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[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??

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. ]

[badfeyth]

I think in the strictest technical sense it was Kaveh's party since he actually built most of the physical structure of it, but if he ever caught me saying that he'd jump on me instantly about how inconsequential that all is next to the brilliance of my unparalleled vision or whatever, so. Equal credit, probably.

That's pretty. What's the last one of?

[burstmodes]

not sure i've ever run into anybody named kaveh but hey
you both did a good job 😊

yeah it can be pretty cool
but also pretty dangerous too
that place is called galdin quay!
kinda like a resort and i'd never been there until i'd left my actual hometown
home city? it's too big to be called a town lol

[badfeyth]

He was the whirlwind with the bolt cutters. You might've seen him dash by at the speed of sound. Or heard the sonic boom he left in his wake, I suppose.

A resort. So like a vacation spot? On the ocean, with beach chairs and drinks with little umbrellas in them?

[burstmodes]

oh yeah! maybe i did then
guess i should meet him for real some time

[ would a random text be too much?? ]

pretty much
me and my friends would usually end up camping on the beach tho
too expensive to spend a night at the hotel they had there

[badfeyth]

Ugh, camping.

Not my idea of a good time but if you haven't got the money for it, sometimes that's all you can do, right?

[burstmodes]

not a fan?
i mean neither am i really
sleeping in a tent is basically like sleeping on rocks
and plus it can be super creepy when you hear weird stuff outside

but yeah
we had to do a lot of that since we didn't have much gil

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

[excaliburden]

okay!! yay, im excited!!

i can meet you at the mall. i know where that is! when are you free? i can show up whenever!

[burstmodes]

awesome!! 😊

i can meet you now if you want
or whenever you feel up to it really

my name's prompto by the way!
if you wanna do this now i'll meet you outside the mall in like 20??

[excaliburden]

nice to meet you prompto!! im altria!

now is perfect! ill see you there!

[TO THE MALL...!!! ... She might be five or ten minutes late.]

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'?

[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]

[ altria, huh? prompto's sure to remember a name like that, and if she's late... well, he's used to sitting around and trying to calm his excess energy that comes from meeting someone new. it is a little unnerving with nothing to listen to or really see though, so he spends some time fiddling with his phone and when he finally notices someone approaching he's up on his feet.

there's a shy wave. ]

Hey! Are you Altria? [ a pause. ] Am I saying that right?

[burstmodes]

i
huh

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

[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: 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