*
Sheepy: Sherlock: A few years ago, Eiji was captured during a mission and his circuits were wrecked.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Later on, Satoru was... "captured". His circuits were tinkered with. While they ended up stronger, the only damage he suffered was emotional.
Arsé-kun: Mori: .....
Sheepy: Sherlock: I was summoned a little while back.
Arsé-kun: Minako: It wasn't a car accident, was it?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I am special in that my class is prone to change depending on various factors. While relevant, it's lengthy, so let"s continue - ah, that was the end result.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Or, at least, that's my guess
Sheepy: Sherlock: Or that volatility has something to do with what my previous summoner did to me.
Sheepy: Sherlock: They later died in a "car accident".
Arsé-kun: Mori: From one to opera house, how staged was it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Opera stage.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Of course. I don't know what I expected.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Finally, Gilgamesh went berserk. I've heard rumors of other servants going berserk as well.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I believe these are all relevant.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Oh, it sounds it.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Rather, every act was committed by the same organisation - the one that my previous summoner was a part of.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You'd like to find them, wouldn't you?
Arsé-kun: Mori: This sounds downright delightful. I'd love to.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah, and to clarify, my intended class is caster and despite not fitting the role, I've ended up a Ruler. I believe that that's either due to Chaldea or that organisation.
Sheepy: Sherlock: So, my class may have little to do with this, but it motivates me.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Rulers resist archers, so I hope that helps motivate you further.
Arsé-kun: Mori: That explains why I was unable to harm you after Halloween.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thanks. I hate it.
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Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's... writing in a notebook while sprawled across the floor. Just because you live here now doesn't mean you can become part of the scenery.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, Merlin. Are you writing a story?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nope!
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you mind if I join you?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You sure can.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, that's a good idea.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Isn't it?
Sheepy: Bedi: Mhm. I probably should do that as well, but I've never needed to remember things for a long period of time.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I only do it for fun, so it doesn't really matter.
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, I see.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, please enjoy yourself.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll consider it!
Sheepy: Bedi: Um, well, it's not an order or anything.
Sheepy: Bedi: If you don't want to have fun, you don't need to.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I was kidding?
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I wasn't being serious when I said I'd consider it..
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Oh.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You take me so seriously! It's so cute.
Sheepy: Bedi: Th-thank you. *he seems a little flustered...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he leans over and nuzzles against Bedi* Anytime~
sheepy: Bedi: *he returns it, and then pauses to think.* Oh, Merlin, you said you'd contact Dr. Roman about Kay. Did he say anything about that?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... .... It's not really allowed. He can pass a message on, but that's about it.
sheep: Bedi: Huh?
sheep: Bedi: What do you mean...?
sheep: Bedi: "Not allowed"?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He can't hand out phone numbers n' stuff all willy nilly.
sheep: Bedi: Then, maybe we could pass on that we're here and would like to speak again.
sheep: Bedi: Potentially, we could say a place and time......
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Righto!
sheep: Bedi: If that's banned, we could encrypt it in a riddle! ... Although. I don't think Sir Kay could solve it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Yeah.
sheep: Bedi: Hmm.. We could ask.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We should.
sheep: Bedi: When?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lets just get it out of the way now.
sheep: Bedi: That's fine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Then lets go nab it!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he jumps up and offers Bedi a hand to get up* C'mon, before the doc goes on lunch break!
sheep: *Bedi takes his hand and stands* Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: O'course!
Sheepy: *They go!*
Arsé-kun: *... Accidentally leaving the journal behind. Oops!*
Sheepy: *Gil sees a shiny! He wants it. He takes it.*
Arsé-kun: *Gil obtained the shiny journal.*
Sheepy: *He walks off with it. Time to take a read!*
Arsé-kun: "xx/xx/xx
I dreamt of Bedivere's death yet again. When will They be cruel and steal him away again? It is inevitable... Much like the first time. I do not wish it to happen. I have decided to do all in my power to keep him with me. Even if it makes me suffer. Even if I have to bring mortals into Avalon. Even if I act against Them and the Gods.
Let me have this one person in my life forevermore. Please."
Arsé-kun: *Gil, you seem to have stolen a diary. .. Flip to another page?*
Sheepy: *Yes.*
Arsé-kun: "XX/xx/xx
Who will tell the doctor..? We can't go on this way. An entire organization can't go on lying to one man. He deserves to know who he is and what he went through. ... But I don't know what will happen if he knows. It may kill him again.... He's a great friend- It'd hurt to lose him again. At minimum, I'd like to have an idea of what WOULD happen but even I cannot see it... Which scares me greatly."
Sheepy: *Gil is curious. He continues.*
Arsé-kun: "xX/XX/xx
Remember when I said I'd write down more happy things? Yeah, forget it. This journal is exclusively for worries and fears I may come across in my journey of life. What happened to Sir Lancelot to make him this way...? I had barely an interaction, but nothing was right. I knew the false claims of betrayal had gotten to him, but I had figured he would recover post-slaying via our King- and my little girl. He absolutely has not, even with his beloved at his side. I'll look into this myself. The pains of the Table are mine as well."
Sheepy: *Gil decides that Lancelot just has problems in general. Next page.*
Arsé-kun: "xX/XX/xx
... Mistakes were made~~~ I harmed myself more than anyone else, thankfully. It also allowed Lance time to be himself, so I cannot truly complain. Mission accomplished? I wonder if the one turned to Ruler realized what they were? Hehe. ~~~~ So Runes still affect my magic... That is good to know. I've never been compatable with rune magic and it always causes problems. I can't wait to nearly kill someone on accident.."
Arsé-kun: "XX/XX/xx
All of these new friends... And I already know things that will happen to some of them. The magus musician will be rendered comatose from his research going awry. The king of heroes, encased in stone, his truest desire feet away as his life fades. The depressed knight of songs will be permitted to operate a fast moving machine, capable of killing a crowd with ease. The silver sheen of a dagger, firmly in one's chest. Much bloodshed, crazed laughter, the grins of the psychotic. While I'm excited to spend time with these people, I worry about the future. I want to tell, but that only leads to worse futures. I shall stay silent once again."
Sheepy: Gil:....?!
Arsé-kun: *That's... worrying. But didn't Merlin make a comment about being in stone earlier this week?*
Sheepy: Gil:.........
Sheepy: Gil: *Maybe... there's more info?*
Sheepy: *Gil flips to the next page.*
Arsé-kun: "Xx/XX/xx
.... While I am not one to have many fears- Especially of other people- I find myself rather nervous when faced with Medusa. Is it her ability to petrify others? It calls to mind how I found Bedi.... That's probably it. She was unrelated to that event, so I've decided to get to know her better when I have the time. That should solve the problem. I hope."
Sheepy: Gil: *So, the useless knight of the round was stone at one point as well? That's comforting.*
Arsé-kun: *Continue?*
Sheepy: *Yes*
Arsé-kun: "xX/XX/xx
Master has already adjusted so well.. He's speaking more and it's only been a few hours! But I can't shake the feeling that something just went wrong... .... I'll add more later. I better go make sure everyone is all right..."
Sheepy: Gil: *Thrilling. Is there anything else?*
Arsé-kun: "xx/XX/xx (it's today!)
I don't know what to say. I don't usually make entries one after another like this, but.. Some events are close. I wasn't remotely prepared to deal with any of them yet. There's no way I can believably warn them.... His Majesty would completely and utterly kill me if I told him his friend would cause a massive problem..... Or at least, be heavily involved in it. I want to warn him, I really do. If I do, though... It'll happen faster, and wildly out of my control- Or anyones. It feels disasterous...."
Sheepy: Gil:......
Sheepy: Gil: *he frowns* Problem?
Sheepy: Gil: What problem?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: What's the issue today, your royal high ass?
Sheepy: Gil: I found a book.
Sheepy: Gil: It says thay Enkidu will be responsible for a massive problem.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Let me see.
Sheepy: *Gil gives it to Medusa*
Arsé-kun: *Medusa quickly reads through the contents..*
Arsé-kun: Medusa: .... Whatever is going to happen, I want to say in advance that I didn't do it.
Sheepy: Gil: Good.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: And it doesn't say I can't ask what's up.
Sheepy: Gil: Sure. I'll watch at a distance.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Sounds good. Lets go commit a good deed or something and return this.
sheep: Gil: Good idea.
sheep: *They return the diary and go to speak with Merlin!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he's on his way BACK as this happens* ...?
Sheepy: Gil: We've got questions, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ..... Why were you in my room?
Sheepy: Gil: Your... room? ... Anyway! We've got questions!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Shoot.
Sheepy: Bedi: As do we, like why you were breaking the rules of hospitality by intruding into our privacy.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: I followed Gil. Is there anything you'd care to share with us, Merlin?
Sheepy: Gil: What she asked.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ......
Sheepy: Bedi: ?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...........
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, are you alright?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...... Were you looking through my...?
Sheepy: Gil: Mark your things better, you untidy mutt!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .......... *he shakes his head* I can't talk about it, I'm sorry.
Sheepy: Gil: Why not? I am the king of heroes! I have the right to know!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It doesn't matter! It's already ruined..! You've been warned, technically by myself, so everything's going to go wrong!
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin?
Sheepy: Gil: It does matter.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I apologize, there's no longer anything I can do about it... I may as well, then! There's going to be a giant fight involving yourself.. Multiple, actually.
Sheepy: Gil: Giant fight?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Y-yes.
Sheepy: Gil: That is obvious, you geezer!
Sheepy: Gil: Fights are like breathing for me!
Sheepy: Gil: Your information is almost as useless as the worst knight of the round.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ..... ....... You will get nothing more from me, you arrogant fool.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Now you've been warned and you, you know, still think it's no problem. I'm leaving.
sheep: Gil: Your warning is synonymous to, "Gilgamesh, you will breathe today!"
sheep: Gil: Plus! A king is meant to be arrogant.
sheep: Bedi: A king is meant to make an effort to understand his people and treat everyone with kindness. A king is there to lead his country to peace and prosperity, not order it around to do his bidding and make his life alone easy.
sheep: Bedi: A tyrant does not deserve Merlin's wise words.
sheep: Gil: What do you know, mongrel? You know nothing about being a knight, let alone ruling a country.
sheep: Bedi: I apologize. I thought you were the type to listen to facts.
sheep: Gil: I am, but both your and his words are full of nonsense. Turning to stone? Wuhahahaha! No one is going to turn the King of Heroes to stone!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he goes past them and goes into his room. And closes the door. Sorry, Bedi*
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin...
Arsé-kun: Medusa: .... You know, Gil, I don't think that told us anything of use. Maybe we should head back now, before we frustrate somebody.
Arsé-kun: *And Medusa steers Gil Away From Bedi*
Sheepy: *Bedi watches, briefly contemplating chasing them down and smacking Gil upside the head. However, ue keeps his temper.*
Sheepy: Gil: Why are these wizards always useless?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: It did say warning us made it worse.
sheep: Gil: Hmm.
sheep: Gil: I wonder how it'd make it "worse".
sheep: Gil: Technically, it was inevitable based on the entry, correct? So really, we did nothing wrong by demanding extra information. I dislike people who keep all problems to themselves and won't tell others no matter how much they're pushed.
sheep: Gil: What is the point of worrying about a problem if you won't even bother to try to find a solution for it? Worry means you're concerned. If you don't look into it our of your own laziness, are you truly concerned?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: ... I'm unsure.
sheep: Gil: Who should we ask next?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: .... Maybe Emiya might know?
sheep: Gil: Archer?
sheep: Gil: Archer knows things?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: About cooking, yeah. But he's got clairvoyance, right?
sheep: Gil: ... I guess he could give us one of his idiotic ideas. At times, they're even correct.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: ... I don't have any better ideas. Lets go ask.
sheep: *When they arrive, Emiya is busy mopping.*
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Yo, shitlips
sheep: Emiya: Do you know who's been tracking mud inside?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: No idea, don't care. I need you to stop being mom for ten minutes and listen up, Archer.
sheep: Emiya: What is it? *he pauses mopping and looks over at the two*
Arsé-kun: *Medusa explains the situation, but keeps the entire part about Gil turning into a fucking statue out of it. Because Emiya would just clean the statue.*
sheep: Emiya: Ah.
sheep: Emiya: That's fortunate.
sheep: Gil: What do you mean, fortunate?!
sheep: Emiya: My English is very bad.
sheep: Emiya: Anyway, what do you want me to do about it?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: ... The only other person with Clairvoyance is you. Be of use, will you?
sheep: Emiya: What, do you want me to perform palm reading? Give you a $20 fortune?
sheep: Gil: Take this seriously, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Medusa: If even the court wizard seems worried, it'd be good to have even an idea of what's happening.
sheep: Emiya: Can I just tell you one thing, Rider?
sheep: Emiya: Yes? Thanks. My clairvoyance doesn't let me see the future.
sheep: Emiya: It lets me shoot people with better accuracy.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Shit.
sheep: Emiya: So, again. What do you want me to do about it?
sheep: Emiya: Knock Gilgamesh upside the head so he can't do something stupid? I'd love to.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Save that for later.
sheep: Emiya: Unfortunate.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: This being the case... If something is happening, do cut in. The less that happens, the better.
sheep: Emiya: Sure. I'll make sure to aim for Gilgamesh.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Just don't kill him.
sheep: Gil: Now what? Do we ask that detective? Who do we ask?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: We may as well ask him.
sheep: *Sherlock is sitting in a reclining chair, seemingly on his way to dreamland. He looks up at the two upon them entering.*
sheep: Sherlock: Hullo. What're you in need of?
sheep: Sherlock: If it's for detective work, Sherlock Holmes is out right now. If it's to figure out who's stalking you, I haven't a clue who that green-haired individual is. How about you introduce yourself?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: A-ah..! *he caught you, buddy. don't be so surprised* My apologies... My name would be Enkidu.
sheep: Sherlock: I am Sherlock Holmes, a simple detective.
sheep: Gil: Enkidu, why were you following me at a distance? You don't need to be shy.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..... I wasn't sure if you'd mind me following you around so pitifully, my lord.
sheep: Sherlock: Ah, I lied.
sheep: Sherlock: You don't mind, right?
sheep: Gil: I wouldn't.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Was that to myself?
sheep: Sherlock: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Both of you were speaking to me? I'm dreadfully confused now.
sheep: Sherlock: I lied by saying that I didn't know who you were is what I'm saying.
sheep: Sherlock: Actually, I did, but I just wanted to see your reaction by putting you further on the spot.
sheep: *He laughs...*
sheep: Gil: ...Anyway, I wouldn't mind you following me around.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Ha... I understand now. And thank you for your permission, my lord.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I'm detecting large amounts of incoming sass.
sheep: Gil: What do you want?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I'm just here for the show, grumpy king. I'm just going to seat myself in this bookshelf.
sheep: Gil: Stay there and stay quiet, you third-rate author.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I thought you had books of mine in your great library. You wouldn't keep third rate trash.
sheep: Gil: *he huffs* Shut it, mutt.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: My lord..! Be polite!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *SENPAI HAS NOTICED ME*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *not really but effect is the same*
sheep: Sherlock: Although, I don't think I'd fit in the bookshelf.
sheep: Gil: He's never polite to me, so why should I be polite to him?
sheep: Gil: Besides. I don't have to be polite.
sheep: Sherlock: I can sit by it.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: But... A king has to be kind..
sheep: Gil: Why?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You need to treat everyone with respect and try to understand others.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It's what a king does.
sheep: Gil: A kind king is a dead king.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... ..... *his brows are Furrowed and he looks unhappy* Gilgamesh..
sheep: Gil: A king must be strict and keep those around him in line. Otherwise, he will be overthrown. Teach them their place before they try to steal yours is how I see it.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Like anyone wants to sit anywhere you placed your pompous ass.
sheep: Sherlock: Make sure not to make physical contact with him. You may catch his ego.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .....
sheep: Sherlock: I am sure that there'd still be traces wherever he sits.
sheep: Gil: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... You told me you treat others with respect. You even said being kind was a king's duty. .... Did you lie to me?
sheep: Gil: As I said, I treat them with the respect they deserve.
sheep: Gil: So, I did not lie to you.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Is kindness a kings duty, or does it get him killed? Make up your mind.
sheep: Gil: I treat them with the kindness they deserve, as well.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he leans down some and stares up at Gil. He's still angry, so it doesn't have the intended effect of making Gil uncomfortable* So what you are telling me is that personal bias plays a part. I, an animated clump of mud, get more respect than others? It is not a king's duty to do such things.
sheep: Gil: Because you're my friend.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... ....
