personal overflow post;

[parodeity]

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[sharplydressed]

We could totally put something like that together. It'd actually be worth going to now that we could offer snacks that don't taste like packing pellet air, too.

[parodeity]

I'll vote for you for president?

[sharplydressed]

Thanks! I'll make sure everyone gets the good snacks and pick out the spots with the best lighting and wind so we can look photo-ready at all times.

[parodeity]

Honestly it does sound fun. I wish we all did more like...fun shit as a group? Like network users in general.

[sharplydressed]

I wouldn't really mind something like that either. It's kinda hard not to feel weirdly connected to everyone else stuck dealing with this, yeah?

[That might just be his Sword Blood talking, but he's a sucker for camaraderie and bonds forged in shared situations.]

[parodeity]

They feel more...real, than people who aren't.

[sharplydressed]

...Yeah. I don't really like thinking about it, but it's kinda getting hard to ignore, huh?

[parodeity]

It's been hard for a while, but I don't think everyone notices. Or minds?

[sharplydressed]

Maybe they don't mind... I could ignore it for a while longer than some people, too. But it just gets harder to do that when weirder and weirder things keep happening, y'know? Or when they happen for waaay longer than they used to.

[parodeity]

Well, yeah. I guess like...I mean, people seem to try not to pay attention to how other people without the network can't...see any of this as a thing.

[sharplydressed]

'Cause it's pretty lonely, isn't it? Also, it makes you feel super insane even if we all know we're not the ones who're nuts by now.

[parodeity]

It is. Even more so if people on the network think you're insane ever, I'd guess?

[sharplydressed]

Most of 'em know better by now, at least... And the new guys catch on pretty fast these days.

[parodeity]

Y'ain't wrong. [ dave stop ] Anyway. I guess I should head back to the dorm? John's probably going to nag about a mealtime soonish.

[sharplydressed]

Ah, I wouldn't wanna be part of your death-by-nagging. [WAVING A HAND no murders on his watch, probably.] See you around.