Archive of Our Own

Parrot,

I just realized I never got to tell you this properly, and I thought it would be weird to say it out loud now, after it’s already been days, so I’ll write it down on paper to you instead.

Thank you for saving me from the chunkban. You already got the secret you wanted from Spoke; you really didn’t have to. But again, thank you.

I think this feeling is called Gratitude.

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Parrot,

I haven’t seen you for a few days now. I hope the ClownPierce problem goes away soon. I miss having someone to hang out with that isn’t Kenadian.

— CWifies

(Speaking of Kenadian, I went to visit him, while you were gone. He told me what I was feeling was Loneliness.)

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Parrot, it’s boring in Proton without you. Derapchu and everyone else is nice, but they aren’t you.

At least I get to see Ken again. He’s acting a bit… off, though.

I’m hoping the next rotation puts me back with you.

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Parrot.

Today, when we were attacked in the End, you separated from us to serve as a distraction. Outnumbered and outgeared.

Why?

I messaged you, ready to come back with more gear, ready to help you escape. But you never replied. So I had to sit there on the island, not knowing if I would ever see you again.

Don’t do this ever again. Please, Parrot. Please.

Keep yourself safe next time. You’re worth more than everyone else combined.

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I am forming a plan.

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Thank you for trusting me today.

I said I wouldn’t let you die, promised it.

And I always keep my promises.

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Parrot—

Why won’t you listen to me?

Dean is selling us out. He doesn’t need the diamond armor, unlike you, because he isn’t actually being hunted.

We should’ve left him long ago.

He’s just a dead weight.

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I meant what I said today, when we were traveling with the guy with the camels.

If it came to it, I would choose for you to live. I don’t care about myself nor Dean—we can die, or be trapped forever, for all I care.

Nothing else matters to me.

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I told you we should’ve left Dean long ago.

But even so… don’t beat yourself up too badly for this. I hate seeing you cry. It makes me want to burn something down.

It’ll be alright, Parrot. Everything will be okay, you’ll see. As long as we’re together, as long as we’re best friends, nothing will break us apart.

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I’m sorry for what I’m about to do.

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Parrot, I’m sorry. I’m sorry I’m sorry im sorry im sorry im sorry.

please come back, pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasePLEASE

ims orry, i didnt mean anything at all what i said, im sorry for raising my voice yo ure right im notbein gfair, youre right youre always right please just trya nd see from my perspective, pleas eparrot. im sorry, so sorr ysorry sorry so rryso rry

come back come back please come back, i dont care if youre mad at me i dont care if you want to kill me i dont even care if you yell at me

id rather you be angry at me while close than angry at me out of reach.

if you come back—if you do, i will shut up, i swear.

please parrot, just come back.

is this what they call Regret?

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im coming to find you.

i cant just sit aside and do nothing while you end yourself over nothing.

Your best friend,

Wifies

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I understand why you flew away, when I tried to talk to you.

That’s okay, I guess. I can wait a bit longer.

I’m sorry.

(Ken says I’m doing a good job recognizing all these emotions, and that the colors I see now should be brighter than the ones I saw before. But everything is so dull ever since you stopped talking to me. What is that feeling called? Is it even a feeling? Ken says it’s Disappointment, or Depression. Maybe it’s both.)

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Training was fun. I hope we get to do it again, and that this time is not the last time we will ever hang out again.

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Parrot—

Trust me on this one, okay?

~Good bye, ParrotX2. Until we meet again.

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Notes about Parrot

• Always prepared
• Says he works alone (but didn’t we work toge
• Oftentimes gets other people in on a plan — knows the chances of success goes up with number of players
• Paces a lot when thinking or explaining

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• Will try and try and continue to try until he physically cannot try anymore
• Even though he can’t see it, he is selfish at times. That’s good, maybe I can shape that so he’ll consider his own life more.

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• Will almost always find an ally, even among enemy grounds
• Takes risks as long as he thinks he will be safe
• Will jeopardize his own team unknowingly.

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• Cares about Nufuli.

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Parrot,

Paragon is built. I’m excited for you to finally move in and start a new life with me. But this time, you will be completely safe from outside harm.

You’re going to hate it at first, but I’m hoping you will be open to change.

This is called Determination, I think.

— W The Director

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Parrot,

Stop trying to escape. You know this place is perfect, you know it is safer in here. You won’t be able to escape, even if you try for a million years. But you will continue to think that you can, because that is how you work.

It’s okay, Parrot. I’ll wait, until you finally realize I was right all along. And then, we can finally begin building a world that is just ours.

Think about it. Ours. Fully. Everything is ours, no one will be able to take anything away from you ever again.

Doesn’t that sound nice? Doesn’t that tempt you, just the tiniest bit?

It’s okay if it doesn’t. It will eventually.

I’ll wait for as long as I have to.

Waiting is a game I’m willing to play, as long as the person I’m waiting for is you.

Stay safe, and don’t die.

—The Director

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Parrot—

Do you think I’m stupid? I can tell you’re very clearly faking your trust for me, I can tell you only played hide-and-seek with me to learn how I think—much like I did to you—I know you tried to kill me down in that ancient city, but failed because I was never afk.

The thing you don’t realize, Parrot, is that I know so much more than you think. The amount of power and knowledge I have is unfathomable—because which player can confidently say they know another player’s entire inventory, down to the last few items?

I never wanted to play this game with you. Never with you. But, if you’re so insistent, just know you will lose. Because I wrote this story, and I will always win in the end.

—The Director

(I am able to feel things now, completely. Which is weird, because I thought the exact opposite would happen after Wifiesdied.

I would ask Kenadian about it, but I don’t think he would approve of what I have become.)

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Why didn’t you try and run away when you had the chance?

The Parrot I knew would’ve taken every opportunity, no matter the risk.