video; on the dissapearance of an NPC...again

[lazyinlove]

[Unless you've met this kid in person, you've probably never seen him. He's not a video post kind of guy. But this is important, and it's hard to summarize in a text post. So here he is, the face to a name that's been around for 6 months now.

He's pale, maybe a little shaken. And for some reason, he's wearing a new coat.]

Uh...

Listen. I-

[He takes a breath, realizing that he's stuttering a bit, and tries again. No, really. It's important.]

If anyone here met Richard Lawson...he's gone. And I'm sure. I-

I saw it. He- I don't know. He disappeared. He just raved about us and then disappeared. Um. He used to be on the UE council, so he knew some stuff about them. And he told me that they're still out there and that-

[Stanley swallows, and glances away from the camera for a moment. It sucks, to watch someone disappear. Fade away. But he can't think about that yet. Right now, he has to pass the message along. So he looks back, right at the camera lens this time.]

He said we have to make sure they don't find us.

(OoC: Derp, forgot to give you guys the relevant link.)

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[lazyinlove]

This is where they aren't.

[therapeutics]

Didn't catch them on the moon. I was probably right to stay there. Don't ask what possessed me to switch.

[lazyinlove]

Why did you?

[therapeutics]

Well, everyone else was. It seemed to be the thing to do. Easiest way to stay informed, you know.

[ translation JULIA IS LONELY ALL THE TIME ]

[lazyinlove]

[Fair enough. It's a lonely place.]

Don't the things still work from there? I think I've seen people use them long distance.

[therapeutics]

Oh, they work perfectly fine. But it's still a five-hour shot if anyone needs me for anything important.

[lazyinlove]

[Like emergency psychoanalysis? Huh.]

Right.

[therapeutics]

[ THAT'S IT EXACTLY TBH. it happened once, it can happen again. ]

A professional has to be readily available. You'll understand someday.

[lazyinlove]

Probably not. My PSAT scores weren't that great, you know?

[therapeutics]

Oh, please, don't give me that excuse. The "P" stands for "practice."

[lazyinlove]

Really? What's the rest stand for?

[therapeutics]

Seriously? "Scholastic Aptitude Test."

[lazyinlove]

It's not like they tell us that.

[therapeutics]

Shit, kid, I haven't been in high school in a while, and I still remember that. [ too long, longer than she wants to admit, and she doesn't know the acronym has changed since then. it's okay. ]

[lazyinlove]

[Luckily, he's none the wiser to correct her about it.]

It never seemed that important.

[therapeutics]

It's college. Potentially. Of course it's important.

[lazyinlove]

It's cool. My Dad's definitely not gonna pay for college.

[therapeutics]

And? You get a loan. You get a job and you pay it off.

[ NO, STANLEY, YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING OF YOURSELF DAMMIT. ]

[lazyinlove]

You must not be familiar with our current economy.

[Just because he doesn't know what PSAT stands for doesn't mean he doesn't understand debt, investment, and return. He's all over that stuff.]

[therapeutics]

What, did it change?

[ julia, yes, that's typically what these things do. ]

[lazyinlove]

All the time.

[And it's not the kind of environment where people can realistically save up their own tuition with a part time (or even a full time) job anymore. Blah blah student debt biggest financial crises blah blah shitty job market etc etc. The details bore him too, but they exist. It's no use pretending they don't. Without parental support, it'd be basically impossible. At least until he's over 25.]

[therapeutics]

Well.

[ no you're going to school you're gonna do things do not let the man keep you down. ]

Experience is the best teacher, and all that shit.

[lazyinlove]

So maybe I should hang out behind the Walgreens for a while? I dunno, I'd have to cut my hair. I kinda like it.

[therapeutics]

No, not yet. You still have high school.

[lazyinlove]

[Sometimes it's a good thing that the stuff he says never registers with people.]

Right. There's still that. Except for the whole war prisoner thing.