THEE-I-DARE: ALEX. I DO NOT HAVE LONG. BUT…
Stormsworder: (to themself) Let’s see...
GalaxiesRemain: (explicative) you, camera…
Drumurboy: Who is…?
CactusRoseAmber: (almost walks into camera Galaxies was running from) Camera please! What the (explicative)?!
GalaxiesRemain: I assume it’s Storm?
CactusRoseAmber: Yeah.
Drumurboy: Oh.
GalaxiesRemain: (muttering to self about hating the Call curse)
THEE-I-DARE: STANECK. HOW TO HELP HER…
Stormsworder: (talking to self)
THEE-I-DARE: ALEX DOES NOT CLOSE THEIR EYES
CactusRoseAmber: No, Alex does not close their eyes.
Stormsworder: Wait, what? Huh? OH! (realizes, team laughs) Hey, hi! Uh, sorry! No wonder you didn’t say anything; I was taking a test!!
GalaxiesRemain: I thought you knew--
CactusRoseAmber: I thought you were like paying attention!!
Stormsworder: No, I was not. I was getting something from my printer.
THEE-I-DARE: CHILD. I DO NOT HAVE LONG. LISTEN.
Stormsworder: Yeah? Yeah?
Drumurboy: Something about Staneck? (CRA agrees)
THEE-I-DARE: STANECK. HOW TO HELP HER…
Stormsworder: Staneck. Yeah. What do you have to help her?
THEE-I-DARE: I WISH TO BELIEVE THE CALLER CAN
THEE-I-DARE: DUE TO MUTUAL EXPOSURE TO ...HIM
Stormsworder: So you think if we free the Caller, the Caller can help her. The problem is the Hunter is --
THEE-I-DARE: THE CALLER SAID SOMETHING OF NAMES
Stormsworder: Names. We’re trying to figure out names. Might be needed. We don’t know if it’s something connected to the Song, or if it’s something connected to the Hunter.
THEE-I-DARE: YOU KEPT PESTERING ME OF STANECK…
(Laughs)
CactusRoseAmber: That’s something that Alex does.
Stormsworder: Well, she’s important to me, so …
Drumurboy: Also could be the name database from TDS
THEE-I-DARE: MY HOSTS CHECKED HER DEVICE. PHONE.
CactusRoseAmber: (interested) Oh? The phone...
GalaxiesRemain: You’re so old…
CactusRoseAmber: (laughs) Who are you calling Old?!
THEE-I-DARE: THERE IS A CONTACT ON IT.
GalaxiesRemain: Who do you think?
Drumurboy: Dang.
Stormsworder: Who is the contact? There is only one contact too? Is that what you’re implying?
GalaxiesRemain: your mom
CactusRoseAmber: (snickers)
Stormsworder: Galaxies…
THEE-I-DARE: NO. MANY. BUT THIS CHILD. ESPOSITO.
GalaxiesRemain: (incredulous) what?
In unison, Stormsworder & CactusRoseAmber: Esposito. Ohhhh.
THEE-I-DARE: THEY APPEAR TO HAVE SPOKEN MUCH
GalaxiesRemain: I thought it would be (uncomprehensible)
Stormsworder: So are you saying, not Chiara, but the sibling. D.
THEE-I-DARE: YES.
CactusRoseAmber: Interesting.
Stormsworder: Okay, that’s. Okay, can speak to them, then maybe they can find out something. Maybe they know something that can help.
THEE-I-DARE: IF SOMEONE WISHES TO SPEAK TO THEM
THEE-I-DARE: PRAY TO ME. I WILL SEND A MESSAGE
Stormsworder: Are you- I’m surprised. Are you and them on good terms? Cause I kind of thought they were against all the Voices.
THEE-I-DARE: NO. HENCE. THE RUSE OF STANECK.
CactusRoseAmber: You’re using Staneck as a cover to get ahold of them. And have them listen.
THEE-I-DARE: USE THAT DEVICE TO REACH OUT.
Drumurboy: (thoughtful noise)
Stormsworder: Have… Have D reach out to Staneck through the phone. (CRA agrees) Whatever it takes to help her
THEE-I-DARE: IN THE HOPES OF HELPING ALL OF YOU
Stormsworder: I’ll… send. I’ll be praying to you for what to send to them for me. And I’ll let others who may want to reach them and help Staneck as well. Just the fact that we finally might have a way to help --
THEE-I-DARE: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO ASK THEM
Stormsworder: That’s what you, uh, was it, crowdsourcing questions to us for?
THEE-I-DARE: BUT YOUR CLUB HAS MANY. AND…
CactusRoseAmber: We’re nothing if not lots of questions, let’s be fair.
THEE-I-DARE: THIS CHILD IS VERY ELUSIVE
Stormsworder: Considering everything that happened, it’s no wonder that they are.
THEE-I-DARE: EXACTLY. HAS NOT APPROACHED MANY
Stormsworder: Well… I’ll pass along the word to others and see what we can do. I just. I worry about Staneck being tortured by the Hunter, as a way to get at us for trying to save her.
THEE-I-DARE: I KNOW USING THE NAME OF STANECK…
THEE-I-DARE: TO CONTACT THIS CHILD. DISTASTEFUL.
GalaxiesRemain: Yeah, that’s pretty stinky.
CactusRoseAmber: Desperate times, desperate measures.
GalaxiesRemain: Still stinky.
Stormsworder: It is, but if reaching out to them actually helps Staneck, it’s worth doing. Because she’s suffered too much.
THEE-I-DARE: BUT IF IT HELPS THE CALLER, OR HER…
CactusRoseAmber: (reluctant) yeah…
Stormsworder: If it helps either of them, we’ll do it.
THEE-I-DARE: YES. THAT IS ALL. GOOD LUCK…
CactusRoseAmber: Have a good night. Thank you.
Stormsworder: Thank you.
THEE-I-DARE: AND GOODNIGHT.
Stormsworder: Thank you, THEE-I-DARE. And if you can, if you still take hosts to visit her, please use me to visit her. Just so she knows that there are some of us fighting for her. (pause) I WAS FRICKEN TAKING A TEST
(laughs)
