[Can’t Opt Out]

[Sorvell:Now taking bets!]

[Baylie:on what?]

[Sorvell:The chances that Axelle kills any of the majenstra.]

[Sorvell:Especially since the great and powerful Majen ain’t there to stop her.]

[Baylie:Why would she kill the majenstra?]

[Baylie:Also]

[Baylie:Where’s Zavie?]

[Sorvell:Who’s Zavie?]

[Yuyu:The majenstra forgot to tell Xavie about the situation.]

[Sorvell:Kinda like how we all think you didn’t actually tell Hurinren about the situation?]

[Yuyu:He was asleep.]

[Yuyu:Xavie, not my adorable partner.]

[Yuyu:And he tots knows about this.]

[Rafe:I’m sure.]

[Sammie:Considering Meeho didn’t know until I sent a clone to tell her, I think you’re lying.]

[Vallie:Definitely lying.]

[Taelie:Should we send a clone to tell him?]

[Nyren:Leave him be. He will learn in time.]

[Yuyu:I’m not lying. Hurinren tots knows.]

[Yuyu:Anyways]

[Yuyu:When Xavie woke up, he went to ask why everyone was being weird. No one would answer him.]

[Axelle:Apparently they were distracted.]

[Axelle:C&A blew something up.]

[Baylie:What’d the little mongrels blow?]

[Axelle:Calvie’s bedroom.]

[Axelle:Then they ran off.]

[Axelle:It’s literally on fire.]

[Ravie:its fine]

[Ravie:i out put fire]

[Sorvell:How is part of the house blowing up fine?]

[Ravie:they not blow up]

[Ravie:axelle exagerate]

[Ravie:it fine]

[Baylie:Says the woman who once blew up an entire block]

[Ravie:was Anarchie]

[Ravie:i only nearby]

[Anarchie:oh fuck]

[Anarchie:I forgot about that]

[Anarchie:good times]

[Anarchie:also]

[Anarchie:i think Axelle’gusht is gonna throw a few of them in the lake]

[Anarchie:she big mad]

[Anarchie:offered to blow a few up for her]

[Anarchie:she refused]

[Ravie:is Calvie with you?]

[Anarchie:was]

[Anarchie:dunno where she went]

[Sorvell:Considering we have a bunch of criminals potentially targeting us, should we be keeping a better eye on the kids?]

[Vallie:The younger ones like Calvie especially.]

[Vallie:Do you need backup?]

[Axelle:Fuck if I know]

[Axelle:let me figure this out]

[Axelle:and i’m not gonna kill anyone]

[Olivier:Please do not.]

[Olivier:Meridian is already upset about some sort of illegal card game that was broken up earlier.]

[Baylie:Illegal card game?]

[Baylie:Gambling isn’t illegal in Crishar, though?]

[Sorvell:If it is, we’ve been breaking a lot of laws.]

[Sorvell:We go there all the time to play with the Majen.]

[‘dian’ie:You’re so silly Uncle Sorvell.]

[Sorvell:What? Why?]

[Baylie:Dude, what did you do to Zavie to make him do this to you?]

[Sorvell:Again, who’s Zavie!?]

[Baylie:Wait. Who’s even part of this relay?]

[Vallie:I think it is easier to figure out who’s not part of it.]

[Olivier:Neither Leerin nor Annette have been included.]

[Sorvell:Obviously.]

[Sorvell:This ain’t the big one.]

[Baylie:Why did you include Leerin in the big one?]

[Sorvell:I’m soft hearted.]

[Darrie:because things with her are a mess]

[Baylie:Darrian!]

[Baylie:Answer my relays!]

[Darrie:I have no idea what she’s thinking]

[Darrie:Currently, she’d hiding in the bathroom.]

[Baylie:Darrie! Don’t ignore me!]

[Darrie:Con and Hyr upset her]

[Darrie:Not on purpose, but…]

[Olivier:What happened?]

[Darrie:We were chatting about the time Baylie accidentally pushed me into Lüshan]

[Baylie:Oh!]

[Baylie:So you do remember I exist, then!?]

[Darrie:She didn’t really appreciate the reminder of that]

[Simeon:I do remember her being quite affected.]

[Simeon:She was terrible the majority of that trip.]

[Xavie:Has she not been terrible since that trip?]

[‘dian’ie:I’ve heard she was terrible before the trip as well.]

[‘dian’ie:Papa used to say that he didn’t understand how you all stayed friends with her, given she was insufferable.]

