August 15, 2029, 10:12
10:12: [Kiki] Heading out now. How far away are you?
10:13: [Gaunt] uhh not so far, maybe 3km away?
10:46: [Kiki] I’m here. I can’t see you. Are you hidden somewhere?
10:48: [Gaunt] what why do u think u know where i am
10:49: [Gaunt] i didnt even give a location???
10:50: [Kiki] I know you’re about 3km away from the skyscraper and you came from the Starbucks so I went there. Did you go somewhere else?
10:50: [Gaunt] okay well idk exactly where i am its not like im going in a perfect path?? like u know u dont walk like that???
10:53: [Kiki] Okay, I should still be able to find you. Which direction are you from the skyscraper?
10:55: [Gaunt] oh i dont have a compass so idk sorry
10:56: [Kiki] Okay which general direction? Like northeast vs southeast?
10:59: [Gaunt] bro i said i dont know
10:59: [Gaunt] i woke up on a train in the middle of nowhere how tf would i know
10:59: [Gaunt] like i said i dont have a compass so like what else is there im not pulling out my fucking sundial or some shit
11:01: [Kiki] Wait. You don’t know the basic direction you’re going in compared to the skyscraper? How?
11:01: [Gaunt] literally HOW the fuck would i know
11:02: [Kiki] How WOULDN’T you know??? Did you get a head injury or something? Like how do you forget basic cardinal directions?
11:02: [Gaunt] as a matter of fact i might have brain damage, i was in a fucking TRAIN CRASH
11:02: [Gaunt] but even if i didnt why the HELL would i know north from south in the middle of fuckass nowhere after being unconscious on a fucking train
11:04: [Kiki] Because it’s one of those things you’re supposed to just know. Like up and down. Do you forget which way is up?
11:04: [Kiki] If you do have a concussion though I’m sorry. I didn’t know.
11:04: [Gaunt] oh my god its not about the concussionLove this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.
11:05: [Gaunt] look i dont expect you to know your exact position on earth at all times so why do you expect that of me
11:08: [Kiki] Well I don’t know exact position but that’s because I’m really far from home. I don’t know exactly how to get home but I still know what direction it’s in! Even if the area’s unfamiliar that shouldn’t mess with your directions that bad. And I still know my position pretty well relative to stuff in the city. Just not stuff that’s stupidly far away!
11:09: [Gaunt] uhh yeah okay. if you say so i guess.
11:20: [Kiki] You know what let’s just find a landmark.
11:20: [Kiki] Can you still see the skyscraper?
11:21: [Gaunt] yeah
11:21: [Kiki] Okay. Go there. I’ll be waiting.
13:58: [Spike] What the heck is this argument
13:58: [Spike] Also what do you mean rumbling
14:00: [Kiki] I was woken up by this weird rumbling like the subway was running. Found a bunch of corpses by a subway entrance later. I think something lives there. Something big.
14:01: [Kiki] And yeah I may have been a bit unreasonable looking back. Sorry Gaunt.
14:01: [Kiki] I have a really good sense of direction. Sometimes I forget what other people know or don’t know.
14:02: [Kiki] Maybe you could act as a neutral party. Let me know what reasonable expectations are.
14:02: [Spike] Well thats not concerning at all
14:03: [Spike] Glad I’m not near that thing
14:03: [Spike] Yeah people don’t know cardinal directions unless they have a compass usually
14:03: [Spike] Or use the sun in morning and evening but that doesnt really work bc its really imprecise
14:04: [Spike] Its reasonable to get to somewhere youve been before or you can see but you might not know the direct path
14:04: [Spike] Does that help
14:05: [Kiki] It helps a lot. Thanks.
14:06: [Kiki] Lyre. Do you have any input?
14:14: [Gaunt] its fine kiki i didnt know u didnt know i thought u were being pretentious lol
14:15: [Gaunt] also yeah idk about the tremors
14:15: [Gaunt] but now im curious why dont u know how directions work for people
14:16: [Kiki] I lived in the city. My friends never went hiking or anywhere that they weren’t somewhat familiar with. I’ve gone out hiking and stuff with my family but they’re all like me. So I guess I’ve just never had the chance to see it.
14:16: [Kiki] And thanks. I’m glad there aren’t any hard feelings. :)
14:17: [Gaunt] nah i get it i can be harsh sometimes
14:17: [Gaunt] totally ok if u dont wanna talk abt it but i wonder what its like out there
14:18: [Gaunt] i was thinking abt it i just hope this is local. a lot happened really fast yknow
14:21: [Kiki] I hope so too. I hope everyone else is okay. We’re very far so it might just be here. I hope it’s just here. I hope people will come looking and find us soon.
14:21: [Kiki] Honestly I’m really scared I might never make it home.
14:22: [Gaunt] im less worried about that and more about if there is a home
14:22: [Gaunt] i mean probably but who knows what happened right
14:23: [Kiki} I’d rather not think about that if that’s alright. If I go down that rabbit hole it may not end well.
14:23: [Gaunt] i get it.
14:24: [Spike] I wouldnt know
14:24: [Spike] I dont remember the days before waking up here
14:24: [Gaunt] well from the stuff i dont remember i dont think ur missing much
14:27: [Lyre] I don’t really know
14:28: [Kiki] Well if none of us know there’s not much we can do. Best to focus on here and now.
14:28: [Kiki] Gaunt. How are you doing?
14:28: [Gaunt] im taking the far way now, big mess of bodies or smth i dont wanna fuck with. probably be there in a couple hrs
14:29: [Kiki] Probably the same ones I found.
14:29: [Gaunt] maybe related to the rumbling you mentioned yeah?
14:30: [Gaunt] not so excited tbh
14:30: [Kiki] Yep. Definitely something nasty down there.
14:30: [Spike] Wait lyre when you said i dont really know which question were you referring to
14:30: [Lyre] When Kiki asked do I have any input
14:31: [Spike] Are you really good with directions too
14:31: [Lyre] Yes
14:32: [Kiki] Wait really? That''s really cool! How does it work?
14:32: [Lyre] I ask where I am and then I know where I am and I ask where I need to go and I know how to get there
14:34: [Kiki] It’s very different from how I do things. I’m not sure I fully understand but I’m glad that works for you.