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[ text / action for new bark town ] (cw: blood, probably talk of death/violence)

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TWO TH1NGS

F1RST
JOHN 3GB3RT
1F YOU'R3 H3R3, W3 N33D TO T4LK

S3COND
W1LL TH1S WORK TO G3T BLOOD OUT OF CLOTH1NG OR W1LL 1 N33D TO G3T 4 D1FF3R3NT PRODUCT FROM TH3 N3XT TOWN?

[Here she's attached a photo of the standard bottle of liquid soap that comes with the backpack.]

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[If anyone's on the lookout for newbies, Terezi can be spotted sitting by a flowerbed next to "Mom's" house. She doesn't look any less human than anyone else here, at least at first. Though her ears have a bit of a point, they're hidden by her black hair, and the sharpness of her teeth is concealed by her pursed lips as she taps away at her Pokégear. No, if there's anything to raise concern, it's the fact that she looks like she's had a bad accident with some paint, or perhaps smashed a box worth of Grape-Berry Double Homicide Gushers against herself. Teal and purple mar her shirt and even stick to her face and arms in places.]

[It doesn't really smell like paint, or the corn syrup-laden fruit approximant of candy, either. It's dry by now, but one might recognize the smell of blood.]

[Her starter isn't far: a Gible wanders about the flowerbed proper, occasionally casting a concerned glance back at her new trainer in between devouring whatever blooms might remain at this time of year. She'll settle for withered stems, too; she ain't picky.]

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[Well, thanks to Dirk, he can identify who this is by her quirk alone. Something he might have found a touch obnoxious at first, but he's since gotten over that hurdle.]

Generally the answer is no, more is needed than mere soap, but you will be harder pressed in your endeavor depending on whether the blood has set into the fabric or not.

Is this fresh blood, or dried blood?

Would it be remiss of me to assume you are quite all right, if the stains are your primary concern?

Edited (phone tagging is a blessing and a curse) 2020-10-12 09:18 (UTC)

1 W4S D34D
YOU M1GHT B3 4BL3 TO D3DUC3 HOW TH4T PO1NT CURR3NTLY ST4NDS
4ND 1T W4S FR3SH UNT1L 1 WOK3 UP H3R3
BUT 1T B31NG DRY SUDD3NLY 1S PR3TTY MUCH TH3 LOW3ST RUNG ON TH3 MYST3RY 3CH3L4DD3R

My condolences, I would ordinarily hope that the death was a peaceful one, but considering your concerns about the blood that was once fresh, I would say all evidence points to "no". A pity, really. Fortunately for you, however, death means little here, as you can see by the fact you need not worry about the onset of rigor mortis.

Small blessings.

Nevertheless, welcome to this queer crossroads of the quite apparent multiverse, I am Solus zos Galvus, a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

As for the matter of your clothing, if you have not discovered it already, within the knapsack you were bequeathed, there is likewise a spare outfit--yet another point of fortune in your favor, aren't you a lucky one?

As for the blood itself, might I suggest soaking it in cold water with a touch of salt. This will make your scrubbing of the stain far more fruitful of an endeavor. The use of the soap is optional, but it certainly would not hurt.

SP34K FOR YOURS3LF
1 W4S LOOK1NG FORW4RD TO M33T1NG UP W1TH SOM3 D34D FR13NDS

[One first and foremost, perhaps, but everyone kind of just bit the dust apart from John and Rose's post-scratch human mom.]

1 W4S NOT 3V3N 4FFORD3D TH3 LUXURY OF 4 N4P!
TH1S HUM4N WOM4N SHOV3D M3 OUT F1RST >:[
BUT FROM WH4T YOU 4R3 S4Y1NG, TH4T M1GHT B3 ST4ND4RD
1F 3V3N TH3 B4G H4S TH3 S4M3 K1ND OF TH1NGS

[The red scarf is a nice touch, at least.]

TH4NKS FOR TH3 4DV1C3
1 W1LL H4V3 TO TRY 1T ONC3 1 F1ND S4LT
1'M T3R3Z1 PYROP3 BY TH3 W4Y

Edited (pppthththth icon) 2020-10-12 10:23 (UTC)

You are hardly alone in such anticipation. Alas.

You are correct in that all whom arrive indeed suffer the same treatment upon their arrival. While I've not the solid proof to prove this, a running theory I find myself ever beholden to is that we are in a simulation of some sort. Thus when one arrives, all experience the same scenario. The script never changes, yet the world at large does.

It is all rather fascinating--or would be, if it was more carefully constructed. But never you mind about that, the flaws and inconsistencies of this star will be apparent in time.

Regardless, you are most certainly welcome. Need you guidance, all you must needs do is ask. I shall be glad to provide it.

[Uhhhhhh-

Well, he has to think about this for a minute.]

I think it depends on how long the blood has been in the fabric? Also what kind of fabric it is. I know a lot of people just end up using bleach, but if the fabric wasn't white to begin with then that's not really going to be a good idea...

Though...I'm not really sure there's a lot that can hurt us enough to bleed here?

If you ask at a store, you should ask about getting rid of ink- it isn't the same of blood obviously, but it's still a permanent enough staining fluid that it'd probably get you a good product without getting people worked up at the store right?

