Contacting The Summoner

[likeabos]

sO, uH, 1'M JUST SUPPOSED TO TALK HERE R1GHT?
sAY SOMETH1NG TO 1MPLY THAT YOU CAN LEAVE A MESSAGE HERE AND 1 W1LL GET BACK TO YOU?
r1GHT THEN!
yO!
tHE GREAT AND M1GHTY SUMMONER HERE, h1STOR1CAL W1NGED CAVALREAPER OF AWESOMENESS!
lEAVE A MESSAGE AND 1 W1LL GET BACK TO YA,,,
oR YOU KNOW, cONT1NU1NG CALL1NG ME 1N SOME SORT OF ANNOY1NG WAY,,,
1'M SURE 1 W1ll P1CK UP EVENTUALLY,,,
nO, rEALLY,,,
jUST PUT SOMETH1NG HERE AND 1'LL GET BACK TO YA,,,
1 PROMISE,,,

Comments

2/24; morning; text

[cynicisms]

Hello...

Did you manage to find her once the chip glitches stopped?

Re: 2/24; morning; text

[likeabos]

hUH?
oH, uM, hEH, hEY THERE, cHICO,,,
eRM, n-nO, aCTUALLY, sEEMS SHE 1S ST1RR1NG UP TROUBLE AGA1N, bACK, wHERE SHE 1T 1S SUPPOSED TO BE ST1RR1NG TROUBLE,,,
yEAH,,,

[cynicisms]

Oh...

I'm sorry.

Are you alright?

[likeabos]

eHEH, yEAH, 1'M OKAY, 1 GUESS,,,
1 MEAN AS OKAY AS 1 CAN BE CONS1DER1NG,,,
yOU KNOW, tHATS SHE'S GONE,,,
bACK TO DEATH,,,
wHERE SHE CAME FROM,,,

[Nope! He's not doing this!]

1 MEAN, nOT THAT 1T MATTERS R1GHT?
eVERYONE D1ES EVENTUALLY, aND THE PO1NT OF T1ME 1'M FROM SHE'S ST1LL VERY MUCH AL1VE,,,

[cynicisms]

[It's frightening, almost, how his chest twinges in pity...no, sympathy...for this person. That feeling of losing someone is too familiar, it aches in his own chest. It takes a moment to answer.]

It does matter. And though I've no words to make it hurt less for you, I'm sorry.

Do you need anything?

3/8; text

[order_disorder]

HEY. YOU. TROLL.

YOU'RE REQUIRED FOR SOMETHING. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO HURRY UP AND ANSWER ME YOU WINGED ASSHOLE.

Re: 3/8; text

[likeabos]

oH, wOAH,,,
hELLO L1ME GREEN,,,

n1CE TO HEAD-TYPE TO YOU TOO L1TTLE GREEN DUDE,,,

wHAT'S UP?

[order_disorder]

WHOA. DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA. THIS AIN'T MY HEMOTYPING. IT'S MY "SISTER'S." I KILLED HER WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER AND LOOTED THE COLOR OFF A PICTURE OF HER CORPSE. I ALSO TOOK HER UPPERCASE U.
ANYWAY. I'M VERY BUSY. AND ALSO VERY HUNGRY.
YOU WILL FETCH ME SOMETHING TO EAT. AND BRING IT TO MY HIVE.

[likeabos]

uM,,,

aLL R1GHT THEN,,,

wHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DO1NG THAT'S SO T1ME CONSUM1NG THAT YOU NEED TO 1NTERUPT SOMEONE ELSE'S BUSY SCHEDULE TO GET YOU SOMETH1NG TO EAT?

[order_disorder]

[A significant pause.]

I'M WATCHING TV. MY STORIES ARE ON. OBVIOUSLY I CAN'T INTERRUPT THOSE?
HOW WILL I KNOW IF JACKASS ONE FINALLY SNAPS AND STRANGLES BITCH TWO.

[text]

[berths]

Hey. You busy or can you talk for a bit?

[text]

[likeabos]

1 AM NOW,,,
wHAT'S UP?

[text]

[berths]

I need someone to test something on.

You in?

Re: [text]

[likeabos]

oH?
a NEW EXPER1MENT HUH?
sHOOT,,,
1T SOUNDS L1KE 1T M1GHT BE FUN AND 1'M BORED ENOUGH R1GHT NOW,,,

Re: [text]

[berths]

Good.
I recommend wearing something you don't want anymore.
And getting your ass over here now.

