IC; amen

[ohgodno]

[TO BACKTAG AND INSERT WHENEVER]

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[liarliarliar]

[There's so much to do isn't there? Anyway, B is cutting through the park as he goes on his way to scout of locations for future lives. Lil notepad in hand for notes. The circus live Silver mentioned could benefit from an outdoors location. When the weather is better a Minion Picnic may be fun for C, long as the fucking squirrels are kept away. Since we have these trees maybe invest in putting up some swings from them? Or maybe some basic playground equipment in general since the population often dips down to mentally ten self included?

B is briefly startled from his stroll and thinking from a rustling and

and a weird hell squirrel darts past him from a bush and up a nearby tree]

You're not even cute....

[And B huffs as some leaves shower down from the tree under the hell squirrel's weight. he was a meaty lil guy]

[ohgodno]

[another bush, one further behind him, rustles]

[liarliarliar]

I am not about these squirrels....

[huffs and keeps going]

[ohgodno]

[suddenly there's a SWOOSH followed immediately by a hard pinch on the back of B's neck. must be a hell bug!






just kidding, it's a dart]

[liarliarliar]

OW FUCK

[drops his notebook, reaching back t--oh

oh dear

oh no]

Oh fuck.

[ohgodno]

[sleepy time won't come for him like it did with Eclipse—instead, he'll steadily find himself becoming very woozy, as thinking and walking straight becomes a struggle

some giggling comes from that one bush, of course]

You are quite the busy bee, dearest B! Buzz buzz was always the right nickname for you~

[liarliarliar]

[wavers on his feet unsteadily

brings his fingers to his mouth to try to let out a WHISTTTLLEEEE

ppbbbbbbbbbbbbttttttt yeah no that didnt work

tries again



pbbbtttttttt]

[ohgodno]

[steps out of the bushes, plucking a few twigs out of her hair]

...whatever you are doing is baffling, but anything more and I will give you a nightmare vision of the worst possible outcome. Trust me, dearest B, I have thought of many terrible outcomes, I have had all of the time in my world to think about them, and I will dispense them all onto you—do you understand?

[liarliarliar]

Bitch say what?

1/4

[ohgodno]

...

[ohgodno]

Oh, I see, I must have given you too—

[ohgodno]

...

[ohgodno]

No, you would still say something this even if you were not drugged, and that is very upsetting.

[strides over to grab him by the collar of his shirt to lift him up]

the ransom

[ohgodno]

[there is a note taped by the entrance into AlcheME!'s dorm today:



on it is an arrow, the round kind that means there's more to read on the back]

1/2

[neigh_sayer]

[coming out the dorm




completely misses the note because he's short]

Re: the ransom

[neigh_sayer]

[shoot realizes he's missing a potion he needed. Turns around and--]




OH.

That's who buzz buzz is. Wow.


[flips it]

Re: the ransom

[ohgodno]

[it's a, riddle or poem:

"Doesn't it feel like the wind is always howling?
Doesn't it seem like there's never any light?
Once a day, don't you want to throw the towel in?
It's easier than putting up a fight

No one there when your dreams at night get creepy
No one to care if you grow or if you shrink
No one to feel for you when your eyes get wet and weepy
From all the crying you would need for this place to sink

You must have noticed I've stolen someone that you care for
More than that I've filled him with several many drugs
Don't you think that it's time for us to settle this score
Before I let him sleep with all of those brand new bugs?

~

My beloved son. :)

You have three hours to solve my seventeen riddles before I cut your dearly beloved friend into pieces, beginning with his eyes and ears, ending with his feet and hands, and melt him into a sauce that I will then use to fertilize these newly acquired plants. :)

The location of the next riddle is indicated in the riddle above. :)

Your time starts now. :)"

...somehow it all fit on the back of that paper]

Re: the ransom

[neigh_sayer]

[who uses sauce to fertilize plants]

Re: the ransom

[neigh_sayer]

[anyway

taking out his phone, opening the tracking app. WHAT'S IT SAY]

Re: the ransom

[ohgodno]

[seems like a 10 minute walk from the park, in one of the random empty buildings there]

Re: the ransom

[neigh_sayer]

[COOL]

[thiiiinks]

[on one hand, it'd be best to tell the rest of AlcheMe now, but on top of everyone having their own shit to do, he also doesn't want this to spiral out of control gossip wise.

And he COULD go alone but with nightmare vision on board, he could be taken out and B could still be harmed.

He could go confront zrael but pfff HA.

. . .He SHOULD call duality and mori, the actual heroes of the friend group, but they have Issues happening, and they are not what C would call lowkey or subtle if he's trying to keep this underwraps

. . .

he finally sends a text to Silver and Gold both:]

(￣ヮ￣) Hey guuuuuys! Meet me outside the hotel! It's a super duper totally fun totally not crazy emergency! B-there or B-ware!

Re: the ransom

[calmthefoxdown]

on my way

[ The multiple uses of the word totally already has him concerned. ]

Re: the ransom

[shutthefoxup]

also on my way

[ The multiple uses of the word totally already has him concerned. ]

Re: the ransom

[neigh_sayer]

[yall]

[C is already outside, leaning against the wall, watching the tracking app. IT BETTER NOT MOVE.

And when he sees the twins, he is fine! and smiling! and he throws a paper plane at them. spoilers, it's the note]

Yaaaaay, you made it! What took you so long?

Re: the ransom

[calmthefoxdown]

I had to toss the cake mix in the fridge.

[ Catching the paper plane, noticing the text on it and unfolding it to read with Silver. ]