c3< Catching Up (LC11)

Session Ident: #catchingup
[21:19] * esotericRemnant has joined the sidememo
[21:20] <esotericRemnant> Hey
[21:20] * esotericRemnant hugs
[21:21] * @unseeingAugur hugs
[21:21] <@unseeingAugur> Hey.
[21:21] <@unseeingAugur> How've you been?
[21:21] <esotericRemnant> Right now? With knowing you're back, better than I have in a long, long time.
[21:22] <esotericRemnant> I'm in session now, been in for about a month and a half or so
[21:22] <esotericRemnant> Ward of Space, but I knew that for months before hand
[21:23] <esotericRemnant> Most of the uh, early session explosions have stopped
[21:24] <@unseeingAugur> ... explosions?
[21:24] <esotericRemnant> Inter-personal ones
[21:24] <esotericRemnant> I think everyone had someone else they couldn't stand for a while
[21:24] <esotericRemnant> Well, maybe not Zeimah, but
[21:25] <esotericRemnant> People have been making amends by and large
[21:25] <@unseeingAugur> That's... good to hear. 'm sorry I haven't been on.
[21:25] <esotericRemnant> Hey, its alright
[21:26] * esotericRemnant hugs
[21:26] * @unseeingAugur hugs back
[21:26] <esotericRemnant> We've been worried about you, but its good to know you're...alive, if not alright quite yet
[21:26] <@unseeingAugur> It's been hard, and Ross is too early-on in the session to start taking care of the heart of the matter, but... things aren't likely to get much worse than they've been, at least?
[21:27] <esotericRemnant> Thats good
[21:27] <esotericRemnant> Want to talk about your session?
[21:28] <esotericRemnant> You and Ross playing together eh?
[21:28] <@unseeingAugur> It's been hard, and Charta's the /least/ of it. Well. Charta's /most/ of it, but. It's not her fa- yeah.
[21:30] <esotericRemnant> Want to talk about whats been happening? I know I'm not your morail or anything, but I care about whats been happenning to you
[21:31] <@unseeingAugur> Hey, ashen can be anything up to and including basically pale. We'll figure out what suits us, and it that resembles a sort of double-diamond with Kil, that's what it resembles.
[21:32] <@unseeingAugur> I'd be willing to.
[21:32] <esotericRemnant> We've kind of gotten along alright in the interim. I'm in session with her diamond.
[21:33] <@unseeingAugur> Mmmn. How rough's it been? Diamond-Coausp is the... most tense clade relationship, really.
[21:34] <esotericRemnant> Its uh
[21:34] <esotericRemnant> I may have said some stupid things to him, but that wasn't having to do with the clade relationsip, that was my own ignorance
[21:35] <@unseeingAugur> Mmm. Fair enough. Low maturity, people make mistakes.
[21:35] <@unseeingAugur> 've you apologized?
[21:35] <esotericRemnant> I think hes sort of forgiven me? He came by later about an injury that I checked out
[21:35] <esotericRemnant> Yes, both immediately after I saw how much it bothered him, and then again later.
[21:36] <@unseeingAugur> All right, then. At least things /are/ patching up between you both. Always good to hear.
[21:36] <esotericRemnant> Yeah
[21:36] <esotericRemnant> Kilika and I have been getting along fine, which is nice I guess
[21:38] <esotericRemnant> And I've been spending a lot of time with Zeimah, stanzicApparati if you know her
[21:38] <@unseeingAugur> Don't be afraid to call her out when she's being unreasonable. You're supposed to get along, yes; but the best auspisticisms wind up with three people willing to call one another out and collectively work on improving people.
[21:38] <esotericRemnant> Well yeah, but there hasn't been anything to call her out on
[21:38] <@unseeingAugur> I know her, yes. Her transition's stuck well?
[21:39] <esotericRemnant> Yeah, she explained about the hybrid thing and the cooning on the ring trip
[21:40] <esotericRemnant> Been practicing my Alternian with her when I remember
[21:41] <esotericRemnant> We've uh
[21:41] <esotericRemnant> [You're not sure how to put it, not sure if theres a right way to put it.]
[21:41] <@unseeingAugur> Is that what kids are calling it nowadays~?
[21:41] <esotericRemnant> ah
[21:41] <esotericRemnant> Meant that literally
[21:42] <esotericRemnant> But I guess we've sort of fallen into a quadrant or relationship or something
[21:42] <@unseeingAugur> Mmmm. You're happy, she's happy, no one's completely devastated?
[21:42] <esotericRemnant> Pretty much
[21:43] <@unseeingAugur> Then good for you both.
[21:43] <@unseeingAugur> Need some space, use the 'Cant. Best bit of advice I can give you, regardless of which quadrant it is.
