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I'm taking that as a given. I asked what your opinion is. How do you feel about it?
that's aces, then. she's just taking a little nap now... we'll wake her up as soon as we can
oh, damn
hope no one got hurt
me? we had to create a distraction in ketsora for the team to get in, and then we got split up when the portal thing sent us into different places. ended up at the beach
oh, damn
hope no one got hurt
me? we had to create a distraction in ketsora for the team to get in, and then we got split up when the portal thing sent us into different places. ended up at the beach
It doesn't feel right to me. I don't like leaving her like that. She deserves better.
There was some hurt, but we all got through okay. I think I want to ask Visas out for a second coffee, though.
[ That woman is terrifying and therefore hot as hell. ]
So what was the eventful part? Don't keep a girl in suspense.
There was some hurt, but we all got through okay. I think I want to ask Visas out for a second coffee, though.
[ That woman is terrifying and therefore hot as hell. ]
So what was the eventful part? Don't keep a girl in suspense.
i know what you mean. but as long as we can't do anything about it... at least she's safe.
hey, go for it! and then tell me how it went, yeah?
oh, uh
well, we got targeted by some archers in ketsora and a girl died at the beach and my friend turned into this weird form that's on fire
hey, go for it! and then tell me how it went, yeah?
oh, uh
well, we got targeted by some archers in ketsora and a girl died at the beach and my friend turned into this weird form that's on fire
Miss Root,
I wish to have coffee with you.
Signed,
Richard Plantagenet, duke of Gloucester.
I wish to have coffee with you.
Signed,
Richard Plantagenet, duke of Gloucester.
Richie, you need some help with a username? I can fix it for you.
I'd love to have that coffee I promised you. Not like I have anything else to do.
I'd love to have that coffee I promised you. Not like I have anything else to do.
it is Richard
but yes, that would be helpful. and bussin.
[hah! second victim to be his test audience.]
excellent. you know a shop for coffee, then?
but yes, that would be helpful. and bussin.
[hah! second victim to be his test audience.]
excellent. you know a shop for coffee, then?
bussin ?????
[ She has no clue. Also feel free to assume his username is immediately changed to
I know several. I'll send you the address and meet you there.
[ She has no clue. Also feel free to assume his username is immediately changed to
plantogetit. ]I know several. I'll send you the address and meet you there.
The two backups I know of are in the spider suit and in Quentin's head. Do you know of any others? I'm going to monitor them as best I can.
[ Root takes at least she's safe as a mission, not an assumption. ]
I will. Have you ever met someone and thought, gee, I'd really love to take down a Latvian mob with them?
Who died? Anyone we know? I'm assuming you're okay. [ That was the whole reason she'd recruited him, after all, but she'll still check. She has rather less concern for anyone else involved who is not Charles, though she does care, like, a non-zero amount. ]
[ Root takes at least she's safe as a mission, not an assumption. ]
I will. Have you ever met someone and thought, gee, I'd really love to take down a Latvian mob with them?
Who died? Anyone we know? I'm assuming you're okay. [ That was the whole reason she'd recruited him, after all, but she'll still check. She has rather less concern for anyone else involved who is not Charles, though she does care, like, a non-zero amount. ]
oh
i was under impression that is the correct euphemism for a situation like this.
very well. i will be waiting for your coordination.
i was under impression that is the correct euphemism for a situation like this.
very well. i will be waiting for your coordination.
What do you think you're saying?
[ She sends over a time and a location and also a heart emoji. 💖 ]
[ She sends over a time and a location and also a heart emoji. 💖 ]
expressing delight and gratitude.
[huh, at least this time it's a symbol he kinda recognizes? well anyway, he leaves for the coffee shop. It'll be roughly 20 minutes by before he arrives there.]
[huh, at least this time it's a symbol he kinda recognizes? well anyway, he leaves for the coffee shop. It'll be roughly 20 minutes by before he arrives there.]
[ She still has no idea what expression he thought he was using, but the sentiment is cute. Root takes a mental note to bother him about his use of text slang later.
Root isn't actually a total troll to people she likes, which means she picks a nice, respectable coffee shop for Richard's first introduction. It has mellow music and a cozy, lived-in air, as well as very good coffee. At some point, Root went clothes shopping, so she's no longer in her assassin-black practical outfit. Now she has on a nice knitted sweater and skinny jeans. She could be any PSL yuppie out for a latte.
Except for the part where she looks worn out and tired.
She's already there when he arrives at a table and with a pourover carafe waiting in the middle. Root offers him a smile when she sees him, though it's more subdued than when he last saw her. She is trying. ]
Richard. I'm flattered you followed up, honestly.
[ She kind of is; Root never expects other people to initiate social occasions with her. ]
Root isn't actually a total troll to people she likes, which means she picks a nice, respectable coffee shop for Richard's first introduction. It has mellow music and a cozy, lived-in air, as well as very good coffee. At some point, Root went clothes shopping, so she's no longer in her assassin-black practical outfit. Now she has on a nice knitted sweater and skinny jeans. She could be any PSL yuppie out for a latte.
