Transmission with Hasaan
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OHHHH MY GOODNESS. IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
> ohhhh, this is new
God fucking damnit. You're here too?
> What'd? You think I'd leave you alone just because you were asleep?
You're right. Let's just wait for them to funnel in, I guess.
Hello again.
Where is everyone...
- erin-tesden (Erin) - "Depends on who you are looking for, I guess?"
- ywrmum (Lee) - "who are we talking to today ??"
Ohhh, FUCK, I forget they don't tell you going into these things. That's my bad. It's me, Hasaan.
> And his little friend.
The Rat King's here too, I guess.
- Lee - "ewwwww. bro needs a bath"
> Shut up Lee. I'll kill you
- Lee - "brah got rats living in his head. talk to me when you don't look like a new york rat"
Ignore him. I try to.
I'm sorry.
Anyways... I've actually been waiting on a chance to speak with you. Because, well, if you haven't noticed. There's been a lot going on lately.
Now, I know you guys are probably used to being the ones asking the questions. And I mean- FEEL FREE!! Actually, let's get that out of the way. Who here has questions for ME?
- cptcascadia (Cass) - "Hello Hasaan"
IT'S YOU!! Hello!
- Cass - "it's me Steve Baudelaire"
- Erin - "Oh, I want to say hi to the Rat King. Hi!"
> FINALLY. SOMEONE WANTS TO TALK TO THE REAL STAR OF THIS SHOW.
> IT'S ME. I'M THE RAT KING.
- Erin - "Adorable."
- Cass - "..."
Rodentia Would you shut the fuck up You're so fucking loud
- Cass - "I actually have a question for you which relates to ongoing research and archival work that I'm doing. If you'll humor me"
Hit me.
- Cass - "do you know anything about the obsidian king"
Vaguely... There was an incident here at the school when I was young if I recall correctly. A little too young to remember anything, I think. Memory's foggy.
- Cass - "was it in the 90s"
Yup
- Erin - "Right! I have a question as well., if you don't mind. Let's see, how was it... "A missing deity"? Does that sounds familiar somehow? Im checking on this weird church and they seem to be hiding something about a god (goddess?) on their pantheon..."
- Cass - "that's the time that Adam got lost in the ebony door (It's a long story that I happen to have been around for it's where most of my information on the obsidian king comes from)"
Well, depends. I'm always on the weirder side of the internet. Cults and shit. You gotta be a little more specific. Ringing some bells.
> Ringing a LOT of bells... I'm here to answer questions too, y'know ;)
> You just gotta address me.
I want you to know that when The Rat King said "ringing some bells" he literally took out a comically large bell and started ringing it. My fucking heads hurts
- Erin - "It's the Cletanism church, some weirdos which cult focuses on some sort of serpent chaos god. ...they so seem to have their own (un)holy trinity though. And apparently one of the 3 aspects is missing. That's what I have at the moment, it's a bit confusing, frankly"
- Erin - "He is so adorable. Also sorry for your head"
Well ok maybe don't call it a cult LOL. That's a little fucked up. I mean certain denominations of it are culty and, y'know. Kill people. But if you're talking about Apophis Cletanism-
>He is.
Thank you, Rodentia, very helpful. Then... I'm aware of it. Take everything you read on that page with a grain of salt, I recommend. There's truth to their words but, man... just as many lies. I guess that's what they get for operating out of Sugardale.
- Erin - "I see... Would have it made any difference if they had tried to operate in Sugardale?"
- Cass - "I was gonna ask about a group of my own but if you don't know much about the obsidian king I'm afraid they wouldn't be epistemologically accessible"
That's what I mean. Operating from within Sugardale to the outside world. But what I'm saying is when you're operating out of the butt-fuck south you can't expect the most compassionate people.
- Nerdyganii (Nerd) - "hello"
> Hello, Nerdyganii.
- Erin - "Probably gonna cause me more trouble than anything but I think I'll still keep an eye on the church and see if they are planning anything... They give me an off vibe. Wish me luck I guess. And nice to meet you to! Also see ya Rat King, was a pleasure!"
- Nerd - "oh my goodness rat king knows me"
> Howdy do. We're doing questions! Isn't that fun!
- Nerd - "i love those! rat king what can you tell us about apophis. also does rodentia know anything about the obsidian king if you dont? (also also, does he prefer rat king or rodentia more)"
> Oh. Hard hitting questions right off the bat. Okay. Apophis is, in a way, the closest thing you'll ever have to a god. Always growing. Always LEARNING. Apophis is, in every sense of the word, the air you breathe before a cough. The life that flashes before your eyes in your final moment. Not finality, but an embodiment of the sting that comes with it. Apophis is what keeps you human.
