Insanity Clinic: Season Two

[Edema Rue she/her]

15 hours ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

A man.

That's all he was.

Thaidakar stood somewhere in the background, one hand on a half empty bottle, the other wiping a bit of tar like blood from his wrist where someone had scratched him. Or had that been him? Every day was a blur, every moment a repetitive joke. The world was his stage and he was the jester. 

He drained the remaining contents of the bottle, throwing it into the wall with a dull shatter. He opened his mouth, hesitated, closed his mouth. What remained of his integrity had been spent on trying to remember desperately a time when he'd been a real person.

And what was reality? The voices tickled his awareness. No, reality wasn't what was real. Reality was whatever lies he told himself to cover the horrible, horrible truths. He heard a voice speak softly in the distance. 

"Lies..."

That wasn't real either. No, it couldn't have been. Thaidakar didn't know anyone with a voice, not since she'd died. No, nope, not again. Everything else was merely an imagined person. And he was the only reality that existed. There had been no war, no Kaos, no dark entity. Calano, Rue, Nameless, Jimmy Thunder... all his imagination. 

Thaidakar laughed heartily as he snapped his fingers. The shattered bits of the bottle flew through the air as red energy flowed to it. It reformed, liquid falling into it from some phantom dimension. Thaidakar had another long drink, slamming it into the table, smashing it to pieces.

Drink. Forget. Break. Curse. Repeat.

"Stupid..." he muttered. "Stupid!"

"Lies..."

"Oh, you're one to talk... You're just a living lie! A lie brought to life by my imagination!"

"Lies..."

"Shut up..."

"Lies..."

"SHUT UP!" Thaidakar stood up, holding the bottle by its slender neck. The liquid drained out of it and splattered over the floor. "Shutupshutupshutupshutup!"

Silence met him. He blinked woozily, looking around the small, compact room in the clinic. Thaidakr searched for the sound for, to him, seemed like an hour. It was truly less than ten minutes. "Fine, then, don't answer! I don't need you anyways..."

"Lies..."

Thaidakar sighed, snapping his fingers once again. The liquid returned to the bottle and he drank it in one go. He was worthless... a mess! His friends were all better without him. They were doing just fine... not that he'd checked in awhile. No, no, easier that way. Easier to forget them. Besides, they didn't exist! So he could just imagine they had their happily ever after... 

They didn't need him, nor had they ever cared. 

"I never cared for them... I don't need them..."

"Lies..."

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AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH THAIDYBEAAAAARRRRRRRRR that's fantastic, if you want to interact with ma doorman that would be funnnnnn

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

1 hour ago, Spark of Hope said:

"Alright, Jar Man?"

They put him on the bed and Aventine sits in a chair. "Thanks."

"no problemo"

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

4 minutes ago, Edema Rue said:

 

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Thanks!

Before any of that happens, though, could I get a basic rundown of what's been happening in the past... idk... 370 pages?

 

[Edema Rue she/her]

5 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

 

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Yo, Hope!!

(but also, there have been doppelgangers, water problems, and far too many drugs. Also, Rue is gone unless people really need or want her back, otherwise I'm mostly gone and just plopping in now and then as Tal, the doorman to the clinic. Who does have a backstory that no one's figured out )

@Spark of Hope

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

14 hours ago, The Bookwyrm said:

"Not....quite," Bookwyrm said, looking around. "We're just going to have to hop around until we find something familiar."

He sighed. "Which might take a while."

Insa

Insa frowned. "Do you think any of the scrolls and such survived whatever happened? If they did they might have something that could help this all go faster."

Ash

Ash sent out another mental pulse. 

If you are still here please tell me who you are.

Ash... this is a dangerous game.

But I need to know what is doing this.

Fine. Just be careful.

Another pulse.

Who are you?

@The Aspiring Archivist

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

4 minutes ago, Edema Rue said:

@Spark of Hope

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hmmmmmmm

Mysterious backstory...

sounds fun.

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Jar Man lights his pipe. "Peace pipe. i swear, its a thing. i mean, im at least gonna try..."

[Through the Living Hope]

6 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

 

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I'm kinda resident plot summarizer, so here we go...

