1/7 ??? 2026/01/30(Fri)20:30 No. 1120591 ID: 0fbc3d
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Yonder darkness past the portal hence hide.

Where light doth falter ‘fore the shadow inside.

Twixt domains of death, my Soul doth reside.

Where none stand bright, and none can survive.

2/7 ??? 2026/01/30(Fri)20:32 No. 1120597 ID: 309dc5
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Blade of the river, where cord cleft twain.

To the sanguine tide flow ‘ere life hence drain.

By a Fate so hollow, only apathy doth reign.

Thus ends the Soul, lost forever again.

3/7 ??? 2026/01/30(Fri)20:32 No. 1120598 ID: a36ad0
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’Tis the fate of all, to wither and fray.

Yet strived they still in tangled web ‘stray.

The thread be tread, ‘ere reason die that day.

So for kindred Soul, in treason I ‘tray.

7/7 'Tanna' 2026/01/30(Fri)20:33 No. 1120602 ID: cba24f
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This dream must cease, Winds.

>>1120602
Which one?

then wake up, we guide we don't control anything. You want it to end than you'll have to do that yourself. Best we can do is cheerlead on the sidelines.

Yea, than time to wake up. It's not a lot of use talking to your subconscious like this, people aren't themselves when they're dreaming. I'd rather talk to the you that's thinking clearly.

Hey cutie! Naked again?

>>1120602
You don't like it? End it yourself.
We can grant you the power to. but it's your choice to take it.

Also, you're not anime style in our perceptions of you right now. Eyes are still unreasonably big for layout of the skull though. I suppose our perception of you keeps large eyes to see into the soul as a constant, regardless of any of the other particulars, huh?

>>1120608
Actually your right. It IS a different style...
Wonder if Bakoth is influencing Tanna's dreams?
She stopped Bakoth from actively influencing others but we don't really know his full capability's do we? Especially since she's presumably sleeping right next to it.

[Summon Face McShooty]

Well wadda you want us to do about it?

Wake up Shadow, we need to find the Chaos Emeralds!

Well, I suppose it's time to wake up then.

>>1120602
Tanna.
Wake up.
We've missed you slinky.

>>1120602
Nay, further into the dream!

Let's go on a quest to bring back Roderick from the land of the dead.

We'll play a tune that could move the hounds of the underworld to whine with compassion and the very Godcof Death, morose and embitered, to grant us such chanxe.

Forward and downward into the dream, deep deep deeper into the dream, all the way!

Maybe then a certain someone will be able feel something.

Yeah well, this 'dream' has smartphones.
Your world is going off the rails, it's absorbing technology and eldritch powers it was never meant to handle yet. We need a curveball character to react to it.

Worse, smartphones that function without any of the necessary infrastructure! Due to magic, no doubt. Removing the infrastructure barrier to advanced technology functioning is kind of conceptually terrifying.

1/7 'Tanna' 2026/02/18(Wed)12:52 No. 1121194 ID: 465392
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>we need to find the Chaos Emeralds!

What? N-No, look, I’m trying to have a moment here. Can yo-

>Hey cutie! Naked again?

I’m not naked! This is just meant to be… take this seriously!

2/7 'Tanna' 2026/02/18(Wed)12:53 No. 1121195 ID: 87390f
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>then wake up
>time to wake up
>Wake up Shadow
>Wake up.

Uh hum. If only it were that easy. To wake up from this worthless dream. To finally lay it all to rest.

>Which one?

The Dream. The antiquissimus fantasy of endless existence that has long. since. rotted. Held together by delusional ideals of some few loathsome fools, clinging ever so fragilely to a wretched life of pointless suffering. That is the one that MUST cease.

Though, I guess this one’s gotta end too.

>people aren't themselves when they're dreaming. I'd rather talk to the you that's thinking clearly.

Oh you misunderstand. The one you speak to is a shell. A piteous being sheltered from the long standing abject failure of their nature. Me. In this dream, here, I am myself truly. The most clear version of the person you’ve been guiding. And however hidden away I may be, my desires inevitably are hers.

