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fuckinghysterical) wrote2014-07-20 04:15 am
fuckinghysterical) wrote2014-07-20 04:15 am
CR CHART FOR ATARAXION
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 - Enemy/Hated (The more hearts listed, the more she hates them. Five is the most.) - Neutral/No opinion - Barely acquainted/mildly positive opinion - Better acquainted/friends - Good friends - BFFs - People that are like family - Crushes |
In an estimated order from most to least liked; characters who are unlisted have ongoing first threads and will be added later.
Last Updated: 6/20
Alex Shepherd
Cibo
Lilith
Mordecai
Rey
Murphy Pendleton
Soysauce
Raven Darkholme
Julian Sark
Jaye Rinnark
Rapunzel
Nathan Young
River Song
Maya
Topher Brink
Lydia Martin
Agent York
The Batter
Dr. Zoidberg
Marty Mikalski
Quorra
Miles Edgeworth
Clint Barton
Tony Stark
Souji Kazama
Anne Cunningham
Heather Mason
James Moriarty
Hikaru Sulu
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The first person I ran into, on this ship. I initially thought that perhaps he had some ulterior motive to expressing kindness to me, but then realized that he had a number on his arm, similar to my own. So rather, he's a fellow prisoner... or whatever we are.
I still don't understand why he was being kind to me.
Seemed really ill at ease about the fact that I was on the battlefield at an early age. The funny thing was that I wasn't THAT young, compared to SOME soldiers that are recruited at even earlier ages.
Looking back on it, he was really more patient with me than I'm used to people expressing toward me. It feels weird.
I don't know much about him, but I don't think he's a potential threat to me.
UPDATES (9/7):
He saw me get attacked by my own suit, but actually seemed to think it was an actual monster. He has a weapon, so I guess he's more of a threat than I thought, but I still doubt that he has the ability to actually take my suit on in battle, if I were inside of it.
Really, he seemed more uneasy around my suit, more than anything, but there's no way in hell I'm letting him damage it.
UPDATES (3/2):
Seemed to empathize more with the people who would attack me, because of my frightening appearance in my Octopus suit.
He probably has a point, though. I AM pretty scary in it. c:
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For some reason, me mentioning my suit reminded him of "anime mecha porn". As the only familiarity I had with anime was knowing that man Otacon liked it, for some reason, I was curious to see his opinion on it. He then suggested a bunch of similar ideas that made no sense to me either. The closest I think I got to understanding it was that it would be similar to watching Gekkos engage with sexual relations with each other.
Which is really damned weird, if you ask me.
But he also taught me some text face things! Like :c is a sad face and c: is a happy face and there's a couple more! I think I might grow to like the text option the most, because it seems to be the easiest to mask my emotions in. Because if I write c: in a text, more people would believe that I'm happy, right?
But then again, it would feel really strange to respond in text to a video post too. Hmm.
Speaking of video, he switched to the format, and I learned why he's called Mouse... he doesn't talk a lot, I guess! I thought maybe he had a different native language, but seemed really hurt when I suggested that. :c
It's okay, if he doesn't talk much! If he's more comfortable with text, then I'll stick with text with him, at least!
UPDATES (8/7):
Seemed to avoid the Strela situation entirely. I'm glad.
Weirdly enough, he offered to try to help me find some ammunition for my gun. I'm not sure if he's actually going to do it or not, but it was still nice of him to offer. I'm just puzzled at the idea that he'd actually do something like that for me.
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A prosecutor that likes to ask a LOT of questions, though it seems that he believes that my superiors were lying to me to keep me in line!
I mean, even if it DOES sound plausible, all things considered, it's just a hard thing to try to think about, you know? Four years I haven't been able to live as a human, because I thought I'd die if I went outside of that suit. :c
He also suggested the name of a doctor that I should check out. If I can't find anything on the network soon, I might consider it.
Overall, he's a lawyer of some sort and probably isn't someone I'd need to worry about threatening me. He just might be a little annoying if he keeps asking so many questions.
UPDATES (11/2):
Really seemed displeased with the fact that I thought that his buddy system was a waste of time.
Also thinks that justice has to do with a courtroom, rather than getting justice in violent means.
I don't get the way this man thinks.
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With a name like Knives Chau, I figured she had to be a soldier, of some sort, but I guess that's her actual name! However, she DOES specialize in knives, so her name really is like a codename from my word... except I have no idea what kind of an animal a Chau would be.
She seemed to have some sort of resentment, toward her father, for being so diligent in teaching her about knives. However, after I assured her that she was stronger because of it, and not as many people would fuck with her, she appreciated it a little more.
I mean, at least she still HAS a father.
All in all though, she actually seems... pleasant. We agreed to teach each other tricks in knives and guns, so I can learn some more skills, without my suit! I've never taught anyone before, but I'm a little excited for this.
As far as potential threats go, she doesn't seem to have the demeanor of a typical soldier, so I THINK I could take her on if the situation required it. Though I have to admit that I still really hate dealing with knives.
Fuck you, Vamp. You can't see this, so there. >:c
UPDATES (7/27):
Ran into Knives, while exploring the space station we boarded at. She must really be skilled with her namesake weapon, as she seemed relatively unscathed.
Taught me that buzzkill means something akin to someone who brings down a good time. I get the feeling that there's a lot of people on the Tranquility that I can practice this term on.
Doesn't know how to drive, but then neither do I.
