putting my prediction on record now that the coming decade is going to see the rise of viral-marketed fancy at-home water filtration systems, driving and driven by a drastic reduction in the quality of U.S. tap water (given that we are in a 'replacement era' where our current infrastructure is reaching the end of its lifespan--but isn't being replaced). also guessing that by the 2030s access to drinkable tap water will be a mainstream class issue, with low-income & unstably housed people increasingly forced to rely on expensive bottled water when they can't afford the up-front cost of at-home filtration--and with this being portrayed in media as a "moral failing" and short-sighted "choice," rather than a basic failure of our political & economic systems. really hope i'm just being alarmist, but plenty of this already happens in other countries, and the U.S. is in a state of decline, so. here's praying this post ages into irrelevance. timestamped April 2023
One day before Steve can even tell his students which page in their textbooks turn to, he sees a hand shoot up from the back of the class. He sighs internally and rubs at his eyes before saying, “Yes, Jeremy?”
Jeremy: Can I stream today’s lesson for Thomas? He doesn’t want to get behind.
Steve, taking too long to process what the hell he was asking: …okay? As long as it’s not a distraction. Let Thomas know that we are all hoping him a speedy recovery.
That’s how Eddie ends up lounging on Dustin’s couch, watching a live stream of his husband teach a bunch of kids about slope intercept. Also because Dustin is streaming on twitch, how some people ended up watching Eddie watch Steve teach a class.
Ten minutes into the lesson, Ozzy gets up from his bed by Steve’s desk and starts pacing around the room. He circles around Steve and paws at his shoes, but Steve barely acknowledges it. Eddie says aloud: He’s going to have a seizure.
Ozzy tugs on Steve’s pant leg and whines a little but all Steve does is pat him on the head and distractedly say: Not now, Oz.
Eddie: Jesus H Christ. Listen to the dog, Steve. That’s why you have him.
Eddie, typing in the chat: Tell him to sit down
Jeremy must have raised his hand because Steve says “We’ll do questions after this section” and turns back to the board. Eddie swears.
Dustin: Dude, just call him.
Eddie does and you can hear Steve’s phone ring over the live stream because he never remembers to put it on silent. Steve answers it when he sees that it’s Eddie and before he can say anything, Eddie says, “Sit down. You’re about to have a seizure.”
Steve, in the stream, looked alarmed and confused when he repeated back, “I’m about to have a seizure?”
Eddie doesn’t really know what happened for a while after that because Steve, for some reason, hung up on him and the live stream ended the moment he said the word ‘seizure.’
[ID: A digital illustration of Sissel from Ghost Trick. He is shown from a lower angle, as if the viewer were looking up at him. He has a hand close to the viewer and clutching a glowing soul core. His other hand is in his pocket, and he has a serious expression on his face. The background is the clock that appears when you time travel in the game, consisting of a glowing red clock face and glowing red lines radiating from it on a black background. The art style mimics that of the game’s, with sharp black lines and shading. The color palette is mostly red, with some light blue radiating from the soul. The artist’s signature “sunnfish 2023” is written on his leg. /End ID]
kind of a weird pair to ask about but how do dmk and mir dragato interact? is dragato still flirty with him or do they just hate each other. considering how dmk and mir falspar interact the idea of putting these two in a room together is really funny to me
They chat in their free time given their shared love of ignoring the rigorous work of daily responsibilities, and actually have the makings of a decent friendship if Mirror World drama wasn't constantly in the way. For now though, they remain fair-weather friends; they may get along, but in the face of trouble, it's fend for yourself.
On further note, funny that you mention rooms anon! Mir Dragato tends to barge in on Dameta in the middle of the night to either share some newly-obtained gossip, or to have an audience as he chews out Mir Falspar's name after another one of their (numerous) breakups with one another. This is surprisingly effective, as Dameta is inclined to agree with whatever insults Mir Dragato can muster up in the midst of venting off his frustrations, and Mir Falspar rarely goes near Dameta's room to begin with, making the risk of a heated fight breaking out fairly low.
Mir Dragato does still act flirty with Dameta, though he tends to tone it down during the times when he's actively in a relationship. A large part of it is casual fun for him, of which he's upfront with Mir Falspar about when they're together to avoid a miscommunication.
(that doesn't mean Mir Dragato won't have moments of pettiness and dial it up to stir trouble when he and Mir Falspar are apart, though)
us: hey before we become attached to you we're telling you straight up that talking is hard and we struggle with it, so there will be times where our responses will come extremely late or come across empty and dry
someone trying to befriend us: oh that's okay! i dont mind!
us: this is not an exaggeration we cannot stress how hard speaking is for us at times please do you really understand before we get our hopes up?
them: absolutely! i understand its okay! talking sucks sometimes its cool :) I'll talk for all of us
also them: you never talk to me it feels like im always doing all the talking and the only one trying in this friendship 💢 try and at least pretend u want to be my friend 🖕
When traffic exceeds a certain mass energy threshold, a ship will disappear in transit. Abruptly vanish without a trace. It's connected to the artifact we discovered on Ilus and it's happened a number of times. What can we do about this?