[network] Day 252; @dickcheese, text

[headjacked]

[ How the hell did he let a day go by? ...well. Disorientation, panic, freaky shadows literally shadowing him -- there are excuses. They're just pretty crummy.

Time to face the world. ]

If you're an obit-stalker, you probably know this already, but I'm alive, okay, and unlike SOME PEOPLE, actually kept my memories.

Except I have no freaking clue where I am. Like, I KNOW I'm in the fire station, but I have NO IDEA where that is. It's like my mental map of this place has been completely scrambled. Kind of not great if I want to avoid getting locked out again.

[ This applies to indoors as well, but the general populace doesn't need to know he's getting lost in the buildings themselves. ]

Is anyone nearby? I'm gonna need a guide until this wears off.

And does anybody know where Dumpy is? If he's okay?

Comments

@guardian; text;

[phaseshifter]

I can send you the maps someone sent me, if you like. Unless your sense of direction in general is hecked up.

Sorry about before. I should have realised you were the other person who died, but
I suppose I was a little distracted.

[ Just a wee bit. ]

text;

[headjacked]

It is maximum hecked up and don't be sorry, you're fine. We both died, we get a little slack.

[phaseshifter]

Yes, well. I expect it's harder if you actually remember dying. I hope yours wasn't too bad.

[ Because HOT DARN Steele's death is pretty fresh in her mind and hopefully things like that don't happen here. Ick. ]

[headjacked]

We froze -- you just kind of fall asleep and don't wake up.

Reminds me - you have the blanket now, right??

[phaseshifter]

Uh, 'we?'

[ Sorry, Rees, the blankie can wait ]

[headjacked]

Let's just say that if there was a Norfinbury drinking game, it'd be safer to take a shot for every day we HAVEN'T traveled together.

I know I came off kind of ehhhh earlier but we're close, Angel.

[phaseshifter]

 

 

 

HOW close?

[ TOO AWKWARD NOPE NOPE NOOOOOOOPE FIND AN ADULT ]

[headjacked]

This close.

[ CLICK Y/N???? ]

[phaseshifter]

[ CLICKING SO FUCKING CAREFULLY, JFC.

And then taking a while to respond because seriously watching this is super surreal. Gotta watch it several times. ]

I like your socks

[ That's Angelese for "oh god this is so weird how can I look happy in a place like this and ok we were friends I guess but I don't actually have those memories or feelings and it's like I have this weird festering ball of jealousy and awkwardness and guilt in my stomach thinking about that, it's gross." ]

Private

[headjacked]

And not my tie.

[ His sister is in there, but. Buried. He has to ride this out, no matter how much it hurts. ]

There's a lot I could tell you, but I will hold off. Unless you really want to know.

Jack liked me -- might still. A loose 'might'.

Private

[phaseshifter]

[ Ohhhhh. Okay. Things might make a touch more sense? Kind of. ]

Oh. You were his boyfriend?

[ She thought he was just into the ladies, but 0k ]

Private

[headjacked]

[ JESUS WEPT ]

Man you are going to be SO GROSSED OUT when you get your memories back.

That was a 'hell no' if you're still confused.

Private

[phaseshifter]

What was I supposed to think?? You're being cagey and talking about aaaallllllllll the things you could tell me and oh geez my dad likes/d you sooooo much!
Plus you seem to be closer to his age than mine

[ angel no you are not sixteen ]

 

 

[ also just "angel no" tbh ]

Re: Private

[headjacked]

What


We have a SIX YEAR AGE GAP AND JACK IS LIKE FIFTY. I don't care how young you think you are, that is false and libel and I'm holding this against Future You. Just putting that out there, for the record.

Private

[phaseshifter]

All I'm saying is that one of us is going grey and it isn't me.
Or my dad.

Private

[headjacked]

Two words, brat:

Skunk. Stripe.

I have video evidence of your future genetics, shorty. Or should I say Cruella?

Private

[phaseshifter]

I'd rather get stripey at "like fifty" than at twenty-two, dude.

Re: Private

[headjacked]

One could argue that I'm stripey because of YOU(R DAD, MOSTLY,
BUT STILL) and his invasion of my head.

Hell, not even an argument, just the honest truth.

Private

[phaseshifter]

Zell said something about that, and I'm still not sure that I get it. Reading your communications with Steph is kind of enlightening on that front, though. Who's Dumpy?

[ WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE KEEPING HER FROM HER LOVING FATHER??? >8||||||||| ]

Private

[headjacked]

[ Ah, shit. ]

My Atlas drone. Loves screaming, kisses, hugs, and screaming, in that order.

Private

[phaseshifter]

None of the Atlas drones I've seen are very interested in any of those things. Then again, they don't have holograms of my dad installed on them, either.

[ DEETS NOW ]

Private

[headjacked]

I know you're grieving but the Jack that's in Dumpy, he's not the guy you love. We were obviously good friends before -- like. We basically adopted each other. Can I get a little bit of trust?

Private

[phaseshifter]

I'm pretty sure I was trusting you right up until I saw you actively trying to keep me away from the only person here that I actually know.

Private

[headjacked]

Okay, I will ask once. Do you want a laundry list of the crap he puts future you and me through, or would you rather wait for your memories to catch up?

Your choice, Ange.

Private

[phaseshifter]

Langua
Do I have to listen to your dumb list before you let! Me! Treaking! Talk to him??