Inky

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## Inky

### Aliases

Ink, Nova (by Symon), Stinky (by Khris), Fren (by Chris), Dory (by Khris), 905 (by Glitch Entity), Artie/Artemis (by Khris), Inks (by Chris)

### Relatives

Chris (triplet), Khris (triplet), Alex (unknown), Michael (cousin), Charlotte (cousin), Glitch Entity (father)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Inky

Inky is the middle kid of the triplets and is also a half-demon. They have become the "mother friend" of the group and tend to try and make everyone happy.

## The ARG

### The Beginning

***This segment contains mentions of death and gaslighting. Proceed with caution.***

Inky met up with Khris first, coming to the Matthews' house while the others were asleep. They talked to Khris (in Sammie's body), and explained their motivations for coming. They had been searching for Chris, and had finally managed to track her here. Khris uses his powers to drag Symon back from the reception desk, effectively reviving him. After a bit, Khris wanted Sammie to talk to Inky and Symon, and so the three had a short conversation. Inky tried to reassure Sammie about his Limbo-induced memory loss by explaining to him their own memory problems and journal. After promising to write Sammie down in their notebook so they wouldn't forget him, Khris took control back.

At that point, Cofy came into the room, and Inky introduced themselves to him. Over the course of the four's conversation, Inky explained bits and pieces about their memory issues and the book, as well as their relationship to Chris and Khris (which was outed by Khris). They gave Cofy a family polaroid out of their notebook. (Cofy returns it to the notebook after looking at it.) After forcing Khris/Sammie to take a shower, the four of them sit down for soup and a nap and then pancakes for breakfast.

During breakfast, Khris asks Inky if they know where their journal is. It is quickly discovered that the demon has stolen it, and Symon does his best to defend Inky. Khris forces Inky to tell him about Alex before he will give them the book back. Inky states that they were "just a friend," and grab the book back before Khris can press any further. Khris insinuates that Inky killed Alex, and Inky lashes out. When they check the notebook, they find out that he has stolen the polaroid of them, but nothing else has changed. After a bit more pressing, Inky informs Khris that Alex is dead. Khris doesn't seem to believe them, saying they're lying, but Symon interrupts before they can continue the conversation. Symon and Khris get into an argument which concludes with Khris running up to Sammie's room and locking the door.

Inky and Symon manage to break into Sammie's bedroom to find Sammie in control of his body with Khris watching from the inside. Khris attempts to gaslight him into believing Symon and Inky are his enemies, and it almost works—until Inky realizes what's going on and offers to help. They grab their notebook and perform a transfer spell, trapping Khris in *their* mind instead of Sammie's.

### The Malevolent Arc

***This segment contains mentions of death, blood, and PTSD. Proceed with caution.***

Sammie feels guilty for getting Khris stuck in Inky's head. Inky reassures him that they chose to do it, and they were fully aware of the consequences. They all head downstairs to have further pancakes. Sammie asks why Khris and Chris both lied about having another sibling, and Inky deflects by assuming it's because "they didn't like them." Symon says that they should all share secrets to make it easier, and they go around the table sharing. Inky deflects yet again by revealing that they'd stolen Chris' jacket once when they were younger, before Cofy gently presses and they actually start talking. They say that they're "not the kind of person they think they are," and that they don't have access to Limbo. They end up blurting out that they killed Khris because he killed their childhood friend, Michael.

Later, Khris and Inky talk. Khris is mad at them for being upset with them, and Inky apologizes. Khris demands his body back, and Inky explains they don't know where it is: they can't remember, and it's not in their journal. Khris pushes about Alex again, and Inky insists he's dead. He threatens to pick Inky's brain, but before the two can continue, they are interrupted by Sammie falling off the couch with a bloody nose. Khris thinks that it may have something to do with the events Sammie's been through in the past twenty-four hours, but is relatively unhelpful beyond that. Sammie ends up passing out, and Khris asks Inky to check his eyes. They're white. Khris mentions that whatever is happening to Sammie happened to Michael before his death.

Khris says they need to check Sammie's research to figure out what's going on. Symon and Inky begin the search, talking over things as they go. Symon apologizes for getting Inky caught up in their mess and they wave it off, stating they would've been involved in it anyway, because of their relationship to Khris in the first place. The two have a small therapy session in the middle of the living room floor. Inky reveals some information about Alex to Khris, saying that the two didn't part on the best of terms and they fought frequently. They also mention they "don't do well with physical touch." Khris seems genuine about his responses, so Inky asks him what Limbo was like. Khris describes it to the best of his ability, which isn't well.

Khris offers to share some information about Michael's condition with Symon and Inky, hesitantly, lets him take control. Symon and Khris immediately argue, with Khris refusing to share the information and instead takes the chance to taunt and traumatize him further. Inky pulls him back inside, apologizing profusely to Symon, who tries to brush it off. Cofy offers to exorcise Khris, pressing Inky to find out the location of his body, but they still don't remember.

Khris teases Inky, hinting that the information was never in Sammie's research all along. He then presses them, insinuating that they *want* to go to Limbo. Inky ignores them, and he takes a different angle, asking if they remember "that time when they were 11." Inky mentions that he'll have to be more specific, and Khris talks about a time spent in the woods by their father.

> *He pinned the three of us against each other and left us alone in the woods for 3 weeks. Ring a bell?*
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> *...um, actually...no. I don't...how could I have forgotten that one?*
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They discuss splitting up and their mother's death. They bond over their shared trauma for a bit before settling into a shared silence.

