#enj0y it anyways i guess

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* SP0ILERS F0R THE LATEST DRDT EPIS0DE

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WTFTF????!!?!?? I SPEEDRAN THIS,.david amirite

[weepingmilkshakedreamer]

AS1 dial0gue but it'z my AU [b0nuz secret patientz]

yeah I'm w0rking 0n thiz finally after f0rgetting t0 f0r a little while cuz yeah. l0l but uhh yeah anywayz i h0pe ya'll enj0y thiz rand0m thing.

Bleed: Hey! uhh... what's that down the alley? Push it over here!

Bleed: Woah!

Bleed: Better get this silly old sheet off! so we can get a good look at it!

*the DeLirium iz revealed lma0*

Bleed: AWESOME!

Bleed: Holy fudge! Look at this bad boy!

Bleed: uhhh wait there's something written here... "The DeLirium" huh... that's a cool name! this is like what people from 20 years ago thought what cars looked like in the future!

Alan: didn't you do the same thing though?

Bleed: well yeah, well at least i think i did i cant really remember though...

Alan: YOU JUST SAID YOU DID LIKE TWENTY SECONDS AGO YOU MORON!

Bleed: Oh yeah Haha! Silly me!

Alan: Ugh... anyways Bleed, we don't have time for this nonsense! we need to get back to the suture...

Alan: I mean, back to the suturing, the cutting, and all the rest of the surgery bullshit!

Bleed: Uh, no way doc! (at least not with that attitude) Look i reckon we can fix this!

Bledd: Hmm... uh, what's a "floox campatier"?

Alan: it's called a "flux capacitor" bleed.

Bleed: Never mind that doc! if there's a problem that cant be solved by random hacking and slashing and crashing and flashing, then i don't wanna hear about it!

Alan: Great Scott!

After surgery

Bleed: Huh. after we pushed it back down the alley, i pressed a button marked "Five minutes into the future" - and the car just vanished! How weird!

Offscreen voice 1: Morty! quick! We have to get to the old clock tower for exactly when the lightning strik...- WHERE THE FUCK IS THE CAR?

Offscreen voice 2: I don't know, Doc! it was right here! literally right where you're standing right now!

*FZZZZFT!*

Offscreen voice 1: *ARRGH!* Oh sweet mother of... I've been hit by a time-traveling car! My chest is all broken! Arrrgh...!

Alan: Should we go help them?

Bleed: Uhh... hmm... nah. We already did a car-crash rib surgery remember?

Bleed: I hit you with the pizza van right back at the start of this thing!

Alan: Oh yes! Ha! Happy days... despite all the shit I've gone through...

Offscreen voice 1: Augh! I'm bleeding heavily from my ear... it's all going dark...

Bleed: ...I'm sure they'll be fine!

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Bizzare-Looking-Robot: Greeting humans! I am short circuiting and in need of your assistance!

Bizzare-Looking-Robot: Can you open my access panel and rewire me?

Bleed: Uhhh... Who- er- What are you?

Bizzare-Looking-Robot: I am Bio-Utility Mechanoid 2.0, but most people call me by my initials.

Bleed: Hm... Bio-Utility Mechanoid 2.0... So, like BUM the robot 2.0? That's so gross!

Bum 2.0: It gets better! care to guess where my access panel is located?

Bleed: This is the worst bonus mission i have ever gone through.

After surgery

Bleed: Well uhh... that was a little awkward, rummaging around in your nether circuits and all that.

Bum 2.0: Please, fellow human. I am merely a machine. I have no emotion or feeling. you should not feel uncomfortable.

Bum 2.0: Now, could you please close my hatch again?

Bleed: Fine...

*CLICK*

Bum 2.0: My! What cold hands you have! Not bad for such a cute surgeon much like yourself!

Bleed: Oh that's it! (I thought I got this over with when i confronted Dwayne about this kind of thing!) Get out!

Bum 2.0: Awww What? You're not even gonna by me dinner?

Bleed: OUT!

*Bum 2.0 leavez*

Alan: You know that short argument reminded me of something..

Bleed: Wait really?

Alan: Uh, yeah! my ex wife! after a argument i had with her after finding out what she did, but after that she begged me to "not leave her" or "give her another chance" but i decided to leave that bitch in the dust! because fuck her! she's the one who got me in trouble!

Bleed: Oh geez... well it's no wonder your wife left ya!

*Alan just gives bleed a look before bonking em on the head with his cane*

Bleed: ACK!- OW!- Ok, ok, I deserve that! I'm so sorry!

Alan: Yeah you idiot...

