Lyra messages Aaron

snuffshotMartyr [SM] unblocked tenaciousAgitant [TA]
snuffshotMartyr [SM] began pestering tenaciousAgitant [TA]
SM: This is more important than some childish dispute.
SM: Are you alive?
TA: No.
TA: Look how fucking dead I am right now.
TA: Now that we've gotten that out of the way what the hell do you want?
SM: Information
SM: How much do you know about winning the game?
TA: ...
TA: Game?
SM: Sabath?
TA: Oh. That one. Wasn't it just a bunch of bullshit or
TA: goddamnit why does nobody ever tell me things
TA: And don't say it's because I'm a jackass I know that's why
SM: So you...
SM: *Aren't* in the game?
TA: I'm certainly in something.
TA: What it is I'm not exactly sure.
TA: What am I even saying of course it's the game what the fuck else could it be yes I'm in the game.
SM: Well
SM: Nuts
SM: We almost might have had a way out
TA: Out?
TA: I see it one of two ways. Either there's an "out", or there isn't.
TA: Then there are two... sub... ways.
TA: That was awkwardly phrased but WHATEVER my point is if we want out we can either quit, die, or win and I sure as hell am not about to do options A or B capiche?
TA: So just how do we win this thing?
SM: First of all, dying doesn't work
SM: I've tried
SM: Nobody has any idea how to win
SM: My current goal is to break the game.
SM: You want in?
TA: You've tried dying. Fucking hilarious.
TA: And break how? I'm down to exploit some glitches but I don't want this shit crashing y'know?
SM: TA, I have died three times so far. Don't test me.
SM: Right now, I'm planning to destroy the win condition.
TA: Ha. So funny.
TA: I am just shaking with vigorous laughter right now I tell you.
TA: ...And wouldn't that just mean we lose?
TA: This sounds like a stupid plan.
SM: I specialize in stupid plans
SM: Especially when they go wrong
TA: How about instead
TA: I make a plan that isn't shit. What's the win condition?
SM: Make a universe
TA: Oh of FUCKING COURSE LET'S JUST GO MAKE A UNIVERSE
TA: How do we do it let's go.
SM: Like I said
SM: Nobody knows
TA: Then can you give me an accumulated set of knowledge or whatever the fuck.
TA: Get me caught up what do we know.
SM: We know jack squat
TA: Goddamnit why is everyone useless.
SM: Don't see you doing any better
TA: I have a fucking shark bazooka I'm doing pretty damn well thank you very much.
SM: Yeah, well I've got a nuclear pen
TA: Enjoy your cancer, jackass.
TA: Meanwhile I'll enjoy laying down aquatic explosion-based smackdowns.
SM: What kind of loser needs aquatic explosions when you can collapse a mountain on your enemies?
TA: If you can really do that I'm stealing your pen.
TA: But you're probably lying so whatever.
SM: I literally squashed a sentient omnipotent shield bro with an effin' mountain
SM: Dug his corpse out of the wreckage eventually
TA: Yo what the fuck where can I get one of those?
TA: Also. Where the hell is literally anyone?
TA: I've been flying solo this whole time and quite honestly I'm bored.
TA: Not that anyone I know of in our little ensemble makes particularly good company with maybe one exception but a guy gets lonely yknow
SM: Depends
SM: Which land is yours?
TA: Uh
TA: There's magnets n' shit like that.
TA: It's pretty cool.
SM: Oh shoot, the magnet place
SM: Alex was just there
TA: God damnit.
TA: Also who's Alex
SM: My
SM: Somebody I know
TA: So regardless of whether or not they feel the same way you've got a massive crush on them, got it
TA: Very subtle
TA: Either that or I'm misinterpreting your awkwardness in which case I'm sure you'll correct me swiftly and angrily
SM: Come on, dude
SM: What kind of person does a verbal backspace like that, by deciding to hit enter halfway through a line?
SM: That's what the backspace key is for
TA: Apparently you.
TA: I'm also noting the fact that you neglected to deny my allegation.
SM: Ya caught me
SM: He has a thing for me
SM: Is there a word for that?
TA: Confusing?
TA: Like really just. Why?
TA: It's honestly shocking.
SM: ikr
SM: But alas, something in this game convinced him I was worth it
SM: It may have been the brief period in which I was literally his god
TA: Oh so he's a hard sub.
TA: Kinky.
SM: I still have the pen, and we're in no short supply of mountains
TA: Oh god yes.
TA: MmMM crush me with your big mountains mistress.
SM: I'm beginning to remember why I blocked you in the first place
TA: Haha yeah good times.
TA: But you don't really have much of a choice now do you.
TA: Let's be real as much as you'd like to pretend it's otherwise I'm one of the few people around here who isn't a dumbass.
TA: So where the hell are you let's go kick this game's ass or something. I'll bring the brains, you bring the god-pen.
SM: Counteroffer
SM: All I need from you is one simple answer to one very difficult question
SM: Is it worth it?
TA: Cons: I'm a dick.
TA: Pros: I'm not enamored with you (unlike some people) and will help get shit done, whatever shit may be.
TA: But in the end it's up to you.
SM: Not you
SM: Not everything's about you. Most things aren't about you
SM: I'm talking about life, the universe, and everything.
SM: If you had the chance, would you do it all over again?
