Let's Get Down to Business, to Defeat the Wiz

[employeeoftheyear]

[Hello everyone! On Wednesday morning there will be notes slipped under each of the dorm room doors.]


SPONGEBOB AND LSP'S TOTALLY NOT SUSPICIOUS PARTY
Sunday @ 5pm - Whenever we're done!
Near the woods (at the bonfire!!!)

[It sounds totally fine!

Spongebob spends most of the day prepping with LSP to get ready. Making snacks, decorating, the works! And when the time arrives, they practically drag everyone living to the Bonfire. And it's quite a cute little set up! Like last time, there are a bunch of nice snacks set up, as well as blankets and pillows. As well as the roaring bonfire in the middle of it all.

The moment everyone gets closes enough, however, Spongebob makes a tape ring around everyone. It's decently large, so they have plenty of leg room, but it definately confides them to a close space.

He then clears his throat and speaks loudly as he walks around the circle, looking serious in a way that would probably look intimidating if he didn't look like an angry kitten.]

Dear fellow classmates! I have gathered you here today because it's come to my attention that we need to work on our friendship and trust skills. You're all my family and I love you but we can't expect to defeat the Wizard and save our fallen comrades if we're worried about us killing each other!

[Spongebob stops suddenly look at the group.]

So! LSP and I have taken it upon ourselves to make sure no one leaves this circle until we have a plan to destroy the Wizard and all agree we're going to be best friends with each other! We made plenty of snacks so you guys don't gotta worry about starving.

[Honestly here anyone could easily just pick Spongebob out and walk out with him but.

The emotional toil that would be! Besides, a meeting could be good right now!]

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[comeandfindme]

…What visions? What’re you seeing?

[mcfife]

[A slight frown.]

よく分かりません。 二人が話しているのが聞こえます...いや、三人。 彼らは誰なの...？ ["I'm not sure. I can hear two people speaking...no, three people. Who are they...?"]

[comeandfindme]

Do you recognize them? Is it— is it the others?

[mcfife]

[He squints.]

彼らは情報を共有しています。 情報を求めます。["They are sharing information. Asking for information."

...]

そのうちの1人はあまり有用なものを見つけませんでした。 ビデオが壊れていると思います ["One of them didn't find anything too useful. I think the video is corrupted.]

[comeandfindme]

What video? — No, Angus! [ She snaps in front of his face. ] Are they our friends?!

[ she’s not letting up I’m sorry ]

[mcfife]

「ダンガンロンパ」 ["Dangan Ronpa."]

[He says it slowly, like he's repeating something.]

ビートルジュース？ 彼を召喚しないでください！ ["Beetlejuice? Don't summon him!"]

[comeandfindme]

…You’re talking to a video game and Beetlejuice??

[brokeforgood]

And Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

[stagemanagers]

[We're sorry, the bio-exorcist you are trying to reach is currently driving a screaming teenage girl to her job at Sparby's. Please leave a message at the beep.

BEEP]

[brokeforgood]

[Just. Humming, and dancing around with Ruddiger a bit.]

Daaaay-O

[employeeoftheyear]

[Spongebob is just gonna lie down near her.]

Who is this Beetlejuice guy, anyway? I see you guys bringing him up a lot!

[brokeforgood]

Oh. He's just this guy, from this movie. These two people die, and become ghosts, and this family moves in-- and the girl's kindof weird. Her family doesn't really get her because she's doing weird girl things like taking polaroids, and her dads trying to make her be all chummy with her stepmom-- and she ends up making friends with the ghosts. They team up with this weird demon-ghost guy, Beetlejuice, to make her parents miserable, but he just fucks shit up. But in like. A funny way.

In the end the girl lives happily ever after with her new ghost parents.

[mcfife]

私は彼と話していません。 ["I'm not talking to him.]

...「ダンガンロンパ」 は何? ["What is Dangan Ronpa?"]

[mayavericks]

It's -- a video game. [Her eyes narrow.]

What do the people you are speaking to look like?

[mcfife]

見えません。 私は彼らのメッセージを受け取りますが、他の人々が彼らと一緒にいます。 ["I can't see them. I get their messages, but there are other people with them."

His head jerks, only slightly, politely.]

SQUIP！ 私たちのSQUIP！ 同じ声で別！ そして...他の誰か！

私たちの友達もそこにいます！

["The SQUIP! Our SQUIP! Another with the same voice! And...someone else! Our friends are there, too!"]

[employeeoftheyear]

There are multiple of them?!

[...]

Are all of our friends there?

[musacal]

[ She's here now and thankfully has her sword away because this is Not Evil Angus but... it's definitely giving her some familiar vibes.

The mention of the SQUIP helps it click in place. ]

His... His nanites! The SQUIP from our group brought everyone back to life with them and they all acted weird and--

Did... did the other SQUIP turn those things back on somehow?!

[comeandfindme]

It’s a video game, I- I’ve never played it people just make weird stuff on— [ Not important. ] I don’t know, Janis and Connor talked about it.

[mcfife]

それは彼らの研究で思いついた。 ["It came up in their research."]

[comeandfindme]

Whose research?

[ she’s going to scream ]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[Squints]

"Dangit... Grandpa"?

[fourbutts]

No, no, it's "Dangit Ron Paul."

[ Janis shrugs. ]

It's a video game, the name is nonsense words.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

"Dangit Ron."

[She doesn't know enough about video games to dispute that.]

I'm just gonna take a stab in the dark that "video games" are games you play with videos. Am I close?

[barberic]

[Benjamin gives Cassandra a look that says clearly "I don't get it either"

Vaguely 1800s solidarity...]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[These kids and their videomurdergames

/shakes sword at]