video; late at night

[drama8om8]

[ It is a very tired Octavia that turns on her webcam tonight. An Octavia that is too tired to care that she's showing herself on the network sporting her dorky orange sun jammies and a giant tangle of bed hair. ]

So, uh. Lately I'm not sleeping so - [YAWWWWWWWWN] - great or whatever. Because, um.

[ She rubs at her eyes under her glasses briefly. ]

Nightmares! Yeah. I am having super terrible nightmares. Like. The worst. So I was hoping somebody would know how to stop somebody having dreams and stuff? Google isn't hel--

[ Then she's cut off by an exceedingly shouty voice that some might recognise as Alan's coming from somewhere offscreen. ]

I'LL KILL YOU ALL!

[ And she slams her laptop shut with a shriek. Busteeeeeeeed. ]

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[wastingtime]

All that aside.

I believe that it may be some sort of robot, based on Christobel's own experiences, but I'm not sure. All I have to show for it are some odd markings.

[drama8om8]

Ugggggggghhhhhhhh. A ro8ot? You 8n't douchey enough to 8e a ro8ot!
Are you SURE it's a ro8ot? And not like. Just a guy covered in tinfoil?

[wastingtime]

As I said, I'm not sure. All I know is that whatever - whomever - it was, they were certainly a soldier of some sort.

And if I had to be one again, I suppose I would enjoy a suit of armor over tinfoil.

[drama8om8]

W8ty w8 w8. If you had to 8e one AGAIN?
YOU were a soldier? Seriously????????

[wastingtime]

[......he's going to regret bringing this up, isn't he.]

A long time ago.

[drama8om8]

SO COOL.
I guess that kind of gives you an advantage with this stuff? 8ecause past you AND present you were 8adasses?

[wastingtime]

I don't know about that. But at least we have our experiences to fall back on. Him more than I.

Do you ever find it odd, referring to your memories as another person's? Even if it's another self's?

[drama8om8]

Personally? Not so much!
It's like when poor people 8uy stuff second-hand, I guess?
Like the memories were Vriska's first 8ut they're mine now. And it's pretty easy for me to think of us as separ8 people 8ecause we are so different!
If that makes sense. Kinda.

[wastingtime]

I suppose it's a bit more difficult for me due to my age. Young people have always adapted easier than us old folks.

[drama8om8]

May8e!
8ut unless it 8others you you can pro8a8ly just claim the memories as yours ANYWAY. No need to differenti8 8etween you and past you or whatever.
Unless your past life guy was a giant tool that you'd rather distance yourself from or something! I know LOTS of people like that. Wow.

[wastingtime]

I don't know about a tool, but he does have some memories I'd rather forget.

[drama8om8]

Haha, yeah. I know lots of people going through THAT, too. Is yours super 8ad? ::::\

[wastingtime]

[it takes some time for him to respond. partly because though the memory isn't as fresh, the abhorrence is as strong as it's ever been. and how can he phrase it?]

I've never known a hate so strong, but I don't know that 'hate' is the right word. Whatever he fought against, it was absolute anathema.

It disturbs me.

[drama8om8]

[ uHHHHHHHH ]

 

 

He didn't like. Want to smooch the things he fought against, right. I mean that's not why it was a special kind of h8 or anything.

[ TAVIA NO NOT EVERYTHING IS TROLLMANCE. PLS GO. ]

[wastingtime]

[what

the

fuck

HE TAKES EVEN LONGER TO RESPOND BECAUSE SERIOUSLY]

No.

[drama8om8]

I was just ASKING! No need to get all underliney at me. No 8ot8oinking! Got it.

[wastingtime]

This isn't one of your stories, I'm afraid. [no underlining, but his hand's a bit stiffer than normal. he may or may not be horrified at the thought because dear god.

he's disturbed for an entirely different reason now, thanks.]

[drama8om8]

Hey! Some people ARE remem8ering stuff like that.
I wasn't asking for the sake of the yaois! God!!!!!!!!

[wastingtime]

[he just

has to rub his face for a few seconds]

I'm sorry. Consider it the opposite, then.

[does he even want to know what yaoi is]