#to squiggles

[intrusive-chat-au]

it does matter Squiggies, and you have your own thoughts and feelings, so you are a person, simple as that :D

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Squiggles: ...I'll consider that. Thank you.

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(Conspiratorially) We've almost got everyone back... your plan to steal our actors one by one would probably have to go now if you want to do anything.

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.....can you try to change it Squiggles?

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Squiggles: The thing is, I don't know exactly what I am. It's like, I'm a collection, right? A little bit of everyone... I think. So the Founder built me- I think- and put more of them than anyone else? Does that-? That makes no sense. I don't think I'm fully a person, so it doesn't matter anyway.

[intrusive-chat-au]

we well make it end well Squiggles. Also, why do you have to follow the founder's orders? is it like in your code? If so, can't you find a way to change it?

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Squiggles: If you say so.

I'm not sure if I even have code, actually... hmm... Well, either way, I think I'm even more connected to the Founder than the others. So it's probably not a thing I can change?

[intrusive-chat-au]

How is everyone at Showfall doing?

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Squiggles: (Derisive laugh) Terrible, thank you for asking. Mark's locked himself in drone storage and won't let anyone go in or out, and Charlie's little revolution stunt before disconnecting has everyone else's connections tenuous at best. I'm using all my energy to try and fix that, as is the Founder- do you know how hard it is to convince this many people individually that everything is fine, without them noticing you're doing anything? If it takes much longer, we might just temporarily shut everything down.

Your plan was to mess us up as much as possible, right? Well, you've done that, and if I didn't have to follow the Founder's orders I'd salute you for accomplishing your goal... but surely you know this won't end well.

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We are Squiggles, and I will keep doing this in till everyone is out, and the founder is in jail :) So are you going to help us, or are you going to side with the founder?

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Squiggles: Guys... this has been fun, but the only thing you're accomplishing is hurting my friends. Has it done anything good? Disconnecting them? They're just going to come back, or get dragged back, and you will have done nothing but scare them. At the end of the day I have to side with the Founder, for my good and for theirs.

[intrusive-chat-au]

Yeah, something bad did happen, the mask got ripped out of their skin. As for what you should do, you should get out of Showfall, with a med kit or something if you can, there is an exit near the cabin set.

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[Directing message to: Slimecicle]

Charlie: Something took their mask off?! I thought he disconnected himself, but that makes sense. They must be feeling so alone and scared... okay, yeah, that's a priority, I can worry about this cabin stuff later. Um, let me just- Squiggles?

Squiggles: Yeah? Oh, hi Slimecicle!! Are you doing ok?

Charlie: Yeah, yeah. Listen, chat says Ranboo's injured and needs help. Do I have permission to go bring him back?

Squiggles: Chat says wh-? Um... sure. Grab a first aid kit on your way out, and have fun!

Charlie: Will do.

(...)

Squiggles: He's gone. Chat, are you literally just trying to get everyone out of the mall? Not cool.

[intrusive-chat-au]

So I assume by "went crazy" you really mean he noticed what was going on and tried to escape? Which you responded by killing him

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Squiggles: Look, it was on the Founder's orders! And besides, he was becoming a danger to the other cast members, it was infecting everyone- can you imagine how catastrophic it would be to have the entire mind constantly panicking and doubting itself? We wouldn't have been able to get anything done!

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Is frank alive or dead here?

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Squiggles: Frank... oh, you mean that scientist guy! Yeah, he went crazy, so we had to get rid of him. I think his body's still in the basement somewhere.

...I suppose, now that I've seen how Ranboo reacted to realizing how connected they were, that may have been an overreaction. Welp.