1st record | April 30th; Video

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[The video switches on to show two color coded teens, one dressed in all red with a cape and awesome shades (with two bottles of apple juice, one in his hand and the other waiting at his side) and the other in all blue with a ridiculously long hood. The red one seems somewhere between totally chill and mildly unnerved while the blue one looks rather pleased and amused.]

Okay we've got a few problems here but the most serious one is someone please tell us we're not the only ones who can see that the sun is looking back at us. Is that like a sun or a giant rock with teeth waiting to eat us like wow that planet sure looks tasty better not eat the middle its too spicy but the north would be an awesome icy snack.

It's like big brother is watching you all the time. Or big sister. Is the sun a girl or a boy? Does anyone know?

[Dave stops to just stare at John for a moment, just giving him an 'are you fucking serious?' look.]

Dude, it's a rock.

But it has a face!

Male or female would imply it has reproductive parts and that's something I'd really rather not think of thanks. It's pretty creepy as is.

[John pauses with a thoughtful look.]

I wonder if the moon has a face. Maybe one is a boy and one is a girl and asteroids are their babies. I wonder if the asteroids have faces?

Wow. Ok, yeah. We're moving onto more important matters now, topic over.

[John rolls his eyes at Dave, he's no fun. He then turns back to the camera with an intrigued look on his face.]

What did that guy mean, I turn into a weapon? How can you turn into a weapon? I'm a human!

[Dave looks like he could care less, though there's a hint of curiosity there as he takes a drink of his juice.]

Yeah, that's pretty much all we need to know since the creepy dude filled us in on the other shit. I've got my AJ now, I'm good.

Comments

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yeah i know
we heard about the clusterfuck time shit you guys were thrown into
if we can ever get our hands on some shitty swords maybe the three of us could have it out on a roof somewhere around here

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Hell yes.
CC is in possession of an excellent roof.
Though there is a 96.45% chance you will resoundingly kick my ass.
Maybe we can at least work in some fantasy fulfillment.

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yeah i know thats why i got a room on the top floor here
and i might go easy on you seeing as the whole not used to a human body thing gives you a handicap right now

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Nah.
Did your bro ever go easy on you?
Also. What room are you in? It seems Striders naturally flock to the highest available nesting grounds.

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i got c and john took d
and thats cause the highest is always the best

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DS is in L and I'm in H.
Shit, this is going to make slumber parties a lot easier.

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most ironic slumber parties ever
hey you got any word on lalonde

[dialogical]

Yes, of course.
Completely ironic and with zero sincerity.

And Rose, your version, is here.
Though if my grasp of your timeline is correct, she is from several years before you on your timeline.

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yeah ive heard id have to bring her up to date just wanted to know if shes been heard from
like hows she doing here
did you talk to her

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I haven't spoken to her since my arrival.
She seems understandably jaded by the fact that people from our universes seem to frequently arrive and disappear, and also that she is always behind them, experientially.
But otherwise fine.

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god dammit
i guess thats understandable
its probably time for a brosis jam with ice cream and shit when i see her
as crappy as i am at them sounds like she needs it

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Fuck.
Yes. Do that.
Take pictures.

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fuck that reminds me i dont have my camera
im gonna have to buy a new one first order of business when i get a paycheck
theres all kinds of shit to take pics of around here too
probably gonna need a new darkroom while im at it

[dialogical]

Oh yes this whole currency business.
Still kinda surreal.
But I understand on top of the boon of getting a soul to feed your weapon, the missions pay well enough as well.

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yeah thinking of that for on the side but like im gonna need a real job too
my frivolous bullshit wont pay for itself

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What sort of occupation would you be interested in?

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never really had a job for sure so dont know
maybe something to do with music would be cool

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For once I am not capable of immediately supplying you with relevant job listings.
But I'm sure you'll find something cool.
I'll probably stick to killing shit and collecting the bounties.

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bounties sound pretty awesome just not a stable enough income for me to be totally chill with
but ill let you know when i get something worth mentioning
and when i get my hands on a weapon i can use too so we can knock out some of that shit together
how do you know if you can resonate with someone or not

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I've only tried resonating twice.
If you can't, you'll fucking know. I guess it feels like being electrocuted in your soul if there were a way to know what such a thing feels like before you've experienced it.
I haven't done enough research to get a firm grasp of what the necessary qualifies for soul resonance are, but there are some factors you can assume.
One, that ability to resonate or not is relatively specific to the person; since the connection involves a high level of empathy, I imagine those less prone to it will have a more difficult time.
Two, that basic resonance is not particularly difficult for some to achieve, but in order to reach a more precise and thus more powerful resonance, high levels of emotional bonding will be necessary.
Basically be prepared to get pretty fucking touchy-feely with whoever you choose.

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suddenly the prospect of getting stronger became just that much more difficult
im not really the touchy-feely type

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Well, you have the benefit of both your best bro and your AU bro being weapons.
It shouldn't be difficult to keep it in the family.

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guess youve got a point there
still kind of weird though but ill manage
might try them both out see what happens
go bug the fucks up at that school about the whole multiple weapons thing

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I haven't actually done the math but I find it statistically highly unlikely you could use both at once.
But I don't see any reason you couldn't switch off.
It seems to be a common enough practice for weapons to go on mission with meisters who are not actually their 'partner'.
So if you want an open relationship with both of them, I don't see why not.

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honestly im kind of nervous about trying with dirk
which is weird to admit to you too jsyk