TA: Oh. Well that wasn't made very clear now was it?
TA: But wow we're getting philosophical up in this bitch okay.
TA: Look at it this way.
TA: The only options are existing and not existing.
TA: I happen to be rather fond of existing, hence why I haven't offed myself just yet.
TA: So no shit it's worth it.
TA: Yeah there might be some things I would've done differently but I'd still do it.
TA: Besides
TA: you can't win if you don't play B)
SM: Would you put someone else through an identical situation?
SM: This isn't a question of whether you want to live or die
SM: This is a question of sustaining the current quality of life, or maybe decreasing it a bit
TA: If by "an identical situation" you mean this game, hell no.
TA: That'd be cruel to force upon anyone.
TA: And can you be a little more specific in what you're asking please?
SM: The result is giving the game to a new set of kids
SM: Making them go through this nightmare
SM: Only a bit more violent, a bit more painful
SM: That's if we win.
TA: Well fuck.
TA: And if we lose?
SM: Hopefully, nothing worse than death
TA: Sounds wonderful.
TA: I suppose we'd better win then, eh? I don't want to die.
SM: Who does?
SM: How many times've you died so far?
TA: Well obviously 0, I'm here now aren't I?
TA: I mean
TA: Ooohhhh I've died and I'm a ghooooost
SM: Noob
SM: I'm on life #4 since starting this forsaken thing
TA: Again, hilarious
SM: That wasn't a joke, genius
TA:
TA: This game is some crazy shit then huh.
TA: So what did you just magically respawn or how does one cheat death here
SM: I keep getting back up in a new body somewhere else
SM: I've tried. Getting crushed, hypothermia, and blood loss all failed
TA: So we're all immortal cool.
TA: I'm going to be preserving as many as my extra lives as possible if ya don't mind though.
TA: So as I was saying.
TA: Where the hell are you and how can I get there?
SM: Space
SM: I respawned on a different planet, heading back now
SM: Magnet place is on my way
TA: :D
TA: I mean
TA: bout damn time somebody showed up
SM: Dude, 90% of the party can fly
SM: Really kinda your fault for not branching out
TA: What the hell
TA: How can everyone fly what the hell
TA: And I've just
TA: I dunno. I didn't feel like talking to people unless people wanted to talk to me y'know?
SM: One of them grew wings through sheer willpower or something equally ridiculous
SM: Another sold his soul
SM: I can use the pen
SM: Byron's magic
SM: Alex just jumps really really high
TA: Shit I need to step up my game
TA: Also you and your goddamn pen ex machina.
TA: So when can I expect you?
SM: Dunno
SM: S'been a while since I started
SM: Might still be some time
TA: Ah well
TA: I've been waiting for something to happen for a few damn months now I can wait a little longer.
SM: Uh
SM: S'been a week
TA: I was hyperbolating okay
SM: Y'never know, with all the time travel stupidity
SM: Heck, for all I know you hallucinated time faster and really did experience months
TA: For all you know I've been stoned off my ass this whole time and that's why I potentially thought it was months.[1]
TA: For all I know someone slipped LSD into my drink a few hours ago and this whole thing has been some jive-ass trip.
SM: I wish
SM: I don't even care what situation I wake up in, I'd jump for joy in the back of that white van
TA: Really?
TA: But... why? Everything was so routine. So normal.
TA: You'd go back to that?
SM: You wouldn't?
TA: Hell no.
TA: We get to be special.
TA: We get to fight monsters, be champions.
TA: What's normal life compared to that?
SM: Y'haven't been keeping up to date at all, have you?
SM: S'not about being a "champion". S'about suffering everything the world throws at you, proving you can handle it
SM: Even when you and the world both know you can't
SM: Maybe it's easier to value mortality after you die the first few times
TA: Maybe I just don't plan on dying anytime soon.
TA: Look maybe you've given up on it because of all the death (I'm sure that's been rather disheartening for you) but dahlin, I'm not going to settle for anything less just yet.
TA: Maybe I'll die a few times and join your cynicism but I don't intend on letting that happen.
TA: We'll see. But I assure you, I can handle it.
SM: For now
SM: Say the same after Reggie starts reprogramming you
SM: Look, whatever. Maybe you're still convinced it's possible, but I'd rather go back home in the middle of a shootout than play through this game forever
TA: Jesus you're depressing.
TA: Okay new new plan.
TA: You get your ass over here.
TA: We get the hell on from here, figure out where we have to go to win this shit.
TA: Don't ask how. We're doing it.
TA: And then with my fighting spirit and your magic pen we will win it.
TA: And then we'll make a universe.
TA: How does that sound?
SM: That universe will have Sabath too
SM: You sure you wanna force some other kids into it?
SM: And of course then you're responsible for their next generation of players
SM: Ad infinitum
SM: An endless line of crying children, begging to be allowed to die
SM: That doesn't strike you as worrying? As something you want to avoid being responsible for?
TA: Look at it this way.
TA: Would they rather have a rough life, or not exist?
TA: Besides 1: I don't want to die and 2: we can help them out. Make it easier
SM: S'why I asked you
SM: Is it better to put them through misery, or to end the line?
TA: To end the line of human existence?
TA: You should know the answer to that.
~~tenaciousAgitant has ceased pestering snuffshotMartyr~~