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sha-ming. ([personal profile] bonobos) wrote in [community profile] expiationnet2024-04-01 01:25 pm

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2 whoever did this:

FUCK U TOO PAL 🖕🖕🖕
melnik: (and we'll sleep until)

[personal profile] melnik 2024-04-16 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
For what? What did you do?

[ Unfortunately there's no way to read tone in a text, but he asks that incredulously because he can't imagine this guy did anything to warrant it compared to the literal exploding of the city hall building. He's expecting the reason is probably not a very good one.

Anyway. ]


I know what you mean. Everyone is saying the memories of living here are the false ones, but it is still somewhat hard to accept. Compared to all the shit that's been coming back to me, it would be easier to believe I've been here all my life. But that wouldn't explain why this place changed completely overnight.

What the hell. I'll take you up on that. I think you're onto something with finding the energy source.
melnik: (old iron bearing down like wind)

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[personal profile] melnik 2024-04-24 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
So, an extremely uncharitable interpretation of something that happened back home. That sounds right. I haven't gotten anyone contacting me about it yet, but the accusation they'd written down for me was about the same. What a load of shit.

[ At least, what interpretation he might personally have of the "crime" was not for some magic fucking aliens to decide. ]

You are not the first to suggest it. I would agree, but the more I think about it, the more I must admit it is difficult to say how much personal autonomy is behind these decisions of theirs. Are they even people? Are they capable of thought? Or is their true identity simply that of a central hub of some artificial intelligence program?

[ Sha-Ming is being normal and Miller is going on a raging conspiracy theory... yeah, you know, regular stuff. ]

It feels like we are just going in circles trying to figure it out!

[ Or at least he is... So, yeah, he feels even less sure he should agree to this partying based on the response he got (how old is this person!?), but the stress relief is much needed. ]

Trust me, I have been to enough bars in my day. I should know the ropes by now. We can talk about this more then.
melnik: (where do the hound dogs eat)

[personal profile] melnik 2024-04-24 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Wait. Now?

[ sent a few seconds later like he just realized that might have been what he was implying.

Sha-Ming, you madlad. ]
melnik: (they live like the moonshiners)

[personal profile] melnik 2024-05-13 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, precisely, they're just having a big laugh about it as far as I can tell. I haven't had the privilege to speak with this Jerry myself yet...

[ The sarcasm behind that is pretty obvious even in a text message. ]

But it doesn't sound like he's been very useful to anyone else so far. Every time I bring up really grilling the guy, people throw their damn hands up like he's the boogeyman. As far as I can tell, that's the only in we have though.

[ And seriously, what is the worst thing that's going to happen from trying to fuck with Jerry? Things are bad enough as it is... and just take a look at that list! He might as well be confirming that anything is possible.

Anyway. ]


What are you, some kind of stylist?

That won't be necessary, but okay, good. Rain check it is. Try to stay out of trouble in the meantime.