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[sisterswitch]

Hey, everyone - Jack here. Or, I guess some of you might know me as “that evil lying bitch from Dualis who only cares about herself.”

[ahem, that’d be jane. not that jack’s still holding a grudge or anything.]

Anyway, the important thing here is that Navi asked me to pass on a message to the group, which is that they’ve picked up on a passenger who is in a great deal of distress but too far away to get a clear link of communication. In other words, one of our merry little band is missing and having an aggressively bad time way out in the woods.

So, consider this a roll call. Time is meaningless out here in the void, so nobody knows if it’s 10 o’clock, but do you know where your partner is? Who’s missing, and who wants to go rescue them from the big bad scary possibly haunted forest?

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[fuckregularpeople]

fuck you

who is it

action: from the lurking weirdo

[albatrossomen]

Was that entirely necessary?

[There's maybe the slightest hint of reprimand in his tone at her poking the bear that is Jane, but only slightly. This is going to keep going if you two keep antagonizing each other.

He's just reading a newspaper he swiped in the corner, minding his own business. And decidedly not offering to contribute to the expedition to help.

It isn't his place to interfere with mortal affairs. This is their task.]

For the record my partner seems to be well enough.

[Knowing Emet-Selch he's probably having a nap somewhere.]

[sisterswitch]

We don’t know. That’s why I’m talking to everyone. Try to keep up, sweetie.

[fuckregularpeople]

sorry i figured you'd know since watching people die is your favorite spectator sport

[sisterswitch]

[jack is stretched out on her back on her bed, fiddling with her device, but stops and turns her head toward murmur when he speaks up.]

Of course it was necessary. We have a certain policy on this ship - no child left behind.

[she knows full well that’s not what he’s talking about.]

Mine too, unfortunately. So that’s two sets down, at least.

[sisterswitch]

Roller derby’s actually my favorite, but I guess at least you tried. I’ll have your participation trophy sent over in approximately six to eight weeks.

[albatrossomen]

[He knows she knows, so he won't press the issue. Just raise an eyebrow and smirk at her, shaking his head slightly. Ah, you two.]

Must we?

[He really didn't want to get involved. But if Jack asked him to, he would.]

[fuckregularpeople]

roller derby? god you're basic

[sisterswitch]

Wow, sick burn. I could almost light a cigarette with a flame that size.

[fuckregularpeople]

if i wanted to burn you i'd let you talk to katy.

[sisterswitch]

Hey, she started it. I tried to help people and she’s done nothing but attack me for it since. I’m allowed to stand up for myself, aren’t I?

[yeah, that’s. not what you’re doing here, jack.]

[albatrossomen]

Does this count as defending yourself?

[While there isn't any judgement in his tone, that might make it all the worse. The casual, nonchalant questioning. As of one's own conscience pointing out the error in her claims. Jack certainly is allowed to stand up for herself. They both know that's not what's happening here.]

[sisterswitch]

Speaking of basic, where did you learn how to troll? Karen State University?

[fuckregularpeople]

why, do you wanna talk to karen?

[11calls]

This is so weird. I wonder if...

[Alex just frowns for a moment before she lifts up her hand and shows the glyph on it has returned to a blinking color.]

Could this mean that Martin is in trouble?

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[relance]

[Julia is just going to sigh because of course some fucking idiot is going to go out there and like go looking for Slenderman and get lost. Honestly, she's kind of surprised that it's only a single person, but she imagines that's going to change soon enough.]

Shouldn't it be relatively fucking easy to figure this out? Anyone who doesn't respond to the post is probably the idiot who's gone missing. When you do, then let me know. I'll find him. I'm good at finding shit.

[Provided she can get a scent on them, but Jules isn't going to say that--she's not that much of an idiot.]

[unnecessaryflourishes]

I would assume it to be any given time somewhere, if not necessarily here.

[sisterswitch]

[jack sighs loudly. she's gonna need to keep explaining this stuff all the time, isn't she.]

I was making a callback to an old PSA: "It's 10 o'clock, do you know where your children are?" It's pretty well-known, where I'm from.

[sisterswitch]

[julia is ... not wrong, probably. jack's a city girl, and heading out into the woods without any kind of outdoor survival training is a classic "stupid white person in a horror film" move.

on the other hand ... she might get to meet slenderman.]

Aww, sweetie, you have so much faith in this group's ability to cooperate. It's adorable! You must not've been here when Navi asked everyone to help with surviving an emergency landing.

[jack is genuinely amused by this, not actively trying to insult julia.]

We also don't have a full list of everyone on board, so even if everyone else did respond, we still wouldn't know who's missing.

[sisterswitch]

[oh ... yeah, that's definitely not normal, except for when the partners are syncing up.]

Martin's your partner? Yeah, he might be the one in trouble. You can't connect to him, right?

[sisterswitch]

You know, it absolutely does not surprise me that you have a Karen. But no, I don't particularly want to talk to any of you. I've already had my daily recommended dose of baseless accusations, thanks.

[sisterswitch]

[yeah, they both know, and it's silly to keep pretending otherwise. jack turns over on her side to face murmur, head propped up by her bent arm, mouth curved with a trace of a snarky smile.]

Why, Murmur ... you wouldn't be trying to influence me, would you?

[albatrossomen]

Perish the thought! I am merely an impartial observer.

[There is the faintest hint of a smirk on his features, and he did manage to muster up a faint bit of something close to a theatrical tone! It seems like that's somewhat difficult for him to do naturally, but it's coming along gradually.]

And a friend, having a conversation.

[Which is the more honest answer. He's not trying to influence her for some higher power, but a friend concerned for the well-being of his shit-stirring companion.]

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[betterhavemammoney]

Haha! What kind of idiot gets themselves lost in the woods? [Asks exactly the sort of idiot who would get himself lost in the woods.]

Wait, it's not Shaun is it?

[fuckregularpeople]

you were the one begging for attention. we get it, you hate us too. or are you going to pretend you were doing something meaningful with that?