maximumlegend | etraya - bad kids group chat;

ok
so
gorgug did end up back here with us from that weird space station place
but some other way than we came back??? apparently?????
he's covered in slime so the ball jsyk i'm letting him shower in our apartment
which means YES I'M MOVING THE CLUE BOARD OUT OF THE WAY IT'S BLOCKING THE BATHROOM DOOR

adaine can you help look for some gorgug sized clean clothes
i don't think letting him into my walk in closet is going to do a whole lot in that department
let alone the ball's wardrobe
even if crop tops are very trendy right now

Covered in slime?? Is he okay?

Gorgug, are you okay??

I'll swing by Roxx and see if they have a big & tall section.
They seem to have just about any type of clothing so I'm assuming that includes larger sizes...

define okay

[ ...okay fine-- ] im not hurt

where is roxx
should i meet you there

they gave me a towel

[ He's just. ~~Spamming things~~ Commenting as things come to him. ]

Unharmed? Uninjured? Not hurt?

[ Adaine sends a snapshot of a map ]

Roxx is over near the Kwik Trip and the burger place.

I'm at the apartments now. If you're there too, we can go together.

I'm staying just across the hall from Riz and Fabian! 💙

why is everything so far apart

im still heading to the apartment
i stopped
can you send us straight to roxx

[ help, should he keep walking to the apartments. he is now a lost duck. ]

It is kind of inconvenient to have to walk everywhere...

Where are you? I can come by and cast Fly on us both.

can i drop a pin? i'll try dropping a pin

[ He's going to try and do it, if it's possibly!! Adaine will you get a pin to locate him!! (he already misses using his crystal) ]

[ If there is a way to receive dropped pins on these headpieces, Adaine will get it. If not, she'll just cast Fly on herself and head out to do an aerial sweep of the archipelago, casting Locate Creature to find Gorgug. ]

Alright, stay where you are. I'm on my way.

I cleaned that one up already I swear!

[ He hasn't. He's literally doing it right now. ]

I'll move all of my stools and shit out of the way too so he can actually use the space. Gorgug, can I have a sample of that slime? Does it like burn or anything??? ARE you okay?

im okay
im not burning

you can have my slime towel

Okay, cool. On both fronts. Let me know if you feel anything funky later too. Pretty sure you're home free though.

sure thing. thanks. i don't really want to get funky later

please no crop tops

why not??????
you'd look good in them!!!
if you got it then you got to flaunt it gorgug!!!

[ This so isn't even relevant right now. But apparently Fabian's attention span is just moving right along. ]

i dont know that i got that

[ Thinking about himself in a crop top.......no....... ]

what???
of COURSE you got that gorgug
why would you not have that
if i got that then you got that too!!!

[ processing.

processing. ]

has riz got that too

[ wait. ]

and adaine

I have NOT got that.

i think you can have that

what?????????

adaine you TOTALLY got that
i won't stand for this slander of yourself

[ Is it a little awkward, considering complimenting any of the other Bad Kids in this way kind of feels like accidentally flirting with your sibling? Yes. But Fabian won't stand for it anyway, so he's got no choice. ]

you are BEAUTIFUL and you could pull off anything you'd set your heart to!!!!!!

+1

[ Adaine has no idea to react to all her male friends telling her she's "got that," so she just... ]

Read: 4:34pm

I've got the opposite of that.

But you've definitely got that. You're a rock star, dude. If that was something you wanted to got. Get.

well i think you can have it too

It's okay, Gorgug. I'm emotionally at peace with not gotting it. I don't want to have it anyway. It doesn't really go with my image.

okay

but if you ever want it, remember that i think you got it. i believe in you

Aw thanks man. That's nice. I'll keep that in mind if I ever decide to do any sartorial exploration.

I believe in you too, but friends don't pressure friends to bare midriff. We'll find you some Gorgug-sized hoodies. And maybe a Gorgug sized bed????

cool. thanks. think those exist? i met some humans back on the ship who thought i wasnt real

is that a thing here too

Yes. It's existentially terrifying and interdimensionally widespread.

