Characters present: Wizard, Finch, Dan, Joco, Prince,
Date: 7/27/23
Time: 8:00pm CST
Season: 3
Tags: Casual, Semi-Plot, Semi-Lore
Content Warnings: Language

Spurred by the news of the political union marriage between the heads of state of Malfaction and Wisteria, Corroded comes together to discuss their thoughts on the matter. They agree that the union can’t mean good things, but that it will probably not affect them entirely. They are quickly interrupted by the arrival of Prince, a member of Malfaction with a fondness for sculk. The Corroded members ask Prince about everything from his love of sculk to why Ceph might have pursued Doc in the first place. They don’t receive solid answers on anything. After attacking Joco and being defeated by the other members of Corroded, Prince hides in the rafters to continue his espionage. However, it’s clear that he isn’t great at it, as the Corroded members always know where he is. Eventually, they decide they have to do something about him, especially when he begins to threaten to cover the mesa in sculk.

[Several members of Corroded meet in the Warehouse. The Wizard stands at the head of the table, welcoming everyone inside.]

[20:19:14]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Thank you all for meeting me here tonight, I'm glad everyone could make it.

[20:19:34]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Ehh, almost everyone

[20:19:43]  <✦[rp] DAN> surprised you could round so many of us up to be honest

[20:19:54]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Honestly, I'm also surprised by the turnout

[20:20:01]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It was relatively short notice

[20:19:44]  <✦[rp] Finch> Im here! and thats what counts

[20:19:41]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> As you all probably have heard by now, there's been some...interesting developments

[20:20:10]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You interrupted my sleepy time.

[20:20:18]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> For a fun meeting with the gang <3

[20:20:28]  <✦[rp] DAN> odd bedtime man

[20:20:18]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I'm sure you've all been made aware of what's been happening between the Malfaction and Wisteria

[20:20:29]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> OH the wedding. I love the wedding. So fun.

[20:20:35]  <✦[rp] Finch> What wedding???

[20:20:38]  <✦[rp] DAN> mmm oh yas im aware

[20:20:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> Did. I feel like i missed something.

[20:20:45]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, Finch, indeed a wedding

[20:20:51]  <✦[rp] DAN> a little something yeah

[20:21:09]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> The Malfaction King, Ceph, has declared that they will be marrying the President of Wisteria, Doc.

[20:20:51]  <✦[rp] Finch> Oh, congradulations.

[20:20:53]  <✦[rp] Finch> Or im sorry.

[20:20:55]  <✦[rp] Finch> one or the other.

[20:21:01]  <✦[rp] DAN> one of those! for sure

[20:21:04]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Probably sorry, neither is enjoying it!

[20:21:11]  <✦[rp] DAN> i kinda thing ceph likes it

[20:21:20]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It's definitely more of a strong-armed union if anything

[20:21:37]  <✦[rp] Finch> If nobody's enjoying it why are they doing it. Is that some form of entertainment

[20:21:55]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I think for Ceph annoying the absolute hell out of anyone is entertainment enough

[20:21:28]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Based on what Joco told me, it seems that way

[20:22:11]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> They and Ollie....have such interesting arguments....

[20:21:25]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Nah, I watched their date the other night? It didn't go well.

[20:21:34]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> That was such a bad date.

[20:21:39]  <✦[rp] DAN> o i missed that sad

[20:21:35]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> This is the first I'm hearing of that, what date?

[20:22:10]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I think Prince is the main supporter of this wedding, blue cat feller

[20:22:20]  <✦[rp] DAN> so true

[20:22:21]  <✦[rp] DAN> daym

[20:22:26]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Ah, right, I remember seeing him at the fireworks festival and potluck

[20:22:37]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Interesting fellow, obsessed with that nasty green stuff

[20:22:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> Green Stuff

[20:23:00]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Prince, Punk, Pyrite. the 3 P's. They've seemed to band around King Ceph in support.

[20:23:24]  <✦[rp] Finch> Pyrite begins with a p?

[20:23:33]  <✦[rp] DAN> yes indeedy

[20:23:35]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Yes

[20:23:39]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Last I checked it did

[20:23:50]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Anywho, I called this meeting to discuss the wedding in general

[20:24:05]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> As to us...well...a union between the other factions is a bit...

[20:24:09]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well it's a bit concerning

[20:24:33]  <✦[rp] DAN> yeah, cephs been doing really good in their monarchy, dunno what that means

[20:24:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> Why, I mean. it doesnt concern anyone here.

[20:24:32]  <✦[rp] Finch> you arent getting married

[20:24:45]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I suppose not directly, but after Ceph's gotten what they wanted who knows what they'll go after next

[20:24:41]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch, if this union goes through, it's connecting the two governments of the server. We're anarchists.

[20:24:46]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> We don't like governments.

[20:24:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Unfortunately that's sort of our principle

[20:25:03]  <✦[rp] DAN> governemt bad!

[20:25:02]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Is anyone here willing to marry Ceph if need be?

[The Wizard sputters. Dan’s hand whips up enthusiastically]

[20:25:28]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Delightful! We have a volunteer <3

[Dan grins]

[20:25:25]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I don't know them well but they seem...a handful

[20:25:14]  <✦[rp] Finch> that sounds like a form of torture

[20:25:16]  <✦[rp] Finch> marrying ceph

[20:25:48]  <✦[rp] Finch> dad. you have better things to do with your life

[20:25:45]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Alright. Well. I mean would it even do anything? Having a marriage in an anarchist state?

[20:25:57]  <✦[rp] DAN> potentially

[Joco looks up to catch movement outside the window. They notice the water tower in the distance, and assume it must’ve caught them off guard.]

[20:26:05]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I can't say marrying someone like Ceph is something I'd recommend

[20:26:06]  <✦[rp] DAN> i got a long life man gotta make it fun sometimes

[20:27:02]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Sometimes, marriage is less of a government thing and more of a. Sweet union thing. I've seen it happen in many a governmentless server

[20:27:14]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Indeed it can be

[20:27:20]  <✦[rp] DAN> marriage is a very sweet union thing :-)

[20:27:27]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Marriage can be something very special

[20:27:27]  <✦[rp] DAN> speak from experience here

[20:27:33]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh?

[Dan wiggles his ring finger with pride]

[20:27:46]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh???

[20:27:50]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Wait, I don't think I knew this, Dan who are married to?

[20:27:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> i mean last time I remember that happening here it was rigged with explosives, but who knows

[20:27:54]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> EXPLOSIVES?!

[20:28:04]  <✦[rp] Finch> yeah. It was a fun night

[20:28:05]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> That makes sense, actually. Explosions.

[20:28:42]  <✦[rp] Finch> Honestly hoping this one also has explosives. They were fun

[Dan leans back and chuckles, scratching the back of his head]

[20:28:36]  <✦[rp] DAN> long story, equinoxe and punk B)

[20:28:46]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Equinoxe?

[20:28:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, who is Equinoxe?

[20:29:10]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Is there another person on this server I haven't met. I feel like they keep appearing.

[20:29:19]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> That does tend to happen, doesn't it?

[20:29:22]  <✦[rp] Finch> Dad's weird. Spouse. good pen pal for people

[20:29:33]  <✦[rp] DAN> yeah! thats one way of putting them

[20:29:48]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Pen pal...like the one from the previous world? That kind?

[20:29:21]  <✦[rp] DAN> like i said its a long story for another day i think, unless this is a real goss session and we can divulge from talking about the gvernment bull

[20:29:44]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> ... are they a player?

[20:29:50]  <✦[rp] Finch> uhhh

[20:29:52]  <✦[rp] DAN> not really no

[20:29:55]  <✦[rp] DAN> haha

[20:29:57]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Daniel did you marry an Unknown

[Dan looks away, he can’t look Joco in the eyes. The Wizard’s eyes widen significantly]

[20:30:17]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Fascinating....

[20:30:17]  <✦[rp] DAN> maybe that happened

[20:30:19]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Alrighty then. Love that for you. Hooked an uncatchable fish.

[20:30:31]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I hope to never meet them, but I'm happy for you.

[Joco looks away as well, not able to look Dan in the face.]

[20:30:40]  <✦[rp] Finch> you wont!

[20:30:45]  <✦[rp] DAN> i dont think that you have to worry bout that

[20:30:44]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> As much as I am continually curious about this, there are more pressing matters to discuss I believe

[20:31:12]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Marriage! Doc x Ceph!

[20:31:19]  <✦[rp] DAN> i ship it!

[20:31:33]  <✦[rp] DAN> or i don't, i just had to say that

[20:31:31]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Huh. Well I've never heard of a union described like that, but I suppose!

[20:31:31]  <✦[rp] Finch> I feel bad for 'em.

[20:31:55]  <✦[rp] Finch> i dont think either of them like water. maybe

[Outside, Joco sees papers falling from the roof. He stands on top of the table, narrowing his eyes at it.]

[20:31:50]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco are you alright?

[20:31:52]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Too much milk?

[Dan shifts his body, trying to see what Joco does.]

[20:32:05]  <✦[rp] DAN> whatcha lookin at over there ??

[Joco scampers across the floor, snatching them up from the ground and holding them up]

[20:32:05]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Papers!

[They look up at the sky above.]

[20:32:07]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Sky papers

[20:32:10]  <✦[rp] DAN> hmmm

[20:32:31]  <✦[rp] Finch> i love when things fall out the sky

[The Wizard moves to get a better look at where Joco is.]

[20:32:13]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Do they say something?

[Joco pads back over. Dan crosses his arms as the Wizard holds out a hand for the papers.]

[20:32:14]  <✦[rp] DAN> can we legally read those

[20:32:23]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Ehhh we don't have laws. So sure.

[20:32:29]  <✦[rp] DAN> lol true

[Joco hands them to the Wizard. The Wizard skims them quickly. They’re not very long.]

[20:32:21]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh...oh dear

[20:32:29]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> "The Echo is merciful. Join us"

[20:32:36]  <✦[rp] DAN> echo echo

[20:32:42]  <✦[rp] Finch> echo

[20:33:04]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Yeah that apple did not fall far from the tree right there

[20:32:39]  <✦[rp] DAN> echo

[20:32:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> echo

[20:33:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> do you think if we yell loud enough it'll echo in here

[20:33:09]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> PLEASE do not Finch

[20:33:07]  <✦[rp] DAN> too many doors

[20:33:17]  <✦[rp] Finch> fiiine

[20:32:43]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> "A change is coming"

[20:32:45]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> It's the papers that show up. Every time we have lots of visitors from other factions.

