ask her what she's looking for

Be somewhat uncomfortable in the face of this sudden and intimate inspection. Ask her what she's looking at.

She's very smol in comparison yes. Though she seems so.. very used to all this madness.

"Thank you?"

"But yeah, I wasn't expecting anyone else to also be here... wherever 'here' is. What're you in here for?"

Ignore her question and ask her why she's in this place. Does it have anything to do with her ability to perform multiple actions at the same time?

>>981270
Ask her if she really thinks your butt is that big?

>>981442
The answer is: Yes, it is that big. The real question is: Is that a bad thing? No, it’s not a bad thing!

Klaatu should be proud of what their body looks like! And if anyone has a problem with it, then they ain’t worth our time!

"Er, sorta. I'm more like a centaur, really. And, relative to you I am rather big. Big enough you could even ride me... Uh, but don't. Well, without asking first. I'd be rude otherwise."

Just... let her do whatever as long as it isn't too intrusive. The important thing is to ask her more about things, like anything that might help you resolve your whole situation here, and make choices that help you cohere faster.

Maybe she has tips? She's got to have cohered a lot more than you - or be one of the people - poor or not - that've fully cohered, been judged and are now stuck here effectively forever... yeesh. Tough luck.

>you a big hoss
Tell her maybe! You haven't coalesced very much yet so you don't even know if this is your final form. Anyway, your name is some percentage of Klaatu. What's hers?

... and what does she think of the judges and the defender and this whole messed-up situation in which you might be her fellow inmate forever 'n ever?

... and show her your cube. Does she know what it is and does? You were just fartin' about trying to do something, anything, with your supposed multiverse-bending prowess.

... and does she know what's up with the wastebin-world?

Ask them one at a time, and allow her a chance to retort and ask questions of her own.

Ask if she dropped something?

1/2 teegee 2020/11/22(Sun)04:33 No. 981750 ID: 3994a2
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>Hmm is she gonna look at your junk?
W-what?!

"W-wait, what're you looking at?!" I do my best to ignore the sudden wave of intrusive thoughts -- from other versions of myself? -- about, uh, enlarging a certain part of my anatomy.

"You got four legs, bump!" A floating hand slaps my thigh for emphasis. "Big hoss!"

"O-oh." I let out a nervous chuckle. "Well, um, I guess I'm more like a centaur, but I suppose I am pretty big, huh?" I decide maybe it's for the best that I don't suggest the possibility of her riding me.

"Mmmhmm!" She nods excitedly. "Biggest hoss I ever seen!"

2/2 teegee 2020/11/22(Sun)04:34 No. 981751 ID: 3994a2
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I quickly change the subject, hoping that the odd sensation in my hindquarters is purely imaginary. "So uh, what's your name? I'm Klaatu... or some percentage of me goes by that name, I guess."

"Pop Pop Pollock! Nice ta meetcha!"

"Likewise! But yeah, I didn't think I'd actually meet anyone here... wherever here is. What're you in here for?"

"Pizza!" She shouts, hopping energetically.

"N-no, I mean, um... are you awaiting trial, too? Why'd the judges put you here?"

She pauses, cocking her head slightly. "Dunno no judges, bump."

So she lives in this weird place then? ok.
So, what do we do for drinks? or is the worm monsters' slimy saliva on the pizza supposed to be your drink?

Ask her how long she's been stuck in this 'world'.
Was she born in it?

Well, what does she spend her time on besides pizza? Can she show you around? You seem like you're not as... familiar with the area as her. Unless she's busy, of course?

uh, a local maybe? I mean it's obvious you don't really have any real control over this place (as I'm sure you didn't want pizza monsters) and maybe things can leak into the ultra dimension or whatever it was called from the outside and merge together to make their own things?

Yeah I'm just going to say just go with it at this point I don't really have any damn clue what's going on any more and even if I did I would still just say go with it as we really don't have anything better to do as the judges said our "guilt" would show itself eventually and weird pizza monsters aside it's still more interesting then just wondering in a white void of nothingness. At this point I feel the only thing we can do is just to try and enjoy the ride and hope it takes us somewhere nice.

>>981750
Try to ignore how much your thigh and butt are jiggling from that slap.

So... is she just another product of your chunk of this dimension? Or did she drift over from someone else's?

Maybe ask how long she's been here; that should be telling.

Say it's nice to meet Pop Pop, too.

>Judges
You don't know these judge fellows that well either, but they're the ones that brought you to this place. Maybe she's heard their names? Polonius, Titania and Jaswinder.

