goodbye courage

Your name is Karl Vantas, eighteen year old and self appointed leader of your huge, weird group of friends, though you are more well-known for never shutting up ever. Currently, you attend college in California with your friends where you study psycholoy, aiming to become a marriage counselor. You spend your free time complaining on the internet, watching romcoms, and being completely whipped by your fiancée.

[cynicallygallionic]

happy late birthday karl!!! sorry i missed out on the party yesterday... i guess i lost track of time... but happy human wiggling day!

THERE WASN'T A PARTY SINCE... MOST OF US AREN'T ON CAMPUS NOW THAT IT'S SUMMER, LIKE TERI AND I ARE IN HOLLISTON AGAIN? IT WAS JUST A MEMO SO YOU DIDN'T MISS MUCH

BUT YEAH, THANK YOU

[cynicallygallionic]

Happy 8irthday, Karl. Feeling generous now that I've got a jo8, so if you want me to take you out for something it's my treat. Whatever you want, for reals.

WELL YOU PROBABLY SENT THIS HOURS AGO WHEN I, NATURALLY, WAS AT WORK, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS DEAL APPLIES TO THE DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY BUT EITHER WAY I'M OKAY? YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED NEW DOLLARS ON ME, I'M FINE

AND THANKS FOR THE BIRTHDAY MESSAGE

[tyrannousgodhand]

-- tyrannousGodhand [TG] began pestering cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 01:19 --

  [01:19] TG: i heard it was your birthday

[tyrannousgodhand]

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[liartownusa]

Diaper Horse

[grittygendarme]

[10:48] — grittyGendarme [GG] began trolling cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 22:48 —

[10:49] GG: Okay, were I to make you a cake, and I’m not saying I am, what flavor would you like?

[10:49] GG: Hypothetically speaking, of course.

[10:49] CG: I DON’T NEED A CAKE

[10:50] GG: Okay, but like I said, hypothetically.

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[cynicallygallionic]

-- treacherousCarnival [TC] began pestering cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 00:50 --

TC: hi

TC: i didn't know if this was a motherfucking bad time or anything

TC: but i just wanted to say happy birthday and shit

CG: IT'S NOT A BAD TIME?

TC: i dunno i just didn't want to bother you or anything i just wanted to wish you well before i got too sleepy and done forgot

CG: THANKS, GEZA

CG: IF YOU'RE SLEEPY THOUGH, GO TO BED

CG: MY BIRTHDAY'S TOMORROW, I MEAN, IT'S TODAY, BUT IT'S LATER TODAY MOSTLY, YOU KNOW?

TC: yeah the days are kind of blurring maybe if i didn't stay up til 4 am breeding dragons i would be more in the loop

CG: I'M SORRY

CG: STAY UP UNTIL 4 AM DOING WHAT?

TC: i just done had a motherfucking hankering in my gut that alerted me to tell you the mirthful salutations on the day of your wicked birthing

TC: but yeah i need sleep but my dragons hatch at midnight and there are still four cigs left to smoke and you're getting older

CG: DRAGONS

TC: i mean they ain't horses that's for sure

CG: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

TC: davvez is really good at ruining my life

CG: ??????????

TC: fucking flightrising is what it is

TC: basically i father a bunch of virtual dragons and feed them sometimes

TC: i don't know how i got addicted to this site i don't even like dragons

CG: GO TO SLEEP

TC: but karl i'm hatching the virgin mary

CG: I'M SORRY WHAT?

TC: it's okay karl i'm not that tired

TC: what do you want for your birthday?

CG: FOR YOU TO STOP BREEDING FAKE DRAGONS

TC: :'o(

CG: HOW MANY DRAGON OBSESSED FRIENDS DO I REALLY NEED

TC: i'm not obsessed i can't smoke dragons

CG: THAT'S ADDICTED

TC: if i don't get all the dollars i'm a disgrace to my dragon clan

TC: and davvez

TC: not that i care about that i mean

CG: GEZA PLEASE

TC: sorry bro :o(

CG: IT'S OKAY I JUST

CG: I JUT

CG: *JUST

TC: yeah i mean that did sound kind of weird

TC: choice paraphrases man they are quintessentially miraculous indeed

TC: well i'm going to beat this level of tidal trouble later dude

CG: I WON'T EVEN ASK WHAT THAT IS BUT OKAY

TC: [|||

TC: look at this sweet birthday cake i made

TC: if you need any help for party setups ask me in the morning

TC: aything for my favorite bro

TC: *anything

TC: Bo)

-- treacherousCarnival [TC] ceased pestering cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 01:23 --

[traversingadversity]

[09:44] — traversingAdversity [TA] began trolling cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 21:44 —

[09:46] TA: well tiime really flew by quiick.

[09:47] TA: my biirthday felt liike a few day2 ago.

[09:47] TA: how’2 iit feel beiing offiiciially niineteen.

[09:47] CG: THE SAME, MOSTLY

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[hcldencaulfield-deactivated2014]

there’s a cafe in my dads town based on central perk and they just play friends constantly it’s great

[gnarlymusic]

Visit Original Link

Sad hopes I’d hidden under Tangled inside of me  You spoke like broken thunder  Deep into the center of me

[cynicallygallionic]

-- cynicallyGallionic [CG] began pestering treacherousCarnival [TC] at 11:52 --

CG: HEY

TC: hey bro.

CG: OKAY SO SO FAR I GUESS IT'S JUST YOU AND ME FOR THE SAUL THING?? I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY IDEAS

TC: fuck i didn't really i ain't partied too much in a while.

CG: I KNOW SAUL DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE MAKING A BIG DEAL OF THINGS SO I DON'T WANT TO LIKE, LEAD HIM INTO A SURPRISE PARTY OR ANYTHING

CG: NO THAT'S GOOD

TC: i was just thinking we could just do what we usually do?

CG: YEAH I JUST...

CG: ALL I CAN THINK OF TO DO IS LIKE

CG: GET CHICKEN WINGS

TC: like just get together at your place or something?

TC: yeah that sounds good?

CG: BECAUSE... THAT'S ALL HE SAID HE WANTED... SO

TC: usually we party at feli's but she ain't here.

TC: so we'd need to choose a location and then just buy some chicken and shit?

TC: and a couple of bottles of vodka so you can get drunk and gay with teri.

CG: IT'S BEEN LIKE FOREVER SINCE I ACTUALLY SPENT TIME WITH SAUL, I GUESS I JUST DON'T WANT TO LIKE... I DON'T KNOW, BORE HIM OR SOMETHING

TC: shit yeah i know how that is

TC: i can't believe he forgot his own fucking birthday what a nerd.

CG: I KNOW

TC: but saul just likes company and shit i'm sure it will be fine.

CG: HE LIKES COMPANY?

TC: anything that doesn't involve saul and direct sunlight is a pretty chill hangup.

TC: yeah.

TC: i mean don't tell him i said that but he doesn't mind people too much.

CG: HE NEVER SEEMS TO WANT ANYONE AROUND

TC: as long as they don't get up in his face and bring him food.