Re: the blood. Fresh or dried?

Hi, by the way. Sup. Welcome to the purgatory of relevance. Population: us.

[Holy. Shit.

Excited? Me? Over a Troll?

Hmm. Yeah. Maybe. A little, anyway.

But not too excited. There's a lot of conditions that have to be met first.

It's no big deal, but I don't know when Terezi is from, or what she (doesn't) know(s). In theory, her inquiries into laundering blood out of clothes and interest in John are clues. But practically speaking... I need to tread carefully.]

Edited 2020-10-12 18:26 (UTC)

[Oh dear

It hadn't been for long, and they hadn't been close, but Jane hasn't forgotten anyone from her universe(s?) that has come here, that she's met. She knows this is Terezi.

Looks like she's back.]

You are going to want soap much stronger than that in order to wash out bloodstains.

[The fact that she's not even questioning why someone might have to do that is. Well. Some things never do seem too alarming or strange again.]

You're going to want an oxygenated bleach and cold water, honestly. But the stuff you have might work to get the smaller stains out? Again, with cold water.
Also, hello, this is John's, uh, Teen Nanna.

Edited 2020-10-12 18:28 (UTC)

[Ugh. Trolls typing quirks. They're such a goddamn pain to read and 100% why he dropped reading Homestuck at the beginning of act five. This is GallowsCalliber, right? One of the less painful quirks to deal with, given that it was all just l33t speak—in retrospect, Hussie had been trying to ease them into it with the early troll appearances—but still not something he particularly wants to deal with.

Luckily, he has a plan: switch to voice and hope GC follows suit.]

Honestly, it depends on how old the bloodstain is and how saturated. And, of course, if you've attempted to wash the stain before. If it's a brand new stain and not too saturated, then soap and cold water can do wonders with getting blood or any other red stain such as ketchup or spaghetti sauce out, but it has to be cold water. Hot water will cause the stain to set. Generally, the faster you can get red stains under soap and cold water, the better.

[It's unfortunate that, while so many people here either know who Terezi is or know what Homestuck is, Vinegar Doppio is from 2001.]

Is your PokéGear broken or something?

Cold water and friction are your best friends. Scrubbing the fabric against itself while submerged can get more out than a lot of people think.

[Oh, right. Humans. It makes sense given the change to her own body, but being among them in their own world is pretty novel. Blood being unusual is... at least not bad? It's going to sit in her mind for a while.]

OK, NO BL34CH!
4ND 1T W4S NOT H3R3 TH4T 1 W4S HURT
SO 1 W1LL T4K3 YOUR 4DV1C3 1N M1ND
THOUGH TH3 STOR3 P3OPL3 M1GHT TH1NK 1T W4S 1NK OR P41NT 4NYW4Y?
HUM4NS DO NOT H4V3 BLOOD 1N TH3S3 COLORS

[WHO'S TH1S DOUCH3B4G?]

DR13D
4ND COP1OUS
1 4M NOT SUR3 WH4T YOU M34N BY PURG4TORY >:?
1 4LR34DY H4V3 SOM3 THOUGHTS ON WH4T TH1S PL4C3 1S BUT 1 W1LL NOT OBJ3CT TO FURTH3R 1NS1GHT

>:O
H3LLO M1SS T33N N4NN4
1 DON'T TH1NK W3 H4V3 M3T!
UNL3SS YOU W3R3 ON3 OF TH3 P3OPL3 1N TH3 CH4OS B3FOR3...
WH1CH 1S L1K3LY
BUT 1 DON'T W4NT TO TH1NK 4BOUT TH4T >:[
MY N4M3 1S T3R3Z1
BUT SOM3ON3 4LR34DY TOLD M3 1 SHOULD 4VO1D BL34CH S1NC3 TH3 F4BR1C 1SN'T WH1T3?
1S OXYG3N4T3D BL34CH SP3C14L SOM3HOW?
4T 4NY R4T3 1T H3LPS TO KNOW 1 C4N ST4RT ON TH3 SM4LL ST41NS

[Vinegar Doppio is a lucky, lucky soul.]

Y3S
1T 1S TR4G1C 4ND H34RTBR34K1NG
PL34S3 T3LL M3 HOW TO F1X 1T >:[

[But, like, not that lucky.]

P3OPL3 DO K33P R3COMM3ND1NG COLD W4T3R
SO UNL3SS YOU 4LL H4V3 4 V3RY COORD1N4T3D TROLL1NG C4MP41GN 1 TH1NK 1 M4Y JUST KNOW WH3R3 TO ST4RT >:]
BUT NOW 1 4LSO KNOW 4 M3THOD FOR TH3 SCRUBB1NG SO TH4NKS

Edited (icons are a work in progress) 2020-10-14 02:33 (UTC)

4H4H4H4
OF COURS3 1T'S 4 G4M3 DUMMY >:]
PR3TTY OBV1OUSLY B4S3D 4ROUND TH1NGS L1K3 F1DUSP4WN
OR WH4T3V3R HUM4NS M1GHT H4V3 H4D
THOUGH OBV1OUSLY NOT 4S 1MM3RS1V3 4S 1T COULD B3
TH3Y D1D NOT 3V3N TRY TO M4K3 TH3 MUS1C 4 N4TUR4L 3L3M3NT!
BUT 1 W1LL K33P YOUR OFF3R 1N M1ND

Edited (and now a new icon) 2020-10-14 02:39 (UTC)

I have actually met you once before, but it was here, and...things are always a little wobbly in these parts, I'm afraid, so don't worry about it.
It is lovely to meet you.

