Party Chat
The text channel through which Carl and Donut coordinate the tower fight they can't see each other in.
Story so far
Separated by the Anti-Escape Trap Net and the tower's height, Carl and Princess Donut fight the entire chapter through party chat. She reports Gustavo 3 stuck in the stairwell barking, her use of Astral Paw, her plan to cast Clockwork Triplicate on Mongo; he tells her to wait for Raul and to report if the dog leaves.
The channel then carries the disaster in real time: Mongo going down the chute with the clockworks, Donut's failed attempt to follow, her inability to lean out and fire because Carl is too close to the base, and her warning that the Ball of Flesh is about to enter the city. Donut's messages arrive in all capitals throughout.
Appearance
Text messages between party members, rendered with each speaker's name; Donut's always in capitals.
Role
The only link between Carl at the tower base and Donut trapped at its top.
Relationships
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
- The Butcher's MasqueradeBook 5
Sources — 7 recorded facts, by chapter
- The text channel through which Carl coordinates with Donut, Katia, and his adjutant while paralyzed by a quorum.
- The silent text channel carrying Carl's tactical orders, Louis's field reports, and Donut's refusal to let him kill.
- Private channel between Carl and Donut, used here for her all-caps distrust and their argument over the ring.
- Party leadership determined by base stats, which Carl now holds because Donut's Constitution boost is an enhancement.
- Text channel the crawlers use to coordinate and argue in real time while physically frozen in place.
- The text channel through which the entire tower rescue is coordinated in real time.
- The text channel through which Carl and Donut coordinate the tower fight they can't see each other in.