#with roxy

DAVE: -he's weirdly quiet today, mainly because he has no idea how to get out of here. and he misses his family more than he wanted to admit.-

ROXY: *sees him and scoots over slowly on her cube butt pillow*

DAVE: -looks over at roxy-

DAVE: hey

ROXY: howdy rowdy davey bby

ROXY: whats shakin quaker oat

DAVE: nothin

DAVE: -he's silent for a moment- do you uh

DAVE: miss eridan

ROXY: *oh*

ROXY: well... yeah of course *thumb fiddles with the ring on her finger*

ROXY: and im kinda super worried about dirk i wanted to check on him but

ROXY: *She was tired and darkleer was drained enough keeping her concealed, she originally meant to poof back with all the food but it took several tries even after it was gone. She didn't talk to them but she might've been stuck out there*

DAVE: dirkll be ok like if im alive hes gonna be

DAVE: he already proved that before -he's still a little worried for his brother, though-

DAVE: karkat should be ok

DAVE: -he waits again, absentmindedly wringing his hands together-

ROXY: dirks kinda an asshole about makin people worry...

ROXY: *reaches to hold his hands tho* im sure he is

ROXY: the dudes probably trying to boss around his cellmates

DAVE: -looks down at their hands, and dave holds onto Roxy's. he didn't even realize he was doing that- yeah i can see that

DAVE: -just not gonna let go.- jades good she can handle the fuckin world on her shoulders

DAVE: dove too since she came straight from jade

ROXY: *snickers softly* yeah theyre gonna be fine

ROXY: *squeezes his hand* thems some dangerous ladies and eris a dangerous fish and all these assholes did was piss em off

DAVE: yeah true that

DAVE: rose is solid too

ROXY: of fuckin course

ROXY: shes prolly got a whole plan laid out

ROXY: *though she wonders if Rose is ok because electric shocks can do wHO KNOWS WHAT*

DAVE: -he nods and is quiet again before he speaks up- do you think babies forget

ROXY: dave..... shes not gonna forget anything

ROXY: well all be back were like roaches they cant get rid of us

ROXY: ull get back 2 dovey love in no time

DAVE: maybe she gets confused and some other dude is holdin her and she thinks bros her dad

KANKRI: Since their mem9ries are n9t fully devel9ped at a y9unger age, yes. They d9 f9rget. F9r instance did y9u kn9w that when y9u are an early infant, y9ur mind isn't a6le t9 c9mprehend the su6ject 9f 96ject permenance? The m9ment a 6a6y cann9t see s9mething, they assume it fades 9ut 9f existence and is n9 l9nger s9mething in reality. Its actually quite interesting, and explains why m9st infants are s9 facinate with the game "Peek-a-699." Als9 it is p9si6le f9r the child in questi9n t9 shift the identity 9f a care giver 9nt9 an9ther m9re active figure, 6ut that is simply 6ecause human infants are in c9nstant need 9f safet and supp9rt and are likely t9 trust just a69ut any9ne. Its really n9thing pers9nal I think, and y9u sh9uldn't w9rry.  -He has been kind of listening in on their conversation for a while now from his spot nearby.-

DARKLEER: -snorts but continues to sleep.-

DAVE: ...

DAVE: well FUCK

ROXY: *turns to look at KAnkri so fast her neck cracks* :) ....

ROXY: *turns back to dave*

ROXY: fun facts but dove also has like 50 sad strider dads ur still gonna be her favorite

KANKRI: I d9n't think y9ung infants actually have the c9gnitive a6ility t9 f9rm fav9ritism.

ROXY: where are ur sources

ROXY: take ur nail and etch a full bibliography on the wall

KANKRI: I have read a few psych9l9gical j9urnals 9n the mentality and imp9rtance 9f particular s9cial and em9ti9nal stages 9f human children up thr9ugh adulth99d.

DAVE: -pulls his hands away from Roxy and absentmindedly starts wringing them together again- you have

KANKRI: -Small mutant frown.- Als9 why w9uld I d9 that. I w9uld ruin my nail and it m9st likely w9uld 6e 6arely effective 9n the wall.

ROXY: *GURGLES INTERNALLY*

ROXY: idk a few doesnt seem 2 cut the mustard

DAVE: -fuck fuck fuck-

KANKRI: 9h! Well c9uld y9u tell me where my mistakes were? I am disc9vering that there are a few things a69ut human children that I d9n't exactly understand.

KANKRI: F9r instance 9nly recently I learned that a m96ile is meant t9 terrify small infants int9 silence, since they 6elieve the device t9 6e, trigger warning f9r infantile harm, an avian predat9r there t9 cary them 9ff and dev9ur them.

KANKRI: A friend 9f mine t9ld me a69ut that.

ROXY: *STARES AT KANKRI*

DAVE: wow im gonna puke

ROXY: bruh

ROXY: my dude

ROXY: sir

ROXY: man guy

DAVE: is it hot in here or what

ROXY: shoosh

KANKRI: -Looks at dave with sudden concern.- What? Are y9u alright?

ROXY: calm down bab

ROXY: just breathe

ROXY: doves fine shes not terrified or any of that bulllllllllllllllllllllllshit its chill its all good

KANKRI: Well its all instinctual, I d9u6t she realizes its 9ut 9f fear, s9 yes she might n9t 6e terrified at all, its just a natural resp9nce t9 danger.

KANKRI: Its actually a rather clever adaptati9n.

ROXY: AND BOY I BET SHE LOVES HER MOBILE WHICH ISNT FUCKIN DANGEROUS

KANKRI: . . . uh. Well yes 96vi9usly it isnt danger9us? Wh9 w9uld h9nestly think it w9uld 6e?

DAVE: -imagining all the different people dove could confuse for dad now-

ROXY: lets change the subject

ROXY: SO dave

ROXY: dave

ROXY: dave

ROXY: my fellow tg in the tg collition

ROXY: my twin

ROXY: we got snacks and shit

ROXY: also water in a egg jug

ROXY: lets do somethin with that yeah?

