IdleBarks

10 > Flare

These are my people. My beautiful freaks.

10 > Kaya

Dear diary. Still stranded in the late 20th century.

10 > VelimirII

Gonna have to cut prices again. People just don't wanna buy furniture in a lockdown.

20 > Flare

You gotta live, if only to piss off all the people who wanna see you dead.

20 > Kaya

Ugh, my life is literally a prison.

20 > Minerva

Great, all the more custom for my side of the trade.

30 > Flare

I'm done running.

30 > Kaya

This is a mall of the dead.

30 > Minerva

Tactical solutions are available to discreet buyers.

40 > Flare

You wanna help us stick it to the man?

40 > Kaya

Taking signups for the timeline maintenance team! Make a difference in your community!

40 > VelimirII

She means guns.

50 > Flare

This is where you get to find out what people really stand for.

50 > VelimirII

Remember how romantic this city was the first time we came?

60 > Kaya

At least I've got Peely Pix! Lots… and lots… of Peely Pix.

60 > Lizzie

The demon is abroad.

60 > Minerva

Yea, I had to close up your stomach wound with a staple gun.

70 > Kaya

Finally I get to go for coffee without getting stink-eye and bitchy comments! Because everybody's dead!

70 > Lizzie

My sweet Flare!

70 > Minerva

We need to get after her, Velimir. She's still our responsibility.

80 > Kaya

Who would've known that baking soda volcano in third grade would lead to this.

80 > Lizzie

Call them up for the last dance!

80 > VelimirII

So we keep on working with Kaya until something turns up!

90 > Kaya

Aoi you are not adorable and you are not my babysitter.

90 > Lizzie

After the plague, the burning.

90 > VelimirII

Well I coulda fixed this place up better than Captain Teabag.

100 > Kaya

Heyyy, Drifter.

100 > Minerva

You're insulting our hosts, and you're embarrassing me.

110 > Kaya

Here we go round the temporal loop…

110 > VelimirII

You need luxury goods? Fine furnishings? I'll fix you right up!

120 > Minerva

I have genuine Scaldra hardware, clean, untraceable. No credit.

FirstVisit

100 > Flare

So a time traveller and a rock-n-roll mutant walk into a bar. And the mutant says 'hey, my friends all got executed, can we go back and save them?' But the time traveller says 'well, if we save them then you never go on the run and hide out at the mall, so we never meet and they can never get saved.' So it goes, right? Anyways, I'm Flare. Good to meet you, Drifter.

290 > VelimirII

So, funny story. Our cover identity was meant to be 'corporate sales reps'. So Minerva and I rock up in Höllvania with a ton of merchandise, pockets full of bribe money, replica Scaldra weapons in a hidden compartment in case a coup needs to go down, ya know, usual stuff. Then we got Infested, met Entrati, yada yada, corporate story goes out the window. So now I'm eating cold ravioli out of cans and sitting on a shipping container full of honestly kinda random stock. Ya know, I could cut you a deal if you're interested.

590 > Minerva

I don't know how much Nightingale's told you, but Velimir and I were assigned to Höllvania to achieve one key objective: secure, and if necessary terminate, major Neci Rusalka. Since we'd be working undercover, our supervisors fitted us out with authentic Scaldra weaponry at massive expense. Now that everything's gone to hell in a handcart, we're selling them off cheap. Our loss, your gain.

GrtingNoScrtEnd

110 > Flare

Still not dead or crazy. How 'bout you?

120 > Flare

Yo, Drifter!

130 > Flare

Lizzie, play nice.

140 > Kaya

Ready for a deep dive into causality?

140 > Lizzie

Hello, stranger.

150 > Kaya

You don't have to keep up with the science jargon, y'know.

150 > Lizzie

Ah, the time-dancer.

160 > Kaya

Hey, paradox!

160 > Lizzie

Speak to Us, demon.

170 > Kaya

'Sup, Drifter?

170 > VelimirII

So, what can Höllvania's finest foster parents do for you today?

180 > Kaya

Dude, I am so glad it's you I get to work with.

