[So Cronus and a presumably more conscious and no longer captchalogued Meenah are stranded on this island surrounded by boiling sulfery water with no where to go but into the secret tunnel. WHAT DO YOU DO? As if you have a choice.]
MEENAH: *commit suicide. or the tunnel*
CRONUS: *is just chilling, sitting against the wall and strumming away on his gutair (quietly tho. this song he's making up is for his potential future matesprit's ears and no one else) to pass the time, because like hell he was going to carry meenah's passed out ass around*
[I'm sure Meenah has long abandoned Cronus by now.]
MEENAH: *oh yeah shes been travelling down the tunnel this whole time*
CTI: [Down the tunnel you go. S-EACR-ET TUNN-EL S-EACR-ET TUNN-EL and all that. This tunnel is considerably different from the rest of the cave. The walls are a dull gray illuminated by a blue light in the distance.]
CRONUS: *oh* oh. *oops* vwhoops. *captchalogs that thing and goes down the tunnel to find her*
MEENAH: *go towards the liiiiiight*
CRONUS: *FINALLY catches up to her* hey vwhats the big idea, vwhy didnt you tell me you vwere leavwing. oh hey, vwhats that? *points at the light*
MEENAH: its a light doofish and right now its the only fin we got that isnt actively trying to krill us
MEENAH: yet
CRONUS: vwell YEAH i knowv its a light, but vwhat IS it, havwe you checked it out yet, i mean howv long vwere you evwen gone before i noticed you just up and ran awvay from me?
MEENAH: *shrugalug* i dunno man i didnt even know you were here
[YET INDEED. As you approach the light, you notice a much friendlier body of water awaiting you. There are more tunnels under the water and the light seems to be originating somewhere beyond where you can see.]
[That yet was late I'm sorry.]
CRONUS: *youse good*
MEENAH: hey look at that
MEENAH: more fuckin caves
CRONUS: *but yeah,,,GAPES AT HER, but then he gets distracted again when he sees the new not-deadly water* oh. vwell thats just tops. *leans over the water kinda to get a better look*
MEENAH: *totally pushes him in this time*
[I LIED ITS ACIDIC AS FUCK BWAHAHAH just kidding sorry meenah]
CRONUS: GAH *falls in, his hair is ruined, his clothes are ruined. everything is ruined. resurfaces* VWHY?
MEENAH: hehehe hey look its safe
CRONUS: *glares at her* yes, thank you, i vwasnt awvare that it is safe. *HUFFS* are you coming or vwhat, it looks like that lights coming from ovwer here.
MEENAH: just be glad you could be useful *SWAN DIV-ES in that mess. it has been way too long since she swam man*
CRONUS: *HUFFS AGAIN, then dive on under to go on a deep sea adventure*
MEENAH: *she does a few good frivolous twirls underwater before engaging business mode and peeping those poop pipes. er, tunnels*
[Endless Ocean music plays in the background as you swim around. It's actually rather pleasant down here and the blue light is calming. There are even cute lil fishies swimming around you. Isn't that sweet. But as you draw nearer to the light, it appears to be... bobbing from side to side.]
CRONUS: *hangs back, because this place is still giving him the heeby jeebies* go on, fearless leader.
MEENAH: *well that sure isnt shifty as fuck, oh wait yes it is.* ugh whatebber *cautious swimming towards the lightamajig*
[You discover that the light is coming from what appears to be a giant anglerfish looking creature. But he has a cute friendly face like a whale shark! awww.]
MEENAH: wut
MEENAH: i mean i kinda saw this comin but
CRONUS: vwhoa.
._____.
[he wants to be your frond.]
CRONUS: uh. *swims over to look at it better, reaching out to poke at it* hey there.
beeeooooowww
MEENAH: *decides to be dumb and investigate its lil angler light(
CRONUS: *blinks* huh.
[The light bobs back and forth in front of Meenah... TANTALIZINGLY.]
MEENAH: *aw shit that is tantalizing. time to poke it*
[The light goes out as soon as she pokes it and the two of you are now enveloped in darkness. ya cant see shit.]
MEENAH: ...fuck
CRONUS: nowv look vwhat you did.
MEENAH: *waves in the general direction of where the thingy used to be*
[The light returns, but from Meenah's perspective, Cronus is now missing. And vice versa for him. The angler whale shark continues to be cute.]
MEENAH: *thats all you need*
CRONUS: oh for...NOWV vwhere did you go? stop vwandering awvay! *looks at the angler whale shark thing like you feel me, man?*
beeeooooowww
[Meenah can't hear Cronus, for the record.]
MEENAH: *was about to ask*
CRONUS: ugh, i knowv, right?
MEENAH: you and me both man
CRONUS: *frowns* hey little guy, do you knowv the vway out?
