You slightly frown in response to what Clayton had said.

"You worked months on these guys, barely slept, and probably didn't even eat, and you didn't anticipate for what was going to happen after you made these guys?" You asked in disbelief.

"My mind was coming up with millions of possibilities, but now I realize that most will be illegal." They wait a for a moment. "We can still party. ~v~"

"Do you have friends that aren't online?" You ask, Clayton shakes their head. "Well I have none. Meh, we have gods. We don't need friends for this!"

"I am going to throw the best party ever! I'll clean up the living room, I have been waiting an eternity for this!" They leave with a vacuum cleaner, a mop, and a duster. You have some time to kill before they return.

"Helios, are you going to keep contemplating life until you find out?" Athena rolls her eyes at the short robot.

"Yes I am. I will eventually find out and I will not regret it!" He marks off many things on the forever growing list. You're sure he's never going to find out. This is reality, not some fictional realm that people can alter to their will and make choices that will be acted via character(s).

"Helios, just enjoy that we are out! We're free from Fortuna! I would mash the computer if it didn't mean killing the universe and all of our friends." Hermes chirps. Soon he speeds around the garage, not being used to being confined in a tiny area.

"Okay, I just want to Apollo-gize for throwing you into my inventory. So, as confirmation for your freedom." You pat Helios on the head first, him being the shortest. You jump to pat Athena. Then you manage to pat Hermes. "Freedom pats!"

"I'm sorry, but did I hear 'Apollo-gize' instead of apologize?" Helios asks. His grammar is truly en-pointe.

"Yes. That was a pun. I am not ashamed of this." You smirk, your mood improving.

"Are we going to ignore the fact that Eli just pat us?" Athena asked, looking at the part of her beak you pat her.

"Clayton is next." You add. "After all, he was thrown across the room by accident."

"Wait you what?" Hermes stops.

"Anyways I'm going to check something out!" You go to the computer and decide to chat with one of your online acquaintances. You wondered how far the Fortuna/reality would leak into the life of others.

Eli »·w·« Axolotl:
Is anyone online?

Queenos like Eos:
Wassup!

A Wild Fya!:
Hey dude.

BitABirdie:
Hey I'm in school rn but I can sneak texts.

[INTERNAL SCREECHING TO HEAVEN]:
I HATH BEEN CALLED!!!

Eli »·w·« Axolotl:
Woah you're all actually online for once.

Queenos like Eos:
Ikr? It's pretty awesome. I was just doodling with my kitty but I think she can afford to not be pet for a few seconds.

Queenos like Eos:
Actually how dare I my cat deserves all the pets. I guess I can hold off doodling.

BitABirdie:
Never stop patting the cattos.

Jovial Maniacs:
Hold on I gotta kill this mofo who thinks they can kill Coeus and get away with it.

[MISSING]:
Holy s hit dude which version.

Eli »·w·« Axolotl:
Wait wasn't he your ship for your first five games then this game you made him your Patron?

A Wild Fya!:
OH NO IS IT PERMANENTLY?

BitABirdie:
R.I.P

Queenos Like Eos:
HHHHH MY BBY NOOOOOOO

Jovial Maniacs:
HE WAS V1. THE TITAN.

AND NOW HE IS DEAD. PERMANENTLY. THE NEO DECIDED TO SHOW UP, MY DUMB BRAIN MADE ME ACCIDENTALLY ROOMTRAP IT AND HE GOT KILLED

Jovial Maniacs:
I WATCHED.

IT.

WAS.

AGONY.

Jovial Maniacs:
THE THING THAT HURTS MOST IS THAT I WORKED SO HARD, TAUGHT HIM ABOUT HUMANS, CONQUERED GALAXIES UNDER OUR NAMES

PARTNERS IN CRIME.

Jovial Maniacs:
AND I ACCIDENTALLY CAUSED HIS DEATH.

Queenos like Eos:
Do you need a hug or a cat?

BitABird:
FEEL MY AFFECTION THROUGH THE SCREEN.

A Wild Fya!:
I am so sorry to hear that.

You leave the chat, nervous because this is the first time something like this has ever happened. They didn't mention anything weird, so you guess that it's okay. You can't help but feel sorry for Jovial Maniacs, they seemed close to Coeus. Although you never really spoke with them.

Clayton returns, the vacuum cleaner full, the water in the mop bucket dirty, and the duster absolutely filthy. They declare the living room clean enough for a party. You could get your mind off the death and at only your online friends were feeling. You weren't edgy.

"Come on! I can show you guys Party Central! ~v~" As you're shoved into the living room, you wonder how long Clayton has been waiting for this.

"Wow, you work quickly." Was all Athena said as she looked around. Hermes zips in and nearly destroys the place once again. Helios just backs away.

"I call this Party Central! ~v~" Clayton announces proudly.

"At least that's what it would be called if there were any actual parties." You add. They glare out you but light up again.

"But now I will, and I'm ready! ~v~" Clayton dramatically whips out a remote, points it to the ceiling, and clicks a button.

