TROLLSLUM CAFE IX: Yeah! Still!

[Monster X]

"... wHICh oNe of us... do yOu nEEd."
He doesn't know how to put this.
" wITHOUt tHe wIGGLEr."

Wielkych's face is dripping out the blood. "Y-you're saying you're going to... split one of you away? How... the fuck is... *tear* that going to work? *h*-*heh*"

[scintillatingMoniker]

)well there were sOme bad things that happened(
)my lusus cant fly anymOre(



)but apart frOm that everything has been gOing great!!(
)i still cant use sOpOr slime...(



)but nOw all my dreams stOpped being mean and scary and theyre all wOnderful!(

She looks like the happiest little girl in the world right now.

[inexplicableSigns]

"... pAINFULLy. aNd tEMPORARILy.. aNSWEr tHe qUESTIOn."

[redRevolvers]

Dorgaea shakes his head.
noo, thiis iis oof iimpoortaancee...yoouu, mee eeveeryoonee
Dorgaea's sweat increases. He is shivering.

You lean slightly forward.
Then I'm all ears. What's going on?

[noisyJester]

Anty walks in the cafe, looking at which table to sit at. He picks a random one and yawns loudly, sitting at it.

[Monster X]

"... pAINFULLy. aNd tEMPORARILy.. aNSWEr tHe qUESTIOn."

Wielkych looks down. "This is... fucking...embarrassing... but."

She looks up, tears evident. "Cim can stay in the body as a friend, and I really don't want to hurt her... But in order to love someone I'd need them... to have..."

"You would seperate. H-heh." She mutters, then dunks her face onto the table.

Embarrassed, as, FUCK.

[Captain Whosit]

)well there were sOme bad things that happened- my lusus cant fly anymOre(

)but apart frOm that everything has been gOing great!!(
)i still cant use sOpOr slime...(

)but nOw all my dreams stOpped being mean and scary and theyre all wOnderful!(

She looks like the happiest little girl in the world right now.

Oh, sorry to hear about your lusus....

Salom actually has no idea what her lusus is, but if it was injured, that was sad.



Uh... but tt's ntce to hear that you're havtng good dreams.... Um... tf T can ask.... what are they ltke...?

Trolls usually have terrible nightmares as a rule. Aside from Razel, Salom hadn't heard of any troll that had nice dreams.

[potatato]

Dorgaea gets closer to, he looks kind of out there.
Ii haad aa dreeaam, naay aa niightmaaree... Ii saaw oonly mee, mee aand mee... thaat's aall theeree iis iit waas daark aand ii feelt fuunny... aand ii coouuld seeee soomeethiing, iit waas briight aand bluuee aand haad soomeethiing iin thee miiddlee....

[inexplicableSigns]

Virdan grins. He steps into the backroom, because this next bit is so freaking stupid honestly I mean what kind of wish did Siapa even make.
"... i hATe dOINg tHIs."
He withdraws a small card from his strife specibus.
"hENSHIn."


A flash of green light pours out into the main room, and Virdan walks out carrying a sleeping wiggler in his arms.
"aLRIGHt. sHE'Ll eITHEr wAKe up or be tAKEn oVEr by cIm sOOn. i'm jUSt me, aNd me aLONe~~"
He grins. He honestly loves this form, his own body, so much. Not a single trace of Siapa's appearance left, and he had his glasses!
He puts Siapa in one of the booths, covering her with his jacket, and sat down across the table from Wielkych.

[Monster X]

Virdan grins. He steps into the backroom, because this next bit is so freaking stupid honestly I mean what kind of wish did Siapa even make.
"... i hATe dOINg tHIs."
He withdraws a small card from his strife specibus.
"hENSHIn."


A flash of green light pours out into the main room, and Virdan walks out carrying a sleeping wiggler in his arms.
"aLRIGHt. sHE'Ll eITHEr wAKe up or be tAKEn oVEr by cIm sOOn. i'm jUSt me, aNd me aLONe~~"
He grins. He honestly loves this form, his own body, so much. Not a single trace of Siapa's appearance left, and he had his glasses!
He puts Siapa in one of the booths, covering her with his jacket, and sat down across the table from Wielkych.

Wielkych looks up still teared, and- holyshitglasseshot

"Well, cheesy bastard, I guess you got somewhere. Considering I actually... feel like... um."

She starts licking her bloody arm again, not so much for any reason as of out of nervousness.

"...I still won't be able to look Cim in the face anymore...