[‘dian’ie:Papa once said he even asked about it a few times.]

[‘dian’ie:He said the answers he got were questionable at best.]

[Baylie:Since when do you call your dad ‘Papa’?]

[Baylie:Also, why would he have an opinion on Leerie? Have they ever even met?]

[Darrie:Did he say what the answers were?]

[‘dian’ie:Hmm… something like… you all figured you’d give her time to leave on her own?]

[Anarchie:during the war, he once said that he thought if it hadn’t been for the war, she would have left]

[Anarchie:figured she only stayed because the loser captain was there]

[Sorvell:So like, are we just all openly acknowledging that Daniel was a terrible fucker, then?]

[Darrie:Neither Leerie nor anyone else who liked him are here, so I don’t see why not.]

[Baylie:Darrie!]

[Baylie:Darrie!]

[Baylie:Darrie!]

[Baylie:Answer my relays!]

[Olivier:Is Baylor also harassing you for information about Emilia?]

[Olivier:And since when have more people thought Daniel McIntyre wasn’t a good person?]

[Darrie:Yes, he is.]

[Darrie:But like… Emmie’s here, but passed out.]

[Darrie:So there isn’t much I can tell him?]

[Darrie:And I think most of us always knew?]

[Darrie:Although, i think we brushed it aside a lot?]

[Grenner:I believe Olivier spent more time with Emilia while she was awake then Darrie did, given when they ran into one another and she almost immediately passed out.]

[Sorvell:She passed out?]

[Sammie:She hasn’t slept properly in, like, days.]

[Sammie:She’s been napping on and off all day.]

[Sammie sent {{Photo of Emilia and Hyr}}]

[Sammie sent {{Photo of Emilia and Hyr}}]

[Sammie sent {{Photo of Emilia and Hyr}}]

[Sammie sent {{Photo of Emilia and Hyr}}]

[Lexie has added Seven to the relay]

[Darrie sent {{Photo of Emilia and Hyr}}]

[Darrie sent {{Photo of Emilia and Hyr and Conrad}}]

[Sammie sent {{Photo of Emilia and Hyr and Conrad}}]

[YuYu:How have both of you managed to completely miss getting who I assume to be Hyr in the picture?]

[Sorvell:No kidding. Half of these are just the kid’s chest and arms?]

[Sammie:Weird chance? No idea, but it don’t surprise me she passed the fuck out.]

[Sammie:Also, I bet Axelle kills one majenstra and throws them all in the lake.]

[Vallie:Why only one?]

[Seven:Why is Axelle mad at the majenstra?]

[Vallie:Also, I doubt she will kill any, but I think she will throw more than two in the lake.]

[Baylie:Darrie~ Answer me~]

[Sorvell:is this going to be like that time with Levi and Darrian and Leerin in Lüshan?]

[Sorvell:Cause that was annoying.]

[Lexie:Ooh~ Ancient friend group lore?]

[Darrie:No. I do not have Baylie blocked, I simply don’t know what to say to his questions.]

[Xavie:What happened in Lüshan?]

[Rafe:After Levi and Gëon found Porsq, there was a relay conversation between many of us. Darrie forgot he had blocked Leerie and she was demanding he respond to the messages she had sent in their private relays, but he couldn’t see her messages in either their private or the group relays.]

[Rafe:She was highly annoying during that trip. I remember Halen saying that, had he not been our group’s de facto leader, he would have blocked her from messaging as well.]

[Simeon:I believe he did filter her voice to text at one point, as she kept screaming and ranting.]

[Simeon:He also contemplated leaving her behind several times, and tried to convince her to turn back more than once.]

[Simeon:I am not convinced he didn’t come out of that trip judging all of us for not evicting her from our group when we were in compulsory schooling.]

[Lexie:Are we gonna ignore how we’re having the same conversation twice?]

[Olivier:There are too many different versions of memories in this conversation.]

[Axelle:Its all very confusing.]

[Mikkie:Oh, yeah. We all did judge you.]

[Mikkie:She’s terrible—sorry, Darrie, but she is.]

[Darrie:It’s fine. It’s not like her being unhappy has been a secret. I mostly hoped that she would find another group to be friends with during our gap decade, or in the decade since the war, but…]

[Baylie:FUCK! THEY’RE SO CUTE]

[Baylie:Also, what conversation happened twice?]

[Seven:They are adorable, and it’s a little hard to tell, but I think Hyr looks a little taller than when we were in the raid.]