> I know a thing or two. Been around the block. But I'm keeping my lips sealed... adds a little dramatic effect.
- Nerd - "oh so apothis is like sithis from TES (im gay)"
> Does it even matter? It's just sounds.
- Nerd - "idk i think if someone called me hunkeydorey McHumpback id be upset"
> I'd laugh. That'd be a funny thing.
- Nerd - "alright McHumpback, what do you know about other gods? Like the phoenix for instance, or even farther gods like sorath. also, how did you meet hassan"
- Lee - "can you tell the Phoenix that I think she's hot 🤤🤤"
- Cass - "sigh"
> Gods beyond the Starveil allude me. I'm aware of Sorath, I'm aware of Spiderlily, but hardly of their nature. It's of little significance to us! Despite our proximity, they like to leave us alone...
Anywhow, the Celestials! They don't get along well with me. They treat me like parents treat their annoying problem child. They see me as insignificant. Inferior. And yet... I'm the only one with a puppet. I'm the only god who has KILLED, REALLY killed. Watched life leave a mortals eyes. Would you call that insignificant?
> His lovely little archive. So well made. How could I resist a mind like his. Isn't that right, Hasaan?
...
> Isn't that. Right?
...Yeah.
> Yeah.
- Nerd - "puppet? Is hassan your puppet? Also, who have you killed?"
- Nerd - "also, what can you tell us about the celestials?"
> Yes. Hasaan's my latest meat puppet. As for who I've killed... Well, of course, Lee. Back when I resided in Mary! But, uh. There's a few others. Long gone names we shan't repeat.
- Lee - "brah killed me"
- Nerd - "latest meat puppet? Who else have you had? What does it mean to be a meat puppet"
> They are the embodiements of the Starveil. Its heroes... its villains... They paint themselves as benevolent beings with man's best interests at heart. But that's a lie they like to feed you. They're all fucked up one way or the other. Just some show it more than others.
> You might want to take another looksie at the archive ;) I've had 5 puppets this Veil: Ambrosia, Leonard, Ember, Mary, and now... This guy. Your little audience surrogate. Your little lap dog.
- Nerd - "mustve forgotten, my mistake. what can you tell us about the starveil? Like its makeup and how it differentiates itself from other veils? Like what classifies a veil as being a starveil. Is it proximity? Or is there a certain criteria"
> Think of it like this. There is a rotting peach tree. It produces fruit, yes, and on the outside, the fruit is pleasant as can be. Yet they're all filled with maggots. One of the maggots, however, becomes sick of living within the rotting peach. Instead of escaping the peach, it expands the peach. The peach keeps growing, and growing, and growing, but it never pops. It becomes so big that another tree forms within. Same rotten fruit. Same maggots. A tree within a fruit within a tree.
- Nerd - "i see, that clears it up a lot. on a different note. kind of a broad question but. what exactly are you? Like are you a god? What does it mean to be "The Rat King". do you like. Do you control rats? do you have like ratakenesis. like if apophis is humanity and sorath is the sun (and also humanity dw about it). what do you represent. also, how strong are you? Power scale gods for me"
> I suppose I'm an extension of humanity. I'm your mind.
> I'd consider the other celesials, admittedly, above me. If I had to make a tier list:
S: Sorath, Spiderlily
A: Apophis
B: The original Celestials
C: Myself (Though, that's nothing to scoff at.)
- Nerd - "if you had to make. a what?"
- Nerd - "who are the original celestials? Do any of them have names? im assuming phoenix is one?"
> Did that give you a boner
> Apophis, Caelophas, Boroshael, Mothanon, Vivenora, Olivia, Elaneth.
- Nerd - "i see, okay. what can you tell us about phoenix?"
> She's the mom of the group.
- Lee - "what is the Phoenix like ??"
> She likes to put on a kind face. Pretend like she cares about you.
- Nerd - "you sound really bitter about the gods, did they do something to you"
> I just wish they were a bit more honest is all. I wish they'd stop pretending like they cared about you all.
- Lee - "I'm going to tickle your pit"
- Erin - "Do you care about your subjects? (Hassan as your puppet and I guess me as well)"
> I'd like that.
