Today is February 23rd, and it is your birthday. Wait a minute. What is a birthday? Today is your wriggling day. Whatever.

== Enter Name: Sparkly Puffball

That's the stupidest thing you've heard all day, and it is most definitely not your name. Your name is CALISKER , and you are a total BRONY. As it was mentioned, today is most definitely your wriggling day. You are one sweep older now, which brings you up to six whole sweeps. Some of your friends, meaning Jordan Calishank, Caligreen, Isobel Holmes, and Alex Graner, sent you some gifts. The one from Isobel has not arrived yet, though, and you are eagerly awaiting the package. So far you have received a beaten up, gray, stuffed bunny, who you have named Lucy, a funny looking oversized green candy, and a weird, blue cylinder along with some game discs. These seem plain, but they may turn out to be interesting.

== Play the game.

You don't want to play that right now.

You get on the computer and open up the chat program you always use.

rainbowDash (RD) began jeering arcaneGash (AG)

AG: What do you want?

RD: wr is afs prez?

AG: Exa(tly where it's supposed to be

RD: wr is that?

AG: In the box

RD: ur not helpful

AG: I'm not here to be helpful

AG: Go and ask her yourself if you really want to know

arcaneGash (AG) ceased pestering rainbowDash (RD)

You don't want to talk to Isobel right now.

== Go get your spare arms from the chest.

NO! You absolutely refuse to participate in the crazy antics of your favorite webcomic. You just won't do it. It's too insane for regular usage.

You quickly get bored of thinking to yourself. You put one of the two game discs into the computer and are greeted with a house-shaped logo and a downloading bar. It looks like you'll have to wait a few minutes to play this. The game is called SCLUB and you have no idea where Calishank got it. He left a note in the box that said all of you would play together soon, but that was it.

The game dings, signaling it is done downloading, so you put the other disc in.

A new window pops up with a chat session.

blackTheatre (BT) began cheering rainbowDash (RD)

BT: Have you gotten the game Calishank sent to you yet?

RD: yes

BT: Did you install it too?

RD: a course

BT: Great!

BT: I'll link up to you now

BT: Calishank will link to me, Miss Graner to him, then Isobel to her and you to Isobel

BT: This is going to be so much fun! :)

RD: if u say so

RD: can we play now?

BT: Yeah sure, I'll tell everyone about who's linking to who

RD: k

blackTheatre (BT) ceased cheering rainbowDash (RD)

A tiny icon reading "SCLUB SERVER" appears on your desktop. You click it open. It pops up a message.

No one available for connection.

You suppose not everyone has installed the game yet. Maybe you should ask BT about it.

rainbowDash (RD) began trolling blackTheatre (BT)

RD: whos gotten the game?

RD: SCLUB?

RD: hey

RD: u there?

RD: i guess not

rainbowDash (RD) ceased trolling blackTheatre (BT)

You are now BT.

=== Enter name: Dramaqueen Nutball

No that is definitely not your name. Your name is Caligreen and you are usually not a drama queen nor a nutball. Usually.

Today you received your copy of the new game called SCLUB. You decided who would link to who already. You'll be in charge of Calisker's game and Calishank will be in charge of yours. You didn't think it would be a good idea to put your full troll friend as the server player for anyone but Miss Graner; otherwise, many a bad thing would be likely to occur.

You open a memo and send it out to everyone, but you make sure to only let current people answer to it.

blackTheatre (BT) started a memo at 17:38

BT: Here's the order for linking to the game

BT: The person on this side is the server player - for the person on the other side

BT: So here goes...

BT: BT - Calisker - Isobel - Miss Graner - Calishank - BT

BT: I'll be the last to enter the game

BT: Calisker is already set up to get in

BT: Isobel, get your client installed so we can get a move on

amethystFlames (AF) joined the memo

AF: Im on it

AF: Bt get a hold of the alex human for me

BT: Miss Graner?

