⑩ | video | JOINT POST | day 170

[hypertoxic]

[ A video feed flicks on, taking in two trolls standing around in apparent confusion. These two formerly lost souls have just recovered their bracelets after being out for apparently some time. And not only that, but both of them? Just received a fresh batch of memories from back home. ]

Wait, what the hell? I was just about to beat some sense into that Peixes wannabe! Talk about anticlimactic. What gives? .... Tavros?

I still sort of, don't really see, what it was that you two were fighting about. And, also, I'm here.

Of course you don't! Why am I not surprised. It was about supremacy, doofus! What a lame time to get dragged away. I was totally going to win! It was obvious to everyone. Except her, I guess. Anyway, hey! [ ADDRESSING THE BRACELET NOW AND IGNORING TAVROS ] How long have we been out? What's going on?

Okay, whatever. I know that you can, even if I don't really get it, and you have my support, on that, even if you don't need it and, I will not actually be fighting. [ He's moving away from the bracelet, muttering to himself ] The precious... got away with the precious... Who does he even think that he is, that, stupid jerk...

[ Has her attention dragged back to him by his utter ridiculousness; have a look that is a mix between odd and deadpan ] Tavros, what are you muttering to yourself now? Mutter mumble bluh. You basically haven't stopped doing that since John showed up. I'm starting to think you are hiding something!

I'm not hiding anything, at all. I can't hide things from you. [ There is equal parts sarcasm and fondness in that ] I was just saying, that, it's nice to be the only one of me here, again.

After the army of ghost clones? I can actually agree with that! That got kind of out of hand. Sort of like the more of us there were, the more inane it got! [ She starts critically eying the section of city they are in. (Well, eying as much as someone with dead white ghost eyes can.) It seems to be in something of a state of disrepair. ] Hey, Tavros! Let's shut up about that for a second. I think something's going on here. [ She grins at him, in her spidery way, with maybe a hint of fondness of her own. ] You know the plan, right?

Of course I know, the plan. [ He grins back, eerie white eyes bright, which drops from his face once he gets a look around. ] How long were, we even away for? I don't remember, any of this.

[ That just makes her grin wider. good friend best wingtroll ] No idea! Let's go find out.

Okay. But, let's just be careful? Since, I'm pretty sure, you don't have your powers. And, also, I don't have a weapon.

[ Yeah, she's already walking away. LESS TALK MORE ROCK TOREADORK ]

(ooc; we will both be replying to this post! expect threadjacking.)

Comments

[fishdouche]

so
you twwo are dead too
guess ara really wwill be gettin that corpse party

[hypertoxic]

........ what?
8ut yeah, them's the 8r8ks.

[fishdouche]

corpse party
its some kind a human thing i didnt ask

[hypertoxic]

Do you mean, like, a funeral?
Why would she 8e into that!
Dum8 question, of course she'd 8e into that. Why am I not surprised!

[fishdouche]

aras alwways been the fuckin wweirdest one a us all
except for fuckin eq that troll has somethin seriously damaged in his think pan

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[burntviolet]

[ It's like everytime she talks with Tavros again, something bad must have happened to him. What's with those white eyes... they unsettle her quite a bit. And who's that girl next to him? More importantly, what in the world are they talking about?

... She clicks on the audio feed, a bit unsure whether she should question him in the presence of that troll girl who's got quite the intimidating aura. ]

Tavros-kun... um, are you alright?

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[fiduspear]

[ He remembers that voice. His footsteps are light and easy as he rushes to catch up to Vriska, tilting the viewport towards him. ]

Hanako!

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[burntviolet]

Tavros-kun. [ She repeats, more awkwardly. ]

Did something happen? [ ... Again? ]

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[fiduspear]

[ oh uh. uhhh. of all the people to ask... ]

Just, some things that were supposed to. But, it was all a long time ago. For me, that is. I guess that, my memories and, my body being here don't really match up, for some reason, even if my body has been updated to, suit these memories.

But, I have my legs back. My real legs, that are made of me, and not of metal.

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[burntviolet]

... Your legs, you said? [ That's a good thing!! isn't it...? ]

But, what happened to your eyes?

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[nukeoleptic]

[ Holy shit- they're back! And dead. Which is not totally unexpected, but is still somehow a little jarring. ]

Oh, um, hey guys. You sure picked an awful time to show back up.

[ YEAH she is pleasant enough, but definitely exhausted. ]

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[hypertoxic]

We're sorta figuring that out! What's going on, Harley?

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[nukeoleptic]

Remember that war the gods were talking about? It's sorta happening.

[fiduspear]

[ jadejadejadejade HI VRISKA HE'S INTERRUPTING careful of those horns. ] Jade, hi!

[nukeoleptic]

Hi, Tavros!

[ She very nearly blurts sorry you guys are dead, but figures that might be in poor form. So, instead, she just settles on: ]

Are you guys safe? You should probably get, um, inside or something.

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[circuses]

Tavros! And...Tavros' girlfriend?

[ That's what Regina's getting from this, anyhow. She smiles widely, despite the street behind her being kind of...ruined. ]

I'm happy you're back, but you gotta stay out of trouble! It's gotten real crazy around here these last few days. People have been getting hurt and it's terrible. But I'm patrolling, so it's okay.

[ She twirls her staff and points it straight ahead. ]

Both of your eyes are pretty cool, too!

video 1/2 PROBABLY

[hypertoxic]

... wait, what? You think I'm his girlfriend?

2/2!!

[fiduspear]

Oh, wow, hi Regina.

[ SIDELONG GLANCE TO VRISKA AND LOOKING BACK. NEITHER CONFIRMING NOR DENYING THIS.. ] What happened, here?

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[ With an enthusiastic nod to them both, ] Sure do! I'm happy you finally found someone, Tavros! [ Finally... ]

Anyways, apparently this big war started up. It's a little scary, so you should make sure you get to a safe place. [ At least that's somewhat sensible advice? She doesn't seem to be taking it as seriously as she should be, though. ]

1/2 AGAIN

[hypertoxic]

... uh, I'm not his anything. [ She looks at him, lifting an eyebrow, saying with her face all the things she isn't saying aloud. Mostly amounting to hey, yeah, we need to talk. ]

[fiduspear]

[ I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THIS TALK NOPE NOPE NOPE he gives a weak shrug ]

Yeah, we're not, actually a thing. [ Yet. ] But thanks, Regina.

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[magician_of_words]

[ Oh wow more of these weird alien kids. They seem weird.

...Better than that purple one with the weird accent. ]

Wow, there are a lot of you, uh...trolls around here.

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[hypertoxic]

Wow, are you late to the party or what? Of course there's a lot of us. We're the best! And we've been here since the very beginning. We know more than most of you chumps do. Who are you?

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[magician_of_words]

Uh, right.

[ Not going to argue. I know I'll just dig myself in deeper. ]

The name's Keiichi. Keiichi Maebara.

[ THUMBS UP. This is cool, right? Yeah. ]

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[hypertoxic]

[ Wow, that's so lame. Vriska gives him a somewhat bored look. ]

Vriska. Man, are we still weird to you people after all this time? OR are you new? You must be new.