180 > VelimirII

Okay okay, what can we get you? Sideboards or shotguns? Recliners or rifles? Bazookas or…. Bazookas… you get it.

190 > Kaya

All set?

190 > VelimirII

You know, I'm not really a bartender.

200 > Kaya

Hiya, freaky space friend.

200 > Minerva

Hey, what'll it be?

210 > Kaya

How are you the most normal person I know?

210 > Minerva

Welcome to where the old soldiers wash up.

220 > Minerva

You here on business?

GrtingScrtEnd

170 > Flare

Hey, Lizzie, look who it is!

180 > Flare

Hey, friend.

190 > Flare

Dunno how we're ever gonna thank you.

200 > Flare

Any time you wanna collaborate…

210 > Lizzie

Blessed demon!

220 > Kaya

Well! Fancy seeing you here in 1999!

220 > Lizzie

We are One. We welcome you.

230 > Kaya

Told you I'd make it.

230 > Lizzie

You are embraced.

230 > VelimirII

Good to see you, bud.

240 > Kaya

It's no Larunda Relay, but it's home.

240 > VelimirII

Heyyy, babe, look who's here!

250 > Kaya

Dude. The future. Rocks.

250 > VelimirII

What can Pappa Bear getcha?

260 > Kaya

SU forever, am I right?

260 > Minerva

Velimir, my love? Company.

270 > Kaya

1999 seems to be holding stable.

270 > Minerva

Hope you can stick around.

280 > Kaya

Hi, fellow time traveller!

280 > Minerva

Always got time for you, Drifter.

290 > Kaya

Drifter.

OpenStore

240 > Flare

Here's what we got.

250 > Flare

Everything I could scrape together.

260 > Flare

Just a few personal treasures.

270 > Lizzie

Mmmm. Merch stand.

280 > Lizzie

They left Us so very little.

290 > Lizzie

All that remains of the dream.

300 > VelimirII

First apartment? I gotcha.

310 > VelimirII

What do you do when they move out and take their stuff? Ya buy more stuff.

320 > VelimirII

In every dream home… you know how it goes.

330 > VelimirII

Sure you could furnish an apartment with this, but you could also build a maze.

340 > VelimirII

Here's what I got.

350 > VelimirII

Feast your eyes, Drifter.

360 > VelimirII

If you ever need to build a barricade out of arcade cabinets, well I'm your guy.

370 > VelimirII

Need a couch? Cosy but big enough to snuggle on? Know what I mean? Say no more.

380 > VelimirII

Entrati left you a brick cell, bud. Now you owe it to yourself to make it your own.

390 > VelimirII

No more Drifting. Time you settled down tiger.

400 > VelimirII

Have the home you always wanted.

600 > Minerva

Scaldra weapons. Untraceable. Go ahead.

610 > Minerva

These should level the playing field somewhat.

620 > Minerva

Take Viktor's troops on with their own arsenal.

630 > Minerva

Look what I've got. Efervon-based weaponry. Banned in most civilized countries.

640 > Minerva

Brutal, efficient and reliable. Don't let the pedigree put you off.

650 > Minerva

Here. Be discreet.

660 > Minerva

There's a certain savage justice in taking the oppressor down with their own weapons. Don't ya think?

670 > Minerva

Look, this conversation never took place.

680 > Minerva

Scaldra must be stopped by any means necessary.

690 > Minerva

Fine, we went to a lot of trouble to keep these out of the hands of Scaldra.

700 > Minerva

Let's do business.

OutroNoSale

300 > Flare

Okay.

310 > Flare

You need a minute?

320 > Lizzie

Very well.

330 > Lizzie

We shall wait.

480 > VelimirII

Now what if Amir wants to come for game night and there aren't enough chairs, huh? Imagine the look on that little guys face!

490 > VelimirII

Fine, okay, but the time is gonna come when you'll wish you'd bought that traffic cone from me.

500 > VelimirII

You'll be back.

510 > VelimirII

That's okay. It ain't going anywhere.

520 > VelimirII

Your decision, bud.

