O. Character Chat.

Hello there, thanks for stopping by. As you can see, there is plenty to do here, from having tea with Captain Meral to having an adventure with Buuny Jiar. So don't be shy, say hi. (I will be drawing the characters responses to your comments)

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Unidentified asked: DL, what is your favorite dessert?

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HERE’S THE THING THOUGH

I used to work for a call center and I was doing a political survey and I called this number that was randomly generated for me and the way our system worked was voice-activated so when the other person said hello you’d get connected to them, so I just launch right into my “Harvard University and NPR blah blah blah” thing and then there’s this long pause and I think the person’s hung up even though I didn’t hear a click

And then I hear “you shouldn’t be able to call this number.”

So I apologize and go into the preset spiel about because we aren’t selling anything, etc. etc. and the answer I get is

“No, I know that. What I mean is that it should be impossible for you to call this number, and I need to know how you got it.”

I explain that it’s randomly generated and I’m very sorry for bothering him, and go to hang up. And before I can click terminate, I hear:

“Ma’am, this is a matter of national security.”

I accidentally called the director of the FBI.

My job got investigated because a computer randomly spit out a number to the Pentagon.

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This is my new favourite story.

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When I was in college I got a job working for a company that manages major air-travel data. It was a temp gig working their out of date system while they moved over to a new one, since my knowing MS Dos apparently made me qualified.

There was no MS Dos involved. Instead, there was a proprietary type-based OS and an actually-uses-transistors refrigerator-sized computer with switches I had to trip at certain times during the night as I watched the data flow from six pm to six AM on Fridays and weekends. If things got stuck, I reset the server. 

The company handled everything from low-end data (hotel and car reservations) to flight plans and tower information. I was weighed every time I came in to make sure it was me. Areas of the building had retina scanners on doors. 

During training. they took us through all the procedures. Including the procedures for the red phone. There was, literally, a red phone on the shelf above my desk. “This is a holdover from the cold war.” They said. “It isn’t going to come up, but here’s the deal. In case of nuclear war or other nation-wide disaster, the phone will ring. Pick up the phone, state your name and station, and await instructions. Do whatever you are told.”

So my third night there, it’s around 2am and there’s a ringing sound. 

I look up, slowly. The Red phone is ringing.

So I reach out, I pick up the phone. I give my name and station number. And I hear every station head in the building do the exact same. One after another, voices giving names and numbers. Then silence for the space of two breaths. Silence broken by…

“Uh… Is Shantavia there?”

It turns out that every toll free, 1-900 or priority number has a corresponding local number that it routs to at its actual destination. Some poor teenage girl was trying to dial a friend of hers, mixed up the numbers, and got the atomic attack alert line for a major air-travel corporation’s command center in the mid-west United States.

There’s another pause, and the guys over in the main data room are cracking up. The overnight site head is saying “I think you have the wrong number, ma’am.” and I’m standing there having faced the specter of nuclear annihilation before I was old enough to legally drink.

The red phone never rang again while I was there, so the people doing my training were only slightly wrong in their estimation of how often the doomsday phone would ring. 

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Every time I try to find this story, I end up having to search google with a variety of terms that I’m sure have gotten me flagged by some watchlist, so I’m reblogging it again where I swear I’ve reblogged it before.

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These were just too funny to pass up. XD

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Thought y'all might like to know about my other blogs & thank you all soooo much following this one. :) I’ll be posting new content soon. ;) Stay Awesome! :D

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Name: Crazy Legs

Nick Name: Razil (Only a few people know him by this name)

Race: D-Monster (Dragon+Human= D-Monster)

Gender: Male

Height: 6’

Occupation: Dancer at “SAM”.

Likes: Dancing, music, coffee & coffee shops

Dislikes: Mornings, lack of coffee & men who are mean to &/or hurt women.

Favorite Food & Drink: Scons, coffee cake, pumpkin cake & coffee

Disliked Food & Drink: Oat Meal & energy drinks

Favorite Colors: Brown & cream (Coffee colors)

Hobbies: Break Dancing

Special Abilities: Well, because he is a D-Monster, he is able to hide his: Horns, Wings & Tail-hand at will. He can also shape-shift to a degree, such as changing his hair style, colors & markings. He also has two forms, one being the one above, & the other more dragon like.