DAVE: what

DARKLEER: -stirs awake with Roxy yelling at that. Boy, he feels rather hung over.- ...

ROXY: yeah like......

ROXY: stack it

DARKLEER: -stares ahead- ...............

KANKRI: He just said he felt like he was g9ing t9 thr9w up, are y9u sure ingesting s9mething is a g99d idea?

ROXY: *Sorry darkleer she's just aggressively trying to stop a full fledged freakout before it occurs*

ROXY: hahahahahahahahaisaidstackit

DAVE: ha

ROXY: ...

KANKRI: -These two confuse him, he doesn't know what to do with them at all.-

KANKRI: -Looks over at Darkleer.- S9rry, did we wake y9u?

DARKLEER: Yes -says bluntly-

KANKRI: My ap9l9gies then. I think we may have ended up speaking l9uder then we meant, 9r needed t9. -Mostly it was Roxy though-

ROXY: *Don't make her fight you* also more than recommended but i am sorry :(

DARKLEER: -disgruntled nickering-

DAVE: -awkwardly drinks some water-

KANKRI: We were just discussing human infants, their mem9ry a6ilities, natural need f9r safety and c9mpassi9n, and their instinctual a6ilities t9 help av9id predat9rs in a wilds setting.

ROXY: yeah were not talking about that anymore or ever

KANKRI: I was 9nly catching 9ur cellmate up t9 speed, I am unsure if it c9unts as actually talking a69ut it.

KANKRI: Perhaps it is m9re 9f a sumerizati9n 9f recently previ9usly discussed t9pics.

ROXY: iono if i just got woke up i wouldnt care about what was bein discussed

ROXY: soooo

ROXY: these blueprints crazy or what

KANKRI: I pers9naly w9uld like t9 6e inf9rmed 9n what I missed if I had just w9ken up.

ROXY: amazing blueprints

KANKRI: Are they?

ROXY: so very

KANKRI: What are they 9f?

DARKLEER: -has gone quiet now.-

DARKLEER: ...

DARKLEER: -snores now-

DARKLEER: -he has fallen asleep sitting up-

DAVE: im gonna sleep

DAVE: -lays down- see ya

KANKRI: -What a champ darkleer is-

ROXY: *snorts* the ship

ROXY: *what a precious horse*

ROXY: *frowns at dave* ....ok.... sleep well

KANKRI: -At roxy about the ship thing- Y9u say that as th9ugh it may have 6een 96vi9us.

ROXY: what else tho?

KANKRI: I have n9 idea, I haven't seen the 6lue prints, and I d9n't have psychic a6ilities t9 read s9mething I haven't l99ked at.

ROXY: ok

ROXY: then the only thing relatively helpful that they could be is of the ship

ROXY: (but ur stuck in fuckin child psychology land so idk bruh)

KANKRI: S9rry I didn't catch the last thing y9u said, what was it?

ROXY: mind if i join u up there

ROXY: we should rap about this son

KANKRI: . . . .What? -He is confused.-

ROXY: *stands and walks over where he is* scootch and lemme park my ass

KANKRI: Uh. -He is skeptical about this, but Kankri does scootch himself over enough for Roxy to join him if she still chose to-

KANKRI: 6e my guest I supp9se.

ROXY: *GOOD BECAUSE SHE WAS SITTING DOWN ANYWAY*

ROXY: *switches to a carapacian tongue since a certain file said he knows that, her dialect is very heavily Dersite* [im wonderin if you have a good ability to read moods honestly]

KANKRI: -His look of surprise is pretty obvious when she starts speaking another language.-

KANKRI: -As it turns out, he studied the Carapacian langauge to learn a second tongue for a useful skill. Of course he wasn't expecting Roxy to know this. So there was some skepticism as he replied to her. His own dialect being Prospitian.-

KANKRI: [I am fairly apt at doing so, yes.]

KANKRI: [Why are we comunicating this way?]

ROXY: [because i dont want that precious bundle of nerves to listen to the same conversation twice]

ROXY: [you do realize he has a kid an actual baby that he thinks he might never see and that hes freaking will FORGET him because hell never see her again]

ROXY: [thats not the time for fun facts about how shitty baby memories are]

ROXY: [object permenance is way less interesting when it pertains to ur child possibly never knowing you]

KANKRI: -He frowns again-

KANKRI: [He asked a questi9n, I was pr9viding an answer. H9nestly I th9ught he w9uld d9 well hearing that this sh9rt leave 9f a6sence w9uld have little t9 n9 effect 9n his child. She pr96a6ly d9esn't even fully register that he is n9t there, and will n9t remem6er him n9t 6eing there at this m9ment.]

ROXY: [sorry to say but i dont think that was the message absorbed]

ROXY: [pretty sure most of what he heard was that she wouldnt remember jack and would probably look at someone else as her guardian]

KANKRI: [Well that is unf9rtunate if that is all he managed t9 a6s9r6.]

KANKRI: [It certainly misses the c9mf9rting sentiment I was trying t9 get acr9ss.]

ROXY: [.........so ur gonna fix it or.................................]

ROXY: [not talk about kids ever again or.........................]

ROXY: [work on weedlin it down to really get the sentiment across orrrrrrr]

KANKRI: [Well I c9uld try talking t9 him a69ut it when he wakes up. T9 see where the-] . . . uh. Hm. S9rry 9ne m9ment I am a 6it 9ut 9f practice.

KANKRI: -Takes a moment to remember the right word.-

KANKRI: 9h! -Clears throat- [T9 see where the /misc9municati9n/ was during 9ur c9nversati9n. That way I can aleviate his c9ncerns a69ut his child.]

ROXY: [im sure hed appreciate it]

ROXY: [just........... if i like]

ROXY: [pinch your side dont be too offended]

ROXY: [just he is most delicate]

KANKRI: -He raises an eyebrow-

KANKRI: [If y9u d9 actually pinch me, I certainly will 6e 9ffended. That w9uld 6e an invasi9n 9f my pers9nal space as well as unwanted harrasment.]

