two anonymous posts (with some vulgarity)

[jacksonian]

[ Insomnia leads to some dumb shitposting. So: ]

Anonymous post, 2:49 a.m.:
What's it like to have a brother? You can also say what it's like to have a sister. Especially if you were adopted. And especially if your brother is really accomplished.

[ And especially if he isn't really your brother, but actually the person you were cloned from, and especially if you were raised to murder and replace that brother, and so you've memorized every fact of his life and yet somehow nevertheless been completely surprised by the person he actually is...

After this post, Mark wanders away to spend time on other parts of the network, which leads to this urgent message: ]

Anonymous post, 4:32 a.m.
If you're looking for porn don't go to ImPorn.com.

[ All he wanted was an artistic representation of some boobs he'd tried to imagine himself and suddenly, shit he never wanted to see. Ever. ]

Comments

text; (4:32am)

[pillz]

why
2 much ____

[jacksonian]

Disgusting shit

text;

[marriedmedium]

Why not? Is it false advertising? Perhaps you can get your money back if the vulgarity as not as described.

[jacksonian]

I didn't pay anything. That's not the point.

[wizzardly]

Oh no is that another of those "fan fiction" places? Those are terrible.

[well, when they're about him. When they're about other people they're kind of hilarious.]

[jacksonian]

What's "fan fiction?"

text;

[resoundingpledge]

It's . . . different? Not in a bad way! Not in a bad way at all. It's nice. But it's different.

It's only been about two months for me, though. Eighty-three days. So I think I'm still getting used to it, too.

text;

[jacksonian]

What do you mean, it's only been two months for you?

[Text]

[monge]

[His time has finally come.]

hAVING A BROTHER IS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD!!
it is like having a best friend with you all the time
But also having someone who looks up to you
sometimes it can be hard trying to be impressive

[Text]

[jacksonian]

[ so.....exuberant....... ]

Are you older? Than your brother?

The 4:32 one

[driftsintobuffetline]

Any new geislieb?

[jacksonian]

I don't know what that is. And please don't interpret that as me asking you to explain.

text; anon

[lightinside]

I have a younger sister, but she's back at home. Growing up, we used to fight and stuff, like siblings normally do I guess.

There's nothing I wouldn't do for her. If I lost my sister, I think it would be like losing a part of myself.

[ Laurel has already lost Sara twice, though she isn't going to go into details. ]

Why do you ask anyway?

text; anon

[jacksonian]

I just want to know. How much younger is she?

text; anon

[assays]

I had a brother. Sadly, he was killed in action during a war.

[ It's a subject that Peggy doesn't speak about much, but being anonymous makes it easier. ]

He was a great inspiration for me when he was alive and I am forever grateful for the time that I did have with him.

text; anon

[jacksonian]

How long has it been since then?

[text] 2:49 am, answered at 5:30 am

[protects_the_small]

All my siblings are older, and they had all accomplished things long before me. Mostly it was like having more uncles than brothers. My sisters and I were friends when we were younger.

[jacksonian]

[ Oh, it's Kel. He feels weird speaking with her anonymously, but, well... ]

They were a lot older?

Text, 5am, network id is The Fullmetal Alchemist

[fullmetalbrat]

Don't really want to know about that second thing Having a brother is grade though

Great

you get someone that always had your bank even if you don't deserve it

BACK

[jacksonian]

[ Wow, you're terrible at typing, Ed... ]

Is that how it always is?

text;

[whathawksdo]

tsk tsk, someone's been naughty

[ Because really. ]

and having siblings isn't too bad
frustrating at times
lots of bickering about stupid things, but they'll have your back in spite of it all

text;

[jacksonian]

[ hawKE ]

Always? They never go against you?

Video

[violentmotion]

[It's been MONTHS and Ikki still hasn't figured out how to operate his comm. Or more specifically, can't be bothered when he has servants there to do it for him. Which is why Mark or anyone watching will see the world spins as someone, resigned, opens the video for him and throws the phone back at him.

He catches it and turns it the right way.]

WHAT?! I didn't even KNOW about this.

..... There's a TON of stuff here... shit man, you've found the JACKPOT.

