The Best For Everyone

Ask/rp blog for the “It’s for the Best” AU

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Promo

The bomb whimpers, pushing his body against the wall, clutching the bullet wound in his arm.

“P-Please. Please- Please don’t do this… i-I don’t wanna die”

Years. This hunt had been happening for years. The cloud man holding his pistol at the other. Just shoot him. That’s all he had to do… but. Most anomalies hadn’t begged in… such a broken tone. None of them had lasted this long in a chase. Most would have given up. But this one was highly dangerous! But the way he looked… so broken… so helpless…

“St-Stop. Stop pleading- st-stop looking at me like that! Y-You’re m-making t-this harder than it HAS to be!” Whitty lets out a shaky sob, looking at the other in fear as the tears rolled out. Gabriel’s hand quakes. The pistol’s aim now highly unsteady. He couldn’t do this. He lowers the gun.

“F u c k. Please- stop making this difficult. I k n o w you didn’t want this. You didn’t want these fucking powers- you didn’t want this fucking god awful life but just- it-it’s for the g-greater good?” Now even h e sounded unsure. Whitty stares at the other, still afraid, unmoving.

“…. S h i t… god fucking…” Gabriel puts the pistol away, pulling out a different gun. Whitty shaking more now. What was that.

“Go to sleep… ok?” And with that the cloud tranqs the bomb. Whitty passing out only a few seconds after contact.

“….” Gabriel sighs, calling into his office.

“Hey Tina? Yeah can you… dust off the anomaly rehabilitation center? I think we’re gonna be starting that back up…”

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[its-for-thx-bxst]

A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were… wildly confused. Ok then… another Updike…

“Hi?”“Can we help you?”

[void-updike]

Updike looked over at this universe’s him and someone he didn’t recognize.

“Ỏ̸̗̫̦̲̎̈́̅̚ḥ̷͆,̴̣͓̹̝͐͒̓ ̴̣͓̂̀͠͝h̸̲̠̭̾͋̕ȉ̶̺ ̴̣̥͚̺͋̒t̶͍̬̥̄̆̌h̷̡̺͕̞͆͜ẹ̵̡̫̩͋̃͌͆̚r̵̥̳̰̬͊̉͂ȇ̶̩͕̥̪͘!̷͇͈̰̚”

Updike gave them a smile.

“S̸͓͉͈͊͛̈́̂̈́o̶̞͇̗̞̽͐.̷̡̠͚͕͑̕̚.̴͍̲͑̂̅.̶͉͎̜́͘ ̵͍̱̤͍͐̑ẁ̵̛̛̟h̶̞̝͇̐̄̈́å̶̧̛t̷̜̿ ̵̜̞́͛b̴͕͈̤̓̽u̴̖͚̞̞͊́͜ḭ̶͉͈͚̜͌̀̕l̴̢͓̞͍͕̚d̴̹̱̏̂̃̍͑ì̴͉̮͌̿̒n̴̫̬̖͚̓̍̄g̶͔̼̱̤͐̈͝ ̸̲̈́̈́̀͂à̴̯̬̰̉̋̊͝m̶͈̮̥̌̉̑͑͝ ̵͓͛͒ͅỊ̷̤̬͕͂̓̉͂ ̵̬͍͠ị̴̺̓̌͘n̷̜̗̭͊̒͠?̷̜̬̽̂͒”

It seemed like his voice was a little… glitchy sounding.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike gives a confused smile, Tina casually speaking up.

“Uh you happen to be in the organization called ‘The Best For Everyone’. Formerly going the pattern of an anomaly help line, to anomaly hunting, back to help line.”

“Nnnoooot proud of the hunting bit… at all.”

[void-updike]

Updike’s eyes lit up.

“S̷̡̨̱̠͘o̴̝̠͛̉̅̓̚ͅ ̸̟͋̔̊̒͠y̴̳͇̱̖̎o̸̢͝ụ̴͎͚́͒͝ ̴̪̋̋͌͋̓h̸̢̯̫̿̈́̉̓ē̵̹̳͔̭̊̐l̷̖̲͒͛p̸̬̩̩̄̀ ̵͚̯̥̺̈́͊̓̊a̷̢̖͋̉̆̈́̍ǹ̶͙͈͖͌̂ǫ̸̝̹͛̒m̸̘͍͈̫͔̉͠a̶̺͚͍̽̑͌̈l̷̠̟̠̞̭̄̇i̶̤͙̥̭̅̇͠e̴̡̬͚̘͝ͅs̶̙̦̹̮̋̎?̶͕͇̘́́́ ̵̪͛̔̓̀͊Y̶̨̡̟̾̃̎̓e̷̢͓̱̠̔̆s̷̯͔̽!̷͉̱̗͈͆̋́”

He did an excited hop.

“Ṫ̵̥̬͍͇͓͋̇ḩ̶̔̒̈á̶̡͎̪̥t̵͎̘̀’̴̦̯͂̈͂̈̉s̷̠͚̺̑̊͊̅͗ ̵͉̎̈́͘g̷̖̯̼̲͘͠͠r̸͈͍̲͖̎̾̀̉e̶̙̫̰̾̈̚͠à̸̬̣͖̰̐͐͝t̸͇̗̆̑!̴̻͓̩͂͆̊͒̐”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Tina blinks before giving a soft snort.

“We’re trying our best… Especially since…”

“The town is anti anomaly which… really sucks when trying to run a business that’s… pro anomaly.”

A nod of agreement.

“Won’t stop us though! >:3”

[void-updike]

“W̷̖̽̚e̴̔̍͐̄̚͜l̵͎̼̘̐̀͗̚͝l̶͔̎̿,̸̳̱̦̼̘̎ ̴̗̫̀ị̴̛͕̪̉s̶̫̼̝͗͐̆̄ ̵̮̏͐̐̓̚ț̴̯̭̮̇̎̓ĥ̸̨̰̗̝̎ḙ̷̓r̸͇̂̇ȩ̷̪̳͇̩̒͒̈́̓ ̷̝̐́͗͒̎ą̴̤͂̍̐͊ͅͅn̴̗̭̱̩̪̋̊̋̓y̸̧͚̬͂́w̶̳̟͊̋̏̑͝ͅa̴̳̿̄̉̽̃y̵͉̗͒̓̌͝ ̶̙̅̈̎̅̚I̵͚̟͑̇͗ ̴̜͌̆̿c̶̖̲̅à̷̮ņ̸̣̪͙͚̕ ̴̨̃̉h̶͍̠͈̬͓̍͒̇̊͝ë̶̡̟͎̘́l̷̙̦̣̆͌͠p̶͎̈́̽ ̷̦̌w̵̻̬̏̂̀̀h̵̡̻̙̳̓̈́̓̚i̶̙̹̦͊l̶̰͚̕e̷̩̯̬̯͋̈́̽́ ̶͚̔̑̍̎͑Í̴̩͓͇͕̃̐̋͜͝’̵̈́͐͌͜m̴͚͓̝͊̄̊ ̶̉͐ͅh̷̗̺̪͚̜̋̑e̵̻͖̩̔̉͊̂r̴̘̅͑̒͠ě̶͇?̸̡̼̤̔”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike looks at Tina who shrugs.

“Honestly no idea. Did you… want to have a look around? I have some errands to do around here and he has some… personal business to do.”

Updike looks to the side, sad smile on his face. Right the flowers… and the… yard…

[void-updike]

“S̴̝̦̞̣̏̒̓̀̐ǘ̴̮̞̘͕ͅr̵̟̀̓͝e̷͉͠,̷͕͖̉ ̸̯̩̬͌̑͂̚Ȁ̴̧̞̼̒̋̍ ̷͖͉̤͙̆̐l̴̳̹͖̪̍͌̚ó̷̙ö̴̥̬̱̉̐͆͠k̶͙͍͕̐̑̈́̾̄ ̷̱̒̉͋̈͛á̷̫̃̊̀r̷̡̝̟̺̳͠o̸̢̓͊̒͝ų̸̤̣̦̈́̋͝n̷͖̅̆͛̋͘͜d̶̗̙̗̭̅̑͝ ̴̛̺͖͚̹̀̇͋s̷̗͆̑͒͠o̶͙̞̅͗ứ̵̢̝̥̲̀ń̵̲̩̱̠̟̄d̵̻̳̟͖͛̍s̵̛̮͈̀̀̚ ̵̨̯̐̓n̴̛̖̺̖̈́̎̊i̵̼͗c̵̢̬̞͍̗͂̍̉̀͝e̸͇͓̘̗̯͐̾̍̎͐.̶̢͙̺̆́”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

“Alright then!”