[alz0 yeah thiz leadz t0 a fun fact: Swap!Alan b0nkz Swap!Bleed over the head with hiz cane every time he d0ez 0r sayz z0mething stupid. l0l]

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Bleed: Oh boy doc I'm so excited to see who we operate on next! it could be a superhero, a mutated bear,- OH! or even better! a full on vampire!

Alan: Oh yeah sure... I'm sure were gonna operate on lot's of weird shit today ignacio-

Bleed: OH NO WAIT HOLD THAT THOUGHT ALAN! I thought of something even better, what if we operated on the famous rapper Funky Boy!

Alan: Who?!-

Bleed: Yeah i figured you'd say that, he's the greatest rapper ever along with his robot gf you gotta listen to his stuff one day doc! his music is really cool! like I'm his biggest fan ever you have no idea!

Alan: Uh huh, ok that's nice to hear or whatever... I'm not a big fan of rap musi-

Bleed: Aw come on! Just this once doc! I swear it will be worth it!

Alan: I said no Bleed!

Bleed: Awwww... ok.

*suddenly someone walks in*

???: Uhm hey? are you two busy?

Bleed: Oh no if course not miss! what seems to be- WAIT A MINUTE I KNOW YOU, you're "Girl-Bot" funky boys gf!

Girl-Bot: Oh hehe, yeah that's me! Big fan I'm assuming?

Bleed: The biggest one of all!

Girl-Bot: Well that's nice, since i guess it's safe to say i might need your boys help with something, since my programming detects you two are surgeons.

Alan: Uh yeah, what seems to be-

Bleed: Oh of course we will help what seems to be...-

*suddenly someone else steps in coughing up blood*

???: B- Beeee- *COUGH* *COUCH*

Alan: OH MY GOD WHAT HA-

Bleed: *Gasps* No Way! YOU'RE wanting me to operate on FUNKY BOY?!

Girl-Bot: Yeah pretty much and before you ask... he went through a pretty insane rap battle and blew out his vocal cords out because of it, and we heard so much about your "pizza cutter surgery" work, so we were wondering if you could help him out?

Bleed: Oh it would be an honor! BUT FIRST i need to ask you're bf something!

Girl-Bot: Sure what is it?

*Bleed pulls out his pizza cutter*

Bleed: Could i get Funky Boys autograph?

Alan: BLEED WE DO NOT HAVE TIME-

Bleed: IT WILL BE QUICK DOC! THIS IS IMPORTANT!

Alan: COULD YOU QUIT FUCKING INTERUPTING ME?!

Bleed: Oh thehe! I'm sorry, but anyways yeah could i get his autograph?

Girl-Bot: yeah sure I don't see why not!

*Funky boy nods with blood dripping from his mouth as he takes the pizza cutter and gets out a marker and writes "Funky Bøy" on the handle of bleeds pizza cutter before handing it back to em*

Bleed: EEEEEE- Ok now! Let's do this thing!

After surgery

Bleed: Alright we replaced his old vocal cords with new mechanical vocal chords, so he shouldn't have any problems doing any intense rap battles now.

Girl-Bot: Ok Funky Boy, give it a shot let's see how you feel?

Funky Boy: B- B- Beeeeeep- Beep Boop Bap! *insert him singing a snippet of bopeebo here lol*

Funky Boy: Ah Yeah! Beep bop skdoop bap! (thanks guys i can finally sing now!)

Bleed: Yeah don't mention it funky boy! anything for my favorite rapper!

Alan: Ok bleed i fail to see how you think his music is any good, he just says bunch of beeps and bops for crying out loud!

Bleed: A good kind of Beeps and bops that is Alan!

Alan: Also remind me how do you even understand em? like it's just a bunch of random bullshit gibberish?!

Bleed: Oh well i don't understand sign language from guys with pet lizards and you don't see me complaining!

Alan: BECAUSE SIGN LANGUAGE IS NOT THAT HARD TO UNDERSTAND BLEED, But that's besides the point... the point is after listening to it i think his music fucking sucks.

Bleed: *Gasp* YOU TAKE THAT BACK!

Alan: MAKE ME YOU LOBOTOMIZED LAZY-EYED FUCK!

*inzert Alan and Bleed arguing here while GB n FB watch*

Funky Boy: Beep beep boop skdoop... (i think we should get out of here...)

Girl-Bot: yeah let's go...