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Am I hearing things, or was that sentence just uttered?
sheep: Gil: It was.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That's... Almost unbelievable.
sheep: Gil: Shut up.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I didn't say it was impossible.
sheep: Gil: You're acting like it's an incredible thing that I have friends.
sheep: Gil: It's not.
sheep: Gil: I would be impressed to hear that you have friends, however.
sheep: Sherlock: It's okay, Gilgamesh. I'm terrible at making friends too.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I'd be hurt if I cared. I didn't even know you had the ability to be nice to people.
Sheepy: Gil: Shut up.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Shutting.
Sheepy: Gil: Good.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: *she's not getting involved, fuck no.*
Sheepy: Gil: Anyway, I don't need you to preach about being a good king. I am one but not a kind one.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ..... .... mmmmmmmhm.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ahah. A good king throws a fit over hair gel.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: With all due respect, are we allowed to discuss that and get away with our lives..?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Don't worry.
Sheepy: Gil: It was not a fit!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Attacking an innocent person over a trivial matter wasn't a fit..?
Sheepy: Gil: He was not innocent!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Kintaro was completely uninvolved from your own problems. What was it you said...?
Sheepy: Gil: Excuse me?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Actually, Andersen is correct. Upon hearing about it, I... "questioned" everyone. I came to the conclusion that Lancelot was the one responsible.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: .. Oh, I remember now! "I'll punish a person of my choice! It doesn’t matter if you’re responsible or not if it’s intended to make a statement!"
Sheepy: Gil: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... .... Should... Should we tell him?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Hmm. Maybe.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: *she.. gets out of the way. Is this the "Bad" Merlin was worrying about?*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah, but maybe if he ignores it, the problem will go away.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: But we're still talking about it.
Sheepy: Gil: The problem isn't going away.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Own up to your mistakes.
Sheepy: Gil: The problem is that you won't shut up!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: You keep giving me ammunition..!
Sheepy: Gil: No, THIS is ammunition! *he launches a sword at Andersen!*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: *he's got no time to react, and so gets pinned to the bookshelf- and the wall- by the sword lodged in his chest. It certainly shut him up, but now he's coughing up blood as books fall off the shelf. Said books land on Andersen or the sword, making everything worse.*
Sheepy: Sherlock:?!
Sheepy: Sherlock: Andersen!
Sheepy: Sherlock: If I remove it, the bleeding will get worse...
Sheepy: Sherlock: Andersen, I'll get Merlin. Just hang on. *he runs off*
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Gil...... You might want to, uh... *she gestures behind him*
Sheepy: Gil: What? *he looks behind him*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *He is officially ENRAGED. His anger is so intense that it's nearly radiating off of him. It's causing his hair to blow around. And he didn't have cracks on his snarling face before, did he?*
Sheepy: Gil:...?!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Just who do you think you are?!
Sheepy: Gil: Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No, you're not! Was that heroic in any way, tyrant?!
Sheepy: Gil: Excuse me? Tyrant?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: There is no kindness left in you! What respect you showed me was a lie!
Sheepy: Gil: Incorrect.
Sheepy: Gil: It wasn't a lie.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Why should I trust you?! You might strike me down if I say something you dislike!
Sheepy: Gil:...?!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Someone else might commit a crime and you might decide, hey, fuck the mud! He's not responsible, but it doesn't matter who you harm if it's for an example!
Sheepy: Gil: I wouldn't!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I don't believe you! I don't even think you are Gilgamesh! The man I was friends with would never do this!
Sheepy: Gil:.....
Sheepy: Gil: I...
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Shut up!
Sheepy: Gil:....
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: If you're not my lord and friend, then I don't know you!!
Sheepy: Gil: *he seems... horrified.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Get out, you stranger! Get out, get out!
Sheepy: Gil: *he turns and walks out.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *they focus their glare on the wall. Fortunately, they don't drill anY HOLES INTO IT*
Sheepy: *And fortunately Gil doesn't come back.*
Arsé-kun: *Good, because Enkidu would break his own hand punching Gil's face. That's how hard she would hit Gil. And then his hand would break off, and someone would have to clean up a muddy pile of mud on the carpet.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: -He's in here.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ah, Gilgamesh is gone. That's fortunate. You can focus on healing Andersen.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he surveys the damage with a distinct look of fear, and without a word moves to Andersen's side*
Sheepy: Sherlock: How does it look, Doc?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Bad.
Sheepy: Sherlock:....
Sheepy: Sherlock: Of course, you can do something about it, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... I can take care of it, or at least make sure he survives.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: ... I have a question. What the fuck just happened?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Is there any way I can help?
Sheepy: Sherlock: And, to answer your question.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Gilgamesh was getting more and more frustrated.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I could tell this.
Sheepy: Sherlock: He eventually blew up and attacked Andersen.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Oh, so could I. I didn't mean that part.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I was hoping he would attack me instead. I may be a caster, but Iam an experienced fighter.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Then what?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Just now. After that.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I missed it
Arsé-kun: Medusa: I have never seen Gil so terrified in my life.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I assume of Enkidu.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Yeah. Didn't think he could get so.. Explosive.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You learn something new every day.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *she's still engaged in the glaring contest with the wall. Still mad, but not as much as before.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... ....... Is it still socially unacceptable to plan a murder?
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'll keep your secret.
Sheepy: Sherlock: What is on your mind?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: This wasn't like him at all! Is he really Gilgamesh..?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ....
Sheepy: Sherlock: He is definitely Gilgamesh, but he is not necessarily your Gilgamesh.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..... I don't understand.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Servants are born from aspects of a myth or person. Basically, a belief concerning that person.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Since Gilgamesh is a complicated character, there is not one but rather many Gilgameshes.
Sheepy: Sherlock: However, they are all equally him.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The wise king and the kind child are both examples of this.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... Then who is...?
Sheepy: Sherlock: Who is this?
Sheepy: Sherlock: The king who hated both men and deities equally.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..... But that's the Gil I met.. ....
Sheepy: Sherlock: Then, this is your Gilgamesh. Perhaps, you were expecting more of him than could be achieved. ... However, Enkidu.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I have potentially useful information for you.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Take this as you will.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... What.
Sheepy: Sherlock: That Gilgamesh is not just the evil man you just witnessed.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Due to Merlin's magic backfiring, I learned something.
Sheepy: Sherlock: The kind child is trapped inside of him. I believe the term "hibernating" fits here.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I know that it's not an answer to how to make him change his ways, but it may help.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Any way I can help?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... .....
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...
Sheepy: Sherlock:...?
Sheepy: Sherlock: What is it?
Arsé-kun: *It seems like Enkidu's calmed down, at least.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..... ..........
Arsé-kun: *Now that he isn't seething, he's able to reflect on everything that just happened.*
Arsé-kun: *And while our #1 mudman is crying us a muddy river through his hands (and he IS classified as a "he" in the original tale), Merlin is slowly removing the blade while quietly incanting spell after spell after spell.*
Sheepy: Sherlock: Incorrect.
Sheepy: Sherlock: You didn't commit physical harm.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...Anyway, I think that the reason why your king has changed is because of the kind king.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Potentially, it causes chemical unbalances. That is my current theory.
Sheepy: Sherlock: However, I most likely am incorrect.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Anyway, we could hunt him down and discuss the matter with him.
Sheepy: Sherlock:...Unless you fear that you hurt the kind child. In which case, I am not confident that he's fully aware of his surroundings.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Personally, I think he'd enjoy you pulling Gilgamesh down a peg. Considering that he hates bullies like Goldie.
Sheepy: Sherlock: But if you want me to help, I can.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Also, Merlin. Do you need help? I could potentially give you assistance.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Kind of. Grab the hilt for me. I need both hands.
sheep: Sherlock: Like this?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, thank you.
sheep: Sherlock: No problem.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... All right, pull it out.
sheep: *Bedi arrives!*
Arsé-kun: *Welcome to the disaster zone, Bedi.*
sheep: Bedi: ...! Merlin! *he bends down next to him* What is going on? What can I do?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... It's part of what I was trying to prevent. ... Do inform Eiji I won't be going to work today.
sheep: Bedi: I'll tell him. Do you want me to stay home with you as well?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No. It should be fine.. And I don't want you in harm's way if anything happens.
sheep: Bedi: If...anything happens?
sheep: Bedi: You're worrying me.
sheep: Bedi: ...I've decided: just this once, I'm taking the day off.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... I guess I can't stop you.
Sheepy: Bedi: No, you can't. If you didn't want me to stick around, you shouldn't have implied that you may get hurt.
Sheepy: Bedi: I will inform Eiji that you won't be able to go. Anything else?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I meant that you might get hurt..
Sheepy: Bedi: That's fine.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Oh, fine.
sheep: Bedi: I am here as the "glass cannon". Simply, I keep you safe. ... That's what I am, right? That's the term?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: N... No..
sheep: Bedi: Then what am I?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not that! Figure it out later!
sheep: Bedi: Oh, I forgot. I'll be back. *He leaves!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ...??? *he sets down his staff and gently picks up Andersen, who looks moderately dead inside. Or drugged. Both? Magic? Who knows*
sheep: Sherlock: Ah. He's definitely seen better days.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I can't disagree with that.
sheep: *...Bedi comes back soon.*
sheep: Bedi: I told him. He knows now.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, that's what you left for. Uh. Could you take my staff?
sheep: *Bedi takes it*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thank you.
sheep: Bedi: *he's giving it a curious look but doesn't comment.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... All right, one more thing to take care of.
sheep: Bedi: What is it? I will remember it for you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he looks towards Enkidu*
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu has (mostly) calmed down, and is just kinda sprawled across the floor. Being mud is suffering*
sheep: Bedi: ...! Are you alright? *He approaches Enkidu*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... Emotionally or normally?
sheep: Bedi: Um, both.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No and yes.
sheep: Bedi: Is there any way I can assist you in your struggles?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I... I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I didn't mean to drive him out.. I just got so mad..
Sheepy: Bedi: I understand how you feel.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: If anything happens because of this, I'm very sorry. I will take the blame for it.
Sheepy: Bedi: We could look for him.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I would like to, please.
Sheepy: Bedi: I will help you then.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you very much
Sheepy: *So, they go to find Gil! ... He's not right outside the house.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Gilgamesh..? Are you here..?
Sheepy: *Nope.*
Sheepy: Bedi:...It doesn't seem like he is.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah! We can ask that dog to find him!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Ah! Yes, we could ask Lobo!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he heard his name. what is going on?*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: There you are!
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Can you please help us, dear Lobo?
Sheepy: Lobo: *he nudges Enkidu with his snout. Is that a yes or just a "you smell funny"?*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You will? Thank you.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he gives Enkidu an expectant stare. What is he meant to do?*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I chased my lord off but I didn't mean to.. I'm not sure where he went and we need to find him.
Sheepy: *Lobo stares, expecting a trace of Gil to sniff.*
Arsé-kun: *ask and ye shall receive. somehow.*
Arsé-kun: *by which I mean Enkidu doubles back to get something*
Sheepy: *It's fairly easy to get something. Gil has a lot of clothes. Lobo gives the object a few curious sniffs upon Enkidu's return.*
Sheepy: *Lobo begins sniffing around and leading them to Gil!*
Sheepy: Bedi: Dogs are extremely smart...
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you good with animals, Enkidu? Lobo generally doesn't listen to people based on what I've seen.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I suppose so. That, or Lobo smells the zoo wolves on me.
sheep: Bedi: Oh, that may be it.
sheep: Lobo: *he suddenly stops and lifts his head up*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Are we close, Lobo?
sheep: Lobo: *boof*
sheep: *...Lobo takes off!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Woah, wait up..!
sheep: *Lobo slows down*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Thank you..!
sheep: Lobo: *He continues on his way.*
Arsé-kun: *So Enkidu and Bedi continue following him*
sheep: *Gil is nearby!*
Arsé-kun: *There's someone with Gil, speaking with him. The team is too far away to hear most of it..*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ...?
Arsé-kun: ?: ----for me will more than likely do wonders for you. *a necklace is put on Gil. Gil doesn't try or bother to stop this, which is weird enough on it's own. This is followed by this other guy noticing they have company, and turning tail to flee. Adios Senior*
sheep: Bedi: Ah! There he is!...And who was that sketchy person?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I don't know. I did not recognize them.
sheep: Bedi: Anyway, we should go speak with him.
sheep: *Lobo is staying back...*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Is something wrong, Lobo?
sheep: Lobo: *whine*
sheep: *...Actually, why have those Gates to Babylon opened, anyway?*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..... ..... Gilgamesh? I wanted to apologize to you-
sheep: *...He fires various weapons at the group!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he squeaks and pushes Bedi away* Gilgamesh!
sheep: Bedi: !
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Is this my fault..? I'm sorry!
sheep: *Gil grabs a sword from one of his Gates to Babylon...*
sheep: Gil: *With a scream of rage, he throws himself at Enkidu with the intent to stab him with the sword!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *oh dear. he's been impaled.* !!
sheep: Gil: *he twists it. he's baring his teeth and his eyes are full of pure anger.*
sheep: *Bedi approaches to get Gil off of Enkidu! ... Have Gates to Babylon to the face, buddy.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he nearly shrieks in pain, meanwhile* M-my lord...!
sheep: *This knocks Bedi down. He stands once more to assist Enkidu, but Gil's response to shoot more weapons at him. Gil turns his attention back to Enkidu, lets go of the sword, and pulls another weapon out of the Gates to Babylon.*
sheep: Gil: *He lets out another screech and plants the weapon into Enkidu. Gil. Gil please.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Stop, please..!
sheep: Gil: *he doesn't appear to register that Enkidu is there fully, let alone actually hear him. There's a growling noise coming from his throat as he pulls another weapon out.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I'm sorry! *he summons chains to wrap around Gil's arms* Stop!
sheep: Gil: *he starts struggling against the chains, growling as he does. He's glaring through Enkidu.*
sheep: Gil: *he summons more Gates to Babylon, directing them at Enkidu*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: What is wrong with you, Gilgamesh?! *he returns to being mud with a whine..*
sheep: *Lobo grabs Gil by the arm and starts shaking him. Gil shrieks and points the Gates of Babylon at Lobo instead. Now is your chance, Enkidu! To do something!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he reforms himself next to the sword and pulls it out of the ground before lunging at Gil. He's clearly unhappy about this*
sheep: *The sword lodges itself into Gil! He screams, but still continues to struggle. He launches things at Lobo, who begins shaking him again.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he summons an energy lance to his hand, using it to smack Gil in the head* There!
sheep: *Gil cries out!*
sheep: Gil: *He lets out a snarl and starts wrestling with the chains again...*
sheep: Gil: *Some struggling later, he manages to break the ones binding his free arm!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he tries to grab for the necklace!*
sheep: *Gil is more preoccupied trying to get his other arm free by stabbing at Lobo. Enkidu successfully grabs it!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he rips it off of Gil's neck and throws it away* Now stop!
sheep: Gil: Ggghhh! *He lets go of the stabby tool that he was using on Lobo, his arm falling limply at his side*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... *he raises his eyebrows as he thinks of something and dives into one of the Gates! ... And he returns, armed with a lance and a shield* Are you quite done, Gilgamesh?!
sheep: Gil: Gghhhhhhhh.........
sheep: Gil: ..........................
sheep: *A Gate to Babylon opens behind Gil!*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he raises the shield, warily eyeing the Gate*
sheep: *...An axe comes flying out of it at top speed, hitting Gil in the back and causing him to cough up blood.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ..!!
sheep: *The Gate to Babylon fades. Gil's droops. He's bleeding from the mouth, occasionally making a coughing, choking, or sputtering noise, but otherwise showing no signs of life...*
sheep: Lobo: *he drops Gil, yawns, and starts scratching his side with his back foot.*
sheep: *Speaking of showing no signs of life, Bedi hasn't gotten up again. He's unconscious and irrelevant.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Gil! *he easily cuts through the chains, tossing the lance and shield away to catch Gil in his arms*
sheep: Gil: *He (figuratively) melts in Enkidu's arms. He's out cold.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he sinks to the ground, carefully cradling Gil in his arms. Step two: Try not to cry. FAILED STEP TWO*
sheep: Lobo: *he nudges Enkidu with his snout*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... Yes, yes, I'll be fine.. *he sniffs*
sheep: Lobo: *he doesn't fully seem to understand the crying. so, he decides to join in! he lifts his head up and starts howling.*
sheep: Bedi: Ughhh...
sheep: Bedi: It's just a scratch, Bedivere... Just get up... You're needed...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Here! They're here... Bedivere! *he rushes to Bedi's side, dropping to his knees and sliding the last three feet* I'm here..!
sheep: Bedi: Merlin...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: M-hm. Here, I've got this.. *he picks up his staff and stands up to cast Avalon! the ground is covered in flowers..*
sheep: Bedi: I... failed.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll hear no such thing.
sheep: Bedi: Focus on them..............
