video;

[amoray]

[ for those who would recognize it, this is the interior of Eddie's house. there's a large television before them and look, it's Eridan (and also Rose for some reason) watching a movie -- Cyberbully, to be exact. there's dramatic, teen music playing from the television and a girl running through a house.

after a moment, Eridan starts speaking into the comm: ]

So I was just wonderin' - whose got the logistics a buildin' angel-slayin' god weapons around here? I got the blueprints practically engrawed on my fuckin' thinkpan by now, so long as what you gawe me in the end wasn't total shit, I'd be interested in...

[ the movie on the television cuts to the girl bursting into the bathroom. there's a blonde girl bent over the sink, trying to get a bottle of pills open. and then she screams "I CAN'T GET THE CAP OFF." the two girls wrestle for the pills, with "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO" screaming between them before the pills burst onto the floor.

meanwhile, both Rose and Eridan are completely silent, staring at the television. after a moment, Eridan breaks the pause with a slightly disgusted groan. ]

Remind me why I'm subjectin' myself to this musclebeast discharge again.

[ Rose just smiles, Eldritch-to-English translator still on: ]

Because you find yourself identifying with the main character.

[ the feed cuts. ]

[ ooc: for the curious! ]

Comments

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[amoray]

See, I'm used to bein' on the master end, not bein' all confused which way like such.

[SCOFF.]

You don't gotta tell me about feelins bein' a pain in the fuckin' tailfin. I'm practically a leadin' goddamn knowledge on it.

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[hacktivist]

Hmm.

What happened?

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[amoray]

Nothin' much. The only elewen other trolls left in the whole fuckin' uniwerse where I come from can't stand me, though. Awoid me like the fuckin' plague.

[a bland shrug.]

Gets lonely.

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[hacktivist]

I was once a victim to emotions of the same caliber. I found the quotation about loving and losing was somewhat-- [a second or two of silence]--fallacious.

Detachment is not only possible in these instances, but a critical necessity. Emotion interferes with analytical processes, it can be fatal.

...have they stated why they avoid you?

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[amoray]

Well, before it was just 'cos they thought I was fuckin' clingy or whatewer. And Fef said emotionally drainin' too, how could I fuckin' forget that one?

Now they just awoid me 'cause I end up losin' my fuckin' shit and killin' a handful of 'em later on in the timeline.

[there is no tone of voice more casual than the one he uses for this.]