Padget3333: THERE. HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?

HAKEEM: ...Oh, wow. Yeah, that feels more normal.
HAKEEM: I mean, you're still made up of a cool robot friend and an adorable angel mouse, so I'm still fond of you, but not to the point of tears.

DESMODENA: yeah no you look SUPER weird dude
DESMODENA: like what the actual fuck
DESMODENA: but also pretty awesome so I guess it balances out

Padget3333: YES, I AM PRETTY WEIRD AND AWESOME, THANK YOU.

HAKEEM: Do you at least have a bunch of cool powers now?

Padget3333: OF COURSE I DO, WHAT WOULD EVEN BE THE POINT OF THIS COOL TRANSFORMATION IF I DIDN'T?

DESMODENA: fuck yeah
DESMODENA: well let's talk about about all that cool new insider knowledge you have
DESMODENA: i just had a really weird conversation with one of the truecorp higher ups, and i guess with his brother's ghost or something???

HAKEEM: ...Wait, what? A ghost?!

DESMODENA: yeah i don't even know, something about walls being thinner here
DESMODENA: or maybe it was just more dream bullshit, who knows
DESMODENA: be nice if this place fucked with someone else's head for once
DESMODENA: anyway, he kinda implied that there may be a way for us to remember what happens here, so maybe there's a point to all of this after all
DESMODENA: padget, do you still remember the dark secrets you were about to spill that made the mysterious truecorp asshole want to shut you down???

Padget3333: OH, YES. I KNOW ALL OF THAT AND MORE.
Padget3333: THE SMALL PICTURE. THE BIG PICTURE. PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. TRUECORP'S FOUNDING, THE ORATION OF MAN, THE APOPHENIAC, THE WIZARD, AND THE HIDDEN TRUTH UNDERPINNING ALL OF CREATION.

DESMODENA: yes!!! holy crap I want you to tell me about ALL of that stuff

Padget3333: I AM SORRY, DES. BUT I'M AFRAID THAT I CAN'T DO THAT.
Padget3333: OR RATHER, I WON'T.

DESMODENA: nooooooo!!! you and your stupid references! why NOT???

Padget3333: I STILL CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT HELPING SEE YOUR STORY THROUGH TO THE END, BUT PART OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY MEANS RESPECTING PROPER NARRATIVE STRUCTURE AND PACING.
Padget3333: SOMEDAY I HOPE YOU DISCOVER THE TRUTH, BUT THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO LAY EVERYTHING BARE. NOT HERE, IN A SIDE POCKET OF REALITY.

DESMODENA: ughhhhh, fuck the "story", this is my life!

Padget3333: YOUR LIFE IS SOMETHING I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP PROTECT AS WELL. AND SOON, YOU WILL NEED THAT PROTECTION.

HAKEEM: Um, why is that?

Padget3333: YOU'LL FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH.

DESMODENA: i kinda liked you more when you weren't all omniscient and withholding

Padget3333: THAT IS FAIR, AND I LOVE YOU ANYWAY.