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[neopianangst]

[This new face on the network is, unsurprisingly, looking pretty confused. Looks like screwing around on his laptop found him something unusual.]

Um...What's going on here? I mean, am I just going crazy or something?

[A pause. Shinji fidgets nervously a bit.]

Yeah, that has to be it, actually. I bet I'm really just sitting here talking to myself. Which just makes me even more crazy, I guess.

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[summit]

Definitely not crazy. This is all definitely, really happening.

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[neopianangst]

I guess the longer I know about it the harder it's going to be to deny, huh?

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[summit]

[ Smiling a little. } Basically, yeah. I thought that this was just, some youtube knock-off? But it's actually some legit, secret society. With powers and, uh, well danger too.

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[neopianangst]

I don't remember signing up for a secret society.

I'm probably going to get a lame power anyway.

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[summit]

I don't think anybody did. Unless, our past-lives did? I guess that could be a thing, that they have done... [ hm. ] And, you never know? One of my friends is immortal now. [ Or something. ]

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[neopianangst]

Well, I don't know about you, I'm not the kind of person that would get something like immortality.

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[summit]

You don't know that for sure, until you get a power?

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[neopianangst]

Do you have a power yet?

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[summit]

Not yet.

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[neopianangst]

What other ones have you seen?

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[summit]

Well, uh... Somebody can talk to animals, and there's apparently a woman, who is a robot? And, uh... My friend also, doesn't need to sleep anymore, on top of being immortal.

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[neopianangst]

Oh.

I've talked to him.

[That doesn't sound like he enjoyed it.]

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[summit]

[ where is your sense of wonderment shinji. ]

Oh. Well, uh... I'm sure there are others...

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[neopianangst]

[KARSON YELLED AT HIM A LOT IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL OKAY.]

Well, I'm sure not everyone gets good powers.

That's the point I was trying to make.

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[summit]

[ YEAH... HE DOES THAT... ]

Well... Okay, I'll give you that. But, I haven't seen anyone really complaining about it, yet?

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[neopianangst]

I'm still not optimistic.

[BLAH BLAH BLAH I HATE MYSELF I'M WORTHLESS as usual basically.]

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[summit]

Maybe you'll get some cool, free stuff?

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[neopianangst]

Everyone else kept telling me how this wouldn't be fun.

You're trying really hard to make it sound fun.

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[summit]

I try to be optimistic, about things.