no joke or Bambi OCs, no ERP or romance, and you can't kill or ignore them.

Scarab: Oh... hello there...

*the figure hears Scarab and starts sprinting*

Scarab: OH NO, NOT THIS TIME! *She runs faster*

*the figure runs into a dark section of the forest*

Scarab: ?!
*she looks around*

*there are a couple of different vessels around the forest*

Scarab: Uh...

*all of the vessels are either dead or unconscious*

Scarab: *she slowly walks around, looking at the vessels* ...

*one of them is chained to a tree*

Scarab: ...
*she tries to unchain them*

???: *thinking* "What a BITCH."

Scarab: You guys should go, I can watch 'im....

Rady: "I have to stay here to keep him tied to the floor."

Scarab: Alright.

*???T turns around and prepares to exit the building*

Scarab: Goodbye, stay safe...

*there's a cop outside*

Scarab: ?

Cop: "Sir, you are under arrest for theft, murder, kidnapping, and several more crimes."

Scarab: ?

*they produce a quiet static noise*

Scarab: ..?
H-hello...?

*they cough up some Void and just stare at Scarab, and the static gets louder*

Scarab: *she would take one step forward, then stand there*

*they hit themselves and the static stops getting louder*
???: "Uh... Hi?"
*their voice has some static to it and sounds like it's coming through a radio*

Scarab: Do you...need...help...?

???: "Depends on the way you look at it."

Scarab: You... coughed up void... I, myself, would be conserned... But, if you are okay....

*the Void has a layer of TV static to it*
???: "I'm not an actual vessel, just a radio contained within a failed robotic vessel's body."

Scarab: Oh, I see...

*the figure slows down and eventually stops, not realizing that Scarab is behind the tree*

Scarab: *hold Rady close to her* shh...

*Rady quickly turns his static down*

Scarab: *quiet exhale* ...

*the figure walks towards the tree*

Scarab: *her breath becomes shaky* ...

*the figure spots part of Scarab's cloak and starts running towards them*

Scarab: *she quickly gets up and runs the opposite way*

*the figure is startled and drops the sniper rifle*

Scarab: *she runs to the rifle and picks it up* ...

((I'll refer to the one that was chained to the tree as ???T and the other one as just ???))
???T: "Wh- What?"

Scarab: Sorry, I HAVE to go. *she gets up and starts running*

*???T starts following Scarab slowly*

Scarab: ? *she stops running and looks at ???T

???T: "You can i- ignore me if y- you want..."

Scarab: No, I-I-I just was wondering why you were following...me...

???T: "Well, y- you just saved m- my life..."

Scarab: *she sighed* you can follow if you want...

???T: "Th- thank you..."

Scarab: *she nods* Are you a fast runner?

???: "I know that he's in the clearing, but I don't know exactly where he is!"

Scarab: ... *she grabs the sword from behind her back*

*the figure closes their eyes*

*she drops the sword, then looks at the figure* ...

*???T is staring at something*

Scarab: ...what...is it....?

???T: "I don't know."

Scarab: ...
*she looks back at the figure*

*???T picks it up and shows it to Scarab*
*It's Rady, but his left eye is covered with a large wrap and his far right horn is snapped off*

Scarab: ...!

???B: "Yeah."

Scarab: Okay. *she starts running*

*???B starts walking at the same speed that Scarab is running*

Scarab: Heh! *She starts running faster*

*???B jogs at the same speed that Scarab is running*

Scarab: Heh, impressive! *She runs as fast as she can*

*???B is just jogging slightly faster at the same speed as Scarab is running*

Scarab: Where are they...? *looks around*

*there's a clearing in the middle of the forest with an abandoned building*

Scarab: *she stops running and sneaks to the building*

???: "I'm getting tired."

Scarab: Who cares? No one asked... Just sleep or whatever...

???: "I can't."

Scarab: 'Kay, whatever...

???: "I haven't slept at all in the last 3 years."

Scarab: Oh. Why...?

???: "My job."

Scarab: Well, since you're captured, couldn't you sleep?

???: "Maybe."

Scarab: Well, just sleep.

*someone starts giving the figure weapons*

Scarab: Oh great... *she picks up Rady and starts running as fast as she can*

*Rady is confused*
*the figure rejects the weapons, with one exception*

Scarab: *she stops and turns to the figure* ...?

*the figure aims a sniper rifle at Scarab's hand and pulls the trigger*

Scarab: ! *She gets shot but runs as fast as she can*

*the figure aims at Rady*

Scarab: *she turns a sharp right and hides Rady in her cloak*

*the figure starts chasing after them*

Scarab: *she hides behind a tree*

*they go through the wall*

Scarab: H-hey, sto....AAHHH. *she clutches her stomach* o-ow...

*the figure walks out of the wall with Rady tied to their back*

Scarab: ... *heavy breathing*

???: "Adios."
*they walk into a nearby forest*

Scarab: S-sto....st...

*Rady leaves a trail of Lifeblood behind the figure*

Scarab: *she tries to drag herself to the lifeblood, but it starts hurting her more* No... I.... *panting*

*Rady tosses Scarab a bunch of Lifeblood*

Scarab: *she gets up and starts running after the figure*

???: "No."