### Overload

###### *See the events of Overload.*

***This segment contains mentions of panic attacks, (unintentional) gaslighting, and death. Proceed with caution.***

Khris passes out while in Inky's mind, and Inky nearly has a panic attack. Symon and Cofy are able to talk them down, and they all have an argument over Symon wanting to go to Limbo to find Chris. Inky is vehemently against the idea, due to their concerns over Chris. After the argument, the three disperse. Inky remains at the table. Shortly thereafter, Khris wakes up, and Inky is upset by the whole situation. They try to figure out why it happened before Khris mentions that Inky is still visibly panicking, and should try to calm down. Inky grabs some water and returns to the table where Cofy and Symon now sit, and the three start to discuss how to find Chris. Cofy decides to use a "finding" spell to search for her.

> *Basement, behind. Old washing machine? Under. goodnight.*
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**Cofy**

Khris presses further about Alex, calling Inky a liar when they tell him he's dead. Confused, Inky tries to figure out what Khris is talking about, but he just becomes more and more heated and the conversation escalates into an argument. Suddenly, Khris starts feeling fatigued again, and Inky panics. Khris starts to laugh at them, saying he pulled a prank. Inky is furious that they opened up to him and he immediately threw it in their face.

### Khris' Revival

***This segment contains mentions of panic attacks, death, PTSD, blood, and physical violence. Proceed with caution.***

Cofy takes a shovel and heads down to the basement. Symon offers to get Khris out of Inky's head and the two have an important discussion about responsibilities. Cofy calls up from the basement and Inky goes down to check out what's going on. They arrive to see Khris, back in his body, standing in his own coffin. Cofy and Inky have to deal with Khris' sewn shut mouth, and Inky tries to push through their feelings of panic about the circumstances. Eventually, they go back upstairs, too stressed to deal with the situation.

Symon is in the living room with Sammie, who is now awake, the connection between him and Khris somewhat cut. Symon goes to make hot chocolate and Sammie asks how Inky and Khris are doing. Inky seems wary of the relationship and Sammie hugs them, mentioning that he has some information Inky may want to know. He raises the point that the triplets' father is, in fact, not dead. He also brings up that he still feels connected to Khris.

Cofy comes upstairs to announce that Khris is coming to take a shower. Inky immediately heads to the second floor, trying to avoid him for as long as possible. Symon and Sammie offer to show them around, and Symon takes them to the "guest room"—formerly, the parents' bedroom, prompting a long conversation between the brothers that Inky awkwardly dips out of. After Inky rejoins them, Sammie mentions that he doesn't think Khris is "that bad," making Symon have a mini freak out.

Just then, the doorbell rings, and the three head downstairs to get it. (Cofy is making dinner, and Khris is still in the shower.) They open the door to reveal Chris, machete in hand and murderous intent in her gaze. Chris immediately reacts to Inky's presence, demanding to know why they're here, and Inky tells her it's a long story. Chris wants to kill Khris, and Cofy threatens to throw her out of the house. Eventually, they manage to calm Chris enough to let Symon take her to the upstairs bathroom. Inky cleans up the blood trail that Chris left before sinking back down at the dining room table where Sammie has fallen asleep.

Cofy sits next to them, asking if it's bad that he feels bad for Khris. They tell him that no, of course not, it's his opinion—but that many of the people in the house currently won't share that opinion. Cofy asks why they care about Khris, and Inky responds simply that they're family, and they can't lose anyone else. They mention they've been searching for Chris for "a few years." Cofy wonders if they should kick Khris out, but Inky warns that would likely be a worse idea than keeping Chris from killing him.

When Chris and Symon return, Cofy hides, and the air immediately becomes awkward. Symon mentions that Inky had been looking for Chris, and she is confused, asking why. Inky doesn't remember. Chris slowly pieces together the lies that Inky and Cofy have been telling since she came in and deduces that Khris is in the bathroom, and Cofy must be there, too. Symon makes an off-hand remark about his hallucinations and he and Inky discuss them for a bit before Sammie wakes up.

Once Sammie and Chris have both eaten, Sammie asks if he can talk to Khris. The whole table spirals as Symon—already on edge—feels almost betrayed and Chris—also on edge—wants to kill the demon. Sammie immediately takes back his words, even after Inky offers to go with him. He mentions that he trusts Khris, and that sends Symon into a bit of a panic. The argument ends with Sammie going to his room upstairs and Khris picking *that exact moment* to exit the bathroom. Cofy makes a swift getaway onto the front porch, Chris heads towards the bathroom, Inky goes to head her off, and Symon remains at the kitchen table.

Chris punches Khris in the nose. After that, she locks herself in the bathroom. Khris asks Inky why they let her do that, and Inky gets defensive, explaining that the last time they talked, he threw their insecurity straight back in their face the minute they told him. He apologizes. Inky mentions that Sammie wants to talk to him, and offers to (non-negotiably) escort him. Khris lashes out and Inky concedes, deciding instead to creep up the staircase after him in order to ease Symon's concerns.

Inky eavesdrops on Khris and Sammie's conversation for as long as they can until Khris notices, shooing them back downstairs. When they arrive, they find Symon on the floor of the kitchen. Symon half-jokes about returning to the reception desk, and Inky jokingly informs him that it's not going to happen. The two have chocolate ice cream and just fucking relax for one goddamn minute thank the *lord*.

