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#[ ic text ]#outtahp #we have truce #remember?

don't even think about it, buzz

i wonder how long it'll take for this other me to realize what kind of magic these skeletons have

#[ ic text ]#hmmmmmm #should i tell him?#i probably shouldn't

UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN IN THE THERAPRISM, NO! YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND! IT'S A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE YOU HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED!

LISTEN, BUDDY, THAT DOES SOUND FUN. I'M AGREEING WITH YOU. UNFORTUNATELY, IT ALSO SOUNDS FAR MORE COMPLICATED THAN I'M IN ANY SPACE TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND.

I GET THE GIST OF IT, AND YES. VERY COOL. I VERY LOOSELY GRASP WHAT YOU'RE GETTING IT. HOWEVER! THE AXOLOTL HAS APPARENTLY DECIDED THAT THE BRIGHT MOTIVATIONAL POSTERS WERE NOT ENOUGH AND NOW THERE'S MOTIVATIONAL AUDIO COMING FROM SPEAKERS I CANNOT REACH AND I AM GOING TO EXPLODE. IT'S BEEN PLAYING FOR TWO DAYS NOW.

SEND HELP.

OR EXPLOSIVES.

i could perhaps be convinced to help, but on the other hand, i'm not really inclined to right now. enjoy your motivational background noise!

and don't forget, loose lips sink ships. except this body doesn't really have lips ... loose teeth, maybe? no, that doesn't sound quite right. eh, whatever

the whole 'empathy' thing isn't really my forte, but you probably already know that. i mean it sounds awful, don't get me wrong, but i've got to admit it's kind of funny to imagine one of us going through cheesy self help tutorials or whatever else it is you're doing over there

HEY, PAL, GUESS WHAT?

SANITY ISN'T A CONTEST.

ANYWAY, I'VE HAD A FEW DAYS TO CALM DOWN! THINK THIS OVER! THIS ISN'T IMPORTANT. WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU'RE WASTING YOUR POTENTIAL AND SHOULD DO SOMETHING FUN. IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE STICKS IN THE MUD ABOUT IT, DO SOMETHING NON-DESTRUCTIVE! LIKE BUILDING A MONUMENT TO YOUR GREATNESS! OR. I DON'T KNOW, CREATING A NEW ANIMAL. THAT COULD BE FUN.

i didn't say it was, you're the one that said i wouldn't understand like some kind of edgy teenager

as for this not being important, i disagree. it's the whole reason i'm here, actually, these timelines are fascinating. horrible, but fascinating! some people think they can do whatever they want and get away with it because they can revert time! i'm here because this is fun to watch. it's even more fun to remind them they're not all-powerful!

but, they've got rules, and we were breaking them by causing so much mayhem. it's a shame, really, you'd think people smart enough to realize their world is so messed up would be smart enough to realize they're just puppets on strings. you'd think they'd want to cut those strings and be free, but a lot of them don't! i don't get it. i don't get them

some of them do, though, and those are the people i'm most interested in. like this host i happened to pick up! now, think for a moment. think about it real hard, and maybe you'll see what i'm getting at here. or not, that's up to you

YEA YEA, CAN IT. I'M GOING A LITTLE STIR CRAZY HERE, ALRIGHT? YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

you say that as if you're the only person that's ever gotten stuck in a situation he hates

you're not. actually, that's pretty common here, there's plenty of these guys who went completely nuts because of something like that

let me ask you something, do you know what a 'reset' is?

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So basically, you want a Home Alone situation but with demons?

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.......WELL! ALRIGHT, YOU MIGHT HAVE A POINT. OR TWO.

BUT I STILL THINK YOU'RE BORING. I STAND BY THAT.

and i think you're incredibly dumb, laying all your cards out on the table like that. but, to each their own

WHO CARES! I DON'T NEED SIXER. I DON'T NEED THE PINES TWINS, EITHER PAIR! ITS GOT TO HAVE BEEN AT LEAST A FEW YEARS THERE SINCE THEY BEAT ME ANYWAY. I DOUBT THEY'RE EVEN STILL THERE. AND I WOULDN'T LIMIT MYSELF TO GRAVITY FALLS! OR THAT UNIVERSE! JUST BECAUSE IT HAD THE MOST POTENTIAL DOESN'T MEAN IT'S THE ONLY PLACE WITH POTENTIAL TO BE GROUND ZERO!

you know, i thought i was the worst version of myself out there, but clearly i was wrong. you've got me beat on that front, did you really learn nothing from all that?

you're pathetic. what makes you think anyone's going to let you even get close to trying again after what happened last time? do you really think you can outsmart the multiverse if they all turn against you? and not only that, but you're spewing your plans out in the open like nobody's watching you

i'm losing braincells just talking to you, get it together

AT LEAST I STAYED TRUE TO MY GOALS. I DIDN'T LET SOME RANDOM LOSERS CHANGE ME.