She smiles softly.

“We have a few anomalie- people. We have a few people. Anomalies are just people gotta get back into that habit man. Anyway. We have a few people in the rooms.. Whitty is the most weary of this whole ordeal currently..”

[void-updike]

“Ö̴̝̮̖́̃̍̈́ḧ̶͕̳͉̔́͜͜͝,̸̰̲̭͍̻̌͑͗͝ ̸̣͒͊s̷̛̘̞͐o̸̰͉̰͚͉͆̾͐ ̶͉́̉̍̕t̴͖͉̫͑̈́h̸̰̤͋̈́̔̈́̑i̵̠͌s̸̮̮̹͛͌ ̵͈͓̭̀̎̌͌ű̴͔̟̗̹͌n̷̨̺̥̗̿̃͝ȉ̷̙̃̄̓̾v̷̬̌͜ḙ̸̌͐̆̂̾r̵͍͚̼̅s̷̩̿e̴̡̨̒̀̌’̸͓̤̤̃̔̉͜s̵̹͆ ̵̺̍̄͂̉̍w̵͎̠̜̏̀h̷̯͛̏̓̈̕i̴̧̘̯̲͒͌̚t̶̜͖̐ț̴̈́̿͝ý̶̲ ̴̢̟̹̀i̴̫͓̐̏͘s̵̠͇͈͛͂ ̴̬̖̊͗h̷̨̧̡̳̗͑͛͘ĕ̷̡͓̖͎̹̋̚r̶͓̎̓̒ḛ̷̭͉̈́͆ͅ?̶̟̮̼͓̓͑̿̇̈ ̴̛̛̒̀̚ͅỊ̴̧̩̊́n̵̛͕͔͙̯̈́̀t̸̙̥͖̯͑̿̆e̵̠̼̅̋̄͌̚ṟ̸̯͂͝ē̵̱̺̔̏́s̵̡̮̖̱͊̏͒͛̓t̴̨͕̖̔͛͋͒̎i̴̖͇̠̞̊n̶͉̺̫͖̔̓̀͜g̴̡̛.̵͙̰̹͚̀̀͋.̵̼̦͉͐͋͠ͅ.̴̠̮͔̺͆”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

“Yeah. He’s down the hall really.”

She is doing a little bouncy walk. There she goes.

[void-updike]

Updike started following her, looking around him as he walked.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

The place seemed fairly colorful really. Soft colors with more vibrant ones on the floor. She slides towards a hall.

“This is the one hall that we have the most anomalous people in here… really this place is starting to feel like a school or hotel..”

[void-updike]

“H̴͉̙͇̖̠͍̾̓͑̄͠u̷̝͒̓̋̕h̴͉̣̩̗͍̪̿̿́̊.̶̢̧̟̪͍̽͂.̵̧̍̒̂̚͜.̴͕̓̃̏͆̇͂”

Updike looked down the hall.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Some of the doors were actually open down the hall, one opening slowly as a bomb peeks out. He looks towards the duo, waving awkwardly to Tina and then slinking back into his room.

“He’s getting there.”

[void-updike]

“W̷̨͕̞̠͂͆̌̏̉͐e̶̤̪̥̊̆̿l̵̯͂̌̓l̸̡̛̺̺̗̔,̵̻̙̗̈̈́͘ ̵̱̞̼̰̙̉t̵̡̜̘͓̻̩̒̒͝h̷͎̲̳̏͒̏̎a̷̩̞̦͗ͅt̴̯̣̉̃̈̉’̶̢̪̟̦̘̄̔̎͌s̷͇̹͊̿͘ ̶̝͕̼̮̤͎͌͗g̷̠͖̺͙͓̹̉o̶̱͂́̑̐͂̽o̵̬̩̩̎̂̓̾d̶̖͖̤̳͈͗̆͋̃́.̴̻̺̙̙̲̓͌̾ͅ ̷̫̻̞̉T̴̩̼͔́̈́͘h̶̭̞͖͆̾͝ͅő̸̳̑ú̸͎̭̖̲̥͋̀͛̈́g̷̦̗͕͈͕̤̕h̴̡͙͋ͅ ̶͕̮̤̼̠̋́̊̔ͅĬ̴͕̬͆̐̆ ̶̼̫͖͈͒d̸̖͛͛͋̚ò̸̮̭̪̗̦̍͗̇̔n̶̲̞̟̓̃̚’̸̨̧̩̮̆͆̆̚ṭ̶̛͖̀̐͗ ̸̭̅b̶̡̟̹̩̑͛́̚ͅĺ̷̬̞̆͛a̸̢͔̞͇̳̠͗̓͝m̵̠̠͖̽͒͠ȩ̴̝̝̪͇̎͊̚ ̵̈́͌̊͜h̶̻̘͇̑̀̈̐̑i̴͙̖͓͙̺͑̈̌m̸̘͉̱̣̠͆̒̈́ ̵̛̝̮f̴̬̜̠̲̰̠̈́o̸̢̤̜͉͛r̵̟͈̿ ̴̛̯̮̗̞̿̐̓͝b̵͙̍̈̐̏e̶̫͚̝̜̋̎͝͝͝ǐ̶͚͒̉̚n̴̯̹̯͍̠̉́͜g̴͎̐̈́̂͒͘͠ ̴͎̳͐ẅ̴͈͚̦́̔͊̂̕͝ḙ̷̪̌̊̓̈͝a̴̦̫͚̿͆̚r̴̺̞̓̄͌͌̇̈́ÿ̴̜͚̻́͝.̴̢̤̙̞̰̏̓̀̊́̍”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

"Considering the program started back up about... a month or so again yeah I don't blame him either...."

[its-for-thx-bxst]

A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were… wildly confused. Ok then… another Updike…

“Hi?”“Can we help you?”

[void-updike]

Updike looked over at this universe’s him and someone he didn’t recognize.

“Ỏ̸̗̫̦̲̎̈́̅̚ḥ̷͆,̴̣͓̹̝͐͒̓ ̴̣͓̂̀͠͝h̸̲̠̭̾͋̕ȉ̶̺ ̴̣̥͚̺͋̒t̶͍̬̥̄̆̌h̷̡̺͕̞͆͜ẹ̵̡̫̩͋̃͌͆̚r̵̥̳̰̬͊̉͂ȇ̶̩͕̥̪͘!̷͇͈̰̚”

Updike gave them a smile.

“S̸͓͉͈͊͛̈́̂̈́o̶̞͇̗̞̽͐.̷̡̠͚͕͑̕̚.̴͍̲͑̂̅.̶͉͎̜́͘ ̵͍̱̤͍͐̑ẁ̵̛̛̟h̶̞̝͇̐̄̈́å̶̧̛t̷̜̿ ̵̜̞́͛b̴͕͈̤̓̽u̴̖͚̞̞͊́͜ḭ̶͉͈͚̜͌̀̕l̴̢͓̞͍͕̚d̴̹̱̏̂̃̍͑ì̴͉̮͌̿̒n̴̫̬̖͚̓̍̄g̶͔̼̱̤͐̈͝ ̸̲̈́̈́̀͂à̴̯̬̰̉̋̊͝m̶͈̮̥̌̉̑͑͝ ̵͓͛͒ͅỊ̷̤̬͕͂̓̉͂ ̵̬͍͠ị̴̺̓̌͘n̷̜̗̭͊̒͠?̷̜̬̽̂͒”

It seemed like his voice was a little… glitchy sounding.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike gives a confused smile, Tina casually speaking up.