And some fellow called Kierkegaard is your defender. Or Kirk, you guess. 'n that's pretty much everyone you've met so far, since coming here!

Anyway, you're... you guess you're sort of on a journey of exploration to discover who you truly are?

What's she up to, besides pizza?

>>981778
support also is she native here?

1/1 teegee 2020/11/23(Mon)04:37 No. 981863 ID: 3994a2
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>Say it's nice to meet Pop Pop, too.
I did! I said "likewise!"

>Try to ignore how much your thigh and butt are jiggling from that slap.
Thankfully it was one of my front thighs, so I don't have to worry about the butt part at least.

"You don't?" Maybe she doesn't think of them as judges? "Polonius, Titania, Jaswinder? Kierkegaard? Any of those ring a bell?"

She shakes her head. "Nuh-uh."

Maybe she really is a native of this place. "Well, um, how long have you been here? Not in this pizza joint, but in this... in this world?"

She stares at me for a moment. "...I always been here, bump." It seems like the question confuses her.

I decide to try something a bit simpler. "So Pop Pop, what do you do with your time, besides eat pizza?"

"Explore!" I wait for her to elaborate, but she just looks at me, smiling.

"...O-oh, maybe you could show me around then? I'm still... pretty new around here."

Her face lights up. "Wan'me show ya 'round, bump? I know lotsa places -- like Blocky Circle, Itchy Stairs, Weirdo Heads, Up 'n Down Wiggle House, Hidey Slidey Hole, Ghost Stare Town... oh, and Big Melty Tower!"

Hm. Pop Pop may be a part of this place's coherence process or a product of it that went... um, poorly, or exceedingly well depending. Either way, she's given us a bunch of choices as to what to go look at now. Question is... which appeals the most?

My vote is she show us the Hidey Slidey Hole, on account of a hole that slides you into hiding actually sounds useful if we end up chased by some sorta monster again.

Hidey... Slidey... Hole?
yeah let's just start off with that. Oh and if the kid happens to be slower then you (do to them being smaller) offer them a ride on your back. I mean they'd probably enjoy the experience and it would let you run like hell and not ditch the kid should something scary come at you again.

You will definitely need to visit all of those if you want your sanity to leave you :B

Weirdo heads. If they are sentient, they can give us info

>>981863
Hidey slidey hole sounds lewd. Let's go there.

Let's see the Weirdo Heads; maybe they'll have something slightly more informed to say about our situation.

Hidey Slidey Hole sounds like a bar to me for some reason, and I don't think I have a problem with that. ONWARD TO BOOZE!

Point at the trash bin you discovered earlier is a portal to somewhere else and ask her if through there leads to any of the places she listed. If she hasn't been through there before, suggest she take a peek through. Say you're sorta interested in seeing more of wherever that is, but you're really too big to fit through the opening. However, maybe she knows of another way there you could fit through, or that she could find for you.

I'm curious about the blocky circle, sounds harmless too. Let's see that.

>>982028
Yeah lets see what she knows

Ooooh. Big Melty Tower sounds fun.

1/1 teegee 2021/02/22(Mon)21:20 No. 988885 ID: 3994a2
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The names she gives don't really give me much to go by, but... I don't really know what I'm looking for either, so I guess anything works. As long as there aren't any more monsters.

"Um, how about... Hidey Slidey Hole?" It sounds... safe enough.

"Okok! Just gotta find it!" She begins wandering about the room, looking underneath and behind furniture. I decide not to question it.

"So uh, before we go, what about the trash can over there?" I point to the can that led to that weird temple earlier.

"Trash can?" She stops, eyeing the can from afar. She wanders over and takes a peek inside, then recoils sharply, apparently caught by surprise. "... Don't wanna go there no more, nuh-uh." She pauses, and makes a weird expression when she looks my way. "'Um, cuz it's boring! Really really boring, bump!"

"Poppy, where does that hole go."

>>988885
Uh, what's wrong?

"Dont want to go there no more because it is boring... wait a minute, did you just imply you play inside trash cans?"

Let me guess: place used to be cool, but something happened to make it suck, right?

You aren't good at being deceitful, but I know you don't wanna go there so we won't.

Uh-huh. So what's she call that place? Trash Town? Terrible No Good Boring Place?

Anyway, don't pressure her if she ain't willing to talk about it. Ask her if the Slidey Hidey Hole - and paths to other places - moves around a lot?

Something tells me it's not really boredom that's making her dislike that place. Ask her why, what's in that place?

