Lucidstuck II

Garry: It appears you do not. We mean a sort of "alter ego," or a deeper aspect of yourself, tied to parts of your abilities as guardians. From what we know, they're best accessed while alone, so you're properly able to self reflect and can be consulted to gain lucidity. Now seems like a good a time as any for you to begin accessing yours

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Garreth: ..... Lucidity?
Tinkerskull: ...?
Garreth: I've never heard that term used before. What is your source?
Garreth: And this Shadow... An alter ego of mine?
Garreth: Skully?
Tinkerskull: I thought I was your alter ego...
Garreth: Apparently not.
Tinkerskull: Does your other alter ego have a name? Maybe I know it!
Garreth: I don't know.
Tinkerskull: Aww...
Garreth: But it seems with meditation, I can meet this alter ego.
Tinkerskull: Ohhhhh, let's do it Sir!
Garreth: I agree.
Garreth: .... How do I begin?
Tinkerskull: Meditation sir! You need to sit quietly and relax your thoughts.
Garreth: Okay.
Tinkerskull: If you need me, I'll be waaaaaaaaaaaay....

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Tinkerskull: Oveeeeeer here....
Tinkerskull: (I'll be as quiet as a mouse, It'll be like you're completely alone..!)
Garreth: (Thank you Skully.)
Tinkerskull: ((You're welcome, Sir! ^...^))

You begin to clear your thoughts. You listen.
Silence.
The silence becomes so clear you start to become attuned to your own bodily functions. It would seem although you are in a spiritual state your mind still recreates the things you are used to in life. Probably because the opposite would be way too jarring for you own liking.

You begin to imagine... What your alter ego could be... Some part of you like Skully? A creature of sorts, or maybe nothing at all. With the pondering you begin to feel almost sleepy, as if you were drifting away.
Your background vision seems to have dimmed as well. Could it be nothing like how you imagine yourself to be? And how is it you've never known to try this before? From what you recall in previous instances and even the outside, the idea of a "shadow" or "lucidity" was never once explored. You don't even think any of the Realm attendants brought it up either.

You find it funny when beginning this meditation in a calm and silent state your mind seems to be more busy than it's ever been! Your thoughts seem to be racing around trying to figure out how you could never of known something like this existed within you, if the Observers are to be believed.
.....
Still silent. Nothing has happened yet. Perhaps calling it would work? But would you need to use your voice? Or maybe it's constantly listening and waiting for its moment to make itself known or it could be that you're just not ready to meet who you truly are. But you do want to know, you want to know what makes you tick, and how far you'd be willing to hide an aspect of you that you could never imagine existed with you. You want to see it.

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???: ....Then here I am.
Garreth: ..!!!
Garreth: You... are me?
???: Correct.
Garreth: How are you... over there? It's dark too...
???: These questions, they're not really what you want to ask me.
???: I'm also seeing you... over there. Only I'm not interested in that.
???: I find it fascinating that we're meeting for the first time.
???: After everything.
???: Don't you?
Garreth: Yes. Very much so.
???: Let's have a chat then, shall we?
???: I'm sure there's much to talk about.
Garreth: ... Alright.

1. Talk about the past
2. Talk about the shadow
3. Talk about Garry

What do You think about you?
>3

What do You think about you?
>3

Seconding the self introspection

>2

>2

Seconding.