“Uh you happen to be in the organization called ‘The Best For Everyone’. Formerly going the pattern of an anomaly help line, to anomaly hunting, back to help line.”

“Nnnoooot proud of the hunting bit… at all.”

[void-updike]

Updike’s eyes lit up.

“S̷̡̨̱̠͘o̴̝̠͛̉̅̓̚ͅ ̸̟͋̔̊̒͠y̴̳͇̱̖̎o̸̢͝ụ̴͎͚́͒͝ ̴̪̋̋͌͋̓h̸̢̯̫̿̈́̉̓ē̵̹̳͔̭̊̐l̷̖̲͒͛p̸̬̩̩̄̀ ̵͚̯̥̺̈́͊̓̊a̷̢̖͋̉̆̈́̍ǹ̶͙͈͖͌̂ǫ̸̝̹͛̒m̸̘͍͈̫͔̉͠a̶̺͚͍̽̑͌̈l̷̠̟̠̞̭̄̇i̶̤͙̥̭̅̇͠e̴̡̬͚̘͝ͅs̶̙̦̹̮̋̎?̶͕͇̘́́́ ̵̪͛̔̓̀͊Y̶̨̡̟̾̃̎̓e̷̢͓̱̠̔̆s̷̯͔̽!̷͉̱̗͈͆̋́”

He did an excited hop.

“Ṫ̵̥̬͍͇͓͋̇ḩ̶̔̒̈á̶̡͎̪̥t̵͎̘̀’̴̦̯͂̈͂̈̉s̷̠͚̺̑̊͊̅͗ ̵͉̎̈́͘g̷̖̯̼̲͘͠͠r̸͈͍̲͖̎̾̀̉e̶̙̫̰̾̈̚͠à̸̬̣͖̰̐͐͝t̸͇̗̆̑!̴̻͓̩͂͆̊͒̐”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Tina blinks before giving a soft snort.

“We’re trying our best… Especially since…”

“The town is anti anomaly which… really sucks when trying to run a business that’s… pro anomaly.”

A nod of agreement.

“Won’t stop us though! >:3”

[void-updike]

“W̷̖̽̚e̴̔̍͐̄̚͜l̵͎̼̘̐̀͗̚͝l̶͔̎̿,̸̳̱̦̼̘̎ ̴̗̫̀ị̴̛͕̪̉s̶̫̼̝͗͐̆̄ ̵̮̏͐̐̓̚ț̴̯̭̮̇̎̓ĥ̸̨̰̗̝̎ḙ̷̓r̸͇̂̇ȩ̷̪̳͇̩̒͒̈́̓ ̷̝̐́͗͒̎ą̴̤͂̍̐͊ͅͅn̴̗̭̱̩̪̋̊̋̓y̸̧͚̬͂́w̶̳̟͊̋̏̑͝ͅa̴̳̿̄̉̽̃y̵͉̗͒̓̌͝ ̶̙̅̈̎̅̚I̵͚̟͑̇͗ ̴̜͌̆̿c̶̖̲̅à̷̮ņ̸̣̪͙͚̕ ̴̨̃̉h̶͍̠͈̬͓̍͒̇̊͝ë̶̡̟͎̘́l̷̙̦̣̆͌͠p̶͎̈́̽ ̷̦̌w̵̻̬̏̂̀̀h̵̡̻̙̳̓̈́̓̚i̶̙̹̦͊l̶̰͚̕e̷̩̯̬̯͋̈́̽́ ̶͚̔̑̍̎͑Í̴̩͓͇͕̃̐̋͜͝’̵̈́͐͌͜m̴͚͓̝͊̄̊ ̶̉͐ͅh̷̗̺̪͚̜̋̑e̵̻͖̩̔̉͊̂r̴̘̅͑̒͠ě̶͇?̸̡̼̤̔”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike looks at Tina who shrugs.

“Honestly no idea. Did you… want to have a look around? I have some errands to do around here and he has some… personal business to do.”

Updike looks to the side, sad smile on his face. Right the flowers… and the… yard…

[void-updike]

“S̴̝̦̞̣̏̒̓̀̐ǘ̴̮̞̘͕ͅr̵̟̀̓͝e̷͉͠,̷͕͖̉ ̸̯̩̬͌̑͂̚Ȁ̴̧̞̼̒̋̍ ̷͖͉̤͙̆̐l̴̳̹͖̪̍͌̚ó̷̙ö̴̥̬̱̉̐͆͠k̶͙͍͕̐̑̈́̾̄ ̷̱̒̉͋̈͛á̷̫̃̊̀r̷̡̝̟̺̳͠o̸̢̓͊̒͝ų̸̤̣̦̈́̋͝n̷͖̅̆͛̋͘͜d̶̗̙̗̭̅̑͝ ̴̛̺͖͚̹̀̇͋s̷̗͆̑͒͠o̶͙̞̅͗ứ̵̢̝̥̲̀ń̵̲̩̱̠̟̄d̵̻̳̟͖͛̍s̵̛̮͈̀̀̚ ̵̨̯̐̓n̴̛̖̺̖̈́̎̊i̵̼͗c̵̢̬̞͍̗͂̍̉̀͝e̸͇͓̘̗̯͐̾̍̎͐.̶̢͙̺̆́”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

“Alright then!”

She smiles softly.

“We have a few anomalie- people. We have a few people. Anomalies are just people gotta get back into that habit man. Anyway. We have a few people in the rooms.. Whitty is the most weary of this whole ordeal currently..”

[void-updike]

“Ö̴̝̮̖́̃̍̈́ḧ̶͕̳͉̔́͜͜͝,̸̰̲̭͍̻̌͑͗͝ ̸̣͒͊s̷̛̘̞͐o̸̰͉̰͚͉͆̾͐ ̶͉́̉̍̕t̴͖͉̫͑̈́h̸̰̤͋̈́̔̈́̑i̵̠͌s̸̮̮̹͛͌ ̵͈͓̭̀̎̌͌ű̴͔̟̗̹͌n̷̨̺̥̗̿̃͝ȉ̷̙̃̄̓̾v̷̬̌͜ḙ̸̌͐̆̂̾r̵͍͚̼̅s̷̩̿e̴̡̨̒̀̌’̸͓̤̤̃̔̉͜s̵̹͆ ̵̺̍̄͂̉̍w̵͎̠̜̏̀h̷̯͛̏̓̈̕i̴̧̘̯̲͒͌̚t̶̜͖̐ț̴̈́̿͝ý̶̲ ̴̢̟̹̀i̴̫͓̐̏͘s̵̠͇͈͛͂ ̴̬̖̊͗h̷̨̧̡̳̗͑͛͘ĕ̷̡͓̖͎̹̋̚r̶͓̎̓̒ḛ̷̭͉̈́͆ͅ?̶̟̮̼͓̓͑̿̇̈ ̴̛̛̒̀̚ͅỊ̴̧̩̊́n̵̛͕͔͙̯̈́̀t̸̙̥͖̯͑̿̆e̵̠̼̅̋̄͌̚ṟ̸̯͂͝ē̵̱̺̔̏́s̵̡̮̖̱͊̏͒͛̓t̴̨͕̖̔͛͋͒̎i̴̖͇̠̞̊n̶͉̺̫͖̔̓̀͜g̴̡̛.̵͙̰̹͚̀̀͋.̵̼̦͉͐͋͠ͅ.̴̠̮͔̺͆”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

“Yeah. He’s down the hall really.”

She is doing a little bouncy walk. There she goes.

[void-updike]

Updike started following her, looking around him as he walked.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

The place seemed fairly colorful really. Soft colors with more vibrant ones on the floor. She slides towards a hall.

“This is the one hall that we have the most anomalous people in here… really this place is starting to feel like a school or hotel..”

