#surrogatequadruped

CPP: <<< it hasss come to my attention that one of you isss on my planet... >>>

CPP: <<< pleassse explain... >>>

CAA: [hello.]=[i'm not on your planet.]

CTP: Well, the õnly õne wĩthĩn ten mĩles õf me ĩs.... mõre me.~

CTP: Cãn yõũ pleãse descrĩbe the nãtũre õf yõũr hõme ĩnvãder?~

CPP: <<< oh goodnessssss... >>>

PAST anarchicCavalier [PAC] 6:12 HOURS AGO responded to memo.

PAC: hello; right now you havent entered the game;;;

CPP: <<< they are pretty nessstled into the brusssh... >>>

PAC: and i am still on my planet; i dont think its me;;;

CPP: <<< let me sssee... >>>

CPP: <<< do any of you wear a tie... >>>

CTP: I dõ. Bũt ãs explãĩned, ĩt cõũld nõt be me.~

PAC: cintil does;;; and so do i

CTP: And Terĩãs, I thõũght yõũ sãĩd yõũ hãted yõũr plãnet.~

CPP: <<< teriasss... >>>

CTP: ... wãĩt ã mõment.~

CTP: Whãt tĩme ĩs ĩt where yõũ ãre?~

PAC: ;;; when did i say i did

CTP: Jũst ãnswer the qũestĩõn.~

PAC: um i am currently unaware of what time it is here

PAC: but i entered;;; a while ago;

CTP: .... Well, ĩt's gõõd tõ see yõũ're stĩll nõt helpfũl ĩn the leãst.~ Thãt's ã relĩef, ĩndeed.~

CPP: <<< thisss isss very bothersssome... >>>

CTP: Try kĩckĩng hĩm.~

CPP: <<< pleassse... i will be more tactful... >>>

CPP: <<< er... >>>

PAC: ;;; uh, ok, so it might be me;;; or cintil; so theres kind of a 5050 there;;; i think;

CTP: There's nõt very mãny tãctfũl wãys tõ ãwãken sõmeõne, I'm ãfrãĩd.~

CAA: [sure there are.]=[i do it all the time.]

PAC: um;;; theres a way to wake me up but i dont think you would want to do it;;;

CPP: <<< ...explain... >>>

PAC: ;;; well

PAC: my lusus was somewhat birdlike so;;;

PAC: youll have to make a similar noise like her; i mean him;

PAC: but uh yeah i dont think you would want to do that;;;

CPP: <<< ... >>>

CTP: ...~

CPP: <<< well... >>>

CPP: <<< i have to do sssomething... >>>

CAA: [...]=[...should i be in this memo?]

CPP: <<< thisss isss freaking me out... >>>

CTP: My prevĩõũs sũggestĩõn stĩll stãnds.~

CTP: And õf cõũrse, Anã.~

CPP: <<< ananta, I alwaysss welcome your assssssissstance... >>>

CTP: Whãt wõũld yõũ dõ ĩf yõũ fõũnd sõme dõũche ãsleep õn yõũr plãnet?~

PAC: maybe before you wanna do that you might want to;;; ask cintil how to wake him up first;

PAC: as in if that ;douche; sleeping on your planet is actually cintil suchor

CTP: Ah, trũe, I dõ seem tõ hãve clõned myself... Bũt ĩf ĩt were me, I wõũld hãve wõken ũp jũst by hãvĩng sõmeõne neãrby.~

CTP: I'm nõt ã heãvy sleeper.~

CTP: Sõ I'm cõnfĩdent the ~dõũche~ ĩs nõt me.~

PAC: oh if its not you then it probably isnt a douche then; ;)

CTP: Nõ, I jũst thĩnk thãt heĩghtens the chãnces õf ĩt beĩng ã dõũche tenfõld.~

CAA: [well, i'm not entirely sure i can give any g∞d assistance.]=[except for suggesting that those two stop throwing derogatory names at each other.]

