Hello Citizens and friends! It is, Tide, hero to Prime! I enjoy talking about my boys (who, from what I know, are already on here), making beef stroganoff, and am overall here to have a good time! Please be respectful to me to my boundaries and such and I think we'll get along great!
I use he/they mainly, but anything works! Have fun with it!
That's all from me for now, I'll see you all around soon I hope!
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(long ooc shit below)
hello everyone! its the new person behind tide, this used to be a longer thign which i didnt like so we cut it down but before we get into me:
profile art is from twitter from user WrldsAtlas (link below)
black artist | 19 | the mermaid in your underwater cave hashtag seagro š§š¾āāļøš | currently triguning + SPIDERVERSE MADNESS | Alt : @AttyAtlas
BASICS BEFORE TAGS: the old tide blog isnt connected to this one, pfp arts not ours go check out the artist, if you wanna use our ooc pronouns ask, this blog contains spoilers, were gonna hc him
OKAY TAG TIME
#injected and forgetted - ooc
#the prime defending team! - talking to the boys (will, ashe, kota, or vyn)
#hamburger helping! - interactions generally/not with pd
#waving at the shore - in character
final thing if you think youve seen me (cheri, not linking main) around, you might have, and we have an rp blog list for you to check if youd like
#uncorking your words - asks
#hermit shells and possible meanings: the lab saga - the choose your own adventure im making tide do so have fun and vote (status: on going)
(Tide heads through the door with the broken lock. Inside is another set of three halls.)
Interesting, they each split off from this room in opposing directions. The first path looks similar to the other halls I'd see on this island even if I haven't known of this area before. There's one opposite to it where the tiles seem to have been chipped. Then, right in front of me, a wider tunnel which... seems to have some dirt on the walls and floor.
(Your direction has been chosen. Which path to follow?)
(It's time for a choose-your-own adventure! Your answers will determine what Tide finds, so take caution. :0])
Seems like there's quite the amount of tunnels under this place! One door I see is missing a handle? I also see a regular door and one that seems to have a broken lock...
Uh... Hello?... I... I know you don't.. know me.. but... I'm Norah Fleetwood? I used to know William.. Long before he... he left deadwood.. Uh... I just.. wanted to reach out.
@wolf-girlxdnorahfleetwood
Oh, hello there! I didn't know William told his friends about me, haha! It's lovely to meet you, Norah.
Ah he didn't.. I.. yeah. Sorry. I uhm.. I just wanted to.. ask a few questions about William? He.. left and I.. I didn't know anything for a very long time.
Uh... Hello?... I... I know you don't.. know me.. but... I'm Norah Fleetwood? I used to know William.. Long before he... he left deadwood.. Uh... I just.. wanted to reach out.
@wolf-girlxdnorahfleetwood
Oh, hello there! I didn't know William told his friends about me, haha! It's lovely to meet you, Norah.
-A half tangible William would walk through the wall and into the repurposed lab- a few wisps following him as well.-
Uhhhhh- Tide? TIDE? Sorry itās been a few months but Iām back. Where the hell are you..
- @xxwil-o-wispxx
{Tide is considering hiding up anything, but at this point, it'd be useless- he's seen Will's eye for adventure and hunt for mystery. He couldn't hide for long. Plus, it wasn't as though Will hasn't seen his fair share of horrific experiments, like Hartua's old mutants. Tide fits right in.}
Uh, who's asking?
{It's a joking tone, but there is of course the regular air of caution Tide has learned in his time here.}
-William immediately turns over to face Tide- an expression of first excitement to see his fish dad kinda shifts to concern at the new features and he immediately starts to walk over to him-
Holy fucking shit- sorry- I just meanā¦ what happened?
Yeah yeah um. So like this weird place in deadwood where the spirit wood kinda sorta drips into this one. I donāt usually visit unless Iām dealing with ghost shit so Iām not too used to how time works thereā¦ I thought I was only there for like a week?
-The wisps around him would just stop moving for the moment of silence it takes before William answers. The flames on them seem to dim as well-
I got likeā¦ smoke powers and things that came with this spirit inside of me or something. I wanted to speak with him so I was hoping there would be the best place to try that.
Another spirit inside you? There's no special rules about that?
{Tide, while still faintly confused, smiles and chuckles. This is William, and he wants to make them both feel safe. He pulls up a chair for Will, and maybe he's already been preparing for himself something to eat, it's not too hard for Tide to adjust to a part 2.}
Not that I know of??? I mean Dakota ate a demon and probably still has it in him and Vyncent had like five people in his head so I donāt think itās too out of the ordinary at this point
-William nervously smiles and sits down. Itās becoming easier for him to lie about this stuff and it sucks. Heāll tell tide, eventually, justā¦ he needs to wait for the right time. Thatās all-
Since chaos demons became an active problem. We do a lot of dumb stuff, youād be surprised. Now please for spirit worldās sake tell me what happened to you. Iām worried
{Tried to give Will a bit of advantage, got a 16 and 18. Nothing much, anything he doesn't want to share, at least to Will, doesn't seem too much on his mind. The most he wants right now to hear about all he's missed. I will say this though, he does seem to at least be attempting to selectively listen to him.}
-It takes literally everything inside of him not to question Tide on things he doesnāt want to talk about yet. Cause he literally just disappeared for months after some fucked up shit- itās the least he can do for now-
Iāll ask laterā¦. Ahem thanks tide. So uh that one time you woke up in wavelengthās house was cause we went to get you from the spirit world- which is kinda like hell but not. Turns out thatās where like Asheās portals went to or something which I can kinda make to the spirit place. We used it as a place to shit while in our Winnebago. And-
-William would could to recite everything tide has missed with a much lighter tone even when talking about possibly dangerous situations they were in and or only briefly mentioning them. He skips over dying again, how bad the atlas attack was, watching a man die in fauna, the whole surgery thing, and the bell tech thing-
{Tide listens intently, hooked to each word. In this time, he's also made himself some kind of tea. After all of it, Tide thinks carefully on what words he wants to use.}
You've became stronger, clearly. I'm very proud of you all.
{He chuckles to himself a little bit.}
You're not falling through the floor without wanting to anymore, that's a strong sign.
Well ghost stuff works a bit differently now so I donāt think thatāll happen again anytime soon
-He makes a gesture with his hand- he still has visible rotting on his figures but it seems to have stopped for now. Which he more or less skipped over for now, just somewhat mentioned that his body acts weird cause of his powers-
Well couldnāt get better without you, even if you missed a lot you kept us motivated. Especially for Dakota.
{Even with the 7, I rolled with disadvantage for fun, a 2 and a 6. The wisps around you will seem to for once not want to tell on you, but on the man who's soft look seems to have been tampered with. A brief image shows, of struggle, of a scene in a lab that feels too familiar. There's the look of the man he was before all of it. His face shifts around, a helplessness almost tangible, leaving behind a ghost sown together. The scene flashes until that glint in his eyes is the same one that looks at you now.}
-While watching the scene unfold William would tighten his hands into fists and hold what little breath heās gotten used to having again. He looks slightlyā¦ angry. Angry that someone messed with his dad- angry he wasnāt there to help him. It would take hearing Tideās voice before heād relax again. He just looks at him with a deeply disturbed expression before speaking-
Dad. What happened in the lab? Please talk to meā¦
{This time it clicks. Like most times, this is no battle Tide can run from. He seems to have hoped for Will to have not been himself, for him to not chase mystery until the end. Tide does not have a warm smile to cover anything up, this is not something he can make kinder. He sighs as he sips some tea.}
-William doesnāt comment on the use of his last name and just sighs as well-
Letās start with who did this and how did you end up there then.
-Heās always been persistent of course but before it was anyways easy to switch topics and or deflect the questions. Now itās clear he had no intentions of being turned away this time-
{Tide nods, getting to the root of it all, that's his kid- he means trainee. He just has to hope he can cushion this to not give him a heart attack should that still be an option anymore.}
I've been here since the de-powering, trying to fix it up a bit. Randomly, a person without any means of contacting me reached out. He talked about...my brothers.
{The words seem hard on Tide's lips, but he keeps going.}
He knew things he shouldn't have. Had photos of one, Magma, you may remember him. For a while, he was just Clock Anon.
Rightā¦ well what happened between it just being an anon to well being in a lab. Like what kind of things did he talk about other than your brothers and how or why did you end up in the lab?
-William asks calmly while looking Tide in the eyes- just searching for any emotions and or feelings-
{Tide seems tense talking about it, if Will ever looked into any interviews with non-public WATCH members (like maybe some kind of report thing), it's that same intensity, as if he has a script or outline to follow. As if it's something he can't share to just anybody. He thinks again before speaking.}
It worked like an anon, but it also appeared as a number in my phone. Whenever it freaked me out successfully, the number deleted itself. Eventually, it gave me...tasks.
{I will now roll a wisdom check...Fail. Tide doesn't elaborate further.}
-William definitely did after the events of taking down the overlord and being alone with Vyncent. He kinda makes a mental note to himself to keep whatever the ātasksā were in mind to ask about again-
Iāll come back to that later.. a few more things before moving on to well, what happened with the fish stuff.. is this clock person forcing you to stay quiet and or telling you what to say in general. Whether it be with blackmail or well physical harm, anything whatsoever that could keep you from speaking about it.
