Public Channel - Night 158

[dorkypantsuit]

Right, is anyone else's 'new friend' huge?

That confusion aside, please remember if you are going to be exploring unknown worlds to do so with a buddy. And no, your newfound animal companion does not count.

Labor crew, mandatory check in. Find me before I find you. That is a threat, not a suggestion.

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[criticallyfucked]

[Unfortunately, walking away from Foster--or even threatening to--only gives him an opening.

He takes a step forward, planting one heavy bear paw on the tiled floor.]

What's wrong? Isn't this what you wanted?

[dorkypantsuit]

[Oh Foster, how you misunderstand.]

Yep.

[And then he lifts Foster into the air, telekinetically, and turns around to leave the store.]

[criticallyfucked]

[Holy fuck.

Foster is, rather reasonably, caught completely off guard by this.

Well, not as completely--Taako did more or less the tame thing to him, months ago, only in that case it was to prevent him from leaving.

Then, as now, he discovers almost immediately that fighting it accomplishes nothing, so he doesn't even try.

What is he supposed to do?

It doesn't matter what he does.

So he does nothing.]

[dorkypantsuit]

Now am I going to have to carry you the whole way there? Or will you actually walk with me?

[criticallyfucked]

....

[Foster regards him for a moment.]

The whole way where?

[dorkypantsuit]

The carnival.

[criticallyfucked]

[--all the way back to the Carnival?

That gets Foster's notice, and quickly.

He has no intention of going all the way back there. He has something he needs to do here.

For once, though--perhaps because he has no choice but to contain himself--he curates his response guardedly.]

Why?

[dorkypantsuit]

Because you need a buddy.

[criticallyfucked]

[No.]

Why.

[dorkypantsuit]

To call for help if something happens to you.