I've made a clue board about it.

how many of those you got going

way too many

[ This is revenge for the crop tops. ]

[ He's not saying shit but he also thinks he wouldn't disagree. ]

[ BACK HIM UP, COWARD???? ]

[ ✓ Read ]

you know the ball you could try on one of my crop tops to see but it'd probably just be a regular shirt for you

[ Sorry, bro. He can't be as hype about you when it comes to this one. There are limits!! ]

Oh, I see how it is. When it's Adaine, she's beautiful and she can pull off anything, but when it's me, it's all "you're too small, The Ball" and "you'll look bad, The Ball".

[ Wait, Fabian never said... ]

Maybe I'll steal one of your crop tops and make it into a Goblin-sized one. We've got scissors.

[ He won't. He'd rather jump off the roof of the apartment building than wear a crop top. ]

i can rip it for you. then it'll look more punk rock

[ Helping!!!!!!!!!!! ]

GORGUG WHY ARE YOU ON HIS SIDE
YOU'VE BEEN HERE LITERALLY FIVE MINUTES!!!!!!

i want riz to have it

now you have to say something nice about me too
just to make it even

[ POINTEDLY IGNORING THE HEART.

Get out, The Ball!!! ]

you already have it?
you have so much of it

[ Did he do it, did he do a good job. ]

[ That's so much better.

Fabian can feel his heart swelling. Nature is healing. ]

yes
describe all the ways in which i have it

[ Now you're just abusing poor Gorgug's kindness, Fabian.. ]

i will if you tell riz how he would have it too
you shouldnt leave him out

[ It's Rude. :( ]

[ Gorgug, you won't even let him have this?! Cruel. Unusual. ]

i am not the one leaving him out!!!
he is leaving himself out!!!

look it's just as if we made a list of those of us who are guys
would you feel bad if we left adaine out of that
of course not because her not being a guy is just factual!! objective reality!!
that is what we are working with here!!

[ gorgug has no idea what all of that says. so: ]

im trusting you to do it and you can do it in private
i will too
thanks fabian

[ Let it be known Fabian is GRUMBLING about this message. GRUMBLING!!!!

://////// ]

Hell yeah, it will! I can be like the Cig Figs'

Um

Groupie???

[ He is not clear on what, specifically, a groupie is. ]

yeah!

[ ?????he guesses???

(he just wants to support his buddy!!) ]

I DIDN'T SAY ANY OF THAT????????

WHY ARE YOU GETTING ON MY CASE

I'M GOING TO LOCK MY WALK IN WARDROBE!!!!

[ Good luck trying to lock anything away from the best rogue you know, Fabian. ]

You meant it. I'm a detective. I'm good at reading between the lines.

And you know damn well there's not a single lock I can't pick. I've got my eye on that purple one, by the way. You've got ten minutes to hide it.

WHAT KIND OF GAME IS THIS??????

[ If Riz sends anything back, there definitely isn't an instant reply though.

Mostly because Fabian definitely off for a bit to put that purple top on. Can't get it if he's wearing it, The Ball!! ]

you're insane
for the record

[ Only sent once he's done grabbing it and putting it on, yes. ]

It's not a game. This is very serious stuff, Fabian. The well-being of your wardrobe hangs in the balance.

[ He's gotta get Gorgug in on this. They're too soft to do any real damage, but they can terrorize Fabian for a few hours. It's good for him.

And unfortunately for Fabian, the hunt is now on. ]

I KNOW THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT MAKES THIS AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!

[ He's definitely being terrorized. Nothing is getting to him in this place as the threat of his entire wardrobe getting ruined by his best friend.

This is basically The Purge to Fabian. ]

I MEAN, HAVE I EVER DESTROYED ANYTHING OF YOURS???
HAVE I, THE BALL???????

Only my self-esteem.

[ You can fucking -- hear him laughing from the other room. It's obnoxious. ]

you know that isn't convincing when i can hear you right
i'm not deaf!!!!!!!!!
you have plenty of self esteem the ball!!!
that's why you're the ball!!!!!!

[ That last part is meant affectionately, okay. The nickname's origins are long lost.. Being The Ball is cool now.

He's just not going to use the c-word while Riz is being a little brat!! No grand compliments for the other while he's harassing Fabian!! ]

I'm the ball 'cause I'm small, dude. That was like the whole thing.

[ Way belated, because Gorgug BULLIED him into it: ]

you can have it if you want it the ball
i mean
it
not my clothes
those are still off limits to you

[ WHATEVER. Fabian is clearly a GOOD PERSON now who does GOOD THINGS!!! ARE YOU SEEING THIS, RIZ? GORGUG?? ]

[

]

Thanks, Fabian, that means a lot.

