R4 Viewing Party - no crying til the end (if you can help it)

[serrata]

I'm sure this is fine.

WELCOME TO THE R4 LIVEWATCH: AIRLOCKED REACH EDITION

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R4s in Florida

[daughterofthemark]

[Along with sitting in on the Season 1 viewing, Arianna's been dutifully watching deadland to keep up with everyone's dead friends. It's been pretty, um, dead lately, but if she wants to know how Dame Mai is doing it's basically her only option.

In the latest webisode, Mai is feeding the birds agaiMOM HOLY FUCK

And so in the middle of the afternoon Arianna runs out into the living room, carrying that same tablet that brought everyone so much pain a few weeks ago and shouting at the top of her surprisingly powerful lungs.]

Everyone! Come quickly!

[kingshaming]

Arianna? Is something wrong?

GMAIL PLEASE SHOW ME MY NOTIFS

[daughterofthemark]

The opposite! Look!

[Here's a tablet in your face, Xander!

"Do I fucking look okay to you?" is perhaps not the best line to emphasize Arianna's point, but that sure is Chloe talking to Leon on the beach.]

[kingshaming]

That... That's Chloe! How is that possible?

[daughterofthemark]

I know not, but there she is. This must be why they have made this freely available.

[serrata]

[ It is through the grace of good manners and respect for their host's house that Yuuri does not break down every single wall standing between herself and Arianna when she hears her yell like that. As it happens, when she arrives at the princess' side it's in record time and she looks like she'd taken the distance between them in a flat-out sprint. Which is exactly what she'd done. ]

What-- what's-- who--?!

[ WHO DOES SHE NEED TO KILL FOR YOU, PRINCESS ]

[daughterofthemark]

[Wow Arianna's gonna feel terrible when she picks up on the misunderstanding that has happened here. But for now, she holds up the tablet, showing Lee talking about the "Space Matrix," whatever that is.]

Rii-san, Dame Chloe!

[serrata]

Dame-- the girl who just--?!

[ Sorry she's still catching her breath SHE WAS UPSTAIRS WHEN SHE HEARD YOU YELLING AND RAN THE ENTIRE WAY HERE ]

But how can she be?!

[daughterofthemark]

[SHE'S SORRY OKAY SHE WASN'T TRYING TO SCARE EVERYONE HALF TO DEATH LIKE SHE APPARENTLY DID]

I am uncertain. But she is there. This "webisode" was just released today.

[serrata]

Then... they must've still had her somewhere as, as a backup? And now with the re-run...

[ what better way to drum up Airlocked hype? God she feels sick.

She lets out a long, shaky breath. ]

How is she doing...? A--actually, it's silly to ask when... Can I see?

[cyan_maid]

[The kitchen is usually a safe place where no pain is allowed to happen, besides the odd small cooking accident. Still, if Jane had been cutting something instead of rolling out cookie dough, she'd have nicked herself for sure because holy shit girl you have some incredible lung power.]

Arianna? A-Are you okay? What's wrong?

[daughterofthemark]

Nothing is wrong! Something is right! Look!

[Finally, Shirou and Chloe are talking about Blaze Dudely! It's just what we all needed to see!]

[cyan_maid]

[Jane looks, and








It takes her a moment to process just what she's seeing. Chloe, the girl who was so important to Max, who they just saw get her head blown open...in the Florida simulation with the rest of the dead. Conscious, in some way.

Possible to save.

Jane's mouth falls open, and she goes very, very still.]

It's...this is...is this for real? Is that really...is it her?

[daughterofthemark]

It certainly appears to be.

[This is a much-needed piece of good news and Arianna isn't going to cast doubt on it.
...that, and she hasn't considered the possibility that this might be anything less than 100% real.]

And if she is there, then perhaps the others...

[cyan_maid]

...

[Jane.exe has gone into overdrive]

I - I need to...we need to...t-to find them, maybe their bodies are...maybe they still have them, or they can make the darned things, o-or...i-if they can get their minds into the simulation for real...

[Roxy. They can save Roxy. She can save Roxy.]

[ratherdoweddings]

Arianna-chan! [Yurika runs in with the others.] What is it? Did you find something?

[daughterofthemark]

Dame Chloe is there! With the dead!

[Tablet! ...I guess this time she's arguing with Ricky?]

[ratherdoweddings]

Wait-- what? They repaired her mind? That's wonderful!

[do you want a hug YOU GET ONE]

[daughterofthemark]

[HUGS!

OOPS BECAUSE OF THE HUG SHE'S MISSING WHATEVER CAME NEXT I GUESS WE WON'T GET TO HEAR MY CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS ON WHAT MY OTHER CHARACTER IS UP TO OH WELL]

[ratherdoweddings]

[pet pet]

We can really save them, Arianna-chan, save everyone! I knew we could!

[helladoptera]

[ hey arianna guess who... doesn't come..... she hasnt actually left her room properly since yesterday, oops ]

[daughterofthemark]

[Y...eah.

Well she's not just gonna take off running immediately, but once people finish showing up and the resulting conversations die down, she makes her way off to Max's room, and knocks on the door.]

[helladoptera]

[ Well she does look... better than she did yesterday when she answers! ]

Uh... hey.

[daughterofthemark]

[That's not saying much, but it's not bad news.]

There is something you should be made aware of.

[...and there's not really much point in stalling.]

Dame Chloe has appeared in Florida with the other dead.

[helladoptera]

[ ...

Blinks.



Blinks once more. ]

Dame Chloe what now?