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[Approximately 22 hours after arriving in Pollux, any mission-going Etrayans gets notified of a new post on their internal network with an unfamiliar username. The post loads, refreshes itself randomly, and even displays strange screen effects sometimes when loading in.

te2t te2t

there we go.
2o echo fiinally deciided two take piity on u2?
ble22 u2 wiith a round of 2aviior2?
or maybe a round of chucklefuck2.
about tiime eiither way, iit'2 been gettiing really me22y in here.
mo2tly becau2e of the corp2e2 and undead lmao.
anyway welcome two the 2hiit2how fellow clown2.
make 2ure two giive your no2e a 2queeze before enteriing.

that 2aiid ii’m puttiing my neck on the liine here by even po2tiing thii2 2o
let2 get 2eriiou2.
what’2 your plan, and how can "the re2ii2tance" help?

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[p2iioniic]

every bubble ciity ha2 iincrediibly powerful people.
ii.e. me
2ure ii could go iin there bla2tiing.
but that’2 not goiing two 2ave the day or fiix thiing2.
what you have two your advantage ii2 fore2iight and number2.
we lacked both.
2o make your2 count.

now ii’ve diied liike a number of embarra22iing death2 before.
but ii thiink 2tarviing two death and then haviing 2ome human poke my organ2 out of curiiou2iity would probably take the cake.
2o actually ii thiink ii’ll pa22 on that thank2.

every bubble ciity ha2 iincrediibly powerful people.
ii.e. me
2ure ii could go iin there bla2tiing.
but that’2 not goiing two 2ave the day or fiix thiing2.
what you have two your advantage ii2 fore2iight and number2.
we lacked both.
2o make your2 count.

now ii’ve diied liike a number of embarra22iing death2 before.
but ii thiink 2tarviing two death and then haviing 2ome human poke my organ2 out of curiiou2iity would probably take the cake.
2o actually ii thiink ii’ll pa22 on that thank2.

[thantagonist]

You make it sound like dying is a forgone conclusion. I could make a house call. That is, in fact, an appropriate use of my time. Of course I dispense medication, but any proper doctor would give you a meal and ensure you could stay somewhere safe. If a meal would save your life, I will see to it.

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dyiing ii2 a forgone conclu2iion.
i have 2een iit.
but doom a2ide, aww.
ii forgot how cute 2ome human2 can be.
all “heroiic” and 2hiit.

you and accelerator have conviinced me.
ii wiil take a vii2iit above ground.

dyiing ii2 a forgone conclu2iion.
i have 2een iit.
but doom a2ide, aww.
ii forgot how cute 2ome human2 can be.
all “heroiic” and 2hiit.

you and accelerator have conviinced me.
ii wiil take a vii2iit above ground.

[thantagonist]

Cute? Checking after your wellbeing is cute?

What would members of your own species do? You called them trolls, right?

[He’s picturing the kind from Norse mythology. Big lumpy guys.]

[Also Accelerator is even softer than he thought he was, speaking of lumps.]

[p2iioniic]

yeah.

we are troll2, ye2.
iit’2 a kiill or be kiilled culture.
iif 2omeone diie2 iit’2 theiir fault for beiing two weak.
that 2ort of thiing.
beiing heroiic iin our culture mean2 wiinniing and cru2hiing your competiitiion, not beiing nice and checkiing up on people.


yeah.

we are troll2, ye2.
iit’2 a kiill or be kiilled culture.
iif 2omeone diie2 iit’2 theiir fault for beiing two weak.
that 2ort of thiing.
beiing heroiic iin our culture mean2 wiinniing and cru2hiing your competiitiion, not beiing nice and checkiing up on people.

[thantagonist]

Oh, that’s horrible. Humankind isn’t perfect. Far from it. We’re war mongers, greed stricken, and impossibly stupid and selfish. But it’s not all of us, and even those people have the propensity to cooperate with each other in hard times. I’m not sure we would have gotten so far otherwise. But that’s right, you must have known that to call us cute.

How did you get along with the others in your city before now?

i forgive you

[p2iioniic]

no 2peciie2 ii2 all bad all the tiime.
they’d ju2t diie out.
de2piite iit beiing a cultural 2tandard two be cruel.
realii2tiically iit can’t work that way.
but tell that two the highblood2.
what wiind2 up beiing the re2ult of all thii2 ii2 that the niice one2 eiither diie young or make iit far enough pretending two not be niice they can be niice covertly.

liike.
fiine?
there wa2 a few people ii liiked.
mo2tly gone now.
ii’m u2ed beiing alone.


no 2peciie2 ii2 all bad all the tiime.
they’d ju2t diie out.
de2piite iit beiing a cultural 2tandard two be cruel.
realii2tiically iit can’t work that way.
but tell that two the highblood2.
what wiind2 up beiing the re2ult of all thii2 ii2 that the niice one2 eiither diie young or make iit far enough pretending two not be niice they can be niice covertly.

liike.
fiine?
there wa2 a few people ii liiked.
mo2tly gone now.
ii’m u2ed beiing alone.

[thantagonist]

[Daniil’s assumptions are cutting out a lot of questions over here.]

That’s incredibly depressing. Listen, just hurry over here. What was your name? You can ask for Daniil Dankovsky if you’re not sure where to go from here.

[p2iioniic]

you reek of 2tranger danger you know.
but whatever.
ii’m 2ollux.
and ii’ll fiind you.
don’t go two 2leep.

you reek of 2tranger danger you know.
but whatever.
ii’m 2ollux.
and ii’ll fiind you.
don’t go two 2leep.