[ DON'T THINK YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK, BUSTER!!!!!!!! ]

[ WHATEVER, THE BALL!!! FIGHT HIM!!!!!!! ]

asking me the question right in front of them is INCRIMINATING!!!!

AT LEAST SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE

Edited 2024-07-01 08:20 (UTC)

i dont get why its a big deal but i think weve all got it

IT IS A SUPER BIG DEAL!!!!!!!!!!

NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT IN LIFE THAN HAVING IT

GOTTING IT

GOT IT

well dont you want your friends to have it

all your friends

i'm pretty sure the ball wouldn't want to have it even if i'd want him to

[ Avoiding the question? Yes.

But it's also objectively true and you know it, Gorgug. ]

its rizs choice is all im saying
i support him
and adaine

[ This is FRIENDSHIP, FABIAN!!! ]

okay
sure
if he wants to got it then he can got it
but he has to work for it
it's not something you can just have without working for it!!!!!!
don't you know this, gorgug!!!!!!!

not at all

[ tbqh ]

are we going to do the bracelet thing? it sounds like its limited
i dont mind giving one of you my bracelet if its easier
i dont know that i want to pick a mission

[ Or??? Would it be??? Really, swapping bracelet beads for a chance at picking a mission is BIZARRE. Maybe he should re-read it again. ]

Maybe we should? I dunno. I hate the idea of failing an assignment. But I'm also not convinced it's not some big trap.

I'm probably going to do it, but I'm gonna be super suspicious about it the whole time.

You should do it if you want to, though.

maybe i can do it. but try and get colors for you
what color are you going for

also no one can be more suspicious than you. u got this 👍

I read somewhere that yellow's not very popular. So let's go for that. It's a better strategy anyway.

[ Meanwhile, Fabian wanting the most flattering colours... ah, bards. ]

I'm going to take that as good at being suspicious as opposed to good at. You know. BEING suspicious.

yeah exactly

[ 👍👍 ]

okay ill get yellows

let's let the ball or adaine pick the mission

[ Because Fabian doesn't want to get yelled at for a bad choice, thank you very much! He doesn't care enough about picking to go through a lecture! ]

but you can help me get some beads if you're offering
i want one of these to wear

[ WELL LOOK AT CAPTAIN LATE AS ALWAYS!!! ]

which beads

Edited 2024-07-02 14:05 (UTC)

silver and black
those obviously suit me the best, right

i think mono-coloured bracelets are so boring
this place has the wrong idea entirely of what is supposed to be fashionable
we need to wear at least two colours at once!!!

i dont think we are supposed to wear them
just make them
i think

adaine thinks gold suits you

yeah ok but this place wants us to do stuff all the time and half of the time it's dumb so we just have to do what WE want, gorgug
you can't just let this place dictate everything to you!!!!!!!!

anyway yes gold would be better but this place is not even providing us with that colour apparently
because like i said
it is dumb and HAS NO GOOD TASTE!!!!!!!!

[ boys, boys... enough bickering! ]

If you want gold beads, Fabian, my jacket can make gold beads.

[ It's not even bickering, Adaine. It's worse. It's just Fabian being dramatic, like he can't send a single normal text in his life. ]

thank you adaine

but i can still accuse our hosts here of being incredibly thoughtless anyway, right

[ Let him whine!! ]

Far be it for me to stop you from accusations of thoughtlessness on the part of our captors.

thank you again then
you know i would not know what to do if i was not allowed to complain about this!!!!

but yes i will take those gold beads
being stylish in the face of our captors' incredible lack of good taste is its own form of opposing them you know

You'll defeat them with your fabulousness, I'm sure.

if everyone acknowledged me the way you do adaine then i would already have become maximum legend here once more

[ 'Adaine's making beads'
'You can make your own bracelet and pick your own beads'
'It's just beads'

... ]

i'll make you one with gold beads

[ .. hold on. Whining stopped for a moment.

Maybe Gorgug found the mystical off button on Fabian for a moment here.. ]

you would?

[ Nothing else just yet. But then again - maybe the fact that this text is so short means that he's stopped the Fabian whine machine for a moment while he just stares at the text.. ]

yes
ill use silver and black too

[ Gorgug isn't thinking about if this will look good or how to make it look good, but he's also going to do it because he said so, so fuck him if it's hard, he guesses!!!!

