text; turntechGodhead

[ironicoolly]

these things are really ugly like i just have to get that out there
the 80s called and they want their idea of what future tech looks like back
also sup im dave strider
just gonna go ahead and get that out of the way because introductions bite
anyway
more importantly
what do you guys do for fun around here
the last place i was in just held a bunch of shitty parties
like once a month
and then filled up the rest of the month with airing all kinds of dirty laundry publicly like the worlds worst parody of a high school mean girls clique
so
high bar i know but im hoping you guys have got that beat in terms of entertainment value

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text; @GothyGlam2003

[livingdeadgirl]

[ Oh. Oh shit.

This isn't the first time Anchor has procured someone Ami knew back home. But it is the first time that person has been a Homestuck, and of all the Homestucks she knew, Dave was (to the best of her knowledge) the one who liked her the least.

But is this reincarnated Dave, or past Dave? With everyone else, it's been their past selves. If it's Present Dave, she's pretty sure he won't want anything to do with her. But if it's Past Dave, she has no idea what to expect. A month or two ago, she might have been able to pretend she was just another human - well, she'd have to delete all her network posts, and get all her friends in on it, and even then it would hinge on whether he's read through the posts already, and -

- well, the point is, now she has her horns again, so it'd be pointless! He's going to find out who she is sooner or later anyway. Oh god what is she gonna do.

Okay, okay. Plan B. 1) Change username to uhhhh idk her old Club Penguin ID will do! 2) Clear formatting! 3) New incognito window! ]

Hi Dave Strider! Welcome to Anchor! :D We do still have a lot of parties, but mostly they're pretty fun. There's also a VR arcade! And if you like fighting, sometimes horrible monsters come out of the basement!

Hey so where are you from? Just curious! There have been some dudes here who are from cowboy times believe it or not! But also at least one alien!

[ironicoolly]

aight vr arcade sounds promising
dunno how to feel about the horrible monsters in the basement part though
i hope you guys have a lot of dudes who like fighting around i guess??
also man ive been hopping around from place to place for so long i dunno what even counts as where im from anymore
the last place i was at was basically a giant fishbowl though
to no ones surprise it sucked ass

[livingdeadgirl]

I'm sorry is the giant fishbowl literal or metaphorical

[ironicoolly]

metaphorical but we were stuck in a dome at the bottom of the ocean so close enough
i guess if you wanted to be more technically accurate its more of an inverse fishbowl??
like if fish were the owners and humans were the pets

[livingdeadgirl]

Huh! Interesting
You know, there was actually something similar near my hometown believe it or not! An underwater town I mean. I never got a chance to visit but I heard they had an octopus mafia or something?

[ Improvised tactic: reference Recollé things to subtly test whether he recognizes them! ]

[ironicoolly]

octopus mafia sounds way more interesting than anything we had going on
wildest thing i ever saw back where i just came from was a really shitty fake of someone i knew
there werent no mermen or anything which is about the biggest letdown ever

[livingdeadgirl]

Was the fake by any chance badly drawn and fond of yelling "me hoy minoy"
That would fit with the underwater theme

[ Okay, though. She is... increasingly convinced this is most likely not Recollé Dave. As Retrospec bullshit goes, irl Doodlebobs would be pretty tame. So: ]

My name's Ami, by the way. Ami Aihara.

[ironicoolly]

ami huh
judging by that pop culture ref you just threw at me im gonna guess youre from an iteration of earth??

[livingdeadgirl]

Yup you are correct!

[ Mostly. It's complicated! ]

And judging by the fact you understood it I'm gonna guess the same is true for you?

@Sparrow

[arcadedragon]

There is an arcade!

There is a video store that only carries vintage VHS tapes, but they work so there is that at least.

What kind of parties?

[ironicoolly]

depends
"what kind of parties" as in "what kind of parties did the place you came from have" or "what kind of parties are you looking for" cause personally im not a parties man
arcade sounds up my alley though

[arcadedragon]

Both. I used to be all about parties, but not so much anymore. And the ones here have been strange. There is often food though, that's good.

The arcade has a VR room if you are into that. I'm not so much a fan, it's always disorienting getting out of it. Like being on a ship or plane too long and you forget how to walk properly.

[ironicoolly]

ok thats lowkey kinda concerning
maybe ill skip out on vr
i like being able to walk without tripping all over the place
thanks for the heads up dude
out of curiosity you got any recs for what to check out at the arcade then

[arcadedragon]

There is some cool VR experiences like flying or deep sea diving that you can't do normally.

Well unless you can fly.

It's all the old school things. Fighting games, Pac-Man, the real vintage arcade stuff. Try and beat my high scores! It gives me a challenge.

[ironicoolly]

a challenge huh
aight youre on
been probably like half a decade since i last touched an arcade game but why not
should i just assume youre the guy whose initials are at the very top of the scoreboard then

[arcadedragon]

GS-

My name is Genji. I think I may be the only one who plays some of them, so it is not as epic of an achievement as it seems.

[ironicoolly]

not much competition round these parts then huh
whatre the others so busy with that theyve got no time for video games anyway

text; @starscream

[vosseeker]

If you're hoping to escape pointless parties, don't give the drones any ideas. They've already decided they're "taking care" of us by throwing one.

[ironicoolly]

damn really
whys it always gotta be parties
cant they get a lil creative and hold a whodunnit at least
like you show up and OH SHIT one of the guests is covered in tacky fake blood and now you gotta find out if the chef killed him in the stairway with a kitchen knife

[vosseeker]

"Always" parties? That's been the only one I'm aware of, though I have only been here for less than a year.

[ Starscream... has no clue about Clue. ]

I don't follow. Is that entertaining?

[ironicoolly]

it can get pretty intense i guess
accusations flyin all around the place
sleuths sleuthin out clues
and if youre playing with sore losers i guess there might be lost friendships but whats a friendship if it cant even withstand a measly murder accusation
anyway its better than just standing awkwardly in a room with a bunch of half drunk people tryina come up with something that doesnt suck shit to talk about dont you think

[vosseeker]

[ Okay, when framed that way, it sounds both intriguing and kind of like an average Tuesday in the Decepticon ranks. Especially the murder parts. ]

What does the winner get?

[ironicoolly]

a sense of accomplishment
bragging rights
maybe some cold hard cash as a bonus

[vosseeker]

In that case, it's an acceptable distraction. When will you be setting it up?

[ironicoolly]

who me
uh
ive kinda got other shit to do
got fingers in a lotta pies yknow
besides a shindig like that oughta be set up by somebody whos familiar with the peeps here
and im like
fresh off the boat here
i wouldnt even know whose names to write on the rsvps you dig