[The Wizard looks up in surprise, raising his eyebrows]

[20:32:53]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> You've seen these before?

[20:33:14]  <✦[rp] DAN> also wtf do you mean this is not the first sky paper

[20:33:16]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I've seen em, yeah.

[20:33:26]  <✦[rp] DAN> government propaganda bullshit

[20:33:29]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> When did you last see them?

[20:33:37]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Not those exact ones, but cryptic messages scrawled on paper? Comes with Malf, generally

[20:33:52]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I think it's a normal thing for cold-dwellers to go a little loopy.

[20:33:49]  <✦[rp] Finch> they can make good things to set on fire if you want

[20:33:44]  <✦[rp] DAN> hm

[20:33:51]  <✦[rp] DAN> whata malfaction doin over here then

[20:33:59]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I've been worried about this, this is why the marriage puts me on edge

[20:34:07]  <✦[rp] DAN> hmmmm yeah

[20:34:23]  <✦[rp] DAN> it doesnt really put us in a good position

[20:34:26]  <✦[rp] DAN> a union in any sense between the other factions...

[20:34:28]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> The Wisterians couldn't hurt a fly, maybe with the exception of that Faulkner, but Malfaction...

[20:34:47]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I mean. I think Flick would very willingly hurt a fly.

[20:34:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, but only if it bit him first

[20:35:02]  <✦[rp] Finch> its too cold for them to do anything. they'll go anywhere else and immediantly burn up and die from sitting in the snow too long

[20:35:14]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> ...Finch I'm not sure that's entirely true

[20:35:21]  <✦[rp] Finch> yes it is it sounds true

[Joco notices more movement. He spots a bucket of milk on the ground and goes to investigate]

[20:35:29]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh shoot, did I forget a milk bucket over there

[20:35:47]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Sure, I know the cold does have an effect on the body, but I don't think it's that intense

[Joco takes a sip from the bucket. They speak up]

[20:35:43]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> This aint my bucket, not honey flavored.

[The Wizard looks up from talking with Finch]

[20:35:54]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco do you flavor your milk with honey?

[20:36:12]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I suppose we have it up to our teeth

[20:36:10]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Well, I've been trying to sleep nightly, so I've been drinking warm milk with honey.

[20:36:16]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh tasty!

[20:36:23]  <✦[rp] Finch> i think theres better ways to sleep actually

[20:36:50]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch I've been used to sleeping once a week for the past 15 years. I will take what I can get.

[20:37:08]  <✦[rp] Finch> have you tried sleeping on a nice warm area. theres a lot of those here.

[20:37:49]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I have taken naps on the bridges as I built them.

[20:37:38]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco if you sleep in one too many sunbeams you might become full cat

[20:37:34]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I frequently cannot sleep anywhere that isn't surrounded by obsidian on all sides <3

[20:37:42]  <✦[rp] Finch> that sounds highly inconvenient!

[20:37:48]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well! I wasn't expecting that, what the hell do you mean?

[20:38:14]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh I have nightmares about the Unknown taking me back, no worries. The obsidian helps.

[20:38:32]  <✦[rp] Finch> i. okay then!

[20:38:37]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh I'm very sorry about that Joco.

[20:36:30]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> This milk? From over there, not despawned? Not my milk.

[20:36:40]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Huh...very interesting

[20:36:46]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Concerning, actually

[20:38:31]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Yeah no this milk aint doin' it for me.

[Joco tosses the milk behind them, towards a nearby table and chair]

[20:38:55]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Probably not the best to drink random milk you found on the ground

[20:39:07]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> The worst the milk can do is kill me.

[20:39:12]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I-

[20:39:14]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well

[20:39:19]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> You're right I guess...

[20:39:26]  <✦[rp] Finch> no the worst thing milk can do is make you feel sick and NOT kill you

[20:39:38]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> No, that's alcohol, milk makes me sleepy

[20:39:44]  <✦[rp] Finch> you do you

[Joco’s ears prick up]

[20:39:43]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Movement Outside.

[They beeline for the front entrance. Their voice can be heard trailing behind them as they go.]

[20:39:49]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> That was not a horse.

[Finch cups their paws around their mouth]

[20:39:49]  <✦[rp] Finch> yeah thats called the wind

[They turn to Dan.]

[20:39:52]  <✦[rp] Finch> i learned about that a while ago

[The Wizard sighs and raises his voice]

[20:39:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco it's probably just-

[From outside: ] 

[20:39:55]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> MOTHERFUCK

[The Wizard crosses to see Joco rush by]

[20:40:00]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> What?!

[20:40:02]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> BLUE CAT

[20:40:05]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> WHAT?!

[Finch leans over to Dan]

[20:40:19]  <✦[rp] Finch> im not blue

[Dan blinks, waking up from zoning out.]

[20:40:45]  <✦[rp] DAN> who saw what now

[20:40:10]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Blue-

[The Wizard thinks]

[20:40:12]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Prince?!

[20:40:17]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Placing goddamn sculks everywhere

[Joco kicks a sculk sensor over. They jog back inside, joining the others.]

[20:40:18]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Prince, that was his name, right?

[20:40:23]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Prince, yeah

[20:40:26]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> You saw him?

[Joco’s ears prick again, and they look up to see Prince crouching on the glass roof above them.]

[20:40:47]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> YOU LITTLE SHIT

[They point]

[20:40:49]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Roof cat

[The Wizard looks up to see Prince above them]

[20:40:53]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh dear Void!

[Finch waves]

[20:40:54]  <✦[rp] Finch> hello!

[20:40:55]  <✦[rp] DAN> someones sneaking around???

[The Wizard points to the space above them.]

[20:40:59]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Look up there!

[20:41:05]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Stop placing sculks!!

[Prince breaks the glass, and drops onto the table in front of them]

[Prince smiles, and does a little bow.]

[20:41:07]  <✦[rp] Prince> hello gentlemen

[20:41:11]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> And breaking our roofs!

[20:41:06]  <✦[rp] Finch> THAT WAS OUR ROOF!

[20:41:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> YOU BROKE OUR ROOF!

[20:41:34]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, if you'd please replace that black glass block

[20:41:13]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> What are you doing here?

[He rubs his nose]

[20:41:20]  <✦[rp] Prince> shopping. whats it to you

[Dan’s eyebrows knit together in a squint]

[20:41:28]  <✦[rp] Finch> on. our roof

[20:41:34]  <✦[rp] Finch> i mean. weird vantage point but you do you really

[20:41:37]  <✦[rp] Prince> rude

[20:41:51]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well, let's hear him out, he may have seen the lights and heard us across the bridge

[20:41:42]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Are you the cryptic paper guy.

[20:41:48]  <✦[rp] Prince> no.

[20:41:51]  <✦[rp] Finch> damn

[20:41:52]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You lyin'?

[20:41:58]  <✦[rp] Prince> no

[20:41:53]  <✦[rp] Prince> ive never been cryptic at all

[20:42:01]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Yeah, you're lyin'

[20:42:17]  <✦[rp] DAN> saying no about lying is something a liar would say

[20:42:25]  <✦[rp] Finch> its also something a non liar would say

[20:42:25]  <✦[rp] Prince> i would never lie!!

[20:42:34]  <✦[rp] Finch> if you didnt lie about something are you going to call yourself a liar

[20:42:38]  <✦[rp] Finch> that doesnt make sense

[20:41:53]  <✦[rp] DAN> you been cuttin down trees to paper our land?

[20:42:25]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Trees?

[20:42:13]  <✦[rp] Prince> i didnt cut the trees because it wasnt me

[20:42:33]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> We don't. Have trees.

[20:42:54]  <✦[rp] DAN> we dont have trees because they all went into the paper

[20:43:05]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Paper comes from sugar cane

[20:42:12]  <✦[rp] Finch> i mean whoevers writing the paper is giving us free stuff to burn!

[20:43:24]  <✦[rp] Finch> you could write on dirt if you wanted to try

[20:42:29]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Prince, do you know something about where they are comin' from?

[20:42:36]  <✦[rp] Prince> the what are coming from

[20:42:47]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Those papers

[20:42:49]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Ah-

[The Wizard pulls the folded up papers out of his pockets, and shows them to Prince]

[20:42:51]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> These ones

[20:43:03]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Those familiar to you?

[20:43:14]  <✦[rp] Prince> wellll. they r plenty ominous i do agree…

[20:43:07]  <✦[rp] DAN> MHM admission so you do know

[20:43:19]  <✦[rp] Prince> couldnt be me though

[20:43:24]  <✦[rp] Prince> im not ominous or cryptic

[20:43:27]  <✦[rp] Prince> im just a kitty cat

[20:43:37]  <✦[rp] DAN> do you dance dance dance

[Prince strikes a pose, sticking out his tongue]

[20:43:19]  <✦[rp] DAN> ah yea, fair enough

[20:43:55]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well, if you say you didn't write them, I'm compelled to believe you

[20:44:09]  <✦[rp] DAN> im not so trusting idk man

[20:43:51]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You're literally wearing sculk.

[20:44:01]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> And the papers show up alongside. Sculk things.

[20:43:59]  <✦[rp] DAN> wow how did i not notice that

[20:44:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> its a fashion statement, joco, i think

[20:44:01]  <✦[rp] Prince> no this is my jammies

[20:44:01]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, what is the deal with the sculk?

[20:44:10]  <✦[rp] Prince> the sculk!!

[20:44:11]  <✦[rp] Prince> oh

[20:44:14]  <✦[rp] Prince> let me set up

[20:44:36]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I've heard him talking about. Hearing the sculk.

[20:44:22]  <✦[rp] Prince> no one ever asks about me about the sculk

[Prince grabs a chair and sets it down. He presses his hands into the arm rests, and sculk begins to creep up the sides. It molds over the entire surface, growing pale bone-white shriekers out of the top, and twisting tendrils of sculk sensors on the sides. 

[20:44:35]  <✦[rp] DAN> eug

[20:44:36]  <✦[rp] Finch> thats a lot of skulk

[20:44:38]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh there he goes

[20:44:39]  <✦[rp] DAN> what you doing man

[20:44:44]  <✦[rp] Finch> are you making yourself a chair

[20:44:45]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh-wow

[Prince turns, doing a little twirl before sitting down, crossing one leg over the other. It’s hard to tell where the sculk of his chair begins and where the sculk on his clothing ends. The chair hums ambiently.]