BT: Of course I will

AF: Bye then

amethystFlames (AF) left the memo

You are now the troll.

=== Enter name: Psychotic Dunderfuck

No. Your name is most definitely not that stupid piece of shit there. Your name is Isobel Holmes.

Today is your friend's birthday. You sent him a package, but it hasn't arrived yet. That's probably because you live really far away from all your friends. It doesn't matter much anyway, you'll all be entering the game soon enough.

You open the memo from BT and proceed to read the conversation you already read. You pick the game disc off your table and push it into the slot on your computer. You can see Alex on the screen. You have not yet told her you can watch her on your computer, but you may have to keep that information classified. She's sitting down with her strange helmet computer, probably reading BT's memo too. She's in her room with her pajamas on, which is really cute.

You shake your head. This is silly. She wouldn't understand the quadrants of troll relationships, let alone be involved in any of them with you. You take a moment to review the quadrants to yourself.

Besides, even if you WERE flushed for her, you couldn't tell anyone about it. You grumble about your romance issues to yourself for a few minutes before a small timer appears in the middle of your screen.

04:59

It must have something to do with the game.

amethystFlames (AF) began trolling rainbowDash (RD)

AF: Hey

AF: Whats with the countdown

RD: bt says its hw long u hav til a big rock hits ur house

AF: WHAT

RD: dont worry

RD: she told me hw to fix it

AF: Then do that

RD: i need to get in the game 1st

AF: Hurry up and do that then

RD: workin on it

rainbowDash (RD) ceased jeering amethystFlames (AF)

rainbowDash (RD) began trolling blackTheatre (BT)

RD: i need in

BT: Go to that machine I set up in your room

BT: Open it up

BT: And you should probably throw something into it

RD: k

rainbowDash (RD) ceased trolling blackTheatre (BT)

You are now Calisker.

You walk to one side of your room where a strange device has appeared and pull the thing open. A strange thing floats above it. You were told to put something in it. You'll probably be stuck with it for a while, so you pull one of your favorite Fluttershy pictures off the wall and throw it at the thing. It makes a funny noise and blips out and then back. It is now a Fluttershy sprite.

FS: hello there :)

FS: my job is to help you

FS: in the game

RD: k

FS: i'll be back

FS: but only when you really need my help

The sprite disappears. You are thoroughly confused by it. You decide to ask BT about it later. For now, though, the countdown has started. You need to get into the game quickly.

blackTheatre (BT) began cheering rainbowDash (RD)

BT: Take that blue thing you got with your game

BT: You need it to make it into the object, which allows you to gain access to your land

BT: Unfortunately, I have no idea how to do that

BT: Good luck!

RD: wut do u mean u dont kno how to do it?!

RD: wut m i supposed to do?

RD: get back hr bt

blackTheatre (BT) ceased cheering rainbowDash (RD)

You are now someone else.

=== Enter name: Depressive Cockroach

Wrong again. You are Jordan Calishank and you've just woken up. You are fairly sure all of your friends are already up and starting the game now. You sent a copy to Calisker so he could play with everyone.

You open a chat with the first person you always talk to when you get up.

pacifisticInstrumentalist (PI) began trolling blackTheatre (BT)

PI: Good morning! :)

BT: Hello! :)

PI: Have you started the game yet?

BT: We're just starting to get everyone in

BT: You're going to be my server player! :)

PI: Who's going to be mine?

BT: Miss Graner

BT: You'll be in good hands

PI: I'm sure she'll do a great job.

PI: :P

PI: So, who is getting in now?

BT: Calisker is working on it

BT: Then our troll friend is next

PI: Sounds like fun.

PI: Let's get going!

PI: How can I help?

BT: We need to figure out how to get Calisker in

BT: Maybe you can talk to him and figure something out

BT: I need to get Miss Graner and our troll friend ready

BT: So they can get in the game

PI: I got it.

PI: I'll update you when we figure it out.

BT: Great!

BT: Bye bye!