UPDATES (8/7):
It was a strange moment, but she embraced me as soon as she ran across me in the locker room, after the latest jump. It didn't really bother me, but I was afraid that my power might hurt her, so I tried to pull away immediately. I hope she didn't take offense to it.
I thought that she must have been okay, after that Strela incident, since I saw her alive. But when I mentioned something about it, she seemed in an awful hurry to get away. Did something really happen? :C
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Seems to specialize in neural implants. Even if it wasn't quite the same thing, he agreed to take a look at my nanomachines, to see if there was something in there that could suddenly make me die.
Weird thing was that even if he wasn't knowledgeable with nanomachines, he seemed awfully excited for the chance to get his hands on them.
Could be a threat, if he tinkers too much with my nanomachines, but I don't have much of a choice right now. Otherwise, there's no way this man is a combatant.
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Battling against the Republic of Greater China, which seems to be the Asian version of the USSR or maybe even Zanzibar Land. I'm not exactly certain how well his rebel group was doing, but "surviving" isn't too positive of an indicator either.
Seems to be paranoid that someone's going to attack him here. Well, at least there's one thing we have in common.
Honestly, I'm pretty sure he will wind up dead if he goes back. In war, one must care about their own survival, over anything else. Otherwise, you yourself will wind up dead.
At least that's how it's worked for me.
That said, I'm certain that he's the greatest threat I've run into so far. However, neither of us seem to have a reason to face each other, so I think he's a low level threat. For now.
UPDATES (11/20):
Warned me not to put my mask on. I'm trying to heed his advice, but no matter how much sense people throw at me, part of me is still really tempted to put it on.
I don't understand it myself.
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I think he's more fucked than I am. The Tranquility didn't even provide him with bullets for his gun! But he claims to be pretty good with an axe, which seems like such a... cumbersome weapon, if you ask me. But hey, if he specializes in it, good for him, I guess.
He spoke a lot about trying to help people, so I thought maybe he was in a position of being able to protect people, where he was from, but that didn't seem to be the case. If anything, he seemed troubled when I brought it up. I wonder why. Does he have guilt over not protecting people maybe? I myself live with that regret every day, but in the end, it's about protecting yourself.
In any case, I don't think he's a threat to me. I don't really understand it, but he told me to call him if I needed anything. That means he's kind, doesn't it?
UPDATES (7/26):
Found him wandering around, blended in quite well with the natives of the Strela outpost. Since he was the first friendly face I saw around there, I approached him to see if he knew anything about what the hell was going on around that place.
Turns out that he didn't know much more than I did. I tried to compliment him on camouflaging himself with the natives, but he didn't respond too positively about it, fearing that they would "sap" the person outside of him.
He inquired about my issue with my laughter, but didn't pry too deeply, so it wasn't an issue. It seems like he has shitty memories too, but since he was kind enough not to demand what my problem was, I left his issues alone too. From what I could gather, however, it seemed that whatever was bothering him had something to do with pretending to be something he wasn't. Something I can relate to myself. Maybe someday though, I'll find out what his deal is.
He seemed a little flustered when I vaguely suggested that I stuffed my communication device in my cleavage. Actually, it's really funny to think about now. Maybe I'll tease him about it later on, in a less serious situation. c:
UPDATES (8/31):
I was feeling unsettled in my room today, so I went for a walk to try to clear my head. While I was doing this, I came across a series of odd, red marks. Since I really wanted something to distract me, I tracked the lines for a while and tried to predict how I could get ahead, to catch whoever was making the marks.
Eventually, I came across Alex, who apparently was doing it (Side note: It's interesting that I always seem to run into him unexpectedly). Apparently he was looking for a friend who had gone missing, though I never knew the woman. Eventually, though, it led to him talking about his village disappearing, because of a cult that plagued his hometown... something I know about all too well.
I wound up telling him a little about my past too, because I guess it's kind of nice having someone who understands... even if our experiences seem to be a little different. It must have been really terrible for him to have people associated in the cult that he cared about. But at least one other person came out of his mess alive, I guess. :C
I only ran into him a couple of times before, but I think I find myself trusting him more than I do most other people.
UPDATES (10/1-10/2):
Sometime, during that weird world traveling event, I ran into Alex in a world that was unfortunately familiar from his past. Seemed to be a series of torture rooms that the cult members he knew were awfully fond of. Sick shit, but that's cultists for you.
I traveled with him, helping him kill whatever we ran across. The feeling was almost nostalgic of what I'm more used to: killing anything that faces me in battle. It was nice, until we ran into some bigger thing that gave us quite a chase. Really, I think I need to start jogging around the Tranquility more to get me more used to running.
Next time, I might need to be faster.
But anyway, we got separated in the chase, and while I'm not sure what Alex had to go through, I managed to come across him again, being taunted by some sort of monster.
But somehow, I... somehow wound up killing the threat, which in turn saved Alex's life. Looking back on it now, it's the first time I ever saved someone's life. It feels weird, when I'm so used to not being able to do anything for anyone that I like, but I guess it also feels a little good, in some way?
But I guess it was for nothing, because we got separated by a flood.
I hope he can swim. :c
UPDATES (10/4):
I guess he survived after all! C: Even if he really doesn't seem to be doing too good.
So this really does mean I did something good in my life after all? About the last thing I ever expected, was someone thanking me for saving their life, considering what I'm more used to.
