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[uncoils]

[Jolyne's...pretty much done with this. Sorry guys. She's not usually a complete killjoy, when the event doesn't seem so bad, but you know what? The hell with this. She's not a fan of Wonderland pulling bullshit like hey remember your friends! They're back! But kind of like pod people. Oh and here's the complete works of Lisa Frank come to life. That's kind of okay, but she's not here for the first thing. Not at all.]

So we've got what, a couple days left of this shit?

[Not the best start but she's done. You know who else is done? Mr. Stuffed Animal Tree in the background who seems to be sporting a bandaid on his forehead. Or where it would be if trees have a forehead? Yeah yeah, turn all spooky, she's done with your crap too buddy.]

I know, I know, it's not so bad, but I think I'll be happier when things go back to normal.

[She just sighs, muttering to herself.]

Man, I wanted to see my friends again, but not like that.

[And because she's continuing to gripe, the tree starts rustling in the background, which prompts Jolyne glare over there.]

Oh give me a break, save that crap for someone who cares.

[She'll stop the video here before she gets into a fight with the damn tree again.]

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[trabryu]

[ Mondo sees the video, and feels a sudden strange sense of solidarity. Finally, someone sane. He feels the need to get in contact and starts a response. ]

Hey. Wanna pound some of these crazy creatures together? I'm Mondo Oowada, by the way. I haven't tried but would be nice if we can-- [ A rainbow bush jumps to him then, tickling under his nose all playfully. ] BUEHK-SHEH!! Fuckin-- [ His attempt to take a swing is easily stopped by an enormous yellow star in pink ribbon panties tackling him down. You can't really see much with the video going all over the place before showing just complete black, but you can pretty much figure out what happens with the sounds. ] Fuck-- get off of me!! You--ghk!! [ Not long after, though, the video will show some visuals again ー huge googly eyes with long lashes, and a huge smile... and it ends there.

If Jolyne replays the video, though, she'll be able to see hints of where Mondo's at. Before all those shenanigans happened, he was standing in front of some building with rainbow painted above its red canopy, adjacent to another building with illustrated canopy of cat face and stars. ]

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[uncoils]

[Okay, goofy as it is, the screen being filled with a close up of googly eyes is actually kind of freaky. So Jolyne'll head over there because she's not letting somebody she's just met get mobbed by whatever the hell that is.]

Fuck this.

[She'll leave the stuffed animal tree alone for now and head that way.]

Shit, where was he? Uh...

[Okay turns out there's a lot of rainbows around here, but it doesn't take her too long to find the one by the cat face and stars. Please don't be dead or something Mondo. Don't be known as the guy who got killed by Shimmery Twinkleheart.]

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[trabryu]

[ He's not dead yet, technically. But he does feel pretty dead inside. Being knocked down so easily by some fucking cartoon-y star... feels bad man. It isn't something that he can talk proudly of. It doesn't necessarily feel painful, the ground he's at seems rather... bouncy, even as his surroundings intermittently turn rather dark and stormy as opposed to the usual colourful one. Still, he doesn't feel like getting up right away. He feels pretty defeated.

When Jolyne finds him, he'll be there, laying on his back pathetically, surrounded by rotting trees that would occasionally glitch back to a colourful, vibrant ones. ]

Re: action

[uncoils]

Hey, need a hand?

[He doesn't look the greatest, she can see that. But she also gets the feeling that his pride probably hurts worse than anything else. She knows she'd be humiliated if she got thrashed by some cutesy looking star thing, and he doesn't seem like an ass, so she's not going to rub it in or anything.]

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[trabryu]

[ Jolyne gets him. Sympathy isn't really something he wants, but the offer of help sounds genuine and he can appreciate that. ]

...Nah, I'm good.

[ He'll stop moping and get on his feet subsequently, sighing. ]

My bad, I made you come all the way. I was supposed to be the one who do that.

[ God, he gotta get himself together. While he was lying down like that, she probably faced many troubles coming all the way here. ]

Were you aight? Didja see the star on your way here?

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[deadshapes]

[Mae appears to be hiding up some kind of colorful (non teddy-bear-infested) tree.]

It effing sucks! Those weren't my friends! They're not like that at all and I hate that this stupid place tried to make them so--so stupid! It just feels, I dunno, it's like a violation or something!

[video]

[uncoils]

It's a pain in the ass is what it is.

[She'll just move further away before the tree does that thing again.]

Sorry it did that to you though. Nobody should have to put up with that kind of crap.

[video]

[deadshapes]

Yeah, nobody should, except we do and it happens all the goddamn time here. I hate Wonderland.

...Sorry, I'm just. Upset. I don't even know you all that well.

[video]

[uncoils]

No, it's fine. I get it. You need to vent. It happens. Especially when this kind of shit happens.

[video]

[deadshapes]

[She kicks a rock.]

I'd be fine with events that try to kill us all the time, I just hate when it also messes with my head.

[hairdont]

[Josuke remembers what Jolyne had told him about her life and friends and... yeah he's uncharacteristically grim when he responds.]

...You too, huh?

[Seeing the dead again is just freaking fantastic, isn't it.]

[uncoils]

Yeah.

[She is not happy about this. And she'll explain, just give her a second...]

I can hear you, fucker!

[And the stuffed animal tree in the background scurries back a little instead of sneaking closer to Jolyne.]

Who'd you see?

[hairdont]

[Okay he can't help but laugh at that, given what's happening in the background.]

You okay over there?

[He swallows.]

My mom, which.. was really great. But... my grandpa was there, too. My real grandpa, not... the other one.

[Because they talked about this.]

[uncoils]

[Nothing she can't handle, don't worry.]

Oh...shit. Sorry, Josuke. Man, you shouldn't have to deal with that shit.

[hairdont]

Seems to be Wonderland's favourite thing, lately.

[Fuck that 'worst day of your life' event.]

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[entreats]

At least all the weird cartoon.. things.. aren't as bad.

[ As bad as seeing your friends again, that is. Because Ange sure agrees with Jolyne on that one - that part just sucks. Even though the cartoony beings can be kind of annoying, she'll take that over this place pretending her parents are still alive. ]

Even when they go all creepy, it seems more like a haunted house than anything.

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[uncoils]

Yeah, I probably wouldn't mind it as much if it was just that.

[She can deal with weird cartoon horror. That's not so bad.]

The other crap though, that's what makes it a complete pain in the ass.

[entreats]

I'd say "just ignore it", but.. well, you know what happens.

[ Ange's tone makes it obvious enough that she's seen the effects of what happens when you deny the stuff you get shown already. ]

[uncoils]

It'd be good advice normally. Just not this time. Only makes shit more annoying.

[entreats]

It makes you wonder what else they'd expect from us. Just pretend it's all real and fine and act all happy? [ She sighs. ]

What would that even be good for?

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[beatupgrass]

What's with this event and dead people? That's not convincing anyone of anything. It just pisses me off.

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[uncoils]

Right, it's not fooling anybody!

[She sounds sure about this, but...]

Probably, I mean unless you just go along with it.

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[beatupgrass]

Yeah, that would be a stupid idea. [Awkward laugh.] Who'd be that dumb?

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[uncoils]

[Equally awkward laugh.]

Yeah, you'd have to be a real idiot.

[She might've gone along with it at first.]

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[beatupgrass]

[He might have been a little happy to see Yondu again....]

'Cause, like, the second you give in- like really, really give in- you're probably toast.