[20:44:49]  <✦[rp] Prince> ask me my questions :3

[The Corroded members step closer towards him. Finch creeps closer with a deep curiosity. The shriekers react accordingly, letting out an unnatural screech.]

[20:44:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> dont sense our movements with your weird screamers

[Finch’s eyes widen, and then begin moving back and forth, trying to set it off.]

[20:44:52]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch stop activating it.

[Joco’s ears flick back with annoyance.]

[20:44:56]  <✦[rp] Finch> THEY MAKE NOISES. dad dad dad look

[20:45:02]  <✦[rp] DAN> oh yeah they do

[20:45:07]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Fascinating…

[The Wizard crosses his arms.]

[20:45:11]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> So what is the deal with the sculk? What about it is so...important?

[Prince opens his mouth to speak and Joco turns to leave.]

[20:45:20]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Nope

[20:45:21]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco-

[Joco walks out of the building]

[20:45:25]  <✦[rp] DAN> where is joco going…

[Prince ignores Joco’s leaving, and starts to speak.]

[20:45:25]  <✦[rp] Prince> well!! they want to help :3

[20:45:29]  <✦[rp] Prince> thats what ive been gathering

[20:45:31]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> They...?

[20:45:34]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Who is they?

[20:45:41]  <✦[rp] DAN> they is so unspecific

[20:45:39]  <✦[rp] Prince> the Echo :3

[20:45:46]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> And who is the Echo?

[20:45:58]  <✦[rp] Prince> buncha voices

[He pulls the papers out of his pockets, reading over what was written about the Echo]

[20:45:59]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It's...merciful...?

[From outside; Joco’s muffled voice can be heard in a shout.]

[20:45:59]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> IT'S ON THE FUCKING ROOF

[20:46:06]  <✦[rp] Finch> oh are you also pen pals with one of the unknown?

[20:46:11]  <✦[rp] Prince> unknown?

[20:46:12]  <✦[rp] Finch> dad did that once!

[20:46:18]  <✦[rp] Prince> have no idea what an unknown is

[20:46:22]  <✦[rp] Finch> shocking!

[20:46:26]  <✦[rp] DAN> do we have more unknown....?

[Dan chuckles nervously]

[20:46:41]  <✦[rp] DAN> the last few times that wasnt so great

[20:46:36]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, alongside what Finch said...where ARE these voices coming from...?

[20:47:00]  <✦[rp] Prince> its the Prisoners

[20:47:08]  <✦[rp] Prince> the one the Echo keeps trapped :3

[Joco knocks on the glass above. They are standing in the window on the roof, hoe in hand. They are seething. Their voice is slightly muffled.]

[20:47:03]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> It's all over the roof!!!!!

[Dan shouts back]

[20:47:05]  <✦[rp] DAN> WHATS ON THE ROOF?

[20:47:09]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Sculk shit!

[20:47:17]  <✦[rp] DAN> eughh

[20:47:23]  <✦[rp] DAN> slimey stuff

[The Wizard looks back to Prince]

[20:47:31]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> So...you are one with the Echo, and it's keeping the Prisoners...and you want to-

[20:47:35]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Help? Them?

[20:47:44]  <✦[rp] Prince> no! imprison. everyone :3

[20:47:50]  <✦[rp] Prince> to be trapped is the greatest freedom

[20:47:55]  <✦[rp] Finch> that sounds weird

[20:47:46]  <✦[rp] Finch> youre saying a lot of very important sounding words

[20:47:47]  <✦[rp] DAN> what is in the skulk, prince

[20:47:57]  <✦[rp] Prince> to be used is the greatest

[20:47:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Uh...

[20:48:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> have you tried. not doing that

[20:48:02]  <✦[rp] DAN> thats so contradictory

[20:48:09]  <✦[rp] Prince> to be safe is to be better than to be unsafe

[Joco shouts through the glass of the window]

[20:48:10]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You're lying to yourself, kit!

[20:48:12]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I cannot say that is an experience I would enjoy.....

[20:48:25]  <✦[rp] DAN> same, idk if i like the sound of that

[20:48:17]  <✦[rp] Finch> have you slept recently

[20:48:22]  <✦[rp] Prince> i slept a lot

[20:48:27]  <✦[rp] Finch> that sounds like someone who's very sleep deprived would say

[20:48:30]  <✦[rp] Prince> my dreams say a lot but the Echo is so loud

[20:48:36]  <✦[rp] Prince> so i listen to them more when i sleep

[20:48:40]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Is the Echo a person?

[20:48:46]  <✦[rp] Prince> no! voices

[20:48:47]  <✦[rp] Prince> so many

[20:48:50]  <✦[rp] Prince> millions

[20:48:56]  <✦[rp] Prince> billions maybe

[20:49:02]  <✦[rp] Prince> all talking. always talking

[20:49:11]  <✦[rp] Finch> i think thats called tetanus. maybe

[20:49:14]  <✦[rp] Finch> no

[20:49:15]  <✦[rp] Finch> uh

[20:49:17]  <✦[rp] Finch> the other thing

[20:49:23]  <✦[rp] DAN> delusions

[20:49:23]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Tinnitus is when it's just a ringing, Finch

[Joco walks in through the door behind Prince, hoe hefted over their shoulder. There is sculk on the bottoms of their overalls.]

[20:49:35]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> My tinnitus does not tell me to place sculk everywhere

[20:48:59]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You should try drinking milk. Might help with the voices.

[Joco walks out in the opposite direction to hunt down more sculk.]

[20:48:59]  <✦[rp] DAN> too many voices isnt a good thing

[20:48:59]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> And...where are these voices coming from?

[20:49:09]  <✦[rp] Prince> the Prisoners :3

[20:49:17]  <✦[rp] Prince> the Prisoners are the Echo

[20:50:01]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I'm assuming you've been placing the sculk all around the server?

[20:50:09]  <✦[rp] Prince> welllll no

[20:50:28]  <✦[rp] Prince> would you say that a hoe has been tilling the ground?

[Prince pets the sculk on the chair.]

[20:49:37]  <✦[rp] Prince> beautiful isnt it

[Finch pokes it]

[20:49:42]  <✦[rp] Finch> its very blue

[20:49:45]  <✦[rp] Prince> thank you!

[Dan steps forward, putting a hand on Finch’s shoulder. He speaks with reprehension in his voice]

[20:49:49]  <✦[rp] DAN> it looks like void

[20:49:53]  <✦[rp] Finch> no it doesnt

[20:49:55]  <✦[rp] Finch> the void is PURPLE

[20:49:56]  <✦[rp] Prince> i have no idea what that is

[20:49:57]  <✦[rp] Finch> i would know

[20:49:59]  <✦[rp] Finch> its my FRIEND

[20:50:03]  <✦[rp] DAN> lucky you i guess

[20:50:18]  <✦[rp] DAN> it looks a little bit like the void

[20:50:22]  <✦[rp] Finch> it really doesnt

[20:50:28]  <✦[rp] DAN> to u maybe

[20:50:28]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> it does

[20:50:29]  <✦[rp] Finch> its not eating the plants yet

[20:50:33]  <✦[rp] DAN> yet.

[20:50:38]  <✦[rp] DAN> i know it can do that man

[20:50:36]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I agree with Finch here, it is nowhere near the Void

[20:50:48]  <✦[rp] DAN> not the Void justt... regularvoid

[20:50:48]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> It's like if the void had a younger cousin

[20:50:58]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> the Void of last world.

[20:51:10]  <✦[rp] Finch> my friend! shame it kinda ate everything

[Finch makes a “womp, womp” sound]

[20:50:45]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> The Void is...darkness. This stuff, this is a rot

[20:50:52]  <✦[rp] Prince> no theyre nottt

[20:50:57]  <✦[rp] Prince> the sculk doesnt rot stuff!!

[20:51:02]  <✦[rp] DAN> it literally do tho

[20:51:15]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I believe it's more of an infestation, like worms.

[20:51:19]  <✦[rp] Prince> i know the difference between rot and sculk

[20:51:07]  <✦[rp] Prince> i know, because if it did, id be verrrry sick!

[20:51:14]  <✦[rp] DAN> youre sounding sick man

[20:51:17]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> You're sure you're not already sick?

[20:51:21]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> You're covered in it

[20:51:28]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Are you sure it's not a part of you now?

[20:51:37]  <✦[rp] DAN> its in your Brain, in a bad way

[20:51:31]  <✦[rp] Prince> oh im sick, just not because of the sculk :3

[20:51:44]  <✦[rp] Prince> different thing, shouldnt get into it

[20:51:51]  <✦[rp] Prince> its called a 'mental illness'

[20:52:03]  <✦[rp] Finch> sorry about your brain. i guess.

[20:51:48]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Drink this

[Joco throws a bucket of milk at Prince]

[20:52:03]  <✦[rp] Prince> oh its fine i already got my own

[Prince pulls a bucket of milk out of his pajamas]

[20:52:09]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> IT WAS YOUR MILK?

[20:52:16]  <✦[rp] Prince> milk is nice

[20:52:24]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Bitchass motherfucker, throwing out my good honey milk

[The Wizard cringes]

[20:52:23]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco. You may want to go...rid yourself of that milk, friend

[20:52:26]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Just to be safe

[20:52:38]  <✦[rp] DAN> yeah idk if id keeep the skulk milk

[20:52:40]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I'm being JUDGED for my MILK

[20:52:40]  <✦[rp] DAN> the skilk

[20:52:45]  <✦[rp] Prince> the scilk

[20:52:47]  <✦[rp] Finch> the sckilk

[20:52:52]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes...this sculk-milk...probably not good

[20:52:53]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I threw out the mystery milk a while ago

[20:52:59]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Please let me know if you start hearing these "voices"

[20:53:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> your chair is very loud

[20:53:17]  <✦[rp] DAN> indeed

[20:53:17]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Can I use a hoe on my internal organs.

[20:53:24]  <✦[rp] DAN> i dont think so joco

[20:53:25]  <✦[rp] Finch> you can try, joco!

[20:53:26]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> We can test it on Prince

[20:53:30]  <✦[rp] Prince> dont.

[20:53:32]  <✦[rp] DAN> we could!

[The three begin to approach Prince]

[20:53:44]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Let's not start an inter-faction conflict today, please!

[20:53:54]  <✦[rp] DAN> hmmm okayy i guess

[Dan mumbles]

[20:54:15]  <✦[rp] DAN?> not like there might be one anyway with this whole marriage thing lol

[Finch kicks at the ground, pouting]

[20:54:03]  <✦[rp] Finch> boo hoo dont wanna get killed today do ya. Mrrhmpj

[The Wizard mutters to himself]

[20:53:54]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> ...I thought this meeting would be normal for once

[20:54:07]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Speaking of that topic, Prince what is happening with the wedding?

