Reality Intrudes (video)

[boldlydanforth]

"They say you shouldn't give out much identifying information, but honestly, fuck it, at this point even I believe I'm a fiction piece." Michael runs their hands through their hair and is sitting in some library-- the stacks are behind them and they're just... They're masked up and they're sitting there and they look.

So tired.

"I just... I got so many messages from people asking how I did it, what special effects I used, the wig I wore--" They paused. "I even got a job offer in post production for the Industry. I might still take it. But, uh--"

"Like, on the one hand, I remember-- I remember the CG work, the model, the voice changer--" they paused. "and. on the other. I remember it actually happening. the sharp moment of pain, and discontinuity. Walking among... people I didn't even know existed."

"... am I just losing my grip?" They take a deep breath. "That's enough of that though I came to talk about my classes."

"So I'm in nerd school for nerds, I'm understanding calculus..." They sigh. "I... I should start this over."

Michael should know by now, though, that it's hard to get badgernet to get rid of content.

Comments

[nijistaryume]

Wait, you still think this is a roleplay thing after the whole universe-warping stuff? I thought that was the proof we were all telling the truth here.

[boldlydanforth]

Listen. I know my history. I am perfectly aware that incredibly bizarre happenstance is like... Last tuesday. There are things that have really happened that if you read them in a novel, you'd toss them at a wall and demand a refund from the publisher.

And-- nothing against any of you-- it's more likely I lost it for some reason and I really need to talk to someone than it is that reality suddenly whiplashed forward and back.

Though that said, you experiencing the same thing is... Hm.

Maybe I am thinking about this wrong, but like...

[nijistaryume]

Uh, no offence, but I think if you got sent to another world one day, you'd spend the whole time calling everything an illusion or thinking you were high.

[boldlydanforth]

Only if I woke up in my dorm room the day after that, in my same body, with no indication anything else was different.

Either that or think it was some weird-ass dream.

[nijistaryume]

I guess, but still. Most people accept the whole inter-world thing by now.

[boldlydanforth]

I mean part of it is I was on another site for RP until it collapsed, so I understand the conceit to have like... I dunno, uhhhhh

Mega Man talking with like--

[They wave their hand looking for the right reference--]

A pastel bear, or whatever.

[nijistaryume]

Okay, but that would actually be cool, and now I wanna see that here.

[boldlydanforth]

Ha! So would I.

[nijistaryume]

So you do that kinda stuff a lot? I'm not the creative writing type of person. Unless everyone is secretly, I dunno. The last time I had to do it for class, I got docked marks for using the wrong kanji.

[boldlydanforth]

Well, I did. Until aforementioned site's economy blew up, anyway.

been a couple years since then. I still write, but a lot less now.

[nijistaryume]

I guess if you're working so much, you probably have no time. I dunno how people can even manage the hours they expect on Earth. Guess I shouldn't say that, maybe not everywhere on Earth makes you work all day.

[boldlydanforth]

Thank fuck I'm well shot of that, honestly. If I never have to do that again, it'll be too goddamned soon.

[nijistaryume]

Yeah, it sounds like pain. Though I guess so's homework, especially since you're at "nerd school."

[boldlydanforth]

Surprisingly not? Despite taking 15 units i'm doin ok?

... better than when I was living in the same apartment with mom at any rate

[nijistaryume]

Uh, fifteen sounds like a lot.

[boldlydanforth]

It's five courses.

[nijistaryume]

Okay, I thought it was, like, one per class. That makes more sense, if you took 15 classes, you would die.

[She's 12, she doesn't know university.]

[boldlydanforth]

Yeah I don't think they allow anyone to take that many.

... I'm not even sure there are that many 1 unit courses...

[nijistaryume]

That's weird that they'd cost different amounts, though. How come?

[boldlydanforth]

Long story short? How many hours you're expected to take for the course.

Short story long? each unit is supposed to be like... one hour a week in class, not counting lab time. and then there's hours of study per week other than that.

[nijistaryume]

Huh. So you have long classes, and there's fewer of them. I always kinda wondered how it worked.