midwich additional info 2

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/cgqpstZ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Well, I do suppose hellos to you, dear reader. Dear writer perhaps? Either way I take it, you're here to learn a bit more about me? Very well, ask away and I'll answer. [[What is with that name thing of yours anyway? Do you really not have one?]] [[So... explain your gender thing to me]] [[I need help understanding your whole mandatory truthfullness thing]] [[You're aware of this being fiction?]] [[Touch issues?]] [[Wow, you really don't emote much, huh]] [[Wait, so that earring really is a star?]] [[Anything special about that ribbon you wear?]] [[For the sake of clarty, what kind of dragon are you? Do you breathe fire?]] [[This is a rough place to be, how's your morality coping with that?]] [[How do you respond to abrasive behavior?]] [[I just need a quick reference of your sthrenghts and weaknesses please]] [[What did you do to get here?]] [[Where can I usually find you?]] [[What dimension are you from?]] [[You're a cane user?]] [[Forgive me if that's rude... but didn't the announcement say 'able-bodied?']] [[I love you!!]] [[Goodbye for now!]] [[>>R1 ONWARDS INFORMATION<<]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/W9Cgv3Y.png" style="width:1000px;"> I've got no name, I wish for none, and out of respect for others I don't use theirs in return. It's a simple personal decision not much more, call me what you'd like so long as it's not too gendered and isn't a name. (link-reveal:">What about fictional character names?")[ So long as they don't just come off as a regular name, that's well and good. Actors are often referred by their current role, it brings back good memories.] (link-reveal:">Can it be silly?")[ Silly ones are delightful, go for it] (link-reveal:">Which ones do you like most?")[ Anything that says interesting things about how you see me is good in my book. Serious title, silly nickname, personal association, a reference to a story... I like it when they're personal but won't demand it of course.] (link-reveal:">Is anything off the table?")[ Well... not much. Even if it is mean-spirited I'll take it, says more about you than me in the end after all. (link-reveal:">But really, is anything off the table?")[ Not fond of the word 'monster' for nickname purposes ... That and- //sigh// Maybe I rather you not call me [[Storyteller]], that's... I think just a bigger role than I can fit these days. Don't think I'm worthy of it anymore. Ah, pardon for bringing the mood down]] [[I'll have to come up with one for you then, huh->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/VRecEYk.png" style="width:1000px;"> At a glance you'd assume it's rather simple - trust everything I say when taken at face value and well... //They chuckle// It's not ever so simple is it? I certainly have to keep what I say true in it's meaning, but it's important to pay attention to what it is (text-style:"underline")[exactly] I'm saying. Say, my hair is white, that's simple enough, that's true enough in how we understand things and talk about color. No catch to that one. Now, a bit more complicated - I (text-style:"underline")[believe] people to be good. Now, you see, I am saying I believe that, but I cannot speak on universal truths of the universe so easily can I? However convinced I may be. Next, let's try sometihing harder to understand. Say, there is a situation where I need to convince you of opinion A over opinion B. And say opinion A cannot be fully confirmed as truth. I tend to say "it could very well be A" or, should I genuinely not know and hold opinion A - "As far as I can tell A" or "Here's a fact that (text-style:"underline")[is] true that will have you naturally assume A is true alongside it" And since I am not expressing A as a statemement itself, that's perfectly fair game. I am capable of taking advantage of leading people into logical fallacies, making easy to misinterpret statements, or anything else that'll make the other person write the "lie" I'm telling for me. (link-reveal:">Now, what of promises?")[ Those are functionally the same, however, I will be obligated to keep any I give. I simply will not be able to give promises that realistically cannot be kept.] And... should I be forced into a promise I've no choice but to act on it regardless of my feelings on it. I will not be able to stop until a promise is fulfilled even if it is no longer reasonable or will get me injured. The only way to stop me would be call off the promise. Making it physically impossible will only delay it. For that reason it is rare for me to promise things. [[It has been exploited before with... rather unfortunate consequences]] It's quite fiddly to write, I do see that, I often need to script out what I'm gonna say in my head, else no words come out of my mouth which can be annoying. I do often envy those who can freely lie. (link-reveal:">What about performance?")[ Acting, writing anything aside from non-fiction,such as telling stories, and so on operates under the assumption of fiction by default. It is untethered to the rule because it is not expected to be true. I've used it on occassion to provide a riddle to solve for what's hidden when my tongue is tied.] [[Maybe it's worth paying closer attention to your dialogue then->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJJnpII.