do YOU remember any construction going on recently for a giant building? think about it.
and if I'm weird YOU'RE weird because we're related and weirdness runs in blood or something. also please don't ask me that, we don't need to keep track of stuff like that. and when isn't thalia pissed about something?
Well, no, but. It had to have happened. I draw the line at buildings appearing from nothing.
No way, weirdness is a learned trait not genetic. We absolutely need to keep track. Maybe add a chalkboard in the bar? 0 Days Since Thalia Has Hit Luke With A Book. ... See, saying that explains why she keeps hitting you.
the chocobo things right? or whatever the hell they are, they still creep me out. we still haven't figured it out and it's been a month.
and there's always sides and my side's always the best side. thalia's pissed like 85% of the time and I don't tell her that to her face much. I'll text her later, if she's freaking out I'll wait until she chills a little
Chocobos, yeah. How has no one figured out anything in a month? You can't just replace a whole species. Except, I guess they. did.
Then obviously I'm on yours. That sounds like a good idea. I don't think she had this apparently magic, building-making, species-replacing app until today either.
I'm your only sister. Unless that's changed, too. (It better not have. I refuse to share your favoritism.) Yeah, I texted mom and dad about it, too. Neither of them had any idea what I was talking about.
except for a handful of people and all of THOSE people have the app. survey says something's up
god please don't joke about that, I'm too old for another baby sister. (also I don't feel like giving other people my favoritism either.) you make it sound like dad ever has a clue what we're talking about. I checked with mom last month, too, and nothing
Dad sometimes has a clue. Going by what statistics we can draw from, I suppose there's always... next month? Since you and others got it last month, and I and others got it this month. So that sounds like it'd be monthly. Did no one have it before your group, so to speak?
Why anyone? would maybe be a better question, but. I don't know. We have to figure this out, logically. Figure out what we know, what we don't know, and move things in the latter column to the former.
stop giving him credit. but there's always next month if that's the pattern we're going on. my app downloaded right before founders day and nobody had ever even heard of it before then. we were the first testers or whatever
you sure that logic is really going to help us with something like this?
You could give him a little more credit. I feel like I should be making notes just to see if the patterns add up, but that also feels like a waste of corkboard space and is coming close to "crazy conspiracy wall with thumbtacks and newspaper clippings". Yet here I am, pulling out my good sticky notes.
Maybe just not right this second, no, but eventually everything makes sense. We just have to... figure it out. You can pry logic from my cold dead hands, Luke, because otherwise I don't know what to do?
could. not going to. also the fact that you have "good" sticky notes is both hilarious and scary, stop that I may or may not have started a conspiracy board in my apartment but it's mostly hand-written notes on not-good sticky notes it's going to be fine. whatever's going on, it's not bad it's just...really weird. we've dealt with weird stuff before right? we can check out the building later if you want, we'll bring thals too since she'll probably want to kick the door in. take pictures and notes and figure something out have you looked at the network much yet?
There's a big difference between different sticky notes, Luke. It's no joke.
[ SHE'S JOKING, OBVIOUSLY, ]
Great, then I can just upgrade yours and we can work on it together. Sibling bonding. How's that sound?
It doesn't feel fine. I think this is a little weirder than usual. Okay, that'd be good. Thalia would love a chance to kick the door in, and honestly I'd love to see her do it. I'd make a joke about bringing a polaroid camera so the photos on the conspiracy board look extra stereotypical, but that'd be going too far.
I've tried to, but god. So much of it is just. Random junk? Like twitter or facebook. You'd think people would care more about, y'know, the everything about it.
I'll take your word for it, all I know is my sticky notes are shaped like stars because I stole them from mom's desk sibling bonding it is. I'll even order a pizza to go along with our conspiracy theorizing. maybe you can see the connection I don't since I've been trying to crack this for a couple of weeks now on top of running the cabin do they even make polaroids anymore? and you're not wrong, she'd probably take a flying leap at it. maybe we should make sure the door isn't going to break her leg or something first. but I promise it'll be fine, whatever it is. and social media is still social media Bananabeth. people are going to take advantage and post dumb shit no matter what it is
Oh, mom's are pretty decent. I'd give them 3 stars out of five. I have several to choose from-- I've got big ones, small ones, some are lined, varying colors. I can bring note cards, too.
