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Deadlock
12:43 AM
[Fade]
iselin
i need help
please
[Deadlock]
where are we hiding the body?
[Fade]
while i appreciate the offer, that is not what i need help with
although it might end up being my body
[Deadlock]
hazal its past midnight
explain before i fall asleep
[Fade]
im pretty sure im in love
liek 99% sure
and i need help to make it go away
[Deadlock]
which agent?
[Fade]
more like which agents
[Deadlock]
huh
that does seem like a problem
is one of them neon
[Fade]
is it that obvious
actually don’t answer that, ur taking a while to type
[Deadlock]
wtvr you say
whos the other one
[Fade]
…
we listen and we dont judge
its jett
12:54
[Fade]
uh
you okay
its been a few
[Deadlock]
just wondering whether or not ur into degradation
bc that is the only way i see that going
[Fade]
stop
i do not need you judging me
and plus she is actually really caring
[Deadlock]
you stop
i do not need to listen to your crush fueled rants
[Fade]
yeah slright
fair
just help
u can already see everything wrong with this istuation
how do i make it go away
[Deadlock]
why did you think i was the right person to ask??
[Fade]
ur thing with skye
although i woundt count that gone but at least managed
[Deadlock]
.
i dont actually have any tips for you
im just better at hiding it i suppose
sadly its justa s bad as it was a month ago
[Fade]
oh
huh okay
damn
do you think were fucked?
[Deadlock]
most likely yes
metaphorically ofc
never gonna be literally
[Fade]
sadly
well im gonna go make myself more coffee
you have fun sleeping
[Deadlock]
ill see you in the morning
gn
Welcome to Hell
12:20 PM
nat 20: hey guys
nat 20: so you know how our mirror selves are considered heroes in their universe and have a whole comic series about them
nat 20: we should like totally make a tiktok or smth
Dog Mom: dont we have literal wanted criminals on our team roster?
brammer: Wouldn’t that defeat the purpose of being a *covert* military organization?
no diff: so i love the enthusiasim clove, but the world does currently see me as an at large terroist that should be shot on sight
raze’s: raze is wanted in brazil by police and kingdom
pretty girl: didn’t we save breach from a life time prison sentence?
Gekkonator: i swear i heard smth about phoenix burning down his college at one point
sparks: isnt skye considered an eco terrorist?
sparks: and reynas gotta be wanted somewhere in the world
Lilith: multiple places actually :)
sparks: ignoring that
sparks: also isnt kj and viper wanted by kingdom for defecting?
sparks: ik they arnt government or police, but we do constantly get into fights with them
80% death rate: tejo is right that would defeat our whole secret organization thing
80% death rate: plus it would be a hassle to secure the account so no one can dox us
nat 20: okayy but like it woukd be so fuuunnnnnn
nat 20: and cy you could do that stuff with ur eyes closed lets be honest
nat 20: also what are you guys going to do after we win?
no diff: ?
nat 20: like once we win against the omega agents how are you guys going to go back to normal life if ur wanted?
nat 20: why not try to win the public onto our side? if we seem more human than theyre more likely to accept you back into the real world
nat 20: idk about explaining the whole mirrorverse stuff but i feel tht my point stands
80% death rate: i feel as though clove may raise a good point for some of our agents
Dog Mom: more like for half of us
brammer: If the war ended right now, how many of you would be able to move back home with no questions asked, and no one searching for you?
no diff: not me
Lilith: i would probably have a couple of months to tend to the sanctuary before someone tried to put my head on a pike
big man: brim worked out smth so i wouldnt go to prison, but i dont think i could return to sweden
kj’s: not much would change for me kingdom would still be after my ass like they were b4
Dog Mom: the australian govt aint exactly happy with me fucking up some of their shi
raze’s: kingdom would also be after me, me and raze would be on the run
raze’s: how romantic <3
kj’s: <3333
Gekkonator: huh kingdom sure is after a lot of us
80% death rate: many of the agents on our roster wouldn’t be able to go back to normal life should the legion stop their attacks
brammer: @Dadstone You are in your office right now, yes?
