NOTE: There were a lot of quiet places and places where people talk over each other in this interaction. Anything with a (?) next to it is something I couldn't quite hear properly, and may not be correct.
THEE-I-DARE: ADVERSARY. ANGER. LIKE YOURS.
Blackwater: Oh, uh, you've heard that--- Uh, he's here!
Kit: Oh!
Malph: Huh?
Blackwater: "Adversary. Anger. Like yours." THEE-I-DARE's here.
Malph: I didn't hear anything.
Kit: Hello!
Malph: Oh, he's only addressing you, that's why.
Blackwater: Uh, was that-- is that in response to the frustration I vented? -sighs- It just sometimes doesn't feel like we're doing enough.
Malph: He wouldn't address me since I've gone against him, I guess.
Blackwater: Eh. Sometimes it just feels like we're treading water, and that's not exactly a fun feeling. I'm...
THEE-I-DARE: YOU ARE CHILDREN. THIS CLUB.
Blackwater: Yeah. (Tiredly) Trying to find a place to belong! That's many teenagers, I guess.
THEE-I-DARE: IT IS CANDLES IN A HURRICANE.
Blackwater: Oh, I hope we're in storm lanterns then. -laughs-
Kit: So he's--
Blackwater: If we're candles in a hurricane, then I hope we're in storm lanterns.
Kit: So, he's confirming we're about to have some kind of... problem, huh?
Malph: (Unintelligible, but sounds like "Could be just a general warning.")
Blackwater: So... should we be, uh, bracing for the worst? 'Cause it sounds like something big is headed our way when you say that.
Malph: Hey, your cave fragment's in the game THEE-I-DARE. Does this always happen when he's in the game? 'Cause it has for everyone else. It's here for me now.
Blackwater: I've... found fourteen, fifteen fragments, by the way. -small laugh- Have you, uh, collected them yet?
Kit: Yeah, stuck(?) on four myself.
Malph: I can see it, but not collect it. I can't quite collect it.
THEE-I-DARE: I KNOW THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF ME.
Blackwater: "I know that they..." Yeah--
Malph: I can't collect it... You can try Kit.
Blackwater: SAO seems to be aware that you're waking up. Gainig strength, however you wanna put it. I heard that he's trying.. that he's having his mini-minions, Stalkers, to try and collect the fragments so that they can destroy them. So that it can destroy them? It's not good. But... I think we're making good progress.
-Kit and Malph continue trying to collect the name fragment in the background-
THEE-I-DARE: THEY DO NOT LIE IDLE. RETALIATION.
Blackwater: Ai... -sighs- Oof. endless cycle right there. Offence and retaliate, offence and retaliate. I wonder if... that's what the Eighth is drawn to, that kind of conflict. The Beast, Eighth, some of the kids call him Coyote. Uh...
THEE-I-DARE: IT IS LIKEY. AN OPPROTUNIST.
Blackwater: An aggressive sort of opprotunist if you ask me!
Kit: Speaking of, I'm curious about myself.
Blackwater: Yeah, Kit said, when Kit ran into the Beast, it put a scent on her? Is it targeting her, or... y'know?
THEE-I-DARE: YET, SO MANY CHILDREN ARE TOO.
Blackwater: Hmm. Are too, what? Uh, I'm sorry, I seem to have lost the thread here. -laughs-
THEE-I-DARE: OPPROTUNISTS.
Blackwater: Oh, right, yeah! Personally I prefer working towards it myself. I'm not one to turn down help, but at the same time, I don't like preying on other people.
THEE-I-DARE: SO QUICK TO FLIRT WITH A NEW VOICE.
Blackwater: Mm. It's more curiousity, seeking information.
Kit: Yeah, so many others...
Blackwater: And also----
THEE-I-DARE: AT YOUR AGE IT IS MUCH THE SAME.
Blackwater: True. And also, pft, just playing a little risky. I've always been the first one to poke things.
THEE-I-DARE: ONE MOMENT.
Kit: -giggles-
Blackwater: Hmm? Is something wrong?
Kit: Oh!
THEE-I-DARE (To Kit): AS FAR AS YOU HAVING BEEN MARKED...
Blackwater: Oh!
Malph: I told him he should probably direct Kit directly for that question, so he did, I think.
Blackwater: Yeah.
Kit: Hmm.
Blackwater: Well, it was Kit's question. -laughs- Take your time!
Malph: About the Eighth marking her.
Kit: ... Huh.
Blackwater: So what is it?
THEE-I-DARE (To Kit): IT DOES NOT FORGET, BUT IT SLEEPS.
Malph: I see. So it's still asleep. It doesn't actually have a physical power then, is what it sounds like? Like, the ability to mark things, but doesn't actually have a presence yet?
Kit: So it sounds like it has plans for me.
Malph: Is it asleep because it doesn't have a name yet? Is it sleeping because (unintellgable, thanks Plexus)
Blackwater: And I hope he isn't using you as a, what's the word, stalking goat? Bait would be another phrase for it?
Kit: Does the other... oop!