[21:43] <esotericRemnant> Ah well
[21:43] <esotericRemnant> Space
[21:43] <esotericRemnant> Not really an option for me unfortunately
[21:44] <@unseeingAugur> Mmm. It never really bothered Bryn too much. It can be easy to forget.
[21:44] <esotericRemnant> We've been spending time mostly at one or the other's Spire
[21:44] <esotericRemnant> And on Prospit
[21:44] <@unseeingAugur> Mmm.
[21:45] * esotericRemnant shrugs
[21:45] <esotericRemnant> Figured you ought to know
[21:45] <@unseeingAugur> It's always good to keep current.
[21:45] <esotericRemnant> Yeah well
[21:45] <@unseeingAugur> So, something in the [h] to <3 gray-area, then?
[21:45] <esotericRemnant> Yeah
[21:45] <esotericRemnant> It started off pretty pale, but
[21:46] <esotericRemnant> Didn't really stay that long, both of our dreamselve's inhibitions are kind of...lacking
[21:46] <esotericRemnant> And it went on from there
[21:46] <@unseeingAugur> Hey, flipping and vacilation are perfectly legitimate.
[21:47] <esotericRemnant> Suppose so
[21:47] <esotericRemnant> I don't think anyone in the session realizes yet
[21:48] <esotericRemnant> You're only the second person I've told
[21:49] <@unseeingAugur> Mmmmm.
[21:49] <@unseeingAugur> I appreciate it.
[21:49] <@unseeingAugur> ...my other tidbit would be see if you can't beg a trade with her Server for their client program, or she yours. Or both, ideally.
[21:50] <@unseeingAugur> That way you get Server-privacy, 's well.
[21:50] <esotericRemnant> Yeah
[21:50] <esotericRemnant> Not a bad idea
[21:50] <esotericRemnant> Thank you
[21:50] <@unseeingAugur> No problem.
[21:50] <@unseeingAugur> My first session was a bit of an interpersonal clusterfuck, really.
[21:51] <esotericRemnant> I recall, wasn't it something like twenty people?
[21:51] <@unseeingAugur> Twenty, yes.
[21:51] <esotericRemnant> Damn, I can't imagine
[21:51] <@unseeingAugur> It was almost three years of gameplay.
[21:52] <esotericRemnant> Wow
[21:52] <@unseeingAugur> ...a lot of people died.
[21:52] <esotericRemnant> ...I'm sorry
[21:52] * esotericRemnant hugs
[21:52] <@unseeingAugur> A lot of people who died came /back/, so...
[21:52] * @unseeingAugur hugs
[21:52] <esotericRemnant> Well thats slightly better
[21:52] <@unseeingAugur> I've no idea how many more people there are out there.
[21:53] <esotericRemnant> You keep in contact with any of them?
[21:53] <@unseeingAugur> I'm still hoping for Kane to show up, but... man. It's been /years/, how weird would it be to actually talk to him again?
[21:53] <esotericRemnant> I know
[21:54] <esotericRemnant> There was only six of us in my native. Two of them are dead, one I keep in contact with. The other two are still missing
[21:54] <@unseeingAugur> Bryn, Eddy. Yer never liked me. Enti and I talk, on occasion. Viv's dead, Charta's sort of /me/, Mornei and I were getting to know one another again before Heries, and... well. Yeah.
[21:54] <esotericRemnant> ...sorry
[21:55] <@unseeingAugur> It's not your fault.
[21:56] <esotericRemnant> Not saying it is, I'm saying sorry that you lost someone you were getting close to
[21:56] <esotericRemnant> And for all the others you've lost on the way
[21:56] <@unseeingAugur> ...sorry. S'sort of weird to hear Canadian Sorries again.
[21:56] <esotericRemnant> ah, heh
[21:56] <esotericRemnant> sorry?
[21:57] <@unseeingAugur> Pffffthahaha
[21:57] <esotericRemnant> hehehe
[21:57] <@unseeingAugur> You're great. You know that?
[21:58] <esotericRemnant> I sometimes think I hear people say it, my hearing must be going
[21:58] <esotericRemnant> But thanks
[21:58] <esotericRemnant> You're pretty great yourself
[21:59] <@unseeingAugur> Mmmm. Will be better when I'm not too self-absorbed to help take care of people again.
[21:59] <esotericRemnant> Yeah, I went through that myself early in the session
[21:59] <esotericRemnant> You'll pull through
[21:59] <@unseeingAugur> The Nysin sort of comes and goes.
[21:59] <@unseeingAugur> And it'll be gone for good, soon enough.
[22:00] <esotericRemnant> Nysin?
[22:00] <@unseeingAugur> Knight Syndrome, s'rry.
