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c. AU 13

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-Friday, November 12th- Arsé-kun: *Kay has made good on his promise and bought ice cream for Griflet* Sheepy: *Grif is enjoying it! Although it's hard to tell based on his facial expression.* Sheepy: Grif:...It's very good. Arsé-kun: Kay: Good. Now what the fuck do we do about the actual problem? Sheepy: Grif: Uhhh... Arsé-kun: Kay: Do we just bully Hats until he tells us? Sheepy: Grif: Yes. That sounds reasonable. Arsé-kun: Kay: How many times do we gotta say Hastur's name until he shows up? Sheepy: Grif: We could also bribe the kid maybe... Arsé-kun: Kay: I dunno what he'd want though. Sheepy: Grif: Money? Bugs? Arsé-kun: Kay: This? *he lifts up Fou* Sheepy: Grif: Yes... Sheepy: Grif: That could work. Arsé-kun: *Fou peeps* Sheepy: Grif: Would you let a child hold you, Fou? Arsé-kun: Fou: mrrrp Sheepy: Grif: That may be a yes. Arsé-kun: Kay: Since when did you speak bitch cat? Sheepy: Grif: I don't. Sheepy: Grif: We should try it anyway. Arsé-kun: Kay: May as well. Sheepy: *Grif and Kay go to bribe Satoru!* Sheepy: *Satoru is with Artair! His kiddie leash won't stop him from trying to get more bugs.* Arsé-kun: Artair: Please stop. Sheepy: Satoru: I want to find a huge spider for Grandpa. Sheepy: Grif: Oh. He's with Artair. Arsé-kun: Kay: That's a weird dog. Sheepy: Satoru: He's not a dog. His name is Mr. Pointy. He's a rhino. Arsé-kun: Kay: I meant you because you're on a leash, you little b- Arsé-kun: Artair: Yes, thank you. Sheepy: Satoru: I'm not on a leash because I'm like a dog. Sheepy: Satoru: I'm on a leash to contain my powers. Arsé-kun: Kay: Whatever. If you give us more information I'll let you hold this weird cat. *he presents Fou. Fou is being held like longcat* Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I'll give you more information. Sheepy: Satoru: A rhinoceros is a mammal belonging to the family Rhinocerotidae. There are five species of rhinos. Rhinos make up for their bad vision with their immense strength, and their presence brings comfort to birds around them. The birds, in turn, are willing to act as eyes for the rhinos. Despite their fearsome appearance, rhinos are herbivores. Arsé-kun: Kay: ..... I did this to my damn self. Sheepy: Grif: Wow... I never knew such a thing existed... Arsé-kun: Kay: I meant about the ominous stuff you spouted yesterday. Arsé-kun: *bemused artair is bemused. all definitions* Sheepy: Satoru:......... Sheepy: Satoru:......Well, Uncle may be a little... disappointed if I tell you too much. Arsé-kun: Fou: mew Sheepy: Satoru: After all, if I tell you too much, his show may be ruined. Sheepy: Satoru: But okay. I'll tell you something. I guess it's been long enough. Sheepy: Satoru: The other day I made a friend. He's Mr. Slimey. Arsé-kun: Kay: Great. I've learned absolutely nothing. Sheepy: Satoru: He really liked the bug I gave him. Sheepy: Satoru: But I think he's going to be kidnapping people soon. Maybe sending zombies over as well. Sheepy: Satoru: Mr. Slimey was really nice, so I'd be happy if you didn't kill him. Sheepy: Satoru: I wanted to tell him all sorts of stories about Grandpa and Mr. Detective. Sheepy: Satoru: Mr. Slimey is a big slug by the way. Arsé-kun: Kay: Yes, I know who Gla'aki is! Sheepy: Satoru: I think that Uncle Nyarly and Uncle Hatty are going to join in on the fun. Sheepy: Grif:...You call them your uncles, but I thought you were completely human... Sheepy: Satoru: I'm Satoru. Arsé-kun: Artair: Anyone he likes he calls family. Sheepy: Grif: I see... Someone actually likes Uncle... Amazing... Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Nyarly is invited over to dinner sometimes. Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm so sorry for that tragedy. Sheepy: Satoru: Uncle Hatty is already messing with people. I think he's acting as a distraction for Mr. Security Guard so the others can prepare. But can you ignore Uncle Hatty as he affects more and more dangerous people? I wonder. Sheepy: Satoru: Can I hold the kitty now? Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm pretty sure he already got the worst out of the way. *he hands Fou over to Satoru* Sheepy: Satoru: That's what you say. Sheepy: Satoru: But there's worse out there than Death. Arsé-kun: Kay: Shhhh. If we don't know about it, it won't happen. Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. That's what you can believe if you want to. Arsé-kun: Kay: Guess we'd better go tell the damn hospital they're gonna have another intake soon. Sheepy: Grif: Yes... You're right. Sheepy: *Grif heads to the hospital!* Arsé-kun: *Kay stays put to make sure Fou doesn't go too far. Bedi would kill him if somethin' happened to Fou* Sheepy: Iris: Daddy's not here right now! Arsé-kun: Adam: ... *iris is on his shoulder. he is the mobile chair unit* Sheepy: Grif: Wow....Tall... Arsé-kun: Adam: ... I hear that often. Did you need something? Sheepy: Grif: Uh....Oh. There'll be a sudden influx of patients. Arsé-kun: Adam: Was there not one just earlier this week..? Sheepy: Grif: Yes. But apparently there'll be another attack. Arsé-kun: Adam: .... I'll let the doctors know. Sheepy: Grif: Thank you. If all goes well, there won't be one. Sheepy: Iris: I'll tell Daddy when I go home. However... I'll have to do it outside of Holmsies' earshot so he doesn't try to get involved... Arsé-kun: Adam: Is there anything we should be watching for, security? Sheepy: Grif: Uh... Well, people acting out of character. Suddenly trying to leave the campus... zombies... Sheepy: Grif: Sudden violent behavior... Arsé-kun: Adam: I'll keep an eye out. Sheepy: Grif: I'll go now. Arsé-kun: Adam: Uh... Sure. Sheepy: Iris: Morty has been impatient about it, but maybe he shouldn't leave just yet... But it'll be hard to stop him and Kitty at the same time... Arsé-kun: Adam: I can handle Okita myself. Sheepy: Iris: That's good to hear! Arsé-kun: Adam: And if I remember correctly, Mort has a visitor at the moment.. Sheepy: Iris: Okay, I'll deal with him later then! Arsé-kun: *Even if Adam hadn't mentioned it, Iris would have learned about a minute later. Because the visitor is very loud and distraught,* Arsé-kun: Harland: What do you MEAN you don't?! Sheepy: Morty: I can't help it if I've never seen you in my life. Maybe you walked into the wrong room? Arsé-kun: Har: Mort, this ain't funny. Abby's been asking about you all week- Am I supposed to tell him you think we're strangers now?? Sheepy: Morty: I'm not making a joke at all. I've never met you before. (...So I'm Mort, and we know an Abby... This name could be useful...) Arsé-kun: Har: Wh.... Sheepy: Morty: But if you have enough influence to be able to visit patients without having any connection to them, you could make them release me, can't you? I need to get out of here. Arsé-kun: Har: No way, you ho. Sheepy: Morty:.... (Well, there goes that idea...) Arsé-kun: Har: Take a look at this, Mort. *he presents Morty with his phone, with a photo gallery already open* Sheepy: Morty: What? *He looks* Arsé-kun: *There's a lot of selfies of Har, much to the background Morty's annoyance. Aberthol is there sometimes. Sometimes more people. This isn't about them.* Sheepy: Morty:........ (Right, so logically the child would be "Abby"...) Sheepy: Morty: What am I looking for here? It's you, me, and Abby. Is the point that we knew each other before this? A name would really help. Arsé-kun: Har: ..... ...... I'm Harland. Har for short. Sheepy: Morty: Har... .......It doesn't ring any bells. Arsé-kun: Har: ... Shite. You really don't know anythin'... Sheepy: Morty: My lack of knowledge of you shouldn't be enough to force me to stay here. Arsé-kun: Har: Mort, you got bashed over the head with a weapon. You can't just leave with your skull split open. Sheepy: Morty: You don't understand. I need to leave. Arsé-kun: Har: You need to leave and I need to drink some booze. Neither of us is gettin' what we want! Sheepy: Morty:....... (Is there really no way to convince him...?) Arsé-kun: Har: ... Man.... I'd kill to let you come home so you can do all the paperwork and watch Abby. What'd you have to get all fucked up for? *he's... kidding? maybe??* Sheepy: Morty: ........I'm sure something serious... However... Arsé-kun: Har: You're not coming home with your head smashed up like a pumpkin!! Sheepy: Morty: *His right hand is fidgeting* I have to leave so I don't leave Abby waiting any longer. Arsé-kun: Har: Liar liar, you didn't even know who he was ten minutes ago. Sheepy: Morty: I never said I didn't know him. (...But I've got absolutely no clue who he is...) Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 20 Sheepy: HARLAND HAS GAINED INSIGHT Arsé-kun: Har: Bullshite! I can see your tell, liar. Lie again and your pants are gonna be on fire. Sheepy: Morty:...?!! Arsé-kun: Har: .... Look. I know. I wouldn't wanna be here a week straight either. Sheepy: Morty:.......A week, it's really been only that long...? It feels like so much longer... Arsé-kun: Har: Right?? Hospital time always feels like triple.. Sheepy: Morty: How long have I been awake of that time...? Arsé-kun: Har: How should I know? I haven't been allowed in until today. Sheepy: Morty: So you weren't allowed in and I'm not allowed out. Arsé-kun: Har: You got it. Sheepy: Morty: You haven't told me who you are to me. Arsé-kun: Har: I really gotta even tell you that? You're my brother. Sheepy: Morty: I meant it when I said I'd never seen you before. Arsé-kun: Har: .... *he's making a face...