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[germhating_hypochondriac]

[Posted at soon as news of the showdown spreads to De Chima. A video of a very agitated Eddie]

What the fuck is going in Heropa?

What happens when it's all over? I mean, what the hell happens to the people that have been acting weird? You know, the people who haven't been able to feel shit since those monsters attacked them? If the monsters die, will they be fixed?

Cause I'll go kick ass if it'll help Rich..them.

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[thecacophony]

[Sal is a terrible example, and would gladly pull the same kind of reckless maneuver if anyone she cared about was in danger, but no.]

Oh shit no, kid. These heartless are everywhere, and it's not going to do a damn bit of good if you join your friend.

Just fucking...hold tight, will you?

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[germhating_hypochondriac]

[Heartless, that's what the monsters are called.  Makes sense if they'd go after Richie.]

Join him?  Is he there?

What will do good?  I gotta do something.

[thecacophony]

[It's so much easier to focus on fighting. Something simple and familiar. Not this kind of emotional turmoil—shit, how many times did she try to think of something like this herself, when everyone was ported off to that fucked up City?]

Well, uh, if he's been acting different, that's got to mean he's probably neglecting the things he used to love, right? When something special is taken out of us, the world doesn't tend to look the right way anymore, so.

Fucking make sure those things are still there for him when we've sorted this thing out, okay?

[germhating_hypochondriac]

[Saying he's the one thing that Richie loves in this world feels wrong, even though he knows it's true.  Losers stick together.  Losers only really need each other.  Even if all the arcades burned down, Richie would be okay if Eddie was there for him.]

He doesn't have any pets or anything that needs taking care of.  All his stuff is still around. 

[Whatever the monsters want, it's not Richie's movies and comic books.] 

Is he gonna be fixed when this thing gets sorted out?

[thecacophony]

[Good people probably don't lie to kids, but Sal is used to feeling guilty anyway.]

Yeah, of course he is. This Ansem, or whoever, is keeping all the hearts to make himself stronger. Just like any other dickbag megalomaniac, so all that's left is to free them and knock him down from that ship in the sky.

If we're quick about cleaning up around here, he'll be back to you before you know it.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

I know those kinds of dickbags.  Pennywise kept body parts too.  And bodies that he made float.  And all kinds of other stuff from the kids he killed.  We found my friend's little brother's raincoat after we killed Pennywise. 

You gotta stand up to those assholes, even when you're scared, 'cause that's the only way to beat them.  Everybody has to work together.  So I have to go and help too.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Are you still flying people to the battle?

Could my navigation powers help you?

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[onthe_threshold]

Unless you've got great powers, kid, I don't think that's a tactically sound idea.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

I have a finding power. I can find the monsters' weak spots. And I have experience fighting a monster.

[onthe_threshold]

Firearm training? Martial arts?

[germhating_hypochondriac]

No and no. I did kick a monster right in the face once.

[onthe_threshold]

Good start, but I think this might be a bit out of your league, kid.

Your friend in trouble?

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Yeah, the monsters did something to him and took away all his feelings. And I gotta fix it for him. He'd do the same for me.

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[lonered]

[Oh yeah, okay that slip up at the end there. Keith may not know this kid, but boy does he know that sort of sentiment.]

Things around here have a weird way of resettling back to normal after they're dealt with. I guess there's no saying for sure until it's over.

Someone you know got caught up in this, huh?

[Not good. Kids shouldn't have to deal with this sort of thing. But that's not how the world works.]

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Then I got to go and make sure it's over soon. 

[He nods sadly.]  Richie did.  He can't feel shit and doesn't care about anything anymore. [He feels like he's lost his friend, or lost the most important part of his friend.]  I told him I'd find a way to make it better, make him better and I will.

[lonered]

[Sometimes Keith really hates this place for what it puts people through.]

I get that. I have friends I'd do anything I could to help them too.

[So he's not going to tell a kid not to go after this just because they're a kid.]

You have a plan for going at it?

[germhating_hypochondriac]

[He nods, very seriously.]  Friends gotta stick together. 

I have a power that lets me find anything.  So I'm gonna find these things' weak spots and kick their asses.  And not get scratched by the fuckers.

[lonered]

They do. If friends don't have each other's backs, who will?

[A thoughtful nod.] Handy power. It sounds like you've got your first step figured out pretty solidly. Finding a weak point is great. It might be a good idea to find someone whose power lines up more with the ass kicking part and team up.

[Unless there's a secondary power he hasn't mentioned.] You don't want your friend to start feeling again and the first thing he gets to feel is grief because you got hurt for his sake. Be smart about taking these things down.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Nobody.  The only people you can count on are your friends.  Even parents let you down.

Yeah, if I can.  I'm gonna find the best ways to fight.  [He doesn't know how, just knows that when he fought Pennywise, he and and his friends always found a way]

I don't want him to ever feel anything bad.  But at least then he'd be feeling something.  Richie's worth the risk.

[bifroster]

I would like to know myself. This is just ... it's getting a bit much.

Besides being unable to feel anything, have you noticed anything else?

[germhating_hypochondriac]

More than a bit! This is batshit-insane-fucked-up shit.

Other than the monsters?

[bifroster]

Yeah. Even that is an understatement.

And other than the monsters. This guy who mentioned all of this before is not forthcoming on a lot of details. Beyond the cliche, insane darkness-obsessed villain monologing.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

That guy was batshit too. We might have to kill him.

[bifroster]

I'm a little opposed to killing. But if we could get him to ... not, that would be great.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

How are we gonna do that? He wasn't listening to anyone.