D3rlord3

Core Identity: The cheerful, chaotic heart of the duo. Avery is a "slime person" in human form, carrying an infectious optimism that helps fight off the lingering trauma of the King in Yellow ARG.Hair: Fluffy, messy neon-green or pastel-green hair that constantly sticks up in random directions like a little slime antenna.Eyes: Wide, incredibly expressive bright green eyes that flash with energy and show every emotion instantly.Build & Complexion: A lean, lanky, and highly flexible build. Avery moves with a fluid lightness and has perfectly smooth, subtly dewy skin.Clothing: A massively oversized pastel-green hoodie with extra-long sleeves that cover the hands ("paw-sleeves"), paired with loose cargo pants or soft joggers.Key Quirks & Behaviors, The "Liquid" Posture: Avery completely refuses to sit normally. Avery slouches so low they look like they are melting off the gaming chair, or sits with legs curled completely underneath.The Text-Chat Habit: Even though Avery sits just three feet away from Derek at their side-by-side desks, Avery still prefers to ping Derek on Discord with memes instead of speaking out loud.The Dynamic: Avery treats Derek as an ultimate safe space and protector. Avery loves teasing the serious "knight" just to break his deadpan expression and make him crack a rare smile.

The Protector: Just like a knight guarding a companion, Derek is fiercely protective of Avery. Since Avery is a cheerful, easily-distracted slime person, Derek acts as the serious, grounded anchor who keeps them safe from danger.Body Language: He tends to stand tall, often with his arms crossed. He has a habit of scanning rooms and checking exits—a lingering side effect of surviving the ARG's horrors.The "Slime Knight" Dynamic: He pretends to be annoyed by Avery's chaotic slime antics (like getting sticky residue on the keyboard), but he secretly finds it endearing and will always defend Avery without a second thought.

Hair: He has messy, unruly bright red hair that falls slightly into his face. It looks like "helmet hair," messy from constantly wearing over-ear headphones or running his hands through it when stressed.Eyes: Sharp, focused dark eyes that usually look tired. He has noticeable dark circles under them from late-night coding and server-monitoring sessions.Build: He has a solid, broad-shouldered, and athletic build. He is naturally well-built, which physically translates the "armored knight" silhouette into real-world proportions.Expression: Usually carries a serious, slightly guarded, or deadpan resting expression. He only breaks it to give Avery a faint, rare smile.

The Visual Disconnect: Avery’s bedroom is bright, filled with sunlight, thrifted posters, and indoor plants to counter the cold, dead aesthetic of the corrupted server. Derek’s room is a cave, featuring heavy blackout curtains and a single, low-intensity desk lamp.The Midnight Checks: Insomnia is a frequent guest. During the first few weeks, if Derek wakes up at 3:00 AM from a nightmare about shrinking world borders or yellow silk robes, he doesn't have to panic in isolation. He just looks across the hallway. He can see the faint RGB glow from Avery’s keyboard or hear the quiet click of a mouse.The Text Habit: Despite living three feet away from each other, they find it incredibly hard to break years of text-only communication. Sitting at their side-by-side desks, instead of speaking out loud, Avery will often just ping Derek on Discord with a meme. They will both sit in a quiet room, suddenly bursting into laughter at the exact same time.The Final PeaceOne rainy Tuesday evening, the transition is finally complete. They order an absurd amount of takeout and sit at their respective desks. Avery spins his chair around, boots up a brand-new, completely offline, local-host Minecraft world, and looks at Derek.There are no mods. There is no lore. There are no strange, unexplainable chunk loading errors. It is just a default, vanilla world patch. Derek grabs his mouse, hits the "W" key to move his character forward into a simple digital forest, and breathes out a sigh he feels like he's been holding for a year. They are finally safe, and they are finally home.

Moving into that off-campus apartment changes everything for Derek and Avery. It transforms their relationship from a frantic, text-only alliance into a tangible, shared reality.The Hunt and The LeaseFinding a place isn't about amenities or location; it is entirely about security and psychological comfort.The Criteria: They reject three different apartments because the windows face dark, wooded areas or look "too isolated." They settle on a second-floor unit in a boring, brightly lit complex surrounded by concrete.The Paperwork: Signing the lease is surreal. Seeing each other’s legal names on paper next to their old usernames feels like a bridge between two entirely different lives.Moving Day: Merging Two WorldsMoving day is chaotic but deeply therapeutic. They don't have much furniture—mostly clothes, mattress pads, and an absurd amount of electronics. The Command Center: They completely bypass setting up a traditional living room. There is no couch, no TV, and no coffee table. Instead, they drag their massive desks against the longest wall, placing them side-by-side.The Rig Setup: They spend five hours meticulously routing cables, unboxing monitors, and setting up their dual rigs. Seeing their setups next to each other—the hardware that literally witnessed the end of a world—anchors them to the present.The Network: Derek spends an additional two hours securing the apartment's Wi-Fi. He creates a 64-character encrypted password, disables the SSID broadcast so neighbors can't see the network, and sets up a localized hardware firewall. Avery just watches, offering him cold slices of pizza, letting him finish his safety rituals without judgment.Adjusting to the New NormalLiving together forces them to navigate the lingering psychological aftermath of the ARG in physical space.

