Novas: "...did you get kicked to the curb or do you just like sitting on the curb?"

Lykos: /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Olivia: "I'm sorry if that makes you uncomfortable."

Lykos: It doesn't

Olivia: "Well... sorry if 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 makes you uncomfortable."

*Olivia kisses Lykos.*

Lykos: *kisses back*

*Olivia eventually pulls away.*

Olivia: "That was... really something."

Lykos: Yeah

Olivia: "I'm going to enjoy working with you... hehehe."

Lykos: Me too

Olivia: "We've got some leftover breakfast. Do you wanna eat in here with me?"

Lykos: Sure!

*Olivia sets a table for herself and Lykos. Judging from how worn the table seems, it would appear that Olivia always eats in the kitchen.*

Bubblegum: *leaves*

*As Bubblegum leaves, someone running down the hallway runs into her.*

Bubblegum: OOf

???: "Oh my god, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?"

Bubblegum: I'm fine

???: "Oh, good."

Bubblegum: Who're you?

???: "My name is Sovani."

(who is on the list again?)

(Currently, the only person left on the list is Sovani.)

(Oh)

Sovani: "Hey, you're Bubblegum, right?"

Bubblegum: Mhm

Sovani: "Just wanna say, great work with all the matchmaking you've done around here. Things are a lot better now that everybody's in a better mood."

Bubblegum: MHm

Sovani: "Anyways, uhh... I've got some work to do. Feel free to drop by my office if you want. It's the only office on sublevel one."

???: *crashes into them*

Sovani: "Agh!"

(Yeah, the cream in it helped from too much damage)

(Okay, good. Anyways, back to the RP.)

Sasha: "Anyways, off you go. No idea how you'll help mister 'I have transcended sexuality', but I know you'll find a way."

Bubblegum: Mhm

*The elevator scans Bubblegum's face, then unlocks.*

Bubblegum: *gets to the floor*

*Voidspace's office is directly opposite the elevator.*

Bubblegum: *goes to office*
*there’s somebody hurrying along the hallway*

Voidspace: "...do you need something? I'm quite busy right now, so unless this is important please leave."

Bubblegum: I’ve been sent
*the girl collides with Bubblegum and the folders she was carrying go everywhere*
Girl: (image)

Voidspace: "Ugh! Clean that up! I do not need the results of your clumsiness littering my office!"

(That’s the one I made for him :D)
???: I’m so sorry sir, I wasn’t looking where I was going, sir I’m sorry I’ll pick it up immediately!

Voidspace: "Ugh. If you continue with this idiotic clumsiness I am going to fire you. Shape up."

???: I’m so sorry sir! *she scrambles to pick up the folders*

Voidspace: "Enough with the apologies."

*Voidspace resumes what he was doing, which appears to be projecting the possible outcomes of some new experiment.*

Bubblegum: *helps her*
???: Thanks

Voidspace: "Now both of you, please get out of my office. I have things to do that do not concern either of you imbecilic underlings."

???: *gathers her folders* Yes sir.

Voidspace: "Thank you, whatever-your-name-is."

???: It’s Ki sir

Voidspace: "I will make note of that. Now, Ki, Bubblegum, unless either of you have something that actually matters to tell me, get out."

Ki: Mhm *hurries off*

*Voidspace sighs.*

Voidspace: "Ugh, these useless underlings. I should have fired Ki years ago."

Bubblegum:

Voidspace: "What?"

Bubblegum: What the heck

Voidspace: "There is nothing wrong with wanting to fire a clumsy, useless underling."

Bubblegum: If she can get access to this floor, she’s probably important

Voidspace: "Perhaps. Still, I have no use for her."

Bubblegum: You cannot just fire people if you have no use for them

Voidspace: "One, I can. Two, what else am I supposed to do?"

Bubblegum: What's her job?

Voidspace: "I... I'm not entirely sure."

Bubblegum: You shouldn't fire her until you know what she does and if she's any good at it.

Voidspace: "A decent point."

Bubblegum: Mhm

*Voidspace closes his eyes for a moment, then opens them.*

Voidspace: "...why are you advocating for her?"

Bubblegum: What

Voidspace: "...To simplify, why do you support this person?"

Bubblegum: I don't know

Voidspace: "...next you run into that girl, tell her I have requested her presence in my office."

Bubblegum: Mhm

Voidspace: "Thank you."

