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[likeabos]

sHEESH, 1S 1T JUST ME, oR D1D TH1NGS SUDDENLY BECOME REAL QU1ET AFTER THAT WHOLE EXPLOSION THAT ONE HUGLU STARTED UP?
wHAT WAS H1S NAME AGA1N?
gAHUL?
tHAT WAS QU1TE THE SPECTACLE WASN'T 1T?

aNYWAY, eNOUGH OF THE SMALL TALK,,,
1 ACTUALLY K1ND OF HAVE A QUEST1ON FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CONS1DER YOURSELVES ALL TECHNOLOGY SAVY,,,

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[fracturedsoul]

Still working on hacking their inner workings, but I've got the surface level functions down pat. You're looking for a mentor?

[likeabos]

pRETTY MUCH,,,
bEEN TH1NK1NG 1T'S ABOUT T1ME 1 LEARN TO HANDLE TH1S WORLDS TECH,,,
sEE1NG AS, wELL, 1'M K1ND OF BAD AT 1T,,,
aLSO WOULD BE A GOOD 1DEA TO KNOW AROUND TH1S STUFF W1TH EVERYTH1NG THAT'S HAPPEN1NG POLL1T1CALLY,,,
y'KNOW, wHAT W1TH ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS 1 SHOULD LEARN TO KEEP AN EYE ON RECORD1NG WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD 1DEA, aND STUFF,,,

[fracturedsoul]

Understandable. I can get you caught up to speed on the basic functions, at least.

[likeabos]

sOUNDS GREAT!
sO, hOW SHOULD WE START TH1S TH1NG?
aRE YOU ABLE TO GUIDE ME THROUGH MIRROR FEED, oR DO YOU WANT TO MEET UP, oR SOME OTHER METHOD THAT I CURRENTLY CAN'T SEEM TO TH1NK OF,,,

[fracturedsoul]

Up to you. Do you think you'd learn better over mirror feed, or in person?

[likeabos]

eH, bOTH 1 GUESS?
1'M THE SOC1AL TYPE NORMALLY SO PREFER MEET1NG UP 1N PERSON,,,
1T WOULD PROBABLY HELP 1F YOU SAW ME MESS1NG UP ANYTH1NG TOO,,,
bUT 1 DON'T M1ND LEARN1NG TH1NGS HERE ON M1RROR TOO 1F YOU ARE MORE COMFORTABLE W1TH THAT,,,
aND LESS 1NTO FACE TO FACE 1NTERACT1ON,,,

[fracturedsoul]

[ Think think. Dirk's still kind of weird around people, so... ]

Let's do it over the mirrors. I've got an ability that'll let me see what you're doing on your end so I can call you out if you fuck up.

[likeabos]

sURE TH1NG, l1KE 1 SA1D, nO QUALMS AGA1NST DO1NG TH1NGS OVER M1RRORS L1KE TH1S,,,
bUT REALLY?
a POWER?
aRE THOSE YOUR PS1ON1C POWERS, oR SOMETH1NG?

[Yep. He still thinks you're a troll.]

[fracturedsoul]

Something like that? Not really, though.
Hey, quick question. You know Tavros?

[likeabos]

nOT QU1TE, hUH?
hOW MYSTER1OUS OF YOU,,,
bUT WHAT'S W1TH THAT QUEST1ON ALL OF A SUDDEN?
bY TAVROS YOU MEAN M1N1-DUDE, r1GHT?
yEAH 1 KNOW H1M,,,
pRETTY DAMN AWESOME FOR A PURPLE 1N MY OPP1N1ON,,,
1 W1SH THERE WERE MORE SEADWELLERS L1KE H1M,,,

[fracturedsoul]

Mystery's my middle name.

I was just wondering because you type really similarly to him.

[likeabos]

uM,,,
wHAT'S A M1DDLE NAME?
aND 1 DO?
1 MEAN, sURE 1 GUESS WE SOUND A L1TTLE S1MM1LAR,,,
bUT, mAN, wE'RE BOTH 1N COMPLETELY D1FFERENT PARTS OF THE HEMOSPECTRUM,,,
nOT THAT THAT 1S REALLY SUPPOSED TO MEAN ANYTH1NG,,,
aS1DES FROM THE WAY WE WERE RA1SED, tHAT 1S,,,

[fracturedsoul]

It's like this super secret part of human culture that I shouldn't be sharing with outsiders. Treasure this knowledge carefully.

Yeah, I figured you'd be pretty far apart, judging from your text colors. But you both do that weird thing with capitalization?

[likeabos]

eRM, tHANKS, 1 GUESS,,,
1 W1LL MAKE SURE TO HOLD ON TO THAT SECRET,,,
aLSO, uM, wHAT'S A HUMAN?

yEAH, 1 GUESS 1 CAN SEE YOUR PO1NT,,,
aND 1 WONT DENY THAT THERE ARE SOME OTHER FREAKY S1MM1LAR1T1ES,,,
l1KE THE FACT THAT OUR HORNS ARE S1MM1LAR,,,
oR THAT HE HAS THE SAME SYMBOL AS ME,,,
1T'S REALLY K1ND OF WE1RD,,,
1F 1T WEREN'T FOR THE D1FFERENCES WE HAD 1 WOULD SWEAR SOMETH1NG FREAKY WAS GO1NG ON W1TH 1T ALL,,,

mAN, nOW 1'm CONFUSED,,,