Now, now, even magic has a set of rules to it that must be obeyed. Technology mixed with magic is a curious thing, but in time we can come to understand it.
In the meanwhile, the internet will have to come from within our own communications and imaginations.
[ maybe the real internet is the friends we make ]
[ he 100% wants to meme at her, but he knows she wouldn't get it and it kills him inside a little. a true tragedy. ]
You're right. We just have to make the best use out of what we've got and start our own brand of bullshit no one else is going understand unless they were there for it. Not unlike what Okuyasu is doing. We'll have the true spirit of the internet here in no time with efforts like that.
[ one day she's going to hear the word 'meme' and will come to dirk with a hundred questions, and then his time will come. ]
You mean like an inside joke? I see. If new arrivals are to come again through the well, then it may be possible to do something like that! I don't enjoy tricking people, but a good joke isn't so bad.
True enough. Also the arrival of newbies is something we could and maybe should look into more. Nothing is ever truly random. There might be a pattern to when people show up in the well. If we can uncover that, we could predict whenever we get new blood and be more prepared.
The best indication of a pattern could have something to do with the state of the world. As more color shows up. Passage of time. The change of the weather and/or seasons. It could also be an indication of how much power the powers that be have in them. From what I know, the group you and I arrived with was smaller than the one that preceded us.
Those are all really good points to keep in mind. I think the passage of time between arrivals could be most telling. We could ask my brother about that. He'll know. Time is his thing and he's been here longer than us.
Yeah. I mean, technically we're not brothers and it's not like we grew up together. We're only related through an esoteric process of genetic reamalgamation. But that's complicated so we tend to go with just brothers.
[ yeah that sounds very complicated, even for someone like her. she isn't even sure what genetic reamalgamation is and she thinks asking might just make it sound more complicated. she'll just follow his leads and go with 'brothers'. ]
This has been an enlightening chat, Dirk. I think I'll spend some time ruminating on our discussion now.
[ not asking about it is a wise decision to make, zelda. ]
Glad to be of service. If you ever want to talk more about internet culture or whatever, you know where to find me. I spend a lot of time studying this sort of shit.
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In the meanwhile, the internet will have to come from within our own communications and imaginations.
[ maybe the real internet is the friends we make ]
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You're right. We just have to make the best use out of what we've got and start our own brand of bullshit no one else is going understand unless they were there for it.
Not unlike what Okuyasu is doing.
We'll have the true spirit of the internet here in no time with efforts like that.
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You mean like an inside joke? I see. If new arrivals are to come again through the well, then it may be possible to do something like that!
I don't enjoy tricking people, but a good joke isn't so bad.
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Yeah, an inside joke is a great way of putting it.
Those newbies won't know what hit them.
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Also the arrival of newbies is something we could and maybe should look into more.
Nothing is ever truly random. There might be a pattern to when people show up in the well.
If we can uncover that, we could predict whenever we get new blood and be more prepared.
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The best indication of a pattern could have something to do with the state of the world.
As more color shows up. Passage of time. The change of the weather and/or seasons.
It could also be an indication of how much power the powers that be have in them. From what I know, the group you and I arrived with was smaller than the one that preceded us.
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I think the passage of time between arrivals could be most telling.
We could ask my brother about that. He'll know.
Time is his thing and he's been here longer than us.
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[ although... she got the impression dirk lived alone. are they distant brothers? ]
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I mean, technically we're not brothers and it's not like we grew up together.
We're only related through an esoteric process of genetic reamalgamation.
But that's complicated so we tend to go with just brothers.
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I see.
[ yeah that sounds very complicated, even for someone like her. she isn't even sure what genetic reamalgamation is and she thinks asking might just make it sound more complicated. she'll just follow his leads and go with 'brothers'. ]
This has been an enlightening chat, Dirk. I think I'll spend some time ruminating on our discussion now.
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Glad to be of service.
If you ever want to talk more about internet culture or whatever, you know where to find me.
I spend a lot of time studying this sort of shit.