-he gestures the more aquatic features on tide when mentioning physical harm-
Cause if Iām being honest I can tell that tone of voice by now, Tide.
{I rolled for composure, he gets a 17. He is still nervous, of course, but he's looking you in the eyes about it.}
Above anything, I simply feel...conflicted when sharing about it. They don't have contact with me currently, at least none I'm aware of, it's just a hard topic. I'm not used to discussing any of it, it was a part of my training to choose my words with care.
Thatās fair.. Iām guessing you havenāt really told Dakota or Vyncent about this then? And or literally anyone else you could possibly knowā¦
-William would sigh- I mean he doesnāt blame him for not wanting to talk about it. Seems like a tough situation in all. Though he was also genuinely worried for Tideās mental state with keeping all this in-
How were you brought to that lab and or do you know where it is?
Okay okay. Next few questions are wellā¦ dark. Itās okay if you need to take a moment during them. What did they do to you in the laboratory? If you were conscious then how did the new features come to be and what other things or tests were done to your body?
-William would reach out to hold Tideās hand and move so tide could see him there- safe and as calm as he could appear- kind of in an attempt to give him something to ground himself with-
Take a momentā¦ just breathe and focus on me. Iāll ask again in a moment
I come from deadwood, Iāve seen and heard a lot of fucked up shit- Iāll be okay. Also being anxious over me about just hearing what happened to you doesnāt exactly seem like youāre fine but I digress
-Heād still keep a hold on Tideās hand anyways- even though he said he didnāt need comforting-
I remember being here, when smoke or something filled the air and I woke up in a room tied to a chair. It was...a strange being, the one who I learned was this Clock Anon. He...he was a scientist, one of the Overlord's who worked with M- Wavelength, and I became his next play thing.
Well, he didn't. A lab rat, that's what I was. He, he made sure I was conscious as he added the different features. Kept trying to ask me for my opinion on what to add. In the end, he tried to get me to think everyone abandoned me, that I should work with him. I...Well, I gave him my mind on it too.
{He holds back on sharing about his siblings, or any threats to his heroes. Sometimes he still sees that heart.}
What do you mean by that exactly? Like what did you tell himā¦ Also do you know why he could have wanted you specifically- like cause you were a hero, a lambert, or like just because you happen to be there
I was pretty vulgar with him. Told him my k-...my heroes were doing their job, and he locked me in a basement. As for why me, my suspicion comes from how I'm, well, a clone- which he somehow knew about. From what I know for sure, the whole experiment reasoning was just...for fun.
Okay okay okayā¦ so, did they do anything else other than adding the new fish features? Did he take anything from your body and or anything with your insides? If you canāt go into detail thatās fine I just want to get an idea of it
-William gestures to his fucking fins and tail when asking about what else these people did-
Well, unless the teeth were, uh, hand placed, which I'm not sure since I woke up with them after some point, nothing taken from me, no. My insides...I'm also unsure on that, but I'd rather not check there, haha.
ā¦oh shitā¦ Iām sorry- um- Iām guessing most of them involved your family in some way? Judging that this guy seems so interested in the whole clone thingā¦
Yeah he definitely sounds like itā¦ well your fish features, have they affected much of your life now in like any odd ways? Like do the gills affect your breathing or anything?
I mean, they kept being clogged a bit with blood at first, but they seem to now be able to close and open? It's confusing. I'm still getting used to certain parts, like the tail.
I know another scientist who did most-likely-illegal-but-consensual surgery on me if it ever becomes too much of a problem, heās just a little bit out of touch.
-He rubs the back of his neck and goes silent for a moment-
ā¦I know you wonāt probably answer this honestly or whatever cause you never do. And itās honestly a miracle youāre telling me this in general. But are you genuinely okay or fine like you said? Cause so far everything youāve said seems to be physically scarring and or mentally with your siblings or being isolated and convinced we left you behind.
-William seems concerned and well now painfully aware of all the things tide suffered though while he was away-
Okay then whatās your definition of ādoing betterā? Have you told someone else, looked for help, have any coping mechanisms? I know youāre functioning but like are you okay with being here and awake? Like- happy?
I believe I'm happy. I believe I've had good coping mechanisms, that I'm not self-destructive in any shape or form. I believe that I'm okay in everything. It's not for sure, and I'm certain that makes you doubt me, but I do know how to handle myself in hard times. I was made to protect, to help, but a hero is only as good at helping others as he is at helping himself.
{He takes a breath.}
For what it matters, and what it may look like, this is what I've called doing better.
ā¦I trust you, Tide. I do a lot. You just gotta understand how worried I- and the rest of the prime defenders- get over you sometimes cause we know how you are. Especially since you were de-powered- I remember Dakota even trying to call you everyday cause we had no idea if you were okay or where you are. Youāre our mentor- basically our fucking dad- and we donāt want you to be hurting. And I canāt tell if you are when I donāt pry and look deeper into things- Iām sure I would have never heard what actually happened otherwise. If you truly believe youāre doing better than I believe you too but I still want to check and make sure cause thatās a lot of really awful shit you described to me. Shit people usually need help to get better from
-William gestures with his hands as he talks-
I love you so Iām going to worry over you, just like Iām sure youād do for me. So thank you for telling me what happened, I know that can beā¦ difficult. Thank you for trusting meā¦
-A half tangible William would walk through the wall and into the repurposed lab- a few wisps following him as well.-
Uhhhhh- Tide? TIDE? Sorry itās been a few months but Iām back. Where the hell are you..
- @xxwil-o-wispxx
{Tide is considering hiding up anything, but at this point, it'd be useless- he's seen Will's eye for adventure and hunt for mystery. He couldn't hide for long. Plus, it wasn't as though Will hasn't seen his fair share of horrific experiments, like Hartua's old mutants. Tide fits right in.}
Uh, who's asking?
{It's a joking tone, but there is of course the regular air of caution Tide has learned in his time here.}
-William immediately turns over to face Tide- an expression of first excitement to see his fish dad kinda shifts to concern at the new features and he immediately starts to walk over to him-
Holy fucking shit- sorry- I just meanā¦ what happened?
Yeah yeah um. So like this weird place in deadwood where the spirit wood kinda sorta drips into this one. I donāt usually visit unless Iām dealing with ghost shit so Iām not too used to how time works thereā¦ I thought I was only there for like a week?
-The wisps around him would just stop moving for the moment of silence it takes before William answers. The flames on them seem to dim as well-
I got likeā¦ smoke powers and things that came with this spirit inside of me or something. I wanted to speak with him so I was hoping there would be the best place to try that.
Another spirit inside you? There's no special rules about that?
{Tide, while still faintly confused, smiles and chuckles. This is William, and he wants to make them both feel safe. He pulls up a chair for Will, and maybe he's already been preparing for himself something to eat, it's not too hard for Tide to adjust to a part 2.}
Not that I know of??? I mean Dakota ate a demon and probably still has it in him and Vyncent had like five people in his head so I donāt think itās too out of the ordinary at this point
-William nervously smiles and sits down. Itās becoming easier for him to lie about this stuff and it sucks. Heāll tell tide, eventually, justā¦ he needs to wait for the right time. Thatās all-
Since chaos demons became an active problem. We do a lot of dumb stuff, youād be surprised. Now please for spirit worldās sake tell me what happened to you. Iām worried
{Tried to give Will a bit of advantage, got a 16 and 18. Nothing much, anything he doesn't want to share, at least to Will, doesn't seem too much on his mind. The most he wants right now to hear about all he's missed. I will say this though, he does seem to at least be attempting to selectively listen to him.}
-It takes literally everything inside of him not to question Tide on things he doesnāt want to talk about yet. Cause he literally just disappeared for months after some fucked up shit- itās the least he can do for now-
Iāll ask laterā¦. Ahem thanks tide. So uh that one time you woke up in wavelengthās house was cause we went to get you from the spirit world- which is kinda like hell but not. Turns out thatās where like Asheās portals went to or something which I can kinda make to the spirit place. We used it as a place to shit while in our Winnebago. And-
-William would could to recite everything tide has missed with a much lighter tone even when talking about possibly dangerous situations they were in and or only briefly mentioning them. He skips over dying again, how bad the atlas attack was, watching a man die in fauna, the whole surgery thing, and the bell tech thing-
{Tide listens intently, hooked to each word. In this time, he's also made himself some kind of tea. After all of it, Tide thinks carefully on what words he wants to use.}
You've became stronger, clearly. I'm very proud of you all.
{He chuckles to himself a little bit.}
You're not falling through the floor without wanting to anymore, that's a strong sign.
Well ghost stuff works a bit differently now so I donāt think thatāll happen again anytime soon
-He makes a gesture with his hand- he still has visible rotting on his figures but it seems to have stopped for now. Which he more or less skipped over for now, just somewhat mentioned that his body acts weird cause of his powers-
Well couldnāt get better without you, even if you missed a lot you kept us motivated. Especially for Dakota.