[20:54:22]  <✦[rp] Prince> the wedding? its going great

[20:54:28]  <✦[rp] DAN> doubt

[20:54:33]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Why exactly is it happening?

[20:54:39]  <✦[rp] Finch> whats the point of this all

[20:54:42]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> What point is there to it, indeed

[Prince pauses for a moment]

[20:54:48]  <✦[rp] Prince> im... not entirely sure

[He brightens, bouncing a sure finger at the Corroded folk]

[20:54:52]  <✦[rp] Prince> but its definitely happening!

[20:54:54]  <✦[rp] DAN> you dont even know?

[20:54:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Excuse me??

[20:55:00]  <✦[rp] DAN> what is the malfaction planning??

[20:55:07]  <✦[rp] DAN> is there even a plan with this wedding on their end?

[20:55:12]  <✦[rp] Prince> the malfaction isnt planning anything besides a wedding

[20:55:14]  <✦[rp] Finch> i mean. it is a buncha people who live in the snow

[Finch lans over to Dan and whispers to him]

[20:55:58]  <✦[rp] Finch> im pretty sure their brains have gotten replaced by snow a WHILE back. thats why prince isnt burning up and dying'

[Dan leans down and whispers back]

[20:56:15]  <✦[rp] DAN > yeah i think youre right abt that

[20:55:12]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Are you gonna start calling Doc the King Consort.

[20:55:19]  <✦[rp] Prince> oooh! good idea joco

[20:55:20]  <✦[rp] DAN> king consort......

[20:55:23]  <✦[rp] Prince> gotta pitch that when i see him

[20:55:41]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Doc is absolutely going to hate that title, poor fella.

[20:55:52]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Doc, damn, I need to-

[20:55:08]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> So you're saying there's a massive wedding happening

[20:55:21]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> And there's no reason for it?

[20:55:26]  <✦[rp] Prince> probably!

[20:55:30]  <✦[rp] Prince> ceph's the one that wanted it

[20:55:43]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Right, of course they are

[20:55:43]  <✦[rp] DAN> ceph probably isnt sharing their plan to too many people

[20:56:04]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Dan are you saying you think there's more to this than just the wedding?

[20:56:25]  <✦[rp] DAN> i dont doubt it

[20:56:35]  <✦[rp] DAN> ceph is a crafty motherfucker sometimes

[20:56:39]  <✦[rp] DAN> idk whats going on with them

[20:56:46]  <✦[rp] Finch> ceph exists and seems kinda annoying

[20:56:06]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Why don't *you* marry Doc, you both like Sculk, his portal's surrounded by the stuff

[20:56:28]  <✦[rp] Prince> id feel bad for ceph, jocster

[20:57:11]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Jocster. Like the Joker. Keep workshopping that one, king

[20:57:32]  <✦[rp] Prince> it was more like jokester than joker

[20:57:11]  <✦[rp] DAN> so why are they getting married just to have a wedding?? and nothing more. period

[20:56:51]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Doesn't Ceph not like Doc cause he's quirky.

[20:57:03]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Their relationships seems…

[20:57:12]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well I don't even know how to describe it-

[20:57:07]  <✦[rp] Prince> nope. ceph is definitely DEFINITELY interested in doc

[20:57:15]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> You're kidding-

[20:57:23]  <✦[rp] Finch> maybe its fun

[20:57:27]  <✦[rp] Finch> maybe theyre plannign to blow it up again

[20:57:34]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh dear Void let's hope not

[20:57:31]  <✦[rp] Finch> im hoping they blow it up

[20:57:33]  <✦[rp] Finch> hey prince

[20:57:36]  <✦[rp] Finch> light suggestion

[20:57:36]  <✦[rp] Prince> yes

[20:57:38]  <✦[rp] Finch> blow up the wedding

[20:57:38]  <✦[rp] Prince> mhm

[20:57:40]  <✦[rp] Finch> with a bunch of tnt

[20:57:41]  <✦[rp] Finch> its fun

[20:57:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> i promise

[20:57:44]  <✦[rp] Prince> nooo

[20:57:45]  <✦[rp] Finch> at the end

[20:57:55]  <✦[rp] DAN> mhm yes, that could happen and be cool

[20:57:49]  <✦[rp] Finch> cmooonnnn

[20:57:51]  <✦[rp] Finch> pleaaaseeee

[20:57:48]  <✦[rp] Prince> hard work

[20:57:53]  <✦[rp] Prince> couldnt put that to waste

[20:58:04]  <✦[rp] Prince> it doesnt suit their plans anyways

[20:58:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> boooo

[20:58:12]  <✦[rp] Finch> make them change their plans

[20:58:08]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Who's helping plan this on the Wisteria side?

[20:58:17]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I know it isn't Flick

[20:58:20]  <✦[rp] DAN> what is their plan with the wedding?

[20:58:45]  <✦[rp] Prince> well, i have it on good... something... that if i tell you, you wont wanna be there

[20:58:56]  <✦[rp] DAN> thats not true man

[20:58:51]  <✦[rp] Prince> so im gonna keep my mouth shut

[20:59:01]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> That is incredibly concerning

[20:58:59]  <✦[rp] Prince> youre all invited by the way!

[20:59:05]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> We are?

[20:59:06]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Is the food going to have sculk in it.

[20:59:07]  <✦[rp] DAN> well, when is it going to be?

[20:59:10]  <✦[rp] Finch> tell us tell us

[20:59:11]  <✦[rp] Prince> idk

[20:59:12]  <✦[rp] Prince> some day

[20:59:14]  <✦[rp] DAN> awesome

[20:59:18]  <✦[rp] Finch> thats not very specific

[20:59:18]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> So real, kit

[20:59:21]  <✦[rp] Prince> ill give out the actual invites when its got a plan

[20:59:23]  <✦[rp] Finch> what if i want to SLEEP on that day

[20:59:28]  <✦[rp] Finch> or chase people for fun

[20:59:28]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Anyways. What if I murder your chair.

[20:59:32]  <✦[rp] Finch> NONO JOCO

[20:59:35]  <✦[rp] Finch> if we're attacking people

[20:59:37]  <✦[rp] Finch> i want to do that

[20:59:49]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Please, let's not fight anyone today

[20:59:36]  <✦[rp] DAN> why not

[20:59:36]  <✦[rp] Prince> dont. catguy#2

[20:59:51]  <✦[rp] Finch> i have a name you know

[20:59:46]  <✦[rp] DAN> can skulk feel??

[21:00:01]  <✦[rp] DAN> what if i just were to like stick a fork in one of your screechers

[21:00:12]  <✦[rp] Prince> the Echo does feel yes

[21:00:18]  <✦[rp] Finch> have you tried putting a blanket on them. like a bird

[21:00:22]  <✦[rp] Finch> maybe itll go to sleep

[21:00:24]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch was with us first, I believe, if anything, I'm catguy 2, and you're catguy 3.

[21:00:34]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> That does seem accurate

[21:00:44]  <✦[rp] DAN> true

[21:00:46]  <✦[rp] Prince> no. finch is catguy#2 and jocster is catguy#3

[21:00:50]  <✦[rp] Finch> thats too many numbers and similar words

[21:00:54]  <✦[rp] Prince> and IM catguy#1

[21:00:55]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Nope, you don't have priority in the catguy list.

[21:00:58]  <✦[rp] DAN> why do you get catguy 1

[21:01:11]  <✦[rp] DAN> you cant come in here and claim catguy 1

[21:00:58]  <✦[rp] Prince> ive been here the longest!

[21:01:24]  <✦[rp] Finch> okay and? okay trivia time

[21:01:28]  <✦[rp] Finch> ahem

[21:01:47]  <✦[rp] Finch> if you were here LONGER. then tell me. uh

[21:01:01]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch's been with this group longest.

[21:01:08]  <✦[rp] Prince> ive never said anything about the group

[21:01:15]  <✦[rp] Prince> i said ive been HERE the longest

[A fight breaks out between Joco and Prince. They two begin to clash their swords. The Wizard, seeing Joco in a fight, draws his own blade and hurries to help. Finch is too caught up in trying to create trivia questions to join the slaughter. Dan calls his trident to him, and releases it, killing Prince in a fatal blow. Prince melts into a pile of sculk on the floor.]

[21:01:29]  ✦[rp] Prince was impaled by ✦[rp] DAN

[Joco destroys the sculk before beginning to whack apart Prince’s chair. He destroys the shriekers with a fervent happiness.]

[21:01:42]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> you lose screamer privileges

[21:02:32]  <✦[rp] DAN> finally, some peace and quiet in here

[21:02:45]  <✦[rp] DAN> that skulk wanted to drill into my skull

[21:02:50]  <✦[rp] Finch> its loud

[21:02:55]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It is incredibly loud

[21:02:57]  <✦[rp] Finch> it was a pretty color though

[The Wizard cleans his blade as Prince returns through the front door, eyes flickering green beneath his glasses.] 

[21:02:17]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I hope you understand you shouldn't mess with Corroded

[21:02:32]  <✦[rp] Prince> HE TOUCHED MY THRONE

[Prince rushes after Joco. The Wizard side steps him as Joco grins, pulling a pearl from their belt and tossing it. They disappear into particles just as Prince brings the sword down on where they had been seconds before. Joco reappears in the distance.]

[21:02:36]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You can't catch me, I like pearls!

[21:02:55]  <✦[rp] DAN> joco where are you going to now?

[Prince turns back to where the others are standing.]

[21:03:13]  <✦[rp] DAN> you're on our land, Prince

[21:03:27]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, you would do well to back down

[21:03:17]  <✦[rp] DAN> you dont have any authority

[21:03:26]  <✦[rp] Prince> and here i thought you were anarchists

[21:03:32]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> We protect our own

[21:03:36]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> And we do it fiercely

[21:03:51]  <✦[rp] DAN> exactly, youve been here long enough. overstayed youre welcome i think

[21:04:05]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, I do believe it's time for you to leave, Prince

[Prince shrugs, and rushes off in the direction Joco went.]

