Felt Mansion

*Eridan decides the most sensible thing to do here is give Nepeta a taste of her own medicine and sticks out his tongue.
Then he slinks his way over to the room Nepeta pointed at, muttering something about seriously what do you have this many clocks for like what the hell.
He opens the door, cautious not to have it creak too much, and peaks inside*

Doze listened to what the Doc had to say.
He was as fascinating by the new info as he was scared by it.
Not making a deal with Ygg was the right decission after all.

*Nep squeaks and waves her hands at Eridan frantically

:33 < no not that room thats terezis-

*Terezi starts as she hears her door open, then sniffs

3R1D4N??? WH4T TH3 H3LL 4R3 YOU DO1NG H3R3??? 4ND D1D 1 JUST H34R N3P3T4S VO1C3?? WH4T TH3 FUCK?

*Feferi facepalms, shaking her head. Nep's ears flatten and she glares at Eridan

*Eridan curses inwardly. How many rooms were there in this stupid green manor? Hundreds?*

shhhhh

*He raises a finger to his mouth before realizing that's probably not very helpful here*

keep it dowwn ter i can explain

*Terezi frowns, then grins

M4K3 1T F4ST 4MPOR4 OR TH3 JURY W1LL G3T 1MP4T13NT

wwell shit better stick to just the facts then
ok so bottom line is
im sneakin around here cause wwere about to spring wwhats basically the vvery definition of a dramatic revveal on these green chumps you call caretakers
an by wwe i mean me an fef

*He grins in turn(, though of course not nearly matching hers wickedness)*

and nep
cause you heard right an shes vvery much alivve an intendin to stay that wway

N3P3T4?

*Terezi nudges Eridan aside and smells Nepeta, and busts out in a massive grin

W3LL 1LL B3 D4MN3D YOU SN34KY K1TT3N!

*Nepeta grins sheepishly and sneaks up to Terezi and gives her a big hug

:33 < i missed you terezi! i will explain more after we surprise these goofs

*Terezi cackles quietly and gives Nepeta a thumbs up

It came back. He tried to distract himself from it through studying and listening to the Doc. He started to think about Nepeta again.
He raised his hand, holding back his emotions.

Sir, we have to organize and con2uct a funeral ceremony for Nepeta later.

*Eridan shakes his head*

wwell you girls keep bein adorable ovver there wwhile i commandeer this room for a sec

*He closes the door, takes off his shirt and captchalogues it, careful not to get any blood on Terezi's stuff.
He then puts on a fresh one from his sylladex and pops out again*

*Doc turns to look at Doze

Thank you for the excellent segway, Doze.

*Doc snaps his fingers and the four trolls warp onto the stage in front of him. Nep, who was leaning against the wall with Terezi, falls on the floor, Terezi on top of her. Feferi looks around, startled

:33 < oof!
WH4T TH3 H3LL V4N1LL4 M1LKSH4K3 TH4T HURT!

*Doc looks at Nepeta for a moment, then goes back to looking at the Crew

These young ones were listening outside the door, waiting for the right moment to make a dramatic entrance. However, as you are all very aware, no one outshows me. I am, after all, an excellent host. Now, before you all start asking questions, this is in fact our Nepeta. Her dear friend Feferi assisted in bringing her back to life.

*Nepeta sheepishly climbs to her feet and looks at all the stunned Felt

:33 < um hey im not dead and stuff anymore

The Doc was such an arrogant ass was Doze thinking for a Mini-Second.
But whatever, Nepeta was alive!
Not every father would get a second change and he wouldn’t squander it this time.
He got out of the stunned state and proclaimed:

Nepeta! We thought you were 2ea2!

He jumped from his sitting place, crying in joy and ran towards his daughter to embrace her.
He was in Slow-Motion, but it fit the dramatic tone of the Moment.

*Nep looks at Doze and frowns slightly, glancing at Feferi. Feferi smirks but says nothing. Nepeta sidesteps Doze and gives him a stare

:33 < its um... good to s33 you mr doze
:33 < and yea im not dead so you dont have to worry anymore

*Terezi cackles gleefully, glad to see the chaos erupt among the Felt

*Upon being teleported Eridan instinctively reaches for his gun, but then masks the gesture as a greeting when he realizes they've simply been brought into the room*

hi
dont mind me just taggin along

Clover wanders over toward Eridan.
Well hello there, I don't think I've seen you here before. I'd remember seeing someone 4s sofishtic4ted 4s you.

*Crowbar takes a moment to think*

*Mostly, he feels happy, that Nepeta is alive*

Well, good 7o see you are alrigh7, Nepe7a.