ROXY: [what i witnessed earlier was unwanted harrassment tbh]

ROXY: [but heres 2 hopin i dont offend you tomorrow]

KANKRI: [It wasn't intentional in the slightest. If the t9pic was 69thering him, he sh9uld have said s9.]

KANKRI: -Looks over at the sleeping Dave-

KANKRI: [He and his 6r9ther seem t9 share the ina6ility, 9r at least there is a resistence 9r hesitati9n, t9 express 9r gather an em9ti9nal state. Its rather c9ncerning.]

ROXY: [ok lets say for funs sake that the intention doesnt matter worth jack cause hes probably over there pretending to sleep and freaking the fuck out]

ROXY: [you cant expect someone to lay their heart open for strangers to poke it and yknow what? talkin about your problems is a lot harder than anyone gives it justice even to the people who you know you can talk to]

ROXY: [they cant or they dont or they wont but that doesnt mean you can roll around the subject askin for bluntness cause not everyone is straight up]

KANKRI: [I wasn't asking Dave t9 9pen up t9 me, all he had t9 say was that he was very unc9mf9rta6le with the c9nversati9n and needed f9r it t9 c9me t9 a st9p.]

ROXY: [ok but he didnt and u seemed to miss all the social cues]

ROXY: [im p sure i need a chiropractor to unheck what i hecked up]

KANKRI: [Thats a shame, I d9u6t y9u will 6e a6le t9 find 9ne while we are here.]

ROXY: [it is]

ROXY: [maybe when i get back i can score some sweet rubbins tho]

KANKRI: [Are any 9f the medical 9fficers 9n the crew skilled in that s9rt 9f practice?]

ROXY: [no but id give it to anyone with strong hands]

ROXY: [pomary would be good i bet but i havent gotten a rub down from her yet]

KANKRI: -The very idea of something like that happening made Kankri internally gag for whatever reason-

KANKRI: -His imagination probably got away from him in the moment though, since he was late to respond.-

KANKRI: [Well she certainly d9es have str9ng hands.]

ROXY: *What was he thinking about* .....

ROXY: [i can only imagine]

KANKRI: -Nothing you ever need to know about-

KANKRI: [Yes, well.]

KANKRI: -Time to change topics.-

KANKRI: [Where did y9u learn t9 speak Carapacian?]

KANKRI: [Y9ur dialect isn't 9ne I am particulary acust9med t9.]

ROXY: *omfg what WAS he thinking about*

ROXY: oh [when i was a kid i grew up on derse] *gestures at him*

ROXY: [im guessin you learned from a prospitian]

KANKRI: [N9t 9ne directly, 6ut my tut9r in the su6ject had learned it fr9m 9ne 9f pr9spit 9rigin.]

KANKRI: [S9 y9u grew up 9n derse? That is a 6it interesting. I had n9 idea humans were c9m9n place 9n that particular planet.]

KANKRI: -Most of his knowlege was on troll occupied planets. He had aproximate information on the population of any other space rock.-

ROXY: [yeah theyre... not]

ROXY: *shrugs* [i was kinda orphaned but the cute lil dudes i ran with were cool]

KANKRI: [9h. . . ]

KANKRI: [I am s9rry t9 hear that. N9t the uh, "Cute little dudes" y9u spent time with, that s9unds fine en9ugh, 6ut the 6eing 9rphaned part.]

KANKRI: [That d9esn't s9und enj9ya6le in the slightest.]

ROXY: [welp]

ROXY: [cant change the past]

ROXY: [and iono uh it was an important part of my life but thats kinda all it was a part of my life that lead up to this point which sounds sad as fuck cause were in a cell possibly flyin to our doom]

ROXY: *She was up late last night? If it was night. She's sitting up against a wall on a flat green rectangle meant to be a cushion. There are parts strewn around her as she's making... something. It looks like a gun of some sort but part of the barrel looks like a soda bottle with some diamond-shaped thing shoved in the top. She been busy and is snoring loudly, leaning with her cheek on the wall and drooling a line of spit down the side. That can't be sanitary*

DAVE: -he watches roxy from where he's at, and she's drooling. how adorable- hey

DAVE: hey roxy

ROXY: *stirrs and closes her mouth, there goes the water supply*

ROXY: *wipes her face and gurgles words, probably hello david, good morning*

DAVE: what

ROXY: *slurps spit and tries to wake up more but she's s'dang tired*

ROXY: *grunts and stretches until her bones pop* gmornin

DAVE: what you tryin to make there princess

ROXY: *Sniffs and looks at all the things aroung her* oh uh.....

ROXY: ........ *blinks*

ROXY: a

ROXY: hypo thermalaser to uh heat up shit n peeps

DAVE: to melt the walls too

ROXY: *shakes head and wakes up a bit more* nah

ROXY: for one i dont know what all is even in the walls so itd b my luck to heat up somethin that transfers any kinda gas and we just end up dead when it all goes boom from pressure

DAVE: guess you got a point there

DAVE: do they have cameras up in here

ROXY: iono thats hard 2 say since they can be really small

ROXY: could even have mics

ROXY: but i mean who knows since the place is so bare

DAVE: youd think theyd be up our ass for all the appearifying were up to

ROXY: they either dont care or dont know

ROXY: or want us 2 think that -shrug-

ROXY: all the more reason to be prepared right?

ROXY: hey u ever have a yoyo?

DAVE: yeah

DAVE: sort of

DAVE: why

ROXY: workin on simple weapons

ROXY: here *tosses him a normal one*

ROXY: especially when them sheilds come into play havin somethin we could put around em like that is useful

DAVE: -catches it- ok i see what you mean

DAVE: probably

ROXY: call me bitter but im miffed about bein electrocuted

ROXY: so thats what urs is gonna do

DAVE: a shocking discovery

ROXY: ...