[21:03:32]  <✦[rp] DAN> man, are we supposed to follow? where did they go off to

[21:03:47]  <✦[rp] Finch> i dont know where they left to either

[21:03:33]  <✦[rp] Finch> i think his brains melting. the brain snow

[Joco appears in a puff of particles beside the other Corroded members]

[21:03:59]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Anyways Hi I'm Back

[21:04:07]  <✦[rp] DAN> welcome back

[21:04:13]  <✦[rp] Finch> damn i wanted to ask trivia questions

[21:04:18]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Of Prince?

[21:04:25]  <✦[rp] Finch> yeah! prove hes the original catboy

[21:04:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> alrighty. tell me. Hm.

[Prince appears in one of the far doorways, shouting:]

[21:04:46]  <✦[rp] Prince> im the original because ive been here the longest!!

[21:04:45]  <✦[rp] Finch> oh!

[21:04:16]  <✦[rp] Prince> can i have my disc back

[The Wizard sighs]

[21:04:20]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, that's fair

[21:04:25]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Please take your leave after

[21:04:21]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Prince, leaving any sculk behind will lead to its destruction.

[21:05:24]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> shirtless little shit

[Dan crosses his arms and stands menacingly behind Finch to assert dominance]

[21:05:15]  <✦[rp] DAN> this little one here is definetly the first cattguy

[Finch grins, and then blinks.]

[21:05:27]  <✦[rp] Finch> and i forgot what i was going to ask

[21:05:33]  <✦[rp] Finch> dad do you have any good trivia

[21:05:41]  <✦[rp] DAN> nothing left man

[21:05:46]  <✦[rp] Prince> ive simply been here the longest

[Joco growls, and jumps at Prince, Prince catches the blade on his own, and the two clash before the Wizard shouts: ] 

[21:05:49]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco leave him be!

[He gestures for Joco to continue cleaning, and puts himself in between Prince and Joco. He places his hand on his sword.]

[21:06:15]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Any parting words, cat?

[Prince giggles and puts his hands in the pockets of his robe. He begins sprinkling sculk spores on the ground.]

[21:06:17]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> He's placing more sculk!

[Joco destroys it as Prince drops a piece of paper and runs off.]

[21:06:21]  <✦[rp] Finch> i think you should go like

[21:06:23]  <✦[rp] Finch> chill in an ice bath

[21:06:29]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Return to the land of ice and snow

[Finch trots over and picks up the paper Prince dropped.]

[21:06:32]  <✦[rp] Finch> ooh yay more things to burn

[21:06:34]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Another paper?

[21:06:44]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Hmm

[21:06:54]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I think I might keep these, if you don't mind

[21:06:53]  <✦[rp] Finch> well i have an idea

[21:06:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> An idea?

[21:06:57]  <✦[rp] Finch> i have a very very good idea

[21:06:59]  <✦[rp] Finch> ahem

[21:07:00]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Which is?

[21:07:06]  <✦[rp] Finch> if PRINCE isnt going to blow up the wedding

[21:07:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> WE should blow up the wedding

[21:07:14]  <✦[rp] Finch> with explosives

[21:07:12]  <✦[rp] DAN> hehe

[21:07:14]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Finch-

[21:07:15]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I have 5 stacks of TNT

[Dan begins to giggle]

[21:07:23]  <✦[rp] DAN> what if we did though....

[The Wizard shakes his head, he begins backing up from the group.]

[21:07:28]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I cannot in good conscious agree to that

[21:07:30]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> But-

[He sees the look on the other’s faces, it’s clear they’re more or less serious about this]

[21:07:33]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> If it's the will of the majority

[21:07:37]  <✦[rp] Finch> YAY!

[21:07:38]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I stand by my faction

[21:07:43]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Wizard, you need play no part in this if you don't want to.

[21:07:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> thats true

[21:07:51]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You're your own man.

[21:07:55]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Dragon.

[21:07:57]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Wizard.

[21:07:37]  <✦[rp] DAN> what you dont know wont hurt you

[21:07:49]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, I may stay out

[21:07:55]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I'd like to keep my relationships with the others

[21:07:56]  <✦[rp] Finch> you could go to get free food

[21:08:00]  <✦[rp] DAN> we can take the backlash

[21:08:05]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> ....

[The Wizard considers this, he looks at each of them. Finch looks happy with murder on their mind, Dan is mostly looking at Finch with a supportive expression, and Joco seems to have immediate revenge on the mind as they hack a block of sculk to dust.]

[21:08:19]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I think we will see

[21:08:11]  <✦[rp] Finch> i think all weddings should have an explosive exit

[21:08:18]  <✦[rp] DAN> it is a good theme

[21:08:16]  <✦[rp] Finch> and well. i dont like that whole skulk thing

[21:08:26]  <✦[rp] Finch> maybe. if theres a lot of skulk there. because 

[Finch gestures at where the remains of Prince’s chair]

[21:08:29]  <✦[rp] Finch> we blow it up!

[21:08:32]  <✦[rp] Finch> we blow it all up!

[21:08:35]  <✦[rp] DAN> explosive wedding

[21:08:35]  <✦[rp] Finch> gone forever! bye bye

[21:08:47]  <✦[rp] Finch> a clean up project that works!

[21:08:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> been to one once, it was super unexpected and fun

[21:09:05]  <✦[rp] Finch> you get it, dad

[21:09:11]  <✦[rp] Finch> HURRAY!

[Dan grins wide, and grabs Finch’s paws, they cheer together as they bounce around in a circle]

[Joco pulls another bucket of milk out and chugs it. Outside of the Warehouse, someone begins loudly sipping milk.]

[21:09:13]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I've been to a wedding where everyone was a creeper hybrid with infinite respawns. It was delightful.

[21:09:07]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Perhaps I will leave you three to it…

[21:09:16]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I think I'm too old for that sort of excitement

[21:09:26]  <✦[rp] DAN> never too old man

[21:09:26]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Wizard we're literally the same age

[The sipping gets louder. A flash of Prince’s fur can be seen moving by outside.]

[21:09:27]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Prince!

[21:09:29]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Please!

[21:09:30]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> STOP WITH THE GODDAMN MILK

[Joco shouts up at where Prince has made himself at home in the rafters of the Warehouse.]

[21:09:32]  <✦[rp] Prince> im still here :3

[21:09:48]  <✦[rp] Prince> ill always be here

[Joco shakes their sword at Prince.]

[21:09:48]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I will kill your wardens, kit

[21:09:54]  <✦[rp] Prince> pfft

[21:09:57]  <✦[rp] Prince> dont be naive

[21:09:59]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> The wardens in the fucked up warden orbs.

[21:10:02]  <✦[rp] Finch> worbs

[21:10:03]  <✦[rp] Finch> worbs

[21:10:04]  <✦[rp] Finch> worbs

[21:10:07]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> worbs.

[21:10:13]  <✦[rp] DAN> worbs…

[21:10:01]  <✦[rp] Prince> they’re not mine

[21:10:14]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Let us guess. They belong to the Echo?

[21:10:26]  <✦[rp] Prince> see? youre gettin' it!!

[Prince presses a hand into the sculk he’s placed into the wall and disappears into it.]

[The Wizard mutters]

[21:10:35]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I don't think I like that one

[Prince reappears on the ground floor, appearing out of the sculk.]

[21:10:35]  <✦[rp] DAN> would you not be affected if the wardens were killed?

[21:10:42]  <✦[rp] Prince> pfft no

[21:10:45]  <✦[rp] Prince> we have an army!

[21:10:49]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> would the echo not be upset at your causing it harm

[21:11:12]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> if it can feel, then it can feel warden death.

[21:10:46]  <✦[rp] DAN> we have an expert warden killer in our ranks ykno

[21:10:57]  <✦[rp] Prince> even the best cant handle a thousand :3

[Finch bears their teeth in a wide, hungry smile, drawing their sword with excitement]

[21:11:05]  <✦[rp] Finch> is that a bet?

[21:11:14]  <✦[rp] Finch> i can try! and ill win

[21:11:17]  <✦[rp] Prince> if your name is sisyphus you can try!

[21:11:26]  <✦[rp] Finch> my names actually finch, thanks!

[21:11:26]  <✦[rp] Prince> oh youre fun

[21:11:19]  <✦[rp] DAN> i bet warden death hurts

[21:11:39]  <✦[rp] Prince> well. we'll see how you like it

[21:11:17]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I for one think Finch might actually be able to take them

[Prince takes stock of Verdigris outside.]

[21:11:47]  <✦[rp] Prince> this place is high up on my list

[21:11:52]  <✦[rp] Prince> too dry and hot

[Dan looms forward]

[21:11:57]  <✦[rp] DAN> list.??

[21:12:02]  <✦[rp] Prince> needs a little more sculk

[The Wizard bristles at this.]

[21:11:59]  <✦[rp] Finch> that sounds like a you problem

[21:12:26]  <✦[rp] DAN> we dont need more sculk, thanks

[21:12:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> and is a great credence to my theory

[21:12:14]  <✦[rp] Finch> that your brains got replaced by snow

[21:12:20]  <✦[rp] Finch> and you melt it all out when you go anywhere warmer

[21:12:32]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Mans had his brains eaten by sculk rot and had it replaced with an ice cube

[21:12:19]  <✦[rp] Prince> pfft

[21:12:26]  <✦[rp] Prince> ive never had a brain to begin with

[21:12:32]  <✦[rp] Prince> its just wires up there from what i remember

[21:12:35]  <✦[rp] Finch> that sounds like a you problem. have you tried getting one

[21:12:42]  <✦[rp] Prince> dont need it!

[21:12:46]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> mans had his motherboard decayed by sculk and replaced by an ice cube

[Dan whispers]

[21:12:52]  <✦[rp] DAN> no wonder his head got filled with sculk so easily then

[Finch whispers back]

[21:13:17]  <✦[rp] Finch> brainless! brainless! full of nothing but snow! i was RIGHT

[21:13:15]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Leave, kitty cat. Go home to your weird-ass tendrils.

[21:13:33]  <✦[rp] Prince> ;P we'll see each other again jocster

[21:13:42]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You're going to workshop that!

[The Wizard clenches his fist as Prince saunters back out the door.]

[21:13:32]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Gentlefolk. I believe I may be coming around to your idea

[Dan claps]

[21:13:40]  <✦[rp] DAN> ^-^ yay

[21:13:45]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I do not wish to see our home turned to sculk

[21:13:58]  <✦[rp] Finch> so. explosions! yes

[21:14:08]  <✦[rp] DAN> yes i think explosions are good

[21:14:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> new goal. explode ALL the sculk

[21:14:21]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, I think we should destroy the sculk

[21:14:29]  <✦[rp] DAN> yeah, that got weird fast

[21:14:31]  <✦[rp] Finch> listen! last world got eaten by my friend

[21:14:34]  <✦[rp] Finch> and this thing isnt my friend!