[22:00] <esotericRemnant> Ah
[22:00] <esotericRemnant> Yeah, I know what thats like
[22:00] <esotericRemnant> Its good to see you laugh though
[22:01] <@unseeingAugur> I've been working through a persistent film of it for the last... I don't even want to think of how long.
[22:01] <esotericRemnant> Ah
[22:01] * esotericRemnant hugs
[22:01] * @unseeingAugur hugs
[22:02] <@unseeingAugur> Part of her baggage. /Our/ baggage.
[22:02] <esotericRemnant> You'll pull through, you have family and friends, or quadrants and clade if you prefer, looking out for you
[22:03] <@unseeingAugur> I've got all /four/ looking out for me.
[22:03] <@unseeingAugur> 'n it's still hard to connect.
[22:03] <esotericRemnant> I'll talk to you when you're online, its good to keep in contact
[22:03] <esotericRemnant> I can't make anyone else do that, but I will.
[22:04] <@unseeingAugur> ...thanks.
[22:04] <esotericRemnant> No problem.
[22:04] <esotericRemnant> And I mean that
[22:05] <esotericRemnant> It is no problem at all if you want to talk to me about anything from inane things coplayers do to existential horror.
[22:06] <@unseeingAugur> Mmhmm. Likewise, just open up a sidechannel and ping me when you want.
[22:06] <@unseeingAugur> I'll set up something specific so I know when it's you pinging me.
[22:07] <esotericRemnant> I appreciate that
[22:07] <esotericRemnant> I tried to get hold of you, send PMs and such
[22:07] <esotericRemnant> Didn't realize you didn't look at them
[22:07] <esotericRemnant> Its /good/ to know you're getting better
[22:08] <@unseeingAugur> I don't delete them, or anything. My inbox is sent to not accept them. It's either that or twenty minutes to literal /hours/ of running through what's basically a voicemail system.
[22:08] <esotericRemnant> I understand
[22:08] <@unseeingAugur> I... yeah. Things are looking like they're all uphill from here.
[22:08] * esotericRemnant hugs
[22:08] <esotericRemnant> Good
[22:08] * @unseeingAugur hugs back
[22:08] <@unseeingAugur> Mmhmm.
[22:08] <esotericRemnant> And likewise
[22:08] <esotericRemnant> If you ever want to talk to me, either through the link or on here, just send me a ping
[22:09] <@unseeingAugur> Sure thing.
[22:09] <esotericRemnant> I've got it on as much as I can, in case someone needs medical help
[22:10] <esotericRemnant> I've been talking a lot with Merciful Defthand, alkTon if you know her, we've been passing pack medical stuff on our respective species
[22:10] <@unseeingAugur> I... need to start being there for people again. I'll... have I sent you my folders about prosths and blindness?
[22:11] <esotericRemnant> I don't think so
[22:11] <esotericRemnant> If you could, please
[22:11] * @unseeingAugur has sent esotericRemnant the folder "dealingwithblindness"
[22:11] * esotericRemnant has accepted the file
[22:11] <esotericRemnant> Thank you
[22:11] * @unseeingAugur has sent esotericRemnant the folder "alchemizingprosthetics_by_intinf"
[22:11] * esotericRemnant has accepted the file
[22:12] <esotericRemnant> And thanks again
[22:12] <@unseeingAugur> You're always welcome to these sorts of things.
[22:12] <esotericRemnant> Alright, I'll talk to you again once I've read through them or if I have questions
[22:12] <@unseeingAugur> Sure thing.
[22:13] <@unseeingAugur> ( Sidenote of sorts: Bryn's been working on this whole genetic comparison bit between humans and trolls. You might be interested in that? )
[22:13] <esotericRemnant> Oh, a bit outside my area of expertice, but I'd love to look at it anyways
[22:14] <esotericRemnant> I'm really not a whole lot more than a trauma medic
[22:14] <esotericRemnant> Do what I can though
[22:14] <@unseeingAugur> Mmm. It'd be good to have someone like you take an interest in her work.
[22:14] <@unseeingAugur> Shes' been sensitive about it since someone... well. Pulled a Mengele, basically, using her work.
[22:14] <esotericRemnant> Oh dear
[22:15] <esotericRemnant> I think I have her handle down somewhere. I'll have to speak to her when I see her next
[22:15] <esotericRemnant> attractiveClavicle?
[22:15] <@unseeingAugur> Yep. Types in pink, uses tildes when she's in a good mood.
[22:15] <esotericRemnant> Alright, thanks
[22:15] <@unseeingAugur> When she's missing them, something's off.
[22:16] <@unseeingAugur> No problem. Thank /you/, 's well.
[22:16] <esotericRemnant> You're welcome.