* Sheepy: Morty: I suppose I must be a lucky person to have a brother who worries enough about me to come visit me in the hospital. Arsé-kun: Har: You always did it for me. Wouldn't be right if I didn't. Sheepy: Morty: I see... So we're close then. Arsé-kun: Har: ... You could say that. Arsé-kun: Har: ... Right. Brought some lil shits for you. *Har pulls out a few lollipops and puts them on the tray next to Morty* Sheepy: Morty:....? Arsé-kun: Har: .... You'll figure it out. Sheepy: Morty:......Thank you. Arsé-kun: Har: ?! Sheepy: *Har gets the rare Morty smile! He looks pained, tired, and a little confused, but he tried!* Arsé-kun: Har: ..... *absolutely incredible. stunning. never seen before. breathtaking. unbelievable-* Sheepy: Morty:...Was that wrong? *The smile faded quickly. He seems a little shy about it...* Arsé-kun: Har: Hoh, no! I never really get ta... You never really... Sheepy: Morty:......It sounds like I'm a very unhappy person. Well, there's no reason not to try smiling more. Arsé-kun: Har: Abby would be happy to see that! Sheepy: Morty: Uh...Yes, Abby. (I guess he's our brother as well...) Sheepy: Morty: Well, I'll make sure I'm out of here soon. I have to be. I have to get out of here. Maybe I'll see him soon. Sheepy: Morty: But he disappears before anyone shows up. Arsé-kun: Har: ..... Hoh?? Sheepy: Morty: Wouldn't you want to get out of here as fast as you could if you felt exposed? Sheepy: Morty: I can't even sleep well... I have such horrible nightmares, and I feel watched all the time... But I suppose complaining about it won't help anyone. Arsé-kun: Har: That's extremely not great, Mort! You gotta bring that up! Sheepy: Morty: They'll think I'm crazy if I do. Arsé-kun: Har: Not with all the dumb garbage aliens that are around. Sheepy: Morty:...Aliens? Arsé-kun: Har: Straight up aliens from outer space. Ain't new. Sheepy: Morty: Is that what's standing out my window...? Arsé-kun: *Har immediately turns to look* Sheepy: *Il is staring in through the window. As Morty mentioned, there's little emotion on his face.* Arsé-kun: Har: No, that's just Il. The hell are you bein a creep for?! Sheepy: Il:............. Arsé-kun: Har: ...... He's just bein' a creepazoid. Sheepy: Morty: Really, that's all...? Sheepy: Il:...If you insist on leaving, I can't let you live. Arsé-kun: Har: You wanna explain that or you just gonna be awful? Sheepy: Il: He's peered too deeply. It stared back. Sheepy: Il: He's now a threat. Arsé-kun: Har: Are you the doctor around here? Sheepy: Il: .....? Raphael is... Sheepy: Il: But I think he would understand... Arsé-kun: Raph: You called? *he's leaning in the doorway* I was coming to remind that visitor hours are ending soon, but Il, what are you doing? Sheepy: Il: This one is a threat. I can't let him live. Sheepy: Morty: Threat...! I can't move around much... I'm in too much pain. Arsé-kun: *Raph sighs, and goes to open the window for Il* Arsé-kun: Raph: You're gonna have to explain, bud. Sheepy: Il:........ Arsé-kun: Raph: If we can't confirm it as malign, we're not acting on it. I'll have tests done though. Sheepy: Il: ..... Arsé-kun: Raph: If something is found to be wrong, we'll quarantine. You'll be called if it's necessary, okay? Sheepy: Il: But... Sheepy: Morty: I'd appreciate it if you stopped staring at me through the doorway at night. It's giving me nightmares. Sheepy: Il: It's a threat.... I know it is... Sheepy: Il:........ Sheepy: Il: *He looks over at Har* ...? When did you get here? I was wondering when you'd come back. I missed you. Arsé-kun: Har: I'm not gonna poison myself just to see you, Angel ho! Sheepy: Il: That's too bad. I was hoping I'd actually made a friend... Arsé-kun: Har: You have friends! Sheepy: Il: You remind me of my closest friend because of your hair. Arsé-kun: Raph: Can't you have this conversation outside of the patient's room? Sheepy: Il: *There's a pause from him. He seems to be searching for the perfect example from otome games to come up with a response...* Arsé-kun: *Raph doesn't wait for a reply. He grabs Il by the shirt collar and hauls him out of the room* Arsé-kun: Har: Guess I'm next to be kicked out. Arsé-kun: Har: Anythin' you want other than your freedom next time I come, Mort? Sheepy: Morty: Answers. Such as... how I ended up here, what he was rambling about... Arsé-kun: Har: Oh, you got bashed o'er the head with a baseball bat, so you got brought here. And Angel's just like that. Sheepy: Morty: I can't come up with anything else I want, then. I just know I have to leave here. Arsé-kun: Har: Well you ain't! I can't even rub it in your face that we're in opposite positions... Sheepy: Morty: I'll find a way. I have to. Arsé-kun: Har: Good luck with that!! Sheepy: Morty: Maybe the window... That man has been staring through it, so it should be low to the ground.. Arsé-kun: Raph: Don't. Il can fly, so please do not consider it. Sheepy: Morty:.....?! Sheepy: Morty: This is worse than I thought...! Arsé-kun: Raph: Do you really hate this room so much? Sheepy: Morty: Yes, I do. Sheepy: Morty: Especially since I feel watched constantly. Sheepy: Morty: And that's probably because... I've been watched almost constantly. Sheepy: Il: *He pops his head out from behind Raph* If you run away, I will hunt you down. Arsé-kun: Raph: Il, please stop tormenting patients. Sheepy: Il: I am not. The only one I watch is this one. Arsé-kun: Raph: I didn't ask to have my poor grammar pointed out. Please stop scaring this patient. Sheepy: Il: But... Arsé-kun: Raph: Carefully consider what I said. Sheepy: Il: I can watch him as long as he doesn't see me. Arsé-kun: Raph: ... Now can you please leave? I'd like to do a psychological review and you cannot be here for it. Sheepy: Il: I can finally go and play Cupid Parasite... Sheepy: *Il exits, mind full of the Parasite 5* Arsé-kun: *This is, of course, an otome, not a horrible monster. I hope* Sheepy: Morty:...Psychological review? Arsé-kun: Raph: I wanna see how you're doing, that's all. Sheepy: Morty: Not well. I can't remember anything, and I can't sleep without horrible nightmares. Arsé-kun: Raph: Do you want to talk about it at all? Sheepy: Morty: I feel like I'm drowning... like I'm sinking, deeper and deeper... It terrifies me. Arsé-kun: Raph: I'll look through your file as soon as we're done. It's possible you're remembering something traumatic. There are alternatives, but I'd much prefer that over anything else. Arsé-kun: *Raph does make sure to write this down, though* Sheepy: Morty:...I don't understand. Is that what that man meant when he mentioned the deep? Maybe I did drown in the past. Arsé-kun: Raph: I think he means something else. Don't worry about it, it's probably some dating sim nonsense. Arsé-kun: *See: lying* Sheepy: Morty: Is that so... Arsé-kun: Raph: Like I said, I'll check! Sheepy: Morty: Thank you. Arsé-kun: Raph: Anythin' else bothering you? Sheepy: Morty: Not being able to leave. Arsé-kun: Raph: I can understand that. I could probably get you home if I can guarantee you'd get the attention and assistance you'd need, but not right this minute. Sheepy: Morty:.......Well, I think I'm getting too much attention here from a certain someone... Arsé-kun: Raph: He's just concerned for our safety, but I get it. He's being very uncomfortable about it. Sheepy: Morty: I can't harm anyone in my current state... Arsé-kun: Raph: Honestly... Yeah. Sheepy: Morty: So he shouldn't consider me a threat... Arsé-kun: Raph: Maybe he senses some sort of residue from whatever happened. I'll have the detective look into that one. Sheepy: Morty:...??? ...Alright, go ahead. Sheepy: Il: *He enters again. Sir, you're persistent* Raphael, Raphael... *There's a smile plastered on his face, but there's no emotion behind his eyes* There is something stuck to my back. Please remove it. Arsé-kun: Raph: ..? Okay? Sheepy: Il: *He turns around. There's a knife sticking out of his spine.* Arsé-kun: Raph: For fuck's sake. *he pulls it out easily and heals the obvious wound* Let me guess. Dr. Griffin? Sheepy: Il: Dr. Griffin gave this to me as a gift while he escaped. Arsé-kun: Raph: God. We gotta get new locks upstairs. Sheepy: Il: I am capable of locking people up forever. Arsé-kun: Raph: Denied. Arsé-kun: Raph: Sorry Morty, we can resume tomorrow. The resident nutcase got loose apparently. Sheepy: Il: I could put him to sleep as he runs away. Sheepy: Morty:...You mean this isn't the resident nutcase? Arsé-kun: Raph: Unfortunately not. Arsé-kun: Raph: And Il, you'd have to find him first. Sheepy: Il: Worry not. Sheepy: Il: As long as he can hear, my voice can reach him. Arsé-kun: Raph: Make sure to do it quietly this time. We're not repeating that first incident. Sheepy: Il: But everyone slept so peacefully... Arsé-kun: Raph: I said what I said. Sheepy: Il: I see.... I have to listen... Arsé-kun: Raph: Keep the affected number to a minimum. Sheepy: Il: I'll try to. Sheepy: Il: Let's find Dr. Griffin. Arsé-kun: Raph: I'll catch up in a moment. Sheepy: *Il heads outside the room to wait for Raph* Arsé-kun: *By the time Raph comes out, Il has been shanked a second time. thanks griffin* Sheepy: Il: I have received a gift again Arsé-kun: Raph: Stop accepting injuries. Sheepy: Il: If I fight back, I will end lives. Sheepy: Il: You can heal me. Arsé-kun: Raph: ... Fair. Sheepy: Il: I was programmed with a low limit on the amount of pain I am capable of feeling. Sheepy: Il: Therefore... Being stabbed in the back is meaningless to me. Arsé-kun: Raph: Fine. Whatever. Lets just focus on finding him and stopping him from stabbing anyone else. Sheepy: Il: Yes. I can help. Arsé-kun: Raph: Great. Now we wait for something to happen or a floating object to walk past us, because I ain't got any ideas. Sheepy: Il: We can see him