[21:14:38]  <✦[rp] Finch> i will not stand for it

[21:14:50]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch I think this thing behaves more like your friend than you're noticing.

[21:15:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> joco i think youre very wrong

[21:15:08]  <✦[rp] Finch> the void's purple!

[21:15:09]  <✦[rp] DAN> im sorry to say but i am agreeing with joco here

[21:15:23]  <✦[rp] DAN> the void and sculk have..... more than a few unsettling similarities...

[21:15:29]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yeah, Finch I don't know if we entirely unpacked that

[21:15:32]  <✦[rp] Finch> and it didnt talk it WROTE LETTERS.

[21:15:38]  <✦[rp] Finch> none of you know anything.

[21:15:44]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Still a voice in a way

[21:15:40]  <✦[rp] DAN> they way they spread.......

[21:15:49]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, I don't love the reminder

[21:15:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> hm..

[21:16:02]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Still can see the smoldering crater of my home when I close my eyes sometimes

[21:16:40]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh yeah your home was such a sad sight.

[21:15:56]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch your buddy: 1) Ate the world 2) Wanted to end everything and eat us 3) Dark colors

[21:16:25]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> From what Prince says, the sculk 1) Wants to eat the world 2) Wants to end everything and eat us 3) Is dark colors

[21:16:33]  <✦[rp] Finch> i mean it didnt want to TRAP the world thats a good different

[21:16:41]  <✦[rp] Finch> i could've fixed it if it wasnt about to eat the world

[21:16:51]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You cannot fix the void, kit

[21:13:55]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Anyways.

[21:14:06]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Who's going to tell the others that Prince is sculk-mad

[21:14:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> does prince think he can hear voices from those shriekers?

[21:14:19]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> We need to warn the Wisterians.

[21:14:27]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco, you are exactly right

[21:16:46]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Do you think this could be another trap?

[21:16:51]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Like, Prince is an Unknown plant?

[21:17:05]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Has that happened? A Player infiltrating the server?

[21:17:08]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> If Prince is an Unknown plant, they're getting worse at planting.

[21:17:10]  <✦[rp] DAN> hm

[21:17:13]  <✦[rp] DAN> i mean

[21:17:20]  <✦[rp] DAN> nyonoyes? Maybe?

[21:17:45]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Imagine if he's just a fucked up Linter.

[21:17:47]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> that'd be funny

[21:17:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> haha yeah

[21:17:51]  <✦[rp] DAN> funny

[21:17:16]  <✦[rp] Finch> i mean. prince

[21:17:19]  <✦[rp] Finch> COULD be a plant. like a real plant

[21:17:23]  <✦[rp] Finch> like leaves and everything

[21:17:30]  <✦[rp] Finch> grew up out of the ground like a carrot

[21:17:38]  <✦[rp] DAN> he grew... out of the sculk?

[21:17:46]  <✦[rp] Finch> i wont rule it out!

[21:17:49]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I've seen the way he dies

[21:17:52]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Can't rule that out

[21:17:58]  <✦[rp] DAN> i killed the man!

[21:18:04]  <✦[rp] DAN> it was weird!

[21:18:09]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> He melted into sculk.

[21:18:20]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Can't figure out what he is

[Dan looks down wearily at his trident, he thinks to himself about making sure to wipe it off it get any weird sculk gunk off.]

[The Wizard spots Prince sneaking around in the dark outside of the Warehouse.]

[The Wizard shouts: ] 

[21:18:28]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I SEE YOU

[21:18:31]  <✦[rp] Finch> hes a something! i am betting some sort of root vegetable

[21:18:32]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> The way he described death on the Worst Date Ever, it was less of a death and more of a... rejoining of a hivemind?

[21:18:47]  <✦[rp] DAN> euhgh

[21:18:48]  <✦[rp] DAN> weird

[21:18:53]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Mmm. I don't enjoy that

[Joco realizes that they’ve been standing on the table for a while.]

[21:19:15]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I should get off the table.

[21:19:23]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> This is a thing you're not supposed to do. Stand on tables.

[21:19:33]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Glasses not asses.

[21:19:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> wait wait. that begs the question

[21:19:16]  <✦[rp] Finch> maybe its NOT the same prince. maybe. they just grow a new prince out of skulk. root vegetables. the lot of them

[21:19:23]  <✦[rp] Finch> carrot creature.

[21:19:34]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Finch that is a damn good hypothesis

[21:20:08]  <✦[rp] DAN> damn good hypothesis too

[21:20:22]  <✦[rp] Finch> wait but thatd also mean if we got rid of all the sculk then there would be no more prince

[21:20:26]  <✦[rp] Finch> sad! oh well

[21:20:35]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I think that's a risk we can take

[Prince drops another paper. Joco shouts, and runs after him.]

[21:20:25]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> GO HOME, KIT

[The Wizard crosses the room to go pick it up.]

[21:20:44]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh. It's a new one

[21:20:51]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> "The All-Hearings welcome"

[21:20:51]  <✦[rp] DAN> great, more papers

[Joco reports from the edge of the building. Dan and Finch walk over to see.]

[21:20:56]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> He's just swimming in the river

[In the distance, Prince swims in the river as Finch and Dan use him as target practice. His muffled voice says: ]

[21:21:10]  <✦[rp] Prince> im just a fish glub glub

[Dan shoots the trident at Prince from afar.]

[21:22:08]  <✦[rp] DAN> hm! i love playing moving targets

[21:22:23]  <✦[rp] DAN> skedaddle kitty cat

[Joco turns to look at the Wizard]

[21:21:01]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Wizard.

[21:21:06]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes?

[21:21:11]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Wizard he is like a Mushroom.

[21:21:17]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> based on this theory.

[21:21:32]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Pulling a mushroom? Does not kill the mushroom. You have to kill the entire mycelium.

[21:21:44]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> That might be impossible

[21:21:51]  <✦[rp] Finch> idea. we could get rid of all the sculk. then put some in a bottle. portable prince! so we dont have to feel bad about forever killing someone

[21:22:08]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> getting rid of all the sculk on the server. I do not believe is a thing manageable

[21:22:14]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> No, definitely not

[21:22:16]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> We'd have to move servers.

[21:22:25]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It's an inevitable happening

[21:22:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> booey. i liked the here. its warm and nice

[21:23:23]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> This is just like that time the End took over Roilan. Can't get the End to stop unless you destroy the dimension, and that's just not possible.

[21:22:37]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> But-

[21:22:38]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well.

[21:22:41]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I could-

[21:22:45]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I still have Null

[21:22:54]  <✦[rp] DAN> hmm

[21:22:55]  <✦[rp] Finch> WE COULD GIVE NULL A HOE!

[21:23:03]  <✦[rp] Finch> i think

[21:23:05]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Not exactly where I was going, Finch

[21:23:06]  <✦[rp] Finch> i dont know what a null is

[21:23:11]  <✦[rp] Finch> but sounds great

[21:23:13]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Null is Ollie's Linter

[21:23:18]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It allows me to read Player code

[21:23:48]  <✦[rp] Finch> i have . no idea really what you just said beyond ollie has a pet and you are KEEPING THAT PET AWAY FROM OLLIE

[21:23:23]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Is Prince still here?

[21:23:29]  <✦[rp] DAN> not sure

[21:23:37]  <✦[rp] DAN> i shot at him lol

[21:23:40]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I just saw him bounce by

[21:23:41]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Yeah

[21:23:45]  <✦[rp] DAN> good kick of the door on the way out i hope

[21:23:50]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> If you three wouldn't mind...subduing him

[21:23:56]  <✦[rp] Finch> OKAY!

[21:24:01]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I need to get a clean scan

[21:24:14]  <✦[rp] Finch> wait does that mean murder or no murder

[21:24:21]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Not murder yet

[The Wizard takes off, flying to his apartment to retrieve Null]

[21:24:25]  <✦[rp] Finch> boooo

[21:24:26]  <✦[rp] DAN> yet

[21:24:48]  <✦[rp] Finch> dad

[21:24:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> yes

[21:24:55]  <✦[rp] Finch> princ.e also cat. yes

[21:25:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> fish

[21:25:00]  <✦[rp] DAN> yes

[21:25:03]  <✦[rp] DAN> ooohhhoo

[21:25:07]  <✦[rp] Finch> i like fish

[21:25:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> prince could like fish

[21:24:18]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Hey, Prince, I'll drink your fucked up milk if you let Wizard scan you

[Prince uses the sculk to dig a hole and hides inside it.]

[21:24:54]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I just. watched you do that.

[21:25:40]  <✦[rp] Finch> oh

[21:25:45]  <✦[rp] Finch> or you could climb in a hole

[21:25:47]  <✦[rp] Finch> that makes things easier

[21:25:58]  <✦[rp] Finch> thanks for being cooperative!

[The Wizard lands, looking around for them.]

[21:25:06]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> wiz

[21:25:10]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes?

[Joco points down in the hole where Prince is standing.]

[21:25:09]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> wiz.

[21:25:18]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Aiming

[The Wizard takes Null and aims the camera at Prince. It takes a bit, as Prince keeps replacing the block they are breaking to get a full scan, but it works.]

[21:26:01]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well it took longer than normal but I think I got it

[21:26:06]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> woo

[21:26:12]  <✦[rp] Finch> i dunno what you're doing but good for you!

[The Wizard looks through what he’s pulled.]

[21:26:24]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I'll know everything I need to know about him soon

[21:26:25]  <✦[rp] Finch> wizard did a thing! wizard did a thing

[21:26:28]  <✦[rp] Finch> i am cheering for you

[21:26:30]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Exciting!

[21:26:31]  <✦[rp] Finch> i dont know what you did

[21:26:33]  <✦[rp] Finch> but im cheering

[Joco looks down into the hole.]

[21:26:47]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Prince go home.

[Prince disappears underneath the block. The Wizard turns to Joco.]

[21:26:47]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Ah, speaking of scans, Joco I parsed out some of the one I did of you a while back

[21:26:52]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh!

[21:26:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It's...odd

[21:27:03]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Yeah, that's what they all say

[21:27:01]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Do you know where you come from?

[21:27:19]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> A server.

[21:27:25]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Right, of course

[21:27:28]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> There was. Lots of cobblestone.

[21:27:35]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> That's about all I remember, I was 12.