Bubblegum: Welcome

Voidspace: "Now go."

*Voidspace resumes his weird experiment projections.*

Bubblegum: *she hurries off*

*Voidspace's device flashes red.*

Voidspace: "Damn you, conventional science! Just work for once!"

*Voidspace throws the device into a wall. It seems to be undamaged.*

Voidspace: "Urgh! Is there not a single person in this building with an understanding of both conventional science and Void science? Has nobody here been around long enough to have lived through the Void Experiments? URGH!"

*Voidspace slams his fist into the desk.*

Ki: *looks at him through the door*

Voidspace: "I'm never going to get this damned portal fixed..."

*Voidspace picks the device up and puts it back on his desk. He sighs.*

Ki: What portal?

*Voidspace stares at Ki for a moment.*

Voidspace: "...the portal to the Void. The portal that turned me into this... thing."

Ki: So, you came from elsewhere?

Voidspace: "Me, no. My powers, yes."

*Voidspace stands up.*

Voidspace: "This is something that it is easier to show you than to explain to you. Come with me."

*Voidspace moves a bookshelf without touching it, revealing a secret hallway. He walks down it for a while, then enters a room at the very end of the hall.*

Ki: *she follows*

*The majority of the room is taken up by the ruins of some kind of gate-like structure, presumably the portal. There is a small research station in one corner, with 'before' and 'after' files of Voidspace displayed on screens.*

Voidspace: "...behold, the Void Gate. Or at least, what remains of it."

Ki: Wow.

Voidspace: "...the experiment that happened here had many benefits, but also many curses. Those files over there can help you understand a bit more of what the old DemiCorp scientists turned me into."

Ki: You know that escaped Syndicorp Superhuman?

Voidspace: "Which one? The dead one or the redacted one?"

Ki: Redacted one. We managed to unredact one photo.

Voidspace: "...interesting. May I see it?"

Ki: You'd have to come to the photo room in the uncensoring department.

Voidspace: "...wasn't aware we had one of those. Lead the way."

Ki: You're mot aware we have a lot of things

Voidspace: "I suppose that is true. But then again, I rarely leave the nineteenth floor."

Ki: You should. It's only on the 18th floor.

Voidspace: "...hm."

*Voidspace teleports Ki and himself down a floor.*

Ki: Thanks *she walks down the hall and opens a door*

*Voidspace follows.*

Voidspace: "...this may or may not be the first time I've ever been to this floor."

Ki: *rolls her eyes*
*the room is slightly darker*

Voidspace: "...so this is the photo room?"

*Voidspace's eyes seem to have already adjusted to the dark.*

*there's nobody there but suddently a person pops into existance and holds their head like they're dizzy*
???: (image)

Voidspace: "What the-"

Ki: Hi Lisbet
Lisbet: Oh hi Myohee

Voidspace: "...who is this?"

Ki: This is Lisbet. Her power is-
Lisbet: Nuh-uh. Myohee, you have explained my power for the last time.

Voidspace: "...how are there so many powered people here that I don't know?"

Ki: I don't know
Lisbet: Basically, if i'm touching somebody, then I can live their memories as them. I can also do it with pictures, but with pictures i'm only transported to the most memorable moment in their life.

Voidspace: "...then I suggest you do not touch me. Nobody else should have to live through what I have lived through."

Ki: She can do it at will
Lisbet: Myohee, shut.

Voidspace: "Interesting..."

*Voidspace stares at Lisbet for a moment, then rubs his forehead and looks at the floor.*

Voidspace: "Anyways... that photo you unredacted."

Lisbet: Oh yeah. It's from their 'transformed' state

Voidspace: "Let me see it. I'll probably recognize them anyways."

*Voidspace suddenly winces, but he acts as if it's normal.*

*she holds up the photo*
Photo: (image) 5619ok.jpg (click to show)
(it's bubblegum's transformed state)

Voidspace: "...wait a minute... I know who this is. I'll deal with them later."

(How does he know?)

(In a conversation Voidspace once had with Beastmonger, Beastmonger explained that when beings transform, their eyes always remain the same. Since the eyes in the photo are the same as Bubblegum's eyes, he recognizes it as her.)

(Bubblegum hides her other eye, how does he know it's color)

(Voidspace's vision is not the same as the vision of a human. He can see through anything thinner than a millimeter, including hair, sand, and a few other things.)