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No need. *he looks over to the others*
sheep: Bedi: They're hurt... mine is just a scratch.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: M-hm.
sheep: Bedi: *he slowly sits up* Thank you, anyway... just... give me a minute.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Of course. Arm yourself, as well. I don't believe it's over yet.
sheep: Bedi: *he picks up his sword*
sheep: Bedi: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... You'll know when you see it.
sheep: Bedi: ...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he looks back at Enkidu and Gil. Is everything okay here?*
sheep: *Gil seems to be doing better thanks to Avalon. He appears very confused.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... .... ..... *he pulls Gil closer, putting his face on Gil's shoulder. Please stop crying, Enkidu. You did so well.*
sheep: Gil: Enkidu, why are you crying?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I hurt you... I hurt you so much, I'm sorry..!
sheep: Gil: Ha, think nothing of it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *seeming satisfied, he turns his head the other way to look at the incoming party*
sheep: *Rider is making a beeline for Lobo. Emiya is with Medusa.*
Arsé-kun: Medusa: *she makes this disgusted face upon seeing the shield*
sheep: Emiya: What is it, Rider? Did you spot Gilgamesh?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Very funny, Archer. *she kicks the shield* Get this away from me.
sheep: Emiya: If I pick it up, will I die?
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Just don't look at the front of it too hard.
sheep: Emiya: Gilgamesh, I have something to shove into your bank. *he picks up the shield and approaches Enkidu and Gil*
sheep: Gil: ...Later, Archer.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I dropped that, I apologize... Oh! If anyone finds a necklace on the ground, don't touch it!
sheep: Emiya: Got it.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: .... So is there a protocol for it attaching itself to my leg...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... *he sighs, loudly* Beat it off of you, followed by getting it out of this realm.
sheep: Emiya: Ah, I could shoot it for you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's inevitable at this point. Go ahead.
sheep: Emiya: *He points his bow at the necklace*
Arsé-kun: *.. and it now has a snake blocking it.*
sheep: Emiya: Ah.
sheep: Emiya: Well, have fun dealing with that.
sheep: *Emiya walks away...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Get back here!
sheep: Emiya: Good luck.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Get your red ass back here and help us deal with... *he trails off, realizing What the Primary Issue of his visions and the day officially is.* This... Gorgon.... oh fuck.
sheep: Bedi: Gorgon...?
Arsé-kun: *Bedi, you have eyes. Behold, the Gorgon.*
sheep: Bedi: What do we do?
sheep: Gil: *he stands* Ha! I won't let some silly snake interrupt my moment with Enkidu.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Beware my warning. Have at her.
sheep: *Gil summons some Gates to Babylon!*
sheep: Bedi: *He readies his sword*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he's quickly at Gil's side, having retrieved the lance and shield*
sheep: Bedi: I've already been turned to stone once before. I... should have a resistance to it, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, but don't do anything rash!
sheep: Bedi: I'll do my best to keep you safe.
sheep: *Rider has hopped onto Lobo's back. They're ready!*
sheep: Lobo: *he snarls at Gorgon*
sheep: Bedi: We're aiming for the necklace, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, but don't get too close! And for the love of all that is holy, don't look at her if that blindfold comes off!
sheep: Bedi: But someone has to get close, right? To rip it off.
sheep: Bedi: .........................
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... *he takes a few steps back and starts applying buffs*
sheep: Gil: ...Hah, I see.
sheep: Gil: Look at me, rat-breath!
sheep: Gil: Behold my golden body!
sheep: Bedi: *he begins looking for an opening*
Arsé-kun: Gorgon: ... ... *she hisses at him, as does at least half of her snakes*
sheep: Gil: Do you want a piece of this bod?! I bet you do!
sheep: Lobo: *he's snarling...*
Arsé-kun: Gorgon: *she and her snakes begin charging up individual lasers, many of which are fired in Gil's direction. Bedi is, as well, noticed and fired at.*
sheep: Bedi: ?!
sheep: *Bedi hops out of the way. Gil does his best to avoid them.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Gooor-goooooooon!~♫ *he blocks Gil with the shield. shield is a good shield that functions.*
sheep: Lobo: *he barks*
Arsé-kun: *Lobo is fired at. If it moves, it's a threat.*
sheep: Lobo: *he takes it, growling loudly*
sheep: Gil: Yoo-hoo! Reptile brain!
Arsé-kun: *Gorgon has so many potential targets. So many targets, so little time- okay fuck that guy.*
sheep: Gil: *he launches a few weapons at Gorgon*
sheep: *Bedi keeps sneaking forward...*
Arsé-kun: *Gorgon hisses loudly, firing off attacks of her own*
sheep: Gil: Wuhahaha!
sheep: Gil: Your pitiful attacks can't hurt me!
Arsé-kun: Gorgon: *she starts to coil herself with her snakes...*
sheep: Gil: ...Hm?
sheep: Bedi: *snakes aren't important. finding the necklace is.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I've seen this before! *he holds the shield up a bit and frowns* Noble Phantasm incoming!
sheep: Gil: Thank you, Enkidu.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Of course, my lord! Keep your head down!
Arsé-kun: *Pandemonium Cetus is fired at Gil and Enkidu! Since he's protecting Gil, Enkidu takes the brunt of the blast. leaving him cursed and slightly dazed*
Sheepy: Gil: Enkidu!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I'm... I'm okay.. I don't need to shut down just yet..
Arsé-kun: Gorgon: *she moves in, slithering up to Gil and Enkidu while she starts undoing her blindfold...*
Sheepy: *Gil looks up and sees this! He quickly covers Enkidu's eyes*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Oh..!
Sheepy: *Bedi goes for the necklace! An arrow appears and is on the course to hit Gorgon...!*
Arsé-kun: *And it sure fucking does hit her*
Arsé-kun: *Keep your eye on the prize, Bedi! It's right there!*
Sheepy: *Bedi grabs it with his metal arm and pulls it off!*
Arsé-kun: *It tries to attach to his arm, and promptly starts smoking and burning.*
sheep: Bedi: Merlin, it's been dealt with!
Arsé-kun: *Gorgon is losing her snakes.. and her height.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: What's happening?? Gilgamesh, move your hand!
sheep: *Gil doesn't.*
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu reaches up to grab Gil's hand... it's very cold. and hard.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... ..... Gilgamesh?
Sheepy: *There's no response.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Oh no.. *he leans back and turns his head to look at Gil*
Sheepy: *Gil's stoned now.*
Arsé-kun: *FUNNYYYYYYYYYY JOKE!*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You'd think a guy would listen. *he shakes his head and gets closer*
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Merlin, did I fail my mission?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... You did fine. .. You think Goldielocks will listen next time I tell him to do something?
Sheepy: Bedi: I hope so.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, about that necklace. ... I'll wait until you're done dealing with him being stoned.
Sheepy: Rider: .............................
Sheepy: Rider: .................................................................
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Great. Give me a minute. *he puts his ear to the statue and lightly knocks on it*
Sheepy: *There's the sound of him gasping for air...*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Ah, I got this. *he fetches an axe from the ground and tests its weight, before swinging the flat side of it at Gil's face. to break the rock. AIR!*
Sheepy: Gil: *AIR!!! HE CAN BREATHE!!*
Sheepy: Bedi: Good thinking, Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Y'know, I might have to keep doing that.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, about the necklace.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll take that after. .. How bad does it smell?
Sheepy: Bedi: We saw the individual who gave it to Gilgamesh. Their hood made it impossible to recognize them.
Sheepy: Bedi: Not as bad as the burnt area of my arm, also.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nasty. *He smacks Gil with the axe again, not in the face. rocks fall, Gil tries not to die*
Sheepy: Gil: ...Wizard...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes, King? *he puts the axe down*
Sheepy: Gil: Surely, you can do something about the true problem on hand.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Perhaps.
Sheepy: Gil: The brat who hitched a ride.
Sheepy: Gil: He puts me in such a vile mood with his constant complaining.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll give it a shot, but not this minute.
Sheepy: Gil:...Fine. It must be soon.
Sheepy: Gil: He awoke due to the breath of fresh air when our classes switched.
Sheepy: Gil: He had given up a little before then.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No wonder... That does explain why you seem to be gobbling up mana just by standing still.
Sheepy: Gil: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Both you and he need mana to exist, so you need almost double..
Sheepy: Gil: So, if we cut off his source of mana, he'd go away?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I had a better idea.
Sheepy: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll tell you later. Priority one is still, you know. This.
Sheepy: Gil: Of course.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, Tristan can track people.
Sheepy: Bedi: Maybe he could use the necklace for that purpose?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He sure can. We can give Lobo here a well deserved break!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he licks Enkidu. is he helping?*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: !! *he snaps back to reality, having zoned out to escape feeling somewhat Traumatized.* Oh, uh, thank you..
Sheepy: *Rider is sitting on Lobo's back, petting him*
Arsé-kun: *Lobo did such a good job. Lobo earned steak dinner tonight*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he nudges Enkidu once more. he's doing his best!*
Sheepy: Emiya: I'm back.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, you're Emiya.
Sheepy: Emiya: Ah.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Bedi, c'mere. I need your metal arm of power.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Could you.. *he guides Bedi's metal hand to the edge of some rock* Pull it off..?
Sheepy: *Bedi pulls it off*
Arsé-kun: *None of the rock enjoys contact with that metal. None of it.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, it's working.
Sheepy: *Bedi goes on to remove the rest of the rock.*
Arsé-kun: *Gil is Free.*
Sheepy: Gil: Good work, you two.
Sheepy: Gil: Now. Enkidu, how are you?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .... Terrified.
Sheepy: Gil: What is there to be afraid of?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You almost dying, you almost dying again, the rest of us being almost killed or shut down, and I don't have good memories of the Gorgon.
Sheepy: Gil: Hm.
Sheepy: Gil: Well, get used to this sort of thing.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... Hhhoo boy.
Sheepy: Gil: These are the type of missions Chaldea gives us.
Sheepy: Gil: However, once the wizard removes this brat, I should be able to focus better on my combat.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Speaking of.. Maybe we should send the remains over there. Let them figure it out.
Sheepy: Bedi: A smart idea as always, Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not all of my ideas are smart, and you know it!
Sheepy: Bedi: Most are.
Sheepy: Bedi: Anyway, we need to get back.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I can help with this!
Arsé-kun: *Enkidu resumes being mud- oh thats a horse. of course*
Sheepy: Gil: Hm?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Hm?
Sheepy: Gil: Oh! You're a horse! Meaning that I can ride you home.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Yes, exactly.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs Enkidu*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: It's still me, Lobo.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he tilts his head*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I gotta say. That is a fantastic idea. *he hands Bedi his staff again and turns himself into a horse. actually, a unicorn. same thing. sparkly.*
Sheepy: Bedi:...!
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh! You're a unicorn!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *horse noise*
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you sure...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Quite.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he sits on his back*
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you, Merlin.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he sniffs Merlin*
Arsé-kun: *there two horses are joined by Bellap- Bellarph- ... PEGASUS.*
Sheepy: Lobo: *he quickly loses interest and goes to investigate the pegasus.*
Arsé-kun: Bella: *they lean away from Lobo. mmmnope*
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: Medusa: Archer, hop on.
Sheepy: *Emiya hops onto pegasus*
Arsé-kun: *and now everyone can go home. hooray*
Sheepy: *they go home! bedi conks out during the trip. bedi why.*
Arsé-kun: *because he's fucking tired.*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's a flock of horses.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Sure is.
Sheepy: Satoru: There's so many, but Lobo is the best of them.
Sheepy: Satoru: He's a good horse. He's my best friend.
Arsé-kun: Minako: He's not even a horse and he's the best horse.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh.
Sheepy: Satoru: The blindfold lady has a bird horse. A pegasus.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yep. That's Bella.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Bedi has a cow horse. A unicycle.
Arsé-kun: *background mephisto is having a giggle thar mate*
Sheepy: Satoru: They go "moooo~" and grant wishes.
Sheepy: Satoru: People ride them at the circus.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Wh. What
Sheepy: Satoru: Mooooo.
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to pet the unicycle.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ... I just lost some IQ.
Arsé-kun: *and andersen takes the time to explain the differences between an elephant, a horse, a unicorn, and a cow.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Thank you, Andersen.
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to go pet the unicorn.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's pretty.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he joins Satoru and Minako, giving Minako a hesitant sniff before licking Satoru. why.*
Sheepy: Gil: We have returned!
Sheepy: Lobo: *he lets out a bark and plops down next to Satoru. his city now*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And we all survived!
Arsé-kun: Medusa: .. That was a shitshow.
Sheepy: Satoru: I hope you had fun at the movies.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Sure was! I felt like three NPs go off! What was that all about??
sheep: Satoru: NP?
sheep: Satoru: NP... No Problem?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Noble Phantasm. Really strong attacks, basically.
sheep: Satoru: They go super saiyan and release their hadouken.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Sometimes!
sheep: Satoru: Like the characters from Naruto.
sheep: Satoru: ... I know that isn't right.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: ..... You're killing me, kid.
sheep: Satoru: Okay.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: .... Is just repeating "it was a mess" an exc-
Arsé-kun: Minako: No.
sheep: Satoru: I just wanted to see your reaction.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Awful.
sheep: Bedi: Minako.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yo.
sheep: Bedi: Please keep an eye on your servants.
sheep: Bedi: No, nothing is your fault.
sheep: Bedi: This is a warning.
sheep: Bedi: Gilgamesh was given a necklace that made him go mad.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Now I'm just concerned. *she looks towards Gil*
sheep: Bedi: It attached itself to Medusa after we fought a berserk Gilgamesh.
sheep: Bedi: It tried to do the same for me, but thankfully, it chose my prosthetic arm.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That does explain a lot.. You guys okay?
sheep: Bedi: Watch out for a hooded man.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Vague.
sheep: Bedi: We don't know his...her...their identity.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: At least, not yet.
sheep: Bedi: Yes.
sheep: Bedi: By using Tristan's tracking skills and Chaldea's technology, we may find them.
sheep: Gil: More importantly, Enkidu and I are fine.
Arsé-kun: Minako: What's this "may" stuff? ...Are you, Gil?
sheep: Gil: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Minako: .. Oh, yeah. If you're gonna run off again, at least tell me you're leaving.
sheep: Gil: I couldn't.
sheep: Gil: Because I had no plans of returning.
sheep: Gil: I intend to stick around just long enough to deal with the hooded man.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Wow, did anyone else hear something stupid?
sheep: Gil: It's things like this that only push me further into my decision.
Arsé-kun: Minako: If you left, what am I supposed to do with your stuff? Rub my filthy peasant hands all over it?
sheep: Gil: You already do.
Arsé-kun: Minako: .. Okay, that wasn't as funny as I hoped. C'mon, dude.
sheep: Gil: When the time comes I'll see if I change my mind.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he rolls his eyes in the bg. Drama king Gilgamesh much.*
sheep: Gil: I prefer being a solo servant. Anyway, there's someone who wants to be your servant more than I do.
sheep: Gil: He is the reason why I take up so much mana.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Yeah, what's up with that, anyway? You wanna share?
sheep: Gil: It's all his fault for getting stuck to me in the first place.
Arsé-kun: Medusa: ... *exits scene right. today was a Day*
sheep: Bedi: Merlin, what are your plans?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I thought we discussed that already?
sheep: Bedi: For today?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes?
sheep: Bedi: I don't recall this. My apologies.
sheep: Bedi: However, I trust your word.
sheep: Satoru: Eiji has a job, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sure does.
sheep: Satoru: When does he leave?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Later. Why?
sheep: Satoru: That's when I'll go back to my house when he leaves
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .. .. Wait. Leaves for work or leaves work??
sheep: Satoru: Leaves for work.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh! He should have left already.
sheep: Satoru: Okay. I'll go to my house then.
sheep: Satoru: I'll come back when he's back.
sheep: Satoru: Sakura has the same schedule too, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Uh... I don't think so?
sheep: Satoru: Huh? Is she here still, then?
sheep: Satoru: It's too risky. I may come into contact with them if I go over there.
sheep: Bedi: What's wrong with talking with them?
sheep: Satoru: I don't like them.
sheep: Rider: *he picks up Satoru and walks back home*
sheep: Satoru: Noooooo....
