[Someone Else Can Take Up The Mantle]
(RP/parody account) (Major spoilers for Miracle Mask)
(What? No, not again...! Gah, the device, it's...
...It's malfunctioning again.)
...
(I can't hear anything but ringing.)
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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(Can anyone hear me?)
(You are not speaking.)
(Can anyone hear me?)
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
...
(You have your answer.)
(What? No, not again...! Gah, the device, it's...
...It's malfunctioning again.)
...
(I can't hear anything but ringing.)
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
...
(Can anyone hear me?)
(You are not speaking.)
(Can anyone hear me?)
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
...
(You have your answer.)
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(..."Wikigroups"? What do you mean, asking if we were "made by children"? Who is "we"?
Well, meaningless words have meant everything these past few months. I cannot call this nonsense. And yet...)
/is hershel the only target?
+ the mask of chaos
/association could also be on their radar
/Their Radar.
/hard to research Them when all that shows up is
+ wikigroups made by children
+ were we made by children as well?
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(..."Wikigroups"? What do you mean, asking if we were "made by children"? Who is "we"?
Well, meaningless words have meant everything these past few months. I cannot call this nonsense. And yet...)
(Shut up. Shut UP! Don't you DARE even suggest such things.)
(I... I'm sorry.)
(Being frightened is no excuse, Henry.)
(I know. I'm sorry.)
...
...
(Perhaps he will save me...)
(Shut up. Shut UP! Don't you DARE even suggest such things.)
(I... I'm sorry.)
(Being frightened is no excuse, Henry.)
(I know. I'm sorry.)
...
...
(Perhaps he will save me...)
No, I... I could've sworn that connection was severed. I could've sworn the device could no longer reach him, because I'd had the stream tampered with... And yet...
Where are you? Master Randall, is everything alright? I am happy to hear your voice again...
(Which one?)
(Which one?)
No, I... I could've sworn that connection was severed. I could've sworn the device could no longer reach him, because I'd had the stream tampered with... And yet...
Where are you? Master Randall, is everything alright? I am happy to hear your voice again...
(Which one?)
(Which one?)
...He looks familiar, doesn't he?)
...He looks familiar, doesn't he?)
Please, how are things back at the Reunion Inn? Is everything alright? How much control has Targent taken? I'm sorry I cannot be there to help. I'm sorry I cannot be there for my city.
For *his* city...
Please, how are things back at the Reunion Inn? Is everything alright? How much control has Targent taken? I'm sorry I cannot be there to help. I'm sorry I cannot be there for my city.
For *his* city...
...Listening requires intentionality for it to mean anything, doesn't it?)
...Listening requires intentionality for it to mean anything, doesn't it?)
In other news, all of us are staying here in the manor together. I am living in the same four walls as Alphonse. Hm! Perhaps I should take advantage of that... Somehow...)
In other news, all of us are staying here in the manor together. I am living in the same four walls as Alphonse. Hm! Perhaps I should take advantage of that... Somehow...)
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(Hm, what to do with this costume now that I'm safely inside...?
...I suppose at some point I should return it to Miss Ludmilla, but for now, until this Targent business is over, it might be wise to hold onto it...)
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(Hm, what to do with this costume now that I'm safely inside...?
...I suppose at some point I should return it to Miss Ludmilla, but for now, until this Targent business is over, it might be wise to hold onto it...)
And, at any rate, this house isn't mine. I doubt I could really "settle in", as it were, even if I let myself. I suppose that this is for the best.)
And, at any rate, this house isn't mine. I doubt I could really "settle in", as it were, even if I let myself. I suppose that this is for the best.)
Do you think we should go ahead and meet the others? It has been a bit of a while...
Do you think we should go ahead and meet the others? It has been a bit of a while...
...If my presence were needed, I'd imagine they would have summoned me.)
...If my presence were needed, I'd imagine they would have summoned me.)
Can you hear me, young Master Randall? Perhaps you can't...
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It hurts, doesn't it? I'm sorry.
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...I am here, whenever you are ready. It is alright. It will all be alright. I am here.
Can you hear me, young Master Randall? Perhaps you can't...
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It hurts, doesn't it? I'm sorry.
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...I am here, whenever you are ready. It is alright. It will all be alright. I am here.
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(I would like to really talk with Angela at some point, but only once she's well enough again. And either way, I need some sleep myself...
...Good night. I am glad I am here.)
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(I would like to really talk with Angela at some point, but only once she's well enough again. And either way, I need some sleep myself...
...Good night. I am glad I am here.)
...I hope you are alright. I'm sorry.
...I hope you are alright. I'm sorry.
(!!!!!)
(They will be there. I can still do some good for them. I am almost there.)
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
(Perhaps the pain will end when everything is alright again. I am almost there. Everything will be alright again.)
(!!!!!)
(They will be there. I can still do some good for them. I am almost there.)
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
(Perhaps the pain will end when everything is alright again. I am almost there. Everything will be alright again.)
(I hoped by now it would've gone, and yet it persists... That sharp, throbbing pain behind my left eye, spreading back into my skull...
...For days it has rendered me powerless. Tired. Bedridden. It is the fault of the device. I feel it. I hate it.)
(Your life was too good to be true.)
(I hoped by now it would've gone, and yet it persists... That sharp, throbbing pain behind my left eye, spreading back into my skull...
...For days it has rendered me powerless. Tired. Bedridden. It is the fault of the device. I feel it. I hate it.)
(Your life was too good to be true.)
...Though she is not the only person I should check with.)
@therandallestascot.bsky.social Master Randall? Are you awake? I would like to speak with you, if that's alright.
...Though she is not the only person I should check with.)
@therandallestascot.bsky.social Master Randall? Are you awake? I would like to speak with you, if that's alright.
Are you alright? I have heard everyone is safe, thank goodness, but I am certain that people are shaken by this.
(I am shaken by this.)
Are you alright? I have heard everyone is safe, thank goodness, but I am certain that people are shaken by this.
(I am shaken by this.)
It seems everything is in tumult.
...I pray everyone is alright.
It seems everything is in tumult.
...I pray everyone is alright.
(So here is the long-anticipated phone call...!)
Good afternoon, Alphonse. Apologies for the disturbance.
I have found your diary.
...Are you at work, or at home? I can meet you there and hand it off. Thank you.
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I hope you have had a pleasant day so far...
(So here is the long-anticipated phone call...!)
Good afternoon, Alphonse. Apologies for the disturbance.
I have found your diary.
...Are you at work, or at home? I can meet you there and hand it off. Thank you.
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I hope you have had a pleasant day so far...
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(It's a thing other people do. They carry on well enough. But perhaps they don't think about it nearly as much. Have I done too much? Have I done enough? What am I supposed to do?
Do you suppose I should call?)
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(It's a thing other people do. They carry on well enough. But perhaps they don't think about it nearly as much. Have I done too much? Have I done enough? What am I supposed to do?
Do you suppose I should call?)
@2rich4montedor.bsky.social
A... Alphonse. Could you spare me a moment? I would like to talk to you...
(...Well, "like" isn't the right word, is it? No, it is more a necessity than anything else.)
@2rich4montedor.bsky.social
A... Alphonse. Could you spare me a moment? I would like to talk to you...
(...Well, "like" isn't the right word, is it? No, it is more a necessity than anything else.)
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I suppose today is as good a day as any to talk to him about things... Though I'd rather sleep...
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I suppose today is as good a day as any to talk to him about things... Though I'd rather sleep...