Text || May 2

[3rdbest]

Few announcements and a question.

First, I’m Matt and I have a business called Black Mesa. It's a House Call Technician business, and we fix computers, broadcasting and wireless systems, business equipment and security system. If anyone is interested or just wants a job, call me maybe.

Second, I’m doing missions, have a nice record, and kind of want to keep going. So I’m currently looking for a Meister who would be cool with going on missions. I’m a Weapon, a Portal gun; I shoot regular bullets and also create Portals.

Third, imagine you have raw steaks. How hard it is to cook them? And how do cook them exactly?


[ PRIVATE TO: DUO ]
Duo. I hope you didn’t forget our date tonight.


[ PRIVATE TO: NEAR ]
A word, please.

Comments

[3rdbest]

[ while the conversation was avoided, Matt did see the implication to ask about how he AND Sollux were. or maybe there were no implications and he's just being paranoid.

Either way ]

You worry too much, Aranea.

[consider8]

May8e yes, may8e no. Who's to say?

[3rdbest]

I am. Because you do.

[consider8]

I will take your thought under consider8ion.

[3rdbest]

I doubt that.

[consider8]

To some extent you would 8e correct.

I have 8een actually avoiding confronting things for too long now, and sequestering myself where it is safe. I do not feel that this tactic has 8een very effective, however. If anything, my a8sence has simply fueled my ignorance.

[3rdbest]

[ ... ]

It depends on the things you are talking about.

[consider8]

I would say so. It's a 8it difficult to have a conversation while talking a8out two different things o8tusely, isn't it?

[3rdbest]

We are talking about you worrying too much about my smoking.

[consider8]

Oh, and here I thought we were talking a8out the current state of affairs with people threatening or injure myself or my kind. My mistake. ::::)

[Actually, this time it really was. :U]

[3rdbest]

That too.

What is your current state?

[consider8]

Adequate.

[3rdbest]

Coming from you, that's a pretty vague answer.

[consider8]

Well, I'm still injured. What would you expect? :::;)

[3rdbest]

Nothing too serious, I hope.

[consider8]

8roken nose. The usual.

[3rdbest]

The usual? What a wild girl.

[consider8]

I'd like to 8e a8le to tell you this is my first one, however, I cannot. Such is the way of things.

[3rdbest]

Spider of Light, you just got incredibly badass.

[consider8]

Oh, you must have misunderstood. I cannot say it was my first one 8ecause I honestly don't remem8er much a8out myself. My memory of my past endeavors was not given to me upon my arrival.

My mistake.

[3rdbest]

Seriously?

That sucks. Why can't you remember - is that a ghost thing?

[consider8]

I'm unsure if it's a 8REW thing or a side effect of returning to life after 8illions of years.

The mind is a finite thing, you know.

[3rdbest]

My mind only lived 19 years, so I don't know much, tbh.

Do you remember at least parts of your life?

[consider8]

Fragments, 8its and pieces.

My 8iggest recollection is a memory of a version of myself in a parallel universe. I recall distinctly that I am "not her." Which is a rather poor 8asis of comparison, to 8e sure. I find it comforting to know at least that much.

[3rdbest]

Are your memories returning slowly? Like amnesia, I suppose?