Network - 03

[graveyounglady]

Who: Mercy Graves
Username: mercyme
Warnings: Discussion of the wax tablet on the TDM.

To the Gentlefolk of Other Worlds,

This is Sister Mercy Graves. Do you believe in fate? That your truth may be written and set before it has happened? I have come across a most peculiar and troubling object at the museum that has recently opened its doors.

May the spring bring life to you and yours,
Mercy Graves

Comments

[graveyounglady]

I believe there is a purposeful misunderstanding. You seem less ignorant and more unkind.

[canofmanji]

i see no reason to deny it. the world is a cruel place. best you get use to it.

[graveyounglady]

People only say that to excuse their own cruelties. There are more good people in this world than bad.

[canofmanji]

If that is what you believe then I'm afraid you're in for a world of disappointment.

[graveyounglady]

I have seen the seasons turn nineteen times in my life. I know the world in all its wonder and its sorrow.

[canofmanji]

[Not that much older than Rin.] then you should know better by now. sounds like youve had it easy if you think theres that much good in the word, although i suppose thats good. hopefully you can keep it for as long as you can as once it comes crashing down things cant go back up

cw: mention of murder/child murder, war, destruction

[graveyounglady]

[That's... infuriating. Mercy is slow to anger, but this is galling in a way only her big brother can be. It makes her run hot at the condescension and want to prove him wrong.]

You know nothing of my life before this place. War, murder, the destruction of my home. I have buried dozens of my friends, prepared their bodies for the earth. Children who have not seen 10 full turnings, ripped apart because they had seen something they ought not to.

You know nothing of my life and if you cannot find hope and goodness in yours after whatever terrible things you have seen, then you may wish to take stock of your frailties. For that is one of them.

IronDad to the rescue!

[fightinginfinity]

Hey you. New lesson in techy stuff.

You know what a 'troll' is?

[graveyounglady]

No. What is a troll? Is it worm-faced pine-muncher? Because I believe that to be what this person is!

[fightinginfinity]

Actually that’s a fantastic way of putting it. Mind if I steal that one?

Anyway a troll is someone on the net who interacts with people for the sole purpose of getting a rise out of them

But they exist offline too, in one form or another

In other words this guy is trying to make you upset and he doesn’t deserve your time and energy, or to know about your grief and trauma

Save that stuff for someone who cares about you, yeah? He ain’t worth it

Just doing the ‘paternal advice because I’ve been there’ old guy thing. Feel free to tell me to shove it

[graveyounglady]

To the muddy fields with them, and may they sink to their eyes! He is like Clacher, then. If I never have to deal with the like in my days ahead, I shall count it a blessing from every god I know the name of, mine own and others. I do not understand such people, and he is being rude to Aelwyn now, too. How dare he speak to her as such. Perhaps he would not be so smug with my fist rearranging his teeth.

[canofmanji]

you know I can see this right?

look if you and your friends are so thinned skin you cant handle a bit of reality and you need to hit something over it then perhaps youre not as starry eyed and nice as i first thought. whatever. i dont care. hit me if you gotta but don't get mad at me when i hit back.

[fightinginfinity]

[ Ok...he was trying be all diplomatic and shit, but now you've hit the wrong beehive, son. Too late to back out now. ]

Oh excuse me I wasn't aware we were being inadvertently entered into a dick-measuring contest. Let me adjust accordingly

I'm not sure what century you're from pal but here in the modern world, picking on young girls is something generally reserved for a chode at best. That's being generous, though, I doubt you've got the girth to earn even that distinction

They got the term 'pindick' where you're from? If not I'd say Google it but we've seen enough about your technical literacy to know that'd be a tough time for you

[fightinginfinity]

Hey I'm all for physical displays of aggression don't get me wrong. Highly satisfying when employed correctly

But jerks you swing at will tend to swing back. I just don't wanna see you hurt

Plus there are more subtle yet far more destructive ways to go about things if you catch my drift

[graveyounglady]

Sir, I have a big brother. I know how to take a hit. I do not know this man to know what more devious affairs would truly vex him.

[canofmanji]

then you should be well aware that shit aint fair and that people take advantage of others all the time. if people think youre a sucker then theyre going to take advantage of it. its in our nature. those who dont? they usually die young or are just incredibly lucky

[graveyounglady]

It may be in your nature, but it is not in mine. I pity you that this is the only community you know.

[canofmanji]

and i hope no one takes advantage of you one day for yours [He means that. He doesn't want to see her kind nature be taken advantage of. He wishes he could believe in the world that she wants to exist; but he just can't. He's never really seen a time where the good hasn't been blindsided by reality sooner or later.] so good luck to you.

[graveyounglady]

[She's been told to stop talking to trolls, so she's going to stop talking to him. That 'good luck' is read with a significant amount of sneering contempt in her mind, though.]

un: Aberration; text

[aelwyn_aberration]

Besides pointing out the obvious that if anyone's a fucking simpleton in this conversation it's the complete moron spouting off random shit that he blatantly knows absolutely nothing about based on nothing more than his own naive biases, I'm going to give you a warning.

Apologize. Now.

[canofmanji]

nah

[aelwyn_aberration]

Very well.

Watch your back, hon. :)

[canofmanji]

looking forward to it. [She means a fight, right? That's what everyone means when they say watch your back where he comes from so that is what he's assuming to be the case. Excellent! He's been itching for a fight and everyone here seems so soft. Maybe he should have insulted someone sooner! He doesn't even care if he wins; it will at the very least be exciting.]

[aelwyn_aberration]

[Yes. It will surely be a fight. And not, say, pre-meditatedly maiming and terrifying him so she can drink the fear out of his mind like a capri sun.]

[canofmanji]

[Pre-meditatedly maiming him? Been there, done that. Get in line, sister. Got to try harder than Manji's usual everyday back home if you want to scare him. Losing a limb isn't so scary when you're immortal and can just pop a limb back on. Although setting him on fire would work! Go with fire! Or drowning! That would scare him!]