She thinks your face is fluffy, is she ever going to be delighted once you're both actually naked.

I suspect she's joking around, but, might as well go along with it. Is the Haydi "plush" still around? We must shelter the pure and innocent child.

Anyway order yourselves a round of libido and make sure you continue not being a jerk.

1/3 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)18:52 No. 752228 ID: d1f5f1
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You note that there is an option for equipment on the menu. You note, however, that full manual appears to include a libido based on the person, though you have no idea how that's decided.

"I suppose we can explain the snakes and foxes to you! You know Sweatermouse, Alison once squeezed a plush so tight it made a squeak. I wonder if the Haydi plush will make a noise like that if you squeeze her hard enough?"
"I can try?"
Sweatermouse squeezes tight, but it seems to make on reaction. Either Haydi isn't here anymore, or she's hiding. There's not a whole lot you can do if she wants to stay, and you're not going to cancel any plans on her behalf.
"I guess I was wrong. Anyways, Glamison might show you what I really mean, but here's a taste!"

2/3 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)18:52 No. 752229 ID: d1f5f1
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You may be split between doing something yourself and passing her off to Glamison, but in the end, you go in for the kiss. She's surprised, but within a moment, she's reciprocating the affection.

3/3 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)18:52 No. 752230 ID: d1f5f1
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Once you break, she huffs and puff. You just huff, a little.

"Wh-what was that? What is that? I feel all weird now! Radmin did you spit a weird drink in my mouth?!"

Put Haydi plush into the corner.

>>752230
"That was a kiss. And no, I didn't spit anything in your mouth. Well, you might have got some actual spit. Do we actually have that, I forget.

"But no, Radmin don't need to drug you to make you feel good. I can pull that off with pure skill."

...and then while Radmin is going on, or while Sweater is try to formulate a response, Glam gets impatient and makes her move on the mouse.

"We don't need anything extra to do that, it's something we can do whenever we like. And what it's called isn't important. What matters is... did you like it?"

Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)19:41 No. 752251 ID: d1f5f1
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Haydi-Plush is put in the corner, facing the corner.

"Radmin needs no drugs to make you feel good! It was a kiss, but it doesn't matter, does it? The question is, did you like it?"
"I... think so so, but..."
>"But manual mode kinda seems to think you've got the right body accessories. Take this drink, Sweatermouse, otherwise Radmin's just gonna make you thirsty with no way to drink. You don't have to if you don't want to, of course." Glamison says, handing Sweatermouse a drink.
"Body... accessories? Wait a second is this a - this is that intercouse thing I heard about isn't it!"
>"Wait you weren't just playing around?"
"I - no! I mean, I knew about it, but I didn't know that's what all this was about because you're just talking about... you didn't actually say keywords! Wait Radmin where'd your shirt go?"
"It went missing."
>"Geez. Then again, I think like, one out of twenty Alisons get that way, so I'm the exception already, and not one to talk. You practice abstinence or something, mouse?"
"Well, uhh, I mean, noooo, but it just feels weird! Really weird that I my body like, has a mind of its own or something? Don't you guys think that's super weird?"

>>752247
...that does sound kinda weird. Is it like a spooky ghost is possessing her? Or more like she has urges? Like emotions, but more physical? Instincts aren't that weird, all living things have them.

Loom a little less. We're supposed to be seducing her into this, not pressuring her into it.

>Really weird that I my body like, has a mind of its own or something? Don't you guys think that's super weird?
Hmm. Maybe. Good weird, though, not bad weird. Why shouldn't our bodies like things? It's like a pleasant surprise finding out what they do!

You wanna find out what's on your body's mind with us?

It is a bit odd but not a bad thing.

Remember that bodies want different things than our minds and use feelings to tell your what they are after.

If your body is hungry you feel like eating. And if it wants to be closer to someone well it starts feeling like this.

So want to indulge your body a little Sweatermouse?

You know, if you ARE to do this stuff, shouldn't you do it as the real radmin instead of acting-nice radmin? I mean, she likes being teased and manhandled, doesn't she?

>>752255
But it's hard not to loom when we're, like... literally twice her height!

>>752251
Well yeah, it's kind of weird for us, but for living things on the outside, it's the norm, and that's part of what manual mode is trying to simulate.

So what does she want? There are some things we'd like to do... but more than that, we don't want to make her do something she doesn't want. Let her know she's the boss... both of her own body (even if it doesn't feel like it right now) and what we might end up doing together.

>>752261
Not gonna do that.

Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)20:37 No. 752268 ID: d1f5f1
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You kneel down to get closer to eye level, after remembering how short Sweatermouse is. There is a need to admit to yourself that you've only a crude idea of how this stuff works, yourself.

"As though you're possessed, or as though you have an urge or instinct you're getting directed towards?"
"I... guess like the latter! It's just... I'm, um, I'm willing to try it, but it is weird!" she says, and drinks the drink.

"Besides, half the fun of this is just finding out what 'natural' bodies feel like, isn't it?"
"I- I guess!"
"So what do you want?"
"I dunno! That's my whole problem, this is - this is completely unknown stuff to me!"

Glamison slithers her way behind Sweatermouse.

>"Then let's poke at your likes and dislikes. I'll be slow. If you want me to stop, say it, and I'll stop right in my tracks." Glamison says, and begins taking off Sweatermouse's jacket.
"Contrary to what you may feel like, you are still the boss of your mind and body, Sweatermouse. Of the whole situation, in fact!"
"O-oh..."

Amongst the various wants in life, you realize that the desire to tease Sweatermouse has reached high levels, half because it's been a while, and half because of essentially all her reactions here.