Khris heads downstairs and goes to speak with Cofy on the porch. After a while passes, Inky decides to check on them, and walks straight into the two in the middle of a kiss. After several awkward seconds they pull back inside, not telling Symon *or* Sammie what they've seen. Sammie tries to go out on the porch and Inky stops him by asking him to help clean up the dishes. The two join Symon and Chris in washing the dishes, despite Symon's continuous protesting.

### Connections

***This segment contains mentions of panic attacks. Proceed with caution.***

Khris and Cofy come back inside, with Khris in some kind of stupor. Sammie seems spaced out as well, which Inky notices, but doesn't act on. They try to check on Khris when he snaps out of it, but he seems to be attempting a new form of eye communication with Sammie, and so they drop the subject. Chris starts showing her machete to Cofy, and Inky's protective instincts kick in, shielding Khris until she puts the machete down. She moves to the living room and Inky tries to start up a conversation with Khris. It doesn't end well, primarily consisting of barbed statements from Khris.

The four of them (minus Chris, who is already passed out in the living room) start trying to figure out sleeping arrangements. Inky, seeing Symon nearly have a nervous breakdown, quietly tells him that Sammie and Khris are still connected, and that is likely why Sammie still feels such a strong attachment to the demon. Eventually, they solve the arrangements, putting Khris and Sammie in Sammie's room, Chris and Symon on the couches, Cofy in the guest room, and Inky in Symon's room. Cofy heads upstairs and Khris sits at the dining room table. Sammie goes to tell Symon good night, leaving Inky alone on the couch with Chris.

Chris asks them how they've been, and they admit it's been rough, but she's likely had it worse. Chris mentions she's kept track of Inky, who seems surprised. She explains she's kept track of both them and Khris, just to "keep an eye on her siblings." Inky passes a remark that she always was the best hider out of the three of them. Inky finally really looks at Chris since she's arrived and realizes what terrible condition she's in. Concerned, they ask about Limbo, but she doesn't share. Instead, she gives them a cam-recorder. The recorder is full of tapes from Limbo, and she says they and Sammie can watch it tomorrow—just don't show Khris. Inky agrees, and Chris mentions she'll leave early in the morning. Inky is alarmed and she clarifies that she just needs to clean up her offices. They relent, and the two head off to bed.

### The Tapes

###### See Chris' Tapes for more.

***This segment contains mentions/portrayals of PTSD. Proceed with caution.***

Symon, Cofy, and Inky make breakfast, having pancakes with lots of toppings. They have a boisterous, happy conversation about lots of different things, playful insults zipping between the three like electricity. At some point, Sammie comes down, and Inky mentions wanting to talk to him. He agrees and eventually Inky heads upstairs, figuring Sammie will find them when he's done. Sure enough, he does, and the two spend a ~~(traumatizing)~~ bonding moment watching all of Chris' tapes. After they finish, Inky asks Sammie about Limbo, but he says he didn't really have the same experience when he was there. They sit in silence for a bit before Sammie leaves, citing needing to find Khris as his reason.

After a while, Inky heads down, flopping onto one of the couches in the living room. They overhear Symon and Cofy talking about the broken heater and offer to help fix it—despite not knowing in the slightest how to do that. Sammie comes out to help them. His hands are shaking and Inky is concerned, but he brushes it off by saying he's cold, and asking if they can find some gloves. Moments later, Khris knocks on the door, holding a pair of gloves. Confused, Inky takes them, giving them to Sammie. They're starting to realize just how connected Sammie and Khris are.

Khris asks Inky if they can talk and Symon comes out to help Sammie with the furnace. The two halves of the triplets head indoors, pulling up bits of couch to talk. Inky asks Khris what's going on, and he says he can't tell them. They ask what he's afraid of, but he just apologizes again. They mention how odd it is to see Khris looking nervous and scared, and he kind of laughs at that. The others come back inside, Sammie sitting next to Inky. Symon goes to make soup for lunch and Inky offers to help but he waves them off, so they stay on the couch, Sammie falling asleep on top of them.

### Tilting

###### See the events of Tilting.

***This segment contains mentions/portrayals of PTSD. Proceed with caution.***

Inky and Khris have a discussion about their favorite types of animals, Khris' being a coyote and Inky's being a stork. After a bit, Inky asks him once again if he can tell them what's going on, but Khris refuses, apologizing. He asks if he can see Inky's notebook and Inky, hesitantly, says yes. He gets the notebook, saying he wants to draw a picture. Confused, Inky waits, and Khris shows them a message.

> *He's here and he can hear me.*
> **Khris' Note**
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He brings up the Malevolent arc again, and Inky is still hurt about that time. He then writes another note:

> *He's making me do this, Inky. I'm so sorry.*
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**Khris' Other Note**

Inky starts to panic, flipping desperately through their notebook to figure out if there's something they can do, but Khris stops them. Neither of them know how to deal with their father messing with Khris' head.

Just then, Chris and Cofy come in to sit on the couch next to them. Chris makes an ill-timed joke at Khris' expense and the demon argues with all of them before he stomps out in a huff, heading back upstairs. Sammie starts crying and Inky does their best to console him. Later, he heads into the kitchen to talk with Symon and Cofy goes upstairs. Alone on the couch with Chris, Inky takes a second to try to process the intense amount of information they've just learned.

