The Fuck Are You Lookin At?

It’s Rax. Welcome or whatever, now get the fuck out.

[weareinyourbrain]

OMG you are SOOOO totes adorable!!! Lil squish~ what do you do for fun? Do worms have fun? Can worms FEEL fun and joy nm all that? Oh man, I’m so curious!

- @xx-nanothevirus-xx

...this is... highly unprecedented. In any case, thank you for your excitable compliments. We shall address your questions first.

While our emotions are generally muted in nature, we still very much feel them... including the negative ones, unfortunately. But generally we do not have time to engage in frivolities when survival is of the utmost importance.

But, on the rare occasion we're able to find a safe place to indulge... sometimes, messing with a non-infected in wholesome ways can be fun.

For example, we may notice a human, exhausted, and knowing they walk home from work. Imagine every single person they walk by offering them kind words, encouragements, and general compliments on their attire.

Being around humans means we know how much the little things can add up and matter in one's daily life. A few kind words today may become their fuel to do their best tomorrow.

But... 'nanothevirus'... You couldn't be... A different plague? It's been ages since we've seen our... we like to call them 'rivals'. No ill will, of course. But our end goals are usually very... different.

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

Wow! That’s so nice! You get one point over on Rax for that (lmao get rekt if you’re reading this Rax)

Yeah! I’m Nanovirus. Well like. A Nanovirus. A humanoid shaped nanovirus- it’s a whole thing it’s weird hahahahah but yeah!!!

Definitely different goals though, I couldn’t imagine getting my infecteds to like. Give compliments. Not that I could do that anyways, considering I only get to the brainstem if like, I’m gonna wreck it. And wait- you just- don’t infect some people?! Why in the world would you leave a population alone?! That’s counterintuitive!

[neur-rax]

HEY-

I could be nice if I wanted to.

[neur-rax]

Why is my meat puppet doing an impression of a corpse undergoing rigor mortis on the floor

[sammyssketchboard]

Get brainwormed noob

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

@neur-rax

Come look at this you scrimbly worm bozo

[neur-rax]

… cool

[weareinyourbrain]

An adorable depiction.

[neur-rax]

Who the HELL are you-

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

TWO WORMS??? Do you guys gotta battle to the death now

[neur-rax]

Make me.

[weareinyourbrain]

@neur-rax

Your speech patterns surprise us. We hoped it would be easier to recognize another strain of Neurax Worm.

[neur-rax]

It’s called aggression, it’s my resting state.

Yo, another worm?

..

Pardon me, I must bite my meat puppet.

[weareinyourbrain]

"I"? "Meat puppet"?

Your terms suggest that you are a singular worm, and not, in fact, a hivemind like us.

Are we correct in this assumption?

[neur-rax]

I’m closer to a leader, a more evolved, actually intelligent freethinker, the rest of my genus are like foot soldiers. They only speak in updates.

I’m the outlier, as is my meat puppet, who I keep alive because he’s helpful

And she likes me

And he’s a liar.

[weareinyourbrain]

How fascinating. A symbiotic relationship where the host is aware of the symbiosis. It's been such a long time since we've seen one.... and even longer since we've seen one that's actually lasted.

It sounds like you two have an interesting relationship indeed. Does your 'meat puppet' have a name? Do you?

As for us, we're simply the Hivemind. We have no 'leader' in the same sense you do. So long as one of us lives, we as a sentience will continue to live on in some form or another.

[neur-rax]

She mostly just calls me meat puppet. Or bitch. Or a list of other insults. But names are overrated anyways.. I named her Rax though.

[weareinyourbrain]

How quaint. But... wait...

Is this 'Rax' outside of her host?? Are they so hardy they do not require constantly feeding off their 'meat puppet' for nutrients??

To put this into perspective, none of our individual worms are hardy enough to survive outside of a host for long. Only long enough to spread and have a host 'contract' us, but not for extended periods of time.

Let alone be large enough to type on a keyboard ourselves...

[neur-rax]

She lives on spite. And like, the brain matter of the rats in the walls.

She says she spent a while without a host.

[weareinyourbrain]

That... is highly impressive. We applaud your survival abilites, Rax. And to grow so large a size... We admit, we're a bit envious.

We can only hope one day we evolve to such a degree. But things have been... difficult. Medicines and awareness programs, the usual.

Not to say that you aren't also fascinating as well, Mister 'Meat Puppet'. We do wonder: why decide to live with such a unique specimen and not fear her? We feel most would treat our worms with hostility.

[neur-rax]

She takes care of me and I don’t have health insurance.

Also she’s more tolerable than most people I know. Granted, that’s not many people, but still.

