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Chapter 310: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.7

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Welcome to the Treefort_Lookout! A hangout for those 16 and under with inquisitive minds and an eye on the goings on around them. Keep conversation focused on sharing info. Other discussion belongs in our Pillowfort_Lazytalk or Snowfort_Mission rooms.

Maxtag: Hi Kenzie

Toxicfish216: Heya. Wanting to get right to business?

Thistlesoup: *hugs* Hi love

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: *hugs back* Hi thistle, hi max, hi tox.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: no rush on business. im starting my day

My_Own_Gren: Hi K. We were talking about stuff just now. Theres a bit to catch up on.

Dogtooth: Heya, optics. Good to see you.

Magnep: hi kenzie. whats up?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: hi Peter, hi Megan, hi nep

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: not much is up

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: how are you guys? does anyone need help with anything?

Asnag: I dont think so. We were talking about your stuff, actually.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: neat. im getting breakfast so ill be a second before Im settled

Tockta: How are you doing? You said you were feeling down in Pillowfort last night.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: im better

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: im ready to start the day. im excited at the idea of getting info.

Thistlesoup: Thats good to hear.

Milldross: You wanted us to nag you about your punctuation and capitals. Your friend got irritated about it.

Flying_Kevin: this is the girl that was the Ward, right?

Flying_Kevin: Im new btw

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I did. Thank you mill.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I did. I just woke up.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I am. Hi Kevin.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: *rubs hands together* get me started.

Johnsonjar: Hi K. You wanted us to keep an eye out for your old teammates.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: !

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: who? where?

Johnsonjar: We found two of them. One second.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: !! Who?

Johnsonjar: Aven and Houndstooth

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Thank you! Good job! Youre awesome!

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Ima go talk to Aven first.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Away

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Private message sent to AvenG

AvenG: ?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Hi Aven. Its Kenzie

AvenG: Oh. Kenzie M?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: That me.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Im not supposed to be sharing out my name and tying it to this account but I figure in this context its okay. Youve seen my face, you know my name, you know my powers, I trust you.

AvenG: Yeah.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I dont want to be a pest. I just wanted to say hi and say Im glad youre alive. I always thought you were cool.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: and if you ever want to talk or meet or whatever, you know where Im at and you can send me a message.

AvenG: Ok.

AvenG: No offense, but I probably wont.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: ok.

AvenG: Sorry. Im trying to get a fresh start, the Wards were pretty good times but that was then. You and I didnt talk then, with the age difference, so its strange to talk now.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Its okay. You were frontline and I was backline. You were a teenager, I was the brat.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: There are lots of reasons Im sure but no is the only one that matters. I wish you the best.

AvenG: thank you. Good luck with whatever you end up doing, Kenzie.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /back

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Welcome back to the Treefort_Lookout!

Tockta: How did it go?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Not great. She didnt want to talk.

Tockta: Aw.

Thistlesoup: *hugs*

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: *hugs back*

Maxtag: Weve got your back.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Im going to talk to the next one. Wish me luck!

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Away

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Doones: Good luck!

Private message sent to Houndstooth

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Hi H.T.

Houndstooth: Hi Kenzie.

Houndstooth: Im in the middle of a conversation with Ave. She said you reached out.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Im keeping an eye out for my old teammates.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Im glad youre alive, houndstooth.

Houndstooth: Im glad youre alive too, Kenzie.

Houndstooth: What are you up to these days?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Im looking at joining a team. Kind of. Were still figuring a lot out. Its exciting. theyre neat.

Houndstooth: Thats really good to hear

Houndstooth: Ive talked to some of the others offline. We made out better than most. The only question mark is 10-59, but Im suspicious theyre okay.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I already found them. theyre alive and well.

Houndstooth: Did you? ok. good. great. Then we only lost Pigeonhole, but you knew about them. We made out better than most.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: its great. Im so relieved.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I really liked the team. Everyone was so cool.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: It was an important time for me. Coming back to Baltimore to join the team was the first time I got to stop and settle down.

Houndstooth: Yeah

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: It was home

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: so it means alot to me to hear you say **we** when talking about us making it out mostly okay.