Quirks: He tends not to pay attention to things (except women) before his morning coffee. & his tail-hand tends to respond to his subconscious. For example: Lets say he is asleep & his subconscious says: “I’m too warm” his tail-hand responds by pulling his blanket off the bed. & when he wakes up in the morning, he wonders how his blanket got on the floor. Or if he is just not fully awake yet, & he opens the refrigerator to get breakfast & his subconscious says: “I need butter” his tail-hand responds by taking out the butter and setting it on the counter. & by the time his consciousness catches up, he is wondering where the butter went. & when he notices it on the counter, wonders how it got there.

Description: He is overly moody in the morning, until he has his coffee. So, lets say he is on his way to his favorite coffee shop & he bumps into you (cause he isn’t awake yet). He won’t notice as long as you don’t make an issue of it, but if you do make an issue, then he will get really irritable, & you might get yourself into a fight. But, if your a women & you make an issue, then he would apologize promptly for not paying attention… & offer to buy you coffee.

Short History: When Crazy Legs was a child he dreamed of traveling the world, just like his father. But his mother & tribe forbade it. but when he became of age & was able to choose what he wanted to do with his life, he left & joined his father. Later on, his father encouraged him to enter a dance competition, he won & decided he enjoyed it. So from there he entered a few more competitions, then departed from his father, & went on to work as a performer at a dance club called “Stars at Midnight” also known as “SAM” & has been there ever since. He also lives in a one bedroom two bath apartment (big enough for two), & still enters dance competitions from time to time.

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Name: Delvin Nick Name: Vin Race: Human... as far as we know. *ShiftyEyes* Gender: Male Height: 5'4" Occupation: Dancer at "SAM". Likes: Cooking, baking, Art, Sewing & Decorating. Fav. Foods & Drinks: Tea, Coffee (he's not as depended on it is crazy legs), Toast with butter and jam (any kind will do) & Macaroons. Fav. Colors: Silver, Blue & Cream. Short History: Delvin was once a very successful swimmer, but then he was in an accident & sustained a bad injury. No longer able to compete, he found himself not knowing what to do with his life. One day, his manager gave him a little direction, & told him about a place where he might be able to start a new career. That place was "Stars at Midnight" other wise known as "SAM", here he found that entertaining, might have been his true calling all along. Description: Delvin is a very kind & loving person, but is also easy to intimidate, namely because he prefers to avoid conflict at all cost... Which makes him a little spastic. But because of him being easy to intimidate, Vodka readily excepted him into "SAM", cause he had no problem excepting that shes the boss.

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Name: Vodka

Full Name: Vodka Von Frozenide

Race: Human… as far as we know..*ShiftyEyes*

Gender: Female

Height: 5'6"

Occupation: Manager & Lead dancer at “SAM”

Likes: Being organized & in control.

Dislikes: Being disorganized & people challenging her &/or her authority.

Favorite Food & Drink: Vodka on the rocks(with a slice of lime), White Russian(type of drink), Cheese, Mushrooms & Carrot Cake

Disliked Food & Drink: Wine, Soda & Chips

Favorite Colors: Black, White & Red

Hobbies: Reading

Description: She can be very aggressive if she feels she is being challenged or threatened. She can also be very intimidating. But if she doesn’t view you as a threat, she is actually a rather nice, laid back person.

Short History: Next to nothing is known about Vodka’s past before she worked at “SAM”, even among her die hard fans. The most anyone knows is that shes from Russia, & that’s only because of her accent. But rumor has it, that she was a top class commander in the Russian military, & that she broke a guys jaw for questioning her authority… But thats just a rumor… or is it?.. Ether way, she now spends her days working at “SAM”, drinking vodka, eating carrot cake & reading books.