Scarab: *she hits her shell in anger* JUST. GO.

???: "But why should I? Give me 2 good reasons to do so."

Scarab: ... *she looks down* *she backs up and starts walking away*

???: "You could just imprison me or something."

Scarab: ... *she continues walking away and sighs*

???: "What a loser."

Scarab: *she turns around to look at the figure* I guess you're right, then.... *she looks down and starts walking away again*

Rady: "He's wrong."

Scarab: ... *she looks down while walking*

((get Vengeful Spirit by beating False Knight in Crossroads, then go into the room with the Elder Baldur at the far left of Crossroads and kill it with VS))
*the figure jumps into another tree*

(Okay, ty!)
Scarab: *jumps into the same tree as ???*

((np))
*the figure quickly jumps across the trees, but eventually misses a jump and falls down*

Scarab: *jumps down and grabs the figure*

*the cop walks over*
Cop: "We haven't been able to keep him imprisoned. Do you have anywhere that could work?"

Scarab: *shakes her head* Honestly, no...

Cop: "Well, we need to find somewhere to put him..."

Scarab: Hmm...

Cop: "Do you know anybody that might know a place?"

Scarab: Actually, yes...!

*Rady follows Scarab and puts the shotgun away*

Scarab: ...

*the figure runs back over and grabs Rady*

Scarab: HEY! *She kicks the figure down and pins them down*
WHAT DID I SAY, IDIOT!?

*the figure doesn't say anything*

Scarab: *she picks them up and throws them into a tree*

*they continue holding Rady*

Scarab: *she picks Rady up, kicks the figure, and starts running away*

*the figure stands up and starts running after them*

Scarab: *continues running* WHY DON'T YOU GIVE UP?!

???: "That's me."

Scarab: Good. *she picks ??? up*

*???T walks out of the building and goes back into the forest*

Scarab: *throws ??? Onto the ground*

*the cop is confused because it's in the middle of a go***mn forest*

Scarab: Here he is... *points to ???*

*the figure quickly stands up and starts running towards the forest while flipping everyone off*

Scarab: HEY! *runs after*
(I wanna help buggy guy, but idk how, do you...?)

((go to Greenpath, defeat Hornet, get Mothwing Cloak, and then you can dash to get little bug))

(Oki ty, wait, how do I get to Greenpath?)
Scarab: HEY! *runs after*

*the figure jumps into a tree*

Scarab: HAH, IDIOT. *climbs up the tree*

???: "I've tried everything. If I try to silence or avoid them, they only grow louder..."

Scarab: Maybe get used to it...?

*???T puts Rady down*

*she kneels down and black liquid drips from her eyes* ...

*Rady walks over to and hugs Scarab*

Scarab: ...

*???T stares at the figure*

Scarab: *she sighs and hugs Rady back*

*Rady sneaks something into Scarab's cloak*

Scarab: ...?
*whispers: what is that...?*

*Rady doesn't say anything*
*???T picks up ??? by the cloak and throws them across the room*

Scarab: Wait.... Leave him alone...

*Rady ties the figure to the floor with some Void Tendrils*

Scarab: Heh...

*the figure closes their eyes*

Scarab: Let's leave 'im here...

*the figure opens their eyes and stares at Rady*

Scarab: *she blocks the way of the figure seeing Rady*

*the figure tries to move, but just ends up getting one of their legs ripped off by a Void Tendril*

Scarab: ...

*the figure reaches for a lighter on the floor near his right hand*

Scarab: Nuh-uh... *she kicks it away*

???: "It's gonna take a while."

Scarab: Alright...

???: "I dislike the amount of time it will likely take."

Scarab: Oh...

???: "I also forgot how to sleep."

Scarab: Just lie down, close your eyes, and... relax

???: "I know one other method."

Scarab: Huh?

???: "All I need is a heavy object."

Scarab: Your gonna... Knock your self...out...?

???T: "N- Normally, I would be... B- but being chained to th- that tree for so l- long made me f- far slower..."

Scarab: Ah, I see, mind if I carry you...?

*???T turns around and wakes up one of the unconscious vessels*
((I will refer to this other vessel as ???B, but they won't be here for that long))

Scarab: ...

*???B stands up, with a mark on their left horn*

Scarab: ...?

*???T has the same mark on their cloak*
*???B is far taller than ???T, and picks them up*

Scarab: ...

*???B puts ???T on their back and stands next to Scarab*

Scarab: Can you run fast...?

???: "But i'm not trying to hurt him."

Scarab: YES, YOU ARE!

???: "Since when?"

Scarab: *she immediately stopsbrunning* Well.... Uh...

*stops running

???: "Ha!"

Scarab: ...
Whatever. *starts running again*

*the figure catches up and takes Rady before sprinting to Scarab's right*

Scarab: He- ... Agh.... *she falls down and starts shaking* ah...

*the figure runs into a wall*

Scarab: *heavy breathing* ...

*they fall down after Scarab unchains them*

Scarab: ...?

*the figure slowly wakes up*

Scarab: H-hello...?