PAC: ;;;

CTP: ....~

CTP: There wãs nõ nãme thrõwĩng here.~

PAC: we are not throwing derogatory names at each other, ananta; ;) we are just exchanging factual things;

CTP: Precĩsely!~

PAC: ;;;

PAC: anyway

CPP: <<< in an cassse i mussst wake... teriasss... up ssso that he may... um... return to work... >>>

CAA: [l∞k, i don't know what's going on between you...]=[but i'm sure ketsal doesn't quite appreciate it, either.]

PAC: oh okay then ketsal um;;; ill be waiting;

CTP: Gõõd lũck.~

CPP: <<< ... are you sssure thisss isss the only way... >>>

CTP: Well, yõũ dĩdn't fĩnd my sũggestĩõn tãctfũl enõũgh.~

PAC: uh yeah im a pretty heavy sleeper;;;

CTP: Sõ I wõũld ãssũme sõ.~ Unless Anãntã, dõ yõũ hãve ãnythĩng?~

CAA: [what do you mean by that?]=[have any suggestions?

CTP: As ĩn, hõw tõ wãke the strãnger ĩn Ketsãl's lãnd ũp.~

CTP: Whãt wõũld yõũ dõ?~

CAA: [i guess it all depends on the situation.]=[i'd probably kick him.]

CTP: See?~~

CTP: ~~SEE?~~~

CTP: Perfectly tãctfũl sũggestĩõn, rĩght there.~

CPP: <<< ... well... okay >>>

PAC: well i dunno i dont think i would because i would know that;;; thats a teammate sleeping right there;;;

CAA: [... no, don't take that into account.]=[i apologize, that isn't exactly tactful.]

PAC: and its not really nice to kick your teammate;

CTP: It mĩght nõt be nĩce, bũt ĩt wõũld be effectĩve?~

PAC: yes but i would still try to refrain from doing it

CTP: I dõũbt we hãve tĩme tõ wãste ãskĩng ĩf Ket shõũld gõ bũck bũck lĩke ã clũckbeãst õr nõt.~

CPP: <<< i need you out of here, you're wasssting your own time... >>>

CAA: [there are other ways that could be effective as well.]=[like loud noises, or something.]

PAC: thats simply a method that definitely works, cintil; it would probably waste less time; other methods might not work but the one i mentioned definitely will;

CPP: <<< teriasss, ssshould i trussst you not to... attack me upon waking up... >>>

CTP: Thãt's pecũlĩãr.~~

CAA: [it is an...]=[unusual method that you'd suggested.]

PAC: so ketsal dont worry about it ill just wake up and thats all there will be to it ;)

CTP: Dĩd yõũr lũsũs ãlwãys hãve thĩs effect õn yõũ?~

CPP: <<< ... >>>

CTP: ....~

CTP: Get the bãt, Ketsãl.]~

CTP: Get the bãt.~

CPP: <<< ...er... >>>

PAC: well to put it simply i always had to attend to my lusus; and she;;; i mean he;;; threw a lot of ;tantrums;; so i would instantly wake up to attend to;;; him;

PAC: please thats just a quirk i wasnt implying anything ;(

CTP: Oõh.~ Thãt's ũnderstãndãble then.~

CPP: <<< okay......... i have ssstalled long enough... here i go... >>>

CAC: ;;; oh;

CTP: Gõõd mõrnĩng mõõnshĩne!~ Alternĩã sãys hellõ.~

CAC: sorry uh; ket; that ;mom; thing wasnt to you

CPP: <<< ... >>>

CAC: its just an;;; automated response kind of

CAA: [...]=[...ah]

CAC: oh lord was it one of those times

CTP: ....pfffffãhãhãhãhã~

CPP: <<< jussst......... pleassst explain what brought you here... >>>

PAC: ;;; did you actually say that

CAC: im sorry

PAC: ;;; sigh;;; sorry ket;

CPP: <<< teriasss... >>>

CTP: Sõ whãt exãctly hãppened ĩn thĩs 'mõm' ĩncĩdent?~

CAC: no i should be the one saying sorry

CTP: Sõme õf ũs ãre dyĩng tõ knõw.~

CAA: [i'm not sure...]=[how much of this i should be seeing.]

