[ Hey hey hey! None of that breaking her delusions stuff! Not! Allowed! Her response is so immediate, it's scary. ]
they're here!! the moment i checked in i got a letter saying so!!!! we just keep missing each other is all, or more likely, the resort's making it hard to find them on purpose....not that i'll ever give up!!! 😤😤
[ No need to prod much, though. She's hardly got a filter, and being the lonely, desperate little thing she is, getting information out of her is a cakewalk. Just...don't expect all of it to be truthful information. ]
aside from them i didn't have anyone to leave behind???? 🤷♀️ i was the only one alive
like do you *really* want to hear about some badly written 2D stereotypes?? pfffft no way
[While Charlie won't entirely discount the potential for the resort to keep two people apart... he knows a delusion when he sees one. He also knows better than to comment.]
You and your lover, the only two who mattered, huh? Look, you don't gotta tell me about your borin friends. If you ever want to complain, though, I'll listen.
For now, how about you tell me your favorite things about the one you're missin?"
That way, if I see them around, I'll recognize them... and can point them your way.
well yes, we were the only ones alive! i didn't have friends....do you call video game NPCs your friends?? doubt it!! ❌❌❌
but oh? my truest love? i hardly know where to begin.....
they're the most beautiful person in the universe ❤️ they listened to me whenever i needed them, kept me company when i was lonely, and wrote me amazing poetry.... ❤️❤️ we're going to spend eternity together, and now i can do that without being limited to getting carried around on a flash drive! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
i can't wait to see their perfect face for the first time 😌❤️
[ Here it is, the typical "but how can you love someone you've never seen?" stuff. She grumbles. Who needs to see a person to know they exist? Who needs to know if her feelings are reciprocated before devoting herself to them? So dumb! ]
i was hoping they'd know me by sight since we spent so many hours talking and staring into each other's eyes! but....i've come up with a theory that the resort's given them amnesia and i have to do the hard work to wake up their memories of me! which is pretty romantic honestly....
[ Does she sound delusional enough yet? ]
more than likely though, true love will make everything work out perfectly in the end ❤️
[Staring into each other's eyes, but she's never seen their face? The contradictions continue, but so does Charlie's resolve not to dig in too deeply - he'd rather understand the delusion than destroy it.]
You know, I think it will. True love is a powerful thing - I'm not sayin that to sound like some kind of kid's book. People will do anything for love.
[Violent, terrible things. Debase themselves and their ideals. Betray convictions they thought inexorable. True love is one of Charlie's favorite tools.]
So I believe you when you say you'll wake 'em up or recognize 'em or they'll find you and hold you long enough to make up for all the lost time.
And in the meantime, you do 'normal stuff'. Is that lonely?
yeah! exactly! it's nice to see someone not be so jaded about love or say things like "you're in a sex resort!" blah blah blah blahhhh.....love always finds a way!! 😤
i'll keep working hard, just like i have been from the start!
[ And every bit of that work has been pure and innocent! Not a shred of violence to be found there! But there's some hesitation at the talk of being lonely. Way to hit the bullseye in one shot... ]
why would i be lonely though? i'm too busy for things like loneliness 🤣
That's right! You can't stop love. [That's the whole point of love - it's a motivator. Whether its used to manipulate or simply guide life's little pleasures.]
I keep pretty busy too, got a full schedule every night - between meetin up with people and walkin around this place. Doesn't stop me from wantin company, though.
Look, I'm not tellin you how to feel, just sayin... if you want some company ever, let me know. [He wants to stay on the good side of crazy.
[ Aww, come on! Can't they just keep talking about love? But the allure of company, though... ]
yeah there's definitely a lot to see and do here....
[ More hesitation. ]
sure, i don't mind some company every now and then! [ What a funny way of saying "every second of every day". ] so just shoot me a text and we can figure something out! i can usually make time whenever, especially for someone who gets me ❤️
or maybe stop by the library? 📚 it's my second home 😆🤣
If I can find the library, I'll be there. My directions get messed up even without the halls doin... [He makes a winding hand gesture - of course, she can't see that. It's the man's first week with instant messaging, he's doing his best.]
I'll get in touch.
Oh, before I let you go. You got a favorite book? [He will read it just to have something to talk about.]
