TheVastKing

the void stares back.

[eyesremain]

"They call me Vast. I suppose you may speak to me."

content warnings / tws ; horror, eye horror, body horror, unreality, unsettling atmospheres, uncanny valley, violence (more will likely be added.)

A couple of Watcher OCs written by Null. Focusing on horror.

I don't do NSFW. Do not send any asks including such.

I also won't interact with DSMP mailboxes, it's just something I'm not comfortable with. Sorry.

tags v #watchers answer ; in character #the one above ; out of character #the warning signs ; psa #the archives ; reblog #memory lane ; lore #cain's way to hell! [ CAIN . ] ; says it on the can really, cain is talking rather than vast. #the observed ; not mail #the watching of the games ; fun little things like ask memes and stuff.

stuff with a name and then [ story. ] is lore that is separated into tags so it's easier to find. Usually a bigger story inside of the Watchers.

List of all the watchers that belong to me: Vast Dave (@davethecoolestguy) Cain The Beholder (@feastoftheeye)

[eyesremain]

blog will be getting revamped and redesigned!

[aedearly]

✎ㅤ. . .ㅤ𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑶𝑵 𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺.

₊˚⊹ ㅤa collection of character analysis/headcanon questions to learn more about your character and your partners'! writing/headcanon prompts requested by anonymous. feel free to edit these as you see fit.

[ 🖐️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat do their hands feel like: soft, calloused, trembling ? [ ☂️ ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they crave touch or fear it ? [ 🎐 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a sound, like a song or voice, that they associate with peace ? [ 🕊️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen did they feel the safest ? [ 💤 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they sleep ? curled up, sprawled, holding onto something ? [ 🦇 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a fear they never talk about ? [ 🔒 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a secret they’ve sworn never to tell ? [ 🪢 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen was the last time they broke a promise ? [ 🫳 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they feel they owe, but never paid back ? [ 💼 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat do they always carry with them ? [ 🧨 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the quickest way to set them off, even if they hide it well ? [ ⛓️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat does guilt feel like to them ? [ 💢 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho have they never forgiven and never will ? [ 🩸 ]ㅤ.ㅤis there something or someone that, if lost, would break them ? [ 🌧️ ]ㅤ.ㅤis there a pain they refuse to heal from ? [ 🪞 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen have they looked at their reflection and hated what they saw ? [ 📿 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat superstition or ritual do they cling to ? [ 🌊 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen was the last time they cried ? [ 🐾 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo animals like them instinctively ? [ 🪶 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they laugh ? [ 🫀 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho taught them what love is ? did it hurt ? [ 💭 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they believe they’re worthy of being loved ? [ 🎀 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is their main love language ? [ 🔦 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they search for ? [ 📜 ]ㅤ.ㅤis there a story they love sharing with others ? [ 🌒 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a dream or goal they have given up on ? [ 🕯️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat memory do they replay when they’re alone ? [ 🌪️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the one choice they regret (not) making ? [ 🧩 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s a truth about themselves they refuse to admit ? [ 🍻 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of drunk are they ? [ ✉️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of letter would they write but never send ? [ 🗡️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a scar that they have but never talk about ? [ 🕸️ ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a favourite lie they like to hear ? [ 🪦 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat would they want on their gravestone but never admit aloud ? [ 🎱 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of future do they crave, and who’s in it ? [ 🌀 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a recurring dream or nightmare ? [ 🍃 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they feel like they belong ? [ ⚓ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat does “home” mean to them ? [ 🧭 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhere would they go if they could disappear tomorrow ?

[eyesremain]

[ Vast sat back and sighed. He was so tired, coding that world was a struggle. ]

[ He got up and headed to the mattress on the floor. But before he collapse onto it, he heard a smash near his makeshift kitchen. ]

[ He looked over and there, he saw Arthur. ]

WH-??? HOW DID YOU GET IN??

"I fell through a hole in the floor."

WHY ARE YOU GOING THROUGH MY KITCHEN???

"I was wondering if you had any waffles..."

[ Arthur admitted, smiling awkwardly. ]

[ Vast was concerned. This was still Cain in some weird way and he'd just ACCIDENTALLY found his hideout. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

Think I've finally got your new world up and running... - @eyesremain (Vast)

[Oh! Yeah that was brilliant. Maybe, maybe he felt a twinge of guilt at leaving Ren, but ultimately it was for the best.]

“Grrr EA t, tthhaannK y ou so mmuCH dude.”

[The glitching still wasn’t fixed, or even remotely better.]

“hhhhO w wouLD I go AB ABOUT get ting th Ere.”

[eyesremain]

I'll be able to teleport you there.

[ Vast sighed. ]

Anyone you want to say goodbye to before I teleport you?

[itlw-mailbox]

[Martyn paused for a few moments. Ren wouldn’t miss him that much.]

