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[network] @genresavvy; video; night 199 [open]

Hey.

[Cassel gives his tablet an exaggerated wave.]

So I was talking to Winter earlier, and she agreed to make an app for me. Whatever it is will interface with the technology around town wirelessly, or so she says, so we can use it on the servers in town hall. You know, assuming we ever get there. Anyway, she didn't actually give it to me yet, but I'll keep you all updated.

[A shining beacon of positivity. He sighs, raking his hand through his hair.]

In other news, my feet are fucking freezing, because no one gave me the heads up that I'd be taking the vacation from hell in the middle of Bumfuck, Alaska, so I need some shoes. Or socks, whatever, I'm not picky. I'll trade for them, but don't waste my time and try to scalp me. [There's the slightest pause.] Uh, thanks.

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I MEANT HYPOTHETICAL MOIRAIL WHICH YOU (MEANING A GENERAL AUDIENCE, NOT YOU SPECIFICALLY) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE. STOP GETTING SO OFFENDED.
AND SURE, OK. WE'LL NEVER DISCUSS THIS AGAIN, GOODBYE ALL TALK OF INCEST. HAPPY NOW?

[What is wrong with humans, seriously.]

AS FOR WHY PITY, IT'S... THINK OF IT MORE LIKE EMPATHY, I GUESS. OR CARING ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY FUCKING CARE ABOUT SOMEONE.
I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE BUT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN HERE: TROLLS ARE VIOLENT AND FREQUENTLY DIE BECAUSE OF THE WILDLIFE, EACH OTHER, IMPERIAL DRONES, OR INNATE STUPIDITY. SO CARING ABOUT SOMEONE AT ALL IS A BIG DEAL.
AND CARING ENOUGH TO INTERVENE IN THEIR LIVES AND STOP THEM FROM BEING AN ABSOLUTE MESS IS AN EVEN BIGGER DEAL. THAT'S WHY IT'S ROMANTIC. AND THEN TO FULLY COMMIT YOUR LIFE TO IMPROVING SOMEONE'S CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE BIGGEST DEAL OF ALL.
MOIRALLEGIANCE IN PARTICULAR INVOLVES

[He stops, staring at that final line on his tablet, then deletes it. Starts over.]

MATESPRITSHIP REQUIRES PITY SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE YOU'RE ENTERING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH A PERSON KNOWING THEIR FLAWS AND YOU ONLY LOVE THEM MORE BECAUSE OF THEM. MAYBE SOME THINGS THEY DO STILL IRRITATE YOU, BUT YOU DON'T LEAVE THEM BECAUSE OF THOSE MINOR ISSUES BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THEIR HAPPINESS.
I MEAN, OK, THINK OF IT THIS WAY: IF YOU SEE SOMEONE AND THINK "OH THEY LOOK SO PITIFUL" DO YOU JUST WALK STRAIGHT PAST THEM OR DO YOU STOP AND ASK WHAT'S WRONG AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP?

the thing that stops me up is its hard to think of it as romantic
at least from a human perspective
like the last time i thought some other living being was pitiful it was about the animals who are stuck here with us
and i sure as shit wouldnt want to date them
like the way you described the rest i can kind of get
that looking past flaws or loving them even because theyre imperfect
and its a nice thought
but if i heard someone calling me pitiful id just feel like they were viewing me as something lesser somehow
which comes down more to cultural connotations than anything probably
also i want to go back and ask what do you mean about trolls dying from imperial drones
i thought they were just there to facilitate the breeding process

YEAH AS FAR AS I CAN TELL IT'S A CULTURAL THING
AND MAYBE WE ONLY USE THAT WORD BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THAT SORT OF ATTRACTION AND HATE? WHILE HUMANS USE "LOVE" PRETTY MUCH EXCLUSIVELY AND DON'T THINK OF HATE AS ROMANTIC AT ALL.
DID I NOT MENTION THE CULLING FORKS BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE I DID. THAT AND IMPERIAL DRONES CULL PEOPLE WHO DON'T PRODUCE GENETIC MATERIAL FOR BOTH QUADRANTS.

you mentioned the culling forks but what the fuck
they kill you for not screwing on schedule??

