#joshua.host

[askjoshuafreeman]

Hey, is Samantha seeing the certified freak in the painting too, or are our boys just cursed?

"... "Certified Freak"...?"

Samantha raises her gaze, only for her eyes to grow wide and her face to grow pale upon catching sight of something. The boys, confused beyond all merits, turn to look directly behind them...

... and... catch sight of the "freak" you spoke of... It lingers, just long enough for them to see it, to watch the black sludge trickle down its fingers, and then it is gone, vanished back within the painting.

The boys both stare up at where the arm had been, both much too scared and put off to say anything for a good while.

It isn't until Samantha speaks up again that they are broken free from their petrification.

... She, however, proves much less than unhelpful for the current situation, acting as though nothing was there. Nothing had ever been there. Nothing is.

"... But you... you looked terrified..." Joshua managed to say despite how his own body shook. "D... That just happened, we saw you, how can you..." He continued, baffled at the current dismissal.

Above the boys where the hand had been rests nothing more than the painting that had been there prior, as if nothing at all had occurred.

[askjoshuafreeman]

As Samantha continues on her rant of expletive reasons as to why she despises the two boys before her, the two in question silently gaze at one another, both wanting nothing more than for the moment to pass.

But none seem to want that more than the forgotten Man of The Hour, Benrey, who is suitably zoning out from boredom and wanting nothing more than-

Hey. Hey. Yo. Are you seeing this? Are you hearing this? Yo, gamer squad, can you, uh, do something about this? I got, uh, important stuff to do. Important stuff to talk about. Yo. Please? I want my, uh, food...

-owever, you then notice that the painting above Joshua also seems to Have Done Nothing Of Value Or Consequence Other Than Appear Like A Lovely Set Of Artwork And Thus You Return To The Current Subject And Task At Hand.

[askjoshuafreeman]

Messages continue to pour in as the two continue to argue, with Samantha now incapable of ignoring the fact that neither of the boys before her seemed to utter a single word while the phrases still come through, clear as day. But that would be absurd, wouldn't it?

Despite Allen's best attempts, she doesn't seem to be backing down.

Joshua chances a glance at the two, still unwilling or unable to bring himself to intervene.

[askjoshuafreeman]

well gee dont you sound fun as hell to be around

A silence falls over the group for a brief moment as soon as your response is posed. Samantha's expression changes from one of disdain to one of confusion as she finally breaks the silence.

"No one! No one said anything to you!" Allen hisses at the girl, causing her to laugh incredulously.

"Like I'm going to believe that for a second! How stupid do you think I am?!"

The two continue in a similar manner, clearly not fans of either party. Seems the boys are not the only ones able to hear your words, but how to explain such a thing?

[askjoshuafreeman]

The boys as well as yourselves seem to be trapped in a... picture of the past. Within, you can see Benrey in Xen, clear as day, lounging in his Boss Room as if the battle with the others had only just ended. He sings a song of pink, a mere speck when compared to the vastness of the room around him.

And he wasn't alone either. Someone else... someone "new" was there... Despite showing you everything wholesale, Benrey still seems to feel the need to lie to you. All of you.

It isn't too hard to see that whoever appeared there wasn't there to simply play.

[askjoshuafreeman]

And then, as if nothing happened...

... you are all brought right back to the diner. Despite displaying something that disturbingly impossible to wrap one's head around, Benrey seems unbothered. The boys, however, are quite a different story.

Allen is horridly on edge, and Joshua... seems to not be taking it well.

But, as fate would have it, their troubles do not appear to be ending any time soon. A blonde waitress has come by, undoubtedly to take their orders, but it isn't hard to see that she has met the boys before.

And to say she's unhappy to see them would be an understatement.

[Samantha is (regrettably...) Now Available For Asks.]

[askjoshuafreeman]

Benrey rolls his eyes, throughly annoyed by the single question.

"Uh, why should I know, Fryman? You-you think I'm Feetman's little, *lip smack*, babysitter, bro?"

Both boys stare at him incredulously, with Allen especially being completely done with Benrey's shit.

[askjoshuafreeman]

Of course we do! Tell us where they are!

Your view seems to broaden, and the picture fills with a full view of the establishment before you all. Before you know it, you find the sights changing before your very eyes.

The diner is a hub of activity, with patrons eating their breakfasts and giving their orders while the jukebox plays a jaunty little tune. Posters and paintings and decor give the whole place a retro-futuristic feel, perfectly at home in a place as bizzare as Hope Valley.

And here they are, at last. The boys are seated in their own little booth, both doing their own little things. Joshua seems nervous, tapping his finger and staring on ahead. Allen, however, seems more preoccupied with the sludge still present on Stabula than anything else.

In the same booth and seated in front of them is Benrey, who is messily devouring the napkins from the napkin dispenser, making a variety of "AMNAMNOMAMNOMAMAMNAM" sounds as he does so. His wound seems to have stopped "bleeding".

[askjoshuafreeman]

joshua ur mans about to commit second degree murder

[askjoshuafreeman]

[And now you see the full picture...]

[Benrey Benrey Benrey Benrey(...) is Available for Asks!]

[The Boys are Available for Asks Once More!]

[askjoshuafreeman]

BENREY YOU STOP THAT

BAD

ID SPRITZ YOU IF I COULD

NO-🔪🦀

"All signs are pointin' to the *lip smack* obvious answer, yoooo..." Benrey continues.

Allen's taken to kicking, hitting, and screaming as Benrey pulls him up higher, which only seems to make the man laugh even harder.

Joshua is shaking like a leaf, panic mounting as he stands, frozen in place, unsure of what to do.

[askjoshuafreeman]

Simpala :)

"Not yet, Allen."

[askjoshuafreeman]

Allen KILL

Allen lunges at Benrey, taking the man aback. Joshua only seems to notice the commotion after it's already too late.

"Wh-?!?! ALLEN-!"

Look at what you've done.

[askjoshuafreeman]

We’re absolutely positive. He loves and misses you and your mom :)

Also

Benrey, you’re looking for him too?

Joshua holds himself anxiously, trembling slightly. "H-holy shit holy shit oh my God oh my God oh my God oh my God... Th-this… this c-can't--… I-is this really h… happening?! H-how did-... there must've b-been some kind of secondary c-connection somewhere, m-maybe linked to wherever he is, b-but… you… you said it was a "f-fragment of him", wh-what does that mean??"

Benrey, on the other hand, smirks and laughs dismissively at the question. "Yeah. Why-uh. Why wouldn't I be, bro? Me 'n him, go way *lip smack* way back, yo."

Allen, meanwhile, looks about ready to "stab a bitch" if you pardon the expression.

[askjoshuafreeman]

bbbbbbb??? 🔵🔵🔵🔵????? - 🅱

"Yoooo, turn uuuup! That's my jaaaaammmm!"

"Aaauuuuuuhhhhhh~"

The sound of sweetvoice fills the air, green to blue.

"I... I don't..." Allen trails off, unable to find the words to express his current thoughts on the colorful language that escapes the man's lips.

"W...woaaah... Holy shit..." Joshua notes, staring on in bewilderment.

[askjoshuafreeman]

oh we're uh. The Homies from the Computer(TM) - 🅱 (who you wanna 🅱)

"I??? Nani, the fucking what?!"

"Wh-? I-... H-how is that... possible? Th-that isn't possible! How could it-?!"

"..."