TC: he's just really motherfucking awkward.

CG: SO I HAVE TO BRING HIM FOOD TO HANG OUT WITH HIM?

TC: but i think if you ever swung by once in a while he'd appreciate it.

TC: well it worked for me but i don't know him that well.

CG: ME NEITHER

TC: whaaaat?

TC: bro i thought you two were like best buds or some shit?

CG: YEAH

TC: well then i think it's nothing to worry about.

CG: I MEAN, YEAH, WE WERE, I DON'T KNOW, EVERY TIME I TALK TO HIM I FEEL LIKE I'M BOTHERING HIM AND HE'S JUST KEEPING UP ON HIS END OUT OF POLITENESS, BUT THE ISSUE IS WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR TODAY, DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD GET SOME VIDEO GAMES?

CG: I COULD HOOK UP MY STEAM TO THE TV AND WE COULD PLAY LEFT 4 DEAD OR SOME OTHER MULTIPLAYER GAME OR SOMETHING

TC: yeah that sounds like a good plan.

TC: shit all i have is like dance dance revolution on the wii i don't know if you want that.

CG: WHY DO YOU EVEN OWN DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION

TC: but yeah food and tv screens is definitely the way to his heart this plan is foolproof.

TC: trust me i'm a fool i would know

TC: :o)

TC: i don't know how i own it sometimes a brother just gotta get his wicked jive on you know.

TC: that's just what the feet done been saying.

CG: OKAY, WELL, I GUESS ALL THAT IS DOABLE

CG: ASIDE FROM THE VODKA, I CAN'T GET THAT

CG: I CAN'T FOOL ANYONE, I'M FIVE FOUR NO ONE BELIEVES I'M AN ADULT

TC: can rosela get her hands on it?

CG: ... I CAN ASK HER

TC: she's usually pretty slick in getting favors.

TC: yeah that would be a good plan :o)

CG: YEAH SHE IS

TC: aight sweet.

TC: is there anything from my end you think you'd need for the party?

CG: WELL YOU ALREADY GOT HIM A CAKE SO HE DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER CAKE, DOES HE?

CG: ALSO HANG ON, CAN'T YOU GET VODKA?? YOU'RE LIKE EIGHT FEET AND IF ANYONE ASKED TO CARD YOU YOU COULD JUST LOOK AT THEM FUNNY AND THEY'D TAKE IT BACK

TC: fuck you caught me.

TC: i just don't like getting vodka it feels like a bad omen.

CG: A BAD OMEN?

TC: but considering saul and i ate eight pieces of the cake last night.

TC: i can make another cake

TC: :oD

CG: OKAY

CG: I'LL ASK ROSELA

TC: thanks bro.

CG: SURE

CG: SAUL WANTS HOT WINGS, IS THERE A SPECIFIC KIND YOU WANT OR ARE HOT WINGS FINE FOR YOU TOO?

TC: nah any kind of hotwings is chill for me.

TC: i can pay, i know you're low on cash right now.

CG: NO IT'S FINE, I ALREADY TOLD SAUL I'D GET THEM, I CAN AFFORD IT

TC: are you sure bro?

TC: we could split the cost in half?

CG: YEAH NO, IT'S FINE, I WAS ONLY SO BROKE BECAUSE I HAD TO SAVE FOR THAT RING FOR TERI AND ALL, I'M FINALLY STARTING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THE DENT THAT PUT IN MY WALLET

CG: I MEAN I'M STILL KINDA SHORT ON MONEY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M IN COLLEGE AND I WORK A PART TIME JOB BUT I STILL NEED TO EAT, BUT IT'S NOT TOO BAD

TC: hahahaha yeah that ring is gonna be hellaciously exquisite.

TC: yeah okay i trust you bro i just wanted to make sure is all.

CG: BUT THE POINT IS, IT'S ALL SET, I CAN GET THE WINGS

TC: okay sounds good dude

CG: DO YOU GUYS WANT SODA? OR A DRINK OR ANYTHING? TRAGICALLY I HAVE TO HAVE CAFFEINE FREE BUT IF YOU GUYS WANT SOMETHING ELSE I CAN GET THAT TOO

TC: i'm chill with soda if i need caffeine i'll just make davvez bring me starbucks.

CG: OH GOD I'LL DIE

TC: why can't you drink caffeine or what not?

CG: I QUIT COFFEE SO I THINK IF I DRINK CAFFEINE ELSEWHERE IT'LL JUST MAKE ME NEED IT MORE

TC: shit you did i'm proud of you.

TC: i can't break the habit if i quit i'd fail out of school but i'm glad you can manage good job.

CG: GOD IT WAS MISERABLE BUT I STOPPED THROWING UP AND PASSING OUT AND HAVING MIGRANES SO I THINK I'M DOING... OKAY... ISH...

TC: glad to hear it :o)

CG: THANKS

TC: well i need to start making this cake bro so i'll see you tonight.

TC: ttyl.

TC: Bo)

-- treacherousCarnival [TC] ceased pestering cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 12:28 --

[cynicallygallionic]

-- tentacularTheriomancy [TT] began pestering cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 00:43 --

TT: I've contacted Jadine.

TT: I'm working on it.

TT: She's being incredibly stubborn considering her hue.

CG: WEIRD

CG: I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY SHE WOULDN'T WANT TO BE MORE COOPERATIVE WITH YOU

TT: What do you suggest?

CG: I SUGGEST YOU GO BACK IN TIME AND DON'T ACT THE WAY YOU DID

CG: THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF

TT: Great.

TT: Have I mentioned you're simply an endless vault of valuable information, Karl?

TT: You prove yourself again and again.

TT: I can't believe I'm doing this.

CG: IT'S HARD TO MAKE AMMENDS WITH PEOPLE WHEN YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO AND YOU'RE ONLY DOING IT OUT OF COURTESY

TT: It's hard when the person is being disrespectful.

CG: YOU'RE NOT ABOVE HER ANYMORE

TT: Whatever.

TT: I have another question.

TT: You're obligated to answer.

CG: I'M AWARE OF THE ARRANGEMENT

TT: What do you remember of your own abilities?

TT: Or, alternatively, since you usually are unable to answer my simple questions,

TT: the abilities of others?

CG: I DON'T THINK I HAD ABILITIES

CG: I REMEMBER SOME PEOPLE'S, THOUGH

TT: Such as?

CG: WELL

CG: JOHNYN COULD FLY?

TT: Mhm.

CG: I DON'T KNOW IF IT COUNTS AS THE SAME THING BUT SAUL HAS CRAZY MIND POWERS?

TT: Has?

CG: HAD

CG: SORRY

TT: So even with these powers, people were killed?

CG: SAUL'S POWERS WEREN'T LIKE JOHNYN'S POWERS

CG: SAUL'S WERE MORE LIKE...

CG: THE EASIEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE REFER TO IT AS THE GAME, IS ALMOST LIKE WE'RE VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS?? AND WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN WEAPON SORT OF THINGS, YOU KNOW?