But he already agreed to make them with Adaine, so it's not like starting with Fabian would be a chore (not that he knew who was making what, or if they were going to make their own, but--whatever).

Friendship.... ]

How about we all make one? With at least one colour for each of us. Like a real friendship bracelet and not these dumb fake ones.

I can make yours if you want.

[ oh!! ]

okay
sure

thanks riz

[ Pal...!!! ]

[ Adaine is late to the group text, not because she was ignoring it (like Fabian), but rather because she was out busting her butt to get beads on her own. ]

I've got a fair amount of indigo beads already. I just need 4 more to make a full bracelet.

oh
ill come over and give you my indigo then
ill see if i can get indigo or yellows

[ Silver and black who. ]

I've already traded away my yellow, I'm afraid.

[ Sorry, Riz. ]

Are there any colors you're interested in, Gorgug? Even if you don't want to choose the mission. Just so we all have matching bracelets?
I think that might be fun!

like real friendship bracelets?
can we get the beads somewhere. i dont know that we are gonna have enough left over

but i like black

I can ask my jacket for some! They're bound to be worth less than 10 gold, right?

[

]

You can have my black bead, then. So you're not giving me your indigo for nothing.

are you sure? you can use it to trade for indigos
you should try and get a chance at a mission

Gorgug, I *am* using it to trade for an indigo. I'm using it to trade for *your* indigo.

[ ADAINE NO HOW IS HE MEANT TO ARGUE THIS!! ]

okay
thank you
ill try and get you another indigo with it

Thanks, Gorgug!

And if I see any other black ones people can spare, I'll get them for you.

thanks. im okay with jacket beads too
we can do more colors with jacket beads

Sure! I bet the jacket can do whatever colors we want. Like turquoise, or amber, or mauve. Or maybe ones with glitter or that glow in the dark!

glitter and glowing sounds cool
maybe a black with silver glitter? that sounds cool

[ Sorry Fabian but Gorgug is encroaching on your colours here. ]

I can try for black with silver glitter! And maybe black with gold glitter for Fabian? Black with emerald glitter for Riz, and black with sapphire glitter for me!

Fig would be black with ruby glitter, and Kristen black with amethyst glitter. Of course.

Edited 2024-07-04 13:00 (UTC)

yeah that sounds great. i like that
we should include fig and kristen too. we can keep some beads ready for them when they show up
theyll want bracelets too

[ It's just so obvious they would. ]

I definitely think we should have bracelets on hand for when Fig and Kristen get here.

Are you any good at braiding the string? I was just going to string the beads together like normal but then I saw a woman at the diner braiding hers and I think maybe they might look better braided or knotted or something...

[ There's a moment that can't be seen where Gorgug looks at one of his big dumb hands. ]

ive never tried but ill give it a shot. ive braided figs hair before [ HOW HARD CAN IT BE. (it wasn't very good) ]
do you know how to?
i dont want to break the strings

[ Because now he's thinking about that and oh god, he's going to break them, isn't he. ]

I've never tried, but... How hard could it be?

[ She's never braided anyone's hair, nor had anyone braid her hair. But surely she can figure this out?

Worse comes to worst, maybe she can summon an Unseen Servant who's more dextrous than she is. ]

we can try it. we can sit in the diner and give it a go. people can come over and get the beads we want
we can have a sign on the table so we can try braiding strings

Sure, we'll make a day of it!

[ ... ]

You don't think it's cheating to flood the market with jacket-produced beads, do you?

i was thinking we could have a sign to let people know which beads we need for the mission beads
i dont know if we can get away with our own beads

[ ... ]

unless you want to try. i can try

If choosing a mission is on the line, it's probably best to stick to the rules. For now.

okay
but trying out bead making at the diner might be fun to past the time

hey. do we want to do a meet up
we should drop pins and see whos closest
ill call fab

[ Linked to this. ]

hey
did they make your parents choose your name too???

[ Hi. This is what Gorgug is starting with. ]

Sorry, what?

My "parent" is Aelwyn. And Mal, also.

she is your mother now???