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That works too. Hey, King.
sheep: Gil: Hm?
sheep: Gil: What is it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'll come take care of the thing later for you. That okay?
sheep: Gil: Good.
sheep: Gil: Do it well, wizard.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Of course. It'd be ill advised if I only half-assed it.
sheep: Gil: Of course.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Great. Come on, Bedi.
sheep: Bedi: *he follows Merlin*
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Hey, Gil?
sheep: Gil: What?
Arsé-kun: Minako: .... Next mission we get, you wanna lead the team?
sheep: Gil: Fine. I will provide you with this honor. Feel grateful, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh, I am!
sheep: Gil: Finally, someone understands what a miracle this is.
Arsé-kun: Minako: So, what? Am I living with a miracle too?
sheep: Gil: Yes.
sheep: Gil: With how the Chaldea system works, I actually chose you!
sheep: Gil: Understand what this means, mutt!
Arsé-kun: Minako: That I was the only one who you could bear to tolerate? Gotcha.
sheep: Gil: If you act anything but stellar, I will confiscate your command seals.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'd like to keep my arm!
sheep: Gil: I don't need your arm to take them.
Arsé-kun: Minako: .. Well, good! I use that!
sheep: Gil: I know this.
Arsé-kun: Minako: While I'm at it, know this too! I care about you!
sheep: Gil: Hm?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Getting it out there if you didn't already know!
sheep: Gil: Do not lie to me, mongrel.
Arsé-kun: Minako: D:<
Sheepy: Gil: I have yet to see any proof of this, mutt.
Arsé-kun: Minako: It's hard to when you brush it off like this!
Sheepy: Gil: Hard to what?
Arsé-kun: Minako: I can't believe you're making me get up! The horrors! *she gets up and (attempts to) pull Gil into a Hug.*
Sheepy: Gil: ...!
Sheepy: Gil: *he seems stunned...*
Arsé-kun: *Critical hit.*
Sheepy: Gil:...M-Minako.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yes..?
Sheepy: Gil: You don't need to push yourself.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'm not, don't worry.
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Fine!
Sheepy: Gil: I will keep a closer eye on your attempts to please me, mongrel.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Fine, mongrel!
Sheepy: Gil: *he seems proud of Minako's use of mongrel...*
Arsé-kun: *Bond points gained.*
Arsé-kun: *Gil, your friend is slowly melting into Lobo's fur. Might wanna do something about that*
Sheepy: Gil: Enkidu, are you alright?
Sheepy: Lobo: *he is sniffing Enkidu*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Yes... *he raises his arm to pet Lobo*
Sheepy: Lobo: *boof*
Arsé-kun: *How eloquent*
Sheepy: Gil: What are you doing? If you're going to sleep, don't sleep there. The wolf is nasty.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he stares at Gil*
Sheepy: Gil:......
Sheepy: Lobo: .....
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: .....
Sheepy: Gil: Enkidu?
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... .... I nearly dozed off. I'm awake, I swear.
Sheepy: Gil: As I said, don't sleep there.
Sheepy: Gil: The wolf is violent - vicious.
Sheepy: Lobo: *stare*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He's not bad. *he gets up and pets Lobo*
Sheepy: Gil: He tried to dislocate my arm.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You tried to take my muddy heart out of my chest.
Sheepy: Gil: I was under the influence.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Don't do drugs.
Sheepy: Gil: Of that necklace you fool.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Don't do any kind of drugs.
Sheepy: Gil: I wasn't doing drugs
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Or steroids. Or any other kind of enhancement, unless your Jekyll, and he's an idiot.
Sheepy: Gil: I did none of those.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Madness Enhancement. Stop accepting random drugs on the street, m'lord.
Sheepy: Gil: I didn't accept it!
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Do I know this? I wasn't there. I was busy getting the giant sword gash healed. Thanks.
Sheepy: Gil: I thought it was specified.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he eyes Andersen curiously. sword gash?
Sheepy: Gil: Anyway, I lost control and you happened to be stabbed in my fit of rage.
Sheepy: Lobo: *Ah! So Gil stabbed this child that looks like Satoru! That's no good. What if it's Satoru next? Lobo weighs these options as he makes eye contact with Gil.*
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I could have finished my work and gotten paid by now. I could have gone and bought myself a beer and now look what you've done.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he licks Andersen's face. it's okay Andersen! Lobo is here for you!"
Arsé-kun: Andersen: oh god its on my glasses
Sheepy: Lobo: *he tilts his head*
Arsé-kun: *and now andersen has to clean his glasses*
Arsé-kun: *MEANWHILE*
Sheepy: Bedi: Today was exhausting...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It was.. It's not even that late yet.
Sheepy: Bedi: This means I need to push myself more. Train on a regular basis. Sure, my job is important, but I am not here to be another source of income.
Sheepy: Bedi: I am here to defend, and if I can't even do that, my presence is unneeded.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he sighs* You did fine, Bedi.
Sheepy: Bedi: Within two hits I collapsed.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: To a grail enhanced, madness enhanced archer. I'd like to count today as an exception.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...?
Sheepy: Bedi: Grail?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That necklace... I think it was made out of grail mud.
Sheepy: Bedi: !
Sheepy: Bedi: Who was that person... to be able to get a hold of that...?!
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I guess there's no point thinking about it now.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't know. It's rather worrying.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But you're right. Lets worry about it later. Lets go clean up!
Sheepy: Bedi: *he nods*
Sheepy: Bedi: It'll help us think better.
Arsé-kun: *and so, after putting the necklace in 3+ layers of tupperware and a heavy sweater, they go to shower. bedi is messy.*
Sheepy: *of course. he was beaten up and his arm activated. neither are clean.*
Arsé-kun: *or burn free*
Sheepy: *exactly.*
Sheepy: *Bedi is very happy to finally be clean.*
Arsé-kun: *And Merlin just needed to wash his hair. Which took longer than anything else*
Sheepy: *Merlin this is a sign that youve gotta cut your hair.*
Arsé-kun: *Absolutely not. Never. Not until after winter ends, at least*
Sheepy: *You mean like how Bedi will never leave the shower unless nagged to?*
Arsé-kun: *Yes*
Sheepy: *Because hes not.*
Arsé-kun: *Get out of the shower Bedivere*
Sheepy: Bedi: *no*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Bedi, don't make me come in there.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Just give me a minute.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... *he goes back in and turns the sink on.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry, sorry..........
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you? Are you really?
Sheepy: Bedi: *he grabs a towel and starts getting dried off* Yes.
Sheepy: Bedi: But... you didn't have to freeze me out like that.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he turns the sink off and helps Bedi* I sure did.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Because we're not the only people in this house, Bedi! What if someone needed to take a piss?
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, good point.
Sheepy: Bedi: I'm still used to living with people other than you again. My apologies.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Accepted.
Sheepy: Bedi: Let me get dressed and then we can decide on our plans for today.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Do we have to?
Sheepy: Bedi: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Do we have to plan more than "cuddle"?
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, no...
Sheepy: Bedi: But we have a whole day ahead of us.
Sheepy: Bedi: We should have more plans than that...
Sheepy: Bedi: Every day is a gift, and to waste one is, well........
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We spent part of it fighting, and I honestly don't have any ideas.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...That's true.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, just this once...
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll go with a plan that is not a plan at all.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hooray!
Sheepy: Bedi: Were you hoping for that? I wasn't aware.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't care what you decide, I just want to do that.
Sheepy: Bedi: That's fine.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Merlin more or less throws himself on the bed and just kinda lays there for a minute. Bedi, there's a carpet on the bed*
Sheepy: *Bedi joins Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: *Merlin is Pleased*
Sheepy: Bedi: Do you also worry that Sakura's transition to living in this household will be difficult? I was hoping that I could coax her son into interacting with her, but he ended up deciding to go to the zoo with the explicit purpose of getting away from her.
Sheepy: Bedi: Am I doing something wrong? I don't understand children too well.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't think it'll be too bad... Just give it time.
Sheepy: Bedi: You understand children better than I, since you often act like one.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I hope I don't! Children shouldn't have sex...
Sheepy: Bedi: Not then.
Sheepy: Bedi: Like, what's an example.........
Sheepy: Bedi: ........................................
Sheepy: Bedi: When you flirt with people who clearly aren't interested?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But it's fun!
Sheepy: Bedi: It makes others uncomfortable.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: So does being an ass, but people do it anyway.
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Merlin...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Merlin is busy holding a childish argument, you wanna leave a message?
Sheepy: Bedi: It's not an argument.
Sheepy: Bedi: I apologize if it sounded like one.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's okay, Bedi.
Sheepy: Bedi: I do not mean to offend. I'm just skilled at it, I've heard.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You are. I fear the days you do it intentionally.
Sheepy: Bedi: I never find myself in a situation where words speak louder than actions.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good. You don't want to.
Sheepy: Bedi: Especially now that you've given me the Airgetlam, I find it faster to silence them instead of dealing with an argument.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You can't just bash your way out of everything!
Sheepy: Bedi: No, no, of course not.
Sheepy: Bedi: The way to get out of Sir Kay and King Arthur's bad ideas is to talk them in circles until they give up.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: But Sir Kay sometimes does it out of frustration.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Kay? Violent?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, enact his bad idea.
Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm.
Sheepy: Bedi: We will see if I've improved at the art when we meet him again.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Or if he's grown the other half of his brain?
Sheepy: Bedi: He is smart.
Sheepy: Bedi: But he's also dumb.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Schrodinger's bullshit.
Sheepy: Bedi: Um... no.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: We don't know if he's gonna say something profound or idiotic until he opens his mouth.
Sheepy: Bedi: Profound? Such as?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Some mathematical equation that hadn't actually been invented yet, just so he can sort out booze money.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, that sounds like him.
Sheepy: Bedi: I found that I always had the funds that I needed without asking for it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I wonder why.
Sheepy: Bedi: As do I.
Sheepy: Bedi: However, my needs are inexpensive.
Sheepy: Bedi: Food. Water.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Done.
Sheepy: Bedi: The former becomes a nice to have when you're travelling.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sure does.
Sheepy: Bedi: Clothes, shelter, and a warm bath or shower are also nice, but unneeded.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And by "warm", you mean "scalding"
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Sheepy: Bedi: Scalding...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: HOT.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why do you say that?
Sheepy: Bedi: It's comfortable.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: How do you not burn yourself??
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, is it too hot for you?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: A bit, yes!
Sheepy: Bedi: My apologies. We can run it at a temperature you desire in the future.
Sheepy: Bedi: Due to my talking, we haven't even begun what you had planned.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sorry.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he shifts closer to Bedi* It's good enough.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he rests his head up against Merlin* If you say so.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Thank you for helping me today.
Sheepy: Bedi: And... I'm sorry for ignoring your warning.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Apology accepted. If you hadn't been there, it may not have gone so well..
Sheepy: Bedi: ...I guess so.
Sheepy: Bedi: I feel as though you're always helping me but I can't think of a way to make it up to you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You already have~
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You put up with me and stay with me. Therefore, I owe You.
Sheepy: Bedi: I wouldn't call it putting up with you.
Sheepy: Bedi:...And, is there really nothing I can do? I feel as though I'm taking advantage of you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Just keep doing your best!
Sheepy: Bedi: I'll try to do better than my best.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Atta boy.
Arsé-kun: *So Bedi and Merlin continue what they're doing until someone gets hungry. You need food to live*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, um, excuse me, sorry. Do you want anything? I'm going to get something to eat.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Absolutely. I'll come with you
Sheepy: *They head over to the kitchen!*
Arsé-kun: *there is Food. You need it to live*
Sheepy: *Bedi gets food!*
Arsé-kun: *As does Merlin. He wants a biscuit but Minako is guarding them with her LIFE. HER BISCUITS*
Sheepy: Bedi: If you ask politely, there's a chance you'll get one.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she makes eye contact with Bedi and stuffs one in her mouth. No*
Sheepy: Bedi: I am not exactly sure I understand your insistence to keep everyone from eating them. There's a surplus of food, correct? So there is no need to protect it. ...And, hopefully you'll eat more than that for dinner. *There's an innocent smile plastered on his face, but... is he actually confused?*
Arsé-kun: Minako: I want to, but I can't. I'm not gonna name any names, but someone forgets to eat food sometimes. I'm gonna shove these in his face.
Sheepy: Bedi: Whom?
Sheepy: Bedi: I will get them to eat.
Arsé-kun: Minako: His name starts with the letter L and he's being grumbly again.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Lancelot?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yep.
Sheepy: Bedi: I see.
Sheepy: Bedi: I will deal with it.
Sheepy: Bedi: What measures may I take?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Whatever you see fit!
Sheepy: Bedi: I see.
Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin, do you want to join me?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I think I'll opt out of this one.
Sheepy: Bedi: Where is Sir Lancelot currently?
Sheepy: Bedi: I wish to speak with him.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Uh? .... Upstairs? Probably holed up in his room like usual.
Sheepy: Bedi: I see.
Sheepy: Bedi: I will return when I have succeeded.
Sheepy: *Bedi walks off to Lance's room*
Arsé-kun: *It's certainly where Lance is. He's just sitting on the floor. Nice progress on doing nothing*
Sheepy: Bedi: Hello, Sir Lancelot.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grunts. hello.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I have been informed that you haven't been eating.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... mmmmmhm.
Sheepy: Bedi: And so, I've come to make sure you eat.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he grumbles but otherwise doesn't move. the floor is REAL interesting this time of year*
Sheepy: Bedi: It is my job to ensure that all knights get the nutrition that they need. This is the job that King Arthur has entrusted me with.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he utters a low growl*
Sheepy: Bedi: And so, it is my job to make sure you eat.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he folds his arms and finally looks towards Bedi. Tired.*
Sheepy: Bedi: I apologize.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *another grunt*
Sheepy: Bedi: I may have made it seem like there is a choice in the matter.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... ...
Sheepy: Bedi: I promised that I would return once I am sure you have eaten.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Thhhhhen... .. You're nnnot leaving...
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Lancelot.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Whhh.
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't believe you understood me.
Sheepy: Bedi: I said that there is no choice in the matter.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... ..... Hmph.
Sheepy: Bedi: *he approaches Lance*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he watches Bedi carefully*
Sheepy: Bedi: We can do this the easy way or the hard way, Sir Lancelot.
Sheepy: Bedi: The only outcome of this is that you end up getting the nutrition you need to stay healthy.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he starts to growl again when he's interrupted by a louder growl. Hello, this is your stomach calling. Feed me.* ...
Sheepy: Bedi: Will you come willingly or not?
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Fff.. fffffine.
Sheepy: Bedi: Good. Let's go to the kitchen.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he drags himself to his feet. This is as ready as he'll ever be.*
Sheepy: *Bedi gently takes Lance's hand in his right hand - the Airgetlam. He is taking no chances.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Let's go.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... mmph.
Sheepy: *They go to the kitchen. Bedi holds his hand the entire way.*
Arsé-kun: *Lance doesn't try to escape. Good?*
Sheepy: Bedi: We have returned.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You sure did! Good job, Bedivere!
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Lancey, eat something. And not just one thing, you big jerk!
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he looks around and hums. So much food. So many choices. Difficult*
Sheepy: Bedi: *he watches Lance closely...*
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he knows he's being watched, and it isn't helping any*
Sheepy: Bedi: *whoops. time to act innocent.*
Arsé-kun: *You know when you're hungry, but you're really just not feeling the idea of eating? That's Lance rn.*
Sheepy: *Bedi would normally be understanding of that, but not today.*
Arsé-kun: *... Lancelot eventually gives in to enormous pressure (thanks bedi) and gets something Decent to eat*
Sheepy: Bedi: *GOOD*
Sheepy: *Satoru enters.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Hello-
Sheepy: Satoru: Goodbye. *He opens one of the bottom cabinets, enters it, and then closes it.*
Arsé-kun: Minako: Oh. Okay, bye?
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm hiding here so I'm not actually here if anyone asks.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why are you sitting in there?
Sheepy: Satoru: Satoru can't come to the phone right now. Please leave a message after the beep. ... ... Beep.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... All right, so he absolutely doesn't exist.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh. I don't exist. I'm a figment of your imagination. If I tell you I'm not here you won't know that I'm here.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm really good at hide and seek.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Gotcha.
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm hiding because Rider keeps trying to get me to interact with them. Rider has been at it since he got back. I don't like him. He's mean.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That's rude.
Arsé-kun: *In the background, Lancelot has sat down in a chair and is eating while watching all this*
Sheepy: Satoru: But he's being mean to me.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like him.
