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Name: Jasper
Date: 12/21 [Forward-dated]
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[Come the evening of the 21st, a message pops up in words and sentences. Not a single letter is out of place. The script is formal and almost designed for an audience.]
It is a truth unfortunate that joyous times bring out those villainous souls who prey on the citizenry.
Bandits and cutpurses. Thieves who steal and contribute nothing. Should it be illegal to transmogrify those vermin into forms more suited for their crimes?
[The message falters for a moment; its sender considering his own question. Would he curse such boorish people? Yes. Would he were it illegal? Well, he ignores the fact he might have done so and continues.]
Rats, perhaps?
There is poetic justic in such literal representation if nothing else.
[This is all hypothetical. Clearly.]
Date: 12/21 [Forward-dated]
Format: Text
[Come the evening of the 21st, a message pops up in words and sentences. Not a single letter is out of place. The script is formal and almost designed for an audience.]
It is a truth unfortunate that joyous times bring out those villainous souls who prey on the citizenry.
Bandits and cutpurses. Thieves who steal and contribute nothing. Should it be illegal to transmogrify those vermin into forms more suited for their crimes?
[The message falters for a moment; its sender considering his own question. Would he curse such boorish people? Yes. Would he were it illegal? Well, he ignores the fact he might have done so and continues.]
Rats, perhaps?
There is poetic justic in such literal representation if nothing else.
[This is all hypothetical. Clearly.]
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uh yeah
im really hoping things stay pretty chill for the holidays too
everybodys been working real hard you know ?
itd suck if we didnt get to enjoy it all
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People who endeavour to do their utmost deserve to enjoy the fruits of their labour, if nothing more. Let us hope the citizenry here enjoy this time of year before the next unfortunate tragedy.
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maybe nothing bigll happen this year ?
its supposed to be a new year here soon right ?
thatd be killer too
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I truly hope you are being positive.
[Look, this is a man who does not understand "cool". It's not in his vocabulary.]
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oh
oh !!!!
oh sorry dude i didnt realize you were old
my bad
[you'd think, considering how many times this misunderstanding has happened, Styx would have learned to be a bit more judicious with his application of his favorite slang...but no. at least his incorrect assumption is sincere, as is the apology for upsetting the old dude.]
sorry for delay. busy with christmas and moving home
[He is only thirty-six you little shit.]
np! think everyone's a little slow after the holidays haha
i mean yeah its kinda cool !
most of the older dudes i knew back home had a hard time using phones and stuff
not that im really much better at it
haha
but thats just cause my fingers are big
so i think youre doing really really great !!
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Some people are simply more astute than others.
[Smarter than. He means smarter than.]
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though youre definitely right
stuff comes a lot easier to people when theyre smarter
[thank you, captain obvious. also if Jasper was hoping to be subtle about this little display of arrogance...apologies, but Styx doesn't really know that 'astute' is meant to have more nuanced connotations. oops.]
its hard to remember sometimes though i think
i mean
more like that if youre not thinking about it you just see everything from your own level
you know ?
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Unfortunately, such a narrow perspective tends to leave everyone behind. It is lonely at the top, or so they say.
[SPEAKING THEORETICALLY. Hopefully this young man's lack of astute conversation won't go digging up what's heavily patted down? Who knows.]
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im usually at the very bottom
but anywheres kind of lonely if youre the only one around
starts to make you feel trapped
[and he thinks...or rather, he feels. maybe there's another question he should be asking here.]
hey
youve got somewhere to hang out for the holiday
right ?
uh
not just with rats and stuff i mean
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Indeed. My days are marked well into the new year, I should say.
I wish I could be elsewhere but certain associates have coerced me into honouring the end of this pathetic festival. It is a date I await gladly.
[There is the deep, unspoken question of what spending time with this young man is like - and he stamps it down promptly. It is a problem to be handled later.]
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thats good !
that youve got buddies to hang out with
not uh
the pathetic part
its still a real fun time even without the fireworks man
[because clearly what this guy must be missing are the pyrotechnics of the other holidays here.]