-Veins are tight-
-I got here on my own.-
-Do not leave me. Je Ne Quitte Pas.-
-Please sing this for me-
I smack the side of my head. Pottermore's called a team meeting, but FFN didn't show up. Don't get me wrong, I love that little idiot, but there are times I want to kick him in the balls, y'know? Like, Ficwad's hurting right now. He should know that, but he doesn't.
-Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.-
But whatever, right? Nothing I can do about that. He's probably good. Deep down.
Very, very, deep down.
-Well you've got to look him in the eye.-
-And you gotta love your way of life.-
The chlorine gas is really thick today, and the voices are back full force. Definitely did not miss those stupid things.
I can only see a foot in front of me. God, irritating much?
Catsbysprite's managed to waft down into the caves, and I'm just derping along the surface of LOSAP. The wind whistles through the dead trees melodiously.
I get a message from MS Paint Adventures Forum.
[MS Paint Adventures (MSPF) messaged Youtube (YTB)!]
MSPF: Hey you!
YTB: hay bac where u been
MSPF: UUUUUGH.
MSPF: Tumblr and HSG have been fighting a lot!
MSPF: I'm trying to k-E-Ep th-Em from krilling -Each oth-Er! 3:(
YTB: stop using fef's typing quirk dude i hate her
MSPF: sorry. May I Ask Why?
YTB: stuck up bitchy fish troll chick. do i need more
MSPF: THAT IS A GROSS MISREPRESENTATION OF FEFERI PEIXES AND YOU GODDAMN KNOW IT.
MSPF: FEFERI IS A WONDERFUL, CARING, CHEERFUL TROLL AND SHE LOOKS OUT FOR HER FRIENDS.
YTB: jfc just walked into this too dnat
YTB: sucks about the fhtighing too we dont have much of that heere
MSPF: Yeah. Okay.
MSPF: cant believe you dont even like fef wtf dude
YTB: jst bec u are ttoly into the whole homstuck secial snowflake thang dost mean that erryone is
MSPF: Alright. I apologize.
MSPF: It's just hard to think about. I just thought I knew you that's all.
YTB: SHE'S A FICTIONAL CHARACTER DAMN IT WHY DOES THIS MTTER.
MSPF: just a fictional character huh?
MSPF: next time your fav Attack on Titan character dies, don't come crying to ME!
YTB: LOW BLOW!
MSPF: Nobody ever wins playing clean ;D
YTB: ooh saucy
MSPF: i only give the sauciest to the fairest.
YTB: aww you
The ground's open in front of my feet, yawning into a canyon. Well, if it needs to be explored, explore it I shall.
SHUT UP SHUT UP I HATE YOU.
MSPF: hey I heard about your guyses Derse.
MSPF: Sorry. But have you heard of HorrorTerrors?
YTB: wut do u think
MSPF: Okay. They're like monsters. In space.
YTB: don't beleve u
MSPF: Really? What do you think's been causing little girl's nightmares?
MSPF: They're not evil, but they sure as hell aren't good.
YTB: k thx
MSPF: If our sessions met up, would you be okay with me?
YTB: random muh?
MSPF: i know, 8ut I need to know!
YTB: Sure?
He stops messaging me. I hope he's not dead. That would really suck. My feet skid over loose stones, and I crouch, letting my momentum carry me further down. Wonder if there's grist down here?
-Hey LADIES!-
-Go on, believe, if it turns you on!-
-GIVE ME A SIGN!-
-GIVE ME THE SOUND!-
A cloud of moths bursts free from the ground, fluttering through the choking atmosphere.
Hey, look. My cabin. So this is where it ended up. Never really spent a bunch of time in here anyway since the game started.
My room is so small, small enough that I can touch both sides of it at once. Mattress on the floor, patchwork blanket tied up in a bleached, torn knot.
Nothing to do here.
My dad's room is weirdly empty. The bed's unmade. The closet's open. His ties are still here.
I take them all down, scooping the horrendous little silk and polyester mistakes into my arms.
And I just run. Flat book it.
I take them with me down into the caves. My helmet comes off, and I string one down over my head. Tie it up.
This was my dads. This is supposed to make me feel better.
I don't feel better. So I put on all of them. Tighten them up around my face.
Not my neck. My face. They're all sticking up in front of my face.
My helmet buzzes at my feet.
MSPF: WHAT THE FUCK.
MSPF: I LEFT YOU ALONE FOR FIVE MINUTES.
YTB: I am OOUGH! A SERVANT OF TIE CTHLUTHU!
MSPF: holy fuck. you're a tie horrorTerror.
YTB: :33333
MSPF: how many ties is that?
YTB: 26
YTB: n wait
YTB: 27
MSPF: WHY.
MSPF: WHY MUST YOU TIE?
YTB: b/c it's funay! :3333333
YTB: u wanted horrorterror? WHY NOT ZOIDBERG?
MSPF: /died/
YTB: oh nu!
MSPF: /can't reply. is died/
YTB: GET THE DOKTOR! D:
YTB: you also said your stup dyig
MSPF: Which Doctor, miss Bard? Doctor...Who?
YTB: YES TIME LORDS FIX TIME PLAYAS
MSPF: god you're funny! I can't wait to meet you!
YTB: chyeah bbby u know it
And then I type in the most ridiculous thing I can.
YTB: i love you
My face flushes. Stupid stupid stupid! Don't send stuff like that to guys you never met! Idiot! Slut!
MSPF: :D
MSPF: i love you too.
I am a genius. But I know he's watching me so I don't jump around in glee. I just wave the ties around.