May 16
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if you have to use ai, make sure you... wait a second. why do you have to use ai? what possible situation means you cannot write it yourself? is there a gun to your head? 'have to' use ai. that's a good one. fuck off
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writing tip #4156:
if you have to use ai, make sure you... wait a second. why do you have to use ai? what possible situation means you cannot write it yourself? is there a gun to your head? 'have to' use ai. that's a good one. fuck off
TG: shes the one who stocked thegod damn liquor cabinets in the firts place TG: i dont even think she ever had a drop in her life probably TG: so why else is she puttin it there it was like TG: a passive aggrassive dare for me TG: *aggressive TG: jut the sort of mind game she would play
That is weird. Rose can’t stand alcohol, and her Momsona clearly retains this trait. I'm not sure I buy Roxy's assumption that she's doing this to fuck with her, either.
Come to think of it, are we sure that this 'mom' is actually Rose Lalonde? She hasn't been named yet, and her activities seem awfully un-Rose like to me. Maybe that's just a cope, and Rose really is a shitty mother, but this just... doesn't seem right, to me.
TG: you sure you even want to play this thing TG: u know its just what the batterwitch wants you to do
Roxy knows what the fuck is up - but unfortunately, she doesn't really have a choice. The inertia of the Alpha Timeline will continue to drive them all forward, and there's (currently) no way to defy it and survive.
Plus, this universe is slowly dying, and meteors are en route as we speak. The kids have to enter the Medium; there's simply nowhere else to go.
GG: Not this again. TG: if you want to go ahead and be a chump jane its ur call im just saying […] TG: if you go thru with this ill have to add your porfile to my chump roll TG: which is like this real actual thing i maintain
Ahahahaha!
Holy shit, Roxy is fucking great. She reminds me a lot of Dave, but without the self-consciousness that typically characterizes his interactions. Roxy owns her shit - and as a result, her jokes feel a lot less forced. She's not trying to be cool and snarky; she just is.
GG: Have you even obtained your copy yet?? TG: um TG: heh TG: yes "obtianed" TG: suuure did GG: Through your various technologically crypotgraphic means, I presume? TG: oh you bet TG: hacked the SHIT out of those TIGHT mainframes and all
And she's a fucking hacker?
...no.
No, I can't. It's too early.
Sally, no! We haven't even seen her intro page yet!
TG: ok jane what im saying is that […] TG: it was a fuckin cakewake TG: **cakewalk […] TG: what i mean is shit wasnt even guarded TG: it was just TG: some files TG: that were there TG: unsecured […] GG: Hrm. That is a bit puzzling. I thought this software was highly proprietary. TG: i told you TG: she wants you to play TG: wants us all to
Needs you to, more like. When it comes down to it, the Empress knows that these kids must play Sburb - and, deep down, so does Jane. If she didn't, her dream self wouldn't be awake.
Honestly, we may as well skip all this pretense; Jane enters the Medium today. The universe will make this hapen, whether she likes it or not.
GG: But what doesn't add up about your story is, GG: I believe SOMEBODY doesn't want me to play. GG: How else do you explain the recent attempts on my life?
Wait, what? This doesn't make any sense.
Anyone clued-in enough to target Jane should also know to delay her assassination until she's entered the Medium. If they kill her before she starts her prophesied session, they'll just doom the timeline.
TG: its just more connivings of the witch […] TG: wouldnt put it past her TG: makes you feel perpsecuted TG: redoubles your determination to play
And this doesn't make sense, either. Why would the Condesce risk dooming the timeline for a cheap intimidation tactic? She's working for English, so she definitely knows how Paradox Space works.
No, these murder attempts feel like they're been perpetrated by someone who has no idea what they're doing - someone completely ignorant to the wider context of the story. If we'd already entered the session, I'd suspect the Courtyard Droll - but as it stands, I don't really have any guesses.
GG: THE FLAPPY SWINGY DOODAD. GG: THE ARM DEALIE. [...] GG: IT'S UP. [...] TG: doesnt that mean not the right thing TG: like ur susposed to put it up if you want something taken away not have the guy put it up if mail comes TG: i think your mail man is quiet possibly a dumbass GG: NO, WHO CARES ABOUT THAT! [...]
Jane, you've been correcting the girl's spelling since she got here. Just take the damn L.
TG: jakes bday is coming up really soon TG: just a few days before mine remembr […] TG: i just wanted your advice on what to get him TG: something sentimental i guess? but i mean im mostly tapped out of precious heirlooms atm so idk TG: but not like anything coming on too strong
I don't think you need to overthink things, where Jake is concerned. Just like John, he strikes me as a rather straightforward guy, and would probably appreciate the direct approach.
Seriously, just be upfront with your feelings. He'll respond with either "capital! let us begin courting, post-haste!", or "sincerest apologies, my dear compatriot, but my heart lies with my cerulean beauties!"
Either way, the issue will be resolved. Simple as that.
TG: something that says TG: this is totes platonic and everything TG: no eyebrow raising funnybiz is goin on over here TG: but still says you know TG: call me TG: if you wanna
Nah, I'm just fucking with you.
These are teenagers. They're full of big emotions that they don't know what to do with, and they're navigating the treacherous waters of romance without a map. I might have dunked on Eridan when he said it, back in our Hivebent days, but when you're a kid, growing up really is hard, and nobody does understand. Not even you.
Roxy's not going to initiate a frank discussion about her feelings with Jake - she's going to pine for at least fifty pages, and then impulsively confess everything at once, probably in the middle of a crisis. Sometimes, that's just how it goes, when you're a teenager - and it's always how it goes when you're a fictional teenager.
TG: u dont think that if i didnt say he was off limits on account of you being my best friend TG: i wouldnt be all the hell over that????
Wait, ok. So Roxy is pretending she's going to flirt with Jake - but she's really just messing with Jane, because Jane's also into him.
It's nice that there's no bad blood between the two as a result. You just know that in a lesser story, Jane and Roxy would proceed to squabble over this guy until it completely ruined their friendship. Thank you, Homestuck, very cool!
TG: you dont even let me say your dad is hot even though we both know he way the fuck is i mean come one
In every timeline, Roxy is destined to swoon over the prefect gentleman that is Dad Egbert.
GG: I don't see why you don't try to court the favor of Mr. Strider. If you ask me, he and you are perfect for each other. TG: oh jane TG: so naive TG: soooo niaev
The Bro we knew probably shouldn't have been dating anyone. Perhaps this version of him is equally unapproachable, and Roxy knows it - his little out-of-office responder would certainly suggest that that's the case.
GG: How can you be this fargone so early? […] TG: its a lot later here GG: You're three hours ahead of me! TG: youd would be amazed TG: how much can happen TG: in 3 hours GG: Tsk. What would your mother have to say if she caught you? TG: p sure she wouldnt give a shit
Rose, what the fresh fuck!
Look - guys, I know she's not exactly the maternal type, but come on. Even the adult Roxy, absent and alcoholic as she was, at least lifted a finger to keep her daughter safe, and you're telling me Rose can't even clear that bar?
Maybe Roxy's projecting a little. Rose often assumed her mother was acting in bad faith, even when that wasn't necessarily the case, and there's no reason that something similar couldn't be happening here.
...right?