530 > Kaya

Huh.

530 > VelimirII

Okay, no pressure.

540 > Kaya

Whatever.

540 > VelimirII

Need to measure the space first? No problem.

550 > Kaya

Need time to think?

550 > VelimirII

Take all the time you need, it's your space.

560 > Kaya

But they're so shiny!

560 > VelimirII

Story of my life.

570 > Kaya

Alllrightythen.

570 > VelimirII

You just wanna browse, you go ahead and browse. Have fun.

580 > Kaya

Fine, I get to keep them.

580 > VelimirII

Maybe Minerva has something more your speed.

780 > Minerva

Come back when you've made your mind up.

790 > Minerva

As you wish.

800 > Minerva

Understood. Another time.

810 > Minerva

You know I'm taking a risk here, right?

820 > Minerva

Need to reschedule?

830 > Minerva

I see.

840 > Minerva

Nightingale vouched for you, so I assume you know what you're doing.

850 > Minerva

Very well.

860 > Minerva

When you're ready, come see me.

870 > Minerva

Were you just making conversation?

880 > Minerva

If it was furniture you were after, talk to him.

TempArchFirstVisit

300 > Kaya

So you know how if you keep on rewinding a video and playing it back, the quality gets worse and worse and one day it just breaks? Same deal with the timeline. We need to do some serious research to find and fix the weak spots in the tape. Then you can keep on looping and, y'know, stop the entire cosmos going to shit.

TempArchPageIdle

310 > Kaya

Okay, get your loadout ready because once you're locked in, I can not pull you out without the whole run going to hell.

320 > Kaya

Got a set of crisis events lined up for you. Make sure we get a gold star on each one.

330 > Kaya

Velimir and Minerva are ready when you are. Stand by for temporal shenanigans!

OutroSale

340 > Flare

Keep it real.

350 > Flare

In the bag.

360 > Lizzie

Oooh, good choice.

370 > Lizzie

Delightful!

410 > VelimirII

Excellent choice.

420 > VelimirII

I'll have it shipped right over.

430 > VelimirII

Okey-dokey!

440 > VelimirII

It ain't clutter if you love it.

450 > VelimirII

You are living like royalty, my friend.

460 > Kaya

Thank you!

460 > VelimirII

So, party at your place?

470 > Kaya

Hours of adhesive entertainment.

470 > VelimirII

Roger, let me just ring that up.

480 > Kaya

Did you get any rares?

490 > Kaya

Enjoy!

500 > Kaya

Have fun!

510 > Kaya

Hope you got what you're after.

520 > Kaya

There ya go.

710 > Minerva

Very good.

720 > Minerva

Beckett should have any necessary tech specs.

730 > Minerva

I believe that concludes our business.

740 > Minerva

Hm. Time for a drink.

750 > Minerva

No documentation. Obviously.

760 > Minerva

Excellent.

770 > Minerva

Proud to be of service.

PeelyPixFirstVisit

340 > Kaya

Remember Peely Pix? Those delightful stickers are what we've been using to mark unique spatio-temporal connections as we uncover them. You choose the Peely Pix you want, stick 'em to your mission plan, and you'll get a bit of help from somewhere else on the timeline! Any time you find a whole unopened pack, bring it to me and we'll open it together.

PeelyPixOpenStore

350 > Kaya

Not just glittery nostalgia.

360 > Kaya

It's okay to like these.

370 > Kaya

These are kind of a fixation of mine.

380 > Kaya

How's your collection coming?

390 > Kaya

Cute things with ominous implications. Relatable.

400 > Kaya

Not exactly scientific, but they're what I had.

410 > Kaya

Look! Pretty!

420 > Kaya

Still with the lingering bubblegum odour.

430 > Kaya

The sticky never seems to wear off.

440 > Kaya

Let me know if you're hunting that one elusive Peely Pix!

450 > Kaya

Stick 'em on your binder, your wall, your personal timeline...

Mall

380 > Flare

Uh… bye.

390 > Flare

Well, if you gotta leave...