He didn't seem to fond of my idea to get in my Octopus suit and drag him off to the pods for the jump drive. Oh well.
UPDATES (11/7):
Ran into him, after the jump. He... really seemed to be kind of losing it (chasing after people and confusing them for others), so I chased after him in my underwear. I didn't really think it was that big of a deal (because I was at least wearing SOMETHING), but he seemed really... I don't know, weirded out by it? It was like that time when I suggested that I hid my communicator between my breasts. His expression was really kind of funny throughout the whole thing, but it was also strangely a little endearing. I kind of like it. c:
After I asked him, he told me that he used to be in a mental hospital for some sort of problem and he's afraid of losing his mind again and hurting the people he cares about. The funny thing is that I kind of have the same worry, which is why it's so hard for me to get close to people again... I don't know if I'll wind up doing bad things to them, like I did to everyone else I ever knew before this place.
But I don't want him to hide away because of it, because I know it doesn't work very well. I tried. You just lose yourself further. So I guess he's all right with the idea of me coming by his place sometimes. I'm not really used to visiting people regularly, but I think I can manage it. It at least gives me some sort of routine for focus on.
...I wonder if he likes instant noodles too?
UPDATES (12/29):
Found him looking kind of lost in the hallways again. He seriously needs to quit doing that. I get really worried for that man. :c
I got him to talk a little bit about his past. I guess he didn't have a great childhood either. Somehow he was responsible (or thinks that he's responsible, I'm not really sure) for his brother's death and still seems really upset about it. Not that I blame him, that's the kind of thing you never really recover from. I would know.
He was in a mental hospital, after that, but it didn't make him feel better. Do mental hospitals ever really work? In my experience, they don't.
After that, I gave him a hint to the kind of person I was before, because as close and attached as I am to him, he deserves to know. But it didn't seem to bother him.
He has some obsession with protecting people, but I guess if it makes him feel better, it's okay. Just as long as he doesn't get himself killed over it. Even if it feels... I don't know... nice that he says he'd protect me too.
Even if he tries to convince me otherwise, Alex is sort of an anomaly. He had a past comparable to mine, but yet he's such a good person. A way better person than I am.
UPDATES (1/24)
Oh no. I think after that conversation with Cibo, I'm confused about my feelings for him. Did I save him, all that time ago, because I'm in love with him???? Because I guess that's what Cibo's boyfriend did for her and that was how SHE knew that she was in love with him.
So is that a normal proclamation of love??? Oh, this isn't good. He'd be better off without me liking him like that, I know already.
Why is this so confusing? :c :c :c
UPDATES (2/17):
After worrying about that last network post he made, I finally found him in the medbay. I visited him for a lot of the days that he was unconscious, but on this particular day, he had finally awakened.
So, because it always makes me feel better, I brought him some instant noodles to see if it'd work for him too. At the very least, Alex seemed to appreciate it. Even if he was so concerned with me eating too. c:
He's so cute. c:
But once you think you might have a crush on someone, why does it seem to make socializing with them so much harder? Or rather, why do I feel so much more concerned with how I come off as? I really hope I didn't come across as some bumbling idiot or something of the sort. :c
Anyway, I tried to figure out who fucked with Alex, because if I like him this much, I should be able to at least kill whoever threatens him, right? But apparently he didn't see who did it. :c
And I wanted to kill that person so badly too. :c
I think I'm really bad at trying to cheer someone up too. I thought that maybe talking about what his favorite colors were would be okay, but it somehow got to the topic of him running away from his parents to piss them off.
But at least I know now that he likes warm colors? That's one step closer to knowing the silly things that one should know about the person they like, right?
But in good news, I guess he thinks I'm cute??? That's good, since I thought that he didn't like seeing me with my clothes off.
Anyway, I promised him that I'd be back every day that he was in the medbay and I intend to keep that promise! I just have to figure out where I'm going to find board games...
UPDATES (3/4):
Well, so much for that idea. :c
I got kind of lost after that, so I wasn't able to be there for the rest of his medbay stay. It sucks, because I really wanted to pull through for him! :c :c :c
By all means, he had every right to be mad at me, but when I called to check up on him, he... seemed fine? He even invited me to go visit him in the holodeck. So even if I never really had a reason to visit that area before, I went so I could try to make up for my failed promise before.
Except that he was asleep when I got there. Hahaha, it was a little cute! I guess I probably could have left him there, but the least I could do was watch over him as he slept, right? So I stayed there until he eventually woke up.
After that, I was finally able to give him that magazine I promised him before. I saw him looking at the other B&Bs, but is it bad that I hope he looks at my pictures the most? I know that we're all attractive, but still.
Anyway, we joked around a little after that. For the record, I still think Alex would look pretty cool in a jetpack chasing after beasts with his axe.
Or at least until he crashed somewhere. c:
He said that he liked to think of movies to get his mind off of things, but I never really saw too many in my life, due to the living situations I've had to adjust to, in my life. So he offered to watch some with me, if he ever came across any. c: c: c:
He's so nice and considerate, even when I fail my promises to him. Even if he does like me back, doesn't he deserve someone better than me? Even if we do have a lot of things in common.'
But either way, I need to find out more things about myself before I can really pass that kind of judgment. Because as much as I'd like to, I don't really like the idea of him liking someone else that way. :c
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A woman who really seems to know a lot about animals! I thought that perhaps she specialized in animal care, or something of the sort, but apparently she got all of her knowledge from a television show called Animal Planet!
