Week 7

[airlockedmods]

[Well that weekend sucked. The Champions are down a dad and a bean and shrinking their numbers smaller and smaller, less and less.

There's no sign of life in the spaceport aside from PAL's omnipresent voice and SIS, the helpful asSIStant who has some control over certain heres and theres in the spaceport. She (and PAL) are available at all times and can appear anywhere if called. There is, however, a new floor to explore. Just hop in the elevator and pchoo.]


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Comments

[misanthropicprinciple]

...No, it's fine. I mean, maybe you should take breaks to eat real food and shower and crap? But. It'd be a good idea to have someone here, in case they need to contact us again.

[And not just because Church needs a goddamn fucking break already.]

Okay if I take your keys when I get up? Half my shit's in your room.

cw: suicidal ideation

[motherfucking_ghost]

We didn't need to for weeks, but I mean...I guess we had like...patches on us that kept us fed? I doubt we kept those. Shit. I guess I actually would wither away in here, physically.

I don't, uh. I don't know that they're the ones that have ever been doing the contacting. Y'know? Not this time, and not last time.

I mean. Your idea is still better than my idea, which was, I dunno, I was probably just gonna walk into the gates of hell. Haven't been burned to death before, that's a new one. But then I'd be stuck over there and couldn't talk to you.

cw: suicidal ideation

[misanthropicprinciple]

If...

If you can't go back with me--or you don't want to, or whatever--it's... I get it. It'd suck for me, obviously, but... you know. Nothing I haven't done before.

Uh, for the record, though, burning to death sucks, and I'm obligated as your best friend to tell you not to do it. And also to remind you that if you waste away in here you're gonna lose your undweeby beef body.

[motherfucking_ghost]

[He's my best friend--he's my brother.

Church is still for a few long moments before he laughs. It's not a happy laugh, but it's...it's something. And he wraps an arm around Junpei, dragging him in for another hug.]

You sure know how to guilt-trip a guy, Parker.

You still gotta watch me benchpress Noctis anyway and be incredibly impressed at my super impressive impressiveness.

[misanthropicprinciple]

[God, don't scare him like that. Junpei releases the breath he was holding and hugs back tightly.]

Heh. Right. Your benchpressiveness. I dunno, I think I'd be more impressed if you managed to lift Heart, Noctis isn't that much bigger than me.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Carrying someone and benchpressing someone are definitely different, my dude, and I think Heart would crush me with his hot hot robot bod.

Let's...let's go. SIS, we're ready.

[airlockedmods]

[There's a beat of silence before the boys will feel that same heavy sleepiness as before. When they close their eyes they'll feel a fresh jolt of energy and wake up back in their pods.

SIS is waiting for them, hovering worriedly with a distressed expression.]

Church? Junpei? Can you hear me?

[motherfucking_ghost]

What-- [Church bolts upright like he did last time, heart hammering, ripping off the mask and--no, this is fine, he's fine, they're fine.] SIS? What happened? Why could we see you?

[airlockedmods]

I don't know. Pne minute I was here monitoring you two and then I was there, with them. [She's just as confused and distressed as she looked in the sim.] I don't understand how that could have happened.

[misanthropicprinciple]

Did it hurt you at all? Are you okay?

[airlockedmods]

No, I am incapable of feeling pain. It was just startling.

...I was not expecting to see them...

[misanthropicprinciple]

Could you hear them? We couldn't hear you.

[airlockedmods]

I could, yes. But you could not hear me...? [She frowns.] I should run some diagnostics.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Maybe you sort of...got too deep in it? Sorta downloaded yourself into it?

If you're not comfortable running it anymore, you don't have to.

[airlockedmods]

That is possible...But I did not download myself into the simulation in any way. There should not be any way... [She goes quiet, thoughtful.]

I am sure it will be alright if I try to run it again. As I said, it was not painful just...highly unusual. I know Arianna would like to go back in to finish Yl'lb Ein The Science Mind and I do not want to deprive her of that.

[misanthropicprinciple]

Well, if it's for Arianna. ...Thanks, SIS.

[airlockedmods]

You are welcome, Junpei.

[And she smiles, a bit more at ease.]

I still owe you both snacks too.