“No, THAnnnnkk yo u. bbuuut are Y ou able to teleport teleport teleport mmmyy dog n AXOlotl?”

[He’d come back for Steve at a later date.]

[eyesremain]

I think so. You ready to go now?

[ Vast wasn't going to question why Martyn had no one to say goodbye to. Frankly, he was too tired to even notice. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

“Ye AHH. Th an k you, I aPPre ci ate it.”

[Martyn nodded, bracing himself.]

[eyesremain]

Right, well. Guess I'll see you around.

[ A portal appeared under Martyn's feet. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

[Martyn opened his mouth to say goodbye, but cut himself off with a yelp as he fell down into the portal.]

[eyesremain]

[ He was thrown out the other side; a brand new world. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

Think I've finally got your new world up and running... - @eyesremain (Vast)

[Oh! Yeah that was brilliant. Maybe, maybe he felt a twinge of guilt at leaving Ren, but ultimately it was for the best.]

“Grrr EA t, tthhaannK y ou so mmuCH dude.”

[The glitching still wasn’t fixed, or even remotely better.]

“hhhhO w wouLD I go AB ABOUT get ting th Ere.”

[eyesremain]

I'll be able to teleport you there.

[ Vast sighed. ]

Anyone you want to say goodbye to before I teleport you?

[itlw-mailbox]

[Martyn paused for a few moments. Ren wouldn’t miss him that much.]

“No, THAnnnnkk yo u. bbuuut are Y ou able to teleport teleport teleport mmmyy dog n AXOlotl?”

[He’d come back for Steve at a later date.]

[eyesremain]

I think so. You ready to go now?

[ Vast wasn't going to question why Martyn had no one to say goodbye to. Frankly, he was too tired to even notice. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

“Ye AHH. Th an k you, I aPPre ci ate it.”

[Martyn nodded, bracing himself.]

[eyesremain]

Right, well. Guess I'll see you around.

[ A portal appeared under Martyn's feet. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

Think I've finally got your new world up and running... - @eyesremain (Vast)

[Oh! Yeah that was brilliant. Maybe, maybe he felt a twinge of guilt at leaving Ren, but ultimately it was for the best.]

“Grrr EA t, tthhaannK y ou so mmuCH dude.”

[The glitching still wasn’t fixed, or even remotely better.]

“hhhhO w wouLD I go AB ABOUT get ting th Ere.”

[eyesremain]

I'll be able to teleport you there.

[ Vast sighed. ]

Anyone you want to say goodbye to before I teleport you?

[itlw-mailbox]

[Martyn paused for a few moments. Ren wouldn’t miss him that much.]

“No, THAnnnnkk yo u. bbuuut are Y ou able to teleport teleport teleport mmmyy dog n AXOlotl?”

[He’d come back for Steve at a later date.]

[eyesremain]

I think so. You ready to go now?

[ Vast wasn't going to question why Martyn had no one to say goodbye to. Frankly, he was too tired to even notice. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

Think I've finally got your new world up and running... - @eyesremain (Vast)

[Oh! Yeah that was brilliant. Maybe, maybe he felt a twinge of guilt at leaving Ren, but ultimately it was for the best.]

“Grrr EA t, tthhaannK y ou so mmuCH dude.”

[The glitching still wasn’t fixed, or even remotely better.]

“hhhhO w wouLD I go AB ABOUT get ting th Ere.”

[eyesremain]

I'll be able to teleport you there.

[ Vast sighed. ]

Anyone you want to say goodbye to before I teleport you?

[eyesremain]

[ Vast had been at his desk, working on a new world for Martyn, for days now. This was extremely difficult, even more than he thought it would be. ]

[ He was practically tearing his hair out, trying to get all sorts of the code to work. But nothing was working and it frustrated him to no end. ]

[ He wasn’t cut out for this. He never was. Why did he even take that stupid deal? ]

[ He was trying; he really was. But he’s the newest out of them all. Cain or… Arthur, apparently, is acting strange and Dave didn’t even know how to operate his control panel back at the Watcher void. Dave wasn’t at fault for that though, he’d always been stationed to handle files and paper, he wasn’t even allowed near the screens. ]

[ He sighed; trying to his best to make it work. Somehow. ]

[eyesremain]

[Martyn needs a new world, and where’s a better place to get one than askin’ a watcher, because that’s gone swimmingly for him in the past.]

[He’s dug himself a little hole, 3x3x3, sticking his wither, axolotl, dog and himself in there, it was a tight fit but it worked.]

“Vast?”

[Martyn called, that worked when he wanted to talk to Cain, he just hoped the other watchers worked the same way.]

@itlw-mailbox

[ Vast appeared. Rather than his watcher uniform, he was wearing a hoodie and some sweatpants with some cat socks. ]

What do you need?

[ He sounded as if he had just woken up. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

“Oh- sorry, did I wake you?”

[Not a good start at all, Martyn grimaced, shrinking into himself.]

