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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[mcfife]

[...]

エルです。 ["It's Elle."]

[barberic]

That's-

That's good, isn't it?

[Why aren't you excited about this???]

[mcfife]

[Angus doesn't react to the news at all.]

私たちのSQUIPは、彼がコナーを殺したことに腹を立てていると思います。 もう1人はビートルジュースに話しかけ、答えを見つけます。 ["I think our SQUIP is upset that he killed Connor. The other will speak to Beetlejuice and find answers."

Elle is not relevant. This is more important.]

ディスコ-ド. ["Discord."]

[employeeoftheyear]

[Spongebob slips out of his cheerful attitude when Discord comes up. He suddenly looks genuinely concerned.]

What's happening with Discord?

[mcfife]

彼の声は聞こえたが、奇妙に聞こえた。 彼が実際にそこにいたかどうかはわかりません。 ["I heard his voice, but it sounded strange. I'm not sure if he was actually there."]

[employeeoftheyear]

[THIS DOESN'T SOUND FINE!!]

W-what's he's saying? Is he okay? He doesn't sound hurt, does he?

[Discord's dead already.]

[mcfife]

「あなたは本当に一生懸命努力することに問題があります。」 ["You really have a problem with trying too hard."

Angus sits and waits patiently in silence for a minutes, and when he breaks it, he sings:]

No man or machine
Is more than their mistakes.

[Yes, that was in English.]

[employeeoftheyear]

"Trying too hard"?

[Him??? Try to hard??? Never!]

Oh, you can speak English! But I... don't know what you're talking about

[comeandfindme]

[ ...... ]

Is that you singing? Or is that the SQUIP?

[ Because boy oh boy. ]

[barberic]

[Okay, shithead, after getting on his ass about not recognizing his wife, you're not going to get away with just brushing past your damn fiancee.

He grits his teeth to keep his anger in check, grinding his back molars, because he knows he's being extra spicy about this.]

Who cares about the SQUIP, Angus? You said Elle was there. Did she say anything? Can she see you?

[mcfife]

彼女に会います。彼女はSQUIPの隣に立っています。 ["I see her. She is standing next to the SQUIP."]

彼らが学んでいることに集中することは理にかなっていますか？ しかし、彼らはオペラハウスのイベントを共有しています。 私は何が起こったのか知っています。 ["Wouldn't it make sense to focus on what they are learning? Although, they are sharing events of the opera house. I know what happened."

He sits, waits for the next response, humming to himself.]

[barberic]

[Just imagine him whipping his attention back and forth between Maya and Angus, as he gets the full translation.]

That's your fiancee, Angus. You see her, and you're more focused on literally anyone else?

I would--

[He sucks in a breath and cuts himself off, rather like an angry bull, and then abruptly removes himself to the other side of the circle.]

[brokeforgood]

Whoa-- hey--- [Her heads whipping between all three of them, and also Spongebob, because wow, that thing he said about Discord was a little worrying, but---

Farrah spins abruptly when he finally starts to move away, and follows after him]

Dad--- [No, not the dead one this time.]

[barberic]

[He doesn't leave the circle entirely, just moves away from Angus, his back to the little "seance" going on. Whatever's going on, that isn't Angus.

He has to keep telling himself that, over and over, to keep himself from decking the man.]

Don't worry about me. [He says it gently, but without much emotion.] I just need to... cool off for a minute.

[musacal]

[ She sees this and follows, placing a hand as gently as she can on his arm if he allows it... but when she speaks she tries to at least be loud enough that everyone else can hear it. ]

This is not him right now. This is... what I meant when I said they came back wrong before.

This is what the SQUIP thinks makes people "better". Removing their passion and emotions... making them no longer care about the things they love and hold dear. If they turn off he'll be back to normal but...

[ Keyword "if". She'll go beat up that dumb rock later if she has to. ]

[musacal]

[ yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah that reaction sure makes her more convinced this is the nanites being turned back on. But howmst the fuck. ]

So wait you're... seeing BOTH the SQUIPS right? Am I understanding this right?

[mcfife]

[A slow nod.]

3分の1があると思います。 彼らがお互いに送信しているすべてのファイルでそれは理にかなっています。 ["I believe there is a third. It would make sense with all of the files they are sending to each other."]

[musacal]

Wait, all three of them?! Really?

So then they... they must have found some way to all connect then...

[ ........wait is this how her R2 friends are going to find out how she fucked off and never went home if the R3 SQUIP is talking to the R2 SQUIPs presumably to get outside help uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ]

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine bites her lip. It fucking better be upset it killed Connor. It fucking— ]

[employeeoftheyear]

Oh you mean your fiancee? How is she? You should try to tell her that you're coming to rescue her!

[mcfife]

彼らは私を聞くことができません。 ["They cannot hear me."

And that's that.]

[employeeoftheyear]

Hey you can still try, can't you? Maybe you can only talk to your true love like this!

[mcfife]

[He says nothing.]

[employeeoftheyear]

[... Uh...]

You... you will try, won't you?

[mayavericks]

Is she --