[ He doesn't know, he wasn't there for that. Doesn't remember a lot of where he was then, really. But his spareness writes compassion in the empty spaces. ]
I noticed -
er nosed some places on our deck if you wanted to try that stuff anyway.
I'm passing, if there's any doubt. Had enough time being outta my mind.
Nah man I'm totally with ya, the few days where I was like... legit crazy? Like lock me the eff up scotty type of crazy, look at these padded white walls crazy? More than enough for an entire lifetime. I don't wanna visit that shit any time soon again.
You uh
You doin' okay? I mean... okay as in more than just "hey, I slept a ton and I'm doin' the best I can" like the type of soul deep level of okay
Yeah it wasn't a good look for anyone. Just make sure you're not mistaking padded room crazy for merely Having An Emotion you didn't recognize.
Note: bee is not emotion. Except for Nicolas Cage and, like, Seinfeld.
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I'm okay. Wrung out, but you know. I was gonna ask first and make you answer so I could figure out what I felt now that the void is done staring back into me.
God why do you gotta bring that meme back to life dude, let it RIP in spaghetti where it belongs in the ancient annals of meme lore only to experience meme RENaissance when it's no longer relevant and therefore way funnier to do so
[That's it. He's figured it out. He's going to get his phd in memeology. And also just... slide past the feelings part, because mostly, he doesn't know how to talk about those without turning into a huge sap.]
it said you should pay me if you're gonna ride my ass like this, damn. I woke up like fifteen minutes ago and you're expecting galaxy brain observational humor but you gotta romance me a little first, dude. I'll make it worth your time.
We already established you get that free, keep the hell up.
[ With a lull in the patter one could read awkwardness if one were so inclined. @joker is typing... ]
Maybe we can get back on the chin-ups today or tomorrow now that we don't feel as much like death? Got this gym membership and we're not using it, what gives.
If we don't adhere to the rules set down by society (or, uh, corporations) then we lose the right to society and become animals. Or something like that.
[ Actually no second text does come. Sort of like he's run out of energy for pretending for the moment and needs to recharge, and if this is going to be what their friendship is like for the rest of time this is
You know that's like... literally never worked on me before, right, like my mouth just keeps going and it can't stop won't stop until everyone around me is just screaming at me in harmony
Wow... Shinji was a little prick if we're thinkin' of the same mech anime.
I mean, fair
There are a few resemblances? I guess, if you squint. I dunno.
[He feels like this is awkward, no matter how much he tries to just continue to be himself, but he doesn't want to tear into something and just...
Well, it kind of sucks. Rock and hard place, really. Act not like he usually does and Ren might call him out on it, which would lead to a discussion around how he doesn't need to be different or extra sensitive. Act like he always does and he's brushing things under the rug and completely ignoring everything. Where's the medium? Being true to yourself, when yourself isn't really all that great to begin with, isn't really a boon or a bonus right now.]
Anyway, whatcha been up to? I'm gonna try and give one of the doors a crack today. Maybe it'll be nice and let us in.
I was memeing, but don't be too hard on Shinji. He's like a fourteen years old kid going through a lot of end of world, dad's a huge dick but he still wants his approval kind of shit. I'd be more surprised and suspicious of him as a character if he wasn't freaking the hell out the whole way.
Dude was super hard on himself too. Gotta have compassion for people like that, otherwise who are you, you know?
[ So, uh. Evangalleon rewatch sometime? There's. No parallels being drawn here. Nope.
Ren doesn't know what he'd prefer aside from just putting it off because this way, he still gets to be close to Ryuji, right. Not in a desperate, Maybe He'll Realize The Error Of His Ways manner, but the part of Ren that wants to see him well outpaces his own needs, at least presently. For the future, who the hell knows.
It'll be awkward. Can't be helped. But they've already had their avoidant grace period. Ren's just going to tactically decide that Ryuji didn't actually want to know what he's been up to and move on. ]
oh worm? I helped Asuka a bit with his codebreaking set up, not that we got anywhere with it yet.
Need help? I could bring down some of the list and we can give it a go.
I guess. Tsundere has never really been my ideal waifu or husbando material so she's all yours.
And dude, gross.
I'm just taking up a useful resource when I see it. He can keep the rest of the pies, long as no one's getting hurt.
[ In case anyone forgot that Ren's Spidey senses pinged hard on that guy for reasons yet to be divulged. Dude is Not To Be Trusted, best remember. ]
As long as he fixes the replicators and we're not getting poisoned anymore I don't care about anything else.
But sure. Meet you over there.
[ They decide on one of the doors over a brief deliberation. Ren takes his time to wear his comfortable new threads and pop his head in at Ryo & Akira's for a list of likely candidates for the sector they'll be trying to crack.
This is probably a bad idea. This is likely a bad idea, but Ren's tired of wondering if there can be a new normal and, you know what? Now's as good a time as any to figure it out.
The coast is clear on arrival, so rather than give his brain the breathing room he busies himself with inputs. The list is... pretty extensive. There's plenty of time and chances to get it wrong and it only takes one to get it right.
[It's pretty boring minutia that doesn't really take two people to go through, but... it's definitely better having someone to talk to as they go through it. Maybe the ghosts take pity on him and later, send the clue that breaks the code, or maybe it's just all nebulous crap that isn't really meant to be completely understood.