Pizza is all the fuel we need to crack this code, clearly. How's the Cabin doing? I mean, I can see how it's doing, but. How are you doing with the Cabin?
They do. They sell them in cute pastels. [ attached link. ]
... Okay, ignoring the world's worst nickname for a minute. Odd question. When we were younger, did you ever promise me anything in a back alley?
3 stars for stars. seems fair to me, and now I know what to get you for your birthday. bring some note cards, they'll last longer than sticky notes
I'll call in an order when you get here. and it's...a long story. it's fine? I'm getting used to actually owning the building instead of just working for milligan so that's been weird. my apartment's cramped but it's something
we're not buying a polaroid camera but that's good to know for the future. Im not even surprised anymore.
it's not the WORST nickname, it's funny. and what kind of question is that? I probably promised you all kinds of stuff...what kind of "anything" are we talking about?
What does it say about me that I'd be fine with that for my birthday?
I may have room in my schedule for a long story. Being a business owner is a bit different than just an employee, but. I'm proud of you, Lukeberry Short Cake.
Well, that's what's... odd about it. You said something like "I promise I'm not going to fail you like our families did"? And that I was part of your family now. Which makes no sense whatsoever. I think Thalia might have been there? It felt like I was only maybe 7 years old. It just sort of. Came to mind?
it says you're a huge nerd but I already knew that and I love and support your nerd choices
god please let that nickname die. I can't believe you're still using it. but I'll tell you the long story over a pizza with extra olives because it's...a lot. and don't tell mom or dad, that's the last thing I need
[And then there's a noticeable delay in messages, and a noticeable difference in texting since Luke starts using punctuation.]
...you know that doesn't make sense right? we're kind of related? that's what being a family is, how can we have multiple families when you're already a part of my family because you ARE my family. I was kind of there when you were born.
don't worry about it, okay? just come over, we'll go from there.
I'll always support your weird endeavors even if I don't understand like half of them
and no, I wouldn't?? appluke sounds like a failed iPhone app and I don't think that'll work for me. but I know. I know I can trust you on stuff, that's almost never a question
the memory thing bothers me...we'll talk about it when you get here because I don't trust my phone now
[And that's all he says before he waits. When Annabeth makes her way through the bar and up to his apartment he opens the door, immediately grabbing her wrist and pulling her inside to slam the door shut. The bar itself is quiet at least. He's not worried about that.]
Okay so...the memory thing. That's been going on for like a month, too.
[ is all she responds to, the rest is stuff to talk about in person.
but she really doesn't expect to be pulled inside like this is some sort of shady mafia deal? luke, what the hell. he seems more shook than she does, which she... does not like. but she acts calmly, setting down her bookbag and already pulling out note-cards and sticky notes and a notebook. she's going hardcore on this dumb nonsense. ]
... So, it's just another piece of this mess? That's a stupid question, of course it is, why wouldn't it be. [ she's So Done and this shit just started for her? but she sort of hoped the weird memory thing was maybe just. not related and was from stress or whatever. ] These memories, are they all ones that don't fit, like it makes no sense for them to have happened? Have you had them?
[It's fine? It's fine! It's not fine, but he lets go of her wrist and seems to calm a little when he watches her pull out all of her supplies. Behind them propped up on his couch for some reason is a bulletin board. It has a bunch of star-shaped sticky notes and scraps of paper stuck to it.
On the other hand, he's pursing his lips together even as he's using his phone to utilize a mobile app and order them a pizza.]
From what I can tell nobody's memories fit into anything. It's all weird out-of-context stuff, like stuff that shouldn't even be real. You're smart, do you know of any kind of plants that can grow sabertooth tiger kittens?
[ hope you're not attached to your scraps of paper, luke, because annabeth is just going to casually copy their contents onto notecards and replace them after she pulls out her supplies. she also brought colored pushpins and embrodiery floss to connect them if they want to go Full Crazy.
she pauses when luke askes about the sabertooth tiger plant kittens, though, because what. ]
Uh, no. Plants, animals, and minerals are all different things, Luke. Okay, but if they're impossible things like that then we can discount them as some sort of hallucinations, like dreams. That's probably good news.
