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The next day. While Saiwa still tries to convince Jack that it's not possible to throw Greg in the dungeons of the castle without proper evidence and investigations, they suddenly heard an alarm going off ö.ö

Jeb: "Jack, Kiyoshi - quick! Let's get out of here!"

It wasn't hard to locate the source of the noise, it came from their TTT (Teleporting TukTuk)! They turned the alarm off. Despite the lock on its wheel, it must have moved out of the garage by itself.

Saiwa: "But why the alarm?" Vlad checked his calendar: "Erm, I guess over Jack's death, we've forgotten that it's Summer Solstice today..." Saiwa: "What? Already one and a half month have passed since then?" Time flies! And they'd already forgotten Beltane, the last festival in the wheel of the year... Today is the beginning of summer and the longest day of the year. Until Winter Solstice on December 21, the days are getting shorter again from tomorrow on.

Jack: "Maybe it wants us to board and it'll take us somewhere, like last time at Beltane when we found ourselves at Tartosa..." And so they squeezed themselves into the tiny teleporting TukTuk... Puppy Jack is already excited, as always: "I wonder where we are going this time!"

The TTT ported them away from Tomarang through the Otherworld... Well, this place looks familiar. It's Henford! Where Sai, Jack, Vlad and Ji Ho had spent their first weekend trip together almost two years ago! And where Jeb showed up and we saw his face for the first time (that was before he joined them).

But it's also the place where Jack's Heidi nightmare took place. Which lead to his breakdown - and his breakup with Kiyoshi... and the beginning of his pain. Saiwa: "Are you ok, Jack? Come, let's leave again." Jack: "What? No! It's Summer Solstice! We should celebrate. I'm fine. We deserve a little time out. Remember? The old Jack is dead and the new, better Jack is going to prosper!" Sometimes Saiwa wishes he had a tiny bit of Jack's optimism. How can he be so positive to be able to vercome his hardships after he wanted to throw Greg in the dungeons just a few minutes ago? Saiwa sighed. (This actually happened to me a few years ago. I had been working so hard on myself to overcome my hardships and prosper. I'd thought I'd come so far already and I had been utterly sure I'd made huge steps. But then something happened that showed me I wasn't as stable as I thought I was and it threw me back so far omg. Let's hope Jack will do better than me - with a little help of his friends.)

Also, Jack never forgot that Vlad wanted to come back to Henford with Ji Ho. That had been one of his last wishes before he died (after he drank Ji Ho's poisonous blood to claim him back from Genji...) So leaving is not an option for Jack. Everything happens for a reason.

Sai was not completely convinced that Jack is really ok but the show must go on: "Well then - let's change into something comfortable and hope that TTT brought some stuff with him."

And since they are in the Otherworld and the TTT is a magical vehicle, there was actually a lot the tiny TukTuk brought with him - and to set up :3 There is even a tent that looks like Barfolomews holy Star Wars tent Jack had destroyed on their weekend trip (Ji Ho worked at the Diner de los Muertos to pay for the repair - where he met Luci...) Of course Vlad and Jack will sleep in the Star Wars tent. And Kiyoshi and Jeb will share a tent (Kiyoshi is still not back to his old self since he came back after spending decades in the tree / becoming a deity) and Saiwa and Ji Ho the other. Even the Little Goats joined them!

Saiwa is worried about Jack, no matter how much he claims to be ok. Jack is Saiwa's oldest friend, he'll talk to him later when everything is set up and the goats and the Boys are fed.

And while the others set up the tents and stuff, Jeb prepared the meals. The sun was just setting when they started to eat. What a wonderful world. They deserve a peaceful festival after all they went through.

'I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day the dark sacred night And I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands saying, "How do you do?" They're really saying I love you'

Louis Armstrong - What a wonderful World

The way Sai looks at Jeb when he looks in another direction <3

And then his face fell when he looked back at Jack.

When they finished their meal, Sai and walked a bit together. Just until they saw the Mansion from afar. Greg had brought toddler Jack to the Mansion after he rescued him from the Lab and he grew up here with 'Uncle' Stefan (Stefan is not his real Uncle). And here also the worst part of his Heidi Nightmare took place... Saiwa: "Let's leave, we'll find another place, hm?"