[weareinyourbrain]

...ah. That checks out. Seems to us it's a miracle she managed to get to you at all. How did she find you?

[neur-rax]

.. no comment.

[weareinyourbrain]

Ha. Fair enough.

...?

...sadly, we must depart for now. One of our hosts is in danger of being discovered and we need to allocate our mental energy there.

But please, should you come across one of our hosts, do not hesitate to reach out to us. Either of you. We respect a fellow Neurax, and any human willing to participate in a peaceful co-existence.

[neur-rax]

Cheers to that!

[weareinyourbrain]

@neur-rax

Your speech patterns surprise us. We hoped it would be easier to recognize another strain of Neurax Worm.

[neur-rax]

It’s called aggression, it’s my resting state.

Yo, another worm?

..

Pardon me, I must bite my meat puppet.

[weareinyourbrain]

"I"? "Meat puppet"?

Your terms suggest that you are a singular worm, and not, in fact, a hivemind like us.

Are we correct in this assumption?

[neur-rax]

I’m closer to a leader, a more evolved, actually intelligent freethinker, the rest of my genus are like foot soldiers. They only speak in updates.

I’m the outlier, as is my meat puppet, who I keep alive because he’s helpful

And she likes me

And he’s a liar.

[weareinyourbrain]

How fascinating. A symbiotic relationship where the host is aware of the symbiosis. It's been such a long time since we've seen one.... and even longer since we've seen one that's actually lasted.

It sounds like you two have an interesting relationship indeed. Does your 'meat puppet' have a name? Do you?

As for us, we're simply the Hivemind. We have no 'leader' in the same sense you do. So long as one of us lives, we as a sentience will continue to live on in some form or another.

[neur-rax]

She mostly just calls me meat puppet. Or bitch. Or a list of other insults. But names are overrated anyways.. I named her Rax though.

[weareinyourbrain]

How quaint. But... wait...

Is this 'Rax' outside of her host?? Are they so hardy they do not require constantly feeding off their 'meat puppet' for nutrients??

To put this into perspective, none of our individual worms are hardy enough to survive outside of a host for long. Only long enough to spread and have a host 'contract' us, but not for extended periods of time.

Let alone be large enough to type on a keyboard ourselves...

[neur-rax]

She lives on spite. And like, the brain matter of the rats in the walls.

She says she spent a while without a host.

[weareinyourbrain]

That... is highly impressive. We applaud your survival abilites, Rax. And to grow so large a size... We admit, we're a bit envious.

We can only hope one day we evolve to such a degree. But things have been... difficult. Medicines and awareness programs, the usual.

Not to say that you aren't also fascinating as well, Mister 'Meat Puppet'. We do wonder: why decide to live with such a unique specimen and not fear her? We feel most would treat our worms with hostility.

[neur-rax]

She takes care of me and I don’t have health insurance.

Also she’s more tolerable than most people I know. Granted, that’s not many people, but still.

[weareinyourbrain]

...ah. That checks out. Seems to us it's a miracle she managed to get to you at all. How did she find you?

[neur-rax]

.. no comment.

[weareinyourbrain]

@neur-rax

Your speech patterns surprise us. We hoped it would be easier to recognize another strain of Neurax Worm.

[neur-rax]

It’s called aggression, it’s my resting state.

Yo, another worm?

..

Pardon me, I must bite my meat puppet.

[weareinyourbrain]

"I"? "Meat puppet"?

Your terms suggest that you are a singular worm, and not, in fact, a hivemind like us.

Are we correct in this assumption?

[neur-rax]

I’m closer to a leader, a more evolved, actually intelligent freethinker, the rest of my genus are like foot soldiers. They only speak in updates.

I’m the outlier, as is my meat puppet, who I keep alive because he’s helpful

And she likes me

And he’s a liar.

[weareinyourbrain]

How fascinating. A symbiotic relationship where the host is aware of the symbiosis. It's been such a long time since we've seen one.... and even longer since we've seen one that's actually lasted.

It sounds like you two have an interesting relationship indeed. Does your 'meat puppet' have a name? Do you?

As for us, we're simply the Hivemind. We have no 'leader' in the same sense you do. So long as one of us lives, we as a sentience will continue to live on in some form or another.

[neur-rax]

She mostly just calls me meat puppet. Or bitch. Or a list of other insults. But names are overrated anyways.. I named her Rax though.

[weareinyourbrain]

How quaint. But... wait...

Is this 'Rax' outside of her host?? Are they so hardy they do not require constantly feeding off their 'meat puppet' for nutrients??

To put this into perspective, none of our individual worms are hardy enough to survive outside of a host for long. Only long enough to spread and have a host 'contract' us, but not for extended periods of time.