[He's paying for their pizza and sticking his credit card back in his pocket before he snorts derisively, shaking his head in response. He'll have a seat on the floor in front of the couch to watch Annabeth work.]
I didn't sleep through Biology, 'Beth. I know plants, animals and minerals are all different. That doesn't explain what I saw. Do you ever remember going to the Smithsonian as a kid because I don't.
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and if I'm weird YOU'RE weird because we're related and weirdness runs in blood or something. also please don't ask me that, we don't need to keep track of stuff like that. and when isn't thalia pissed about something?
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No way, weirdness is a learned trait not genetic. We absolutely need to keep track. Maybe add a chalkboard in the bar? 0 Days Since Thalia Has Hit Luke With A Book. ... See, saying that explains why she keeps hitting you.
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and whose side are you on anyway? you aren't answering the question either so I'm right!
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Wait but
But
Oh my god, what happened to horses. I remember horses. I didn't before, though? Or at least I don't remember not remembering them?
So there are sides now? Thalia isn't always pissed off. Just. Most of the time. Maybe. I would still avoid saying that to her.
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and there's always sides and my side's always the best side. thalia's pissed like 85% of the time and I don't tell her that to her face much. I'll text her later, if she's freaking out I'll wait until she chills a little
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Then obviously I'm on yours. That sounds like a good idea. I don't think she had this apparently magic, building-making, species-replacing app until today either.
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you're my favorite sister, you know that? and she probably didn't or I would have heard about it by now. mom doesn't have it though, I already checked
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I'm your only sister. Unless that's changed, too. (It better not have. I refuse to share your favoritism.) Yeah, I texted mom and dad about it, too. Neither of them had any idea what I was talking about.
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god please don't joke about that, I'm too old for another baby sister. (also I don't feel like giving other people my favoritism either.) you make it sound like dad ever has a clue what we're talking about. I checked with mom last month, too, and nothing
so why us?
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Dad sometimes has a clue. Going by what statistics we can draw from, I suppose there's always... next month? Since you and others got it last month, and I and others got it this month. So that sounds like it'd be monthly. Did no one have it before your group, so to speak?
Why anyone? would maybe be a better question, but. I don't know. We have to figure this out, logically. Figure out what we know, what we don't know, and move things in the latter column to the former.
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stop giving him credit. but there's always next month if that's the pattern we're going on. my app downloaded right before founders day and nobody had ever even heard of it before then. we were the first testers or whatever
you sure that logic is really going to help us with something like this?
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Maybe just not right this second, no, but eventually everything makes sense. We just have to... figure it out. You can pry logic from my cold dead hands, Luke, because otherwise I don't know what to do?
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I may or may not have started a conspiracy board in my apartment but it's mostly hand-written notes on not-good sticky notes
it's going to be fine. whatever's going on, it's not bad it's just...really weird. we've dealt with weird stuff before right? we can check out the building later if you want, we'll bring thals too since she'll probably want to kick the door in. take pictures and notes and figure something out
have you looked at the network much yet?
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[ SHE'S JOKING, OBVIOUSLY, ]
Great, then I can just upgrade yours and we can work on it together. Sibling bonding. How's that sound?
It doesn't feel fine. I think this is a little weirder than usual. Okay, that'd be good. Thalia would love a chance to kick the door in, and honestly I'd love to see her do it. I'd make a joke about bringing a polaroid camera so the photos on the conspiracy board look extra stereotypical, but that'd be going too far.
I've tried to, but god. So much of it is just. Random junk? Like twitter or facebook. You'd think people would care more about, y'know, the everything about it.