“Uhh, Mira sort of destroyed my old world.” [As if it wasn’t falling apart anyways.] “and I might be hunted down and murdered if I stay on this server any longer, is there a chance you or any other watcher could possibly make me a new world please? I’ll do pretty much anything.”

[Martyn explained.]

[eyesremain]

[ He sighed. ]

It’s fine. Well Cain’s out of commission so that’s not an option we can go to right now, also ignoring the fact Watcher Cain wants me dead, uhh. I don’t have a clue if Dave could help.

I can try? If it works is unpredictable though.

[itlw-mailbox]

“He’s still all weird?”

[Martyn tilted his head, he wasn’t sure if the whole Arthur thing was his fault, but seeing his luck recently he wouldn’t be surprised.]

“That’d be greatly appreciated dude, anything I can do for you in return?”

[He grinned, the sooner he got off the server the better.]

[eyesremain]

Yeah, he’s still… not himself.

[ Vast sighed. ]

There’s nothing I need from you right now, but you owe me a favour in the future. Got it?

[eyesremain]

[Martyn needs a new world, and where’s a better place to get one than askin’ a watcher, because that’s gone swimmingly for him in the past.]

[He’s dug himself a little hole, 3x3x3, sticking his wither, axolotl, dog and himself in there, it was a tight fit but it worked.]

“Vast?”

[Martyn called, that worked when he wanted to talk to Cain, he just hoped the other watchers worked the same way.]

@itlw-mailbox

[ Vast appeared. Rather than his watcher uniform, he was wearing a hoodie and some sweatpants with some cat socks. ]

What do you need?

[ He sounded as if he had just woken up. ]

[itlw-mailbox]

“Oh- sorry, did I wake you?”

[Not a good start at all, Martyn grimaced, shrinking into himself.]

“Uhh, Mira sort of destroyed my old world.” [As if it wasn’t falling apart anyways.] “and I might be hunted down and murdered if I stay on this server any longer, is there a chance you or any other watcher could possibly make me a new world please? I’ll do pretty much anything.”

[Martyn explained.]

[eyesremain]

[ He sighed. ]

It’s fine. Well Cain’s out of commission so that’s not an option we can go to right now, also ignoring the fact Watcher Cain wants me dead, uhh. I don’t have a clue if Dave could help.

I can try? If it works is unpredictable though.

[eyesremain]

[Martyn needs a new world, and where’s a better place to get one than askin’ a watcher, because that’s gone swimmingly for him in the past.]

[He’s dug himself a little hole, 3x3x3, sticking his wither, axolotl, dog and himself in there, it was a tight fit but it worked.]

“Vast?”

[Martyn called, that worked when he wanted to talk to Cain, he just hoped the other watchers worked the same way.]

@itlw-mailbox

[ Vast appeared. Rather than his watcher uniform, he was wearing a hoodie and some sweatpants with some cat socks. ]

What do you need?

[ He sounded as if he had just woken up. ]

[twhnn]

"Uh, Hellooo?"

[ The man called out. He looked like Cain, just... without the weird unnerving features. ] - @eyesremain

{There's a shift in the void- the movement of stars hardly noticeable, yet enough to catch the eye- and then a crackle, a broken scream of noise-}

{Twhnn tries to make something understandable out of the code they once used to be, the mess of broken memories and pieces- it's far more difficult than it has any right to be, but they manage, and then they stand before the man in a humanoid form of static.}

cain? what you doin' here?

[eyesremain]

"Cain? Uh, not sure who that is. I'm Arthur, it's nice to meet you... whoever you are."

[ He didn't seem to be bothered at all by the humanoid form of static. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn cocks their 'head' to the side and hums. Weird.}

call me Twhnn, if you'd like. not got much of a preference. you lost or somethin'? people can't usually get out here, y'know.

[eyesremain]

"Yeah, I think I might be... One minute I was looking around a field, next I'm here."

[ Arthur sure didn't talk like Cain either, his sentences were more human-like. ]

[twhnn]

...right. a field, jeez. that's helpful. too bad bellamy's not here. uhm...

{Twhnn sighs and tries to figure out what on earth they're supposed to do right now- somehow Not-Cain (which is a whole different issue) has gotten to the void. The thing known to be actively harmful towards players. Great.}

you didn't see, i dunno, eyes? or anything like that? or magic, or a portal- just, instantly appeared here?

[eyesremain]

"I do keep seeing eyes but I didn't see anything when I arrived here. Or-- before, for that matter."

[ He smiled awkwardly. ]

"Sorry... I know that I'm probably being the least helpful..."

[ His eyes darted away, not looking towards Twhnn. ]

[twhnn]

nah, s'alright. things tend to be pretty confusing 'round here anyways. isn't exactly your fault. only problem is, i'm already stuck here- have been for awhile- so i don't really think I'm gonna be able to help you get out either.

