2 years

<Mask[Ethan]> =HMM=
<Malfael> :u
<Malfael> lol
<Malfael> nycto is a bit of a neckbeard :U
<Malfael> now that I think about it
<Mask[Ethan]> =yeaaaaaaah=
<Mask[Ethan]> =minus the actual neckbeard, if I recall=
<Mask[Ethan]> =he does have the whole "make fun of the few facets of neckbeardom I don't conform to to not look like a neckbeard" to make up for that"
<Mask[Ethan]> =
<Malfael> >_>;
<Malfael> yeah he's got these ideas in his head about how to be kewl
<Mask[Ethan]> =:u=
<Mask[Ethan]> =whichonesnow?=
<Malfael> eh
<Mask[Ethan]> =explain pls=
<Malfael> he just
<Malfael> does this thing where he's soo cooool and sooo upset
<Malfael> playing the victim
<Malfael> more or less
<Malfael> rebel without a cause
<Mask[Ethan]> =I either have not witnessed this thing or it was so not cool that I didn't assu- Oh :U oh you mean his Dib roleplay?=
<Mask[Ethan]> =I didn't think he was trying to be cool with that=
<Malfael> eeeeh
<Mask[Ethan]> =I hope he's not jesus christ=
<Malfael> idk I just take breaks from seeing him during this training stuff and come back and he's
<Malfael> being
<Malfael> just
<Malfael> eh
<Malfael> I don't even know how to describe it
<Mask[Ethan]> =he has not changed at all :U you just got re-sensitized=
<Malfael> :U
<Malfael> yeah but
<Malfael> is that a good thing?
<Mask[Ethan]> =maybe? :U like I like Nycto but he is kinda annoying a lot of the time and we kinda make fun of him all the time=
<Malfael> nah it's just lately
<Malfael> he's been upset lately
<Mask[Ethan]> =I=
<Mask[Ethan]> =honestly haven't noticed a change :u=
<Malfael> XD
<Malfael> trust me he's been upset lately
<Mask[Ethan]> =I mean I'm not great friends with him :U I basically only know him because of you. We have no common interests at all=
<Mask[Ethan]> =tulpas aside=
<Malfael> mhm
<Mask[Ethan]> =but I mean he even tulpas differently so that barely counts=
<Malfael> mmmhm
<Mask[Ethan]> =but yeah :U he kinda always seems edgy to me. Only really neckbeardy lately though=
<Malfael> ye he's upset :P that's why
<Mask[Ethan]> =wait no he's all into medieval stuff=
<Mask[Ethan]> =and idolizes MLP=
<Malfael> eh
<Mask[Ethan]> =and is le edgy outcast=
<Malfael> he does idolize the edge but he's also naturally edgy
<Mask[Ethan]> =you know what he's kinda always been on the fringes of neckbeardom=
<Mask[Ethan]> =I mean he's even religious :U he's technically religious but his chosen "faith" is the atheistist of all the supernatural beliefs=
<Mask[Ethan]> =speak of the devil=
<Malfael> lel
<Mask[Ethan]> =oh oh! He gets into internet arguements :U a lot=
<Malfael> yep
<Malfael> rebel
<Mask[Ethan]> =/intellectual/ rebel=
<Mask[Ethan]> =big neckbeard points=
<Malfael> hue
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U is all disillusioned about relationships except for one female over the internet (that's you, deepest condolences)=
<Malfael> ._.
