Tubbo: still staring at dirt block.

"Tubbo."

Blink. Blink. Yeah, moving still isn't happening.

"...Jingyan."

"I'm not sure we need to do anything about ConnorEatsPants--" why are the names here like this "-- but we do need to something about Technoblade."

Sigh. Everything feels... heavy, and distant, and slow, like walking on honey blocks. He's not sure how long it takes him to form words; it could be anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes.

"What do you think we should do?"

"It would depend on whether we can afford to give his weapons back, and whether we can afford to give in to him."

"His weapons are mostly valuable as-- as leverage. Sentimental attachments. I think... we can make new weapons, he can too, even more than we can. Anything we really needed, we could just say I died and lost it, but us using his weapons would mostly just make us a target for him to kill us and take them back. So... probably, yeah. Ideally he gives us something for them, but I think it's... probably fine?"

As much as he doesn't want to encourage stunts like this, there isn't any reason to leave Connor out to dry. "Would you come with me to gift them to him?"

"...Can you tell him to come here instead, I'm busy." Small gesture at dirt block.

"... you want Technoblade to come here."

Smile. Smile is correct, right? Right.

"Yes, please."

... this is so ill-advised.

Not worth a fight though.

and it means Tubbo and Tommy are less likely to run into each other.

"I will go tell him that."

Back to where they ran into Technoblade.

Techno's not there. The cobblestone wall now has a one-wide cobblestone tower peeking out from behind it, though. It looks like there might be an anvil on top? It looks from the sides like there might be something else new there as well. Hard to say, given distance and obstacles.

(If Jingyan goes to check, Techno is behind the cobblestone wall. As are Tommy, Connor, and a glass tank of water.)

It makes sense to go check, especially seeing how everything has grown.

"Tubbo wishes to speak to you in L'Manberg."

Three things happen immediately upon his approach:

- Techno says "uh, Tommy, we have a visitor."

- Connor yells HELP!

- Tommy spins around and shoots Jingyan with an invisibility arrow, and then again to shoot Connor with one.

"...Tommy, stop shooting people with invis arrows. How is everyone going to know who he is."

"Sorry, sorry. Let's just wait 30 seconds."

"Let's just awkwardly wait 30 seconds before we talk-- actually, that's not a bad idea, we can have a redo of that entire interaction."

Ow. "Why would you want me invisible?" he asks Tommy. (This is up there in bizarre negotiations he's been involved in.)

"Reflex, innit."

... that's an answer.

To Techno: "What part of this negotiation do you want to redo while we can't all see each other?"

"Well, if everyone could speak in order instead of all at once, that'd be pretty pog. Connor, you can go first while we wait for Jingyan to be visible again."

"Thank you, that's considerate. HELP!"

... "I'd be happy to, but I think I am the only one here."

"Hey, man, at least you're fucking trying. These dicks--" He is interrupted by Tommy placing cobblestone over the hole he is in.