--------------------------------------------------------------aaaaannnnndddd... that's it ya'll h0pe ya enj0yed thiz stupid thing. lma0

alz0 i might d0 the 0ther dial0gue fr0m the 0ther timelinez if i feel like it. l0l

[allcatsaregreyt]

why do you bother drawing? do you enjoy doing it?

it’s… s0mething t0 d0 i guess. i’ve never hated drawing but i’ve never particularly enj0yed it, either. used t0 draw diagrams and stuff f0r ideas i had 0r sketch 0ut things i’d see in visi0ns but… after i became blind it became a l0t harder t0 d0 the things i used t0. i can’t game c0nventi0nally anym0re and there are s0 few vide0 games 0n the market catered t0 my needs. as f0r c0ding i still d0 it but it’s harder because i need my screenreader t0 read and catch the c0de and it’s difficult t0 check the finished pr0duct, s0 i d0n’t even c0de the same types 0f pr0grams anym0re. i d0 make games s0metimes, th0ugh.

anyway i’m straying. basically i draw because i d0n’t have much better t0 d0. i kn0w i really suck at it but g0ing in blind pe0ple d0n’t put expectati0ns 0n me and genuinely enj0y it when whatever i draw l00ks like what it was supp0sed t0.  even th0ugh i feel dumb scribbling it feels nice kn0wing i made s0me0ne happy with my dumb scribbles.

[devicefulflightrisk]

-- cusoryTechnomancer [CT] began pestering devicefulFlightrisk [DF] at 23:47 --

CT: ... 1 h0pe 1 am n0t 1ntrud1ng up0n anyth1ng. N0netheless 1 ap0l0g1ze f0r my sudden appearance.

CT: Ah.

CT: Th1s 1s K0ugah.

CT: Just t0 1nf0rm y0u as t0 why 1 sh0uld be ap0l0g1z1ng. Hell0.

DF: Oh!! Hi Kougah.

DF: Whats up? :)

CT: N0th1ng 0f 1mp0rt. 1 0nly w1shed t0 1nf0rm y0u that 1 have bu1lt s0meth1ng that may warrent further test1ng but c0uld pr0ve useful.

CT: Pr0v1d1ng Ska1a w1th s0me 0f my research has g1ven me access t0...

CT: N0t better, but m0re. M0re techn0l0gy.

CT: A w1der range 0f mater1als t0 w0rk w1th.

DF: Oh, yeah. Weve got all sorts of cool gadgets at Skaianet.

DF: I guess we ought to... Being the biggest research facility in the universe and stuff.

DF: What did you make??

CT: 1 have deemed 1t an Aur1c Man1pulat10n T0wer.

CT: Regretfully clunky but 1t sh0uld take s0me 0f my backl0gged em0t10n essense 1've c0llected 0ver the sweeps and apply 1t t0 a rad1us surr0und1ng 1t.

CT: H0wever 1 have yet t0 test 1t.

DF: Ohh... Sounds neat.

DF: Are you going to use it to keep the spirits settled?

CT: Yes 1 plan t0. L1kely wh1le y0u and 0thers are n0t 1n the w00d as 1t c0uld always acc1dently earn the1r 1re.

CT: S0. Yes. 1 w1shed t0 let y0u kn0w 0f th1s p00s1b1l1ty. T0 better plan.

CT: T1mes.

CT: T0 d0 th1s.

CT: S0 1 messaged y0u unrp0v0ked.

DF: That makes sense...

DF: Umm well, I can stay away for now if you need to. I probably wont be on Avalon tomorrow anyway.

DF: No post on Sunday! :O

CT: Yes.... h0w f00l1sh 0f me t0 f0rget th1s fact.

CT: 1t seems 1 have run a f00l's errand. But th1s 1s t0 be expected, s0 1 am at peace w1th 1t.

CT: 1n 0rder t0 turn the c0nversat10n t0 a pr0duct1ve place h0w are y0u been fa1r1ng?

DF: Ive been alright I guess...

CT: That. 1s g00d. Alth0ugh 1 h0pe 1 d0n't pr0d t00 much 1n say1ng the el1pses d0n't make 1t seem very c0nv1nc1ng.

DF: No... I guess I was kind of leading you with that...

DF: Ive been a little melancholy. Um... But its alright. Im just lonely I think.

DF: And Im worried about my brothers... Theyve both been sick. :(

CT: 1 understand, 1t's 0nly natural but 1f 1t's any c0ns0lat10n f0r y0ur w0rr1es they are sure t0 surv1ve what 1s a1l1ng them.

CT: H0wever they are g01ng t0 be d1fferent f0r the rest 0f the1r days.

DF: Ummm...

CT: Th1s energy has ch0sen... Hm. "Ch0sen" t0 t0uch them. 1t 1s a c0mpl1ment 1 th1nk.

DF: You really think so? That its a good thing?

CT: Yes. 1t has 1mb1bed them w1th p0wer.

CT: As the m0unta1n has d0ne w1th the surr0und1ng fauna.

CT: H0wever n0t all th1ngs are d1rectly affect, they are certa1n th1ngs.