Was originally a bodyguard to someone. I didn't inquire too deeply about the nature of her job, but she must be pretty strong if someone trusted their life with her.
Also seems to have a casual stance against violence. Not that I mind, of all people, but it at least means that she shouldn't get too uptight about what I did before coming here.
Really seems to get bored more than I do here. For the hell of it, I kind of do want to see her ask everyone to entertain her, just to see what would happen!
Could possibly be a potential future friend or ally. Need to look into this woman more.
UPDATES (8/15):
Apparently lost a friend, of sorts, who used to snap her bra straps. It's a weird kind of thing to miss, but I suppose if it happened so frequently, maybe the loss of that nostalgia would be upsetting. Not that I actually have any bra straps, but I think I understand a little.
Is either really clumsy, or is so distraught that she wasn't paying as much attention as usual. I guess nobody's perfect, huh? But secretly? I thought it was a little funny.
UPDATES (September?):
Honestly, I don't even know how to summarize what the hell happened, when I wound up in her world. I got an axe, but didn't really get to use it before I was riding on her back, running away from really weird things.
Oh yes, apparently she's a shapeshifter. I'm guessing maybe she can only do animal forms, because of her extensive knowledge on the subject. Regardless, still cool.
I hope she's okay. We didn't transport together, in the next world I wound up in.
UPDATES (2/12):
I haven't talked to her, in a long while, but today one of her chickens died, so I had to give her my condolences. :c
I don't know what the hell happened with it, but part of me is glad for her that she says that she'll get vengeance for it.
But fucking snakes though, seriously. :|
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Thought I was in some distress over the way I acted, after the jump, probably having something to do with my laughing condition. I need to figure out a way to disguise myself better, to not stand out as much... it's frustrating. But still, even if it was a little weird, it was nice... I guess.
Has a scar in a similar spot to my own. I don't know anything about it (and I'm sure the way he got his is in no way similar to my own story), but it's interesting. I think I stared too long at it, though. I don't think he likes people staring at his face too long. Try to keep your eyes down around him, I guess.
Really seems put off by my laughter, but there's nothing I can do about that. :C
UPDATES (9/18):
Well, this is embarrassing to report, but I ran into him in the hallway today, after testing out the capabilities of my suit. I really wasn't feeling well, and I was trying to find a bathroom, but well... I wound up vomiting ink all over him instead.
I feel so bad over this, even if he is just barely an acquaintance of mine. Mostly because he was still being really nice even though I just spewed all over him. It's times like these when I wish there was someone I hated, so I could throw up all over them instead. And think it's actually funny. :c
UPDATES (9/19):
It appears that Murphy still hasn't found a solution to getting all of my ink vomit out of his clothes. How humiliating. For the both of us, I suppose.
I thought maybe that vomiting on the rest of his clothes, so that the rest of them would be black, would be a favorable solution, but he didn't seem to agree.
UPDATES (10/7):
So at some point, after the jump drive, I really needed to take a piss, so I went to the bathroom in my underwear. I mean, I might as well get my business done before I put that complicated suit on, right? But while I was looking for a toilet, I ran into Murphy... who really wasn't looking too good by that toilet.
After throwing up on him the one time and him being kind of nice to me regardless, I felt like I kind of owed him. So I offered to help. But it was then when he threw up on me. I don't really believe in that kind of thing, but I guess it sure as hell seemed like karma. I guess I didn't really mind, since he just got it on my feet anyway. And while he seemed hesitant to accept my help, at first, he eventually agreed to let me walk to his pod. He kind of almost knocked me over, in the process of getting himself positioned, but I figured it couldn't be too bad.
I was so, so wrong.
Because of my ability to kill someone with basically a mere touch, I was worried the entire time that I might accidentally kill Murphy. It didn't help matters when he SUDDENLY goes unconscious, really seeming like I killed the guy. I freaked the fuck out and laid him on the ground, so I could be certain he was dead or not, but it turned out that he really actually fell asleep. Since I'm not that strong, I wasn't able to pick him back up... so I started dragging him down the hallway instead. I commented that he was heavy, but he seemed to take it as an insult to his weight. Is he self-conscious about his weight? I didn't mean to make him feel bad about it. :c
Anyway, I got him back on his feet and mentioned something about how I didn't want to accidentally kill him, and that seemed to freak him out enough to want to get away from me.
I really suck at this helping out thing, apparently unless I kill someone in the process. :c
UPDATES (10/13):
I'm not sure what his deal was, but Murphy was acting really... different today. He talked about a lot of weird things, like wanting to be a robber that was a decent guy, when he grew up. I don't really get it, but maybe I would have had to seen that movie he was talking about. Or maybe it had something to do with wanting to get out of a town he couldn't escape from. Though I'm not sure how robbery factors in there.
He also spoke about stealing things, if he were a monkey. I have no fucking clue how he even thought of that, but it led (to what I think) my brilliant idea of him having a monkey suit, like my Octopus suit! He could have a tail to steal things and maybe have something like bombs to throw at peoples' heads! I'm not sure what kind of emotion could be tied in with that, though... he did seem to be a little (but not as much as I first thought) about wearing a plug suit. Maybe he can be Self-Conscious Monkey.
