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[walkersystem]

Action:

[No no no no no no. No. That's not her mom. That's not her mom, and this isn't the airport, and it's another nightmare, it has to be. What else could it be? It's a dream and it's not her dream and that means she's trapped.]

[Anybody in New Bark will likely catch the sight of a little girl slowly backing away from the house she'd woken up in with wide eyes before breaking into a run and coming to a stop next to some trees to dig through her backpack. Except it's not her own backpack. And the things inside aren't what she wants or needs them to be.]

[Which is a big stressor to a kid who has no idea what to do.]


Audio, later:

Hello? Mr- Parkman? I didn't do anything, I promise.

[Spoken with the urgency of children who want to prove themselves innocent everywhere.]

Please let me out.

Comments

[video]

[awesmazings]

Keep it from us.

[He echoes, frowning slightly.]

You think they know...and just won't tell us?

[video]

[walkersystem]

Well, someone's doing it.

If nobody knows why it's cause they're hiding it.

_{[She says this with utter conviction.]}

[Audio]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Well, whoever that person is, they haven't shown up yet and I don't think they will.

[She's not going to bet money on this, even if she wanted to.]

We cant just sit around and wait.

[Audio]

[walkersystem]

Do you have any idea what to do?

_{[Asked earnestly. If you have a plan, please to let Molly in on the plan.]}

[video]

[awesmazings]

Mm...I 'spose it's possible. But there are also people who have been here for a real long time. Like, four years, long.

I figure they would've figured it out by now if these people were hiding something from us.

[video]

[walkersystem]

Not if they don't know who it is.

That's what everyone's telling me, that nobody really knows who's doing anything.

[video]

[awesmazings]

Mm...that's cause nobody really does. At least, as far as I know. It's not that there isn't a way home, cause people do go back all the time...it's just not something we can control, I guess.

[video]

[walkersystem]

No, but someone is.

_{[She will not budge on this point. This is a very important point.]}

Even if we can't, someone can. Or else we wouldn't be here.

[video]

[awesmazings]

Okay, you got me there. Maybe one of these days we'll really figure out what the big deal is, huh?

[video]

[walkersystem]

We have to.

Whoever's doing this could be a bad guy.

[video]

[awesmazings]

A bad guy...

[Jimmy doesn't want to think that that would be true. He likes this place, after all...even if it isn't home.]

I guess it's possible. If that were so, then they've gotten away with this pretty well for a long time...

[Audio]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Uh.

[WELL...

HMMM.....]

Well, we need to keep investigating this world. There's things we don't know yet, things that I think are being kept from us.

[video]

[walkersystem]

That's what bad guys do. It's what they're good at.

[Audio]

[walkersystem]

_{[So you don't really have a plan. That's okay, Molly can improvise, but there's still a little downtrodden tone in the way she answers.]}

That's what everybody keeps saying.

Of course we'll keep looking.

[video]

[awesmazings]

Do you...know a lot of bad guys?

[video]

[walkersystem]

<sub>[TELLING SILENCE ... and Molly looking down at her bird both to seek comfort and to buy herself some time.]

[After a moment,]</sub>

I don't want to talk about it.

[video]

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy's expression flickers at that for just a moment before softening.]

That's okay. You don't have to.

You are right, though. It could be a bad guy...but it could be something else, too.

I'm sure we'll figure it out, sometime.

[video]

[walkersystem]

Yeah, okay.

_{[Looking up in that way that shows she's kind of forcibly pushing away what's on her mind, she changes the subject.]}

The map says there's only one way to go from here. Do you know how long it takes? I think I have to go soon. I don't want to stay here.

[video]

[awesmazings]

Lemme think...the road to Cherrygrove is pretty short, compared to how long it takes to get to Violet. It'll take about three days. From Cherrygrove to Violet, it's a week on foot...so you might wanna make sure you're really prepared before you try traveling that far.

I think for now, though, you should be okay getting to Cherrygrove.

[video]

[walkersystem]

<sub>[Nodding seriously, she puts the bird down and goes through her backpack again. She misses her own backpack. It had better things in it.]

[She still flashes him a smile though.]</sub>

Okay. Thanks for helping me.

I've only camped a few times before but I think I can do it.

[Audio]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

We can't do much more then that. Sadly.

[video]

[awesmazings]

[He nods, too.]

It's no problem. Just gimme a call if you need anything, okay? I'm not going anywhere.

[Audio]

[walkersystem]

I guess.

_{[Pausing, she then adds,]}

I'm Molly.

[video]

[walkersystem]

Okay, I will.

_{[Coaxing the bird up into her hands again, she gives him a smile.]}

I'm gonna go now, so I'll talk to you later.

[Audio]

[garbagechild]

Oh.

_{[Just so you know, Molly, now he's picturing a giant spotted horse that's tall enough to eat off the top of trees.]}

... They sound pretty silly. I wanna see one!