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I'm trying not to get too involved myself, but here we are. [Not that he minds. He loves the Graces and so by extension Kashuu gets involved anyway.] Sooner or later you'd think people's memories would start bleeding together anyway.
[There's a heavy sigh.] You're lucky you didn't get killed, you know that? Going back to the original point though, you hallucinated and remembered the sword which is the same sword they just sent you. Was it a voodoo sword back then, too?
[There's a heavy sigh.] You're lucky you didn't get killed, you know that? Going back to the original point though, you hallucinated and remembered the sword which is the same sword they just sent you. Was it a voodoo sword back then, too?
The same thing that says it won't.
( he points out. he takes his chances where he feels it's worth the effort. by and large, that's never been on other people. not outside of the professional sphere, where he and everyone else involved have a structure and accountability, even in an artistic community.
so yes, he's a pessimist. aware of it, and not in a rush to change it. dave and anya and... sorey and... maybe karkat are slowly instigating that change, but minus sorey, they're all his age. and that's more comfortable, in ways, but just as uncertain.
trusting adults?
h a h. )
( he points out. he takes his chances where he feels it's worth the effort. by and large, that's never been on other people. not outside of the professional sphere, where he and everyone else involved have a structure and accountability, even in an artistic community.
so yes, he's a pessimist. aware of it, and not in a rush to change it. dave and anya and... sorey and... maybe karkat are slowly instigating that change, but minus sorey, they're all his age. and that's more comfortable, in ways, but just as uncertain.
trusting adults?
h a h. )
That's just how you are, though.
[LUKE, A MEDDLER... Not that he doesn't appreciate it, especially when it comes to his dang cousins who need about all the keepers they can possibly get. They're honestly menaces and they need to be stopped.]
Anyway, go tell hallucino-me to cut it out with the dangerous stuff. I sure wouldn't do anything that stupid. [HE SAYS NOW.] I don't really know, though? I mean, I could-- y'know, feel it... cutting through the thing and all, but I figured that's just a heat of the moment thing.
[But no, it was probably a sword voodoo thing, and the realization is making his nose wrinkle.]
[LUKE, A MEDDLER... Not that he doesn't appreciate it, especially when it comes to his dang cousins who need about all the keepers they can possibly get. They're honestly menaces and they need to be stopped.]
Anyway, go tell hallucino-me to cut it out with the dangerous stuff. I sure wouldn't do anything that stupid. [HE SAYS NOW.] I don't really know, though? I mean, I could-- y'know, feel it... cutting through the thing and all, but I figured that's just a heat of the moment thing.
[But no, it was probably a sword voodoo thing, and the realization is making his nose wrinkle.]
Maybe nothing. I was thinking of doing a poll of everybody we know and paying them off since that seems to work half the time. [He shakes his head.] She said they were like...disappearing flowers? I dunno, you'd have to really ask her. Maybe she'd explain it better but it wasn't normal. None of the memories are.
Watch it. [That is to say...yeah. Yeah, he nosy. He also recognizes that look and he nods almost sagely, like he's old and wise and not just an idiot.]
Shitty realization, huh? That's what some of us have been dealing with on and off. You're the first I've met who has a voodoo sword, but the whole "impacting memories and feeling emotions" thing isn't new. If you were doing something like that and with other people, maybe it means you were a soldier of some kind in your past life? Or whatever. Fighting monsters is...it's weird, but it's not the weirdest thing, I think. Some people might find that normal by now.
Shitty realization, huh? That's what some of us have been dealing with on and off. You're the first I've met who has a voodoo sword, but the whole "impacting memories and feeling emotions" thing isn't new. If you were doing something like that and with other people, maybe it means you were a soldier of some kind in your past life? Or whatever. Fighting monsters is...it's weird, but it's not the weirdest thing, I think. Some people might find that normal by now.
ha. ha.
...not a bad idea, Vantas. it's starting to become a more common thing I think which is just disturbing if you think about what that implies
I can probably roll it in, sure. I'm waiting though
you noticed how we didn't see a new crop of people freaking out about the app this month?
...not a bad idea, Vantas. it's starting to become a more common thing I think which is just disturbing if you think about what that implies
I can probably roll it in, sure. I'm waiting though
you noticed how we didn't see a new crop of people freaking out about the app this month?
I don't think this is a case where something like that applies, but now you're just getting philosophical. Are all teenagers these days borderline depressing, or is this a special case?
[He's giving him shit, sure, but he's genuinely curious now.] I've been out of the loop for a while.
[He's giving him shit, sure, but he's genuinely curious now.] I've been out of the loop for a while.
Yeah I noticed that.
So, what, is beta testing closed or something?
But since some people were suddenly forgetting about the app, I was thinking maybe there's only a certain number of spots and then when people lose the app, someone else gets it to fill the spots?
