ain't no time for moping when we're working and we're coping

[isawallflower]

[ Here we are, another meeting! Noon comes fast (sorry to the stake-out folks!) and Riley's got everything...well, there's not much to set up besides food and drink (no Mountain Dew this time) but she has a clipboard and a cheery attitude, nevertheless. Hosting Mode is on. ]

Welcome, everyone~! I know we've all been looking around into...everything. So! I thought it would be important to share anything we've found with the group, so we can all put our heads together, to try and. Solve this whole thing!

[ #NailedIt ]

Let's try and keep this civil and relaxed, okay?

Comments

[isawallflower]

The programs aren't always telling the truth. What about Mephisto's? That wasn't true!

[madgiganticfeelings]

I-I don't know, Riley! Maybe mine's true because I'm not a demon in disguise! And because I'm pretty sure I wouldn't just randomly dream about kissing-

[She throws her hands over her own mouth.]

[isawallflower]

[ CHRISTINE...... ]

P- dreams about kissing people are... They're common! Sort of...

[ okay now it's her turn to look embarrassed ]

[madgiganticfeelings]

Oh really, Riley? Then who have you been dreaming about kissing?

[Does she sound a little accusatory? She does not intend to sound accusatory but she's a little tense and alcohol apparently means you're not as cognizant of consequences-]

[isawallflower]

No one!! [ And was she a bit quick to respond? Possibly. ] Iii just meant generally! So, dreams could just be dreams!

[madgiganticfeelings]

I still don't think it feels like other dreams! Besides, do we really want to risk it at a time like this?

[They will talk later about your suspicious denial, Riley.]

[isawallflower]

[ NO THEY WON'T YOU CAN'T CATCH HER ]

I don't want to work myself up over something that couldn't happen! Maybe yours can, but mine couldn't.

[madgiganticfeelings]

Well, good for you! It doesn't mean my worries are invalid. If yours is stupid and nothing to worry about, that's fine. But it doesn't mean you can just... dismiss all of what's happening to us.

[Christine still doesn't mean to sound harsh, and she does try desperately to soften her tone by the end of her panicked rambling.]

[isawallflower]

I'm not trying to...dismiss...

[ No, that's. Exactly what she's trying to do, huh? Riley sighs through her nose and feels her jaw clench. Stupid? Nothing to worry about? ]

I never said your worries were invalid. I'm...sorry, alright?

[madgiganticfeelings]

It's... it's okay. I'm sorry too. I didn't mean to get upset at you...

[She's just upset at this whole situation... at whoever thought it was okay to do something like this to teenagers who still have most of their lives to figure out.]

It's fine. As long as you don't have any weird supercomputers or whatever, we'll be okay.

[isawallflower]

[ Stressed from just...all of this, Riley focuses on her clipboard. ]

It's nothing like that. It's fine.

[madgiganticfeelings]

...If you want to talk about it...

[Maybe later, when they aren't in a public area...]

We can.

[isawallflower]

...I'll think about it.

[ Unfortunately. She won't seek Christine out. ]