### Dealing With The Entity

***This segment contains spoilers for many major plot points of the ARG as well as PTSD and mentions of blood and death. Proceed with caution.***

Inky hears footsteps coming from upstairs and starts heading up there. They hear more and more footsteps, and get concerned, bursting into the guest room where Sammie stands, frozen. They try to figure out what's going on, but Sammie tells them to leave. They ask where Cofy and Khris are, and Sammie tells them Cofy is in the bathroom. He tells Inky that Khris is dead, and Inky is confused, considering they'd *just* been talking to him not even an hour ago. Chris and Symon come in and Chris immediately tries to take control of the situation; Inky lets her, backing up to fall next to Symon in the doorway. Chris attempts to punch Sammie, and Symon rushes up to stop her. Sammie manages to make out that "he—" is doing something before he falls silent, and Inky realizes that their father is messing with Sammie's head.

Leaving Symon and Chris to deal with Sammie, Inky heads towards the bathroom, finding a half-conscious Cofy. Cofy tells them that Khris wants to speak with them, but they have to go to another domain to do it. Inky is overwhelmed, briefly explaining the current situation to Cofy. Cofy says that they have to make a choice: do they want to see their brother or not?

They do.

Cofy takes them to their father's domain, where he has trapped Khris in a room full of peanuts and smoke. Cofy then promptly steps away before leaving to let the two talk. They have a bit of a heart-to-heart about [oh dear god what did we talk about]. About halfway through their conversation, Inky notices Khris is coughing a lot, and one time, he even coughs up blood. His lungs are suffering from being in this domain for too long, and his body will continue to weaken and worsen if they don't get him out. He pleads with Inky not to tell Cofy, and they, hesitantly, agree.

Khris makes an offhand comment about Inky being the "favorite child," and Inky laughs awkwardly, telling him their father always liked Chris better. He doesn't believe them, and Inky decides to tell him about the experiments. They don't go heavily into detail, just enough to let him know what was going on, but they don't need to: Khris is horrified.

Shortly after, Cofy returns, ready to bring Inky back. He tells Inky that he is the god of knowledge, and Khris has another coughing fit. Inky tells Cofy that Khris is coughing up blood, but before the three can talk any further, the father of the triplets shows up. He asks why Inky is there, and they reply that they didn't exactly ask to be there. They are angry that he seems to want to get Khris killed, but after he calls them a "lab rat," they shut up, letting Cofy deal with the situation.

Their father puts Khris back in his "prison cell," as if the peanut-smoke room wasn't bad enough, and asks if they want to see them. Cofy says yes, and their father goes to get him. When he does, he flies into a rage, unable to find the demon. Khris is gone.

Cofy vanishes from the domain, leaving Inky alone with their father. He presses Inky to tell him where Khris went, but they have no idea. He suggests that they "pick up where they left off," referencing the experiments, and Inky does their best to stall, trying to avoid further trauma. They argue for a while, before he points out all of the people that hate them. They don't disagree until they get to Symon and Sammie, when they hesitate, pushing back even though they know it's easier to let him run his course.

Their father changes the subject, bringing up Alex. Inky refuses to talk about Alex with him, but it doesn't matter, as he presses on anyway. He mentions that he "needed a new subject after [they] left," and Inky's heart drops. He figures out that they think he's dead, and refuse to tell them what happened to him. Later, he admits that he killed their mother during Khris and Inky's "Camping Trip of Terror."

Inky changes the subject this time, asking their father why Khris called Cofy "Shen" and unintentionally invoking Cofy's transportation ability. Cofy reappears next to them, and chaos ensues. Cofy tells Inky never to call him Shen again, and they nervously agree. Their father threatens to kill Alex if Cofy doesn't tell him where Khris is, and Inky gets worried, pushing Cofy to do something. He does, pulling them out of the realm and back into their main plane of existence.

### The Malevolent Arc Part 2 - Electric Boogaloo

***This segment contains spoilers for many major plot points of the ARG as well as PTSD, transphobia, and mentions of death. Proceed with caution.***

Inky returns to their body with Khris inhabiting their head once more. They apologize to Khris for getting him stuck in there again, but he waves them off, saying it's okay. Inky tries to placate everyone, explaining that they're fine, and they're okay with having him in their head. Chris mentions her plan to punch a hole through the domains and save them, and Inky is alarmed, telling her it's a terrible idea and hoping that they weren't seriously considering it. The others start talking about how to get Khris' body back from the other domain and who should go in, and Inky is overwhelmed.

Cofy mentions that he's supposed to be getting everyone to hate him, and if they could please yell at him for the rest of the day at least, that would be great. Inky agrees without hesitation. (Khris offers to do it, but Inky says they're not having a break-up on their conscience. Literally.) Symon seems uncomfortable with the situation and mentions that he's going downstairs to make food. Inky offers to help and the ~~two~~ three head down to the kitchen to bake cookies.

Khris asks if he can help and Inky, uncertain of how he's going to manage that, agrees. Symon finds the recipe for cake cookies and leaves the two of them to deal with the dry ingredients. They have never baked before and they're quite frankly terrible at it. Khris helps them read the recipe and differentiate between the ingredients and they manage to put stuff into a bowl. The correct stuff. They think.

Halfway through their baking moment, Inky asks Khris if he hates them. He thinks for a moment, before saying "not anymore." He used to when they were kids, but now, he just really misses them and Chris. Inky tears up, accidentally cracking an egg onto the counter rather than into the bowl. Khris asks if Inky is still going to be nice to him when he gets his body back, and they answer that they want to try and make things right. They're tired of revenge.