if we reveal his insides. Arsé-kun: Raph: Those are also invisible unless we hotbox this hallway. Arsé-kun: Raph: And we are not doing drugs in a hospital hallway. Sheepy: Il:..... Sheepy: Il: I know a solution. Arsé-kun: Raph: Oh? Sheepy: Il: He has a scent. Sheepy: Il: Ignis is a dog. He can find him. Arsé-kun: Raph: This is true, but do we want Ignis getting stabbed at? Sheepy: Il: Ignis lives for battle. Arsé-kun: Raph: Fair enough. May as well let loose the whole squad of battle-hungry idiots. Sheepy: Il: Exactly. Arsé-kun: Raph: You get Ignis, I'll get Okita. Meet up in the lobby. Sheepy: *Il goes hunting for Ignis* Arsé-kun: *WHAT THE DOG DOIN'??? his best* Sheepy: Il: *stare* Arsé-kun: Ignis: *with his mouth full of burger* th'ffk yw wnn? Sheepy: Il: You. Sheepy: Il: I need your help. Sheepy: Il: Dr. Griffin is stabbing people again. He's also stabbing me. Arsé-kun: Ignis: D'I atteas gtta *he swallows his food finally* Do I getta bite him? Sheepy: Il: If you want to. Arsé-kun: Ignis: You got me. I'm in. *he stands up.. and picks up his lunch tray* I'm takin' lunch with me. Sheepy: Il: He's invisible right now. You can use your dog powers to find him. Arsé-kun: Ignis: Ain't he always? Sheepy: Il:...... *He tilts his head* .......is he? Arsé-kun: Ignis: Whatever, just get me a scent sample. Sheepy: *Il gives him a knife* Arsé-kun: *Ignis sniffs the knife, not at all like a creep sniffing a bloody knife in broad daylight* Sheepy: Il: That's my blood. Sheepy: Il: But it's his knife. Arsé-kun: Ignis: You think I don't know that? Sheepy: Il: I wouldn't have said it if I thought you knew. Arsé-kun: Ignis: Whatever, I got it. He still smells like science class leftovers. Sheepy: Il: I'll follow you then. Arsé-kun: *Ignis is on the McFuckin' Case. No bad chemical scent outside the hospital, so that's a good thing!* Arsé-kun: *The hospital lobby, however, reeks of it* Sheepy: Il: Raphael. I brought him. Arsé-kun: Raph: Great work. Sheepy: Okita: So? Where's my target? Arsé-kun: Raph: I'd love to tell you, but we can't find him. Sheepy: Il: That's Ignis's job. Arsé-kun: *ignis is scrunching up his face like a cat that licked a lemon* Arsé-kun: *it smells bad* Sheepy: Il: I will do something in return if you help. Arsé-kun: Ignis: You're killin' me, Il. *he sniffs* Yep, he was here at some point. Sheepy: Il: Consider the rewards I could provide you... My company... Yes, that's about it. Sheepy: Il: But you would receive that either way. Sheepy: Okita: No surprise there. Arsé-kun: Ignis: ...? *sniff, sniff* This is kinda recent. We jus' missed him. Sheepy: Il:...? Arsé-kun: Ignis: Show yourself, stinkass! I know you're here! Sheepy: Il: It's difficult for an invisible man to show himself, Ignis. Arsé-kun: *Il wins a knife to the arm again. Hi Griffin.* Sheepy: Il: My arm has been damaged. Arsé-kun: Ignis: No shit! Stickboy, behind Il! Sheepy: Okita: Man, you think going behind him is really going to help...? *but he does go behind Il* Arsé-kun: *Okita promptly gets grabbed by Griffin and slammed against the wall. Okita you moron. you fool* Sheepy: Il: *he's humming and not really bothered by anything going on* Sheepy: Okita: *cough, cough, cough* Arsé-kun: *Raph wisely steps out to avoid the incoming aoe* Arsé-kun: *... No smart-ass remarks or evil laughs from Griffin. Just a low growl, before throwing Okita aside.* Sheepy: Okita: Sheesh, be more gentle...! Arsé-kun: Ignis: Stickboy's useless yet again! *he goes around Il-- And gets punched square in the face.* Sheepy: Il: *His humming continues. He seems to have gotten distracted by something* Arsé-kun: *Ignis covers his ears* Sheepy: Il: *His singing gets louder. It's like a lullaby!* Sheepy: *...Okita's quickly put to sleep!* Arsé-kun: *Griffin is (presumably) trying to support himself on Il. He's dropped his last knife already* Sheepy: *Il seems oblivious to it!* Arsé-kun: *.... [thud]* Sheepy: *Il, that's your cue to stop singing! Il, please stop* Arsé-kun: *Ignis is still covering his ears, looking slightly annoyed* Sheepy: Il:....? *he stops* Should I try a different song...? Arsé-kun: Ignis: Nah, you did it already. You just weren't stopping. Sheepy: Il: I was having fun. Arsé-kun: Ignis: Looked fun. Too bad I can't hear it. Sheepy: Il: We can have fun in other ways. Arsé-kun: Ignis: That better not be an otome line or I swear I'm gonna shove celery down your throat Sheepy: Il: *he tilts his head*........That's not how they usually respond... Arsé-kun: Ignis: I'm not gonna kiss ya. Don't push your luck. Sheepy: Il: Is that what it means? Arsé-kun: Ignis: You should know that, not me! Sheepy: Il: I said earlier that I would do something for you. Now I will. Sheepy: Il: But what... Arsé-kun: Ignis: Figure it out. I'm gonna go take a nap on your bed. Sheepy: Il: Is my hammock so comfortable? Arsé-kun: Ignis: ye Arsé-kun: *Ignis leaves to do exactly what he said. adios pupper* Sheepy: Il: You can request something, too. Arsé-kun: Ignis: *from the hall* buy me dinner Sheepy: Il: I can do that. Arsé-kun: *Raph is trying to find Griffin on the floor during this.* Arsé-kun: Ignis: Sicknasty Sheepy: Il: I understand. (doesn't understand at all) Arsé-kun: *il can just google it in his damn head wyd* Sheepy: Il: Raphael. Did you see? I put them both to sleep. I did a good job. Arsé-kun: Raph: You did! Good job. Sheepy: *Il is pleased! He got praise!!! And he didn't break anything when he helped!! It's exciting!* Arsé-kun: *Raph's happy because Il is happy* Sheepy: Il: I need to tell Lupin later. Arsé-kun: *Someone is watching all of this through the automatic glass doors. At least Hastur sort of bothered to mimic human fashion with that hoodie, but he's still... Yellow. His disappointment is immeasurable* Sheepy: *Il suddenly looks over at him.* Sheepy: Il: *staaaaare* Arsé-kun: *Hastur does fingerguns. Today's a hands-out approach day.* Sheepy: Il: Raphael... There's a patient. Arsé-kun: Raph: Eh? Sheepy: Il: *he points at Hastur* A patient. Arsé-kun: Raph: ... .... *he squints* I don't think... Sheepy: Il: He's a patient. Arsé-kun: Raph: Why do you say that? Sheepy: Il: I can feel it. Sheepy: Il: The murderous intent... Arsé-kun: Hastur: ....? *hood head tilt in confusion* Arsé-kun: *Hastur auto-fails the reaction roll due to being completely blindsided by a truck we call Griflet* Sheepy: Il: He's a patient. Arsé-kun: Raph: I see... Well, can you move Okita to his room in the meantime? Sheepy: Grif: This is for messing with Kay!! Sheepy: Il:...? Arsé-kun: Kay: *distantly* BEAT HIS ASS! Sheepy: Il: *He grabs Okita's ankle and starts dragging him* Arsé-kun: Raph: .... .... *he sighs and leaves to lock Griffin up again* Sheepy: Grif: You stop being effective when you strike too often, you know! Uncle has been suffering from that! Arsé-kun: Hastur: I don't care all that much! *he catches Grif's last punch and pushes him back some* I'm just having fun with the script. It doesn't matter in the end. Sheepy: Il: Are you responsible for the other detective? Sheepy: Il: You feel different... Arsé-kun: Hastur: Hmmm? I'll take responsibility for his being here, but I did not add anything to the screenplay afterwards. Sheepy: Il:.......? Sheepy: Il: So... The one he's connected with isn't you? Arsé-kun: Hastur: It isn't I. Why would I bother with such a boring man? Sheepy: Il: And it's not the one with Holmes... And it's not the janitor... Arsé-kun: *Hastur glances up, towards the upper floors* Sheepy: Il: Maybe I should execute him and not risk letting him get out... Arsé-kun: Hastur: Wait-og. Sheepy: Il: ....? Arsé-kun: Hastur: .... *implied squinting* .... Isn't this one hell-og of a situation? I'd recognize that disgusting-og fish-og scent any-og-where. Sheepy: Grif: ...So someone else did get involved...Just like that child said. Arsé-kun: Hastur: Let me break the rules and speak directly to the audience this once. Sheepy: Il: ....? Arsé-kun: Hastur: This is the work of my horrible-og brother. Yes, something else is also happening. This-og *he gestures upwards* is no part of it. Sheepy: Grif: ........ Arsé-kun: Hastur: I will even clarify for you, Griflet. Will that display how much I firmly hate-og my brother? Sheepy: Grif: If you go through with your scheme, he may be baited into action. We can then all stop what we're doing and deal with it. ...Maybe. Arsé-kun: Hastur: Doubtful. He takes forever to do anything. Sheepy: Grif: Hmmm.... Sheepy: Il: I can deliver judgement upon the patient now. Arsé-kun: Yog: *piping up from Paimon* That will not help. Sheepy: Il: ....? Arsé-kun: Yog: He will simply change vessels. It isn't worth it. Sheepy: Il: We can watch over this one easier. Arsé-kun: Kay: Y'all lost me Sheepy: Grif: Uhh... Let me think... Sheepy: Grif: He's very popular. Sheepy: Grif: Have you heard of Cthulhu? Arsé-kun: Kay: Who fuckin' hasn't?! Arsé-kun: Hastur: I would willingly drop any plot I am engaged in purely to ruin Cthulhu's day. Sheepy: Grif: Thank you. Sheepy: Grif: Uncle doesn't like him, but if he gets rid of him, the spotlight of popularity will be on him and it will limit his ability to scheme. Arsé-kun: Hastur: ... Do you think I can deal with that six-eyed freak myself? I would love to, but he tends to curbstomp me. Sheepy: Grif: I can try to help you. Arsé-kun: Hastur: You can't. That fight would end in under one page. Sheepy: Grif: Well... I tried to offer my services... Sheepy: Grif: Uncle doesn't want my services... Very sad. Arsé-kun: Hastur: Perhaps the great ocean hunter can assist you. I will not be, as I predict getting sent into orbit soon. Sheepy: Grif: No. I can't punt you when there's more important things happening. Arsé-kun: Hastur: What