A mailman and a conspiracy theorist talk about nuclear war

[17:15] <mythologicalActuality> ===START===
[17:15] <obviatingOmnipresence> HOwdy!
[17:15] <mythologicalActuality> Hello.
[17:15] <obviatingOmnipresence> My name's OtrOpe.  What's yOurs?
[17:16] <mythologicalActuality> I had not expected to be contacted via this client.
[17:16] <mythologicalActuality> I'm Cade Griffon.
[17:16] <mythologicalActuality> Are you an alien? y/n
[17:16] <obviatingOmnipresence> I dOn't think I am.
[17:16] <obviatingOmnipresence> Why dO yOu ask?  Are yOu an alien?
[17:16] <mythologicalActuality> Do you know what a human is?
[17:16] <mythologicalActuality> It really depends on the answer to that.
[17:17] <obviatingOmnipresence> COOl!  Well, I have nO idea.
[17:17] <obviatingOmnipresence> What is a human?
[17:17] <mythologicalActuality> I am a human.
[17:17] <mythologicalActuality> Do you know what a Novakid is?
[17:18] <obviatingOmnipresence> NOpe!
[17:18] <mythologicalActuality> A troll?
[17:18] <obviatingOmnipresence> That's the One!
[17:18] <mythologicalActuality> I see.
[17:18] <mythologicalActuality> *Cade flips to his entry on trolls.
[17:18] <mythologicalActuality> What would be your blood color?
[17:18] <obviatingOmnipresence> I'm a tealblOOd.  What abOut yOu?
[17:19] <obviatingOmnipresence> AlsO, dOes this mean yOu're nOt a trOll?
[17:19] <mythologicalActuality> I'm a bright red blood. It is to my understanding that you don't have those on your troll planet.
[17:19] <mythologicalActuality> No, I'm a human.
[17:19] <mythologicalActuality> I've met another troll, but they didn't know much about the blood system.
[17:19] <obviatingOmnipresence> Well ain't that sOmething.
[17:19] <mythologicalActuality> Perhaps you could educate me?
[17:19] <obviatingOmnipresence> It's nice tO meet yOu, mister Or missus human.
[17:20] <mythologicalActuality> Mister.
[17:20] <obviatingOmnipresence> It's nice tO meet yOu, mister human.
[17:21] <mythologicalActuality> And you.
[17:21] <mythologicalActuality> Perhaps you could educate me on the colors of blood you have?
[17:21] <obviatingOmnipresence> AbsOlutely!  What dO yOu want tO knOw?
[17:22] <mythologicalActuality> Well, what color bloods are there, exactly?
[17:22] <obviatingOmnipresence> Well!
[17:24] <obviatingOmnipresence> We gOt rusties, they're the nicest little guys yOu'll ever meet.  Then after that is the fudgeblOOds, and they're super nice tOO!  SO are yellOws and Olives.  Then after them are tealblOOds - that's me! - and there are alsO the highblOOds.  They gO frOm cerulean all the way up tO purple, with indigO sitting in the middle there.
[17:25] <obviatingOmnipresence> Oh, and alsO seadwellers after them, but thOse fOlks aren't arOund very Often.
[17:26] <mythologicalActuality> Cade writes that all down.
[17:26] <mythologicalActuality> Seadwellers. Like, violet bloods?
[17:26] <obviatingOmnipresence> Exactly!
[17:26] <obviatingOmnipresence> ViOletblOOds, and alsO the empress.
[17:26] <obviatingOmnipresence> She's the One and Only fuschiablOOd there is!
[17:27] <mythologicalActuality> Ah. So how do the different colors of blood affect your lives?
[17:27] <mythologicalActuality> I assume they're not purely aesthetic.
[17:27] <obviatingOmnipresence> NOpe!  We've gOt Our whOle lives set up under the hemOspectrum!
[17:28] <mythologicalActuality> Wow, that seems awfully restrictive.