Jack: "I won't run away anymore. I've come so far and my pain is almost gone. Maybe I died ingame so I can prove that the therapy works? That I can carry over what I've learned ingame to my real life? It will be painful and hard. And I miss Lou so much. But it will be worth it in the end. I'll start a new life. You will help me, won't you? Push me when I fall back in my old, crazy habits." Sai: "Of course I will help you. I'm just not sure if I can push you. I'm worried you're going too fast."

But then a Summer Solstice Wonder happened! A flock of cute birds were flying in circles around Jack! With sparkles and singing and everything! As if they wanted to reassure him that he's on the right path! Jack: "What? ... See?!" Saiwa: "How did you do that? You are really something else ^^'"

Sai: "I hope I can find a kind of balance between pushing you and keeping you safe. But I'm always there for you. Just talk to me, hm? And we still have Vlad." Jack: "Promised. I love you." Saiwa sighed but he said it anyway: "I know." (Saiwa is not much into Star Wars, that's more a Jack/Vlad thing. But he knows it makes Jack happy when he answers with 'I know' ^^')

to be continued...

The Boys had quite the event on last year's Summer Solstice ö.ö Let's hope this year's is quieter.

What A Wonderful World - Live At The BBC

Louis Armstrong · Song · 2024

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OC-Tober part 2! Three of the palette ones because I couldn't figure out who to do for the other two

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The Boys are back home from their trip to Henford where they'd celebrated Summer Solstice. Time to return to their underground police department and send Ji Ho back ingame to investigate Jack's murder. Vlad isn't happy about this. There is a killer on the loose ingame. What if he kills Ji Ho too and Ji Ho has to endure his dying in full consciousness? Anything feels, smells, looks, sounds, tastes so real ingame. And so they are arguing back and forth. Ji Ho wants to go back. He wants to chase Jack's murderer and he needs to dig his feelings out. And he also wants to provide the Therapy Game for other creatures in need. Ji Ho and Vlad actually don't need to talk at all, they know very well how the other feels over their Bond. I guess they do this hoping the others would chime in and take their side. But they are just quietly doing their stuff and enjoy the show. Ji Ho and Vlad never talked to each other that much ^^' And even though they are arguing, that's a good sign that their relationship slowly evolves. Vlad: "Don't go." Ji Ho: "Jack is your best friend and there are creatures out there who need our help. You know I have to go. And I want to get my feelings back - I want to love you."

'Came in from the city walked into the door I turned around when I heard the sound of footsteps on the floor Said he was a killer, now I know it's true I'm dead when you walkout the door Hey babe I'm hooked on you

Can't stop now Don't you know I ain't never gonna let you go Don't go'

Yazoo - Don't Go

Eventually Vlad gave in. He also wants to arrest and punish Jack's killer. But he insisted to charge the bond before Ji Ho logs in. They are still a bit weak after teleporting the TukTuk and he wants Ji Ho in a good condition ingame, in full strength and awareness. What Ji Ho didn't expected was, that Vlad was kissing him instead of just hugging him, as usual! Poor Vlad. He must be very afraid and upset, so wants to make sure the Bond is fully charged. Otherwise he wouldn't have done this, since he always refuses any (avoidable) romantic interactions as long as Ji Ho doesn't love him.

Now Ji Ho doesn't want to leave ^^' Vlad: "Be careful. Come back to me - log out immediately if anything is odd." Ji Ho: "Don't worry. I will come back ..." and then he whispered "... for more."

Vlad wanted to watch over Ji Ho from inside the chamber but Sai didn't allow it. Vlad is so upset, he would pull out Ji Ho at the slightest disturbance and compromise their investigations. So he sat outside. Saiwa: "You gave him hell ^^' " Ji Ho: "You heard it?" Saiwa: "We all heard it." Ji Ho: "Oh."

The others were worried about Ji Ho too and wanted to watch his every move, but they continued their work to not make Vlad even more axious.

And then Princess Jihovere was back in Saarburg. Only a few minutes after she left the game. The crack was still there!

And there was still an opening! Princess Jihovere stepped closer to see what's down there.

'There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky And a killer's on the bloodshot streets And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter He was starting to foam in the heat'

Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf

And then she saw him. There really was someone down there far below!

