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[p2iioniic]

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te2t te2t

there we go.
2o echo fiinally deciided two take piity on u2?
ble22 u2 wiith a round of 2aviior2?
or maybe a round of chucklefuck2.
about tiime eiither way, iit'2 been gettiing really me22y in here.
mo2tly becau2e of the corp2e2 and undead lmao.
anyway welcome two the 2hiit2how fellow clown2.
make 2ure two giive your no2e a 2queeze before enteriing.

that 2aiid ii’m puttiing my neck on the liine here by even po2tiing thii2 2o
let2 get 2eriiou2.
what’2 your plan, and how can "the re2ii2tance" help?

Comments

[levelshift]

I don't make threats I can't back up.
I'll see what I can scavenge, but what about the rest of this resistance? Aren't you all working together?

I'm not going to argue with you on that one, we had a previous mission rescuing some Polluxians from fairies because Castor fucking forgot about them. In general, Aurora's siblings seem to have responsibility issues.

Ugh, what a fucking pain. Someone should come up with a plan in case that happens.

[p2iioniic]

oo watch out we got a tough guy here.
the re2t of the re2ii2tance ii2 a jerkoff wiizard bu2y reciitiing one-liiner2 two hiim2elf, a normiie human doctor, 2ome giirl who 2howed up liiterally riight a2 thiing2 went down, and grace. needle22 two 2ay, ii’m not workiing agaiin2t them. but mo2tly not wiith them. except grace ii wiill help out grace iif 2he ever a2k2 for anythiing ii wiill drop everythiing ii am doiing. don’t tell her ii 2aiid that and iif you do ii wiill blow up your communiicator.

oh actually that’2 good two hear 2omeone went and piicked tho2e guy2 up.
ii wa2 liike hello? we are ju2t abandoniing them iin faiiry land? ok lmao.

ii2 thii2 a nebulou2 2omeone or do you have 2omeone iin miind.

oo watch out we got a tough guy here.
the re2t of the re2ii2tance ii2 a jerkoff wiizard bu2y reciitiing one-liiner2 two hiim2elf, a normiie human doctor, 2ome giirl who 2howed up liiterally riight a2 thiing2 went down, and grace. needle22 two 2ay, ii’m not workiing agaiin2t them. but mo2tly not wiith them. except grace ii wiill help out grace iif 2he ever a2k2 for anythiing ii wiill drop everythiing ii am doiing. don’t tell her ii 2aiid that and iif you do ii wiill blow up your communiicator.

oh actually that’2 good two hear 2omeone went and piicked tho2e guy2 up.
ii wa2 liike hello? we are ju2t abandoniing them iin faiiry land? ok lmao.

ii2 thii2 a nebulou2 2omeone or do you have 2omeone iin miind.

[levelshift]

I could say the same about you.

I won't say anything to her, but you should have made that private. There are a hell of a lot of nice Etrayans who are on this mission, so you're probably screwed.

Yeah. The whole thing was fucked up, wasn't it? I don't know how you can just forget about people.

Nebulous, really fucking nebulous. If this person can block out Echo they have to be really powerful, a god or something close. I don't know how many other people here have dealt with that kind of strength before.

[p2iioniic]

you 2tarted iit.

whatever. ii changed my miind. iit’2 fiine. iin fact ii WANT you two tell her. iin fact maybe ii’ll tell her my2elf.

two be faiir they mii22ed the bu2.
he wa2 liike “ok everyone all aboard” and they ju2t weren’t around.
you 2nooze, you get left behiind iin the faiiry diimen2iion for eterniity.
not the wor2t place you could be.

well you came two the riight place becau2e ii have.
helped kiill a god before ii mean.
ii can’t do iit alone though we would need like a dozen other people at lea2t half a2 bada22 a2 ii am.
of whiich there’2 ba2iically no one who even come2 clo2e here 2o we’re pretty 2crewed.

you 2tarted iit.