And then help her look for the hole. In whatever dark corner the entrance to that place may be hiding.

>>988885
a thought occurs, this might not be a kid

She's been, presumably, living here her whole life, yes? She wouldn't exactly have access to education or anything

we should probably ask how old she is before we start treating her like a child

1/2 teegee 2021/02/23(Tue)20:05 No. 988974 ID: 3994a2
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"It's not really because it's boring, is it?" That's about as gentle as I can manage while basically accusing her of lying. "What do you dislike so much about that place?"

"...Bad stuff happen there, bump." Her tone takes on a gravity that clashes with her... immature demeanor. "Really really bad."

"...Like what?"

"Nuh-uh, don't wanna talk 'bout it." Her expression darkens, and even though I can't see her eyes, it's like I can feel them piercing me. "Never ever ever go t' Funky Town. Or else..."

2/2 teegee 2021/02/23(Tue)20:05 No. 988975 ID: 3994a2
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She looks away, pulling her lips tight in a pained expression. "Or else I ain't Klaatu friend no more, bump."

But rockin' on to Electric Avenue is okay?

>>988976
This

>bad things
Hmm, I wonder if all these locations are... parts of your multiverse-memories? Funky Town must be where all your bad deeds or motivations coalesce.

Well, if she can't find Hidey Slidey Hole we can try Up 'n Down Wiggle House.
Hmm, show her the weird hole in the cube, ask if she knows what it is.

we'd much rather be friends with her than go to Funky Town. Let's be honest here.

>>988997
"Funky Town" sounds like massive compensation for a decisively un-funky town anyway.

well, we're new here, so advice taken. Also, we kinda chose at random, so whichever place we find other than Funky Town should be good, just let us know what it's called, and warn us if there's anything we need to watch out for

>Can't be friends, bump
Now there's a dread proclamation. Well... it'd suck to lose this strange new relationship already, so whether she's an inmate or a manifestation of this place, why not heed her on this? It'd sure be nice if there actually was a voice of wisdom on how to navigate around and avoiding whatever Bad Things could be going on in here as part of the condensing process. Not sure Pop Pop is that voice, but hell, why not stay a while and listen? Not like we've got many better things to do.

Let's search for the Hidey Slidey Hole already, Pop Pop!

>multiversal musings
I've just had a thought on something we might wanna bring up with our attorney, Kierkegaard.

If a person actually has multiple so-called 'existentially strong' alternalities (imma call them that now) capable of understanding all this space-time bull - and it was implied being able to in one universe means there's odds you can be so in another - would they in some way duke it out as part of the condensing process?

What if there were enough 'strong' alternalities that were *better*? Both at the space-time comprehension bull and in the strictly mess-with-the-multiverse moral sense. Wouldn't those alternalities in some ways subsume or override the guilty party, so to speak? Kierkegaard said the strong will eventually float to the top in here, but it seems hella weird if it takes just one bad egg to forever ruin someone.

Personality-wise, that is. Means some of the inmates here, even if they're guilty of serious stuff, might not be bad people in their condensed form. I get why the judge-jury still'd want to permanently remove them from the loop to prevent said bad egg from creating massive multiversal stinks...

But what happens to people who are VERY predisposed towards good - or at least not making a mess - overall, but still has the nature vs nurture of one of their alternalities go so badly wrong as to seek to seriously mess with causality? Even in the case of outright guilt, can one defense be "a crappy existence made me do it" and "now that we've condensed, I wouldn't do this again, because I'd know it'd be wrong"?

Eh, might be thinking way ahead here.

And thinking about Pop Pop's circumstances. If she's an inmate, not knowing who she is, or having any memories of the whole judgement process, shouldn't seem like it's possible. Not unless she's still condensing or something... maybe the seriously strong can compartmentalize themselves in here for a time and that's what's up here? But why bother? Perhaps they're afraid of facing up to the truth of what 'they' have done.

Orrrr she's just pretending and playing with us to pass the time. And hey, that's not necessarily too bad either. Roleplaying is a known fun-having activity.

You should act all excited and hug her, telling her that you love being her friend.

"Well, I guess I'm not going to Funky Town, then. If you're having trouble finding the Hidey Slidey Hole, I'm fine with anywhere else you can find; I mostly chose at random."

I get the feeling we're going to end up in Funky Town at some point.

A troubling thought; our lawyer said we're supposed to be forever alone in this space. That implies inmates are never supposed to meet. I also get the impression that person-like manifestations aren't supposed to be possible.