Also, the next time I run into him, I'm probably going to have to get a good look at his ass. Now I'm really curious as to how he'd look in a skintight suit. Probably not that good, but it doesn't hurt to look. :|
Another thing that I noticed is that his voice is scarily similar to Old Snake's. I always had kind of a weird feeling, listening to his voice, but I'm glad I solved that mystery.
UPDATES (11/26):
Somehow had an "accident" in the kitchen that involved him getting hurt by some girl that was apparently out of her mind. Amazingly, he didn't want to get revenge, merely because of her state of mind. I don't really have any confidence in him surviving a very long time, if that's his mentality, but that's his choice.
Still claims he's going to try to be more careful, so hopefully he follows that. It'd be a pity if he somehow got himself killed. :c
UPDATES (12/30)
I had a good laugh today (the good kind of laugh!) after he accidentally sent a text to me, telling someone how he couldn't keep his clothes on around them. At first, I thought that perhaps he was some sort of prostitute and he was messaging a client, but apparently that's not the case.
What I DO know is that his past somehow ties in with the government... which could mean so many different things.
But hey, the next time he tells me to put more clothes on, I can throw that in his face. c:
UPDATES (2/9):
He got lost, but found his way back. I'm not really close with him or anything, but I guess I'm a little glad he came back. He's sort of funny to talk with sometimes.
Although I still want to see him as a monkey. It would be hilarious.
May possibly be going deaf. Poor guy. :c
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They were having some sort of problem with someone knocking inside of her walls. Since I, always the cautious one, didn't want to deal with that, I told them to just take out the wall and deal with him herself.
To my surprise, she actually did it. And not only that, they did did it with their OWN HANDS. I mean, Raven could take out some walls with her skills, but she still needed a grenade launcher. So I don't know how they did it, but they seem pretty badass, if you ask me. Not someone I want to get into a fight with, if I can help it.
Though it turns out that the person that was giving them problems was probably in their own head and already dead anyway. Most other people would probably call them crazy, but I know that sometimes shit like that happens, so I'm more sympathetic. Also, they wear some kind of pork-pie hat, but I still have no clue what the hell that looks like. I didn't really think they were in the state of mind to answer anyway.
I didn't get their name, and I'm not even sure if they're a boy or a girl (due to texting), but I really do hope they're okay. :c
UPDATES (10/4):
I guess she's a woman.
Anyway, she responded to my inquiry on the network. Apparently she killed someone (the man in the porkpie hat, I'm guessing), but it didn't really make her feel any better.
That sucks.
But I guess drugs make her feel good. I'm a little envious that I can't experience the same euphoria, due to my nanomachines, but I'm glad it works for her, at least.
UPDATES (12/23)
She called me today, to check up on me. Apparently she thinks she was gone for six years, but I KNOW I haven't been on the ship for nearly that long! Regardless, she's going through some sort of pain. Hope she feels better later. :c
But I guess she has some sort of ability to pass onto another body, when she dies. Really, between that and being able to punch holes in walls, that's pretty awesome.
UPDATES (1/25):
Rey seemed a little confounded over some business with kissing, so I asked her if she missed the kissing itself or the person she received the kiss from, but she seemed a little on edge about it, so I backed off. :c
But I suggested if she liked the sensation, maybe she could go kiss someone else. I mean, I can't imagine that there wouldn't be at least one person who would indulge her. Well, assuming she doesn't punch a hole through them afterward. c:
UPDATES (3/2):
Suggested that I only wear my suit during emergencies, but that's such a bad idea!!! I mean, any time could be an emergency! I'm not going to let myself get fucked over again, because I didn't go all out!
But she should have gotten herself a cool suit, because I guess those rats bit Rey and made her sick. :c
If someone like her can be affected by the rats like that, I sure am glad I was wearing my suit!
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Inquired about something that sounded a whole lot like night terrors, on the network. While it's strange that she never seemingly experienced something like that before, I still know how much that kind of thing sucks. It's been almost seven years since that incident, and I still can't sleep well because of it. Hopefully it's not that bad for her.
From the sounds of it, our builds are somewhat similar: we both possess nanomachines and from part of her original transmission, I'm gathering that she has some sort of plugs to her system as well. We're planning on meeting up sometime, to test out our potential capabilities.
Actually seems quite friendly. Potential ally?
UPDATES (9/17):
She really didn't seem to be doing well on the network today. It turned out to be an even worse nightmare than before. Unfortunately, I don't know how to suggest she deal with those kinds of things, since I haven't figured it out myself.
Somehow though, it led to me teaching her about the text faces that Mouse taught me. I wonder if I should try to invent others?
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Somehow, she came across an extraordinary fish. I couldn't recognize it, as I know I never saw anything like that being caught in Devil's Village, but it was still a wonderful sight. Surely, my father would have had a tale or two to tell about a fish like that.
In hindsight, it makes me wish I would have paid more attention to my father's fishing stories when I still had the chance. :c
Interestingly, she suggested that maybe all of us were brought on board the Tranquility as a reward for surviving. I guess that's a very... optimistic way of looking at things and I wish it were true, but I wish that I could stop laughing instead.
On the bright side, I got to relay all of the text faces I learned from Zer0 back to her and it seemed to make her really happy. c: Maybe the three of us can be friends.
Or maybe now I'm being the optimistic one.
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I ran into her in the hallway. She was carrying her mask, which made me a little uneasy, but otherwise seemed fine. Cibo seemed particularly interested in my Octopus suit, as I was wearing it today, and I learned that her mind is far more capable of understanding science than my own.
