demotivational poster

[informantic]

Heigo Miyake 4/17 near Apprassage

Impromptu poll: Which do you actually regret most? a) The things you've done b) The things you haven't done c) Literally everything because your unparalleled ability to fuck things up renders the choices you make in regards to your actions moot Relatedly, I hate inspirational quotes.

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[informantic]

How have you been, Shuji?

Not in the distant past. Very recently.

[thesettingsun]

Awful.

The details aren't all mine to give, so don't ask.

[informantic]

I won't. I've given up interrogation in this life.

[Har har.]

Do you need anything? Not just in terms of tangible items, anything at all.

[thesettingsun]

Reassurance that everything's going to be okay, but I know that's not your thing.

[informantic]

It's a promise I can't keep, Shuji. I'm trying to give those up too.

... I know this is a weak consolation prize, but how about reassurance that you can come to me when things are at their worst? If nothing else, I can always get you shitfaced drunk and provide coffee and aspirin for the hangover.

[thesettingsun]

That'd be nice. Large amounts of alcohol and a couch to crash on, I won't ask for anything else.

[informantic]

See, both of those are no problem for me. I may not always be able to drink *with* you, but I'll keep the drinks coming regardless.

[thesettingsun]

You're a responsible salaryman who has to go to work in the morning, I know.

[informantic]

I've wondered lately if I should look into some other form of income. Maybe something without such strict daily demands.

[Translation: it's getting so exhausting just dragging myself out of bed and into work every day that I'm on the verge of unmasking myself as an author just to have time to rest.]

[thesettingsun]

Personally, it helps me to have places I have to go and things I have to do. Otherwise I might just stay in bed all day, and that never helps as much as you think it does.

[informantic]

There are mornings when I would honestly kill a man for the chance to discover that for myself.

But I'll take your word for it.

[thesettingsun]

Good. The only thing my failing at everything is good for, besides being a yardstick to measure other people's successes, is life advice.

[informantic]

[Damnit, he can't even fight Shuji on that because they called a truce!!]

I had someone suggest a vacation not that long ago. Do you think that would still be safe now that I'm connected with Retrospec?

Is it even possible? Every time I've tried to leave the city since then, I've wound up in one of those strange villages on the outskirts.

[thesettingsun]

As far as I can tell, it's impossible to go somewhere normal while you have Retrospec access. The villages are a new thing - for a long time you couldn't even leave Recolle.

If that ever gets resolved, I'm taking a vacation and no power on this earth will stop me.

[informantic]

Jesus.

I was just being glib when I compared this to the Hotel California. Or so I thought.

Jeeeesus.

[thesettingsun]

You can no longer joke about anything lest it become literally true. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this.

[informantic]

I should have figured it out by now, honestly. Not jinxing myself has become a very real thing.

[thesettingsun]

As long as you never utter the phrase 'things couldn't be worse' you'll probably turn out alright.

[informantic]

That'll be difficult, given that it's the only philosophy that gets me out of bed in the morning.

But I'll find a way, and one that doesn't involve posting on this app, since it's gotten me all the wrong sorts of attention. Wish me luck.