Khris mentions that he's sorry that their father never uses their preferred name. Inky asks how he knew, and he responds that he noticed that he just never used their name. They tell him it's not his fault, and hesitate before telling him about Alex. Khris mentions that he knew. They talk a little bit about Chris' relationship with her brother before Cofy yells from upstairs and they realize that Sammie (possessed by their father) is awake. Cofy tells Symon to check on his brother, but the other boy doesn't want to do it. Inky offers to go instead, and the two end up making their way upstairs together.

Sammie asks where Khris is, and Inky deflects by saying they thought he knew. He focuses his efforts on them, trying to press out where Khris is, but Inky doesn't budge. Khris says he wants their father back in his head, and Inky refuses, citing that they need to get rid of him, not shuffle him around even more. Sammie asks where Chris is, and Inky asks why he wants to know. Sammie gets angry, raising his voice. Khris mentions that they need to knock him out, but Inky hesitates, not wanting to hurt Sammie any more. Eventually, Khris convinces them, and they punch Sammie.

Unfortunately, they're not as strong as Chris.

Thinking quickly, Inky slams the guest bedroom door closed between them, holding the knob shut until Symon can lock the door. Khris is panicking, and Inky calms him down by saying that nothing can hurt him while he's in their head. Khris tells them they could, and Inky is stunned. They never really thought about it before. Cofy comes up to ask if everything's okay, and Inky ushers them all downstairs, away from the door and Sammie's ears so they can talk. Before they can get down there, there's the sound of a window breaking, and they all curse in unison as they realize Sammie busted out through the window.

Cofy tells Inky to go downstairs to watch if he comes in the house again, and he and Symon race back upstairs. Khris tells Inky that Sammie is gone for now, and Inky passes on the information when Cofy and Symon return downstairs. They hug Symon, apologizing for both them and Khris. Symon pulls away after a bit to help Cofy clean up the glass in the guest bedroom, and Inky sinks into a chair at the table.

Khris says that their father is going to break Sammie, and Inky informs him that they're not going to let that happen, ever. Khris mentions that he used to talk about Inky with their dad sometimes, and Inky asks about what. He says that he used to write down different ways he wanted to apologize to them, and Inky smiles before falling asleep. The two take a moment of rest before whatever the next big thing will be.

### Paralyzed

###### See the events of Paralyzed.

***This segment contains spoilers for many major plot points of the ARG as well as PTSD, death, and trauma. Proceed with caution.***

Inky wakes up the next morning and has a chat with Khris. They thank him for "just trying" to get along with them, and he responds that he should be the one thanking them. Khris tells Inky to ask Cofy what his favorite animal is, and the deity responds that it's crabs. Inky's phone rings. It's Chris. She's bringing something heavy back to the house, and will need their help putting it away. Bemused, Inky agrees, hanging up shortly after.

Khris asks to play Eye Spy, and they play one round before giving up. The two of them sit in pleasant silence for a while before Inky calls out to Khris and he doesn't respond. They call out twice more before the demon answers, giving them a near heart attack. Inky decides they want to write in their notebook before realizing they can't find it. They ransack the house, even enlisting Symon to help, before finding it in the bed in the guest bedroom. They head back to the table with it, flipping through it as if searching for something.

They find the page with their nicknames on it—Apollo for Khris, Artemis for Inky. Inky has the belated realization that Khris needs glasses. Later, after Khris gently pushes, they mention that Alex was aromantic, and insinuates that their relationship was queerplatonic. Khris asks Inky what happened to him, and they frown. They don't know. Their notebook says he was dead, and they're surprised that they would lie to themselves in their book.

Khris hesitantly mentions that he knows what happened to Alex, and Inky presses him to tell them. He says Alex had a number as well [638], and Inky ends up telling him theirs. Khris reveals that they were half-something: a hybrid, just like Inky. He also mentions that they got very close to death, and asks if Inky did as well. They avoid the question, pressing him for more information. The last thing he tells them is that their father killed him in an experiment, and Alex now resides in Limbo. Khris mentions that he was there when the experiment went wrong, but he didn't know that Inky knew them. Inky tells him it's not his fault, it's theirs; and Khris spends the next ten minutes trying to talk Inky out of their inferiority trauma.

### Calm Before The Storm

Khris offers to give Inky a break by going to someone else's mind. Before they can stop him, he's transferred himself to Symon's head. They spend a little bit at the dining room table by themselves until Symon comes downstairs, demanding to know if Khris and Cofy kissed. They mutter that Symon must have found out, and both of them turn on Inky, asking if they knew. The conversation devolves from there into flustered Cofy and confused Symon before Chris interrupts from outside with a yell. The three realize that none of them have Khris in their minds at the moment, which means he must be with his sister.

Symon derails the conversation further by mentioning a tape recorder left by his parents. Inky offers him a hug, and he accepts. After a bit more banter (including Cofy teasing him about Kylian and Inky being excited for them, and Cofy wanting to learn how demon sperm works and thoroughly embarrassing Inky), they watch the video while Symon sits nervously by. By doing so, they learn that Symon is a hybrid—half human, half fallen angel. Because of this, the Glitch Entity is drawn to him; being that demons and fallen angels have long since hated each other.

Just then, Chris comes in from outside, using a sledgehammer as a cane. Inky and Cofy make her switch it out for a *real* cane, on account of the fact that Sledgy the Cane would scratch the floors. Chris admits that she has some "minor nerve damage" in her legs from Limbo. Cofy goes to make coffee for him and her, and Symon offers to watch funny cat videos to help him and Inky relax a bit. They accept.