But that didn't happen this time???
So maybe not.
So, what, is beta testing closed or something?
But since some people were suddenly forgetting about the app, I was thinking maybe there's only a certain number of spots and then when people lose the app, someone else gets it to fill the spots?
But that didn't happen this time???
So maybe not.
it's a possibility I'm not ruling out yet since having two months in a row of new users and then nothing is a little suspicious. maybe they got what they were looking for with us?
haven't heard about people forgetting about the app though. you're sure?
maybe we're in a weird kind of queue but it's a game where we don't even know what rules they're playing by. somehow that makes this worse
haven't heard about people forgetting about the app though. you're sure?
maybe we're in a weird kind of queue but it's a game where we don't even know what rules they're playing by. somehow that makes this worse
[IGNORES THAT PART he will call Luke out on being nosy and a danger-prone missile for all eternity...]
If that's normal for some people, then I seriously feel bad for 'em, considering that's not normal at all.
[HE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THIS.]
Seriously... What kinda game are they trying to play here? Soldiers and monsters? People who can fly and fight dragons? Come on, this is real life, not an anime.
If that's normal for some people, then I seriously feel bad for 'em, considering that's not normal at all.
[HE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THIS.]
Seriously... What kinda game are they trying to play here? Soldiers and monsters? People who can fly and fight dragons? Come on, this is real life, not an anime.
( actually maybe they all are. Yuri gives Luke a glare that turns into a flat look, tossing his head and making a dismissive motion with his hand. )
Ask anyone. It's clearly just me.
( it isn't, but he's not here to discuss his generation. if anything, he finds them largely undermotivated (because they're teenagers, Yuri) and difficult for him to connect with. can't be let down by a world you refused to let in from the start, right?
as if this ends a conversation, he's walking away on that alone, the scoff clear and the irritation present in the tension in his shoulders... and the stomp implied in the fact his footsteps can be clearly heard as he marches away. )
Ask anyone. It's clearly just me.
( it isn't, but he's not here to discuss his generation. if anything, he finds them largely undermotivated (because they're teenagers, Yuri) and difficult for him to connect with. can't be let down by a world you refused to let in from the start, right?
as if this ends a conversation, he's walking away on that alone, the scoff clear and the irritation present in the tension in his shoulders... and the stomp implied in the fact his footsteps can be clearly heard as he marches away. )
[At first he doesn't say anything because...well. Shit's weird. He seems to be staring off into space for a moment and his eyes narrow briefly.]
Anime or not, it's definitely something that's happened to a lot of people. [A beat.] Me included, I guess. I don't know if the monsters thing was supposed to be normal, but it makes sense if I gave Annabeth a knife and I met Thalia inside a dragon's cave. We were monster-hunters, or something like that.
Anime or not, it's definitely something that's happened to a lot of people. [A beat.] Me included, I guess. I don't know if the monsters thing was supposed to be normal, but it makes sense if I gave Annabeth a knife and I met Thalia inside a dragon's cave. We were monster-hunters, or something like that.
well that's not weird and creepy at all. but then again, if they can add memories to our heads then I guess it makes sense that they can take them away, too
their HR email bounces back and their building is always empty. how else do you think we could even try to get in touch with them?
their HR email bounces back and their building is always empty. how else do you think we could even try to get in touch with them?
[He knows better than to chase after him, though now he has, like, twenty kind of concerns. Maybe he'll just ask Anya? Nah. He gets it. He gets that people are a large disappointment most of the time and he's not even sure he wants to pull Yuri back to prove his initial point.
So here he is, holding a prop sword and watching the boy stomp off.]
Ten minutes, Plisetsky! Then get back to work. [And with that he'll turn away to ponder on this, too.]
So here he is, holding a prop sword and watching the boy stomp off.]
Ten minutes, Plisetsky! Then get back to work. [And with that he'll turn away to ponder on this, too.]
So, what. They're picking people in the city and basically being like, hey, you used to be a monster hunter! Yasu's whole "maybe they need an army or are preparing for a war" thing sounds a little less stupid now, I guess.
[He says, even though he's somehow still skeptical about that... His tinhatting will only go so far, apparently. Just because they sent him a sword, it doesn't mean they're preparing to send him off to battle!!]
[He says, even though he's somehow still skeptical about that... His tinhatting will only go so far, apparently. Just because they sent him a sword, it doesn't mean they're preparing to send him off to battle!!]
that guy signed his last post as "jim halloway" right? we could try to google them or do some research, see if they have linkedin profiles or something
or we could see if they try to talk to us again since that seems to be consistent, too, even if dragging more beta users in isn't monthly
or we could see if they try to talk to us again since that seems to be consistent, too, even if dragging more beta users in isn't monthly
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