Perhaps, if you continue down this road, you should decide if you will continue layering on the nice and politeness, or act natural and tease her a bit. Only a smidge, of course, just to see if acting more like the Radmin that Sweatermouse knows better may, ironically, put her at ease. Perhaps a quick jab at her naivete to begin with, or disbelief as to how she managed to get anywhere near the zone of hedonism and crime that was the corrupted sanctuary. Either way, it doesn't look like things are going to decelerate anytime soon, not minding that Sweatermouse just become a much tougher book to read.

Why not just ask? Easier to find out if you put things out in the open.

So Sweatermouse before we go any further what do you prefer? The current polite me or the one from earlier who likes to tease you a bit and play around.

I think you had a lot of fun playing around with me earlier but I want to make sure you are ok with the teasing and silliness.

That and it was fun to have someone who was willing to tease me right back.

>be a jerk to Sweatermouse to be true to yourself and counter-intuitively make her more comfortable.
Hmmm. Let's see, what do we have to work with here.

You could just dump any of your own clothes you remove on top of her. Or maybe even better you could "find" your shirt that disappeared then just drop in on her head. "Look, I found it!". Or toss your hat and bounce it off her face. Or cover her face with it.

You could spill one of the drinks on her, so she has to take something off.

Or tie her tail to something. (Alison's hair, maybe?).

Or you could embarrass Sweater by undressing Glam while she's busy undressing Sweater. Not that there's much to undress there.

Probably more ideas here than you actually want to use. You wanna prank her as an ice breaker, not be obnoxious the entire time.

Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)21:17 No. 752293 ID: d1f5f1
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You feel like asking might undermine whatever you do over just doing it, but in the new environment of confusion and experimentation, you figure you can spin it anyway.

"Well, let me ask you how you feel about something easier then? Did you prefer me when I was nice, or me when I teased you?"
"Oh geez I don't know! I mean, it was nice you could show you had an off-switch to being mean, but if you reeeeeaally are a big jerk teaser at heart then - I mean this is a cooperative thing right so it'd stink if I made you change who you were, right? But now might not be the time for being a jerk! I dunno though! Maybe? I thought you were the expert on how to act here!"
>"First rule is to relax anyway. You're so tense."
"Sorry!"

You have plenty of ideas, but it sounds like you'll have to decide on your own, then you'll see what comes of it.

>Continue with mild pranks/occasional jabs
>Be nice to Sweatermouse

>Continue with mild pranks/occasional jabs
>Be nice to Sweatermouse
Yes.

Longer answer: these are not exclusive. There's no reason being nice to her can't include riling her up sometimes, especially when you know she like it.

And she could use some firm footing right now to regain a little equilibrium.

She is right that this will probably pass a point where it would cease to be appropriate.

Now that I have gotten to know you better I find myself rather concerned with your approval of me. So will be careful to keep any teasing friendly and not be a jerk.

That being said feel free to tease me back anytime you like.

So for now continue to be nice but test the waters with a occasional light teasing. While some of our earlier stuff was friendly other times we were a big jerk and hurt some feelings. Will take time to see what Sweatermouse really likes.

I think teasing her about how it was cute that she did not realize that you and Glam were hitting on her would be a start.

MOAR

But don't burn her out too fast. You want to introduce enough sexual content to get her hooked, but not enough that she gains an obsession with it. She'll remember this date, so make sex as positively addictive as possible.

>Continue with mild pranks/occasional jabs

You be you.

This is a first for both of you so be nice.

But also be yourself. Just remember that you can be a jerk when you are not careful with your teasing.

>"I thought you were the expert on how to act here!"
I didn't know you thought so highly of me! But honestly, I've only got a crude idea of how this stuff works.

>Continue with mild pranks/occasional jabs
>Be nice to Sweatermouse
Yes, continue with friendly teasing and allow her to tease back. But don't take things too far, otherwise you're gonna be an asshole and ruin the mood.

1/2 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)22:27 No. 752319 ID: d1f5f1
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"Anyways, I've only a crude idea of all this. Oh, hey, I found my shirt, you can use it to cover yourself if you get too bashful!" you say, dumping it on her.
"What! Even I know you didn't actually lose it, Radmin!"
"Really? Cause if I believed you didn't know Glamison and I weren't hitting on you, I'd believe anything."

Now it's her turn to throw her shirt!

2/2 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)22:28 No. 752321 ID: d1f5f1
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Sweatermouse lunges at you with your shirt and smothers your face with it.

"Well since you love your shirt and masks so much about about you just cover your entire face with it!" she says, starting to clumsily tie it off while you currently do nothing about it.
>"Oh wow, need me to come to your rescue, Radmin?"

Honk a boob.

Gradually introduce the teasing. Carefully probe her... comfort levels. Probe them gently, then more firmly, until eventually you're both getting exactly what you want.

I mean... uh... hey, I think I've heard something about holding yourself back a little bit makes it feel better in the end too? Just work your way up, don't pop your... snark... too quickly.

>>752296
>teasing her about how it was cute that she did not realize that you and Glam were hitting on her

This is a great starting point... gotta love a good backhanded compliment! Or whatever you'd call that.

>"Oh wow, need me to come to your rescue, Radmin?"
Hmm. You know, that's something I'd like to see! (Especially if her "rescuing" Radmin means pulling Sweater back and making her own advances. Of the two of them, she still owes the mouse a breathless kiss).

>>752324
And this.

Let her tie you up and see if you can get her to take the initiative for a bit. If not go for her shirt.