[Nyren:Hetexia mentioned they forgot to update their height after a recent growth spurt.]

[Baylie:Also, does that dude look familiar?]

[Darrie:Hyr is a they]

[Baylie:OH]

[Baylie:SO YOU CAN SEE MY MESSAGES THEN!?]

[Sorvell:He did already say he could.]

[Baylie:Also, I know Hyr is a they! I was talking about the other guy. Also, how is Hyr still growing at their age?]

[Darrie:yes]

[Darrie:I just don’t have answers to your questions.]

[Olivier:Can we go back to the fact that it wasn’t just me who didn’t like Daniel McIntyre?]

[Anarchie:Wait]

[Anarchie:did you think it was only you?]

[Xavie:I don’t think everyone actively disliked him]

[Xavie:Porsq’ha once said he didn’t get a good feeling from him]

[Xavie:But it wasn’t a clear feeling?]

[Xavie:You’d have to ask him more about it? I think that he didn’t really spend enough time around Daniel McIntyre to get a good read on him?]

[Vrin:What he saw he didn’t like.]

[Vrin:How did I get added to this group?]

[Vrin:And have you seen my kid?]

[Darrie:No.]

[Baylie:Darrie, it would be impressive if you’d seen the brat, since you’re on an airship.]

[Darrie:Can you tell me the chances of any of those kids popping up at any given moment is zero?]

[Olivier:As Xavie is currently in my lap, no, I cannot.]

[Anarchie:Ooh!]

[Anarchie:Axelle threw the first majenstra into the lake!]

[‘dian’ie:She did throw him into an area without rocks, so she doesn’t appear to want to kill any of them?]

[Lennie:Can someone come get me?]

[Lennie:I want to watch Axelle’gusht throw people in the lake!]

[Ravie:The Emperor say no.]

[Ravie:Out of all kids, you and ‘dian’ie in most danger]

[Ravie:must stay apart]

[Izzie:I’m trying to talk him out of it kiddo.]

[Izzie:There’s something to be said for power in numbers.]

[Izzie:He’s currently hiding from me though.]

[Baylie:Julian is hiding from you?]

[Sorvell:Is he worried you’ll use sex to distract him?]

[Baylie:Or horrify him.]

[Baylie:Does Julian like having sex with you? I’ve always been rather unclear on that point.]

[Izzie:So am I. He consents, at the least, and it would be hard to imagine a world where an Emperor would feel as though he could not say no to me.]

[Olivier:I have a few cases that would suggest otherwise. That said, I do not believe you are coercing Julian into sex.]

[Louis:Really? Which cases?]

[Lexie:I don’t think he dislikes sex with you?]

[Rafe:I always thought him a bit like my brother or Meridian, leaning into being asexual, but perhaps not as sex averse.]

[Baylie:Is Andie sex averse or just dense about sex?]

[Baylie:Cause if you told me that guy has no idea sex is a thing, I’d believe you, despite him once walking in on us mid-orgy]

[Louis:Axelle are my wards there?]

[Gabbie:Didn’t the paperwork go through?]

[Xavie:Yeah! Aren't you their daddy now!]

[Myron:Yeah! Aren't you our daddy now?]

[Harriet:Yeah! Daddy!]

[Myron:Daddy!]

[Harriet:Daddy!]

[Myron:Daddy!]

[Harriet:Daddy!]

[Myron:Daddy!]

[Harriet:Daddy!]

[Louis:Yes. Apologies.]

[Louis:Axelle, are my adorable children who are not answering my relays in Crishar?]

[Axelle:Yeah, they’re here.]

[Myron:Yeah, we’re both here.]

[Harriet:This was meant to be a big party! Then Xavie went to bed early.]

[Myron:Then he had a nightmare.]

[Harriet:Then he left.]

[Xavie:We were all meant to go to bed early! We had a late night! We all agreed we needed our rest!]

[Sammie:As late as Emmie?]

[Sammie sent {{Emmie’s Sleep Logs}}]

[Olivier:How did you get those?]

[Sorvell:Why does she sleep like she’s a teenager?]

[Baylie:I think my sleep hygiene is better than this.]

[Taelie:How is that possible?]

[Baylie:Clearly!]

[Baylie:She needs my big brother to make her sleep better!]

[Taelie:Baylor.]

[Baylie:Yes]

[Taelie:We talked about this.]

[Vallie:Technically, you talked and we listened and neither agreed nor disagreed.]