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh, that's rather simple. My body may appear masculine to people that like to think in absolutes, but I don't really do gender, just like a lot of humans choose not to concern themselves with it. And why would I? Why would a large magic snake be concerned with such things, right? Pronouns are any neutral ones for the most part like they/them, xe/xem/xyr, ze/hir/hirs, and ey/em/eir and anything else humans come up with, I'm not particularly picky, just don't gender me. I'm not a fan of being referred to by it/its however, just personal preference. (link-reveal:">What about titles?")[ Masculine titles such as mister, grandpa, and so on are fine to use alongside neutral ones, just don't outright call me a man.] (link-reveal:">What do you tend to do with your voice?")[ While I know how to modify my voice from my acting experience, I tend to just speak in a comfortable for me range by default. If you're asking because you're going voice-actor hunting, I recommend going with further questions to the one responsible for me existing.] (link-reveal:">How do you tend to dress? Aside from the uniform I mean")[ Big fan of presenting very visibly queer. Looking dryly androgynous works and all, and I do that sometimes, but I also happen to like having fun with what I wear. Despite my age there is even a bit of a punk spirit to it on occassion, and I do enjoy looking pretty, as any self-respecting dragon would. This part has less to do with my identity and more with a discomfort with people seeing my scars, but these days I rather not wear clothes that expose skin aside from the face, hence the gloves. A bit silly perhaps but it's easier for me that way.] [[Ah, I see->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZEItWo5.png" style="width:1000px;"> Aware is a strong word, my friend, I cannot see beyond the 4th wall, if there is indeed one. This may as well be a delusion from where I stand, maybe you're simply a figment of my imagination. I would know not. But then again, maybe the reverse is true. It is comforting however, to know my existence does not go unseen, and I'm certainly old enough for a little dimentia. Maybe I can afford to be a little senile if it helps me feel better. [[Guess I can't prove it to you either way->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/mKV9AQh.png" style="width:1000px;"> Right, I do suppose I don't like being touched very much. Usually I'll just politely ask not to do that, apologies if me flinching winds up making you feel bad, I do promise it has nothing to do with you. The gloves tend to help if I have to, but not much. I find it a whole lot easier with those whose shape and feel resemle a human less that is. If your hands read as wholly nonhuman or aren't really hands at all I can deal with you just fine. (link-reveal:"Do you often //have// to deal with touch?")[ Not everyone magically knows I'm not a fan, some people are naturally touchy and forgetful, people could be hurt and need my help, and, well, some flat out don't care. That and. Sometimes I // want to feel someone's touch// regardless of how hard it is to handle. ...I miss being able to do that freely. Hate the fact I have to brace myself for it every time. I've been trying to get used to some of those I trust. With mixed results, sure, but maybe eventually it'll work out? That could be nice.] [[Guess I'll take that into account->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/W9Cgv3Y.png" style="width:1000px;"> You're right, I don't. Not a complete blank face all the time, but it's been hard to do that for entirely too long. Forgive me if I seem rude for not smiling, facial muscles are... a bit hard to deal with, can only manage a hint of one these days. I can still look sad, or, at least I hope it comes across, and, it's positively exhausting to experience anger but if you fire me up enough I suppose I can, but altogether I have to scrape by with the more subtle expressions and an odd weak chuckle. Makes me hard to read I've been told, but rest assured, I don't mean any harm. [[On the bright side - easier facial expressions to draw->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/x4Of9t1.png" style="width:1000px;"> Well... I can't say that for certain with prying ears and eyes around, can I? Besides, one (text-style:"underline")[wouldn't expect] it to be possible to take a pressurized ball of hot plasma from the sky. //They wink// (link-reveal:">Right, this must be, surely, impossible")[ Wouldn't quite say impossible. If one could trap a soul in a gem, perhaps it's not too outlandish to think one could trap a star... or so the theory goes.] [[Or so the theory goes. Of course.