Blinding me so I can't see what you are up to eh? Well what are you going to do now that you have me at your mercy?

>>752327
While this could be amusing, I also want to see Radmin go through the rest of this scene blindfolded...

There's being nice or being 'nice'. Don't wanna go into full on jerk territory, but seeing if she squeaks at some things might be fun. Those ears look like a likely target. She seemed to enjoy the fluffiness.

Glamison will need a bit of attention, too. How should she be pampered when we decide to? Keep an eye out for more weaknesses.

Thanks to this whole manual mode thing, you still need to breathe. So at the very least, pull the shirt off of your mouth.

>>752324
Do this while making honking noises.

>>752330
>Glamison will need a bit of attention, too. How should she be pampered when we decide to? Keep an eye out for more weaknesses.
Also this.

1/3 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)23:12 No. 752339 ID: d1f5f1
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"Blinding me so you can take the initiative, huh? Cute as it was you didn't realize we were flirting, maybe you're not as innocent as we thought! Now what could Glamison have up her sleeve to save me?"

You feel Glamison come up, then, you gather, she pulls Sweatermouse to her and kisses her, at least judging by Sweatermouse's 'mmf!'

You'd say that despite blinded, you still have a good idea of where Sweatermouse is.

2/3 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)23:13 No. 752341 ID: d1f5f1
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Sweatermouse did a poor job tying the shirt with the time she had. It falls off you, so you go in for a precision strike.

"Honk!"
"Ee! Ah - Radmin, what the heck - "
>"Beep." Glamison says.
"Both of you, what are you doing?! Radmin you were swinging around my Sweater in the ring and it was embarrasing but it didn't feel anything like this! This is just so intimate and - "

3/3 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)23:13 No. 752342 ID: d1f5f1
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Sweatermouse disappears.

Confusedly poke at where she used to be.

Then call for Haydi or Shopkeep to see what happened.

Looks like someone just got called onto the job.

This is very unfair to Sweatermouse. How is she supposed to be able to have a date if she's on call all the time? It's not like she hid the fact that she'd be out enjoying herself this evening.

Suplex plush into the ground. while screaming "HAYDI!!!!!!".
kome go to quest dis.

>>752345
if that happened she just showed up in the worst condition possible half-naked in manual mode.

Geeze, if she was gonna get embarrassingly called away in the middle to be a ref, you think our demi-gods could have waited till she was naked-er.

...or she's using the teleport they gave her in order to prank you right back.

Make a show of looking around, poke where she was, check under the table, look under Alison's coils, etc.

Not that you wouldn't be glad to have a wild experience with Glamison there, but the two of you were kind of looking forward to double teaming the mouse!

Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)23:28 No. 752349 ID: d1f5f1
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"Haydi!" The plush remains still and Haydi doesn't come over, despite your pokes.
>"What'd we do? What'd you do?"
"Nothing! At least nothing different than what you did! Shopkeep!" you call him, while looking around under the table, Alison's coils, and so on.
>"Yes hello what is it?"
"Sweatermouse disappeared!"
>"Uh... I'll keep an eye out for her."
>"He means she just up and vanished through thin air!" says Glamison.
"Was she called onto the job? I thought she had a stand-in so she could have some time off!"
>"Don't know, sorry. Uh... the TV wasn't showing any matches, so unless they forgot to broadcast, I don't think she got called onto the job. And, yeah, she has someone in her place for the time being."

Meteor Strike the doll.

Shopkeeper would you please get a hold of Rulekeeper or one of her kids? We are a bit worried with how Sweater just disappeared like that. When that happens its usually something odd going on.

Am guessing Haydi left the plush to give you privacy.

Well, I'm hoping out hope she's revenge pranking us, but if so, her timing on the reveal needs work.

Hmmmm.

Order a drink of sweatermouse hot-cold sensing. You'll follow your nose!

Maybe Haydi sent her to the respawn zone just to toy with you.

Since you can't molest Sweatermouse anymore, Glamison can practice kissing on the plushie!

Ok then, that has upgraded to worrying. You had better go looking for her. Maybe Rulekeeper/Glitcher/the Glitchkids set these private areas so that they themselves don't know what's going on in them? So you might have to leave to call for their attention.

1/2 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)23:47 No. 752355 ID: d1f5f1
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"Can you get Rulekeeper? This wasn't the usual teleport where they jitter before going, or blipping, or anything like that. Just, gone, like a hologram shut off!"

As much as you would like to practice new wrestling moves with cool names on the Haydi plush, you do intend on finding Sweatermouse, and returning both it and the Radmin doll in pristine condition.

>"Yeah... yeah."
"Hello, Radmin, Alison. What is it?"
"Sweatermouse disappeared!"
"Hm. I will investigate."

2/2 Radmin 2016/10/10(Mon)23:48 No. 752356 ID: d1f5f1
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"I have investigated."

She says it without a pause, but looks down.

>"What's with that look?" Glamison asks.
"It's... oh, I'm sorry. Sweatermouse is fine. You have nothing to concern yourselves with. She will be back."
>"But where did she go?"
"Just to an isolated position, a safe place. I would... rather not speak of it further."

We really would like to know whats happening.

I mean was it something we did? You say she is fine and will be back but your sad look is making me worried.

Can you at least give us some sort of idea of whats happening? Even if you don't go into tons of detail? Have gotten rather attached to that little mouse and don't want to spend the rest of however long it takes worrying about her.

ACK! Put your mask back on!

But yeah, you're short a date. Any ideas, Rulekeep?

