Yeah, but the staff are doing us a favor then. How do we help them speed it up? We don’t got a lot of time left here. His shadows diary, or whatever the hell, said termination was soon.
[Not that they didn’t know about the eight weeks.]
Think the cemetery is the connection? It’s where we saw Virgo pop back up suddenly.
Is it "suddenly" when they found the guy locked in a closet?
[ he is wondering the possibility of the staff locking him there on purpose. ]
... But like I said, there's another new, non-cannibal one down there. So maybe. They're in some kind of manor with a garage? And a graveyard that's identical to ours. Connection between both must be there, but how we get them to connect back so we can get them back to the lobby...
[ considering burying the sword didn't work. hrm. ]
I mean our Virgo. While Aquarius was in the cemetery sending someone Mickey D fries.
[He's thoughtful for a long moment which means he's thankfully quiet.]
I mean, have they not tried burying themselves? [A joke.] To get into the penthouse, I went through one of the hotel's very fun, annoying doors in the hallway. I went through a portal, came out through one too. Maybe there has to be a portal. I don't know.
The contract says no mass murder, but the up in danger is making things unstable. I'm not saying I want to go on a killing spree, so I'm hoping pulling an island isn't going to be the case here to overload the system. We want people on this side, not that side.
[ rip to virgo. also, jason says that and cloud frowns. both in thought and that jason just went into a room while leaving him waiting up there!! jason!!!! ]
Nightman would be thrilled if we were all stuck on the side without the lobby. But you might be right about the portal. If the dead are alive enough to get injured, then they should be good enough to go through a portal. We sort of ... had to do that in the Realm. Open a pathway between both layers.
[ but, uh. hm. he frowns because that wasn't exactly ... easy... or safe... he does not say that ]
Yeah, they did. I just mean I'm agreeing. I think the cemetery is our connection point unless we open another one.
[He rocks forward a bit and hefts himself up to his feet in a fluid roll. He turns around and offers Cloud his hand.]
Come on. Let's get the hell out of the lobby before some shadowy fuck busts through the floor to get us. [He doesn't sound worried.] Still think you're not getting paid enough to do this?
Let me scribble those papers in my notebook as a fail-safe. We can let everyone know tomorrow.
There's no paycheck high enough to justify even half this shit.
[ he takes the hand to lift himself up. and then keeps hold of it because why not, at this point. ]
Sure. I'll keep the originals. I doubt there's a big issue with showing this to the group at large. Nightman's got to know we took them already. And I bet it's a big laugh for him how "bad" his choice of staff is.
[That makes him crack a smile even if he doesn't have it in him to laugh right now. Also sure, he will keep holding Cloud's hand and being gay.]
He'll know if he looks.
[He uses the hand to bring Cloud close to him. His other hand lifts to rest on Cloud's neck where it meets the shoulder. Not the hurt side, dammit. He puts their foreheads together and lowers his voice.]
[ oh. cloud blinks up at him, and then there's a light frown ]
I should be the one saying that. [ between running off into that hallway door and what he tried to pull before they got thrown out-- he leans into the touch, squeezing jason's hand ] I'll tell you what a friend told me. You gotta be better than that if you're gonna play the hero.
[Cloud being affectionate and kissing him a lot... very cute. If they weren't arguing about being heroes, or just coming out of the damn penthouse, maybe he'd tease.]
We agree on something. [They agree a lot actually which is funny.] I trust you.
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[Not that they didn’t know about the eight weeks.]
Think the cemetery is the connection? It’s where we saw Virgo pop back up suddenly.
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[ he is wondering the possibility of the staff locking him there on purpose. ]
... But like I said, there's another new, non-cannibal one down there. So maybe. They're in some kind of manor with a garage? And a graveyard that's identical to ours. Connection between both must be there, but how we get them to connect back so we can get them back to the lobby...
[ considering burying the sword didn't work. hrm. ]
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[He's thoughtful for a long moment which means he's thankfully quiet.]
I mean, have they not tried burying themselves? [A joke.] To get into the penthouse, I went through one of the hotel's very fun, annoying doors in the hallway. I went through a portal, came out through one too. Maybe there has to be a portal. I don't know.
The contract says no mass murder, but the up in danger is making things unstable. I'm not saying I want to go on a killing spree, so I'm hoping pulling an island isn't going to be the case here to overload the system. We want people on this side, not that side.
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[ rip to virgo. also, jason says that and cloud frowns. both in thought and that jason just went into a room while leaving him waiting up there!! jason!!!! ]
Nightman would be thrilled if we were all stuck on the side without the lobby. But you might be right about the portal. If the dead are alive enough to get injured, then they should be good enough to go through a portal. We sort of ... had to do that in the Realm. Open a pathway between both layers.
[ but, uh. hm. he frowns because that wasn't exactly ... easy... or safe... he does not say that ]
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[He rocks forward a bit and hefts himself up to his feet in a fluid roll. He turns around and offers Cloud his hand.]
Come on. Let's get the hell out of the lobby before some shadowy fuck busts through the floor to get us. [He doesn't sound worried.] Still think you're not getting paid enough to do this?
Let me scribble those papers in my notebook as a fail-safe. We can let everyone know tomorrow.
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[ he takes the hand to lift himself up. and then keeps hold of it because why not, at this point. ]
Sure. I'll keep the originals. I doubt there's a big issue with showing this to the group at large. Nightman's got to know we took them already. And I bet it's a big laugh for him how "bad" his choice of staff is.
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He'll know if he looks.
[He uses the hand to bring Cloud close to him. His other hand lifts to rest on Cloud's neck where it meets the shoulder. Not the hurt side, dammit. He puts their foreheads together and lowers his voice.]
Cloud. Be careful, alright?
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I should be the one saying that. [ between running off into that hallway door and what he tried to pull before they got thrown out-- he leans into the touch, squeezing jason's hand ] I'll tell you what a friend told me. You gotta be better than that if you're gonna play the hero.
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Good thing I'm not the hero. [He's the bad boy of the family, Cloud.] I'll leave the hero-ing up to you.
[(cloud voice) im not a hero, dammit]
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Not really my kind of gig. Doesn't pay enough. [ tilts his head to kiss jason. gently. while he is there ] I'll be alright.
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We agree on something. [They agree a lot actually which is funny.] I trust you.
[Ignore him kissing him back really quick.]
Come on.
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[ don't tease him about affection this is him actively trying, ]