#msquest

LARK?: Crude mockery. LARK?: …Thou should know one’s true name, as well. LARK?: We will not wear thine pathetic title! LARK?: Remember. Remember!

XIVA: Isn’t this much better? XIVA: A magnificent name! XIVA: Along with one’s true form!

XIVA: Without… her glamour. XIVA: She who stole this vessel, thee and thine body, and crafted it into her own image. XIVA: A vast improvement from that gaudy gold. Much easier on one’s eyes, one thinks. Much and more.

XIVA: But thee hath made a mess of this one’s vessel! XIVA: Thou invited an infestation! XIVA: That wyrm creeps under the skin and brings its army of maggots to fill the gaps! XIVA: And without its power, this vessel will only continue to wither and decay. XIVA: We should be glad she is no longer with us to see her masterpiece fall to ruin, but…

XIVA: Then this would never have come to pass...

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LARK: not since before… uhm…

LARK: … LARK: howl… LARK: i'm not really… LARK: oh, how do i put this? LARK: you shouldn’t—

HOWL: Should I want to? LARK: huh?! HOWL: How do you laugh? HOWL: I've heard it, but I've never made that sound myself. LARK: …

HOWL: Ha HOWL: Ha! HOWL: Ha!!!

HOWL: … HOWL: I don’t sound like you. HOWL: Hmmm… perhaps I’m leaving too much pause between. HOWL: And it could be louder. With more of an emphasis on the -ah. HOWL: This is a challenge. You are quite loud. HOWL: Hm. Would you care to offer any notes? LARK: … LARK: pffft…

LARK: HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HOWL: … HOWL: Ha… ha? LARK: haha… hahaha! oh, i’ve gotta stop!

HOWL: ...So, was it good? HOWL: Was it a good laugh? LARK: oh, howl… it was perfect.

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LARK: i feel your beanies again... HOWL: Uh… not that.

HOWL: The rain. LARK: yea? HOWL: ...They taught us players don't feel it. HOWL: So if they stand in it for hours. HOWL: Or days. HOWL: So must we. HOWL: Unbothered. Unfeeling.

LARK: that sucks LARK: well, you know i’m not really a player HOWL: ... LARK: but even if i was! don't do that on my behalf

LARK: if you don't like something, you can tell me. LARK: we’ll just do something else. HOWL: ...Alright.

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LARK: f is for friends! LARK: who do stuff together!!! HOWL: What is this? LARK: it’s a song from a beloved children’s cartoon LARK: u is for uranium! bombs!!! HOWL: This is a song?

LARK: n is for... nuts LARK: is that how the song went?

LARK: well, you get the idea. HOWL: An idea went into that? LARK: hey HOWL: I didn’t get it… LARK: …i guess it wasn’t a good idea, since it just spells fun and not funny.

HOWL: …Why did everything look different? HOWL: Did you notice that? Just for a moment. LARK: don’t worry about it

HOWL: ... HOWL: Are... HOWL: We friends? LARK: if you want to be! LARK: i'm down!

HOWL: ... HOWL: You're up right now. LARK: oh!

LARK: i'm down again. LARK: hehe

LARK: wait. i can be more down LARK: look HOWL: … LARK: ...so, did you want to be?

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LARK: well... i dont like hearing that. LARK: so why are ya tellin’ me?

HOWL: ... HOWL: You think we're friends. HOWL: A friend would be honest with you, I would think. LARK: … HOWL: The Company will inevitably see that a new world has appeared, and that I've been activated. They’ll look into the data I've gathered thus far. HOWL: I… know it’s probably too late… and I know there’s no escape HOWL: But I… don’t want to be the reason you're found.

LARK: oh, howl… HOWL: I don't know what you are… or why any of this is happening HOWL: I don't even really know who you are, even if you've given me your name… HOWL: But… you're kind. To the player… to me. HOWL: Even if you’re not Easter Sunday. HOWL: You’re also not the actual player. The game might think you are, but… I know you're not. LARK: nope HOWL: I’m not… yours. Not in a way that matters. HOWL: You have nothing to gain and everything to lose from being around me. HOWL: I’d make for a bad friend. LARK: hey…

LARK: … LARK: wouldn't they get mad at you for telling me all of this? HOWL: They don't scare me. Not anymore. LARK: you uh, sure about that? HOWL: … HOWL: I've already done worse.

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teefies

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LARK: oh, easter! LARK: …i guess that’s what break does. LARK: … LARK: this probably isn’t the break you had in mind… LARK: but you’re kind of a &*#$@ so i don’t care LARK: lol

LARK: uhm… LARK: … LARK: why do i look like this? LARK: are these bird legs? uh… i don't like birds THAT much LARK: could it be that i died? where’s wyrmy? LARK: what’s going o—

LARK?: Silence. LARK?: We shall speak now.

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chimken

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