For others to try? No, I don't think catalyst is the right word. He was the loudest and most visible, and perhaps the best organized yet, but I'm sure other dissenters have been present much longer.
If you mean for the government to crack down on imPort rabble-rousing, well, that's the reaction I'm waiting to see they'll take or not.
It's possible he himself was being used. In any case, I wouldn't rest easy thinking that he's the end of it.
Well, I've just got done giving you my thoughts on it, but I think every imPort should form their own opinions on matters like this, without too much influence.
I won't say I don't think you need to care, but some people have more on their plate than others. [Like, maybe worry about your pressing emotional issues before worrying about drastic cosmic consequences, Archie.]
that would be twist if dookie was being used by the actual government here though it can only go back so far, right?
my thoughts begin and end pretty much at drinking a glass of red wine and shaking my head at the news reporting it before changing the channel
though i did think dooku was a good person for a time did you know i hugged him once? anyway he helped maxie get a job so i'll talk to maxie to make sure he didn't bring it with any of the caveats that he did for me though i did say to him i'd owe him instead of maxie idk this is stupid
[Duo had ...thought of that, that there was a government mole within the Constellation, but he has his doubts that any such mole led to this result. This, he's fairly sure- between his contact with these "Phantom Thieves" and Adachi- is the result of good old fashioned internal imPort sabotage.]
[Which is far less worrisome.]
It's possible, I guess. I sure hope not, given what that would mean for the rest of us. But I feel like if they intended to make an example of him from the start, things wouldn't have gotten to this point, exactly. Making an example of him now makes their case more genuine, as well. One can hope.
Some unsolicited advice, keep it that way. This junk's tiring.
One year mark is just enough to have the whole run of the imPort experience under your belt, mindfucks included.
By this point you're entering the 'acceptance' phase, where you push through all your acquired traumas, slow on the breakdowns and exit out the other side into a kind of grumbling and tortured acceptance. Love isn't dead yet, but it's pretty damn close.
It's alright, we all get there when we last enough.
This place is a little better organized, isn't it. It's nice having less to worry about in terms of survival while you're suffering your 3rd breakdown of the season.
And yet still, no damn therapy. How about that group you were thinking of, some months back? Still interested?
i wouldn't know. i have nothing to compare it to. i got healing powers off the porter. breakdowns can wait? me wanting to cry about how unfair everything is doesn't mean shit when there are people who are hurt and actually need help. we're all going through the same thing.
it's still on the table. something like that isn't easy to put together and i'm trying to strike a balance of it developing in a way that isn't like a government run operation but still structured enough to not be chaotic. i've done it before, i can do it again. just can't really do much planning when i'm dead.
You got a pretty good outlook on things, most imPorts considered. Certainly, it's better to have things well organized beforehand so a sudden dePortation doesn't cause everything to crumble. Spreading responsibility out amongst multiple imPorts and continually recruiting additional help would be my first idea, but on top of that I believe that natives should be involved as well. Natives who believe strongly in cooperation with imPorts.
There's no positive future for imPorts in this world unless they gain true harmony with natives. Not simply for resources or even political reasons, but because there's no way everyone will be able to come to an understanding if we can't even comprehend the common ground we stand on.
And for God's sake, no imPort therapists. Every single one is a crackpot.
yeah. i did think about all the import stuff that's probably fallen apart because of people being ported out. there's a few people i'm keeping in the know who're interested so if i get ported out then they have all the information and can do with it what they want. even if it's nothing. i wasn't planning on keeping them out, i think the natives could be very helpful. there's no point thinking "well, they don't know anything because they're not imports." it's stupid. they know import affects more than anything, seeing as they see us come and go constantly and are the real ones that suffer when imports go and do something stupid when they feel bad.
whatever it'll be, it wont' be formal therapy. just having someone who knows what its like when your loved one or best friend is ported out or comes back and doesn't remember you to say "i'm sorry, that sucks" seemed to interest a lot of people. just someone to have so they're not so alone. or someone to stay with if they wake up in an empty house. even if it's a native. turning away people who want to help other people would be counter productive.
[....Hum. This guy might've been pretty stupid, most of the time, but at least he was a pretty good egg.]
[Better than most of what one can hope for, 'round here.]
Agreed on all.
Yeah, I'm not gonna say I'm the most reliable guy- I get myself into sticky situations aplenty and I can be mired in my own bullshit. But I don't drag my work into my offtime and I'd like to at least be able to drift in and out to help as much as I can.
