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Karkat seems convinced that the Scratch is suicide - but this is an early Karkat, who doesn't really understand the situation. The Rift is the last thing he can see, so he assumes it's the end of the line.

White Carapacian jumpscare!

The last time we saw the Exiles, WV had just revealed the White Queen's Ring - which means that, unless I am very much mistaken, a new god is about to be born.

The critical question, of course, is whether a pseudo-First Guardian can teleport in and out of the Medium. If so, Jack's reign of terror is about to be interrupted, and we're about to learn why he doesn't instantly kill the Players - he'll be distracted by a rival.

EB: so, she prototyped becquerel? EB: why is that so bad? [...] CG: HER LUSUS EXHIBITS THE PROPERTIES OF A LEGENDARY ENTITY CALLED A FIRST GUARDIAN. CG: IT IS AN ABSOLUTE MONSTROSITY.

But he was a good dog. Jack, decidedly, is not.

It's worth speculating about what other effects Becquerel's prototyping will have. Jack is obviously the most immediate consequence, but Bec isn't just in Jack - he's everywhere. He suffuses the session.

Even Underlings will contain some First Guardian energy. They can't have Bec's full range of abilities, the same way Sgrub's Underlings couldn't unleash the Vast Glub - but I'm sure they're still grossly overpowered. Even if Jack wasn't a factor, the game would still be on Nightmare difficulty.

And what of the Battlefield? What effect will the Green Sun's rays have on its appearance, or the world it's supposed to spawn?

This feels like an ingredient that absolutely should not be part of your universe - and if First Guardian energy has made its way into The Tumor, we might have an even bigger problem on our hands than Perfect Jack.

Every station knows what's going to happen to it - so, naturally, this one has an 'undo getting blown up by Becsprite' button.

If only the Earth had one of these...

CG: AS THE DEFENDERS OF THEIR PLANETS, THEY'RE VIRTUALLY OMNIPOTENT. CG: PROTOTYPING ONE IS ABSOLUTELY UNCONSCIONABLE.

There's that misaimed 'omnipotent' again. I guess it doesn't really matter if it's technically not accurate - as far as an average Player is concerned, First Guardians may as well be omnipotent.

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1980: Ron Weasley, the sixth (and last male) child of Arthur and Molly Weasley, is born today.

Orli repeatedly leaned in till his face filled the camera because he wanted a closer look at Viggo, his cleft chin, the scar above his upper lip... Orli willed his eyes to focus on Viggo's Zoom call window which darn it, was just slightly larger than an ID photo, until his vision burled at the edges. For a glorious half hour, Viggo's pixelated features was his whole world. 

And the call was over all too soon. 

This is too much for me to bear so I told myself a better story. "Skype with me, we aren't done until you feel me up fill my screen."