DAVE: genuinely surprising

ROXY: ur a dork

DAVE: baseless accusations

ROXY: (for a basic punner)

DARKLEER: -it's time for the big horse to stir awake once again. Neigh neigh, motherfuckers.-

DARKLEER: Ro%y

ROXY: yoleo dl

DAVE: yeah

DAVE: -responding as Roxy-

ROXY: *We're twins, lets confuse him it'll be hilarious*

DARKLEER: -if he cared enough, he'd be giving Dave a look. But he doesn't so. He won't.- I believe the time has come to take action

DARKLEER: How can you summarize your accomplishments as of yet -nods at the tinkering she's been doing.-

ROXY: *omfg r00d,, but also ! :O* well i was workin on this thermalaser that oughta be usable

ROXY: of course theres the shield pile

ROXY: i made a yoyo the real weapon isnt made yet but we could bean a motherfucker pretty good with a heavy yoyo

ROXY: as for an electric sheild ive got that and yo dig it *picks up the navy square, flips a switch and is bombarded by the nearest metal objects*

ROXY: its very attractive ;P *who needs sleep when u a geek*

DAVE: daves real good at makin yoyos

ROXY: yep thats me the yoyo makin nerdlord

DAVE: queen dave of the yo yos

KANKRI: -Lookit this guy waking up to because of all the activity. He's a little groggy and late to the conversation but its not hard to tell they are talking something about yoyos.-

KANKRI: Is that a title y9u 6est9wed 9nt9 y9urself.

ROXY: *she's posed, her leg lifted skyward, foot pointed. Pouts LUCIOUSLY* no its the title roxy gave me

ROXY: and thats ur highness to u buddy boi

KANKRI: Sh9w me physical d9cumentati9n 9f y9ur r9yal standing and name change and then yes, certainly.

DAVE: where the fuck are we supposed to pull out her documentation

DAVE: were you not there that time we were stuck in prison with all of our items taken from us

KANKRI: I 6elieve I am actually there at that time currently. 6ut I was using the tactic 9f 6eing sarcastic.

ROXY: roxy plz dont hassle my jester babe

DAVE: -jester IS PERFECT TO DESCRIBE KANKRI- sorry

KANKRI: -Turns to look at Roxy with frown.* ....Jester?

ROXY: its ok i luve u and for give u

ROXY: its ok jestie i love and forgive u also

DAVE: dave youre hells of considerate

KANKRI: D9 n9t call me that.

ROXY: jes?

DAVE: did you mean chester

DAVE: ches

ROXY: ches

DARKLEER: Enough

KANKRI: I agree. -He says dryly.-

KANKRI: This type 9f f99lishness, while g99d f9r lightening the m99d and distracting us fr9m unpleasent feelings, is 9nly g99d in sh9rt 6ursts.

KANKRI: I am sure there are m9re imp9rtant things t9 talk a69ut.

KANKRI: And d9 n9t call me ches, 9r jest, 9r what have y9u. I have a name, it is Kankri, please continue t9 use it.

ROXY: *its such a good mood lifter tho* ok man

ROXY: well get u a bitchin nickname in no time that is my GOAL

ROXY: second to gettin the heezy for sheezy u dig

KANKRI: I d9n't want a nick name. And als9 please refrain fr9m saying "Bitchin" again in any sense. I've 6een rather f9rgiving 9f f9ul language lately given 9ur circumstances, 6ut the frivil9us 9ver use 9f vulgar phrasing and slang really is starting t9 6ec9me taxing.

DAVE: so you dont like talkin about the d word

DAVE: dogs

KANKRI: Actually I'm pers9nally n9t that 6ig a fan 9f d9gs either.

KANKRI: 6ut I w9nt limit y9ur right t9 talk a69ut th9se.

KANKRI: I pr96a6ly just w9nt agree 9r participate.

DARKLEER: -is just sitting there, observing this conversation with unsettling silence and focus.-

ROXY: language is a wiley beast my friend

ROXY: everything is offensive to everyone in some manner

ROXY: u cant please everyone

DAVE: well said dave

KANKRI: 6ut I can certainly try and respect their insecurities and uncertainties.

KANKRI: As sh9uld any9ne.

ROXY: ty roxbox

ROXY: and that u can!

ROXY: which is a good goal but iono i feel like if its not hurtin anyone LE SHRUG

ROXY: some ppl get super finicky

KANKRI: Can y9u tw9 please st9p switching names, its getting t9 6e rather c9nfusing.

KANKRI: -he said please-

DARKLEER: ...

DAVE: what

ROXY: its not that confusing

ROXY: u tryna say all humans look a like

ROXY: i look NOTHIN like the mega babe roxy is

KANKRI: N9 what I am saying is that I am half awake and y9u tw9 switching 6ack and f9rth like that make it harder t9 f9cus 9n the actual c9nversati9n.

KANKRI: -Stifles a yawn-

DAVE: aint no one as sweet as dave

DAVE: check out that babyface

DARKLEER: ...

ROXY: awww lookit him

ROXY: i feel that feel tho both about the sleepies and the baby face cause bam *squishes cheeks*

KANKRI: -Blinks.- ........

KANKRI: -Looks at Darkleer like-

KANKRI: -Is this lady really a scientist?-

DARKLEER: -his expression doesn't seem to give anything away. By the way, you look like a tiny signless and that is infuriatingly adorable, Kankri. Stop.-

KANKRI: -Do not connect him with that renegade-

DARKLEER: -Drat... it's worse now.-

KANKRI: -Do not-

DARKLEER: ... -continues to stare intently-

KANKRI: -Wow that got uncomfortable, he is going to look away again.-

KANKRI: -Is Darkleer still staring at him-

DARKLEER: -He is staring at all of them.-

KANKRI: -stop staring-

DARKLEER: -Neigh.-

ROXY: *Plot twist: It was Darkleer who was adorable*

DARKLEER: -Kyaaa...-

DARKLEER: -no, he is just sitting there. Breathing. Watching. Not saying anything.-

ROXY: :)

ROXY: *ake ur time big fella*

DARKLEER: ...

DARKLEER: Is this a proper moment to speak

KANKRI: Pr9per as any I 6elieve.