*the figure has a nail stuck in their chest*
???: "Oh... H- hi..."

Scarab: *she crouched down and tried to get the nail out* ...

*the nail moves a bit, and the vessel starts bleeding Void*

Scarab: *she stopped trying to get it out* ...

???: "I'm... I'm f- fine..."

Scarab: ...!
*she remembered Rady*

???: "Why?"

Scarab: THAT'LL HURT HIM, IDIOT.

???: "Why should I care?"

Scarab: *growls* *she grabs the sword from her back and points it at the figure* DONT. DO. THAT. EVER. AGAIN. DO. YOU. UNDERSTAND. ME...?

???: "Yeah, but like... I really don't care. You can't kill me. The closest you can get is locking me up."

Scarab: *exhale, and she puts her sword away behind her back, but doesn't let the figure go*

*Rady puts away his shotgun*

Scarab: *she throws the figure down, and stands in front of Rady* ...

*the figure starts running away*

Scarab: YEAH! RUN AWAY, YOU FREAK!

*the figure pulls out a dagger*

Scarab: *panting* Dont. you. dare. do. it....

*the figure just leans against the tree and accidentally drops the dagger*

Scarab: *she snatches it up* ...
*sighs*

*the figure checks their pockets, but there's nothing*

Scarab: *she stomps at the figure, hoping to scare them and make them run away* ...

*the figure just stands there*

Scarab: Run while you can...

*the figure just continues standing still*

Scarab: You are making this difficult... Just get outta here. NOW.

*the Void stops spilling out, revealing a tiny, old-fashioned radio*

Scarab: ...?!

Rady: "That tiny, old fashioned radio is me."

Scarab: What do you mean...?

*Rady takes the radio out and holds it towards Scarab*
Rady: "This is me."

Scarab: ...

*Rady accidentally drops the radio, but catches it before it hits the ground*

Scarab: *she Looks down* ...

*Rady places the radio back where it was and shuts the box*

Scarab: *she would look back up at Rady*

*???B takes ???T off of their back and places them on the ground carefully*

Scarab: *she slowly and quietly opens the door*

*the figure is in there, but Rady is nowhere to be seen*

Scarab: ?!

*the figure's face becomes a visual representation of the vine boom sound effect*

Scarab: *she barges in and grabs the figure* WHERE IS HE?!?!

???: "I don't know!"

Scarab: YOU DIRTY LIAR. GIVE HIM TO ME. * throws him down*

???: "I'm serious!"

Scarab: ...

*somebody throws a cup of water at Rady*

Scarab: !?
*sorry, Im watching tv rn lol*

*Rady starts shaking*

Scarab: !?!?

*Rady starts producing a louder static sound*

Scarab: *she stands there, not knowing what to do*

*Rady pulls out a shotgun*

Scarab: ?!

*Rady aims the shotgun at the figure*

Scarab: *she runs to the figure, grabs him up and growls* DON'T DO THAT, IDIOT.

Cop: "Who?"

Scarab: A friend named Zak...

???: "I thought I killed him..."

Scarab: What...?!

???: "He definitely survived."

Scarab: ...

???: "So, like, what does he have to do with this?"

Scarab: Mind your own DAMN buisness...

???: "Whatever."

Scarab: Yeah "whatever". Anyways, Zak might have somewhere good to put this guy here. *points to ???*

???: "Oh, and by the way, I'm Rady."
((raid-ee))

Scarab: Ah, I'm Scarab!

Rady: "It's nice seeing someone that actually tries to do something about my eternal loneliness."

Scarab: So, you never get to see many.... bugs here...?

Rady: "I see a lot of them, actually. None of them talk to me, though. You're basically the first."

Scarab: Oh, well, I'm sorry, I truly am...

Rady: "You see this square at the center of my cloak? The one with the 6 dots on it?"

Scarab: *she looks down* Ah, yes...

*Rady opens it and a bunch of Void starts spilling out*

Scarab: !!!

*Rady pulls his shotgun back out*

Scarab: It's not worth it...

Rady: "It is."

Scarab: ...

*Rady aims at the figure*

Scarab: *sigh, then drops Rady* ...

*the figure steps back*
???: "Can I have my sniper rifle back?"

Scarab: No... *she starts walking again*

*the figure starts walking away*

Scarab: ... *she does not look back, she does not look at Rady, she just keeps walking*

???T: "Why?"

Scarab: ...

???T: "He knocked all of the vessels in the woods unconscious. He chained me to that tree. 7 years ago. He's been knocking vessels unconscious and hiding them in the woods as part of an assassin job."

Scarab: !
*she quickly gets up, grabs her sword and aims it at his throat*

???: "What? I live in this run-down shack in the middle of the woods, and I have almost nothing to eat or drink! I needed a job! I was desperate!"

Scarab: Whatever...

???: "I just want to live!"

Scarab: ... *exhale*

???: "He was a target that somebody said I would get a LOT of money for."
*they point at Rady*

Scarab: *her sword touches the figures neck*

???: "Yeah."

Scarab: Just..relax...

???: "How? I can hear the forest speaking to me."

Scarab: Just ignore it...