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[Network Audio] (October 12th)

[OOC: As this Network post will absolutely contain spoilers for Stranger Things canon in the threads, I have left the TL specifically vague. Assume any and all threads here have spoilers for Stranger Things]

You know, from all I heard of these storms, wasn't expecting this sorta-phone to pop back on. Anyway, uh, it's Robin. I have good news and I have bad news for you.

Good news? I recognize why the storm looks like this. And what the noises are.

Bad news? I recognize why the storm looks like this. And what the noises are.

Tips for survival are as follows. They're afraid of fire and it hurts them a LOT. Keep your back to things because you can't trust them not to come up behind you. DO NOT BLEED. Try to hide together in groups. And if you can fight, well, guess we need to brief you on what's going on. So check the fuck in because this is a Code Red.

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[Years of paranoia have had him keeping his back to walls and appropriate cover, and bleeding certainly won't be a problem from him. Fire... Well. Normally that wouldn't be a problem either, but then again...]

Speak. What are these creatures and their significance?

Very well. What do you know?

[ And why does he have to explicitly request that information rather than her simply briefing the entire city at once? Such an inefficient way of handling an emergency. ]

The creepy creature noises are dangerous things. The screechy ones are demobats. They fly and attack in groups. Lots of teeth, three prehensile tails. They like to choke you out and eat you. The other noises, I'm guessing they're demodogs and demogorgons. And they all want to eat you.

Somewhere in the city there's a gate. Probably only one. Maybe only one. Fuck, I bet there isn't just one, if the storm from the other side is sorta coming through here. And that's a problem, because they come from beyond the gates. Back home there's a guy behind it all on the other side. A fucking insane telepath-telekinetic,-teleasshole named Henry. Vecna. One. Whatever.

Burn him. Burn them all if we want to live.

[There's definitely the sound of stuff being packed in a hurry as she talks.]

Well they're demobeasties and they want to eat us. Because, you know, predators or something. Some fly, demobats. About the size of a large house cat. Three tails and tons of teeth in their five petaled mouths. No eyes. They can smell blood. Maybe sense heat too since they hate it. There's also demodogs and demogorgons. They're all dangerous.

Use fire to kill them. Meanwhile I'm going to look for the gate with my friends to close it. We've done this before.

1. I can handle them.

2. Tell me about this gate. ⇦

I feel like I just walked in on the middle of a conversation that I'm actually going to hate everything about the context of.

[ too bad this won't work!! ]

I can fight.

I really hope you can, Link. That's Link, right? I think I remember your voice.

Anyway, these things will attack just about any living animal. Especially if they're bleeding or the hivemind says they should. Oh yeah, there's a hive mind. Damn. There is so much to cover and not enough time.

Go for the head, cutting it off.

Shit. Chrissy.

[The one person she least wants around for all of this.]

Stay inside. Block any doors near you, stay away from windows. In fact, find an interior room without windows. Go full tornado drill here. Be careful not to cut yourself.

Long and short, you ever feel like Hawkins has been cursed since, oh, about the time that Jonathan Byers' little brother went missing? It has. Actually it has been since longer. The reason you...

The reason Billy Hargrove died is because of stuff like this. And the guy, Bob that worked at Radio Shack. And Barbara Holland. A lot of people. All of the mall fire. It's really bad, it's really messed up, and I need you to tell me where you are because you better bet Steve and I are going to pack Eddie safely over to you before we go monster fighting again.

I really hope you can. Don't bleed around them.

[She doesn't know. Don't lecture her for it, there is no time. She's getting everything loaded and ready to run.]

You can find it, or them, through compasses. They distort the earth's electromagnetic field or whatever. They'll be glowing red rifts in the air, or on a wall, or in the ground. They'll be surrounded by something sorta sticky moist? It will feel like pushing through some kind of mucus before you get through to the other side.

Don't go through alone. It's dangerous. The vines will try and get you. They're part of the hive mind. Oh. And if you're anywhere near one, get a mask. The air there is bad if you're around for extended periods of time.

I don't bleed.

[He leaves it at that. Anyway, he's more interested in the part about closing gates.]

Must they be closed from within, then? The air will not be a problem for me.

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Yes.

Cut head off. Okay.

Yep, I definitely hate all of that!

[ In a fake-cheery voice. But, after a pause, in a more serious tone to follow: ]

That sounds like a whole lot, to be honest. [ Understatement x 1000, there. ] So, this has something to do with some Cthulhu-looking weirdo having his skin turned inside out and people seeing clocks and spiders? That and I apparently know nothing about Hawkins.

[ Hawkins, are you ok??? (fuck no Hawkins is not ok.) ]

I'm a well-established danger magnet, are you sure you guys won't be better off in the exact opposite direction of me?

That's intriguing and going to get unpacked later.

But we don't know. The goal right now is to take out the mind that unifies and guides the hivemind. Back home there's a really powerful telekinetic that closes them. But she's not here.

Be careful. I don't want you to die. Is your friend Zelda okay?

I won't die.

With Doctor Tae. She's helping.

Oh god. You're from... You're from after Henry came from you. I'm so sorry, Chrissy.

[Now she's trying to not panic because this is the worst. Why does everyone else here have to come from after they died? This is maddening.]

You're not the only danger magnet, and you need someone who knows what is going on around to help you. But I need to try and stop this!

Hiveminds...

[It's said in clear distaste.]

We are unfortunately lacking in such here, but I believe we can make do. What am I looking for then, if I were to venture through?

[Ah, someone who gets it.]

Yeah. It's a serious problem. I don't know if the evil hand behind it is active here, but I wouldn't put it past him. If you see a creepy dude that is bald and covered in vines, just chop him into pieces.

Uh... The bigger things. That look like spiders? Or the creepy dude. I don't know which you might find.

Alright then. I hope they're both somewhere safe. Maybe with someone to watch out for them. ANd firebombs. I can't spare the time to make some and get them to the hospital though.

Noted.

[He'd take that objective quite seriously too.]

Those descriptions are not quite helpful, but I assume it is more a case of that I might know it when I see it.

[ The fact that his name is something as basic as Henry is hilarious and she will be laughing about that later. ]

Oh yeah, I've spent most of my time here so far convinced this is another hallucination from that, and this whole thing is not going to be helping that at all.

[ Just saying. ]

I'm — actually, hang on. [ She just takes a picture of where she is and sends it to Robin. There, exact location. ]

I'm staying near.

[Always, above everything else, Link would keep Zelda safe.]

...How do you make firebombs.

[ Fire. That's nothing new at least. ]

How do we close those gates?

You'll definitely know it when you see it. Because there's nothing like a Mindflayer.

[She's seen them in her dreams so many times.]

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