So I guess our similarities aren't endless, but that doesn't matter.
Anyway, in spite of having cables like mine, she never really connected to a suit like mine. She mentioned that she took over some sort of Builder's programming before, and it temporarily killed her. Temporary death... that's a strange concept to think of. I can only wonder what the wars in my original world would be like, if deaths were only a short term thing.
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It seemed that she was feeling anti-social for a while, but I'm not exactly sure why that is. Regardless, it was good to hear from her again.
I learned today that she named her fish Dhomochevsky after an old friend she had once (and that it also formally belonged to him), that sacrificed their life for her. After the experience I went through, in my youth, I can understand why she would feel such an urge to care for it well.
Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do that would ever repay for what I did to my family and friends. :c
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Cibo was asking about advice on how to be a better girlfriend today. I don't have any experience in actually HAVING a boyfriend, but friends are supposed to give advice anyway, right? So I gave her the best advice of all: always make sure your boyfriend's enemies are dead! Because that's the most romantic thing I can think of! c:
However, at one point, she mentioned that her boyfriend saved her from an attack, while she was transported to a nightmare world, and that's how she knew that he truly cared about her. The thing is... I did the same exact thing for Alex, during that time.
Does that mean that I'm in love with him???? I'm not sure! :c
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I don't have a whole lot of allies here, but more and more, it's looking like it's maybe Cibo that I can trust the most around here. I mean, she even offered to assist me in killing anyone if they really gave me trouble!
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Apparently she's starting up some kind of cafe? I never would have expected it out of her, but to top it off, she asked if I'd help her serve there!
But... it's not like I have anything else to do, right? In fact, having something to do might be good for me.
Also, she doesn't know what a rabbit is, so I'll try to help draw her one. :3
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A natural shapeshifter, or "mutant" as she calls herself. Actually has blue skin and kind of looks like how you'd imagine an alien to look, but still looks really cool!
For some reason, mutants had to hide, in spite of having superior powers. Really seems kind of backwards, if you ask me.
Really seemed interested in my Octopus suit too. I think she might be a potential ally?
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It seems like Raven had kind of a rough time during that alternate world thing too. :c But I'm glad she's okay now.
She's learning hand-to-hand combat, so maybe if I can get good enough with that kind of thing, we can spar sometime?
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She seemed really worried about my message, particularly the part where I mentioned that I got shot at a lot. It's nice that she cares, but a few shots isn't going to do much on me, when I can deflect them with my tentacles!
Still, I appreciate the gesture and it goes to prove that most of the security team isn't as bad as a few people around here are making them out to be.
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Some man I ran into, when I was testing out the capabilities of my Octopus suit. He at first threatened me, when I was merely stalking about, but seemed to quickly back down when he saw my suit. c:
He then seemed to pump me full of flattery, in a ploy that I assume to get me to not kill him. Well, it wasn't like I had a real reason to kill him anyway.
And flattery is always nice.
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Seems to be some sort of agent that works for the highest bidder and "dealt" with his previous handlers. He claims they had it coming, but if they really screwed him over, I can't really fault him for it.
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We speculated a little about what "incident" they meant in the message I found, in the genetics laboratory. Still not exactly certain, but perhaps they were trying to turn humans into some mutated weapon?
I'm somewhat familiar with the concept, as I'm a sort of augmented weapon myself, but I at least still resemble a human most of the time.
More interestingly, however, is that Sark doesn't seem too foreign to the concept either. He mentioned something about expanding the minds of children to act beyond the capacity of normal people. Was he one of these children? Unsure, but it might be something to poke around later.
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He caught sight of me, while I was testing my death hug ability. I didn't explain the full situation to him, but he made a good point: people like us weren't trained for comfort. I know this, deep down, but still... I WANT to be capable of it. :c
On the flip side, though, it's a little comforting to know that there's other people that miss having something to do, on board. For the kind of things we were trained to do, I'm constantly at loss for what I should be doing around the ship. It's not like there's a high demand for a beast of war, on board.
I keep a lot of secrets here, but Sark might be one of the few that understand me pretty well without even knowing the details.
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Somehow affiliated with the army and really seems to have a fondness for coffee. I don't really get it, but he said that good coffee has to basically taste a little like crap to have a kick to it. Weird guy.
But he informed me that there's several different flavors of instant noodles. I need to taste them all.
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Somehow, he was transported to Devil's Village. Don't know why, but part of me was relieved to have someone to perhaps provide backup in combat. Except he claimed not to be a combatant. So much for that idea.
Still, the way that he seemed to take delight in slaughtering my mutated family member. Sure, he didn't know what I did, and it was the only way through, but I can't help but feel a little resentment toward him for getting so into it. Nothing to kill him over, but I'm not going to trust him anytime too soon.
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Asked a lot of questions about my suit. I still don't trust him, but it's not like I have anything to hide, in that regard. One can know about what my suit can do and I'm still confident I could probably defeat them in battle, if necessary.
Came from the early 2000s and in spite of the viciousness I saw from him before, he claims to be a scientist. Odd.
Also went on about how machines are going to cause negative consequences, because people made them smart.
But machines aren't that smart. I mean, the smartest robot I saw that could operate on it's own just mooed and kind of dumbly walked around to find enemies. :|
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Ugh. Ran into him again today, when I was offering magazines to people. I'm... not really sure how to describe it, but I just don't feel comfortable around him. :c
I wish he would leave me alone. But I'm not about to say that, because then he'd probably just bother me more. :|
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Why hasn't he disappeared yet???