{Even with the 7, I rolled with disadvantage for fun, a 2 and a 6. The wisps around you will seem to for once not want to tell on you, but on the man who's soft look seems to have been tampered with. A brief image shows, of struggle, of a scene in a lab that feels too familiar. There's the look of the man he was before all of it. His face shifts around, a helplessness almost tangible, leaving behind a ghost sown together. The scene flashes until that glint in his eyes is the same one that looks at you now.}
-While watching the scene unfold William would tighten his hands into fists and hold what little breath heās gotten used to having again. He looks slightlyā¦ angry. Angry that someone messed with his dad- angry he wasnāt there to help him. It would take hearing Tideās voice before heād relax again. He just looks at him with a deeply disturbed expression before speaking-
Dad. What happened in the lab? Please talk to meā¦
{This time it clicks. Like most times, this is no battle Tide can run from. He seems to have hoped for Will to have not been himself, for him to not chase mystery until the end. Tide does not have a warm smile to cover anything up, this is not something he can make kinder. He sighs as he sips some tea.}
-William doesnāt comment on the use of his last name and just sighs as well-
Letās start with who did this and how did you end up there then.
-Heās always been persistent of course but before it was anyways easy to switch topics and or deflect the questions. Now itās clear he had no intentions of being turned away this time-
{Tide nods, getting to the root of it all, that's his kid- he means trainee. He just has to hope he can cushion this to not give him a heart attack should that still be an option anymore.}
I've been here since the de-powering, trying to fix it up a bit. Randomly, a person without any means of contacting me reached out. He talked about...my brothers.
{The words seem hard on Tide's lips, but he keeps going.}
He knew things he shouldn't have. Had photos of one, Magma, you may remember him. For a while, he was just Clock Anon.
Rightā¦ well what happened between it just being an anon to well being in a lab. Like what kind of things did he talk about other than your brothers and how or why did you end up in the lab?
-William asks calmly while looking Tide in the eyes- just searching for any emotions and or feelings-
{Tide seems tense talking about it, if Will ever looked into any interviews with non-public WATCH members (like maybe some kind of report thing), it's that same intensity, as if he has a script or outline to follow. As if it's something he can't share to just anybody. He thinks again before speaking.}
It worked like an anon, but it also appeared as a number in my phone. Whenever it freaked me out successfully, the number deleted itself. Eventually, it gave me...tasks.
{I will now roll a wisdom check...Fail. Tide doesn't elaborate further.}
-William definitely did after the events of taking down the overlord and being alone with Vyncent. He kinda makes a mental note to himself to keep whatever the ātasksā were in mind to ask about again-
Iāll come back to that later.. a few more things before moving on to well, what happened with the fish stuff.. is this clock person forcing you to stay quiet and or telling you what to say in general. Whether it be with blackmail or well physical harm, anything whatsoever that could keep you from speaking about it.
-he gestures the more aquatic features on tide when mentioning physical harm-
Cause if Iām being honest I can tell that tone of voice by now, Tide.
{I rolled for composure, he gets a 17. He is still nervous, of course, but he's looking you in the eyes about it.}
Above anything, I simply feel...conflicted when sharing about it. They don't have contact with me currently, at least none I'm aware of, it's just a hard topic. I'm not used to discussing any of it, it was a part of my training to choose my words with care.
Thatās fair.. Iām guessing you havenāt really told Dakota or Vyncent about this then? And or literally anyone else you could possibly knowā¦
-William would sigh- I mean he doesnāt blame him for not wanting to talk about it. Seems like a tough situation in all. Though he was also genuinely worried for Tideās mental state with keeping all this in-
How were you brought to that lab and or do you know where it is?
Okay okay. Next few questions are wellā¦ dark. Itās okay if you need to take a moment during them. What did they do to you in the laboratory? If you were conscious then how did the new features come to be and what other things or tests were done to your body?
-William would reach out to hold Tideās hand and move so tide could see him there- safe and as calm as he could appear- kind of in an attempt to give him something to ground himself with-
Take a momentā¦ just breathe and focus on me. Iāll ask again in a moment
I come from deadwood, Iāve seen and heard a lot of fucked up shit- Iāll be okay. Also being anxious over me about just hearing what happened to you doesnāt exactly seem like youāre fine but I digress
-Heād still keep a hold on Tideās hand anyways- even though he said he didnāt need comforting-
I remember being here, when smoke or something filled the air and I woke up in a room tied to a chair. It was...a strange being, the one who I learned was this Clock Anon. He...he was a scientist, one of the Overlord's who worked with M- Wavelength, and I became his next play thing.
Well, he didn't. A lab rat, that's what I was. He, he made sure I was conscious as he added the different features. Kept trying to ask me for my opinion on what to add. In the end, he tried to get me to think everyone abandoned me, that I should work with him. I...Well, I gave him my mind on it too.
{He holds back on sharing about his siblings, or any threats to his heroes. Sometimes he still sees that heart.}
What do you mean by that exactly? Like what did you tell himā¦ Also do you know why he could have wanted you specifically- like cause you were a hero, a lambert, or like just because you happen to be there
I was pretty vulgar with him. Told him my k-...my heroes were doing their job, and he locked me in a basement. As for why me, my suspicion comes from how I'm, well, a clone- which he somehow knew about. From what I know for sure, the whole experiment reasoning was just...for fun.
Okay okay okayā¦ so, did they do anything else other than adding the new fish features? Did he take anything from your body and or anything with your insides? If you canāt go into detail thatās fine I just want to get an idea of it
-William gestures to his fucking fins and tail when asking about what else these people did-
Well, unless the teeth were, uh, hand placed, which I'm not sure since I woke up with them after some point, nothing taken from me, no. My insides...I'm also unsure on that, but I'd rather not check there, haha.
ā¦oh shitā¦ Iām sorry- um- Iām guessing most of them involved your family in some way? Judging that this guy seems so interested in the whole clone thingā¦
Yeah he definitely sounds like itā¦ well your fish features, have they affected much of your life now in like any odd ways? Like do the gills affect your breathing or anything?
I mean, they kept being clogged a bit with blood at first, but they seem to now be able to close and open? It's confusing. I'm still getting used to certain parts, like the tail.
I know another scientist who did most-likely-illegal-but-consensual surgery on me if it ever becomes too much of a problem, heās just a little bit out of touch.
-He rubs the back of his neck and goes silent for a moment-
ā¦I know you wonāt probably answer this honestly or whatever cause you never do. And itās honestly a miracle youāre telling me this in general. But are you genuinely okay or fine like you said? Cause so far everything youāve said seems to be physically scarring and or mentally with your siblings or being isolated and convinced we left you behind.
-William seems concerned and well now painfully aware of all the things tide suffered though while he was away-
Okay then whatās your definition of ādoing betterā? Have you told someone else, looked for help, have any coping mechanisms? I know youāre functioning but like are you okay with being here and awake? Like- happy?
I believe I'm happy. I believe I've had good coping mechanisms, that I'm not self-destructive in any shape or form. I believe that I'm okay in everything. It's not for sure, and I'm certain that makes you doubt me, but I do know how to handle myself in hard times. I was made to protect, to help, but a hero is only as good at helping others as he is at helping himself.
{He takes a breath.}
For what it matters, and what it may look like, this is what I've called doing better.
-A half tangible William would walk through the wall and into the repurposed lab- a few wisps following him as well.-
Uhhhhh- Tide? TIDE? Sorry itās been a few months but Iām back. Where the hell are you..
- @xxwil-o-wispxx
{Tide is considering hiding up anything, but at this point, it'd be useless- he's seen Will's eye for adventure and hunt for mystery. He couldn't hide for long. Plus, it wasn't as though Will hasn't seen his fair share of horrific experiments, like Hartua's old mutants. Tide fits right in.}
Uh, who's asking?
{It's a joking tone, but there is of course the regular air of caution Tide has learned in his time here.}
-William immediately turns over to face Tide- an expression of first excitement to see his fish dad kinda shifts to concern at the new features and he immediately starts to walk over to him-
Holy fucking shit- sorry- I just meanā¦ what happened?
Yeah yeah um. So like this weird place in deadwood where the spirit wood kinda sorta drips into this one. I donāt usually visit unless Iām dealing with ghost shit so Iām not too used to how time works thereā¦ I thought I was only there for like a week?
-The wisps around him would just stop moving for the moment of silence it takes before William answers. The flames on them seem to dim as well-
I got likeā¦ smoke powers and things that came with this spirit inside of me or something. I wanted to speak with him so I was hoping there would be the best place to try that.
Another spirit inside you? There's no special rules about that?
{Tide, while still faintly confused, smiles and chuckles. This is William, and he wants to make them both feel safe. He pulls up a chair for Will, and maybe he's already been preparing for himself something to eat, it's not too hard for Tide to adjust to a part 2.}
Not that I know of??? I mean Dakota ate a demon and probably still has it in him and Vyncent had like five people in his head so I donāt think itās too out of the ordinary at this point
-William nervously smiles and sits down. Itās becoming easier for him to lie about this stuff and it sucks. Heāll tell tide, eventually, justā¦ he needs to wait for the right time. Thatās all-
Since chaos demons became an active problem. We do a lot of dumb stuff, youād be surprised. Now please for spirit worldās sake tell me what happened to you. Iām worried
{Tried to give Will a bit of advantage, got a 16 and 18. Nothing much, anything he doesn't want to share, at least to Will, doesn't seem too much on his mind. The most he wants right now to hear about all he's missed. I will say this though, he does seem to at least be attempting to selectively listen to him.}
-It takes literally everything inside of him not to question Tide on things he doesnāt want to talk about yet. Cause he literally just disappeared for months after some fucked up shit- itās the least he can do for now-
Iāll ask laterā¦. Ahem thanks tide. So uh that one time you woke up in wavelengthās house was cause we went to get you from the spirit world- which is kinda like hell but not. Turns out thatās where like Asheās portals went to or something which I can kinda make to the spirit place. We used it as a place to shit while in our Winnebago. And-
-William would could to recite everything tide has missed with a much lighter tone even when talking about possibly dangerous situations they were in and or only briefly mentioning them. He skips over dying again, how bad the atlas attack was, watching a man die in fauna, the whole surgery thing, and the bell tech thing-
{Tide listens intently, hooked to each word. In this time, he's also made himself some kind of tea. After all of it, Tide thinks carefully on what words he wants to use.}
You've became stronger, clearly. I'm very proud of you all.
