R2 Livewatch Journal

[cyan_maid]

Airlocked! Season 3 Observation Journal

This is where I shall be recording unusual things I observe during the "show" in order to better facilitate our rescue of our friends and possible dismantling of the system propigating these "games", as well as some notes on the newest batch of "champions" in the hopes that, if they escaped and we find them, we can become allies.

ADDENDUM: If I am beginning to show signs of distress or agitation while investigating I am to set this journal down immediately and go lay down somewhere in the company of someone else, as requested by pretty much everyone else. If I need to hit something, I will ask Xander to spar with me. If I need to cry, I'm to go to Yurika. If I am absolutely a ball of anxious energy then I shall throw myself into something beneficial for everyone else on board. If I just need a hug: Jamie, Xander, Yurika, the Doctor, Thomasin, Natsuhi can provide in that order. If I'm able to contain myself after viewing I can go to Togami and bounce theories off of him.

- Twenty Champions again, very lavish VR location. Space mansion? Guess they can program whatever setting they like so long as it has appeal. Also, formalwear. Wow. Rude. Still creepy that they're getting enough info to program these clothes on. Seems to be a lot of important people in the mix yet again. Items have been stolen from them, likely distributed by Benefactors again. Update: four more floors, plus guest house. Network does not want them to open them up yet, likely they're waiting for murder.

- C.E.C.E. replaced with P.A.L. - what does this acronym stand for?

- PIPs again - some people tried taking theirs off from the getgo. Oh God please don't do that again. They're catching on quickly to various possibilities - recording information in them gets fed to the higher ups, the possibility of being hijacked...good, so they're not unaware. They've also quickly figured out the power nerfing.

- More memory and profile inconsistencies. Very likely that their memories have been tampered with as well.

- THERE'S A GIRL WHO SAYS SHE'S PART OF THE SCHOOL LIVING CLUB SHE'S KURUMI'S FRIEND SHE HAS TO BE OH NO OH NO

- THERE'S A BOY WHO SAID SOMETHING ABOUT NOHRIANS??? XANDER IS THE PRINCE OF NOHR ISN'T THAT HIS PEOPLE????? OH NO OH NO OH NO THEY'RE TAKING PEOPLE FROM OUR HOMES STILL OH NO

- KIP I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT AWFUL JERK IS HERE I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE SO BUBBLY AND HANDSOME I WANT TO PUNCH HIM SO HARD UUUUUUUUUUGH HOW DARE HE STAND WHERE THEY STOOD HOW DARE HE TRY TO COME OFF AS A GOOD GUY HE KNOWS HOW THIS WORKS

- Insisting the rule of murder is only a corporate technicality YEAH AND I'M ACTUALLY THE DUNCAN HEINS HEIRESS, I'm not buying it for a second. Just saying something's present for contractual obligation doesn't mean it's not going to be used.

- Wonder what the lag is between filming, editing, and airing if they're airing episodes daily. It might not be too too long or we might be watching a whole gang of dead folks walking...I hope it's the former...

- The year 6972??????????

- ...A multibillion-person orgy three years ago, what. Worldwide hormonal shift, breaking mind control...just what sort of universe is this?

- Do they have footage of our friends' "deaths"? Is that what he's threatening to show if they want to get out of the station?

- So EP couldn't get the backing or rights to actually revive The Bachelor, so they decide they'll make it a murderfest instead and just dress it up with roses and sloppy makeouts. Eugh.

- I know it's just a VR simulation, but no escape pods because they're unnecessary...I want to know if that's actually a thing in this weird year of 6972 or if he's just making it up for the sake of the simulation.

- Kip shows a disdain for water when listing the amenities of the mansion. Will he melt like the Wicked Witch of the West if soaked?

- "The Boner Uprising of 6969". Long pants and turtlenecks - is that where those outfits are from???

- WHO IS THIS CECE LADY AND WHY IS SHE NAMED CECE is she the same intern who worked on our ship or a different one? I highly doubt InterGal7 doesn't have a whole battalion of interns but what the HELL. "Keep the host on task"...what's the task then, murder? Cece Diver, I'm watching you. ADDENDUM: not the intern who probably worked on our ship.

- They gave them a NICE KITCHEN and FOOD TO COOK WITH [Her handwriting gets more angry and scribbly here. There's a lot of cross-outs. The paper is torn in a couple of them. This was a really fucking sore point for her okay.] At least there are people making use of it. Good.

- They get a garden and a pool right off the bat, too. AND a hot tub. Guess they really want people to be all romantic and flirty and half dressed. This is so ridiculous.

- Designated rest areas? So are they allowed to SLEEP in those????? What the heck. What in the HECK.

- ...I want a tattoo. I think I'll get one. Yeah. It's. I'm different now. I'll always be different now. I think I need one. [There are a few doodles of a stylized squiggle with a very simple flower in various places in and around its tendrils.]

- Kind of weird to see that everyone's sharing rooms...two to a room, FOUR to a bathroom. Makes it much less isolated. Unless the numbers whittle down significantly, it's going to be very difficult to hide a body or evidence without someone noticing.

- Oh of course. The return of the silver footie pajamas. Must be part of the "Airlocked" brand name. Blech.

- Good to see they're having meetings...hopefully they keep those up. They're important.

- No death on the first Friday. Kip showed up to show off his "goods" instead. Blech.

- This sleepover thing is going to be 100x happier than what ours was. Which I'm a little glad for. They don't need to have exhausted post-mortal-peril parties. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Though it was kind of fun to lay on Jamie. :B

- Kip has no excuse for his taste in coffee. It really does make me want to punch him right in the face.

- They're giving out those weird little gifts again. The Bearies are back - InterGal7 must have a contract going with them. Again, anything remotely weaponlike is nerfed to plastic. I also see that Christine Junior rides again; must get a lot of mileage out of those silly tiny cars. And...underwear? Eugh. Also WHY IS THERE A FRIED SPIDER WHAT IT'S SO BIG???????????????

- And so far C.E.C.E. is the only AI in the entire whatever-verse to not actually be evil because WE'RE ON OUR SECOND WEEK AND PAL HAS TAKEN OVER!!!! Incentive issued - the reissue of powers, most likely to their full capacity, should anyone succeed. Kip and Cece specifically stated to not have significant talents to make them into Champions, couldn't contact the network - probably because no murder had happened. This might be a joint lesson for them too? Kip and PAL implied to have a past, perhaps? There is a guest house on the grounds, Kip and Cece ran for it, perhaps keep important things and/or a portal to the real world in there. All the windows have been sealed - as if anybody had a way out into space even if they got out. Oh God. Please don't give in...please make it through...