Halfway through their journey into internet cat-dom, Symon sits bolt upright, realizing he could call Sammie, and does so. Sammie answers, and asks where the triplets are. Chris and Inky get nervous, but Symon replies that he doesn't know, and that he's more worried about Sammie. Chris pulls out a map and asks Inky to find the closest cell tower. They point it out while listening to Symon tell Sammie about what he's just learned. Symon apologizes for everything, and Sammie manages to blurt out that he's in Canada before the connection abruptly cuts off, leaving the ~~four~~ five to figure out what to do from there.

### Constellations

###### See the events of Constellations.

Symon immediately begins prepping for a car ride to Canada (since they live in Washington, it's not that far away), despite the small fact that Chris is banned from crossing the border. Inky is stressed, and Chris reassures them before hobbling out to her bike. Inky brings her the cane, asking what she's doing, and Chris responds that they have to bring her Hole Puncher (which they'll use to get back into their father's dimension). She admits that she's terrified about doing it, and Inky offers multiple times to go in with her. Chris outright refuses, saying that no one else should get hurt for this and she can handle herself.

Chris mentions that her talk with Khris went well and did not, in fact, end in bloodshed. She also points out that Khris seems to care a lot about Sammie. Inky adds that Khris also cares a lot about his *siblings*, and Chris hesitantly agrees. They mention that he wants to be friends with her, and she says she'd like to be, but she doesn't think it's going to happen. Inky says they think it could work, and the two launch into a discussion about their lives.

Chris says that everyone seems quick to forgive, and seems upset that she can't. Inky corrects her, saying that building up their and Khris' relationship took time—they've just had a lot of it. Chris bursts into tears, and Inky comforts her. She mentions her dead friends and fiancé, saying that she wants to be able to forget them. Inky tries to convince her otherwise: they've been through the act of forgetting everything, and they know how painful it is. Instead of forgetting, they ask her to remember: Chris shares the story of how she and Harry first met. She talks about her time spent at Monterey Labs and how they used to work together before she's too choked up to continue.

Chris restates the fact that she wants to forget, and Inky uses some of their own experience to share why that's not a good idea. Chris apologizes for everything: not being a good sister, running away, being human... Inky stops her, saying that she shouldn't have to apologize for what makes her Chris. After a long hug, they realize they still have to move the Hole Puncher into the car, and end up in giggles because they don't want to do it. They decide to make Cofy do it, and get to their feet.

### Road Trip

With Khris currently located in Cofy's head, the three triplets, one-half of the Matthews' siblings, and Cofy set out on a journey to find Sammie. They began their travel with Symon driving, Chris and Cofy in the backseat, and Inky riding shotgun. During the early hours of the trip, Inky gets sensory overload, Symon informs the van that he is half-fallen angel, Khris jumps to Symon's head, and Chris falls asleep. Inky realizes that Symon is talking to Khris and offers to take over, but Symon refuses. Cofy and Chris bicker for most of the ride after she wakes up, and Inky snaps at them a bit before immediately apologizing. Symon gives them some headphones from inside the glove compartment, and Inky uses them.

A bit later, they notice Symon's nerves, and help him relax a bit with help from Cofy. Shortly after, they arrive at the park that Chris said they should travel to. Chris gets ready to scale a cell tower, but Inky is worried about her legs. She insists she's fine, and Inky gives her their white button-up to keep warm on the tower. They have to wait a bit before she can leave, so Khris decides to pass the time by telling Symon stories. He tells Symon about Alex, and when he doesn't go into full details, Inky elaborates. [See Alex for full details.]

Khris and Symon have a lengthy conversation that ends with Cofy making dirty jokes and Symon being the unfortunate relayer of Khris' responses. Chris wakes up from a nightmare, and Inky helps calm her down. She prepares to leave, and Cofy asks what her plan is: she, of course, has none. She tells Symon to message her every fifteen minutes to check how things are going, and that they have to leave if she does not respond. Under no circumstances are they to follow her. Inky refuses to agree.

After she leaves, Inky has a bit of a mental breakdown. Symon helps them through it, Khris jumping over to their head shortly after. Khris and Inky talk about how overwhelmed they both feel about the situation. Inky mentions that they wish none of this had ever happened, and Khris agrees, saying they wished they were normal siblings and that their mom wasn't dead. To distract themselves, Inky pulls out their notebook when Khris asks if they had any nicknames for Alex, pointing out that they used to call him "Lex." They joke around for a minute, Khris reacting negatively when Inky calls him "buddy." Their mom used to call him that, and their father used it against him. Inky promises not to use the nickname anymore.

Symon mentions his space-themed nicknames, telling Inky theirs is "Nova" and Khris' is "Comet," while Cofy's is "Mars." Cofy attempts to stack 30 crackers in his mouth without choking. He fails. (27 is still hella impressive, though.) Shortly after, Symon texts Chris. She doesn't respond.

They text three more times before she finally answers, mentioning she nearly dropped her phone. Chris mentions it's going to be another 20-30 minutes before she can return, and Symon mentions wanting to commit arson, and that he *has* committed assault. Inky is surprised, and the three (including Cofy) pass the time by exploring some of Symon's past. [See Symon for more details.]

Khris falls asleep, waking up after a bit while Cofy tells the two a bit more about his family. Khris asks to travel to Cofy's head and Inky reluctantly agrees, nervous for his well-being. Inky teases Cofy a bit, and Cofy pulls back, the image of a fake bruised ego. Inky's laughter fades however as they remember stabbing Khris.

Later on, Symon wakes up from a nap to Chris texting again, mentioning that the cell tower filters military calls as well as normal ones, which explains the vast amounts of security nearby. Moments later, there's a high-pitched ringing: the alarm is going off.

