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AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#29301: Oct 8th 2019 at 4:38:05 PM

Outside the library

Stinkfly winced as Silanea rushed the two inside.

"Uh, yeah! No fighting each other!" Stinkfly shouted, before looking up at the sky. He lifted off to try and find the Thunder Child again. If he found it, he would make a beeline for the ship.

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
ScorpioRat from Houston, Texas Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#29302: Oct 8th 2019 at 5:13:50 PM

Inside Library

"B-but I have to...the people outside..." Makoto said, trying to focus on the people speaking to her instead of the intrusive thoughts. If she didn't fight then she'd be a liability. They weren't too weak to keep going. It was that sword's fault, but she wasn't going to let it sever her bond with Anat. Another spike of uncomfortable, undirected anger made her grip her teeth and punch the floor with her free hand.

"I feel like shi- t-trash," she admitted to Lewis after getting slightly more of a grip on herself. Like she was back in Kaneshiro's bank and trying to summon her Persona, but this time the mask refused to come off when she pulled at it.

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#29303: Oct 8th 2019 at 6:22:17 PM

Outside the library, is this even a battle now?

The police Makoto hit the brakes, her motorcycle coming to a stop within a foot of Rex's. She looked at him, expression fairly steadfast. "Oh? Because you think I'm an evil copy, here to kill people?" the police Makoto asked rhetorically. "Then why are you just trying to bring me to a stop? Why didn't you just ram my bike, or shoot me, or slice me, or any of the other things you could do to actually put me down?" she went on, as behind her Cascabel was approaching.

The police Makoto let out a simple, "ow!" as the little shuppet whacked into her, knocking off her hat and making a dramatic reveal of absolutely nothing but normal hair, and her headband. "Hey, quit it" she told the pokemon, in a tone of only mild frustration, waving a hand at him in a shooing motion.


Inside the library

"That blade that stabbed her construct; it was a demon blade" Silanea said to Lewis, though in that, 'I don't have the time to go through an entire explanation right now' tone. "Makoto, the people outside are already dealt with. Now we need to make sure you're okay, before you push yourself too hard" the lamia continued, taking her hands off Makoto, and backing off just a little.

"Do you think you need healing? Some kind of remedy? Something to eat? Just rest?" Silanea asked, clearly trying to gauge what kind of problem this was exactly.


Above the library, to the Thunder Child

As Stinkfly approached, militia members on the deck spotted him, and Greg stepped over to the edge. "Hey, Ben!" Greg called in a friendly tone, but then paused, glancing to either side as he noticed other militia members hesitantly placing hands on their weapons. "Oh, right, uh... Don't suppose you have a way of telling us that's really you, and not, you know?" the militia member then asked awkwardly.

Edited by FirockFinion on Oct 8th 2019 at 7:23:16 AM

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stargirl93 Snowy from Zemuria Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Snowy
#29304: Oct 8th 2019 at 6:37:01 PM

Rean || Library

Rean shrugged. "Just saying hi." To be honest they hadn't really talked that much, so he kind of understood Garrett's reaction. Then Herc and Caboose greeted him.

"Yeah. I kind of slept all day yesterday. Whoops." Rean said. He then raised an eyebrow. "Other than here? Why?"

Oceanstuck Dark Sun, what choices have I...? from see handle Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Dark Sun, what choices have I...?
#29305: Oct 8th 2019 at 7:42:18 PM

library

Oh, so her persona ate an entire demon sword. "That's all I needed," I replied, figuring I could infer from there. Something that left poison in the psyche directly...conventional rest or treatment didn't seem like it'd cut it, but maybe something that acted deeper...I tried to think of what might do. Maybe..."Tairee, would it be too much to ask for something playing Song of Healing from Zelda on loop?" I asked, briefly turning away before focusing on Makoto again. "Your eyes were glowing...how's Anat?"


Cascabel, clearly not dissuaded by the copy's annoyance and even a bit spurred on by it, merely laughed to itself and started tugging at Clone Makoto's hair.

Edited by Oceanstuck on Oct 8th 2019 at 7:50:14 AM

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ScorpioRat from Houston, Texas Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#29306: Oct 8th 2019 at 8:25:57 PM

Inside the Library

"Not okay..." she said. How to explain? It was hard to even think rationally for longer than a minute before she had to fend off another round of emotional battery from Anat. They had to get outside and take it out on something or she'd completely lose it.