{He chuckles to himself a little bit.}
You're not falling through the floor without wanting to anymore, that's a strong sign.
Well ghost stuff works a bit differently now so I donāt think thatāll happen again anytime soon
-He makes a gesture with his hand- he still has visible rotting on his figures but it seems to have stopped for now. Which he more or less skipped over for now, just somewhat mentioned that his body acts weird cause of his powers-
Well couldnāt get better without you, even if you missed a lot you kept us motivated. Especially for Dakota.
{Even with the 7, I rolled with disadvantage for fun, a 2 and a 6. The wisps around you will seem to for once not want to tell on you, but on the man who's soft look seems to have been tampered with. A brief image shows, of struggle, of a scene in a lab that feels too familiar. There's the look of the man he was before all of it. His face shifts around, a helplessness almost tangible, leaving behind a ghost sown together. The scene flashes until that glint in his eyes is the same one that looks at you now.}
-While watching the scene unfold William would tighten his hands into fists and hold what little breath heās gotten used to having again. He looks slightlyā¦ angry. Angry that someone messed with his dad- angry he wasnāt there to help him. It would take hearing Tideās voice before heād relax again. He just looks at him with a deeply disturbed expression before speaking-
Dad. What happened in the lab? Please talk to meā¦
{This time it clicks. Like most times, this is no battle Tide can run from. He seems to have hoped for Will to have not been himself, for him to not chase mystery until the end. Tide does not have a warm smile to cover anything up, this is not something he can make kinder. He sighs as he sips some tea.}
-William doesnāt comment on the use of his last name and just sighs as well-
Letās start with who did this and how did you end up there then.
-Heās always been persistent of course but before it was anyways easy to switch topics and or deflect the questions. Now itās clear he had no intentions of being turned away this time-
{Tide nods, getting to the root of it all, that's his kid- he means trainee. He just has to hope he can cushion this to not give him a heart attack should that still be an option anymore.}
I've been here since the de-powering, trying to fix it up a bit. Randomly, a person without any means of contacting me reached out. He talked about...my brothers.
{The words seem hard on Tide's lips, but he keeps going.}
He knew things he shouldn't have. Had photos of one, Magma, you may remember him. For a while, he was just Clock Anon.
Rightā¦ well what happened between it just being an anon to well being in a lab. Like what kind of things did he talk about other than your brothers and how or why did you end up in the lab?
-William asks calmly while looking Tide in the eyes- just searching for any emotions and or feelings-
{Tide seems tense talking about it, if Will ever looked into any interviews with non-public WATCH members (like maybe some kind of report thing), it's that same intensity, as if he has a script or outline to follow. As if it's something he can't share to just anybody. He thinks again before speaking.}
It worked like an anon, but it also appeared as a number in my phone. Whenever it freaked me out successfully, the number deleted itself. Eventually, it gave me...tasks.
{I will now roll a wisdom check...Fail. Tide doesn't elaborate further.}
-William definitely did after the events of taking down the overlord and being alone with Vyncent. He kinda makes a mental note to himself to keep whatever the ātasksā were in mind to ask about again-
Iāll come back to that later.. a few more things before moving on to well, what happened with the fish stuff.. is this clock person forcing you to stay quiet and or telling you what to say in general. Whether it be with blackmail or well physical harm, anything whatsoever that could keep you from speaking about it.
-he gestures the more aquatic features on tide when mentioning physical harm-
Cause if Iām being honest I can tell that tone of voice by now, Tide.
{I rolled for composure, he gets a 17. He is still nervous, of course, but he's looking you in the eyes about it.}
Above anything, I simply feel...conflicted when sharing about it. They don't have contact with me currently, at least none I'm aware of, it's just a hard topic. I'm not used to discussing any of it, it was a part of my training to choose my words with care.
Thatās fair.. Iām guessing you havenāt really told Dakota or Vyncent about this then? And or literally anyone else you could possibly knowā¦
-William would sigh- I mean he doesnāt blame him for not wanting to talk about it. Seems like a tough situation in all. Though he was also genuinely worried for Tideās mental state with keeping all this in-
How were you brought to that lab and or do you know where it is?
Okay okay. Next few questions are wellā¦ dark. Itās okay if you need to take a moment during them. What did they do to you in the laboratory? If you were conscious then how did the new features come to be and what other things or tests were done to your body?
-William would reach out to hold Tideās hand and move so tide could see him there- safe and as calm as he could appear- kind of in an attempt to give him something to ground himself with-
Take a momentā¦ just breathe and focus on me. Iāll ask again in a moment
I come from deadwood, Iāve seen and heard a lot of fucked up shit- Iāll be okay. Also being anxious over me about just hearing what happened to you doesnāt exactly seem like youāre fine but I digress
-Heād still keep a hold on Tideās hand anyways- even though he said he didnāt need comforting-
I remember being here, when smoke or something filled the air and I woke up in a room tied to a chair. It was...a strange being, the one who I learned was this Clock Anon. He...he was a scientist, one of the Overlord's who worked with M- Wavelength, and I became his next play thing.
Well, he didn't. A lab rat, that's what I was. He, he made sure I was conscious as he added the different features. Kept trying to ask me for my opinion on what to add. In the end, he tried to get me to think everyone abandoned me, that I should work with him. I...Well, I gave him my mind on it too.
{He holds back on sharing about his siblings, or any threats to his heroes. Sometimes he still sees that heart.}
What do you mean by that exactly? Like what did you tell himā¦ Also do you know why he could have wanted you specifically- like cause you were a hero, a lambert, or like just because you happen to be there
I was pretty vulgar with him. Told him my k-...my heroes were doing their job, and he locked me in a basement. As for why me, my suspicion comes from how I'm, well, a clone- which he somehow knew about. From what I know for sure, the whole experiment reasoning was just...for fun.
Okay okay okayā¦ so, did they do anything else other than adding the new fish features? Did he take anything from your body and or anything with your insides? If you canāt go into detail thatās fine I just want to get an idea of it
-William gestures to his fucking fins and tail when asking about what else these people did-
Well, unless the teeth were, uh, hand placed, which I'm not sure since I woke up with them after some point, nothing taken from me, no. My insides...I'm also unsure on that, but I'd rather not check there, haha.
ā¦oh shitā¦ Iām sorry- um- Iām guessing most of them involved your family in some way? Judging that this guy seems so interested in the whole clone thingā¦
Yeah he definitely sounds like itā¦ well your fish features, have they affected much of your life now in like any odd ways? Like do the gills affect your breathing or anything?
I mean, they kept being clogged a bit with blood at first, but they seem to now be able to close and open? It's confusing. I'm still getting used to certain parts, like the tail.
I know another scientist who did most-likely-illegal-but-consensual surgery on me if it ever becomes too much of a problem, heās just a little bit out of touch.
-He rubs the back of his neck and goes silent for a moment-
ā¦I know you wonāt probably answer this honestly or whatever cause you never do. And itās honestly a miracle youāre telling me this in general. But are you genuinely okay or fine like you said? Cause so far everything youāve said seems to be physically scarring and or mentally with your siblings or being isolated and convinced we left you behind.
-William seems concerned and well now painfully aware of all the things tide suffered though while he was away-
-A half tangible William would walk through the wall and into the repurposed lab- a few wisps following him as well.-
Uhhhhh- Tide? TIDE? Sorry itās been a few months but Iām back. Where the hell are you..
- @xxwil-o-wispxx
{Tide is considering hiding up anything, but at this point, it'd be useless- he's seen Will's eye for adventure and hunt for mystery. He couldn't hide for long. Plus, it wasn't as though Will hasn't seen his fair share of horrific experiments, like Hartua's old mutants. Tide fits right in.}
Uh, who's asking?
{It's a joking tone, but there is of course the regular air of caution Tide has learned in his time here.}
-William immediately turns over to face Tide- an expression of first excitement to see his fish dad kinda shifts to concern at the new features and he immediately starts to walk over to him-
Holy fucking shit- sorry- I just meanā¦ what happened?
Yeah yeah um. So like this weird place in deadwood where the spirit wood kinda sorta drips into this one. I donāt usually visit unless Iām dealing with ghost shit so Iām not too used to how time works thereā¦ I thought I was only there for like a week?
