4th Time in Text

[knightime]

what do you while waiting for the sleep paralysis to wear off?
i mean it was kind of terrifying the first time
and maybe even the second time
but at this point its like the hugest fucking waste of time to be stuck lying on your bed waiting to get feeling to your fingers again
but now im curious
what is the longest you got stuck lying in bed for
like an approximate if you werent sure of the exact time

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[cullscuttlefish]

It never gets less terrifying, for t)(e record. You really don't want to get stuck staring at t)(e ceiling for )(alf an )(our. Trust me.

[knightime]

its kind of scary for like the first five seconds
idk
after waiting ten to twenty minutes for it to wear off its kind of annoying
seriously
i have better things to do than look at the ceiling for a ridiculous amount of time

[He got back from his third death, so yeah. He's really good at dying, even with the immortality. Oops...]

[cullscuttlefish]

You t)(ink so? I just t)(ink about --

-- t)(e mont)( w)(ere Jason did all t)(at stuff. I can't )(elp but be afraid t)(e entire time. Like someone's going to come in and do stuff like t)(at again. I don't trust )(im not to, and t)(at's w)(y it's so scary, I t)(ink.

[knightime]

oh right
that month kind of sucked for you

[Dave isn't talking about how he felt.]

ive never had anyone attack me after waking up though
its like they like to fuck with us but then they back off after
unless we piss them off
which is highly possible considering its us

[cullscuttlefish]

T)(at mont)( sucked for everyone.

I don't trust any of t)(em not to decide t)(at t)(ey're just going to come in and take me away. Do more of t)(at stuff.

It's stupid, but it's w)(at I wind up t)(inking about. I need to quit dying.

[restitchtime]

If you're going to make such a fucking habit of getting your ass penalized for dying why don't you just put a goddamn poster on the ceiling or something?

[knightime]

id need a poster first
usually it requires actually having the item in question
you make it sound like i die left and right

[Ok. Maybe he kind of dies a lot.]

[restitchtime]

What, you can't get creative and make one yourself? Great job being unable to rise the fucking occasion and solve a simple problem.

Sorry, I forgot to imply that you were also dying up, down, and diagonally too.

[knightime]

but then id have to constantly change it as my gorgeous talents improve
theres no sentimental value staring at something i made when i can admire the works of someone else on my ceiling
maybe i can jack a poster from someone

wow suck my dick

[restitchtime]

There you go, resorting to petty thievery like a champ. I knew you'd come through eventually.

You sure about that? Double incest doesn't really look that great on the resume.

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[pegeen]

The longest I've spent paralyzed is about a half an hour, maybe forty minutes.

I agree, it's not really that terrifying anymore, but that doesn't make it any more pleasant. I usually end up spending the time thinking about my teammates back home or my family.. not really the best way to start off the day.

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[knightime]

sounds rough
that seems to be a relatively common number
i guess we all have about the same death rate
that isnt exactly a good thing to admit though

we can all agree then
having that much time to think kind of sucks

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[pegeen]

Yeah it kind of does, especially in a place like this.

Sometimes I wonder how people can get away with only dying once or not at all.. it feels like it's starting to get harder and harder to stay alive.

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[knightime]

being really fucking lucky
jason also seems to have favorites
it seems like the same people garner his attention each time hes around

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[pegeen]

Yeah, I've noticed that.

I'd like to say that the next month will be better but Halloween is rolling around... I have a feeling we won't be treated to candy and a costume party.

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[lethechained]

[



Oh.]

[That certainly gets a frown out of her. She doesn't miss the implications.]

Think I suppose. [Except hopefully not the same thing she thought about; reliving what put her in that situation in the first place was not exactly a welcome pastime.] About good things if you can.

[As for that other part, well...] I was only there for a few minutes I think. [She says 'only', even though it seemed like a really long time while it was happening.]

What happened?

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[knightime]

[Fuckkk hello.]

good things
right
thats a good time passer

[He hasn't had a lot of amazing moments here, now that he thinks about it. That's actually a really depressing thought. He's going to stop thinking about it because this is the exact opposite of what he wanted.]

didnt swap back

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[lethechained]

If you can manage it.

You may have to think pretty far back.

[She's not sure, really, but considering what the Tower is like for most people... well. It seems a reasonable assumption.]

But it might help.

[... Except,]

Or maybe it would be better to try not to have that problem again. [Not that she means to imply that such a thing would happen for lack of trying to avoid it.]

Oh.

I'm so sorry.

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[knightime]

i probably do
i think my birthday is coming up
holy shit
not interested in celebrating my birthday here

[He's been here too long. He hasn't even been here as long as others, but it's still been awhile.]

ill just establish a dont die anymore rule
i like the sounds of that
dead daves are the enemy
this place just doesnt seem to get that

its cool
it could have been worst

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[lethechained]

I'm sorry it's not a happier one but congratulations on your birthday.

It's not so bad having a birthday here. [Er, by her standards, anyway, but those standards are very low.] At least it's not as bad as it could be.


That seems like a good rule.

It's not very cooperative no.



I suppose so. It can always be worse. [... Um. That was... intended optimistically, actually! Even if it sounds a little morbid.]

[heirterosexual]

i think i'm the only person that has no idea what you're talking about.
but, uh.
where are you, dude?

[knightime]

just a hint
youre probably better off not knowing
im in my room
theres only so many places where there are terminals and it seems redundant to use one that was in a dorm room that isnt mine

[heirterosexual]

maybe.
you mind if i come by?

[knightime]

naw
im just chilling right now
i dont really have that much to do here

[heirterosexual]

'kay.

[And not long after there's a knock at Dave's door, sort of halting and awkward.]