>>5366981You <span class="mu-i">sure</span>?
“Yep.” Talbot nods after having moved the discussion to a nearby felled log, “I’m sure.”
“But… but you’re fine now, right?” Eddie asks as he looks to Kiki for backup. “You can’t ju-”
“I dunno, man… I thought I was fine before and look how <span class="mu-i">THAT</span> turned out.” Talbot counters, pointing at the red marks around everyone’s necks. “I just… I don’t wanna be the guy who ruins everything, y’know?”
No, you snarl, you <span class="mu-i">DON’T</span> know! Did he forget that speech you gave about bringing him back however many times it takes? <span class="mu-s">DID HE!?</span> Keek, find the Thread in the archive!
“It’s not <span class="mu-i">that</span>!” Groans the janitor as he rests his cheeks in his bloody hands. “I’m not asking you to give up on me, Stan-”
“Buuuut you’re asking us to leave you <span class="mu-i">behind</span>.” Eddie concludes as he and Kiki shoot you a puzzled glance. “I dunno…”
“You’re already gunning for <span class="mu-r">TIM,</span> right?” Talbot asks with growing irritation in his voice! “Then let me do my own thing–run interference! Stuff like that! That way you won’t get jumped when you least expect it!”
He makes a good point… maybe? But there’s a <span class="mu-i">lot</span> to do right now and a lot of skeletons roaming around…
How do you respond?
>FINE, GIVE ‘EM HELL AND DON’T DIE, PLEASE.>YOU’LL TAKE THE RISK–YOU SUCKED THE EVIL OUT, DAMN IT!>JUST STICK WITH US A LITTLE LONGER, OKAY? THEN YOU CAN GO.>WRITE-IN!