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[dualii2m]

ii've been lookiing around thii2 2ad excu2e for a network and ii've notiiced two (2) thiing2:

1. none of you have any iidea how two encrypt thiing2, liike 2eriiou2ly, ii've 2een better encryptiion2 on forum2 full of full-on retard2 or made by karkat and that'2 really the 2ame thiing.
the 2hiit you all feel the need two encrypt doe2n't even make 2en2e but that doe2n't really matter riight now anyway II GUE22.
2peakiing of kk, that briing2 me two poiint number two:

2. there are 2ome people ii know here apparently 2o iif any of you recogniize thii2 hey.
ii have a general iidea of what'2 goiing on ii mean ii looked around ii'm not a complete fuckiing moron all of the tiime except when ii am whiich we all know ii2 an iine2capable truth but
what exactly doe2 thii2 mean, the game ii2 on pau2e or 2omethiing?
not that there wa2 much of a game anymore, unle22 you count waiitiing for your iineviitable demii2e two be a game iin whiich ca2e we are all full on Game Grub2 now!!!
ii don't even know what ii'm typiing, you 2hould all ju2t probably pretend ii'm not even here.

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[glowsferatu]

Well I Dont Imagine Any Of Us Present Currently Have Any Degree Of Competency In These Matters
Speaking At Least To My Own Affairs Here
You Have Been Absent For A Great Deal Of Time

[dualii2m]

okay good thii2 got 2omeone'2 attentiion.
ye2 ii know you need my help, thii2 ii2 the viiewport all over agaiin.
at lea2t ii'm currently 2afe from your keyboard-ba2ed attack2, unle22 you're 2omewhere lurkiing iin the 2hadow2, whiich ii don't even thiink could 2urprii2e me at thii2 poiint.

what do you mean "Absent"??
ii have no iidea how long you've been here but the la2t ii 2aw of everyone wa2 on rock 2weet rock floatiing aiimle22ly through 2pace.
plea2e don't tell me we're about two get confu2iing wiith tiimeliine2 or 2omethiing riight now becau2e ii hone2tly don't thiink ii can handle that.

[glowsferatu]

Okay Then I Wont Tell You That
But The Reality Of The Matter Cant Be So Easily Ignored
It Has Been Nearly A Human Year Which I Can Explain The Rate Of Equivalence To Later
But We Still Have Your Belongings Waiting In Your Room
Next I Know Im Sure We Can Expect To Hear Your Complaints Regarding How Outdated The Components To Your Terminal Have Grown In The Interim
If Youd Like I Could Be Among Those Shadows Directly
It Should Expedite Your Introduction To Our Communal Hive

[dualii2m]

the amount you need two 2low down ii2 liike unbeliievably a2tronomiical ii am 2o 2eriiou2.
let me try two under2tand what iit ii2 you're 2ayiing before ii bur2t a blood tube iin my thiinkpan 2iince ii am apparently the la2t per2on on the ball riight now.
you're all liike doiing iimpre22iive triick2 iin the ciircus on the2e ball2 goiing around in ciircle2 and on tiightrope2 and ii'm 2iittiing iin the 2tand2 wonderiing what the fuck a ball even ii2.
meanwhiile you've become famou2 and you're touriing the uniiver2e.
another example of "everyone'2 already iin the game except that iidiiot 2ollux, what ii2 he even doiing", GREAT.

what communal hiive?

[glowsferatu]

Wow That Sure Was A Lot Of Very Important And Relevant Analogies You Typed Just Now
Maybe You Should Calm Down
We Were Dissatisfied With The Provided Lodgings And So We Arranged Other Residence
Not All Of Us Are Here However And Among Those Who Are Some Live In Other Locations For Obvious Reasons
But Myself Feferi And Aradia Live Here

[dualii2m]

yeah thii2 place doe2 kiind of 2uck a lot.
aa and ff are there?

[glowsferatu]

Have You Located The Metahuman Apartment Complex Already Then
I Can Be There Momentarily If Youd Like
I Expect Youll Want To See Them Both
Kakrat Is Living Elsewhere Unfortunately As He Must Mind Gamzee
The Clown Is Not Allowed Here
But Nonetheless Hell Be Glad To See Youve Returned

[dualii2m]

yeah that'2 where ii am riight now.
ii can meet you out2iide ii gue22.
why ii2n't gamzee allowed there exactly?

