Little late, but the Muse has some grievances...

[cyan_maid]

I have no idea why I'm still on speaking terms with you, Miss Mundane!!

It may have been a couple of weeks ago, but yes, I am still very upset about THIS!!!
So THIS is what you've been snickering about behind my back, eh? You decided to take away my BAKING?!
You're horrid! Despicable! Horrendous! Darn you, just...DARN YOU!!!

...I just wanted to bake a cake. You didn't have to make it impossible.
Why didn't you just take something else from me? A memory, or one of my things - my spoon, or my hat even!
I just feel so wrong without it, you know? I mean, really, a Crocker that can't bake is absolutely embarrassing!
I can make up for it, of course, but for you to have even thought of it, much less gone through with it...
It just PROVES that you're horrid!

And no, we are NOT talking about the "update"!!
It was all kinds of absurd and I'd rather not think about it, to be honest.

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[princeisawake]

I'll admit, that's a pretty cruel trick.
I wouldn't be too thrilled if my mu pulled something like that either.
But Jane, you can't let your mun keep you down.
I know baking is important to you, but it doesn't define you as a person.
You're a strong person, and I realize this may be difficult, but you're going to have to accept that you'll have to get on without baking for a while.
This may be a great time to discover a new talent.
Hell, you could end up expanding your horizons and realizing you've found something you really love.

As for the update, I am sorry about that.
It was kind of a wild plan to be honest.
Not one of my most coherent and straight forward strategies.
It got the job done though, and we're all safe, and that's what matters.
Wouldn't you agree?

[cyan_maid]

I was warned that these mundanes had all sorts of tricks, but I never expected anything like this!
I'm not as upset as I was before, but I do feel thoroughly duped and embarrassed, and it helps to express how I feel.
I certainly won't let her keep me down, though! You don't need to worry about that, no sir! :B
There are millions of things I could do there. There are plenty of mysteries to solve, for starters.
Why, I could even take up some amateur botany again if I wanted!

You can say that again, Mister Strider!
I don't know what was more unsettling - the fact that you willingly kissed two corpses, or the fact that you willingly committed suicide by decapitating yourself!
I do hope whatever plans you have for the future are not as wrought with corpses, even if they are necessary!!

Don't worry about typos. I've already made some and I will continue to make them haha.

[princeisawake]

There you go.
To stay down is to let them win.
You're a fine young lady, and no one should ever have complete power over you.
I only wish there was something I could do for you, but I have as much control over my mun as you do yours.

Again, I apologize.
As to the corpses bit, I've never kissed anyone before, so I don't have any prior good experiences to compare it to.
It wasn't as if they were extended kisses, and it was hardly as if I was macking on completely random dead bodies for no reason.
I promised I'd be there for you if you needed it, and I had no intention of breaking that promise.
You and Roxy needed me, so I was there, even if my methods of reviving you weren't as powerful nor as convenient as your life powers.

My decapitation was also necessary.
I would have been able to dodge the miles for a time, but I would have eventually been destroyed, and this way, we're all together, and safe from the miles, at least for the moment, which cuts down on a lot of unnecessary fooling around.
I can't make any promises, but I'll try to tone things down in the future, if I can.

rfgdthfrr I know but I still worry

[cyan_maid]

It's so troubling, isn't it? To have our agency withheld from us?
I suppose all we can do is grin and bear it.

I know you promised, Dirk!
I just never imagined your help would come in such a way.
How did you know a kiss would revive us, anyway? It seems like an important piece of game knowledge that every player should know!

Well, when I look back on it strictly for practical reasons, it makes sense.
If you weren't your dream self, you couldn't revive me and then wake up Jake so he could...er, revive you.
So it's kind of one of those things that is...supposed to happen.
Yes. "Supposed to happen", that's it.

Oh no don't worry! I beat myself up about typos all the time too. :)

[princeisawake]

I would have to agree with you there.
I've talked to numerous people about this, but no one seems to be able to tell me how to get out of this.
The muns have covered their tracks too damn well.

A bit of research and a bit of speaking with an alien gave me a clue.
There are a lot of things we all should know, and very little time to learn it.
We can worry about that once we're all in the game.
Our first priority is getting in safe.

Right.
I like to think of it as something that needed to happen, but maybe I'm tooting my own horn a little too much.
The point is, it happened, and it worked out perfectly, so all's well that ends well.