Lisbet: Ok then, you do that

Voidspace: "I'll do it later. I have... other business to attend to first."

*Voidspace winces again. His eyes go completely black for a moment.*

Voidspace: "Ugh..."

Ki: Whazzat

Voidspace: "Damn it... I need to get that gate fixed soon..."

*Voidspace teleports back to the ruined Void Gate.*

*he feels like someone is watching him*

Voidspace: "...whoever you are, reveal yourself."

*Voidspace winces again.*

*a flash of glowing icy blue goes bye*

Voidspace: "...hmm."

*Voidspace starts attempting to fix the Void Gate, with limited success.*

Ki: Need help?
*the icy blue thing darts out as she enters*

Voidspace: "Y-yes please."

*Voidspace seems to be getting weaker each time he winces.*

*she fixes about half of it*

Voidspace: "T-thank you."

*The Gate seems to be almost finished, but there's a hole at the top. Oddly enough it's shaped exactly like the crystal on Voidspace's suit.*

Voidspace: "Now I just have t-to-"

*Voidspace winces and collapses.*

Ki: *she grabs the crystal and shoves it in the hole*

*A portal opens in the middle of the gate structure. The other side appears to be a dark, empty void.*

*Energy flows out of the Void and into Voidspace. He slowly gets up.*

Voidspace: "Thank you. I'm not sure how much longer I would have lasted without your help."

*Voidspace smiles.*

Ki: Thans. Now didn't you have to find the person in the picture?

Voidspace: "Yes, I do..."

*Voidspace starts to walk off, then pauses.*

Voidspace: "Say... would you care to grab a drink with me later?"

Ki: Sure

Voidspace: "Alright then. I'll see you later."

*Voidspace smirks and walks back to his office.*

Ki" *she walks off*

*Voidspace activates the intercom.*

Voidspace: "Bubblegum, please come to my office immediately."

*she's outside his office door, but she's standing on the ceiling*
Bubblegum: That was unnecessarily LOUD.

Voidspace: "...come here."

*she walks in, her hair is dangling but the part that covers her eye is still in place despite the fact she's on the ceiling*

Voidspace: "So. You're the escaped Syndicorp superhuman, hm?"

Bubblegum: ... Yeah ...

Voidspace: "...you understand that I am legally required to report this to Novak, yes?"

Bubblegum: No. I cut ties with them and I intend for it to stay that way.

Voidspace: "...just this once, I will overlook this. But do not expect such mercy from me again."

Bubblegum: Thanks

*Voidspace nods.*

Voidspace: "The workday is almost over. Most people are going to leave soon, but a few of us stay here at the tower. Dinner is shortly, in case you want to talk to Olivia and help improve her most recent meal idea."

Bubblegum: Ok, and have you seen any flashes of glowing icy blue?

Voidspace: "Yes, why?"

Bubblegum: Oh no

Voidspace: "...what's the issue this time?"

Bubblegum: Syndicorp superhuman

Voidspace: "Which one is it this time?"

Bubblegum: We just call him 'the hunter'. He tracks down escaped superhumans, and he drives them so crazy they die. Or he unleashes their power so they kill everybody and have to live with that guilt in special cases

Voidspace: "...interesting."

*Voidspace presses two buttons under his desk. Nothing seems to happen.*

Voidspace: "...dealing with a Syndicorp superhuman after hours. This is going to be fun."

Bubblegum: Yeah
(I'm gonna have them come back to demicorp tomorrow for the hunter incident)

Voidspace: "I assume you have to head home soon. Farewell for now."

*Voidspace stands up.*

Voidspace: "Now, I've got to go grab a drink with Ki."

*Voidspace walks off.*

Bubblegum: Yay
*the next day*

*Axel is sleeping on the job, so you just walk inside.*

Bubblegum: Hi

Axel: "H-huh? Oh, hi."

Bubblegum: You should be on duty

Axel: "I know, I know... I just didn't get any sleep."

Bubblegum: Oh

Axel: "Anyways, head on in."

*she does*

*There aren't many people here. It's pretty early, so they either haven't shown up yet or are eating breakfast.*

Bubblegum: Oh

*Olivia dashes up to you.*

Olivia: "Bubblegum! Somebody stole all my ingredients!"