CG: AND INSTEAD OF A WEAPON, SAUL HAD HIS CRAZY MIND SHIT?

CG: JOHNYN'S POWERS WERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT

TT: You almost make it sound fun.

CG: YEAH WELL, AT THE VERY START IT KIND OF WAS FUN? WE WERE ONLY KILLING LITTLE BLACK IMPS, IT WAS BASICALLY LIKE A COOL GIANT IMMERSIVE VIDEO GAME

CG: BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE STARTED ACTUALLY DYING AND THINGS WERE A LITTLE LESS FUN

TT: How many people died, Karl?

TT: You make it sound like it was a common event.

CG: I'VE COUNTED NINE SO FAR BUT AGAIN, THERE ARE THINGS I CAN'T REMEMBER

TT: Nine?

CG: AT LEAST

CG: I THINK?

TT: Who?

CG: I'M NOT 100% ON WHAT HAPPENED TO ADIA, IT'S LIKE... SHE ENTERED THE GAME DEAD FOR SOME REASON? MAYBE SHE HAD A BAD COPY OF THE GAME, I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT SHE WAS DEAD RIGHT AWAY

CG: TRAV DIED, SAUL LIKE, HALF DIED? I THINK HE DIED AND HAD AN EXTRA LIFE, WHICH SOUNDS RIDICULOUS TOO BUT YEAH

CG: NETA DIED, KANA DIED, VIKY DIED, ERIQ DIED, ERIN DIED, FELI DIED

TT: That's a long list.

TT: Something happened to myself as well.

TT: I don't see Teri on this list.

TT: I'm not looking for information on her, rather it's just a comment on how lucky you must have been.

CG: I GUESS

CG: SHIT, ACTUALLY

CG: DAVVEZ DIED TOO, BUT PROBABLY MORE THAN ONCE

CG: I THINK JADINE DIED, TOO

CG: ...

CG: YOU ALL MUST HAVE DIED, ALL FOUR OF YOU

CG: I THINK

TT: I died, yet I'm not quivering at the thought of regaining my memories.

TT: Though, you wouldn't know how it feels either.

CG: YOU'RE NOT QUIVERING BECAUSE YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING

TT: It's not pleasant, dreaming of bleeding out on the ground.

TT: I do remember parts of dying.

CG: YEAH?

TT: Yes.

CG: AND THAT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU AT ALL?

TT: It happened.

CG: THERE'S A DIFFERENCE, TOO, THOUGH

CG: YOU TROLLS DIED AND YOU GOT TO COME BACK

CG: NOT EVERYONE WHO DIED DID

CG: I MEAN, NOW, OUTSIDE THE GAME, YEAH

CG: BUT SOME PEOPLE WHO DIED STAYED DEAD

TT: Ok.

TT: But death is a part of life.

CG: NOT EXACTLY

TT: Not exactly?

TT: It's a given, Karl.

TT: Even the highest die.

CG: YEAH IT'S A GIVEN, IT'S NOT PART OF LIFE, THOUGH

CG: IT'S THE END OF IT

TT: A part in that it is the final page.

TT: Maybe I wasn't close enough to the others to care.

TT: Though that's not completely true.

TT: No matter.

CG: NOT A SINGLE PERSON

TT: ...

CG: NO? NOT ONE?

TT: Jadine mentioned that I speak to her as if it was when we first met.

TT: What could that mean?

CG: I'M GUESSING IT MEANS YOU TWO WERE CLOSER AND NOW YOU TREAT HER LIKE SHE'S A STRANGER, MAYBE YOU GUYS USED TO JOKE AROUND AND NOW YOU'RE OVERLY FORMAL WITH HER OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES

CG: DON'T THINK I MISSED THE SMOOTH SUBJECT CHANGE EITHER, I'M JUST POLITELY LETTING IT SLIDE

TT: Hm.

TT: Why didn't you protect her?

CG: WHO? KANA?

TT: Who else would I inquire about?

CG: WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT JADINE AND ABOUT JADINE DYING, I DON'T KNOW??

CG: UGH

CG: BECAUSE I WAS SCARED

CG: AND I GUESS SHELLSHOCKED

CG: I COULDN'T MOVE?? BUT IF I COULD, I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE

CG: I WISH I'D DONE SOMETHING, OBVIOUSLY

CG: I'M NOT LIKE... PROUD OF HOW USELESS I'VE BEEN AT PROTECTING PEOPLE WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE LEADER...

TT: It's understandable, at least a bit.

TT: But disappointing as well.

TT: I'm sure she would have done differently for you.

CG: I KNOW

CG: KANA'S BRAVER AND STRONGER THAN I AM

TT: Typical.

TT: Why did you take on the role of leader if you couldn't handle it?

CG: BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A VIDEO GAME

TT: And then it proved you wrong.

CG: RIGHT

TT: Is it just the deaths that scare you? Or is there more to it?

TT: Your suggested failure as a leader, for example.

CG: MY FAILURE DOESN'T SCARE ME I JUST FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT

TT: What does scare you, then?

CG: WHAT... WHAT MADE THE KILLERS WANT TO KILL? WAS IT BECAUSE WE LIKE, THOUGHT WE WERE IN A FANTASY SETTING AND IT WOULDN'T REALLY KILL US? OR, LIKE, IS IT MORE THAN THAT? HOW VOLATILE ARE WE?

CG: WHAT TRIGGERED IT, YOU KNOW?

CG: AND THEN LIKE

CG: WHAT IF SOME PEOPLE... MISS MAYBE LIKE, THE RUSH THAT GOES WITH IT? AND MAYBE NOT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO KILLED REMEMBER

CG: BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY DO?

TT: I take it you didn't kill?

CG: NOT THAT I CAN REMEMBER

TT: I can't say the rush doesn't appeal to me, but it didn't require participation in a game for me to notice it.

CG: ...

TT: It's not uncommon, Karl.

CG: WELL THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING

TT: You've laws in place to prevent problems.

CG: OH, THAT'S A GOOD POINT

CG: I FORGOT WE HAVE LAWS THAT LITERALLY STOP MURDERS FROM EVER OCCURRING JUST BY EXISTING

CG: TIME AND TIME AGAIN GUNS JUST DON'T FIRE AS THEY REMEMBER THE ALMIGHTY LAW THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM KILLING

CG: EVERYONE DIES PEACEFULLY

CG: THANK GOD FOR THE LAWS

TT: See? A fortress of safety.

TT: The real question is, does this idea bother you for the sake of your own skin?

TT: Or is it for the protection of others?

CG: OTHERS

CG: I MEAN

CG: I CAN'T PRETEND I'M NOT SCARED TOO

CG: I DON'T WANT TO DIE

CG: BUT MORE ABOUT OTHERS THAN MYSELF

TT: A shame you didn't get a test-run during the game.

TT: I can't really recommend it though, it kind of sucks.

CG: WHY'S IT A SHAME, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

TT: No, because you might fear it less the second time around.

CG: BUT IT'D BE REAL THIS TIME

CG: I WOULDN'T GET TO COME BACK AFTER WE WIN

TT: So?