-The wisps around him would just stop moving for the moment of silence it takes before William answers. The flames on them seem to dim as well-
I got likeā¦ smoke powers and things that came with this spirit inside of me or something. I wanted to speak with him so I was hoping there would be the best place to try that.
Another spirit inside you? There's no special rules about that?
{Tide, while still faintly confused, smiles and chuckles. This is William, and he wants to make them both feel safe. He pulls up a chair for Will, and maybe he's already been preparing for himself something to eat, it's not too hard for Tide to adjust to a part 2.}
Not that I know of??? I mean Dakota ate a demon and probably still has it in him and Vyncent had like five people in his head so I donāt think itās too out of the ordinary at this point
-William nervously smiles and sits down. Itās becoming easier for him to lie about this stuff and it sucks. Heāll tell tide, eventually, justā¦ he needs to wait for the right time. Thatās all-
Since chaos demons became an active problem. We do a lot of dumb stuff, youād be surprised. Now please for spirit worldās sake tell me what happened to you. Iām worried
{Tried to give Will a bit of advantage, got a 16 and 18. Nothing much, anything he doesn't want to share, at least to Will, doesn't seem too much on his mind. The most he wants right now to hear about all he's missed. I will say this though, he does seem to at least be attempting to selectively listen to him.}
-It takes literally everything inside of him not to question Tide on things he doesnāt want to talk about yet. Cause he literally just disappeared for months after some fucked up shit- itās the least he can do for now-
Iāll ask laterā¦. Ahem thanks tide. So uh that one time you woke up in wavelengthās house was cause we went to get you from the spirit world- which is kinda like hell but not. Turns out thatās where like Asheās portals went to or something which I can kinda make to the spirit place. We used it as a place to shit while in our Winnebago. And-
-William would could to recite everything tide has missed with a much lighter tone even when talking about possibly dangerous situations they were in and or only briefly mentioning them. He skips over dying again, how bad the atlas attack was, watching a man die in fauna, the whole surgery thing, and the bell tech thing-
{Tide listens intently, hooked to each word. In this time, he's also made himself some kind of tea. After all of it, Tide thinks carefully on what words he wants to use.}
You've became stronger, clearly. I'm very proud of you all.
{He chuckles to himself a little bit.}
You're not falling through the floor without wanting to anymore, that's a strong sign.
Well ghost stuff works a bit differently now so I donāt think thatāll happen again anytime soon
-He makes a gesture with his hand- he still has visible rotting on his figures but it seems to have stopped for now. Which he more or less skipped over for now, just somewhat mentioned that his body acts weird cause of his powers-
Well couldnāt get better without you, even if you missed a lot you kept us motivated. Especially for Dakota.
{Even with the 7, I rolled with disadvantage for fun, a 2 and a 6. The wisps around you will seem to for once not want to tell on you, but on the man who's soft look seems to have been tampered with. A brief image shows, of struggle, of a scene in a lab that feels too familiar. There's the look of the man he was before all of it. His face shifts around, a helplessness almost tangible, leaving behind a ghost sown together. The scene flashes until that glint in his eyes is the same one that looks at you now.}
-While watching the scene unfold William would tighten his hands into fists and hold what little breath heās gotten used to having again. He looks slightlyā¦ angry. Angry that someone messed with his dad- angry he wasnāt there to help him. It would take hearing Tideās voice before heād relax again. He just looks at him with a deeply disturbed expression before speaking-
Dad. What happened in the lab? Please talk to meā¦
{This time it clicks. Like most times, this is no battle Tide can run from. He seems to have hoped for Will to have not been himself, for him to not chase mystery until the end. Tide does not have a warm smile to cover anything up, this is not something he can make kinder. He sighs as he sips some tea.}
-William doesnāt comment on the use of his last name and just sighs as well-
Letās start with who did this and how did you end up there then.
-Heās always been persistent of course but before it was anyways easy to switch topics and or deflect the questions. Now itās clear he had no intentions of being turned away this time-
{Tide nods, getting to the root of it all, that's his kid- he means trainee. He just has to hope he can cushion this to not give him a heart attack should that still be an option anymore.}
I've been here since the de-powering, trying to fix it up a bit. Randomly, a person without any means of contacting me reached out. He talked about...my brothers.
{The words seem hard on Tide's lips, but he keeps going.}
He knew things he shouldn't have. Had photos of one, Magma, you may remember him. For a while, he was just Clock Anon.
Rightā¦ well what happened between it just being an anon to well being in a lab. Like what kind of things did he talk about other than your brothers and how or why did you end up in the lab?
-William asks calmly while looking Tide in the eyes- just searching for any emotions and or feelings-
{Tide seems tense talking about it, if Will ever looked into any interviews with non-public WATCH members (like maybe some kind of report thing), it's that same intensity, as if he has a script or outline to follow. As if it's something he can't share to just anybody. He thinks again before speaking.}
It worked like an anon, but it also appeared as a number in my phone. Whenever it freaked me out successfully, the number deleted itself. Eventually, it gave me...tasks.
{I will now roll a wisdom check...Fail. Tide doesn't elaborate further.}
-William definitely did after the events of taking down the overlord and being alone with Vyncent. He kinda makes a mental note to himself to keep whatever the ātasksā were in mind to ask about again-
Iāll come back to that later.. a few more things before moving on to well, what happened with the fish stuff.. is this clock person forcing you to stay quiet and or telling you what to say in general. Whether it be with blackmail or well physical harm, anything whatsoever that could keep you from speaking about it.
-he gestures the more aquatic features on tide when mentioning physical harm-
Cause if Iām being honest I can tell that tone of voice by now, Tide.
{I rolled for composure, he gets a 17. He is still nervous, of course, but he's looking you in the eyes about it.}
Above anything, I simply feel...conflicted when sharing about it. They don't have contact with me currently, at least none I'm aware of, it's just a hard topic. I'm not used to discussing any of it, it was a part of my training to choose my words with care.
Thatās fair.. Iām guessing you havenāt really told Dakota or Vyncent about this then? And or literally anyone else you could possibly knowā¦
-William would sigh- I mean he doesnāt blame him for not wanting to talk about it. Seems like a tough situation in all. Though he was also genuinely worried for Tideās mental state with keeping all this in-
How were you brought to that lab and or do you know where it is?
Okay okay. Next few questions are wellā¦ dark. Itās okay if you need to take a moment during them. What did they do to you in the laboratory? If you were conscious then how did the new features come to be and what other things or tests were done to your body?
-William would reach out to hold Tideās hand and move so tide could see him there- safe and as calm as he could appear- kind of in an attempt to give him something to ground himself with-
Take a momentā¦ just breathe and focus on me. Iāll ask again in a moment
I come from deadwood, Iāve seen and heard a lot of fucked up shit- Iāll be okay. Also being anxious over me about just hearing what happened to you doesnāt exactly seem like youāre fine but I digress
-Heād still keep a hold on Tideās hand anyways- even though he said he didnāt need comforting-
I remember being here, when smoke or something filled the air and I woke up in a room tied to a chair. It was...a strange being, the one who I learned was this Clock Anon. He...he was a scientist, one of the Overlord's who worked with M- Wavelength, and I became his next play thing.
Well, he didn't. A lab rat, that's what I was. He, he made sure I was conscious as he added the different features. Kept trying to ask me for my opinion on what to add. In the end, he tried to get me to think everyone abandoned me, that I should work with him. I...Well, I gave him my mind on it too.
{He holds back on sharing about his siblings, or any threats to his heroes. Sometimes he still sees that heart.}
What do you mean by that exactly? Like what did you tell himā¦ Also do you know why he could have wanted you specifically- like cause you were a hero, a lambert, or like just because you happen to be there
I was pretty vulgar with him. Told him my k-...my heroes were doing their job, and he locked me in a basement. As for why me, my suspicion comes from how I'm, well, a clone- which he somehow knew about. From what I know for sure, the whole experiment reasoning was just...for fun.
Okay okay okayā¦ so, did they do anything else other than adding the new fish features? Did he take anything from your body and or anything with your insides? If you canāt go into detail thatās fine I just want to get an idea of it
-William gestures to his fucking fins and tail when asking about what else these people did-
Well, unless the teeth were, uh, hand placed, which I'm not sure since I woke up with them after some point, nothing taken from me, no. My insides...I'm also unsure on that, but I'd rather not check there, haha.
ā¦oh shitā¦ Iām sorry- um- Iām guessing most of them involved your family in some way? Judging that this guy seems so interested in the whole clone thingā¦
Yeah he definitely sounds like itā¦ well your fish features, have they affected much of your life now in like any odd ways? Like do the gills affect your breathing or anything?
I mean, they kept being clogged a bit with blood at first, but they seem to now be able to close and open? It's confusing. I'm still getting used to certain parts, like the tail.
-A half tangible William would walk through the wall and into the repurposed lab- a few wisps following him as well.-
Uhhhhh- Tide? TIDE? Sorry itās been a few months but Iām back. Where the hell are you..
- @xxwil-o-wispxx
{Tide is considering hiding up anything, but at this point, it'd be useless- he's seen Will's eye for adventure and hunt for mystery. He couldn't hide for long. Plus, it wasn't as though Will hasn't seen his fair share of horrific experiments, like Hartua's old mutants. Tide fits right in.}
Uh, who's asking?
