Mini Event: Network Misfires... 2!

[seasonshelpers]

It starts with a network post from a generic "researchcentre" account. The video feed shows what appears to be an empty cubicle, and a few employees gossiping in the background.

"Can't believe he brought the cat to work again."

"Who, Gary? Yeah, I heard Helene felt bad for him."

The cat in question creeps into the video, curiously nosing and pawing at the screen, as the conversation continues.

"I don't blame her. I saw his dream a couple weeks back, and Buttercup looked so sad alone at home!"

"Oh, that dream cloud thing? What a disaster. Can't believe Bartholomew holds down a job."

"At least it's been a couple years since the cat caused an incident..."

As if on cue, Buttercup gets bored and starts walking on the keyboard. The feed cuts off.

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Welcome to a Mini Event! Much like last time around, the network server's having cat-related difficulty, so all network messages have a chance of going to the wrong recipient. It doesn't need to happen, but there's a high chance of misfires happening for the duration of the mini event.

This post can be used for sending out messages that can end up for anyone and everyone completely without meaning to. Feel free to also just send a blank message with your character and receive messages from others! Whatever works best for you and is most fun.

This event will happen for the whole weekend, starting from now and ending on late Sunday night (so March 6-9) once they finally manage to fix the mistake. As always, backtagging is encouraged.

Remember to put warnings up if you want to post anything NSFW-ish and especially link pictures; however, if anything gets explicit (e.g. sexting), remember to move it to inboxes or another post.

Comments

[happydreamed]

Please understand how that doesn't put me at ease at all.

[ghostfromthemachine]

if I call an ambulance it won't be for me!

[ immediately after, though, she takes pity on him: ]

no sorry I'm just being a gremlin
the Decisions are Decisioning but it's all minor mischief I promise

[happydreamed]

Thank goodness. You'll raise my blood pressure joking like that.

[ghostfromthemachine]

welcome to my sense of humor
at least I wasn't making jokes about being dead this time

[

wait she hadn't told him about that. HECK ]

[happydreamed]

Yes, I believe I would find those somewhat more alarming. ...Though I suppose 'tis good you're in a place to joke about it.

[He's not there yet, really.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

oh dear. noted, I'll try not to be flippant in your direction about that
but yes in general I try to find the humor in things
I've spent enough time being sad or angry, I think I'm owed a little levity

[happydreamed]

An entirely reasonable response, but quite easy to distress people who like you and wish you well with it.

You might want to avoid being flippant about it in Russell's direction either, by the by.

[ghostfromthemachine]

also noted.

[ there's no other response for a few minutes— the amount of time it takes for her to make a cup of tea and get started on it. ]

while I appreciate the warning
my nature, when you get into the details of it, is by definition distressing
I don't mind going out of my way to avoid triggering trauma in others
but

I am the one who has to "live" with it
so I am going to do what makes me happy.

[happydreamed]

I understand. It really is our place to get used to it, no matter how we feel about our own deaths.

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ not pictured: Kaiko grabbing a pillow and making a dying whale noise into it before she replies ]

thank you
sorry
tbh I should have just said "actually humor is my primary coping mechanism for some pretty bad trauma" like an adult?
but like I said I'll try to keep it down to a dull roar at maximum around you + Russell
since you asked

[happydreamed]

You've nothing to apologize for. Rather, I ought to apologize to you?

[ghostfromthemachine]

oh nooo we're going to get into an apology cycle www
it's all right
you weren't wrong, after all

[happydreamed]

Fair enough, I'll contain myself and just thank you for understanding, then.