06/13

[puppetninja]

[Bro's lucky - the drugs are out of his system by the end of the third day (which sounds almost prophetic, but he's not going to think too hard about it). And, bright and early on the fourth day, after waking up in some stranger's bed, he turns to the only person he can think of that he could actually trust about this shit. After all, DS needed him strong and it was his job to take care of the kid.

Really, if you thought about it, who else was he going to send thoughts at?]

How bad was it.

[That's all he offers. He doesn't explain.

He doesn't feel like he needs to.]

Re: 06/13

[likeabos]

[Oh. Wow. He was most certainly not expecting to hear back from Bro, especially not so soon, considering all that had transpired a few days prior. Had to leave it to the guy for having the shame globes to directly check in with him if anything. Not that he could blame him. He would have probably done the same thing if it were him.]

dEPENDS ON WHAT SPEC1F1CALLY YOU'RE REFERR1NG TOO,,,
1F YOU'RE TALK1NG ABOUT WHAT WE D1D, aLL TH1NGS CONS1DER1NG, 1T WASN'T ALL THAT BAD,,,
1F YOU ARE REFER1NG TO THE STATE YOU WERE 1N THROUGHOUT 1T ALL,,, wELL,,,
1T WAS PRETTY BAD,,,
fAR FROM THE WORST 1'VE SEEN, bUT ST1LL PRETTY BAD,,,

[It was depressing to think that he had seen so very much worse.]

[puppetninja]

No, I wasn't talking about us.
Just me.

[For all that Bro might've thrown himself at Summoner's mercy, he had faith in his own personal abilities. He was good at what he did, and what he did - here, in Ariel - was fuck, and fuck well.]

I
There isn't much.
Blurred visions.
Things here and there.
Is that normal?

[God, it was hard to ask. But who else could he turn to, really? Who else would know enough to be able to be honest with him?]

[likeabos]

,,,dEPENDS,,,
tHE S1TUAT1ON VAR1ES BETWEEN PERSON TO PERSON,,,
sOME ARE LEFT W1TH L1TTLE MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPEND, wH1LE OTHERS ARE LEFT REMEMBER1NG MORE THAN THEY PROBABLY SHOULD,,,
1T'S ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS THEY USED ON YOU DUR1NG YOU'RE T1ME 1N REEDUCAT1ON,,,

[He... Really didn't want to dwell to much on that. His own experiences being things which he would much rather forget.]

bUT, yEAH, yOU WERE PRETTY MESSED UP,,,
nOT THE WORST 1'VE SEEN, bUT YOU OBV1OUSLY D1DN'T HAVE MUCH SENSE ABOUT YOU,,,

dO YOU REMEMBER WHY THEY SENT YOU 1N?

[puppetninja]

Oh yeah.
Shouldn't get mouthy about your opinions on the re-education system in a bar on friday night.
Lesson heard, loud and clear.

[Heard, but not learned. If anything, this experience has only cemented in Bro's mind that Ariel is messed up and backwards. After all, he's integrated fairly well, hasn't he? And yet.]

Listen can I


I'm not home right now.
and I really
Uh

I ran into Davesprite on my first day out and shit was awkward enough before that fun little encounter.

[He doesn't get specific, because he doesn't want to. And while he knows that trolls don't exactly understand the concept of incest, he's pretty sure that Summoner will understand 'awkward'.]

An invitation arrives, around 17 June

[hands4healing]

[handwritten at the bottom of the invitation]

I know we've only talked once, but I thought you might like to come. I invited Tavros, too. If you don't want to, that's all right!

- Winry

Re: An invitation arrives, around 17 June

[likeabos]

Oh no! Actually I'm flattered to think you'd invite me after our brief meeting! I'll be sure to show up, especially if Tavros will be there as well.

I know the invitation says no gifts, but do yo want me to bring something to eat and drink?

- The Summoner ♉

[Text]

[hands4healing]

I'm glad you're coming!

I don't know if you have any special foods you need to eat. So please let me know. And if there's something you'd like to share, we all like trying new foods.

[Text]

[likeabos]

Nothing too strange, I think? I mean, I don't think I've run across anything yet in a humans diet that's any less compatible in a trolls. At least, I've been able to eat at the restaurants here in Ariel just as easily as anyone else is able to.

None the less maybe I'll whip something up as my little contribution tot he party. Maybe put together some stuff from my old world.

I mean, only if people are willing to try something new...

Re: [Text]

[hands4healing]

I know I'd love to try something new.

[And Ed would eat almost anything.]

So, yes, please bring something!