->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/jaSeiRE.png" style="width:1000px;"> No, no fire breathing here, I suppose I am a bit less formiddable than one would assume hearing 'dragon.' Perhaps more comparabe to, if you indulge me [[being a huge nerd]], a dungeons and dragons silver dragon, aside from the ice breath. But you can generally expect many a usual dragon trope. Liking shiny things, vanity, dying in the end, the works. [[I am at my core a wish->story I came from]] and human wishes and needs around me shape me. The way I'm seen does change me, My audience are in a way the authors of me, personal interpretation and all. I have a say in it, I have my own interpretation of 'me' but it is different than yours, and both of these would be different from someone else's. I find neither sorrow nor distress in the fact, after all, don't humans, in a way, work the same? Our kind, I feel, is simply more honest about the fact. Whatever you need of me, I am, and that is my gift to you dear reader. As far as I know, I am a story, I am a work of fiction, I serve a purpose for the emotional needs of others. And everyone's needs are naturally different, sure, but with many people being familiar with me, who I used to be, or something in between, it sort of balances out to one solid idea more or less. When someone like me is known by less people their presentation may be less consistent and depend more directly on the needs of whoever is looking at them at that very moment, and if someone like me is forgotten... well, They would functionally cease to exist. And it's hard to say, if remembered once more... would that be the same dragon as before they were forgotten? Good question. [[Let me ask another question->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/nwyGOxa.png" style="width:1000px;"> Well, you mean business I see? If this is for an entry I'm sure your character is a formiddable opponent, looking forward to it. Strenghts... let's see, I don't often get to flatter myself, but I would like to think I'm rather cunning. I do know that right words can cut just like a weapon would. Being old and quite sickly has impacted my strenght somewhat, but I'm rather agile still, and in combination with my true form this can make for quite some maneuvers. I can change forms at will, no cooldown, but if I'm injured it'd make the wound worse. And, well, being good at improv acting does translate to the more... useful in combat kind of improvisation. No idea what that 'style meter' thing is, I've not had a chance to try out many modern video games but I've been told I'd be at home in a game that has one if that means anything to you at all. I'd say I'm particularly good with a spear weapon-wise and worst with loud modern inventions such as guns, less for the aiming and more so that with my hearing they hurt quite a bit to use. Currently though, I tend to stick to my cane-sword as a weapon. It's right there and I need it to walk comfortably anyway. You needn't chase a needle in an egg in a goose in a hare in a locked chest on a faraway island or prepare silver bullets for me, I am plenty killable as is. I can't be affected by most non-magic substances, poisons, or diseases, but an old fashioned punctured lung, struck heart, or the mundane bleeding out will do perfectly fine. Granted, only the human form needs to breathe. I am a bit of what people sometimes call a glass cannon, can land an attack rather quckly, but if you do catch me, it's not so hard to get it over with. It's easier now than ever now that my wings are damaged and I can no longer fly. Weakest of all, I am, however, to attacks concerned more with my willpower, as the long years in an [[environment that steadily drained it->It has been exploited before with... rather unfortunate consequences]] left a permanent mark on my mental health. Posession, illussion, simply hitting with words where it hurts, that would probably be the easy way if you're skilled at such things. In addition, I often can't bring myself to harm someone notably young and tend to extend my empathy and patience to people much further than perhaps reasonable. [[You're rather eager to tell people how to kill you->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/mKV9AQh.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh I've been in plenty of rough places and situations, that's hardly new. The simple rule always applies I feel - help when you can, don't make it worse if you can't. It's at least good to attempt to live by. Others stuck here are worth protecting, yes even if they aren't perfect people, yes even if they might've done things that are hard to stomach or are doing them to survive now. (link-reveal:">Isn't that a bit too... kind for a villain?")[ The role I or others play matters not to me in this context. To pretend the rest of the world doesn't affect you to me seems foolish.] I will not go so far as to say that I wouldn't kill or harm someone, I will not go so far as to say certain people don't cause less harm dead. I will not go so far as to say revenge is always unjustified. But if those things can be avoided I'll generally take it. (link-reveal:">And what kind of people \"cause less harm dead?\"")[ The sort to believe an inherent quality of a sapient being is a license for violence. If there isn't convincing them, hard to feel for someone like that.] (link-reveal:">What of the guards?")