USER: #DC143C - QUESTION FOR EVERYONE

[lonered]

[ USER: #DC143C ]

Hey. So...

...

Question for anyone. Or for everyone I guess.

How sure are you that you're still alive? Back where you're from I mean.

Like on a scale from 1 to 10. Where 1 is "I definitely died" and 10 is "I'm definitely still alive" and everything in between.

Thanks in advance. I know it's a weird question. I just... I gotta know.



[He's asked some folks, but the results so far are mixed. And Keith needs to figure out one way or another if this is just some weird unexpected afterlife, and he's at a solid 2.5 on his own scale so he's wondering.]

Comments

[drubbings]

SORT OF
1 C4N S33 TH3 OUTCOM3 OF DIFF3R3NT T1M3L1N3S 4ND D3T3RM1N3 TH3 B3ST COURSE OF 4CT1ON
OR 1N TH3ORY TH4TS WH4T 1 SHOULD B3 4BL3 TO DO
BUT 1M H3R3 SO 1 GU3SS 1T W4S F4K3 4LL 4LONG
FROM NOW ON PL34S3 DONT M3T1ON 1T 4S 1T 1S V3RY D3PR3SS1NG!

WH4T W3R3 TH3 C1RCUMST4NC3S?
1 N33D TO KNOW TH3 D3T41LS 1F 1 4M TO W31GH 1N ON TH1S MYST3RY!

[lonered]

Uh. Sure, okay. I won't mention it.

[He'll even stow his other questions about it.]

There was a battle. I was in my ship and on a collision course with a much larger battle cruiser. Maybe a minute from impact.

[drubbings]

HMMM
1S T1M3 TR4V3L 4ND 1NT3RD1M3NS1N4L WORM HOL3S 4 TH1NG 1N TH1S SC3N4R1O?
SOUNDS L1K3 4 SUSP1C1OUS C4S3 OF T1M3 SH3NN4N1G4NS 4T TH3 L34ST
BUT TH4T H4S (b3tw33n m3 4nd you 4nd th1s 3nt1r3 fourm) 4LW4YS B33N SH1T 1N MY OP1N1ON
SOUNDS L1KE YOU N33D 4N 3XP3RT!
1 H4PP3N TO KNOW TWO D1FF3R3NT TYP3S TH4T C4N PROV1D3 TH4T 1NS1GHT
4LTHOUGH 1 V4LU3 ON3 MUCH MOR3 OV3R TH3 OTH3R
BUT 1 W1LL L3T YOU ULT1M4T3LY D3C1D3 4S TH4T 1S 4 N3W TH1NG 1 4M TRY1NG
DO YOU PR3F3R BLU3 OR R3D #DC143C?

[lonered]

Time travel no. But I've been to other realities.
And we use wormholes a lot.

But.

I'm not sure what you're talking about exactly. But I guess. Red.

[Always red.]

[drubbings]

1 S33
HYPOTH3T1C4L R34L1T13S OR CO3X1ST1NG PL4N3S OF 3X1ST3NC3?
WHO N4V1G4T3D TH4T?
4LTHOUGH W3 4R3 NOT T4LK1NG 4BOUT 1T 1M CUR1OUS FROM 4 PROF3SS1ON4L ST4ND PO1NT

TH3R3S 4 HUM4N 4ROUND H3R3 W1TH TH3 COOL3ST SH4D3S N4M3D D4V3
H3S GOOD 4T TH1S SORT OF TH1NG
1 DONT KNOW WH4T H1S COD3 1S BUT 1 4SSUM3 1T 1S SOM3TH1G RUD3 4ND UNRUL3Y
HE C4N H3LP
M4YB3

[lonered]

Coexisting planes? And there was a comet that opened some sort of rift. And we went through the rift. I don't recommend it.

Oh. Is this Dave a "knight of time" or something? I think I've met him.

[drubbings]

1 W1LL LOCK 1T 1N MY TH1NKP4N TO ST4Y 4W4Y FROM SUCH S1TU4T1ONS!
4LTHOUGH MY 3XP3R13NC3 1S 3XCLUS1V3 TO M3T3ORS 1 F33L L1K3 1TS TH3 S4M3 TH1NG
4 T3RR1FY1NG C3L3ST14L OBJ3CT BL4H BL4H BL4H

W3R3 YOU GOOD 4T P1OL1T1NG SH1PS?

Y3S TH4T 1S H1M
1M GL4D TO H34R YOU H4V3 M3T
1TLL STR43ML1NE TH3 PROC3SS 4 B1T!
STRID3RS 4R3 NOTOR1OUSLY D1FF1CULT TO 3NG4G3 1N CONV3RS4T1ON BUT 1 TH1NK 1TLL BE WORTH 1T

[lonered]

Yeah. Real good.

[Not bragging. Just fact. If he has one talent, it's flying. ...and hitting things with swords.]

So what am I supposed to engage him in conversation about exactly? What do I even ask?

[drubbings]

DO YOU TH1NK YOU COULD ST33R ON3 OF THOS3 BO4T H1V3S?

P3RH4PS ST4RT W1TH YOUR N4M3 4ND TH3N FOLLOW UP W1TH YOUR F4VOUR1T3 4WFUL MOV13
4ND WH3N YOUV3 BUTT3R3D H1M UP 4ND 4PP34L3D TO H1S 1RON1C S3NS3S YOU C4N D1V3 1N TO TH3 VORT3X OF T1M3 MISCH13F
YOU SOUND BR4V3
1 TH1NK YOU C4N M4N4G3 1T!

[lonered]

One of those what?

I don't know what you're talking about. But if it flies, I can fly it. If it's an actual boat, sure why the hell not.

[Keith's life motto is basically "why the hell not" so there's that]

Yeah I don't know about that. I'm already confused.

[drubbings]

[ God, what is the human word... ]

HOUS3? TH3 BO4T TH4T 1S 4LSO 4 HOUS3
1 W4NT TO KNOW 1F 1T C4N GO F4ST
C4N 1 3MPLOY YOUR S3RV1C3S
1 DONT H4V3 SH1T TO P4Y YOU BUT CONS1D3R 1T 4N 3XP3R13NC3 1N TH3 Z3ST OF L1F3
4 N1C3 HURR4H FOR B31NG K1ND OF SORT OF 4L1V3

Y3S 1T 1S CONFUS1NG
M4YB3 YOULL N33D 4 TR4NSL4TOR
WH1CH 1 GU3SS W1LL H4V3 TO B3 M3

[lonered]

Never tried driving a houseboat. But sure. Why not.

Let's see if they can fly.

[Keith no. Where is an adult. Someone find an adult.]

Yeah. A translator.

[...he needs a translator for this conversation too.]

[drubbings]

[ There are no adults in the FUN DOME ]

3XC3LL3NT
W3 W1LL T4K3 1T OFF SOM3 SW33T JUMPS
1 W1LL M33T YOU 1N T3N M1NUT3S BY TH3... R1V3R? 1 GU3SS TH4TS WH4T 1T 1S
THE GR3Y M4SS
BR1NG YOUR 3X1ST3NT14L DR34D
OR NOT

[lonered]

Right. By the river. I think I'll leave my dread for now. Existential or otherwise.

For now.

if you want to quick log or handwave i'm good with both!

[drubbings]

S33 YOU TH3R3 #DC143C

happy to log this disaster if you are! :D

[lonered]

Yeah.

Umm. It's Keith. My name is Keith.

hell yeaaah

[drubbings]

T3R3Z1

BUT W3 C4N T4LK 4BOUT TH4T L4T3R