DF: Well... I hope they adjust okay...

CT: They m0st l1kely w1ll, n0t t0 w0rry... as f0r y0ur l0nel1ness 1s the rest 0f y0ur tr1be 1ncapac1tated as well?

CT: There are a great many 0f them 1 understand.

DF: Haha yeah! Ive got a big family.

DF: Umm. I guess it might sound silly to complain about loneliness when I do have so many people around but I also get a little... anxious around people???

DF: You might have noticed.

DF: Id like a certain kind of company... But I know its not something I can have right now...

CT: Hm. 1 d0n't bel1eve 1t t0 be s1lly.

CT: Whatever 1t 1s y0u crave y0u sh0uld be able t0 0bta1n.

CT: 1nclud1ng y0ur want f0r c0mpany as well as y0ur space when y0u need 1t.

DF: Aw... Thanks for saying so.

DF: But I dont know...

DF: I think Im bad at picking the kind of company I wanna keep... Not that theyre bad people! Its just um...

DF: Its complicated I guess.

CT: Hm. 1f 1 may, then 1 w0uld enc0urage y0u t0 delve further 1nt0 the t0p1c.

CT: 1 am n0t very talented at 1nterpers0nal relat10nsh1ps but a new perspect1ve may make 1tself v1s1ble t0 y0u.

DF: Oh, gosh..... Its a little embarrassing...

DF: Ive been uh... interested?? In this guy for... quite a long time.

DF: But hes not interested in me like that. Even if he was, it wouldnt be a very smart match. I dont think people would approve.

DF: Sometimes I feel like Im cursed like that... Or I just have bad judgement for whats good for me. Do you know what I mean?

CT: Ah... 1 see.... hm. 1 th1nk 1 may.

CT: 1 can sympath1ze w1th the feel1ng 0f s0meth1ng y0u may w1sh n0t be1ng s0.

CT: Kn0w1ng where l1nes are drawn 1s 1mp0rtant but 1t 1s n0t always easy.

CT: 1 am s0rry that y0u are exper1enc1ng these feel1ngs, they aren't very pleasant t0 manage.

DF: Thank you... I guess its just something Ill have to deal with.

DF: But... its nice knowing that someone understands.

CT: 1'm glad 1 can pr0v1de s0me f0rm 0f c0mf0rt t0 y0u.

CT: 1f 1 can be helpful 1n any 0ther manner d0n't hes1tate t0 let me kn0w.

CT: 1t w0uld be an h0n0r t0 be 0f use t0 y0u.

DF: Thats

DF: Yes...

DF: Thats yes? What?

DF: Thank you. I might take you up on that! If I could ever possibly think of something??? But I cant really!!

DF: I mean Im happy just having your company!

CT: 0h. Then that 1s m0re than 1 c0uld have asked f0r, t0 make y0u happy. 1 w1ll, attempt t0 d0 th1s m0re 0ften.

CT: T0 help 1mpr0ve y0ur m00d, 0f c0urse.

DF: Yeah!! Of course... Um... But I hope you just like to have me around too?

DF: That its mutually beneficial.

CT: 0h. Yes. 1 d0... enj0y y0ur c0mpany. Alth0ugh 1t may be 1mpr0per 1 enj0y the t1me 1 spend by y0ur s1de. S0 1 apprec1ate y0u all0w1ng 1t.

DF: I really dont understand what you mean when you say stuff like that... Im nothing special.

CT: 1 have t0 d1sagree w1th y0u.

CT: Str0ngly.

DF: Hehe... Well, um... I guess I wont argue with you about it.

CT: G00d, 1 have c0me prepared 1f y0u sh0uld feel the urged.

CT: A l1st can eas1ly be f0rmulated.

DF: Oh, wow. Thats... an overwhelming thing to consider.

DF: I wont make you list things off!

DF: Actually, I should get going to bed anyway.

CT: Yes, please get s0me rest. 1 h0pe 1 d1d n0t keep y0u.

CT: Sleep well, Jace.

