text; @0988

[fratropathic]

I know you're here. I've felt your presence ever since I arrived. Don't you think it's rude, making me wait this long to hear from you?

[This was absolutely meant to be public, and absolutely meant to be too vague for anyone to guess the intended recipient. Riverview, meet Regene Regetta and his flair for the dramatic.]

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video; un: feywild

[imperceptus]

[ If he had glasses, they'd be pushed up in interest right about now. ]

Oh, my. How mysterious. Sounds like there's a story here.

permatext unless noted!

[fratropathic]

The story of someone who's always hurting my feelings this way, as long as we've known each other. Isn't that sad?

[imperceptus]

Truly tragic. What compels them to treat you so poorly?

[fratropathic]

A fundamental character flaw. Or that's what I assume, since they've offered no good reason of their own.

[imperceptus]

Then, I have to ask--why do you still want their company so badly?

text; @68

[sixtyeighth]

Oh my, oh my! You're going to need to use names.

[fratropathic]

The one I'm looking for won't need me to use a name, which means it must not be you. I'm sorry if that's a disappointment.

[sixtyeighth]

No, no. It'll help in case anyone knows him. Wouldn't it be nice to be pointed in someone's direction?

[fratropathic]

Do you think so? That sounds more like letting him off the hook, to me, not to mention doing all the work myself.

text; @meow

[maskerading]

Oh, sorry... I won't do it again.

[ ha ha, he's hilarious. ]

[fratropathic]

[At least the answer is such a polar opposite of anything Tieria would say in response that Regene knows immediately. Well, let it never be said that he's not a good sport, so he'll keep this going awhile.]

You're never going to be much of a liar, are you? Ah well, it can't be helped. Have you missed me?

[maskerading]

[ Well, if he's going to be enabled... ]

Yeah, I'm pretty bad at lying, so I won't try to deny even our short time apart has felt too long. Missed you lots, honey.

[fratropathic]

That's more like it. Are there any other apologies we should get out of the way, while the topic is still fresh? Think carefully about your answer, you know how I get when I have to find these things out for myself.

[If his joking impression of affection sounds a bit strange, well... he's had a strange life to date.]

text @frankenstein

[500gallontank]

not this again, perfectus

[He is so, so, so very done with you, Jed. Because who else would it be? ]

[fratropathic]

[Did he actually hook someone? Oh, this could be fun.]

Yes, this again, and again and again until you learn some manners.

[500gallontank]

don't need manners to beat you

proved that enough times

go away pretty boy

[fratropathic]

[... mistaken identity or not, "pretty boy" is unsettling in how close it is to the mark.]

You can hardly call a process you need to repeat so many times "beating" someone. At this point, aren't you really just fending me off?

text, un: j.k.;

[aeturnus]

[ It's just an embedded video, actually. ]

[fratropathic]

[See, this response he likes.]

And I'm usually so mindful of atmosphere, too. How could I miss such an important touch?

[aeturnus]

It's okay, you were perfecting your creeper vibes in words, so I thought I'd lend a hand.

[fratropathic]

"Creeper" seems unfairly judgmental. I'm just testing someone's abilities since the last time we met, because they were dangerously weak that time.

Text [private] | un:tiera.erde

[manmade]

[Normally, he'd ignore such a useless, pointlessly vague post. But that number in the username, combined with a strangely instinctual hunch, has his suspicions raised.]

You are just as capable of making contact first.

[Surely, it couldn't be him, yet...]

[permaprivate]

[fratropathic]

And I did.

Hello again, Tieria 💕

[Oh, it's him, alright.]

[manmade]

So you've arrived here, as well.

[It's a little disturbing how he isn't as surprised as he should be. His senses have never been that attuned to other Innovades as he, in hindsight, suspected they should've been, yet subconsciously it seems that he was already aware of Regene's presence.]

What is the last thing you remember?

[fratropathic]

The last thing I remember? What an ominous question.

[And given that he's already met both Neil and Lyle Dylandy under the title Lockon Stratos since he arrives, Regene's not even kidding with that statement.]

But since you asked, the last thing I remember is the trouble you caused me by leaving Ribbons Almark's party via defenestration. It was fairly pointed, as insults to the host go.