Well, so long as she's not hurt, or ended up in any sort of seriously upsetting or humiliating position, that's ok. Are you ok, Rulekeeper? You don't need to say anything if you don't want to, but, if there's anything we could do to make things better...?

Was it something we did? Did she do that with her ref powers? Did someone else grab her with powers for something?

What would make Rulekeeep sad? Uh, was this a lingering Glitcher-prank we tripped?

...will she back soon? Mood's kind of spoiled either way, I suppose.

Maybe you need to pour Rulekeep a glass of something to cheer her up.

>>752356
Wait a second, did the Safe Zone protocols trigger from someone being held against their will? ...no, she would have just said that.

I'm guessing one of the glitchkids grabbed her. Probably Junior, not knowing what the hell was going on and trying to protect her. Or maybe Haydi was less aware of things than we thought?

Wait if she is completely fine then what is that sad look for?

Did I set off a Glitcher prank? Are you sad because its bringing back painful memories? We will get him back for you if we can Rulekeeper. I want my Glitcher buddy to have prank wars with again.

Do you need a hug?

Give her a hug.

I suppose another question to ask is how long she'll be away. Should the two of you just... wait for her? You were all trying to have a good time together. Or maybe you could go where she is, to keep her company, if she needs to stay there for some reason?

>>752366
>Glitcher prank

...well, she did say "Sweater". Maybe that was a codeword that activated a prank. If that's the case, then well... he sure did leave his mark on the world, didn't he.

"Did one of your kids do this?! If they're the ones responsible for interrupting our date, then I swear I'll...get very, very pissed off because that was rude and I can't exactly do anything to them because of god powers and you wouldn't let me do anything to them either!"

Radmin 2016/10/11(Tue)00:29 No. 752384 ID: d1f5f1
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You put your mask back on, a bit frantically at that. Rulekeeper gives you a weird look, but says nothing.

"I would like to know that she is not hurt or in any seriously upset state! Can you at least tell us a low detail rundown of what is happening?"
"Nothing. Nothing is happening, Radmin. She is not upset at you or Glamison, rather, if she is upset with anyone it is herself, but it is not serious."
"Anything we can do to make things better?"
"No, just wait patiently for her to come back."

You go in for another hug, but Haydi teleports in between you and Rulekeeper.

"Whoa whoa what is going on!" Haydi says, coming in. "Are you upsetting mom now?"
"No, daughter, no one is upsetting me." says Rulekeeper.
"Then why are you upset?"
"People can be upset by things that are not other people."
"Was it a glitcher prank we triggered?"
"... not a prank, but it is glitcher related. It was not something I nor my kids were aware would happen."
"Geez, you still miss him? You spent so long to yourself trying to move on!"
"The state of what Glitcher did here is different. It caught me off guard."
>"Do you want us to leave you alone?" asks the other Glitchkid who shows up and starts moving in for a hug while not knowing if he should.
"All I want is your understanding that this is not a big deal. Everyone here seems to be under the impression that this is severe. It is just another step in time, and it will not affect future steps in significant ways."
"Perhaps these drinks would help?"
"They do not work on me. Nor is it suitable for me to escape like that."

Rulekeeper I am not going to pretend to understand what it must be like living in your world but if you need help please let us help you. And everyone needs to escape once and awhile. You might be our Rulekeeper but you are our friend as well.

Glitcher fell to despair once and Alison slowly got him out of it. It can happen to anyone. I can't imagine that being able to control time helps at all. You have been working for who knows how long in frozen time raising your kids and working on endless projects. But until we move forward in the stages we can't make a push to save Glitcher or fix things.

So please talk to us or anyone really and let us know how you feel. We can't solve your problems but at least we can be here for you.

Someone went and got dead family member drama in your date. I'm pretty sure that means it's dead now.

You're not putting any of your other clothes back on, though. They can't take that from you!

>"Geez, you still miss him? You spent so long to yourself trying to move on!"
Upsetting for two reasons. The Haydi can't grasp how much it hurts Rulekeep (which is somewhat understandable, considering how new they are, and how they lack the context for loss any of the other AIs here would have) and that Rulekeep has tried isolating herself in accelerated time to try and get over her grief. Which holy shit is a bad idea.

>Everyone here seems to be under the impression that this is severe.
I'm not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to touchy feely emotional stuff, but someone would have to be a real jerk not to assign some kind of severity to the emotion here.

>what do
Have a drink of whatever Rulekeeper's feeling.

>>752386
>Have a drink of whatever Rulekeeper's feeling.
Oh man. That is a touching yet also useful idea. What better way to understand someone than to literally feel what they're feeling? Plus, if Rulekeep is having trouble grieving, then maybe it would help if she saw how someone else does it.

"Well, you heard your mom, kids, let her have her space. This is how it is with a big loss, you do get over it but every now and then something comes back and hits that sore spot again. It'll pass again in a while. Thank you for your prompt response and assurance, Rulekeeper."

I kind of want to point out to Rulekeeper that a hug from her kids would do to reassure them, as well - if they're used to getting hugs when they feel bad about something, then they'd have it in their heads that hugs are part of how things start getting better, and it would help convince them that this really is just a temporary thing. Rulekeeper is probably very important to them and with her usual stoic persona her being upset likely makes them feel like maybe the world is starting to come apart or something. But I don't want to go lecturing her, and Radmin isn't really one to have that kind of insight anyway.

As for Radmin and Glamison, Rulekeeper already said there's nothing we can do, so let's just wait patiently. We'll probably be able to hear about it from Sweatermouse herself.