[Oh the assumptions we make about one another - though Charlie's not immune to alcohol in someone's blood and being tipsy certainly does not help his sense of direction.
He'd say she's right enough.]
I know that one! [He's so excited lmao he's used to being on the antiquated side of things.]
Haven't read it, but I'll get my hands on a copy. You can tell me why you like it after I'm done, if you can wait that long. [He's used to incentivizing people having subsequent conversations with him, so the idea comes naturally.
But he's not opposed to hearing her opinion now, either.
Also, listen, he thinks stabbing can be a great way to say hello!]
oh yayyy! someone definitely from earth! i keep having moments where i say a thing i think everyone knows and get nothing but blank stares...so weird...
that makes me so happy that you'd read it for me 🥹🥹 i'll wait until we meet so you can fully understand what i'm talking about! i don't want to spoil your experience! just make sure to take notes so we can discuss what *you* liked or didn't!
it's feel just like a real book club~~
[ This time with less murder, unlike her old one! Hooray!
Earth, yes! Chicago, more specifically. Can you believe someone asked me if I'd heard of Japan!?
Notes in the margins, assignment understood.
But if you want a book club, you should start one! There's plenty of people who spend their time in the library. Maybe they'd enjoy havin' something to do with one another that isn't fuckin'?
[Charlie certainly isn't going to put a 'no murder' rule on the books.]
😮😮😮 chicago!!! neat!!! and i can't say i'm surprised...i've met someone from an entirely different planet that acted like space travel was a sunday drive 😵💫
but thank you for treating this with the respect it deserves! like i do keep thinking of making a book club but....idk
it'd feel weird
[ Because she did the murders and is in denial, plus a few existential crises thrown in for flavor. ]
and sometimes that "fuckin'" part takes up too much time 😆
They're talkin about goin to the moon back home too... sounds like a bit too fuckin much to me. [There's a whole city to enjoy, who needs something lame like space???]
Okay, how about this. Try it with just me first - if you like it, we can invite some more people. Ease into it, eh?
Whether it leads to fuckin or not. [While Charlie is all about trading cards, he's more interested in making a friend than getting off.]
[ Hold the phone. Surely he's not talking about the first time someone set foot on the moon. And she thought she was dealing with some real ancients already!
...She'll hold off on touching that subject, just in case her assumption is right. Spoilers can ruin the intrigue. ]
yeah who would want to go to the moon? sounds lonely 🌛
hmmmmm.....i'll accept your offer if you consider me the club president! it's what i'm used to 😌
and while that's been a common misconception about my game, i'm not trying to start *that* kind of club
[He's one year shy of the moon landing - a true ancient!]
Yeah! I find it difficult to fuckin believe that there's not somethin' more entertaining down the block of the street! There's nothing on the moon! [He is weirdly passionate about this- He catches himself, fixing himself with puzzled knit brows before moving on. Homesickness makes a habit of complaining for fun even more alluring, apparently.]
Of course, President! You're the one with the idea, the experience, and the reading list! You were made for the role! I'll do... whatever else you need.
HAH
No, no, I liked the joke. Might work on a recruiting poster. [From who he's talked to, Charlie knows there are plenty of people here who will accept a bad pun for an escape from the everyday fuck-marathon.]
exactly! it's just a bunch of rocks! or cheese, depending on who you ask
[ Just wait until he finds out people went to the moon more than once! Pure insanity! ]
thank you new member, and welcome to the soft launch of the golden peacock literature club! 📝🐤📚 all i need from my members is a thirst for exploring the wonderful world of literature!
again, no touching titerature!!! 😉 hahaha glad you liked it though
my tagline used to be "write the way into your heart".....but i guess i'll have to cater to a ✨classier✨ crowd now
but thanks....i really am looking forward to this ❤️
Whatever it is, there's nobody up there. [too extroverted for space travel]
I am happy and proud to be your first member!
I know we're readin, but we gotta write too? I'm not sure I'm very eh.. good at that. I'm better at teachin' people how to read somethin in Italian if that's an option? [Soooo not the same thing, but he wants to avoid putting pen to paper.] I love discussion, though!