YES. IF YOU DON'T FIND A MATESPRIT OR KISMESIS IN TIME, YOU DIE.

that
is massively fucked up
thats no way to do healthy romance and im like the last guy to ask on what a good relationship looks like

WELL
OK YEAH IT ISN'T IDEAL BUT THE IMPERIAL DRONES ONLY VISIT ADULTS, SO THAT GIVES YOU TIME WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER TO FIGURE THAT SHIT OUT.
UNLESS YOUR KISMESIS OR MATESPRIT DIES LATER, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO.

no im pretty sure thats still messed up
i wouldnt want to live a lifelong fuck or die scenario
i mean how does that impact relationships
do people just stay together even if theyre unhappy because the other option is death
how do you guarantee you have the right relationship in time
and having to have two of them is even worse because thats just more complications
at least the other quadrants sound freer with no sex or death involved but how do you even relax enough to enjoy the relationship if you have that kind of pressure waiting behind you

[... Oh, boy. This is... fuck.]

FROM WHAT I'VE GATHERED, YOU DO YOUR BEST.
AND YES I REALIZE THAT'S AN UNSATISFYING ANSWER BUT IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE ON ALTERNIA HAS ANY REAL EXPOSURE TO THIS SHIT OUTSIDE OF WHATEVER MEDIA WE HAVE ACCESS TO.
THAT'S WHY THE STUFF I OUTLINED ELSEWHERE IS SO IMPORTANT AND WHY WE NEED AUSPISTICES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IT'S ALL REALLY COMPLICATED AND, AS YOU NOW KNOW, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.

jesus
im not really sure what to say at this point that isnt like
me stomping all over your culture in my horror at it
i know its what you grew up with and you cant really help that so im not like
judging you personally about it
but im really glad i didnt have to deal with that kind of situation

YEAH WELL
THANKS, I GUESS? FOR NOT GOING ON ABOUT HOW AWFUL IT WAS.
AND I MEAN, WHATEVER. THAT'S THE WAY THINGS WERE.

[And he probably wouldn't have survived long enough for it to matter to him personally, so. lol]

[A pause before his next response.]

sorry

FOR WHAT? I JUST SAID IT'S FINE.

i guess that i dont know how to do the whole cultural sensitivity thing more smoothly

[... Dave admitting he's less than totally smooth about anything. But it's Davesprite, not Dave.]

YOU'RE TRYING. THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

if you say so

[Unlike Dave, he feels fundamentally like he's bad friend material.]

is there something good from troll society that you miss
if you want to talk about a positive

[Well, there's a question.]

MOSTLY THE ROMCOMS. EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TALK HERE.
AND MY GAME GRUBS. TROLL INTERNET. SPENDING 12TH PERIGEE'S EVE WITH MY LUSUS.

[His friends.]

STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW? OH AND THE FOOD, SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO CHANCE AT ALL I'M GETTING ANY GRUBLOAF IN THIS PLACE.

yeah i get it
i miss my old music and tv shows and even my dumb glitchy xbox games
but whats 12th perigees eve
or a perigee for that matter

A PERIGEE IS ABOUT A MONTH? THAT'S THE EASIEST CONVERSION. AND 12TH PERIGEE'S EVE IS BASICALLY TROLL CHRISTMAS.

id ask why trolls have christmas but if its not literally named troll christmas then im going to guess theres some more nuanced distinctions behind that
and after troll will smith i cant really complain
what kind of lusus did you have though
you said nepetas was a cat right

THERE ARE, YES. DO YOU CARE TO HEAR THEM OR ARE YOU JUST MAKING CONVERSATION?
HE WAS A BIPEDAL CRAB MONSTER.

why cant it be both
this place is pretty boring during downtime so i have to pass my time somehow
but if were going to get to know each other at all i kind of have to ask this stuff unless i want to stay totally blind on how your culture works
which would probably lead to a bunch of mishaps considering just how different some of it sounds
like the crab thing
how does a crab raise a troll baby i cant even imagine

YOU KNOW THE IMPORTANT PARTS ALREADY. AT LEAST I THINK I'VE COVERED THE IMPORTANT PARTS.
ANYWAY, THE NUANCED DISTINCTIONS ARE [BLAH BLAH BLAH NO ONE KNOWS] AND OUR LUSII BRING BACK BEHEMOTH LEAVINGS FOR US TO DECORATE.

[This is clearly the important part.]

HOW OUR LUSII HAVE THE FAINTEST CLUE WHAT TO DO WITH US, I DON'T KNOW. CENTURIES OF BREEDING, I GUESS? YOU'D HAVE TO ASK KANAYA.

man that [blah blah blah no one knows] part is fascinating
but im just going to like
not ask what a behemoth leaving is
it sounds weird and not in a pleasant way
but ok
if kanaya shows up ill ask her the lusus stuff
i gotta grill her about rose anyway so theres another thing for the agenda

SUIT YOURSELF.
JUST BE AWARE THAT KANAYA ABSOLUTELY CAN AND WILL KICK YOUR ASS IF YOU PISS HER OFF.

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