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[maskintape]

It's Tim. I guess I'm busy, so... Leave a message.

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[maskintape]

[ Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm ]

yeah, found a full bottle of meds the other day so
not going to run out any time soon

[ NOT TECHNICALLY A LIE

HE JUST LEFT THEM WITH JAY

NOT A LIE!!! ]

we opened up the hospital in the ice tunnels
was hoping to find more meds there but
nah
just ghosts and buzzing walls
you know, the usual

[coleader]

Are you joking about the ghosts, or are you serious?

[maskintape]

serious
full on spooky shadow ghosts working on hospital equipment
would NOT recommend the hospital morgue as a tourist destination jsyk

[coleader]

Oh, my god.

[ A month ago, she would've completely dismissed this as Tim losing his mind. She would've refused to believe it; anything that didn't follow logic, she would have ignored. Now, though? Reality is the furthest thing from logical. Clarke would be questioning it more if it wasn't illogical. ]

They didn't... do anything, or say anything? I don't know what ghosts are supposed to do. And the morgue - were there bodies?

[maskintape]

nope nothing
I wasn't going to start talking to them tho lbr
it was in the middle of all the other weird stuff happening
so
maybe not a regular thing?
I didn't see any the day after but tbf I wasn't exactly looking for them

[coleader]

Okay. That's... weird. Are you still there?

[maskintape]

[ oh god is that a question about where he is DID JAY PUT YOU UP TO THIS YOU FUCKER TIM IS ONTO YOU

wait no ]

nope
left this morning

[ HOW WONDERFULLY VAGUE ]

[coleader]

[ don't have a crap attack tim ]

We should go back, then. All of us, or as many people can. [ Norfinburians? ] See if it really was a one time occurrence or not.

And if they're not a collective hallucination - that has to mean something. There have to be answers there. According to lore, spirits stay behind because they have unfinished business, right?

[ She doesn't really know, but that sounds... feasible. ]

[maskintape]

I'm not going back
I'm done with hospitals and crowds and meeting up with people because MAYBE it'll be alright and MAYBE we'll get answers
did Jay put you up to this

[ HEY A CRAP ATTACK SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA RIGHT ABOUT NOW ]

[coleader]

[ WHAT DID I SAY ]

What? No. Nobody "put me up to" anything.

I have no idea what you're talking about. You said the ghosts didn't do anything - the hospital should be safe.

[maskintape]

hospital's safe
I'm not
people got sick when I was there
no more crowds for me

sorry for snapping it's been a long few days

[coleader]

Oh.

I've been trying to do some brainstorming about the sickness. Something tells me the Admin knows how to stop the spread; they just don't want to. But that doesn't mean they won't, not if we find them.

I'd tell you not to beat yourself up about it, but I think I know you well enough to know you still will. Just know I'm working on it. Or trying to, anyway.

[maskintape]

yeah
it's a theory that makes sense
esp if you work under the assumption that the admin is the tall thing
which I kind of am

and yeah sorry the beating up is kind of obligatory
what with me making the same mistakes over and over like a goddamn tool
thanks tho

[coleader]

So that means there's hope. We can find the - admin, tall thing, whatever. And then we kill it. [ Which is kind of what she's trying not to do recently, but it's extenuating circumstances. ] Or do whatever we have to do to get rid of it, if it can't be killed. We can do something.

Making mistakes means you're trying. And even if you are a "goddamn tool", I still like you. So beat yourself up if you have to, but try not to punch too hard.

[maskintape]

Clarke
if the admin is the tall thing we can't do ANYTHING
in twenty years all I managed to do was
get this
stand up in its presence to make it leave Jay alone
incredible, right? impressive as hell
gonna start giving people lessons in the fine art of remaining upright in front of the creepy tall douche. I am the hero Norfinbury needs etc etc

ok tho
just minor slapping

[coleader]

That's twenty years alone, though. You've got a small army here. People who don't have the illness, too. Nothing's completely invulnerable, it can't be.

[maskintape]

it's not human
so maybe it CAN be invincible
it'd be nice to think it isn't, though
maybe next time I have trouble sleeping I'll just close my eyes and think about suplexing it or something
the most daring dream of all

[coleader]

Ha, ha.

In stories, even seemingly invincible monsters have a weakness, right? Maybe there's a kernel of truth to that. Maybe there's one thing that can kill it.

[maskintape]

are you saying that one thing can't be my killer abs
offended tbh

[ If he just makes jokes, he doesn't have to take this seriously and get his hopes up. SCORE ]

[coleader]

[ W O W what can she even say to that ]

:|

[maskintape]

what
do you not get it
do you need a diagram

[maskintape]

[ Several minutes later... ]

[coleader]

Are those your abs protruding out of your shirt?

That's really impractical clothing for the weather... :P