Houndstooth: You know that was then, dont you?

Houndstooth: Back in the past. Things have changed.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: uh huh

Houndstooth: You got a bad deal, Kenzie. Not the worst Ive seen but Ive seen a lot of people get better hands than what you got. You tried as hard as anyone and you did really good work.

Houndstooth: You were a better hero when you were four and a half feet tall than some adult capes I know today

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Ive heard this speech before H.T.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: variants of it

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: you gave me a version of it once

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: you dont have to let me down easy. Im tough.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: just cut to the chase.

Houndstooth: I think you shouldnt contact the others.

Houndstooth: They have their own things to work through. Theyre rebuilding. Everyones looking forward.

Houndstooth: You have a new team. Thats great.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: huh. was i really that bad?

Houndstooth: You werent bad okay?

Houndstooth: You werent bad.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: but?

Houndstooth: But

Houndstooth: give me a second to type.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: HT i was ten

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: ive grown up some

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: i was there for the end of the world

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: i did stuff. i actually really helped

Houndstooth: Absolutely

Houndstooth: I keep typing responses and deleting them

Houndstooth: People are gunshy

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: gunshy?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: of me?

Houndstooth: Shit. Now I feel bad.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Dont

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: im disappointed is all

Houndstooth: I cant stress enough that I have a lot of respect for you.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: thank you

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: can you give me one shot then?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: not even as friends. it can be business. Im useful. youve been prasing my work ethic. Im smart. I have a kind of team. If you do me the favor of giving me a shot I can do you one favor for free.

Houndstooth: I dont know

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: youre a smart guy and you were a good leader. you know how these things work. you know my power has its uses. others would kidnap me for it. I am offering myself to you and you would be stupid to turn me down. use me. please.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: if you respect me so much then let me prove myself

Houndstooth: Okay.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Yes?

Houndstooth: Sure. Absolutely.

Houndstooth: I can contact you here?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: yes

Houndstooth: I will be in touch.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: ok

Houndstooth: I will also talk to the others. I will leave your contact info with them. If they are comfortable with it they can reach out to you.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: got it

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Ill cross my fingers.

Houndstooth: I have to run.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: thanks for making the time to talk to me

Houndstooth: Keep up the good work. Bye.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /back

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Tockta: How did it go? Is your day looking up?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: The high point of the conversation was toward the end when he said dont call us well call you.

Tockta: I dont understand

Flying_Kevin: ?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: It doesnt matter. Im choosing to view this in a positive light. My day has to get better from here.

Tockta: Thats positive.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: It is!

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: For now I need a distraction.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Any other news?

Maxtag: Tattletale took on a new mission thats taking her to Earth N. Shell be busy for a short while.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: !

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Why didnt you tell me sooner? Priorities!

Maxtag: I didnt know it was important.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: It is. Information about my new teammates is key.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: be right back.

Thistlesoup: Bye!

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Away

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Joined Group Conversation: Cap, Mangled_Wings (away), Weird_Cephalopod

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: was R around?

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Bye C.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Rawr. K is here. everyone run away! >:3

Cap: R left. he dropped off the grid

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Arrrg

Cap: C was saying he had to go get lunch soon.

Cap: I think thats why he left

Cap: A is eating too. she practically living at library now I think.

Cap: but she has to leave it to eat.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: ok

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: its good that shes there. good to learn and study.

Cap: why?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Tattletale is out of town. They probbaly wont attack without her around to act. There is a repreive. I got some info on her late last night too

Cap: thats great. hopefully he swings by the library and we can let him know.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: great

Cap: is quiet today. lazy sunday. how are you doing?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: today has been interesting. im looking forward to S getting here and to the next meet.

Cap: agreed on the first two parts. partial agree on the last. I think were going to get yelled at

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I can not imagine that.

Cap: shoot. would love to chat but am being asked to go to church.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: at noon?

Cap: family is asking. church gets overcrowded these days so we attend during certain blocks of time.

Cap: you and me. we talk later, yeah?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: for sure.