- The editing is getting much more gimmick-y. Like not bad? But also very obviously that of a reality show, like. With the music cues and cutaways. Also have not been able to even see through the door of the apparent guest house; keeping whatever's inside under lockdown. InterGal7 is showing us only what they want the masses to see, and it's an incomplete truth. Living through one of these things can tell you that right off the bat. I just. I hope that, behind all the curtains and cuts, they're still working things out, still investigating. Still holding on.

- Penis spaceships........why.....................

- The boys are having their own sleepover and getting piss drunk. If the Friday trend continues...well, I'm just glad this isn't happening on a Thursday night.

- no no no nO NO NO NO OH GODNOWHY NO NO

- Someone killed. Someone killed and now it'll just keep going. Oh God. Oh God...

- The trials are called "rose ceremonies". This is sickening.

- [There's some spots of warped paper here, as if tears had fallen upon it and dried.] The execution...it's not chucking the guilty out of the airlock anymore. It's...worse...that girl was slaughtered in front of the others like she was nothing...

- The others held...a wake, I suppose you'd call it. Or just, you know, one of those...gatherings, when you don't want to be alone but you have no idea what to do with yourself. I can only hope that they won't have to go through any more, and believe that whoever is left will make it through.

- Keeping to the pattern of solved case = new floor. Second floor has another rest area, another foyer, bathrooms, a storage room, and...a bowling alley. Okay. First aid room seems fully stocked...perhaps to the point where it might be feasible to keep someone alive if needed, if they have someone with precise medical knowhow to work some of that stuff. IVs and bags of blood...gosh. Okay. It would be especially great if they had someone know blood types for everybody because just watch a botched transfusion be a cause of death.

- They're getting memories back, too. Figured they would, but it's important to note.

- Third week. Kip is trying to make permanent the "fun, no-kill" motives Jamie pushed on his weeks. Divided everyone into teams for bowling. Good luck, Kip, you idiot. This better actually work because they all look like they're having a really great time and levity warms the heart.

- THEY WON THE SPACE PIGEONS????? I don't know enough Pigeon to determine if they're real or not, I have to ask the Doctor his opinion...oh my gosh. I. I hope Miss Yuuri names one Arnault for Kurumi. Or just calls them all Arnault. They are all Arnault PLEASE DON'T EAT HIM

- Strangely enough, the pigeons seem to respond to gestures and one-sided conversations, as well as...sing Queen songs? Not like actually vocalizing the words, just cooing to the melody and...sounding enough like Freddie Mercury imitating a pigeon. Either the programmers got cheeky as well as smart and decided to program markedly more intelligent birds or...or I don't know. Something's weird. Something is super weird. Again, ask the Doctor.
*ADDENDUM: they are speaking intelligible pigeon and are even singing Queen in pigeon, how far does the legacy of Freddy Mercury go???

- Miss Clarith got an autobiography she wrote from Miss Arianna, who got it out of the dumbwaiter. It's given them their first concept of people being brought back from the dead for this "show", but they didn't actually come out with much regarding it Damned editors.

- Damned editors! They're just hyping up some kind of message people are getting or not getting? But there is so little detail! Uuuuugh...

- I want to play the Kings' Game...! But please let it not precede a death oh please
*ADDENDUM: oh my land okay so maybe this is a game you play with people you trust a lot and won't do perverted things with and DEAR SWEET LORD WHAT IN THE HECK WAS HALF OF THAT for the sake of my own propriety I could not continue to watch this after Mister Church had to go sit in Kip's lap. I was done. One hundred percent done.

- it fuckign happen AGAIN [It's clear from the dried warped spots and absolute disregard for grammar that Jane was crying again as she wrote this hurriedly]

- BULLSHIT WE'RE COMING YOU BITCH

- This time it seemed the murderer was less pitiable. More like Toby or Seth. But it's never easy to condemn anyone for a crime, even when they're despicable. The game isn't being entertaining for the masses with silly games or sloppy makeouts - it's murder, and the drama it brings. Lee played more into InterGal7's hand than any of them.

- I am really starting to wonder if there IS something of a tactic or formula we're not aware of that drives murder to Thursday nights for it to be discovered on Friday mornings. The motives encourage it, surely, and people hold out as long as they can, but why...why every Friday? Could there really be something that happens to the captives that influences their actions? Just a thought.

- Overall have definitely bonded with their "Overseers" faster than we did - we were suspicious, though, and Bolton...I suppose he is a very good Dungeon Master and can put up something of an act for quite some time, even if it couldn't hold together forever. Unless I'm being completely duped, Kip and Cece aren't putting up a front at all.

- New Floor. Foyer, bathroom, hallway, another rest area - green this time, first floor blue, second floor pink. Karaoke bar with...poles on a stage? Drawing a blank for what that is. Also something with trampolines and plastic orbs and a bunch of foam cubes...?
*ADDENDUM: I KNOW WHAT THE POLES ARE FOR NOW THAT IS DISGUSTING WHOSE CROTCHES HAVE BEEN ON THEM

- Are...those silly Halloween costumes supposed to be like...sabotages? They're all cheap generics. Also I saw Kip in his costume and my eyes went to hell. I don't care if that's a fandom meme, it's TRUE.

- Queenie set up little dates for everyone, which is super duper sweet.

- What in the HELL was that motive what did PAL do...everyone is...using each other's powers? Or don't have any at all anymore?? What sort of coding are they using to do that? Gracious...

- They said Church's body is 3D printed...the tech's sure come a long way. Do - do they think THEY are all in 3D printed bodies? Is that even possible? Then how could people still have their powers? Hrm. I don't know. As much as I try to accept the possibility of the impossible, this feels like a stretch to me.

- three two

- cant watch the whole executio [i mean roland's execution was p fucked up can you blame her]

- New floor. White rest area with a mattress, probably...for alone times? Foyer. Spa with small bathroom.

- Dance studio. Poppies. Fuck you, EP.

- ......................Oh wow I might actually be maybe perhaps a teensy bit gay. Maybe. Um. I don't know. There was a. Drag race...of the gender swapping clothes kind. And. Hm. Mhm.

- WHAT THE FUCK

- Need to factor PAL into rescue attempt. Cannot let him get us. Can't let him get into PIPs or whatever he could do. DON'T LET HIM DISINTEGRATE PEOPLE

- Fucking. Again. Jesus Christ.

