text; un: aragaki

[petsthedog]

[It's been a long time since this username has been seen on the network. Shinjiro's rarely one for idle chitchat, but he does pay attention. He was at the diner the day that iteration debrief went around, and he's been quietly stewing in it since.]

so if all this shit is really a simulation, what's it supposed to mean when people disappear from here, anyway
if they could just delete us they wouldn't need to make us kill each other to end a round, would they

[Or maybe they're simply that twisted? He doesn't know. But Amada's gone, and until this latest development he would've thought that was for the best -- but now he's not so sure. It's been bothering him, despite himself.]

dunno if these are even our real bodies or if is this some matrix shit
or even if those documents were planted for us to find or any of it's true

Comments

[excaliburden]

[Hmmmm... that sounds like an "I'm fine, but" if she's ever heard one. And she's heard many.]

it seems like it kind of really is!!

is there anything any of us can do to help out?

[petsthedog]

pretty sure if anyone'd figured that out people wouldn't still be here

[excaliburden]

its true that i cant really fix any of the really big problems here at all...

but that doesnt mean we cant try to do little things to make everything a little less rough too

right?

[petsthedog]

sure
plenty of people doin that kinda thing to get involved with

[No need to direct your random acts of kindness toward him ok!! He's Fine.

(Read: people being nice to him stresses him out.)]

[excaliburden]

yeah but youre the one who made this post

so you should be part of it!!

[petsthedog]

[You know that moment when a cartoon character steps on a rake and it smacks them in the face and they fall over? This is the textual equivalent of that. Shinjiro just. Stares at his phone for a minute.]

what?
asking questions doesn't mean i'm going to be into the whole community service thing

[He already works at the welcome diner but listen it's the principle of the thing, alright!!]

[excaliburden]

[She looks at this bemusedly for a long, long moment. "Community service"?]

im not sure i get it but i meant that if you ever want any company or any food or anything like that then please let me know!!!

i promise it wont become a golem

[petsthedog]

[??? the heck is a golem.

nevermind, he's just. not going to ask. this conversation is happening a lot already. apparently he was right the first time about helpfulness being pointed in his direction rather than being voluntold to help out himself, but that's not any LESS uncomfortable.]

thanks and all but like i said i'm fine
was just wondering about some shit, dont read too much into it

[.......]

there's a guy called daniel who runs a diner if you're looking for somewhere to help out
s'almost new arrival time so its gonna be busy again soon

[excaliburden]

[...]

okay. if you say so. sorry for pushing too much

ill do my best to help out when the time comes.

um... can i get your name at least? im altria!

[petsthedog]

aragaki
and don't apologize for something like that, dumbass

[like come on, he knows he's being the ass here even if he doesn't want any help!!]

[excaliburden]

but if you dont want to talk or have people bother you then thats okay.

but its nice to meet you aragaki!!

[petsthedog]

[He is dying squirtle, this is too much niceness, how is he supposed to cope. Send help.]

right
well
see ya round, altria

[excaliburden]

bye bye aragaki!! i hope that i see you around sometime!

[There is no Escape]