TEXT ✦ un: scion

[shtola]

[Hey, City network! What are you up to today? Having fun exploring the liminal spaces, reliving past memories, getting locked into vaults — or maybe just fucking around? Because apparently someone's in the mood for the latter.]

what's a girl got to do to get a little attention around here? ;)

[A short time after that initial post, a follow-up appears.]

because i certainly wouldn't mind being asked out for a meal and an evening in good company, myself. by someone worthy of the honor, of course; naturally, i'm a lady of discerning tastes.

[And then, a little bit later still: ]

takers must feel the unquenchable thirst of the pursuit of knowledge and be willing to participate in intellectual debate for bells on end. oh, and graciously accept defeat when i inevitably hand it to them. or don't — i'll best you at it whether you accept it or not. i'm ever so brilliant that way. how's that for sharing?

[OOC: If the content of this post sounds suspiciously unlike Y'shtola, that's because it isn't — Thancred (onlythans) and his sticky fingers have "borrowed" her network device for a short time. Responses will come from both Thancred and Y'shtola or possibly just Y'shtola after she murders Thancred in cold blood for this!]

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//don't mind me, just fucking CACKLING reading all this, I love than and y'shtola's interactions sm

[codenametesla]

She knows nothing about this woman, but the entire post looks like a high school prank where someone steals their phone and starts posting about them. At first, she isn't sure whether she should actually say anything, especially because this could totally be legitimate and could be embarrassing for both of them should she say something, but it nags at her till finally she sighs and goes to type]

UN TeslaCoils: While i'm sure all of us being from different... places, makes this only partially true, your post reads very much like a prank. Which means your target will eventually be able to see this. :)

If this isn't the case, then I wish you luck. I like learning too, though my field has a little less in the way of 'debating' than some, so I don't know my skills there. And I further don't know if I would be any good for more than a friend anyway.

text ✦ un: scion

[shtola]

( the time for shenanigans comes for us all.. )

The 'target' has indeed read his colorful rendition of herself, yes, and I daresay it leaves me wanting. If he so wishes to choose to interact with those he's drawn in, he may do so under his own name.

It is not as though I participate in a debate for the sheer purpose of arguing. ( eh....... for the most part. ) The end goal has always ever been more about solidifying one's understanding of the subject.

[codenametesla]

[Ah so it WAS a prank. What a weird decision by whoever that was. Hopefully they were friends at least.]

Ouch. I'm not one that normally wants to think of punishments for others, but I hope you have a way to deter him from doing anything like that in the future?

Ahhh, that makes sense. I suppose that means your subjects of specialty are more theoretical in nature? For debate to help solidify understanding as opposed to just being an argument.

[shtola]

There's a few, but I'll say that I do enjoy the challenge to my creativity.

Quite so. Though I'm intrigued by the implication that yours is a study free of such? Matters that can be claimed as fact are so few in comparison in the grand scheme of things. It could very well be that your star has reached conclusions that we haven't.

text; un: archon

[onlythans]

and much to your own point, i can see you conspiring with her against me

but if my imminent demise results in a few more acquaintances for my lady's entertainment, then tis a death i am happy to embrace

Re: text; un: archon

[codenametesla]

I think the difference here is that I would want you to see that comment, to deter anything happening in the future, to myself or others. :)

If it helps, I certainly don't want anyone dead.

Your reasoning though... makes it sound more like that was your plan all along? Because it does seem to be working for making more people talk to her, I guess? [At least it had for her: she'd never heard of either of these two before today.]

[onlythans]

that's certainly an interesting perspective to take on the matter, "to myself or others". are you always defensive about anything you ever see happening to another person, for fear it might be repeated on yourself? seems rather a stressful way to live a life.

is that why you're interested in my motives? trying to figure out why i targeted who i did?

[codenametesla]

[...She doesn't like that he's figured her out as fast as he has, or that he's making her feel like a chronic do-gooder which she is.]

Well, in a world where we've all been dragged out of nowhere to a strange city, we have to look out for each other, right?

And she- you, mentioned knowledge and learning, and I like that, at least, so I would want to try to be friends?

Well... yes. Finding out whether it was malevolent or just someone you were already friends with was something I was curious about. It looked so much like some sort of school prank.