⚡ ~ [ 𝟸𝟶𝟹 𝚅𝙾𝙻𝚃𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 𝚁𝙾𝚆 ]

" ..what's that supposed t-
-

Oh, you're fucking KIDDING ME, 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀 OF THAT GREEN BASTARD??? MORE SONIC??? "

" ..bleeeugh.
Okay, okay.. Kid aside, what'd I miss? "

[ She stretches out a crick in her back, shaking her head.
Turns out, sleeping on rusty metal isn't great for not waking up with pain. ]

[ ' ..𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦. ' ]

" ..Oh. Yeesh. "

[ She shakes her head, sighing. ]

" You'd think they'd leave that shit for the people who deserve it. "

{ NC }

this is fucking awesome

[ ..The edges of her mouth quirk up. It.. still feels surreal to be hearing it again.
Her head turns the same, and she offers a little half-wave. ]

" Hey.
..you good? "

" . . . "

[ She stares for a solid 5 seconds before just. Walking over and sitting on the ground next to him.
Solidarity 2. ]

~ [ELECTRON] ~

nooot particularly, but i'd say atleast a little- considering she did know how to code somewhat before all of this

slushie 🍧

// is this anything

" 'Xactly.
Outside of what little hits you can get in before you get snapped in half. "

[ A small shrug of the shoulders. ]

" ..You.. just learn to try and stop makin' such a big deal out of it. Never know when that thing'll be on your ass again, so it's better to have as little downtime as you can. "

" Yep. "

[ She nods, arms crossing. ]

" If they've walked the dirt, they've bit the dirt.
And if they've bit the dirt, they've bit the dust.
. . .
Yeah. Basically everyone's gotten it atleast once.
You- Don't 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 get used to it, if I'm bein' honest. "
-

" ..Prob'ly, by now.
I uh- Lost count after the first 5. "

" Ehhh.
Gets easier after the first couple hundred times, Code. "

[ Her general demeanor suggests she's joking.
. . .
There's no way she is. ]

@soppsop I GOT IT BACKWARDS LAST TIME I';M SORRYYYy

[ Ominous ass statement. ]

" Eh. Just watch for mines. They're usually pretty close-by. "

@irregularcloudi

" ...

Mildly worried about the amount of shit you've overheard from me.
But-
..Sure. Yeah. That uh..
..Doesn't sound like THAT shit of an idea. "

" ..Saw mine, if you get what I mean!
But uh- Other than that-
Nah. Nah, s'prob'ly fine. "
[ ^ nonchalantest mf ever, in her eyes ]

" . . . "
[ Blink. Blink. ]
" ..Oh. You know Cody?
...
Huh.
Alright, uh- "
[ -
Blink. ]

" ..Wait, you know Soph?-
You know that 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦?? "

should mention i'm mostly keeping track so i know what to work with should the thread continue

" ..Uh.. huh?
. . .
..How??? "

" . . . "
[ A slow glance over, and a half-present wave. ]
" ..Hey.
. . .
Cool plank. "

~ [ELECTRON] ~

ok so i think if i had to make a mental timeline.. if i had to guess..

- frozen yogurt thread
- exe crashes out (+ roxy losing her trust in it because of it)
- roxy wanders the hills and gets murdered for crashing out herself
- roxy revives in the surge vessel

@sopsopp

" . . .
..Bbbbeen a while, huh. "

[ ..Back to normal.
So.. why.. ]

[ ..Does this feel wrong? ]

[ She stumbles to her feet, clutching at the side of her head. God- It's hard to properly explain, but her heart hurts. ]

[ ..Her heavy breathing slows slightly, and she glances down at her hand. At the scarred skin attached to it.
..Back to zero. ]

[ ..And, somewhere out in the depths of an abandoned, rotting oil rig..

A life monitor flickers on. ]

" ..What?
𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴?- "
[ And she's swiftly cut off, as the real thing drives a hand through her chest from behind, the mirage before her disappearing. ]

[ . . .
Better luck next time.
Mitchell. ]

" One of these days.
Someone's gonna knock you down a fucken' peg.
And when they do.
𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝙇𝘼𝙐𝙂𝙃. "

[ A poke to the chest.
. . . ]

[ ..And as it has been, it simply stares her down. ]

[ ...
A deep breath, hands unclenching and clenching back, as she scoffs out a laugh. ]

𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂, FREAK! "

[ Another step. Harder. ]

" Am I not GOOD enough??
God-
This is why I HATE you so much.
ALL OF YOU.
You petty fucken'- Good for nothin'-
𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙎𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙔𝙎, YOU KNOW. ONE OF THESE DAYS, YOU'RE NOT GONNA WIN. "

[ ..Step. Face to face. Breath heavy, hands shaking. ]