On poly_chromatic closing...

[majorcrotchgrab]

It's not like it's the end of the world.

[SOB. YES IT IS YOU JERK.]

You know several places you can go to afterwards. ... Yes, it won't be the same but that's how life is. You can't always get your way.

[You're one to talk.]

Ugh... Look. I'll miss it too. How can I not? It's where you first brought me. But you're lucky the community itself is so close. Things will work out in the end. It won't truly die out.

[He wrinkles his nose, sneering slightly]

...

So stop wallowing and do something productive.

[how cute. trying to cheer his mun up without admitting it.]

Comments

[jack_theripper]

I'm sorry to hear that, Ivan. Is there no where else you can go for a game? [Because he doesn't like seeing you upset, dude. It isn't fun, he knows.]

I've not been in a game before but being thrown out of somewhere you know isn't fun.

[majorcrotchgrab]

There are a few I can go to but they won't be... "home." There's where my mun started journal-based RPing. It's been 7 years now...

[jack_theripper]

[He nodded.]

Seven years...that's a long time for anyone. Is there no way the mod will change their minds?

[majorcrotchgrab]

They want to end it on a good note and not run it into the ground. All good things must come to an end, as they say. Even the mods are sad but it's what they feel is right.

[jack_theripper]

Understandable. I've never been in a game myself, as my mundane doesn't really have the time to put me into one. What was it like? Being within a game.

[majorcrotchgrab]

It's... nice. Certainly changed my views on many things.

Dare I say, it's made me a better person.

[jack_theripper]

What sort of person were you before the game? [Still crotch-grabbing before that?]

[majorcrotchgrab]

... One that let power get to his head.

[jack_theripper]

I can't imagine you to be the power-hungry type, Ivan. You're just a soldier who does what he's told, right? [He is teasing, as he knows you better than that.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

You have no idea.

[jack_theripper]

Perhaps I don't, but I have an idea of what kind of person you are, Ivan. [In a good way, of course.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Do tell then. I'm curious.

[jack_theripper]

Well, from what I know of you already, you come across as a hard-working soldier. You seem to obey orders well enough but also have a streak of not abiding by the rules all the times. Something I know well enough. [He smiled.]

You like to have your own way, otherwise you take it out on others. Am I right? [He bore similar traits with his twin. Except Raiden didn't act like a spoilt brat most of the time.]

You're a good man inside, Ivan. You like getting things done to gain appraisal. That's something I can appreciate.

[majorcrotchgrab]

[... Hard working. lol. While Raiden's right about some things, Raikov isn't surprised Raiden has a high opinion of him]

You aren't supposed to like getting things done for appraisal. You're supposed to get them done because they need to get done.

[jack_theripper]

I know that. But sometimes it's nice to be appreciate for the work you've done. To be congratulated by your friends or your team.

[Boris from Maverick liked saying good things about the cyborg. Sometimes bad too.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Of course but you shouldn't rely on it all the time.

Aw, is this the game you met Nathan, that cute guy of Raikov's?

[jack_theripper]

True. I know what I have come to rely on over the years. Myself.

Yup. ;.; so cute.

[majorcrotchgrab]

Who better to get the job done than yourself, right?

Re: I looked into the game myself a way back. Yes, he looks cute.

[jack_theripper]

Exactly. When you've been abused or let down by others, only yourself can get things done.

[majorcrotchgrab]

You're a smart man, Jack.

[jack_theripper]

I've lived through a lot of crap, so I've had to make some pretty tough choices. [Being used at the Big Shell Incident, then there was the cybernetic operations on his body. Pretty traumatic.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

I can tell.

[He eyes that robotic body of his]

[jack_theripper]

[Yep. He can see your roving eyes checking his cyber body out, Ivan. Raiden does like it though, as he knows what you're body looks like too.]

If you ever need someone to share your emotions or speak out, I'm here. You're a good friend to me, Ivan.

[majorcrotchgrab]

Heh.. Thanks, Jack.

[jack_theripper]

No problem. [He offered his distant cousin a smile then paused, thinking.]

Do you drink, Ivan? Ever fancy going to a bar for a vodka or two? [He didn't drink himself but the Russian might want to socialise with him, right? Take his mind off losing the game.]