Sheepy: Satoru: He keeps forcing me to interact with them and he can go through walls so not even my room is safe.
Sheepy: Satoru: He can also see through walls.
Arsé-kun: Minako: How can he see, anyway..?
Sheepy: Satoru: With his eyes.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Does he have those?
Sheepy: Satoru: No.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Then how the heck
Sheepy: Satoru: He sees with his vision.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You lost me.
Sheepy: Satoru: His vision is what he uses to see.
Arsé-kun: Minako: How does he have vision if he doesn't have eyes?
Sheepy: Satoru: He sees.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she is so confused.*
Sheepy: *Someone taps Minako's shoulder...*
Arsé-kun: Minako: ...?
Sheepy: Rider: "Do not question my ability to see. It's a sensitive topic."
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... ??
Sheepy: Rider: "It's sensitive. Sensitive."
Arsé-kun: *Minako is Confused! Minako hurt herself in her confusion!*
Sheepy: Rider: "Sensitive."
Sheepy: Bedi: My apologies, Minako. I don't understand either.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sensitive. That's what he said. Hello, I am here now.
Sheepy: Bedi: That...that's all?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's all I saw!
Sheepy: Rider: ...................................
Sheepy: Rider: ..................................................................................
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sorry!
Sheepy: Rider: "The topic of my ability to see is sensitive."
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Ah. *he repeats it*
Sheepy: Bedi: Oh, I see.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Joke here. Applause.
Sheepy: Bedi: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I was gonna make a joke but lets not.
Sheepy: Bedi: Well, okay.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Anyways, good news. I have done the Thing. Now we wait for Gil to scream.
Sheepy: Bedi: Thing?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: the thing I had to do.
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't understand but I understand.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I was being vague. You know what I had to do.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: On the other hand, Minako. *he looks to her* Does it feel as if anything has changed?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Uhm... No?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Excellent. Then I performed admirably, and probably will not do so again until tomorrow.
Sheepy: Bedi: You always perform well.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thanks.
Sheepy: Gil: *from his room...* Get out!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: There it is.
Sheepy: *A young, blond kid runs in, pursued by Gil.*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ...?!
Sheepy: Child: Master, Goldie's bullying me!
Sheepy: Gil: Don't show your face around here ever again, you little brat!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Hey, hey! No fighting!
Sheepy: Gil: He is a trespasser! Dispose of him at once, mongrel!
Sheepy: Child: I may be a trespasser in your eyes, but at least I wouldn't beat up a kid and enjoy it like you!
Arsé-kun: Minako: Shut up, mutt! What I do is up to me and me alone! *minako grins. how much of it is forced is hard to tell* Thank you for loudly informing me of the situation and rushing in to do so!
Sheepy: Gil: You don't understand!
Sheepy: Gil: This stupid kid has been nagging me ever since you summoned me.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yes, and now he can leave you alone. You don't have to deal with him if I handle it. Go back upstairs.
Sheepy: Gil: Fine.
Sheepy: *Gil turns and storms off......
Sheepy: Child: ...........You handle him really well!
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... I had no idea if that would work or not. What shall I be calling you?
Sheepy: Child: You can call me Gil-kun. I'm not Goldie and Goldie isn't me. We may be the same person but we aren't each other.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Sure, but won't that get confusing..?
Sheepy: Child: Then, what do you propose?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Well, you're kid Gil, so... Small Gil? Shota Gil? KoGil?
Sheepy: Kogil: I like the last one.
Sheepy: Kogil: So, from now on, I'll go by KoGil.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Kogil it is, then!
Sheepy: Kogil: Mhm. I'm the one who originally answered your call.
Sheepy: Kogil: But, Goldie has it out for me and shoved me out of the way so I couldn't join you.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I think you guys answered it at the same time. It broke the machine.
Sheepy: Kogil:...?
Sheepy: Kogil: I have a lot of people to apologize to on behalf of Goldie.
Arsé-kun: Minako: If you want to. ... *she takes a biscuit and shoves it in her mouth. and offers one to Kogil* Brphkit?
Sheepy: Kogil:...OK.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin and Lancelot are both watching Kogil. Merlin seems pleased. Lance looks... Kind of confused*
Sheepy: Kogil: *He looks over at Lancelot* You, first.
Sheepy: Kogil: Sorry for Goldie going after you at every given opportunity.
Sheepy: Kogil: Goldie is doing it because you embarrassed him once.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... *he bows his head to Kogil for a moment, mostly to get his collective shit together* .... I see. .... 'Ccept your apology.
Sheepy: Kogil: Great! Also, thank you for freeing me, wizard!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Quite welcome, young king.
Sheepy: Kogil: Oh, you know me...
Sheepy: Bedi: King?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk- that is Babylonia. He's also called the King of Heroes due to having been one of the earliest heroes of myth. He may or may not let this get to his head.
Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, I'm aware.
Sheepy: Bedi: However, this is a child. So, then... Gilgamesh was a king from the very start...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That would be correct.
Sheepy: Bedi: Then why is the older one such an awful king?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Fantastic king. Awful personality. At least, that he shows.
Sheepy: Kogil: It was destiny.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Destiny can kiss the whitest pa- *merlin has a crumpled up napkin thrown at him. This would not be enough to do damage, so it was KoO powered. Shut up merlin*
Sheepy: Kogil: ?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *owch. He rubs his head* All right, moving right along now!
Sheepy: Kogil:????????
Sheepy: Bedi: Sir Lancelot. Please don't throw dirty napkins at Merlin. Clean ones are fine.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... 'Twas clean.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's fine then.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... *he crumples up another one and throws it. This one is not KoO powered, and doesn't even make it to Merlin*
Arsé-kun: Lance: ....... Disappointing.
Sheepy: Satoru: I want to try.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: What is this, throw napkins at the wizard day?
Sheepy: Satoru: I've never heard of that day.
Sheepy: Satoru: Today is bear day. Every day is bear day.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I just made it up, because the wizard- me- is getting napkins thrown at him.
Sheepy: Satoru: Kintaro said that there's a very special bear day. It's my bearthday.
Sheepy: Satoru: But that's far away.
Sheepy: Satoru: I think.
Sheepy: Satoru: Masato never celebrated it so I'm not really confident what day it is.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I want to celebrate throw napkins at wizards day.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .............. *he throws another KoO'd napkin at Merlin, maybe a bit too hard.*
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Are you putting rocks in those things?!
Arsé-kun: *this particular "rock" lands near Satoru*
Sheepy: Satoru:?
Sheepy: Satoru: *He picks it up*
Sheepy: Satoru: *After inspecting it, he lightly tosses it at Merlin.*
Arsé-kun: *It behaves like a napkin would, and softly brushes against Merlin. He just kinda watches it*
Sheepy: Satoru: I did it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You did it- Sir Lancelot, do not hit me with that entire bag of napkins! Turn that knight of it's mine now off before I die!
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he does not put it down or turn it off. He seems to have other plans, but at least he isn't whaling Merlin with it*
Sheepy: Satoru: Knight of it's mine?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Whatever that skill is called!
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah, it's just napkins.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he takes Bedi's (metal) arm and holds it out a little. and then gives it a solid WHACK with the bag.*
Sheepy: *It knocks the Airgetlam clean off of him!*
Sheepy: Bedi:?!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Bedi is a robot.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ..... *he turns KoO off and smacks Bedi's other arm. It does as much damage as a bag of napkins, that is to say, nothing*
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... You need a hand and an arm, Bedivere?
Sheepy: Bedi:...........*He is blankly staring at the fallen Airgetlam....*
Sheepy: Satoru: That was his brain.
Sheepy: Kogil:...Hellooooo~? Are you alive?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he bends down to pick it up* Beeeedi~
Sheepy: Bedi: ...Oh.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Sorry.
Sheepy: Bedi: It just shook me up a little.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *he lightly hits Bedi with the napkins again. he is sorry*
Sheepy: Bedi: Really, it's fine...
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he puts the napkins down and slightly bows his head. feels bad man*
Sheepy: Bedi: You don't have to worry about it.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he casually reattaches Airgetlam. experience*
Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you...
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Welcome. Carrying on.
Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Didn't know that would happen. Meant to just show you what he was referring to...
Sheepy: Bedi: Again, it's fine.
Sheepy: Bedi: It just startled me...
Sheepy: Bedi: It wasn't too heavy for you to carry, right?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Of course not.
Arsé-kun: *sorry lancelot is sorry*
Sheepy: Bedi: You didn't pull your back or anything?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No? It's light.
Sheepy: Bedi: It's 22 pounds.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Beh.
Sheepy: Bedi: Beh?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Fouey.
Sheepy: Bedi: Fouey....
Sheepy: Bedi: You've lost me.
Sheepy: Satoru: *He gently tugs on Bedi's shirt* It's okay. I found you.
Arsé-kun: *and so, Merlin has to define Phooey. and use it in a sentence.*
Sheepy: Bedi: Are you being serious?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Huh? Yes! That's a real word!
Sheepy: Bedi: No, about it being light. It's 22 pounds.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Was I joking?
Sheepy: Bedi:...Probably.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good call!
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm more than 22 pounds. I'm at least 23.
Sheepy: Satoru: But people can carry me around just fine.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *she looks down to Kogil* Youuuu ready to go?
Sheepy: Satoru: Where are you going?
Sheepy: Satoru: Wherever you decide to go, I'm still staying with Uncle Bedi and the Wizrad until they go talk to Eiji or Sakura. Once they do that, I'm going to hide.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We're just going to go around really quickly!
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh. Have fun.
Sheepy: Kogil: Do you think people will instantly dislike me because of Goldie?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Possibly, but I hope not.
Arsé-kun: *so Minako and Kogil go on their way*
Sheepy: Kogil: Who should we speak to first?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Whoever is closest! Hey, Emiya!
Sheepy: Emiya: What is it?
Arsé-kun: *Emiya, you have eyes. Please observe the small child. It's him.*
Sheepy: Emiya: If it's to babysit the kid, I already babysit you. No.
Arsé-kun: Minako: No, no!
Sheepy: Emiya: Then what?
Sheepy: Emiya: He looks like Gilgamesh.
Sheepy: Kogil: I'm not Goldie but I am Gilgamesh.
Sheepy: Emiya: Whatever witchcraft you've partaken in this time, master, leave me out of it.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We now have a grand total of two Gils- Hey, I didn't do it!
Sheepy: Emiya: Can you get rid of the big one?
Sheepy: Emiya: I didn't get summoned to cook for him on a daily basis.
Arsé-kun: Minako: No! Anyway, we technically had both of em from the beginning, so not much has changed?
Arsé-kun: Minako: And if you threaten to stop cooking again, I hope you like ramen!
Sheepy: Emiya: I'm not surviving off of ramen.
Sheepy: Emiya: I am taking the role of a teacher.
Sheepy: Emiya: ...Actually, the thought of you cooking makes me afraid.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We all remember last time.
Sheepy: Emiya: Unfortunately.
Sheepy: Emiya: As long as you don't act like Gilgamesh, welcome to the team.
Arsé-kun: Minako: He doesn't. Speaking of which! Since we got them apart, Gil Prime should be a bit better. I hope.
Sheepy: Emiya: Hmm.
Sheepy: Emiya: There's no "better" with Gilgamesh. There's just hair gel Gilgamesh and tacky leather jacket Gilgamesh.
Arsé-kun: Minako: What's up with that, anyway? Does the jacket mean it's his day off from being king or something?
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... Not that it's very different.
Sheepy: Emiya: I've heard rumors that there was one master he cared about, but I don't believe them.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'll ask about it eventually.
Sheepy: Emiya: Otherwise, he just uses people until they lose their purpose and then throws them away like used rags.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Mmmhmmm... *this doesn't seem to be the first time she's heard this*
Sheepy: Emiya: .......Again, if I were you, I wouldn't trust him.
Arsé-kun: Minako: ... *she makes a mental note to talk to Emiya about his trust issues*
Arsé-kun: *BUT NOT NOW*
Sheepy: Emiya: If all you wanted as for me to acknowledge his existence, I've done it.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Great. When you're done cleaning up, will you take a darn break?
Sheepy: Emiya: This is how I spend my breaks. If you took me out to fight more often, I wouldn't have to combat germs to get the same feeling of accomplishment.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Hey, I can only do that when we've got something to do..!
Sheepy: Emiya: Find work, then.
Arsé-kun: Minako: I'll check the mission board tomorrow, all right?
Sheepy: Emiya: Fine.
Sheepy: Kogil: Who next?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Uh.. Lets go upstairs and find out.
Sheepy: Kogil: Sounds good.
Sheepy: *So, they head upstairs.*
Arsé-kun: *Things we will now skip: Most of the crew meeting Kogil. A lot of it is repetition. Mephisto decides Kogil is very cute.*
Sheepy: Kogil: That's everyone, right?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Uh.... I think so?
Sheepy: Kogil: I'm sure you have something you want to do, so if it's your desire, I can leave you be, big sis.
Arsé-kun: Minako: *big sis?! oDo* I've got nothin'!
Sheepy: Kogil: OK! Then let's do something fun.
Arsé-kun: *and so, vidya gaes. i guess*
Sheepy: Kogil: You're really good at this.
Sheepy: Kogil: So I'll learn from you.
Arsé-kun: *And now, a timeskip.*
Sheepy: Gil: Don't keep me waiting, mongrel!
Arsé-kun: Minako: It's been five minutes, mutt! Did you want me to waltz out here without pants? ... Don't answer that!
Sheepy: Gil: I don't care if you have pants or not. I'll be the one fighting.
Arsé-kun: Minako: Righto. I'd join you, but I doubt you'd allow me to.
Sheepy: Gil: What could you even do?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Get a weapon and start swinging?
Sheepy: Gil: That's not how it works.
Arsé-kun: Minako: You'd know better. One day I'll be of more use in fights.
Sheepy: Gil: We're here so you can afford to be useless in fights.
Arsé-kun: Minako: That makes it sound like it's your only purpose or something!
Sheepy: Gil: Your purpose is to entertain me.
Sheepy: Gil: Meanwhile, I'm only helping you because I find it amusing.
Sheepy: Gil: So make sure to spice things up sometimes or I will grow bored of you, mutt.
Sheepy: Gil: Now, do you finally have your pants on so we can go?
Arsé-kun: Minako: Yes, Gilgamesh, I have my pants on!
Sheepy: Gil: Good. We're going now.
Arsé-kun: Minako: We certainly are. Nobody else get into trouble, you hear? Especially you, Mephisto!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: aw man
Sheepy: Emiya: I'll deal with anyone who does.
Sheepy: *Gil rushes out...*
Arsé-kun: Minako: H-hey, wait up!
Sheepy: *Gil waits up briefly before going on his way. He's very eager to fight!*
Arsé-kun: *Luckily for him, it's a very combat-heavy mission. He gets to clean house on daemons and stuff. Skeletons are dumb, and boring, not important. Will also die.*
Sheepy: *Meanwhile, Rider is staring very hard at Merlin. Or he would if he had eyes.*
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile, Merlin's sitting outside, inadvertently making a garden around him. He knows he's being "stared" at but is ignoring it*
Sheepy: Rider: *he makes a hand motion across where his neck would be, implying decapitation.*
Sheepy: Bedi:...What are you waiting for anyway?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: For Chaldea. They said they'd send someone to pick this *he picks up the tupperware sweater ball of protection* up.
Sheepy: Bedi: Ah. Did they say when they'd get here?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Just "today".
Sheepy: Bedi:....Ah, they sound unreliable.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Being more exact would sound rather creepy.
Sheepy: Bedi: Would it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I learned that saying "we'll be here at exact time" and doing so is considered weird.
Sheepy: Bedi: You can say, "I'll be there around three"...
Sheepy: Bedi: Or whatever time.
Sheepy: Bedi: 2:15. 4:30.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Right. And if they're being so vague, then are they sending some kind of ruffian..?
Sheepy: Bedi: Possibly.
Arsé-kun: Bedi: Perhaps.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... .... *he glances to his left. Bedivere. he glances to his right. Bedivere. What the heck?* All right, which of you knows the last movie I watched?
Sheepy: *...The Bedi who was pointing out that it's unreliable not to state a time suddenly gets a wide grin*
Sheepy: Not Bedi: *In a very different voice* Probably some porn movie, knowing you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Wow, you really have a lot of faith in me, Yan! Also, you're wrong.
Sheepy: Bedi: Sword in the Stone.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Have I told you today that I love you?
Sheepy: Bedi: I don't think so.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I have now!
Sheepy: Yan: *Poof! Not Bedi has become Yan Qing* Ahaha! I've come to collect!