whatever. ii changed my miind. iit’2 fiine. iin fact ii WANT you two tell her. iin fact maybe ii’ll tell her my2elf.

two be faiir they mii22ed the bu2.
he wa2 liike “ok everyone all aboard” and they ju2t weren’t around.
you 2nooze, you get left behiind iin the faiiry diimen2iion for eterniity.
not the wor2t place you could be.

well you came two the riight place becau2e ii have.
helped kiill a god before ii mean.
ii can’t do iit alone though we would need like a dozen other people at lea2t half a2 bada22 a2 ii am.
of whiich there’2 ba2iically no one who even come2 clo2e here 2o we’re pretty 2crewed.

[levelshift]

At least it sounds like you aren't talking out of your ass. I've fought a good before too, so if it comes to that there's two of us.

[Which is better than zero?

These odds stink.]

Somehow I can't help being skeptical you'd say anything. Not that I care either way.

It wasn't the worst place to live, but I can't picture being stuck there long term. Their idea of coffee was horse shit.

[p2iioniic]

oh yeah?
tell me more about your god kiilliing.

the food 2ucked but ii’m u2ed two mo2t human food 2uckiing.
the flavor2 are 2o
miild?
liike where’2 the 2auce.
liiterally.

al2o liike maybe you 2eem kiind of cool 2o maybe ii could meet you iin per2on MAYBE.
you aren’t afraiid of the dark riight.

oh yeah?
tell me more about your god kiilliing.

the food 2ucked but ii’m u2ed two mo2t human food 2uckiing.
the flavor2 are 2o
miild?
liike where’2 the 2auce.
liiterally.

al2o liike maybe you 2eem kiind of cool 2o maybe ii could meet you iin per2on MAYBE.
you aren’t afraiid of the dark riight.

[levelshift]

I didn't kill her, just beat her in a fight. I had back up at the time too. None of them are here now, but at this point I'm not sure how much of their help I would need for a round 2.

'Human food'? That mean you aren't human?

I'm not that cool. And I'm not afraid of the dark, what's the got to do with anything?

[p2iioniic]

how biig wa2 2he?
liike buiildiing 2iized, or normal 2iized.

yeah ii’m a troll.
whiich apparently mean2 2omethiing el2e two human.
the clo2er word two what you would get ii2 aliien.

ii only leave when iit’2 dark out.
ea2iier on the eye2.

how biig wa2 2he?
liike buiildiing 2iized, or normal 2iized.

yeah ii’m a troll.
whiich apparently mean2 2omethiing el2e two human.
the clo2er word two what you would get ii2 aliien.

ii only leave when iit’2 dark out.
ea2iier on the eye2.

[levelshift]

Normal-sized. I never got around to asking, but it wouldn't surprise me if Magic Gods could choose their appearance. Why, how big was yours?

Are you fucking serious? Well, congratulations, you're the first alien I've ever met.

I see. I don't care either way, so night is fine with me.

[p2iioniic]

liike a thou2and feet or 2omethiing 2tupiid liike that.
ii diidn’t have tiime two mea2ure hiim liike hey 2orry 2iir can ii get your mea2urement2 for your ma22iive dumptruck a22.

are YOU fuckiing 2eriiou2?
you’re iin a multiidiimen2iional prii2on wiith people pulled from every corner of realiity iimagiinable.
and you have never met an aliien before?
ii2 your bubble ciity racii2t or 2omethiing.

fiine.
between you and that no2y dr you have ii’ll vii2iit your 2afehou2e.

liike a thou2and feet or 2omethiing 2tupiid liike that.
ii diidn’t have tiime two mea2ure hiim liike hey 2orry 2iir can ii get your mea2urement2 for your ma22iive dumptruck a22.

are YOU fuckiing 2eriiou2?
you’re iin a multiidiimen2iional prii2on wiith people pulled from every corner of realiity iimagiinable.
and you have never met an aliien before?
ii2 your bubble ciity racii2t or 2omethiing.

fiine.
between you and that no2y dr you have ii’ll vii2iit your 2afehou2e.

