MY COuNTDOWN.

@amicalibornyet

TO GREATNESS.

106 posts

HELLO BLOG VIEWER. I WANT TO PLAY A GAME.

I AM JuST AS ONE WOuLD EXPECT. IF YOu HAVE BEEN AROuND. BEARING RESEMBLANCE TO A TREND OF SILLY LITTLE TuMBLR BLOGS. FOR THOSE COuNTING THE DAYS uNTIL A DRASTIC CHANGE IN THEIR IDENTITY.

YOu WOuLD THINK. THAT I AM NO DIFFERENT FROM THEM. WANTING TO BE CALIBORN. AND COuNTING THE DAYS HERE.

HOWEVER! YOu SEE. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN BECOMING HIM FOR QuITE SOME TIME NOW. FOR SIX THOuSAND. THREE HuNDRED. AND THIRTEEN. DAYS. TO BE EXACT. FOR I AM A MAN OF DEDICATION.

AND I CAN FEEL IT NOW. I WILL BE CALIBORN SOON. AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHEN. SO I HAVE BEGAN THIS BLOG. TO START A HuNDRED-DAY COuNTDOWN. uNTIL I AM CALIBORN.

AND WHEN THE COuNTDOWN REACHES ZERO.

WHEN THE COuNTDOWN REACHES ZERO.

HEE HEE.

HOO HOO.

HAA HAA.

YOu WILL ALL BE SORRY.

SO. THIS IS THE GAME I PROPOSE.

WILL YOu PLAY IT WITH ME?

THAT QuESTION IS RHETORICAL. OF COuRSE YOu ALL WILL PLAY THIS GAME WITH ME. YOu HAVE NO CHOICE. IF YOu KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOu.

I'LL BE AROuND.

#WORDS OF WISDOM #< THE TAG IN WHICH YOu MAY READ MY WORDS.#PURE ARTISTRY #< THE TAG IN WHICH YOu MAY VIEW THE WORK OF A MASTER.#MISCELLANEOuS THINGS #< JuST AS THE TAG'S NAME SuGGESTS.#COuNTDOWN #< DITTO.#ooc note: this is a roleplay blog ran by both davebotyet and rezi together

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amipipefan413yet

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

amipipefan413yet

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

i...

(She looked off to the side.)

i don't know. he has been planning this with them for mUltiple months now, and he doesn't seem to be wasting any time now that it is in action.

we coUld set Up some way to track him, maybe? a way to know where he is going, withoUt him being aware of it?

i coUld also simply offer information when possible...? thoUgh i have been trying to do that, believe me! i jUst have no way to contact anyone online at this moment.

yoU'll have to excUse my shortage in ideas. that mUst have been qUite the pUnch yoU dealt, becaUse my head is still killing me. bUt no offense to yoU, of coUrse!

amipipefan413yet

Oh um. No offense taken! I think tracking him is a good idea but I don't really know how we'd go about doing it? But we can think about that while you recover, provided you can stay in control.

When was the last time you ate? I don't think there's any raw meat here but I could probably get you candy!

(Their stomach feels a little queasy at the thought. They never really did understand the cherub diet... what?)

...hm! maybe! candy does soUnd qUite good right aboUt now. ^u^

i think yoU're right. i shoUld have no problem staying on the sUrface Until i fall asleep again, so we shoUld have plenty of time if approximately somewhere between 12 to 24 hoUrs proves to be enoUgh for Us to think of something.

are there others downstairs...? i know john's daUghter lives here. i hope i will not frighten her.

amipipefan413yet

I hope it's enough time. Um... it might be best if I let Casey know you're here first just so it's not a surprise. We'll also need a contingency plan for when you sleep or in case something happens and you lose consciousness.

(Pipe, still fairly close to the doorway, calls downstairs.)

Casey? It's not Caliborn up here! It's Calliope, and she's a friend! We're going to come down now if it's alright?

@casey-egbertnumber1

casey-egbertnumber1

(a very quick pitter patter is heard coming down the hallway, and casey emerges on all fours to run.)

(almost as immediate as her appearance, she leaps onto the cherub, hugging and squeezing her as tight as her little arms can.)

calliiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDD i miis you i miss yuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

amipipefan413yet

(( reblogging mostly to save; next move for calliope))

eep!

(Calliope is VERY startled by Casey's enthusiastic greeting. She only barely stops herself from flinching away. Quite hesitantly, she reaches to pet her on the head in response.)

y-yes, it is... good to see yoU as well, casey. i am flattered to know yoU missed me this mUch.

(Her expression seems sad and distant, but she's smiling anyway.)

what a relief it is that yoU are still in high spirits despite everything that has been going on! please hold onto that hope, i think things may be looking Up from here.

(She turns to look at Pipe. Her expression stays the same.)

...now, shoUld we all head downstairs? there is mUch to discUss, after all.

( @casey-egbertnumber1 tagging you so that you can keep track)

casey-egbertnumber1

(pulling calliope by her hands, casey tugged her around down the stairs, clearly not planning on sleeping any time soon)

howbave you een???? :)))))) do youuwanb to hav sleepovet?????????? whyu is caliiborn wit yu????? why ajr yiu soo s mall?????????? wgere havb you been!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(casey threw questions to the poor cherub faster than she could respond, clearly curious why her favorite sleepover partner is so much more different than usual.)

amipipefan413yet

(After the moment of disorientation passes, Pipe shakes his head and follows the two of them downstairs.)

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amipipefan413yet

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

amipipefan413yet

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

i...