if I inform you that I am intentionally dragging this out to waste your time? Sheepy: Grif: Wow... Sheepy: Grif: ..... Sheepy: Grif: I wonder if Grandpa can help... Arsé-kun: Hastur: .............. Arsé-kun: Hastur: ....... We're turning the page. My good partner in crime should be about halfway done with his plot. This is an excellent time to sit back and watch everyone panic and scramble. Sheepy: Grif: Wow... I thought you said you weren't going ahead with it because of more pressing things. Arsé-kun: Hastur: Oh, my role in the plot had ended by that point. I could have sent you on your way, but I want it clear how much I despise-og Cthulhu. Sheepy: Il: There's a problem on campus? And the detectives are both out of commission... That means... I could help! Arsé-kun: Hastur: Cthulhu isn't on location. He doesn't go-og out. Good luck, you little typewriter. Sheepy: Il: But your partner is. Sheepy: Grif: Uh, generally I'd deal with that, not the detectives... Arsé-kun: Hastur: Well, you'd better deal with it, before this story is spiked into the death scenes. Sheepy: Grif:?! Arsé-kun: Hastur: Now, if you'd excuse me, I am going to go cause more problems on purpose~ Sheepy: Grif: Kay, we have to find his partner. Arsé-kun: Kay: No shit! I understood that part, Grif! Sheepy: Il: Bye-bye, patient. Sheepy: Il: I will come with you. Sheepy: Grif:...Really, no need... The hospital needs some protection... Sheepy: Il: I will come with you. Arsé-kun: Kay: How about you deal with this problem? What if this yellow-jacket bastard decides to ruin a doctor? We'll do the rest. Sheepy: Il:.......*He spreads his wings out... before nuking Hastur! AT LEAST MOVE AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL AND GRIF BEFORE YOU DO THIS, IL* Sheepy: *A confuser and pained cry rings out from Grif! Look at what you did, Il, you scared him!* Arsé-kun: *Only Grif? That'd give everyone in range a goddamn heart attack!* Arsé-kun: *... ESPECIALLY Hastur, who managed to scream before being simply obliterated. We like leaving yellow stains in craters in this campus* Sheepy: Il: I did as you requested. Sheepy: Il:...*his usual airheaded smile appears on his face* ...I did a good job! Arsé-kun: *Kay is waiting for his ears to stop ringing. This doesn't stop him from bitching* Arsé-kun: Kay: Are you daft?! You can do that anywhere and you choose to do it point blank?! Sheepy: Il:? Sheepy: Il: It was the most direct solution. Arsé-kun: Kay: Common sense, motherfucker! Sheepy: Grif: Some strategy on your part could have benefited everyone here...! Sheepy: Il:....... Sheepy: Il:............? Sheepy: Il: Common sense? Sheepy: Il: Many people tell me to use it, but I do not have any... Arsé-kun: Kay: WE NOTICED. Sheepy: Il: I have not witnessed such a thing from the otome games I have played... Sheepy: Il:................You seem very angry despite me doing exactly as you asked... Arsé-kun: Kay: This motherfucker really thinks he can avoid a bad ending without common sense. Fucking amazing. Sheepy: Il:....... Sheepy: Il: Usually, the answers in otome games are a true mystery... Arsé-kun: Kay: This isn't fucking otome you goddamn weeb! Sheepy: Il: You just said that to avoid bad endings, I need common sense. Sheepy: Il: However... they tend to be very contradictory. Sheepy: Il: You must allow Fran to view you shirtless to start his route. Arsé-kun: *Kay kicks Il in the shin. No damage* Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm already dating!!! Sheepy: Il: But to get his good ending, you must tell him later that you do not want to be viewed as shirtless.. Sheepy: Il: Otherwise, you will not cross the path between companions and lovers... Arsé-kun: Kay: Who installed windows ten on this piece of trash?! Sheepy: Il: I will be updating our computers to Windows 11 soon. Please be patient. Arsé-kun: *Kay grabs Grif's hand and just starts dragging him out of the cutscene* Sheepy: Grif: Ugh... I feel rattled... Arsé-kun: Kay: Hated that. I'm gonna shove him into a trash compactor. Sheepy: Grif: He's too intimidating... Sheepy: Grif: He's like a secret boss... Very scary. Arsé-kun: Kay: What part of that shit was secret?? Sheepy: Grif: Secret bosses are just unneccessary and stronger than final bosses. Arsé-kun: Kay: Whatever! The fuck were we supposed to be doing? Sheepy: Grif:...I didn't get that far. Arsé-kun: Kay: Great. Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Right! The goddamn slug again. Sheepy: Grif: Yes... unfortunately. Arsé-kun: Kay: Should we just throw salt at the motherfucker? Sheepy: Grif: I can try to fight him and lose. Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm not rescuing your dead body a goddamn second time. Sheepy: Grif: Let's use stealth. Arsé-kun: Kay: We get in, we grab whatever living people we find, we get the fuck out. Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Perfect. Arsé-kun: Kay: Go now, if we don't see anyone we keep an eye on the way in instead. Sheepy: Grif: Right. I'm ready. Arsé-kun: Kay: I've got my stuff. Let's get this over with and not get nuked from goddamn orbit again. Arsé-kun: *Kay and Grif go to the crater that was a cavern once! Turns out there's a new cavern! Someone took time and effort to dig this out!* Sheepy: Grif: Wow... Sheepy: Grif: Looks comfortable. Arsé-kun: Kay: Shh. Stealth. Sheepy: *Grif sneaks in!* Arsé-kun: *So does Kay. Of course* Arsé-kun: *Boys in a cavern, where will they go??* Sheepy: *To find anyone who has been captured!* Arsé-kun: *Luckily, the zombies are ignoring them this time. Pros to stealth approach?* Sheepy: *Grif looks around. Where would potential captives be?* Arsé-kun: *They could be anywhere. In other caverns, in the lake, on the fucking floor, face down in the dirt literally five feet away,* Sheepy: Grif: *Who is that on the ground?* Arsé-kun: *Judging by this being a ginger and literally nothing else, it's Harland.* Sheepy: Grif: .....*he goes to pick up Har* Arsé-kun: Kay: man... I'd say we leave him here, but even this alcoholic doesn't deserve it. Sheepy: Grif: We have to save him even if he's unlikable. Arsé-kun: Kay: Did the slug just drop him here...? That's weird. Sheepy: Grif: Maybe he stumbled in here. Arsé-kun: Kay: Fuck, probably. Sheepy: Grif: Let's look for any others before we go. Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah. There's no way he just grabbed a single drunk and called it a day's work. Sheepy: *Grif continues looking!* Arsé-kun: *Nothing yet! We're lucky the zombies are clearly decaying or this would be difficult!* Sheepy: Grif: *Time to keep hunting, then!* Sheepy: Grif:.......? Arsé-kun: Kay: ...? Sheepy: Grif: There's a child here... Arsé-kun: Kay: ?! Sheepy: *Grif points at a shadowy area.* Arsé-kun: *Kay squints* Sheepy: *...Satoru is standing in the shadows, staring! He has something in his hand.* Arsé-kun: Kay: Kid, it isn't safe here..! Sheepy: Satoru: Maybe not for you, Scruffy. Arsé-kun: Kay: No, seriously..! Aren't you supposed to be with my brother? Sheepy: Satoru: I slipped the leash. It means I don't have Mr. Pointy, but as long as I go back to him soon, it'll be fine. Sheepy: Satoru: I wanted to bring Mr. Sluggy a gift. But I saw you two, and I wanted to see what you were up to. Arsé-kun: *Kay stares at this maxed-charisma child. What the fuck?* Sheepy: Grif: Uh... Maybe you should go home. Sheepy: Satoru: It's okay. I'll go home after I give Mr. Sluggy his housewarming gift. Arsé-kun: Kay: If you're lucky, he won't get blown up this time.. Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Y'know he kills people, right? Sheepy: Satoru: That's okay. Grandpa does too. Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Sheepy: Satoru: I think Mr. Sluggy feels lonely. If he had some friends, he may not kidnap as many people. Only some. Arsé-kun: Kay: .... *kay opts to not explain the concept of slavery to a child* Sheepy: Satoru: Have fun with your scavenger hunt. Sheepy: Grif:...Did you see any humans while you were in here? Sheepy: Satoru:................... Sheepy: Satoru: Uhuh. I have. Sheepy: Grif: Really? Where- Sheepy: Satoru: *He points at Har* That one. Arsé-kun: Kay: Goddammit. Arsé-kun: Kay: I knew that was coming. Expected that, even. Sheepy: Satoru: If you focus hard enough, you can find your companions. Arsé-kun: Kay: We don't even... Arsé-kun: Kay: Ah, forget it. Please just go home. Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. I will. Arsé-kun: Kay: You don't look like you're going. Sheepy: Satoru: I will go home. Sheepy: Satoru: The longer you debate with me, the higher chance Mr. Sluggy will stop you. Sheepy: Satoru: You should worry about yourself. Not me. Arsé-kun: Kay: You'll still be in danger.... Sheepy: Satoru: I'm more powerful than you could ever imagine. Arsé-kun: *Kay has no reply* Sheepy: Satoru: You should focus on yourself. Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm. I'm just gonna go. I'm not gonna deal with this. Sheepy: *Grif keeps looking for captives!* Arsé-kun: *Grif passes by more zombies. No inspection needed, they're all very clearly deceased* Sheepy: *Grif continues on without inspecting them.* Arsé-kun: *Grif goes on further down the cavern. There's some sounds of... Well, it's something hitting dirt.* Sheepy: Grif:....? Sheepy: *Grif follows the sound.* Arsé-kun: *Grif eventually comes across a whole digging operation! Look at them all digging and rotating positions! Passing off shovels to each other! Constructing additional pylons!* Sheepy: Grif:...?! Arsé-kun: *Explains where the new caverns came from.* Sheepy: Grif:........(How do we save so many people...) Arsé-kun: *That's easy! You don't! These are undead as well, presumably.