[text; rescuer network]

[determinate]

This is Frisk.

How is everyone? Where are you?

Does anybody need anything?

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[deciderly]

[AJ nods to show that she remembers. she can really tell how proud Frisk is of her friends, even in text] Sounds like you've got a really great bunch of friends.

[determinate]

Yeah, they're all really cool. Sans and my mom were the first monsters that ever made friends with me.

[deciderly]

[so they are important to Frisk] An' they were the ones taken, right?

[determinate]

Yeah. Sans is still a musician, but my mom's not. Silver says they're probably keeping all the old musicians somewhere just in case they want them again.

[deciderly]

[huh. AJ didn't know that. she files that bit of information away for later use] This is all so crazy, ponynapping, turning everyone into musicians fer energy. Ah just don't get it.

[determinate]

I don't either. I know music magic exists, but they've already got enough of their own to do all of this. Why do they even need more?

[deciderly]

[AJ shrugs, which is a surprisingly good shrug for a pony] S'ppose it doesn't matter why... All we gotta do is focus on finding them.

[determinate]

It'll be a lot easier if we can figure out how they think and what they want and all that. We'll have to meet them someday.

[deciderly]

Hey, yeah. Yer probably right. Phew, they better be prepared fer a lot of anger. Ah don't know what Ah'd do if Ah met 'em face to face. [a small orange pony trying to be threatening]

[determinate]

They must have some reason. That doesn't make it okay or mean it's a good one, but they're not doing it just to be evil.

[deciderly]

[hn. Applejack digs her hoof into the ground, considering. if this were back home, it might be possible to reach out to these villains. but she doesn't know how that would play out here. she doesn't even have her Element of Honesty] We can always think on it later, after we've gathered s'more clues. For now, all we can do is look around.

[determinate]

Silver said they've been giving them some of their powers and things back. Maybe some of them can come help later.

[deciderly]

Ah heard that, too. Ah sure hope so. [she rubs the back of her neck] Goodness, it's so unlike me t'be this down in the dumps, an' Ah'm sorry. Ah'm just really confused right now, is all. If this were Equestria...

[determinate]

It's okay. It's hard to be in a different world with different kinds of people. I felt like that at first when I met all the monsters.

[deciderly]

[AJ really feels lost. she can't make herself useful because she is a pony and... ponies didn't work here. so what was she supposed to do? parade around as a dog the whole time? she sighs] Oh, well. Just gotta try an' stay positive. Ah'll check in with you again real soon, all right, sugarcube?

[determinate]

Sure. I'll do the same thing.

You can help even if you can't work. Your friends are going to need to see you.

[deciderly]

[she can help even if she can't work... Applejack looks surprised for a moment, and then her expression smooths out into a smile] You're right! There are still things Ah can do, even if Ah don't know what yet. But Ah'm ready to do whatever Ah can t'get them back. Thanks, Frisk!

[determinate]

You're welcome!

We'll have to do more than sneak around like this sometime. Maybe we can all break into a building later.

[deciderly]

Now, there's somethin' Ah can do, no problem. Just call on me when ya need help with that.

[determinate]

Sure. I've never done it before.

[deciderly]

It's probably not somethin' y'all should worry about doin' on a regular basis. But it might be useful in some situations, like when y'need to rescue your friends.