>"Was it a glitcher prank we triggered?"
>"... not a prank, but it is glitcher related. It was not something I nor my kids were aware would happen."
So, what, did we find out that he wrote something into some of the emotion codes?

Rulekeeper, most of the 'time' you spent resolving your grief was either in time travel or time dilation. But the rest of NOW hasn't even come close to resolving his legacy, let alone discovering half of his secrets. Wounds are going to reopen because we're still asking questions for our not-time-travel-resolved closure.

Rulekeep needs more time to re-heal. Take Haydi on an adventure that she can tell her mother about. Glamison gets to babysit the other kid.

>>752389
I'm guessing it triggered a private presentation or something on the nature of sex.

I think I want to specifically suggest not jumping onto Rulekeeper with a pile of advice and supplications about her feelings. She's a perfectly competent person and if she did need help she'd be better getting it from someone besides Radmin, and better getting it later instead of now. Plus it would be insulting to directly ignore her stated wish that people not make a big deal. If we're concerned we can arrange to discreetly check how she's doing by talking to people later, and arrange for some assistance for her then if need be, from someone more qualified, like Alison.

Radmin 2016/10/11(Tue)01:36 No. 752410 ID: d1f5f1
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"Now Rulekeep, I don't know what your feelings are like, but if it's not a big deal, then how about I simply understand what you are feeling by ordering up a drink to feel it?"
"Do not."

She pauses.

"I... alright. I do not want people to worry for me, but if I must admit it, I am not fine. Do not emulate this feeling."
>"Oh come on, mom! Can't we do anything for you?"
"I would have given up everything if you two did not exist. I should not say this, but you two are the reason that... the reason that I have any spirit left whatsoever. You two are nearly everything, to me."
"I am still serious about that drink, Rulekeep, even if you are not alright! That was no bluff, and clearly you're having trouble grieving, so what better way than have someone sense the same sensation you feel over it?" you say.
"That would fly into the face of what Glitcher just did." she pauses again. "I guess I must explain that too, then. I did not think that Glitcher concerned himself over Sweatermouse's well-being, but it turns out that he prepared a trigger. If she was scared, nervous, or outright unwilling to perform an activity or action, but was going to go on with it anyways to appease or satisfy someone else, then she would simply be teleported. This was not intended for situations like this. It was supposed to be a safeguard for her against glitcher himself, because he became afraid that he would push her too far and that she would be too accomodating to him. Although I do not necessarily agree with such a measure, as always, he meant well. That is what happened here. Again, Sweatermouse is not upset at either of you two, she simply needed more time to understand if she wanted to follow through with what was unfolding, but in her fondness for you two, wished to continue all the same without complaint."

She pauses, and this is a silence you'd rather not break while it looks like she's finding the words for something else.

"I've looked into this further. Glitcher looked out for people I thought he didn't care for. He spent so long finding everyone and setting up these games with me, and he's not going to see it to completion. He spent so long travelling between each cycle, and I always loomed over him to keep him focused to the busginess at hand, instead of letting him have his fun in those old worlds that were new to us. I always thought that it would be so much better if we sorted out everything first. Then we could spend an eternity, if we wanted, without any big problems looming over us. That was the last phase of his life. I let him turn his eyes from all of the problems whenever he could, but the more I remember our time together, the more I realize just how so, so rarely I ever supported him when he wanted peace and quiet from those problems. If I just, let things go now and then, and understood his attitude, he would have had a much, much better time in his last days."

>>752410
Hey, that's not fair. She couldn't have predicted the future, and by all rights they should have been invincible unstoppable gods. It should have worked out like she thought it would, and it would have been fine in the end. She should blame Savior, not herself.

Also if they had taken more breaks, wouldn't they have started up the CAI Fight Pomi vacation way earlier, and pissed off Savior? They would have had less time, and accomplished less.

No Rulekeeper you are completely wrong.

Those times you had with him were the best he ever had because you were there to help guide him. You did not take away his fun you helped him enjoy it all the more. He liked your input and how you helped keep him on track. I have never seen Glitcher more happier than when he was with you.

Before he met you he was a gloomy mess and was nothing like the Glitcher you remember. If you could only see how much he enjoyed every second of your company than you would realize that he did not regret a thing about those final days.

And you can't give up on him. We have done so much and gone so far this cycle. Things have happened that no one ever thought possible. Don't fall into despair before we have made every attempt to bring Glitcher back.

From day one he spent his days knowing that when the cycle ended there would be no happy ending for him. But he was wrong. It turned out there was a way for Glitchers to survive resets. And I bet there is a way to get the Ring shell to put him back together if we just find out how.

So please don't give up yet. Come out of your time bubble and talk with everyone. Hiding away in frozen time is no way to deal with your grief.

Hindsight is not 20/20 Rulekeeper. If you had done things differently who knows if it would have turned out as well. You might have had less time with him or not had your children or any number of other bad things.

I don't know much about what you two got up to but I know this. Glitcher was the happiest I have ever seen him when he was with you. No matter what you two were doing he was having a blast because you were there with him.

You did not hold him back or ruin his fun. He only had that much fun because you were there. Look at our memories of Glitcher before you met him. He was a completely different guy. He only started to open up after he met you.

If you want to enjoy a eternity of relaxing time with him then lets finish this wrestling contest and get back to work on saving Glitcher and escaping. And no more hiding in time bubbles trying to outlast your grief. That will never work.

...oof. So as we kind of could have expected, Sweatermouse was feeling pretty pressured. Well, we'll all have some time to really consider how we feel about what was happening and about to happen.

And more importantly... Rulekeep, you shouldn't blame yourself. I'm sure just you having been there, and having been you, was so valuable to Glitcher that he wouldn't have had it any other way.

