001: Group Introductions - TEXT

[tarnishedavenger]

[During a lull in the party, Armstrong taps out a quick message to the network. Not that private one, he doesn't trust it. They can answer whenever they like, so long as he gets an answer. The trick would be wording it.]

So, we're all in this for now. You've had your welcome cake, but you can't meet everyone in a party, no matter how hard you try. But, since we've all been encouraged to sign up with Jorgmund, I figured now would be a good time to get some introductions done. Talk about any specialties we might have.

Share information that we feel comfortable sharing. This isn't to pressure anyone or to force out any dark secrets.

[Not where watchful eyes can see, at least.]

Besides, I prefer doing this to making a cute information sharing game.

So, please, make your own threads within this post to keep everything organized.

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[turntex]

[Hope y'all are prepared for a bit of eyebleeding. Yes, he did absolutely sit in a corner for a bit in the middle of a party to fiddle with settings until he could get his font looking the way he likes it. It's a shitty party anyway.]

whats up fellow kidnapping victims
this is as good a way as any to get introductions taken care of en masse
better honestly
pretty sure id have rammed one of those plastic knives through my eye socket if we had to play any kind of party game icebreakers
the questions slips were excruciating enough
anyway im dave strider
ran a bunch of different websites and blogs and shit once upon a time so hit me up if youre a fan
i wont autograph any tits but i can offer a loyal follower a fistbump in these trying times
sorry for not updating anything for three years btw a lot of shit happened
i guess i should be letting yall know that im the resident time guy
just putting that out there
gently laying my personal weirdness down next to everyone elses all hesistant and pigeon toed
its kind of a mess but im putting my heart into this shit
the cornerstone of my soul is resting all tenderly at your feet so try not to step on it

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[heterochrocatic]

wow you're even annoying in text form. i'd say that's impressive but it's really just kind of sad.

[turntex]

aw you recognized me
im flattered honestly

[Once upon a time Dave would have followed this up with some bullsht about how it was probably common sense anyway, of course the outrageously cool guy on the network would be the insanely hot guy from the party, etc etc. But he's not quite that kid anymore, and also it does occur to him that he was probably kind if a dick to this chick without intending to be if her AMA is anything to go by. Clearly he stepped in some personal issues.]

anyway
sorry about before

[heterochrocatic]

wow it only takes a near-death experience to get you to shut up and apologize. nice. i'll keep that in mind.

apology accepted.

[turntex]

cool
that was relatively painless
i mean it wasnt that painless for the wolf girl i guess since it definitey looked like you drew blood back there
but all things considered were handling interpersonal conflict like pros out here

[heterochrocatic]

she shouldn't have touched me.

i don't like being around this many people.

[turntex]

i guess the whole forced socialization via shitty party games didnt help huh
yeah that sucks
i mean if its any consolation i dont think anyones really having a good time right now
that was kinda what i was trying to get at before but i guess that got lost in the wonder of the amazing verbal blunder shitshow
come and be amazed by just how far a human being can shove a foot down their own throat
im the star of this show btw

[heterochrocatic]

i mean yes
this whole thing sucks a lot
otherwise you talk a lot and i don't really get why but it reminds me of someone i used to know

[turntex]

huh
not gonna lie you kinda remind me of someone too
its that whole short and bristling with rage thing i guess
also the cat name thing

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[princesspower]

Time guy? Do you collect watches or something?

[turntex]

yeah sure thats definitely it
were all sharing our supernatural weirdness and relevant combat experience and shit and i went
hey this is a great place to share my crippling addiction to portable timepieces
thats definitely important information for our current situation and everyone needs to know
what can i say i just cant get enough of that ticking sound
it haunts my dreams
its the background noise i cannot escape the soundtrack of my very existence

[Okay, starting to inch a little too close to realness here, Dave.]

[princesspower]

I mean, everyone's got their thing.

[ Adora takes this completely at face value.

Dave, please, have mercy. ]

[turntex]

[Sorry, Adora.]

yeah i see your thing is horses
thats cool
my bro probably would have been all about that potential conversation but i unfortunately dont know shit about horses
sorry
im a piss poor excuse for a cowboy

[princesspower]

What's a cowboy?

[turntex]

its what we call the citizens of the great land of texas
we as a people are known for our horseback riding skills and our incredibly stylish hats but im not really one for tradition

[princesspower]

I've never been to Texas. Or heard of it.

Any reason you're not big on the tradition?

[turntex]

im a trailblazer
cant get dragged down doing what everyone else does
anyway so whats so awesome about horses ive never gotten a straight answer about this

[likeits1999]

oh that's rad i was on youtube for a while before the world ended but i wasn't like big or nothing.

[turntex]

sick what was your username
the whole apocalypse thing kinda make any promises of shoutouts moot but maybe we can dig up some relics of the internet

[likeits1999]

nitesk8r82, if you didn't hear about me on the news then you weren't gonna hear about me at all p much that's the only reason anyone ever saw it.

i did a lot of skateboard stuff but the whole vampire thing meant it had to be in the dark and my camera was kinda trash. i did get a double impossible recorded out there tho and that mostly just got people arguing about if it was real for a couple days.

[ Kevin just cheerfully wades in with trick names, either people get them or he backs up and fixes that. ]

[turntex]

[Vampire what?? Hold on dude, he hasn't read everyone's intros yet.

......

...Okay, so that's a thing. Okay, cool, not like his sister's girlfriend isn't a vampire alien. He just rolls with it.]

oh shit really
like a full double impossible

[likeits1999]

yeah bro it turns out that being a vampire is mostly garbage, but some of also get real strong and real fast and i am not a lot of things but i am bullshit fast.

i'd show you but they took my board because fun is not allowed unless it involves bad cake and bad radio i guess.

[turntex]

honestly this is the best thing you could have put vampiric superpowers to work for
good job
and fuck these guys for taking away our one potential spark of joy in this corporate nightmare hellscape

[likeits1999]

thank you bro it feels real good to be understood out here. i already miss it cause what else is a guy supposed to do when he's not sleeping and doesn't wanna think about shit?

one of these days i'm gonna have some wheels again and i'm gonna do some illegal things to those railings and maybe they'll stop me, but i am still gonna have done it. and you can't take that back.

[ It being a public declaration just makes it more fun. Stop him, Jorgmund. He dares you. He's a dumb and stubborn skatepunk with infinite patience and an ever-vigilant eye for opportunity. ]

[turntex]

thats the spirit
anyway have you tried like drawing or something
ive had my share of insomnia and overthinking and its been pretty good at driving those particular bitches out