backdated 3/7

[livingimpaired]

My eBay account got suspended.

I have not used eBay in awhile so I guess I don't know the proper protocol for someone outbidding you for a cursed doll. Cursed with either a violent curse or a child's soul. The seller didn't specify.

It is not proper etiquette to e-mail the person you were bidding against and ask them to sell it to you rather than use it for their BuzzFeed article. Or let them be aware that you were honestly hoping it had some soul trapped in it to give it to friends in the hope that it will come to life in the middle of the night to do whatever cursed dolls do.

Who knew. I thought we were both cursed doll enthusiasts.

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[livingimpaired]

I see.

Four or five times, hm? Unruly conduct, or what you were looking for?

[ossifragant]

what I was looking for, mostly
people aren't stupid enough to sell drugs on ebay, but luckily that's not what I was ever looking for

sometimes people obtain things they can't keep, and need to get rid of in a hurry
same thing's true with craigslist

[livingimpaired]

Of course, of course.

[ Mmhmm!! ]

Craigslist feels like I will be murdered.
While I don't know how death works now, I would not wish to be murdered for a cursed doll.
Unless it was because the doll caused it.

[ossifragant]

craigslist is definitely better if you have some buddies to go with you

what, you mean like a voodoo doll or something?

[livingimpaired]

I have no buddies that would intimidate a Craiglist seller.
I may be very tall, but I lack any sort of muscle.
A person can only be troubled by my height than worried.

No. I mean being so cursed that it kills anyone within its range.
But I wouldn't mind a voodoo doll for personal reasons.

[ossifragant]

those kind of dolls exist?

that sounds like the plot of a movie

[livingimpaired]

No idea.
One can only hope!

[ossifragant]

Hope that they exist, or hope that it's just a movie thing?

[livingimpaired]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[ossifragant]

sounds reasonable

[livingimpaired]

Either way, since this is a passing fancy, we'll see what comes from it.

[ossifragant]

I look forward to any updates

[livingimpaired]

And yet, if I come back with saying that nothing happened, you'll end up disappointed.
But all the same, I'm going to see what comes of it.
See how far my unenthusiastic interest takes me before I grow tired of it.

[ossifragant]

probably, but it's better than leaving me hanging, as far as I'm concerned

and if this is unenthusiastic, I'm interested in hearing what you're enthusiastic about

[livingimpaired]

That's fair.

I'm afraid very little.
And what are you enthusiastic about?

[ossifragant]

that's a little disappointing

beer and horror films, mostly

[livingimpaired]

I may not be a connoisseur of drinks.
But you could do better.
Ah, beer. The masochist's choice of drink.

The horror movies is mildly interesting.
What type of stories do you like?

[ossifragant]

probably, but the local brews in this city are pretty good
though it was easier getting things brought at one point, though maybe I just imagined all of that? not being on the app until recently is a pain in the ass

I'm not all that picky, but I'd be lying if I said body horror wasn't one of my favorites

you ever seen videodrome?

[Or whatever the Recolle counterpart would be.]

[livingimpaired]

It is a little.
You don't realize what you have or have not been able to do.
You don't even know if what you recall is truth.
It's troubling, for certain.

Body horror, hm?

I'm afraid I always fall asleep during movies.
Even horror movies.
But I still try to watch at least one movie a month.
Anyway, that isn't one I chose.
What's it about?

[ossifragant]

a man who runs a television station is shown a plotless tv show out of malaysia called "videodrome", filmed in a red room where people are brutally tortured and murdered
because he's a shitty guy, he tells his station to start airing the show
he learns that the videodrome program is actually a form of brainwashing
he gets a betamax tape shoved into him, brainwashing him into going on a killing spree

[You know.

Standard stuff.]

[livingimpaired]

So he is punished for his sadism.
Interesting.

[ossifragant]

more or less, yeah
the special effects look kind of funny today, though

[livingimpaired]

Well, of course.

Still, it is a story of interest.
A person who sees something horrifying and instead of drawing away from it, the horror draws him closer.
It seems more the story wanted to save the man in the end.
But he probably would have started killing on his own.
He just now has something to blame for it.

[ossifragant]

maybe, maybe not

in the end, he learns there was a conspiracy to kill people like him

[livingimpaired]

Is that so?

And what do you think about that?