reviving an ancient muse, god help us all

[huggbees]

Hellooooooooooooo, Dreamwidth! How's everyone doing tonight? Or today? Time zones, I can never keep track of 'em. Boy, it is good to be back! Or, well, you know. As "back" as someone from a cancelled television series can be, am I right? Earthworm Jim, you feeling me on this? Can I get a "groovy"? Man, I love that guy. Normally anyone who eats dirt is kind of icky grossy, but he's a real stand up fella. And that suit! God, he's so freaking cool I could just squeal like the cutest piggy you ever did see!

...

What's going on, again?

Oh! Right! Roleplaying! I'm on board with that. So who do you want me to roleplay as? Nicholas Cage? I can scream about bees real good! Wait, no, no, that's gotta be old by now. What's new on the internet? What's fresh? I am a superhero of style, sir - I can't be behind on the times!

Hey! Someone! Do me a favor and sum up everything that's happened in the world since June 1, 1997? In ten words or less, please. Anything longer than that and I'll get sleepy.

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[jarvisconsole]

I do believe the invention of social media happened.

[Mun gets the feeling if a Deadpool tags this post, the internet will overload and die.]

[huggbees]

Social media... What, are news crews hanging out more? Going to wild parties? Experimenting with new things at young and impressionable ages? Those crazy kids.

[jarvisconsole]

I am referring to the fad of using Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to update friends on one's status.

[huggbees]

Ohhhh... one sec.

[ And with a twirl on his heel he blasts off as a literal bolt of lightning, returning only a few moments later. ]

Just took a look around at this social media hullbaloo. Wow! Crazy stuff! Phones have gotten nuts!

[jarvisconsole]

[The AI is nonplussed. New technology is something he's well familiar with.]

Indeed, sir. I believe the expression is, what rock have you been living under?

[shoulda_toined]

(Holding up his fingers as he answers:)

A lot. A heckuva lot. Look it up on Google.

[huggbees]

Oh, hi Bugs!

[ Just the friendliest wave you ever did see. ]

I've been working on it, but boy howdy is it a lot to sort through. Memes, man. So many memes.

[shoulda_toined]

(And the most casual wave back.)

Well, yeah. Memes are basically da killah app fer da internet.

Or was it cats? I forget.

[wall_was_in_way]

1999? That is a very long time ago. Could I use really big words to try to explain things?

I don't think I can but I want to know if I could if I could.

[huggbees]

1997, actually, but who's counting?

Me. I'm counting. It's been 18 years, 10 months, and 18 days. Or 6897 days. 165,528 hours. 9,931,680 minutes. 595,900,800 seconds!

...

What was the question?

[wall_was_in_way]

I don't know, but I do know from the time-count-y thingy in my helmet that it is not 1999. It's...lots of numbers after that.

And I don't know what the question is, but I'm sure that it would involve a lot of big words. Like asparagus. Or maybe pie.

Now I'm hungry, and I don't know why.

[huggbees]

Ew! Asparagus! Ew ew ew ew ew ew ewwwwwwww. Even the name sounds icky.

[hawkish]

Well, for one thing, people stopped using "groovy."

[huggbees]

To be fair, it wasn't exactly super popular by '97, either. It should come back! It's a fun word!

Grooooooooooooooooooooovy. Try it!

[hawkish]

[Wow. Okay.]

I have a mace.

[huggbees]

You have a face? Me too!

[hawkish]

[She eyes him critically for a moment.]

Did Wally put you up to this?

[dorkvader]

Everything turned lame... Then started trying to make up for it.

[Seriously, the 2000's sucked.]

[huggbees]

--Holy snickerdoodles, it's Darth Vader! Can you say the line? Come on!

[dorkvader]

Which one? I have a few. [sips his latte. 4th wall... what's that?]

[huggbees]

Oh, you know which one. The line? You knowwwwwwwwwwwwww.

[ Freakazoid's relationship with the fourth wall is pretty similar ]

Because, that's why

[cut_it_out]

Hey Freakazoid, you wanna go get some tacos?

i feel truly blessed

[huggbees]

Only every hour of every freaking day!

[cut_it_out]

[One taco later...]

So, you going to do something about getting caught up on the whole internet thing since you've been gone.

I mean, that's what I'd do. But that's just me.

[wadefuns]

Star Wars came back. I got my own movie.

[Yeah, that's all you need to know]