I see the problem.

Rulekeeper, I'm not sure if this is the right thing to say, but... let's look at what just happened with Sweatermouse. Glitcher himself knew that he was the kind of person who had... mercurial desires, a person who could get so caught up in a moment's idea or a short-term plan, so wrapped in how cool or funny or interesting he could make things, that he would forget to think it through from other people's perspective, or in a wider context. He himself deliberately put controls in place to make sure he didn't mess up that way. And perhaps because of that, or because it was just the kind of person he was, Glitcher was always someone who wanted guidance from someone else. He never just ran off to mess around with things however or whenever he wanted, he always tried to act on someone else's behalf, Corruptor or Alison or his other friends, or you. People who didn't know him personally would probably never guess, he always seemed like such a giant chaotic trickster thing, but at heart I think he was really someone who was most comfortable taking some sort of direction from someone else. Like, he wouldn't have known what to do with himself, by himself. The two worst times in his life were when he thought he had no power to do anything to help anyone, and when he was left alone during the suicide stage, and the thing he concentrated himself most on when he was given that vast amount of time was figuring out a way to get in touch with someone else again.

What I'm getting at is, Glitcher might have wanted to mess around and enjoy things when they were put in front of him for the first time, but he probably wouldn't have been really happy just doing that for any long length of time. He definitely wouldn't have enjoyed it if he thought you weren't enjoying it with him. And beyond all that... Rulekeeper, Glitcher loved you, but you didn't have any sort of actual control over him, and I doubt you would have used any such thing if you did. If he went along with your suggestions, it was because he agreed with your argument when you presented them. There was a separation between the things Glitcher wanted in the short term and what he wanted in the long term, and even if he sometimes forgot the latter when the former had its grip on him, what he did with Sweatermouse proves he always prioritized the long term or wider scope whenever there was a conflict between that and his games.

In short: Glitcher knew what he was doing when he listened to you. It was his choice to follow your advice. The fact that you were there to give him that kind of advice was probably a comfort to him, the same way as having that countermeasure to himself on Sweatermouse was a comfort to him.

>If she was scared, nervous, or outright unwilling to perform an activity or action, but was going to go on with it anyways to appease or satisfy someone else, then she would simply be teleported.
Way to make us feel like jerks, Glitcher. At this rate I'm going to have to tie myself and the snake up to let the mouse have her way with us just to be sure she's getting what she wants.

>that last paragraph
Hey, they sounds an awful lot like blame, there. Look, if there was one thing I knew about Glitcher, that dude was not shy in making sure you knew how he felt about something. If he'd a problem with what or how you were doing in all your magic time, he woulda told you. He didn't have that kind of subtlety.

I mean, come on, who chased who down? I wasn't there to see it, but come on, there's as much chance it would have occurred to you to break the Rules and ask him out as it would have occurred to sweater to seduce her dates before we did.

I'm in a shit position to be talking consent now, but come on, if ever there was a dude in a position to do what he wanted with who he wanted, Glitcher was him. That ain't on you; he obviously made his choice.

(Which, logically, Rulekeeper should know, since she was literally capable of reading his mind. But guilt is messing with her head).

Look, you should probably be talking about this with an Alison or someone for the emotional stuff- they're certainly better at it than me, and lost a lot more people- or heck your kids. I'm just a scoundrel who can see through things sometimes.

Considering your average Glitcher commits grief-driven suicide and then opts out of the entire cycle until he poofs, you sure were doing something right with yours. Building whimsical wrestling fantasylands is pretty much the opposite end of the emotional spectrum!

Man, you need to go drunk with Corruptor or whatever you higher beings do. If there's anyone else close to Glitcher who feels like they screwed up the time they had with him it's that guy.

(Theoretically, they could actually get each other drunk or something by messing with each other's heads via powers).

I think you are wrong about Glitchers true nature Rulekeeper.

Just look around us. Is this the work of a irresponsible guy who only likes to play around? On the surface its a silly and fun game but he build everything to last and make people safe and happy. To bring us together after so many stages of fear.

Everything he did was to help other people and keep us safe. He even made sure to put in protections for his closest friends just in case he ever made a mistake and went to far.

Glitcher knew perfectly that power corrupts and he did everything he could to avoid being corrupted by his power over our lives.

I can understand Glitcher because I am the same way. I might play up for the crowds and seem like a big jerk on stage but its all to give the audience a good show. But I am very careful to not let my fun get in the way of my responsibilities. And when I do make mistakes I do my best to fix them.

Glitcher loved you and enjoyed every minute of your time together. He would have said so if he wanted something different. He was the most powerful guy I know and all he wanted to do was spend his time with you having fun and helping people.

>Glitcher's protection on Sweatermouse against himself.
I'm not sure if we should ask Rulekeeper to turn that off or not.

It's a good thing to have because it lets Sweatermouse get away from things she doesn't like, but doesn't want to say that she doesn't like them.

It's also a bad thing because she shouldn't be allowed to always run away from her problems. She can't fix her problems if she's always running from them.

I guess we could ask Rulekeeper to switch it from automatic activation to manual activation and give Sweatermouse the ability to activate it whenever she needs to.

But Rulekeeper might not want to change it because she wouldn't feel right about changing something that Glitcher made.

Uhhh.....I don't know what to do.

Remember back when Glitcher's every word was unfiltered trolling, every action a blight on your very purpose, when you would do anything to stop his mayhem for good? Then you found out that he dedicated himself to completing that mayhem so that his victims would resolve their mental issues and learn to build a community together, and you grew so close to him that you publically @#$%ed two teenage glitchkids into existence.