Either way, the story ends with Ren and Ryuji sitting in front of a door, trying to bust open and figure out the secrets that lay within. When there's a goal in mind, it's easier to set your mind to it, no matter how boring the process is to get there. He rocks on the balls of his feet. This is going to be a long session.]
You really think brute forcin' this thing's gonna work?
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[ He doesn't know, he wasn't there for that. Doesn't remember a lot of where he was then, really. But his spareness writes compassion in the empty spaces. ]
I noticed -
er nosed some places on our deck if you wanted to try that stuff anyway.
I'm passing, if there's any doubt. Had enough time being outta my mind.
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You uh
You doin' okay? I mean... okay as in more than just "hey, I slept a ton and I'm doin' the best I can" like the type of soul deep level of okay
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Note: bee is not emotion. Except for Nicolas Cage and, like, Seinfeld.
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I'm okay. Wrung out, but you know. I was gonna ask first and make you answer so I could figure out what I felt now that the void is done staring back into me.
Too slow on the draw ig, lol.
this is comment 420 btw
[That's it. He's figured it out. He's going to get his phd in memeology. And also just... slide past the feelings part, because mostly, he doesn't know how to talk about those without turning into a huge sap.]
Yo what did the void say to you
blaze it
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[ With a lull in the patter one could read awkwardness if one were so inclined. @joker is typing... ]
Maybe we can get back on the chin-ups today or tomorrow now that we don't feel as much like death? Got this gym membership and we're not using it, what gives.
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It's like
The second I know it's free the less I wanna drag my ass to it
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If we don't adhere to the rules set down by society (or, uh, corporations) then we lose the right to society and become animals. Or something like that.
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Three steps away from hangin' from the ceiling eatin' bananas myself
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I don't think the replicators can get bananas right yet.
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But ughhhhh bananas.
Those sound
So ap-pealing
1/2
2/2
ugh. ]
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@joker is typing... ]
it's amazing your fingers can keep going and going too.
Wow. Perfect harmony. Full synchronization. I'm glad we finally got you in the fucking robot, Shinji.
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I mean, fair
There are a few resemblances? I guess, if you squint. I dunno.
[He feels like this is awkward, no matter how much he tries to just continue to be himself, but he doesn't want to tear into something and just...
Well, it kind of sucks. Rock and hard place, really. Act not like he usually does and Ren might call him out on it, which would lead to a discussion around how he doesn't need to be different or extra sensitive. Act like he always does and he's brushing things under the rug and completely ignoring everything. Where's the medium? Being true to yourself, when yourself isn't really all that great to begin with, isn't really a boon or a bonus right now.]
Anyway, whatcha been up to? I'm gonna try and give one of the doors a crack today. Maybe it'll be nice and let us in.
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I was memeing, but don't be too hard on Shinji. He's like a fourteen years old kid going through a lot of end of world, dad's a huge dick but he still wants his approval kind of shit. I'd be more surprised and suspicious of him as a character if he wasn't freaking the hell out the whole way.
Dude was super hard on himself too. Gotta have compassion for people like that, otherwise who are you, you know?
[ So, uh. Evangalleon rewatch sometime? There's. No parallels being drawn here. Nope.
Ren doesn't know what he'd prefer aside from just putting it off because this way, he still gets to be close to Ryuji, right. Not in a desperate, Maybe He'll Realize The Error Of His Ways manner, but the part of Ren that wants to see him well outpaces his own needs, at least presently. For the future, who the hell knows.
It'll be awkward. Can't be helped. But they've already had their avoidant grace period. Ren's just going to tactically decide that Ryuji didn't actually want to know what he's been up to and move on. ]
oh worm? I helped Asuka a bit with his codebreaking set up, not that we got anywhere with it yet.
Need help? I could bring down some of the list and we can give it a go.
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Yeah
Wow, Ryo-yo has his fingers in like
All the damn pies, huh?
I guess that's the kind of guy he is
Fingerin' those pies
He's been helpin' with the doors too. Yeah, we could give it a whirl!
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And dude, gross.
I'm just taking up a useful resource when I see it. He can keep the rest of the pies, long as no one's getting hurt.
[ In case anyone forgot that Ren's Spidey senses pinged hard on that guy for reasons yet to be divulged. Dude is Not To Be Trusted, best remember. ]
As long as he fixes the replicators and we're not getting poisoned anymore I don't care about anything else.
But sure. Meet you over there.
[ They decide on one of the doors over a brief deliberation. Ren takes his time to wear his comfortable new threads and pop his head in at Ryo & Akira's for a list of likely candidates for the sector they'll be trying to crack.
This is probably a bad idea. This is likely a bad idea, but Ren's tired of wondering if there can be a new normal and, you know what? Now's as good a time as any to figure it out.
The coast is clear on arrival, so rather than give his brain the breathing room he busies himself with inputs. The list is... pretty extensive. There's plenty of time and chances to get it wrong and it only takes one to get it right.
All that's needed is time and effort. ]
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Either way, the story ends with Ren and Ryuji sitting in front of a door, trying to bust open and figure out the secrets that lay within. When there's a goal in mind, it's easier to set your mind to it, no matter how boring the process is to get there. He rocks on the balls of his feet. This is going to be a long session.]
You really think brute forcin' this thing's gonna work?
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