un: chocobro ( text )

[burstmodes]

[ it's early the next morning when prompto slips onto the network. he really needs to be more proactive about making friends and doing things to cheer people up. so!! ] 

happy new year everybody 🎉
not sure if you celebrated or whatever but hope it was good regardless

anyway!!!

what kinda stuff is everyone looking forward to?
like resolutions and things i guess??
never really thought about it too much before but i dunno
feels kinda weird to want good things when part of me just wants to go home haha

if anyone's looking to hang out or whatever tho i'm around
or i guess if you wanna learn how to shoot or take pics i'm your guy

could find something fun to do and make it a real party 🥳

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text; un: thevampirelestat

[perfectdevil]

Happy New Year, monsieur.

You're quite right that trying to make resolutions in a place where each day is uncertain proves a little different. I'm wishing for safety for my loved ones this year. I don't expect to get my wish, but it gives me a goal to work towards. "Good food and good health" is something I often heard thrown around in my own world - perhaps you can hope for something along those lines. Alas, neither are any good to me.

But, the real reason I replied here is this — I've been gifted a polaroid camera for the holidays, and while I'm perfectly capable of pointing and shooting, I'm never quite happy with the results... and I'm entirely lost when it comes to the art of the 'selfie'.

Do you think this is something you could help me with?

[burstmodes]

[ it's a lot to read though, but he understands most of it. ]

i think i've heard that saying before too
and why's it not good for you?
i mean
you don't wanna have bad food and health do you? [ it's mostly a joke. ]

but oh man
MY GUY i am all for helpin you figure out selfies
polaroids can be pretty fun
i've got a couple other cameras i'll bring with me just so you can see the difference
get a feel for what you like

when were you thinking about doing that??

[perfectdevil]

[ Lestat is still so surprised by the amount of people who don't take his username seriously vs the amount who do. Pleasantly surprised, though. It's always fun to have that revelation come out on his own terms. ]

Very true. Alright then, may the quality of my sustenance maintain the same unchanging high standard as my health.

[ Hard to be unhealthy when you're undead. ]

Wonderful news. I'm delighted you accept. I have never been inspired to even so much as pick up a camera in the past, so I'll be an untarnished and eager student.

As for when, any night works for me. Are you busy now?

[burstmodes]

[ to be honest, he never thinks too hard about any usernames. they could be wild for the sake of being wild and never hold any truth to them. ]

hmm okay...

[ what a weird response. ANYWAY. ]

nah i'm not really busy
should i meet you somewhere?
i'd ask if you'd wanna come to my place but not too sure it's a good spot to focus on pics and stuff
just tell me where and i'll bring my things with me

text; un: raverobber

[badfeyth]

I guess sooner or later I'll have to figure out something to do with myself. Can't get away with sleeping off the whole month like I did for the last twenty-eight days or so.

What's home like for you?

[burstmodes]

you slept the whole month???
dude are you okay?

[ it's a legit concern. ]

well um
home is kinda complicated but i've got pics if you wanna see
just random stuff i had on my old phone before it died

[badfeyth]

Frankly after everything that went into putting the gala together I'm surprised I didn't hibernate longer.

...You too, huh? About things being complicated.

You're lucky you have pictures of it still.

[burstmodes]

oooh
so that was your party then huh?
it was really fun for sure so you should take care of yourself

and yeah haha
i'm pretty sure everyone's home situation is complicated in some way

[ but here. have some pics of random places from his home. ]

text. un: caster

[excaliburden]

i want to learn!! pick me!!

do i have to know how to do anything ahead of time?

oh and happy new year!!

[burstmodes]

which did you wanna learn?
there's not really a whole lot to know before but it really depends on which one you're talking about

[excaliburden]

the pics! taking pics. i think i probably would be really bad at shooting...

i mean i might be bad at pics too but

[burstmodes]

haha well!
both kinda take some practice to get really good but i can definitely give you some pointers

you wanna meet somewhere?
i think there's a place in the mall that has stuff we can use

text. @hong lu ☆

[yyds]

Mm, happy new year~
Though this is making me wonder... what happens if the new year starts off terribly? Do you still say 'happy new year', or would something else be more appropriate?
'Miserable new year'?

[burstmodes]

i
huh

you know i'm not really sure if that's right or not
has your new year been terrible??

[yyds]

It hasn't! It has been quite a nice new year.
It's a better new year than I've had in a long time, actually. All the other new years were really dull. Nothing ever changed. Grandmother would always set the rules the way she wanted them to be, and everyone simply followed them, year after year. But in this city, things feel like it's changing every month, so it's been very fun?
So my question is only hypothetical, I think. How do you wish someone a happy new year when it's already gone wrong?
Or maybe that's just it - it's a wish?

[burstmodes]

oooh i see!
well i think it's just a nice thing to say to someone
you hope they have a good new year? no matter what's already happening to them
especially if you care about that person you know?

it's cool you think that way though
this place being fun and all i mean

text, un: displayname

[strongroots]

[ yeah this isn't an early morning response. it's a mid-morning one!! ]

you checked out the shop with the movies books movies etc?

gotta tell me if you find anything good

[burstmodes]

robby!! my guy 😊 hey

i haven't really had a chance to do that yet
what kinda stuff are you into?
maybe i can pick something up we'll both like

[ not that he's asking for a hangout date but. maybe??? ]

[strongroots]

metal, rock. what about you?
im gonna be busy the next 2-3 hours unless you want to cut up wood and screw it together with me
im sure you can find more fun things to do tho

text, un: Hat Guy

[featheradrift]

The year was good right up until I was dropped into this hellhole of a mad scientist experiment.

[ Sorry, this surly guy is here to not be cheered up at all. Just the opposite, actually. ]

Figuring out how to get home is what we should all be focused on right now. If not that, looking into ways to sustain ourselves without relying on our oh-so-benevolent captors to restock the stores.

[burstmodes]

[ was that supposed to upset him? BECAUSE — ]

does that mean you're new? like just got here or...

but yeah i get that
i don't really have any other skills to offer besides the few i mentioned [ he's totally lying. ]
what sort of stuff did you have in mind??

[featheradrift]

I've been here since November.

[ Close enough to the end of the year that his statement makes sense. ]

Establishing a garden to grow our own food in. Rationing what's been supplied. We need to make sure they can't pull the rug out from under us when we least expect it.

un: rosseland

[hatinacat]

[it's hard for Lyney to really feel like it's a new year when he's only been here for about a month, but still! there's no point in being a sourpuss about it, right?]

There is no shame in wanting to experience good things amidst a bad situation. We may all wish to go home, but that doesn't mean we have to be miserable about it.

[burstmodes]

right?
having good stuff makes it a little easier to get through the hard stuff
at the very least it's a pretty good distraction

[hatinacat]

I believe it's human nature, to try and dilute one's woes with something brighter.

At any rate, you sound a bit lonely.