Take Initiative.

[trustharder]

It seems things have been resolved - peacefully, if more than a little awkwardly for most parties involved. However, there's still work to do here, isn't there? Ryuunosuke shrugs after a long moment; tips his head up a bit. "Hey, Glory? Let everyone up." And apparently that's all it takes, though what that actually does isn't something that happens all at once - rather, panels slide out from the wall, forming a staircase up to that balcony they've been standing on. Mettaton doesn't really wait for the others to join them; he just leaves back through that section of wall they entered from, calling something back over his shoulder. "We've got another room to work from back here, darlings, this shouldn't take too long to work out." >Follow?

Comments

[notjustawriter]

I agree.

We can't sit back now that we know this is happenin' elsewhere.

[captainobnoxious]

[Whenever she's done being mostly wibbly wobbly, Sigrun's scooping Megumi into a hug.]

Hi, sweetheart! I'm so happy to see you alive! I hope those two fighting idiots didn't cause you too much trouble, and if they did I'll seek them out again and give them a good knock to the head!

[notjustawriter]

...Jesus.

[That's, uh. Awful.

Ambitious sounds like a great guy.]

And that was the game Ryuu and Mettaton were in before us, I take it.

[captainobnoxious]

[... Well, even if Sigrun wasn't someone Bruce is searching out, she's searching him out because she's got a little issue with her arm.]

Doctor! Hey!

[Wave wave. Like, she can move it and shit just fine, obviously, but she's got her jacket off already for a reason.]

Remember how I came into that place with my arm stitched up?

[notjustawriter]

I'm glad we didn't disappoint y'all.

[He's still reeling from nearly dying last week. It hasn't even occurred to him how close they probably all came today.]

[lackinginfaith]

That's the one. He was a bad person, and even he admitted it, but... if we delete him, he won't be stuck there. Those two made sure he suffered in there for what he did, and we don't need to join in on this cycle the people running games got stuck in.

[lackinginfaith]

All right. I don't think he'd appreciate it if we burned him onto a stack of CDs instead, anyway. Or whatever alternative they have in this world.

[lackinginfaith]

...Something happened to your home, too?

[cherryblooded]

[Oh, he can stop smiling after all.]

It's pretty bad.

[blastiarm]

...You won't lose them.

[He looks serious, for once.]

You definitely won't.

[bloodisthicker]

Well... no one... died, at least.

[oh, well, that sounds ominous.

...honestly tho he's just going to be happy you resisted the bad decision instead of doing a sick 180 right into it, bruh]

...well, you know, I'm definitely a lot more sold on that whole "permanent vacation" thing at this point in time, because it's...

...

Well, there are a few extra reasons I'd need to prepare myself before I go back, and we'll leave it at that for now.

[bloodisthicker]

...what Caren said, basically, but you know how we're standing up here and talking about how we want to end all of these, ah, "murdergames" forever?

...his group basically got to the same point, and then he killed the rest of them before he started his own simulation.

[lackinginfaith]

[Wait what bwah-- okay sure this is happening?? sure.]

All right. I have faith in you, Sigrun. Can't not, now.

[lackinginfaith]

I'm sorry. When that kind of thing happens, you don't think you can count on anybody... I'm glad you're all right, at least.

[bloodisthicker]

I doubt we'll have all that much trouble finding volunteers, if nothing else.

[ratingspoint]

[It's not like they're married, so unfortunately not!]

You know, I actually expected that? Don't worry, darling, the sky will be more than worth it for me.

[ratingspoint]

This is what we wanted, isn't it? To leave this place, to go somewhere else entirely... It's what we kept talking about.

I'm looking forward to it. All of it.

[captainobnoxious]

[That's a good first step!! And maybe when your asshole turns out to be the second worst and then the worst case scenario you'll understand a little more!!

... Hopefully not! Clamp is bad, but it's not that bad!]

That was your fault, but I get what you mean. How good are you at story telling?

[captainobnoxious]

[...... OKAY LISTEN UM. SO. HER EMPLOYERS ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE BUDGET THEY WERE GIVEN FOR THEIR CREW, AND WITH THE REASONING THAT "WE JUST NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE DESPERATE ENOUGH FOR WORK/KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THEIR FIELD" REALIZED THAT THEIR GROUP WAS GOING TO BE A BUNCH OF WEIRDOS.

BUT SIGRUN IS THE CRAZY OUT OF THE BUNCH SO. THERE'S THAT. THE REST ARE MORE OR LESS HARMLESS. THERE'S A GUY WHO LIKES EXPLOSIONS A LITTLE TOO MUCH BUT HE'S A WUSS.]

It's not even about dying! You'll be a liability if you're hurt too badly. But you'll be fine as long as you can walk it off.

[Surely Ryuunosuke can walk off everything Sigrun has. Surely.]

Oh. Before I forget to ask. [A Point at him.] Do you have anything weird about you? Magic, werewolfry, psychic powers, whatever.

[bloodisthicker]

Good! Good to hear. I was worried for a second, but I think you've got... enough... of a handle on the situation.

[SEEING AS THEY'RE NOT ALL DEAD.]

[pokexplorer]

[Oh. Everything in this conversation just got pretty ominous, didn't it?

Colress' smile fades to a look of unease, scanning Tarrlok's expression. He softens his tone when he speaks up.]

Tarrlok...

[He can only figure that those rough patches on the other side were especially rough.

Here, just...have some gentle back rubs.]

Right, let's... Let's try to stay on the positive. Though I promise that once we reach the point where we talk about it, it will be...fine.

[He hopes. He really does hope.

Speaking of positive, though! He can think of something that might help.]

...Would you like to see Klinklang again?

[greatestcool]

Yeah, it is. I didn't think it'd be like this, but I'm not going to complain. I really am excited! We get to spend more time together and it's going to be really cool!

[He will probably regret this the second he has to exercise, but until then it sounds fun!]

[captainobnoxious]

I can't wait for you to see it! It'll even look pretty where we'll be stepping off at, though if you won't be able to stay outside once the shadows get too long. We usually throw some camo up over the tank so the trolls don't think we're anything special and you stand out.

[...]

Though... we might not have a choice in the matter. If my team's already gone on without me, and I would say they have, we'll be in a bit more trouble. Not that any of you would have to worry about that.

[She'll take care of it like always. Crap buildings wouldn't be the best to stay in, but they're the least likely to have troll nests... Maybe something barricaded though. That might be good. Nothing goes in, nothing comes out.]

[ratingspoint]

...Well, darling, if nothing else you'll get a demonstration of my magic early. If it comes to that.

[...At least he's optimistic.]

[cherryblooded]

I can count on Sigrun, at least. If I had to stay in my world...