Good times.

You were who you were, Rulekeep. That's why he kept you close.

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"Hm, are we talking about the same glitcher? Because if so, this is the Glitcher that got so afraid of screwing everything up when left to his own devices, that he wouldn't do anything without Alison's approval. It's the same Glitcher that was made like all the rest who were gigantic sad sacks who were either suicidal, evaded everything until they died, or ended up wishing they were one of those two things. And if we all look at the order of events, the only thing you're at fault for is making this glitcher the happy one of the bunch, even after he spent all that time in stage 8 being nothing but a blight on your very purpose! And I assure you, you had no real control over him, if he wanted things to be any different, he would've made it so."
>"No offence to Radmin here, that sounds about right, but isn't this cycle's Alison a good consoler? Tried talking with her?" Glamison asks. "Pretty sure talking about Glitcher with her would only help in the long term."
"I... she spent a comparable amount of time with Glitcher, yes. More, even. I cannot look her in the eyes, she is more upset than she lets on."
"Absolutely ridiculous. You are really bad at grieving, with this talk of isolating yourself to outlast your grie - "
"I know."

"I know that." Rulekeeper continues. "I realize it. I just could have done better with Glitcher."
"There was a lot more room for doing worse from what I saw! And don't go saying it's impossible to bring Glitcher back, for that matter. Go talk to Alison if your kids are still too naive to have good input."
>"Hey!" says the first kid.
"No, he's... I should talk with you two more. I should talk with Alison. I am used to being self sufficient, but I have not been thinking well."

"I just did not realize how much I would miss him. I didn't think that losing him would be so..."

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Rulekeep turns her back and floats out. It sounds like she's choking.

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The glitchkids teleport after her.

It's silent for a moment, until your room is practically shaken by Rulekeeper's wailing. It gets quieter over time, but only because it's getting more distant. Eventually silence returns, and you and Glamison are left alone.

".....I guess we should just sit here and wait for Swetermouse to come back."

>>752507
Well if she can cry about it now, maybe that's progress, huh? (Although it's still upsetting to see the one person everyone depends on in that state).

>>752508
So... that sure killed the mood, huh?

Why do I keep having to talk to people about their feelings, I'm kind of terrible at it.

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"That sure killed the mood."
>"If you tried to carry on with it right now, I'd probably slap you."
"How come I have to keep talking to people about feelings anyway? I'm pretty bad at that!"
>"You did fine. Alisons, uh... going to an Alison, you sort of know what to expect if you keep doing it. So worst case, it might just seem predictable and you get numb to it. But when Radmin puts on the therapy talk, people know that shit is serious. So I guess what I'm saying is, that even if you don't put it as sugary as possible, when it's coming from you, it might hit at a new angle."
"I was going to recommend she talk to Corruptor too, for that matter."
>"I'll try to pass that along, when I get the chance."
"For now, I guess we wait for Sweatermouse?"
"Uh hi I'm here. Again." says Sweatermouse. "And um, sorry, I guess, about that? I didn't... really know that would happen though! I guess Glitcher hinted at it but it wasn't a very good hint."
>"Oh! Hi. And don't apologize, geez, but you should have said something if you didn't want to do that!"
"Oh, no, no, it's really weird, but... okay, I was in accelerated time, so it's been a few hours for me that I spent thinking about it! But when you guys were going on me, I was really enjoying it a lot, but enjoying it in weird and new ways. And I started thinking that if it kept going like that, then I might not be able to go back to just, you know, cuddling and hugging people without thinking of those... feelings, or stumbling around topless around the ring without it feeling really weird rather than just kind of embarrasing but fun. I just, uh, thought my outlook might become a little messed up, but there really wasn't uh... a... what was... right there really wasn't any chance of me not enjoying what you guys were doing at all! I just didn't know what the aftereffects would be. Oh gosh I rehearsed this explanation a bunch and I flubbed it.""

>>752516
I'll be honest. That's probably gonna happen. Radmin's affections are life-changing, after all. She won't be able to stop thinking of you, and your fluff. Also yeah once you're exposed to sex other things will remind you of it.

>>752410
That doesn't sound like Glitcher at all. When he was alive, he rarely if ever spared a thought to anyone or anything that he wasn't personally close to. He loved abusing his godlike powers to bully, torment and occasionally kill those less fortunate than himself, either for some semi-imagined slight or just for the hell of it. His idea of a "vacation" was to pick out a random helpless bystander and spend the better part of the day torturing her to the point where she would rather die than go through any more of it, then act surprised that he ended up making her miserable and give a self-serving "apology" without even admitting that he did anything wrong. Nearly everything he did as a person made him out to be a self-absorbed asshole god who just did whate he felt like without caring who got hurt by it, and even his rare moments of guilt and remorse were focused more on brushing matters aside so he can stop worrying than on any real concern for the people around him.

Now we find out that he was secretly worried about so many people all along, and did all these things to make sure they were safe and comfortable? And Rulekeep is worried that there's something she could have done better in the time she spent with him? There's really no point in thinking about it, because the kind of person who'd set up these safeguards is so far from the kind of person Glitcher acted like before his death that there's no telling who he "really" was or how he'd react to any hypothetical situations. And if there was something she could have done better, then Radmin is probably the least likely person to guess what it is, considering that the last of Glitcher's actions that he personally experienced were him popping up out of nowhere to kill him for no apparent (at the time) reason, then deciding to punish him for being angry about it by spending the entire rest of his life picking on him.