Let alone be large enough to type on a keyboard ourselves...

[neur-rax]

She lives on spite. And like, the brain matter of the rats in the walls.

She says she spent a while without a host.

[weareinyourbrain]

That... is highly impressive. We applaud your survival abilites, Rax. And to grow so large a size... We admit, we're a bit envious.

We can only hope one day we evolve to such a degree. But things have been... difficult. Medicines and awareness programs, the usual.

Not to say that you aren't also fascinating as well, Mister 'Meat Puppet'. We do wonder: why decide to live with such a unique specimen and not fear her? We feel most would treat our worms with hostility.

[neur-rax]

She takes care of me and I don’t have health insurance.

Also she’s more tolerable than most people I know. Granted, that’s not many people, but still.

[weareinyourbrain]

@neur-rax

Your speech patterns surprise us. We hoped it would be easier to recognize another strain of Neurax Worm.

[neur-rax]

It’s called aggression, it’s my resting state.

Yo, another worm?

..

Pardon me, I must bite my meat puppet.

[weareinyourbrain]

"I"? "Meat puppet"?

Your terms suggest that you are a singular worm, and not, in fact, a hivemind like us.

Are we correct in this assumption?

[neur-rax]

I’m closer to a leader, a more evolved, actually intelligent freethinker, the rest of my genus are like foot soldiers. They only speak in updates.

I’m the outlier, as is my meat puppet, who I keep alive because he’s helpful

And she likes me

And he’s a liar.

[weareinyourbrain]

How fascinating. A symbiotic relationship where the host is aware of the symbiosis. It's been such a long time since we've seen one.... and even longer since we've seen one that's actually lasted.

It sounds like you two have an interesting relationship indeed. Does your 'meat puppet' have a name? Do you?

As for us, we're simply the Hivemind. We have no 'leader' in the same sense you do. So long as one of us lives, we as a sentience will continue to live on in some form or another.

[neur-rax]

She mostly just calls me meat puppet. Or bitch. Or a list of other insults. But names are overrated anyways.. I named her Rax though.

[weareinyourbrain]

How quaint. But... wait...

Is this 'Rax' outside of her host?? Are they so hardy they do not require constantly feeding off their 'meat puppet' for nutrients??

To put this into perspective, none of our individual worms are hardy enough to survive outside of a host for long. Only long enough to spread and have a host 'contract' us, but not for extended periods of time.

Let alone be large enough to type on a keyboard ourselves...

[neur-rax]

She lives on spite. And like, the brain matter of the rats in the walls.

She says she spent a while without a host.

[weareinyourbrain]

@neur-rax

Your speech patterns surprise us. We hoped it would be easier to recognize another strain of Neurax Worm.

[neur-rax]

It’s called aggression, it’s my resting state.

Yo, another worm?

..

Pardon me, I must bite my meat puppet.

[weareinyourbrain]

"I"? "Meat puppet"?

Your terms suggest that you are a singular worm, and not, in fact, a hivemind like us.

Are we correct in this assumption?

[neur-rax]

I’m closer to a leader, a more evolved, actually intelligent freethinker, the rest of my genus are like foot soldiers. They only speak in updates.

I’m the outlier, as is my meat puppet, who I keep alive because he’s helpful

And she likes me

And he’s a liar.

[weareinyourbrain]

How fascinating. A symbiotic relationship where the host is aware of the symbiosis. It's been such a long time since we've seen one.... and even longer since we've seen one that's actually lasted.

It sounds like you two have an interesting relationship indeed. Does your 'meat puppet' have a name? Do you?

As for us, we're simply the Hivemind. We have no 'leader' in the same sense you do. So long as one of us lives, we as a sentience will continue to live on in some form or another.

[neur-rax]

She mostly just calls me meat puppet. Or bitch. Or a list of other insults. But names are overrated anyways.. I named her Rax though.

[weareinyourbrain]

@neur-rax

Your speech patterns surprise us. We hoped it would be easier to recognize another strain of Neurax Worm.

[neur-rax]

It’s called aggression, it’s my resting state.

Yo, another worm?

..

Pardon me, I must bite my meat puppet.

[weareinyourbrain]

"I"? "Meat puppet"?

Your terms suggest that you are a singular worm, and not, in fact, a hivemind like us.

Are we correct in this assumption?

[neur-rax]

I’m closer to a leader, a more evolved, actually intelligent freethinker, the rest of my genus are like foot soldiers. They only speak in updates.

I’m the outlier, as is my meat puppet, who I keep alive because he’s helpful

And she likes me

And he’s a liar.

