♎ 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?]

Comments

voice; 1/2

[timelymaid]

[ wait a second ]

[voice]

[roemance]

Hey Ter.

voice; 2/2

[timelymaid]

Terezi! Oh, we're going to have to get Sollux to make you a voice-to-text and text-to-voice application or something.

I can be there in - ten days times...okay, about a day? Although I think there will be more than enough offers. But if you like!

Are you okay, besides not being able to see?

1/?? I'm sorry for your inbox already.

[moveslikestrider]

[The text catches his eye as he's sketching a sweet bro and hella jeff comic with a pencil. It's a lot harder to make something as shitty as possible by your own hand.

H-]

1/2

[papshooshing]

[ bawwww Terezi. 8'(

like Karkat needs more potential drama or tension in his life. then again, it really is sort of good to hear her voice. and honestly? without knowing where she is on the time line, it's really hard to know where they presently... stand.

anxiety. so much anxieeeety. ]

voice

[searsblindly]

Aradia! [This is weird.]

What do you mean? Where are you that would take that long? [You're a fucking time aspect player. How come it takes that long? That makes no sense.]

Excuse you! I have not been able to see since the FLARPING incident!

2/??

[moveslikestrider]

[He drops the pencil, as he realizes exactly what coming here did to the familiar voice that could only belong to one person.]

3/??

[moveslikestrider]

[Fuck, that's cruel. He can't get over what a shitty hand that is.]

[voice]

[searsblindly]

Eridan?

...AM I DEAD? Does dying mean I completely lose function to my tongue and nose? This is the worst thing to happen in my life! Stuck in eternity never to enjoy the colors of the world around me with Eridan!

voice;

[papshooshing]

You're human, Terezi. If you're having problems with your tastebuds, that would be why.

Whoever goes to pick you up, I'll make sure they have a cane, all right?

[ he's all the way over in Kanto. but he does have the previous Sollux's cane sitting around. ]

For now you might have to rely on your partnered beast to see for you.

voice

[timelymaid]

I'm in Violet! I think that means I'm actually the closest to you right now, with the rest of us. Even with flying, that's still something like twenty hours of travel time!

Of course you haven't been able to, silly, but from the text up there and the taste comment, I take it smelling and tasting doesn't work right now?

4/??

[moveslikestrider]

[What to do. What to do.

But he knows what he has to do. Dave grabs his coat and pulls it on.

He can pick up a cane on the way.]

5/5

[moveslikestrider]

[There's the sound of a door opening and closing as he exits his hotel room.] Been a while since I heard your voice, welcome to the land of Poke critters.

Sit tight, Strider's on the way. In the mean time ask me all the sit you'd like to know. I'll be your patron guide this time.

ACTION ALL UP IN HERE

[hottiewithabodice]

Jeepers creepers, why all the yellin'? I d-don't think that device'll be any more u-useful if you shout at it.

voice;

[searsblindly]

[None of this makes sense!!!]

I know I'm human! I'm squishy and I don't have horns and I tastes like salt! It's gross and not appetizing at all!

[Despite it all, she cackles.] Oh, Mr. Vantas, oh. Looking out for me. I am but a poor girl who needs a knight to help her.

You are sounding a lot calmer than earlier though! [She doesn't know the time discrepancies yet.]

[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!

voice;

[papshooshing]

Everyone gets turned into grotesque human versions of themselves. It's a thing.

[ ah ha ha. calm. HE'S NOT REALLY CALM HE'S DYING A LITTLE ON THE INSIDE AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA. ]

Well we can't very well have our Seer running around blinder than some goddamn Zubat, now can we?

[ killing him. that's what you're doing. he thought he was over this shit! ]

Just when was the last time you talked to me, anyway...

SO MUCH ACTION

[searsblindly]

[Terezi turns her attention in the general area of where the voice came from. It is completely off and she definitely didn't turn to stare at her.]

It isn't useful at all! No matter what I do. They gave me a piece of junk and now I don't know how to get anywhere! [It works fine. She just can't work it very well.]

[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?

CAN'T HANDLE ALL THIS ACTION

[hottiewithabodice]

Well maybe you aren't w-working it right. I mean I ain't no expert for sure, but mine works alright. [[She thinks for a moment.]]

Want to borrow my thingymajig? Maybe it'd work better for ya.

voice;

[searsblindly]

I would say that I would love to taste a delicious pink monkey version of you, but I can't. I demand a refund. I didn't ask for them to take my superior skillset away.

[So oblivious to your plight.]

What's a Zubat? You can't just say these things and expect me to know! I'm not a complete expert of this place yet. I need a few days for that!

You don't remember? We met Aranea and Meenah and then the rough pink human arrived beat her up. There was some other stuff, but that's really the only thing important that happened. [Also, just the fact she was all up in Dirk's business.]

voice

[searsblindly]

How far is Violet? Did they give us a map? I can't read maps these ableist assholes! What do they expect me to do? Grow working eyeballs!? [SOOOOOO RUDEEEE.]

But don't you have time powers? Do those not work here?

A heinous act on me that will be punished in due time!

voice

[timelymaid]

They did, and it's - 10 days, walking. Flying cuts a day down to a few hours, but that's still a fair amount of ground to travel!

Nope. I don't have any of my powers. Check for yourself - you can't do anything mind-related, I bet.

Oh! Basic summary: we're inside the game world of the human version of Fiduspawn, basically. There should be a pokebeast with you; that's your partner.

[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!

IT IS TOO MUCH ACTION FOR ME

[searsblindly]

You think so? [It's seriously not the device. It's Terezi. Jesus Christ.] That depends! Does your thing have stupid not working buttons too? [She holds out hers in a random direction. Still not in front of her. Welp.] Does yours look like this?