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[polariity]

"Beep beep, you've reached the Thiioniic, whether you wanted to or not. I am either dead or buthy, probably the former knowing my luck, but feel free to leave a methage at the tone and maybe I'll remember to look over my voicemail."

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The 20th | A neatly wrapped package outside your door...

[electedofficial]

[Wrapped in shining paper with iridescent ribbons, the package is both unassuming and suspiciously neat considering the wear and tear creeping in around the edges of Verdance Bluffs. Folded inside a small gold envelope is a type written note:]

AGAIN I SIN AND AGAIN
FORGIVENESS I'VE ASKED IN CYCLES
FOR THE LIE AT THE ALTAR
AND THE LIE AT THE QUARTER

[Inside, Psiioniic will find... nothing. At least, that's what it will look like at first. Upon closer inspection, the paper lining the inside of the box can be peeled away... and written on the inside is reams and reams of the same words, written over and over again in Psii's own hand. Or at least a perfect forgery.]

YOU'RE CRAZY. INSANE. YOU KNOW IT, DON'T YOU? IT'S CLOSING IN. YOU'RE FEELING IT, NOW. FASTER AND FASTER AND FASTER YOUR PULSE GOES FASTER AND FASTER AND FASTER. THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN. THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN. INSANITY IS CLOSING WALLS. THE CLOSING WALLS ARE IN. FASTER. BROKEN. BROKEN. BROKEN. BROKEN. BROKEN. BROKEN. BROKEN. BROKEN. BROKEN.

[It goes on like that for reams and reams.]

[voice] [a few days after the newbs show up]

[godowntogether]

Well, I hope you remember to check your voicemail. Anyway, uh, I just wanted to say sorry. For what I said the other day. I appreciate you coming to get me, I just kinda freaked out.

[voice]

[polariity]

[Oh. This is a surprise. He's actually getting an apology. It's not something Psii's particularly been expecting, but... at least it is nice to get.]

TJ thaid she wath- ith important to you. Wathn't expecting you to automatically call me a liar kind of important, but I get it.

[voice]

[godowntogether]

[If Psii listens closely, he can hear the wince on the other end of the line.]

Yyyeah, I can't really defend any of it. I just didn't want it to be true, you know? Other than TJ, people from my world don't really show up here. Especially not family. And I was totally okay with that.

[voice]

[polariity]

I... don't really know what to tell you here.

They want to make our liveth mitherable. Eventually, the wortht thing you don't want to happen... doeth.

voice; April 9th, evening

[whomheloved]

Psii, Psii, we have to go to Amal's right now! Come get me!

voice;

[polariity]

[!?]

What!? What happened!? I'm coming over right now!

voice;

[whomheloved]

His cat's in trouble! We have to go help!

voice;

[polariity]

[Oh bulgefucking sake, it's a cat thing]

[The panic leeches away, leaving exasperation in its wake, but Psii's... still coming. He knows what will happen if he doesn't, after all.]

Alright, alright... What kind of trouble?

[whomheloved]

Psii! Psii, look.

Kitten photo attached.

They're getting so big already!

[Of course she's not hinting anything...]

[polariity]

Oh my god.

[whomheloved]

I KNOW!

We need to take Glop to meet them! And Frey!

[polariity]

I didn't mean that in a good 'oh my god' way!

We are not taking that many purrbeathts.

voice.

[00nothing]

[hey psii it's been awhile since you saw or heard from this kid, hasn't it? wonder what was up with that.]

I think I have something of yours.

voice.

[polariity]

Yeah? What ith it?

voice.

[00nothing]

Recordings from your little trip into the facility, I think.

voice.

[polariity]

Oh fuck- theriously? That'sh actual good newth, for once!

Text

[binauralbees]

p2ii where the fuck are you!? riin ii2 wantiing two head out and ii'm not leaviing here wiith out you and dii. ii have my shiit packed and we're goiing two head out 2oon.

p2ii plea2e...don't make me loo2e 2omeone el2e ii care about alriight?

meet up wiith u2 okay!? iif you aren't there ii won't forgiive you.

Text

[polariity]

we're comiing

not dead yet

Text

[binauralbees]

damn well better not diie. ju2t be 2afe.

Text

[polariity]

alriight
II mean
that 2ound2 liike a really que2tiionable iidea riight now
But alriight II'll be 2afe




You two

voice

[barebacking]

I cannot find Lautrec. You have to help me.

voice

[polariity]

[Oh good lord does he even want to get involved?]

[Fortunately for Yaha, dying has apparently made Psii more inclined to interact and give a fuck. Instead of ignoring the message in his inbox, he actually sighs and responds.]

Are you thure he'th jutht not in another car?

voice

[barebacking]

Of course, it is in another car.

But I can't find him! He won't answer me.

voice

[polariity]

Do you want me to hack into hith phone? If he hath it on him, I can figure out where he ith.

[Psii... well, doesn't hate Yaha, yet, even though he suspects he probably should, and hell... It'll give him something to do.]