[levelshift]

I'm sure a bastard like that would have been gracious enough to answer if you worded it like that.

[Obviously not, but the mental image is pretty funny to him!]

I think so. I've met demons and shit you'd find in a fantasy manga, but no actual aliens. I don't know what that says about Echo, maybe they have a bias.

Yeah? Good, saves me from having to put more effort into this. I'll have the food ready for you, in case everyone annoys you too much and you don't want to stick around.

[p2iioniic]

antii-aliien biia2 doe2 explaiin why ii never 2ee any other troll2 around.
lucky me.

thank2.
ii'm 2ollux, btw.

antii-aliien biia2 doe2 explaiin why ii never 2ee any other troll2 around.
lucky me.

thank2.
ii'm 2ollux, btw.

[levelshift]

Sometimes Echo is just like that. I've never run across any other artificial espers.

Accelerator. I didn't see any point in using a separate user name.

[p2iioniic]

what do you mean artiifiiciial e2per2?
ii2 that what you are?

real name2 aren't really iimportant anyway.
you could call me ta iif you don't want two wriite out 2ollux.

what do you mean artiifiiciial e2per2?
ii2 that what you are?

real name2 aren't really iimportant anyway.
you could call me ta iif you don't want two wriite out 2ollux.

[levelshift]

Yeah. I'm a psychic human, but the 'psychic' part comes from medical procedures. I wasn't born with it.

They really aren't.

I'm fine with Sollux, unless you have some big problem with it.

[p2iioniic]

oh cool.
they found a way two giive human2 power2 iin your world?
niice.
on a 2cale of 1-10 how 2trong are you.
becau2e ii'm a 10.

no iit'2 ju2t a liittle criinge two be liike "hii ii'm 2ollux captor of pollux run by ca2tor."
liike ii'm 2ome fuckiing nur2ery rhyme for grub2.

oh cool.
they found a way two giive human2 power2 iin your world?
niice.
on a 2cale of 1-10 how 2trong are you.
becau2e ii'm a 10.

no iit'2 ju2t a liittle criinge two be liike "hii ii'm 2ollux captor of pollux run by ca2tor."
liike ii'm 2ome fuckiing nur2ery rhyme for grub2.

[levelshift]

I suppose it depends on the scale. If it only goes to 10 then I'm a 10 by that technicality. If that sounds vague, there are 1.8 million espers back home and I'm the strongest one.

Maybe Echo has a sense of humour, because that's fucking funny.

[p2iioniic]

you're the 2tronge2t one?
eheheheheh.
ok 2iick.
let'2 fiight.
after you heroe2 2ave the day that ii2.
iit'll be real quiick ii promii2e and al2o ii promii2e ii won't kiill you eiither.

2hut up.
iit'2 be liike iif you were called eurora atraya except even that doe2n't look a2 2tupiid a2 miine.
my name contiinue2 two be a co2miic joke two me per2onally.

you're the 2tronge2t one?
eheheheheh.
ok 2iick.
let'2 fiight.
after you heroe2 2ave the day that ii2.
iit'll be real quiick ii promii2e and al2o ii promii2e ii won't kiill you eiither.

2hut up.
iit'2 be liike iif you were called eurora atraya except even that doe2n't look a2 2tupiid a2 miine.
my name contiinue2 two be a co2miic joke two me per2onally.

[levelshift]

A fight? Is that your reaction whenever you come across someone strong?

So I guess is out of the question?

[p2iioniic]

do you know how many human p2ychiic2 ii actually get two meet? liike none. they're all wiizard2 or u2e magiic.
forgiive me iif ii want two 2ee what you can do.

yeah let me ju2t whiip that one out whenever 2omeone a2k2 me what my name ii2.
the ladiie2 wiill love iit when ii tell them they need a calculator two wriite iit properly.