[21:27:40]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I am. Far From 12.

[21:27:44]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Hmm, I see

[Finch leans over the Dan, and Dan looks down at Finch.]

[21:27:14]  <✦[rp] Finch> do you have ANY idea what theyre talking about

[21:27:28]  <✦[rp] DAN> i know null, but not sure what the thing reads....

[21:27:59]  <✦[rp] Finch> maybe it likes books

[21:28:10]  <✦[rp] Finch> we could! write it letters!!!

[Finch leans back away to listen.]

[21:27:58]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Player code is written in a very specific way

[21:28:00]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It's-

[21:28:15]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It's written in one specific language, one that all trained to read it understand.

[21:28:26]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Your code is written in a different language entirely

[21:28:34]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> That's the best way to describe it

[21:28:33]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Well then.

[21:28:44]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Yeah that tracks

[21:28:53]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I'm not entirely sure you were...made by the Code, or even an Unknown

[21:29:05]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I sure was made. By who? We don't know!

[Finch speaks up]

[21:28:44]  <✦[rp] Finch> can i ask a question

[21:28:51]  <✦[rp] Finch> what are you talking about

[21:29:00]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Ah, apologies Finch

[21:29:04]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Let me explain

[The Wizard holds Null in two hands, and holds it out for Finch to see.]

[21:29:16]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> This is Null, Null is a Linter of Ollie's

[21:29:25]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Linters let us read the code that makes up everything

[21:29:26]  <✦[rp] Finch> ollies cool pet something got it

[21:29:32]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I use it to specifically read Player code

[21:29:27]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch we are all made of Code, from the Code we rise and to the Code we shall one day return.

[21:29:33]  <✦[rp] Finch> thats ominous

[21:29:42]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I've been reading Doc's code to help him get home, and I asked to scan Joco as well

[21:29:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> why

[21:29:47]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Well. Doc wasn't made by code. Doc was transcribed. We love that for him.

[21:29:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I've now scanned Prince as well, and I will hopefully figure out what he is

[21:30:20]  <✦[rp] Finch> great! how do you plan to do that

[21:30:48]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Sometimes you read things until they make sense.

[21:30:33]  <✦[rp] Finch> does null spit out a little report that makes sense or whatever

[21:30:38]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It does!

[21:30:52]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It's more like a computer screen

[21:30:45]  <✦[rp] Finch> oh! Convenient

[21:30:47]  <✦[rp] Finch> is it fun

[21:31:08]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> They never let me look at the code-puters. So rude, honestly.

[21:30:47]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I learned to read Player code during my studies

[21:31:02]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Player code is VERY long

[21:31:03]  <✦[rp] Finch> doesnt answer my question. is it fun?

[21:31:09]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes it is!!!

[21:31:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> did you do it to yourself to make sure it worked?

[21:31:13]  <✦[rp] Finch> what did YOURS look like

[21:31:20]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh...

[21:31:25]  <✦[rp] Finch> are you planning to get everyone or just interesting ones.

[21:31:27]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I don't think I've ever scanned myself, actually

[21:31:38]  <✦[rp] Finch> are you going to frame em up on a wall somewhere?

[21:31:40]  <✦[rp] Finch> thatd be fun

[21:31:42]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well, I'll scan anyone who wants to be, but I do have to give Null back to Ollie soon

[21:31:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> the wall of everyone

[21:31:57]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh that would take up an INCREDIBLE amount of space

[21:32:01]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Player code is long!

[21:31:56]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I heard that they found a player with a code that, when looked at from a distance, made the shape of Herobrine. Delightful stuff, really

[Dan chuckles nervously, looking at the ground at his feet.]

[21:31:56]  <✦[rp] DAN> well good thing i know where im from and what im made of!

[21:32:09]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, Dan you are quite interesting indeed

[21:32:12]  <✦[rp] DAN> B)

[21:32:37]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Danimal the Man. imal.

[21:32:47]  <✦[rp] DAN> imal

[21:32:03]  <✦[rp] Finch> wait wait question

[21:32:30]  <✦[rp] Finch> if you havent done anyone whos not like. a prince. or whatever doc is i dont know what you really meant. then how do you know whats like. the normal. what are you comparing this to

[21:33:05]  <✦[rp] Finch> for all we know *I'M* the weird one. and prince is normal! i dont know

[21:32:56]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Ah, well you see, before I lived here, I lived in a world referred to as the Academy

[21:33:04]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> About half of my graduate program was reading Player code!

[21:33:25]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I've read everything from a Player code spun directly from the Code, to mobs that were given entity names

[21:33:24]  <✦[rp] Finch> wow. happy for you. or sad for you.

[21:33:45]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh, very happy, Player code is infinitely fascinating

[21:32:56]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Do we HAVE any normal players here that aren't fucked up at least a little.

[21:33:14]  <✦[rp] DAN> i think the criterion for being herre is being a little ffucked up

[21:33:44]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Finch you're a 3-foot-tall cat with wings.

[21:33:50]  <✦[rp] Finch> yes. and. im so normal

[21:34:26]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Salmon is a 5'6 blue cat.

[A quiet voice from the rafters: ]

[21:35:10]  <✦[rp] Prince> who's salmon? 

[21:34:32]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I think that you are comparably odd.

[21:35:08]  <✦[rp] Finch> im normaler. i think.

[21:35:14]  <✦[rp] DAN> probably

[21:35:20]  <✦[rp] Finch> dad am i normaler

[21:35:27]  <✦[rp] DAN> id vote on you being normaler

[21:35:51]  <✦[rp] DAN> did anyone hear that tiny voice or just me?

[21:36:05]  <✦[rp] Finch> thats a you thing. you should probably clean off your oversized fork

[The Wizard stares up at where Prince has been sitting swinging his legs in the rafters.]

[21:36:02]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I think we've been ignoring the giant blue cat in the room

[21:36:22]  <✦[rp] Prince> im not giant!!

[21:36:26]  <✦[rp] DAN> so true, maybe its just the voices

[21:36:35]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I think if we ignore the Incredibly Large Cat he might get bored.

[21:36:43]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Or he might stay. Who knows

[Dan grabs a rag and begins cleaning off his trident.]

[21:36:56]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I think we might have gotten sculk exposed, it may be time to quarantine The Warehouse

[21:37:08]  <✦[rp] Finch> oh! oh we can put cool little fences around it

[21:37:25]  <✦[rp] Finch> and little signs. and such

[21:37:08]  <✦[rp] DAN> should we also be quarantining....?

[21:37:22]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> We should at least leave the building

[21:37:28]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Probably would be safest

[21:37:26]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Is now a good time to say that my cave has a sculk infestation in a part.

[21:37:33]  <✦[rp] Finch> your what has a what

[21:37:36]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Uh oh!

[From inside, Prince murmurs]

[21:37:40]  <✦[rp] Prince> these idiots think that sculk is airborne. morons"

[21:37:48]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh. Thank you, Prince.

[From inside, Prince murmurs again]

[21:38:20]  <✦[rp] Prince> i wasnt here!! you didnt hear that!!

[21:38:36]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Prince I have very large ears and you're bad at whispering.

[Dan’s face grows overcast and pale, as he realizes: ] 

[21:37:52]  <✦[rp] DAN> my floor might be a little sculk

[21:37:56]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Daniel.

[21:38:01]  <✦[rp] DAN> hi

[21:38:08]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> We make healthy decisions here

[21:38:11]  <✦[rp] Finch> i mean. it is glowy. and cool looking. i see why youd do that

[21:38:14]  <✦[rp] DAN> yeah

[21:38:16]  <✦[rp] DAN> it looks cool

[21:38:23]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> So we may have helped its spread, wonderful

[21:38:27]  <✦[rp] Finch> unfortunately. it might be bad! for the enviroment

[21:38:31]  <✦[rp] Finch> we didnt know it was a BAD thing

[21:38:59]  <✦[rp] DAN> it was a cool new thing, nnow its a little weird

[21:38:43]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> We did not, that's fair

[21:38:56]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> So.

[21:38:58]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Going forward

[21:39:08]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> We keep an eye in sculk spread, and we prepare for the wedding

[21:39:15]  <✦[rp] Finch> and explode the wedding!!!!

[21:39:22]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> ....Yes.....

[21:39:18]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> We should keep an eye on when invites arrive

[21:39:24]  <✦[rp] DAN> yeah, we should

[21:39:37]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> What a beautiful wedding. What a shame the poor groom's groom is possibly infested with sculk from exposure to the best man.

[21:39:27]  <✦[rp] Finch> death to the weird glowy blue things!!!! its not my friend!!!

[Joco turns around to where Prince has decided to “hide” in near plain sight.]

[21:39:42]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Prince are you the best man.

[21:39:44]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Or is Punk

[Awkwardly, Prince’s voice comes from behind a pole that’s too small to hide him.]

[21:39:56]  <✦[rp] Prince> um. im not here.

[21:40:04]  <✦[rp] DAN> you are here you just replied

[21:40:05]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I'll take that as a "I'm just a wedding planner"

[21:39:36]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Very good Finch

[21:39:40]  <✦[rp] DAN> itt seems like a toxic friendshhip tbh

[21:39:57]  <✦[rp] Finch> no

[21:40:04]  <✦[rp] Finch> i couldve fixed the void ifi was given more time

[21:40:12]  <✦[rp] Finch> but we didnt

[21:40:14]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You cannot fix the void, kiddo

[21:40:23]  <✦[rp] Finch> you didnt try that

[21:40:27]  <✦[rp] Finch> you wouldnt know

[21:40:29]  <✦[rp] DAN> i think it was a little too broken

[21:40:29]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> It's like saying you can fix an Enderman so that it won't steal blocks.

[21:40:40]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> LIke saying you can make a wolf vegan.

[21:41:03]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> The void's nature is to Consume, to try and stop that would be a cruelty to it.

[21:41:16]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> What Joco's saying is true

[21:41:22]  <✦[rp] DAN> spittin fax

[21:41:24]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> But the Void is also...just a Void

[21:41:31]  <✦[rp] Finch> it wrote me letters! we were pals. i could've. you didn't try.

[21:41:46]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I think that was an Unknown, Finch

[21:41:53]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> It sure did write letters. Those letters didn't always form words, but they sure were letters.

[21:42:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> whatever it was i could've fixed it

[21:41:31]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Also Prince I'm 90% sure I'm better at espionage than you.

[Prince fully leaps out from behind the pole, revealing himself.]