{It's a joking tone, but there is of course the regular air of caution Tide has learned in his time here.}
-William immediately turns over to face Tide- an expression of first excitement to see his fish dad kinda shifts to concern at the new features and he immediately starts to walk over to him-
Holy fucking shit- sorry- I just meanā¦ what happened?
Yeah yeah um. So like this weird place in deadwood where the spirit wood kinda sorta drips into this one. I donāt usually visit unless Iām dealing with ghost shit so Iām not too used to how time works thereā¦ I thought I was only there for like a week?
-The wisps around him would just stop moving for the moment of silence it takes before William answers. The flames on them seem to dim as well-
I got likeā¦ smoke powers and things that came with this spirit inside of me or something. I wanted to speak with him so I was hoping there would be the best place to try that.
Another spirit inside you? There's no special rules about that?
{Tide, while still faintly confused, smiles and chuckles. This is William, and he wants to make them both feel safe. He pulls up a chair for Will, and maybe he's already been preparing for himself something to eat, it's not too hard for Tide to adjust to a part 2.}
Not that I know of??? I mean Dakota ate a demon and probably still has it in him and Vyncent had like five people in his head so I donāt think itās too out of the ordinary at this point
-William nervously smiles and sits down. Itās becoming easier for him to lie about this stuff and it sucks. Heāll tell tide, eventually, justā¦ he needs to wait for the right time. Thatās all-
Since chaos demons became an active problem. We do a lot of dumb stuff, youād be surprised. Now please for spirit worldās sake tell me what happened to you. Iām worried
{Tried to give Will a bit of advantage, got a 16 and 18. Nothing much, anything he doesn't want to share, at least to Will, doesn't seem too much on his mind. The most he wants right now to hear about all he's missed. I will say this though, he does seem to at least be attempting to selectively listen to him.}
-It takes literally everything inside of him not to question Tide on things he doesnāt want to talk about yet. Cause he literally just disappeared for months after some fucked up shit- itās the least he can do for now-
Iāll ask laterā¦. Ahem thanks tide. So uh that one time you woke up in wavelengthās house was cause we went to get you from the spirit world- which is kinda like hell but not. Turns out thatās where like Asheās portals went to or something which I can kinda make to the spirit place. We used it as a place to shit while in our Winnebago. And-
-William would could to recite everything tide has missed with a much lighter tone even when talking about possibly dangerous situations they were in and or only briefly mentioning them. He skips over dying again, how bad the atlas attack was, watching a man die in fauna, the whole surgery thing, and the bell tech thing-
{Tide listens intently, hooked to each word. In this time, he's also made himself some kind of tea. After all of it, Tide thinks carefully on what words he wants to use.}
You've became stronger, clearly. I'm very proud of you all.
{He chuckles to himself a little bit.}
You're not falling through the floor without wanting to anymore, that's a strong sign.
Well ghost stuff works a bit differently now so I donāt think thatāll happen again anytime soon
-He makes a gesture with his hand- he still has visible rotting on his figures but it seems to have stopped for now. Which he more or less skipped over for now, just somewhat mentioned that his body acts weird cause of his powers-
Well couldnāt get better without you, even if you missed a lot you kept us motivated. Especially for Dakota.
{Even with the 7, I rolled with disadvantage for fun, a 2 and a 6. The wisps around you will seem to for once not want to tell on you, but on the man who's soft look seems to have been tampered with. A brief image shows, of struggle, of a scene in a lab that feels too familiar. There's the look of the man he was before all of it. His face shifts around, a helplessness almost tangible, leaving behind a ghost sown together. The scene flashes until that glint in his eyes is the same one that looks at you now.}
-While watching the scene unfold William would tighten his hands into fists and hold what little breath heās gotten used to having again. He looks slightlyā¦ angry. Angry that someone messed with his dad- angry he wasnāt there to help him. It would take hearing Tideās voice before heād relax again. He just looks at him with a deeply disturbed expression before speaking-
Dad. What happened in the lab? Please talk to meā¦
{This time it clicks. Like most times, this is no battle Tide can run from. He seems to have hoped for Will to have not been himself, for him to not chase mystery until the end. Tide does not have a warm smile to cover anything up, this is not something he can make kinder. He sighs as he sips some tea.}
-William doesnāt comment on the use of his last name and just sighs as well-
Letās start with who did this and how did you end up there then.
-Heās always been persistent of course but before it was anyways easy to switch topics and or deflect the questions. Now itās clear he had no intentions of being turned away this time-
{Tide nods, getting to the root of it all, that's his kid- he means trainee. He just has to hope he can cushion this to not give him a heart attack should that still be an option anymore.}
I've been here since the de-powering, trying to fix it up a bit. Randomly, a person without any means of contacting me reached out. He talked about...my brothers.
{The words seem hard on Tide's lips, but he keeps going.}
He knew things he shouldn't have. Had photos of one, Magma, you may remember him. For a while, he was just Clock Anon.
Rightā¦ well what happened between it just being an anon to well being in a lab. Like what kind of things did he talk about other than your brothers and how or why did you end up in the lab?
-William asks calmly while looking Tide in the eyes- just searching for any emotions and or feelings-
{Tide seems tense talking about it, if Will ever looked into any interviews with non-public WATCH members (like maybe some kind of report thing), it's that same intensity, as if he has a script or outline to follow. As if it's something he can't share to just anybody. He thinks again before speaking.}
It worked like an anon, but it also appeared as a number in my phone. Whenever it freaked me out successfully, the number deleted itself. Eventually, it gave me...tasks.
{I will now roll a wisdom check...Fail. Tide doesn't elaborate further.}
-William definitely did after the events of taking down the overlord and being alone with Vyncent. He kinda makes a mental note to himself to keep whatever the ātasksā were in mind to ask about again-
Iāll come back to that later.. a few more things before moving on to well, what happened with the fish stuff.. is this clock person forcing you to stay quiet and or telling you what to say in general. Whether it be with blackmail or well physical harm, anything whatsoever that could keep you from speaking about it.
-he gestures the more aquatic features on tide when mentioning physical harm-
Cause if Iām being honest I can tell that tone of voice by now, Tide.
{I rolled for composure, he gets a 17. He is still nervous, of course, but he's looking you in the eyes about it.}
Above anything, I simply feel...conflicted when sharing about it. They don't have contact with me currently, at least none I'm aware of, it's just a hard topic. I'm not used to discussing any of it, it was a part of my training to choose my words with care.
Thatās fair.. Iām guessing you havenāt really told Dakota or Vyncent about this then? And or literally anyone else you could possibly knowā¦
-William would sigh- I mean he doesnāt blame him for not wanting to talk about it. Seems like a tough situation in all. Though he was also genuinely worried for Tideās mental state with keeping all this in-
How were you brought to that lab and or do you know where it is?
Okay okay. Next few questions are wellā¦ dark. Itās okay if you need to take a moment during them. What did they do to you in the laboratory? If you were conscious then how did the new features come to be and what other things or tests were done to your body?
-William would reach out to hold Tideās hand and move so tide could see him there- safe and as calm as he could appear- kind of in an attempt to give him something to ground himself with-
Take a momentā¦ just breathe and focus on me. Iāll ask again in a moment
I come from deadwood, Iāve seen and heard a lot of fucked up shit- Iāll be okay. Also being anxious over me about just hearing what happened to you doesnāt exactly seem like youāre fine but I digress
-Heād still keep a hold on Tideās hand anyways- even though he said he didnāt need comforting-
I remember being here, when smoke or something filled the air and I woke up in a room tied to a chair. It was...a strange being, the one who I learned was this Clock Anon. He...he was a scientist, one of the Overlord's who worked with M- Wavelength, and I became his next play thing.
Well, he didn't. A lab rat, that's what I was. He, he made sure I was conscious as he added the different features. Kept trying to ask me for my opinion on what to add. In the end, he tried to get me to think everyone abandoned me, that I should work with him. I...Well, I gave him my mind on it too.
{He holds back on sharing about his siblings, or any threats to his heroes. Sometimes he still sees that heart.}
What do you mean by that exactly? Like what did you tell himā¦ Also do you know why he could have wanted you specifically- like cause you were a hero, a lambert, or like just because you happen to be there
I was pretty vulgar with him. Told him my k-...my heroes were doing their job, and he locked me in a basement. As for why me, my suspicion comes from how I'm, well, a clone- which he somehow knew about. From what I know for sure, the whole experiment reasoning was just...for fun.
Okay okay okayā¦ so, did they do anything else other than adding the new fish features? Did he take anything from your body and or anything with your insides? If you canāt go into detail thatās fine I just want to get an idea of it
-William gestures to his fucking fins and tail when asking about what else these people did-
Well, unless the teeth were, uh, hand placed, which I'm not sure since I woke up with them after some point, nothing taken from me, no. My insides...I'm also unsure on that, but I'd rather not check there, haha.
ā¦oh shitā¦ Iām sorry- um- Iām guessing most of them involved your family in some way? Judging that this guy seems so interested in the whole clone thingā¦
-A half tangible William would walk through the wall and into the repurposed lab- a few wisps following him as well.-
Uhhhhh- Tide? TIDE? Sorry itās been a few months but Iām back. Where the hell are you..
