[ Root is not expecting anything for Christmas, though if she had to guess she might've realized Charles would do something, Hallmark card that he is. She texts him back after she reads it, smiling at the message. ]
We both like hitting things, don't worry. I might have to wrestle Shaw for the bullets when I can see her again.
I didn't get you anything. Did you have a nice Christmas with Junpei?
[ Should she come up with something to give him? Root's considering it, but maybe giving him a chance to wax rhapsodic about his boyfriend would count. ]
cool! and hey, no problem, i can make more of them... i think. takes a bit of time to get the enchantment just right, but otherwise, all good
nah, don't need anything. i don't even normally celebrate christmas, work always picks up during holidays so back home i'm just solving cases
oh right!! remember the cake you told me about? i made one and it turned out pretty aces, he liked it a lot, so, you know. thanks. and course it was great, we just stayed home, played clue, he explained the plot of this whole sequel to a movie i haven't actually seen, but he got really into it so it was cute
You know just the way to Shaw's heart with gifts of weapons. Trust me. And I LOVE the bat!
I don't normally celebrate either, so I wasn't expecting anything. [ This is more because Root is always too busy -- deliberately so -- and doesn't have anyone to celebrate with, but she hasn't even thought to regret that in years. ] Maybe I can rustle something up for you real quick.
Adorable. 🍰🎄💖 I should've figured your date nights would be wholesome. Shaw and I had different Christmas plans that got postponed. 😘🔥
I like them too but I have more varied interests than Shaw. I'm thinking of going on a redecorating spree while I'm stuck here alone in this apartment. Want to help?
Cute as that is, I was thinking some dark web communicators with locator signals for you and your honey, so you can always find one another. They worked during the doppelganger fiasco for Shaw and I. Kind of lame since it's something I'd have given you anyway, but it's at least something you can't get yourself.
[ See? Absolutely wholesome. Root can't know what Charles is thinking or that he's laughing, but she's making a few assumptions along those lines and those assumptions are in the vein of correct. ]
I got her a gift and everything 😉 but I won't deny just spending time with her is the real draw.
Purple shag carpet? Beaded lamp? I want to make Shaw cringe as much as possible when she's back.
Less get them, more make them. You know I'm not just a pretty face for my A.I. overlord, right? Oh, maybe you don't. I'm kind of a big deal in all the wrong tech circles. Or I was.
That's sweet and all, but let me know if you need advice. You look like you died when you were a teenager. Stay safe!
oh i'm so in, i was alive in the 70s, i've got this
wait, really? i mean, i figured you're aces with tech since you seemed to know your stuff back when we did the reset, but i didn't know you make things, too. but that's even better, then
and uh
wait, advice as in... no, no, i'm good, thanks
i mean, you're not wrong, but i have existed for decades so i am actually older than i look
besides, it's not like either of us can get pregnant, can we? and the ghost thing means, you know
[ no diseases or anything....... god why is he answering this still. he should have stopped typing like a full minute ago, someone take the tablet away from him before he impulsively embarrasses himself even worse, ]
I was just a little baby. Can't wait to learn from the expert!
Mostly I'm a hacker. But I know quality when I see it. Like my lady 🥰✨✨✨
You know safe sex means more than STIs and pregnancy, right? The consent discourse was not so advanced in the 70s. We have safe, sane consensual (SSC) and risk aware consensual kink (RACK) now. I'm more of a RACK person, personally, but I bet you're SSC.
i mean to be fair, it's the 80s i remember a lot better, and the end of the 70s. i was a baby in the early 70s too so
oh so you... hack stuff? like, database stuff, i know that much
hold on a minute. i mean, i didn't stop existing in the 80s so i've sort of kept up with things, you know, pride and whatnot, yeah? things are a lot better nowadays than they used to be, it was the whole, uh, aids crisis when i was alive and all
but anyway, i know the first but not the second, what's that
[ he's forgetting to be embarrassed because he's curious, don't mind him — ]
Oh, so we're actually close to the same age. Cool. I'm down for some 80s vibes, too. Time to get a ficus!