[thantagonist]

You and I know I pose no threat to you whatsoever. And again, I’m a doctor. I’m hardly a stranger.

Don’t go to sleep? I suppose I wasn’t planning on it any time soon, but why?

[p2iioniic]

oh tru2t me ii've met 2trange doctor2.

iif you go two 2leep.
ii wiill maniife2t a2 your niightmare2.

nah jk ii ju2t only go out at niight.

oh tru2t me ii've met 2trange doctor2.

iif you go two 2leep.
ii wiill maniife2t a2 your niightmare2.

nah jk ii ju2t only go out at niight.

[thantagonist]

Strange or specifically dangerous?

We’re already in a nightmare. I know better than to ask if it can get much worse since the answer is always yes.

[p2iioniic]

both.

now you’re 2peakiing my language.
anyway ju2t warniing you.
no funny bu2iine22.
2ee you 2oon daniiiil.
wow that’2 2o many ii.
maybe ii 2hould ju2t keep iit two your normal amount.

both.

now you’re 2peakiing my language.
anyway ju2t warniing you.
no funny bu2iine22.
2ee you 2oon daniiiil.
wow that’2 2o many ii.
maybe ii 2hould ju2t keep iit two your normal amount.

[thantagonist]

Don’t back out now and misspell my name according to your code. I had already gotten used to it.

I’ll be waiting. If you don’t see me in the morgue, I might sit in the lounge like a fool so they can call me to the emergency care area if they need me.

[p2iioniic]

oh 2hut up DANKOV2KY.
actually you know what.
dd.
there.

what are you doiing with the dead bodiie2 anyway.
ju2t liike lookiing around at them going hmmm iintere2tiing.


oh 2hut up DANKOV2KY.
actually you know what.
dd.
there.

what are you doiing with the dead bodiie2 anyway.
ju2t liike lookiing around at them going hmmm iintere2tiing.

[thantagonist]

It’s DDD, if you must know. But that’s not as divisible as you’d like, is it?

Yes, actually. I am doing that but I also write down the parts that are interesting. I check the nature of the injuries, contents of stomach, any intoxicants in the blood to get a better picture of what’s happening in that tower.

[p2iioniic]

no you've gone and ruiined iit.
ii can't do dd iif ii know there'2 2uppo2ed two be three.
daniiiil iit ii2.

ok good two know.
a2 a warniing iif ii'm dead and my blood ii2 out2iide of my body at all and iit look2 liike the color of my font DO NOT go near iit or you will diie iin2tantly due to iit'2 poii2onou2 nature.



no you've gone and ruiined iit.
ii can't do dd iif ii know there'2 2uppo2ed two be three.
daniiiil iit ii2.

ok good two know.
a2 a warniing iif ii'm dead and my blood ii2 out2iide of my body at all and iit look2 liike the color of my font DO NOT go near iit or you will diie iin2tantly due to iit'2 poii2onou2 nature.

[thantagonist]

Not the first time I’ve been told this… by children specifically. Are you a child, by any chance?

Toxic blood like a horny toad? Fascinating, and a remarkably kind warning, all considered. Does your blood always look that color, or is it some sort of chemical reaction when it spills? A defense mechanism?

[p2iioniic]

ii am not a chiild oh my god you can't ju2t a22ume becau2e 2omeone talk2 two you the 2ame way a2 2omeone el2e they're the 2ame age group.
ii am 2EVEN 2weep2 old.

ugh you're beiing 2o weiird about it.
ye2 iit'2 alway2 thii2 color.

[ It's no fun lying if this guy is just like "wow cool" about it. ]



ii am not a chiild oh my god you can't ju2t a22ume becau2e 2omeone talk2 two you the 2ame way a2 2omeone el2e they're the 2ame age group.
ii am 2EVEN 2weep2 old.

ugh you're beiing 2o weiird about it.
ye2 iit'2 alway2 thii2 color.

[ It's no fun lying if this guy is just like "wow cool" about it. ]

[thantagonist]

[Can’t he though?]

Actually that’s a fairly reasonable way to go about it. But apologies, I didn’t mean to offend.

How long is a sweep?

Am I being weird? You brought it up.

[p2iioniic]

a 2weep ii2 a liittle over 2 human year2.
2o ii'm 15 iin human year2.
ii diid the math for you.

2o maybe ii diid briing iit up!
you don't need two keep a2kiing me about it!
ii liied iit'2 not poii2onou2.
iit'2 ju2t normal mu2tard colored and there'2 nothiing 2peciial about iit at all!!
ii wa2 tryiing two pii22 you off and iin2tead you're liike HMM FA2CIINATIING BY JOVE.
2o lay off ok??
god.

[ big moody baby alert. ]


a 2weep ii2 a liittle over 2 human year2.
2o ii'm 15 iin human year2.
ii diid the math for you.

2o maybe ii diid briing iit up!
you don't need two keep a2kiing me about it!
ii liied iit'2 not poii2onou2.
iit'2 ju2t normal mu2tard colored and there'2 nothiing 2peciial about iit at all!!
ii wa2 tryiing two pii22 you off and iin2tead you're liike HMM FA2CIINATIING BY JOVE.
2o lay off ok??
god.

[ big moody baby alert. ]

[thantagonist]

Now, now. Why don’t we take a breath. I’m ordinarily very easy to irritate. Would you like to try again?

[p2iioniic]

no you 2eem 2MUG about iit now.



no you 2eem 2MUG about iit now.

[thantagonist]

Maybe I am.

But, I wasn’t even trying to pull your leg.

Would a joke make you feel better?

1/2

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