scrib | ==> Alpha: Be a bunch of trolls.

You attempt to be LYNDIS NIVALI. You fail.

You attempt to be PERRIX SEIYOS. You fail.

You attempt to be ZURAHE CADENS. You fail; and she’s not even in this session!

You attempt to be STRETCH ARMSTRONG.

.... .... .... .... What? You also fail, but what are you trying to do?

You begin being AVISPA KUSBIR simply because it would be PUZZLING for you to be anyone else at the moment. Everyone else is busy being themselves, so you can’t be them! You have successfully gathered with Kalfour Samedi, Perrix Seiyos, Pherae Elapha, Phylus Inatta, and even Durian Agripa! You are all prepared to depart from LOTAC and make your way to LOMAW!

Which you do, quite quickly, realizing that Lyndis Nivali, Zirreh Reevas, and Kaprao Ocimum are all waiting on that very planet. You’re quite certain of their location courtesy of a kind and benevolent pumpk-

What pumpkin?

The only thing that matters is upon your arrival to LOMAW you are quick to inform your party that you are NOT to leave this village! You have arrived in a village, and Kaprao was very specific in telling you not to search through the jungle.

So you stay right here. You also tell Kaprao exactly where you are.

MINUTES IN THE FUTURE, but not many:

The party has gathered! You, as well as Phylus, Perrix, Pherae, Kalfour, and Durian, successfully meet with Lyndis, Kaprao, and Zirreh! Save for a single troll and those you’ve failed to save, all of Alpha is gathered so far!

You decide, before you mingle with everyone, that you’re going to pester Hirune. You hope she’s not lonely, but you’re going to see her soon... with everyone!:

--apiaryCryptonaut [AC] began pestering austereAstronomer [AA]--

AC: Hirune Hirune Hirune Hirune!
AC: We’re 4lmost there, yes!
AC: I think everything will... be re4lly re4lly re4lly... re4lly good, 4bsolutely, yes!
AC: The g4me sep4r4ted everyone!
AC: So we’re solving th4t!
AC: We’re coming to your... pl4net next, we 4re!
AC: Don’t be lonely, ok4y?

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HOURS IN THE FUTURE, but not many:

