Provisional Channel, morning 177, approx. 330 AM

[motivenotfound]

We've chased the target into the Ringmaster's tent, following it into the hole!

Get someone at the top of the ladder, I want a guard at the portal!

No, guards!

[This little fucker is fast and whatever it wants, if it leaves the Carnival grounds, it's game over.]

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[lordofthering]

Oh, yes, I just felt that.

[The Ringmaster sounds stressed.]

However, I can't afford to leave the Prince's realm at the moment, lest he take the opportunity to kick us all out. If they're really going after my Treasury, I bet that's what he's angling for! Thinking that I'll play the fool and go back to stop whatever invasion attempt this is.

Try to pin down whatever it is. Don't let it leave the cave - also, don't touch my stuff!

[She has her suspicions.]

[soft_focus]

[Not only is it too late for Mari to hear this message, Reira is listening to this while also being ushered slightly away from the trunk by a plant. Thank goodness she can pay attention to more than two things at once-]

....I think I know who it is, [comes a fairly quiet reply, not that she could get much louder if she tried.]

Their feelings keep teleporting. ...So they can teleport too. ...I think it's the one with cat bones. The one in blue. ....They feel...scared. And confused. ...I don't know what the other feeling is, but...

...It's probably 'that one'. The one that lost their name, [she adds-a possibly unnecessary addition, but at least whoever else is on the channel can get that point.]

Tyki is with the tall lady. ...A person covered with plants is watching the hole.

[She pauses, and...] ...If someone else comes, or he comes out, I'll tell you.

[Otherwise, this isn't the time to chat, and she continues focusing on whereabouts the intruder's emotions are bouncing.]

[spaghettimonster]

[Good timing with that explanation, Reira; Papyrus had already been heading toward the Ringmaster's tent to help, as of the first yelling, but this changes priorities. The one who lost their name...]

What? He's here?!

[Here, not in the manor, still under the Prince's control. Maybe confused and scared enough to try going back...

Papyrus stops running, twisting around to consider everything he knows. His brother can only teleport around inside a world; no going between worlds, the way the carnival does. So wherever he is, whatever he's doing... There's only one path back and forth.]

I'll guard the portal!!

[atouts]

[ Apparently, his people manage to get rescued and then walk straight back into trouble. Tyki and Reira both. ]

Do not go anywhere near them, Ms. Akaba. I will be there shortly.

[ Not that he plans on entering the treasury himself, but as far as he's heard, there's yet to be any other supervisor showing up. ]

[soft_focus]

[OH. BOY.

Well she sounds rightly guilty and anxious now.]

I won't.

....That's a promise.

[Also, you know, it's sort of hard to go 'anywhere near' when they're...Underground? She thinks it's underground.]

[moonfang]

[he sounds sleepy...]

Zangetsu en route. Current location of target?

[soft_focus]

[Oh. She should probably answer this one.]

....They're under the Ringmaster's tent. ....Right now, the bone one is under the north part. ....The others are really close to it.

[Congratulations, instead of Mari you get....a 7 year old with a hoarse voice.]

[moonfang]

[he has no idea who this is, but he'll take that information and run with it -- literally. He sounds slightly more awake now, at least]

Big Boss' tent. Got it.

[kingsroads]

Keep it— [ and then Strange yawns because it's four in the fuckin morning ] Keep it alive if possible. It's memories can't be viewed if it's dead.

[ because if Nightshade can look through Strange's memories than undoubtedly RM, who's like 10x cooler, could look through this intruder's memories, right? ]

I'll be outside the tent.

[ partly so Strange can keep out any other teenagers or small children who try to bust in the Ringmaster's tent to be nosy and see what's going on.

the fact that it's 3:30am is also helping Strange not connect the dots as to the fact that wait a minute, that's Mari's voice. nope, this must be the sleep deprivation talking, we'll deal with keeping people safe before anything else ]

[soft_focus]

[Oii oiii.]

....'them'. ...Not 'it'.

[But Hey, she'll be in her Usual spot, and probably let the others know when you're arriving at least.

Later

[chronosynthesis]

We've restrained him. He does not appear to be at risk to himself or others now, but he needs medical attention and rest. The...

The lady with multiple arms and eyes has him.

[stillwinningthehardway]

[Scout sounds disgruntled. She was clear across the map and occupied.]

I'm pretty sure that's Mari Makinami, she was the Nightrider before Lambert. She came back yesterday.

[chronosynthesis]

[What.]

The one who left to rule over a vampire army? [That Nightrider?]

[stillwinningthehardway]

You heard of her? ...Yeah, that one.

I guess she's deputy Nightrider for the moment, unless someone objects.

[chronosynthesis]

None, I suppose. [What with their current Nightrider missing and all, she's probably the next best choice?]

We appear to have the situation under control now, but I will let you know if anything changes. [Blissfully unaware that Strange is about to smoke Sans out when he gets out of the treasury.]

[stillwinningthehardway]

Good. Stay sharp in there.