{Twhnn shrugs helplessly, form fizzling and glitching for a moment before they pull themselves together again. They do have someone they could ask for- but that's last-resorts territory.]

[eyesremain]

"Ah... great. Uhm..."

[ He looked around and sighed. ]

"Please don't do this to me right now... Please."

[ He mumbled to himself, seeming to shrink into himself. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn lets out a careful breath, a habit they've never managed to break. Uncertainty and scattered confusion twists inside of them, threatening to pull them apart again- but they've someone else here now, someone depending on them, and they can't fall apart. It's strangely grounding.}

hey, breathe, breathe, okay? you'll be alright, it'll be alright, promise. worst case scenario, you end up like me, and i'm just fine, right?

{They attempt to joke. They're not the greatest at it.}

i won't let that happen anyway.

[eyesremain]

"I think it's punishing me."

[ He rambled. ]

"I-- I don't know what I did wrong this time--"

[twhnn]

{Twhnn reaches Not-Cain- hesitates- fumbles. They're not helping, their appearance isn't helping- he mention eyes, and now he's in the void, it's gotta be the watchers- they're too similar to a watcher themself- they don't know what to do. What helped Bellamy, before?}

hey- hey, look at me, breathe. you didn't do anything wrong, it's the them fuckin' with you, alright? they do that. you'll be okay.

[eyesremain]

"I don't know what to do-- I've been so faithful to it. I think it hates me. I can't be okay-- Is everything I worked for, everything I've done for it, does it mean nothing?"

[ His head shot up suddenly, looking behind himself. He stared at nothing in utter silence for a moment or two. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn grimaces, a strange contortion like a nebula swirling. They stay still and respect the strange quiet suddenly fallen over the two, until they break it with a question like a pin drop in a silent theater, invisible thousands holding their breath-}

who is it?

[eyesremain]

“Something we’ve been researching for a while, it won’t tell me its name…”

[ He sighed. ]

“Sorry— I just— sometimes I panic when things that I weren’t expecting happen.”

[twhnn]

{Twhnn attempts a sort of smile.}

that's alright. it's a normal response, yeah? think so anyways.

{They shake their head, a bit disappointed in how reliably unreliable their memory is.}

whatever. would it help- i've got a sorta- {They interrupt themself with a huff.} i know somebody who's a player; i can probably call them over here. d'you think that might help?

[eyesremain]

“Do you think so? I— I frankly have no idea!”

[ He nervously laughed. ]

“I don’t know too much about, uh, whatever’s happening here…”

[ He paused, looking behind himself again ]

[twhnn]

{They shrug a bit defeatedly.}

yeah, that's why she might be more help. i'm also kinda just. clueless. i know you're in the void! we are, i mean. that's about it.

[eyesremain]

“If you think she might be able to help then okay…”

[twhnn]

yeah, he tends to know what's going on better than me. might be in-and-out while she's here though, just to warn you, i guess.

[eyesremain]

“Okay…?”

[ He nodded, confused. ]

[twhnn]

{With a broken rip- the sound of a glass shattering on hard time after too many bitter words shouted without meaning- Twhnn disappeared, the void swallowing them whole. Nothing was left in their wake- nothing but empty, lonesome void and the faux stars that speckled it.}

[airen-bellamy]

[In near the same instance, a strangely-normal looking figure flickered as he settled into the void, looking for all the world like some oblivious farmer that now found herself in a veritable hellscape that was about to kill anyone who step foot in it.]

[With a quirk of her lips in a tired half-smile, Bellamy glanced up and down Arthur, withholding a sigh at the situation Twhnn had put them in this time. If only they'd ever tell him what was going on.]

Lost, right? Gotta getcha back to the server or summat?

@eyesremain

[eyesremain]

"Uhm-- yes please. If that's alright, of course."

[ He seemed nervous with the new person, very on edge. ]

[airen-bellamy]

[Bellamy catches Author's eye and smiles warmly- a real smile this time, not one burdened by future her's mistakes.]

Sorry, that was right rude a'me, wasn't it. [He offers a gentle, calloused hand to shake.] I'm Bellamy. Think'a Twhnn but if they hadn't been trapped in the void for an eternity. Or them but responsible, [she jokes, trying to ease the tension.]

[eyesremain]

"A-- Arthur."

[ He hesitantly shakes his hand. ]

[ He wanted to get out of here, this space, this void, seem to only amplify his feelings of being watched. ]

"Aha..."

[ He forced a laugh at the joke, he didn't find it all too funny, if anything it freaked him out more. ]

[twhnn]

"Uh, Hellooo?"

[ The man called out. He looked like Cain, just... without the weird unnerving features. ] - @eyesremain

{There's a shift in the void- the movement of stars hardly noticeable, yet enough to catch the eye- and then a crackle, a broken scream of noise-}

{Twhnn tries to make something understandable out of the code they once used to be, the mess of broken memories and pieces- it's far more difficult than it has any right to be, but they manage, and then they stand before the man in a humanoid form of static.}

cain? what you doin' here?

