Chapter 10
==Be the spider person
You are now the spider person.
The spider person just woke up, and is grinning voraciously. She/he is about to log onto the game to see if she/he can annoy some people. Or TROLL them, as she/he likes to call to it.
Ok, will you stop referring to the spider person as she/he? We all know that she's a girl. And her name's Vriska, thank you very much. As if we didn't already know that too.
Vriska logged into Sburb, clicking on her awesome character. Her character had a long gray jacket and a tight black shirt underneath with the Scorpio symbol in blue on it. She had on skinny jeans that were practically skin tight. Anything was possible in games. She laughed, and stared at the messed up eye that mirrored her own. She wondered if she should've changed it so that it was normal… Too late now.
She clicked to see who was online. That one baby wasn't on. She pursed her lips, looking through the contacts she had saved and those in the area around her. No one she knew too well. She decided to go looking for other characters. With her luck she would find one right away.
And, of course, she did. Some fish troll with the Aquarius symbol in dark purple on his shirt. What was even the point of the fish trolls? They were completely useless, and it didn't make sense that only a few people had it. Vriska looked him over. He wore hipster glasses and had striped pants with a striped scarf to match. To top it off he had a long flowing cape the same color as the symbol on his shirt. He also had random piece of his hair in the front dyed the same color. Vriska laughed her head off at the guy. He looked absolutely ridiculous, and probably even more so in real life.
Are you sure you want to troll caligulasAquarium? Yes / No
Really? caligulasAquarium? How uncreative. Her name was soooooooo much better. She clicked yes.
CA: wwhat do you wwant?
AG: it looks like you're in my group, fish8reath.
CA: wwhat?
AG: nice quirk. And I said that you're in my group. for the first o8jective?
CA: wwait, really?
AG: have you found anyone else, or are you too stupid for that?
CA: I havve found someone, actually.
AG: who? Oh wait, I mean wwho? :::;)
CA: wwhy should I tell you.
AG: I'm in your group, fishface. It's 8etter for all of us if you let the rest of us meet her/him. duh.
CA: wwait, the 'rest of us?' is there more?
AG: yeah, I've found more than half the group already. 8ecause I'm actually competent unlike soooooooome people.
CA: fin, I'll givve you her username. It's cuttlefishCuller.
CA: can you givve me the other ones noww?
AG: I don't know… let me think a8out it.
CA: wwhat?! I just told you the name of the person I found!
AG: yeah, you should've kept that to yourself as a 8argaining chip. Good luck ::::D
CA: wwait! Please just tell me one?
AG: alright.
AG: but only because you're 8egging.
AG: carcinoGeneticist. Go 8other him instead of me.
CA: …wwhatevver.
Vriska exited out of the chat and saw a light blinking on the left. She clicked it so it would stop blinking, and saw that the coordinating symbol to the one on his shirt was lit up. She clicked out of that and typed cuttlefishCuller into the chat finder. She clicked view.
She saw a girl with long curly black hair and pink goggles on her face. She wore a gold tiara and had on a long green and blue skirt with pink trim. She also had some gold necklaces and gold bracelets. She had the sea troll's trademark fins. Judging from the goggles, Vriska figured she spent most of her time underwater unlike that other fish troll.
The girl had the symbol for Pisces on her shirt in a dark pink color, like a fuchsia. Yeah, that was it.
Vriska clicked to message her.
Are you sure you want to troll cuttlefishCuller? Yes / No
Vriska clicked yes again. This message that popped every time was getting on her nerves. At least it didn't pop up with group chats. Well, it did, but it at least was a different message.
CC: oh ) (ello! You're t) (at girl from the ot) (er day rig) (t?
AG: I don't remem8er you.
CC: it's ok, I didn't say much! 38D
CC: so w) (y are you trolling me now?
AG: caligulasAquarium told me he found you. I didn't think he was as incompetent as this.
CC: t) (at's fin! ) (e's nice!
AG: do you know him irl?
CC: actually, yes! We used to be t) (e best of friends!
AG: Hmmmmmmmm…..
Vriska laughed. She would probably taunt him with that fact later.
CC: so, ) (ave you found anyone else? Glub?
AG: no.
CC: w) (y don't we look toget) (er?
AG: sure, why not.
CC: teleport to M-E!
AG: where would that 8e?
CC: in t) (e ocean. It's so muc) ( fun being a sea troll!
AG: we already found 8oth of the sea trolls. there's no point in going to the sea. Teleport to me. 8esides, land trolls can't even go underwater.
CC: OK!
Vriska rolled her eyes and minimized the chat. This girl was so stupid. It was like she was trying to be pathetic. She was waaaaaaaay too optimistic and happy. In a flash of light the girl was beside Vriska.
CC: ) (I!
The fish girl waved a hand at Vriska. She didn't wave back. Just kind of glared at her.
AG: …..hi.
Vriska paused for a second, taking a deep breath.
AG: alright. Let's go.
Vriska started to walk through the town. The fish-girl kept babbling about her pet fish, but she mainly ignored her as she ran her eyes swiftly through the crowd. Aha! There was someone who might know. The ones with yellow symbols were very intelligent and knowledgeable, as she had found out through experience.
Are you sure you want to troll galaxysRevenger? Yes / No
Vriska quickly selected yes.
GR: what do you want? I'm kind of busy at the moment.
AG: just wanted to know if you've seen any of the symbols in my group. we're the zodiac.
GR: hmm. I think I have. But why would I tell you about it?
AG: 8ecause. I will 8reak your arm if I have to.
GR: yeah right.
Vriska grinned viciously and walked over to the guy. Nonchalantly, she made her character broke his arm like it was a twig. Gold blood spilled all over the place, but none on her because, well it was agame.
GR: what the f***?!