"I...if I let her out again I think we're going to hurt someone. She wants to fight right now..." Makoto sat up and dug around in one of her belt pockets for the Psychokinetic bombs she asked for. She set them down in front of Lewis. If she did let her control slip, then they could at least stun her. "She won't leave me alone, and I can't ignore her." Anat was too loud and insistent and it was driving them both to the edge. Her Persona was dragging up negative memories that weren't helping much either.

DeisTheAlcano Bored Witch Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Bored Witch
#29307: Oct 8th 2019 at 9:29:48 PM

Outside the library — It's never too late to follow the rules

Rex built his smack hand and flicked one of its fingers to push Cascabel away. He wanted to not get even more distracted than he already was. And honestly hearing Makoto complain was starting to press weird buttons in his brain.

"The adults are talking"

Having just vented his frustration in a physical way, even if just a little, made Rex focus better on the task at hand. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't help but see Makoto when she looked at whatever this thing was taking her place. And when she asked him why he didn't do the logical thing and end the fight right then and there, he felt he owed her an explanation. This damned shapeshifter was messing with his head.

"It would be weird... you can't even fight back" he finally admitted. "So I'm going to arrest you"

He took her hand and tried to lead her towards the library where the Thunder Child was waiting. The militia would take care of that for him. One less headache to deal with.

"Come on, you're going to love prison. You will have to change out of the uniform though, it would be confusing otherwise"

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#29308: Oct 8th 2019 at 10:05:10 PM

Library lobby

Miss Tairee glanced at Lewis with an eyebrow raised in mild confusion, but then shrugged and did some typing. A little radio appeared nearby them with a blur and started playing.

Silanea listened, her eyes widening as Makoto went on. "You cannot separate from her? Keep her silent?" Silanea wondered, though asked as if she already knew the answer was no.

"Uh..." Louie stood nearby, with that awkward expression of someone who felt they needed to try to help, but didn't have much idea how to. "What if you, like let her out, and then we subdue her out here?" the young trainer suggested, holding up a pokeball and explaining, "like a rowdy pokemon, that just needs to expend some energy and be taught how to behave."

"I don't think that's a good idea" Silanea said sternly. "Boy, why don't you help with other problems right now? Your mage friend is still dealing with whoever was in that vehicle" the lamia suggested, pointing outside to the remains of the race car.

"Huh? Oh yeah!" Louie said, having forgotten until now, and took off running for that door.


Not far outside another library door

The police Makoto pulled her head away from Cascabel for a moment, before Rex shoved the pokemon away. "Arrest me? That's a bit ironic, don't you think?" the police Makoto asked Rex in return, stepping off the motorcycle and leaning down to retrieve her hat. "But it's not like I can stop you, so fine, I suppose" she added as she put the hat back on. She paused briefly, then neither quickly nor slowly, but just casually, reached her hands to her waist and removed a couple things from her belt.

She then held up a familiar looking revolver, still in its holster, and half tossed it, half let it just drop to the ground in front of Rex. She proceeded to do the same with a police baton, and a pair of handcuffs. "Come on then. Let's go" the police Makoto muttered, and turned, starting to walk towards the closest set of revolving doors into the library.

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Oceanstuck Dark Sun, what choices have I...? from see handle Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Dark Sun, what choices have I...?
#29309: Oct 8th 2019 at 11:33:26 PM

library

"Personas are literally part of the mind, I'm pretty sure even if you could rip it out it'd just kill or lobotomize them." Unless everyone here was suddenly down for exploiting our inability to truly die, I doubted anyone would want to not avoid that. I took the psycho bomb, uneasy, bringing the radio closer to see if the song would do anything. Maybe I should've specified a magic instrument, in hindsight. "...Actually, could I have this but slightly enchanted to make the song do magic? Sorry." In any case, Louie was jetting for apparent lack of ideas. I deflated, not for any particularly relevant reason, just the disappointment of not even getting to try to talk things out. Still..."That actually is usually how you deal with shadows, which personas come from and technically still are, and can revert to, but shadows don't typically spawn in populated areas full of normal-ass people who could suddenly end up dead, and they also usually aren't being corrupted by evil magic," I commented, trying not to think about it.


Cascabel pouted at being pushed away, giving Rex some kind of judging stare, before floating annoyedly back inside the library.

Edited by Oceanstuck on Oct 9th 2019 at 12:21:37 PM

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ScorpioRat from Houston, Texas Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#29310: Oct 9th 2019 at 2:58:22 AM

Inside the Library

The mention of a potential fight either excited or pissed off her Persona more, and Makoto winced as her headache intensified. Anat did not enjoy the thiught of being removed either. It was like being dragged around by a dog on a leash. The understanding they came to months ago wasn't working anymore.