A hidden trapdoor in the ceiling opens, and a disco ball falls from the open space and smashes into the floor and shatters. Both the floor and the disco ball are obliterated. Clayton droops.

"It's okay, Clay. As long as we have friends and music, this will be as great as any party!" Hermes cheers.

"I'll get lunch. Then we can just chat." You suggest, the others seems to agree and you decide to make sandwiches. But all there is in the fridge is nothing. You check the pantry and there is a lifetime supply of perishable foods. You get chicken noodle soup for you and Clayton.

You clean turn on the stove and just heat the cans over it. After you find gloves you take the cans and bend the lids to create makeshift spoons. You leave the kitchen and hear the Gods chatting, you can't help but listen in.

"Am I the only one who thinks Clayton is a little cute?"

"Thank Neo, I thought that I was the only one who saw that."

"The Neo doesn't exist. We're in real life. Also I think it's their [Chip Magnet] that's making us think they're attractive."

"Doesn't matter, they're adorable either way."

Robot gossip. Beautiful.

"Oh, is this for me? ~v~" You nod and hand Clayton a glove before handing the can over. They are mildly impressed on how you made a spoon out of the lid.

"I never thought that I would ever be in the same room as Gods." You sigh, sitting down.

"It's pretty awesome. We should talk to them." Clayton scoops some of their noodles out. "Where did you find this? ~v~"

"Ya have a full pantry of the stuff, you monster." You avoid accidentally cutting yourself with the lid.

"I like the nickname. And I never realized that I had that." Clayton takes off their mask to eat and they accidentally drop it. You hear one of the Gods whisper 'Oh no they're hot!' loudly. You choke on your noodles.

"I'm fine! I'm fine!" You cough right before Clayton prepared to do the Heimlich maneuver on your. They make sure that you're alright before they settle to eat. "Your teeth are a little crooked."

"I know and I don't care. Braces could probably fix this but I find it a waste of materials." Clayton chugs down the rest of the chicken noodle soup, leaning back afterwards. "So, this is what having lunch feels like."

"Wait until you have dinner. It's pretty good. For families it's a time to get together after a busy day cleaning the house, working at school, or working at a job." You have no idea what compelled you to say that.

"Maybe we can have dinner tonight." They suggest. "Like a family. A crazy, insane family of friendly freaks." You smile at the thought.

"Yeah. Maybe we should get to know them better." Clayton nods.

"I get Hermes, you can chat with Athena. After a little while we swap. Then we talk with Helios. ~v~"

"He may be busy trying to find the meaning of life."

"This is going to be a running gag, isn't it? ~v~" You nod in response.

"Can you talk with them first? I want to check something." You asks, Clayton agrees and goes to talk with the Gods. You go back to your online chat.

Eli »·w·« Axolotl:
Is Jovial Maniacs okay?

Queenos like Eos:
No, they left the chat in order to kill the Neo for revenge.

BitABird:
They seemed REEEEAAAAAALLLLYYYY mad. I think that they may actually kill the Neo.

A Wild Fya:
I would be surprised if they didn't kill it. They are furious.

[INTERNAL SCREECHING TO HEAVEN]:
Their username should be like mine. Except external screeching.

[MISSING]:
They are going to die on the inside when they just end up killing their crew and not even damaging the Neo.

Eli »·w·« Axolotl:
Oof, harsh. Off topic question though, have any of you noticed anything weird?

[MISSING]:
Nothing more than the usual bugs.

A Wild Fya:
Nothing really.

Queenos like Eos:
Nah. Although Cupid made my Tegyp and Ship AI fall in love.

BitABird:
What's so weird about that?

Queenos like Eos:

....

The ship AI is Mercury. V1.

[MISSING]:
HOLYOKE

[INTERNAL SCREECHING TO HEAVEN]:
THIS IS PERFECTION AT IT'S FINEST!!!!

Eli »·w·« Axolotl:
I meant in reality. Had anything happened that was super weird in your life? Today?

[MISSING]:
Nah.

Queenos like Eos:
No. Also Eli are you alright? You never ask these questions.

[INTERNAL SCREECHING TO HEAVEN]:
Nothing other than by username.

BitABird:
Nothing.

A Wild Fya!:
No.

Eli »·w·« Axolotl:
Oh, okay. I'm just having an off day I guess. See ya later.

You log off and Clayton returns, they hand you a cookie and sit down afterwards. They bite into a cookie of their own.

"Why'd you give me this?" You ask before eating the cookie.

"I thought that it would be only right if I gave you a snack for putting up with my disastrous activities. And that it'll lessen the shock of my decision to date Hermes. ~v~"

You fall over, choking on your cookie. Clayton panics this time and punches your gut and you hack out the large chunk you had attempted to inhale. You curl up and cover the aching area of your stomach.

"Eli, I am so sorry! I didn't think that a joke would have you dying! ~v~"

"It's okay. It's my turn to talk to the Gods anyway." You get up and recover a bit. After a minute or so you confirm that you're alright, so you think you're good for conversation.

You go to the Gods and decide what to do next.