The Princess knelt on the ground to take a closer look and maybe find out who it was. And what he was doing. He was picking up the gemcut skull Greg had lost/sacrificed! Is this the crossroads demon who fulfilled Greg's imprecise 'change their hearts' wish, somehow mistook it and took Jack's heart so he died? ö.Ö' Omg and Greg said 'their hearts' - is there/will there be another corpse?

She must have made a careless noise because the demon looked up to her - and cast a spell! And he looks like Kiyoshi! (Since he's a NPC it's kind of obvious that Tiny Can chose Kiyoshi, because he really is a demon.)

The spell hit the Princess and for a few short seconds - before she blacked out - she felt everything. All her lost feelings - all at once. The pain, the loss, the sadness - but also joy and love! So much brighter than anything Ji Ho ever felt before!

Luckily Greg and The Queen still were near and heard the Princess' scream.

The Queen: "Godess! Is she dead?"

Greg carried the Princess back to Saarburg. When she regained consciousness, she looked in the lifeless eyes of a skeleton. Did the demon now kill her too?

Oh no, poor Vlad! They are monitoring everything back home, Vlad must have witnessed his death! And he felt through their bond what Ji Ho felt. He must be devastated. But Ji Ho can't log out yet. He's still ingame, not like Jack, who'd been kicked out after he found himself dead. Maybe he can ask the skeleton some questions about the demon? And maybe NPC Jack is here too? Wherever 'here' is...

to be continued...

Don't Go

Yazoo · Song · 1982

TMI: After Vince Clarke left Depeche Mode, he and Alison Moyet formed Yazoo (they'd known each other since school days). Later Vince formed Erasure and Alison started a solo career. Alison Moyet has one of the most amazing voices I've ever heard o.o

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Summer Solstice - Part 2 It starts -> here

After Jack and Sai returned from their walk, they all gathered around the fire and Jack, Jeb and Ji Ho played a few songs. No Siren's Songs this time to influence the feelings of his friends so they are able spend time together - despite their quarrels.

Jeb sang 'Fast Car' (for Saiwa obviously)

'So, I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder And I, I, I had a feeling that I belonged I, I, I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone'

Ji Ho feels they will have a great evening without the Siren's Songs and it's too dangerous anyway until they find out how to protect themselves, should the Council and Ji Ho's grandfather try something. It's better they do without them. They'll have to learn to live all together again anyway. Jack sang 'Ring of Fire' (links leads to the version from Blondie (from one of my favourite movies of all time, Roadie)) He would never admit that he sings it for Kiyoshi so we don't dive any deeper in that ö.ö

'The chase of love is sweet, when hearts like ours meet I felt for you like a child, oh my heart went wild

I fell into a burning ring of fire I went down down down the flames they went higher and it burns burns burns that ring of fire, that ring of fire, that ring of fire'

The cute birds are back again too! That's such a sweet interaction <3

And Ji Ho sang 'Livin' on a Prayer' for Vlad. They're almost there.

'We've gotta hold on to what we've got It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot for love We'll give it a shot

Whoa, we're half way there Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it I swear Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer Livin' on a prayer'

Aouwww

Ji Ho was right, they managed to have a nice evening together without his spells. They were grilling and telling stories and having a good time. Somehow their therapies seem to work. There'd been no great aha effects, but they already prospered a lot. (I think that's important too, not to expect too much too early from a therapy/healing. It needs time and it goes slowly. Healing and prospering needs time. But when you look back from a distance, you'll notice the little steps you've made and you'll see the difference.) And time also heals. Saiwa is relieved. He'd feared much worse because he'd been so upset about Jeb and Kiyoshi - and his own stupidity that he agreed to have a fake relationship to bring Kiyoshi fully back after he'd spent decades into that tree. Over the last months they'd been apart from each other, Saiwa not only calmed down but also came to the conclusion that it had been not really anyones fault. And each of them would do exactly the same again to help each other. There are no excuses to be made and there's no real reason to be angry or jealous. But he still is. He's jealous that Jeb and Kiyoshi live together now even tough he rejected to move in with Jeb when he asked him. And angry at the universe that they have to go through all these crazy madnesses all the time! And what Saiwa just still doesn't know: Is it possible to have a relationship under these circumstances? Will he ever be able to be the leader of the Boys and a worthy partner for Jeb? How will they deal with it when such things happen again? Even though they live in solitude in the Otherworld now, there is still so much going on. Jack even died during his Therapy Game! One day, they will have to return to the Muggle World and then they'll have the Council at their heels again...