PAC: technically were the same person

CTP: Especĩãlly ĩf ĩt cãũsed sũch õffense.~

CAC: right

PAC: but youre right you should do the apologising so i should take my leave now

PAC: maybe pop around a few planets im struggling on my quest

CAC: right ok bye

CTP: Spõĩlers: Yõũr qũest ĩs eãsy, dõn't sweãt ĩt.~

CPP: <<< pleassse tell me he realisssesss he'sss going to do thisss again in a few hoursss... >>>

CTP: Mõst lĩkely nõt, ĩf whãt I've been seeĩng õf the tĩmelĩnes ĩs trũe.~

CAC: ;;; i do apologise, i didnt know your planet had such;;; properties;

CAC: um anyway about the mom thing i dont think ketsal would like others to hear as well so;

CAC: i shall keep that confidential;;;

CTP: I wõũld.~~~~~

CPP: <<< no... >>>

CPP: <<< if you tell anyone... >>>

CPP: <<< ... >>>

CAC: ;;; its fine i wont; ;)

CPP: <<< i am sssorry, i am being irrational... >>>

CPP: <<< i am out of sssortsss... >>>

CTP: ...Sõ, whãt, dĩd yõũ gũys dõ the deed õr sõmethĩng.~

CAC: its fine thank you for waking me up; i think i have wasted too much time here haha

CAC: cintil suchor i know you have your fantasies but no

CAA: [it doesn't seem that anyone is being rational today.]=[then again, many of us are not usually rational at all.]

CPP: <<< don't you have sssomething better to be doing cintil... >>>

CTP: Dõn't flãtter yõũrself.~

CTP: If I hãd sũch fãntãsĩes, yõũ certãĩnly wõũldn't be ĩn them.~

CTP: And I wõũld, ĩf I hãdn't ãlreãdy delĩgãted myself tõ sũch.~

CAC: i dont know you kind of seem to be the type to gush over romance; ;)

CAC: even those weird ones which dont really make sense

CTP: Oh, ye õf lĩttle fãĩth.~

CTP: Nõt tõ wõrry, I hãve nõ ĩnvested ĩnterest ĩn yõũr lõve lĩfe.~

CAC: neither am i interested in yours; that is if you have one; ;)

CTP: I'm merely cũrĩõũs ãs tõ why yõũ twõ ãre prãncĩng ãrõũnd eãch õther lĩke nervõũs wrĩgglers.~

CAC: it was just one little thing that we dont wish to speak about cintil

CPP: <<< okay that'sss enough... >>>

CTP: If yõũ ãren't ĩnterested, why dĩd yõũ ũse ĩt tõ cõũnter my cõmmentãry, hm?~

CTP: Bũt very well, keep yõũr secrets then.~

CAC: ;;; anyway; i shall listen to ketsal; i do apologise for cintil and i;s rather longwinded conversation

CTP: Excũse yõũ.~

CTP: Yõũ're the õne typĩng nõvels fõr sĩngle põsts.~

CPP: <<< if you two would like to wrap thisss up elsssewhere... er... thank you for helping me with thisss connundrum... >>>

CTP: Oõõh. Sõrry, Ketsãl.~ It wãsn't the ĩntent tõ mãke yõũ ũncõmfõrtãble.~

CAA: [cintil, i haven't seen you act like this before.]=[but however you feel towards terias doesn't matter, it's making us uncomfortable.]

CTP: Whãt dõ yõũ meãn?~

CAC: ;;;

CAA: [well, i guess i can only speak for myself.]=[regardless.]

CPP: <<< ...okay... um... >>>

CPP: <<< if we could all get back on track with our dutiesss... >>>

CTP: ..... Am I ãctĩng dĩfferently?~ I hãdn't nõtĩced.~

CTP: ....~

CAA: [are you alright, ketsal?]=[whatever happened, i'm sure it was terias's fault.]

