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Tell Them You Lov Them
myhero: okay so I have an update
gr13fgf: FINALLY we've been waiting
myhero: you've been waiting for like twenty minutes
gr13fgf: it felt like longer
paranoid: what happened with the jazz thing!! :D
myhero: okay so
myhero: he texted me this morning to confirm and he said "still good for Saturday right" and I said yes and he said "good. I think you'll like this one."
gr13fgf: he's been thinking about whether you'll like it
myhero: he's just being
myhero: he's just
caf3: bro is loading
firstmate: he's been thinking about your enjoyment specifically. that's the point.
myhero: okay I know that I just
myhero: when you say it out loud it gets louder somehow
pestsimp: that is because you have been actively avoiding thinking about it directly.
pestsimp: hearing it stated plainly forces confrontation with the reality of the situation.
myhero: NULL that's. yeah. that's exactly it actually
pestsimp: we know.
paranoid: are you nervous about Saturday :)
myhero: incredibly
paranoid: that's okay :) being nervous means it matters
myhero: Split that's either really comforting or really scary
paranoid: maybe both :)
gr13fgf: okay what are you wearing
myhero: to a jazz thing??
gr13fgf: yes to a jazz thing
myhero: I don't know I was just going to wear. normal stuff.
gr13fgf: do not wear normal stuff
myhero: what's wrong with normal stuff
caf3: u gotta put in a lil effortttt
myhero: it's not a DATE
caf3: it's not NOT a date
firstmate: wear something slightly better than normal. not so different that he notices. just. slightly better.
myhero: how do you know that
firstmate: I know things.
gr13fgf: Finn give him a specific example
firstmate: ...if you usually wear a jacket wear a nicer jacket. small difference. big impact.
gr13fgf: see that's good that's specific
firstmate: I observe things. I'm a very good observer.
caf3: of calypso specifically
firstmate: of EVERYTHING
caf3: sure buddy
firstmate: I observe EVERYTHING equally with NO bias whatsoever
gr13fgf: okay while finn is being unbiased
gr13fgf: finn tell us something about Calypso
firstmate: absolutely not
gr13fgf: you gave rocket advice about someone you like. it's only fair.
firstmate: I gave rocket advice about JACKETS
gr13fgf: jacket advice informed by feelings. reciprocate.
pestsimp: we also find ourselves curious.
firstmate: null you're supposed to be neutral
pestsimp: we are neutral. we are neutrally curious.
myhero: Finn come on. you know about all of ours.
paranoid: please :)
firstmate: ...
firstmate: fine.
firstmate: one thing.
gr13fgf: one thing
firstmate: hypothetically.
gr13fgf: hypothetically.
firstmate: she has this way of making decisions.
firstmate: like. most people think about what they're going to do. you can see them thinking. there's a delay between the situation and the response.
firstmate: she doesn't have that delay.
firstmate: something happens and she just. knows. and then she does it. and it's always right. not always easy. but right.
firstmate: I don't know how she does that. I've been watching for a while and I still don't know.
firstmate: hypothetically.
myhero: sure. hypothetically.
caf3: bro is SO gone
firstmate: I'm RIGHT HERE
caf3: I know that's why I said it
gr13fgf: she sounds incredible Finn
firstmate: she's
firstmate: yeah.
firstmate: she really is.
firstmate: hypothetically.
pestsimp: the word hypothetically has lost all meaning
paranoid: it really has 😭
firstmate: it retains its meaning. I am using it correctly.
gr13fgf: you are not using it correctly
firstmate: I am using it as a RHETORICAL DEVICE
paranoid: also can I say something
myhero: always
paranoid: Bive Jr is doing really well
caf3: LMAOO THE PLANT???
paranoid: she's on my windowsill and she gets the morning light and I think she likes it
paranoid: I've been talking to her a little
myhero: you talk to the plant
paranoid: she's good company :)
gr13fgf: what do you talk about
paranoid: mostly Bive
caf3: LMAOOO
myhero: of course
paranoid: it feels like practice :) like if I can say it to the plant maybe eventually I can say it to the actual Bive
gr13fgf: wait that's gen/ smart
pestsimp: it is a recognized technique. rehearsal reduces anxiety response in high stakes social situations.
paranoid: oh! I didn't know that. I just thought it would help.
pestsimp: it will.
paranoid: :)
paranoid: thanks NULL
pestsimp: we were stating a fact.
paranoid: I know :)
pestsimp: ...you are welcome.
firstmate: NULL is getting better at accepting thanks.
pestsimp: we are not getting better at anything. we have simply recalibrated our response parameters.
gr13fgf: that's the same thing
pestsimp: it is not the same
gr13fgf: NULL
pestsimp: ...
pestsimp: it is similar.
gr13fgf: there he is
myhero: they really do have a thing
gr13fgf: we have a DYNAMIC
pestsimp: we have a dynamic.
caf3: 💀💀💀
firstmate: every time.
paranoid: :')
paranoid: okay I'm going to go talk to Bive Jr now
paranoid: wish me luck
gr13fgf: you've got this
myhero: SO much luck
firstmate: you'll be fine Split.
pestsimp: the rehearsal will be effective. we are confident.
paranoid: :')
paranoid: okay
paranoid: okay here I go
Tell Them You Lov Them
firstmate: okay I need everyone to settle something
gr13fgf: Finn it's 7pm, let us have some time allone
firstmate: the question transcends time
paranoid: ooh what is it :o
firstmate: if you could only listen to one sound for the rest of your life what would it be
gr13fgf: ...that's actually a good one
firstmate: I know
paranoid: oh I've thought about something like this before!!
firstmate: go
paranoid: rain on a window :) specifically the kind where it's raining a lot but you're inside and warm
firstmate: valid. good answer.
gr13fgf: waves I think. like ocean waves.
firstmate: predictable but valid.
gr13fgf: what's yours then
firstmate: crowd noise. like before a fight starts. when everyone's watching and it gets very loud and then suddenly quiet.
paranoid: oh that's really interesting :o
gr13fgf: of corse you would chose that
firstmate: I contain multitudes.
pestsimp: we have been considering the question.
gr13fgf: nullywhat's yours
pestsimp: this is more complex than it appears. sound is our primary method of processing environmental data. to choose one indefinitely would fundamentally alter our perception of reality.
gr13fgf: okay but if you HAD to
pestsimp: ...
pestsimp: static.
paranoid: static? like tv static? :o
pestsimp: it contains all frequencies simultaneously. it is complete in a way most sounds are not. nothing is missing from it.
pestsimp: we are a consistent entity.
pestsimp: ...it is simply accurate.
pestsimp: .
firstmate: where's skate
gr13fgf: still asleep probably
firstmate: and rocket
gr13fgf: jazz night remember
firstmate: right. right yes. the jazz night.
firstmate: how do we think that's going.
gr13fgf: I think it's going extremely well or extremely badly and there's no in between
pestsimp: we concur.
paranoid: I hope he's okay :)
firstmate: he's fine. probably.
gr13fgf: probably.
caf3: what did I miss
gr13fgf: NULL said static is the perfect sound
pestsimp: we are consistent.
caf3: where's rocket
caf3: everyone else is online excpt him
gr13fgf: jazz night😭🙄
caf3: ohhhh
caf3: how's that going
gr13fgf: WE DONT KNOW YET BRU
caf3: 👀
gr13fgf: 👀
firstmate: 👀
paranoid: 👀
pestsimp: 👀
caf3: NULL used an emoji
pestsimp: it was the most efficient way to convey the sentiment.
caf3: sureeeeee
pestsimp: fuck you