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## Summary

Ori calls Aaina. Narrator's terminal shows another error. Opossum goes missing.

## Transcript

### Panel 1

* As unlikely as it is to get us anywhere... it couldn't hurt to try calling your sister, right?

CALLING SIS...

### Panel 2

Phone: We're sorry, the phone you have called is not available. Please try again later. This message is a recording.

### Panel 3

Phone: We're sorry, the

CLICK

THAT'S THE MESSAGE YOU GET WHEN A PHONE IS...?

Ori (To Narrator): dead-- turned off, or broken or totally out of range

### Panel 4

OH... UM... MAYBE... YOU COULD CALL YOUR DAD? TRY ASKING HIM WHAT'S UP?

Ori (To Narrator): there's no way he'd pick up. not if he's being ***that*** weird. not if he's hiding something.

Ori: god, this sucks.

### Panel 5

* Let's ring up Aaina. Painful as it may be, she's still our friend and--you know, she's been hurting too. Maybe we can support each other! Plus, we'll be able to get more contact info about the rest of the Streetcrows from her!

Ori: ......that's a good idea

### Panel 6

Phone: ...........................

CLICK

Aaina: Hello? Ori?

Ori: hey you at school, or...?

Aaina: Ah, no, not today... but I have all the class notes if you need em!

### Panel 7

Ori: ah, no...

Aaina: You doing okay? What do you need, buddy?

Ori: everyone's just being so weird around me. i was hoping, um... you could... help me get to know all your friends better?

Aaina: ......

### Panel 8

Ori: Aaina? you still there?

Aaina: Y-- ye- I'm, uh, I'm here, sorry, it's-

Ori: was i-- was that out of line? i can go by myself if-- if you-

Aaina: You're fine!! Sorry. It's about

**ERROR**

**Unexpected line: line conflicts with RULES.TXT.**

**VISUALINK SYSTEM 1.2.x is now in security mode**

**RULES.TXT cannot be edited. Conflicting line:**
/BASE/RULES\_494rs\_ve me less than I love you

**Press OK to return, or CANCEL to exit the system**

**OK**

### Panel 9

Narrator: TSK!

Collie: What's up! This error didn't hurt you like the others! How come?

UMM... BASICALLY... THIS ONE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME...IT'S HARD-CODED INTO THE SYSTEM ITSELF... I DIDN'T WRITE THESE RULES, AND I CAN'T CHANGE THEM EITHER. IT'S SUPER ANNOYING!

### Panel 10

Collie: Huh... I guess I just kind of assumed that you built this system, Narrator.

NO, SADLY! IT CAN BE A REAL PAIN SOMETIMES! BUT I DO MY BEST! I DO WISH I COULD ACCESS THAT **RULES.TXT** FILE, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO! COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON

### Panel 11

User input accepted.

No additional errors reported.

Returning to link...please wait.

VISUALINK SYSTEM 1.2.x is no longer running in security mode. Have a good day!

FINALLY! I'M BACK, SORRY.

Ori (To Narrator): can't talk Aaina needs me

### Panel 12

YOU BROUGHT A BAG! NICE! WHAT'S IN IT?

**PHONE GEMS KNIFE SNACK CLOTHES TISSUES WALLET**

### Panel 13

YEAH, SO... UM... SORRY, I WAS OUT FOR A SEC. WHAT'S GOIN' ON? WHAT'S UP WITH AAINA?

Collie: (Didn't they just say they can't talk right now?)

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Ori (To Narrator): she always puts everyone else's problems above her own, but she can only ignore so much pain, so she breaks almost immediately if she has to think about the stuff that's hurting her

### Panel 14

Ori (To Narrator): and i've been basically ghosting her for like a month now and i feel really bad about that and now things are getting worse. so i'm going to be a fucking **friend,** for **once**

### Panel 16

Bunny: Oh! It's good to see you again, Magpie! Nice of you to come help-- Well, I'm just assuming you heard the news and that it's why you're here.

### Panel 17

Ori: yeah. a--um, mockingbird called me here.

...OH! I SEE! OPOSSUM IS MISSING!