The man makes a phone call
“Vivi! Turn on your location. I am coming over!”
“Wh- dont say it like that! No, we didn’t do anything, just chatted”
“I wouldn’t say disappointed. I mean, it’s too early”
“That is an old nickname, and it does not reflect the man I am today”
“Lovingly: shut up, I am going there with him, so be nice”
“Yes, yes, bye!”
“… nickname?”
“Due to my poor decisions in previous years of my life that I do not plan on repeating, I was known as ‘Goatman’ for being 'Hornier than someone with horns’
I am now regretting giving her this information”
Oliver tries very hard not to laugh
“Ok, I know where she is. Let’s go”
They get to a corridor
“Well well well, if it isn’t Ángel and a little buddy, what bussiness could you two have with a lady like me?”
“So his name is Ángel”
“Job bussiness sadly”
“Man, and here I thought we would have a new person for our dnd campaign”
“That could be arranged”
“Before we start being boring, have any of you seen a photobook anywhere?”
“I wanted to take pictures of the storm, but without a photobook, they will get all crumpled in my pockets! I have been obligated to use my phone’s camera like a measly instagram influencer, Do you see what that does to a vibrant soul like me? The pain? The shame??”
“I’m sorry, I’m sure we’ll find it eventually”
“A lost photobook, that’s another mystery.
Logically, I know it’s probably just a misplaced item, but
Something feels bad about it
Dangerous
What if it was stolen?
By someone with bad intentions?
What if something bad happened?
What if something bad will happen?
What if it’s happening right now?
Is there someone behind me?”
“No. Of course there isn’t. I must be on edge from what Ángel told me. Ugh, this is not the time for new phobias to be created”
“Time to get into business”
“Excuse me, We were actually here to ask you about Eugene Coli’s speedrunning incident. Do you happen to know about it? Why would he do that?”
“Yeaaahhhh no, I only know what happened afterward, I mean, I wanted to know! But the guy didn’t want to give any interviews!
And then the guy went to jail for like, a week, only to disappear from public eye until this party, so he’s probably here somewhere. If i find out, I’ll tell you!”
“But you are then one who found out first, can you tell us about that?”
“It was an anonymous link sent to the place i work at. It led to a speedrunning website with the mans run in a video”
“Did you watch the video?”
“Yeah! It was taken off the site days later, but i managed to download it! It was like a tour to the man’s factory. You could see him talking to whoever was recording. Although the sound was replaced with some techno music for some reason.
The video even had accidents! Like, blood and burns! I have no clue how the moderators accepted it, I’m blaming money”
“It was listed as a satisfactory gameplay ironically enough.”
“Did you know that the guy used to be a speedrunner? He used the same account to upload this one”
“I don’t have any knowledge on psychology, but maybe this guy is just obsessed with speedrunning”
“Well, this does tell us some things. Thank you for your help”
“Also, we must warn you, we think this event might be some kind of disguise for crimes that could hurt us”
“That blows”
“You don’t seem very worried”
“I’ve reported dangerous situations live. This isn’t my first rodeo, mister”
“Yeah, but this is more serious. You might be killed here”
“Well, if it’s my time, then it’s my time”
“Don’t say that. You’re sending yourself to an early grave if you’re this careless all the time”
“Me? Aren’t you the guy who can’t be two days without injecting cancer gas directly into their lungs?”
“That’s not the same”
“How is it not the same? Is that and your crazy stunts of dubious legality not also sending you to an early grave?”
“I quit that! And I can quit smoking anytime! I just don’t have the need to”
“Right, right, of course, I’m just being careless unlike you, mature and responsible man”
“Is, is this a fight? A friendly fight? Should I intervene, or is it more like a sibling fight where this is a normal thing that happens. Can we leave?”
“Listen, I get it, I was stupid and unsafe, and I probably should’ve died thrice by now, but I don’t want that life anymore!”
“I want to be safe now. I dont want any of us to be in danger”
“I don’t want us to die”
“… It’s going to happen eventually, you know this”
“I don’t want it”
“Yeah, alright, I’m getting involved”
“…It is normal to fear death. It’s unknown and out of our control, but only with death, we have life, yeah?
So let’s not waste it by bickering, and let’s keep going”
“I’ve never been good at pep talks, but if we really are in danger, then there’s no time for existentialism”
“… Right, keep your location on Vivi”
“Maybe I will. Maybe I won’t”
“… I’m sorry for calling you careless”
“…Ugh, Fine, I’ll keep it on, stop looking at me with that mopey wet cat face and leave already”
“Well, we didn’t find motive, but we have some information.
Do you know anyone else who might have something on the speedrunning stunt?”
“… Someone comes to mind”
“Alright, we’ll go now, bye Vivi!”
“Yeah, yeah, run along, bunny boy”
“Did she just …assign me a fursona???”
“She does that”