- Learned something: if there is no culprit to execute, there is no need to vote. Also, to reiterate: don't let AIs live in your head or get wired into a computer if you can help it. The day this PIP comes off can't come sooner.

- Everyone seems to have gotten...animal footie pajamas with the hoods? What are they called...kigu-somethings. I think.

- I bet PAL's cake SUCKS.

- Made Cece an Overseer. They're either plotting something against her or the ratings really necessitated a host that wasn't a computer.

- Nope. You can't make me like you, PAL. I don't care how much you like food. I could bake you under the table.

- They saved him - I think they saved him, oh God...oh thank GOD, someone could actually be saved in this mess...

- Choromatsu said...he saw Prince Takumi. That he came to him and helped him and gave him the cat pillow. But that can't be right. If it was a hallucination, that can't wrap you up in towels or drain the tub. But if it was someone else...who could it have been? Unless there's a mole somewhere, I don't think they would have been able to get into the room and the bathroom. And if it was really Prince Takumi...has...is there something in the PIPs that can reanimate the dead? Like puppets? Oh God. As much as I want to storm that place and save as many people as possible...there is no way I can go in there if PAL could get into my PIP and mess with my body. I'm far too susceptible. This is insane...

- Who the heck thinks complete darkness with subtitles is OKAY FOR A SPECIAL SEGMENT ON GETTING LOCKED IN THE KITCHEN JESUS CHRIST JUNPEI

- Everyone disappeared for a chunk of Monday on the 7th week and then they come out and they're all talking to PAL? Why?? AND JUNPEI AND CHURCH ARE ARGUING ABOUT TIME TRAVEL????? I mean, that's not so weird, but I do agree with the "get in the box" memes popping up with the Doctor. They can literally solve this by going into his TARDIS thingamajig with him, if we can find it. Gosh, these are the kinds of things I never thought I'd be accepting as truth, it still bowls me over.

- After all this time...after how much everyone is struggling to stay together, doing all they can...that's a diabolical motive. Given all the pain people seem to remember from home, the network could be getting desperate. But desperate is just another word for dangerous, in these places.

- They're all getting tattoos I really want one dammit

- What the fuck is happening, they tapped Mister Church to a wall and now he can run super fast, and Mister Junpei is invisible and Mister Ardyn is floating and Mister Nishitani is taping bubble wrap all over a hallway. They've all lost their goshdarn minds. Or it's a weird side effect of the program. I don't know. I'm dreading tomorrow. Please...this can't keep going on. It has to end. They have to rebel, or we have to get there, before it's too late...

- Today's showing hasn't even started yet and I'm already wracked with nerves. I got up and made cake and coffee but I can't stomach anything. I'm terrified.

- OH GOD I WAS RIGHT, FUCK ME

- [All her notes on the last trial are crossed out, so much so that the trailing message at the end that says "Maybe they could be like us, maybe it'll work out" is no longer visible. We're not going to be able to write notes for a while.]

- WHAT

- This is just so I have things sorted out in my head:

* Ardyn + Church (dating sort of I think but not exclusively?)
* Junpei + Yuuri (dating for sure, exclusive)
* Clarith + Arianna (married, exclusive)
* Queenie + Church, Heart, Choromatsu, Nari, pretty much everyone in some way or fashion?
* Nari + Cece

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[cyan_maid]

scourgingstars

Ardyn Izunia Champion of the Infernian Says he's a king, looks like a hobo. Is supposed to have healing powers, but of course the PIP dampens or cuts off anything that might actually be useful. I hope he won't have to go through what I did. He already seems to take the business of healing very seriously. I wish my power could be used so liberally. Definitely speaks like he'd be a king, despite how he doesn't try to clean up his appearance. Apparently his healing is incredibly important to his world. Seems to be filling a joint roll of leader and acts genuinely concerned with the well-being of the others. Reminds me a little of Xander. Don't make his mistakes, Mister Ardyn. Mentioned Chocobos...is he from Light's world? That's the only place I know of that has them. Adamantly denies a lot of what's in his profile...but seems to be doubting his own conviction? I'm worried about him. Definitely remembered something that ties into his absurdly high age, but even he's not sure what's gone on with himself. Tells Dad jokes. Makes me miss Dad jokes. Punched a wall - his similarities to Xander are starting to tally up and I really do worry. What in the world has happened to this man? I don't know what he could have possibly remembered but there's a definite shift in his demeanor. Very...very false okay. Alright, so it's finally a little more clear: something with his powers keeps his emotions, save for anger, muted, and he doesn't need food or sleep. I actually like him better with the ability to feel, he's a little more...mm. Well, he feels more sincere, as opposed to how he's been. It turns out he's actually...not infected, but...he holds the weird sickness he was trying to keep from his people all inside of him. That's what's turning him...or, what DID turn him into someone who puts up a front of cold. Seems to have formed a pact of sorts with Junpei and Church. His memories have just...absolutely sent him off on a direction that I don't know if the others will be able to change the course. Okay, definitely clarified that he's basically a vessel for the sickness he was fighting, BECAUSE he was fighting it. Which is messed up, and wrong, and...he is no Seth. I want to believe that, no matter what his future actions bring. He DOES have a point when he's being spiteful and cynical, but most of us always seem to at least...want to believe a temporary truce can exist between each other, if there are tensions. And if he wants to go off and rest when he's free, that's his business. I think he's done something - made a deal with PAL, to get rid of his weird demon parasite sickness. I don't know how this is going to end for him and I am worried. Please let him live.