(I was just about to check if I actually replied to the last comment)
Bubblegum: Any idea who?

Olivia: "...no. All I have left are eggs and paprika and I've got no idea what to do with those."

Bubblegum: I can make scrambled eggs while you go on a grocery run

Olivia: "Thank you so much."

*Olivia dashes out of the building.*

Bubblegum: *makes scrambled eggs*

*Eventually, Olivia dashes back into the kitchen holding a bunch of grocery bags.*

*It takes you a minute to notice that she currently has four arms to hold all of the bags with.*

Bubblegum: Four arms

Olivia: "Oh. Right. That's one of my powers. I can have four arms. Also a tail."

Bubblegum: Yeah...
???: (image)

*Olivia pauses and turns.*

Olivia: "Who are you?"

???: O-oh h-hi I’m Lykos

Olivia: "Lykos, hmm? Why are you here, Lykos?"

*Olivia starts preparing food using all four of her arms at once.*

Lykos: *guy I made for Olivia*

Olivia: "Unless you're that kitchen aide I requested, I must ask that you leave."

Lykos: I can help

Olivia: "Make soup. Please."

Lykos: *makes soup*

Olivia: "Thank you."

*Olivia finishes cooking. He extra arms and her tail disappear.*

Lykos: Welcome

Olivia: "So, are you my new kitchen aide or are you just someone helpful?"

Lykos: I don’t know

Olivia: "Eh it's not all that important. Help me serve all this, won't you?"

Lykos: Sure!

*Olivia starts serving food. There's way too much food for her to effectively serve alone.*

Lykos: *helps*

Olivia: "You're a lifesaver, you know that?"

Lykos: :D

Olivia: "I could kiss you right now."

Lykos: ///////////////////////////////

Olivia: "It's an expression. But I am serious."

???: Sorry!

Sovani: "It's fine..."

???: So sorry!

Sovani: "Really, it's fine. I'm okay."

???: Okay

Sovani: "I don't think we've met. I'm Sovani."

???: James

Sovani: "Nice to meet you, James."

James: You too

Sovani: "Well, I've got to get to my office, Farewell for now, James. Unless you'd like to come help me work, that is."

*Sovani smirks. Their eyes twinkle.*

(FYI, Sovani is non-binary.)

James: I guess I could help

Sovani: "Thanks a bundle. Follow me.."

*Sovani props opens a door and heads downstairs.*

James: *follows*

*Sovani leads James to their office. It's decent-sized, but it feels like some 1950s bunker.*

Sovani: "Thanks for offering to help."

James: Cool office

Sovani: "Thanks."

*There are at least a hundred files piled up on Sovani's desk.*

Sovani: "I need to get these organized and put into the correct filing cabinets, if you'd be so kind as to assist me."

James: I can do that *starts helping*

*Sovani starts organizing files as well.*

Sovani: "So, James, where do you work? You one of those lab jobs or one of those office jobs?"

James: Lab jobs

Sovani: "Cool. my job is mostly office-based, though I get to partake in a bit of corporate espionage from time to time."

James: Cool

Sovani: "Random question. Would you find it weird if a non-binary person was attracted to you?"

James: Hmmmmm. I wouldn't mind.

Sovani: "Okay then."

*Sovani keeps organizing files. At one point they stop for a moment and stare at James. They smirk.*

James: *he doesn't notice*

*Sovani resumes organizing until about 75% of the files are organized. They sit at their desk and watch James with obvious attraction in their gaze.*

James: Almost dpne

Sovani: "Alright..."

*Sovani keeps watching James. They smirk again.*

James: DO you need something?

Sovani: "Not so much need as want."

James: What do you want?

Sovani: "...you."

James: Really?

Sovani: "Yep. Really."

James: Well then, want to grab a drink later

Sovani: "Sounds great."

*a few minutes later*
Bubblegum: I finished

*Lunara hands Sasha a box, which she opens.*

*She pulls a rose gold necklace out of it. The necklace has a large heart-shaped gem on it.*

Sasha: "It is my honor to present you, Bubblegum, with the legendary Amulet of Passion. While wearing this, you'll be able to sense exactly what percent of love remains in the relationship of anyone you've ever made a match for or make a match for in the future."

Bubblegum: Cool *puts it away*

*Sasha hugs you.*

Sasha: "Great job, kiddo. I've got one more surprise for you, too."