.______. [starts to slowly swim away]
MEENAH: woah shit where you goin man
CRONUS: aces, lead the vway then. *follows after it*
[he leads them along a short distance, before he suddenly dips down to roll around in the sand, leaving a big cloud in his wake. When the sand disperses, Meenah sees herself floating there, while Cronus sees himself. Or at least, what vaguely appears to be them. Their entire bodies are darkened and their eyes are glowing a bright yellow.]
MEENAH: *awww what a cutie. the shark was too 3B)*
CRONUS: uh. *backs away slowly, why little budy, why* UH.
MEENAH: *but seriously* da fuuuuuck
sup [meenah doppleganger is as eloquent as the original one.]
[cronus the second throws out his arms, offended by the expression on cronus the first's face] vwhat's the big deal?
CRONUS: vwhats YOUR deal? youre-*tries to think real hard about what to say next, but wow he's confused* ME.
MEENAH: oh hey it speaks
MEENAH: no offense or nofin ive just kinda had some rough patches with otter mes
MEENAH: *those diplomacy lessons are paying off*
you figured it out, chief. i am you. pretty tops, right? except vwe both knowv it ain't as much of a gift to evweryone as you like to think. [cronus 2 wastes no time to get sassy with your ass.]
its cool i know all aboat that bullship [meenah 2 done crossed her arms] i mean i am you
CRONUS: *frowns* nowv see, thats vwrong, im a gift to lots of people. *not gonna let you get to me, fake me nuh uh* you on the other hand, probably not. you havwe vweird looking eyes.
MEENAH: are you reely i mean i know a lotta peeps wanna B-E me but
MEENAH: yer gonna have to gimme some proof
CRONUS ceased responding to memo.
ya reely come on just lookit me [meenah 2 gestures to self] im great
aint i?
CTI made CA an OP.
vwhatewver, i don't look any different from you. [hand flap] tell me though, name one chump vwho givwes a damn about you?
MEENAH: i dunno man yer kinda glowy for my tastes *tastefully bioluminates*
CURRENT covetousArticulator [CRONUS] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CRONUS: uh, my MOIRAL? *looks at him like duh you fuckin idiot* she told me for a fact that she givwes a damn about me. *HUFFS*
pff yer a fin one to talk [places her hand on the angler whale shark as he drifts past again] anywave if ya wanna believe im you or naut im here to tell ya thing
[he yawns cuz wow what a square] she told you? since vwhen can you really trust vwhat people say to you. don't kid yourself, she just sees you as a little psych experiment.
MEENAH: whale get on with it shit
CRONUS: *oh that punches him right in the gut* nah, youre vwrong, she vwouldnt do that. *but maybe she would, he hasn't known her for that long. but he shoves that aside* and ill havwe YOU knowv that i evwen havwe a date vwaiting for me on the outside, of the red vwariety.
MEENAH: so cryptic cod
yeah and vwe'll see how vwell that goes. i hate to burst your bubble sport but it ain't gonna go vwell. besides, newvsflash, if you think you're getting out of here you're vwrong about that too.
[smirks cuz she sure does like that attitude.] yer naut gonna get outta here -EMPR-ESS
MEENAH: pfff
CRONUS: *pshes* says you.
CRONUS: *but oh god what if he's right, he doesn't feel so hot*
MEENAH: now i know you aint me because yer pullin that spooky title callin shit
[she laughs] whatebber ya wanna believe i think we both know it wont matter what i say [beckoning gesture] but we both also know ya cant resist gettin all up in yer own business [shrugalug] aint that why yer hate datin yer alt universe ectowhatsit shellf
MEENAH: wut
yeah says me. says YOU. vwe're both thinking it. vwhy don't you just admit it? [sdfsdfj words]
[she's makin fishy lips] ya heard me
CRONUS: because i knowv its not TRUE, O8VWIOUSLY. *crosses his arms with the loudest sigh* vwhat is this evwen, vwhy are YOU here?
MEENAH: *mad squinting* you think thats all outta some fucking sick case of vanity
i'm here cuz you're here. it's that simple. [one hand in his pocket... AND THE OTHER ONE HOLDIN A CIGARETTE~ a soggy one.]
i dont think i know [shes pettin that angler whale shark lookin so cool like she dont even give a fuq]
MEENAH: *MOR-E SQUINTING also her glance shifts to the whale shark thing. boregard. thats his new name. back to the clone* man you are probubbly the lamest imposter yet
CRONUS: *was about to tell him he doesn't look cool stop trying so hard, but he thinks before he speaks for once* vwhat, vwhat kinda ansvwer is THAT?
