#[chpt3;ttt]

[agency-unofficial]

Hey editor, do you know about someone named "Dr. Roxana Prism"?

"hmm.... sounds familiar...."

[agency-unofficial]

What are we to you, Editor?

"pixels on a screen."

"our perception of each other has more in common than you're willing to accept."

[agency-unofficial]

Hey Editor, why the name Editor if you don’t mind me asking? I have some suspicions, but it would be nice to know something concrete

"oh, well, i'm not quite sure!"

"Maybe its because I edit your perception of things?"

[agency-unofficial]

Also how's life since you kinda got outwitted by phoenix?

"quite good, actually! phoenix is actually quite a good host."

"i mean... I still constantly am planning their murder but hey. no one is perfect. <3"

[agency-unofficial]

Do you like the presents they give?

"despite my coded-in hatred for the agency and anyone who associates themself with it..."

"yes. i do enjoy the presents i'm given!" ... "also, the bear's name is Polaroid"

[agency-unofficial]

Hmmm are there other things in that closet?

Also WHAT are you doing in Phoenix's closet?

"Good question!"

"..."

"OH! WAIT!! you want me to answer that!!!"

"Y'see, after Phoenix disassembled me, phoenix basically begged handler to keep me around. something about me being 'cute' or whatever. anyways, so they stuck my program into this weird box lookin' thing, and now i live here!"

"Phoenix tends to come in every day or so to get me a present-- yesterday they gave me this bear!"

[agency-unofficial]

Wait, where are you right now?

“I’m in Phoenix’s closet!”

[agency-unofficial]

Editor how well do you define "fine"?

“Fine as in not dead.”

“They don’t even lose any limbs this time!”

“Miss Weinsburrow… as much as I love her with all of my mechanical heart, she's a terrible shot. couldn't shoot an elephant even if her life depended on it."

[agency-unofficial]

why can't we see you?

"oh. the camera must not be working. hold on..."

"there we go."

"oh. i forgot to turn the lights on. sorry about that. its usually hard for me to tell whether the lights are on or off. I was built with night vision, you see."

[agency-unofficial]

…will they be okay, Editor?

Oh please. they both survived an explosion. one of them getting electrocuted in the face and falling down a giant hole beforehand, and the other having previously survived a fall from outer space a year or so before. They'll be fine.

[agency-unofficial]

…

SUGGESTED COURSE OF ACTION: RUN

“SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHI-“

[agency-unofficial]

wait a minute...

does Dr.Weinsburrow know anything about Zoraxis's new plan? what is it!

"oh, you mean the super important time machine that Zor wants me and Fabby to make so that they can go back in time and stop the agency from ever being created? the one i was working on before you all accidentally and suspiciously fell through one of the roof windows?"

"wait a second-"

"..." "..." [...]

"Y-YOU HEARD NOTHING! ZERO! ZILCH! NADA!"

“I really cannot afford to lose this job…”

"eheh... sorry about this..."

"what was your name, again?"

"...John Juniper?"

"Ah! i knew i recognized you from somewhere."

"Sorry about this John, but..."

she takes off her glasses and puts on her welding mask. she grabs something from a nearby table

"I don't really fancy losing my job."

[agency-unofficial]

"there we go!"

"Sorry about the poor lighting.... the light bulb in here isn't very good."

[agency-unofficial]

INQUIRY: HIDING PLACE????

“FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFU-“

Suddenly, your connection cuts completely. you didn't even know you HAD some sort of technical connection to the agents!

"looks like you weren't as attached to them as you thought you were. :]"

[agency-unofficial]

I’m scared what is vivisection and does it hurt?

“Oh you poor, innocent baby….”

(psst, extra, noncanon thing under the cut cause i thought i'd be funny)

"vivisection, noun; the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research (used only by people who are opposed to such work)."

[agency-unofficial]

June do you want us to tell you what to do? You don’t seem to be deciding this on your own

"no, no... i'm good"

"Can we please get on with the mission, you two?"

"yeah- I"

"Woah!”

"What is it?"

"The lasers turned off."

"that's... odd. do you see anyone?"

“…I think so?”