♎ 1ST HANGING[TEXT/AUDIO/ACTION FOR NEW BARK TOWN] ♎

[searsblindly]

H(W DU U
WSUT
WAIT
I CNT
NP STP
HW DI I WORK THUS STPID THNG
WHY CNT I
OH HELL NO
WHRE IX TH#
MYBE UF I

[There's a lot of clunk sounds suddenly and a lot of angry muttering on the other end.]

THIS TASTES METALLIC AND GROSS AND NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR. MAYBE MY TONGUE TURNED OFF? IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? HOW DO THESE BUTTONS WORK? WHAT IS THIS THING? WHERE IS MY CANE?

WHERE AM I? [That mumbling has turned more into yelling and it sounds like she isn't even aware that its recording.] THIS WORLD SMELLS LIKE NOTHING. A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[If you're in New Bark Town, you'll probably see a girl sitting on the ground with her Dratini. She's shaking her Gear like that will actually do something. Otherwise, she looks really upset right about now. She keeps patting the area around her whenever she tries to pet her Dratini. Honestly, she keeps missing that damn thing completely. How do function in real life?]

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[searsblindly]

Cooooooooooooolkiiiiiiiiiiid. [Oh no. She can't enjoy the delicious candy red anymore. This is the worst day of her life.] I heard your voice just moments ago! Before I ended up here!

I'm sitting! I'm very good at it. I don't think you can be any better at this sitting business than I. How long are you gonna be? Making me wait is unacceptable!

[moveslikestrider]

What did I say? Refresh my memory. It's a little poor these days, sad state of affairs let me tell you.

Can't help with the wait though, this place clipped my time wings. So I got to borrow a pair and they're not as speedy as we both know I can be. Will be at least a day. Can you hear anyone around you?

[searsblindly]

Nottttt much! But I think you were in a state of shock! We watched Meenah get beat up and then the other humans that appeared left in their Derse jammies! It was pretty cool. He smelled like orange soda!

What am I supposed to do for a whole day? I don't want to sit for an entire day! My butt is not meant for long periods of sitting and doing nothing!

[moveslikestrider]

I know, I know. You're meant to go drub down the wicked and dance on their graves. I want you to do something for me, feel on the device for the left side. There's a button bigger than the rest, press it. Should switch you over to video.

And orange soda bro is here too. Also Jake aka puncher of sea princesses with the punk rocker look going on.

[searsblindly]

[She feels for the button and presses it. That is the grinning face of a human Terezi. She still kind of has the creepy blind eye gig going on.]

I am a very busy legislacerator to be! Don't you forget it.

They are? So who exactly is here and isn't here! I need to be thuroughly informed!

[moveslikestrider]

Lean back a bit.

[Huh, so that's what she looks like as a human. He takes it in while scanning her surroundings.]

Quite a few of us are here - Rose, Jade, John, Aradia, Sollux, Karkat, the people from the new session, Bro.

[searsblindly]

[She sticks her tongue out. Oh shit, she has a really long tongue. Man, that's going to be fun.]

Your human lusus is here? Do I get to meet him? I always wanted to meet your lusus, Dave. You have to introduce me to him.

[moveslikestrider]

[Wow. Well at least she's kept some of her weird. He would feel disturbed if she looked anything remotely close to generic or 'normal'.]

Of course you get to meet him. We're going on a journey to see him live and in action.

Tilt your device to the left, would you? [Where the hell is she in the town?]

[searsblindly]

[She considers pressing her tongue to her device. She tries to resist such urge. Terezi fails to resist and runs her tongue over the screen. She makes a face. Wow, that tasted like a whole lot of nothing!]

Will I get to learn how to be as cool as your lusus? Will he teach me his ways?

[She tilts it slightly. Mind you, she's sitting outside.] Is that tilted enough to your satisfaction, coolkid?

[moveslikestrider]

Trust me, Terezi. You'll learn to be coolest chick this side of Kanto and beyond. Stick with me and you'll earn the title of Strider.

[He spots the professor's lab to the left and nods once.] Yeah, turn to the left. The side you tilted the device towards.

[searsblindly]

I thought I was already the coolest! But I want to be an honorary Strider!

[She turns left.] I don't know what I'm pretending to be looking at!

[moveslikestrider]

If you go straight left you'll reach the professor's place. Round doorknob. I'll guide you. And of course you're the collest cat, you'll ascend to Godly fly.

[searsblindly]

[Terezi gets back to her feet and kind of holds her arms out as she starts walking in that general direction. This is going to be a suffering process.] Why am I going there!

Swoon, coolkid! You just can't say things like that and not be there to catch me!

[moveslikestrider]

Don't worry, I'll be there before you know it.

And you're going there so you don't freeze your ass off while you wait. Door's up ahead, you'll get there in four steps.

[searsblindly]

[WHAM!

He may have said that too late. The pokegear is on the floor and she's sitting on the ground with her face in her hands. Ow.]

I THINK I FOUND THE DOOR.

[moveslikestrider]

[He just puts a hand over his face.] Yeah you did. You ok?

[searsblindly]

I'm fine! It hurt more than it would have because I am human, but it wasn't that bad. [She pats the ground, trying to find her pokegear. Oh, hello Pyralspite. What's that? You picked it up for her already? You are best dragon.

But now she has to find the door knob.] This sucks.

[moveslikestrider]

Yeah. I'm sorry this place yanked your trollness. Reach out with your left hand and lean forward a little. Pat the flat surface you come in contact with.

[searsblindly]

[Continues to pat about. She's getting there at least.] This is stupid and embarrassing.

[ private ]

[usedshooshpap]

Since you're going to be all heroic and pick her up, I'm sending my Altaria that way with the cane, all right?

[ private ]

[moveslikestrider]

Ok. [Well this just got fucking awkward.]

Should have known this place would be a dick and take her scent-o-vision.

[ private ]

[usedshooshpap]

[ kinda, yeah. but Karkat's too far away to do anything and Dave makes her happy so...

it's not really that awkward. ]

Sollux got pretty good at navigating blind the last time he was here. Growlithe and Houndour would make good seeing eye beasts, just so you know.

She's the best at overcoming shit like this anyway. Terezi will be just fine.

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[moveslikestrider]

Yeah she'll be fine. Once I can get her inside to wait without freezing her ass off.