[cyan_maid]

misanthropicprinciple

Junpei Tenmyouji Champion Challenger Tried to rip the PIP off the moment he came on screen. Jesus CHRIST, that gave me a fright! Seems to have reached his levels of "done" right from the beginning, not that I blame him. Also mentions being in a similar situation as this one which isn't unusual - see: Togami - but it's worrying. So far a lot more likable than Togami for being a possible killing game veteran. Just a normal, goofy kind of guy with some admirable perception. More than admirable. And most certainly a man of logic and reasoning too. Poor guy, with all the weirdness going on, I feel his pain. Made an attempt to assault Kip, he's definitely got guts. Even if his method was rather silly, hoo hoo! Probably should not let him have too much alcohol. DEFINITELY should not let him have too much alcohol unless you are in the mood for completely ridiculous shenanigans. Also probably depressed. Stop putting yourself into situations where people could kill you, Junpei. You really do need to stop. Was forced to play something called the "Nonary Game", which had nine people forced to sole puzzles and unlock rooms under a time limit of nine hours. Not exactly like the murder going on here, but close enough that he's got experience surviving. Thinks rabbits are cute - he has good taste. Always seems to carry note paper on him. He took one for the team. Angry and tired and doesn't want to see any more death - we have that in common. Has become very close to Miss Yuuri; don't let go of each other, don't let the other fall, or else neither of you will be better for it. Seems to have formed a pact of sorts with Ardyn and Church. Almost died...probably would have if he hadn't had Ardyn's power at the time, and it was taken away once the other bodies were discovered. Tried explaining something called the "morphogenetic field theory"? It...sounds like malarkey, but I think if I spoke to Mister Junpei directly about it, I'd understand better. IS NOW -1 ARM????? At least acknowledges that his new arm could be a liability. Junpei is the smart cookie, it is him. STRIKE THAT HE IS AN IDIOT WHO GETS LOCKED IN KITCHENS JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!! Please let him live.

DECEASED - SUICIDE

[cyan_maid]

plugout

Rhys Champion Hacker Is some kind of corporation's bigshot, from his reasons for having to leave. Has a robotic arm and some kind of...eye thingie? Seems like he's trying really hard to be important. Startlingly easy for others to get his goat. And not in a good way - I'm half certain he's going to jump out of his skin whenever something legitimately concerning happens. He really is trying so very hard to prove he's a bigshot that deserves respect but all his attempts fail, and I keep feeling sorry for him. But he seems to be getting a bit stronger, for what it's worth - he deserves the chance to keep growing like that in life. His friendship with Angel seems to be helping. Angel's dead and I think he's snapped? I don't know??? Please let him live. This is why you don't let yourself get grafted to computers or let AIs live in your head...still...he wanted to respect her wishes. At the very least he got the chance to explain himself as himself.

DECEASED - EXECUTED

[cyan_maid]

nojohnyouare

Mai Kawasumi Champion Scapegoat A very, very quiet girl of few words. I don't know what to make of her. I don't think the others know what to make of her, either. Seems very fixated on tuna and the year she came from. They do say that brevity is the soul of wit, though, and she's picked up on others' theories rather quickly. Some kind of...demon hunter? Wouldn't have thought. She calls the Bearies "Bear-san", and pretty much tacks that...suffix? to every animal thing she encounters. It's kind of cute, actually. Collapsed upon discovery of body. Please let her live. This...this can't be right. If all she'd wanted to do was help...then why...

DECEASED - SUICIDE

[cyan_maid]

brokencode

Angel Champion Traitor She's not the only person who fell out of her limo, but there's something about her that's...I don't know, off? I'm not sure. Maybe it's just my insistence that someone needs to feed this girl a substantial meal...definitely reinforced afer seeing her try to learn to swim. And yet, even so, she still does attempt to reach out to people when she sees them in distress. Definitely not frail of heart, even if her body isn't as strong-seeming. Tried to make cookies on the second week, but they didn't turn out so well. So, not used to being up and about and making things for herself? What in the world sort of powers does she have that lets her do...all of that?! She seems to be getting stronger as time goes on, and I wish she knew, somehow, that she's right - if we can get there, if we can find them, we'll be coming right away. I'll crash into that gosh darned space mansion myself if I have to. Her friendship with Rhys seems to be helping. Please let her live. What did she do to deserve that? She was just...a girl...one who never got to live her own life. What the FUCK. She should have gotten the chance...to see life outside of that mansion. The real kind.

[cyan_maid]

desperateprayer

Clarith Champion Bystander A very quiet and timid woman. Everything seems to set her on edge and she seems genuinely surprised at the kindness of others towards her. Reason is because of some sort of prejudice because of her looks...she'd be albino in my world but perhaps that's a bad thing in hers. Still, she went and made stew for everyone. That's incredibly kind of her, and perhaps...brave, even. Does take steps to help others even though she's very clearly intimidated, which...I can't blame her for. Definitely emotionally and physically abused back home. To an extent that I...would not have imagined, if her words are true. A touch envious that she has resources to cook and bake so prolifically to ease her worries, but at the same time, I bet I could learn a thing or two from her, and I can relate to working oneself hard to put thoughts aside. I still do it now. She needs a lot of support now...more than before. Don't. Don't let her be alone, guys. Rather forward when drunk, maybe...don't let her do that too often. For her own sake. Seems to have become a bit stronger since coming here. I think having people to rely on and who care about her has helped. Really, she seems stronger and more determined to keep on as the weeks pass, even with all the sorrow around her and her life. I admire that greatly. Was also given a demon-possessed key? What, is she from Seth's world where demons just possess whatever they please? Hopefully the key is useless just like our weapons were. Conducted a funeral. I...wish I knew how to do that, myself. I should have learned from Rukia. Perhaps her strength is also...very much tied in with her past, still. Which...isn't the best thing. Please let her live.

DECEASED - MURDERED

[cyan_maid]

cameupshort

Finn Champion of Resistance Seemed worried about someone finding him. I wish I could reassure him that he's safe from anything outside...because I know how that feels. Then again, that doesn't make the inside safe. Also is quite surprised at fresh food and refers to where he's from as a general galaxy. So he's familiar with space, I'm guessing. He...tried his best with the coffee machine. It's really sweet to see him making friends and caring so much about people, he seems to need it. Please let him live. Why...why AGAIN? Why Mister Finn, what in the world...

DECEASED - MURDERED

[cyan_maid]