"If I can't control it...you might have to fight me to make me stop anyway. I don't care if it hurts." Was it even possible to knock the other demon's magic out of a Persona? "I don't know how to calm her down, this isn't normal..."

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#29311: Oct 9th 2019 at 3:26:33 AM

Inside the library

Miss Tairee gave a small sigh. "You have to specify what kind of magic" Miss Tairee reminded Lewis.

Silanea cast her gaze down a bit, her hands clenching. "I... Would be willing to if it came to that, but... I know Rex would refuse, if it could be avoided- maybe even if it couldn't. I'm sorry" Silanea muttered, then glanced over at Lewis. "You seem to know about the rules of her world's magic; has anything like this happened there?" the lamia asked of him, then turned some more, and added towards the librarian, "if he doesn't know, you could find out, couldn't you?"

"I suppose I can, yes" Miss Tairee said, already typing on her computer.

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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#29312: Oct 9th 2019 at 6:25:12 AM

Gon, checking things on ponder on his next move

When Gon saw that Garrett didn't have a reply to his question, the assassin wasn't sure on what to do.

He may have a good idea of just ducking out for a bit until tomorrow comes.

He kept a close eye on Garrett to see if he's doing something for his situation.

Korodzik Since: Jan, 2001
#29313: Oct 9th 2019 at 10:38:01 AM

Library

Garrett grit his teeth. Right when it became vital for him to vanish unseen, he suddenly became the center of attention—with Rean, Hercules and even Gon all wanting to hang out with him. He wondered if this was the Writer's doing somehow, or if it was just fate mocking him.

He reluctantly answered Rean: "...You know the library isn't a safe place today, right? I'm not much of a fighter, so I wanted to look for a safer location somewhere."

Oceanstuck Dark Sun, what choices have I...? from see handle Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Dark Sun, what choices have I...?
#29314: Oct 9th 2019 at 3:57:52 PM

library

I sighed. "Y'know, like...you play the song on it, and it helps curses and troubled spirits like in its home dimension? Or, tries? ...Actually, how would the 'leaves a mask behind after' thing interact with Anat, since she spends a lot of time as a mask anyway?" I doubted, given the apparent intent of the guy running this place, that Makoto was gonna become wearable, but it still seemed best to know if something weird would result. In any case, we'd already been discussing other ideas. "Something else like this...? Uh, hm."

Admittedly I'd only really played 4 and one or two spinoffs, it was Vivi who was way too into Persona, and main SMT for that matter. I supposed I'd have to make do, though..."Well, there's the normal rage status, but that doesn't deeply alter their self, it just makes them pissed. Beyond that, uh...I-I guess there were a couple times someone got possessed by some god-thing, that got shooed out once it was defeated? And one of those also controlled some other persona users into fighting each other, but I'm not quite sure how comparable it is? I do know, though, that they didn't have a way to get rid of it besides beating the thing controlling them, knocking them out, or them snapping out of it on their own, which would suggest it was acting on a deeper level...I'm trying to think if there were other times like that, but it's been a while and there's a lot of things I only learned secondhand to begin with, and others I wouldn't know at all since it didn't bleed over yet. Maybe there's something in her time, or some way from another world to purge metaphysical corruption?"

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AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#29315: Oct 9th 2019 at 5:14:22 PM

The Thunder Child

Stinkfly froze as soon as the Militiamen started readying their weapons.

As upsetting as it was to be mistaken for a fake again, he managed to keep himself composed.

"Uh! Remember when I helped you take down that alien mothership? I used Upgrade to soup up the Thunder Child's engines so we could make double time and hit it right where it hurt!" Stinkfly explained. "Or how about the zombie day, I was using Four Arms to set up bookshelves to barricade out zombies. Then I... kinda got mad at Cole and ran off into the streets. And I went Heatblast and fought off a huge horde of zombies," Stinkfly explained.

He thought for a moment.

"And when I... when I got upset in the colosseum when we were trying to find out who was clones. And I got mad at Thomas. And that was dumb. And I'm sorry," Stinkfly responded, sounding a little hurt. "I know you guys still probably don't trust me. But I'm just here to try and help try and get this thing to the library faster. So we can save as many people as possible. Y'know?"

