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[blondferret]

Derek Matthews shared a video. 11/4 near Tisse

[The video open to Derek with a serious face. When he starts speaking, it comes out in a English accent. (ooc. The clip is mildly spoilery for Season 3 of The Flash).] So... it's been two days and I think I've calmed down a bit. I've spoken to a couple of people about it, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had to deal with this. I know on this app people have acquired entire languages, such as Japanese and Russian, however, I have yet to come across someone who has received an entire accent. I am originally from England, but once I moved to America I completely lost it and I've been speaking with an American accent since... until now I guess. [Derek pauses for a second before speaking again.] Bloody hell, please tell me I'm not the only one who has had to deal with this? [Derek attempts to speak in an American accent but comes out horribly with a really bad southern flair to it.] I can't even do a proper American Accent anymore! [Derek reverts back to his English accent.] I sound like a complete tosser!

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[drydrown]

[Well, you are getting a text response, Derek, if for no better reason than if it's distressing you that much at least it's giving you a convenient excuse to not have to actually talk at him. Don't say he never did anything for you.]

Well... There are far worse things, and besides, I'm fairly sure a good amount of people find that sort of thing attractive, anyway.

Silver linings and all!

Re: text;

[blondferret]

I don't need to be more attractive, I'm already in a long term relationship. And true, there could be worse things, but now I'm sounding like the "other me."

[drydrown]

Ah, yes, the person whose memories you're apparently receiving. Is he really that much of a terrible person to be like, then?

...Propensity for being a danger magnet aside, of course.

[blondferret]

Well, nothing nice has come out of his mouth when I've heard him speak, but then again, he's like between the ages of twelve and fourteen.

[drydrown]

More of a case of "children are abjectly horrible" than some sort of truly terrible person, then. Understandable, really - there's a very good reason why I don't want any.

[blondferret]

Really Cumore? You don't want to bless the world with your posterity?

[drydrown]

Oh, please. I find that children are good for ridiculously little in this world, and blessing it is absolutely not among them.

[blondferret]

Wow Cumore, what spawned your dislike for children? A bratty younger sibling?

[drydrown]

Surprisingly, no! My sister is older than I am, and she's absolutely wonderful, actually. ♡

[I MEAN THEY HAVEN'T TALKED IN FOREVER AND WHENEVER THEY DO IT IS AWKWARD BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, WHO'S COUNTING, HIS SISTER IS THE BEST- ]

I just don't like them, I suppose. Far too much shrieking responsibility, and really, I'm not going to be held responsible for forming some tiny human-in-training's views on the world.

[blondferret]

See, now I'm wondering how you would have turned out if you had a younger sibling. Maybe less rough around the edges?

[drydrown]

Please. I'm a perfect gentleman. ♡

[blondferret]

Yeah, a perfect gentleman with a few rough edges.
Dude, what is with the heart?

[drydrown]

I would argue that first point, but you know what, that's entirely fair.

And don't worry, it's not like it's flirting. Nothing to concern yourself with, anyway!

[...in other words, it's largely just passive-aggressive or vaguely condescendingly indicating that he's finding something cute, anyway.]

[blondferret]

Mate, it's creepy.

[drydrown]

Only if you choose to take it that way.

That said, at least all of this is distracting you suitably well. Don't say I never did anything for you.

[blondferret]

Oh great Cumore, what ever will I do without you...

[drydrown]

Wither away and die, I'd imagine.

[At least he's fairly obvious about it when he's being facetious.]

[blondferret]

Really? I'd say flourish now that the weed is gone.

[drydrown]

Oh, come now. What did I do to deserve that?

[blondferret]

I don't know. I'm in a mood. You'd understand if you had an abrupt change in accent. It makes me more sarcastic.

[drydrown]

I wouldn't know, given that that's sort of my established status quo in the first place...

That said, thankfully I've been spared from any truly bizarre changes in anything at all so far. Even the hallucinations have been relatively tame, if uncalled for and occurring at rather unwanted moments. Fortunate for me, I suppose.

[blondferret]

Yes, fortunately for you. My first memory was anything but tame.

[drydrown]

Precisely how bad are we talking? You've told me that the last month or so has been hell - on par with that, or...?

[blondferret]

[Please give Derek a few minutes to stop laughing as he thinks about which was worse.]

Well... considering my first memory haunted me six times last month... I'd say last month was worse.

My first memory was of a dementor, which I mentioned earlier. The effects a dementor has on a human, feeling as if you won't feel happy again and feeling a chill, I felt them for a while after I had the memory. They also have the ability to suck out your soul... so I consider myself lucky to be alive.

[drydrown]

Goodness. Where on earth were you the day they passed luck around?

[cumore, for fuck's sake.

granted, given that his sense of empathy is a case study in "and then it just didn't", this is just how he deals with things. if he likes you well enough he at least tries to listen and not immediately ollie out with the general sentiment of THANKS, I HATE IT, and in the end he's kind of a flippant asshole but at least he's still around, which has to count for something. he tried, no one should criticize him, etc.]