A lot of pretty cool people have gone missing, but he's still here? Why does this ship like him so much? :|
But for today, I think he was telling me not to wear my suit because he knows that he can't beat me if I'm in it! But fuck that! I'm not following the advice of someone like him!
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Another man who appeared in Devil's Village. Didn't seem to take the oil blood pond too well.
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Another woman who killed someone she wanted to kill very much, but didn't feel much better afterward. But still sympathized with the fact that some people needed to be killed.
Her name, River Song, sounds like a codename, and she mentioned that it wasn't her real name, but I didn't inquire further. Interestingly enough, she's the first person to recognize the fact that I'm not really fond of the Laughing Beauty moniker, because it capitalizes on a quirk I really wish I could get rid of. I appreciate the fact that she asked if there was another name she could call me by.
I wouldn't mind getting to know her better.
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A man who was apparently sort of a teammate to Zer0. It was a bit worrying, at first, because I thought he might be a little mad that I thought I killed Zer0, but it turns out that I didn't kill him anyway.
Maybe it's like how it is, with the rest of the B&Bs. I don't think I would avenge any of their deaths and they wouldn't avenge me; we all have something specific we want, we didn't have time to make friends. Even if I do wonder how they're doing now.
Anyway, him, Zer0 and Lilith are something known as Vault Hunters in their world. From what I understand, they chase after some aliens (called Aridians? not sure how to spell it and I haven't heard of them either) that are guarding vaults and hold lots of treasure and weapons. Obviously, if one is going to risk themselves in that vicious of a battlefield, they probably want something in return. Mordecai claims, however, that he's mostly doing it for the money and the guns. And maybe make the world a better place. Maybe.
Of course, he's probably one to watch out for, on the battlefield, but for now he seems all right.
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Was interested in finding someone to analyze the moving paint samples he found on a journey on the ship, some time ago. However, I'm not a scientific type, so I told him that he should have just put paint thinner on that. Moving paintings sound like trouble, if you ask me. :|
Speaking with him today just made me yearn for something to fight even more, since those manticores don't really seem like they're interested in a fight, unless it's an ambush from them. Mordecai and I discussed some ways that we could maybe kill them, though. He's a pretty funny guy with some of the suggestions he had. c:
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Asked me if I know any artist types. I'm not sure what he's after, but I'm intrigued to see what idea he's got for the future.
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He really doesn't like Jack. I was trying to get information about what happened on their world, but they kept fighting and made things really confusing! I guess if Lilith's anything to go by, he probably has a good reason to hate Jack, but I'm not exactly certain if there's any other sort of grudge he might hold against him.
Also, from the two of them arguing, I caught that Mordecai is probably an alcoholic, but I can't really blame him. If alcohol could affect me, I'd probably be one too.
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Ran into Mordecai a while after I got lost, sometime after running into Jack and Zaeed. The only difference is that he was the only one stupid enough to shoot at me. :| :| :| :| :|
GOD what is with these guys from Pandora? No wait, at least JACK was smart enough not to shoot me, and he's supposed to be some horrible guy who killed a lot of people! Honestly! :|
But I guess at least unlike Zero, he didn't KEEP trying to attack me.
Not wanting to be alone, I gave him my pack of dry instant noodles and decided to see if we could find some of those beasts to hunt down.
Later on, we ran into Lilith, in some sort of laboratory, and we fought a fucking lot of monsters. Considering what happened earlier, it was pretty great! I guess I can't really stay pissed at him.
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According to Mordecai, she's a Vault Hunter (refer to his entry, in case I need a brush up on the term), in his team. I'm not really sure of what her expertise in battle is, but she said she wouldn't have any problem in defending herself.
Additional information I got from her is that Pandora (their planet) is similar to the Earth I was from, where it's constantly in some sort of state of war, and there's multiple companies making a profit off of it.
All in all, seems to be pretty all right.
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When I spoke with Mordecai and Jack, I sort of accidentally learned that she's some sort of Siren? I'm not exactly sure what that entails, but the impression I'm getting is that she has some sort of great power that younger Siren types might have difficulty in controlling. But she managed to master her power at a young age, it seems.
Apparently, her boyfriend was killed by Jack (for being some sort of a resistance leader) and she was also tortured by him. While I'm in no place to judge what people did, on their home worlds, I can understand why she would want him dead. In a way, I hope she does get the revenge she desires, even though I don't have any issue with Jack myself. That kind of shit scars you. Sometimes I wonder if I would be less fucked up if I could have gotten revenge too.
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Ran into her, after the jumps. She was staring at a picture for a long time (her dead boyfriend?), so I decided to check on her.
She seems understandably fired up against Jack. So much, that apparently she got thrown in the brig for it, haha!
Though honestly, why does security even bother? If Alex and Raven weren't with them, I'd say that they're a bunch of assholes, really.
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I ran into her with Mordecai in some sort of laboratory and OF COURSE she aimed her gun at me. :| :| :|
Seriously, what is WITH these people? Is there some kind of scent I give off that piss off Pandorians or what???