tacomeme

Prince Takumi of Hoshido Champion Tactician He called someone a "Nohrian" - that's the people Xander's prince of. So that means they come from the same world...and though he certainly sounded very upset with the idea of Nohrians, he's also very clearly in a goshdarned panic. I'd slip him some of Jamie's medication if I could, he probably needs it. He's also very clever and catching onto things and investigating, if...really quite prickly. Yes, he definitely needs something for anxiety. And maybe a better way to ease into social situations other than be standoffish, but it's not like I know him to know if this is normal. But he likes the pancakes! Definitely cannot be all bad. Says he has a brother who was kidnapped. Wonder of Xander knows anything on that vaguely...they ARE royalty of neighoring kingdoms. And his scars have been taken away? Odd, considering others have theirs and the lot of us kept any we had. WHY DID HE GO INTO THE HOT TUB WITH NO SWIMSHORTS WHAT IS THAT????? I understand being suspicious of Kip but maybe climbing into a tree to stalk him is a bit too much. Has nightmares bad enough to keep him from sleeping too well. It's really nice to see some of the others be warm to him despite how he's acted, though...he really does make you want to pick him up and hold him, I don't know why. Confirmed to be from Xander's world. Doesn't seem to be good at...talking to people? Not without coming off as a bit haughty, sometimes. Did he...remember something bad? He's so - he started crying so suddenly, I...it really hurts to see that. He looked so incredibly pleased to be praised for that excellent bowling he did, can he just...keep smiling like that? There's something odd though...he mentioned Corrin, Xander's sister. But...he said Corrin was his brother? That his brother Corrin...was the one who was kidnapped, not his sister Corrin, to live in Nohr? I need to make sure I confirm things with Xander, this - this could be something very strange. Called the galaxy pigeons "tiny space kinshi". Aren't those the big birds Xander says the Hoshidans use as military mounts? Ask for clarification. HE GOT A PLUSHIE VERSION OUT OF THE DUMBWAITER IT IS SO BIG AND SOFT LOOKING I WANT ONE! Might be from an alternate version of Xander's world, after discussing it with him. He handled that prank from Miss Yuuri with a surprising amount of grace. Might have had feelings for Finn, losing him has wounded him greatly. Does not like purple or cravats because of their association with Nohr - I didn't know the phrase "Nohrian Scum" could be so sharp and yet so hammy at the same time. The whole space internet's churning out memes faster than we can keep up. He's DEFINITELY from another version of Xander's world, he dreamed he fell off a rampart and DIED - what in the heck, why do all these people end up dying for Corrins? Are they really so great?? Please let him live. I was really hoping...even if it was just to ask questions, that he'd...and then he goes and gets his HEART taken out and eaten...

[cyan_maid]

daughterofthemark

Arianna of Caledonia Champion Sovereign Something about how...optimistic she is, it reminds me of Ricky, but I can't put my finger on why. She's also incredibly naive and didn't quite catch on that the situation she's in might be dangerous for some time. Still, she's polite and sweet. Incredibly naive, it bears repeating. She mentioned a Yggdrasil tree...isn't that the kind of tree Ricky had to go to? Are...are they from the same world as well? Her naivete and oblivious nature are dangerous, but the fact that she can recognize it is incredible. Be safe, Arianna. Thomasin and I are averting our eyes with you. Has been forced to condemn someone to keep her world safe, and it weighs heavily on her heart. Somehow, someway, she is holding on to herself. Please let her live.

[cyan_maid]

myocordial

Heart Champion of Compassion Claims to be some sort of...species(?) of robot. And a rebel. But he certainly doesn't seem like the bad sort, even if he claims to be a criminal. Just odd. Which, in these sorts of things, seems pretty par for the course. In general he seems kind, so I'm sure his actions weren't borne of hate, but that's neither here nor there. Whatever his robot species is, it has a really weird alternate form the likes of which I've never thought possible. Sorry you had to wear that weird nightie. In truth, was trying to usurp the humans of his world...but when you end up hating your human creator, can that really be so wrong? Rhys' death seems to be the last straw for him. His friends are gone...I know how that feels. To have nothing and no one to go back to. Please let him live.

DECEASED - MURDERED

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buddyoldpal

Homare Nishitani Champion Chairman of the Kijin Clan, A Subsidiary of the Omi Alliance A very...brusque man. Openly admitted to being in the mob, but despite that, I can't think of any reason why someone should be made to be part of one of these things against their will. Might have to "kinkshame" him though. A lot. Seems to have keyed into the idea of them really being on a show...in regards to "death" being "special effects". I mean. It's not wrong on a technical level, but. Ugh. God, they have no idea. Really enjoys violence, no wonder he's in the mob. Fights with a knife - should get like five chaperones and ask for lessons. Incredibly turned on by strength and violence...maybe someone should slip him one of those comically huge bottles of lube and a box of condoms. Seems alright with open relationships, not possessive, not saying he's one to be possessed. Wouldn't fit with how he seems to be, anyway. Please let him live. Oh God...no...he may have been a criminal but that didn't make him a bad man, why...

BROUGHT BACK?????

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goteachother

Queenie Goldstein Champion Pukwudgie She walks on screen and my heart screams Roxy, and it doesn't get any easier the more I see. It makes me want to see my BFFsie one last time...even if she's probably dead. And at the same time, I want to get to know this unusual woman too, she has a magnetism about her. She's a WITCH too, which, oh gosh, Roxy would be so thrilled to meet her. I bet they'd get along super well. Though apparently in her world being a witch or a wizard is supposed to be a secret...sounds like background for a young adult novel series. Gosh, I really like her, she can cook and she doesn't take crap from idiots. Definitely into all the attractive men, though perhaps more attempting at subtlety than Roxy might be. Set up a meal making planner on the second week, might be helpful in the future if things turn out badly. Quite loving, too, so much like Roxy. So open. So kind. Likes to take care of people. They need that so much right now. Super enthusiastic about anything not related to magic - life without it must be completely foreign to her, which makes sense if her earlier claims that witches and normal people don't mix in her world. Always willing to give out bits of affection, whether it be kisses in a game or honest gestures during tough times. I think she even tried to use some magic during the second trial, something powerful, but it just...absolutely drained her. It's heartbreaking to see her so weak, but she still keeps trying to comfort others at the same time. Oh God she's not okay. She's not okay and I didn't think I'd see her be not okay but. I keep alternating between wanting to help and wondering if Roxy ever felt like she was not okay and just...didn't tell us. Did tarot card readings for everyone...I really shouldn't want one for myself, even if it's done by a real witch. It'd probably be just a bunch of malarkey for me anyway. Please let her live. NO WHAT??????????

DECEASED - MURDERED

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marvelously

Mary Batson Champion Twin She seems pretty normal. Threw a slumber party for all the girls on the first week! A much better use of a Friday than having someone turn up dead, in my opinion. She also seems genuinely friendly, if a touch naive - though Arianna probably has everyone beat in that department. Has namedropped Jesus a few times, so she might be on the religious side. Actually has some kind of power based on her saying "Shazam", but even with the PIP's hold weakened, it didn't activate - so it's a circumstantial weakening, most likely. Believes her friends are coming for her - and for her sake I hope she doesn't end up remembering they've died or are facing certain death. Let them have hope, please, no matter how fleeting. Please let her live. She didn't do anything to anybody why would someone murder her? Did she seem like an easy target???

