#ramz

-–—⟨ ✧ Lonetale ⟩—–-

eatery inside was... gee, it's a total mess. all the furniture was scattered, there were pieces of dishes, and the previously closed door was littered with debris. oh, and the recently broken window. ... what the hell happened here? the brawl between Ramz and Save could not have caused SUCH destruction.

*Ramz stood at the bar as if nothing had happened, while Save and Loki inspected the devastation.*

Ramz: "have a seat, kiddos." — Ramz nodded at the bar stools, as if they hadn't been fighting a minute ago.

*Save and Loki exchanged glances, but sat down at the bar in silence. Save decided that he should apologize for the incident.*

Save: "...We started off on the wrong note."

Ramz: "forget 'bout it." — Ramz rolled his eyes, — "i was the one who attacked you."

*There was a light chuckle from Save.*

Loki: "I thought your mean. And that we won't be able to... uhh..."

Save: "Reconcile?"

Loki: "Yes!"

Ramz: "huh. well. of course we had a bit of a fight, but i can see that you guys are good." — he replied in the same casual tone, — "i was just on my guard." — he looked away, — "maybe you might think that i'm one of the bad guys, but, heh, y'know, i'm not."

Save: "Oh. Hmm..." — Save looked at what used to be a door, but now it's an absolutely rubble-strewn passage, just as impassable, — "What's in there?"

Ramz: "eh?" — Ramz looked at the rubble, then turned back and closed his eyes, — "well, i'll say that it's forbidden to go there, because–"

*Ramz opened his eyes, then looked at Save.... who was already aiming a bazooka at the rubble. Ramz was shocked.*

Ramz: "...put it down."

Save: lowering the bazooka and looking at Ramz, — "Why?"

Ramz: "just don't. you're going to blow up everything here." — Ramz sounded confused as he watched Save put the bazooka in his bag, — "jeez, i'm not even going to ask where you got it from."

*Save pouted and sat back on the bar stool, crossing his arms over his chest. He wanted to know what was in there. What a kid...*

Loki: "Hey Ramz! What did you mean wen you said about ze rumors?"

Ramz: "oh, that... well... yes, I've heard a couple of times about how this little scoundrel played pranks and that some people couldn't find some things after him, but it's really nothing serious..." — Ramz looked at Save out of the corner of his eye sockets, — "...at least that's what I've heard."

*Loki put his head on the bar, putting his arm under it, and with his other hand began to move around the bar.*

Loki: "Well, yeahhh." — *yawn*, — "Ramz, hey Ramzz, will you help us in our buziness?"

Ramz: "huh? well, if you tell me what's going on, then maybe."

Save: "Broken save points appear here and there in the multiverse, which later lead to unforeseen consequences, but they became a real problem after the parasites appeared, which come from somewhere. We just need to find the place where they come from." — Save said, still sounding offended.

Ramz: "..."

*Ramz understood only half of what Save said, but he realized that it was something important. He took out a bottle of wine from under the counter and took a sip (Narrator doesn’t recommend drinking alcoholic beverages, it is harmful to your health).*

Rams: "now tell again, and in more detail." — he said more seriously.

-–—[ ✧ Lonetale ]—–-

after all, our heroes came to Lonetale. it's pretty convenient to have a reliable way to move between worlds, isn't it? ahem, okay.

[✧⟩———–––---

the atmosphere of this gray and empty world was just like last time, it was empty and gray. seriously. wait a minute...

*Save raised his hand and pointed sharply to the horizon.*

Save (seriously): "Stop. Since when?"

Loki (uncomprehendingly): "Since when what?"

and indeed, they weren't alone this time. there were shadowy creatures everywhere. they were a little transparent, but they were opaque enough to be visible. and they're probably avoiding our heroes, because they're all in the distance, and only a few were staring at them.

Loki (uncomfortable and surprised): "...At leazt they are not hostile..."

Save (cautiously): "Richtig..."

*Save turned to the only building in the place.*

Save: "Anyway- stop."

Loki (cautiously): "Wat now?"

*Save motioned for Loki to keep quiet, then crept up to the door, examined the door and listened. After a few seconds, he gestured that there was definitely someone there. Well, he tried to make the gestures simple enough for Loki to understand. Loki only realized that he need to be careful. Save did "are you serious?" face, after which he quietly opened the door and made his way inside.*

*A few seconds later, sounds of attacks, throwing objects, and just some noise were heard from the establishment. There was a moment of silence, and then, with a loud "ough" (and the sound of a broken window) a creature flew out the window.*

it was a... skeleton. very similar to Sans. it was pretty unsurprising. moreover, they was rather unremarkable. unless the dark jacket is somehow different from the rest. not very original. but let's not talk about it.

*Save left the establishment a couple of seconds later, looking glitchy, obviously beaten, and there were a couple of shadow knives sticking out of his body here and there. Loki was completely paralyzed by everything that happened in those 10 seconds.*

Save (matter-of-fact): "I swear, I wanted to throw you out the door, but it opens inside..."

*Pulling the knives out of himself, Save walked over to the skeleton and kicked them.*

Save: "And what is it?"

Skeleton (grunts): "...you little mo-"

*Save kicked the skeleton again, not letting them finish their cursing.*

Save (seriously): "Man, just say who are you?"

Skeleton (annoyed): "ghh... ramz..."

*Save's face changed, he took a step back, looked at Loki, then back at Ramz.*

Save (quietly and... disappointed?): "Gott, who gave you that name..."