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Just you? No babysitter?
Sheepy: Yan: Mmm, he's probably around here somewhere.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Um.
Sheepy: Bedi: Why did he look like Lucan?
Sheepy: Bedi: Except, with Airgetlam... ... So maybe me...?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: It was indeed you. Anyways.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Bedi, this is Yan Qing. He works with Chaldea for extractions and infiltrations, as well as doing that to people.
Sheepy: Bedi: So then, why was he calling himself unreliable?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he shrugs* Yan, this is my boyfriend, Bedivere. Imitate him again and you'll be back in the throne of heroes before you know it.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh?!
Sheepy: Yan: You can't trust an outlaw like me not to mess with a clean cut guy like you.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Me? Clean cut? *he laughs* Said the outlaw to the incubus!
Sheepy: Yan: You were born that way. I chose my way.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: And you chose to be a little shit.
Sheepy: Yan: Choose fast what piece of me you get when you send me to the throne of heroes because the headless guy has already placed dibs on my head. With locks like these and a face that makes all the women fawn over me, why wouldn't he want it?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You know, I might consider getting you laid if you'd shut your mouth.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh? What's keeping me from that is opening my mouth in the first place.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Isn't that counterproductive?
Sheepy: Yan: It's not all about looks. It's about if they love you for you.
Sheepy: Yan: That's my love advice for you. Remember it well.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I literally just told you I have a boyfriend!
Sheepy: Yan: Any more love advice will cost you a salary's worth. This is just a free sample.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he's arrived, meanwhile, and he's just standing behind Yan. Press X to disapprove of Yan talking*
Sheepy: Yan: You remember that advice too, lady.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's a guy!
Sheepy: Rider: *he looks over at Tepes*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he looks back* ....
Sheepy: Yan: Ah, so he's the boyfriend you meant.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: You literally just turned into him..! Did you not register he's a man..?!
Sheepy: Rider:....*he gestures to Merlin and Yan, and then makes a decapitation hand motion again*
Sheepy: Yan: Eh? Well...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he shakes his head while gesturing to Merlin. points to Yan and shrugs*
Sheepy: Yan: Not really?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Fair enough.
Sheepy: Yan: I don't know, I don't really register that stuff.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Are you done yet? I would like to return back to my wife.
Sheepy: Yan: Then go return to your wife. I've got allll day.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm not part of the extraction team. You have to do it or you won't get paid.
Sheepy: Yan: Uhuh. And I'll do it.
Sheepy: Yan: Later.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Are you?
Sheepy: Yan: I'm an outlaw. Why expect an outlaw to follow a fit schedule?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he picks up the ORB OF PROTECTION.* I don't. I expect to be paid for your job.
Sheepy: Yan: Oi, I'm going to return it.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Are you?
Sheepy: Yan: I am.
Arsé-kun: *And then the front door swings open. It's Vlad, and he looks downright Angry*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Ah. Isn't it a bit early for you to be up-?
Sheepy: Yan: Ah, this looks fun!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Get the hell off my property, rotten bloodstain!
Sheepy: Yan: Nobody is getting off of anybody's property 'til I get the thing to return.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Ignoring that. Pardon my intrusion, Berserker. I will be leaving momentarily.
Sheepy: Yan: I'm not missing out on my fair share of the cash because your paws were the ones holding it when it was returned.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then get your ass off the grass before it's buried.
Sheepy: Yan: *he stands* You've always nagging people. How are you ever happy like this?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: It amuses me.
Sheepy: Yan: Life is about taking everything one step at a time.
Sheepy: *Someone tugs at Tepes's shirt..*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ...?
Sheepy: *It's Satoru!*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Well. Good morning, little one. *he bends down to pat Satoru's head, but stops when Vlad growls. Loudly.*
Sheepy: Satoru: I'm Satoru. You look like my dad. Who are you?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Your...? *he looks at Vlad again, and back* Well, I'd be your honorary uncle, then-
Sheepy: *Satoru is blissfully unaware of Vlad's strong dislike of Tepes...*
Arsé-kun: Vlad: No you are not!
Sheepy: Satoru:...OK!
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Calling us both Vlad would be moderately confusing, so you may call me Tepes. *he's decided to ignore Vlad's growling, tucking the ORB under his arm.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Nice to meet you, Uncle Tepes.
Sheepy: Rider: ........
Sheepy: *Rider is slowly closing the distance...*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You as well.
Sheepy: Satoru: The headless guy is Rider. He's been mean recently.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Do tell me that you do not mean he is violent.
Sheepy: Satoru: No, he's not.
Sheepy: Satoru: None of my friends hurt me on purpose, but sometimes Lobo does on accident.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then why approach? Do you intend to tell me something?
Sheepy: Satoru: No, you look like my dad so I like you.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Run that by me again? Your what?
Sheepy: Satoru: My dad. Vlad is my dad.
Arsé-kun: *Tepes looks at Vlad in surprise. Vlad puffs up with pride. He did it. He is the father figure.*
Sheepy: Satoru: He's really strong and protects me from those who hurt me. He's a very good dad. Why do you seem surprised?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That's.. Very impressive for us, actually. So different from the bloodthirsty monster he is.
Arsé-kun: *Vlad frowns at the last part, but doesn't complain. He'll take the compliment. For now.*
Sheepy: Satoru: He's not a bloodthirsty monster. Bloodthirsty monsters don't make Halloween outfits for dogs.
Sheepy: Satoru: So he's changed.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: he what
Sheepy: Satoru: He's changed.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No, no, before that.
Sheepy: Satoru: He makes Halloween costumes for Lobo. Lobo is so big.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he outstretches his arms as much as he can* Lobo is this big.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Since I doubt I can go near, do tell him for me that I applaud his improvements.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Tepes says that be applauds your improvements, Dad. I don't really get it but he does.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: So I heard. *he then turns and leaves. It's too early for this.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Bye, Dad.
Arsé-kun: *Speaking of "bye", both Yan and Merlin have run off somewhere*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, your friend left without you... sorry.
Sheepy: Lobo: *he pops his head out of the door. why was vlad out here?*
Sheepy: Satoru: There he is. He's so tall.
Sheepy: Satoru: Lobo, can you find Uncle Tepes's friend?
Sheepy: Lobo: ?
Sheepy: Satoru: He has long hair and a dragon.
Sheepy: Lobo: ? ?
Sheepy: Satoru: He had green eyes.
Sheepy: Lobo: ? ? ?
Sheepy: Lobo: *he looks Tepes over*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he avoids eye contact*
Sheepy: Satoru: Sorry, it doesn't seem like Lobo wants to help.
Arsé-kun: *Meanwhile*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *he idly floats in, moderately bored and looking around* Yoohoo, it's clown hour. Is anything happening in here?
Sheepy: Yan: *he looks to Mephisto and grins.* Clown hour?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: The clown is in. You the only person in here?
Sheepy: Yan: Mhm. I don't know where Merlin went.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: To wizard land? I don't know. You wanna mess with people?
Sheepy: Yan: I was going to mess with people with Merlin, but you're a good enough replacement.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: :D !
Arsé-kun: *there is now a disturbance in the force. it's these two*
Sheepy: Yan: Here, here.
Sheepy: Yan: Watch, I'll spice things up.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Go on ahead!
Sheepy: *Poof! Yan is Mephisto now!*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: How exciting this is!
Sheepy: Yan: Ahaha, we should mess with someone.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Oh, certainly! But how shall we go about this?
Sheepy: Yan: No idea.
Arsé-kun: *they take a few minutes to brainstorm a Plan*
Sheepy: Yan: Nope, I've got nothing.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Hmm! This is harder than it should be! *he turns upside down. he has turned his frown upside down*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: We can get around being out of character by saying nothing at all!
Sheepy: Yan: Good idea.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Thank you!
Sheepy: Yan: Let's enter a room and do it.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Yes, lets! You go first!
Sheepy: *Yan chooses a room at random!*
Arsé-kun: *The room entered has Liz. And anyone else you want*
Arsé-kun: *and apparently tristan*
Sheepy: Tristan: *he is busy playing the harp....*
Arsé-kun: Eliza: *she's watching him intently*
Sheepy: Yan: *stare...*
Sheepy: *There's a huge grin plastered on Yan's face....*
Sheepy: Tristan: *he finishes* Are there any other songs you want to hear?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Could you play the one you were playing for Wolfy?
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto quietly joins Yan, grinning also*
Sheepy: Tristan: The dog?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: No, that's Lobo!
Sheepy: Tristan: Then whom?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Wolfgang? The composer guy.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, him.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes. I can play that one.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Thaaaank youuu!
Sheepy: *Tristan begins to play the song!
Arsé-kun: *Nobody interrupts. Troublemaking has been put on pause*
Arsé-kun: *The MOMENT Tristan is done, Mephisto moves in to pull on Eliza's hair.*
Sheepy: *Yan decides to come into Liz's line of vision to make Mephisto's next action more concerning.*
Arsé-kun: *Which happens to be hugging her from the side. While this would normally be acceptable to Elizabeth, the fact that Mephisto is Right There is a detractor*
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah. I smell something odd.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Why's there two of you?! Whose idea was this?!
Sheepy: Yan: Ours, clearly!
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That's all you're getting from us!
Sheepy: Tristan: Hm. Your voice is annoying.
Sheepy: Tristan: It grates on my very soul.
Sheepy: Tristan: My heart cries out for an escape.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: I'll give you one along with them if they keep this up!
Sheepy: Tristan: Will you?
Sheepy: Tristan: Thank you.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: I'll sing at you awful cows! Right here, right now!
Arsé-kun: *Mephisto looks to Yan. Should they chance it?*
Sheepy: Tristan: I would like to hear you sing.
Sheepy: Yan: *UHHHH*
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Okay, let me warm up really quickly!
Sheepy: Yan: *OH NO*
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: *IT'S TIME TO LEAVE!*
Sheepy: *The two flee!*
Arsé-kun: *and right into a more occupied room. It's awkward for a moment*
Sheepy: Yan: ...........
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ........... *he grins and resumes causing trouble, moving closer to Yan and making faces*
Sheepy: Kogil: Is everyone a clown around here?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: No, but I'm perfectly willing to die now.
Sheepy: Kogil: Something about him makes me feel very unsafe.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: And that's just one of them. Looking at two gives me a headache.
Sheepy: Kogil: They're staring pretty hard...
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Say something, damn it!
Sheepy: Yan: ...............
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: ..................
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I now wish I was killed by that sword the other day. What kind of hell is this?
Sheepy: Kogil: Maybe we should find someone who's good at dealing with clowns.
Sheepy: Kogil: Enkidu should be good at that, considering he's friends with Goldie.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: He's more of a court jester than a clown. One of these is certainly a clown... The other is just embracing the title. Not sure which is which.
Sheepy: Kogil: Ask them nosy questions to find out.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: I would, but their current silence doesn't make me very willing. Maybe neither of them is the real one.
Sheepy: Kogil: Hmm.. okay.
Sheepy: Kogil: Maybe one is an assassin who has come to kill Minako, so he muted Mephisto in order to erase a witness.
Sheepy: Kogil:...No, any assassin who'd disguise himself as a clown wouldn't go after Minako. He'd have bigger fish to fry.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Right out. Mephisto wouldn't go with it under any circumstances.
Sheepy: Kogil: So then maybe it's a prank?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: That's the most in-character.
Sheepy: Kogil: If that's the case, they can keep staring.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: They sure can. I'm going to ignore them.
Sheepy: Kogil: Good idea.
Sheepy: *Yan quickly grows bored...*
Arsé-kun: *As does Mephisto....*
Sheepy: Yan: *he changes back* Way to take the fun out of it.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: That didn't work at all.
Sheepy: Yan: What now?
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Find something better to do. Go harass someone else.
Sheepy: Yan: Ugh...
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Maaaan!
Sheepy: Yan: But I might be picked up soon and the fun hasn't even began.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Quickly! Go annoy the others before word gets around!
Sheepy: Yan: Shoot, I need to think of ideas...
Sheepy: *Yan becomes Sherlock and goes to harass Mori.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: ... Get out.
Sheepy: Yan: Eh? Why?
Sheepy: Yan: Is a friendly meeting between rivals really impossible?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Absolutely.
Sheepy: Yan: You crush my heart.
Sheepy: Yan: In a way, you're running away from your problems by actively avoiding me.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Ahaha, I agree completely.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Excuse me...? *he looks up and looks downright horrified* Out!
Sheepy: Sherlock: No, no, now that you're involved, I'd like you to know. Which do you think is the real one?
Sheepy: Yan: Ah, good idea. Since you are so hateful of my face, certainly, you must know the identity of the one you hate.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I think I'd rather die about now.
Sheepy: Yan: If you don't, you have no excuse to complain about my presence if I wear something over my face.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Even a fake mustache would change my appearance enough, I'd think.
Sheepy: Yan: Or maybe I could grow out a real one. What do you think?
Arsé-kun: Mori: .... *he puts his head in his hands* Take a wild guess of why I don't want to talk to either of you.
Sheepy: Yan: Because of Reichenbach.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Because you tried to murder me and I defended myself?
Sheepy: Sherlock: It's fine. I understand. It was wrong of me to protect myself.
Sheepy: Yan: Yes, it would've been more socially acceptable to let you murder me.
Sheepy: Yan: I was very rude. My apologies.
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he glances up and squints* No, but that did not help at all.
Sheepy: Sherlock: Then why?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Do you think I'll simply tell you?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Who do you think I am? An open person?
Sheepy: Sherlock: It adds more intrigue if you don't tell me. Do you want me nosing into your reasons?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Go ahead.
Sheepy: Sherlock: I'll only keep nagging you and snooping around for answers if you don't give me the reason.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You're the real one.
Sheepy: Yan: ...Ah.
Sheepy: *Yan turns back!*
Sheepy: Yan: It was fun while it lasted.
Sheepy: Sherlock: ...Now, why did you take my face and who are you?
Sheepy: Yan: That's a secret.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Not for long.
Sheepy: Yan: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Mori: Holmes?
Sheepy: Sherlock: That was a trick question, Yan Qing.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Did you have your fun, Assassin of Shinjuku?
Sheepy: Yan: Ahah. Archer of Shinjuku, you act so formal.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I'll take that as a yes. What business do you have here?
Arsé-kun: Mori: If it's an assassination, I'll have to stop you. Unless it's Holmes. And even then, I'm under obligations to do something about it.
Sheepy: Yan: Actually, I don't know if you knew about it, but in your household was a very, very dangerous possession.
Sheepy: Yan: Capable of even making Gilgamesh go berserk, whatever that means.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Ah, that. Yes, I was informed. Why, are you lost?
Sheepy: Yan: No, but I lost Merlin.
Arsé-kun: Mori: You lost a technicolor wizard.
Sheepy: Yan: He disappeared.
Arsé-kun: Mori: So instead of asking like a normal person, you did that.
Sheepy: Yan: I was having fun.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I see.
Sheepy: Yan: Which is a concept that you should learn!
Arsé-kun: Mori: I did have my own fun. Did you not realize the size of the house?
Sheepy: Yan: Nah, not really.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Go look again.
Sheepy: Yan: Like, I noticed it, but I didn't care.
Arsé-kun: Mori: I may have stolen an entire house.
Sheepy: Yan: Cool, cool.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he strides in, wearing completely different clothes. of absolutely no note is his tshirt, which just says "SLUT" on it* There you are!
Sheepy: Yan: Hey.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Hey.
Sheepy: Yan: Nice shirt.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thanks. I think it sums me up pretty nicely.
Sheepy: Yan: Wow. Are there any other boyfriends or girlfriends I should know about before I accidentally disguise myself as them and give you reason to kill me?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: Actually, yes. Come on. *he grabs Yan's arm*
Sheepy: *Yan follows*
Sheepy: Yan: Whom?
Arsé-kun: *and so, Yan is half dragged to Lance and Guin, who are doing their own thing.*
Sheepy: Yan: You're dating a couple who's dating? ... OK.
Sheepy: Guin: ...What're you saying about us, Merlin?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, nono no! That's not what I meant at all! *he pulls on Yan's arm* Don't be either of them, 'cause the other one will probably kill you!
Sheepy: Yan: Oh. Okay.
Sheepy: Yan: Good to know.
Sheepy: Guin: ...?
Arsé-kun: Lance: ....??
Sheepy: Yan: Don't worry about it.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *that served to concern him More*
Sheepy: Yan: It's nothing.
Sheepy: Guin: What is going on?
Arsé-kun: Merlin: I'm setting down the rules for who he's not allowed to pretend to be.