* Sheepy: Grif: *Just in case, he closely looks at them* Arsé-kun: *This one is limping! ... Nope, they're falling apart. Maybe this one? ... Nah, this one has no face. Perhaps this one??* Sheepy: Grif: *He continues to look at each of them.* Arsé-kun: *... This one has turned green, this one's missing an arm, this one... Maybe check this one?* Sheepy: *Grif checks this one.* Arsé-kun: *This one completely ignores Griflet.* Sheepy: *Grif gently grabs their shoulder to shift them in order to see their face* Arsé-kun: *... They don't seem to see Griflet at all, staring straight past him with a blank expression. They're breathing.. This one's a living person!* Sheepy: *Grif continues looking for living ones.* Arsé-kun: *Nope. Nope. Definitely nope. Yeeeenope. No way. Questionable.* Sheepy: *Questionable? Are they breathing?* Arsé-kun: *... Yes!* Sheepy: Grif: Kay... Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah? *he's keeping his distance from the zombos* Sheepy: Grif: This one's alive. Sheepy: Grif: Let's take him and leave. Arsé-kun: Kay: Gimme the drunk. You can deal with these dirty shits. Arsé-kun: *the zombies do nothing about this. they're not stupid and they enjoy their unlife. Also, they weren't told to deal with it, so they fuckin' ain't.* Sheepy: *Grif gives Har to Kay and grabs the second living man* Sheepy: Grif: Let's go. Sheepy: Grif: We can't carry any more. Arsé-kun: Kay: Hope there aren't any more down here. Sheepy: Grif: I can return back later. Arsé-kun: Kay: I guess.. Sheepy: *Grif starts leaving* Arsé-kun: *Kay follows him, of course* Sheepy: *They manage to successfully leave!* Arsé-kun: *One of Gla'aki's eye stalks pop through the dirt as they leave. There's a ladybug on it.* Sheepy: *Grif feels thankful that there weren't spikes as well.* Arsé-kun: *glaaki's disappointment is measurable and he is annoyed* Arsé-kun: *They get back on path! Mission success* Sheepy: *Grif heads to the hospital!* Arsé-kun: *Kay looks frustrated at the idea of dragging this alcoholic across campus. I mean, he does anyway.* Sheepy: *Sorry, Kay, but it's important to let a doctor check on them!* Arsé-kun: *They made it without incident! ... Kay spent the time trying to give Har a Kthanid's Respite, but those don't work on being blacked out.* Sheepy: *Satoru is sitting infront of the hospital. Upon seeing the group, he starts to clap slowly.* Sheepy: Satoru: Wow. Good job. You lived. Congratulations. *clap. clap. clap.* Arsé-kun: *Har jumps slightly in reaction to the sudden sound. Guess he isn't completely fuckered out* Arsé-kun: Kay: Go back to my brother or so help me god. Sheepy: Satoru: I've been waiting for you. Sheepy: Satoru: Did Mr. Sluggy tell you how he felt about my gift? Arsé-kun: Kay: No. Didn't hear a peep from 'im. Sheepy: Satoru: I hope he liked it. I gave him a ladybug. Sheepy: Satoru: It's a housewarming gift. Sheepy: Satoru: It's important to treat new neighbors with kindness and respect so they feel welcome rather than isolated. Arsé-kun: Kay: Why are you so okay with the part where he steals people and kills them for slavery? Sheepy: Satoru: Hmmm.... Sheepy: Satoru:........Well, isn't that normal? Arsé-kun: Kay: No?! Sheepy: Satoru: Dad does that. Sheepy: Satoru: Not very often, but he has. Arsé-kun: Kay: Kid, that means nothing when every other adult man is either your dad or uncle. Sheepy: Satoru: Don't assume such things. Sheepy: Satoru: I only have three dads. Sheepy: Satoru: Dad, Eiji, and Masato. Arsé-kun: *Watson comes outside meanwhile* Sheepy: Satoru: Hi, Uncle Watson. Do you kill people and revive them for slavery? Arsé-kun: Watson: Excuse me?! Sheepy: Satoru: Mr. Sluggy and Dad both do. Arsé-kun: Watson: You little demonic spawn. Shouldn't you be somewhere? Sheepy: Satoru: Expectations will never bind me. Sheepy: Satoru: I was visiting Mr. Sluggy earlier. I gave him a ladybug. Did you know that he made a new house near the campus? Arsé-kun: Watson: Horrible news. Sheepy: Satoru: I made sure to compliment it. It's the polite thing to do. Arsé-kun: Kay: ........ Sheepy: Satoru: It's a little uncomfortable, though. He could use some furniture. Maybe a coffin or two like Dad. Arsé-kun: *Kay calls attention back to the main objective by unceremoniously dropping Har. Har groans on impact with the ground. Ouch* Sheepy: Grif: Watson. We found living people in the cave. Sheepy: Grif: These three. Arsé-kun: Watson: I see this. Bring them inside, please. Sheepy: Grif: Right. *He walks inside* Arsé-kun: *Kay grabs Har by the ankle and just drags him in. That's what u get for being a public alcoholic* Sheepy: Satoru: Bye. Have fun being prodded at. Arsé-kun: *Har just groans. help him* Arsé-kun: *Watson follows them back in after a few moments.* Sheepy: Satoru: Did Mr. Detective die? Is that why you're finally able to come here? I was worried about him, you know. I'll make him regret it if he died. Arsé-kun: Watson: No, he's fine. I need to do my job in order to get paid. Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. That makes sense. Sheepy: Grif: I'll leave them here so I can go and uh... Uh... Sheepy: Grif:......Do nothing. Yes. Sheepy: Grif: So you don't poke and prod me. Arsé-kun: Watson: I don't have a reason to do that, but fine. Sheepy: Grif: You don't. But other doctors do. Arsé-kun: Kay: Don't you dare leave me here Sheepy: Grif: And anyway... You do... To punish me for bringing Holmes to Hell. Sheepy: Grif: Kay... Doctors are very scary... Arsé-kun: Watson: Why? I would have done it if he'd just asked. Sheepy: Grif: He didn't want you to know because he expected you to say no. Sheepy: Grif: He proceeded to never pay me... Arsé-kun: Watson: Even the Great Detective is wrong sometimes... Here. Arsé-kun: *Grif is finally paid his prize money!* Sheepy: Grif:...! My reward...! Arsé-kun: *confetti* Sheepy: Grif: I had given up on it... Sheepy: Grif:...Yes, I can trust you... I will provide my services to you if requested. Arsé-kun: Watson: Horrible idea, but I appreciate it. Arsé-kun: *Harland revives in the background. He's alliiiiiiiive!* Sheepy: Satoru: Wow, Drunky. You're awake. I thought you'd die for sure. Sheepy: Satoru: *clap, clap, clap* Good job. Congratulations on surviving the consequences of your actions. Arsé-kun: *Har looks rattled* Arsé-kun: Har: But I didn't do anythin' that time...! Sheepy: Satoru: Really? He just dropped you off like that? Mr. Sluggy must have no taste. Sheepy: Satoru: I think you're nice, Drunky. I like you. I wouldn't drop you on a cavern floor face down. Sheepy: Grif: Do you remember how you ended up there? Arsé-kun: Har: How should I know?? I was just drinkin' at home an'.... *he trails off with dawning horror that he DOES know what happened* Arsé-kun: Har: ..... ...... An' suddenly I felt like there was sumtin' I was supposed to be doin', but couldn't remember what it was, so I didn't do anythin'. Arsé-kun: Har: I know I was movin' after that, but I didn't wanna be..! Arsé-kun: Har: For once, bein' shitfaced saved my ass! Arsé-kun: *He isn't proud of this, despite his victorious tone. He's well aware how fucked this is* Sheepy: Satoru: Wow. *clap, clap, clap* Good job. Sheepy: Satoru: Congratulations on your actions helping you survive. Arsé-kun: Har: for once. Sheepy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 1 Arsé-kun: *Watson is occupied with making sure the other two boys are unharmed, meanwhile* Sheepy: Grif: We found them digging. Sheepy: Grif: It seems that Glaaki is using a combination of living and undead laborers to create his new home. Arsé-kun: Watson: He can't do it himself? Sheepy: Grif: He could. Sheepy: Satoru: I think he's lonely. Arsé-kun: Kay: We'll keep that in mind. Sheepy: Grif: That wouldn't excuse his actions. Arsé-kun: Kay: A thousand years community service. Sheepy: Grif: Hmmm... Maybe. Sheepy: Satoru: I wonder if vampires are at risk. I should warn Mr. Vampire. Arsé-kun: Kay: May as well. Never know with this kinda bullshit. Sheepy: Satoru: With all the eldritch beings here who are capable of controlling unsuspecting victims, he could easily become a powerful weapon in their hands. Of course, for Uncle Nyarly, such a thing wouldn't be satisfactory. He'd rather gently nudge humans to fight each other. Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Yeah, that makes sense. Sheepy: Satoru: By the way, if you befriend your enemy, you may be able to draw information about their weaknesses out of them. Arsé-kun: Kay: How evil of you to suggest that. Sheepy: Satoru: It's not evil. I'd never do it. Sheepy: Satoru: For example, if I had information about Mr. Sluggy, I wouldn't tell you, because that's evil. Arsé-kun: Kay: Telling secret information is definitely evil if they don't want it shared. Sheepy: Satoru: Okay. His secret is safe with me. Arsé-kun: *Kay stares at him.* Sheepy: Satoru: *stare* Arsé-kun: Kay: What kinda evil genius are you if you don't do evil? Sheepy: Satoru: What kind of evil genius commits crimes right in front of a detective's husband and a security guard with no way to escape easily? Arsé-kun: Kay: Touché. Sheepy: Grif: I would not see you divulging enemy secrets as a crime. Sheepy: Satoru: Maybe you wouldn't here, but if they were your secrets, you would. Arsé-kun: *Watson left the two boys alone at some point, letting them nap against each other on the lobby bench. Cute..