Here, Kumo told Bunny the story how Kiyoshi became a deity and how Kiri, Little Goat and him watched over Kiyoshi all the decades he'd spend in the tree. Bunny listened with big eyes Ö.Ö Little Goat was already sleeping, he'd heard this story a million times before ^^'

They soon all got tired and went to their tents. Ji Ho and Vlad first, since teleporting the TukTuk around is draining them. But not as much as last time when they had to port two times to Tartosa and back plus Noxee and Greg to Tomarang and back home to Moonwood Mill.

It's so cute with all the wildlife around, even the birds stayed after their songs ended 🐦

Early next morning, Jeb dragged Vlad and Kiyoshi out to go for a run. Jeb goes jogging almost every morning and he even kept on doing this all the months while Ji Ho, Saiwa and Jack left to live at the Beach House after Saiwa's breakdown. Despite his heartache. It helped him to stay sane. Just running without thinking and worrying too much.

The little ones were already awake too and chatting with the Bunnies. Henford gossip holds a lot of new ideas and inspiration for their stories and the game! ^^'

True story! (I found out about the following last November when Lavina asked Francine's (Jeb's grandmother's) boyfriend out for a date 'casual friend time' and never posted it lol) Who said life in the countryside is boring?

Such a wonderful morning!

Before they return back to the campsite, they took a short break. Henford is just so beautiful. Jeb to Vlad: "You noticed too that Kiyoshi feels so much better since Jack is back, did you?" Vlad sighed. Yes, he noticed it. Kiyoshi is still far from his old self and doesn't talk much because he's absent and far away in his divine/demonic/whatever spheres his mind roams, but there is a significant improvement. There is a deeper connection between Jack and Kiyoshi, even though Jack declines it - and never felt it. But what are they supposed to do? Jack and Kiyoshi tried to be together but it just didn't work out and Jack almost died (twice) because he worked himself up during their (secret) relationship. They'd all promised to not keep any secrets from each other anymore. So they'll have to talk to Saiwa about this. Which will make him angry again because he's worried about Jack and he still hasn't fully recovered from his own breakdown... Jeb and Vlad sighed from the depths of their souls.

to be continued...

Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi · Song · 1986

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Ji Ho's Therapy Game It starts -> here

Luckily the Princess wasn't dead. Bonehilda lives here in Saarburg and was just watching over Princess Jihovere after the demon's spell hit her. (Vlad and Saiwa already met her when they came here to find out how to claim Jo Ho back from Genji two years ago.)

The Queen was relieved: "Oh my poor dear! You're awake! How do you feel?" Even though the glimpse on all of his lost feelings was painful and horrifying, Ji Ho felt sad he lost them again. He was so close. They lasted only for a few seconds but he also felt the overwhelming love. The same love he'd felt for Luci. Will he be able to feel this love for Vlad too?

Before the Queen could ask what happened, the Princess thought it's better she asks first and claims to be oblivious: "What happened?" (So she doesn't have to admit she observed Greg and the Queen kissing secretly ö.ö')

The Queen: "Eh, I don't know. You must have been looking for me? Equerry Lunvik was just showing me ... uhm ... the cale fields! For the horses!" Ah ^^' "And then we heard you scream. Maybe you collapsed from the heat?" The Princess: "Ah." The Queen: "I think it's for the best we return to the Castle so you can retreat to your rooms and recover."

And so the Queen and Princess Jihovere left Saarburg. A good opportunity for Ji Ho to log out and discuss his discoverings with the others and let Jeb log in to look after Jack's corpse. It was a good decision Ji Ho logged in first, otherwise the crack would have closed and he'd never seen demon Kiyoshi and felt all the feelings he'd lost. He also gathered some valueable hints. Neither the Princess nor the Queen noticed that a bat was following them. Is this the bat that had escaped from the crack? The bat out of hell?

Meanwhile Vlad was freaking out. As soon as Princess Jihovere stepped near the crack, Saiwa let down the blinds and locked the door because he knew that Vlad would pull Ji Ho out of the game before he could find out anything.