>I suppose our perception of you keeps large eyes to see into the soul as a constant, regardless of any of the other particulars, huh?

Eyes are important. They’re windows into the Soul, often showing our true Color.

>we guide we don't control anything. You want it to end than you'll have to do that yourself. Best we can do is cheerlead on the sidelines.

Oh, hahaha… you control so much more than you think. Just by your mere existence, Threads of Fate never before seen… they substantiate in your wake.

>You don't like it? End it yourself.

How many times have I at this point…? None in a way that truly matters. My thread is tied to the dream, and there is but only one escape.

>Well wadda you want us to do about it?

I’ll say it as plainly as I can: Kill.

Kill this dream.

Kill.
This.
World.

Use this body, and kill. Know however that they hunt us, they always have. The Theotians have limited reach, but their pieces are ever present. For each True Death inflicted, each cord cleft twain, they’ll align to our scent ever more closely.

So stay hidden, learn what this world truly is. Amass power, and track down real allies. Find the opportunities that only you can. And in one terrible, vicious, bone-shearing wound, open the flesh to pandemonium with this body's hand. Bring the world to its knees, and the rest will quickly unravel.

>this 'dream' has smartphones. Your world is going off the rails

Uhm… I won’t pretend to know what a phone is, or what makes it ‘smart’, but yes. This world has long since overstayed its welcome. Engaged in all manner of depraved and ophidian tactics in its single-minded goal to survive at all costs. It need die.

>Nay, further into the dream!
>Forward and downward into the dream, deep deep deeper into the dream, all the way!

No, no! That isn’t possible anymore! Don’t fall for that, don’t fall for the idea that there’s some kind of peaceful ending to all this.

>Let's go on a quest to bring back Roderick from the land of the dead.
>We'll play a tune that could move the hounds of the underworld to whine with compassion and the very Godcof Death, morose and embitered, to grant us such chanxe.
>Maybe then a certain someone will be able feel something.

I…

…I really only feel anger. Nothing but a long standing hatred that no amount of Sound could ever resolve. Roderick is dead. Truly and utterly, his thread forever severed. Just as it should have always been.

More will follow.

>Well, I suppose it's time to wake up then.

I suppose it is. There’s so much more I wish I could tell you, but we’re all playing this stupid game now, pawns on the table of a bored king. Just… please… don’t forget.

This dream MUST cease. There is no other escape. I’m begging you. Don’t let those that follow Fate discover me. The body acts as a disguise, but the Soul is without a mask.

Good luck.

3/7 'Tanna' 2026/02/18(Wed)12:53 No. 1121196 ID: 5c3602
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>[Summon Face McShooty]

Wha-

4/7 'Tanna' 2026/02/18(Wed)12:53 No. 1121197 ID: 5c3602
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BANG!

5/7 Tanna 2026/02/18(Wed)12:53 No. 1121198 ID: be0df8
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!

6/7 Tanna 2026/02/18(Wed)12:53 No. 1121199 ID: 0a8335
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“Wha… what…?”

7/7 Tanna 2026/02/18(Wed)12:54 No. 1121200 ID: 194615
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...Here again. Last night was… it was very much real.

And that… Winds. You still around?

>We've missed you slinky.

Oh yeah, you’re around. It’s only be a few hours… though now that I think about it, it’s probably been longer for you. Not sure how this works. Missed you too I guess!

>Whole new world out there slinky. Dream of open spaces, gentle breezes and sweet song.

I definitely feel pretty well-rested all things considered. Don’t really remember much about what I dreamed about, but it was… dark. Not a bad dark however, more like a shadowy hug. …It was fairly comforting. Whatever I dreamed about just now though, jeez! Feels like I got shot by something! Heart’s still beating hard, has some weird ominous feeling to it.

Oh well. I’m awake now!

>She can't climb ropes cause of her short lil weasel arms xD

Hey! I can climb, I did it last night! My arms are not short! Rope’s just swaying and wiggling and it doesn’t exactly align with how my body… I’m not explaining this. It’s a pain in the ass to climb something like that!

