STE IC Contact Post

[originaloddcouple]

"Hello! This is the residence of Something Old Antiques, as well as Isaac and Miria Dian! We can't reach the phone right now because of all sorts of complicated reasons! If you're contacting us for personal reasons, professional reasons, and/or questions about that thing in the center of the store, please leave a message! Preferably after the beep."

[Also contactable by network number and cell phones.]

Comments

[gunhearted]

They cut her, too, but... but it just completely disappeared!

A-are we sick or somethin'?!

[originaloddcouple]

Um.

Do you. Remember your past selves doing anything like that?

[gunhearted]

I remember gettin' really hurt, but not--but not getting better like this!

[originaloddcouple]

So you never. Uh.

Magically had your blood go back into your body?

[gunhearted]

Not--not before but--

That's exactly what happened when we got hurt what's going on?!

[originaloddcouple]

WE DONT REALLY KNOW HOW IT WORKS BUT. UH.

EVER SINCE THE GIANT SNAKE CRUSHED US UNDER ITS TAIL WE SORT OF.

ALL THE BLOOD KIND OF.

[They attempt a weird slurping noise because that's the first thing the think of.]

AND NOW ITS HAPPENING TO YOU TOO.

[gunhearted]

But!!! [Holy shit that's terrifying.] But we got hurt! It's not... it's not an echo! This isn't something they had!

[originaloddcouple]

We know it was an echo for us, but...

I don't understand how you guys could become all. Immortal and stuff.

[gunhearted]

... It--it can't be that!

[originaloddcouple]

Weeeeeelllll, uh. Past us were alive in the 1930s.

And still looked the same in the 80s.

...Sorry, buddy?

[gunhearted]

I-I... I don't understand.

[originaloddcouple]

Well, it kind of looks like that immortality is contagious in you guys.

And you caught it from us.

That makes the most sense.

[gunhearted]

But then why are we the only ones?!

[originaloddcouple]

I'm... not sure.

Maybe there's a specific thing that makes it contagious.

Something in the air?

[gunhearted]

What--what about Rakka is she okay?

[originaloddcouple]

She hasn't mentioned anything like this happening...

So what could be affecting you guys that wasn't affecting he-

[originaloddcouple]

[OH GOD]

okay done

[originaloddcouple]

[There's a long, awkward silence.]

[gunhearted]

... Guys? [DID HE DISCONNECT???]

[originaloddcouple]

...We're so sorry.

We didn't think....

[gunhearted]

Why are you apologizin' guys?! Did I say something wrong? I'm really sorry--!

[originaloddcouple]

No, we're the ones who messed up!

We didn't think things through and now this has happened and-

You and Nice shouldn't have to deal with this we didn't mean to cause it and Mom was right about me and...

[They're kind of blubbering now.

[gunhearted]

No she's not! Stop sayin' that...

[originaloddcouple]

But this never would have happened if we had thought things through!

We changed your life forever and we didn't mean to and now Nice's scars won't heal and...

[gunhearted]

It's not your fault!