ROXY: as far as talkin in here goes we have no rules if u havent noticed man :P

DARKLEER: Evidently

DARKLEER: Now to the main topic at hand

DARKLEER: Regarding the matter of action

DARKLEER: The object, if you would -gestures at the generic cube one more time-

ROXY: hup *tosses him the cube*

ROXY: you think u got it down magic man?

DARKLEER: -takes the cube between his palms. It seems to hover there for a moment, held up by a mysterious force.-

DARKLEER: -suddenly in the blink of an eye, it vanishes.-

DARKLEER: It appears so

KANKRI: That. . . D9es. . . -looks around at his cellmates-

KANKRI: Is every9ne here a6le t9 pref9rm s9me s9rt 9f pr9f9und a6ility?

ROXY: !! omggg! you did it!

ROXY: good job dude!

DARKLEER: -there is no time to explain, really. He fixes Roxy with a look.- There lies a press for time

DARKLEER: I do not intend on limiting this ability to mundane objects

DARKLEER: In theory, you are capable of shifting matter into this dimensional plane without it having e%isted before

DARKLEER: Perhaps this will e%tend to people as well

DARKLEER: And one who you are most familiar with, to simplify the task

DARKLEER: Yourself

ROXY: oh yeah...

ROXY: in theory

ROXY: *She did better with simple things but people? People were complicated*

ROXY: also i exist in this plane... but where exactly are u headin with this?

KANKRI: -He is just sitting and listening and watching-

KANKRI: -He don't know whats going on but he is interested-

DARKLEER: Not for long

DARKLEER: It is my intent to use these abilities to veil you as I did with the cube

DARKLEER: -goes quiet for a moment, as if contemplating-

DARKLEER: I can still sense where it lies because of course

DARKLEER: I hid it myself

DARKLEER: Now

DARKLEER: This operation is backed by the theory that you will be able to phase yourself into e%istance at will

DARKLEER: It is the most sound of plans that possesses the highest probability of success

DARKLEER: Coupled with an element of discretion, following through with it is the optimal option

ROXY: alright so less bash em up and more sneaky beaver

ROXY: im guessin i take out the captain and/or get the plans to the ship dependin on how long you can hold the veil?

DARKLEER: It is my suggestion we e%ercise within a short time frame

DARKLEER: Half of an hour with my concentration channeled, to begin with

DARKLEER: You will gather as much information as it is within your capabilities

DARKLEER: The state of our fellow crew members

DARKLEER: And possibly the layout of the ship, the resources available thereof

ROXY: *She would've liked to take out the captain BUT CALL HER AMBITIOUS*

ROXY: *exhales* alright

ROXY: sounds like a plan stan

ROXY: if i can get outta here ill hustle my lil buns as fast as i can

DARKLEER: We shall practice now

KANKRI: This seems all rather c9mplicated.

KANKRI: Fr9m an 9utside p9int 9f view. Are y9u sure the tw9 9f y9u can d9 it?

DARKLEER: There is no room for self doubt

DARKLEER: I do not intend on indulging it within myself

KANKRI: -There is a spark of respect showing in his expression towards Darkleer-

KANKRI: -he can respect both of them really.-

ROXY: *shrugs* never know till u try lets hope i dont end up halfstyle in the wall like im kurt darkholmes worst nightmare

ROXY: *takes a breath and tries to shake out her limbs* alright

ROXY: im ready when you are *tries to start concentrating*

DARKLEER: -And he does so as well, closing his eyes and emptying the contents of his mind. An entire person was going to be much more difficult to hide but if he just willed it enough... perhaps she would truely be safe. He could not afford otherwise.-

DARKLEER: -he exhales through his nose then, bracing himself mentally. With an extension of his palms over her head, Roxy's form begins to flicker.-

DARKLEER: What is the sensation -asks her, still holding back in case this experiment turns south.-

ROXY: *Just like with everything else she imagines herself where she wants it to be first. Only less in her hands and more outside of the door. She doesn't know what that looks like but just a little bit outside the door*

ROXY: ... feels like...

ROXY: my windows

ROXY: kinda cold *but it was relaxing and kinda familiar which made it that much easier, like if she had those windows and she were falling through them in one out the other. In one and out the other*

DARKLEER: Then we shall push further

DARKLEER: ... -goes quiet as he pushes her deeper into this whole bag of nothing. Keep her safe, keep her whole.-

ROXY: *the chill raises goosebumps, honestly it makes her kinda sleepy but she keeps focus*

ROXY: *Something inside her feels like its, curling inward. shrinking more than just straight being zooped though maybe it was the cold*

ROXY: *She can feel the vertigo of falling through them*

ROXY: (i think... )*though her words get quieter into a whisper*

ROXY: *In one- and she's gone temporarily blipped much as the green cube she was on lets know as it wheezes at the air being able to flow back into it*

ROXY: *Out the other:.... POP just on the other side and wow now that she thinks about it those appearifications are kinda loud also hopefully she's fully covered by her troll insurance*

DARKLEER: -The deed is done. Roxy is now completely unseen by their cellmates but Darkleer can very much sense that she's still there. As long as he knows what he's looking for anyway. Perhaps he can just make out her form and the tiny whisper of her voice. Now what she does with this newfound ability is up to her. Half an hour, Roxy.-

ROXY: *TIME TO GO DUNK ON SOME NERDS AND PANTS SOME FOOLS. Only no. she got biz to do*

DARKLEER: -Good luck. He will sit here in stern concentration.-

[[In the middle of the night/day suddenly in the middle of the room supplies POP into existence from nowhere. Blueprints of the ship marked where everyone is held /coming soon\. Some documents about the crew and how many they are. A really quickly scrawled “roster” which just stated how many. Simple tools that could be used as weapons also SNACKS and water.]]

