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[notlikeotherhumans]

(he has a cellphone now, get in touch, or find him around

if you thought you wouldn't find any xeno porn in this post you would be wrong. where do you even think you are. there is graphic pornography in here. be cautious about reading threads i guess)

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Day 19

[wants_the_phd]

[HI HELLO HIS PHONE IS RINGING!!!!!!!!!!!]

[notlikeotherhumans]

[?????? He uses this phone so very infrequently that it takes him a while to figure out how to answer it, and so he sounds flustered when he finally picks up.]

—Hello? Yes? This is Stanford Pines speaking!

[wants_the_phd]

Yo! It's Linnea! I got my junk back!

And!

I got something for you, too!

[notlikeotherhumans]

Something? Should I be... meeting you somewhere?

[wants_the_phd]

You could! Though admittedly, I'm tempted to send you on a scavenger hunt or something to find it. ❤

[notlikeotherhumans]

That's very involved... But, this place is what it is. I can't say I don't have the time to perform a scavenger hunt!

[wants_the_phd]

Scavenger hunt it its!

I'm going to give you three riddles. Each one will lead to a location where I've placed something specific. When you find it, I'll call you back and give you the next riddle.

The first hint is:

When you yearn for something sweet,
Or a little bite to eat,
Journey to the water's shore,
There you'll find me by the door.

Bye!

[She hangs up. There is no return number. He cannot call back.]

[notlikeotherhumans]

I—

[She's gone... She'd already pre-prepared the scavenger hunt! This is amazing!! But he had better act fast, before some stranger finds the things meant for him.

There are a few places this could be, but nowhere that seems to have all of it together. The kitchen would have the sink, but not right by the door or anything... The baths are there, but not RIGHT there... And the lake is the lake, that's the obvious thought for the water's SHORE especially, but there's nothing—

Wait! No! There's a cafe that he saw one time! He forgot about it because he never bothers going there, but it definitely exists there!]

Ha!!

[Triumphantly, he is going to rush out to that cafe.]

[wants_the_phd]

[Next to the door of the Cafe, just off to the side in a discrete place, is a small sack of white sugar that looks like it was pilfered from the pantry.]

[Hmm!]

[notlikeotherhumans]

[He peers inside of the sugar sack, just in case there's anything hidden in there.]

Hmmmm...

[wants_the_phd]

[It's sugar!]

[His phone starts ringing. Ring ring!]

[notlikeotherhumans]

[picking up much more quickly, sounding more immediately excited]

Hi there, is this Linnea?

[wants_the_phd]

Yes!

[How did she know to call? Is she watching him? From where? God, what a creep]

Good job on the first puzzle! Make sure you take that with you, because you'll need it later.

Ready for the next hint?

[notlikeotherhumans]

[this is one of the most amazing things that's ever happened. cannot believe his scientist friend is this invested in him. SHE'S TOTALLY WATCHING HIM RIGHT NOW (pos)]

Absolutely. I'm all ears.

[wants_the_phd]

Old dead trees all bound in skin.
Inky secrets found within.
Knowledge you can strive to learn.
Find the place they should return.

Got it? Off you go!

[Click]

[notlikeotherhumans]

The library's got to have a return slot.

[Time to rush over there, after securing his sack to be safely shut!]

[wants_the_phd]

[The library DOES have a return slot! And it's slightly ajar. Stick your hand in? Y/N]

[notlikeotherhumans]

[who gets anywhere NOT shoving their hands into holes? He's sticking it in.]

[wants_the_phd]

[That's the spirit!]

[Inside is something heavy and cool to the touch, with a plastic handle. It takes some effort to wrangle it out of the slot, but in the end he's rewarded with... a jug of distilled water!]

[Ring ring!]

[notlikeotherhumans]

[He puts in the effort, and wrangles that jug outta there. He sets it down with the sugar before answering the phone.]

Hello again!

[wants_the_phd]

Hi! Great work so far! Here's the last hint:

It's not private, but it's free.
Can you sleep with company?
Save your silver, rest your head,
Hurry, 'cause I'm in your --

[--click.]

[notlikeotherhumans]

[WELL. Well. He has made his bed pretty recognizable with the big chalk drawings on the wall next to it. So he cannot be surprised if people identify it. But it still throws him, hearing it phrased that way. However public the building, it SOUNDS really intimate!!

Time to go find his bed and see if Linnea is actually in it or not.]

[wants_the_phd]

[SURPRISE, she is just sitting politely on the edge of his bed with a mysterious box in her lap.]

You made it!

Did you bring the stuff?

[notlikeotherhumans]

[holding up the sugar and water]

Were you watching me remotely, or were you moving around too?

[wants_the_phd]

Haha, nah, I just climbed up on the coutyard wall and watched you from there. I guess I coulda left the hints attached to the items, but then I wouldn't have been able to see where you were. I woulda been too consumed with curiosity!!! Sitting on your bed indefinitely, waiting for you like a weirdo!