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Full Name: Josephine Sarah Parker Stage Name: Whiskey Joe Nick Name: Joe Race: Human... as far as we know..*ShiftyEyes* Gender: Female Height: 5' Occupation: lead dancer at minty Likes: Roller Skating, singing, Dancing & just having fun Dislikes: Binging mistaken for a rat(When she is in fact a mouse) Favorite Food & Drink: Whiskey on the rocks(with a slice of lemon), Margaritas, Cheese, Crackers & Chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream Disliked Food & Drink: Wine, garlic bread & pasta Favorite Colors: Tan, White & green Hobbies: Playing video games Description: Shes very happy most the time, & loves to have a good time. She loves to hang out with "Sam"'s Vodka, even though she (Joe) is the lead dancer for "Minti"(Move in time) the supposed "opposition" to "Sam".(More on this later) Short History: Joe is not at all shy or secretive about her past. She was part of the American military for quite a number of years, but then she was discharged for allegedly attacking her commanding officer, who was allegedly sexist & purposely tried to code name her "Rat" for the sole purpose of "driving her mad".. & If that was indeed the case, it worked. For when she attacked him, she beat him with her helmet... he managed to walk away with a broken arm & nose along with an innumerable amount of bruises... Which shows that helmets are not there simply for defense. :D There is also a rumor in circulation that Joe met Vodka during a small misunderstanding between a Russian & American officer which caused a brief out break of hostility. While other solders where ether cheering or trying to stop the conflict, Joe & Vodka were lounging on a near by hill watching the "Show" as it were, enjoying a few drinks together. But Whatever the case may be, Joe loves hanging out with Vodka.

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This is Buuny Jiar, shes an adventurer that travels all over & gets into all manner of trouble.(Some by accident, some on purpose) She does try her best to be helpful, but she seems to make more of mess then anything else… unless it involves fighting of some kind, then shes great at helping!

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This is Dingo. Hes an informant that knows just about everything about everything. So if information is what you need, then Dingo is your man. Just make sure you have plenty of cash on hand. Cause he ain't cheap & his motto is "No cash, No service." & if you argue, he would probably tell you "Information isn't cheap, & you can't take it back or track it down if you get cheated out of it." But on the other hand, if your nice about it & get on his good side, he might be inclined to give you a free dose of info.

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This is Sugar, He is a Cheshire cat(my version).* Sugar was born on the night of the blue moon festival, his parents were thrilled that there child was the abnormal one, for not only was he one solid color, but he also didn’t have a  constant grin. After awhile though, the fluff on the top of his head turned gray, & his parents were just as excited about this. Then when he “came of age” as it were, he set out to see the world. & from then til now, has never seen snow, so thats why he was prompted to say “Its white, like me”. *My Cheshire cats have Four common traits: 1. They have a constant grin(Of course) 2. They are ultra fluffy. 3. There are three different types(Tall, Average & Short). & 4. They have crazy patterns & colors(they are never one solid color). But, once every blue moon(Literally) A Cheshire cat is born that ether: 1. Doesn’t have a constant grin. 2. Is one solid color. 3. Isn’t fluffy. Or 4. They have a mixture of the three. & because My Cheshire cats LOVE the unusual, they mark the occasion with a big event called “the blue moon festival”.

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This is Dl, The misunderstood dragon lizard. He just wants to be excepted as a normal member of society. but, sadly, because of the way he looks people are afraid of him & deem him a monster. This doesn’t help because it makes him angry, & he starts destroying stuff… which in turn makes people more afraid of him. So poor Dl just can’t seem to win.

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This is Meka & Bella, they are both androids part of military projects. Meka is part of TEP(The Emotionless Project) & as you probably guessed, He was designed & created to show no emotion, not even pain. But Bella on the other hand is part of TLP(The Love Project) & as you probably guessed here too, she was designed & created to love everything & everyone. So they (The military) decided that the best way to test them (Meka & Bella) was to put them together & study their behavior toward each other, if Meka showed no emotion toward Bella & she didn’t care & loved him anyway, then they would know the projects were a success. But, if Meka ended up showing love back toward Bella, they would be separated & Meka would be reprogrammed, Having any memory of Bella & his feelings for her erased. Meka knows this, so as much as he would love to hug her back or hold her hand, acts emotionless & as though he doesn’t care about her cause he doesn’t want to lose her. Bella knows this, & knows he loves her. & she loves him.

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Captain Meral (Mer-al) is a space pirate who delights in causing mischief for the rich & random goers through space, his fellow space pirates & The Galactic Interpol (TGI). But, he will help out Any side if the price is right, Which makes him Very unpredictable. He will “help” Civilian ships only if they are out numbered, out gunned & he is feeling charitable, But in return they have to either pay him (a rather hefty price) or owe him a favor.