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[sinistral]

Display Name: Barnes
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Notes: yes, that profile photo absolutely is the "you didn't upload a pic" default placeholder image and you should absolutely continue to make fun of him for it

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Talk to me about the guilds. Not the recruitment speech from the people from here, I mean opinions from others who were transplanted to this place.

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[ooc: that's it that's the post please feel free to harass the hell out of Bucky/hit me up if you prefer to harass him in person and we'll work something out. Also please threadhop to your heart's content on anything not marked private]

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[sinistral]

I'm aware. But not nearly enough detail on the restrictions or downsides.

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[sinistral]

[Hahahahahahaha...]

If it's right for you that's really all that matters.

You wouldn't think. But I guess you never know.

[sinistral]

[One metal arm is a lot easier to hide than several metal tentacles, this is true. And if nothing else, hopefully Doc is getting a health plan for all the physical therapy his poor back probably needs...]

Ah, the voluntold life. I'm familiar with that. And how it can escalate.

I wonder why they're so dead set on all the social media stuff. Don't people have lives outside their phones?

you ain't wrong

[sinistral]

One they don't seem to want to define either. Not sure how keen I am to sign my everything away.

[arrowsguy]

It's not my favorite thing but I've been on my own before. Easy enough to do when you're used to it.

[determinationtofist]

Exactly! I hope you can find what's right for you, as well!!

...I mean, I also hope you don't start doing crimes, but

yknow what I mean

[doctopoda]

[Yeah honestly the specialized health care is a huge bonus]

I have no idea. We weren't doing this in my world - though we were also a few decades behind the current time. Maybe it was bearing down on us.

[exasperation]

I mean, if I think about it too hard, I'll just go mad with paranoia?

And I need to do things like. Survive.

it's ok!! backtagging is the lifeblood of dwrp

[monomachy]

What else?

[makeanentrance]

You think they're hiding something?

[sinistral]

Don't know that everyone thinks that way but it's working for me so far.

so true...

[sinistral]

Wouldn't be the first time I've been told something is for the good of everyone.

[sinistral]

You're not wrong. And there's only so many hours in the day.

[sinistral]

Of course they are. What organization isn't?

[exasperation]

Right?? Days are so short.

[sinistral]

Yeah, I got you.

And for what it's worth, not looking for a life of crime.

[sinistral]

[Yeah can't argue that.]

Isn't the some saying about the slow but inevitable march of technology? Maybe we're all headed that way.

[determinationtofist]

Oh, good! Then you're A-Okay!!

I mean, I think I'm probably supposed to try get people to join the alliance, being part of it and all

But people oughta make their own decisions, yknow?

Plus I'd probably super suck at it bhlksadfja

[makeanentrance]

So what do you think is ultimately their purpose for recruiting us?

[doctopoda]

That's a chilling thought.

[It's sort of wry, though that doesn't really carry via text. Otto is hardly anti-technology; mostly, he just sort of thinks this Twitter thing in particular is awful. How can you be on it so often?]

Well, they can't make me sign up for an instagram or whatever. Even if I did, I've got better things to do than broadcast news about my day to strangers online.

[arrowsguy]

They don't.

And I'm sure I'll stop thinking of it that way at some point. I doubt I can fly under the radar for long.

[monomachy]

What do you mean?

[mostdangerousbird]

It's a good deal, and it's a very complete incompleteness.

[ Astroturfing. Someone is astroturfing everywhere to smooth perfection. ]

Things that are built into the culture get written about a lot in my world. How many times does someone publish something on the Titanic in your world, if that happened? Or celebrate an anniversary of the Wizard of Oz? Deep-dives on well-known topics sell.