Me neither... like, they all got taken someplace we don't know about and got... age-swapped or something, but also almost died??
[ what the FUCK is a cyoa ]
I guess maybe... we should ask the Reapers about it...? Like, if they know why it happened or whatever... 'cause it's scary to think that could just happen to any of us out of nowhere.
[ simon isn't really a big literature guy, but the library's a new place, so he'll wander in at some point just to check it (but probably not a book) out. he'll pause to wave at monika when he happens to pass by her, though he's keeping some distance.
she'll probably still be getting hit by some surface-level anxiety vibes because they can't be tamed. ]
Maybe they just thought it would add to the ambiance or... something.? To be honest, I'm not even sure what the theme is this time besides just "edgy."
[but then they have mime cafe and also fancy hooters, so. who knows.]
Right? I'm still a little worried about why they were there in the first place, but... now I'm really, really glad we were able to get them out of there safely.
[anyway!! i owe you a memshare, so? all of a sudden, a pig comes out of hecking nowhere and runs past them at mach fuck, locking them in a barrier. a memory (55:15-1:01:21) of an ordinary day at school and a fight between friends, which would be perfectly unremarkable — if not for the fact that the user interface and background music are both present in the memory. this is fine? it's fine.]
[ most of the restaurants they've gotten access to since expanding their horizons beyond mcdonalds and ikea have had some pretty decent stuff, so simon is optimistic that this one will be good too!
then he actually looks at the cafeteria menu and it's. hm. there are so many bugs. ]
[ simon's not really making any specific effort to seek out monika because he's kind of annoyed with her team right now, but he'll pause to watch her whenever he sees her and see if she notices him.
if she's focusing enough to get a visual, he's got his hair down straight and is wearing a flannel shirt and jeans (maid hours are, unfortunately, over), and has a much sharper look in his eyes than what she's probably used to seeing on him. ]
[fair and valid. she's mostly walking around while concentrating on her pin like someone who's trying to get better reception on her phone, pausing everyone now and then until she sees or hears someone. which is pretty much how she notices simon.]
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week 1, thursday
he's idly messing with his phone at the moment, but he'll look up whenever he hears someone nearby. ]
Oh... hey...
[ at least money isn't here to kick anyone in the face this time??? ]
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[simon, your red string... monika probably has a little bit of blood on her clothes from helping nahida, which is also fine.]
Are you okay?
[where is monkey...]
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Y-yeah, I am.
[ the unconvincing smile of a dude who just fainted twice in front of god and everyone ]
How about you? You were helping people, right?
[ money is safely contained in the warehouse of justice ]
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[she sighs and shakes her head.]
I really don't understand what happened to them.
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[ what the FUCK is a cyoa ]
I guess maybe... we should ask the Reapers about it...? Like, if they know why it happened or whatever... 'cause it's scary to think that could just happen to any of us out of nowhere.
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I'm going to look for Ruby later to ask her about it, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
week 2, monday
she'll probably still be getting hit by some surface-level anxiety vibes because they can't be tamed. ]
Lots of new stuff this week, huh?
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[it's Fine. at least, from this distance, all he can really feel is her happiness over finally having a library.]
week 3, monday
there aren't any eggs or axe hands yet, so seems like an improvement ]
Do you think these graves are even real...?
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monika tries to run her finger across the edge of a tombstone, but her whole ass hand goes right through instead.]
... Well, they're holograms, so apparently not.
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and he just. blinks as he watches that, then does the same. ]
Oh! Wow.
I was gonna ask about how shadow people die here, but maybe that isn't a thing... this is a super weird place to build in that case, though.
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[but then they have mime cafe and also fancy hooters, so. who knows.]
week four, monday.
wherever simon is, monika will hesitate for a second before approaching him.]
... Hi, um. Do you still have your egg?
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[ a fluffy red duckling will poke its head out from his jacket pocket.
he points to it. this is why. ]
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[HELLO, BABY... there's some cheeping coming from her cardigan, too.]
It hatched this morning?
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[ HE HEARS THAT ]
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[she tugs on one of the pockets in her cardigan to reveal... a green baby duck! it cheeps at them.]
It scared the daylights out of me when I woke up this morning! I thought a noise got in my warehouse or something.
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[ leans down to look at it ]
I really wonder what they were doing in that house... but it's kinda nice that at least something good came out of all that.
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[anyway!! i owe you a memshare, so? all of a sudden, a pig comes out of hecking nowhere and runs past them at mach fuck, locking them in a barrier. a memory (55:15-1:01:21) of an ordinary day at school and a fight between friends, which would be perfectly unremarkable — if not for the fact that the user interface and background music are both present in the memory. this is fine? it's fine.]
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...S-so... that was your memory...?
week 5, monday
then he actually looks at the cafeteria menu and it's. hm. there are so many bugs. ]
W-wow, Gerard's really missing out...
[ slowly... sets menu back down ]
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I know, right? I think he was the only one who could possibly eat this... Ugh.
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Yeah, it was.
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w7, monday
if she's focusing enough to get a visual, he's got his hair down straight and is wearing a flannel shirt and jeans (maid hours are, unfortunately, over), and has a much sharper look in his eyes than what she's probably used to seeing on him. ]
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... Huh. Lambda and Livio weren't kidding.
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gestures at all of him.]
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Well, anyway, it isn't just about your appearance.