this sure came out of nowhere

[losthero]

..Why am I here again? Please. Just..

Leave me alone. Just being here hurts. The things you did to me....the memories of my other self that you left me with....it was cruel.
Y-you made me fight his friend.

I don't want to be here anymore. I-It would be better if you just forgot about me.

Please. I beg of you.

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[spiderpants]

Hey. Hey man, just..

[You get a semi-reassuring pat on the shoulder from a very uncomfortable looking Jake. He's certain this isn't the Finn he knows, but he sort of assumes their brohood is a universal constant.]

Just be cool, alright? These muns get up to some funky stuff, but you can't let it get to you. Ya gotta rise above that, man!

[losthero]

[WOAH OK, Finn can't help but jump violently when Jake touches him, taking a few quick steps back.]

J-Jake....? .....Wh...Why are you talking?

[His hand wanders down to touch the side of the crown that's currently hanging from a leather cord at his side, thankfully not on his head. Surely some residual magic from it was messing with his brain.]

[spiderpants]

[ Jake's eyes follow Finn's hand to the crown at his side. Oh. Oh man, it's that Finn. He backs away a respectable distance, trying to look as harmless as possible.]

Because I'm tryin' to help you out, bro! Can't just leave my boy Finn to get all mopy, right?

I mean, you're not really my boy, but darnit a Finn's a Finn!

[losthero]

F-Finn? ....I'm not your....

[He pauses, before what Jake's saying starts to somewhat click into place. He lifts his claw and points at Jake, the end of it trembling somewhat.]

You...You're his companion. ....Finn.

[Finn hesitates, his voice rising an octave.]

What can you d-do to help me?

[spiderpants]

I, uh...

[At this point Jake almost physically deflates.]

Look, man, I'm gonna be real. With this whole sitchation we got goin' on, I don't think there's much I can do. Still! That doesn't mean I can't at least try to help ya fight the power!

So, uh, what'd your mun do to you? Gotta assess the damages here.

[losthero]

Um. ...Well...

[The boy hesitates, running his only hand down the side of his face as he tries to think. He'd really rather forget, to be honest.]

She....had me fight another frost spirit. He seemed to....Knn....know the other Finn. Made me lose control. It w...wasn't pleasant.

I-I don't know what she wants with me now. One minute she's fussing over my better half, then the next....I'm here again.

[spideyfanone]

Man, you have another self who doesn't suck and do terrible things, too? Man, that should not happen more than once.

[losthero]

W-well...yes. For the most part. I didn't always do terrible things...

[spideyfanone]

Who does? I mean, nobody wakes up and says, hey, today I'd like to turn into a colossal creep. Stuff pushes you too far and you go over and it just kinda gets worse from there.

[losthero]

I suppose. ...I'm pretty sure my undoing has been this infernal crown's magic, but I....can't get rid of it.

[spideyfanone]

That's rough, man. I had more of a mental breakdown after my world got destroyed so... that' just in my head and doesn't come out.

[losthero]

Y-your world was destroyed too?

[spideyfanone]

Yeah, only survivor here. And then when I came back they made me think my parents were alive just so I'd have to lose them again. So, uh, I hijacked the weapons system on a passing spaceship and nuked them from orbit.

[losthero]

...Well that's....one way to do things.

[Finn frowns, glancing off to the side.]

Has your mun treated you badly too?

[spideyfanone]

I do wish she'd... leave me alone. I mean, I kinda had this whole redemptive death thing, let me walk out with my friends liking me and before I could go full-tilt supervillain. But no, gotta turn up and go play nice with the other kids. Knowing that anything that happens can't possibly go anywhere or mean anything, cus... dead.

[losthero]

I.....I'd prefer if my mun just ignored me, or forgot about me.

I'd be hurting less people that way.

[spideyfanone]

Oh, yeah, that's another problem. Being left alone. Ideal.

[losthero]

Well...I'd rather be alone if I have to be destructive, no matter what I do. My mun doesn't seem to understand that.

[spideyfanone]

Do you have to? Just, y'know, asking. Sometimes there's a way around stuff.

[Sometimes there totally isn't.]

[losthero]

...I....I'm not sure, to be honest. I don't know if it's worth searching for a way..

[spideyfanone]

The multiverse is full of weird solutions. Some of them suck, but, y'know, you really oughta try first. In general.

[losthero]

I guess it wouldn't....hurt.

To be honest I'm not even sure where to start. I'll be surprised if I'm here in this place for too much longer.

[spideyfanone]

Nah, just an idea. There's no such thing as fate. Probability, yeah, but there's still an infinity of possible outcomes.

I'm not sure why I thought this was okay...

[fire_elemental]

...Finn?

OH NO...

[losthero]

[Finn flinches at the bright light that Flame Princess is giving off, unable to bite back a gasp of surprise at the sight of her. He can almost hear a voice in the back of his head, screaming at him to get away from her.

She's too hot. Fire and Ice don't mix.]

I....I'm not the Finn you think you know. I-....I'm sorry.

8D Evil evil evil evil evil evil XD

[fire_elemental]

[She frowns.]

You look a lot like him...

[Even the outfits are a near match. Her gaze travels up to the crown on his head, which gets a spark of surprise out of her.]

Isn't that the Ice King's crown? What are you doing with that?

[She's not judging the fact that Finn has it. She just wants to know how he got it. Especially since the Ice King is kind of a wad. ...Sort of.]

[losthero]

...Ice King?

[Sorry FP, he's not exactly familiar with that term there. He takes another step away, just....to be safe.]

Who....who is Ice King? Does this crown belong to him?

[fire_elemental]

Some stuffy, old guy who rules the Ice Kingdom. But he wears the same crown you're wearing...

[She gives a little sound of surprise.]

Did you depose him? ...Does that mean you're the new Ice King?

[Somehow that's not something she ever thought Finn would do. Although, this boy has stated he's not that Finn.]

I'm not sure either, mun above me.

[icebutnice]

Oh dear....

Oh dearie me...

AHHH

[losthero]

[The boy grimaces, leaning back slightly.]

W-what is it?

AHHHHHHHHHH

[icebutnice]

You poor kid, having to go through all that. It looks so much worse than what I went though.

[losthero]

...What did you go through?

[He takes this opportunity as he pauses to examine this man further. Why does he seem so familiar?]

[icebutnice]

[He takes a moment to grab the crown from the loop of his pants and holds it up to Finn.]

Everything you're going through right now.

[honorarynasty]

Hey man, hey. Don't be so down on yourself. You're gonna mess with the relaxing vibes we got going on here. Just take a moment and... relax. Breathe a little huh? I mean, you made your wish. Now you've got to sleep in it. [A slight smile.] So to speak.

[losthero]

[While he doesn't recognize Prismo at all, he does feel some sort of....strange familiarity toward him.
He's not sure why.]

How can you just tell me to relax? That's like asking world to stop turning, or for the grass to stop growing. You want it to happen but it just never will no matter what you do.

B-but I suppose if I wished for this life, then I deserve it.

[donteatmyfries]

...Finn?

[This is a little too familiar to her. In a scary way.]

What the dog-butts happened to you?

[losthero]

....

[So many people here that know his name...obviously they're referring to the other Finn. At least his mun has given him that much knowledge.]

...I....I'm not the Finn you know, stranger. ...But I....I made a mistake. Now I'm paying for it.

[In more ways than one.]