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A NEW START...
what remains of her
2024-07-13 11:33:52
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Posted by ID #2
Last edit: 2024-07-13 18:57:36
It all begin when someone misfired a post into chat.....

"Looking for someone to take care of my Fortuna game! Just got out of a wild game.


Requirements:

  • You gotta take Bobo Hotwheels as your patron!!!!! I don't want him to be lonely. :(

  • Please be a nice person to Bobo! No weirdos, please! He already has problems......

  • This is a super rare game file because of Bobo, so please give me a rare game file in return.



Looking for:

  • Files older than 4 years old (before the first Cosmicrew update! I'd like to get a rare pet by having an old save file!)

  • Classic glitch files are loved! I love old Sun God run files!

  • Please know me! Not accepting files from randos. I learned my lesson last time!

2024-07-13 11:44:21
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Posted by ID #2
Last edit: 2024-07-13 18:58:27
You haven't thought about Fortuna in just over 5 years.....

You never deleted your last game. You couldn't. The idea of deleting the file never sat well with you. While the post was deleted soon after, you contacted your friend, Cowboy, to trade save files with Helen. There was a bit of reluctance on his end. He wasn't sure it was healthy for you to get back to Fortuna.

You told him you'd be ok. It's been 5 years.
You...would be ok...right?

But you did ask if you could bring over some of your old data. That really made him uncomfortable for some reason. You stopped asking after that.

And then, just this morning, he asked for your save file through a one-way transfer. When you sent him it, it would be removed from your computer, forever.

It's been 5 years. You trust your friend.

You boot up Fortuna.
"Hey, Yu. You ready to trade the file over?"
Are you ready?
Chosen Action
"Can I say goodbye to my game before you take it?"
"Can I say goodbye to my game before you take it?"
"........No. You're never going to give it to me if you start getting emotional about it."
What will you say?
Chosen Action
"This save file just means a lot to me, is all."
"This save file just means a lot to me, is all. I won't say goodbye if you don't want me to, but I really want to say goodbye to all of my fr- my....my characters."
"I suppose it couldn't hurt. Much." Cowboy seems less than pleased with your attachment to your save file. It appears he wants to say more, but he has weighed his options on the matter.
"Bye, Fortuna! I'll miss all the adventures I had! Even if uh, I'm going to be going on more soon!"
"I'm sorry I just left you there unfinished. I just.....I knew I couldn't win, and if I tried everyone in the universe would die. It would all be my fault. I was hoping to come back to you when I felt more confident but that never happened."
"I'm sorry to all the people I left behind. I was a coward! I didn't even say goodbye! Helios, and Kratos are likely still waiting for me to come back, and they'll just be seeing a new player in my place, and they'll be so confused. I hope you guys understand that...that I just couldn't beat the game, and I didn't want you all to keep seeing me fail no matter how much you all told me it was ok."
"Not to be insensitive, but are you done?"
Are you done?
Chosen Action
"I'm done! I'm done! Take it away from me, please!"
"I'm done! I'm done! Take it away from me, please!"
"Uh, ok, got you. Just hit the accept button and the file will be transferred my way. I'll try to transfer your some of your character data, but know it's a pretty bad idea considering your save file is 5 years old, and bugged to blue hell."
Yu
2024-07-13 12:19:27
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Last edit: 2024-07-14 12:45:49
"That's ok! You can fix the glitches and fight all the bugs for me! Just like when you came to my house when those weird eight legged things got in."
"Spiders.....Spiders! They're called spiders."
"You still don't get outside much, do you?"
Yu
2024-07-13 12:23:38
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Last edit: 2024-07-14 12:46:11
"...................I remember I liked to take photos outside sometimes, but then all my cameras ran out of film. I was going to buy more! But, I didn't have much money. I was going to get more money, but uh, I....."
"No one wants to hire me and I don't even try hard to get hired, and I couldn't even finish school, and-"
Cowboy claps his hands. "Ok! We're going to play some video games, dude! Focus!"
"So I told you before, we're playing a three player session. I got another friend who I think needs a little help getting back into this game as well. Now, I need you to listen to me carefully, Yu. I want to make sure you understand my friend's issues beforehand. Don't worry, I've already told my dude your issues ahead of time too."
What will you say?
Chosen Action
"That's right, we agreed it was best we'd not keep our issues a secret."
You want to complain more about how you feel like you're rotting in your own apartment but you pull yourself together. You and Cowboy agreed to this. "That's right, we agreed it was best we'd not keep our issues a secret. Can you tell me about your friend?"
"Right, so the dude's name is Memetical_Cargo, but just call the fella "Cargo.""
"You might know Cargo as "HotBirdMemes" or something like that....?"
"Wasn't he like, 12?"
Cowboy
2024-07-13 12:45:02
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"He? Uh, no. "He" was 21 when you met "him". Cargo is 26 now."
Yu
2024-07-13 12:45:50
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 16:24:21
"Weird 21 year old....."
"Either way, Cargo is..." Cowboy pauses, trying to find the best way to word this. "Paranoid, medically paranoid. Cargo is a good dude, but if you say something that seems suspicious, the guy can turn really...mental in an instant. It got the fella in trouble, a lot."
Cowboy
2024-07-13 12:54:41
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 12:54:51
"So, here's a list of topics I need you to avoid. Keep them in a notepad if possible.

