Transmission 004 ( audio )

[abadidea]

[Isaac clears his throat before he actually speaks.]

So...today was June 6th. That makes two birthdays here. [He's quiet for a moment, almost as though he's surprised himself that he actually paid attention to the days.] I...uh...time went by really fast. I guess, with all the crazy stuff that's been happening, it makes sense I lost track of it.

[He's quiet for another moment before he clears his throat again.]

Anyway, that means I've been here a little over a year, and the place hasn't... [He trails off. There is literally no reason to show everyone you're the crazy guy, Isaac.] ...it's been really nice, actually. A little...antique, but nice.

[Another pause. He's not very good at one-sided conversations.]

So, I was wondering, for those of you who've been here a while, too, and maybe come from places that, well, from pretty bad situations, have you put any thought into...your future? Here, I mean? What did you come up with?

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[kanadian]

Wait, today's your birthday and you didn't tell anyone?

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[abadidea]

[He shrugs, but chuckles a little self-conscious.]

Are you mad because I didn't tell you I was turning 51? How is that a cause for celebration?

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[kanadian]

Fifty isn't that old.

[ He scoffs. ] It's still a birthday, come on! I would've bought you a drink.

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[aggressiveapathy]

Do what you were going to anyway. But with magic.

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[abadidea]

That...sounds great on paper, April. [Except that...there wasn't anything else. I was falling to my death when the Porter brought me here.] I just didn't have much "future" left. I know how that sounds.

[aggressiveapathy]

You don't here either. Probably. So make something up.

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[debauchewy]

we have the same birthday. ♥

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[abadidea]

Yeah? It's a pretty good birthday, isn't it?

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[debauchewy]

is it?

ive never taken the time 2 actually enjoy it. ♣

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

Happy birthday, Isaac. Hope it's a good one. I know there's been a lot of shit going on lately, but maybe you'll get a quiet day. Worth hoping for, at least.

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[abadidea]

Ellie's okay after...having some kind of weird episode, so, yeah. I think it's a good one, Jacob. Thanks.

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[glampop]

I'm engaged. If anything, I'm building much more of a future here than I had back home. It's not so bad.

[Definitely not an after-thought or anything:]

Happy birthday.

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[abadidea]

...really? So, you don't think it's, I don't know, futile or anything, thinking about...getting married here?

[This is a very important question, okay?

And then off-handedly-]

Uh, thanks.

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[glassbox]

I'm about t'die back home, so I'm gettin' what I can here, y'know what I mean? 'Sides, I've already been here three years. Can't put off livin' your damn life that long.

[abadidea]

Jesus, you've been here three years?

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[pushtheboundaries]

Happy birthday.

[his tone is a bit dry, but...there is some honest well-wishing in there. poor guy seems a bit...distant.]

Right now, I'm still trying to figure that out- all I know for sure is that the future isn't as clear as I used to think it was.

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[abadidea]

Thanks. [There was gratitude in his voice, even though he's never met this guy before.] And yeah, I know what you mean. I can't say I ever rolled out of bed and started to plan what I'd do if I ever showed up in an alternate version of Earth.

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[youbastard]

Have you been putting thought into your future here?

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[abadidea]

Uh...yeah. Something like that.

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[notdaredevil]

Happy birthday. I'm at two as well.

[ Now he'll get to guiltily wonder if this will inspire his girlfriend to start asking about their future. Because Matt doesn't know how to have that conversation in the context of this place. ]

I don't know what else there is to do but carry on. Everyone is here for the foreseeable future. You could leave at any moment, but you could also die at any moment, too, and nobody ruminates too hard on that.

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[abadidea]

It's...sort of scary, isn't it?

[Sorry, Matt. Not sorry >.>]

There's nothing different there from home, either. It's...not exactly a safe place.

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[sassguard]

Hey.

Little late for it now, but -- [ Exhales. ] Happy birthday. I probably owe you a drink.

[ And an apology, after he'd been rude in the face of Isaac's distress, but you know. Baby steps. ]

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[abadidea]

Apparently a lot of people think they owe me a drink.

[He chuckles.]

And thanks. I appreciate it.

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[pyms]

Planning for a future here -- Isn't that setting yourself up for some kind of inevitable failure? That's just one opinion, of course. I guess it depends on the kind of world you come from.

Happy birthday, by the way. Two years is a long time.

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[abadidea]

It's not long enough. [A pause.] And maybe it is setting myself up for failure, but...I don't really have anything to lose.