03 | video -> text

[luckout]

[The video clicks on briefly from Vriska fiddling with the buttons, trying to remember how everything works. Blank, white eyes are staring down at it. In fact her whole face is pretty blank until she scowls in annoyance.]

Seriously?

[The feed shuts off abruptly, replaced by text:]

You have to 8e kidding me.
I was wandering around for forever and this place actually 8rought me 8ack when I was 8usy with something again.
What's the deal? Does this place just get a kick out of ruining plans?
Jerked around 8ack there, jerked around here. Can't a girl catch a 8r8k?
Well........ Whatever.
This place is pro8a8ly marginally 8etter than wasting time with Nitram or getting stalked 8y some dead douche8ag that can't take a hint.

Comments

[glowsferatu]

Im Sure Now That I Have And Youve Met Her There Would Be No Retrospective Disappointment If I Hadnt

[luckout]

Can't miss what I didn't have, Maryam. I don't even remem8er her from 8efore.
I mean, 8efore the last time I was here that I actually remem8er.
Whatever, you know what I mean.

[glowsferatu]

Yes But Imagine You Were Aware
And The Awareness Did Nothing But To Inform You Of That Which You Had Been Deprived
You Could At Least Attempt Some Modicum Of Gratitude

[luckout]

Why? All you've done is complain a8out having to take care of it.
I could have always gotten my own spider if I wanted one.
Instead you hand me a reminder of a shitty place I don't remem8er like that's supposed to make me feel 8etter a8out forgetting.

[glowsferatu]

Theres A Lesson In That Im Sure
Perhaps Indicative Of Some Bittersweet Nature To Every Gift
But What Do I Know
Im Only Here To Rub Salt In The Wound Arent I

[luckout]

Have I ever really struck you as the type to 8e swept away 8y 8ittersweet 8ullshit?
If you're just here to ru8 salt in the wounds, you're doing a piss poor jo8 at it. I'm not even mad yet, may8e you're losing your touch.
Or I just don't give a shit anymore. Who knows?

[glowsferatu]

[ wow. wooooooowwwwww, fuck you vriska. welcome to every single fear she has ever had with regards to their relationship. you can expect the every passive-aggressive measure to ensure her genuine feelings for weeks now, weeks! ]

I Was Only Recycling Your Earlier Words

[luckout]

[Give her a break she's had like a year to not hate you. But she sure is remembering why she did. Except this is sort of backfiring in her face.]

8ecause what other reason could to possi8ly 8e here for other than to say "I told you so"?
Was pestering me supposed to 8e concern for me? Hah! Right.

[glowsferatu]

Oh So Because Im Merely Stating Facts I Suddenly Would Have Preferred That This Happened To You Over The Alternative
Is That What Youre Saying

[luckout]

8ecause it was a stupid o8serv8tion.
You were all a8out h8ing me so why not???????? May8e my demise is exactly what you were looking forward to.

[glowsferatu]

One Doesnt Necessarily Imply The Other
At Times They Even Work At Cross Purposes

[luckout]

Then what did you 8ug me for, if not for any of that?

[glowsferatu]

It May Have Been For One At The Full Exclusion Of The Other
Does It Really Matter

[luckout]

Woooooooow, are you stupid?
It matters. ::::/

[glowsferatu]

And Why Does It
I Want To Know Exactly What About It Matters To You

[luckout]

Why do you want to know?

[glowsferatu]

Youre The One Who Raised The Contradiction Without Elaboration
The Onus Of Explanation Rests With You

[luckout]

8ecause you never make any sense. You either care or you don't 8ut you can't ever decide on which it is on any given day.
You're either upset that I died or you want to say I fucking told you so, Serket.
8ut you can't make a decision on that either, can you?

[glowsferatu]

I Think Ive Made Myself Abundantly Clear Already
Perhaps The Miscommunication Is In Your Lacking Sense Of Comprehension
I Can Easily Prefer You To Not Have Been Met With A Fatal End While Also Attributing That Result To A Series Of Poor Decisions On Your Part
And Finding Your Earlier Insistence On The Impossibility Of This Occurrence Similarly Worthy Of Derision
These Are All Reactions Which Need Not Be In Conflict With Each Other

[luckout]

It was also unavoida8le on the alpha timeline, so 8ad decisions or not wouldn't have made a difference.
So 8asically your argument a8out that is void.

[glowsferatu]

Are You Deliberately Ignoring My Point Or Is It An Unconscious Affliction That Leads You To Focus On The Least Vital Section Of Anything I May Say

[luckout]

What do you think?

[glowsferatu]

Given Your Predilections And Priorities I Would Assume The Second

[ she's just kind of hoping for the first because it means vriska's trying to piss her off on purpose ]

[luckout]

May8e it was the least vital section for you, 8ut not for me.
Did you ever consider that????????
When did you get to 8e so self-centered?

[glowsferatu]

Youre Claiming My Argument To Be Invalid Due To Things Entirely Independent Of My Argument
Thats What Calls Its Vitality Into Question
Youre Dismissing A Point You Havent Even Attempted Taking The Time To Understand