#2725

AG: What the fuck are you doing now! EB: i am going to blast off and fly a little higher, to see if i can find nanna up there! [...] AG: I know that's what you're going to do. AG: You're just not supposed to do it now!

She needn't worry. Vriska is in contact with Alpha John, and will never observe him doing anything he's not supposed to.

Not unless she really fucks something up.

EB: i will find out what your name is, i am tricky and i have ways. AG: Pffffffff, dou8t it.

It wouldn't be hard. You could just ask Karkat, who is probably past caring at this point. Terezi, too - she'd happily share Vriska's name if she thought it'd make things difficult for her.

EB: has it occurred to you that i might be wasting so much time because you keep pestering me telling me how much time i'm wasting? EB: and then when i'm about to make progress you tell me i am doing the wrong thing!

These sentences don't really scan, at first glance.

They make grammatical sense, and we understand John's problem on an abstract level, but it was probably quite difficult to translate it into clear English - especially with the added challenge of doing it in John's voice.

We simply don't have the vocabulary in English to clearly describe the Vriska/John predestination problem, and when we try to do so, it inevitably sounds clunky. It's a funny little issue, and one that time-travel stories often run into. I wonder if there are any conlangs out there that rectify it?

AG: Look, you are a8out to make yourself a new outfit, and THEN you will fly up and install the game.

It's about time. I suggested body armor before, but a powergamer like Vriska could probably come up with something even better.

EB: what is a boy skylark? AG: It is the most terri8le, gutless class for wimpy losers, ones who have no idea how to handle themselves when a girl talks to them and stuff.

When a girl-

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