PI: Bye. :)

You need to get in touch with Calisker to get him into the game.

pacifisticInstrumentalist (PI) began cheering rainbowDash (RD)

PI: So how far have you gotten?

RD: nowhr

RD: bt put some things dwn

RD: myb those would hlp

PI: What is there to work with?

RD: i have a blu round thing

RD: n a lathe thing

RD: n a fny platform thing

PI: Is that it?

RD: there is also a cardy thing

PI: Does it appear to fit anywhere?

RD: yeah

RD: it fits in this slot hr

RD: n popped out a spot to put something

PI: Try the blue thing I sent you.

RD: k

PI: Did anything happen?

RD: it made it into a weird shape

PI: What other machine things do you have?

RD: the pltfrm thing

PI: Does it look like there is anywhere to put the carved blue thing?

RD: trs a pedestal thing

PI: Try putting it there.

PI: Does anything happen?

RD: it made a little rainbow shaped thing

PI: Pick it up.

rainbowDash (RD) ceased trolling pacifisticInstrumentalist (PI)

You are Calisker, and you pick up the object you just made.

== Taste the rainbow.

You see a bright flash come from outside and suddenly everything is dark again. You walk over to your windows and look outside. It appears to be dusk. You see a huge field with a large number of ponies and horses grazing around it. It is the Land of Equines and Growth. You get back on the computer.

rainbowDash (RD) began trolling blackTheatre (BT)

RD: made it

BT: Great job :)

BT: We need to get our troll friend in now

BT: Can you help her do that?

RD: yeah

RD: just giv me a min

rainbowDash (RD) ceased trolling blackTheatre (BT)

== Be the troll friend.

You don't refer to yourself as that.

== Be Isobel.

That's better.

A strange machine appears next to your computer station. It looks like something's in it.

== Open it.

You pry the top off. An orb floats out. It scuttles around your room. At that moment your lusus walks into your room, making a funny noise. The orb runs straight into it. It is now goatmom sprite.

rainbowDash (RD) began jeering amethystFlames (AF)

RD: im in

RD: bt told me to get u in

AF: So how do you do it

RD: take the cardy thing

RD: and put it in the slot on the lathe

AF: Done

RD: now put the blu thing in the spt

AF: You mean the one from the first thing

RD: i guess

AF: It just carved it

RD: yeah

RD: now take the thing and put it on the pedestal thing

RD: i put it on the roof

AF: Why did you put it up there

RD: cuz it looked cool

AF: Fine

amethystFlames (AF) ceased trolling rainbowDash (RD)

You captchalogue your small portable computer with your random bag modus. It is shaped like a bow. You easily retrieve it from the bag because it is the only thing available. You put it in your hair and start up the stairs. You periodically strike silly poses and meow on the landings, but you reach the top soon enough.

You see the machine Calisker put down. It has a spot that looks perfect to place the carved blue thing on. You set it down and a droplet appears on the big platform. it is a blue solid, not a liquid. You gently pick it up, hold your hands out in front of you, and let it fall. In that moment, you blink. You hear the sound of a water droplet hitting the floor. When you open your eyes, you are in a bright place. You look around to see your hive is on a tall earthen platform. There is a glass walkway that extends far into the distance. There is also an arch over it where it begins. You look up to see where the light is coming from. There are three suns of differing sizes in the sky. You see a fourth, but it is dim and almost grey in color. Huh.

You are in the Land of Clarity and Glass. There are rings with complex patterns floating in various locations around the place. There is one very high above your hive. You think it is the closest one. You wonder what it could be. BT might know. You tap a button on your bow and open a chat log.

amethystFlames (AF) began trolling blackTheatre (BT)
AF: Im in

AF: And there are these huge circle things

AF: Any idea what they are

BT: That's good!

BT: They might be portals or something

BT: For now, though, we need to get Miss Graner into the game

AF: Ok

AF: I can do that

BT: Have fun!

amethystFlames (AF) ceased trolling blackTheatre (BT)