[ If you're willing to uphold the status quo that pushes other down I have very little sympathy for you.] [[An interesting mix->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wAvlnhz.png" style="width:1000px;"> People do keep telling me I'm a little... too patient with others. Generally speaking, people have a reason for acting out, and, of course, not all of them are good or even understandable, but a lot of them are at least the latter. I like having faith in people and trying to understand them for better or for worse, especially if they're younger. When you're my age the gap between a kid's tantrum and an adult's is quite narrow. I will defend myself of course, I'm not the sort to have the luxury of not being targeted by random aggression, but if the reason does not go directly against my [[morality->This is a rough place to be, how's your morality coping with that?]] I'm willing to forgive or at least consider doing so. In a place like this I think it'd be foolish to judge others for what they do to survive. [[Fair enough->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wAvlnhz.png" style="width:1000px;"> Blunt are we? But really it doesn't matter so much now, the story speaks of a terrible [[dragon->For the sake of clarty, what kind of dragon are you? Do you breathe fire?]] that threatened to eat the stars and swallow the sky whole, and no truth could really overshadow that, can it? [[Fine, keep your secrets->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJJnpII.png" style="width:1000px;"> The Wards are the place. Closest to feeling at home I can get here, and, well, the supposed danger isn't anything new. Where else under the watch of that toy panopticon of theirs I'd find a halfway decent drag show to go to anyway? I usually see if any band needs a keyboard for a gig or just play some fun tunes on the street. Prefer something 80s, but can indeed do older. [[Not too familiar with newer, hadn't been home in a while.->What dimension are you from?]] (link-reveal:">Hard to bring myself to sing these days though.")[ <img src="https://i.imgur.com/6bVmWmG.png" style="width:1000px;"> Personal... difficulty with handling that mentally I suppose. As much as I still enjoy singing and have retained the skill, handling others hearing it is ... It's a lot.] [[Oh, but where do you actually live?]] [[Maybe I should think of a request...->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/6bVmWmG.png" style="width:1000px;"> When you can't break promises regardless of what they are, well, One would assume this will be put to the test at least once, right? As much as I genuinely do love humans, as much as I can't not love them by the virtue of a [[story I came from]] being made by a human child... Let's just say I hold a grudge against one human woman in particular. The terms of the promise to serve her had since been broken, so at least my tongue is no longer tied, but at what cost... (link-reveal:">What was the cost?")[ She promised not to cause harm to someone, but now she has. Wouldn't know what transpired, it was well after my role in her play was done, but it worries me greatly..] Since I could not disobey her directions, I made a fitting figurehead for her plan and a convenient tool for her dirty work. She certainly found it quite entertaining. Almost didn't want to part with me once it was all said and done and wound up taking that frustration out on tearing up my wings. (link-reveal:">Why?")[ <img src="https://i.imgur.com/mKV9AQh.png" style="width:1000px;"> I don't really want to know why, but likely some desire to leave a reminder of herself. Not that she hadn't left (text-style:"underline")[plenty] of those already.] Frankly, I would go as far as to say that I prefer being here over her grasp. But, of course, not so far as to say I'm not wishing for more, however unrealistic that wish may be. (link-reveal:">So, you're not a real villain?")[ <img src="https://i.imgur.com/wAvlnhz.png" style="width:1000px;"> I feel it matters little whether I was the real villain or not, by my decision or someone else's will, I've done plenty of things that would justify calling me one in many people's eyes.] [[Well, that's rather messed up->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/6bVmWmG.png" style="width:1000px;"> Not that long ago in the grand scheme of things, a couple decades from where I stood before being brought here, I came across a way to another world. As it happened, the world was facing a problem, but a fixable one, a monster to defeat. I happened to befriend those working to defeat it, joined their travels. They were all noble heroes in their own right, powerful magicians, skilled warriors, tacticians, performers, and scientists, the eight of us had felt like a family. So, once the beast was slain, I had to tell the tale, hence the title of Storyteller. But perhaps as we all grew apart and had other things to take care of in the wake of the destruction the beast wrought the story had become much bigger than any one of us, much bigger than even all of us put together. Much... heavier too. [[I see. Legends do get heavy.->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/VRecEYk.png"style="width:1000px;"> I do suppose I had a millenium of time to spend, and no reason to miss out on fun things to do. I do already gravitate to misfits, outcasts, and queer folk, that's a simple logical conclusion to make. So, say, why wouldn't I read some science fiction, visit a convention, play dungeons and dragons, show up to a larp or convention, watch a fun show, or read some comics? They're stories too, why would I spend the entirely too much time on hand only reading what's considered proper and respected? I'm anything but proper and respected myself. That approach, in my opinion, really just means having no taste. Plus, maybe you should give some of that Star Trek fanficition people have been mailing around since the 60s a read, it's quite fun. [[Dungeons and dragons with a dragon...