Cap: good work on the tattletale info. strategy will be so key if R ends up in trouble. you a champ.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: not a problem

Cap: sorry to duck and run

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: go, you dork! its ok

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /twiddle thumbs

twiddle thumbs: Unknown Command

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Yeah

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /back

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Welcome back to the Treefort_Lookout!

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Hit me with some more of that business

Maxtag: Hi Kenzie

Maxtag: You said teammate related things were important.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Yes. You have more?

Maxtag: Im not sure. Its minor but you said it was related to two of your teammates.

Maxtag: Weld is back. Article here.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Oh. He was away? The people Id tell about it are away for lunch.

Maxtag: I dont follow.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Its okay.

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Hahahahaha XD

Doones: Whats so funny?

Magnep: ?

Flying_Kevin: I dont understand.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Today has been quite a day. Im having a run of bad luck. Admins want to talk to me and I think I know why. Haha.

Doones: Good luck!

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: can I get a bit of a hug, Thistle?

Thistlesoup: *hugs*

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Youre the best.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Away

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Private Conversation with Shower (Admin):

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Shower: Id like a moment if you can spare it.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Hello.

Shower: Thank you for the prompt response. Im Graham. Im with the PHO IT team. You can call me by my name or just shower.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Hi Shower. What can I do for you?

Shower: We had some unusual search activity that seemed to be causing congestion. Would you happen to know anything about this?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I might. It would have been during off-peak hours though.

Shower: We update infrastructure during off-peak hours. it slowed us down. It stalled us for three hours last night.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: oh thats not good.

Shower: Youre piggybacking off of our servers?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I was trying to help. Weve been updating the wikis as much as we can and three-fifths of the work is gathering data thats helpful to others.

Shower: We?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: It was a stupid hobby project. I was thinking of what everyone wanted the most and information seemed most critical. I had some guys I knew from way before and I thought Id get everyone up to date and on the same page.

Shower: We often encourage hobby projects on PHO, though we cannot when resources are as tight as they are, and it would depend on scale and the amount of mess created. How easy is this to dismantle, and do I need to talk to anyone else?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Nobody else. It was me alone. I can fix it right now.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: How bad of a problem is this? Is there any leeway?

Shower: Its interfering with others ability to access things. It might not seem like a problem here, because youre close to the home node, but there are people on the periphery or far-flung regions and theyre going from satellite to ground to satellite to here, across several Earths.

Shower: I think its best if you clean up as much of it as you can.

Shower: I think that since youre a chat member in good standing, wed be willing to let this slide with a warning if it can be promptly dealt with without any mess.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Ill have to reboot.

Shower: Ill talk to you shortly.

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Welcome to the Treefort_Lookout! A hangout for those 16 and under with inquisitive minds and an eye on the goings on around them. Keep conversation focused on sharing info. Other discussion belongs in our Pillowfort_Lazytalk or Snowfort_Mission rooms.

Toxicfish216: Heya. Wanting to get right to business?

Maxtag: Hi Kenzie

Thistlesoup: *hugs* Hi love

My_Own_Gren: Hi K. We were talking about stuff while you were disconnected. Theres only a little to catch up on.

Dogtooth: Heya, optics.

Magnep: hi kenzie. how are you this afternoon?

Tockta: How are you doing? You sounded positive the last time I asked.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: yeah

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: right to business

Johnsonjar: What do you need?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I need everyone to be quiet.

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Kill Toxicfish216

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Toxicfish216: BusinessOrPleasureBot disconnecting

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Kill Maxtag

Maxtag: MissionBot1 disconnecting

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Kill JohnsonJar

JohnsonJar: MissionBot2 disconnecting

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Kill My_Own_Gren

My_Own_Gren: NewsAmountBot disconnecting

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Kill Dogtooth

Dogtooth: HTBot disconnecting

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Kill Magnep

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Kill Flying_Kevin

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /Kill TMI_Mom

TMI_Mom: DelayedNewGuyBot disconnecting

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Thistle, can I ask for something?

Thistlesoup: You dont even need to ask, love

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Thistlesoup: *Big Hugs*

Shower: I thought you might be dealing with the problem. Or is it dealt with?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Haha. This is embarassing.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Im dealing.