[scintillatingMoniker]

)well theyre all kinda different(
)i cOuld be the empress Or a pirate- cept a nice One -Or anything!!(
)and my friends are in a lOt Of them and sO are yOu!(

[redRevolvers]

Dorgaea gets closer to, he looks kind of out there.
Ii haad aa dreeaam, naay aa niightmaaree... Ii saaw oonly mee, mee aand mee... thaat's aall theeree iis iit waas daark aand ii feelt fuunny... aand ii coouuld seeee soomeethiing, iit waas briight aand bluuee aand haad soomeethiing iin thee miiddlee....

Is that all, or can you tell me more?
You think you know where this is going.

[inexplicableSigns]

"wHy? cIm wON't mINd."
Virdan takes her hand and looks at it, raising an eyebrow.
"tHIs lOOKs pRETTy pAINFUl~...

aNd yOu fEEl lIKe~?"

[Captain Whosit]

)well theyre all kinda different(
)i cOuld be the empress Or a pirate- cept a nice One -Or anything!!(
)and my friends are in a lOt Of them and sO are yOu!(

Oh, um, that's... that's ntce to hear.... Actually, he's not really sure what he thinks about being in other people's dreams.

T, uh... so... T guess you don't... have much trouble sleeptng now...? Translation: Do you still murder everything around you when you are asleep?

[scintillatingMoniker]

)well(
)i still dO bad things sOmetimes in my sleep......(



)b-but the dreams are nice!(

[Monster X]

"wHy? cIm wON't mINd."
Virdan takes her hand and looks at it, raising an eyebrow.
"tHIs lOOKs pRETTy pAINFUl~...

aNd yOu fEEl lIKe~?"

"Like this." She hugs him and puts her head on his shoulder.

"I don't know what to fucking do anymore."

Her hand's bleeding starts stopping. Seems the engineering sped clotting up rather quick.

((I SEE THE END OF THE TOPIC EVER NEARING))

[potatato]

Dorgaea started to breath heavily.
Theen iit goot oodd... ii saaw ciitiiees... oof puurplee, aand goo-
Dorgaea turns over and coughs a bit, some purple splatters come out.
yoouu maay knoow...siir....

[redRevolvers]

((I wonder what we should name the next topic...))

...I know all too well.

[Captain Whosit]

((Oh, ha ha, I know what the next topic is going to be named....))

)well(
)i still dO bad things sOmetimes in my sleep......(

)b-but the dreams are nice!(

O-oh.... W-well, at least, um, you're dreams are better.... Uh... T'm sure that's ntce....

[potatato]

Dorgaea grabs Roger, his hands are sweaty and weak.
Pleeaasee siir... Ii muust knoow... Ii aam gooiing iinsaanee..

[inexplicableSigns]

If it were Lemmon, this would be sweet and adorable. Instead, it's Virdan, sooo.

He returns the hug, smiling.
"i cAn hELp yOu fIGURe it oUt, if yOU'd lIKe~."
Everyone has their own path.
He puts a hand on her head and gently strokes her hair, waiting for a response.

[redRevolvers]

Dorgaea grabs Roger, his hands are sweaty and weak.
Pleeaasee siir... Ii muust knoow... Ii aam gooiing iinsaanee..

What you saw was the Incipisphere. The setting of a game that is much more than a game...
You are not insane, Dorgaea. It is very much real.

[Monster X]

If it were Lemmon, this would be sweet and adorable. Instead, it's Virdan, sooo.

He returns the hug, smiling.
"i cAn hELp yOu fIGURe it oUt, if yOU'd lIKe~."
Everyone has their own path.
He puts a hand on her head and gently strokes her hair, waiting for a response.

Wielkych answers slowly, through the haze of hate and sadness and fear and revulsion and loathing and various related difficult to place emotions.

Finally, "I...I don't even care that you're j-just doing this out of attrac-ctiveness, and your pick-ups are cheesy, and you're a total sleazeball... You went through the t-trouble and it was for my sake, so..."

Her head flops onto his shoulder again. "Y-y-yes."

[scintillatingMoniker]

)it iiis~(
)but ive wanted tO talk tO yOu abOut it fOr a while because yOure in a lOt of them!!(

[potatato]

Dorgaea let go his expression turning to horror.
Reeaally...Teell mee, thiis iinciipiispheeree... Whaat aaree thoosee graand ciitiiees?
One of Dorgaea's sleeves began to fall off, showing a rather frightening look at his arm, beat, cut and bruised.