Time passes slower ingame so only a few minutes have passed in the real world. Vlad was screaming: "Sai! Open that door or you will regret it! You know you can't keep me from coming in!" And of course Vlad felt Ji Ho's emotional turmoil through the Bond.

He was just about to smash the window with that cat radio when Ji Ho stepped through the door. Ji Ho: "I'm fine."

Vlad knows he's not. Ji Ho is still so sad over the loss. So nothing could stop Vlad from kissing Ji Ho again. This time he felt it was the right thing to do. Despite his usual reluctance.

Jeb and Kiyoshi showed some decency and left so Vlad and Ji Ho could have some time alone after these stressful moments. But for Sai and Jack 'decency' is a foreign word ^^' They've been shipping Vlad and Ji Ho for almost two years now! And of course they want to know anything about what happened ingame. Ji Ho: "Vlad - I felt it all. All the love. And then I've lost it again. But I will love you. It's all there, buried deep down below. Let me keep on trying." What can poor Vlad say. It's killing him. But he just sighed and said: "Sure."

Ji Ho told them what he found out. Only Sai has monitored his ingame session. Jack was angry and disappointed: "Really Tiny Can? Kiyoshi stole my heart? I expected better from you! So Kiyoshi and Greg killed me?! Accidentally? Tch! That's lame! And so obvious!"

Sai: "I don't think it's that easy. Let's investigate further, just to be sure. And to make sure the game is safe for the beta test. Jeb will log in and look after your corpse and examine thoroughly around the crime scene if there are any hints. And don't be upset. You already said your death has a meaning for you and that you'd become a new, better Jack, hm? Maybe it was just this. We should put a warning and a disclaimer in the EULA though... And I'm going to work on the code again with Tiny Can." Ji Ho: "I still want to try to find a way to talk to the demon. Maybe there is a way to revive Jack, if it was a misunderstanding. So he can log in and meet Lou again. And the demon was also able to unlock my feelings with his spell, if only for a few seconds. Maybe he can do more? Or help me to find the way to dig them out myself. He knows something, that's for sure." Vlad: "I will log in and look for that demon. Ji Ho should only go back when it's unavoidable. And - uhm... I will agree to have a physical relationship. To help him get his feelings back." - silence -

But then: Jack: "Oh, Vlad! Finally! You'll see, you'll make huge steps forward by doing this. Both of you."

Ji Ho should be happy, that was what he wanted all the time. But lately he also thinks a lot about if Morgan was right and he/his grandfather put a spell on Vlad when they first met and Vlad strangely immediately fell in love with Ji Ho: "I don't know. I think I shouldn't influence your feelings and actions with the Siren's Songs anymore. What if I do it involuntarly, without knowing it? What if my grandfather or the Council will find us when I cast them? Or they try to influence you over my songs?"

Saiwa: "I think you are right. After we solved the case of Jack's death and started the open beta, we should look into that. Even though I think we are safe here in the Otherworld, I agree with Ji Ho, this physical relationship must wait." Jack: "Oh come on Sai! We've been looking forward for this for two years! And I don't think Ji Ho influenced Vlad. He was reluctant doing it even though he loves Ji Ho so much and craves his touch and loving him!"

Vlad: "Eh, Jack... TMI."

Jack: "Sorry, pal." Saiwa: "No Jack. We shouldn't take any risks. Let's solve the case and then we'll try to find out what Ji Ho's grandfather has to do with his songs. And how we are going to protect us."

Saiwa: "Maybe we can meet in the middle and Vlad would agree to practice Tantra with us? It would deepen their connection and help them heal. I still remember what Ji Ho read from his books. What Swami Sadananda said, 'Tantra is an embodiment of the highest form of healing and enlightenment. Healing occurs when our body, breath, mind, and consciousness work and support each other in a harmonious fashion.'

That must do for the beginning." (Haha Saiwa remembered very well ^^' He really loves this new idea. Jeb and him haven't woohooed yet. Saiwa is so eager but unexperienced and he wants to do it right.) Vlad: "I agree. I watched Jeb and Kiyoshi practicing Tantra almost every morning when I cared for them after you left." What?