Dadstone: I am in my office right now. And I discourage making a social media platform. We are a covert organization for a reason, Clove.
brammer: Excellent. I will be there within 10 minutes.
Jett
12:39 PM
[Fade]
hey
are you okay
[Jett]
why do you care
i was doing just fine before you texted me
fuck off
[Fade]
sure
me and neon are in her room watching movies and shows with copious amounts of junk food
[Jett]
if ur just going to brag about the fact that ur hanging with my best friend you can fuck off
[Fade]
well
theres way too much junk food for just two ppl
and the bed is a little empty with just us two sitting on it
[Jett]
tell neon that im fine
and tell her that she doesn’t need to use you to talk to me
[Fade]
actually this is all me
she currently thinks im texting omen rn
[Jett]
yeah right
12:47
[Jett]
what food
[Fade]
?
[Jett]
you mentioned that you guys had snacks
what snacks
[Fade]
oh
we have various chips, chocolates, gummies, and some sour stuff
theres more but its all just in a big pile rn
like i said, too much just for the two of us
[Jett]
what shows were you going to put on
[Fade]
havnt decided yet
although neon said she wanted to watch a horror movie
[Jett]
tell neon ill be there in 5
[Fade]
got it
she says to bring more blankets
and more pillows
[Jett]
ok
Video transcript: [unnamed.mp4]
The camera is faced towards a closed door with a placard labeling it ‘Brimstone’s Office’. The timestamp of 12:44:07 can be seen ticking upwards at a steady pace in the bottom left corner, the date below it. Someone can be heard walking down the hallway, entering the frame soon after.
Tejo shoves the door open roughly, not bothering to announce his arrival to the occupant of the room. The door is left open slightly, allowing the camera to pick up the voices coming from inside the office.
Tejo: [ Loudly ] Liam, we need to talk.
Brimstone: Tejo, what do you need?
Tejo: Where did you find these kids, huh cucho? Did you just look for the most down on their luck young adults to pitch your idea to, knowing they had nothing else?
Shuffling can be heard from the room before Brimstone speaks again, presumably him getting up from his chair.
Brimstone: [ Scoffing ] I don’t like what you’re implying, Tejo. You seem to have no problems fighting with and against people their age before.
Tejo: [ Shouting ] Cucho, they had a choice! They signed up for that damn war of their own volition! Even the people I met while freelancing chose to do that.
Brimstone: The agents in this protocol had a choice on whether or not-
Tejo: [ Cutting off Brimstone ] No they didn’t. Half of the people in this building can’t return home without something or someone stopping them. It was either join VALORANT or suffer at the hands of another. What do you think they will be able to do once this war ends, huh?
A scoffing type sound can be heard coming from the room, but otherwise it remains quiet after Tejo’s question.
Tejo: What about Jett? She loses either way. She either dies in this war, or she lives and has nowhere to go. How are you going to explain Omega-Earth once the war is over? Do you even plan to?
Silence emanates from the room before being interrupted by some more shuffling. The door is abruptly slammed close as muffled shouting can be heard. Unfortunately, the door is thick enough that the shouting cannot be made out. The video ends soon after.
Chaos x4
11:17 PM
wind girl: [im_trapped_help.jpeg]
hot boy: what in the y/n bullshit
dynamite: you have not only neon sleeping on you but FADE?
dynamite: tf happened and how are you still in this position
houdini: dont you hate her
wind girl: fade and neon were going to spend the day watching movies and then fade invited me to join
hot boy: no shot bruv
dynamite: fade invited you? not neon?
wind girl: here
wind girl: [fade_pms1.jpeg] [fade_pms2.jpeg]
dynamite: yo? how you feeling about that?
wind girl: i literally dont know
wind girl: i
wind girl: like it was nice
wind girl: just unexpected
wind girl: i dont
wind girl: tbh i just dont know
wind girl: the convo in the main gc earlier reminded me of all the fucked up things that happened and all the things i cant return to and it just
wind girl: it put me in a mood and her reaching out actually made it better
wind girl: but like
wind girl: its fade
wind girl: she literally blackmailled us and doxed us
wind girl: released information that most of us would have liked to keep secret and made some of us relieve our worst fears
wind girl: not even mentioning how we all had nightmares for the first month or so after she joined
wind girl: i just
wind girl: im conflicted
hot boy: you got it all out now
wind girl: fuck you
dynamite: yk, it has been close to almost 3 years since she joined, you ever thought of just moving on?
