you run into interdimensional other you and your primary concern is... duplicate usernames?
[Actually, his primary concern is probably hyper-analyzing any and all differences and similarities between him and his alternate self, and how each gut reaction to each one of those deductions may or may not reflect on his own dysfunctional sense of self-worth, but like.
Wild guess, could be anything.]
yeah, okay, i'll bite. i swear i won't tell anyone if i get a misfired, i dunno -- AR blueprint for an augmented optical resonator
[ more accurately, he is trying his damnedest to avoid hyper-analyzing all of the above right now.
he has plenty of time to do that later when there are less pressing matters to focus his attention on. honestly, the last thing he needed in his life is, well, this and he would have happily continued to postpone any interactions between them if he hadn't suddenly decided to get involved with current events.
luckily, he has gotten used to life relentlessly throwing him curve balls. ]
i don't care about the duplicate uns i'm referring to our presence in this society as a whole
look, i know you only arrived here some time ago but i'm sure you've heard that the existence of the displaced is now public knowledge
i've been keeping a low profile up until now i'm sure you're trying to do the same but i'm about to take a trip that's most likely gonna change that at least it definitely will for me
unfortunately, it's gonna have your name attached to it so consider this a heads up
[ see how he's masterfully breezing past all that sarcasm, tony? totally intentional. ]
[The response doesn't come for a few minutes. When it does--]
Gotcha -- thanks for the heads up, Mini Me, glad you decided to have your big "I'm Iron Man" moment just in time for it to get us both in trouble.
[Okay, maybe that's unfair. (And hypocritical.) But between the year-long homesickness and the new pile of societal circumstances to navigate, it's been hard for him to keep his cool, or... no, that's not right. It's been a breeze to keep his cool -- with strangers, acquaintances, friends and allies who don't share the same layover time on Prismatica that he had.
Which is why it's boiling over now. Over text, to a man he doesn't know but can see in his mind's eye with perfect, punchable detail.]
I don't know the state of the universe where you're from, but I've got a ticking clock in mine. On the off chance that quantum mechanics for the time-space differential between here and there get replaced with something more like Back-to-the-Future logic, I'd kind of like to spend every waking moment I have trying to get back to the people I love.
As far as "displaced" politics and putting your name on a class-action lawsuit or whatever it is you plan to do, fine. Go ahead. But if you're half as smart as I am, you know it's a short-term goal in a universe we shouldn't be in, and unless it gets us an all-access pass to the tech resources we need pronto, ASAP, yesterday, it's ultimately a feel-good dead end.
[Until something shifts. Until he gets to know his new neighbors by name, and the guy at the corner store by the bald patch on his head. Until he's got the way to the nearest transport stop memorized, until he learns the stories of other stranded refugees whose homes he's never seen.
He knows this. Knows what distracts him, what's dangerous. Knows what'll pull him in.]
[ it's funny how something as seemingly trivial as a small outburst can cement the fact that he is, in fact, conversing with a universal variation of himself. he doesn't know what the man looks like or what his life was like back on his earth, but beneath that layer of defensive sarcasm lies the same rationale he follows.
over the course of the past few months, he has been trying to stay as uninvolved with displaced politics as possible, outright rejecting any suggestions to participate in projects or movements that won't bring him any closer to solving the ever-prominent mystery of how they were all brought to this world.
he is still trying to do that, but as much as he would like to remain impartial, he can't ignore what riverstone wants from them. so, yeah, tony's right. he is going to jeopardize what he has been working so damn hard to maintain since his arrival here — a low profile out of the eyes of, if not the public, any large corporations. but here's the thing, he isn't prone to regretting any actions he deems necessary and, in this particular case, he believes that his involvement is what's needed because the consequences can have a potential long-term effect on everyone here.
and as much as he hates to admit it, he isn't any closer to figuring out who is behind the cross-dimensional kidnappings. riverstone allegedly claims to know, so even if he doesn't have an ounce of trust in them, however this exchange turns out, there does remain at least a fraction of a chance that they might learn something that will help them with their primary objective.
considering they're going to be on this earth for an indeterminate amount of time, he can't turn a blind eye to the very prevalent threat of a large corporate entity getting their hands on any displaced DNA. the ramifications of that happening would be astronomical. ]
you're right. we should be focusing all of our time and resources into figuring out how to return everyone back to our respective worlds. i know that. but we can't just sit back and ignore something that could change the course for every single displaced on this earth, which does include us btw, because we don't want to draw attention to ourselves.
objectively, it is a short-term goal, but it also has potential long-term consequences that could negatively affect all of us.
we don't know how long we're going to be here and i'd like to make sure that while we ARE here, we're not gonna get ourselves screwed over before we even manage to get a step closer to solving who or what is bringing us here
i know this isn't ideal for either of us, but i'm not asking you to get involved. i don't want you to get involved.
i'm just letting you know my decision ahead of time, so you can take whatever measure you deem necessary to prepare for the outcome. i would like to point out that there is a strong likelihood that the only one who will be seriously impacted by this is me and only me. we might share the same name, but i think it kinda ends there.
