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[parodeity]

literally
though theres that too i guess

a lot of the animals here arent solo
i guess crabsnakes are
i wouldnt mind being one of those either

[splinten]

[not a surprise Dave overlooked it]

That doesn't surprise me either.
Reefback pods feel more strongly bonded.

[parodeity]

holds true to earth whales doesnt it
they were all ride or die
only like
the not super aggressive version maybe
or maybe there were aggressive ones
im not really sure

[splinten]

Do not quote me on this, especially not at one of our island friends,
But I'm pretty sure the fast majority of cetacea species were really into pods.

[parodeity]

is that why you wanna be a merman

[splinten]

That would mean that I want to be a merman, and I don't really.
It could be cool to be temporarily turned into a merman, if it wasn't completely unsettling and horrific beyond comprehension, but I like being a human being.

[parodeity]

oh
oh right i guess theres a body horror factor
honestly its not the variety of body horror that could really get me going
so
shrugs
i didnt consider it

[splinten]

It wouldn't be a problem if it were a magic wave of a wand.
A scientific method could potentially be more gruesome. Some kind of Human Centipede shit.

[parodeity]

yeah but like
i guess im neutral even towards that
its not like were not weird science children already
id have more issues with like cybernetics
than i would with biological enhancements
ie i dont give a fuck about the small steps weve already take via erasing our humanity
to become swimmerhybrids
via the shit ursula has loaded into our systems
but if anyone tries to put legitimate robotics into me id have a concern

[splinten]

What if they cut you and a fish in half and sewed the opposite parts together?
Objection noted. Not that I had any intention of it, but as the resident roboticist it feels like I should make clear my intentions to never do that.

[parodeity]

i wouldnt like that because itd hurt the fish
werent you already aware id have an objection to that
i guess maybe i never said
i wouldnt mind like a peg leg or something ig

[splinten]

That was included in reasons to have issues with it.
I built one of those. A robotic one so maybe not to your tastes.
In retrospect, I might have built a peg leg for the evilest dude in Paradox Space.
I'd say it figures that all of this is my fault, but then if I hadn't done that, P. Space would have killed me.
Thanks, P. Space.

[parodeity]

you built a robo peg leg for lord english
i mean
that figures
thats the stupidest possible anecdote so why wouldnt that be a thing
sometimes i think p space is just making bets with itself how absurd it can go

[splinten]

If it is, then it has been winning.

There are some things I'd actually like to talk with you about at some point, since as you can imagine I have not in fact suddenly decided I'm ok with the current state of affairs, and you should probably reassess if you think that's something I'm even capable of.
We don't have to address them now, and doing so would probably be a bad idea. But in the debate between whether it was shitty to have this hang over your head or if it was shitty to never bring up that I'm not satisfied, I decided you'd probably at least want to hear me vocalize how I feel about a thing, which is to say I am as I just declared myself to be.
On top of that, I've been worried that if I ever bring any of it up, I'll basically be springing it on you, and surprise traps are not a thing I want to do to you.
So yeah.
That's been percolating for a while.
Feel free to breeze past this and go back to how stupid it is that I probably made a robo peg leg for Lord English.

[parodeity]

why is it probably why arent you sure

what things did you want to talk about

[splinten]

Because I don't know if we know for sure that Callie's brother is Lord English.

Far be it from me to predict the course of one of our conversations, but generally speaking, where we stand with each other and why I don't consider it a positive.
Like I said, it isn't something I want to spring on you, so please don't consider this a demand for your time. But on the flipside, it felt like like breaking the rules if I didn't tell you.

[parodeity]

genuinely dont know enough about your aliens to be able to say with any degree of certainty
if it sounds like the stupidest option go with yes

my times yours whenever you want it
you dont know where we stand though
?

[splinten]

Then I made a peg leg for Lord English.

I have a sense that might be correct or not. My sense as it stands is one that doesn't provoke satisfaction in me.
On the other hand, I don't mind waiting indefinitely if you don't feel even a begrudging willingness to broach that topic. It's a pretty complicated one besides, and for my part I'm genuinely nervous about being able to clearly and accurately express my feelings without any overwhelming blunders of miscommunication.

[parodeity]

why

if you want to talk about it we can
will it make you happier

[splinten]

Because he asked and I was bored.
And genuinely was amused by the dude, right up until he told me that he had in fact actually killed his sister.

There is a reasonable probability it will work in the opposite direction.

[parodeity]

well
that sucks

thats not super helpful

im sorry i woke you up btw

[splinten]

It does a lot..
Also, sorry. I don't think my heads up went the way I wanted it to.
As insane as it will sound, I find it genuinely comforting to be woken up by you.

[parodeity]

its fine
we can not talk about it if it would make you unhappy

that sounds insane
why the hell do you find it comforting
the point of leaving the room was so at least one of us could sleep

[splinten]

That isn't really what I meant. My happiness isn't really important to it. My priority is not springing this discussion on you.

Same reason I appreciate having your particular soul in my metaphorical peripheral. It's comforting to be reminded throughout the night that you're around. Smooths over certain anxieties.

[parodeity]

i think every conversation anyone has is sprung on them to some extent man
you cant prepare people for everything
least of all me

oh
hey dirk