[void-updike]

“H̴͉̙͇̖̠͍̾̓͑̄͠u̷̝͒̓̋̕h̴͉̣̩̗͍̪̿̿́̊.̶̢̧̟̪͍̽͂.̵̧̍̒̂̚͜.̴͕̓̃̏͆̇͂”

Updike looked down the hall.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Some of the doors were actually open down the hall, one opening slowly as a bomb peeks out. He looks towards the duo, waving awkwardly to Tina and then slinking back into his room.

"He's getting there."

[its-for-thx-bxst]

A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were… wildly confused. Ok then… another Updike…

“Hi?”“Can we help you?”

[void-updike]

Updike looked over at this universe’s him and someone he didn’t recognize.

“Ỏ̸̗̫̦̲̎̈́̅̚ḥ̷͆,̴̣͓̹̝͐͒̓ ̴̣͓̂̀͠͝h̸̲̠̭̾͋̕ȉ̶̺ ̴̣̥͚̺͋̒t̶͍̬̥̄̆̌h̷̡̺͕̞͆͜ẹ̵̡̫̩͋̃͌͆̚r̵̥̳̰̬͊̉͂ȇ̶̩͕̥̪͘!̷͇͈̰̚”

Updike gave them a smile.

“S̸͓͉͈͊͛̈́̂̈́o̶̞͇̗̞̽͐.̷̡̠͚͕͑̕̚.̴͍̲͑̂̅.̶͉͎̜́͘ ̵͍̱̤͍͐̑ẁ̵̛̛̟h̶̞̝͇̐̄̈́å̶̧̛t̷̜̿ ̵̜̞́͛b̴͕͈̤̓̽u̴̖͚̞̞͊́͜ḭ̶͉͈͚̜͌̀̕l̴̢͓̞͍͕̚d̴̹̱̏̂̃̍͑ì̴͉̮͌̿̒n̴̫̬̖͚̓̍̄g̶͔̼̱̤͐̈͝ ̸̲̈́̈́̀͂à̴̯̬̰̉̋̊͝m̶͈̮̥̌̉̑͑͝ ̵͓͛͒ͅỊ̷̤̬͕͂̓̉͂ ̵̬͍͠ị̴̺̓̌͘n̷̜̗̭͊̒͠?̷̜̬̽̂͒”

It seemed like his voice was a little… glitchy sounding.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike gives a confused smile, Tina casually speaking up.

“Uh you happen to be in the organization called ‘The Best For Everyone’. Formerly going the pattern of an anomaly help line, to anomaly hunting, back to help line.”

“Nnnoooot proud of the hunting bit… at all.”

[void-updike]

Updike’s eyes lit up.

“S̷̡̨̱̠͘o̴̝̠͛̉̅̓̚ͅ ̸̟͋̔̊̒͠y̴̳͇̱̖̎o̸̢͝ụ̴͎͚́͒͝ ̴̪̋̋͌͋̓h̸̢̯̫̿̈́̉̓ē̵̹̳͔̭̊̐l̷̖̲͒͛p̸̬̩̩̄̀ ̵͚̯̥̺̈́͊̓̊a̷̢̖͋̉̆̈́̍ǹ̶͙͈͖͌̂ǫ̸̝̹͛̒m̸̘͍͈̫͔̉͠a̶̺͚͍̽̑͌̈l̷̠̟̠̞̭̄̇i̶̤͙̥̭̅̇͠e̴̡̬͚̘͝ͅs̶̙̦̹̮̋̎?̶͕͇̘́́́ ̵̪͛̔̓̀͊Y̶̨̡̟̾̃̎̓e̷̢͓̱̠̔̆s̷̯͔̽!̷͉̱̗͈͆̋́”

He did an excited hop.

“Ṫ̵̥̬͍͇͓͋̇ḩ̶̔̒̈á̶̡͎̪̥t̵͎̘̀’̴̦̯͂̈͂̈̉s̷̠͚̺̑̊͊̅͗ ̵͉̎̈́͘g̷̖̯̼̲͘͠͠r̸͈͍̲͖̎̾̀̉e̶̙̫̰̾̈̚͠à̸̬̣͖̰̐͐͝t̸͇̗̆̑!̴̻͓̩͂͆̊͒̐”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Tina blinks before giving a soft snort.

“We’re trying our best… Especially since…”

“The town is anti anomaly which… really sucks when trying to run a business that’s… pro anomaly.”

A nod of agreement.

“Won’t stop us though! >:3”

[void-updike]

“W̷̖̽̚e̴̔̍͐̄̚͜l̵͎̼̘̐̀͗̚͝l̶͔̎̿,̸̳̱̦̼̘̎ ̴̗̫̀ị̴̛͕̪̉s̶̫̼̝͗͐̆̄ ̵̮̏͐̐̓̚ț̴̯̭̮̇̎̓ĥ̸̨̰̗̝̎ḙ̷̓r̸͇̂̇ȩ̷̪̳͇̩̒͒̈́̓ ̷̝̐́͗͒̎ą̴̤͂̍̐͊ͅͅn̴̗̭̱̩̪̋̊̋̓y̸̧͚̬͂́w̶̳̟͊̋̏̑͝ͅa̴̳̿̄̉̽̃y̵͉̗͒̓̌͝ ̶̙̅̈̎̅̚I̵͚̟͑̇͗ ̴̜͌̆̿c̶̖̲̅à̷̮ņ̸̣̪͙͚̕ ̴̨̃̉h̶͍̠͈̬͓̍͒̇̊͝ë̶̡̟͎̘́l̷̙̦̣̆͌͠p̶͎̈́̽ ̷̦̌w̵̻̬̏̂̀̀h̵̡̻̙̳̓̈́̓̚i̶̙̹̦͊l̶̰͚̕e̷̩̯̬̯͋̈́̽́ ̶͚̔̑̍̎͑Í̴̩͓͇͕̃̐̋͜͝’̵̈́͐͌͜m̴͚͓̝͊̄̊ ̶̉͐ͅh̷̗̺̪͚̜̋̑e̵̻͖̩̔̉͊̂r̴̘̅͑̒͠ě̶͇?̸̡̼̤̔”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike looks at Tina who shrugs.

“Honestly no idea. Did you… want to have a look around? I have some errands to do around here and he has some… personal business to do.”

Updike looks to the side, sad smile on his face. Right the flowers… and the… yard…

[void-updike]

“S̴̝̦̞̣̏̒̓̀̐ǘ̴̮̞̘͕ͅr̵̟̀̓͝e̷͉͠,̷͕͖̉ ̸̯̩̬͌̑͂̚Ȁ̴̧̞̼̒̋̍ ̷͖͉̤͙̆̐l̴̳̹͖̪̍͌̚ó̷̙ö̴̥̬̱̉̐͆͠k̶͙͍͕̐̑̈́̾̄ ̷̱̒̉͋̈͛á̷̫̃̊̀r̷̡̝̟̺̳͠o̸̢̓͊̒͝ų̸̤̣̦̈́̋͝n̷͖̅̆͛̋͘͜d̶̗̙̗̭̅̑͝ ̴̛̺͖͚̹̀̇͋s̷̗͆̑͒͠o̶͙̞̅͗ứ̵̢̝̥̲̀ń̵̲̩̱̠̟̄d̵̻̳̟͖͛̍s̵̛̮͈̀̀̚ ̵̨̯̐̓n̴̛̖̺̖̈́̎̊i̵̼͗c̵̢̬̞͍̗͂̍̉̀͝e̸͇͓̘̗̯͐̾̍̎͐.̶̢͙̺̆́”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

“Alright then!”

She smiles softly.

“We have a few anomalie- people. We have a few people. Anomalies are just people gotta get back into that habit man. Anyway. We have a few people in the rooms.. Whitty is the most weary of this whole ordeal currently..”