[ Sorry, Adaine. It's probably even weirder to you, but this concept is confusing enough to Fabian that he can't help but comment on it.. ]

She's still my sister. But for the purposes of this stupid mission we're on, we have to act like she's my mum.

that makes no sense
she's not even that much older than you is she

[ You never know for sure with elf appearances and all, but.. she had still been in school too back during their freshman year, right? ]

why would it make you a kid and her an adult
or your mother at all
this place is absolutely crazy

She's... older than she would normally be, given some weird time quangling going on. She spent a few years in an alternate dimension, prior to coming to Etraya.

[ but EVEN SO ]

I hate it. She keeps trying to lord it over me. Acting as though just because she's better than our actual parents, I have to treat her with respect.

[ That description does seem to match with what Fabian thought when he first met Aelwyn here - that she didn't seem to remember most of what had happened back home, yet somehow being older than she's supposed to be at the same time. ]

i think she missed you

[ Not to defend Aelwyn. He's just saying it for Adaine's sake. Because Aelwyn told him as much - well, maybe not in as many words, but Fabian can read between some lines - and Adaine deserves to know that she's wanted. That she at least has one family member who does care for her.

But it's exactly because he's on Adaine's side that he adds: ]

but if we have to do something about it
just let us know
you know we all got your back

your sister picked your name?

No. Our stupid parents picked my named. But I'm not about to let Aelwyn try to change it just for a mission.

i don't think we need new names either

is it weird
?
your sister being your mom

that sounds kind of weird

It's EXTREMELY weird.

But I suppose in some ways I'd rather have Aelwyn as my mum than a complete stranger.

at least a complete stranger wouldn't be your real mum

That's true. Any parent would be better than her.

Does that mean they assigned Aelwyn a spouse too? Or two? My assigned 'family' has the whole poly thing going on.

[ Adaine is going to ignore the way that the mention of poly parents tugs at a Jawbone-shaped hole in her heart. ]

Just one spouse. It's Mal, actually.

Oh, that's not too bad. Mal seems nice. She's the one with the cool gun. As long as her and Aelwyn get along okay, things should go pretty smoothly.

I'm not sure how they're getting on, really. It's a weird vibe in the house, regardless, and I've been spending most of my time shut up in my room, if I'm honest.

How are your "parents?"

That's fair. I feel like that's gotta be the case for most of us. It's just a weird scene.

My "parents" are fine? They're fine. They're all really nice, and everyone's getting along okay. It's just weird how normal it is, you know?

It IS weird how normal it is. I keep waiting for things to stop being normal. Surely this suburban play acting can't be all that Eos has in mind for us?

Not a chance. Or they just want like

A terrarium of people? It's all very weird. I don't think I've ever actually seen a family as normal as they want us to seem in real life.

[ Gorgug comes closest, adoption aside. Adoption isn't that weird. Still. ]

I think it's wigging everyone out, honestly. They seem super stressed about the creepy robot baby. Who I'm not a fan of, for the record.

[ As always, way belated: ]

wait, you have parents????

youve met my parents

[ Fabian???????? ]

i don't mean your ACTUAL PARENTS
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

the parents you're mentioning now??????
unless your actual mom and dad are here now????

[ Because that would be the absolute strangest way to inform them of that, Gorgug. Just saying. ]

my real parents arent here

[ ...wait ]

unless they are
should we look for our parents
?

[ ...

Oh god, he just allowed Gorgug to almost pull him along into his weird train of thought, didn't he. For a moment Fabian too almost wondered if their parents are here, even though there's zero evidence for it.. ]

what parents were you talking about!!!!!!!

[ HE IS. DETERMINED. TO KEEP THIS CONVERSATION ON TRACK!! ]

now?!!!!!!!!!
WHEN

[ don't exclamation mark at him, FABIAN!!!!!!!! ]

GORGUG YOU ARE BEING EXTRA CONFUSING RIGHT NOW

[ At least that statement doesn't have exclamation marks?

It's got to count for something, right. Even if it's just boys being dumb. ]

you have parents?
here?
why do you have parents here that are not actually your parents????

[ HE CAN'T HELP IT HE GOT FLUSTERED FABIAN--

okay, keep on track, keep on track!! ]

the bot told me i had fake parents and took me to the house and introduced me to my fake dad?
i have 2 fake dads and 1 fake mom
and a fake brother

[ Well, that's.. weird. And very different from Fabian's own experience, which now explains to him why he had no idea what the hell Gorgug was even going on about.