->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/VRecEYk.png" style="width:1000px;"> Why, but just your average Earth, nothing too fancy. Humans just tend to not notice so much of what goes on around them. //chuckle// "Dragons are just a myth" is what they say, right? (link-reveal:"Though, hadn't been home in a good while")[ I've spent the last... well, counting years in a place like this means nothing, does it? From the year... 1991, was it? To my capture I was [[elsewhere->It has been exploited before with... rather unfortunate consequences]].] [[Hard to believe there are dragons just hanging around on Earth of all places->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GJJnpII.png" style="width:1000px;"> Traveling performer, one of the [[heroes->Storyteller]], an [[infamous villain...->What did you do to get here?]] that all came later. Long time ago, perhaps about a thousand years by this point, there was a child in a little village in Siberia that loved to tell stories. Me and my sister happened to be a favorite, just a little one about two serpents outsmarting a fox, nothing really out of the ordinary, but told with a lot of heart. Guess when a story is loved enough or needed enough that's enough for a dragon to become a little more real than word on the wind. (link-reveal:">You have a sister?")[ I call her a sister as we're born of the same story. We're not very alike in looks or beliefs but it'd be a lie to say I don't miss her.] [[Maybe why it's so easy for me now to believe that I am a story being told even now.->You're aware of this being fiction?]] [[Hard to believe it started with a little fable->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/VRecEYk.png"style="width:1000px;"> I appreciate the words, dear audience member, I too, love you all and hold you dear to my heart. [[What is a story without ears to hear it after all?->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/VRecEYk.png"style="width:1000px;"> Goodbye to you too, dear reader! I appreciate the gesture of saying goodbye to but a story on the wind.

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/BUbq7ki.png" style="width:1000px;"> I came across an abandoned theater soon after ending up here. The construction never finished for it, so it stood half-shaped and unwanted, even by the homeless of the wards. They say it's haunted but, frankly, haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. ...unless the "ghost" they're talking about is me. Me and the building, we fit each other in a way. A stage never used and a performer that's nauseous at the thought of singing again. [[How come can't you sing again?]] [[I'll pay a visit sometime->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/mKV9AQh.png" style="width:1000px;"> It doesn't feel right. Hard to explain, I guess it's just one of those things where your mind just... refuses? At least for the time being. I suppose it's associated with something unpleasant. Perhaps, more accurately //someone// unpleasant. Someone unpleasant wanting my voice for herself. But as consequence I feel I can't gift it to anyone at all anymore. Having someone hear it is still unbearable even now. (link-reveal:">You think you'll be able to sing for people again?")[ I've been trying to work on it. I've been trying to work on a lot of my silly... problems with things I feel are unreasonable. I'm not sure if I'm gonna be ready any time soon, but maybe if- //sigh// If I need it before then I'll just- I'll just deal.] [[What happened?->It has been exploited before with... rather unfortunate consequences]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/sLTVDAo.png" style="width:1000px;"> [[>>BACK TO GENERAL INFO<<->Hello World]] H.. Hi. enjoyed the concert? (link-reveal:">I did!")[ I'm glad you did! It's //hah,// it's been a fun little project of mine a little while in the making. (link-reveal:">Wait, are you smiling?")[ <img src="https://i.imgur.com/fFP8VAf.png" style="width:1000px;"> Am I? That's.. that's not something that's happened in a long while, huh? Let's savor it while it last, eh? (link-reveal:">Wow you look Tired")[ <img src="https://i.imgur.com/vC1oQaV.png" style="width:1000px;"> Do I? (link-reveal:">You should. Sit down maybe")[ Maybe... yeah [[maybe I should.]] ]]]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wAvlnhz.png" style="width:1000px;"> Empty platitude. A half-hearted attempt at... I guess inclusivity that did not mean much in practice. Individuals with physical and mental disabilities, even those who would be in significant danger during the battle royale due to them, weren't automatically opted out, given the option to do so, or otherwise notified or... thought of at all. Off the top of my head at least a couple of the apparent other sponsored contestants are disabled as well and the contradiction was not acknowledged in any way by their toy panopticon when she approached me to announce the whole... situation. Nothing unusual, especially from the little mouse miss I'm sure