netslum | 11/24, evening

11/24, evening

Hellooooo Fragment~

I am so sorry to announce that the news of my demise has been greatly exaggerated!

Not that I can blame anyone, of course! I was not, in fact, 100% certain that Lily would reach out and pluck me away at the very edge of death, and yet! As it would turn out, I was and continue to be correct!

Well, only about certain things. Just. Not everything.

Regardless, I have some news that I must bring to you straight from Lily's own core.

[ This message has been specifically brought to you via the forum because that way no one can even begin to guess how upset Fandaniel is, mmhm, perfect. ]

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( If anyone was going to fake die it'd be Fandaniel, of course. )

1) What news?

2) Are you still convinced Cubia loves you?

??? Welcome back?! Is this really Fandaniel? What's going on? Are you feeling okay?

[That

can't be.]

So I was right to believe in that little smile you gave me.

Jerk.

what

[That's it, that's the reply.]

[Dehya looks at the username again, and again, and again.]

Wait.

What????????????

[It doesn't change. But it's just a message on the forums.]

WHERE ARE YOU

[ He's just watching because he already knows and also maybe there will be new information. ]

i don't know how but i'm glad you're still alive

[ Always with this fuckin' guy... ]

1) Harald was the one that was using Lily to collect the data from the Phases. Killing Cubia will not free of us this world. We must deal with Harald, too.

2) Lily did love me. He is who healed me and gave me his core — his heart or, at least, the closest an AI can have to a human one — so that I could warn you all. It cost him much to do this.

And as an extra 3) I will not so much as suggest that anyone offer forgiveness. He knew it could never be granted to him for his actions. He knows his death is inevitable now.

[ This is him trying to cut Mithrun off before he can continue speaking wretchedly of Lily, because he's gone, he's gone, he's already... ]

Edited 2023-11-25 00:18 (UTC)

So your suggestion of the narrative is that Cubia was being used and didn't realize it. Cubia is therefore blameless in all his actions.

That's interesting. How does he explain acting with intentional malice toward the individuals here, given you and he want to argue he has a heart?

If he gave you his "core," what are you, where is he, and what state is he in?

Where is Harald now? His "room" Cubia cannot access?

Edited 2023-11-25 00:21 (UTC)

What???

Is this a joke??

Who are you????

[ No, seriously, who is this? Fandaniel stopped paying attention to the newer players when shit got real, oops. ]

Yes? I am he. I feel fine. A lot is going on but I didn't die, if that's what you mean.

Memoir! Or, well, I've been telling people to call me Noé. But either is fine. We haven't met but I saw the news earlier. It's why I'm glad to see you again. So...you're both Fandaniel and Cubia?