[eyesremain]

"Cain? Uh, not sure who that is. I'm Arthur, it's nice to meet you... whoever you are."

[ He didn't seem to be bothered at all by the humanoid form of static. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn cocks their 'head' to the side and hums. Weird.}

call me Twhnn, if you'd like. not got much of a preference. you lost or somethin'? people can't usually get out here, y'know.

[eyesremain]

"Yeah, I think I might be... One minute I was looking around a field, next I'm here."

[ Arthur sure didn't talk like Cain either, his sentences were more human-like. ]

[twhnn]

...right. a field, jeez. that's helpful. too bad bellamy's not here. uhm...

{Twhnn sighs and tries to figure out what on earth they're supposed to do right now- somehow Not-Cain (which is a whole different issue) has gotten to the void. The thing known to be actively harmful towards players. Great.}

you didn't see, i dunno, eyes? or anything like that? or magic, or a portal- just, instantly appeared here?

[eyesremain]

"I do keep seeing eyes but I didn't see anything when I arrived here. Or-- before, for that matter."

[ He smiled awkwardly. ]

"Sorry... I know that I'm probably being the least helpful..."

[ His eyes darted away, not looking towards Twhnn. ]

[twhnn]

nah, s'alright. things tend to be pretty confusing 'round here anyways. isn't exactly your fault. only problem is, i'm already stuck here- have been for awhile- so i don't really think I'm gonna be able to help you get out either.

{Twhnn shrugs helplessly, form fizzling and glitching for a moment before they pull themselves together again. They do have someone they could ask for- but that's last-resorts territory.]

[eyesremain]

"Ah... great. Uhm..."

[ He looked around and sighed. ]

"Please don't do this to me right now... Please."

[ He mumbled to himself, seeming to shrink into himself. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn lets out a careful breath, a habit they've never managed to break. Uncertainty and scattered confusion twists inside of them, threatening to pull them apart again- but they've someone else here now, someone depending on them, and they can't fall apart. It's strangely grounding.}

hey, breathe, breathe, okay? you'll be alright, it'll be alright, promise. worst case scenario, you end up like me, and i'm just fine, right?

{They attempt to joke. They're not the greatest at it.}

i won't let that happen anyway.

[eyesremain]

"I think it's punishing me."

[ He rambled. ]

"I-- I don't know what I did wrong this time--"

[twhnn]

{Twhnn reaches Not-Cain- hesitates- fumbles. They're not helping, their appearance isn't helping- he mention eyes, and now he's in the void, it's gotta be the watchers- they're too similar to a watcher themself- they don't know what to do. What helped Bellamy, before?}

hey- hey, look at me, breathe. you didn't do anything wrong, it's the them fuckin' with you, alright? they do that. you'll be okay.

[eyesremain]

"I don't know what to do-- I've been so faithful to it. I think it hates me. I can't be okay-- Is everything I worked for, everything I've done for it, does it mean nothing?"

[ His head shot up suddenly, looking behind himself. He stared at nothing in utter silence for a moment or two. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn grimaces, a strange contortion like a nebula swirling. They stay still and respect the strange quiet suddenly fallen over the two, until they break it with a question like a pin drop in a silent theater, invisible thousands holding their breath-}

who is it?

[eyesremain]

“Something we’ve been researching for a while, it won’t tell me its name…”

[ He sighed. ]

“Sorry— I just— sometimes I panic when things that I weren’t expecting happen.”

[twhnn]

{Twhnn attempts a sort of smile.}

that's alright. it's a normal response, yeah? think so anyways.

{They shake their head, a bit disappointed in how reliably unreliable their memory is.}

whatever. would it help- i've got a sorta- {They interrupt themself with a huff.} i know somebody who's a player; i can probably call them over here. d'you think that might help?

[eyesremain]

“Do you think so? I— I frankly have no idea!”

[ He nervously laughed. ]

“I don’t know too much about, uh, whatever’s happening here…”

[ He paused, looking behind himself again ]

[twhnn]

{They shrug a bit defeatedly.}

yeah, that's why she might be more help. i'm also kinda just. clueless. i know you're in the void! we are, i mean. that's about it.

[eyesremain]

“If you think she might be able to help then okay…”

[twhnn]

yeah, he tends to know what's going on better than me. might be in-and-out while she's here though, just to warn you, i guess.

[eyesremain]

“Okay…?”

[ He nodded, confused. ]

[twhnn]

{With a broken rip- the sound of a glass shattering on hard time after too many bitter words shouted without meaning- Twhnn disappeared, the void swallowing them whole. Nothing was left in their wake- nothing but empty, lonesome void and the faux stars that speckled it.}

[airen-bellamy]

[In near the same instance, a strangely-normal looking figure flickered as he settled into the void, looking for all the world like some oblivious farmer that now found herself in a veritable hellscape that was about to kill anyone who step foot in it.]

