Equius: Get a towel and don't know what to do with it.
Equius: Get a towel and don't know what to do with it.
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Equius: Get a towel and don't know what to do with it.
You can't find a towel out in this wilderness, but you find a nice dry rock.
You scrape off some sweat to cool down and plan out your next big move.
Equius: Search for Robotaradiasprite.
You run some ways across eponymous Goatome Road and stop to marvel a fine timepiece. Or something. It looks amazing. Sadly it is just eatin' up that time o' yours, ain't it? Boy, those goats could be eating Robo-Radia, or breaking her, or using her for their elaborate robot-trafficking schemes! You need to get a damn move on, soldier!
Examine house.
Maybe the rouge perps have taken sanctuary in that tiny hut. You feel a little scared thinking about all those goats and unpriviliged robots holed away in there. What if they mistake YOU for a robot?
Examine arm.
Yes. They will sell you off to the ROBOT-RAPERS. Or if you're lucky, the ROBOT-RAPPERS.
Unlucky that is. Those boys can't rap worth half a damn.
OR MAYBE THOSE GOATS WILL EAT YOU ALIVE YOU CAN'T STAND HERE AND WAIT TO FIND OUT!!
Just do it pussy
Okay, fine.
Enter house.
Wow, what a nice place they got here. They seem to love Aradia already.
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YEOWCH! This lil' nipper's got pep! You'd better radio for help.
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> Equius: Get hassled by the COOL Lorax.
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> Equius: Relent.
> Equius: Preoccupy yourself from this SEARING GOATPAIN.
It's taking you all you've got to keep from breaking under this tooth-pressure. Maybe it's about time to get outta here, metaphorically, and escape, metaphorically, into your own mind. Hide amongst the memories. Remember the good old days that Roxy was talking about.
The bad old days.
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To be stupid like the other kids, the BAD KIDS are going to have the text color and username of another kid to match with their talk icons. For instance, because Roxy has THE COOL LORAX, her color is DIRK ORANGE. That doesn't help it make any more sense, but please bear with it until the other three talk in like forever.
[EZ] Tell us all about the bad old days.
Back in the far-off days of 3rd grade, I was an even bigger loser than I am today. I used to avoid everyone and everything because I was terrified of wasting my time on others. I couldn't bear stupid conflict and stupid people.
Of course, I always ATTRACTED the stupid people. I used to wish I had a robot to save me, becaue I like robots, obviously. But then I realized: I still can't build a fucking robot, you idiot!
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Turns out that all I needed was a friend.
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We did all the bad stuff and we didn't care whose ways we got into.
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Then again, I got into a heap of trouble. What a stupid kid. Look at'm there, his dad is RIGHT THERE in the parking lot. What is he nuts?! STUPID!
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Roxy sure seemed to take an interest in me, for sure. And there I was thinking it was an actual friendship.
It was no friendship. It was something far worse than that.
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So I got the chicken, but I also ran into one of those idiots I mentioned earlier. Granted, though, she's one of my favorites.
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I had no idea how right Vriska was, and I would regret it almost as soon as I'd left...
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... to Roxy's house.
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It was the most defining moment of my life. The most terrifying moment of my life.
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She kissed me for ten minutes.
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Salvation finally broke in in the form of a sk8boarding lunatic.
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It was only later on when I thought to myself...
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... did I really want any of this?
Was I happy being lusted after by some pink girl?
Or was I happy with being rescued??
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Either way now that girl scares the shit outta me.
But this is starting to become a huge drag, ain't it. I say it's high time we stop watching my most hated memories and tune back into real life.
> Roxy: Talk things out with John.
> Roxy: Reap spoils.
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I was originally put off by the art of the story, but read through the first page... and just kept going. I love the storyline idea, and I like the ideas you've come up with (though the talk/handle color change is very confusing). But the last two pages confused me about two things.
1. I have NO IDEA what that server/client order list meant, it just confused me. Did they split into seperate chains, one of which was Karkat->Terezi->Gamzee->Karkat? What did Feferi even do wrong? How is Equius going to bring Eridan in with him if Equius is already in? GAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
2. Wasn't Equius going to fight Bowman? But then he... got sidetracked and wandered into a LOQAM gate? Wha? Did I miss something? It's entirely possible...
