Steven 'Sharpteeth' Durante (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fingersandteeth) wrote2022-02-21 05:11 pm
fingersandteeth) wrote2022-02-21 05:11 pm
Chloe, mija, I already *am*.
(I'll be nice and not count the time dead as part of your break.)
(I'll be nice and not count the time dead as part of your break.)
Good luck!
(We'll put your gift set together later, once we've got our hands on some tissue paper and a nice box.)
(We'll put your gift set together later, once we've got our hands on some tissue paper and a nice box.)
[Her reply comes a bit later and just a bit grudgingly]
thx bossmeister
ill pick out someg firey wrap to rly sell my dragonsona
oooo charizard themed wrapping paper fuck yes
okokok for realsies im gonna go actually be a decent employee and check the bathrooms
i will definitely need that luck for this
thx bossmeister
ill pick out someg firey wrap to rly sell my dragonsona
oooo charizard themed wrapping paper fuck yes
okokok for realsies im gonna go actually be a decent employee and check the bathrooms
i will definitely need that luck for this
Get Scorpia to help you if they're too grody.
(And thanks, Chloe. For everything you do.)
(And thanks, Chloe. For everything you do.)
[What is gratitude? From an authority figure, no less? Can you eat it? This is foreign and she doesn't know what to do aside from scream inside and channel that strange new feeling of pride into viciously scrubbing the toilet with a tooth brush.
A tooth brush. who is she? What did you do to her? Is this payback for viciously reinserting hella into your vocabulary?]
A tooth brush. who is she? What did you do to her? Is this payback for viciously reinserting hella into your vocabulary?]
[Oh Chloe. It never really truly left.
(Also holy shit, get a real bowl brush, please. Using a toothbrush is going to take forever.)]
(Also holy shit, get a real bowl brush, please. Using a toothbrush is going to take forever.)]
You would, and yet there's alcohol. And yet we can (and do) have sex. There's obviously some sort of upper limit to how kid friendly this place really is.
Well. Not at the present moment. But most nights, yes. I *do* have a new boyfriend these days.
And Doppio? It's mostly not vanilla.
And Doppio? It's mostly not vanilla.
I'm just making the point that kid-friendly only goes so far.
I mean honestly, there's a burlesque joint in Ecruteak. The innocence of the region has an upper limit.
I mean honestly, there's a burlesque joint in Ecruteak. The innocence of the region has an upper limit.
You do realize there are other Ways to get my attention Without such a blatant solicitation, right?
Though, I suppose you got What you Wanted in the end, so good job.
Tell me: hoW do you knoW What I am? Let alone that I am What I am.
There is a non-zero chance that the pail you sent me Was by any means a fucking accidental innuendo, so don't try to pull the Woolbeast's fleece oVer my ganderbulbs.
And don't act like it Wasn't you. I'm neW here, not fucking stupid.
Though, I suppose you got What you Wanted in the end, so good job.
Tell me: hoW do you knoW What I am? Let alone that I am What I am.
There is a non-zero chance that the pail you sent me Was by any means a fucking accidental innuendo, so don't try to pull the Woolbeast's fleece oVer my ganderbulbs.
And don't act like it Wasn't you. I'm neW here, not fucking stupid.
Edited 2020-12-24 10:34 (UTC)
I don't think I have to tell you anything about how I know what I know. I certainly don't owe it to you.
Are you actually so offended? I figured With you knoWing about trolls, you'd understand a thing or tWo about hoW We are.
I mean, you knoW enough to send me a pail, and hoW can you fuck a troll if you don't knoW We're a bunch of assholes?
You're right, you don't oWe me anything, but if you didn't Want to talk to me, I don't think you'd haVe sent me a conVersation starter like this.
So, let's talk.
I mean, you knoW enough to send me a pail, and hoW can you fuck a troll if you don't knoW We're a bunch of assholes?
You're right, you don't oWe me anything, but if you didn't Want to talk to me, I don't think you'd haVe sent me a conVersation starter like this.
So, let's talk.
Fine. We'll talk.
To start out with, no, I don't actually hate *you* in that fashion.
Secondly, I didn't realize you were a troll until your network post. I would have approached our encounter differently if I'd known.
[He'd have mentally prepared himself for a little weasel brat and wouldn't have let any casual insults get under his skin. At least visibly.]
