[ ...that's fine!! It's not like she has much going on with her either, despite the obvious cheer she's sporting in her tone. ]
Thera! [ like it's obvious. ] It's totally part of your bucket list. "Traverse a spooky, mean place with a cute girl."
[ . . . ]
And I need those emotion shard doohickeys from it for a project. [ the actual fucking reasn here but if she has just that as the reason she'll owe him!! and she does not like that, thank you. ]
[You should probably consider that, Aligula!! What if they don't show up?? But you probably don't have to worry about that with Yeager because he is always bored.
Anyway, it won't take him too long to show up; he's got that briefcase he usually carries around with him. He's also smiling as usual and getting no emotional effects, so everything seems pretty normal here.]
Good afternoon. I hope you weren't too bored while you were waiting!
[ then she'd publically denounce them for standing a cute girl up over the network ofc. ]
Not a single bit! [ she was bothering the people around the teleporter with questions, like "how many people take this thing anyway" and "what's the upkeep" and "how does it work though"
...she has some answers now!! UNIMPORTANT THOUGH. ] Let's go~ [ ... ] They're for toys. I got paid, like, 5000 zeros--sylvs, sorry, they're like, totally called that here right? Anyway, I got paid that upfront, and I totally get to charge the sucker even more when I'm done based on how hard it was.
[ it's not gonna be hard for her so she's just gonna. casually exploit this. as you do. ]
[He holds up a finger as if he's expecting multiple mistakes?? Rude.]
Don't ever let anyone know just how much you're making. They'll want a cut of the profit if they're assisting you! Speaking of, you should absolutely share.
I'll keep it in mind. [ lmao. ] What kinda place is Thera anyway? I wasn't interested in going when that actor chick was all like, "I'll show you to our super awesome city" or whatever.
Oh, it's very nice! There's quite a bit to see and do here, though if you aren't interested in the arts then you may find it a bit dull. I went along with it, which was entertaining enough!
[he stole things and spent gald on stuff to sell back in verens so he could make some money he could actually use, so.]
At least you had fun! [ she liked theasthai! she doesn't know about thera, but theasthai was great. ] Some guy made a biiig show on the crystals about how we shouldn't be mad at the theater people, how it was alll that actor girl's idea.
[ . . . ]
Actually, I think he was the same guy who yelled at the sky when I asked him about his love life. [ ......... ] He seems like the super serious type, you know? No fun at all.
...That's totally not the point here, Reggie, the point is some stick in the mud was totally pissed about it and also he was like, super weird about yelling at the sky. He didn't even answer my question until I reminded him I existed!
[ ...SHE IS JUST GOING TO TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT NO QUESTION, THANK YOU. ]
By asking the nobody that's up there [ a grand wave upwards ] if they're mocking him! I'm super unsurprised his experience with love is, like, probably as abysmal as yours is.
[ oh my god aligula you can't just say that??? ]
He said he didn't know if he'd ever been in love—like, how do you not know, it's totally frickin' obvious?—and said he had "special circumstances" because his girlfriend was a sylph who, like, lived on another plane of existence or whatever.
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You shouldn't even date someone if you don't know you're in love with them! It's a total waste of time otherwise! That energy could be used to, liiiiiiike, find your soulmate or something instead! Aren't I right?
[HEY DON'T BE RUDE— actually nah his love life is pretty fucking bad since he still has hang-ups from ten years ago, uh.]
...That raises many questions, but I absolutely agree with you. If you aren't sure you have feelings for them, why bother? That will only come back to bite you in the end.
[Probably in the form of a vengeful ex-girlfriend!!]
I'm still dating my sweetheart even though he's totally not here, right?
[ ...............are you, though. ]
Distance, like age, totally doesn't matter in love! As long as you doooo love that person, with all your heart and soul and body~ [ you are probably not the person to talk about this consider what you dID TO YOUR BOYFRIEND, but okay. ] Be-siiiiiiides, if you find love here... or if anyone else does... then when we all go home, it'll be the same kinda concept, right? A long-distance relationship for the ages! A long-dimensional relationship!
Hmmm, I guess sooooooo... Juuust a little. [ just a bit. ] Maybe I'll work on making a way to like, I dunno, supercharge people's memories so they'll never forget anything ever? That sounds fun.
[ actually that sounds like a shitshow waiting to happen but okay. ]
And then you'd never forget to add things to your bucket list. [ oh my god.
anyway timeskip 2 thera, this place is still as dusty and awful as it used to be. atmosphere feels sorta lighter though. thanks otherworlders. you kinda did okay here. it isn't a completely depressing place anymore, it's just sort of depressing.
i mean aligula still hates it, but like. she's just gonna kick some rocks and turn to yeager with a siiiiiigh. ]
This place totally reminds me of home. [ .....UH. ] Where's the best emotion shard thingies? They've gotta be small.