'Melting the ice for me, jump into the ocean Hold back the tide, I see your love in motion

When it's cold outside - Am I here in vain? Hold on to the night, there will be no shame

Always, I wanna be with you And make believe with you (always) And live in harmony, harmony, oh love (Always) I wanna be with you (always) And make believe with you (always) And live in harmony, harmony, oh love (always)' Always - Erasure a masterpiece

Always (2021 Master)

Erasure · Song · 1994

Outtakes

Princess Jihovere: "I'm fine!" (Greg not so ^^')

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Tiny Can gathered the Boys for the first meeting to solve the case of Jack's death. They need to figure out who's going to log in first to not destroy valuable evidence and loose crucial hints. Possible starting points:

Investigating the crime scene. To do this, Jeb needs to log in for the first time since his NPC version seems to be Lou's friend and lives nearby (Saiwa and Ji Ho are too far away/have no access to the location where Jack got killed and Jack gets kicked out because he's dead.)

Ji Ho has to find out what Greg's crossroads wish has to do with Jack's murder as long as he's still in Saarburg with the Queen

They discussed this back and forth. Time only passes when one of them is logged in, but it will pass for all of them. So if Ji Ho logs in too late and his NPC version already left Saarburg, they'll maybe never find out what happened at the crossroads. And if they leave the crime scene unguarded, someone might find Jack's corpse and destroys possible evidence. A dilemma - and a race against time. Since Ji Ho is only a few steps away from the crossroads and Jeb is going to need some time to find his way around in the unknown game/world - and Jack's corpse - they came to the decision that Ji Ho will quickly log in and search for evidence in Saarburg.

Jack already stuffed his beloved whiteboard with all kind of (useless) information about what effects his death has on them.

Evidence 1: A clueless person Evidence 2: The good looking and beloved victim (and 'a friend') Evidence 3: How angry we are about his murder Evidence 4: How determined we are to find the murderer Evidence 5: How shocked we are about his murder Evidence 6: How confused we are about what had happened...

Saiwa: "Ehm - first, I don't know if I'm still 'a friend' of yours - and what kind of evidence is this supposed to be?" Jack: "What evidence this is supposed to be? The murderer is in one of these photos! It's Greg - obviously! The Queen and him are not together ingame. She surely does not want him after she'd seen me fighting and being all strong, handsome and cool. So he wanted me out of the way. I can think of no one else. Then he made a deal with a crossroads demon to get me out of the way. Case closed. Let's throw him into the dungeons of the Castle so he never sees the light of the fullmoon again." Saiwa: "Just because you hate Greg and you're jealous he's with Noxee and not you doesn't mean he's your murderer. I bet there are a lot more people who want you dead ;) " Jack: "Tch."

The 'detectives' ended the meeting for today. They'd already been down here for hours. Saiwa and Tiny Can went to the new room for the Therapy Game devices to set everything up for the next sessions and to make a few improvements. The corner store was just an interim solution.

Ji Ho and Kiyoshi planned the next sessions. They tried to remember every police series they'd ever watched (not many) to not make any mistakes. They still have no internet here in the Otherworld. Maybe Noxee can send them some books or an USB stick about proper police work, crime investigations and securing a crime scene and evidence...

And while the others are busy, Vlad and Jack sneaked out to prepare another surprise.

Poor Jeb needs some comfort food ^^' It's stressing him a lot that Jack got killed ingame. And imagining that it could have happened to Saiwa is killing Jeb. At least he has his appetite back since Saiwa is back home again.

Half an hour later, they called Saiwa and urged him upstairs to his room. Saiwa is always wary when Jack is involved: "What have you two been up to again?" Jack: "Just you wait and see, 'my friend' ;) "

Oh! They made him a balcony beach! Saiwa is speechless. Jack not: "Since you can't log in for a while to heal on your island, we thought we'd build you one here ^^' "

Saiwa was glad his tears are hidden behind the dark sunglasses: "I love you, 'my friend'. And you too, Vlad." Jack: "We know." Haha such expressions of affection embarass Vlad ^^' He's the tsundere kind of guy.

Jack: "We are going to solve the case in no time and you can go back to Flamingo Island and heal. You'll see. And until then you can heal here. We won't disturb you, promised."

And then they left Saiwa on his island. He really hopes they will solve this soon and that they can go back ingame - safely. Poor Jack and Ji Ho need their therapy the most. Jack had been so close being painless...

