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## Summary

Ori talks to Mbird about Opossum's disappearance. Narrator sees something whilst using Collie as a proxy.

## Transcript

### Panel 1

* ask mbird if she wants to talk about what happened, as someone who knows her outside of SC. don't push her too hard though, since bunny mentioned that she was really broken up about the whole thing.

Ori: i'm sorry i haven't been there for you lately. but if you wanna talk about stuff, i'm here now. i promise. about--anything. just as ***us,*** no-- streetcrows members, or whatever.

### Panel 2

Mbird: ...You're worried about ME? Ori...

### Panel 3

Mbird: Your SISTER is missing.

Ori: yeah. i know.

### Panel 4

Ori: i'm not here to fight about which of us has it the worst right now, aaina. truth is, the world can hold a lot of sadness at once.

### Panel 5

Mbird: ...You're right. Sorry... Seems like all I do these days is repress shit and lash out at people. Even poor Opossum.

* Ask MBird what went down, in her words.

Mbird: It's my fault.

### Panel 6

* What was the fight about, yesterday?

Mbird: ...It was about Bluejay. It's so--ugh. They don't like it when we bad-mouth her. It's like they don't GET it. That she's a traitor, she's a ***murderer...*** They were acting like ***we're*** being unreasonable, like--like we could just **TALK** to her and ***solve*** it. Acting like there's ***always*** two sides is just too naïve...and I...I snapped at them, I said too much-

### Panel 7

Mbird: I should have kept m y cool and tried to explain it to them, but I was so overwhelmed. I think I really hurt them, Ori. And I--... They've never ***looked*** at me like that.

### Panel 8

Ori: ...so, do you think... maybe they went to look for her?

Mbird: I hope so. I hope they found her, and I hope they're right about her. Because if that's not the case, **then I've killed them.**

### Panel 9

Ori (To Narrator): ........narrator. are you there?

**HI HIIIIIII-!** WHAT'S UP?

* Hey, Narrator... do you think you could have a look around? Scope things out for us, let us know if you find anything? Around Bluejay's place, for example, since Opossum might've gone to find her

BLUEJAY? I DON'T KNOW... I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SHE'S REALLY HARD TO FIND. IT'S WEIRD.

Collie: (You're looking for Bluejay?)

(COLLIE! DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING?)

Collie: It's gonna be hard for you to get a bead on her, Narr.

RIGHT! DO YOU KNOW WHY?

### Panel 10

Collie: It's because you're using a gem-based setup.

....? ...***WAIT.*** DON'T TELL ME SHE-

Collie: Use ***me*** instead.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

### Panel 11

Collie: You've done it before. By accident. Do you remember?

.......I THINK I REMEMBER...

### Panel 12

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING PULLING ME IN, TOWARDS YOU. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

Collie: Yes... That was the first time I felt you watching me directly. You could only see that because of my Gift tethering you.

LIKE A PROXY.

Collie: Yeah. Like a signal boost.

LIKE A HOST.

Collie: Yeah.

### Panel 13

Collie: Don't look for ***her.*** Look for ***me.***

Narrator: Okay.

### Panel 14

WHOA! WHERE AM I?

Collie: I'm with Bluejay right now, Narr.

YIKES! MY CONNECTION'S REAL BAD.

Collie: Ah.... yeah, it's bad down here right now. Can you see her?

### Panel 16

I CAN'T REALLY SEE THAT WELL...

Collie: Ah... I'm afraid this is the best I can do, with your setup... The whole lower base is like this right now. Especially at night. But you can access most of it if you use my Gift as an anchor.

...IS THAT...

### Panel 18

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### Panel 20

...HUH? OH G- OW- OW OW OW OW OW OW FUCH OW OW OW OW THERE'S SO MUCH-

Collie: Narrator?

### Panel 21

UH...ORI...IT TURNS OUT I- **I** ***REALLY*** CAN'T DO THIS FOR YOU RIGHT NOW,

Ori (To Narrator): narrator?

I THINK I SAW SOMETHING I REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE, BUT I'M OK-

Ori (To Narrator): ***are*** you? you sound like you're in pain...

### Panel 23

Collie: narrator!!

Ori (To Narrator): ...??? who's that?

### Caption

COLLIE: Uh…wait, shit, they can hear me now.

COLLIE: Well.

COLLIE: Hello.