Astro sits at the front desk of the Cosmic Candy Entertainment Complex, bored. Drake appears and seems mopey.
Astro waves to Drake. “Hello!”
"Hello"
“Are you doing okay?” Astro quickly types something on his computer.
"Feel very grief" Drake frowns.
“Oh no! Is there anything I can do to help?”
"Need pep step"
“Oh! You need cheering up huh? Hmmmm……”
Drake sniffles some.
“What would you like to do? Would you like me to make a friend for you?”
"Would help yes"
“Alright!” Astro gets yoinked up into the ceiling. He then comes back down with a robot that looks very much like Drake. Drake tilts her head as she watches. “May I have your hand for a moment please?”
"Ok, give" Drake holds out her hand. Astro takes Drake’s hand. He then snaps his fingers as Drake starts feeling happier. DrakeBot then becomes a living vessel. Drake smiles some.
“Do you feel better now?” Astro asks.
"Very sugma"
“That’s good to hear!” The Happy feeling grows as the vessel starts to be inhabited by... something. Drake smiles more. Astro lets go as the process is complete. Drake will keep the happy feeling for at least a full 24 hours. The Vessel blinks and looks around.
Drake looks at Astro, "Sugma very Astro"
“I’m glad to hear that.” Astro turns to the vessel. “Welcome back to the land of the living! I recommend you head over in that direction,” Astro points in the direction of the Shooting Star Rest Stop. “Go there and I’ll be there soon to explain.”
The Vessel looks confused as she squints at Astro, examining him before heading that direction.
"Where Drake go?" Drake asks, smiling at Astro.
“That Drake is going to a place so I can explain that you two are the best of friends! But it will take a bit of time.” Astro explains, “So if you will excuse me, I have stuff to do. You can stay and play some of the games, or go home and wait. I’ll let you know when you can have the friend.”
"Can stay very"
“I recommend staying away from the observatory, I don’t think you would like Henry. Anyway, I’ll see you later!” Astro gets yoinked up into the ceiling as he waves Drake goodbye.
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Rose Moore enters the Rest Stop, looking around taking in her suroundings. The place looks like a 50’s America Diner mixed with SPACE! There are several empty booths. She looks mildly disgusted as she sits at a booth, staying close to the edge. Astro descends from the ceiling and sits across from her.
“I believe you have some questions?”
"Well, I'd assume you would know what questions to ask, go on and tell me the answers then."
“Okay. I’m Astro, I brought you back because business, and you are currently the only Hybrid Divulgar in existence. Those are the most important questions I believe.”
"And what would that business be?"
“Do you know of a person called King?”
"And who might they be?"
“King is a Pyrite's Divulgar.” Astro smiles, “King also made replicas of people thought to be dead and then destroyed them, causing Drake to be depressed.”
"So they are an enemy? Are you implying you brought me back for that reason?"
“No, I just brought you back because I wanted to see if I could. This will probably piss King off though.” Astro says, “I was just catching you up on what the current quote un quote ‘Big Bad’ is.”
"Excuse me but he's the big bad? Where is he?"
“They are considered the current big bad by some of the Risen. And that’s the thing, They like to obscure their location.”
"So he's still living..hm..so may I ask how exactly I'm here and Drake is out there?"
“Well to put it simply, I copied you from Drakes mind and pasted you into what is basically a Drake Clone but not really.”
"And where are we?"
“The Cosmic Candy Entertainment Center of course! Also, You are not in the same world that you used to be.”
"Same world?"
“You're from the same world that Drake is, yes? Or did my info get corrupted again….”
"You're correct, but I wasn't made aware of other worlds"
“Oh? Well that’s interesting, But yes! Other worlds exist. If you want I can return you to the world you came from.”
"What places are my options?"
“Depends, In Here? This World? The Place where a certain Cat Girl is? A Bunker? Moore Manor? A Different World?”
"Cat girl?"
“She is a Risen that you may be familiar with, goes by the name Luna.” Astro leans back in his seat.
"I would like to go there, sounds interesting.."
“Okay.” Astro snaps and an arcade carpet portal appears under Rose. She is then absorbed by it and teleported to Harmonia’s House.
Rose would later don the name of "Nicole", given to her by Harmonia. 💖