NO EXITS

Reading everybody's goodbyes are making me sad. Some have already left.

I feel like I must return to my universe, eventually. But for now, I will stay.

For the record, I enjoyed it all. Even the rough times. Because I got to know everyone here better.

In case any of you were worried about staying and being the last one left, don't be. I won't be leaving. Derleth has become a home to me. A home I never expected to have. I could probably try to figure out a way to join some of you in your realms, but, to be honest, I kind of like it here. I even like the traveling, to some extent. Although if we could figure out a way to tone that down to a few months out of the year that would be easier.

So, I'm not going anywhere. And if any of you want to stay but have been afraid to speak up about it, you can be rest assured that you won't be left alone. This is my final destination. Pretty sure I knew it always was. Granted, I can't promise I'll be the best neighbor. You all know me well enough by now. But I will look out for this place as best I can. And I'll look out for the people who decide to stay in it.

But I am taking the best bedroom as soon as the majority of the others are gone, so don't even try to fight me on that.

[...]

Just kidding.

sort of

Filter: Friends

I have no idea what I'm doing yet. Is that bad? I thought I'd really want to go back to Fillory when I got the chance but... now I don't know.

Filter: Morpheus

You're going back, aren't you?

NATASHA:

I already know you plan to stay. But I wanted to take this moment to tell you that I want you to stay.

No

Fuck Fuck

He

I have a curious mind. I like to know things. I hate not knowing things.

What the fuck.

Okay, I'm not sure these disappearances are a coincidence now.

First, Strange was going out of town to get supplies.

Now Eliot and his crew.

Has anyone actually been outside of town?

Uh, guys?

Weed is legal here. So this is clearly the best alternate universe or timeline or whatever.

Who has ID and cash to stock up? Technically I'm like 56 according to my ID but somehow I don't think anyone is going to believe that here.

None of it makes sense

I keep hearing their voices in my head

Saying nothing. Saying everything. I don't understand it. What are they saying? Was it a warning? A threat? A promise of the future?

They eat time. They eat space. And we're both. No wonder they're drawn

I want to sleep. I just want to sleep.

Does anyone have anything for sleep? Regular meds do not work on me.

Margo, Hugh and I are heading to Salem to get supplies not found in town. This is your last call to add anything reasonable to the list.

I'll likely take a second trip to Boston for the less reasonable requests and club-hopping later this week. Just going to make sure this isn't a dimension run by a secret cabal of vampires or whatever first. Not sure how we're supposed to feel about the locals here just yet. Something has to go wrong, right?

Vax, you're also coming with. Hugh volunteered you.

There's not one but two local breweries in the immediate area! Who wishes to accompany me to them?

'Football' is a sport, I assume?

Fuck

We lost Strange.

Okay.

This is upsetting in so many ways. I can't fix his disappearance. The only thing I can do is ask for volunteers to help pick up food stuff supplies. Stephen volunteered his time and services for this and we have a hole now.

FILTERED AWAY FROM THE LOCALS:

I've seen a few questions on the network about this place, and if this is the original Derleth. The answer to that is no, this is not the Derleth where the network was created and we were "attached" to this place. This is an extremely similar situation, but that was a much bigger town and campus. I remember it pretty clearly from the week I was there.

It seems that there is another campus out and about, like ours, with alternate versions of ourselves there. That means that there was someone who lived here who looked like you, and they've been missing for a year. We have a set time to stock up on items we need, so I'm not going to ask you all to stay on campus. What I am going to ask you to do is keep a very low profile. Don't use your real name. If someone recognizes you, tell them they have to be mistaken and then get out of that situation. Call me if you need to. I'm great at escapes.

If there's anyone in the science fields who would like to assist Professor Sanchez and his granddaughter on locating their Derleth, please let me know. They meant to get their Derleth back, and somehow managed to snag ours. That's not their fault, and if we can help, we should.

You know the usual drill on stocking up. Clothing, bedding, housewares, alcohol, food stuffs.

Oh my god. It worked. You're back.

Are you alright? Does anyone need medical attention?

Just stay where you are. We'll need to get a head count, make sure everything is okay. If you could just stay on campus. Please?

Once upon a time, I told an Egyptian goddess that I was going to be her avatar for a very temporary time because I had no interest in having super powers because I had other shit to do. Now, she's landed here with me and on weeks when our powers are not around at all, it's like I'm missing a walking crutch. I'm not entirely sure if that's a healthy feeling or not.