[22:16] <esotericRemnant> Not sure what I've done beyond catch up with you, but you're welcome
[22:17] <@unseeingAugur> You've said you're going to talk to her. That's... pretty significant in itself. She's got this Space tendency to withdraw, and, well.
[22:17] <@unseeingAugur> The Maid tendency to get uninvolved, too.
[22:18] <esotericRemnant> Ah
[22:18] <@unseeingAugur> Add to that a moral conflict, and, well. It'll be good to have someone she knows she can trust, if only through clade association, asking after her.
[22:18] * esotericRemnant nods
[22:18] <esotericRemnant> Alright
[22:19] <esotericRemnant> Also, one last thing
[22:19] <@unseeingAugur> Mmm?
[22:19] <esotericRemnant> Well, I say last, but
[22:19] <esotericRemnant> Whats your favourite meal?
[22:19] <esotericRemnant> Cause you're in session now, its the least I can do
[22:20] <@unseeingAugur> Oh. Uh... food?
[22:20] <@unseeingAugur> Edible food?
[22:20] <esotericRemnant> Yeah?
[22:20] <esotericRemnant> Don't tell me you've been skipping meals
[22:20] <@unseeingAugur> I'm... uh. As long as it's not paste, or chalky in texture...
[22:20] <@unseeingAugur> I'm pretty easygoing.
[22:20] <esotericRemnant> I may never roll Life, but I can act it
[22:20] <esotericRemnant> There must be something you really like
[22:20] <esotericRemnant> Anything at all
[22:20] <@unseeingAugur> ...licorice.
[22:21] <@unseeingAugur> Licorice-flavored basically /anything/.
[22:21] <esotericRemnant> How does licorice-flavoured ice-cream sound
[22:22] <esotericRemnant> ...or maybe a cake
[22:22] <esotericRemnant> hmm
[22:22] <esotericRemnant> Both
[22:22] <esotericRemnant> Yes, both will do
[22:24] <@unseeingAugur> The icecream sounds /great/.
[22:24] <@unseeingAugur> And cake? I've never had licorice cake before.
[22:24] <esotericRemnant> I'll make it work
[22:24] <esotericRemnant> You'll get icecream at any rate
[22:25] <esotericRemnant> [You're wondering when the last time someone did something nice for Abel for no reason at all. Its probably been too long.]
[22:26] <esotericRemnant> If theres anything else you want cooked up for you, let me know
[22:28] <@unseeingAugur> ... sure thing.
[22:29] <@unseeingAugur> And... thanks.
[22:29] <esotericRemnant> Hey, no worries. I like cooking, and cooking for a quadrant?
[22:29] <esotericRemnant> Even better
[22:29] <esotericRemnant> Do try and eat some solid meals though.
[22:30] <esotericRemnant> I will send you food everyday if I hear you aren't
[22:31] <@unseeingAugur> ...if I didn't know better, I'd say you were /trying/ to get me to stop eating.
[22:31] <esotericRemnant> ahaha
[22:32] <esotericRemnant> I'll send them everyday then anyways
[22:32] <esotericRemnant> It is literally no trouble at all. Theres a good solid portion of the day where my dreamself loafs around.
[22:33] <@unseeingAugur> Sure thing. As a note, I'm sort of... limiting my protein intake for now, so...
[22:33] <esotericRemnant> Alright, protein light
[22:33] <@unseeingAugur> I'm not going to be having any steak dinners anytime soon.
[22:33] <esotericRemnant> Any allergies or foods to stay away from?
[22:33] <esotericRemnant> Beyond cinnamon
[22:33] <@unseeingAugur> None that I know of.
[22:34] <esotericRemnant> Alright
[22:35] <esotericRemnant> Here: to start you off
[22:35] * esotericRemnant has sent the file "RussianBeanSoup.jpg" to unseeingAugur (( http://lh5.ggpht.com/_88ULPG3MEb4/S5QqGGuke0I/AAAAAAAACFU/Ogtl1rcOgmI/s1600/DSC04541.JPG ))
[22:35] <@unseeingAugur> Thanks.
[22:36] <esotericRemnant> No worries
[22:36] <@unseeingAugur> I've... got to go questing with Li, now. Take care, all right?
[22:36] * esotericRemnant hugs
[22:36] <esotericRemnant> You too
[22:36] <esotericRemnant> Stay safe
[22:36] <@unseeingAugur> Ping me if I'm away too long.
[22:36] * @unseeingAugur hugs
[22:36] <@unseeingAugur> I will. You too, all right?
[22:36] <esotericRemnant> Try and get on to talk to Kilika when you can
[22:36] <esotericRemnant> Will do
[22:36] <@unseeingAugur> I will.
[22:36] <@unseeingAugur> c3<
[22:36] <esotericRemnant> c3<
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[22:36] * @unseeingAugur has disconnected from the servers