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[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

[Cambot's just bopping on down a corridor somewhere, when he spots a man looking out the window! He's probably new - his shoulders are squared with tension, and he's patting around his jacket as if looking for concealed weapons that have all mysteriously vanished. The little bot approaches hopefully. New friend?]

[Harvey turns just then, and starts visibly. Short a piece, he settles for jabbing a finger at the offending robot, who cringes back a bit (no friends? D8).] What're you lookin' at? Just what kinda game're you playin' here?

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[liefeldisgod.livejournal.com]

[Hey, it's a familiar face! Probably 'cause it's technically his too. 90s Kid springs on him enthusiastically.]

DUUUUUUUDE it's about time you got up here!

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[liefeldisgod.livejournal.com]

Gah! [The kid falls right on his rump the second that punch hits. His shades fell off his face with the impact as well, so Harvey can see his eyes as he just sits there for a second, clutching his nose as it's already starting to bleed, and just blinks, trying to process what just happened.

And then as it starts to sink in...]

...Aww, dude, you broke my shades! [He clamors to try to pick up the pieces, still clutching his nose.]

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

You gotta lot of nerve -

Dammit -- forget the shades! Here... Tilt yer head back and pinch.

[liefeldisgod.livejournal.com]

[90s Kid blinks, taking the handkerchief automatically and following his instructions.]

What was that even for, man? What'd I do?

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Nothin', kid. Just had a run-in with the Entity - looks like the thing's been wearin' your face.

How long you been here?

[liefeldisgod.livejournal.com]

[And he gladly accepts that hand, staggering up to his feet.] The Enti-what? Y'mean that thing Lord Vyce was talkin' about?

I dunno...a month or so? Time really flies up here, man!

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Turns out the creep wasn't lyin'. You seriously didn't notice it?

[liefeldisgod.livejournal.com]

Dude, I showed up here like two days after that fight. I dunno what's goin' on down there!

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Two days?

Then what's going' on up here?

[liefeldisgod.livejournal.com]

Oh nothin' much. Just hangin' out with Liz and Linkara and some other dudes up here. I even got to read a bad book! It was AWESOME!

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

...that's great, kid. Bleedin' stopped yet?

[liefeldisgod.livejournal.com]

[But...Harvey hit him in the face, not 'helpful'.

He pulls the handkerchief away for a second, sniffling. His nose is very much stuffed up now, but if he's still bleeding it's definitely slowing.]

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

You're fine, kid. C'mon, how 'bout you show me around this joint?

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

Mister Finevoice! It's good to see you; I was getting a little worried and...

...

Did you just punch 90s Kid?

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Iron? When did - 'course I did, didn't you see that thing?

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

...See what? [The answer to that better not be what she thinks it is.]

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

The Entity, or - whatever the hell you wanna call it!

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

[Oooof course.]

You mean you saw it? So it is real?!

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Real? It's been walkin' around lookin' like him for months!

Wait, if it didn't grab you too, then what're you doing here? Where the hell are we?

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

[Wow, she's never seen Harvey like this. She casts a confused and maybe a little wary glance at 90s Kid, then back at Harvey.]

This is the Satellite of Love. Linkara and I just kind of popped up here with a bunch of others. [And 90s Kid, obviously. But he noticed that.]

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

The Satellite of - like on that TV show?

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

The one and the same. Bots and all. [She'd've been concerned if you didn't, Harv.]

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Is the ninja here too?

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

[Her face falls a little at that and she shakes her head.] Still no sign of him since Linkara said he showed up then disappeared.

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Damn. It must've got him, then.

Listen, Iron, I don't know if that thing can get to us up here, but you two kids oughta stick close. Looks like it ain't fond of witnesses. And I ain't sure how to kill it, but I know what it is. It's that Missing Number thing, from Pokemon - and I've got no idea how that works, so don't ask.

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

[...Dude. Heavy.

There is obvious concern in Liz's face as Harvey talks. Partly sympathy at his encounter, which sounded very much Not Fun, but mostly the knowledge settling in that the Entity does indeed exist and is no doubt running amok while she and Linkara are stuck up here.

Where the hell was Linkara anyway? He should probably hear this too.]

Well...even if it did somehow get up here I doubt it'd be much of a threat. [She does...whatever it is she usually does that summons Twinkle and Icingdeath to make her point; nothing happens.] No powers.

[Besides her evenings on the Satellite have thankfully been lacking in that feeling of being watched or the hairs on the back of her neck prickling. Well, Halloween shenanigans aside.]

[itsjustthemads.livejournal.com]

[Dr. F just sort of peers at the new well-dressed stranger.]

...You know, a lot of you new folks look kinda similar.

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'Least we don't all have crazy hair.

[itsjustthemads.livejournal.com]

[Dr. F chooses to ignore that hair comment for now.]

So did you guys go cloning or something? Because I could make great use of technology like that.

[game-over-pal.livejournal.com]

[Either Falco just sucks at telling humans apart, or there's a lot of clones wandering around. HAVE A BIRD STARE AT YOU]

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

You want somethin'?

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's not his fault you're here.

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

'Course it ain't. I was more concerned with what might be watchin' through him.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

Still, there's no call to be cruel.

[wavesinherheart.livejournal.com]

He's not the one at fault.

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm startin' to get the picture.

[wavesinherheart.livejournal.com]

[She nods. As long as he knows, that's fine by her.]

Did anyone mention why we're here?

[verygassy.livejournal.com]

Hey, hey! No threatening Cambot!

[1000kpipes.livejournal.com]

Alright, alright, geez. No touchin' the robot, I got it.

[verygassy.livejournal.com]

Good!

...

[Loooong pause.]

I'm gonna guess you know Linkara?...