XX1: Getting to Know You

[syllogism]

That debacle was pretty much something out of an extra terrestrial movie where various sentient beings are abducted from their home planets and jam-jarred for observation. The subjects are convinced that their confinement is inescapable, gradually assume complacency, and adapt to their new lives under the oppressive scrutiny of a humongous totalitarian microscope. They eventually all but forget Big Brother's watchful eyes behind concealed cameras recording everything down to the minutiae of their daily lives, and any genre-savvy movie enthusiast could easily tell you what's soon to follow.

It's actually not half bad. I'm sure someone out there has had it worse.

Let's get down to business. I'm taking a roll call.

Raise your hand if you're familiar with any of the following chumhandles:

• gutsyGumshoe
• tipsyGnostalgic
• golgothasTerror

If you're not one of them, that's also cool. I'm not going to be disappointed.

Comments

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[mutelunatic]

[oh oh oh more coloured font!]

what's to follow?

text;

[wiretap]

chumhandle.

voice;

[sermonize]

You would have an easier way about it if you used names instead of these "handles."

[voice]

[wolfdreamer]

[What even does any of this mean. Four readings later and Bran is still not certain that he isn't reading some untranslated manuscript, artfully and impossibly rendered in yellow.

He can't work out text, but he can fumble to reply by voice, at least.]

Are they creatures?

[revengejournalist]

[What is that garish orange text?! He heaves a long suffering sigh.]

I'm not exactly swimming in social connections, but I can tell you that if I had heard of anything called a "golgothasTerror" on board, I would do the sensible thing and stay the hell away. Do people really have unfortunate names like that where you come from?

[He scribbles the name down as casually as possible; if he ever makes it back home, he fully intends to use it for his next robot.]

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[barkstabbark]

the fuck

davesprite is that you

[forging]

i find it funny your first priorty is 2 look for
your online friends.

[zoosmell]

oh...
sorry, i do not know those chumhandles!
but i know a lot of movies, and i can definitely tell you what will follow.
and that is nick cage being so incredibly sweet.
i do not want to spoil any of his movies for you!
but it always ends with him being so, so sweet.
because he is just that awesome.

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[scratched]

[what]

wtf




a/s/l

text; forever late

[swagneto]

What movie was that?

[ Fictional as it sounds, you're just totally not helping Erik's paranoia right now. ]