>Don't take the box out again until it's absolutely necessary.

...Huh. I’m holding it right now. When’d that happen? Lemme just uhhhh… put that stupid thing away.

Spooky.

>I'll do my flirting and talking your ear off when you wake up and have done your morning routine and have had breakfast and stuff, take some you-time for now.

Ahh, well… looking forward to the talking part, eheh. Speaking of morning routine… looks like the others are going about it. There’s swirly magic stuff emanating from Mina, she’s sitting on her bedroll and got her eyes closed ‘n focused. Meanwhile, Evel’yee’s shooting at some target nestled in some rocks.

And then there’s me. Sitting on someone else’s bedroll. Smells like Jacob’s now that I think about it. And… ugh, I’m hungry. I don’t think I have any food stuffs packed, though I’m sure Mina or little miss shortfuse would be willing to share. Could go hunting too, sink my teeth into some woodland critter.

Can I just mention too, I feel different? I’m not sure how to describe it… just that I’m like… stronger feeling, things looking slightly sharper? Air tastes better, but maybe that’s just because I was in a musty crypt all last night. I swear the forest smells far more vivid than it did before I went to sleep. Something’s missing too… I feel like it was important? …Gah, it’s escaping me right now, maybe it’s nothing. Could be that I was that exhausted last night, who knows.

Guess if it’s important enough, I’ll remember it at some point. Ah well. Got any recommendations, Winds? I'm kinda partial to go quietly hunt, but I guess I could be convinced to go bug Evel’yee and/or Mina for food and see if they’re feeling what I’ve got going on. Or… could just sit for a minute… it’s kinda nice out.

There are important topics from chapter 1 that are being held off for pacing purposes currently, but they have not been forgotten.

Hey, yo, hi, good morn

Don't use the box as a pillow next time, it can be uncomfy and give you nightmares

Quick aside, only the paw color change is a redesign that won't be addressed in world. Just assume it was always like that, sorry! Everything else that's different is addressable.

So many topics that others will no doubt get into but the one I will is that we were absolutely SPOT ON with the whole rat being a polymorph thing.
Red and black lizard edgelord transformed and put Jacob (who managed to escape his binds) to sleep using god magic and kidnapped Vax for reasons that were not particularly clear.
Not really sure why Solo decided to show us that in particular when he did but I'm not really gonna complain.

Ask Mina and Evel'yee about this for us would ya? Since Jacob WAS out of his binds when we last saw him.
Also Vax is still presumably still under the effects of the paralysis.

>>1121203
Since it's being brought up I suppose there is no delaying. Something happened, we are not sure what and you might want to check it.
Could also be a false vision for us, not sure why. But better to check regardless.

She is concentrating there... I want to try something so do forgive me for the double post.

Suggestion 2026/02/18(Wed)15:20 No. 1121231 ID: 90684d
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To Mina:

...Mutcho mar do que lindia...

Good day kitty cat! I hope you are feeling better.

First I would like to request a favor from you. Tanna is embarrassed to ask but she need something to eat. While I'm confident she could find something for herself it's better not to because... well... the next topic.

I don't wish to alarm you but something might have happened to the guys while you were sleeping, assuming what we saw was real. I suggest that you all check together. But if you have a different idea it's fair that you make the final decision here.

>>1121200
You got some weird dreams slinky.
We might be able to mess with them.
Promise we'll be good.
Eh
Reasonably good anyway,

Dont go wandering off without telling anyone, whatever you decide.

Oh, and of course youre feeling stronger.
You went through a lot and that has an effect on people.

The only thing im gonna insist on is this though.
Before you do anything, take a deep breath of fresh air and let the sunlight warm you.
Luxuriate in not being underground anymore.