[boregard beows in agreement, much to meenah 2's chagrin] ugh W)(AT-EBB-ER it aint no scale off my nose if ya wanna be a lil beach about all this
im still right and yer wrong 3B)
[cronus 2 le sighs] vwell if i'm you then i'm going to be vwherevwer you are. O8WVIOUSLY.
MEENAH: heh that sounds like somefin a lil beach would say
CRONUS: *slow blink, turning into squinting* this is so flipping stupid. if i ask you the vway out, youre just going to toss some more criptic noise at me, arent you.
ooo thems fightin words
im thinkin yer trying to start somefin here
vwell yeah. i mean i don't really knowv howv to get out. i just knowv you can't. unless... i dunno. unless you quit being so inept.
CRONUS: vwell...*tightens his arms across his chest* ok sure, maybe youre right. but there are PLENTLY of other people around that can find the vway out. and ill just followv them out. ring-a-ding-ding, baby.
MEENAH: you wanna go i could take any piss poor clone any day no matter how glowy they are 38T
vwowv great plan. vwhat a big useless sack o' shit you are. that *I* am... [pouts, placing a hand to his forehead.] it really sucks to be me. i vwouldn't vwish this torture on anybody.
[cute toothy shark grin at her other shelf... unintentional pun but I will keep it.] lets sea aboat that then
come at me i aint afraid a ya
MEENAH: *dramatic point* get boregard outta the way then he aint part of this
CRONUS: *matches fakecronus's pout* hey nowv, only im allowved to insult myself-i mean no one gets to-*HUFFS* crap. *how do you insult yourself without insulting yourself*
right [gentle pats for bo, but she has quite a suspicious look on her face at the mention of him] sea ya later buddy
[cronus snrk which I can only imagine is a very nasaly sound.] that's right. i can say any crap i vwant to say about you! unless you're gonna try to shut me up? [points at cheek like I dare ya.]
CRONUS: *frown/squint sick combo. who does this fucking guy think he is* normally id just tell you to shovwe off, but youvwe caught me at a bad time pal. and if youre just going to ask for it...*HAS BEEN WANTING TO HIT SOMETHING SINCE HE GOT HERE...goes in to introduce fist to face, but it probably won't pack that much heat, because cronus*
MEENAH: *yes good now that the cool non food sea creature is out of the way the weapon can be properly drawn*
[Cronus 2 takes that wimpy noodly punch to the face and as a response to it, draws his weapon. Looks like he ain't foolin' around. Meanwhile, Meenah 2 immediately launches into an attack with her own trident in hand, swinging it to sort of smash the other in the jaw.]
CRONUS: VWHOA. *eyes that gun, but then remembers that his STUPID DANCESTOR left HIS rifle on the moon, and he is pretty much defenseless now, because he's a lover not a fighter and never carries any kind of weapon around. but STILL, he panics, and reaches up anyway to pull out anything.....and it turns out he took Jade's trusty fork that she used to stab his crazy self not too long ago, and he is now standing, no
longer defenseless, but even more confused than ever because what, what is this thing he's holding*..........*gulps, but tries his best to look like he knows what he's doing*
CRONUS: *......JANE'S..........***
MEENAH: *woah that was a bit quicker than she thought. and meenah responds in turn rolling with the smack with a strong wide swing of her trident*
[Cronus clone rolls his eyes at such an uncool stance and jets on over to clock the other with the butt of his gun. At the same time, Meenah 2 barely does anything after following through with that swing of her own, watching as she's about to get smacked all up in her business.]
CRONUS: *GETS CLOCKED, and wow that hurt. but it's either fight or flight, but actually fight because he has a feeling that if he tries to swim away, he'll just get shot in the back*.....*kinda just, tries to thrust the fork at his stomach region in an attempt to stay alive*
[Meenah 2 takes that swing but retaliates quick through gritted teeth, aiming to stab Meenah right through the middle. And we'll wait to see what Cronus 2 does since we all know whats up]
MEENAH: *nobody beats meenah at dodging bullshit in the water. not even herself...does that even make sense? a lot of this battle doesnt make sense and meenah needed to think fast here. she opted for a far more direct approach, dashing to lock bodies directly with her opponent*
[Cronus 2 is rushing right back at him? He doesn't seem afraid of getting poked with a fork. In fact, it looks like he's trying to grapple.]
CRONUS: *is still holding the fork out, but he's not used to the weight and it probably just...knicks the side of fakecro or something. is grappled though, because what is speed?*
[Meenah gets scraped across the side by her opponents weapon and a small cloud of fuschia blood rises through the water... from the perspective of both Meenah and Cronus.]