400 > Lizzie

Yes. Run along.

410 > Lizzie

Flare is Ours, demon.

GoodbyeScrtEnd

420 > Flare

See your space face later.

430 > Flare

Us weirdos gotta stick together.

440 > Lizzie

Remember, We are your flesh!

450 > Lizzie

Entwine… forever.

650 > Kaya

Say hi to Lotus for me.

660 > Kaya

I gotta give you that vase for Maroo.

670 > Kaya

Seeya!

680 > Kaya

Catch ya somewhen!

690 > Kaya

Look after yourself.

700 > Kaya

You're one of the real ones.

710 > Kaya

Thanks for believing in me.

720 > Kaya

Later, bestie.

730 > Kaya

Let's hang soon, ok?

740 > Kaya

Seeya. Kinda wanna be ya.

950 > VelimirII

May the wind be ever at your back!

960 > VelimirII

Okay, my friend. Go gettem, tiger.

970 > VelimirII

Always welcome here, you know that.

980 > Minerva

Don't be gone long, okay?

990 > Minerva

Whatever will Vel and I get up to alone?

1000 > Minerva

Travel safe, soldier.

StoreIdleBarks

460 > Flare

They can hurt you, they can break your body, but they can't make you lie.

470 > Flare

You gotta tell the truth on that stage. Use whatever craft you need to make it sing, but don't ever fake it.

480 > Flare

The glare and the glitter were never a mask. They were a message. Look at me, see me, because I'm not changing myself for you.

490 > Flare

I reckon we're gonna burn up one day, like a hero on the solstice bonfire. It's funny how the crowd always wants a sacrifice.

500 > Lizzie

Every artist needs a devil on their shoulder… or a monkey on their back.

510 > Lizzie

Sickness, fever, heat and madness. Love sings the same lyrics as disease.

520 > Lizzie

They were always Ours. Marked out from birth. Just as you were.

530 > Lizzie

When the dreamers wake and the lidless eyes turn upon them, We shall sing the last number of the night.

GoodbyeNoScrtEnd

590 > Kaya

You give me hope, y'know?

600 > Kaya

Just by existing you prove there's a way out of this, for me.

610 > Kaya

Seeya. I'll try not to die.

620 > Kaya

Later.

630 > Kaya

I'll be here.

640 > Kaya

If I'm gone, don't panic.

890 > VelimirII

We'll keep a spot for ya.

900 > VelimirII

Hey, be safe out there.

910 > VelimirII

Hey, look after yourself.

920 > Minerva

Report back soon.

930 > Minerva

All right. Later.

940 > Minerva

Good luck.

LaurndaRelayBarks

750 > Kaya

It's a mall. A space mall.

760 > Kaya

That dude has, like, flesh arms and a robot head!

770 > Kaya

What do you people even do for money? Do you take Höllars?

780 > Kaya

Oh my Gods, that was a Cephalon. Amir is gonna die.

790 > Kaya

Yeah, I'm the Kaya Velasco, the woman who broke the time barrier.

800 > Kaya

Pourin' one out in memory of literally everyone I ever met.

LarundaRelayInteract

810 > Kaya

YOU. You knew all along, right? That I'd make it? Because when you left for 1999, I was already here, wasn't I? But you let me figure it out for myself, without helping. Thanks. For not spoiling how my story ends.

StoreIdleNoScrtEnd

1010 > Minerva

Velimir. Enough with the cutesy little ice crystals.

1020 > VelimirII

Don't know what you mean. Drifter's not complaining.

1030 > VelimirII

You really think Neci will want to see you again?

1040 > Minerva

Gods forbid we don't give her everything she wants.

1050 > Minerva

Are you going to keep picking at those bar snacks?

1060 > VelimirII

I dunno. Are you going to keep riding my ass about it?

1070 > VelimirII

When she finally gets up, that bar stool's gonna have a truly epic butt print.

1080 > Minerva

Ignore him, Drifter. It's an easy feat to learn. Trust me.

1090 > Minerva

Being stuck here with you reminds me of my RTI training.

