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[ It's a voice post because RYAN BROKE KARSON'S FUCKING IPHONE SCREEN YOU PUNK ]

Hey... Do you guys remember the girl who worked at the cupcake store? Candy. She was on the network with us. Have you seen her lately? I...

[ There's a long pause then a sigh. ]

I talked to her girlfriend; she's gone missing. Said the police were snooping around too. I... yeah. Just. Please tell me someone here has taken her in or is hiding her or---

Candy, please respond.

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What if the police are shapeshifting monsters, and I get separated from the group? I have a gun.

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[schild]

You have a gun? [ Who gave you a gun, dear lord, Karson. ]

Okay, if you're separated from the group, and if you're being attacked by a shape-shifting monster, then yes, you should probably try to kill it. In self-defense.

If any of those things happen. Which they shouldn't. Hopefully.

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Okay. Just... gotta be prepared for this shit. Now I have a some-what authoritative OK on the matter, which is excellent. If I get caught for murdering every police, I'm pointing to you.

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[schild]

Listen to me, a gun is a very serious weapon. Don't joke about this.

We just established you shouldn't shoot police officers unless they turn into monsters. That's not the same thing as killing people. [ OHOHOHO that's a good one RYAN. ]

Just don't... Look, some of my friends are cops. I understand things are crazy, but doing something equally crazy will just make things worse. So don't joke about it.

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I'm not joking. I'm being completely fucking serious right now, because in case you missed it, my friend is missing. Things aren't just crazy. They're fucking terrible. I don't even know if she's alive right now-- that's how fucking terrible things are.

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[schild]

Okay, yeah, that's totally fair. But the important thing in this situation is to keep calm. If you can. It's hard, I know that, but keeping a cool head will keep you from landing yourself in more even trouble. Like shooting up cops, for one thing. That would be bad, and would be counter-productive to finding your friend, alright?

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...Yeah. I guess. Ugh.





[ long pause, then... ] Ugurhgurhguuuuughhhhh. What am I supposed to do? I don't know what to do.

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[schild]

There isn't a lot you can do, unfortunately. That's the shitty thing. [ He's leveling with you Karson, really. You got this. Ryan's totally a pro at calming people down. ]

You're already doing a lot. Spreading the word, informing the proper authorities-- that's really good. You're doing as best as you can. I wish there was more you could do to track her down, but for now it's going be a matter of waiting and hoping and keeping an eye on things in case something pops up.

I'm sorry. [ He means it!! ]

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I hate this; this is awful. This is the fucking worst. I mean, honestly-- what's the point of getting all these powers if we can't do jackshit with them?! What's the point of connecting over a network, if all we can do is bitch and moan about one of our own getting picked off and kidnapped away?! What's the point of ALL OF THIS?!

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[schild]

[ Gonna let you vent, bro. That's a thing you gotta do. ]

I wish I knew, honestly. I wish there was more we could do.

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[ silence. the longest silence in the world. the longest, most awkward silence ever conceived.

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I wish I could just sleep. I could figure it all then-- if my mind wasn't so fucked up and tired.

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[schild]

I'd say not sleeping is probably up there on the list of 'worst echoes ever.'

[ Long sigh. IT'S SYMPATHY OK. ]

I'm really sorry. It's too bad we can't pick and choose these things...

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I wish we didn't even get involved in this shit. I never wanted these shittyass numbers; I didn't want all this weird blood stuff. I never not asked to never not sleep.

Someone here has to have a power to just... reverse all this shit. Right?

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[schild]

It's definitely not fair. There's kids getting involved-- it's not right.

Who knows, honestly. We can hope, but trying to be as ready as possible is the best thing we can do, ultimately.