[void-updike]

“Ö̴̝̮̖́̃̍̈́ḧ̶͕̳͉̔́͜͜͝,̸̰̲̭͍̻̌͑͗͝ ̸̣͒͊s̷̛̘̞͐o̸̰͉̰͚͉͆̾͐ ̶͉́̉̍̕t̴͖͉̫͑̈́h̸̰̤͋̈́̔̈́̑i̵̠͌s̸̮̮̹͛͌ ̵͈͓̭̀̎̌͌ű̴͔̟̗̹͌n̷̨̺̥̗̿̃͝ȉ̷̙̃̄̓̾v̷̬̌͜ḙ̸̌͐̆̂̾r̵͍͚̼̅s̷̩̿e̴̡̨̒̀̌’̸͓̤̤̃̔̉͜s̵̹͆ ̵̺̍̄͂̉̍w̵͎̠̜̏̀h̷̯͛̏̓̈̕i̴̧̘̯̲͒͌̚t̶̜͖̐ț̴̈́̿͝ý̶̲ ̴̢̟̹̀i̴̫͓̐̏͘s̵̠͇͈͛͂ ̴̬̖̊͗h̷̨̧̡̳̗͑͛͘ĕ̷̡͓̖͎̹̋̚r̶͓̎̓̒ḛ̷̭͉̈́͆ͅ?̶̟̮̼͓̓͑̿̇̈ ̴̛̛̒̀̚ͅỊ̴̧̩̊́n̵̛͕͔͙̯̈́̀t̸̙̥͖̯͑̿̆e̵̠̼̅̋̄͌̚ṟ̸̯͂͝ē̵̱̺̔̏́s̵̡̮̖̱͊̏͒͛̓t̴̨͕̖̔͛͋͒̎i̴̖͇̠̞̊n̶͉̺̫͖̔̓̀͜g̴̡̛.̵͙̰̹͚̀̀͋.̵̼̦͉͐͋͠ͅ.̴̠̮͔̺͆”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

“Yeah. He’s down the hall really.”

She is doing a little bouncy walk. There she goes.

[void-updike]

Updike started following her, looking around him as he walked.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

The place seemed fairly colorful really. Soft colors with more vibrant ones on the floor. She slides towards a hall.

"This is the one hall that we have the most anomalous people in here... really this place is starting to feel like a school or hotel.."

[its-for-thx-bxst]

A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were… wildly confused. Ok then… another Updike…

“Hi?”“Can we help you?”

[void-updike]

Updike looked over at this universe’s him and someone he didn’t recognize.

“Ỏ̸̗̫̦̲̎̈́̅̚ḥ̷͆,̴̣͓̹̝͐͒̓ ̴̣͓̂̀͠͝h̸̲̠̭̾͋̕ȉ̶̺ ̴̣̥͚̺͋̒t̶͍̬̥̄̆̌h̷̡̺͕̞͆͜ẹ̵̡̫̩͋̃͌͆̚r̵̥̳̰̬͊̉͂ȇ̶̩͕̥̪͘!̷͇͈̰̚”

Updike gave them a smile.

“S̸͓͉͈͊͛̈́̂̈́o̶̞͇̗̞̽͐.̷̡̠͚͕͑̕̚.̴͍̲͑̂̅.̶͉͎̜́͘ ̵͍̱̤͍͐̑ẁ̵̛̛̟h̶̞̝͇̐̄̈́å̶̧̛t̷̜̿ ̵̜̞́͛b̴͕͈̤̓̽u̴̖͚̞̞͊́͜ḭ̶͉͈͚̜͌̀̕l̴̢͓̞͍͕̚d̴̹̱̏̂̃̍͑ì̴͉̮͌̿̒n̴̫̬̖͚̓̍̄g̶͔̼̱̤͐̈͝ ̸̲̈́̈́̀͂à̴̯̬̰̉̋̊͝m̶͈̮̥̌̉̑͑͝ ̵͓͛͒ͅỊ̷̤̬͕͂̓̉͂ ̵̬͍͠ị̴̺̓̌͘n̷̜̗̭͊̒͠?̷̜̬̽̂͒”

It seemed like his voice was a little… glitchy sounding.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike gives a confused smile, Tina casually speaking up.

“Uh you happen to be in the organization called ‘The Best For Everyone’. Formerly going the pattern of an anomaly help line, to anomaly hunting, back to help line.”

“Nnnoooot proud of the hunting bit… at all.”

[void-updike]

Updike’s eyes lit up.

“S̷̡̨̱̠͘o̴̝̠͛̉̅̓̚ͅ ̸̟͋̔̊̒͠y̴̳͇̱̖̎o̸̢͝ụ̴͎͚́͒͝ ̴̪̋̋͌͋̓h̸̢̯̫̿̈́̉̓ē̵̹̳͔̭̊̐l̷̖̲͒͛p̸̬̩̩̄̀ ̵͚̯̥̺̈́͊̓̊a̷̢̖͋̉̆̈́̍ǹ̶͙͈͖͌̂ǫ̸̝̹͛̒m̸̘͍͈̫͔̉͠a̶̺͚͍̽̑͌̈l̷̠̟̠̞̭̄̇i̶̤͙̥̭̅̇͠e̴̡̬͚̘͝ͅs̶̙̦̹̮̋̎?̶͕͇̘́́́ ̵̪͛̔̓̀͊Y̶̨̡̟̾̃̎̓e̷̢͓̱̠̔̆s̷̯͔̽!̷͉̱̗͈͆̋́”

He did an excited hop.

“Ṫ̵̥̬͍͇͓͋̇ḩ̶̔̒̈á̶̡͎̪̥t̵͎̘̀’̴̦̯͂̈͂̈̉s̷̠͚̺̑̊͊̅͗ ̵͉̎̈́͘g̷̖̯̼̲͘͠͠r̸͈͍̲͖̎̾̀̉e̶̙̫̰̾̈̚͠à̸̬̣͖̰̐͐͝t̸͇̗̆̑!̴̻͓̩͂͆̊͒̐”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Tina blinks before giving a soft snort.

“We’re trying our best… Especially since…”

“The town is anti anomaly which… really sucks when trying to run a business that’s… pro anomaly.”

A nod of agreement.

“Won’t stop us though! >:3”

[void-updike]

“W̷̖̽̚e̴̔̍͐̄̚͜l̵͎̼̘̐̀͗̚͝l̶͔̎̿,̸̳̱̦̼̘̎ ̴̗̫̀ị̴̛͕̪̉s̶̫̼̝͗͐̆̄ ̵̮̏͐̐̓̚ț̴̯̭̮̇̎̓ĥ̸̨̰̗̝̎ḙ̷̓r̸͇̂̇ȩ̷̪̳͇̩̒͒̈́̓ ̷̝̐́͗͒̎ą̴̤͂̍̐͊ͅͅn̴̗̭̱̩̪̋̊̋̓y̸̧͚̬͂́w̶̳̟͊̋̏̑͝ͅa̴̳̿̄̉̽̃y̵͉̗͒̓̌͝ ̶̙̅̈̎̅̚I̵͚̟͑̇͗ ̴̜͌̆̿c̶̖̲̅à̷̮ņ̸̣̪͙͚̕ ̴̨̃̉h̶͍̠͈̬͓̍͒̇̊͝ë̶̡̟͎̘́l̷̙̦̣̆͌͠p̶͎̈́̽ ̷̦̌w̵̻̬̏̂̀̀h̵̡̻̙̳̓̈́̓̚i̶̙̹̦͊l̶̰͚̕e̷̩̯̬̯͋̈́̽́ ̶͚̔̑̍̎͑Í̴̩͓͇͕̃̐̋͜͝’̵̈́͐͌͜m̴͚͓̝͊̄̊ ̶̉͐ͅh̷̗̺̪͚̜̋̑e̵̻͖̩̔̉͊̂r̴̘̅͑̒͠ě̶͇?̸̡̼̤̔”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike looks at Tina who shrugs.

“Honestly no idea. Did you… want to have a look around? I have some errands to do around here and he has some… personal business to do.”