Sort of depressing is fine, he can totally handle that. It's kind of weirdly nice here, actually? The solitude is comforting in a way. His grip is a bit tighter on his briefcase, though he's not really expecting anything to jump out at them.]
Does it remind you of home? Goodness, I thought you came from a world as lively and vibrant as you!
[...good question about the emotion shards, uh. LET'S. LOOK AROUND while we talk about your home or something...??]
[ this is the weirdest bonding field trip in the fucking world, man. ]
Welllll, Hellsalem's Lot totally is! But, like, the Beyond? Not... always? [ Hmmmmm~~~ ] Like, this is totally what everything look liked when that big collapse thing happened~ and it's what everything looks like closer to the huma world when you get outta the big tunnel that connects our world with theirs.
[ She's motioning with her hands as she talks, which is probably lost on him considering they're... supposed to... look for stuff??? ]
It's all rubble and flying buildings and fog. [ SO MUCH FOG, YEAGER. i myself was reminded of how fucking foggy it is in the beyond on a recent canon review. ] It's kinda that way until you hit a city or big group of Beyondian stuff too.
Well, [ let her correct herself, ] the fog's always there, but like, it's not all desolate and boooooooring like here.
Fascinating... It sounds nothing like anything I've seen back home.
[...well, caer bocram is desolate and foggy but it's not boring! umbrella monsters attack you there and you have to use teleporters, it's stupid, don't go there.]
Do you prefer it here? Well, not here obviously, but Verens?
[He can't imagine Aligula getting homesick. That would be so weird??]
[ ...so she's not homesick because she hasn't considered being homesick. ]
But, like, that's totally like asking me if I like chocolates or flowers better! They're both good gifts, but they're totally incomparable, right? [ yeah sure. ] Obviously I'm gonna have a lot of good points for chocolate, like how it's totally edible and totally the best thing ever, but flowers have good points too! Like smelling nice and looking nice and being totally that kind of gift you have to put a lot of thought into.
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Thera! [ like it's obvious. ] It's totally part of your bucket list. "Traverse a spooky, mean place with a cute girl."
[ . . . ]
And I need those emotion shard doohickeys from it for a project. [ the actual fucking reasn here but if she has just that as the reason she'll owe him!! and she does not like that, thank you. ]
Sooo? Sounds fun, doesn't it?
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You know, I actually did enjoy that haunted house when I arrived here again.
[Except for that thread where he and Chie got absolutely nothing from it. That was terrible.]
Very well! I'll come along with you and help you get those shards! Though I am curious about your project...
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I'll give you the deets when we get down there. Meet me at the teleporter thingy, hotshot!
[ ...rather: hurry up and get there, because she's already waiting for him. as you do.
the thought he could've refused never crossed her mind! ]
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Anyway, it won't take him too long to show up; he's got that briefcase he usually carries around with him. He's also smiling as usual and getting no emotional effects, so everything seems pretty normal here.]
Good afternoon. I hope you weren't too bored while you were waiting!
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Not a single bit! [ she was bothering the people around the teleporter with questions, like "how many people take this thing anyway" and "what's the upkeep" and "how does it work though"
...she has some answers now!! UNIMPORTANT THOUGH. ] Let's go~ [ ... ] They're for toys. I got paid, like, 5000 zeros--sylvs, sorry, they're like, totally called that here right? Anyway, I got paid that upfront, and I totally get to charge the sucker even more when I'm done based on how hard it was.
[ it's not gonna be hard for her so she's just gonna. casually exploit this. as you do. ]
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[He holds up a finger as if he's expecting multiple mistakes?? Rude.]
Don't ever let anyone know just how much you're making. They'll want a cut of the profit if they're assisting you! Speaking of, you should absolutely share.
[oh my god]
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I'll keep it in mind. [ lmao. ] What kinda place is Thera anyway? I wasn't interested in going when that actor chick was all like, "I'll show you to our super awesome city" or whatever.
[ also her play sucked 0/10 ]
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[he stole things and spent gald on stuff to sell back in verens so he could make some money he could actually use, so.]
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[ . . . ]
Actually, I think he was the same guy who yelled at the sky when I asked him about his love life. [ ......... ] He seems like the super serious type, you know? No fun at all.
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[YEAGER]
Anyway, I don't particularly care who was responsible for it because I had a good time. So I'm afraid I can't tell you who to be mad at!
[AS IF THAT WAS THE POINT.....]
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...That's totally not the point here, Reggie, the point is some stick in the mud was totally pissed about it and also he was like, super weird about yelling at the sky. He didn't even answer my question until I reminded him I existed!