TT: It feels real the first time too.

CG: ...

TT: Either way, I'm going to take the night to appreciate my alive, not dead girlfriend.

TT: I suggest you do the same.

CG: SHE'S NOT HERE

TT: Best change that, then.

TT: You're wasting time.

CG: ...

TT: Goodnight, Karl.

CG: NIGHT

-- tentacularTheriomancy [TT] ceased pestering cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 02:51 --

[traversingadversity]

[07:51] — cynicallyGallionic [CG] began pestering traversingAdversity [TA] at 19:51 —

[07:51] CG: HOW DO YOU FORGET YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY

[07:51] TA: ii don’t know.

[07:51] TA: ii’ve been bu2y.

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[waxcat]

ITS HERE

[cynicallygallionic]

[12:57] -- cynicallyGallionic [CG] began pestering grandioseAccessory [GA] at 12:57 --

[12:57] CG: HEY

[12:57] CG: HEY

[12:57] CG: HEY

[12:57] CG: HEY

[12:57] CG: HEY

[12:57] CG: HEY

[12:58] GA: Good Morning To You Too Karl

[12:58] GA: Rather

[12:58] GA: Good Afternoon

[12:58] CG: DID YOU JUST WAKE UP?

[12:59] GA: Possibly

[12:59] GA: Did I Miss Anything

[01:01] CG: JESUS YOU'RE BECOMING MORE NOCTURNAL THAN ME LATEL

[01:01] CG: Y

[01:01] CG: BUT NO I DON'T THINK YOU MISSED ANYTHING?

[01:04] GA: Its My Lack Of Sleep From School Finally Catching Up To Me

[01:04] GA: That And Preparations For Memorial Day Gatherings

[01:04] GA: Anyway

[01:05] GA: A Lack Of Activity Is Surprising Given Our Group

[01:06] GA: Have You And Teri Done Anything Nice Recently

[01:09] CG: NOTHING ESPECIALLY NICE, NO

[01:11] GA: Ah

[01:11] GA: Well Thats Perfectly Fine

[01:12] CG: I'VE BEEN GROSS AND SICK SO I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN UP FOR ANYTHING

[01:14] GA: Is It Anything Serious

[01:14] CG: NO I JUST STOPPED DRINKING COFFEE AND THEN WENT INTO A FUN WITHDRAWAL

[01:15] GA: While That Is Unfortunate

[01:15] GA: It Is Good That Youre Dropping Coffee

[01:15] CG: I MISS IT

[01:15] CG: I'M CRYING

[01:16] GA: I Am Assuming You Went Cold Turkey

[01:16] GA: As Opposed To Taking Smaller Amounts Each Time

[01:16] CG: WELL I CUT IT DOWN A LITTLE BUT ONE DAY I DIDN'T DRINK ANY AND SHE SAID MY MOUTH TASTED BETTER SO THEN I WAS LIKE YEAH WHO NEEDS COFFEE

[01:16] CG: AND THEN I SUFFERED THE CONSEQUENCES

[01:18] GA: Haha

[01:19] GA: Is It Worth It

[01:19] CG: I DON'T KNOW, I'M SO SLEEPY ALL THE TIME

[01:19] CG: BUT IT'S BETTER FOR MY HEALTH I GUESS? SCA AND CAFFEINE DON'T REALLY GO TOGETHER

[01:21] GA: I Think Its For The Best Then

[01:22] CG: YEAH

[01:22] CG: BUT I MISS MY SWEET COFFEE

[01:22] CG: I AM SO SAD

[01:22] CG: ARE THERE COFFEE FLAVORED THINGS THAT DON'T HAVE REAL COFFEE IN THEM?

[01:23] GA: Well

[01:23] GA: I Would Assume There Are

[01:24] GA: But They Would Still Have Caffeine

[01:24] CG: UGH

[01:24] CG: WHAT'S THE POINT, KANA?

[01:24] GA: Otherwise I Would Say Coffee Syrup Would Be An Option

[01:25] GA: The Point Is Being Healthier And Making Your Girlfriend Happy When She Sucks Face With You

[01:25] GA: At Least Thats What Ive Gathered From This Conversation

[01:25] GA: Youll Be Fine

[01:26] GA: Just Give It A Bit Of Time

[01:26] CG: YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT SOUND GROSS

[01:26] GA: But Its More Fun That Way

[01:26] CG: YOU'RE A MONSTER

[01:27] GA: Harsh

[01:27] CG: OKAY WELL

[01:27] CG: YOU'RE MEAN

[01:28] CG: APPARENTLY THERE'S A COFFEE SUBSTITUTE THAT IS MADE OF DANDELIONS

[01:28] CG: THAT FEELS EMBARRASSING

[01:29] GA: You Could Always Give It A Shot

[01:29] CG: IT'S CALLED DANDY BLEND

[01:30] GA: I Dont Know Whether To Laugh Or Groan

[01:30] CG: I KNOW

[01:30] CG: BUT I GUESS I CAN TRY IT MAYBE

[01:31] GA: It Says Its Caffeine Free So It Should Be Fine

[01:31] CG: UNLESS IT MAKES MY MOUTH TASTE TOO GROSS

[01:31] GA: If You Try It Ill Do The Same

[01:32] CG: REALLY?

[01:32] GA: Really

[01:33] CG: OKAY

[01:34] CG: WE CAN SUFFER TOGETHER

[01:35] GA: Gladly

[01:37] CG: DON'T BE TOO EAGER, KANA

[01:37] GA: To Be Fair

[01:37] GA: It Is A Herbal Blend

[01:38] CG: UGH

[01:38] GA: So I Might Enjoy It More Than You Do

[01:38] GA: I Do Hope It Works Out Well For You

[01:38] CG: YEAH

[01:38] CG: WE'LL SEE

[01:39] CG: I DIDN'T MEAN FOR THIS TO TURN INTO ME WHINING ABOUT COFFEE BUT

[01:39] CG: I ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET READY FOR WORK NOW

[01:40] GA: Its Fine

[01:40] GA: Are You Still Working At Pejamajos This Summer

[01:40] GA: Or Did You Pick Up Another Job

[01:40] CG: NO, DID YOU NOT HEAR? IT'S CLOSED DOWN

[01:40] CG: IT'S GONE

[01:40] CG: IT'S FINALLY GONE

[01:41] GA: Permanently Or Temporarily

[01:42] CG: IT WAS TEMPORARILY BUT THE WEBSITE'S GONE NOW

[01:42] CG: SO PROBABLY FOREVER

[01:42] GA: Oh

[01:42] GA: Their Facebook Is Gone Too

[01:42] GA: Im Surprised They Didnt Contact You

[01:42] CG: YEAH...