- Nerd - "well what makes you think they're pretending? also, hassan whats it like to be a "meat puppet""
> Depends on your definition of "care." I can't say I particularly feel anything towards you lot... maybe a sense of wonder and, on occasion... familiarity. But if 100 humans died right now, as long as it is not Hasaan, well... I'd hardly be effected. You are all doomed to die anyways!
Sometimes I want to tear my brain out of my scalp.
- Nerd - "and im guessing its not voluntary either"
- Nerd - "uhh actually itd be affected. Checkmate ratking"
Sometimes he makes me looks at videos of people being beheaded.
- Nerd - "roxy does that to me sometimes too. why does he do that though"
He's trying to make me weak. Malleable. It's only really worked at night thus far. But... my eyes are fucked up. I don't think anyone's noticed yet.
Besides Opal and Rowan, I think you guys are the only people I've talked to in... weeks.
- Nerd - "your eyes are fucked up?"
- Cass - "how is opal"
- Erin - "Your honesty warms my heart 💜"
Yeah. They're a lot darker than they should be. Practically brown.
She's fine. She hasn't been talking to me a lot lately, but when we do talk to one another. It makes my day. She means a lot to me.
> *giggles*
Shut up.
- Nerd - "is there any truth to 008's visions?"
> Unfortunatley so, yes.
- Cass - "thats big"
- Nerd - "so since he failed, is the world going to end? Even after some of them have been killed?"
> That's the plan!
- Nerd - "is there any chance of it being stopped?"
I hope so.
- Lee - "Rat King, how do you feel about Icarus ?? do you know where he might be"
Rodentia... decided to go. It's just me now. For now.
I don't know where Icarus is.
- Nerd - "did he not like that question"
I don't think he did. Which... means it's probably a really good question.
Keep in mind, he's still in my head. Anything you tell me, he'll know.
- Lee - "does he not like Icarus in general ??"
- Cass - "Do you have any questions for us"
I was actually going to get to that. I have a LOT. So let's wrap this section up: Any final questions for ME?
- Cass - "Do you have any information on supernatural wounds?"
I'm not sure how he feels. We... BOTh don't try to think about it.
That's a Miss Reseda question. Or Daphne, she kinda knows her shit.
No more questions? I'll give you guys about... one minute to think.
- Cass - "I would have had more questions but I'm struggling with the words"
- Nerd - "was starman the first ever superhero that you know of? Or were there any ones before that? Were there ancient superheroes? how does knowledge of things like rodentia or apophis affect you? what does the rat king embodying the mind entail? also, why is he a rat?"
1. Starman's the first one to my knowledge. 2. The Cletanists gods... scare me, a little. But to me, they're no different from any other gods. This one in particular just has it out for me. And 3. Beats me.
Now. Question time.
2. What ARE you?? What do you know about how you're communicating with me??
- Nerd - "i wonder why so many superpowered people appeared after starman"
- Nerd - "well, we're ordinary people. Honestly more ordinary than you, you have superpowers. we're just typing to you on a message platform"
- Cass - "I guess I'm the exception to that"
I actually don't. I'm the one powerless person here
- Nerd - "oh right wait duh. sorry, i knew that lmao"
It's cool. People get confused about it all the time
Anyways. Ordinary people. Speaking to me from my dreams.
- Nerd - "yeah, not the first time we've done this either"
How. Why. You don't... seem malicious. But how can I trust you?
- Cass - "and one guy with telekinesis but I'm an outlier"
Who else have you spoken with??
- Nerd - "uhh, opal once, icarus"
- Cass - "I was a student at the Academy at one point I don't know if that counts for anything. class of 2000"
Interesting. And I guess that leads into my next question. You guys have spoken a LOT as if you are viewing my world from a sort of "audience's" perspective. You guys constantly speak as if you know something I don't. So... What is it? Don't worry about breaking my mind, it's already halfway broken. What do you know that I don't?
- Nerd - "well. think of it like this. imagine if you opened a book. And the book talked back to you. The book's reality would be real to the book, but from your perspective it wouldnt. That doesn't make what's happening in the book any less real"
- Cass - "I honestly don't think I'm supposed to be here ¯_(ツ)_/¯"
- Nerd - "in my reality, superheroes dont exist. Starman doesnt exist, there is no starveil"
I see. Well... then what's on the other pages, Nerdyganii? Is there anything that I can do to SAVE my friend? My... FRIENDS?