ROXY: *It also takes a minute because she's bone fuckin tired but she, too, pops back into the room, briefly thumbs up and eyys at anyone around, and falls face forward into her work corner. Smothering in the pillow, she tire*

DARKLEER: -when she reappears, Darkleer all but sags up against the wall again, real exhaustion tugging at his very bones. The mission, it seems, was a success. Now it was all a matter of piecing together the next phase. If only he had the energy to do it. Gathering up the tools she produced, Darkleer tucks them safe behind himself. Hopefully it'd stay out of sight of the wandering eye of a passing guard. Not long after, he collapses in an exhaustive slumber.-

DARKLEER: -cue the wall trembling snores-

DARKLEER: -is STILL shirtless but remains an unconscious muscle troll for the time being.-

ROXY: *This blows  but there's not a prison alive that can hold her. SHE'S UNCONTAINABLE, just ogles this shirtless troll while thinking of an escape plan immediately. Muttering to herself*

DARKLEER: -the slow rise of his bare chest is definitely an indicator that he's alive.-

DAVE: -he's been awake this entire time, still awake and looking around, trying to think of some way to get out-

ROXY: *She's just waking up after spending a long nightof staring at Darkleer's chest and rubs her back* ffffffuuucck

ROXY: *looks over at dave* dude can we like

ROXY: leave bad reviews at this place?

ROXY: yup i got captured here last fall lemme tell u it was some bs

ROXY: they were so rude and dont get me started on the service

DAVE: negative stars up in here

DAVE: -he looks over at Roxy and then just stands up, running his hand along the walls- this is fucked up

ROXY: fucked up as it may be we still need 2 take care of ourselves

ROXY: *she's still stretching while sitting on the corner of the cot*

ROXY: gotta keep our strength up

DAVE: we get any food yet

DAVE: expectin gourmet of the shit quality

ROXY: i dont think so but even if we do im not plannin on eatin it if i can help it

ROXY: *sighs and shakes out her shoulders* they mightve taken our shit but they didnt take into account us gettin cozy with mysterious hulkin monsters

DAVE: dont need food anyway tbh

DAVE: got the endurance shit down

ROXY: lets hope we can hatch a tunnel with a rusty spoon before everyone elses endurance runs down

ROXY: we dont even kno where every1 else is

DAVE: shit youre right

DAVE: at least we can assume theyre still alive -pacing away-

ROXY: chances are if we havent been killed they havent

ROXY: theyre prolly trying to hand deliver us to the big bad bitch herself

ROXY: im worried about dirk tho

ROXY: his face is 2 pretty for all the hits its been taken honestly

ROXY: i mean if he loses his looks then thatll he do?

DAVE: -snorts- yeah good point

DAVE: hes gonna be fine

DAVE: hes too skilled to die by someone elses hand

ROXY: hed prolly come back outta spite

ROXY: just *Dirk imitation* Um... excuse???

ROXY: Hell no, not my fine ass. Not today.

DAVE: I spent way too long on my hair this morning for you to do me like that, bitch.

ROXY: I haven't completed at least half of my novela-sized gay bucket list.

DAVE: A bucket list of gay guys just bein gay dudes.

ROXY: so its a bucket list comprised of nothin but dirk

DAVE: nothin but net but instead nothin but dirk

ROXY: just headshots of himself

ROXY: but also howre u holdin up i mean its not even been a full day but pacin is a thing

DAVE: -doesn't even notice he's moving around but shrugs it off because he sure is- oh

DAVE: i just like to move around i guess

ROXY: might as well

ROXY: not like we got much else to do

ROXY: *finally folds her legs and sits with her hands in front of her* we gotta come up with a plan 2 get the fuck outta here and im sure we wouldnt be the only ones tryin to fight the system

DAVE: ok so to do that we gotta look at what we got in here -stares at darkleer- and use it

ROXY: *looks Dave's gaze* ... (i kno magnif isnt it)

ROXY: but also not enough to make sure we get out and make a clean break 2 the others

ROXY: what we need are weapons and defense items like those sheilds they had

ROXY: *sighs and puts her hands near each other, wiggling her fingers and trying to focus on a shield. An energy shield. Slightly convex, a handle on the inner curve, large, round, sturdy, pinkish tint, maybe powered by some kind of simple light refraction system that's fed into the frame to make it strong*

ROXY: ....*POP!, it's round. And pink and sheildy lookin. Kinda floppy though with a wiggly green frame that looks like its made of glowsticks* .... welp

ROXY: iono we could slap someone with it

DAVE: -he stops and watches her while she's being WEIRD like that. until she actually makes something appear out of thin air like that- wait

DAVE: -he's shocked to say the least- hold on

DAVE: what the hell was that

ROXY: some kinda shitty wannabe shield that was cast aside in the rejects bin

ROXY: ..... its kinda cute tho

ROXY: also some shit went down on locas like

ROXY: a giant shadow worm lady

ROXY: she struck magicy deals and spoke in windspers (thats wind whispers)

DAVE: that makes a metric fuckton of sense

ROXY: ;P

ROXY: the whole... reverse houdini shit is a work in progress so what better time to practice right?

DAVE: i didnt even know you could do that

DAVE: or that it was possible for humans without some kinda device

ROXY: yeah i been makin slow rounds explain the whole

ROXY: ...stuff that comes with this

ROXY: its all mysterious and kinda bs also

ROXY: *SHRUG CITY* but hey at least now maybe i can whip up somethin 2 help us not be defenseless when we get out there

DAVE: its useful if nothin else

DAVE: i dunno anyone other than you that can do that so maybe we got an advantage

ROXY: well a few others were there but iono their deal *looks at the shirtless troll*

ROXY: equius too

ROXY: it was a horse and hot lady fest

ROXY: real nice

DAVE: just what we need

DAVE: more horses

ROXY: we could always use more horses dave

ROXY: never doubt them

DAVE: yeah -ok now he's pacing again-

ROXY: *the greencubes are really easy and effortless to make so she makes one and throws it at him*

DAVE: -reflex CATCH- oh my god

ROXY: (squeeze it)

DAVE: -very carefully squeezes it-

ROXY: *it gives a very soft, very muffled whinny* :)

DAVE: -does it again-

ROXY: *louder but still muffled whinny* :D

DAVE: -AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN-

DARKLEER: -all these tiny whinnies cause the big whinny to stir slightly in his slumber. The noises he makes are not happy ones.-

ROXY: *The small cell is full of loud and muffled whinnies* ppffffttthahahahahahaha

DAVE: oh looks like big dudes wakin up

ROXY: aww oops

ROXY: were not really polite bunkmates i guess

DAVE: guess not

DAVE: kind of got the shitty side of the bargain here

DARKLEER: -doesn't move quite yet but dares to crack his eyes open, blinking up at the ceiling.- ...