--apiaryCryptonaut [AC] RIGHT NOW opened memo 4lmost there, y4y, yes! --

AC: Oh, um, hello, everyone!
AC: I h4ve something import4nt... to tell everyone, yes!
AC: 4lmost everyone in this... session is s4fe, yes!
AC: K4pr4o, Lyn, Duri4n, Perrix... K4lfour, Zirreh, Phylus, Pher4e... 4nd me, too, yes!
artfulTransgressor [AT] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
AT: uh
AT: us all being in the same place does not mean the same thing as ‘safe’
AT: but whateVer
AC: But you’re 4ll s4fe!
AC: No me4nies here, no!
AC: 4bsolutely not, 4nd th4t’s... wh4t’s import4nt, it is!
AC: We’re 4ll pl4ying together... just like the other... te4ms in the g4me!
AC: The other te4m 4nd... the hum4n te4m, yes!
AT: i cant belieVe you use the word ‘meanies’ with a straight face
AT: i mean were a race of homicidal and frequently insane killing and conquering machines
AT: i dont think ‘meanies’ properly conVeys the threat a troll who actually wanted to cause trouble here would pose
AT: and i know our Vocabularys got way better words to choose from
AT: but in any case i didnt necessarily mean among us
AT: i just meant in general
AT: like yeah technically a group might be more capable of handling threats
AT: but at the same time if the game throws something at us we CANT handle it could literally wipe out our whole session in one fell swoop right now
AT: so ‘together’ and ‘safe’ are not synonyms as i see it
careeringCartographer [CC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CC: hey--x
CC: donT make fun of her--x
CC: I beT you use words lIke ThaT on your own TIme--x
AT: oh dear god
AT: theres a difference between ‘wondering why shed use that word’ and ‘mocking her’
AT: but i think we can all agree that you haVe some pretty loose standards for what constitutes mockery so lets not eVen get into that here shall we
AC: You’re s4fe, Lyn, yes.
AC: Everyone is, here, 4bsolutely.
AC: 4nd th4t’s why the... other te4ms should be... 4ll s4fe too, yes!
AC: So they’re 4ll together!
AC: Everything is s4fer 4s... 4 group, it is!
AT: i think youre missing the basic premise here
AT: but again whateVer
AT: i will shoulder the burden of maintaining a healthy leVel of realism and paranoia for the entire group
AT: iVe got plenty to spare
AT: and eVidently im the only person here who doesnt think a big group and/or indiVidual competence automatically erects a magical unicorn force field
AT: well except maybe for kap
AC: But it does, like... this it does, look!
AC: Except it’s not 4... unicorn 4t 4ll, no.
AT: WHAT IN THE BULGERIPPLING THUNDERFUCK IS THIS
AT: GET ME THE FUCK OUT OF THIS RIGHT NOW
AC: But you c4n solve... your w4y out, Lyn!
AC: It’s e4sy, look, see?
AC: Pick green, count green!
AC: If you don’t, you’re... super s4fe in there!
AC: Nothing gets out or... in 4t 4ll, no!
AC: Th4t’s one w4y I’m... going to keep everyone... very s4fe, I will!
AC: I hope the other... te4ms 4re s4fe too!
AC: Or I c4n give... them the code, yes!
AC: 4ctu4lly, I will, 4bsolutely... the code is sh3LdPZz!!!!
callouslyStalwart [CS] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CS: ~I~ would like to take this moment to remind everyone that your chances of survival are vastly increased while in a group. ~~CS
CS: While Nivali is not entirely mistaken in that ~we~ cannot simply rest on upon ~our~ laurels and assume ~we~ are invincible... ~~CS
CS: Nor do ~we~ have protection from mirthful mythical creatures... ~~CS
CS: ~I~ will personally see to the protection of the ~group~ as a whole. ~~CS
CS: ~My~ presence has more than quadrupled some of your survival rates, ~I~ assure you. ~~CS
CC: perrIx Is preTTy greaT--x
CC: he TaughT me how To fIghT lIke a pro--x
AC: But we help you... too, we do, Perrix!
AC: Everyone helps everyone, 4bsolutely!
CS: Well certainly. ~~CS
CS: ~I~ simply meant that if anyone felt particularly vulnerable that they are more than welcome to rely on ~me~ personally. ~~CS
CS: ~I’m~ sure ~we~ all feel that way, ~I~ just wanted to get it out there. ~~CS
AT: NEVER FUCKING DO THAT TO ME AGAIN
AT: id rather be able to fucking GET AWAY from threats than let them use me like an oVersized squeakbeast ball while im trapped in some weird puzzle box
AT: also are you fucking kidding me seiyos
CS: Dead serious. ~~CS
AT: well i dont know if youVe magically forgotten your magical imp stampede experience but this game is way more than capable of throwing shit at you you cant actually handle