[With a quirk of her lips in a tired half-smile, Bellamy glanced up and down Arthur, withholding a sigh at the situation Twhnn had put them in this time. If only they'd ever tell him what was going on.]

Lost, right? Gotta getcha back to the server or summat?

@eyesremain

[eyesremain]

"Uhm-- yes please. If that's alright, of course."

[ He seemed nervous with the new person, very on edge. ]

[twhnn]

"Uh, Hellooo?"

[ The man called out. He looked like Cain, just... without the weird unnerving features. ] - @eyesremain

{There's a shift in the void- the movement of stars hardly noticeable, yet enough to catch the eye- and then a crackle, a broken scream of noise-}

{Twhnn tries to make something understandable out of the code they once used to be, the mess of broken memories and pieces- it's far more difficult than it has any right to be, but they manage, and then they stand before the man in a humanoid form of static.}

cain? what you doin' here?

[eyesremain]

"Cain? Uh, not sure who that is. I'm Arthur, it's nice to meet you... whoever you are."

[ He didn't seem to be bothered at all by the humanoid form of static. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn cocks their 'head' to the side and hums. Weird.}

call me Twhnn, if you'd like. not got much of a preference. you lost or somethin'? people can't usually get out here, y'know.

[eyesremain]

"Yeah, I think I might be... One minute I was looking around a field, next I'm here."

[ Arthur sure didn't talk like Cain either, his sentences were more human-like. ]

[twhnn]

...right. a field, jeez. that's helpful. too bad bellamy's not here. uhm...

{Twhnn sighs and tries to figure out what on earth they're supposed to do right now- somehow Not-Cain (which is a whole different issue) has gotten to the void. The thing known to be actively harmful towards players. Great.}

you didn't see, i dunno, eyes? or anything like that? or magic, or a portal- just, instantly appeared here?

[eyesremain]

"I do keep seeing eyes but I didn't see anything when I arrived here. Or-- before, for that matter."

[ He smiled awkwardly. ]

"Sorry... I know that I'm probably being the least helpful..."

[ His eyes darted away, not looking towards Twhnn. ]

[twhnn]

nah, s'alright. things tend to be pretty confusing 'round here anyways. isn't exactly your fault. only problem is, i'm already stuck here- have been for awhile- so i don't really think I'm gonna be able to help you get out either.

{Twhnn shrugs helplessly, form fizzling and glitching for a moment before they pull themselves together again. They do have someone they could ask for- but that's last-resorts territory.]

[eyesremain]

"Ah... great. Uhm..."

[ He looked around and sighed. ]

"Please don't do this to me right now... Please."

[ He mumbled to himself, seeming to shrink into himself. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn lets out a careful breath, a habit they've never managed to break. Uncertainty and scattered confusion twists inside of them, threatening to pull them apart again- but they've someone else here now, someone depending on them, and they can't fall apart. It's strangely grounding.}

hey, breathe, breathe, okay? you'll be alright, it'll be alright, promise. worst case scenario, you end up like me, and i'm just fine, right?

{They attempt to joke. They're not the greatest at it.}

i won't let that happen anyway.

[eyesremain]

"I think it's punishing me."

[ He rambled. ]

"I-- I don't know what I did wrong this time--"

[twhnn]

{Twhnn reaches Not-Cain- hesitates- fumbles. They're not helping, their appearance isn't helping- he mention eyes, and now he's in the void, it's gotta be the watchers- they're too similar to a watcher themself- they don't know what to do. What helped Bellamy, before?}

hey- hey, look at me, breathe. you didn't do anything wrong, it's the them fuckin' with you, alright? they do that. you'll be okay.

[eyesremain]

"I don't know what to do-- I've been so faithful to it. I think it hates me. I can't be okay-- Is everything I worked for, everything I've done for it, does it mean nothing?"

[ His head shot up suddenly, looking behind himself. He stared at nothing in utter silence for a moment or two. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn grimaces, a strange contortion like a nebula swirling. They stay still and respect the strange quiet suddenly fallen over the two, until they break it with a question like a pin drop in a silent theater, invisible thousands holding their breath-}

who is it?

[eyesremain]

“Something we’ve been researching for a while, it won’t tell me its name…”

[ He sighed. ]

“Sorry— I just— sometimes I panic when things that I weren’t expecting happen.”

[twhnn]

{Twhnn attempts a sort of smile.}

that's alright. it's a normal response, yeah? think so anyways.

{They shake their head, a bit disappointed in how reliably unreliable their memory is.}

whatever. would it help- i've got a sorta- {They interrupt themself with a huff.} i know somebody who's a player; i can probably call them over here. d'you think that might help?

[eyesremain]

“Do you think so? I— I frankly have no idea!”