Databases, sure. I haven't found something yet I couldn't digitally break into if I wanted.
Great, then I don't need to watch my words 😘 RACK means there's nothing hypothetically off-limits, it's about understanding the risks and what you're willing to accept. You have to talk about what you're both getting into and communicate your limits.
Not that Sameen and I set limits, but we're professionals. You should do the talking.
hey, that's pretty brills, innit? but yeah, let's go on a decorating spree
huh, yeah, that's not something people were talking about back when i was alive
don't think it's something for us, thanks though
[ mostly because, hm, junpei's been through A Fucking Lot in terms of his whole murder trap room experiences, and his limited knowledge of, hm, anything that might fall under this whole rack thing is stuff like being tied up or whatnot and he just can't imagine either of them enjoying any of that at all. it's the saccharinely sweet life for them — ]
I figured. Like I said, you seem like a safe, sane and consensual sort of person. Strict limits and all that. But if things ever get 🌶🌶🌶 I'm here for you!
Yup. It's not a secret or anything, she just doesn't use it much. So military. Took me a couple years to feel like I could use it.
It's all good, just wanted to make sure you know Auntie Root is here for you if you need anything. 👋 Don't go searching the Aldrip internet, now!
More like 007. I haven't used my birth name in a long time. Most of the time I'm working under a false identity the Machine made for me. Only the people who actually know me get to use Root.
[ and he wouldn't go searching the aldrip internet, no, him and junpei already agreed that they'd much rather figure things out together than ask anyone — ]
wait, really? that's honestly pretty brills. then i'm right lucky i get to call you root, yeah?
[ Charles that's literally how you get into trouble but hey not like Root is out here making smart choices ]
Aw, shucks. That's sweet of you to say. Afterlife sibs 👻💃
I feel like I'm the lucky one. I considered picking a fake name when I showed up, but it seemed a little pointless if I wanted to get everyone to trust me about the A.I. And now here I am with friends and everything.
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We both like hitting things, don't worry. I might have to wrestle Shaw for the bullets when I can see her again.
I didn't get you anything. Did you have a nice Christmas with Junpei?
[ Should she come up with something to give him? Root's considering it, but maybe giving him a chance to wax rhapsodic about his boyfriend would count. ]
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nah, don't need anything. i don't even normally celebrate christmas, work always picks up during holidays so back home i'm just solving cases
oh right!! remember the cake you told me about? i made one and it turned out pretty aces, he liked it a lot, so, you know. thanks. and course it was great, we just stayed home, played clue, he explained the plot of this whole sequel to a movie i haven't actually seen, but he got really into it so it was cute
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I don't normally celebrate either, so I wasn't expecting anything. [ This is more because Root is always too busy -- deliberately so -- and doesn't have anyone to celebrate with, but she hasn't even thought to regret that in years. ] Maybe I can rustle something up for you real quick.
Adorable. 🍰🎄💖 I should've figured your date nights would be wholesome. Shaw and I had different Christmas plans that got postponed. 😘🔥
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nah, you don't need to, honest! what'd i even need? unless you wanna get some dog treats for gab?
[ and her calling their date nights wholesome makes charles feel like he might be blushing, if he could be — embarrassed in a quietly pleased way. ]
honestly? as long as i'm with him, it's all good.
[ their date nights very often end up with just the two of them holding each other, which is perfect, actually!
and though text doesn't transfer his tone, he's definitely laughing a little when he responds, ] well, something to look forward to, innit?
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Cute as that is, I was thinking some dark web communicators with locator signals for you and your honey, so you can always find one another. They worked during the doppelganger fiasco for Shaw and I. Kind of lame since it's something I'd have given you anyway, but it's at least something you can't get yourself.