[ it was super mean!!!!!! to her. ]
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[THAT'S KIND OF A BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT, BUT SERIOUSLY. YOU ARE A FORCE OF NATURE, HOW DOES SOMEONE JUST FORGET ALIGULA]
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By asking the nobody that's up there [ a grand wave upwards ] if they're mocking him! I'm super unsurprised his experience with love is, like, probably as abysmal as yours is.
[ oh my god aligula you can't just say that??? ]
He said he didn't know if he'd ever been in love—like, how do you not know, it's totally frickin' obvious?—and said he had "special circumstances" because his girlfriend was a sylph who, like, lived on another plane of existence or whatever.
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You shouldn't even date someone if you don't know you're in love with them! It's a total waste of time otherwise! That energy could be used to, liiiiiiike, find your soulmate or something instead! Aren't I right?
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...That raises many questions, but I absolutely agree with you. If you aren't sure you have feelings for them, why bother? That will only come back to bite you in the end.
[Probably in the form of a vengeful ex-girlfriend!!]
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[ aligula you're a cyclops and you're from a world that lies parallel to your earth's own of course you don't find it weird oh my god. ]
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[he's talking to a cyclops. she's probably seen all sorts of weird shit with her one eye. oh my god. why did he even ask.]
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[ ...............are you, though. ]
Distance, like age, totally doesn't matter in love! As long as you doooo love that person, with all your heart and soul and body~ [ you are probably not the person to talk about this consider what you dID TO YOUR BOYFRIEND, but okay. ] Be-siiiiiiides, if you find love here... or if anyone else does... then when we all go home, it'll be the same kinda concept, right? A long-distance relationship for the ages! A long-dimensional relationship!
[ this is a lot of words to say NO SHE DOESN'T. ]
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Well, when we go home we don't remember anything about this place, which complicates things a bit.
[jeez can you imagine how badly that'd suck if you found your One True Love here?? hahahaha wow.]
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Hmmm, I guess sooooooo... Juuust a little. [ just a bit. ] Maybe I'll work on making a way to like, I dunno, supercharge people's memories so they'll never forget anything ever? That sounds fun.
[ actually that sounds like a shitshow waiting to happen but okay. ]
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What an amazing idea! It certainly would be interesting to see!
[DO IT]
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And then you'd never forget to add things to your bucket list. [ oh my god.
anyway timeskip 2 thera, this place is still as dusty and awful as it used to be. atmosphere feels sorta lighter though. thanks otherworlders. you kinda did okay here. it isn't a completely depressing place anymore, it's just sort of depressing.
i mean aligula still hates it, but like. she's just gonna kick some rocks and turn to yeager with a siiiiiigh. ]
This place totally reminds me of home. [ .....UH. ] Where's the best emotion shard thingies? They've gotta be small.
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Sort of depressing is fine, he can totally handle that. It's kind of weirdly nice here, actually? The solitude is comforting in a way. His grip is a bit tighter on his briefcase, though he's not really expecting anything to jump out at them.]
Does it remind you of home? Goodness, I thought you came from a world as lively and vibrant as you!
[...good question about the emotion shards, uh. LET'S. LOOK AROUND while we talk about your home or something...??]
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Welllll, Hellsalem's Lot totally is! But, like, the Beyond? Not... always? [ Hmmmmm~~~ ] Like, this is totally what everything look liked when that big collapse thing happened~ and it's what everything looks like closer to the huma world when you get outta the big tunnel that connects our world with theirs.
[ She's motioning with her hands as she talks, which is probably lost on him considering they're... supposed to... look for stuff??? ]
It's all rubble and flying buildings and fog. [ SO MUCH FOG, YEAGER. i myself was reminded of how fucking foggy it is in the beyond on a recent canon review. ] It's kinda that way until you hit a city or big group of Beyondian stuff too.
Well, [ let her correct herself, ] the fog's always there, but like, it's not all desolate and boooooooring like here.
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[...well, caer bocram is desolate and foggy but it's not boring! umbrella monsters attack you there and you have to use teleporters, it's stupid, don't go there.]
Do you prefer it here? Well, not here obviously, but Verens?
[He can't imagine Aligula getting homesick. That would be so weird??]
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[ ...so she's not homesick because she hasn't considered being homesick. ]
But, like, that's totally like asking me if I like chocolates or flowers better! They're both good gifts, but they're totally incomparable, right? [ yeah sure. ] Obviously I'm gonna have a lot of good points for chocolate, like how it's totally edible and totally the best thing ever, but flowers have good points too! Like smelling nice and looking nice and being totally that kind of gift you have to put a lot of thought into.
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hi redd i promise i didn't forget you i've just been having a time
it's okay!! i've been hella sick so i feel ya