<Malfael> yeah
<Malfael> yeah
<Malfael> he's
<Malfael> eh
<Mask[Ethan]> =btw he makes fun of everyone but you when you're not around :U so I guess that's whiteknighting kinda=
<Malfael> he gets in his own way just to bitch about it
<Malfael> :U
<Malfael> lovely
<Malfael> we all make fun of everyone behind everyone's back
<Malfael> so
<Malfael> that's not new
<Mask[Ethan]> =but not you :U that's the important part=
<Malfael> I'm sure I'll do something that'll set him off eventually
<Malfael> well I already have
<Malfael> he just comes to me with it
<Mask[Ethan]> =oh?=
<Malfael> and it's usually kind of silly
<Malfael> yeah the mod stuff the other day :P he was all "if felt like you were attacking me" and I was like "no... I'm a mod. I talk about mod things"
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U what did you say that could have possibly been interpreted as attacking?=
<Malfael> :U I don't even remember
<Malfael> it was fairly unimportant to me
<Mask[Ethan]> =:u well then=
<Malfael> eh, he's sensitive
<Malfael> like I said
<Malfael> going through times
<Malfael> '-' he could be acting like metal
<Mask[Ethan]> =yup=
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U I'm glad I don't have "times". Just days that happen a lot more frequently=
<Mask[Ethan]> =wew=
<Malfael> mhm
<Malfael> times are annoying
<Mask[Ethan]> =yep=
<Malfael> I have times '-' god awful
<Malfael> one sec
<Mask[Ethan]> =>Neguilla switching=
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<Malfael> kk
<Malfael> no I needed a query
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<Mask[Ethan]> =no I meant that one time when you switched with Neguilla U: a lot=
<Mask[Ethan]> =or whoever=
<Malfael> oh yes
<Malfael> neguilla switching was for my switching study .-. grey and ram switching was for times
<Mask[Ethan]> =ye=
<Mask[Ethan]> =but yeah :U having times that only last a day is nice because then you can just acknowledge the fact that you were annoying or whatever for the times and everyone's okay with it because they didn't have to deal with it too long=
<Malfael> eeh when you have depression or nycto-rebel syndrome a lot of shit takes a while to process
<Mask[Ethan]> =yeah=
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U they're in two different cities=
<Malfael> yes :U they are. I do actually do road trips
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U=
<Mask[Ethan]> =well okay then=
<Mask[Ethan]> =okay :U while this is the topic; I know I've asked this like 2 times but I honestly have no idea what this thing actually is still so I'll ask for a written description: what is the "thing" training you for? Exactly?=
<Malfael> oh
<Malfael> everyone else seems to explain it better than me so I'm just going to link you the website
<Malfael> http://www.gratitudetraining.com/
<Mask[Ethan]> =well :U they make it sound more like a cult than you did and I still have no idea what they're shooting for so=
<Mask[Ethan]> =whaaaaaaatever=
<Malfael> :U it's pretty much a cult
<Mask[Ethan]> =training works=
<Malfael> but it's a fun cult
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U=
<Mask[Ethan]> =is it now=
<Mask[Ethan]> =rlllllly=
<Malfael> anthropologically speaking
<Malfael> yes
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U in what way? I pretty much just said that they sounded like a cult because they seem all inclusive with their "it can be spiritual but it doesn't have to be but it can be if you want" and their marketing veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery vague happiness=
<Malfael> eeeh it is vague on purpose
<Malfael> it's kind of like neo freudian psychology
<Malfael> the point is to be vague and symbolic because freudians believe people both have the power to cause their own ailments and solve them
<Malfael> so you give them the basics and they fill in the gaps
<Mask[Ethan]> =mal I don't go to college for psychology "neo freudian" literally has no meaning to- oh you explained it okay=
<Malfael> yes
<Malfael> yes
<Malfael> but I call it a cult because it's very tight knit and lovey dovey
<Mask[Ethan]> =makes sense :U so it is a cult, money vaccuuming and all, they just also do something for you but they're only kinda doing it=
<Mask[Ethan]> =yes, and the tight nitness=
<Malfael> :U I mean as far as you have to pay them to provide a service they charge money, but it's not like they ask you for more
<Malfael> it's like a college class. it's an intense course in specific applied theories of living and behavior adjustment
<Malfael> you pay lots of money, someone really overqualified runs you around hoops because they're smart as shit and they get tenure to, and then you learn and are smart too
<Mask[Ethan]> =yeah I know I'm just saying charging thousand~ dollar fees doesn't /help/ their case=
<Mask[Ethan]> =but you already said they're kinda a cult so I guess that's fine=
<Malfael> well they're in the corporate sector - this is the kind of thing CEOs of fortune 500 companies get to increase productivity
<Malfael> '-' new agey businessy easterny neo freudian psychology
<Mask[Ethan]> =right :U well=
<Mask[Ethan]> =that makes a lot more sense than "life training" U:-
<Mask[Ethan]> =*
<Malfael> eh well
<Malfael> it's not just aimed at businesses
<Mask[Ethan]> =ye=
<Malfael> it's aimed at everyone
<Malfael> these people are high functioning mofos they tend to market themselves very well
<Malfael> and they produce more high functioning mofos
<Malfael> \o/ it's like a mofo factory
<Mask[Ethan]> =well okay then :U=
<Malfael> eh, it's fun and it's gotten me off those horrid antidepressants and doing things again so. I'd say it's better than drugs and therapy
<Mask[Ethan]> =you have successfully made it sound reasonable except for Mask who still wants to make fun of you for being in a cult= >:U
<Mask[Ethan]> okay maybe
<Mask[Ethan]> but
<Malfael> hmmm it's fine '-' it is a cult
<Malfael> I'm not joking
<Malfael> it's just a good cult
<Mask[Ethan]> :U
<Mask[Ethan]> I'm formulating my kool-aid jokes as we speak
<Malfael> excellent :U
<Malfael> nycto was similarly suspicious and bitchy
<Malfael> I was a little concerned about it but tbh I don't give a damn anymore
<Mask[Ethan]> =I mean but you really made it sound like a creepy ass cult :U you've just now made it seem like a less creepy cult=
<Malfael> I'm very glad I went with the humanistic psychology route instead of the victim mentality route - drugs and therapy are accepting you have a problem and are powerless to solve it without a higher power. addiction rehabilitation concepts. this is basically "fuck you you're awesome get off your ass and prove it" in boot camp form
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U whatever works=
<Malfael> yeah :U I just like the fact that I'm not depressed and am like. selling art and making friends. I like all those things.
