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( 2235 stevens road; locked to bang shishigami and neophyte redglare )
[After having spent the better part of the week as a drone, Terezi Pyrope finally wakes up. She wakes up from her nightmares to a sharp gasp and an unfamiliar-smelling bedroom. She nearly falls off of her bed in an attempt to regain her bearings as she tries to pull everything together. She'd gone back to the Veil, and then everything had- VriskaIkilledVriskaIreallydidit- moved so fast and- GamzeeGamzeeGamzeeGamzeeGamzeeGAMZEE- here she is again- Solluxohgodnotyounotyoutoo- in Mayfield. She remembers detecting something sharp and green above her, and then the sour smell of Sollux's blood as it poured out of every hole in his head, and her blade wet with Vriska's blood and here she is. Her last memories of Mayfield provide something completely different: it is also a memory of green fire, but the very last thing she remembers is Karkat slitting her throat.
That's right. She'd come through on her forced deal with Scratch, and he had paid her back in kind. For several long minutes Terezi simply sits up in bed with her forehead pressed against her knees, taking it all in, before she gets up to get dressed. This is a different house with a different wardrobe; when she steps out into the hallway, it's different, too. She wonders how much time in Mayfield has passed, and so she stops at a photo hung up in the hallway to get a sniff. The image she tastes surprises her: there's a human woman and child she doesn't recognize, but that other person is definitely her, and the father in the photo is...]
Mr. Shishigami?
[So he's still here, and she's in his hive...? Could that be true? For a moment Terezi nearly forgets all of her troubles. Forgetting that 7:00 in the morning is very early for most humans, she runs shouting through the hall, trying to pick up on his scent.] Ah, Mr. Shishigami! It's Terezi! You're in this hive, right? Are you in your respiteblock? [She winds up barrelling into the master bedroom in her commotion.]
( mayfield high )
[At school today, Terezi makes an effort to make it clear to anyone that runs into her that she is not a drone any more. This includes sniffing, licking, and generally puncturing the personal space bubbles of everyone she runs into with an enormous,]
Hehehehehe!
[She'll greet the trolls with a grin so wide it looks almost unnatural. There's something a little bit forced about her, but her attitude remains cheerful. The only exceptions to this are Vriska, Gamzee, and Karkat. Terezi outright avoids Vriska, she skips eating lunch with Gamzee and tries to avoid him too, and once she catches Karkat between classes, she'll forget where she is and throw her arms around him in a hug.]
( 306 miller street; for davesprite and anyone else who might be there (hi dave) )
[After school, Terezi drops by 306 Miller Street. She completely ignores 305 next door; she can barely stand to sniff in its direction. She knocks on the door and then the windows and then wanders around in the backyard until she finds a tree to climb. She hooks her backpack on tightly over her shoulders and scrambles up it, and then throws a rock at the window.]
Dave? Dave, birds are supposed to be in trees and I am somewhat disappointed that you are not in here. I believe that you owe yourself, as a bird, time spent in trees. Trees are underappreciated! I think I have spent more time in trees than you have, Dave, and that is really kind of sad. Are you in this room? [She throws a smaller rock at a different window.] Or this one? Hellooooo? Dave! Dave, Dave, Dave, we need to talk- [Oh wait.]
Orange Dave, I mean. [She scoots out onto a limb and tries to paw at the windowsill.] But if there is a red Dave in there, that is okay, too! I am a blind girl in a tree, I can't trusted to stay safe here all day.
( phone; filtered to all beta session trolls and kids )
[After school, Terezi calls up the trolls and kids, just in case she missed them at school earlier.]
I am back now! No need to worry. Totally back and everything is great. Suuuuure is. Yeah! This is great. Mayfield is just as delicious as ever. Did you guys fix up the place or something?
Can you just, um, [Terezi pauses reluctantly.] Check in with me here? I need to make sure of something! I don't want to have missed anything while I was [dead] away. This legislacerator must keep every file up-to-date!
I should add that I have been moved to a new hive. It is located at 2235 Stevens Road, and it is a hive full of utmost justice. Anyone wishing to help themselves to a delicious pile of truth and righteousness is free to drop by. Also, I make very delicious sandwiches and someone even told me that you cannot mix peanut butter and mayonnaise, so you will probably not get sick.
Aaaanyway, please call back! I will be sort of annoyed if you don't.
( phone; filtered to doc scratch )
[Her voice is quiet, even, and utterly emotionless.]
Doc Scratch. Give me one good reason not to burn this letter to make a crispy vanilla flambé.
