The Greatest Show

[cuteandinnocentpet]

[The events of the last couple days must be taking its toll on you, Strangers. You did fight a giant snake lady after all and one with Composer powers which is no easy feat if those from the Mall can testify. And yet, there feels to be both a lull and quiet but also something on edge.

The intense feeling can almost be overwhelming.

But with this over your heads, something comes to visit you all. No matter where you are at, a Kyuubey comes to you.]

Oh, there you are! I didn't know if this interests you but that one satellite with the large screen is sending a transmission. [It points and blinks--wait, blinks? towards Cancelled and scampers off. It's hard to tell but some may think this one as the one little rat who made a certain delivery by being rather polite.

If you decide to follow it to Cancelled, the creature will be seated in one of the many seats and looking at the large screen blasting something out...wait a minute, don't those people look familiar?

Take a seat, Strangers. Watch the show...it's supposed to be a real blast.]

Comments

[15unknowns]

[Hey.

Something is touching your antennae.]

[touchsensors]

Oyo?

[What does it feel like? Or look like, since she's obviously going to look?]

[1/2]

[15unknowns]

[It's--]

[ichbindereinzelganger]

[The antennae of hhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH]

Ah. Sorry.

[illusionarymelody]

Halley! It's so good to see you again!

[ichbindereinzelganger]

Ah, hello, Vita.

[Off comes the mask.]

I'm not entirely sure how this is possible myself, but it is good to see you're not existentially disintegrated or anything like that.

[illusionarymelody]

No, nothing like that. Jonathan and I certainly wouldn't go down to something like this.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

That's good. I'd never hear the end of it if that had been the case.

Everyone was incredibly anxious when we lost contact with you after your wedding.

[illusionarymelody]

That definitely wasn't our intention. We were about to head home after the events on the plane and then ended up in the City.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

You were in more than one game.

[backuphero]

So it's been that long, huh...

[Hope is a very fragile thing, and while he could try to hold it together with "she's a kid, she'll go with the simplest explanation"... he remembers who the hostage lists included on the plane. The simplest explanation there is one he doesn't want to contemplate but can't seem to shake off, now....]

[ichbindereinzelganger]

Unfortunately.

I was hoping you'd not been in a third game, but...well.

[touchsensors]

[Oh!]

"Halley," right-lun? I'm Lala-lun. It's been so long since I touched sensors with someone, I didn't even realize it-lun.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

That's right.

...

I...didn't know 'touching sensors' was a thing.

[touchsensors]

It's how we greet each other on my planet-lun. It's nice to meet you-lun.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

Oh...that makes sense. I've never personally greeted anyone that way, though on the other hand, only my papa has antennae and it would be...unwise to try and do that with him.

[telecosmetic]

Oh, you know her?

[illusionarymelody]

Yes, she's from the Base where Jonathan and I met originally.

[zackthekiller]

[ Zack stares at the... Thing. ]

The hell did that get here?

[illusionarymelody]

She's a child and a friend of mine and Jonathan's.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

I don't know. How did you get here?

[I know you are but what am I]

[hexposition]

A-ah... is it... really the time for that right now?

[How about, uh, getting them out of the empty void???]

[ichbindereinzelganger]

...

Point conceded. The car is outside, as is my vehicle.

[zackthekiller]

I fucking died, genius.

[ There goes the point... Sailing over his head. ]

[hexposition]

...Please. Save the arguments until after things are a bit more settled?

[She implores you, Zack. Genuinely.]