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[summertimeblues]

Shit there's video calling now?





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text, nice first.

[persistor]

Get home okay?

[ Since finding 0 Duldrums was disappointing enough to go out drinking on their first night in Wyver. Neither of them drank much probably ( I'm not god modding your character to be responsible ) but she's trying to be a nice person, okay. ]

it seems you're the only person here who truly cares about me jay

[summertimeblues]

[Yeah what were they thinking, stomping through the bush for nothing. She's been good drinking company though, even if he'd wound up forfeiting speech and they'd dexterously tappa-tappa-tappa-ed their way through the small talk and the shit talk. Richie, meet Red. Ain't this place the pits?]

All in one piece, cousin, except the bits of my bowels I donated to their coffer bowl. You?

:blush:

[persistor]

[ She appreciates this silent boycott of speech that will ultimately go nowhere, Richie. She knew you weren't terrible, probably. ]

Hopefully they find a better home.

It got easier once I got over the crushing disappointment.

[summertimeblues]

[She'll come to that conclusion at some point, probably]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Where's your digs at? They've put me up in yonder dung heap, I need to hit the Home Depot and get a reno tab running. Almost makes you miss the bone cave.

[persistor]

[ By that point it'll be too late and she'll be stuck with him ]

Same heap. Though it has its own charm to it. Rustic, maybe. I can think of a few people who'd enjoy it. [ For maybe like, 5 minutes, before returning to their apartments that change-at-will. ]

[summertimeblues]

[This is his entire strategy and he's had years to perfect it, sorry you're fucked.]

are they hobos

[persistor]

[ Rip. ]

More like people with interesting tastes.

I've heard Olympia's better.

nvmd one more

[summertimeblues]

you can come out and say weirdos, I ain't gonna tattle on you

Same here. I'm not opposed to slumming it but I'm a soft city boy and i miss pretty lights and good food.

Mind you I also heard Olympia's been beat up pretty bad. Supposed to be in the midst of a reclamation or some such?

[persistor]

[ Quiet laughter, and then — ]

I'll keep that in mind.

Something along those lines. Is heavy lifting too much for the soft city boy?

[summertimeblues]

Excuse you missy, I'll lift beams and I'll lift bricks. It's the atmosphere I miss. Never been much of a brawler, and that's what's thriving in Wyver.

What's the draw for you?

[persistor]

Living somewhere with running water.

It doesn't hurt to travel before settling down, doesn't it?

[summertimeblues]

You've got your priorities straight.

Normally I'd agree, but in this case I'm feeling like I'd like to know where home base is before I start drawing the maps. I'm feeling the culture shock something fierce. I'll let you know once I've got a little suite what's all spruced up, you're invited to help christen it a home.

Your fella's invited too.

[persistor]

How bad is it?

Once you've got something figured out, I'll come by with a bottle-shaped congratulations. And company.

Three's a crowd. [ Which is enough for a party, probably. ]

text;

[dianano]

[ It's thanks to Bruce Wayne he's even able to do this. He'd put together a whole manual for Steve on how to use his phone. He needs to get better with it, so he's practicing, hence the message. ]

How's Richie today?

Just making sure you're alive and going to the gala.

I've managed to get some bar work for a bit of money. [ He has ulterior reasons. Bars are one of the best places for either overhearing information or coaxing it out of someone with alcohol. He doesn't know how to live and not scope out potential threats, apparently. ] I'm not saying free drinks, but you should come say hello.

[summertimeblues]

Never had much to do with all the witchcraft and wizardry back home. All the gadgets are looking pretty future-like to me too. Just sets you a bit off kilter, you know? All those fairy tales you thought were dumb baby stuff suddenly became true.

How's it compare to your neck of the woods? Are you feeling homesick?

What a coincidence, I love a crowd. Can't wait to meet him.

this is too kawaii, desist

[summertimeblues]

[God bless Batman, because Richie's still too clumsy with the text to teach Steve himself. He hates the little buttons on the screen, there's no tactility and he has to backtrack to spellcheck half the time. He's mostly given up on caps accuracy, too...which unwittingly joins him with the millenial generation, congrats Rich] Richie is wrestling with rubble, the usual. Whatever took a wrecking ball to the place really went to town. How's Steve-o?

Are you kidding me? i'm not passing up a chance to get shitfaced and rip up the dance floor. I've earned it at least three times over already, i'm shocked it took them this long to posit a hoedown. people need a relaxer.

oh really? same here actually, where's your joint? i'll pop on by and stir a ruckus for you

[persistor]

Kind of. We had the technology, [ Maybe even surpassed the technology, in some ways. ] but not the magic. We used to vote for the color of our sunsets. [ She also didn't have much of a home to lose, the last time she checked. But that's neither here or there. ]

I'll pass the message along. Might as well tell him he has high standards to meet.

never

[dianano]

Sadly I've seen worse but at least people are helping to rebuild. [ At least there are people around to rebuild and it's not a ghost town. ]

I was so-so until you mentioned ripping up the dance floor. Now I'm good.

I guess it would impress my boss if I threw you outside on your ass. Would you expect me to return the favor?

[summertimeblues]

Sounds like a lot of effort for something the sun took care of just fine.

[Some of this shit seems like nothing short of miracles. Others? Solutions for Schrodinger's quandaries.]

you bet your ass he does.

[persistor]

It was optional. But there were days when people wanted orange sunsets more than light red.

How "future-like" are things? For you.

[summertimeblues]

i'm trying to come up with a bigger waste of time but you've got the clear winner here.

Well the phones are like several devices rolled into one. We'd finally got ours off the cord, and now they've stuck a camera and a tiny computer inside what looks like a flat paperweight. have i mentioned this typing system is infuriating? i miss real keys

[persistor]

I personally liked deep purple.

Sorry, we haven't had real keys in a while. [ She can't relate, tbh ( though she's touched, given he's typed his way all of last night for her. What a gentleman ). ] You can call, if it makes things easier.

explodes in tsundere agony

[summertimeblues]

right. i expect you have. [War is hell, etc etc]

Anything to make you look good to the boss man, sir, i'm at your beck and call whenever you need upstarts and hooligans

i think you'd get away with any mess you started with that pretty face of yours, its very hard not to fall in love with you

i'm struggling as we speak

[summertimeblues]

at least that's creative. whoever struggled to pick between light red and orange is a dolt

no no, i refuse to become a luddite. if i don't learn society will reject me. i'll turn into some muttering bag man and fish through bins for scraps. i will smell of mold and piss and you'd never speak to me again.

[persistor]

I'll see if I can help you spot the differences next time.

[ Someone needs to teach Richie about speech-to-text. ] Do you expect me to be so shallow?