Anyways, regardless of that this has been fun to read, keep it up!![]()
A couple of fanfics I made...
> Roxy: Fluster that boi up gurl
> Equius: Use a bitch as a bitchflail on the other bitches
Oh the humanity. Look at them. Look at all those goats.
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They are CRYING.
> Equius: Threaten the goats into spillin' the goods.
You do so, figuring they have too many Aradia posters anyway.
> Equius: A miracle happens.
> Ro-Bal: Intrude.
> Equius: Really shouldn't do this.
TODAY'S COMMAND PROMPT: What other ZAAANY things should Roxy suggest to Equius? Or should we just leave the goats and get back to the mission at hand? OR BOTH?
Okay, thanks for clearing up that second issue for me.But the first one I still don't get. If the order is Tavros->Kanaya->Nepeta->Vriska->Aradia->Equius->Feferi->Sollux->Eridan->Gamzee->Terezi->Karkat, then how did Equius being informed of Nepeta being attacked work? Wouldn't she have already been in the medium and thus that would have already been over? Was that happening at two different times? And if Karkat came in last, how was he already in the medium when the Aradiabot was prototyped? Was that a flash forward? Sollux's hive was destroyed (or was at least ALMOST hit by a meteor), but Feferi's and Vriska's haven't been, so are they not going in order of who's hive is next due for destruction? SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!
On an unrelated note, I don't think I understood that timer from earlier correctly. Was that the time until the meteor hit Sollux's house, or until he couldn't be revived?
Sorry about all my questions. ^^;
A couple of fanfics I made...
Roxy: kidnap Equius so he can never leave. EVER.
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Spoiler'd for I can't give short answers
Updates later today, and because this is FINALS WEEK/HALF-DAYS WEEK, we'll probably be updating earlier than usual... and also chezrush how you gonna kidnap a guy in another universe that just dont work how bout you try it right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![]()
> Roxy: Kidnap Equius so he can never leave. EVER.
Normally you'd do that since you're like a huge klepto (guess who had this SKULLTOP first (hint: bluh bluh NOT ROXY BITCH)), but it's a little too late for that! Besides, you already tried that yesterday when you went over to EQUIUS'S HOUSE, and you ended up with an armful of Aurthour. Sadly, Equius was not present. That's when you realized Andrew's plan. (Also you and the rest of the bad kids are avid readers of MSPA.)
> Roxy: Well steal SOMETHING woman!
Steal what, his crappy pant leg? A THE LONE RANGER poster? A crappy HOWIE MANDEL FIGURINE? GHOST DAD POSTER? DUMB DONALD? GARFIELD PHONE?! Nobody would want any of this crap! John's room is utter bitches.
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Oh, here's something of use to you: John's CLUMSILY-DROPPED CELL PHONE THAT'S SITTING UNDER THE BED! You NEED that. Think of the RITCH PRANBCS you could pull with it!
-~SCHOR~-
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> Equius: Let's do something!
Well this is all just insane. You have a trollmate who wants you, a robot who wants you, and a "patron human" who wants you. Technically those chameleons you left hanging in the Land of Caves and Silence want you. You seriously wonder how many other people are gonna want you by the end of this adventure.
WANTED: EQUIUS ZAHAAK. Ha ha. That would be funny. Wanted on charges of god damnit you feel lonely out here.
Welp, you'd talk to a kid, but...
You need a little ROXYBREAK for now, just until the ROXYACTION starts up again. Who knows, maybe you need a JOHNBREAK, too. As for pretty much every other classmate, what could they possibly have to say that they wouldn't have said already? They'll call you if they want to talk.
Hey, Roxy just logged off and dropped you a text: "ps herd u nid a rozybrekk so i loged ofe for you -~7~- s'all god man no hard feelins" She's one of the better bad ones. ...Wait, how often does Homestuck update anyway!?
You feel like you're forgetting to contact somebody about some website that you decided you were curious about a really long time ago. On to more important matters!
> Equius: Enter gigantic music box.
You do so, and are greeted by this elevator music-type jingle. It just keeps going. It gets annoying fast.
You're thinking this rust-colored disk-thing is related to Aradia in some way. Good deduction skills, Thomas Holmes. (That's a combination of "Thomas Edison" and "Sherlock Holmes".)
> Equius: Receive a message.