[ He nervously laughed. ]

“I don’t know too much about, uh, whatever’s happening here…”

[ He paused, looking behind himself again ]

[twhnn]

{They shrug a bit defeatedly.}

yeah, that's why she might be more help. i'm also kinda just. clueless. i know you're in the void! we are, i mean. that's about it.

[eyesremain]

“If you think she might be able to help then okay…”

[twhnn]

yeah, he tends to know what's going on better than me. might be in-and-out while she's here though, just to warn you, i guess.

[eyesremain]

“Okay…?”

[ He nodded, confused. ]

[twhnn]

"Uh, Hellooo?"

[ The man called out. He looked like Cain, just... without the weird unnerving features. ] - @eyesremain

{There's a shift in the void- the movement of stars hardly noticeable, yet enough to catch the eye- and then a crackle, a broken scream of noise-}

{Twhnn tries to make something understandable out of the code they once used to be, the mess of broken memories and pieces- it's far more difficult than it has any right to be, but they manage, and then they stand before the man in a humanoid form of static.}

cain? what you doin' here?

[eyesremain]

"Cain? Uh, not sure who that is. I'm Arthur, it's nice to meet you... whoever you are."

[ He didn't seem to be bothered at all by the humanoid form of static. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn cocks their 'head' to the side and hums. Weird.}

call me Twhnn, if you'd like. not got much of a preference. you lost or somethin'? people can't usually get out here, y'know.

[eyesremain]

"Yeah, I think I might be... One minute I was looking around a field, next I'm here."

[ Arthur sure didn't talk like Cain either, his sentences were more human-like. ]

[twhnn]

...right. a field, jeez. that's helpful. too bad bellamy's not here. uhm...

{Twhnn sighs and tries to figure out what on earth they're supposed to do right now- somehow Not-Cain (which is a whole different issue) has gotten to the void. The thing known to be actively harmful towards players. Great.}

you didn't see, i dunno, eyes? or anything like that? or magic, or a portal- just, instantly appeared here?

[eyesremain]

"I do keep seeing eyes but I didn't see anything when I arrived here. Or-- before, for that matter."

[ He smiled awkwardly. ]

"Sorry... I know that I'm probably being the least helpful..."

[ His eyes darted away, not looking towards Twhnn. ]

[twhnn]

nah, s'alright. things tend to be pretty confusing 'round here anyways. isn't exactly your fault. only problem is, i'm already stuck here- have been for awhile- so i don't really think I'm gonna be able to help you get out either.

{Twhnn shrugs helplessly, form fizzling and glitching for a moment before they pull themselves together again. They do have someone they could ask for- but that's last-resorts territory.]

[eyesremain]

"Ah... great. Uhm..."

[ He looked around and sighed. ]

"Please don't do this to me right now... Please."

[ He mumbled to himself, seeming to shrink into himself. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn lets out a careful breath, a habit they've never managed to break. Uncertainty and scattered confusion twists inside of them, threatening to pull them apart again- but they've someone else here now, someone depending on them, and they can't fall apart. It's strangely grounding.}

hey, breathe, breathe, okay? you'll be alright, it'll be alright, promise. worst case scenario, you end up like me, and i'm just fine, right?

{They attempt to joke. They're not the greatest at it.}

i won't let that happen anyway.

[eyesremain]

"I think it's punishing me."

[ He rambled. ]

"I-- I don't know what I did wrong this time--"

[twhnn]

{Twhnn reaches Not-Cain- hesitates- fumbles. They're not helping, their appearance isn't helping- he mention eyes, and now he's in the void, it's gotta be the watchers- they're too similar to a watcher themself- they don't know what to do. What helped Bellamy, before?}

hey- hey, look at me, breathe. you didn't do anything wrong, it's the them fuckin' with you, alright? they do that. you'll be okay.

[eyesremain]

"I don't know what to do-- I've been so faithful to it. I think it hates me. I can't be okay-- Is everything I worked for, everything I've done for it, does it mean nothing?"

[ His head shot up suddenly, looking behind himself. He stared at nothing in utter silence for a moment or two. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn grimaces, a strange contortion like a nebula swirling. They stay still and respect the strange quiet suddenly fallen over the two, until they break it with a question like a pin drop in a silent theater, invisible thousands holding their breath-}

who is it?

[eyesremain]

“Something we’ve been researching for a while, it won’t tell me its name…”

[ He sighed. ]

“Sorry— I just— sometimes I panic when things that I weren’t expecting happen.”

[twhnn]

{Twhnn attempts a sort of smile.}

that's alright. it's a normal response, yeah? think so anyways.

{They shake their head, a bit disappointed in how reliably unreliable their memory is.}

whatever. would it help- i've got a sorta- {They interrupt themself with a huff.} i know somebody who's a player; i can probably call them over here. d'you think that might help?

[eyesremain]

“Do you think so? I— I frankly have no idea!”

