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[restingstitchface]

[Attached is a single message: it's not the worst he's written, but it's up there.]

Is it unethical to inform children Santa isn't real?

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[restingstitchface]

Of course not. It isn't nighttime yet.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

oh my god dude what are you, some kind of buzzkill Krampus? Or just the kind of guy who pops out of the woodworks to tell everybody why their favourite sci-fi movies aren't scientifically accurate in great detail?

I hope for your sake that you're being sarcastic because otherwise you have just taken a flying leap into SUPER CREEP TERRITORY

[restingstitchface]

[He hopes this child learns punctuation, for its sake.]

Hardly. I'm a psychiatrist.

And it's horror movies, actually.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

You aren't a child psychiatrist are you??

[restingstitchface]

No. You may sigh with relief, now.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

NGL, that actually is a pretty huge relief.

Seriously though, this holiday is supposed to be fun for kids. Don't take that away from them, yeah?

[restingstitchface]

Don't worry; scout's honor. I don't think my interests lie in that direction, either.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Aw, good! I'm glad.

So where do your interests lie, apart from horror movies?

1/2

[restingstitchface]

Well, I enjoy investigating the etiology of the fear reflex in homo sapiens.

[Which, ah, makes him sound like more of a creeper.]

2/2

[restingstitchface]

Classical literature. Culture. Rachmaninoff. Mozart. Liszt. Saint-Saëns. I've yet to hear any modern composition that defeats the old masters in terms of understanding music as art.

[If you disagree, you're clearly in the wrong.]

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

So... studying fear, and chill classic tunes. Gotcha.

[restingstitchface]

I suppose so, when you phrase it like that.

And what might your interests be?

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

[ there's a brief pause before she replies to this one. Her comm ID is 'Doreen Green', and she's still trying to keep up a secret identity here, which means 'fighting crime' can't be on the list... ]

Computer science, small furry animals, sour cream and onion potato chips, hangin' out with pals. The usual stuff.

[restingstitchface]

[The boring stuff, more like.]

Fascinating. Any particular flavor of ice-cream? Music, perhaps?

[At least he's not asking 'what scares you' yet???]

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Oh dude, are you looking for recs? I really like Electroswing and covers of old songs that put a new spin on classic material, if that sounds like your jam!

https://youtu.be/CFA6dEwWOb4 <-- electroswing!!

[restingstitchface]

[That's oddly pleasant.]

What a pleasing tune. Do you spend your time listening to music like this?

[Pleasing. It's not entirely BS. Not entirely truth, either. He's not about to admit it, but it's not an unpleasant answer to have.]

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Sometimes, yeah. I like to listen to high-energy stuff when I'm

[ PATROLLING THE STREETS AND FIGHTIN' CRIME ]

at the gym!

[restingstitchface]

[Uh huh. How dumb does she think he is???]

I imagime it would facilitate intensive exercise.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

[ She doesn't think he's dumb! She's just... really, really bad at being dishonest. ]

Oh for sure! It's hard not to get your feet moving once you've got those sweet jams going. You should try it sometime, I know it isn't classical music, but it can be really fun!

[restingstitchface]

For you, I don't doubt.

But athletics isn't my strong suit, I'm afraid.

[Jonathan Crane? Exercise?? Nooope???]

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

[ when/if she meets him in person, she'll realize he's made of spaghetti noodles and reconsider! ]

Aw, that's cool too! To each their own, y'know?

[restingstitchface]

Yes, well, those are wise words for us all.

Unfortunately, as scintillating as this conversation is, I must leave for a session.

[With Harleen. Cause life hates him.]