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[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

[p2iioniic]

not my bag.

yeah you put iit on hiim and then iit tell2 you where he ii2 at all tiime2.
put iit on 2ecretly and he won't even know iit'2 there.



not my bag.

yeah you put iit on hiim and then iit tell2 you where he ii2 at all tiime2.
put iit on 2ecretly and he won't even know iit'2 there.

[thantagonist]

Interesting. I’ll look into it. Can these be looted from somewhere? Are they common enough?

[p2iioniic]

ugh ju2t giive me one of the communiicator2 you've taken off a dead body and ii'll make one.


ugh ju2t giive me one of the communiicator2 you've taken off a dead body and ii'll make one.

[thantagonist]

Is that really within your capabilities? Incredible. I’ll bring it by soon.

[p2iioniic]

yeah yeah ii'm a real fuckiing geniiu2.
now everyone'2 mad at me for 2iidiing wiith you.

[ Everyone, i.e. Just Grace. ]

yeah yeah ii'm a real fuckiing geniiu2.
now everyone'2 mad at me for 2iidiing wiith you.

[ Everyone, i.e. Just Grace. ]

[thantagonist]

I think she’s just mad in general. Let her calm down.

Did you change your mind about what was right?

[p2iioniic]

...
no.
2he won't get iit.
the iidealii2t2 never do.


...
no.
2he won't get iit.
the iidealii2t2 never do.

[thantagonist]

That’s a shame. Still, we must work together. She hung up on me, so I really shouldn’t say anything else to her. But she’s been here, apparently, so she’ll be safe. I’m sure seeing progress will give her something to think about. I’ve seen stonier hearts change.

[p2iioniic]

[ Slightly delayed response because he was busy throwing his own tantrum after that. ]

2he diidn't hang up becau2e 2he wa2 two 2tone cold 2teve au2tiin two face the truth.
2he diid iit 2o 2he diidn't wiind up cryiing iin front of u2.
even iif we are riight and thiing2 work out for u2, 2he'2 not goiing two forgiive me for thii2.
whatever.

2he diidn't hang up becau2e 2he wa2 two 2tone cold 2teve au2tiin two face the truth.
2he diid iit 2o 2he diidn't wiind up cryiing iin front of u2.
even iif we are riight and thiing2 work out for u2, 2he'2 not goiing two forgiive me for thii2.
whatever.

[thantagonist]

There’s nothing to be done about a woman’s emotions. Just endure it and hope she gets over it in due time. If she won’t forgive you, it’ll likely only hurt her worse. I’m sure she’ll give up her anger to rid herself of the loneliness. Most people eventually do.


[Jesus Christ, Daniil.]

[p2iioniic]

oh god diid ii betray grace for a guy who'2 weiird about women.



oh god diid ii betray grace for a guy who'2 weiird about women.

[thantagonist]

I’m not weird about women! Why do people keep saying that?

[p2iioniic]

iif iit keep2 happeniing.
what'2 the common denomiinator here, daniiiil.


iif iit keep2 happeniing.
what'2 the common denomiinator here, daniiiil.

[thantagonist]

I am continually being misunderstood! Men, women, children, it doesn’t matter. Everyone just worries about the emotions of women. I have no issue with women. But feelings just get in the way when a difficult problem needs to be solved. I really don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. I’m not a brute.

[p2iioniic]

ii am goiing two giive you a hot tiip ii learned after haviing two deal with you human2 for over an earth year now.
all of you are very emotiional.
liike iit'2 makiing ME look liike a 2toiic 2omehow.
whiich iif my dead friiend2 could hear me 2ay that, they would be rolliing 2o fa2t iin theiir grave2 they could power a generator through 2heer kiinetiic energy alone.

but becau2e ii am 2omehow determiined two help you 2top 2hootiing your2elf metaphoriically iin the foot (lol).
you human2 and your complex relatiion2hiip2 wiith gender have made your own conver2atiion2 a fuckiing miinefiield.
drop the "giirl" and "women" thiing when talkiing two or about them.
2ame for "boy."
iif you are even remotely tryiing two be re2pectful, ju2t u2e theiir name2.
iif you're tryiing two iin2ult them, then go ahead and keep doiing that.



ii am goiing two giive you a hot tiip ii learned after haviing two deal with you human2 for over an earth year now.
all of you are very emotiional.
liike iit'2 makiing ME look liike a 2toiic 2omehow.
whiich iif my dead friiend2 could hear me 2ay that, they would be rolliing 2o fa2t iin theiir grave2 they could power a generator through 2heer kiinetiic energy alone.

but becau2e ii am 2omehow determiined two help you 2top 2hootiing your2elf metaphoriically iin the foot (lol).
you human2 and your complex relatiion2hiip2 wiith gender have made your own conver2atiion2 a fuckiing miinefiield.
drop the "giirl" and "women" thiing when talkiing two or about them.
2ame for "boy."
iif you are even remotely tryiing two be re2pectful, ju2t u2e theiir name2.
iif you're tryiing two iin2ult them, then go ahead and keep doiing that.