[Even if it's again.]

Oh, that's...no, that's a good point. Bleach will sap all color from a garment.
But yes, definitely stick to the cold water! Hot water will set the stain and it will absolutely refuse to come out.

Are, um. Are you alright?
Not bleeding out I hope?

[He's in luck, because Terezi does swap to audio. She doesn't exactly have reason not to.]

[This is not without issue, though:]

Hey—! Berrymaw, no! Go back to eating your flowers.

[There's some eager sounds in the background from her Gible, which fade to plaintive rumbling at the admonishment. A moment later, Terezi clears her voice and speaks more directly into the 'gear.]

Hi! You will have to forgive my dragon; she is voracious and freshly hatched.

The stains are pretty saturated, but how old is... a good question? I would say pretty fresh, but I didn't expect them to be dry this fast! It depends how long passed between dying and waking up here. Also, it's not red. Will that change what works for it?

HMM
SO 1TS T1M3 FLOW 1SN'T L1NK3D TO TH3 M3D1UM'S
TH1S 1S NOT TOO SURPR1S1NG
BUT DO NOT WORRY T33N N4NN4
1'M F1N3 NOW
3V3RYTH1NG H4S H34L3D UP 4ND 4LL 1 H4V3 L3FT 4R3 SOM3 N3W SC4RS
1T 1S 4T L34ST N1C3 TO NOT H4V3 4 HOL3 THROUGH M3 4NYMOR3

Ouch. Sucks, but John's teen nanna down there probably has the right of it. She's the expert in these things.

As for this place... I hate to say it, but this isn't in the Medium. It may not even be in Paradox Space proper, and it's definitely not connected to the Game. We've got a few different timelines and so on jammed together just from our canon, and a lot of actors from other sources. For a while we actually had a handful of guys from John's favourite movie.

[My dropping a casual mention of 'canon' was deliberate, and so is my repeated use of John as a point of reference. I could say a lot, I could lay it all out in... oh, a thousand words or so, if I really wanted. But I don't want to scare her off.]

[When he keeps dropping the hints, how can she ignore the obvious? This is someone who's played the game, who knows John, but not someone she immediately recognizes. Orange text first pairs with Davesprite, but the quirk and diction don't match in the least. Orange, though. She's not exactly familiar with the post-Scratch humans, but she's run into... probably all of them? Thinking back to that run-in in the dream bubbles, the same time they first learned about the dancestors, and...]

HOLD ON
YOU MUST B3 D4V3'S T33N BRO
1 R3M3MB3R YOU
YOU W3R3 TH3 ON3 TH4T W4S L1K3 SOM3 W31RD GHOST 4ND TH3N SUDD3NLY NOT ON3 >:O

[The orange scent may not have been as strong as Jake's overwhelming herby greenness, but she was nosing in on him enough to notice it, still.]

JOHN'S T33N N4NN4 D1D M3NT1ON T1M3 B31NG W31RD BUT 1 4LR34DY K1ND OF 3XP3CT3D TH4T
CONS1D3R1NG 1 H4D JUST S3NT JOHN ON 4 M1SS1ON TO R3TCON SOM3 TH1NGS
BUT TH1S 1S NOT R3MOT3LY WH3R3 1 3XP3CT3D TO 3ND UP!
1 W4S SUPPOS3D TO B3 1N TH3 DR34M BUBBL3S
NOT SUDD3NLY HUM4N 1N 4 F1DUSP4WN KNOCKOFF >:[
MY 1NSTRUCT1ONS W3R3 V3RY STR41GHTFORW4RD TOO!

[Maybe she'd wonder more about the use of the term 'canon', but right now, there's some bigger concerns on her mind. And for all she knows, he could be using it less literally than he is.]

Edited 2020-10-14 05:58 (UTC)

Believe it or not, there are those skeptical of such an obvious truth, despite the evidence. I suppose any fool will look for scraps to bolster whatever plausible deniability there is for their own meager comfort and limited understanding of the world.

Though perhaps it is unkind of me to be so judgmental, when I well know there are those among us who have nary beheld an electronic ere their arrival, let alone a video game.

While I am still quite naive as to the ways of Time, I can say that with all certainty that you are correct - this place and the Medium aren't congruent in that matter at all.

Hoo, you can call me Jane if that's easier!
And I'm glad you're physically alright now. Even if, ah. Even if there are significant reminders of what happened all over your person.

... honestly, I'm not sure? But I don't think it hurts to try them with cold water. I can't think of any stains that set with cold water.

Is it brown? Blood tends to dry brown.

And don't worry about Berrymaw. I've got a little ghost dragon of my own and she loves to eat everything. I think it might just be a dragon thing.

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