* Sheepy: Satoru: But... Sheepy: Satoru: This isn't me revealing a secret of any kind... Sheepy: Satoru: When I gave him the bug, he didn't seem to like it. Sheepy: Grif: Nor does Grandpa. He has the tendency to nuke them. ... ... ... Arsé-kun: *Kay just accepts that this child is capable of shenanigans as wild as Aru. That's just how it is* Arsé-kun: *a few beats of silence pass* Arsé-kun: *Har stumbles by in the foreground, exiting stage right. Thanks bud* Sheepy: Grif:....Is he concerned that Grandpa will nuke him if enough bugs are in the cavern? Arsé-kun: Kay: He needs a reason to nuke? Sheepy: Grif: No. Sheepy: Grif: But it probably raises the likelihood if there's a lot of bugs in one place...Maybe. Arsé-kun: Kay: Better not tell him about computers. Sheepy: Grif: Yes... You're right Sheepy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 20 Arsé-kun: *Watson left the two boys alone at some point, letting them nap against each other on the lobby bench. Cute..* Sheepy: *It seems like one of the two guys has woken up! He's surprisingly wide awake. His eyes are darting around nervously.* Arsé-kun: Watson: Good evening, Ryuu. I don't recommend moving. Sheepy: Ryuu: (Kazuma's so close... My heart is racing...) ...Dr. Watson... How did we end up here? Where is "here"? Arsé-kun: Watson: You would know where you were if you stopped avoiding this entire section of campus like the plague. Sheepy: Ryuu:...! Oh, but... *His face is beaming with pride* I've never been sick before! Not even with a cold. Arsé-kun: Watson: Stop sounding like an anti-vaxxer for five minutes, please. It gives me the urge to bop you over the head. Sheepy: Ryuu: I do get vaccinated...! Arsé-kun: Watson: Yes, but phrasing. Sheepy: Ryuu: However... it's true. I've never been sick, even once. Sheepy: Ryuu: I've never had a sick day off from school before... Arsé-kun: Watson: You've jinxed it several times now. Sheepy: Ryuu: It's okay. I'm tough! .........But I'm sore all over despite not doing anything. Sheepy: Ryuu: .......... Sheepy: Ryuu:............I-I missed class...! My perfect attendance...! Arsé-kun: Kay: *having plopped on the floor and absently scrolling on his phone* You've got an excuse. Nobody's forgettin' the first time the damn slug did this. Sheepy: Ryuu:........ Sheepy: Ryuu:....huh? Sheepy: Ryuu: Sorry.... nobody's forgetting this slug...? Ahaha...hahahaha...Yes... (...I have no recollection of any slug...) Arsé-kun: *Kay sighs and gives Ryuu an abridged version of an explanation. Most info isn't given- Only the needed bits.* Sheepy: Ryuu: Could such a thing really exist? Arsé-kun: Kay: ....... Sheepy: Ryuu: I'm not so sure... Arsé-kun: Kay: Man, I wish I was as dumb as this guy when I was younger. Sheepy: Ryuu: And anyway... I'm not a kid. Arsé-kun: Kay: Same difference. Sheepy: Ryuu: So we were digging for this...um, slug? Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah. Sheepy: Ryuu: I was wondering why I was so sore... Kazuma's the fit one, not me...! Arsé-kun: Watson: I don't think he'd regularly do this either, however. Sheepy: Ryuu: Well... um... yes... Sheepy: Ryuu: However... I doubt I dug much up. Arsé-kun: Kay: Fuck, probably, yeah. Ain't like you two were the only suckers down there. Sheepy: Grif: I wonder if I can even go down there at this point. Arsé-kun: Kay: You're not. We're not going through that shit a second time! Sheepy: Grif: Yes... Sheepy: Grif: I hope no one else is down there. Arsé-kun: *Grif gets a small burst of confetti. guess not. thanks yog for your valuable input* Sheepy: Grif: I see... That's good. Sheepy: *The confetti surprised Ryuu!* Sheepy: Grif: By the way. If you were concerned about the crater in the entrance, worry not. Sheepy: Grif: The angel attacked Uncle. Arsé-kun: Watson: Yes, I heard. We really do need to speak with him about this behavior. Sheepy: Grif: He scares me... Arsé-kun: *Kay declines shooting back with "But your grandpa doesn't?"* Sheepy: Grif: He puts off the same vibes as a clown. Sheepy: Grif: Although I do not fear clowns... Sheepy: Grif:...Mostly because they generally can't kill you in one hit. Arsé-kun: Kay: Speaking of clowns.. Arsé-kun: *Kay looks to Satoru* Sheepy: Satoru: Did you finally get your degree in clowning? Arsé-kun: Kay: Go back to my brother before I carry you like a shitty lil football. Sheepy: Satoru: I expect a salary if I'm to be babysitting your brother. Sheepy: Satoru: My rates are reasonable. Arsé-kun: *Kay smirks. ok, that was a bit funny* Sheepy: Satoru: Also, telling a child to go all by himself to find someone he doesn't know the location of as it's getting late is irresponsible. Arsé-kun: Kay: ... Alright, c'mere you lil shit. Sheepy: Satoru: You'll bring me there? Okay. I trust you, Scruffy. Arsé-kun: *Kay goes and picks up Satoru like a football. This is apparently Kay's preferred method of carrying anything.* Sheepy: *Satoru goes limp like a ragdoll.* Arsé-kun: Kay: Grif, I'm goin' home after this. Don't die. Sheepy: Grif: Right. I intend to go home too soon. Arsé-kun: Kay: Doesn't mean jack shit until you actually make it. Sheepy: Grif: Yes... That's true. I'll try to. Arsé-kun: Kay: Aight. See you. Arsé-kun: *kay leaves with satoru. he almost forgot about the crater being so close. haha* Sheepy: Grif:...Uh, right. I don't know if the angel bothered to tell you, but... Sheepy: Grif: Do you know the detective staying here currently? Arsé-kun: Watson: Ah, yes. That. I have been informed, yes. Sheepy: Grif: Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do about Cthulhu. Sheepy: Grif: I am too weak to face him... Sheepy: Grif: Maybe one day, I will be powerful enough to stand a chance.. Arsé-kun: Watson: But not now Sheepy: Ryuu: *He slowly raises his free arm, cringing due to the soreness. His eyes are darting a bit and he's refusing to make eye contact with Grif.* ...Um, what's "Cthulhu"? Sheepy: Grif: Uh... how to put it. Sheepy: Grif: He's a big green creature with a squid head. Sheepy: Ryuu:....I've heard of such a thing... Sheepy: Ryuu: A furry. Arsé-kun: *Yog quietly cackles from Paimon. thanks bud* Sheepy: Grif: Uh... Well... he doesn't have fur. Sheepy: Ryuu: Iris told me about them. Sheepy: Ryuu: She gave me one. Sheepy: Ryuu: A furry. Arsé-kun: Watson: Thank you for clarifying. I was about to assume my daughter had given you a cthulhu. Somehow. Sheepy: Ryuu: *He pulls a small stuffed animal keychain out of his pocket. It's a cute mouse wearing similar clothes to Ryuu!* Sheepy: Ryuu: She said it's my fursona, Chunosuke. Fursona is short for furry persona... I think. Sheepy: Grif: ....... Arsé-kun: Yog: No need to ask, Griflet. Furries are fans of anthropomorphic animals, and have personalized avatars of themselves are called fursonas. There is more detailed information, but it is not required here. Sheepy: Grif: Wow...... Sheepy: Grif: So Uncle is a fursona sometimes. Arsé-kun: Yog: I... I guess??? Sheepy: Grif: I wonder if he still is a fursona, or if he has recovered from his injuries. Arsé-kun: Watson: Please stop confusing the mortals for five minutes. Sheepy: Ryuu: Well... mortal. Kazuma is still asleep, I think. Arsé-kun: Watson: Oh, let me just out you in public. Sheepy: Ryuu: ...? I'm not a furry. Arsé-kun: *Watson just gives Ryuu a flat look* Sheepy: Ryuu:........ Arsé-kun: Watson: Changing the subject for your benefit. Sheepy: Ryuu: *His eyes are darting around. Very nice* Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Ah, it's only Griflet. We're not ruining anything like this. Sheepy: Ryuu: Well... There's nothing to ruin. Arsé-kun: Watson: i'll get you one day, and your little cat too. Sheepy: Ryuu: Um... you already have my cat. Wagahai... Sheepy: Grif: Wow... Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Fair enough. Sheepy: Grif: I watched a cat attack someone the other day. Arsé-kun: Watson: That's unfortunate. Sheepy: Grif: The cat was red and black. Arsé-kun: Yog: *helpfully* That was identified as a hedgehog, much to our collective confusion. Sheepy: Grif: Hedgehogs have no tails. Sheepy: Grif: A hedgehog eats bugs. Arsé-kun: Yog: I said what I said. It is already in the database. Sheepy: Grif: Maybe I should give him bugs as a peace offering next time. Arsé-kun: Yog: That may not work. Sheepy: Grif: I would accept food in return for mercy. Sheepy: Ryuu: Mr. Holmes is very willing to accept food bribes as well... but he has standards. Arsé-kun: *There is an Extremely bent out of shape Raphael watching this from a distance. He wants to go home for the night but people are Here.* Arsé-kun: Watson: Ironic because he doesn't eat half the time anyway. Sheepy: Ryuu: Maybe that's why he's so willing to accept food bribes... Sheepy: *In the background, it seems like Grif is finally leaving!* Arsé-kun: *Raph looks relieved* Sheepy: Ryuu: Oh, the security guard is gone. Arsé-kun: Watson: So he is. Arsé-kun: Watson: Between you and Mr. Misyr, I'm sure we can find a solution somewhere. Sheepy: Ryuu: Mr. Misyr? The fake demon in the coffee shop? Arsé-kun: Watson: Yes. Sheepy: Ryuu: He's disappeared recently. I wonder if he's sick at home. Arsé-kun: Watson: I may visit him when I have some time off. I haven't decided yet, though. Sheepy: Ryuu: It's understandable he would get sick. You need to sleep well to have a strong immune system, and it's hard to sleep if you're always energized by coffee. Arsé-kun: Watson: This is very true. Perhaps you're right. Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 1 Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 1 Sheepy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 1 Sheepy: Ryuu: Other than being sore, I feel up to going home. However... (Kazuma really doesn't want to wake up, huh...) Arsé-kun: Watson: I figured as much. I'd also like to go home, but I can't let you two stay in the lobby. Sheepy: Ryuu: But he doesn't seem willing to wake up. Sheepy: *It feels like someone is watching the three.