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[ Does a person write these like a letter? Allen's never really had practice at those, just (badly) written mission reports. Both seem wildly inappropriate. So... maybe just like he's talking to someone?

It feels slightly less weird that way at least. ]

I don't normally use this, but I'm hoping someone might be able to help me.

The last thing I remember was just after the amphitheater was destroyed. Something happened, and I've been in a crystal of sorts for the last three months. I don't know why. Apparently it's possible to destabilize, and that can happen.

[ LIES. Kind of. He's well aware he massively overtaxed himself and was warned that was possible and is the most likely reason. He just didn't think it could last that long. ]

Apparently a lot of people disappeared during that time too. [ i.e. many of the people he knew are no longer here ]

I'm just looking for some information. If anyone can help tell me what's happened in the last few months, I'd appreciate it.

[ While not anonymous, the post is devoid of his name or anything that would indicate who he is, other than the handle pierrot. ]

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I've been gone for a long time.

Can't help you. But if someone shares some info with you, pass it along my way. I don't really know what's going on here since I've been gone.

[ usernamehere??? man, and Allen thought he was bad at this. ]

I'm sorry to hear that. It isn't easy.

I can do that. How long were you gone?

I don't know. The last thing I remember was going on holiday to Nevei.

Sounds nice.

[ i.e. foreign concept ]

Whatever.

Just let me know what you find out.

[ While Allen didn't really mean it to be flippant... that response is... hm...

...why is he getting a creepy deja vu kind of tingle? Weird. Also slightly irksome. ]

There's no need to be demanding about it when I already said I would. [ which is very generous of him, btw!! ]

Edited 2020-05-27 12:49 (UTC)

Yeah, sounds like you've been gone for a good while.
Welcome back!

[Nike doesn't normally respond to these types of messages unless she knows the individual. She figures a friend would be the best to fill them in. But when she saw the username of this particular message she could not help feel curious about it.

I mean, who calls themselves a fancy version of "parrot", right?

So. She'll just go around to do that. Fill them in to ask about it.]

So before I start writing too much, how much were you informed already? Or has no one said much yet?

[She notices there is a string of messages but is far too polite to read it....sorry, parrot.]

That's some timing you've managed.

[ Crystallized since Majestas emerged from the amphitheater, hm? She regards the screen a moment, eyeing that handle for the second time now. She already checked it for information about the user and found nothing. Why so... secretive? Perhaps. ]

I'll expect the favor returned should I ever manage something similar, of course.

[ And provided there's an accord struck there, she doesn't mind filling this person in. It doesn't hurt to go over it again at an unplanned time. ]

[ username: nike

username: nike

username: nike

Crap. ]

Thank you.

There hasn't really been anything helpful yet, I'm afraid. I'd appreciate anything you could offer.

You're not the first person to say that. [ haaah... ]

That's fine. It's only fair, isn't it?

I hope it doesn't come to that, but I promise I will.

[Oh, their friends haven't contacted them. Well, that's a little rude! ~~Unless their friends are working then all is forgiven!!~~]

No worries!

I don't know what it's like to get in that state.
But I'm sure it left you feeling overwhelmed to find so much time has gone by in the blink of an eye.

[That is, if getting into that state is like being in a coma without having the power to watch your friend's lives through the emotional telepathy in a dream sequence.]

There was a boy band craze a few weeks ago.
Everyone became huge fans of the group, especially certain members.
Their music was new to me, but it was contagious.
Turns out in the end they were using hypnosis and part of some secret society group.
Two of the members confessed and turned themselves in, I think.
The others escaped.

[If she remembers the news correctly, that is.]

But before that, there was a museum of interesting details about this world.
Monkey statues asking for jokes to prize bananas and requiring them to be eaten in front of them.
A mythological story between a low crossing species.
Their statue was in the museum.
There were more interesting things, but what really stole the show was one of the statues disappearing and creating a magical flood.

[Or something like that!]

Recently a city was destroyed; however one has recently opened its doors.
It's very beautiful the travel to it!
Oh, their specialty is donuts too!
But due to their intense interest in flowers, they lost control of it and stuff has happened!

I think those are the top recent events that caught my attention.
I'm sure your friends will give you more details than I ever could.

[Unless their friends are as dumb as she is, then her condolences.]

[ Wow that is... absolutely Nike. Wow. ]

That's really thorough. Thank you.

But what do you mean a city was destroyed??

[And this is where Nike may take her time to respond because the memory of that time may have been distorted for her. She had to think long and hard on it until.]

It may have been a port that got crystallized.
That lion thing that hurt my friend and many others from the time you last remembered returned.
There was very weird stuff that happened at that time.
I'm having a hard time remembering truth be told.
You may wanna ask someone else about it.
Sorry.

[ Ah... ]

He came back? I see.

It's okay. If anything, I should be the one saying I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you remember anything to make you sad.

Everyone has felt enough sadness already.

Thank you for helping me.

[ Text, thankfully, doesn't betray the guilt he feels. ]

That's right. He did.

[Hearing the news about him having devoured all the Chroma from all those innocent people while attacking everyone afterward with all kinds of tricks ticked her off. She never had felt so powerless to do anything. No way to defend, no way to help others. All she did was comfort those in the safe zones...]

But it's fine!
The important thing is: he's now gone, I think.
I don't remember the exact details, but everything went back to normal.
He didn't get away with it.
And besides, even if he didn't exist, he wouldn't be the source of my sadness.
So no need to worry about that.
I'm strong.
I'll be okay.

[That's what a lonely person tells themselves, right? To be strong, to believe everything will work out because she can believe in the kindness of others. She has hope in humanity. Nike was used to it now. Her new life. She can't go back on her choices nor feel guilty about them. Or else it'll cheapen everything. So all she can do is be brutally honest about her feelings, no matter how much it hurts.]

And besides, it's hard to be sad when a parrot is being nice to me.
This is the first time I ever found someone with a nickname like that!
How did you end up with it? Are you the type to talk for hours or something?

[ Allen absolutely recognizes that as something one tells oneself moreso than others. It's sobering, especially with what he already knows of her and how they met.

But he also sputters violently when the next few messages pop up and is thankful she can't witness it. ]

parrot??

it isn't parrot its pierrot! a kind of performer!

its very well respected

[Whoever she is talking to is not making a very convincing case. If anything, they are confusing her further.

....ha?]

It's well-respected?
But what is it exactly?
Cause all I can imagine is someone dressed in a very feathery, colorful outfit while singing to a crowd.
I mean, I won't judge if pierrot is a fancy way of saying parrot.
I think it's cute!

[ ................................. ]

Well, it is very colorful.

[ This has been made worse by the fact he has to at least try not to give himself away. ]

There isn't any singing though. It's more about doing tricks and trying to make people laugh. Or smile.

"Destabilize"? What do you mean, exactly?

I mean chroma. Do you know how we were warned we might crystallize if we let it get too low?

[ Well, some people put that delightfully ghastly thought in Allen's head at least. ]

I guess it's something related to that. All I know is that happened to me and they took me somewhere for the last few months. When I asked, they said it was to stabilize my chroma.

If I'm being honest, I guess I was never very good about that.

[ funny how it's a lot easier to be honest when you're behind a pseudonym and not face to face ]

I'm not being demanding, I'm just circling back to my request!

People usually say you're more likely to get what you want when you ask nicely.

What the hell are you talking about?

That it wouldn't hurt to be a little more conscious of how you come across.

I mean, you could at least try to be a little nicer about how you ask.

Also it's hardly a request when you just tell someone to do something for you.

Just because I'll help you out anyway if I can doesn't mean you have to be so brusque about it like. [ gosh ]

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