audience: cloud

[mygod]

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[residentmerc]

Well.. Apparently they've been separated a few times. Might help with communications during that. Or with gathering everyone together in a pinch.

[ shakes his head ]

I don't think it's a bad idea, I'm just never sure what that kid's thinking.

[mygod]

The management of the devices may also be an issue, but he did go into a long diatribe about what else to get to circumvent that.

[ karma, always thinking. ]

So... Cloud, was it, correct? What has been going on there with all of you?

[residentmerc]

Really thinking that through, huh.

[ also. as for that. well. ]

There was a fire in the hospital and Iwatooshi found a body. So. Same old shit as what happens topside, so far. [ but since he did mention it was a body: ] Lucas is fine now.

[ physically ]

[mygod]

[ there is a sort of ??? pause. ]

I... beg your pardon, what?

[ THERE IS A LOT TO UNPACK HERE. ]

Hospital...? So people are... killing there? Dying? Are they being afflicted by monsters?

[residentmerc]

[ hmmm. ]

You guys aren't getting a lot of info about this side, are you. [ that is interesting to note. ] There's a hospital on this side. A lot more buildings in general, too. No one's afflicted by monsters. Pretty sure those are gone. But people've gotten into a couple of fights.

[ a beat ]

Though the fire was probably just this place, according to Nehan.

[mygod]

Well. I'm not really. I cannot say about the others, but perhaps it is them also not telling me if they are.

[ the dead are so busy DYING apparently and also bullying the shit out of nehan. ]

I see. [ the fact that i don't think they know what a hospital is in that way actually, help. ] It sounds as if you are all in an unstable dimension.

I suppose that would be the case...

[residentmerc]

Should I be sending you guys weekly updates?

[ this is a joke. but yes moving on ]

Unstable dimension sounds about right. Or at least a hostile one. Which... isn't so different from where we were anyway. Just got more buildings available.

[mygod]

We would appreciate it.

[ don't be a joke? the way megan may or may not actually do this but i am dunking on nu. ]

I see. You all are fine despite the hostility from the area, however? Aside from the pain of the experience, I mean.

[residentmerc]

[ WHO THE FUCK IS MEGAN ]

Yeah, we're dealing alright. We've got a lot more resources and no monsters here, so don't worry about us. Whatever comes our way, we can handle it.

[mygod]

[ UM their buddy, megan, of course. me thinking about this ask and exchange and then later cloud getting stabbed and pear wiggler'd with aerith and iwatooshi. ]

Good.

[ trusting cloud is fine. cloud is reasonable, and war likes cloud for this. ANYONE ELSE and war would not have believed them. ]

We are trying to do more research to see if there is a way to bridge that plane and this one.

[residentmerc]

[ cloud is reasonable /smashcuts to the pear wiggler ]

Yeah. Nehan talked about it a little. If we've managed to connect the two planes so far, even if it's just like this, that should mean it's possible, right?

[mygod]

[ LISTEN listen ]

Considering the last time I had this communication, it was just the sound of Karma screaming and throwing things - in the hole, I assume? - so, yes. It seems to opening up.

[residentmerc]

[ Of Course Karma Did That but; ]

Can things actually go through the...hole?

[ we need a better term. ]

[mygod]

[ THEY NEED A BETTER TERM SO BADLY EVEN IF IT IS A HOLE ]

I have no idea, not from my side. It was simply noise in my head at the time. I have tried now that we're... somewhat visible. I'd rather prefer not to have rocks tossed at me.

[residentmerc]

[ a beat ]

But it could be good to know so you're prepared to dodge if rocks are thrown at you.

[mygod]

I get the impression you're just trying to get me to look foolish. How about a throw a rock at you instead? You should have good dexterity as a fighter, no?

[ they are no better than donald, listen here. ]

[residentmerc]

[ HELP ]

Wasn't trying to imply I'd be throwing rocks at you. I meant you should find out before Karma tried to throw rocks at you again. But sure, I can dodge.

[mygod]

[ a resigned sigh. ]

I am a wizard, not a rogue. But very well. Go ahead then.

[residentmerc]

Anyone ever tell you you're a little paranoid?

[ HE TRULY MEANT THEY SHOULD TRY TO SEE IF ITEMS COULD GO THROUGH anyway. puts the cannister of fleas in (no he does not have that yet) he actually does try to see if a rock goes through because he's just grabbing the first thing off the ground but he is not yeeting it GOD ]

[mygod]

[ they hmph at that. MAYBE THEY HAVE TO BE CLEARLY.

DONT GIVE THEM THE FLEAS. they wait for cloud to chuck the rock, and a hand comes out to receive it, but it simply just passes through them and ends up more on cloud's side than theirs. A SIGH. ]

The planes still haven't been connected fully.

[residentmerc]

That's what I figured, but good to know. You're safe from Karma for a while still. [ karma but k or karma small k. both. anyway; ] So the connection's not physical, just... Communicative.

[ the hole isn't real. ]

[mygod]

Not long enough probably.

[ karma has (redacted) energy so they will be plagued forever. ]

It seems that way. Perhaps next week, there will be more progress. Not that I am looking forward to rocks passing through.

[residentmerc]

It'd be useful for passing things that aren't rocks too.

[ please. ]

[mygod]

[ stop ]

I'm aware, but I'm afraid to tell you that I will probably only be getting rocks. From Karma.

[residentmerc]

... If he manages to throw the rocks we've been getting from this place, just give it back to Nehan.