Sheepy: Guin: I see. Pretend to be Satoru and I'll crush you where you stand.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: N-noted!
Sheepy: Yan: Ahaha....... okay.
Arsé-kun: Lance: Do not... Be my master, either. I may lose my temperrr...
Sheepy: Yan: You two are pretty picky.
Arsé-kun: Lance: *he growls*
Sheepy: Yan: Hey, calm down. It's a joke.
Arsé-kun: Lance: ... I am calm.
Sheepy: Yan:...Sure.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: All right, lets move on!
Sheepy: Yan: Right.
Arsé-kun: *they move on*
Arsé-kun: *And by Move On, I mean Merlin drags Yan back outside*
Sheepy: Haku: ...Oh, there he is.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Are you quite done messing around?
Sheepy: Yan: Aww~ But I had such fun...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I'm glad you had fun on your playdate. Now can we go?
Sheepy: Yan: Ahah, outlaws don't have playdates.
Arsé-kun: *in the background, Vlad is back at the door. And still very unhappy*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he notices this* .. We don't have the time for this.
Sheepy: Yan: We don't?
Sheepy: Haku: ...Who's that? Did you make them mad, Yan Qing?
Sheepy: Yan: Why do you blame me? No, it's Tepes.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Recall how it was mentioned there was a second of myself..?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Don't worry, his violent rage would be directly purely towards myself. Himself? Confusing matter.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Either way, he is not at all permitted to meet y- *and then Tepes is shoved into a bush by Vlad*
Sheepy: Haku: Tepes?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You met my son, I meet your wife. It's completely fair, you unshaven sadsack.
Sheepy: Haku: ...But you have a mustache and beard too.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I at least take care of it. Pardoning that, I, like him, am Vlad Tepes. A pleasure to meet you, dear lady.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he looks her over for a moment or so* I can see why he likes you so. Don't let him do anything stupid. *with that, it's time to go back inside*
Sheepy: Satoru: He can't be you because you're right here.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: It's complicated.
Sheepy: Satoru: That's what Auntie Guin always says when I ask why Sakura left.
Sheepy: Haku: "Don't let him do anything stupid..." ... *she mumbles something along the lines of, "He already is by trying so hard for me" and then turns to the bush Tepes was pushed into.*
Sheepy: Haku: Are you okay?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Yes. Slightly frustrated because I heard that, but fine.
Sheepy: Haku: You could've been summoned by a ton of different happy people out there but instead you chose me. I'll never understand your choice.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I chose you because I like you. It's like how you like leather chairs. How do you tolerate them?
Sheepy: Haku: Because I like them.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then no judging my tastes.
Sheepy: Haku: I guess.
Sheepy: *There's harp music...*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: There you are, Tristan.
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, you spotted me. I was hoping to imitate Sir Bedivere's stealth capabilities, but it appears that I've failed.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Playing your harp is not stealthy.
Sheepy: Tristan: ?!
Sheepy: Tristan: Once again, I have abandoned my duty.
Sheepy: Tristan: I bring no meaning with my presence. I wandered here on a whim.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Perhaps, I have gotten too comfortable, and as a punishment for my failure to protect her, I should leave once more...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I understand. I'm not going to make you leave.
Sheepy: Tristan: Since my reason to be summoned was only that, and since I could not, it is cruel to enjoy the reward of a new opportunity.
Sheepy: Tristan: I am a coward. I cannot return.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No. Things out of our control are going to happen. It is what it is. As well, it is good for you to socialize with others.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Stay here.
Sheepy: Tristan: You're treating me so well. I don't understand...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You did your best and no one blames you for what happened. Except for yourself, apparently.
Sheepy: Tristan: I didn't do my best.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Stop that. You absolutely did. If you hadn't, it would have ended worse.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's not a grab for pity. It's the truth.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Haku, Yan, go back without me. I'm going to stay put for a bit.
Sheepy: Haku: Are you sure?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Certainly. *he puts the ORB in Yan's hands* Go get paid, you moron.
Sheepy: Yan: Thanks. I'll give you a little.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Wonderful.
Sheepy: Haku: Try not to stay out too late.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I won't, dear.
Sheepy: Haku: Good. I'd get worried otherwise.
Sheepy: *Yan and Haku head back..*
Sheepy: Tristan:...?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: *he sits down and pats the grass next to him* Do sit down.
Sheepy: *Tristan sits next to him*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... While you may not have done your best, letting it continue to bother you is not going to make it better.
Sheepy: Tristan:..But...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No buts.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You let things bother you years after they've past. Let it go.
Sheepy: Tristan:...
Sheepy: Tristan: They haunt me.
Sheepy: Tristan: I know if I had done something differently everything would have worked out well.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: And it happens.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Being bothered by past mistakes is not unusual at all, no matter the cause. It is only an issue when it actively affects you... Which it does, yes?
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then that is a problem.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes, but what can I do about it?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Uhm. That is an excellent question.
Sheepy: Tristan: There is nothing.
Sheepy: Tristan: There is nothing but punishment and deprevation.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: No, no, don't be like that. It won't end if you accept it like this.
Sheepy: Tristan: But what can I do but punish myself?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Let it go.
Sheepy: Tristan: It's harder than you seem to think.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: You're telling me. I'm not called Vlad the Impaler for fun, you know.
Sheepy: Tristan: I've committed the same crimes you have.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Not for the same reasons. I did what I did out of my own desire. You did not.
Sheepy: Tristan:..........At this point, I don't know.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: That may take time to work out. I can assist in lessening the pain, but I cannot take it away.
Sheepy: Tristan: I wanted to right my past mistakes then. But slaughtering townspeople... listening to her wholly... betraying my best friend, was it the answer?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Perhaps, or perhaps not. Did it end on a favorable note? As well... It is a singularity you refer to, yes?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then all the people you killed would be fine. No harm, no foul.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...Really?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I believe so. I may be wrong, and I apologize if I am.
Sheepy: Tristan: ...I see.
Sheepy: Tristan: I saw Mayumi as the same way.
Sheepy: Tristan: A way to right my past wrongs.
Sheepy: Tristan: I abandoned King Arthur because of his inability to understand the common person.
Sheepy: Tristan: My words shook Sir Lancelot up very badly. Next thing I know... two of my close friends despise each other, the king is having a war with his son, my best friend's brother is dead, and I'm in love with a woman who was never mine to love.
Sheepy: Tristan: Surely, I should have been there dealing with those problems than dealing with my love life.
Sheepy: Tristan: Mayumi was an opportunity to show me that if I make all of the right decisions, the one I swore my loyalty to wouldn't die.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... I wouldn't know. It was your life. If you want to right your wrongs so much, why not simply try to even out the score?
Sheepy: Tristan: What do you mean?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I mean, lets say something is bothering you. Like... Having left Arthur. Now, to correct this mistake, you would want to apologize to them, yes?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: After that, the wrong would be cancelled out by having done the right thing.
Sheepy: Tristan:...Yes.
Sheepy: Tristan: But...I don't know where he is.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Nor do I. I may be able to do something with the connections I have from Haku's position, but I don't know.
Sheepy: Tristan: I have heard rumors of him working at this eatery, but upon arriving, the chef who called himself King Arthur was not King Arthur.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... Ah, the other one.
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lucan was there as well, but...
Sheepy: Tristan: Sir Lucan... it's complicated.
Sheepy: Tristan: His brother is my closest friend, but...
Arsé-kun: Tepes: If there was a wrong done, what could you do to fix it?
Sheepy: Tristan: Apologizing doesn't work here.
Sheepy: Tristan: I...
Sheepy: Tristan: Well, damaged his brain.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: But was it intentional?
Sheepy: Tristan: During a fight King Arthur coordinated. I have narcolepsy.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then I would not blame yourself so harshly. Even today that is still difficult to deal with.
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes, but he still actively avoids me even now.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Fair, I suppose. Has an effort been made to explain that it was not intended personally?
Sheepy: Tristan: Yes.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Then give it time.
Sheepy: Tristan: He is aware of this.
Sheepy: Tristan:...How is Mayumi doing?
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to visit her... but I'm afraid.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Still alive. Her health has been rather stable, but there have been a few small dips. Have you been taking care of yourself?
Sheepy: Tristan:...No.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Boy... Take care of yourself before someone does it for you, and trust me that is humiliating.
Sheepy: Tristan: You have experience?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: In humiliation? Certainly.
Sheepy: Tristan: In being taken care of.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Sure. I've gotten a bit greedy in battle before and ended up in a bad place.
Sheepy: Tristan: I see. Are you sure it wasn't to have Haku shed her outer, "I don't actually care about you or anything" personality?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: .... I'm almost offended by that statement. No, it was not. She wasn't always like that. ... Enough about me, though.
Sheepy: Tristan: She wasn't?
Arsé-kun: Tepes: She wasn't.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: ... We're about to be cut short. Perhaps now is the time to stop.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hm?
Arsé-kun: *Tepes stands up, and tosses the incoming Vlad into the bushes*
Arsé-kun: Tepes: I've overstayed my welcome.
Sheepy: Tristan: Then...make sure to visit again. I want to be at Mayumi's side again, but right now I don't think I'm emotionally prepared.
Sheepy: Tristan: I want to be there when she awakens. ... Safe travels back home, anyway.
Arsé-kun: Tepes: Thank you. Vlad, if you bite him, I'll take your fangs out with my bare hands.
Sheepy: Tristan: Hm?
Sheepy: Tristan: Ah, it's the other one.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'll consider it.
Sheepy: Tristan: Well, thank you.
Sheepy: Tristan: Once again, safe travels, and please... ... ... please......
Sheepy: Tristan:......................
Sheepy: Tristan:..................*his head droops a little...*
Arsé-kun: *Tepes and Vlad exchange looks. Without anything being said, Vlad picks up Tristan and goes to bring him in while Tepes leaves*
Sheepy: Satoru: Oh, you brought the harp guy in. Is he dead?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Fell asleep. Did I miss anything?
Sheepy: Satoru: Not really.
Sheepy: Satoru: I like Tepes. He seems nice.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... I guess.
Sheepy: Satoru: But like you more.
Sheepy: Satoru: Why don't you want me around him? If he's you, do you not want me around you either?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... We don't get along. I don't want anyone in the crossfire.
Sheepy: Satoru: ...?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he drops Tristan on the sofa* Carmilla! I'm going! Get up here before I leave without you!
Sheepy: *Carmilla comes upstairs*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Geez, what's up with you?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Bad experience. Don't care if it's too early. Lets go.
Sheepy: Carmilla: You're like some lady who eats ice cream when they're stressed.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: You'd know better on that topic than I would.
Sheepy: Carmilla: I guess it's nice to get it out of the way...
Sheepy: Satoru: Bye.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he pats Satoru's head and exits. bye*
Sheepy: *Carmilla follows Vlad*
Arsé-kun: *While this is happening, I feel it is worth noting that Elizabeth has wings. This seems to be forgotten a lot (by me) despite the fact that she keeps them out. Oh, yeah, and she's following them*
Sheepy: Carmilla: What're your plans today?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: The same as they are every night.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Try and take over the world?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Eh? You followed?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Yes! *she gives Carmilla her best, award winning, fanged smile*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Oh, cool.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Just don't run off. I'll get you a leash if I have to.
Sheepy: Carmilla: My question, also, is where we're going.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Where do you think?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Camping site?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: We can check there too.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Then where?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Some of the alleys. Maybe head inside if we need to.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Sure.
Arsé-kun: *so they start heading for the campgrounds*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Hmm. Robin is at home sleeping so...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: So there's no chance of accidentally jumping him.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Yes.
Sheepy: Carmilla: What's bugging you anyway?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: The Lancer version of myself was present.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... I don't feel like cleaning up the line between things I've said and the truth.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Hmm.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Just don't bring that up with him, silly.
Sheepy: Carmilla: And if he's rude to you, I'll maul him.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I didn't mean to him.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Huh?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Never mind.
Sheepy: Carmilla: To Satoru? You think he cares?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Do you care?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Nope.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Oh. Well then.
Sheepy: Carmilla: What is a lie?
Sheepy: Carmilla: A lie isn't necessarily something that doesn't reflect reality.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: It was in that case.
Sheepy: Carmilla: If everyone believes what you say, technically, it becomes a "truth".
Sheepy: Carmilla: Even if it's fake.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Unfortunately.
Sheepy: Carmilla: So why should I care about if you lie?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Because I need to stop doing it.
Sheepy: Carmilla: I can slap you every time you lie.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Okay, maybe not that.
Sheepy: Carmilla: So picky...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Use your nails. That'll leave a mark.
Sheepy: Carmilla: OK!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Lets start with how I said I wasn't a vampire as a Lancer. ... Absolutely was. Still hated it.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Uhuh.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... And we forgot about Elizabeth.
Sheepy: Carmilla: ..Oh.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Oops.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Eliza! Where are you?? ... Also, Vlad, you haven't eaten!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I know that.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Go eat before I kick your butt.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I'd love to. Do you see people? No? Great. I'm not drinking a squirrel dry. It takes too much work.
Sheepy: Carmilla: You're really bad at planning things. Look, here's what we'll do. We'll find Eliza, skedaddle home, and see if the other servants will let us feed on them.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Unless we get lucky, but fine.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Gramps is probably banned but everyone else should be okay.
Sheepy: Carmilla:...Now that I think about it, the favoritism kinda hurts.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: No, no, I understand why. ... And if I do, I'll be shot.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Yeah, but you're second favorite.
Sheepy: Carmilla: You can't complain about favoritism.
Sheepy: Carmilla: ...And then Lobo's third. But I came third...
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I entered his life second. At least you aren't last.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Yeah, at least I'm not Robin and currently Rider.
Sheepy: Carmilla:...Wait, Eliza, right! Elizaaa! Where are youu?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: *from far away* I found karaoke!
Sheepy: Carmilla: So food??
Arsé-kun: Vlad: oh my god
Sheepy: Carmilla: Karaoke means food right
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Well, there are people... We'll have to be careful.
Sheepy: Carmilla: I guess. Let's go, at least to get Eliza.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: m-hm.
Sheepy: *they go to karaoke!*
Arsé-kun: *Thankfully, nothing is on fire. Liz is on stage singing and dancing, having the time of her life. People are watching her and throwing stuff on stage. This is notable because nothing is being thrown AT her. She's not the greatest singer, sure, but she's better than half the people who come into this neon-lit hellhole. Oh, yeah, and there's a dazed security guard.*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Seems like she already got to the security guard....aaah, I'm hungry...
Sheepy: Carmilla: Wh
Sheepy: Carmilla: Why is everyone doing that?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Should I join in?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: That wouldn't be very subtle of you.
Sheepy: Carmilla: ...True.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... We'll start in the back. Take a strangler or two.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Good idea.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... I see where I am going to start. Do you?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... No? Good luck. *he slips away, aiming for the back*
Sheepy: Carmilla: Heyheyhey, I never said no! But those people are probably greasy...!
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Suffer.
Sheepy: Carmilla: You're greasy like them, you can't complain!
Sheepy: Carmilla: Personality wise at least!
Sheepy: Carmilla: I don't know nor care if you physically are greasy. I haven't paid close enough attention nor do I want to.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ..... *he comes back* It could be so much worse, you know.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Whaddya mean?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Nastier. More gross. Just find someone before you starve.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Fiiiine...
Sheepy: *Carmilla goes and feeds.*
Arsé-kun: *As does Vlad*
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Miss Carmilla! I didn't know you came here!
Sheepy: Carmilla: I don't, I actually followed you here because I was concerned when you up and disappeared.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: You guys said hunt for food, so I did!
Sheepy: Carmilla: Yeah, but.....
Sheepy: Carmilla: Say something next time, okay?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Aw, okay!
Sheepy: Carmilla: Don't sound so disappointed. You helped.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: I helped? Did I help Uncle Vlad, too?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Did she help you, Vlad?
Arsé-kun: *Vlad has not quietly approached the group to liste- Oh, there he is. He came because he heard his name.*
Sheepy: Carmilla: There you are.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Did she?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I wasn't done... *he wipes his mouth with his sleeve* Did she what?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Help you.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: I suppose so, yes.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Okay. Go, shoo, finish your business.
Arsé-kun: *Vlad leaves, tailing someone..*
Arsé-kun: *and comes back about twenty minutes later, trying not to drain anyone in his way. Bloodlust+berserker=bad. berserker+understanding when to stop=good*
Sheepy: Carmilla: You didn't kill anyone, right?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: .... I don't think so.
Sheepy: Carmilla: ... Think?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Not right now I'm not.