DF: Thanks, Kougah... Goodnight. :)

-- devicefulFlightrisk [DF] ceased pestering cusoryTechnomancer [CT] at 02:45 --

[beatconductor-blog]

Today at 12:35 AM

beatconductor hey uh can i ask you a question

deadramchild yes y0u can

beatconductor oh hey hope im not distracting you from anything or whatever anyway does your dad hate me

deadramchild y0u are n0t

beatconductor or is he always like that or i just dont know how to deal with him like

deadramchild i d0nt think he d0es n0

beatconductor mr deuce and boxcars are pretty chill to be around i mean i have no doubt that they could wreck shit but theyre just yanno kinda buddy like

deadramchild well they are certainly easier t0 get al0ng with yes why exactly d0 y0u think he hates y0u?

beatconductor and then theres mr stabby stab slick whos a little inpredictable like he seems like the kinda guy that might stab you for saying the wrong word or just shrug it off depending on the mood but idk your dad is kind of something else no offense he just gives me the chills

deadramchild haha he d0es have that effect 0n pe0ple y0u are right ab0ut slick t00

beatconductor so is that not just me

deadramchild n0

beatconductor i mean its rare that my fear is stronger than my stupidity but just fuck dont tell him i told you that alright

deadramchild but im curi0us did he d0 s0methig that made y0u think he hates y0u?

beatconductor uh doesnt matter its more all the stuff he doesnt say

deadramchild yes it d0es l00k... he is n0t g0ing t0 actually hurt y0u he d0esnt hate y0u and he has n0 reas0n t0

beatconductor if you say so

deadramchild he kn0ws that y0u are 0n friendly terms with with deuce and b0xcars and friends with me and the 0thers he w0uldnt hurt y0u with0ut a damn g00d reas0n n0t physically that is but i cant deny that he is a danger0us man 0bvi0usly he is

beatconductor not physically

deadramchild he likes t0 play games

beatconductor you might think thats kind of reassuring but thats like the opposite of that id deal with a direct open threat on my life better than this

deadramchild 0h i kn0w that

beatconductor like shit man the about of times karkat told me hed stab me and i know he would

deadramchild but i want t0 be h0nest with y0u

beatconductor and were still bros ah damn it

deadramchild well let me try t0 explain a little better he enj0ys hmm... teasing pe0ple? he likes t0 get a reacti0n 0ut 0f y0u and at the same time he is testing y0u hes perfectly aware that y0u have relati0ns t0 the felt t00

beatconductor aw man of course he does i mean

deadramchild and while he d0esnt 0utright distrust y0u just f0r that (i mean his b0yfriends br0ther is a number) it still takes m0re t0 gain his n0t quite trust

beatconductor well im not expecting him to ever trust me just

deadramchild he d0esnt fully trust a l0t 0f pe0ple th0ugh

beatconductor yeah thats what i need in my life even more mind games

deadramchild im s0rry 0n0

beatconductor eh whatever

deadramchild i really am

beatconductor its not your fault dont apologize

deadramchild i d0nt want t0 sugarc0at things th0ugh

beatconductor so what should i just give him the reaction he wants or play it all stoic and aloof

deadramchild im n0t sure what reacti0n he wants?

beatconductor alright i can work with that

deadramchild i think any reacti0n that isnt betraying us in any way is a right 0ne is this ab0ut uhm what happened the 0ther night? what he said ab0ut y0ur little kitty friend?

beatconductor urgh yeah thats definitely the most recent and glaring one

deadramchild well that0ne was really just a win/win situati0n f0r him... he likes teasing her

beatconductor oh great

deadramchild and he kn0ws perfectly well that y0u tw0 are an item s0 it was the perfect 0ppurtunity f0r him t0 test y0ur l0yality

beatconductor i see well at least i didnt completely fuck that one up huh

deadramchild n0 the situati0n is c0mplicated the situati0n with her i mean i guess y0u sh0uld really ask her if y0u want any uhm details 0n what happened im n0t sure if he wants y0u t0 j0in us p0ssibly y0u are useful and we always need m0re pe0ple but regardless i think this is his way 0f tryin t0 sh0w y0u what happens when y0u ch00se the felt 0ver us n0w he may be my father but i cant actually read his mind s0 keep in mind that im 0nly guessing here t00

beatconductor wow ok message received i am now kinda let this get too much to me caught me off guard i guess

deadramchild i d0nt think s0mething like that can n0t get t0 y0u i kind 0f want t0 ap0l0gize f0r n0t being ar0und t0 help y0u but thats s0rt 0f silly isnt it? and we b0th kn0w y0u w0uldnt have accepted any help i c0uld have 0ffered anyways

beatconductor dunno considering who i work with i should know better

deadramchild mind y0u im n0t saying that t0 shame y0u its just a fact

beatconductor what oh yeah dont worry i mean there were people i just didnt want to hear any of that idk next time maybe

deadramchild i mean i kn0w y0ure a big b0y y0u can have y0ur mental breakd0wns all 0n y0ur 0wn i still wish i c0uld have helped but y0ure 0kay s0 thats all that matters i guess

beatconductor hah yeah thanks how do i politely tell everyone else that ive been doing this long enough to know me

deadramchild i d0nt kn0w "hell0 ive been a huge mess f0r 25 years n0w i kn0w the drill but thanks f0r caring"?