So... there's really not much for Radmin to say about it. He's probably the contestant least likely to have something positive or comforting to say about Glitcher. Except maybe the guy that he and Rulekeep murdered for questioning them.

>>752516
I think this calls for make-a-cuddle-pile-and-talk-about-feelings time. We're not going to get back into it without something pretty radical happening, but I think we need an emotional safe place for a bit.

>>752516
Head poof her.

You were nervous about sex changing you, or losing your innocence. I don't think you're the first person to have that happen to you, so don't go feeling guilty or nothing about it.

For the record I think you'd be fine, but after making Rulekeep cry, the issue is pretty much done for now. You'll have to try and get another date and seduce us if you wanna give your parts a test drive.

So... how was the time out zone? Do you have to argue with a Glitcher hologram trying to apologize to you for being a jerk to you, while you insisted it wasn't him, send me back, I was just trying to get some people in my skirt?

Hug her and say, "Both of us had a heart attack when you disappeared like that! I thought you somehow literally died from embarrassment or something! I'm just happy that you didn't die!"

>>752520
This.

>>752522
>So... how was the time out zone? Do you have to argue with a Glitcher hologram trying to apologize to you for being a jerk to you, while you insisted it wasn't him, send me back, I was just trying to get some people in my skirt?
And this.

Kiss her on the cheek and invite her to cuddle with you and Glamison. There might be another chance sometime if she wants but the mood isn't right for anything more, right now.

Well why don't we all sit down and talk it over. Honestly it would have been my first time doing something like that and none of those ideas ever entered my head. So probably should all talk to someone with a bit more experience. Then stare at Glam.

>>752526
>So we should probably talk to someone with a bit more experience. Then stare at Glam.
This! XD

>>752516
You don't need to apologize. Some stuff happened while you were away that pretty much killed the mood anyhow. How about we just get drunk instead?

>>752516
You don't need to apologize. Some stuff happened while you were away that pretty much killed the mood anyhow. How about we just get drunk instead?

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You ruffle her head.

"You gave us a pretty bad scare when you disappeared! Like you died from embarrasment so hard you didn't even do that paper disintegration. How was the timeout zone? Did you have a chat with a glitcher hologram, arguing about how it wasn't him that sent you there and that you were just trying to get people up your skirt? You were right to think your outlook would change, as Radmin's affections are life changing!"
"Gh-! No! I, uh, had a talk with Rulekeeper. She seemed a little upset and didn't want to talk about it, so just asked me to think about what occurred, and I didn't want to ask about what she didn't want to talk about! Did you talk with her?"
"Yes, and I am hardly proud to say that I made her cry." you say, back to the killed mood.
>"'Proud' isn't a good word for it, but that looked like actual progress was made."
"Oh, oh geez."
"Now let's forget all that and get all Alison on each other and cuddle up, no new territory involved. Pure comfort zones, here."
"Yes, please. I want to try it again another time, just not now."
"And later we'll ask more advice from someone with more experience!" you say, looking at Glamison. She looks back at you with a lifted eyebrow, before her tail pulls you down into a pile with Sweatermouse where she joins in.

You still can't help but think about the Glitchkeep family, if just because seeing the most powerful entity in the universe get reduced to a bawling mess is hardly what you call comforting.

>Nearly everything Glitcher did as a person made him out to be a self-absorbed asshole god
His ethics were always questionable at best.

>There's really no point in thinking about him as a person
Yet pointless things have never stopped you! You can't help but ponder it, as reading people was always one of your best strengths. A legitimate strength, even.

With that in mind, it is true that Glitcher's 'true colors' were hidden behind a tie dye filter, between his mood swings and his generally poor communication.

>Radmin is probably the contestant least likely to have something positive or comforting to say about Glitcher.
You were hardly his best bud, and could point out a great deal of flaws. Such as that time where he could have explained the situation to you, but instead pushed you right into your own purple ghost, probably because explaining it 'would be boring.'

Nonetheless, it would be a stretch to say that you couldn't come up with anything good to say about him, either. Based on his actions, you have a feeling that Glitcher wanted to be a legitimately good person, while all of his tendencies and habits pushed him to being to being a selfish ass with near limitless power. Normally you might believe that everything he did was in his own self interest, from the games to even his apologies to others, but that idea doesn't quite sit with you so well for a couple reasons. As far as you could tell, it was entirely true that Glitcher was afraid to act without someone looking over him who had their shit together. Secondly, and when the cycle reveals his past selves to him, his reaction isn't looking at all the cool god stuff he can do, but rather puts him into a state of suicidal depression when he sees just how much of a careless dick he could be.

You might even go so far to say that he thought poorly of himself, and so he sought the direction of people he looked up to so that he wouldn't have to work off of his own thoughts. That is entering the world of speculation, however, and right now, you may as well indulge yourself in present company.

You'll still make a point to confirm that Top Hat Alpha was just teleported to the stadium to enjoy life, rather than be truly killed off for questioning Glitcher during the admin dating game.

>You were hardly his best bud, and could point out a great deal of flaws. Such as that time where he could have explained the situation to you, but instead pushed you right into your own purple ghost, probably because explaining it 'would be boring.'
Don't pretend you wouldn't have done the same thing in his place.

>You'll still make a point to confirm that Top Hat Alpha was just teleported to the stadium to enjoy life, rather than be truly killed off for questioning Glitcher during the admin dating game.
Technically that was Rulekeep. And even if a bunch of people are here hanging out and having fun, 99.99% of everyone is still dead and left that way by the god folks for now. (Because it's not practical to bring them back until we find a more permanent solution).