That means either another inmate is tearing down cell walls (figuratively speaking), or our theoretical bad-egg self is trying to pull some reality-warping nonsense to turn this cell into something more.

>>989042
Don't think Kirk ever said people weren't supposed to meet others. If we're worried, we can always just call our Attorney and ask. He's a calling card to the forehead away, apparently.
>>965313

...oh! Another thought. Show Pop Pop the Cube we made.

Okay, advice taken. So how about that Hidey Slidey Hole?

1/4 teegee 2021/03/26(Fri)23:41 No. 993276 ID: 3994a2
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"Okay, okay," I say, putting my hands up defensively. "I won't go to, uh, Funky Town. I'd rather have you as a friend, anyway." It feels weird to say that, considering we just met, but whatever.

Pop Pop crashes into me, wrapping non-existent arms around me awkwardly. "You da best, bump! Best friend, Klaatu!" With that, she releases me, and goes to wander about the restaurant, looking under and behind pieces of furniture.

>A troubling thought; our lawyer said we're supposed to be forever alone in this space. That implies inmates are never supposed to meet. I also get the impression that person-like manifestations aren't supposed to be possible.
>Don't think Kirk ever said people weren't supposed to meet others. If we're worried, we can always just call our Attorney and ask. He's a calling card to the forehead away, apparently.
...Yeah, I don't think Kirk said I'd necessarily be alone here... right? Although he didn't exactly make it sound like I'd be running into anyone, either. And I'm really not sure whether Pop Pop isn't just a manifestation of this place reacting to me. If she is one... is she really a person, then? How does all this really work?

2/4 teegee 2021/03/26(Fri)23:41 No. 993277 ID: 3994a2
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>we should probably ask how old she is before we start treating her like a child
...That might be a good way of figuring out, uh, how "real" she might be.

"So, uh, can I ask you a personal question?" I'm not really sure how to be tactful about this... especially with someone like her.

She pops up her head from behind some furniture. "Uh huh!"

"How old are you?"

She stares at me for a moment, cocking her head slightly. "Wot?"

"You know, uh..." I scratch my head, trying to think of another way to put it. "How long have you been alive?"

She pauses, apparently lost in deep thought. "Oh! Forever!" She finally chirps, before scurrying behind the counter.

3/4 teegee 2021/03/26(Fri)23:41 No. 993278 ID: 3994a2
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I don't get much time to contemplate the meaning of her answer, or perhaps the lack thereof, before her next outburst.

"Found it!" Her head pops up from behind the counter. "Look, Klaatu, look!"

I walk over and see that she's found a large, dark hole in the floor, just behind the counter. And she's climbing into it.

I stare at it for a moment. "...Is that the Hidey Slidey Hole?"

"Nope!" And then she disappears behind what seems to be an alarmingly dense shroud of darkness.

>show her the cube
...Not a bad idea, she might know something about it. Maybe I should show her once we get to the Hidey Slidey Hole.

After a few moments it becomes clear she isn't coming back out. I sigh, and with some trepidation, I kneel down and stick my head in.

Be careful not to touch her past selves, you might cause a TIME PARADOX!!! or a butterfly effect. Dont want butterflies to be swarming around here.

Wait until her past selves get outta the way, and drop in... face first!

>>993279
I see a butt.
I want to ask your lawyer who Pop Pop is, but that can wait until you're past Afterimage Land.

Ask Pop Pop what this place is.
Also, ask if she is an adult. That's a more direct and easily answered question.

Afterimages, as if we needed to be nauseous on top of all this. Those are some very unfortunate moments of Pop Pop that we're going to have trouble forgetting the sight of.

Oh god she knows the after image technic! OH GOD YOUR STUCK IN AN ANIME!

As for what to do... Follow her I guess. Not really much else to do at this point. also try not to get lost in here as this place looks like a bitch to try and find a way out of.

Well, her afterimages are fading, so hurry up and follow along.

Butterflies on buttercups... oh right, you should move. I'm sure nothing weird's going to happen as long as you stick close to her.

See what happens if you overlap your own afterimages with hers.

What is it with everyone having nice butts here?

Anyway, follow her.

You just going to sit there and stare? Hop down and follow her! Contemplate the very real possibility that her answer to your question was literal!

1/2 teegee 2021/04/29(Thu)20:28 No. 998414 ID: 3994a2
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I slip down through the gap, as gracefully as I can manage... which isn't all that graceful, compared to Pop Pop, but... slithering downwards was never my strong suit.