But rather than doing the smart thing and going into that, Fabian just texts back: ]

you have two fake dads??
you have entirely too many fathers at this point
father's day is going to be a disaster

[ #priorities ]

[ FABIAN. ]

i cant think about missing parent days and the parents im gonna owe right now

well what else are we going to think about if you have four fathers now gorgug??????
i have never had four fathers before
maybe you should share

[ He's thinking about if he wants to share......... ]

i dont know that i want to

[ GREEDY GORGUG ERA!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[ Wait, what?

What is this rebellious attitude, bro??? ]

why not???

give me one good reason

[ ....

✓ Read. ]

[ At first Fabian doesn't think of it. In fact, he probably forgets about this conversation entirely for most of the day.

It's only much, much later that the fact that Gorgug never replied hits him, and only then comes the next text: ]

did you seriously refuse to give me a reason???????
hello??????
gorgug????????

what

[ Truly, just what for a second while Gorgug has to check what this is about, and-- oh. that. ]

why do you want another dad so bad

isnt gilear your new dad

[ OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. ]

seriously??????

i don't want him

you can have him

do you want gilear as your new father????

im good

ive got four

[ 👍 ]

do you call him stepdad or dad?

step papa?

i call him nothing because he is NOT MY FATHER

are you seriously trying to compare him to my papa

he does more than just pale in comparison.. he WITHERS in comparison to papa!!!!

withering is a thing gilear does but that doesn't mean he can't a dad or papa

my dads are my dads?

you should try thinking about gilear as your dad. or papa

[ Why is Gorgug of all people telling him this. Fabian imagines this is the kind of conversation he's going to often have with Fig for the upcoming while, but-- Gorgug too? Et tu, Gorgug?? ]

why should i

you wanted a dad/papa

[ And there's one right there!!!!!!!!!! ]

alright but not THAT desperately!!!!!!

i will just stick to my own papa
at least i do not have to share him

yeah
he wasnt happy when i thought he was my dad

[ :( ]

[ Gorgug, have you ever seen Bill Seacaster happy at anything that did not involve some form of violence or destruction. ]

well
i guess papa may have had some complicated feelings about his children other than me
he never even told me about my half siblings

did you ever meet any

[ He didn't know about half but what about: any??? ]

no
i did not even know they existed

[ Until.. well, until he learned they were already dead. That's the reason he isn't elaborating on that point, it's too awkward to talk about, too awkward to think about. ]

so even if i had ran into any at some point i would not even have known we were related

that's sad
that's why you have to ask people if you're related

you miss all the siblings you don't ask for

[ 2+2=FAMILY, FABIAN!!!!! ]

gorgug i cannot go around simply asking EVERYONE if they are my sibling!!!

that would be INSANITY!!!

[ Mostly because he saw this play out in front of his eyes. All throughout freshman year.

And it got him to cringe so much. ]

i did okay
i found my dad

[ Fabian.

Wasn't his freshman crisis worth it. ]

[ The worst part of all of this is that Fabian can imagine exactly what sort of face Gorgug must have been making while writing and sending that message. Which is exactly why he can't point out to Gorgug how dumb that entire thing was while Fabian had to agonizingly perceive it the entire way, because he can't kick the other over what was a happy memory for his friend. ]

yes
i am very glad for you that you did
it is a great thing for you

[ ...

.......

............... ]

i am still not going to do it though

[ Hm.

There's no message back for a few seconds.

Until: ]

i can do it

i can pretend to be you and ask

[ Every single time Fabian feels like he's more or less got his friend figured out, something like this happens, huh.

Just.. completely knocked off his game here. ]

wait
why would you?????

you can't just pretend to be me for one
anyone would know it would not be me!!!!

why not?? they havent met you
but if they know who their dad is then i just need to drop a name

i can do it on the network

[ fabian HE COULD DO IT RIGHT NOW!!!! with his username that is 'gorgug'. ]

if they know who their papa is then OF COURSE they would know what i am like!!!!!!
yes i am my own man now but surely anyone who would know bill seacaster would have certain expectations of a child of his!!!

gorgug you can't act like a child of bill seacaster

[ Or can you, Gorgug.

Are you ready for that mission. ]

[ There is a pause. A moment with no text. No little dots signalling text.