DECEASED - MURDERED

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humanitree

Mikaela Champion of the Millenium Tree Forest Seems to know the lady named Clarith. Hopefully they're friends and can support each other and keep each other safe. There's still a lot I haven't seen of her but she seems to have a calming effect on Clarith. They definitely must be from the same world, and close too, perhaps. Please let her live. The first victim. Oh, God...

DECEASED - EXECUTED

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honoraryembryon

Roland King Champion of Lokapala Seems more likely to be a responsible adult than most. I'll keep my fingers crossed that he can stay alive enough to help everyone see how important staying united is. Did...he fake giving himself that hand tattoo? Weird. And he doesn't seem to eat any offered food, but he did eat an especially raw steak. Certain things seem to set off his temper, so perhaps not as level-headed as I assumed, but apparently leads a resistance group against a...government of demons that eats people. Okay. Well, he's got leadership experience, and good gosh darn reason to get angry and weirdly glowy. Picked up on Cece Diver's words, thank GOODNESS someone in there did. Can change into something called Indra, which is apparently a demon and needs to eat magnetite. Close to the mark on what's going on with that Junkyard thing from his world. We seem to share a common dislike for people like Lee. Please let him live. I...don't think I can blame him for what happened. Considering what he said - or what WASN'T cut from broadcast, because it sure seems like this was edited - he wasn't in control of what happened. The higher ups set this into motion knowing what would happen, just like with Mai. I'm truly sorry I won't get to meet him until the dead are free.

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motherfucking_ghost

Leonard Church Champion Ghost Strange, but seems to be taking it all in stride, which is...admirable, I suppose. But also somewhat naive. Definitely acts like a guy, ie like a dumb kid. I guess someone has to have fun here. Is apparently seven years old and was formerly an AI? Not sure how that even works. The more I see him the more "typical guy" vibes I get from him. Eugh, he drinks right out of the milk carton, why. AND HE STARTED A FIRE IN THE KITCHEN WHY DO YOU DO THIS WHEN PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO COOK CAN MANAGE WITHOUT DESTROYING THINGS????????????? Told by Kip that they 3D printed his body...what even? And with the return of partial powers he can now phase out of it like something out of a children's cartoon about ghost people. I'm...glad, that he wanted to bury the dead. That he made a point to say so. WHY DID HE GIVE KIP A LAPDANCE? Seems to give many metaphorical fucks. Seems to have formed a pact of sorts with Junpei and Ardyn. As the weeks pass, his memories and this place wear him thinner and rougher. Might have finally snapped. Got duct tapped to the wall. Please let him live.

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shikosuki

Choromatsu Matsuno Champion Useless Heterosexual Gosh do I know that useless heterosexual life. He thinks they're all in some sort of skit...possibly doesn't have a firm grasp of reality. Hopefully he comes to his senses BEFORE anything bad happens. Doesn't like his "Champion" title, but then again that's nothing new. And considering the trend of what happened to us, with deaths of lovers left and right? Maybe being a "useless" heterosexual will ensure his survival. Likes some musical artist named "Nyaa-chan"? What sort of genre are they from? WHY WAS HE GIVEN A VIBRATOR???????????? Seems to have some pretty rotten luck, but getting encouragement from cute girls did give him a little spike of good fortune. Perhaps that's why his champion title is what it is? Circumstancial luck based on the approval of girls? If that's the case, golly, it must be rough for him back home. I don't think I've ever seen a boy faint from being kissed by someone. We're on the same page about bitches. Considers himself the scum of society because he's something called a "NEET", because he lives with his parents and isn't in school and doesn't have a job...but I don't understand. Isn't the economy of earth kind of on a downswing and that was kind of becoming a sad sort of normal? It was in the United States in 2011 at least. If he can't help it, how could that make him scum? Very hurt on the inside, without Takumi. But not in THAT way. DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE DO THAT AGAIN!!!!! Please let him live.

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everylittlesecret

Nari Reno Champion Elementalist Shockingly normal. But in a good way. A relatable way that is at the same time upsetting because NOTHING about the schemes of InterGal7 is normal...she even went out of her way to cook for everyone. She made pancakes and says she cooks to relieve stress; we'd get along well. Seems to like to nickname folks. Yes, golly, we'd get along swimmingly. She is definitely preparing for the worst and I'm glad there are a couple of people doing so, but I hope it doesn't have to come to that with all of my might. Has some sort of...powers. And is very, very much not okay with letting other people know about them. There's some kind of uniqueness about it, and definitely a stigma. I wish...no, I hope her time with more unusual people helps her realize that it's not wrong to have powers. That she shouldn't be afraid of letting others know about them. Perhaps...not used to having friends, or people considering her a friend? God, that hurts. I. I'd like to be her friend. Really took charge in the...investigation. Took to taking care of everyone instead of being sad right away...oh dear, we're far too alike, we'd end up killing each other with kindness. To her, everything should have a use, or else why have it? And it doesn't seem like companionship is a viable use in her book. Hm, okay, we'd have to disagree on that front. A hard person to crack - a lot like Light, in that way. But she always keeps working, always looks more and more...hurt, or sad? Everyone keeps asking after her but she won't let anyone in. Something's...really wrong now. She's really...hurting. And whatever she did with the ice and the weird orbs of death is ASKING FOR PAIN no Nari you need to stop. Even touches she doesn't expect can set off her powers. Is...could she be touch-starved? It's a possibility. Still, if she makes it, I'll have to make sure an ask if anything is alright before I do it. Has killed...first on accident as a CHILD, then in self defense in high school, and THAT is why she doesn't want people she cares about to be close to her. Because her power is that volatile. That...that's still not FAIR, she...she should be able to have that closeness with people. She didn't choose this power. She shouldn't be made to feel terrible about it. Is...not okay with being considered a puppet. I hope she hasn't been made to feel that way, at least not to the extent I've been used. I really, truly want to be her friend, not just because she needs a friend, but because she is likable and I don't...I don't understand why her whole world would just turn on her so easily, why her family would be so detached. She's a person with needs and desires and dreams just like they are. She's fun and funny and clever. And she knows who she is. Please let her live.