AT: and that none of the rest of us could either
AT: not eVen as a group
AT: thats what im talking about
AT: so you arent able to protect the whole group any better than you can protect yourself
AT: and the games proVed that protecting ourselVes is basically only possible when its not completely fucking us right up the waste chutes on a whim
AT: so eVeryone should be feeling Vulnerable
AT: cause we ALL FUCKING ARE
AC: No no no no!
AC: We c4n 4ll do... 4nything 4nd win, there’s... 4lw4ys 4 solution, yes!
AC: Nothing is impossible, no!
AC: If the norm4l 4ppro4ch... doesn’t work 4t 4ll...
AC: We find 4nother 4ppro4ch!
AC: This g4me is winn4ble!!!!
AT: i neVer said it wasnt
AT: just that nobody should be assuming we can handle eVerything
AT: or eVen a bulk of the somethings this games got
AT: so dont get comfortable
AT: and dont offer reassurances thatll make people complacent
AT: its way smarter to haVe people on edge and actually keeping an eye out for shit were gonna haVe to deal with
AT: so we can aVoid as much of what this game throws at us as possible
AT: and get through it before it really starts warming up to try and kill us all
AT: i know were all aware of how its been doing way better than i personally am comfortable with on that front so far
AT: people keep fucking dying and i dont think its just cause they didnt haVe a group or a big manly troll to protect them
AT: its cause this game will straight up murder you with odds that you cant beat
AT: i know you like to be positiVe aVispa but being optimistic can be actually fucking DANGEROUS if it means youre totally ignoring reality to maintain it
CC: whoa hold your hoofbeasTs--x
CC: I ThInk beIng opTImIsTIc Is kInd of my realm of busIness now--x
CC: Im TakIng ThIs hope ThIng serIously beIng The heIr of hope means Im pracTIcally enTITled to help her be enThusIasTIc and opTImIsTIC--x
CC: were noT IgnorIng anyThIng buT donT doubT The opTImIsm--x.
AT: i still think the games winnable but I also KNOW theres shit in it we cant handle
AT: so you gotta own up to that fact right now
AC: I’m not ignoring re4lity!!!!
AT: then stop saying we can do anything
AC: We c4n do 4nything!!!!
CC: ac jusT ban hIm hes beIng overly pessImIsTIc--x
CC: and shorT--x
AT: oh FUCK YOU you did NOT just
AT: i am going to assume that some kind of stupidity parasite just hijacked your pan for the last few seconds in the interest of my not punching you right in the bulge
AT: and ignore anything further you say on the subject on the same grounds
CC: Try IT and Ill--x
CC: look I donT know whaT Id do buT IT would be dangerous and youd dIe--x
AC: Stop stop stop stop!
AC: STOP STOP STOP STOP!!!!
AC: You two 4ren’t 4llowed... to look 4t e4chother!
AC: Or hurt e4chother, no!
AC: Look 4t these puzzles... inste4d of e4chother, ok4y?
AC: Just not e4chother, no!!!!
passiveSampler [PS] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
PS: i |eave you guys a|one for just
PS: five minutes
PS: and a|ready there is ye||ing
PS: why am i not surprised
AT: i wasnt eVen trying to haVe anything to do with him in the first place which is how these unplanned and unwanted discussions with him generally go
AT: but anyway aVispa
AT: could we haVe stopped that imp explosion? cause seiyos couldnt
AC: He didn’t, but me... 4nd Phylus did, Lyn!
AC: We got rid of... 4ll of them, 4bsolutely!
AT: wait you did?
AT: how?
AC: Phylus be4t them up... with his br4nch, 4nd... blew up other ones!
AC: 4nd my ch4in skull... chewed up the rest!
AC: Th4t’s wh4t h4ppened, yes!
CS: ~I~ would also like to again state for the proverbial record and anyone keeping track that ~I~ most certainly could have handled said “explosion”. ~~CS
AT: i legit cannot belieVe how far oVer all your heads this point is sailing
AT: like i lobbed this thing underhand thinking thatd be low enough
AT: but apparently did not take into account that you guys are eVidently half a mile belowground
AT: but fine
AT: like i said ill just handle being the only one with enough sense to not run bulge-first into whateVer murdercrazy deathtraps this games got waiting for us
AT: but for fucks sake im supposed to be keeping you all aliVe and apparently you just want my job to be a magnificent clusterfuck
AC: But you don’t h4ve... to do it 4lone!
AC: We’re 4ll helping e4chother... with 4bsolutely everything, Lyn!
AC: If we’re 4lone we’re... more vulner4ble, we 4re!
AC: 4nd th4t’s why we... will 4ll be better... 4nd s4fer 4ll together!