Loki (clarifying): "Rams?"

Ramz (annoyed): "ramz!"

*Ramz stood up, dusted himself off, and pointed sharply at Save.*

Ramz (irritated): "what's he doing here?"

Save & Loki (surprised): "What?!"

Save (displeased): "What's the problem?!"

Ramz (hateful): "you know for sure! do you even know what rumors have been discussed about you?"

Loki (surprised): "Wat?"

Save (pretended to be surprised): "Whaaat? When was that?"

*Ramz froze, clearly trying to remember when it was the last time. It lessened his irritation.*

Ramz (confused): "um, well, i'm not sure... i'm not even sure when i was last here..."

Loki: "You come from anozer AU?"

Ramz: "uh, no. the situation is a bit different here..."

*Ramz examined these two.*

Ramz (disgusted): "how... strange you are."

Loki (uncomprehendingly): "Uh?"

Save (displeased): "Hey!"

Ramz (condescendingly surprised): "what? the first is some kind of living corpse, the second is a slimy copy of first."

*Save crossed arms and rolled his eyes, muttering something, while Loki just stared at the skeleton.*

Loki: "Do yu live here?"

Ramz: "uh-huh."

Loki: "Why weren't you here before?"

Ramz (stiffly): "uhm, well, I had some problems..."

Save (reassuringly): "You were sealed."

*Ramz glanced at Save, but realized that there was no point arguing now.*

Ramz (unwilling to admit it): "yeah yeah yeah, what's the matter?"

Save: "Nothing, we're here on business."

Ramz (surprised): "huh?"

Save: "There were a lot of interesting recordings found in your basement, and... I think you can help us in any way."

*Ramz wanted to complain that outsiders were digging in his secret basement, but he exhaled.*

Ramz: "okay, then let's go inside and discuss everything."

*The trio went inside the building.*

[✧⟩———–––---

[✧⟩———–––---

after a... hmm... half an hour(?), Gordon explained to Ramz the whole situation and (almost) all the known details. after that, their dialogue went astray, which they themselves did not notice.

*Ramz, with his feet up on the bar, was lazily tuning his guitar. Gordon was leaning against the bar from behind, just staring at the cracked ceiling. Loki, a little shell-shocked by the volume and importance of the information he had heard, looked out the window.*

Ramz: "nah, watercooler can't be dangerous." — he said in his usual laid back tone, — "well, only if it doesn't fall on your head."

Save: "Uh-huh." — he replied with a kind of absent air. maybe he was thinking about something.

Ramz: "actually, I'm pretty amazed by what you've told me." — Ramz glanced at Loki, — "loki has been staring out the window for 10 minutes now. apparently he's too."

*Ramz strummed the guitar a couple of times, and then continued to tune.*

*then there was silence. everyone was thinking about their own things. or about the general thing. after a decent amount of time, Save stood up and stretched his arms. maybe just out of habit.*

Save: "Okay, now seriously."

*Loki and Ramz came out of their trance and looked at Save.*

Save: "As a result, we still have no idea where or what to look for. Das ist schlecht. But I have some kind of plan." — Save began to walk in circles around the room with his hands clasped behind his back, — "There are research centers or laboratories in any AU, and at least some may contain information about other AUs or significant scientific points in other AUs. Or we may just get lucky and stumble upon the very source of the problem. If my theorie is correct, then what we are looking for has something to do with the scientific line. Because it's hard to imagine doing something like that outside of this field. But if not, then at least we can find interesting or even necessary information. Of course, they can pretend to be a secretive organization, but it is impossible to be completely unknown. As a last resort, I have an interesting plan that I'm not sure about, but just know that I have a plan Z." — he stopped and looked at the others, — "Well?"

*a second of silence.*

Ramz: "not bad, kid, not bad." — he said with an approving tone.

Loki: "Hooray, new adventures!" — Loki immediately jumped up and runs to Save, clearly happy with the new plan.

Save: "No, Loki, you're staying with Ramz." — Save took Loki and put him next to Ramz. Ramz found it funny.

Loki: "But... why?!" — Loki's mood instantly faded.

Save: "Only because it's dangerous. No one knows what it might turn out to be."

Ramz: "hey, but you could definitely use some help-"

Save: "Dies ist ausgeschlossen! And you're not coming with me either." — Save clearly doesn't want them to go with him and take the risk.

*Save came to the door and left. But after a second, he looked out the broken window and added.*

Save: "Ramz, you're in charge. Make sure that Loki is okay."

*After that, he went to the SP, which is located not far from the establishment, and moved somewhere.*

*Ramz and Loki sat in silence for a while, then looked at each other. It's a little different from what they expected from Gordon, but they believe there was a reason for it.*

Ramz: "well..." — we drawled, — "i suggest we go down to the basement, there are a lot of interesting things there. we'll find something to do."

*Loki nodded happily in response, and they both went down to the basement.*

well. Save and investigate the lab for clues, Ramz and Loki sort things out in the basement. It looks like they've found something to do. the plan really sounds good.

[❤️⟩———–––---

Lonetale is empty. and monochrome. the chance of something happening here is infinitesimal. it's probably the safest place to find it. well, of course, there's Void File and Omega Timeline, but that's a bit different. why it's called Lonetale? it's hard to say, but maybe it once had a meaning that has been lost forever.

(thud!)

oh, it looks like someone fell here. straight from the sky? they seem to have fallen from a decent height, but they are generally fine. hey, it's a goner vessel! I wonder why they-

or wait...

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