THEE-I-DARE (To Kit): IT ENJOYS YOUR FEAR. IT WAITS.
Blackwater: -annoyed groan-
Malph: Hmm
Kit: Yeah, I've been pretty paranoid, yep.
Blackwater: Oii..
Paincake: Wait, what's happening now?
Blackwater: They're talking about the Beast. And it apparently--
Malph: (Along the lines of "THEE-I-DARE is here.")
Blackwater: He likes his prey good and scared before he comes in for the kill. Oi--
Malph: He's been addressing Kit and Blackwater.
Kit: Either that or, oo- It's either that or, like, my actual genuine fear lately of just random things. Like, y'know, getting scared by some of the things that just suddenly jump out at me.
Blackwater: -chuckles-
Malph: The paranoia (???)
Kit: Does the rest of you guys dislike me 'cause of this?
THEE-I-DARE: YOU CARE FOR MY FAMILY. ALL OF US.
Blackwater: Yeah. If... What you all represent, well, several of you have bits and pieces inside of me. Before ending up here in Redacre, I had ambitions for being a medical doc-- going into medicine, but, well, aiming high, as the Beast put it. I had a plan of attack too...
THEE-I-DARE: DO NOT LET THAT GO. IT IS... FIRE.
Blackwater: Right. Ambition and drive go hand in hand,
Kit: Yeah... they sure do. (?)
Blackwater: And ambition is described as just an inner fire. So, yeah, not gonna let my frustrations about the uh, the feeling of just managing a status quo stop me from, uh, fighting.
Malph: THEE-I-DARE, if I can interject-- sorry.
Blackwater: It's okay.
Malph: I can see your fragment here, but I can not collect it. When I pray he hears nothing.
Kit: Malph, run--
Malph: He told me this before--- I know, I know I need to run--
Kit: I saw it show up right next to ya'
THEE-I-DARE (To Malph): YOUR LIPS MOVE. NO SOUND ISSUES.
Malph: I don't understand. No other god has told me that except THEE-I-DARE.
Kit: There's two that...
Paincake: He's still only able to speak to you guys, also--
Malph: What do you...
Paincake: --with the text, right?
Kit: Mhm.
Paincake: He doesn't have his own voice.
Blackwater: Right.
Malph: No.
Blackwater: So I guess your metaphorical, I guess you, uh, your voicebox is still damaged, so to speak.
Paincake: I guess it would really help too--
Malph (To TID): Hmm. I see.
Paincake: --if we knew how some of the other gods get power as well. Like, is it through the prayers or...
Blackwater: It's through the mentions of their name--
Malph (To TID): You can hear me in person, but you can't hear me through prayers.
Paincake: Or is it thorugh like, following their ideas, their ideals, and their, like, moralities.
Blackwater: That's more of, uh, getting their interest potentially as a host.
Malph (To TID): But if you can hear me in person now, that would prove(?) that it doesn't have anything to do with metaphorically hearing me at all. It's only within rituals... I don't understand that.
Kit: I'm guessing the train car is a safe place.
Malph (To TID): No other god's come to me and said they can't hear me besides THEE-I-DARE. Or except for you, I'm sorry. And I've done rituals to other gods, not exclusively you.
Kit: I'm really curious about the others versus myself... like, hmm.
Malph(To TID): I see. I'm not saying that you're jealous--
Paincake: Yeah.
Malph: I'm sorry. It's a misunderstanding.
Paincake: The two I don't a ton about I guess, are either IN-HER-TEETH and the--
Blackwater: IN-HER-TEETH seems to be sort of an arachnid, seems to have sort of a, IN-HER-TEETH seems to like planners and long-range thinkers. She seems to be something of an oracle.
Malph: (Something like "It's not that I don't have trust in you, I just also have faith in others")
-Malpheus continues the TID conversation in the background, being mainly drowned out by other players and Plexus once again-
Blackwater: What was the other one, Pain?
Paincake: Hmm... I think I know about DIE-FOR-YOU a bit, but---
THEE-I-DARE (To Malph): IN CANDOR, IF YOU FIGHT MY MAKERS...
Malph: Candor! What is candor?
THEE-I-DARE (To Malph): IT IS ENOUGH.
Malph: What is candor?
Blackwater: Uh, I think that's--
Malph: Wait what?
Blackwater: -Mishearing as "candles"- Uh, we're kind of the candles.
Malph: Is that where they reside???
Blackwater: I think we're kind of the candles.
Malph: Oh candor. Oh, Honesty, okay, I think... I understand what he means now. I may have -laughs- interpreted that wrongly as a place for a second, but no I understand it just means honesty now. I know the word "candor" I'm just an idiot.
Malph: I see. So you have no issue with me as long as I'm happy to fight. That's answer enough for me. I guess, one other thing that I would ask, and I think this is a question everyone wanted to know as well; Your fragments, do we need to offer them up to you? Or do you recieve them regardless.
Blackwater: Yeah.
Kit: Yeah that is a good question, thank you--
THEE-I-DARE (To Malph): A VERY GOOD QUESTION, IN FACT.
