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Your name is Aradia Megido and you just had to break up a fight between your boyfriends, but that's not important right now.
Ever since you were 6 sweeps you've grown a bit cold and distance from your friends. You try to be social with them as much as possible, but you sometimes fear they'll find out about the secret you've been keeping from them for a long time...
You spend most of your time exploring ruins and digging up artifacts, but you often also have to auspistise between your boyfriends, which gets annoying as fuck.
You've sorta made up with Vriska so you do also spend time flarping with your little group which is pretty fun.
Currently you're analysing some artifacts in your block. Usually Eridan and Sollux will stay in one with you, but honestly everyone could really use a break from each other.
Suddenly you get a notification from trollian and you nearly drop the priceless artifact you're cleaning.
You take a look to see everyone chatting in the group memo about planning another meetup, but it doesn't look like Eridan (pretty obvious why) or Nepeta are online.
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CURRENT arachnidsGrip [CAG] RIGHT NOW opened memo on board "stup8d 8itchy flarp8ng loser group"
CAG: Yo 8itches.
CAG: Y'all down for a sesh next Wednesd8y?
CAG: Our hive, midn8, bring snacks.
CURRENT gallowsCalibrator [CGC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CGC: WH4T D1D 1 S4Y 4BOUT 1NV1T1NG P3OPL3 TO OUR H1V3 W1THOUT T3LL1NG M3!? >:[
CAG: Sorry, 8a8e!
CGC: LM40 JK 1 DON'T C4R3, VR1S. >:]
CURRENT adiosToreador [CAT] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CAT: uHHHH, i DON'T THINK i'M BUSY...?
CAT: i'LL CHECK. }:)
CURRENT apocalypseArisen [CAA] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CAA: I believe I am free.
CAA: I think it is f0r the best if I tell Eridan and bring him.
CAA: The b0ys c0uld use time apart.
CAT: i CAN GO.
CAG: Ooooooh~ Tea?
CAG: Spill, 'Radia! >::::)
CGC: CUT 1T OUT >:[
CGC: 1'M S1CK OF GOSS1P R1GHT NOW.
CAG: Fiiiiiiiine.
CAG: Remem8er: Wednesd8y, our hive, midn8.
CAG: Don't 8e l8! ::::)
CAG closed memo.
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At least now you have something to clear your mind.
You're about to get back to analyzing artifacts when you suddenly get messages from Kanaya.
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grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling apocalypseArisen [AA]
GA: Aradia?
GA: You Were Acting Distant Again At The Party.
GA: Are You Okay?
AA: I am fine.
AA: S0mething has just been... B0thering me.
GA: May I Ask What?
AA: I am n0t supp0sed t0 tell...
AA: But...
AA: Can I trust y0u?
GA: Of Course.
AA: Well...
apocalypseArisen disconnected.
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Aaaannndddd your power's out again.
What the fuck did Sollux do this time?
You exit your block and walk down the hall, knocking on his door.
Several seconds pass with no answer so you quietly open the door.
Sollux's block is always an utter disaster, so you have to avoid the loose games and wires littering the floor like it's a minefield.
You step inside to find all his bees asleep and Sollux himself curled up in the corner, wide eyed and having a panic attack.
His psionics spark around him and you can clearly tell your boyfriend is having another one of his visions.
You cautiously approach, pulling him into your lap and massaging his temples to make his head stop hurting and his psionics stop going crazy.
"Shh... I'm here.. it's n0t happening right n0w... They're just messing with y0u... Just w0rry ab0ut the present..." You say, trying to console him.
You use your own abilities to calm the spirits and make them leave him alone.
Sollux finally calms down and seems to fall asleep on the spot.
You carry him to his recuperacoon while muttering to yourself.
"I didn't think he'd get 0nes this bad again since 0ur timeline split 0ff.. I mean... This timeline is s0 much better than s0me 0f the 0thers... What c0uld he p0ssibly have seen that was s0 bad..?"
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Aaaannndddd (super long and 2x combo) suddenly you're Feferi.
You're name is Feferi Peixes and you thiiinnkkk you might've just stumbled upon something BIG.
