[OPEN] KOMESH: PANIC

[absentultima]

Panic is something you can definitely do. In fact you have been doing that since Chrysi told you that THE WORLD IS ENDING, according to Merzet. It corroborates with Merzet's distress earlier and you have no reason to doubt either of them. This is COMPLETELY TERRIFYING, though you feel like you might have FORGOTTEN SOMETHING in your sheer panic.

Your hive is a little bit of a mess from your outburst, and part of your precious pile of pretty stones is on the other side of the room. You throw another at the wall just for good measure, because the computer isn't turning on quickly enough for your tastes and it's better than destroying something that can't just be put back in its place later.

You need to talk with Eric and Sparks and Nikkal and you need to talk with them all NOW. Who knows when this ending is going to go down? What if they're already-- Oh god, you're definitely panicking. You can't even focus enough to decide who to contact first. This is not a good day! How will you even say what you need to say?!

Oh, trollian finally started up.

absentUltima has signed on.

((ooc: Hope I'm doing it right!))

Comments

[absentultima]

y0u're ∧ggr∧v∧ting ∧nd frustr∧ting.
∧nd c0/\/\pletely ∧rresting even when i'/\/\ trying +n0t+ t0 think ∧b0ut y0u.
but n0, y0u're n0t ple∧s∧nt.
n0t in the w∧y she is.
well.
/\/\∧ybe in 0ther w∧ys.
y0u're kind 0f... exciting, i guess?

[archimime]

you guess;

[absentultima]

did i f0rget t0 s∧y y0u're ∧ls0 c0nfusing?
bec∧use y0u ∧re.
∧s s00n ∧s i think /\/\y feelings ∧nd th0ughts ∧b0ut y0u h∧ve settled, y0u d0 s0/\/\ething th∧t ch∧nges the/\/\.

[archimime]

perhaps you should figure it out at some point, don't you think?
it's a little confusing for me, too;

[absentultima]

i'/\/\ trying, believe /\/\e.
i'll figure y0u 0ut!

if we live l0ng en0ugh.

[archimime]

oh, yes;
"the world is ending";

[absentultima]

i h∧ve n0 re∧s0n t0 d0ubt her.

i just.

ugh! i h0pe it's n0t true, but if she believes it is s0 str0ngly th∧t she'd w∧rn 0thers!

[archimime]

she didn't mention it to me;
i think she must be fooling you, even if that doesn't sound like her;
she must not understand how seriously you take roleplay;

[absentultima]

i've 0nly ever r0lepl∧yed with y0u!
∧nd she 0nly t0ld /\/\e bec∧use i ∧sked directly wh∧t w∧s wr0ng.
in n0vels 'th∧nk y0u f0r everything' scenes 0nly h∧ppen 0n the de∧thbed!
i th0ught she /\/\ight be sick 0r injured, but n0t wh∧t she s∧id!

[archimime]

she was forlorn last we talked, but what you're suggesting is impossible;
she must have had a bad dream! that's it;

[absentultima]

pr0phetic dre∧/\/\s h∧ppen, if th∧t's the c∧se.
d0n't y0u think she w0uld h∧ve just s∧id, i h∧d ∧ b∧d dre∧m if th∧t's ∧ll it w∧s?
i d0n't w∧nt the w0rld t0 be ending, but i re∧lly d0n't think she'd s∧y ∧nything if she w∧sn't sure.
she's ∧lw∧ys t∧lking ∧b0ut /\/\∧king pe0ple h∧ppy ∧nd this news d0es the 0pp0site.

[archimime]

hmmmmmm;

i see;
you're both being ridiculous; it'll all be all right!

[absentultima]

th∧t c0nfidence.
∧re y0u trying t0 c0ns0le /\/\e?

[archimime]

whyever would i submit myself to such a thankless task?

[absentultima]

if i knew wh∧t w∧s g0ing 0n in y0ur th0ughts i w0uldn't h∧ve t0 ∧sk th∧t questi0n.
/\/\∧ybe y0u w∧nt /\/\e f0cused 0nly 0n y0u ∧g∧in.
0r t0 kn0w th∧t when y0u irrit∧te /\/\e th∧t it's ∧ll y0u.
0r /\/\∧ybe y0u're d0ing it ∧s ∧ subtle insult.
it /\/\ight even be sincere!

[archimime]

you realize you're confusing yourself without my help at all, don't you?

[absentultima]

i w0uldn't h∧ve t0 c0nsider ∧ll the p0ssible 0pti0ns if i c0uld figure y0u 0ut!
y0u're ∧n enig/\/\∧!
i just w∧nt t0 get inside y0u!
i w∧nt t0 figure 0ut h0w y0u w0rk.
wh0 y0u ∧re.
wh∧t /\/\∧kes y0u ∧ct the w∧ y0u d0.

[archimime]

"inside you";

[absentultima]

0h.
i /\/\issp0ke.
i /\/\e∧nt inside y0ur he∧d, 0r h0wever the /\/\et∧ph0r g0es.

[archimime]

to call freudian slip or to let you off this time, i really can't decide;

[absentultima]

y0u're using w0rds i d0n't kn0w ∧g∧in.

[archimime]

some would suggest you said "inside you" because it is what you actually meant; it is what you're actually interested in; while it wasn't what you wanted to say, it was true to your heart; that, my dear, is a "freudian slip";

[absentultima]

why w0uld i w∧nt t0 get inside y0u?
w0uldn't th∧t kill y0u?
i d0n't w∧nt y0u de∧d ∧t ∧ll!
besides, there's n0thing useful 0r fun ∧b0ut ∧ de∧d b0dy.
well, /\/\∧ybe ∧s b∧it, but th∧t gives the l0c∧l se∧life ∧n unf0rtun∧te t∧ste f0r tr0llflesh ∧nd /\/\∧kes swi/\/\/\/\ing /\/\0re d∧nger0us th∧n it ∧lre∧dy is.

It doesn't occur to you to think of that in a sexual way at all, as you've never read past the kissing in even your most torrid novel, and actually have only the vaguest idea how it works.

[archimime]

are you actually suggesting you're "big" enough to murder me upon penetration? dear god; someone has an ego on them, snuggly placed in their front pocket;

[absentultima]

wh∧t?
cutting y0u.
y0u kn0w.
i think we're h∧ving tw0 very different c0nvers∧ti0ns right n0w.
wh∧t ∧re y0u t∧lking ∞b0ut?