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[complexdisorder]

[Rose has managed to get settled into her apartment in the Pisces district. It is still fairly bare, but she has hung up the few clothes brought with her in the closet and has a few nick-knacks on the shelves near her bed. She is seated at the foot of the bed, legs delicately crossed as she surveys the watch camera--much preferring already to the strange glasses.

She is still not certain that this isn't just a trick of the dream bubbles or perhaps Lord English--or simply SBURB itself--but her intuition tells her it's somewhere completely new. And that is precisely what worries her. Rolling a small white ball in her other hand, she addresses the video with a small smirk, projecting an air of nonchalance and confidence that is not entirely faked.]

Greetings, my name is Rose Lalonde. I am new to the city and this world, and I would appreciate any advice or information you might have--especially as it pertains to returning to our own worlds. I am afraid I do not have much time to trifle about here. There is much work to do in my own universe.

I would also be grateful to hear if anyone has seen my friends. Their names are John, Jade, and Dave. If you have not seen them, my other companions might have been easier to spot. They are an alien race of trolls with gray skin and horns. I would be willing to barter for information about their safety and location

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[tastestherainbow]

Ok. Then it is a.

[ Uh. It's a. D...a... ]

Plan.

[complexdisorder]

[Rose nods, quiet and pensive for a moment before the breaks the silence with a surprising, airy laugh.]

So, do you think this place is prepared for two Lalondes? I think the powers that be might have been a bit overconfident.

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[complexdisorder]

Nigh impossible to win, in fact.

[Her expression belies this seemingly defeated statement, and an amused smile curls at the corners of her lips.]

And so we cheated, if you pardon the expression. We broke the game apart.

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[complexdisorder]

Indeed, it is a date.

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[all_wound_up]

You broke it? Then how can you still play it?

[threadspinner]

They had no idea what they signed themselves up for when making this agreement. It's a shame they didn't prepare more thoroughly.

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[tastestherainbow]

Oh. Yes. That.

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[complexdisorder]

We are beginning a new... round, if you would.

Exploiting the game's weaknesses.

[complexdisorder]

Precisely. [She laughs airily.] Can you imagine Kanaya's face when she learns we are in, as Vriska would say, cahoots?

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[complexdisorder]

Do not fret, Kanaya. It's just a figure of speech.

[Way to backtrack, Rose.]

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[all_wound_up]

Who would design a game like that?

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[complexdisorder]

[Rose raises her eyebrows pointedly.]

The same people who would make it end the world in order to create a new universe? No one accuses the elder gods of being fair.

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[tastestherainbow]

Right. Of course.

[ So it's not a date...??? ]

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[all_wound_up]

That sounds very cruel, making people play in a game like that.

[threadspinner]

I can assume she will be positively in awe.

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[complexdisorder]

[No, it is! She just wasn't sure if Kanaya wanted it to be a date. And she didn't want to assume...]

I--... apologize again. For forgetting our first one.

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[complexdisorder]

Indeed. It is.

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[tastestherainbow]

[ SHE CANNOT PARSE THESE ELABORATE MIXED SIGNALS. ]

It is ok, Rose. It seemed difficult for you to remember things in the state you were in.

[ #wasted ]

[complexdisorder]

She is already in awe at having double the Lalonde to antagonize.

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[complexdisorder]

It was no excuse, Kanaya, considering with whom I grew up.

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[tastestherainbow]

Oh.

Still, it's ok. Don't worry about it.

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[all_wound_up]

What was wrong with the universe you already had?

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[complexdisorder]

I shall try not to.

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[complexdisorder]

It was filled with cancer, apparently.

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[all_wound_up]

The whole universe?