CRONUS: *o snap, HE DID SOMETHING GOOD*
MEENAH: *well that should make things quite obvious. its a shame meenah is going through with her initial hypothesis and clutching "meenahs" neck, channeling her life stealy thing*
[Looks like Cronus 2 is snatching the other up by the neck and suddenly the life is being sucked from regular Cronus?? WHAT A TWIST :u ]
CRONUS: *CHOKES, but wait a second, why does he feel like his LIFE is being DRAINED?? he doesn't have those powers???? but hey, two can play the godtier power using game, and he uses his own, trying to destroy the other cronus's hope, hoping that it'll make him let go, and also that he still knows how to use his powers properly*
[POWER STRUGGLE, POWER STRUGGLE]
MEENAH: *the fact that power is even struggling at all is a good enough signifier for meenah. she proceeds to kick her opponent away, captchaloguing her weapon* ok i knew somefin was fuckin up
[Cronus gets kicked back by his doppleganger]
[Meenah clone rubs at her neck, pouting] ugh water you goin on aboat now
MEENAH: ok so like
MEENAH: every time ive used that jam on weird stuff it just
MEENAH: didnt fuckin work
MEENAH: also you fuckin reef of that gross white shit cod dam
CRONUS: *grabs onto his neck, really surprised that he's not dead right now* ok, vwhat the fresh hell vwas THAT? I dont havwe those powvers! only meenah do-.......oh.
[If they werent underwater the clones would be sweating]
CRONUS: *naaaarows his eyes* alright, time to fess up, youre not fooling ME anymore.
MEENAH: so yeah *she looks around the cave a lil before finding good ol boregard and swimming towards him*
[Cronus clone is swimmin away now like nope nope. Mr. Boregard looks at Meenah with his big cute dumb face.]
CRONUS: *FROWNS* HEY. im talking to you! *swims after, but hey there's his little buddy again*
MEENAH: *meenah proceeds to ignore all the people, giving a thoughtful look before poking his angler fish dongle*
[and with that dongle fondle, all goes black again.]
[When the light comes back on again, wouldn't you know it, they can see each other again and the clones are gone!]
[YOU SOLVED THE PUZZLE. YOU GET THE PRIZE.]
MEENAH: wow
CRONUS: uh.
beow
CRONUS: hey there.
MEENAH: i feel kinda dumb for not just doin that earlier
CRONUS: ....meenah you almost killed me, you knowv.
MEENAH: youll be fine
MEENAH: i knew somefin was up anywave
CRONUS: but you still tried to kill me anyvways?
MEENAH: i wasnt TRYIN to krill you i was testin it
MEENAH: duhhh
CRONUS: *STILL MAD THO* vwowv you couldnt havwe tested it any OTHER vway. that kinda hurt you knowv.
beoooow [boregard starts to swim away again.]
CRONUS: .......should vwe evwen followv it this time i mean look vwhere it got us last time.
MEENAH: hey
MEENAH: dont fuckin doubt boregard ok
CRONUS: boregard.
MEENAH: its not his fault he has crazy reality shiftin light dongles
MEENAH: Y-ES BOR-EGARD
MEENAH: DO YOU )(AV-E A PRAWNBL-EM?
CRONUS: NO. thats....actually a really nice name for an evwil fish thing. should vwe followv him then?
MEENAH: )(-ES NOT -EVIL
MEENAH: i mena
MEENAH: i dont think he is
MEENAH: im followin him fuck you
CRONUS: *SIIIIIIIGHS, but follows, too, because what other choice does he have*
[Boregard does indeed light the way to the end of the underwater caves, the exit being similar to the entrance, but it's clear he didn't just take them around in a circle or nothing. He loops around to stare at the two with his sweet beady eyes.]
MEENAH: *meenah swoops in for the appreciative cuddles* yer the best fish i nebber ate
CRONUS: *hey that's my pal too stop hogging him* thanks pal* he decides to swim forward and out the exit, being kinda useful for once, and swims up to the surface*
[At the surface, there's another tunnel. Go figure. This tunnel is very dark and the end can't really be seen. BUT HEY WILL THAT REALLY STOP YOU?]
CRONUS: *yeah*
[Don't get sassy with me.]
MEENAH: *time to call it quits*
MEENAH: *chill with boregard for the rest of our life*
[That wouldn't be so bad I suppose.]
CRONUS: *c'mon meenah, you're the brave one here help a brocro out*
MEENAH: SURFAC-E!!!
[That sure is the surface Meenah.]
CRONUS: hey look. *points* another tunnel.
MEENAH: *she was shouting commandingly to boregard gosh*
.____. [boregard continues to float there looking cute.]
MEENAH: *alright fine time to just keep exploring i guess*
[PROCEED THROUGH TUNNEL?]
CRONUS: *FUNK YEA*
[THE TUNNEL LEADS YOU TO YOUR INEVITABLE DEMISE... jk]
[TO BE CONTINUED]
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