hadriel | 009 [text]

[Part of Chris thinks he should've made this post awhile ago, and part of him still doesn't want to. But it's a compromise to do it now, and it's probably the best time for it anyway; the last event is over, and new people haven't arrived yet. It's the calm before the whatever, storm or otherwise.

But he's going with text because even though it's been a little while, he doesn't want to try to say the first part of this post in anything other than text.]

Hey everyone. So I guess I'll start off with the bad news: anyone who were friends with Ashley or Josh should know they aren't here anymore. Also, I'm going to add that if Josh owed you money or favors or whatever else, you're totally out of luck because I'm not honoring them no matter what he might've told you.

[Jokes make this not heartbreaking, right? Definitely.]

Though I guess this is also a good time to mention that if you're working on anything important or even just keeping general notes or something, you might want to consider sending them to a friend every so often. If whatever it is is just on your phone when you disappear, it's pretty much as gone as you are.

So yeah. Back up your data and all that. Even if you don't want to send an electronic copy to someone, at least keep paper notes or something.

[Semi-relatedly...]

If anyone needs help with how to send files or whatever, just let me know. And I'm finishing a program for something else right now, but then I guess I'm taking requests? If there's something you'd like a program on your phone for, I can see if I can figure out how to do it. It's not like I have a whole lot else better to be doing, so feel free and ask even though I can't totally promise I'll be able to do it.

[But still, please ask. Please give him something to do other than miss his friends.]

And okay, last thing I swear, and it's the good part. For everyone who's new here and doesn't know, we have pretty awesome coffee at the bar thanks to Delight. Usually either Emily or I are there to make it, but if we're not just send one of us a message; it's part of the deal with Delight about the coffee to make it, so you're not bothering us or whatever.

So yeah, you might be stuck in a shitty cave, but at least there's coffee. That's something, right?

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Yeah, true. I know there's a lot of things that are sort of in progress but no one's exactly sure who's working on what.

[Like how the newcomer guide had been--and maybe still is?--as well as the monster guide, and probably some projects he doesn't know about or can't think of.

The offer isn't exactly unexpected but it's still a little surprising, but in a nice way. He really appreciates the sentiment, even if he doesn't know if he'll take her up on it; he feels like there's both nothing and too much to really talk about.]

Thanks.

Have things been okay for you?

precisely

[It's a problem, because Maketh can't force people to collaborate without overstepping her boundaries and risking the ever-tedious position that the guardsmen currently occupy in Hadriel. For the most part, people have good intentions, but getting anything done takes a great deal of effort.

Organizing things is difficult.]

Better than before.

Do you know if anyone has a chess set here? Henry would like to play.

[She means holo-chess, not having realized that the two are very different games.]

That's good.

[That things are better. That's always a really good thing to hear from friends in this place.]

I haven't seen one and don't know anyone who has, but it'd probably be easy to make one as long as you aren't too picky about what the pieces are made of. You just need the board and enough different small items to count for the different kinds of pieces.

[Chess actually sounds like a great idea to him.]

You know how to construct a holo-chess board?

[Such engineering skill! She is very impressed.]

[He's sorry to ruin it, but--]

Um, the chess I know isn't holographic.

oh

[That's---disappointing. Maketh had been hoping that she and Henry could share that.]

What kind of a game is your chess?

[Hopefully only the holographic part is different.]

It's a strategy game where each side has a set of pieces, and all the pieces can move their own ways across the board. You take turns trying to capture the opponent's king piece, and whoever does wins.

It sounds similar, at least in concept. Perhaps I could learn the rules. Do you know how to play?

Yeah; I'm not great but I know all the rules.

[He'd been a part of the chess club in high school for a time but rarely actually took part in it.]

Would you be willing to teach me?

Yeah, of course, just let me know when's best.

[It'll be fun and a nice distraction from everything else.]

I will.