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[hybridification]

Okay, so I totally get that some of you are turning into horrific monsters hellbent on murdering everyone. And like, I feel super bad for you and I hope that gets fixed.

But guys, I finally managed to figure out Hope's OS and I coded Pong!

[File Attachment: rhy5_1s_gr8.exe]

You can download and play it on your phones. I just finished an option that lets you change the color of your paddles and I'm working on a multiplayer so you can link up to your friends and play against them. Maybe someday we can have tournaments!

And uh... yeah, sorry about the whole cannibalism thing. That really sucks.

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[hybridification]

[Oh Ashley, you beautiful moral compass, you.]

Yeah, I'm starting to gather that. Tough crowd.

Do you like it, though?

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[cowardley]

I do! I think it's really cool, and it'll be a great way for people to get their minds off of things. It's nice that you're working on multiplayer, too. I bet that will be fun when it comes out.

So, you're doing okay, right? I hope nobody has given you too much trouble for putting this out.

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[hybridification]

Eh, it's the usual abuse. Nobody's threatened to kill me or painfully eviscerate me or throw me out of an airlock so I've definitely had way worse.

How are you holding up?

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[cowardley]

You've really gotten some interesting threats in your life, Rhys. [ Ash wonders if how much of it he actually deserves. ]

I'm okay. I mean, okay as in my friends ate human, are turning into monsters, and I can do nothing about it. But I'm dealing. [ she wants to curl into a ball and cry, or bury her head in the sand. or just go home. ]

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[hybridification]

Hey, it could always be worse. You could have eaten human and turned into a monster.

I'm glad you didn't, by the way.

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[cowardley]

I guess that's true, but I don't want to think of it like that.

But thanks, Rhys. I'm glad you didn't, too.

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[hybridification]

Nah, that's the way you should think about it. Always look out for yourself, Ashley- nobody else will.

[Rhys may not be the best person to give advice, here...]

They're sick and you're not. That's a win, even if it's a crappy one.

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[cowardley]

That's not true. My friends look out for me, so I look out for them, like I'd look out for you.

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[hybridification]

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[hybridification]

-crap.

[The swear is gritted through his teeth.]

I, uh- I gotta go.

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[cowardley]

R-Rhys, what's wrong? [ she's going to worry :c ]

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[hybridification]

Uh- nothing, everything is fine.

[Everything is not fine.]

Just a malfunction, but I gotta... you know, deal with it, and it's gonna be-

-shut up, nobody asked you.

[Obviously talking to someone else at that point. Rhys refocuses on his phone, clearing his throat.]

...it's gonna be a process. Sorry.

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[cowardley]

..Woah. [ what is going on and should she be worried? let's face it, worry is her go-to emotion. ] A-All right, then. Uh, just, I don't know... Be careful.

Call me if you need it. Or text. [ or you know whatever. ]

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[hybridification]

'kay cool, see you!

[Aaand he hangs up.

Sorry, Ash. :( Rhys will explain later, maybe.]