Until: ]

yes i can

papa

oh come on

do you think that is enough to act like a child of bill seacaster??? just calling him papa?? there is so much more to it!!!!!!!!!!

i mean i am my own man now and all but i still KNOW THIS

i am my own man now too

and i am a child of bill seacaster

there is so much more to being a child of bill seacaster than saying papa

idiot

fool*?

[ Please don't compare this text to your own text, Fabian. ]

are you just mimicking me now

[ It's too late.

He's figured it out.

He's a DETECTIVE. ]

[ ........ ]

no

[ YOU CAN'T PROVE IT!!!!! ]

GORGUG YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN MESSAGE!!!!!!!

you have NO idea what it is like to be my papa's son!!!!!!!

are you afraid ill be better than you

honestly from what i have seen so far it mostly feels like i have absolutely zero reason to be afraid of that

[ a delay. ]

i challenge you to a duel

wait

because you are offended?? or because you think it's what i would do??

wouldnt you? its our seacaster honor

dont you believe in our seacaster honor

somehow it is worse when you are giving it a genuine try

i am not even sure if i should feel offended or just slightly confused right now

youre really bumming out my seacaster honor right now you know

i dont know if i want to be a seacaster anymore
its not fun

what???

being a seacaster is TONS OF FUN!!!

have you SEEN my papa???

its not fun right now
im going back to being a thistlespring
or ill be a gukgak

i'm not sure you want to try being the ball

[ Fabian did it once, Gorgug.

And he ATE GLASS, OKAY. ]

No?? I wouldn't let them even if they did. My name's Riz.

[ Or Rizbert. Or Erizabeth. It's tragic for a single syllable name out here. ]

So, are we calling you Billy from now on?

no
i dont like billy
no

[ no!!!!!!!!!!! ]

Bobby? Gilbert? Cecil?

[ Riz, where are you getting these from!!!! ]

You DID just tell them your name, though. Right?

[ RIZ HE IS FEELING SO ATTACKED RIGHT NOW!!! ]

yeah
do i need to tell you too

[ SULKY BITCH MODE!!! ]

Don't worry, we all know your name.

Georgudge.

☾ gorgug has notifications silenced.

!! NOTIFY ANYWAY

[ Belated: ]

!! NOTIFY ANYWAY

[ YOU ALL SUCK HE'S IGNORING YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!! ]

Hey, you're the one who said that they had to choose a new name for you.

[ NO HE'S SULKING, GO AWAY.

HE WILL NOT PUT NOTIFS BACK ON!!! ]

[ So Gorgug was looking at a post and he realised something....... ]

hey... do we think that weird lady who wants gossip is a test?
how did she get here, and why aurora hasnt said anything about her?

It's almost certainly a test. If she hasn't commented on it, then she must have signed off on it.

They want to see if we'll sell each other out for more information.

her username is on the list. and she came in with the newbies this month

have you two had people asking you about stuff?
no one has stood out to me but
i did meet a newbie who said we should tell her lies

i have been too busy yelling at the new people to not drink the tea for them to be able to ask me anything at all

it's just.. seriously
the tea is CLEARLY SUSPICIOUS
i can't believe everyone keeps drinking it!!!!!!

whats wrong with it
?

gorgug
please tell me you have not had the tea

[ Because that is a CONCERNING QUESTION, BRO!! ]

no
but other people did?
i didnt want tea

[ he wanted!!!!! hot choccy!!!!!!!! ]

[ Thank god for Fabian and Gorgug's shared obsession over hot chocolate.. If not just for this particular instance of it bringing good luck.. ]

well don't drink something unless it's coming from an already established place
stuff that pops up out of nowhere is suspicious
i am sure the ball agrees with me on that

as for the tea i am not fully sure what it did since i obviously did not have it
but i'm fairly sure it was making people more open
judging by the people i talked to who did drink it
fucking with our minds once more

[ Oh. Hmmm. ]

do we want to see if the hot chocolate is safe too
i dont want it to be cursed
but there was something weird going on
the bots kept getting people's names wrong?

i don't know why they put them on them in the first place

[ tbh. ]

[ ... ]

the ball, do you want to try the hot chocolate

[ This has nothing to do with wanting to pass the risk on to Riz, mind you. Fabian doesn't really mind risking it himself, if he one of the three of them has to.

