OO2 }{ AUDIO }{ CALLSIGN: MZ114C }{ MORNING 25

[somethingintangible]

Hey... does anybody know if there's anything to make shoes from here? Like, real shoes. I'm tired of walking around barefoot.

I mean like, real stuff. Not nasty animal hides.

I can try to make you something too if you want. I guess. I'm at the airfield. Hit me up. Or... there's this guy K? He's like a robot or something? I think he can sew too.

You guys all need to dress way better. This is sad.

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[timaeus]

Men's sneakers.
The label says they're a size 9.
Pretty grungy but at least they're intact.
Gotta be better than running around a jungle barefoot, right?

[somethingintangible]

yea lol ig
like tall girl haha
[ Do they have "Tall Girl" in his universe? Time to find out. ]
thanks. (:

[timaeus]

I wouldn't say they're shitty enough to merit a Tall Girl comparison.
Maybe after you run around in them a bit and inevitably step in monkey crap.

[Yes, he is aware of Tall Girl.]

[somethingintangible]

[ He, Maddy and Jade might be the only ones. ]

lol
right??
what about you?
who's your teen movie alterego?

[timaeus]

If I'm to be honest and objective here, I'm probably somewhere between Ferris Bueller and Jason Dean.

[somethingintangible]

Oh, yeah. You sound totally objective. [ She's only teasing, though. Hopefully, it comes through over text because she's not going to make a gross old person winky face. ] Jk, actually I could totally see you as like, queer Ferris Bueller. They need to update that anyway. Jade could be Cameron, except I think she might be too cute for that.

[timaeus]

[Listen, it is indeed pretty objective. If he was less self-aware, he'd have left it at Ferris Bueller alone.]

There actually was a remake in the late 2030s.
It was pretty terrible.

[somethingintangible]

[ Love yourself more, man. You're at least Damian from "Mean Girls". ]

Ew. Gross.
I haven't seen it, but I hate early 2000s remakes of anything. They're all bad.
All these old people all complaining about remakes now like they didn't butcher Friday the 13th when they were our age lmao

[ Speaking of "Mean Girls"... ]

For me, I'd say I'm like Regina George but the Mexican version. Except I'm a little nicer. Just a little.

[timaeus]

[Sorry Maddy, Dirk does not do "love yourself".]

I can respect that.
Not to sound like an outdated stereotype, but Regina George was pretty iconic.

[somethingintangible]

[ :( Someday!!! Her next project after Levi Jr. can be Dirk. ]

I know, right?
God.
You're the only one here who understands me.
And I love my dead gay friend.

[timaeus]

Your dead gay friend?

[somethingintangible]

It's from the movie. Just go with it.
Don't actually die though, okay?

[timaeus]

Eh.
Been there, done that.
I could use a change of pace anyway.

[somethingintangible]

Wait.
You died before?
That's crazy.
Are you okay now?

[ Dumb question, maybe. Can anybody really be "okay" after something like that? ]

[timaeus]

[Is Dirk ok? No. But is that because of the dying? No, not really. That shit's a symptom, not a cause.]

Yeah.
A few times, actually.
But it sounds like that's pretty normal here so at least I'm ahead of the game.

[somethingintangible]

Do you wanna talk about it?
You're tougher than me.
I don't think I could handle that. Like, dying and coming back, I mean.
Just be careful, okay?
We need you around.

[timaeus]

Nah.
Don't worry about it.

[After he sends the message, he sits and rereads it a few times, increasing uncertain. Shit, does that come across as like, dismissive or cold or whatever? He's trying to be extra mindful of himself these days. He knows he comes across as too aloof oftentimes, and it's only ever given him grief.

After a minute or two of internally stewing on it, he come back with more.]

I do appreciate it.
I just don't really have much to say about the whole dying thing, that's all.
Shit happens, you do what you gotta to get things done, sometimes someone's gotta make the sacrifice play for the greater good.
I'm ultimately still here so it's fine.