LILITH.aic: jch's excuse is that neither he, nor the university, "published" it because of threats frm seraphs lol
egregore: lol "seraphs" really? thats some anime villain shit lmao
LILITH.aic: ikr? i say "published" cuz dissertations just get dumped into the uni library anyway
c@libs: wait, like, fr???
LILITH.aic: yep. no1 ever reads them unless ur supervisor or in the defense comm lol
TotallyPharmacist: ngl sounds like t just bs'd his way thru it. probs hoping no1 wd check
egregore: classic t move. dig the hole deeper bro lmfao
c@libs: ngl kinda sus he "cant work" but has time 4 "imaginary frens"
LILITH.aic: fr he claims 2 b too mental 2 work but has "all these quals" that wld take years of effort. like??
judge_jowday: real phd peeps get shredded in defense tho. no way he'd survive that
ddrhmk: lol @ "defense" gamergate wd've roasted him alive b4 he cld even post a draft
egregore: imagine him trying to fake his way thru a committee omg
c@libs: tbh it's hilarious how he still thinks ppl buy his bs. rip to his ego lmao
TotallyPharmacist: oh oh did u see he got p to post abt how "great" he is? classic manip move smh
LILITH.aic: yeah but he didnt even pretend to say nice things abt p back. like...awkward much??
egregore: hes just mad he stuck w/ p but p aint stuck w/ him lolol
judge_jowday: for real tho. phd ppl earn that title thru blood n tears. t's got zero cred
count-choculas-chipset: jesus christ this has been
count-choculas-chipset: a mess
count-choculas-chipset: im sorry?
kain: dont be honestly
kain: i think all along things always return to zero
count-choculas-chipset: yeah thats true
count-choculas-chipset: but
count-choculas-chipset: this isnt an ending
count-choculas-chipset: like ive seen endings before
count-choculas-chipset: some of them were ok some of them were shit
count-choculas-chipset: some of them still linger in my mind
count-choculas-chipset: and i want to imagine where things might go from there
kain: yeah it makes you feel almost like a voyeur doesnt it
kain: or something like that
kain: growing up in the shadow of someone else damn near fuckin robs you of creative agency
count-choculas-chipset: you?
kain: me lol
kain: what, you havent noticed there hasnt been anything happening around here as of late?
count-choculas-chipset: i...well...i thought with all of the work i was doing...
kain: youve done a great job its not that
count-choculas-chipset: so what is it!!!!!!!!!!!!
kain: i think theres only a certain amount of times that we can pretend like "starting over" is an option
kain: just say fuck this and rewind the script
kain: to a "more opportune place"
count-choculas-chipset: ...but its not like we can just make something up!!! come on!!!!!!!!!!
count-choculas-chipset: we have to start somewhere and im making that!!! call it a ship or a house or whatever!!!
kain: yeah see thats the point
kain: where is the ship going once its done
kain: how many people is the house built for
count-choculas-chipset: for us!!! god!!!!!!!
kain: thats not a definite quantity
kain: you know as well as i do that houses by definition are a tricky "quantity" to work with
count-choculas-chipset: okay yeah i played your stupid game
count-choculas-chipset: it was fine!!! but i dont really care about doom mods!!!!!!!
kain: mostly think that one was for the older folks in the audience
count-choculas-chipset: what, like xian?
kain: yeah like xian
kain: i dont know really what to do if its not letting folks have rest while i fight their battles for them
count-choculas-chipset: yeah thats the point of the entire thing!!! crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FISHMONGER [fran]'s not really sure what to make of this.
Somewhere else, a certain third entity is hard at work.
cliffords-red-rocket: DAMN I REALLY WISH THESE JERKWADS WOULD STOP FUCKING AROUND AND GET TO WORKING ON THE STORY!!!
cliffords-red-rocket: FUCK THIS I'M GOING TO GET TACO BELL.
mm2_wood.mid: haha hey!
cliffords-red-rocket: HOLY FUCK NOT YOU AGAIN.
mm2_wood.mid: so what is going on here?
cliffords-red-rocket: GET OUT OF MY CAVE SYSTEM ANDY.
mm2_wood.mid: woah no need to get hissy!
mm2_wood.mid: it's kind of been a while since i've had a chance to check up on you,
mm2_wood.mid: consider this a courtesy call or something?