[01:45] CG: WELL THERE'S A NEW PLACE, IF IT'S OPEN BY THEN MAYBE I'LL WORK THERE OVER THE SUMMER

[01:46] CG: BUT JOHN'S STILL THE MANAGER

[01:46] CG: I DON'T KNOW IF HE'LL HIRE ME BACK

[01:46] GA: Would He Have Any Reason Not To

[01:47] CG: I WAS NOT THE KING OF WORK ETHIC

[01:47] CG: I MEAN I DID MY JOB BUT I COMPLAINED A LOT

[01:47] CG: WE'LL SEE

[01:47] GA: Yeah

[01:47] CG: THERE'S ALWAYS COFFEE HAVEN

[01:47] CG: UNLESS THAT PLACE CLOSED...

[01:48] CG: OKAY, COFFEE HAVEN LIVES ON

[01:48] GA: Was It Any Good

[01:48] GA: I Cant Remember Going There

[01:49] CG: I LIKE PEJAMAJO'S COFFEE MORE

[01:49] CG: BUT I HAVE TO GET READY FOR WORK STILL SO WE'LL SEE

[01:49] GA: Sure Thing

[01:50] CG: TALK TO YOU LATER KANA

[01:50] GA: Talk To You Soon Karl

[01:50] -- cynicallyGallionic [CG] ceased pestering grandioseAccessory [GA] at 13:50 --

[humansofnewyork]

"I met her when she was visiting New York for two-and-a-half weeks. Let’s just say ‘two weeks,’ to make it a little more exciting. So we spent a lot of time together, and the night before she left to go back to the Philippines, she asked me if I was serious about our relationship. And I said ‘I don’t know.’ Then I went home and laid awake all night. Her flight left at 9 AM. So at 4 AM, I texted her to wait for me outside of security. Then I got into a cab and rushed to the airport. I got there just in time. And before she went inside, I told her: ‘I am serious. We will be together.’ Now Brandon, I need you to make this sound very romantic. Choose a picture of me looking into the distance, and for the last line, say: ‘Now I am wondering when we will be together again.’ Because I am going to tag her in this."

[cynicallygallionic]

[10:12] -- cynicallyGallionic [CG] began pestering gunpowderGnostic [GG] at 22:12 --

[10:12] GG: hey karl.

[10:12] GG: i'm fine.

[10:13] CG: ARE YOU SURE? YOU CAN TELL ME IF YOU AREN'T...

[10:13] GG: its just been a very long couple of weeks.

[10:13] GG: i have been really stressed lately.

[10:14] GG: i guess you must have noticed the other night.

[10:14] CG: ROSELA'S BEEN BOTHERING YOU, RIGHT?

[10:15] GG: she has been acting like she use to. when we first talked.

[10:15] CG: AND HOW WAS THAT?

[10:16] GG: like she was so much better then us, that she could do with us what she wanted.

[10:16] GG: i guess it was just to be expected with her being a high blood and all.

[10:16] GG: i just thought that she had changed.

[10:17] CG: SHE'S BEEN ACTING LIKE THAT WITH EVERYONE LATELY

[10:17] CG: LIKE WE'RE NOTHING MORE THAN... SOURCES OF INFORMATION WITHOUT FEELINGS, RIGHT?

[10:17] GG: yes!

[10:18] GG: is so fucking annoying.

[10:19] GG: she doesn't seem to understand that we are supose to be friends and not just info booths or what ever.

[10:19] GG: *she ooops

[10:24] CG: I KNOW

[10:24] CG: SHE CARES MORE ABOUT LEARNING THAN WHO SHE'S HURTING

[10:25] GG: i want to be her friend so bad, because we were friends in the game and everything but now...

[10:25] GG: i don't even know if i want to put any effort into trying.

[10:26] CG: YEAH LIKE...

[10:26] CG: KANA IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS AND I FEEL SHITTY NOT GETTING ALONG WITH HER GIRLFRIEND BUT

[10:27] GG: rosela can be too fustrating?

[10:28] CG: SHE ALSO HATES TERI AND THAT'S FRUSTRATING TOO

[10:28] GG: yeah.

[10:29] GG: your quadrant, oops relationship with her is too important to risk.

[10:30] CG: IT'S JUST EXHAUSTING LIKE

[10:30] CG: THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE HER OR GET ALONG WITH HER AND NOW ROSELA IS ONE OF THEM TOO AND ITS JUST

[10:30] CG: UGH I DON'T KNOW

[10:30] CG: ANYWAY LOOK

[10:30] CG: SHE'S NOT GONNA BOTHER YOU ABOUT... TRYINT TO LEARN FROM YOU ANYMORE

[10:31] GG: oh? did you talk to her?

[10:31] CG: YEAH

[10:31] GG: you didn't have to.

[10:31] GG: thanks karl though.

[10:31] GG: i appricate it!!

[10:31] CG: SURE

[10:32] CG: BUT IT'S NOT YOU SPECIFICALLY, SHE'S DONE IT TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND I'M SICK OF IT

[10:32] CG: NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT IF THEY DON'T WANT TO

[10:32] GG: i would rather her have the courge to tell me herself but yeah.

[10:32] GG: that is what i am saying!!

[10:32] GG: we should just let thoughts about the games rest.

[10:32] CG: I CAN'T PROMISE SHE'LL STOP BEING SHITTY TO YOU IN GENERAL BUT IF SHE'S BEEN PUSHING YOU FOR... GAME STUFF, SHE WON'T DO THAT ANYMORE

[10:32] GG: i don't want to think about it anymore.

[10:32] CG: I DON'T EITHER

[10:32] CG: I DON'T THINK ANY OF US DO

[10:33] GG: i will try to at least be polite around her but i can't make any promises.

[10:34] GG: i will try to avoid fighting her around everyone anyway!

[10:34] GG: i don't really want it to come to that but...

[10:35] CG: TO BE HONEST, I CAN BARELY AVOID FIGHTING WITH HER IN FRONT OF EVERYONE

[10:35] CG: SO I'M NOT GOING TO JUDGE YOU IF YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BITE YOUR TONGUE

[10:35] GG: i wanted to punch her last time i saw her.

[10:35] GG: just to be honest. between friends.

[10:36] CG: NO JUDGEMENT HERE

[10:37] GG: thanks.

[10:37] GG: its good to know that we aren't fighting. ):)

[10:40] CG: YEAH

[10:41] GG: i do miss all the drama free days.

[10:43] CG: I CAN BARELY REMEMBER THEM

[10:43] GG: its been a long time.

[10:43] GG: i do like everyone being together.

[10:46] CG: I DO TOO BUT I DON'T KNOW, THERE WAS LESS DRAMA BEFORE

[10:46] GG: yeah, but before i was doomed to serve in a fleet and take over planets.

[10:47] GG: i like earth a lot better.

[10:48] GG: besides, one day i'll be able to see two of my good friends get married!!!!

[10:48] CG: YEAH EVENTUALLY

[10:48] GG: i can't wait!!

[10:49] CG: IT'S GONNA BE AT LEAST FOUR MORE YEARS I THINK

[10:49] GG: i can wait that long but it will still be fun when it happens.

[10:49] CG: YEAH, IT'LL BE GOOD

[10:51] GG: so much fun!