- @xxwil-o-wispxx
{Tide is considering hiding up anything, but at this point, it'd be useless- he's seen Will's eye for adventure and hunt for mystery. He couldn't hide for long. Plus, it wasn't as though Will hasn't seen his fair share of horrific experiments, like Hartua's old mutants. Tide fits right in.}
Uh, who's asking?
{It's a joking tone, but there is of course the regular air of caution Tide has learned in his time here.}
-William immediately turns over to face Tide- an expression of first excitement to see his fish dad kinda shifts to concern at the new features and he immediately starts to walk over to him-
Holy fucking shit- sorry- I just meanā¦ what happened?
Yeah yeah um. So like this weird place in deadwood where the spirit wood kinda sorta drips into this one. I donāt usually visit unless Iām dealing with ghost shit so Iām not too used to how time works thereā¦ I thought I was only there for like a week?
-The wisps around him would just stop moving for the moment of silence it takes before William answers. The flames on them seem to dim as well-
I got likeā¦ smoke powers and things that came with this spirit inside of me or something. I wanted to speak with him so I was hoping there would be the best place to try that.
Another spirit inside you? There's no special rules about that?
{Tide, while still faintly confused, smiles and chuckles. This is William, and he wants to make them both feel safe. He pulls up a chair for Will, and maybe he's already been preparing for himself something to eat, it's not too hard for Tide to adjust to a part 2.}
Not that I know of??? I mean Dakota ate a demon and probably still has it in him and Vyncent had like five people in his head so I donāt think itās too out of the ordinary at this point
-William nervously smiles and sits down. Itās becoming easier for him to lie about this stuff and it sucks. Heāll tell tide, eventually, justā¦ he needs to wait for the right time. Thatās all-
Since chaos demons became an active problem. We do a lot of dumb stuff, youād be surprised. Now please for spirit worldās sake tell me what happened to you. Iām worried
{Tried to give Will a bit of advantage, got a 16 and 18. Nothing much, anything he doesn't want to share, at least to Will, doesn't seem too much on his mind. The most he wants right now to hear about all he's missed. I will say this though, he does seem to at least be attempting to selectively listen to him.}
-It takes literally everything inside of him not to question Tide on things he doesnāt want to talk about yet. Cause he literally just disappeared for months after some fucked up shit- itās the least he can do for now-
Iāll ask laterā¦. Ahem thanks tide. So uh that one time you woke up in wavelengthās house was cause we went to get you from the spirit world- which is kinda like hell but not. Turns out thatās where like Asheās portals went to or something which I can kinda make to the spirit place. We used it as a place to shit while in our Winnebago. And-
-William would could to recite everything tide has missed with a much lighter tone even when talking about possibly dangerous situations they were in and or only briefly mentioning them. He skips over dying again, how bad the atlas attack was, watching a man die in fauna, the whole surgery thing, and the bell tech thing-
{Tide listens intently, hooked to each word. In this time, he's also made himself some kind of tea. After all of it, Tide thinks carefully on what words he wants to use.}
You've became stronger, clearly. I'm very proud of you all.
{He chuckles to himself a little bit.}
You're not falling through the floor without wanting to anymore, that's a strong sign.
Well ghost stuff works a bit differently now so I donāt think thatāll happen again anytime soon
-He makes a gesture with his hand- he still has visible rotting on his figures but it seems to have stopped for now. Which he more or less skipped over for now, just somewhat mentioned that his body acts weird cause of his powers-
Well couldnāt get better without you, even if you missed a lot you kept us motivated. Especially for Dakota.
{Even with the 7, I rolled with disadvantage for fun, a 2 and a 6. The wisps around you will seem to for once not want to tell on you, but on the man who's soft look seems to have been tampered with. A brief image shows, of struggle, of a scene in a lab that feels too familiar. There's the look of the man he was before all of it. His face shifts around, a helplessness almost tangible, leaving behind a ghost sown together. The scene flashes until that glint in his eyes is the same one that looks at you now.}
-While watching the scene unfold William would tighten his hands into fists and hold what little breath heās gotten used to having again. He looks slightlyā¦ angry. Angry that someone messed with his dad- angry he wasnāt there to help him. It would take hearing Tideās voice before heād relax again. He just looks at him with a deeply disturbed expression before speaking-
Dad. What happened in the lab? Please talk to meā¦
{This time it clicks. Like most times, this is no battle Tide can run from. He seems to have hoped for Will to have not been himself, for him to not chase mystery until the end. Tide does not have a warm smile to cover anything up, this is not something he can make kinder. He sighs as he sips some tea.}
-William doesnāt comment on the use of his last name and just sighs as well-
Letās start with who did this and how did you end up there then.
-Heās always been persistent of course but before it was anyways easy to switch topics and or deflect the questions. Now itās clear he had no intentions of being turned away this time-
{Tide nods, getting to the root of it all, that's his kid- he means trainee. He just has to hope he can cushion this to not give him a heart attack should that still be an option anymore.}
I've been here since the de-powering, trying to fix it up a bit. Randomly, a person without any means of contacting me reached out. He talked about...my brothers.
{The words seem hard on Tide's lips, but he keeps going.}
He knew things he shouldn't have. Had photos of one, Magma, you may remember him. For a while, he was just Clock Anon.
Rightā¦ well what happened between it just being an anon to well being in a lab. Like what kind of things did he talk about other than your brothers and how or why did you end up in the lab?
-William asks calmly while looking Tide in the eyes- just searching for any emotions and or feelings-
{Tide seems tense talking about it, if Will ever looked into any interviews with non-public WATCH members (like maybe some kind of report thing), it's that same intensity, as if he has a script or outline to follow. As if it's something he can't share to just anybody. He thinks again before speaking.}
It worked like an anon, but it also appeared as a number in my phone. Whenever it freaked me out successfully, the number deleted itself. Eventually, it gave me...tasks.
{I will now roll a wisdom check...Fail. Tide doesn't elaborate further.}
-William definitely did after the events of taking down the overlord and being alone with Vyncent. He kinda makes a mental note to himself to keep whatever the ātasksā were in mind to ask about again-
Iāll come back to that later.. a few more things before moving on to well, what happened with the fish stuff.. is this clock person forcing you to stay quiet and or telling you what to say in general. Whether it be with blackmail or well physical harm, anything whatsoever that could keep you from speaking about it.
-he gestures the more aquatic features on tide when mentioning physical harm-
Cause if Iām being honest I can tell that tone of voice by now, Tide.
{I rolled for composure, he gets a 17. He is still nervous, of course, but he's looking you in the eyes about it.}
Above anything, I simply feel...conflicted when sharing about it. They don't have contact with me currently, at least none I'm aware of, it's just a hard topic. I'm not used to discussing any of it, it was a part of my training to choose my words with care.
Thatās fair.. Iām guessing you havenāt really told Dakota or Vyncent about this then? And or literally anyone else you could possibly knowā¦
-William would sigh- I mean he doesnāt blame him for not wanting to talk about it. Seems like a tough situation in all. Though he was also genuinely worried for Tideās mental state with keeping all this in-
How were you brought to that lab and or do you know where it is?
Okay okay. Next few questions are wellā¦ dark. Itās okay if you need to take a moment during them. What did they do to you in the laboratory? If you were conscious then how did the new features come to be and what other things or tests were done to your body?
-William would reach out to hold Tideās hand and move so tide could see him there- safe and as calm as he could appear- kind of in an attempt to give him something to ground himself with-
Take a momentā¦ just breathe and focus on me. Iāll ask again in a moment
I come from deadwood, Iāve seen and heard a lot of fucked up shit- Iāll be okay. Also being anxious over me about just hearing what happened to you doesnāt exactly seem like youāre fine but I digress
-Heād still keep a hold on Tideās hand anyways- even though he said he didnāt need comforting-
I remember being here, when smoke or something filled the air and I woke up in a room tied to a chair. It was...a strange being, the one who I learned was this Clock Anon. He...he was a scientist, one of the Overlord's who worked with M- Wavelength, and I became his next play thing.
Well, he didn't. A lab rat, that's what I was. He, he made sure I was conscious as he added the different features. Kept trying to ask me for my opinion on what to add. In the end, he tried to get me to think everyone abandoned me, that I should work with him. I...Well, I gave him my mind on it too.
{He holds back on sharing about his siblings, or any threats to his heroes. Sometimes he still sees that heart.}
What do you mean by that exactly? Like what did you tell himā¦ Also do you know why he could have wanted you specifically- like cause you were a hero, a lambert, or like just because you happen to be there
I was pretty vulgar with him. Told him my k-...my heroes were doing their job, and he locked me in a basement. As for why me, my suspicion comes from how I'm, well, a clone- which he somehow knew about. From what I know for sure, the whole experiment reasoning was just...for fun.
Okay okay okayā¦ so, did they do anything else other than adding the new fish features? Did he take anything from your body and or anything with your insides? If you canāt go into detail thatās fine I just want to get an idea of it
-William gestures to his fucking fins and tail when asking about what else these people did-
Well, unless the teeth were, uh, hand placed, which I'm not sure since I woke up with them after some point, nothing taken from me, no. My insides...I'm also unsure on that, but I'd rather not check there, haha.
-A half tangible William would walk through the wall and into the repurposed lab- a few wisps following him as well.-
Uhhhhh- Tide? TIDE? Sorry itās been a few months but Iām back. Where the hell are you..