Miss Feferi, 7hank you for bringing her back. Bu7 I would like 7o have some words wi7h you la7er, if 7ha7's alrigh7.

Clover, s7op flir7in wi7h 7he creepy 7roll.

Also, I'd sugges7 keepin your gun where i7 is, Eridan was i7? We don'7 like people wi7h guns in our home.

Clover pouts, gripping onto Eridan's pant leg.
You never let me h4ve 4ny fun.
He slipped a piece of paper with the felt's telephone number into Eridan's pants pocket before letting go. He walked back to the rest of the felt, signaling the seadweller to call him.

*Fef looks at Clover with amusement and then nods at Crowbar. Nepeta runs up and gives Crowbar a big hug

:33 < i missed you dad

*Feferi smiles warmly at the entire event

*Crowbar hugs back and smiles*

Missed you 7oo, kiddo. Don't scare us like 7ha7, alrigh7?

*Crowbar lets go of Nepeta and waves Feferi closer*

Nepe7a, please give us a momen7, okay? Feferi, 7his way please.

*Crowbar moves towards the door*

*Feferi gives Nep a peck on the cheek as she walks by, following Crowbar out of the room. Doc warps to his study, not a fan of reunions, which tend tk lose their luster to him. Nepeta blushes as Feferi gives her the kiss, then turns to Terezi

:33 < when were done here would you mind helping us tell equius? i wanna tell him in purrson

OF COURS3 N3P3T4 1 WOULD LOV3 TO H3LP

*Crowbar guides Fefri to an empty room*

*He turns around and looks her in the eyes*

Firs7 of all, le7 me jus7 be clear 7ha7 I am VERY 7hankful.

However, people don'7 7end 7o come back from 7he dead for free, so I wan7 7o know how you brough7 her back.

I don'7 wan7 some bad surprises somewhere down 7he line.

Also, I heard you were there when 7he Crew a77acked and fough7 agains7 7hem.

S7anding your ground agains7 7he Crew ain'7 easy and i7 seems like 7hey'll cause more 7rouble in 7he fu7ure.

I7'd be good 7o know some o7hers 7ha7 could be of help agains7 7hem.

*Fef smiles slightly at the compliment

Well my dad is kind of t)(e p)(ysical incarpnation of Deat)( itself, and I )(ave access to t)(e Afterlife, so it wasn't that )(ard to break )(er out. )(owever, we may )(ave a problem in t)(e form of a )(orrorterror w)(o wants to tear Nepeta limb from limb. She's a glubbing beac)(!

Doze had to garner all his self-control to get out of his slow-motion. He turned to Nepeta who was talking to her blind friend, walked up to her and embraced her from behind.

I thought I woul2 never see you again! Nepeta, I’m so sorry… I faile2 to protect you. I’m so sorry…

He was about to weep again.

*Crowbar looks at Feferi in disbelieve at first, but quickly catches himself and nods*

Alrigh7, 7ha7 cer7ainly explains i7. Don'7 suppose you could pu7 a good word in for 7he res7 of us wi7h your old man?

Bu7 anyways, 7ha7 Horror7error, I don'7 suppose you caugh7 her name? Cause Doc jus7 7old us abou7 some dame named Yggdrasil.

If she's af7er Nepe7a, 7ha7's ye7 ano7her reason 7o dis7urb her plans.

*Nep stiffens, about to lash out angrily, then sighs and relaxes

:33 < i know mr doze but you hurt my friend so maybe next time sit it out

*Feferi smirks at Crowbar

It doesn't really work t)(at way, Crowbar.

*Feferi frowns when he mentions Yggdrasil

Yea)( t)(at's )(er, alrig)(t. You do not want to mess wit)( )(er! S)(e is crazy strong.

*Crowbar smirks*

Heh, I figured, bu7 hey, can'7 hur7 7o ask.

And yeah, 7ha7 dame is seriously bad news, bu7 while we can'7 mess her up direc7ly, apparen7ly she needs 7he Crew for her plans.

Bu7 apparen7ly 7he Crew can'7 die ye7, so 7he Doc 7old us 7o in7errup7 7hem whenever 7hey 7ry 7o do some7hing. Feel free 7o join us in 7ha7, cause frankly, 7he more we mess up 7he Crew, 7he be77er. Plus, 7hey deserve wha7ever 7hey go7 comin.

We're also 7ryin 7o ga7her some in7el on 7ha7 dame. So if you know any7hin else, i7'd be a grea7 help. Bu7 really, i7's jus7 a ma77er of 7ime, we ain'7 gonna le7 some creppy Horror7error mess wi7h us, especially if she's 7arge7in Nepe7a.