<Malfael> also I don't have to hide tulpa stuff anymor
<Malfael> e
<Malfael> which is kind of nice
<Mask[Ethan]> =yes U: those are good things. Those would be better things for less than 3 payments of $3,000 but you take what you get=
<Mask[Ethan]> =yeah I was about to say :U that must be nice=
<Malfael> eh
<Malfael> yeah it's a lot of money but '-' I mean one of the things they teach you is you can afford it. and I, a poor college kid, can indeed afford it. because I wanted it so I made the money.
<Malfael> I wanted something, I got it :P I've been doing a lot of that lately
<Mask[Ethan]> =guess so :U=
<Mask[Ethan]> =yeah=
<Malfael> and if they teach you that you can get shit like 3k for some random training session... I mean that skill doesn't go away
<Malfael> now I have the ability to make tons of money for no reason
<Malfael> think of all the purses :U
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U true=
<Mask[Ethan]> =welp. Sounds like something I might passingly consider if I were 18 and had a job and lived in florida and wanted to spend all that time on productivity cult=
<Mask[Ethan]> =none of those are true though :U so I didn't=
<Malfael> XD
<Malfael> yes I'm into productivity
<Malfael> I like my productivity cult
<Malfael> it's hard to explain because it's very eclectic =__=; you could talk to anyone in the training and they'd say something different
<Mask[Ethan]> =your productivity cult sounds great :U and expensive and like it's in another state and like something that would take a lot of time and like something that religious parents who don't understand the difference between psychology and biblical morality would say no to
<Malfael> huehuehue
<Malfael> it's fun. maybe in a few years you should try ir
<Malfael> it*
<Mask[Ethan]> =if I remember=
<Malfael> I'll remind you if we still know each other
<Malfael> if I remember :U
* Malfael sets calendar reminder for several years in the future :U
<Malfael> good
<Malfael> good
<Malfael> I won't have this phone that long
<Mask[Ethan]> =you know what :U assuming I still know you, in 2 years, if this has made enough of an impact on you to remember 2 years later, I'll get the money and go. Probably not actually but saying things like that makes you sound confident=
<Malfael> XD
<Malfael> you know I'm doing all 3 parts
<Malfael> you can just do one or two of the parts
<Mask[Ethan]> =well that's not much of a confident commitment though :U if I want to win le internet showdowns I have to make the big bet that no one will remember when the time comes so I don't have to go through with=
<Mask[Ethan]> =but :U I will. Because neither of us will remember and I won't have to. So I'll say I will=
<Malfael> good
<Malfael> good
<Malfael> you should!