You're welcome. Thank YOU for doin the hard work of a president.
since you're my first member, you just might end up being vice president! but we'll see if you can measure up first! it's a very important job!
hahaha don't worry, i won't make you write unless you want to...literature is more than writing! learning italian might be neat though....
anyway! just send me a text once you're ready, or if you see someone with a long ponytail tied up with a ribbon at the library, it's probably me! 🎀 but a text will always help verify 😆
And they're probably too busy with their own bullshit to want to talk to us! Just go a few states over, and you'll feel like you're talkin to aliens, eh?
Judge me harshly, I don't wanna let you down. [He makes himself chuckle - he knows he's capable enough to be a vice president, but well.. it'd be more fun to slough the job off onto someone who'd be grumpy about it.]
I will find you, you will hear from me soon!
[OOC: Let's plan something for Sept on the OOC meme \o/]
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But since you can't find them, I wonder if they're not here. Not that big of a place, right?
Most of us probably left someone or someones back home. You wanna talk about them?
[Because Charlie is nosey, but also to help her feel less lonely! Not taking advantage of that feeling to nibshit, not at all...]
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they're here!! the moment i checked in i got a letter saying so!!!! we just keep missing each other is all, or more likely, the resort's making it hard to find them on purpose....not that i'll ever give up!!! 😤😤
[ No need to prod much, though. She's hardly got a filter, and being the lonely, desperate little thing she is, getting information out of her is a cakewalk. Just...don't expect all of it to be truthful information. ]
aside from them i didn't have anyone to leave behind???? 🤷♀️ i was the only one alive
like do you *really* want to hear about some badly written 2D stereotypes?? pfffft no way
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You and your lover, the only two who mattered, huh? Look, you don't gotta tell me about your borin friends. If you ever want to complain, though, I'll listen.
For now, how about you tell me your favorite things about the one you're missin?"
That way, if I see them around, I'll recognize them... and can point them your way.
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but oh? my truest love? i hardly know where to begin.....
they're the most beautiful person in the universe ❤️ they listened to me whenever i needed them, kept me company when i was lonely, and wrote me amazing poetry.... ❤️❤️ we're going to spend eternity together, and now i can do that without being limited to getting carried around on a flash drive! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
i can't wait to see their perfect face for the first time 😌❤️
[ That should narrow down the search plenty! ]
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Sure! He'll roll with it.]
Hold. Hold on. Just a question. Okay, I'm not doubting you, but
You've never seen their face?
How the hell do you expect to find them!?
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i was hoping they'd know me by sight since we spent so many hours talking and staring into each other's eyes! but....i've come up with a theory that the resort's given them amnesia and i have to do the hard work to wake up their memories of me! which is pretty romantic honestly....
[ Does she sound delusional enough yet? ]
more than likely though, true love will make everything work out perfectly in the end ❤️
[ There, now she seems delusional. ]
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You know, I think it will. True love is a powerful thing - I'm not sayin that to sound like some kind of kid's book. People will do anything for love.
[Violent, terrible things. Debase themselves and their ideals. Betray convictions they thought inexorable. True love is one of Charlie's favorite tools.]
So I believe you when you say you'll wake 'em up or recognize 'em or they'll find you and hold you long enough to make up for all the lost time.
And in the meantime, you do 'normal stuff'. Is that lonely?
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i'll keep working hard, just like i have been from the start!
[ And every bit of that work has been pure and innocent! Not a shred of violence to be found there! But there's some hesitation at the talk of being lonely. Way to hit the bullseye in one shot... ]
why would i be lonely though? i'm too busy for things like loneliness 🤣
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I keep pretty busy too, got a full schedule every night - between meetin up with people and walkin around this place. Doesn't stop me from wantin company, though.
Look, I'm not tellin you how to feel, just sayin... if you want some company ever, let me know. [He wants to stay on the good side of crazy.
And really, he likes the way she thinks.]
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yeah there's definitely a lot to see and do here....
[ More hesitation. ]
sure, i don't mind some company every now and then! [ What a funny way of saying "every second of every day". ] so just shoot me a text and we can figure something out! i can usually make time whenever, especially for someone who gets me ❤️
or maybe stop by the library? 📚 it's my second home 😆🤣
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I'll get in touch.
Oh, before I let you go. You got a favorite book? [He will read it just to have something to talk about.]