was the one responsible for adding that part. Makes me wonder why they even bother, you know? I don't imagine there are many outside parties that work with this place that exactly care about it being inclusive and accomodating. It's a prison. These are mostly used to satiate an animalistic desire for punishment and provide otherwise illegally cheap labor. It's not usually part of the premise, you know? [[You know, now that you point it out that //is// odd->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/nwyGOxa.png" style="width:1000px;"> I am. I technically can get around without it fine ish but I really prefer not to. It's for fatigue and pain management, I don't have a 'bad leg' per se. It helps conserve energy spent throught the day on staying on my feet since I really don't have that much to spare. It's usually on my right side but I can switch them around if my hand gets tired. Sometimes I set it down to do something that requires both hands or when I'm at home, but when I'm outside, I prefer you draw me with it. When someone walks with a cane, it's usually synced up with the leg //opposite// of the one it's next to. So, usually, when my cane is on the right side, it's following the motions of my left leg and vice versa. Going over my pretty tiny limit of activity per day too frequently is one of major sources of flare ups for me so it's really best to take precautions like this as inconvenient as it is sometimes to only have one free hand. My primary weapon is also sheathed inside it, it's one of those cane-swords. Has a pretty fun tip shaped a bit like a lizard of some sort too, fittingly enough. [[Ooh a cane-sword! Neat!->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/UqPrbyr.png" style="width:1000px;"> That's how people express grief in a world someone important to me was from. [[Oh.->Hello World]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/8M6VpZx.png" style="width:1000px;"> (if:visits is 1)[(set: $tired to 1)Okay yeah that's a little- yeah that's a little //hah// easier to breathe now. (link-reveal:">Should I get Dr. Hallewell for you?")[ No, no, that's quite alright, I'll see two-hearts a little later, I'm just tired]] Now, what were your questions? [[Can I get an autograph?]] [[Weren't you struggling to sing in front of people?]] [[Since how people see you changes you... will the concert?]] [[Where'd you get equipment for all this anyway?]] [[You think the smile will stick around?]] [[Tell me about the band]] [[Oh this was probably kinda rough on your health, huh?]] Forgive me for overhearing but what //was// [[that offer Dr. Hallewell made?]] [[Going for the directors huh? What's your plan?]] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/jlmnmhC.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)Oh I was. And I am, trust me. The mental breakdown will happen eventually, I can feel it. I'll give it an hour or two. (link-reveal:">Then why did you do it?")[ It was worth it. It was beyond worth it. Both that and touch I will //Need// to work on more before this can be easier but. My voice //is// for everyone. //My existence is for everyone.// I can't let one person take it away, and it's time I //finally// act on that thought. Not that I have [[much time->Oh this was probably kinda rough on your health, huh?]] on my hands left to take it any slower either way. I need this to [[accomplish something->Going for the directors huh? What's your plan?]]. [[Well, if it really was worth it..?->maybe I should.]] ] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/HejHst2.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)Oh it absolutely will. Though so does any interaction with anyone at the end of the day. Humans work like that too, don't they? You too, my dear audience member, yes you, dear reader, they way you saw me and the things you say about me have a very tangible effect on how people writing me approach it. I //am// a character after all, right? In fact it already has, didn't it? The way people talk about me has shifter ever so slightly since the concert, hasn't it? Can't say I ever tire of watching it happen, quite the curious process. [[Certainly a way to see it->maybe I should.]] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/jlmnmhC.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)Some made, some smuggled, some found in the trash and fixed up, some borrowed from somebody that has something against all odds.. the usual really Two-Hearts grew his guitar in a lab, frankly, in character. For the latex shirt though I just stole a Mama Chi's off an MVCO though, this stuff's a little hard to maintain through smuggling in and I had a fun idea. (link-reveal:">Yeah that is one choice outfit")[ That is indeed~ I've worn Far Worse, but maybe showing my scars on top of everything else would've been... a little overkill on things my mind throws a tantrum over, so, had to come up with something //Fun// while staying technically covered I'm lucky I don't produce as much body heat as a human does though, because even for me it's a bit warm between the latex, the leather, and the stage lights and I'm definitely changing once i get the chance] [[Oh I can imagine you're overheating in all this->maybe I should.]] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/E7MptYG.