CAC: ;;; well i suppose it was; ;)

CTP: Mõre thãn lĩkely, ĩf he wãs referrĩng tõ yõũ ãs 'Mõther'.~

CPP: <<< ananta... can we... talk about thisss a little later... >>>

CAC: as i have said many times earlier, i do apologise; ;)

CAA: [of course.]=[i wouldn't want to talk in front of these two, either.]

CTP: Hey!~

CPP: <<< yesss... pleassse... >>>

CTP: Yõũ cõũld ãt leãst be ã bĩt mõre sũbtle ãbõũt ĩt.~

CAC: oh its that way

CAC: then i also apologise for intefering

CTP: I tõõ.~

CTP: Yõũ kĩds hãve fũn.~~~ ;)~

CAC: i will take my leave and let you guys do;;; uh;;; whatever you want to do; ;)

CAA: [g∞d]=[you owe that apology.]

CAA: [wait, i didn't mean to drive you from the memo.]=[this doesn't even concern me.]

CTP: I dõn't knõw, thãt dões rãther seem tõ be whãt yõũ're bõth dõĩng.~

CTP: If yõũ wĩsh tõ speãk prĩvãtely, why nõt õpen ãnõther wĩndõw?~

CTP: Nõt hãrd.~

CAA: [oh, no, that wasn't what i was getting at.]=[i apologize.]

CAC: ;;; soo;;; i;ll go off now;

CPP: <<< ...the initial issssssue hasss been sssolved... everyone out... >>>

CAC: good luck with whatever you guys want to do; ;)

CTP: Oh, nõ, nõ, I'm sõrry.~

CAC: bye;

CTP: All rĩght, bye.~

CAA: [um...?]=[g∞dbye]

CTP ceased responding to memo.

CPP: <<< ... ananta, are you ssstill there... >>>

CAA: [yes, i am.]=[are you alright?]

CPP: <<< i am... ssstressssssed... >>>

CPP: <<< and a lot of other thingsss i'm not sssure i wisssh to talk about... >>>

CPP: <<< but i am very concerned with how easssily the othersss... disssrupt me... >>>

CAA: [well, talk about whatever you like.]=[i'd like to make you feel better, if it's possible.]

CAA: [how others disrupt you?]=[you mean like terias did?]

CPP: <<< er... yesss... >>>

CAA: [what concerns you about it?]=[has it happened before?]

CPP: <<< i'm not usssed to their wily tendenciesss... >>>

CPP: <<< finissshing thisss game asss efficiently asss possssssible isss my goal... but... thisss isss not the firssst time i've been frazzled ssso to ssspeak >>>

CAA: [yes, many of our co-players are quite...]=[wily.]=[i'd say that more often than not you can find someone of our race who is more wily than leve-headed.]

CPP: <<< true... >>>

CAA: [and the game still confuses me, honestly.]=[all we can do is hope to finish the game efficiently.]=[try not to be discouraged, it's hard for all of us.]

PAC2, PAC1, CAC ceased responding to memo.

CPP: <<< it'sss hard not to be dissscouraged when you know your teammatesss ssstart petty grudgesss with each other at the drop of a hat... >>>

CPP: <<< i wonder if it would be bessst if i ssstopped trying to talk with anyone for a while... >>>

CAA: [true, it is hard.]=[but, there aren't many choices we have in this situation except to rely on them, and trust they'll be able to straighten out when they need to.]=[this game can't be won alone.]

CPP: <<< i guessssss... >>>

CAA: [maybe paying less mind to the ones who make you feel discouraged would help, for a while.]=[not talking to anyone would be difficult, i think.]=[that's just me, though.]