Updike looks to the side, sad smile on his face. Right the flowers… and the… yard…

[void-updike]

“S̴̝̦̞̣̏̒̓̀̐ǘ̴̮̞̘͕ͅr̵̟̀̓͝e̷͉͠,̷͕͖̉ ̸̯̩̬͌̑͂̚Ȁ̴̧̞̼̒̋̍ ̷͖͉̤͙̆̐l̴̳̹͖̪̍͌̚ó̷̙ö̴̥̬̱̉̐͆͠k̶͙͍͕̐̑̈́̾̄ ̷̱̒̉͋̈͛á̷̫̃̊̀r̷̡̝̟̺̳͠o̸̢̓͊̒͝ų̸̤̣̦̈́̋͝n̷͖̅̆͛̋͘͜d̶̗̙̗̭̅̑͝ ̴̛̺͖͚̹̀̇͋s̷̗͆̑͒͠o̶͙̞̅͗ứ̵̢̝̥̲̀ń̵̲̩̱̠̟̄d̵̻̳̟͖͛̍s̵̛̮͈̀̀̚ ̵̨̯̐̓n̴̛̖̺̖̈́̎̊i̵̼͗c̵̢̬̞͍̗͂̍̉̀͝e̸͇͓̘̗̯͐̾̍̎͐.̶̢͙̺̆́”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

“Alright then!”

She smiles softly.

“We have a few anomalie- people. We have a few people. Anomalies are just people gotta get back into that habit man. Anyway. We have a few people in the rooms.. Whitty is the most weary of this whole ordeal currently..”

[void-updike]

“Ö̴̝̮̖́̃̍̈́ḧ̶͕̳͉̔́͜͜͝,̸̰̲̭͍̻̌͑͗͝ ̸̣͒͊s̷̛̘̞͐o̸̰͉̰͚͉͆̾͐ ̶͉́̉̍̕t̴͖͉̫͑̈́h̸̰̤͋̈́̔̈́̑i̵̠͌s̸̮̮̹͛͌ ̵͈͓̭̀̎̌͌ű̴͔̟̗̹͌n̷̨̺̥̗̿̃͝ȉ̷̙̃̄̓̾v̷̬̌͜ḙ̸̌͐̆̂̾r̵͍͚̼̅s̷̩̿e̴̡̨̒̀̌’̸͓̤̤̃̔̉͜s̵̹͆ ̵̺̍̄͂̉̍w̵͎̠̜̏̀h̷̯͛̏̓̈̕i̴̧̘̯̲͒͌̚t̶̜͖̐ț̴̈́̿͝ý̶̲ ̴̢̟̹̀i̴̫͓̐̏͘s̵̠͇͈͛͂ ̴̬̖̊͗h̷̨̧̡̳̗͑͛͘ĕ̷̡͓̖͎̹̋̚r̶͓̎̓̒ḛ̷̭͉̈́͆ͅ?̶̟̮̼͓̓͑̿̇̈ ̴̛̛̒̀̚ͅỊ̴̧̩̊́n̵̛͕͔͙̯̈́̀t̸̙̥͖̯͑̿̆e̵̠̼̅̋̄͌̚ṟ̸̯͂͝ē̵̱̺̔̏́s̵̡̮̖̱͊̏͒͛̓t̴̨͕̖̔͛͋͒̎i̴̖͇̠̞̊n̶͉̺̫͖̔̓̀͜g̴̡̛.̵͙̰̹͚̀̀͋.̵̼̦͉͐͋͠ͅ.̴̠̮͔̺͆”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

"Yeah. He's down the hall really."

She is doing a little bouncy walk. There she goes.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were… wildly confused. Ok then… another Updike…

“Hi?”“Can we help you?”

[void-updike]

Updike looked over at this universe’s him and someone he didn’t recognize.

“Ỏ̸̗̫̦̲̎̈́̅̚ḥ̷͆,̴̣͓̹̝͐͒̓ ̴̣͓̂̀͠͝h̸̲̠̭̾͋̕ȉ̶̺ ̴̣̥͚̺͋̒t̶͍̬̥̄̆̌h̷̡̺͕̞͆͜ẹ̵̡̫̩͋̃͌͆̚r̵̥̳̰̬͊̉͂ȇ̶̩͕̥̪͘!̷͇͈̰̚”

Updike gave them a smile.

“S̸͓͉͈͊͛̈́̂̈́o̶̞͇̗̞̽͐.̷̡̠͚͕͑̕̚.̴͍̲͑̂̅.̶͉͎̜́͘ ̵͍̱̤͍͐̑ẁ̵̛̛̟h̶̞̝͇̐̄̈́å̶̧̛t̷̜̿ ̵̜̞́͛b̴͕͈̤̓̽u̴̖͚̞̞͊́͜ḭ̶͉͈͚̜͌̀̕l̴̢͓̞͍͕̚d̴̹̱̏̂̃̍͑ì̴͉̮͌̿̒n̴̫̬̖͚̓̍̄g̶͔̼̱̤͐̈͝ ̸̲̈́̈́̀͂à̴̯̬̰̉̋̊͝m̶͈̮̥̌̉̑͑͝ ̵͓͛͒ͅỊ̷̤̬͕͂̓̉͂ ̵̬͍͠ị̴̺̓̌͘n̷̜̗̭͊̒͠?̷̜̬̽̂͒”

It seemed like his voice was a little… glitchy sounding.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike gives a confused smile, Tina casually speaking up.

“Uh you happen to be in the organization called ‘The Best For Everyone’. Formerly going the pattern of an anomaly help line, to anomaly hunting, back to help line.”

“Nnnoooot proud of the hunting bit… at all.”

[void-updike]

Updike’s eyes lit up.

“S̷̡̨̱̠͘o̴̝̠͛̉̅̓̚ͅ ̸̟͋̔̊̒͠y̴̳͇̱̖̎o̸̢͝ụ̴͎͚́͒͝ ̴̪̋̋͌͋̓h̸̢̯̫̿̈́̉̓ē̵̹̳͔̭̊̐l̷̖̲͒͛p̸̬̩̩̄̀ ̵͚̯̥̺̈́͊̓̊a̷̢̖͋̉̆̈́̍ǹ̶͙͈͖͌̂ǫ̸̝̹͛̒m̸̘͍͈̫͔̉͠a̶̺͚͍̽̑͌̈l̷̠̟̠̞̭̄̇i̶̤͙̥̭̅̇͠e̴̡̬͚̘͝ͅs̶̙̦̹̮̋̎?̶͕͇̘́́́ ̵̪͛̔̓̀͊Y̶̨̡̟̾̃̎̓e̷̢͓̱̠̔̆s̷̯͔̽!̷͉̱̗͈͆̋́”

He did an excited hop.

“Ṫ̵̥̬͍͇͓͋̇ḩ̶̔̒̈á̶̡͎̪̥t̵͎̘̀’̴̦̯͂̈͂̈̉s̷̠͚̺̑̊͊̅͗ ̵͉̎̈́͘g̷̖̯̼̲͘͠͠r̸͈͍̲͖̎̾̀̉e̶̙̫̰̾̈̚͠à̸̬̣͖̰̐͐͝t̸͇̗̆̑!̴̻͓̩͂͆̊͒̐”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Tina blinks before giving a soft snort.

“We’re trying our best… Especially since…”

“The town is anti anomaly which… really sucks when trying to run a business that’s… pro anomaly.”

A nod of agreement.