[17:31] <obviatingOmnipresence> Naw, it's nO big thing.  EveryOne can still dO whatever their hearts desire!  They just have tO dO it while fOllOwing the hemOspectrum.
[17:32] <mythologicalActuality> Huh. In our civilization, we can do whatever we want, provided we have the talent.
[17:33] <mythologicalActuality> So violet bloods are miners?
[17:33] <obviatingOmnipresence> I'm sOrry, what's that?
[17:33] <mythologicalActuality> People who mine things in caves.
[17:33] <mythologicalActuality> Like gemstones.
[17:34] <obviatingOmnipresence> I guess seadwellers cOuld mine if they wanted tO.
[17:34] <obviatingOmnipresence> NOne Of my friends are seadwellers, thOugh, sO I dOn't knOw fOr sure.
[17:35] <mythologicalActuality> Okay.
[17:35] <mythologicalActuality> What are you?
[17:35] <mythologicalActuality> I mean, jobwise.
[17:36] <obviatingOmnipresence> I'm just sOme cOurier.  But I really just like making friends!
[17:36] <mythologicalActuality> As in, mailman?
[17:36] <mythologicalActuality> So that's what tealbloods do?
[17:36] <mythologicalActuality> And also, making friends is great.
[17:36] <obviatingOmnipresence> That's what I dO.
[17:36] <mythologicalActuality> I love it.
[17:36] <mythologicalActuality> I mean, provided those friends are aliens.
[17:36] <obviatingOmnipresence> I bet there are mOre teal cOuriers, thOugh, sO yes!
[17:37] <mythologicalActuality> Cool!
[17:37] <obviatingOmnipresence> What dO yOu dO, friend?
[17:38] <mythologicalActuality> I uncover information from the government.
[17:38] <mythologicalActuality> Oh fuck, I've been forgetting to use my quirk.
[17:38] <mythologicalActuality> My bad.
[17:38] <mythologicalActuality> Well, I try to find mythological creatures.
[17:38] <obviatingOmnipresence> COOl!
[17:39] <mythologicalActuality> I'm not usually very successful, but this chat client has proved a goldmine.
[17:39] <mythologicalActuality> It can even time travel.
[17:39] <obviatingOmnipresence> NO kidding?
[17:39] <obviatingOmnipresence> Well isn't that sOmething!
[17:39] <mythologicalActuality> Nope.
[17:39] <mythologicalActuality> I talked to a dude in the 3500s
[17:39] <mythologicalActuality> When it's 2017 over here!
[17:39] <obviatingOmnipresence> Amazing!
[17:40] <mythologicalActuality> I know!
[17:40] <mythologicalActuality> Anyway, anything else you want to know about me?
[17:40] <mythologicalActuality> I'm not very good at conversation topics, heh.
[17:40] <obviatingOmnipresence> All sOrts Of stuff!  What's yOur species like?
[17:41] <mythologicalActuality> Well.
[17:42] <mythologicalActuality> We're kind of like exactly like trolls, but without blood colors.
[17:42] <mythologicalActuality> From what Deltad told me.
[17:42] <mythologicalActuality> We don't have any special powers or shit.
[17:42] <mythologicalActuality> We just are the most intelligent species on our planet, and we have instincts to work together.
[17:42] <mythologicalActuality> Except for when groups of us fight.
[17:43] <mythologicalActuality> That gets bad, since we're good at making tools to do things for us.
[17:43] <mythologicalActuality> Have you heard of a bomb?
[17:43] <obviatingOmnipresence> I have heard Of a bOmb.
[17:43] <mythologicalActuality> Yeah, imagine one of those, but so big it could destroy huge cities.
[17:44] <mythologicalActuality> The governments of different nations here have been threatening to throw those at eachother.
[17:44] <mythologicalActuality> These are scary times/
[17:45] <obviatingOmnipresence> That sOunds a little bit silly.  Why dOn't they just make friends with each Other?
[17:45] <mythologicalActuality> Humanity is scared of itself.