Your StarTAC with chatting capabilities starts a-ringin'!
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> Sollux: Chat and face off.
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> Sollux: Use psychics.
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> Sollux: AAH, GHOOSTS!
> Equius: Appearify.
MOONSIDE
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Okay, I think I get it now. This is the server client list, listed with server->client. But it isn't the order they actually entered the medium, nor is it the order in which the hives are being destroyed. And since they're still on different teams, it makes sense for this to go out of order... maybe two strings would have been easier to understand. ^^; So those still not in include Eridan (though he might be, we haven't seen him), Feferi (who is really screwed over because Equius was responsible for getting her in, and since he both broke his computer and has no idea what he's doing she'll probably be waiting a while if she doesn't die beforehand), Vriska (who Nep cannot help right now as she is nowhere near a computer and was just hit by a meteor whilst riding a biclops), Nepeta (who could not enter as she was away from her hive kissing Sollux and fighting bears), possibly Tavros, snd possibly Kanaya (couldn't tell from the earlier pictures). Geez, those first three are kinda screwed over, their client is someone from the "real" world. Sollux might be able to manage it, but he's on Derse (or is he off it now?) and has no computer access. And since Nepeta and Equius have no clue what they're supposed to do...
A couple of fanfics I made...
Spoilered for it's still big. We plan to show a really small amount of additional troll-venture insight in the near future, too, and maybe a nice progress chart thing. But before that, we gotta be Equius for a while!
On the subject of weird and useless pictures, watch out for the next freaky shipping picture made for breaking 40,000 views.
CELEBRETNG 40,000 VIEWS HERES SOMETHING HORRIBLE...
ok now lets hurry up hhere
> Equius: Attempt to befriend the bizarro world imp.
Yeah, that could actually work, because like who even ARE these guys? Maybe imps with reversed colors means good guys.
You attempt to make small talk with the BIZARRO-IMP, but it only results in confusion!
> Equius: Oh no...
Three imps.
THRIMPS.
> Equius: Enact Bowkind level 52: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
You swiftly get your GEAR in order and prepare to fire, but not before very carefully steadying your phone on the ground somewhere just offscreen.
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> Sollux: Blow up the HOUSE OF MIRRORS which you're suddenly in.
> Sollux: Bravely escape.
> Equius: Now really, where are you?
Like you said before, you are now on the MOONSIDE of LOQAM. But wait, that DOES present an issue: there's no moon here. I guess that ruins the idea of calling the other part SUNSIDE. BRIGHTSIDE? OOH! That's it! You are on DARKSEID. No, that's not it.
> Equius: Aggress that "Iiiiiiiiiimps" this instant.
OH, AUGH, your EYEZ! You don't even know what you're LOOKING AT ANYMORE. This can't be good for your PSYCHE!
> Imps: Attack!
> Equius: Bounce back.
> Equius: Smash this kid.
> Equius: Target the strong one.
> Mama Imp: Arrive.
> Equius: Just do what you came here for.
That was a close one. Boy do your eyes STING. Oh, nearby you spy a BEACH BUM GOAT that may or may not know of Robo-Radia. Perhaps you shall engage it in conversation?
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That headbutt drops your butt approximately two counties down the road. Not the best way to travel, but at least it's better than the bus. Buses ALWYAS break down n the worst places... but then again, they ARE ghost-resistant...
You spy a herd of goats trying to enter another SUSPICIOUS MUSICAL TOWER.
> Equius: Get in that place.
No that won't work, it's likely goats-only. You'll need a disguise to get past these guys.
Luckily, there's a good disguise standing right next to you.
> Equius: Disguise self, then "goat" for it, it's so clever.
> Equius: Try something else.
Wait, yeah, you've got an idea. BOOM! They'll never suspect a thing.
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You are a criminal mastermind. Roxy is SUC a good influence.
> Sollux: Report party status.
You remain on Derse, attempting to flee the sudden flood of FLYING DERSE IMPS. You don't have a party, but do you know that the HAT SALESMAN Droog is still gathering policemen, and as for Droll, you dunno, like...he could be doing anything, but whatever, it's like who cares about that guy anymore.
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Shit, you forgot they can all fly! Maybe flying STRAIGHT UP wasn't such a good idea! If you try to turn off, they'll catch you fo sho! The only way out is some dumb SCOOBY-DOO CHASE SCENE TRICK.