We'll be typo buddies then :3

[cyan_maid]

You mean that even YOU can't figure them out?
Mundanes are slippery indeed!

Goodness, I hope you'll be able to teach us all that you know, then.
We can't keep blindly blundering about like this, or we'll have no end to our troubles!
As for getting into the game safely, I am completely confident that with the four of us working together, we can zip right off to Jake's planet without a hitch.

Mm-hm!
I'm sure everything will end perfectly well!!

Heck yeah! :D

[princeisawake]

If I had something to work with, maybe.
But there's not a solid piece of evidence anywhere to point to any conclusion, however remote.
What about you Miss Gumshoe?
Got any clues for me?

You'll be just fine.
I'll try and give you the rundown when we get in, but honestly a lot of it is up to you.
It'll be a breeze for you though, so don't sweat it.
I'm confident in your abilities, just as you are confident that we'll be able to enter the game.

That's the spirit.
Wait to go Jane.
This is the kind of attitude you need to keep.
Especially with these muns pulling awful shit left and right.

:B

[cyan_maid]

The only thing I know is that mine is terribly capricious and indecisive!
It makes me wish I wasn't confined here so I could give her a right kick in the pants!
I wish I had more to tell you. Perhaps more will come to light if we are patient.

Why thank you! I hope I can live up to such great expectations.
And why wouldn't I be confident? The four of us are all together, and the business of entering the game isn't very difficult at all, if perhaps a bit confusing near the end.
We'll get to Jake's planet without a hitch!

I'll be sure to keep my spirits up, then!

[princeisawake]

Mine enjoys being mysterious and idle, mostly to irritate me.
They're strange people, and I just can't get a reading on them.
The only thing they all seem to have in common is their delight at our suffering, which isn't exactly encouraging.

Sure thing.
You're our "leader friend" for a reason, so the probability of your failure is very small.
True, that isn't even close to the most difficult part.
Still, I would caution you not to relax just yet.
If it was that difficult getting us all together, I have no doubt the game itself is going to be obscenely difficult.

[cyan_maid]

It certainly is not.
I've never encountered anyone like this before! Why would anyone want to frustrate others in this way?

Oh, don't you worry! I shalln't relax until we get the chance to do so.

[princeisawake]

I can't understand it either.
It's frustrating, because otherwise they all seem relatively normal, at least in some respects.

Shalln't?
Pretty sure we already had a conversation about this.

[cyan_maid]

I don't know what could possibly be normal about this at all. I'd be more than happy to hear why you think so, though.

Oh, shush!
It's still a perfectly viable word and I shalln't let you dissuade me from using it!

[princeisawake]

Obviously this situation isn't normal.
I'm referring to the personalities of these muns.
They're all human, at least that I've heard of, and besides their increased desire to torture us and need to "play" us, there isn't anything wrong in their heads.
They're strange people, sure, but not so strange as to be outside the norm.

I think, in this conversation, I also mentioned that I don't really care.
So go ahead and do that.
I'll just be here, not really giving a shit about whether or not shalln't is a viable word.

[cyan_maid]

Well, if you think so, then I'll trust your judgement.
I still can't help but be somewhat suspicious of them, and I'm not quite sure why!

Hoo hoo! If you say so.

[princeisawake]

My suspicions has only increased the longer I've been here, but without any solid evidence to back my theories up, they're doomed to remain theories.
You're right to be naturally suspicious.
After all, they're controlling our actions and keeping us contained within their minds.

I kind of fucked myself over there, didn't I?
I showed interest by questioning your vocabulary, and sort of conviniently forgot about the fact that I was supposed to be indifferent to it.
Whatever.
I still don't really care all that much, besides a mild irritation at myself for randomly bringing that shit back up.
We had already chucked that conversation in a conveniently placed dumpster, practically slam dunked that thing.
But no, it crawls back out like the shitty frankstein of shalln't, covered in banana peels and the discarded happy meals of spoiled children.
Okay, shutting up now.

Oh dang that analogy is perfect

[cyan_maid]

One would think it would be easy to find some evidence if we're right in the Mundanes' minds!
But it is quite difficult. They keep a lot under figurative lock and key.

Hoo hoo hoo!
Well that is certainly a creative way of looking at it!

Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week. :D

[princeisawake]

That's a logical conclusion to come to, yeah, but a false one.
Not that I blame them.
If there was someone in my mind, I'd be pretty picky about what they could see too.
I'm pretty sure some of it they hide just because it makes things trickier on our end.

Just can't control myself sometimes, you know?
All that brilliance has to go somewhere.
Someone's got to liven up this conversation, and I figured a metaphor would suit the current dialogue better then discussing, say, puppets.

XD

[cyan_maid]

Oh, definitely. There are some things people wish to keep private after all, plans or otherwise!

I hope you're not implying that I am dull, Mr. Strider, because nothing could be more contrary!
I'm as sharp as a tack left on a teacher's seat by the class clown, and twice as amusing! :B

[princeisawake]

And that desire, above all else proves they are human.
Hell, if we weren't chilling in the minds, maybe we could have a good chat with these kids on pesterchum.
That realization is fascinating, and also ironic, considering that things have turned out quite differently.

I would never suggest a thing like that.
You are the farthest thing from dull Miss. Crocker.
Nice metaphor there too.
You're really coming along in leaps and bounds, aren't you?

[cyan_maid]

When you put it like that, it makes this whole situation seem like a darned shame.
We could be missing out on a good friend and never even know it!

Why thank you! I do try.
It helps to have a wordsmith such as yourself as a friend!

[princeisawake]

Maybe if this situation was different.
I don't think I'll ever be able to trust mine.
Anyone who enjoys seeing your suffer isn't my first choice in the friend department.

A wordsmith, huh?
I'm cool with that title.
I can jam with that.
Thanks.
There's better things to be, but I'll take it.

[cyan_maid]

I agree completely.
There's no way I could be on the same side as one of these mundanes.

I think it suits you!
You're always coming up with all sorts of things to say, or type in this case.
If it's alright to ask, what other titles do you envision for yourself?

[princeisawake]

Good to know I've got your support.

Ha, oh boy you do not want to start me on that.
You can start with this, I guess.
Those are just a couple, I'm just hitting my stride here.

[cyan_maid]

Of course! You have it for good and for ill.

Hoo hoo, those are some humdingers all right! Very good!
I will do my best to reach such title-crafting abilities in the future, if need be.

[princeisawake]

That's what friendships all about.
That shit is perfect for kid's television.
You could rock that.
You could be the next Barney, minus the ridiculous suit and poor repuation for being creepy.

Ha, you've got titles enough just by being you.
Maid of Life, Heiress of Crockercorp.
Those are some pretty hefty titles.
Titles don't define you though, and you can come up with them for yourself like I have.

[cyan_maid]

Hm, I think I will pass on that.
A career in children's programming, while certainly influential, would probably become very hectic, very quickly.
Imagine the swarms of unruly children! Think of the chaos, Dirk! :B

I agree, but that doesn't mean I can relax when it comes to living up to them!
At least a title you make on your own seems a little more manageable.

[princeisawake]

True.
Kids are a hassle.
Still, I'd content that you're the best equipped to deal with them.
You'd be great with kids.

True.
Sometimes titles you make for yourself are things you want to live up to too though.
It's hard to say.
All you can do is take a stand on who you want to be, and then go live it.

[cyan_maid]

What makes you say that?
I mean, I would surely try my darndest if I had to take care of children, but the opportunity hasn't presented itself yet.

That's a good way to think about it.

[princeisawake]

Just a hunch.
You seem like you'd make a good mother.

Are you intent on complimenting me in this conversation?

[cyan_maid]

Oh gosh, I don't know...
I think I'm still a bit too young to think about something like that!

Why, I do believe I am.

[princeisawake]

Shit, I didn't mean right now.
I just meant to say you have a maternal instinct that would be put to good use, if you ever had a kid.

Why?

[cyan_maid]

I know, I know!
I was just saying, is all.

Because I want to?

[princeisawake]

Sorry.
I should have clarified.
I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable; I was merely attempting to convey my thoughts on one of your strengths.
I don't expect you to be thinking about children at any point in the near future, and I'd honestly be pretty concerned if you thought getting knocked up now was a good idea.

Stop.
I have a big head as it is.
Who knows what will happen if it continues to swell.
My head may just pop like a balloon and splatter you with wet chunks of brain matter.