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[esperimental]

Ritsu Kageyama

Junior high student. 6+ months user. No this app doesn't get any less annoying.

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[esperimental]

... Well, if you put it that way. [ Then here the casual scrunching and crushing of the "neeeeeerd" voices distort until they fall silent. If they begin calling out local botanists and zoologists then that's all on Mohammed. ]

I see, that's reasonable. Some of these seem a legitimate challenge of character building, but more often than not they're just. Bad.

[ So of course, he has to make a face at that last one. ] That just means you're a good citizen. I actually have that one too.

[prometheanflame]

Which one, the fighting one? ["Bad" was one way to put it. "Puts my job in jeopardy" is another level.] The flowers were kind of fun once I actually got to know people better. There are some tiles that work better with an acquaintance than a stranger.

[Mohammed has plenty of friends. He's not a loser. He totally could have done the sillier tasks earlier if he wanted to.]

But it helps knowing that everyone on Retrospec is on the same boat.

[esperimental]

Yes, the fighting one. [ He knows there are certain miscreants who would argue life isn't lived unless you're in combat, but that's. So weird. ]

Does it really...? I've heard of misery loving company, but it feels like they'll keep upping in scale the weird things they'll have us experience.

[ But Ritsu has to frown now, at the remains of the flowers. ] Actually, I guess this is oddly low-key of them. It's hard to not be on guard.

[prometheanflame]

Perhaps they were tired of us complaining about world changes and decided to watch us have fun for once.

[This feels more like a party game rather than an effort to survive another day.]

...Which means whatever they have planned next is going to hit hard.

[esperimental]

... I don't know if I'd really count these as fun... it's dependent on viewpoint I suppose.

[ He;d been regarding them as chores all this time because Ritsu being Ritsu. ]

I hate that I have no counterargument for that. They don't seem like a legitimate organization at all, in the root "organize", unless associated with the word "chaos".

[prometheanflame]

"Legitimate". [Hah.] I'm have a good feeling the government is connected with them. They're organized, that's certain, but their objective is to cause chaos.

...Let's find someplace else to talk. I don't want any more flowers repeating our thoughts.

[esperimental]

... That's true.

Hey, why don't we leave a message for our spies? "Stop following us and get a hobby", thereabouts.

[ Now there's a proper petty 13 year old thought for once. ]

[prometheanflame]

Feel free to re-use my flowers.

["Stop folloing us and get a hobby, neeeerd." is a great message to send. Mohammed is feeling really petty today.]

[esperimental]

[ Important cradling of the flowers as they'll soon rejoin the earth. LOUD WHISPERING. ]

"Stop following us and get a hobby."

[ Follow-up with repeat of neeeeeerd? ]

[prometheanflame]

[He leans in.]

Neeerds.

[Making fun of people is fun when they're assholes. He steps back and turns away from the cursed forest.]

How about we get something to eat? Being outside isn't all that interesting on its own anymore.

[esperimental]

Sure. It's been a long month... completing weird quests under the blazing sun over a gray sky.

[ But he's made a few friends, even if he won't use the word yet; a productive summer. ]

[prometheanflame]

There's an Indian place I want to visit. You're fine with spicy food, right?

[It's too far from work to bring his coworkers to lunch, and eating out is less awkward when you're not alone. Yes, Ritsu is a kid, but he's being a Good Adult and looking after him.]

[esperimental]

I've never tried anything too strong, but I'm up to a new experience.

[ Fighting face! Except it's just a genuine smile, grateful to have a friend. ]