[17:46] <mythologicalActuality> They think that if they make friends, they'll get stabbed in the back.
[17:46] <mythologicalActuality> Figuratively.
[17:46] <obviatingOmnipresence> That seems silly tOO.
[17:46] <mythologicalActuality> Yeah, humanity is just like that.
[17:47] <mythologicalActuality> Do you guys have wars between castes?
[17:47] <mythologicalActuality> Or, at least, a fear that the other castes will try to eliminate your caste?
[17:47] <obviatingOmnipresence> Naw, never.
[17:47] <obviatingOmnipresence> Why wOuld we dO that?
[17:48] <mythologicalActuality> Because maybe one was getting too powerful, and people feared they would overthrow the government?
[17:48] <mythologicalActuality> It's like that.
[17:49] <obviatingOmnipresence> Why wOuld sOmeOne dO that, thOugh?
[17:50] <mythologicalActuality> Fear is the driving power behind all actions.
[17:50] <mythologicalActuality> It's only a matter of time before people give in.
[17:51] <obviatingOmnipresence> What are they afraid Of?
[17:51] <obviatingOmnipresence> NOne Of this makes any sense at all.
[17:52] <mythologicalActuality> Themselves.
[17:52] <mythologicalActuality> Power.
[17:52] <mythologicalActuality> Other people gaining power enough to kill them.
[17:52] <mythologicalActuality> They're afraid others might do it because they themselves would.
[17:53] <obviatingOmnipresence> But they Only wOuld because they think Others might because thOse Others are afraid Of Other Others whO are even mOre afraid.  Right?
[17:53] <mythologicalActuality> Yes!
[17:53] <mythologicalActuality> That's exactly correct.
[17:54] <mythologicalActuality> Everyone is afraid of someone, and their natural instinct is to eliminate them.
[17:54] <obviatingOmnipresence> Why?
[17:54] <mythologicalActuality> It's a terrible thing.
[17:54] <mythologicalActuality> But it's human nature.
[17:54] <mythologicalActuality> That's like wondering why you guys have different blood colors.
[17:54] <obviatingOmnipresence> NO it's nOt.
[17:54] <mythologicalActuality> It just is. Humans long for power, and fear others more powerful than them.
[17:55] <obviatingOmnipresence> It's trOll nature tO eat animals fOr fOOd, but I can chOOse tO eat fruits and veggies instead.
[17:55] <mythologicalActuality> Most of all, they fear losing power.
[17:55] <obviatingOmnipresence> Just like humans cOuld chOOse tO nOt kill.
[17:55] <mythologicalActuality> We can choose to not do that, but the majority of us don't.
[17:55] <mythologicalActuality> And said majority come to power.
[17:56] <obviatingOmnipresence> Why dOn't they?
[17:56] <mythologicalActuality> Because the ones that choose not to don't get power.
[17:56] <mythologicalActuality> Since they aren't willing to fight for it.
[17:56] <obviatingOmnipresence> And why wOuld humans make a gOvernment where peOple whO like tO fight get put in charge?
[17:59] <mythologicalActuality> Because the people who like to fight take power by force, and the people who don't can't stop them, for fear of death
[18:00] <obviatingOmnipresence> YOu knOw what can stOp peOple being afraid Of dying?
[18:00] <obviatingOmnipresence> Having friends tO keep yOu safe.
[18:00] <mythologicalActuality> What?
[18:00] <mythologicalActuality> Fair enough.
[18:00] <mythologicalActuality> I'm just saying, humans are a weird species.
[18:01] <mythologicalActuality> Barbaric at that.
[18:01] <obviatingOmnipresence> Well that's nOt a very nice thing tO say.
[18:02] <mythologicalActuality> It's true.
[18:02] <mythologicalActuality> I can close my eyes and be blind to it, but I'd rather not.
[18:02] <mythologicalActuality> I value the truth.
[18:03] <obviatingOmnipresence> Why are yOu Only lOOking fOr the viOlent parts Of the truth, then?
