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wellitspossible) wrote2030-09-01 02:03 pm
wellitspossible) wrote2030-09-01 02:03 pm
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caldera
"Hello! I'm not around, sorry. Leave me a message...? Why do these all look like birds, though? Is this a joke about twi-"
[ Available for IC / Audio / Text ]
Text I am so sorry
purple
acquaintance
afraid of food? [That's not normal. Or healthy.]
also
you have been
practicing
what we went over?
text @xddcc
But uh
Afraid of food?
What do you mean?
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it is serving you
Next time we meet,
we will go over common vulnerable points. [So bring a notebook or something.]
He took
offense
to the corn.
At the tossing game.
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OH! The literal cornhole game, right.
He's not scared of food. It's kind of complicated to explain: Do you know what a phobia is?
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weak points
will give you more options
to kill
to maim
or merely to injure.
A true warrior has knowledge and wisdom. [If she's not careful he's going to assign her the Codex Astartes as homework.]
A fear? [He knows words!]
But how is one afraid of
a staple crop?
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It's more that the way it looks makes him uncomfortable. You get a cluster of little pods together like a corn cob and it looks like a creepy alien egg sack. Phobias aren't really very rational. Some things just creep you out.
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Has he been
hostage
to some xenos species?
Something with an
ovipositor? [That would make sense, right? He could understand someone having reservations after something like that.]
He should tell himself
that he survived
the first time
and will survive
again.
There is no need for fear.
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I don't know where it came from, but maybe over time he'll come to realize that himself. It took me a while to stop being really scared of the dark. Or enclosed spaces.
Okay, no
Being trapped in small spaces still terrifies me
cw warhammer does like horrible stuff
If he is incapable
of normal function
perhaps he should try
psytroprene
to erase the memory.
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Just
Y'know
Maybe don't harass him with things covered in little pods and holes?
[POMNI, WHY ARE YOU STANDING UP FOR HIM!?]
It's like you and magic.
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harassing him.
I did not understand.
It is not normal
to be afraid
of corn. [Noted Judge of Normal, Gadriel, has spoken. Unfortunately this means that now Gadriel will feel obliged to save Jax from exposure to corn.]
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It feels like people think that, if you just get exposed to something enough without your consent, you'll eventually overcome an aversion you have. But that's never how it works.
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any of this.
My kind does not experience
fear.
Does he have other
things
that upset him?
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[A lie was fine. She wasn't about to be an armchair psychologist or even air out the guy's dirty laundry here.]
What do you mean you don't experience fear?
Text
Your Ringmaster, [Player-Set Name], is feeling a bit under the weather and will be temporarily unavailable while [player-set gender] gets some rest! Don't worry! There are plenty of games to be played on The Grounds while our dedicated caregivers help get [Player-Set Name] back on [player-set gender] feet!
See you in the circus!
text @xddcc
Did you
mean
to send this...?
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I'm sorry. It's an automated notification for players when I'm expected to be unavailable for portions of time. Nothing to worry about.
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Are you not feeling well? I know you have kind of a physical body here, but didn't think you could catch a cold or anything.
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[Well, she would in-person. Over text, maybe not. But he didn't know what to say that wouldn't sound suspicious from the outset.]
It's an issue with my code. Nothing for you to worry about. I'm handling it.
[Following his default protocol to isolate corrupted code until a developer can correct it is handling it, right? He's not lying per se...]
I think I may have sent a message to Jax as well. It's hard to tell when the automations take over.
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Anyway, make sure you're having water and eating? I know the last time you wondered what was wrong with you, you were letting yourself accidentally starve.
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[He reads the message from Pomni. She came to her own conclusion in the end. That's much easier to deal with than trying to fool her.
Data point stored: Vague answers allow for humans to come to their own conclusions for their satisfaction.]I will. Respawning wouldn't be ideal.
[The whole reason he was going to such extremes to self-isolate was because deleting his program wouldn't work here.]
You and Jax take care of yourselves.
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[Voice dull, he says the message he's programmed to say when the player chooses to log out.]
Thank you for playing The Amazing Digital Circus. We look forward to seeing you again real soon.
Gift Delivery
Dear Pomni,
My training data taught me that presents are supposed to be given to people you care about this time of year. I didn't know what to buy so I hope you like this drawing.
- Caine
P.S. Maybe we could go eat together again sometime? It was fun.[The other piece of paper has three pencil drawings on it. In the upper right is Pomni in the style Gangle calls "chibi". In the bottom left is a little cartoon bee with Pomni's face and her jester hat.]
[The center of the page has a very detailed Pomni leaning on the railing of an airship like when they'd delivered the letter to Cordelia. It isn't an artistic recreation of the moment because the beaming smile on her face hadn't been there that day. She looks like she's on her way to an adventure she truly enjoys.]