[network] @ADMIN; Obituary [DAY 164]

[snowblindmods]

We mourn the loss of those who have died in the time between the last announcement and this one:

Nathan Young
Fiona
Cecil Palmer
Natasha Romanov
Tony Stark
Toriel

Comments

[heavensreader]

But if these things need to be done then they need to be done. [She is musing, not quite cynical, accepting it because it has always been so, it has always been clear.] It's what people who serve that way do. It's why they are the bravest ones.

[coyoteking]

[No, that's wrong. He knows that's wrong. Bucky wanted to murder him, why else would he have pulled out that fucking glass knife?]

It's not all in my head. [He snaps it off like a bite.] I'm not fucking crazy or something, alright? God. And something was following me, with the eyes and shit, everyone else saw it. I'm not making shit up.

[moneyman]

[ what's better than a half-hug? a whole hug. and he's a professional. ]

[rubikscomplex]

no idea
mine's been on too long to have thought about testing it
is yours off?

[mightyratslayer]

[Charles' snapping catches Charlie off guard. Why's he getting so upset about this? Would he rather something actually be following him?]

Whoa, dude. I didn't say you were crazy. I said this place probably fucked with your head. Like, temporarily, okay? I know you're not making shit up, but that doesn't mean it was real either, y'know? Just more of that staticy hallucination shit.

[ninjainviolet]

No. Mine's been on almost around the time the option first came up.

But that could mean something, anyway. It's not the beacon attracting them obviously.

How many people do you travel with?

[rubikscomplex]

anomalies definitely target people with the beacon app
seen it myself

i'm traveling with one other person at the moment

I am now just realizing the irony of this conversation...LOL

[ninjainviolet]

Well...other than my own doing, I was targeted only one other time. The anomaly just came out of nowhere and chased me.

And I was alone at that time.

[rubikscomplex]

what do you mean your own doing?

[coyoteking]

[Charles stops, takes a deep breath. He runs a hand through his hair, a little shakier than he'd like.]

Alright, alright. I get it, yeah. Just the place fucking with my head.

[He knows he's just parroting, but maybe if he says it enough, it'll sound more true.]

[mightyratslayer]

Exactly. Exactly. [Charlie believes him when he says he gets it, even if he should know better. Buying into it is easier than admitting his friend is dealing with some scary shit right now.]

So you're not gonna go around picking anymore fights, right? On my behalf or otherwise. No one needs this shit, okay? Just get up here safe, man.

[coyoteking]

Yeah, I got it. I'm not gonna fight anybody. I'll see you in a few days.

[ninjainviolet]

[ Her voice is quiet when she answers. ]

I made myself bait for some monsters so others could get away.

[ Remember when she came back thinking she was seven? Yeah...that's when she did that. ]

[mightyratslayer]

[Yeah, sure. Charlie is not convinced, but he'll let it go.]

Right. Later, man.

[rubikscomplex]

[House sighs to himself. But being a self-sacrificial idiot here doesn't seem to be unusual.]

let's try to avoid that idiocy in the future

[ninjainviolet]

[ It's how she rolls, man. ]

I'll try.

[ At least it's something? ]

[rubikscomplex]

as the great philosopher yoda once said:
"do. or do not. there is no try."

[ninjainviolet]

Then why did you ask me to "try" to avoid doing it?

[ At least she had agreed to that. ]

[rubikscomplex]

turn of phrase
it means don't do it again where i'm from, poindexter

[ninjainviolet]

[ She chuckles. ]

Yeah...it kinda means the same thing where I'm from, too. I just have a hard time making those kinds of promises.

So..."try" is seriously the best I can do.

[ She's being sincere, House. ]

[rubikscomplex]

whatever
it's your life
and waste of time

[ninjainviolet]

[ Says the man who provokes people into killing him. ]

If it saves people, how is it a waste of time?

[rubikscomplex]

depending on who the people are
you might be more valuable

[ninjainviolet]

That's kind of a cold-hearted point of view for a doctor to have, isn't it?

[rubikscomplex]

i have three patients dying from bullet wounds
one firefighter
one waitress
one rando homeless guy
i only have the time and resources to assist one
they all have an equal chance of survival
i'm saving the firefighter

that's basic logic
and i'm sorry
did i ever give you the impression i was anything apart from a cold-hearted bastard?