Filter: Marc/Steven

Hey. Where did you disappear to last night?

When somebody wants to say an activity can't be that difficult, they compare it to brain surgery. "It's not brain surgery".

Well, I am a brain surgeon. Alright, I know... formerly, but the skillset is still there. The best in my field. So that ought to mean everything else should come easy to me.

In other words, some times if you want a red velvet cake, you got to make it yourself.

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Personal problem first: Is anyone else extremely hot this week? I know there's a hot tub, but is there an ice pool?

General Timeline Gathering Second: For those of you who are able to see things in the void, would you mind coming by the lab and telling me what you've seen thus far this week. I'd like to make notes of this as I am assuming next time we're in the void, they may not be visible - but if they are, or become more widely visible, we'll have some idea of what we're dealing with.

[Mobius]

Did someone show you the lab yet?

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Okay.

I'm feeling generous. Or maybe it's all this alcohol I've been drinking. I'm going to ask a question, and you're going to give me a completely genuine, honest answer. If it's a bullshit answer, I'm going to tell you to fuck off so don't get butthurt over it.

What is you want most in the universe?

And don't fucking say you wanna go home or you want a stable universe. That's already being worked on. I mean YOU. Personally.

WHOEVER IT IS—

STOP. PLAYING. THAT. DAMN. SONG.

Just a few questions.

Can you see the monsters beyond the void?
If so, would you be willing to help me track one down so I can enchant it?

I woke up wearing the clothes of one of my variants.

I'm not angry.

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DO NOT TRUST THE SQUIRRELS!

I didn't really care for being color blind growing up, but that was better than this.

No painting this week, I guess.

[Laura]

Hey, did you make it back to the campus alright?

[A bit later - Sam]

Hey.

You doing all right?

I had to leave my dorm room in the middle of the night because there was a lifelike second Fen in my room. It was propped up and staring at me. Uh Anyone else with that issue?

Yeah, and we're in the void. Everything else seems fairly "normal."

WELCOME TO THE REVOLUTION

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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I still have some questions about our current situation if someone wouldn't mind answering what they know? I heard there was a paper airplane. Sorry I missed out on that. There was a whole thing I won't get into it here.

Derleth Questions:

• Why us? What's the mechanism that pulls us here?
  
• What happens when we leave?
  
• Why Derleth? What makes it special?

This Place Questions:

• So we thought we were in the Wild West-- but may not be?
  
• Also robots? What gives?
  
• Looks like some folks came back from a mysterious elevator?
  
• Robots can't see flies? Might be a stretch. Anyone not seeing flies?

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to clarify things for me. I'll probably have more questions as things come up.


[COWBOY LOKI]

So I'm pretty sure I owe you an apology. You okay?

[SYLVIE, TIGER BEAT LOKI, LOOKS GREAT IN HATS LOKI]

Anything else I need to know or you'd like to tell me before I inevitably find out myself?

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I don't have a tempad, but I did find this nifty twenty-first century smart phone in my pocket. So that's something.

Cowboy Loki got me up to speed on a few things. Sylvie? He mentioned you're here. You okay? To all the other Lokis and variants across the multiverse who might know me— hi. Not here to prune anyone. We don't do that any

I'm Mobius. Some of you might already know that. Looks like I'll be along the ride with you for the time being. Looking forward to getting to know you all.

[FRIENDS*]

Hey, so Rick found a secret elevator in the middle of nowhere. I'm guessing it has to do with whatever the fuck is going on here. I'm going to go check it out with him and probably steal a bunch of shit. If I don't come back, I was probably killed? And if I do come back... make sure I can see flies??? Honestly, I have no idea what's going on here.

(*Ah yes, the dreaded friends filter. Julia is shadeless so she doesn't have a good grip on who is supposed to be her friend at this point. If you've shown an interest, interact with her, you're on the filter. If your character is a host, however, this post may not compute? Julia is doing something dangerous and might steal stuff? What elevator? It doesn't look like anything to me.)

616 BUCKY BARNES:

Are you still around? I haven't seen your name pop up, but for all I know, you died like Loki and the other Barnes and all those poor bastards at the Mariposa the other day.

LOKIS + THOR:

So what are you all doing for the rest of the week?

You should all know that Loki was killed this evening in a shootout at the Mariposa. Four men in black hats came in. One was killed, the other three were arrested.

[Immediately following this. This is not Hector's gang.]

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