[Backdated] March 1st; [Text]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

sOOO,
wOW,
tHIS IS ALL A LOT TO, uH, tAKE IN ALL AT ONCE,
mAINLY BECAUSE IT IS A WEIRD THING TO SUDDENLY,
bE ALIVE AGAIN,
aFTER SO LONG, oF BEING DEAD,
aND EVEN THOUGH IT IS, uH, vERY EXCITING TO BE HERE,
aND ALSO BE ALIVE AGAIN,
iT'S ALSO KIND OF, sCARY, iN A WAY,
mAINLY BECAUSE NOW THAT, i'M HERE,
i REALLY, dON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW,
aND ALSO, tHE MORE i THINK ABOUT IT,
tHE MORE CONFUSED i START TO FEEL,
uH, bECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE A, wHOLE LOT OF SENSE,
eVEN THOUGH IT'S REALLY,
cOOL THAT i GOT A SECOND CHANCE TO LIVE,
sOMEHOW,
mAYBE i SHOULDN'T, uH, aCTUALLY QUESTION IT,
bECAUSE NOW i'M RAMBLING,

uHH,
aNYWAY, wITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID,
hIII,
mY NAME IS TAVROS,
aND i WOULD APPRECIATE IT, uH, iF SOMEONE COULD TELL ME MORE,
aBOUT THIS PLACE,

Comments

[voice]

[mylphofspace]

[Knowing that Tavros was sent home, Dolorosa feels relieved as she reads the brown text, but she quickly realizes this is not the same troll she met-- under rather unfortunate circumstances, yes, but he was still an acquaintance nonetheless.

She uses voice, for now. Text or video would only confuse him further, and it's better if he focuses on other things right now, rather than on the apparent adult version of one of his friends.]

You have plenty of time to figure out what to do, Tavros. As of now, you should be focused on finding a hive of your own, settling down and getting to know this new world.

[voice]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

[If Tavros said that he wasn't surprised when his device suddenly started speaking, he would be lying. But he quickly brushed that aside and focused on listening to the words being spoken to him.]

Oh, uh... Hey! Hold on, I'm still trying to, uh, figure this out, I guess. Okay, so... How would I go about doing those things, uh, that you mentioned?

[text]

[feelsgoodinyou]

[He gave up trying to decipher this after the first two lines.]

How about typing in a way that can actually be read?

[text]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

uHH,
hOW DO YOU MEAN, eXACTLY,
i MEAN,
i DON'T HAVE ANY, pROBLEMS READING IT,
bUT i GUESS i COULD, uH, sWITCH THIS THING TO THE,
vOICE FUNCTION, iF THAT WOULD MAYBE HELP,

[text] -> [private text]

[want_the_world]

Another troll?

[Mello flips to private for the part that's extremely relevant to his interests.]

You were aware of how long you were dead? How long was it?

[private text]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

uHHH, yES,
aND i'M NOT SURE IF i SHOULD, aPOLOGIZE OR NOT,
sINCE i CAN'T TELL WHAT KIND OF, tONE IT IS THAT YOU MIGHT BE USING,
iS IT AN, eXASPERATED TONE,
oR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, mAYBE,
eR,
eITHER WAY, i GUESS MAYBE i SHOULDN'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE,
sINCE IT ISN'T MY FAULT, iN THE FIRST PLACE,
sORRY, uHH, fOR THE RAMBLING, i GUESS MAYBE IT WAS JUST ME,
hAVING AN EPIPHANY, oR SOMETHING,

aNYWAY,
i DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, i WAS DEAD FOR,
sINCE IT IS KIND OF A THING THAT, sEEMS BLURRY, tHE MORE i THINK ABOUT IT,

video;

[donttelldaddy]

[Lili doesn't talk to the trolls much, and never met the previous Tavros, but she's vulnerable to sweet kids. Especially those who might need a little help. She gives him a little smile as she turns on the video feed.]

It's nice to meet you, Tavros. I'm Lili. What would you like to know?

video;

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

[When his feed comes on, he gives her a small, hesitant smile.]

Uhh... Hi! It's not to meet you, too, Lili. And to answer your question, uh... Well, someone already sent me, a text file that was, uh, really helpful... So, I guess... Well, is there anything that you could possibly tell me, uh, more about this place, in a more general sense, maybe?