DARKLEER: ..........

DARKLEER: ..........

DARKLEER: -He feels hung over, holy shit.-

ROXY: *watches him* ..... (i think hes goin over his life choices)

ROXY: (same man)

ROXY: but hopefully hes okay?? *kind of indirectly but directly asked because ur ok right buddy?*

DAVE: -looks over at darkleer expectantly-

DARKLEER: -he knows these voices, which is the only comfort he can garner out at this moment. Slowly and stiffly, he pries his sweaty self up to sit.-

DARKLEER: ...How much time has lapsed -manages to rasp. He is really very thirsty and his muscles feel shot to hell.-

ROXY: sadly we have no watches

ROXY: they took all our shit and havent "fed" us yet so between a few good hours and however long it would take for us to starve if that helps

DAVE: who knows if they even have meal times up in here

DARKLEER: Mmmgh -flexes his fingers, solemnly. His poor beautiful mane is such a mess.- So imprisonment

DARKLEER: And face an imminent e%ecution at a later date

DARKLEER: Among other

DARKLEER: Unfavorable fates

DAVE: executions a hard maybe

ROXY: not so much my muscle compadre

ROXY: the name of the game is prison riot

ROXY: the unfavorable fate here is gonna be our boots up their asses *his poor mane, look at this sad dishevled horse*

DAVE: -moves his hand like ehhh-

DARKLEER: I am inclined to agree

DARKLEER: -glances in way of their fourth cellmate, who he assumes is sleeping. His eyes then fall on the generic cube. Should he ask?-

DARKLEER: ...And what of the others

ROXY: were not sure...

ROXY: so far its been all quiet

ROXY: but they captured us alive without that much damage so i dont think theyd just kill some of us off *right?*

DAVE: everythings up in the air all we know right now is that were alive

DARKLEER: This is... acceptable -brings a hand up to press into the base of his horns, sighing at the soreness.-

ROXY: *sad frowns at the horse* u ok man?

DARKLEER: ...My res001ve is quite STRONG

DARKLEER: I may function yet

DARKLEER: We must gather more information or otherwise

DARKLEER: Assemble a plan for escape

DARKLEER: If it is not so futile a thing to consider in this moment

DAVE: all we got is roxy with her makin somethin outta nothin trips

ROXY: well info is gonna be hard 2 gather from here

ROXY: ive already been thinkin about our possible escape and assemblage plots

ROXY: also makin useless shit yeah that too *picks up floppy shield* case in point

ROXY: i feel like if u slap someone tho

ROXY: like on the thigh with this

ROXY: that would really sting

ROXY: so its still semi useful

DARKLEER: -stares at this a bit- That is a rather

DARKLEER: Unique ability

DARKLEER: Perhaps applicable under the circumstances

ROXY: consider it the green lemon lifes givin us

ROXY: lets hope it ripins soon

DARKLEER: Allow us a moment to p001 our resources

DARKLEER: I would not risk action when the fourth in our number is

DARKLEER: Unaware -glances towards way of Kankri-

ROXY: oh no this is still the plannin stage

ROXY: besides were all pretty worn out

ROXY: we need 2 get our strength up before we try anything stupid and spontaneous

DARKLEER: My STRENGTH is always...

DARKLEER: Up -moves over to lean against one of the walls. Well its more like a sagging. Metal horse types did not do well against electric attacks.-

DARKLEER: Regardless of my physical state

ROXY: :/ *not buying it*

DARKLEER: -deeps sighs- E%pand on this generic shape you have produced

DARKLEER: And the makeshift shield

ROXY: well the cute lil genericy cube was for cheerin up

ROXY: the shield is because were probably going to need something like it and those seemeed simple enough to try and make but turns out no dice

ROXY: *speaking of simple she's going to try and make this guy a glass of water at least. opentop cylinder. clear liquid, two parts hydrogen one part oxygen but she's also thinking about that adorable horse cube and POP, the glass is a horse face but its... water? It smells like water anyway* .... *hands it off*

DARKLEER: -he can appreciate the horse face and accepts this glass of water-

DARKLEER: Remarkable -and gives it a sip. Hopefully it's drinkable.-

ROXY: (plz)

ROXY: *it tastes fine, simpler things are much easier to make without a hitch*

DARKLEER: -yes the water is satisfactory- How are you capable

ROXY: remember that whole cave of whispers and shadow snakes?

ROXY: then the big shadowsnake?

ROXY: that is how... kinda... we all never really talked about that (lol)

DARKLEER: I recall

DARKLEER: However I opted to place the event out of sight and mind -He considers now that it might have been a mistake. Then again, he did try to talk to Mindfang that one time about it but... that was about it.-

DARKLEER: How would you say it is connected

ROXY: iono i guess everyone got told different shit...

ROXY: the gist of mine was like hey

ROXY: you can get this bitchin appearification power but when some time at some moment happens you gotta

ROXY: uh

ROXY: leave for some undetermined amount of time?

ROXY: adventure????????????

ROXY: so yeah i figured if its gonna help then adventure me the fuck up

ROXY: and how i have the magic of finger waggles

DARKLEER: -he is going to presume she's speaking in the common tongue and considers it all for a moment.-

DARKLEER: ...I see

DARKLEER: So you were offered a deal

DARKLEER: As well

ROXY: *no thats pretty much what nyx said word for word*

ROXY: so....

ROXY: what was ur deal?

