[text] @AMBASSADOR; PAGING ALL CLOWNS; [open]

[prophetable]

[While the cats are away, the mice will play. Or, in this case, a previously unknown username appears on the network at an odd time.]

So, which one of you tore down my lighthouse?

[It's to the point, at least. A companion log to this network post is located here!]

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[beaconkeeper]

[There's a pause as she reads up on some of the other responses. Seems easier than making this sassy lost child repeat everything.]

OK so you were a lighthouse keeper?? What's your name?

And uhhh how are you like, alive?

[prophetable]

Ambassador Diode Zipsell. Please tell me you've heard of me. I left notes.

[This must be Robin. Her username is pretty telling, and he's found her previous network post explaining her own situation post-flood.]

I woke up in the Church. I thought it was Solis, but it sounds like she's gone.

[beaconkeeper]

Omg what are you the ambassador of?

[She'll get to the other stuff in a minute.]

[prophetable]

I'm an intergalactic peace ambassador. A diplomat.

[Before being assassinated, but, you know. What matters is he never retired.]

[beaconkeeper]

Whoooa dang that's a TITLE.

[And she's gonna leave it at that, given she's got conflicted feelings about another keeper showing up. Like, don't hog her spotlight? But, hm, a space diplomat would probably be way good at the job, and she didn't even like the job, and it's not like the lighthouse is still around anyway...

It's a lot to unpack, so she'll do it later! Maybe!]

I'm Robin. I've been the lighthouse keeper for the last like 20 years, but then the lighthouse collapsed so we're all kinda SOL.

Do you know how long you've been dead? how'd you die?

[prophetable]

[It's a TITLE and he's PROUD, even if there might have been a bit of nepotism involved in him getting it. We don't talk about it.]

Assuming you came directly after me, I'm guessing at least 20, but maybe more.

[The exact number is a mystery that perhaps died with Solis.]

I was working on a solution to our "we can't leave the lighthouse" problem. I got out, but there were complications.

[beaconkeeper]

Ummm well I definitely didn't come right after you! There was another guy before me and he was only the keeper for a couple years, I think.

And you don't know how you got brought back to life after all this time...? That's nuts.

[prophetable]

I guess someone was looking out for me.

[He can't help that he's popular.]

My lantern was found and restored. I guess that's really the long and short of it.

[beaconkeeper]

[...Hm.]

What does your lantern look like?? Can you send me a pic?

[prophetable]

Sure. One second.

[And he tosses over a picture of his lantern, making sure to keep any evidence of his physical person out of it. Is he trying to hide that he's a child? Perhaps.]

[beaconkeeper]

[Relatable.]

OMG!!! Holy cow, I'm like pretty sure that's the same lantern the green eyeds gave me a few months ago?? I gave it to Dr. Solis to see if she could figure out what the heck to do with it... She said it belonged to a former lighthouse keeper so I guess that's you!

[MYSTERY SOLVED! It doesn't actually contribute much to anything, but, like, still. She's gonna take this victory.]

She said you were like super good. :O

can you believe I wrote this totally hammered

[prophetable]

Dr. Solis was an incredibly intelligent woman.

[Which is both, like, obvious, but also, like, she has good taste. Because yeah, he's great.]

I'm disheartened to hear that she's not currently with us.

[Because she's totally like his mom. :( But he'll keep things professional.]

This is an incredibly important asset lost to us, but I'll try and fill her shoes as best as I can with what I'm capable of.

fhadf ilu

[beaconkeeper]

[heyo]