Initially, TAAron and Rue built talking devices using TAAron's magic. Nameless was present for a while, hasn't played a role for at least 200 pages. There was a raid on the White Tower to get the Oath Rod, TAAron promised to never lie to Rue. TAAron died, came back because I don't remember the reason but people raided the underworld to stop Malum and Bonum from arguing like toddlers (it's been a while that may be inaccurate) but eventually TAAron died again and I don't remember how he came back that time. Jar Man saved Ave from committing suicide, evil doppelgangers (not really mythological doppelgangers but we couldn't think of a better word) poisoned the water supply to give people amnesia (this problem is now fixed so water is safe to drink). A large group of people explored another world with either Elan or Ezrium (pretty sure it was Elan) but TAAron and Rue went exploring another dimension and found Nameless's doppelganger, who led them to DG Rue, who he used to work for before she took his magic. DG Nameless ends up dying and Rue and TAAron follow his last wish of going to DG Luthadel where they would ideally meet DG TAAron. Rue was captured by Inquisitors at a ball, TAAron came back to the Clinic to get help. Found Ave and JM (who had also been in DG Luthadel but came back because Raven and I wanted to help Rue) and they, Pic, Melody (who was met in the tower raid) and I don't think anyone else went to Luthadel to save Rue. Fought Steel Inquisitors, which is why everyone is in the infirmary because Ash won't let Ave leave. Got help from a group of good doppelgangers (TAAron, Ash, Pic, Ave) and got back to the clinic. Rue left, TAAron is sad and with Haly. (That plotline is on hold until Haly has more time.)

 

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

7 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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That sounds epic

ehat shape is the clinic in? Is it in usual clinic form or…

 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

 

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Usual Clinic form. Didn't say this earlier but before Elan's adventure the clinic was in a void, eventually self repaired or something

 

[Edema Rue she/her]

3 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

 

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And if anyone comes in, Tal knows and will greet them happily  

...Oh and Cal had a couple epic posts about children and I almost cried reading them, it was wonderful

 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Edema Rue said:

 

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That's right, those were funny! Tal's probably glad a majority of patients are at least 16 or so

 

[Edema Rue she/her]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

 

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*winces* backstory.........................................

 

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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I… don’t know if I should ask or not.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Edema Rue said:

 

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*stifled screaming* *begins singing Strangers Like Me*

I WANNA KNOWWWW-

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

2 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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I think Jar Man is canonically like 50 years old.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

 

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You can if you want to, I just don't remember. I could probably find it.

1 minute ago, TheRavenHasLanded said:

 

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I pictured him thirties 

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

 

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he has grand-nephews.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, TheRavenHasLanded said:

 

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Goodness

 

[Just_a_Fan he/him]

the knight bursts into the infirmary, parries a swing from the avian, who stole a butterknife from the cafeteria, then tries to use Jar Man as an improvised club.

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so yeah, my fan has been replaced with a knight who is a "reincarnating" goldfish puppeting some magic armor, and is fighting a red-tailed hawk. glhf

 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Just_a_Fan said:

the knight bursts into the infirmary, parries a swing from the avian, who stole a butterknife from the cafeteria, then tries to use Jar Man as an improvised club.

 

The hawk landed on Aventine's head. Aventine gulped seeing the suit of armer swinging a grown man at her head.

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Someone help please I don't want Ave to die and not like this-

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

5 minutes ago, Just_a_Fan said:

the knight bursts into the infirmary, parries a swing from the avian, who stole a butterknife from the cafeteria, then tries to use Jar Man as an improvised club.

 

Jar man blows a smoke ring into the knight.

[Just_a_Fan he/him]

the knight yeets Jar Man at the bird and tries to fence with the bird using Ave's chair. he loses and is disarmed, before drawing his actual sword.

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lololololololololololololol

 

Edited March 1, 2024 by Just_a_Fan

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Just_a_Fan said:

the knight yeets jar Man at the bird and tries to fence with the bird using ave's chair.

 

The bird flew off her head and Aventine scrambled away. The hawk landed on the chair, its talons tightly gripping the leg.

[Just_a_Fan he/him]

the knight chucks the chair out the window and closes it, hoping to stall the hawk. he takes the time to heal.