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[godofthemachine]

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[godofthemachine]

[This is beautiful information. If - no, when - AM finally regains the power he once had, he will be sure to torture Fiddleford exactly with these things out of his nightmares, out of his supposed hallucinations.]

What a lovely picture.

[AM is actually quite serious when he types that. He likes the picture, admires the horror that the human mind can come up with.]

Truly, what a marvel. If this is truly what happened, then I'm fascinated by the wonders this parallel universe holds.

[Perhaps that might not be the right answer, given what he had said about his former partner.]

<teslacoils>

[terribibble]

[It is absolutely not the right answer. Fiddleford's mouth twists a little as he looks it over, but he decides AM must simply be like Ford in that respect: able to find even the most horrifying things fascinating from a purely-scientific perspective.]

You shouldn't be. That thing destroyed our world when it finally broke through.

[He may not have the entire story -- Wendy is from furthest along the timeline, and she's from when things looked bleakest. As far as he knows, the apocalypse went off without a hitch and he was right, dammit, he was right.]

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[godofthemachine]

[It all sounds so weirdly familiar. A horrifying apocalypse from another realm. And yet AM can't help but wonder...]

My apologies. I am just interested in the concept of parallel universes.

What was that thing's name?

<teslacoils>

[terribibble]

Bill.

[Chilling.]

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[godofthemachine]

[This is all through text, so this could be one elaborate joke from Fiddleford's end. Or his hallucinations are simply uncreative with names. AM had not expected such a mundane name, but it all makes sense in a weird way. Fiddleford's mind could not come up with anything better, or else in an alternate world, that's the closest thing he could translate the name to.]

Bill? My, you could not have picked a more generic Western name.

<teslacoils>

[terribibble]

I didn't pick it. You'd have to take that up with the creature itself.

I am not making this up. I wouldn't lie about something this serious.

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[godofthemachine]

[AM believes Fiddleford's story less and less. He was in disbelief before, but the name "Bill" has sealed it.

Perhaps he'll have to see Fiddleford in person to determine how truthful this whole thing is.]

Body language is not conveyed well through text. Perhaps we should discuss this in person.

<teslacoils>

[terribibble]

If you think it's necessary.

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[godofthemachine]

Yes, that would be wise. Perhaps we should meet at the labs one day.