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[ During one of the lulls between storms, a certain individual may or may not be losing his mind. Welcome to the network's first anonymous post! What better way of breaking in the function than… drum roll… ]


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Comments

[gorb]

I'm only 27.

( 😔 )

[saudadist]

tired old man is a state of mind
and you look it

[gorb]

( He feels it. )

You're not the first to say so. I need to invest in some good moisturiser maybe.

[saudadist]

can't hurt anyway
maybe take up yoga too

[gorb]

Who's to say I haven't already? As a religious man I'm fond of many practices.

[saudadist]

as a religious man, you should look more at ease

so I have doubts

[gorb]

( All these girls just coming for his throat. )

Ah, sometimes the path to enlightenment is arduous.

Private

[saudadist]

[ just take care of yourself then, old man! ]

enlightenment is removing what causes you pain or makes you suffer
lessening the suffering of others

they won't let you kill humans en masse, so you might as well try something more personal

like catnip tea

Private

[gorb]

My digestive system has been doing much better these days.

( Also killing the humans would absolutely lessen some suffering, but he's not about to argue that. )

Is that what helps you?

Private

[saudadist]

tea in general does

[ And the fact that she can pass for "normal" in most instances in this cyberpunk hellscape. ]

I got a tin of that kind of tea for Christmas and I still haven't used it all
so I figured it was a good suggestion

Private

[gorb]

I suppose if justifiable violence is out of the question tea will have to do.

Private

[saudadist]

justifiable violence is more trouble than it's worth at this stage

so you might as well just grouse and bitch about it over a good cup of tea

Private

[gorb]

Oh.

Is this an invitation?

Private

[saudadist]

well I know a monkly man like yourself must be busy

but if you're bored and have nothing else to do I won't mind

Private

[gorb]

( A part of him thinks he should say no. It does him no good pretending to be a sociable creature. But he remembers her reaction at his memory and a part of him feels ... strange. Guilty, maybe. )

All right.

Tea it is.

Private

[saudadist]

Hanabi has a decent menu too
if you ever feel like it

I can find you a table in a quiet corner

Private

[gorb]

Run by robotics or people?

Private

[saudadist]

a bit of both
waitstaff and chefs are people
Outsiders like us

Private

[gorb]

The tea will be fine.

( Fussy, and weirdly principled, the Geto Suguru way. )

Private

[saudadist]

[ She doesn't push further. Him agreeing is already more than she expected. If she didn't work there, a bar wouldn't exactly be her first choice of an eatery either. ]

sounds good
I'm in my room most of the time
but just in case, send a ping before you wander over

after they get back he's so gonna!

[gorb]

All right.

But if you need anything before then you know where to find me.

misanthrotea

[saudadist]

yep
I'll keep an ear out for the despondent sighs

[gorb]

Hilarious.

[saudadist]

I have my moments
be thankful your sides aren't splitting in a different way? 🤷‍♀️

[gorb]

If that's a threat I'll let it slide. You're one of the only tolerable people here.

( Which could maybe be damning from a man like Geto. )