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[So this entry is tagged 'party progress', but when the video comes on it's very obviously not.

Everyone know that strange "guy" with the modulated voice always wearing the suit? Well, say hello to Vandal. She's not wearing the suit today. No helmet, no ~~courier text~~. Turns out she's just your typical female human. But she's... not looking so good.]

Someone I-

Please. I don't feel right... I ca...

[Behind her, appears to be her little home, partially painted normally, but the paint job trails off into clusters of complex glyphs and symbols. The center looks like two pillars, spiraling up to two points, twisted like a helix.

Vandal is shaking, face coated in a fine layer of sweat.]

I'm turning into one of those things, I need to stop it I need to-

[Her hand is lifted. Sure does look like a normal hand, but she holds it out as though it were some grotesque limb.]

It's starting already! Please god- it won't go away this time! Someone please.

I need to cut it off before it spreads!

[Someone is obviously hallucinating.]

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B-But there aren't any!

J-Just calm down...it's okay...

Not yet...

[MAN she is just scaring ALL the kids today.]

No...no it's okay!

Just...think about good things! Quick, what's your favourite colour?

Mine's pink!

[Right. Distractions. It's so hard to think. Her head feels like it's going to burst.]

I like.

Red.

Red! Red's a pretty colour too. My friend Cliffjumper is red.

Have you met him? He's super cool.

No I...

No I haven't met him.

You can't miss him. He looks like a cow.

[Her voice gets softer.]

It's okay...just keep telling me. What's your favourite holiday?

Never seen a real cow.

Uh.

[Oh god it's hard to focus.]

Halloween.

Really? Cows are pretty cute...but Cliffjumper's tough. Tough and cute.

[She gasps.]

Halloween! I love that holiday...do you like to dress up?

[She can only hope Soundwave finds her. She doesn't want to pester Vandal with so many questions when your brain's pretty much on fire. It would annoy anyone.]

Nhh... he sounds. Nice.

[At the very least, it helps draw her focus away from everything else.]

Used to. Not really any more.

[Her voice becomes even softer, trying to relax Vandal in any way she can.]

Yeah? What'd you dress up as?

A-

Uhghggg...

I can't. Remember.

Oh, that's okay. I can't remember half my costumes, either...

This one time though, I was a crow.

A crow...

Never seen a real crow.

R-Really? They're amazing birds. Really smart too!

Nh... yeah. Like to see a real one. Some day...

Who knows?

[Kay no.]

I promise you'll see one someday.

That's a-

[She pauses, staring off at something that obviously isn't there.]

Big promise.

[Her smile widens.]

I don't make promises I can't keep.

Heh...

Better woman than myself.

You're a good person.

I've dealt with bad people. Terrible people.

You're not like them.

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Kay, she's gonna be fine. But you gotta keep her focused on somethin' else, yeah? Can you do that?

!! O-Oh, right! I can do that...

[She doesn't even question Soundwave. Dadbot says to do something? Gurl does it.]

Miss...uhm...what's your favourite colour! Can you tell me that?

That's my girl. I'm goin' to see her, an' I'm gonna help her, but I jus' need you to keep her preoccupied.

Thank you for bein' strong right now, Rockstar.

You got it, Soundwave.

I have to be.