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pullingdaisies

Yuuri Wakasa Champion Green Thumb She said she's part of the School Living Club. That's Kurumi's club. She...she's got to be one of Kurumi's friends! Oh my God...are they going to keep doing this? Taking people from our homes? Who will be next? Oh my God, please let her live...she's very much still operating on what I suppose is her mindset for the situation she's been living in. I'm glad another person could get out of that place and be around other people and get to have real food, but not in this way. Junpei keeps getting her panties in the dumbwaiter...oh boy. Though if I was inclined to pair people up like the show wants me to, even without editor meddling, they seem to come together often and work well off each other. She told others about...her world...a little earlier and more openly than Kurumi did, but Kurumi was under different circumstances. Still keeping record of supplies and food. Really a very nice girl, I hope...I hope she makes it through. DIABOLICAL in her pranks and mischief making, I'm quite impressed. Continues to keep up with memorials for the dead. Don't blame her for hesitating on Lee. Has become very close with Mister Junpei - both of you, please, hold onto each other, don't lose each other. I've seen what painful memories and the death of a loved one does. Having Junpei is so important to her. Had a sister who...well. That world is in shambles. I can guess at what could've happened. Still, I am so very sorry.

DECEASED - EXECUTED

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getgood

Lee Wisniewski Champion Comeback Accustomed to being put into situations like...fancy parties and celebrity outings, or something. Is it mean to think of her as possibly a touch obnoxious with that rising celebrity personality though? You are most definitely NOT in Kansas anymore, missy! Though I don't want anyone to have to get a violent wake-up call in the form of death. Not even when they're super obnoxious and don't think any of this is really real. Trying to plot out a timeline like everyone should be from the same planet or timeline. Sadly, Lee, this steaming pile of shit called the "Champion Excelence Program" does not work that way. I do sincerely want everyone not to get hurt or have to die, but from the way she acts...I don't know. It gets me frustrated all over. She did apologize for how she acted but I still get a vibe from her that she just doesn't get it. It looks like she's finally got it now. Please let her live. Bitch.

???DECEASED???

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theoverseen

Kip Larimer Overseer ...Oh God damn it he's hot. And a bastard and a liar and working for EP and boisterous and bubbly and he knows what's going on but he's pretending it's totally not going to happen and has a nice deep voice and DAMN ME FOR HAVING A GOSHDARNED TYPE I WANT TO PUNCH HIS STUPID PRETTY FACE IN also why a coffee with extra cream and twenty sugars??? You know what? No, I will not let him sway me in the slightest. A man or alien who wants to reduce their coffee to a veritable slush of diabetes is not worth getting flustered over! He just better hope if he's proven wrong...well. Very liberal with information about certain topics; quickly broke down the multiple earths and realities thing when asked. Claims not to have a choice in the Champion selection process so if he's just a toadie then of course he wouldn't know. Claims to be a vegetarian. Really likes roses. Has absolutely no taste in coffee. Eats Nutella right out of the jar with his hands like a barbarian. Possibly cannot read, really playing up the "single guy looking for love" thing. Oh shit he might actually be oblivious. Still don't feel sympathy for him. Fool - such a fool. Perhaps he really IS more innocent than I assumed. Had never seen blood in person before...the first murder. THIS MAN SHOULD NOT BE MAKING THOSE NOISES WITH HIS VOICEBOX. Does not seem to have a concept of...romance? Especially in intercourse and why did I write that why do I have to know that now fuck my second chance at life. At least I closed my eyes very tightly before he did anything really really gross on that pole????? I WILL NOT BE DUPED INTO WATCHING MORE GRATUITOUS DISPLAYS OF SEXUAL DEVIANCY! Didn't show up to the third trial. Was...he watching over Junpei? Is PAL going to punish him for that? WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED

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theundertaker

Cece Diver Intern You're here to keep Kip "on task". The task is murder. I'd bet my buck teeth on it. And I don't trust you for even an eighth of a second. Doesn't show up too often, and there don't seem to be office hours for the Overseers of this round, so a Cece sighting isn't common. Usually wears, like, sort of...hipster-y dresses? Has a tablet that can key into the settings of the station and pick up on full color camera feeds of anyplace in the mansion. Might have been oblivious? Not sure yet. Her first intern job on Airlocked!, has worked on some of InterGal7's other shows. She's on...corpse cleanup? Wh...Jesus...perhaps she too is more innocent than I first assumed. Heh, the roombas are back and they're her little friends. Seems to be a mix of...two different races, and her mother definitely left her and her father. Using one of those hard light projections for her human form. Stupidly likable, augh. There's been hints about who she might actually be...something about her Dad being a jellyfish? Also, she's quite eager to mix drinks. If I didn't know better, I'd call her the Champion Bartender. Has been "promoted" to Overseer. Please...let her live.

DEADLAND, FLORIDA

[cyan_maid]

I'm keeping this on a seperate page. Not sure how many notes I'll need to keep on our friends, and it kind of feels creepy to make all these little reports to begin with, but...if there's anything we can do to help them, any little scrap of something, I don't want to miss it.

- Hurricane hit. No casualties. They got our message in a bottle. I think Bolton's cracked it? But they're not showing his reaction yet. He thinks it's a threat...dammit...Bolton...how can we communicate with them without revealing where we might be?

- Please be safe while hunting aligators friends...

- Max found a conch animal thingie on the beach! Does that mean they can go fishing for digital fish to eat? Might be a good food source for when the spam and spaghettios run out. But they should probably not eat their conch friend.

- Two people have been observing their status in the pods. One: a lizard-like alien with blade protrusions. Two: a human-like woman with blonde hair, with a strange emblem on her apron and a leather jacket toting "RADICAL SKULLQUEEN".

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

You did everything you could. You stood up and acted as their rock - their DAD - even when you didn't want to, even when you hated the universe. And now...well. What you do with your life is your own. But I hope that if we all meet, you'll stay with us long enough to bring the people who set this into motion crumbling and burning down.

I may not have lived for as long as you, Mister Ardyn, but I know someone who's lived for longer, who's been a force of true evil. I'm certainly not scared of the Starscourge when there's the Batterwitch and InterGal7. I know a fraction of what it is to feel utterly useless to help the ones you care about. I know exactly what it is like to be deigned a healer, a leader, and to have that torn away from you. I think you'll find you have a fair amount in common with Xander, but I hope we can be friends as well.

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

I really want to meet you, Mister Junpei, and I want to learn from you. Not just about that morphogenic time travel whosiwhatsis, but...maybe a bit about staying strong in an investigation. In these horrid, terrible games. Because you are strong and clever and if you weren't older than me and devoted to Miss Yuuri I'd definitely have the biggest goshdarn crush on you for being just who you are. As it is, I'd much rather be your friend and learn from you, Detective.

