savetheearth | 002 ✮ handwritten/hand-drawn text

[ Even if there were other important matters on his mind, Gerald Vakarian had been thinking about one thing in particular since the New Year began. So, after a productive day (or as productive as police officers stating "we've told you all we know about ThunderCorp, Agent Vakarian" in ten different ways can be"), he figures it's time to give this strange network a whirl yet again.

This time, he connects via a piece of paper, and he can't quite say that it makes him comfortable. Thankfully, his bold text doesn't quite give that away. ]

SO, SEEING HOW THIS IS ALL NOT A DREAM, I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT SORT OF THING THIS IS.

[ What follows is an assortment of images clearly glued onto paper by someone who is not a professional artist. ]

[ . . . ]

ACTUALLY... SCRATCH THAT.

[ This is exactly what he does, scribbling furiously over the image. ]

HERE, LET ME TRY TO ACTUALLY DRAW IT WITHOUT USING OLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES.

[ The following sketch demonstrates that while Gerald may be a man of many talents (and a truly remarkable programmer), art is definitelynot his strongest point. ]

YEAH... SOMETHING LIKE A SECOND ONE. IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SQUINT.

[ Well... it was worth a shot. But it still doesn't stop him from scribbling over that one too... ]

IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A COMBINATION BETWEEN A DINOSAUR, A BIRD, AND A BUG THING.

IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS I REALLY WISH I MAJORED IN ART.

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Well, it's uh, just you know. A very. Confusing situation. Lots of missing details.

Hard to learn things and all.

[Miria's just kinda side-eyeing Isaac's rambling BRO YOU OKAY?]

...It really wasn't supposed to be a question to get you that upset about. I mean, it's not like you found out you were a serial killer or anything, right?

[ OH GOD PLEASE LET HIM NOT BE A SERIAL KILLER THAT WOULD MAKE THIS WORSE. ]

I don't think so! I mean, the context didn't suggest anything illegal... of a murderous nature.

[Miria gives him another look because THAT WAS PRETTY SPECIFIC PAL.]

[ . . . ]

Well, if you weren't acting suspicious before...

[Extremely nervous laughter.]

What? I'm not suspicious! Everything's completely fine and normal and so is my past! Squeaky clean asfarasIcanrememberoverallminusafewdetails HAHAHAHHA!

[Totally nailed it.]

[ . . . ]

...Yeah. You totally were a serial killer.

[ And the sad thing is... only part of him is joking. ]

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