QUITTER. CHICKEN. I'VE SEEN MORE COURAGE IN A PAIR OF 12 YEAR OLDS.

they're not just some random losers. pinetree and shooting star helped them, as a matter of fact!

and here's another fun fact for you: the ford that's here actually talks to me sometimes, too. can you say as much? or would yours try to kill you again as soon as you get out of there?

I GOT WIPED FROM EXISTENCE BY HAVING THE MINDSCAPE ERASED FROM AROUND ME, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THE AXOLOTL WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING YOU BACK. THEY'RE ABOVE LIFE AND DEATH, CLEARLY.

THAT'S GROSS. YOU'RE BEING A COWARD AND DOING THEIR DIRTY WORK! MAYBE YOU DESERVE TO BE BORED BECAUSE, BUDDY, YOU'RE ONE BIG WALKING SNOOZEFEST OF A CIPHER!

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yeah, and they'd get resistance from the gods who dwell here. clearly you haven't visited this place before, huh? they've got their own laws, they've got their own deities, and i don't feel like pushing my luck

at least i have friends, unlike some ciphers i know who got themselves killed. don't kid yourself, the henchmaniacs would turn their backs on you without a second thought if they saw you get your teeth kicked in by someone just as strong as you are

the buddy i've got here, though? he stuck with me through it. can you really say you've got anyone that cares about you that much? probably not! you're going to rot alone in there! and nobody's coming to help you

WHOA, HEY, RUDE!

THE AXOLOTL LIKES US APPARENTLY. IF YOU DIE, JUST INVOKE THE AXOLOTL. SURE, YOU'LL PROBABLY END UP IN THE THERAPRISM, TOO, BUT I'M CLEARLY STILL HERE. ENOUGH.

AND AT LEAST I HAD FUN BEFORE I DIED. BEING WELL-BEHAVED OUT OF FEAR OF DEFEAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE FUN TO ME. LIVE A LITTLE! YOU'VE GOT A BODY, USE IT!

#[ ic text ]#dreamskipper #[[ what he's not saying: i like this host and don't want to lose him ]]#[[ oh cipher ]]#[[ admit it you've gone soft ]]

did you miss the 'get wiped from existence' part? i'm not so sure the axolotl can undo that, and i don't plan on testing it either. this dimension follows its own rules, and it definitely doesn't like us

besides, it's not so bad. plenty of would-be threats show up here, and they're trusting me to deal with them more and more often. it's pretty chaotic already but things've been quiet lately, that's the only reason i'm bored

they even made me set this thing up so it's tied to one of the guys who can kick my ass, i hate this

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IT DID AT FIRST! IT WAS GREAT! BUT NO. ULTIMATELY, NO. IT WENT PRETTY BAD FOR ME. UH. LET'S STOP TALKING ABOUT THAT.

LOCAL JUDGE?? WHAT, ARE YOU OBEYING LAWS NOW? WHAT KIND OF CIPHER ARE YOU?? WAIT, DON'T ANSWER THAT. I'M LITERALLY IN THE THERAPRISM. I DON'T HAVE MUCH ROOM TO TALK.

ACTUALLY, NO! WHAT DO YOU MEAN, IF THEY DECIDE THEY'RE TIRED OF DEALING WITH YOU? HOW MUCH POWER CAN THEY HAVE OVER YOU?? YOU'RE A CIPHER!!

unfortunately for me, yes. i didn't really have a choice in that, though

how to explain ... well, we're not the only reality-breakers around here, pal. some of these guys know how to break their world and they're getting really, really good at it

say, for example, someone figured out how to erase you from existence. you wouldn't be inclined to piss them off, would you? i'm definitely not! that's the last thing i want!!

i'm the smart kind of cipher that's not going to get himself thanos-snapped out of existence, that's what i am. and based off what i'm finding in other realities that's probably for the best, i don't want to end up like you

or worse