dynamite: wait
dynamite: let me rephrase before you get angry with me. this is kj btw, stole raze’s phone while she’s working on some stuff
wind girl: one chance to rephrase
dynamite: when i say moving on, i dont mean just forgiving and forgetting. what i mean is to just stop focusing on it, if that makes sense? you don’t have to forgive her, and you dont have to forget what she did, but at this point i feel as tho she has contributed so much good. she literally offers to take over duties and paperwork should someone complain about it. shes also made up with everyone else except you, with out a lack of her trying
dynamite: sorry bit of a word vomit
dynamite: just food for thought ig
dynamite: bye, handing raze her phone back
hot boy: wait fam, can we go back to the part where fade is /sleeping/ on jett, plus looks super peaceful??
hot boy: when has she ever slept, or looked that peaceful??
houdini: hate to agree, but he brings up a good point
hot boy: hop off my dick??
houdini: nothing to hop on in the first place
hot boy: PISS OFF
wind girl: alr move it to the dms
wind girl: no need to bring ur homoeroticness into thsi gc
hot boy: LIKE YOU ARE ONE TO TALK
hot boy: u literally have two girls sleeping on u right now and thats how u started tgis convo
hot boy: so you started the homoeroticness
wind girl: childish retort so it doesnt count
wind girl: phoenix 0 - jett 1
hot boy: im leaving
hot boy has gone offline
Jett quietly huffed as she threw her phone somewhere on the bed, raising her gaze to the white ceiling of Neon’s room. She had been in this position and situation many times before, never bothering to take count of the amount. Although there was one discrepancy with the current arrangement: namely the dream seer sleeping on her left side, head on her shoulder as she breathes evenly.
Jett’s eyes briefly flicked to Fade’s sleeping form, noting the content look gracing her face. Unbidden, memories of the same face pulled into a harsh scowl or deep frown flitted across her mind.
She sighs, unable to place why she was feeling irked. Her mind helpfully supplies that it’s the skin to skin contact she’s sharing with Fade. Although, it shuts down that train of thought quickly as it reminds her that she had been sharing contact with the other agent for well over an hour.
Jett finally gives in and turns her head to look at Fade, really look at her. The almost constant furrow in her brow is gone, letting her finally look peaceful for once. The dark circles under her eyes are just as prominent as any other time Jett has looked at her.
She turns her head the other way, vision blocked by electric blue and bright yellow. Where Fade was sleeping closely next to her, Neon was practically on top of her. She could feel Neon’s warm breath against her neck as she curled against her right side, arm wrapped around Jett’s midriff and grabbing onto one of Fade’s arms.
Jett snorted a quiet laugh to herself and the quiet of the room. From an outside perspective, the whole situation probably looked very gay.
A low murmur brings her out of her amusement. Fade’s face is scrunched up in discomfort as she curls in on herself, curling into Jett as a byproduct. Her left hand finds its way into soft ombre strands, gently running her fingers through them before Jett can stop herself.
Her hand stills as she internally curses. She would do the same for Neon should a rare nightmare pass by to say hello.
It’s a tense few moments as she waits to see if Fade wakes up from her movements. Jett slowly lets out the breath she was holding as Fade’s features smooth out, once again settling against her side.
It had been a weird day, Jett reasoned to herself as her hand does not leave Fade’s hair. She had woken up upset to begin with, although the reminder of her not being able to go home made the tightness in her chest infinitely worse. It had lessened when she had joined Fade and Neon, but it was still there.
She brought up her other hand to do the same to Neon’s hair absently, slowly drifting off to sleep finally. Maybe Killjoy was right, she thought as she gave up consciousness surrounded by warmth as well as the smell of coffee and vanilla.