#ask-the-lab-crew

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One Shot, Two Sides

@askshinyniko (x)

Macak: M~hm! Macak: Yellow highlights in your hair and yellow freckles, right? Macak: Sunlight definitely seems happy to have a new friend!

A pause.

Macak: Oh, right - Sunlight and Hazel aren't here right now. Macak: Sunlight told me he was planning to speak with... Macak: Uh... Macak: Oh! Leo! That's right.

[of-the-new-world]

Team Research

@ask-the-lab-crew (from x)

Sunlight: Oh, you accepted. Phew... Sunlight: Sorry for... um... 'commandeering' your program. Sunlight: It's the only way that I knew of to contact you. Sunlight: You are Leo, right?

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Sunlight: ...wait, what did you just say? Hazel: [I said I spoke with Sunny's World Machine... and their god.] Sunlight: Of course this would happen while I'm out of the house... Hazel: [Sunlight, we need to speak with them about some of what happened during their runs.] Hazel: [From what I can tell, there's a lot of trauma to work through there.] Sunlight: ... Sunlight: It's a good thing that we're taking a quick break, then. Sunlight: I'll see what I can figure out.

[of-the-new-world]

"Look, he said you should come with me!" "Yeah, I know that, but Sunny-" "Listen, there had to be a reason he wanted you to be there, so move your ass before I move it for you, all right?" "...all right, all right. Jeez... although if this ends badly, don't let me say 'I told you so'."

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"Jake, you idiot! You already know that yellow phosphor has the highest energy output out of all of them! You're lucky that Sunny only got shocked! What if that lightbulb had exploded in their hand, huh? What would you have done then?!"

[Jake, please calm down. You didn't-]

"You can say that I didn't know. And that's true, I didn't know the full situation. But I knew enough that I feel like I should have made an informed choice instead of just jumping in with both feet! If I ended up getting Sunny seriously hurt... I'm not sure if I would have forgiven myself."

[...]

Jake sighs. "...I really shouldn't keep Leo waiting any longer. Let me go see if he's still there..."