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.)

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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.

[hypertoxic]

Oh my god, Tavros! [ SHOVES HIM ]

Way to interrupt a girl when she's talking! [ Turns to Jade with her hands on her hips ]

We're fine. It's not like we couldn't handle ourselves. What is it we need to get away from?

[nukeoleptic]

[ Jade raises her eyebrows subtly and bites back a question. THERE WILL BE TIME FOR THAT LATER. Probably. ]

Mostly, uh. The invading.. army. Most people are recuperating in the arena, and Folkvang has a safehouse, if you want to hide out there.

[fiduspear]

[ LOOKING AT VRISKA.

sigh. ]

I don't think that, we're going to want to hide out. Or at least, one of us will not want to, hide. So I guess, we'll need to get our weapons, rather than relearn our powers.

[ huff. }8\ ]

[nukeoleptic]

Good luck with that. Not that I think you guys are weak! You are both pretty awesome, I bet. [ She flashes him a sleepy smile. ] I'm dragging Sollux out with me when the next battle starts. You guys should look for us.

[fiduspear]

Be careful.

[nukeoleptic]

I always am! And you, too.

[fiduspear]

I think that, after how I have spent all of my time, being dead, that this is going to be the most careful that I have been, in a long time. Mostly because, we are not going to be antagonizing the enemy purposefully, for once.

[nukeoleptic]

You're gonna have to fill me in later. I want all the spoilers possible.

[fiduspear]

[ STUMBLING but coming back around in a less obtrusive way. ]

We don't have our weapons, or, powers, actually. So, maybe we should take Jade's advice, and, get away from whatever danger is happening?

[hypertoxic]

What? But...

[ She pauses, and then frowns severely. Her tendency is to say to hell with it and go fight anyway, but good sense says that is really unwise. It causes a great deal of dissonance in her mind - the way she was in Asgard just a short while ago is conflicting sharply with the way she's been in the eternity that is death at home. ]

I don't want to hide out! But we do need a plan. And a way to fight! Jade, is anyone handing out weapons right now?

[nukeoleptic]

Um - it's possible! Very possible. Maybe even probable, now that I think about it. I haven't been on the lookout for weapons, I've mostly just been using my powers, but I'm sure someone is giving out weapons, or even selling them? I have lots of money I've been saving up, you guys can have some of it if you need to arm yourselves, I don't mind.

[ As long as they use them to stay safe. :C ]

[hypertoxic]

I don't want your handouts! I will find my own way. .... but thanks, I guess? [ Grudgingly. Stupid Jade. ]

[nukeoleptic]

Blah blah blah. If you get in a pinch and need a weapon, let me know. You can just pay me back later.

[ She and Vriska ain't exactly bros, but you make concessions in a war. ]

[hypertoxic]

I ain't paying you shit!

[ :P Whatever Harley, she'll think about it. ]