[18:03] <mythologicalActuality> Fair point.
[18:05] <mythologicalActuality> I mean, humans ARE inherently good when someone they care about is at stake.
[18:05] <obviatingOmnipresence> That's the spirit!
[18:05] <mythologicalActuality> People will do pretty much anything for a loved one or a friend.
[18:06] <mythologicalActuality> Still, the bad part is still there.
[18:06] <obviatingOmnipresence> But there's mOre tO it than what a bunch Of scared, panicking humans dO in a crisis.
[18:06] <mythologicalActuality> For every bad part, there's a good one, and visa versa.
[18:06] <mythologicalActuality> Panic brings out the core values in a person.
[18:07] <mythologicalActuality> There's nothing more telling of character than what people do when panicked.
[18:07] <obviatingOmnipresence> NO.
[18:07] <obviatingOmnipresence> Panic brings Out the reflexes Of a person.
[18:07] <obviatingOmnipresence> DO yOu want tO knOw what brings Out the cOre values?
[18:08] <mythologicalActuality> Yes, actually.
[18:08] <mythologicalActuality> I'm fascinated that you know more about the human race than a human.
[18:08] <mythologicalActuality> Go on.
[18:08] <obviatingOmnipresence> I'm nOt talking human.  I'm talking peOple.
[18:08] <obviatingOmnipresence> Human, trOll, novakid, anyOne.
[18:09] <mythologicalActuality> Sure.
[18:09] <mythologicalActuality> Let's go with that.
[18:11] <obviatingOmnipresence> It's putting them in the dark.
[18:11] <obviatingOmnipresence> And letting them think.
[18:11] <obviatingOmnipresence> AlOne.
[18:11] <obviatingOmnipresence> Where nObOdy will judge them nO matter what.
[18:13] <mythologicalActuality> And you can read thoughts?
[18:13] <obviatingOmnipresence> NOpe.
[18:14] <obviatingOmnipresence> But I dOn't have tO tO knOw what a persOn, 99 times Out Of 100, is gOing tO dO.
[18:14] <mythologicalActuality> Then how do you know everything I just said isn't true.
[18:14] <mythologicalActuality> There's no way of measuring that.
[18:14] <mythologicalActuality> I prefer to not be surprised by one's actions.
[18:15] <mythologicalActuality> I like to know what they're probably thinking and what they're going to do .
[18:15] <mythologicalActuality> I'm afraid I'm one of those people who fear others.
[18:15] <obviatingOmnipresence> Are yOu One Of the Ones whO likes tO hurt Others?
[18:15] <mythologicalActuality> And nothing gets you more safe than knowing what people are going to do ahead of time and planning accordingly.
[18:17] <mythologicalActuality> No.
[18:17] <mythologicalActuality> I'm the one that likes to make sure they don't hurt me.
[18:18] <mythologicalActuality> Nonlethally, of course.
[18:18] <mythologicalActuality> Information is power, my friend.
[18:18] <mythologicalActuality> And information is my specialty.
[18:18] <obviatingOmnipresence> Then hOw dO yOu knOw there are peOple whO like hurting Others at all?
[08:09] <mythologicalActuality> I've seen it happen.
[08:09] <mythologicalActuality> If you'll look in your social structure, it's probably there too.
[08:09] <mythologicalActuality> Some of us just choose to be blind to it.
[08:10] <obviatingOmnipresence> Are yOu sure that yOu aren't just lOOking fOr sOmething that isn't there?
[08:10] <mythologicalActuality> Yes.
[08:10] <mythologicalActuality> Because I'm finding it.
[08:11] <obviatingOmnipresence> Because yOu're putting it there fOr yOurself tO find.
[08:11] <mythologicalActuality> I was not aware I was able to change the events of the past.
[08:12] <mythologicalActuality> As far as I know, this is only capable of traveling forwards in time.
[08:12] <obviatingOmnipresence> What dOes re-labelling sOmeOne else's mOtivatiOns dO, if nOt that?