[jacksonian]

[ ummMMMM. ]

So I say "don't go" and your response is to immediately go?

text; anon, around 3:30 am

[gainedlove]

[...they probably shouldn't be doing this. But Frisk is still half asleep despite the nightmare, and it's a question that piques their curiosity, and Frisk isn't saying no...] [Finding the anon filter cinches the deal.] i was adopted. it was nice, i guess his family was very kind to me. they had no reason to be

[jacksonian]

Yeah? How did you find your adoptive family?

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[divaricate]

Back home, my brother was the best. He was my twin, 12 minutes older than me. We got into our share of sibling fights, sure, but we also helped each other survive our circumstances.

About three weeks ago, someone who came from a different universe than my own arrived here, and he's that world's version of my brother. He's pretty cool so far.

text

[jacksonian]

Yeah? Is it weird, though?

[inmyothertights]

My brother isn't accomplished but we sort of...found each other later in life.

[jacksonian]

Why weren't you together earlier in life? If I can ask.

TEXT.

[aojona]

I think it usually depends. For some people their siblings are like their best friends, which is great. But other people sometimes feel more trapped by their families, which isn't great but it happens.

[ There's a delay between messages while he thinks about what else he'd like to add, then: ]

So family means something different to everyone, it's not always about blood. Same with accomplishments. People are out to accomplish different things, right?

[jacksonian]

[ Oh. That...makes some sense. ]

So how do people figure out how they feel about each other?

text - 4:32 am

[whopperking]

You know, saying it like that is basically as good as a "don't pull" sign on a fire alarm

[Because that's just going to make you want to pull it even more, right?]

[jacksonian]

It's going to make it irresistible to assholes?

text, anonymous

[dendarii]

[ The first response comes at some point before the porn comment. Miles had considered attaching his name ... but reconsiders. If he does that, Mark will definitely find it and read it, and he doesn't want to risk making things worse for his brother. ]

incredible. and terrifying. i want to be a good sibling so badly it hurts.

text, anonymous

[jacksonian]

[ He knows that feeling. Sort of. Though he also knows the feeling of wanting his independence and identity so badly it hurts. And he feels like...the two might not be mutually compatible. ]

Do you think you are?

text;

[earnedmystripes]

uhhhh
i dunno how to describe it really
i mean i guess its like
you love em but they also piss you off and you get into fights and bicker and crap but you still know they got your back and you got theirs?
sometimes it feels like theyre ruining your life and other times they know you better than anyone else in the world and make you realize when youre screwing stuff up and how to fix it

neither me or my brother is adopted though so i dunno if that helps
whats up anyway, do you need advice on some kind of specific brother stuff

text;

[jacksonian]

No. I don't need any advice. I just wanted to know things.

Would it have been different if you hadn't grown up together?

text

[dreamcatcher]

imPorn

seriously

( things she did not need to know about: this. )

text

[jacksonian]

Are you surprised? It's a good business opportunity.

text

[aglonby]

i have four and they are either a pain in the ass or great or both at the same time so it is kind of a hard question to answer.

text

[jacksonian]

What makes them a pain in the ass/great?

text;

[shifting]

I'm no expert on it, but it was

[sad.]

lots of fighting. Lots of moments where you thought about punching him in the face or disowning him altogether. But there's also this connection you can't deny, this need to protect him. Even if he's fucking up your life.

[jacksonian]

[ Oh. ]

So it can be a bad thing to have a sibling, then. Someone who'll do you harm and you can't even get rid of him.

text (2:49 am)

[tactical_lalafel]

My relationship with my parents' children by birth was... complicated, but having watched others that seems to be the way of most siblings. The fact that I was a Lalafel and they were Hyur added to that - when a brother younger than you by five years realizes he can pick you up and haul you around bodily, it becomes problematic.

I wrote them now and again, after I left to study in Ul'dah and ended up becoming an adventurer, but I wasn't particularly close to any of them by the time I ended up here.

[jacksonian]

Hyurs are bigger than Lalafels, I'm guessing?

text; definitely replying to the 2;49 one

[dreamkid]

im not adopted but ive got two brothers
its the best
they're pretty good at stuff
accomplished i mean
at different things

[jacksonian]

Does that make you feel worse?

4:35am

[alcheregis]

Now that's an invitation if I've ever read one! Did they pay you to do that, dear?

[jacksonian]

That's not an endorsement. That's the opposite of an endorsement.