Immediately, the van is sent into panic. Chris texts, telling them to turn all of the van lights off, she'll be out in ten minutes. They oblige. Khris returns to Inky's head, coughing up a storm. After confirming that he's okay, Inky apologizes for killing him, actually saying it in as many words this time. Moments later, Khris realizes that he can feel what Inky is feeling in their left hand. They get nervous, tapping their fingers—annoyed, Khris *moves their hand.* Somehow, he is gaining control of parts of their body.

Symon notices Inky's distress, but Inky brushes it off as being concerned for Chris. Khris eggs Inky on, and the two have a thumb war with each of Inky's hands—which Inky wins. Inky makes a joke, and Khris laughs, mentioning that he's always cared about his siblings. It surprises Inky so much that they tear up.

Something rustles the bushes outside the van, a deer hopping out moments later. Chris then bangs on the window of the van, scaring them all as she throws open the door. She tells Symon to drive and he obliges, the van tearing out of the park as fast as possible. Chris says they have to travel to Vancouver, and so they all settle in for a long trip.

### Top-Secret Location (current arc)

Khris asks Inky if they're okay as the van gets on the road once more.

## Appearance

Inky has short brown hair in a wolf cut-esque style. They usually wear a thin black turtleneck under a white dress shirt with black cargo jeans.

## Relationships

##### **Khris** - *Positive*

Inky and Khris have had possibly one of the most tumultuous relationships in the ARG. It started off negative, due to Khris' accidental killing of Michael. Inky killed Khris to get revenge. When they reached the Matthews' house to find Khris in Sammie's body, their bad relationship continued. The two were constantly at each others throats. Once Inky locked Khris inside their mind, they started to grow closer together. Khris dragged up an insecurity, and went back to his own body with the relationship worsened. Ever since then, their connection has been improving, with the two starting to understand each other better and seeing different sides. By the time Inky gets out of their father's domain, their relationship could almost be construed as positive, with the two vowing to try and work on their differences. As Khris hops around from head to head, Inky is visibly worried about his health, and the two have many long, deep talks. They seem to have accepted each other.

##### **Chris** - *Very* *Positive*

Their early relationship with Chris is fairly positive, as obviously they cared enough to look for her in the first place. When she comes back from Limbo, she scares Inky a bit, and they don't talk for a while. Inky watches the Limbo tapes Chris gives them and understands more about what she went through. By the time Inky returns from their father's domain, the two seem to be on good terms. When Chris has a bit of a freak out, they comfort her; and when she goes on a dangerous mission while injured, they're worried sick.

##### **Symon** - *Positive*

Symon and Inky haven't interacted overly much, but they hit it off quickly. The two often act as each other's therapist, but it works. They have a lot of similarities. Symon was the first one outside of Khris that Inky told about Alex. Symon seems to trust them as a close friend.

##### **Sammie** - *Very Positive*

Sammie connected with Inky very quickly, even mentioning once that he looks up to Chris and Inky as parents of a sort. Inky is concerned about his well-being, and seems to be protective of him somewhat.

##### **Cofy** - *Neutral*

Initially, Inky and Cofy hit it off. Inky enjoyed Cofy's humor and the two could argue until the sun came up. After Cofy takes them to their father's domain, however, he (unintentionally) leaves them there, and that created a negative rift between the two. Inky discovers that Cofy is actually a god, and their feelings are muddled, so they are currently neutral (leaning positive).

##### **Glitch Entity** - *Very Negative*

Inky has a terrible relationship with their father, due to his past "experiments" on them. He never accepted their gender identity, still misgendering them and refusing to use their chosen name. Many of the events that they are heavily traumatized from happened because of or around him. The negative feelings only deepen when Inky finds out that Alex was killed by their father.

##### **Alex** - *Neutral/Positive*

Alex was Inky's former queerplatonic partner. They lived together, but argued often about trivial matters. One day, they had a huge argument, and Inky left the next night. They told themselves that Alex was dead, but it was actually a ploy to try and keep him safe. If they couldn't remember his whereabouts, their father couldn't use him against them. Unfortunately, this didn't work out for Inky, and he found them anyway. When Khris later tells Inky that Alex is dead, they are heartbroken.

##### **Michael** - *Neutral/Positive*

Michael was one of Inky's cousins, and he was killed (unintentionally) as a child by Khris. Inky obviously liked him, as they ended up taking revenge on Khris for him.