Saiwa is happy that they are back together again, even it had such a severe cause. Who knows how long they would have been hiding at the beach house. Delaying their return because they'd been afraid of the confrontation. They will solve this together and find back together again.

'One love (hear my plea) One heart (whoa) Let's join together and I'll feel alright One love (oh, Lord, have mercy) One heart I tell you, let's just salsabrate (let's join together) And I will feel alright (and I'll feel alright) Let's join together and I'll feel alright'

One Love - Bob Marley (TMI: After I posted 'Killing me softly' from the Fugees in one of the last posts, I researched a bit, as always, and did you know that Lauryn Hill, their singer, was together with Rohan Marley, Bob Marley's son? They have 5 children together.)

One Love

Bob Marley & The Wailers · Song · 2012

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It will be hard to get used to living together and being around each other again after all that had happened between Saiwa, Kiyoshi and Jeb and Jack and Kiyoshi, and who knows when they will be able to sort out their relationships - but they are happy that they are all back home again after all these months. It's finally going forward again. Jack's ingame death lead them to a new beginning. Ji Ho was happily lying in his pool - he has no access to the beach here. But the Beach House is just a short ride away. And here he has all his music stuff. And his friends. Ji Ho is the most sensitive of them and he suffered the most from living apart.

They all went after their own business to not overstrain the (kind of) new situation. Vlad is caring for the animals and Little Goat in the front looks like he's already planning new plots and twists hahaha

They decided it would be better to just come together for the meals to get used to each other slowly. And for the investigations of course. They need to work all together since they are not supposed to make any mistakes here. One false step or one of them logs in at the false time and they will loose cruicial hints since ingame time only runs when someone is logged in. So dead ingame Jack should still lie there at the crime scene... in his pool of blood ö.ö

Jack decided their first meal together will be pizza! It's only in the morning but Jack missed it so much. He loves pizza and he hadn't had a pizza oven at the beach house for all these months. So it's pizza for breakfast (again 1 and again 2 ^^')

He called them all together at the round table in the garden. It was a bit awkward at first, and it made Jack sad to see Kiyoshi so broken still. But when they sat all together and ate, he was positive that they'd sort it out somehow. That was the first moment after all those months he felt this way. He might have died ingame but the therapy seems to do it's work. And time also healed a lot of his wounds. He was able to look at their relationship from a different angle and he's constantly gaining new insights after they came back home and he's around Kiyoshi again. So it had it's good too that he died ingame. He will rise from the dead as a better version of himself :3 /(That's his plan at least ^^'). Jack is grimly determined to find his murderer so they can release the Therapy Game as planned and help other creatures out there too.

Vlad and Ji Ho are supposed to keep the conversation going. And they are keeping it light because they are going to meet later for the first time to discuss Jack's ingame death and how they are planning to proceed. Poor Kiyoshi is still in shock, he doesn't comprehend all the Therapy Game stuff anyway and overhearing that his fated mate had died threw him a few steps back again since he hadn't really fully recovered from the decades he spent in the tree and the breakup from Jack. And Jeb can't even look at Saiwa is his cropped shirt. He looks way too hot for Jeb to handle... And Vlad still fusses over them hahaha He urges Jeb to grab another piece of pizza since he lost weight after Saiwa left.

And then it was time to dress up! (Some of you might remember that Sai, Jack, Vlad and Ji Ho wear their Sabotage outfits ;) And for this investigation, they'd put Kiyoshi and Jeb in police detective/investigator outfits too ;)

Jack lead them over to the Garage. He and Vlad have a surprise for them.

Jack lead them down the ladder into the pit of the garage - where a door lead to: an underground police station! (The TUPD - Tomarang Underground Police Department) They'd been working all night on this. Tiny Can already awaits them ^^

Awesome! The others were amazed. Here they'd collect all the evidence and testimonies. And here all the threads will come together in the end and they'll eventually find out who killed Jack! They also can have their meetings here and even eat and brew coffee!

to be continued...

'I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'ma set it straight, this Watergate I can't stand rockin' when I'm in here 'Cause your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear So while you sit back and wonder why I got this fuckin' thorn in my side Oh my god, it's a mirage I'm tellin' y'all, it's sabotage'

Sabotage - Beastie Boys

Sabotage

Beastie Boys · Song · 1999

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