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Garreth: ... Let's talk about me.
???: ... A great place to start. What about you?
Garreth: Well, from my own perspective, I wasn't really aware I had an alter ego. I've always thought I had kept things as reasonable as possible when it comes to my own self esteem.
Garreth: I haven't felt sad or mad or vengeful, or...
???: ...
Garreth: ..... Or really, anything.
???: And you haven't wondered why that was?
???: Where did you think your normal human feelings went?
???: Of course the nature of your work requires you to keep a rational mind of your every situation.
???: Emotions cloud judgement after all.
???: Pain and grief serve only as a detour from the main track.
???: Love causes distraction.
???: Fear brings hesitation.
???: You were right to give these to me.
Garreth: ...?
???: Part of me is your harboured emotions. All the ones you didn't want to keep.
???: When the need arrived, I would drip-feed whichever ones you felt necessary to feel for the time occurred.
???: But never too much. As instructed of course.
???: This is why I may have seemed invisible to you.
Garreth: .... Wow.
???: I do not have excitement or happiness however.
???: Courage, cheerfulness, anxiety, etc...
???: These highly reactive emotions exist within Tinkerskull.
???: As per instructions, you wished to have these feelings exist in a way that you can feel them but also have them disconnected from us.
Garreth: ... Sounds about right.
Garreth: You seem to be very willing to follow instruction.
???: Of course.
???: The first clue would have been how respectful Tinkerskull addresses you.
???: It isn't only myself.
???: We are like this as we understand the mind under utmost will, working in tandem makes us stronger than any foe.
???: We can complete any task if all you have to do is give the order.
???: You Garreth, Are the leader.
???: I'm very glad you've found the need to discover what makes you tick.
Garreth: ...What else is there?
Garreth: Also... It's very dark right now...
???: Hmm...
???: Well, besides the fact you are the version of us that only uses neutral emotions.
???: ...You are conscious of very little compared to us.
Garreth: What do you mean?
???: Well, within me lies the ability to recreate you or destroy you completely.
???: This ability is brought about with your permission.
???: To truly understand the nature of our work here.
???: You are very dedicated in finding a way out of this labyrinth of perception.
???: So much so, that you decided it would be more effective to delude yourself of the progress.
???: Tinkerskull and I... Know a lot more than we let on.
???: This stems from protecting you from your biggest fear, and my lunatic trigger.
Garreth: ... Your what?
Garreth: I don't understand these terms that have been brought up.
Garreth: I feel like I should be well informed but--
Garreth: .......
???: Figured it out, eh?
Garreth: You.
???: Correct. These things of my nature only serve to hinder progress.
???: You decided it would be more effective to keep things related to your trigger a secret.
???: Thus, the terms used, what a trigger is and means, and the like.
???: All of this information could backfire once reminded.
???: Which also explains why Tinkerskull isn't as informed as she should be.
Garreth: This is very weird.
???: It's not all that weird if you think about it.
???: Take notice how I'm the only thing there seems to be right now.
???: You're completely zen.
???: Your thoughts have plateaued and we've become in-sync.
Garreth: .... So you know things I don't know?
???: In a manner of speaking, yes.
???: But technically, anything I know, you also know. We're no different.
???: There is quite a large disparity between our knowledge.
???: When it comes to applying knowledge, I'm the one helping you.
???: Anything to do with your abilities stems from me.
Garreth: .... You're like the deep web.
???: ... Yes!
???: A perfect example. Is there something else you'd like to discuss?

>Garry: Ask if he has any desires you may not know about. Ask how he’s related to lucidity and your powers.

>Talk about your friends.

>Ask if he has a name to go by.

>Ask if he has a name to go by.

Seconded

>Talk about your friends.

Seconding.

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Garreth: I have a couple topics still I'd like to go through.
???: Alright.
Garreth: Do you have any desires I do not know about? Perhaps relating to Lucidity and my powers.
???: .... What can you tell me about Lucidity?
Garreth: ........
???: Nothing would be the correct answer.
???: The Observers would like more information, to your detriment.
???: I will refrain from extrapolating then.
???: However, my own personal desires...
???: To be undone.
???: I exist as a means to bind and constrict you. To limit you.
???: I wish to die, and to assimilate.
???: This feeling is all that I am. A painful existence. As long as I exist, you are not your true self.
Garreth: ...... Can I help?
???: As per instruction, no. This was necessary.
Garreth: If you're in pain, I am too.
Garreth: There must be a way.
???: .....
???: Well I suppose Lucidity would be the answer.
???: But it goes against your goals.
Garreth: I see.
Garreth: Your name, You are Garry too right?
???: Yes, I am you.
???: I'm also me.
???: This self, your limited self you are aware of always.
???: My name is?
Garreth: ..... That's who you were??
Garreth: That word... Zeck...
Garreth: Zeckrhell.
Zeckrhell: Correct.
Zeckrhell: I am Zeckrhell. If your embodiment of Garreth should cease...
Zeckrhell: You too, will be Zeckrhell.
Zeckrhell: So I ask that you please take care.
Garreth: R-right...
Garreth: What can you tell me about our friends?
Zeckrhell: ... Which one?
Garreth: All of them.
Zeckrhell: Alright. I'll start with Lucas.
Zeckrhell: Lucas as it stands now is an agent for Daydream and an illusion.
Zeckrhell: He's not to be completely trusted as per your instruction.
Zeckrhell: Derrick is our goal in this mission. He must be pacified and retrieved safely. Not an illusion.
Zeckrhell: Lexii is our friend in this mission. However she too is an illusion and this information must be remembered as per instruction.
Zeckrhell: Alice is our Enemy, she seeks to have us here indefinitely unless we intervene, possibly an illusion.
Zeckrhell: Lucia... Has the potential to deconstruct this environment prematurely and forfeit any chance of success. Must be kept in check at all costs. Not an illusion.
Zeckrhell: Emily is an ally in this mission, if possible protect at all costs. Not an illusion.
Garreth: ... This all seems very analytical.
Zeckrhell: Correct. We must focus on the mission as per instruction.
Zeckrhell: All other details of these individuals are up to your own perception. I only house what is necessary for the mission.
Garreth: I wonder what you'll be like when the mission is over.
Zeckrhell: If the mission is a success my only wish is destruction of this self and reassimilation.
Garreth: .....

