Dirk: > Set up camp.

[sickheartbeats]

[You've successfully put up a reasonably sized tent for actual camping near the lake of this Camp Fuck You Die place, putting to use most of Jake's handy adventurer's survival kit. Since that didn't take particularly long, you have spent your time since doing massive research scourging the Network.]

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[sickheartbeats]

TT: A Carapacian, yes.
TT: The kind Roxy lived with in the colonies, or at least along the lines of that type.
TT: You remember him from your dream bubble, I hope.

[fightingcargos]

GT: Oh gosh!
GT: I didnt even put that together!
GT: To think something so familiar would be in this place!

[You aren't the only two here! Thank goodness. That means its just a waiting game until Miss Crocker and Miss Lalonde arrive! You are too happy to be embarrassed by your oversight.]

[sickheartbeats]

TT: You had no idea, didn't you.

[fightingcargos]

GT: Not a fucking clue my good man.
GT: He was dressed as a mayor! Not a derse or prospit person. Besides which i was distracted.
GT: But this doesnt matter because we arent the only people from our homeworld here! Home place. Dimension?
GT: Were not alone strider!

[sickheartbeats]

TT: Not to be a smartass about it, but I fiercely believe we've never been less alone.
TT: But I catch your drift.
TT: I can't be the only one kind of unnerved by how content the little guy is with staying in place.

[fightingcargos]

GT: Well.
GT: I dont want to be a smartass either but if the choices were your home and this place i can see how there might be some debate going on.
GT: Your home is your own of course! But this place seems less complicated.

[sickheartbeats]

TT: Touché.

[You casually toss a pillow at your friend, because you're all fucking adults here.]

[fightingcargos]

[You take a pillow to the face because Strider is a tosser. You then keep the pillow. Take THAT.]

GT: That is pretty much the end of my helpful information.
GT: Time doesnt move outside of this place and also we cannot leave.
GT: Something like that anyway! Grains of salt all around.

[sickheartbeats]

[Pillows are for chums, you decide. Not like you are going to get any shut-eye tonight, predictably.]

TT: I'd be willing to believe this was part of our trial if there weren't so many people.
TT: They actually have their own blogging network.
TT: I'll send you the file once I've archived them all.
TT: There's about six years worth of that crap, though, so don't get too hot and bothered for the infodump just yet.

[fightingcargos]

GT: Will do!
GT: I will try not to stay up all night researching.

[You have never done this but it strikes you that it might be fun to try.]

[sickheartbeats]

TT: Aren't you tired?

[fightingcargos]

GT: To be honest i feel downright giddy!
GT: Talking to people all day has rustled my jimmies a bit. I have all this excess energy.
GT: There are so many people here! I just cant get over it.

[sickheartbeats]

[You can't help it. He's being Jake and it makes you chuckle.]

TT: Nerd.

[fightingcargos]

GT: YOURE a nerd.
GT: Strider guess who i met in town.

[sickheartbeats]

TT: The king of nerds, who promptly conferred the knightly accolade upon you?

[fightingcargos]

GT: Even better.
GT: ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
GT: AND BATGIRL.

[sickheartbeats]

TT:
TT: Come again?

[fightingcargos]

GT: ALEXANDER THE GREAT SAID I WAS WISE, STRIDER.
GT: ALEXANDER CALLED FUCKING GREAT!!!

[sickheartbeats]

TT: Look.
TT: I know you're excited to the moon and back, but you lost me at Alexander the Great.
TT: Slow and simple words, English.

[fightingcargos]

GT: Gah sorry!
GT: *reins his horses in*
GT: So you know how this place has a zillion people all from different places and times and things like that.
GT: Well one of them is from macedon and is called alexander the great! And i was pretty flipping confused but then he told me his story and its really him strider!
GT: We talked about his world and where im from and my grandma and fish hitler. He was really interested!
GT: I didnt tell him much about you because its not my story to tell but i would be dashed happy to introduce you.
GT: How totally capital is that??

[sickheartbeats]

TT: Wow.
TT: Entirely for fairness' sake, you're on homemaker duty next time.

[fightingcargos]

GT: Hahahaha of course!!
GT: I would be delighted.

[sickheartbeats]

TT: Would you now.

[fightingcargos]

GT: Of course!
GT: Youre in the same position i am arent you? This is your first chance to make a bunch of new friends.
GT: Id be a dadblasted maroon if i didnt want my best bro to mingle a little!
GT: I hope you have fun strider.

[sickheartbeats]

TT: Oh.

[You're reminded unnecessarily that Jake English is a wonderful friend. It legitimately makes you feel somewhat dickish for the argument you're about to make. You suppose that's just the way it is, when you're trying to be the responsible one.]

TT: I don't know how keen I am to get attached to this place in any way, Jake.