Twelfth Consensus

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

[The Twins appear on the network, completely ready for whatever they're about to announce.

Functional yet fashionable.]

You might want to start preparing, lovelies.

Right away. If you wait, you won't be pleased with the outcome.

[Tweedledum turns to adjust her sister's gas mask. Tweedledee tries to shoo her away, but it doesn't really help any, and Tweedledum hovers around her as she talks, fussing..]

It might be a while before you can find what you need again. There might even be rioting in the streets--

There aren't any streets.

--Though you probably won't have time with all the running and hiding you'll be doing.

Nohow.

Comments

[was_a_hunter]

Running and hiding? From what?

[failedparenting]

[Meanwhile in the background her husband is in goddamn disaster mode.

Is he pulling cans of beans and gasoline out of the closet? The question is, why aren't you?]

[was_a_hunter]

[Glancing back, she frowned slightly.]

Get a gun too. For me.

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

Now that is a million dollar question, isn't it?

Contrariwise, do you really have time to be worrying about that just now?

[sorryitasedyou]

[ That's it. Just that face. ]

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

Yes, love?

[sorryitasedyou]

So, do you guys ever deliver comforting messages? Like just saying hello or checking in? Do you speak a language other than somewhat-terrifying and foreboding?

[ She's just gonna be real here. ]

[normandysbest]

... Is this some sort of threat?

If it's a serious warning, you're gonna have to give more details for it to be of any use.

[haha she's not worried what who's worried NOT SHEPARD]

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

It's not of any use?

You can just give it back then, if you can't use it.

[normandysbest]

Trust me, I can use anything. But the more information you can give, the better. What are we preparing for? Who are we going to be fighting against? What kind of weaponry will we need?

The more answers you can give, the more lives can be saved.

[lightgunhustler]

More straightforward warning than usual.

[That's appreciated, at least? Jo is already in prep-mode, along with Simon. At least neither one of them is strangers to having to go full-on survival.]

Question is, if we stock up on weapons, is Wonderland even gonna let us keep 'em?

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

...Are you saying we're thieves?

Not that you'd be wrong.

[Tweedledee elbows her sister for that.]

[thesamurai]

[Well, Michonne is suddenly glad for the over-preparing she's done in the past, eying the multiple palette of canned food and bottled water. And there are things stashed in places only she knows about (she hopes) outside of the mansion. Just in case it disappears.]

Thanks for keeping it cryptic.

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

We are never cryptic.

Contrariwise, perhaps you are the cryptic one and that's why we seem cryptic to you.

Yes, that must be it.

[backpacking]

[ ffffffffffffuck ]

Why're you wearing those? [ Comes the strained, almost startled voice of a younger hoarder. ]

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

We wouldn't want to inhale anything harmful!

Nohow! And it doesn't hurt to be prepared even if the air remains clear, does it?

[everyonecanbekind]

RIOTING?? I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, REFUSE TO ENGAGE IN YOUR RIOT! IS THERE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED? PERHAPS WE COULD DISCUSS IT OPENLY, INSTEAD!

[ hopeful and yet unsure skeleton places a hand on his hip. He watches the strange little girls fix and prevent fixing of the gas mask. ]

ALSO, WHY ARE YOU WEARING GAS MASKS?

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

Open dialogue is a good tool--

--When the other party is capable of speech!

Even with the gas masks, we personally can still discuss things openly.

But we won't be breathing anything that might kill us.

[krmvgivv]

[Things Dipper does not like: creepy twins. TWINS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AWESOME, NOT CREEPY. He is offended on behalf of twins everywhere.]

This seems a lot more straightforward than our usual warnings.

[Just to be safe Dipper is definitely gonna get some gas masks out of the closet for him and Mabel. Less horrifying ones.]

[mviw]

[Ford is going to interject because he is also offended by the "creepy twin" schtick. It's just not right. And also because he's currently busy stocking up on supplies.]

I'm fortifying my room and you two and Stan are welcome to join me. I think we should stick together.

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

Hmph! We are always straightforward.

Except those times when we go around through the back or the side--

--Or slip in through a window.

[needlebearer]

How can we be prepared if you won't tell us what we're supposed to be running from?

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

If you spend time worrying about that--

--You won't have a decent head start.

[fulllifeconsequences]

...Question.

Are the gas masks a normal thing? Are you, like... the edgy Tim Burton kind of Wonderland? Or is that a hint too?

[Still new. Bear with them.]

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

[Tweedledee manages to successfully shoo her twin away and pushes her gas mask up to sit precariously on top of her head.]

Gas masks are, by nature, meant for worst case scenarios.

If they were normal, that would be dreadful.