[thehonking]

oh shit. :oO
IS THAT SOME TAVBRO RETURNED ALL THE MOTHERFUCK TO US AGAIN?
look at all them little miracles just bubbling all up.
PLUCKIN ALL AT MY MOTHERFUCKIN HEARTSTRINGS LIKE IT AIN'T NO THING.
are you tapping all back in on those confident legs of yours, bro?
LET ME LOOK ALL ON YOUR SWEET AS PEANUT BUTTER FACE.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

oHH, gAMZEE,
hEY!
uHH, jUST A SEC AND i WILL, sWITCH TO THE VIDEO OPTION,

[He fiddles with the device for a few seconds, before the feed flicks on. when it does, he gives Gamzee a huge grin.]

Hey! Uh, even though I said that, already. I'm really, really glad that you're here!

[Voice]

[atailoftwoworlds]

Um....I think there's something wrong with your keyboard.

[Voice]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

Nnnooo... I- oh! You're, another one who has trouble, uh, reading it.

[And he finally remembered the terminology for the troll quirk! Being dead really does make things fuzzy.]

No, I was just, uh, hemotyping.

[Video] - text is fine

[spandexisyouth]

I think you are not the only person taken from when they died. Welcome back, Tavros! I only briefly spoke with you before, but you have been here before. I am Maito Gai. What would you like to know?

[Video]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

[Tavros switches to video too, since he doesn't want to be rude and type while someone else is doing video. It just feels like a rude thing to do, somehow.]

Uhh... Welcome back? What do you mean, by that statement...?

[Video]

[sayatakagi]

What do you want to know?

[Video]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

Well, uh, someone already gave me a text file with some, general information about food and, hives, so... Could you possibly tell me more about, uh, what's... actually going on, around here?

...And maybe how it is that the, uh... Sun has a face?

[Because he's been dying to figure out how that's even a thing.]

Video

[nofarplaneyet]

You must be one of Karkat's trolls. *Again, now that he thinks about it*

Video

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

Karkat's here?

[video]

[malandragem]

[Honestly, she's not sure what's more worrisome- finding another kid is here (or so she assumes, with the trolls) or finding out this one had been dead before arriving.]

Welcome to Death City, Tavros- my name is Fabiola, and I can help with whatever questions you might have.

[video]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

Thank you, uh, for the warm welcome! And, uh... Anything that you could possibly tell me that, wasn't covered in the tour...would, be very helpful! And also, uh, some things that were covered in the tour, since... Uhh, I got lost. And missed, a lot of it...

[ video ]

[blue_wayfinder]

Is there anything you wanted to know in particular?

[ video ]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

Uhh... Well, first off... Hi!

And second, there's a lot that, uh, I would like to know. But, it seems like there are no answes, uh, to some of my questions. Or at least, the answers are kind of confusing, I guess. Do you happen to, uh, have any advice on what I should, possibly be doing right now? Or maybe you could, give me more information about... Those things they mentioned. Witches? Eggs?

[text]

[portalist]

hi again tavros!!
brew is weird like that. it doesnt seem to be very picky about what state people are in. if you have any questions i will do my best to answer them! :D

[text]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

hIII,
uM, fORGIVE ME FOR NOT,
kNOWING WHO IT IS THAT YOU ARE,
aPPARENTLY THERE WAS, a TAVROS HERE BEFORE,
bUT HE WASN'T ME,
aND, uH,
i'M NOT HIM,
wHICH IS A REALLY WEIRD THING, tO THINK ABOUT,
aND KIND OF DEPRESSING, aCTUALLY,
bUT i GUESS KIND OF COOL, iN A WEIRD SORT OF WAY,

uM, aNYWAY,
yES BREW SOUNDS LIKE IT,
dOES WHAT IT WANTS,

wELL i GUESS THAT, uH,
mY QUESTION WOULD BE, sINCE WE WERE JUST ON THE SUBJECT,
cOULD YOU MAYBE TELL ME, uH, mORE ABOUT THE PREVIOUS, mE,
hOW DID YOU KNOW HIM,
oR, uH, hOW DID YOU KNOW ME, i GUESS,

Accidental Video (because he'd never normally respond to troll text)

[get_the_win]

[Okay, he'd seen some people with some weird typing quirks here. But reversing capitalization, making it that weird color, and typing out verbal stutters!? That was just too much.

So Domon is left staring at the screen trying to decipher it in case there's useful information. He doubts it, but after ignoring the network for so long he feels like he can't afford to skip anything now. Only in his frustration he accidentally turned the video on without realizing it. So now there is a some random guy on the video feed, not saying anything. Just staring with a disapproving look.]

[Video]

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

[At first Tavros thinks nothing of the video that's popped up on the screen. He's met so many helpful people that he is expecting someone else ready to give him advice. But then the face on the screen just looks so disapproving and he can't bring himself to speak. He's just going to stare back, growing increasingly more uncomfortable and resembling a deer caught in the headlights.]