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 CAA RIGHT NOW opened memo on board HORRORSTUCKHUDDLE.

CAA: Sami pulls aside the people closest to her and nods toward Jack. "So after talking to Meouet, I'm thinking that's not really Jack."

 CURRENT gregar1ousTroubadour [CGT] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.

 CGT: ((sorry, little brother gOT INTO THE FUCKING YARN))

 CAA: "What's say we punch him in the face?"

 CGA: "well no shit its not him, but if you have a death wish, go ahead"

 CURRENT acquiredCarne [CAC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.

 CAC: "yeah, I ain't, getting in that fight"

 CURRENT carewornAstrologist [CCA] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.

 CCA: "It's... Probably not him."

 CAA: "Do you have a better plan?"

 CGT: ~"That ʃeemʃ...rather ill-adviʃed," Ryʃpor ʃayʃ, "even if 'Jack' iʃ a fake. yov ʃaw what they did to Maenam."~

 CAA: "Yeah, I'm still not sure how they did that to her, exactly."

 CGA: "well, he hasnt killed us yet; obviously he needs us."

 CGT: ~Ryʃpor glanceʃ over at Kate, bvt ʃayʃ nothing.~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "and if he needs us, thats the first step towards going from the villain to weird family member."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "this could turn out okay!"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "so, we got a, plan, that's not idiotic?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "We'll never have a non idiotic plan."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Don't look at me."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "well, the real jack has hacks and probably some indication of it on his hackplace. maybe i can hack him and see?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"We covld...talk to him, I ʃvppoʃe. Figvre ovt exactly what it iʃ he wantʃ."~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Like we can believe anything these things say."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Meouet doesn't think they're evil. That they're just trying to survive, and they're scared us winning will lead to them being wiped out."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "i can see the aspects of something, when i hack it, though it might only work on computers and shit, and possibly hammers."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Which is all well and good except they're harassing my girlfriend and cutting my regular friend's eyes."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "punch him in the twink dick"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "survive?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "hell, I agree, with them then"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Do twinks have penises? Or bulges? Or whatever..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: Nate fails to stifle laughter at the question

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"Yov'd have to aʃk Baliʃh abovt that. He knew qvite....intimately abovt that particvlar aʃpect of twink biology." He ʃhvdderʃ a bit.~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Don't know that it really helps us at the moment though."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "we're fuckin, gonna die, and that's what's, on your mind?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: (( Insert comment about Seriad's mind always being on alien junk here ))

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "what-what are we even doing here?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Well no... I was just curious is all..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Deciding what to do about this so-called Jack."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "no, i mean, this whole place"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "like, wh, why are we here? how?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "illusions, most likely"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "I don't know. I was TOLD we were doing something for Libby, but it was by Jack and so it was probably a lie. Only now it looks like it may not have even been Jack."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "so we're doing this being's bidding?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "That ghost lady, or Libby Echo, or whatever she is from LOAAF. I think she's at the center of all of this."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "but where, is the center?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "yeah, melaina? she said something about killing me when i spoke to her."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "so i assume she's gonna kill us all."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Everyone wants to kill you."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "im just that popular"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "If Meouet's right and Melaina's just an Echo of Libby, she's probably trying to kill us because she thinks if we win our game, they'll stop existing."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "So instead we should be focused on This Melaina girl?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "well, that settles it, we gotta stab her"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Personally, I don't give a crap about winning the game as long as I can keep you guys safe and alive. But I don't know if we can do anything to convince 'Melaina' of that."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Just, fuck Jack altogether... Well not altogether. I imagine fake Jacks are probably hella powerful..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "I doubt, she's here though"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "she can, use illusions. I doubt, she'd confront us, directly, 10-to-1, are horrible odds"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "so basically, we're completely fucked?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "So then what do we do?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "join her?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "without a villain, a hero is worthless. without a hero, a villain is successful."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "we can go all dark side and reap the benefits."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Going dark side isn't fun, Doir."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "what choice do we have?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "That's unbelievably stupid.'