CPP: <<< sssorry, I really am being no better than anyone elssse trying to fight with each other and work alone when I think that... >>>

CAA: [you don't have to apologize.]=[it's easy to feel that way, i understand.]=[it's a scary situation we're in, especially when it seems like our lives can only be saved by less-than-trustworthy teammates.]=[but all we can do is trust them, even if it'd normally be a bad idea.]

CPP: <<< incidentsss like... uh... you know... render my trussst rather mixed, mussst sssay... >>>

CPP: <<< nothing isss in black and white to my chagrin... >>>

CDS ceased responding to memo.

CAA: [yes, and again that's understandable.]=[i'm sorry that you are so stressed, though.]=[if it helps, i have been doing my best for you.]=[for everyone, i mean.]

CPP: <<< i appreciate that, I really do... >>>

CPP: <<< sssometimesss im sssurprisssed by how sssupportive you are... >>>

CAA: [i do my best.]=[pathetic as it may sound, i haven't ever been aquainted with so many people before.]=[i am trying to become closer to you.]=[most of you, i mean.]=[so i guess my purposes become more selfish than altruistic...]=[but i am doing my best.]

CPP: <<< interesssting... good for you, ananta... >>>

CPP: <<< it sssoundsss to me like you have particularly good motivesss... compared with everyone elssse... >>>

CPP: <<< im glad to have sssomeone like you to talk to... >>>

CPP: <<< ah... ive sssaid that before though, haven't i... >>>

CAA: [thank you.]=[i am glad to hear that.]=[it's not very ethical to have any kind of bad motives.]

CAA: [it is very nice to hear.]=[say it all you like.]=[i like to hear that i'm not entirely useless.]

CPP: <<< asss i have been reminded over and over sssince ssstarting the game, a lot of trollsss do, though >>>

CPP: <<< haha... very well then... >>>

CAA: [maybe they don't in the longrun.]=[maybe they can change.]=[or maybe, you just need to remember that not all of them do.]

CAA: ["haha"]=[you seem more at ease than before.]

CPP: <<< that'sss a lot to think about... >>>

CPP: <<< you think???... er... I guessssss ssso, consssidering... >>>

CAA: [ah, i guess it is.]=[but if that's considered, it may be easier to think optimistically.]=[i don't know!]

CAA: [i do!]=[considering...?]

CPP: <<< consssidering how the romantic implicationsss and nonsssenssse of thossse two rile me up... >>>

CAA: [romantic...]=[...implications.]

CAA: [i didn't really realize...]=[... ah, i see it now, though.]=[vaguely.]

CPP: <<< sssee what???... >>>

CAA: [the implications...]=[but, ah, that is off topic.]=[they're gone now.]

CPP: <<< ... >>>

CPP: <<< oh... right... yesss... >>>

CAA: [i didn't mean to make us both uncomfortable.]=[but i think i did.]

CAA: [erm, at any rate...]=[we have hardly spoken of anything except the game for a long time, it seems.]=[i mean, any of us.]

CPP: <<< ...it isss our main concern right now >>>

CPP: <<< i only jussst arrived in the medium myssself not too long ago... >>>

CPP: <<< it ssseemsss mossst of you have had time to make a good amount of... progressssss, though... >>>

CPP: <<< isss there sssomething you wanted to talk about???... >>>

CAA: [well, of course it is.]=[i guess it's just a bit stressful, having it constantly on my mind.]=[even when i have a second to relax and breathe, i just end up thinking about what to do next, and...]=[it's not very important, nevermind.]

CAA: [oh, i forget that you haven't been in as long as some of us.]=[no, i would hate to stress you out more than necessary.]

CPP: <<< you are the leassst of my worriesss, trussst me >>>

CPP: <<< it would be bad if your being ssstressssssed out impeded your progressssss... you give me a lot of help, anyway, i feel almossst guilty not doing anything to return the favor >>>

CAA: [i am nothing to be worried about.]=[that is a very nice sentiment, but you do not owe me anything!]=[i won't let anything like a bit of stress get to me.]

CPP: <<< if you insssissst... >>>

CAA: [there is no g∞d reason i should complain.]=[i am alright.]