[After having spent the better part of the week as a drone, Terezi Pyrope finally wakes up. She wakes up from her nightmares to a sharp gasp and an unfamiliar-smelling bedroom. She nearly falls off of her bed in an attempt to regain her bearings as she tries to pull everything together. She'd gone back to the Veil, and then everything had- VriskaIkilledVriskaIreallydidit- moved so fast and- GamzeeGamzeeGamzeeGamzeeGamzeeGAMZEE- here she is again- Solluxohgodnotyounotyoutoo- in Mayfield. She remembers detecting something sharp and green above her, and then the sour smell of Sollux's blood as it poured out of every hole in his head, and her blade wet with Vriska's blood and here she is. Her last memories of Mayfield provide something completely different: it is also a memory of green fire, but the very last thing she remembers is Karkat slitting her throat.
That's right. She'd come through on her forced deal with Scratch, and he had paid her back in kind. For several long minutes Terezi simply sits up in bed with her forehead pressed against her knees, taking it all in, before she gets up to get dressed. This is a different house with a different wardrobe; when she steps out into the hallway, it's different, too. She wonders how much time in Mayfield has passed, and so she stops at a photo hung up in the hallway to get a sniff. The image she tastes surprises her: there's a human woman and child she doesn't recognize, but that other person is definitely her, and the father in the photo is...]
Mr. Shishigami?
[So he's still here, and she's in his hive...? Could that be true? For a moment Terezi nearly forgets all of her troubles. Forgetting that 7:00 in the morning is very early for most humans, she runs shouting through the hall, trying to pick up on his scent.] Ah, Mr. Shishigami! It's Terezi! You're in this hive, right? Are you in your respiteblock? [She winds up barrelling into the master bedroom in her commotion.]
( mayfield high )
[At school today, Terezi makes an effort to make it clear to anyone that runs into her that she is not a drone any more. This includes sniffing, licking, and generally puncturing the personal space bubbles of everyone she runs into with an enormous,]
Hehehehehe!
[She'll greet the trolls with a grin so wide it looks almost unnatural. There's something a little bit forced about her, but her attitude remains cheerful. The only exceptions to this are Vriska, Gamzee, and Karkat. Terezi outright avoids Vriska, she skips eating lunch with Gamzee and tries to avoid him too, and once she catches Karkat between classes, she'll forget where she is and throw her arms around him in a hug.]
( 306 miller street; for davesprite and anyone else who might be there (hi dave) )
[After school, Terezi drops by 306 Miller Street. She completely ignores 305 next door; she can barely stand to sniff in its direction. She knocks on the door and then the windows and then wanders around in the backyard until she finds a tree to climb. She hooks her backpack on tightly over her shoulders and scrambles up it, and then throws a rock at the window.]
Dave? Dave, birds are supposed to be in trees and I am somewhat disappointed that you are not in here. I believe that you owe yourself, as a bird, time spent in trees. Trees are underappreciated! I think I have spent more time in trees than you have, Dave, and that is really kind of sad. Are you in this room? [She throws a smaller rock at a different window.] Or this one? Hellooooo? Dave! Dave, Dave, Dave, we need to talk- [Oh wait.]
Orange Dave, I mean. [She scoots out onto a limb and tries to paw at the windowsill.] But if there is a red Dave in there, that is okay, too! I am a blind girl in a tree, I can't trusted to stay safe here all day.
( phone; filtered to all beta session trolls and kids )
[After school, Terezi calls up the trolls and kids, just in case she missed them at school earlier.]
I am back now! No need to worry. Totally back and everything is great. Suuuuure is. Yeah! This is great. Mayfield is just as delicious as ever. Did you guys fix up the place or something?
Can you just, um, [Terezi pauses reluctantly.] Check in with me here? I need to make sure of something! I don't want to have missed anything while I was [dead] away. This legislacerator must keep every file up-to-date!
I should add that I have been moved to a new hive. It is located at 2235 Stevens Road, and it is a hive full of utmost justice. Anyone wishing to help themselves to a delicious pile of truth and righteousness is free to drop by. Also, I make very delicious sandwiches and someone even told me that you cannot mix peanut butter and mayonnaise, so you will probably not get sick.
Aaaanyway, please call back! I will be sort of annoyed if you don't.
( phone; filtered to doc scratch )
[Her voice is quiet, even, and utterly emotionless.]
Doc Scratch. Give me one good reason not to burn this letter to make a crispy vanilla flambé.