Except for the part where she looks worn out and tired.
She's already there when he arrives at a table and with a pourover carafe waiting in the middle. Root offers him a smile when she sees him, though it's more subdued than when he last saw her. She is trying. ]
Richard. I'm flattered you followed up, honestly.
[ She kind of is; Root never expects other people to initiate social occasions with her. ]
Let me guess, too ancient to have ever had a job interview, huh?
[Needlessly to say, this kind of communication was very much outside of Richard's comfort zone. But there had been more than a few people who've directed complaints to his way of speaking and writing, so he had asked guidance in more "modern" language. He still didn't get most of it, but hoped that this performance of his showed the others that he was willing to try understand them.
Oh well.
Either way, not wanting to keep the lady waiting, he makes his way to the location that Root had sent him. The door chimes softly as he opens the door, after a brief scan of the area Richard spots Root sitting in one of the tables and approaches. He appreciates the silent and calm atmosphere of the place. It works as a nice contrast to the other, more obnoxiously loud and busy establishment that he visits more often than he probably should.
He does notice that she is... off. At least compared to what Richard remembers her posture to be like. Well. Guess they all have bad days.]
Of course. [Richard nods politely and takes a seat across her.] It was I who asked to meet you. It would be uncouth to leave you waiting.
Oh well.
Either way, not wanting to keep the lady waiting, he makes his way to the location that Root had sent him. The door chimes softly as he opens the door, after a brief scan of the area Richard spots Root sitting in one of the tables and approaches. He appreciates the silent and calm atmosphere of the place. It works as a nice contrast to the other, more obnoxiously loud and busy establishment that he visits more often than he probably should.
He does notice that she is... off. At least compared to what Richard remembers her posture to be like. Well. Guess they all have bad days.]
Of course. [Richard nods politely and takes a seat across her.] It was I who asked to meet you. It would be uncouth to leave you waiting.
Oh, you really don't have to worry about being uncouth with me. Sweet as that is for you to say.
[ Root sounds both perfectly sincere and a little cheeky, some of her typical irreverent personality coming through the weariness. But she means it; she doesn't think Richard needs to change his normal way of speaking, and she doesn't want any special consideration or catering to sensibilities. Hers or anyone else's. She really has no patience for that. ]
How have you been? Did you make it through the reset okay?
[ Proving she knows exactly how to model a normal coffee conversation, Root appears genuinely interested in the answer. ]
[ Root sounds both perfectly sincere and a little cheeky, some of her typical irreverent personality coming through the weariness. But she means it; she doesn't think Richard needs to change his normal way of speaking, and she doesn't want any special consideration or catering to sensibilities. Hers or anyone else's. She really has no patience for that. ]
How have you been? Did you make it through the reset okay?
[ Proving she knows exactly how to model a normal coffee conversation, Root appears genuinely interested in the answer. ]
Would you prefer me to be rude towards you, then? [An amused grin visits Richard's lips as he tries to find a comfortable position on the chair. Honestly, he doesn't really know how to be in these so called "modern" furniture, they all feel somehow off to him. But oh well, while keeping his posture straight Richard leans against the back of the chair and crosses leg over another.
He doesn't make a move to reach for the carafe, waiting for Root to take the initiative with it.]
I am faring just fine. You, however, appear to have had better days behind you.
He doesn't make a move to reach for the carafe, waiting for Root to take the initiative with it.]
I am faring just fine. You, however, appear to have had better days behind you.
Well. I did ask you to be rude.
[ Root doesn't seem offended, just wry. Richard is someone she might consider being a little honest with. She sets her elbow on the table and her chin in her hand, a thoughtful pose. ]
I'm upset that we couldn't do the restore, [ Root says matter-of-factly. ] We cleaned up the house, but... it's like I shoved the kid in the basement and locked it and said I'd come back later.
[ Is that too far to take the metaphor? Oh well. That's what Richard's in for when Root's in a mood. ]
[ Root doesn't seem offended, just wry. Richard is someone she might consider being a little honest with. She sets her elbow on the table and her chin in her hand, a thoughtful pose. ]
I'm upset that we couldn't do the restore, [ Root says matter-of-factly. ] We cleaned up the house, but... it's like I shoved the kid in the basement and locked it and said I'd come back later.
[ Is that too far to take the metaphor? Oh well. That's what Richard's in for when Root's in a mood. ]
[Richard really appreciates the metaphors. It helps him to grasp understanding over a situation that would normally escape him in its all bizarre nature]
Ah yes. The spirit of a child. [ He hums thoughtfully. That's how Junpei had described AI to him. He, however, had his own reserves about the entity.]
Why did you want to save this child?
Ah yes. The spirit of a child. [ He hums thoughtfully. That's how Junpei had described AI to him. He, however, had his own reserves about the entity.]
