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[noreasonneeded]

Random messages and thread continuations welcome here!

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[acaseofyou]

Okay, but are they ever gonna see your shoulder? Are you lounging around the club in tank tops during the day when I can't see you?

I don't know that Jesper and I should be allowed alone together with costumes. No specific reason I can think of at the moment, just a general sense of chaos around the idea.

[noreasonneeded]

It does get extremely hot in the summer. A tank top wouldn’t be outside the bounds of sanity.

[No, though. She’s right. He’d never randomly wear one in public. He’ll swelter in a suit.]

I certainly would need someone to guard the door to contain the chaos. I do appreciate the self-awareness though that the two of you together means trouble.

[acaseofyou]

[ She knows this is a joke. She's very aware, and yet-- ]

Hell. I miss everything with my schedule.

If nothing else, all my years has made me very aware of my limitations when it comes to being left alone with other big personalities and costumes.

[noreasonneeded]

I’m pretty pale, it might be to your benefit to not see it and get blinded.

I can’t say I don’t appreciate a costume put to good use. Although what qualifies as that can vastly vary.

[acaseofyou]

I haven't had a tan in over 50 years, I think my eyes can manage.

See, now I need some examples from you so I get the right idea about what you consider good use. 'Work' does not count, it's too easy.

[noreasonneeded]

I think you pull off the no tan look better than I do. I might just blind myself then if I saw my arm bare in broad daylight.

Sometimes the answer is easy because it’s the right and obvious choice. Of course the good use is the one for work.

[acaseofyou]

Eh, I just have more experience with it. And at least my eyes don't have to worry about the broad daylight aspect. If I happen to catch a glimpse it'll be nice and dim.

Have you ever considered a good fun use?

[noreasonneeded]

Thankfully Ketterdam is known for its rain so the sun doesn't frequently try to make friends here.

What if I find work enjoyable?

[acaseofyou]

That's good to know if I ever have to run out in an emergency.

Then I wouldn't be at all surprised, but I'd still encourage you to think more recreationally sometimes.

[noreasonneeded]

We also have umbrellas if you ever need one.

You wouldn’t be the first. I’m honestly not even sure where to start with things like that, though.

[acaseofyou]

What, like the ones you bring me?

Music is a good place, but I'm obviously biased. So's your poetry.

[noreasonneeded]

Larger than those, and unfortunately, not yellow. Just black.

Perhaps a short poem every now and then. Reading does keep a mind sharp. Yes, I’m trying to justify it.

[acaseofyou]

So they're your serious umbrellas.

As long as you're enjoying what you're justifying, I guess that's fine.

[noreasonneeded]

You can only make jokes if delivered stoically so most people miss them when using these umbrellas.


I’m not in the practice of having fun for its own sake, I need to ease into it with useful activities.

[acaseofyou]

A joke delivered with an umbrella like that is the kind they'll wake up about weeks later.

You'll get there. I have every confidence in your ability to enjoy yourself.

[noreasonneeded]

When the clouds part, one might even say.

In my defense, it’s more difficult than some people think.

[acaseofyou]

Another great line from That Guy.

From what I've seen you at least have plenty of people that'll help you along with it.

[noreasonneeded]

I’ll take it. I know it started out as a joke, but there’s an appeal to going by a name any might have directed towards them.

[acaseofyou]

There's comfort in that kind of anonymity, I think. Like distance from yourself.

[noreasonneeded]

There’s that, yeah. Also knowing what it’s like to be one in a crowd of many, considered interchangeable if even noticeable. My name might hold some meaning these days, but it didn’t start out like that. A good reminder, I suppose.

[acaseofyou]

So it's a nostalgic anonymity?

[noreasonneeded]

Mostly it was just a joke, but with an afterthought element of recognizing how much often falls through the cracks.

[acaseofyou]

Ah, so in a new twist I was the one that made it more serious.

[noreasonneeded]

Don’t worry, it’s not an observation that needs to linger. It can remain a passing realization, and the twist can go back to referring to a dance move and song.