beatconductor damn thats spot on

deadramchild "s0rry i am currently n0t em0ti0nally capable t0 deal with y0u w0rrying 0n t0p 0f this leave a message after the beep?

beatconductor hah i mean basically thats it alright

deadramchild im sure they will understand 0r at least try t0 they cant help w0rrying th0ugh i w0uld be lying if i said im n0t w0rried but i trust y0u en0ugh that y0u will at least keep y0ur stupid ass alive and c0me t0 me when y0u are ready at least i h0pe s0 i mean y0u s0rt 0f did

beatconductor yeah idk considering im still alive after all maybe im secretly immortal or some shit

deadramchild id rather n0t have y0u test that the0ry y0u d0nt want me t0 yell at y0ur gh0st d0 y0u?

beatconductor im usually trying not to you know dying and being stuck as ghost is kinda the worst i can imagine but the thought of you yelling at my ghost butt kinda sweetens that but you can do that while im still alive so

deadramchild i didnt even yell at y0u s0 far ...n0 wait i did after y0u sh0wed me anime being stuck as a gh0st sure d0es s0und unpleasant i h0pe the actual afterlife is nice th0ugh

beatconductor no afterlife would be nicer i know some poor sap stuck all alone in some kinda eternal limbo i mean shit that sucks doesnt even have any demons and satans to torture him for his sins or something just his nest and my idiot ass dunno if its like that for everyone that ever dies i sure hope not

deadramchild maybe y0u are the dem0n t0rturing him that s0unds really weird are y0u sure y0u didnt just dream that

beatconductor oh yeah thank you well dunno id think so too but that means im kinda hallucinating chatting to him all day too and thats getting kinda awkward

deadramchild very awkward...

beatconductor so yyeah

deadramchild well i guess i cant judge

beatconductor im pretty sure hes real i hope so

deadramchild even if he is imaginary

beatconductor dont make me doubt myself here ok

deadramchild well it t00k a while t0 realize that im actually hearing the dead instead just being well insane

beatconductor well see i got over that phase much quicker

deadramchild thats g00d have fun with y0ur dead friend

beatconductor yeah thanks im trying he seems more pleasant than your average visitor i mean usually its me whos haunting him

deadramchild hes n0t just a v0ice either i assume s0 that already makes him better c0mpany

beatconductor yeah probably

deadramchild s0unds like y0u ike y0ur dead friend thats g00d

beatconductor yeah i mean dreams with him are pretty alright

deadramchild thats g00d perhaps y0u sh0uld sleep s0me m0re then

beatconductor you know im trying man i wish i could bug the hell out of my friends every night

deadramchild haha maybe y0u can dream visit me t00? y0u sh0uld try m0stly because im heading t0 bed n0w try t0 sleep s0me dave g00d night

beatconductor do you really want that believe me you dont want me on your sleep too im enough of a menace when awake but if i ever find out how to you can bet your ass im gonna haunt your dreams

[grubhivemind]

JACE: -BREAK TIME. after doing his postal worker thing all morning, jace is parking himself outside the forest to unwind for his lunch hour with a nice little picnic set up. he's got his foodibles, and his tech, watching the video feed on his tablet for any signs of spirits dwelling within the forest, and their behaviors should he capture any. he's a little uneasy, wondering if kougah is around... but at the same time, he kind of hopes he sees him. he's not sure what he wants to say to him, if anything, but the desire is still there.-

KOUGAH: =He's always here. But he has been taking care of his usual rancher duties, having combed the entire forest twice with not a sign of Kikiyo he wonders what to even do. Something. Surely. The devices made to calm the spirits have, thus far, been mere bandages with numbing salve covering angry wounds.= 

KOUGAH: =There is a rustle in some shrubbery and Kougah approaches. Silent and hanging by the treeline, waiting to be acknowledged so to not disturb anything=

JACE: -flinches at the sound, like he always does at sudden noises, but his peripheral vision shows him that it's just kougah... he wasn't expecting to feel indigant at the sight of him, but here he is, lifting his head and huffing a sigh in acknowledgement. sometimes he forgets he has those petty strider genes. he doesn't want to look at him directly yet. but he will steal a quick glance... you know, just to make sure it really is him.- 

JACE: Hi Kougah.

KOUGAH: ... =This is an unusual greeting from Jace but he likely deserves this. Actually context clues from their last encounter gives him a good idea so he stays where he is= Hello Jace.

JACE: ... 

JACE: How are you??? -exchanges pleasantries in the most passive aggressive way he can manage. he's not very good at it.-

KOUGAH: ... 

KOUGAH: 1 am... Hm. 

