POKEGO GROUP CHAT [POKEGO MEMBERS ONLY] v.3

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[OOC: this is a catch-all group chat for the POKEGO members to use however they'd like. This chat is open ONLY to POKEGO members and is not actually part of the Libra app (but their own separate network). It should also be noted that while full members have the ability to create private filters, the apprentices do not. ]

Comments

[anyprice]

I usually thought when gods made mistakes, it caused natural disasters, so I was a little spooked at the idea.
I'm kidding. Mostly? But the god I share apartments with, the last time he made a mistake he blew up a planet, so...

At the very least my mistake this time around is only affecting me and not others, you know? I'm ... keepin' my head up.

[droptheious]

Yes, you do, and I'm glad for that. I think it's more the downplaying than anything. Like, I do understand you heal a lot faster than most people - but I love you and even if like, getting stabbed is no big deal to you, it's always gonna be a big deal to me! Healing abilities or not.

[whiteshroud]

[....

You know those moments when the response you're going to give, you have enough self-awareness that you KNOW it's going to land you in hot water? Yeah. He's having that moment right now. ]

I'm... not downplaying it. Certainly not intentionally so.

How I react to my injuries is genuine.

[whiteshroud]

I plead the fifth.

[And that's a troubling thought man!!]

I actually rather hope this is a one time strange case. The rock you found is, the energy signature is... unsettling.

[He doesn't know how else to describe it. It's just got Real Bad Vibes]

... Gilgamesh? [HE'S TRYING TO IMAGINE THE KING THROWING A WHOLE TANTRUM]

[anyprice]

Wh--wha!
You're gonna be the one doing my exam!!!

What!!

I thought it was gonna' be like--Mr. Oak or that big friendly Llama fella!!

Oh, I'm NEVER gonna graduate--!!

[ yelp ]

[anyprice]

aww, that footprint thing is just a clever trick, you know? i could probably teach you. probably? [ no he cannot it's fucking strange and probably has something to do with Aha. ] I'm going to be v e r y careful w/my knives around you all the same. you know??

[anyprice]

👍👍👍👍👍

a star, from a star! I'm so flattered you'd go this far for someone you barely know.
I'll make sure to make it up to you. I promise! 😉😏

[ yeah he's just gonna continue to flirt, get attacked ]

[anyprice]

Ouch, the fullname. Don't scold me, even if I've been bad. My heart can't take it from such a serious face, Nyannyan.

...

Promise, You're always on the top of the list I call. 💕

[anyprice]

😢😭Mr. Llama...

I'd take one that has been in your mouth too. I'm not so allergic to a little bit of spit.
Especially if it's the star that'll make this stupid thing let me sleep again. I miss naps. I miss naps so much.

1/3

[droptheious]

[There's a SIGNIFICANT pause here as Varian digests what is being told to him. That moment have to be creeping pretty hard down Jun's back right now. Sir??? SIR????]

That's not- NO??? That's- that's WORSE????

2/3

[droptheious]

[He loves his boyfriend. He loves his boyfriend and wants to spend the rest of his life with him.



But sometimes he wants to push him into a body of water. This is one of those times.

Deep breath. In. Out. He loves his boyfriend. ]

3/3

[droptheious]

Okay, but you see that's also actually pretty distressing? Because I know probably don't think... we're gonna stick to the stabbing example - you probably don't think that being stabbed is that big a deal. But for the vast majority of us? Stabbing kills people. And it's extremely upsetting to think about someone you love being stabbed because, again, mein herz, I cannot stress this enough that normally kills people.

So even if it's not a big deal for you? For us? Me? The "oh hey my boyfriend got stabbed!" is actually a really worrying concept to deal with. And it would be easier to process if you gave it just a smidge more gravitas? Just a little. And this does not mean avoid telling us because it's easier to do that than let us be worried about something that happened to you, I'm headed that one off at the pass.

Just. I don't know. Understand that what's not a big scary injury to you might be to us and understand we probably need to be let gently into a "I got stabbed today". Probably accept you're gonna get a little fussing about it too. A little.

[anyprice]

😭😭😭😭

ughghh
i seriously don't know what to do with it
this is... so not what I'm used to. I'm way more used to people yelling at me.

help

[anyprice]

If you've seen them before, then I believe they're real, girliepop.

Those talus hearts you found were cool, though, if nothing else!! I would have thought for sure that thing would have been the right ore. Even if it's not, I bet Bladie'll still make something cool out of it one day...

[anyprice]

You're not working yourself too hard, are you?
I'm grateful for all the work you're doing,
But don't you dare trade your health for mine, kiddo.

[anyprice]

Having a parasitic rock trying to steal my senses one by one IS a pretty good reason to fail an exam, I'll give you that!!