AG: will you tell me now? ::::D
GR: no, crazy b****
AG: I could 8reak your other arm…?
GR: fine! I saw a girl with an Aries symbol on her shirt. happy now?
AG: which way did she go?
GR: that way!
With that, the comet guy x-ed out of the chat before she could say anything else. He gestured to the left with his uninjured arm and ran.
CC: W) (Y DID YOU DO T) (AT!?
AG: he wasn't giving me answers, so I convinced him to.
CC: t) (at is no way to convince a person!
AG: it worked didn't it?
Vriska walked in the direction the boy had pointed towards. It was a barren road that seemed to lead nowhere. Trees lined both sides and after a while she felt as though the boy had lied to her. She was getting frustrated.
CC: I TOLD you. you s) (ould've asked ) (im politely.
Vriska didn't respond. She was still searching for the girl he had supposedly seen. Argh! She should've made him lead them! Or at least tell them what symbol it was they were looking for.
-apocalypseArisen joined the log-
AA: excuse me, but y0u're in the way.
CC: w) (at?
AA: Y0u're in that way. If y0u want t0 get killed by a fallen st0ne, then by all means stay where y0u are. If n0t, I suggest y0u m0ve.
AG: suuuuuuuure. That's what you want us to do.
AA: please m0ve, Vriska.
AG: w8, w8, w8. H8w d8 yo8 kn8w m8 n8me?
AA: just like the v0ices said. When y0u get nerv0us y0u type m0re 8's. th0ugh y0u d0n't seem t0 realize that y0u're d0ing it.
AG: w8, voices? Are you cr8zy?
AA: n0, just dead.
AG: o8viously.
Vriska rolled her eyes. This girl was pitiful. She was trying way to hard acting like she was dead. It wasn't even the least bit convincing. Although it was strange that this girl already knew her name.
AA: yes. n0w w0uld y0u please m0ve.
AG: ugh, fine.
Vriska moved her character to the side of the trail. The fish-girl had already done this, the goody-goody that she was.
Suddenly, a giant boulder dropped down from the sky. Vriska jumped back from the screen in surprise. She shook her head and sat back down. Where the hell had that rock come from?
Vriska looked around on the screen and saw a faint outline of a girl with white eyes. Her long skirt was full of ragged holes and her hair was long and unkempt. She had red lipstick and red eyeliner the same color as the red on her symbol. The shirt looked a bit like a vest of some sort. Her horns were shaped like giant ram's horns that curled over themselves. She really did look dead.
AA: I kn0w much because 0f the v0ices. I kn0w where y0u live, y0ur names, and the l0cati0ns 0f every0ne in this gr0up.
AG: why didn't you say so earlier? And why didn't you get all of us to meet up sooner?
AA: the v0ices are always right, and they t0ld me t0 wait.
AG: to hell with the voices! You should've found us as soon as possi8le! We could 8e on the second o8jective already!
AA: I ap0l0gize, but it was necessary.
AG: yeah right.
CC: don't be like t) (at, u) (…vriska?
AG: argh why did you have to tell her my name?
AA: it was the 0nly way y0u w0uld've believed I am wh0 I say I am.
AG: yeah? and who's that?
AA: Aradia.
Vriska stared at that name in shock and horror. A flashback hit her hard, and she was totally unprepared for it.
A mini Vriska laughed at Aradia. She probably thought she was better than her. She thought she could steal from and terrorize the almighty pirate?
The two of them, Aradia and Vriska, were role-playing. Aradia had stolen some treasure from her, and Vriska got really mad. She'd also sent some ghosts after her. Although they weren't actual ghosts, Vriska didn't like it because it made her points decrease.
The next day she whispered to the boy that she knew Aradia liked, telling him that if he stole it back from her, she would tell Aradia that he liked her back. He had agreed, but no one knew how it would really end up. Aradia was killed, by the supposed boy of her dreams.
Vriska, try as she might, could never remember the boy's name. She couldn't really recall what had happened the rest of that day, either. It was a blur of police officers asking questions, her mother asking her questions, and just more and more questions.
AG: how…? What…?
AA: it's 0k. I f0rgive y0u. n0thing matters when y0u're dead.
AG: of course not
CC: do you two know each ot) (er or somet) (ing?
AG: used to. In elementary school we were in the s8me grade. And I sort of, might've inadvertently caused her death.
CC: th) (at's terrible!
AG: we don't have the time to talk about it. why are you here? How are you still alive? And how did you get the game?
AA: I've been a gh0st f0r all this time. I am n0t still alive, even if it l00ks like I am. I ended up in this game 0n accident. It happened while they were pr0gramming it. I was in the pr0ximity, and I g0t sucked int0 the circuits.
AG: how is that even possible?
CC: you poor t) (ing! W) (at did you do?
AA: n0thing. I d0n't care ab0ut getting 0ut. I believe if I tried, it w0uld get me n0where. Plus, why w0uld I want t0? I can actually affect things in this game, and pe0ple can see me.
AG: congratulations, 8ut it would 8e nice if you, I don't know…helped us find more people?
AA: I may be able t0 help y0u find 0ne pers0n, but after that I cann0t help y0u.
AG: whatever, just lead the way.
Vriska followed after Aradia as she floated above the ground.
AG: who are we meeting now?
AA: d0 y0u want t0 kn0w her real life name, 0r her username?
AG: 8oth.
AA: grimAuxiliatrix is her username, Kanaya is her real name.
AG: hmm, don't know her.
AA: y0u will s00n.
A/R: I'm not good at being Vriska… I should search on youtube for a Vriska playlist! Yeah! 'Cause right now I'm making her sound too weak and I don't want that. Suggestions are welcome. ^u^ Edit2: I still need to do that… By this point I don't think I ever will. Oh well.