[ But, admittedly, he does find the joke funny, so that's why he's not making fun of it more. ]



do you know how many human p2ychiic2 ii actually get two meet? liike none. they're all wiizard2 or u2e magiic.
forgiive me iif ii want two 2ee what you can do.

yeah let me ju2t whiip that one out whenever 2omeone a2k2 me what my name ii2.
the ladiie2 wiill love iit when ii tell them they need a calculator two wriite iit properly.

[ But, admittedly, he does find the joke funny, so that's why he's not making fun of it more. ]

[levelshift]

[This has to make him wonder how rare human espers are. It's not as if he's come across many outside Academy City.]

Well, what can you do? You sound like you've got a disdain for magic. Or you're at least tired of it.

Hey, anyone who can't appreciate a good equation isn't worth talking to.

[p2iioniic]

telekiine2ii2, optiic bla2t2, heariing the p2ychiic 2cream2 of the iimmiinently decea2ed.
and force-2leep but iit only work2 on tiiny bug2.
2o ii don't really u2e that one a lot.

yeah ii'm tiired of magiic.
every 2iingle tool out there pretendiing two be 2ome kiind of wiizard are all pompou2 nook2lurper2.
"oh ii channel the aura2 of the element2 of diirt and pii22 two make a tornado."
get over your2elf.

that'2 not true.
mo2t of my friiend2 ii had iin my world would not giive a flyiing fuck about math or number2.
ii'd giive a lot riight now two be able two talk two them agaiin.

telekiine2ii2, optiic bla2t2, heariing the p2ychiic 2cream2 of the iimmiinently decea2ed.
and force-2leep but iit only work2 on tiiny bug2.
2o ii don't really u2e that one a lot.

yeah ii'm tiired of magiic.
every 2iingle tool out there pretendiing two be 2ome kiind of wiizard are all pompou2 nook2lurper2.
"oh ii channel the aura2 of the element2 of diirt and pii22 two make a tornado."
get over your2elf.

that'2 not true.
mo2t of my friiend2 ii had iin my world would not giive a flyiing fuck about math or number2.
ii'd giive a lot riight now two be able two talk two them agaiin.

[levelshift]

[Yo what the fuck.]

That's a hell of a lot, especially the imminently deceased shit. I've never heard of anyone being able to do that.

I've been told science and magic are different ends of the same spectrum. There may be some merit to that theory, but it's still easier to understand scientific equations than it is magical ones.

Echo never brought any of them here?

[p2iioniic]

yeah a2 far a2 ii know that'2 a 2peciifiic me thiing.
but iit'2 how ii knew when two hiide before the wor2t of thii2 2tarted two go down.
no one beliieved me of cour2e.

you want two hear 2omethiing 2tupiid.
there wa2 thii2 guy ii knew.
he loved magiic 2o much but everyone made fun of hiim for iit.
2o he made a bunch of fake wiizard 2hiit and pretended iit wa2 powered by 2ciience.
what a moron.

no.
ju2t been me my2elf and ii.

yeah a2 far a2 ii know that'2 a 2peciifiic me thiing.
but iit'2 how ii knew when two hiide before the wor2t of thii2 2tarted two go down.
no one beliieved me of cour2e.

you want two hear 2omethiing 2tupiid.
there wa2 thii2 guy ii knew.
he loved magiic 2o much but everyone made fun of hiim for iit.
2o he made a bunch of fake wiizard 2hiit and pretended iit wa2 powered by 2ciience.
what a moron.

no.
ju2t been me my2elf and ii.

[levelshift]

So it's a useful, albeit shitty ability. I think there's some Greek story that went the same way.

Sounds cowardly. He should have tried giving less of a fuck.

That's rough. I haven't found anyone else from my home, either. It's good the younger kids aren't here but I shouldn't have been Echo's first pick, there were better options than me.