Bored and messing about; Canon is Earthbound, CRAU

[ceasetoexist]

You miss me? Cool. I miss doing almost anything other than sitting here bored out of my skull and doing nothing, nerd.

Seriously, quit messing around and do something. Chop chop.

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[dirteater]

Don't worry, no one was missing you.

[ceasetoexist]

Hey. Don't be shy. I know the rest of you couldn't stand life without my awesome face around.

[dirteater]

[Snort] When have I ever been shy about anything?

But you're right, the bay crumbled without you. The town was on fire, everything was a mess and we all wondered-- could it all have been avoided if only Pokey was here? Absolutely is the answer.

[ceasetoexist]

Yeah, I figured it did. Not like any of the morons I've met could keep crap going without me.

But hey, you survived at least! Good for you! Gonna take it that means you're at least doing alright, even with all the flames.

[dirteater]

Now that's true enough. [not the brightest folks there]

Yeah, I mean. I mostly survived but whatever things are alright now. Quiet but hey I can't complain.

What have you been getting yourself into though, huh? Didn't hear much from you last we talked.

[cadventuretime]

I've seen someone get bored out of their skull once. It wasn't pretty.

After that, most anything is preferable! You know, I wonder whatever happened to Holey Ollie.

I bet he just forgot to keep in touch. Stuff always did just slip out of his head.

[relaxfriend]

Who in their right mind would miss you?

[southernhospitality]

Might wanna hedge your bets while you've got the chance--could wind up stuck in another Mayfield 'f you're not careful, y'know. Vacations give you time t' plan things out.


[[ holy shit i was just rereading old logs and here you are??? did a dang double-take ]]

[ceasetoexist]

Mostly survive is the best you can hope for, with the idiots we've got running the show.

...Was in a world of crap for a while. Right now I'm just here, bumming out in the ether. Keeping it real.

[ceasetoexist]

Okay, now that is something I'd pay to see. At least getting to watch would keep it from happening to me.

[ceasetoexist]

Oh bite me, Gary. Though I can't blame you for being jealous. Hoping no one actually remembered you would be the best legacy you could hope for.

OH MY GOD and I'm just heading to bed too

[ceasetoexist]

Look, when it comes to hedging bets, I'm a master. Disaster is pretty much just around the corner wherever you go here and-

[And then the boy recognizes who he's talking to. And just stops for a moment, lips parting silently as he tries to form words. There were a few people Pokey had just given up on getting a chance to see again, and Engie ranked among them.

It had been, what, six years? Maybe a little more? Either way Pokey had been twelve the last time he saw the guy. Now after his further adventures through nonsense worlds, he stood at the cusp of seventeen.

Six years.

It takes him a moment to get any words out.]

Holy crap.

E...Engie?

i should also be doing that but i absolutely couldn't resist

[southernhospitality]

[ Engie is more or less the same, even after all those years. Maybe a little more gray, a touch less clean-shaven, but it's clear he's been doing okay wherever it is he's been. He cocks his head with a lopsided grin, even going so far as to try an effort at a finger pistol for a moment before he decides that's probably too much. He's never been perfect at coming off as 'cool', though, so it's not out of the norm. Does that make him a nerd— ]

I'd say I'm the one an' only, but there's other guys doin' my job too these days. Takes some'a the fun out of it.

[ This is somewhat of a surreal experience, all things considered, but Engie is beyond pleased that the first person he'd recognized in so long was Pokey--he'd been wondering how the kid was doing, although that title didn't fit quite so well anymore. He couldn't say he was surprised--time didn't tend to stop for anyone, after all. He's glad that Pokey's made it this far. ]

Been one helluva while, huh? [ And one hell of an understatement. ]

[cadventuretime]

You've got a morbid curiosity, dude.

[relaxfriend]

Oh I'm totally jealous of the idiot who can't stay alive for longer than a minute. Right.