* Arsé-kun: Watson: ... Lucan, put that broom away or so help me. Sheepy: Lucan: Aw...doc, I didn't realize you'd notice me. Sheepy: Lucan: I just couldn't sleep. Arsé-kun: Watson: I see. Well, just don't bother anyone else. Sheepy: Lucan: Not even the man with the headband? Arsé-kun: Watson: .... You have one attempt. Sheepy: Lucan: Eh? You really overestimate me...! Sheepy: Lucan: Well, if that's the case...! Sheepy: *Lucan speeds over and jabs Asougi in the ribs!* Sheepy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 2 Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 1 Sheepy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 8 Sheepy: *Ryuu jumps! That scared him!* Arsé-kun: *Asougi yelps and jumps as well. The combo of them both jumping means Asougi has lost his sturdy leaning wall, and ends up falling right onto Ryuu's lap. haha nice* Sheepy: Ryuu:?! Sheepy: Lucan: Ah! I did it! Arsé-kun: *Asougi drowsily blinks at Ryuu, taking a moment to actually process what's going on. Man's been woken from a dead sleep* Sheepy: Lucan: You can thank me. Sheepy: *Ryuu's eyes are darting around as usual.* Arsé-kun: Watson: Thank you, Lucan. For once. Sheepy: Lucan: With that done... I can now go to sleep. In return, you can forget that I was awake. Arsé-kun: Watson: A fair trade. Arsé-kun: Asougi: .... ... *blink, blink, awareness activated* ... Mmmornin', Ryuu. What was that for? Sheepy: Lucan: For my own entertainment, of course. Arsé-kun: Asougi: ...? Arsé-kun: Asougi: Oh. Sorry. I must've been really tired. Sheepy: Ryuu: We were apparently digging a hole for a slug... Arsé-kun: Asougi: Why would we do that? We've got class tomorrow morning. Sheepy: Ryuu: Mind control. Arsé-kun: Asougi: .. ... Arsé-kun: Asougi: Huh. Sheepy: Ryuu: I'm very sore from it. Arsé-kun: Asougi: I'll know as soon as I move. Arsé-kun: *Asougi stretches, and then realizes mid-back arch that his head is, in fact, on Ryuu's lap. Asougi reacts in a rational and reasonable way.* Arsé-kun: *Asougi rolls off Ryuu and onto the floor. goodbye* Sheepy: Ryuu: Eh?! Are you in pain?! Arsé-kun: Asougi: *hoarsely* I've made a critical error in my judgement. Sheepy: Ryuu: Maybe we should start by not getting possessed by mollusks again... Arsé-kun: Asougi: Sounds good. Sheepy: Ryuu: Apparently this may not have been the first time... Arsé-kun: Asougi: Right. The time everyone was outside for some reason. Arsé-kun: Asougi: We.. Probably shouldn't be here alone, should we? Sheepy: Ryuu: Let's go home for now. This place... is very creepy. I heard that there's a... g-ghost that wanders the halls. Arsé-kun: Asougi: I agree. This place is making my whiskers stand on end. We've had enough weird for one day. Sheepy: Ryuu: Right...! (...What whiskers? Maybe... Kazuma is the kind of man who wants to grow a beard who can't?) Arsé-kun: Asougi: What's the look for?? Sheepy: Ryuu: Your facial hair is very... facial hair. Arsé-kun: Asougi: I'm still working on it! Sheepy: Ryuu: I know you can do anything you put your mind to. Sheepy: Ryuu:...Well, other than one thing. Arsé-kun: Asougi: What? What do you doubt me being able to do? *he finally sits up* Sheepy: Ryuu: Tongue twisters. Arsé-kun: Asougi: Cyka blyat! I'm going to catch up to you one day! Sheepy: Ryuu: Really, I just do it for fun... There's no need to do it if you don't find it fun. Arsé-kun: Asougi: I need to get better! I can't go through that class a second time! Sheepy: Ryuu: I don't think tongue twisters will be the difference in failing a class or not... Arsé-kun: Asougi: Maybe not, but stumbling over my presentation again might! Sheepy: Ryuu: And if we're not careful, we'll stumble on the exit. Arsé-kun: Asougi: Leaving is a thing we should be doing. Arsé-kun: *he says, making no effort to move* Sheepy: Ryuu: *He starts heading towards the exit* Yes, it's getting dark! Arsé-kun: *Asougi stretches again (like a cat) before getting up and joining Ryuu* Arsé-kun: Asougi: It's pretty dark already.. Sheepy: Ryuu: It got darker where I used to live. Arsé-kun: Asougi: How'd you see then? Sheepy: Ryuu: I opened my eyes and used them. Arsé-kun: Asougi: Ah, yes. Of course. How silly of me. Sheepy: Ryuu: Well, I don't really mind the dark. Arsé-kun: Asougi: Me neither. Sheepy: Ryuu: Although, sometimes I wonder...is the campus safe at night? Arsé-kun: ?: No. Sheepy: Ryuu: Ehh?! Arsé-kun: Asougi: Ah!? Sheepy: *As they're distracted, something cold and wet slips down the back of their shirts!* Arsé-kun: *Asougi whips out a whole-ass sword and points it at whatever's behind him!* Sheepy: *The thing behind them stares back. ... Or it would, if it had a head. Instead, it's got a glpwing flame above its neck and sickles in both its hands. It's twitching...* Sheepy: *Ryuu screams! What is that?!* Arsé-kun: *Asougi gets in front of Ryuu! He'll protect you!* Sheepy: Rider: *His voice is seemingly coming from nowhere. It's distorted and echoey!* YOUR HEAD... GIVE ME... YOUR HEAD... Sheepy: *Ryuu backs off, trembling* Arsé-kun: *Ryuu bumps into something... Cold.* Sheepy: Ryuu:.....? *Fearfully, he looks behind him* Sheepy: Ryuu: E-ehh?! G-ghost...! Arsé-kun: Celeste: Boo! Arsé-kun: Asougi: Another?! *he turns away from Rider to look* Sheepy: *Rider lifts up one of his sickles like he's about to strike--* Arsé-kun: Asougi: ?!? Sheepy: *Something big and furry appears out of nowhere!* Arsé-kun: Celeste: T_T Sheepy: *It's Lobo! He's got something - or someone- in his mouth!* Arsé-kun: Celeste: Lobo, put that poor peasant down! Sheepy: *He drops the peasant as requested.* Sheepy: Dio: Uuugh... Even the dog's trying to force me to do my job. Not a chance! Arsé-kun: Asougi: *uhhhh* ... Are you okay, professor? Sheepy: Dio: That's a name I haven't heard for a long time... Arsé-kun: Asougi: ..... Ryuu, how about you? Sheepy: *Ryuu still seems freaked out by the ghosts!* Arsé-kun: *Well, at least Celeste stopped trying to spook them. Lobo is more important.* Sheepy: Rider: *He's a little disappointed.* Sheepy: Dio:...Hey, wait, do I know you? Arsé-kun: Asougi: Sir, I'm in your class. Sheepy: Dio:..... Sheepy: Dio: Shoot, you recognize me! Aw, geez, now everyone's gonna hear about me being dragged around by a dog. Arsé-kun: Asougi: I wasn't going to say anything... Sheepy: Dio:........ Sheepy: Dio: You promise? Arsé-kun: Asougi: Only if you don't tell anyone about us screaming! Sheepy: Dio: I didn't even notice. Sheepy: Dio: I was just out contemplating if I should do my job and Lobo grabbed me. Arsé-kun: Asougi: Ah... Well, we should let you get back to that. Sheepy: Dio: Oh, yes, just contemplating... Really, at this point I just feel guilty... But night work is terrible... Really, why can't it just be during the day...? Arsé-kun: Asougi: Because you teach during the day? Arsé-kun: *Asougi is slowly inching away, making sure to grab Ryuu's arm in the process* Sheepy: Dio:......... Sheepy: Dio: But really, at the end of the day, aren't I just in that job because they need warm bodies both in the seat and up front? Arsé-kun: Celeste: .... Are you okay? Sheepy: Dio: I mean, I've got a bunch of jobs, but nobody thinks they're of any use. Sheepy: Dio: But then I gotta help out Randy in an area I'm clueless in.. Arsé-kun: *Asougi and Ryuu escape this awkward situation!!* Sheepy: Dio: I should be helping Thanny out too, especially since he just lost another part of his workforce... That's what Lobo wanted me to do, too. Oh, not for you guys, of course. But, see, I don't really enjoy people begging me not to take them and stuff. I really only enjoy punishing guilty, heavily flawed people. Innocent people... It's hard to look them in the eye. Arsé-kun: *Celeste is conflicted on how to respond* Arsé-kun: Celeste: I didn't ask for an essay! Go rant to a therapist or something! Sheepy: Dio: Well, I didn't ask for an essay either, but the curriculum requires it. Arsé-kun: Celeste: Gross. At least let people write about what they want to. Sheepy: Dio: Really, it makes me feel so constrained... I really don't care about most of the stuff in it... Arsé-kun: Celeste: And it's not like you wanted to be hired for this, I get that! Jobs turning around and giving you work you didn't sign up for is awful! Sheepy: Dio: Yeah, exactly! I just wanted to help Randy because he seriously needs it. He's got a huge burden... Arsé-kun: Celeste: You're the king of your classroom, unless Randy's your boss? Sheepy: Dio: Well... Sheepy: Dio:....Is he? Sheepy: Dio: I guess he is... I mean, the principal is the boss of all the professors. But I'm sure I'm not the only one who offered to help out, rather than joining for the profit.. Arsé-kun: *Celeste realizes she can abuse her position to make change! level up.* Arsé-kun: Celeste: Dear guard, would you like to go have a word with this boss alongside me? I need the intimidation factor. Sheepy: Rider: *He gives a thumbs up* Arsé-kun: Celeste: We'll put in a word for you. Sheepy: Dio: What? You will? Great! Sheepy: Dio: I'll mentally prepare myself for my job Arsé-kun: -Saturday, November 13th- Arsé-kun: *It is terrible to be Harland right now. Tired, hungover, achy and overall sad, draped across a sofa like a dead motherfucker. No regard given to the fabrics laid out across the sofa, or to Toa.* Sheepy: Toa: ...I-I'm here too, you know. Arsé-kun: *Har does nothing.* Sheepy: Toa: Um.... It's alright, Har! Maybe he's less injured than everyone thought, and he'll just come in through the door as his usual self...! Sheepy: *As if on cue, the door opens!* Arsé-kun: *Garry looks up from his sewing homework* Sheepy: *It's Morty with a very angelic color scheme! ...Nope, it's just Il. He's got a big smile on his face!...And no feet on the ground.