it's time for him to finally embrace all the arm puns he can think of

[frostythehitman]

LOOKING FOR RICH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PRETEND THEY'RE CHARITABLE



i just got this arm from retrospec
and there is NO way my dad's gonna be okay with it unless i can find a way to explain how i got it
so whoever wants to claim it be ready to make up some fake story about it
make up a charity or something idk

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[godcards]

Just say that you stole it.

[frostythehitman]

please
why would i take credit for YOUR work

[darkinferno]

tell him you got it from me then

[frostythehitman]

i said rich people
not somebody who just graduated and probably has like $70k in debt

[godcards]

Since you're desperate and begging for help...? Ah, didn't you say the same thing just a few days ago? You really are stupider than I give you credit for.

[darkinferno]

it's amazing how everything you just said is wrong

google andri rantanen, i'll wait

[Spoilers, he's going to find a personal website managed at andrirantanen.com with a list of upcoming tour dates and music albums, a wikipedia article about the man, youtube clips, ticket sales, amazon listings for his albums... basically everything you'd expect from a prolific musician! Except unlike the music James listens to, Andri is a concert pianist--no wonder he's never heard of him.

Still, he's not exactly nobody.]

[frostythehitman]

[ it pisses him off SO MUCH that Malik is actually right. He has no higher ground to stand on--so he responds from the impulsive need to tear him down. ]

yeah well i'm not the one who got kicked out of his home for being a psychopath am i

[idealest]

Does it work?

[frostythehitman]

[ okay, so...this guy is clearly related to Dante in some way. And like, good on him for being famous enough to have a Wikipedia article? But James had a music career with online album sales and played at venues, and it never made him rich--and he's sure that classical musicians make even less--so he doesn't see how this Andri guy has anything to do with the topic of wealth. ]

okay
and?

[frostythehitman]

no idea
trying to figure that bit out right now
it's not like it came with a manual

[cardcaptured]

[okay, his family is pretty rich and hugely involved with funding science things, so Xiaolang can totally help on this end

but he needs to get the most important matter of business out of the way first because HOLY SHIT MOM]

Retrospec sent you a ROBOTIC ARM???

Is that controlled by hydraulics? How it is attached? Have you had anyone study it yet??

[this is why you never show your robotic arms to nerdy thirteen year old boys]

[darkinferno]

AND he's been touring since before i was born

money's never exactly been an issue. so if you need a cover story...

tell him you got it from me

[Bringing them right back to square one!]

[idealest]

If you can make it work, I imagine you would be able to tell your father the truth and he would be forced to accept it.
Retrospec may be obscure, but it isn't uncommon for companies to donate assistive technology to wounded veterans.

[frostythehitman]

i'm not a wounded vet
not irl anyway

[godcards]

I haven't been home in a long time. Of course you won't be able to comprehend such a concept, not with your amount of ignorance.

[ That struck a nerve but damn if he isn't going to defend himself with a bs technicality. ]

[idealest]

[ ... well now sakichi is just assuming nonwounded vet tbh ]

How does your father think you lost your arm?

[frostythehitman]

made up some bs story about a car accident

[frostythehitman]

[ oh my god dude??? ]

1. yes
2. i guess so, how the hell should i know
3. right now it's NOT attached and i have no idea how i'm gonna get it on
4. i'm working on it

[idealest]

Just as well.
I say tell your father the truth. He'll form his own conclusions.

private

[darkinferno]

[You know what, fuck this, he's going private because--]

what the fuck james

that's a low blow and you know it

[frostythehitman]

i didn't know being a pianist brought in "crazy cutting edge robot arm" kind of money

[frostythehitman]

yeah no shit dude
i don't WANT him forming conclusions
that's why i'm asking for this stuff
and since when did you get a license to give unsolicited advice?

[standalonehuman]

[Uh-oh, someone tattled. But Togusa can try to handle this in a way that doesn't look like anyone did.]

Last I checked, didn't the both of you have a court order preventing you from contacting one another?

And then also Private

[standalonehuman]

This isn't healthy.

Remember what we were saying about alternate ways of getting your anger out?

[You know. When you were IN CUSTODY, JAMES?]

[godcards]

He started it.