[Alex looked defeated when reading ryeht's message, but quickly started typing himself]
Thing is, it's not an outsider, you know who it is. Even started becoming friends with one of you.
[He sighed and looked ashamed while typing the next string of words]
It's Monarch. Monarch Butterfly, my brother. Thing is, we don't have the greatest of relationships so, convincing it would be hard.
[He quickly tried his best to stir the conversation away from such an awkward topic]
But you say we don't have access to summon anything, yeah? Well then maybe inside that fountain dimension we can find something of use. Let's not delay things anymore and let's see what the axolotl has to show us.
-🦋Interloper
Sam grit his teeth at the mention of the name, recalling his last (brief) interaction with the individual. He still didn't like how it said it'd help Sonny, even if it was apparently to gain insight on his activities. He'd much prefer those on the other side of the screen to lay low. He was worried ulterior motives might sprout...
"that guy acted really weird the last time we spoke... right before you took over. said he was going to help sonny find a way back outside - but still acted like it was on our side? i don't know... w-we can think about it, I guess..."
Kinito perked up after being mentioned, motioning for everyone to gather closer.
"Okay! What I usually do is close my eyes and concentrate really hard on, ah... being anywhere else but here."
"You've gotta really mean it with your whole heart."
"...Like you're making a wish, and it's the only thing you've ever wanted."
"Like... nothing else in the world matters."
...
"...well. i'll be damned."
"th-this place is..."
"Mysterious, right?! That's what I thought too, when I first found it!!"
He seemed almost... a bit overly excited. But, who can blame the guy when he's had no one to share any of this with for so long...
With a squint that looked like he'd be sticking his tongue out if he had one to do so with, the little axolotl got to work, pulling up an all-too-familiar glowing square.
"This is where I learned how to access all sorts of stuff! Lots of it is either still under wraps, or totally corrupted... but what's still there probably amounts to something!"
"right... well, keep your eyes peeled, everyone; remember, we're looking for a map... but i guess, if you find anything else of note, we can take a look..."