[10:51] GG: maybe by that time, rosela will have worked out what ever is wrong with her and we can be friends again.

[10:52] CG: HAHA YEAH POSSIBLY

[10:52] GG: i can hope!!

[10:53] CG: YOU CAN HOPE

[10:53] CG: I MEAN I HOPE SO TOO

[10:53] CG: I'M JUST NOT SO SURE

[10:53] CG: I DON'T KNOW

[10:53] GG: hm. you might be right.

[10:53] GG: but for what friendship that was there, i can hope.

[10:54] CG: WEIRDLY, WE GOT ALONG PRETTY WELL UNTIL RECENTLY

[10:54] CG: I GUESS IT WAS ONCE SHE STARTED PUSHING ABOUT TERI THAT I STOPPED TOLERATING HER SHITTY ATTITUDE

[10:54] GG: she was messing with teri, i don't blame you.

[10:54] CG: UGH

[10:54] CG: SHE TREATS HER SO SHITTY

[10:55] GG: teri shouldn't be treated that way!!

[10:55] GG: no one should.

[10:55] GG: if it was johnyn i would do the same thing.

[10:56] CG: YEAH

[10:57] GG: she should just leave everyone alone that doesn't want to talk about the game.

[10:57] GG: but i don't think she will until she gets what she wants.

[10:58] GG: she was like this before the game.

[10:58] CG: WELL, SHE WILL NOW

[10:59] GG: maybe.

[11:00] CG: IF SHE TRIES TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE GAME AGAIN, TELL ME

[11:00] GG: it probably won't be for a while but okay.

[11:01] CG: IT SHOULDN'T AT ALL

[11:01] GG: i hope not.

[11:02] CG: TELL ME IF IT DOES

[11:03] GG: okay.

[11:04] CG: HOW COME YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE PARTY?

[11:04] CG: ROSELA?

[11:04] GG: i really just don't want to go.

[11:04] CG: HOW COME?

[11:05] GG: water is just... i can't swim and its strange to explain.

[11:05] CG: YOU CAN STAY OUT OF THE WATER WITH ME AND TERI?

[11:06] GG: i guess if you really want me to come i could.

[11:06] GG: it would be nice to hang out in person again.

[11:06] CG: I THINK ERIQ CAN'T SWIM EITHER, THERE WILL BE LOTS OF US STICKING AROUND ON LAND

[11:07] GG: we should get water guns and shoot each other.

[11:08] CG: I REMEMBER YOU BEING GOOD WITH GUNS

[11:08] CG: I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT FIGHT

[11:09] GG: its just going to be water!

[11:10] GG: i promise i won't aim for anything that could cause lasting damage.

[11:10] CG: WHAT

[11:10] GG: hehehehehe!

[11:10] GG: its just water, nothing bad should happen.

[11:11] CG: OKAY...

[11:11] GG: i promise karl.

[11:12] GG: it will be fun. maybe we could have water ballons too.

[11:14] CG: I GUESS THAT SOUNDS KIND OF FUN

[11:14] GG: see!

[11:14] GG: we can keep cool and not drown in the pool.

[11:15] GG: we should make sure johnyn comes.

[11:17] CG: AGREED

[11:18] GG: it should be fun.

[11:18] GG: i hope.

[11:18] CG: YEAH

[11:18] CG: AS LONG AS WE ALL STAY AWAY FROM THE SWIMMY PARTS

[11:19] GG: yeah! i don't want to drown.

[11:19] CG: ME NEITHER

[11:19] GG: that would be a bad way to die.

[11:19] CG: TRUE THAT

[12:43] GG: well karl, hopefully the next time we talk will be for a better reason. i'll talk to you soon!

[12:43] GG: bye!!

[12:44] -- gunpowderGnostic [GG] ceased pestering cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 00:44 --

[cynicallygallionic]

[12:37] -- cynicallyGallionic [CG] began pestering tentacularTheriomancy [TT] at 00:37 --

[12:37] CG: ARE YOU HERE

[12:39] TT: Yes?

[12:40] CG: I'M SORRY IF YOU LEFT LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF ME?

[12:40] TT: It wasn't you.

[12:40] TT: Don't worry.

[12:40] CG: OH

[12:40] TT: Why do you think you caused it?

[12:41] CG: BECAUSE I WAS SNARKY AT YOU

[12:41] CG: AND THEN YOU LEFT AND I DIDN'T SEE WHAT ELSE COULD HAVE CAUSED IT

[12:41] CG: NOT THAT I THINK I WAS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ASSHOLE OR ANYTHING BUT?? I DON'T KNOW?

[12:41] TT: I think I can handle your "snark."

[12:42] CG: WHY DID YOU LEAVE THEN?

[12:42] TT: I left because I wanted to give some others room.

[12:42] CG: SOME OTHERS

[12:44] TT: The usual situation, Karl.

[12:44] TT: My goals are colliding with friendship.

[12:44] TT: I thought I'd leave and mull over which is more important.

[12:45] CG: WHAT DID YOU DECIDE?

[12:45] TT: In the process, I had hoped that it would allow some other participants room to breathe.

[12:45] TT: What do you think?

[12:45] CG: I DON'T KNOW

[12:46] TT: The logical answer.

[12:46] CG: THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN US

[12:47] TT: Probably.

[12:49] CG: WHO DID YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS TIME

[12:49] TT: No one.

[12:49] TT: I was thinking, Karl.

[12:49] CG: ROSELA

[12:49] TT: Karl.

[12:49] TT: What are you trying to do?

[12:49] CG: WHO DID YOU LEAVE BECAUSE OF?

[12:50] TT: Another troll.

[12:51] CG: IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY THEIR NAME?

[12:52] TT: Is there a particular reason I should just roll over at your requests for divulgence?

[12:53] CG: BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU'RE PUSHING NOW IN CASE THEY'RE UPSET

[12:53] CG: LIKE EVERYONE ALWAYS IS AFTER YOU PULL THIS SHIT

[12:54] TT: Fine.

[12:54] TT: Jadine.

[12:54] TT: Now that you have this information, will you go on to once again act as my personal clean-up team?

[12:54] CG: IF I HAVE TO

[12:55] TT: ...

[12:55] TT: Well go ahead.

[12:55] TT: I was going to do it myself but I'm not sure if she'll listen.

[12:56] CG: IT'D BE BETTER IF YOU DID IT

[12:57] CG: DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF REMORSE ONCE IN A WHILE AND ALL

[12:57] TT: What good will it do?

[12:57] TT: Nothing will change.

[12:58] CG: THEN STOP FUCKING PUSHING PEOPLE, HOW CAN YOU PRIORITIZE EXPANDING YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF UNIMPORTANT HISTORY OVER THE FEELINGS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR FRIENDS?

[12:59] TT: You're wrong.

[12:59] TT: Multiple parts of that sentence are wrong.

[01:00] CG: I DON'T EVEN THINK I WANT TO ASK WHICH PARTS ARE WRONG

[01:00] TT: I am sorry you thought you had upset me, though.

