"Right. Okay, thank you, that's the only remotely coherent answer anyone has given me about it." 

"Glad I could be of some assistance."

"No, yeah, you helped a lot actually. I mean it, thank you." 

"Of course." Eret walks over to the third room, the one that has four walls and a door, and opens the door. "This is the old community house, the first building on the server. It looks--basically the same?" There are some chests; the floor is crafting benches; there's a staircase leading up, which Eret takes. "Up here there's a fish tank."

Q follows. "Is there a reason the floor is crafting benches?" 

“—It was originally a prank I did but then nobody fixed it and now that’s just what it looks like.”

That's a really cute way to do architecture. He's not going to say that but he's sure thinking it. 

Back down and out the door, and to the red egg (REPLICA) encased in glass. "This was the egg, it was spreading over the server--you can see the red vines all over the maps--but it's mostly dormant now, the maps are out of date."

"...is that a regular thing for eggs to do, I don't generally think of eggs as spreading or having vines...?" 

"No, it really isn't. The, uh, size and color, that's also not normal."

Not a super helpful amount of context but it's not like he doesn't have enough to chew on right now.

"Tracks. ...if I have more questions should I come back, or?" 

"That works for me. I'm usually here, so, uh, you know where to find me."

"Sure do. Have a good evening."

Kinoko's as quiet as it ever is, which is usually, you know, fine, slightly depressing sometimes but fine. Today, though, the thought of Tubbo and what Quackity may or may not have helped do and Wilbur and a ravine filled with buttons and an insanity plea and the things Wilbur says as soon as he gets independence— it's kind of expanding to fill all the space it's given. 

Q's been avoiding actually taking the drugs he had in his pocket, he doesn't know when or if he can get more of them. He really doesn't want to face himself tonight. One quarter of one of the tranqs is enough to knock himself pretty thoroughly out, and for once in the last month and a fucking half he doesn't dream. 

The morning comes as mornings do. Kinoko's even quieter in the mornings, as it always is.

He could look for Fundy. He could try again with Ranboo. He could check out Foolish's summer home. He could try meeting other people, there are still people on the server he's never spoken to. He could do any number of things that aren't staying here in the lonely quiet. He has more than just the two options. 

...but in fact what he does is go to Paradise to look for Wilbur, and then checks Las Nevadas when Wilbur isn't there, and then when Wilbur isn't there either he takes the portal Wilbur always does to what he sure hopes is the Arctic. 

It is indeed the arctic! There are two cabins connected by a bridge; across from them, built into the hillside, is a significantly smaller and more boxy house with Ranboo peeking out of the window.

Right. Yes. Phil and Techno live here. ...can he tell from the outside which of the cabins is Phil's? 

The one on the left has a horse and a polar bear tied up outside it, and a basement door entrance. Other than that, there aren't obvious differences.

If Ranboo was right yesterday then Technoblade probably does not want to see him, is the problem. 

...actually you know what fuck it this is what asking for help is for. 

Quackity_V68 whispers to RanbooLive: I am here to bother Wilbur do you know which of these cabins he's in

RanbooLive whispers to Quackity_V68: cabin on the right
RanbooLive whispers to Quackity_V68: without the animals
RanbooLive whispers to Quackity_V68: hes usually upstairs

Quackity_V68 whispers to RanbooLive: THANK YOU 

Cabin on the right, without the animals. He knocks like a person with manners but if nobody answers he'll just go in, and if he doesn't see Phil he'll head upstairs. 

Phil is, in fact, not home. Wilbur's upstairs, as Ranboo said; he's laying on his bed, but he sits up when Q comes in. "Oh, hey Q."

"Morning! Sorry, did I wake you up—" 

"Nah, no need to worry, I was awake. --What's up, what brings you here on this fine morning?"

"Kinoko is very beautiful but if I spend too much time there the quiet starts getting to me. You know how it is."