DARKLEER: Veiling what it is I desire from sight

DARKLEER: -At the cost of personally investing himself in the things he's hiding but y'know. Whatever that means.-

ROXY: .....so

ROXY: hiding things

ROXY: hiding shit would be useful especially if we end up with a buncha useless crap randomly in the cell

DARKLEER: It may not be so simple

DARKLEER: For one

DARKLEER: I have never enacted this power before

DARKLEER: For another

DARKLEER: The cost involves a personal investment in the object I wish obscure

DARKLEER: It is not clear to me what the meaning there is

ROXY: oh.... hm

ROXY: maybe its people u care about???

DARKLEER: ...

DARKLEER: That does not provide clarity

ROXY: iono im kinda throwin around ideas

ROXY: like if its someone you care about then ur already personally invested

ROXY: yknow on an emotional level?

ROXY: so you could "hide" them from danger maybe?

DARKLEER: It is possible

DARKLEER: But a daunting prospect

DARKLEER: Considering those present -I mean, he's just SAYING.-

DAVE: well that would be fuckin cool a cloak of invisibility

ROXY: lol well i figured that we all ended up here after all :P *shes teasing*

ROXY: still maybe its somethin to think about or i guess maybe if u had something you cared a lot about i could

ROXY: make it???? tho idk how that would help us rn

DAVE: are you saying you could bring someone here thats not here

DAVE: or just make a clone

ROXY: omg no just

ROXY: somethin else?

DAVE: that he cares about

DAVE: do you care about steel cutting lasers darkleer

1:53:10 PM]  DARKLEER: -This is making him rather sweaty.-

DARKLEER: Allow me to run a test

DARKLEER: -gestures to the generic cube- If you would

DARKLEER: Please

ROXY: oh sure man not like we got much of nothin else to do in here *Have at the cube, she's going back to trying to make a sheild*

DAVE: ok lets go lets give this a shot

DARKLEER: -Dave please. He holds the cube in his hand and gives it a close inspection, studying the blunt edges.-

DARKLEER: -squeezes it slightly and sees that it makes the muffled whinny noise from before.-

DARKLEER: ...

DAVE: roxy he just wanted to hear the horse sound

ROXY: i dont blame him its a cute cube

DARKLEER: -sighs and goes back to studying it.-

DAVE: -SIGHS A BIT OVERDRAMATICALLY-

ROXY: *Here we go sheild. Something sturdier, ooh what if an electric sheild? That'd be nice for payback and considerably easier to consider. The framing would have a layer of nonconductive metal with an internal frame of thin, durable wires all pressed together. The inside of it would be made of the same material as the frame and there would be a simple switch button on the handle to turn the electricity on or off. The power source? A simple AA battery.*

ROXY: *.....POP!, gets whacked right in the face by the hard edge of her own sheild popping into existance. It looks LEGIT but as soon as it falls on her lap the cot she's on groans under the weight of this heavy potato* ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuck

DARKLEER: -he pictures breaking this cube, so delicate and rather pointless. But he would fix it, wouldn't he? It calls for a bit of meditation on his part as he closes his eyes and pictures all the ways he'd put it back together and make it whole again. The uses it could fill afterwards, so long as it retained its form.-  

DARKLEER: -unbeknownst to him, the cube's solidity begins to flicker but then is proved moot when he hears a loud POP.-

DARKLEER: -he opens his eyes and stares ahead.- ...Are you well?

DAVE: -moves quickly to help lift this thing OFF OF HER-

ROXY: *doubly sadly she missed him doing the thing and rubs her jaw after that hefty metal is lifted off her lap and sits back up* mfine... at least theres one ud prolly be able to use it bigguy

ROXY: *waves hand* dont let me ruin ur concentration tho *maybe she should make a cube fort*

DAVE: -sets it aside. he's so helpful right now- well we got another thing

DARKLEER: -didnt even know he was doing the thing-

DARKLEER: What is it that you have drafted

ROXY: *Dave you are the most helpful*

ROXY: electric shield

ROXY: in theory

ROXY if the circuits dont work then its heavy enough to do some damage if say

ROXY: chucked into a face or twenty

DARKLEER: The circuits could work in theory

DARKLEER: If you produce the proper t001s for it

DAVE: then lets get some tools

DARKLEER: -moves as best he can to come inspect the shield. There isn't a whole lot of room here after all. He'll leave the meditating thing alone for now.-

ROXY: tools i can prolly do

ROXY: *that makes so much sense now, imagining the parts would be so much easier instead of trying to think of all the pieces something is made of and where what goes. Sure she's a pretty good inventor but having a blueprint would at least make it 10000 times easier*

ROXY: *As for the sheild it doesn't seem to work as she imagined, the electricity current is too weak. The internal construction is pretty basic, she's cringing in the bg because she can do so much better*

DARKLEER: -it was a valiant effort. For now, he will continue meditating on his cube of cute.-

DAVE: well

DAVE: go team

DARKLEER: How is the other -he is referring to Kankri-

DAVE: sleeping

ROXY: hopefully not dead

ROXY: i dont think hes dead just tired

ROXY: like a cute lil nubby baby

ROXY: *looks at the cute child*

DARKLEER: -small...-

DARKLEER: -The cube flickers one more time.-

ROXY: *all these smalls*

ROXY: *she wants to touch his face but doesnt and just looks back to darkleer since shes kinda tired*

DARKLEER: Take the cot and rest if you must

DARKLEER: Strider and I will keep post

DARKLEER: And I shall continue to study these veiling properties

DAVE: thats me keepin post

ROXY: theres not much post to keep tbh

ROXY: but i am gonna settle for a few

ROXY: just chill out and really try to think about stuff i can make for us lemme know if yall hunger btw

ROXY: we need 2 keep our strength up and they aint 2 eager to feed us

DAVE: -nods- yeah do your thing

DAVE: well be here

DARKLEER: -the cube continues to fizzle and fade in his hands but doesn't disappear completely. This is going to take a while.-

DAVE: -beatboxing to self-

DAVE: -still beatboxing, five hours later-

ROXY: *his beats soothe her* ur usin up a lotta saliva whizzkid