“Won’t stop us though! >:3”

[void-updike]

“W̷̖̽̚e̴̔̍͐̄̚͜l̵͎̼̘̐̀͗̚͝l̶͔̎̿,̸̳̱̦̼̘̎ ̴̗̫̀ị̴̛͕̪̉s̶̫̼̝͗͐̆̄ ̵̮̏͐̐̓̚ț̴̯̭̮̇̎̓ĥ̸̨̰̗̝̎ḙ̷̓r̸͇̂̇ȩ̷̪̳͇̩̒͒̈́̓ ̷̝̐́͗͒̎ą̴̤͂̍̐͊ͅͅn̴̗̭̱̩̪̋̊̋̓y̸̧͚̬͂́w̶̳̟͊̋̏̑͝ͅa̴̳̿̄̉̽̃y̵͉̗͒̓̌͝ ̶̙̅̈̎̅̚I̵͚̟͑̇͗ ̴̜͌̆̿c̶̖̲̅à̷̮ņ̸̣̪͙͚̕ ̴̨̃̉h̶͍̠͈̬͓̍͒̇̊͝ë̶̡̟͎̘́l̷̙̦̣̆͌͠p̶͎̈́̽ ̷̦̌w̵̻̬̏̂̀̀h̵̡̻̙̳̓̈́̓̚i̶̙̹̦͊l̶̰͚̕e̷̩̯̬̯͋̈́̽́ ̶͚̔̑̍̎͑Í̴̩͓͇͕̃̐̋͜͝’̵̈́͐͌͜m̴͚͓̝͊̄̊ ̶̉͐ͅh̷̗̺̪͚̜̋̑e̵̻͖̩̔̉͊̂r̴̘̅͑̒͠ě̶͇?̸̡̼̤̔”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike looks at Tina who shrugs.

“Honestly no idea. Did you… want to have a look around? I have some errands to do around here and he has some… personal business to do.”

Updike looks to the side, sad smile on his face. Right the flowers… and the… yard…

[void-updike]

“S̴̝̦̞̣̏̒̓̀̐ǘ̴̮̞̘͕ͅr̵̟̀̓͝e̷͉͠,̷͕͖̉ ̸̯̩̬͌̑͂̚Ȁ̴̧̞̼̒̋̍ ̷͖͉̤͙̆̐l̴̳̹͖̪̍͌̚ó̷̙ö̴̥̬̱̉̐͆͠k̶͙͍͕̐̑̈́̾̄ ̷̱̒̉͋̈͛á̷̫̃̊̀r̷̡̝̟̺̳͠o̸̢̓͊̒͝ų̸̤̣̦̈́̋͝n̷͖̅̆͛̋͘͜d̶̗̙̗̭̅̑͝ ̴̛̺͖͚̹̀̇͋s̷̗͆̑͒͠o̶͙̞̅͗ứ̵̢̝̥̲̀ń̵̲̩̱̠̟̄d̵̻̳̟͖͛̍s̵̛̮͈̀̀̚ ̵̨̯̐̓n̴̛̖̺̖̈́̎̊i̵̼͗c̵̢̬̞͍̗͂̍̉̀͝e̸͇͓̘̗̯͐̾̍̎͐.̶̢͙̺̆́”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

"Alright then!"

She smiles softly.

"We have a few anomalie- people. We have a few people. Anomalies are just people gotta get back into that habit man. Anyway. We have a few people in the rooms.. Whitty is the most weary of this whole ordeal currently.."

[its-for-thx-bxst]

A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were… wildly confused. Ok then… another Updike…

“Hi?”“Can we help you?”

[void-updike]

Updike looked over at this universe’s him and someone he didn’t recognize.

“Ỏ̸̗̫̦̲̎̈́̅̚ḥ̷͆,̴̣͓̹̝͐͒̓ ̴̣͓̂̀͠͝h̸̲̠̭̾͋̕ȉ̶̺ ̴̣̥͚̺͋̒t̶͍̬̥̄̆̌h̷̡̺͕̞͆͜ẹ̵̡̫̩͋̃͌͆̚r̵̥̳̰̬͊̉͂ȇ̶̩͕̥̪͘!̷͇͈̰̚”

Updike gave them a smile.

“S̸͓͉͈͊͛̈́̂̈́o̶̞͇̗̞̽͐.̷̡̠͚͕͑̕̚.̴͍̲͑̂̅.̶͉͎̜́͘ ̵͍̱̤͍͐̑ẁ̵̛̛̟h̶̞̝͇̐̄̈́å̶̧̛t̷̜̿ ̵̜̞́͛b̴͕͈̤̓̽u̴̖͚̞̞͊́͜ḭ̶͉͈͚̜͌̀̕l̴̢͓̞͍͕̚d̴̹̱̏̂̃̍͑ì̴͉̮͌̿̒n̴̫̬̖͚̓̍̄g̶͔̼̱̤͐̈͝ ̸̲̈́̈́̀͂à̴̯̬̰̉̋̊͝m̶͈̮̥̌̉̑͑͝ ̵͓͛͒ͅỊ̷̤̬͕͂̓̉͂ ̵̬͍͠ị̴̺̓̌͘n̷̜̗̭͊̒͠?̷̜̬̽̂͒”

It seemed like his voice was a little… glitchy sounding.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike gives a confused smile, Tina casually speaking up.

“Uh you happen to be in the organization called ‘The Best For Everyone’. Formerly going the pattern of an anomaly help line, to anomaly hunting, back to help line.”

“Nnnoooot proud of the hunting bit… at all.”

[void-updike]

Updike’s eyes lit up.

“S̷̡̨̱̠͘o̴̝̠͛̉̅̓̚ͅ ̸̟͋̔̊̒͠y̴̳͇̱̖̎o̸̢͝ụ̴͎͚́͒͝ ̴̪̋̋͌͋̓h̸̢̯̫̿̈́̉̓ē̵̹̳͔̭̊̐l̷̖̲͒͛p̸̬̩̩̄̀ ̵͚̯̥̺̈́͊̓̊a̷̢̖͋̉̆̈́̍ǹ̶͙͈͖͌̂ǫ̸̝̹͛̒m̸̘͍͈̫͔̉͠a̶̺͚͍̽̑͌̈l̷̠̟̠̞̭̄̇i̶̤͙̥̭̅̇͠e̴̡̬͚̘͝ͅs̶̙̦̹̮̋̎?̶͕͇̘́́́ ̵̪͛̔̓̀͊Y̶̨̡̟̾̃̎̓e̷̢͓̱̠̔̆s̷̯͔̽!̷͉̱̗͈͆̋́”

He did an excited hop.

“Ṫ̵̥̬͍͇͓͋̇ḩ̶̔̒̈á̶̡͎̪̥t̵͎̘̀’̴̦̯͂̈͂̈̉s̷̠͚̺̑̊͊̅͗ ̵͉̎̈́͘g̷̖̯̼̲͘͠͠r̸͈͍̲͖̎̾̀̉e̶̙̫̰̾̈̚͠à̸̬̣͖̰̐͐͝t̸͇̗̆̑!̴̻͓̩͂͆̊͒̐”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Tina blinks before giving a soft snort.

“We’re trying our best… Especially since…”

“The town is anti anomaly which… really sucks when trying to run a business that’s… pro anomaly.”

A nod of agreement.

“Won’t stop us though! >:3”

[void-updike]

“W̷̖̽̚e̴̔̍͐̄̚͜l̵͎̼̘̐̀͗̚͝l̶͔̎̿,̸̳̱̦̼̘̎ ̴̗̫̀ị̴̛͕̪̉s̶̫̼̝͗͐̆̄ ̵̮̏͐̐̓̚ț̴̯̭̮̇̎̓ĥ̸̨̰̗̝̎ḙ̷̓r̸͇̂̇ȩ̷̪̳͇̩̒͒̈́̓ ̷̝̐́͗͒̎ą̴̤͂̍̐͊ͅͅn̴̗̭̱̩̪̋̊̋̓y̸̧͚̬͂́w̶̳̟͊̋̏̑͝ͅa̴̳̿̄̉̽̃y̵͉̗͒̓̌͝ ̶̙̅̈̎̅̚I̵͚̟͑̇͗ ̴̜͌̆̿c̶̖̲̅à̷̮ņ̸̣̪͙͚̕ ̴̨̃̉h̶͍̠͈̬͓̍͒̇̊͝ë̶̡̟͎̘́l̷̙̦̣̆͌͠p̶͎̈́̽ ̷̦̌w̵̻̬̏̂̀̀h̵̡̻̙̳̓̈́̓̚i̶̙̹̦͊l̶̰͚̕e̷̩̯̬̯͋̈́̽́ ̶͚̔̑̍̎͑Í̴̩͓͇͕̃̐̋͜͝’̵̈́͐͌͜m̴͚͓̝͊̄̊ ̶̉͐ͅh̷̗̺̪͚̜̋̑e̵̻͖̩̔̉͊̂r̴̘̅͑̒͠ě̶͇?̸̡̼̤̔”

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike looks at Tina who shrugs.

