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[bloodplay]

[for the record, the name attached to this communicator id is neither brian moser nor rudy cooper! it is, in fact, vanilla ice. really.]

You know they have Import candy hearts here? The chalky kind. Apparently even the candy manufacturers have to roll with the punches. So far we've got MY HERO, SUPER MAN, and SUPER HERO. And SAVE ME, which comes off ominous. I think they're kind of cute. None too original, but can you really blame them? Look at where we're living.

Still, they've mostly stuck to the classics. It's nice to know that even after you cross over multidimensional lines and find yourself marooned in a universe where the laws of death are a gentle suggestion, they're still using SWEET PEA 50 years after its expiration date. There really are some universal constants. I'm sure it says something important about the human condition -- that or space constraints. Or both. We all do what we can with what we have, but how do you make the enormity of human desire compact enough to fit on a glorified Necco wafer?

FAX ME. Little 90s for my taste, but you can't win them all.

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[bloodplay]

Can't argue with the classics. But you know, I think this special someone might prefer something a little more out of the box. What do you think of Peter Gabriel?

[superspeeds]

I wouldn't call myself a fan. Popular music, however, has never held much interest to me.

[bloodplay]

Surprise, surprise.

[superspeeds]

You would presume to know my interests based solely upon the sound of my voice? Indeed.

[bloodplay]

Just an educated guess. I didn't mean to offend.

[superspeeds]

I'm not offended. You should, however, be aware that assumptions are very difficult to make about people here. The distillation of people from a multitude of different worlds means that our individual frames of reference are often rendered irrelevant.

[bloodplay]

Assuming makes an ass out of you and Superman. Got it.

[superspeeds]

That's a way of putting it. Though I don't actually recall Superman making all too many assumptions.

[bloodplay]

Is that firsthand experience talking? I wouldn't want to jump to any conclusions so soon.

[superspeeds]

It is. We didn't speak often, but he seemed to be a reasonable enough individual, the name notwithstanding.

[bloodplay]

Well, I don't know about that last part. It's got its charm.