@fuckthis (text)

[evocation]

hey
so me and wash and gene were gonna go on an adventure in the woods
see what we can find, you know?
but we're looking for a couple of people to bring with us
maybe two or three
gene's a medic, wash is a marine, and i'm a wizard with experience dealing with monsters and nasty magic
anyone that thinks they could round that out would be great
but no serial killers or anyone that would like
murder us in our sleep
and sorry, but no kids yet
i know some of you are gonna argue that, but we have no idea what we're dealing with and we don't want that on our consciences
anyway, let us know
thanks

Comments

[itsaname]

[ Shadow doesn't respond immediately. First because he's trying to think of a way to say 'I like to go on long walks' that doesn't sound like a pickup line, and then because he's watching other responses roll in. ]

i'm a big guy. i'm used to walking long distances. i'm good at keeping calm under pressure.

[ That last one may be the most relevant. ]

[evocation]

can you be my pr guy and get the breakfast club off my back?

[itsaname]

i don't think another person chiming in would help. there's too much crosstalk already. and i don't think calling them "the breakfast club" will help, either.

[ Yeah, he got that reference. Maybe the already-offended teenagers won't. ]

[evocation]

yeah, i know you're right, but it kind of makes me feel better

[itsaname]

that kind of relief is usually temporary.

[ Take it from the guy who was sent to prison before he learned how to control his temper. ]

[equinoctials]

[ Riku doesn't know this guy but for practicing basic respect, that already puts him on a class of his own. ]

[dualikey]

people like vanitas would probably get off your back if you didn't say stuff to pick a fight like this you know

he's always kindof

like that

but you're not being very mature about it either so that doesn't help

[evocation]

gene and i both just had long conversations with you laying out our reasons and why this won't be a permanent thing
your buddy vanitas is hoping we go in those woods and die to teach us a "lesson"
i engaged him once and didn't respond to him again
i think you're a good kid and you want to help, but if your friend is always like that
maybe you should be talking to him and not the person who just got dogpiled by ten people and is making a stupid joke to let off a little steam
as opposed to
you know
the one who's currently bullying a ten year old and talking about how dying horribly would serve us right

[dualikey]

that's because you can't talk to vanitas when he's like that. isn't that kinda obvious? he gets really riled up so it's like those times when you're a kid and your mom tells you you both have to walk away for a little while

i told you what kinda stuff makes it worse i'm trying to help

you can't really outfight vanitas. he's just. made that way. he's made from magic that feeds off of bad feelings.

[evocation]

more reason for him not to be involved with any of this shit ever
he'll never have any of our best interests in mind if that's the kind of spell that made him
i've dealt with things like that before and it never ends well

[dualikey]

i don't know about never, cause i've seen people change in lots of ways

but i think he'd probably leave you if you got into trouble so i can see why you wouldn't wanna bring him. also he can just be really hard to get along with. i think he doesn't know what to do if nobody's fighting with him. that's what he was made for.

the only way to get some space is to leave him alone while he cools off. you can't really reason with him.

@dysmas :// text;

[chardismastic]

"like that" is a hell of a spin on "defaults to death threats when he doesn't get his way"

which seems more of a personal problem than anything anyone else is saying on here

[dualikey]

oh i know better than to talk to you

no offense

bye

[chardismastic]

[ hm. ]

...well guess that's one step up from telling people to go die so

👍

[equinoctials]

[ No one enjoys seeing their own pessimistic suspicions proven right. Still, Riku's disappointed to see this. ]

you knew going in that people would object.

[evocation]

you and sora have had good faith conversations with us and i appreciate that
but i can't say the same for your other friends
especially that vanitas dude
who, by the way, is making you all look bad and who your buddies are just making dumb puns about instead of trying to keep in line
so yeah, i made a joke about a cheesy 80s movie to blow off some steam

[equinoctials]

first, a question. don't take this the wrong way, it's not a jab. just something to think about.
what makes you think we're all friends?

[ Seriously though, he doesn't know any of the people he's spoken with, and a few of them have been making some assumptions about intent and association that quite frankly hasn't had a chance to exist. ]

[evocation]

you all jumped in here at exactly the same time
plus the fact that sora and that other kid are joking about vanitas and talking about you, too
makes you seem like a group

[carriedbylight]

Throwing around sad attempts at insults isn't helping anything. What would help would be treating us like people.

[evocation]

see above

private;

[nonscriptum]

[ Honestly, he's only privatizing this because the kids are driving him bonkers. ]

do you also like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain?

private;

[itsaname]

[ Honestly? Shadow gets it. ]

sure. but i'm not big into yoga, and i like when people have at least half a brain.

private;

[nonscriptum]

i think the latter one rules out at least half the people in this post. you're not a libra, are you?

private;

[itsaname]

some of them seem to have short tempers.

[ He's not naming names. ]

you know, i can't remember. never put much stock in astrology.

private;

[nonscriptum]

[ Emphasis on short. Nate tried his best, but he could only say "child death is bad and I don't want to see it on my watch" so many times before conversations started getting a little cyclical. ]

neither do i, but i wasn't really serious

so what do you do that requires a lot of long walks and level-headedness?