## Quotes

* "You get a pancake. Be happy."
* \**noms pancake sadly*\*
* "I, uh, wasn't really close with either of our "parental units.""
* "Mmm, no, I think Sy was right the first time."
* "I can't really see you hurting many people anyway, Sy."
* "Yeah, and I want my sister. ...and you."
* "Just because you *can* do it alone doesn't mean you *should*; or even that you should *have* to."
* "Symon, you're a great dude, but you've got to stop quite literally asking for trouble."
* "If you can get your head out of your own ass for long enough to notice, I was, in fact, fucking *terrified*!"
* "I don’t think you understand what it was like to just suddenly lose all connection with you and have no idea what the *fuck* happened. I was scared, Khris. *Terrified*. And I can’t do it again. I really can’t."
* "Grief can make you do strange things."
* "Lying about what, Khris? I wrote the damn thing; I think I’d know what’s in it."
* "I told you you scared me, and you...you fucking used it against me. I don't know what else I expected."
* "Well…yeah. Of course. It’s easier to get my thoughts down on paper than in words. Words can…tangle. Fail. Paper is easier."
* "...all of that is true."
* "Khris...is a fucking *prick*."
* "In a way, though, it really is [all my fault]. If nothing else, I'm partially responsible for—for *him.* For him being *here* in the first place. For...for Sammie. I did that. *Me*."
* "Perfectly capable? Absolutely. Functional legs? Not so much."
* "Khris, we have had so, so many differences in the past—big differences—but I am trying. And it is NOT easy."
* "I don't want to lose either of you again."
* "...you don't have to be so strong all the time, Symon. The world won't collapse if you take a break."
* "[Storks are] cool! With their—their big wings, and, uh, long necks.”
* "Can't be god and gay. Pretty sure that breaks some sort of rule."
* “Hey, you leave my storks alone! At least it’s an actual animal, coyotes are like…like furry foxes gone wrong, or something.”
* "What have I missed? Did I...did I forget something?"
* "...what, lean over and yell ARE YOU DEAD in his ear? Doubt that'll help much."
* “Khris, I don’t think I could be angrier than I was a few years ago."
* "Chris, do *not* tell me you are planning to break into a government site with no legs AND no plan."
* "To absolutely no one's surprise, my brother isn't the most observant person on earth."
* "If he’s back, then…then I’m not safe here."
* "I can handle this."
* "It's not that I think you can't handle it, I just can't handle both of my siblings dying at once."
* "Oh, I know *exactly* what [that's] about. There's only ever been one of him, Khris. Especially for me."
* "I'm going to worry, Chris. I'm always going to worry. I always have. I always will."
* **Inky**: "GOD, Khris, we are the *same*. Okay?" **Khris**: "I'm *nothing* like you." **Inky**: "Keep telling yourself that. Does it make you feel any better?"
* **Khris**: "Well, you are the middle child." **Inky**: "Hmm. The worst parts of two people."
* **Khris**: "I wish I knew more. But I guess...every experiment needs a control." **Inky**: "...you really just called someone a 'control experiment.' *God*."
* **Inky**: "Did it hurt? When you killed [Chris]." **Khris**: "I-I mean, it probably *did* hurt her—" **Inky**: "Not her."
* **Khris**: "You're the only triplet who hasn't paid Limbo a visit...isn't that funny." **Inky**: "And I'd like to keep that dubious title."
* **Khris**: "Whose fault is it?" **Inky**: "Is it anyone's, really? Perhaps we were just...doomed from the start."
* **Khris**: "Is this a human thing, Ink?" **Inky**: "Oh, god...no, Khris, it's a traumatized thing." **Khris**: "...do you have it?" **Inky**: "I...god, screw you." **Khris**: "What? It was just a question!"
* **Khris**: "I told you, Inky, I'm fine." **Inky**: "And I told you *bullshit*. You *vanished*, Khris. Gone. Without a trace."
* **Symon**: "He's not your responsibility—" **Inky**: "And he sure as hell isn't yours!"
* **Khris**: "Inky— Inky, please—" **Inky**: "Quit calling for me. I'm not saving your ass."
* **Cofy**: "I should shut him up for good." **Inky**: "Not while he's still stuck in me. Please wait until we have an exorcism."
* **Cofy**: "We try our best." **Inky**: "Just like we've always done."
* **Chris**: "Thanks for...for looking for me." **Inky**: "Of course. ...you're a damn hard woman to track."
* **Khris**: "You missed me?" [...] **Inky**: "[Yes.] Even when I hated you, I still missed you. The you that you used to be—or, rather, the you I *thought* you were. You actually never changed. But I didn't know that."

## Trivia

* Inky has anterograde amnesia, due to severe mental trauma in their past. Because of this, they keep a notebook/journal/travel log in order to keep their memories intact. This book contains a lot of secrets about their life, and they don't take kindly to people looking at it without permission.
	+ This book contains a lot of information on magic, due to their past relationship with their father. *[Further information coming later.]*
	+ They sleep with this notebook close to them to discourage stealing. If they don't recall their surroundings upon awakening, they backread through the notebook to jog their memory.
* Inky canonically speaks fluent Old Norse.
	+ They may also speak some Italian (debated).
* Inky's favorite animal is a stork.
	+ Storks represent rebirth, reinvention, and family protection.
* When they get stressed, they curse more.
* When Khris and Inky were young and before Chris was born, they used to call each other Artemis and Apollo (Inky being Artemis for various obvious reasons).
* Inky is canonically asexual.
	+ They were in a queerplatonic relationship with Alex.
* When they lie, they get an unconscious tic: their nose twitches/scrunches.
	+ This is why they often prefer to tell half-truths instead of full-on lies.
* They are perceptive—almost too perceptive. It's gotten them into trouble multiple times.
* Inky struggles with dissociation and panic attacks.
* Whenever they info-dump about something they remember, or even just get excited about something, they immediately apologize for being over-exuberant.
* Inky was too nervous to come out to their parents, so they never did.
	+ During their time spent traveling, they got more comfortable identifying as an enby. When they met back up with their siblings at the Matthews' house, they never really came out to them either; just corrected them once and both accepted it immediately.
		- Chris always knew, but she was kind enough not to show it.
	+ The Glitch Entity refuses to call Inky by their chosen name, and will only call them "905," their experiment number. He still misgenders them.
* Symon's nickname for Inky is "Nova." *Nova* means new, and Inky is new to him. It also is defined as stars that appear and fade throughout life, just as Inky has.