[weareinyourbrain]

@neur-rax

Your speech patterns surprise us. We hoped it would be easier to recognize another strain of Neurax Worm.

[neur-rax]

It’s called aggression, it’s my resting state.

Yo, another worm?

..

Pardon me, I must bite my meat puppet.

[sammyssketchboard]

Get brainwormed noob

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

@neur-rax

Come look at this you scrimbly worm bozo

[neur-rax]

… cool

[weareinyourbrain]

An adorable depiction.

[neur-rax]

Who the HELL are you-

[neur-rax]

Neuuuuuuugh

[neur-rax]

My human is sick….

[neur-rax]

Neuuuuuuugh

[liberated-weap0n]

LISTING P0TENTIAL THREATS T0 THE MISSI0N

PATH0GENS:

"RAX": PARASITIC W0RM THAT CAN C0NTR0L HUMAN BRAINS. IN CHARGE 0F A SEMI-HIVEMIND 0F ITS 0WN KIND. ATTACHED T0 A SPECIFIC HUMAN. ITS G0ALS D0 N0T SEEM T0 BE C0NFLICTING WITH MINE. THREAT LEVEL: LEAST C0NCERN.

"NAN0": FELL0W ARTIFICIAL BEING. MIGHT BE AN0THER CREATI0N 0F DarkWater. SIMPLE M0TIVATI0NS AND METH0DS. HIGHLY PR0BLEMATIC G0ALS. FIND A WAY T0 KEEP IT 0CCUPIED. THREAT LEVEL: HIGH.

"BI0": BI0L0GICAL WEAP0N MADE FR0M AN EXISTING VIRUS. MIGHT BE AN0THER CREATI0N 0F DarkWater. VERY DEADLY. LITTLE T0 N0 INF0RMATI0N 0N M0TIVES. G0AL IS LIKELY HUMAN EXTINCTI0N. THREAT LEVEL: HIGH.

0THER:

"PEAC0CK": MYSTERY ENTITY THAT CLAIMS T0 BE A PEAC0CK WITH ACCESS T0 MAGIC. EITHER MALIGNED 0R UNCARING T0WARDS HUMANITY. L0YAL T0 AN ENTITY IT REFERS T0 AS "MISTER SHAD0W". THREAT LEVEL: UNKN0WN.

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

OH YAY GUYS LOOK I WAS MENTIONED ON SOMETHING!!! OH MY GOSH THIS IS LIKE MY FORTNITE STREAM BUT BETTER!!!

[neur-rax]

And you’re put as high threat level….

[sammyssketchboard]

Get brainwormed noob

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

@neur-rax

Come look at this you scrimbly worm bozo

[neur-rax]

… cool

[liberated-weap0n]

LISTING P0TENTIAL THREATS T0 THE MISSI0N

PATH0GENS:

"RAX": PARASITIC W0RM THAT CAN C0NTR0L HUMAN BRAINS. IN CHARGE 0F A SEMI-HIVEMIND 0F ITS 0WN KIND. ATTACHED T0 A SPECIFIC HUMAN. ITS G0ALS D0 N0T SEEM T0 BE C0NFLICTING WITH MINE. THREAT LEVEL: LEAST C0NCERN.

"NAN0": FELL0W ARTIFICIAL BEING. MIGHT BE AN0THER CREATI0N 0F DarkWater. SIMPLE M0TIVATI0NS AND METH0DS. HIGHLY PR0BLEMATIC G0ALS. FIND A WAY T0 KEEP IT 0CCUPIED. THREAT LEVEL: HIGH.

"BI0": BI0L0GICAL WEAP0N MADE FR0M AN EXISTING VIRUS. MIGHT BE AN0THER CREATI0N 0F DarkWater. VERY DEADLY. LITTLE T0 N0 INF0RMATI0N 0N M0TIVES. G0AL IS LIKELY HUMAN EXTINCTI0N. THREAT LEVEL: HIGH.

0THER:

"PEAC0CK": MYSTERY ENTITY THAT CLAIMS T0 BE A PEAC0CK WITH ACCESS T0 MAGIC. EITHER MALIGNED 0R UNCARING T0WARDS HUMANITY. L0YAL T0 AN ENTITY IT REFERS T0 AS "MISTER SHAD0W". THREAT LEVEL: UNKN0WN.

[neur-rax]

… I’m not attached to him, it’s just that I found a willing host who helps me, I’m gonna treat him well.

[neur-rax]

It’s uh… late I think

Could be noon for all I know

The curtains are closed and it’s dark

I feel like I’ve been thrown into the walla again

And my face is all damp, like I got waterboarded or something

This is the worst.