Ah, I should've realized. Tanna's text color in the dream, and before that after we used Primordial power... It matches Whisper's color. Also she referenced Sound, which is not something Tanna should be familiar with if she were mortal. So, does Whisper want to destroy the world for the Yellow King's sake? He's stuck monitoring it forever, so if we destroyed it, he'd be freed. The gods would have to make a new one, but from the sound of things that's the only way to fix it-- start over. "So for kindred Soul, in treason I ‘tray." yeah, that points towards Whisper again.
Another possibility is that we just spoke to whatever's in the box... and they're in the box because they're already known as a traitor to the others. But I feel that's less likely due to other things pointing towards Whisper being tied to Tanna... like that song of silence.

Hey, possibly bad news. That rat you saw was actually a gorgeous snake-type lizardfolk lady with black scales and red eyes, who put Jacob to sleep (again) and was going to do something else (perhaps to Vax) but we didn't see. She was wearing a white suit with a yellow tie, had either a thin mask or face paint on the top of her head like a skull, and spoke to her boss on a cell phone. Do you have that kind of technology in your world? We've only seen Whisper and Nyahstur use one.

Also, uh, for reasons, how would you go about hiding your eyes without blinding yourself? There is something in your soul we must keep hidden. Speaking of which, how nice! Your eyes (and text) are yellow again, which means our Primordial power recharged. ...I wonder if that adds an extra layer of soul obfuscation. For now, try not to look anyone directly in the eyes.

>dream
You don't remember speaking to us, eh? Well, you did get shot by something alright. BANG, HAHA.
Hey, do you know much about True Death? Is that kind of thing possible without an extensive ritual like what we saw in that room down there?

>missing something important
You don't have your weapons strapped to you right now. Also some other strap, probably your bag? Do an inventory check regardless. ...do you still feel unnaturally attached to the box? If not, then that could be the thing "missing".
I wish we had a lock or something to put around the cloth that's covering the box. Maybe tie it up with some rope? If you took it out in your sleep that's dangerous; anyone could see it and get hit by the geas.

>Food?
I think hunting is a good idea, if you're up to it. It'll stretch out our food supply. Just tell someone where you're going. You can interrupt Evel'yee just after she's taken a shot, so you don't disrupt her aim.

>>1121197
THANKYOUTOO

>>1121200
Okay, so, we figured out some of your dark past after looking into your dreams, most of which you don't remember for a reason. Short answer: you were part of some death cult that thought the world itself was driven mad a long time ago and wanted to end it all so your 'real selves' could 'wake up'.

Thing is, past you hated reality, but hated prolonged torture even more. You'd been twisted by the cult to believe that you were all living in a magically-enforced illusion that would erase your memories and spit you out as a new person each time you died, at the behest of some richer-than-gods sociopaths looking for endless slapstick comedy, and you made it your life's work to make it stop. Supposedly, whatever is in that box is the master code switch or something that will turn the illusion off... but honestly it looks like your run-of-the-mill eldritch abomination summoning kit.

Now, the really bad news is, there is some evidence that the cult was onto something, even if their theories are straight-up escapist nuts. Things are... invading your world. Stuff that doesn't belong here. Weapons and tools that make master archwizards look like rowdy old men throwing little balls of fluff around.

Entire nations will be conquered overnight. Maybe they already have been and rule from the shadows.

Now, it's a good thing we know what this stuff is and how to use it! You just need to... well... find some way to steal a fragment of something about thirty levels above you.

Hey, Aspect: What do you think about death?

>>1121200
-caught up it just in time!

Long time no see, Tanna. But also nice to meet you. I'm new here. Do you still find it difficult to tell us apart? My name is Lun, or "Braided Song" if you prefer my pony name.

Anyway, we spoke to the King in Yellow. He's much nicer than we'd feared. He's working with our patron entity Solo to... protect the world, we think. They even gave us some new powers to help out!

But we're still not sure if the King can be trusted. The stories we know paint a much darker picture. Maybe they're just stories, or maybe this is a more benign manifestation of him, or maybe he has a hidden goal that's not so nice...

We'll keep an eye out for any warning signs. But until then, don't worry about it. All you need to worry about is finding something to eat! I'd say ask your companions if they have any to spare, and then go hunting to replenish your stock.