A request [text]; un: Berserker

[curruid_coinchenn]

i'm looking for someone with good morals to bond with flat escardos. i'm bonded to him and that's fine -- i'm not looking to annul the bond or anything like it. if you're not inclined to bond with him, then being willing to explain why the behaviors he considers normal are not normal is good enough.

he is basically a wild animal in human form. he is friendly and outgoing, but don't be lured into a false sense of security by this facade. he is chaotic and strange and will not stop talking once he starts unless you find a way to forcibly silence him.

this is an incomplete list of behaviors he considers normal:

• experimenting on friends without telling them they're a part of an experiment


• conducting loud experiments at odd hours


• nearly burning down the house while conducting pointless experiments


• living in conditions that would embarrass a raccoon


• trying to get people to eat wax

i could go on, but then i would spend way too much time writing this post. you get the idea. he has no concept of manners or propriety and doesn't know how to conduct himself around other people. when things are explained to him, he seems to understand, i'm just not the person to explain these things to him.

any offers of help are appreciated. i can get you in contact with him easily...he'll likely reply here, so if you're interested in being his moral compass, you can speak with him directly.

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[curruid_coinchenn]

[ Diarmuid said the same thing -- Berserker can't understand it from either of them. There's nothing valuable or good within him, or at least he can't see it, no matter how many times he's told differently. The idea of him being anything more than an apathetic killing machine is difficult for him to accept; he'd all but lost his progress in captivity.

This isn't about him, though, so he pushes those thoughts aside and turns his attention back to Flat. Berserker strokes his back gently, trying to give him some kind of reassurance. ]

...Take the time you need. I'll pass along the names of those who want to talk to you, but don't feel obligated to do anything you don't want to.

[escardos]

You do know that you made an open post to the network, right?

[ in other words, flat can also see what cu is seeing.

he closes his eyes for a moment, mulling over his thoughts...or whatever he can grasp of them. there's too much static in his head, as usual. ]

I'll be back by the evening. Unlike you, I don't think I could ever survive more than an hour in a forest. [ at least he's laughing at his own shitty joke. ]

[curruid_coinchenn]

...I know that.

[ He hesitates to let him go. Yes, this is entirely his fault, but it was a necessary conversation to have. Nothing is ever easy. He backs off after a few lingering moments, ruffling Flat's hair. ]

Don't get eaten by petal wolves, if you do go that far.

[ Because there needs to be some kind of levity in this situation. ]

There will always be a place for you here. Never doubt that.