To start out with, no, I don't actually hate *you* in that fashion.
Secondly, I didn't realize you were a troll until your network post. I would have approached our encounter differently if I'd known.
[He'd have mentally prepared himself for a little weasel brat and wouldn't have let any casual insults get under his skin. At least visibly.]
If you did I Wouldn't blame you. It's a pretty common occurrence for me, belieVe it or not.
Does that approach usually Work on others here, though? I'm asking genuinely, because I'm not so arrogant to claim I knoW What does or What doesn't Work on an alien planet, and I'll admit I Was using you to test the Waters; I'm sure you understand.
I do haVe to say, I obViously Wasn't impressed With you then, and I Won't say I'm impressed With you NOW, but considered me intrigued.
Does that approach usually Work on others here, though? I'm asking genuinely, because I'm not so arrogant to claim I knoW What does or What doesn't Work on an alien planet, and I'll admit I Was using you to test the Waters; I'm sure you understand.
I do haVe to say, I obViously Wasn't impressed With you then, and I Won't say I'm impressed With you NOW, but considered me intrigued.
I believe you, but you're really not my type. I just thought that would get your attention.
[And while he did want a do-over of sorts, he wanted to force Lanque into initiating the conversation.]
But yes, that approach tends to work better with humans. Humans are a more prosocial species than trolls. Friendliness, coupled with a stated desire to help, tends to reassure humans. From a human perspective, it appeared you were responding much more hostilely than it would from the troll perspective.
[He might not have let it get to him if he'd realized he hadn't fucked up on his Reasonable Adult act--that was just the kind of little Heathers bitch you are.]
However, I wouldn't use myself to calibrate normal human reactions from, if I were you. Use Steve (no 'n') Palchuk, if you must. He's probably the member of our Team closest psychologically to baseline human, even if he's still a kid and doesn't know how to use his brain yet.
[And while he did want a do-over of sorts, he wanted to force Lanque into initiating the conversation.]
But yes, that approach tends to work better with humans. Humans are a more prosocial species than trolls. Friendliness, coupled with a stated desire to help, tends to reassure humans. From a human perspective, it appeared you were responding much more hostilely than it would from the troll perspective.
[He might not have let it get to him if he'd realized he hadn't fucked up on his Reasonable Adult act--that was just the kind of little Heathers bitch you are.]
However, I wouldn't use myself to calibrate normal human reactions from, if I were you. Use Steve (no 'n') Palchuk, if you must. He's probably the member of our Team closest psychologically to baseline human, even if he's still a kid and doesn't know how to use his brain yet.
SteVe Palchuk? Does he drop the 'n' so people don't get you tWo mixed up?
Can't say I'Ve ran into many others sharing names before.
In any case, what you're telling me is that humans are like loWbloods. Well, some loWbloods, I'm not going to pretend that there aren't some nasty little bitches in those loWer castes, but a great deal of them are pretty meek and docile comparatiVely speaking.
That's simple enough.
You seem pretty comfortable Viewing human behaVior objectiVely, Without denying being a human, not to mention you knoW about trolls...so, What's the deal?
I can only assume you're pretty familiar With aliens species, for some reason.
Can't say I'Ve ran into many others sharing names before.
In any case, what you're telling me is that humans are like loWbloods. Well, some loWbloods, I'm not going to pretend that there aren't some nasty little bitches in those loWer castes, but a great deal of them are pretty meek and docile comparatiVely speaking.
That's simple enough.
You seem pretty comfortable Viewing human behaVior objectiVely, Without denying being a human, not to mention you knoW about trolls...so, What's the deal?
I can only assume you're pretty familiar With aliens species, for some reason.
He went without the 'n' from the start. We have the same name; he just prefers the single syllable nickname while I prefer the long form. Sharing names is probably more of a human thing, I suppose. I suspect it comes from more of our infants making it to adulthood than I understand yours do.
But yes. From what I know of trolls castes, humans seem to be more like your lowbloods in general. Some of us are more like your higher blooded castes, but in those cases it's generally more advantageous to act like a lowblood in most company anyway, as the highblood psychology doesn't usually come with the other benefits yours have, such as longer lifespan.
And I have some familiarity with some alien species, yes. Enough to get by when it comes to yours, at least.