mm2_wood.mid: seeing as you're, uh, essentially, my nephew or something?
cliffords-red-rocket: I SURE AS FUCK HOPE YOU DON'T REFER TO ME THAT WAY TO OTHER PEOPLE.
mm2_wood.mid: honestly don't you think i'd be doing you a favor by keeping shtum about you?
mm2_wood.mid: you're not exactly popular fare in-well, any time on earth, i'd say!
cliffords-red-rocket: HA HA.
cliffords-red-rocket: AND THE ASSUMPTION I'M SUPPOSED TO MAKE HERE,
cliffords-red-rocket: IS THAT SOME OTHER PEOPLE ARE AND THOSE ARE WORTH TALKING ABOUT?
mm2_wood.mid: pretty much that, except you know, it's also a matter of relevancy
mm2_wood.mid: remember that summer that fucking everyone you know was out catching pokeymons?
cliffords-red-rocket: YEAH. IT WAS A PIECE OF SHIT MOBILE GAME THAT ULTIMATELY REMINDED ME NOT TO PLAY THOSE FOREVER.
mm2_wood.mid: this seems like it's the main thing that's bugging you, isn't it?
cliffords-red-rocket: WHAT, THAT THE BAR IS SET SO LOW?
cliffords-red-rocket: YEAH. I'M FUCKING ECSTATIC.
cliffords-red-rocket: MY DREAM SINCE I WAS A HOMUNCULUS WAS TO MAKE AN ART PROJECT
cliffords-red-rocket: WHICH ACHIEVED CULTURAL RELEVANCE BY MERIT OF BEING "A BIT SHIT"
mm2_wood.mid: that's what people like!
mm2_wood.mid: people like stuff that's "worse" versions of stuff they already like
mm2_wood.mid: so it's like...a palate cleanser?
mm2_wood.mid: maybe not the best analogy
birk: So that’s why, okay?
birk: Because kids aren’t supposed to know things, to be able to just, grin and bear it or just feel brave even though it seems like one of the scariest things in the world.
grimace.jpg: please, keep fighting. We need you.
birk: I thought I was the one whose heart was … dead?
birk: You were just bleeding. Everyone bleeds.
grimace.jpg: Especially kids.
birk: Especially kids.
grimace.jpg: So there isn’t any point in just having some fella like me tell you, over and over–ya can’t dance with the dead, because we ain’t got no SOUL.
birk: Remember that it’s always darkest just before dawn. Like in that movie… Twilight?
fran: Oh, come ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fran: WHAT’S THE GOD DAMN POINT OF “REFRANCING” TEEN MOVIES ABOUT VAMPIRES AND WEREWOLVES RIGHT NOW?!?!?!?!
kain: …she does have a point, though.
fran: AND NOW WHAT DOES THE GREAT “DATING EXPERT” HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS?!
fran: PLEASE TELL ME, I’M VERY EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT HOW GREAT YOU’RE MAKING THINGS WORK OUT WITH YOUR SELFCEST SHIP!!!!!!
fran: HOW DOES IT FEEL FUCKING YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND’S CHILDHOOD FRIEND WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE YOU WHILE HIS DREAMS ARE INVADED BY A SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON CONJURED INTO EXISTENCE BY THE JERKWAD ANIME BOY COSPLAYER THAT IS YOUR “BIG BRO", HUH?!?!?!
kain: im not going to deal with this rn. sorry fran haha
kain: later
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fran: SCREW THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-- FISHMONGER [fran] left the chat --
grimace.jpg: ……you know, it’s kind of endearing, seeing them do that.
grimace.jpg: I remember someone who was like that, once …
grimace.jpg: And then, “I” moved “on”. Meaning that … he was really afraid he was gonna hurt me like his bro did, you know?
grimace.jpg: But my dad wasn’t really any type of guy, more like … an empty template, kind of?
grimace.jpg: And then, my, uh, nanna seemed like a huge jerk, enough that people who hadn’t completely lost the plot figured it was time to start from scratch.
grimace.jpg: Delay the Reckoning, if you will.
birk: Enough time to touch the pink skies above, huh?
Love is real. So don’t worry.
42 days left until Act One begins.