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sibling bonding it is. I'll even order a pizza to go along with our conspiracy theorizing. maybe you can see the connection I don't since I've been trying to crack this for a couple of weeks now on top of running the cabin
do they even make polaroids anymore? and you're not wrong, she'd probably take a flying leap at it. maybe we should make sure the door isn't going to break her leg or something first. but I promise it'll be fine, whatever it is.
and social media is still social media Bananabeth. people are going to take advantage and post dumb shit no matter what it is
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Pizza is all the fuel we need to crack this code, clearly. How's the Cabin doing? I mean, I can see how it's doing, but. How are you doing with the Cabin?
They do. They sell them in cute pastels. [ attached link. ]
... Okay, ignoring the world's worst nickname for a minute. Odd question. When we were younger, did you ever promise me anything in a back alley?
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I'll call in an order when you get here. and it's...a long story. it's fine? I'm getting used to actually owning the building instead of just working for milligan so that's been weird. my apartment's cramped but it's something
we're not buying a polaroid camera but that's good to know for the future. Im not even surprised anymore.
it's not the WORST nickname, it's funny. and what kind of question is that? I probably promised you all kinds of stuff...what kind of "anything" are we talking about?
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I may have room in my schedule for a long story. Being a business owner is a bit different than just an employee, but. I'm proud of you, Lukeberry Short Cake.
Well, that's what's... odd about it. You said something like "I promise I'm not going to fail you like our families did"? And that I was part of your family now. Which makes no sense whatsoever. I think Thalia might have been there? It felt like I was only maybe 7 years old. It just sort of. Came to mind?
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god please let that nickname die. I can't believe you're still using it. but I'll tell you the long story over a pizza with extra olives because it's...a lot. and don't tell mom or dad, that's the last thing I need
[And then there's a noticeable delay in messages, and a noticeable difference in texting since Luke starts using punctuation.]
...you know that doesn't make sense right? we're kind of related? that's what being a family is, how can we have multiple families when you're already a part of my family because you ARE my family. I was kind of there when you were born.
don't worry about it, okay? just come over, we'll go from there.
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Would you prefer Appluke? All right, I'll be right over. I won't tell them, I may be a nosy little sister but I can keep things to myself.
[ well gee that sure isn't worrying, at, all, ]
That's why I said it was odd, because it didn't make sense. But I remember it?
I'm halfway there now.
[ and sure enough she will appear at luke's door shortly thereafter, knocking quietly but persistently. ]
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and no, I wouldn't?? appluke sounds like a failed iPhone app and I don't think that'll work for me. but I know. I know I can trust you on stuff, that's almost never a question
the memory thing bothers me...we'll talk about it when you get here because I don't trust my phone now
[And that's all he says before he waits. When Annabeth makes her way through the bar and up to his apartment he opens the door, immediately grabbing her wrist and pulling her inside to slam the door shut. The bar itself is quiet at least. He's not worried about that.]
Okay so...the memory thing. That's been going on for like a month, too.
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[ is all she responds to, the rest is stuff to talk about in person.
but she really doesn't expect to be pulled inside like this is some sort of shady mafia deal? luke, what the hell. he seems more shook than she does, which she... does not like. but she acts calmly, setting down her bookbag and already pulling out note-cards and sticky notes and a notebook. she's going hardcore on this dumb nonsense. ]
... So, it's just another piece of this mess? That's a stupid question, of course it is, why wouldn't it be. [ she's So Done and this shit just started for her? but she sort of hoped the weird memory thing was maybe just. not related and was from stress or whatever. ] These memories, are they all ones that don't fit, like it makes no sense for them to have happened? Have you had them?
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On the other hand, he's pursing his lips together even as he's using his phone to utilize a mobile app and order them a pizza.]
From what I can tell nobody's memories fit into anything. It's all weird out-of-context stuff, like stuff that shouldn't even be real. You're smart, do you know of any kind of plants that can grow sabertooth tiger kittens?
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she pauses when luke askes about the sabertooth tiger plant kittens, though, because what. ]
Uh, no. Plants, animals, and minerals are all different things, Luke. Okay, but if they're impossible things like that then we can discount them as some sort of hallucinations, like dreams. That's probably good news.
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I didn't sleep through Biology, 'Beth. I know plants, animals and minerals are all different. That doesn't explain what I saw. Do you ever remember going to the Smithsonian as a kid because I don't.
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