Bubblegum: WHat?

*Mandyconda appears in front of Bubblegum and hugs her.*

Mandyconda: "They got me a job here!"

(*wheezus christ* I was just reading the comments where Mandyconda appeared for the first time)
Bubblegum: Yay!

Mandyconda: "Now I get to be a part of all your fun DemiCorp shenanigans."

Bubblegum: Yeah!

Mandyconda: "So, uh, is it true my cousin Topaz is here? In prison?"

Bubblegum: Your cousin?
(Mandyconda used to be syndicorp,r ight?)

(No. Mandyconda and her cousin Topaz use to fight Syndicorp back when they were both nagas, but Syndicorp captured Topaz and made her human. She remembers being a naga, though, and that's why she has the whole snake motif.)

Mandyconda: "It's a long story."

Bubblegum: I guess we all have things

Mandyconda: "I guess. Anyways, uhh... can you take me to her cell? I want to talk to her."

Bubblegum: Ein can take you
EIn: *heading towards the elevator*

*Mandyconda slithers over to Ein.*

Mandyconda: "Ein, I was wondering if you could take me to see Topaz."

Ein: SUre

Mandyconda: "Thanks!"

Ein: *takes up to prisoner level*

*Mandyconda slithers over to Topaz's cell.*

Mandyconda: "So, the weird thing The Slammer does with the glass, can you do that? Or is that only a Slammer thing?"

Ein: What?

Mandyconda: "You know, that thing the Slammer does with the glass when people want to talk to the prisoners."

Ein: Slammer thing

Mandyconda: "Okay then. Can you unlock the cell, then?"

Ein: I’ll just go get Slammer

*A portal opens and The Slammer steps out of it.*

Slammer: "No need to come get me. My portals are finally working again."

*The Slammer taps the glass, creating the weird-speaky-glass thing.*

Topaz: "Mandyconda! You're here! And so is Slammer-kun...~"

Slammer: "Don't call me that!"

Ein: Talk to her

*Mandyconda and Topaz start talking about things that make no sense to Ein.*

*The Slammer sighs and steps back, listening to the conversation in case Topaz talks abou trying to escape.*

Slammer: "...ugh, Topaz is annoying. Always going off about how she thinks I'm secretly in love with her."

Ein: You said it

Slammer: "I'm just glad that Bubblegum girl isn't here, because knowing her she'd try to match me with Topaz."

Ein: I think she tries to pair people with people they actually like

Slammer: "I mean... I do like her, I just don't like her the way she likes me."

Ein: O

Slammer: "And of course she uses that against me, since she knows I refuse to fight her, which makes it extremely easy for her to try and hypnotize me."

Ein: Wow

Slammer: "I just... ugh, I shouldn't like her. I have so many reasons to want her dead, but I can't bring myself to hate her."

*Topaz stares at Slammer.*

Topaz: "It's because you love me, Slammer-kun."

Slammer: "I do not! This is... something, but it's not love!"

Ein: Oh

Topaz: "It is love, and you know it. Just admit it already! You know we'd be great together!"

Slammer: "IT'S NOT LOVE!"

Ein: Shut Topaz

*Topaz frowns. She doesn't say anything.*

*Mandyconda stares at Topaz, then at Slammer.*

Mandyconda: (image)

Ein: *wheeze*

Mandyconda: "...I think we need Bubblegum's help with this."

Slammer: "We most definitely do not."

Topaz: "We most definitely do."

Ein: I guess

Mandyconda: "I'll go get her."

*Mandyconda slithers into the elevator and takes it back to the ground floor.*

Ein: have fun

*Mandyconda slithers out of the elevator.*

Mandyconda: "Bubblegum, we have love-related issues on the ninth floor."

Bubblegum: Really?

Mandyconda: "Yes really. I'll explain in the elevator. Come on."

Bubblegum: *follow*

*The elevator starts to ascend.*

Mandyconda: "So pretty much, Topaz is in love with Slammer, and he says he likes her but doesn't love her, and she claims he does love her, and he keeps insisting that he doesn't."

Bubblegum: Oh

Mandyconda: "Yeah. It's complicated."

*The elevator arrives at the ninth floor. The Slammer is still arguing with Topaz.*

Bubblegum: Wow

Topaz: "Bubblegum! Hi! Can you please help with this?"

Bubblegum: ... Sure