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[heliophilic]

[Happy New Year, MoM. M is lounging on one of his couches in his apartment, a laptop partially visible in his lap.]

So how many of you have gotten one of these Instagrahm things? My boyfriend gave me grief about not having one of these--or any social media really--to talk to my "fans" with, so I figured one of my New Year's resolutions would be to give one a shot.

[The camera pans down to the laptop, where M's brand new Instagrahm "butwithpunching" (he steadfastly refused going with "officialm") is visible. It's so new that he hasn't posted anything yet. M turns the camera back up to his face.]

I guess the first thing is "add me." Or "follow me." Or whatever. That's what you're supposed to say in this situation, isn't it? Second part is a question--or I suppose a few questions...

Are you one of these people who pimps themselves out to get the most followers? Why? What do you all get out of this?

No need for the "how to" tutorial... I already know exactly how this all works. [The beauty of implants that give him an innate understanding of computers.] It's the why I haven't figured out yet.

Comments

[heliophilic]

Gotta love the cowards that hide behind """""art"""""" because they're too chickenshit to owning up to being assholes.

No problem. And I'm sorry you had to deal with that at all.

[trouvaille]

I've got to be fair, I should probably stop occasionally fucking him.

( millenials aren't actually as fucking stupid about dick as people think; bad decisions gwen, who makes a hundred dumbass decisions about men all the time, is a statistical outlier who shouldn't have been counted. )

I mean, it's dating, right?

[heliophilic]

Maybe break his phone the next time you have one of your... meetings.

[Somewhere, M is chuckling.]

I dunno, when my ex stabbed me that was the end of the relationship.

[trouvaille]

I was supposed to have a business meeting with him, right before I came here, actually. I can't even remember what it was about, now, I think he wanted to use my poetry in some project. We mostly get on, he's just really

he'd probably like it here, he loves attention.

[heliophilic]

What about you? You a fan of this place?

[trouvaille]

I like some things that I've got here, but my family's at home. There's just no competition. I'd go home.

[heliophilic]

I think unless you're one of the many dead people walking among the imPort set, everyone would prefer to be home.

I asked if you liked it.

[trouvaille]

There are people here I like, that I'd miss. Overall, though, I mean, what's to like? It hasn't given me anything that outweighs what it took away.

[heliophilic]

I dunno, maybe it's just me, but there's something about watching everyone trying to find their place here that's interesting to watch. Maybe it's because it's nice to see that other people struggle with it too.

[trouvaille]

It's not my place, though. I don't think that's what I've found, because honestly, the alternative that this is 'my place' anywhere is so acutely depressing I might as well give up now. I'm just making the best of a shitty situation until it's over.

[heliophilic]

Fair enough.

I've always been the type of guy that settles wherever he is. I don't really have a place I consider "home" so anywhere's fine with me.