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[mechaniques]

The entire universe in danger...

[Su trails off, considering. That's scary, really scary. Even if she can't feel the presence of the other Clovers here, the threat that everything could disappear assures her that they're still alive. Still, she can't help but to sound a bit forlorn.]

It's peaceful here, but there's something in the air that is...well

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[audio]

[isacrazyeight]

You know, maybe that's why I don't like being in this place. It is sort of like a cage, if you can't leave, isn't it?

I'm Eight, by the way. What's your name?

[audio]

[mechaniques]

Yes, I think so. Still, a cage with a purpose isn't as bad as a cage with no purpose, right?

[Su hopes so.]

I'm Su. It's nice to meet you, Eight.

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[isacrazyeight]

Yeah, yeah it is. Even if I don't feel like I'm doing much useful right now.

[Eight laughs a little.]

Nice to meet you, too, Su. If you ever need a weapon or a sparring partner, there's a part of this City that has stores. I have a weapons shop.

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[mechaniques]

As long as you want to be that, then you're at least working toward something.

[Su giggles a bit in return.]

I've never gone shopping before. Is it fun?

[ashesforsorrow]

Are you new here?

[mechaniques]

Yes.

[ashesforsorrow]

Ah. It has been dangerous here - you might want to be careful.

[mechaniques]

I-

I can protect myself if needed.

[As long as her powers are intact she won't worry...too much.]

[nootherwish]

[... a new arrival?]

Did you just get here?

[mechaniques]

Yes, yes I did...

Are you all right?

[nootherwish]

I'm fine.

Could you describe where you are?

[mechaniques]

But...you don't sound fine.

[She pauses.]

It looks like a shelter of sorts. A bit banged up, but a shelter.

She's only JUST NOW found the voice button.

[lawfullibrarian]

[There's muffled sounds of sniffing and licking keys before the laptop is set down on something metallic.]

Hey, how come nobody told me about this-- talky button thing before? I was wondering how you assholes were doing it! [Unsettling laughter.]

Anyway, welcome to the City! Everything's gone shithive maggots here, by the way, I mean more than usual. [H3H3H3.] So how'd you end up here?

We're probably all going to die soon, again, but at least we aren't all herded in a bomb shelter this time. See, the one person who actually knows anything about this place just up and disappeared the other day and--

[A thoughtful pause. This is the part where she'd be making the >:? face had she been typing!]

--hey you wouldn't happen to have anything to do with that would you? I mean if Gabe's gone how are new people getting in?

...anyway, where'd that button go to turn this thing off? Hang on...

[More sniffing, and the sound of the laptop getting picked up as a tongue drags across keys. The recording, mercifully, ends on the note of

[mechaniques]

I thought. Well, I thought I was going to die, then I ended up here.

[Well this girl is...more than descriptive. Okay. Su can deal with this.]

I...honestly don't have a clue as to who Gabe is. Or really how this place works. So...

[lawfullibrarian]

[More laughter.]
Haha, you're only kind of dead. See, from what I understand, if you're here, that basically means your universe or timeline or whatever is pretty much dead and consumed by this Void thing.

But once you get used to that, hey! This place isn't all that bad. But maybe I'm just used to my universe dying to shit, it wouldn't be the first time. [Laughing]

ANYway. Gabe was like, some kind of computer goddess wizard person thing..? From what I understand this place is some big computer program or something and she knows how to fix it when shit breaks. And now she's gone.

So that probably means we're pretty roundly fucked until we get a definitive answer from somebody else (where's that fruity parrot asshole when you need him?) or probably just some vague "We don't really know but try to stay calm" notice to disguise the fact that oh shit, we're in trouble!

[Hahahahahahahaahaha]

...But I wouldn't worry too much.

[mechaniques]

But...is there any way to get it back?

[There's a long pause. Well, she kinda is put off by the laughter but whoever this crazy person is...well, she's giving good information.]

Ah, well, I'm good with technology... Where I'm from, I can control it, but. There's probably been a spell cast to stop that, correct?

[Oh she's worrying. Thanks, meanie 8C]

[atroxetinermis]

Hi! You sound kinda nervous and I'll probably look unsettling to you, but I want you to know that I'm friendly and I don't like hurting people. My name is Tessa, I run the furniture store. My skin is a light purple and I have wings and horns and hooves and claws and I'm the only one here that fits that description. If you want furniture for wherever you decide to live, I'll be glad to help you.

[mechaniques]

[Woah this girl talks a mile a minute.]

Ah-? Well, I have white hair and green eyes. Not many people have that where I come from.

And thank you, Tessa.