text | ❝ i left my body lying somewhere in the sands of time ❞

[quickfingers]

So, space. The Final Frontier. Astonishing.

Also unexpected. I take it none of us signed up for this though so I won't bitch. Much.

Anyway, I have a series of questions not ranked by importance:

1. Where are the aliens? The gross tentacley ones from tv.
2. Are WE the aliens here? Gasp. The turn around.
3. Capri Sun? Tang? Tab? Any of these available?

This isn't a Soylent Green kinda place right? Lie to me if you have to. Thx.

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[aka_pistachio]

Hi. So. I didn't sign up for this tour so I'd really like to go back to what I was doing. On Earth. And the soylent is blue.

[quickfingers]

Same tho, same.

And are you kidding about there being actual soylent? I am mildly alarmed.

[aka_pistachio]

I'm not exactly sure. But this wrist band thing said it was food and I ate one.

It wasn't very good.

[quickfingers]

Hope it wasn't people.

You new too?

[aka_pistachio]

Wish you hadn't said that. And is it that obvious?

[quickfingers]

Sorry. (Not really sorry.)

And not really, I was just fishing for people in the same boat as me with fingers-crossed.

[aka_pistachio]

Well, you found one, for whatever good it'll do.
You'd be better off finding somebody who knew what was going on.

[quickfingers]

True, but half the fun seems to be in stumbling through this blindly and how better to do that than with an equally blind friend?

[aka_pistachio]

Isn't that how you end up running into things?

[quickfingers]

Psh. I've got fast reflexes, it's all good.

So, what were you doing on Earth that you're hasty to return to?

[aka_pistachio]

Good for you. Some of us are clumsy.

And I was just. You know. I mean first of all, why does it even have to be something I was doing? I have friends! And a brother, who was probably going to jail. And I had... I just hadn't made up my mind yet what I was going to do.

What were you doing that you don't want to go back?

[quickfingers]

Just thought I'd ask, since you sounded less enthused about being so suddenly in space.

I wouldn't mind going back. I have friends and family, one of which probably should've been going to jail. (Too long of a story. Nvm starting it.) But hey, we sound a lot alike? I'd only just started to sort out what I was going to do too.

I'd go back for the Mountain Dew alone. Space bites.

[aka_pistachio]

Yeah, not really excited about this. I thought you usually had to try to get to space. Not just get here like you fell asleep on the bus and ended up in the wrong part of town or something.

I promise whatever that story is it's not as dumb as my brother's. It's literally impossible.

And I'd settle for coffee at this point. I'm not sure when I slept last, because I have no idea what time or day it is. God. This really sucks. I should take a shower or something, at least.

[quickfingers]

Are there like no space clocks? Man, never have I treasured having a watch more than I do now.

If I get hands on any coffee I'll let you know? Share alliances are legit.

[aka_pistachio]

I have this wrist phone thing but I haven't quite figured out everything on it. Also like, the fact that the light never changes is fucking with my head, I think. At some point I'll be tired enough.

And deal. And if I find a way to do the Dew I will let you know ASAP

[quickfingers]

I'm not a great source of advice on healthy sleeping habits, I tend to stay up 'til I run completely out of fuel. My mom tried to put me on melatonin as a kid, doubt there's a huge abundance of that in space though.

Sweet. I'm treating my pocket full of hubba bubba like gold rn too, if that's ever something you're up for trading for. I'm undecided on what to do with the pocket fulls of Hostess. My heart says eat but my brain says Christ, Peter, ration it.

[aka_pistachio]

I haven't seen any, but I'll add it to the list of things to trade for coffee. Although without all the caffeine maybe you'll do better with sleeping.

Dude save that Hostess until people are REALLY desperate. That shit can last through a nuclear war it's an INVESTMENT.

[quickfingers]

That's the plan. In a year from now I'll have these bad boys to trade for a thousand riches.

Me and restraint tho, we're only learning to get along.

[aka_pistachio]

Hey live your life, man. Just don't complain to me in like, two weeks when you really want a Sno Ball and you don't have any.

[quickfingers]

God, I WISH I had a Sno Ball.

Thanks for making me feel worse. j/k j/k

[aka_pistachio]

There goes my plan of weaseling one out of you in about six months when I'm really jonesing

[quickfingers]

We'll see if I can get a Twinkie to survive that long.

If I can make it the week without eating it, it's got a chance.

[aka_pistachio]

You could always do what my brother does. Put it somewhere "safe" and forget it immediately and then never find it.

[quickfingers]

Your brother sounds a lot like my little sister.

[aka_pistachio]

He's my twin.