"He didn't expect to find anyone there, but he was worried about Dream finding him."

“So he wasn’t with— okay. That’s— fine. That’s probably fine.”

“…I guess that’s— better than some of the alternatives. I mean. If he’s worried about Dream finding him, that means Dream hasn’t found him.”

"...but if he is looking for him..."

"...................is this maybe a bad time for me to say that I maybe kind of sort of know where Tommy's staying, orrrr---"

"--Kind of, yeah, I would say so! I would've liked to have known that, oh, I don't know, a week ago!"

"That is. Incredibly fair." Ranboo is going to look at the floor and also punch the floor. This is the worst conversation of his life. He is going to die of it.

He is going to deal with this Ranboo's incredible decision making later. "Where is he."

"Technoblade's. He's--he's safe there, Technoblade's protecting him, I think. And we just--y'know--tried to kill Technoblade. So I guess I thought... I don't know."

"And you aren't worried that Technoblade might harm him?"

"...Do you have a better place for him to be, because the way I see it, Technoblade is the only person on this server who won't give in to Dream. And Phil trusts Techno, and Tommy trusts Techno, and they're-- my friends, too. I trust them." Wow that was incredibly brave to say. Ranboo is very glad he's not human because if he was he would be blushing incredibly hard. As it is, he picks up the grass block he has successfully punched out of the floor and places it slightly to the right. Being in a one-block hole is convenient because it makes it easier for him to scrunch up as though he is not the tallest person there. "--Tubbo, you know Techno, don't you? Or--you did, at least?"

"Yeah. I--give me a second to think here. You're kind of dropping a lot on us, I'm gonna be honest.

I don't think he'd hurt Tommy for no reason. Maybe if he got, y'know, pressured into it, but I reckon we're not much better on that front."

Jingyan trusts Philza about as far as he can throw him, and he doesn't know where he is. He has no reason to trust Techno with anyone from L'Manberg, considering Tubbo decided to attack him.

"And so you just. Let people think he was dead."

“…….ye….s…….?” The ground is so incredibly interesting. “It’s— I mean, it’s a secret? Or, like, it’s supposed to be, I think?”

"--Is there any particular reason Tommy would be keeping his life secret from L'Manberg?"

“I’m really sorry. Um. I mean. He. I’m, I’m, I’m not sure? And I thought… I don’t know.”

"So you just assumed it would be better if we all just thought he was dead."

“Jingyan, that’s enough. I, I understand that you know us, but we just met you today. Ranboo, you are dismissed. I’ll talk to you later, privately.”

Oh thank prime. Ranboo does not quite run away but he definitely is going to be Leaving Now.

"I'm not saying we should go find Tommy, but we should seriously consider it."

“I— I understand the impulse to look for Tommy.

Dream still thinks we’re allies. If Tommy’s with us…”

"Has Dream's alliance been worth it?"

“…He hasn’t killed any of us.” Except Tommy, except not Tommy, apparently. “And it’s—if we can get him to take off his armor, ever, that’d be—that’d be huge.”

"He's not an idiot. Is he ever, actually, going to do that?"

“He might. If we demand some sort of show that he respect our laws. Probably not right now, since it’s right after the whole thing with Technoblade, but in a week or two maybe.” (Tubbo and Ranboo aren’t wearing armor.)