1100 > VelimirII

That so? Reminds me of the time I got locked in a chemical toilet and rolled downhill.

1110 > VelimirII

Well you see, Drifter. It was her voice that first captivated me. Like a rusty nailgun marinated in cooking sherry.

1120 > Minerva

Ah, Velimir. The soul of a poet trapped in the body of a frat-house couch.

1130 > Minerva

You need to think about what we're going to offer Neci if you ever want to get her back.

1140 > VelimirII

She had the respect of every single Scaldra goon in this city! What do you suppose made her want that so bad?

1150 > VelimirII

Whatever happened to you and me, Minerva?

1160 > Minerva

You know damn well what happened.

1170 > Minerva

Believe it or not, Velimir was quite the operative, once. Until his priorities shifted.

1180 > VelimirII

You're goddamn right. Becoming a parent is meant to do that.

1190 > VelimirII

Look, Minerva. You hate me. I get it. So leave. Nobody's forcing you to stay here.

1200 > Minerva

Not a hope. We made this mess together, we'll fix it together.

1210 > Minerva

He used to love buying me chocolates. Funny how he doesn't do that any more.

1220 > VelimirII

Found out it was poisonous to dogs.

1230 > VelimirII

Go easy on the Old Fashioneds, Minerva. You know Kaya could call on us any time.

1240 > Minerva

Yeah. Wouldn't want to let her down too, now would we?

StoreIdleScrtEnd

1250 > Minerva

Would you frost my glass a little, good sir?

1260 > VelimirII

One frosted ass, coming right up.

1270 > VelimirII

How did a bum like me end up hitched to a queen?

1280 > Minerva

Staying power, honey. That big old glacier just ground me down.

1290 > Minerva

Mmm. My feet are aching after that last run.

1300 > VelimirII

You, uh, want me to take care of that? I can close up for a few.

1310 > VelimirII

Do you see what a beauty I get to look at all day, Drifter?

1320 > Minerva

Oh, he plays the romantic. But we both know what base and wicked thoughts are circling in that fishbowl of a brain.

1330 > Minerva

He's devoted to me, Drifter. Like a loyal pet.

1340 > VelimirII

What can I say? I crave my belly rubs.

1350 > VelimirII

I know they're our friends, but if any of those Hex try putting the moves on you, there's gonna be trouble.

1360 > Minerva

So crass and yet so charming. My very own thawed-out caveman.

1370 > Minerva

Don't keep us busy too long, Drifter. We do have other business to attend to.

1380 > VelimirII

Aww. She's acting coy. Isn't she cute when she does that?

1390 > VelimirII

You want some ice on those bruises?

1400 > Minerva

What a contrived way to ask me to undress.

1410 > Minerva

Ya know, Quincy's been doing good work with the local kids. A lot of them have been left without parents. If Neci never comes back…

1420 > VelimirII

Let's make that decision when the time comes.

1430 > VelimirII

I never meant to be a soft touch. I just loved seeing our kid's eyes light up when I said 'yes'.

1440 > Minerva

Oh honey, kindness isn't a weakness, Velimir.

FstGreetBlwRnk

50120 > Kaya

Uh, stranger danger! Sorry, you're cool, I get that, I just… can't talk to you yet. Gotta wait until the Britannic dude gets the stick out of his ass.

50130 > VelimirII

Ah… no disrespect, but you're gonna need security clearance. Apologies.

50140 > Minerva

When Nightingale gives you the green light, report back.

FstGreetAbvRnk

50130 > Kaya

Okay. So. The timeline is a frickin' mess. Luckily, young Kaya Velasco has harnessed the power of Archimedea! Now she and her rag tag team of social rejects conduct insanely dangerous research so one day we can set things right. You want in?

50150 > VelimirII

Well hello! Velimir Volkov the Second, and this is Minerva Hendricks. My, uh, partner. Business partner.

50160 > Minerva

Frankly, our only concern is the current whereabouts of Neci Rusalka. Kaya Velasco is helping with the practicalities. If you need incentives, we have them.