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[neverjoinyou]

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ugh lost this notif my bad

[tetractys]

YEAH!

... I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!

I MEAN, I STILL CAN'T LEAVE. IT DOESN'T CHANGE MY DAY-TO-DAY. BUT THE PRESSURE IS OFF? IF I DON'T GRADUATE, THINGS WILL BE ALRIGHT NOW??

[This is good, but it's such a sudden change that Bill isn't handling it smoothly. There's a bit of panic here.]

Re: ugh lost this notif my bad

[neverjoinyou]

[There is a slight pause as Luke blinks, and then realizes, oh, that kind of alive.]

Ok. Uh. Maybe, take it back a step. What is it you're having trouble deciding, right now?

[tetractys]

I DON'T KNOW! I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO EVEN START THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO NOW!

[neverjoinyou]

Ok. Let's--

Why don't you come over?

[tetractys]

OKAY.

[If Bill's on Luke's access filter, he's just going to full-on appear out of nowhere in his room. If not, he'll pop up outside of the door.]

[neverjoinyou]

[He is on Luke's filter, but Luke's expecting him and is, like, dressed and everything. He looks Bill over carefully.]

Ok. Why don't you start from... Whatever you think the beginning is.

[tetractys]

I WENT OVER TO STAN'S CABIN, TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF FORD DOESN'T COME BACK. WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO USE FORD'S SPACESHIP TO GO GET HIM, BUT I DON'T TRUST STAN AT ALL, EVEN RIGHT NOW, HE'S - UGH, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SAID, BUT HE TOLD ME TO MEET HIM SOMEWHERE, I DIDN'T TRUST HIM, I LEFT, AND THEN HE ... BROUGHT ME BACK TO LIFE. I KNOW THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED, IT KINDA HURT. WE SPECULATED BEFORE THAT SINCE WIPING OUT HIS MEMORIES WHILE I WAS INSIDE HIS MINDSCAPE KILLED ME, IF HE REMEMBERED EVERYTHING I MIGHT COME BACK TO LIFE, BUT I DIDN'T THINK HE'D ACTUALLY DO IT.

[Bill floats in frantic little ovals, pacing in mid-air.]

[neverjoinyou]

[Ok. Time to bite the bullet.]

I think I'm missing something. Back to life... How? Back... Home?

[tetractys]

NO, I'M STILL STUCK HERE.

[Which is a huge pain and not fair and frustrating.]

BUT I CAME HERE, Y'KNOW, BECAUSE AT HOME STAN KILLED ME AND I WAS DEAD.

[neverjoinyou]

Right. But. You weren't dead upon coming here, right?

So you're saying that... No matter what, you should be able to go back, because the reason you're here is you're dead?

[tetractys]

KINDA, YEAH. OR AT LEAST, IF I DON'T GRADUATE ... THE ONLY OTHER OPTION ISN'T BEING DEAD. IT'S BEING ALIVE!

[neverjoinyou]

[Luke bites his lip.]

Okay. Okay. So what does this...

How do you feel about that?

[tetractys]

I SHOULD FEEL RELIEVED, BUT I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL. NERVOUS!

[neverjoinyou]

[This is, potentially, an interesting opportunity, though Luke does not think his and Bill's idea of 'interesting' mesh very often.]

Okay. What would you do? I guess I'll start there. If you went home now, what would you do?

[tetractys]

I... DON'T KNOW. I GUESS WE'VE PROVEN HOME IS A CLOSED TIME LOOP, SO...ESCAPE?

[neverjoinyou]

And do what?

[tetractys]

I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER KNOWN. I DON'T HAVE A PLAN. EVERYTHING I WANTED TO DO IS WRONG NOW.

I'LL JUST.... SIT THERE?

[neverjoinyou]

[Pause.]

Just.

Sit there.

[tetractys]

NOTHING! I'LL DO NOTHING! I DON'T HAVE A PLAN! I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING!

[neverjoinyou]

[Luke folds his arms.]

Have you ever met you?

[tetractys]

THIS IS NOT HELPING!