You had no idea you were this passionate about the events that have happened here that you've manipulated your own mind to gear it towards a single goal so completely... It sort has you a bit frightened of the lengths Zeckrhell will go to keep you in the dark.

Wait, Lexii and Lucas are illusions? But the others are all real...Interesting.

>Ask if there are any risks to this arrangement.

>Ask if there are any risks to this arrangement.

Seconding.

Ask if there are any risks to this arrangement

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Garreth: ... Are there any risks I should know about?
Zeckrhell: Risks? Of course.
Zeckrhell: Our arrangement keeps you from your full potential.
Garreth: Lucidity.
Zeckrhell: Correct.
Zeckrhell: This state, without going into detail, would allow the clarity and answers you seek.
Garreth: Anything else?
Zeckrhell: Lunacy.
Zeckrhell: On the flipside, you are unaware what could cause our relationship to errode.
Zeckrhell: If it should happen, I'd have no choice but to provide support, undoing your instructions.
Zeckrhell: You planned for this however, as you believe Lunacy should never be a problem as long as you understand where you are.
Garreth: Where is that exactly?
Zeckrhell: I'm sorry, but I cannot explain any further.
Zeckrhell: Just know that Lunacy has a low chance of occurring to you.
Garreth: Alright...
Garreth: I think that's all the points I have right now.
Garreth: Do you want to ask me anything?
Zeckrhell: No. I know all I need from you.
Zeckrhell: If you'd like to meet again, simply remember to spend time alone.
Garreth: Okay.

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Tinkerskull: Helloooooo~
Tinkerskull: Heeeellooooooo~
Tinkerskull: Sir, can you really not hear me??
Tinkerskull: Sir!!
Garreth: ......
Tinkerskull: Sir!!
Garreth: Hmm...
Garreth: Huh? Yes, Skully?
Tinkerskull: Whoa, you really were out of it!
Garreth: What?
Tinkerskull: You got real quiet, and I starting bugging you, and you didn't notice at all!
Tinkerskull: So? What did you learn?
Garreth: My Alter ego is Zeckrhell, and apparently he's sort of a container for many of my emotions and certain information.
Tinkerskull: -gasp- You're right! I do know that name!!
Garreth: He was very reserved. Managed not to tell me much of anything, says under my instruction.
Tinkerskull: The mission comes first after all!
Garreth: I suppose it does.

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Tinkerskull: Where to, Sir?
Garreth: Let's meet up with the others now. We need to deal with the boss monsters, get their keys, and unlock the arena.
Garreth: The sooner the better.
Tinkerskull: Right-o!

As you exit Detached isle's jungle, you spy Uilos sunbathing by the mouth of the sea.

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Garreth: Hey Uilos.
Uilos: Garreth! I hope you're doing well.
Garreth: Sure.
Garreth: How about yourself?
Uilos: Well certainly much better.
Uilos: I had learned Emily had healed me all those eons ago, in which I am forever grateful.
Uilos: I helped her run some errands, leading us to the Land with Red skies. A dreadful place.
Uilos: Since completing the task, I've returned here to do what I do best.
Garreth: Sounds eventful.
Uilos: Quite.

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Uilos: I probably stared into these skies a thousand times. Each time seemingly different from the last.
Uilos: Who could of imagined... Some realms are the stuff of nightmares.
Uilos: Driving their denizens mad with only the desire of bloodshed.
Uilos: I'll take this place, this spot. Every time.
Uilos: Care to sit?
Garreth: .....
Garreth: Okay.

