[text] @five [open]

[fogey]

[ well, there's no way to say it, except to say it, so: ]

One of us died today. Big guy, blond hair. I don't know his name. I found his body.

[ that's his schtick, isn't it? finding bodies. ]

What I do know is that he fell on some rocks near the beach. Looks like an accident, no foul play. The fall shouldn't have killed him.

[ could've, if the bastard really were that unlucky, but it's unlikely. besides: ]

But it did break his lantern. Seems like Winters was telling the truth about that after all. Before anyone asks:

1) No, I didn't see it happen.
2) Yes, I checked for a pulse.
3) No, I didn't do it.

[ juST COVERING HIS BASES THERE ]

One more thing. I had to step away to get my tablet. When I came back, both he and his lantern were gone. No one else was here, I'm positive. They just vanished into thin air.

[ ooc | so as of today, rosinante (callada) is dead :C feel free to threadjack in this post and use it for discussion or whatever! ]

Comments

[fogey]

[ .... ]

How clumsy is clumsy?

1/2

[chardismastic]

that's where he said he was going next when i saw him in the records room

[chardismastic]

tripped over his own feet more than once and banged his head on the door coming and going on relatively well-lit level manmade ground

on a rocky beach in the dark? size i saw? not like it'd take more than that going face first on that lantern

1/idk man let's go

[fogey]

That's good to know.

[fogey]

[ but then

reads that next part ]

[fogey]

[fogey]

[fogey]

[fogey]

[ fucking ]

[fogey]

[ so it's entirely possible the idiot tripped

and fell

and died

is what he's getting here. ]

8/8 i'm sorry for your inbox

[fogey]

[ DRAGS HANDS DOWN HIS FACE ]

Apparently, we need to look into idiot-proofing our lanterns.

press f5 to pay respects

[chardismastic]

you can if you want but you seem smart enough to realize already
no matter what you figure out there's still going to be somebody aiming for a whole new level of stupid

[fogey]

I knew that was a fact of life.
I didn't think it'd be a fact of the afterlife.

[chardismastic]

if only but here we are

[fogey]

I'll look into it
If only so I don't have to make or read more of these announcements

[chardismastic]

i mean whatever floats your boat but there's still going to be some people needing that steep learning curve

[fogey]

Jesus, I'm too old for this

[ SURROUNDED BY DUMB CHILDREN ]

[chardismastic]

this assumes there was some point where it wasn't exhausting dealing with inane bullshit

[fogey]

True, but it's gotten worse as I've gotten older

[chardismastic]

fair enough
gets exhausting thinking you've finally reached peak stupidity to find out nope there's still people willing to climb higher

[fogey]

Like they say. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity.

[ thanks, einstein ]

[chardismastic]

shame there's no productive way to harness that kind of renewable resource

[fogey]

There'd never be another energy crisis again

[chardismastic]

nobels all around

[fogey]

Too bad they're not awarded posthumously

[ oh, look. gallows humor ]