CAA: [i guess it was just a huge change at once.]=[i'm sure we all feel that way.]

CPP: <<< it sssounded like you were ssstressssssed over game ssstuff... >>>

CAA: [well, i'm a bit frustrated...]=[but again, i'm sure it isn't just me.]

CPP: <<< of courssse not... you sssee how i alwaysss am... running over to you for help and ssstuff... >>>

CAA: [you've only done it a few times.]=[but you are always welcome to, i should say.]=[anyways, i guess it isn't abnormal to be like this.]=[it just makes me feel weak.]

CPP: <<< weak???... >>>

CAA: [yes.]=[getting frustrated, i mean.]=[it's childish.]

CPP: <<< whether it isss or not you can't help it... >>>

CAA: [that is true.]=[but just the fact that i'm frustrated makes me more frustrated, and argh!]=[it's like a vicious cycle.]

CPP: <<< well... what would make you lessssss frussstrated???... >>>

CPP: <<< sssorry... im not good at thisss... >>>

CAA: [talking with you has helped a great deal, truthfully.]=[thank you very much, ketsal!]

CAA: [oh, no.]=[you are fine.]=[it's very kind of you to show concern.]=[i doubt anyone else would even try!]

CURRENT derelictDuchess [CDD] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.

CDD: Okay fIrst of all hello!

CPP: <<< ovisssia... >>>

CDD: Second of all... tell me what's goIng on In here and why I wasn't InvIted!

CDD: I need to be In all these shItty memos how many tImes have I mentIoned my need to moderate thIs shIt@

CDD: ^-A-^

CDD: I swear to god If anyone has made any death threats In thIs one I'm goIng to just scream!

CURRENT tenaciousPsychologist [CTP] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.

CTP: Gũys ĩ'm ãbõũt tõ jũmp õff ã very lãrge hõũrglãss, hõw dõ I tãlk myself dõwn?~

CTP: I'm beĩng ĩrrãtĩõnãl.~

CTP: ...Er, fũtũre me, I meãn.~

CPP: <<< ... >>>

CPP: <<< i ssshould have closssed thisss memo... >>>

CAA: [...]=[...]

CDD: And what Is that supposed to mean!

CTP: Oh õõps, sõrry.~

CTP: I thĩnk they wãnted sõme... ~~ãlõne tĩme~~.~

CDD: ...Oh uh!

CDD: Wow guys!

CTP: Jũst ĩgnõre ũs!~

CDD: Wow wow wow okay!

CDD: Sorry sorry sorry!

CTP: Okãy, I hãve tõ tãlk myself dõwn.~ I'm õũt.~

CAA: [no!]=[no, that isn't what...]

CPP: <<< ... >>>

CURRENT surrogateQuadruped [CSQ] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.

CSQ: i 4m unsure how i found my w4y into this memo

CAA: [i'd forgotten that this was a memo.]=[it was my fault.]

CSQ: but hello reg4rdless

CPP: <<< ...ah... >>>

CAA: [dorado?]=[what are you doing here?]=[why are you in this memo?]

CSQ: i just s4id i 4m completely unsure

CDD: Uh you left It open!

CSQ: were you not re4ding

CSQ: bec4use i typed it right there

CSQ: scroll up slightly

CSQ: it is not f4r up

CAD ceased responding to memo.

CPP: <<< well pleassse make your way out... >>>

CSQ: well if im not 4llowed in

CSQ: then i suppose i will do so

CSQ: good bye

CAA: [you have better things to do, don't you?]=[go.]

CSQ ceased responding to memo.

CTP ceased responding to memo.

CPP: <<< lovely... >>>

CDD: Oh... sorry guys I'll leave too have fun!!!

CDD ceased responding to memo.

CPP: <<< ...okay... i think thisss hasss been enough for now... >>>

CAA: [...yes.]=[i... i should be going.]

CPP: <<< ...goodbye, then... >>>