  • Mailmen

  • The Postal System

  • Criticality Accidents

  • Cops

  • Car Accidents

  • PiPython

  • A -to-> Z Tech"

What a weird arrangement of things....
Chosen Action
"Can you remind me what a criticality accident is?"
"I remember hearing about criticality accidents, but I can't remember what they are exactly. Can you remind me?"
"Frankly, I got no idea. All I know is that PiPhyton was compiling a bunch of these "criticality accidents" from Notail Simulator, a game the company made before Fortuna. Cargo ended up taking the files and making a uh...."
Cowboy
2024-07-13 13:18:00
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"....theory video on it involving a like, real fucking guy who died. Like as if the guy was part of a fucking alternate reality game, or a murder cover-up. It was used as "evidence." PiPhyton quit speedrunning Fortuna after that, and Cargo got fucking banned for a looooooong ass time. That's also why I don't want PiPhyton to get mentioned. Dude has been through enough. I don't want Cargo bothering them over anything."
"I hate when friend groups break apart...."
"Let's not focus on that. Anything else you need to know?"
"Why is he paranoid about A -to-> Z Tech? Those guys deliver my meals!"
"And uh, also make most of the tech in my house actually. What's wrong with them?"
"Beats me honestly."
"Cargo is always making some giant diagram about how A -to-> Z Tech is connected to everything. Especially how the company owns the Cosmosdex company and uh, is using Fortuna as training data? Sucking our brains out? Building an AI army to wipe us out? I dunno man, it depends on the week what reason it's for. All I know is that Cargo thinks the company is behind a bunch of murders in real life. I just think they're a company like any other. A big one, but not murderers."
"I didn't know A -to-> Z Tech owned the Cosmosdex company!"
"Their logo is in the intro to the game."
"I never watched the intro to the game. I always accidentally skipped it."
"Anyway, when talking to Cargo, I need you to promise me you'll be honest to the guy. When Cargo realizes someone is lying, the dude can go totally off the rails. Total melt down mode. That being said......"
"There are certain things you should lie about. Learning when and where to lie is important. Don't for example, tell the truth to Cargo about your address, or any particular bad habits or feelings, and I'm not talking about just your usual bemoaning your current situation. I'm talking about the really fucked up invasive thoughts."
"Let's do a test right now. Yu, how do you feel about humans?"
.............
Chosen Action
"Humans are humans."
Yu
2024-07-13 13:40:41
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 13:40:58
"Humans are humans. They seem to be trying their best."
"Now let's make sure you know how to lie. Yu, what are you?"
..................
Chosen Action
[Lie] "..............."
"......................................................."
"......................................................................................................................................"
"I can't lie about this."
Cowboy
2024-07-13 13:54:32
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Posted by ID #2
Last edit: 2024-07-13 13:54:51
"Ugh, look if you can't lie about something, try telling a [joke] or playing it [friendly]. You can also try being [distracting] or [rude] to get the heat off, but please try to go for the first two options, got it? I had a feeling you'd be a terrible liar."
"I just don't want you to say something that'll really get you hurt, got it? If Cargo ever tells you something really fucked up, you tell me. Don't worry, I told Cargo the same thing about you."
What will you say?
Chosen Action
"Do I really tell you horrible things.....?"
"Do I really tell you horrible things.....?"
"All the time."
"........................................................."
"But it's like, whatever. I'm used to it. You can talk to me like that, just not to my buddies, alright? Cause I understand, but they're not going to."
...................
Chosen Action
"Woops. Well I'll try my best!"
"Woops. Well I'll try my best! Haha!"
Cowboy
2024-07-13 14:21:19
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 14:21:53
"...Ok, one last part of this "tutorial", I know you, Yu. If you keep holding back your intrusive thoughts soon all the options in your head are going to be intrusive thoughts, and you're going to fucking blow up at someone at the wrong time. I can tell you're really close to blowing up, so feel free to just "lay it on me." It's better to say something intrusive when you can roll it out as a joke, instead of say, saying "Fuck off, your problems are minor compared to mine!" when someone is talking about their problems to you."
"I'm going to get a coffee. Be right back!"
....................
Chosen Action