Sheepy: Carmilla: Now let's head home before people worry about us.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: M-hm.
Sheepy: *So they begin to head home!*
Sheepy: Carmilla:... ... ... Hey, do you hear that?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: ..... I don't want to.
Sheepy: Carmilla: What is it?
Sheepy: Carmilla: It sounds awful... do we have to go that way?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: I'm not! Not until it stops!
Sheepy: Carmilla: What do we do?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Go around?
Sheepy: Carmilla: Good idea, let's try that.
Arsé-kun: *attempt made. did not help*
Sheepy: Carmilla:...Let's call home and see if they know about this.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: ... Good idea. *and so, she calls home!*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hello? Is this pizza? Uncle Mozzy is dead and we didn't order pizza so you need to call back later.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: N-no? This is Elizabeth! Uncle Vlad and Aunt Carmilla are here, too!
Sheepy: Satoru: It's not pizza?
Arsé-kun: Eliza: No, this isn't pizza!
Sheepy: Satoru: That's okay. Pizza is expensive and I don't like it anyway.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Mozzy is dead and so is everyone else at this point.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Why? And what is that noise?!
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't like pizza or delivery food because it was Masato's solution to dinner when Sakura wasn't home.
Sheepy: Satoru: Unless you mean why everyone is dead.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Yeah, that!
Sheepy: Satoru: It's Uncle Mozzy's song.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: That's no song!
Sheepy: Satoru: Everyone liked it so much that they died.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: They better not be dead!
Sheepy: Satoru: It's loud but otherwise okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: If you shake a dead person they come back to life, like Cu.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: And I thought I was tonedeaf!
Sheepy: Satoru: Tone death?
Sheepy: Satoru: Everyone is tone death.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Just... Just work on making the noise stop!
Sheepy: Satoru: Wake up, Cu. That's no place to die. Where's Cu's on switch? Shaking him isn't working.
Sheepy: Satoru: Usually it's on the back, right?
Sheepy: Satoru: Also, I got close to it and found it deeply disturbing.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: ... Uncle Vlad says it'd be a bad time for us to come in, then.
Sheepy: Satoru: Cu stuck things in my ears before dying so the noise isn't too bad.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Lucky you.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't know how to turn it off and Uncle Mozzy is dead.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: So you need someone stubborn enough... Make Gilgamesh do it!
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. Gilgamesh, turn off the thingy.
Arsé-kun: *Except Gil isn't present in that room. Gotta find him.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay, I need to find him. Good night. I hope you find a nice place to stay now that you're moving out until it's a good time, Dad. I'll miss you. Bye.
Sheepy: Satoru: Bye, Eliza.
Arsé-kun: Eliza: Uh, bye.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he goes looking for Gil. He finds Gil with Enkidu.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi, Gilgamesh. Turn off the thing that's playing the sound.
Sheepy: Gil:...Hmm. You're ordering me around, pup? What guts you have!
Sheepy: Satoru: *he takes Gil's hand* Let's go.
Sheepy: Gil: No.
Sheepy: Satoru: Let's go.
Sheepy: Gil: No, pup. I don't want to get near that.
Sheepy: Satoru: Let's go.
Sheepy: Gil: Enkidu. You can go with him, right? I'll try to censor it.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: ... I can and shall do so.
Sheepy: Satoru: *he lets go of Gil's hand and takes Enkidu's* Let's go.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Yes. Lets.
Sheepy: *They go!*
Arsé-kun: *they start to go. Enkidu fashions himself some earplugs from his own mud and calls it a day*
Sheepy: *guitar noise!*
Arsé-kun: *A distressed werewolf peeks out from under a table. what that*
Sheepy: *It's guitar noises! Also, Cu is still 'dead'*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he whines and nudges Cu*
Sheepy: *Cu groans some...*
Arsé-kun: Proto: rooo..
Sheepy: *Guitar noise! Cu puts his hands over his ears.*
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he helps out by putting a paw on Cu's hand. Is he helping*
Sheepy: Cu: What's that noise...?!
Arsé-kun: Proto: Rot rhatever rit was refore
Sheepy: Cu: Ehhh?
Arsé-kun: Proto: Gil.
Sheepy: Cu: *he clumsily gets up, covering his ears* OI, SHADDUP YOU GLITTERY GOLDBRICK!
Arsé-kun: Proto: *he barks and tries to howl along. it's fukkin wonderwall*
Sheepy: Cu: He calls that music?! Pah! Clearly, he knows nothing about music! SHUT! UP!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Stop yelling! It's so we can't hear the other noise! We're going to turn it off!
Sheepy: Cu: What "other noise"?! All I hear is that and it's awful!
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: You don't want to! Come along, Satoru. Where is it we are going?
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Mozzy's room.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Lead me on, please.
Sheepy: *Satoru leads Enkidu to Mozart's room.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Mozzy is dead so just shake him to revive him.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: That's not how... Death works...
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: *he slowly pushes the door open*
Sheepy: Satoru: See? He's dead.
Arsé-kun: *Mozart's passed out on his desk, his hand resting on the volume control. Ah.*
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He's not dead...!
Sheepy: Satoru: But he's obviously dead.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: No! *he goes over and... blankly stares at the speakers before pressing the button on it. The noise Stops. We're saved!*
Sheepy: Satoru: Thank you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Mozzy, it's okay to come back to life again.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: Whew. *he takes the earplugs out* That was getting grating..
Sheepy: *The guitar has stopped as well! Replaced with Cu and Gil bickering about priests and how terrible the other is.*
Arsé-kun: *Which is FAR more tolerable, to be honest*
Sheepy: *Satoru gently shakes Mozart.*
Sheepy: Satoru: Wake up, wake up. Sleeping there is bad for you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... .... mmn? *he finally wakes and turns his head towards Satoru* ..??
Sheepy: Satoru: You fell asleep when the song you made started to play. It's okay to rest after hard work but make sure to take care of both your mind and body.
Sheepy: Satoru: So don't sleep at your desk... it's bad for you.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... I see...
Sheepy: Satoru: That's good. Being blind wouldn't be fun.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: It certainly wouldn't...
Sheepy: Satoru: You seem tired. You should go to bed. Is there anything you need?
Arsé-kun: Mozart: To never listen to that again.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: Don't listen to it again.
Sheepy: Satoru: It killed Cu.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: .... Did it actually, or did he just keel over..?
Sheepy: Satoru: He fell over.
Sheepy: Satoru: He gave me earplugs so I was okay.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: He was not dead either. He did "Keel over" as you say.
Sheepy: Satoru: Dad called and he's moving away until it's a good time to come back.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I don't blame him.
Sheepy: Satoru: I miss him.
Sheepy: Satoru: But if he's happier not here that's okay. He seems sad and I want for him to be happy. You seem tired too. You should go to bed.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: I intend to... Do apologize at my behalf for the noise.
Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: You had a reason.
Arsé-kun: Mozart: ... *he sits himself up and bows his head to Satoru before going to bed. He's very tired*
Sheepy: Satoru: Good night. Sleep tight. Don't die.
Sheepy: Satoru: Enkidu, let's check on Grandpa.
Sheepy: Satoru: I don't need you to come with me, though, so if you want to go back to Gilgamesh, that's okay.
Sheepy: Satoru: But I'm worried about Grandpa. He has a bad hip. He might have fallen and can't get up.
Sheepy: Satoru: And if he's fallen, I can't help him because I'm too small.
Arsé-kun: Enkidu: I will come with you just in case.
sheep: Satoru: *he leads Enkidu to Mori.*
Arsé-kun: Mori: *he's taken residence downstairs with some of the others. By "downstairs" I mean "in the basement" At least he's in a chair*
Sheepy: Satoru: Hi.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Well, hello. Is it over?
Sheepy: Satoru: Yup. Uncle Mozzy apologized, so it's okay.
Arsé-kun: Mori: Thank goodness. Was it you both that ended the noise?
Sheepy: Satoru: He ended it and I provided moral support.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: We're saved! *powerslide, followed by giving Satoru a big grateful hug*
Sheepy: Satoru: ...Huh?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: No one else could do it! *Satoru is let go. Enkidu is smothered in clown*
Sheepy: Satoru: But Enkidu did it, not me.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Teamwork!
Sheepy: Satoru: But I didn't do anything besides showing him where Uncle Mozzy was.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You still did it!
Sheepy: Satoru:......
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Okay! So! *he lets go of Enkidu and turns upside down to look at Satoru* You did a thing, that lead to another thing, that ended the problem! Therefore, you helped!
Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Mozzy made the noise happen, which lead to Enkidu turning it off, so he helped, too.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: Sure did!
Sheepy: Satoru:...Okay... he helped fix the problem by causing it?
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: No, but that'd be kinda funny
Sheepy: Satoru:........
Arsé-kun: Andersen: My brain is melting and I'm going to go insane if I sit here another minute. *bye andersen. he attempts to ascend the stairs two at a time, and holding the rail, because he is small*
Sheepy: Satoru: Bye.
Arsé-kun: Andersen: Bye
Arsé-kun: *and then Andersen is almost hit by a Vlad. beep beep motherfucker*
Sheepy: Satoru: It's Dad. He decided that it was a good time to come back.
Sheepy: Satoru: I thought you were leaving forever.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: That's absurd. Are you okay?
Sheepy: Satoru: The clown keeps saying I did something I didn't do and I don't appreciate it, but otherwise I'm fine.
Sheepy: Satoru: Enkidu turned off the music thing and Uncle Mozzy is sleeping now.
Arsé-kun: Mephisto: You diiiiiii~iiiiiid!
Sheepy: Satoru: But all I did was show him where it was. That's not helping, that's me getting someone to deal with problems I should be fixing.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Enough. Everyone out of my basement. *except satoru, who gets vlad's hand on his shoulder*
Sheepy: Satoru: Even me?
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Not you.
Sheepy: Satoru: Okay.
Sheepy: Bedi: My apologies. This was the safest place.
Arsé-kun: Vlad: Excused.
Sheepy: Bedi: Master, do you feel up to climbing the stairs yourself, or do you want us to help?
Sheepy: Eiji: Uh...y-yes.
Sheepy: Bedi:...Please give us a moment. Master Eiji has problems with his nerves. ...You don't have to worry about Satoru inheriting that. It's not genetic.
Arsé-kun: *Merlin goes to pick up Eiji, when Herc just grabs Eiji [insert stock squeaky noise] and leaves. okay*
Sheepy: Satoru: Good.
Arsé-kun: Merlin: That worked too!
Arsé-kun: *and so, everyone else pisses off. shoo. be gone from the vampire lair*
~~~~~BONUS!~~~~~
Meow Mix: *And now, a timeskip to December! NOW WE HAVE A DATE WRITTEN DOWN, DAMMIT*
Meow Mix: *Meanwhile in chaldea, also known as hell by minako, servants! they exist. so many of them. wowza.*
sheep: Kintaro: And that's when I suplexed a bear.
Meow Mix: Andersen: That was a wild ride from start to finish. That could be a novel.
sheep: Kintaro: I think someone wrote a story about it.
Actual Toaster: *suddenly. BOOK.*
Meow Mix: Andersen: oh fuck no
sheep: Kintaro: That's not the book.
Actual Toaster: *but its book.*
Meow Mix: Andersen: It's not. That's Nursery Rhyme.
Actual Toaster: *nonsense that is clearly a book*
Actual Toaster: *a regular ordinary copy of alice in wonderland*
Actual Toaster: *that is a normal, non magical, non sentient, copy of alice in wonderland.*
sheep: Kintaro: Ah, it's a book about cats.
sheep: Kintaro: Do you think it's a picture book?
Meow Mix: Andersen: Oh, it is a picture book. But lets avoid it.
Actual Toaster: *what you are just going to leave an innocent book on the floor to be stepped on and ruined?*
sheep: Kintaro: There's no bears so I'm not interested.
Meow Mix: Andersen: That is fine. Perhaps someone can return this to the library.
Actual Toaster: *why don't you do it, andersen, its a normal book*
sheep: Kintaro: I'd do it but I don't know decimals!
Meow Mix: Andersen: That's.. Great. *he edges around the book*
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: *She bursts out of the book to punch andersen in the face* End your books better!!!
sheep: Kintaro: There was a kid in the book!
Meow Mix: Andersen: Using pain to support your argument makes no sense!
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Well you're a bad listener!!
sheep: Kintaro: And I'm Sakata Kintoki, but you can call me Kintaro or Golden!
sheep: Kintaro: I like bears!
Meow Mix: Andersen: .... Why don't you talk to him, Rhyme? He enjoys good endings like you do.
sheep: Kintaro: I like bears!
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: I don't know any stories about bears
sheep: Kintaro: That's too bad. I can't read!
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: ....not at all?
sheep: Kintaro: Not well. But I like picture books! The ones about bears are golden cute!
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Are they actually picture books though...?
sheep: Kintaro: Huh?
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: or are you ignoring the words to look at pictures?
sheep: Kintaro: I don't understand those words too well so I just skip over them! The pictures tell me enough.
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: ... Do...you want me to teach you how to read?
sheep: Kintaro: I don't like difficult things.
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: We can start simple.
sheep: Kintaro: OK.
Meow Mix: *Andersen is slowly edging away*
sheep: Kintaro: A very very golden thank you! In which case, in return, I'll teach you and Andersen a very important lesson!
sheep: Kintaro: Bears!
sheep: Kintaro: What they eat! Where they live! The different types of them!
Meow Mix: Andersen: I believe you can do that quite well on your own.
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: How much do you know about bears anyway...?
sheep: Kintaro: I grew up with bears.
sheep: Kintaro: They're my bearst friends!
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Oh.
Meow Mix: *Andersen turns and runs. He's getting away*
sheep: Kintaro: Have a safe trip! Don't fall!
Meow Mix: *And then Andersen slams into Karna*
Actual Toaster: Karna: ...? ..Ah, sorry. *he offers andersen a hand up*
sheep: *Kintaro follows the two*
sheep: *But walking.*
Meow Mix: Andersen: Thank you. Please save me from this rabid book.
Actual Toaster: *Nursery Rhyme is running as fast as her tiny little legs will allow.*
Actual Toaster: Karna: Which rabid book?
Meow Mix: Andersen: *he points to the impending book*
Actual Toaster: Karna: Ah. Nursery Rhyme. Sure. *he just. picks up nursery rhyme.*
Meow Mix: Andersen: My hero.
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Let me at him!! I've got hands to throw!
sheep: Kintaro: If you throw your hands away you won't have them anymore.
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Metaphorically throw hands!
sheep: Kintaro: Metaphorically....
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: I'm gonna fight him!
sheep: Kintaro: You use big words!
Meow Mix: Andersen: I enjoy living!
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: *she throws a pencil at andersen*
Meow Mix: Andersen: Ow! What gives?!
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: I'm gonna hit you for every bad ending!
Actual Toaster: Karna: I don't think that's very kind.
sheep: Kintaro: Don't use violence. That's my job.
Meow Mix: Andersen: I've already been injured for my endings already!
sheep: Kintaro: I do the heavy lifting and kids can stay safe and happy.
Meow Mix: Andersen: I'm at least 90.
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Then stop writing bad endings!
Meow Mix: Andersen: I was going to, then you attacked me!
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Well good!
sheep: Kintaro: No, no, you look a little like Chief!
sheep: Kintaro: Endings don't have to be happy to be good.
Meow Mix: Andersen: See, he understands!
sheep: Kintaro: Without negativity, nothing would be positive. If it weren't for those unhappy endings, nothing would drive is to change our behavior for the better and improve the lives of those around us.
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: That doesn't mean every ending he writes needs to be terrible!
sheep: Kintaro: *He puts his hand on his face, thinking*
sheep: Kintaro: Disney took what he made and made it happy.
Meow Mix: Andersen: DON'T EVER MENTION DISNEY AGAIN
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Disney?
sheep: Kintaro: W-woah! A very very golden apology!
sheep: Kintaro: Chief doesn't seem to think much of them, but they make movies. Cartoon ones.
Meow Mix: Andersen: They tarnished the snow queen..
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: I wanna see them...
Actual Toaster: Karna: ...Try asking Doctor Roman. I imagine he might be able to... help.
sheep: Kintaro: I like the one with the kid who lives in the jungle and has a bear friend.
sheep: Kintaro: It's golden cute! There's a monkey too. I don't remember much else.
Meow Mix: Andersen: That one is okay.
sheep: Kintaro: Chief liked the one with the lions until the rhinoceros left and then he lost interest.
Actual Toaster: Nursery Rhyme: Hm...
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