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[giveuponyourself]

It seems we're all stuck here together like one big happy family, aren't we? Since that's the case... how about we play a little game to get to know each other?

What is most important to you in your entire life? What would you be willing to do anything for? And I do mean anything~

And please, nothing like 'friendship' or 'world peace.' Really dig down deep; we should all be honest with each other, don't you think? ❤

[feel free to answer the question or not, Joshua seems to just be very bored. what a chatty nerd!]

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[giveuponyourself]

My my, someone's a drama queen. [said the Actual drama queen.]

But let me see... obviously I would need to know more about that man, and the conditions here aren't conducive to how things work back in my world. But unfortunately you wouldn't be the first person I've had to sort who would wish to be put out of his misery.

[In fact, the sentiment hits far too close to home.]

Let's see... your family seems important to you, so I could take your memory of them. You would wake up and not remember a thing about them, and only remember a life of loneliness. Or, I could take away your desire for vengeance, and you'd learn what it'd be like to live free of that burden.

Or, maybe I could take away your identity; everything that makes you you. You'd forget who, what you are, where you've been, and leave you to fend for yourself in a world that doesn't know who you are either. I wonder what kind of person that would be...?

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[imperialsun]

But my friends are important to me. Do you hate friendship that much?

[giveuponyourself]

[At least this time Joshua didn't let out an insidious chuckle, but more of a genuine, annoying laugh. At the expense of Beat's pain.]

That's for the punch from last time.

[He shrugged his shoulders, walking over to retrieve his phone from where it had landed on the ground.

And he was still totally going to consider the knives thing.]

So, how 'bout you? Any exciting skateboard powers, or are we truly on a plane other than the UG?

[giveuponyourself]

Hmm, how about: You are cordially invited to a mysterious new world at the behest of our Mysterious Benefactor? Leave all powers and prospects of immortality at the door.

Admittedly I MIGHT RSVP if they had given me the option for a chicken dinner.

[giveuponyourself]

A sociopath? That's not very nice. Maybe I simply ran out of my own stock of emotional investment.

Unfortunately, you and I have the same sort of answer for this question. So I suppose that makes us birds of a feather~

[giveuponyourself]

Simply stating the truth. I don't exactly care about coming off rude as long as I don't have to entertain conversation I don't care about.

As for the trolling matter, I'll leave that up to interpretation~

[soundsurfing]

Ugh... I said I was sorry, yo!!

[ Rubbing over the growing egg on his forehead, Beat watches Josh pick his phone up, half expecting him to chuck it at him again, but thankfully he doesn't seem to be thinking that.

The question makes him frown and he shrugs his shoulders, dropping his hands to stop poking at the bruise. ]

Honestly? Ain't sure. No skateboards 'round to check it out an' I ain't able to do anythin' cool like create fire. [ Might have tried. ] If I got somethin', I ain't sure how to trigger it.

[infailtration]

dude you just said being called a serial killer was flattery. was that sarcasm? tone's hard in text and you asked a bunch of total strangers a super personal question without giving a motivation, that's sketchy.

just saying.

did you ask hoping someone would say something that'd spark within you or whatever?

[activatingcombatmode]

[Geeze kid, who hurt you.]

I think it is possible to fight for a better world. Might be a big dream wishing for perfect world peace but if one person can make a difference to make it a little better, it's worth it?

[nogoldenmirror]

Trust me. They made certain it was anything but.

[And yet, that does not escape her notice. It almost reminds her of another, in a way. A very bad way at that.]

How curious that you change your answer dependent on who asks. I have to wonder which is true.

[fuck1ngusernam3]

that ~ means yes gotcha. so how many suckers u caught w that bait? ny1 fun?

[spaceforged]

Not everyone, just a few of us so far.

To date, we've only been to two worlds other than this realm. You could say you arrived just as we're getting our feet under us.