[01:00] TT: I didn't want to disturb anyone's enjoyment when I left.

[01:01] CG: SHUT UP

[01:01] TT: Um?

[01:02] CG: HOW CAN YOU APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING ME FEEL LIKE I MADE YOU LEAVE BUT BE TOTALLY FINE WITH HOW YOU'RE TREATING JADINE

[01:02] TT: I've given up trying to teach you troll politics a long time ago.

[01:03] CG: WHAT TROLL POLITICS COULD POSSIBLY BE COMING INTO PLAY NOW

[01:04] TT: If you can shove your senseless socialization rules in my face at every turn,

[01:04] TT: I can in response tell you that sometimes my rules are not yours.

[01:04] TT: And just because you don't understand them doesn't make them wrong.

[01:05] CG: EXPLAIN THEM TO ME

[01:05] TT: Jadine was being uncooperative and I acted as I saw fit.

[01:05] TT: In hindsight, it was wrong.

[01:06] TT: But it was wrong because it did not yield the expected results.

[01:06] TT: I was not out of line in my approach.

[01:06] CG: DID YOU UPSET HER?

[01:06] TT: Yes Karl, I did.

[01:07] CG: AND THAT'S FINE?

[01:07] TT: Cooperation is the key to a successful fleet.

[01:08] CG: SURE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE WHEN YOU'RE PUSHING TOO FAR

[01:08] CG: AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A REASON THAT LITERALLY NO ONE IS COOPERATING WITH YOU

[01:09] TT: That's the fault of our surroundings and their lack of order,

[01:09] TT: not my techniques.

[01:10] CG: JESUS CHRIST

[01:11] TT: What?

[01:11] CG: DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY?

[01:12] TT: Elaborate.

[01:12] CG: YOU HAVE UPSET PROBABLY EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU PRESS ABOUT THIS AND YOU DON'T THINK IT'S YOUR FAULT?

[01:12] TT: Every single person whines about how they want to forget.

[01:13] TT: They're weak, Karl.

[01:13] TT: And if they simply turned the information over to me it would no longer plague them.

[01:13] CG: WHAT DO YOU EVEN WANT TO KNOW SO BAD? SPECIFICALLY

[01:14] TT: I want to know what happened.

[01:14] CG: I DON'T REMEMBER EVERYTHING

[01:14] CG: SPECIFICS

[01:14] TT: As people leak information to me, it seems to trigger remembrance in my sleep.

[01:14] TT: It's possible that I don't even need every detail, just enough.

[01:14] TT: Specifics?

[01:14] CG: WHAT SPECIFICALLY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW

[01:15] TT: Everything I've forgotten.

[01:15] CG: UGH

[01:15] TT: You must understand that I can't tell you what I've forgotten.

[01:15] TT: If I could I wouldn't be having this conversation.

[01:15] CG: FINE, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COOPERATE I GUESS I CAN'T HELP YOU

[01:15] TT: ...

[01:15] TT: Kana, for example.

[01:15] TT: I want to know more about Kana.

[01:15] CG: WHAT ABOUT KANA?

[01:16] TT: She was involved.

[01:16] CG: INVOLVED, IN WHAT, THE GAME?

[01:16] TT: Yes.

[01:16] CG: YEAH, OBVIOUSLY

[01:16] CG: WE ALL WERE

[01:16] TT: All I remember is that we spent a lot of time together?

[01:17] TT: Mostly doing nothing.

[01:17] CG: YEAH, SHE SPENT A TON OF TIME TALKING TO YOU

[01:17] TT: Why did we have so much free time?

[01:18] CG: MOSTLY WE WERE CURIOUS ABOUT YOU GUYS AND YOUR INFLUENCE IN THE GAME

[01:18] CG: SOME OF US THOUGHT IT WAS STUPID TO TALK TO YOU BUT TERI AND KANA LIKED TO

[01:21] TT: Teri spoke to me?

[01:21] CG: NO, I JUST MEANT THEY LIKED TO SPEAK TO TROLLS

[01:21] CG: I MEAN SHE MIGHT HAVE? I HAVE NO IDEA

[01:21] TT: Davvez.

[01:22] CG: YEAH

[01:23] TT: ...

[01:23] TT: What else did Teri do?

[01:23] CG: I'LL TALK ABOUT KANA BUT I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT TERI

[01:23] CG: NOT TO YOU

[01:23] TT: May I ask why?

[01:23] CG: BECAUSE YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE TO HER

[01:25] TT: You do understand why I'm an "asshole" to her, right?

[01:25] TT: I've spoken about this before.

[01:25] CG: I DON'T CARE WHY

[01:25] CG: THE POINT IS THAT YOU'D PROBABLY BE MORE WILLING TO FORGIVE ANY MISTAKES KANA MAKES THAN MISTAKES TERI MAKES

[01:26] TT: Just know that my disrespect towards her is only to make her stronger.

[01:26] TT: I don't expect you to understand.

[01:26] TT: Kana, then.

[01:27] CG: HUMANS DON'T WORK THE SAME WAY TROLLS DO, SO STOP TRYING TO "IMPROVE" HER WITH YOUR BULLSHIT METHODS

[01:27] CG: ANYWAY

[01:27] CG: IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT KANA IN PARTICULAR

[01:27] TT: What bothers me is that I know almost nothing.

[01:28] TT: She has shown no hints of remembering.

[01:28] TT: If she does, she keeps it well hidden.

[01:28] CG: HMM

[01:28] CG: I WONDER WHY SHE MIGHT DO THAT

[01:28] CG: OH! WHOA I JUST HAD A CRAZY THOUGHT

[01:28] CG: MAYBE...

[01:28] CG: SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

[01:28] CG: JUST LIKE NO ONE WANTS TO FUCKING TALK ABOUT IT

[01:29] TT: I don't care if she remembers.

[01:29] TT: I don't want her to.

[01:29] TT: But because of this, all I know is we spent a lot of time together.

[01:29] TT: Either out in the open, or,

[01:29] TT: no, nevermind.

[01:29] CG: SO IT'S FINE THAT SHE WANTS TO STAY IN THE DARK, BUT I SAY TO LEAVE THE REST OF US ALONE SO WE CAN KEEP WHAT WE DON'T REMEMBER IN THE DARK AND YOU KEEP PUSHING US?

[01:30] TT: It's like a bandage, Karl.

[01:30] TT: If they just tell me what I need to know, it's over with.

[01:30] CG: GO RIP HERS OFF, THEN

[01:30] TT: No.

[01:31] TT: She shows no signs of knowing.

[01:31] CG: WELL, WHAT IF SHE DID?

[01:31] TT: There is no point in digging where there is no information.

[01:31] TT: No.

[01:31] CG: WHAT IF I KNOW THAT SHE KNOWS?

[01:31] TT: Does she?

[01:32] CG: I DON'T KNOW

[01:32] TT: Irrelevant then.

[01:32] CG: UGH

[01:33] TT: Ugh indeed.