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#29316: Oct 9th 2019 at 5:52:00 PM

Inside the library

"The whole mask element would not come into play. As for the healing, it wouldn't really be any better than what I already gave you" Miss Tairee said to Lewis, motioning to the little radio device. "However, as you have asked and specified, I will go ahead regardless" the librarian added, doing a little typing. The radio playing the song blurred for a moment, then the song started having a somewhat soothing effect to it.

"As for your question, the only other cases that Lewis did not mention had similar effective outcomes" Miss Tairee then said towards Silanea.

Silanea glanced back at Lewis, then to Makoto, then back to Lewis. "So then... That boy, he might've been right after all? If Makoto cannot deal with it herself, then the best course of action may be to summon Anat and subdue her directly?" Silanea wondered, though was still clearly torn. "I'll need to speak with Rex, and..." the lamia trailed off, glancing around the library at the crowd, before adding, "definitely not here. Not around this many people."


At the Thunder Child

Greg raised an eyebrow in mild confusion. "Ben, we've always trusted you; at least, trusted your intentions. We know you want to do the right thing; there's just been some disagreement about the methods" Greg said, in a reassuring tone. "This wasn't even about that. It's just that we know there should be a copy of you around somewhere" the militia member added.

Greg glanced to either side at the other militia members. They were already relaxing their hands away from their weapons, but Greg decided to comment anyway, "I think it's really him." With that, he turned his attention back to Ben. "Anyway, we're still cruising at nice and slow, power conserving speed, because we might need the stores of energy later. Did something happen at the library already?" the militia member asked, by way of wondering about Ben's apparent hurry to get the ship there faster.

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stargirl93 Snowy from Zemuria Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Snowy
#29317: Oct 9th 2019 at 8:19:54 PM

Rean || Library

"Wait, it's not?!" Rean asked. He then looked over at the front desk. Was Tairee not protecting the library's occupants any more? He scowled a bit, and then sighed. "Alright, then. Good luck with that." Rean said. Garrett seemed more interested in getting out than talking, anyway. He then turned towards Caboose and Hercules. "What's the day theme, anyway? More clones of people we know? Nothing because it's the last day?"

Edited by stargirl93 on Oct 9th 2019 at 11:23:58 AM

DeisTheAlcano Bored Witch Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Bored Witch
#29318: Oct 9th 2019 at 8:31:19 PM

Entering the library

"That's evidence!" Rex said, grabbing everything the fake Makoto had dropped. Who knew what they could actually be? Rex couldn't assume for a second that her intentions were innocent.

Of course it was hard to see her as a potential threat when she was already walking towards the library way ahead of Rex. He had to run to catch up with her.

"Hey wait for me. You are supposed to be my prisoner" he tried to sound serious before giving up and muttering to himself. "Why couldn't it just have been a crazy monster? That would have been so much easier"

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#29319: Oct 9th 2019 at 8:44:11 PM

Entering the library

"You can make yourself into a motorcycle and a flying machine. I figured you could catch up" the police Makoto said nonchalantly, stepping through the revolving doors. She glanced around, before spotting the little group that included the real Makoto. "Oh good, there she is" the duplicate thought aloud, then called out, waving a hand, "hey there! Hello!" She had this slightly smug sneer on her face.

Silanea looked over, hearing it. "Oh, well at least Rex caught that one" Silanea said, in a reassuring sort of tone.

Edited by FirockFinion on Oct 9th 2019 at 9:46:11 AM

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ScorpioRat from Houston, Texas Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#29320: Oct 9th 2019 at 8:54:55 PM

Inside the Library

"...I can go outside if that's safer," Makoto suggested. The music was helping to some degree, if only to give her some respite from the demands of her Shadow. It was still very much restless, waiting for another opportunity. Were they really contemplating fighting Anat?

As soon as the fake version of her spoke up, Makoto froze up. That was her clone? A police officer...?

"A good choice for our first target. That's why we have the Psycho Bombs, right?" Anat prodded her. And Rex was right behind her. They needed to be separated as soon as possible before the fake pulled some trick to attack him. "Yes! Let's see what she can do compared to us!" Makoto quietly stood up and switched to her Phantom Thief outfit, oblivious to the rest of the library occupants.

"I-I'll kill her, then..." she said under her breath, her eyes turning yellow again. She appeared to be in a self-induced trance as she reached for her mask.

Edited by ScorpioRat on Oct 9th 2019 at 10:55:11 AM

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#29321: Oct 9th 2019 at 9:40:30 PM

Inside the library, u jelly?