2/2 teegee 2021/04/29(Thu)20:28 No. 998415 ID: 3994a2
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>Follow her
Yeah, about that...

Slither, eh?

Well have your snakey self go left and your quadruped self go right

Hmm, yeah try splitting up. There's something weird going on with your body considering you're a snake now and didn't used to be.

All else fails just take the low road, since... Pop Pop is probably at every destination anyway.

rolled 2 = 2

---

This makes things easy, doesn't it? It means all the paths are correct!

I feel it's better to leave this one to a dice roll.
1=left 2=middle 3=right

>>993279
damn, the ass do be fat though

>>998415
Rightmost path feels correct, the most "paths" of her lead to it with that one leaping down from the middle path to it. Seems as close to a logical solution as any.

Let’s go right

So, I'm assuming all your possibilities just aligned with all the versions of you that look like a slug.

...At least you have a wrap for your slughole.

>>998415
You take the left path, we'll take the right one, and you take the others.

I think time broke. Can you talk to her?

is she trying to ditch you?

I say go right. that's what they say to do in a maze right? Just hug the right wall and you'll find your way out eventually?

>One of the images reacted to our fall
This might be easy as pie. Follow the ones that look in our direction and react to our antics. So just... antic it up and look for the ones by the trails that react to us.

... also, did we morph into a slug bod?

>>998659
Slugs are more huggable.

Uh....middle path I guess.

>>998659
True lets test that if not go to the down low path as hop hop is jumping down to there

Just follow her.

She's split up into all her potentials, I'm guessing if you just do what comes naturally and follow her you will to.

1/3 teegee 2021/05/13(Thu)21:03 No. 1000106 ID: 3994a2
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>... also, did we morph into a slug bod?
...Morph? What?

>There's something weird going on with your body considering you're a snake now and didn't used to be.
No? I've always been like this, as long as I can remember.

>So, I'm assuming all your possibilities just aligned with all the versions of you that look like a slug.
Oh, right, the whole... condensed person thing. Maybe some other version of me got confused?

>Well have your snakey self go left and your quadruped self go right
Um, I'll try. (There's a quadruped version of me?)

I'll just, uh... try to... divide myself?

2/3 teegee 2021/05/13(Thu)21:04 No. 1000107 ID: 3994a2
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It.. it's working..? I think??

3/3 teegee 2021/05/13(Thu)21:04 No. 1000108 ID: 3994a2
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clatter

...W-what?

>>1000108
Oh hey I know what that is. It's a Hobby Horse! So I guess you can't quite "pretend" hard enough to split. You're not supposed to be able to split apart anyway due to the rules of your imprisonment.

Just... go left.

That's impressive for all the wrong reasons. Is it self aware? Does it feel pain? Is it alive? Can you ride it like a pony and go yeeha?

Wield yourself and pick a path

Put on a puppet show for one of the Pop Pop figures with that thing you summoned, probably the pop pop that looks the most like she's having the most fun.

Speaking of quadrupedal form, or being in snake form, wasn't he also in bipedal form during the trial?: >>962437

Think about the version of you that would be ready and willing to mess with the structure of the multiverse.

Think about it real hard.

Then have it separate from the rest of you and follow the left path.

Heh, it’s kinda adorable.

But yeah the more time you waste experimenting the more... possibilities your friend leaves behind for you to get lost with so best just pick a path for now and try doing reality bending/braking experiments when you’re not chasing after someone who’s already leaving you behind in their dust.

>>1000120

No, I'm pretty sure Klaatu was quadrupedal the whole time. Compare >>962437 and >>962445, and particularly the shape of the shawl as it rounds Klaatu's hindquarters.

So the horse isn't real. Does this mean you've unknowingly been pretending to be a horse this whole time? And that, similarly, your current slug form could be another layer of fantasy that you're wrapped in?

If that's true, then the question is, is the criminal you also fake, or is that the true you...
Well, time to move on before we lose Pop.

>>1000107
>>1000108
well thats a version of you that was simply a ridding horse toy hmmmm well if we cant split ourself then that means we need to give birth and create a separate entity that can do the job

Can it talk? Say hello to it.

>>1000139
Yeah, I agree, she was definitely quadrupedal the whole time. It's pretty hard to miss just how round Klaatu's hindquarters are!

Hm, can you coil your tail around it to pick up? If you're holding it, can you also move?

Hey uh... if you don't have arms, how did you stick your finger in that weird box with the extradimensional hole earlier?

>>1000369
diss

huh, well since we fell down, might as well go further in, i pick left