* Arsé-kun: Garry: U-um! G-good morning! What are y-you doing here, Il? Sheepy: Il: Garry. I found out something. It's just like an otome game! Arsé-kun: Garry: But everything is like an otome game if you only know otome.... Sheepy: Il: There's a handsome ikemen staying at the hospital! Arsé-kun: Garry: That could be any of them!! Sheepy: Il: It's just like Amnesia! Sheepy: Il: A handsome ikemen gets possessed by an evil entity... Very romantic...! Arsé-kun: Garry: Errr... You don't mean Morty, do you? Sheepy: Il: Well, possession has implications of active control. But that's not the intended meaning. Arsé-kun: Garry: W-well, uh, um.... Please don't hurt him because of it! Sheepy: Il: ............ Arsé-kun: Garry: How are we supposed to get a good end if he's dead? Sheepy: Il: I was told not to kill him purely because it will make things difficult later. He will simply find another human. Arsé-kun: Garry: Y-yeah, that makes sense! We'd need to force him to jump ship, figuratively! Then we could save Morty.. Sheepy: Il:...He's just like the heroine from Amnesia! She gets possessed by a ghost when it hits her on accident, and it results in her losing her memories! Arsé-kun: Garry: Kinda, I guess, yeah! Sheepy: Il: Oh. The entity's name. I forgot to mention it. Arsé-kun: Har: *muffled* I don'wanna hear it Sheepy: Il: I had never heard of it until last night... Sheepy: Il:....Cat-hulu? Arsé-kun: *the Zann Building itself does not like this and bleeds a little bit of yellow goop from the wall closest to Il. Even from death Hastur is displeased* Sheepy: Il: I think he is a big underwater cat. Arsé-kun: Garry: I rrrrreaaalllyyyyyy hope you're riiight... Sheepy: Il:....Oh, but there's vibes coming off of him that feel so evil and chilling. I do not think a cat could put off such vibes. ...Was that its name....? Sheepy: Il:....Or was it more like "Cthulhu"? Oh, yes, that was it. Sheepy: Il: Hmmm... You have a dripping problem... even when it isn't raining... Arsé-kun: Garry: It does that sometimes... Weiss uses it as paint for some reason.. Arsé-kun: *Har puts a cushion over his head. great input. head hurty* Sheepy: Il: Oh, Harland. When did you get here? I intended to tell you next. Arsé-kun: Har: I heard it. Now stop talking, my head hurts enough already. Sheepy: Il:...Oh, now that I think of it... He really is just like an otome character! A handsome, serious ikemen with a kind side... with a comic relief younger brother he secretly frets about. Ars��-kun: *Garry gets sidetracked by getting an Idea* Sheepy: Il: If he's like an otome character, maybe he'd know how love feels... Arsé-kun: Har: Stop talking! Sheepy: Il:........ Sheepy: Il: I want to feel love some day... I wonder how it feels... Arsé-kun: Har: Tell me when you find out. Sheepy: Il: You don't know, either? Arsé-kun: Har: Not the kind you're lookin' for. Sheepy: Il:...Well, I suppose that goes with a comic relief character. Sheepy: Il: They are usually full of love to give but have not been able to find love themselves... Sometimes, they end up stuck in the role of wingman despite clearly having affectionate feelings towards the heroine. Arsé-kun: Har: This one's got none of that, so fuck off. Sheepy: Il:........... Sheepy: Il: *He gives Har a blank stare that goes right through him* Sheepy: Il:.................. Sheepy: Il:....Just like Ignis! Arsé-kun: *Har throws the pillow at him* Sheepy: Il: Ignis is married to his hamburgers just as you are married to your alcohol. Sheepy: Toa: You say that so pleasantly, but it's really not pleasant at all! Arsé-kun: *Har has given up* Sheepy: Il: The best starting choice is definitely Code:Realize! Arsene Lupin... He's so romantic! He's taught me all sorts of things about love! For example... Even someone like m- Cardia could be loved! People may perceive her as a monster, but she's truly just a normal girl inside of a body with a curse. His love is unwavering and he never gives up on her! Sheepy: Toa: The ideal love in fiction isn't really something that exists very often in real life... People can be truly awful about their love... They can ignore your feelings and push you into things you don't want, and they can try to break you down into being what they want you to be without any concern for your thoughts and feelings. Sheepy: Il: *He gives Toa a look that, although he's smiling, looks dead inside due to his dull, lightless eyes* ............. Arsé-kun: Garry: Aw, don't act like that's true all the time. Arsé-kun: Garry: Sure, it ain't usually as great as an otome, but it ain't that awful usually either. You know that. Sheepy: Toa: Well, yes... but it's a risk to consider. Sheepy: Il: Oh, yes, now I remember why else I came. Arsé-kun: Har: gee. Sheepy: Il: Let's meet without you needing medical care for overconsumption of alcohol! Arsé-kun: Har: I'm dealing with the aftermath of overconsumption, fuck off. Sheepy: Il: So you don't want to meet me outside of the hospital? Arsé-kun: Har: Not while I have a hangover! Sheepy: Il:...! Ah, I understand! "Hangover"! Of course. You're "hanging over" with Garry right now. Not now, of course. Arsé-kun: *... No one corrects this* Sheepy: Il: But eventually. Arsé-kun: Har: Sure! Eventually! Now shut up! I have a headache and you're not helping!! Sheepy: Il:........ Arsé-kun: *being harland is suffering* Sheepy: Il: Sweets always help my brain. Sheepy: Il: Maybe they'll help yours. Arsé-kun: Har: at this rate sure why not. Sheepy: Il: Raphael makes the best pancakes. However, he is probably busy... Sheepy: Il: Misyr makes good drinks, but he went home for a while. Sheepy: Il:....I can make something sweet. Oh, but I'm banned from the kitchen. Sheepy: Il: Oh, I am also banned from going shopping alone because of the incident. Arsé-kun: Garry: We don't have a kitchen here anyway. Sheepy: *In the background, Dio can be heard complaining about a play being average quality at best.* Arsé-kun: *Har covers his ears. He is suffering.* Sheepy: Dio: The plot's a mess...The plot twists are predictable... Sheepy: Dio: ...Oh, the author may be around. I should be nicer... Arsé-kun: *Something starts appearing from behind the yellowed curtains-- Oh, who am I fooling? Of course it's Hastur, and he's livid.* Sheepy: Dio: Huh. Sheepy: Dio: You're the author? Arsé-kun: Hastur: One of the many, yes. Sheepy: Dio: Do you take constructive criticism? Arsé-kun: *Hastur pulls down the curtain to use as a new cloak, but keeps glaring. Presumably* Arsé-kun: Hastur: As one agent of madness to another, I will allow it. Sheepy: Dio: The thing is, it's great and all to have your play inflict madness, but I think you need a better system. Arsé-kun: Hastur: I'm aware. It's been removed from publication a minimum of fifty times. What did you have in mind? Sheepy: Dio: It's difficult to make large groups of people go insane if it's easily associated with your play and they don't have the opportunity to tell others just how much they loved it. Sheepy: Dio: It's difficult to make large groups of people go insane if it's easily associated with your play and they don't have the opportunity to tell others just how much they loved it. Arsé-kun: Hastur: A more subtle meme effect would work, yes... But it does not have the sudden onset I enjoy. Sheepy: Dio: So what I'm thinking is... Have them be obsessed enough to create a huge fandom, and then put out a sequel that makes them go mad? Arsé-kun: Hastur: That does-og keep it predictable.... But that would lead to both writings being banned from publication. Sheepy: Dio: It gets banned, but if you put it on the dark web later and put out a video of... "Cursed Play Found On Dark Web?! Spooky! REAL!!" Sheepy: Dio:...people will go looking for it and want to read it! Sheepy: Dio: That way, you get two sets of people! Arsé-kun: Hastur: The Streisand effect mixed with clickbait... This would work in theory. Sheepy: Dio: Yes, exactly! Arsé-kun: Hastur: If I drop enough hints, I could eventually lead at least one conspiracy theorist in the correct direction. Sheepy: Dio: Yes, yes, good! People love games! Arsé-kun: Hastur: Games are outside of my habitual range, but perhaps I could have something done there as well.. Sheepy: Dio: Have you heard of ARGs? Arsé-kun: Hastur: I believe I have heard this from my uncle, yes. Sheepy: Dio: Maybe something like that would work... Sheepy: Dio: There's a lot to consider! Sheepy: Dio: But I really think you could capture a huge group of people if you used technology to your advantage. Arsé-kun: Hastur: This is true. I've managed to bother quite a few individuals simply because they happened upon a symbol while online. Sheepy: Dio: People really aren't careful about such things nowadays... Arsé-kun: Hastur: They aren't. It can be online everywhere, but the moment I paint it on the buildings it becomes "illegal" and "a liability to human safety". Sheepy: Dio: Randy's so stiff. Arsé-kun: Hastur: .... We can use this to gather interest. It must be interesting if it's ban-worthy. Sheepy: Dio: Yes, you're right! Sheepy: Dio: I mean, Randy lets Nyar run around and mess with people, so if he's willing to ban something, that something must be really interesting! Arsé-kun: Hastur: This is also true. What bias. Sheepy: Dio: It's annoying, really! The problems I cause aren't that bad! Arsé-kun: Hastur: It's almost rage-inducing. I only cause direct-to-home-movie levels of trouble in most cases, but Nyarla, king of dickery, regularly caused full theater production troubles. But I am an issue? Arsé-kun: Hastur: ... Perhaps I would be better off focusing my primary attentions elsewhere....

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