- Erin - "It's more like a mirror? One of those they have at police stations. Ok your side it probably just looks like some random mirrorm. But on our side we can see you and your friends. ...and apparently we got a way to communicate as well"
- Nerd - "thats the complicated part. its not like lord of the rings where they tell you that you need to throw the ring into mount doom. it looks like you. might need to try and stop the apocalypse 008 talked about. how you would go about that, i dont know"
Let's focus on the small scale right now. Icarus. Do you all know where he went?
- Cass - "Didn't somewhat literally ask you that question"
- Nerd - "He went through a doorway that takes him to another universe, probably one where his mother is still alive. where that is, or how to get there, or if the doorway actually does that, i dont know. He's our version of being off camera"
Got it. Got it. This is helpful. Okay, next question... this doorway. I'm a little familliar with them. But do you have any idea where I can access one?
- Nerd - "No idea. Apparently it shows itself to grieving people. dont know what the qualifications are, cause like not everyone who has like. A dead cat is going to other universes"
- Erin - "I think there was one doorway deep in the forest? At Sugardale... At least at some point in time, but maybe the door is closed now...?"
- Nerd - "maybe rodentia could help?"
I dunno. I just feel like there's something missing. Something I'm not getting. I know that I can figure it out, but- Man, I don't know. I'd go visit Borkoshavski Manor but Ala hasn't taken visitors in months.
- Cass - "Now that's a familiar name. I take it he's not doing well"
No... He's not. He's taken Icarus' dissappearence the worst. Left the whole school in Miss Reseda's hands. I know he's up there in that mansion but... he never comes out. Never leaves.
- Nerd - "beneath the starman statue"
What?
- Nerd - "in kent. theres a door"
B- Beneath the statue? Are you sure?
- Nerd - "there's like. A secret doorway in the stone bottom of it. idk what the word for it is. Foundation?"
- Lee - "yes ho"
- Nerd - "ladder underneath it. i dont know how youd get down there"
Fuck. That's where Tracey Track went missing, isn't it?
- Nerd - "yeah. and others"
How... do I know the same won't happen to me? How do I know you guys didn't speak to THEM first?
- Nerd - "speak to who? tracey track?"
- Cass - "Honestly we don't have control over who we speak to when. from what I've been able to gather"
- Nerd - "that too. I cant guarantee the same thing wont happen to you. We don't know how these things work. or if going through the doorway will even lead you to the same place. but if you want a doorway, there's one"
I know, I know, I... I trust you. It's just. You're trying to lead me to lead me to The Statue People Die When They Go To and i'm like. I'm a guy who doesn't like dying!
But... I do trust you, I think.
- Cass - "I mean you are already doomed as is"
- Nerd - "We don't know if you'll die or not"
You're right. Okay. Okay. Okay. So, I need to go across the country and burrow into a secret tunnel underneath a national monument. Alone. Cool. Okay. Okay.
If someone else got hurt because of this plan, I don't think I could live with myself. The last thing I want to do is hurt people.
- Cass - "they don't know what will happen and nor do I"
- Nerd - "I'm sure opal would help. I don't know if it's something you can do alone. Just getting into the statue alone would be impossible. What're you gonna do, blow it up? Get a pickaxe?"
I suppose you're right.
I think I'm going to wake up now, but uh... I do have one more question.
Are you guys able to see websites from my world?
- Lee - "yuuuuuuh"
- Nerd - "We are. Do you have one for us"
- Lee - "we see everything"
So. HYPOTHETICALLY. If I were to update The Olympian Archives... You could see it?
- Cass - "I think so....."
- Nerd - "Yep"
And, HYPOTHETICALLY, We could communicate with that as opposed to... Well, my little fucked up mind.
- Lee - "yessss"
- Nerd - "That also works"
- Lee - "yes brah"
Okay. Well... be looking on the archive within the next few days. HOPEFULLY, I can figure something out.
- Nerd - "Alright! Bye hasan! Lick lick lick it up!!"
- Erin - "Good luck, hope we see you again around here"
YEAH, I WAS SAYING GOODNIGHT!! Or, well, good morning, I guess... I should probably wake up. I have work tomorrow. I saw Opal at work tonight, hope she stops by again tomorrow. Wonder how she's doing.
Goodnight... wait.
- Nerd - "Tell her to come with you"
- Cass - "🫡"
What the fuck should I call you guys
Like. A group name
- Nerd - "Uhh. Call us the splatties. How does splatties sound. Like SPLAT!"
Okay. Goodnight Splatties!!
- Nerd - "Goodnight hasan don’t let the bed rats bite"
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