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we're bound to affect each other through the actions we take now, so i'm here to work out the kinks with you
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you run into interdimensional other you and your primary concern is... duplicate usernames?
[Actually, his primary concern is probably hyper-analyzing any and all differences and similarities between him and his alternate self, and how each gut reaction to each one of those deductions may or may not reflect on his own dysfunctional sense of self-worth, but like.
Wild guess, could be anything.]
yeah, okay, i'll bite. i swear i won't tell anyone if i get a misfired, i dunno -- AR blueprint for an augmented optical resonator
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he has plenty of time to do that later when there are less pressing matters to focus his attention on. honestly, the last thing he needed in his life is, well, this and he would have happily continued to postpone any interactions between them if he hadn't suddenly decided to get involved with current events.
luckily, he has gotten used to life relentlessly throwing him curve balls. ]
i don't care about the duplicate uns
i'm referring to our presence in this society as a whole
look, i know you only arrived here some time ago
but i'm sure you've heard that the existence of the displaced is now public knowledge
i've been keeping a low profile up until now
i'm sure you're trying to do the same
but i'm about to take a trip that's most likely gonna change that
at least it definitely will for me
unfortunately, it's gonna have your name attached to it
so consider this a heads up
[ see how he's masterfully breezing past all that sarcasm, tony? totally intentional. ]
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Gotcha -- thanks for the heads up, Mini Me, glad you decided to have your big "I'm Iron Man" moment just in time for it to get us both in trouble.
[Okay, maybe that's unfair. (And hypocritical.) But between the year-long homesickness and the new pile of societal circumstances to navigate, it's been hard for him to keep his cool, or... no, that's not right. It's been a breeze to keep his cool -- with strangers, acquaintances, friends and allies who don't share the same layover time on Prismatica that he had.
Which is why it's boiling over now. Over text, to a man he doesn't know but can see in his mind's eye with perfect, punchable detail.]
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I don't know the state of the universe where you're from, but I've got a ticking clock in mine. On the off chance that quantum mechanics for the time-space differential between here and there get replaced with something more like Back-to-the-Future logic, I'd kind of like to spend every waking moment I have trying to get back to the people I love.
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As far as "displaced" politics and putting your name on a class-action lawsuit or whatever it is you plan to do, fine. Go ahead. But if you're half as smart as I am, you know it's a short-term goal in a universe we shouldn't be in, and unless it gets us an all-access pass to the tech resources we need pronto, ASAP, yesterday, it's ultimately a feel-good dead end.
[Until something shifts. Until he gets to know his new neighbors by name, and the guy at the corner store by the bald patch on his head. Until he's got the way to the nearest transport stop memorized, until he learns the stories of other stranded refugees whose homes he's never seen.
He knows this. Knows what distracts him, what's dangerous. Knows what'll pull him in.]
But sure. Do what you want, I'm not your dad.
Probably.
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over the course of the past few months, he has been trying to stay as uninvolved with displaced politics as possible, outright rejecting any suggestions to participate in projects or movements that won't bring him any closer to solving the ever-prominent mystery of how they were all brought to this world.
he is still trying to do that, but as much as he would like to remain impartial, he can't ignore what riverstone wants from them. so, yeah, tony's right. he is going to jeopardize what he has been working so damn hard to maintain since his arrival here — a low profile out of the eyes of, if not the public, any large corporations. but here's the thing, he isn't prone to regretting any actions he deems necessary and, in this particular case, he believes that his involvement is what's needed because the consequences can have a potential long-term effect on everyone here.
and as much as he hates to admit it, he isn't any closer to figuring out who is behind the cross-dimensional kidnappings. riverstone allegedly claims to know, so even if he doesn't have an ounce of trust in them, however this exchange turns out, there does remain at least a fraction of a chance that they might learn something that will help them with their primary objective.
considering they're going to be on this earth for an indeterminate amount of time, he can't turn a blind eye to the very prevalent threat of a large corporate entity getting their hands on any displaced DNA. the ramifications of that happening would be astronomical. ]
you're right. we should be focusing all of our time and resources into figuring out how to return everyone back to our respective worlds. i know that. but we can't just sit back and ignore something that could change the course for every single displaced on this earth, which does include us btw, because we don't want to draw attention to ourselves.
objectively, it is a short-term goal, but it also has potential long-term consequences that could negatively affect all of us.
we don't know how long we're going to be here and i'd like to make sure that while we ARE here, we're not gonna get ourselves screwed over before we even manage to get a step closer to solving who or what is bringing us here
i know this isn't ideal for either of us, but i'm not asking you to get involved. i don't want you to get involved.
i'm just letting you know my decision ahead of time, so you can take whatever measure you deem necessary to prepare for the outcome. i would like to point out that there is a strong likelihood that the only one who will be seriously impacted by this is me and only me. we might share the same name, but i think it kinda ends there.