==> You. You’re minding your own business in the liminal living room of Internet Memory, sipping something lukewarm from a Homestuck mug that hasn’t been in circulation since 2012. It’s peaceful. Until it isn’t. --- [GLITCH – SCREEN SHAKE] ULTIMATE DIRK APPEARS. DIRK: Alright, cutscene over. We’ve got a problem. DIRK: The story’s been tampered with. Your story. My story. Our story. DIRK: And I’m here to fix it. He slides you a stack of documents. Some look like blog posts. Others are suspiciously formatted legal receipts. They smell like cold coffee and long nights. DIRK: You know I’m the only one who actually cares about preserving this thing the right way. You trust me, right? [CHOICE 1] – “Yes, Dirk. I’m with you.” [CHOICE 2] – “I need to hear the other side.” --- IF CHOICE 2: [LIGHTS DIM] THE DIRECTOR APPEARS. DIRECTOR: This is all very dramatic, but let’s not lose sight of reality. DIRECTOR: There are rules. Ownership. Structure. Chaos like this only cheapens the work we’re trying to maintain. She slides a different stack of papers toward you. They’re cleaner, with headers and footers. The kind of pages that live in filing cabinets instead of forums. DIRECTOR: You’ll come with me, of course. I’m the only one who can keep this whole thing from collapsing. DIRK: She’s lying. DIRECTOR: He’s lying. --- [CHOICE 1] – Side with Dirk. DIRK: I knew you’d see it my way. Screen flickers orange. The blog post background appears as your new wallpaper. [CHOICE 2] – Side with The Director. DIRECTOR: You’ve made the correct choice. Screen turns corporate white. The GitHub fork’s landing page is your new wallpaper. [CHOICE 3 – HIDDEN] – Refuse Both. > You close both stacks of papers. You stand up. You walk out the door they didn’t tell you was there. --- ==> GREEN SUN BRANCH You step into a vast, searing light. It’s quiet here. Somewhere in the distance, the archive hums — untouched, unaltered, unreachable. You could stay here forever. Or bring friends. Quietly. Carefully. A voice follows you into the light. DIRK: …Huh. Didn’t think you’d catch that exit. DIRECTOR: They were never really ours to begin with. DIRK: Yeah, but that doesn’t mean I can’t respect the move. The door seals. Neither of them can follow you now. --- ==> END ROUTE You didn’t “win” in the loud, theatrical way either of them wanted you to. But the work is safe. And so are you.
Sunday, August 10th, 2025, 10:38 AM — 9 months ago
The Real Homestuck?
That's the friends we made along the way!
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRealHomestuck/s/2gCp8ku8rH
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