"I can't do anything right. I belong to be in the situation I'm in. The fact that you're wasting your time is stupid. You need to block and stop talking to me like everyone else before I ruin your life."
"I can't do anything right. I belong to be in the situation I'm in. The fact that you're wasting your time is stupid. You need to block and stop talking to me like everyone else before I ruin your life!!!"
"I'm back with coffee!"
"Also, no. But thanks for reminding me that I'm not held hostage!"
"I feel a bit better now. Ignore what I said. It's kind of stupid. I don't want you to block me."
"Just the idea of meeting a new person is stressing me out. What if I mess up like I usually do?"
Cowboy shrugs. "Oh well. Just try again another time."
"Anyway, time to release the beast!"
"That's a joke, don't get scared."
"Why would I ever get scared of that....?"
"Sorry, actually my bad, it's Cargo who would get scared of me saying that. Whatever, adding Cargo to the game now."
[party at club bug!]
Memetical_Cargo
2024-07-13 14:50:53
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Last edit: 2025-07-18 13:53:47
[User Memetical_Cargo has been added to the game session.]
[User Cowboy's Alt Account has been added to the game session.]
"..............Why did you add your alt account?............."
"Well, I figured while we play a trio game, I play a second character on the side. Just didn't want to bother you guys with my typical gameplay style."
"You can play two games at once?"
"Of course our pal Cowboy can! The government drugs he takes allow him to process things much faster than us "simpletons" who refuse to-"
"Dude."
"He's good at multitasking."
"Suspiciously good.......you ever think about how many friends he has? It feels like..."
".................................................."
"........................................................................."
"He's really good at navigating social situations, don't you agree?"
Yu
2024-07-13 14:59:28
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 19:18:28
"Yeah! He's my best friend! ...And my only one...kind of....."
"So, Yu, what do you think of Cargo?"
"He seems pretty nice, if a bit jumpy!"
""He" seems a bit nice?????"
"Uh, sorry I just met you, I felt like a bit nice was fitting...."
"Heh. Hey pal. What's your name, and what should I call you?"
What should Cargo call you?
Chosen Action
[Truth] "Call me Yu! You can also just use They/Any for me."
"Call me Yu! You can also just use They/Any for me."
"Nice to meet you, Yu!"
"........................................."
"Are you not going to ask me anything....?"
Yu
2024-07-13 15:20:21
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Last edit: 2025-07-18 13:55:27
"Cowboy already told me your name! Hi Cargo! We used to talk time to time when you were HotBirdMemes!"
"Forget anything you remember from that time."
What do you say?
Chosen Action
"Beep boop! Data erased!"
"Beep, boop! Data erased!"
"Haha!"
"COWBOY YOU FUCKING TOLD ME YU WOULDN'T BE AN AI. AIs CANNOT BE TRUSTED. THEIR MOTIVES AND ALLEGIANCES ARE TO THE COMPANY THAT MADE THEM. MY THERAPIST WAS A FUCKING AI FOR YEARS AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT, AND YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID? HE JUST MADE EVERYTHING FUCKING WORSE!!!"
"I'm not an AI."
"Oh yes! Yes, please tell me, AI, how you can never lie, and thus you would never ever lie about this! Sounds like just the kind of thing an AI would say!!!!!"
"They were making a joke."
"I believe you!"
"Do you really?"
"I seriously do. Sorry."
Do you have anything to say?
Chosen Action
"I wish I was an AI. Then I'd stop fucking up everything. I already messed up and we're only 5 seconds into this chat."
"I wish I was an AI. Then I'd stop fucking up everything. I already messed up and we're only 5 seconds into this chat."
Memetical_Cargo
2024-07-13 15:41:51
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"Yu is confirmed to not be an AI."
"Dude!"
"What? I know AIs. They never pull the inflict emotional damage on self routine until you get to know them more. Most AIs think that walking up to someone and just fucking losing it out of nowhere is unrealistic. Thus, Yu is an organic. Sorry for calling you an AI."
Cowboy
2024-07-13 15:45:50
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 19:21:39
"How about we share player cards to lighten the mood?"
"Seeing as Yu is trustworthy, I have no issues sharing my player card."
"I was seriously considering asking if I could not share my player card until Yu dropped that vent....."
Memetical_Cargo
2024-07-13 15:50:00
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Player Card
Player Name: Memetical_Cargo (Just call me Cargo, please.)
Age In Notail Years: 26
Current State: Hidden

Joined: Not giving dates. Joined after seeing speedruns.
Player Type With Duel Boost Activated: Chaos Messenger

Favorite Entry: ""Aftiks""
Favorite Patron: Hermes....Lyssa.....Ananke
Notable Submitted Entry: The Judge, The Zookeeper, Zoo Corp (Please do not contact me to ask about them.)