Also, I'm totally innocent. Gilgamesh paid every penny for those cubes, and maaaaaybe I did help him with the suggestions a little, I'm totally not guilty for that prank. Er. Not a prank. It was totally to help you. Who wouldn't enjoy cube-shaped resources? Honestlllyyyyyyyy...

...

Well.
I'm okay? Iiiiii uuuuhhhhmm,.
I can't physically feel things, I can't differentiate cold and hot things, I can't taste food unless it's *intensely* saccharine or spicy, and I haven't slept in months.

But despite all that, I'm like.
I'm not sick? I think I'm just anxious. All the damn time. Waiting for the next sense to be popped away. Wake up blind, or deaf, or.

...God forbid, I lose my voice.

1/2

[anyprice]

As is your RIGHT! Now you're on the right track.

[ pleading the fifth is exactly what HE'D do in this situation too. or he'd claim he can't read anymore, one or the other. ]

and you're 100% solid there, little dude. if it's just me who gets this *fun* rock, I'll be fine with it. I don't wish this on my worst enemy!

2/2

[anyprice]

[ Haha, gilgamesh... having a tantrum... well, he does have those, but they're more like the man goes ROCK silence and gives you no quarter at all and it sUCKS he's so good at not blinking and ignoring you-- ]

No, no. Gilgamesh is my boo. My neighbour is a fella who's upstairs, you know.
Lives in my head? Soul? Idk, THEY make bell noises and giggles all day. As far as ghosts-in-your-body goes, THEY are probably the least scary, THEY just want to be entertained all day. That's what happens when you're a god called 'Aha, the Elation,' I guess?????

[heng_like_a_dragon]

[You know what? Sure, Dan Heng will roll with it. He's going to ask Professor Rowan to proctor the exam so that it's unbiased, but Sampo can find out later.]

You'll be fine. I have full confidence in you, which is why the review is necessary to build up your confidence.

[whiteshroud]

[Yeah here we go. Jun knows he's in trouble. He's really trying to listen, he is. It's not like he wants to upset Varian like this. He doesn't like doing it at all! But...

He feels completely out of his depth here. ]

What do you mean by more gravitas? Do I ask you to sit down, or make sure to use proper punctuation?

[Emotional expression isn't easy for him on a GOOD day. He sighs, feeling like an asshole for even asking these questions]

I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be dismissive of your feelings.

[fightbydawn]

I
a star?
I'm not

it's the right thing to do. don't worry about it.

[W H E E Z E]

[droptheious]

[Varian at least is trying to temper his instinct to get snippy. He has a short fuse at the best of times and tends to go in guns blazing when he's unhappy. But he does understand that Jun is genuinely not sure how to handle this. He's spent a good chunk of his life with a horrific cult and he understands that's skewed how he handles his injuries.

He takes another deep breath. Okay. Okay. ]

I know you're not. I'm not mad at you it's just- worrying is all.

[He sits back, thinking. ]

Yeah, like. Gently easing me into it. Sitting down is good.

[But no, he knows Jun needs more than this. Jun's got emotional repression up the wazoo and he knows that it's hard for his boyfriend to grasp hold of them at the best of times. But Varian is nothing if not someone who can find solutions to problems.

Would a chart help? Like, a sliding scale of injuries from mild to severe and the level of worry I'd have about them? So you can prepare for how to tackle it? I can give a list of the better ways to tell me about it along with the list too. Not... not telling you how to feel, obviously, I'd never do that. But would that help in... I don't know, figuring out what to expect?

[fightbydawn]

[Riku really has to get used to this whole being part of a team thing. He's been so used to doing things on his own, both in this life and in his past one. So this offer is both startling and... nice. Reassuring.]

yeah, that'd be great, actually. it's been a while since I've gone into the spirit realm, so I could probably use the backup.

[Things have been Weird since he moved here, after all.]

[fightbydawn]

[How anyone survives in layers and heavy jackets is beyond him. He was born for beaches and swimsuits in this life and his last!]

whatever you give me I'll do my best to add to.
thanks.

right. avoid mountains. true for hyrule and in town.

[droptheious]

It's not failing. It's a postponement, those are two very different things. You haven't failed anything.

[You want him to FIGHT YOU over that, Sam? He will fight you!! ]

There's cubes and then there's an excessive amount of cubes and that's all the complaining I will do on this in case Gil uses it as a means to send me more cubes. I don't want any more cubes. Please. I'm so tired.

[He reads the response, mulling it over. ]

That's a depressing level of escalation. And I understand that it's gotta be terrifying, not knowing what's going to be affected next. We'll get it fixed as soon as we can. Is there anything I can do to help? Anything that'll... I don't know, ease the anxiety a little?