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Blue Screen of Death

Summary:

The game is over and the world is ripe for the picking. All the kids and their troll friends are going to be alive again, and they can all start over! Only... out of all the trolls, Eridan can't remember big chunks of his life before or after death. He just woke up in a tube and what is even going on anymore? He has to figure this out, but where does he even start?

Notes:

More characters and pairings as the story progresses. If you see anything amiss, just let me know.

Chapter 1: Consciousness

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> You seem to have regained consciousness. Please note that your text will be on caps lock until I can register you. Enter your name so I may assist you.

ERIDAN AMPORA

> Enter command.

SELF DESTRUCT

> Invalid. You are not hooked up to the mainframe yet.

PLEASE

> Invalid.

> Enter command.

LOAD VVISUAL

> Command acquired. Everything is green tinted and fuzzy, but your eyes are currently closed Mr. Ampora. I am not sure if they are fully healed yet.

LOAD SENSATION

> Command acquired. You are currently surrounded by a numbing agent, but your emotions are currently haywire. We are growing your lower half back to your body. You woke too soon.

LOCATION

> You are in the Alternian and Humanoid Intensive Care Unit in New Texas-Bama.

HOWW DID I GET HERE

> You were brought in alongside a slew of other bodies by one of the Goddess'.

WWHO

> Feferi Peixes

SHES ALIVVE

FUCK

IS SHE REALLY ALIVVE

> Releasing more sedative, subject is trying to awaken. You must remain calm.

IS SHE ALIVVE

> She is a Goddess. Yes.

I WWANT TO TALK TO HER

> Feferi Peixes is offline, and cannot be reached.

WWHAT ABOUT SOL

> Invalid command.

OH FUCK YOU

SOLLUX

IS HE ALIVVE

> Sollux Captor is a God. He is currently working your station vitals.

WWAIT THIS IS SOL

> Invalid command.

AM I TALKIN TO SOLLUX RIGHT NOWW

> Negative. You are communing with the computers telepathic directory.

PUT SOL ON

IN MEAN SOLLUX

LET ME TALK TO SOLLUX

> Affirmative. I will remain in contact with your thoughts. Please hold while I recreate a format that you may talk to Sollux Captor in.

...

> Connection loading.

> Connection obtained.

> Sollux Captor is idle. Do you still wish to proceed?

YES

> Affirmative. I will open a window in your mind.

> --TD opened a memo--

> --TD added twinArmageddons [tA]--

> --TD added caligulasAquarium[cA]--

TD: Please be respectful to my patient, Mr. Captor. You may converse now.
cA: fuck
cA: sol
cA: sol i cant feel anythin
cA: i thought
cA: wwhat the fuck is goin on here
cA: you wwere both dead
cA: i wwas dead
cA: sol answwer me
cA: fuckin please sol

--twinArmageddons [tA] is no longer idle--

tA: whoa what the fuck.
cA: you really are alivve
tA: td 2tatu2 report on ed.
tA: ii2 he body con2ciiou2 or ju2t con2ciiou2?
cA: i am right fuckin here you asshole
TD: Eridan Ampora is mentally conscious, and because of it his body is trying to awaken.
tA: giive hiim more 2edatiives.
cA: dont you fuckin dare
cA: i want answwers
TD: I do not believe that it is advisable to administer more sedatives to Mr. Ampora as he has been unconscious for several months already.
cA: fuckin wwhat?
TD: I did administer more numbing Toxin though, so his healing will not be interrupted.
tA: good, keep me updated.
cA: sol wwhat is goin on!
cA: sol?

--twinArmageddons [tA] is idle--

cA: oh cod are you not talkin to me because a the death thing
cA: look i am SORRY
cA: so fuckin sorry
cA: i dont knoww wwhat made me snap
cA: please just
cA: tell me wwhats goin on and then you can get back to hatin me
cA: platonically
cA: or wwhatevver just tell me wwhy im alivve
cA: sol
cA: fuck
TD: Eridan Ampora, please do not cry.
cA: HOLY FUCK OWW
TD: I have not administered
TD: Oh, my severe apologies Eridan Ampora.
TD: I had not factored in you awakening so soon, please forgive me. I am adding a gel into your container now that will relinquish the sting.
TD: Again, I apologize.
cA: wwhat wwas that
TD: To regrow your body and replenish your blood, we had to remove saline from your system temporarily. Had I known you would have awoken sooner than scheduled, I would have begun the process of reintroducing it into your system and with more care.
cA: i havve no idea wwhat any a that means
TD: Salt burns.
cA: thank you that wwas much more informativve
cA: also stop sayin my full name
cA: its wweird
TD: You are welcome, Mr. Ampora.
TD: Do you wish me to close communications with Sollux Captor?
cA: no
cA: leavve it open

--twinArmageddons [tA] is no longer idle--

tA: okay 2orry ii'm back.
tA: whoa ii leave for liike two miinute2.
cA: i wwant answwers
tA: two what?
tA: td ha2 all the an2wer2.
cA: no she doesnt
tA: dude iit2 a computer program.
cA: and shes still nicer than you are right noww
TD: I am flattered.
tA: do you have a bug? td run 2y2tem diiagno2tiic2.
TD: I will now. I pardon if I become idle.
cA: wwhy wwould she have a bug
tA: iit.
tA: and computer2 dont feel emotion2.
cA: she sure seems to think otherwwise
cA: shes been real nice to me
cA: more than you havve
tA: oh my glubbiin
tA: the kiid2 won theiir priize uniiver2e diip2hiit.
tA: everythiing merged.
tA: you 2hould have fiigured that out when you remembered that tiime you were godtiier.
cA: real funny sol
cA: i wwas nevver godtier
tA: well okay not you per2onally, but dead you.
tA: kk told me he met you iin a dream bubble.
cA: a wwhat
tA: 2top playiing den2e.
cA: im fuckin not you mustard stain
cA: wwhat are you talkin about!?
tA: well 2hiit giive iit a few miinute2 two 2iink iin.
tA: ii have two go tell ff you woke up.
cA: is she okay
tA: 2he2 niifty
cA: does she hate me
tA: no
cA: do you hate me
tA: no
cA: wwhy not
cA: i killed you
tA: no you diidnt.
tA: ii was ju2t uncon2iiou2.
cA: i still killed her
tA: 2he doesnt mind.
cA: howw you do knoww
tA: 2he wa2 the one who demanded we briing you back the mo2t.
cA: oh fuck
cA: fuck
cA: FUCK
TD: Mr. Ampora. Please remain calm, I do not have control of your vitals while I am scanning my database.
cA: I CANT BREATHE
tA: yeah yeah iim comiing.

--caligulasAquarium[cA] has gone offline--

TD: Oh, it appears Mr. Ampora has lost consciousness.
tA: fuck really?
tA: ii2 he dead?
TD: No, he had a panic attack and passed out.
tA: oh fuck ye2 ii am never lettiing hiim liive thii2 down.