[ See? Absolutely wholesome. Root can't know what Charles is thinking or that he's laughing, but she's making a few assumptions along those lines and those assumptions are in the vein of correct. ]
I got her a gift and everything 😉 but I won't deny just spending time with her is the real draw.
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wait, you'd get those for us? that's... yeah, that'd be great, actually. thanks. it's not lame at all, i really appreciate it
yeah, maybe best that's all i know about the gift. but... yeah. much else doesn't really matter, does it?
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Less get them, more make them. You know I'm not just a pretty face for my A.I. overlord, right? Oh, maybe you don't. I'm kind of a big deal in all the wrong tech circles. Or I was.
That's sweet and all, but let me know if you need advice. You look like you died when you were a teenager. Stay safe!
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wait, really? i mean, i figured you're aces with tech since you seemed to know your stuff back when we did the reset, but i didn't know you make things, too. but that's even better, then
and uh
wait, advice as in... no, no, i'm good, thanks
i mean, you're not wrong, but i have existed for decades so i am actually older than i look
besides, it's not like either of us can get pregnant, can we? and the ghost thing means, you know
[ no diseases or anything....... god why is he answering this still. he should have stopped typing like a full minute ago, someone take the tablet away from him before he impulsively embarrasses himself even worse, ]
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Mostly I'm a hacker. But I know quality when I see it. Like my lady 🥰✨✨✨
You know safe sex means more than STIs and pregnancy, right? The consent discourse was not so advanced in the 70s. We have safe, sane consensual (SSC) and risk aware consensual kink (RACK) now. I'm more of a RACK person, personally, but I bet you're SSC.
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oh so you... hack stuff? like, database stuff, i know that much
hold on a minute. i mean, i didn't stop existing in the 80s so i've sort of kept up with things, you know, pride and whatnot, yeah? things are a lot better nowadays than they used to be, it was the whole, uh, aids crisis when i was alive and all
but anyway, i know the first but not the second, what's that
[ he's forgetting to be embarrassed because he's curious, don't mind him — ]
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Databases, sure. I haven't found something yet I couldn't digitally break into if I wanted.
Great, then I don't need to watch my words 😘 RACK means there's nothing hypothetically off-limits, it's about understanding the risks and what you're willing to accept. You have to talk about what you're both getting into and communicate your limits.
Not that Sameen and I set limits, but we're professionals. You should do the talking.
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huh, yeah, that's not something people were talking about back when i was alive
don't think it's something for us, thanks though
[ mostly because, hm, junpei's been through A Fucking Lot in terms of his whole murder trap room experiences, and his limited knowledge of, hm, anything that might fall under this whole rack thing is stuff like being tied up or whatnot and he just can't imagine either of them enjoying any of that at all. it's the saccharinely sweet life for them — ]
wait, sameen??? is that shaw's first name?
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I figured. Like I said, you seem like a safe, sane and consensual sort of person. Strict limits and all that. But if things ever get 🌶🌶🌶 I'm here for you!
Yup. It's not a secret or anything, she just doesn't use it much. So military. Took me a couple years to feel like I could use it.
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huh, so i better keep calling her shaw then, i guess
wait
is root your first or last name
or like a cool adopted alias like 007
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More like 007. I haven't used my birth name in a long time. Most of the time I'm working under a false identity the Machine made for me. Only the people who actually know me get to use Root.
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[ and he wouldn't go searching the aldrip internet, no, him and junpei already agreed that they'd much rather figure things out together than ask anyone — ]
wait, really? that's honestly pretty brills. then i'm right lucky i get to call you root, yeah?
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Aw, shucks. That's sweet of you to say. Afterlife sibs 👻💃
I feel like I'm the lucky one. I considered picking a fake name when I showed up, but it seemed a little pointless if I wanted to get everyone to trust me about the A.I. And now here I am with friends and everything.
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never know how it's gonna go, yeah? but i'm right chuffed it went this way for you. for both of us, actually
🎀 now I do the ribbon to you!!
I'm right chuffed, too.