[21:41:38]  <✦[rp] Prince> NUH UH

[21:41:52]  <✦[rp] DAN> no offense, but its not hard to be better at spying tthan prince

[21:41:59]  <✦[rp] DAN> ur nnot being the most undetectable

[21:42:00]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> The bar is on the floor, yes.

[21:42:13]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I cannot say I have ever been followed by a louder shadow

[Joco leans over and pats the Wizard’s arm, whispering: ]

[21:42:43]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I'm not sure he knows what a potion is

[21:43:00]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I cannot say he does, Joco

[Finch chases Prince around the entrance area. Dan watches with glee from the sidelines.]

[21:42:40]  <✦[rp] Finch> go away you carrot

[21:42:52]  <✦[rp] DAN> YGFDJG CARROT

[21:43:08]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Anybody got anything else to say before we break for the evening?

[21:43:20]  <✦[rp] DAN> i dont think so, hopefuilly not

[21:43:12]  <✦[rp] Finch> uh

[21:43:16]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Zombie carrots are safer than sculk milk

[21:43:24]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Do we think the sculk milk is even cow's milk.

[21:43:31]  <✦[rp] DAN> can you milk sculk?

[21:43:32]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I don't want to think about what sculk milk is

[Prince, from on the bridge: ]

[21:43:26]  <✦[rp] Prince> can i get a discount on shulker boxes

[21:43:29]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> No

[21:43:33]  <✦[rp] Prince> :(

[21:43:35]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> You can get an upcharge

[21:43:39]  <✦[rp] Prince> :(((

[21:43:47]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> 3 diamonds per box.

[21:43:53]  <✦[rp] Prince> :((((((((((((((((

[21:43:56]  <✦[rp] Prince> my addiction...

[21:44:01]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Go shop at your king's place

[21:44:06]  <✦[rp] Prince> we dont have shops

[Finch approaches the Wizard.]

[21:43:39]  <✦[rp] Finch> so what are you planning to. do with the null thing after this. does it do anything other than scan people. can you talk to it

[21:43:55]  <✦[rp] Finch> or does it just spit out code. that would be boring

[21:43:55]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well, it's what Ollie uses to keep us safe

[21:44:06]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Ollie injects a code into the world, and it protects us

[21:44:38]  <✦[rp] Finch> awh :[

[21:44:35]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Oh! I have a thing to say

[21:44:43]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Everyone's trims look lovely <3

[The Wizard does a spin]

[21:44:47]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh thank you!

[21:44:47]  <✦[rp] Finch> thank you!

[21:44:48]  <✦[rp] Prince> oh really?

[21:44:55]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Prince, yours does too

[21:44:50]  <✦[rp] Prince> thank u

[21:44:50]  <✦[rp] DAN> thank you!

[21:45:02]  <✦[rp] Prince> :))

[Joco claps for everyone showing off their armor.]

[21:45:01]  <✦[rp] Finch> but uh. so. do you plan to go through everyone in corroded before you put it back

[21:45:37]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh no, I was just planning on Doc, Joco happened by, and well, Prince makes me deeply curious

[21:45:21]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Scanning 8 people when the goal is just the 1 seems. A mighty undertaking.

[21:45:36]  <✦[rp] Finch> itd make good wall decoration. imagine. you could frame yourself on a wall

[21:45:56]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I could print out your entity name and give it to you

[21:46:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> frame yourself on a wall! frame yourself on a wall!

[21:45:36]  <✦[rp] DAN> i might offer to be scanned maybe at some point

[21:45:48]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> If you want!

[Prince sneaks behind Joco and gives them bunny ears.]

[21:46:09]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Joco you got a buddy

[21:46:17]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Yeah, I'm choosing to accept it

[Prince continues bunny-earing.]

[21:46:35]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> True Names?

[21:46:41]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Is that what you call em?

[21:46:56]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> It's what I heard an Obby say when I was like, 50

[21:46:46]  <✦[rp] Finch> great! words. i love words.

[21:46:46]  <✦[rp] DAN> ifi can just get my entity name i'll take it but. not sure if i want the rest of the information out there yet

[21:47:03]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> You want me to run a scan on you?

[21:47:16]  <✦[rp] DAN> hm

[21:47:30]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> You don't have to do it now if you don't want

[21:47:28]  <✦[rp] Finch> sure! i can frame myself on a wall! i can frame myself on a waalll. i dont know what any of it would mean. but i can frame myself on a wall. dad. we can frame EACHOTHER on a wall.

[21:47:36]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well sure, Finch if you want

[21:47:44]  <✦[rp] Finch> hurray! wall decor

[21:47:46]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Dan as long as Null is around, I can do a scan

[Dan’s face grows pensive and grey, shifting as he considers the repercussions of a scan.]

[21:47:51]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> It can be whenever you want

[21:47:53]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Or never!

[21:47:55]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Up to you

[21:47:58]  <✦[rp] DAN> i'll definetly think about it

[21:47:56]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Alright

[21:48:00]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Finch, ready?

[21:48:10]  <✦[rp] Finch> yay! wall decor :3

[The Wizard does a scan of Finch’s code, uploading it into Null.]

[21:48:20]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Alright! All finished

[21:48:22]  <✦[rp] Finch> when do i get it back. exactly

[21:48:26]  <✦[rp] Finch> wall decor.

[21:48:31]  <✦[rp] DAN> wall decor...

[The Wizard grins at his new acquisitions with excitement. Joco recognizes the expression.]

[21:48:31]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Wizard remember to sleep.

[Finch begins to chant “well decor” over and over again.]

[21:48:40]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> In a few days, I'll have to code it out

[21:48:51]  <✦[rp] Finch> WALL DECOR WALL DECOR!

[21:48:44]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I'll drop it off for you!

[21:48:51]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Wizard if I get a sleep schedule this month, you get to sleep.

[21:48:59]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I will sleep, don't you worry

[21:49:06]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> I am actively worrying.

[21:49:13]  <✦[rp] Prince> if i stand very still no one will notice me

[Prince brings a bucket of milk to his mouth. He begins sipping extremely loudly.] 

[21:49:14]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I'll be fine! Lots to plan for

[21:49:16]  <✦[rp] Finch> wall decor wall decor wall decor

[Dan stares at Prince in annoyance, distracted by the milk sipping. Finch continues to chant wall decor.]

[21:49:28]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Prince I swear to the Void below-

[Dan aims his trident at Prince.]

[21:49:36]  <✦[rp] Prince> rude

[21:49:42]  <✦[rp] DAN> sip silenter

[Prince doubles over.]

[21:49:46]  <✦[rp] Prince> hurk

[21:49:50]  <✦[rp] Prince> drank too much

[He begins booking it down to the river.]

[21:49:53]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> Anyways! Past my bedtime, I am not going to make it home at this rate so to the millhouse I go.

[Joco walks through the river. They don’t swim. They walk the entire length.]

[21:49:59]  <✦[rp] Finch> wait

[21:50:19]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Well...don't see that everyday

[21:50:11]  <✦[rp] Finch> bye then!

[21:50:14]  <✦[rp] DAN> wow!

[21:50:24]  <✦[rp] Finch> psh i wanted a bye back

[Prince is drunk on milk in the river. Joco is also drunk on milk in the river.]

[21:50:34]  <✦[rp] DAN> drunks in the river

[21:50:36]  <✦[rp] DAN> tsk

[Finch wrinkles their nose at the river.]

[21:50:43]  <✦[rp] Finch> i dont want. to get in that water

[Joco shouts from a distance.]

[21:50:45]  <✦[rp] Joco Serious> (from their bedroom window) Bye Finch!

[21:50:49]  <✦[rp] Prince> hurk

[21:50:50]  ✦[rp] Prince drowned

[A patch of sculk begins to float down the river.]

[21:50:53]  <✦[rp] DAN> lol

[21:50:54]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Hm! There you go

[21:50:54]  <✦[rp] Finch> yeah

[21:50:55]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh dear

[21:51:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> i definitely don't want to get in that water

[21:51:08]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Yes, I think we should leave that for a while

[21:51:21]  <✦[rp] Finch> i hope all the fishes are gonna be okay

[21:51:26]  <✦[rp] Finch> good thing to snack on

[The Wizard wipes his brow.]

[21:51:25]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> I'll be heading out now, drop me a note if either of you need anything!

[He waves, and heads towards the bridge home.]

[21:51:29]  <✦[rp] Finch> alrighty!!

[21:51:35]  <✦[rp] Finch> enjoy making the wall decor!!!

[21:51:42]  <✦[rp] The Wizard> Oh I'll make it extra special!

[Dan steps out of the water and shakes off. Finch backs away to keep from getting splashed on.]

[21:52:00]  <✦[rp] DAN> thanks for the meeting!

[21:52:08]  <✦[rp] Finch> thank you bye bye!

[The Wizard waves and disappears across the bridge.]

[Finch and Dan are alone.]

[21:52:18]  <✦[rp] Finch> well. just me and you!

[21:52:21]  <✦[rp] DAN> indeed

[21:52:24]  <✦[rp] Finch> we should uh

[21:52:26]  <✦[rp] Finch> fix your floor

[21:52:30]  <✦[rp] DAN> yeahh maybe

[21:52:34]  <✦[rp] Finch> uhhhh

[21:52:37]  <✦[rp] Finch> whats a good replacement

[21:52:43]  <✦[rp] DAN> man, i liked those tentacly bits in my water

[21:52:55]  <✦[rp] Finch> the what in your what

[21:52:55]  <✦[rp] DAN> we can think of something, im sure

[21:52:59]  <✦[rp] DAN> the um

[21:53:08]  <✦[rp] DAN> sculk sensors

[21:53:09]  <✦[rp] Finch> dad please replace your floor now.

[21:53:11]  <✦[rp] DAN> tentacly bits

[21:53:23]  <✦[rp] DAN> i thihnk the fish in there like them idk

[21:53:16]  <✦[rp] Finch> Now.

[21:53:29]  <✦[rp] DAN> yeah ... u pribably right

[21:53:32]  <✦[rp] Finch> Dad. Floor. Fix it now.

[21:53:33]  <✦[rp] DAN> ill thihnk of something

[Finch nods.]

[21:53:56]  <✦[rp] Finch> Well I'll be visiting you as soon as your floor isnt a major health hazard

[21:54:00]  <✦[rp] Finch> toodly do dad!

[21:54:07]  <✦[rp] DAN> toodly!!!

[Finch reaches up and gives Dan a hug, Dan hugs them back tightly.]

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