 KOUGAH: =Eyeballs Jace= 

KOUGAH: Pard0n my g01ng 0ff the s0c1al scr1pt but, h0w are y0u. 1nstead.

JACE: Im fine!! 

 JACE: ... No Im not!!! -sighs and turns to look at him, but his expression falls to an imploring one.- 

JACE: Joel... He told me what you did... To Rammie...

KOUGAH: =Nods= 1 suspected as much.... 1 sh0uld've asked clearly up0n meet1ng y0u 1f y0u were 0f cl0se relat10ns w1th her. 

KOUGAH: 1 ap0l0g1ze f0r n0t d01ng s0. =deeper nod=

JACE: Yeah, you should have! 

JACE: Because you knew Joel was my brother, and you must have known they were close with the way you were acting around him...! I... -looks down at the ground, brows knit.- 

JACE: I dont know what to think now... I dont really understand.

KOUGAH: Y0ur frustrat10n 1s understandable and enc0uraged. 

KOUGAH: ...Anger. 

KOUGAH: 1 ap0l0g1ze f0r c0nfus1ng y0u.

JACE: -continues to avoid looking at him.- I really liked-- 

JACE: -covers his face with one hand. hhhh.- 

JACE: I like hanging out with you... And working on these projects with you! I want to be able to do that still. But I cant if... 

JACE: If I dont know what happened, at least...

KOUGAH: =Silent for a moment= 

KOUGAH: She wandered 1nt0 the f0rest, presumably t0 hunt. 

KOUGAH: She hunted and k1lled my br0ther. 

KOUGAH: I r1ghted the wr0ng w1th her 0wn bl00d.

JACE: -looks at him then with wide eyes. joel said it was a misunderstanding...- Your brother?

KOUGAH: Yes. 

KOUGAH: As alpha, as a fam1ly member, 1 refused t0 n0t seek 1mmed1ate vengence.

JACE: But thats--!! 

JACE: Thats not how that should work???? -starts getting more visably upset.- Shes a person! Not an animal! Its different! 

JACE: -immediately regrets his words and quiets, eyes downcast again. that's probably not a very sensitive thing to say.-

KOUGAH: =If Kougah was offended by it he doesn't act like it. His voice is still even though his expression does falter from stoicism. Inhales softly and exhales= ........ S0 1've been t0ld. 

KOUGAH: But 1 stand by 1t.

JACE: I just... I just mean... -rubs at his eyes.- 

JACE: I dont know what I mean...

KOUGAH: 1t's s0meth1ng y0u're n0t used t0. =He needs a tissue.... but Kougah is hesitant to approach still= 

KOUGAH: Y0u weren't ra1sed w1th the same bel1efs and standards as 1 was. N0r 1 y0ur standards and bel1efs. 

KOUGAH: 1 understand the an1m0s1ty t0wards me and 1 w1ll n0t deny y0u that r1ght.

JACE: -sniffles- Thats not how I feel. 

JACE: I want to be angry... Mostly Im just sad. 

JACE: I want to be your... friend. But I dont know if I can be if you think that kind of thing is okay! Or that its necessary, I guess.

KOUGAH: 1'm s0rry f0r that..... 

KOUGAH: ...Currently 1 am b0und by man's law. 

KOUGAH: G1ven my status t0... the t0wn. 

KOUGAH: All 0f the rangers are c1t1zens 0f Aval0n by law. Regardless 0f h0w 1 feel, what 1 bel1eve, 1 am unable t0 act acc0rd1ngly. =They made that very clear... he even has to change his pelt for roaming town. Closer to the knee. Bah.=

JACE: -now THAT is a crime.- 

JACE: -but no, that's hardly a reassurance, and he's upset all over again.- Well, thats great!! Id murder people if I could, but alas!!!

KOUGAH: 1 d0n't seek any0ne 0ut f0r any reas0n. =Murder is an ugly word.... that's something that happens without provocation= 

KOUGAH: My fam1ly was wr0ng and 1 avenged my br0ther. 

KOUGAH: Wh0 1s st1ll g0ne wh1le she r0ams. 1mpress1ve as 1t 1s 1 feel 1 had fa1led 1n s0me aspect.

JACE: You didnt fail!! She still died! She still had to go through that! 

JACE: Ugh... Were just going in circles now... -sniffles and starts to gather up his things. but even as he does so, he feels hesitant to leave, strangly enough. or maybe it isn't so strange, given what poor judgement he clearly has. but he can't help feeling like there's still something that can make this okay... though, that might just be what he wants to believe.- 

JACE: It doesnt make any difference to you, does it?

KOUGAH: 1t d0es. 1 adm1re her return... but. Truthfully. 1t st1ll makes me angry. 

