(Open) But Why Tho [Backdated to Early November, Hybrid Log/Network]

[infrastructured]

Who: Steven and YOU!
When: Throughout November
Where: Around town, mostly in shops.
Summary: Steven tries to figure out why Black Friday starts before Thanksgiving now
Warnings: Whining

It's bizarre. The flyers come non-stop. There's not any other active apocalypse, but this is suspicious, so this MAY require some investigation... And for once he has time.

Steven spends the weeks leading up to Turkey Day investigating stores. Seeing standees. He doesn't buy anything he doesn't really need, because this is bizarre even for this place.

Why the everloving fuck is Black Friday starting early?!

He'll ask anyone even marginally familiar he bumps into. "Hey, is this.... normal?"

Who: Steven and YOU!
Username: GhostGuru
Warnings: None

[A text post on the network.] Is anyone else weirded out by capitalism?

Comments

[bossyboiler]

It is regulated more stringently where I come from. I'm certain that I don't need to go anywhere at 4 in the morning for a new TV.

[infrastructured]

It's not even that - it's doing that every day for a month. And what's with cyber monday?

[bossyboiler]

I don't know. I really don't other than people seem more greedy here but that may just be me.

[infrastructured]

Makes sense, that's largely my experience too.

What's home like?

[bossyboiler]

Two moons. Rougher beaches. More equity and equality. Less choices. It's different enough that I can tell the chances and be completely baffled by them. I have to look up a lot of stuff like slang.

What's yours like?

[infrastructured]

I'm from an earth. Similar to this, but different too. Our supernatural scene is different.

Oh and I skipped 13 years.

[bossyboiler]

My Earth has two moons and everyone has Abilities.

Oddly enough, I'm in the same year. But skipping thirty years sounds difficult.

[infrastructured]

[He'll assume that was a typo.]

Most people are mundane where I'm from, I'm just one of the ones in the know about those who aren't. The ones who come out when no one's looking.

[bossyboiler]

[ Typo, yes. ]

Are you mundane?

[infrastructured]

[Boy is THAT a loaded question. It's a bit before he answers.]

Is anyone when they know enough?

[bossyboiler]

I suppose not.