CactusRoseAmber is giving a brief synopsis of current events/lore in the game to a viewer
CactusRoseAmber: -- eaten two other voices and is not necessarily the big bad but is definitely a current enemy. So there is a lot and that is me trying to summar--
(CLOSE YOUR EYES, EYE SYMBOL)
SPEAK AS ONE: LITTLE ROSE TALKS OF FREEING US
CactusRoseAmber: Hello, I - This one does! This one does talk of this.
Kirb: oh shoot..
SPEAK-AS-ONE: BUT YOU ALLY WITH THE BETRAYER
CactusRoseAmber: I-I’m sorry? (Shape is sent after Kirb) Oh! I - This one just works with whomever to get the job done. To make it easier. There’s no slight intended. In any way.
SPEAK-AS-ONE: ALL WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT
CactusRoseAmber: I understand. It’s...
OptiPri : That gave me a heart attack.
SPEAK-AS-ONE: THE GROUP SINS. THE GROUP PAYS.
Milesvond: Isn’t group (something something) tradition/convention? (unsure)
CactusRoseAmber: This one feels like that is unfair. This one just wants to help and doesn’t think that that’s necessary. Couldn’t we work together?
SPEAK-AS-ONE: WE HAVE HEARD SUCH PRETTY WORDS
CactusRoseAmber: I understand. Like, it comes across as pretty, it’s not meant to be! This is from the heart. From who I am as a person. And I’m sorry if that offends you.
SPEAK-AS-ONE: SOFT WORDS OF LOVE AND LOYALTY
Kirb: Hey, SAO, at least she’s trying to be kind towards you. Not many people doing that nowadays. How about you calm down a little?
(Team is cursed with Paper Angels)
CactusRoseAmber: Um!
Kirb: Okay, Fair.
OptiPri: Wow
CactusRoseAmber: Thank you for that. That’s very kind of you.
Milesvond: We appreciate the gift.
OptiPri: (sings some of the chorus of Linkin Park’s Crawling)
CactusRoseAmber: This is the nervous laughter time.
OptiPri: Yeah.
SPEAK-AS-ONE: YET LIKE ALL WORDS. THEY HIDE LIES
CactusRoseAmber: Truly? Truly, I did not want what happened. I did not expect what happened to happen. (Kirb is shaped, Shape focuses on Amber) Oh no.
OptiPri: Coming, Kirb.
CactusRoseAmber: I’ll uh, talk to you later, Kirb. Oh, this is-This is like the worst thing. When the Angel’s after you. (Kirb is unshaped by Opti, the Shape’s focus redirects to Kirb.) Oh uh, Kirb I think you’re the focus. I think you’re the focus.
Milesvond: Yeah, they’re pissed specifically at you.
CactusRoseAmber: I’m shaking so hard right now.
OptiPri: Do we know where the portal was?
CactusRoseAmber: I don’t remember.
OptiPri: To Dream Therapy, I go~
Kirb: You can go after me, but please, not them. They didn’t do anything.
SPEAK-AS-ONE: IT CRIES OUT TO US. THE BETRAYER
OptiPri: Hello mister - I’m sorry, not mister. Hello watcher.
CactusRoseAmber: Oh my gosh I’m trembling right now, guys. Um. We’re okay, we’re okay, everything is fine.
SPEAK-AS-ONE: PERHAPS IT WISHES THE MISERY TO END
CactusRoseAmber: Um, personally? Personally, I’m not willing to let it end yet. I’m not willing, I’m not willing, I’m not willing. There’s no willing in that. Just helpful, that’s all this one wants to be is helpful.
OptiPri: (via in-game text) TPB PORTAL IN DREAM THERAPY
CactusRoseAmber: Okay, alright, guess...who wants to do the honors? I’m not going to make it in time but I’m going to try.
OptiPri: I’m right beside it, give me a hot second.
CactusRoseAmber: No prob.
OptiPri: I need to mentally prep.
CactusRoseAmber: I am shaking so hard right now.
OptiPri: What am I supposed to say when I get in there? I’ve not even thought about this
CactusRoseAmber: I don’t knowwwww. I’ve not even thought about talking to them, because like, I was hoping, I was hoping SPEAK-AS-ONE would give me a hint on how to talk to them because I want them out of there.
Milesvond: Perhaps the way out would be to latch onto the person who goes in?
CactusRoseAmber: Maybe, but like... um...
OptiPri: I’ll try and see if I can get them out. I don’t know if it’ll work but yeah, they don’t deserve it. I believe they don’t deserve to be stuck.
CactusRoseAmber: (via in-game text) can you ask about Madi-Shaw? (aloud) I’m just I’m...
OptiPri: What am I supposed to ask?
CactusRoseAmber: (via in-game text) ask about her
OptiPri: Any day now. Ask what?
CactusRoseAmber: Opti, check your texts. Do you not see the texts? God I’m shaking so bad. Kirb, you okay?
OptiPri: I’m just... gonna go in. (enters The Place Between) Is anyone here? Anyone? (reads Watcher) “Who why why?” Um, you probably don’t know me but hi, my name is Opti and I’ve come to see if I can get you out. I don’t know if I can or if I’ll be able to, but I want to try. Is there, a way you, can, I’m sure there’s a way! Could you follow me, or like hold my hand somehow? How can I un- oh.”They did this to you.” (paraphrased the Isolated Watcher’s text)
CactusRoseAmber: Oh no, oh no oh no oh no. Should I try? I don’t know if they’ll listen to me.