Malph: "A very good question, in fact" That's not an answer though, is it?
Kit: -laughs- He's probably getting a reply.
THEE-I-DARE (To Malph): I DO NOT EXIST OUTSIDE OF YOU.
Malph: So that would imply we do need to offer them up then, since the fragments exist within ourselves once we recieve them. They're essentially memories, I would assume, of your previous name? Or your true name?
Blackwater: Yeah, I don't know how to describe them, but I got--
THEE-I-DARE (To Malph): THE OPPOSITE, YOU HAVE THEM. (?)
Malph: Okay, so we do need to offer them up, that is... that's really what I'm getting here. (?)
Kit: Yeah--
Blackwater: Well, I got--
THEE-I-DARE (To Malph): IF YOU DO NOT DESTROY THEM...
Blackwater: Not interested in destroying them.
Malph: So---
Blackwater: Well I got fifteen--- fourteen or fifteen pieces in my head, I lost track of exactly how many, you're welcome to pick 'em up right now.
Malph: OH. No, I understand. He says "as long as they're within you, he strengthens. No need for a ritual."
Blackwater: Ah!
Malph: So as long as you don't destroy them, or offer them up to any other god, they'll still strenthen him.
Blackwater: Ah, okay.
Malph: You don't need to offer them up to him directly.
Blackwater: Okay, we just hang onto them.
Malph: So we need to hold onto them. Which might be an issue for me, 'cause I may have offered them up to LAUGH-LAST.
Kit: Doh---
Malph: Uh...
Kit: -laughing-
Blackwater: MAL YOU DOOF.
Malph: -laughs- And I can't pick this one up now for some reason. Even though I found it. I think it's bugged for me again, and I just have to keep trying until it works.
Kit: The Shape's so close to me right now.
Malph: It's behind you. He's on me, so don't worry.
Kit: Yeah, he's right there, yeah, you better book it.
Blackwater: So would it be, uh--
THEE-I-DARE (To Malph): NOT MY FAVORITE SIBLING.
Malph: I can understand why LAUGH-LAST would not be your favorite sibling. He's not one to give you a straight answer or honesty.
Malph: He's just there to screw around with you. (?)
Blackwater: Would it be fair to say that, if you remember any of the, if you understand this reference, would it be fair to say that LAUGH-LAST is the Loki of your siblings?
Malph: I feel like Loki is a good comparison as well. But I don't know if he's--- Well actually no, they are aware of other mythologies. That's been established.
Blackwater: The pot-stirrer, the troublemaker...
Kit: -giggles-
Blackwater: The silver-tongued bastard...
Kit: Yeah.
Malph: You say he happily doesn't care, but the other thing that concerns me as well is... he's--- (Gets talked over)
THEE-I-DARE: WE LIE BENEATH YOUR GODS.
Blackwater: I'm aware of that, I'm just saying is he akin to Loki? Is he akin to Loki as a, troublemaker, a pot-stirrer, that sort of thing.
Kit: That mythology might not be in this world.
THEE-I-DARE: WE ARE SIMPLER. THIS ONE YOU NAME.
Malph: We know some are though.
Blackwater: Well--
THEE-I-DARE: HE AND I HAVE BOTH BEEN CALLED IT.
Blackwater: Oh, that's interesting!
Malph: Okay.
Kit: Heh!
Blackwater: So you've both been called that at one point or another. I'm assuming you're the more benign aspect. -laughs-
Malph (To TID): Yes, I understand Blackwater's the reason you're here.
Blackwater: Eh, I don't mind sharing.
Malph: I know.
Blackwater: Then I would guess that THE-MEASURE-CUTS would be associated with, or called the various gods of wisdom. Or at least associated with them. Oh well-- So the Eighth. The Beast. The Coyote. Personally, I don't like the last one. Coyotes... the ones I've seen, are kind of chicken.
Malph: -laughs-
THEE-I-DARE: BLACKWATER. I MUST GO. HOWEVER
Blackwater: Oh---
Malph: He's leaving.
THEE-I-DARE: HE IS NOT THE LAST.
Blackwater: Oh, Uh oh.
Malph: I'll send you my question in a prayer instead.
Blackwater: That could be a problem...
Kit: Yeah... thank you very much for stopping by.
Malph: (Something about LL) Then again, he can't hear my prayers, so...
Blackwater: That could be a problem. Apparently the Eighth isn't the... The epithet I've occasionally heard bandied about, the last god, apparently he isn't.
Kit: Thank you.
Paincake: So there's a ninth now. -laughs-
Blackwater: There... uh,
Kit: I'll try. Thank you very much.
Blackwater: This could be an issue.
Paincake: Is something worse even gonna happen once he starts making an appearance than what this Eigth is doing? That would be, uh--
Blackwater: Ugh---
Malph: Survive? I will.
Blackwater: That is worrisome.
Malph: Thank you for your time, though.
Kit: I just got a pretty om-- a pretty, uh, nice message from him. He goes. "It's been a pleasure. I'll be brief" Uh, waht was that... He goes "Survive, Kit."