Oh well, after she got her gun out of my face, we all killed a lot of monsters and got out of there. c:
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She told me not to give her the tentacle treatment, but because everyone always referenced some sort of tentacle pornography around me, that's... what I assumed what she meant. Apparently not. :|
But it must suck for her if she knows first hand how much it sucks to be hit in the gut with a tentacle. c:
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I ran into her while scavenging around for makeup on that pirate ship. We had to compete for some items, but overall I thought it was pretty fun! While doing that, we got to talking a little bit. Apparently she really wants to go back to her world, which I guess I can't really hold against her if she has something to go back to, but I think I might miss her a little if she did now. :c
We also tried on some clothes of the corpses, which sounds a little weird, but I think it's nice to have some normal items, even if it is just a couple.
But now she knows about my weakness to cameras... hopefully she won't tell anyone else about it.
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I think he wants to make some sort of nudist colony. Not sure if he's serious or not, but all the more power to him if he is... I guess. But at the very least, at least he's ONE man who won't tell me to put on more clothes!
Really seems to not like old and ugly people.
Was doing some sort of community service, over something he described as a "misunderstanding". Sounds shady, but I don't really care. Whatever he did was probably not nearly as bad as what I've done.
I'm pretty sure that he just wants to get everyone's pants off of them. Eh, there's worse things to do in the world.
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Today, he asked sexual questions about vampires and werewolves. Questions that I guess are a little strange to ask, but they WERE pretty good questions!
And besides, after talking with him, I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't want to fuck a vampire, so that's important to know?
But heehee, I don't think he wants to fuck me in my tentacle suit now. c:
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A woman who was looking for Murphy, when he somehow got himself lost.
I didn't bother her for too long, since she seemed pretty shaken up over the ordeal, but apparently Murphy sending drunken messages is a common thing.
Possibly the person he meant to send that message about liking to be naked?
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Some weird person asking what people thought of an ink blot. I thought it looked like Screaming Mantis, but they thought it was a person who wanted a hug.
So yes, I'm certain that they're not all there in the head.
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Sure, maybe they were just an anonymous text on the network, but when they spoke of being harassed by someone who made them do bad things and asked what they should do about it, I couldn't just sit there and do noting. I'm not the type to try to save someone, but I can at least try to prevent another situation like mine happening. :c
But this person's friends sound kind of shitty. They apparently knew something about this guy, but didn't tell them anything about it? Even if it's for "protection", that was a pretty horrible thing for them to do!
I advised this stranger to kill whoever was harassing them and I really do hope that they heed my advice.
Also, this person was annoyed when I didn't use proper punctuation, in my texts, so I have to remember to do it from now on!
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Apparently has some sort of armor that can heal him and help him keep track of enemies in the area. However, he doesn't have the suit right now.
Has teammates that possess similar abilities to my Octopus suit, but only one of them is currently on the ship.
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Inquired about the functions of my suit, but seemed to be more interested in the, well, sexual possibilities of it. He suggested that there were other methods of using it, aside from penetration, but I'd feel weird doing that with a stranger, you know?
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Was unfortunately the first person I saw, when I was doing my experimentation with the hugs. But, luckily for her, it turns out that I CAN control the lethality of my hugs!
Has some kind of alliance with Mordecai and Lilith, but not exactly friends like how Mordecai and Lilith seem to be with each other.
Also has tattoos similar to Lilith, meaning that she's a Siren (a powerful being in their world).
Wields the ability to trap enemies in some sort of bubble and kill them. Sounds handy to have, but would be a pain in the ass to get out of, if I ever had to face it.
But hey! At least she didn't try to shoot me, like Lilith and Mordecai did!
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I think she thinks I'm crazy.
But she's not exactly wrong. :c
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Hmm... her name is Rapunzel, she has very long hair, and apparently came from some kingdom? But that HAS to be a coincidence... right? There's no WAY she could be the very same one I've heard in stories before.
Besides, she has a pet chameleon (named Pascal), and that was never in any story I read!
Can apparently kill someone with a pan. Not sure if I believe her or not, but I'm still intrigued.
Believed it was her 18th birthday, so I decided to see if I could assist her in trying to figure out the holodeck. For some reason, she has a particular attachment to the lanterns of her kingdom.
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He spoke of some kind of "toaster strudel", but it didn't really sound like a strudel at all. But regardless, it seems to be some kind of dessert I need to try sometime.
We talked about my suit and somehow it came up that I might have to face a real octopus sometime. That'd be really bad! :c :c :c
Or maybe it'd just be bad, because of what happened the last time I killed an octopus. I could kill those guys now, though... right? :c
Didn't want to take the chance to steal weapons. His loss!
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Strange man who dresses like a baseball player. Obsessed with "purifying" zones and spectres. But he seems to like battling, so that's one thing we have in common.
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Ran into him during the pirate invasion. I was kind of hoping he was a pirate, but apparently he's been aboard the Tranquility for a while. Apparently he has some experience with people he says are crazier than even I am, but yet are allies to him. Sometimes life just works that way, I guess.
He can hold his own against enemies, but seems to lack the killing instinct that I myself have. While I understand the guilt that ties in with killing people, one has to learn that it's necessary to prevent further trouble. Don't know how long he'll last if he can't understand that.
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Can somehow shift her suit on and off by will alone.
From some place called "The Grid".
Might not be human.
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Is a... big crab man. :|
I don't really understand what he is, but I guess he likes wearing costumes on Tuesdays???
Apparently he has bad experiences with cults too. Poor guy. :c
Also, he seemed to really take a shine to my octopus suit. It was a little weird, but it's not like he was harming anything by it.
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