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)You know I... I hope so. But I'm worried that once the post-concert high wears off so will my ability to do this. I'm glad to know I still can though. That it's not something I somehow lost forever. I think that silly broadcaster boy even got a recording of the concert, right? It's good that- //sigh// Ah I think I lost the thought here. But it's good yeah. [[Let's hope we can see it again->maybe I should.]] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/jlmnmhC.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)You know, even if nothing else goes as far as I hope I'm glad I met them all, you know? I'm glad I could make sure that they get at least some of what they needed. I worry for the broadcaster's lack of boundaries with his uh... stream followers was it? Sorry not caught up on the slang, but he's very sweet if very confused and insecure. Two-Hearts got a steady hand and an ambition to hold onto, a [[similar to mine->Going for the directors huh? What's your plan?]], but hope his guilt doesn't hinder his heartbeat, it has plenty enough as is. The little fuzzy clump of static has been doing much better now that he's no longer stuck in //sigh// an actively decomposing body, but he really can't rely on me alone. [[I'm... not going to be around forever, now, am I?->Oh this was probably kinda rough on your health, huh?]] Perhaps I'm the least worried about the tiny robot we got as a drummer, gunshots make for a fun extra flavor for the rhytm and she seems very content to have something to do on her own terms. Though I can only imagine getting repairs would be a little hard in all this chaos, so let's hope she doesn't get hurt. In general, I hope me dragging them into this won't have any unforseen ill consequences. Even having met them for a very specific purpose I love them all a lot nonetheless. [[You really worry about people a lot, huh?->maybe I should.]] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/HejHst2.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)Yeah I don't know how long I can go on like this really. This is... obviously way beyond my usual limit, good thing two-hearts helped me stand for a chunk of the concert, would've probably passed out then and there. Don't know how I even managed to deliver my message, I was so nauseous through speaking it. Probably going to be what? Entirely out of commission for the next few days at least? Nothing unexpected whenever I try to have fun. It's been getting worse at a faster rate than I thought, and I'm frankly not sure how long I'll last. Hopefully enough to become a [[strong idea->Going for the directors huh? What's your plan?]] at least if I can't make it through to the end. [[But the offer the doctor made might change it.->that offer Dr. Hallewell made?]] We shall see. (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/E7MptYG.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)Oh it's simple enough. I'm sure you heard me on stage. Put an end to this place. Of course. Just me alone leaving? as if. [[If I even make it to that that is.->Oh this was probably kinda rough on your health, huh?]] I'm not going to leave the many people I've grown to care for. They need out, they need a chance to go home, tie up loose ends, and //live.// If I don't make it to the end, well, I'll make a good symbol, no? A powerful idea. Something to get others to keep moving if I can't go with them. The song is for that too, the speech, the everything. People //need// powerful, hungry ideas to pull something like this off. People need to be reminded that they all can be picked off one by one, sure, but together? Oh I highly doubt it. I genuinely do belive in everyone's ability to do this. People are capable of great things when reminded they can help each other. Even if I can't personally make the directors pay for all they've put everyone here through, I want to make sure someone gets a chance to. I'm //hah// I'm glad I'm not alone in having that idea either. It won't die if I do. [[...isn't it a little grim to think of yourself as a sacrifice?->maybe I should.]] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/jlmnmhC.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)Something that will at least prolong my time a little. And improve my odds in that game of theirs while at it. Obviously though. Can't say what it is, their toy panopticon is listening. [[Fine, keep your secrets->maybe I should.]] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/vZyVRLb.png" style="width:1000px;"> (set: $tired to it + 1)Of course you can! Here, what would you want signed? [[Wow, a- of course your signature is just a dragon shape huh->maybe I should.]] (if:$tired > 9)[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/NqSMfDJ.png" style="width:1000px;"> Oh //..hah// Haha.. (link-reveal:">Hey are you really alright?")[ [[You know kid...]]] ]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/3kaKB50.png" style="width:1000px;"> Haha HAHAHAHAHA (link-reveal:">Uh h-hey?")[ Oh this //feels// You know. Maybe you should get the good doctor I... //hah// yeah I don't //cough// <img src="https://i.imgur.com/VnXC5lZ.png" style="width:1000px;"> //cough cough// oh that's blood, isn't it? Gross. I don't feel so good. [[END SCENE->Hello World]]]