It's just that Riz is the detective here between the two of them. And since the last time Fabian tried imitating him by putting something in his mouth went so horribly wrong, he'll defer to the expert this time around, thanks. R-Riz, come help out your two pals... ]

Edited 2024-12-19 21:01 (UTC)

If it was physically possible for me to never eat or drink anything here, feywild style, I'd be doing that. At least our static food options seem to be safe enough, but that could change at any time.

[ He had contemplated the whole starvation method for all of one day before crumbling. His willpower didn't stand a chance against the lethal duo of free food and an empty stomach. ]

As far as I can tell, the teas were to make people talkative. I don't mind testing out the hot chocolate as long as it's just around you two.

i'll bring enough for us all

[ That's how you test if something is drugged, right. You all drink it. Because it's hot choccy, yum yum. ]

all????????
wait shouldn't we at least have one person not drink it
what if it messes with all our minds at the same time
then we would be fucked!!!!!

[ GUYS. We at least have to go about this in a smart way, okay! Fabian isn't even necessarily saying this in order to get to be the one person who doesn't have to.

(Though it'd be nice, actually. Maybe give him that role for thinking up the smart addition here? Thanks?) ]

Fabian's right. At least one of us needs to be sober to be able to figure out what's happening to the rest of us. Like how sometimes someone stays sober to be the drug trip babysitter.

[ If they'd had one of those before, Riz would have at least 50% fewer tattoos. ]

I call not it.

okay
i call drinking the chocolate

for science

[ He doesn't know if being it or not lets him drink the hot chocolate!! ]

[ ... ]

sure
i suppose i will make the noble sacrifice of not drinking the stuff that might brainwash us

[ Look, you two both called first! This just keeps happening!! ]

it would not even be the first time i suppose

Hey, you did snuff too!

fabians got snuff

?

what???
do i have snuff??

i mean
not right now
should i have snuff???

[ The boys group chat energy has been activated, apparently. ]

We shouldn't do snuff AND drink the creepy tea. We don't know how those would mix.

We have to do it separately.

we can do it tonight if nothing happens
nothing weird

wait
so what are we doing tonight
the snuff????

Tea! The tea's the actual pressing matter! We can do snuff any time. And all together, actually. It's not like having sober companions helped last time.

wait we drank tea before sober?
when did we drink the tea
did you two drink the tea already?

i think he is talking about the snuff

[ At least someone is catching on here.. The singular brain cell is being tossed back and forth rapidly! ]

but okay
we will go do the tea
you two can drink it
decision made

Yeah, I'm talking about the snuff. Nobody's drank the tea yet, but you and me are going to do that. As in you, Gorgug, and me, not Fabian, who's gonna be our sober buddy if shit goes south.

Which it probably will, but knowing this place, it'll just make us say some dumb stuff or feel funny for a while. Fabian, you gotta report on if we're weird, okay?

Weirder than normal.

okay

do i still get to drink some hot chocolate too
i'm already ordering

sure
i have seen you guys be weird so often here that i guess i'm an expert now

[ Pause.

For a moment there's no messages, but then sent almost as if Fabian's brain took a moment to realize this: ]

if gorgug is having hot chocolate can i have hot chocolate too??

[ During this conversation, and whenever it takes place: ]

what if the king is in the locomotive and we need to brute force out way inside?

[ Hi, Gorgug isn't feeling restless or anything being stuck in a cramped room and working menial jobs every day or anything!! ]

[ Dang, Gorgug. Do you have any idea how long it's been since you've been talking about brute forcing anything..

Though Fabian will leave a full assessment of this specific idea over to Riz - that's his department! - he still can't help but butt in with his own little say too. Because it's Fabian. ]

they say whoever can find a way into the locomotive will change our world
and by they i mean that lady that's well known among the elites
so it's sounding less like the king is there and more like the king is supposed to go in there or whatever

[ ...

....so what fabian is saying is: ]

i would become train king

[ ... ]

i don't think it is meant to work like that
they said we are meant to look for some king right
not become a king

etraya - bad kids group chat;

gorgug arrival in june - text; un: MAXIMUMLEGEND

un: everybodysoracle

un: gorgug

un: everybodysoracle

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

un: theball

no subject

no subject

no subject

un: gorgug

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

text, un: gorgug, 1st july (BRACELETS!!!)

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

icly way belated

no subject

no subject

no subject