But you're going to need to understand how temperance works...for the sake of your liver. I mean, goodness!

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

While I find you admirable for living through such hellish pain...you truly need to learn how to know when to not trust someone. And if that involves suspicion or hate, then I'm very sorry, but you'll have to learn them all over again. There is no forgiving PAL or InterGal7.

This still stands even now. You can't go through the rest of your life like this.

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

Miss Arianna, you're truly admirable for your tenacity and strength. I think you'd make a magnificent queen if you went back home, if that's what you truly want to do. Just...make sure you take some common sense to heart first. And...

Ah, it's probably a shot in the dark, but with talk of that tree of yours...did you know Ricky?

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

Don't break, Mister Heart. I know it sounds awful to say, considering all you've been through, but to have come so far now...I think your friends from home must be cheering for you to keep living from the beyond. Knowing that there's nothing to go back to is not an unfamiliar feeling to me now - but it's in making something new with the people around you that will keep you going. I promise.

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

For all your shenanigans, Mister Church, you've really kept people going. Never stop refuging in audacity! It's how I make things work, after all. From the start I wondered if you were just going to be a big lug, but...you have a lot of depth to you, you really do, and I'm glad to be proven wrong. I would be honored to learn to make challah for you.

Thank you for keeping them together. It's not easy. It doesn't always work. But to keep as many people standing as you did...is admirable.

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

Maybe you feel like you're out of your depth, Mister Choromatsu. But these people care a whole lot about you, to make sure you didn't die. You are the proof that it can be done in this place - people can be saved. Carry that with you and hold your head up high.

I hope we can get you back home to your parents and brothers. Despite how you talk sometimes, I bet they're worried sick over you.

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

Miss Nari, I want you to be able to heal from the pain of your home and from this place. I think you're the one I've wanted to befriend the most and I hope that doesn't come off as creepy or strange? But I want you to continue to have that kind of support out here, if your world won't let you have it at all. Seriously. Screw it. Everyone deserves a friend.

Get on board and cook up a storm with me already! :B

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

I'm absolutely enamored with your resolve, Miss Yuuri. Please...I hope to whatever deity might exist in this twisted universe that it doesn't break when you see...

...Kurumi wouldn't have wanted you to die and turn up there, I know it in my heart. We'll save her, and we'll save the entire School Living Club and make sure you all have a safe place to live out the rest of your lives. But in the meantime, I hope we'll be able to become fast friends.

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

Keep them safe, Miss Cece. We're coming - and we'd be happy to have you aboard.

FINAL THOUGHTS

[cyan_maid]

You are a MIRACLE, Miss Queenie. If this is really you...if it all checks out...I want to make absolute sure that I get to know you. That...I properly seperate you from Roxy, even though it's hard, because...I know you're not her. Logically. But my brain is...a sad place. It's a little brighter now than it ever was before, but it's still sad. And I don't...want to mistake people for others just because I know I'll never see them again.

Let me tell you about her once, and then...I want to get to know you. Earnestly.

DEADLAND, SOMEWHERE ELSE...?

[cyan_maid]

- ...Oh God they changed the simulation. They completely altered the entire thing. Now everyone is in a creepy sex hotel and the beds VIBRATE why do you even need THAT part to vibrate do I want to know

- Oh for goodness sake, the music. What is this, a Pokemon game?

- Mister Margulis and Mister McBurn are still incredibly gay. Good on them. :)

- They're on a resort on an island with no perceivable barrier and apparently no sight of land for a long while. Building a raft to sail away might not be viable. Oh, God. What the hell.

- That is silly, why leave bathing suits EVERYWHERE and not just give them a goshdarn selection in a closet, is it too much of a hassle to program a closet full of bathing suits?

- The dead from Season 3 are showing up. But it hasn't been so long, so...perhaps they waited a week before introducing our friends to the new simulation, to make sure the new folks had people to talk to that were familiar to the area...was Florida really not good enough for them? Or are they just playing up that creepy Bachelor entanglements bonding crap?

- The knife alien...at least...knows the dead are watching them. Hrm.

- Oh good gravy the space lube is a RUNNING JOKE

- Oh God, Kurumi found out about Yuuri right away...at least it was Mai who told her?

- It looks like Bolton and Mai can bond over their time periods, which is kind of nice. Bless him, we'll do all we can for Jamie, I promise you.

- God you impossibly lovesick man. If he sees you doing that he's going to cry...I bet he'd love a plush like that.

- Light, stop it. Stop getting drunk. Please don't do that so often, we'll end up saving you and you'll need a new liver.

- They can make the televison hover oh Jesus

- ...Are you kidding me. Blue-footed boobie birds.

- Knife alien has a species. "Hork-Bajir"? Sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel series for kids.

- Lee's a bitch even in death.

- Oh, Max. I would like some of your pancakes once this is all over with.

- The wardens of the Dead...they can project themselves into the simulation as well? Why?

- PRINCE TAKUMI............I still want to get to know you but if you'll be a prickly pear about me being too "Nohrian" for you, then I'm sorry, but you'll be stuck with a whole lot of Nohrians.

- Oh, Max...I'm sorry you're not feeling good about your art. I wish...there was more ways to message you guys in little instances. "You draw well" or "Don't forget your weapons while hunting alligators" or "WE are the ones coming to save you".

- Please. Don't let Max lose himself. Let him be free at last...before he decides anything.

- ...You know, I could see Bolton in a drag show.

- Okay, so...the Hork-Bajir is actually...two aliens sharing a body? And one is a parasite? How many more Young Adult novel tropes can we trip over here?

- ...Golly, WOULD you look better in men's clothes, Light? I kind of...want to see. For science. And then you have to teach me, because I really would love to sport a mustache and a nicely cut suit...maybe suspenders, too? Oh goodness, that'd be fun...

- THEY SENT MISTER JUNPEI'S ARM???????????????

- THEY PUT THE HANDSOME JACK GUY IN A ROOMBA??????????????????????????????????

- And the Radical Skull Queen herself emerges.

- So Prince Takumi...was possessed by something. Something that latched onto his hate, and the last remnant of himself begged boy!Corrin to kill him. I almost worry what this other version of Xander's world is like. Is there no place these people can be safe? That - that a Corrin isn't the linchpin in everything?

- ...How long will they be in this hotel? Will they change it for the next round? I...God. Let them have one place, at least. Let them rest, gather their strength. We're coming. We'll find you, I swear, and you'll be safe and alive and with us...and then we're burning all of InterGal7. Forever.