OptiPri: What’s to lose?
CactusRoseAmber: (enters The Place Between) Hello? Hi, you don’t know me, but I want to help you.
Isolated Watcher: another, who are ...what
CactusRoseAmber: Hi! Opti’s my friend. We want to help you, we want to get you out of here.
Isolated Watcher: help me they say this but i know nothing
CactusRoseAmber: That’s okay! You don’t have to know anything. You don’t have to know anything. I just want you to know that we’re trying. We’re trying to help you. Do you - do you - do you happen - I don’t - Do you know Madi-Shaw, do you know anything about Madi-shaw? I don’t feel like I should ask this but I don’t know what else to ask you if you don’t know how to get out. but I’ll get you out. Somehow.
Isolated Watcher: yes, the ... but who. i could be punished
CactusRoseAmber: That’s fair, that’s totally fair and I would be scared too! But -
Isolated Watcher: i know her, we all knew
CactusRoseAmber: (ejected from The Place Between) (angry noise) I’m - OH MY GOD.
OptiPri: Do one of you want to try?
Milesvond: I don’t have enough ciphers.
CactusRoseAmber: They’re too far.
Milesvond: We could have Kirb go in and just go “Ey, it was just a prank bro, just a prank”
CactusRoseAmber: No!
OptiPri: We’re trying to help, I think that’d make things worse. I don’t know if anyone else can get there in time though.
CactusRoseAmber: I don’t think so. God I want to help. I want to help so bad. I can’t stop shaking
OptiPri: There’s got to be a way.
Kirb: (Disconnects, proceeds to have difficulty rejoining the match)
CactusRoseAmber: Oh?? Where did Kirb go? Kirb?!
Milesvond: Where did Kirb go? He ran down the path and just disappeared.
CactusRoseAmber: uh, let’s go to 919. How can we quickly get there really quickly?
OptiPri: Which one is 919?
CactusRoseAmber: The furthest house.
OptiPri: The furthest?
CactusRoseAmber: Oh gosh why is the Angel after me, I’M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU. Speak-easy, I’m just trying to help! That’s all I wanted to do, you don’t have to believe me but I know it’s true. (to team) where is Kirb? Kirb Kirb Kirb. Uh, I think 919 is this one?
OptiPri: That’s 922.
CactusRoseAmber: The other one then. (we get lost/confused/emotions are high)
OptiPri: 920, 922, 919 is this way.
CactusRoseAmber: He (Kirb) just disconnected? (enter 918) We’re here?
OptiPri: We’re here.
Milesvond: And I’m almost there.
CactusRoseAmber: I don’t know what to do here? It is public, Kirb should be able to join.
OptiPri: Are they (SA1) gone?
CactusRoseAmber: The game’s still full for some reason. Doesn’t make sense. Oh gosh, don’t-don’t notice me. Chat’s telling me (about kirb)
SPEAK-AS-ONE: THE ONLY GOOD CHILDREN ARE ASLEEP
CactusRoseAmber: That’s fair! Um, I like being awake! I like, I like being awake. Insomnia is a helluva drug. um, I’m sorry! I’m gonna get grabbed, I’m gonna get Shaped, No! (is Shaped)
Milesvond: Here we come! I have plenty of night lights. (unshapes CRA)
OptiPri: Nope. Nope nope nope.
OptiPri: Good children might be asleep but that - we are exactly the best children.
CactusRoseAmber: SPEAK-AS-ONE? SPEAK-AS-ONE, please know no harm was intended! No - It wasn’t meant. None of this was meant to happen. And I know my apology doesn’t mean anything but I am still sorry!
SPEAK-AS-ONE: ONCE WE MIGHT HAVE BELIEVED
CactusRoseAmber: That’s! I understand. I -
SPEAK-AS-ONE: NO MORE LIES. IT ENDS
CactusRoseAmber: Okay! hoooooo. I thought I’d give it a try at least, you know?
OptiPri: No more lies, it ends.
CactusRoseAmber: (affirmation noise)
OptiPri: Oh my god, I need to save myself from being mirked
Milesvond: I suppose it can’t be blind faith.
CactusRoseAmber: Come on, Opti (Opti is being shaped) Oh (explicative), Opti’s got grabbed. Um, Opti Opti Opti. I’m getting supplies and then I’m coming for you. I refuse to leave anyone behind (singsongs “behind”). Refuse refuse refuse. (Shape switches to CRA) Oh gosh why??? Why??? Why???
Milesvond: I’ll come. They can only come after one of us at a time.
CactusRoseAmber: But I don’t understand.
Milesvond: Perhaps because you are trying to wake up a sleeping child?
CactusRoseAmber: (unshapes Opti) It’s fine. They don’t have to approve of my choices. They don’t have to approve of anything.
Milesvond: Hey, I'm helping out by making all the adults go to sleep.
CactusRoseAmber: I just figured, it was worth a try. Because -
(Saturation Control, 10-second countdown begins)
CactusRoseAmber: Oh, fudge. Oh god dang, mother, um um um? oh god what are these lines? I’m scared! Oh gosh!
Milesvond: I made it!
(mission ends)
OptiPri: What the actual fresh hell
Milesvond: I made it to SAO’s symbol