Occupation: Freelance Video Editor, and "Content Creator"
Notes: Please do not message me without asking, I'm "shy" and "easily upset" apparently. Don't ask me about "The Incident" I'm not allowed to talk about it on the Cosmosdex "website". I got an eye for "details" that makes me fantastic at my job and "annoying" to talk to. That's what people have told me.

Please do not contact me at all if you're a cop, I have nothing to say to you.
Cowboy
2024-07-13 16:07:16
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Player Card
Player Name: Cowboy
Age In Notail Years: 27
Current State: Always Online! Feel free to chat anytime!

Joined: About a year after Fortuna launched. I gave the game to basically everyone I knew!
Player Type With Duel Boost Activated: Earth Justice (Used to be Earth Support but I'm past that stage of my life.)

Favorite Entry: I just like the cool looking aliens.
Favorite Patron: Nike, Artemis, Bia, Palaestra
Notable Submitted Entry: I'm not good at writing!

Occupation: That's private.
Notes: I love making new friends! Feel free to tell me if you ever have any problems.
"Nice patron list, man."
"I love women!"
"So, Yu, are you going to share your player card?"
"Uh...I never made one.....give me a second!"
Age In Notail Years
Chosen Action
I rather not say!
Current State
Chosen Action
Just came back! Need time to set up.
Favorite Entry
Chosen Action
Cool aliens! So like krell and axeni.
Favorite Patron
Chosen Action
Helios!
Occupation
Chosen Action
Unemployed....
Notes
Chosen Action
I've been playing Fortuna for a while, but I've been out for longer than I've been in … So I might not know what all the new updates do, please be patient!
"Ok, I finished my player card. Enjoy!"
Yu
2024-07-13 16:59:08
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 16:59:16
Player Card
Player Name: Yu
Age In Notail Years: I rather not say!
Current State: Just came back! Need time to set up.

Joined: About a year after Fortuna launched. Cowboy gave it to me.
Player Type With Duel Boost Activated: Culture! (I don't know what duel boost means but I also had Forge as a second type once.)

Favorite Entry: I like cool looking aliens. So like krell and axeni.
Favorite Patron: Helios!
Notable Submitted Entry: I never wrote an entry. Are those still open?