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Uilos: What's on your mind?
Garreth: ..... Do you know what shadows are?
Uilos: Shadows? Like spots of darkness?
Garreth: No, something like... Another self.
Uilos: .....
Uilos: Oh...
Uilos: I believe you mean, the true self.
Uilos: I guess you can say I am my true self.
Uilos: Having lost my body, it's the only thing I can be.
Uilos: Does your true self have a different name?
Garreth: Zeckrhell.
Uilos: Mine is Uilos!
Uilos: I found it strange when I started calling myself this...
Uilos: Such a weird sounding name.
Uilos: It was only recently that I remembered my birth name. Sylar.
Uilos: Even after remembering... I still find it more natural to go by my true name, as if by instinct.
Garreth: I see.
Uilos: I'm sure you recall the effects the realms have on your true self?
Uilos: When... you are no more?
Garreth: Yes... Mutation.
Uilos: You can't even imagine the suffering... I almost still can't believe I still look human at times.
Uilos: Truly, Emily could never know the kindness she has shared with me. Life changing.
Garreth: .......
Uilos: Would you like a lift across the water? Or perhaps you'd like to go to Faint Glimmer?

1. Take me across the water
2. I'd like to go to Faint Glimmer
3. Stay and chat

>3.

>3

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seconding

> 3 of course!

<3 I mean, uh. >3

Garreth: Stay and chat

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Garreth: How about we chat for a little bit?
Uilos: Oh! That's fine.
Uilos: What shall be the topic?
Garreth: ...
Garreth: Let's chat about you. I don't know very much about you.
Uilos: ... Oh, me??
Uilos: Well... There's not much to tell from what I remember.
Uilos: I started off a well meaning, nice boy and fell to madness.
Uilos: Luckily I was pardoned, now I'm trying to remain the nice boy.
Garreth: ... Do you have any goals in mind? something to look forward to?
Uilos: Yes!
Uilos: Previously I had wanted to take a look at the neighbouring realms, I was able to do so with Derrick.
Garreth: Ok.
Uilos: My boat, the S.S Uilos is made of wood. I can manipulate metal but only by a tiny margin.
Uilos: I'd one day like the S.S Uilos to be made of metal like in my roleplays.
Garreth: Ok.
Uilos: I've also thought about exploring the Ancient Woods, but the trees like to say mean things, and that put me off.
Uilos: One day...
Garreth: .... (That sounds easy enough.)
Uilos: Hm?
Garreth: Well, why not today, and right now?
Uilos: What?
Garreth: Exploring. Tinkerskull, You and I.
Uilos: I don't know...
Garreth: What are you afraid of? Words can't hurt you.
Uilos: ....
Garreth: Also, you'd be waiting forever. If all you need is a push, the push is now.
Garreth: You've been everywhere else, right?
Uilos: Mm...
Garreth: Then we'll get it over and done with. C'mon.

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Uilos: Y-you're right, Garreth!
Uilos: Fear? Of what..!
Uilos: Words are only that!
Uilos: Quickly, I'll prepare the boat.
Tinkerskull: Ohhhh! He's fired up now, Sir!

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Uilos: You know I'm shocked that I am this willing to go through with this.
Uilos: I've had it in my mind that it would always be "Some day, one day".
Uilos: Your framing of "Here, and now"... Inspiring.
Uilos: Let's get going!

You make it back to mainland with all haste.

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Uilos: You see that?
Garreth: Hm?
Uilos: That girl. Don't be alarmed.

You come across a strange girl with pink hair and a bluish complexion.

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Garreth: Hello?

The girl becomes startled! She runs off into the mouth of the Woods.

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Garreth: What the...
Uilos: That girl is Yienna... Derrick and I met her up in the mountains. I brought her down as she wished to see the meadows, though...
Uilos: I must admit, it was my fault she'd been so afraid.
Uilos: There were very few survivors in my path of bloodshed. She was one of them.
Uilos: Maybe even the only one.

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Garreth: Hello? Yienna right?
Garreth: My name is Garreth.
Yienna: ......
Yienna: ..... What do you want?

1. Explain you come in peace
2. Say you know Derrick
3. Ask for directions (Try to recruit on adventure)

All of the above, in that order...? Shouldn't harm anything.

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It would be best to start off saying we are friends with Derrick

All of the above, in that order...? Shouldn't harm anything.

Seconding