Thistlesoup: Do you want another?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Be quiet thistle.

Shower: Are they A.I.?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Haha. No. Theyre as dumb as dog farts.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Trigger phrases or phrases a set time after login. Different bots for different tasks. Ive taken care of some of the most problematic. Ill clean up the ones that are here for appearances.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I wanted to see if I could make them just realistic enough to fool anyone who accidentally stumbled in.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /kill thistlesoup

Thistlesoup: HugBot disconnecting

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Shower: I see.

Shower: I dont know if I was here long enough to be fooled, but Im definitely confused.

Shower: Youre sure theyre not AI?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: If they were A.I. I could be a potential S-class threat.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Im just really lame

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: its hobby programming. Not my focus or specialty.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: /kill Doones

Doones: LuckBot disconnecting

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Shower: Ill leave you to it, unless theres something I can help you with?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I built a server to manage any CPU load from the more complicated search bots. Can I donate it or something?

Shower: You built a server?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I emulated what you guys run and set it up intermediary.

Shower: I dont even think thats possible. But it might explain some of the other things weve had go wrong, actually. No, well need you to shut it down.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: You can have it. Its probably better than what you have.

Shower: Absolutely not. The security issues with that would be horrendous. It would allow snooping, spoofing- no. Take it down ASAP

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: ASAP. Got it

Shower: Well talk before the day is out. I need to make sure we have a handle on everything involved here.

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Heart_Shaped_Pupil: okay then.

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Executioner404: /Kill Goatfish

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Executioner404: /kill Shameful_Manatee

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Executioner404: /kill AvianB

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Private message from Mangled_Wings

Mangled_Wings: I have a question. Are you busy?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: staring at a blank screen.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Whats the question?

Mangled_Wings: Ive been called Queen Dark twice and King Dark once.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: oh

Mangled_Wings: What does it mean? there are no dictionary websites that explain. I searched and I keep seeing the same paragraph.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: The paragraph is a paste. Queen Dark is a mean joke.

Mangled_Wings: they mock me?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Im sorry.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Youve gone quiet. You shouldnt reply to them, you know.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Youre still quiet. I dont think the internet suits you, A.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I think you are beautiful and stunning and terrifying in person. In a good way, I think. Because you and I are on the same side.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Your voice doesnt translate well.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I think youre intimidating and you want to be intimidating on the internet and that doesnt work at all. C is the intimidating one here. Somehow. He has that knack. That atmosphere. The skill.

Mangled_Wings: C is?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Funny, isnt it?

Mangled_Wings: I think I hate the internet to the very center of my being.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: If you think about it, with powers and all, the center of your being could include the vast monster in another dimension thats all hooked up into you. Passenger stuff. The center of mass could be in the middle of an alien god monster the size of a mountain or moon. I imagine it has the energy of a small star stored in it.

Mangled_Wings: This serves to illustrate the depth and energy of my hate for a setting where C might be more intimidating than I am.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I think I might agree with you on the hate thing. I want to meet face to face and hang out with S and you and maybe C and definitely Cap and R. I want that to work out.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: If that fails, I dunno.

Mangled_Wings: You dont know?

Mangled_Wings: I thought we had a deal.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I wasnt sure if you were being serious.

Mangled_Wings: I am always serious.

Mangled_Wings: Well handle this project. I aim to learn all I can. When or if it falls through, I will be an independent villain again. I aim to be a successful one.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Yeah.

Mangled_Wings: Youll work for me. Ill pay you, of course.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: Hm.

Mangled_Wings: What?

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: people run scared from me. it seems even non-people run from me, if I pay attention to what happened in the last hour.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: you arent running

Mangled_Wings: I dont scare.

Mangled_Wings: The world is filled with blithering idiots. More are only blither and more are silent idiots. Youre the exception. If you will work for me then Ill damn well make good use of you. Ill incentivize you to stay around.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: okay.

Heart_Shaped_Pupil: youre one of the cooler people I know, you know?

Mangled_Wings: See? Not a blithering idiot.