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[ OOC: BETA/KID Players can respond to the memo! Hirune can respond to the Memo and/or Avispa's 1-1! ALPHA Players can respond to the memo or to anyone responding to the memo or interact in-person! ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

You are KALFOUR SAMEDI and you are TERRIFIED and ANGRY. Turns out being around such a large group of trolls is a little more then you thought you could handle, particularly since three of them are highbloods and one of them is Lyndis. Maybe being a hermit in your ghost town didn't do you quite as much good as you thought if this is enough to make you feel completely, totally unsafe.

So you decide to be ANDEZO instead of racing haphazardly into the trees for some kind of cover like Kaprao told you all not to. Now you feel quite a lot more confident! You aren't hiding in a corner avoiding the memo anymore so much as letting your curiosity guide you to the edge of the village, looking at the trees... making idle conversation with Kaprao's consorts. You imagine Avispa can get her point across without your help and so you can sit and listen to the various stories they tell you, keeping an eye everyone from a little distance. You hardly want to disturb anyone with the distressing state of your host's brain after all. Eventually this will pass and Kalfour will be better suited to dealing with them all, you hope.

You, being AVISPA KUSBIR, are a CURIOUS LITTLE BEE and aren't one to ignore your fellow trolls! In fact, when you see Kalfour away at a distance you make it a point to go over to him to make sure everything is okay! After all, this world is way, way way way different than the one he's from. Hopefully he's okay! He's been really quiet, when you think about it! You're a little worried when you ask.

Oh, um, K4lfour, hello!
4re you ok4y, m4ybe?

Oh you are a little surprised when she approaches! You thought you'd mostly be left to your own devices to be honest. But this is alright. She seems a kind enough girl so you smile easily at her, leaning back to smile up at her from where you're sitting on a bit of wood.

*f c*urse avispa
+theres n* reas*n +* w*rry ab*u+ me
in fac+ - why d*n+ y*u +e|| me h*w y*uve been ins+ead

You blink at Kalfour's response. And then you blink again. And once more. For one, he's smiling. For two, he's certainly seeming a lot happier. You're not sure why, but he seems to be in a really good mood.

Oh, um, I see?
I thought something w4s... m4ybe wrong, or, m4ybe?
But if you're ok4y.
4nd um, w4it, me?
Huh, um, w4it, huh?

You're really not used to answering how you are, no one really asks. How... do you answer that? You need a little bit of time to think about your answer.

...oh that's quite sad. It always concerns you when someone doesn't know how to talk about their own emotions! Immediately, you reach up to take her wrist, gesturing for her to sit beside you if she wants.

y*u mus+n+ +hink s* hard ab*u+ i+
+here isn+ a wr*ng answer - y*u kn*w

You blink at Kalfour before nodding and moving to sit beside him. That's what you came here for, after all, but you're still considering the question.

Oh, then, um, m4ybe... h4ppy, I think, yes?
Bec4use everyone is here... 4nd we're 4ll 4lmost... to Hirune's world, yes.
4nd everyone is s4fe.
No one is dying... when with us, no.
So um, h4ppy bec4use... everyone is h4ppy, m4ybe?

You immediately begin fussing with her a little, tugging the sleeve of her shirt, fiddling with her hair a little. All attempts to be as comforting as possible... even as they trail into pale territory. You've always been terrible with that particular boundary.

+hat+s a g**d answer
i agree - i+s nice when n* *ne is dying

Kalfour's little touches and pulls and little fidgeting actions at her give her a moment of pause once more, until you think you realize what he's up to. But you simply fold your hands in your lap meanwhile.

I, um, m4ybe, think... so too, I do.
But um, then, m4ybe... how 4re you, K4lfour?

...Oh, it's Kalfour.

You remember the last conversation you had with him, and how that ended. Haha. You figure you should at least apologise for stepping out of line there, so you approach him.

Awkwardly, that is. You and people and talking...

urm...

It takes you a moment to recognize his red, but the moment you do, you're smiling brightly at him. Trying to be reassuring when he looks... well... rather battered by your estimate.

hell* kapra*
h*w have y*u been

urm
i'm okay

Just tired and covered in some bandages.

*h g**d
im g|ad t* hear i+

Even if you don't exactly believe it when he looks so beat up...

i
urm
i'm sorry
for interfering the other day

You... blink in confusion actually. It takes you a moment to recall that Kaprao had been involved in That Fight. You had been entirely disallowed from participating, much to your dismay at the time, which makes it harder to remember it.

This is also, of course, not a subject you feel comfortable talking about. You cannot accept apologies on your host's behalf, especially not when you reach back and get only irritation in return from him. You sigh and smile, apologetically at the redblood, hands opening passively in front of you.

kapra* - im s*rry as we|| bu+ +his is andez*
ka|f*ur isn+ here righ+ n*w

oh!
urm
then
he||o Andezo

==> Alpha: Be a bunch of trolls.

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