Silanea slowly looked over at Makoto; the lamia's eyes were a bit wide, and she seemed to be tensing up. "Makoto, are you okay? She's no threat" Silanea said, cautiously.

"You look like you're having a little trouble there" the police Makoto said, that sneer still on her face. "What's the matter? Can't handle your Persona anymore? Just like you can't handle anything else in your life?" she asked, mockingly.

Silanea turned her way, realizing what she was doing. "Be silent! You're just speaking lies!" Silanea insisted.

"Lies? But it's the truth that she knows. Just look at me; I'm the version of her that she's not good enough to be" the police Makoto replied, holding her arms apart slightly and motioning at her own uniform.

Edited by FirockFinion on Oct 9th 2019 at 10:42:09 AM

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DeisTheAlcano Bored Witch Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Bored Witch
#29322: Oct 9th 2019 at 10:39:58 PM

The Library — Perfect is the enemy of good

"And I took down a few guys outside too, no need to thank me. That buys us enough time to get away from the biggest bullseye in the city"

To Rex it was clear that not spending more time in the library was the smartest move, at the very least for the people who potentially had the most powerful nemesis today. That surprisingly didn't apply to Makoto so maybe she could stay. She would need it because while she was conscious now she still didn't look in the best of shapes.

"Oh hey are you okay? You are looking a little pal-"

The fake Makoto didn't waste time introducing herself to the person she was impersonating and finally revealed her thought process. She taunted Makoto about being an ideal version of herself. But Makoto had already gone through that and only came out stronger so this was a waste of time.

"Oh yeah who wouldn't pick a fancy cap over a your own robot bike?" he looked back at the real Makoto "...but seriously, maybe you should eat something"

Oceanstuck Dark Sun, what choices have I...? from see handle Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Dark Sun, what choices have I...?
#29323: Oct 9th 2019 at 11:56:38 PM

library

The music did a little, now that it was actually magic, but it seemed evident that we were going to have to beat the shit of Anat after all. "Where would be better, though?" I wondered out loud. "It's hard to find somewhere quiet around here." Maybe Clone Me had that stupid death trap somewhere...

We didn't get to debate on a location, though, before something compelled Makoto's daily doppelganger to stop by and shittalk. What was she doing inside at all? Already the real one was readying to attack as if entranced...with us still in a giant room full of people. I quickly stood and grabbed her wrist. "Not here!" I hastily pleaded, afraid of where this was going. "The door's not that far, you can hang on at least that long, right!? Maybe?" Cascabel, having evidently followed, looked at me and started tugging at her hair as if to get her to move, but I didn't pay that much mind. I turned briefly to Rex, who for some goddamn reason had brought the offending copy in the first place. "Why did you bring her here!?" I hissed, not actually waiting for an answer before focusing on the immediate issue again. "Come on, Makoto, it's just a few steps and then you can show 'er what for. One of y'all drag the fake out, maybe that'll encourage her to go apeshit outside."

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ScorpioRat from Houston, Texas Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#29324: Oct 10th 2019 at 7:29:05 AM

Inside the Library

"She mocks us, but she's going to die soon. We're much stronger than her, can't you tell?" Makoto refused to look away from her.

"It's okay, I'll make her stop," she mumbled, before Lewis grabbed her wrist. She strained against him with augmented strength. "I'll feel better when I can"- she bit back a growl, and her eyes were red again. "Rex, I'm sorry! I can't stay in here..." It was too packed to risk a breakdown. Makoto forced herself to ignore the clone and move toward an exit instead. Anat was impatient and demanded they got rid of the fake right now. She ignored the stabbing pain in her head.

Edited by ScorpioRat on Oct 10th 2019 at 9:31:01 AM

pillowmantis Happy Box Hater Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
Happy Box Hater
#29325: Oct 10th 2019 at 7:53:02 AM

Library

"Oh, hello there!" Caboose greeted Hercules, unaware of Garret's growing discomfort with the attention being put on him. "Yeah, I am totally fine!"

"Captain Caboose spent the majority of the previous day deceased," Freckles added in.

"I totally know what that word means," Caboose lied through his teeth.

Now that Garret had explained that the library wasn't a violence free zone today, which he didn't realize even when he had shot the fake Kelsey earlier, the sim trooper sort of understood what the big deal was. The library was a safe place normally, something he often forgot.

And Rean had apparently missed the thing that was going on today. "It's like... us but not us. I hope I am the real me!"

Why is a yam attacking me?

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