[01:33] CG: I DON'T REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITH HER BUT SHE HAD AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO FILL

[01:34] CG: I DECIDED IT WASN'T IMPORTANT THOUGH

[01:34] CG: AND THAT WE SHOULD RUSH THROUGH IT AND NOT PAY IT MUCH MIND

[01:34] TT: What did you decide wasn't important?

[01:34] CG: THE FROGS

[01:35] TT: Frogs.

[01:35] CG: YEAH

[01:35] TT: Frogs?

[01:35] CG: YES

[01:35] TT: Ok.

[01:35] CG: YUP

[01:36] CG: WELL THE FROGS WERE IMPORTANT

[01:36] TT: If you're not going to give me important information, you can just say so.

[01:36] TT: What?

[01:36] CG: THE FROGS WERE IMPORTANT

[01:36] TT: ...

[01:36] CG: BUT THE THING IS, I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THEM

[01:36] TT: Ok.

[01:36] CG: SO I CAN'T ELABORATE

[01:36] TT: Neither do I.

[01:36] CG: KANA TALKED MY EAR OFF ABOUT HOW PARTICULAR WE HAD TO BE ABOUT THE FROGS

[01:37] CG: AND I WAS LIKE, THEY'RE FROGS KANA, WE HAVE REAL ISSUES HERE, ADIA IS A ROBOT AND YOU HAVE US OUT CATCHING FROGS

[01:37] CG: WELL WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE WORKED HARDER ON THE FROGS

[01:39] TT: Of course.

[01:39] CG: I REALIZE YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME BUT I'M BEING AS HONEST AS I CAN BE

[01:39] CG: MAYBE KANA WOULD BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE FROGS

[01:40] TT: Probably not.

[01:40] CG: WHY NOT?

[01:40] TT: This isn't her problem.

[01:41] CG: NO, IT'S YOURS

[01:41] CG: BUT YOU DON'T SEEM TO MIND PUSHING IT ONTO EVERYONE ELSE

[01:44] TT: No, not really.

[01:44] TT: Regardless, this is the most I've ever gleaned from a conversation with someone.

[01:44] TT: Thank you, Karl.

[01:45] CG: I'LL SAY MORE

[01:45] TT: Go on.

[01:45] CG: IF YOU STOP PUSHING OTHER PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

[01:46] TT: Tempting.

[01:46] TT: A compromise?

[01:46] TT: I'll leave Jadine alone.

[01:46] CG: MORE THAN JADINE

[01:47] CG: EVERYONE WHO DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, EVERYONE WHO DOESN'T REMEMBER

[01:47] CG: IF SOMEONE ELSE IS WILLING, FINE

[01:47] CG: PROBE AWAY

[01:47] CG: BUT LEAVE THE PEOPLE WHO SAY NO ALONE

[01:48] TT: For a year?

[01:48] CG: NO?? FOREVER??? IF THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT YOU'RE NOT MAKING THEM FUCKING TALK ABOUT IT, END OF STORY

[01:50] TT: Sure.

[01:50] CG: GREAT

[01:50] TT: I expect to be able to ask questions whenever I please.

[01:51] TT: Otherwise the transaction is null and void.

[01:52] CG: I'M NOT GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TERI, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHATEVER ELSE

[01:52] TT: Fine.

[01:52] TT: Care to share any information about myself, then?

[01:52] TT: The others I can learn later.

[01:53] CG: NOT A GREAT START TO OUR DEAL, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT YOU

[01:53] CG: YOU AND KANA TALKED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY TO EACH OTHER

[01:54] CG: I REMEMBER BEING ANNOYED WITH YOU

[01:54] CG: FOR TAKING UP KANA'S TIME

[01:57] TT: She wasn't always around, though.

[01:57] CG: YEAH BUT I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO YOU IN THE MEANTIME

[01:58] TT: Lovely.

[01:58] TT: This deal is already paying for itself.

[01:58] CG: YOU ALREADY AGREED TO IT

[01:59] TT: Tricked by Old Scratch himself.

[01:59] CG: I REMEMBER A LOT

[01:59] TT: I should know better than to make deals with short devils.

[01:59] CG: JUST NOT ABOUT YOU

[02:00] TT: That's fine, I'm sure other threads will open through the discussions.

[02:00] CG: I CAN'T WAIT

[02:01] TT: I bet.

[02:01] CG: ARE WE DONE FOR NOW? OR IS THERE MORE YOU WANT

[02:02] TT: Where was Geza?

[02:03] CG: WHEN?

[02:03] TT: He was missing.

[02:03] TT: Kana was upset with him?

[02:03] TT: I don't know.

[02:03] TT: When we were doing nothing.

[02:03] CG: WHEN WE WERE DOING NOTHING?

[02:03] CG: I SWEAR TO GOD, YOU ONLY ASK ABOUT THE SHIT I CAN'T REMEMBER

[02:04] TT: Typical.

[02:04] CG: I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY OF THAT STUFF, I...

[02:04] CG: I THINK I WAS DEPRESSED? MAYBE I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO ANYTHING BECAUSE I FELT SO TERRIBLE

[02:06] TT: And all I remember is blurry rooms and feeling ill.

[02:06] TT: I'd say we could put our pieces together and create an image, but I don't believe that's something you want.

[02:06] CG: I THINK IF I CAN'T REMEMBER SOMETHING, IT'S A BLESSING

[02:06] CG: AND I'D RATHER TALK ABOUT WHAT I CAN REMEMBER

[02:07] TT: What are you all trying to run away from?

[02:07] CG: WE JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL PEOPLE AGAIN

[02:07] CG: IT'S HARD REMEMBERING WHAT HAPPENED

[02:07] CG: SOME OF US HAVE TO LAUGH AND SMILE AT THE PEOPLE WHO KILLED US

[02:07] CG: SOME OF US HAVE TO LAUGH AND SMILE AT THE PEOPLE WE KILLED

[02:09] TT: Um.

[02:09] TT: What happened to Kana's stomach?

[02:09] TT: I know that's unrelated but it distracted me from my original question.

[02:10] TT: Which was a predictable "who are these people you're talking about."

[02:17] CG: ...

[02:20] TT: ...

[02:20] CG: ERIN KILLED HER

[02:22] TT: How does that relate to her injury?

[02:22] TT: If she was dead, I wouldn't have seen it.

[02:23] CG: SHE REVIVED

[02:23] CG: BUT SHE KEPT THE STOMACH WOUND

[02:23] TT: Revived.

[02:23] CG: YEAH

[02:24] TT: Erin killed her.

[02:24] CG: YEAH

[02:24] TT: Ok.

[02:25] TT: I'm done.

[02:25] CG: YOU'RE DONE?

[02:25] TT: Expect to hear from me again.

[02:25] TT: For tonight, yes.

[02:25] CG: YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BOTHER ERIN, RIGHT?

[02:26] TT: No.

[02:26] CG: OKAY

[02:27] TT: Goodnight, Karl.

[02:27] CG: SURE

[02:28] -- tentacularTheriomancy [TT] ceased pestering cynicallyGallionic [CG] at 02:28 --