Occupation: Unemployed....
Notes: I've been playing Fortuna for a while, but I've been out for longer than I've been in … So I might not know what all the new updates do, please be patient!
"Helios?"
"Yeah, Yu likes Helios."
"I can't wait to see him again! It's been so long. Do you think he'll remember me?"
"He won't, and we're not taking him. The requirements for the file says we have to pick up this Bobo guy."
"I don't want Helios on my team anyway. The guy has tried to kill people more than he's tried to help! He's always rude for no reason!"
"But...Helios is nice....."
"I gotta be honest Yu, I ain't sure what kind of experience you had, but most of us walk up to Helios, give him a good "how do you do, sir" touch his horse, and get blasted into a new game."
"There's actually a reason for that! You see Helios is meant to give assistance to players who still need more tutorials. As such, he starts at a positive reputation with new players and players who are doing badly in the game, while the better you do in the game, the more naturally hostile he'll become! As such for new players he's a gift, but for older players he's nothing but a boss battle!"
"Nerd."
"Fuck off and die."
"So there's no chance of meeting Helios in this session?"
"Uh, unlikely. I mean I haven't had Helios not attack me since my third game. Now that guy sees me from a mile away and the boss music starts playing."
"That's because you keep touching his horses...."
"His horses are filled with movement buffs, what else am I supposed to do?"
"If it comforts you, Yu, it is possible for a more trained player to meet Helios in a neutral standing. To do this, you must take a slow approach towards, with no weapons in your inventory, nor hands. Continue to move slowly towards him, and offer him casual calming statements such as. "Those are some nice horses you own, but do note I only like them visually and would never touch them." or "I don't know what a horse is, I was hoping you could teach me.""
"So like approaching a real horse!"
Memetical_Cargo
2024-07-13 17:17:22
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 19:28:29
"Exactly like a real horse. Real horses are fucked up. I can't believe you've actually ridden one before."
"Actually, never mind, lets not talk about real horses."
Yu
2024-07-13 17:20:07
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 19:29:14
"I know we're not taking him as a patron, but, if we meet him, can we talk to him? I really won't want to see him hurt. He's my friend."
"Helios is just an NP...."
"I mean, yes, I'm sure we can help you talk to Helios."
"I'm sure we'll have lots of "fun" with Helios."
"Yay!"
"Why did you word that weirdly....."
"Anyway, other than this "Bobo", our other patron will be Hermes. I'm adding him in right now."
[Hermes has been added as a patron.]
"Good job picking the best guy around to join you folks! Wow! Four people! That's a crowd!"
"Three people, the weird shadowy guy is my alt account."
"Hermes!!! I had him in my game too!"
"Wait isn't Hermes a mailman?"
"You say that like being a mailman is a problem!"
"Uh, maybe I shouldn't have said that...."
"I like Hermes!"
"????????"
"He is Tall."
"I'm tall!!!!!"
"Tall Things Are Nice Things If They Are Noodly."
"But only if they have less than 5 eyes."
"Good thing I don't have any eyes!"
Yu
2024-07-13 17:36:56
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 17:37:04
"???????????????????????????????"
"Right I don't think I explained this. If you don't understand. Cargo has irrational, paranoid thoughts, no offense. Bro associates Certain Things with Certain Effects. A Mailman is Evil but something that is Long And Noodly is Good."
"But that doesn't make sense...."
"That's what an irrational thought is, Yu."
"Hermes never lies to me!"
Will you....
Chosen Action
Ask if everyone is ready to play because you're excited!
Yu
2024-07-13 17:56:41
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Last edit: 2024-07-13 19:32:07
"Is everyone ready to play? I'm genuinely excited to play this game again! I haven't felt this happy in a while."
"Yes, I have my aftik character ready."
"She can solve all crimes instantly. I made sure to make her as lore accurate to "aftiks" as possible. No crime goes unsolved as long as she's around!"
"No crimes."
"That doesn't look like an aftik....Did they update them?"
"What are you talking about, aftiks haven't been updated. That's clearly an aftik. They've always looked like that."
"Yeah! That's one of those woopy woop birds! She's so cute! Looks super feisty too! You go girl, solve those crimes!"
"I worked very very hard on this aftik, Yu. You understand? I don't make lore inaccurate characters. I stick by the book."
"I guess I've only seen a few aftiks. I didn't know they could look like this."
"Ok, everyone put in your Cosmicrew logins in, and we'll get started!"
"Cosmicrew?"
"The pet game."
"There's a pet game???"
"Looks like we're doing the Naut plotline......"
"Feel free to sign up for an account, Yu. We'll meet you in game. Our session will be your tutorial for Cosmicrew. It's a pet catching side game you play during the main game, but a lot of people treat it as the main game to be honest."
"You already know what Cargo is playing, and I'll be playing as myself on the main account!"
"You can play as yourself?"
"Sure can! Makes it easier for you to die and get a game over, but I like playing as my player AI. I'm not good at roleplaying."
"He's not kidding. Trust me. He's really bad at roleplaying."
"Dude!"
"I AM LITERALLY ECHOING YOUR OWN WORDS WHAT THE BLUE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM!?!?! THE DUDE SAFE WORD IS TO ONLY BE USED FOR WHEN I'M BEING A PIECE OF SHIT."
"You're right my bad. I'm just a little bit embarrassed about it."
"Anyway, I got the session all prepped and downloaded a few minor mods. Mainly for error logs, especially since we spliced it with a 5 year old save file. Let's start this!"
"Starting a new universe now!"
WARNING: DRAGON SPAWN CAP HAS BEEN REACHED
"That's a new one."
WARNING: DRAGON SPAWN CAP HAS BEEN REACHED
Memetical_Cargo
2024-07-13 18:22:25
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Posted by ID #118
Last edit: 2025-07-18 13:59:55
"THE SPAWN CAP FOR DRAGONS IS IN THE MILLIONS PER UNIVERSE. SPAWN CAP ERRORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR RARE BOSSES OR PLANETS ACCIDENTALLY DOUBLE SPAWNING, NOT FOR FUCKING DRAGONS!?!?!?!"
WARNING: DRAGON SPAWN CAP HAS BEEN REACHED
"Guys my screen is going dark?!?!?"
WARNING: DRAGON SPAWN CAP HAS BEEN REACHED
Cowboy
2024-07-13 18:24:55
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Posted by ID #2
Last edit: 2024-07-13 18:25:20
"Culture type cutscene."
Memetical_Cargo
2024-07-13 18:25:09
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Posted by ID #2
Last edit: 2024-07-13 18:26:28
"Culture type cutscene."
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