[Baylie:Yeah! What he said!]

[Sammie:They might not be completely accurate, but I put them together from everything Emmie’s said about the last few days.]

[Darrie:She’s also been sleeping in Hyr’s lap for a while.]

[Darrie sent {{Emmie’s Sleep Logs ver. updated}}]

[Seven:Oh, I can add when I saw her sleep during the raid as well!]

[Seven sent {{Emmie’s Sleep Logs ver. raids are for sleeping too}}]

[Sorvell:Ya’ll realize its weird that you’re now keeping track of Emmie’s sleeping, right?]

[Sammie:Her new friends also started a relay where they judge who can and can’t date Emmie]

[Darrie:They what?]

[Baylie:Excuse me!?]

[Vallie:Do they have a right to decide things like that?]

[Seven:Given what Em said about them, I’m guessing it’s a joke.]

[Lexie:Having seen them around Piketown, I think its both a joke and serious?]

[Sammie:Yeah, that was the sense I got as well.]

[Sammie:They have so far said she can’t date Conrad, but that she can date Hyr.]

[Sammie:I think her and Conrad together would be insane—they’d blow up the whole fucking world just to see if they could level of insane—but if someone was there to balance them out with sanity, it would be fine.]

[Darrie:Hyr says there are a few people who could balance them out, but the list is short.]

[Yuyu:Out of curiosity, is anyone going to comment on how Seven is back?]

[Sammie:Are you telling the syn about our conversation?]

[Seven:At least one person noticed me!]

[Darrie:No, they just know.]

[Nyren:I also noticed you.]

[Baylie:Because Hyr is magical!]

[Seven:Dude, how many people in here now believe in the will of the aether?]

[Seven:And yes, Nyren, you did!]

[Olivier:I always believed, at least a little.]

[Alaric:Same.]

[Cyan:Same.]

[Louis:I think it would be impossible not to, given Alaric saved our lives with his ability to feel a tug.]

[Seven:Wait, he did? Also, I believe!]

[Louis:Yes, during the terrorist attack that killed his parents. He somehow escaped the daycare, and I happened to find him. While helping him get back there, he insisted we take a detour through the courtyard.]

[Alaric:Then!]

[Alaric:Boom!]

[Alaric:Parents dead—practically everyone inside the convention centre dead—but we were outside, so we survived.]

[Yuyu:It isn’t uncommon for Dionese people to believe, at least to some extent.]

[Ravie:Most people from Lüshan group believe]

[Ravie:Not all people]

[Ravie:Only people who come from conflict?]

[Xavie:Cravena’gushan, have you ever considered learning to write and read Lüshanian? I think you might have an easier time communicating in that.]

[‘dian’ie:I assume you mean most of the people who were rescued from Lüshan forty years ago?]

[Orexi:I think it would be difficult to not believe, given all that happened.]

[Olivier:Emilia seemed to believe less after than trip than before.]

[Darrie:Hyr says that will be explained soon… probably?]

[Darrie:They’re being a little weird about though?]

[Baylie:Weird how?]

[Darrie:Everything they said before, they simply spoke aloud to me—it’s not like Con doesn’t believe in the will of the aether or the synat’s abilities? But they privately messaged me that an explanation might be coming soon?]

[Seven:synat and their secrets]

[Povrix:let the little syn have their way]

[Povrix:they always have their reasons, as you know, Seven]

[Povrix:Welcome back.]

[Povrix:the hy Gru said to expect you.]

[Seven:really?]

[Darrie:Wait. Seven!?]

[Baylie:Oh fuck! When did you get in here!?]

[Lexie:I added him a while ago. Ya’ll just didn’t notice.]

[Rafe:I noticed, but I’m working.]

[Sorvell:Are you ever not?]

[Rafe:Sometimes. I’m working for Emmie at the moment.]

[Darrie:All those skills she made for Hyr and Con?]

[Rafe:Yes. Are the Free Coloniers as terrifying in real life as they seemed in virtual?]

[Darrie:Fuck, yeah. I’m glad it was Emmie creating those skills for them. I’d be horrified to learn that someone else that talented and stupid was out there.]

[Seven:Can I see?]

[Seven:I’m pretty good at hacking now.]

[Rafe:I know.]

[Seven:You do?]

[Rafe:Several of us figured out that you were likely the hacker V several years ago.]

[Seven:Really? Who?]

[Seven:Also, why didn’t you tell Em?]