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[exasperation]

Display Name: Ripley Arkwright
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Notes:

[ the video starts up with ripley at his desk. he clears his throat, trying to seem composed and business-like. he's probably half-way succeeding. ]

Soo. That blackout. That was rough. Right? Right? . . . Right.

Anyway, uh! Stuff happened and — stuff got lost. Or stolen. Stuff and stuff. Oh my god, what am I doing.

[ he clears his throat. ]

My point is. I'm sort of freelancing my . . . powers? They work in teleportation. So I can teleport objects to anywhere in the world, but also if you lost something, I can locate it for you. Anywhere. And that applies to people too.

And, uh, I can also check where to find the best food. Like Yelp, but in my head. Don't ask.

Soo. Anyone . . . interested? Probably?

Comments

[frenchkissed]

Uh. Yeah. He sorta needs them to survive... Brains. The chemical in them. It's what Symbiotes need to live on this planet, the closest thing to their natural resource back home.

[exasperation]

[ ripley nods. he thought it might be something like that. ]

So that's different. I mean, I'm not — saying it's okay. But everyone has the right to survive and live. That's what I believe. And it sucks that this is how he has to do it. And maybe we can find another way or a substitute.

But it wouldn't be right to . . . judge that.

[frenchkissed]

Yeah?

...Cool.

If you want to judge, that's fine. I won't judge you for judging... Plus, like, we already found a pretty good work-around, but it'd be weird for me not to tell you that we occasionally relapse and go back to chasing people down dark alleys at night.

[exasperation]

Yeah. It's — Like I get it. I can't really blame anyone for wanting to survive.

[frenchkissed]

If it helps, we usually don't eat anyone?

[exasperation]

It does, actually.

Still, that must be rough. For both of you.

[frenchkissed]

It's... been an experience.

There's cool sides, too.

[exasperation]

Really? Like what?

[frenchkissed]

We can jump really high?

[exasperation]

That is pretty cool.

[frenchkissed]

Save on gas. That’s another one…

I mean, I dunno. It’s kind of cool to be able to see the world through new eyes, I guess? V’s never seen most Earth things, so it’s nice to have that sense of wonder again. Like being a kid. It’s like what parents say having kids is like without actually having kids…

Speaking of… I have two kids?

( apparently??? )

[exasperation]

[ uh. ]

You have kids?

[frenchkissed]

I do now..?

[exasperation]

Wait, you didn't know you had kids?

[frenchkissed]

Uh... No?

But, like, they're not exactly mine? I mean, they are, but I didn't... have them? I think I had one of them, though. Like, literally. Venom... offspring... It sounds like I got alien-pregnant, but fuck if I know, dude.

[exasperation]

That . . . seems like a lot to take in. How're you holding up?

[frenchkissed]

Yeah? Yeah, we think so, too...

But it's been pretty cool, actually. Dylan's a cool kid. He's into Nirvana. Pink Floyd. Dismantling the patriarchy... We like him a lot. Sleeper's cool, too. We're still getting to know them, though.

[exasperation]

That's cool. It must be nice to gain more family.

[frenchkissed]

Sounds like you're a family person too?

[exasperation]

I mean, my parents are great. But I kept myself apart for. The reasons.

[frenchkissed]

You ever thought to reach out?

[exasperation]

I keep in touch with my folks, of course. But that's about it.