KOUGAH: As 1 sa1d 1 d0n't expect y0u t0 understand 0r relate, but my br0ther's rest feels r0bbed. 

KOUGAH: The dues were pa1d. But... 1t's n0t fa1r. H0wever that's..... wh1n1ng. And 1 d0n't 1ntend 0n caus1ng m0re pa1in.

JACE: -turns towards him again once his belongings are tucked away.- ... 

JACE: Im sorry about your brother.

KOUGAH: =Watches him... then nods= ..Thank y0u. 

KOUGAH: 1'm s0rry f0r upsett1ng y0u.

JACE: -shuffles his feet, lingering still.- Its... All pretty complicated, huh?

KOUGAH: 1t 1s. 

KOUGAH: S0 1 d0n't expect y0u t0 c0me t0 any c0nclus10n 0ne way 0r the 0ther. 

KOUGAH: 0nly that 1 respect y0ur ch01ce. 

KOUGAH: =Watches Jace silently then grunts softly= S1mply d0 what y0u feel w0uld put y0u m0st at ease.

JACE: -wringes his hands together.- Truth be told, Im very at ease! So its hard for me to know what makes me feel... most at ease!

KOUGAH: ...D0 y0u n0t exper1ence var1ed levers 0f anx1ety when c0ns1der1ng y0ur 0pt10ns 0r be1ng 1n certa1n s1tuat10ns? =Sniffs the air a bit... he could've sworn he smelled it a few times=

JACE: Well... Sure... But something like this? 

JACE: Logic tells me I shouldnt... be your friend but... -pauses to glance away.- 

JACE: When I think about that, I just feel worse.

KOUGAH: Ah..... 

KOUGAH: Hm. 

KOUGAH: There 1s n0th1ng that can be d0ne f0r what 1 d1d...but. 

KOUGAH: 1n 0rder t0... make y0u feel. Better... ab0ut what 1t 1s y0u may want. 1 w0uld 0ffer t0. D0 what 1 can. 

KOUGAH: =Something shifts in the forest and he watches but it's nothing.= 1 w0uld, truthfully and self1shly, enj0y c0nt1nu1ng t0 see y0u.

JACE: -usually he'd be spooked by the noises of the forest, but he's too distracted listening to kougah. his heart is racing all the same.- Ill have to think about that. 

JACE: I guess Ill have some time to do that... 

JACE: Oh. I should mention, Im going away for a little while.

KOUGAH: ...0h? 

KOUGAH: May 1 ask where? =Looks back to Jace=

JACE: -nods- Sure. Um... Im going to study some temples on LOFAF. 

JACE: Do you know of it?

KOUGAH: N0. 1'm unfam1l1ar w1th 1t. 

KOUGAH: But 1 can read up 0n 1t.

JACE: -brightens up a little, taking this as an opportunity to explain the culture of the place.- Its a small consort planet... Its mainly seen as a pit stop on the way to bigger planets like Earth or Lauctis, but there are some tourist traps there as well... LOFAF as the abbrevation for the colloquial name Land of Frost and Frogs... Um, the technical, documented name escapes me... 

JACE: But anyway, it snows there almost all year long. So there are ski resorts and stuff. Theres a dormant volcano there though... And during the warmer months, when the snow melts, its easier to access these temples around that area. Theyre shrines dedicated to a legendary beast named Echidna. Shes supposed to be uh-- 

JACE: -stops suddenly and looks embarrassed about his rambling. he almost forgot he's supposed to be UPSET with him still.- Well... You can probably read about that yourself.

KOUGAH: =As Jace spoke and explained things Kougah watches with the same stern expression but his eye light a little= 

KOUGAH: 1 w1ll d0 that. 

KOUGAH: M0st def1n1tely.

JACE: Okay. 

JACE: ... Yeah. Okay. Um. Im just going to... Go back to work now. I should hurry and finish my shift anyway because I have plans tonight too. 

JACE: Kind of like a date thing. 

JACE: Or something. -why did he say that... he knows why... he wants to see his reaction... that's so shitty. or is it? he really can't tell in this situation.-

KOUGAH: =HE IS STONE. But the light does fade back to normal and he nods. He's not allowed to react it's not like he's even on the same tier as Jace though= 

KOUGAH: 1 h0pe that g0es well. Y0u deserve t0 have a g00d t1me. 

KOUGAH: Have a safe tr1p, Jace. =Disappears on a small tornado... only that's just him running back into the treeline and disappearing=

JACE: -HHHH. not much of a reaction... what was he even fishing for? STUPID STUPID DUMB!! he watches him disappear before heaving a sigh and making his way back towards his route.-