Well, if you need any support, maybe native charitable connections I work with, or things to reflect on, my comm's always open.
i don't think anyone can say that. the reason i still haven't done anything is because i was sunk in the bog of my own bullshit the last couple months. thanks, though figures a priest would have good native connections, huh? well, i'll get in touch when i can do this.
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If you mean for the government to crack down on imPort rabble-rousing, well, that's the reaction I'm waiting to see they'll take or not.
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others?
i guess they're better at hiding than him, and that's why he was the one that this happened to
i dont know how i feel
or what i want to happen
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Well, I've just got done giving you my thoughts on it, but I think every imPort should form their own opinions on matters like this, without too much influence.
I won't say I don't think you need to care, but some people have more on their plate than others. [Like, maybe worry about your pressing emotional issues before worrying about drastic cosmic consequences, Archie.]
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if dookie was being used by the actual government here
though it can only go back so far, right?
my thoughts begin and end pretty much at drinking a glass of red wine and shaking my head at the news reporting it before changing the channel
though i did think dooku was a good person for a time
did you know i hugged him once?
anyway he helped maxie get a job so i'll talk to maxie to make sure he didn't bring it with any of the caveats that he did for me
though i did say to him i'd owe him instead of maxie
idk
this is stupid
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[Which is far less worrisome.]
It's possible, I guess. I sure hope not, given what that would mean for the rest of us. But I feel like if they intended to make an example of him from the start, things wouldn't have gotten to this point, exactly. Making an example of him now makes their case more genuine, as well. One can hope.
Some unsolicited advice, keep it that way. This junk's tiring.
Okay, but serious question:
How did you not die?
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i'm not sure actually i barely remember it
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That's still not death, so I guess technically 'mindwipe' is an answer.
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it was just
a while ago
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seriously
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How long you been here?
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just over a year
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Knew it.
One year mark is just enough to have the whole run of the imPort experience under your belt, mindfucks included.
By this point you're entering the 'acceptance' phase, where you push through all your acquired traumas, slow on the breakdowns and exit out the other side into a kind of grumbling and tortured acceptance. Love isn't dead yet, but it's pretty damn close.
It's alright, we all get there when we last enough.
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whatever happens happens. i just want to try and help people through it where i can.
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This place is a little better organized, isn't it. It's nice having less to worry about in terms of survival while you're suffering your 3rd breakdown of the season.
And yet still, no damn therapy. How about that group you were thinking of, some months back? Still interested?
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i got healing powers off the porter. breakdowns can wait? me wanting to cry about how unfair everything is doesn't mean shit when there are people who are hurt and actually need help.
we're all going through the same thing.
it's still on the table. something like that isn't easy to put together and i'm trying to strike a balance of it developing in a way that isn't like a government run operation but still structured enough to not be chaotic.
i've done it before, i can do it again.
just can't really do much planning when i'm dead.
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There's no positive future for imPorts in this world unless they gain true harmony with natives. Not simply for resources or even political reasons, but because there's no way everyone will be able to come to an understanding if we can't even comprehend the common ground we stand on.
And for God's sake, no imPort therapists. Every single one is a crackpot.
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i wasn't planning on keeping them out, i think the natives could be very helpful. there's no point thinking "well, they don't know anything because they're not imports." it's stupid. they know import affects more than anything, seeing as they see us come and go constantly and are the real ones that suffer when imports go and do something stupid when they feel bad.
whatever it'll be, it wont' be formal therapy.
just having someone who knows what its like when your loved one or best friend is ported out or comes back and doesn't remember you to say "i'm sorry, that sucks" seemed to interest a lot of people. just someone to have so they're not so alone.
or someone to stay with if they wake up in an empty house.
even if it's a native.
turning away people who want to help other people would be counter productive.
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[Better than most of what one can hope for, 'round here.]
Agreed on all.
Yeah, I'm not gonna say I'm the most reliable guy- I get myself into sticky situations aplenty and I can be mired in my own bullshit. But I don't drag my work into my offtime and I'd like to at least be able to drift in and out to help as much as I can.
Well, if you need any support, maybe native charitable connections I work with, or things to reflect on, my comm's always open.
And remember to take care of yourself, Mister.
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thanks, though
figures a priest would have good native connections, huh?
well, i'll get in touch when i can do this.