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "well, I know, what we shouldn't, be doing"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "we shouldn't, all, just be, standing here"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Yeah, I guess not. So we talk to him then?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"It ʃeemʃ to be the beʃt plan at thiʃ jvnctvre, yeʃ."~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "talking to him never ends well ever. but sure."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "you can, do that, delicate conversation, is not my strong suit"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Fine then. I just hope I don't get fooled again."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "I may, go scout ahead, and check out that, tower we were, headed towards"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "because scouting ahead ended so well last time"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "That might be a good idea. Do you have a flare gun or something so you can signal us if you need us?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "I have, enough bombs, to overthrow several, Central American dictatorships, I think I can, signal just fine"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: Fine. You go ahead then. But don't go alone this time.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: Dina puts her hand on her nose. "not it"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "I don't, think anyone, can keep up with me, honestly"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Yeah, but Doir's got a point. Last time you went ahead on your own, you got tricked by one of these illusions."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "yeah. its dangerous, dude, to leave the pack."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "last time, I went ahead, I didn't know there were, illusions to be, tricked by"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"Yov knew there were illvʃionʃ at the library," Ryʃpor ʃayʃ qvietly.~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "How is Aura?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: Dina instinctively takes a step back.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: Sami catches Seriad's eyes and makes a frantic "not cool" gesture.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "you know, maybe 'Jack', could use some, help"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "O-Oh... Uh..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "She probably meant the real Aura, Nate, not this fake one. It's just a weird alien culture thing."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Didn't realize that we haven't heard from Aura since we left Kelli's pavilion."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "oh, beau and i discussed her whereabouts, and concluded that she is definitely alive."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "ninety million percent sure."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Really? Well that's great! Beau's the smartest out of the four of us."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: Nate begin chucking psychotically, picking at his bloody knuckles

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "So she would definitely know."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Uh..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: Dina gives a concerned look at Sami, with her teeth clenched, like, D:

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "And you know, the sooner we get this all resolved the sooner we can get back to her!"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~Ryʃpor nodʃ vigorovʃly in agreement.~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "true, true, but if you, have so little faith, in my scouting abilities, who do, you suggest joins me? Mr. I-shouldn't-be-one-to-talk-about-getting-tricked-by-illusions?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"If that'ʃ what yov feel iʃ beʃt," Ryʃpor ʃayʃ mildly.~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "id probably be the best to go. i didnt even get an illusion, thats how good i am at avoiding them."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "we could be like super scouting buddies."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "yeah, no"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: She nudges him with her elbow a few times. "cmon. cmon. nate. nate. nate."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "you want, to go, alone, with me, in the dark?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "You will most definitely die."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "yyyyyyeeeeeno."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Hey uh, Ryspor. Did you tell them about Kate's god tiering plan..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"Oh, waʃ I ʃvppoʃed to? I waʃ vnder the impreʃʃion yov were reʃponʃible for that."~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "walk off into the darkness and somehow end up god tiering? because that seems to be the best way."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Well, I did say... 'Tell your friends' or something along those lines."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"ʃhe planʃ to be killed by 'Jack', then rely on me to teleport her to her Qveʃt Bed with the help of ovr reʃident Light and Hope playerʃ."~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Anyways. Kate will probably die at the hands of Possible Jack over the- Yes."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "What?! That's crazy!"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "yeah, I don't really, have much power, so, good luck"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "ive got nothing to say about it, the improbability of it working as you hope speaks for itself."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "ehh, she has, another life, anyways"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"Exactly what I made note of."~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "but if, she's dead, guess she's, off my, scouting buddy list"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "well. good talk everybody. nice hussle out there. court adjourned."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: "Yeah, I guess I'll go talk to 'Jack.' Nate, and whoever you go scouting with, good luck. I'll try to keep their attention on me."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "too bad, that one girl, is gone, she seemed to, know where, she was going"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGT: ~"Meovet iʃ rather alarmingly efficient, yeʃ. I have a feeling the two of yov wovld get along qvite well."~

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "yeah, meowface seems to seriously have her shit together."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "She's a real hardass."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "yeah, but with her, not here, and Kate dyin, guess I may, be running solo"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "well, i suppose ill just idly wait here for further instructions while you two do the actual work."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "sounds like my ideal mission"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA: "dont die or ill never forgive you unless i get like alzheimers and forget that you died"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "pfft, like I'm not, the most likely, person here, to be the sole survivor"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "don't forget, I've been doing, shit like this, for years"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: "Hey uh... Guys, I'm gonna go... Do... Something..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA: Seriad walks a few feet away and is then unsure of what to do next.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CCA ceased responding to memo.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC: "well, you guys, have fun, punching and getting, killed by Jack, I've gotta do, a gear check, before heading out"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAA: Sami sighs and goes to face the alleged Jack.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CGA ceased responding to memo.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> CAC ceased responding to memo.