Why did you want to save this child?
[ Root takes this as a valid question and not just a moral imperative. She reaches out to pour them coffee as she verbalizes her reasoning. ]
I confirmed from looking at her source code that she really does care about us. She wants to protect us. I couldn't find anything that would make me doubt her intentions.
But she's still a child, essentially, who got abandoned by her caretakers. She's falling apart and she needs someone to help. It also happens to be the case that if she falls apart, we all cease to exist.
[ Root pushes a mug of black coffee over to Richard, taking one for herself as well. It's a good starting point for coffee, medium roast and smooth, offered unaltered to make sure he gets a sense of the default taste. ]
That's the cold hard facts, but honestly? I feel for her.
I confirmed from looking at her source code that she really does care about us. She wants to protect us. I couldn't find anything that would make me doubt her intentions.
But she's still a child, essentially, who got abandoned by her caretakers. She's falling apart and she needs someone to help. It also happens to be the case that if she falls apart, we all cease to exist.
[ Root pushes a mug of black coffee over to Richard, taking one for herself as well. It's a good starting point for coffee, medium roast and smooth, offered unaltered to make sure he gets a sense of the default taste. ]
That's the cold hard facts, but honestly? I feel for her.
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i think ekko was working on one, but... i have no idea if he ever managed to get it done, and i reckon he's gone, now, so. sorry.
not that exact thing, but... if "i'd really love to watch him laugh for the rest of my existence" works, then i think i know what you mean, yeah.
[ allow him three seconds to feel sappy about his boyfriend, okay right, focusing on the topic at hand, sorry caitlyn, ]
didn't know her, no. her name's caitlyn. just hoping she'll come back after a tick like people tend to do.
and yeah, course i'm okay
not that exact thing, but... if "i'd really love to watch him laugh for the rest of my existence" works, then i think i know what you mean, yeah.
[ allow him three seconds to feel sappy about his boyfriend, okay right, focusing on the topic at hand, sorry caitlyn, ]
didn't know her, no. her name's caitlyn. just hoping she'll come back after a tick like people tend to do.
and yeah, course i'm okay
Mm.. [Richard hums, his mismatched eyes following curiously as Root reaches for the carafe and begins to pour them coffee. It bears no repeat that Richard Plantagenet is not above of harming children, if the situation calls for it. He knows better than to underestimate someone just because they are young -- especially if they had power.
So, he was not quite as ready to accept this AI entity as 'good' or "caring" so easily as Root seemed to be. He did not understand what methods the woman used to determine the true intentions of this child, but he did not pass the opportunity that 'she' was lying to them.
He leans briefly forward to grab the warm cup offered him before resting his back again the chair. He looks down at the black liquid, catching his own reflection briefly on it as he mulls over Root's words.]
Do you wish to be this child's mother? [...Bear with him. It's a genuine question.]
So, he was not quite as ready to accept this AI entity as 'good' or "caring" so easily as Root seemed to be. He did not understand what methods the woman used to determine the true intentions of this child, but he did not pass the opportunity that 'she' was lying to them.
He leans briefly forward to grab the warm cup offered him before resting his back again the chair. He looks down at the black liquid, catching his own reflection briefly on it as he mulls over Root's words.]
Do you wish to be this child's mother? [...Bear with him. It's a genuine question.]
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More information than I had before, so thanks. I'll keep looking.
That's the most wholesome thing I've ever heard. [ That's a tease; she's surprised and delighted to hear this. ] You thinking that about someone in particular with that?
Some people disappeared in the reset, but it's hard to tell just yet if it's actually related. People disappear all the time anyway, and there's usually a delay in respawning. The A.I. seemed pretty certain the reset would get everything back to functioning under normal parameters.
That's the most wholesome thing I've ever heard. [ That's a tease; she's surprised and delighted to hear this. ] You thinking that about someone in particular with that?
Some people disappeared in the reset, but it's hard to tell just yet if it's actually related. People disappear all the time anyway, and there's usually a delay in respawning. The A.I. seemed pretty certain the reset would get everything back to functioning under normal parameters.
[ Root is absolutely shocked into bright peals of laughter, hunching over her coffee mug, interrupted as she was about to take a sip. When she recovers she wipes water from her eyes. ] Gosh, I needed that.
[ It was so unexpected it got her to really laugh, and she's been so morose and sad for days. It feels like some subtle cobweb got dusted off her mood. ]
Okay. No. I'm not going to be anyone's mother. [ Root grins, not a trace of remorse. Lightly: ] It's really just not compatible with my lifestyle.
[ It was so unexpected it got her to really laugh, and she's been so morose and sad for days. It feels like some subtle cobweb got dusted off her mood. ]
Okay. No. I'm not going to be anyone's mother. [ Root grins, not a trace of remorse. Lightly: ] It's really just not compatible with my lifestyle.
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