Crankshaft Rafflesian: We're Past the Tutorial Thank God!

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Jam: I'm just gonna say goodbye quick, if you don't mind. I know she's your friend and she's taking care of us right now so...
Lex: Go for it! I mean she's yours too right?
Jam: Mm. I kinda want you to explaining it sometime. I'm a little too nervous about it myself. I'll be quick...
You try take a peek outside. You slowly make out what details you can.



Jam: Can you take one last look to see if it's all good?
Dotty: Yeah, mods look pretty alright. Don't fuss with them anymore.
Jam: Hard not to, it's like playing with a bandage.
Dotty: Lex. Please.
Jam: I'm kidding... I should go now though. Not for long
Dotty: We're in a moving vehicle.
Jam: It'll make sense in context.
Dotty: You tired?
Jam: Little bit. Send me off proper.
They leaned in toward Dotty's dangling horrible hair maw
Dotty: Lex?
Jam: Mmm?
Dotty: Lex no that kills people.
Oh shit.


"...We'e never actually kissed before, Jam."
".... But you're both dating right?"
"Yeah?"
"How?!"
"I mean yeah but... I didn't know if she did the kissing thing. She has no mouth."
"There's a perfectly good one there right?"
"Yeah but..."
"Wait does she not like it?"
"I... don't know?"
"Ah... I pricked myself."
Dotty: Lex are you okay? Lex please tell me you got a tetnus shot.
The mouth pulls away.
"I didn't."
"Oh my god I'm fucking sorry."
"I'm fine I just... Ah shoot what if this is weird for her."
"I didn't know I didn't even think about it shitshitshitshit."
Shit
Shit
Shit
SHit



You're not even sure who's thoughts are who anymore.
"Fuck, I didn't know.."
"She's not mad, I'm not mad, just relax."
"Shit."
"Give me the wheel. Can you do that?"
"I'm sorry...."
"Just... let me cover for you."
"You're all nervous about this too!"
"Please...?"
You are probably Lex. You're 22, you took a major that's kinda worthless in hindsight. Something weird is bleeding over. You can't if you're not you right now for sure.



Lex: Hey...
Dotty: Let me get a proper look at your face.
She pulls off your lens.
Dotty:... you okay?
Lex: I was but then I'm not now but I don't think I'm the reason why... I'm sorry I just made it kinda weird for you.
Dotty: I mean I was thinking about it for awhile, but that's kinda low priority right now. Lemme see your mouth.
Lex: It's fine. I feel sick though... like, in my head.
Dotty: Mm?
Lex: Like... I'm not upset but some other part of me feels bad... and I feel bad too. And I feel bad that they feel bad and I feel bad...
Dotty: Do you need some air.?

Lex: I wanna know I'm real I think.
Dotty: Of course you're real, why?

Lex: Like, I shouldn't doubt this right? I shouldn't? It's all kind of a little bitty irrational and it's batty in my brain that I might not be.
Dotty: Keep talking. Can you look over?
Lex: I don't wanna move. Am I me right now?
Dotty: Course. You don't think you are?
Lex: I really wanna. Just.. pull me back in.
Dotty: I'm right here, keep talking





Dotty: You feeling far away?
Lex: I'm feeling pretty far away.
Dotty: Is it nice?
Lex: Heh. No. But you being here is helping. I'm not crazy right?
Dotty: No?
Lex: Like, with everything. With the colors.. with the weird voices.. not knowing if I'm me and all.
Dotty: Never. Because I don't know nothing and that never made me crazy to you right?
Lex: Yeah... that's good.
Dotty: And you know something even if you don't know if you're you right now.
Lex: Mm... 
Dotty: We're almost there you know.. the theme park.
Lex: Are we?
Dotty: Yeah...
Lex: Then I'll see if I can hang on til we're there.