1/2

[hauhra]

Well, excuse me for being angry that 99 people, most of whom I personally knew to one degree or another, were all rounded up and sacrificed against their will before my eyes when I was only a child for some black magic ritual under the false pretense of restoring Ma'at to the Kingdom of Egypt.

[hauhra]

You make some interesting suggestions, however... be careful not to say them too loudly, though, or the Circle might go for those next, and enough of my memories of my ancient past have been lost in time already.

[shootstyles]

i guess not. ive just never really thought of myself as interesting .

[giveuponyourself]

You're right, it shouldn't be unavoidable. And yet it is, all too often. That's just the reality of life.

Is your only answer to that to keep denying it? Does denying that an earthquake can destroy a building stop it from happening? If that's the case, then you truly will never be able to climb over that wall.

[giveuponyourself]

I like to consider it something of a vacation.

Or perhaps a challenge? You can try and get just as famous here, but I suppose that's not nearly as fun with the lower population of people.

I'd love to hear your music anyway~

[giveuponyourself]

Yes. They're referred to as 'Whammies,' and there's four of them: Hammer, Bomber, Stinger, and Helping Hand. Hammer summons a hammer around the pin and swings around it in a circle; if it hits another pin, that pin is stunned, making it easy to knock off the edge. Bomber lets the pin fly up in the air for a moment, and divebomb back down onto another pin, with the same paralyzing effect. Stinger protects the pin by turning it into a ball littered with spikes, and-- you guessed it, if another pin runs into the spikes, it gets stunned. Helping Hand is a recover that flicks your pin back onto the arena if it falls enough.

Each whammy has a set number of uses for each pin, and they can vary in time and intensity. And they have a rock-papers-scissors effect; using a Hammer on a pin using Stinger cancels it out. Stinger will cancel out Bomber, and Bomber will cancel out Hammer.

On top of that there's even more strategy and devices can be used to take advantage of the initial launch onto the stage. But that's getting much more advanced.

Telekinesis isn't so big of a deal in comparison, is it~?

[eraserdad]

yeah, you're keeping your cards close to your chest, aren't you?
pretty interesting, for a guy who claims to want us to get to know each other

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[eraserdad]

it's pretty obvious, if you're not inclined toward trusting just anyone

[giveuponyourself]

I've said this before, but to put it -- it's usually a cop-out.

Would you kill someone for your friendships?

Would you cut off someone else's arm or a leg? Would you cut off your own?

Would you do something they would never forgive you for in order to keep them alive?

I'd at least like to hear something more original.

[metagame]

You can say that all you like... but what else can you mean with words such as “in my experience?” People don’t mention that unless they’re in a position where they’ve met a great deal of people... And eliminating two potential answers implies you have heard them quite a bit. How is relative at this point, but I stick by my two-bit villain assessment. You’re obviously enjoying the conflict.

It’s a waste of our time to continue this “game.” I’ve given you my answer, and I stand by it. There’s not anything I can say that’ll ever convince you otherwise... Whether it’s boring or trite to you doesn’t matter— in the end, I know what’s important to me.

[giveuponyourself]

Actions speak louder than words~ [Bold words for someone who never shut up, and would probably contradict that exact sentiment at a later date.

But regardless, Joshua indeed keep the phone in hand and did not attempt to throw it again; instead he just flipped it open and closed a few times as he continued to speak.]

Perhaps it's for the better. We might have a serious case of deforestation if you were suddenly pyrokinetic. [He's not defining that word.] Still, that's not much insight. I guess we really are in an RG...

[giveuponyourself]

It really takes the fun out of it if I have to say it, but yes, that was indeed what you would call a joke.

I simply asked out of boredom and curiosity. Is that so wrong?

[giveuponyourself]

[listen. he's a teenager. As far as you know.]

Maybe so. But it's also entirely possible that by single-minded trying to achieve 'world peace' that you end up hurting someone in the process. Ends justify the means, and all that.