[ He nervously laughed. ]

“I don’t know too much about, uh, whatever’s happening here…”

[ He paused, looking behind himself again ]

[twhnn]

{They shrug a bit defeatedly.}

yeah, that's why she might be more help. i'm also kinda just. clueless. i know you're in the void! we are, i mean. that's about it.

[eyesremain]

“If you think she might be able to help then okay…”

[twhnn]

"Uh, Hellooo?"

[ The man called out. He looked like Cain, just... without the weird unnerving features. ] - @eyesremain

{There's a shift in the void- the movement of stars hardly noticeable, yet enough to catch the eye- and then a crackle, a broken scream of noise-}

{Twhnn tries to make something understandable out of the code they once used to be, the mess of broken memories and pieces- it's far more difficult than it has any right to be, but they manage, and then they stand before the man in a humanoid form of static.}

cain? what you doin' here?

[eyesremain]

"Cain? Uh, not sure who that is. I'm Arthur, it's nice to meet you... whoever you are."

[ He didn't seem to be bothered at all by the humanoid form of static. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn cocks their 'head' to the side and hums. Weird.}

call me Twhnn, if you'd like. not got much of a preference. you lost or somethin'? people can't usually get out here, y'know.

[eyesremain]

"Yeah, I think I might be... One minute I was looking around a field, next I'm here."

[ Arthur sure didn't talk like Cain either, his sentences were more human-like. ]

[twhnn]

...right. a field, jeez. that's helpful. too bad bellamy's not here. uhm...

{Twhnn sighs and tries to figure out what on earth they're supposed to do right now- somehow Not-Cain (which is a whole different issue) has gotten to the void. The thing known to be actively harmful towards players. Great.}

you didn't see, i dunno, eyes? or anything like that? or magic, or a portal- just, instantly appeared here?

[eyesremain]

"I do keep seeing eyes but I didn't see anything when I arrived here. Or-- before, for that matter."

[ He smiled awkwardly. ]

"Sorry... I know that I'm probably being the least helpful..."

[ His eyes darted away, not looking towards Twhnn. ]

[twhnn]

nah, s'alright. things tend to be pretty confusing 'round here anyways. isn't exactly your fault. only problem is, i'm already stuck here- have been for awhile- so i don't really think I'm gonna be able to help you get out either.

{Twhnn shrugs helplessly, form fizzling and glitching for a moment before they pull themselves together again. They do have someone they could ask for- but that's last-resorts territory.]

[eyesremain]

"Ah... great. Uhm..."

[ He looked around and sighed. ]

"Please don't do this to me right now... Please."

[ He mumbled to himself, seeming to shrink into himself. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn lets out a careful breath, a habit they've never managed to break. Uncertainty and scattered confusion twists inside of them, threatening to pull them apart again- but they've someone else here now, someone depending on them, and they can't fall apart. It's strangely grounding.}

hey, breathe, breathe, okay? you'll be alright, it'll be alright, promise. worst case scenario, you end up like me, and i'm just fine, right?

{They attempt to joke. They're not the greatest at it.}

i won't let that happen anyway.

[eyesremain]

"I think it's punishing me."

[ He rambled. ]

"I-- I don't know what I did wrong this time--"

[twhnn]

{Twhnn reaches Not-Cain- hesitates- fumbles. They're not helping, their appearance isn't helping- he mention eyes, and now he's in the void, it's gotta be the watchers- they're too similar to a watcher themself- they don't know what to do. What helped Bellamy, before?}

hey- hey, look at me, breathe. you didn't do anything wrong, it's the them fuckin' with you, alright? they do that. you'll be okay.

[eyesremain]

"I don't know what to do-- I've been so faithful to it. I think it hates me. I can't be okay-- Is everything I worked for, everything I've done for it, does it mean nothing?"

[ His head shot up suddenly, looking behind himself. He stared at nothing in utter silence for a moment or two. ]

[twhnn]

{Twhnn grimaces, a strange contortion like a nebula swirling. They stay still and respect the strange quiet suddenly fallen over the two, until they break it with a question like a pin drop in a silent theater, invisible thousands holding their breath-}

who is it?

[eyesremain]

“Something we’ve been researching for a while, it won’t tell me its name…”

[ He sighed. ]

“Sorry— I just— sometimes I panic when things that I weren’t expecting happen.”

[twhnn]

{Twhnn attempts a sort of smile.}

that's alright. it's a normal response, yeah? think so anyways.

{They shake their head, a bit disappointed in how reliably unreliable their memory is.}

whatever. would it help- i've got a sorta- {They interrupt themself with a huff.} i know somebody who's a player; i can probably call them over here. d'you think that might help?

[eyesremain]

“Do you think so? I— I frankly have no idea!”

[ He nervously laughed. ]

“I don’t know too much about, uh, whatever’s happening here…”

[ He paused, looking behind himself again ]