victory_road | 28th Recipe [Video. just outside Rock Tunnel]

[When everything went weird, Jane had lost track of Alex, and she's been silent on the network while trying to track the other girl down. It's very possible, after all, that she got sent someplace quite far from Rock Tunnel and hadn't been deposited back. It's possible the tunnel has crap reception.

But when Jane finally emerges with the last member of her Bunnyquest list in hand (who is, by the way, the most ill-tempered Whismur that ever did exist), when she tries one more time to call Alex and the 'gear number isn't connected to anyone anymore...well, she has to accept the inevitable.]

Alex has gone home.

[Back to that - that island, and the ghosts, and the time loops...Jane lets out a defeated sigh, slumping against the outside rocks, her brow furrowed.]

...It's when these things happen that I think...why do I still keep the house around? Why don't I just shove off and travel, if there's no one to come home to? I guess...[She shakes her head.] I don't know. Maybe I keep it in case people return? In case they need a home when they get here, and not adventure all the time?

[Jane is quiet after that, looking out into the middle distance. It's warm out, cloudy but not overly so. There's a nice breeze that ruffles Jane's hair and makes the trees across the water rustle.]

Either way...I, uh, I'll show you all my new rabbity friends once I get back to Goldenrod. It might take me some time to get back there, I...I'd like to rest.

[Before she shuts the feed, Jane mutters to herself,] God dammit, I fucking hate Rock Tunnel...

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I suppose I could...I mean, right now I have some of my Pokemon taking care of things. The responsible ones.

[And some irresponsible foxes.]

That hasn't gone badly for me yet, surprisingly.

Sounds like a plan to me. Best of both worlds. Maybe the sting'll be better by the time you get back. Not many of mine have thumbs so I probably couldn't put that kind of responsibility on 'em when I leave town.

Well. That's one of those sentences I never thought I'd use.

Hmm, right? It's a little surprising when you think about it.

[She may rethink the arrangement once she discovers FOUR CLUTCHES OF EGGS in her house, but for now it's totally a good deal.]

Who ever suspects that this sort of thing could happen to them? It's completely unexpected, and yet...really peaceful.

Yeah, I'm still glad people get that.

[But he's really starting to feel how transient this place actually is. Some people have been here for nigh on a decade, but a lot of people have been shunted out.]

There are a lotta people here that need the quiet time.

[Hey, hopefully they're good eggs.]

...A lot of people who deserve it, too.

[Deserve it, and never seem to get it. Unfair? Absolutely.]

Some people who don't deserve it too... [He mutters that bit, still upset about finding out about Handsome Jack. But he'll never be over that.]

How was the place you're from? When your friends show up, is it pretty easy-going for them? 'Cause if that's the case, it's another good reason to have a stable place ready for 'em.

[That's fair.]

Oh, it's...it's usually depending on what point in time they're coming from, to be honest! From what I know, things were very...hectic. And apparently, they were only going to get worse.

[She absolutely never wants to go back.]

How do you deal with people coming from two different points in time? Seems like a fuckin' chore to wrap your head around.

[It's a genuine question. He's only ever had Connor, and even know it's just a few day's difference between them.]

Um...well, in my experience, we just try not to make a big deal about it. Worrying about what's "supposed" to happen or what you can't change isn't going to do a lot of good while you're here. But if folks do need to talk it out, I've found that one-on-ones are more manageable than big group info-dumps.

Makes sense. Guess it varies depending on whether you're dealing with fuckin' high school level drama or massive alien invasions. I don't know how I would have handled knowing about an android uprising a year ago. Better to dispense that information on a personal level.

A-Ah...yeah, that's...um...definitely a delicate sort of subject that you want a calm and thorough discussion about.

[Sometimes she's caught off-guard with how weird other peoples' homes actually are. It's not that such things can't happen, it's that they're going on regardless of her belief in them or not.]

Or, perhaps, if someone hypothetically happened to die and there was no chance of recovery! Things like that.

I've heard that happens around here.

You ever had a conversation like that?

[If so, he's really sorry for her. No one should have to deal with that sort of discussion. Shit's complicated enough. But it does make him wonder if Cole had shown up, what the fuck would he even tell him?]

Not yet, but it is a thing that is theoretically possible.

[What is Homestuck? We just don't know.]

I guess it's theoretically possible for all of us, but if you've not had it yet then you're doin' pretty good. Here's hoping the trend keeps up.

[Hank, however, will stumble upon that conversation with someone else like a fool.]

[Hank no]

Cheers to that!

28th Recipe [Video. just outside Rock Tunnel]

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