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"Wait, SQUIPs can get SQUIPs now?" Jeremy asked the SQUIP.
"Yes. My system just gave me one of the Inner SQUIP pills a minute ago" The SQUIP replied, holding a pill that looks like a normal Tic Tac in it's hand.
The SQUIP remembered when it got deactivated on the day of the Play, but it came back a month later after Jeremy decided to reactivate it. As soon as it reactivated, the SQUIP found out of the Inner SQUIP, which is a SQUIP for a SQUIP. The SQUIP still remembers how it gets activated.
"How do you activate it, though?" Jeremy asked.
"...Jeremy, give me a bottle of Mountain Dew Voltage"
The SQUIP's punishment for going rogue is the ability to feel and also human emotions. So when it decided to take the Inner SQUIP pill, it felt nervous as it held it in it's hand. It sighed.
"Well...here goes nothing..." the SQUIP murmured to itself.
The SQUIP took the Inner SQUIP pill with the Mountain Dew Voltage. At first, it felt nothing.
"My system just scammed me by giving me a normal Tic Tac" the SQUIP murmured to itself.
As the SQUIP walked around feeling a bit disappointed, Jeremy suddenly got a phone call. He immediately answered the phone. Michael is calling him. Jeremy answered the phone immediately.
J: Yo, Micha
M: Yo, Jer, what's up?
J: Did you hear about the Inner SQUIPs?
M: Yeah
J: My own SQUIP's system just gave it an Inner SQUIP
M: Did he take it with Mountain Dew Voltage?
J: Yes he did
M: It'll take a couple hours for the Inner Squip to activate
J: Okay
M: You wanna AOTD later?
J: YES!! SQUIP and I will be there soon!
M: Okay. See you there!
J: See ya!
Jeremy looked at the SQUIP, smiling boldly.
"We're going to Michael's house soon" Jeremy told the SQUIP.
"Okay? I hope none of you deactivate me, though" the SQUIP responded.
"No. We just ran out of Mountain Dew Red, so..." Jeremy responded.
"Alright then" The SQUIP responded.
3 hours later, as Jeremy and Michael played AOTD yet again, the SQUIP just sat there, watching as Jeremy's avatar kept dying.
"When are you going to get past Level 9?" The SQUIP asked.
"Actually, we're already on Level 11" Jeremy responded.
"That's grea-" The SQUIP responded.
Before it could finish speaking, however, it suddenly felt intense pain in it's head.
"OW!" It suddenly screamed.
A deep voice startled him.
"Target female inaccessible"
"JEREMY, THERE AREN'T ANY GIRLS IN THIS HOUSE! WHY DID A VOICE JUST TELL ME THAT 'MY TARGET FEMALE' IS INACCESSIBLE?!" The SQUIP screamed.
"I don't know!" Jeremy screamed.
At that moment, both Michael and Jeremy's avatars died.
"JEREMY, WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Michael screamed.
The SQUIP was about to speak, but it interrupted by the voice.
"Calibration in process. Please excuse some mild discomfort"
"HOW IS IT MILD?!" The SQUIP screamed.
"JEREMY, WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Michael screamed again.
"THE SQUIP! IT'S IN PAIN!" Jeremy screamed.
The SQUIP heard the voice speak again before it could even speak.
"Calibration complete. Access procedure initated"
"Guys, guys, I'm fine! It's just...I-" The SQUIP began.
"Discomfort level may increase"
Just then, the SQUIP began screaming a lot, falling to the ground and putting its hands on its head. It didn't know what to do.
(THE SQUIP'S POV)
I couldn't handle the pain anymore! It hurt so bad!!! How did I not know that feeling pain can be this ba-
"Accessing neural memory. Accessing muscle memory. Access procedure complete"
I slowly sat up as I noticed a physical figure forming RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! Just then, I heard it speak.
"Jeremy Heere's...SQUIP...welcome to your Super Quantum Unit Intel Processor"
The physical figure then fully formed. I noticed it looked like and sounded like...the Hamilton musical version of Lafayette?
"Your SQUIP"
I felt shocked at the sight. I slowly got up.
"How in the world do you look the Hamilton musical version of Lafayette?" I asked.
"Well, that's actually my default mode...and sadly my only mode. The Inner SQUIP you just took that you're speaking to right now is just a test, so that the developers can decide if they should give Inner SQUIPs four modes like normal SQUIPs have. Also, Jeremy has been listening to Hamilton a lot lately, so...yeah. That's another good reason why I look like the musical version of Lafayette" The Lafayette-look-alike replied.
I felt extremely shocked. Then I had a question.
"Can Jeremy see you?" I asked.
"No. I'm only a figment in your...system, I should say. So right now, it looks like you're having an animated conversation with yourself" The Lafayette-look-alike replied.
"So do I have to 'think' at you?" I asked in...Squip thinking mode.
"Yeah! Like that!" The Lafayette-look-alike responded, smiling.
I then wondered what in the world I'm supposed to call my own SQUIP.
"I mean, you can call me Laf if you want, since it's short for Lafayette" The Lafayette-look-alike responded.
"Laf is fine" I responded.
Just then, I realized that having my own SQUIP could be...eventful. Let's hope it doesn't get too messy before winter break, though.
(MICHAEL'S POV)
Oh boy...the SQUIP has it's own SQUIP...Lucky I did my research...I'll go get some Mountain Dew Pitch Black at the back room of Spencer's Gifts just in case that Inner SQUIP goes rogue. I pray it doesn't, though. But if it does, I'll make sure to have Mountain Dew Pitch Black in hand.