[thantagonist]

[He knows he’s emotional. Sensitive, even. But there was a long list of self-destructive activities he’d rather do than admit it in any meaningful way. He’d rather label anything sensitive to his feelings as proper societal rules of politeness than be a little more honest.]

Very well. I’ll take that under advisement.

[Daniil considered himself a very progressive sort, so it was nothing short of embarrassing to be the regressive one in the room.]

Any other wisdom from beyond the boundaries of our species that we’re apparently blind to?

[p2iioniic]

[ Oh great troll kid, grand us your insight: ]

all of you need two be on a lot more drug2.

[ Bad insight. ]

but yeah that'2 iit mo2tly.
you're fiine otherwii2e.



all of you need two be on a lot more drug2.

but yeah that'2 iit mo2tly.
you're fiine otherwii2e.

[thantagonist]

There are instances I could agree with that.

What’s your prescription advisement? I could give a second opinion.

[p2iioniic]

2edatiive2.
for all of you.
ii 2leep iin them every niight and that'2 why ii'm not a rampagiing lunatiic 24/7.
you guy2 are out here rawdoggiing iit.



2edatiive2.
for all of you.
ii 2leep iin them every niight and that'2 why ii'm not a rampagiing lunatiic 24/7.
you guy2 are out here rawdoggiing iit.

[thantagonist]

I’m inclined to agree on some level, though humans get addicted to substances very easily. And addicts don’t really do much else but chase that spiral.

What do you mean you sleep in them?

[p2iioniic]

mu2t be an etrayan problem.
we have a whole piile of cocaiine here and everyone'2 normal about iit.

[Is he fucking with Daniil or is he being honest? Schrödinger's trolling.]

ii mean ii 2leep iin a vat of 2oporiifiic liiquiid every day when ii go two 2leep.
iit'2 very re2tful you 2hould try iit.


mu2t be an etrayan problem.
we have a whole piile of cocaiine here and everyone'2 normal about iit.

[Is he fucking with Daniil or is he being honest? Schrödinger's trolling.]

ii mean ii 2leep iin a vat of 2oporiifiic liiquiid every day when ii go two 2leep.
iit'2 very re2tful you 2hould try iit.

[thantagonist]

You must be joking. Where is it? If it’s real, I’d really like some as a topical anesthetic. It could be invaluable for what’s to come.

That sounds like a metaphor but something tells me you’re being incredibly literal. Soporific liquid. Sounds troublesome to clean, or like a drowning risk at minimum.

[ Daniil would love to take a sopor slime nap, aside from the slime component. That part sounds awful. ]

[p2iioniic]

ii can't tell you where iit ii2.
you 2ee, ii've heard human get addiicted two 2ub2tance2 very ea2iily.
2orry daniiiil but iit'2 for your own good.

iit'2 not really that me22y iif you ju2t do iit riight.
and iif 2omeone drown2 iin theiir own recuperacoon that'2 on them lmao.



ii can't tell you where iit ii2.
you 2ee, ii've heard human get addiicted two 2ub2tance2 very ea2iily.
2orry daniiiil but iit'2 for your own good.

iit'2 not really that me22y iif you ju2t do iit riight.
and iif 2omeone drown2 iin theiir own recuperacoon that'2 on them lmao.

[thantagonist]

Oh come on, you can tell me. I’m responsible. Of all people to trust, it should be me. I’m not an ordinary human.

How do you do it right? As if I’m imminently going to need to know how to do this.

[p2iioniic]

oh yeah?
what make2 you 2o 2peciial?
your abiiliity two infuriiate your fellow human2 wiith a 2iingle bullet?

2tep one: cliimb up to the top.
2tep two: 2liide iin.
2tep three: 2leep.
2tep four: wake up, climb out, towel off.
you'd have two be a real 2lob to get thii2 wrong.



oh yeah?
what make2 you 2o 2peciial?
your abiiliity two infuriiate your fellow human2 wiith a 2iingle bullet?

2tep one: cliimb up to the top.
2tep two: 2liide iin.
2tep three: 2leep.
2tep four: wake up, climb out, towel off.
you'd have two be a real 2lob to get thii2 wrong.