un: Dankovsky | video

[thantagonist]

[Daniil posts live from a café near the museum. He has no patience for typing responses, and his own visage should explain why. His nose has recently been broken and reset. He looks exhausted and irritated, but he has a duty.]

I need a couple people to come down to the café near that absurd museum with the sewn up fruit exhibits. Bring a stretcher, we have a patient who could use some more urgent treatment.

[From somewhere offscreen, a voice that is distinctly not Daniil’s states:] This Etrayan shot me in an attempt to get information I did not possess. I would appreciate his removal from my presence.

Now- That’s not true at all. That is not the reason you were stopped. [Daniil now regrets making a video, but what’s done is done. ]

Comments

[thantagonist]

Of course Etraya’s illiterati would be gathering like trash in the gutter.

Is that fool a friend of yours? Why are you speaking to me?

[pullit]

my familys running the basecamp you're keepin your morgue in, Poindexter, how bout you lower that nose and chill the fuck out?

Don't we all got better things to do than pick stupid fights?

[thantagonist]

I see how it is. Your family runs this place, so I have to just put up with the sexual harassment?

No thank you, I will find somewhere else to stay.

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[brat]

You should learn not to run your mouth, plebeian.

[thantagonist]

I’ve been warned not to cross you, but if you’re seriously taking their side, I’m not sure what I’m meant to do here.

[brat]

Good, you should be afraid.
They are not sexually harassing you. Do not speak to Nero if his manner of banter causes offense.

[pullit]

[........... aww, little shithead... c: ]

[thantagonist]

Now, I’ll play nice, but I honestly don’t think that’s for a child to weigh in on how I’m made to feel!

[brat]

Different cultures have different means of interacting with one another. Nero is loud and impertinent. This is just Nero being himself.

If you think his phrasing is terribly offensive, you should meet Dante.

[thantagonist]

I think I won’t. That sounds awful. Why would I want to speak with someone whose very manner of speech belittles me?

But the way I talk is somehow objectionable? You tell me I run my mouth, and I’m not allowed to be myself or have my thoughts and sensibilities?

I’m not interested.

[brat]

The difference is your discourteous language is intentional. Nero's is not.

[thantagonist]

I’m not so naive to think that he thought he was being polite when he called me a girl. Unless you’re insinuating that he’s just walking around with some really profound brain injuries.

[brat]

He most likely is.
But gender may not have as large of an impact on his view of others as it does yours.

[thantagonist]

Ah… That makes so much sense. I didn’t realize. I’ll make an effort to be kinder, acting otherwise is beneath me.

Now what’s that meant to mean?

[brat]

Why do you find feminine terms offensive?

[thantagonist]

Well. Hm, I’m sort of surprised to be explaining this to a young boy. Perhaps our cultures really are different. Classically, the one thing no boy wants to be is a girl. Not equated to, not perceived as.

But for myself, I am simply not a woman. It is a misunderstanding of my character and aesthetic. Moreover it is dangerous to be perceived as such as a man. Or it was in my time.

I just like fine clothing, is that such a crime? Should all men dress in rumpled grey rags? Avoid finery? I don’t think so, at least.

[brat]

I doubt Nero knows of your clothing style or aesthetic choices.

Given the argument he was stepping into, I assume his comparison was being made between yourself and Belmont and your catty fight resembling girls fighting over who is prettier. It is a relatively popular trope. Are you familiar with the word "meme" yet? If not, I would familiarize yourself with it.

[thantagonist]

[He looks it up.]

No. No, this is hideous. I hate this. This is what modern man has decided to do with its leisure time and technology? They’ve folded their minds into a box smaller than an aphorism or misremembered scripture? This is horrifying.

[pullit]

SIDES? holy shit bro it ain't that serious

im sorry if it came off bad but what i MEANT was we all got better things to do than stupid slapfights, we are all DOING OUR BEST to save people and try and NOT FUCKING DIE IN A ZOMBIE CORPSE PILE

you're doin great work dude, im not gonna beg you to stay if you wanna go find somewhere else, but i think you could get more done if you didnt have to worry about getting shot or thrown in a murder gantlet in between now and then

[thantagonist]

There is an apocalypse outside. Every one of these exchanges is precisely that serious.

But if you’re not trying to press me out, I’m not going to go through the hassle of setting my morgue up somewhere else. You’re right, it would be a waste of my effort and energy.

[pullit]

buddy if i was trying to press you out it'd be by hand and look a lot more like chuckin you into the street

your social reputation is none of my business, i'm just tryin to make sure the camp stays safe

which means if anybody tries to take a shot at you let me know please k thx

[thantagonist]

You’re a fairer leader than I previously understood. Thank you, Nero.

[pullit]

you're welcome

[And woo boy, pal, maybe work on those people skills? Here Nero thought he was good at pissing people off.]

[pullit]

dude what??? What sexual harassment?

Who and what?

[thantagonist]

Both of you. You especially, calling me a pretty girl. It’s not like I haven’t dealt with that sort of harassment before but I’m not in the mood. Your knuckle dragging pal trying to talk about my prick.

Enough. I won’t be responding to either of you anymore. I won’t be intimidated by overgrown schoolyard bullies.

[And then he genuinely closes the network. He has things to do.]