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[thesettingsun]

Just a couple of things.

-I'm turning 25 on Monday and it seems like the kind of thing you should do something for. I was going to invite people to the pool until some things happened, but now I don't want to, so. I'm going to be at the Inkwell and will accept all birthday congratulations, gifts, and complaints about how grey water is super weird.

Anyone can come, it's not like I run the bar. Unless you're that guy that threatened me, you have to stay at least ten feet away from me at all times.

[Water being grey now is not actually why the pool party is being called off, but it makes an excellent excuse.]

-Does anyone have any advice about explaining your sudden changes in behavior to people who know you really well but don't know what's going on with Retrospec? I can't not talk to my parents.

Comments

[buncho]

so stingy! why?????

[thesettingsun]

So many reasons that I couldn't possibly type them all out. But most of them are just 'I don't like you that much'.

[buncho]

but i like you?????????

[thesettingsun]

Do you use everyone you like to 'draw enemy fire'?

[buncho]

yeah! because i trust you!

[thesettingsun]

Not because you want me to get hurt??

[buncho]

i'm your sniper! i wont let you get hurt!

[thesettingsun]

I don't trust you enough for that, sorry.

[buncho]

i'm a great sniper, so it doesn't matter if you trust me or not- i wont let you get hurt either way. bc were a team!

[thesettingsun]

I want to see your sniper credentials.

[buncho]

they dont give credentials for that sort of thing! but i can show you! if you dont want to paintball then we can play at the arcade! ill prove im the best!

[thesettingsun]

The arcade should be fine.

[Don't murder him with a fake video game gun. Please?]

[buncho]

yaaaay! today? right now? lets go play right now! theres no school anymore so i can play all day!!!

[ and murder his character with a fake video game gun for hours ]

[thesettingsun]

I guess I'm not busy, so... Sure?

[rip shuji's character]

[buncho]

OK ill meet you there in 30 min! bring lots of quarters!

[ rip shuji's wallet ]

[thesettingsun]

Pay your own way, I'm not paying for you!

[Why does she always want him to pay for things...]

[buncho]

i know! ill bring my own money too! but we can do 'loser pays next round' for higher stakes!

[thesettingsun]

This always ends up with someone turning out to be a video game champion secretly. I know.

[buncho]

nah the champion is the AMAZING GUDA MASK
but im good enough to show you im an amazing sniper! well stop when you believe in me!

[thesettingsun]

[This sounds like a lose-lose scenario. Lose his money and don't believe in her, keep his money and be forced to admit to Friendship.]

Guda Mask? Is that an actual person?

[buncho]

[ maybe the solution is to just admit it ]

yeah GUDA MASK is the champion at the arcade- if you win against them, you get a prize! but no ones ever won before!

[thesettingsun]

[nope]

They sound like a geek with too much time on their hands.

[buncho]

its SKILL and DEDICATION and PRACTICE!!! you could be champion too if you put all that time into playing!

[thesettingsun]

Probably. But I have college classes. And a job.

[buncho]

you dont need college. whyre you doing more school after high school?