[Signless recognizes the quirk, and his heart leaps in his chest. Yes, he knows the writing style, but not... not that color. The color is wrong, and what it's saying is all wrong too.]
2y2tem de2iignatiion: Helmsman of the Battleship Condescension.
[ This wasn't supposed to be possible. None of this. It couldn't be, really. He was the Helmsman. He did not have friends, he had Her. Everything in his existence was for Her. ]
[No, they made him a Helmsman, they forced him into that, how could they no no no no!]
[It's a few minutes before Signless responds. At least the change in color is reassuring.]
BECAUSE YOU REMEMBER ME, HELMSMAN. YOU REMEMBER WHO I AM, AND WHAT WE ARE, DON'T YOU? YOU REMEMBER BEING PSII. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER BEING PSII. AND IF YOU REMEMBER BEING PSII, THEN YOU'LL REMEMBER...
That ii2 iiconography iindiicatiive of moiiraiilegance.
[ Ahaha, why was he doing this? Talking to figments built up out of his own broken mind? This is so reasonable. ]
You are iin danger cea2e the2e communiicatiion2 rankiing II mu2t 2ubmiit to order2. Relea2ing 2y2tem locatiion data to Executor Darkleer. cea2e plea2e.
[filter]withoutasignNovember 27 2011, 04:28:20 UTC
[He dies?]
[Signless glances down at his bandaged wrists, realizing, for the first time, what the inevitable outcome of his torture would be. Then he shrugs; his own mortality and fate are not important right now, not while his friend is hurting so badly.]
I'M NOT GOING TO DIE, PSII. NOT WHILE YOU'RE HERE AND YOU NEED ME. PLEASE... WHERE ARE YOU? TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE.
[ Psii still doesn't get this. He knows bits and pieces, new parts of the picture jumping in seemingly at random, but there's this incredible void.
But strangely, those bright red words are more soothing than not. ]
You wiill contiinue to exii2t 2o long a2 II requiire you? II wi2h to under2tand what i2 happening here. You and Karkat Vantas. IIndiigobloods that 2peak here2y. A world wiithout the 2truggle2 brought on by blood?
II do not wi2h for confliict over thii2 2y2tem. II wiill iinform you when II can.
[filter]withoutasignNovember 27 2011, 09:02:56 UTC
YES. YES, THAT'S HER. SHE'S HERE, SHE'S HELPING ME RIGHT NOW. SHE CAN HELP YOU TOO. IT WILL BE LIKE OLD TIMES, PSII, LIKE WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING TOGETHER.
PSII?
PSII, MY DEAREST FRIEND, IS THAT YOU?
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no
no
no
no
no
no
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PSII, PLEASE.
PLEASE, IT'S SIGNLESS.
YOU KNOW ME, PSII.
WE'RE... WE'RE FRIENDS.
TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE, DESCRIBE WHAT'S AROUND YOU, SO I CAN COME GET YOU.
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De2iignatiion [Unknown] ha2 been purged from 2y2tem.
2top thii2.
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PSII
OH GOD, PSII
I'M SO
I'M SO, SO SORRY.
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU?
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[ This wasn't supposed to be possible. None of this. It couldn't be, really. He was the Helmsman. He did not have friends, he had Her. Everything in his existence was for Her. ]
Plea2e
who
why does thii2 2y2tem
2elf
know you
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[No, they made him a Helmsman, they forced him into that, how could they no no no no!]
[It's a few minutes before Signless responds. At least the change in color is reassuring.]
BECAUSE YOU REMEMBER ME, HELMSMAN.
YOU REMEMBER WHO I AM, AND WHAT WE ARE, DON'T YOU?
YOU REMEMBER BEING PSII.
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER BEING PSII.
AND IF YOU REMEMBER BEING PSII, THEN YOU'LL REMEMBER...
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PLEASE, PLEASE REMEMBER.
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[ Ahaha, why was he doing this? Talking to figments built up out of his own broken mind? This is so reasonable. ]
You are iin danger
cea2e the2e communiicatiion2
rankiing
II mu2t 2ubmiit to order2.
Relea2ing 2y2tem locatiion data to Executor Darkleer.
cea2e
plea2e.
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YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE ICONOGRAPHY OF MOIRALLEGIANCE.
[He's worried about his safety? Yes, that means Psii is still in there... somewhere.]
I'M NOT IN DANGER, MY FRIEND.
YOU ARE SOMEWHERE SAFE NOW.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT?
ABOUT A PLACE WHERE BLOOD DIDN'T MATTER?
THAT'S HERE, PSII.
IT'S HERE.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID ANYMORE.
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Plea2e
do not
They wiill u2e me
and you wiill
agaiin
diie
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[Signless glances down at his bandaged wrists, realizing, for the first time, what the inevitable outcome of his torture would be. Then he shrugs; his own mortality and fate are not important right now, not while his friend is hurting so badly.]
I'M NOT GOING TO DIE, PSII.
NOT WHILE YOU'RE HERE AND YOU NEED ME.
PLEASE... WHERE ARE YOU?
TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE.
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But strangely, those bright red words are more soothing than not. ]
You wiill contiinue to exii2t 2o long a2 II requiire you?
II wi2h to under2tand what i2 happening here.
You and Karkat Vantas.
IIndiigobloods that 2peak here2y.
A world wiithout the 2truggle2 brought on by blood?
II do not wi2h for confliict over thii2 2y2tem.
II wiill iinform you when II can.
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I WON'T LEAVE YOU ALONE, PSII.
I WON'T LET THEM TAKE YOU AGAIN.
THIS IS A PLACE WHERE DIFFERENT TIMES EXIST SIMULTANEOUSLY.
KARKAT IS MY DESCENDENT, AND THE INDIGO, GAMZEE, IS MY FRIEND.
LULU IS HERE TOO, PSII.
DO YOU REMEMBER LULU?
TALL, DIGNIFIED JADEBLOOD, VERY BEAUTIFUL, TOOK CARE OF US ALL?
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II cannot
2he 2peak2 deliiberately?
Wiith great kiindne22.
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YES, THAT'S HER.
SHE'S HERE, SHE'S HELPING ME RIGHT NOW.
SHE CAN HELP YOU TOO.
IT WILL BE LIKE OLD TIMES, PSII, LIKE WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING TOGETHER.
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But II do not recall thii2.
There 2hould have been another.
IIt 2hould total two 2quared or remaiin iincomplete
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