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Deductive reasoning it is, then. He's saying he gets drunk and gets lost. Now she can be at peace. ]
okay! can't wait to meet you! 😚
[ And wow. Asking about her favorite book? She's touched! A bit confused, but touched. ]
it's kind of hard to narrow down my favorites to one book but.....hmm
i guess i'd go with alice's adventures in wonderland 😽
[ If he judges her for that, their first meeting will begin with her attempting to stab him. Haha, just kidding!
Maybe. ]
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He'd say she's right enough.]
I know that one! [He's so excited lmao he's used to being on the antiquated side of things.]
Haven't read it, but I'll get my hands on a copy. You can tell me why you like it after I'm done, if you can wait that long. [He's used to incentivizing people having subsequent conversations with him, so the idea comes naturally.
But he's not opposed to hearing her opinion now, either.
Also, listen, he thinks stabbing can be a great way to say hello!]
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that makes me so happy that you'd read it for me 🥹🥹 i'll wait until we meet so you can fully understand what i'm talking about! i don't want to spoil your experience! just make sure to take notes so we can discuss what *you* liked or didn't!
it's feel just like a real book club~~
[ This time with less murder, unlike her old one! Hooray!
Maybe. ]
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Notes in the margins, assignment understood.
But if you want a book club, you should start one! There's plenty of people who spend their time in the library. Maybe they'd enjoy havin' something to do with one another that isn't fuckin'?
[Charlie certainly isn't going to put a 'no murder' rule on the books.]
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but thank you for treating this with the respect it deserves! like i do keep thinking of making a book club but....idk
it'd feel weird
[ Because she did the murders and is in denial, plus a few existential crises thrown in for flavor. ]
and sometimes that "fuckin'" part takes up too much time 😆
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Okay, how about this. Try it with just me first - if you like it, we can invite some more people. Ease into it, eh?
Whether it leads to fuckin or not. [While Charlie is all about trading cards, he's more interested in making a friend than getting off.]
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...She'll hold off on touching that subject, just in case her assumption is right. Spoilers can ruin the intrigue. ]
yeah who would want to go to the moon? sounds lonely 🌛
hmmmmm.....i'll accept your offer if you consider me the club president! it's what i'm used to 😌
and while that's been a common misconception about my game, i'm not trying to start *that* kind of club
i want literature! not titerature!
......that sounded better in my head, sorry
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Yeah! I find it difficult to fuckin believe that there's not somethin' more entertaining down the block of the street! There's nothing on the moon! [He is weirdly passionate about this- He catches himself, fixing himself with puzzled knit brows before moving on. Homesickness makes a habit of complaining for fun even more alluring, apparently.]
Of course, President! You're the one with the idea, the experience, and the reading list! You were made for the role! I'll do... whatever else you need.
HAH
No, no, I liked the joke. Might work on a recruiting poster. [From who he's talked to, Charlie knows there are plenty of people here who will accept a bad pun for an escape from the everyday fuck-marathon.]
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[ Just wait until he finds out people went to the moon more than once! Pure insanity! ]
thank you new member, and welcome to the soft launch of the golden peacock literature club! 📝🐤📚 all i need from my members is a thirst for exploring the wonderful world of literature!
again, no touching titerature!!! 😉 hahaha glad you liked it though
my tagline used to be "write the way into your heart".....but i guess i'll have to cater to a ✨classier✨ crowd now
but thanks....i really am looking forward to this ❤️
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I am happy and proud to be your first member!
I know we're readin, but we gotta write too? I'm not sure I'm very eh.. good at that. I'm better at teachin' people how to read somethin in Italian if that's an option? [Soooo not the same thing, but he wants to avoid putting pen to paper.] I love discussion, though!
You're welcome. Thank YOU for doin the hard work of a president.
i'm up for this whenever you are! :>
since you're my first member, you just might end up being vice president! but we'll see if you can measure up first! it's a very important job!
hahaha don't worry, i won't make you write unless you want to...literature is more than writing! learning italian might be neat though....
anyway! just send me a text once you're ready, or if you see someone with a long ponytail tied up with a ribbon at the library, it's probably me! 🎀 but a text will always help verify 😆
hope to hear from you soon! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Judge me harshly, I don't wanna let you down. [He makes himself chuckle - he knows he's capable enough to be a vice president, but well.. it'd be more fun to slough the job off onto someone who'd be grumpy about it.]
I will find you, you will hear from me soon!
[OOC: Let's plan something for Sept on the OOC meme \o/]