[glowsferatu]

Better That I Explain In Person
Dont Bother Moving

[ because suddenly the wall behind him has opened up into a hallway as a tall and very human seeming girl steps through it and into the room ]

[aliveandticking]

[ she does have fun with that, thank you very much. shes read kanaya's thread to check where he is, and arrives at the metahuman apartments in about twenty seconds. she's wearing a dark red t-shirt today rather than any of the aries-emblazoned clothing she's accumulated, and she realizes after she arrives around the corner that sollux probably is not going to recognize her as a human! so when she walks around to the front of the building, she pulls her communicator out again ]

ok im here!!
im in front of the building
kanaya i so beat you

[dualii2m]

[WHOA OKAY Sollux takes a look around, sees someone who vaguely reminds him of Kanaya (that fashion sense is hard to miss) and then someone who could almost be Aradia... if they were both human, that is. But he's got messages from both of them on his communicator, so it's hard to pretend it isn't them...

uh. Well. This is officially weird.]

What the hell?

[glowsferatu]

[ she shoots off a quick text to aradia before turning her attention back to sollux ]

Which Of Us Is In The Room

[ she's not sure what's inspiring the look sollux is giving her, but something about it bothers her, and she starts rubbing her face and fixing her hair in response. ]

What is it, is there something on my...

[ oh, right. he's still a troll. she isn't right now. she crosses her arms, a glow to her skin brightening a bit. ]

Ah. It's an affliction that's grown less common among our kind since my initial arrival. Don't worry about it.

[aliveandticking]

Yeah, don't worry about it! [ she may not have her wings but she has her telekinesis, and in an instant she's up and through the window. that this involves breaking the window is a minor inconvenience that nobody can possibly ever blame her for. she doesn't leap at him for a hug, because from what she can tell from his quirk he hasn't fought eridan yet and probably the last he saw of her she was exploding and that is really enough to come to terms with, but boy does she want to ]

[dualii2m]

[Oh man. Okay. Overwhelming meet and greet time is go. Sollux kind of stands there for a minute and looks them both over before nodding.]

Okay. Well. [Man, screw this. He's got the exact same thing on his mind that she does. He turns to Aradia and hugs her - he REALLY REALLY hopes she doesn't explode when he lets go this time because that would be awful (and probably a lot more messy).]

[aliveandticking]

[ no time guts here! Aradia throws her arms around his neck, laughing happily. ] It's good to see you too!

[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya just raises an eyebrow and smiles as she watches them. she figures it's about time. oh god no she really just thought that pun.

no one will mind the window since they're not intending to stay here, but they should probably ditch before someone notices, and kanaya's still holding her portal open. ]

If it's all the same to the both of you, we could easily move this to our own abode.

[dualii2m]

[Oh yeah right they were leaving. Sollux pulls away from Aradia, looking a little tiny bit embarrassed and nods.]

Yeah, I wanna thee this place you all are talking about.

[aliveandticking]

[ she grabs his arm, with a grin at kanaya, and starts towing him through the portal ]

It's going to take some getting used to, but it's really interesting to live in a human hive! [ she was going to say nice, and well, it is, but also there has been an upswing of the drama lately and sometimes it has been not so nice ] We have plenty of rooms, and humans have a whole new computer system for you to learn!

[glowsferatu]

Not that you'll be likely to encounter much difficulty with it. I'd give it a day at most, and that's an upper level estimate.

[ she follows them through and looses the threads holding it open, then raps her knuckles against the door marked with the yellow gemini sign. ]

This one will be yours. You'll need to unpack the contents of your own accord, but I imagine you should be given the honor of unsealing the room.

[dualii2m]

[A whole new system to learn? Sollux isn't sure if that's exciting or terrifying, he has his days where he's sure he doesn't know his own system for shit and now he has to learn a whole bunch of new stuff?]

Jeez, Kanaya, you're only thaying that becauthe you're going to want my help on every computer question you'll ever have. [But he's pleased with the compliment. Really.]

...Old me left this behind?

[aliveandticking]

That's what I've heard! He left before I ever came. ...Do you want to open it?

[glowsferatu]

Our communicators were replaced some months ago, and ever since we've been without any of the enhancements you'd left us with. I still possess Equius' former eyewear, and it's done me little good.

[ she crosses her arms and leans against the doorjam. ]

You actually haven't been in the room itself before, as you had departed from the local timeline prior to our relocation. We had saved your belongings, however, and they've been waiting since.