a_facility, CHOO CHOO here comes the trauma train...

[betterlogoutand]

I hate you so much right now.

Actually, no. I hate you all the time and it's just been a steady increase ever since this started. Don't you ever get sick of making people miserable?

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[beautifulmemory]

[Oooh, you're positively interesting...

...And familiar. In several ways!]

They could be bored. Or they could have a greater meaning for you. It all depends on how they want to use you.

[betterlogoutand]

[Wow, this cat is in no way familiar at all so far. They definitely haven't met before in any current or past incarnations, that's for sure.]

Yeah, well I don't like being used. I don't think I've had a single week where something horrible didn't happen and it sure as hell isn't looking any better. Maybe I just want to relax and not worry about crazy murderers or my past haunting me for once in my life.

[beautifulmemory]

Sounds interesting, at least.

But what about your past is interesting? Why does it still matter? I'm curious, now.

[betterlogoutand]

I miss being bored, it involved less dying.

It doesn't matter. I can't even remember it, so whatever it was, it couldn't have been that important. Except she won't stop waving in front of my face and it's starting to piss me off.

[beautifulmemory]

"She"?

[betterlogoutand]

The "player". Mundane. Whatever.

[beautifulmemory]

Oh.

[Apparently that was a disappointing answer. Still, she points to his right hand...]

Is she teasing you about where you got that bracelet?

[betterlogoutand]

[That's ringing a vague bell in the back of his mind, but he's too grumpy to catch on that easily.]

Bracelet? What are you talking about?

[beautifulmemory]

You can't see it? You don't even know it's there?

[She sounds so astonished!]

That's strange, for someone who smells so like me. You should know that it's there, at the very least!

[betterlogoutand]

I'm not wearing any— Why are you smelling me? [WOW keep your weird furry RP out of this lady!!]

[beautifulmemory]

You smell like... Skeith.

[She says that in a much more hushed tone, and almost in a hiss. But the moment passes quickly.]

...Hmm. I don't remember what that name means, either...

[betterlogoutand]

... What did you say?

Hey, where the hell did you hear that name from?!

[beautifulmemory]

[There's a long silence...]

...I... don't remember. I just know it.

...Your name is Skeith, right? It has to be. That's why you're familiar. You're the name I know, somehow.

[betterlogoutand]

No, it's Haseo. Skeith is... an acquaintance. [too much of a dick to be considered a friend, sorry dude]

Maybe... Are you an Epitaph User? I don't know how else you'd know about Skeith, anyway.

[beautifulmemory]

A what?

[Mia frowns some, shuffling. Was she? Hrm.]

...I'm just Mia. That's all that matters.

[betterlogoutand]

Mia... I've heard that name before. You must be that "cat" Endrance was always talking about. Did you hear about Skeith from him?

[beautifulmemory]

Endrance? Who's that?

[betterlogoutand]

He's a Blade Brandier with a lot of purple on him. And roses. They practically rain all over the place when he's around sometimes. Are you sure you've never met him before? He definitely talked about a cat named Mia, so it would explain a lot of things.

[beautifulmemory]

A "Blade Brandier"? Do you mean a Blademaster?

[betterlogoutand]

Uh, no, I mean a Blade Brandier. The class with one-handed swords?

[beautifulmemory]

They're called Blademasters. I know, because I am one.

[Here, she'll show you. She brings out her weapon - certainly not something within R:2's typical design.





Though, she fits a lot of those same qualities that Endrance does - one-handed-sword user, tall, mysterious, purple...]

[betterlogoutand]

...You are from 'The World', right? I've never heard of a Blademaster class. Is that from the old version or something?

[beautifulmemory]

"Old version"? I'm not from Fragment, I'm from the official release.

[betterlogoutand]

Fragment?

You've lost me.

[beautifulmemory]

I live in The World. It's that simple.

[betterlogoutand]

That's not simple at all, you're not making any sense. And you can't live in a video game, what are you talking about?

[beautifulmemory]

You really know very little, don't you, Skeith?

[betterlogoutand]

I told you that's not my name, it's Haseo.

[beautifulmemory]

Right, right.

I can't imagine why some blademaster would talk about me. I don't recall teasing someone like that, recently or otherwise.

[betterlogoutand]

I don't know, but there's no way something like that is just a coincidence. Maybe he played a different character before Endrance... [hmm]

[beautifulmemory]

What else do you know about him?

[not_that_scary]

You know, I was hoping the next time we met it'd be in better conditions than this. She's sending you THERE?

[betterlogoutand]

Haha, yeah, I wish it was just that. I've been at that damn facility for four months now already. Trust me, it's not any better than it sounds.

[ex_clerics711]

You might do better if you were a little nicer to your mun.

[betterlogoutand]

Shino...!

I've been tolerating it for this long, that counts as being nice, right?

[ex_clerics711]

Hello, Haseo.

Hmm. That depends on if your definition of "tolerating" has changed since we first met.

[betterlogoutand]

This is different from that, the place I'm stuck at is messed up. Tolerating it at all is being more than generous.

[ex_clerics711]

I see. That sounds dangerous, but I'm sure you and your friends are doing your best. [ pause ] You've been making friends, right?

[ there is absolutely no way she's messing with him. none whatsoever. ]

[betterlogoutand]

[pouting a little, shino plz] I have lots of friends! I'd even say I'm pretty popular. [yeah that's one way of putting it]

[ex_clerics711]

[ it takes an intense strength of will not to laugh, BUT SHE MANAGES. ]

Really? I'm impressed. Before we know it, you won't even be able to make time for silly old friends like me.

[betterlogoutand]

Well... that's not true, because I'll always make time for you, Shino.

[honestly don't have enough blushing icons for this thread]

[ex_clerics711]

Hmm.

[ she doesn't entirely believe that, even if she knows he means it now. ]

It might be boring to spend time with an older woman. Besides, I wouldn't want to take you away from all of those friends. How are you and Atoli doing?

[ as friends being friends o f c o u r s e ]

[betterlogoutand]

I wouldn't be bored at all. I've always enjoyed our time together.

Atoli... isn't there with me. [and he does look a little sad about that, because they are totally just friends but he's allowed to be sad about missing his friends] But that's probably for the best. I wouldn't want to see her get hurt.

[ex_clerics711]

Oh.

[ bawww she takes a closer look at him. ]

I wouldn't either. Is there anyone else [ she almost says 'we'] you know there with you?

[betterlogoutand]

Nope, it's just me. What about you? Are you going anywhere?

[ex_clerics711]

That sounds lonely, don't you think? [ she considers that next question. ] I don't know. It's been quite some time since my mundane last tried my voice, so I'd say she's taking it slowly.

[betterlogoutand]

It's not so bad. I'm used to playing solo... If you do go anywhere, you should make sure it's somewhere safe. There are a lot of messed up games out there.

[ex_clerics711]

With you out here, I'm sure I don't have to worry.