"Honestly no idea. Did you... want to have a look around? I have some errands to do around here and he has some... personal business to do."

Updike looks to the side, sad smile on his face. Right the flowers... and the... yard...

[its-for-thx-bxst]

A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were… wildly confused. Ok then… another Updike…

“Hi?”“Can we help you?”

[void-updike]

Updike looked over at this universe’s him and someone he didn’t recognize.

“Ỏ̸̗̫̦̲̎̈́̅̚ḥ̷͆,̴̣͓̹̝͐͒̓ ̴̣͓̂̀͠͝h̸̲̠̭̾͋̕ȉ̶̺ ̴̣̥͚̺͋̒t̶͍̬̥̄̆̌h̷̡̺͕̞͆͜ẹ̵̡̫̩͋̃͌͆̚r̵̥̳̰̬͊̉͂ȇ̶̩͕̥̪͘!̷͇͈̰̚”

Updike gave them a smile.

“S̸͓͉͈͊͛̈́̂̈́o̶̞͇̗̞̽͐.̷̡̠͚͕͑̕̚.̴͍̲͑̂̅.̶͉͎̜́͘ ̵͍̱̤͍͐̑ẁ̵̛̛̟h̶̞̝͇̐̄̈́å̶̧̛t̷̜̿ ̵̜̞́͛b̴͕͈̤̓̽u̴̖͚̞̞͊́͜ḭ̶͉͈͚̜͌̀̕l̴̢͓̞͍͕̚d̴̹̱̏̂̃̍͑ì̴͉̮͌̿̒n̴̫̬̖͚̓̍̄g̶͔̼̱̤͐̈͝ ̸̲̈́̈́̀͂à̴̯̬̰̉̋̊͝m̶͈̮̥̌̉̑͑͝ ̵͓͛͒ͅỊ̷̤̬͕͂̓̉͂ ̵̬͍͠ị̴̺̓̌͘n̷̜̗̭͊̒͠?̷̜̬̽̂͒”

It seemed like his voice was a little… glitchy sounding.

[its-for-thx-bxst]

Updike gives a confused smile, Tina casually speaking up.

“Uh you happen to be in the organization called ‘The Best For Everyone’. Formerly going the pattern of an anomaly help line, to anomaly hunting, back to help line.”

“Nnnoooot proud of the hunting bit… at all.”

[void-updike]

Updike’s eyes lit up.

“S̷̡̨̱̠͘o̴̝̠͛̉̅̓̚ͅ ̸̟͋̔̊̒͠y̴̳͇̱̖̎o̸̢͝ụ̴͎͚́͒͝ ̴̪̋̋͌͋̓h̸̢̯̫̿̈́̉̓ē̵̹̳͔̭̊̐l̷̖̲͒͛p̸̬̩̩̄̀ ̵͚̯̥̺̈́͊̓̊a̷̢̖͋̉̆̈́̍ǹ̶͙͈͖͌̂ǫ̸̝̹͛̒m̸̘͍͈̫͔̉͠a̶̺͚͍̽̑͌̈l̷̠̟̠̞̭̄̇i̶̤͙̥̭̅̇͠e̴̡̬͚̘͝ͅs̶̙̦̹̮̋̎?̶͕͇̘́́́ ̵̪͛̔̓̀͊Y̶̨̡̟̾̃̎̓e̷̢͓̱̠̔̆s̷̯͔̽!̷͉̱̗͈͆̋́”

He did an excited hop.

“Ṫ̵̥̬͍͇͓͋̇ḩ̶̔̒̈á̶̡͎̪̥t̵͎̘̀’̴̦̯͂̈͂̈̉s̷̠͚̺̑̊͊̅͗ ̵͉̎̈́͘g̷̖̯̼̲͘͠͠r̸͈͍̲͖̎̾̀̉e̶̙̫̰̾̈̚͠à̸̬̣͖̰̐͐͝t̸͇̗̆̑!̴̻͓̩͂͆̊͒̐”

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Tina blinks before giving a soft snort.

"We're trying our best... Especially since..."

"The town is anti anomaly which... really sucks when trying to run a business that's... pro anomaly."

A nod of agreement.

"Won't stop us though! >:3"

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A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were… wildly confused. Ok then… another Updike…

“Hi?”“Can we help you?”

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Updike looked over at this universe’s him and someone he didn’t recognize.

“Ỏ̸̗̫̦̲̎̈́̅̚ḥ̷͆,̴̣͓̹̝͐͒̓ ̴̣͓̂̀͠͝h̸̲̠̭̾͋̕ȉ̶̺ ̴̣̥͚̺͋̒t̶͍̬̥̄̆̌h̷̡̺͕̞͆͜ẹ̵̡̫̩͋̃͌͆̚r̵̥̳̰̬͊̉͂ȇ̶̩͕̥̪͘!̷͇͈̰̚”

Updike gave them a smile.

“S̸͓͉͈͊͛̈́̂̈́o̶̞͇̗̞̽͐.̷̡̠͚͕͑̕̚.̴͍̲͑̂̅.̶͉͎̜́͘ ̵͍̱̤͍͐̑ẁ̵̛̛̟h̶̞̝͇̐̄̈́å̶̧̛t̷̜̿ ̵̜̞́͛b̴͕͈̤̓̽u̴̖͚̞̞͊́͜ḭ̶͉͈͚̜͌̀̕l̴̢͓̞͍͕̚d̴̹̱̏̂̃̍͑ì̴͉̮͌̿̒n̴̫̬̖͚̓̍̄g̶͔̼̱̤͐̈͝ ̸̲̈́̈́̀͂à̴̯̬̰̉̋̊͝m̶͈̮̥̌̉̑͑͝ ̵͓͛͒ͅỊ̷̤̬͕͂̓̉͂ ̵̬͍͠ị̴̺̓̌͘n̷̜̗̭͊̒͠?̷̜̬̽̂͒”

It seemed like his voice was a little… glitchy sounding.

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Updike gives a confused smile, Tina casually speaking up.

"Uh you happen to be in the organization called 'The Best For Everyone'. Formerly going the pattern of an anomaly help line, to anomaly hunting, back to help line."

"Nnnoooot proud of the hunting bit... at all."

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A portal opened next to Updike’s office, another Updike stepping out of it. He curiously looked around him for a moment. -@void-updike

Updike awkwardly steps out his office for a moment, they take a breath before blinking. What. The. Shit?

He was not dreaming right? Tina had followed him out his office and stopped as well. Both were... wildly confused. Ok then... another Updike...

"Hi?" "Can we help you?"

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Hello cloud man-

Updike blinks slowly, tilting his head to the side.

"Uh... hi?"

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Whibty :]

"Wh-"

The bomb blinks, scooting back slightly. The room he was in was odd to him, instead of barren it was full of soft colors. And soft objects... comfort items really.

"Wh-who are you?... where am I?"

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Promo on here too possibly? Even though there's not many of y'all

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Muse Info

Muse 1:

Name: Gabriel Updike Nickname: Snowstorm Age: 33 Gender: NB Sexuality: Pan Poly Height: 5'11 Pronouns: He/They/Cloud

Name: Whitmore(Angst) Nickname: Whitty, Whits, Bomb, Bombi, Dash Age: 28 Gender: Agender Sexuality: Pan Demi sexual Poly Height: 8'11 Pronouns: He/They/It/Bomb/Explosive

Name: Tina Wallace Nickname: Tin, Flower, Boss's Pet(annoy her with this one lmao) Age: 32 Gender: Genderfluid Sexuality: Pan Poly Height: 5'8 Pronouns: She/They/It/Tulip

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