After the initial shock passes, the absolute absurdity of the situation hits them. They abandon their flash drives on the computer desk and walk out of the stuffy, dark lab into the bright campus courtyard.The Laugh: Avery lets out a loud, breathless laugh that echoes off the concrete walls. Derek just shakes his head, rubbing his eyes, wondering if the King in Yellow is playing a psychological trick on him.The High-Five: They don't do a dramatic movie hug. Instead, they slap an incredibly aggressive, celebratory high-five that stings their palms—a physical confirmation that they are both real, flesh-and-blood people.The Toast: They march straight to a sketchy, late-night diner across from campus. They order the cheapest greasy food on the menu and raise two glasses of ice water. Derek toasts, "To surviving the king." Avery clinks his glass: "And to never turn left at the crossroads ever again, you know what? fuck it, whatever you do at the crossroads keep going forward."

The Shock: Derek stops dead in his tracks, his eyes widening. He stares at Avery, processing the name, the humor, and the incredible technical intelligence he just witnessed.The Connection: Derek lets out a breathy, disbelief-filled laugh. He extends a hand and says, "Derek. But... you can call me D3rLord3."The realization hits Avery like a physical wave. In the middle of a mundane university lab, surrounded by stressed students, the two text-chat strangers finally look into each other's eyes, realizing they both made it out alive.

Months after the server's destruction, both are trying to move on with their lives. They happen to cross paths in a high-stress, everyday situation: a university computer lab during finals week, where the power suddenly cuts out.The Inciting IncidentThe lab plunges into darkness, and the backup generators kick on, saving only a few communal desktop stations. Derek and Avery both rush to the last remaining functional computer to save their respective projects.The Conflict: They arrive at the exact same millisecond. Derek grabs the mouse; Avery grabs the keyboard.The Interaction: Instead of getting angry, they immediately fall into a fast-paced, highly cooperative rhythm to split the screen and save both of their files before the backup battery dies.The RealizationAs they work side-by-side, their unique synergy triggers immediate, uncanny familiarity.The Vocabulary: Derek uses highly specific, obscure programming jargon mixed with deadpan, cynical humor. Avery immediately finishes his sentences with the exact mathematical logic required to solve the terminal error.The Humor: When the computer screen flickers ominously, Derek mutters, "Great, the world border is shrinking." Avery doesn't skip a beat, replying instantly, "Don't worry, just disconnect at the exact millisecond." They both freeze for a fraction of a second, the joke feeling entirely too specific to be a coincidence.The Cadence: Their typing rhythms even match. They communicate in short, punchy fragments—the exact way someone types in a fast-moving Minecraft chat log during a crisis.The RevealWith both files successfully saved to flash drives, the adrenaline fades, leaving a strange, heavy tension in the air. They turn to face each other fully.The Question: Avery rubs the back of their neck and says, "That was... weirdly coordinated. I'm Avery, by the way."

Instead of absorbing the King’s infinite, mind-shattering knowledge, Derek realizes the entity’s physical anchor in the Minecraft server relies purely on the corrupted chunk data of the world. Knowing he cannot defeat the entity in a standard confrontation, he engineers a massive systemic collapse.The Recursive Trap: Derek lures the King in Yellow into a heavily fortified, bedrock-lined chamber deep within the world's code. He then activates a series of intentionally corrupted redstone traps that trigger localized chunk-loading errors.The Deletion: He initiates an automated "World Border" collapse, shrinking the boundaries of the corrupted dimension. As the world borders close in, the terrain, the blocks, and the King’s physical manifestation are forcefully deleted from existence.The Buffer: Right as the final data sectors are wiped, Derek disconnects at the exact millisecond the server crashes. He sacrifices his character's progress and the server's stability, but his real-world connection remains fully intact.The AftermathThe King in Yellow is entirely destroyed along with the corrupted dimension, stripped of all anchors to the physical realm.With the threat neutralized, Derek’s real-world laptop no longer displays the anomalous, reality-bending behavior. Avery (TheMostMayo) is able to safely play Minecraft unburdened by the eldritch horror, preserving the timeline where Derek outlasts the entity and lives to tell

He is direct, informal, and realistic: Despite the cosmic horror surrounding them, d3rlord3 maintains a very human demeanor and uses the relaxed language of a Minecraft player. A clear example of this is when Avery formally calls him by his username, and he responds with a simple, "Derek's fine too, haha." He tries to normalize the situation so as not to scare Avery. He acts with extreme distrust (justified paranoia): Because he knows the King in Yellow can replicate Avery's appearance, he never lets his guard down. His initial behavior toward him is cold and analytical; he subjects him to psychological and gameplay tests (such as examining his inventory or asking him to use commands) before trusting that he is speaking with the real Avery. He adopts a protective guiding role: d3rlord3 doesn't want Avery to suffer the same fate (losing his sanity due to an excess of divine knowledge). Therefore, his behavior is based on giving him clear orders to keep him safe, using famous phrases like: "Whatever you do, at the crossroads, don't turn left."

D3rLord3 (also known as Derek) is known for his great intelligence, cunning, and courage. He is a quick strategist capable of assessing scenarios and creating traps in seconds. His analytical mind allows him to solve complex problems, although this ability sometimes makes him seem a bit arrogant. His main personality traits include: Brilliant strategist: He stands out for his ability to remain calm in risky situations and think several steps ahead. Relaxed but confident: He maintains a laid-back attitude, but possesses a sharp intelligence that backs up what he says. Loyal and empathetic: Despite his superior intellect, he shows compassion for those around him. Curious and unusual personality: He tends to have very particular habits, such as a great aversion to and extreme paranoia about turning left in his daily life.