But yes. From what I know of trolls castes, humans seem to be more like your lowbloods in general. Some of us are more like your higher blooded castes, but in those cases it's generally more advantageous to act like a lowblood in most company anyway, as the highblood psychology doesn't usually come with the other benefits yours have, such as longer lifespan.
And I have some familiarity with some alien species, yes. Enough to get by when it comes to yours, at least.
Plenty make it to adulthood, eVen if a lot get culled. It's probably more along the lines of hoW We get named. Do humans likeWise get named by their lusus?
Do humans not haVe castes? You haVe the adVantage here, seeing as I knoW nothing of your species. NeVer eVen heard of a human till I arriVed here.
Are you aWare of us because you might be one of the planets that the Alternian Empire has subjugated, or might currently be at War With?
Admittedly, I neVer really kept up With all that, since it didn't really concern me or my future.
Do humans not haVe castes? You haVe the adVantage here, seeing as I knoW nothing of your species. NeVer eVen heard of a human till I arriVed here.
Are you aWare of us because you might be one of the planets that the Alternian Empire has subjugated, or might currently be at War With?
Admittedly, I neVer really kept up With all that, since it didn't really concern me or my future.
[It's almost disgusting how well this conversation is going now that Steven knows he's not dealing with a human teenager and can adjust his expectations accordingly.]
We don't have lusi the way you do. Humans are generally raised by our direct genetic predecessors, which are much easier to determine due to our reproduction not requiring a mother grub, but for one of those genetic predecessors to temporarily host the egg. Additionally human adults nearly universally live on the planet. We do have spaceflight, but not enough of it to support a navy on the scale of your own.
We have castes, but they are based on a mix of genetic and economic factors and can vary wildly depending on which part of our world we originate on. We also don't go broadcasting our caste with our typing colors. However, I would say I am a mid-caste human as far as these things go, at least in the part of the planet I come from. Much like you are on the middle of your hemospectrum.
Whether Alternia is currently at war with Earth for you depends on 'when' you come from. The being that brings people here will bring them not only from different worlds, but from different times. I will say that my Earth in the year I left still remained unconquered.
[Actually... hmm.]
Human adolescents are generally much more naive than trolls of a comparable age. I'd tailored my prior advice to what I would have offered a human your age. Would you like to hear what advice I'd have offered you had I known you were a troll?
We don't have lusi the way you do. Humans are generally raised by our direct genetic predecessors, which are much easier to determine due to our reproduction not requiring a mother grub, but for one of those genetic predecessors to temporarily host the egg. Additionally human adults nearly universally live on the planet. We do have spaceflight, but not enough of it to support a navy on the scale of your own.
We have castes, but they are based on a mix of genetic and economic factors and can vary wildly depending on which part of our world we originate on. We also don't go broadcasting our caste with our typing colors. However, I would say I am a mid-caste human as far as these things go, at least in the part of the planet I come from. Much like you are on the middle of your hemospectrum.
Whether Alternia is currently at war with Earth for you depends on 'when' you come from. The being that brings people here will bring them not only from different worlds, but from different times. I will say that my Earth in the year I left still remained unconquered.
[Actually... hmm.]
Human adolescents are generally much more naive than trolls of a comparable age. I'd tailored my prior advice to what I would have offered a human your age. Would you like to hear what advice I'd have offered you had I known you were a troll?
First of all, human reproduction sounds entirely horrific in a Way I had not imagined before, and noW I am, so thanks for that.
I can't imagine your species gets much done if they're busy taking care of their grubs themselVes. So, small surprised you'Ve barely been able to leaVe your planet in a quantity that matters.
But, What you're telling me is that your caste is dependent upon your Wealth and not your Wealth dependent upon your caste? Sounds like a great Way for things to get destabilized at any giVen time.
But sure, What Would you haVe told me if you hadn't treated me like a grub upon our first encounter?
I can't imagine your species gets much done if they're busy taking care of their grubs themselVes. So, small surprised you'Ve barely been able to leaVe your planet in a quantity that matters.
But, What you're telling me is that your caste is dependent upon your Wealth and not your Wealth dependent upon your caste? Sounds like a great Way for things to get destabilized at any giVen time.
But sure, What Would you haVe told me if you hadn't treated me like a grub upon our first encounter?
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