> Sollux: Make a highly unrealistic sharp turn thus causing all of the flying Derse imps to crash into a building and die graphically.
Luckily they all FALL FOR IT and CRASH HORRIBLY. That should hold them off...for a moment.
Meanwhile, at the scene of the recent murder...
This is quite a fix. A fresh kill or two, no leads, few witnesses, and nobody's talking. Nobody wants to admit that their golden boy may be dead. No, not the yucky yellow golden boy, the figuratively-golden boy. Then again, the blue blood is mixing in with HB's red, leaving a lot of room for denial. A Dersian officer pulls out his WALKIE-TALKIE to report that the prince is dead.
The Prince is dead!? says the other guy hysterically. Yes, that's what I said, he says, the Prince of Hope is dead. The other guy shrugs. Prince of Hope is dead, he replies.
The second guy sends the message to some other guy on his other walkie-talkie and he says the prince is dead, the Prince of Hope is dead.
Copy that. He gets his other walkie-talkie out. Our hope is dead, our Prince of Hope is dead!
Roger. Our Prince of Hope is dead; long live the Prince of Void!
Our prince is dead, long live the prince!
OUR HOPE IS DEAD LONG LIVE THE PRINCE!
Our hope is dead, long live the pri- Halt. Incoming transmission, says the head announcer in the big clock tower to an officer on a one-way walkie-talkie. It's a leak from Prospit. Says their Prince of Doom is dead. That's a victory for the Dersites, even though two of their princes are AWOL.
So the head announcer hangs up and makes his next big announcement:
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ATTENTION DERSE: THE PRINCE IS DEAD, THE PRINCE IS DEAD, I REPEAT, THE PRINCE IS DEAD, AND TO CLARIFY, THE PRINCE OF HOPE IS DEAD.
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LONG LIVE THE PRINCE. CITIZENS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CHECK ON THE PRINCE OF VOID BECAUSE HE IS CURRENTLY ON AN EXTENDED ROAD TRIP, I REPEAT, A ROAD TRIP AND NOT TO BE DISTURBED.
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ALSO PROSPIT'S PRINCE OF DOOM DIED SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY IN HIS SLEEP, WHILST SPEWING BLOOD FROM EVERY ORIFICE, WHICH ENDED HIS PITIFUL EXISTENCE. THEIR DOOM IS DEAD, OUR HOPE IS GONE, LONG LIVE THE VOID!
IN ADDITION, ALL DERSITES ARE NOW REQUIRED TO WEAR AT LEAST ONE (1) LEAF ON THEIR PERSON AT ALL TIMES. THANK YOU.
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You need to get out of this crazy place.
> Equius: Enter.
What's this place supposed to be? Some huge gathering point of a goat event?
You spot some Aradia glyphs on the walls, but don't know what to think of them.
> Equius: Wonder why all these goats seem to love Aradia so much.
You begin to put together all the puzzle pieces in your head with DEDUCTIVE REASONING ABILITIES. They own a large amount of Aradia goods, so maybe they idolize her? But she's supposed to be waiting for you at her house, somewhere on this planet.
Yeeeeet, anybody remember when she told you not to commit suicide?
HOW DID SHE DO THAAAAAAAT. Does she go around just helping people and teleporting around?! That's really awesome! Maybe... you could have magic powers, just like her. What special powers might you someday control?!
> Roxy: Tell'm, guuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl!
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Equius: find yourself in LOLCAT somehow.
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> Equius: Hurtle.
You and the herd of goats rapidly TRANSPORTALIZE toward a new and exciting location! There's no earthly way of knowing which direction you'll be going. Who knows? Might end up in the LAND OF LITTLE CUBES AND TEA for some reason.
Welp, nope, actually you end up in
D83!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Eridan: Let's FLY.
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> Karkat: Be at the carnival, we wanna be YOU now.
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> Terezi: Talk from within the Grand Library.
> Tavros: Stop scouring ruins.
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And with that we're taking a short, few- or two-day break. Next time we'll see Nep+Kan+Scratch all hanging out somewhere somehow, so watch for it and possibly make requests for it! We still don't know where Equius went though. (By the way, Tavros is wearing a fancy desert cloak.)