009 [Video]

[lifetothefullest]

[After a month or so of mostly sticking to text and voice, Lance is back to video for another network broadcast. He's still looking a little unwell, but definitely better than in his last post or any time he's spoken with someone in person since then.

He was also fortunate enough to be in his apartment when the dust storm started, so he doesn't have to camp out in some public place or with people he doesn't like. Hurray! And since pretty much everyone is stuck inside somewhere, this actually ends up being a good time to make a network post to address a few things.]

Hello, everyone. For those who just arrived or otherwise haven't met me yet, I'm Dr. Lance Sweets, and I'm a psychologist; if anyone ever needs or wants to speak to someone professionally, whether about being here or otherwise, you're welcome to send a message or call at any time.

[And that usual note out of the way--]

But I also wanted to discuss something somewhat unrelated, which is the subject of creating an organized directory of who has what skills that they're willing to teach, if asked. Many here want to learn new skills or hobbies, whether due to practicality or boredom or otherwise, but it can be difficult to figure out who to ask especially if you're new and may not want to either use the network for a general announcement, or approach someone you may not know individually.

So a list of who is willing to teach what skills, and who is alright with being asked to do so, would be beneficial a lot of people here. I can compile and maintain it as a file that can be shared.

[It's not like he's doing a whole lot at the moment, having pretty much quit working at the Clinic. He seems to briefly consider continuing with another topic but then ends the feed there; the other thing he wanted to discuss probably wouldn't go over as well as the first one, and he'd prefer everyone not get distracted.]

Comments

[ghostlocked]

quality over quantity k.

[evocation]

i'm cuter.
plus lance can vouch for me.

[ghostlocked]

according to who? im fucking adorable.
george and michael can vouch for me.
thats two against one.
ur move.

[evocation]

wait
are we vouching for cuteness or teaching skills?
michael doesn't count, he's biased as fuck.

[ghostlocked]

teaching skills.
but also cuteness in which case ive got michael plus delmar.
delmar def thinks im cute.

[evocation]

oh my god, michael doesn't count.

[ghostlocked]

wtf then wash doesnt count re ur cuteness.
which stills leaves us as one to zero.
again ive got delmar.
and anyway who gives a shit. u cant teach cuteness.
i was born w. all of my talents.

[evocation]

which makes me a better teacher because i actually had to learn my shit.
plus, lance likes me better than you.

[ghostlocked]

girl i taught u.
i have better ppl skills.
and dont u drag lance into this. he said we should fight for first slot.
come at me scrub.

[evocation]

i've already got more people signed up to learn from me.
sucks to suck hh

[ghostlocked]

ok lmk when they get weirded out from ur awkwardness.
ill stand by to pick up ur slack.

[evocation]

whatever asshole.
half the people here think elves are more magical or some shit anyway.
i've got street cred.

[Incorrect... street cred...]

[ghostlocked]

jfc k.
exploiting racism to win this argument???
i expected better of u.

[lifetothefullest]

That is absolutely not what I said.

[ghostlocked]

WTF ELSE DOES COMPETE MEAN???

[lifetothefullest]

You can compete without fighting. Friendly competition.

[Says Lance, who has never competed without fighting in his life.]

[evocation]

hypocrite

[ghostlocked]

o kyna must just be teaching u the spells for babies.
back home there is an ancient sacred tradition of mage dueling. its like thunderdome. if one of us isnt incinerated before the sun sets both of us have to cast avada kedavra on ourselves.
buddy this is war.
only once the duel is complete shall u have the name of ur teacher.

[VideoCuzDelmar]

[imhisaunt]

[There is absolutely no hesitation whatsoever, just a boldfaced declaration of his agreement]

Oh you are one of the handsomest, Harlan.

[ghostlocked]

[still text cos hh.

Also because he blushes like a motherfucker at this message and is not about to reveal that particular hand.]

holy shit del i was kidding.
ty tho.
for havin my back.

[imhisaunt]

[Delmar looks a bit stunned a moment before frowning]

Should...should I not have said that?

aND VIDEO

[ghostlocked]

[Oh, whoops. Harlan is confused for a moment, but then he reads back his text. Shit. He switches over to video.]

No, sorry. That's not what I meant. Tone gets lost in text sometimes.

[He smiles. See, he's not mad!! It's fine!!!]

I was just fucking around, but it's nice of you to say that about me. Thanks.

[imhisaunt]

Oh! Oh good

[His smile returns, shoulders dropping back in relief.]

Well it is true. You are very handsome, Harle--an...

[He caught himself that time!]

Um. Harlan...could...could I ask you something?

[ghostlocked]

[Harlan snorts. Delmar is trying his best.

And he's just gonna skip ahead to the question thing to avoid the further complimenting.]

Yeah, of course. What's up?

[imhisaunt]

[Ok, Delmar, he's thinking to himself. Pick your words carefully.]

Um, well...

[A shy clearing of his throat before he leans in closer to the screen, now whispering as if he's trying to keep this private for the sake of Harlan's dignity but completely forgetting that that is not actuallyhow private videos work]

...Have...you ever considered...maybe getting glasses? You could borrow mine for a while...