You were sorting through old records and documents when you accidentally stumbled upon the most restricted and confidential information your ancestor ever had on paper.
You read through everything she had about your friends ancestors. You know some of your friends know a bit of their predecessor's stories, but this was all things the public couldn't read much about at all.
You look at documents of Marquise Spinret Mindfang's trial, the exile of an executioner by the name of Darkleer, letters between The Condesce and The Grand Highblood, and most interesting of all, documents of an unregistered fugitive spreading word of revolution with... Candy red blood.
That's the exact shade Karkat told you his was soon after you became empress!
Maybe you should tell Karkat about this guy. You've heard rumors of his existence and how he basically became a religious figure for many trolls across the hemospectrum, but you didn't think he was REAL. Like an actual living troll who REALLY existed at one point!
You dart through the palace back up to your computer as fast as you can.
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cuttlefishCuller [CC] began trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG]
CC: Karcrab! I )(ave to s)(ell you somefin!
CC: Karcrab?
CC: Crabcatc)(?
CC: I'll even pull out the really bad one if you don't answer!
CC: ...
CC: Carpcatfis)(!!!!!!!
CC: ...
CC: KARKAT VANTAS!!!! 3>8(
CG: WHAT THE IN THE ACTUAL NAME OF JEGUS FUCK DO YOU WANT!?
CC: I found somefin digging t)(roug)( my predecessor's old stuff!
CG: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A MEANINGLESS WASTE OF MY PRECIOUS FUCKING TIME!
CG: WHY DON'T YOU GO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO'S PRACTICALLY MAID OF TIME LIKE ARADIA!?
CG: MADE*
CG: FUCK!
CG: MY POINT STILL STANDS! SHE'S NEVER ACTUALLY BUSY!
CC: B-ECAUS-E I T)(INK T)(IS MIG)(T )(AVE SOMET)(ING TO DO WITH YOU!!!
CG: ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF SOMETHING...?
CC: NO! Karkat, please!
CG: I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND I'M ALREADY DEALING WITH A LOT!
CC: JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LISTEN TO ME, KARKAT!!!!!!
CC: O)( my glub I'm so sorry!
CG: holy shit...
CG: ok fine you have my attention.
CG: and now we've both dropped our typing quirks in this conversation...
CC: A)(-EM! Karkat!
CG: RIGHT.
CC: So...
CC: I t)(ink I found records on our ancestors!
CC: And not just t)(e already known stuff about Vriska and Eridan and Terezi's!
CC: I mean t)(e stuff t)(at was covered up!
CG: AND WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ME?
CC: T)(ere was t)(is rebel who had t)(e same blood colour as you!
CG: WHAT THE FUCK.
CG: YOU'RE FUCKING WITH ME, RIGHT?
CC: No!
CC: I'll send you p)(otos!
CC: )(e was never actually documented after )(atc)(ing so all that exists of )(im are reports and )(is execution!
CC attached file: P)(otos!
CG: SUCH AN ORIGINAL FILE NAME.
CG: YOU DESERVE A FUCKING AWARD.
CC: T)(at's not the point!
CC: Look at t)(em!
CG: HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
CG: HOLY SHIT SO HUGE IT'S THE SIZE OF YOUR HUGE ASS FUCKING PALACE.
CG: THAT IS HOW BIG THE HOLY FUCKING SHIT IS.
CC: I wanted to s)(ow t)(e ot)(ers t)(ese!
CC: T)(ey deserve to know t)(e full story and t)(eir ancestors deserve to )(ave t)(eir legacies carried on!
CC: I want to s)(ore t)(eir stories wit)( everyone!
CC: T)(ese trolls were )(eroes! Martyrs!
CG: I GUESS THAT MAKES SENSE...
CG: SO WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT FROM ME!?
CC: I don't know!
CC: I want you to )(elp get t)(ese stories out t)(ere!
CC: But just let me look t)(roug)( t)(ese records and figure somet)(ing out first!
cuttlefishCuller [CC] ceased trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG]
End of Chapter 5