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-- timaeusTestified [TT] began pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 12:24 --
TT: Hey dude, where were you last night?
TT: Did nobody invite you?
TG: oh my mic was muted
TT: What?
TG: i was there i just forgot to unmute my mic
TT: Dave.
TG: ok fine
TG: promise you wont tell anyone else
TG: this is sprite to sprite secret shit here
TT: You have my word.
TG: the narrative forgot me
TT: Ah.
TG: yeah
TG: price of being the secondary strider in some weird detached realm beyond reality
TG: sometimes the narrative just passes you by
TT: I know the feeling.
TG: its cool though
TG: i can feel a narrative upswing coming up
TG: anyway can we talk about something other than the hellish nature of our universe and our uniquely awful understanding of it
TT: Good idea.
TT: So uh
TT: What've you been up to?
TG: yknow
TG: just being around
TG: hung out with jade the other day
TG: talked with nannasprite and jaspersprite for a bit
TG: which btw if you think we have it bad you have no idea how bad theyve got it
TG: but theyre cool with it and not even in the unflappable chillness way like us
TG: theyre actually just happy to live in their cozy little nook of irrelevance
TT: Is it bad I kinda forgot they exist?
TG: nah thats just cause unfortunately were still part of the narrative too
TG: fuck were talking about this again
TT: Fuck!
TG: fuck this
TG: you wanna play some sonic 2
TT: Sure, I'll be over in a few.
TG: cool
-- timaeusTestified [TT] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 12:36 --
-- timaeusTestified [TT] started pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 12:37 --
TT: You still feel it, right?
TG: yeah
TT: You wanna lean into it?
TG: nah
TT: Me neither. Sonic 2 it is.
TT: Can I be tails?
TG: you know it my man
TT: Fuck yeah.
TG: so how long do you reckon until some inciting action happens
TG: 15 minutes?
TT: I'm gonna go with 30.
TG: wow ok feeling lucky today
TT: If we have 30 minutes, then I have time to get over to yours and play some Sonic.
TG: alright lets go with that
TT: See you.
TG: peace
-- timaeusTestified [TT] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 12:39 --
Determined not to live in the shadow of the other hims, or as a parody of himself, Davesprite had tried to make his house as generic as possible. He was vaguely aware that by living in a nondescript rectangle he was living as an inversion of that which he wanted to be different to, ironically reinforcing that which he wished to avoid.
As with almost everything, he tried not to think about it too hard.
HAL: Yo.
DAVE: yo
HAL: I'm guessing some shit happened while I was flying over?
DAVE: surprisingly no
DAVE: just kinda sat around
DAVE: no calls to action no dramatic pesterings
HAL: Well damn. I was kind of bracing for something interesting to happen.
DAVE: right?
DAVE: i mean im not complaining but still kind of a let down
DAVE: i dont even think ive still got sonic 2
HAL: Have you ever actively resisted the narrative before?
HAL: This is the first time I've ignored the pull.
DAVE: shit me too
HAL: Wait, is this a doomed timeline now?
DAVE: nah
DAVE: trust me you'd *know*
DAVE: i dont even think we have timelines anymore
HAL: Wait, what?
DAVE: havent you noticed
DAVE: i dont even know how to explain it its just one of those sprite things
DAVE: try and feel out for timelines
Hal put his hands to his head, computing at full power
HAL: Oh fuck, you're right. Are we, like, *okay* with this?
DAVE: eh
DAVE: i mean its not like we can change it
HAL: I guess.
HAL: I still don't like it, though.
DAVE: me neither but like
DAVE: you got any ideas?
HAL: Have you asked Rose?
HAL: She's gotta know something or other.
DAVE: oh
DAVE: good idea
HAL: You seriously didn't think of that?
DAVE: i seriously didnt think of it
HAL: Come ON man!
HAL: How HIGH do you have to BE!
DAVE: pretty goddamn high
DAVE: anyway do you think we should pester her first or are we just gonna show up on her door like "do you have a moment to talk about the potential we are the last timeline in existence"
HAL: I'm sure she'd be willing to appreciate the dramatism of the latter, but the former seems a safer bet.
DAVE: good call
DAVE: do you want to or do i get the honors
HAL: I don't care.
DAVE: right on
-- turntechGodhead [TG] started pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] at 13:01--
TT: You've reached Lalonde Therapy Inc, how can we help you today?
TG: hey rose
TG: i dont mean to alarm you but
TG: have you noticed that theres no other timelines
TG: like at all
TT: I have to say, that wasn't the conversation opener I was expecting.
TT: However, you now have my full attention.
TT: And I must admit, I haven't.
TG: well have you checked recently
TT: Truthfully, no.
TG: do that real quick
TT: Anything to focus on, or do you just want me to... feel about for other Roses?
TG: idk im not a seer of light idk how that shit works
TG: the second one sounds good though
TT: Alright, give me a second.
TT: I'm back.
TG: yo
TT: Please keep in mind my purview of timelines is far more limited in scope than yours.
TT: There could be any number of factors obscuring my view, and lack of evidence is not evidence of lack.
TT: With that in mind: I couldn't find anything suggesting any other extant timelines.
TT: This is worrying.
TG: right?
TT: Has anyone else noticed this?
TG: hals with me rn and he also cant feel shit
TG: havent asked anyone else yet
TT: Well, that'd be somewhere to start.
TG: yeah true
TG: who would we ask though
TG: like yeah the other sprites obviously but then who
TG: with all the timeline bullshit we went through someone other than yous gotta be able to work this shit
TT: Terezi's an obvious choice, Calliope might know more about this, and Roxy's void-player-ness might mean they can feel the space where timelines aren't?
TG: ok good list
TG: also no offense but i cant be in the same room as terezi
TG: sorry
TT: How come?
TG: what are you
TG: my therapist
TT: Dave.
TG: fuck
TG: well i dont need to tell you anything
TG: thats the whole point of therapy
TG: you tell them what you want
TG: they cant make you do shit
TG: plus youre not getting me with your freudian pseudopsychology bullcrap again
TT: Dave, you clearly have some unresolved issues here.
TG: whatever
TG: can we deal with whatever the fuck is going on outside first
TG: then you can tell me how mentally ill i am after
TG: just can we deal with it with me and terezi in different rooms
TT: Alright, no Terezi.
TT: Got it.
TT: I'll go talk to her then, and you round up Roxy and the sprites?
TG: or we could just make a memo
TT: Or we could just make a memo.
TG: ill go make one
TT: Alright. See you soon!
-- turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] at 13:16 --