<Malfael> it's fun
<Malfael> and horrible but that's part of the fun
<Malfael> '-' they do a lot of um... hm. crisis management training. so there are a lot of crises. it's like they purposely try to tumblr trigger you so they can glue that bit back on
<Malfael> it's hilarious
<Malfael> so much rying
<Malfael> crying*
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U you, ma'am are making this sound more worth my money. I'll bring Mask's popcorn= >:U
<Malfael> it's
<Malfael> it's so good
<Malfael> I found out underneath the thin veil of emotions I'm basically an emotionless rock :U and people find that oddly creepy. it's great
<Malfael> >room fool of crying people
<Mask[Ethan]> you say YOU made Grey? :U
<Malfael> >"hm I want a sandwich"
<Mask[Ethan]> naw
<Malfael> >_>; yeah
<Malfael> well I made grey because I could not handle that kind of emotional strain
<Malfael> and then my creation turned on me and I had to toughen up anyways
<Malfael> which
<Malfael> oddly enough is very good for me
<Malfael> see this is why I both love and hate grey :P he's very useful
<Malfael> in an abusive kind of way :U
<Mask[Ethan]> sounds like Grey :U
<Malfael> yes :U yes
<Malfael> he would be good as a drill seargent
<Mask[Ethan]> =>:u no Mask this is my IRC conversation go be bothered by Kask= >:U dslbgkhdfbvgdag
<Malfael> or a butcher
<Malfael> kekekekekekkeke
<Malfael> k-k-k-k-karolek system pm
<Mask[Ethan]> =>List 3 things you want to accomplish by attending this training=
<Malfael> lelelelelel
<Mask[Ethan]> ="bet (that is also why I am singing, pls ignore)"=
<Malfael> I can't even tell you shit because it's secret but it's so fucking funny when you do it
<Malfael> all the homework
<Malfael> and shit
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U I'm sure I'll remember 2 years from now=
<Malfael> :U nop I told them I would keep their cult secrets
<Mask[Ethan]> =o i c=
<Malfael> they were like "secrecy pls it attracts the plebs" and I was like "this is good market strategy I accept your terms"
<Mask[Ethan]> =well :U that fits in with their whole self-aware-cult I guess=
<Malfael> yes
<Malfael> they are :U terribly self aware
<Malfael> they also don't really consider themselves a cult but they totally are
<Malfael> it's like a cult of strong independent black women who don't need no men
<Mask[Ethan]> ="okay guys they made some new 'laws' and shit that make this more of a pain so you all have to just drink the coolaid but pretend to be dead instead, kk"=
<Malfael> all the conversations are "wat r u doing today?" O me? I just started company. wat bout u? "o me? I just saved orphans in uganda." *secret cult high five*
<Mask[Ethan]> =o u no just bought my entire industry nbd=
<Malfael> ikr
<Mask[Ethan]> ="oh I just worked retail for 3 months nothing much" "oh yeah I just saved the entire nation of Ethiopia, same old"=
<Malfael> lel
<Malfael> well it's like
<Malfael> even the people who are low level jobs are happy :P they don't want to be rich or famous they just want vidya games and enough money for more of them
<Malfael> everyone just does whatever the fuck they wany
<Malfael> want*
<Malfael> and they're all coolbros about it
<Mask[Ethan]> =yeah but it's just kinda funny :U the contrast between them and the super high-functioning CEOs=
<Malfael> :U yeah there are a lot of high functioning individuals there
<Malfael> my mom bought her company because she did ML (part 3)
<Mask[Ethan]> =huh U:=
<Malfael> now she owns a company
<Malfael> :U
<Mask[Ethan]> =she didn't already?=
<Malfael> nop
<Mask[Ethan]> =:U I am surprised=
<Malfael> she's always been very good at shit buuuut
<Malfael> it went from doing several jobs and a nonprofit to owning a company and going to a world famous nonprofit meetup thing
<Malfael> so even she stepped her game up
<Mask[Ethan]> =well then=
<Malfael> bitches get pregnant and wives and shit :U because they're like "fuck this I want stuff now I'll make it happen"
<Malfael> personally I like the fact that I can mention the 12 year old sociopath in my head drove me to the training and nobody bats an eye '-'
<Mask[Ethan]> =lelel=
<Mask[Ethan]> =yeah like see that's like U: the main reason I wouldn't do that now if I could. My parents are exactly the kind of people who would say "be completely honest we won't judge you for realz" and then the first day I would be and we'd go home and then they'd give me a whole bunch of shit for it all so I'd go back to lying/being militantly non-committal about everything like always when I'm around them=
<Malfael> you know they don't tell nobody who ain't in the program :P
<Malfael> I told my training buddies before I told my parents
<Malfael> my mom's friends with all the cult people and they didn't say shit to her
<Mask[Ethan]> =nonono :U they would go just to hear my answers because they "need to protect me" by bugging everything=
<Malfael> oh they can't do that
<Malfael> cult secrets
<Mask[Ethan]> =oh U: okay=
<Mask[Ethan]> =well still U: I would not have done it because I was not aware of that
<Mask[Ethan]> =
<Malfael> heheh