- @xxwil-o-wispxx
{Tide is considering hiding up anything, but at this point, it'd be useless- he's seen Will's eye for adventure and hunt for mystery. He couldn't hide for long. Plus, it wasn't as though Will hasn't seen his fair share of horrific experiments, like Hartua's old mutants. Tide fits right in.}
Uh, who's asking?
{It's a joking tone, but there is of course the regular air of caution Tide has learned in his time here.}
-William immediately turns over to face Tide- an expression of first excitement to see his fish dad kinda shifts to concern at the new features and he immediately starts to walk over to him-
Holy fucking shit- sorry- I just meanā¦ what happened?
Yeah yeah um. So like this weird place in deadwood where the spirit wood kinda sorta drips into this one. I donāt usually visit unless Iām dealing with ghost shit so Iām not too used to how time works thereā¦ I thought I was only there for like a week?
-The wisps around him would just stop moving for the moment of silence it takes before William answers. The flames on them seem to dim as well-
I got likeā¦ smoke powers and things that came with this spirit inside of me or something. I wanted to speak with him so I was hoping there would be the best place to try that.
Another spirit inside you? There's no special rules about that?
{Tide, while still faintly confused, smiles and chuckles. This is William, and he wants to make them both feel safe. He pulls up a chair for Will, and maybe he's already been preparing for himself something to eat, it's not too hard for Tide to adjust to a part 2.}
Not that I know of??? I mean Dakota ate a demon and probably still has it in him and Vyncent had like five people in his head so I donāt think itās too out of the ordinary at this point
-William nervously smiles and sits down. Itās becoming easier for him to lie about this stuff and it sucks. Heāll tell tide, eventually, justā¦ he needs to wait for the right time. Thatās all-
Since chaos demons became an active problem. We do a lot of dumb stuff, youād be surprised. Now please for spirit worldās sake tell me what happened to you. Iām worried
{Tried to give Will a bit of advantage, got a 16 and 18. Nothing much, anything he doesn't want to share, at least to Will, doesn't seem too much on his mind. The most he wants right now to hear about all he's missed. I will say this though, he does seem to at least be attempting to selectively listen to him.}
-It takes literally everything inside of him not to question Tide on things he doesnāt want to talk about yet. Cause he literally just disappeared for months after some fucked up shit- itās the least he can do for now-
Iāll ask laterā¦. Ahem thanks tide. So uh that one time you woke up in wavelengthās house was cause we went to get you from the spirit world- which is kinda like hell but not. Turns out thatās where like Asheās portals went to or something which I can kinda make to the spirit place. We used it as a place to shit while in our Winnebago. And-
-William would could to recite everything tide has missed with a much lighter tone even when talking about possibly dangerous situations they were in and or only briefly mentioning them. He skips over dying again, how bad the atlas attack was, watching a man die in fauna, the whole surgery thing, and the bell tech thing-
{Tide listens intently, hooked to each word. In this time, he's also made himself some kind of tea. After all of it, Tide thinks carefully on what words he wants to use.}
You've became stronger, clearly. I'm very proud of you all.
{He chuckles to himself a little bit.}
You're not falling through the floor without wanting to anymore, that's a strong sign.
Well ghost stuff works a bit differently now so I donāt think thatāll happen again anytime soon
-He makes a gesture with his hand- he still has visible rotting on his figures but it seems to have stopped for now. Which he more or less skipped over for now, just somewhat mentioned that his body acts weird cause of his powers-
Well couldnāt get better without you, even if you missed a lot you kept us motivated. Especially for Dakota.
{Even with the 7, I rolled with disadvantage for fun, a 2 and a 6. The wisps around you will seem to for once not want to tell on you, but on the man who's soft look seems to have been tampered with. A brief image shows, of struggle, of a scene in a lab that feels too familiar. There's the look of the man he was before all of it. His face shifts around, a helplessness almost tangible, leaving behind a ghost sown together. The scene flashes until that glint in his eyes is the same one that looks at you now.}
-While watching the scene unfold William would tighten his hands into fists and hold what little breath heās gotten used to having again. He looks slightlyā¦ angry. Angry that someone messed with his dad- angry he wasnāt there to help him. It would take hearing Tideās voice before heād relax again. He just looks at him with a deeply disturbed expression before speaking-
Dad. What happened in the lab? Please talk to meā¦
{This time it clicks. Like most times, this is no battle Tide can run from. He seems to have hoped for Will to have not been himself, for him to not chase mystery until the end. Tide does not have a warm smile to cover anything up, this is not something he can make kinder. He sighs as he sips some tea.}
-William doesnāt comment on the use of his last name and just sighs as well-
Letās start with who did this and how did you end up there then.
-Heās always been persistent of course but before it was anyways easy to switch topics and or deflect the questions. Now itās clear he had no intentions of being turned away this time-
{Tide nods, getting to the root of it all, that's his kid- he means trainee. He just has to hope he can cushion this to not give him a heart attack should that still be an option anymore.}
I've been here since the de-powering, trying to fix it up a bit. Randomly, a person without any means of contacting me reached out. He talked about...my brothers.
{The words seem hard on Tide's lips, but he keeps going.}
He knew things he shouldn't have. Had photos of one, Magma, you may remember him. For a while, he was just Clock Anon.
Rightā¦ well what happened between it just being an anon to well being in a lab. Like what kind of things did he talk about other than your brothers and how or why did you end up in the lab?
-William asks calmly while looking Tide in the eyes- just searching for any emotions and or feelings-
{Tide seems tense talking about it, if Will ever looked into any interviews with non-public WATCH members (like maybe some kind of report thing), it's that same intensity, as if he has a script or outline to follow. As if it's something he can't share to just anybody. He thinks again before speaking.}
It worked like an anon, but it also appeared as a number in my phone. Whenever it freaked me out successfully, the number deleted itself. Eventually, it gave me...tasks.
{I will now roll a wisdom check...Fail. Tide doesn't elaborate further.}
-William definitely did after the events of taking down the overlord and being alone with Vyncent. He kinda makes a mental note to himself to keep whatever the ātasksā were in mind to ask about again-
Iāll come back to that later.. a few more things before moving on to well, what happened with the fish stuff.. is this clock person forcing you to stay quiet and or telling you what to say in general. Whether it be with blackmail or well physical harm, anything whatsoever that could keep you from speaking about it.
-he gestures the more aquatic features on tide when mentioning physical harm-
Cause if Iām being honest I can tell that tone of voice by now, Tide.
{I rolled for composure, he gets a 17. He is still nervous, of course, but he's looking you in the eyes about it.}
Above anything, I simply feel...conflicted when sharing about it. They don't have contact with me currently, at least none I'm aware of, it's just a hard topic. I'm not used to discussing any of it, it was a part of my training to choose my words with care.
Thatās fair.. Iām guessing you havenāt really told Dakota or Vyncent about this then? And or literally anyone else you could possibly knowā¦
-William would sigh- I mean he doesnāt blame him for not wanting to talk about it. Seems like a tough situation in all. Though he was also genuinely worried for Tideās mental state with keeping all this in-
How were you brought to that lab and or do you know where it is?
Okay okay. Next few questions are wellā¦ dark. Itās okay if you need to take a moment during them. What did they do to you in the laboratory? If you were conscious then how did the new features come to be and what other things or tests were done to your body?
-William would reach out to hold Tideās hand and move so tide could see him there- safe and as calm as he could appear- kind of in an attempt to give him something to ground himself with-
Take a momentā¦ just breathe and focus on me. Iāll ask again in a moment
I come from deadwood, Iāve seen and heard a lot of fucked up shit- Iāll be okay. Also being anxious over me about just hearing what happened to you doesnāt exactly seem like youāre fine but I digress
-Heād still keep a hold on Tideās hand anyways- even though he said he didnāt need comforting-
I remember being here, when smoke or something filled the air and I woke up in a room tied to a chair. It was...a strange being, the one who I learned was this Clock Anon. He...he was a scientist, one of the Overlord's who worked with M- Wavelength, and I became his next play thing.
Well, he didn't. A lab rat, that's what I was. He, he made sure I was conscious as he added the different features. Kept trying to ask me for my opinion on what to add. In the end, he tried to get me to think everyone abandoned me, that I should work with him. I...Well, I gave him my mind on it too.
{He holds back on sharing about his siblings, or any threats to his heroes. Sometimes he still sees that heart.}
What do you mean by that exactly? Like what did you tell himā¦ Also do you know why he could have wanted you specifically- like cause you were a hero, a lambert, or like just because you happen to be there
I was pretty vulgar with him. Told him my k-...my heroes were doing their job, and he locked me in a basement. As for why me, my suspicion comes from how I'm, well, a clone- which he somehow knew about. From what I know for sure, the whole experiment reasoning was just...for fun.
Okay okay okayā¦ so, did they do anything else other than adding the new fish features? Did he take anything from your body and or anything with your insides? If you canāt go into detail thatās fine I just want to get an idea of it
-William gestures to his fucking fins and tail when asking about what else these people did-
Well, unless the teeth were, uh, hand placed, which I'm not sure since I woke up with them after some point, nothing taken from me, no. My insides...I'm also unsure on that, but I'd rather not check there, haha.