[08:13] <mythologicalActuality> Fair enough.
[08:13] <obviatingOmnipresence> YOu can't change histOry.  But yOu can rewrite the bOOks.
[08:13] <mythologicalActuality> I just have a hard time justifying the destruction of several nations with anything other than fear or lust for power.
[08:13] <mythologicalActuality> Maybe you guys do that in good fun?
[08:13] <mythologicalActuality> I wouldn't know.
[08:14] <obviatingOmnipresence> And that's Okay!
[08:14] <mythologicalActuality> ...
[08:14] <mythologicalActuality> The loss of millions of lives is OKAY?
[08:14] <mythologicalActuality> I beg to differ.
[08:14] <obviatingOmnipresence> YOu Only being able tO think Of it as mean-spirited is Okay.
[08:15] <mythologicalActuality> Ah.
[08:15] <mythologicalActuality> I guess it could be the *accidental* murder of millions of people.
[08:15] <mythologicalActuality> Those are things that totally happen.
[08:15] <obviatingOmnipresence> Panic makes peOple dO silly things.
[08:15] <mythologicalActuality> A whole group of people accidentally decided to blow them sky-high.
[08:15] <obviatingOmnipresence> It dOesn't mean they're bad peOple.
[08:15] <mythologicalActuality> Which brings us back to my earlier point.
[08:15] <mythologicalActuality> It doesn't mean they're ALWAYS bad people.
[08:15] <mythologicalActuality> But when it matters?
[08:15] <mythologicalActuality> Yes.
[08:16] <mythologicalActuality> They are.
[08:16] <mythologicalActuality> When lives are on the line?
[08:16] <mythologicalActuality> They are.
[08:16] <obviatingOmnipresence> I think we might have tO agree tO disagree.
[08:16] <mythologicalActuality> God, I hate that line.
[08:16] <mythologicalActuality> But it's true, I guess.
[08:16] <obviatingOmnipresence> Because tO me, it's when lives are On the line that peOple really prOve that they can dO anything.
[08:16] <mythologicalActuality> Prove that they can do anything.
[08:17] <mythologicalActuality> By obliterating nations and millions of lives.
[08:17] <mythologicalActuality> Yup, sounds good to me!
[08:17] <mythologicalActuality> Just another walk in the park.
[08:18] <obviatingOmnipresence> ... YOu haven't had many friends befOre, have yOu?
[08:18] <mythologicalActuality> You wouldn't know.
[08:18] <mythologicalActuality> I actually do, under a different name.
[08:19] <mythologicalActuality> I don't like handing out my real name often.
[08:19] <obviatingOmnipresence> Oh!
[08:19] <obviatingOmnipresence> SO yOu dO knOw what it's like tO have peOple whO have yOur back!
[08:19] <mythologicalActuality> Yes.
[08:19] <mythologicalActuality> I admit, it's a nice feeling.
[08:20] <mythologicalActuality> It just doesn't come... naturally to me.
[08:20] <obviatingOmnipresence> That's Okay tOO!  YOu're allOwed tO be scared sOmetimes.
[08:21] <mythologicalActuality> You're an interesting person.
[08:22] <mythologicalActuality> I don't meet many with your mindset.
[08:22] <obviatingOmnipresence> Thanks!
[08:22] <mythologicalActuality> It wasn't meant as a compliment.
[08:23] <mythologicalActuality> Merely, an observation.
[08:23] <mythologicalActuality> Take it however you want.
[08:23] <obviatingOmnipresence> Okay.
[08:23] <obviatingOmnipresence> Thanks!
[08:24] <mythologicalActuality> You're welcome, then. I guess.
[08:25] <obviatingOmnipresence> >:>
[08:28] <mythologicalActuality> Ciao, then.
[08:28] <obviatingOmnipresence> Oh.  Well alright.  Bye fOr nOw, friend!
[08:29]  * obviatingOmnipresence [OO] ceased trolling mythologicalActuality [MA]