(She looked off to the side.)

i don't know. he has been planning this with them for mUltiple months now, and he doesn't seem to be wasting any time now that it is in action.

we coUld set Up some way to track him, maybe? a way to know where he is going, withoUt him being aware of it?

i coUld also simply offer information when possible...? thoUgh i have been trying to do that, believe me! i jUst have no way to contact anyone online at this moment.

yoU'll have to excUse my shortage in ideas. that mUst have been qUite the pUnch yoU dealt, becaUse my head is still killing me. bUt no offense to yoU, of coUrse!

amipipefan413yet

Oh um. No offense taken! I think tracking him is a good idea but I don't really know how we'd go about doing it? But we can think about that while you recover, provided you can stay in control.

When was the last time you ate? I don't think there's any raw meat here but I could probably get you candy!

(Their stomach feels a little queasy at the thought. They never really did understand the cherub diet... what?)

...hm! maybe! candy does soUnd qUite good right aboUt now. ^u^

i think yoU're right. i shoUld have no problem staying on the sUrface Until i fall asleep again, so we shoUld have plenty of time if approximately somewhere between 12 to 24 hoUrs proves to be enoUgh for Us to think of something.

are there others downstairs...? i know john's daUghter lives here. i hope i will not frighten her.

amipipefan413yet

I hope it's enough time. Um... it might be best if I let Casey know you're here first just so it's not a surprise. We'll also need a contingency plan for when you sleep or in case something happens and you lose consciousness.

(Pipe, still fairly close to the doorway, calls downstairs.)

Casey? It's not Caliborn up here! It's Calliope, and she's a friend! We're going to come down now if it's alright?

@casey-egbertnumber1

casey-egbertnumber1

(a very quick pitter patter is heard coming down the hallway, and casey emerges on all fours to run.)

(almost as immediate as her appearance, she leaps onto the cherub, hugging and squeezing her as tight as her little arms can.)

calliiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDD i miis you i miss yuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

amipipefan413yet

(( reblogging mostly to save; next move for calliope))

eep!

(Calliope is VERY startled by Casey's enthusiastic greeting. She only barely stops herself from flinching away. Quite hesitantly, she reaches to pet her on the head in response.)

y-yes, it is... good to see yoU as well, casey. i am flattered to know yoU missed me this mUch.

(Her expression seems sad and distant, but she's smiling anyway.)

what a relief it is that yoU are still in high spirits despite everything that has been going on! please hold onto that hope, i think things may be looking Up from here.

(She turns to look at Pipe. Her expression stays the same.)

...now, shoUld we all head downstairs? there is mUch to discUss, after all.

( @casey-egbertnumber1 tagging you so that you can keep track)

#internet oUtage #(ooc: sorry replies have been slow)#(having a lot of brain fog lately)#(also callie goin thru it)#(and by “it” i mean unrevealed emotional turmoil that is not entirely visible to the others yet)#(also shes from a timeline where she never personally knew casey or john or really anyone besides caliborn and the alpha kids)#(and gamzee kind of)#(which is part of why she reacts like this here)#(she knows who casey is but only through observing her just like almost everyone else)

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amipipefan413yet

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

amipipefan413yet

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

i...

(She looked off to the side.)

i don't know. he has been planning this with them for mUltiple months now, and he doesn't seem to be wasting any time now that it is in action.

we coUld set Up some way to track him, maybe? a way to know where he is going, withoUt him being aware of it?

i coUld also simply offer information when possible...? thoUgh i have been trying to do that, believe me! i jUst have no way to contact anyone online at this moment.

yoU'll have to excUse my shortage in ideas. that mUst have been qUite the pUnch yoU dealt, becaUse my head is still killing me. bUt no offense to yoU, of coUrse!

amipipefan413yet

Oh um. No offense taken! I think tracking him is a good idea but I don't really know how we'd go about doing it? But we can think about that while you recover, provided you can stay in control.

When was the last time you ate? I don't think there's any raw meat here but I could probably get you candy!

(Their stomach feels a little queasy at the thought. They never really did understand the cherub diet... what?)

...hm! maybe! candy does soUnd qUite good right aboUt now. ^u^

i think yoU're right. i shoUld have no problem staying on the sUrface Until i fall asleep again, so we shoUld have plenty of time if approximately somewhere between 12 to 24 hoUrs proves to be enoUgh for Us to think of something.

are there others downstairs...? i know john's daUghter lives here. i hope i will not frighten her.

#internet oUtage #(ooc: sorry th1s took som3 t1m3! w3 w3r3 struggl1ng f1gur1ng out wh4t to r3spond w1th)

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amipipefan413yet

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

amipipefan413yet

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

i...

(She looked off to the side.)

i don't know. he has been planning this with them for mUltiple months now, and he doesn't seem to be wasting any time now that it is in action.

we coUld set Up some way to track him, maybe? a way to know where he is going, withoUt him being aware of it?

i coUld also simply offer information when possible...? thoUgh i have been trying to do that, believe me! i jUst have no way to contact anyone online at this moment.

yoU'll have to excUse my shortage in ideas. that mUst have been qUite the pUnch yoU dealt, becaUse my head is still killing me. bUt no offense to yoU, of coUrse!

#internet oUtage #(ooc: sorry this one took some time)#(next response will probably come tomorrow if you see this before tomorrow)#(also i have no idea if were characterizing callie right?)#(we planned to re-read some of her pesterlogs before doing this twist but didnt really get around to it so she might be a little off)

amipipefan413yet

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

amipipefan413yet

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

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